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that daring, that courageous, that death-defying high
diver, ’’Fearless'* Hardt — for only two bits, folks,
two dimes and a nickel, just one-quarter of a dollar...

Jim says Delhaas will always offer the most of the
best.

Within the sideshow I was greeted by our two Thin
Men. Bill Wallace doesn’t mind being a Human Skeleton
but advises: ’’Don’t become the skeleton in anybody’ s
closet” . B ill Charlton says the other kids get caught
doing shenanigans in class, but the teachers have to
look twice to even see him. Once he stood sideways and
was marked absent.

Both os these boys are extremely interested in our
exoansion plans. ’’But a circus is no better than the
performers make it”, they said. ” We must all do our
best".

B ob Morris, the Tallest Man in the World, is inter­
ested in the lighting system we will have. ” I ’ve got
to be”, he grinned, "or I might smack into a fixture”.
He is built kind of high.

Seeing Larry Katz, our trapeze artist, in earnest
conversation with Lee Polk, I joined them to find out
what it was about. It seems our circus needs a snake
charmer and Larry wants Lee to be it. "I’d rather get
shot from a cannon”, said Lee. ” She’s not afraid of
any reptile, that is, any that have advanced to the
pocketbook or shoe stage”, Larry grinned. "Or one that
is being bisected in Mr. Ritter’s Biology class”, Lee
added. "Did you know that in our new quarters the
biology room will be larger that the one we now have?
There will be cabinets for displaying specimens. An­
other imorovement will be a microscope for each pupil
in the class.

Our tatoo artist. Jack Petro, (did you ever see his
sweat shirts and slickers?) stopped work long enough to
say, "Like tattooing, the good works of Delhaas will
continue to be permanent and indelible". Have you
heard about the plans for our art laboratory? There
will be ample display area for exhibits, working areas
designed for art, and storage area designed for art
materials. Of course, there will be abundant artifi­
cial and natural light.

George Schumacher was just where you’d expect to
find him, at the refreshment stand. H e ’s a lucky
fellow. The other boys have only one girl but it takes