Chico High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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M1 SS CA DUCJIII TS MIR. CADUCEUS Mr. and Miss Cacluceus Each year, as a part of its sales campaign, the Caduceus staff sponsors a contest to choose the boy and girl most representative of our Student Body. This year we have tried to make the event a little more than just an ordinary popularity contest, We have long felt that the candidates should be people we can be proud of, not only popularly, but athlet- ically and scholastically as Well. We think that the Student Body has made an excellent selection in choosing this year's winners, and we are proud to present them in our book. Mr. and Miss Caduceus of 1949 are Rodger Irvine and Betty I-lonn. Neither Rod nor Betty needs much of an intro- duction, as nearly everyone in school knows them. Betty is a rather small, very pretty girl with honey- colored hair. She has been active in the GAA and Girls' Block She was a member of the Cali- fornia Scholarship Federation and as a member of the Senior Tri-Y she was a representative to the Older Girls' Conference at Richardson Springs this year. She was also an active member of the band which sponsored her campaign. Some of Betty's most outstanding characteristics are a friendly smile and a ready eagerness to help, no matter what has to be done. We are glad to have a girl like Betty Honn to represent our yearbook. Rodger is almost as famous for his prowess on the basketball court and baseball field. I-Ie's an active member of the Block C and vice-president of the Junior Red Cross. Dark-haired, gray-eyed Rod makes up one half of the tall Irvine twins. He has done his share and more in the activities he has taken part in during his four years at Chico High. It is for these reasons and many more that the Pan American Club chose to sponsor him as its candi- date and that the Caduceus staff welcomes Rodger Irvine as he takes his place among the outstanding boys of our school. We consider ourselves indeed fortunate to have two such fine people for our Mr. and Miss Caduceus of 1949. As we try to make our yearbook a sym- bol of our school years, we want to have the people featured in it to be good representatives of that school. So, we congratulate and salute you, Rodger Irvine and Betty I-Ionn. PAGE 7

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We Dedicafe .... It is customary that each yearbook staff select one person, from among those for whom we feel deep gratitude, for a representative recognition. A dedication is our means of saying thank you. We dedicate the Caduceus of 1949 to our town, the City of Chico. During this past year there have been many times when we have felt your help, Chico. Your news- papers have publicized our social events and have honored those students among us who have done outstanding work in various fields. Your business- men have done their best to help prepare us for the jobs which we shall hold in the future. Time and ti-me again we have called upon you for help and you have responded unfailingly. This year, also, you have inaugurated a program to encourage our interest in civic affairs and increase our knowledge of city government. For all these considerations we are grateful, but there is even more for which we want to thank you. Although we laugh and joke and get into mis- chief, we have serious thoughts also. We think in terms of the whole world and realize that peaceful, happy living in that world can come about only if the small communities achieve such. Just as young growing plants need fresh air and sunlight in order to thrive, we, too, need an atmos- PAGE 6 phere that is wholesome and clean in order to be- come decent citizens. The traditions which have grown up with Chico are such that they act as sym- bols and ideals for us to follow. We love those traditions of our town-its romantic beginning, its present, its possible glorious future. We want to be a part of that future. We are proud of our town. When other people of our age come to visit us here, as they often do for school conferences, we are proud that we live in Chico. All during the year you are giving yourself to us. In countless ways each day you generously offer all that you have to anyone who asks. Now we have a chance to repay, in small part, the great debt we owe. As you have given to us, we now give ourselves to you. It is our hope that, as we become more and more a part of you, we shall be able to live in the Ways you have inspired us. The high school people who took over city ofiices for a week will never forget the thrill of meeting in the Council Chamber, of actually taking part in police investigations, and, more than anything else, of being a part of our community. With this new program, our people will learn more about our city and appreciate it -more. To you, Chico, we give this book, our 1949 Caduceus.

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Seniors To every Senior class, graduation has meant the beginning ofa new life and leav- ing behind an old one. The few short years spent in high school can never be recaptured and will always remain among the happiest in our memories. However, as the graduat- ing class dons its traditional cap and gown, its thoughts turn not to the past, but to the future. The community in whose life it will now begin to take an active part opens its doors invitingly and holds a promise of a bright and successful future.