Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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•• PROPIiECY for the GLASS of 1928 In a very conspicuous- place in the Personal Coli;iinn of the leading newspapers of the world, readers, during the month of May, 1948, might have seen the following insertion: MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OP ' 28, LIBERTY UNION HIGH SCHOOL, call at once at home of B. J. Callaghan. Big reunion planned; come early and make the rush; departure scheduled for June 8. (signed) B. J. Callaghan. It certainly attracted attention, and Mr. Callaghan ' s ' home ' became the rendezvous for some 19 not-so-young people who began arriving on June 7, The first member, who arrived at his call, was Rendall Burroughs. Rendall had changed remarkably . He wore spectacles of the horn-rimmed variety, a derby hat, rather a too-large flowing necktie, and loose, baggy trousers, Rendall- had, throu gh some trick of Fate, developed very muchly bowed legs, too. He brought with him his wife, formerly Thelma Richardson. Thelma had not changed very m uch, except that she seemed very quiet and sub- dued, in comparison with the old Thelma of our school days. Rendall v as the United States Ambassador to Rome, and his wife said that she was just a housewife We, Major Callaghan and- I, after ushering in the Ambassa- dor, were startled by a sudden, loud banging upon the door. Reed Cowan, the stiff-looking English butler who- stood at the side, sprang towards the door, and, as he opened it, the poor fellow who had been panting outside, fell in. V ith the assistance of the Major, the Ambassador to Home, and the butler, he was plac- ed in a chair, and revived. He was a grimy, be-whiskered, rag- gedy hobo. . His hat slouched dov n upon one eyebrow, A pair of overalls, a blue chambray shirt which was held together by means of nails, etc., a pair of shoes which had once been better, and a roll of would-be blankets constituted his wearing apparel and his baggp.ge. Mio on earth was ' he? I was sure that I had never seen anyone to compare with him, but still there was something famil- iar about his grin and there was a familiar note in his voice when he said Hello folks I At last the light of recognition seem- ed to come to us. It was Fred Heidorn ! By way of explanation, he began a long story of his adven- tures, and, incidentally, his misfortunes. ' His Ford had gone f looey in Minnesota, to use his own words, and he had to v alk to New York. Then a cop had chased him, and- - There he is! he shouted, - Yes there came a cop riding up to the door on an old black horse. Well, for cryin ' out loud, ejaculated the butler. What ' s the matter with you, Freddie? That ' s Hnnk Shellenberger. He ' s on the Royal North West Mounted Police. Didn ' t he know you? JG

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I didn ' t have time to find out, confessed Cur Hero, I ' thought he was chasing me so I just kept ahead of hlnu Anyway, I won I he ended trulmphantly, Oh, ' ' ' cx en ' s sakes, gasped the member of the R, N,. W, P., as he entered, V.hy didn ' t you wait, Freddie? I was going to gi e you a ride. I rode Blackie down to the hig party, didn ' t I Old Boy? And right behind him stood Blackie, steed of his first high school dayg . After the guests were shown to their respective rooms, I peered through the gj.thering gloom, and with difficulty distin- guished th5 next member. Reed jnjnped to open the door, and Anna French flounced in. She very formally announced that she was not Anna any longer, Dut preferred to be known as Judge French, P. S. R. W. As she-i;as so exacting about it, I judged that it would be best to comply, and henceforth did as she directed. She brought with her Eleanor ' ' Towns ley, past Vice-President of the Society for ' Prevention of Cruelty to ' Male Members o:-. ' the Family. Miss French; pardon. Judge French - ' . S. R. W. anno ' onced that part of • her jury would appear shortly. She was truly a ' ' cause for blues, and the fact that she was Supreme Court Justice of the United States made her all the more imposing. Eleanor was almost, but not quite, as bad. She was un-n rried and had no prospects. l hile I v as ' rondering about the two who ' had just arrived someone else came. He wore a heavy overcoat, much too large, and m.iss-proportioned shoe:;. A silk hat and a long cane by which he dragged, yes, literally dragged , a slim jf i.rl, completed his out-- fit. He took off his coat, the immense shoes, the silk hat, and laid dovm the can»i, but still I could not recognize himi. He took off his beard, an lo I and behold I It waft Warren Geddes. He had on the costume of a gymnast--tights and soft-soled ' ' sneaker ' ' shoes. His sister, for she was the slim girl I ' horr. he had been dragging by the cane, was si ' nilarly attired. They composed the popular Geddes Duo Team of vaudeville acrobats. I- rememiber Warren ' s superb catching fin. the Liberty Baseball- Nine, and now, he told m.e, he caught Thelma by her long raven hair, ifi their acts. How people change I They, too, departed for th ir rooms, and I sat blinking and nodding, before the fireplace.. I was arous.ed abruptly from my near-s? umbers. The butler exclaimed: Lo(»kI Look I Here comes an a] my T ' Of what? I inquired , sleepily, Th unemployed? Our conversation went no further. HoJ.ena Keeney, recogniza- ble at any time, pushed open the door, and said, Does r. Callaghan live here? Will you all please be seated ? I a jked, and they sat. I ' m a Foreman o ' this here jury, anAcunced Helena, what d ' ya want with us? Oh, thought I, this JG is the part of the jury -■