Chico High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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CADUCEUS, CHICO Page Nineteen SENIOR HISTORY Bu JOE DONOHUE September 1, 1919: Class of 1923 en- ters the building and members register as Freshmen. September 10, '19: Glenn Richard- son delights the world by blos- soming out in a p a i r o f l o n g trousers. Sept. 15, '19: Freshmen dis- cover that Sen- iors are only hu- man. Sept. 17, '19: Frosh boys mani- cure campus of weeds. Hallie C a y w o o d dis- plays talent. Sept. 22, 23, 24, '19: Repeat the process. Sept 30, '19: Officers are elected for class, amid flying erasers and chalk. Raymond Honodel is elected president by his political gang. October 4, '19: Seniors put promi- nent Frosh on stage to tell why they made up their minds to come to High School. Laura De Marais makes an eloquent speech. Is prompted by Dorothy A r m - strong. Oct. 5, '19s Frosh find that Seniors are not paid salaries to DOROTHY ARMSTRONG GLENN RICHARDSON HALLIE CAYWOOD go to school. Oct. 10, 219: LAURA DE MARAIS Don Honodel takes up saxophone. Oct 20, '19: Freshman reception is held in honor of the class of '23 in the old Armory hall. Some of the more ad- venturous youths enjoy themselves by dancing, while the greater part of the classmen warm the benches. The smaller members of the class, who for- got to grow up when they entered the High school, hold a contest to see who can slide the longest distance on the slick Armory floor. The contest is eas- ily won by Cuyler Luman, on account of speed at the get-away. It is here that Jimmy says, I will never dance after the way I am treated here. Same night after twelve. Some of the fresher Freshmen get a chance to see Richardson Springs by moonlight. November 12, '19: Class of '23 or- ganizes a football team and succeeds in being beaten by all comers. Homer Sisk and Edward Butts are the shining lights of the aggregation. Nov. 15, '19: Ruby Messinger gets the mumps. Will recover. Nov. 20, '19: Delinquencies come out and several promising lads and lassies find out that a little study will be neces- sary to remain in school. December 1, '19: Freshmen try to out-yell the school, but on account of the absence of Clyde Bowman, they are not suc- cessful. Dec. 15, '19: Orval Patterson, class wonder, is discovered by the teachers and given honorcards for A work. Dec. 20, '19: Earl Morgan gets his name of Cu- pid from a lad who thought that was a name that had been conferred on him by a teacher. She really gave him the name of Stu- pid, but, as every one afterwards agreed, both names fitted him. January 3, '20: So many of the RUBY MESSINGER

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Page Twenty CADU CEUS, CHICO Freshmen received Kiddie Kars for Christmas that it is necessary to post an ordinance keeping the freshies from bringing toys to school. Jan. 24, '20: First lap over. '23 class no longer in baby clothes. Jan. 30, '20: A Class men of '23 3 get a great cheer ' highbrowing the babies o f t h e 3 class of '24, February 15, '20: Out of a cloud of chalk a n d overturned desks the officers 35 for the ensuing Us if.. semester areelec- ted as follows: Joe D o n o h u e , president, S a m Cheyney, vice g . . , , s , .., . -. V.. . V r ., Y Q., 4 . . 5 U -E A K .4 flfgl ' f :A 5 -3.1 t' . mm., 5 2 -3'L3m,m WL-8--f:,. :M ? ..1,R'.,, i5:?-, '::'?.. -L H If ' f K xy., 5-gf .. me lc,-ri-Q p- sf ' ff. t. ... VN '-'s,ma 3- L EW I S H IC K S VERNON ANDERSON president. March 1, '20: Several members of the class make High baseball team, which is rated as one of the best in the state. April 1, '20: John Stevens discovers Vernon Wheeler. April 15, '20: Lewis Hicks slowly comes to be seen by the average stu- dent. April 20, '20: Goof Lee makes a good trade. He is beaten out of only two dol- lars. This establishes a new record. April 30, '20: Attendance of whole class falls off as swimming season starts. May 25, '20: Frosh imagine they are seniors and leave school for cut-day. May 26, '20: Many continue to think it is a cut-day. June '1, '20: Classmen hold contest to find out who can write the greatest variety of excuses for absence. This prize is easily won by Kenneth Bybee. June 15, '20: School out, with a year of work or play finished, and all of us nearer completion of our education. September 11, '20: Haughty Sopho- mores we return and look down on the measly frosh, even as We were looked down upon. Sept. 15, '20: Mr. Ferguson now rules supreme in school. Sept. 30, '20: Great rally is held and sophomores decide to put numerals on shack that will last for a generation. October 1, 2, 3, '20: Money being subscribed and at last enough paint is assembled to paint the shack itself. Oct. 4, 10, 12, '20: Sophomores paint huge '23 on shack and another on bleachers. These are the largest ever thrown on the many-colored shack. Oct. 13, '20: Excuse system is changed. Attendance of Sophomores improves. Oct. 20, '20: Class of '23 does its best to put over High bond issue. Oct. 21, '20: Succeed in doing it. Oct. 30, '20: Many classmen disap- pointed when they hear that the new High School will not be completed for a year. November 11, '20: Armistice day. School ceases activities for a day. December 1, '20: Joe De Bock breaks out with poison oak. Dec. 15: Lloyd Albright attends his first senior meet- ing. January 3, '21: School reopens, w i t h p e n n y- matching craze in full swing. Jan. 8, '21: Fortune favors the brave. Sam Cheyney starts his career as a ladies' man. February 9 , '21: First boys' assembly called by Principal Fer- guson in regard to art of craps. Feb. 20, '21: Dynamite Mulkey re- ceives his name. March 4, '21: Harding sworn into of- fice. Harry Aisthorpe sent to the of- fice for swearing. JOHN STEVENS