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

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Ag - a .MIB-JIIIIUIEIZIIBIZI are W3 EIS m 'S W3 E an we IISVIIEI Ilallull llll Prophecy of the Time: 1947. Place: State Street Subway. Characters: Arthur Preu and Eunice Denver, both reading newspapers. Eunice:-Oh, what of those we used to know At dear old Central, long ago? Arthur :-Those were the good old days, you bet, Their memory lingers with me yet. E.-'Yes, we hear of them now and then. What's this I find upon page ten? Howie Simpsonls a doctor, I see, But he'll get no patronage from me, And his partner grim is Allen West, When Howie's through, he does the rest. A.-Cf social fame is Adeline Hall, She's hostess at the Bricklayers' Ball. And at this ball, the well-known trio, Shapiro, Rubinwitch and Zeo, Who, though they have no business there, Have come to watch the public stare, For they are movie stars, you see, In search of some publicity. Yarlott and Gelfman, the famous twain, With fancy dancing will entertain, And Herbie Clough will pass the hat, And render Casey at the Bat . Dorothy Robbins and Jimmie Brown, Whose voices bring them wide renown, Sing to night at the grand event, CThe management will raise the rentlj And music for the grand soiree Litman's Rubber Band will play. ' E.-But drop that page, and look at this: Here's an item you mustn't miss, For here I find that Lucille Nay Has been a bride ten years today, Her husband has attained such fame That in the papers they print his name As Russell Neilson, the Cabbage King, Whose praises loud the people sing. And here's some more that makes me start, It's all about our handsome Art, Now General Nelson, gruff and stout, Who's had, they say, a falling out With Captain Burt of the Horse Marines, The latter's gift for making scenes Class of 1926 i Has made our general turn quite red. CThe paper prints about half he said.D A.wBut let us turn to the sporting sheet, And see what there our gaze doth meet. The first I see is a new Babe Ruth, Whom, it seems, I knew in youth As Parker Remkus, a batsman bold, Whom Manager Walsh to the Yankees sold And here beside him on the page, Isa brilliant star of the speaking stage, Who's come down to see her classmate play Her name is known to all they say, As Gertrude Herrick, a stunning blonde, Of whom so many boys were fond In days of old at Central High, Where she cost poor Mulligan many a sigh And here's Piligian for a jest Holding horses on his chest, But in his leisure, though few know it, The paper says he is a poet. And Fighting Callahan, the boxing champ 7 Whose chances of winning are rather damp, Will hold a bout with Mendel Mazer, Inventor of the Scrape'em Razor. E.-Come, that's about enough from you. What's this news that's come to view? For now I see in headlines bold That Cotels latest book's been sold For a million bucks in solid gold, Though Alan Brigham, the critic noted, The book as something awful voted. But the paper says that Alan's sore, And was out to get poor Cote's gore. And here I see that Elinor Crockett Is also much inclined to mock it, As she another book has writ Which she thinks better far than it. CWe read it and our sides did sp1it.j And in this corner here I Hnd A breakfast food from melon rind Has been evolved by Dorothy Knight, Although it doesn't taste quite right. It also states that Emily Deitz Is quite a star in swimming meets, Across the Channel she plies her way, Her trainer, Dickey-come what may- Who made his fame, beyond all doubt, By kicking a soccer ball about. Till Clarence Croto took his place Because he kicked with better grace. C .13 J .amaetfaafamgecaiewiage E73 EW EI3 W W El? W I

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i : I' ' 1-.1 'u ZIIEIZIIEIZIIEIUEIIBSIIJ .Mllllillliilalillalil amz! W E53 W W3 W E73 573 J.-Mr. Phillips, your case is so slight that we have decided to give you a sus- pended sentence. Here is a pair of the most important of supporters Cpair of sus- pendersj. Next case. O.-Mr. Richard Sheldon is the defendant. He is charged with being the greatest sartorial triumph in our class. In fact, it is rumored that, to gain his effects, he has worn the carpet in front of his mirror at home to mere shreds. J .-Dick, this being the case, we present you this rug to go beneath that mirror. Better that the continuous tramplings of those two feet wear out both rug and carpet, than for you to have a single misplaced hair! Next. O.-The next case is that of Lelia Waller, Allen Cowett, and James Arthur Preu. The gentleman and lady in guestion-and also Mr. Preu-are accused of seriously interfering with other people's conversational rights. Mr. Preu gains his effect by force of vocabulary, and Mr. Cowett by force of volume alone, while Miss Waller makes herself conspicuous by vocabulary, volume, persistence and endurance. Put these three together, and the result is bedlam let loose. J .-A serious case this. The disease is fatal, at least to those exposed to anyone who has the mania. Mr. Cowett, here is a flat tire, on which you will kindly vent all superfluous hot air in the future. In case the tire is unable to stand the strain, we also present you a supply of patches.-Mr. Preu, if we had possession of your line, we'd start a telephone system, that would take the clapper out of the Bell Company. Here is a pulley for it. Drag it in at least once in a while.-Miss Waller, since nothing but isolation will ever cure your case, we had hoped to be able to present you a lease on a padded cell, far from the gadding crowd, for which, on presenting it to mine host, Sheriff Clark of the Wayside Inn on York Street, you might have been able to find the society where none intrude. This, however, was impossible. The detention palace was already crowded with other inmatesg so the best, or worst, we can do is give you, in despair, this record, Whafs lhe Use of Talking. Next. O.-The next case deals with Frank Zeo, who is accused of being, in spite of his protests, the cutest boy in our class. We'd like to know how he gets that way. J .-Well, Frank, all you have to do is answer the question in this little song, Where'd You Get Those Eyes? Next case. O.-The next and-last case concerns Miss Bose Clancy. She is accused of an undue propensity for holding hands, especially during the evening performances of S'Lady Ursulau was this fact noticed. J.-Ah, Rose, we see you have many palmy days ahead of you. Heh, heh! All we Wish to suggest is that you know your stuff. Here is a book of Palmistry. Yes, Rose, we've got to hand it to you. Court is dismissed. HOWARD SIMPSON ALLEN WEST f N I laiaiei - - - lei na - ,,m-ie-Eiieniiemie M EW FR W W 53 W g,. .,... .

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E ZIIEIZIIEIQIIEIUEIIHIUWNIBFIFIIIIIEIZIISIZIIEIZ m 53 m in m EW sin A.-But hold! Another thing I spy That almost knocketh out my eye. For here' I find that Ida Barr Is now a motion picture star, And Russell Fairbanks, her leading man, With slippery hair and spats of tan, Is, as you may well suppose, Quite a sheik in movie clothesg And Leon Sisitsky the villain plays, And fills with terror Ida's days, Although to see his merry grin You'd never think him full of sin. The vamp in lda's movies wild In school was quite a harmless child, She's here portrayed in an hectic scene, Her movie name is Carmen-Jean. And music critics are raising a holler About the antics of Lelia Waller, They say she dances and sings in a hall, And fills with amazement one and all. And an ad is here for the Berinstein twins Engaged in tuning old violins. E.-Enough of' this I pray you, Preu, There's something here to listen to. Among the ads for mark-down sales, I find one may order through the mails From Breck and Brearley's Beauty Shoppe Vanishing cream and soda pop. While the Whiting twins and Harriet Brown Are planning to entertain the town At Campbell's Theatre at half past eight, Where the public will go to meet its fate. And Donald Gilman is selling shoes, CAt the prices he names he's sure not to losei . And right below him is Betty Brooks Who's selling bananas and travel books Which record the adventures of Philip Levine On his search in the Alps for the wild sardine. ' There's also a volume that's seen some service On the art of spelling by Ruby Purvis. And Robert Weeks for months and years Has caused his readers to shed salt tears, Because his poetry, though not bad, Is funny enough to be almost sad. But look at this, if you wish to grin: Here's a personal letter from Eileen Flynn, Who says that Lanckton's cure for gout Has at last enabled her to get about. And hereis a card from Dr. Carothers, Who says his pills are saving others, Q31 Though his claim is denied by Hattie DuBose Who's taken so many she thinks she knows, And spends her time knitting firemen's hose. She escaped, but poor Annie Connors And Samuel Chapin were nearly gonersg They took Sam's pills for old timeis sake, And barely escaped by a lucky break. A.-I'm tired of ads, so look at the news, We may gain much, we've nothing to lose. Here I note a fellow named Hannigan Has married a lady once named Flanaghang From her picture here, she looks like Mary It says that she had best be wary, For Abie Cowett, a rejected suitor, Has ridden far in his Ford to shoot her. And speaking of weddings, here's our own Ella, Who's finally married a Central feller, Her name was Mulloy, but now it's Moore, CThey say her father was pretty sore.J And here I see that Central High CThough to tell the truth I can't see whyj Has engaged as teacher Pauline Wight, If she's to instruct our young-Good Night! And assisting her I'm surprised to find Richard Sheldon, our well-known grind, Whose collegiate duds, he will confess, Came from the shop of Miss Ruth Hess. And to make the Latin course less weary, They've engaged the jolly Miss McClearyg And to cap the climax, there's Anna Doyle, Whose teaching is scarcely according to Hoyle. E.-It pains me much to stop your flow Of language, Preu, but you must know The advertising columns show That Dorothy Mason is seeking a beau, Shels been Widow Roy these past two years, But now at last she's dried her tears, And writes to Hubbell's Agency, CFor Laura's running one, I seej To know if Laura has a hubby On her list who's not too chubby. And here I note that Brother Hines Is in a court dispensing fines To those who disregard the rule That Mr. Hill taught us at school, But more than that our classmate Paul His brother judges doth appal, Because he entertains his court By turning hand springs just for sport. 5 EWEMEE- - ,Mt-emQiaEfTEQE M E33 EW W W EE W