Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

Page 22 text:

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

Page 21 text:

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

Page 23 text:

THE ENFIELD ECHO 21 is laughing. Bob, you certainly are making a hit as comedian. Scitico is all in a muddle. The post office is being enlarged and all around the north walls shelves are being built. What can they be for? Mae Grady, the postmistress, is telling me. Every year at this time the post office is flooded with baby chicks; so Mae, in order to handle them quickly and efficiently, is having the shelves built so that they can now be taken care of with little trouble and labor. Mae is a great success as postmistress. But what is this that I see? Tessie Sheehan is the proprietor of the Forest Park Flower Shop. One of her best customers is Mr. Handsome, formally the owner. But I think it is not the pretty flowers that attracts the gentleman, but the engaging young pro- prietress. However, I see in the background a dashing blond who does not approve of the glances of Mr. Handsome. The young lady is turning around and I notice she is flashing a large diamond on her left hand. The blond is the lucky man as can well be seen by the nods and smiles, all meant for no one but him. Franklin Simons’ exclusive dress shop in New York and crowds entering. The time is 2 :30 and all are waiting impatiently for someone to appear. It can mean but one thing. Gen Gorman is the leading model and, as I see, a very popular one. Gen is coming out dressed in a wonderful creation of pink and lace but — eyes are not turned to the gown as one would think proper in such an establishment but on the face of the girl. Gen is a great suc- cess as a model and Simons’ business has increased 100 per cent since the little girl of Enfield has been working there. Pamphlets in front of me, in back of me, and all around me, and an order to take one — Newer than the Charleston — “The Nackenson” — Nackenson — Nackenson, that name is familar. Sure enough, Blanche Nackenson and what’s this? Blanche has invented a new step in dancing far more popular than the Charles- ton ever thought of being and how she can do it. Isn’t it easy to picture Blanche back in E. H. S. strutting around the halls doing the Charleston. A Procession in the streets, a blare of trumpets, a loud cheer- ing. All women. One is carrying a banner on which is inscribed in large gilt letters. “Equal Suffrage League of Wisconsin.” Who is she? No other than Marion Rich — Well, I’m not surprised. Marion could always tell what’s what in women’s rights from a little tot and she hasn’t changed. The A. N. Pierson Plant, or the Cromwell Gardens, is under- going a great change. A new sign is being raised reading “Ready for Business on June 1st.” The largest Potato Chip Factorv in the world. A very business like young woman is walking about issuing orders as to how the different machines are to be placed. It is our own Rosie Testoni. Rosie, you are undertaking a big thing, but I’m sure you are capable of making it a go.