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

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14 THE (iREEN AND WHITE 1928 POEM Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar? James Beattie. Mary is a little girl Quite clever you should know. Efficient? Well. I guess she is. And not the least bit slow. Freddie likes a little joke, Tells them all the time, The trouble is his jokes—well you Can finish this short rhyme. Herbert is a busy sort. Flitting everywhere. But everywhere that Herbert goes His H. B. B. is there. John is very eloquent, His vocabulary fine, And what's more—he'll make A sturdy oak for some poor clinging vine. Vow Ketchy does love color's bright. We’ve noticed one and all The brightest red that she can find Must answer to Ketchy’s call. Ralph Church’s life is rather hard, Lo! witness his bright blushes; He’s rather modest through it all. But girls will have their crushes! Louis always has a smile That sticks the whole day through; Jimmy likes to tease the girls. But give him credit too! Warren holds for Frank attraction. Wonder what it is? Wonder why he’s seen there often And why they call him Sis”? Lester is a gentleman On whom you can depend. Responsible beyond his years And always a trusted friend. Mary had a pocketbook That wandered round and round. And everywhere that Mary went Her pocketbook was found. Agnes’s eyes are heavenly blue. She has a winning smile; No wonder that those who pass. Stop and pause a while. Minnie is a quiet girl. We hardly know she’s there. She’s always studying History With hopeful, frenzied air. Richmond Gorham is the kind You always know is there. And Martha doing this and that. With lackadaisical air. Edward is our Romeo In Colt Memorial plays; He has his little arguments, But does what M. T. Sullivan says. Charles is quite a bashful boy When girls with him converse. And David always studying Waiting for the worse. Introducing Edward Levy In Chemistry class a shark— But when it comes Exam time He worries about his mark. Hattie Manley likes the sand, She loves the ocean breeze, But you’ll not find her sailing. Upon the treacherous C’s. Jim is one of the elite Of the class of '28, He comes to school just off and on, And when he comes, he’s late. At base ball games George is seen A-sitting in the bleachers; Roberta trying hard. And making good impression on her teachers. Where did Gladys get that curl? To ask her is no sin. She patiently sat for hours Getting that permanent” in. Angelina never needs a red light To tell when danger’s near, Lulu, like the weather, Very apt to veer. Augustus is trying very hard To prove that this is true: That gentlemen prefer brunettes And so do ladies too! Nicholas swings a wicked bow, An orchestra his aim, Since Johnie’s taken Chemistry He’s never been the same. Helen dreams of future joys, Of sorrows passed away, She dreams of everything But the Latin for the day! Magdalene is uuite blase We hear he likes her so, And Stella in bookkeeping Is not so very slow. Alice Vermette’s quite vivacious Especially in French, Alice Walsh has intellectual fires That reciting cannot quench. Marjorie is a quiet lass But the sweetest girl we know. And Edith is a clever miss As all her records show. And thus I’ll end this little verse Of the Class of ’29, The steeps of glory we shall tread And leave our lives to fate. ELVIRA OBERG, ’28. JESTER The world knows you for but a jester. I Alone know you for what you are. The grim Determination that you have to lie Yourself away to other is a whim Of Fate, I know that two small boys who stole away And joined their Maker drove you almost mad. I know that grief ransacks you. Yet you play With Life; and smile, and make all others smile. They do not know what tears your heart the while I LESTER EISENSTADT, ’28.

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THE OR EON AN!) WHITE 13 burgh capitalist—Stewart by name. He and Courtney agreed to cancel Charley’s debt if he would engrave a note. Then Courtney, to get all the bills, double-crossed Stewart. It takes a thief to get a thief, so Stewart shadowed Courtney and Ulrich, and with four accomplices acting as Secret Service agents, raided the counterfeiters. Stewart's men freed them when they surrendered the plates, presses and counterfeit bills. Charley speedily engraved a hundred dollar note; the government officers soon got onto his trail and found he shipped his bogus money by express. An agent got a job in the office, but when Charley saw him he refused to enter. After the agent had been there six weeks, Charley, believing him a sure-enough employee, risked it, went in and was caught. Charley was put in a cell with a French counterfeiter at Brooklyn Penitentiary. He made a key from a piece of soft iron from the wash place, let himself and his cell-mate out. and went to Canada. Jim Colbert, who had betrayed Charley once, betrayed him again and aided the United States agents to capture the German. Again Charley was incarcerated ; again he escaped. Charley needed money so he went to Ger-ney; Charley, unlike other criminals, was always readv to trust a crook, and again was betrayed, for Courtnev wanted a pardon. The President pardoned Ulrich after he (Ulrich, not the President), had served eight years of a fifteen year term. Charley then got an engraving job; he didn’t mind the work, but did object to an adventureless life. The old gang blackmailed him, so he returned to Germany. There he was apprehended for swindling. He returned to America and was again caught for manufacturing bogus notes. After that he lived straight, being convinced that this way of making money does not make money. Sheerluck Bones had finished another tale, so he started his afternoon tea. R. AKIN. A MODERN DUEL “Captain Imelmann! Who knows where Captain Imelmann is? cried a loud voice. “Here I am!” Out of a large army tent stepped the burly form of Captain Imelmann. He had a record of bringing down fifty-one British airplanes. It was early morning of May 15. 1914. before any battle or skirmish had started. Here is a note which has been dropped from a British plane which was flying a truce flag. On opening the note the Captain read as follows: “Captain Imelmann, I challenge you to a man-to-man fight at two o'clock this afternoon. It will be then that we will see who is the better man. Have your guns cease firing. The British guns will be silent. Captain Bell. Going to the British camp we find Ball anxiously awaiting an answer. Soon a plane was heard and a white paper was seen to flutter down. Captain Ball ran to where it fell and picked it up and read: “Captain Ball, I accept your challenge. The German guns will be silent. You will be my fifty-second plane. Captain Imelmann.” Promptly at 2 o’clock hostilities ceased. The armies on either side could be seen climbing up the side of trenches to watch a modern duel. Suddenly a gun was sounded and on either side of the field rose a plane. One was British and the other German. Cheers could be heard on both sides of the field of battle. Both planes rose to a great height. Ball was below Imelmann and was apparently making an effort to get above him. He was flying about as if he were insane. Suddenly Imelmann banked his plane and came down in a nose dive directly for Ball. It looked as if it were all over for Ball. Ball suddenly looped his plane thus getting above his adversary. He dove and showered Imelmann with a hail of bullets. The German plane burst in flames and fell to the ground. Ball followed a few hundred feet and then raced for home. He settled at his own camp for five minutes. He soon arose and flew to where Imelmann’s charred body was being removed from the wreckage of his plane. He released a huge wreath of flowers which fell at the feet of the body of Captain Imelmann. Ball then rose and flew to the British camp. When he had landed he remarked that Imelmann did not get his 52nd plane and never would. Thus ended the career of Germany’s famous ace and ended the most spectacular of modern duels. CHARLES W. YOUNG. ’30. THE SONG OF THE LARK A charming serenade we hear All stop to listen far and near How throbbingly that song is sung How on the summer air ’tis hung How rovers pause to hear the call Inspiring them with one and all How dreams of bubble tissue rise In souls, this singing never dies. HATTIE MANLEY. ’28. “SPRING” The birds are singing in the trees, It is the month of May; The leaves are blowing in the breeze. Oh, what a lovely day. The bees are humming merrily. The winter days have passed; The children play so happily For spring has come at last. H. BYRNES There are famous words by famous men, That are headlines in the news, But none were ever read so much. As the phrase, “I do not choose.” I. PEARSON. ’30.

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THE (iRECN AND WHITE 15 WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW Why Corea is so interested in Warren. If Colt will continue to Bank 100% when the Seniors leave. If Spike Connors will really become a State cop. What makes “Katchy Burns fond of “Red.” Why Dunbar uses a muffler when he talks. If all men are created equal,” look at “Tubby and DeWolf. Whether or not the author of this column will succeed Geo. Mackinnon or Neal O'Hara. (Ben Turpin.) How Motta gets that way. When the school orchestra will meet Ted Lewis in a battle of music. If “Twister” Church really did twister. Why Castriotta journeys to Fall River every week end. Whether Elvira Oberg will succeed as Gloria Swanson. When the school pugilist. Nick Ruggiero, will bring the world’s featherweight title to Bristol. If the football squad will continue the good work after the Seniors leave. When Johnny Rego is going to buy that “Chicken farm.” If Gus is really in love. If so. where, why, when and how. When Eddie Levy will turn from a “jerker to an honest-to-goodness pharmacist. If “Tubby” is going to fill Cornsweet’s shoes at Brown. When Agnes will stop going to Wilbur's. What kind of cough remedy Lester needs. When Alice is going to try that “ice experiment for the last time. Where D’Ambrosia got those curves—on the hall. Why Rego goes to the Arcadia on Thursday nights. Why Boynton refused to succeed John Barrymore or John Gilbert. When Stella is going to start growing. YONK '29. Ed. Daily Dust. DISILLUSIONMENT “Welcome!” it said There’s a clasp of hand, The picture Faith Of so many lands. First do I think That so great is hope And then I see S” on a box of soap! DAWN When the grass is wet with dew, Golden clouds come into view When the cock begins to crow When the farmer starts to sow Then is Dawn. When the world at last awakes Refreshing cool are brooks and lakes When goes care of yesterday When there starts another day Then is Dawn. HATTIE MANLEY, 28. “IT WON’T BE LONG NOW” I. Tiara, Rah, Rah, Boom-de-Aye, Diamonds, dear friends, are trumps today. Spring has come” with golden dreams Of pennant-winning base ball teams. The fans no longer itch and swear At winter's flannel underwear. Instead they itch to watch their nine Upon the home field diamond shine. And soon you’ll hear the diamond ring, And echo with the call of spring. That wonderous. thunderous, thrilling call, PLAY BALL.” II. You’ll soon see Uncle Sam'l. Puffing away at a Camel— Chewing a wad of Beechnut gum With Coco-Cola to cool his “turn. Parched in the sun, in the left field bleachers, Rooting with senators, cops and preachers, Macaroni benders and fender menders, Pretzel twisters and telephone listeners. Rooting for Gehrig or Babe the Bam,” For an “ace of diamonds” is your Uncle Sam. EDWARD LeCLF.RC, '28. BACK FENCES They talk. What do they find to talk about ? Tomorrow’s joys? The grief of yesterday? The bills are high, “My Tommy's getting stout. And William’s hair is growing thin and grey.” “And did you hear about John Peter’s wife?” They say— 1 don’t believe a word of it.” “The Johnsons lead a miserable life—” “The tailor couldn’t get my coat to fit. Outside the sun is in the air. The wind Brushes the young leaves gently, and the grass Is green again. Why are they deaf and blind? Why do they let another summer pass? They talk! The days go swiftly running by Until the time has come for them to die. LESTER EISENSTADT. '28. OUR BASKET BALL TEAM What are we going to do next year When Twister and Tubby have gone Out into the great wide world And left the school forlorn? As captain and as center These two were hard to beat. They could pass and throw a wicked ball. And run players off their feet. And then ther was Barney who saved a game. And Martin who shoots from afar And Louis and Nick and Sylvia called Fat.” They all played without ever a mar. But we mustn't forget the side line, Where the lusty rooters cheered. Elvira and Hattie and Magdalen Shaw Who yelled but never jerred. And when they tied with Warren, And they made the old siren blow. And the welkin rang with the cheer and song Were they happy? I’ll sav so! Let’s go! FRITZI DUNBAR. ’30.