Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 19 As the fond thrill of a maiden’s kiss Thou thot’s to gae’ the way a like To feed the cows and hens at night But cornie, thou art no to blame In proving foresight may be vain The best laid schemes o’ mice and men Oft go astray And leave us glad for many a day. Are you looking for a vacation camp, where you may rest after your long months of steady study? If so, write to Mr. Albert Burbank, now physical instructor at Camp Ke Wa Ne. Fm certain that he will be able to put that guiding hand over you that your fond parents always want you to have, while off at camp. Do write for full particulars. You may all go to “Smith Brothers” when you want relief from a cold, but to bring relief to your hungry mind of knowledge call on the Smith Sisters, who are at the present teaching in what was Radcliffe of Cambridge, but which is now known as the Smith Shaker School or the Triple “S” of Shaker Boulevard. Come now folks! bring your nerves and ailments to Stella Phelps, now in full charge of her own established sanitorium for the quiet curing methods which are of her own creation. Won’t you please let Stella help you? Were you ever deafened by someone yelling “Hot Dogs”? If you haven’t been, just you visit the most up to date road side stand, superintended by Vivian Brunnell of Somers. She will surely make your ears ring as she triples off those musical words “Hot Dogs.” And I’ll guarantee that your lips will part into a broad grin when she hands them to you and rolls her eyes! That habit still clings, that she had back in High School. Want a thrill? Then come to see Ida Kibbe, she with the flaming red hair, now performing with Andrew Lucas, her part- ner in the High Steppers. Nothing like them has been seen be- fore. See the talk of the year — 1940. “There’s a church in the valley of the Wildwood” — and who do you all suppose is sitting in the front seat? I know that you won’t guess, so I’ll tell you — Rose Marie Collins, the minister’s wife. See what poetry can do for one as clever as was our own Marie. Don’t go blind! But rather purchase a pair of “Shure Cure” spectacles designed and patented by Daisy Lister, her first ideas being secured while in the halls of old Enfield. If you want a good book, get the latest written by Iva Ander- son while in her quiet studio in Somers. Here again, her imagi- nation was first stirred while in the sanctuary of Enfield High. Thinking of building? Bill Ding sez, if so, order your lumber at once from the Lumber King of Maine, Alfred Woodward, Inc., where more lumber is handled in one week than any other camp

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18 THE ENFIELD ECHO can this mean? Wait, Florine Allen is coming towards us. She seems to belong here — yes she now owns this school and personally supervises all of the work. It is not to be wondered at, Florine, because you certainly proved you were capable back in Enfield. A millinery department in Paris. All of the Americans are buying their hats there. The public is simply going wild over these creations. The beautiful linings have in gilt letters, the Frances Deming Hat. Ruth Hurd Follow the red arrow to its destination, which will bring you to Sumner Adams, the “World Famous” face-lifter, specialist, now located in Chicago. On entering Adams’ Beauty Shoppe, you will look old and worn out, but after the most efficient beaute methods of Sumner Adams have been tenderly applied, you will look as if Ponce De Leon himself had taken you to his Fountain of Youth. On my previous travels I met the Vanderbilts, the Astors, and a great many other society people, who I found were all chewing the “World-Over” Joslin gum. Mr. Vanderbilt offered me a package and related the most interesting story about it. He told me that Eleanor Joslin had put Mr. Wrigley out of business, be- cause with every box of gum purchased, she, herself went and demonstrated how it should be chewed to obtain the best results. I was surely sorry that I had not money enough to buy an unsealed box, so that I too, might have again seen this “Still Chewing Gum Girl” of old Enfield. Come one! Come all! See the best fancy diver of the two continents. Mabel Beman, that quiet girl of the class of ’26, has accomplished her highest desire, to become world-famous as a fancy diver. All of her classmates of Enfield will be given a free ticket to see her perform on July 4, 1940. Come now, pack! and make the most of this opportunity. Do all you farmer boys want to become a poet as noteworthy as that poet of Scotland — Robert Burns. Then listen! Henry Cook of Bald Mountain, Somers, Conn, has just completed his volume of poems, written while on the farm. He tells that he received all of his inspiration by plowing, or in other country pleasures, day in and day out. Some of his best poems are at the present time being put into a smaller volume for the Grammar Schools to use. The youngsters are simply crazy to memorize them. The following is an extract from a poem inspired in him upon stripping corn at a husking bee. “To A Red Ear of Corn” Wee, Blushing ear of cornie New stript from your sere brown housie Thou clidna thinks to bring such bliss

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20 THE ENFIELD ECHO of its kind in a year. His great success is due to his efficiency in operation and keen foresight, as well as his business ability. “Hear the pennies dropping — listen as they fall — ” Well, if it isn’t our old school chum Helen Colby holding the missionary plate for the little Chinese boys to drop their pennies in. Where did you get all your inspiration to go so far away from your home and friends, Helen? When you visit New York City, don’t fail to go up to “The Margaret Alice Quinn Candy Shoppe.” It is rumored that she is starting a chain of stores throughout the principal cities of the U. S. By so doing, “The Mary Oliver” and “The Martha Wash- ington Candy Shoppes” are being compelled to go out of business. Edna Plamondon Well, Well, I must prepare you for this because I’m sure it will be a shock. Here is Stanley Bigos, an absent minded pro- fessor of Yale. See if you can picture him as I see him, with nose spectacles and high silk hat intensely studying a poor innocent spider’s leg. Bigie was always bright in school, but I never thought he would ever settle down to be the dignified person I now see. What’s this? It’s impossible — I must be wrong. No it’s here as plain as day. A mump cure invented by Rachel Cormier, a professor of Chemistry, at Smith College. Rachel, after tireless work and experimenting, has at last invented for the good of man- kind a mump cure guaranteed absolutely to cure mumps in one day’s time. Good for you, Rachel, I’m glad that at last you like chemistry. A daintily furnished tea room and reclining in an arm chair in an attitude of pure content sits Mrs E. H. Dean (Peg Furey) munching nabiscos. The young lady is attired in the latest Parisian style and has the appearance of great wealth. One is fortunate indeed in finding Peg here as she is in demand at all times by almost every member of New Yorks’ four hundred. She is listening to the continual chatter of another smartly attired woman who is Ruth Bent just arrived from her eighth tour around the world. How Ruth has changed! Did you understand me when I said chatter? Imagine Ruth chattering, the girl who hardly spoke. A bill board. “Come On In, You’re Out,” starring Bob Gal- braith and the Marks Bros. It can’t be the Bob I know starring with the Marks Bros, the hits of the season, the greatest actors. I know that upon the death of Zeppo Marks some Bob Galbraith was begged to go in with them as a comedian — Wait! Some one is acknowledging the applause. It is Bob! You must be drawing a large salary because you’re the whole show. How the audience