Quimby High School - Echo Yearbook (Quimby, IA)

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, .... -.... .- 5 -- ---10 A ffpfpg 5 JL :Yam QL vs ser 'A4 J Xrahlijgj? I-,qziZki4Q:D'i,QLNX I C52 -N 43 1a.' ,.-. 1' - ,-. - N 4 ts TN V5 5 N SEUIUH LLQJ5 PLD! LUUT D parents stay'married. Lydia is the only one left to bat- tleg she attempts to play the role of Horatio's ghost and scare Henry out of the house. Agnes unveils Lydia in the last few minutes, the children confess the pranks, and Agnes and Henry confess the losses stated were fictional. The joke was on the children. All in all, the seniors did a splendid job on the play. They are to be highly complimented on their performance, their cooperation through the rehearsals was super, and in spite of gaso- lini rationing, attendance at the rehearsals was almost 100 . The members of the senior class wish to extend to the patrons their appreciation for their fine support: They also leave a record of cooperation, school spirit, will to do and do correctly, a goal for all classes to shoot at, . As you seniors go out to play your.part in the world, may you have as much fun and cooperation as you did dur- ing the three weeks of rehearsal on HA Ready-Made Family.' aeaeeeeeee Pat: nWere you excited on your wedding day?n Q Mike: NExcited? Say, I gave my bride ten dollars and kissed the minister.U ., U . ,L U 1Hs 254x7f She: nDarling, I saw the sweetest little hat in the store today...u.l..,H ' He: nWell, put it on and let's see how bad it looks.n ee-:He-x-4.4 Office boy: HMn. Whiffebotham, could I have tomorrow afternoon'off?n Whiffebothams nAh, yes, Your grandmother, I suppose?n Office boy: nYes, sir, She's making her first parachute jump, you know. -:messes Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself,--Anna Shannon M O1'1I',Q,Qo p L 7 j f L