Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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SISKIYOU COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The above picture was taken of the late john O. McBroom of Cecilville in the winter of 1914-15 as he was leaving Carter Meadows in the head of the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River with the mail for Cecilville from Callahans and the outside world. Winter mail was carried by mule train after snows became packed but during periods of storm first-class mail was carried out by McBroom, using skis or snowshoes. McBroom packed supplies and hunting and fishing parties throughout the Salmon River Country for many years. The Siskiyou County Historical Society's collection of photographs and stories of pioneer days is growing rapidly. Copies of early photos are earnestly solicited. I4

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From a thin line of thirteen states on the Atlantic seaboard, Americans of many origins have builded a nation across a continent to the shores of the Pacific, writing as they pressed on and on the American saga of freedom, equality, and opportunity. Along that march they paused to build public schools, all dedicated to the same high purpose, education for democracy, and liberty and justice for all. Today, in peace as in war, our country is claiming from these schools leadership they have every right to expect in the difficult work of preserving for ourselves and our posterity, the principles of freedom, justice and democracy. Our very way of life had been jeopardized with the attack on Pearl Harbor and our country accepted the gauge of battle which was forced upon us by the totalitarian govern- ments. Into this battle for the right went the might and force of a free people fighting in defense of a cause which they knew to be just. When their country was in danger, great numbers of students and former students of the Siskiyou Joint Union High School coura- geously entered the Armed Forces and gallantly defended the faith of America, on land- on sea-and in the air. Our students distinguished themselves in all branches of the service. Unfortunately, though, over a hundred of our high school students in the county have been killed in action, and over a hundred others have been wounded. Several of our former teachers have given their lives for our country, too. The coming of peace and the postwar era brought problems to our country just as challenging and perhaps even more complex than those of the war, even if less dramatic. And now we have again entered a period of international crisis which calls from us the same challenge, courage and determination that the Seniors of other years have shown in times of National danger. We the Seniors of 1951 have chosen for our central theme Friendship,,' and dedicate the 1951 White and Gold To A Handclasp Throughout the World. Every student leaving our schools takes with him memoriesof friends and Friendships made in High School, Friendships of students, teachers, friendly rooms, friendly corridors, to keep with him always. These are the 1951 White and Gold collections of friendships made in school. As students and citizens the two main goals we should keep before us are: First, to win and secure the peace, and second, to preserve our American way of life, which is based on our democratic American system of free enterprise and private initiative. The American way and democracy are synonymous terms and public school is the foundation stone of democracy. Seniors of the class of 1951 of the Siskiyou Joint Union High School District are gratefully appreciative of the fine system of high schools and the splendid educational opportunities the Board of Trustees of the Siskiyou joint Union High School District is providing for the boys and girls of Siskiyou Joint Union High Schools. We are ever mindful that the creative men who serve us as trustees and give so much of their time and energy to youth and our schools are themselves true symbols of the American way and our progressive school system. When the Pilgrims came to America, one of their first acts was to establish a school for their children. And when the early pioneer settlers came to Siskiyou County they early established schools for the benefit of their children and their children's children. We are grateful to those early pioneers of education, and we are deeply grateful also to the men who make up the present progressive Board of Trustees of the Siskiyou joint Union High School District, whose consciousness of the faithful and unselfish discharge of their civic duty can be their only reward and through whose efforts we are enjoying the benefits of one of the finest educational systems in the state. The Seniors of 1951 are truly grateful and appreciative for the fine group of men who make up our progressive High School Board, and for the excellent system of high schools provided for us. j I3

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KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST U. S. Forest Service Photo The Klamath River in its course from the lakes of eastern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean crosses the northern part of Siskiyou County and the entire breadth of the Klamath National Forest. Much of this distance is through rugged canyons and gorges of magnifi- cent beauty. It is recognized throughout the Nation as one of the greatest fishing streams and anglers from all parts of the world have fished its waters for salmon and steelhead. Tributary streams are also well stocked and the country through which it flows abounds with game. The people of Siskiyou County co-operate with the Klamath National Forest in the protection and conservation of the natural resources which make this land a truly great recreation area. I5