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THE ALUMNI BULLETIN JANUARY 1949 This month I'm late. I decided if they won't write to me then I won't write to them and just the other day I hit the proverbial jackpot -- letters from just about everybody -- even Bert Barnes (of course he wanted something). So my apologies. Now lets see what some of them have to say. (I'll have to hold some till next time). ALL HANDS LAY AFT OF THE FANTAIL FOR MAIL CALL. Chuck Stodter says: Dear Captain McCartney, It's about time I sent a letter off to you. Since that bawling out you gave us in the last Alumni Bulletin I've had a guilty conscience. I guess I can give you that old story that I'm much to busy to write letters, however, there is always plenty of time to write to a group whom I owe a debt of gratitude to which I will never really be able to repay. * * * * * * During the vacation somewhat of a YAHS reunion was held in N.Y. Present were "Ginny", "Chuck" Cronin, home on leave, Jim Hyatt, also home on leave, Dave Spurlock, just home and Fred Kurdziolek, passing through and yours truly. Believe it or not we had almost one third of the graduating class there. Much fun was had be all, enough at least to make us resolve to do the same thing next year. At this point I'll try to give you all the news I can about the above mentioned. Jim Hyatt is in the Army as you know and is stationed at Ft Belvoir. Jim succeeded in making a very high score on his AGT test and is going to go to OCS in a few months. Shucks, he'll be a looie before I ever get started. Fred is still going strong at West Virginia, he played a lot of football this year and managed to get himself pretty well banged up. * * * * * * "Chuck" Cronin, also in the Army, is attending Leadership school at Ft Dix, N. J. He also plans to attend OCS soon. Chuck isn't as big as he used to be having come down to 175 lbs. "Ginny" Browne's still beating her brains out at Stephens, I hear she is not doing such a bad job there either. Dave is still the same old easy going of Yokohama days, a finer friend would be hard to find. Last and least, yours truly is going crazy with the work and exams here at Sully's. We have four hours of class per day and eight hours of sit-at-you-desk-or-get-detention study per day. A far cry from high school days and believe me a hard changeover to make; however, I think I've finally made the transition and things look a bit better. * * * * * * Glad to hear of the success of athletic teams this year. Coach must really be sitting on top of the world. I still think we had some pretty good teams in the '47-'48 version of the "Red Devils". I'm willing to bet we could beat the stuffing's out of those '48-'49 squirts. (Might powerful talk "Chuck", some of those jokers were also '47-'48 squirts) Respectfully, Charles Stodter I believe we have space for another letter so how about one from the fair sex? Ok? Frances says: Dear Captain McCartney: I have been meaning to write you for a long time (that is what they all say Frances) in fact ever since we left Yokohama and now that we are right in the middle of semester exams I can think of no time more appropriate for catching up on my correspondence. (Now I know how she studied) That is really a good idea of sending bulletins and papers to Yo-Hi alumni because I know we all want to keep in touch with you and the school. It brings pleasant memories to all of us. * * * * * * Second semester here begins Feb 3rd. I am taking Spanish, English, Philosophy, Astronomy, Home EC, and physical education. "Ole Miss" is really a good school and I am enjoying it thoroughly. But I still miss good old Yo-Hi. "Them were the days". I guess that occupation phrases "Never had it so good" is truer than most people realize....... By letters from Jennifer Chazal, Pat Fuller and "Tardy" Thayer, it sounds as though this school year is just about as active and interesting as last year. But to us, ex-seniors of Yo-Hi there will never be another year like the last. Sincerely, Frances (Hagen) THE LOW Narimasu High School too a close one from the "Devils" 29-30. That puts Narimasu in the ichi-ban spot in our high school league, temporarily at least. But if I know my boys they are going to have a rough time staying there. Narimasu is Grant Heights in Tokyo. THE HIGH Meguro (Tokyo H.S.) was leading by two points with less than a minute to play when Wollenberg stepped up to the charity marker and sent two through the hoop. All tied up, overtime, cheering sections going crazy, people going crazy, all on their feed, stamping, yelling, whistling. Old Army men who had never yelled for twenty years going crazy like the students. Wollenberg sunk one to make it 24-22, Hurst broke loose for another five seconds later, 26-22, a freezing game, the Mustangs tallied 26-24. Finally everyone rushed on the floor and began necking our boys (what a revoltin' development). We had won 26-24. I couldn't speak above a whisper for three days. Sayonara, Captain McCartney |