Barstow High School - El Desierto Yearbook (Barstow, CA)

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' . 'xv' ,p r f No-I-was not.!'i I' i' , A I -F-'Try again, madamoiselleeand remember that the person you think of is the one whom you will be apt to see. - Again I gazed into that ball, and I tried to think of something which concerned 'me, but could only repeat my name to myself. Then I saw ga large auditorium-completely packed with people,- gorgeously -dressed. It must be an 'opera or a concert, I thought. Thegorchestraebegan playing and the talking in the audience ceased. Thenlthe house lights went out. The curtain rose disclosing another of black' velvet. The velvet folds parted and .a young woman of perhaps, twenty-eight years of age stepped -forward. V She was dressed in white, and carried a violin under her arm. As she came to thefront of- the stage she was greeted with a burst of applause which-she smilingly acknowledged with a slight bow. When the applause, subsided she 'lifted the violin to her chin. I watched her fingers- fly over the strings with amazed admiration. Double .stops in the seventh position were nothing to her and thatxwas only the beginning. Iteseemed as .though I heard the wonderful music which such technique mustproduce. But then she stopped and bowed to the audience, looking straight at the people and then at me. Why! It was I, myself! It was my counterpart that stood before that audience! 'But the picture was fading-it was gone! I rose and after paying madam I took my leave, rather dazed, but happy and well n satisfied. , ' 1 I f ,- OX X0 3 I Frank Greer fwho had just forded over a small dog! -Madam! Madam! Be ca1m,f1 will replace the dog. . Lady fwitheringlyl -Sir, you flatter yourself! Mr. Luttenton C-to Ruth CJ-An absolute vacuum is a physical impossibility. -It fcan only exist in your mind. , I OOO OOO OOO If our English IV teacher is a book worm why isn't our geometry teacher an angle worm?' - I .ooooooooo .'.Haro1d-Say, 'Gene, I got sumpin, great! A pair of rubber gloves! - 'Gene-I don 't see what good they are. - Harold-Aw! Donit you know? You can put 'em on and wash your hands without gettin' your hands wet. c 000000000 Miss McNeese-What was Washington 's farewell address? Bob White-Heaven. Page Thirty-Two 1

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. , S self was very calm and it was no shock to m i ' ' H Lloyd as president of the Santa Fe, when Isrengiqggbleigdnwiicthbsnillili zeal and' seriousness hetook his school work. But no matter that is the position he occupied in ,this wonderful ball of fortune, For I .saw him seated at a desk in a well-furnished office. He was evidently opening the morningmail, for he ,Opened JCQNO 01. three letters addressed to.Mr. Lloyd Johnson, President of the A T KL, S. F. R. R. Co., 'and then turned to his stenographer ,vvhofn knew to be Mildred Bell. r ', I had some difficulty in recognizing the man who .now entered my miniature stage, for he was tall, very tall, andivefy handsome fnot that our H. S. boys,aren't handsome, -but+well-you knowj. He was a college professor about to give a lecture and I guessed that he must be rather important f'fI'OI1'1,th6 effect that he produced on thestudents. He began to speak and still I did-not recognize in him any of my -schoolmatesg butthen he smiled. Why, of course' I knew him! It was Fred Gleason. I glanced- at the students and had about decided that I knew none of them when I saw Lucy Wilson. :She looked very happy .and was veryinterested just then in what Frederick had to say. Q' y - The room which now' -appeared,-before me was such a delight- ful .place that.,I forgot to-..,,wonder. who.was its occupants. It was beautifully. furnished inig ivory, which blended perfectly with the deep rose draperies. In, the center of the room Russell sat. upon a sofa. He gazed critically at Madge who walked back and forth before him. Now and then he-:stopped to readjust or alter' in some way the silvery gown she wore. As a last touch he placed a pip- g111g.fOf old, rose..around.the,-neck. Then Dilla entered. She wore a white satin evening gown which glimmered and shown as she walked. He found nocriticism to.make, so she followed Madge into what I supposed was the sewing room of the establishment. Russell seemed happy, and who would not be when he not only had hosts of pretty ,girls to look upon, but might fashion gowns for every type of beauty ly- 0f course Dilla and Madge found no hard- ships in holding a position where they continually donnedwthe most beautiful of gowns. ' , .The .last picture was' to me the most bea.utiful. It was a rose garden. There were white roses, red roses, yellowuroses-roses of every variety and color. They were so colorful and of such perfec- tion that it seemed as though I could reach down and touch them. I- was anxious to know which of my schoolmates had raised such flowers and had not long to wait for the gate opened and Guy walked in. He went to a bush, and after examining it, he gathered a bouquet. I was about to speak to him when- . Madamoiselle has learned pleasant things of the future! I was somewhat startled, but soon realized that I would see no more of my schoolmates and hastened to answer. '40, yes, butiam I to learn nothing of my future? HMadamoiselle was not thinking of herself, then? Page Thirty-One

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1- The Girls, Glee Club S 1 5 s , - -ia g H GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Doesn't this look like an animated and f'pepful group of girls? And it is, for they make up the B. U. H. S. Girls, Glee Club. . The Glee Club now includes practically all of the girls of the school, and is successfully directed by Miss Aiken. It has taken part 'in all of the High School entertainments during the year, andfhas done its part in a most satisfactory Way. Some of the songsqthat the club has sung are '4Lovely N ight, HBlossom Timef' ifBella Napoli and Pond Lilies. - U Month by month the High School and its patrons have become more fully aware of the benefits to be derived from this kind of work, and we hope that the time will never come when there will 'be a return of the Dark Agesi' when there was no Cflee Club. , OOO OOO OOO Mr. Thomas-Give an example of a substantive infinitive such as, '4To be a principal is painfulf' Frederica-To be a pupil is Worse.. OOOOOOOOO Mr. Luttenton-What Was the first metal used by man? Leonard-Stone. , Page Thirty-Three