Newport High School - Bruin Yearbook (Newport, WA)

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the Lady Harbury's enimcren. When I came down for dinner most of the guests were collected around a fireplace over which hung a picture of old Newport High, ' The faculty was gathered in a group, chatting about new types of education and all that, I recognized every one of them, 'Miss Patterson, excuse me, CI don't know her married name, but she's been married almost ten years now! and Miss Schultz, Mr. and Mrs. Crosette and Mr. Paulsen were talking about the novel idea of using a new method of teaching sdhool by motion-pictures entirely. Mr. McNeil and Mr, Braddock were talking with Miss Rower, and although I recognized' them all, somthing dif- ferent seemed to stand out. Mr. McNeil had a goateel That was itl' 'Dinner was announced so we found our places and sat down, I proceeded to see who was near me, Yes, indeed, there was Iene Persyn across the table from me with her charming smile that is well-known in advertising' cir- cles, I've heard that her smile is insured for 350,000,000 and it is worth it, too, Eleanor Faucett, who sat beside lone, was talking to Allen Blackler about her'Work. She is the famous cook em ployed in the Grand Hotel, Berlin, Germany, Allen, I understand, is the Ping-pong coach at W.S.Q He is quite celebrated, We were served grape-fruit to everyone's surprise, and most of us had forgotten out patented eye-protectors that are just out, But not Harold Chaney - his eyes are his fortune so he hadn't forgotten his, Bob Zumwalt sat on my right and I noticed he shook a little as though he was nervous and he said, HAre they ?onna'have after-dinner speeches? If they are, I'm gonna leave, I assured him that we weuldn't be called on unless we were notified before-hand, This quieted him and he enjoyed

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his dinner. Bob has a position selling pink silk ated ings to the Eskimo ladies and is getting along nleolys That guy could put anything over. B Ernestino Hamburg was the main speaker of the evenings Sho kept everyone awake by t ping the table gently at ins tervals with her spoon. Vergp clever woman, that. She spoke long and eloquently on the importance of having pets for children's playthings. She is new a representative speaker of the uK1l1-Kpro Animal Hospitaln in Milwaukee, Don Nelson gave a short talk on how he overcame his quietness with a ten-lesson course on uHow to be the life of the Party.N -He explained that this could only be used for night life, We finished our dinner so we went to the top floor to the dancing gardens to have coffee, I mounted the esculator just behind Muriel Sontag, She's as plessingly plump as ever. Oh Yes! She has a well known family as all three children all girls hold perfect health certificates. Her husband is a big doctor in New Orleans, I Espa Adams, still up to his old tricks, kindly helped me up the last few steps and into the beautiful gardens. Soft lights and music and the stars overhead, with the lights of the city shining in the distance entranced me as I stood reminiscing. Couples started dancing and the first ones to lead were Alice Raffler and Ernest Blaeki They are the Waldof Astoria Hotel's popular dance team, Of course I made a mental note of all this and let not one detail pass because when I left my little home in the suburbs of Newport I promised my daughter, just five years old now, that I'd tell her everything when I came back. Just before leaving the next morning Mr. Waller in vited us all back to a big reunion on May 30, l954,so yeu'll hear from me later.

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playtng an interesting game with George Breton, the pepue lar 'Man about town of Chicano. I'm positive that it was a game of Ping-pong though. Eleanor Shumway, the exotic New York model, graced by beautiful celophane pajamas was lounging on a billiard table, watching the lively scene with a bored expression on her beautiful face, It is said that when she steps out of her realm she becomes depressed and does not cheer up until she gets back. She is well known in the best social circles on the Atlantic seaboard. Who is that successful looking woman over there? Why, if it isent Stella Stark. Oh, yes, she is the big Butter and Egg woman we hear so much about in the Pacific North west. I was attracted to the tennis court by shouts and cheers, and who should I see but Edwin Painter. He was giving the playes lots of Ntalk 'em upn, as we used to say. nSoek 'em,U nPut 'em over,H NWhere's that good one?U he yelled. Yes, siree, no mistake, that's nTuffy,n and he's a professional cheer leader in the National Sports Associ- ation, Right beside him was a tall, distinguished looking, gentleman with a little black moustache. Gordon Klieweri No you can't fool me it's he all right Very pros' poi-ous looking, too. .We1l, ali these b1g'f1nane1e:-s are prosperous looking these days, I think he's in the eil business. Pretty slick, eh, what? I was exhausted from all the excitement so I decided to go to my rooms and rest before dressing for dinner. As I came out the door of the Recreation Room, Doris Hamburg hurried past me. She seemed to be in a great hurry as usual but she stopped when she saw me, and exclaimed, Hwhy, Shirlio Slusser, of all peoplcgu nThat's not my name any more,H I told her laughingly. She chuckled and said hor name wasn't Hamburg either. She told me she met her husband on a trans-Pacific airplane on its was to Japan. She was then governess te