Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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CLASS PRoPHEoY or 1907. You are invited to attend a banquet At Madison Square Garden june 17, 1920. Celebrating the completion of the Stone-Picket Transcontinental Compressed Air Tube Line. 'I his invitation lay before me on my table one evening and I decided at once to accept it as I was sure to meet many of the no- tables. . As I boarded the airship for Madison Square, I purchased a paper to while away the time on the long ride and the first thing which greeted my sight were these headliness in glaring type: HON. JEHEMIAH .BOWDEN,S Great Speech Against Governmental Ownership of Airship Lines. Wins Him First Place on the jawsmiths' ' I Party Ticket. Great Enthusiasm and a Unanimous Vote Pondering over the possible results of this action my eyes wand- ered over the advertisements and to my surprise I saw the following: NOW AT THE MANHATTAN Ethel Martin and the Loomis Stock Company Presenting Richard Rowett's Latest Production. NOTHING DOING. Nothing radically wrong about this, New York World. My curiosity being aroused, I investigated further and was re- warded by seeing this item. NIAGARA FALLS TO BE RESTORED. ' By Henry Dailey's Latest Discovery. Mechanical means of producing electricity will now be done away with by the latest invention of Prof. I-Ienry Bailey. , This new machine draws its electricity from the air and it is thought by good authorities that the trust which has a monopoly on Niagara Falls will soon be driven out of business. If this is done we are sure that the people will join us in proclaiming the Prof. a hero of the times. Finding no more familiar names in the paper I was just about to cast it aside when I noticed this article: The Bridge Non-Poisonous Tamale Company's Factory of Compton, Cal., was totally destroyed by fire last night, causing a loss of about S4oo,ooo. Albert Vlfeston, the general manager, barely es- caped with his life in an effort to save his window curtain raiser, on which he was about to obtain a patent. - Madison Square, shouted the conductor and hurrying out I met XYallace McNulty, who kindly offered 'to point out the iinpor- tant people and sauntering about before the banquet began, we talk- ed of the guests. That's IVilber F. D won great fame by winning judgment of 35oo,ooo in the case of the Bennett Ham-sandwichCompany vs. the Consolidated Airship Company and those ladies in conversation with him are Miss Elsie HHYCS, author of I-Iow to Become Wlise Wfithout Thinking, and owns, over there, the eminent attorney who 1 8 . Elizabe Cro m in g and Mi. yard's Fu Blountl spread 2 entertai informe ate of I The that the As the banu great m fields of At conduct his spar Senator Free Cc Faye B1 noted fc VVhite 2 making Edward autogo ' success. Los Ang he speni football I w had assi I learne Mis Fager h Mis a leader ofiPresi rights. of the a I-Ie also running machine last ten gowns. eer of tl HBE. f HQ, guessing thyf, I 4 I am th informa' -fw

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7 and l the no- ased a t thing Je: Wand- Jwing' : 'EIS 1'6- done s new ' good ls will le that nes. out to ry of a loss ly es- r, on out I npor- talk- ' who case rship Elsie ' and Elizabeth Cullen, dramatic critic of the XYorld. Thtimse ladies just coming in the door are Miss Elinor XYallace. an English teacher. and Miss Blanche liooty, a mathematics teacher in l'roi. Sylvia Run- yard's famous school for ladies. Further conversation was prevented hy a hurst oi music from lllount's Symphonic Orchestra, announcing that the lmanquet was spread and so we took our places at the tahle. .Xt intervals we were entertained by beautiful piano selections and. on inquiring. were informed that the talented player was Miss lidna Mcfahe. a gradu- ate of Leipsic Conservatory of Music. The courses were unusually delicate and Mac informed me that the liertha Randall Co. catered for all the swell hantpiets. As the dinner progressed a tall well-dressed woman entered the hanquet hall and Mac told me that it was Miss lva Kicker. the great missionary, who was achieving great honors in the missionary fields of Mars. At intervals Mac told me that ltristen Montfort Cook was conducting' a matrimonial hureau in Los Angeles, Cal.. and spent his spare time writing poetry. 'l'hat l.loytl Mcllemont was a li. S. Senator from Cuha and that his chances for the presidency on the liree Copper ticket were excellent. 'llhat li. llazel llawes and M. liaye llenson were rivals for the leadership of the 'ltoof' and were noted for the splendor of their receptions. 'l'hat the Misses tlladys lfVhite and Leigh liarrow were exploring' in New Guinea and were making' discoveries which were startling the world. 'l'hat l'rof. lfdward liager, who discovered the South l'ole in his liquid air antogo was now conducting a research on liquid wood with amazing success. 'llhat Mr. Rohert XYootlville had linally left his home in l,os Angeles, Cal., and hought a coffee plantation in Mexico where he spent his spare time in teaching' the little Mexicans how to play lnotliztll in Spanish. l was hy this time desirous of learning' the lot which liortune had assigned to other friends so as the tinal toasts were heing drunk l learned their various stations. Miss Katherine Graham was a history teacher in Yale and lfdna liiager had heconie a lf S. senator from the state of 'l'exico. Miss Mahle tlntzler had married a lirench artist in ltjltl and was a leader in l'arisian society. llon. livelyn llaynian held the otlice of President for one term and is now a noted lecturer on wotnt-n's rights. Roy llaslett has made quite a reputation hy his invention of the air hlock signal system to prevent the collision of airships. lle also has invented a whistling huoy which prevents airships from running' into clondhanks. llc is now on a fair way to complete his machine for perpetual motion on which he has ht-en working' for the last ten vears. Miss losie llorden is a designer of swell l'arisi:tn gowns. Mr. U. ll. Smart. a graduate of l'nfldne is now City lfngin- eer of the city of Xtatts. Cal. Hy the way. Mac. what has lweeome of lQitlenonr? U, he is doing well. he now has a monopoly on the weight guessing chairs at Coney Island and is in a fair way to lweconie weal- thy. l expect you wonder how l know about all these people. Init l am the head of a press clipping hureau and have gotten all this information tlirottgh it. was Mac's answer to my unspoken question. XYell, l guess l will have to leave you. Good Night. bl.-XMES lol. D.-XLY, 'o7. 9 A.-e