Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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tall. I was told by the fairy that it was a I'niversity in which Esther taught. This pleased me very much, and as I longed to speak to Esther. I went out before I would be tempted, and asked to see Ferd. To converse with every nation. Ferd built a wireless telegraph sta- tion. said the fairy. as she opened a door. There I saw Ferd, tall and healthy as he always was. He had many operators em- ployed by him. for he was the manager and gave them directions. He seemed pleased with his employees and. no doubt. was happy. I must not forget Susie. I said as I walked out of the door. The fairy crossed the hall again. and faced a door, saying, 'l'onstancy is Susie's fate. She's teaching in her native State. When she opened the door. I beheld a young lady teaching a class of about forty students. .So this was Susie teaching in Virginia! There were also two or three negro children in Susie's class. I noticed that they were even brighter than the white children. Oh. how I longed to speak to Susie. but I did not dare to, because I wanted to see the rest of 'my classmates. Eugene is the next. I said. walking out of the door. The fairy crossed on the boys' side ot' the hall. and said while facing a door. 'flfugeue was ever lIoffman's chum. A l . , Q u So into partnership they ve come. 'On opening the door. I saw something I'amiliar about the place. It was precisely t'ie same building in which I had seen Ferd. l QI'lI was not there now, but Eugene walk- ed abrut giving directions tu the operator. it ',p.,,g,.,1 me T., think how well Ferd and laugallg got along' together. The fairy told we In hurry. so I asked to see Mae. Of Idrentwood. worthy Mae is mayor. And a large salary they pay her. said the fairy as she opened a door- IIIWII looking into the room. I saw.XIae seated in the Brentwood ft'ity Hall. lSl1e was holding a meeting, and I noticed that she conducted it well, tdue to the 'Parliamen- tary Law' which she learned at Libertyj. I was glad to see the school work doing some service. I'pon being reinded by the fairy to hurry, I asked to see Henry. I surely was not going to forget him. The fairy went to a door and opened it, saying, lIenry's knowledge of autos was always large. He's now the owner of the Byron Gar- age. As I entered. I saw Henry, now devel- oped into a man. giving orders to his em- ployees, and at the same time, fixing an automobile which was b1'oken. He soon found had it repaired. and on trying it, that it ran just as well as before it was broken. There is no one else to see. I said, as I walked out of the door. You are forgetting someone. said t.he fairy. Uh, no. I said. there are no others in my class. Come to this room, sa-id the fairy. opening a door. I saw a strange young lady seated at a desk in an office. The place looked familiar. but I did not recog- nize the woman. After a few minutes of' thinking. I remembered that it was the of- tiee in which I worked. 'Ivhat was this stranger doing here? I had forgotten that I was having a vacation and that sollle one else had my place until I should return. It was then only. myself that I had forgotten to ask to see. I went to speak to the woman, to 'tell her that I would be back in a week. but when I had spoken the first word, everything vanish- ed ifroin my sight. and I found myself ly- ing in the hammock. I was no longer sniall. as I had been. when the fairy took me away. I sat up in the hammock. and began to wonder at what I had seen. until I was tinally convinced that it was only a dream. and I had I'org'otten myself. MA RY PA Ii ICNTI. 'I 4,

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fairy waved ber wand in the ai1' and said i11 the sweetest voiee ,I ever heard. But see, you a1'e only as large las I am. The hammock suddenly grew so large that I was t'ri1g l1tened for fear I'd fall out, 'but the fairy, who was as large as I was, took me -by the hand an-d we sailed througih the air. It seemed to me that we had sailed a long way, but when the fairy lighted, I found that we were only on the rosebush just aeross the garden. She opened a rose bud with her fingers and led me into it be- tween the petals. In front of me I saw a very long' hall, so long' in t'aet, that I eouldn't see the end of it. The fairy asked me whieh one of mv elassmates I wished to see first. The faet. that the fairy so nearly resembled Sala made me ask to see her first. She put her hands on the knob of a door on one side of the hall and said, Sala, whose patienee always lasts Is now the 'teaeher olf a Latin class. She opened the door and I saw a tall young' lady standing' at a desk. holding a book in her hand. Beyond 'her was a large 1-'lass ot' students. listening to her as she asked them questions. 'She was very en- thusiastie about her work and her students were bright and attentive. I wanted to speak to Sala. tbut the fairy took ime out and elosed the door asking' me who was the next person l wished to see. l thought I would like to see one ot' the boys. so l asked to see John. The fairy put her hand on the kuob ol' a door, whieh was aeross the hall, and said. John, the sturdy pioneer. 'llas beeome a meehauieal eug'iueer. -She opened the door. and there. amidst all kinds ol inaelunery, I beheld .lohu. lle was tall and broad. due to athleties at sehool. Apart from the ma- elunery I saw a woman ui a kitehen. at- tending' 'to household duties, 'l'he fairy told me that this was John s wite. I should like to be iutrodueed to .lohu's wife. I said. 'l'he fairy took my hand and led me to out of the door. ls there auvone else you wish to .. , I 5 I 'I see. -lll aslvsd. Ilet'ore l :lsli to see some one. I said, I would like to know why you will not let me speak to any of my class- mates? The reason is, answered the fairy, 'tthat if you speak to them, the charm breaks and they disappear ifrom your 77 sight. Very well, I said, let me see Ail- een. The fairy put her hand on a door whieh was on the sa-me 'side of the hall as the first one I had en-tered, and said, Aileen has surpassed all her rank, And is now working in a. bankf, When the fairy opened the door, I saw a tall young' lady leaning over a coun- ter in a 'beautiful 'bank build-ing: She was keeping' books, and around her were many other employes doing other work. I no- tieed one young' man paying' partir-ular at- tention to Aileen. The fairy told me that Aileen was engaged to hiini. As long' as I eault talk to Aileen. I might as well go to see some of my other elassmates. Let me see Ray, I said, when we were in the hall again. The fairy approaehed a door on 'the opposite side ot' the hall and plaeing' .her hand upon the knob. said, opening' it. For hard work. Ray never eared, 'So -with the Brentwood Bank he shared. l ibeheld a gentleman sitting on a Morris ehai1'. near a table, reading- a book. This was surely Ray, the lover ot' books. ln another part of 'the room was a woman lying' ou a divan. l imagined this to be Hay's wit'e. and found l was right. The t'airy told me that it was flIay's tbantk in wliieh .Xileeu was employed, l.et ine see l'Isther. I said. going' out into the hall. When I saw the fairy go to a dior aeross the hall. l supposed that the girls were all on one side ot' the hall. and the lt .Vf on the other. She opened the door saying. l'Isther's brightness was ue'er surpassed. She! Ieaehing' students now at last. l -HU' lfsther witll a large elass oft' rllldvtlls. Some ot' her students 'were l1o':ei' than she was. t'ol' she was not vi-VY

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1 . illrwhmen Igrnphvrg In the summer of 1925 my friend Cap- tain Kenneth ltlarnswortli, of the new twentieth century War air-ship, Deliver- anee, invited me to make a. 'trip around the world with him. I readily af-eepted and we were soon speeding' through the ai1'. As We were darting' far above the Mis- sissippi River I I1ea1'd a crackling of wood. I sprang' to my feet, rushed to the deek and at a glance saw the cause of my alarm. One of the huge 'wings was brolken. By means of a new deviee which had just Iheen invented hy one of my school-mates, Alvin Howard, -we were ahle to glide safely to the earth. YYe called a carpenter, whom on arriving' we found to 'be Elwin Wilson. Ile repaired the damage an-cl, after refus- ing' compensation left us to continue our flight. NVe enjoyed every -moment of our trip and 'het'ore we were hardly aware of it we rear-hed lVashing'ton where we paid a. visit to I4essie----++- formerly Bessie lSanders who was the first woman Presi- dent ot' the Ihrited States. Ilere we met. another af our svlioolmates, Ruth Olmsted, the president's 'private seeretary. lYe fi- nally took leave of onr friends and soon had left Amerit-a far hehind ns. On arriving' in London we were met' hy Alvin who after his great invention had r-oline to lingland to live. After thanking' hint vI'or -saving our lives hy this invention we left for I'aris. Ilere we deviated to in- -'v-'L 1.41 vest in a hat for my hostess. 'With this intention in mind we entered a millinery store where to our great surprise and joy we met Frances Miller and Ne-va Shed- driek. After making our purchases we bade our friends farewell an-d started out to see the sights. We next entered an art studio where we saw our old friend, Roy Freriehs at 'work on a beautiful painting. He was not married but we told him t-o vheer up that he still -had a. chance. Roy told that Ernest Crockett was an athletic trainer and eoaeh in a Hiigli School in Cen- tral Afriea. tCheer up Pat, if you fail at that fall 'haek on your artistic skiII.l On leaving' Paris we steered for Japan where, in Tokyo we 'met Adriana Joneneel who was enjoying' her honeymoon. 'She told us that -E-st-her IYristen and Violet t'akebread were married and living' in By- ron. Also that 'Elvira Lueas was in India helping' her husband in his missionary work. 'Our next stop was in the Philippine Islands where we found Frances Brown tear-hing' a elass in Domestic' Er-onomy while Iilanvhe Jtuett -was teaching' History. Thus had all my friends grown np and prospered while I was-- lint here I heard the dinner hell ring- ing' and I was foreed to end my reminis- r-ent-e. W. Pl. '1.3. Q'-14' xp JCFNQ