YUBA COUNTY  Nuggets

Yuba Delta

June, 1915

DRAMATICS

  The Juniors and Seniors have entered very enthusiastically into dramatics this year.

    The Juniors gave two plays, "How the Vote Was Won" and "Christmas Carol" on December 11, 1914.  On that evening the school auditorium was completely transformed by evergreens and hollyberries, which carried out the spirit of the season.

    The Class had worked very faithfully and their efforts were rewarded with great success.  Each one played his role with such animation that the stage of the Marysville High School was transformed for a time into a part of the stage of human life.  The interest of the audience did not flag for a moment.

    Financially the play proved such a success that with part of the sum realized the Juniors were enabled to purchase a back screen for the stage.

    The members of the cast were:

"HOW THE VOTE WAS WON"

HORACE COLE, a hardened young Englishman - - - URBAN GILROY

ETHEL, his wife  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANITA ORR

WINIFRED, Ethel's sister  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RUTH COOPER

LILY, the maid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CALIFA MUCK

GERALD WILLIAMS, a neighbor - - - - - - - - - - - HERBERT PAGE

                HORACE'S "FEMALE RELATIONS"

AGATHA, Horace's sister - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BERNICE WHITE

MOLLY, a sensational young authoress - - - - - - - - RUTH HARTER

MME. CHRISTINE, a fashionable dressmaker - - -  ELITHE SWEZY 

MAUDE SPARK, "Queen of the Comediennes" - -  MYRTLE CARPENTER

AUNT LIZZIE, Landlady of Upper Montague Place - MARIE WALSH

    This farce presents a very laughable situation as may be surmised by the name.  Horace Cole, lord and master in his own house, ridicules the "Strike of Suffragettes."  But when all his "female relatives" resort to him as their only visible means of support, he becomes so reconciled to the cause that he even leads the suffragette's parade.  photo

A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

SCROOGE  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WESLEY OWEN

MARLEY'S GHOST  - - - - - - - - - - - - THOMAS OCHELTREE

NEPHEW FRED - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HAROLD O'BRIEN

BOB CRATCHIT  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARION HEISCH

TINY TIM  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHARLES BOWEN

YOUNG SCROOGE - - - - - - - - - - - - ESPIE STAFFORD

HIS SWEETHEART -  - - - - - - - - - - - MADORA COOMBS

BOY SCROOGE  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RUSSEL ASHLEY

LITTLE FAN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ISABELLE CHEIM

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS-PAST - - - - ADELE COE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS-PRESENT - FRANK MILLS

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS-FUTURE -   MEARS HANSON

SMALL BOY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WILLIS PIERATT

    Characters in Tableaux - Neva Boynton, Jennie Arfsten, Mae Block, Irma Kennedy, Thelma Tipton, Alyce Pidgeon, Lillian Becker, Helen Cheim, Jack Steward, Clyde Sutfin, Waldron Holmes, Percy Langenbach, Leonard Harter, Wallace Dinsmore, Albert Miller, Veeder Schillig.

    Since nearly everyone is familiar with this story, it will suffice to say that the characters sustained their parts so well that Dickens, could he have come back in spirit with Marley's ghost, would have been the first to offer congratulations to the Junior Class.  photo

    We have another treat in store for us.

    The stars of 1915 are to shine for us once more before they go out - of the Marysville High School.  As is altogether fitting and proper, "The Voice of Authority," will come from the Senior Class, and the man behind the voice will be no other than Laverne Stafford.  Now we have been taught that a good boy should be seen and not heard, but they say that Laverne, as the "Voice of Authority," will insist on being heard, though not seen.

    Imagine Jessie Raub, a charming stenographer, as Jean Campbell.

    Inez Williams, as Priscilla Carter, a vivacious newspaper woman.

    Gladys Cook, true to her name, as Martha Stears, a cooking teacher.

    Julia Laney, even more dashing than ever, as Gladys Cushing, a social butterfly.

    Vivian Heisch, as Margaret Whiting, on the very verge of matrimony, all attempting to enjoy a two weeks' outing without their suitors; imagine Carmen Ashley, as Elizabeth Kennedy, heart whole and fancy free herself, enjoying her independence amid her pining friends, when the "Voice of Authority" and Irene Hallner, as Dr. Simpson, dooms the whole camp to an indefinite period of quarantine - and then - the suspense of the audience.

    The class of 1915 distinguished itself last year in the presentation of "Mr. Bob" and they intend making the "Voice of Authority" the grand climax of their career as a class.

DEBATING

    This term has included many things of great interest, one of which is Debating.  Since the former debaters were graduated last year, we began with new members on the debating team this year.  Even though our team was entirely lacking in experience, it seemed our fate to have to meet some of the experienced debaters, those of Oroville.

    The first debate was held at Oroville under the University Extension League on December 12, 1914.  The question was, "Resolved: That for American cities with a population exceeding 25,000 the municipal ownership of those public utilities which furnish transportation is preferable to private ownership."  Marysville had the negative of the question.  Our debaters, Marie Walsh and Farwell Brown, upheld their side creditably, and argued in a convincing manner.  When the judges, Mr. Overman of Gridley, Judge Falkner of Chico, and Mr. Pratt of Biggs, gave their decision, Oroville won by a few points, the score being 540-514.

    The second debate was held in the auditorium of the Marysville High School on the evening of February 13, 1915.  This debate was also with Oroville, on the question, "Resolved:  That boards of arbitration with compulsory powers should be established to settle disputes between employers and wage-earners."  Our team, composed of Farwell Brown, Anita Orr, and Urban Gilroy again supported the negative side of the question.  Both teams had excellent points and arguments to offer, and the visiting team's final victory was due to their greater experience.  The judges were Mr. Rich of Marysville, Mr. Duckles of Oroville, and Mr. Doran of Williams.  Their decision was not unanimous, but two to one in Oroville's favor.  We felt much elated when the visiting team told us that we had one of the strongest teams they had ever met from the Marysville High School.

    Our two defeats were really victories for us, because self-confidence and experience were gained.  We feel that we shall have a strong team next year, and we are going into debating with the expectation of winning.  photo

GLEE CLUB

    Much interest has been taken in music this year.  Both a Boys' and a Girls' Glee Club were formed at the first of the term, under the supervision of Miss Lena Koons, the music teacher.  Each club meets twice a week for practice; many pretty songs have been learned.

    Both glee clubs organized and elected the following officers at their first meetings:

Girls' Glee Club

        President, Vivian Heisch; Vice President, Muriel Wilcoxon; Secretary, Lillian Becker; Treasurer, Helen Cheim.

Boys' Glee Club

        President, West Gray; Vice President, Edwin Hall; Secretary, Julian Wilcoxon; Treasurer, Trusten Coats.

    Both glee clubs furnished music at the Teachers' Institute, held in the Grammar School in October.  The pieces were well rendered and were enjoyed by the audience.

    The Girls' Glee Club sang two nights at the Episcopal Bazaar, held at Foresters' Hall, in December.

    Another selection enjoyed by all was the chorus, "Rosebuds," which was rendered by the Girls' Glee Club at the Christmas program.  The girls also sang at the Lincoln Day program.

    On Washington's Birthday, a few of the members of the Girls' Glee Club, went to the Packard Library to sing before the Art Club.  Two pieces were to be rendered, but owing to the small number of girls present, only "Mount Vernon Bells" was sung.

    A part of the glee clubs is to sing at the Marysville Theatre for the Memorial Day services.  The Girls' Glee Club will render several pieces at the Commencement exercises.  The girls are already practicing for this.

    The girls have done good work this year, and success lies before them.  In the future we ought to have a glee club to be proud of.

EDITORIAL

    As a whole, this term of school has been a very happy and successful one; and, as it closes we feel that a great deal in the way of developing school spirit has been accomplished.  But do not let it stop at this stage of growth!  Let it expand in the coming years and awaken the city to the importance and life of its own high school.

    Besides this growth in school spirit, we have advanced in more material lines.  Without doubt our greatest improvements have been due to the addition of several new courses to the already wide range of subjects.  One of these courses is the class of Current Events.  In connection with this the school has become a subscriber to a number of the current magazines, and these add a great deal to the value of the school library.  Those students who have taken the course have found it most interesting and instructive, and are thankful for the opportunity offered them of learning of the outside world in such a practical way.

    But this is not our only good fortune.  Everyone is highly elated that once again music has been established in our school.  It adds much to the spirit and life of the day to spend a few minutes each morning with our singing, before going to the more difficult tasks.

    But the last is the best of all the game.  It is the course in domestic art, which has made the girls extremely happy.  Moreover, I think from the smile that is always present on our principal's face when he visits the sewing room, that he takes more enjoyment than anyone else in the pretty dresses and hats, which have been made during the term.  Four excellent new Singer sewing machines, and an electric iron, have been added to the equipment in the sewing room.  A proof of the popularity of the course is that about three-fourths of the girls of the school have included it in their program of studies.  The boys have had a valuable course in Manual Training for several years, and by adding the new course in Domestic Art we feel that we are keeping in touch with the latest educational movements.

    California is peculiarly up-to-date along educational lines.

    On April the twenty-third the Strobridge bill, appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for the establishment of a system of vocational schools in California, was unanimously passed by the Senate.  This will bring about a vast improvement over the present public school system in several ways, and it will have a great influence upon the increased efficiency of the coming generation.  Heretofore, many children have been attending school, either high or grammar, without obtaining a definite knowledge of any trade by which they could help themselves, and not having enough money to get a further education.

    By the terms of the bill, pupils will be allowed to prepare to enter a vocational school and to take up some trade in which may be interested, or for which they may be peculiarly adapted.  But several people have asked how their children will receive a knowledge of the regulation subjects; reading, writing and arithmetic.  These will be included in the vocational training, since as many subjects as possible are combined with the trade.  For example:  A girl taking cooking or household management will get her training in arithmetic by keeping accounts and ordering supplies.  In the same way, a boy learning the carpenter's trade will obtain such training in ordering lumber, the correct number of bricks, etc.  A knowledge of grammar will be obtained in this course through letter-writing and other ways.

    The success of such schools is sure, because the well-known and efficient schools established by Booker T. Washington at Tuskeegee and other southern places are worked out on this plan.

    Let us therefore strive to get as many good, practical courses as possible in our high school, and then to work hard, one and all, to make them a success!

    We here wish to thank those who have made it possible for us to edit this book, namely, our advertisers, and the high school students who have rallied so loyally to our support.  We wish, especially, to thank the members of the Drawing Class who have so kindly furnished the illustrations for our book, and Paul Langenbach, to whom we are indebted for our new and artistic cover design.  The significance of the word, "Yuba," which in the Indian language means "wild grape," is fittingly represented in his cover design by the spray of wild grape.

ATHLETICS

ATHLETIC NOTES.....

    Although good material was very scarce in the Marysville High School for the season 1914-1915, some of the different branches of athletics showed up wonderfully, considering the circumstances.

FOOTBALL

    At the beginning of the term some good football men appeared, some vigorous practice was accomplished, and a fairly strong team was organized.  Due, however, to the fact that several of the best and experienced players dropped out of school, the team was obliged to disorganize.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

    Although not much was accomplished by the boys' basketball team, the reason was probably due to the fact that this is the first year that this branch of athletics has been introduced into M. H. S.

MARYSVILLE vs. GRIDLEY

    On October 10, 1914, our first basketball game was played at Gridley, and we were defeated by a score of 40 to 14.

MARYSVILLE vs. OROVILLE

    Marysville went to Oroville October 17, and was defeated by a score of 33 to 10.

    Oroville came here on the evening of October 30, 1914, and defeated our team by a score of 32 to 12.

    A league game was played in Oroville on November 21, 1914.  Being defeated again, the team lost all hopes and decided to disband.

MARYSVILLE vs. SUTTER

    A league game was played at Sutter, November 7.  Here they were defeated by a large score.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

    The Marysville girls played the Gridley girls in Gridley on October 10.  The latter won by a score of 23 to 5.

MARYSVILLE vs. OROVILLE

    The Oroville girls came here October 30, 1914.  They won by a score of 51 to 8.

BASEBALL

SUTTER vs. MARYSVILLE

    Sutter came to Marysville on March 6, 1915, and after a hard-fought game, Sutter won, 6 to 4.

    We made up our minds that if Sutter could win from us on our grounds, we could do the same to them.  So on Saturday, April 10, we chartered a special car, and with about fifty enthusiastic rooters we journeyed to Sutter with all hopes of winning.  The audience witnessed a series of sensational plays from the beginning of the game to the end, and after a very close race we won by a score of 11 to 9.  We were given a dance and reception in the High School building, and an enjoyable time was had by all.

    Sutter again came to Marysville on April 24, 1915, and won by a score of 11 to 6.  The victory was due to the fact that our boys had an off-day and did not give the pitcher any support.

TRACK

    On May 1, 1915, a small team was sent to the N. C. H. S. A. L. meet in Chico.  Laverne Stafford won the shot-put by a large margin, and the relay team, consisting of B. Galbreath, H. Fippins, T. Ocheltree and M. Heisch, took third place.  As B. Galreath was finishing second place in the 440, he stumbled and fell about five yards from the line and consequently lost out altogether.

    The final standing of the five teams entered were: Chico, 72; Sutter, 31; Red Bluff, 13; Marysville, 7; Redding, 2.

INTERCLASS MEET

    The interclass track meet held at Knight's Park, evenings of the school week, beginning April 5, was won by the Freshmen.  The final score was Freshmen, 45; Seniors, 32; Juniors, 32, and Sophomores, 18.

TENNIS

    Our only tennis player, Mears Hanson, went to the N. C. H. S. A. L. tennis meet at Chico on May 8, 1915, but was defeated in the game before the semi-finals.    

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