St Christophers School - Raps and Taps Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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SPRATLEY: Scientist receives civic award for greatest city improvement-discovery of a method of de-odorizing a whole community. Scien- tist hoclcs silver cup and buys fuel for convertible and throat and hits open road, STIFF: V. P. I. class holds re- union at country estate of classmate. Tenant farmer Stiff, shoeless and shave- less, spits terbaccy 'through hole in roof, rises from only chair for miles around Northern Neck, and wel- comes classmates to run down farm with ol' fasihun corn off the cob. WALDEN: Head of Pranksters Inc., huge advertising agency, celebrates 50ith year of be- ing 'Grand Jester by erect- ing signs in every city ad- vertising customer's brand of rowboat, shortly after blowing up every bridge on 'the 'East Coast. WALKER: Walker receives cup at St. C. commencement ser- vice in commemoration of his 50th year as head math teacher without being late or absent once. l27l N A. GNN! L, J x

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I Us jimi tl WA, 'Ofixsx ff Nga' ,V 49 ,ff l5 Of l26l RUCKER: Expert at plastic surgery and father of the Rejuve- nation Theory creates per- fect woman and elopes swiftly to secluded South Sea islandg tropical tem- perature climbs to new high. SENN: Famous hair oil concern revises recipe slightly and changes to shoe polish con- cern. Star Salesman Senn cuts hair fformer advertis- ingj to reveal polished shoes fnew advertisingj. SHERMAN: Sherman in 50th year of foodless, sleepless, and motionless rtrance. His chess opponent bottled his king up. SHOEMAKER: Admiral Shoemaker wins brilliant battle in Pacific, destroying 56 enemy cruis- ersg attributes success to education at Ol' St. C.- The Sinker Method.

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K X X Q-51,43 OPX X , f Cr-1 .ZFX 1 XS, X E x I I . 'Q I v fa m .0o,,3S,5f?- WELLFORD: Wellford succeeds Hoagy C. and takes lead roll in Lost Decade. Playing opposite a shapely beer keg, Sandy takes nation by storm with his musical rendition of Gunga Din and I'm A Jolly Rebel. WOLFE: Wresitling promoter and chief bookie of West Coast accused of hxing Rose Biowl game. Crowd sus- pected fraud when safety man groaned and bled twenty seconds before be- ing tackled. TIIE RIcHiiibMiiiEioiiiiiPLEAD1:R Io97'rI-I YEAR RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JUNE I, 2947. IO CENTS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION DISCOVERED DARK AGE RELICS UNCOVERED RICHMOND, jun, I.-Coleman C. Moleman, operating a weasel ray drill, unearthed an ancient town while digging in the uranium Helds of western Richmond-a group of buildings surrounded by a white fence, obviously fortified village of' some extinct tribe. A perfectly preserved body was found still peering from behind the fence, In the corpse's hand was still- clutched a small sheet of paper reading: Close bounds- 20 demeritsf Tribe had been made extinct by Inner quarrels and wars. All build- ings had huge holes in walls and Hoor. caused by terrific explosions. Authorities suspect objects similar to one found near door marked Headmaster -a small conelilre object labeled Liberty Bell, labora ones are for such Authorities claim the buried tribe practiced human sacrifice- some sort of open-air theater con- taining a 100-yard field ma-rked off by white stripes and surrounded by bleachers was unearthed near vil- lage. Samples taken from earth of theater showed human blood-evi- dence that the place was the location for some sort of barbarous human sacrificial rites. Apparently the use-of water for drinking purposes had not been discovered. Everywhere among the buildings were littered empty bot- tles previously containing some sort of liquid similar nitric acid. Many amazing relics were un- covered in the buildings dotting the village-further -proof of -bar- barous cults. Books, full of ancient literature, were found marked be- yond recognition. Fantastic and gruesome pictures covered the covers, pages, and type of the books -babies being pushed from -cliffs, crippled men crushed under huge Weights and trucks hitting blind men were some of the milder types of tribal art. A different type of art was found on the walls and closet doors of the Living quarters of the tribes- men. Several drawings were i281 on window shades.