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

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The Cgea QQoemj I stand upon a stretch of yellow sand And gaze afar, Where skyline meets the sea. Their colors blend in one, no line or band To made it seem less beautiful or free. The breaking wavelets plash around my feet And then recede-new friends again to make. The air is filled with fresh 'ning tang so sweet My heart thrills with a not unpleasant ache. The sea enchants me so I cannot move, But gaze in fascination at her charms. When this life ends, I hope the sea I love Will take me then and rest me in her arms. Iliff! C. A. '25 Page Thirty-one

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'24 Second Qsouth Sea qduoolev QNE mild evening in June, I was sitting by the Window idly flip- ping the pages of a magazine. This magazine was, The Amer- ican Boy. If I had kept that fact in mind, I might have been spared a great disappointment. Suddenly the pages of this celebrated monthly slipped open, and I found myself staring at these words: PRIZE CON- TEST. Immediately below these words were the following in smaller type: TELL WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO BEST. DO NOT BE MOD- EST! Instantly my mind went sailing away on the wings of imagination. Within two minutes I espied the letter before me containing the Prize which I had won by not being unduly modest. How should I spend this prize was the next question. I solved it in an instant. My mother, my sister, and I, should go on a trip to Hawaii-Hawaii, the land of my dreams. In my mind's eyeI saw the pearly beaches of Waikiki before me. In the distance I discerned the brilliant foliage and blossoms of the Ale garoba and Bougainvillea rioting in semitropical luxuriance. Still far- ther in the distance I seemed to see the cratered summit of Mt. Kilauea beckoning me on. Many colored fishes flashed through the warm sea, making it bright with their brilliant lives. Myriads of surf-riders gal- lantly topped the rolling waves. I seemed to see myself doing likewise. KI am always a great athlete in my dreams.D Suddenly I came down from these realms of fancy with a BANG. As I had idly glanced at the page before me, my eyes were held by these words: Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: First Prize 355. I have a natural resiliency which appears to resist all attempts to keep me gloomy. I soon reflected that five dollars will buy some things. But a few minutes before I had cavorted with fish of the tropical seas, now my mind revelled in thoughts of silks and laces. About this time it occurred to me, that perhaps I had better write that essay, which was to win the prize. I started to read the require' ments of this contest. They seemed simple, until my eyes fell on the last line in the page. Just one short line dashed my hopes from the highest heights to the lowest levels. Why didn't I remember that this magazine was the Amer- ican Boy? Once more I read the sentence to make sure. Yes, it truly said: This contest is open to BOYS ONLY. 14'- -3 Page Thirty

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l f fl is 2 n- ' EW a V . f J 4 gf V- fs f 4 X z, I , . xv i:Tlz44A , X FQ ....Z. fx X .gs--f--fl f lx V ,vt ,f Z-9 il ll N 'x Ii523f1f'ii:f .7-15:-In:'V:-,f -f.'f 17355525 ' I l CNote-The 1925 Staff has endeavored to make the Alumni section of the f'Tomahawk'l greater than that of previous years. Therefore, we are making a complete calendar of F. U. H. S. Alumni, as far as it was available, since some addresses could not be obtained. As the present ad- dresses of the Alumni are given we suggest that old correspondence be renewed. The Student Body of the F. U. II. S. wishes to congratulate the Alumni on the achievements in life they have attainedj. I left my study early one spring morning to wander through the flow- er garden which now revealed all the perfumes of the Orient. From a bed of forget-me-nots I spied what appeared to be a well-worn book. I picked it up and on the cover was the title 4'Alumni 1907-1924, edited by Father Time. What a find! Glancing over the book, I noticed there were several people whose addresses and occupations Father Time had been unable to obtain. tThe book was arranged in the following manner. 1907 John Lund, of Ferndale is employed by Citizens Furniture Co. of that city. Beatrice Faulkner, was the first of the F. U. H. S. Alumni to enter the bonds of matrimony. She is now Mrs. Albee. Theresa McDonough, was the next of the graduates to be married. She is Mrs. M. Schmeder of 3116 D St., Eureka. Florence Buttle, now Mrs. Chas. Sankcy, resides at Long Beach, Calif. Eleanor Varley, now Mrs. B. Koehler. lives at Orland. 1908 Gilda Belloni, is teaching at Colma High School in San Francisco. Her address is 579-42nd Ave., S. F., California. Kenneth Bugbee, resides at Grizzly Bluff, Californa. Emily Keohan, lives at 12095-20th St., Sacramento. 1909 Clark Varian, living at Ferndale, is employed at the Poole Box Factory at Arlynda. y Margaret Jensen, is teaching school at Logunita, Marin Co., California. Page Thir1y'two