Shasta High School - Daisy Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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We then declded to go down to the wharves and debatec whether to take an alr car or the underground rallway I was glad later that we took the alr car for on It we met Marguerlte Kendall She told me that she was that mght saxhng for Indla where she had accepted posltlor ID a boys tralmng school at S12 000 per year She added envnouslv that Ruth De Forest was gettlng S16 000 a year and dld nothing but glve danclng lessons IH an Afrlcan court lNot1c1ng a couple of books ln her hand I lnqulred what they wer Thls one she Sald IS Vera Tracy s latest novel entltled Trlbulatlons of a Turtle and thls other contams autoblographles of two famous Amerlcans Francls Murphy the first man to sa1l around the world ln hx aeroplane and Lydla Brown who dld such effectlve Red Cross work dur mg the war That brrlhant slgn over there Sald Marguerlte after a period ot thoughtfulness marks out the famous beauty parlors of another of 0.11 old classmates Dorls Helfrlch After seelng Marguerlte off for Illdla we declded to Walt and watch the people come ln from the newly arrlved vessel I was soon glad that we dxd for lt resulted ln my meetlng Alma Tlllman agaln Durmg the course of the conversatlon I learned that she had been travehng ln Ce 1 tral Afrlca representlng a leadlng New Yolk Clothlng House Then I asked her lf she knew anythmg of the old class Yes she sald When I was ln the Phlhppmes I ran across Helen McLaggan She lv presldent of one of the colleges there And Blanche Olben I questloned Have you heard of her? Heoezzuezy Durlng our conversatlon a short dlstlngulshled lookmg gentleman passed who Alma told me was George Graves She sald that he was owner of an Australlan dlamond mme Alma also told n1e that Leonard Thatcher was the owner of a large monkey farm ln South Amerlca and d1d all hlS own tralnlng When we got back to the heart of the clty we found a stat of great excltement On buymg a Soclallst Star we read m flarlng leadhnes Howard Thatcher Famous Sclentlst DISCOVQTS Mxsslng Lmk We then declded to go to the theater where we could rest and enjoy ourselves at the same tlme No sooner were we seated than out upon the stage stepped the leadlng actress maJest1c dazzmgly beautlful I gave 1 gasp as I recogmzed Meta Sholes Ofnce between the acts my compamon leaned forward That 1 James Tlggleworth the great Oll klng and h1S wlfe ln the nex box I 'ooked but had eyes only for the man s wlfe for she was none other than Ruth Blagrave As we came out on the sldewalk agam we ran dlrectly nffo Emma Oberlack She appeared to be 1n a great hurry but stopppd to talk a few mmutes durmg whlch tlme I learned that she was Sales Mar ager fol the Bulck Motor Company Later as we walked hurrledly along the street we caught up with Juha Petrelll After the greetmgs were over she told us that she had Just finlshed rebulldlng the hlstorlcal town of Shasta where she had es tabhshed an old soldlers home She also told us that she had that day recelved a letter from Theresa Wachrelner who was teachmg a kmder garten ln Chlna Do you know of any more of our 18 class? I asked Yes Vlvian Rowlee IS glvmg her hfe to the noble work of rebulldmg France She told Twenty one ' 1 1 l -' . , . Ap . . I . , n . , AA' . . ' 7 ' Y .7 9 9 v .. . . . A , , Ki ' 91 ' 66' ! ' I ' ' , 7 ! , . . . . 1 , , : , s 9 s ' - ' I! Y Y ti , - r 9 - ' ry , . I , . . 1 - ' ' CK !7 ' . , , GK 77 ' . CC 99 Yes, she is in Russia now, you know, and is the Countess Von 79 s ' I 1 9 ' . G p Y Y ' , ' n ' 3 1 ' . . ,, .S . . . . . . V ,, , y Lf u ' ' r - ' 1 1 i! ' 1 , 1 ' 7 I . . , , . . A I ' K6 I i 'H KG ' . ' ' 1 ,,..,.,, -f ' ' ' .

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Class 'Ilbopbecy The Class of 18 Of course you all know of the slnklng of the Callforma ard lt w1l1 no doubt be a great surprlse to you to learn that all these unfortunate vlctlms of the wreck lncludlng myself have arrlved at a beautlful and fantastlc Clty down under the waves where all those who eve drowned IH the sea are gathered But I am pledged not to tell any m-orc for lt lb forbldden that mortals should know all thxs Yet one great secr-et I must reveal to you a secret that IS connected with your destlnles No sooner had we arrlved than an old mlsslon father came to me and lnformed me that because I was a Cahfornlan I was to have the great prlvllege of lookmg once 1nto the future seemg there whatever l deslred He took me through a great marble gateway mto a large cour where the vast stage of 11fe stretched away 1nto the dlstance No sooner had we seated ourselves than a great reglment of soldlers passed before us They were led by a dashlng general on a huge black horse General Frost sald the father as the scene faded away No sooner had one v1s1on faded than another took IIS place I now beheld a woman surgeon dextrously fittmg rabb1t eyes lnto bllnd soldlels When she smlled I recogmzed w1th a start Dorothea Saeltzer Then agaln the scene faded and wlth a small shock at the abrupt change I found myself an interest spectator IH an excltlng case of the Umted States Supreme court The Judge was Max Polse our old school orator At the fathers request we then went up on the stage Instantly we seemed to be surrounded by a great nonsy clty whlch was appa1 ently San Francxsco As I looked at thls father I was greatly surpwsed to see that hls antlque clothlng had glven place to a sult IH the helght of fashlon lt was evldently election day for the nolse was frlghtful and banners floated on every slde Suddenly a glant VOICE boomed forth Wh1Ch drowned out all others and caused several women to famt wlth frlght Vote for Harvey G11 zean for bnlted States Mlnlster to Slberla When the volce ceased l turned to a man near by lnqulrlng the meamng of such a terrlfic HOISG Oh he rephed that IS one of Harold Nathans slmplest lnventlons You surely know of that great lnventor Then I asked thre man lf he thought Mr Gllzean would get elected Oh sure he answered Harold Lowden and hls Soclallst Star are back of hlm and that means th' state Just then my attentlon was attracted to a whole army uf wom n swmglng down the street On the blazing banner that stretched from one end to the other I read Vote for Amy Ferrell for Governor of Call f0I'lll3. As the processlon came nearer I I'6COglllZ6d the leader as Anna Frlt The leader there IS the champvon woman athlete some one remarked near me That we mlght get out of the deafenlng nolse we went into an ar studlo near by I was enthralled by the wonderful works of art wlnch I later found were a few of the llllllOI' xx olds of 'w.3.d8l1l0lS61l8 Hubbard We then went out on the crowded sldewalk agaln It was growm, dusk and the theaters across the street xx ere sphnterlng the alr wxth then electrlc slgns Above the most pretentious of them all Wlnth I after ss ards learned was managed by Walter Morrxs the followlng vt as spelled and respelled Ovv en Wllson lll Transgresslons of Love Tw nty 9 - . ..' ' lc 1 - 11 ' ' I 4 , K 1 1 . . Y 1 1 A K . .w ' 1 ' , , . N- 1 . . . . 1 1 , - '1 . . N X . . - sa 11 ' 1 y , . . . . 1 1 . . . . . t , - . 7 i - , 5 1 ' ' 1 . 1. w . . . ' A A 1. f , . s A. . . . . . V I , , . . . U . . v . . . . . ,, . - I . , . as 11 ' as ' 1 - ' ' 1 1 . ,, . . , ' 6. 11 as 1 - 1 1 1 1 . , . . , . X , .f 11 ' u , a, , sn ' 1 1 . ,, . - . V M. an - - , 11 ' -' 1 . . . . '- x. - . . Y I Y . . . . . . . . U . . . . 5 V . . . . . 1 1 . . ' . . 5 - . A , . y ' 1' , ,A 1 , -4 , - - 11 6

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me that Ambrose Desmond vsas a retlred nnlllonalre and hvlng 1n Red dlng where he made hxs fortune Later I learned that Dorothy Smith was now the wlfe of Amerxca most famous sololst and had founded a free muslcal academy ln Oak land Suddenly the father tapped me on the arm Just as the walls of the clty began to fade avs ay Come he sald your deslre has been grat fied and we must go -1---0-0-Q '60 tba Seniors You have finlshed the work on your llfe boats You have fastened them strongly and true And now they are lylng at anchor Complete they are waltlng for you Tomorrow you sall on llfe s ocean Headed each on a separate way Whlle we stand on the shore cheerlng after Your vanlshlng crafts ln the gray You may meet agaln on l1fe s Journey And perhaps youll meet no more But may your hearts ever be loyal To Shasta and frlends of yore You may sall where the sea rolls easy Out under a cloudless sky And dark clouds go hurrymg by When your sturdy craft s ems nlgh slnklng Wlth the wexght of the lashlng tlde And the h1ss1ng waves crash over The top of 1ts stralnlng slde But remember when dark hovers o er you Grown dun wlth each fast fadlng year Old Shasta her good wlll stlll wlth you Is waltlng your wlnnlng to hear And w1tn encouraged effort push forward To the NOICS that IS callmg you on And the waves grow llghter and llghter And the clouds will break over the dawn T1s the dawn of success that een scatters The dark drn eu clouds of defeat That soothes the hlgh was es of trouble T111 they cease to surge and to beat T111 they cease to dlscourage and daunt you They are stllled by the sunllght of fame They are calmed by the llght of 3Chl6X6lll6l1f, And glorys unquenchable flame A HLFFORD 18 Tw nly two . . . ,W 0 . , - 1 . 1 - , 44 1: - 4. ' Q- , as S Y ! I 1 . . , . Y Y ' 9 9 , . ! You may sa1l where the waves toss angry, Q . . . LV . . , D ! 3 ' Y I ! ! Y . . y . y ! ' Y Y I 1 1 7 y 9 l' . v , ' . C .