Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1925 volume:

THE ENFIELD ECHO i •fJrarl (Emtfi'rttmimj “SWEET AND SANITARY” Our Fruits and Vegetables and things are dandy, So are our Tobaccos, Ice Cream and Candy, So ev’ry one come to Baronian Brothers, The Candy Store better than all the others. Milk shakes, Sodas—flavors quite a few, Magazines, Papers—they’re illustrated, too. If you have a party, why just come to us, We’ll fix you up without any fuss. Full line of Fruits, Confectionery, Cigars, Tobacco We receive shipments twice daily of Fresh Milk, Butter Milk, Whipping Cream TAIT BROS. ICE CREAM LATEST MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS Baronian Bros. 106 Pearl St. Tel. 333-3 Thompsonville PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 2 THE ENFIELD ECHO BRAINARD-AHRENS, Incorporated “Nothing But Insurance A telephone call or postal card will bring a representa- tive to your door to go over your insurance needs and write for you a good insurance policy. 106 Main Street Thompsonville, Conn. Have You Tried Our New Newgate Ginger Ale? 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Contributions are earnestly solicited from all students and alumni of the school. Address all literary communications to the Editor ; all other communications to the Business Manager. Subscriptions may be taken at any time ; copies are mailed to all subscribers not attending the school. The price of subscription is seventy-five cents a year for five issues or one dollar and a quarter for six issues, including the Commencement number. Single numbers cost twenty cents. Advertising rates are reasonable, and may be learned from the Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter February 21, 1917, at the Post Office at Thompsonville, Conn., under the Act of March 3, 1879. VOL. XIII THOMPSONVILLE, CONN., JUNE 1925 NO. 6 ADDRESS OF WELCOME By Francis Olschafskie Parents and friends: The Class of 1925 extends to everyone a hearty and sincere welcome to these exercises of Class Night. Four short years ago as a group of ambitious Freshmen we entered the ivy covered walls of Old Enfield. Now as Seniors we are about to graduate from a splendid building which will fittingly bear the name of “The Enfield High School.” Class Night marks the beginning of the closing week of our High School activities, so we take this time to express our appre- ciation of the deep interest taken in us by our parents and friends. For my classmates I may say that we realize that we owe a great debt to Enfield. The marked influence which our teachers have had in the modeling of our characters cannot be estimated. The training we received will serve as a guiding post in the rough journey of Life, which we shall enter fully equipped to bring honor and glory upon that name of Enfield. In behalf of the Class of 1925, I welcome you. CLASS HISTORY By Henry F. Rosenberger From the first time the students in the class of twenty-five relaxed in those curved Freshman seats, until their gentle footsteps sounded upon this stage tonight, their whole course has been a sub- lime achievement, one worthy of the greatest praise, and a fitting paragon for future class aspirations. The class of twenty-five entered in nineteen twenty-one and as- sumed the duties of Freshmen with such pleasure and will that the capable instructors voiced their approval in an emphatic manner. The class was soon noted for the ease in which its members dis- patched their studies. The great desire for knowledge, that presses 12 THE ENFIELD ECHO students on, was felt and obeyed by all. The same call, even to this day undoubtedly, stirs many students, who first felt the sacred fire as Freshmen in Enfield High. The real charm of study was learned during that modulating first year, or in some cases the deplorable fact was apparent that study was boresome. These classmates, upon whom the seed had fallen as on barren ground, took their way in life quite in advance of those who now leave the old institution of learning with a wish that the course might have included more than the four short years. Of course in addition to the above virtuous traits, most of the class of twenty-five acquired the habit of speaking without permission and the habit, at that time undesirable, of observing the floor when in the presence of their inferiors, the Seniors. The students in the class of twenty- five have noted strict observance of this in the present underclass- men, so this evens matters. It might be well to add that the wrest- ling championship of the school was held by the class of twenty- five during the Freshman year. As Sophomores, the class of twenty-five entered upon a period of great accomplishments. Several of the students made wonder- ful contributions to the school paper, the Enfield Echo. In the line of sports, especially football, the physical powers of the students were shown when they carried before them the pick of the other classes and captured the football championship of the school. In the two eventful years that were to follow, the class of twenty-five was to make school history. Unquestionably the fine instructions supplied by the faculty were bringing results. Respected reader, if you have been a Junior at Enfield High you will no doubt realize the high position of the nineteen twenty- five Junior as after ascending many flights of stairs, he entered the classroom, where the tops of houses and trees might be ob- served, if his thoughts wandered from the problems of American history or the members of the weaker sex applying their odorous pigments with an ease almost equal that acquired during the Senior year. During this eventful year the class of twenty-five showed the rest of the school how to conduct a real Junior Prom. It was a great social success. The class, also, contributed a staff of bus- iness managers to the Echo, and the work done by them under the direction of Mr. Goldstein was remarkable. It was their task to attend to the financial part of the paper, a most responsible task requiring much ability. The Junior issue of the Echo was a re- markable achievement, better than any that ever appeared before, or after. In the line of dramatics the Juniors supplied an actor to the play, “Fanny and Her Servant Problem.” During the year the work of the Seniors was observed by the Juniors with a determina- tion to surpass them in the following year. The class of twenty-five established itself in the rear of Room THE ENFIELD ECHO 13 One and there during the latter-part of nineteen twenty-four and till June ’25 made history. Room One is a spacious classroom, seat- ing a large number of pupils. The front of the room is occupied by a teacher, a bookcase, and some Juniors. Adorning the walls are numerous busts of great men to inspire the Juniors to study and to fix their motionless gaze on the ceiling. Nothing more will be said concerning the Juniors. The Senior Prom was a grand af- fair. People of note were heard commenting on the great beauty of the feminine members of the class present at this occasion. The fellows at school know how it’s done, of course. Vanity cases were in evidence about the classroom. They add to the appearance of a bare desk. The girls seemed to think so any how. Eight were taken from Slanetz, at once, one day. One play was staged during the Senior year netting the Dramatic association about four hun- dred dollars. The greater part of this will be spent on athletic equipment. In this play, “Come Out of the Kitchen,” held at the Franklin theater Seniors starred as might be expected. The acting of Freda Kessner and Wilbur Bromage was superb. Mr. Bromage actually stopped the show during the afternoon performance. Some time after the play a prize speaking contest was held and the three highest awards were made to Seniors. The management of the Echo was left almost entirely to the Seniors, and anyone who has read the stories written by Seniors, will concede the superiority of the class of twenty-five over the rest of the classes which have passed through Enfield High. In the future the members of the class of twenty-five will undoubtedly succeed as they have, in the four eventful years just recorded, at Enfield High. CLASS PROPHECY By Anna O’Connor, Edna Woodbury, William Chestnut, and Austin Reilly AN AFTERNOON TEA (Stage set with tea tables and chairs.) Hostesses: Anna O’Connor, Edna Woodbury Hosts: Austin Reilly, William Chestnut Anna—Your special delivery reached us just in time as we were starting on a vacation trip this morning; but we came here instead, taking the first train. Edna—Aren’t you tired from the long ride? Reilly—Oh no! I’ll tell you how we amused ourselves. After watching the scenery for awhile, we began to talk about our class- mates and wonder what would become of us all by 1935. Anna—Let’s read our futures in our tea cups this afternoon. Chestnut—Fine. We will. Here they come now! (Class 14 THE ENFIELD ECHO comes on stage from R and L. The girls pour and pass the tea.) Edna—Drink your tea, Anna, and I’ll read yours first. (As the cups are drained the dregs are interpreted.) Edna—Anna, your popularity and wonderful dancing must have followed you from your High School days, for I see that you have rejected many brilliant offers in marriage. Evidently you prefer independence. Next, Sylvia Burbank, you have been studying Biology. Here you are teaching in a young man’s college in London but your chief work seems to be cutting up hearts. You always were rather good at that. Reilly—What can this be? It looks like an ivy-colored school building. Who is this dignified young professor? Well, Chestnut, such a change in the last few years. The most mischievous boy in the class now the President of Cum-an-learn University. Anna—Here we are in California. A number of representa- tives of the Paramount Co. have made a great many offers to you, Edna, to take Mary Pickford’s part in “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.” We aren’t surprised at this for you always won everyone with your cute ways. Chestnut—Who is this? Well if it isn’t our old friends Reilly and Rosenberger. Reilly is chief contender for the heavy weight title, and has scored 20 consecutive knockouts. Rosenberger is his manager and he picks some hard fights. Edna—Now, Grace Slattery. Why, you have taken up chem- istry. I believe that it is you who have discovered that new gas around the sun that all chemists have been working on since the total eclipse. Fine, Grace, I always knew that you would do some- thing big in Chem. Reilly—This is a domestic science kitchen at the Capitol in Hartford. Celia Parsons, you have risen high in the political world for here you are in charge, keeping the Congressmen well fed. Yours next, Billings. I see a large river crowded with boats of all kinds. The Commissioner of Navigation on the Scantic River —no other than yourself, James—is shaking hands with the pres- ident who seems greatly pleased at the way you have handled this problem of congestion. Chestnut—Here is a cupful of Victrola Records. Each one is a set of exercises for those people who are interested in reducing. O’Brien is advertising his records and giving demonstrations with each one he sells. Anna—Well, Landry, you’re next. Still living up to the old saying, “Be Prepared.” Here you have developed a splendid train- ing camp for young men and it is rumored that you will be a Gen- eral in the next World War. Where can this be? East Side, New York. Here you are, THE ENFIELD ECHO 15 Irene, as a social worker cheering the sick and poor with your cheery smile and witty sayings. Irene always was witty but who would have thought she would make such good use of these gifts? Reilly—In this cup, Stroiney, I see you sitting at a table read- ing what you have written. This seems to be another book you have just finished. We remember how your last novel, “I’ll Live for Love or Die” proved to hold the public spell-bound and wish you all the success possible as leading author in America in 1935. Edna—Lane’s Studio, Springfield, Mass. You have evidently tired of farming, Oliver. Here you are teaching soft-shoe dancing. Is it because of your wonderful personality and sprightliness that Lane’s has become so enlarged? It now occupies the entire block. Who is this stately figure, the center of attraction in the midst of Springfield Elite? Esther Bassinger, our old classmate; still it’s not surprising, sort of force of habit, Esther. Chestnut—This is a large ballroom. But where is the music coming from ? Station K Y W, Chicago, where Gannuscio’s famous singing orchestra is broadcasting. Gannuscio plays the saxophone and is the singer. Earl Bertrand plays the drum. Ruth Harris plays the piano, and Oh! how that girl can play! We’re in a theatre on Broadway. Gladys Buck and her part- ner, Milton Cohen, are dancing a tango. Gladys and Milton are very well known and popular along Broadway. Anna—What is this? A dance floor, music, an exhibition dance in modern dancing at the Venetian Gardens by Jean Lebeschevsky. I can see where you were quite a success at the Hippodrome, last week. Lots of success, Jean. What are these posters that I can see posted on a number of billboards? “Come an see the fancy diver,” they read, and this great person mentioned is Leona White who has condescended to give an exhibition at Riverside Park. Don’t miss it! Reilly—It seems to be a hall and you are addressing the crowd. According to the billboard, Edith Woodward is giving an address on prison reform. Her subject is “Teach Our Prisoners to Take the Bones Out of Fish and Cut Down the Death Rate.” This looks like Shibe Park, Philadelphia. The game between the Athletics and Yankees has drawn the usual crowd. Someone is just crossing the plate after knocking a ball over the fence. Can it be you, Pease? Now that you take off your cap to the crowd I see that it is you. Chestnut—What is the cause of this agitation in the House of Representatives of this state? There is cause enough. Frances Leggett has a seat in the house and is giving such fiery speeches that everyone is sitting up and taking notice. Here we are in Hollywood. Fanalise Lamont under the name of Katy Brady is making herself popular and famous. She is star- 16 THE ENFIELD ECHO ring with Richard Dix in a new production named “Jazz and More Jazz.” Anna—Well, Gourlie, I can see you starring in the production; “Romeo and Juliet,” Maura Gorman taking the part of Juliet. Watch him, Esther, for they say he’s breaking hearts right and left. Here we are at Harvard University; Wendell Blood is physical director. The college has never before appreciated a course so well. We wonder if it’s his directing or his winning disposition. Edna—This seems to be a large theater. The curtain is ris- ing and the people are applauding as the leading lady steps on the stage. Of course, Kessy, who else but you? But here—no less is the applause given to Dick Livingston, surely it is he who is enter- taining the audience between acts with his marvelous clogging. And nowr w'hom do I see? A professor of foreign language— can it be—of course, Josephine Galimberti—you are teaching French and Spanish in one of our universities. Reilly—Will wonders ever cease? I see you, Thompson, in the Orient with a scientific research party. I see, Bill, that you have not yet given up your idea, that man has descended from the sum- mit of Mt. Everet. Well, patience is always rewarded. Maybe someone will get to the top some day and for your sake and their own I hope they get dowm again. Who said that the days of miracles are over? I see you, Warga, standing over an automobile which you have built your- self. The lifted hood discloses a plumbing system instead of a reg- ulation engine. It is a great idea and it seems to be perfected. All you have to do now is make the car go. Anna—Here is somebody speaking in the House of Representa- tives. Yes, it’s you, Fowler, and you have surely carried out your high school career. Your eloquence is so great that when you rise to speak your opponents leave the House in despair. Hurray for Ireland! Mary, you visited Ireland and were so attracted by its charming quality that you decided to remain there. While there you became secretary to the United States Ambassador to Ireland. Reilly—It looks like Pearl and Main Streets, Thompsonville, but I can’t see anything of you, Vera. Wait, the traffic woman has turned around and it is you. The buildings are fading away and your record is substituted. By this record, I see that you have ar- rested an average of 2 1 6 persons a day for your first thirty days as cop. Edna—Well, what a commotion! People are scattering in all directions as a powerful motor-car draw's to the curb. A sprightly form has descended from the tonneau and is quickly walking toward a platform, newly erected. THE ENFIELD ECHO 17 “Then what to our wondering eyes does appear But the face of Goldy so cute and so dear!’' He is still developing his idea of “Woman’s Place in the World!” Are you ready for yours, Jeanette? Oh, you’ve gone back to your stage career—I see you’ve entered the sea of matrimony—but it proved an unsatisfactory marriage for I see that you have re- ceived your divorce at Reno, and after all your dream to become a Prima Donna has been fulfilled. Chestnut—A beauty parlor in New York. Lillian Fay is the hairdresser and feature transformer. She has invented some kind of application for removing freckles and is now worth millions. Anna—Helen, I can see you as the greatest welfare worker in the United States. Your speeches on “How to Study” are pub- lished in all the magazines and newspapers. Reilly—What a wonderful window display! What? “LEBE- SCHEVSKY’S HAIR RESTORER,” guaranteed to raise hair on a dumbell. Ethel, I advise you to fire that advertising manager or he’ll ruin your business. No man considers himself a dumbell. It looks here as if Thompsonville will have a broadcasting sta- tion for I see the antennae and now I see the name. Station P. D. Q. I see a young lady standing before the microphone and it is you, Anna. The sign says you are the announcer. Edna—Are you ready, Florence? This cup is easy to read. I see a prettily decorated hall, the orchestra is playing from the stage, you are in the balcony overlooking the ballroom. I think this is—but let us look at the outside. Yes, expansive grounds surrounded with brilliant green lights. Yes, it is Dixieland, but since you have taken it over, you have greatly enlarged its pop- ularity. Chestnut—Who is this? Well, if it isn’t our old friend, Thomp- son. No wonder the Yankees are winning all their games. Marty Thompson is hitting homers regularly and is leading the league by a wide margin. Anna—A foreign mission in China. So this is where you two have been hiding. Who would have believed that Francis Olschaf- ski could have interested you, Mary, in his missionary work back in high school days. Reilly—I see a Literary Digest. Turning the pages, I see the Literature and Art section. The subject of the first article, “Lor- etta Wallace.” Reading on, I see that the bust of Jack Dempsey will be an artistic triumph for you. It will be the first time a Roman nose has not roamed all over the face of a pugilist. How strange the congressmen are sitting in rapt attention in- stead of talking or sleeping. This session will be one of the seven wonders of—Ah, I have the reason—It’s not so strange after all. They were listening to you, Mary Ferraro, discoursing on your bill 18 THE ENFIELD ECHO for keeping Parisian styles out of the country and thus lengthen the lives of the men, who pay the bills. Edna—Who is coming next, Keery? Oh yes, you of course. You are an inventor. Now just wait—what is it you have invented? It’s coming clearer, an automobile—no—I have it—a method by which an automobile can run itself. Fine, Malcolm, now you can center your attention somewhere else than on the car. Reilly—I see the illuminated sign of Parisian theatre. I can make out—wait, I have it now. It says that the night’s attraction is Julia Volavka, America’s favorite, playing the leading role in “Strange Things Have Happened.” Chestnut—The scene changes. Here we are back in Thomp- son ville in front of the largest cosmetic factory in the United States owned by L. Slanetz. Mr. Slanetz includes in his line of goods, such articles as vanity cases, powder puffs, lip stick and rouge. Lawrence always did like vanity cases. Reilly—Why are the newspapers selling so fast? Why are the people standing in excited little groups? There is a neglected bulletin board on the corner. They must have bought papers to get particulars. I see your photograph there, Elizabeth, and Ernest Henry is pictured opposite. The bulletin says you will give an ex- hibition of the daring acrobatic stunts with which you have just startled Broadway. Edna—What is this sign I am just able to read. “How to Be- come Beautiful without the Use of Cosmetics.” The name under it? Oh, it all comes clear now, Stella Pawelcik. You are conduct- ing a correspondence course under this heading. Reilly—What a strange old world. I see you, John, assistant Florist in Thompsonville’s parks. I guess your life history would make an interesting reading. John Mielnikiewicz from Mischievous School Boy to Serious Florist. When you publish it, be sure you have one for me. Anna—Yes, Florence, you are quite successful along the line of hatching chickens. The farmers realize their value (the chickens) and so you find a ready market for them. Mae and Irene as far as I can see are traveling with the Bar- num and Baily circus, Mae as a tight-rope toe dancer, and Irene as a snake charmer. Chestnut—Stop! Look! Listen! Don Pease, Premier Jockey of the United States recently took a bad spill and was disabled for a month. But he staged a comeback and is leading “Hot Tamale Molly” to victory after victory. Edna—Who is next—Rockwell? So this is Warehouse Point. Oil yes, but the shoe shine parlor—one of a chain. The proprietor is none other than you, Herbert. Girls, girls! This is wonderful. A large building with fash- THE ENFIELD ECHO 19 ionably dressed ladies passing in and out. I have it. This is the much talked of American Beauty Shoppe in Paris. Isabelle Hughes and Barbara Smith showing Paris that for beauty it’s now Amer- ica first. Chestnut—Why are all the New York papers selling so fast? Why wouldn’t they sell? Olive Woodworth is on top of the society column every day. She runs parties every day and night, and is the leader of the younger set. Ralph De Palmo recently suffered a nervous breakdown. Why wouldn’t he? With John Mally tearing up the dirt on the Indian- apolis track. John recently won the Vanderbilt Cup in the 500 mile sweepstakes. Anna—Oh, yes, Bromage, you’re a rising business man. You are operating an elevator at the Woolworth building, Springfield. You will later give up this position to become Mayor of Toyland which was always the height of your ambition. Edna—Here we have Ruth Greer. An immense concert hall— Ruth, you are entertaining thousands of people with your wonder- ful playing. Anna—Last but not least, Celia. Here I see you as a dietician in the Dolls’ Hospital, Springfield. Your patients are living high under your supervision. Edna—Now we have heard of our classmates of 1925, we may well be proud of them all. CLASS JINGLE By Fanalise Lamont and Irene Nash As we, the class of twenty-five, Leave dear old Enfield High, To write a verse of everyone, Our very best we’ll try. We do not mean these words should hurt, But write them just for fun; So let each take them pleasantly And laugh as though we’re one. We’ve been together but four years, Yet we have learned to know What each one did with earnestness And each one did for show. The first in line is Fanalise, Who’s not noted for her height, She shows no favor ’mong the lads— She’s a different one each night. Earl, you know, no doubt, Of his Junior girl is proud; She’s the only one he sees No matter how big the crowd. Barbara is very dignified And quiet, as a rule; She never gets excited, But takes things very cool. Why is it, Ruth, that at our dances You never take any part? Is it because you’d rather study, Or has some-one captured your heart? Now Homer is quite studious, At arguing he is great, And all of us are eager To hear him in debate. When we hear a weak voice We know who is near; It can’t be your size, Elizabeth, So it surely must be fear. 20 THE ENFIELD ECHO Lillian is the next in line, Who takes this for her rule; Smile and the class smiles with you, Giggle and you stay after school. And now we gaze on Slanetz, Who’s the “sunshine” of our class; He’s a gold dust twin, so they say, And Reilly’s his better half. Both are always on the go, In every class you’ll find them so; Take it from me, they’re far from quiet, Because when they start—there fol- lows a riot. Miss Javorski’s quite ambitious, In class she takes the cup As she rattles off her answers Like a phonograph wound up. Chestnut seems so small and still, But do not judge by looks; Because Willy doesn’t care for work, That comes from studying books. Next comes Edna Woodbury, Who has a friend called “Bob”, And when we see them walking We know he’s on his job. Well, if here isn’t Wilbur Bromage! Upon my word alive, He THINKS he is the biggest man In the class of twenty-five. Here Freda follows Wilbur, Although the reverse it should be, Because in every-day life It was he who followed she. Florence Phelps is very quiet, She is very seldom heard. Although she may be present She never says a word. Celia, you are so very slim And also very tall; Be careful, don’t edve ’way to love, For you’d have an awful fall. The teachers call him Rosenberger, He’s known to us as “Dutch”, But because of being our orator We cannot knock him much. For our dear classmate, Olive, We all feel very sad, When she “tries” to answer questions Down in the “good ole” lab. We all wonder if it’s true That Esther has a “pal”, Because we’ve heard the rumor That she has a friend called “Al.” For a dance or a party Irene Chillson will spurn Any studies or homework Assigned her to learn. We have here a boy who knows Just how the milking goes on. Who is he? Don't you know? Why Oliver Stoughton. And who is next but Mielnikiewicz, A boy of small-town fame; They say that out in Scitico He’s quite as big as his name. Julia, so modest and sweet a lass, Out of these walls must surely pass; She was never noisy or loud, No matter how elfish the rest of the crowd. What is it that sends Malcolm To the Library after school? It certainly isn’t for lessons, For he doesn’t study hard as a rule. If I were to speak sarcastically Of Mary Browne I’d say— She never seemed to study— And fooled her time away. Now we come to Donald Pease, A boy with bright red hair— And freckles, big and brown like his, Are really very rare. Now Wendell’s always cheerful And Wendell’s always gay; But when sweet Sylvia’s near He’s sure to look her way. Here comes Mary Ferraro, She ’s a twinkle in her eye, But that twinkle, it may fool you, For with the boys she’s very shy. In our class we’ve a pianist We all know as Ruth Greer; When seated at the ivory keys She fills us with good cheer. THE ENFIELD ECHO 21 Though Mary McGuire seems quiet And anything but a “live-wire”, She may surprise us all some day By marrying a country “squire.” What is it, Malley, That makes you so shy? We hope you’ll get used To the girls bye and bye. In school Anna is popular, And quiet “at times” they say; But you should see her outside Where she vamps ’em all away. Landry, one of our class actors, Intends to leave the good old town; In the future we hope we will hear That he’s an actor of renown. How Grace can be so quiet, I do not understand, Because in the presence of one Fresh- man She has words at her command. Ethel Lebeshevsky and sister Jean Are often very late for school; You ought to see them hurrying Trying to obey the rule. In English and in History Class Sylvia sure takes the “letter”, But when it comes to stealing hearts She certainly goes one better. No matter what she is doing Fran Leggett always sings; There’s only one fault about her, She wears “other peoples’ rings!” Now Brino isn’t “skinny”, Just a little stout. And there’s not a thing in History That he doesn’t know about. Florence hails from Somers, And has a voice both sweet and low; We wonder if she’s bashful, ’Cause it’s rumored she’s a “beau.” We will never forget Goldy, The “Dictionary” of our class; If talking helps in any way He’ll surely get a lass. Next in line is Warga, A lad from Somers Street; He must be trying to catch a girl, That’s why he looks so neat. Another young man from Somers, His name is Harold Pease; He doesn’t like to study— He always takes his ease. Let our thoughts now turn to Milton. Who is always kind and true; I think it’s because he has no girl That he is always blue. Martin Thompson is so quiet That I almost passed him over; Where’ere you see a group of girls You’ll never see Martin hover. Anthony Gannuscio, A lawyer ought to be; And after studying “Blackstone” He’ll be able to charge a fee. Gladys is our dancer; My! How she can step; We’ve got to “hand it” to her, She sure is full of pep. Rockwell is a radio bug , His hearing is very keen; He spends so much time on his radio That must be what’s keeping him lean. Jeanette is our singer. And who can ever tell If in the near future She may equal “Rosa Ponselle”? Do you know Celia? Tall and slim and neat, She always looks so dainty From her head down to her feet. Josephine is a little girl, Who is always prepared; We wonder what she’ll do When from lessons she is spared. Irene Nash is a little girlie Who on a fiddle has learned to play; Never could she get to school early Nor give a good excuse to Miss Gay. Leona is really very quiet, I mean when she’s in school; But the same’s not true when outside, Because there she surely can fool. 22 THE ENFIELD ECHO Vera talks faster than any of us, In shorthand she goes the same rate, And another time that she shines Is Friday, in debate. There is one person who’s so slow, Anna is her name; She never seems to start to go But gets there just the same. Our next classmate, Edith, Always has a cheerful smile, Now don’t you think ’twould be better If she were serious once-in-awhile? Mitchell always looks tired, We’d like to know why. ’Tisn’t cuz he’s worked hard, For work he’d never try. William, with all his ahhhhhs, When in class he’s reciting Makes us wonder if he does the same When an essay he is writing. Do you know the maiden By the name of Mae Desso? We are never able to find her, For she’s always on the go. “Who is Fritze?” someone asks. “Why, he’s our President!” shouts the class. A very bashful lad you know, And never is he out for show. To raise him out of bed Dick Livingstone needs a lever. For his motto seems to be, “Better late than never.” Ernest is so very plump One would think that he was lazy. But there you’d surely be mistaken, For about studies he is crazy. In studies Billings is a star, A leader in his class, And in the future we all hope His wisdom wins a lass. Isobel is so quiet She seems so very mild; So we often wonder If she ever gets ril’d. Now Maura seems so very shy, But do not judge by looks; For we are sure she takes delight In avoiding the use of books. Loretta lives in Cedar Street, In the town of Hazardville; She always has a smile for us And we hope she always will. Gourlie looks so sad and lonesome We wonder why ’tis so; Is it because a certain Miss Left E. H. S. a year ago? A smile for everyone has she, This girl, of whom I speak, For Stella is as jolly a girl As anyone could meet. Our teachers saw us at our tasks And marked as best they could; We scanned each other when at play And there’s how each one stood. The standing may not be so high, As marks and records show; But facts mean more than figures And the truth you all should know. CLASS STATISTICS By Barbara Smith and James Billings Francis William Olschafskie (“Fritz”) June 20, 1908 25 Pease St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Self-respect is the best of all.” Honor Pupil; Class President; Baseball ’24; Basketball ’23, ’24; Football ’23; Athletic Council '24; Chairman of Junior Prom Committee; Assis- tant Business Manager of “Echo” ’24; Most Re- spected Person; Smartest Boy. THE ENFIELD ECHO 23 Anna Marie O’Connor (“Ann”) July 25, 1907 Thompsonville, Conn. “Dance, laugh, and be merry.” Class Vice-President; President of Girls' Athletic Association; Hostess of Farewell Dance Committee ’24; Chairman of Junior Prom Committee; Man- ager of Senior and Sophomore Baseball ’25; Ex- ecutive Committee of Debating Society ’22; Vice- President of Debating ’23; Captain of Basketball ’22, ’23; School Dance Committee, Hallowe’en Dance Committee’24,’25; Chorus’23,’24,’25; Pub- licity Committee of Concert ’25; Farewell Dance Committee ’24; Class Gift Committee; Class Prophecy; Best Girl Dancer; Best-All-Round Girl; Most Athletic Girl. ☆ ☆ ☆ Freda Marian Kessner (“Kessy”) May 6, 1907 Warehouse Point, Conn. “Dress is the great business of all women, and the fixed idea of some.” Honor Pupil; Class Secretary ’24, ’25; President of Debating Society ’22, ’24; Executive Committee of Debates ’24; Prize-Speaking Contests ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Dramatics ’23, ’24, ’25; Editor-in-Chief of the “Echo”; Vice-President of Girls’ Athletic Associa- tion; Senior Prom Committee; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concerts ’23, ’24, ’25; Freshman Chorus; Semi-Chorus ’23, ’24, ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’25; Basketball ’22, ’23, ’24; Track ’22; Hiking ’22; Best Dressed Girl; Class Actress; Most Popular Girl. V V Margaret Frances Leggett (“Fran”) February 9, 1909 12 Garden St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Sound judgment is the ground of writing well.” Honor Punil; Class Treasurer; Echo Reporter ’22; School Dance Committee ’23; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24, ’25; Echo Board of Directors ’24, ’25; Sec- retary of Debating Society ’23; Vice-President of Debating Society ’24; Dramatics ’24; Senior Prom Committee; School Notes Editor ’25; Secretary of Musical Association ’25; Prize Speaking Contest ’25; Class Motto Committee; Class Author. 24 THE ENFIELD ECHO Esther Mae Bassinger (“Es”) April 28, 1906 Warehouse Point, Conn. “A blithe heart makes a blooming visage.” Ladies’ Chorus ’25; Glee Club ’25; Glee Club Con- cert ’25; Freshman Chorus; Semi-Chorus; Track ’22; Basketball ’22, ’23, ’24; Hiking ’22. w ☆ ☆ Earl Bertrand April 6, 1907 Hazardville, Conn. “A flirt is like a dipper attached to a hydrant; every one is at liberty to drink from it, but no one desires to carry it away.” Class Boy Flirt. ☆ ☆ ☆ James H. Billings (“Jimmie”) January 27, 1907 Somersville, Conn. “To be strong Is to be happy!” Honor Pupil; Orchestra ’23, ’24, ’25; Statistics. V V Wendell Everett Blood (“Wendie”) July 20, 1907 Hazardville, Conn. “To please the many is to displease the wise.” Baseball ’24, ’25; Executive Committee of Debates ’25; Athletics Council ’25; Chairman of School Dance Committee; Class Color Committee; Best All Round Boy; Most Popular Boy. V V V Mary Eileen Browne January 18, 1908 34 Church St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, And it is that which crowns a welcome.” Honor Pupil; Executive Committee of Debates ’22; Vice-President of Debates ’25; Ring Committee’24; Glee Club Concert ’25; Prize Speaking Contest ’24, ’25; Chorus ’23, ’24, ’25; Pepper Box Editor of Echo ’25; Glee Club ’25; Class Picture Committee. THE ENFIELD ECHO 25 Wilbur Alfred Bromage (“Wib”) August 23, 1907 53 Central St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Vanity has no sex.” Glee Club ’23, ’25; President of Debates ’23; Exec- utive Committee of Deflates ’22; Manager of Foot- ball ’25; Assistant Manager of Football ’24; Assis- tant Manager of Baseball ’24; Male Chorus ’23; Senior Prom Commmittee: Vice-President of Boys’ Athletic Association ’25; Class Picture Committee; Dramatics ’24, ’25; Assistant Business Manager of Echo ’25; Freshman Chorus; Best Looking Boy; Most Vain Boy; Class Actor; Class Bluff; Most Changeable Boy. Gladys Elizabeth Buck (“Gladie”) May 0, 1909 Hazardville, Conn. “With vollies of eternal babble.” Senior Prom Committee; Dramatics ’24, ’25; Bas- ketball, Baseball ’25; Class Presentations; Class Clown; Noisiest Person; Most Talkative Girl; Most Cheerful Girl. V V V Sylvia Adelle Burbank (“Sib”) December 26, 1910 40 Park Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “Flirtation is a circulating library, in which wre seldom ask twice for the same volume.” Honor Pupil; Executive Committee of Debates ’25; Class Baby; Most Attractive Girl; Class Girl Flirt. ☆ ☆ U William Francis Chestnut (“Ches”) March 27, 1908 Thompsonville, Conn. “A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.” Honor Pupil; Executive Committee ’25; Class Prophecy; Wittiest Person; Most Mischievous Person. •Cr ☆ ☆ Irene Hilda Chillson (“Chilly”) December 15, 1907 45 Enfield St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Where would the power of women be, were it not for the vanity of men?” Junior Prom Committee; Farewell Dance; Com- mittee of Debates ’22; Class Ring Committee. 26 THE ENFIELD ECHO Celia Storrs Campbell (“Cele”) April 5, 1908 Enfield, Conn. “She is calm because she is the mistress of her subject—the secret of self-possession.” Honor Pupil; Dramatics ’24; Literary Editor of “Echo” ’26; Glee Club’24,’25; Treasurer of Musical Association ’25; Class Night Committee; Ladies’ Chorus ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concerts ’24, ’25. V V Milton Cohen September 25, 1907 Thompsonville, Conn. “Advice is like kissing; it costs nothing and is a pleasant thing to do.” Assistant Business Manager of “Echo” ’25. ☆ ☆ ☆ Mae Elizabeth Desso October 30, 1907 Somers, Conn. “Beauty is an accidental and transient good.” Junior Prom Committee; Farewell Dance Com- mittee ’24; Dramatics ’24, ’25; Glee Club ’23, ’24; Glee Club Concert ’24; Ladies’ Chorus ’24; Fresh- man Chorus; Best Looking Girl; Most Changeable Girl. V V Lillian Ruth Fay October 5, 1908 14 Hartford Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “O, mischief! thou art swift To enter into the thoughts!” Hiking ’22; Freshman Chorus, s- v v Mary Theresa Ferraro July 2, 1907 Knox St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Silken, chaste, hushed.” Chorus; Basketball; Hiking ’22. THE ENFIELD ECHO 27 John Homer Fowler (“Homer”) August 2, 1909 5 Franklin St. Thompsonville, Conn. “I attend to the business of other people, having lost mine own.” Honor Pupil; President of Senior Debating So- ciety; President of E. H. S. Dramatic Association; Business Manager of Play ’25; Glee Club ’23, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’25; Class Picture Committee; Prize Speaking Contest ’25; Inter-Class Debates ’25; Echo Staff ’25; Most Business-like Person; Best Dressed Boy. V Josephine Mary Galimberti (“Jo”) July 28, 1908 129 Spring St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Let me but do my work from day to day.” Honor Pupil; Freshman Chorus; Hiking ’22; Glee Club ’25; Glee Club Concert ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’25; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Concert Ticket Com- mittee ’25. ☆ ☆ ☆ Anthony Francis Gannuscio (“Tony”) March 21, 1908 4 Young Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “A man must believe himself big even though he is small.” Honor Pupil; Senior Prom Committee; Class Will. ☆ ☆☆ Herbert Robert Goldstein (“Goldie”) May 7, 1908 64 Prospect St. Thompsonville, Conn. “I always get the better when I argue alone.” Honor Pupil; Baseball ’24, ’25; Football ’24, ’25; Basketball ’24; Track ’24, ’25; Business Manager of “Echo” '24, ’25; Dramatics ’25; Assistant Man- ager of Baseball; Senior Prom Committee; Assis- tant Business Manager of “Echo” ’23; Junior Prom Committee; Assistant Manager of Foot- ball; Thanksgiving Dance Committee; Glee Club ’23, ’24; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24; Executive Committee of Debates; High School Orchestra; Class Night Committee; Advice to Undergradu- ates; Most Argumentative; Most Athletic Boy; Captain Senior Football Team; Most Attractive Boy. 28 THE ENFIELD ECHO Maura Dorothy Gorman May 29, 1908 188 Pearl St. Thompsonville, Conn. “The pleasure of talking is the inextinguish- able passion of women, coeval with the act of breathing.” Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club ’23, ’25; Glee Club Concert, ’25; Hiking ’22; Property Committee of Play ’25; Baseball ’25. ☆ ☆ James Henry Gourlie (“Henry”) December 30, 1907 114 Enfield St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Opposition to a man in love is like oil to fire.” Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24, ’25; Male Chorus ’23; Freshman Chorus; Class Flower Committee. ☆ Ruth Marion Greer May 18, 1908 146 Pearl St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Music resembles poetry; in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach; And which a master hand alone can reach.” Honor Pupil; President of Musical Association ’25; Athletics ’25; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Concert Pianist ’25; Honor Student; Most Musical Person. Ruth Catherine Harris January 27, 19C8 16 Elm St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.” Honor Pupil; Freshman Chorus; Executive Com- mittee of Debating Society ’24; Hiking ’22; Sal- utatoriam ☆ ☆ ☆ Vera Mary Hietala June 1, 1908 Hazardville, Conn. “Studious of ease and fond of humble things.” Honor Pupil; Girls’ Track ’22; Class Ring Com- mittee ’22; Freshman Chorus; Chorus ’22, ’23; Prize Speaking Contest ’23; Class Color Com- mittee ’25. THE ENFIELD ECHO 29 Ernest Henry July 2, 1906 Enfield, Conn. “What should a man be but merry.” ☆ ☆ ☆ Isobel Frances Hughes (“Issey”) April 23, 1907 200 Pearl St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Thy fair hair my heart enchained.” Honor Pupil; Glee Club ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’25; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Hiking ’22; Girl with Prettiest Hob. V V Helen Marie Javorski July 27, 1908 5 Alden Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “The intellect colored by the feelings.” Honor Pupil; Hiking ’22; Freshman Chorus; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’24, ’25; Class Ring Committee ’25; Concert Ticket Committee ’25; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24, ’25; Prize Speaking Contest ’25; Dramatics ’24; Echo Staff; Most Poetic Person; Most Diligent Person; Smartest Girl; Valedictorian. V Malcolm Chapin Keery (“Mac”) January 27, 1907 Somers, Conn. “Come, knit hands, and beat the ground In a light fantastic round.” Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24; Vice-President of Glee Club '25; Junior Prom Com- mittee; Freshman Chorus; Informal Dance Com- mittee ’24; Assistant Business Manager, 23, ’24; Best Boy Dancer. v Fanalise Estelle Lamont (“Fan”) September 23, 1907 35 Garden St. Thompsonville, Conn. “The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door.” Senior Prom Committee; Executive Committee of Debiting Society ’24; Dramatics ’22, ’24; Class Jingle; Cutest Girl. 30 THE ENFIELD ECHO Norman Daniel Landry (“Nigger”) March 24, 1908 21 Park Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions.” Glee Club ’22, ’23; Play ’22, ’25; Football ’25. V V V Ethel Lebeshevsky November 28, 1900 54 Elm St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Modesty is a diamond setting to female beauty.” Glee Club ’24; Basketball ’22. Jean Lebeshevsky January 17, 1907 54 Elm St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Happy as the live long day.” Glee Club ’23; Basketball ’22; Chorus ’22, ’25. . ☆ ☆ ☆ , Richard Henry Livingston (“Dick”) October 28, 1907 11 Bigelow Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “The clock upbraids me with the waste of time.” Junior Prom Committee; Senior Prom Committee; Glee Club ’25. ☆ ☆ ☆ John Francis Malley February 15, 1908 67 Pleasant St. Thompsonville, Conn. “If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn.” Prize Speaking ’23; President of Debating Society ’24; Manager of Baseball ’25; Baseball ’25; Chair- man of Class Motto Committee; Class Politician; Most Bashful Boy. THE ENFIELD ECHO 31 Mary Winifred McGuire December 29, 19CG 47 Asnuntuck St. Thompsonville, Conn. “She was content afar to stray, Afar from life’s highway.” Honor Pupil; Secretary of Debating Society ’23, ’24; Class Gift Committee. ☆ ☆ ☆ John Francis Mielnikiewicz November 5, 1908 Scitico, Conn. “Behold the child, by nature’s k'ndly law, Pleased with a rattle and tickled with a straw.” Football ’25. V V Anna Mullen April 9, 1907 Warehouse Point, Conn. “For she was just the quiet kind Whose natures never vary.” Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Quietest Girl. ☆ ☆ ☆ Irene Augusta Nash August 1, 19C9 Somersville, Conn. “To know her was to love her.” Hiking ’22; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’24, ’25; Executive Com- mittee of Debating Society ’24; Basketball ’24; Or- chestra ’23, ’24, ’25; Class Motto Committee; Class Jingle; Class Pet. V V V William Mansfield O’Brien (“Fat”) October 24, 1907 184 Enfield St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Fie, fie, how frantically I square my talk.” Honor Pupil; Assistant Business Manager of Echo ’24; Athletic Editor of Echo ’25; Football ’23, ’24; Executive Committee of Debates ’24; Dra- matics ’25; Class Ring Committee; Class Gift Com- mittee; Most Talkative Boy. 32 THE ENFIELD ECHO Jeannette Wolcott Osborn November 12, 1906 Warehouse Point, Conn. “It is difficult to esteem a person as highly as he would wish.” Glee Club ’25; Glee Club Concert ’25; Freshman Chorus. ☆ ☆ ☆ Celia Agnes Parsons (“Cele”) April 27, 1907 Hazard Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “So sweet the blush of bashfulness Even pity scarce can with it less.” Most Bashful Girl. V V V Stella Marguerite Pawelcik May 26, 1908 Enfield, Conn. “Shine out, fair sun, till I have bought a plass, that I may see mv shadow as I pass.” Basketball ’22; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’24; Dramatics ’24; Most Vain Girl. V V Donald Frederick Pease (“Red”) November 12, 19C8 Somers, Conn. “My only books, were woman’s looks.” Freshman Chorus. Harold Oliver Pease (“Peasy”) March 10, 1908 Somers, Conn. “Friend of many, foe of none.” Chorus ’22, ’23; Orchestra ’24. THE ENFIELD ECHO 33 Florence Josephine Phelps July 11, 1908 Enfield, Conn. “Far from the gay cities, and the ways of men.” Chorus ’22, ’28, ’24; Glee Club ’23; Class Color Committee. V V V Austin Reilly (“Hokus”) November 19, 1909 35 Church St. Thompsonville, Conn. “The lazy man aims at nothing, and gener- ally hits it.” Inter-Class Football ’21, ’24; Football ’23, ’24; Inter-Class Basketball ’23; Class Night Committee; Class Prophecy; Executive Committee of Debating Society ’24; Laziest Person. V V V Herbert Rockwell (“Tody”) July 22, 190G Warehouse Point, Conn. “A town that boasts inhabitants like me Can have no lack of good society.” Football ’22, ’23, ’24; Junior Prom Committee; Farewell Dance Committee; Senior Prom Com- mittee; Assistant Business Manager of Echo ’24, ’25. •Cr ☆ ☆ Henry Francis Rosenberger (“Rosie”) February 13, 1908 Hazardville, Conn. “Brevity is a great praise of eloquence.” Dramatics ’25; Prize Speaking ’25; Class Histor- ian; Class Orator. ☆ ☆ Florence Gertrude Scofield September 29, 1908 Somers, Conn. “Her merry heart goes all day.” Glee Club ’24; Glee Club Concert ’24: Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25. 34 THE ENFIELD ECHO Lawrence William Slanetz (“Sunshine”) April 14, 19G8 Hazardville, Conn. “He hath out-villained villainly so far, that the rarity redeems him.” Class Presentations; Secretary of Debates ’24; Football ’2- ; Inter-Class Football '24; Inter-Class Baseball ’25; Class Villain; Most Cheerful Boy. ☆ ☆ ☆ Grace Catherine Slattery August 14, 1907 Somersville, Conn. “She is happiest in the company of her own choosing.” Freshman Chorus; Glee Club ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’24, ’25; Hiking ’22; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25. ☆ ☆ ☆ Barbara Agnes Smith (“Bobby”) November 24, 19C8 Hazardville, Conn. “She hath a natural, wise sincerity, a simple truth- fulness, and these have lent her a dignity as moveless as the centre.” Honor Pupil; Glee Club ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’25; Freshman Chorus; Chair- man of Flower Committee; Class Statistics; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Hiking ’22; Dramatics ’24; Most Dignified Person. ☆ ☆ ☆ Oliver Moody Stoughton October 26, 1905 East Windsor, Conn. “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Assistant Business Manager of “Echo” ’24; Cashier of School Lunch ’25. Mitchell John Stroinev April 10, 1910 Hazardville, Conn. “He did nothing and did it well.” THE ENFIELD ECHO 35 Anna Margaret Thompson January 27, 1908 48 Hartford Ave. Thompsonville, Conn. “Her quiet nature seemed to be tuned to each season’s harmony.” Honor Pupil. V Martin Edward Thompson November 11, 1908 Hazardville, Conn. “A quiet, unassuming chap, but he’s all right.” Baseball ’24, ’25; Football ’24. . ☆ ☆ ☆ William Barnes Thompson August 29, 1907 Thompsonville, Conn. “Every inch a man.” Football ’25. V V V Elm St. Loretta Agnes Wallace January 24, 1909 Hazardville, Conn. “Silence is the perfect herald of joy.” Glee Club ’23; Chorus ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25; Freshman Chorus. ☆ ☆ ☆ Julia Clarice Volavka September 12, 19(16 Hazardville, Conn. “She who seldom speaks is a genius or a heroine.” 36 THE ENFIELD ECHO Michael Warga December 13, 1907 Somers, Conn. “A man he seems of cheerful yesterday, And confident of tomorrow.” Chorus ’22. ☆ ☆ Leona Mary White July 28, 19C7 15 Cottage Green Thompsonville, Conn. “A seeming child in everything.” Chorus ’22; Hiking ’22. ☆ ☆ ☆ Edna Carolyn Woodbury (“Ed”) December 28, 1907 Warehouse Point, Conn. “Vivacity is the health of the spirit.” Honor Pupil; GJee Club ’23, ’24, 25; Glee Club Con- cert ’23, ’24, ’25; Chairman of Senior Prom Com- mittee; Ladies’ Chorus; Track ’22; “Echo” Beard of Directors; Class Prophecy; Hostess of Junior Prom; Secretary of Senior Debates; Freshman Chorus; Hiking ’22. ☆ ☆ ☆ Edith May Woodward (“Woody”) August 2, 1907 105 peari St_ Thompsonville, Conn. “ I he laughter of girls is, and always was, among the delightful sounds of earth.” Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24, ’25; Chorus. ☆ ☆ ☆ Olive Estella Woodworth June 8, 1906 171 Pearl St. Thompsonville, Conn. “Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.” Girls’ Track ’22; Basketball ’23, ’24; Freshman Chorus; Glee Club ’23, ’24, ’25; Glee Club Concert ’23, ’24, ’25; Ladies’ Chorus ’25; Chairman Junior Prom Committee; Farewell Dance Committee ’24; Hallowe’en Dance Committee ’24; Secretary of De- bating Society ’22. ’23; Committee of Informal Dance ’2; ; Baseball ’25; Class Flower Committee ’25; Class Ai-tist. THE ENFIELD ECHO 37 Program for Graduation, June 18, 1925 Music—March, “The Laurel Branch” ............Rollins on HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Prayer REV. JEROME GREER Music—Bridal Chorus, “Rose Maiden” ............Cowan HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Salutatory with Essay—“Old Hearths and New” RUTH C. HARRIS (Second Honor) Music—“Cavatina” ...............................Raff ORCHESTRA Essay—“American Music” RUTH M. GREER Essay—“A ‘Lincoln’ in Literature” JOSEPHINE M. GALIMBERTI Essay—“Education and Democracy” J. HOMER FOWLER Music—“A Dream of Paradise” .....................Gray GLEE CLUB Essay—“Historic Meccas” MARY E. BROWNE Essay—“A Doorway to the Great Unknown” ' CELIA S. CAMPBELL Music—“To Spring” ..............................Grieg GIRLS’ CHORUS Essay—“Stars of the Opera” FREDA M. RESSNER Essay—“Patriotism in War and Peace” FRANCES M. LEGGETT Music—“To Thee, O Country .................Eichberg GLEE CLUB Valedictory ...........................(First Honor) HELEN M. JAVORSKI Music—( lass Song .............................Helen Javorski CLASS OF 1925 Presentation of Class Gifts to the School by the Class President FRANCIS W. OLSCHAFSKIE Conferring of Diplomas DOCTOR THOMAS G. ALCORN, President of the School Board Announcement of Prizes and Awards PRINCIPAL EDGAR H. PARKMAN Music—High School March and Chorus Denslow King Helen Steele Kelley ORCHESTRA AND GLEE CLUB Conferring of Prizes SUPERINTENDENT ANSON B. HANDY Music—(Song)—“God of Our Fathers” .........Warren SCHOOL AND AUDIENCE E.. H. S. BASE BALE TEAM, 1925 Standing (left to right)—Coach Stanley, Bostick, Angelica, Scavotta, J. Malley, Merrill Seated—L. Malley, Blood, Terwilliger, Goldstein, Niemiec THE ENFIELD ECHO 39 CLASS PRESENTATIONS By Gladys E- Buck and Lawrence W. Slanetz Esther Bassinger ............... Buiek Now we hear Esther likes Buick cars, We don’t suppose it’s a lie, Here’s one, Esther, when he don’t show up, Show him you’re a regular guy. Earl Betrand ...................Cradle Though he doesn’t shine at track and dances, Driving Fords he is a shark, But when it comes to robbing cra- dles, Earl, why don’t you keep it dark. James Billings ..............Glasses Janies Billings studies so, Soon he’ll need glasses we all know. We should hate to have him find, Some bright day that he was blind. So now we give him this new pair, And ask him to use them with great care. Wilbur Bromage Insurance Policy Wilbur’s very much in danger. He’s living in a whirl. An insurance policy is just the thing, For a fellow with several girls. Mary Ferraro .......—............. Dog Mary goes around with her head in the air, Which makes her look like Aunt Sarah, So carry this little dog with you, And you’ll look like Theda Bara. Homer Fowler.............Cough Drops Homer didn’t want “Presentations,” He said it was “Tommy Rot.” We didn’t want to spend much on him, We thought of a lolly pop, But to remind Homer of a nice lit- tle girl, We give him Smith Brothers’ Cough Drops. Herbert Goldstein ............... Horn Now Goldie has a habit of “Tooting his horn around.” To him we give this one, You can hear it all over town. Anthony Gannuscio ..............Baloney Now Gannuscio has an awful line, Because his name is Tony, To him who speaks most all the time, We present this piece of baloney. Maura Gorman —................. Truck Maura, if you get much stouter, You’ll find it hard to get around, So here’s a truck for you, my dear, It’s really good and sound. Henry Gourlie .....Sweet Pease Seeds Plant these sweet peas in your gar- den, To remind you of a lass, And when they look so pretty, Think of her as them you pass. Ruth Greer ..................... Spoon Ruth plays the piano nicely, We like her very much, but Tell us why you are so quiet, Here’s a spoon to stir you up. Ruth Harris Marriage License Now Ruthie has the rings and fel- low, She keeps it a secret you can bet, So Ruthie, here’s the marriage li- cense. Now we hope that you’re all set. Ernest Henry ..............—.......Tie Ernest, here is a little tie, You see it’s very bright. But now you’ll be so handsome, Things will all turn out right. Vera Hietala...........Curling Iron Part of Vera’s hair is curled. The other part is straight, So here is a cheap curling iron, It won’t rust at any rate. Isobel Hughes ........................:.Comb We have a pretty comb, For a girl with a pretty bob. To comb Isobel’s pretty hair, Is not so much of a job. Gladys Buck ................ Overalls Gladys is our class clown, She’s tried to vamp them all, Since she’s always jumping around We give her these overalls. 40 THE ENFIELD ECHO Slanetz ..................... Damper Slanetz is our class villain, He is one holy terror. A dagger is just the thing for him, Nothing could be fairer. Mary McQuire ................Chain Wherever Mary goes, Leona’s right there too, So here’s a little chain, To chain Leona to you. Elizabeth Mullen......Loud Speaker Elizabeth needs something, Something to make some noise, Here is a loud speaker for you. It’s better than toys. Irene Nash ....................Hoi tie Irene is a noisy child, Though she doesn’t need a diet, We’ll give the child a bottle, And try to keep her quiet. Anna O’Connor......... Tennis Racket Anna’s a most athletic girl, In future years to come, We hope she’ll use this tennis rac- ket, Though she’ll need a larger one. Mansfield O’Brien Rubber Heels Scrape—Scrape, there comes Brieno, He never wears any rubber heels. Please don’t forget to use these. Just to see how it will feel. Jennette Osborne Fly Paper A cure for “stuck up” Seniors, Is difficult to find. Flypaper is a substitute, We trust you will not mind. Loretta Wallace .................Horse In case Loretta should go away, Too far for a little girl to roam, Here is a little horse, It will always bring her back home. Michael Warga ....................Ford Now Warga has to go so far, It keeps him awful busy, To him who has always tried so hard, We present this new tin “Lizzie.” Leona White ... Book “How to Vamp” To Leona we are giving, This book on “How to Vamp.” If she uses her eyes like she does in school. She ought to be a champ. Edna Woodbury .................“Key” One dark night out in Somers, Edna lost the key to her car. Here’s one, please tie around your neck, To keep when you again go so far. Edith Woodward Book on “Good English” Gee and Gosh are common, Also “let it go hang,” Take this book of good English, Don’t use any more slang. Olive Woodworth Book “How to Reduce” Olive is a very good sport, But it’s hard when you are stout. This will tell you how to reduce, W'e’ll all be there for the first “bout.” Francis Olschafski ............ Girl Fritzi, why are you so bashful? When the girls think you’re just right, Here’s a girl to start you off with, See if you can handle her tonight. Stella Pawelcik........Powder Puff There’s one thing Stella can handle, And handle it well enough, Think of Enfield High, When you use this powder puff. Donald Pease...........Freckle Cream Donald has lovely curly hair. But freckles though it seems, Keeps Donald from being hand- some, A cure is freckle cream. Harold Pease ............... Ribbon Harold has such long hair, We can’t see how he keeps out the snares, But we think he’d have much more fun, If he’d tied on this blue ribbon. Henry Rosenberger .......... Barrett Henry has a “shiek” haircut. He’ll have a shingle next I bet, So here’s a little barrett for you, Its the prettiest we could get. THE ENFIELD ECHO 41 Herbert Rockwell.........Shoe Polish Herbert never shines his shoes, It only costs a dime, But we will save you that expense, This polish will make them shine. Mae Desso................Doll’s Dress Sometimes our Mae Desso, Looks like a little girl, So Mae, here is a dolly’s dress, For you when you wear curls. Jean and Ethel Lebeschevsky Two Shieks To the Lebeschevsky girls, We give these two shieks, For they seem to like the boys, Although Ethel seems so meek, Handle these properly, And take them home with you, You’ll find these shieks will not complain, And always will be true. Frances Leggett..........Popular Song Frances is quite a singer. Been leading the Freshmen right along, Think of Enfield High, When you sing this popular song. Irene Chillson...—.....Writing Paper When Irene leaves Enfield High, Some people will be blue, Here is a box of writing paper. They will like to hear from you. Lillian Fay ..............Megaphone To Lillian we present a megaphone, For her voice is very weak, We hope that in the future. We’ll be able to hear her speak. Wendell Blood ................Bon-A mi Wendell’s very popular, There’s nothing he can’t do, So Wendy, here’s Bon-Ami, To shine wherever you go to. Mary Browne......Lessons in Oratory Mary is some speaker, You all must admit, Here’s a few points in oratory, We know you’ll make a hit. Celia Campbell ............. Pepper Variety is the spice of life, Wherever you may turn, A little pepper now and then. Will help you this to learn. Sylvia Burbank..........Dark Glasses Syb Burbank’s eyes never behave, They flirt with boys in classes, There are some boys that must be saved, So we give her this pair of glasses. William Chestnut ............. Rompers Now Chessie is so little, Now Chessie is so small, Now Chessie should have rompers, For they fit him best of all. Milton Cohen................Golf Ball Milton has the latest style, He’s qiute a sport I’ll say, Take this little golf ball, And go playing some bright day. Martin Thompson...........Green Socks Martin is a good baseball player. When he plays with the league team. We hope he’ll wear these socks, So that he will surely be seen. William Thompson ................Record Oh Willie boy, you talk so fast, We have no fear your words will last. So we hand to you this record to beat, To hear the contest will be a treat. Julia Volavka ................ Rouge Julia always looks so pale, Some rouge is what she needs, So here’s a box that’s very good. Its “Woolworth’s” best indeed. Florence Phelps .................Rattle We never know when Florence is around, Because she is so quiet, So hereafter shake this rattle, Around your neck you can tie it. Celia Parsons .................. Record Perhaps Cele has seen the ad, “DANCE AND GROW FAT.” So dance around to this record, You’re skinny, no doubt about that. Austin Reilly Instructions in Dancing Hokus never dances. He’d make good if he took a chance, So read over these instructions, And lets see you at the Farewell Dance. 42 THE ENFIELD ECHO Florence Scofield .............. Gun Now Florence, you haven’t a fellow. But do you want some fun, Go out and hold the first one up, If he don’t behave use this gun. Grace Slattery................ Fellow To Grace we give a fellow, We hope that he will do, If you use this one nice, Soon you’ll have two. Barbara Smith ........ Lawyer’s Son When Barbara gets a fellow, He’ll be dignified, not full of fun, So the best kind for Barbara Would be a lawyer’s son. Oliver Stoughton Woodbury’s Soap There’s a certain girl in High School. Oliver likes fairly well. So here’s “Woodbui-y’s Soap,” There is nothing left for us to tell. Mitchell Stroiney........A Joke Book We wish he’d be agreeable, Smile instead of mope. So we give him a joke book, To get some inside dope. Anna Thompson .................. Life Anna is slow as slow can be, She never hurries just vou see, We want her to study this copy of Life, And be ready to hurry in all future strife. Malcolm Keery........Book “Florence” Malcolm, here’s a book named Flor- ence, We hope you will make it last, And be true to it in the future, As you always have in the past. Freda Kessner ....................Bell Now everyone knows Kessie, On acting she does well, In Enfield and Warehouse Point, She’s quite a noted belle. Fanalise Lamont......Monkey Wrench Fanalise has a new Essex, I think that it seats five, Here is a little monkey wrench, You’ll need it when you learn to drive. Norman Landry Permit to be a public SDeaker In classes Norman is always talking Of something we know nothing about, We give him this permit to be a public speaker, He’ll use it without a doubt. Richard Livingstone....Wrist Watch Dick was always tardy, Now when you go out to dine, Wear this wrist watch, So you’ll always be on time. John Malley...“Cure for Thin People” John, you’re getting so thin, Soon you’ll be nothing but skin, So to prevent such a thing as that, We give you this to make you fat. Helen Javorski ............... Star Helen is so very smart, She studies all the time, We present you with a nice bright star, For in the Class of ’25 you shine. Josephine Galimberti .......Notebook Josephine is some stenographer, High Speed test she has won; When she goes into the business world Her work will be well done. John Mielnikiwiecz .......Test Tube Now John told us all one day He’d love to work in chemistry, To get one gram of Radium, Will he do it?—Wait and see! ADVICE TO UNDERGRADUATES By Herbert Goldstein Oh most vain-glorious Undergraduates: When during- the course of an extremely crowded Commence- ment week, the Seniors, as fathers of old Enfield, see fit to pause, devote a portion of their most valued time to offer advice to you, to THE ENFIELD ECHO 43 pick out your most conspicuous fallacies, and to diagnose your shortcomings, do you not feel honored at our condescension, and graced that you who before did not attract our passing notice, should at such a time command our undivided attention? How- ever, I warn you. Do not feel too flattered, for this criticism is but indicative of your shortcomings; these recommendations but a ther- mometer of your failings, and this attention but a measure of your inferiority. A complex emotion of anxiety, tribulation and misgiving per- vades me as I utter these words of wisdom and counsel, for we feel that under the leadership of the present Juniors, you can scarcely attain to the decorum and adornment becoming to students of a high school unless we offer you the most drastic and exhaustive aid. I have great confidence in the human race, and so with op- timism I prefer to believe that under our constant tutelage, age will mellow you into some faint semblance of our harmonious per- fection. Indeed, so high is the plane of our station that we have unconsciously stained the reputation of you undergraduates by set- ting such a difficult pace for you to follow. Children, I deplore your low mental status, as it sincerely threatens to frustrate my endeavor to here elevate your intellectual standard, and obliterate your many defects. It occasions me a serious handicap, for I must speak, plainly and simply with no at- tempts at adornment, embellishment, or eloquence, that I may not confound your feeble comprehension, or allow anything to pass over your unwary heads. Consequently, learned and benevolent Audit- ors, I must beg of you to take account of my predicament and make due allowances if you find my words bare and uninteresting. Undergraduates: It behooves you, as future administrators of law and order in Enfield to listen diligently, and hearken assid- uously to these few words of sound logic and basic reasoning. It behooves you to listen doubly attentive that you may in years to come, carry on the work and cherished ideals of Enfield, which they who have attended here have thus far so faithfully and successfully brought forward. Our minds and our consciences shall remain restless until we feel that we have done our duty towards our Alma Mater by teaching you to emulate your worthy seers, the Class of 1925. Freshmen: You have one outstanding virtue, and are blessed with one redeeming feature. You are to be commended on your attitude of respect toward us Seniors. During the course of the past year there have been no casualties reported, due to a Senior unwittingly crushing a heedless “Freshie” beneath his heel, as has often previously occurred. Yours is a class large in numbers, in stature minute, and you must have realized that you are too small to be seen, and since you are forbidden to be heard, you took the 44 THE ENFIELD ECHO only true course, namely “Safety First” and made your presence scarce in the vicinity of Seniors. We are grateful for your fore- sight, for while a few “Freshies” more or less would never be no- ticed, knowing that great oaks from little acorns grow, we would never have forgiven ourselves for having destroyed a creature within whose soul might rest a latent Roosevelt, a dormant Lin- coln, or perhaps a potential Washington. You display a most re- markable ability to take physical instruction. In fact you not only repeat the exercises of the director, but you even mimic his com- mands. Whether this is attributed to your desire to emulate your elders, or whether it is the unconscious outcropping of your ances- try I dare not say, for the advancement of this theory of evolution is being prohibited by law. A law abiding citizen at heart, I only venture that the shady possibility sounds more logical and appears to have more foundation, Mr. William Jennings Bryan himself vouching for its veracity. In the past you have remained subdued by our awe inspiring presence; however, when we are gone and you assume more rights and privileges as Sophomores, I beg of you, refrain from taking un- due advantage of the inability of next year’s Seniors to control af- fairs. I)o not cause them undue embarrassment, but render them all possible aid in the administration of their functions. They need the aid greatly and though their false pride forbids public acknowl- edgement, they must feel deeply grateful for my intercession in their behalf. Freshmen: You have a class of much promise and prospect, and we expect some day to return and find you past the state of childhood. A word of warning, Freshmen: Under our care you have been successfully conducted through that hazardous tunnel of oblivion and ignorance. We saw to it that you were not spoiled and we leave you with sweet tempers and unsullied minds. Take care lest some malevolently inclined individual attempt to infringe upon our good work, and nullify its effects. Moreover, do not allow yourselves to be seduced beyond the scope of your age. As chil- dren you are an amusing lot, and your innocent simplicity is quaint and interesting, but all these qualities embodied in infancy are lost in your first pair of long trousers, and so I say “Before you assume that diploma of adolescence, hesitate and pause for reflection.” Sophomores: Discounting your lack of brains and your feeble mindedness, and overlooking your tendencies toward idiocy and your backward scholastic standing, I must confess that you are a fairly respectable class. We can pardon your ignorance at such an early stage in your career, but I assure you that there is much room for improvement. I congratulate you upon your good fortune in possessing such distinguished athletic ability as to hold the Seniors down to 24 points to your 0 in the interclass football games. How- THE ENFIELD ECHO 45 ever, nevertheless and notwithstanding, it must be remembered to your credit that you white-washed the Freshman and Junior teams. When we depart hence, we leave it for you to maintain the athletic prestige and histronic ability of the Class of 1925. It is your obli- gation to take up our work, and as an honorable odd number class, to work for the glory and honor of Old Enfield. We are sure that you will not fail in your duty with us for your inspiration. Take a hint and develop your debating divisions. Do you re- call that a team of Seniors, chosen at random, completely inundated the pick of the Juniors? Indications are that your class, with a little extra effort can assume complete mastery of the situation, and as retiring champions we prefer to give the throne to a class that can successfully defend it. My advice then, Sophomores, is: Enshrine the present day Seniors in your hearts as your ideal of perfection, follow their illustrious precedent, and your aim will ever be “Excelsior.” The faculty will attest the truth of this asser- tion. Juniors: In you is effected the unenviable combination of the diminutive size of the Freshmen, and the brainlessness of the Soph- omores. However, with the self assurance of demagogues, believ- ing that sages should accept the words of babes unquestioningly, you strut everywhere about the school blowing off your ready mouth. Maintain a discreet tongue, I say, for the longer you keep your silence, the longer your ignorance will remain undisclosed. Your class entails a general lack of everything; your scholastic standard is the lowest in the school; your athletic ability is so lim- ited that you were superceded by every class in the school during the interclass games; your debating divisions are a nightmare, and it seems that executive ability in your class is conspicuous because of its absence. There is no need to dwell at great length upon these subjects. They are acknowledged facts. What strength and back- bone there is in your class is entirely due to three former members of the Class of 1925. The fact that only one member of your class could make the football team, speaks for itself. Juniors: Do not think I am accusing you falsely. It is just that I speak the truth frankly and without resorting to tact or diplomacy. No less eminent an authority than a most important personage vitally connected with the school for over thirty years, said that you are the deadest, dumbest and most fickle class that ever attended Enfield High. It is commonly acknowledged, and I have heard members of your own class concede, that you are dead and dumb. Your fickleness is self evident. One day you come to school sedately garbed in becoming short pants, imagine the con- sternation you arouse when the very next day you bloom forth in an appalling pair of balloon trousers. Moreover, in all probability 46 THE ENFIELD ECHO CLASS SONG Words and Music by Helen M. Javorski D v 7 ——r 1 J j J k ; rr _! y t ■N r t rt L-±J-A J A r r4 in) ? c ..J -J. J r; r r 9: i i— =FF Irrr-d . nz k.-zsl i-m- ±±±J J t i 4-4-r? S rt ■jJLLi 1 a rr r 4 -t- - £ f r r : fW ±i tt 7 r-J J =fc ±± r i.xi ■i=m ■ 2 77 r rr-ff- £ 7' 'V r r 3= PP £±f± 3=3 How short the years! How swiftly passed! And now the time has come When we from Enfield must depart In wider paths to roam. The lessons learned within these walls, The schoolmates we have met, The teachers’ guidance freely given, We’ll ne’er, no ne’er forget. ’Tis sad to leave the school we love, To break each well-knit tie; Yet Enfield bids us to go forth Where fields of labor lie. For her we’ll seek in years to come Rich stores of wealth and fame And always love and honor her, The school of that dear name. THE ENFIELD ECHO 47 you are sporting a pair of gaudy socks under cover of these verit- able skirts. I ask you what could be more impractical than to waste a perfectly good pair of socks under such an awning? You are afflicted with a serious case of inflated cranium. Of course a swelled head like a balloon tire will carry you over the rough spots in life, but where there is no brain there is no pain, and you will profit little by your experience. I realize that you can not teach an old dog new' tricks, but the old repertoire can be improved upon, and it is here that we make our big bid in reforming you. I truly believe, Juniors, that you could progress more freely if you were more open minded. Your self centered interest, your egotism and your bigoted beliefs are all directly due to your mind so closed to conviction. When we leave and you are called upon to fill our vacant seats, remember the admonition of the Class of 1925 this evening. You may not have athletic ability, your past scholas- tic record may not be imposing, your reputation may not be of the best, but I believe you have the nucleus of a good class. Though you have remained in the background these past three years, I feel that you have the ability to deliver in a crisis. You may not have the executive ability of the Seniors, nor the ability to administrate school activities as we did, but, remember, diligence has its own reward. Brother Schoolmates: Departing from this bantering atti- tude, in behalf of the Alumni, and those neophytes entering that fold, I extend to you my utmost congratulations and offer you my sincerest felicitations. You have realized the fondest aspiration of every student at Enfield High School for the past twenty years. After a prolonged period of delay by a vote of the townspeople an outlay of an immense appropriation was approved. Work was started, ideal conditions furthered the advancement of the work and now a magnificent structure awaits your entrance into its por- tals of knowledge and enlightenment. The Seniors on the eve of their departure will have success- fully brought up the vanguard of a most honorable career for “Old Enfield.” Yours now is the opportunity of maintaining old ideals, and at the same time of instigating precedent for “New Enfield.” It is with our heartiest regard and good wishes for your suc- cess that we now take our departure with higher aims. RESPONSE FOR THE SCHOOL By Clyde Terwilliger, ’26 Honorable Faculty, Friends, Most Egotistical Seniors and Fellow Undergraduates: I admit that we have received some fine advice tonight, but on 48 THE ENFIELD ECHO the other hand I wish to point out to you that all of this is not true, or if so—merely exaggerated. Do not think for one moment, Seniors, that you have caused us worry by not giving us your undivided attention. We have shunned it fearing it to be troublesome and even embarrassing at times. I also have a great confidence in the human race and on behalf of my fellow undergraduates, I hope your class succeeds. Our low mental status undoubtedly makes possible your advice to us, for I do not know of one Senior who is capable of speaking with adornment, embellishment, or eloquence. We grant that the fresh- men have respected you, but as Seniors we shall command respect from Freshmen. That is nothing to be proud of; it is just custom. All Freshmen are small, but then all good things do not come in large bundles. As to the theory of evolution, it’s a much too com- plicated subject for me to discuss and even W. J. Bryan is wrong on that subject once in a while. We Juniors have already secured promises from over one-half the freshmen not to interfere with our method of controlling affairs next year, so you see, Honored Seniors, it is useless to worry. With a little vigor innoculated in them, the Freshman Class will be only second to the Class of 1926. Just watch them. If the Sophomores had all the misgivings that is thought they have, there would be no Sophomore Class, because you can’t make something from nothing. You understand that, Seniors, do you not? With our untiring help and sympathy the Sophomore Ciass will blossom forth as a wonderful aggregation. Now to the Junior Class. Being a member in good standing of the Junior Class, I am very anxious to combat some untrue things said of us. Size, as I have said before, does not mean anything. We talk very much and are told we talk very interestingly. We do not talk all the time as one class I know does, but when asked for advice we very generously give it. You admit you are setting the pace. How, then, can other classes be good scholastically and athletically if this is so? We were favorably represented on every team. Although none of our class were stars, we helped. You must remember that last year only one member of your class received a letter. We have beaten this. Furthermore athletics, since your class made up the personnel of the teams, have been in a decline. This is due entirely to your lack of athletic ability. Yes, three of us should be grad- uating this year, but we just did not want to graduate with the Class of 1925; so we stayed out and waited a year. I do not think that a person vitally connected with the E. H. S. for thirty years would use the expression dead and dumbest. Any- way we are not dead. We were duly represented on all teams and in the Play. You must admit you had a glorious time at our “Prom.’' THE ENFIELD ECHO 49 The Seniors seem to have a wrong idea of the new balloon pants. They even seem to think that hosiery is not necessary, but honestly, Seniors, the best dressed men are wearing them and they are real gaudy too. We at least try to keep in style. We are not “Olden Days” yet and are open to good advice. There has been a tendency to dwell on the brainlessness of the Junior Class. We hope to get some during the three months’ vaca- tion. I sincerely believe that we can gather a few brains in that length of time for if you Seniors have any, you have received them in the last five minutes. I think that Darwin was right when he said that man and mon- key came from the same original ancestor, but that man developed and became intelligent. I want to say that you Seniors after much teaching have come out of the former stage. We Juniors after as much application of learning as you Seniors have had, hope to pro- duce a class that will carry on the affairs of E. H. S. in a respectable manner. In closing I wish to assume a more solemn tone. I feel it my duty to appreciate your assistance to Old Enfield this past year, and hope that you will continue with that character you have shown and will meet every future situation in life as well as in the past. We who will be Seniors next year, will try our best to carry on the activities of the school in the best manner. I grant you that next year, you will find those who are undergraduates tonight, sincere and faithful to Old Enfield High. CLASS WILL By Anthony Gannuscio Friends, Teachers and Schoolmates: Upon behalf of my late lamented client, the illustrious Class of 1925, I have caused you to be assembled to listen to our last Will and Testament and receive from our bounteous store of priceless possessions benefits for which we no longer have need. Realizing that the date of departure is at hand when we are about to enter upon life’s greatest experiment, with full control of our brilliant intellects and in complete possession of our common sense we do duly proclaim and publish this to be our last Will and Testament hereby rendering null and void any Will or Testament made at any previous date. We do request beforehand that our funeral services be con- ducted by our Principal and esteemed Faculty simply but in a man- ner in accordance with our lofty dignity and elevated position in the eyes of the world. To the Juniors we give the honor of paying for the above mentioned rites. 50 THE ENFIELD ECHO We bequeath generously as follows: Item: To the Faculty a well deserved rest and an opportunity to thoroughly digest all new theories and explanations discovered during our stay at Enfield High School, advising that discretion be used in teaching them, for the thick-skulled Juniors may not be able to see that deliquescence is the process of making soap. Item: To Mr. Parkman, our Principal, our genuine affection and everlasting gratitude. May he succeed as well in our new high school as he has in Old Enfield High. Item: To our room teacher, Miss Gay, our sincere friendship and an apology for our orderly behavior. Item: To the entire student body we leave the remainder of the school spirit so generously given to us by the Class of 1924, suggesting that a good share of it be given to the Sophomores to make up for what they lack in size. Also the new high school rec- ommending that when they enter this noble edifice the freshmen tie bells about their necks to facilitate discovery in case a few of them should go astray. Although the following bequests may seem frivolous we trust you will be able to determine their value. Item: To Gould O’Brien we grant his brother’s privilege to wear flashy socks and wide bottomed trousers. Also Mansfield’s pro- lific athletic ability but not his extreme leanness. Item: To Clyde Terwilliger, the shining light and only hope of the Junior class we give Rosenberger’s pitching ability but not his oratorical ability and melodramatic attitude. Item: To the Juniors our ability to carry on orderly class meetings. Item: To Lawrence Malley, Reilley’s privilege to collect van- ity cases, silver pencils, combs, scarfs and books, but his educated blush and patent leather hair are not included. Item: To Miss Genevieve Gorman of the Junior class we leave Miss Slattery’s far famed course in vamping. It is very complete starting from the first meeting and going as far as the trip to the altar. Item: To Sam Adams a few words of condolence. We trust the Junior girls will co-operate with him in his quest for a new Sheba. Item: To Niemiec the duty to see that the student bodv, espe- cially the Junior class, lives up to our high standard. Lastly, we appoint Mr. Parkman our Principal, Executor of this our last Will and Testament and request that no bonds be required of him as such executor. 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Springfield Longmeadow Hazard ville Somers House Phone (Thompsonville 677-2) PLEASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING 52 THE ENFIELD ECHO Give Mother Vacation From Wash Day Drudgery Our Services include Wet Washes, various ways of Drying and Finish- ed Laundering. THOMPSONVILLE LAUNDRY 38 Asnuntuck Street Phone 448 F. E. WHITE PETE’S MEATS and GROCERIES Tel. 276-3 Hazardville - - Connecticut C ANDIES, FRUITS, CIGARS AND CONFECTIONERY New Haven Dairy Ice Cream Try our Ice Cream Pies Pearl and High Sts. THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. Compliments of GREGORY M. SAPSUZIAN, JR. Real Estate and General Insurance 41 Pearl Street Thompsonville, Conn. PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE ENFIELD ECHO 53 To the Graduating Class Enfield High School If wisdom’s ways you’d wisely seek. Five things observe with care— Of whom you speak, to whom you speak And how, and when, and where. W. T. Watson Company BETTER MEATS TELEPHONE 130 SERVICE BUY “filHS THAT LAST” for Graduation and look before you buy ! We have a very fine assortment of Wal- tham, Hamilton, Elgin, Gruen and Bulova Watches and many other appropriate gifts at very reasonable prices. A. B. MITCHELL JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST 12 Pearl St. Thompsonville, Conn. Tel. 542 PLEASE MENTION “THE ENFIEI.D ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING 54 THE ENFIELD ECHO THE PALACE OF SWEETS Somers Ice Cream---all kinds Also LIGHT LUNCHES 42 Pearl Street Thompsonville Tel. 336-3 Your Childs Future? Economists, sound business men and statesmen, all agree that the building and loan plan is one of the safest and most helpful influences in America in promoting thrift. Would you have your child learn the thrift lesson? Then come to our association and start a thrift account for that child. As a matter of training, only, it will prove one of the best influences in the life of any child. As a fund to start forth with over the threshhold of man- hood or womanhood, such a thrift fund may be the factor necessary to ensure an early success. Safety and 5H Per Cent The Thompsonville Building and Loan Ass’n. “The Institution of Thrift” HAMILTON'S THE STORE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE Meats, Groceries, Fruits and Provisions Our Prices are right and delivery is free Clark L. Hamilton 36 Pearl Street PI EASE PATRONIZE Ol'R ADVERTISERS THE ENFIELD ECHO 55 PI.EASE MENTION “THE ENF1EI.D ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING 56 THE ENFIELD ECHO PEARL ST. MARKET HIGH - GRADE Fish, Meats and Groceries Pearl Street Tel. 62 Thompsonville IF YOUR SUIT IS NOT WELL PRESSED YOU ARE NOT WELL DRESSED THOMPSONVILLE TAILOR SHOP C. PETRONE, Prop. 86 Pearl Street.........Thompsonville, Conn. DODGE BROS. GRAHAM BROS. CARS TRUCKS GEO. S. BRIDGE GARAGE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRES Repairing and Road Service 244 ENFIELD STREET Res. Phone 343-8 Office Phone 461 PI.EASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING THE ENFIELD ECHO 57 Garvey’s Market MEATS AND GROCERIES High grade goods our specialty High Street Telephone 40 Thompsonville, Conn. jranfclm tCbeatre The Home of Features The leading movie actors are shown daily in the latest releases at this playhouse. THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN Pleasant Street Thompsonville, Conn. P. J. ROGERS MONUMENTS Tel. 270 THOMPSONVILLE 77 Pearl St. PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 58 THE ENFIELD ECHO M. Menditto Compliments of SHOES F. J. SOUTHIERE and RUBBERS Clothing and Shoes SHOE REPAIRING 108 Main Street by Goodyear Machinery THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. 79 Pearl St. Thompsonville Mllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllffl Good Reasons p or coming; to us right now are the good styles, plus quality E § and value, we are offering. p MILLINER —Newest in Hats; hundreds to choose from § 1 FOREST MILLS UNDERWEAR for women and children; 1 silk and cotton. = GORDON HOSIERY—that good kind you have always used E | THOMPSON’S GLOVE-FITTING CORSETS—Nothing bet- 1 ter for the price. Gossard line of beauty Brassieres I n. E. GORHAN CO. | Next to Post Office Thompsonville, Conn. lil!l lllllil!l!lli;i l[|:|ililili|!l lirill |l|l|||||ill|l|;|||ill|!|,|IIIIIIIIM Pl.EASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE ENFIELD ECHO 59 Xcattfccr’s IKtcwsroom CONFECTIONERY NEWSPAPERS ICE CREAM 47 Pleasant Street - Thompsonville, Conn. BLANEY’S GARAGE FORD EXPERTS Foot of Mile Hill Telephone 64-3 EAST SUFFIELD, CONN. Alphonse Trudeau WHERE QUALITY IS THE Watchword Confectionery Groceries Cigars EVERYTHING Choice Poultry That a Drug Store Should Have Ice Cream-Brick or Bulk We cater especially to church affairs, etc. O’BRIEN’S 115 High Street Tel. 246 Phone: 576 Thompsonville, Conn. 102 Pleasant St., Thompsonville PI BASE MENTION “THE ENFIE1.D ECHO WHEN PURCHASING 60 THE ENFIELD ECHO Congratulate the Sweet Girl Graduate with FLOWERS from Spaulding Gardens 84 Pearl Street Tel. 546 Thompsonville s If you want something that is !“ ? s REAL GOOD ■ 1 • t in the line of Delicious Pastry 1 TRY 1 | Sullivan’s Bread Shoppe j • • r • J� ■ THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. • ;■ r; 35 Pleasant Street Thompsonville, Conn. •• Storage Space is Valuable ! Your empty coal bin should be filled. Money spent filling it now will pay you better interest than money in the bank Enfield Lumber and Coal Co. Two Phones Prospect Street Thompsonville PLEASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING THE ENFIELD ECHO 61 LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF PURE FOODS IN ENFIELD Meats, Groceries, Vegetables Fruits, Delicatessen and Fresh Fish Sisitzky’s Public Market 28 Pearl St. THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. Tel. 3 and 4 Compliments of T. McNally PLUMBING and HEATING THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. Compliments of Enfield Motor Co. BUICK Sales and Service THE WHOLE FAMILY Can do their Trading Here! Father, Mother, Brother or Sister can shop to advantage at our stores—whether you need supplies for the car, the home or for gifts. Look over our stock. BLOCK’S Cor. Pearl and Central Sts. THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. Corner Storse “Everything for the Car” PLEASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING 62 THE ENFIELD ECHO The Magazine Center Compliments of CHESTNUT’S News Room Sporting Goods Hazardville Pharmacy Cigars and Tobacco Stationery and Confectionery Geo. F. Cooley, Prop. ALWAYS RELIABLE W. S. Chestnut Main Street Thompsonville Satisfying Sodas, Ice Cream and College Ices ALDEN AVENUE MARKET GEORGE VERDINA, Prop. MEATS and GROCERIES High-grade goods our specialty ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES IN SEASON Alden Avenue Thompsonville Tel. 530 C. Gaskell Shoe and Harness Repairing Main Street Hazardville Malley’s Delicatessen Gobel’s Meats are Meats of Quality Van Dyk’s Teas and Coffees 38 Pearl Street Thompsonville Pl.EASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING THE ENFIELD ECHO 63 FOR Congratulations to Lumber the Graduating Class Wall Board Geo. E. Allen Shingles Hazardville Connecticut SEE THE W. F. Lamont BARBER Thompsonville Near Majestic Theatre Lumber Corporation | Asnuntuck St. Thompsonville Somersville Manufacturing Company WOOLENS SOMERSVILLE - CONNECTICUT STEEEL’S THE REXALL DRUG STORE Main and Prospect Streets THOMPSONVILLE.CONNECTICUT Pl.EASE MENTION “THE ENFIELD ECHO” WHEN PURCHASING 64 THE ENFIELD ECHO Compliments of Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE ENFIELD ECHO GEO. S. PHELPS 6 CO. Agricultural Warehouse Everything for the Farmer Grain and Feed Seeds for Farm and Garden Agricultural Implements Wagons and Harnesses 110 Prospect Street Thompsonville, Connecticut Try the Little BARBER SHOP in O’Hear’s Block, Thompsonville Emile Hamel A TATOIAN Candies, Fruits, Cigars Confectionery Best Ice Cream in Town Try our Ice Cream Pies Phone 333-2 76 Pearl Street Thompsonville HOUSEHOLD GOODS HEATING AND PLUMBING Glenwood and Sterling RANGES The Leete Co. 74 Main Street Thompsonville, Conn. 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