Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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X il jg PageSixteen CLASS PRCJPHECY if J 3: yi hike. Not that Alice didn't have a Sina Hoffman. Though I10t S0 Slim Qi plentiful supply of admirers, but af- and graceful as she once was, Sina did as ter a poor unfortunate youth had made VGFY well C011SidBTi11g her years. if that arctic excursion on a cold winter After this, the party broke up and if night, usually he never came back. We plodded home. 91 Then the dancing for the public be- Several days later, while walking gan and we sat down to look people in the outskirts of the city, I passed over. After a few dances I noticed Miss Sherman's Finishing School for 35 that a particularly stunning woman Girls. I have learned since that two Q5 was dancing with the same partner, a of Waltham High's most Hnished prod- jf curly headed sailor, every time. I ucts, Alice Clifton and Edith Peterson, if asked Jack who she was and he in- were numbered among the faculty. QI formed me that it was Mrs. Pauline Our stay was now up and the next 99 Austin and her husband. morning found us on our way back to One especially graceful dancer re- France. I guess that about ends the SJ minded me very much of Grace yarn, eh, Jack. - Q5 Holmes. Sure enough, it was she. Ipaused and looked around me. 95 She had changed greatly since I last Save for a few who must have been jj saw her. - endowed with the patience of Job, my ji Just before the close, they put on listeners were all sound asleep. I woke if another exhibition dance. This time them up and we tottered home. if it was an aesthetic toe dance by Miss Amen if as 35 31 ,lf at of Qif if of Q1 A AL' '22 N if 9277 124 295 E I 2 1 ' 2 Z Q 1 if ft sz sf 9 E 'JM vb!! is 011409, :gi C T72-I 6 I it 'ff m lf if 9 :C if if if it 99 it 99 it 9' if 9 it 99 if if it 9' it 9' 9 ..,..N'. . df .'f?. Nf:.4-9. o.'D:.'Nn. ra. n. rw. fu. n. fH.'Nf7-77.6 if . .., ..,.,,.....,..c.........-..................t-.-Us-A-N-X------bs--araksfsrsrs

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