Park Ridge High School - Hoot Yearbook (Park Ridge, NJ)

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THE HOOT FOR 1924 Alice recognized her old school friend Mildred Forbes. How happy Alice was that her friend had become a world'known opera singer, and Americas Prima Donna. The scene changed to that of the English Channel. Alice saw two very familiar faces, those of William Dunn and Jesse Saunders. They were swimming for dear life. She managed to hear some of their conversation and learned that they had become musketeers in the service of the Queen of England. They were now on a secret mission to recover the Queen's pendants from the English Count of Muskarat. After this deed was ac' complished, they were to return to the United States and live on their fortune of a million. A factory appeared. In the office sat Walter Holgerson, at his desk. Evidently he was a private secretary. A grouchy personage apparently the owner of the place, was forced to say, Who are you, anyway? Now you know who I amg I'm a hatter and a mad one at that. You do what I tell you, and mind your own business. Alice was horrified to recognize in the stern hatter her old school friend, Louis Bartalot. Louis used to be wild, but never showed signs of madness. Signs in the factory revealed that Louis and Walter had become the most prosperous hat manufacturers in the coun' try. So Alice reconciled herself with the fact. ' Next the wilds of Asia were seen. There, before a multitude of perhaps a thousand savages, were Eleanor Pause and Mildred Dixon, preaching the gospel. The conversation of the savages seemed an arduous task, but the preachers showed an unfailing patience. Eleanor had-manifested wonderful missionary Zeal in High School, but Alice was quite surprised at Mildred. Alice admired her friends to the utmost for devoting their lives to 'such a noble purpose. The next scene was one in Switzerland, on the top of the Alps. There stood a most imposing structure, a sanitarium for shellfshocked soldiers. What a wonderful idea, thought Alice. A room of the sanitarium was soon made visible. Seated at a desk and engaged in discourse with several nurses was Alice's old friend, Marion Hansen.. Alice thought of her High School days, when Marion would talk to the girls by hours of her ambition in medical science. True to her word she had made for herself a name throughout the world. Then came a laboratory in Switzerland. It belonged to Steinmetz the Second. Sure enough, there was Edward Tieman and his colleague, Clarence Page Twenty-seven

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THE Hoor FOR 1924 with such species of dainty flowers as Alice had never before seen. The path Alice followed was paved with the same velvety material that the handsome butterflies were made of, flying overhead. Alice had not walked far before she spied a bottle on the side of the little path bearing the inscription Drink Me. With little thought of good or evil, Alice drank the sweet contents. No sooner had the last drop been swallowed than Alice felt herself diminishing in size, until she was no bigger than those about her. The little people were no longer afraid of her, but regarded her as one of them. Alice talked with her new friends for some time, and discovered that their chief was a powerful magician who could grant anything he desired. Alice was taken to him immediately as she had thought of something which she'd have given the world to know. The little man greeted Alice cordially, and asked her what she desired. I want to see my friends of the Class of 1924 of Park Ridge High, answered Alice. Of course the little man looked at Alice as though she were ridiculous. He had never heard of the Class of 1924, nor of Park Ridge High. However, after reflecting for a moment, he said he could help Alice anyhow. He communicated with some magician of the other worlds, and before long he returned to Alice with a beaming face. Follow me to the Regina Garden, said he. Sounds like the Queen's Garden said Alice, but what can be more of a garden than where we are now? However, she obediently and silently followed him. As they approach- ed the garden, the air was filled with a thousand scents. The Magician opened the gate, and told Alice to enter. He told her to follow the little path until she came to a fountain. Near the fountain there was a chair, in which, she was to sit and wait for further action, and when her desire was fulfilled, to turn back where he would be awaiting her at the gate. Alice followed the flowerfstrewn path until she came to the appointed place. She sat in the inviting chair and waited as she had been asked. Presently a huge curtain hung a few yards away from her. Undoubtedly this was the curtain which was to reveal to her what she desired. Upor. it were magically cast scenes that delighted her heart. Ah, just then, such strains as would won the ear of Pluto were heard, and the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House theatre presented itself. In the middle of the stage, a beautiful figure in a handsome spangled gown was singing in birdflike notes, Loves Old Sweet Song. In the features, Page Twenty-.tix

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THE HOOT FOR 1924 Dierman, flushed with victory at the sight of their perfect machine of perpetual motion. They looked at it with pride, and perhaps looked back on their High School days, when they had been jeered and scorned at by their fellow students at the mere mention of 'such a machine. Alice felt guilty, and wished she could congratulate them, but of course she was invisible to them. The halls of Congress rose into view. There, before 500 representatives was Kathleen O'Brien, delivering a speech on the rights and privileges of women. Her oratorical ability gained in Park Ridge High was now at its height. Alice's heart was filled with joy when she learned that her friend had engaged fervently in politics and had rendered immemorial services to her country. The next scene revealed the president's office. Seated at a desk, Alice recognized her friend, Gladys Weilbacker. Evidently, she was the President's secretary. However, a greater surprise was in store for Alice, for in the Presi- dent, she recognized her old classfmate, Hans Pause. Hans had received a unanimous election because of his services toward making possible the endorsement of the League of Nations. Next Alice saw a Paris beauty parlor. The proprietors were two hand- somely dressed young women, whom Alice hardly recognized. But finally she perceived her old friends, Patricia Maher and Catherine Greisch. Their parlor was sought after the world over, as there and only there, was the fountain of Perpetual Youth, which restored one's youth and beauty. Each one of them had a glittering stone on her finger, which revealed to Alice their approaching fates. Now appeared a royal reception room. Alice was admiring the gor- geous furnishings and tapestries, when a thundering voice startled her. Off with her head, off with their heads, etc. Such were the words of the Queen of Spain. Her royal Highness entered into the recption room, and Alice, in her horror, recognized her friend, Edith Vanderpoel. Alice was not too surprised at the vicious queen, as it was Editlfsrnature to be as wild as a lion one moment, and as mild as a lamb the next. The scene changed to a California bathing beach. What was all the excitement among the many thousands of people? VVhere's the swimming Champion? Where's the human mermaid? were the expressions heard on all sides. The crowd subsided and, facing Alice, was the world's champion swimmer, standing alongside of a silver cup almost as tall as she. Alice's heart leaped with joy on recognizing her friend, Estelle Engle. How she wished she could speak to her as of old. Page Twenty-eight 1 lm