Chico High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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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

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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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CADUCEUS, CHICO Page Twenty-one March 11, '21: Ground is broken on new High School foundation. Same day, Peanut Holmes is broke in crap- game. March 15, 21: J. Kenneth Cooke goes out for track. March 16, 17, 18, '21: Resting easy. ' April 8, '21: First Forty-nine day is held. April 15, '21: Sophomores come second in inter- class track meet. K . B y b e e and Tiny Woodward star for the '23's. May 1, '21: L 1 o y d Albright attends his first senior cut-day. May 5, '21: Honor system is started by Student Body president. May 5-30, '21: It is quite apparent that the sophomores believe that the Student Body president should hold up the honor system, as they can't. May 30, '21: Begin exams. for sem- ester. June 7: Examinations over, and an- other milestone at our back. September 12, '21: Juniors, we re- turn for the last time to the old school building. Sept. 15-20, '21: We marshal the Freshmen into step and force them to hoe the campus for the last time. October 1, '21: For the last time the Juniors sling paint on the old shack. Oct. 30, '21: Juniors give program for Friday entertainment. Assembly attendance drops off. November 15, '21: Juniors hold dance in Normal hall. Great success, due to Gilbert Lester's hard work. Dec. 20, '21: Christmas vacation. January 2, '22: Juniors and rest of the school come back. Boys all receive Red and Gold sweaters for Christmas. School looks like a circus advertisement. KENNETH COOKE JOE DE BOCK Jan. 30, '22: A new idea, a resolve to 1 do more work . February 20, '22: Class officers are again elected. Class is piloted by Gil- bert Lester. March 1, '22: Month comes in like a lion. March 30, '22: We go out of the old school like lambs. May 13, '22: Lloyd Albright attends his second Senior cut-day. June 5, '22: Ruby Blanton stops talking for practically five minutes. June 11, '22: School out. September 11, '22: After a hot sum- mer we return to rule the school. Sept. 12, 13, '22: Find that we are not to rule the school. Oct. 12, '23s Glenn Richardson elect- ed skipper of '23 class. Oct. 20, '23: Chicago is introduced by famous Mack McPherson into High at matinee dance. November 1, '22s Chicago leaves with the consent of teachers. Nov. 12, '22: Seniors are high- browed by Frosh. January 3, '23s John Stevens falls for a young lady. February 12, '23s Hallie Cay- wood is elected Senior president. Feb. 17, '23s Velma Harris at- tends all senior meetings. March 15, '23: Seniors begin to kick themselves for not taking more math, etc, May 1, '23: Rest of schoolhas day fixed for cut- day. 4.5, we .1 4 , Q s- .A vi -171' Wg gil l, g 5 W ...-sus... ,,?L3i 'Hf,. 1.3 .1,.Aggf b V V , -r iff, . n x t-ew. ., Ip 3:1 4 - s- -.. 5 g.f .M- wx- ' '-if air f:'ffE2?. 1 . . l 131' iQkf355g.Z4Zf 4' ' r L f'-:EZ A f X arg s ' ,,, ,L . l J 1 1 f f 1 , L ff , . - -1' xl 2 W---H H A ' 51,355 . ' ' qadf ,V . .- QQ mi--i ,w- ,. , ,, nfs, ,A sg-ri 1 . , . nu, VELMA HARRIS RUBY BLANTON May 3, '23: Committee picks out an- nouncements for graduation. June 1, '23: Senior cut-day, a won- derful day for the finish of a wonderful span of four years of High School life. June 7, '23: Graduation and curtain.