Lick Wilmerding High School - Commencement Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1938 volume:

lUILHlEHDIHG San fran June 1938 . A . Publication Produced by the Students of L I U H L U X c i s c 0, Wffzen We fzefkcf fhere are txmes when We relwe the cxty s past And find the secret o :ts charm We see more than the Wharves and docks Frexghts and errxes We see their development We hear thexr stones We eel thexr color ul background And know a natwe pride For our czty s hardy bmlders There are tunes when we see more than We eel the sprrzt and see the dreams O those that planned and buxlt them We eel the designer taking joy rn hte Creatxons We eel the Workers ndxng joy an Constructing And We eel the pulse and trxumph O the czty As xt surges ever forward ne park f ' : x f ' A f I , ' f f Tall buildings and great bridges- fn 1 . f . FIICULTV GEORGE A MERRILL B S Dxreclor LICK AND WILMERDING BRUNO HEYMANN M I- D an rf luck Machinery Drafting Aeronautical Subjecta EUGENE RYAN BOOKER A B Dean of Wrlnurdmy, Nlathematlcy RALPH H BRITTON AB SYDNEY A TIBBETTS B S GRACE MENG A B VIOLET A PALMER BA JOSEPH A PIVI-RNI-TL AB MA OTISL McINTYRE B S WII BERT VESTNYS A B LESTER S HOLMES FRED H MIGHALI WALDO H STONE SIMEONI OWEN GEORGE G COMBS DOROTHY IMBECK AIDA B PATTI-RSON GLADYS I TREVITHKK B M A EVELYN M SINCLAIR B A DOROTHY C SMAII A ADELAIDE SYLVA A ALICE S BLANDY A B MARY EI EANOR HUGHES B A A DOROTHY JI-NKINSON KATHI EEN McNAI I X B I AUDREY V MIGUEI MARY E HOFFMAN BS FRANCES M SPIKI- B S JOHN E GURI EY D D S FREDERICK VAN DYKE D D S ROBERT W RUI I- JR D D S AI ICE I- FHANI- NIRNA YOUNG R N MARTHA G WICKFRSHAM LUX Applied Science Physica Chemistry Mineralogy Engllsh Laun Englnh History Clvlw Economic, Surveying Structural Drafting Archuecrure Woodwork Slonevork Plumbing Sheer Metal Machlne Shop Electrical Work Office Asnstanr Recorder English Engllsh Srenography Physics Algebra Botany Chemistry Bacteriology I-reehand Drawing Craft: Imernor Decoration Costume Health Sciences Mllllnery Sewing Cooking Professional Practice Dental Anatomy Dental Technics Vocational C oordlnatlon Nursing Procedure Recorder . , . ., I ' . . 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MERRILL Q It is with a great deal of regret that I have seen the December 1937 and the une 1938 classes graduate They have been faithful, unselfish and consclen tlous workers both in the classrooms and in the social life of the school Everything which these classes have attempted has always been a great suc cess, because of their cooperation and fine leader ship If they continue to work in their various fields in the same manner that they have done here at the school, I know they will be graduates of whom the school will be proud My hope is that during their few years here we have taught them to love the truth, to despise false hood, to avoid the cheap and shoddy, and to rec ogmze and admire the good I congratulate these classes upon the fine record they have made and wish them every success Hn EXIIITIPLE 0F GUUU LEHUERSHIP 37X 'i 381 Z A plus Q Experienced teachers know that each graduating class, whether from a high school or from a higher institution, has characteristics and traits peculiar to that particular group, just as different tribes, or different nations, or different races of people develop customs, qualities and characteristics by which each may be iden- tified. Even though the members of a graduating class were unacquainted with each other when they entered the school, and have been classmates for only a few years, within that brief length of time the individual members borrow from each other ways of thinking and of doing things which ultimately become habitual with them and a permanent part of their personalities, and the class as a whole becomes a composite unit. Dominant traits that are born in us, of course, are not easily changed but there are many things about us that are not so dominant but that they can be changed, or at least modified, by favorable environment, and especially by fine friendships such as the members of the L W L Classes of 37X and 381 have so noticeably cultivated Nor will these acquired attributes prove to be tran sient or ephemeral things that will be lost or nullified after graduation, in a different environment On the contrary the high standards which these classes have set for themselves, in deportment as well as in scholar ship, and their fortunate selection of capable leaders and class officers, give assurance that the admirable qualities of young manhood and young womanhood which they have developed here will prove to be perma nent assets in the shaping of their future careers It is to be hoped that subsequent classes will strive to emulate this excellent example GLADYS TREVITHICK 9 . . . . . 9 . . . . ' . ,xr 1 p u if . .1 . .I - . . ,I O J . . , . 0 I -'f ' . . . . . lffxc' Q P' . .. I Q .s'l , sd. . . . TIIIRTV VEIIRS . The pamc of the fall of 1907 like subsequent slmnlar events caused extensive dlslocatlons m business and the lndust 128 and was one of the prlnclpal reasons for my jolnmg the faculty of the Callfornla School of Mechanical Arts A congenial faculty, a student body mtent upon making the most of nts educational opportunmes, a sensible curriculum per mlttmg great freedom of actlon and a prevallmg atmosphere of good will and good fellowship struck a responsnve chord m me, and soon made me feel at home ln my new field of endeavor Although I had never taught before the students and I managed to get along very well Every year we graduated a large number of well tralned, mtelllgent young men as fine specimens of young manhood as could be found anywhere Nothing very excltlng happened untll the summer of 1918 when for exght weeks our school did nts but by glvlng mtensxve industrial tralnlng to 150 young men from Oregon who had been mducted mto the mllltary service The present shop bulldlng served as barracks A mess hall was Installed ln the basement of the academnc bulldmg and has been contmued smce as our cafeteria At the end of the tralnmg period the contnngent was ordered to France and saw actlon on the battle fields at once During the years 1919 to 1924 asxde from regular mstructlon the school undertook the rehabllltatlon of the disabled men returning from War service I was appoxnted counselor for the men who received their tralnmg together wxth the regular stu dents and we felt that both sldes benefited by the arrangement The organization and readjustment to changed after war con dltlons have occupled our earnest attentlon untll now and we are confident that the efforts of our dlrector Mr Merrill have placed the school on a new and firm foundatlon E R BOOKER BRUNO HEYMANN 5196 Q It has been a dlstlnct pleasure to have worked with the members of the December 1937 and june 1938 graduatmg classes, not only as a teacher but also ln con nectnon with the various phases of school life m which they have so actively partnclpated As students, they have been all that a teacher could desire, havmg lnved up to their lndnvxdual capabllmes to an extent rare among snmllar groups of the generation In student body affanrs, these classes have set an ex ample of leadership and cooperatnon which has been un paralleled ln my experience They have given freely and unselflshly of their time and efforts ln behalf of the stu dent body as a whole and, durmg the present readjust ments, their leadership and example have done a great deal toward welding the various elements of our student body mto a unified group I am indeed proud to have had the privilege of bemg associated with such a fine group of young men and young women and offer them here and now my congratulatlons on havmg attamed such marked progress toward a fine and useful lxfe. It lS hoped that, no matter what the fu ture may hold ln store for them, they will remam always close to their school, proud of their school and with thelr school proud of them. I Y Y Y 9 7 ' L. Y 1 .. 1 . - 4 ' . . .. . . . , VK. , . 1 9 ' Y . . . ' . . . . .. . On September 21, 1875, ames Luck a California pioneer who had made a fortune m San Francisco real estate executed a deed of trust glvmg has entlre estate for various purposes of public benefit one of whlch was the Lick School the name of which, he prescribed, should be The California School of Mechanical Arts A further snpu lation of the founder was that the purpose of the school should be to educate males and females ln the practical arts of life The establlshment of the school was delayed by prolonged lltlgatxon, and xt was not until anuary 1895 that the bunldmgs were erected and the groups of students constituting the first classes enrolled The accomplishments of the students who have subsequently been graduated from this lnsntutlon have proved the soundness of james Llclc s theory that young Amer scans should be taught to work mth their hands as well as with their heads 895 1 4 if '11 ', , . 1 , . so l ', . 2 g . u 1 bf: C2 A L CH HH C TE Bernice Bagala Mary Cannelora Doris DeVincenzi Frederick Hafer GRIIDUIITIIIG Stanley Bammann Carlo Cipriano john Ednoff Joyce Horgan 1937X Ada Bin George Cole Betty England Anton Ackermann Norman Bonner Charles Crain Florence Anderson Edward Brugge Norma DeMar!ini Gerrard Graham James Ashman Adell Cacciari Alice DelVlulder Raymond Graham CLIISSES l938J Nancy Judson ,lm It Miche Ralph Peters Elsie johnson James Sieler Leo lVlcEnnerney Vera Newfield Glenn Schaeffer W'illiam Kilcourae Catherine Nlilano Grace Ridgway james Spencer 1 fl ,U '14 Paul Nlarincich Kado Nfanh jack Moisieve Glenn Mueller Margaret Ruegg Dan Ruston Vincent LoGuidice Fletcher Steele Henry' lVlohr james Rook Agnes Stark Jean Symon Helen Wilson james Baxter Mary Bernasconi Erich Thomsen Henry Yerman Barbara Beardaley , Calvin Biggar Lawrence Vans Mary' jane Beckew Norma Hoccari Helen W'hi!e Elizabeth Baiotrhi Frederick Benso Laverne Bonzani Robert Wifaxrand Walter Bammann Jane Bentzen William Brownrigg Arthur Wilkins Mildred Bartosieweki Alec Bernadsky Paul Burbage Q '15 i Ralph Campbell Frederick Comendant Martha Davis Florence Egan Earl Campini Margaret Cory Denton Delavmn jack Escher Robert Casburn Omer Cotterell Marlin Delavan Verlyn Fellman an -2 sw + QU' VJ? 1 l Harold Caughrean Barbara Cronburg Anita Depaoli Beuy Ann Flesher . R -Z' V' ,X ' Merrie Chrislmaa Raymond Currie Della Ditman Dorothy Freeman Cx Peter Chucatos Rob Roy Cyr Emmet! Donovan Edward Gallagher i 'Vw 6' Philip Ginsburg Alma Hansc-n Gertrude Farrell Kvixh Nhlhmu Armand Giovanelli lfxelyn Hanson fflvzus Krag Sheldon Nlnye-. ,,,,, 9' Gordon Greene George Hillman W'ilIi.1m l.evy Nlarjoric Nlflfridc Marguerite Grossen Bernard Holland Evelyn Logemann Charles McCulloch Elinor Guynn jane Horspool Lillian Luxich Marshall McDonald Allen Hadley Paul Jensen Rita Manley Edna Mclvor l in Beuijean Bliller Frederick Furrer Charles Schulu llormhy Mitchell livrxl Rehkcr Betty Seeger Marjorie Wlxrd lflwin Bferrill Bessie Pontiliu james Thompson Harold Schroeder fb- JY' ps- 1? ,f 45. CQ Judith Nlorion Robert Reilly Rose Soldati Raymond Winters George Peraz1o Dan Rhodes Josephine Slanlex Harold Yager ix Joseph Peternon Henry Rohe Belly Talltnadge . Spurred on by a desire to establish a school in which boys could learn trades fitting them to make a living with their hands with little study and plenty of work, Julius C. Wilmerding was prompted to establish the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts youthful business venture had failed, he determined to give to boys of future genera- tions an opportunity for acquiring useful occupations Although he had no boys of his own, he took a lively interest in boys. Whether walking on the street or driving along in his carriage, he would frequently stop to watch groups of boys at play, or to converse with them about their prospects and to give them good advice-or some- thing more substantial, if needed. The result of his interest in boys was the bequest in his will of S400 000 for the establishment of a trade school. Following his wishes to the letter, the trustees of the fund fitted out the Wilmerding School to instruct boys in all the useful trades of the day. Changes in courses offered have been made from time to time to meet new conditions but the fundamental pur- pose of the school remains the same. 900 U ru n na C UH ro D' ru H fo n L FT ' D- ' FO .T ro Er' 2. 'B ' eu In CII n O I 0- . EZ O - 3 5' A S . ET n D' 'J' ' eu D' , as Q. FB O C- :2 D. ET B Ill ' SL -H 3 2 D' so D D' 5' . HG IJ EH HI Ulll HL STH HIJU Denton Del Ralph Peters Rob Roy Cyr Dan Rho des Jack Miche Nancy Judson Mary Bernasconi Mildred Banos iews Bettijean Miller Elizabeth Baio cchi PRESIDEIITS' IIIESSIIGE Q Embarking on a semester of better self-govern- ment and greater development of school spirit, the Lux Board of Control planned a program to up- hold the standards of our school and to create means by which the social relationship of the Lick- Wilmerding-Lux students could be improved. Pep rallies, afternoon dances, and baseball games have helped us to put to greater use the privileges allowed the student body. The Lux Newcomers' Rally introduced and wel- comed the new students to the various clubs. That event, followed closely by the Newcomers' Tea and joint rally and dance, started the social functions of the term. Since then, rallies and dances have been held to entertain the students and to inspire both players and rooters to give their best support to the athletics of our schools. These rallies re- sulted in attracting more spectators to our baseball games. The Board of Control provides a medium through which the students may voice their opinions. Through the representatives on the Board, the classes are successfully represented and linked to form our student body. The Student Court is designed to insure proper obedience to the rules and regulations of our school. We are proud to say that we have not had any cases during the spring term. The Board of Control wishes to thank Miss Sylva, our sponsor, for her understanding and patience, and Miss Trevithick for her splendid guidance. We also wish to acknowledge the help of teachers, students, clubs, committees and individual depart- ments, who in showing such a fine friendly spirit, have made this term successful and eventful. We have been proud to represent them. NANCY JUDsoN MARY BERNASCONI PRESIDEIITS' IIIESSIIGE Q Action and spirit have characterized the past year. Through the cooperation of every member of the student body all activities of the school have been exceptionally successful. By the earnest effort of many talented members of the student body we have been able to present exciting and interesting rallies and assemblies. The spirit shown in these activities has been altogether commendable. Our four night dances have been social events to remember. Each of the dances portrayed some phase of that season in which it was held. Roaring football enthusiasts turned out to the Pigskin Frolicvg and to celebrate the fall harvest, gleeful young people enjoyed the Harvest Hop . Inaug- urating the spring semester with a Valentine's Dance, L. W. L. students enjoyed themselves in the atmosphere of Cupid and love bugs, and, ending one of the most successful dance years in L. W. L. history, all the farmers, farmerettes, and cow- punchers turned out in full regalia for an evening of true hay-loft fun. The enthusiasm and spirit which was shown by the classes in their activities served to build a stronger student body and helped to create friend- ships which are destined to live for many years. We wish to express our appreciation for all the support and help given by the faculty and student body, for without their sincere cooperation it would have been very difficult to carry out our plans. Let us not rest on our past laurels, nor on our present triumphsg but let us strive to uphold the spirit and standards of L. W. and keep the tiger roaring. EARL CAMPINI DENTON DELAVAN p A Mary Bernasconi Earl Campini Marguerite Grossen Paul 1211590 Bessie Pomni., Rob Roy' Cyr Beryl Rehker Harold Srhroed Elizabeth Baiocchl ,lack Mifhi gp 4. ,rf Q 'E ?f3ii?f? 16' ,QQ Jig? af! iff 'WW ' r VV ,?l. ,A ,Lv 5 fl V ' , f 3 Q 5 f- Q' f w Z ff JO - W 1 ' y 1 My f A f f M 4f 5 , ' WO 5 9 ' if 5 , A , Z 1, A 5, A My wg-ty? W ' J ' , K , 1 1 fe In -.s lg Q lla L W L BOARDS OF CONTROL 381 LICH BDHRD 0F COI'lTROL The serious problem of how much money should be spent on football was the mam concern of the Luck Wllmerdlng Board of Control during the fall term of 1937 Under the dlrectlon of the presndent, Denton Delavan the board brought the matter of balancmg the budget to a successful conclusion by using the entire revenue from the bl semester mght dances to defray the football expenses Thxs action was made pos slble by the fact that the two dances were among the most successful m the history of the school, the clear profit belng well over 75 O0 Another history making act of this body was the recommendation that football be dlscontmued This resolution had a very serious bearing upon the life of the school m vlew of Lick s successful football teams of the past For the sprung semester the president was Earl Camp nx, who led the board ln a placing Ralph Peters, and Rob Roy Cyr was re elected as s c etary Outstandmg nn the busmess of the sprung te m was the football controv sy S v rel teachers recom mended agam that football be dropped from the list of extra curr cular actlvltles Since ll was held that a board could not legislate for any other t rm but 1 s own, lt was decided to hold an open forum where the opmlons of the whole student body might be alred As a result of this m etmg a questnonnanre was drawn up and presented to the students , Y . . . , successful term of student body government. Paul Jensen was the vice-president, re- ' ' - 2 r . ' ' ' ' r er . 2 2 - . 27 .t . . . . 9 . . A . C 1 33 Us M j.C. SSX 395 2132. 5 2 T . W., Q' ' ' . ' v A' Q32 Sv -V ,A ' 'U ' ' ie? We s .,A, u 1 1 Y +- ff , 1 Y' A I RI: X v, . f: . Q ,I 5 ,X r . -. if ' if? r F Ai 52 , H Q 124 .K , Q V Q if nm . f M V M I L ,gg v 1 X Q Q1 G ., 7 s nw 15 ,U gd, V 99n,,4 1 , -4 N W WM . Mfijhwj ,ff- L i 155 A W 5 sw Q5 Tun aa. M - ,Wg 1'N-Azrffffpf x'p'f - G 3 J I N rua W , '4 A, V . if 32 , in ,' 1 f ? - ' ,!l, ,. 7 Jw' F-QL! . V I ',.g'g,-.x .:, 'ir' ra -fi QE. S . my 5 A fwb fic H.: sy . .fiq Wg: vim uf EAN? 5 . 3 Q, gym? any V FV? FORUM FORUM v FURUIII CLUBS Q With the hilarious combination of MacDonald as villain and Jack Miche as the serious brother, the joint Lick and Lux Forum Clubs gave the melodrama, Curse You jack Dalton, as a part of Old Timers, Day. Other members of the cast were: Ralph Peters as Jack Dalton fthe heroj, Evelyn Godat as Bertha Blair fthe heroinej, Florence Egan as Eloise Dalton, and Barbara Cronburg as Mrs. Dalton, and Byrle Stafford as Anna Alvarado. Perhaps as attractive to the audience as the Forum Day play was the theme of the afternoon. The boys dressed up as old timers with beards, jeans, bandanas, guns, and all other scenery appropriate to the theme. The girls came as blushing beauties of the 90's, with hoop skirts and bustles true to the period. For the fall term's celebration, Navy Day was chosen as the theme. Two short plays were given on this occasion: Who Says Can't? starring jack Miche, Betty Girling, Ralph Peters, and Mary Jane Beckesg and It Sometimes Happens, with Rob Roy Cyr and Evelyn Godat. Other plays and skits given jointly throughout the past year were: A Major Operation, At the Ferry, Robert Burns, and Napoleon's Farewell to his Grand- mother. To raise money to buy a rug for the Lux Stage, the Lux Forum Club gave two plays during the past year: The Rehearsal and The Knave of Hearts. In January the Lux Club gave a short skit, School Days, for the entertainment of the new- comers. G I. E E C I. U B 5 Q Although the fall is never the best singing season, jane Bentzen, fall president, rounded up her choristers and had them in voice for their appearance at graduation. Their earlier activities were mainly non-musical. Her Hallowe'en Husband, a humorous skit, was presented by the Glee Club at the Lux Forum program on Octo- ber 29. On the evening of the same day the Girls' Glee Club entertained the Lick orchestra at a Hallowe,en party. Appropriate noise was made. Since the Lux Glee Club now meets in the seventh period instead of at the noon hour, much more than usual has been accomplished this term. A musical skit, coached by Miss Sinclair, was supplied as a background for the spring fashion show, which has taken the place of the annual pageant. Barbara Cronburg, jane Bentzen, Betty Girling, Barbara Beardsley, Nelly Moncheur, June Elkington, and Evelyn Loge- mann were the cast. Officers for the spring term were Edith Alpers, Barbara Jarvis, and June Elkington. Although they made no public appearances this term, the members of the Lick Glee Club have yodeled faithfully fand sometimes hilariously according to Mr. Brittonj at their Monday and Tuesday meetings. The main event on their club calendar was the St. Patrick's Day party held with the Girls' Glee Club on March ll. GLEE GLEE CHESS TIIE CIIESS 'CLUB . Although organized only at the beginning of this term, the Lick Wilmerding Chess Club is already one of the most active clubs in the school. There are about twenty members at present, and it is hoped that more students will become interested in this fascinating game and join. The club meets every Thursday during the noon hour, with Bob Johnson presiding. Besides pushing the pawns around among them- selves, several of the older students are teaching some of the freshmen the art of playing chess. They have also formed a team for playing in interscholastic competi- tion. It was with this team that they beat the Polytechnic team earlier in the term. The team consists of the following boys: First board .... . Hafer Second board . . . . Rhodes Third board . . Johnson Fourth board . . Anderson Fifth board .... . Comendant LUX CHMERH CLUB Q This last year has seen the Lux Camera Club grow from a small organization to a comparatively active one. In the fall the club took its first hike across the Golden Gate Bridge, and at this time a monthly contest for snapshots was inaugurated. The officers for the term were Bettijean Miller, Mary Bernasconi, and Emma Ratto. In the spring term the club was again headed by Bettijean Miller as president. Betty Tallmadge was vice-president, and Doretta Monsees, secretary. A permanent record for this term was started by Marguerite Grossen. A hike to Muir Woods was planned, and the girls entered snapshots in a contest sponsored by the Photo Art Monthly magazine. As a conclusion to its activities the Lux Camera Club sponsored a contest to obtain snaps for the journal. CAMERA ORCHESTRA URCHESTRR . Given a fresh start with new equipment and new members, the Lick Wilmerding orchestra has practiced twice a week to give us music at all our rallies. Another inno- vation this term is an orchestra practice room. Aided by these improvements the orchestra has shown polish and skill in the playing of popular music. Composing the rhythm section this year are the following swingsters: Albert Bohle ............. violinist Bob johnson ............. trombonist Tom Peterson ........ . trumpeter Harold Yager and Walter Rothenburg . . . saxophonists Dan Krag and Petrucello ...... . clarinet players Walter Bammann, John Biggar and jack Miche .... drummers LICH CRMERH CLUB . Just as a crewman is lost without his sturdy oars, so were the photographers of the Lick Wilmerding Camera Club lost without their darkrooms throughout the fall '37 semester. Although Mr. Tibbetts, sponsor, and Bill Levy, president, prepared interesting talks, the club members were still handicapped without the use of the darkrooms. But with the opening of the new and modern darkrooms this spring, the enrollment soon increased until the Camera Club is now the largest extra-curricular activity in the school. The club has had various exhibitions throughout the term in the Camera Club case located in the Wilmerding building. Among the exhibitors were George Hillman, Calvin Biggar, and Bill Levy. During the middle of the spring term Fred Commendant was elected president. During the past semester some of the members have taken a course in photography from Mr. Tibbetts, and are now teaching the newly initiated members. CAMERA LIFE STIIFF Editor Assistant Editors Art Editor Business Manager . . Photographic Work . Cartoons A ssistants : Norman Bonner Barbara Beardsley Fred Bender Claude Dotson Merrie Christmas Barbara Cronburg Martha Davis Denton Delavan Evelyn Logemann Jack Miche Judith Morton Glenn Mueller Grace Ridgway Fletcher Steele Erich Thomsen Marjorie Ward Bill Williams Rob Roy Cyr LIFE STAFF Betti jean Miller . Delmar Brown Marlin Delavan Marguerite Grossen . . . Bill Levy . George Hillman Marjorie McBride Harold Schroeder L. lll. L. LIFE STRFF Q Scribblers and snoopers gathered early last fall to plan their 1938 Life . They received permission to use the fifth period of every Wednesday as a journalism hour. Being eager to begin work, they took little time to elect their leaders and effect their organization. Bettijean Miller was chosen editor-in-chief: Delmar Brown and Marlin Delavan, assistant editors: Nlarguerite Grossen, art editor: and William Levy, busi- ness manager. Since the Lux School celebrates its twenty-fifth birthday this year, the staff decided to make the 1938 issue of the Life historical of the progress of the schools. Old pictures and old stories of the school will give a backward glance, and newest additions and accomplishments will show the progress. Not satisfied merely to work on an annual which would not come out for months, the journalists decided to issue a weekly paper and to post it on Friday mornings on the main bulletin boards of the three buildings. Different groups of staff members edited this news sheet called The Tiger's Tale. From a three column first issue the paper has grown to a six-column and sometimes eight-column sheet and even boasts a scandal column with the very good name, The Vacuum Cleaner . From time to time, features have appeared, the most exciting being baby pictures of the seniors, all embarrassingly tricked out with saucy captions. These pictures were reproduced and made uniform in size by George Hillman, Marjorie McBride, and Merrie Christmas. The greatest surprise among them was a quaint, adorable little boy, whose taffeta dress was trimmed in the fashion of years ago. It was our director, George A. Merrill. At Thanksgiving time the staff published a ten-page mimeographed magazine, with news, poems, cartoons, editorials, and humorous essays. The journalists are proud of themselves. They have had fun in producing both The Life and The Tiger's Tale . They hope that the latter publication continues to appear on the school bulletin boards and becomes a school institution. LIFE EDITORS Q Believing that every girl should be thoroughly instructed in the art of home malcmg, Miranda W Lux left ln her will a bequest for the founding of the Lux School In the year of 1912 one third of Potrero Block was purchased and the build mg erected thereon At the time of the opemng of the school a trl partnte agreement was made between the trustees of Luck Wlllnerdlng and Lux to the effect that there should be one director for the thrce schools but that each school should retam nts mdlvlduallty The Lux School was bullt to accommodate two hundred and fifty gxrls pa tlcularly to become proficient m the household arts or to earn thelr livelihood ln the mdus rlal world However Luft was to be not only a school for trammg 1n maternal dutles but also a school with a soul a school in which the future home makers of the world not only acquire skull ln cookmg bed making and other household tasks but also develop character and personality so th1t they may take thelr places m the wo ld s fine examples of American womanhood I2 9 ,, . . :- o un ' . fv . 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The Lick Tigers, under the supervlslon of Coach Bernie Baumelster and Trainer oe Ptvernetz started their gridiron tralnlng on August 23 at ackson Park After two short weeks of practtce the team met South San Francisco eleven m the first game of the season Although our team fought vallantly the more experienced and heavier South Cnty team subdued the Tigers 12 0 In the next game of the season the Luck grtdders met the Tamalpals squad on the Tamalpals field With their llne functioning perfectly and their backs cllppmg and blocking like demons, the Tigers had rolled up a score of 12 6 at the end of the third quarter but at that time a quarrel ensued and the Lick team decided to default the game 1 0 The next game with the Mlsslon Hugh reserves was not spectacular, but lf was hard fought and mterestmg Ltck lost by the score 6 0 but redeemed Itself later m a return game by trouncmg the Bears, 6 0 The high light of the season was the game with efferson Hugh In this game Luck un quarter Lick made tts first touchdown Then, however, Luck became over confident and efferson scored twlce, once m the second and once m the thnrd quarter Starting nts passmg barrage m the fourth quarter the Llck team marched from one end of the field to the other With but two mmutes left to play, Dotson threw a pass to White who trotted over for the tally Rollo W1rth's trusty toe scored the conversion When the game ended the Luck eleven was again on efferson s 16 yard lme and was steadily pushmg for another touchdown In this jefferson game the Lick eleven accomplished the astonishing feat of completing 20 out of 23 passes attempted, a record very seldom ac complxshed even by colleges The last game was played after a ten day lay off and with a weakened and seriously mjured team against the heavy and experienced Balboa eleven Even with this handicap the Tigers were beaten by the score of only 14 0 Although the Tlgers met defeat nn most of their games they mamtalned throughout the season the desire to wln even with odds against them they fought on and gave their all Although hampered by the numerous IHJUYICS which prevented htm from working with the same squad all season, Coach Baumelster dxd a fine Job of coaching and should be com pllmented for hrs excellent work 9 J ' ,, . . ,, . J . I . . - leashed a passing attack that would do credit to any college. In the first few minutes of the first , . . J , . BIISEBIILL The baseball team, under the guidance of Coach oe Pivernetz, has had a very successful season this year, winning seven out of its first ten games In the opening game the Lick team cut out Lowell by a score of 4 0 Two days later the Tigers lost their first game The Commerce Bulldogs won, taking advantage of the fact that the Lick pitching staff had not yet been rounded into form The final score was Commerce 8, Lick 0 After a layoff of one month due to spring rams, Lick traveled to Daly City to take its second wm from efferson by a 2 1 margin Cunningham pitched a three hit game, striking out ten efferson batters The game with Galileo a few days later proved to be a real thriller The North Beach boys were leading 5 0 in the last inning when the Tigers woke up With two men out, Lick, aided by White's triple with the bases loaded, scored five runs to t1e the score In the extra inning Galileo scored one run, but with two out, Papen hausen hit a double to drive in the winning runs Final score, Galileo 6 Lick 7 South San Francisco, although it was allowed but one hit, beat our Lick boys in the next game The final count showed South San Francisco 3, Lick 2 Banchero hit a home run over the club house for Lick in this game Again the Lick team suffered defeat by one run This time Continuation rallied to score three runs in the last inning on a Lick error and won the game, 5 4 The Tigers avenged this loss one week later when they met Continuation again Lick, aided by triples poled out by Trailer and Plutt, won by a score of 8 3 In the next game the Tigers avenged a former loss This time the victim was South San Francisco Lick opened this game by scoring three runs in the first inning The South City boys came back with four runs, but were held to two hits won easily by the count of 8 6 For the next game Lick traveled to San Mateo By scoring five runs in the second inning and eight ln the fourth the Tigers coasted in to an easy 15 6 win White and Trailer both hit home runs for Lick In the tenth game the Lick Varsity trounced Jefferson, ll 2 Jefferson gathered only four hits The Tigers took an early lead by scoring 6 runs ln the first inning, 3 in the third, and 2 in the sixth White hut another triple with two men on base, while Cunningham again fanned ten efferson batters In order to give the team a chance to earn blocks Coach Plvernetz is trying to schedule two more games If he is successful in arranging these games they will probably be against Burlingame and Emeryville The team s batting average this year has been excellent Trailer and Papenhausen are the most consistent hitters, both batting over 500 Plutt and MOISICVC also have fine batting averages although they have not played in as many games as the other boys Both are hitting over 375 White IS the heavy hitter on the team, having four triples four doubles, and one homer He is batting over 350 Holland is leading in stolen bases with ten, while Trailer is second with eight Trailer is leading ln runs with sixteen scored White is second with nine runs, and Papenhausen, third with eight This year the Lick team has defeated the leading teams in both local leagues, the P C L andtheA A A Captain Cunningham whose fine pitching has won many games for Lick this year deserves much of the credit for the very successful season ' . . . ' . 5 ' J . for the rest of the game. The Tigers, aided by White's triple, with two men on bases, , . . . BIISEBIILL LINE UP Position First String P . . . . Cunningham C . . Farrell-Ginsburg 1B . . .... White 2B . ..... Moisieve 3B . Papenhausen-lVlcGuire SS . ...... Trailer LF . . . . Grieve-Plutt CF . . . Banchero RF - . . Holland TEAM BATTING AVERAGE No. Name Position 1. Trailer . . SS-2B 2. Papenhausen . 3B-SS 3. Plutt . . . LF 4. Moisieve . . 2B-SS 5. White . . . 1B 6. Holland . . RF 7. Banchero . CF 8. Farrell . . C 9. Ginsburg . . C 10. Cunningham . P 11. McGllire . . 3B 12. Grieve . . LF Pct. .545 .514 .428 .375 .363 .348 .310 .211 .143 118 176 062 kd AV' 3 1 'lf 5 .'. LICH UJILIIIERDIIIG CREW G Enthusfafm for boating was so l-:een this tam that a crew was organized with thirty original members. Because of the interest shown in this sport Mr. Merrill obtained the permission of the harbor commissfon to build a boat house at Central Basin, a: the end of Mariposa Street. As the school budget did not allow for a crew coach, all the supervision was done by the older boys, especially Denton Delavan and Paul Budesa. Handicapped by the lack of equipment, the crew spent most of the term exercising in the oval, but toward the end of the term a number of races at Yacht Harbor were arranged. The crew has worked hard since actual rowing began and is anxious to make a good showing. Much interest and spirit was shown by each boy, and the crew as a whole is looking forward to next fall when Lick will have its own boathouse and equipment. Mr. Merrill has expressed his desire to have Lick lead in bay area aquatic sports. The boys who rowed on the first crew were: Bridgeman, Courter, M. Delavan, Yates, Bense, Jensen, D. Delavan, Cyr, Garavaglia, Didier, Behrens, McDonald, Ehlers, and Rohe. BIISHETBIILL Q The interclass basketball season ended with the awarding of the trophy to the chemistry team. Having won the cup for the third consecutive season, they presented it to the student body for the trophy case. The winning chemistry team was: Zmitrovich, Barney, Gilchrist, Merrill, and Moisieve. Mr. Pivernetz complimented the boys on their line playing, particularly Pete Zmitrovich Qffaptainj. The Mechan- ical Drawing and Electric Shops tied for second place with Machine Shop and Metal Shop trailing. Q The C. won the interclass baseball season by defeating the juniors in three straight games of the five-game series. The line-up was: catcher, Gilchristg pitcher, Barney, first base, Cunningham, second, Moisieveg third, Trailerg short-stop, Zmit- rovichg center field, Bancherog left field, Gutterman. Farrell played a nice game for the juniors, as did White and Holland, and Bonovitch enabled the seniors to hold third place, with the sophomores bringing up the rear. L. Il. ll. IIEUIS . At the beginning of the 1937 fall term, the L.A.A. was completely reorganized under its new sponsor, Miss McNally. Individual sports were emphasized and were played after school instead of during the noon hour. Tournaments were held in tennis, archery, and badminton under the direction of Agnes Stark, Bernice Bagala, and Ilene Bornhauser, the respective managers. The winners of the tournaments were: Norma DeMartini, advanced tennis, Ruth Campbell, intermediate tennis, Betty Tallmadge, beginners' archery, Roberta Pool, intermediate archery, and Bernice Bagala, badminton. Basketball was played on Tuesdays under the management of Elsie Bergstrom. At the end of the term an all-star team composed of the most outstanding players was chosen: Elsie Bergstrom, Irene Bornhauser, Ilene Bornhauser, Marie Linale, Margaret Ruegg, and Genevieve Polos. The Lux mermaids swam at the Women's City Club on Wednesday afternoons, and on December 1, 1937, the swimming manager, Marie Linale, managed a meet in which Barbara Beardsley came out high point man. On December 9, the L.A.A. gave a Christmas party at which the awards were presented and the newly elected officers for the spring term: president, Elizabeth Baiocchig vice-presi- dent, Barbara Cronburgg secretary, Doris DeVincenzig and treasurer, Jean Bagala, replaced the fall officers: president, Betty Tallmadgeg vice-president, Grace Ridgwayg secretary, Bessie Pontiliog and treasurer, Ruth Campbell. In the spring term the girls participated in the same individual sports: tennis, archery, swimming, and badminton, under the direction of the respective managers: Ruth Campbell, Theodora Ruegg, Marie Linale, and Ilene Bornhauser. One new tournament game, ping pong, was introduced, and a tournament was held under the direction of Emma Ratto. There was interclass competition in baseball under the management of Irene Bornhauser and volleyball under the management of Genevieve Polos during the noon hour. The term ended with a play day and banquet at which the awards were presented. r- . In 1904 ll was decided that the Luck students should construct a building on the south slde of Slxteenth Street between Utah Street and San Bruno Avenue The purpose of constructing this bulldlng was merely to give the members of the archl tectural drawing and of the stone shop classes practical experlence ln thelr work Originally there was no Intention of making permanent use of the bulldlng, lf lndeed lt were ever completed When, however, after having furnished practical work for classes over a pernod of fifteen years the structure was finally completed If was found to be of such excellent construction and convenience that nt was put structure, but later It was moved to the Wllmerdlng building where lt lS today. At the same time all the shops including the chemistry laboratory were moved from the Wllmerdmg to the new Luck building However, the physics laboratory remained at Wxlmerdlng together with the classrooms for the purely academic subjects Today the new Luck bulldmg, which has proved to be very practical and useful stands as a monument to the lntelllgence and abxllty of nts bullders and designers the students of Llck and Wllmerdlng 923 FV O . . 5 ' . cn , Q . . gn ' , un .. aa , ' ,U . 0 . -x . 5 Q na . 'B . Q . 3 .-. Ill .l G . v . , 5' ' . O '. . 2. cr ' ' : 'IQ .IP . I9 . :n , Pl. U5 , FV . .H - :r eu O .. -ER - ru .fu . 5 - ro . cn' . ' 5 - , n m . ,., n .Q n Q- . . E.. . A FQ 1 i . :r - 5' ' . ' -'3 ' Q . HL DUSTH IH i 1 S: HCHDEMIC III IIIID UUT 0F l'lETCI'I HETCIW IIIID VUSEIIIITE III I890 George A. Merrill Q In May, 1890, four of us, young men in our early twenties, planned a trip into the Sierras. In those days such a trip was a far more ambitious undertaking than it is today with auto- mobiles and high-gear roads. We hunted up a suitable wagon and what we thought would be a desirable team of graysg but when we went to the livery stable to get the rig, the proprietor informed us that one of the animals had gone lame, and that he had substituted a colt. He told us that the colt was a trifle sensitive around the ears, difficult to bridle, but otherwise easy to handle. We did not like the arrangement, but being eager to start, accepted the situation. As we were driving down Mission Street on our way to the Stockton boat, an expressman edged over to us and, with more emphasis than elegance, warned us to watch that gray mare or she would kick our heads off. We had already discovered that failing in her, and had noticed not only that she kicked, but that she kicked in one particular direction, lifting her heels in a northwest to southeast direction, aiming at the driver. As she was the near horse of the team, which meant the left hand side in horse and buggy days, when she kicked, her hocks struck against the brace of the wagon pole. After she had made half a dozen trials and got the worst of it, she was pretty well cured of that habit. The next morning at Stockton, when we undertook to bridle the colt, he would have none of it. We were forced to tie his neck to a stanchion before we could finish the job. From the boat we drove directly to a livery stable, took the colt out into the corral, threw him, and equipped him with a five-ring halter. By that arrangement we were able to put the bit into his mouth and fasten it to the lower rings of the halter. He was really a gentle animal and did not even need blinders, but he wore that five-ring halter throughout the trip, which covered more than a month. From Stockton we drove out by way of Farmington and camped that night under some trees on the edge of Knight's Ferry. While we were cooking supper, an old Chinese woman dropped by for a friendly chat. She was Chinese Mary, a well-known character in that re- gion-a relic of the romantic days of '49. The next morning's ride took us through Chinese Camp, jacksonville, Priest's Hill, and Big Oak Flat. Then came Groveland-originally First Garotte , where the swift justice of gold-digging days was first practiced. Not far beyond, at Second Garotte , we pulled up at the residence of the two men, Chaffee and Chamberlain, whose cordial companionship had been immortalized by Bret Harte in his story Tennessee? Partner. The fact that we found these two men still living in 1890 is proof sufficient that their fine friendship was the only truthful part of Bret Harte's story, the rest being a piece of purposeful and pardonable fic- tion, so far as Messrs. Chaffee and Chamberlain were concerned. After a delightful half hour wnth them we moved on, over the Bug Oak Flat road, to a Junctnon whence a dirt road turned north toward Hetch Hetchy When we reached the south fork of the Tuolumne River, we found ll swollen to the top of the banks, so we had to leave the campmg outfit ln charge of the cook whom we had engaged and get the horses across the river as best we could, with the ldea of packing nn to Hetch Hetchy One of the men, Bruegel volunteered to swim across We txed a rope under hrs arms so that we could drag hmm out and he got safely over Then we tied the other end of the rope to the halter of the gray mare, led her to the edge of the bank, and with a one, two, three the crowd pushed her mto the river As a measure of precaution one of the other men had gone up stream and crossed over on a log, pulling on the rope the two men were barely able to get the animal onto the other snde When she got out of the water, she was so mad that she vented her splte by smkmg her teeth mto Bruegel s naked arm We had taken with us two old fashioned bed tucks, each with a slut m one side, through which we stuffed hay to make comfortable beds Ordmarlly the tlcks were used ln the day time as covers for the baggage, but ln this emergency we used them as pack saddles to carry the food bedding, and utensils When they were used as mattresses, the first persons up nn the morning pulled the tuck from under the second palr of sleepers and fed the contents to the horses In other words we slept on the horses breakfasts More trouble came when we reached the middle fork of the Tuolumne where we couldn t even get the horses across, so we turned them loose on a well pastured island, and got our selves and the baggage across on a fallen tree On the other sxde there was a sheep herder s cabm well stocked with provlsnons We tramped the rest of the way mto Hetch Hetchy, where we stayed over mght m the company of nolsy mosquitoes, for which we were utterly unpre pared However, we explored the valley and st Jdned the morames, regarding which Professor oe LeConte had mstructed us-Milton Blanc Hard and me-as part of our course of geology at the Unnversxty The next day we retraced our steps, refreshed ourselves at the sheep herder s cabm left money on the table to pay for the coffee used, found the two horses just where we had left them and got back to the wagon and the cook before mghtfall The followmg day we drove We camped on an island m the Merced Rxver beneath the Arch Rocks During our stay of about two weeks we made trlps to Wawona and Glacier Pomt by way of Bridal Vell Falls to Vernal and Nevada Falls, to the top of Yosemite Falls, to Mirror Lake, and to all the other well known polnts We came out of the Valley by way of Bug Oak Flat, turning north from Chinese Camp to Columbia, the ghost of what had been one of the most glnttermg, eventful towns on the mother lode We ferrxed the Stanislaus River at Vallec1to, and on to Murphy s, where we explored the caves and stayed over mght The next day we went on to Calaveras Bug Trees, and from there turned back to Angel s Camp, where we spent half a day checking up on Mark Twam s story The Celebrated Jumpmg Frog o Calaveras Leav mg Angel's Camp in the afternoon, we thought we might get mto Stockton before dark, but when mght overtook us, we were lost ln gram fields We took refuge ln a barn which appeared to be unoccupxed, but before morning we discovered that we had company in the nature of a lot of poultry, mcludmg the vermm thereunto appertammg Then came, for me, a more or less tragnc endmg of the trxp When we started out, we had agreed that none of us would shave whlle on the trip, anyone doing so would be fined .Sl 00 and anyone suggestmg lt, 50 cents It was also agreed that at the end of the journey a vote should be taken to determine the one to whom a beard was most becoming The unfortunate wmner was to wear the beard until the next summer, when we planned to take another trip mto the Snerras When we arrived at the edge of the busmess dlstrlct of Stockton, the drlver pulled up at the curb, wound the rems around the brake lever, and the crowd slipped of the wagon and mto a barber shop, leavmg me alone The vote had already been taken Post Scrxptum I had the beard trlmmed to a measure of respectabnllty and wore lf that way for a full year, true to our bargain When I dld return to a clean face, my students at the Cogswell Polytechnlcal College urged me to let the beard grow agam All of which ex plams why pictures taken during the early days of the Luck School made me look so prema turely old with whiskers . . . ,, . . . 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LIIIW IIT TIIE GHTE Barbara Bea rdsley, 38 Q It had been said of our lady that she has had more romance and danger in her short career than many of her older sisters have had ln the course of their many years She has always been loved by thousands, and indeed I have heard it said that the very mention of her name ln a group will start someone telling of her charms and enumeratmg the dangers of her love Spirited toasts have been drunk to her, and her fair name, San Francisco, has graced the lips of the clandxes of yesterday and the smoothies of today, for although her age as re vealed of course by the catty gossips and must not go beyond your lips is well nigh on to one hundred and fifty years, this age, we say, has not detracted from her charm, but has given her a gay and jaunty air that greatly enhances her appeal Her smile can greet you as warm as the sunshme, but, if you are not wary, you will find yourself in the cold A few of her critical suxtors say that her temperament is too uncertain, for she will greet you as an old friend one day, and turn a cold shoulder to you the next, but these carpmg people are crabs and must be treated as such No, nf you are to be a true lover of this lady, you must love her for her mystery and see her beauty even when she wears a shawl of fog or hides her eyes behmd a lacy veil of ram Although she is now quite sedate and almost proper , lt is generally understood that at one time she had a rather dubious reputation that she is still trying to live down She never says much on the subject, but she really is secretly proud of having once been called the Paris of America However, now that she is a persoaage, she is trying to act properly d' mfied Our lady has a beautiful estate that is now very modern with two new bridges an airport and the Colt Tower However, her property was no always as clean as lt IS today, not that there were no cleansing wmds ln those days, but there were no pavings in the streets Indeed, at one time when rams were bad xt was reported that several horses and carts sank out of sight in the mire, and the drivers barelv escaped with their lives However, when San Francisco When San Francisco found gold in her back yard, millions of excited farmers, bankers, lawyers, and crooks decided that they should meet the queen of the West, so they took the first boat to California When they arrived, passengers and crew alike deserted the ship leaving the captam to run the boat, or turn prospector himself This was very fine for all but our lady, who had at least five hundred schooners on her hands that she didn t know what in the world to do with She partially settled the question by pulling several on the shore and turning them mto boarding houses and saloons As our lady had so many boarders on her hands she decided that she really ought to learn how to cook Now, some people seem to know how to cook by mstmct, and others never seem to learn, our lady was of the first order for when she tried, she found out that she could turn out as good an omelet as the next one and from her French German, Russian, Hungarian, and Chinese guests she has learned to make everything from goulash to Chow Mem In spite of the fact that she doesn t look domestic especially behmd that frilly apron , we can say from experience that her reputation as the world s best cook is well founded, for her dmners are delicious' For a while she had a good deal of trouble with a rough neighborhood that was growing up on the outskirts of her estate At first the place had its sinister charm, but when It grew dangerous, San Francisco began to become perturbed Fortunately the Barbary Coast was wiped out by the great fire, and a new district sprang out of the ashes Our lady is now much as she used to be, a little more sober perhaps, though she has too much of the old fire m her not to thrill as of old to a fiesta, and she still is as responsive to music as she was in the days of the Old Orpheum Theater and the Tivoli Opera House Her estate always will be a mixture of the old and the new Flowers still mass under the gay umbrellas of her flower markets, cable cars still crawl and clang up the abrupt hills, but merged with the soft gold of her street lights, we see the rose and green of neon Even in her more fashionable district her capricious moods are evident A shoe shop of the newest modermstlc front will be flanked by old fashioned stores with the solid cormces of the '90's But moods and inconsistencies detract not at all from her charm m fact, her sultors insist that her vagaries are an essential part of her enchantment . . ,, . . n 1 u - u . ,, . 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I ' . . , . . knew that she was permanently settled, she put in pavings and cut new streets into the hills. l . , - 9 , . l S . c , , . . , . lllI'lEl'l EEST IHET UIEST Rob Roy Cyr, 38 J Q Sweat and steel had bullt lt' Yes, human sweat had land down 3,200 mlles of steel from coast to coast Steel that crossed rnvers, spanned mules of plams and desert, cllmbed 7,000 feet of snow covered granite, and cut through primeval forests, steel that was to bind and build the great West It represented seven years of work, mxlllons of dollars, and hun dreds of human lives, but foremost ln my mmd as I stood gazmg alternately east and west at the endless bands of snlver steel that sloped on enther side to the greatest mountam ranges on the contment, was that I had a part ln lt a part m the constructxon of thus emplre builder I was just a youngster when I d come west from Vermont, just twenty three, nn fact I d hardly acqunred my sheepskm when I jomed up with the Central Paclfic and started to work on the transcontmental railroad Before I go any farther I should mention the sltuatlon that made thus job the most mterestmg mterlude in my llfe-the prize The gov ernment wanted this raxlroad built and ln a hurry, so lt offered 100,000 as a prlze to the two competing companies, Central Paclfic and Umon Pacnfic, for arriving at Salt Lake first Both companies were anxious to wm this prlze, and because I was an engmeer directly responsible to Crocker of the Big Four, all I dnd was push and drlve the men on to greater speed We arrnved at San Francisco nn August, 1862, and were greeted with the order to get to work at once, we were told to go out and cut down trees for ties The C P was at a disadvantage from the begmnmg, for nt had to shnp all nts supplies around the Horn, but this dnd not daunt the Bug Four They pushed on as lf we were supermen-drlvmg us untll we were ready to drop, especially Crocker He actually got ln and worked with us, even to the leather pants and boots He was a bug man and a storehouse of energy, any man who couldn t work as fast as he could was a sxssy Belleve me, too, lt made the men work twxce as hard All w heard for seven years was speed spe d, and more speed When we set out from Sacramento lt was speed, when we reached Auburn ll was Work, men, work' You re slow ' When we reached tlre summlt lt was God, men, but you re slow, get up more speed ' It was sp ed, speed I he tum , we loved lt thrilled to the mighty pace of pounding hammers, chug 1 omotxve , and chants of working, sweatmg men We clxmbed 7000 feet tn the hrst 175 mlle and then saw before us 700 miles of desert and praxrle we swung lrto the vso k w th mo speed We even set a record, 10 mules and 200 yards of t ack ln one dav, and won a bet of 100,000 for Crocker We won S100 000 for es eryone of the three hundred wno wo lt d on that lightning crew It was months, vears of drne, drive, push, and more speed, untll ln April, 1869, we came w hm 100 mules of Ogden, Utah, our destination, and the pot of .5100 000 for the fir t road to get the But ou nea ne to the end of our seven year struggle dnd not brmg joy, for we hea d tha ou rivals had only half the distance to cover that we dad Now we really l av-ned what speed meant For twelve days we put on a spurt of feverlsh actxvlty tlrat nea ly knlled all of u w we e gomg to wm that prize, we had to We dtdnt wm we lost los by 300 vards On May 10 1869, the most trxumphal a s m :ly gathered at the rail head ln Ogden The Big Four came, the president of tue U ron Paclflc was there, a d so we all the gove nors of all the states along the lme Leland Stanfo cl, gove rox' of Calnfo nla, gave the order and the last rail was lowered mto plac Then mth every man llstenlng ln significant silence, the golder spike was driven mto the las tue The East was linked wlth the West forever, and the twam had met Yes' Sweat and steel l ad bu lt t 'lose m l s of shlmng steel from coast to coast Wlthm a fev years hundreds of thousands of people would speed over these ranls to bunld the gre t West mto a rlch emplre I was all ove now, and as I looked from east to west along thos endless bands of steel suddenly I felt an emptmess, an all gone feeling It was the f clmg that come to men wl o awe hm hed somethmg Great . , . . . . , . . . . . . ' ff ' 97 ' ' . . ,, . ,, . . . , . . . D ., - , - . ' , ' , rc 9 . . - - ef 9 , 1 I I . e al. '- ' e- ' - ' ' . l ' 5 A15 .uc T 5' . I ' . , . . - f 3 . ' ' 3 ' . 0 '. ' r 2. re . ' r ' . I U ' . ' .S . , Crocker, but we won a 1Tllll!0Z1 dollars worth of pride and self-assurance for ourselves- ' t . I r 'e ' ' . ll I , , 5 . re. 1' . r. 35 1 - ' ' ' r t r ' , ' ' . 9 -. . , ' ' ' . r ' ' 3- e r ' ' ' ' . If - I 9 ,' : , -I t ,, 4 I . , ' as c l . ' ' w . ' ' l ,. ' . n re . r ' . . 1' r. . ' 1' ' ' . . . . . . . . c Z I L 1 3 . ! A . . 3 . . . l t r o . . e . . . :: . s . .1 la ' '3.. ' . Illl EIIRTHQUIIHE EXPERIEIICE By Bruno Heymann Q I woke at 5:15 that morning of April 18, 1906, to find myself gripping the sides of my dancing bed. For a moment, before my drowsy brain comprehended what was happening, I remembered a scene in front of a small Ohio saloon where a bartender had opened a rat trap to an eager fox-terrier. I saw the dog's joyful leap, his vicious twisting shake, and the dead rat. For a split second it seemed as if a tremendous fox-terrier had gripped San Francisco and was shaking the life out of it. A mighty roar and a deafening crash brought me to the realization of danger. As plaster rained down on me, I watched the ceiling apprehensively, expecting the joists to give way under the weight of the fallen chimney. Paralyzed, I waited for the end-but the joists held. Stepping over the sharp fragments of plaster, I made my way to the window, which offered an excellent view of the down-town district and the bay-in fact, from this vantage point I had taken many pictures of San Francisco. Today the view was obscured by a low, reddish mist of brick dust, and the gold-gray smoke of fires. I dressed hastily, but could not wash as the gyrations of the earthquake had spilled the water from the pitcher. Kicking out of my way slabs of plaster and luggage fmy bags had been packed for a return trip to Europe, which was to have started on the morning of April 18j, I forced my way through the jammed door and walked into the streets. Front walls had fallen away from residences, and the disordered interiors gave the effect of grotesque, colossal doll houses. As I made my way to Market Street, I saw a number of husky dray horses lying dead, killed apparently by falling bricks. Lower Market Street had settled several feet, and wide cracks made going difficult. Occasionally I saw an idle fire engine helplessly standing near a fire, idle because the earthquake shocks had broken the water mains. Sud- denly there raced down Market Street a herd of cattle which had been released from their paddock. Crazed by the earthquake and fire, these animals stampeded all around me, attack- ing the shiny fire engines and finally dropping to their death into an excavated building lot twenty feet below the surface of the street. Loaded to capacity with frightened half-clad people, all sorts of vehicles, even automobiles Qrather new and rare thenj were rushing toward the ferries. These sights shocked me beyond measure and I began to realize that I was witnessing a major catastrophe, and that I should find it impossible to carry out my plans for departure. At eight o'clock, when the lower Market Street district was on fire, I became thoroughly alarmed. I pushed forward until I had reached Market and Battery, where the police had roped off the streets to keep people from plunging into the most dangerous section. Here I could observe my office building, which was just beginning to burn. If I were to save the plans for the Nevada mining plant on which I had been working for months, I should have to do it now-this very moment. Calling to ayoung Englishman, a boarding house acquaint- ance, to accompany me, I leaped over the ropes, brushed an interfering policeman aside, and ran towards the burning office building on Front and Market Streets. The middle of the street was the safest, but even there I often had to dodge falling, burning flagpoles and other hurtling debris. To my surprise I found the front door to the building open. I rushed up four flights of stairs lighted by the flaring, inconstant flames. A janitor's broom served as a weapon for smashing the glass panel of the office door. I pulled myself hastily through the opening, cutting my hands on the broken glass. With one swoop I collected as many drawings as I could carry. Out through the same jagged aperture I wriggled, not having sense enough to open the door from the inside. A mad rush down the stairs brought me back to the street where the fires were raging unabated. My friend took charge of my load, and back I dashed for a second trip. A tremendous draft, created by the heat of the flames, tore my hat off. After I had returned with the second load, I considered returning a third time A quick survey, however, revealed the rapid advance of the flames Across the street the heavy timber shormg of a large, massive building was already on fire Before long the shoring gave way, and the collapse of the building completely shut off the entrance of my office building My brief hesitation had saved me, for a third trip would have meant death My friend helped me to carry the two large bundles to an office on Montgomery Street When at noon this office was threatened by the fire, I hired a young negro to carry the load to Sacramento and Mason, surely a safe haven During the afternoon the fire crept up to Chinatown, and I began to worry about the safety of my personal property Returning to my boarding house on Powell at Sacramento, I dis covered that I could not save all my belongings, but I dragged my trunks and books across the street to the embankment of the Fairmont Hotel, then under construction I hastily buried my property there in the loose dirt and hurried back downtown to watch the dyna miting of the old Phelan building and the burning of the Emporium How those great plate glass windows cracked' By mghtfall the flames had eaten their way up the Sacramento and California Street hills as far as Powell Street, at midnight my boarding house was aflame Again the fire forced me to move my bundle of drawings I was fortunate enough to procure an express man to take the load far out to the Richmond district, but paymg him took the remnant of my ready cash My English friend and I spent the mght on Russian Hill We had fallen heir to two families of mothers and children who had lost their husbands and fathers, respectively Aside from the task of feeding eight hungry people, we had to employ all our ingenuity to keep our charges from becommg hysterical When they were finally fed and quieted, my friend and I watched the magnificent, awe inspiring holocaust The whole section from North Beach to the Mission was a raging sea of flames-a five hundred million dollar fire As I watched, I thought quizzically of the trick the catastrophe had played me I had been practically under a sentence of death in fact, my luggage had been packed and my tickets reserved so that I might return to Germany to die among my family and friends Although I had had occa sion before to doubt the truth of doctors diagnoses, I had accepted this decree with sad resignation, and had prepared for that last visit with my people in my homeland Here I was the time, and completely hale and vigorous In spite of my prodigious exertions all day, I was not even very tired I knew now that the doctors were wrong, and that the strength I felt was not just excitement and nerve, but health The second mght our group of refugees camped out at Chestnut and Laguna Streets We were on our way to the Presidio where we hoped to find food water, and shelter During the following days we combed the various emergency camps in search of the missing fathers Frequently we were halted in our search by military authorities who commandeered us for all sorts of tlrmg and menlal work At last we located the missing men and our two families were happy once more As soon as newspapers were published again they were eagerly bought as they carried page after page of advertisements concerning missing people and notifications for employees of business establishments My firm also was designating a place to report I called and notified the treasurer of the company that I had saved all the Nevada Mill construction plans and had spent practically all my ready cash in domg so I asked him for the sum of five dollars, which he rather reluctantly gave me However, I was enjoying far too much the role of frontiersman to pay much attention to a surly and ungrateful firm I became a vigilante, and as crime and looting became rampant, I was sworn m as a special policeman One day in the midst of my duties I saw a notice m several papers urging me to report at once to my firm s headquarters m Oakland I was too busy to respond to this message immediately, but when after ten days I did report, I found every company official up to the president himself eager to get the saved drawings In spite of the earthquake and fire, the Nevada job was finished in the allotted time At the end of the month however, when I received my salary check, I discovered to my amazement that the five dollar payment had been deducted from my salary I had paid out of my own pocket all expenses of safeguarding the drawings, which had been rescued at the risk of my life' The catastrophe had mfluerced my fate in several ways It had robbed me of almost all my personal property, among which were some valuable books family mementos and the new clothing I had bought for the trip home I had learned, however, that doctors' decrees are not always infallible and should be taken with the proverbial gram of salt I had de veloped, also, a philosophical sense of humor which has helped me to meet cheerfully many an adverse and disagreeable situation And last but not least, the earthquake was responsible for my meeting my future wife but that is another story 3 . . . , . . . in the midst of this enormous catastrophe, cut off from any chance of leaving, penniless for , . , . . . . . , ' 9 , THE IIIPPUCRIITES 0F THE SIERRHS Doris Mills T 39 Q It was hot mxdsummer m Rough and Ready The yellow road smoked in the noon glare, and the pmes seemed only to smother, not to cool Doc Bufiington sat on the porch of the dilapidated old farmhouse and took a puff o two on his brlar pipe We sat on the sphntery board floor and waited Doc had promised us a story, and although our hair was plastered to our foreheads, and rlvulets of perspiration ran down our noses, and our sandaled feet burned and smarted, we were glad to be here so near to Rough and Ready that we could see Doc and hear his stories Doc had acquired his name m pioneer days He had been christened Clemens Bufling ton in 1855, in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he was born, but when m 1881 he had prac tlced rude but effective surgery on a young prospector m Grass Valley, he was quickly dubbed Doc and has borne that sobrlquet ever smce In fact, he has been all his life a self taugh authority on materla medlca, and although his practice IS today prohibited by law, he IS an efficient lf somewhat crude and ruthless doctor We had heard Doc s voice early that morning, its welcome rumble had come up with the breakfast smells of coffee and bacon, so we had bounded out of bed to run to greet him We had conducted him all over the farm, and now, completely hot and dirty, we were holding slesta and watching Doc pull one of his stories out of his memory Finally he refilled the brlar pipe, tamped It firmly, ht it slowly, and began This is his story, made all the more engrossing to us when we learned that oe was Doc s brother Early ln 1890 there arrived ln Grass Valley two easterners on the hunt for gold One, oe, had come to Cahforma for the second time, having first been brought here by his parents in the early eighties and later returning to the East to acquire an education He was a gemal fellow with due respect for the miners and a general understanding of the settlers outlook The other, Dick, was an aloof surly fellow, who felt only contempt for the un couth miners He was a lawyer and had come to the rough West for two reasons to set his hands upon a fortune of gold, and to establish a lucrative legal practice He felt far superior to his neighbors, not only ln manners, but in wlts as well He expected to outdo the boorxsh mmer at every step and the trail that would take them over the mountains to Donner Lake Besides two good mares they had three pack mules loaded with what food supplies were available, and numer ous picks, shovels, and pans They camped along the way with various groups of prospectors With each group there developed more friends for oe and more enemies for Dick By the time the two reached Donner Lake they were known as the Different Couple, smce their likes and dlsllkes never seemed to colnclde For several months Doc received news of the two how things were panning out suc cessfully and how they were well on their way to fortune Finally he heard indirectly that trouble had come into the Donner Camp and that a thief was robbing the slulce boxes He didn t hear until later that oe had been accused but he suddenly received u gent sum mons to get himself on the first ammal he could find and come to Donner Lake Doc watched the glint of the sunset on the lakes blue waters on the second day after his summons He had been lucky, had got fresh horses along the lme, and, as he rode down the tortuous trail to the lake he reviewed the case Someone was in trouble No one had told hlm a straight story but everyone had assured him that oe was all right As he drew nearer to the shacks and tents huddled under the trees, he could see groups of men standing talking Evidently no one was panning today Finally a man detached himself from the group and began to walk up the trail It was oe and Doc hailed him Hello, Doc called oe Hurry down here Emergerxcy case Doc dld not spur his lungmg horse but when he did reach oe he saw that his bro her s pleasant face was weary and sad Who s hurt? asked Doc Dick, answered oe tersely Leg crushed by a panther You ll probably have to amputate The men made room for Doc and he followed joe to a shanty on the beach of the lake The blue water whispered against the sand, and the vlvndly green lodgepole pmes . . , J , QQ ,, ' ' . 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You re not gonng to dne, sand Doc Here, drnnk thns and he pulled out a flask of whnskey He held Dncks head and forced the fiery lnquor down hnm Now sand Doc behave yourself and be a m n oe brought the hot water and the saw and at Doc s orders lnghted candles and a kero sene lantern Bunldnng up a brnght fire nn the fireplace he put nn nrons for cauternznng Dnck was sleeping mercnfully out of pam because of the whnskey Doc bathed the leg made the nncnsnon, and was ready to saw the bone before Dnck was screamnng wnth pam When joe brought the cauternznng nron, Dnck nerved hnmself and sobbed If nt were any use, I d be brave After nt was over and Dnck spent and restnng, Doc walked outsnde to rest nn the cool nnght anr There agannst the shack leaned the burly mnner Doc was puzzled but spoke of the operatnon and nts probable success Pretty plucky he was at that, Doc snghed nn pn y Yes and we ll hang hnm next week, mumbled the mnner What on earth for? Doc demanded Because he s been robbnng slunce boxes and plantnng evndence on oe Almost got oe hanged, he dnd was the answer Doc took out hns pnpe and watched the stars brnghten as the anr grew cold He and the gnant fell snlent They could hear the nnght breeze and the soft slurp of the water The clean resnnous odors of pnne and aromatnc herbs came frosty on the anr What about a lnttle drnnk? Doc asked Well, admntted the surly one, I m stnff and thnrsty Insnde the shack oe was snttnng wnth hns head nn hns hands Dnck was asleep for Doc s sleepnng powder had mercnfully eased hnm Got any more whnskey? asked D oe arose and produced nt Doc pulled somethnng out of hns pocket, but oe dnd not watch hnm, and Doc went out agann wnth the bottle The Janler drank deeply Keep me warm, he muttered After a whnle Doc came back to the shack Get hnm bundled up, he sand We ve got to get hnm away I won't operate on a man one day just to send hnm to a strnngnng up party the next Guard s drugged Get the horses We can manage nf we get to the tranl People wnll thnnk that you and I are leavnng tonnght oe jumped to help Doc stopped Take the amount he took and leave nt wnth a note, he sand You can spare nt So oe measured out the gold dust, a great heap of nt, and stuffed nt nnto lnttle cloth bags He wrote the note and ran for the horses Doc carrned Dnck It was dnfficult on the dangerous tranl, but the horses stepped wnth sure footed haste We ll get hnm to the first trann East He ll lnve I don t thnnk the mnners wnll make trouble After all, they got thenr money back twnce over, and you can't tell me that guard wasn't sorry Tell me about nt ' oe dnd wnth as lnttle reference to Dnck's treachery as possnble Dnck had been caught when a panther had attacked hnm whnle he was robbnng Jnm Black s box Doc paused He filled the pnpe agann Bu dnd Dnck escape? 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SIJLDIER 0F PEFICE ames Sleler, 37 X Q My boat was sallmg at mldnlght and then I would be on my way to China and war It had been a long time smce I had been near a war and somehow I dreaded nt but as a newspaper correspondent lt was my job to be there My last night tn San Francisco' Night clubs never have appealed to me and the hotels were darkened by the strlke I could thmk of nothmg better to do than stroll through the Mission Glancmg at displays, watchmg the crowds hurrying here and there on week end errands, I came towards Twenty second Street where a small crowd was gathered I said to myself I might as well llsten to the Salvation Army as walk up and down the streets but the closer I came the less nt appeared to be the Salvatlon Army m Sat urday night formation I could hear the famt strumming of a banjo and a volce smgmg I reached the outskirts of that little crowd where I could make out the figure of a man smgmg and playing hls banjo At the moment he was smgmg some popular song wlth such vlgor that hls audience seemed to be keeping time with hmm Slowly working my way to the front of the crowd I got a close up of the smger He was enjoying his performance as much as the crowd dxd and his face reflected the amusing words of hls song It seemed to me that such art for art lt truly was belonged upon the professional stage mstead of on the street, but as I watched I understood the reason why the smger was bllnd Standtng ln that crowd, observing the man I saw m his face courage, character and mtelllgence As he began an unusual arrangement of Over There and I-Imkey Dlnkey Parlez Vous, tt slowly dawned upon me that somewhere I had heard the self same varlatlons a long time ago I looked closer at the smgers face and something famlllar m that ready smile made contact wlth my memory and out of the dark came this scene France twenty years ago-a dlmly lighted dugout at the front the night before the zero hour A group of soldiers are gathered around a lad barely twenty, who IS playing has banjo and smgmg He ns laughmg as he strums the strmgs, trymg to keep up the men s courage Listening to his songs, the men seem to absorb some of hls splrlt and jom ln the chorus, forgetttng for the moment tomorrow s bloody battle for just a few yards of trenches At the crack of dawn, a whistle blows and a llne of silent men climb over the top Then the Hash of gunfire, the bursting of shrapnel, the screams of men tn mortal pam, the rat a tat tat of machme guns mownng down a wall of human flesh the blmdmg lnght of flares and then silence The lme had reached nts goal That night the remnants of that group gather once more ln sad remembrance Yep I saw hmm, the first over and the banjo wlth hmm-can you beat that? ' I saw hum rnght up till the shrapnel burst ln front of us and then I lost count of verythmg They must have got htm He was a brave one all rlght h d what xt takes Yeah, plenty o guts and smart, too That was the last word we had of htm, yet here he stood before me, intelligent and brave, dlsplaylng hls many natural abllltxes so that he could earn his rlght to go on llvmg Blinded by shrapnel he had probably been picked up by a strange company and sent to the hospntal and then home to-thus' War had made htm what he was, but lt couldn't break htm I llfted my hat m snlent homage to a truly courageous man and slowly turned and walked down the street 3 . . . . - . ,Q . . . 9 , . . . . ' me 97 - , - . . 1 .. ' - 9 ' - - ee 93 er - - 99 - . . . . , ' 9 . , . . . . - , it 0 Q . Q, . . . . , , . ,, . . . . ' - 79 C . . ee - - gg 1 3 . re 9 99 . 9 . THE Il'l0UI1TRII'l5 LIIIIGHED Martha Davis T 38 The red sun grew brilliant yellow as lt rose over the still vacant desert The distant mountains folded deep purple shadows into their valleys and ravmes and kept an eagle eye open for invaders Sagebrush and cactus partly carpeted the desert floor like poorlv grown lawn Out in the middle of nowhere grew a few scrubby jumpers fed by a gay laugh mg pool of fresh water which defied the sun to dry it up Across the desert came a caravan trudgmg wearlly toward the majestic guards of the world beyond It came to rest beneath the trees and the tired travelers descended to drink from the sparkling spring Death Valley or no Death Valley' I ll have to go back Sarah, I ll have to go back' Yes, Lem the woman held a sleeping baby close to her breast We re only half way acrost the floor of this valley and our food lS awful low It won t last mor an a few days Look, I can go and be back in bout three days nf I hurry If you could I ll stay here, Lem, and walt ' She looked down at the child ln her arms amle an me ll want Well, nt amt as though anything could happen but well I hate leavm you alone with jest old ed to watch out for you The dog crawled to his master s feet slunk to the ground, and land his pmk wet drool mg tongue on one worn dusty boot ed s a good dog We ll get on fine Lem Besides I ve got the gun Well Ill go then an Ill be back as soon as I can Ill take jest the horse It ll be faster The baby awoke while they were dividing up the remammg food He was playmg with his toes when his father came to say good bye Sonny, I ve got to go, so you take care of mother for me He kissed them both a fond good bye and then was up on his horse He rode off ln the direction they had come turning only once ln the saddle for a last wave She spent the first day washing and mending their meager clothes and preparing the simple meals for herself her child and the animals She played with the baby for awhile When the sun began to smk and the night air was cooler she built a fire of sagebrush to keep off the chill that descended with the night The second day was much like the first The sun blazed down on the sand, the cactus the sagebrush Only the mountains remained aloof, silent ever watchmg She tried to keep herself and the child as cool as possible The dog slept m whatever shade he could find At last the sun set ln the blue blue sky, leaving a pmk afterglow which filled the desert and caressed the mountain tops Darkness arrived with sudden swlftness and her fire was the only light in that vast world Once more the sun came brmgmg with lt glare to spread upon the sand She put on her best for today he would come and everything must be ready for hum She picked bright delicate desert flowers for her waist She bathed the boy and clothed hum tn his best She made the oasis gay by spreading Indian blankets about the pool By noon the flowers on her belt were dead and she was tired the baby, fretful The sun was high over head looking down on the world with a scorching gaze She left the trees' shelter for a few minutes to get a mule that was wandering away At the time she did not see the snake nor hear ll but she felt the sudden sharp pam In her leg She knew she had been bitten by a snake she heard the rattle She hurried back to camp and got the gun, but when she retu ned the snake was gone She went about attending to herself as well as she could She sucked the wound and washed lt then she wrapped it ln a clean whit cloth It didn t really hurt just panned when she walked 9 J I , - n Q ' . . re 9 9 99 , . . . 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X . , . . 9 - - 9 Once more night dropped its black velvet blanket upon the desert She stayed up later than usual, hoping that he would come He did not The morning of the fourth day might have been the morning of the first day The same mountains, the same sagebrush, the same bright colors, the same heat, the same desert The only change was in her leg During the night it had swollen to nearly twice its natural size She removed the bandage and found that her leg had changed color She knew definitely now that it was poisoned She could do nothing for it She spent the day much as she had any of the others, playing with the baby, getting the meals, and trying to keep cool She did not move about as much as usual, and she kept her eyes always turned in the direction he would come The fourth day was over and the sun had gone, leaving fragments of itself in the dark sky The moon rose full and mellow from behind the mountains The air was still and warm, but she could not sleep She listened for horses hoofs, but the valley was asleep The following morning she went about her work with grave determination Her leg was worse and she knew the poison was filling her body She got breakfast and again dressed the baby in his best She neatly folded the blankets and put all cooking utensils away She turned the mules loose and watched them wander away She patted the dog and kissed the child Then she picked up the gun Three shots rang out and died away among the hills The spring murmured softly the sun shone brightly, the mountains shook their aloofness and laughed THE RIVER Della Ditman T 38 ane looked at those grouped around the little table-her father hunched forward in his chair, his hands knotted and rough, resting loosely upon the worn blue and white checked oil cloth covermg, and little Bobby busily drawing on a scrap of paper, a stub of pencil clutched tightly in one grimy fist She knew that no one was listening to old man Higgs and wondered idly if he realized just how boring he had become with his ever he was saying than by the light from the unshaded electric lamp that hung from a long cord in the middle of the room Why I can remember, he said, when the valley was nothmg but sand when the river left nn its path a narrow line of green, the only living thing Look at It now, and he gesticulated, moving his arm in a wide half circle, orchards and vmeyards as far as the eye can see And, he continued proudly, almost as if he and the river were one, but f r that water, this would still be a fruitless desert ane sighed and closed her ears to his talk It was still raining She could hear the steady drip drip as it fell from the eaves Above it came the voice of the river, not far distant, its waters swollen by the incessant rams On her way from work that afternoon, she had stopped on the bridge, watched the murky river flowing beneath her the waves hungrlly lapping the edges of the already sodden banks But louder than the deep ominous notes of the river, louder than the swtsh and patter of the falling ram, was the song in her heart That afternoon life was complete Perhaps there are those that would scoff and wonder that, living the way she did, such happmess could be hers But the camp, with its bare two room shacks hot and dry ln the summer with only the gray olive trees for shade, damp and cold in the wmter, was to her and others like her, home To those scoffers the stench of the burning dump heap and the slaughter houses and the canneries, that often filled the air when the wind blew in that direction, would be unbearable But then they hadn,t been compelled to start life with the odor of drying and rotting fruit and cooking spmach nn their nostrils, working at what . i , . . . I . , . , J Q1 . . . ' f . . . , . . lasting talk of the river. She watched his face glowing with eagerness, lit up more by what ff 77 . ' ff ' , .. . . . . . . . 0 . ,, . . . . . . ,, . . 97 ' ' ' lf 0 . . . i . . . - , . ever came thelr way, movmg from place to place, tollmg endlessly to keep hunger and death from stalkmg mto their lnttle cabms And then, too, they hadn t met Tony ane smlled to herself as she thought of htm How long she had watched hum, hardly darmg even to hope that he would ever notice her' And then just two days ago, while she was standing ln her place waltmg to begun work he had come hurrymg by and not only had he looked at her but had spoken and smnled, too, his teeth flashing whlte ln his dark face Her work, handling the ncy spmach, cutting off the roots, shaking out the dead, brown leaves, dropping nt on the swnftly movmg belt, had seemed as nothmg the rest of the day They talked together often after that And then this afternoon just as she was leavmg the Cannery Tony stopped her at the door Wanna go to a dance tonight? he asked I I don t know maybe she answered O K Come for you about mne thlr y ane was excited and happy when evening came and Tony appeared to take her to the dance She knew that her dancing was pretty good, and she hummed happily to herself as she swayed tn rhythm to the llltmg muslc It was over all too soon The ram had ceased when they stepped out mto the mght agaxn and here and there, where the clouds had rolled back, a star glxmmered They talked, speaking of the muslc, the many thmgs they would do together, thetr voices low ln harmony wxth the soft warm breeze that caressed the damp earth It was when they started down the lnclln that led to the low lymg camp grounds that they heard lt a low continuous mumble like the wmd rushmg through numberless trees They stopped lnstemng What's that? Tony asked The roar Increased louder louder untnl nt seemed to fill the mght L ok, Tony shouted excxtedly, the r1ver ' ane s eyes followed hls pomtmg finger and she felt a thrill of horror at what she saw Advancing swiftly, like some monster ln a nightmare, was a huge black wall Tony turned to her, screaming to make hlmself heard S ay here, I ll see lf I can help' She stood watchxng the scene unfold below llkea horrlble dream a dream from whxch she must surely awake and find thmgs as they had been before In the dum llght she saw the lxttle cabms that had seemed so secure a few mmutes before and the vague figures hurrymg confusedly to and fro, trymg desperately to save the commonplace thmgs that had suddenly become priceless She heard rather than saw the water crash through the trees above the camp-saw them drop from sight as nf a black vexl had been drawn She saw the cabms disappear and then the water was full of screammg, wrlthmg forms She knew that somewhere ln that teemmg, surgmg mass was Tony who had suddenly made llfe so complete She was aware of the cars, their llghts shxmng on the water, and the collecting crowd tense, horror strlcken as powerless as herself to help In the glare of the headlights she saw a woman pulled upon the bank graspmg m her arms a small chnld the slde of nts face torn away Others were helped from the swurlmg water gashed bleed1ng,hyster1cal Trees swept by, thenr roots luke grotesque arms uplifted for help The darkness merclfully had from her the vague black shapes that were carried along ln the whxrlmg waters It seemed as lf she stood there a llfetxme Dawn began to break at last the first glmtmg rays of the sun only makmg clearer the complete desolation One cabm remamed standing nts roof protrudmg above the muddy waters A few trees stood, branches brown wnth snlt swaylng back and forth nn tame to the rnver s current Someone touched her arm, led her away from the water s edge She felt nenther sorrow at her loss, nor anger at the river that had taken everythmg from her onlya klnd of hope less emptiness . . . 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THE 6000 0L0 DIWS Barbara Cronburg, 38 There has been a great deal sand both for and against present day femmme clothmg by the members of the male sex However, nothing has yet been brought forward that has convinced the women that they are wrong lh then' styles In thus article we shall not attempt to prove anythmg conclusxvely but we wlll just carry on the argument The average male thlnks he would hke to see his glrl attlred ln the fashions of a few years back because well, just because If he sat down and really cudgeled his poor overworked brain he would reallze what a terrible mistake he would be making, especially nf he had to pay the bxlls If our hero went far enough back he would see gowns made of heavy gold and silver brocade standing out stlflly from the tightly laced walst with the front of the creation dlscreetly opened to show the pettlcoat of as stlff and rxch a mate rlal as the gown ltself Around the swan like neck was worn a large ruff not only one but many layers of ruffs stiffened with starch and stretched on wlre Later on the women of fashlon were compared with children tn go carts, their tightly laced watsts rlslng fro vast bells of petttcoats over whnch the gown ns looped up hke a drawn curtain The archl tects of the time began to allow more room m the halls for the passage of the hooped pettlcoat ringed with whalebone ust lmagtne dancing The Bug Apple or even regular ballroom dances ln these monstrosmes' And how would the poor male manage to deposit himself beside the fair damsel spread out ln a rumble seat? He would have to slt on the gown and probably be ln terrxble dlscomfort because whale bone doesn t make a very good cushion and lt lS likely to break Of course, our Casanova may not want to go back that far, but just to the time when Mother was a glrl ' At that time the women wore sxmple muslm dresses without whale bone, but the sklrts were helped out by a mere fourteen mushn pettncoats Then, all of a upstairs ln them was an affair of deliberation Finally, just a few years ago, the dresses went from floor length to above the knees This was all right for some girls, but bow legs dldn t dlsappear wlth the skn-ts, so ' Now dresses are at a happy medium, and we de voutly hope they wlll stay there' Although the dresses have recexved their share of rldlcule, It IS the hats that are the butt of most male derlsxon Those crazy hats that the women wear perched on the stde of thelr heads, on the back, on the top, or anywhere' ' Well, those crazy hats may be crazy, but suppose the women wore the headdresses of a few years back At the time of George III women s hair was kneaded with flour and drawn up over a cushion or pad of wool, and twisted mto curls and knots and decorated with artlficnal flowers and bows of ribbon Then feathers and chams appeared on these towermg headdresses, and finally shlps m full sall, coaches and horses, and whole barnyard scenes rocked upon the upper heights The coaches m which the lovely ladies rode m their outings had to have thelr tops cut out to allow room for the mountam of hair, paste, and doo dads Because the dressmg of the halr could not be achieved without the and of a skxlled barber, the head sometimes remamed unopened for several weeks At the end of that time msect powder was needed to knll off the tenantry whlch had multnphed wnthm' ust lmagme the riot that would be caused lf gurls went back to this style of dressmg thelr halr The tops of automobiles would have to be permanently off there would be no head on your shoulder stunt, and every tlme you and the gurl were caught m the ram, thunk of the mess on your overcoat Of course, there would be quxte a lot of people put back to work ln the msect poison factories, but So lf we were ln your place, we would not complain about such trlfles as dmky funny shaped hats, and the new styles ln dresses ust take your glrl as she lS and thank your lucky stars she d1dn't take you seriously and follow the fashions of the good old days' -1- ' Q! 77 ' . . . - . . ,, .- - - - . 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J ' ll 9 PURTRIIIT 0F Il GRIIIIDIIIUTHER Richard Wagner, 39 I first met the dear lady about sixteen years ago As I have no memories of that intro duction, I am at a loss to describe her appearance or personality at that particular stage in her life However, I doubt very much that time has dealt her many great changes in the comparatively short stretch of years smce then Today she is quite lovable, but also quite exasperating at times, for she has all the well known characteristics of the typical woman plus a few little idlosyncrasies all her own One of these quaint little quirks in her nature, common to a good many women I am told, is a fervent desire to develop acute indigestion in all those diners who fall prey to the delicious bait of her foods In our household ll is her duty to supply the members of the family with tempting dishes, but she usually undertakes the task with such vigor that an inexperienced diner is almost forced to founder himself in order to keep up with her Should he lag in his consumption of her choice offerings, the good woman will rob him of all peace and quiet until he launches himself sulcldally upon the food before him ust this evening she almost succeeded in forcing me to consume one bowl of vegetable soup, three pieces of delicious creamed ham, one helping of French fried potatoes, a half plate of Brussels sprouts, and a thick slice of luscious pineapple cream cake, all at one and the same time I resisted however, much to her disgust, for she was thoroughly convinced that I was not gettmg enough to eat She was, and still ls, convinced of many other things Innumerable are the evenings that I have wasted away, patiently and diligently attemptmg to change some of her opm ions on life and the infinite universe ln which all life exists I have watched her sitting as to the morals of men the construction of worlds, the defects of states, and the wonders of science and art She will wear an expression of whole hearted agreement on her face, nod her head in frequent approval, and then it never fails after I have finally exhausted both my imagination and my energy and have settled back to rest contented and satisfied with my brilliant oratory, she will terminate the affair by informing me that all my efforts have not changed her opinion one smgle iota However, I am not the only one who has bumped his patience against the wall of her pertmacity I doubt very much that anyone on this earth could ever change her mmd if she liked it the way it was She will argue for hours over the correct position for a little vase in an obscure corner of the room, or the right place to purchase a bottle of dill pickles so as to get them at their cheapest price and h1ghest quality Perhaps these argumentative and bargaining tralts in her nature are what force her to attend auction sales so regularly Whether it be a love of the antiques or of the bargain business, she has been collecting so much stuff of late that it wouldn't surprise me if she soon opened a shop of her own Some new and strange prize of hers is always appearing around our d0lTllClle, fresh from the bidding houses The other day I was startled half out of my wits when I came suddenly in contact with two strange cats, fantastically green in color, with giraffe like necks that stretched toward me It was not the first time that the old lady's beloved piece had caused violent surprise on the part of some unhappy individual I shall never forget the time that I was detailed to place a certain little old gnome like fellow hewn from sandstone in a corner of the fireplace My grandfather was reclining in a big easy chair so placed that it faced directly the Spot chosen for the ornament He had been drinking some beer and had dozed off before I entered the room A short time after I had returned to the kitchen, I was shocked by a sudden outburst of profanity Into the living room I rushed to find my grandfather poised on the edge of the chair gazing intently, with a look of worry in his eyes, at the little man ln the fireplace niche He squmted and mumbled, and then, looking up at me, ' . . . . . - . . . ,, . . ,, . J . . 0 . , . . before me in apparently rapt attention for hours at a time while I expounded my theories 9 . . S . . asked ln a pleadlng volce nf I too saw that 'blankety blank llttle blank grmnmg at hmm After I had assured htm that all was well and that he was not being haunted by the ull effects of too much beer, he heaved a sxgh of rellef and settled back to reprlmand me for havmg conspnred with my grandmother agaxnst hum Such were the worries that his dear wife caused m the old man The poor fellow was always bemg harassed by her, especxally when riding ln an automobtle, when she was very particular both about the drxvlng and the scenery Several years ago we were returnmg from Canada through the long monotonous stretches of the Nevada desert My grand mother was slttmg erect on the edge of the seat, as was her custom, with her attention riveted on the road ahead She was very quiet, and that was strange Suddenly, wxth a worried but matter of fact expression on her face, she sand to my mother, You know, Cele, I feel suck As she really hadn t been well, my mother asked her whether she would like to stop at the next town 'No ' she replled tts just that I cant bear to look at all those dead rabbits th we ve been seemg along the road They are such gooey thmgs Well, why do you look at them? my mother asked Oh I don't know There s just something about them that attracts me, I guess It ns that same curnoslty that led her to look at the rabbits that leads her mto the traps of joke lovmg sons nn law, who never ture of teasing her The traps are land, the dear unsuspecting lady falls vnctnm, and the conspxrators howl wnth mlrth as thenr mother m law trxes to extrlcate herself from the ndxculous posmon mto whlch she has fallen Some times, however, she surprises them by announcing that that old joke has whlskers, and then nonchalantly ambllng off as though nothmg had happened I, for one, mtend to keep clear of her wrath I shall engage ln no foolhardy teasing as the other males nn the famlly do The lnttle old lady has ways and means of defending herself It as not so very long ago smce she used to threaten to beat me wxthm an mch of my llfe with an ever handy broom She has never carried out that threat, and I don t thunk she wall, for we really are, and have always been, the best of frlends THE LIIIIIEIIT 0F II ITIILLIUIIIIIRESS Because he looks at me Wlth dollars m hrs eyes Because he thmks of me As a golden gllttermg prxze Because he wants from me My wealth of goodly size- I shall not be his wife Because he never finds ln me The love that I could bring Because he never thmks of me But for the wedding rung Because he only sees ln me The money for his fling I shall not be hrs wife I ll never hear from hum A song for hearts to soar I ll never take from him Sweet memories to store I ll never have from hnm The loxe I ve waited for I shall not be his wife Martha Davis T38-I . . . . , . ,, . . . - . . . . , . . . . N - an . , . . Q 9 ' - 1 ' 9 - , , at 9 ' ' as . . ee . . me 9 - - as , . . . . . , , . . . . . . ,, . . ,Q . . . . . ,, . . , . . ! 7 9 S , . 9 , . S , . v 7 ' y D065 Fletcher Steele, 37 X Does your home look run down nn spite of your efforts to keep nt up? Do the lawns that you replanted and have nursed smce last spring have holes and dead spots ln them? Are your carefully pruned rose bushes and expensive flowers broken and bedraggled9 Do you constantly find the rugs in a heap ln the middle of the hall? Are your shoes and slip pers where you left them? Are your nerves on edge and ns your temper worn thin? Do you jump at the sound of the doorbell? In other words, are you constantly bothered by a four legged animal sometimes called man s greatest pal but generally known as just plain dog 9 I am' All my life I have had at least one of the little devils in the house At no time can I remember havmg a dog that didnt have me at my wits' end I envy persons who have those so called dogs which aren t the least bit of trouble and do what one tells them I say so called dogs because I don t believe there ns an animal m the canine race that ns pestlferous and naturally destructive My back door has a half mch groove in it caused by the continual scratching of some member of the wire hair fox terrier family Im not sure whether it was Teddy Mac, Bo Go, or Fllck Strangely enough, all my dogs except Teddy have been the pick of litters having fine backgrounds with magnificent champions and blue ribbon wmners for ancestors but little does a pedigree mean to the dog himself Of the four dogs I have had, Teddy was the only one paid for All the others were presents Since Teddy was the best behaved and larger and smarter than the others, we have come to the conclusion that dogs given to a person are the most trouble Bo Go and Flick decided to see the world beyond our back fence one day No one knew of their disappearance tlll about three hours later My mother was heart broken when she found out, but my father was angry, though secretly sorry the dogs were gone We advertised and hunted for three days but to no avail We felt as though two members of the family had died On the fourth day we found the dogs It was a miracle that we ever saw them agam for they had traversed some of the busnest streets m our distract Bo Go was a pekmgese and Flick a wire hair, and neither of them was accustomed to the streets, besides bemg very small Incndentally Bo Go IS Chinese for bad dog, and Flick ns short for affliction Those two dogs were a terrible palr They were always mto mischief One of their favorite tricks was to push the swmgmg kitchen door open when they were shut up ln the kntchen Flick bemg the heavier of the two, would push and hold the door open while Bo Go went through, and then go through himself A dog can convert an orderly and clean house mto a completely disorderly and filthy place in a few mmutes time This is especially true just after he has had a bath The dog feels that he has to get even for bemg made to submit to a bath and dashes through the house sending things Hymg m every direction He goes mto the garden and gets muddy and then tracks the floors from one end of the house to the other It IS most disturbing when the critter, slightly muddy, jumps mto an unmade bed m the mornmg and rolls He ll do it every time' Dogs are lovable in spite of the things they do such things as barking, running all over the house knocking all the rugs askew putting muddy footprints on the wall greet mg visitors too vigorously chewmg greasy bones ln somebodys bed especmally when you are ready to get ln the bedj, begging for attention, and so on Iknow my family w ll alwavs have dogs for each one IS a dearly loved companion Thenr troublesome traits seem to endear them the more and there lS affection behlhd OUI' 5C0ldlng and COYTIPIHINIS o - - . , . . . . 0 ' ' Q! 9 97 ' 'QC . . 0 . - ' , ' , YQ !9 9 ' ' ' ' ' 'n!t . ' Q , . ' 9 . . . . , . . . . . ' 7 ' Y! 99 . . . ' 9 . . . . . 9 9 9 ! ' , c v Q. nl I , . , . IIIIVV DIN' Q The Lick Wilmerding and Lux Navy arrived at Merrill Hall on November 25, 1937, for the annual Forum Day Rally and Dance. All of the classes were dressed in sailor caps and ranked according to their seniority. On the program for the rally there were two plays, entitled Who Says Can't? and It Sometimes Hap- pens, which starred many favorite Thespians and Forum actors. Altogether the rally consisted of a well- balanced program packed with laughs and fun for everyone. After the rally the student body danced to the music of Admiral Britton and his navy band. I'l0lI.l SILVER 5lllEET Q Even though they are spoken in broad daylight from the Wilmerding Library balcony, they are sweet. Walter Bammann was Romeo and Cynthia Jacobs was Juliet in one of a series of Shakespearean readings given by the fourth period English class. In spite of the fact that trappings were lacking and the immortal lines were read, the characters spoke with such feeling that the audience quite forgot the trucks rattling by outside. Several members of the faculty were present, and even one of the parents attended. 38J'5 HOLD LIIST IIIFURIIIIIL PIIRTV Q With George Washington smiling benignly down upon them-from his portrait-and with flags, cherry boughs and hatchets decorating Merrill Hall for the occasion, the 38J's held their last informal party on Friday night, February 25. Although the decorations were in honor of Wash- ington's birthday, the program was decidedly interna- tional and included everything from Scottish bagpipe players to South American serenaders. The high point of the program came when Calvin Biggar, 381, and Ian McBride, 38X C., accompanied by two guest drummers, played the stirring airs of Scotland on their bagpipes. Every member of the audience, Swede, Yan- kee, Italian, or German, felt the fierce patriotism in the skirl of those pipes. Other numbers on the program were songs by the Lux duet, Barbara Beardsley and Barbara Cronburgg songs by the mixed quartet, Marlin Delavan, Jack Escher, Barbara Beardsley and Barbara Cronburgg a hill-billy duet by Jack Escher and Erich Thomsen, a skit by Mildred Bartosiewski and Rob Roy Cyrg and a German song by Mr. Heymann. Games and dancing completed the evening's entertainment. TIlI'IllIIG UF THE SHREUP' Q With hilarity on the part of everybody, cast and audience alike, the senior English class presented The Taming of the Shrew on March 17, 1938. There was informality in the whole performance, some hasty pushing about of improvised props, and, on the whole, the spontaneity and gayety which Shakespeare probably intended for this play. With robustiousness and swagger that gave evidence of his enjoyment of the part, Rob Roy Cyr, as Petru- chio, railed and stamped and starved his Kate into sub- mission. Particularly funny was the scene in which Petruchio arrived to claim his bride. Kate, as played by Barbara Cronburg, was high-spirited and not at all unlikable. The Forum Club should notice Williams- i Ll ff -nm..-tw V? ,.,.:, 1-ld 'X who played Grumio-and should somehow entice him into membership. All in all, the whole performance was very good fun. GRIIDUHTIUII Q Approximately ninety students from the Lick, Wfil- merding, and Lux high schools and junior colleges will receive their diplomas on the evening of june 2, in the Native Sons' Hall. The student speakers are to be Denton Delavan from Lick and Barbara Cronburg from Lux. Students are eagerly waiting to see who will receive the scholarship rings and the Lux Honor Medal. The medical dental girls will wear their starched white uniformsg the junior college girls, gold robesg and the high school girls, carrying old-fashioned bou- quets, will wear the traditional white sport dresses. PILGRIITIIIGE T0 IIIERRILL FIIRIII Q One of the outstanding groups at the annuei picnic at lVIr. Merrill's Redwood City home was the 381 class, which chartered a bus for the day and appeared in a body. Here also were gathered the alumni who ex- changed reminiscences with teachers and friends whom they had not seen for a long time but whom they had not forgotten. Each class feasted at special tables provided for them under the trees on the Merrill Farm, and afterwards joined in games on the lawn. The Farm', was all but turned over to the guests, and everybody was made to feel at home by the genial host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill. UPEI! HUUSE Q The Nifty Shop, an operetta and fashion show in one act, was the main entertainment at the Lux Open House on the afternoon and evening of April 29. It was presented under the joint auspices of the Forum and Glee Clubs and the sewing classes, and was directed by Miss Sinclair. The clothes in the spring fashion show, which was part of the operetta, were modeled by members of Miss I-Ioffman's sewing classes. The Physical Education Department presented a Swedish folk dance and a tumbling exhibition. The program was completed with a violin and piano sonata by Phyllis Nload and Bernice Kipnis, and piano num- bers by Nelly Moncheur and Verna Schram. From a beautifully appointed tea table refreshments were served. Later the visitors enjoyed the exhibitions on display in each department of the school. SHRIIIE 0F THE CUIISTITUTIUII . There could have been no more appropriate gift to a school than The Shrine of the Constitutionv which the 37X boys presented to the Wilmerding Library. Facsimiles of the United States Constitution and of the Declaration of Independence are mounted on a six-foot metal stand surmounted by a golden eagle. The pages of the document are protected by heavy sheets of cellulose acetate. Each page is set into a metal holder and attached to the main stand. In addition to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, there is a page showing photographs and autographs of the signers of the Constitution. A bronze plaque with the class numeral 37X inscribed on it completes the gift. iffmxlmiwd un Page 62r Lively, vltal, spxrlted these words best describe her' Shes a bug gurl, both m physique and ambltlons As a talented actress you have seen her ln many Forum Club productions, for she is able to carry off any situation with ease Rallies and dances are never com plete without her melodic volce In fact, she lS literally one half of all school entertainment On the whole she IS very jovlal, but unfortunate IS the person who feels the stung of her sarcasm As a Txger s Tale snooper, as an actress, and as a songblrd Barbara Cronburg IS an exceptionally versatile person Butterball IS the nickname bestowed upon a chubby llttle blond fellow who can be observed to best advantage during the fourth period study hour Because his hair is never ln the same place twice lh succession one who does not know hum IS lnkely to thunk the halry spot on his cramum IS a mnsplaced wig ust to look at his layers of clothmg ns enough to induce a heavy sweat Day m and day out, ram or shme, Butterball IS seen wearmg a heavy outer jacket, complemented by a sweat shirt, a shxrt and a necktle Maybe he wears red Hannels, too, just to fill him out As a sophomore, Orton Butterball Harrlngton mamtams he doesn t care for gurls, but let s walt untll he s a senlor maybe he ll be out of his sweater shell by then Everybody knows hmm by his favorlte saying Ive got nose trouble He IS one of these busy people, promment m all school actlvltles, and admired and liked by all who know hmm Hrs favorite pastlme ns snapping candld camera pictures, but durmg the past term he has been much too busy, for Mr Levy that s who he IS IS class presxdent and business manager for the Llfe These actlvmes have kept hlm well occupied, but he always has time to widen his mouth into an engagmg smlle which dlsplays hls flashing teeth Mr Erich Thomsen IS an authority on a number of subjects Everyone ln the drawing room llstens respectfully when he lectures on boats and trams If any member of hls audience shows signs of straying, he wlll fix the mattentxve one wlth his eye, back htm into a corner and talk so fast and furlously that he wlll convmce the lntlmldated vlctlm that the tender comes before the locomotlve Lately he has turned his Interest from boats and trams to stream lmed automobiles Students and teachers allke have looked at his drawings of how the modern car should be made Although his enthuslasms run to machinery he can twang a good tune on a guitar, and has backwoods tunes have the drawl of the hull bnlly He s an authority on women, too Get him to tell you about his one date how he had to walt for a solld hour for the lady, what a nulsance she was lh general For information on man or beast vegetable, animal and mm eral thmgs animate or mammate ask Mr Erich Thomsen Henry Mohr was a member of the 37X class who dmd not talk much but who spoke a lot As a speaker he was superlatlve Although not a member of the Board of Control ln hls last semester here he made more speeches than any of the Board members In every thnng he did he was at least antl capltalxstlc lf not actually a soclallst or communist He was ln his glory in English when asked to glve a report on socnally conscious dramas Aside from that, however English bothered hum He was one of the bright boys who stayed ln the English class, during a test from the beglnnmg of third period untll the end of lunch period However, Mohrs outstanding characteristic was his social conscxousness He was always for the underdog Who IS the llttle fellow who glides down the hlll on a wmdy day w1th his ears? Who carries his suitcase around all day to hold one or two books and IS never seen wlthout hxs beloved raincoat no matter what the weather? He IS that same llttle chemist who can barely reach the top of the desks He trles to blow up the school by putting the wrong thmgs ln his experiments and he keeps Mr Tlbbetts busy buying test tubes He IS no other than that llttle half pmt Nick Kutulas 5 Cmnbovg butierball ilk 5 LCVY Evscln f xr H' Mohr Ned. Kdfolar : u ul i- o . , I . ez - s l vv ' D l - . Qc 99- ' ' e BJ . C . . . - 5 K t 7 ' 7 ' ' 7 ' T 9 l Q Q 'K . . . . ,,, X ' - .,, u 1, I Gp I - .. . . . . - . F K . . . . . . sc Qj' I . . - ,J 4 42 ' S f . . . . 4- I . . ' - . , .- , f . . C ,. Z 1. ' U -1 5 , . . . . Z 7 . . u - . 11.5- . .U . . . J. . ., 1 V . ' . .' .. ' Q - A L a A ' -315 ff f I f' AE i EJ W'llllGfhS On- ates O f f viz. V M Dm 15 af! 0 .lbtnllfn MQ .19 S II' U, J J-Yagef' He IS of mlld temperament and of medlum helght, he has brown halr, one lock of whlch IS always detachlng ltself and hanglng over hls eyes, and brown eyes, and he mlght have a way wlth the glrls lf he d only catch onto hlmself However to catch hlm, glrls, you ll have to push hlm off hls model rallroad track He IS a better than average student and IS qulte smart, even lf MISS Palmer has to bawl hlm out for hls poor grammar now and then He has a fine sense of humor, and one of hls pet trlcks IS to get MISS Meng slde tracked ftrue to hls hobby on some other subject than Latln He has a reputatlon, along wlth several others ln hls classes for never turnlng ln any paper on tlme In Splle of all these short or not so short comlngs Mr Wllllam Wllll3mS IS an up and comlng fellow and IS llked by all Llttle Egan IS small, dark, and clever but not so keen about her books As MISS Palmer mlght say, She has that lndlfference to erudltlon that IS supposed to be becomlng ln an artlst Oh, yes she s qulte an artlst Remember her llfe slze sallors that she holsted up for Navy Day She IS a capable comedlan and so good ln brat parts that one wonders about her own past Tall and lanky, spread out beneath a bushy mop of dark brown curls, he glldes sllently lnto your consclousness As soon as you are aware of hlm, you are sure to be attracted by hls natural amla blllty and polse You wlll find hlm pollshed ln the accepted soclal amenltles, but shocklngly wlthout amenablllty to any of your wlshes contrary to hls, unless you are a female of beauty, or an has hlS susceptlbllltles I have known hlm to harbour more than one secret love wlthln hls heart, and I have known more than one to have been harboured ln hls honor Hls maln alm ln llfe, at present, IS to become a sallor of the seven seas Thls IS evldent from hls enthuslasm for the school crew, and hls dally lnterest ln the shlpplng news He has never glven any deflnlte reason for wantlng to go to sea, but you can take It from an outslder that lts because Gordon Yates lS not a one woman man Shes Irlsh we suppose both for her looks and her tempera ment Her black halr and blue gray eyes, her short upper llp and sudden grln they re all Celtlc So too are her sudden rages and fits of despondency When shes suddenly left her best frlend to Slt as far removed as she can, you know she s had an Irlsh fuss Usually she s qulte grown up, and she s been known to speak wlth sound maturlty, but she loves to munch clnnamon candy stlcks and even to glV8 them a surreptltlous llck just before class And there s a tale about a sudden shower of tears Her spelllng well that may be Irlsh but ll,S probably just Marthlsh In Splle of a look of contlnual worry on her face, ane Bentzen lS really a happy go lucky young woman She should go out for track, for, wlth her long legs and contlnual practlce around school, she ought to be able to capture honors for good old Alma Mater She IS self consclous although we cant lmaglne why, for she IS unquestlonably talented ln muslc and drama She lS well known as the country anlmal crackers cousln ln the Senlor lnks and old mald aunts m other plays Clomp' Clomp' Clomp' Yager s comlng ohn, not Harold Elbows aflare and grln at full mast, Lurgy bears down upon you Then above the reverberatlon of hls tread you hear hls guffaw He tells bum jokes and has to laugh at them hlmself He talks out of turn ln class, he upsets thlngs, he bluffs, he shakes the room wlth hlS every move. Hls best pal IS hls model T Ford whlch IS llke hlm, nolsy and humorous. -'2 4 1 u . 1 , . If , 5 if . . . . . -R lr' 5 . 1 ' . D . ' . . L 4 . . . . ' ' 4 et ' as ' K- C . x . . . N . . 1, ' .. . . . . .,, , . Y f rf or s , . , 1 ,- I h i .. .. . . . ,- adult .of authority, As far as the fairer .sex is concerned, this lad ' I- I . . . . . . . . i Q E X K . . ., . - f 'K' +7 5 C I : , l - If I , Li aa 7 . . , . . .' 17 I . ' . . . . d , I 5 N U ,, u. ,, . . . J. Q , fi, . . - ' , .71 . J . . . Z . . . . ' xx lll s., I I U . g . - ' fCnm'irxnvd from Page 592 38-I lllEEl'lIE RDIIST . Weenies on Wednesday! Turkey on Thursday! This was the program of the 381 class last fall when they celebrated the Thanksgiving vacation with hot dogs and cider at Sigmund Stern Grove the evening before Thanksgiving. While enjoying the food Qfor the mo- ment at leastj, the group joined in community singing and were entertained by skits and musical numbers. With Mr. Pivernetz acting as Master of Ceremonies, not only the 381's but also some of the faculty joined in the broom dances, grand marches, and other nov- elty dances. SEIIIDR JIIIHS Q Villains of the deepest dye, handsome heroes, dar- kies, and ladies and gentlemen of the gay 90's all came to Lux on the 381 Showboat to entertain the student body on April 1, 1938. The program consisted of a mellerdrama, a Flora- dora sextet, a bicycle act, and a darky act. The most humorous act was the Bicycle Built for Two,' in which Rita Manly portrayed a gay young blade of the 90's taking his roly-poly lady fair Cplayed by Evelyn Loge- mannj for a Sunday afternoon jaunt. Trees and hot dog stands whizzed past with incredible speed fand shakinessj, all to the tune of Daisy, Daisy. '!EllR'S DRIICES HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL Q Outstanding both for their good spirit and good taste, all the night dances of the year now ending have been well managed and well attended. Much credit is due the various dance committees, headed bv Mar- guerite Grossen and Paul 1ensen. Not only have they made expenses, but they have shown profits, the greater part of which have been given to the Life to produce the current issue. The first night dance of the year was given to arouse interest and to raise funds for the football team. Be- neath the black and gold tiger-'s stripes Qmade of crepe paperlj about 150 couples danced to the music of 1ack Kelly's orchestra. The theme Pigskin Frolic befitted the occasion. October naturally brought on a barn dance, the Harvest Hop , when scarecrows, balloons, corn, pumpkins, and autumn leaves formed a colorful back- ground for the merry dancers. The dance featured for the first time at Lick a Coca Cola stand, which was managed by the 37X class. February, '38, brought us a Valentine's Dance with Merrill Hall appropriately decorated with hearts and flowers. The second night dance of the spring semester was a barn dance in Merrill's Barn , which sported harnesses, chicken coops, plows, and hay. Music for both these dances was furnished by Ron 1etmore. The most dressed-up social affair of the spring term, the 381 Senior Prom, was held on May 21 at the California Club. The formality of the occasion was expressed not only in the attire of the boys and girls, but also in the almost solemn mood behind this affair, the last official one to be held by the 381 class as undergraduates. The high seniors and their friends thoroughly enjoyed the evening-even to its faint note of sadness which tinged with romance the music of Emile Franckaerts and his orchestra. O . it 3 IIUTUGRIIPIIS IIUTDGRIIPHS f!4w,.,, ,,,,.,,.---as M-,K 'Tie A