Volume 031-3 - July 1977 (8 pages)

Banner” had grown and contained twenty-nine pages of material. The volume was bound in a white cover upon which was printed a picture of Banner Mountain with lettering in gold. It contained pictures of the Faculty and Senior Class. The class of 1905 determined to publish their paper under its original name “The Quill” and requested that it be so called in the future. This request has been carried out and the name of our annual is now firmly established. The 1905 volume was smaller than its predecessor, but contained a quantity of good material and boasted athletics as a new high school activity. The Class of 1906 failed to publish an annual. The only reason available for this omission is that Principal Barker considered the work of the class heavy to complete and did not want “The Quill” to interfere with their graduation. From 1907 to 1912 inclusive “The Quill” was published by the Senior Classes during which time many improvements and additions were made. Among these may be noted better quality of covers, more cuts, pictures, etc. The support by the community together with the experience on the part of the students accounts for these advancements. In 1913 the Seniors accepted the advice of several former classes and asked that “The Quill’? be made a Student Body publication; believing that a greater interest would be takenif all participated. The volume of 1913 proved successful under its new management, and since then ‘‘The Quill’”’ has been a Student Body enterprise with the editor and manager from the Senior Class and the other officers of the staff from the Student Body at large. During the next period of three years the material in the volumes was of about the same nature. However, the 1914 issue contained a cut of the high school orchestra which was a new activity. No other advancements were made until 1917 when the new feature of ‘‘Debating”’ was added as our high school had joined the state debating league. “The Quill’ of 1918, the largest paper ever published by our school contained ninety pages of excellent reading material. It might well have been called the war issue as it was edicated to our Honor Rolland most of he material was of a patriotic nature. However, we are very glad that “The Quill’ of 1919 can be named a Victory Issue. This year a great exception has been made; the entire staff consists of members from the lower classes. This being the first time in the history of “The Quill’ that the Senior Class has not been represented on the Staff. We sincerely hope that each year may note some improvement in our annual”. The Quill continued to improve during the years from 1920 through 1952, however, during World War II there was a definite curtailment of quality and content due to the war effort by the Student Body. The most elaborate editions with hard-backed covers appeared from 1946 to the end of its publication in 1952. THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS from The Quill Faithfully logged in each edition of “The Quill,’”’ the Calendar of Events reflected the creativeness of fertile young minds. By 1931 so many organizations had been added to the school’s activities, it became solely a means of listing school happenings. Following are sample items listed in the Calendar of Events. 1904: Miss Swartz and Mr. Bennett are taken down with measles: (Fannie Swartz and Clayton Bennett) 1907: Niles fell from first story window no bones broken. (Niles Searls) 1908: Upon a sudden and unexpected motion of Holmes, purple and gold were adopted as the High School colors (Ainsley Holmes). 1909: The trigonometry class surveyed their way to Searls’ cabin. At noon the other members of the Senior Class joined them. The luncheon was delicious in spite of the fact that part was missing. In the afternoon, there was a snake hunt, moving pictures and a dream contest in which the “oldest inhabitant” carried off the prize. 1911: October: McGrath needs a shave. March: McGrath still needs a shave. May: Will McGrath shave before graduation? June: Marie gets up late. Buttons shoes in school. 1912: Principal and Mrs. Tuck entertain the Seniors. 1913: A sleigh full of girls and snow go to Grass Valley and back. Graceful somersaults by lady acrobats. 1915: In the main hall the lonely gentler sex mourn the enforced absence of their compatriots. The Quill is dedicated to May (Martin) Goyne, dramatic coach for her untiring efforts in directing our school plays. 1916: Pat Foley wears his first long pants. 1917: Bradley (Legg) deposits some sulphur in furnace. Fine results! 1918: October: Allen Chapman goes to training camp at Berkeley. Some girls see him off. March: Service Flag dedicated and National Flag presented to school by Seniors. September: News of William Hegarty, first Nevada City casualty. 1919: Day off to go to Colfax to see Liberty Loan train. 1915 Quill Affectionately Dedicated to MAY C. MARTIN our dramatic critic in whose ability, zeal and patience is due the successful presentation of The Annual Senior Play 1920: January: Muller (Chapman) was sent out of French III for two weeks for ceaseless disturbance. This is an every day occurence. October: Discussions being held on a Union High School. Woodshed transformed into a gymnasium. George Finnegan Jr. attends West Point Military Academy. 1921: “Searchlight,” monthly school paper, comes out for the first time. Name suggested by Esther McDonald, English teacher. October: Madame Dagobert tells her French Class that it is full of “concentrated nonsense.” November: Nathelle (Breese) gives history of Quill. Good old Pete. 1922: Myers (Mobley) tries his best to tell student body what fun he had in Stockton. Left out the best parts tho! October: Fire Chief Kilroy expected to talk on fire prevention fails to show up only way to raise that man is to ring fire bell. 1923: Quill Dance at Armory. High School Orchestra reels off the music. 1924: Girls angry at Football team. Vow they’ll root for Grass Valley. 1925: Hiking Club goes to Champion Mine. April: Seniors skipped. Everyone burned the next day. November: Donation Day. Seniors lead school in contributions. 5.

Banner” had grown and contained twenty-nine pages of material. The volume was bound in a white cover upon which was printed a picture of Banner Mountain with lettering in gold. It contained pictures of the Faculty and Senior Class. The class of 1905 determined to publish their paper under its original name “The Quill” and requested that it be so called in the future. This request has been carried out and the name of our annual is now firmly established. The 1905 volume was smaller than its predecessor, but contained a quantity of good material and boasted athletics as a new high school activity. The Class of 1906 failed to publish an annual. The only reason available for this omission is that Principal Barker considered the work of the class heavy to complete and did not want “The Quill” to interfere with their graduation. From 1907 to 1912 inclusive “The Quill” was published by the Senior Classes during which time many improvements and additions were made. Among these may be noted better quality of covers, more cuts, pictures, etc. The support by the community together with the experience on the part of the students accounts for these advancements. In 1913 the Seniors accepted the advice of several former classes and asked that “The Quill’? be made a Student Body publication; believing that a greater interest would be takenif all participated. The volume of 1913 proved successful under its new management, and since then ‘‘The Quill’”’ has been a Student Body enterprise with the editor and manager from the Senior Class and the other officers of the staff from the Student Body at large. During the next period of three years the material in the volumes was of about the same nature. However, the 1914 issue contained a cut of the high school orchestra which was a new activity. No other advancements were made until 1917 when the new feature of ‘‘Debating”’ was added as our high school had joined the state debating league. “The Quill’ of 1918, the largest paper ever published by our school contained ninety pages of excellent reading material. It might well have been called the war issue as it was edicated to our Honor Rolland most of he material was of a patriotic nature. However, we are very glad that “The Quill’ of 1919 can be named a Victory Issue. This year a great exception has been made; the entire staff consists of members from the lower classes. This being the first time in the history of “The Quill’ that the Senior Class has not been represented on the Staff. We sincerely hope that each year may note some improvement in our annual”. The Quill continued to improve during the years from 1920 through 1952, however, during World War II there was a definite curtailment of quality and content due to the war effort by the Student Body. The most elaborate editions with hard-backed covers appeared from 1946 to the end of its publication in 1952. THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS from The Quill Faithfully logged in each edition of “The Quill,’”’ the Calendar of Events reflected the creativeness of fertile young minds. By 1931 so many organizations had been added to the school’s activities, it became solely a means of listing school happenings. Following are sample items listed in the Calendar of Events. 1904: Miss Swartz and Mr. Bennett are taken down with measles: (Fannie Swartz and Clayton Bennett) 1907: Niles fell from first story window no bones broken. (Niles Searls) 1908:

Upon a sudden and unexpected motion of Holmes, purple and gold were adopted as the High School colors (Ainsley Holmes). 1909: The trigonometry class surveyed their way to Searls’ cabin. At noon the other members of the Senior Class joined them. The luncheon was delicious in spite of the fact that part was missing. In the afternoon, there was a snake hunt, moving pictures and a dream contest in which the “oldest inhabitant” carried off the prize. 1911: October: McGrath needs a shave. March: McGrath still needs a shave. May: Will McGrath shave before graduation? June: Marie gets up late. Buttons shoes in school. 1912: Principal and Mrs. Tuck entertain the Seniors. 1913: A sleigh full of girls and snow go to Grass Valley and back. Graceful somersaults by lady acrobats. 1915: In the main hall the lonely gentler sex mourn the enforced absence of their compatriots. The Quill is dedicated to May (Martin) Goyne, dramatic coach for her untiring efforts in directing our school plays. 1916: Pat Foley wears his first long pants. 1917: Bradley (Legg) deposits some sulphur in furnace. Fine results! 1918: October: Allen Chapman goes to training camp at Berkeley. Some girls see him off. March: Service Flag dedicated and National Flag presented to school by Seniors. September: News of William Hegarty, first Nevada City casualty. 1919: Day off to go to Colfax to see Liberty Loan train. 1915 Quill Affectionately Dedicated to MAY C. MARTIN our dramatic critic in whose ability, zeal and patience is due the successful presentation of The Annual Senior Play 1920: January: Muller (Chapman) was sent out of French III for two weeks for ceaseless disturbance. This is an every day occurence. October: Discussions being held on a Union High School. Woodshed transformed into a gymnasium. George Finnegan Jr. attends West Point Military Academy. 1921: “Searchlight,” monthly school paper, comes out for the first time. Name suggested by Esther McDonald, English teacher. October: Madame Dagobert tells her French Class that it is full of “concentrated nonsense.” November: Nathelle (Breese) gives history of Quill. Good old Pete. 1922: Myers (Mobley) tries his best to tell student body what fun he had in Stockton. Left out the best parts tho! October: Fire Chief Kilroy expected to talk on fire prevention fails to show up only way to raise that man is to ring fire bell. 1923: Quill Dance at Armory. High School Orchestra reels off the music. 1924: Girls angry at Football team. Vow they’ll root for Grass Valley. 1925: Hiking Club goes to Champion Mine. April: Seniors skipped. Everyone burned the next day. November: Donation Day. Seniors lead school in contributions. 5.