Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 15 “Perhaps the sahibs would like to see the sand tell the fortune of their friends?” he said with an ingratiating grin. “Why not find out about our classmates?” came in an enthus- iastic voice from Miss Allen. “The very thing” I said, joining in with her spirit. Whereupon our prophet fell upon his knees and arranged the sand to represent queer hieroglyphics. In the meantime an un- intelligible mumble accompanied his work. Finally after what seemed to us a very long time, he said one single word as he pointed. “Behold!” As we gazed upon the spot indicated, a scene presented itself before our eyes. To our surprise who should we see but our old friend and classmate John Brown. The picture showed a scene in a track meet, and John was being presented a cup for breaking the world’s record in the high jump. But sad to say the cup was quickly taken away from him when it was found that he had a small electric contrivance in his shoes which sent an electric current thru his legs at will. This picture was quickly followed by another, showing Ida Burbank as the head of the Burbank School of Physical Culture, which she had founded herself. At present Ida is being sued by a student in her course, who claims he lost 100 lbs. in weight after taking two lessons. This picture soon faded and then picture followed picture in rapid succession. Myron Burgess, by a meteoric rise in the navy has become an admiral and distinguished himself in the war with Japan. Myron, at the head of the fleet occupying captured cities in Jaoan, fell in love and married a fair damsel of the land of flowers. Myron was always there in whirlwind affairs. Margaret Chillson had married and settled down. She unfor- tunately married a lazy and shiftless man and would have soon gone to the poor house had not her wonderful ability as an artist served her in good stead. She acquired wealth and fame in a short time and has rid her husband of his indolent tendencies. Philip Goldstein has become a famous divorce lawyer. Through his magnetic personality he has attracted a considerable number of the fair sex to his offices, where he gives them weighty counsel in their matrimonial difficulties. Bernice Hilditch, thru her wonderful work as a nurse in the War with Japan, has achieved fame throughout the land. Because of her heroic services she has been decorated on several occasions by the president himself. She became the idol of the whole Ameri-

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14 THE ENFIELD ECHO class took part. It was a great success partly due to our everhelp- ing class. We showed our class spirit by procuring armbands to be worn for the last few months of our voyage and by attending the South Manchester Meet in a body. It has been a most wonderful voyage. We have been able to procure the necessary passport at the entrance of each succeeding sea, and have been able to pay the price in good hard work for every part of the passage. We have sympathized with the sea- sick passengers that made up the various new classes. We have enjoyed the successful experiences of those who have landed on other shores. Now we look at the larger, more majestic ocean ahead and feel that our experience has fitted us to withstand every storm. We will go on writing new logs of greater adventure, and yet more won- derful discovery, for while the Voyage of High School Life is at an end, the Voyage of Real Life is just now and here at its trium- phant Commencement. CLASS PROPHECY By Charles Samuel Mirabile and Anna Elena Allen IN THE. YEAR 1031 New York was slowly fading awav in the distance as the Mauretania plowed its way thru the deep. I had been detailed on a business mission to Egypt, by the concern I was working for and I was looking forward with great pleasure to seeing this land which I had heard so much about in my school days. To my sur- prise and great pleasure, whom should I meet on board ship but my friend Anna Allen. I inquired as to where she was going and she told me that she had secured contracts with several magazines for making drawings of Egyptian scenes. We talked old times and wondered what had become of our classmates of the Class of 1921. The trip across was made without incident worthy of men- tion and it was with pleasure that we landed at Cairo, leaving the cramped quarters of our ship. After having gotten settled comfortably in our new quarters, we decided to make a tour of investigation in the city. We had hardly left our hotel, when a native accosted us and with great politeness and servility asked if the Sahibs would have their past, present and future fortune told. We very politely but firmly re- plied in the negative. However, he refused to be disconcerted by the initial rebuff, and continued to dog our steps with exasperating persistence.

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16 THE ENFIELD ECHO can Army and reports have it that she is soon to wed one of her soldier patients whom she nursed thru in a long illness. Nathan Kaplan has amassed a considerable fortune thru his patent medicine “Hook-worm Reliever,” which he positively guar- antees will rid one of that dreadful malady. Margaret Leary, I am sorry to say, has brought shame to our fair class. She has been arrested on several occasions for vamp- ing members of the male sex in public parks. But she has achieved such a high degree of excellence in that art that she has gotten off lightly every time by resorting to a simple expedient—vamping the helpless judge. Emma McHale and Anna Griffin are running a dancing studio. Because of their wonderful ability as dancers they have re- ceived numerous offers to go on the stage, but have persistently refused, preferring to run their famous school. Mabelle Meginn has become a famous authoress. Her remark- able proficiency in Latin has led her to write several text-books on the subject. One book esoecially has made her famous. This book is entitled “How to get A in Latin without Studying.” 0 Mabelle, why didn’t you give the benefit of your wonderful talent to the members of Lat. IV, who strove so manfully to obtain suc- cess in this subject? Harold Lamont is leading a dog’s life. He had the misfortune of marrying a brawny six-footer who treats him terribly. It is rumored that besides having to do the usual househould duties, Harold is daily put to work making duds for the little Lamonts, and when one considers that there are twelve of them one can ap- preciate poor Harold’s task. John MacGovern has achieved fame on the stage. He is directing his own production on the Great White Way . . . . McGovern’s Midnight Frolics in which Helen Slanetz and Annie Rich are starring. Miss Rich has won the hearts of the theater goers thru her wonderful tce-dancing, while Miss Slanetz has over- whelmed them by her enchanting voice. Esther Lawlor is firmly determined to become an old maid. She is engaged in active warfare against the other sex, rallying many women to her support by the aid of her wonderful slogan— “Down With the Male Sex.” 0 Esther, why this implacable hatred? Elizabeth Sullivan has become a heart-breaker. She has refused hundreds of offers in marriage but a gav Lothario with blonde hair and innocent blue eyes finally captured the gay Eliza- beth. But Betty brought the marriage to a close with the abrupt- ness characteristic of her actions in school, when she found that he had Four Other Wives. Dorothy Phelps has also become a literary light, writing a book entitled “Commonsense and How to Acquire It.”