Fairfax Hall High School - Chain and Anchors Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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1920 BBRBRBRRBK Fair Facts SIIB 1921 decorate her own cozy home. She would have a balanced, even future, but people would not admire her less or be less proud of her. When she should become a staid married lady, she would enter into all social and political science courses and even start a club for “The Appreciation of Art in Your Family.” Yes, she would do great work and would finally be elected to the “House of Fame” in Vanity Fair and would have her pictures in all the Sunday supplements of the New York Times, in appreciation of her betterment of society. O Blows! But who is next! Our dear little Daisy asked Ouija, with the aid of Frances Fagan, what he could do for her. Daisy will be our prima ballerina and will no doubt join the Russian Ballet and be Adolph Bolur’s partner, herself. Yes, Daisy’s future was already mapped out for her when she came to Fairfax Hall. Daisy would always live in New York City with her sister who would be her guiding angel, protect- ing her from the men who “vamp,” and she would help her design her ballet cos- tumes, etc. Daisy would make all she could of her dancing and practically live for it. She would be successful and be loved by all, and New York would flock to see her at the Winter Garden. Daisy would do our Senior Class justice enough in winning her laurels. Then Daisy asked Ouija about Fran Fagan’s future. “Ouija, Ouija, tell us Fran’s future.” Yes, even though Ouija was rather tired jumping about so fast on the board to tell all the spirits said, he saved a great future for Fran. She will leave school and lead the single life of luxury for a time, her hobby being raising blue-ribbon Airdales. Then of course Dwight will come along and ask [fran to marry him. She, with her usual “pomplacency,” (the words of a poet fit her to a T) will calmly say, “yes.” They'll live on a beautiful country place outside of Webster Grove, Missouri, and play tennis, golf, and swim together, raise blue- ribbon Airdales—having a good time all around—Yes, they'll live happily ever after, and Fran will always be the beautiful, smiling blonde. Then Ouija, always gracious Ouija, prophesied for our dancing queen, Helen Schoene, a brilliant future, brilliant not only because of her talent, but also because she would shine brilliantly before the footlights, for Helen will lead the stage life, too. Her greatest ambition always was to be a dancer; and as the saying goes, ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” So Elelen will study in Chi- cago and in New York under fine teachers and will finish in the Denishawn School. Then she'll come out via the Midnight Frolics or the Winter Garden Roof. Will the world be dazzled by our stunning Helen? Yea! and Ouija hints at Cinema, which must mean that she may eventually join the “movies.” There will be many a box of candy and flowers awaiting her at the green-room door after a successful night in the Follies. It is a gay life in store for Helen, and she’ll make it all it should be.

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1920 BRB Fair Facts VEVIsssksswssws 1921 Prophecy of the Senor Class great seniors of Fairfax Hall at a meeting of the senior class. It was the last meeting of the illustrious class held in the obser- vatory ; each girl had a ouija board in her lap, as she sat on the stairs or perched on the banisters. These were the girls who in a few days would be cast on the billowy and frothy deeps of We began with our honorable Jo Hart, the Editor-in-Chief of Farr Facts. “Here, Jo, let’s ask Ouija about your future—and then ask what the fates hold in store for me.” This from our illustrious class president, “Brat”? or Alice Voke. Then Jo sat down opposite Brat and started singing to the tune of “Tell Me, Little Gypsy” —“Ourja, little Ouija, what does the future hold for me?” This is what Ouija prophesied to our dear Jo. Our “Red”, pompous queen of school, would do nothing other than first vamp all the eligible men in the Southern military academies; and then, too, Jo would always have the knack of looking chic and well dressed and up to the minute in fashions, and (for, as we know, Jo is a heart-breaker,) she would pretty soon meet her millionaire husband, (the real kind) who would just give Jo what she wanted, moriey, cars, wonderful homes, parties galore and let Jo lead the life of idle luxury. Yes, Jo would chase from the beaten path once in a while. She would take notions to leave her millionaire husband, go to China, and begin converting heathen (another one of Jo’s pet fancies). You remember, too, Jo al- ways had a craving to go on the stage, and sure enough the stage would crave her soon. After many amateur and charity theatricals, Belasco himself would come to Jo and beg her to ‘accept a million-dollar contract. In a sprightly moment she would join his company as leading lady, with a fictitous name. Yes, she would have to do that—it wouldn't do to implicate her dear husband’s name in stage circles. After several other wanderings, such as fashion designing and writing books on “Culinary Recipes,” she would at last come back to her waiting husband and her home. Our dear president, “Brat”? Voke, was the next one to ask Ouija about her future. “Ouija, tell me what I have to look forward to.” Ouija answered that she, the capable one, would have a brilliant future, too. Yes, of course she would marry; it would be her dear Jack, too. She would be domestic to a certain ex- tent and take a great interest in making a lovely home for her husband and children. She wouldn't do much before she was married except continue in her work and take courses in interior decorating and household arts. Yes, Alice al- ways would be artistic and have good taste. She would even design, plan and

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1920 SBSBEBREBRBBES Fair Facts ssssessseseewss 1921 Last of all, we asked Ouija about our youngster senior, Emmie Portman, “Ouija, are you very, very tired, too very tired to tell us what the fates have in store for Emmie?”’ Ouija is still working madly; the letters just skim over the board. This is what Ouija prophesied: That Emmie would take a wonderful trip to Europe soon and study in Paris to become a costume designer; then come back to New York, where most of the others have eventually landed, and establish a business there. After that Emmie wou!d have her heart’s desire—her one-room house by a little brook, and it would be something new and original in architecture for which Emmie would be highly commended. Then she would fall in love with a New Yorker named ! Ouija was tired! he could say no more. Our futures were told—each one a glorious one. It was the end of a gay, joyous party with Outja, and we said goodbye to each other, believing faithfully in Ouija and hoping all to see each other again. Ouija didn’t tell us whether we would ever meet. We all hoped it though and looked forward to the great day when we could come together again and tell whether our fortunes really had come true. “Ourja, little Ouija, they’re the futures held for us.” —By the PROPHET. SSS 3 SSeS ESS SSS 3 e G 7 BX 2. oes SPER os PIR = ay HOR YS