Nightingale Bamford School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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guage. Even Susie with her twelve years oi French and iour of Latin was unahie to find any derivation for it. Luckily Terry was with us, and she was aisle to set up a system of communication hy gestures which was readily understood hy hoth the Utopians and herself. She asked them if they would teii us something of their planet, or show us part of their world. They seemed to agree, for their eyes hiinked hiue and yellow. We found out that the steaming we saw on top of the conicai forma- tions was from cooking. They put their food deep inside, and it was siowiy cooiced hy the heat issued from the center of their sphere. On hearing that Charlotte dashed off with some of the Utopian women to sample these new foods, heing hored with earthly provender. We stayed with these people for a few weeks, and as time went hy, Joan found in them the capacity to appreciate and understand music, and she decided to stay and teach them ali she nlcnew. She was very much interested in their musical instruments and hoped to learn much herself. During the time we-spent there, Betty and Gail went off on long field trips. Betty was iooicing for some icind of an animai resemhiing the early American horse. She found none of those, hut did discover a new animal, totaiiy unfamiliar to her, which not only carried burdens of human weight, hut yodeiied also. Gail, on the other hand, was constantly on the iooicout for scientific matter to ioring hack with her to Earth. She carried with her a hiacic notehooic, and at the end of our stay, it was fun of scientific data. These strange people of Utopia are hoth tail and stately. They are iight compiexioned and wonderful to iooic upon. in them Britt found a marvelous mixture ot ancient Greek and modern Scandinavian, and so she, also directed hy her eager heart, decided to stay and find a happy lite among them. It was almost time for us to leave and carry hack to Earth the data we had collected. Pat, after vainly trying to instill some of her quickness and ahiiity in the DANCE into the Utopians, finaiiy gave up in despair and decided to return with us. Wir'h. the iast pitiful words, They just arenyt hepin she once more ciimhed the steps of the spaceship. Ellen tried to calm her, hut in the end had to give up. Ellen had found philosophic calm among the Utopians and decided to remain. We were all ready to leave, hut we couidnit find Charlotte. We learned from one of the women of the planet that she had ioeen so iniiu- enced hy their food and method of cooking it that she would stay with Joan, Britt, and Ellen to live with the Utopians. She also saw taint glimpses of a chance for their social advancement, and was already maiz- ing plans for society ciuhs, dancing classes, etc. The rest of us left Utopia with a happy hope tor the future. Utopia! 22 '

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the spaceship, careful to sit on the west side, and took out the latest copy of Jet-propelled Joe. We were all ready except for Pat. Where was she, we ati wondered, hut not for iong. Pat, who had just heen crowned Miss Perpetual Motion of 1999, whizzed in, explaining that she had had to stop just a few min- utes to show some new dance steps to the girls at the C.P.S.VV. F-1 The Ciuh tor the Prevention of Single Women. Qnce everyhody was on the spaceship Monique started the engines, Ellen unroiied her maps and space charts, and we were off. There was a tow murmur of conversation, hut, nevertheless, Jan tried to concentrate on the hooks she had hrought along on geoiogy. She was going to he pre- pared for anything. Gait came up and they hegan discussing plans for collecting specimens of rocks and other matter to send hack to Miss Harri- son for the enlightenment of her classes. Joan, still attracted hy her piano, continued to play soft music as Pat vihrated in rhythm. Soon we hegan to see hright red and green lights that seemed to he either stars or comets whizzing hy, and we icnew that We were leaving our solar systemys atmosphere. Everyone got ready to put on their rarefied-air- adjusters as we moved swiftly through space. There was a sudden iuii in conversation as we gazed out of the windows at the strange new worlds and lights. There was a hazy yellow iight surrounding us which seemed to he drawing us to its center. Monique screamed that the ship was out of control, hut Ellen was serene throughout. Girls, she said quietly, wait is as it should hef, and We were reas- sured. Vvithin a matter of seconds we landed and hurried out to see what kind of a world we were on. We stood there grouped around our space- ship iootcing ahout us. There were many conical shaped formations of earth and rocic all huhhiing and steaming at the top, and issuing a strange, pungent odor. The ground was a very hright green color, though not grass. it seemed to he more soft and spongy than the earth we were used to. Qneys feet sanic down into it, hut not so much as to prevent swift move- ment. Then we saw the inhahitants of Utopia. They came out slowly from hehind these huge mountainous formations to peer curiously at us. Jan, heediess of all precaution, rushed up to them, arms extended to show she had no weapons. They seemed harmless enough, hut Jan's attempt at friendliness was thwarted hy her ignorance of their language. The rest of us went up to them, Monique remarking enthusiastically on their attractive costumes. Already she had visions of new tahric industries or a New Look in Earthly fashions. Everyone was mystified hy their ian- 21

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Time land of our ctreamsi Already tour from our small group had founol their ultimate happiness tlaere. Soon otiierswoulci come and settle,-1 pioneers in tile progress oi a new lanci. But we must ioe careful, terriloly careful, not to spoilt it, not to HCHSITI in on a good tliingfs We must iiave tore- ttiougimt and wisciom for the future. We must not act wrongly. We became aware of tire seriousness of our position. We were ttre forerun- ners of modern Utopian civiiization. it is lootli our oluty ancl our sacrect trust not to let it fail into tire wrong iiancis. We must be careiui, terriioly careful, of tile future. SUSIE BONNETT THE ELEVEN LI EEY HTS Journalist: Betty Ball Nlain Feature: Blue eyes 'Pip 3 D 11.134 E gypgfufeg 5 80 cf Higirligiilz Airing views I Known For: Desire to attend a Vvestern college Misquote: Directness Favorite Expression: l cionit lilce to say tilis, Inuit- Autliorz Susie Bonnett Main Feature: Figure Setting: Near tiie radiator Known For: individuality Printing Error: Franlcness Favorite Expression: Why, surei Soprano: Pat 'Dingvvaii Main Feature: Smile Favorite Pitcilz Jazz Known For: Enthusiasm Off Key: Constant verticai movement Favorite Expression: Let's harmonize C7 Q Lf.. Q4fI.Q CQ Sculptor: Britt ciu Toit lVlain Feature: Arched eyeiarows Favorite Subject: Stuciying Known For: Desire to iearn Q .b oapl- L o ,,-,E Baci impression: Quiiaiaiing Favorite Expression: Old, Fiddle otee rica kQonl'ralt0: Ellen Hough Main Feature: Cliesiiire grin Program: Hulnming Known For: Serenity Discorct: Memory F Favorite Expression: Gil, clear. 1 'C' i1 Q,-,-'f 5- f ' 23