Roosevelt High School - Round Up Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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the western side. If luck was good they would find a ship to take them up the coast to California. After james and Gilbert had been traveling for two days, james became ill and unable to travel. Gilbert nursed him the best he could, but as on his fatherls New England farm there had never been a case of yellow fever he could not do much for james. On the third day of his sickness he died and that was not the first soul that perished in the swamps of Central America. It was twenty years later and Gilbert Caros was climbing up the trail that led to his little cabin. He was handsome, but he looked older than he was and was slightly stooped. He stumbled over a rock and he looked down to find something sparkling. GOLD! What did he want with gold when his family was gone? just one disappoint- ment after another in his life. When he was a little boy, he had managed to get from Panama to California after losing his little friend in the swamps, only to find out that his parents and sisters had been drowned on their way to California. Gilbert Caros had the metal tested and found it to be gold. He put in his claim and he lived a long and lonesome life as a hermit and when he died, the claim died with him, for he never bothered to map or mine it. If ever you have time, take a pick and dig in your own backyard and you might find the claim, for it never has been found. SLAVKA ALEXICH. v 11- H ' 'if 'ti 0 9 all i , I-T fl , l','g ' 'ff 1,12-,f Y av, gp, QU, 5 , L -,i-! fi-'fyi ij ,ml wtf! 411, f , If , , i If, . . Y f H I f L! t 1 W,-'pl cj ll -KJ , u'3,7,,. ,, ,z ,f I .I ,initrd 3,1 ,,,, , C ,Ei , .:. ,,:'l,,,:v.yW .4 l:5lli111:s1.li l lfhfilll- l :ll we 'V lt l5iE.i:h:f.1.:f.4f2lK'- ff-il i?Fil1r:f'f?5?,fil I I -' 4 , Wwfiiflilfliilfl' ' Cf? f .Ef4if5Re iii 51. Colton Hallsthe first State Capitol, Monterey, IX-IQ The memory of the Pionteerx will never die -tradition of S14Iter's Fort, Poker Flat, old Man- terey, and San Franrisco will live forever. I mind the narrow, crooked street, The old brirk pave that tripped our feet, Th' adobe houses, white and low, The xmrlet peppers, row on row. l31l

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MAY, THE FAIRY PRINCESS May, was a beautiful fairy princess of the forest. Her parents named her May, because of the month she was born. Princess May, I am sorry to say, was very vain and proud. Because of her beauty all the forest folks loved her. She was very proud of this too. One day the news spread around that there was a huge animal now living in the forest. It was said to be very cruel. VVhen Princess May heard this, she said, Watch me make friends with him. It was a sunny morning when she started out to meet this animal, I do not know how but this certain animal knew of her vainness and sought to cure her. So when Princess May visited him he did not make friends, but sprang upon her and tore at her flesh. He did not hurt the Princess's beauty but cured her vanity. She learnt that everyone did not think that beauty could always win. CHARLOTTE BALLANTYNE UNCLAIMED GOLD When the family of five reached the other side of Panama, they expected to have a ship waiting for them to take them to California, but there wasn't any. Mr. Caros quickly built, a shelter as everyone else was doing this expecting to stay only for the night. While he is busy with this occupation, I winn introduce to you the other members of the family. First is Mother Caros who was busy preparing the evening meal, next is sister Nancy or Nan, then there was Gilbert, and last but not least, was baby Virgil or just Vergy. This family, as most others at the time, was going to California in search of gold. Almost all of the sailors and their captains were in search of gold, therefore ships were scarce. It was the third day at camp and still no ship in sight. The people were getting impatient. The McFarins was an old Scotch family that had lived next door to the Caros and being they were friends Gilbert who was 11 years old went over to play with his friend james McFarin. Gilbert found many bad tidings in the McFarin family. The grandmother was ill and Mrs. McFarin wanted to go back to Illinois in order to nurse her sick mother. The youngest baby in this unfortunate family was also ill and not fit for the rough travel of that time. james and Gilbert could not play amid sorrow so they went in search of ad- venture alsewhere. The boys had been warned not to go out of the clearing be- cause of the wild beasts, but you know boys, thinking they are so brave and all of that. They pushed their way through the tangles of the swamp. After they had gone a good distance from the clearing, they began their play. When they became tired, the boys decided to go home, but where was it? Try as they may they could not find the trail back to the clearing. They slept that night in a tree and the next morning continued their search. To- ward the end of that day they found the trail. There was much hurrahing and hooraying, but to their astonishment when they came to camp, it was deserted. Not a soul in sight and not a ship as far as the eye could see. james who was 9 years old almost cried out, you see, he was really too big. Gilbert, who considered him- self a big boy, began to make plans, as it was plain to see that a ship had picked up the people at the camp. Toward noon the two boys, with a few provisions, began their journey northward by foot. Little did they know of the dangers before them. As you know there were four different routes to California. The Caros family had chosen the route so that after having got to the eastern side of Central America, they went by foot to l30l

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x Keep These Under -0 'Q' N Your Hat 'I' XXX California 'was under Mexican rule from in 'T N 1822 no 1846. 0 7 Rd :Zi lr 1? - 1 , - 4 fn r e' - ffi 26 Q S 6 if , Q, s Xe W - X, ,af J.. Sign in a drug store: Take a brick home, it's fine when company comes. lcofoa--1 Auto Salesman- What type of car do you like?'l f'None of 'em, I just came in here to enjoy being among a few that I donlt have to jump fromf' y-'ml Chairman fat banquetjz 'fHow long'will you talk? About five minutesfl Chairman: Couldn't you make it 10 minutes? We want to clear the room for dancing. --..j.o- I'm going home? 1 KAWhy?H HI live there? lgozoq- f'Do all the girls in the club make speeches?'l UNO, the more useful ones make tea and sandwiches. Rural Constable: 'KNOW then, come 'ouToTthat. Bathingds not allowed after 8 a. m. The Face in the Water: Excuse me, Sergeant, Iim not bathingg I'm only drowning. Teacher-NWhen was Rome built? At night. Teacher- Who told you that? HYou did. You said that Rome wasn't built in a day.'l l-ov:a-o--- And have you heard about the Scotchman who gave himself a black eye so he wouldn't have to buy smoked glasses to look at the eclipse. jimmy: Transfer, please. 0 Conductor: Where to? Jimmy: Can't tell, it's a surprise party. Teacher-HWho is the smartest man living? Pupilf'fThomas A. Edison. He invented the phonograph and the radio so peo- ple would stay up all night and use his electric light globesf' An army officer decided to see for himself how his sentries were doing their duty. He was somewhat surprised to overhear the following: 'tHalt! Who goes there?'l HA friend with a doughnut. 'iPass friend, Halt! doughnut? l32l A