Chatham Hall - Chathamite Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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There's a noise at the doorway, and who should appear But the world-wide reporter, Mary Mateer. She was sent to report 'cause A. P. could forsee That, if wishing celebrities, here they would be. ln a helicopter, in great state, Arrive Stanley and Cal, though a trifle late. The cause of their tardiness, they explain, Was trouble with air pockets right of Spain. The whole Class is assembled except for four Who were forced to remain on their native shore Lucas edits Down Beat and cannot egress For at this very moment it's going to press. Cinny Penney is rather preoccupied Shooting Niagara Falls, on a barrel astride. She sends us her love, and regrets to say That she won't be able to make it today. At San Antonio Witt has been delayed By cadets who ever since the war have stayed. They think that her company's so animating That they won't allow any peregrinating. Sally Palmer's a sunny south advocate, Who snow, hail, and ice can not tolerate, And she says, as she baslfs in the Miami sun, A cold trip to Norway just cannot be done. Coin' to take the picture of the Senior Class. Will you group yourselves near the door, en masse? The voice, of course, belongs to Denny Who is busily getting the camera ready. The shutter is snapped, the Reunion ends, And that is the end of the prophecy, Friends. I 3 'gh ,, , 7 , f 7 1 I X .X g,!fN , A I X ','...f..f 'fgf, ,fi, f,-af.,,fSL,'2 w . ,Z h jyi: 27

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The cause, says Hunter, is evident, lt's insufficient nourishment. Stoddard, it seems, was out talking to Ford, And when food was passed round was completely ignored Boo, chasing microbes of some form or other. Was slightly annoyed when she heard she'd recover. I had hoped for a chance at autopsy today, She explains as she packs all her knives away. Kathy, who heads Clean-Up-Charlotte Committee, Has just dashed in from that wicked city. She's got no more than a minute to stay Cause a new crime wave is on the way. Cookie's been traveling extensively, Lecturing on birds most intensively, Discussing such things as the Pelican And Who is Who in the Warbler clan. Lea, our globe-trotter inveterate, Has good-will toured each foreign state, And now with Cooke compares conditions In Egypt and France and the British Dominions. A plane lands in the yard, and excitement is keen When Rite, Sunny, and Babbott emerging are seen. They've come from New York, from a matinee Of the hit of the season, Babbotfs new play. Rite, of all actors the greatest by far, In this new play, of course, is the star, And Sunny has lent them her plane and assistance To ferry them back for an evening appearance. Hartwell we find can still never rest,' She has just been climbing Mt. Everest, And now she is wondering how long it would take To walk on her hands around Cilmore Lake. Tay's head of Red Cross Committees galore Due to training acquired in forty-four. As she rolls one more bandage, her eyes radiate Cause shc's just finished quota one thousand and eight. 26

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WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS si-IALL WE JOIN A wsu.-REMEM- THE 0'-D LADY THE LADIES BERED voica HA'-F HOURS SHQQYJZESER Babbon Babbott My Solemn Sacred Word ln CHATHAMITE ofice Wizard of the test tube 'Snubbyu Barbour My dear! Floating around Pompadour 'Boon Barton That's life-you can't Writing letters Elsa Maxwell's rival fight it 'Katy Bertles Pokkerno ogsa Stuffing in tea room No hips 'Betty Bidgood Thank you so much Brushing her teeth Pepsodent smile 'Britt Brittingham Hard knocks Slapping that base I was once a 97-pound weakling- 'Brown Brown Gosh darn it to heck Pedicuring Those pastoral chartreuse stockings 'Pam Burden That well-remembered Playing bagpipe records One record in her record voice collection 'Pat Butterheld What was the Latin Unauthorized visiting Memory assignment ? 'Cookien Cook l'll ask 'roommate' Minipooh -ing The untrammeled mind ' 'Laine Cruikshank Oh-for-heaven's lakes Translating Vergil ia la Dido Queen of Hearts Cruikshank 'Lean Cumings Unh-uh Interviewing Brady The one white man in Ecuador Susie Deering Listen- Consuming avacado pears Small games of chance 'Denny Denham Going to take- Dreaming Swizzlesticks 'Bobhyn Eisner ln Rockford- Punning Eurika the Ubangi Toni Etter I beg your pardon Fighting the Civil War Pennsylvania Dutch Lindsay Firth Oh ha-ha Listening to Billy Holiday Her stories Ford Ford lr makes me feel so maternal Knitting tiny garments Those bathtub blues Frankie Franklin Hits-terical l Hiking Thumbs up sweater 28