Centenary Academy - Pine Burr Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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O at THE PINE BURR '27 as THE PROPHECY HE stately Leviathan was plowing its way through the star- lit waters of the Atlantic. On deck a dreamy young woman stood gazing out to seat, in the hushed silence there came to her memories of hergcommencement days, twenty years ago that night she had graduated from Centenary Academy. She turned and entered the salon' and as she paused a moment to watch the danc- ers she lost all signs of sophistication, for there was Maurice, one of her classmates of '27, directing the most famous orchestra in the world. As the music stopped and he left the platform, he caught sight of her. uElizabeth,'7 he exclaimed, as he reacher her. MHOW strange that we should meet on this particular night. Wihat have you been do- ing and where 'are you going, come out on deck and letis take a strollfi Glam on my way to join my husband, who is the Foreign Am- bassador to the Fiji Islands. l have been in New York visiting Marye who is the happy wife of 'P 'F ? ? ? ?. You know she was quite a heart-breaker in her debutante days, but she has settled down now. Ora has also become domesticated, she and Jimmie are living in Havana. We never expected her to be contented with one man, but she seems to be. t uHave you heard from Zehtner? No? He has gone into poli- tics and is a member of the U. S. Senate from Louisiana. If his popularity continues to increase he will probably be our next President. And do you know that Ruth is the Governor of Pennsyl- vania? She surely fills the office well, toof, uBut have you heard of Florence? She has just started a con- cert tour of the United States and is still dividing her time between the piano and violin. Her audiences find it hard to decide which deserves the most praise. And one of our classmates speaks across the footlights to an entranced audience. We predicted this triumph for Jane when we saw her in Academy presentations. calf youive been in New York of course youive seen the latest portrait Hazel has painted, for everyone is talking about it. You know, of the incomparable Dr.-Dr.-anyway her name was lVIiss Smith when she taught at the Academy. Hazel is painting in Paris now. Samford is in Paris now, too. You know he has found a new form of amusement, automobiles have lost their interest for him since he won an airplane race around the world and now he is tryingto invent a faster means of locomotion. Sam Robertson has gone with Mr. Adams into the Congo to catch alligator.s7' e ff X I X , 19

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ae THE PINE BURR 927 aa- i I ROBERT WILLIS ORA LEE Baseball Girl Reserve KTh6I'6' is a gift beyond the reach of :'Y01L may find. her Studying, when Q,-tp tlzere is nothing else to do. That of being silentfy I DAVID EASTON KIRBY SHAW Basketball Football Take it easy, Baseball Have your fun, b l'Fro1n rocks and sands anal barren And let the old world jlickerg lands, For all will Come to lie who waits, Kind fortune set me freeg And Cares not to make it quicker. From great big guns and zluomenls tongues, Good Lord deliver mef, FLORENCE WILLIAMS Girl Reserve A '6My book and heart slzall never partf' 18

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All a THE PINE BURR '27 a HI read the other day where Mrs. Carpenter had raised 552,000,000 for her special Latin school, and I know you have heard of Mrs. Gibbins' success with her two books, 4Why Mathe- matics is an Exact Science' and aThe Proper Method of Closing Schoolsf U! yes! Orlando is writing also, her stories have caused many an old maid to go crazyf, 1 MI guess Jack will be the next one to become famous, since Miss Fink, who is President, hired him as Coach at Missouri. I heard that David had made millions by inventing a staticless radio, and that Kirby Shaw has one of the most widely known LWe Wreck 'Em' establishments going. He takes everything from airplanes to bicycles but prefers Fords. No wonder, he surely got enough prac- tfce at the Academyf' Hit is getting quite late and I really must be going, but I just have to tell you about Mr. and Mrs. Whitsi.tt. They have absolutely the most exclusive modiste shop on Fifth Avenue. I saw Robert Willis going in there the other day, too. He's another famous member of our-class. Why, I see advertisements for HBob's Best Breadv' everywhere I go. Twenty years doesn't seem long, does it Maurice? But just look at our class now. I guess itvs all in life. Well, I must go in so I'll see you in the morning. Good-nightlw HGood-nightln I , And as she slowly continued her way she was positive she heard voices. She paused. uOur game, your serve next? UI did hit the bullgs eye, too.'7 ' uShoot it Elizabeth, that7s it, Rah! for our sidef' H0ne whole page 325, one half page 315.77 HCome on to English? als there' a Girl Reserve meeting to-night?7' ulietis go to the game afterwards? uHurry, Elizabeth, and we can make the next light, too. uMine is georgette, and lim going to wear kid slippersf, UNO, olives and potatoe chipsf' She started on again. Memories! Memories! JU