Eleanor McMain High School - Echoes Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

Page 28 text:

.gm ' F 1 ,. th QE ii QQ -E31 N Hunting I -- - ,lv - -.. -5.--. -- A, -. A,-5 - y,---as '.,egv.n.:..g.. 5:--1--. -f,--1 3 ,. .- DLL-E' F' Q mfr L17 .I'H:q1'1-- ' l . .-. ..f'f...A-1.--.--if v w ' 1- 1' f .- f 1..r. J- 1-.. - .A 3- JiixupH,.l.4..,i,. L .. 3 .5 . .. I . ag..-.. gl' , fig-Q iiifij,- Q-' ' ' 'l:.,5i,w., Ili: Ur .U . ,. V use--.. ,. E, . ygai, ,gy yy I- . , ' 135' 'ffm' iiuf. - f . ' ' -vial -. 4 i. ' 0 aff' - gn, .fa - '. u . w A I1 af 21111 a 7 . A . I f ' . Q., . H ifi! .JI 'fi' H 'ji 1.-I 3-ff - 159:15 Q5 ' si , zt- ..-fri. nfl. I ling. . gif? 1 -iw - :L - X fgfgf lt?-5,51 -- . ff? Vu I I...- J- 12 ' I-vi . ' 5' i ,. 5 r' w',5 T :QE . ..,. , Q 'EQ -V RV- I ll pp as --.-M . like 'l ffi-I ' Q tvs 1 ' 215' ff, 'lf Wuffrs - is -I-.il f'.1' Pa: Y'. ' .. ' ' . 1 l ' ,.. Iv . -4- ,. .. . isfiffei 12' ' ' 1., g. .-. . By Rose Marie Letten, '45 THE actual finding of a bargain, an advantageous. purchase, is seldom the result of the tiring experience of bargain hunting. Bargain hunting may well be defined as a transaction or event involving good or bad conse- quences , usually involving the lat- ter. For examplei let us consider the experience of a certain Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones rises one bright spring morning without even the slightest notion of what is in store for her that day. Drowsily she picks up the morning news and scans its pages with herhalf-opened eyes. She is in the midst of a very wide yawn, when suddenly something catches her eye 'which immediately stirs her interest. those words which always bring a thrill to the hearts of economic house- wives- Big Bargain Sale . Thought after thought goes buz- zing through Mrs. Jones's now wide awake brain as to when the store opens, how long it will take to get there, whom to get to stay with the baby, and how much time she has. After quickly glancing at her watch, she heaves a sigh, for that glance' has told her she has but forty-five minutes. Her mathematical mind be- gins functioning and in a few seconds she has conceived that she has to al- low at least twenty-five minutes for the ride to town, leaving the slight sum of only twenty minutes to get ready. The rush is on! She dashes to the phone and after getting the wrong number. and the busy signal several times, she finally gets in touch with the girl next door, who agrees to stay with Junior. To help matters, Junior begins to cry' and after run- ning back to his room, Mrs. Jones finds him on the floor, where he had fallen trying to climb out of his crib. When she has sufficiently soothed him, she hurries to dress. Finally she is ready and dashes out of the house, giving Mary Jane lastminute instructions on how to care for Junior. ' ' ' Mrs. Jones, half lrunning, half walking, makes her way' to the car line. Just as she reaches the stop, a car goes whizzing by, leaving her i 7 Twenzy-six 6 ,,,,, ,.,,, , hi.: f. . 5 standing there a bit disgusted. After a few minutes' Wait, 'she catches the next car. Nervously she glances at her watch every few minutes, won- dering whether or not she will arrive in time. On and on the street car creepsg Mrs. Jones has reached town. Hurriedly she makes her wav down the crowded street, dodging this per- son and running into the next, until she reaches the store which is having the sale. . Just as she reaches the entrance of the store where hundreds of other bargain hunters are waiting to cnt-er, the bell rings and the doors swing open. As a fish is drawn into a wild, spinning whirlpool, so Mrs. Jones is drawn into the even wilder crowd. She elbows her way through as best shecan saying, Excuse me , in her most polite manner when she has jabbed someone in the ribs fac- cidentally, of coursej. Since the shoe sale, the one which she is interested in, is on the second floor, she has the perplexing problem of getting into an elevator. Several times just as she is about to step into an elevator, the operator calls out in a very sweet tone, Next car, please ! At last Mrs. Jones success- fully makes her way into an elevator and feebly says, Second floor, please . Having reached the second floor, she peers around for the shoe tablesi She has now arrived on the outskirts of the crowd surrounding what she has found to be the shoe tables. Since she cannot see the shoes for the crowd, she decides to shove her arm through and grasp whatever shoe she can get her hands on. ' After many unsuccessful attempts to and quite a few embarrassing sit- uations, our Mrs. Jones finally gets hold of a shoe. On examining it she finds it to be her size, the color she wants, and the right style, just the thing for her Easter outfit. But, oh, my, Mrs. Jones then realizes that she has but one shoeg the other must be found. The struggle with the crowd is on again. Attempt after attempt is unsuccessful, but to Mrs. Jones's delight, she finally finds the mate tothe shoe. Now there remains but one prob- lem, that of getting someone to wait on her. What a problem it is, with so many people and so few sales- girls! Mrs. Jones waits, and waits, and waits some more, until finally, -. .. V- f --a, A- ' A' x s. .J . , ,-.i- just before she collapses from sheer exhaustion, a salesgirl comes to her- aid. In a few seconds the package is wrapped and handed to her Kmaybe thrown at ,her would express it bet-' terl. 'Wearily our Mrs. Jones makes her way out of the store, carrying her precious bundle and for the first time in ,hours breathes in some good fresh air. I Having stood up all the way on the street car, Mrs. Jones at last reaches her home in most exhausted condition. Feebly she opens the door and throws her weary self down to rest on the lounge. After relaxing for a few minutes, Mrs. Jones decides to take a good look at her prize pack- age. As she opens the wrapper, thoughts of the wonderful bargain she has found, and how lovely the shoes will look with her new outfit float through her mind. Eagerly she opens the lid of the box, folds back the inside paper, and --1 Mrs. Jones sinks down against the back of the lounge, heav- ing a sigh of woe, the tears about to roll down her forlorn face.-1 She has been given the wrong pack- age. The Art Of Floundcrling Marie Louise Tureau, '45 . THE joy of seeing the cool, clear, water shining like diamonds under Diana's gentle beams: the lucid sands of numerous colorsg the dull green sea weed that playfully clings to your legs 3 the empty flounder-beds that mark the once temporary home of that fish-those among' other things are the pleasures of flounder-. ing. In competition with the moon above, I carried the glowing death torch of the flounder-the light that will lead the way to the hiding place of my prey. The sharp spear, pa- tiently awaiting the sight of its vic- tim, glitters wickedly under the watchful eye of Venus and the Big ' g Bear. The waters part at my every step, revealing schools of fishes hur- rying as though 'they were going to a bargain sale. At closer observation, I saw orange luminous lights, ,darting through the waters like greased light- ning. It is these shrimp that are pur- sued by masses of leaping mullets . X a B-c.H-0-ELS , .N,, Q .sw fs .. . fi -,L 1. I V I ' ' ,X ffigqi - Ea? .u.a9i..c, ,: f V , - r. ' .K -vs .AQ - 4 , f. . I v - .., 1. '.. A ' v f . di er - ..QQ.p, 5.55.x-ii ,-,- .,5.-, yi .- if . ' - 1- Tan-4' c 5 . .- 1 L11 if- ' , Lfrfffj 'r'i'i' Q w..H,h 8'1 'hw' M- f-' ' F fl' ii' X' I l ' '1 'Jf-if .6 5:11.--J.. . --5-f '-' '.'v1.-'-1' 'fl :-'iS'.'l.3'.'i.7'-Jnfi i f:'...f-'iifiiiirfazsu' --f7Ll'.if. i3-MP1-F5-'-F. YT- '37-iv'- V-'l 1 4 'tus -.s ' ' 'Y 'H-1'-'tri-' '- 'vale' f assi-lfii 'sif k fi f aio-'-f i' Va i.-1-+ : . 'f'.- . sr ' . ey 'ft ff . 1 rl Jw A . ,. , , mkmqg .4 ,-sf:,,.,fn.,i- eq, -1..-.... .1-.-fe. mf- - . -.- . sh es .4 ,, . , -1 1 ls' Ny. ..,, .. . , . .. vp. ., ,.. .ha . .. . 1' . ' if - .- 1 f , ...

Page 27 text:

41 3, , .R . x l-r, Mx, . --,,,:,1-. un.-, . atedl now for over a year, and it's such a task to have to write all he wants to say. But now let's take 'a look at poor Benq Ben is one of those rare per- sons who in their spare moments, further obligate their friends by sending added news in an unreadable scrawl. Never a day goes by that Ben doesn't write a letter, but seldom are his friends as quick in answering him. Because his love of letter writ- ing is known so well, his friends never think of answering him until they have received three or four let- ters. Some, like the person about whom we've just spoken, never answer him at allg but this never bothers Ben. He knows how hard it is for some people to write letters, and how all people love to receive them, so he keeps on writing. There aren't very many people who really appreciate Ben, but the few who do treasure his letters and write to him as often as they can. While I have dissertated upon the two extremes in letter writing, I've not mentioned the person who is in between. There really isn't much to say about him, for this per- son, if given enough time, will gen- erally answer all the letters he re- ceives and loves to make new friends numerous to mention in this paper. so that heican write to them ffor a little while at leastl. This character is the average letter-writer, and there we shall let it rest, for every person has his idiosyncracies, which are too In addition to the few general types of letter writer given above, there are many special styles. Many persons, in fact, are in, a class by themselves, but there isn't room in this paper to mention them. I But in' closing let me say that this essay has made me more conscious of my own letter writing, and that of my friends. I wish we could see one an'other's faces, and watch the chang- ing expressions as we read our let- ters. I'm sure it would be a sight to behold. Next time you receive a letter, remember your reaction, and when you meet your friend, compare notes with him as to his reaction when he received one of your letters. I imagine that there would be many surprises if we really did such a thing. And, it might make us more careful of what we say. K V Barbara Terry, '45. E-GH-O-E-S I . ..L. A . ,- - A-.f YgfT1..,,,1'.l 'Q . '- ,I '. 1 ' . .. j '. 1-F it -fi'?l'F7?5'7-9 '?'?' l-. TFT: A . -, 9?F:'S377W'.LL' 1' -fl-Yl fav . -1 'ce :. - , . 1 - if -- V- - 1 - . -. v- - , ., ,. . ,. -. .. -..,.-,A .-...1,: , A arblcs By Anne Gulledge IN the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, but a young boy's fancy turns to marbles. When the March winds come roaring and capering through the towns, theitrees are covered with verdure, and the dainty spring flow- ers sprightly nod their bonneted heads at each passerbyg a young boy's pockets are' filled with many things-tops and kitestring, but, espe- cially marbles. What a reverie of en- chanting thoughts comes to your mind of those miniature balls of mul- tifarious colored marble, which are not really marble, but glass. Breathes there a man in these United States who has never played an exciting game of marbles, or does not even proudly boast that he once played marbles? Of course, everyone knows that the object of this thrilling game is to knock the marbles out-of the ring. A great majority of the American youths play the commonly known game of ringers, but there are ap- proximately twenty-Hve other varia- tions of this 'popular game. There are a number of rules, which are often quite as complicated as those in foot- ball, but they vary from time to time, therefore, there is no reason either to confuse or bore the reader here with any complicated instruc- tions on how to win a marble tourna- ment or how to play marbles. You may secure the principal rules from any school boy. We have heard from some old legend, which was told by an an- tiquated yarn-spinner, who is now both obscure in our memory and moldering into dust, that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson M omin g Dorothy Brisbi, '45 The first morning .runbeams slipped b through the trees, As :be sky in the east turned gold. .Rosy-edged clouds in splendor proclaimed The beauty of God for men to 'bebol:l. . A n. ,1 e f ,Q - . ' - ' ,::gj'u2 :'?1' ,fig-ffdj-,1,,'-5'JQ.. 1 it - at ranked among the best players of their time. Forthis, reason many Americans probably believe: -fl' that marbles are just as American as the corner drugstore andthe sun- ., dae, but this is not true. The child-'1 - hood game of marbles dates backito' antiquity and is common to all peo- 'A ples. Although the origin is shadow-K fi g, ed with doubt, we 'often find a clue, W if we search diligentlyfand far enough A 'F back into history. , Some have the firm opinion' that - A it was a marble, instead of a pebble, V il that little David used in his celebrat-I ,gigs ed clash with the giant Goliath. Per- K H-if haps this is true. Who can be the 94 judge? Marbles have been found in if the time-defying pyramids of the Egyptian pharaohs. When the Colon- f '31-1 ists landed at Plymouth Rock the .--1-.ig elusive Indians were playing their 'F version of marbles with round stones s in the cool, green depths of the shady forests. Their game was strangely ' similar to the one which our fore- A, fathers had played in merry England ' '31 R,- for an unknown number of centures. Yet, we cannot give the English the ' ' credit for marbles. We do not know 1 who brought the first marbles to . Q Britain, but it could easily have been , the stalwart Romans, who were lured '- to Engiand by the white chalk cliffs' in fifty-five B. C. In the highly advanced and civilized 'Roman nation nuts were frequently used for mar- bles. However, we must not assume that the ancient Roman was the father of marbles, because the Mound Builders in the New World placed. marbles, along with their other valued possessions, in their mounds in order to still possess them when they ar- rived at the Happy Hunting Grounds. We, likewise, have proof that the Aztecs of Mexico and the Mayas of Yucatan and Guatemala played mar- bles. You may argue that scientists generally think that the ancestors of the Indians originally came, from Asia, crossed the Bering Straits to Alaska, and gradually roamed and n drifted southward somewhere be- tween twelve thousand and twenty thousand years ago. Every man must have his own opinions, therefore, I merely 'place these crumbling bits of evidence, at, your disposal in order that you finay ' weigh and consider them, and, after' much consideration, make your own - decision concerning this age-old mystery. ' 'al A - V 'Tweety-figzex 1,-,-.94 F .-.,.,+ 11 , .,.I. iz I .s . .,., -. 1.. ' rea- fy: . .- A-5 5 L ',--QL ':', ex . 1 sg-Aggie ' .iga . . rw, . '- if-- 1 V - M: ' .. , ' . in' , Q., 11, 11-Q. A ,. ur ' ,.,'.', ,1 .A..:i- - , r...-jr Q if . -..- .- 43 fm. x--,. --A 51, my- ., - xp.. 1.135111 'U' 1v. . , .,-:-l,,,:.54,, . .D .. gk -. , , 1 . ,-15.1 . . fx- 11 , ' :W ..9.., 'Yr-Z-1 1357 'vs , o . .f ., .. . I, . .A ' 1- . 1 - .- -rl - :Q-125-Q' ' rw' 1: ' 1 , ef ' , ' .F .1 - .-J K 3 . . .- 1 , . . 1 -.-.Mr u. 14 ws.-. .1 -Fi, 'zklxifgii ff fre 1. 233 .I Af, I has 1 1 1 '- K. 1 1 N 'P L , All J X if 1 T .4 1 , a ,i . 4 1 N RI 5 '1 L If IF 'X I' f 1 'x Q 'ye Q1-'fi.:-'fi-Q.:-sri-L' :'-,g'-Lfiffl-lf-. pill .,f.f-.Qi-g.,.f.f,'1 ' I-14- r 1Q.fe.fjt.-Q-Tssififill-'li -.L 1' ,. 7: L 4 -af - .' Tv. ,e n' I In . 1 -..x.L-iz: -Z-'1'I.,1 . ' is -5.1 - 'L ., 'f T, -,Q '. ' , i 1. .-1 - f 4 2.1-1,1-'.f 1. f .S fs ' 'Jff-hf.1i:r-v.:a - ' L i'w4'.1:fZ' . - ,. 1-M3-1l,e1sf +ff1 f ., ., es- .. -1.'-G ' iz-' J' 'sf---ift'1'..2kf a'f ' Q-. 1- 1- - -

Page 29 text:

ip- - ,-- ...Z----Z--tw. . --ww.1iffW'E'- '.'6ZFi?'5r,d'45f '- ,n'-.:' , iii. 'fro' W1 1- 7 'W M V I 'S '?'f'l'Tig'-1'-7ffj3'f,:i3ii L1f-- E -f 1- 5 '- iii E'A and golden-tinted croakers. Such are the night, time and place where my floundering trip occurred. - Of course when I go floundering, I always wear clothes and shoes 'fwhich have seen better days , be- cause I sometimes do not see those empty flounder-beds, some of which are pretty deep and mucky, and I actually come up from them, wet to my knees. Some people, I know, love the idea of going floundering bare- footed, but I do not recommend that to beginners in the delightful sport, since my friends, the flounder-beds, sometimes contain tiny sand-crabs and homeless fish. X 'To distingush the flounder from the stingray beds, indeed requires skill beyond just knowledge of flovun- dering. Although I do have my spear to defend myself, I never forget that the stingray has two ends with which to attack, while the only protective power of the poor little flounder is his ability to speed away from his enemies. ' After years of walking, I finally come upon something that resembles the picture of a flounder that I have once seen. Cautiously, groping my way through the black night, I creep up to the flounder, scarcely breath- ing with fear that I might frighten him away. It seems at this moment of the game, I hear all theunocturnal noises that might cause me to miss my first flounder of the night. It is not, of course, the fish of the fish- erman's story ,.but just the idea of seeing the ounder buried in the sand runs a tingle of excitement up and down my back. My thoughts race back to the particulars a friend had told me about catching a flounder: Feel your way to about one foot from his tailg then with all your strength, spear him, right between the eyes. With every care and cau- tion, I take the final step, the step that means the difference betwen life and death, lof the flounder, I meanl and plunge my spear in the designated spot! After the ruffled sand calms down and the water changes its color from white foam to a velvety smooth greenish-blue, I can clearly see the resultof my night of preparation. There covered by Mother Nature's means of protection lies a flat fish of grayish-black hue, with two pierc- ing eyes in his back. After much squirming and flipping, the flounder E-C-H-O-E-S ,,'-LJ . .' finds his new home to be .the bot- tom of a porous sack which I have with me. With a grin of satisfaction of a deed well done, I hurry to the beach and, literally, run home to our cottage. To a person in this state of mind, everything seems to be just beautiful and supremely perfect. It seems to me this night, the lady of the moon is smiling at me brighter than ever, and the stars, endlessly winking and twinkling, also know of my great success. Our little white cottage is set far back among mas- sive, stately pines of deep green and dignified brown. What a beautiful picture that makes is something for a professional artist to describe. But, back to my flounder! Now to catch the flounder does in- deed take skill, but to know just the right way tocook it takes not just knowledge, but experience. This seems like an anti-climax to a good, spine- tingling mystery story! The best place to cook such a deli- cacy is on an open barbecue pit when all the outdoor is clean and full of refreshing odors, plus, of course, the less desirable ones that always seem to tone down the smell of the spicy pines, the feel of the cool, salty gulf breeze, and the looks of the rich jet- black mud. With all the care of hand- ling a new-born baby, lay the floun- der on the shining- grate over the .red-hot coals. Then daub it well with a sauce of melted butter and season- ings. One of the most delightful things about eating this king of all fish, is that a flounder has only back-bones. The rest of his priceless meat is left free of the -piercing milk-white spears . After. it has been turned to a golden brown hue, garnish it with sprays of parsley, lemon slices and olives, and you have a dish fit for the gods. Spring Is H ere! X ' Edna Leer, '45 What could be fresher than the rain, Splushing on my window pane? It has a message to convey, To all the lovely flowers of May. To little flowers growing about, It 3-gems to whisper and to shoutf lVahe now, little flowers, have no fear, Wake now, little flowers, Spring is here! , . - . .1-,xx - ' ,V - f ... ea , -.-1. . -:x v . -'J 1 1. V -. - '4'. ..-,. 1 3- '..'. ' if:-SW ' ' .'s:'21:. ' 11' ff, , ,i-- . --'it W ell, Of All The Nerve' ,Peggy Robert, '45 Q1 ON THIS particular Saturday morn- .3 ing I had started for Biaham's , Butcher Shop early. At nine olclock I boarded the bus -that would carry V pig me to that establishment. Sitting there I noticed' all the various types E' of people entering this mode of ji transportation-people as different E as the ingredients of fruitcake. The ' 1 stout old gentleman on my right l- greatly resembled a dried prune, but 'EL the woman beside him reminded me ,. of the weakest stringbean in our victory garden. I was unable to in- QQ. spect the rest of the passengers be- 'ggi cause we were ,nearing my corner. Aggfff Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer and off I got, off the cozy, dry bus f into damp, sultry streets filled with war workers rushing to their re- spec-tive plants, business men dash- ing to 'their offices, school girls, j-F bee-lining it to the lakefront and . parks, and--ah, yes, housewives rush- ing to Biaham's Butcher Shop. . -A I noticed for the first' time since my departure from the Public Serv- ice's conveyance, the seemingly end- less swarm of women, hurrying .to- ward the door of one little shop down the block. So I, knowing it had to be done, followed the hurry- ing, gossiping, chattering crowd of women. Well, -I never did like Mabel's hat, but I couldn't tell her. John? Why he's been promotedg he's a colonel. Oh, I?se sorry to heah 'bout Amos' death Mirandy, but I just got a letter fum da wah depart- ment telling me dat -1- -- -- --- and I can get a nice beef sir- loin with my remaining twenty points. Yes, walking among Women, one can hear many.bits of conversa- tion. 'X But, see, I've arrived at Biaham's safe, sound, and unruffled, well, safe and partly sound, anyway. Gosh, this place is crowded. Pardon me. May I get through. Excuse me. Would you mind using your own feet to stand on? , I shall at this point digress to re- late one proceeding at Biaham's Land other meat markets of our day, Pm K Tiuentyfseveri Uv. ielfilfif'f f 5i.3z1.'-.1 ' .- ,f-fp-JJWJ51 1 . A-E-. -, clx,-6-'fgsPitl-.fi-fi.Af-Si-t'5f'iili!.7ii1q-.i-'-f.:'i-if ::fl-Q2 Q: . T -5.25--l'lfiQQifl'l5!r ':': ea.::.wei'I-Ri Ze?Qt.r-mer: e e :.aQ4.::5.sm,.-1. ,.,:niszHa'h:: .-...nf as-f'i's.i3fc.'sl1-4.4-if -f... n-M-:4-L'f.t.dLsa1:.e.1ivi-12-.w.:-:.wa's.w, .ful ' f If 2: 9' . 51, ,w :V ...g . fi A if-3 -11353 4 slag , -it 1 5 ffufh 'f e J' ,-nj. A ' . 'ff 'Vai' 1335 'alle-Ei , .qv . . - , -.lu . . I-,',l - ' 'fi' li . b i if pai -w . 'Y l T. Lv' . . ' gg, :-if-, ' --?'Tfi'- .fi V J-. xiii. . i . QC'JE'.'1l fi I 'r i L. . , . - :wg . -- i, 1