Johnson County High School - Wyomalo Yearbook (Buffalo, WY)

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don' ll , nxa - nf- '.--f F I ,far Y ' ' 7'r5if?':' 1 9 2 9 Monday, January 22, 1950. I spent the morning at the Schuler Music Studio, where George was practicing his Symphony Orchestra. After practice, I had a nice visit with him and Kenneth DeVorss, who composed all the pieces played by George's orchestra. They gave me the address of a good restaurant and show. I dropped into the restaurant and found that Paul Jones was the chief chef and Harlow Freeman was head waiter, The food was disgusting, but Paul says the French think he is a wonder. Later I went to a show and you can imagine my surprise when I saw Thelma Bradley, Elda Gilbert and Thelma Lupton in the leading follies of Paris, but then you could have expected it! Tuesday, January 23, 1950. I took a short trip up to Berlin, where Ralph Rand is running a beer garden. Ralph was looking fine and sent his regards to our English teacher, Mrs. Muir, who is still teaching, From here I took a circle up through Denmark and Sweden to Mos- cow. I found Sam Hitchcock superintendent of the Copenhagen Snuff factory. When I got over to Sweden I found Mrs. Holley, our old Wyomalo sponsor, had just won a skiing contest in which she set the record for the high 'ump. In Moscow, there was a big riot and quite a bit of excitement over the Bolshevilcs, who were under the leader- ship of Glenn Shaw, massacring the Czar. I left, as soon as possible, without giving him my love. Wednesday, January 24, 1950, I was back in Paris again, so I dropped into Charlie Markert's dance and dine Dreamland Cafe. Dorothea Knepper was the cigarette girl and Helen Kitchel was the cashier. I said hello to them all and they told me if I went around the corner to a peanut stand I would find an. old faculty member. Sure enough, it was Mr. Chit- tick, selling' peanuts in Paris. Later in the y I took the King George Special for London. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1950. I called on Francis T , who mode ng in London's most exclusive women's shoppe. She looked as full of deviltry as ever and says the women don't live in London that she can't sell something to. She asked to be remembered to Miss Beck, who was leading the Methodist choir at home. When I got back to the hotel, I bought a paper and read where Judy Rose had just been divorced from the Prince of Wales. After supper I strolled down the street and needing a shave, I stepped into a barber shop. The barbers were all women, and among their ranks was Miss Hasbrouck, slicing whiskers to her heart's content. Thursday, January 25, 1950. I packed my grip and went out to the field and took the Lindbergh Airways plane for New York. VVhen dinner was served, I was delighted to see that Jessie Hotchkiss, curls and all, was the stewardess on the plane. After dinner, Jessie and I visited all the way into New York. Friday, January 26, 1950. I spent the day with my old friend, Beverly Blake, who is now married and is running the most elite perfume shop on Fifth Avenue, She loaned me her private secretary, Miss Ruth Boren, to dictate a few letters to and late in the evening I took the overnight plane to Chicago. - Saturday, January 27, 1950. I arrived before dawn and rushed down town to see Dr. Frank Seney, who is a specialist in heart complications. He recently developed the theory that love wrecks more hearts than any other malady known. Before I left, Fred came rushing in and announced that he had just landed a contract for a building 125 stories high to cover 18 city blocks in Chicago. I might add that he is a very successful architect, Later in the day, I received a telegram from my brother asking me to hurry home because they are contemplating tearing down the old high school and building a new one. He wanted to prevent any such drastic action. I rushed out to the aviation field and chartered a special plane for the trip home. I arrived in Buffalo just in time to save our old high school from destruction. -ROBERT SMITH. THIRTY-ONE

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.IOPI4 A jj N ,4 - O e f Ur 1 . .,, 'A -:6Yfi5e ,. ai A' 'ef' , f 1' U , . , V .E 'S- 1 ' 1 9 2 9 .JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY GN September 7, 1926, we, the Juniors of 1928, wandered slowly up the high school hill. Just what high school was we didn't know, but we had a vafzue idea that it was something like grade school only more advanced and dignified. To us high school was something very remote and far away and we were doubtful about being admitted. For in our minds high school students were almost 'tgrown ups and surely only the fittest were allowed to enter, Then, too, there were those dreadful tales 'we had heard about the tortures and prosecutions that innocent freshmen underwent at the hands of the upperclassmen. however, we were readily admitted. The work proved to not be so hard and the hazing of the upper classmen-who were held in check by certain kind 'tutors- proved to be at least bearable. As soon as possible we organized under our sponsors, Miss Day and Mr. Hitchcock. We elected Culbertson Brock, president, Rex McCrea, vice presidentg and Agnes Morrison, secretary and treasurer. Soon we were given a party by the sopho- mores and then things went along: smoothly. Louis Falxa made the first basket ball team and Helen Longstreth won the State Spelling Contest Championship. Next year we re-entered school, not as freshmen, but as sophomores. We looked down upon the 'tfreshiesn vxith greatly exaggerated contempt, for surely we were above them, Agnes Morrison was elected president, Rex McCrea, vice president, and howard Bridenstine, secretary and treasurer. Miss Smith and Miss Garvey were our sponsors. 'l hroughout the year we steadily advanced, both mentally and socially. Our class was well represented in athletics, but we lost the flag fight in a terrific battle that spring. This year we came back as juniors, and we considered ourselves almost as erood as the seniors, although the seniors had a different view about the matter. This year we elected Louis Falxa, president, Rex McCrea, vice president, Herman Birdsall, sec- retary, and Hugh Potts, treasurer. Gur sponsors are Miss Boren and Mr, Shaw. -GEORGE QUICK, '30, Mr. Shaw, Sponsor Louis Falxa, Miss lyoren, Sponsor. hugh Potts, 'l'reas. President. Herman Hirdsall, Vie: Pres. THIRTY-TWO