Chestnut Hill Academy - Caerulean Yearbook (Chestnut Hill, PA)

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CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY Salutatnrg LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It is my pleasure to introduce to you the Class of 1931. But further, I would ask you to look upon us now, not care- lessly nor hastily, but slowly, and with remembering eyes, for this is our last gathering. As we pass on to commencement tomorrow, we shall feel strangely different and somehow sad. Whatever of eager- ness we have had for this day is already vanished. And when we finally leave this Academy, which we love, we shall look around almost wistfully for her kindly shadow and our old companions. No less should we remember the Faculty. Occasionally we have plagued and worried out teachers and occasionally thought ourselves to be sorely troubled by them, but in the end we have only had all the more regard for each other. And so, as we dedicate this, our last day together, to our class, we salute you, Mr. Fall and the Faculty, and thank you from our hearts for all you have done for us. JOHN F. BLANCHARD, II

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44 THE CAERULEAN Gilman ihintnrg Our president, John Blanchard, has just introduced you to the Class of 1931, and it is my pleasant duty as Historian to sketch briefly the history of this class during its eleven years at school. The original members came to school in September 1919, a few months before prohibition was enforced, but in spite of that the class has managed to stick together rather well. Of the original members, the Historian alone survives. During the D class year, two more members entered - Douglas Galloway and Roger Eastlake-the classfs two ex- tremes. Doug doesn't say an awful lot . . . Roger is on the Student Council and the Athletic Association. Jack Blanchard came from Trenton, joining the class in its first form year. He is most popular and has partici- pated in more school activities than any other member. He was Vice-President of the class in the second form year. He has been President ever since. He was elected to last year's Student Council but this year refused to be a member. He has played in the Instrumental Club for a number of years and this year was leader. He sings in the Glee Club, and plays football and baseball. In the fourth form year, Hotsy Sukhsvasti from Siam, John Freeman from Virginia, and Monty Haines joined the class. Hotsy plays tennis and boxes. He also plays in the ln- strumental Club. He is Siam's hope of holding the world bantam weight championship of the ring. John Freeman edits The Wissahickon. He is more or less skeptical on the virtues of about everything except Bobby Burns, Lewis, and Virginia. Monty took several years before realizing the superiority of our class to that of 1930. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Lan- tern. He also played football, basketball and baseball. He managed basketball a year ago and is on The Wissahickon and CAERULEAN Boards. Joe Parachini joined us in this year. He comes from West New York. He plays soccer and track and co-edits The Lan- tern with Monty. His voice is tolerated in the Glee Club if nowhere else. Eddie Reader comes from New Haven. His giddy speed in court walking and playing football has given him the name Lightnin'.', Other more natural phenomena, Satch.', Ed has managed baseball, played football, and played two years in the Instrumental Club. This year he was elected Leader of the Glee Club. Joe Connors comes from Auburn, Maine. Joe is President of the Student Council, captain of the baseball team and plays football and basketball. Jack Vffhite joined us in the Fifth Form with George Bright, Gran Klink, Ted Everhart, Dave Hamerstrom, Happy Harroun and Jim Hammond. Jack comes from Waterbury. He is sane enough except when Freeman is punning. Then he be- comes subject to fits and spasmodic quiverings. He is a coun- cillor and managed baseball this spring. He also sings in the Glee Club and is Vice President of the Class. George Bright comes from Pottsville. He does most of the kicking, but it isn't long before one sees that his bark is worse than his bite. He plays baseball and football.