SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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inquired. Turning to me with a knowing glance she said : ' This is the highest I ever got in mathematics. ' In one corner of the room I noticed a graceful creature rollicking around like a playful kitten. Upon close inspection J saw it was Mildred Bullock playing a game of ball with the children and 1 remembered that she once said : ' Anything for a good game of ball ' — but I must be going. and Geraldine was off like a flash. Oh, for a good Angell to bring me some more news, I wished, and like the fairy god-mother in Cinderella, Louise stood before me. Where have you been and what have you been doing all this long time, little one ? 1 asked. K til, you see I was persuadtd that there was a better occupation in life than being an Angell. We are all so happy and our home is a perfect dear. Enough said, I returned, tell me something real exciting that has happen- ed to some of the other girls. When you speak of excitement my mind naturally reverts to Hazel Calkins. She caus-d great consternation in her neighborhood by purchasing a large supply of patent medicines. They say she takes as many as six bottles a day, but no one objects as it is preserving her sunny disposition. How has Dot Parkhurst kept hers ? 1 asked. Hush, do not speak her name in a loud tone, something might explode. Hiss ! Boom ! Sist! Look out for the Suffragist ! With a bang my Angell friend was gone and in her place stood the nicest old lady with corkscrew curls and mitts. Why Mary Adams, how you do ? Am 1 right, are you still Miss Adams? Oh, 1 suppose so, she said, Every night before 1 retire 1 look under the bed for burglars, and I really found a man there one night but he got away. Cheer up Mary said I, there will be many a bright page in your book yet. Oh, no, there ' ll not, Mary answered, Ada Simpson has a corner on all the interesting Pages. Did you say that Evangeline Bartlett went to live in Texas? Yes, Aust.n is a thriving city you know, ar.d they say all the jt welt is down there are prosperous. Anna Murtagh lives there too and makes a fine gardener. A gardener I Yes, she is teaching the young ideas how to sprout. Are there any other ' gardeners ' that you used to know at the Normal? Oh yes, there ' s Winifred Hennessey, and they say that Miss Ferrell is a Marvel at the art. Madeline Marrion and Margaret Long decided they could not be separated long enough to teach school in separate rooms so they ar- ranged themselves as Siamese Twins and have taken in a great deal of money in Barmi n and Bailey ' s sideshow. Betty Persons and Mae Thompson were an- other pair devoted ones. They have pitched their camp on Spoon Island and so are very contented. Is Anna Collins happy now ) Bless you, yes. In her school she teaches all the first six grades. She can stay all night and work at her desk if she wishes to, and keep all the bad boys after school and has just heaps of fun, she told me, especially with the first grade.

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grown into a very beautiful woman, her whole attitude and voice suggested rhythm and music. How do you employ your time ? 1 asked of her. Oh, I have a palace on Long Island, she replied, with a music garden attached. I have all the the different kinds of music in the world there. Every day, from one to five, the poor children of New York city are brought over in my flying machines to play m my garden and enjoy the music. On Sundays the parents are allowed to come. West Point is quite near, too, you know. The Elizabethian Age of Long Island, I found myself saying. I wish I knew how that dear little girl with the Indian princess name had turned out — Ennowilla Fern Eells. 1 shall be much surprised if she did not get some startling occupation with that name. Well, you see said a modest voice in my ear, eells are such squirmy fish and I was tired of being one for so long. A perfectly nice Pike came along and insisted that his name was much better so I took it. How about our little Helen, cousin to the Mayor of New York ? I asked. She has been for many years an instructor in the Boston Conservatory of Music, Willa replied. Blanche Clay and May Wicks are there with her. Wonderful wonders ! I thought, what next ? You might be interested to know, continued Willa, that Plattsburg had a very pleasant surprise not long ago. A part of the New York Metropolitan Company gave a wonderful concert there and Martha Robinson and Grace Wray appeared as the prima donnas of the evening. Miss Garrity fainted and had to be carried out. Willa, it does me good to see you and hear about all our Normal Collea- gues. What became of the flower of our class of 1914? Whom do you mean? Willa, have you forgotten your French? Mr. LaFleur, of course. Oh, he taught very successfully a few years, then he founded a business college in a western town where he has made himself famous. I turned to ask Willa some more questions but she was gone. I heard in- stead a great shouting. Ah, that sounds natural, I thought Kit Horrigan and Gertrude Harnden are playing basket-ball somewhere. Yes, said Geraldine McCoy, we have a fine school for physical culture in Chicago. There are about 2000 girls in our school and if you really want to sea some good basket-ball games you ought to see our teams play. Anything that Kitty and Gertrude undertake in the line of sports goes, you know. Speaking of sports makes me think of Frances Warner, do tell me about her, I said. Well, you know she always was interested in young people, particularly boys. She has a private kindergarten now and they say she is wonderfully adap- ted to smoothing bumped heads and doctoring hurt hands, Lelia Baker was her assistant for a w hile but she went to sleep in school several times and fell from her chair. The children became so panic-stricken that Miss Warner had to dispense with her services. I went to visit Frances kindergarten one morning and there sat Margaret Burke with a little bundle of splints in her lap. ' Jakie, take two splints, put one more with them. How many splints have you ? ' she

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Ruth Sutherland is Domestic Science teacher in the same school and Leaina Bourdeau teaches the music and mathematics there. Realy, I am glad to know that some of the girls had intentions of teaching after getting their training. Eunice Foster always said she had, but that sparker made us skeptical. I thought she would not wait a whole year after getting out. Suddenly, a tapping noise caught my ear and around the bend in the road came a large car. In it were seated Flora McMartin, Catherine North and Clara Byrne with typewriters in their laps. Charles Hamilton with a megaphone was standing on the front seat giving this for dictation : Whatever else I Ham, I Ham True, Yours truly, Charles Hamilton. 1 called out to the girls that I thought they were earning their ride. The Doctor says this is the only thing that will soothe his nerves, they said. Dora Denicore stayed home and did his bookkeeping for him, because she would rather do that any day than go motoring. Or camping ? I suggested. 1 know a fine place where there are a great many of those long legged birds, ' Herrons ' , said Mary Taylor. Yes, but how did you know ? You can ' t tell me anything new about those birds, said Mary. You know Alice Mason was such a good camper ? She took a course in Domestic Science at Columbia and now teaches how to camp and cook correctly. Irene Clifford advised her to use for her bread only flour made of home grown wheat, for Irene knows a perfectly good Miller who understands his business. Alice always want- ed things just right though, so she finally decided to give the job to Bell Hayes as she is first class at grinding. Bell puts in Buttons or anything and gets fine flour. Lavina Rocke sometimes helps her as she is so big and strong now and always had such a firm foundation. What is that sweet music I hear, 1 asked. That is coming from the dancing academy which is conducted by the Misses Trombly, Stevens and Barber. It is said people who go there learn in one even- ing to tango, twinkle and even hesitate. ' I do not believe they hesitate long if Jennie is really serious, do they? No, for if they did Helen Barber would give them a close shave and then they would feel quite Trombly. Tell, did Aledia Myers finally marry the automobile with the man in it? Yes, but they would not let her carry any roses at her wedding for they said they would all wither with envy if they once caught sight of Ledia ' s cheeks. Ethel Ney, Louise Braim, Helen Muldowny, Satie Crawford and Myrtle Wilson were her bridesmaids. They looked so excited. Folks say they are really respon- sible for the match as they conduct a matrimonial bureau, you know. What a nice crowd of happy, prosperous people, I thought. I am so glad I have a glimpse at all of them. Where am 1? What have I been doing? Sleeping? Dreaming all this time? Those berries I ate made me sleep, those wonder berries. How glad I am that I ate them. I rubbed my eyes and sat up. The sun was just sinking in all its splendor. That is just what I wish and prophesy for this class of 1 9 1 4, I said a long, sunshiny life with just enough clouds in it to make a beautiful sunset.