Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fremont, CA)

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' Africa is rapidly becoming a civilized nation. While on a tiger hunt through the jungles we came to a co-educational college. The odor of cooking drifted out, and I was told that Gladys Rose was now teaching domestic science in this jungle college. ' I was resting in my room in Egypt when I heard melancholy strains of music. Looking out of the window I saw a funeral procession wending its way slowly down the street. Anna Silveria, the chief mourner, had brought her ambitions to star in Hollywood all the way to Egypt for burial so that there would be no danger of them coming to life again. In South America I met Eva, who is rapidly growing rich by selling Brazil nuts to other countries. Eva states that this is a very profitable business, especially when crops are good. ' While talking to Eva I happened to mention Mary Peralta and she told me that she often heard from Mary. She sells a great many nuts to Ferry’s Wholesale Nut Corporation, and Mary, being private secretary for Kenneth Ferry, writes to her quite often. While touring the Fiji Islands, I met some members of a traveling show that was entertaining the cannibals with Shakespearean plays. Jewell Anderson, the pianist, entertained with piano solos by Faust, and Margaret Lowrie took the lead in the plays, The Merchant of Venice’ and Hamlet.’ I was told that the cannibals were greatly pleased with their extraordinary talent and were planning to make them high priestesses of the tribe. I returned to the U. S. by way of New York. In Denver I saw two of my old associates. Both felt the strong call of theatrical life; so together they entered Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. Antoinette Botelho is well known as the star midget performer, and Alma Logan has attained a high position calling off the side shows. One Sunday at Miami I decided to go to church. Arriving early I went in and sat down in a dim corner. I was deeply absorbed in thought of my travels when I heard the Lohengrin Wedding March being played. To my astonishment I found the church full of people and saw a bride walking slowly to the altar. It was Theresa Santos, par¬ ticipating in her eighth wedding. Her seven former husbands have mysteriously van¬ ished, and it is rumored that Theresa is a ‘Madame Bluebeard.’ In Little Rock, Arkansas, I was walking through a residential district seeking rest and quiet. All of a sudden a dish whizzed by my head. A frightened little man dashed down the street followed by Helen Amaral, home-loving wife. Harry Konda, nearby store-keeper, reports a prosperous business in the sale of rolling pins. Returning to California, I visited Stanford University, and there met Lucy Shinn, the official advisor of many sororities. Lucy received her experience in directing sorori¬ ties when she visited Stanford as a delegate from W. U. H. S. When my tour was ended in the year 1950, I visited Washington High School to tell of my travels and to play several violin solos for the student body. In the middle of a group of students sat a white-haired gentleman. I was told that it was William Anderson.” —LaVerne Stivers, ’27.

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)ctsliini;fontein The headlines, ' DIAMONDS MISSING,’ attracted my attention. Reading on, I learned that Mae Dias was again on her way to Reno in search of another diamond, her last one having mysteriously disappeared. It will be remembered that Mae started her collection of rare jewels while in high school. After a dull journey across the ocean, I felt the need of some amusement, and so decided to visit the Bohemian quarter of Paris. In one of the studios I was looking over some paintings when I saw a poetic looking person feverishly writing on a piece of paper. It was Mila Norris, well known poet. She had just had an inspiration and was hurrying to make note of it before it left her. In a remote corner of the same studio I came upon a man in a paint smeared artist s smock. He smiled as I approached, and I was astonished when I saw that it was Wilbert Bettencourt, the distinguished artist. His popularity as an artist far surpasses that of the famous Raphael. In Italy I attended a concert at which Billee Langdon, Galli-Curci’s successor, sang many ballads composed by Ernest Pimentel. Ernest is also a composer of jazz, ranking next to Irving Berlin as a jazz artist. ' That evening I attended a theatre to witness Pavlowa’s first appearance with her new dancing partner, Addison Richmond. Add is the only man who has ever achieved fame as a toe dancer. On the train from Italy to Germany I spent the greater part of the time reading the season’s most popular book, Terry Tales, by Alice.’ It has made a big hit in literary circles and has been translated into all languages. Before arriving in Germany I had expected to have a very dull time there, but on my arrival I learned that Souza’s Band was playing in Berlin, and the thought of seeing Viola, the director, brightened my hopes. While talking to Viola I was disappointed to learn that Marian Sekigahama, now known as Mile. Marie, leading lady of the Ziegfield Follies, had been in Paris at the same time I was, and that I had not met her. In Russia I met Pearl Horn wandering sadly about trying to decide on the most dramatic way of committing suicide. An unlucky love affair and the failure of her chicken ranch on Nob Hill, Irvington, have made her discouraged. At Moscow I visited the insane asylum. While going through one of the corridors we came to a padded cell. The occupant was sitting on the floor counting buttons, and the guard explained that he was Michael Overacker, former secretary of the treasury at Washington. Brooding over the loss of both his position and his wife had caused him to become insane. Just at that time Michael arose and started doing a little spring dance; so we left. My tour then led me to Switzerland. I visited a little goat ranch high up in the Alps where James Takesaka, the owner, spends his time trying to apply his knowledge of higher mathematics and science to the milking and raising of goats. Our boat landed in China late in the afternoon. Going through a small village, I saw a missionary with his group of converts gathered about him. As we rode by, the converts were shouting, Tong live Reverend Fournier. As minister of the Gospel Velois has converted thousands with his silvery tongued orations. He ranks next to Aimee as an orator.

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Iksltiiu tonian Help Yourself” Senior Class Play Presented June 3, 1927 Thomas Lansing Ernest Pimentel Winfred Norton Addison Richmond Countess Hofele Inez Brown Johnny Smith Wilbert Bettencourt Jack Forest Michael Overacker Court nay Summer Edward George Abigail Fairweather Margaret Lowrie Florazelle Chalmers Billee Langdon = 3 ......... [21 ]