9 MAY 1949 ALUMNI BULLETIN

THE ALUMNI BULLETIN

9 May 1949

Today is boys' day and all over the island of Honshu carp and brilliantly colored streamers are flying in the breeze above the thatched roof of the farm houses, the tin shacks of the bombed out areas, the beautiful homes of the wealthy. The occupation families are going native as many of them are flying more fish from poles than the Japanese. Cherry blooms have long since dropped from the branches, but they were beautiful this year, and the country lanes, road sides, fields and hills are rapidly taking on the bright green of spring. Farmers are digging up the paddy fields and honey carts are appearing on the roads in ever increasing numbers.

Yo-Hi remains a beehive of activity, I shall cover the school events briefly as I want to devote more space to you.

I just wish that you all could have been with us for the splendid Jr. Sr. Prom 28 April. The affair took place at Hodagaya, dinner and dance, Neet-Nac was to small. The club was beautifully decorated and we had an AI orchestra. Over 130 people were there, the girls in their lovely evening gowns and the boys, well, in things boys are wearing these days.

As usual I'm never able to finish this at one setting but it usually requires several days at odd times, thereafter here are some events that happened since5 May. On 6 May the Glee Club entertained the mothers with a lovely Mothers day tea in the gymnasium. That same evening at 5:00 PM our baseball team met Narimasu High School (Grant Heights) of Tokyo in the first of a series of high school games of the spring season. With the superb pitching of Wollenberg and air tight fielding we shellacked the Tokyo team to the tune of 17 to 1. When I left Wollenberg had nine strike outs to his credit in five innings of play.

Today Saturday, 7 May the entire student body left on a picnic down Hayama way. They will have fun I know.

Last year the boys walked off with the honors of salutatorian and valedictorian, but this year it is a different story. Carol Browne and Virginia Larkin lead the class and will handle these assignments, both with a two year average of 98 or above. We really have some excellent students in the class of '49, but no class will really ever be able to take the place of my first class at Yo-Hi, the class of '48.

I have several letters that I should publish but I'll be unable to get them all in. To you whose letters do not appear here please don't think that they were not appreciated because they have meant so much to me this year. Now, all things must have a beginning and and ending and I'm sorry to inform you that this will be the last issue of the Bulletin. Perhaps someone else may carry it on but I am leaving Yo-Hi for the States soon after I hand out the diplomas on 15 June. My work here has been most pleasant and as my departure time draws near I regret more and more leaving the school that I have seen grown from a very small beginning to the splendid institution it is today. But I shall carry away many memories -- but I don't want to be a "Good-bye Mr Chips". It has been fun keeping in touch with you all. You were and are a grand class, one that I will remember for a long time. My re-assignment orders came through yesterday and I'm going to the University of Pittsburgh for ROTC duty. If you all ever need my assistance in any way you can reach me there. You will always be able to reach me at Glenville, West Virginia. Now I must say Sayonara.

Captain McCartney

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