Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 31 nationality and the latter because of his physical weakness. During Lady Castlejordan’s absence, the men and girls meet at Overcote Park, the es- tate of the Castlejordans, where no men have formerly been permitted to enter. Many interesting incidents occur, especially as Lady Thomasin and Lady Wilhelmina object to Lord Litterly, and as Lady Noeline dis- likes the other suitors. The dignified Lady Castlejordan was skillfully represented by Lucile Cain, and the typical English clergyman by Theodore Goldthorpe. Lady Noeline, the oldest daughter, was admirably portrayed by Celia Goldstein, and her younger sisters, Lady Wilhelmina and Lady Thomas- in, by Helen Stone and Pauline Miller. Harry Grindle, as Lord Litterly, always calm and cool in contrast to the more excitable Frenchman, De Grival, and the Englishman, Tween- wayes, displayed ease and poise in his part. Myron Burgess, as De Gri- val, and John Brown, as Tweenwayes, made the humorous situations of the play possible. John Brown’s accent and superior air are especially worthy of mention, and we were delighted with Burgess’s very capable interpretation of the Frenchman, who never succeeds in being an Eng- lishman. The following minor characters also were every well represented: Sergeant Shuter, by Grace Smith; Youatt, a servant, by John Hunt; Fit- ton, a gamekeeper, by George Dockham, and Orts, a poacher, by James Ryan. The attractive dances which added so much to the enjoyment ot the play, were interpolated by Miss Potter. It has always been Miss Potter’s aim to present a play above the average simple high school play, and much credit should be given her for her selection of “The Amazons,” and for her skill and untiring effort in directing and managing a rather difficult performance. The whole affair was a decided success, and has added to Enfield’s reputation for unusually good plays. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. CAST (In order of appearance.) Youatt, (a servant), John Hunt, Rev. Roger Minchin, Theodore Goldthorpe, Miriam (Marchioness of Castlejordan). Lady Wilhelmina Belturbet, (her daughter), Lady Thomasin Bulturbet, (her daughter), Lady Noeline Belturbet, (her daughter), “Sergeant” Shuter, Orts (a poacher), Andre, Count de Grival, Galfred, Earl of Tweenwayes, Barrington, Viscount Litterly, Fitton (a gamekeeper), Lucille Cain, Helen Stowe, Pauline Miller, Celia Goldstein, Grace Smith, James Ryan, Myron Burgess, John Brown, Harry Grindle, George Dockham, T9 ’20 T9 ’20 T9 T9 T9 ’21 ’21 ’21 ’20 ’21

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30 THE ENFIELD ECHO Edward Bridge................Stationery When far away from home and friends And all that you hold dear, We hope that you will use this gift That we from you may hear. Fred Jandreau..............Chewing Cum Chewing day, chewing night, Fred you surely are a sight! Here’s some gum, ’tis cheap we know, We give it ’cause you love it so. Allen Reid.................Dancing Doll You’ve got dancing on the brain, If you dance too much you’ll go insane; We know ’tis fine, but oh my boy! You waste your time in foolish joy. Malcolm Roberts...............Girl Doll Malcolm likes a social whirl. He’s in delight when he’s with a girl. But Mai we give this last advise, You’l look out for them if you are wise. Grace Smith......................Record Oh Grace my dear, you talk so fast. We have no fear your word will be last; So we hand to you this record to beat; To hear the centest will be a treat. Raymond Mellor. .Lucky Strike Cigarette Oh Ray you are a lucky guy To have finished so easily your last year in high; So now we know that vou would like To have this box of “Lucky Strike.” Virginia Browne...............Telephone Ring, ting a ling, Virginia dear. This is a thing we often hear; For a certain young man So very well known, Surely keeps Virginia busy at the phone. Florence Houlihan.................Rouge A complexion is quite essential For ladies as fine as Flo, We give you this box of rouge T’will add to your color so. But Flo please don’t be offended, Don’t use it unless you will; But we thought perhaps you’d like it To be stylish to your fill. John Hunt......Remedy for Thin People Hunt, you really are terribly thin, You must look out or you’ll be nothing but skin. I’ll give you this remedy, it’s good they say, And now I know you’ll be fat some day. Irene Steele..............Fortune Book I hate to tell tales out of school, And I know that that’s against the rule. So I’ll simply make a suggestion clear That some thoughts to Irene are very dear; We’re giving her a fortune book, So that she for hers might look. Clarissa Hawthorne.............Necklace C—is for her Courteous way of speak- jng, L—is for her large and generous heart. A—is for the aid she’s always giving. R—is for readiness to take her part; I—stand for interest never ceasing. S and S—means smiles for everyone. A—is for her actions self relying. And now we have her name all done. “THE- AMAZONS.” The High School play this year was “The Amazons,” by Arthur Pin- ero. The play is set in England. Lady Castlejordan, much disappointed that her three children are girls, brings them up as hoys, and the play rep- resents the difficulties which arise when the girls fall in love. Lady Noel- ine, the oldest, happens to meet Lord Litterly, who proves to be her cou- sin, and who is bitterly hated by Lady Castlejordan, as he is the heir to the title. Her sisters, Lady Wilhelmina, and Lady Thomasin, are at- tracted by De Grival, a Frenchman, and Tweenwayes, an Englishman, both regarded with disfavor by the mother, the former because of his

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32 THE ENFIELD ECHO A LETTER FROM MR. PARKMAN. Liffol le Grand, France, March 29, 1919. Dear Miss Sloane: Your invitation to write something for publication in the school pa- per is certainly appreciated. “ Tis pleasant to be remembered,” at any time, and especially so when one is so far away from the old associations. The distance seems great because so much lies between. All of France, nearly, is to the west of this point and stretching beyond the whoie width of the Atlantic. The distance seems greater, too, because it takes so long for letters to come and go. I write home and in six weeks or so I may expect a reply, if all goes well. This letter will very likely not reacli you until after Easter, but ought to be in your hands before the summer vaca- tion, at least. It is difficult to decide just what to put into my letter; there are so many things of interest that keep crowding up into memory as I write. I would like just to mention some of the more important happenings since I left home on the 8th of October, 1918, but the mere enumeration would take so much time that I must confine myself to a very brief account of some few places I have visited in this country during the iast few months. Perhaps I ought to state first of all, that my present work cen- ters at Liffol le Grand, in the Dept. Haute Vosges, near Neufchateau. Since coming to France, however, 1 have had three very interesting trips, one from Paris to Nancy by way of Chateau Thierry and Toul, another from Neufchateau to Varennes by way of Commercy, St. Mihiel and Verdun, and a third from Bazailles to Nimas, by way of Dijon, Lyons, Avignon, Arras and Marseilles. On this first trip I caught my first sight of a battle ground. At Chateau Thierry, we saw the shell holes all around in the fields, barbed wire entanglements here and there, and ruined houses staring at us from every strategic point. Toul does not seem badly dam- aged. Its immense surrounding hills covered with fortifications have protected the city from bombardment, but Nancy shows plainly the effect of the repeated bombings to which it was exposed. In the cities and vil- lages over here there are hardly any wooden buildings. Everything is of stone or stone and plaster, and the buildings are set close together form- ing an almost continuous line from one street to the next. There are of course, exceptions to this, such as the cathedrals, municipal buildings, schools, municipal theater, depots, museums, and occasionally chateaux. In such close set buildings, most of them very old, it is easy to pic- ture the havoc made by the German aerial bombs as they were dropped again and again upon a city like Nancy. I remember distinctly the ap- pearance of one street, the buildings vacant, great holes in the walls, win- dows boarded up or shutterless, and everything silent and deserted. The cathedral, too, showed the effect of the bombs falling in the square in front of it. Its face was all chipped and marred as by a perfect hail- storm of iron missiles, its great windows high up, broken in places, its carved woodwork splintered and torn. Nancy (pronounced here Money)