Santa Paula High School - El Solano Yearbook (Santa Paula, CA)

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MARIPOSA LILY THEME Flowers-could any lheme be more appro- prialel Through The ages They have been used as symbols of friendship and beauly. The use of The Tleur-de-lis as The nalional em- blem of France dales from Louis Vlll. The French llag has had, from I376 on, a single clus- ler of lhe Fleur-de-lis upon i+s ground. Whal could be more represenlalive of New Mexico lhan ils sfale flower, lhe hardy yucca, or of California Than The golden California poppy? A lavish use of flowers has always been made in religious ceremonies. As a lolcen of ahfec- lion, flowers have ever ranlcecl firsl. Whelher a girl is a modes? counlry maiden or a cily so- phislicale, she is sure lo undersland lhe message lhal flowers bring. The slahf of The EI Solano has chosen The wild flowers ol The valley lo express This hope, lhal These Flowers may bring back memories Jrhaf are cherished in fhe hearl of every sludenl. I Mxllviillwlli I, I ff ,ii

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M ATILIJA POPPY A FAREWELL On commencemenT nighT, The graduaTes climb The sTeps To The plaTTorm wiTh dancing TeeT and happy hearTs. BuT, as They march in To The rhyThm OT The music, Their happiness is Tinged wiTh regreTs aT parTing, Tor They remem- loer cIassmaTes and Teachers They are soon To leave. Their ThoughTs are carried baclc To par- Ties, TooTl9all games, opereTTas, class plays, pic- nics and oTher evenTs in Their school liTe. Their eyes wander over The gymnasium crowded wiTh Their many Triends and parenTs, and To The bleachers Trom which They have waTched oTher graduaTions. They Teel ThanlcTul To The TrusTees who provided This building as They realize This is The TirsT class To have enjoyed iT every year of iTs high school liTe. As Their ThoughTs Turn To Their sTudies, They remember Times when These appeared useless and when TesTs loomed up as insurmounTable sTone walls. ATTer hard and discouraging work, These walls were scaled and The reward To The sTudenTs Tor Their consTancy To The Taslcs assigned Them is graduaTion Trom The school They have learned To love so well.

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WILD ROSE DEDICATION Undaunled-a wild rose grew in my garden. l cullivafed i+, and if became a lhing of beauly. Unafraid-an idea came +o my mind. I cher- ished if, and il became a ihoughl-a deed- and, behold, a boolc! To you, George Boolh, friend, feacher and Coach, we presenl lhis book: lo you, who have given unsiinlingly of your lime and worlc and have shown genuine inieresf in all school affairs: who have always been willing +0 cooperafe wifh 'rhe sfudenfsz whose leaching has been an inspi- ralion for clearer 'rhinking and grea+er erlorls.