Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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Lompoc UNION umu scuoor, Thr L. I'. I i'S11pposv wa' fix it this way. I 1-oiup1'o111iscd. You pick out Sllllltfilillg sl you likv which is worth tlu- smm- :uuouut of mom-y, :mud you Uilll huvm- it iu p of thc watch. Ile-rc is :1 big hug of lllJlI'ilil'H.H holding ouv up for his iuspcm 1 Hn- col1tc111pl:1tvd uw, thc watch :uid tha' umrhh-S, i'0llSiiil'l illgI grrxvviyg thmu ili grrxbhvd tht- hug from my hnuzi. stuffm-ci it iuto his pon-kvt :xml 111:Li'm-limi stulrhlx out of thc s VG-: f ww X . EXIT CLASS OF' '24 'l'i14-rv was :1 Hlliklllll strokv of tiuu-, .Mui tha-u .'xllUtill'l' hook was 1-lowvd :Hui Sl'ilii'fi :nut laid :1w:1y. U class of 'QL you uow dn-part, .-Xml with you. Still p!'t't'illilll'llt, 'l'lu'rm' gon-s thc StI'l'llgItil :it om' tiuu- ours. .M thv staff which glliKiQ 4 our sh-ps is suchh'uly witlldmwu. ,Kumi wt- :1 Illlllllkllt hiltcr. afraid. Our vyvs rm-turn to vim-w tho class has loft hvhiud. Path that clzunbcrs. Rising. Q-vcr rising, :l'ill'0llgil vnlcs of g'l'!lHSf'S. liivhis of lillivs, f . lhrough roses. And yvt through thorns.-- NVQ- sm- you hoc-kou. VOIHC! il'l'l'N0illil'. path your '--II Scohxri. '25 U91 I Buruoi'

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The L. U. H. S. LoMPoc UN1oN mon SCHOOL A CHRISTMAS SKETCH It was Christmas time, the busiest time of the year for us in the store, and we were hurrying and scurrying around trying to place a new stock of goods on the shelves, decorate the 'store and show-windows, and wait on all the customers-in other words, to do a million things at once. My task on that particular day was to decorate the toy window. I collected a great armload of all the dolls, animals, trains, wagons, and smaller playthings to be displayed and carried them down tothe table which I had placed near the open- ing in the window, then, climbing through, I began to set each one in the best position possible for exhibition. Glancing up from my work, and resting a moment, my eyes met the gaze of a very small, dirty boy. He stood just opposite me, watching me work, his attention divided between the toys and myself. His whole attitude was one of somewhat aggressive independence 5 feet planted squarely and wide apart on the sidewalk, hands thrust deep into the pockets of his trousers, cap pulled down ovf' one eye. I smiled at him, but the only answer I received was a superior, contemptuous look. Or was it all contempt? Perhaps there was just a little wistfulness, too. He seemed to be interested in some toy watches which were at the front of .the window, and looked at them longingly. After a few moments of meditation, hc turned and went slowly inside. Thinking no more of him, I concluded my task and went into the store, and there he was, the moment I stepped behind the counter, waiting for me. What do you want, sonn-y? uI .asked, observing his expectant manner. Want a job, he annuumcednabruptly, planting himself squarely before me. A job?i,What--canqyouf do? Most anythin'. That's fine, -but what do you mean by 'anything'? Reckon I couldsweepgvan' dust, an' run erran's, an' make things an' sell 'em- I sold a paper once. An'-oh, anythin' else a man can do. You seem to be a very useful person. I'll tell you, suppose you go right over to that office and tell the man there what you want. I shouldn't wonder but that l1e'd take you on immediately. There were other customers to be waited ong but I was too curious to know what my little friend would do or say next. Aw, I thought you owned this shebang. Well, I ain't got no time to waste on seein' the boss now, I'm busy. ' As he edged his way toward'the door, he eyed each article on the counter and in the showcase with a speculative air. None of them pleased him, however. How much is them watches out there? he finally asked, jerking his thumb in the direction of the window. I Ten cents each, I replied. Hin-m-mg guess I'll take one. I need a watch awful bad, and, taking the watch I handed out to him, he laid 'a dime on the counter and strolled out. A few moments later he was back, breathless, angry, excited. Say, whatcha think yer tryin' 'to do, anyway? This watch tells the time which it ain't! It says one tilne when' itls s'pose' to be another. I choked back an impulsive laugh and spoke as gravely as I could. That is a toy watch. It isn't made to tell time, but just to play with. It ain't? Huh! What the dickens was it made for 'f it can't tell the time which it is? I ainft no baby what plays with a thing like that, scornfully. Here, take yer ol' watch! slamming it on the counter. , Ilsl

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Thr' L. l'. II. S. LOMPOC UNION HIGH SCHOOL - ,.- 'L 4' 7 QW I. 4 ' .R G ., Ej2ff'iT2 ff:if -'. -f , F RESHIVIAN CLASS ROBERT HIBBITS .. MARY SKAARUP DONALD ADAM ..,.... RUTH HARRIS .......... ... CHARLES HONVE RTON HAZEI. HOWERTON .... . . . HAZEI. HOWERTON MR. LYMAN KIDMAN . SOPI-IOIVIORE CLASS LOYCE GRAGG ...... BROWNIE TALBOTT .. GEORGIA STARR ... RAE STATER ...... ALICE LIND ....,... MISS MARY PAINE .. CLASS COLORS, Flmmv JACK LEWIS .......... ANDREW DUTRA ..... KATHERINE BREXDEI, ANDREW DUTRA ..... AGNES YVEST ROP E .... .. . . . . . President . . . Vice-Pre:-sidvnt . ..... Secretary . . . . . . . . 'I'rf-asllrvr Boys' Cup M:mugn'r Cup M:u1:1g1-r Song I.:-:ulcr Class 'I'e:u-ln-1' Girls' . . Pre-siclvnt . .... S0f'1'0f1:1'y .. . . . . . . . . . Trcnsllrvr . . Boys' Cup NIIIIIIIQQCI' . . . Girls' Cup Mmmgm-r ..................Cl:1ss 'I'c':xc'ln'r :intl Grccn CLASS FL JIVEIY, Swrvt Pm I JUNIOR CLASS ...... . .. President Vice-I'r0Hitle'Ilt Sccrctary-'I'rvnsilrvr Boys' Cup AIIIIIIIQTI' Girls' Cup RI!llliI.gt'l' MRS. MARTHA CARLSON ,..... ..................... C 'lass 'llt'f10lN'l' CL,-ISS COLORS, Green :incl Gulcl CLJSS 1 LUII'I'fR, California Poppy moi