Ferndale Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Ferndale, CA)

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Class Poem When at eve the sun descending lights the hilltops with its glow, Then the heart is filled with longing, then the traveler yearns to go Where the glory of the evening rests upon each burning peak, And to travel onward, upward, from the pathway low and meek. Like the traveler in the foothills So is our own life begun, Wandering ever in the lowlands 'Neath the early morning sun. But the path of knowledge leads us Upwards, though by slow degrees, 'Til we drop our childish playthings Leave our childhood's days of ease. Then the way grows ever steeper, And we trouble meet, and woe. But with other travelers joining We are cheered as on we go. And together, High School Comrades, We have scaled one mountain brow But the farther mountains beckoning Call us from each other now. Far beyond us reach our pathways, May they ever upwards lead Though 'more difficult and rocky, For through toil we win our meed. Nobly strive, grow not faint hearted. Climbing with this thought sublime, Having scaled the next high mountain There' are higher peaks to climb. Now at last, the sun is hidden, dropped beneath the ocean's brim. The Good Father calls the traveler, with this promise cheering him, Come, my child, no longer stumble in the darkness of the night, You shall find your longed for goal in your Father's home so bright M. S., 'l0. PAGE ELEVEN

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Class Colors Cardinal and Gold Le u if-L Class Motto st We Forget! Lest W e Forget! Class Flower American Beauty Rose I-'AGE TEN

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Class History L., N the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and six, in the 9 month of August, twenty Freshmen, with fear and trem- eig 1 bling, entered the old weatherbeaten building known as the Ferndale Union High School. The principal, Mr. R. WQWZ H. Van Horn, seated us among the haughty Sophomores, across the hall from the study room of the learned juniors and Seniors of whom we stood in awe, and introduced the other members of the Faculty, Miss Grace Smith and Mr. Passmore. Then for us troublous times did begin while the older students tried to impress upon us their superiority, and ducked our boys beneath the water spout while the girls stood wringing their hands for pity. But undaunted we held our own and many a merry time we had in our old study hall. Many a note and many a whisper went round, bringing Mr. Passmore tb the door with repeated warnings. When the Christmas vacation had come and gone again, lo, Mr. Passmore had vanished and in his place stood Mr. Moore. And while he hammered Algebra into our hard heads, outside, the hammers rang upon the new High School building and we joined in the watchword Watch the F. U. H. S. grow! Upon the twenty-second of February it was dedicated and we joyfully moved into the large and sunny building. One more terrible experience did we have, when the examiner from Berkeley walked into our school. But summer came and having passed the last, long, difficult examination we departed. When we reassembled to begin our Sophomore year we found that four had left our band. A new teacher, Miss Falk, had come among us and Mr. Van Horn had gone. Mr. Moore was now our principal, and this position he still holds. This year saw great interest roused in behalf of athletics. Mr. Moore greatly helped the boys in all their sports while Miss Falk taught the girls the art of handling the basket ball. Our class fur- nished not a few members of the different teams. And all too quickly this year with its pleasures and its duties, passed away. Another summer had gone, and, alas, but nine returned to fill the Junior ranks. Miss Falk also did not return and in her place was one, Miss Millard, who stayed with us for half a year and then departed setting sail upon the sea of matrimony. Then came Miss McDermott who after a brief stay of two weeks left our midst. This vacancy was filled by Miss Tammen who still faithfully is helping us along the rocky road to know- PAGE TWELVE