Two Helens

As our school principal escorted him out to the bleachers for the big game, I overheard the visiting professor say he taught Greek at Berkeley.

The professor didn't look much like a sports enthusiast. He was scrawny, with a bread dough personality. But I have to say he had a quick eye for the girls.

About that time our number one cheerleader Helen Boles led her pom-pom girls out on the field. She was a raven-haired beauty, easily the most gorgeous girl at LHS.

The principal said "Here comes Helen, our own homecoming queen." The doughy professor straightened up and said with real conviction, "Helen of Troy never looked this good."

The principal was pleased and said modestly, "Helen of Troy might have launched a thousand ships, but she couldn't have inspired the Gauchos the way our Helen has."

Notes

McDaniel, Wilma. (2001) Borrowed Coats. Hanging Loose Press, Brooklyn, New York.
Courtesy University of California, Merced Library. Copyright owned by the Regents of the University of California.