Bay Shore High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Bay Shore, NY)

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151151 A Eng iltrwnil rnntuuwh It s a gorgeous day for a spin girls was Bob s first remark after ln troductlons had been made What say you two3 Well lt s perfectly O K with me that IS lf Sally s wllllng ThlS from Myrna Sally was and the three were soon speedlng along ID the llttle roadster Myrna ccupymg the seat next to Bob somewhat to the chagrin of Sally who consldered lt rather forward Myrna and Bob had a glorlous ride lt was such fun gettlng acquamted' And Myrna s lme had never registered so perfectly Sally however had what she descrlbed as a miserable time For one thlng she thought Bob was openly neglectxng her The truth was Sally was a llttle jealous of Myrna s good looks and extremely sensxtlve where Bob was concerned Consequently she was moody and silent and a sharp contrast to Myrna who was feelmg extraordmarlly peppy and had sparkllng conversatnonal powers When the roadster fxnally drove up ln front of Sally s sorority house she thoroughly hated Myrna and was angry at Bob for what she consldered his susceptn bllrty to obvlous vamplng All through the next day Sally went to her classes ln the bluest of moods Even the greatly longed for event of that mght had dlmmed for her for knowlng that Bob s attltude toward her had changed she felt she could never be happy Even when she stood before the mlrror arrayed ln her Spanish costume the black lace mantllla settlng off to advantage her blonde halr creamy whlte skm and deep blue eyes she was downcast and unhappy Her dellcate prettlness meant nothxng to her she consldered herself plain and unattractive two thlngs they were very far from being Sally had sud denly been possessed with a terrible mferlornty complex When Bob called for her at elght thlrty dressed as a charming young Why Sal whats the troublc-X3 Bob demanded notlclng her pout Cheer up pal smile and show those pretty teeth You re goln out step pmg Hrs next words went over blg Know who s takmg Myrna3 And by the way what s she gomg as3 He falled to notlce the cold sarcasm of Sally s answer l really dont know But she d look stunning ln anythmg don t you th1nk3 Yes shes attractxve alright sand Bob earnestly maklng Sally hate hxm desperately and clench her fists They found the dance ln full swlng when they arrived The great check ered floor was resplendant wlth the color and varlatlon of the costumes the decorations were fantastlcally beautlful the muslc perfect yet Sally felt that for her the evenmg would be a fallure She danced about five mlnutes with Bob who undoubtedly was the best dancer at Lenox when a stout boy whom she desplsed cut 1n and lm medlately left the lmprlnt of his foot on her tmy satln pumps And a few minutes later she notlced Bob wlth a certaln young Plerrette nn hls arms with whom he continued to dance the rest of the evenlng Sally certalnly dldn t lack for danclng partners She had plenty of those But the lump ln her throat grew larger and larger and at about eleven o clock whlle dancxng with a graceful young clown who was domg hrs best to keep the conversation gomg pleasantly a bug tear escaped and slld gulltlly down her cheek Why llttle Carmen' exclaimed the clown you re not crying are you5 Why what s the matter has your toreador left you3 Why yes' It s just that answered Sally smllmg rn splte of herself 1 I N' ' . an . k 5 , 7 - . . . 1 ' ' ! - 1 I V . . . M G , L ' , . I I u. - . , 1 5 0 u I , , - , , , - . Y - Y ' ' 1 Romeo, she had falled to snap out of lt. I ' F , , , , . ' : C Q , , Y Y 1 Y - , , , , . , A , r . , . ' . , gg S.-

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Inst A Eng ilfrlvnh lt was on a day ln late Aprrl that the llttle tragedy was enacted one of those balmy joyous days that seem patterned for youth and youth s pleasures there IS little room for mrddle age wrth nts work and cares on days luke this they rnvrte only laughter and song long buoyant walks and gay conversa tlon To remaln Indoors any longer than IS necessary would be sacrrlege So thought Sally Reed pretty vlvaclous and ln love and Myrna Delroy a newcomer at the Houston School for Young Ladles as they saunterecl forth for a stroll on the Campus ln that precious two hours between thelr last class and dnnner They were talkmg eagerly these two of an event which had long been talked of both ln Houston and nts brother college Lenox srtuated four mules away The Houston Lenox annual masquerade to be glven on the follow mg nlght at Lenox was the mam toprc of conversatron on both campuses Wlth whom one was golng what one was wearmg the surprlses that were nn store for the guests all thls was food for thought and much discussion My costume remarked Sally rs simply darling lt s Spanish black lace mantllla a perfectly glgantrc fan and all the other fixmgs even to the rose to hold between my teeth l can t put rt on wrthout wanting to do the tango and snap castanets You ll be stunnlng her friend responded black lace and blonde halr ns a peach of a combmatlon even lf the proverblal Spanrsh senorlta rs dark lm afrard l Il be dreadfully trrte as little Plerrette but l havent had time to thlnk up anything more orlgmal Don t you worry Myrna you ll be about the most attractive gurl there Sally sald this sincerely for she was lncllned to over estrmate the charms of others and was particularly lmpressed with the rather flashy good looks of her newly found frxencl Myrna She wondered a little anxlously what Bob who was takmg her to the dance would thunk of M rna rf he would be as lmpressed as were several of the other Lenox boys she had already met for though Myrna had been at school but' a short time she had received more than a few buds for partners at the dance and her popularrty was growing every day Sally knew that Bob llked her liked her a lot too for hadnt they gone everywhere together for over a month and hadn t he told her she was the most charming grrl he d ever met3 Yet Sally also knew that he had a changeable dlsposxtron and at any moment might fall for someone else He had been known to do this before More than one Houston gurl had shed tears over the abrupt Fmlsh of an affair wrth Bob and Sally feelmg that she cared very deeply hardly wrshed to do llkCWlSC My brother Buddys coming down for the dance tomorrow night announced Myrna l want you to meet hlm l d llke to answered Sally who was mterested ln no man but Bob Sally hey there Sal' A boys volce floated across the Campus Sally recognized rt Immediately as Bob s and turned to wave eagerly and call Hello there Bob' Myrna turning more slowly beheld a dark halred bog seated some drstance away IH a rather shabby roadster somewhat the worse for havlng belonged to three college boys none of them careful drivers He had stepped over the slde of the llttle car and was runnrng toward them As he drew nearer Myrna decclded that he was exceedlngly good looklng and worth trying for At the same rnstant she favored hrm wlth a most charm mg and much practiced smlle He responded wlth a rather grln that was characterxstrcally boyish 0 19 - t . . . , , .' . V - - , , , . . , - ,171 .. . , , . , , - . - 1 ' I Q 7 V .. , , , , . r , , , , . , , . I I ' . , , . , . , . I - - 7 ' bl

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1311111 A 1141111 illturuh rnutmurh at hrs clever guess Let s slt thls out shall we3 l ve slmply got to talk to someone and lf you ll only let me tell you the whole story Someone has treated me slmply t terrnbly' Id love to hear lt was the klnd clown s reply My pet pastime rs sympathlzmg with people lm wonderful at lt Well you see It s this way began Sally The boy who brought me has just simply forgotten my exlstence He s been dancmg wrth another glrl all evening and my prlde IS t terribly hurt Here she choked down a sob You like hum a lot don t you Carmen3 He looked searchmgly rnto her face fShe had removed her ma k to dry her eyes Me3 lhate htm' This emphatlcally Then why cry over hlm3 This made her laugh shaklngly ut dont be exasperated llttle Carmen You see l understand you perfectly lm practlcally m the same boat l havent yet caught a gllmpse of the glrl l brought not that l want to now that lve found someone as mce as you to sympathlze wrth Sally overlooked the compliment and went on lm terrlbly angry too especially at the gurl She s been here only a llttle while and lve lntro duced her to almost everyone she know and of all the fellows she had to choose my Bob the cheap little fllrt' Carmen l hate to say thls but l ll be perfectly frank Wlth you lf your Bob really cared for you would he let hrmself be led away so eas1ly3 cared They then entered into a most absorbmg conversatlon dealmg with smcerlty of affectxon and the sad consequences of mfldellty Sally s spxrlts ro e conslderably and she soon found herself laughmg and becomlng vastly Interested ln the jocular conversatlon of the clown whose name was Ted They danced they laughed heartlly at each other s Jokes they llstened eagerly to what the other had to say and Sally felt once more that llfe was worth lrvlng Ted was ever so mce and danced almost as well as Bob Hrs con versatlon was far more mtrlgulng than Bob s however and hrs sense of humor keener At the helght of the merrxment prlzes were given for the costumes and the dancers were asked to unmask Sally s eye fell on Myrna some dlstance away lf you would luke to see my hated llttle rlval Ted she s over there' Sally could Joke where Myrna was concerned now Followtng her glance Ted stopped talking to glve a short surprlsed laugh Why Carmen you can t mean why not my kld slster Myrna' You knd slster Myrna' Oh you re foolmg xt couldn t be' Why Ted' She sald her brother was coming up but she called hlm Buddy Myrna s always called me Buddy But see here Carmen rf you dare to hold that agamst me one mlnute l ll l ll l don t know what l ll do but lt wrll be something desperate l cant help lt lf Myrna has acted that way Please say that you don t mmd Carmen Of course l dont you silly boy lm grateful to her for showing me how stupxd l was to care for that concerted little shelk l can see hum ln a clear lxght now Hts mam alm m llfe IS to make r., rls jealous of hlm And lm grateful to hum declared Ted Suppose l d never had the chance to sympathlze wlth you' H- - - - J ,, , - ' .4 ' - 5 ' ' . 4, , . 1 I . I - - -II A A . .. . - ., . . B . UB S . 1. I . . . . . - S- , , . , . This was logic, and Sally was forced to admit that Bob probably hadn't S . y X . K . , . . , , . . . , 'T T , . .-.J , . Y l 1 1 , 1 . 1 D . ..... ji . . . H ' if