Evening High School - Owl Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE OWL Thirty-nine OWL O. WAYNE BAKER Business Adviser ELIZABETH LANDON CHINN Literary Adviser DVISERS

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THE OWL Turner is away, but I expect him back tonight some- time. I'm sorry. If you could come back some other time. She paused. He will probably be in all day tomorrow. Thank you, smiled the stranger. Tomorrow, then. With another smile he was gone. Jane went back to her desk feeling suddenly glad to be just alive. The whole world seemed brighter. She wondered wistfully if the stranger with the charming voice and the wonderful smile would be back on the morrow. She wished she had gotten his name. VVhen the bookkeeper came in sometime later he found her busily typing some letters that she had been trying to get done for weeks. And the clock said 5.15. Say, Miss Winslow, it's after five. VVhy the overtime? VVaiting for someone? jane started at the clock unbelievingly. XVell, who'd have thunk it? she gasped, using her favorite expression of bad English. Feature little Jane working overtime when she don't have to. Vifith a burst of merry laughter she prepared to leave the office, calling a cheerful Good-night as she went out. The bookkeeper and the mechanics stared at her retreating figure. Ye gods! VVhat happened to Miss VVinslow? An hour ago she nearly bit my head off when I went in the office, now look at her. Shaking his head mournfully the mechanic went on washing the grease off his hands. Jane was busy the next morning. Title contracts, equipment rental contracts, the telephone and a dozen other things kept her so busy that the office door opened and someone said, H Good morning, you see I am back again. Jane was acutely conscious of the fact that her hair needed combing and that her nose was shiny. She wished she hadn't let her hair grow. It would stick out in little tufts around the tiny knot that wouldn't stay up. Trying to appear indifferent to her appearance she went back to the shop to get Mr. Turner. The stranger, whose name was Richard Penton, bought an airplane motor and contracted to have it converted and installed in his sixty-foot yacht. In the days that followed, the entire force grew fond of the quiet man with the rich Southern drawl. They all imitated his drawl because they loved to hear him talk. He spent a great deal of time at the place and most of it in the office talking to Jane. If he didn't come in, he would phone, and very often he would do both. jane thrilled every time the phone rang and she heard, L' Miss Vilinslow, this is Richard Penton. He always talked to her a few minutes before he asked for Mr. Turner or one of the boys. The jobgseemed to be a hoodoo from the start. Everything went wrong. VVhen it was nearly COITI- pleted, theyt-took the boat out for a trial run and burned up the cylinders and pistons. The whole engine had to be replaced. It was late july by that time. A I The whole force was calling Richard Penton Dickie by now. He neglected his own business and .hung around the office and shop. When they put the new engine in the yeacht, he still called the office daily for news and then went to the Yacht Club to see for himself. jane wasn't the same. She didn't know herself. Unconsciously she would start singing in the office. Jane had no singing voice and the result was past anyone's expectations. The boys teased her un- mercifully, but it didn't stop Jane at all. She took the keenest delight in walking into the shop and announcing, Dickie calling, what shall I tell him today? The boys would look at each other, then into Jane's mischievous face, groan and say impatiently, f'Oh, for Heaven's sake, get out of here! Tell him anything. Tell him to go eat grass. As Jane was leaving for lunch one day, Mr. Turner called her back. Going uptown? he asked. Jane nodded. U Leave these drawings at Dickie's office, will you? Jane took the long envelope from Mr. Turner with hands that trembled slightly. She was sur- prised at herself for being so thrilled over the prospect of going to Dickie's office. Why, you nut, you half-cracked nut, she told herself sternly as she walked up the street. Jane VVinslow, I do believe you are in love with the man. Snap out of it, kid. A man with as much money and personality as he has is never going to notice a girl like you. He is just being nice to you. Snap out of it, kid, come down to earth. At an early age Jane had formed the habit of talking to herself, calling herself down or compli- menting herself. She was putting it into practice now. For the first time though, it didn't work. All the way uptown she took herself sternly to task for falling in love with Richard Penton. It didn't help matters at all. When she reached his office on the top floor of the Trust Building, she was so nervous she could hardly stand. She had to wait a few minutes, which gave her time to pull herself together. VVhen Dickie ushered her into his private office, she was almost herself again. Brisk, business- like, she delivered the plans, exchanges a' few com- monplace-remarks and started to rise. Don't go yet, Miss VVinslow. I want to talk to you? jane stayed, more thrilled than ever. VVhat did he want to say? She soon found out. After playing with his pencil and acting in every way like a shy schoolboy, Dickie cleared his throat and said: Engaged, Miss Winslow? Y Inf what way? laughed Jane. b --'e f CCantinued on Page 495 ,f T hirtyeeighzf

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THE OVVL GOODBYE TO THE STAFF Congratulations are extended to the present OWL Staff by the undersigned members of the faculty, the advisers of THE GYVL, on their work on the 1933-34 magazine. The Staff this year has worked against most unusual conditions and were called upon to put forth greater efforts, but the several numbers issued prove that these efforts were worthwhile. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor ......,,s.ssssssssss,ssssssss...,,.................,..,.,. GEORGE MANN School News Editor sssssss ......,,. X WILLIAM D. CROMBIE Art Editor ,Y,srs..,,...... ,....r.,. D . K. VVINTER Typist ssssss,,sss, ,s,,LLssssLss,,ssssssssss,......,... M ARIE RIESETT BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager sssss,sss,sssssss...s.s,.,.,.....,.... PATRICK J. SWEENEY Circulation Manager .,.............,..,.. .V.,.,L,. E DVVIN WRIGHT Assistant Circulation Manager ........,...,L.. HARRY CORREA Special Staff Assistant ,ssI,,,Isss... ......... J AMES VVHEAT Advertising Manager ssss,v,, .s,..sI,. ARMIN J. DROST FOR NEXT YEAR After careful consideration the following students have been chosen on the work of the OWL through the year 1934-35. to Carry EDITORIAL STAFF PATRICK J. SNVEENEY Editor ...L.........s.s......,..I.............................,.. Associate Editor .......... ,........ G EORGE MANN Literary Editor ..........,. .sss,sss. M . R. TIMMERMAN School News Editor ....... ,........ H ARRY CORREA Art Editor .,...............ss. ......... D . K. VVINTER Secretary s......s ...........,.,..L,.LLL...,.L.L,.L...L.. M ARGARET DIsI-ILER BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ......,,..,.,..ss..ss.ss,s.s,,sss..ss. BENJAMIN M. MANN Circulation Manager .................................. JOSEPH BARNETT Assistant Circulation Manager ................ EDWARD HOOPER CSigneclj ELIZABETH LANDON CHINN, Literary Adviser O. WAYNE BAKER, Business Adviser OTTO K. SCHMIED, Principal Forty