Centenary Academy - Pine Burr Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Q.. .-in THE PINE BURR 927 n. '.:1 'g.khl Dec. 21, 1926. Dearest Betty, Friday was the last day of school--just think, two weeks for our holidays, but let me tell you what we did in Assembly. lack Dyer played his trombone and sang, and Florence played the piano and Ora gave a reading, and Audrey danced. Say, you know she's one more good dancer. 1 could watch her all day. She did the cutest Russian dance, and she looked darling with her hair slicked back. The G. Rfs gave a play, you can call it that if. you wish. It was a very modern wedding. 'Ol Boy! Orlando was the bride and Hazel was the groom, and they surely did make a hot looking couple. Ruth was the preacher, and ye Gods! what a preacher she was. Then there was some scenery and some bridesmaids and things like that. Any- way, after it was all over, the Faculty gave the school a Weenie Roast. O yes! 1 for- got to tell you that the football boys got their sweaters then, too, and they surely are cute. But about this Wfeenie Roast. Elijah had built a fire during Assembly, but we still baked just as much as the weenies, but thatls where the fun came in. Tra- La. We had potato chips and pickles and everything that goes with weenies to make them good. For some reason or other we did not have the rest of our classes fyou'll often wonder, but you'll never knowl, but we all said good-bye and gath- ered up our junk and left. Will 'you look what time it is, and 1 have to be at town by four. Good-bye. Yours till the bed springs. BABS. March 12, 1927. Dearest Betty, Gee, but 1'm tired and sleepy, but llve had oodles and gobs of fun. Last evening the Staff had a Kid party in the -Gym, with Miss Polly as our chaperone. There were only about ten of us and we had enough stuff Bto eat to kill two cows. Speck brought about a million cases of cocls fmaybe that is exaggerated but it didn't seem like itj and the girls brought the rest. Ol how 1 wished someone had left theirs at home about three olclock the next morning. Elizabeth had her vic. and 1 can still hear MShe,s Still My Babyf, We played Bridge, too fnaturallyj and Cootie. Say, Betty, the next time the gang gets together play Cootie and I'll guar- antee youlll have a gay evening. ltls the Lepidopterals Appendix. Eventually, after we had played all things kids play, for instance Little White House on the Hill and Drop the Handkerchief and London Bridge is Falling Down and Farmer in the Dell, we started home. Notice 1 said started, for Bock Benson had been trying his luck at mechanics again and it was raining cats and dogs. ,1 sure was glad Ito get home cause 1 had nearly split laughing all uevening, and it was a relief to be able to get in bed without stepping over coc bottles. 1 was asleep before 1 was half way in. Like D. P1'1.'s we got up and -played Tennis the next morning even if we couldnlt keep our eyes open. When itls onion time in Bermuda 1711 breathe my love to you. BABS. X A 0 . - X W X

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XIX1 THE PINE BURR 927' as IV March 20, 1927. N . Top O, The Morning To You, - Here it is again, but l just had to tell you about our Kid Day at school and the gorgeous picnic the Staff had at Caspiana. That reminds me of the poetry I have for you. It is entirely original fwith someonel MEmpZy sarciine tins remind us, As we reach a spot sublime, That the party that pre-dined us. Had a simply gorgeous timefl Betty, you should have seen the Seniors Monday. They usually are hope- less, but that wasn't even a beginning for them. Especially the assortment of dolls that they carried. Every kind you ever hoped to see. Ora had one nearly as large as she and that howled like two kids. Maryels and Elizabeth's and .lane's didn't make quite so much noise, but l know that Mrs. Cibbins could have murdered the whole bunch cheerfully. Orlando had on overalls and carried a little nigger baby and l-lazel's doll matched her dress. The boys all looked like HTie Me to Your Apron Strings Againw or worse. But about our picnic at Caspiana. When we eventually got there, we had a heck of a time leaving, it was nearly time to eat, but for once, we didnlt. At least not right then. There were some boats on the river that had the dumbest looking oars, just like they would fold up if you pulled too hard, but they didn't. Charlie Moore had his motor and he put it on one of the boats. 01 Boy, there is nothing like running out of gas nine miles from nowhere without a paddle and just floating and drifting along in the sun. We played Bridge awhile and then ate, but everyone had been eating so much before then that all we wanted to do was sleep and Miss Polly made us play Croquet instead. I guess she didn't want us to get fat. You ought to hear, not see, Speck play. He had Elizabeth and him- self through about a million games before we got started good. Unfortunately, everything didnlt go right all the time, but they did win the first game. The boys went swimming later on in the afternoon. l guess they enjoyed it, they looked like it, especially when they were trying to stay on the surf board. Harry French was the only one that was light enough to stay on any length of time, though. We still played Bridge and took some pictures and then made tracks for home, at least the tracks were part of the way, when we stopped for everybodyls hats. We surely did have a good time, too, and it showed Monday at school in every way from blistered arms and sunburned necks to a varied assortment of cakes found in the drive way. live got peeks of things to do so Tall be moving on. ' , Yours for more and betterbed bugs. e . i BABS. i 1 Q Q 42