Riverside Polytechnic High School - Koala Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Meet Uur Predueer For too many years now too many people have been askmq What under the sun is a Koala? Unperturbed the shy young fellow responsible for all this curl osity remalned trctnquilly 1n the background unt1l this year when we suddenly found h1m just as he drew up a tree to sit a spell Clamor1ng for an interview w finally persuaded the little beastle to g1Ve out w1th this I am a native of Australia Im up a tree most of the time and there I sleep as much as possible getting my work done in a typxcal Poly manner resuming 1n deep tones You will not belleve me but the Koala is a marsuplal He IS descnbable as arboreal philophagous gregarious migratory and a few other things Reach for a dlctionary 1f you would converse w1th mel Reach for a dlctionaryl Now I am not actually related to the bear family but as long as it pleases you strange humans to call me a bear I shall bear the term cheerfully Heh' Heh' Yes I am happy to direct the course of your high school annual from year to year particularly this year when I have a chance to put you students 1nto a play about yourselves thus present1ng you with an opportunity to see the many wonderful events in school life YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU Well cheeno' I am off to a del1c1ous meal of eucalyptus leaves generously seasoned with dirt' Yes that s what I said' That s my diet' Beverage? I seldom touch the stuff not even water' Well cheeno now' . . 1 . . . I e ' I I Here came a pause: we gulped knowingly: then he continued to consider us curiously and calmly, I I