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

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f l n keep an army Working, but little is accomplished. Teachers become hysterical over the making up of back work, and students are Wish- ing each other and themselves luck when grades come out. Generally some b1'igl1t student thinks of turning water through the gas pipes in the .science rooms, or of fixing the bell system better than the janitor had it. Yes, they all help somehow, if there's nothing else to do some one will start a riot over a junior found sitting in the senior section at an assembly. Every one makes it a point to clean out his locker, and dump his locker-mate,s belongings on to the floor. Papers are brought from home to give that final touch about the grounds and buildings. It's the last chance and the best chance, and everybody has a good time. ' Caeruleas come out the latter part of this week. A line that completely blocks all traffic is in front of you whe1'ever you Want to go. Caeruleas are given out on one end of this line, but you are required to find the other end and stand on it. Therefs great competi- tion to see who will get most signatures, notes, poems, or pictures, and who will get his name in the greatest number of his friends, books. The issuance of Caernleas marks the very climax of demoralizationg from this time on there is nothing but the signing of Caeruleas. It was on Friday afternoon that the boys again spoke of the? party. Buddy brought up the subject. How ya coming with your date, old man? Got a gi1'l yet?', Not yet. Don,t worry though. 'cAll right, John, that,s talking. VVho do you think you'll take?,' Ya got me there, Bud. .Ie ne sais pasf, CCY I'he party's lilonday night, you know? Yeh, I know. Howls Dorothy?', HI forgot to tell you Dorothy happened to mention you when I was talking to her yesterday. Gee, John, she thinks you're good looking, can you imagine that? Some girl she knows told her a lot of stuff about you, and Dorothy's anxious to meet you. I said I'd introduce you sometime. Thirty

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S CAERULEA25 noisily as they waited, ready for the rush for seats in the library. S'long, John. I think I'll ditch gym and go to library ne-xt period. I've seen this blonde of ours up there seventh period, and I might get acquainted. As they parted Buddy called back again. Say, wouldn't it be keen if I'd get her as my partner for the party? I Iot dawg! John hurried on through the crowded halls to his locker. He was already regretting the rashness of his agreement and puzzling over whom he could ask. To say his choice was limited is a bare' statement of facts. He thought of that girl in the English class, and imagined for a moment how proud heid be with her. Such girls as she are meant for other fellows, he thought, and were too good for him. Besides that,-why, he'd forgotten he was bashfulg he was just a shrinking violet! John didn't see Buddy again that day. It was not till they met in their French class ltlonday morning that he got a first hand account of the marvelous progress Buddy had made with the girl. Buddy was beaming all over. He wanted every one to share his joy. In a voice loud enough for half the class to hear, he boastingly told it all. I got my date, Jolm! Say, sheas the cutest kid in the whole school. Her name is Dorothy Austin, and shels a senior, and awfully popular. She likes me, too!! All the fellows are wild about her. She had a part in the senior play last fall, and she's in the VVriters' Club, and BIasque and Sandal, and on the Caerulea staff, and in the Girls, Glee Club, and just everything. Oh, she's wonderfulf, 'cFine! Buddy, that's more'n I could do. Ilm glad you got your datef' allot any idea who you,ll ask? Nope, not yet. For the senior class this was the last week of school. This week is always a riot of fun. Periods are shortened and classes dropped. Rules are sunk in a sea of confusion. It,s all one grand mess, eve1'y one adds to it and every one likes it. Every one has enough to do to Twenty-nine

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C ER LRKZ5 MHonest, Buddy? Youlre kidding nie, aren,t you? Come on, be honest now. Did she really?'7 HYou seem awfully upset about it. VVhat's the matter, scared?v HSeared! ?! No, I'm not scared! Do you want to meet her? '4Surel7' UCome on, I know where she is, Iill introduce you right now. Good, l,ll ask her to sign my Caeruleaf, Buddy was surprised at this unexpected reply. Jolm was in earnest. It was certainly strange. HAH right. I'll get mine and let her sign it, toof, Together they went to Buddyls locker for the book, then Buddy led a race down the stairs and out the front entrance of the 'Maint building. On the stone steps they found Dorothy seated, reading. She turned as the boys came hurrying up and Buddy at once intro- duced Jolm. Jolm was quiet, but not in the least embarrassed. lllost of the talking was done by Buddy. Strange as it may sound, neither of the other two appeared half as interested in Buddy as in each other. This was the first time John had ever had a good chance to see 4'Buddy's blondef, She talked so charmingly, and had such a soft mellow voice. He wondered that they could have been going to the same school for a whole year and he had never before noticed her. She had the most wonderful light bobbed hair, and the sweetest smile-oh that smile, that smile had been Johnls VVaterloo. Slfe took the boys' books and wrote in each of them. Jolm wrote a few lines in her book after Buddy had signed it, then returning hers and recoyering their own, the boys left. By themselves again they hastened to read what she had written. Buddy looked up with a frown. ff 2 Y2 2 1 2 Jolm blinked his eyes and grinned. He had an ex ression of . 21 doubt as he remarked, Gee whiz, Buddy, there,s something fishy ,bout thisf' Thirty-one 'J in in