Cloverdale Union High School - Spectator Yearbook (Cloverdale, CA)

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THE SOPHOMORES We Sophomores freely admit that we have a fine opinion of ourselves; but why shouldn’t we? In the first place we were told that we were among the best classes ever promoted from the eiarhth grade of the Cloverdale Grammar School. Naturally, we, being foolish young things, eras¬ ed that word “among,” lfiaking the sentence read “the best.” Our Freshman year, at its end, found us still undaunted though our tempers had, at times, been severely tried by the fun-loving upper classmen. Even in that first year we made a creditable showing in the athletic field; of course, it is understood that we more than held up our end in the studies. But light here I want to confess that the Sophomore class is not quite perfect. It lacks just one thing, which, believe-it or not as yon wish, is essential to perfection. We haven’t enough boys! The fact is our class resembles a branch of a girls’ seminary at first glance. Three boys can’t possibly T make much of a showing in a crowd of twelve girls. They simply haven’t a chance. Let me present this heroic trio to von by name: Messrs. Grancis Frates, Boy Todd and Clifford Barker. You can easily see that they must be made of “sterner stuff” to survive such a bunch of girls. Every one of them has brought honors home to the class. Frates is one of the best players on the basket ball team, as is Barker, the latter being an especially fine forward. Both are fine vaulters. Todd is in his zenith on the track, having brought back some points for C. H. S. We, one and all? look back on the past year with feelings not un¬ tinged by regret. Begret that it is so nearly over, thus striking off the second of the years we will spend in C. H. S.; and a tiny bit of regret for things done and undone. But as we turn from thoughts of the past to contemplations of the future we brighten quckly. Ahead lies a whole } T ear, a clean page on which the record of our class will be writ¬ ten. Let us hope that there will be few blots to mar that record; and so that you may see that hope fulfilled, we say, WATCH US !

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Juniors f To me this seems the ideal stage of high school life, for then you are no longer what is termed as a lower classman, neither are you a Senior. A Senior feels his superiority entirely too much and he is too near the end of the good old High School days. A Junior is just right, at least in his own opinion, even though the following year he generally changes his mind. By the time most high school students have become Juniors they begin to have some appreciation of the ne¬ cessity of having a high ambition and of working hard in order to ac¬ complish it. Certainly a class never had better or higher ambitions than the class of ’21. I believe most of their ambitions were planned even when the members were only Freshmen. Our ' class is composed of ingenuity, resolution and determination. Pep, though the smallest word, is the biggest factor. In other words, it is Our middle name. We study hard, have a lot of fun and are popu¬ lar all at the same time—a thing which some people think is impos¬ sible. Our class is small, but why should we care! Consider the quality and not the quantity. At least it is good what there is of it, so we think we have a right to feel proud. We have five members, one boy and four girls. I believe the boy will be a great statesman, or else a famous orator, if he continues to be as good in that line as he now is. One Junior girl is working hard to become a nurse, and another, an actress. Both are quite determined in spite of urgent persuasions of some of their friends. The two remaining girls are deeply interested in be¬ coming school teachers and they are planning their future work with great care. We can only hope that we will be as successful in our life work as we have been in our school work, and that the deeds of the class of 21 will be a source of pride and gratification to all who are interested in Cloverdale and its schools.

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When we came to C. U. H. S. we ranged from five to six feet in height. We came determined to get the upper hand over the higher classes since we had the largest number as well as the greatest weight of any class in school. At the appointed time, however, we were pounced upon, one by one, and when we resisted, the handcuffs were used. We were also treated to Limberger and quinine. On September tenth, we were the honored guests at the “Fresh¬ man Reception.” We were given pacifiers and made to sit in a corner decorated with green. At Christmas, Leonard Campbell and Henry Christy left us, re¬ ducing our number to fifteen. Later Albert Matthews and Lee Bet- tinger joined us, and, as the school term is drawing to a close, we have our original number, seventeen. We promise you that some day we shall be as dignified and wise as any Senior class that has ever been known.