Blame it on the fish

Entry in a vintage 1964 high school yearbook. Note that the pen (and apparently their relationship) changes halfway through the message.

To my Dearest [boy's name],

Hi! It has been lots of fun knowing going with you and I hope we never break up. We have had so much fun together. I will hate to see you leave me this summer when you go fishing. I think you are a wonderful guy and I am very glad that I am the lucky girl to go with you. Even though we do have fights it is worth it. Well I wish you all the luck in the following years to come. I will never forget you [boy's name] and I hope you will never forget me even though we do break up. Good luck with your fishing this summer. Hope you catch alot of fish. My one wish is that you are always happy. Be good and keep smiling.

Loves ya always, [girl's name]

1951 Strenuous Life

Lots of student inscriptions and signatures are written over the mermaid and mermen-decorated endpapers in this 1951 yearbook from Roosevelt High School, Seattle, Washington.

You’re a young lady now

Published by Kotex in 1953, the writing on the back cover reads STATIONERY, SHAVE LEGS and, the all-important question, IS HE WEARING CUT-OFFS?

Rippikoulu muisto 1883

Antique 1883 Christian confirmation class cards for Olga Smedberg and Olivia Grönlöf. I believe the handwriting is Finnish but the printed verses might be Swedish.

To prevent a busted party

Party flyer found inside a 1981 yearbook from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington.

Always, Eddie Haskell

1952 yearbook inscription from Vista High School, Vista, California.

Dear Barbara,
It is not easy to put down on paper all the fun that we have had during these last five months. I have never been with a person who is near as sweet and fine as you. You have been to me, all that I ever wanted or hoped for in a girl. It has been a truly great pleasure to have been able to go with you. You are as sweet and have all of the qualifications as nearly perfect that anyone could have. Most of this is due to the fine upbringing of your wonderful parents but the rest is brought on by your charming personality and physical attractiveness. I feel that I can safely predict for you a great future in whatever you do for with your qualities anyone could become the best in whatever field they undertake. Take care of yourself and always remain the same honesty, sincere, and charming person you are.
Always, Eddie

Jimmy and Angie, sitting in a tree...

A hard day’s night

A poignant notation by a teenage girl in the 1964 paperback, "The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night":

The day Grandpaw died from a heart attack 1.30 September 8, 1979 Saturday.

Her name is blurred out for privacy's sake.

5. Eat noiselessly.

Etiquette class work circa 1955.

left out: owl

A 12-year-old girl's diary entry from 1999.

The Day of Hard Luck in Grammar

A 1912 textbook belonging to Arthur Wilson, Salem, Oregon. His doodles reveal grammar wasn't his favorite subject.

Sincerly, Huck-Foo Jr.

A page from the 1980 Monroe Junior High School yearbook, Monroe, Washington. Why is no one named Rusty anymore??

English 8

My spelling test from 1974, St Alphonsus School, Seattle. It is important that every teen learn to spell "blackjack" correctly.

If you go to hell

Inscription from Dottie Lou in Dee's vintage 1944 yearbook from Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri.

You’re an old hag

Note to Bonnie from Irene in a 1944 Broadway High School yearbook. Broadway High School was located on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington. This is the second vintage yearbook inscription I've posted mentioning a career in waste management.

May I have this dance?

Miss Alean M. Hill’s dance card from 1930.

I wanna grow old with you

"…and drive around in the driving wheelchairs w/you when we're 39…"

This "heartfelt-in-a-teen-girl-way" letter to her female friend demonstrates the power of comedian Dane Cook to bring people closer together.

Senior Prom 1950

From a Holy Names Academy student's 1950 memory book. Holy Names is an all-girl Catholic high school in Seattle, Washington.

This is your grandmother’s LOL

L.O.L. = Lots of luck
R.M.A. = Remember me always
S.F.A. = St. Francis Academy, an all-girl high school in Pittsburgh, PA

Boys and their mascara

Maybe it's Maybelline?