Grass Valley High School - Stray Leaves Yearbook (Grass Valley, CA)

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What are you doing for a living now, Ted? asked Gus. Say, you're not supposed to call him Ted, laughed Keith. He's Mr. Ted Barker, G. V. Representative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. This was not a very big surprise, though, because we all knew that Ted had been very much interested in Metropolitan Life Insurance and all that went with salesman- ship' even before he left school, And what are you doing in your spare moments, Bea? questioned Winifred. Well, from the looks of things tonight,'l said john, she's travelling with the married women and staying singlef, What do you mean ? asked Louise. ' Well, she came here with your school-mates, Claire Colvin and Frances Perkins, but they are no more. The former is a banker's wife and the latter is a farmer's happy wife, john explained. But, how is it you're still single, Bea? Oh, when I came along they handed me a bachelor's degree and so I had to take what I got, I answered. And so she's teaching school in Sacramento, Claire added. You're teaching, too, aren't you, Louise? Frances asked. Yes, I'm teaching printing and mathematics in dear old G. V. H. S. At this everyone started asking questions. Oh, is the school the same?', Do the Seniors have the balcony? Are there Tuesday morning assemblies?,' These and many other similar questions were being lired at her, so that it was im- possible to answer them. Then she said, I refuse to claim all the knowledge concerning G. V. H. S. because we have two other members of the faculty here in the persons of Arthur Merrill and Harding Ferguson. And so we learned that the G. V. H. S. faculty boasted of Coach Merrill, and Professor Ferguson, who teaches science and auto-mechanics. Next! announced Winifred. You're next in line, George. What are you doing? A little bit of this, a little bit of that, you never know what's coming next. That's what George is broad-casting now, said Albert. - He always did like variety, didn't he? But George's medlies of popular songs on the clarinet, over station HEK, are very popular, put in Louise. Yes, but weren't there any other musicians in our class? Stub asked. 'Turk' O'Hara, whose picture appeared in our Annual as a Member of the Class of 285, the leader of a very prominent orchestra in San Franciscoj' said George. Speaking of Willard, where are the other two members of the Class of 28w?', asked Claire. Oh, Stanley is married, but he also carried out his intentions of becoming an undertakerg while Harry makes a good living as a very able electrician, answered Frances. ' Say, what are you doing, Winifred? You've been asking all about your class- mates, but you haven't told us what you're doing yet, said Albert. Why, haven't you ever read any of Winifred Tritch's poems? asked Louise. She's among the most famous poetesses of the statef' Winifred blushed and immediately began to ask questions again. What are you, Albert?', Albert is a noted electrical engineer about the town, Ted said. What are you doing, Hawkins? Louise asked. I Twenty-Jeven

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Honorable Dr. Hawkins of the Medical Department of the Stanford University is the gentleman to whom you are speaking, answered Elmer very dryly. He was the same old joking Elmer. We all laughed at this little speech and for a while the con- versation drifted into other channels, only to return to our absent-classmates. Let's call the roll, suggested Stub, and then we can see what everyone in our class is doing. Good ideall' exclaimed Albert. But has anyone a roll-call? Much to our surprise Lois, took a paper out of her purse which had been our class roll. Where's Ruth Richards? she asked. Oh, she's happily married and living in Santa Cruz, I replied. Before her marriage she made quite a name for herself as an artist, and since her marriage she sings a great deal over station KHO with Marjorie Bennetts and Lucille Crase. Oh, yes, Gus put in, Marj sings a lot and Lou sings with her sometimes, but she usually plays her own accompaniment. They are very popular radio artists, and appear in the best society circles. Where's jeff now? Stub asked. She's just received the final degree for her fourth divorce, answered Frances. Gee, she's luckylu exclaimed Claire. She must have had good lawyers. f Well, why shouldn't they be good?,' asked john They're members of the class O '29. What! Did we have lawyers in our class, too? Why were they? Ilm inter- ested! exclaimed Frances. Oh, think hard,,' said Ted. Was it Ernie Kramm? asked Claire. Oh, no. Ernest is one of our class who is interested in the affairs of the state. He's a great statesman, while Elmer Crase is a well-known congressman, Louise said. Well, who were Lucillels lawyers? Gus inquired. Why, Mr. john V. Hennessy and John Marks of the Hennessy and Marks Law Firm And, by the way, they have a good stenographer, Yvonne Mooers, another mem- ber of our classf' added Ted. Gee, she's established a record. Where's your cousin Katie now, Hawkins?', George asked. Oh, she always wanted to be a buyer for some big store, and that's what she is- a buyer. l'For whom?,' asked Louise. Woolworth's chain stores, answered Elmer. And where's Daff Tremewan? Frances asked. Havenlt you heard or read of Colonel Tremewan? He's established a record al- most as great as Lindbergh. He's mail-pilot between here and the North Pole now, answered Albert. Where's Hazel Ducotey? Lois asked, after again consulting her list. Oh, she and Kath McGagin are nurses in my University Hospital, and Elmer blushed ever so slightly. We wondered what that blush signified. Beryl Kechley?,' asked Lois. Oh, shels a missionary in the Wilds of South Africa, Louise replied. Lois continued the roll-call with Roger Kitto?,' Oh, Roger and jesse Mickelson are the best contractors in Northern California, answered Albert. Where's Gerald Mounday? u u Twenty- eight