Livermore High School - El Vaquero Yearbook (Livermore, CA)

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liyerything went hlack, he imagined he could hear the roar of old Betzy. Hey, you! Simmons get up there, it's time you were getting ready to hop oft! screamed a voice. Roh opened his eyes and to his surprise found he had been dreaming and was safe in his hed at the air port in San Francisco where he was employed in making special flights with mails between California cities. He lazily stretched himself and dressed, thinking all the while how thankful he was it was only a dream. RUSSELL CRANE '27. Beauty Tlzerv is beauty in the mooizhglzt ll'l1e11 Hn' stars are shining bright, Yilzere' is beauty in flu' szmliglzf lI'if1z the bright blue sky above, There is becmfy in the meadows lV1ze11 the wild flowers seem' flu' air, There is beauty on the ocean lV1zvn the wives are soft and fair, All the world is full of beauty llvllfll you can see if flzvrc. ECIECILIA FRE1sMAN '27. Plus Not Minus The kind of personality that we should endeavor to cultivate is a positive one -one in which there are almost all positive qualities. It is never too early to hegin molding a positive personality and it can easily he done no matter how negative We may have heen. At first this statement may appear impossihle hut it is not. The only thing a person must do is to take Mr. Knox's advice and Uhegin to lim' these qualities and no matter how deep our posi- tive qualities have heen buried hy our negative ones they can he unearthed in time. One might compare this unearthing process to an old silver teakettle Whose shining heauty is hidden hy many years of dirt and dust. One day the teakettle was found and hy polishing it daily with good polish its hrilliance was once more restored. We too, can bring out our shining qualities hy the faithful use each day of the very excellent Positive Polish. THELMA FERRARIO 'ZS

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Bolb Simmons' Experience OB SIMMONS, air mail pilot who fiew between San Francisco and Reno, was preparing for his daily run. His plane, which was a Curtiss scout plane, was his treasure. He had been Hying with it ever since he had been employed at the San Francisco air port. He spoke of it as if it were a person and he called it Betzy.,' Hey, Bob, called one of the mechanics who had been helping Bob prepare for the fiight. The Boss wants to see you, guess he'll say you can't make the run in this wind. Gee! the wind is blowing sure enough, but I've got to get through with that sack of mail. It contains money that was collected here in Frisco and it's being sent to Hood refugees in the Mississippi Valley. The quicker they get it the better. VVith this Bob jumped down from the wing of the plane where he had been tuning the engine and ran across the field to the office of the air-port superin- tendent. He was pufhng when he reached the door of the olhce as he had been bucking the strong north wind. XNell. Bob, I guess you'd better not try it tonight. There's no use taking a chance. NVait a minute, interrupted Bobg don't say I can't Hy tonight because I know I can. Those people need that sack of mail and they're not going to wait a day or two because some chicken-hearted air pilot in Frisco was afraid to make his part of the run on schedule. Now I don't know what else was said in that oiiice but I do know the super- intendent gave his consent and that Bob took the air in his plane at 7:30 that evening. The wind had made the 'ttake-off difficult and Bob was about twenty minutes in finally leaving the held. In spite of the wind that evening was clear and the beacon light at Livermore greeted Bob fifteen minutes after he left Frisco. Bob Hew over the Patterson Pass with great care. He kept accurate watch on the gauges and meters and kept his plane out of the treacherous air pockets as best he could. The wind was straining every wire, every bit of the fuselage and Bob once or twice wished he had not taken the chance. Then again he would think of the cause of his fiight and fear left him. Then like a flash of lightning out of a clear sky a sharp singing sound came to Bob's ears. He felt his plane give from under him. XYhat had happened? XYith a horrified glance over his left shoulder Bob saw that one of the main wing sup- ports had been conquered by the strong pulling and twisting of the wind. Then the plane seemed to give a last leap like a wild animal that was fighting for its life. But it was useless. Bob thought of his parachuteg he thought of the mailg and then he quickly grasped the sack and leaped from the plane, which was then about one thousand feet above a wooded district. All this had happened in less than a second and now Bob was swiftly being taken helter-skelter by the wind. Poor old Betzy was twisting and turning hurriedly toward the earth. Bob closed his eyes just before she hit the ground. His old companion had been conquered! Wlliat was to be his fate? Swiftly he was descending. He knew that the para- chute would drag him after he landed. Certainly the wind would keep it open and his chances would be slim.

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Music in the Sclliooll HIC Girls' Glee of this school was organized on February 2, 1927. Previous to this time Mrs. Simpson conducted a chorus on Tuesday and Friday. first and fourth periods study halls for those who cared to attend. The girls finally decided to organize a Glee Club to have regular meetings once a month. Thelma Ferrario was chosen president of the club and organized work was taken up. The girls meet the first Tuesday of each month in the Domestic Science room and lunch is served. This is followed by a business meeting and program. The purpose of the club is to promote interest in better music and to provide recreation for the girls. Much interest is being taken in music by the students of the high school besides the individual students who are taking lessons. The following are the music organizations: High School Orchestra. High School Dance Orchestra. Charles Keck's Orchestra. joe XVarner's Orchestra. Livermore Band at Night School. The Boys' Chorus. Girls' Glee Club. The people of Livermore may therefore be proud of the fact that most of the students in the high school are interested in music. 'fThe ll3'ioneer's lpapoosev' An operetta entitled The f7l0lll't'I'i.Y Pafoost' was presented at the grammar school auditorium, Friday evening, May 13, 1027. The production was coached by Miss King while Mrs. Simpson led the choruses and other members of the faculty aided with the dances, costumes, and so forth. Thirty students, taken from all the classes, were members of the cast. The plot of the story, written by Otis Harrington, was based upon the Gold Rush Days in California. A pioneer and his family while crossing the plains en route to the gold fields of California were raided by a hostile tribe of Indians. The pioneer and his daughter escaped but the mother was killed by the Indians and the young son was kidnapped. After sixteen years of searching, the pioneer and his daughter arrive in thc camp of Tomahauk and find the son. They later avenge the death of the mother and all ends happily. The principals of the cast were: Tomahawk, XVin. Mohrg Prince XVhiteface. Irvin Mitchellg Lay-em-out, Leo Callaghang Pioneer, Chas. Camencindg Light Foot, VVm. Mondotg NValtzie. Rosie Ferrariog Lillamush, Doris Grayg Moonface. Margaret Faustinag Starshine, Frances Mallyg Bowbright, Leah Mitchell. Regi- nald Maywood made an efficient accompanist at the piano.