Laurel School - Leaves Yearbook (Shaker Heights, OH)

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Linda Brown 1955 Hey, you guys! Come on in, the water's neat, called Linda to some boys standing near the edge of the pool. The sun shone down on the sparkling water of the Mayfield Club pool, and Linda's short, up-swept hair glistened in the bright sunlight. She flashed a quick smile and instantly disappeared under the water. There were six splashes as the boys followed her. Linda suddenly found herself above the water, supported by a pair of tan shoulders. She gave a quick laugh and was dumped back underwater. When she came up, she was bubbling over with laughter. Watch me practice my part in the water balletfi she exclaimed. It's really fun, almost like Dance Club, she said to the kids who were sitting around the pool watching her. After a while she got tired of performing and went to sit with the others. Oh, you know, she said, this weather is almost like Arizona's. That's the most casual place you've ever seen! You really should go there sometime, it's just fabulous! Engrossed in telling about the fun she'd had in Arizona, Linda leaned back in her chair, ready to spend the afternoon soaking up the sun and talking. Oh I couldn't possibly make it Friday, I've got too many things to do. It's the thirteenth, you

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Sue Boesel 1955 One day Hoover and Hazel were sent away from the dorm by their wicked house mother because they'd been tampering with the EXIT signs. The two outcasts wandered about in the forest, eating some crackers and cheese that Hazel just happened to have along. However, Hazel was doing more than eating . . . she was planning. If we drop some cracker crumbs behind us, maybe someone will follow our path and save us. Mrs, Lawyer is looking for me to tell me about next Thursday class meeting. She'll save us . . . Oh, I'm so clever! Soon they came to a gingerbread house. I think a nasty old witch lives in there, said Hazel. How do you know? asked Hoover. l've read this story before, said Hazel. Oh, traf, what will we do now?', Kick your shoe through the window and hit her on the head, suggested Hoover. Since Hazel was very good at this, she made a direct hit. She then rushed into the house, Put on the witch's hat, and said, Look, Hoover, I'm Witch Hazel! Hey, you guys, want to go out for a cigarette?

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Carol Comtois 1955 Carol placed her young brother Kit in the middle of the floor, told him to be good for babysitter Carol, and sat down to do her homework. After a few seconds of serious study, Carol's constant hunger pangs overcame her, and she went to the kitchen to heat some soup. just when the soup was bubbling mer- rily, Kit began to shriek in mortal terror. Rushing out of the kitchen, Carol found him ensconced at the top of the stairs, waiting for a ride down. Won't you ever learn that what goes up should come down, under its own power? She asked him. By the time Carol got back to the soup, it was a blackened mass on the stove top. She sighed and made herself a snack of six sandwiches, cake, and a glass of milk. Fortified slightly, Carol went back to her homework. A few more seconds of study, and the phone rang. A call for Miss Carol Com- tois from Granville, Ohio, said the long distance operator, as Kit began to scream. Carol slammed down the receiver and ran to rescue Kit. Luckily, the operator was persistent.