Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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

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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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Harry' Bryant Center. Born February 16, 1877. His great amount of brain tissue is explained by his birthplace, Gloucester, Mass. lfle has been spared the bother of tracing his ancestry as some kind friends have traced it to Ananiasf' We are not permitted to share the secrets of his pre-collegiate experiences, as he says a witness is not obliged to give evi- dence that would incriminate himself. Pre- pared at Gloucester High. Minnie Sheffield Chapin was born in Nashville, 'l'enn.,on August zist, 1876. From here she was requested to Hallez-vous-en as the training of her vocal chords disturbed the populace. Chelsea, Mass., now allows her to exercise said chords as she will. ller ancestry is traceable for seven generations, she says 5 her favorite amusements are cutting Spanish and shopping at Woodward's. Chelsea High. Raymond Gilmore Clapp. Born in Chel- sea, Mass., on May 9th, l879Q at present he claims South Boston as his local habitation. Traces his ancestry to Roger Clap, one of the company that settled Dorchester, in 16305 patriotically says 1900 is O. K. He skipped the last year of his preparatory work at B. L. S. and prepared the remainder alone, entering college a year ahead of his prep. school class. 21