Patterson High School - Del Puerto Yearbook (Patterson, CA)

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6 D E L P U E R T o Senior Hick Day For the first time in the history of the high school, a Senior Hick Day was held in the school. Each senior came to school dressed in the garb of some historical char- acter, in a shabby or childish costume, or in an array of past styles. Mr. Wellemeyer, our class teacher, was dressed in a suit that represented prac- tically the whole world. He had an Alpine feather on his hat, a Japanese parasol, a M. J. B. coffee can the tried to make a collection but the can was still empty at the end of the dayj, a French moustache and an English cane. He was by far the hickiest hick that day. Hazel Signorotti was dressed as an old fashioned. mother of a family, with a plumed hat and long skirt. Her actions, however, were very modern. Mary Bertolosso was dressed as a nun-but did she act like one? Well, maybe. Lois Church was a little lady of a century ago, she was dressed in a pretty, yellow, figured dress of colonial style. Charles Correia had o-n a pair of dairyman's trousers, and he bashfullyl admitted that the patchwork was the result of his efforts at domestic art. He had done the work onej evening and as he had burned the midnight oil he could not distinguish one color from another until he awoke the next morning. DeVere Willi'ams represented Old Farmer jones, straight from the farm. The patches on his clothes were certainly a work of art. Delmo Pezzconi came in the garb of a cowboy. He must have had a wooden leg judging from his hobble and his need of a Cane. Elton Hamilton, also, wore the garb of a cowboy, with bright neckerchief and woolly chaps. Paul Carlson represented a mountaineer, but apparently not a very successful one because this is not a mountainous country. Leonard Gaffery Wore a Scotch butler's suit made of green velvet. He was very sober and reserved and looked like an organ grinder's monkey. Leo Fay was a very modest little chap and insisted that he looked hickey enough without? dressing any different from usual. Charlotte Valerius was dressed to represent an ambitious high school boy. She carried her part out very well. Elizabeth Valerius was dressed as her bashful young high school mate. Her dress was rather abbreviated and it made her look quite girlish. Louise Fraley and Phyllis Powell were the only twins in the, group. They had on Raggedy-Ann costumes with large bright-colored handkerchiefs and ties pinned with extra large safety pins. The smallpox epidemic, which later visited Patterson, was probably due to them as they had their faces dotted with brown paint, which certainly gave the appearance of smallpox. Arnold Rucker was a sweet young thing in short knee pants. His big flashy tie was so big that it hid his smiling countenance from view. Of course, we must not forget his half-socks. They were too sweet for words. Have you a picture of him? Lucy Matchinegg was the youngest child of the family, dressed in a very short, dainty dress. No one could resist the temptation of taking her under his wing to protect her. U11