Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

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 The ALPHA iq 3 Lo Sophomores The sun sinks low, the lingering shadows fall, As through a fog I hear the chem prof’s steady drawl. My thoughts are drawn to halls beyond And first I see the greatest- one of four- “The wonder class”-the Lordly Sophomores. They study hard - by this they gain much fame; They honors win, this class of brawn and brain; They shine for sure in basketball and track, Quite true, there’s very little that the soph’mores lack. They’re proud of Bud, and Harold, too Who starred in basketball, ’tis true They showed their ginger, stuff and pep, We know they’ll reach the tip-top yet. Examinations hold no fear for them “Exceptional” the teachers all exclaim. They, you know, of the four were best In the thing they call the “intelligence test.” In the spring they shouted “give her the gas,” These members of the able class, And headforemost they dove Into dramatics - those they love. Young budding movie stars they proved to be, Georges two, and Bruce and Mae, Ida, Belva-and Cecilia, too- Axel, Marcus-quite a cast, you see. Where e’re they strive in future realms In spite of storms they’ll seize the helm The teachers get no chance to rant about their failing work For, as you know, the Soph’mores never shirk. The chem prof’s drawl increases to a roar Issuing words of fire, more and more I feel a raging tug-tug at my hair, “Wake up - you lazy boy - yes - you there!” Page Twenty-Five

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 TKe ALPHA iq«5 HigK FresK men Ernest Bevan - Pres. Edward Peterson-Vice-Pres. Donald Sanford - Treas. William Land-Tax-Coll. THE world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here”, said Abraham Lincoln in his world famous Gettysburg Address, and through the years his words rang true. History records the deeds of people, not the words. Alexander conquered the world not by words, but by actions. Had he spent his life talking of future years when he would conquer, probably he would not have had the chance to look for more worlds to conquer. He could then have been compared with freshmen who stand by and say, “We, too, shall do great things when we become seniors,” instead of “digging in” and accomplishing something worth while in this first year. All this year the guiding principle of the freshman class, numbering 76, has been “Ye shall know them by their deeds” and no doubt this little motto has been largely responsible for the success which has crowned the efforts of the freshmen in the various lines of endeavor undertaken. Perhaps no phase of school life is as long and so pleasantly remembered as the social phase. So to set up a mile stone in their career, the class of 1926, entertained the school with a Valentine party for the special benefit of the incoming freshmen. Unusual entertainment was provided in the way of stunts presented by the individual classes. It marked the first time that a freshman class had been permitted to undertake so great a responsibility. But it proved not too difficult, and established the social prestige of the class. The party was, in the words of the upperclassmen, a “stupendous success”. Not only, however, have they succeeded in the social line, but. in the literary line as well. School publications serve to a certain extent to take the “drag” from school life. With such an object in view this class elected a staff, burned a little midnight oil and put out a splendid issue of the Orocrat. The magazine consisted of departments, most of the news written in literary form, thus adding intertest, especially to readers in other schools. The freshman felt that their school life was not well rounded without athletics. All authorities agree that a school gains neither reputation nor recognition until it has broken or established some great athletic records. Hence all of the freshmen were urged to try to make the various teams. Every freshman, athletically inclined, cherishes in his heart a desire to make some team and play in a championship game. Early in the season Donald Sanford proved valuable football material. At first he was seen as a “sub,” but as the season progressed he was one of the regular line-up. Many a time our freshman heart beat with joy as he made a spectacular play. When the football season drew to a close basketball became of all-absorbing interest. Recruits were summoned from the freshman class for the C team. Though small, a number of our boys succeeded in becoming either regular members of the team or “subs”, while Sanford played a few games as center on the class B team, and again we are proud of him. With the warmer weather, baseball, track and tennis came into full swing. Thelma Zoutis proved herself worthy of praise as a member of the tennis team, and was one of the four girls who played in the tennis tournaments. Many of our boys appeared on the track, a few we were proud to see in baseball uniforms. Thus we have been able to make our stand in athletics. Rather than be satisf’ed with what has been done, it is for us to succeed in the great tasks remaining before us. A graduating class having, in its high school career, made new records and established new traditions can truthfully say, in the words of Lincoln, “it is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced” Page Twenty- seven