Santa Clara High School - Tocsin Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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ffl-Af W! j,4.,,,,, . J .f1:Z'ff': ,, ,,,,V 1? I, ,f ay! - lf. 7' ff! After spending a very enjoyable evening with the Dictator and Premier, the fliers took a short side trip over Mt. Vesuvius, where, through their high-powered telescopes, they saw Edna Santos and her Girl Scouts climbing to the crater. Turning the nose of their plane westward, the aviators were soon over Spain. They passed over the estate of Dorothy Drake, millionaire grape grower, and finally speeding northward, the fliers sighted Paris. Joan McGeoghegan, owner of the Cafe de Paree, honored the Colonel and his staff with a banquet given especially for friends of the fliers. Herbert Roberts, inventor of the noted mosquito trap, was toastmaster and he introduced the speaker of the evening, Jackson Bennett, a member of the French Parliament. After the banquet the party attended the theatre La Casa Grandef' The feature of the evening was a musical quartet from London, composed of Rea Morgan, Hulda Olsen, Elinor Roth and Edna Fuller. After a successful performance by these notables, the celebrated Egyptian dancer, Amy Sallows, made her debut on the French stage. She wasgraciously received, as were the thrilling acrobats, Mabel Hinkley and Alice Dixon. After the enjoyable time spent in Paris, Pilot Harrison turned the plane northward to the coast of England. While passing over the channel, Colonel George saw Dorothy Borden on her attempt to shatter the record for the channel swim. Arriving in London the party visited Westminster Abbey, where Alton Johnson was janitor, polishing the tombstones. The trio spent a quiet evening at their hotel listening to the new television radio. Tuning in on Ireland they heard Charles Murphy, president of the Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Scotchmen, speaking on the subject From Hobo to Spud Raiser. The party was loathe to set out on their next hop, but, nay-these noble heroes of the air could not be daunted, so they started for the North Pole. As the plane passed over the Pole, Colonel George saw a small settlement between two glaciers and ordered Pilot Harrison to land. The trio walked up the street, deserted except for a few polar bears. Huge signs were everywhere in evidence, welcoming one to Davisville. One of the three frame buildings, that the town boasted of, was the office of the Davisville Daily News. The aviators were surprised to see Ellis Howard hard at work inside. Upon their entering, he cordially greeted them and told them he was the editor, reporter and distributor of the only paper at the North Pole. When asked who read the paper he told them, Tom Deem, the only show-card writer at the North Pole, and Walter Davis, founder, mayor, sheriff and undertaker of Davisville, usually took it, and the Eskimos considered it a delicacy and ate it, so he had plenty of subscribers. He said that Tom, having nothing else to do, made many signs welcoming people to Davisville, telling them its history, etc., and guiding them to the closest settle- ment. He also used his paint as medicine for the sick Eskimos. Walter Davis, Ellis said, spends all his time either looking important or sleeping. ' Leaving these happy bachelors in their lonely settlement, the trio winged their way southward towards Canada. Upon landing in Quebec the aviators were met by a committee representing the Women's Branch of the League of Nations. Marion Clarke, senator from Arizona, acted as head of the reception committee and officially invited Colonel George and his companions to attend the thirteenth annual meeting of the League to be held that day. That afternoon the meeting was called to order by President Ruth Smith, who was representing her native land, the United States. Claire Coolidge, representing Great Britain, read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were accepted by the league. Page Twz-nly-four

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RW' , 1 Senior Prophecy ADIES and gentlemen, said chief announcer Gadsby, you are gathered here in the thriving city of Santa Clara on this twenty-first day of June, in the year 1947, to witness the start of the famous round the world good will flight sponsored by the nationally known soap manufacturer, Leonard Danna. The chief aviator on this epoch-making flight will be Colonel Cecil George, who will be ably assisted by the fam- ous navigator Stanley Perkins, and the chief pilot George Harrison. The daring aviators will make this flight in the new seventeen motor amphibian plane manufactured by the Bowen-Allen Plane Corporation. We will now gather around the plane to bid the fliers farewell. , After saying farewell and allowing photographer Harry Everett of the Alviso Tribune to snap their pictures, the aviators stepped into the plane which, with a fare- well roar, rose above the beautiful Santa Clara Valley. As the three lonely aviators roared over the blue Pacific they were startled by the wail of a siren as aerial policeman Ruthadele Roberts flew up in her famous fly-catch- ing wingless special and ordered them to stop. With the aid of the new inflated rubber wings, the aviators were able to stop in mid-air and after a three hour argument over the aerial trafhc laws they were allowed to resume their journey. On the following morning the aviators landed at Clewett air port, Honolulu, where City Manager Rose Fraga greeted them. Amidst great cheering they were escorted to the beautiful Thompson Hotel, where they were the guests of the proprietor, Eleanor Thompson. At a delightful afternoon tea the Colonel and his aides were entertained by Buell Cipolla, the well-known pineapple king. The next morning the aviators again took the air and were soon nearing Australia, where King John Fernandez ruled with an iron hand. Landing near the palace, the avi-- ators were soon in the presence of the king. He invited them to dinner, during which the world-famous Australian Symphony orchestra, headed by the equally famous leader, William Higgins, played several hits of the day, among them Memories of Yesterday, by Vera Erbentraut, head of the musical department of the University of Cambridge. Flying from Australia to Japan the plane was met by Foreign Ambassador Tani- guchi, who gave a royal reception for his former schoolmates. Continuing their flight. the aviators roared over the desolate plains of eastern China. As they passed over the Gobi desert they noticed the frantic signalling of a lone person. Upon landing they were surprised to see an old schoolmate, James Fitzgerald. He told them he was heading an expedition in search of the headless ant. His party was attacked by a large swarm of bumble bees and he was thc lone survivor. The aviators fixed up the spare room in the plane and took James aboard. That night the plane arrived at Warsaw, Poland, and the party attended a recep- tion at the home of Frances Warwarovsky, the Russian opera singer. The fliers were astounded by the wonderful dishes set before them and they were surprised when Madam Wfarwarovsky told them her friend Dorothy Williams was chief cook in her household. Flying to Rome the fliers were welcomed by Dictator Pasquinelli and Premier Pucci- nelli, who gave a big spaghetti feed in their honor. Scientist Fitzgerald left the party here. Pagv Tzucnly-llarcc I

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1 .Y A Am. 4 When Ruth Smith called for announcements, Donald McCoy, janitor of the league's meeting hall, stepped forward and asked the women if they would kindly refrain from throwing the chairs when the argument got too fierce. Lena Dahl, world-known big game huntress, made a motion that the league appropriate five thousand dollars to buy bicycles for the pygmies of Borneo. After a five hour argument between Mildred Keir, ambassador to Canada, and Alma Erich, secretary of war from the United States, the motion was carried by the league. After adjournment, the exhausted aviators returned to their plane and took off for the United States amid great enthusiasm. New York, the metropolis of the world, turned out by the thousands to welcome the aviators to their native land. The mayor, Robert Forward, gave the fliers the key to the city and invited them to accompany him to Coney Isalnd, where the world's champion bicycle rider, Lois Dangberg, was defending her 'title against Eileen Egan of North Dakota. After the contest, Mayor Forward took the aviators to The Broadway Theatre, where Retta Nipper was appearing in her popular play, Forgotten Memories. Be- tween acts, Dorothy Rice, representing the New York branch of Hartis Department store, stepped on the stage, and, after a short presentation speech, gave Colonel George a twenty-five pound box of candy donated by Brooke Hart, owner and manager of the aforesaid store. After the show the aviators thanked Mayor Forward for the wonder- ful reception and returned to their hotel, where they were surprised to meet their old schoolmate Lucile Emig, who had just returned from Europe, where she won the women's tennis singles of France. Speeding southward, the fliers soon sighted the palm-lined shores of Florida. At- tracted by the crowds lining the beach, the trio landed to investigate. They found that Ginger Quetano was attempting to set a new world's speed record for machines. The motor roared past and the timers soon announced that the old record was shattered, as a speed of 318 miles an hour had been attained by Ginger's machine, The Flaming Jenny. After congratulating their old friend, our heroes took the air and were soon landing in Miami. At the millionaires' hotel the fliers were pleased to meet Beatrice Konrad, millionaire heiress, who was spending the fall months there. Anxious to return home, the trio started westward and were soon circling over Los Angeles. Landing at San Diego, the fliers were given a military escort into the city. After a triumphant entrance they were taken to the huge stand erected in front of the city hall. Under the weight of the many people who crowded upon it, the stand collapsed and our heroes were severely injured. They were rushed to San Diego hospital where they were put under the expert care of Madeline Prudhomme, trained nurse. The next day Eleanore Greene, prima donna of the talkies, rushed to the hospital to see her injured friends. She was accompanied by Florence Botar, noted scenario writer and a former schoolmate of the aviators. After their recovery Colonel George and his companions left for Santa Ciara, the starting place of their trip, The entire population of Santa Clara turned out to greet the fliers, and the first to meet them as they stepped from the plane was Norma Gillespie, reporter for the Bur- bank Times. That evening, in the town hall, Dorothy Downie, representative of The Ladies' Home Journal, presented the fliers with the Journal's Bravery Medal, which was one of the highest awards ever given any aviators. After many more banquets and receptions our three heroes settled down on their little farms, Thus ended the epoch-making flight around the world. Page Twzvify-fiL'1' f W? i ..