Mayer High School - Cat Tracks Yearbook (Mayer, AZ)

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All Aboard For Switzerland To say that I was a very lucky girl in being able to make a trip to Switzerland is under- stating greatly. We left Prescott, Arizona by plane and stopped a few times before we reached New York from where we went to Canada, Newfoundland, Ireland, and France, before we reached Switzerland. The round trip, including meals and everything else cost one thousand twenty-three dollars. Probably the thing which impressed me most was the clean towns in Switzerland with the electric trains, the sky-lifts, the steam boats, and the row boats which are much different from ours. There were great numbers of bicycles everywhere, buses, and strange cars with the steering wheels on the right side. To prove that I did plenty of walking you need only look at the three pairs of shoes which I wore out completely. We went on a trip thru Southern France, down to- the Spanish coast, along the Mediter- ranean, and back into Switzerland. In Paris we saw all the famous buildings. We went to Versailles and Fontainebleau where I saw everything that Napoleon had left, such as his fancy bed and bath tub. We went to Rome and saw the Vatican and many other great architectural triumphs as well as the great sculptures and famous masterpieces by the great masters. On our return we stopped in Florence, Italy with its great galleries of art. We stayed one week in Italy and two weeks in France. In Switzerland one is astounded at the great quantities of chocolate, cherries, and good cheese with the big holes in it. In fact, there is everything there on which one can easily become too fat. People eat four or five times daily, increasing the equatorial measure. W e visited a few schools, at one of which, in Trachslau, the teacher and the pupils welcomed us royally and made a short annual for me. The pictures and the articles by the pupils will always be a reminder of my interesting visit at Trachslau. All who have seen the books are particularly impressed at the clearness and neatness of the handwriting, not of the older children, but of the children of all ages. During the four months' sojourn there was no time to be homesick as there was never a dull moment. It was good to get home tho as I had missed two months of school. My teachers at Mayer have been very helpful to me. They have repeatedly told me not to worry and have helped me with my back work, which I am gradually making up. I certainly am grateful to them for their help. My sincere hope is that my teachers and school mates may sometime have such an opportunity and vill see and enjoy all that 1 saw on this extended excursion. ----Sonya Hicky ................ The Athletic Club ........... In October 1949,grades seven and eight organized the Athletic Club which was financed by dues of ten cents per week, plus receipts from candy and popcorn sales during the fall and winter. After the Christmas vacation we decided to spend our money on soft-ball equipment. We bought six new ball gloves, three new bats, and one new soft ball, all of which we needed. The seventh and eighth graders---both boys and girls--have played games with schools around Mayer, winning some and losing others. 9 ---Billy W illiams