Central High School - Blue and White / Pnalka Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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18 THE PNALKA to run it and the mile. He succeeded in doing both, after a fashion, and has been talking about it ever since. Chaunce talked, Wilbur talked, W. Wilbur talked, E. Kingsbury talked, and incidentally got married. One thing peculiar about all the above-mentioned talk-it was about one topic. Then the Senior year, that year of glory and joy forever, began. Of course Kingsbury was still talking and his hair had grown white, in spots. We undertook to publish an annual and chose the best looking fellow for manager, and the worst, with a few exceptions, for editor. Judson Strong began to oppose momentous graft in the management of such tremendous interests as a high school annual. Yerrall changed his habits. He stopped studying and ran the basketball team and incidentally forgot to shave. Wilbur had become a great and exalted personageAin Wilbur's opinion, and Wilbur's opinion is infallibleein Wilbur's opinion. So of course, Wilbur l-.Y a great and exalted personage. Doubleday, the human tomb- stone, best known by his pale blue grouch, almost smiled when he reported for the Senior Fair. The crowning glory of the class has but recently come upon us. Prof. Scantlebury, one of the fifty-seven varieties of PNALKA managers, has announced to us that he has awarded the prize, offered by the Darwin Club for the missing link, to Robert Powers Anderson and Frank Day Bishop. The medal had to be sawed in two. The Professor remarks, Such rare specimens should be closely guarded, as in a moment of aberration ofthe intellect they would be likely'to sign with P. T. Barnum. Dazzled by this new honor let us close the record and our existence. May the history of IQO7 be the most glorious, throughout the years, in the archives of our beloved S. H. S.

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THE PNALKA I7 similar Qblass Zbtstnrp HEN that honored and respected class, '03, had graduated, it became necessary to call for new recruits to fill the depleted ranks of S. H. S. The result was that such a large number of splendid youths in short trousers and maidens with braids appeared that it seemed wise to the authorities to break us into two distinct sections, so that we might not dominate the school at too earlya stagein our career. The question was how the division should be made. Alphabetically? By age? Or by zeal in study? Finally the last method was decided upon. So Nellie Richards, Glynn, Bug Howe, Frank Bishop, and the other congenial souls were assigned to the morning division. The intellectual division, where Yerrall stood pre-eminent, came in the afternoon. Zeke Williams qualified in the latter section by reason of his glasses, but after a single Week's trial was transferred to the morning section. Thus we existed in disunion until the Sophomore year. ' We would be glad indeed to leave this year from our chronicle for it was a year of disaster. Kingsbury made second substitute on the second basketball team, and ad'uertz'red as a great athlete. This has since become chronic. The advent of the brothers Wilbur gave us another setback. They hailed from Podunk and could beat Kingsbury at his own game. The only ray of light during this year came when Anderson and Bishop began to develop those characteristics which were to make them famous, and bring them honor. The other event of good omen was the coming of Lengthy Giles who was to bring order out of chaos. The Junior year was remarkable, as was natural with such a class. We tried to run the Recorder Cinto the groundj but did not quite succeed. Si Kempton was the first business manager but his duties as bank president forced him to drop it. Then Wilbur took hold of it. We had an exhi- bition of watered stock and then-the bubble broke and John disappeared over Pecowsic hill in an auto. Dick Norton almost got hold of the job but was spirited away just in time. The terrible task fell upon Jack Frost, who finished it. As for the editorial end, the paper had one editor-elect and two editors. Lewis, CO5, '06, '07, ad infinitumj entered our class and tried

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THE PNALK1-I I9 Qllass of jainetezn ibunhreh ann when W. CLEMENT GILES JULIA B. CHAPIN RALPH S. HOPKINS GEORGE R. YERRAL1 RUTH C. BIGELOW HENRY M. WRISTON EDWARD F. CULLEN MARIE B. AMES . W. CLEMENT GILICS ELIZABETH T. SHER MADELAINE L. SCOT JOHN DUGGAN WILLIAM R. CARLTO QB fficers ., JR. Pr WOOD T . N . . . lpbutngrapb Qlummtttce 0 . Prerident Vice-Pre.vident . . Sefretary . Treasurer Clair Prophet: het-on-Prophet: . Class Orator . Clam' Poet . C1a.vxS0r1g Clays I-Iistorian Class Marxhal GEORGE R. YERRALL, JR., Chairman D. EVANGELINE CAMPBELI. ALLTON BENNITT HENRY M. WRISTON mrnmenahs Qlummittes FREDERICK G. HOWE, JR., Chairman RUTH BIGELOW HOWARD A. LINCOLN 5 Scniur .fair Qllummittse CLARK O. DOUBLEDAY, Chairman RACHEL RUDE HOWARD D. WII.I.IAMS Sentur Danse Qlummtttee ALLTON BENNITT, Chairman LEMUEL B. CLARK EDWARD GLYNN Glass Day Qlummittss HAWLEY K. RISING, Chairman HAZEI. E. BARTLETT CHARLOTTE REY EDWARD CULLEN Seninr Qllass 'Bunk HENRY M.WRISTON .... Editor PAUL F.SCANTLEBURY . . Manager