San Mateo High School - Elm Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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STAFF QE THE ELM 1 . ILIlli0I' ....................... ...... Associate Editor ........ Art ........ Clubs .......... Football ........ Basketball .....,. Dram atics ........ Girls' Sports ...... A. G. .S ........... Seniors ....... Feature Story ............. t ..........ANNA UBBH .....,.DORo'rHY COLL CLEMIENT HiKI.I. RUTH EIATHER l NIILAN ARTHUR .........COLLl5EN CLARK .........G0ltDON STOLLERY ....Hl2llI!ER'l' GoLDMAN .........LOUlSE XVHITAKER BAH1z,mA CHITTENDEN RIOHDAN Rouemcii BosT C,xRoL1N1a KREISS ........JANE TOMHAGEN Business Manager ........ ...... ........... B o B SMITH EDITORIAL NLY a dime! XVhat is a dime but two candy ' bars from the co-op at noon? Yet a dime from each 0I'gEiI1lZ2llIl0I1,S member was the dime given with the School Spirit that made this Elm possible. For the first time we have a picture of each active organization in school. VVithout this dime many of these would neces- sarily have been omitted. It is true that a few students who remembered to stand before the camera forgot when collection time arrived, but these were in the minority. The editor appreci- ates the co-operation of the organizations, to- gether with the aid of the Elm staff.

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3 no - 1l 9 9 0 THE lllt s a Dog s Life ELM By BfXIiB.-XIIA CHITTENDEN fi ! 66 oN 1'! Help! Y'Oll,l'0 killing me! I asked her to meet me at the dairy Tuesday PAGE 26 From the din of Chicago's noon- day trailic rang out this scream of agony. Dodging through two lanes of angry traffic the policeman leaped. hastening to the source of this ery. Upon reaching the sidewalk he paused. Yes, there it was again. Oh, let me alone! Please!,, He opened the door of the building and dashed up the stairs, three at a time. Hastening down the narrow corridor, he stopped before a door Ellltl flung it open. XVith a steel object in his hand, a tall blonde man was standing over a youth in evident agony-filling a tooth. Officer Murphy stood paralyzed. For the love 0' Mike! he exclaimed, and left in disgust, muttering that dentists give anyone a pain. XVell, young man, said Dr. Mason, putting away the buzzer, the worst is over. No! How's Marian. Bill? asked the dentist, in an effort to divert Bill's attention. Bill paused to straighten his purple and red-dotted tie. I guess it's all over with us, he said mourn- fully. As he shook his head the room was filled with an odor like lilacs in the rain. How's that? inquired the dentist, always interested in the problems of love-sick youth. He had been disappointed in love when he was young and had a sort of brotherly feeling for his fellow sufferers. VVell, Bill replied slowly, you know lately I have been doing odd jobs a11d taking care of the Arnolds' kids fthey live next doorl to earn enough money to buy Marian a ring. VVe were going to be married-, Bill's face now assumed the melancholy expression of one who has been done a great injustice. And of course, I had to take her out quite often. She was, he added, rather expensive. By the wayf' put in Dr. Mason, trying to conceal a smile at the thought of married at eighteen on fifteen dollars a month, where did you meet this Marian ? Oh, one day on the way home from Sunday School. I stopped behind the family to clean out the frosting dish at Auntts house. After I left, I started to walk down the sidewalk back- wards. I had my watch in my hand seeing how quickly I could reach the corner without step- ping on the lines. All of a sudden I bumped into something, and turning around I saw the most beautiful girl I had ever seen-and prob- ably ever will see. He paused, raptuously. Marian-she had been walking along powder- ing her nose and her compact and my watch were thrown into the middle of the street. After I got these, she thanked me again and again. She said no other man had ever treated her so ehivalrously. Although her clothes weren'l so bad, I could see she was starving, so 73 noon. VVhen I got there, she suggested going to the Palace. That's awfully expensive. I only had a dollar and a half, and when she finished ordering, I said I'd had my dinner and bought a package of Life Savers. 'Quite an expensive young lady, put in Dr. Mason. Oh, no! She probably hadn't eaten for days -weeks, maybe-but she's so sweet-so won- derful. I, p1'etended I was 1'ich. I didn't want her to know I was almost a pauper. Finally she said she would marry me, and asked me to get her a ring. Yesterday I bought one of Brown's three dollar and ninety-eight diamond rings. XVhen I brought it to her house, she answered the door herself. Honey, I said, live got a surprise for you, and then I started. The price 'il53.98' was marked on the bottom in heavy figures. 'And I've got one for you. Who was that dizzy blond you were out with last night?' I said, 'I was-er' 'XVhere were you, then?' 'I was-er-at the hospital with Jimmy Young' How was I to tell her I had spent the evening feeding the bottle to the Arnolds' baby? In the midst of this painful process, the door was softly opened. Stick 'em up!,' Turning around, Dr. Mason saw two men with black masks over their faces. In the right hand of each was a pistol. Stick 'em up, the taller repeated. Dr. Mason obeyed. How about you in the chair ?', he continued, taking a few steps forward until he was in front of Bill. Bill had sunk back into the chair with a sigh of relief. Now, he thought, I can get rid of this ring. Pete,,' ordered the taller one, you cover these here two. I'll search the place. He advanced to Dr. Mason, and from him took his watch and all his cash. Open your mouth I Dr, Mason did as he was told. Oh, they're only false-no gold in them. You can keep 'em. He took the money from the register and the gold for fillings from the cabinet. After he had removed 9V61'ylLhII1Q of value, transportable in the place, he turned to leave. His companion touched him on the arm. How about this one? he said, pointing to Bill. Bill leaned forward expectantly. Now was the chance! He took out the ring and handed to Pete. ' Take it. You poor fellows need it more than I do. Besides, I don't want it. The leader shrugged his shoulders. W'e don't rob children. Keep it, young fel- low, and surprise the girl friend. 97

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