Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA)

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14 THE MANZANITA genius, with the further assurance that they are both welcome-and needed. United States is rapidly building up the Canal Zone. Our sphere of influence is gradually ex- tending near the zone. Mexico seems to be sending special invita- tions to the United States to ex- tend our influences from the north. The present is a history making PI1 epoch not only in Europe but, also, on the western hemisphere, Hlld it would be impossible to prophesy what political eonditions may be a decade henee. Therefore, it would seem a wise provision for those in- tending to fit themselves for a eoin- mereial life to avail themselves of a good, sound course in the above subjects with a full four year's of Spanish. Dreamland Mother's good night is the last that we hear, 'l'heu off to sweet Dreamland we go, XN'e see all the fairies, so small and so dear, And visit the Brownies who never will grow. XVe see little houses, all glittering and bright, Just stuffed full of candies and cakes, We see little people who dance all the night, And never grow weary until the day breaks. Then all of a sudden the fairies are gone, For, alas! 'tis only too true, That Brownies and fairies must sleep when 'tis dawn And the flowers are wet with the dew. -ELEANOR LITTLE, '18, 03 P'Q 3, 5 QQ lee, Q Q in-5 ease .RMI Mft N, a , so , ,1 0955 Qt ved, e Nw 1 - ' ag: Q- l

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THE MANZANITA 13 the boys and girls graduated from the high schools are woefully de- ficient in ability to perform even the simplest calculations with 'ac- curacy and dispatch. ln stenography, it is not the writ- ing of one hundred twenty-live or one hundred fifty words a minute tl'at counts. It is the ability to transcribe the matter so written ae- curately and with a fair rate of speed. Of course, it is essential that the stenographer be able to record dictation at that rate in many cases, but unless she can make a correct transcript of it later, her ability to take it is of little value. Not only must the work be accurately and quickly done, but it must be artistically arranged as well. lt is useless to add that the successful typist must be a touch writer and not addicted to the eraser habit. ln bookkeeping it is, also, the small things that count. The aver- age high school, and particularly the high school with a two year's course, cannot attempt to make certified public accountants, not auditors, not bookkeepers with a full understanding of corporation, banking, or other forms of higher accounting. lint they can give the pupil a thorough knowledge of the theory of dehits and credits as ap- plied to common business transac- tions together with a knowledge of the usual commercial terms and usuages. As there are scarcely any commercial houses that conduct their bookkeeping records similarly in all their details, it is obviously impossible to drill the pupils on forms that would exactly fit all lines of business. However, if the pupil has thoroughly mastered the prin- ciples as above stated, he can, with very little effort, fit himself into any clerkship that may he open to him. He must not, of course, ex- pect to land on the top notch of his profession at the first effort. ln fact, it is much better for him to ae- cept a subordinate position at first so as to become accustomed to the system in use. Now. these few requisites are not meant to cover the entire field of business essentials. They are simply a few of the qualifications demand- ed by business men as first require- ments. The boy or girl who wants to train himself or herself for a bus- iness career, whether for a clerk- ship or for personal reasons, should take a four year's course and should include such subjects as commercial and industrial geography, com- mercial law, commercial arithmetic, office training, salesmanship, book- keeping and higher accounting. business English and correspond- ence, stenography and typewriting, spelling and penmanship, and Span- ish. These are all highly important considered from a broad commercial point and should constitute the main part of the commercial train- ing, but others such as algebra, geometry, history and civics, do- mestic science, manual training, and chemistry should also be taken, in part, according to the particular end sought. lt is evident that our commercial relations in the future will be largely with the South A- merican republics. Since the com- pletion of the Panama Canal Flllll our attendant interest there, they have come to our very doors. They are rich in their resources but very limited in capital and population. Travelers from those countries in- form us that they present various opportunities for the investment of American capital and American

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THE MANZANITA 15 A Quest RUTH ROHR, '17 - NIOCK Round Fable had - , neighhorhood and King 1 Y l 1 f 1 ' heen established in the l , t Monty had summoned his for a most important eon- ferenee. The hand had reached their rendezvous i11 lNIulligan's harn knights and were all elad in their heaviest armor, ready for duty. The King repeated in loud tones: 'thly honorahle knights, l have a quest for the noblest among you. A seramhle followed, for eaeh memher of the Holy Order wished to show his valor and prove himself worthy of his knighthood. Then spake the Blameless Monty, This will never do. l will give the quest to whom I deem the Worthiestf' Sir Johnny, the trustworthy, was summoned for the task. He walked with mueh pride toward the throne of the true King, looking sareastie- ally at his fellow hrethen. He humhly howed hefore his leader Rlltl solemnly said: And 11ow lask, oh, Blameless One, ahout this quest of thine. 'tArise, my faithful follower and l will give it to thee. Go thou to yon eastle and secure a jar of jam. Return thou not to our Tahle Round till thou possess the jam. I give thee my hlessing. Arise thou and away. At this, Sir Johnny left the hall, jumped upon his wooden eharger, and with mueh statiliness quickly rode away. VVhen he reaeh- ed the castle wall he sealed it easily and stole slowly to the kitchen. Freeping stealthily hy the kitchen knave. he entered the pantry. He elimhed up the drainhoard and hast- ily grasped a large eroek of jam. But one's strength often betrays him as it did i11 Sir Johnny's ease, for soon the crock was in myriads ot' pieces on the highly polished fioor and our honorahle knight was he- smeared with its contents. He hastily grasped another ves- sel. He rushed hy the kitehen knave like a flash of lightning and was soon galloping away on his eharger. As this Hhravest ot' all knights entered the meeting plaee, with his head humhly howed, he handed his plunder to the King and awaited the cheers. But instead ot' the pleasant VVell done he received a terrible hlow from the King's highly prized Exealihur for he had hrought an empty jar. 2 , Okie - 1 ,Q 6 ' '5Ei:IAfE 5 f5Gf' Kiaceeb