Elk Grove High School - Elk Yearbook (Elk Grove, CA)

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THE ELK Now that the days of our high school career become fewer and fewer, our thoughts dwell more than ever upon Longfellow. Not the poet, but the statue, which has graced with majestic calm our assembly hall for these four years. VVe remember the first morning that we gazed upon his beatinc countenance. There were only two things to mar his perfect poise. His shirt front was unmistakably dirty and, besides, some irreverent person had smashed upon his head some fruit of the squashy variety, the juice of which had trickled down over his noble brow and was in imminent danger of drowning one eye. Per- haps we should not blame any one. much less a student, for such a sacrilegious deed, it could very easily have been the roof, as, in some prehistoric period, before the advent of the class of '20, it might have leaked above his august brow and caused that unseemly condition. Thro' all our four years, we have been hoping against hope, but the dust of ages still collects on his manly bosom and, sad to say, the color of his nose is not improving, as time goes on. I We have not yet come to a mathematically correct conclusion, but we judge from past experience, that in about eight years from now, the innocent Freshmen will not be able to tell whether the bust is in commemoration of Longfellow or the late Kaiser. -H. M., '2O. an as as as Various terms are applied to the enthusiasm aroused by inter-scholastic contests. jazz, Pep,', etc., are very apt descriptions, but no one has yet discovered a wholly satisfactory substitute for school spirit, particularly, for the broad, admirable meaning underlying the dictionary definition of the word. A few years ago a very sad incident occurred in the Elk Grove Union High School. The school spirit, sickened and died and not even enough interest could be awakened to provide for a decent burial. At intervals efforts have been made to resuscitate the corpse, and, at times, it has come back to haunt us, to laugh at us, and mock us for our neglect. It is astonishing to mark the inhuence which a mere ghost can wield, espe- cially at basket ball games. Its shape, hovering unseen and unheard before us, incites us to a frenzied rapture of excitement, appeal, and reproach. We have almost but not quite called our school spirit back to us. Let the sum- mons lbe a little louder and it will come post-haste. A renewed manifestation of zeal will grow with the Freshman class and with their successors. They will come to the fore at all school functions. This is not to be construed as casting blame upon the Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, or Alumni, for they have been loyal defenders of the honor of the school, but it is the expression of a hope, a wish if you like, for increased atten- dance and enthusiasm at literary and dramatic functions and louder yelling at athletic games. -D. F. W., '2O. as as ae as - To the members of the faculty, student body, visiting patrons, a-nd friends I wish to express my most keenly-felt appreciation for the words of cheer, acts of kindness, and remembrances rendered me during my unexpected illness. -L. E. Richards. Sixty-eight

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Xu fi A,- ,- ...V ., gg A THE will ELK v 5, pil' 1 .Ag .1,f,i- spaceg so an attempt was made to select, fairly and indiscriminately, the best efforts of the school, representing the highest standard of excellence of the students. lt is needless to speak a word of encouragement to the many whose work was not accepted, for they know the part they have played in making the Elk a success, and we believe that they will next year again enter whole- heartedly into the spirit of the enterprise. The typing, too, was found to be quite a problem, which was successfully solved by volunteers from the com- mercial department. To them we owe a sincere vote of thanks. Several diligent aspirants along artistic lines have been noted, but Helen lfVells and Doris Gerrish are really the ones among them worthy of the laurel crown. 'l'he faculty has stood behind us this year in all our endeavors. Some of our most interesting articles are the product of the teachers' pens. It is diffi- cult to point out one of the seven as deserving of special commendation, but to llliss Cagwin, whose efforts have been untiring and whose patience has been almost superhuman, the Staff acknowledges a debt of gratitude. School life has many and varied sides and we have tried to give you a glimpse of it from every angle. lf we have failed, do not judge us too harshlyg if we have been successful, it is due no less to the encouragement which we have received from the public and from the financial aid of the business men than to the willingness and co-operation of the Staff. Lastly, we wish to express our appreciation to the trustees and to the class of '96 for their contributions to the 'fElk. if -HC X 55 ' llflr. Richards' illness during the winter months affected the students deeply. Although school work was not seriously interfered with, dne to the prompt and willing co-operation of the pupils with the other teachers, the school was glad to welcome him back again after a six weeks' absence. -'F if 55 96 The general public little realizes the almost insurmountable difficulties and insuperable obstacles which have confronted the youthful and inexperi- enced editors. True, many of these apparently impassable barriers turned out to be but imaginary bars to success. One strait, however. demands special mention. The averseness which certain individuals have manifested toward the photographing of their physi- ognomy is certainly surprising. 'Last year, as well as this, an attempt was made to secure a printed likeness from each member of the Board. That proved to be a task beyond our powers of accomplishmentg but being anxious to omit nothing which would add to the value of the Elk, we tried to take them by surprise one night at a busi- ness session. but that failed. 'l'hen they took pity on us and, therefore, dear public, we are able to present to you the pictures of the men through whom you direct the education of your children. lllay we express the desire that you tender a proper amount of appreciation to us for our efforts and their result? And we wish to say to the trustees that this article is not intended as a refiection on their interest in the Elk, but merely to give a hint of a story which may offer some mild amusement to the patrons of the high school district. ' D- F- 'VV-, '20- Sixty-seven

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ll- 1 w w Ozone! 1.-Old Man of the Seag 2.-Senior Seanceg 3.--Blind Pig QP. G.jg 4.-At- tentiong 5.-The Monitorg 6--Fountain of Youthg 7.-Subs for Secondg 8.-Clyde to the Batg 9.-Rah for Leelg 10.-Legacyg 11.-Hipo Firm!g ' - M th n. 12.-Some Muscleg 13.-Masters of Men, 14. The ara o Sixty nine