Quincy High School - Pine Yearbook (Quincy, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 114 of the 1941 volume:

VOLUME XVII, 1941 Published By THE STUDENTS OF QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL THEME... THE INDUSTRIES OF PLUMAS COUNTY was chosen as the theme of the 19L1 PINE because it seemed most fitting. Nearly all of the parents of Quincy High School's students are a part of these industries. Industry is the very cause for being of the county and its school system. Resourcefulness, diligence and determination, necessary requisites for success in industry, are traits Q.H.S. desires to foster in its student body. These young men and women are the future inheritors of the resources of Plumas County, the future governors of its industries. FOR4-WOR.D- QUINCY HI... ThrougBjp? the following pages is given the informal tale of our work and play during the school year of 1940 to 1941. In this story, fact and fancy, success and defeat, happiness and sadness, .-lightness and solemnity, foolishness and learning are mixed. In the pictures and descriptions on the succeeding pages, we have tried to show the most amusing and interesting of the details of school life. If you find pleasure in going through this yearbook and reliving the days of a year at Quincy High School, we, the staff, feel that we have achieved our goal and have succeeded in making the 1941 PINE a success. . ADMINISTR Al ION Plumas County lies in the northeastern part of California at the northern extremity of the Sierra Nevadas. Quincy, the county seat, is a town of 1520 nestling among the county's pine laden hills. Elective county officers are: Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, District Attorney, Probation Officer, Recorder, Superior Judge, Supervisors, Superintent-ent of Schools, Surveyor, Tax Collector and Treasurer. Public departments and buildings are the health department, the welfare department, the court house, the county library, the county hospital and the grammar and high schools. Plumas County is governed by a board of supervisors, meeting at Quincy on the first Monday of each month. Fire and lighting districts have been organized for many years. There are seven justice court districts. Policing is handled from the sheriff's office in Quincy. (RANK M.HYAMES, PRINCIPAL Young friends, life is a great adventure, especially in a young Democracy rich in cultural and economic resources. In America you are given every opportunity to develop your powers and to achieve your aspirations. But you occupy a unique position in the world. Your fellows in other lands are suffering with hunger, hatred, sorrow, and death. The forces of political evil across the Atlantic and across the Pacific are seeking to destroy the culture and the civilization of the centuries. The challenge for young America is to save thw world by intelligent thought and cooperation. Lift high the American torch of justice and liberty for the guidance of a sinking world. FRONT ROW: Kiss Scott, Hiss Taverner, Mr. Washburn, Mr. Woelz BACK ROM: Mr Schott, Mr. Hyames, Miss Watts, Mr. Olsen FACU LT Y ... FRANK M. HYAMES—Principal, U. S. History, Commercial Law AHENT L. OLSEN— Vice Principal, Chemistry, Physics, Algebra, Geometry, General Science, Trigonometry and Advanced Algebra CLARENCE R. SCHOTT—Band I and Adv., Dance Orchestra, Shop I II DOROTHY E. WATTS—Horaemaking I and Adv., Art I and Adv., P. E. OLIVER D. WASHBURN—Spanish I, II, III, English I, V orld History Y YNA I. SCOTT—Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II, Bookkeeping PAUL P. WOELZ—Biology, Senior Science, Physical Education land Adv., General Mathematics, Advanced Shop MARGARET B. TAVERNER—English II, III, IV, Journalism, P. E. STUDENT GOVERNMENT... Appropriate in a democracy is a democratic form of self-government within the student body, operating independently of the faculty, though calling on the teachers for aid and supervision. Long an ideal in Quincy.High School, its fullest materialization was never as evident as in the year 19 .0-41. Ilodeled on the city plan of government, the two and a half year old system is modern in every way. It is the type employed by most high schools of the present day as being more suited to the needs of the student group. Commissioner government replaced the old form which called for an election of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Experience proved that these students held office in name only and there was no challenge to their powers of direction, for in truth there was nothing to direct. Nine representatives of all four classes now form an inner organization and hold in their hands the welfare of eight important departments. The studont body looks to them for the initiative and guidance, and they solve the problems of tho school. The whole plan operates under the legal authority of a constitution, drawn up by the students in 1938-39. In its articles, which may be amended at any time, arc set down all rights and powers of the students. Students of Quincy IIi , I ask you a simple question. Do you enjoy your school? If you do not, you should. High school is the most carefree, glamorous, happy and hectic time of your life. But to enjoy its merits you must first be a good sport, take things as they come and do not quit. Secondly, you must cooperate with teachers and friends. Last of all, you must play ball with the school and its rules- CJL JJL CHARU S SHAW STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT «0 l eS’ C. , Sh8 ’, J80 S’ c0I W SS'° . P ioV: ’aT'ei’ 0O 0 O' C°otft ‘uev DU The commissioner form of student government was first introduced into Quincy High School in the spring of 1939, with president, Cotton 7 alp, officiating. Nine commissioners are chosen by the students as an follows: girls athletics, boys athletics, fi- nance, student-faculty relations, building and grounds, dramatics, publications, social affairs. SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE • • © Your toes ore on the starting line os you toke your diploma. That’s the Go signal. Your goal is success. The technique of success is found on a penny. Let’s look at the coin. On the face is a profile of Lincoln. The Almighty is no respecter of persons. He took Lincoln and made him the Eun of the hour. He can do the same for you. How? Meditate on the motto, In God l e Trust. The way may be long and the going tough but nothing can stop you if you trust in the infinite. E Pluribus Unum, a reminder of a pledge of allegiance to the United States of America with Liberty for all. The pledge and promise ore one. The start, 1941. The goal, Success. The end--Q,uien sabe? It can be the laurel wreath of victory. -i 0 • L«« v • Vi. a •A6IIICUL TUIU Though Plumas County is nestled in the forested Sierra Nevadas, its small but fertile valleys support many farms. Productive soil covers IZ.2,651 acres of the county. Its principal products are beef (which is shipped throughout the state), dairy products, hay, grain, poultry and deciduous fruits. Vegetables are grown for local consumption. Principal agricultural areas are : Indian Valley, 17,960 acres; American Valley, 6,6 0; Sierra Valley, 67,520; Mohawk Valley, 51325; and Genesee Valley, 3,080. The temperatures in the valleys seldom rise above 95 degrees in the summer or fall below zero in the winter. The natural lush valley grass is a boon to farmers since it necessitates no irrigation or special care. The mountains store the moisture and rain of centuries which keep the streams flowing and irrigate the land when summer comes. The farms produce the food which goes to feed the inhabitants of the Plumas towns and farms SENIORS... The class of 1941, twenty-eight in number, have become another graduating class to leave behind them the terraced lawns and friendly buildings of the school upon the hill. After four successful years, they faced Commencement with regret. 0OB RICH BtT Tit f tut MAN ARDIS LUND IUR A B ATC Hfi f R MAR It GOt T V NGt R CHARI f.S SHAW WllMfk chapman This group v:as first organized in September of 1937 when they elected Detty Potter, president; Prank Livingston, vice president; C-cnevieve Moon, secretary; Merlin Allingham, treasurer; Wilmcr Chapman, freshman representative; and Miss Smoyer, adviser. Additions to the class came from time to time and others left. MII.DKfD MU UK DONALD mOWLK MtlUlN Al.I.INGHAM Gf NfVlfVf MOON GANGS HYAMfS Officers were elected to carry on the administrative work. A full quota of successful parties, including a picnic and swimming party at McLcar's, added to the credit of the class. The Junior Prom, in the spring of 1940, made the group's biggest impression. In this Spanish patio decorated gym ruled Jerry Prow, popular queen. DAVID R AMf LI l JEANNE HODGES RUTH HI 1.1 Nil C K V AIE Y GERAlDine PROW EDWIN DUNN In their senior year, the students elected llr. Woelz, adviser; Charles Shaw, president; 3oh Smith, vice president; Frances Marian Hyames, secretary-treasurer, and Wilmer Chapman, sergeant at arms. T’.'-e Senior Banquet-Ball, Sneak Day, Baccalaureate and Graduation comprised the class's 4.O-4I activities. JAM HAHIOS BETTY I’OTTEI . GlAKOtN ANDERSON lUNf MANSON PAT H U 1 0 T maiW ih At Sing On the Board of Commissioners, student body governing agency, they wore represented in their senior year by five members, Charles Shaw, Ardis Lund, Betty Potter, Burnellc Kclloy and Joanne Hodges. Three members of the class whose pictures do not appear were Lyle Carpenter, Wanda Hopper and Don Talcott. KAY kOBINSON KOl SMITH tillAl'itTH HffTY goiters, ‘S(jojre8t ,3l « £% � • . K%'- . oT Oftle?%V f 1 vcBXr°TT' JJdalal, --C zfcV -{oM • „ cuamoot' Gog .. Mest, iC-son. st, l ■ rtirvc%, ° a« s JStok . ’ fteTsO ?i a Jamies, Slat|’cb.ae cr ’ •peter d e eU?--• oabo, s 13 Staalt� Xai iftoa.J 3. l rT The class of 4.2 cast its votes in the fall semester and elected the following officers: Burnelle Kelley, president; Bob Demes (succeeded by Frank O’Kelley), vice president; Raymond Martinez, secretary; Betty Brown (later Patsy Poore), treasurer; Carl Sundahl, sergeant at arms; and Miss Watts, adviser. JUNIORS Q P C PROM Besides the junior commissioners, other outstanding class ne. hers were liarjorie Gier and Patsy Poore, yell leaders; Will Snail, campaign manager; and War jorie Gier, Prom Queen. In the fall of 1938, frightened frosh, this class entered Quincy’s portals. They immediately took an active part in the school's activities and have been making their presence felt ever since. Their originality was evident when they set a precedent of junior rings. AppraHmately one half of their number acquired these attractive articles of jewelry with the class numerals inscribed. The Junior Prom, Quincy High's greatest annual social event, was an artistic success due to the efforts of the class. With the theme of Hawaii cleverly carried out in seascape murals, hibisci suspended from the ceiling, blue roof overhead, rosy indirect flower lighting, colored leis for all guests, and grass skirted hula serving girls, the tropical atmosphere was present and very real. The popular Friday hot dog sales helped finance the ‘ 3WVJ JO 11 VI-1 cRAIL ROAD For many years Plumas County operated without aid of modern transportation, relying principally upon horses to pull stages and wagons. But the days of perilous teaming over narrow mountain roads are forever gone.. In 1908 the pack trains met with competition in the form of the Western Pacific Railroad which built a line from San Francisco to Salt Lake, Utah. Plumas County was progressiur. Towns immediately grew and industries boomed after extensive and sure transportation and communication were developed. The Western Pacific is still the principal railroad in Plumas County, with Portola the chief division point. Small lines care for local shipments. The passenger service alone is an asset, because It provides quick and easy transportation to the Sacramento Valley and San Francisco Bay District, making isolation impossible. sophomor.es. eFRONT ROW: Mann, Scott, Thomas, Moon, Bull, Coast, Ellwood, Herring © SECuND ROW: Lee, Monhollon, Stacy, Chamberlain, Potter, Peckinpah, Stratton, Hartley, Grow, Gilliam, King o THIRD ROW: Mr. Washburn, Braden, Holstrom, Bashford, Thomas, Leone, Harrison, Dutton, Hymer, B. Pike, Tyler, Scott, ’White, Livergood, Wil-sey Strong, Haught ® BhCK R0, : Anderson, Goddard, Riddle, Hub- bell, Bennyhoff, Stratton, Trusty, Coykendall, Baker, Wess , Harrison Officers for 1940-41 were Barbara Stacy, president; Connie Strong, vice president; Ray Coast, secretary; Lois Grow, treasur- er; Mr. Washburn, adviser. Doris Hartley was sophomore and Commissioner of Dramatics, the sophomore social activity. representative The Hop was FRESHMEN... The xclass elected the following: •' ' vice president� Dan Collar; secretary president, Paul Y hipplc; , Marjorie Drake; treasur- or, Charles Lacey} adviser, Lliss Taverner. They contributed a v ell-plannod party, alnost beat the seniors in ydlloy-ball, presented a play, Madness in Triple Tine, and successfully managed the school cafeteria. 1 •FRONT R0Y7: Erickson, Craig, Young, Russell, Green, ’ hitc, Dunn; Johnson; Bryan, Lacey, Thayer o SECOND RCF.7: Ferdinand, Staplcy, Roberto, Drake, Thorns, Vardanega, Leone, Birch, Oslo, Taylor, McCain, Butler, Horror , Jones o THIRD R0Y7: Martinez, Pig g , Fletcher, Richards, Y est, Harte, Forsythe; Miller, Y oodnansec, Avolcdo, Squyres, Schunan, Ilolstron; Sundahl, Hanson, Miss Taverner, Terry « BACH ROY :- MacDonald; Reed, Iledrick, II., Palbcrg, Vieira, Collar, McElroy, Cole, Pini, Petruske, Carter mmmm htibie °HOAD MAINTtNANC E Roads are maintained by both the county and the state. Three sub-stations operate at Pulga, Beckwith and Greenville, with headquarters at Quincy. Major items in road upkeep are slide removals, storm damage, snow plowing and natural wear and tear. Workers on state roads, under a highway maintenance supervisor, are laborers, highway equipment workers and civil service employees. The Feather River Canyon in winter is ever beset with the danger of slides, travel sometimes being held up for as long as a week. A safety patrol during this season maintains a 24 hour duty to keep the roads clear. Roads are freed from snow by means of plows. The large rotary plow cares for heavy snowfall. The smaller truck pushes the snow from the road. The only snow fence exists at Chilcoot, where winds have a clear sweep. Two state highways, 24 running east and west, and 89 running north and south, pass through Plumas County • • • PINE The 1941 edition of Pine,” annually published at Q,uincy High School, has been written and compiled entirely by the students, making it interesting and valuable to the members of the student body. In April, 1941, actual work was begun on the publication, though plans had been made from the first of the year. The initiative was taken by the journalism class, though several departments in the school were called into service. The art classes worked on the linoleum blocks. The science classes, interested in photography, experimented with the blue print process and put in many hours printing the pictures. The typing classes set up the copy and mimeographed each page as it was ready. Pine honors the following staff: Editor......................Wanda Peckinpah Business Manager.............. . .Leroy '. inters Cartoonist.............................Walt Anderson Editor of Departments...............Bernice Anderson Photography editor...............Sonny Goff Sports Editor...................Aubrey Clark Society Editor...........Marjorie Monhollon Artists who gave their assistance weie John Martinez, True Wess, Lois Manson, Connie Birch. Typists and mimeographers were Marjorie Gier, Ruth Kill, Bettie Felleman, Marie Goetzinger, Betty Potter, Lida Marie Slate and Jerry Prow. Hearty thanks and deepest appreciation are extended to all who had a part in making Pine a success. c ..PINE BREEZES Pine Breezes, the name given the school paper in 1934 by Bob Peckinpah, has remained with the publication since that tine. The paper was at first mimeographed, then printed in 1939-40, and again mimeographed in 1940-41 ac a five-page edition appearing ewBry two weeks. The journalism class was given the responsibility of puolish-ing the paper, aided by the typing and art classes. After the news was determined for the five pages the editors made page dummies and planned the lay-out. The editor assigned articles which were written, edited, typed and sent to the commercial department where the stencils were cut and run off on the mimeograph. Since all this was done os class work, material was furnished by the school, thus permitting the students to receive the paper free of charge. Staff members were: Editor-in-chief.................Leroy Vinters Editors— Page 1. Page 2. Page 3-Page 4-Page 5-Cartoonist Reporters. Adviser... .........Bernice Anderson ......... 7anda Peckinpah ..............Sonny Goff .........Louise MeFaddon ...........Aubrey Clark ...........YJalt Anderson ......Marjorie Honhollon Dick Stacy, Barbara Stacy ............Miss Taverner The staff wishes to thank all those students and teachers who gave their time and effort to publish and distribute Pine Breezes. names in the news • • • $� t Z r 'i' I! .jmJ® % p -jus? u m Patsy Poore leaped before she looked when Carl Sundahl offered her a piece of candy. . Results: cracked teeth and a mangled V piece of sulfur. SPIKE YOUNG vAll01 S LUND Pictured above v e have, in their cos- O'— turtles which took first awards on Old Clothes Day m T y Spike Young and Ardis f ( Lund. a, y ' mm. yeu eeaoers WASHliURN AND WOEIZ Mr. Uashburn and Coach Woelz made quite a showing on the day of the sophomore and senior basketball game as yell leaders. PATSY POORE YJhile posing in Spanish costume for the sake of Mr. Vash-burn, Don Coylcendall, much to his amazement found his pants were slipping. ? 0 O N cfj COYKENO All •PRIVATE BUSINESS The three largest towns in the county are Greenville, Quincy and Portola. They provide facilities for shopping, medical and dental service, motion pictures and other amusements, garage service, restaurants, news, banking, and many other industries. An extended list would include the best in plumbing, cleaning, dressmaking; expert service from the barber, the beauty operator, the druggist and the hotel manager. Such a list would extend indefinitely and would serve to point out the fact that Plumas County people are discriminating consumers. The Feather River Highway and fast railroad and trucking service have made modern business a regular part of Plumas County. Up-to-date methods are evident everywhere, and modern architecture for business buildings is the coming thing. Private business offers necessities and luxuries to everyone in the county. COMMERCIAL . . . There are five divisions in the Commercial Department: Typing I, Typing II, Shorthand I, Shorthand II and Bookkeeping. In Typing I the basic fundamentals of typing were taught, si were the correct forms for setting up letters and tabulation,, There are two separate groups, one for boys and one for girls. The students learned in Typing II to cut stencils and prepare business forms, legal documents and manuscripts. Shorthand I studied main principles. Snorthand II transcribed letters and did the duplicating work on Pine and Pine Breezes, helped by the Typing II class. . SPANISH © © Spanish as a language was the subject of the year’s study in the Spanish department, under the guidance of Mr. Washburn. Spanish I was composed of a large group of sophomores, most of whom saw in the subject a help to college and professional success. The Spanish II and III classes made recordings of their voices as aids to bettering their Spanish pronunciations. The queer musical sounds filtering through the door on Fridays were native songs being sung by the groups who were studying the folk lore of Spanish-speaking peoples. SCIENCE . . . Tire- science uepartmenTTIsts the following four classes: Bio- logy, Senior Science, Chemistry and Physics. The 3iologv class, headed by Mr. . oelz, studied plant and ani- mal life throughout the year. Mr. Woelz's class in Senior Science surveyed various fields of science, having as its largest year project the making of blue prints for Pine. The Chemistry class, taught by Mr. Olsen, studied the structure of the elements, including electrons, protons, neutrons, ions, atoms and molecules. Physics, taught by Mr. olsen, experimented with forms of energy. . o . SHOP Freshman Shop and Sophomore Shop were instructed by Mr. Schott. Their principal project was the transfer of the shop in the main building to the new building. The moving and arranging of the machinery was a large task. The boys were also taught the care and repair of tools. advanced Shop, taught by Mr. Woelz, learned to make detailed drawings at the first of the year and later began to use the pow- j er machines. The boys made baseball and basketball score boards, basketball back boards, benches for the girls' and boys' shower rooms, besides many individual projects. MUSIC • • • The music department, directed by-Ur. Schott, has three separate classes--Beginners’ Band, Advanced Band and Girls’ Orchestra. To the beginners Mr. Schott teaches the fundamentals of music, such as time, rhythm, scales and the value of notes. Later comes the manipulation and care of the horns. It takes a year for some to become adopt enough to play with the advanced group, and loss for others. In this class wore enrolled about 55 in 1941 After the students have reached the Advanced Band they learn more difficult pieces and play for public functions. V hcn the band went to Chico, 52 members were present, more than ever oc- fore. The Girls' Orchestra was composed of 13 girls who played for various dances in near-by communities. The girls were complimented wherever they played, both for the quality of their performance and for their appearance. .. . ENGLISH The English Department offers four years of English and one of journalism. Freshman English, taught by Mr. Washburn, had mythology as its principal field of study. The other classes were taught by Iliss Taverner. Shakespeare, Dickens, Elliot and Scott :ere studied by English 11. English III did rather extensive reading in the field of American literature. English IV studied English literature and took as its chief project the survey of colleges and vocations. COMMERCIAL LAW... Cornnercial Law is a course designed to give the student some knowledge of the law pertaining to everyday business relations. The class, under the leadership of Mr. Hyames, first studied and then discussed in class the principles of lav . Next came the application of this knowledge to case problems and then, finally, to actual Supreme Court cases. Later in the year, after an early completion of the law course, the students gathered material and made write-ups on their future vocational ambitions. Class discussions of common problems concluded the unit of study. Girls in the homemaking classes were taught to cook and sow under the direction of Hiss Y atts. To the credit of the freshmen girls was the successful operation of the cafeteria, which sold excellent food at low cost to students and teachers. The girls staged a fashion show at the Public Schools Week program, modeling dresses made and worn by themselves. As a part of the regular program a six-weeks' course in home nursing was offered by the school nurse, Mrs. Charlotte Ehling. • fOR ES TR Y Some of the finest virgin timber forests on the North American continent are found in Plumas County. The tall, stately pines on the slopes of the mountains stand for many things in the lives of the citizens, chief among them being their livelihood and recreation. Parts of the Plumas National Forest outside Plumas County are in Butte, Lassen, Sierra and Yuba Counties. The forest is administered by a forest supervisor haying his headquarters at Quincy, and with rangers responsible to him in charge of the six districts. Yellow pine, unexcelled for beauty of finish and softness of texture, is the dominant species. Sugar pine in large stands provides a valuable soft wood. Douglas fir, white fir and cedar are also found. The standing timber is estimated at seven billion board feet. The cutting and logging is controlled by the U. S. Forest Service, which provides fire lookouts on seventeen of the County’s tallest peaks to protect the timber. BAND. o ’ ■ „. «?%• . n °r % soYi £ 0f ef8 ' . o |£’ • A.er ,-k , Ae’d _«. S a , ’ jf Uotv ’ Q,uinoy' s ! ° lar« t band ° g, record, with Mr. Schott as director, has set a new high in inter- w Y e J ’. s0 dh, est and playing ability. The trip to Chico to compete in the Northern California Band Festival was highly successful. SHARPS AND FLATS Each year the three bands of Portola, Greenville and Quincy meet to play, the hosts changing in regular rotation. Last year they gathered at Portola, the year before, at Quincy, and this year at Greenville, the date being Lay 29. In the outdoor concert the first number was The Star Spangled Banner, played jointly by all three bands. Then each organization gave a pro- gram of selections. The girls’ orchestra played for many dances during the year. It performed twice for Greenville, at the Junior Prom and another party. The girls played for Portola's Senior Ball and two other dances. At Live Oak they played for the Junior Prom and the Senior Ball. They outlawed the phonograph at Quincy dances, where they were extremely popular. . ' • . • V V :■ : V' tr '', • v' t H M- S . ' iih' V T y i v v ‘ v ?.;■•. • • .: r i . .- _ C «, - s X- - • • '. • V 'v-' -r ., ’: v r‘ 'AjV S � •• . Vf I v • •,:;' ' «« '; -yy v ®vs®ya ■:r?? , ;V:a« v -y.v? v.;. • • r� «i - V -T • - :■ i •« .X • .V -'■ . - . • v r . , ■ a • _ . '• , , i • X . V' : '■ . -� . . , . :r•. .;• :;p ■%■ % -p '.-■ . - ■ «. • . V- •l V.V- ' J.V %r V; ;4 � . .r- • • w-jj,. o ' . V . . . .- ir .. v • y± r • is � .'■ i,y . vrj • ■• it i.. •, '£ ■ -??? ' :V 9fe y r• ?£v. fuSSS W-. - r vV V :’ r . •• ,• i iJj'. - fe% 9Bf« V V . ;■■•■: -Vi. rV. , ■ •■■' ■■•■;:,--. 1 '■ ■ • ;■'• I C� ..t 'V olUClUATION Plumas County occupies most of the watershed of the Feather River system, the elevations ranging up to 8377 feet. This mountainous country offers many recreational opportunities. There are fifty-three lakes in the county, the largest natural one being Gold Lake. Swimming, boating and .fishing are their natural amusements. The streams range in size from the smallest brooks to the Feather River, combining to form a sportsman’s paradise, where trout are caught in great numbers, as well as other edible fish. The Forest Service maintains stoves and other accomodations at many natural camping spots. Winter greets the sports minded with a glistening snow covered country, perfect for skiing. The ice covered ponds and rivers offer skating for those interested. The healthful outdoor climate is to be found in a setting of majestic mountains, where whispering pines, scenic lakes and rushing water provide a natural scene for a per- fect vacationland o basketball . . . c THE A'S A 44-31 victory over Loyalton on Oct. 4 started the varsity season. On the following Friday, Oct. 11, they beat Greenville 23-19. Oct. 18 saw them defeated by Portola, but their score was the long one in the 44-22 Greenville game played Nov. 1. The final game, Nov. 8, put Portola out in front with a score of 38-23. The B team played a losing but gallant season. They lost the first game to Loyalton on Oct. 4. On Oct. 11 they were defeated 18-22 by Greenville, and on Oct. 18, by Portola. Nov. 1 again saw them lose to Greenville. The contest closed Nov. 8 with a lop-sided low score of 10 to Portola’s 41. The boys were never in sight of victory, but they never were lacking in school spirit. T ROB ABES IThe first game found the C's victorious over Loyalton with a score of 24-19 on Oct. 4. The next they took from Greenville (15-0) on Oct. 11 and repeated the process Oct. 18 with Portola (16-15). This they followed by beating Greenville 25-7. They lost the game 27-14 to Portola on Nov. 8 and finished the season with an 18-15 beating by Portola. INFANTS The smallest boys in school, stars of the future, composed the D team. For enthusiasm and sportsmanship they were without equal. In their one game the line-up was: Young, Craig, V hite, Thayer, Dunn, Palberg, Thomas, Y hipple, Johnson and Lacey. To their credit w-s an undefeated season. They were victorious in their game with Portola, which closed with a score of 13-8. SENIORS Tlae champions of the favorite girls' indoor sport, inter-class basketball, plowed their way through three other teams to the top. This march was by no means easy or sure, but it accomplished results. Early in the year the girls picked Jerry Prow to serve as captain. Her team listed forwards—Marie Goetzinger, Betty Potter and Ruth Hill; guards—Jerry Prow, Ardis Lund and Mildred Miller; subs—Bettie Eelleman, Genevieve Moon and Jeanne Ilodges, The score with the juniors was 1C-3, and with the freshmen, 13-6. A game played before the student body on January 23 ended in a 6-U win for the seniors. JUNIORS The juniors t first had high hopes, but after two outstanding players transferred to other schools the team was broken up for awhile. The girls worked very hard, however, though they net constant defeat. Scores in the games with their opponents were: freshmen, 4-14; sophomores, 3-14; seniors, 3-18. The team consisted of: forwards—Gertrude Peterson, Dorothy Morrow and Marion Squyres; guards—Patsy Poore, Margie Gier and Shirley Erickson; subs—hida Marie Slate, Ann Madeira, uois Gad-berry and Pat Kerr. Scorers were Marion Squyres and Dorothy Morrow. SOPHS Captain Bobbie Gilliam led the sophomores through a .most exciting season, culminating in a play-off with the seniors for the championship. Hopes were dashed, however, when their score of 4 was one goal short of the seniors' 6 points. The sophomore victory over the juniors was great, the score in this game being 14-3- The clash with the freshmen at first concluded in a 4-4 tie, but 7-5 was the final score. Forwards were Addie Mae Livergood, Bobbie Gilliam and Lois V hite. Guards were Jackie Haught, Doris Hartley and Ruth Stratton. Connie Chamberlain, Lois Grow and Lela Dutton were subs. FROSH Great spirit characterized the freshman team, which looked for a time as if it might be victorious over the older teams. Under the leadership of captain, Jane Morrow, the freshmen won two games (soohomores, 7 to 5 and juniors, 14 to 4) and lost one (seniors, 6 to 13). The freshman-sophomore game was so evenly matched that it ended in a tie which was played off the next day to give a frosh victory with a 2-point lead. Team members were as follows: Paula V oodmansee, Marjorie Drake, Jane morrow, ±.ouise Oels, Norma Ferdinand, Eilen Butler, Connie Stapley, Pat McCain and Barbara Forsythe. SKIING... During the winter months three meets were entered by the ski teamj which was composed of the following members: Bob Rich, Charles Shaw, Billy Harrison, Hurl Chamberlain, Bob Moon, Will Small, Joe Pini, Kaley Erickson and Leonard Thayer. The first meet took place at Johnsville, sponsored by Portola High School. Participants came from high schools in Westwood, Portola and Quincy. The second meet occurred at Tahoe City and the third, under supervision of the Westwood 20-30 Club, was at Suliur Springs. There were also many other skiers, not contestants and not quite as expert, perhaps, but just as enthusiastic. They appeared for practice on every available weekend. Ski coaches were Hr. Olsen and Hr. Woelz. BASEBALL o 0 O A new cup, signifying a county baseball championship, was brought hone to the trophy case. Scores of games played were as follows: Greenville 11, Quincy 10; Westwood 12, Quincy 11; Susanville 5, Quincy 8; Westwood 6, Quincy 9; Susanville 11, Quincy 10; Greenville 5, Quincy 8. This gave Quincy and Greenville a tie in the county. The tie was successfully played off on Thursday, May 29. The score of that game, played at Greenville, was 7 to 11, making the Quincy boys victorious. • • BLOCKO BOUTS Friday, March 14, was night of thrills for some, and bumps, bruises and red noses for others. The audience was furnished lots of excitement by the numerous bouts, put on by all boys who were willing and physically able to participate. This non-decision contest, a yearly event, was sponsored by the Block Q,, with the assistance of Coach. The proceeds were used for the Block Q, party, medals, baseball and boxing equipment. Participants were awarded appropriate medals. T R AC K... On May 3, Quincy’s A and B track teams won fifth place in the Lassen invitational meet, in which eleven schools competed. Again, at V estwood, the teams took fourth place in the C.I.F. meet. Bob Smith and Bob Rich took firsts, making them eligible for the N.C.H.S.A.L. meet at Chico. Results at Chico gave Smith a fourth in the 220 and fifth in the 100 yard dashes. Rich took third in the pole vault. On May 20 the A team placed third and the B team, second, in competition with two other schools at the county track meet at Portola. - % -j - - cr� v- y • ‘ - - •- V “,v_ - ■■ J 71 . - - si - v V • POWER The Feather River in Plumas County boasts of two operating power plants and one proposed unit, which provide electrical power for the valley districts. The Caribou plant is fed by the waters of Lake Almanor, an artificial lake six miles away in Butte Valley. Its three generators yield a total of 39,000 kilowatts an hour, coming from a water pressure of 480 pounds per square inch. The power house accomodates the water at the rate of 971 cubic feet per second. The water converted into power at Storrie comes from Bucks Lake, another artificial reservoir, and drops through a penstock which is the second highest in the world, yielding a water pressure of 1,040 pounds per square inch and a force of 340 cubic feet per second. Two generators furnish 30,000 kilowatts each per hour. The proposed Cresta plant, partially constructed, would add greatly to the electrical output of the Feather. Plans are to build a diversion tunnel at Grizzly Dome and a great penstock, to be finished late in 1942. Power provides jobs for many G.A.A. President..........IJarie Goetzinger Vice president.......Lura Batchelor Sec-treasurer...........Ilene J'anson The Girls’ Athletic Association is one of the oldest clubs founded at Quincy High, having as its purpose the promotion of sportsmanship among the girls. The main event of the year 191.1 was the annual Barn Dance with the boys as guests. A revision of the constitution brought about a modernization of the point and award systems. The new awards arc red chenille block Q s for the first three years and a silver pin for the fourth. BLOCK O . .. Block Q was organized by ex-coach, Mr. Shepherd, teacher in Quincy for four yeer3. It has always been a popular group, having as its requisite for membership the earning during the year of a letter for some athletic event, such as basketball, baseball or track . This year its traditions were carried on under the leadership of Mr. Woelz, who introduced several original ideas. 1940-1941 officers were; president, ’'.’ilmer Chapman; vice president, Carl Sundahl; and secretary-treasurer, Leroy Winters. A Block Q, boxing tournament was held. Hobby Club was originated in November, 19 0, by a group of girls who v anted the opportunity to develop their hobbies and learn to use their spare tine to better advantage. The first plans for the organization were made by Jean Potter. Several hobbies were studied, but puppets soon became the most popular. After writing a play the girls constructed the characters and theater and successfully staged a puppet performance. © © • BOYS' CLUB Seeing a need for an organization built around the ideal of better student cooperation and higher standards of manners, the Boys’ Club was organized by a group of boys under the direction of Mr. Schott. Some of the ideals of the club were to allow no damaging of school property, to create more courtesy for teachers and fellow students, and to prevent unnecessary roughness in the halls and on the school grounds. Some twelve to fifteen members held several meetings discussing school problems snd ways and means for meeting them. On Feb. 28 the boys invited the school to a party to try out some of their ideas on school behavior. Students were asked to bring their sense of responsibility with them to the dance. Both the Greenville and Quincy orchestras played for the occasion. • FRONT ROW: Mr. Olsen, Johnson, Young, Erickson, Mr. 7 oelz, Pal- berg, Thayer, Herring, Pini • BACK ROY : Mr. Schott, Miss Taver- ner, Mr. Y ashburn, Macabe, Shaw, Small, Huse, Harris, Chamber-lain, Slate, Harrison, Craig, Poore ...SKI CLUB The Ski Club was formed during the winter months of this year by students who foresaw the possibilities of an organization of this kind and were aided by members of the faculty who were willing to give their time and help. The purpose of the group is to make use of Plumas County’s skiing opportunities and to build better skiers of all who are interested. Club originators were ' ill Small and Charles Shaw, encouraged by Mr. Olsen and Mr. Y oelz. AC -■ •• tfiii -1 ■ • I • 4 m • X • —j$ i The val'ue o'f activity in a high school may be underestimated, ■f v- no matter?how much or how highlv it is praised. Approximately the first club to be formed in Quincy High ■School was-the Girls’ Athletic Association, familiarly known as G.A.A. Then-came the Block Q, for boys, followed by Camera Club and others which were organized, dissolved and begun again. X. From time to' time there have been many organizations, founded when a need’for them arose. Each has added its bit to Q.H.3. values---each has filled a need in the lives of its student members. Clubs are made doubly interesting by the fact that compulsory attendance is not required. Members belong simply because of their desire to take part. . Activities teach one to cooperate with a group, bring out heretofore unknown talents and individual abilities, and they make one a better adjusted citizen. They cause a boy or girl to like school and to carry its results into the home. i • ' Initiative is fostered in student enterprises where the guiding hand is the student himself. A club member learns to make his own rules and live by them. He is awakened to new habits which will help him make a more intelligent use of his future leisure time. He may be learning skills which will become the activities of his future vocation. •MINING The search for gold was responsible for the first settlement of Plumas County by the Americans. Today, mining is still one of the county’s main industries, ranking second only to lumbering. After General John Bidwell made the first strike at Bidwell Bar on the North Fork of the Feather River above Oroville, thousands of men poured into the canyons of Plumas County seeking gold which they found in fabulous amounts. The State Division of Mines estimated the gold output of Plumas County mines from 1880 to 1934 as $21,526,000. No account prior to 1880 exists, but it is believed to have reached the sum of at least twenty million dollars. Principal mining activities at the present time are taking place in Walkermine, Virgilia, Greenville, Seneca, Johnsville and La Porte. The forty-niners came and remained, for the mines of Plumas County are as rich as they ever were, employing many men o o o ON VIEW OLD CLOTHES DAY Quincy High’s campus was the scene of great confusion on Oct. 18, date of the first home league basketball game, the occasion being the Red and White rally. All day classes laughed at queer looking beings dressed in antique, long discarded clothes. In the afternoon these student and faculty ragamuffins paraded through the streets of Quincy, temporarily discontinuing business operations and holding a yell session in front of the court house. Dancing and judging of costumes greeted the tired marchers upon their reaching the Gym at the end of the trek. Ardis Lund, fat farmer, and Spike Young, hula girl, were termed the best (worst) dressed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS'WEEK Public Schools’ Week, a nationally honored week, began on April 28 and was observed in Q.H.S. on the night of April 29 Each class contributed samples of its year’s projects and a spe cial program was dedicated to parents and friends ox the school. A Spanish dance by Lela Lee Dutton, a tumbling act by the girls, a championship Plumas County gold medal speech by Donna KcKea, science round-table and a homemaking fashion show composed the urogram. The classrooms were open to public inspection from 7 to 8:30 with each teacher in charge of his or her display attractively arranged. Approximately 250 guests were present. OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, Feb. 27, v ac the date for the public viewing of the new combined music and shop building. A r.usical program was presented by the band, followed by an original Hobby Club attraction entitled Little Red Riding Hood, or Virtue Rewarded, a puppet play. Members of the faculty presided at the tea table throughout the evening, serving tea, coffee and cookies. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Having become the Plumas County champion in a public speaking contest sponsored by the California Bankers Association, for which she received a gold medal, Donna McKca journeyed to Marysville High School Wednesday, May 7, to compete in the northern California division. Y inncrs from nine counties took part in the event. Donna received honorable mention. GlIUV PLAY DAY Quincy and Portola girls were- guests of the Greenville girls on Saturday, May 3, at the annual Play Day, the purpose being to become acquainted and enjoy sports without the motive of school competition. The girls, classified into groups, played basketball, volley-ball, baseball, ping pong, badminton and tennis. BACC AL A UR E AT E The Community Church in Quincy was the sc .ne on June C of the Baccalaureate services for th. graduating class. Each year this talk to the seniors is a solemn occasion marking their stepping forth into the world. Reverend Virgil Jackson presented the sermon after seniors and teachers had filed down the aisle. xacini • I UMBERING Logging and the manufacture of sawn lumber lead the country’s industries. The annual cut of timber is about 215,000,000 board feet. Many mills operate throughout the county, most of them equipped with their own re-manufacturing plants: plan- ing and moulding mills and box factories. The industry's payroll is approximately $2,250,000 per year, and the sawn lumber has a wholesale value of around $5,500,000. After the lumber is sawn, about twenty-five per cent goes to the box factories, twenty to thirty per cent is made into sash and door stock, and the remainder is used for building purposes. Box factory products are sent to box many of California’s farm products, Hawaii's pineapple and New York’s gardenias. Plumas County lumber has a world market. . . .FUN IN DANCE TIME fROSH RECEPTION- On August 30, 1940, the doors of Quincy High's auditorium opened wide to welcome the newest members of the student body, the freshman class. All of the frosh family (anyway almost all) were properly awed by the very sophisticated upper classmen. After the bowing and scraping concluded, refreshments of green punch, sandwiches and cookies were served. Banners reading ’Velcome Freshman and other appropriate greetings decorated the room. Each neophyte added to the entertainment by providing a stunt. FRESHMAN RETURN —Friday, Sept. 27, saw the freshmen entertaining the student body in a silver star-hung gym. Hundreds of stars suspended from the ceiling were illuminated from below and a moon came over a mountain on the east wall. Glardon Anderson and Marjorie Gier were winners in a prize waltz contest. The elimination dance was won by Murl Chamberlain and Doris Hartley. Bob Rich and Ann Madeira were the best jitter- bugs. Ice cream cones and star cook- ies were the novel refreshments. G.A.A. BARN DANCE- Holding their annual Barn Dance on Dec. 6, the girls entertained in honor of the boys. Dancing from 8 to 12 was interrupted by a most striking floor show presented by a group of girls and by hot chocolate and doughnuts served at 10:30. The all-girl orchestra directed by Mr. Schott furnished most of the music, the concluding numbers coming from the ever-faithful phonograph. Horses, cows and poultry of all shapes and colors, even purple, adorned the gyra which was converted into a barn for the occasion. A harvest moon lighted the rickety fences. VALENTINE PARTY- The Valentine Party was an afternoon affair occuring on February 14. Red and white crepe paper hearts decorated the gym. Bingo, Chinese checkers and ping pong competed with dancing for amusement. The dance orchestra and the phonograph traded off to furnish the music. Cupid 'Vhipple had his own post office, with six charming postmistresses as helpers. This government department was needed to distribute the hundreds of hearts with tender messages and the chocolate valentines. BOYS' PARTY- Friday, Feb. 28, at eight o'clock, sone of the hoys gave a ■oc.rtj'- for the student body and faculty. Greenville's dance orchestra alternated with Quincy's to furnish the music. The walls were hun with funny papers and the illumination cane from hundreds of Christmas tree li-hts suspended across the ceiling. There was a varied program of entertainment, one of tne ni.-.h-lights being a Iliclcey House comedy movie. Refreshments consisted of punch and cookies. Sponsor for the evening was Hr. Schott and official hosts were the members of the Boys' Club. SOPHOMORE HOP- With winter as a theme, the Sophomore Hop took place on Friday, January 17, in the gym disguised as a ski lodge. Trophy heads, skins and horns adorned the walls, as did skis, snowshoes, ice skates and miscellaneous sporty snow equipment. Indirect lighting was had, accomplished by shades which were hand painted with a skier motif. Imitation fireplaces blazed away, flanked by chairs and couches. The girls' orchestra furnished the music for the dancing. Refreshments were cookies, caramel bars and punch. BLOCK O PARTY - All sorts of peculiar noises, such as the braying of donkeys, could be heard Friday, March 21, as the Block Q, initiates furnished entertainment, . ith Mr. ', oelz in charge of the program, the main event was the awarding of letters to the boys. The girls’ orchestra in formal attire furnished the music. Decorations were brightly colored penants suspended from wires across the ceiling. Sandwiches and punch appeared at the proper time. Ping pong tables set off from the rest of the room furnished fun between dances for a large number, SEN OR BANQUET-BALL- Saturday, May 10, at 9 p.m., a group of senior students and their friends gathered at the Hotel Q,uincy for their senior banquet, consisting of a four course turkey dinner—soup, salad, turkey plate and ice cream. During dinner, fortunes for everyone added a light touch. Other events on the program were a song, My Sister and I by Barbara Stacy accompanied by Genevieve Moon, followed by short speeches from Mr. Hyames, Mr. Woelz, Arais Lund, Bob Smith and Wilmer Chapman. The party continued at the gym later, where dancing was enjoyed until 12. 9 CONSTRUCTION - Plumas County is progressive; it is continually building bigger and more spectacular structures. It is a long step from the crudely built miner's shack of forty-nine to the massive court house, reputed to be the finest in California north of Sacramento. Throughout the county many modern homes have been built. New stores and service stations are no longer novelties; they are common occurrences. Several years ago Quincy’s main street was a fire blackened and desolate sight. But it arose from its ashes a modern town. The bridges along the Feather River Highway are not only engineering marvels; they are creations of beauty. The recent building boom throughout the United States has contributed its share to the county. Industry has been building rapidly, especially in the field of lumbering, which has caused the erection of factories and mills. Crews of skilled workmen are kept busy. The hammer and the saw are never idle in Plumas County i O' I_____I_______I rV I_!_I on i i—i L_i_J � . T 1 i nV(S itflli ! r Ml Kw p m. «