Roosevelt Middle School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Zl He shouts to the passengers to fasten their safety belts again, as they are going to land. The ship lands with quite a jolt. Bose Parades, who has been telling everyone that she wants to be the first one to set foot on Martian soil, makes a dash for the door. Without first looking, she jumps out, but finds to her surprize that instead of landing on Martian soil, she has landed in Martian water. Help! Help! I'm drowning! she shouts. loanne Overleese, the famous swimmer, in her excitement pulls off her light weight hat and dives through the window clad in a heavy overcoat which she forgets to remove. While she is rescuing the unfortunate, the others get out the door on the other side of the ship where there is dry land. Philip Flint and William Hom stand on either side of the door and count the passengers as they alight. The two counters confer with each other and agree that there is one passenger miss- ing. Fay Gaines, who has been standing near by and overhears the conversation, volunteers to go back in to the ship and search. After some time she succeeds in finding the missing one. This passenger is Iack MacDonald, who had fallen asleep while read- ing a Spanish book. He had slid under his seat so quietly he did not realize what had happened. Tents are erected by some of the former Boy Scouts. These are to be used as temporary dwellings. Laura lean Thompson starts to complain that it is growing cold. Ernest Beck, who has been waiing anxiously to assist her in any way possible, now rushes to the ship for the lgniagua, a chemical which when ex- posed to air immediately warms the atmosphere around to a comfortable degree. A moment later he pokes his head out of the door cmd shouts that the Igniaqua is gone. Or did we bring it? he calls. I guess we clidn't. replies Nancy Iulian. We'll have to build a fire. It has been such a long time since such an old fashioned method for heating as building a fire has been used that some time is spent in trying to remember how to build one. While Betty lane lune and Rose Strugo gather wood, lean De Riemer and Adrienne Wueste are trying to decide what you light the fire with, finally it is decided that a match is used and they argue about whether you strike it on a smooth or rough surface. At last a fire is started and while everyone is sitting around the camp fire a bright light illumines the early evening sky. Before anyone has time to wonder what it is, a small rocket ship lands beside the large expedition ship. From it come two people but

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20 'rt-IE CLASS PROPHECY I llilh O YOU really believe, that this chemical, Volare-altus, which Richard Roxburg and Nathan Pearl have in- vented, will make your rocket ship go? inquires Co- ralie Alexander ot Bill Short, the inventor of the ship. Fellow- reporters, Bernice Gates, Tom Harper, Iean Giberson, and Dorothy Christopher jot down the answers to the questions of the inter- view as they are given. And whom do you intend to take with you on your expedition to Mars? is the next question. Well, l don't know yet. l would like about two hundred very intelligent people. Why not our old class-mates of Roosevelt? speaks up one reporter, Are they not a good intelligent group for the expedition? Of course! Of course! How could l forget about them? cries the inventor, Do you suppose Gloria Miller, the editor of your paper, could help to round up the group? A few months later the people are united and ready. The group is gathered on Camp Kearny Mesa, where they are to take off. From many parts of the world the group has been gathered. Ruth Foster, the famous explorer, with her company of Iohn Ronis, Bob Alverson, Bill Creer, and Nora Cox, who have been hunting large animals for various zoos throughout the world, were found in the jungles of South Africa. Roy l-lall, Philip Crosby, Harry Barnet, Betty and Mildred Arterburn, Anita Laird, Beatrice Lump-- kin and Shirley Gordon were located at the North Pole. Members of the class were found in all corners of the Earth. The door of the ship has been opened and the crew, Bill Inch, Frank Dentremont, Alexander Krooskos, Elmer Lash, and Maurice Nelson, are helping the passengers to their seats. lohn Bishop, the capilot, has just told the excited crowd to fasten their safety belts while Treva Glasson, the pilot, is starting the engine lust as the ship is about to take off a shout is heard outside and Bill Capps and Ben Townsend are seen frantically waving for the ship to wait for them. As the door is opened, they climb in and the rocket stoats off. lohn Doria, the millionaire sponsor of this expedition, is talli- ing to George Brown whom he has appointed captain of the ex- pedition until officers are elected on Mars. The ever studious Le- Roy Kindle has settled down with a pile of old classic literature, such as Lost Horizon and Gone with the Wind. The co-pilot has been having such an interesting chat with the pilot that he has failed to notice how near they are to Mars.

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22 they cannot be distinguished because it is too dark. As they come closer they are recognized as Austa Mathison and Williard Virden. They are immediately surrounded by members of the ex- pedition. After the excitement auiets down the presence of the two is explained. They said that they had come to start a king- dom here of which they intended to be king and queen, but there were no Martians to govern. Upon seeing the fire they thought they had finally found some natives. Barbara Mayer suggests that they join the expedition, explaining that they are going to form a democratic government. They willingly consent and it is decided to elect officers. After the election the officers of the new' government are announced by Dick Brewer and lack Williams as follows: Betty lane Selwyn has been elected first woman president and her husband lohn Wall will be the First Gentleman of the Land. The vice president will be Violet Parchen, Secretary cf' Navy is Bob lones, Secretary of Labor is Bob Alverson, Winifred Coward will be Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary of State, limmyr Griffiths: Secretary of Treasury, Fred Neumeistery Secretary of Interior, Bert Bolam, and Kenneth Sedgwick, Post Master Gene'al. A Supreme Court will be made up of Evelyn Thorne, Irving Rawdin, lames Wood, Frances Barrows, Barbara Webb, Emmy Lou Cromer, Barbara Woolett, Walter Schneider, and Leon La Lanne. A city is to be built where the rocket ship landed, of which Olive Burnett will be Mayor. Paul Nystrom, Chief of Police: Tho-P mas Dyer, Fire Chief and Patsy Ryno, famous dancer, will be as- sistant Fire Chief. Mocrjorie Lyons has the honor of being the President's private secretary and Gertrude Mac Quoim of being Head Chef in the Presidents home, the Pink House. A large university is to be founded and many famous pro- fessors will teach there, including Harold Dillgprofessor of Latin: Gustave Sotelo, professor of English: William Kreft, professor of Spanish: and Carl Vincent, professor of Algebra. Marie lacks will be the Girls Coach and Fred Rapp the Boys Coach. Many well known people will continue to practice the profes- sions which made them famous on the Earth here on Mars. Some of them are Patricia Collins, famous doctor: Rita Freeland, artist and also famous violinist: Adele Kunkel, who has become a won- derful actress: May Lou Wincote and Billie Mae Collins, well' known journalists, also Frances Shepard violinist: Grace Yale, celloist and that not-to-be forgotten team, Irene Elliot and Bobs Bourdette, a second George Burns and Gracie Allen. The other members of the class and their futures on Mars, remain unknown, as we are tired of this foolishness.