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

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T30 ai ,-if fig' ,p ff .Katie Q A nf? - - gifs? I' vvvh . ,Vvj 517 '24 Summer Cfdiragedyj' ffgtoryj IT WAS an old book, worn and ragged by deeades of use. Perhaps it was the memory of a previous happy perusal of those age browned pages that arrested my attention upon the name 4'Treasure Island. Whatever the incentive, I selected the book from the array of its more elegantly bound brothers and settled myself in a comfortable chair to en- joy the afternoon. A warm summer Zephyr from the open window at my back played lightly upon me l dreamily turned the pages of the introductory ehap- ters. But as the plot developed the interest heightened apaee and from an entertainment seeking reader I gradually became a vitally interested observer of the adventures of one Jim Hawkins. cabin boy aboard the good ship 4'Hispaniola. Tilting my chair back toward the window and ele- vating my feet to the top of another convenient chair, I literally devoured the lines in my eagerness to discover the fate of the young hero. At this particular phase in the story his future well being appeared to depend upon the actions of Israel Hands, a treacherous pirate and mutineer. To quote: Perhaps I had heard a ereak, or seen his shadow moving with the tail of my eye, perhaps it was instinct like a eat's but, sure enough, when I looked around, there was Hands, already halfway towards me, with the dirk in his- With tense eagerness to eontinue the narrative I shifted my eyes to the next page. There I received a terrible blow. The page was missing: and so were a dozen following. For a moment the whole truth did not dawn upon me. Unable to grasp at once the monstrousness of the fact, aghast at the bare truth that I was never to know the fate of poor Jim Hawkins, I sat in a daze. The very uncertainty as to the position of the dirk lent to the horror of the scene. The barbarous Hawkins might have Page Twentyfsix

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Student Boclu Tlotes There are four methods which man may use to secure his well-being. These are called destructive, deceptive, persuasive, and productive. All these methods may help the individual for a time, but the productive method is the only one that will benefit the community. The Student Body uses the productive method. Each year it tries to do more for the school and the community than it did the preceding year. We feel that we have succeeded in doing our share this year. We have started a Lyceum course in Ferndale which We feel sure Will be a credit to the community as well as to the school, and in doing this we have fulfilled our desire to do our share toward bettering the school. Nor is this all We have done, for when opportunity knocked at the door We did not let him go by unheeded. Instead we rented the Hart Theatre on Monday nights for a period of six years for only a fraction of what it would ordinarily cost us to rent any other place for one year. In the beginning of the school term we found the student body in a good financial condition and that is the condition in which we leave it. Our Student Bodyhas been faithfully served by the following officers: President ............. ..... R onald Kansen Vice-President ......v ...... T helma Fletcher Secretary ......... ....,......,,,. A Tora Canty Treasurer ............... ..... A rlene Christensen Business Manager ....... ...... F rank Ferguson Yell Leader ................... . .......... Merle Goff Assistant Yell Leader ,...,... ....... G eralel Collins Sergeant at Arms ........ ........ A lfreel Jensen 3 on via sf? i4fv !J 11501. 0 ' 'A firefi- G5- .Ei5375M95 J 'C gigs' ni. D' . ., Q.:- Yuz 53 ffm mi Page Twenty-five

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ff Qsummer Cfdragedyv IContin1. all carried it in either hand or, more likely, in his teeth. I shut my eyes to concentrate upon a means of escape for the illstarred hero. Now the weather was warm and drowsy and my position in my tilted chair was one of great comfort so in spite of the condition of my mind I must have gone to sleep. It seemed that I was on the deck of a ship sitting against the cabin wall. I became suddenly aware that someone was approaching. Upon glancing about I beheld a sight that froze me with terror. A man was coming across the deck. He crawled toward me with a rapidity that was marvelous yet it appeared hours before he got to me. It was not his ugly scarred face nor' his bloodshot eyes that held me transfixed and caused the cold perspiration to stand out upon my body. It was the sight of a gleaming dagger held in a business-like manner in his right hand. Needless to say I at once recognized in this apparition Israel Hands. With a thought of no feasible method of escape so I shrank back against the cabin wall. The wall moved! A sudden wild hope flashed through by brain. Hopeless as was my condition, the plan form- ulated in this extremity seemed plausible to my straw-clutching mind. I would push the wall over! Just as the buccaneer hurled himself upon me I pushed with my feet with all my strength and the wall behind me gave way with astonishing case. I fell over backwards and I seemed to fall for hours. Although I lit with a terrific impact, I was on my feet in an instant, striking wildly at the dim figure before me. A straight blow to his chin stretched him upon the ground and I leaped upon him to finish the work. An un- piratical cry from my victim awakened me to more rational reasoning. Poor Fritz! I explained myself as best I could to a man so poorly acquainted with the English language. He had been resting peacefully beneath the window when my violent shove precipitated me out upon him. Doubtless some day when he has mastered my language thoroughly he will appreciate the reason for my unceremonious attack. At least I have the satisfaction of actually having encountered Israel Hands, a real pirate, and noting exactly where he carried his dagger. G. O. R. '25. Zi fir' , FV, ,li fp ivl' i l!! Page Twenty-seven