University of West Georgia - Chieftain Yearbook (Carrollton, GA)

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' 3 I I ui ' s . .yi f ' is a I' ,X , Tiff -Mba THE AGGIES, NINETEEN TWENTY-NINE eng-aggggf I f. saw a tanned energetic looking man, evidently the owner of the plantationj step briskly out or one of the buildings. I focused the localizer on his face-and I began to focus the telescopes localizer on every possible spot you could think of high school days! No wonder things were hustling under his supervision. Wlhy not pick up all the old crowd of the class of IQZQ, I thought. And so I began to focus the telescopes loclizer on every possible spot you could think of in the VVestern Hemisphere New York rewarded my efforts richly, I can tell you I caught Hamil Latimer just as he was entering one of the great office buildings: the directory of names at the entrance showed that he was Editor-in- Chief of a great magazine whose offices were housed there, Further, uptown in the residential section I noticed a large open-air platform on which a' tall, slim slightly grayed man was speaking to a crowdof spell-bound listeners, Can't you guess who it was? Why,-any member fo the class of 1929 would know. that it just couldn't be anyone but Robert Stallings: I could see by the banners displayed around the platform that he was speaking in behalf of his candidacy for mayor of New York. A third member of the old crowd I saw walking down the steps of a large public building. Men and women with note books in haimdc-evidently reporters-crowded about him, Newsboys were crying special editions, and the headline of one paper gave me the information I wanted, Curtis Milom, bril- liant lawyer, it read, wins famous case. VVell Curtis always was the best nElI'gLll:l6l'H we had in the class. I My attention was attracted to a large crowd entering an opera house, so with great interest I focused my telescope on the state and to my greatest surprise I beheld Golson Stephens leading a world famous symphony orchestra while his wife Hazel Herrin was taking a leading part of the opera. just as I was about to turn my attention to another part of the city my eyes fell on the piano and who should be playing it but Lucile Owens, I next turned my telescope to Hollywood, California and the first thing I saw was john Ray's Hot Dog Stand. He seemed to be making good for there was quite a crowd around the stand. A great moving picture studio was in view so I decided to see Iff it were possible to find any of my classmates here, and sure enough there wafs Leslie Powers starring in a picture opposite Margaret Fullilove. As I was IOOIKII-IbIg?Q.1'Ol1I'lCl I saw jesse Jordon, the director, march out and start towards Maiigaret if he were going to kill her, so I concluded that they must be married. My next scene was in Los Angeles. I saw some beautiful fruit trees and wondered who owned them when suddenly Manar Cansler came into sight and was talking to some workmen and I knew that he must be the owner. Aktheatre caught my eye and I thought perhaps I could find some of my classtgigs here and sure enough there was Gladys Denny, a great FA SA LA siiaigiejiil The next act was two black faced comedians but they didnt fool me for If,-recognized them as Hugh Lee Crook and Fred Denney. I decided to take afpeep into the University of California and see if any of my old school mates had gone there sure enough there was Troy Chambers a dignified mathematics professor. I then focused my telescope to Miami, Fla., I saw a certain beautiful estate and before I could wonder who it belonged to I saw Dewey Collett and'VVilber Rowe coming into the garden so I took for granted they were married. Next I decided to look into one of the office buildings and I saw written on the door Steve Vfforthy, Landscape Gardener. I saw him giving dictations to his secretary. just as that instant Avis llarr rushed in and from the scene that followed I knew her to be Mrs. Steve VVorthy. I next looked into a large library and saw Ilernice Ilohanon at the desk being assisted by Grace Caswell. 215214 . f 1 I Pg... u v:. -v I I

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:E a ewan? THE AGGIES, NINETEEN TWENTYfNINE some The Planetary Telescope of 1929 Tnstead of each member of my family giving me an individual present on my birthday in 1939, all of my relatives pooled the money they would otherwise have spent for such gifts and bought me a beautiful, steam-line, single seater biplane and one of the new planetarv telescopes. To say that l was delighted would put it far too mildly indeed. T had been wishing and longing for these two things despairingly, with absolutely no hope of ever getting either-just as back in T929 the young people of those days wished for automobiles of their own. Even for IQ3Q the telescope was a marvelous invention, Wlitli it you could plainly see the weather Conditions 'on all the nearby planets, and by fitting on the end of the telescope a special localizing device, you could see any part of any planet in detail-including the people, the landscape, the buildings and even the interior of buildings if desired, for the device had x-ray powers at long distance, although not at close range. The telescope had been developed to meet the demand of the so-called holiday-Hiers, that is, people who spent their holidavn by going on Sight-seeing trips to other planets. After these pleasure seekers, upon their arrival at the selected spot on Mars or Yenus or Saturn, would find weather and other local conditions unfavorable, and so their excursion would be spoiled. They wanted some means of ascertaining conditions in advance ani the planetary telescope, with its localizing attachment, was the answer. T decided to try out my handsome new biplane on a little birthday trip to Mars. Adjusting my telescope and focusing it on Mars, T picked out a lovely spot alongside the banks of one of the Martian canals: It would, I felt, be an iceal place to spend a quiet afternoon. NVith the aid of the instructions give.i in the book which came with the plane, I set the biplane's directional indicator, so that the plane would land at the exact spot l wanted to reach on Mars. This done, I sat myself in the plane and turned on the atomic energizer-and away we flew. l know it seetns like bragging, but, truthfully. that lovely little plane was the smoothest riding air vehicle in which l have ever ridden-none of that bumpy, rock-the-boat sensation you so often get in these cheap, poorly-designel planes. l took along my new planetary telescope and had a most enjoyable time during the ride, looking at interesting scenes on the various planetsg it reminded me of my childhood days, when we used to watch the scenery from the windows of railroad trains! My stars, if a train made sixty miles an hour people calleil it a Hyer: l'd be afraid of being arrestegl for obstructing air traffic if l fiew my plane at such snails pace as that! My biplane made its splendid performance perfect by landing on Mars at the exact spot for which l had set the directional indicators before taking on from the earth-T don't think there was so much as a foot variation. l got out and sat down beside the Martian canal in the shade of some attractive but odd looking trees. At least. they resembled trees, although they werenot vegetation. but sonie curious formation like coral. Picking up my planetary telescope. T began to amuse myself by looking back at the earth. The Western Hemisphere warn turned my way, and the localizing device on the telescope picked up a scene in Brazil. lt was a coffee plantation, and despite the tropical climate, the work seemed to be going forward with noteworthy hustle and energy. Rather unsual. l thought, and wondered what the explanation was. Even as l ruminated l if-1 EQ is'

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I I' 3 . ., 1 vw .mf A., 1 f W li -. 4 .ig nz . lf' I , li '1 as L a -figs lr, 45 ' 1 '7'1 Y - iw- --Y W--YY , I asa THE AGGIES, NINETEEN TWENTYfNlNE 452603412 I U rg-QlaJAEaW.fa I ada Loss so L IL L ,LL L L I I s I gi My next thoughts were on Texas, so Ifocused my telescope on El Paso and on a large ranch I saw a small man on a horse back, I couldn't make out who he was on account of his sombrero but he soon came to the house and took it off. And to my surprise it was Bob Steed! I decided he was trying to keep off so many freckles! I recognized Benson Kelly and Marvin Chambers as they also rode up. I saw King Nichols, the postmaster, I next saw a beautiful old Spanish home and thought I'd find out who owned it when Christine Scudder walked out with Harvey Lee McVVaters. They were looking over some blue prints and I took it for granted Harvey Lee was an architect. I next turned my telescope to Paris. The first person I saw was Lucile Eriddell and I followed her to a model shop, Here I found that Elberta Johnson was the owner of the shop, Christine Crawford her assistant, and Lucile, Helen Huff and Clestelle Hightower models, I next saw a large dancing school and decided to see if any of my classmates owned it and sure enough on the door marked Private 'was the name of Thomas Miller. He was giving lessons to a little French girl. I next turned my telescope to Hong Kong, China, where I found Mary Helen Land, who was a missionary to the heathens, In Africa I saw a long hunting expedition headed by james Carter and Loyce Barns, Christine Burson, Blanche. Almon, Doyle Caswell and Myers Hyde were in the party. My telescope was next turned to Atlanta, Georgia., I saw a sign with the name 'iNell's Tea Roomu' and I decided to investigate and see if it belonged to Nell Burns. It did and -Iosephine Cole, lglessie Maude Kee and Eunice Watsoii were waitresses. .I next found Opal Pullen opening a candy shop on Peachtree l , f:'i9fz. ,-.11 1 y s I swung the telescope to the old home town li could' not help but wonder ho anyfhad stayed there and proposed. I was soon enlightened, The first pers '3who'stepped within range of the localizer carried a small black case in her hand and bore herself in a most professional manner-evidently a prosperous, self- confident physician making his rounds. It was Fannie VVortham of course-as you may have guessed, 'Ihe next thing I noticed was a drug store bearing the name Liggin and Hamrick. Iwonder if it could be Max and jim and sure enough it was, for they both stepped out about this time. The next persons I noticed were .Iames,Story and Otis Taylor, who were street car conductors, I next turned toward school-first I looked in the office and found Iessie Euller filling Mr. Ingram's place, Inez Jordon was an edicient English teacher while Emmie Lou Bell was still holding the place of Librarian. The next person I saw was Earnest Jackson, who was etaching Chemistery. Then I saw Darden Spradlin at the poultry house and Virgil Lee had his class of boys helping with the chickens, My next scene was in .the dining hall when I found Grace Spradlin the matron. I saw a car drive up and found that Steizing Kitchens was still chauff- ering, only this time it was for Jessie Euller and not Mr. Ingram, street. . I I laid down the telescope and glanced at my watch. It was four o'clock in earth time. I had not realized that I had been looking through the planetary telescope so long, still, it had been indeed a pleasant birthday diversion to see once more, even at such tremendous distance, my classmates of days gone by. Hurridly, I climbed into my biplane and started off and I- would just about get back to earth in time for the birthday dinner my family were having for me. 1 JULIA Nr-XSXVORTHY.