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THE ORACLE. . . You Were Saying . . .What Will You P.e Doing Ibis Summer?By Elinor AllenThe time is not far away when we shall be packing our duffel bags and wending our weary way out Into the quiet, restful world of summertime. Some Monmouth students have been planning their vacation since Christmas; others are counting on walking into their old boss's office and taking over the job without preliminaries. But everyone is looking forward to the first week after release from Monmouth to just loaf.” Ten more school days, a week of finals, and the . farce is Over for another year. And wha: will you be doing until next September?Work at the Gulf Oil Co., in Pittsburgh,’ says Ed ricard. The company gives me leave of absence to come to school, and besides I’ve worked there for six years. Next summer I’ll be promoted to e • cutive vice-president in charge of paper clips. Bob I.uno isn’t sure yet—Whatever turns up—I don’t even have tomorrow planned yet/’ Another Pittsburgh lover is Bob Christy, who might work at a golf course there—It builds up muscles, vou know.”Janie Martin and Liz Koulsong are planning to tour California with their respective parents. *'I might be selling retail groceries in Glendale, California,” this from Jiiu Jirak, who loves the popular state, too. ’Toc’ Calhoun and I are going to crash Hollywood.” reports Joe McGuire, We’re going to live in an apartment out there, and pick up some work at a studio or two.”Colorado will sec a tew Monmouth students, it seems. Vida Stewart may be a hostess at a ranch or c Malcolm Briggs and Ellen Robeson will b: working at a resort appropriately named. “Troutdalc-of-the-Pines.” linogcnc Gardner and Bill Holliday will be at Chalet Rauch.I’m going to Texas, visit relatives and be a party-boy before I come back to Monmouth,” says “Al” Lehmann. Ben Farrar hopes to bit in Texjn; fur a short time: “I want to jom a combine group jmd follow the wheat route up to Canada.”Interlocked Music Camp in Michigan will see the nrrivul of Char Pierce. Nancy Turnbull says, T don’t quite know yet what I’ll be doixig—am waiting to see :I I’ll be going to New York to work on Mademoiselle.” Another who aspires tc visit the skyscrapers of New York is Lloyd Pinkerton, who still isn't sure.Wayne Brodd says, “1 might work ca a radio engineer in a li-ana-mitter station in Moline,” but Gerry Mathis sadly announces “I'm going to do a very stupid thing—J. am going to summer school in Monmouth.” Floyd Hershberger may also be attending Monmouth summer schuulr “Either that or .work,” he says. Don Johnson will attend school for two months, “And then I’ve set aside a month exclusively lor pleasure.”“Interview people on a service Job, write letters to Ray, and rest,” says Funic Korn, outlining her well-planned program. Two prospective husbands are Dale Milligan and Dick Turnbull. “After I’m married,” says Dale, I’m going to pour cement on the highways ol Illinois all summer.” “Me,” Turnbull announces, “’’m going to get married and live off her money.’’ Nice if you can do it.‘‘■Work in my uncle’s restaurant,” says “Johnnie” Johnson, and iort Goddard Joins the ranks of summer school frequenters. Barb Curry cjin’l decide to work on the “Cambridge Chronicle” or “The Arlington Herald”—both metropolitan newspapers of Boston. (Not the “Boston Curryler” Barb?) Work In Lyon and Heuly’s Music Store in Chicago,” says Helen Moore. Ann Lytle will be working at a resort in northern Wisconsin—“To cultivate my’ tan.“1 may work at the ‘Tam-O-Shanter’ in Chicago, says Laila Gabriel, “But I’m not sure yet. Summer school at Southern Illinois U will see Shirley Shaw. “I shall probably be digRlng ditches,” says Bill Shields; “Snowball” Cole: “I’m thinking seriously of going into business—monkey business.” That’s all right, “Snow—we’ll take your word that you really will be working in the lumber business.“Lead the life of Riley/' sighs Reed Basinger happily, the envy of many. A different kind of vacation is planned by Bill Kllerby: “I’m going to Fountainbleau to discover a new Utopia.” Bob Porter, on the other hand, plans to stay in Monmouth to work—“For the first time in my life.” he says.“Dippy Devltalis and Jim Nixon will be doing the same line of work; Athletic director,” says Jim* flexing his muscles. “Im going to leach kids how to swim and rake beaches on a Cape Cod beach in Massachusetts ” “nippy”: T gave 0ilt;| job of bc1l-hop to Wnlt MahlerI'm going to visit my mother in Newton, Iowa,” says Keith Wharff, I’ll iilso work as an agitator in the Maytag Washing Machine —Co., that is. Bob and Jim Fcehlcy are hoping to work at a boys’ camp in Wisconsin with Bnrney Wle.lixirom, but are not *ure a-* yet. Hazel Hatch and Elsie Corj will reside In Waukegan for the summer. “And probably end up working in the local bank,” they say.Marty Mcclcs soys, “Pro just going to stay at home in Springfield, and Rosalie Howard plans to be chief cook-and-bottJc-washer at home, too. Zip Congdon, on the other hand, plans something different: I’m going to be an inspector of highways from here to St. Louis,” he scys, “I know the roads (ropes) well.” Slu Zimmerman will visit, his sister in California—Nothing like work for me.”Work or not, vacation will be welcomed. Some like Janet Boles will be pulling down big a*lnries—Janet will be working on a secret agricultural commissions job in Washington, D. C.—some will stay with their families like Mxrgr Finley: “We've just moved to Seattle and my father may buy a houseboat, so I’ll probably be living on that all summer,” and some may be in the very happy state of Berta Enloc: “Last summer I painted barns, and now they’re all painted, sc I guess I’m unemployed this summer—unless it rains real hard.”
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Monmouth College Newspaper Oracle
Monmouth, Illinois, US
Fri, May 14, 1948
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