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

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9m th,$ UNDER DIFFICUL'I'IEs . m. I y 1-, Tom m wTw-w-w'u .. w u; w. lg-m-I- !- 'mw'r, Tile night before AI-Idy left for college, Sally. for such was the evolution of Sapphira, lIid, Well, Sammy, why :IoIIIE you cnlI oi? the bluff? Andy ulumed on injured air. uOil, II'Ie continued, I knew you weren't Sammy Pmom. You tee Em c-IIed me up while you were talking in father, and laid he coulant come out In ho had expected. You certainly entertained me. I'm nor: your brother Tim would thank you for the wife and fumily you In generously bellowed upon him And the Icandoh you told me about my own fumilyo-OII, Andy Taylor; You lee I know your name. II we: written over the backs of III the pictures you showed me. Now, Ammiu, aren 'I; you afraid you won 't go to heaven if you tell them like that? Well, that doesn't bother me, Sapphire, became you remember about Anemia; and Sapphira in Holy-writ. They went together, you know. UNDER DIFFICULTIES By Dorothy Burton Door Sue, IF: been mighty lonely since you went away And I've been. bluemw Aw gee! you know what I mean. I didn't know I liked you 10-w- Aw see! you know what I mean. Since that clay you left everything'a been different It learn: as though-w Aw gee! you know what I mean. I newt was meant to make love-but-- Aw gee! you know what I mean. Someday I'm coming to you Ind then- Aw gee! you'll know who! IJme-n. Im Til

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mm 3i: ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA an: tion remarked, Well, father, l cantt see that he resembles either family. It seemed to Andy that she laid this a little maliciously. . Oh yes, indeed? he protested, ttewerym-le says that I am the living Image of my Grandmother Parsons except thole that say I look like my Grand- father Parsons. , Mr. JeEries soon made that customary and embarrusing remark that young people liked to he left by themselves, and withdrew. A moment of painful silence was broken by Sapphire with, And how are ail the folks at home?' hVery well, indeed. Somehow Andy began to feel Ilightly uncom- fortable. ttAnd how is your brother? Oh, he in very well, very well indeed. So Very happy with his wife and little family. Andy frankly wanted to fund the way out. ttls your Grandmother Parsons as strong as mull? Oh yes! She is very strong and healthy for a woman of her age, very healthy;:' Andy mentally patted himself on the back with Ill, Oh, gee, thin 18 easy ttls Dorothy Lewis married yet? inquired Sapphire. No, but soon to be, if 1 can read the Weather sign: aright. You nee her great uncle twice removed departed this vale of tears, on now Dorothy wean a tragic smile and the latest mourning. Black Iutely wt; 03 her type of I Hmde-,, . Oh, peroxide, Saphhira sweetly suggested-a triHe too meetly, it seemed to Andy. 0h, ye Gole he grained. Feature that. The gentle Dorothy is probably the nigger coo . He tut about for some topic of conversation to divert her mind. He glanced It the newspaper on the table. A musical comedy notice! Andy launched into the subject of musical comedies with all his might. Hare he felt. that he was on a safe topic. He told her of the musical comedy presented by his Frat. in which he had danced in the chorus. Andy proved very unuh ing, and Iinally to illustrate his points, he pulled. out his picturel of the cut and of scenes about the school. The evening came to an end, as all good thingl- will do. Before he left they planned to see Cheer Up the following evening. Why, from what you said when I came in I imagined that you were in quite a hxrry. By actual count your train left an hour and forty-fwe min- utes ago. Oh, did 1 say that? asked Andy rather ahuent-mindectiy. Well, I've changed my mind. But he hnd the grace to blush. They became good friend-, for that iI an any matter even in I lhoI'l: time when all of onetl evening. and and fraquent afternoons Ire enthuliuticllly do- voted to the cause. Nine

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1;.ng EMEEWWW A trend of marching fee! and a blue of mmic sounded. - HI! and Phyllis coming home from school, turned I comer am! looked up. Just ahead of them was the recruiting station. Down the Itreel came the band heading 3 cnmpnny of soldiers. As the colon passed, 11:: boy and girl Itopped and with the crowd stood nt attention. This day was one of high patriotic feeling, for the home boys were enlisting. There Were tear: on some faces. Hal, glancing sideways proudly watched Phylli: salute. Game little American, he thought. Jusl then a bugle called the marching men In stop. An officer came for. ward to the cleared space before the crowd. Another man started to hand out some little white paperl. Instantly, PhyIEin changed. She looked hurriedly ' wound. She started to emu the meet then thought better and turned luck. With her umbrella she draw designs in the leave: by the curb. . Hal began to stand tint on one foot, then an the other. He abstractedly look OE hi: cap. Feeling the cold, he put it on again. ' ' 0! come, Hal--oh, is that man-is he going to make a speech? Bllmcd if I know. Here, wait a minute. I'll get a camp stool. Hg WM 01? toward a soldier by the door. The mm with the white papers paused. H-lf eager, Phylli. pul out her hand, then drew back embarrassed. - Want one, Min? Please. Thank you. She glanced at it eagerly Ind stuck it in. her pocket. Hal came back with a stool. 0h, Hal, donit bother with thnl. Let's go. Sure-wAll right. He agreed promptly. He looked down It hi; com- rade intently, but when she looked up he turned to go. 'Rey Were silent for I long way. At last he said, WI'he Hag decoration; were greit. Then ch; . i i i ing the subject they talked of the New .42 -'- H ' ' Year's party. Count on. me curly enough to roll up the rum. ' Fine. Hal. We can sort theI I music, too. I have some of the newest ,1 WII songu. The boy. from the Fort a will enjoy them. And-aqyl Did I Itell you Ralph is saith: to bring his bugle? He said heid do his leval bent ' ups Ind reveille on the I front slept. 3 Think of the neighborhood 1' ' . e I -N'aighburhood nothing. Nifty i idea! Elwin