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

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Alpha 1924 BOYS' HI Y CLUB I his club has a purpose. It is to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. How do we do it? Well to begin with, we have a good lively bunch of boys, full of pep and willing to work. Next, we keep them interested. Basketball teams, boxing. hikes, bean feeds, and occasional meetings with the girls are sufficient. This may all sound like fun. and fun it is, for when a boy is interested anythin0 is fun. However, there is a more serious side to the club. 1 here are many discussions of school problems, clean sports, clean speech, clean scholarship, and clean living, for we realize that as the future business men and leaders of this country we must have all these things. Weekly meetings in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium are well attended, for Mr. Wilbur, our able leader, makes every meeting interesting. As one of many boys' Hi Y clubs in this state and others, we feel that we are doing our part for our country by preparing ourselves in this club to be better future citizens of America. And surely we could get no better training than in this club where a four-sided development—physical, mental, spiritual and social—is the great aim and purpose. President ... . WILLIAM LAND Vice-President AXEL JOHNSON Secretary ..................... ELMER Rae Treasurer CHESTER McKENZIE GIRLS’ HI Y I he Girls' Hi Y is a club organized to create, maintain, and extend through out the school and community high standards of Christian character. Under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. the club is progressing rapidly and now claims as members over fifty girls. Meetings are held each week and high school problems are discussed. The club brs a high purpose and. under the able leadership of Mrs. Wilbur, is attaining that purpo e in a ver° successful manner. Parties are held on eve y possible occasion, over night hikes, hard times parties. and children's part'e: be ng a few of m ny. A four-sided development is the aim of each girl in the club. To be square, physically, mentally, spiritu 'ily. and socially is the ambition of each one. This club is one of a chain of clubs being founded throughout California nd. so far. :t is one of the larges.. As an organization with the srme purpose as the Boys' Hi Y. it is an inspiration to their work. Joint meetings of the two clubs are often held, and the effect of a big feast is frequently a lively discussion of school affairs by both clubs. With efficient officers and skillful leadership, the club is sure to spread its influence throughout the whole school. President --------------------------------- LOLA Fry Vice-President MADELINE Eck ' RT Secretary ------------------------------- LEONA HADLEY Treasurer ---------------------------- GLENDA CARPENTER Page 27

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Alpha 1Q24 Alpha Staff 1924 ALPHA Aboui twenty-five years ago there appeared in our high school an annual cailed The Nugget. The editor. Miss Grace Jones, established a precedent and so, from that time on. there has been published each year an O. U. H. S. annual. After a few years the name was changed, under the supervision of Principal Fogg, to Alpha and so has remained up to this time. The old books are all very interesting, the society pages in particular. For instance, one Alpha, dated May, 1907. tells us that Mr. and Mrs. Butler entertained the school for three successive evenings at progressive tiddle-dee-winks. The jokes in all the books arc good, but the best jokes are the pictures. Probably at that time they were quite up-to-date, but fifteen or twenty years ma .es some difference, and pictures that to them were excellnt, we would put on our joke page. With the changing of styles our book has changed. With each new editor came a desire to make the book better. Many experiments were made, most of them being successful. This year, we are producing a book that is similar to others published in the school, yet, in many ways, is quite different. We have introduced a new type of class cuts and have tried, in every respect, to make our book attractive. If it does not come up to your expectations, just remember There are troubles of prose, and the troubles of rhymes, and the troubles of copy, in the editor’s time. But the greatest of troubles is without a doubt, the kicks of the knockers when the book comes out.” Page 26

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Alpka 1924 BLOCK O SOCIETY The Block O Society has for many years been the goal of all athletic ambi lion. It is a club for all those who have been awarded Block O's for any kind of athletics. At the present date there are about twenty members, each one striving for higher athletic standing. The purpose of this association is to help improve our school. It is our desire to help furnish a curtain for the auditorium. We have already presented the school with a flag, and we have many other ideas for improvements. Our president. Arvid Pauly, has for several years stood for clean sports in the school. He has worked hard, and thoroughly deserves the honor given him as president of this association. Eugene Good, our vice-president, is a good sport, and as captain of several teams, has kept up their spirit and pulled them through to victory many a lime. Our secretary and treasurer. Rae Baggcrly, has entered into all sports with such a determination to win out, that he has risen to the top speedily and is now one of our best athletes. All the other boys have taken a great part in supporting the school in athletics. and are fully deserving of all the credit they get. Continued From Png 5 OUR FACULTY ELMER W. PLASKETT is a graduate of Stanford. He has been a member of our faculty for one year and is teaching English, History, and Music. “Practice makes perfect.” HERMAN H. Chrisman, a graduate of Stanford, has been with us one year. His subjects are European History, Current Events, Commercial History, and Economic Civics. “A traveling encyclopedia of history.” Page 28