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

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Seventeen Srcmrmlepihrn9 11 Seen OW since 'ere ain't no one n' Ihnin'. And 'ue ain't no an: e' droppin'. I'm goin' to tell yo' Iomepin' 'Bout wmepin' al I seen. You know Professor Burcham. And you know Spaghetti: Ham. We . Inaw ':m a' lallzin' 'At'u somepin' 'at 1 men. De kids had been l-tenlin'. And go! Ham all a-boilin'. ITill out Ham look a gas beam. IAt'a mmepin' else I seen. ham laid 'ey book all 0' da cone. Him 'ey wouldna. Ieab nlonc. Dey maI: illa rIa is n cram: At'l :amepin' else I men. But now dc Sindenl Body goecl Picked up a fuller. name 0' Shmde. And stuck a Itand upon a: green. 'Al's somepin' elm I ween. Poor Ham he went away heap mind; He llid he would be moocha glad. If 'at 01:! box upon da green Wu kicked to-a place I never seen. NeWeIl Slums. I914.

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CJERULEA seems to have forgotten me. Wuufd you mind letting her know that I am here? Chummy. dear, I couldn't move. I JuSI stood right still. and didnt know what to say; finally I blurted out. I canit tell her, becausEgit's me.u I never in my life saw anyone look so astonished, but he tried not to show it and started talking lo me so nicely. Just then Miss Griggs came in, and sent me to my room. Oh! my feeiings are topsy-turvy. IVm so mixed up. June 5, Dear. I know I have neglected you for ages. but Ilm so busy. having a good time. I haven't time for anything eIHe. Ohl chum. I'm supremer. blissfully happy. Uncle JeIf is simpiy perfect and he understands things so well. I have just loads of new clothes. He said Miss Griggs had been too economical and so he just made her buy me all sorts of pretty things. I Fix my hair different. too. not light back, but I Iet it curl around my face Iike it always has wanted ta. He thinks my hair is pretty. and he says my eyes are really gray. not ngireeniehuyeIlow at all. He asked me the very day he came if I couId play the piano. or sing. or anything like that. I was so humiliated, but I just had to tell him that all I could do was keep house, darn stockings. make buttonholes and other stuff like that. But. honey, he wasn't disappointed; he said that was the kind of a girl he admired, He has promised to tell me something this New ingaand I can hardly wait. Oh. but itls good to have things to look for- wa to! June 6. So many, many things have happened. I, tell you everything. but I'm going to save the best for last. Uncle Jeif surely did have something to tell me. Iast night. and such a great, big. glorious Something. He told me ail about Her. his Beautiful Lady. Her name is Mary. and they are going to be married in September. He has loved her ever and ever so Inngth it's just like a story book. He showed me her picture. dear, and she looked just like I knew she would, not beautiful, but so sweet and good. And. child, he says her eyes are just the same color a: mine. think of it. Her eyesl At first I was just a tiny bit jealous to have Uncle Jeff snatched away just when we were getting so well acquaintedt but I think I have almost gotten over that now. Now. chum. dear. prepare yourself for the great blow. the unforeseen has happened. the unexpected has arrived. the thing we've been longing for. for days. and weeks. and months has come to pass. I am going to the Freshman party-now hold your breath, dear. or you'll never be able to stand it-with a boy a big. live. six-fuol Boy. Seems like everything is just hap- pening at once and 1 don't know whether to laugh or cry. Guess I'll say my prayers. Good night, churn if mine. Ethelynne M. Smith, l9l2. Sixlnn

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The Teuchdbwm W0 teams had lined up for the last quarter. The score was close and the team: were tired. During the inter- mission of quarter: one of the coaches had made a change in hie line-up. The whietIe blew and the battle surged back and forth with no decisive victory for either team. Two minutes left, yelied the timekeeper. as the teem: massed together on the aide line. At thii moment a player could be distinguished, in the dust, running with the hall. He dodged his opponent?! tackle and headed for the fullback who squatted nervoully on the line. There soon followed a brilliant tackle. but as the runner fell heavily to the ground he made a touchdown. A few seconds later the whistle blew for time out. The bleachers quickly emptied and the players ran to the shower moms. But the runner. who had made the touchdown and won the game. was rushed off in an automobile before congratulations cauld teach him. He lay. limp. in the seat. leaning heavily on the coach as the automobile sped off to a physician. As the machine arrived at the doctor's oltice. the unconscious player came to his senses. 1-. We won the game and you will pun through sout'l.u said the coach to Im. I wasn't playing. answered the boy. He in still a little twisted, said the doctor. twirling his finger around his head in circles. I am all right. I told you I was supposed to be on the aide lines. I wasn't playing. He continued. I was put out at the end of the third quarter. I new an open place when the teams bunched up around me. I lost all self- control, and with the one thought of touchdown in my mind I headed for our goal The coach had sunk heavily into a chair and the doctor rushed for restoratives. Nothing needed, mid the coach. as he arose again. uI gun: I shaft go end break the had new: to the IelIowe. Johnson look: so much like this fellow, when they both have on suits. that I took out the wrong man. Glen Green. I9l 3. Eighteen