Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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Eugene made a grand flight and then later came and shook hands with us. He told us that Stanley Cabral and Ferdinand Hoffman had a large garage at Brentwood. Adeline Noia was teaching French in the new Liberty Union High School. We left St. Petersburg and Stopped at Berlin where we passed some happy days. Next we went to Paris. Ray was found and we had many chats of Liberty times, while he painted us. We learned from Ray that Byron Swift and Leland Brendt were managers of two great operas. One day as I was coming out of one of the millinery shops of Paris I saw a young man who looked familiar. He had a beautiful young lady on his arm, whom I did not know. Coming nearer, I saw it was Judson Swift. He had just married a southern belle of New Orleans, whom he introduced and said they were on their honeymoon. Judson told me that Albert was in Alaska hunting gold and had made quite a fortune. He said Albert thought some ot' the Esqnimo girls were very beautiful. Esther Dainty and Grace Paradine, he said, were women suffrage leaders in New York and were winning many honors. Edith Cakebread was secretary to the Governor of Utah. Leaving the continent we sailed across the English Channel and reached London. We liked London very well and hearing there was to be a race we went to the track. It was a beautiful sight to see the horses and their riders go fiying past. A very good rider who won, was 11 t'amiliar Iigure, but I could not think who it was until I heard this ex- clamation, That was a Hue race, Frank, don't you know. Could this be Frank Helm our modest Senior of 1911? Yes it was. He recognized us and came over and talked. He told us an English Lord had taken a fancy to him and was going to leave him all his property. Lucky Frank! Frank told us that Richard Wallace was Professor of Engineering at Yale and that Harold Collis and Everett Lemoine were running a large Sugar Refining Plant in Colorado. They were doing well and were quite happy as bachelors though I don't know how long they will remain So. Sailing from Liverpcol we reached New York in a few days and were glad to return to our native land. One day as I wrs sterping into an automobile my handkerchief went flying away with the wind. ,A handsome young man rescued it and as he handed it back I saw it Harry Hobbs. Harry was a multi-million- aire and lived in New York. I asked him if he was living alone and as he began to blush I forl-ore ouestioning him. .Inst then a girl came across the street who said. Why, l'arry Hobbs, who ever dreamed of seeing you here. It was no other than Aileen Porter, who was head bogkkeeper in 11 large Chicago firm. Aileen told me that Myra Pearce and Katie Murphy were owners of a young Ladies' Seminary in Philadelphia which I visited later . Retta Green was a missionary in the East Indies and liked her work very much. Aileen also said that Mary Parenti had just won a famous debate in Coner S . HN was. I ,. e s 'e all remember what a good debater Mary Leaving Philadelphia in our car we drove to Denver, Colorado, In

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Sultan! Qlilrnpltentg My l'ncle Jack, who had tuade a fortune in Brentwood real estate. gave me a big bank account. telling me to do as l pleased with it. History and English as taught in Liberty had given me a desire to travel, so l decided to take a trip around the world. l asked Miss Jessie Johnson. a great operatic star at home and abroad. to 2U'00lllll2lH5' 1110- HS She WHS resting for a long hard season. We left San l-'ranclsco January 5. 1925 on the steamer Queen' for Tokio. .lapan. The ocean voyage was delightful. We had been ou hoard only a day when whom should we run across but Morgan Schroder. a graduate of l9ll. He was going to .lapan as a diplomatic agent for our government. We were glad to see Morgan and at dinner that evening he introduced us to his wife. a very charming lady. Morgan informed us he had just parted front our old friend Dewitt Richardson who was captain of the Stanford football team and quite Il hero. Morgan also told tts that Minnie Sheddrick and Elaine Wallace were successful missionaries in China and were doing good work. Upon reach- ing our destination we were walking down one of the principal streets of Toklo when we saw this sign. V. Prince. Barrlster. So our merry graduate of L. l'. H. S. was a lawyer in Japan. We went in and Van immediately recognized us. We chatted with him for a while when his stenographer came into his office. We looked at her for an instant and then saw that she was May Pemberton. May was shy as usual and blushed very much when Van mentioned a certain name. which I have now for- gotten. Then Van told us that May was Soon to marry a dashing soldier ot the l'. S. Army. The next day we journeyed toward Constantinople. the city of Mosques. There the first person we Filet when leaving the train was Susie Dickenson. But how changed front the little Freshman of Liberty' She had grown tall and dignified. Upon inquiring what she was doin.: she told tts she was a seeker of relics. tSusie always liked antique things.i Susie told tts that Ray Goodwin was now a great artist. He painted portraits of many of the rulers of Europe. As he was at Paris we decided to see him on our way home. Sttsie also informed tts that John Parachlne was Pope at Rome. .Iohn always had indications of greatness about him. After spending some days in Constantinople we left for St. Petersburg. Russia. We had heard that Eugene :Wf'f'Hl'lj' was demonstrating a new aeroplane which was a great improve ment over all others. We decided we must see Eugene's flight. The time arrlved for the ascension and the place was crowded. Just as we were golng to a more qulet place, l heard a voice near me rat' Hello, Olive how are you? Did you come to see the flying nlm-hini. exhibit? l turned and there was Marguerite Geddes, the sweet girl graduate of l9li. We shook hands and then she introduced her imghumg who was a great Socialist leader in Congress.

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this city we saw a large hospital very beatttlfully sltuated. We were told that Miss Vivian liyche owned it and so we decided to pay her a visit. Slu- knew us immediately and we found her to be the same jolly glrl as Of old. She had Eva Davis as assistant and said they got along finely. We left Denver and decided to stop no more till Brentwood was reach- ed. l had not seen lt for quite a few years. But could this large city he the little Brentwood of 1911? The place was greatly improved. I met all my old friends who lived there. They told us that Justin Dyche was now a minister of foreign affairs to Brazil. Henry Plumley was coach of the Football Team of the new Liberty Union High School. We spent some happy days in Brentwood and then leaving we reached San Francisco on Nov. 3. 1925. O. G. S. '12. Iflqill nf the Qllass nf Jllllag 1911 We. the small and honored class of 1911. of the Liberty Union High School, in the county of Contra Costa and State of California, being of sound mind and memory. do make, publish and declare, this our last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say: First: We direct that all our debts and funeral expenses be paid by the Student Body Treasurer. Second: The school, including the Current Events class. we he- queath to our dear faculty with a plea that they will deal gently with it. Third: The Tennis Court we leave to Eva Davis: the track field to .lohn Parachlnl and Ferd Hoffman: the bleachers to the Knightsen girls: and all mud balls. and stones suitable for putting out eyes to Henry Plumley. Fourth: We direct that the sum of five dollars be used in inscribing the names of our clacs on the lover's stone bench which lies in front of the school under the spreading shade of the gum tree. The work shall be done by Richard Wallace and the bench, so much used by us. shall be dedicated to all fixture senior queeners. Fifth: We fondly bequeath to Leland Brendt the furnace room with the request that he serve three cent lunches there. Sixth: On this last and serious occasion we will to John Parachini Morgan Schroder's peg corduory trousers, knowing they will fit him per- fectly. Schroder's gray suit of clothes and supply of fancy dancing pompzv we bestow upon Everett Lemolne. hoplng that he will be as careful of them as the senior has been. Hls supply of s'cady girl friends we leave to Ferd Hoffman because he seems so lonesome. Seventh: We do impart to Albert Swift, Frank Helm's good oplnlou of himself and his supply of pretty necktles we leave to Harold Collis with the request that he wear them as mitch as possible. Hls new supply of summer hats we bestow upon Justin Dyche. since the sunshine ls spoiling his complexion. His knowledge cf Pcrnomlcs we will to Vivian Dyche with