Sanger High School - Echo Yearbook (Sanger, CA)

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Fronrv iDer%Ior P Gf%s THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY {The jollowing story tvas related to me by my grandfather who migrated to this country from Japan a few years before the Spanish-American War — about forty years ago.) America! California! Those words to me were synonymous with paradise or the best land there ever could be, said grandfather as he brooded over his first thoughts of this country. Japan is beautiful, but as it was getting overpopulated, I felt that I preferred to expatriate myself and my family and go to America, the land of opportunities. On second thought, I thotight that it would be wiser to go by myself and leave my family at home. At last I reached San Francisco, handicapped by my unfamiliaritv with the language and customs of this country. I was overjoyed to find an unexpected friend to g-eet me at the pier. He persuaded me to go to Salinas with him where he was the foreman of a ranch. It was winter, and the only job that one could get was as a wood-chopper. The days were cold, but how the sweat dropped from our brows. We were paid piece-wages; consequently we worked as hard as we could. At the end of the day, we estimated our earnings and found them to be about a dollar. On the following days we worked harder to make our earnings larger, but they were practically the same as those of the day before. We would be in despair, and big drops of tears would roll down our cheeks. At that time, a laborer who earned enough to buy his clothes for the coming summer was considered to be a very good worker. One day a man was very sick, and as we could not find the hospital, we inquired of a man, ' By and by sick man all right house.? ' He gave us a puzzled look, and then his face beamed. ' Come with me, ' he said grinning broadly. All of us laughed. How proud we felt to be able to talk English so that we could be understood. During the next few years, I went to Los Angeles and places along the coaft. When grandmother firsl came to California, it was several weeks before she could wear western clothes in a presentable manner. She had to put them carefully on the back of a chair just as she took them off. In the morning, she put them on from the top of the pile. One who has experienced starting life anew in a new country can never forget it. In spite of all the difficulties, in spite of all the unfavorable conditions, it is a grand and glorious feeling to survey my paft experiences and be wiser for every failure that I have made. My firft impressions of this vaft country have not changed nor have they dimmed through all the years. In fad:, in some respetfts California has surpassed my expedations. . • Haruko Oh. ma 2i

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vDGr Ior r la y Once There Was A Princess was the ihrcc-act phiv presented by the senior class on May 22. A fairy tale? No A comedy? ------ Yes A good jilay? Yes A peppy cast? Yes Oh well, here ' s a brief review of the last drainatic production th.u the class of ' 31 will ever give in Sanger High. This thrce-acl comedy, Once There Was Princess, centers around the young princess that returns to, the home town after living many years in royalty. The town expedls the fairy-type princess, but quite in contra , the prihcess comes and is mistaken for the seam.Slress. Playing the role of the seamftress .she learns from her employers the type of princess that the home town is cxpecT:ing to welcome. Returning to a friend ' s home in a near-by city, she obtains the necessary fixings that bring her up to the expedtations of the village. The day the princess arrives, her childhood sweetheart ' s invention jiroves successful. The entire town rejoices. A bit ot romance and all is over. Those taking part in the jilay were as follows: Princess ...-.----.-- Marvel Frlsch SicNoR Moroni ...------.- P.iul M.izuski Old Princtss .-------.-- Allcna Horning Kate Boyd -.----- .- - Vern.i Cavis Ha el Boyd --.---.--- Myrtle Englent Joe. Boyd . . .--. -- Charles Richardson Pun. Lennox .......--.- Fred Hclzcr Mrs. Purincton .. ......-- Allena Horning Mrs. Seaver - - - - - - -,- - - Pauline Hutchison Milton D ' Arcy - - - - - - - - - - - Suren Chooljian Aunt Mita Trimble ..--...-- Rosamond Graff Josi iMiiN ' i ... -- . -- Dorothy Cooper

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Trs vsHmg 1 1950 It came to pass in the year of our Lord 1950 That the ingenious RICHARD PERRY invented A musical yo-yo and sent EULA HILL To distribute it over this vaft universe of ours. She called upon WILBUR JOHNSTON Living in conjugal felicitude With his wife, PAULINE BEC ' HTOLD, and luimerous progeny In hopes of making a sale. Together these all did go to the upendous preview Of DELORES STREET in School Davs. playing With the Mack Scnnctt comedian CEORCE TURNBULL, Whose wife, the former ALLENA HORNINCJ, Was said never to horn in on his affairs. But toys must be sold; the saleswoman traveled on To Wyoming where VERNA DAVIS mended A broken heart riding the range, dre.miing Of MARION CHANE i ' , i he ' heavy-weight cliampion Who in his path had left many a jilted damsel. Upon entering Chicago she was met By the notorious gangfter. SUREN CHOOLJIAN, Whose latest viflim was ALBERT SAROYAN, Chief of the city ' s pop and gum squad. This notorious person boa. ed Of the great favor rendered EVELYN RHEINGANS By killing her sixth hu.sband. In the luxurious tri-motored plane Manufaclured for her by the air-minded WILTHON 15LAC;K Qi. Inc., She was safely piloted by YOSHIE ARITA to Tampa, Florida, where she interviewed P, UL MAZU.SKI, who was tampering with re.il esl.itc iherc. Her plane broke down in Cuba, where she was successful In interefling ALBERT TORRES, a radical revolutionisl, in her toy. From there she swam to Brazil to persuade THLTRMAN POWELL. h ' i was bouncing on a rubber pl.miaiion. And his fiancee, MARVIX ERISCH, who ' Was teaching the natives pec-wee goli. To buy her wares. Whom should she discover. When half way to Africa in her submarine. But a stowaway. QUEENIE MALKASIAN, Who, upon inquiry as to her wild motive. Informed the saleswoman of her desperate love For ANTRANIG TORKJIAN, the pilot. In the heart of the jungle The intrepid adventurer came upon B ' ' RON CL, RK, Playing ja .z on his coUaiisible Sieinway 24