Chestertown High School - Dragon Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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PROPHFCI It was one of those dull, grey days, halfway between fall and wmter when lt 18 very diffi cult to flnd something to do after you have finished your housework I had already fed the twins and f1.l'llSh6d readlng 'Forever Ambrose and was listenmg to John's 'ther L1e when :Lt dawned on me that I had two whole hours ahead wlth nothing to do I happened to think about a little trunk I had up in the att1c that was filled with mementos of my school days I hadnlt even looked at lt since I had graduated 'way back :Ln 19148 I found it in the 'basket' corner all covered w1th dust and cobwebs CBad housekeeplng, huh?J Eagerly I opened lt and instantly memorles rose up before me Ch top lay an old REFLECTCB The flrst name I saw was that of Patty Crew I llsten to her every Friday nlght on the radio She has a show much l1ke the Charlie McCarthy program used to be Joy Stevens, her publicity agent, seems to have done a good job, for Patty has thousands of fans all over the world Oh, yes, the announcer is Frank T8Y10T You should hear the way he croons, Wlour hands can get that Ivory look 1n just 60 seconds At the top of the next column was Bobby Hatcherson It's hard tolnlleve that he is now the director of the Phlladelphla Phi1.h8I'fIlODlC Orchestra, although he has liked music ever smce I can remember Halfway down the column was the name Tommy Wheat I see h1m every once :Ln a whlle since a.nd receptlonlst Thelr officlal name is 'The 'll and W T nsor1a1 Parlor Shave and a hair- cut two b1ts The next thing I plcked up was an old autograph book, and strangely enough, the first person who had written 1n it was Elizabeth Carroll It hardly seems posslble that today she and Billy lleredith are bitter rivals for the championship National Flagpole Sitter Award 'Roses are red, violets are blue -G1ll wrote that Perhaps I should call him by his t1tle Dr Gilbert Gorslch since he has one of the largest practices around here I was talking to h1s secretary, Margaret Hatcherson, the other day, a.nd she said me reason for his popularity is his sympathetic bedside manner which wins for h1m many nervous and dyspetlc patlents On the very last page was Mlldred Grussings' autograph She has just written a play en titled 'Revolver Carrying later , an operatic version of 'Pistol Pakln' llama' Helen Wessell is playing the t1tle role a.nd the bag office returns show that if 18 a huge success In the 1dst of uv remlnlscing a familiar wall told me that elther Patncia or Penelope needed immediate attention, so I put down nw thoughts While in the process of attendlng to their needs, the doorbell rang 'Who in the world is that? I thought as 1 caught a gllmpse of a slick, new Jetmobile parked out front 26 he and Joe Wiltbank have a barbershop here in Chestertown. Ruth Dickerson is their manicurist

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L is for lewis Herbie, we hear, Islas nice a young fellow As you'l1 meet in a year. ll is for lleredith Our Hiend Bill. He's watching the poorhouse From the top of the hill. ll is for McC1ary Doris, the scholar If all students were like her, No teacher would holler. There's one girl in School Who never need worry She'l1 always have friends And that's Quesenberry S is for Schauber That's Lawrence we mean wherever the girls are, He's sure to be seen S 13 for Stevens Her first name is Joy Her work on the typewriter Proves it's no toy S is for Stoops Margaret oh sigh! She's one of the beaut1es Of Chestertown H1gh T is for Trolley, That bright head of ha1r Is known by each senior when seen anywhere I is for lessell There's Deloris and Helen They're tops III Home Ec And cafeteria sel11ng W is for Wheat Tomm' and B111 Everyone likes them And bids them good w1ll 3591 ii. Ju. Now I am weary My poor brain is worn ll is for Merchant KThese red-heads keep comirvj If you need a. good stenog., She's the girl you should summon ll is for Money George, vm are sure, lith a last name like yours, You will never be poor. ll is for McGinnis There's Willard and will Wil1iam's no more like Willard Than Wi1lard's like Will. S is for Sims And for Smith and for Spencer Joanne, Dot, and Dean Are three sunshine dispensers S is for Stenger Richard, his name le wish him good fortune, Good luck, and quick fame S 19 for Stokes His first name is Paul 'Ile llked his bow tie Green lights and all T is for Taylor Easy going Frank, When you add up your fr1ends, He's among the first to rank U is for Us1lton Nancy, to be exact That she can be depended on Is a long proven fact W is for Whaland Ilarlyn , you UIOWJ. She really 18 wormng More than others I know UI is for Nlltbank he mean little Joe He'l1 always entertaln you Wherever you go Some verses are good, But some are pure corn 25' , D . I . . ' O -Q' .4 V' X K iw. 2 if h J 5 I 'L ? K f' A .

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Don't tell me ngy ma1d can afford a car l1ke that! I reahze that I'zn waymg her enough, well, Fry Mc Brown and Call lle Lambchopl 'Rcaeol Wheaton, in the flesh ! I just dropped m to see some of my old fnends, but I rahlly didn't expect such an elo- quent ovation, et ceters., et cetera He told me in h1s cllpped Br1t1sh accent, that he had Just arrived in this country from England where he had been making a personality tour He was in a hurry to get moving so he did n't stay very long I was dlsappointed because it isn't often that I get to see a famous per sonal1ty like B111 Wheat I went back upstairs and dug eagerly 1nto the trunk Up came a piece of faded crepe paper A note pinned to it read Hallowe'en dance, Betty Ivens, fortune teller--- Pat Hurd prize for best dressed Betty Irene must have liked the job, for new she is a physchiatrist She as one of those ultra modern offices, in New York, where everything works by remote control he must be very successful because it takes a a barrel of money' to run a place like that Pat :Ls gettlng almg well too, his newest children's book, 'Tairy Tales for F1ttle Lokes as received pra1se from all the critics Underneath the crepe paper were clippings from all the fairly recent issue of the The article went on to say that due to the ret1rement of his father, Richard had been appointed 1n h1s place He is one person who deserves this post because he has worked hard, first :Ln Washington College, then in Columbia Umverslty My eyes then fell upon a program, yellow with age and tattered around the edges Q1 the front, the wcrds 'Senior Preview' were barely distmguishable Opening it up, I picked out the words, 'The Dr1v1ng Lesson At the slde I had written 'Paul Stokes' and' Nancy Usllton Nancy must be putting to use what Paul tried to tell her that night She is driving a taxi in Baltmore Brother! Can she ever cut corners! Paul is worklng with the F B I in Washington, D C Somebody said that he is seriously thinking about opening a private office in Chestertawn Uie would certainly be a big addition because we have never had any real, hmest to-goodness detectives around here I Down a little farther an the program were two heavily underlined words Trash Deluxe' There were faded pencil marks in the margin whlch had almost been obliterated by t1.me I went over to the window and scrutinued it carefully I managed to pick out three names: J Money, H P Haas, and Bobby Jones Bobby is the ally me of the trio who stayed in Chestertown he and Billy Burris are nechan1cs in Julian Crew's garage, better known as 'Lazy Loafers' Paradiso' Jimmy is a travel ing salesman for the 'N E Scratchem Comb and Brush Company Hyland is a tree surgeon He M speclallzes in thelr lilmnts and has recemved thousands ofdollars from his patented medicine 27 but. . . . L h . S . . . , . ,, I h ' . Kent County News. 'Richard T. Stenger succeeds father as principal .