Abbot Academy - Circle Yearbook (Andover, MA)

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GERTRUDE BOWMAN Gert Albion, 111. One year. Wellesley Coll a Although Gertrude has been with us a very short time, we can easily see tbat she lias a decided bent for music, even orchestra playing. She has taken a great interest in all events here, espe- cially the French mail, and we have become very fond of her. Gt rtie vrith the Psyche knot Wears a pin they say: We discovered ' t was a tank, Sot a bug, one day. MARY ETHEL BREWER Mary 19 Oxford Street, Worcester. Mass. Two years. Prom Committee: Senior Play. Ix future years we may find tbat Mary has acquired great wealth by her strict observance of the old saying. Silence is golden. Mary is very efficient and has many friends to vouch for her capability. Strange as it may seem that a girl should be fond of her home, Mary has a decided warm place in her heart for Worcester. Mary is a quiet lass, Full of ideas ' Yes, she is. Hare you ever tasted tier rales. All of them just up and rizt 8

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ETHEL MAY BONNEY Bonnie 65 Greenough Street, Brookline, Ma--. Two years. Senior Class Treasurer ' 19; Class Treasurer ' 18; Senior Play ' 19. •• Boxx ik s collecting coins ! Eaveyou heard a I tout it ? French ones at thai. She ' s l; 1 1 ■ 1 1 a- high as a quarter now. and goes up every time the French mail comes in. We ' re always glad i see Bonnie, even though she ' s usually getting money out of us. We hope -he won ' t decide to collect American coins, too. We ' ve heard that she looks like a kitten, Her eyes they an- green ami submittin ' ; Hut in- think she is cute, and easy to suit, For someone in France she is knittin ' . GWENDOLEN BOSSI Gwen i Kln: 1 Avenue, North Adams, Mass. One year. Wellesley Coll Entertainment Committee 1!»: Courant Editor ' 19; Glee Club ' 19; Fidelio 19; English V Play ' 19; Class Hockey ' 19; Numerals, Hare and Hound ' 19; Quartel ' 19; Senior Play. If you Bee a flying figure, ii ' s Gwendolen — for she never walks. If vmi hear an uproar on third floor wing, it ' s Gwendolen — only teasing Dottie. If you hear gay ragging of the banjorine, it ' - Gwendolen — lending much jazz to the recreation room. And. last hut not least, if you hear of a thoughtful, all-round girl, it ' - Gwendolen. We hare a young Kreisler icith us Wlm makes mi « fiddk much rumpus. In hockey she ' s there, and when iee can ' t comp With her fleetness of foot, how we funs. '

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GRETCHEN BAKER BROWN Gret 8 3 Gordon Street, Wesl Somerville, Mass. Two years. Advisory Board ' 18, ' 19; Prom Committee; Senior Play; I Treasurer 17: Numerals, Basket-ball ' 18; lass Basket-ball Team 1 s : ( ' orporal Co. B ' IS. We thoughl Gret came from Bolland, bul guess we ' re mistaken, for she ' s from a good 1 I Boston suburb. We were all sorry that the Bradford Basket-ball game never came off, as Gret surely would have saved the day for us by the nifty way in which she can toss baskets. Then how she can play the piano! X le could ever get as much pep ' out of that instrument as Gre1 can. Here ' s to you in the future, Gret — we know you ' re glad the war is over. There was « young lady named Gretchen Whose charms we all think ir - must fetchin ' ; In jazz sht ' s right there, and the girls all declare Thai it is exceedingly cat chin ' . MARY VAIL BUTTON . Button Brandon, Vr. me year. Wellesley Colleg Peabl lives on the top floor i ?) and is one of the heavenly quadruplets. The stairs haven ' t wrought any miraculous changes in Pearl ' s figure, either. Incidentally this same un- seemly plumpness was gained at Abbot. Mary is a good exam- ple of before and after. By the way. she objected strenuously to being called Pearl, but we jusl could n t resist it. Oh, Wary, Want, you ' re no fairy, For now you ' re a true Abbot girl. You were thin when you came, but words are now lanu In describing our once sylph-likt Pearl. 9