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

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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

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LAST XVILL AND TESTAMEXT OF CL.-XSS QO7. WVe, the Senior Class .07 of Long Beach High School, being of sound mind and in full possession of our faculties make this our last will. XVe give, devise and bequeath all our property, real and personal, as follows, that is to say:- To the class of '08 we give and bequeath the last four rows of seats on the south side of the assembly hall together with the magnificent view adorded from the windows high above the said seats. To the U. S. History Class, '08, we bequeath the exclusive right to cut away portions of the curtain strings with which to bind the numerous theses and documents incumbent upon them when they have reached the age of discretion which will enable them to compose the said theses and documents. To the class '08 we bequeath the indescribable pleasure of wad- ing through ljurke, MacCaully and XYebster, and of writing grad- uating essays. Right here we give a bit of advice: begin now to write the U. S. llistory theses, for not only must it be written, but must also be formed into an oration. XYe bequeath to the llhysics Class '08, a badly damaged set of physics apparatus, including aprons, holes and all, together with a very disgusted instructor. To those of Class '08 who are interested in sciences other than physics, we give and bequeath the right of manipulating dilapidated transit, equipped with a broken tape. To the ladies' men of '08 we bequeath the discovery of a cer- tain Senior '07, which materially assists him in his work: Sp. O. and Ing. To those of the aforesaid class '08 who are unlucky enough to be endowed with stage talent we give and bequeath the privilege of making night hideous with rehearsals of a class farce and to these noble efforts we dedicate all that is left of the lligh School Assembly. To anyone desiring such commodities we bequeath the red hair and freckles of a certain Senior '07, tat the special request of that personj also the curly locks of another Senior. lfVe appoint the lireshies executors of this our will. In witness whereof, we have signed and scaled and published and declared this instrument as our will. at Long lleach, California. on june 7, IQO7. QSEAIJ SENIOR Cl..-XSS '07. The said Senior Class of Long lleach lligh Sflluul, at said Long Beach. Cal.. on said june 7. 11107, signed and sealed this instru- ment, and published and declared the same as and for their last will. And we, at their request, and in their presence. and in the presence of each other, have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnesses. QSIGNEDD SCl-lliRKlliRllORX SCllXllQJlDl,.lCl Rl'l'Z. sl. ll. Cl...tXNllOCli. JOHN JOHNSON. c ? 12, sf xX X 11 4 A K . H