Calaveras High School - Skull Yearbook (San Andreas, CA)

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COVCTID' a tlny whlte plece of paper sllpped A few short sentences upon It NNI'lltCI'l nn Yllt letters read B rby jane O l 1 Nt en sm arrived ln Boston w1t1 ner parent beveml plctures of f mxly 0 otp c 1dr n ana lndrv duals filled th paves and then another hand pamt d plctt whos lsr to ,I th t1 15 envelope told ean O Brlen ten years old when she ftr t appearecr a vrollnl t drcs cl ln blue wlth hex vlolln tucl ed .md r 1 clu 1 adsl the b1.3y rmglets n vv lon Holden curls that hung over her shox. del she wa '1 beautlful chlld The next was a full Ienvth plctur ef 1 young woman dressed 1n 1 brlllxant lrench costum Her lelcn har fel ln waves over the white shoulders nd ropes of pearls were aught into It A larve gem lay on the whlte bosom The co ture was one of man, dark blue sllk The llttle card told nts story can O Brlen the Great VlOllhlSt ln the French costume as she last app 'xrcd to tr Yl l the larve audlences W arlng the pearls and gems of her gra mdmotlaer Pr: rce s Claire Wandalle she posed for the last picture to be pamted by her noted Aunt Vlrglma De Mone And the last was the simple plCtL!fC of tl'-e bea ltxful a e O Brx n hk the llttle one ID xts small sllver frame She were a plain dress of some dark blue that matched her eyes A smvle strmv of p arls adorned the whlte neck How beautlful she IS murmured eanne she seems to be the very person to wear wonderfur costumes and Jem el I wonder why lt says her last plcture sa d Lavma Read thls rephed Myrtle as she handed them a sllp of paper Upon 11 were several lmes vvhlch 5exrs h rd faded ane O Brlen It read wxs the younffest great vrolmlst of that trme ller parents were French but when she bet an to play for audlences her name whrch was Glendolyn De Mone was chanved to ane O Brxen upon the request of her aunt Vlfglnld De Mone She many tlmes wore the p lceless Jewels of her grandmother Prmcess Clalre Wandalle How sad lt ns murmured eanne But what IS th1s3 Fxclaxmed Reva as a small wh1te flower fell from the pages of the album A carnatlon whlspered eanne Its small dellcate petals except one fell upon the floor and broke xnto many PICCCS They put the lone petal m the little envelope that contamed the last story of ane O Buen k vu1 3 ts-ash'-W UK: . 7 1 1 1 ' . . 5' I , , . I . . - v v ' ' A 1 1 . 1. ' 1 . e - 1 ' 4 ' a ' ' ,I ' Q, ,fl e ' ' ' . , 2 J , A ' ' .L ' c ' :rc c fs 2 C 'Q ' W ' ' I J . . ' . Y - 5 1 S ' ' -SL. S: ' . ' ' 1 ' 3 'mer .E 1 f C7 ' '1 7 3' ZZ 5 s , ' If 7 1:-, '. s 1 A' ' . ,, A V , l. . Q . - D ., c 1 1 2 ' I ' 2. gc f . l ' ' C 1 ' C1 'F' - ' l . ,, .7 ' . s .. f 1' years ago, full and beautiful in its old fashioned lines. It was silver lace over . , 1 J K . . 5 I . . . . . ' Cr '1 'l V 1 ,, ' . C ' 5 2 . 'L 5 . . ' . ' ' '- . .1 ' J 2 ' 'Q ' e c A . I . .D ' I D C A . ,vw -I ' L ' . 4 ' t ' f H ' ' ' I , H ri I . . ' ' 1 ' A ' ' ' ' ' 1 2 . . . . 1 l .. Z 5 Y . . . . I A Y A g K , . 7 . . . ' V b FI . . V ' ' ' 5' J Ol I 1 VV v I I I .

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LITERARY DEPARTMENT The Old Album B J Velda Schrack IIRSI Plllfl Sl RX ARLX ln the afternoon a vroup or Camp Fire Cnrls cllmbed a low hull and looked lnto a little valley sxtuated among the fir trlmmed mountains of Nermont Early une had covered 1t wlth flowers and the birds enjoyed the cool water of a very small stream running down the mlddle of the valley Across the valley a bulldlng stood amonv the trees From where they stood the gxrls could see a low broken fence and vme covered walk No doubt xt was a forsaken home They ran down the hlll and across the valley As they approached the house 'ney found that It had not been mhablted for many ycwrs Alter much pullmv and pushmg the old gate fmally opened .-nd xls rusty hmves sent forth a loud creekmg nolse The garden had once upon a tlme been beautxful Across the Gravel path rose bushes had grown and lntertwlned thelr branches untll a thlcket of plnk and whlte roses filled It l ong 'frass Grew up between the branches but from somewhere came the sweetness of a flower not a rose for lt w s sweeter than a rose lts '1 hly excl.-umed Myrtle A vxolet added Lavma and the urls bevan parting the Grass and vmes to fmd lt Here lt IS whxspered Reva as she gently pressed the grass down around lt A tmy white flower set 1n nts bed of grass appeared Oh' a carnatlon exclaxmecl several voices How sweet and wonderful xt IS sard Lavma carnatlon the most wonderful flower ln the Garden Leave lt there and come explore the house suggested eanne The thlck entanglement of rose bushes closed all entrance to the house by the walk The glrls retraced their steps to the gate and followed the fence around to tl e slde of the house The Grass was very tall and now and then a stray rose branch crept alon the broken fence A tmy vlol t thrust 1ts del cate face up between the blades of vrass when rt was pre sed 'lslde for a path The house was old and weather beaten S veral boards were mnsslnv on the porch Iloor the steps were broken a corner post of the porch had fallen down and lay across a whlte rose bush The door yielded to a Gentle push and the glrls found themselves mslde the house They stood amazed and gazed about the room 1nto whlch they had entered which had no doubt been a Slttlil'-7 room X few ch urs a table and an open flre place met thelr wanderlnff vlances They entered a dlI1ll'l0 room and a kltchen whlch too contained fUl'llltUfC and then a bedroom Thus was the most surprlslnv of all A bed wnh its neat coverm stood near the wmdow 'x chalr or two 'md an old fashloned dresser with queer carvxnfrs and heawy dust covered mirror whlch stood ln one corner of the room where the sun llvht came throuf h the wmdow and played on the face ln a picture wlth xts tmy silver frame It was the pxcture of a beautiful young glrl The top drawer of the dresser opened and nn lt lay a Ur at book Open xt whlspered Reva No leave lt there replled eanne b It the temptatron was too 1 rent and earne who loved old quaint thmfs took It out They opened rt md .1 beautlful baby f ce w1th lauvhm eyes fr'1med ln 1 olden curls looked up it them The picture was exvht mches by ten mches 'md hand painted A. small enx elope w xs sllpped ln the slde of the picture and fmm its Qi 46 u W- V - vw Y 4' . . O , , , F . -. . . C5 . 1 ' ' . a , . . . f - - - . Q- . EQ . . O . . A . - o -' Q 1 ' , , u . .. . U . .. . .. . 5 I I 1 I 9 b : o ' .. . . H . y . 5 , . .. . H . . . , . .. . , H . . .. . v v - - . H ,D . . .- . 5 J - f g . . . O , Q' ' rr I : .D . V . 4 ' D S, c . . S ,, - Q - . . l L ' n ' 'Q 1 C , , N fi ' '55 . - . . O , Y, I .7 . . ' 13 ' y 5 v f o ' Y 5 ' 3 5 . Y fs :v V - .. , tt 1 1 x . . t. T . H . , . J , . V 4 , f .I ' v gi ' . ' 2 - Z1 , D g ', 4 4 2 ' ?: Q . . A ' '2 W ' .

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One Hundred Percent Plus By Madeline Cavagnaro 4 5 llxlf Y-lf x l -YN Wrl hr unxor at the Summ rvnlle l-llfrh School strolled down Hunter s Lane wearrly Hunter s Lane was a delrf htful place to walk to on a brrvht sunshmy day llke thls one was ean had on a tweed sport sunt and brown oxfords and a small hat pulled down over her curly halr She always dressed neatly and every fnrl at school admlred her clothes but sne also took a reat mterest ID her school work and stood flrst ln all her classes To day Ray seemed worrlecl and had sou ht the fresh a1r rn hopes of forf cttmff hrs troubles As can approached lnm she called '-lello Ray Oh hello ean bee but lm lad to see you lve been wantmv omebody to tell my troubles but can l flnd courafre to tell anybody replled xay Now what s the matter Ray3 asked ean Well jean you know Carl Lxwson that new boy at school and you rnow too that l ve always been at the hfad of my classes Well he IS not lI'I1 at the head If thls keeps on at Commencement l won t be at tne head f the llne l just can t bear to thlnk of lt What shall l clo3 asked Ray l can t thmk of any way out of 1t answered ean except that you study harder l ve been dom' that for over a month but everyday he seems to f et one hundred percent m all has lessons sald Ray Well lf he vets one hundred percent you wlll have to Get one hun clred percent plus sand ean l ll see what l can do about lt l d hate not o be at the head of the class just on hrs account sald Ray sadly Wlth thls they parted and ean drd rot see Ray for a couple of weeks One day not lone before Comm ncement she passed htm IU the hall and he whxspered to her Your scheme worked On the evenmof of une l3th th whole town of Summervllle was out to see the Commencement CXCYCISCS at the hlffh scnool auclltorlum ean was xmon the raduates As the class marched on tr e stave Ray was the frrst and Carl was second 1n honors ean knew by th ll ht ln Rays face that he xv xs very proud ow -Q' K7 fWxa Z Sxgj K, t ,cf . Sli 'C Nl? l ' '.l'l ll'Y 'lj L l 'g . a J ' 4 Q e ' D, . - - ' , ' 1 , , ' rw , , , D . . . ' 1 g K ' ' c V A ' 1 Y , U . . :D . 5 D ' . f . , .. .. ju 1 ' A , A . S VI . . r . -f 2 ll . H , , ' 1 2 . 1 .' , W . 5 Q w f Y - . any smarter than l am, but every day in class he makes some remark that puts ll. ' . - 1 l l UA . . l 1 ' I ' 1 D . . ll . .. . . g Y 5 V I 'i 5. J 7 I 2 - A Y 1 s e ' ' . ' D J , ' S ' . . , . . ' 5 . J r 3 rr ' U l, ' T, 5 - . , K 1 ' . . . bl ' Q 'Q ' x 2 . , ,dy-' . V? 'L ' 4 1, ,