Compton High School - El Companile Yearbook (Compton, CA)

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,,..,-H, -. -- Y-Y., Bon Voyage! The S. S. Sierra is leaving San Francisco, bound for Honolulu. Promptly at 10 a.m., from his watch on the bridge, the Captain gives orders for depar- ture. instantly, a long shrill whistle is heard, gangways are hastily drawn in. and the boat cut loose from her moorings. On deck the bugler strikes up the tune of Cheer L'p Mary, and with smiles and tears the passengers take up the refrain. The network of brightly colored paper ribbons, the only tie bind- ing those on board to friends on shore, breaks gently as the big liner slowly leaves the dock. A few days later, as the Sierra is steadily ploughing her way through the waters, the passengers are engaged in various activities, such as playing quoits. deck billiards, cards, and deck golf. A steward serves bouillon on deck promptly at eleven oyclock each morning. The evenings are passed pleasantly in dancing or giving concerts in the music room. Fifth day out, weather ideal, and old Diamond 'llead sighted in the dis- tance! All is excitement on hoard as we slowly steam into the harbor. The excitement increases as several large sharks are distinguished through the pale green water. ,Xs we near the wharf, the boat becomes surrounded by na- tive divers, whose antics are very amusing as they dive for the coins thrown out to them, which they invariably bring up in their mouths. And now the bugler is playing the sweet strains of 'fAloha. XYQ are in Hawaii, The next Five days we spend in getting acquainted with Honolulu. XYe climb the Punch llowl back of the city, visit the aquarium, said to be the finest in the world, and go in swimming at lovely XX'aikiki lieach. Honolulu indeed a little paradise, The liritish liner llarama is at the wharf and we go on board in joyful anticipation of a voyage among the South Sea islands. Our felloxv-passen- gers are from Vancouver, and the atmosphere is decidedly English. Four o'clock tea is substituted for eleven o'elock bouillon, deck billiards is discarded for cricket, and a light supper is served at nine o'cloek. The weather grows steadily warmer as we near the equator and the sea is calm as a mill pond. NYe celebrate crossing the line with the important ceremony of ducking the 24