Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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'F . ' W ASH., . A I A iv ., .. - 2 -' if 1-'Q .Q if 1 ' ,f2H? .,5f'-1 ' Annie Field Archibald Hrst became im- pressed with A. lf'. A., in Methuen, Mass., July 2nd, 1876. She acquired her nervous temper- ament and marked distaste for noise two days later. She has 'fnever looked into the matter of her ancestry. From a person of such an investigating turn of mind this sounds peculiar. Still peculiarity is the penalty of genius. Wal- nut Hill School for girls. Lucretia Berry. Born December 4, 1877, in West Harwichg she has since lived wherever she happened to be at the time. Her pre- collegiate experiences are so thrilling that the editor is unhappily restrained from publishing them for fear of wrecking the nerves of some gentle reader. She is fond of literature, pref- erably Puck 'i and The Duchess. Chelsea High. , Lydia Blanchard. The infant of xgoo was born in 1880, in East Lexington, Mass. l-ler present home is in Arlington. Being on the anxious seat lest her name be bandied about too freely by the wicked editors of the Hun, she handed in no answers to the statistical ques- tions. She will here learn that danger is never avoided by neglect. She will be wiser as her days increase. '9

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Franklin Lancelot Adams arrived at An- gelville, N. Y., on April 9th, 18765 space pre- vents the gazetting of the numerous towns which have had the pleasure of entertaining him thus far. He has finally landed in Ashburn-- ham. Cannot definitely trace his ancestry farther than his grand-parents, but believes his earliest relatives belonged to the ill-bred hordes- who made it so unpleasant for the Celts in. Ireland in early history. Elsie Mabelle Albee was ushered into the pleasures of this vain world in Hopkinton, Mass., upon a date which she evidently thinks better left unsaid, as it is not revealed within the statistical responsesg her ancestry is trace- able to 1641, but unfortunately for our interest, place, reason and person are veiled in mystery. Miss A. is reserved by nature and resents pub- licity. Hopkinton High. Bertram Allen Albro iirst favored the. world with his presence in Portsmouth, R. I., on November zo, 1877, just in time for the Thanksgiving dinnerg since that occasion he: has wasted his talents in E. Greenwich, R. I., Sterling and Mendon, Mass., and at present lives in Milfordg he traces his ancestry through, nine generations, thence by a running high jump makes connections with the anthropoicl ape. Milford High. 18

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Clara Lucena Buswell entered sedately into the family circle in West Windsor, Vt., in the year 1874, and has walked thusly through life since that time. Her Quaker descent is manifested in her calm, serene bearing at all times save when she shows off in elocution. She prepared at the St. johnsbury Academy in Vermont, and has already taught. Her present home is in Littleton, N. H. Minne Ladd Butland first acquired pro- liciency in digesting courses in Boston, Mass., which accounts for her calm, cool manner, she comes from the old settlers, claiming an origi- nal Bostonian as a distinguished ancestor. She is a graduate of Framingham Normal, and has already wielded the rod for several years over seekers after knowledge. Prepared at Lowell High. Annie Belle Carnes, first received by an adoring family july 5, 1876, in Saugus, Mass. Her fear of lire-crackers prevented her being patriotic enough to arrive one day earlier. Pressing presidential duties have prevented the tracing of her distinguished ancestry, under her administration 1900 undertook several mighty tasks, the most magnificent of which our modesty prevents mention. Prepared at Saugus and Malden High Schools. 20