Chatham Hall - Chathamite Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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CLASS PROPHECY ln the very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it: they looked so good that it made Alice quite hungry to look at them-'I wish they'd get the trial done,' she thought, 'and hand around the refreshmentsl' But there seemed to be no chance of this: so she began looking at everything about her to pass away the time. as -is I as Herald, read the accusation! said the judge. The Queen of Hearts she made some pies And put them on display: Some little dears with hungry eyes Re-uned nearby that day. The Queen of Hearts she made these tarts, Thinking they would stayg The Forty-Niners, bless their hearts, Did eat them right away. This caused a great Hurry in the court, and Alice's interest was immediately aroused. However, here the goings-on became too complicated for the poor girl and for our in- formation we turn to the record of some conscientious member of the jury who took notes. as as 64 Sitting quietly in one corner of the box is Anne Foley. I understand she has a splen- did job writing for the Encyclopaedia. Why, there are a lot of celebrities here. There's Paula Polk, the new head of the Amalgamated Demosthenes Society of the Eastern and Middle States. I understand she's up half the night, practicing for her speeches. In one corner a crowd seems to have gathered around Mott. She's dressed in a bonnet and carrying a tin cup. Apparently, she's just been assigned to a new street cor- ner and she's very excited. As for Polly Pack-what a job!-knitting argyle tents for Barnum and Bailey. Bovard came and blushed shyly when complimented on her success as Stiff Face in the new cartoon. She has become the most talked-about thing in the comics. She explained to us proudly that Hadley's face had caused Chen Yu sales to multiply nine times. Through the crowd, one can catch glimpses of two figures in paint-smeared smocks and berets. Adele! Edie Taylor! Adele, tottering on high heels, has become a Latin teacher, and Edie, the quick-thinking, sharp-shooting heroine of all the Westerns filmed in the last few years. They told the assembled crowd how Laurie got her linger stuck in the dike in her campaign to keep Holland dry. Next we catch sight of Linda and Catherine. Linda has linally done it: she's written George Sand's true biography, and the printers are going mad with rush orders. Catherine has taken time off from helping her husband, the new Westbrook Pegler, in order to be with us now. Martha Nicely accompanied them, looking quite worn out: she's been in jail for holding mass meetings in Times Square. 25

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In the international field, Billie leaves her South American sway to Nikki: and Braithwaite, with a gay wave, leaves dramatically for Paris. Adele bestows her baby-sweet blouses on Gwathmeyg and Sally Jones leaves her pencil-slim skirts to Susan Smith. Terry tosses her lollipop pants to Lyn and Janie and glides away. Just to be on the safe side, Mott leaves her friendly punches to Joe Louis: l-lagner leaves her yeast pills to Tootyg and Beaver leaves those suppressed sneezes to Randy. Mike leaves her collection of Fuller Brushes to the Booteryg and Freddy leaves Mars and the Milky Way to the Tearoom. Striking a few chords, Alden leaves the ivories to Alec Templeton, who is also blind. Catherine leaves her loquaciousness to Carlag and Supplee leaves Franny Frost's good humour to Dickie. Hadley peers around, then crawls out from under her bangs and leaves. Barnie leaves her Pittsburgh twang to Kathy Horne: Trowie leaves her bridge to Caesar: and Lee leaves her pigeon toes for Miss Pierpont to pickle. In a cultural vein, Jean Clark leaves her catgut to Rufieg and Dusty leaves Napoleon to Ann Kirkpatriclfs Boney-parte. Jody, as usual, leaves five minutes early. Fenton leaves her lithp to Winona: and Frances leaves her British Walkers to Varny. Reluctantly, McGinty leaves the best room in the Schoolg Charlton leaves her walk to Amy McKean: and Davey leaves her looks to Eleanor. as as as The Knave finished spelling out these strange words, and was reaching out for another tart, when the soldiers of the King appeared and arrested him for theft. As he was taken away, the Knave remembered the paper, and, fearing it might incriminate him, dropped it next to a large stone. Some time later, the Cheshire Cat, meandering along, saw the paper, and took it away with him. The Knave came back and looked every- where, but never found it. The Cheshire Cat, meanwhile, just sat and watched the poor Knave. The Cheshire Cat, after all, knew where the paper was, and, maybe, that's one reason why he always smiles. - f , - q . fj LJVJ O I lllmlil: 24

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Delight and Michael have gone their various ways. De has been made housemother A great many of our number have rocketed to success behind the footlights. Basil Maude, for example, has been eulogized in every paper in the country for her supreme job as lead hound of the Baskervilles. And there's Marty Snowdon, taking a few minutes off from her job as prima donna of the Met. Poor Trowie just creaked in on her wooden legs--by popular request she left her own in Grauman's Chinese Theater. Detected in one corner is Barnie Patterson, tightly clutching a teacup, and with her is Elizabeth Palmer, leading candidate of the Vegetarian Party in the next election. They explained that Braithwaite wanted to come, but she has run off to the desert, away from her Persian beau, Ahmed Ben Hassan. At that moment, there was a great commotion in the back of the court as Freddy arrived in her new snorkel with a severe case of the bends. With her was Sally Jones, talking about her job modeling Jantzen sweaters. During this conversation, we caught sight of Billie, swirling in and out of the jury stalls to keep the jury entertained. at Princeton, and Mike was imprisoned by head-hunters Suddenly, through the crowds appeared Tobi, the very straight, with abstractions embroidered on it. She enly blonde, who happened to come at that moment. Oh, replied Jody, she's Semanting Relations I. Hayakawa. fPlease note: Cowl is not cowz, cow2 on her last cruise up the Congo ballerina, sporting a new jacket addressed a question to a heav- Jody, where's Frances? with an old friend of hers, S is not cows, etc.J As for me I've inherited my father's business, and now l'm completely stuck with it. It was at this moment that a sad story was made known to the court: Rhonda in army surplus suit and ocelot hat was mistaken for one of these animals and shot: she is now stuffed in the Museum of Natural History. Polly and Patsy then joined the group. Patsy has been touring the country, making speeches for the Red Cross, although she can't quite remember why. Polly has spent her days since Chatham, writing condolence notes to a man in an iron lung. A number of people are gathered around Sally Shoemaker, as she campaigns vio- lently for women's rights. ,lean Clark came up and, after we congratulated her on lead- ing the Macy's Day Parade, she told us that Terry, in disgust because she couldn't find anyone as tall as she to walk up the aisle, had finally fled with all the collection money. Someone walked by then, selling cigarettes, who we later discovered was Evelyn Rison. There is a little place down on Fifty-Second Street where one can find a great many old friends. It is here that Davey sings her special Moon Over Miami, and Fenton drops trays in time to the music. As for those two extraordinary girls, Alden and Anne, they have finally eloped with Spooky and his friend, although there was a moment of panic when Anne couldn't get out the window. Now all that remains of them is a loud ulsta Frazan and a high giggle. 26