Exeter Union High School - Acta Yearbook (Exeter, CA)

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av' sw E --swf mv.. . I ,lffffm head nurse of a hospital for diabetic and undernourished kittens. lsn't that just too cute for words? l1I You really must excuse me if l seem to skip back and forth in my wanderings, but l have just thought of the funniest thing. Of course, you remember Charles Fitch and .lesse Stilliens. You simply conldn't forget them after the way they used to make life miserable for ns. Wfell. l ran across them in New York. Yes, they have had quite a struggle since their high school days but things will by easier for thcm from now on. l imagine. My dear. it is simply killing. but they have invented a combined baby carriage and potato peeler. Yes, they have just received their patent and have been having a great celebration, a regular old-fashioned whing-ding, l might add. l1I l spent some time in New York City. Wlhile there l saw Elva Davis when l was passing .Iohn IJ. Rockefellens home. She is his private secretary. it seems. lDon't you think that she has done well? fll This is a beautiful radio. Hazel. New? l thought so. You had a small one the last time I was here. The radio that john bought last week has the most marvelous tone. Really? Yes, Iyd like to hear the singing if it is good. XYhy, Hazel, whose voice is that? lt sounds so familiar. Howard l,ink'sl l am sure that l would have guessed it if you hadn't told me, that crooning voice is so reminiscent of other days. Did you ever think when we left school that Howard would sing lullabies to our children? XVell, well! qI That reminds me: while in Chicago l attended a popular mu- sical comedy. Arnold Steelman, tenor, sang the theme song, 'They Feed the Baby Garlic so They Can Find Her in the llarkf Anna Marjorie List took the role of the baby: it seemed to suit her type quite well. qI Nadyne Morgan is a business woman? How astonishing! She would be the big link in a large 'hain of stores. wouldn't she? llI By the way, l saw VVilliam Harvey short- ly before he sailed for Honolulu. You haven't heard? Why, he is known the world over as the greatest human fly and is expected to roll up quite a fortune teaching the Hawaiians the advantage of using axle grease when climbing tall trees. Ill Yes, Madge Stewart is a hairdresser and is managing a shop in Los .Xngeles now. She is the originator of the famous Stewart Art Twist for long hair. you know. Oh, my dear, yes, she's been associated with Ralph Montgomery in the business for some time. Ralph is being used in Madge's experiments for permanent straights. Quite interesting, don't you think? late edition of the 'Times-Delta' isn't it? lt has the best news in it. John always said. My dear, l'm blushing! lsn't this perfectly preposterous? Ruth Tyson, the famous movie vamp, has just signed a contract to pose for the well-known sculptor. Forrest Haver, who is noted for his marvelous Works it seems. ql Here are a number of interesting items. Our old friend, Lawrence Atwood, has taken up football seriously-he's raising pig-skin. ln fact. he is making quite a name for himself as owner of the world's lartyest guinea pig farm. Edna Dahlem and Bruce Rose have returned from .Xlaska where they have been teaching the lfskimos typing. They assert that the people of that cold country are adept in

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, fc 'svpgg Q' y ROPHECY FOR CLASS QF l93O: x f . - . . fl You like my gown? I was able to pick it up tor almost nothing at K the quaintest little shop in Paris. My dear. you can imagine my sur- 31'0 prise when l found the charming modiste to be none other than Olive Mixter, known to her many patrons as Madame Corsettes. The madame seems to be doing a thriving business and has in her employ about ten models, among whom it was not hard to recognize our friends, Dolly l,ee Phillips and Frances Sims. They seem to be cutting quite a figure in their line of business. 1jl Yes, surely, l saw a number of our classmates in the various sections of the city. Olive was able to give me the addresses of several of my friends of whom I had lost track. The next person l visited was Tokiko Yukawa, Tokiko as a clairvoyant and a famous one. She revealed many interesting things to me by means of her crystal globe. i1l 'l'okiko told me of an astounding affair that has taken place during the last ten years. Gertrude Seigel seems to be firmly an- chored now. Yes. you're right! She's married and is managing a hotel in her leisure moments: which reminds you. you say, of another member of the class of '30 who has become entangled in the bonds of matrimony. Frances Hinds! Can you feature that? ill Right again! Neil Campbell was vacationing in Paris and l was fortunate enough to meet him while on a tour of the city. He seemed to have quite a lot of difficulty in remembering me. He is the man who has just bought the Zeigfeld Follies, you know, Neil takes a great deal of pride in exhibiting his dancers. Perhaps you haven't heard of the two additions to the chorus? They are none other than the graceful Louise .Xrnold and Pauline Hodge. You simply must see their next production. l hear that the Prince of NYales and Forrest Hackman have already secured tickets. ilj XYhile we are on that subject. my dear, have you heard the perfectly scandalous thing that Neil Mcllowell is trying to put over? He has just sailed for .Xfrica where he will probably spend the rest of his life trying to teach the natives the benefits of overcoats. lmagine! 1jj However, dear, we still have our perfectly sane people. Mary Cialan was in Furope at the same time as I, working day and night in order to make Fnglish the universal tongue. You see. she is making good use of the degree that she received in English. fjI Yes. my trip was quite expensive. john, the dear boy, simply insisted that I have the best accommodations everywhere. Listen, dear, this is strictly confi- dential, but I am planning on divorcing him in the spring. Yes. just as soon as the heavy returns come in from his stocks. Cant you just visualize the glaring headlines 'Mable Nickols NYrigley divorces ber aged husband, john NYrigley, ljl You know of another divorce case? XX'hy, really? They are so interesting tho!! Rachel jane! The Rachel jane Harper we know, in Reno seeking a divorce from her third husband, XYeldon Schmidt. You say that the incident has its tragic and pathetic angles also, that Rachel left VVeldon without enough money to buy shoe-strings. Poor boy! ql VVell, well. that is news! Flora jones is

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, --f ,X . . f - , C learning shorthand. Listen to this! George liente and Robert Sutherland arc to battle tonight for the title, 'Heavyweight Champion of the XYorld.' lsn't that wonderful? Pardon my laughter, dear, and listen. Clifford Hawkins is in the seed business. making a big effort to grow Mexican jumping Beans. Our old friends, Kyle XVasson and Franklin livans. are holding the beans down for Clifford in order that the beans may start growing. Funny, isn't it? Ill XVhy. Hazel. isn't Florence Campbell the editor of this paper? This is the most popu- lar paper in town. Florence seems to have made quite a name for herself the year that she was editor-in-chief of the '.Ncta.' lllulilva Hanson a lecturer! You say that she is going to speak to-night at the Masonic Temple? VYe must go, her topic sounds so interesting: 'VVhy People VVith Cork Legs Should Not lump Rope' fll You know. something has just reminded me of the funniest thing. As l passed through a small town in the middle of the Sahara Desert, l noticed, over the door of a small shop, a sign which read, 'Shingles Repaired Vlfhile You XVait.' This was rather unique so l went inside. l was more than a little surprised to be greeted by the barbers, Velma Belcher and Olive hlunette. who operated the shop. fll Oh, my dear! Doris Pogue has gone in quite strongly for culture. Physical culture, you ask? No! .Xgriculturel Rather hard to imagine, isn't it? VVell. it began when she fell for a farmer lad a number of years ago. Yes, perhaps it is just a passing fancy. 1ll XVhen l spoke of the two man inventors of our class, I am afraid that l neglected to tell you of the great woman genius of the class of '30, lilsie Raybourn has just invented a wonderful safety device, a reversible safety pin. l'd just like to see any of the men surpass that, lll VVould you mind repeating that, Hazel? I can't seem to get it straight. Ray Tysons-in South fXmerica4making love to the senoritas! You say that he has quite a reputation as King of Hearts? He used to be quite a heart breaker. didn't he? fll Yes, l remember Richard Piepenberg-quite a good friend of mine. l remember hearing of that some- time ago: before l sailed, l believe. My dear, it will be years before the entire Ford industry is his at the rate he is now going. However he is quite opto- mistic for he has part of the machinery at the present time. llluliy the way, our friends, Giroux Sellars and Howard lYay, have gone into business on a partnership basis. They're selling white lamp-black, the marvelous cure-all. You've seen the advertisements surely, Hazel. lt is especially recommended for dandrutf and ingrown toe nails! l1I I am glad that you reminded me of that. I must see livelyn Crookshanks when she returns from Egypt. l should like to know why rabbits lay liaster eggs. and she is qualified to give me all possible information. lll My dear. l caught a glimpse of .Xlma Thatcher while l was visiting a convent in New York. You really can't imagine so great a change in anyone. She seems to be perfectly happy now. Alma took that up as a means of mending her broken heart. you know, flI Hazel, while l think of it, have you read Frances l4rown's latest book. 'The l.ast XVord?' lt is said by critics