Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

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THE 1938 COMMENT few miles farther down the beach, we met Dorothy Semones. She is now official instructor of the native Hawaiian hula. She told us the plight of the president of our class of '38, It seems that Jonny Wilson's wife com- plained he had not kissed her for a week. He went crazy trying to remember whom he had been kissing. Keokuk, October 7, 1948 Dear Diary: As much as I wanted that trip around the world, and as much as I en- joyed myself, I still was glad to get back home. Things certainly have been happening since I left. Ruth Trump and Willy were married last Week. It was publicly an- nounced that Doris Worster and Leona Wright have declared themselves old maids. October 8, 1948 Dear Diary: While walking up Main Street, I bumped into Margaret Sherwood. She is private secretary to one of her old flames. Not long ago she heard from Jean Conrad, who no longer has anything to talk about, because she is now back in Harrisburg. I decided to drop around to Joe Bailey's store. Much to my surprise I found Helen Cowley as clerk. Leroy Sale is the new floor walker, and James Allison is training for the Olympics by running from Joe's to the high school and back. Upon returning home I found a letter from Doris Stice. She married the ice man and is living in Canada with her husband and two icicles. And now, Dear Diary, farewell. M. S. TWENTY-EIGHT

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THE 1938 COMMENT left George Jones. I saw him running up the track trying to catch the train. Paris is very exciting and romantic. Mother has met some kind of a French nobleman who has invited us to dinner tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Today Mother and I went on top of the Eifel tower. Of all people to meet, I met james Bartholomew. He was running the elevator. He has been there for a number of years. He told us that he had received a letter from George Hull, who declared that little Georgie is, as usual, just doing nothing in particular. George also said that Paul Rudd is commander of the U. S. fleet in the Atlantic. From Eifel tower we took a walk down t-he Boulevard de la Madeleine. There we found Harold Carlson, now a man of the world, taking his afternoon stroll. He informed us that Ruth Knowles and Frances Harness were conducting a very successful taxi dance in one of the smartest districts in town. A little farther along We met Margaret Ketha who was just coming from rehearsal at the Paris follies. Doris Baldwin is the leading lady in the review. I hope that we see it before leaving. Shanghai, August l, 1948 Dear Diary: A lot of water has gone under the bridge since I entered my last bit of drivel. We arrived at Shanghai this morning and decided to go at once to the Y. W. C. A. where we found Muriel Strate busily at work. She informed. us that james Dietrich was working at the Y. M. C. A. as general secretary. After washing up, Muriel asked us if we would like to see one of our old friends, Evelyn Brown. Guess, dear Diary, what she was doing! Assisted by some of the old K. H. S. Bunch , she was teaching the Chinamen the Big Apple . And were they getting resultsl When we left the studio we went to a butcher shop where we found Virginia Krichel busily engaged cutting meat. She said she pursued the profession because she liked to be near animals. Hawaii, September 3, 1948 Dear Diary: We arrived in Hawaii this noon and it certainly was the thrill of a life- time. There were crowds and crowds of people to meet the boat and among them was William Peevler. We started conversing and soon dis- covered that two of our old friends, Arthur Wirtz, and Thomas Rooney are hermits in the Mauna Loa Mountains. Taking William's suggestion, we Went to Waikiki Beach. I was en- thralled by the sight of the Hawaiians riding the serf. I was taken quite by surprise when I recognized Margaret Luke as one of the coasters. A TWENTY-SEVEN

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zmior Chitty NORRIS MUNDY WARREN FLOWERS DOROTHY WUSTROW TOM STROME President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Officers of the Junior Class Pleasing personality, 1'onsz'ier1tio11x student, member of the National Honor Sofiety-that dexfrilzes our President, Norris MllMdj'. Ufarren Flou'er.v, Vive-P1'esidw1t, is a 1n0r1'c,vt vhap, well-liked hy his fellow stlzrlcnts. Hlajor of Pep Squad, a memhrr of National Honor Sorirty, participating in many sfhoo! eu'nts-ihat'5 our Sevrelary, Dorothy Il'115trou'. Tom Strome, our effiriant Tl'f:'ll5ll7'61', is a model student in efvery respeft. Under these guiding stars the Junior Class has zivlzicwerl great .v11u'c.ss. TWENTY-NINE