Chico High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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SENIOR HISTORY CHAPTER 1. S A HUNDRED easily recognizable Freshmen, we, the future leaders of this community, entered with fiying colors. Seeing so many superior upper classmen, however, we betook ourselves to the washrooms, basement, furnace room, and other places of refuge. We stayed in these places till after dark and then sneaked out the back way and home. So on, day after day. Finally we screwed up courage enough to attend classes regularly, passing in and out of the doors quickly and quietly. The first day a Mr. Ferguson, whom we came to recognize early in our career as being the principal, guided our little feet along the thorny path. Principal told us to take at least four solids. Four solid silver spoons disap- peared from the cooking room and were found later in Morris Hendrix' locker. Being recognized as a juvenile delinquent, not responsible for his acts, he was easily acquitted. November 12, 1924, the Red and Gold came out with big red letters across the front page, Down Orovillef' That little Mery boy, what's his name? Larry? Yes-well, he thought that was a new kind of stuffing for pillows, mattresses and freshmen comforters. No, Larry, we are going to have a game with Oroville, a football game. Oh gee, we got beat. Oh well, it was only because the freshmen weren't old enough to be on the team. You can't take freshmen out in the field without bonnets. They catch cold too easily. We, the freshmen, all came in throngs to the Freshman Reception on October 3, bringing papa, mamma and company. It was a good place for us to get acquainted with our fellow creatures and to learn how little we knew about the ancient art of dancing. Who is that big boy dancing with all the freshman girls? Oh, that is Blocky Mecum. Kind of him to do that, huh? Every loyal Freshman votes for Lloyd Brooke for Student Body president. We're just the type that would vote for him because he said he didn't want the votes. Owen Bennett must have been popular in his younger days. He is elected to the executive board right away. We are getting away from our baby days now and growing up a little. No wonder, with such a mature sophomore example before us. Norman Hansen appears for the first time in the ten years of his life in long pants! Feature it, children, and then tell me how we, as freshmen, can continue in our childish ways. Bill Schaller is elected president of the class to protect us weaker members. He does it pretty well. Early in April we give the first Freshman Dance. It is a wet affair for more reasons than one, the main reason being it rains all night. Things go on this way for weeks until finally we strike, but not until June 10, because we have to wait for report cards to come out, and we might as well stick around awhile anyway. CHAPTER II. We are now Sophomores spelled with a capital We can't ever remem- ber being anything but distinguished, outstanding, second year students and scholars. -..H 22 ya...-

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PARADISE CLASS S THE big blue bus rolls past, we freshmen of Paradise often feel envious toward the further advanced pupils. However, we have advantages that they have not. First, We know our teacher better and can get help from him outside of the regular class period. Also, the whole class is organized into a student body. We have a party about once a month. There are fourteen of us enrolled. Our studies are: Algebra, civic prob- lems, general science, and Latin. In English we have studied some very inter- esting books in class, Treasure Island, Silas Marnerf' and The Merchant of Venice. As to sports, we have but one major organization, the Tennis Club. The oflicers are: President, Dorothy Rainousg vice-president, Ronald Mulkey: and secretary-treasurer, Ruth Graham. We also have a volley ball court and the girls have a good time playing volley ball when they can't play tennis. Some- times, when the weather-permits, we play baseball. At the iirst of the year the girls played basket ball quite a bit but tennis was the most popular. The boys' most popular sports, in order, are: Baseball, tennis, volley ball, football, and basket ball. Don't you upper classmen sometimes feel envious of our many good times? We know each other so well, in fact so much better, both in the classroom and on the playground. Do you blame us for thinking we have pretty good times up here? We think, everything considered, that we are more lucky than if it were otherwise. We are positive we learn more! We do not profess to compete with the Seniors, but, well-take it or leave it--we consider ourselves pretty lucky. Perhaps we shall appreciate a large school more by having had these pleasant experiences in a small one. 13'-13'01Eo3+ FROM AN ALUMNUS HAVE been asked to write a few words concerning the needs of the Chico High School. Offhand, it would seem a difficult assignment, for the casual observer, par- ticularly one who attended C. H. S. in the antiquated building now known as the Central Grammar School, can see only the advantages given the student today . There will be a better high school, better football and track teams, and better men and women in after years if Chico High School students will realize that beyond the athletics, beyond the social events of school years, there exists a deeper, more serious purpose-training for life through education. By recognition of this fact and coooperation among themselves and with the faculty to realize the true goal of high school training, Chico High School students can make their school a truly great institution. -Norman B. Deuel. -..ggi 21 Ep.- l.l5l7Qil'l'?3 43051 l O 2 8 ,

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JEAN MORONY ALVIN KORN Bee Wright is our new class president and general leader in escapades. The seniors beat us to it and gave the first dance this year. It was a flop. anyway. There's now a radio broadcasting station here in town and we find Lucille Cooper pushing the door down to get in and play before the microphone. She entertained the Fiji Islanders, the Eskimos and the Chinamen. They seemed to like it because they sent in no complaints. I always said, you couldn't keep that girl down. Well, what do you think, we play Oroville again, even after that humiliat- ing defeatelast year, so we hold a big rally and all-around-get-together on November 25. Well, the Panthers defeat Oroville this time with hardly an effort. Simple? Yes and how? As Sophomores we are better able to handle the enemy than we were last year. The Board of Education gets real kind hearted this year and gives us sixteen C163 days and nights vacations. Realize what this means. Nothing less than two C23 weeks and two C25 days of absolute freedom from work, worry. and plane geometry. Christmas is over and the big political battle comes off once more. Tyler defeats them all, scoring another point for the brunettes. Several prominent sophs are taking up bridge. As a class, we sophs be- lieve bridge is the ideal diversion for indolent, lazy, and disinclined students. Talk about track men, we have the unequaled champions. There's Eddie Mayfield who is high point man and a Sophomore too. Wait till that boy grows up and he'll be manager of the Pony Express. Another month more or less and school will be out. We bid fond adieu to our teachers and with tears in our eyes and a sob in our voices reach blindly for our report cards and adjourn. CHAPTER III. Juniors! At last we have reached this stage in our development. The two blondes. Butts and Brouchoud, start the school year right by serving punch at the Freshman Reception. -..ga 23 B+..- iv'-t at