Sanford Preparatory School - Chrysalis Yearbook (Hockessin, DE)

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'Me Zdfzqeaka Amazed at the potentialities that these old friends of his have re- vealed through a score of years, Rip was interested in finding out how many were still around the campus somewhere. He found that the main- tenance of the garage and in fact all maintenance work was handled by Bill Sawin, whose long hours under the automobile have given him much practical experience. Rip proceeded to turn a radio on, when FLASH!!! Ann Biddle's Hollywoodf, brought to you by Doctor Swindle's vitamin pill., brings you the latest gossip from the West Coast all dressed up in Miss Biddle's unusual wit. Suddenly a news flash interrupted telling of the Modern Wright Brothersf, namely Norman Tate and Alan McAneny, former aces of the air now experimenting with rocket ships. They were at present stranded on the moon. What about the rest of those New Orleans boys?,' asked Rip, when suddenly a whois whom was thrust into his dusty Hngers. Now there always seems to be a Pickering in every encyclopedia printed, and sure enough, the name of a prominent millionaire of the South internationally known for his famous dog kennels appeared, namely, George Wiley Pickering. Passin the Pick column he thumbed to the Pik,' column and g heading the list was the name of Harold Pike, the man who made photo- graphic history, recording historical events for the Associated, United and International presses, known all over the world as The man who was there when it happenedf' Ah yes, they have really established their careers, but we were not finished by a long shot. Are all the female members of the class career women? No, not quite, for when he asked if there were any married women, the quick reply was, Yes, do you remember Betty O,Brien? She is now the wife of a wealthy ranch owner, who at present is writing poetry as a pastime. Since Rip awoke from his sleep much had happened, much to make him think and wonder. So, upon a stump he sat to gather his senses, when suddenly, a loud knocking noise aroused him from his thoughts. He gazed over yonder, and on a hill, a great construction was taking place. The construction of a tower, destined to be the highest building in ex- istence, built for one man. And this man will use the tower as a suit- able place to go when troubles arise. Who is the man? Then Rip noticed the familiar face of Thomas Woodhouse, the country famed carpenter, who showed his uncanny ability to strike a nail with a hammer back in the year 1945, doing the construction job absolutely by himself. 1945s cr . - C! 7,7 7, 1

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N THE rolling hills of northern Delaware, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-Hve, the immortal Rip Van Winkle set to roaming again. The scent of the old pine trees of Sunny Hills brought back many a memory to old Rip of the Catskills. XVithin this home- like and happy atmosphere, he had spent many a joyous day, until one day while roaming through the woods, he became tired. He stopped to rest, and as the old tale goes, he yawned and dozed off into slumber. Need I tell the rest of the story? XVhen old Rip awoke the next morning, his clean shaven face was now burdened with a long white beard. Twenty years had passed, and the campus of Sunny Hills had now expanded to the rank of an outstanding American college. Our hero, Mr. Van Winlile hobbled up the path from the woods. The first thing that caught his eyes was a newspaper tossing around in the wind. He managed to get hold of it and first he checked the date, QMay sorh, 19652. But whatis this? What's this on the sport page? This year the Worltl Series was refereed by the outstanding base- ball umpire, Jacob Nolde, who is now in the hospital, suffering from pop-bottle injuries. Well did Rip remember Jake and his baseball. The campus now was far and wide, and the curious old man started to investigate the whereabouts of all his friends of the class of '45. He came to the historic old Q'Lodge,' and gazed at the Hall of Famef, He read of Edward Mead Burt, the man who threw a baseball across the Delaware River, now the prominent Rear Admiral Burt of the U. S. Coast Guard, protecting our coastline. Following the path to Quigley Hall, he discovered the internationally famous Mermaid Tavernn. He is greeted by a Miss Edith Martin, chief of the staff of the literary and grammar professors. .She showed him through the library, where upon picking up a book he noticed it was written by the most distinguished ornithologist and botanist, Dr. Kyle Boeger, Esq., A. B., Ph. D., etc. The book bore the title, Birds, Their Characteristics and Instincts. But behold! What was this on the wall? A masterpiece, remarked Rip, a picture of a colorful brook trout fighting the angler's reel. 'QBy whom? he asked. Looking carefully he discovered on the lower right hand corner, the signature of Richard L. Scales, a painter of nature and a well known sportsman. Before Rip left the library, he noticed the Saturday Review of Literaturef, Picking it up, he saw the name of Grace Read heading the list of prominent novelists. Miss Read, a famous journalist, writes what the public wants, and has established her fame with the great wealth of knowledge she has acquired.

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75e Picking up a magazine, our hero was curious to read some up-to- date tid-bits of the world, when he turned to the school directory page, and read of the opening of a nursery school for the welfare of penniless kiddies by Miss Jane White, prominent child psychologist, and nursery school teacher. Rip always did have a soft spot in his heart for those who gave their constant devotion to the young children and also to those angels of mercy, the nurses. And upon turning to the next page he gazed at a Red Cross poster, upon which appeared a nurse. Looking a little closer, Rip recognized the familiar face of Clela Harding, who was posing as the nurse, and who in reality is one of the best registered nurses the John Hopkin's staff has known. They consider her The Lady With the F1ash1ight'!! Well, there they are, Mr. Van Winklc. You say, you're not surprised? Maybe itls because you knew they had the potentialities. They have left a worthy name to be fulfilled by other seniors. The immortal Class of '4S!! I 945