Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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R. -IH E--llflTfF-F.HIf2.T---- Page Eleven CLASS PROPHECY I was ushered through the hall. No saleswomen in the business the steam. At the door of the President's world, Alan Wilkinson was present, too, Introduction ofiice, Could do any better selling than He is a professional baseball I came to a sudden stop. that. player. On the banks of the broad Chop- tank, . In a small quaint town called Y home From its streets, so filled with f l laughter, 3'-N' We Wish we would never roam. But so as it must to all men, After our school days are done. ' ,-We think that life is jolly, .YV 'F And all is a barrel of fun. But when wefstart out on our own, And the going is getting rough, Remember the motto of '36, And take it on the cuff. 'Y Canto I ' I fr .ggi 0 The Prophet travels to Washing- ton. I travelled far to Washington, .I had come from the West. To meet my old acquaintances, 'I tried my very best. This is the year of '59, A year to all so great. I came in, in an airplane, Instead of going by freight. My trip was uneventful, It was made in perfect ease. For Rhodessa Slacum, the air- line hostess, Had all my wants to please. I travelled from the airport, By trolley, bus, and car. The Capitol so majestic, 4Could be seen from way off far. To see our nation's Senate, At work so great and true, At half-past nine on Tuesday morn, I happened to be passing through. The Senator Mark from Arkan- sas, ',-' Had just taken the Hoor. ll And her talk on old age pension, Had ended in a roar. For Dunbar Groff from Dela- ware, Had always talked quite free. And in this special instance, He happened to be on a spree. Michigan, always against this bill, ,, Had called on Senator Hess. To uphold' its wants and needs, He would try his very best. And Thomas Phillips from Ten- nessee, Was always there on hand. To lend his home-spun philoso- Phys As only a Phillips' Can. Canto II The Prophet calls on the Presi- dent and his Cabinet. On the President of the United States, I happened by change to call. And as I entered the 'White House, I if 'viii For standing in the doorway, Was the White House Private Cop. After I told him my business, He led me through the door. And led before the President, I stood in unexplainable awe. For coming face to face, With an old class-mate of mine. Had sent a funny sensation, Running up and down my spine. Meredith Marshall, broadminded, happy, And strong of frame, Had been chosen by the nation, To lead the hall of fame. Right after entering office, His cabinet he had to pick. For men for truth and faithful- ness, These are the ones that stick. Philip Shenton as Secretary of War, And Wildai James as Secretary of State. For men so true and loyal, Who else could be so great. For Labor he picked Hansen, For Interior he chose Tall. These men were always waiting, At the president's beckoning call Webster Brown joined the navy, It was his start in life. Now he's Secretary of Navy, With Bonnie Skinner as his wife. Bill Applegarth, the Scholar, In School he was a wow, But as Secretary of Commerce, You ought to see him now. As Secretary of the Treasury, Donald Stevens fills the bill. But for his private secretary, The President took Beverly Dill. The Secretary of Agriculture, Must be one close to the land. So he appointed Clarence Spear, To lend a helping hand. To be the Postmaster General, He picked a lady, who never fails. For mischievous Anne Mae War- ner, Knows how to handle the males. A debator has his merits, An arguer has his points too, So Brotie Brotemarkle as At- torney-General, Will argue your case for you. Canto III The Prophet goes shopping. To Downtown Washington, I went as shoppers do. To buy some nick-nacks, And to get some clothes, too. I stopped in a shoe op, To buy a pair of And who should I 'as clerk, No other than Lyda Booze. Rachel Beckwith sold me neck- ties, Naomi LeCompte sold me a hat. if L Fred Fisher, the inventor, Is always making stuff. Which just goes to prove, He's nature in the rough. Fred Gray sold me an auto, And he said it would surely last But for every five miles I go, I have to fill up on gas. John Shenton is a lawyer, I saw his shingle on a door. He has had but three cases, And has only lost four. John Schneider is a doctor, His work he does with care. With Virginia Sackett, as his nurse, They are a great pair. Bill Waller is a barber, And his life is quite fair. But as far as Pauline Travers' work, She would rather dress people's hair. Clyde Keene is a Saxophonist, His music is quite gay. But Thomas Venable, the thinker, Is now a C. P. A. Louise Burton has great talent, As an athlete, she is grand. But as far as Thurston Apple- garth is concerned, HE'D RATHER LEAD A BAND. Anna Thomas is on a diet, To lose a pound of fat. But every time the loses one, She gains four more than that. Marion Wright has become a stenographer, In the oiiice, she's quite gay And with her boss, Julian Bennett, They work happily all day. Canto IV The Prophet goes to the Presi- dent's Party. At the White House, there was a party, All the celebrities were there. And gathered in the Ballroom, They were having a big affair. The Duke and the Duchess, The rich man and his wife. Were all at this celebration, A Red Letter Day in life. I wandered among the gathered guests, I talked with friends of mine. I never did see so many class- mates, All gathered at one time. There was Dorothy Gould, An actress by all rights. And Josephine Todd, Has her place among the lights. Evelyn Willey and Lillian Hur- ley, Have formed a perfect team. But when it comes to dancing, And Betty Henry is considered, The best of all soothsayers. While Audrey Booze and Alverta Clark, Are teachers by profession. They are always at the class affairs, And especially this dedication. Grace Brannock Smith was also there, She sang a song by request. To keep from throwing tomatoes, The audience tried their best. To represent the Literary Guild, Alice Collins was sent. And as the Representative of California, Came Helen Twilley, without a cent. Roy Melvin, Chief of the Bureau of Investigation, Has chased the criminals from our land. And with the aid of the G men, Has ruled with an iron hand. Irene Lidard is in the movies, Her praises are sung afar. And all of her countrymen, Have called her another star. Louise Tyler wants to travel, And wants to see the world. But she can't join the navy, Because she is a girl. Margaret West and Sara Hand- ley, A pair of dressmakers are they While Gertrude Kahl and Eliza- beth Schnoor, Are together all the day. Virginia Mills, the Temple star, Has great athletic form. But as representative of the S. P. C. A. Virginia Lee Willey does no harm. Days may come and days may 80, But Margaret Foxwell will be down to the Spot , And Sarah Linthicum, the singer, Will be down there, too. Then we come to Anna Wheatley, Always quiet and thoughtful, But Virginia Twilley and Mar- garet Gore, Are also kind and restful. Emily Marine, the head of Pea- body, Is a concert pianist in her own rights. And Betty Fountain and Martha Geoghegan, Are so high there're nearly out of sight. Marjorie McKnight, a dietitian And Evelyn Brannock, too Were in the White House kitchen, Preparing supper for you. To see that you get your vita- mins, Katherine Robbins can put on fContinued on Page 12, Column 3,5

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'1 Y 1 ir Page Ten MAATAIIEMIIAKLTATAIL lX l' 0 T uuuuuuu-AMA QQ ,,.Hlifgo1t Brotie: But my father says we're descended from monkeys. Mr. Busick: See me after school. We can't discuss your private affairs in class.- ik Pk Ik During the trip to Washington, some of the students found them- selves lost. After getting on a street car, one of them hit the con- ductor over the head. When asked why he did it, Dinky replied: Well, there was an organ grinder with a monkey in his lap, and I asked the conductor if he allowed monkeys on his car. Tom Venable: And what did he say to that? Dinky: 'tHe said to sit down and be quiet and maybe no one would notice me. 41 Pls lk Dunbar Groff: It's all over school! Pauline Harris falways eager for gossipi : What ? Dunbar: The roof. Si' FK lk Bev. Dill: Pm not going to school any more. Anna Mae Warner: Why not? Bev. : I can't learn anything. The teachers keep changing the lessons every day. 111 Dil Ik Little Mary was playing school when her father came along and said, Well, Mary, I suppose you are the teacher. Oh, no, Mary replied, I don't know enough to be the teacher. I'm only the principal. -X- 'lf 'X- Friend: What is Fred taking up in college this year? , Mr. Jones: Space, nothing but space! 96 91' -X' Miss Barkley was speeding down- town in her car. She was stopped by a policeman. I shall have to give you a ticket, lady, said the oiiicer. But I'm on my way to my eighth grade class, protested Miss Bark- ley. Ignorance is no excuse, said the officer sternly. -X' 'I' 'X' Mr. Busick has always been fond of dogs. When he was a little boy, he had a peculiar-looking poodle. One day a lady asked him what kind of a dog it was. A police dog, was the reply. A police dog! I never saw a police dog look like that, said the surprised lady. Oh, but this dog's in the Secret Service, answered little Jimmie with dignity. PF if 41 That's a nice-looking fellow who has just come in, said Meredith to Virginia Lee. Is he a friend of yours? Yes, indeed, I know him well, laughed Nin . Shall I ask him to join us? Oh, Meredith! said Virginia Lee, blushing, this is so sudden. Sudden? What do you mean? he asked in surprise. Why-why, that's our new minister. HF Pk 11 Web : If you are tired of dancing, Bonnie, we'll sit down and have a little tete-a-tete. Bonnie: Oh, dear me, no! After such a big supper, I really couldn't eat another thing. if s -r Canvasser: Is the master of the house in? Harry Bushes Foxwell fweari- lyjz He's upstairs in his cradle. wk aw -xi 77 Mrs. Mowbray was telling some ladies about the burglar scare in her house the night before. Yes, Belle said, I heard a noise and got up, and there, from under the bed, I saw a pair of men's legs sticking out. Mercy, exclaimed a woman. The burglar's legs ? No, my dear: my husband's legs. Kelly heard the noise, too. sk wk Pk Mr. Andrews and his family were standing in front of the lion's cage. Emmett, said Mrs. Andrews, if those animals were to escape, whom would you save first, me or Barbara Ann? Me, answered Emmett, with- out hesitation. if Sk Sk Mr. Andrews: How long is the alimentary canal? Albert Atkinson fhesitatinglylz In-miles ? Pk ek wk Bill Shaw: When I dance with you, I feel as though I were tread- ing on clouds. Katherine Robbins: Don't be mistaken. Those are my feet. i I I The Supreme Court of the United States gives a man a right to open his wife's letters, but it doesn't give him the courage. Heard around school: It's not the school I don't like, it's the principle of the thing. If you are in doubt whether to kiss a pretty girl, give her the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Walter: Are you doing any- thing on Sunday evening? Arline Heckler fhopefullyjz Oh, no, not a thing. Mr. Walter: Then, would you try to get to school on time on Monday morning? -X- 49 '19 Indignant employer Qdictating letteriz Sir, my typist being a lady, cannot take down what I should say. I, being a gentleman, cannot even think of it. You, be- ing neither, can easily understand what I have had to leave unsaid. Heard at the last dance: Pd like to ask you for the next dance, but all the cars are taken. -X -X' -it Emily Marine: Are this year's freshmen dumb ? Pauline Harris: Say, some of them are so dumb, if you told them when the Seven Years' War start- ed they wouldn't know when it ended. 'X' 95 -ll' The other day in English, Brotie asked Fred Fisher to direct him from Factory B to Factory D. Be- fore Fred could answer, Leonard Tall piped up: Just follow the odor. George Cannon: Would you call for help if I tried to kiss you? Etta Wilson: Do you need help? -li '15 'li' About Bev. Dill's driving: Is she a reckless driver? Say, when the road turns the same way she does it's a coincidence. -1- -li' -if Ellen Barnett: When you sleep your noble brow reminds me of a story. Phoebe Morse: What story? Sleeping Beauty? Ellen Barnett: No, Sleepy Hol- low. -1- '76 -X' At the Sea Scouts, Mr. Koch was asking questions about ships and the sea. After repeatedly receiv- ing wrong answers in desperation, he asked: Where's the mizzen-mast? I don't know, replied Rip Sla- cum. How long has it been miz- zen? -JE N' 'X- We caggewell Matthews, Theo- ry, becalfse he so seldom works. 'K' 'X' -I' Co-education used to be a race for supremacy between the sexes, but now it's neck and neck. if I FAREWELL SENIORS fContinued from Page 2, Col. 35 operated to help the high school faculty draw up a plan whereby both the high school and elemen- tary students could go to school at the Seminary building. Several members of the Senior Class have enviable records on the basketball court and also on the soccer field. The soccer team, comi posed partly of Seniors, was beaten in the County Championship only after they had played almost three mwhole scoreless games with Hur- iflock, who finally conquered the fighting team of Cambridge High, at Vienna, by the score of 2 to 0. The boys' basketball team, which was composed mostly of'.Se1iiQ1jS, gives the Senior Class feason to be proud of its athletic prowess. This team won the Eastern 'Shore Championship and was the runner- up for the State Championship.- The girls' basketball team, which was one of the best that Cambridge High has ever had, was composed partly of Seniors. This girls' team won the County Championship, but was defeated by Oxford in a very close game at Easton in the semi- Hnals of the Eastern Shore Cham- pionship. Wildai James, the President of the 1936 Senior Class, has a fine record as a student and also as an athlete. Wildai enjoyed great suc- cess also, as the Editor-in-Chieftpf the Hottentot , the school paper. He was captain of the 1935-36 basketball team which won the Eastern Shore Championship, and he was also one of the most impor- tant members of the soccer team. Many of these departing Seniors. have chosen their life's work, 'bdta some will delay their choice for a' while. The rest of the School feels confident that whatever job these Seniors take up they will perform it in a fine and upright manner, and do nothing that would taint or stain their well-deserved reputa- tion. . We, the rest Oli, the school, Freshmen, Sophomoresand Juniors, wish the departing Senior Class all the luck in the world and hope that they will often think of the good Ole C. H. S. Signs of the Times: Pawnbroker's sign:-See me at your earliest inconvenience. Beauty shop:-If your hair isn't becoming to you, you should be coming to us. Laundry:-We soak the Clothes, Not the Customer. Texas Qafe:-Use less sugar and stir 'like h--:we don't mind the noise. Ji .,,5 .. f.i...

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Page Twelve CARING FOR THE BABY WHEN YOU ARE BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE Most everyone says that babies are the most cunning, sweet, amus- ing things in the World. Well, to be agreeable I'll admit that they can be cunning, sweet and even amusing but I will also say that they can be quite the opposite. Every time anyone says such things about the young rebels, I could find the greatest delight in asking if he had ever had the op- portunity to tend one. I haven't had the privilege of being a nurse- maid, but just let me tell you that when you have a darling little baby brother with curly hair, or a beau- tiful little blue-eyed darling for a sister, then you find out how sweet they can be and just how triiiing and disgusting they can be, too. I happen to have a most wonder- ful little blue-eyed brother and every time I walk down the street some one will say, Oh, aren't you so proud of him? Whom does he look like? Don't you love to tend him? My answer is usually yes, but ohl, they should be around home sometime when I have strug- gled several hours with a trial bal- ance in my bookkeeping as it has a mistake of two cents, several dollars and often greater amounts. About the time that I get at the point where I would like to put the difference in my pocket, mark a hundred on my paper, then hand it in to the teacher next day, the baby has decided that he is thor- oughly disgusted lying in that crib and sets up a howl to be picked up or maybe he has lost his pacifier, or he has hidden a toy and can't find it. You sit there a While and then remember that mother has gone out or is in some other part of the house. Finally you get up and fix up the trouble yourself. Then again just go ahead and pick up a nice love story or a mys- tery and get to the most exciting part of all. The murderer has a pistol raised ready to shoot the hero when he becomes aware of someone watching him from be- hind and then there's a shot, not in the story, but right in your own home, right beside you, that nearly makes you jump out of your hide. Frightened half to death you jump up ready to run anywhere just so you get out of the house only to find that your imagination has got away from you and it was only the baby shouting and squealing for someone to come and amuse him. What can you do? Mother left you to care for him and if you don't obey his command he cries --.THE--ilflT.T.EH.T QTL-- CLASS WILL CLASS PROP!-IECY lContinued from Page 2, Col. 41 ton, Virginia Mills' and Alan Wil- kinson's athletics to Betty Robbins and Billy Wroteng Clarence Spear's height to Dicky Wells. To Charles Pritchett we leave Walter Tanner's wisecracks C?Jg to Arlene Heckler, We leave Anna Mae Warner's and Bonnie Skinner's baby talk, to Doris Robbins, we leave Audrey Booze's Dick, to Orion Pritchett, we leave Betty Hugh Fountain's heart, to Anne Lloyd and Frank Walke, Hoss' and Bev's Hotel Annex. Third, to the Freshmen, we leave a bright and cheery outlook for the next three years in high school. To the Sophomores, we leave our sophistication and extensive knowl- edge. To the Juniors, we leave all the fun and the good times that we had in our Senior year. In witness whereof, I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the third day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty- five. VIRGINIA LEE WILLEY. Signed, sealed, published, and de- clared by the Senior Class of '36, the testator above named, as and for their last will and testament, in our presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto sub- scribed our names as witness-es on the day above mentioned. J. FRED DUNN, Clerk of Circuit Court for Dorchester County. J. GORMAN HILL, Attorney at Law. and bawls. You rock him, amuse him or what not and with a sigh he has gone to sleep. You put him in the crib and then steal quietly away from him anticipating the thrill of reading the rest of that mystery. You pick up the book, but no, don't be in a hurry because the baby's not asleep and is again de- manding that you entertain him. So you people that so love babies never fuss with anyone, when he says babies aren't so sweet be- cause he has probably had the great honor bestowed upon him of caring for the darling when he wasn't in the best of humor, and he himself had interests elsewhere. BETTY ROBBINS, 10B. Mr. Walter fexplaining a very difiicult problem to the trig..c1assJ: Now, watch the board Carefully, and I'll go through it again. - CContinued from Page 11, Col. 41 Is a health law for the guest. So to insure this co-ordination, The cooks are of the best. Canto V The Prophet goes to the meeting of the W. C. T. U. Pauline Harris, President of the W. C. T. U. Has always been against beer. And the ofiicers of the organiza- tion, Are listed under here. Jeanette Brannock as Secretary, The Treasurer is Clara Bradley. And all of these ofiicers, Will help the nation gladly. Shirley Harding is always right, Anna Jean Keene is right, too. So these two ladies are always willing, To do their bit for you. Harold Harper is a church man, He is always against repeal. Arthur Wheatley and Lenora Todd, Are working against this with great zeal. Dorothy Lee Brannock, I saved her for the last. For in the year of '36, She was the pride of the class. I've come to the end of my journey, I've come to the end of my trail, None of the classmates are in trouble, And none of them are in jail. This is a glorious finish, To my trip through the world. The boys are all great guys, And the ladies are all great girls. And now my trip is finished, And I must go back to work. But the thoughts of the old class, In my mind will lurk. The class was always happy, And striving all the way, And we can thank the Lord above us, They are all with us today. Now as the sun goes down in the West, And the stars come out at night. The World around me is darkened, Save only the broad moonlight. As I lie in the soft grass, Beside a tree so tall. The memories of '36, I can dimly recall. WALTER TANNER, Class Prophet. uation such as the public does not meet with in the press. The student body appreciated this opportunity to listen to such a well-informed individual who has had such wide experience in news- paper work abroad. WE VISIT EUROPE lCcntinued from Page 1, Col. 41 it that they maintain the barbed wire fence between the two coun- tries? To keep the sheep from straying? Of course the Russians and Rumanians are friends. Only recently Russia started broadcast- ing propaganda programs near the Russia-Rumania border. King Carol heard of these and estab- lished a broadcasting station so powerful as to drown out the Rus- sian programs. And Greece, poor old Greece, just as slippery as ever. Greece has just skipped out of one revo- lution and will slip into another. fQuoted from Mr. Ramsey's ta1k.J We were next introduced to Italy. Italy, the land of sunshine-and Mussolini. Mussolini has a dream. He just got out of one nightmare and is ready to go into another. His ambition is to develop an Ital- ian like in the Mediterranean and ian lake in the Mediterranean and into an Italian sea. Mussolini is not crazy, he is mad. Youth in Italy is being trained. For Peace? Although there are many in Italy who are outwardly Fasclsts, beneath their black shirt is a red one. Then we were given an insight into Germany. Hitler is a May- pole, a mouthpiece. Hitler is a Catholic although he does not work at it very well. Herr Hitler was not the one who started the move- ment against the Jews. That started with Bismark. At that time Jews could be in the army but could not rise to the position of an oiiicer. When asked what he thought of Hitler as a man, Mr. Ramsey stat- ed, I try to be a gentleman. I would not be familiar enough with the American language to use it in its natural form. He is not the type of man I'd like to run around with. Do European nations want peace? Of course they want it, but they want their kind of peace. And what is Mr. Ramsey's solu- tion to the intriguing problems now confronting Europe? He stat- ed, Stop glorifying warg it's had a chance. Let us glorify inter- national relationsf' Emphasize four points, Economic, society, race and religion with education. Education without religion is a mirage, religion without education becomes superstition. So, in his excellent variegating style Mr. Ramsey conducted us through the turmoil of European affairs and even told us of a Mace- donian honeymoon. He gave us a graphic view of the European sit-