Volume 031-3 - July 1977 (8 pages)

A Spanish style addition including a large gymnasium was added to the back in 1936. Charles Lindsey, a former student, was the architect. Lopez ranch, and much work had to be done to prepare the grounds for school use. Margaret Everett describes it as follows: “At a student body meeting about the time the building was finished, one of the teachers suggested that we havea Labor Day. She said they had them at U.C; that was a convincing argument, of course. It was not possible, however, for several weeks, because of the weather, but at last we had it, ‘weather or no!’ It was a cold, drizzling Thursday, but the boys arrived at the school house about the usual time, wearing old clothes and armed with picks, shovels, axes, wheelbarrows and other necessary equipment. The boys were divided into squads, captains were appointed, and some definite work assigned to each group. The grounds are large and there was plenty of work to do old buildings and fences to be torn down, dead trees to be removed, stumps to be dug up, rocks and sticks to be cleared away and rubbish to be burned. The boys worked «™ splendidly and accomplished a great deal. The work of the football team was especially spectacular. Several of the boys harnessed themselves to a large wheelbarrow with the captain to guide it, and the speed with which they dashed around the building would have left a motorcycle far in the rear. In the meantime the girls prepared lunch. Long tables were placed in the lower hall and filled with everything good, from wooden plates to pumpkin pies. When the boys came in exhausted by the arduous labor of the morning, each boy was requested to take a plate and cup from the end of the table. As he walked past, his plate was filled with baked beans, potato salad, sandwiches, cake and pie, and his cup with steaming coffee. Then he retired to the nearest room to eat. The platefuls that those hungry workmen disposed of were amazing! When the boys were at last satisfied, the girls ate. Then the girls who had served had a vacation while the others washed the dishes. The boys had an hour and a half of nooning, most of which they spent in playing football (by way of rest!) and then resumed their work. Altogether the day was a great success, for even the mist and cold could not dampen the ardor of the workmen.” Labor Day became an annual custom, a day free from school work when the boys labored in the yard and the girls busied themselves mending and cataloging books and preparing the noon-day meal. It took sometime to transform an open rocky field into one of cultivated beauty. In 1914, a lawn was planted on the terrace in front of the building and the trees set out. In 1935 the lower half of the grounds next to Feil’s Motel was resurfaced, and two new tennis courts put in. The girls playing field was located between the tennis courts and the school building and contained basketball and volleyball courts and baseball diamond. A ten-foot retaining wall was built in order to develop the football field. It was through the untiring efforts of the Principal, Hilman Kjorlie: and financed by the Board of Education, the Alumni and the Student Body that the work was completed. The dedication exercises for the new high school were held on November 15, 1912. School closed one period early so that all would be in readiness by three o’clock. To quote from Margaret Everett’s article again, “Of course the public must never know how we scurried around at noon, cleaning the blackboards, straightening out the rows of chairs, re-arranging the books and getting greens for our special rooms. You are supposed to think we always keep our rooms in perfect order. The exercises were held in the assembly hall. Extra chairs were provided to accommodate the many visitors, and some of the boys were chosen to act as ushers. The program began with a few remarks by Mr. Tuck; then Mr. Searls spoke, and Mr. Arbogast formally accepted the new building. Mr. Matteson (Bert Matteson) on behalf of the class of 1911, presented the school with two beautiful pictures, one showing the education of Roman youths and the other representing the Coliseum. Judge Nilon made the dedication address. A large American flag was presented to the school by In 1914, a lawn was planted on the terrace and the trees set out. School to be proud of, landscaped and painted. A High

A Spanish style addition including a large gymnasium was added to the back in 1936. Charles Lindsey, a former student, was the architect. Lopez ranch, and much work had to be done to prepare the grounds for school use. Margaret Everett describes it as follows: “At a student body meeting about the time the building was finished, one of the teachers suggested that we havea Labor Day. She said they had them at U.C; that was a convincing argument, of course. It was not possible, however, for several weeks, because of the weather, but at last we had it, ‘weather or no!’ It was a cold, drizzling Thursday, but the boys arrived at the school house about the usual time, wearing old clothes and armed with picks, shovels, axes, wheelbarrows and other necessary equipment. The boys were divided into squads, captains were appointed, and some definite work assigned to each group. The grounds are large and there was plenty of work to do old buildings and fences to be torn down, dead trees to be removed, stumps to be dug up, rocks and sticks to be cleared away and rubbish to be burned. The boys worked «™ splendidly and accomplished a great deal. The work of the football team was especially spectacular. Several of the boys harnessed themselves to a large wheelbarrow with the captain to guide it, and the speed with which they dashed around the building would have left a motorcycle far in the rear. In the meantime the girls prepared lunch. Long tables were placed in the lower hall and filled with everything good, from wooden plates to pumpkin pies. When the boys came in exhausted by the arduous labor of the morning, each boy was requested to take a plate and cup from the end of the table. As he walked past, his plate was filled with baked beans, potato salad, sandwiches, cake and pie, and his cup with steaming coffee. Then he retired to the nearest room to eat. The platefuls that those hungry workmen disposed of were amazing! When the boys were at last satisfied, the girls ate. Then the girls who had served had a vacation while the others washed the dishes. The boys had an hour and a half of nooning, most of which they spent in playing football (by way of rest!) and then resumed their work. Altogether the day was a great success, for even the mist and cold could not dampen the

ardor of the workmen.” Labor Day became an annual custom, a day free from school work when the boys labored in the yard and the girls busied themselves mending and cataloging books and preparing the noon-day meal. It took sometime to transform an open rocky field into one of cultivated beauty. In 1914, a lawn was planted on the terrace in front of the building and the trees set out. In 1935 the lower half of the grounds next to Feil’s Motel was resurfaced, and two new tennis courts put in. The girls playing field was located between the tennis courts and the school building and contained basketball and volleyball courts and baseball diamond. A ten-foot retaining wall was built in order to develop the football field. It was through the untiring efforts of the Principal, Hilman Kjorlie: and financed by the Board of Education, the Alumni and the Student Body that the work was completed. The dedication exercises for the new high school were held on November 15, 1912. School closed one period early so that all would be in readiness by three o’clock. To quote from Margaret Everett’s article again, “Of course the public must never know how we scurried around at noon, cleaning the blackboards, straightening out the rows of chairs, re-arranging the books and getting greens for our special rooms. You are supposed to think we always keep our rooms in perfect order. The exercises were held in the assembly hall. Extra chairs were provided to accommodate the many visitors, and some of the boys were chosen to act as ushers. The program began with a few remarks by Mr. Tuck; then Mr. Searls spoke, and Mr. Arbogast formally accepted the new building. Mr. Matteson (Bert Matteson) on behalf of the class of 1911, presented the school with two beautiful pictures, one showing the education of Roman youths and the other representing the Coliseum. Judge Nilon made the dedication address. A large American flag was presented to the school by In 1914, a lawn was planted on the terrace and the trees set out. School to be proud of, landscaped and painted. A High