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

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C A E R U L E A 31 SENIOR PARTY. A jolly evening was spent by the class of hog 011 Friday. October 30. when thib class held their first party of the year in thc Ebeil cm; House. It Wm :1 masquerade and fancy dress again The decor- :HicmH were principally yellow crysauthemums. Large javk-n-lzmterns glared out of each rmok and cornL-r. Apples wcrc abundant 0n strings and in tubs of water, The grave and reverend Scniurs 01' Long: Beach High School came in costnmcs of every description. Some were KifL'Pweti aw children. others :15 ghosts and witchew. many were clr ell in i'Culnnial Style. a. few represented the old- fashilulcd girlsh and several cruno in Dutch style. Perhaps The must striking: and up-to-datc custumc was Ed Kirkpatv rick's hhcath gown of white muslim with a rlirecmire sash of red cheese cint11.' Fiverynnc was: pmvitlerl with entertainment every miu- utc 0f the evening. Farce in pantomime war: presented by Mary HaskelL XValter Saint, and Ralph Rohrcr. Fortunes were told. smiles were measured. iof course H'hitticr Flicki inger touk ihc prich and numerous halinwc'cn games were enjoyed. The refrcshmeuts. very appropriaiu For such a pariy. wcru pumpkin pie. doughnuts. apples and cider. M midnight iile guests thnk their several wa ' and a r-nr , lnnking crnwtl they were. The paint streamed down tho 1rls' fnccm the powder had sifted nut uf thrir hair. and Ralph Strait's fuwgwelL thcrc is no acljcuivc under the sun that could rxactly describe it. No one will deny that, on The whole, the party was a auccess. SENI OR PROGRAM 5. The series nf short progrmns, furnished by the Senior Class- this year. have perEd a great success. Among those who contributed to these programs arc: Mrs. Newman, lixa Hilton. a farmer member of our SChOOi. Gordon John- S011. Alum Musscttcr. Della Sclicurer and Lucile Kain, Jay Cnnne V Ruth 15:411th Rena .l-Julkinghnrn. Edwin Kirkpatn rick, Miu Stevenson and our High School Orchestra.

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THE STUDENT BODY. This II1'gu11i7 111111 is 311 CXCK'HUIH rcprcacmativc of Lung Hench High Schcml Lhih yC' Urcr fullr hundred lmvc joined s11 fur. and we are Impcful nf many 111011: later, The fII'SL Illcuiihg was hchl early in the year. The run- stituLiun was road by 1hr sccrctzuy. fur the benefit of NW new studcnlm Speeches were. made Ivy the managers of tho difTercnt student ! ly ilctivitics. liach speaker made CI'aI' thc grcglt puwihi' s in his line nf work. but umphasi ed the Fact that the support of the student lmdy was most uhscnliul m the nucccw nf 11H stutlcnt affairs. Athletics 111 general are encouraged This 3 r by the fact that letters arr 11: I10 given tn those who win hmlors fnr the achuol. MISS BAILEY ENTERTAINS. HII Salurrlay night. llrtohr-r 24th. Miss Hailcy unter- tuincrl thc 111L'111l1e1'5 11f thc Carrulca hIafT nnd' the 1113.113ng 0f the different student hody activities. During the f'erl part 01' the evening lhu gnosle dismissal 111C Crmu-nts 0f the 51's: i1'4ue 0f the stlmol paper. The rc- maimlcr of the evening was 5-th411 in PI'UEJVL'SiVL' CRCI'W lea. 'l'iny squilFQh nl' unnHmard won.- plzlretl face downward 011 each table. Hn each of these was :1 letter of the ulphath Th:- game was wrm by allnso whn nulhl lhink the must quickly '14 the cards urcrt' lurnud 1111;111' th- names 111: Jixi changcu. of mmrilmlnw. athiems, ginutsx ?Ith'L'rHSt'I'h. etc. The game waa' very 11119111511111; andlexciting. Pnpkcnrn and apples were served, 3111131! unjuycd 102151- 1111: Inarrzhmalhuws cm the 011th: of hm 1111151 Stories leaked out that twu pcnplo taikL-d at the same timt that evening. and mmcmm laughed out 10ml. hit tlun'r hclim'e all yuu hear in Lung: Reach High Sclmnf. The truth is that tho Cmruhza x'lul'f '11; a vt'ry dignified bunch.

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32 C A E R U L E .X JUNIOR PARTY AT EBELL, The first junior party of thu yum' wa: held at the Elwil Club House, Friday November 15th. I908, The hail wah decorated in Swastikax l'IOth' shoes, four loaf L'lm'rrr: in grey aml red. with pennants oi the claw culurs. Silhrmcltvs uf the faculty Elml memhcrs Hf the claw Were hung nu each side of the hall. AS Ed Hulling'er guessed must 0i th-m correctly. he was prescntvd with a shower huuqum Hf scarier geranilmw and dusty miller. Eight Squads were then iormcxl. Emrl each one gave :1 Cha- rzulc. These were very nuvc! and uriwinal, .X handkerchief tied tn :1 watch rcprcrmntcel rag-Timc. A row of girls Stood for Ciccm Hussy mwl am! a row of buys fm- hem fhe rnu- B. Partneri for refreshments were found by nmtching hOrSC Sllllt'h. When this was drme. each made selection from a large mum: card from the rear of the halL An club trical shock was currants fcurrcntH'L What a man does when he Stmnblcs aver a letter of the alphabet was anfee fcnngh-ci. Tnfantk food was animal crackers, and the cause of the first quarrel was an apple. Then came the crowning event of tho leening, which waS Manned by Lonrl Vale. A11 light save ihc dim pink glnw fmm 23m frmtlights was extinguished and nu the Htage was seen. in appropriate setting. the perfect likenew nf a grant Carl Hawkins tuld :1 atory uf how two boy; who wart always strong rivals came out from an Eastern itateh One went to HnIlywond to live zuid the other to Long ieaclL These two bays. still the kecnmt nf rivalsh had trouble over a dehate and a frmtball game. Hath bnys were killed in H'li' football game and. strange to say, desired to be lmricd in the same grave. As neither of them knew the scare of the game, every time that the thirtgeuth occurs on Friday. these two come back to life to dispute the decision. It was supposedly midnight and strange sounds issued from the depths of the grave. Two mull dummies came out nf the grave and fought. Long Beach was: Hnally victorious; and gave the yell. L-l-o-n-g B-e-a-c-h. Longs; Beacthnng Zeach High School, in an extremely high pitched voiceh lanana Sherbet and cake were then served. Ahuut clcvcn-ihirty the party broke tux