Stockton High School - Guard and Tackle Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Senior History FIRST CENTURY Four centuries ago in a far-off land called Essaichess, dwelt a very pow- erful and talented race of people who started out in their career as insignifi- cant freshmen and grew into a strong race called seniors. During their gen- eration this group, known as the class of '25, rose to fame and promi- nence. Leading them in their first period of life were Donald Brooks Carr and Alberta Horan. In those long-past days these children had a hard strug- gle in that year 1922. Nevertheless they came on strongly with Merle Harper helping in football and Betty Coffin showing up in dramatic com- position. SECOND CENTURY On and on they climbed, and their second period was still more success- ful. They started the year off like a thunder burst, choosing Melvin Belli as chief pasha and Dorothy Carrow as first assistant. George Barsi gave them glory in the realm of athletics. having been on the state championship basketball team. Don Carr climbed the ladder of fame in dramatics. The oral ex- pression class play, Come Out of the Kitchen, in which the actress, Ruth Ferguson, shone, proved itself a huge success to be remembered even in this present century. I-171 THIRD CENTURY As juniors this great band climbed steadily onward with Jack Eccleston as the able captain and Ruth Fergu- son to represent the women. During this period they accomplished great things together, carrying through two junior-senior dances. FOURTH CENTURY At last this mighty race reached supremacy and ruled as Htted their ability, Robert Goldsberry and Caro- lyn Kerrick acting as general and ad- jutant general. Many great events develop during this era. A play, The Whole Town's Talking, which delighted everyone, a state championship basketball team with such representatives as George Barsi, Bill Mahaffey, and Georgie Cavaglia. and flrst place in the oratorical league won by Edward Fong, show just a few things that this great race ac- complished. Many years will come and go, more centuries may pass, but the angel of Memory will Write in the great Hall of Fame, George Barsi, the 1925 athlete: Betty Colin, the poet- ess: Melvin Belli and Cliffton Frisbie, the debaters: Edward Fong, the ora- tor: Dorothy Eproson, the musician: Sam Sherman, the scholar: Ernest Lonsdale, the journalist: Don Carr, the actor:-and then dipping her pen again in the clear blue above will write for all to read: The greatest class of all.