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

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SOPHOMORE CLASS—COMMERCIAL AND PRACTICAL ARTS DIVISION

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“That’s strange ’ she said, “only last week your mother wrote that the doctor had given up hope that your father would ever walk again. Jack, at this remark, swallowed a large cookie whole and then remained silent. A few minutes later the telephone rang and Jack answered it. “This is mother.” spoke the voice, ‘‘tell Aunt Ella that I will arrive on the 7:15 train tomorrow morning to spend a few days with her and you.” “What is wrong?” gasped Aunt Ella, “you’re as white as a ghost.” “Wliy-er,” stammered Jack, “it was a message from school saying that I must get hack tonight. Within a half hour. Jack was on his way back to school. When he arrived, much to his amazement, lie found Bill Paine staring glooming out of the window. “What are you doing here?” shouted Jack, surprised. Bill turned suddenly and confessed, “Well,” lie said, “the club was too dull so 1 left, but what are you doing here?” “Well,” responded Jack again in his familiar manner, “your aunt’s was too exciting for me, so I left.” MARGARET SISSON. 35.. ♦ THE MODERN TREND Mr. Deverell, having been away two weeks on a business trip, entered his front door one afternoon and suddenly felt he was in the wrong house. “But it can’t be,” he thought “1 live here, I hope. But am I seeing things? Maida! Maida!” He called to his wife and walked into the living room. From the upper regions of the house was heard a click of heels and soon Mrs. Deverell clattered down the stairs into the living room. “Darling!” she exclaimed delightedly. “I’m so glad you’re back—why what’s the matter?” Her tone changed. ‘ “Oh, yes, hello. I am back,” he said absently. Then— “Black walls, white rug. red and blue furniture!” Then, quite loudly— .“Maida where is my armchair? What have you done to this house?” , “Oh dear,” Mrs. Deverell sighed. “I thought you’d like it. You see 1 had the house redecorated. Everything’s ultra-new. It’s the modern trend. Everybody’s doing it. Don’t you like it, dear?” she asked sorrowfully. “Yes, I suppose so!” Her husband was inspecting the room. “It saves a dreadful amount of space. See this desk? Well, it can be converted into two other ‘pieces of furniture, a dining-room table and a vanity table. Isn’t that the utmost?” “I’ll say it’s the utmost. Whoever heard of such a thing! This house is worse than a museum, now.” Mr. Deverell sat down on a red-spotted white arm chair and put his feet on a red and blue striped article. “That some footstoll,” he said sarcastically. “Careful, dear. That’s not a footstool, it’s a coffee table,” said his wife. “Will wonders never cease? Well, well, just give me an old-fashioned home, with old-fashioned furniture and methods and I’m satisfied. Modernism! Bah!” From then on Mr. Deverell spent more and more of his time at his club, a place built in the 90’s which still had most of its original furnishings. His completely modernized home was almost odious to him and so Mrs. Deverell conceived a plan. , One day in June she said to her husband. “I’ve got our ideal summer home. It’s way off in the country and it has a cow. We’ll spend July there.” Mr. Deverell was delighted. “Oh,” he said Q 3 c 7

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“we’l| have the time of our lives, living the way folks did in the good old days.” They arrived at the farm about 7:00 o’clock at night Then things began to happen. First, there was no electricity and the smell of a kerosene lamp did not add to the enjoyment of the evening meal. Then, the beds were unusually hard, having old-fashioned mattresses, and the mosquitoes kept them awake Mr. DcvereU began to complain that it was no fun chopping wood for the fire (there was no gas) and Mrs. DcvereU retorted that neither was it any fun to cook in a hot kitchen when it was 90 in the shade. The vacation was extremely unpleasant hut Mr. DcvereU endured it bravely. Rut he could hardly wait to get back to his own house at the end of the month. He stretched luxuriously in a deep chair and said. “This modern trend certainly is wonderful. Didn’t I always say so?” RUTH KERR, ’35. ♦ BUDDING POETS THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER He sleeps, the hateful din of war has ceased To echo in his ears; now all is still. About his resting place upon the hill A tranquil silence reigns—he sleeps in peace. He sleeps beneath the land tor which he fought, Above him lay the flowers strewn by those Who fought beside him ’gainst the surging foes; Those flowers above him consecrate the spot: The spot made sacred by the spirit of the men; Those men who bravely struggled, fought and died. They vanished, and ne’er were seen by friends again By those in whose memory they are kept in pride. Oh! Thou, who died on foreign soil, thy spirit fled To live forever in this tribute to the dead. RUSSELL BULLOCK. ’35. THANKS TO COLT T is for thoughts, bright and sincere. H is for the help we received each year. A is for all who retain the school’s good name. N is tor neatness that we all endeavor to obtain. K is for kindness to do well for all. S is for students who never fail when called. T is for tricks we all enjoy to play. O is for obedience that should be applied each day. C is for class colors—Green and White. O is for opportunity which is always in sight. L is for loyalty we contribute to rules. T is for thanks to Colt Memorial High School. HELEN AC.UAR, 35. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES JUNIOR-SENIOR COMMERCIAL CLUB The Junior-Senior Commercial Club was formed in January under the leadership of Mrs. Baldwin. The membership comprises Junior and Senior girls who are taking the Commercial Course. The officers elected at the first meeting were Virginia Gaffney, President, and Mary Walsh, Secretary. One of the important projects of the club was the technical work involved in the publishing of ‘‘The Colt Challenger. Meetings were held twice a month in the auditorium. The club also had several socials. The fact that the club brought together in social contact all the Senior and Junior commercial girls, and established a feeling of good will between the groups, justified the existence of GREEN Pi D U Hr-- 9