Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA)

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Watsonville I-IFN NATURE distributed her gifts, the region in which XYatsonville is located surely received its full share. It is located on the curving rim of the Monterey Bay, almost completely surrounded by pictur- esque mountains and hills, the center of the fertile valley- traversed from end to end by the Pajaro River. Unlike most of the agricultural regions of the state, the summer brings with it the cooling fogs from the ocean which temper the sun's heat and are a boon to the agricultural- ists, making irrigation unnecessary for tha average crop. After a rainy spell, there come, even in mid-winter. mild, warm, sunshiny days, when the blue skv overhead and the green hills in the distance combine to deceive the stranger into thinking that 'lune has displaced December. The paved highways connect the city with some of the most famous resorts in the world. XYithin a radius of fifteen to thirty miles are located the Big Basin. a state park where the primeval redwood tree attains magnificent size: Santa Cruz, with its casino, its summer resorts, and its picturesque golf courseg Del Monte, a resort known among travelers, the world over! MUN- terey, with its quaint old adobe housesg San juan, one of the earliest of L'alifornia's missions: Carmel. the artist's paradise with its miles of white sand, its pine-covered slopes. its famous mission, and its rugged promon- lories. In Xlatsonville there are many different kinds of important indus- tries. The most important is apple raising. XYatsonville is very often called the Apple City. Today over 12,000 acres in the Pajaro Yalley are planted in apples. mainly Newtown Pippins. and Yellow Bellflowers. and nowhere else in the world is the yield of crops per acre so heavy. XYatsonville is the shipping center for this great industry. ln l9l9, 10,975 carloads of apples and their by-products were shipped to thirty-five states. to Canada, Mexico. and even to England. Norway. Hawaii, and the Orient. Apple raising is not the only resource of the Pajaro Yalley. Among the other fruits a1'e apricots. pears. cherries, and primes. Lettuce raising ranks next to apples in its productive and commercial value. The school system of YX'atsonville is modern and efficient. The Union High School has been enlarged until it occupies two buildings, one uf which is regarded as one of the model school buildings of America. ln the city proper, a grammar school. two primary schools and a kindergarten supply the needs of the younger children. while more than twenty-five rural schools and several private academies are distributed through the outlying districts. There are many organizations which help to care for the social needs of the people. The spirit of cooperation. which has developed during thc last few years among the people of this community, is manifested in the Chamber of Commerce, a progressive organization with a membership of nearly seven hundred men and women representing every industry in the valley. The VVatsonville 'XYoman's Club. with a membership of three hun- dred. has played an indispensable part in the life of the community. Besides taking care of the social interests of the women. the organization interests itself in every plan for civic betterment. Several other literary and service clubs help to broaden the lives of the citizens. XYatsonville is also proud of its Y. M. C. A.. which ranks fourth in cities of under 25.000 population throughout the lfnited States. A handsome building, well equipped with swimming pool, gymnasium and reading rooms, forms a community center and supplies healthful amusement for more than three hundred and fifty men and boys on the membership roll. Utako Awami '30 First Prize Essay. Page rl'llii'ty-Ilmw