Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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THE GREEN AND WHITE 29 High School Room. An Executive Committee of three persons was elected to examine applications for membership. Miss L. F. Mun-roe. Mr. Fred Samford, and Miss Helen Sheppard were chosen. Seventeen new members were joined. Mr. Spooner resigned at this meeting. An election of officers took place, resulted as follows: President—Wm. L .Manchester. First Vice-President—Fred L. Samford. Second Vice-President—Miss Anna B. Manchester. Recording Secretary—Benjamin M. Mac-Dougall. Corresponding Secretary—Emma B. Stanton. Treasurer—Benjamin Peckham. Executive Committee : Emilie F. Phelps. Edith H. Williston, Heze-kiah W. Church, Sadie B. Pauli, Emily D. Bennett. At this meeting Miss Anna B. Manchester offered a resolution creating the office of Historian. The resolution was turned over to the Executive Committee for action, and at a meeting held July 31, 1894, Miss Anna B. Manchester was elected Historian. The Treasurer reported a balance of $43.43 in the treasury. The annual election of officers took place October 4, 1894. President—Oswald R. Siegal, M. D. First Vice-President—Emily D. Bennett. Recording Secretary—Mary E. Spooner. Corresponding Secretary—Grace C. Pauli. Treasurer—(Seth Pauli, Jr. Miss Mablc C. Bragg, Benjamin MacDoug-all, William L. Manchester, Ina P. Warren, Emma B. Stanton, were chosen to constitute the executive committee. After the meeting on Nov. 26, 1894, no more were held until September 23, 1895. This meeting had been called to find out how many were in favor of holding the annual meeting at Point Pleasant—to be followed by a clambake and social. There was considerable opposition to this idea and it was dropped. The postponed annual meeting of 1895 was held March 9, 1896. Officers were elected as follows: President—George U. Arnold. First Vice-President—Mary E. Spooner. Second Vice-President—Mary Lawless. Recording Secretary—Bessie Wardwell. Corresponding Secretary—Katherine Scanlon. Treasurer—Fred Waldron. Historian—Anna B. Manchester. Executive Committee: Susie Turner, A. P. Johnson (Mrs.) E. Frank P. Wilson, Charles Manchester, Benjamin MacDougall. Thursday, September 11, 1903, a meeting was held in the office of Superintendent of Public Schools after a lapse of over four years. Vice President Mary E. Spooner declined to preside so John Post Reynolds was unanimously elected chairman. The postponed meeting was held September 24. 1903, at which time new officers were elected as follows: President—William L. Manchester. Vice-President—Cora M. Hill. Corresponding Secretary—Anna B. Manchester. Recording Secretary—Mary E. Spooner. Treasurer—Col. Joseph B. Burgess. Executive Committee to be appointed by the chair. They were as follows: Seth Pauli, Jr., Fred L. Waldron. Robert F. Munroe, Louise P. Chadwick, Julia H. Gorham. It was suggested that the Alumni hold a reception to welcome the graduates as members of the association. The Executive Committee were instructed to plan for a reunion. A supper at 50c a plate was decided upon for Thanksgiving Eve. A reception was to be held from 8 to 9 followed by dancing. On October 16, 1903, as only 90 tickets were pledged no definite date was set. But on October 29, 1903, an informal reception to graduates of the High School was given by the B. H. S. A. A. and an elaborate program was presented including a number of original poems. About 1915 there was a few gasps of life of the association. Bertram W. Wall was Secretary, according to the few and meager records found thus far in the search. One member of the Executive Committee could not attend one of the meetings as he had to take finals’’ down to Rhode Island State. George Cooke was elected President in 1924 and Margaret Nerone, Secretary. This revival was sponsored by the “Green and White.” But no meetings were held. The next jump brings us up to the years of grace 1929 and 1930, when at a meeting of one of our Civic service clubs, the idea was proposed, to help in the celebration of the town’s 250th anniversary; also, to foster athletics and “eserit C etole.” Four members of the faculty of the Colt Memorial (Senior) High School selected a committee representing the old High School of Bristol, and the classes of 1910-1929 of the New Colt Memorial High School. A meeting of this committee was held Friday evening, January 24, 1930, in Room 1 of the Colt Building. At this meeting an election of officers was held: President—Wm. L. Serbst, M. D. First Vice President—'Sadie C. Callan. Second Vice President—Norman E. Bernard. Secretary—Edna A. Demers. Treasurer—Harry W. Munro. Historian—Herbert B. Burnham, Jr. Executive Committee: Mrs. Josephine Baldwin, Cora M. Hill, Anne D. Sisson, Laurine W. Bradford and Mrs. Arthur W. Barrett. A membership committee was appointed. Another meeting was held March 31, 1930. At this meeting it was voted that the President appoint a Banquet Committee, to be held in June for the Seniors. It was also voted that an athletic sub-committee be appointed to assist the coach in equipping the various athletic teams. It is hoped that the Alumni will see fit to hold a grand reunion next September during the week of the own’s 250th Anniversary C flebration. Since this writing an Alumni dance has been arranged for June 27.

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28 THE (iREEN AND WHITE JOKES Miss Bradford (English Ilia.)—“Who was Homer? Vera— That's the guy that made Babe Ruth famous.” Vera (walking into room, singing)— When I pretend I’m gay, I'll never feel that way—” Mr. Dowd—“You won’t if you keep that up 1” Coach—“Levy, what position are you out for?” Levy—“Football 1” Miss Sisson—“Name ways in which electricity was made to serve man's need and comforts after the Civil War?” Motta—“The Electric Chair.’’ Miss Sisson—“Begin again. I’ve forgotten what you said.” Silvia (happily)—“So have 11” Miss Bradford (looking for a boy to run an errand))—“May I borrow Core'a?” Vera—“Borrow him? you can have him! Teacher—“Vera, use the word flippancy in a sentence.” Vera (after some hesitation)—“Let''s flippancy who wins.” Mahoney—“I bet ya’ two bits my examples are not wrong!” Mr. Dowd—“Yes? I bet ya' one hour after school they are 1” Mahoney (sarcastically)—“Aw! when Colt beat Warren it was all luck!” Miss Callan—“AH the clever boys are conceited.” Hogan—“Oh, I don’t know. I’m not.” Mr. Fitzgerald— Makowsky, do you know what a grasshopper is?” Makowsky—“O, what ? Grasshopper ? Sure !” Editor's note: Friends of Francis J. Mahoney, Jr., will be pleased to learn he is recovering slowly from his injuries received when brutally assaulted by the entire Colt team. Miss Bradford—“Robert Levy, give me a sentence illustrating the possessive case of girl.” R. Levy—“The lady yonder is my girl’s mother.” Colt Student—“Yes, Dad, I’m a big guv up at Colt. Father—“Well, why don’t we hear better reports?” C. E. Dowd—“Bennett! one hour after school!” Bennett—“But Mr. Dowd—I-I-----” C. E. Dowd—“Two hours after school!” Bennett (meekly).—“Yes, Mr. Dowd. Going to run a night school?” Miss Sisson—“Are there any questions?” Makowsky—“Yes! Where was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?” C. Withered—“Ouch! I bumped my ‘crazv bone’.” C. Young—“Oh, that’s all right. Comb your hair right and it won't show!’’ Campanello—“What's the matter with Bassing, he looks downhearted?” Bennett—“Yes—he's either sick or married.” THE STORY OF THE BRISTOL HIGH AND COLT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND ITS VARIOUS REVIVALS Way back, long ago, in this old historic town of Bristol; twenty-five graduates of the old Bristol High School met together to discuss the advisability of organizing an association. On April 9, 1888, the adjourned meeting of March 16, 1888, was held in the Byfield High School room. The nominating committee reported a list of officers who were elected. They were, as follows: President—William H. Spooner. Deceased. First Vice-President—LeBaron Bradford, Treasurer of the Providence Institution for Savings, familiarly called the “Old Stone Bank.” Second Vice-President—Annie G. Andrews. Deceased. Treasurer—Helen Sheppard. Living in Melrose, Mass. Recording Secretary—Louis C. Samford, Bishop of San Joaquint, Calif. Corresponding Secretary—Eleanor R. Luther, Deceased. Executive Committee: T. H. Carter, a former principal of High School. E. T. Brownell, deceased. Ella Blakeslee, retired Bristol school teacher. Ina P. Warren, retired Bristol school teacher. Harriet B. Luther, deceased. The constitution under which the association functioned was adopted on March 16, 1888. Miss A. B. Manchester offered an amendment. There were two more amendments that year also. But up to this writing their have been no other amendments to the constitution. At the annual meeting of the Association, October 8, 1888, the previous list of officers were re-elected with the exception of the treasurer, Miss Helen Sheppard, whose name and office was not recorded. In all likelihood the office of treasurer was not abolished. But the Secretary Pro Tern, failed to write it down when she wrote the minutes of the first annual meetings. In the Secretary’s book we do not read of any meeting until a special one was called for by the President, W. H. Spooner. This meeting was held July 2, 1894, in the

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30 THE GREEN AND WHITE ALUMNI NOTES (The Editor will welcome additional information concerning any of the alumni.) Class of 1928 Mary Arruda is in the office of the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Bristol. John Boynton is attending Amherst College. Frederick Brownell is in the office of the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Herbert Burnham is with the Providence Institution for Savings, Providence. Katherine Burns is attending the R. I. School of Design, Providence. Louis Castriotta is a student at Bryant Stratton Commercial College, Providence. Ralph Church is with the firm of Smith, Graham Rockwell, Providence. James Connors is with the Highway Department, Bristol, R. I. Frank Correa is a student at Providence Col-ege. Lester Eisenstadt is a student at Brown University. Agnes Fay is Mrs. Charles Drew, Locust Street, So. Warren, R. I. Mary Francis is a student at Bryant Strat-on Commercial College. Minnie Goglia is in the office of the N. I. R. Co.. Bristol. Richmond Gorham is a student at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. Martha Hill is in the office of the United States Finishing Co., Providence. Charles Langello is a student at Bryant Stratton Commercial College. Edward LeClerc is at the National India Rubber Co., Bristol. David Leviten is a student at R .1. State College. Edward Levy is attending the R. I. College of Pharmacy Allied Sciences at Providence. Hattie Manley is a Sophomore at Pembroke College. James McGrath is with the Atlantic Pacific Tea Co., Bristol. Roberta Munro is in the office of the American T. T. Co., Providence. George Moren is with the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Elvira Oberg is attending the Training School for nurses at the Presbyterian Hospital, New York. Gladys Osterberg is a student at the R. I. College of Education. Lulu Perriera is at home. Nicholas Pirri is studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. John Rego is a student at the R. I. State College, Kingston. Helen Romano is a student at R. I. College of Education. Magdalen Shaw is in the office of the N. I. R. Company. Stella Steen was recently married to Ralph Peters and is living in Philadelphia. Alice Vertnette is in charge of the Book Shop, Bristol. Alice Walsh is a student at the R. I. College of Education. Marjorie Weaver is in the office of the Western Union Telegraph Co. in Bristol. Edith Winward is in the office of the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Class of 1929 Russell Akin entered Brown University in the fall. Rose Alfano’s address is 40 Minerva Street, Derby, Conn. Mary Breen is in the office of the Boston Store, Providence. Helen Byrnes is completing a secretarial course at Tefft Business School in Providence. Mary Carmone is a student at the R. I. College of Education. Esther Clark is a student at the R. I. College of Education. Doris Cornell is in the office of the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Wilhemina Correa is attending Bryant Stratton Commercial College, Providence. Harold DeWolf is a student at the R. I. State College at Kingston. Beatrice Dubuc is in the office of the American Tel. Tel. Company in Warren and is also taking a course at Bryant Stratton Commercial College in Providence. John Dunbar is in the office of the N. I. R. Company, Bristol. Jane Gilroy is with the Newberry Company, Warren. Andrew Iverson is a student at the R. I. School of Design, Providence. Kathleen Kelley is in the office of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Bristol. Dorothy Manz has entered the Nurses’ Training School at Truesdale Hospital, Fall River, Mass. Henry S. Mason is a student at R. I. State College at Kingston. Anna McHugh is a student at Bryant Stratton Commercial College, Providence. Frank Millemaggi has entered Providence College. Harry McCaughey is with the Bristol Warren Water Works Company and is also attending the Tefft Business School in Providence. Richard Mott is attending Bryant Stratton Business College, Providence. Joseph Novack is at the N. I. R. Co., Bristol. Helen Pagnano is completing a course at the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School Providence. Michael Pasquerelli is attending Bryant Stratton Business College, Providence. Antoinette Ruggcri is in the office of the N. I. R. Company. Nicholas Ruggero has entered Providence College. Jeanette Salzano is taking a teacher’s course at Bryant Stratton Commercial College, and is also instructor at the Bristol Playground. Pasquale Sicignano is in the chemical laboratory at the N. I. R. Co. James St. Angelo is in the office of the N. I. R. Company, Bristol. Helen Valante is a student at R. I. College of Education, Providence. Isabel West is in the office of the United States Finishing Company of Providence.