Hampton High School - Breeze Yearbook (Hampton, NJ)

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ggi fv JL Class Prophecy T ,a Y, MOKE, music, soft dreamy colored lights, create an atmosphere for dreaming. Before me was a Chinese God with delicately scented lilac incense slowly curling from his mouth and ears. It was a. fascinating lf., ii' , thing, as the smoke gracefully curled about its head forming circles, gardens, scenes. Now the form of a dainty dancer, then again a dragon with fangs and wings that seem to leap toward me. But slowly it winds its way upward and fades away. Soft, dreamy music was now playing a Chinese lullaby. It seemed as if I were ln a garden, a quaint old Chinese garden where thousands of wild roses were nod- ding in the gentle breeze. Somehow the Chinese God semed to weave a spell about me. It seemed to hold me fascinated as if some face were drawing me nearer to it. Ir seemed as if someone whispered to me, Stay, do not go away, and the secret of the future will be revealed to you.', Slcwly the smoke curled from the mouth of the god and a scene formed. Ar first it was blurred and I could not see what it was. The figure drew me nearer, and the music suddenly ceased. And in that magic stillness I saw the secrets of the future clearly revealed to me. Far out of the shadows a nurse in a white uniform appeared-small, stately and dignified. At once I knew it to be our old friend, Carolyn Stanton, only slightly changed from the girl of our High, School days. I longed to talk to her, and before I realized what I was doing, I was talking with her. Soon I learned that she was doing her best to hasten the recovery of 'tin who was a patient there. Even while I watched, the scene changed before my eyes, and the towering sky-scrapers of New York appeared. In the midst was a banking house. A door marked Private Secretaryn was standing open, and I saw' Elenore Thorwarth, seated at a desk, looking very sedate and proper, but smiling as well, pleased with the wonderful opportunity which her diligence and study in Dear Hampton I-Hgh had secured for her. I was about to speak to her, but to my astonishment the scene seemed to grow dim, and the smoke curled and twirled about my headi until I could see faintly a beautiful opera house. Here I learned that Alice Potter and Kathryn Banghart were the two leading actresses for the season. I also learned that Alice had opened a school for aesthetic dancing. Slowly this scene disappeared and out of it rose a large white: building, with a dome at the top, which I recognized as the Capitol at Washington, D.C. I was asked, whether I would like to see the President, Jack Staples. Hurriedly I en- tered and who should the new president be but our old classmate, 'tshrimpf' He had changed considerably from the Pal of our high school days. I-le was a typical man of affairs, and he seemed so busy that I did nov: disturb him. Next a motion picture theatres came in sight, and on the bill' I saw the name of our classmate, Louise Everitt, who was playing the leading role in Macbeth. She had at last reachedthe height of her cherished ambition. My attention was next attracted to a large school building. Here, while I was being shown through the Chemistry Laboratory, I recognized the professor to be Bob Woodward, who, after completing his college course, had taken up the teaching of Chemistry. 28

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'X Xlwjf f' f Class History of 1932 iw I N September who could be seen walking up the streets to Hampton High? -the Freshmen, of course, a jolly crowd ready to enter Hampton l High School. They found that Mr. Jenkins, their class dean, was LQQSQE5 N ready to receive them. L if ,J After a few weeks of dodging the Sophs , who were trying to initiate them, they elected ofl-icers as follow: President Mildred Apgarg Vice President, Abram Prittsg Secretary, Wanda Dalyg Treasurer, Belva Geiger. In October the Sophomores honored the Freshmen by a Hallowelen party. We were initiated, but survived. Anyway we had a grand time, enjoying the party very much. During the year three of our original class, Kathryn Bill, Hazel Smith and ' ' fi l George Todd have deserted us, leavlng twenty-nine of us to endure the na ex- aminations. BELVA GEIGER 27

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. .YP Y- QC f i f The scene then changed and I saw a little white house, with little green blinds, hung with the very greenest ivy, and surrounded with call, slender, white-barked birch trees. On the porch I saw a pretty little wife sewing. I recognized this to be Lillian Stevenson. She had turned out to be an ideal doctor's wife. The next scene then changed to a room in a hospital. Everything withoin was white, I. was told that a famous doctor was performing a seri-ous operation. As I looked more closely I recognized the doctor no be Frank Mancuso, now the most famous specialist in New York. And who should the nurse be but 'tDot', Geiger. The smoke was pouring slowly from they mouth of the god, but in the air I saw a woman. She seemed familiar. Yes-surely I knew who it wasg Helen Worman, and she was before an audience giving a lecture, The Necessity for a C.hildren's Playground in Hampton. I next found that the image had carried my thoughts to the city, and upon entering the court house I recognized the lawyer, to be Ella Apgar, who was still arguing as strongly asl she used to, when she was in Hampton High School. The scene suddenly changed and I saw a little school on the top of a hill cov- ered with green ivy. It was the old red building where I had spent twelve years. The scene was blurring, but, as I looked closely, I saw a flock of birds flying slow- ly down among the branches of the old oak tree. Yes, this was old Hampton High. Just then, when I was wondering what would happen next, a cloud of smoke seemed to pass before me. Then, suddenly, I awakened and found that I had been dreaming. Before me were the charred ashes of the fragrant lilac- scented incense. The clock of a distant church tower chimed twelve. Before me, on my lap lay a page of blank paper. Twelve o'clock! And I had promised to have my new book ready for the publishers by tomorrow. GENEVIEVE CONLEY 29