Lemoore High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Lemoore, CA)

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ji ut? fo lA? .SEQCLIILJL ll Cl, L OIWLLCL Although the Spanrsh occupatson of Calrtornra ceased to be a realrty over a hundred years ago we are stIll aware of the Influence of the Spamsh ID our everyday lrfe They were the tlrst farmers of Calutornla As a result of theIr agricultural In terest grapes especrally the mIssIon vanety were Introduced Into Calrforma by the Francrscan Fathers as were also oranges These two products were tound to thnve In the San Joaqurn Valley and led to Important Industnes here We are Indebt d too to the Spanlsh for the turst IrrIgatIon system In Calrtornla so necessary to productIon In the San Joaqum Valley Large herds of cattle and bands of sheep grazed In the Valley for the Spanrsh owned great cattle ranches tended by theIr vaqueros whIch formed the settmg for many a rodeo The style ot archItecture ot Lemoore l-llgh School wIth the 'ruled root IS the result of Spanlsh Influence as IS the adobe brrck and the ranch style ot archI tecture ot many modern homes We are aware too ot the many SpanIsh place names and the Spanrsh words whnch have become a part of our daIly vocabulary The many contrIbutIons that the Spamsh have made to the hte ID Calntornua we enloy today the Class of 52 has endeavored to commemorate throughout the pages ot thus yearbook O! Q a e 1 I I I , . V1 1 1 1 l I . 1 1 - I