Courtland Union High School - La Perita Yearbook (Courtland, CA)

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, W in Mr. Edison's laboratory. He was now associated with our famous Mr. Edif son. Andy held the key while the inventor flew a kite in a storm, to disprove Ben Franklin's theory. Well, said my chauffeur, the rest of your class is in the Eastern Hemi' sphere. All right, let's go see them, I responded. It was only a short time until we were out in the middle of the Atlantic. I looked down' and saw Pearl Ralston. Sure enough, there she was, traveling on the Leviathan. Nice work Pearl. How well my schoolmate looked in her white apron. Yes,'she was a manicurist of international note. There was Olive Chaldeen. Olive was washing something. What was it? Oh! Now I see, she was washing decks. But I saw through it all. A director said, That will be all for today, Miss Chaldeenf' She was Lya de Putti's foremost rival. She still retained her flippant laugh. In France, Henriette Myers had become a concert player. Two Apaches dancf ed while she played. Several Apaches sat in the smoke filled room, all had their hands resting on their stilletos. A slumming party was enjoying the performance Marian. Smith was also there. Marian had married a macaroni grower, and she was living in Rome. There is Arvid Pederson, my pilot said. , Absolutely! There was Arvid. He was dressed like a Beau Brummel. He had a contract in his pocket to give his services to a French movie concern. But too bad! Arvid held out for more moneyg so they signed Ben Turpin to play the part. In japan, I saw that Sir William Akamatsu was a Japanese interpreter. He interpreted Japanese to English and more japanese. William still wore a size two and threeffifths shoe. Then we went to a prominent lecturess. prohibition. She was The force that Velma Egypt. On the Sahara, I saw Velma Hordorn. She was She was devoting her time to the betterment of mankind, making a- speech, and she had a large audience-of camels. used with her arms would have put Billy Sunday to shame. Out in the middle of the desert, I saw Alta Kirtlan. Alta had decided to learn to play a saxophone, so she picked the desert as the best place to live while she was practicing. Time hadn't taken away her pep We had better start for home, said my pilot, as he turned the bird toward America. As we were passing over Spain, I saw Lillian Parenti. She had married a toreaf dor. Yes, he was a bullfthrower of much note. I also saw Annie Grishaber in Madrid. Annie was a saleslady for the Squirtless Grape Fruit Company. Then a fall, a crash, and I rolled out of bed, once again a salesman of rubber teeth. LA PERITA if 1927 Seventeen

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.-4-. if? 'f' , 'N 5 asc f'5? 'hir 1 Joe Rankin, '27 E NWNE dark, cold night, as the brazen lungs of the massive hall-clock were tolling twelve, I heard a noise outside my window. I jumped out of bed and ran to see what was outside, To my surprise, a huge, stork' like bird was standing on the lawn. An old man was perched on the ' i ' bird's back, he beckoned me to come to him, and so I hurriedly dressed and ran downstairs. Come with me, the bearded elder said, and I will show you the class of '27. Now, long forgotten by many. We flew for a long time. Finally, we came to New York. Look down there, he said, as he indicated with his finger. I looked down, and was surprised to see Lenore Greene. Well, Lenore had just completed her last hook, His Minute. She was Elinor Glyn's greatest rival. We were flying over a factory when I saw Thornton Pylman. He had a posif tion in a soap factory. Yes, Thornton was a pilot As the soap was wrapped, he was the one to pile it. Seems to me I saw Thornton's cousin. Why certainly. There was Harvey Pylman, now a millionaire. Harvey had made a fortune by inventing an airless balloon tire. Had he changed? Nary a bit, he was still sixffootftwo. We took a jaunt over to New jersey. There I saw Andrew Sugimoto working 5lIlCFM

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LA PERITA '23 1 9 ff A fi fe '24 f l All Class Will Lenore Greene, '27 We the class of '27, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will and be- queath to the coming Senior class, our energy and perseverance, to the Sophof mores, our cheerfulness and tact, and to the Freshmen, when they become Seniors, the grand and glorious feeling to be first to leave the auditorium after assembly. We also make the following personal bequests: I, Willy Akamatsu, my clear enunciation of the English language, to my bro' ther, Alfred. I, Alta Kirtlan, do hereby will and bequeath to Maria Kelly, my becoming hair' cuts, and to Eugenia Meck, my Ford, so she may ride to school. I, Velma Hordorn, do will and bequeath to Henderieka Myers, my binder. May she always find it when book reports are due. I,Henriette Myers, my ability to make a hasty excuse for being late, to my cousin, Theodore Myers. I,Lenore Greene, do hereby will and bequeath, my literary knowledge and position as Editor of The Parrot, to Elaine Vollman, and the dimple in my chin to Kathryn Greene, who I feel needs one more. - I, Marion Smith, will and bequeath my poise and hair, to Ellwood Bunnel. I, joe Rankin, do will and bequeath my position as bus driver, to George King, providing he is willing to get up early enough. I, Olive Chaldeen, very reluctantly, but in a fit of generosity, hereby will and bequeath my easy desk in study hall, to Cleo Eites or Laura Hicks, providing they are not trampled in the rush. I, Arvid Pederson, do will and bequeath my knowledge in general, but algebra in particular, to Jack Chew. I, Lillian Parenti, with the utmost pleasure, leave my coveted place on the honor roll to jesse Thomas, if he can get it. I, Harvey Pylman, my position as business manager of The Parrot, and my ability to concentrate, to Frederic Barry. I, Pearl Ralston, do hereby will and bequeath my long finger nails, file and powder puff, to Willa Buckley. I, Thornton, Pylman, leave my argumentive powers, and position as athletic manager, to Peany Enos. I, Annie Grishaber, do hereby will and bequeath my attention in classes to Jos' ephine Holloman, knowing that the teacher will 'appreciate it. I, Andrew Sugimoto, do will and bequeath my ability in the study of Physics and Mathematics to Harry Petri. I Signed and sealed, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, U. R. Crazy, I. Amtoo. Q -Q! -Q A detour is the longest distance between two driven points. I' ghtecn 27