Manchester High School - Memoir Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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The next morning Dot couldn't seem to put the minor Olympic Games, to be held on Coney Island, out of her mind. Imagine her being sportsminded. Alice, imagine my surprise to read on the announcement sheet that the time- keeper is none other than that over- whelming Wilburn Pannellf' Yes, but the great sportsman who is expected, by the critics, to lead in most of the sports is none other than Ed Walsh. Say, do you remember how tall and lanky he used to be? Well, now he is agile and solid. Quite a change in him. Would you have thought in 1942, Dot, Ruby Farnsworth would be an air hostess? She was the hostess on the T. W. A. air- ways plane that I came to New York on. Did you know that Captain Billy Morgan was the only pilot in his division who received the distinguished Service Cross while he was in the Air Corps? He is flying for T. W. A. airways now, too, I believe. Do you remember that Pemberton boy? Well, I ran across him the other day in the most unusual place. Warren is running Rye Beach, that extensive enter- tainment park. He is still his same witty, pleasant self, but he seems to be a nervous wreck. Say, Alice, is he as flirty as ever? I don't -suppose he has ever outgrown liking all of the women. Frances Robins and Jack Tatum make quite a couple. Frances is the gossip columnist for the Tribune and Jack, of all things, is the representative from the Sixth District to the State Legislature. Speaking of couples . . . Durwood Bart- lam and Frieda Westermann have an apart- ment near here. He is a head photographer for the Times, and Frieda does some news- paper fashion articles. Alvin Livesay is the factor who has been made famous by his successful restor- ing sight to the eyes of New York's most beautiful artist model, June Alvis. This afternoon we must go to a tea given by none other than Miss Glenis Woodeoek, that famous beauty and radio star, in honor of Mademoiselle Emily Maul, New York's most popular beauty expert. Didn't you see Ada Mae Bookman there? go, but I wish I had. What did she say Nothing much, but she did tell me that she is a poet . . . and a famous one at that. Her latest work is 'My Lamenta- tions.' I met Louise Leonard, but she has changed so I would never have known her. She is the Professor of Music at Bryn Mawr. She brought a number of her most promising prodigies to the Metro- politan Opera season. Let's stay in tonight and continue our reminiscence. It is such fun. Would you ever have believed it? Jack Allen reached his ambition. He is a detective and by now a famous one. Oh, yes, I saw in the paper that he cracked the famous Chrysler Jewel Case. Say! I see that Iris Booker had to testify in that case. She is a social worker in Tin Pan Alley, and they used her as a character witness. Shirley Darden plays pitcher for the New York Yankees. I believe that she is one of the greatest Big League Players in America, and, by the way, she is the only girl on the team. Yes, she is just the o posite of Ruth Ellis. Did you know tliat her sports creations are the most popular among the American girls? Oh, I remember how she used to like sewing. She is still in our good old home town, carrying out her fashion aspirations. Speaking of our home town, did you know that Lawrence Cheatham is the preacher in one of the Baptist Churches there? And Bobby Watts just left to come to Broadway for the part of'Casanova.' No wonder he got that part! He used to be a first rate Hirt and a ladies' man. Did you know that Virginia Mae Austin is happily married and has six children? Helen Anderson has returned to Panama as the wife of the President of 'Tours through the Canal Zone.' Do you remember Tuck Perkins who used to carry our morning paper? He is now the Editor of the News Leader in Richmond. Don't forget that Frances Weisiger and Marian Leonard are employed as secretaries in Washington. It seems as if those school days were the happiest of our lives, and, success has come to all of our classmates, and we are happy because of it.

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Prophecy .... The following is the record of the meet- ing of the Countess Jacques Rembaurd, the former Dorothy Lou Ellis, and Mrs. Jack Vanderbilt X, the former Alice Mae Wilds, in the year, 1952: Why, hello, Dot! You simply can't imagine how surprised I was to see in the New York Times that you were just back from Paris after having gone over to get the newest coiffures for women. Anne Hatcher has just returned too, I see. Say, Alice, how was the racing season in Miami? Oh, fine. You were speaking of Anne. She came over on the Evangelaine with me. You knew she was a famous dress designer, didn't you? just thinking of her reminds me of our class. Remember them in 1942? During these last years I have run across so many of them. So have I. just think how excited I was to be making the night club rounds in Miami when out of a clear blue sky some- one says, 'Hello, there, what are you doing here?' I turned around and looked but not once did I spy the origin of the voice. Then all of a sudden I spied Ray Baltz, smiling at me over a jazz saxophone and it made my heart miss a beat again. That was a surprise but not as shocking as to find that Elyie Bock is the blues singer with the band. Speaking of night clubs, Evelyn Boylee is the leading lady in one of the shows at the 'Stork Club.' By the way, have you noticed that Arthur Kain'.v swing music is played almost exclusively there for Thelma Donner to sing by? Well, Alice, you may imagine my sur- prise when I picked up the Time.: only to find myself staring at a funny cartoon by that amazing cartoonist, Uley Mann. It seems as if he is a success at cartooningf' Do you know, Dot, when I visited Miami Beach, I was attracted by a hand- some lifeguard. VVell, it turned out to be Ray Bartlett, and, as I remember, he could not swim a stroke back in 1942. Let us hope they don't have many casualties. Since you are my guest, Alice, how would you like to visit the Metropolitan Opera House? Tonight the famous Aileen Maxey is there in person. Aileen Maxey-wasn't she in our Senior Class? Why, of course, she was. As we rode down to the Opera House we noticed a policeman standing on the corner who looked very familiar. Alice, doesn't that policeman look familiar to you? Why, I do believe it is Stewart Winfree. I heard the other day that he had been promoted to Chief of Police in New York City. But would you have believed it in 1942? Say! there is a news stand. Maybe we had better get a paper here because it will be late when we return. 'Stop there driver, won't you Dot, doesn't that newsboy remind you of someone? Why, Alice, that is Shirrell Smith. I would never have dreamed of meeting him. Well, we had better get our paper and be on our way. Say! the headlines do look interesting but we must not read them now. We must hurry, or we'll be late. Do you know who wrote the Opera? I believe that Irene Crouch, the famous opera composer, wrote it. I have heard that her operas are very good. During the intermission we turned to our paper and were startled by the head lines: Lawyer Grimes wins in the Nurse's Casef' It seems, as we read on, that Margaret Grimes has succeeded in her ambition to be a lawyer. After reading further we find that the nurse is Anne Whitt. Dot, aren't you glad that Anne won the case. It seems that Robert Winfree was the judge. Alice, I never would have believed it. Say, look, Betty Hagoodlr famous book, 'Gone with the Breeze' is to be produced into a movie. Albert Mittelxtadter is the leading man, and has Dot Wilkinson as his leading lady. Taxi, Ma'am? said Mike Loreneki. Well, here is a taxi standing on the corner, Alice. Although we didn't know it at the time Earl Smith was the head doorman at the Opera House. That seems funny work for him. At the first glance we didn't recognize Mike Loreneki, but, as we were riding home, he introduced himself. And yes, he is the head driver of a chain of cabs in New York. P! i!

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Lat Will and 'le lament .... We, the Senior Class of Manchester High School, being of sane minds, feeling that we are about to depart from the student body, do hereby declare this our last will and ARTICLE I SECTION I.-We do will to the faculty our deep appreciation for their attempt at trying to teach us something in school, and for their noble efforts and good works they have put forth. SECTION II.-We do will to Miss Ettenger a nice glee club. SECTION III.-We do will to Mr. WVilliams a good basketball team. SECTION IV.-We do will to Miss Fore the Sophomore Class to tame down. SECTION V.-We do will to Miss Crawford a clean home economics cottage. SECTION VI.-We do will to Miss McDaniel a new Easter basket to carry her lunch in. SECTION VII.-VVe do will to Miss Terry an English class with intelligence. SECTION VIII.-VVe do will to Miss White a husband. SECTION IX.-VVC do will to Mr. Reid a pair of squeaky shoes, a pair of stilts and a cowbell to wear around his neck. SECTION X.-VVe do will to Miss Thornton a new smock for she has worn the one with the kittens on it ever since we have been in high school. SECTION XI.-VVe do will to Miss VVoodson a Child's sense of humor. SECTION XII.-VVe do will to Miss Lumpkin a demerit pad. SECTION XIII.-VVe do will to Miss Ball, Dorothy Lou Ellis's Diet Book. SECTION XIV.-VVe do will to Miss Ligon an attentive geography class. ARTICLE II SECTION I.gWe do will to the Junior Class our honorable place on the front rows in the auditorium, also our many Senior p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s, which will never get one into trouble if they are not used. SECTION II.-VVe do will to the Sophomores a rope with which they can succeed in lassoing the boys and girls of the school, and Miss Fore to tame them down. SECTION III.-eVVe do will to the Freshman Class our knowledge of English so that they may be able to study from a Senior English book when they become Seniors. ARTICLE III SECTION IV:-Jack Allen wills his romance to Mildred Anderson. SECTION V.-June Alvis wills her short, unpainted nails to Mildred Witherspoon. SECTION VI.-Helen Anderson wills her fast talking to Forest Jolly. SECTION VII.-Virginia Mae Austin wills her shorthand book to her brother, Herman Austin, and her big self to Doris Martin, who hasn't beat her record in weight yet. SECTION VIII.-Raymond Baltz wills his curly hair to Sidney Chalkley with the hopes that he can win all the girls. SECTION IX.-Durwood Bartlam wills all of his tie clamps to Virginia Tibbetts. SECTION X.-Raymond Bartlett wills his hair to Gloria Butler. SECTION XI.-Elsie Bock wills her lovely voice and winning smile together with a million and one freckles to Laura Dunn. SECTION XII.wIris Booker wills her good disposition to her sister, Uldine Booker, and her tall figure to Ellen Chadwick. SECTION XIII.-Ada Mae Bookman wills her most ardent personality to Mildred Wither- spoon with the hope that she won't have to strive so hard in the future. SECTION XIV.-Evelyn Boyles wills her straight A's to Ellen Chadwick. SECTION XV.-Lawrence Cheatham wills his trying to dance to I. Horner. SECTION XVI.-Irene Crouch Wills her love for English to Mary Lee Snellings. SECTION XVII.-Shirley Darden wills her athletic ability to Marie Turner. SECTION XVIII.-Thelma Donner wills her quietness to Alice Seay. SECTION XIX.-Dorothy Lou Ellis wills her reducing machine to june Johnson, in hopes that she may sometime have need of it. tCSt3.I'I'1CI'1t.