Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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Class of 1930

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tEbe JEnfielb Ecbo Published six times during the school year by the members of the Enfield Public High School. A Board of Directors chooses the staff of officers and decides all matters of vital im- portance to the paper. All material for publication passes through the hands of a Teachers’ Committee on publication. 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 snd 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. XVIII THOMPSONVILLE, CONN., JUNE 1930 NO. 6 ADDRESS OF WELCOME (By Myron (Elliott Potter, Jr.) Parents and Friends: On behalf of the class of 1930 I take great pleasure in welcom- ing you here this evening to participate in our class night exercises. In providing an evening of entertainment and fun prior to our graduation we are following an old custom of our school, and the committees in charge of this occasion have endeavored to uphold the standards set by former classes. The mock-serious program about to be presented will recall many memories of the lighter and less serious events incidental to our four years’ quest of knowledge. May we take this opportunity to express our thanks to our parents, teachers, and friends—to all who have helped and guided us through the past four years so that we might be able to face the world or to continue with our education, as the case may be. Again, let me welcome you here to our class night exercises. CLASS PROPHECY (By Jeanne Middelaer, Stanley Petkis, Eileen Tromley, Leroy Lamont) Jeanne (dressed as an Indian sor- ceress) is sitting before a tent gazing intently into a ring which she wears on her fourth finger. Lamont enters, greets her and jumps up on a high box. He shouts: Ladies and gentlemen! Right this way! See the eighth wonder of the world. Imagine yourself in far off India where magic is woven into life itself—now back to New York where Madame X has consented to weave her magic for you. The greatest marvel of this day and age! Hear the past, present and future read by means of this magic ring which you see. Come one, come all. Hear Madame X. Come! Come! Come! Stanley enters, gazing curiously and in an abstract manner at every- thing. He stumbles, so wrapped up in thought. Recognizes Lamont, goes up and shakes hands with him. Leroy—Why, Stan Petkis! What in the world are you doing here? Stan—Me? Oh, I’m looking for at- mosphere for my new novel. This cer- tainly is an interesting place but so

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 11 much noise! I’m glad I won’t have to put that in my novel. Leroy—You—a book worm! Well, well, life certainly is tricky. I’m glad to welcome you to our circus and hope you succeed in your quest for material. By the way, you haven’t forgotten Jeanne Middelaer, have you? She’s in the circus with us, acting as Madame X. Jeanne, you remember Stan, don’t you? Jeanne—Of course I do. How are you anyway? Stan—Oh, I’m fine, thanks. Say, that’s an odd looking ring you have. Where’d you get it? Jeanne—This is the ring with which I prophesy. In it I am ablo to see figures and all the events which are taking place. My uncle is a curio- hunter and brought this back from India for me. (Aeroplane motor heard outside.) Leroy—That must be Eileen Trom- ley. You know she’s the stunt flier with this circus. (Enter Eileen dressed as an avia- trix.) Eileen—Hello, folks Oh, I just had a perfect spin. Well, will you look who’s here. If it isn’t Stan Pet- kis! Who’d have thought we’d meet you at the circus. I haven’t seen you since the Farewell Dance back in 1930. What have you been doing with yourself? Stan—Oh, I’m just a novelist. I’m doing fairly well with my writing. I hear you’re doing quite a bit of fly- ing. Do you like it? Eileen—I just love it and I’m able to see a great deal of the world in the course of my travels. Leroy—By the way, you know Jeanne here is able to see things, present, past and future in her ring. Suppose we all take turns wearing it and perhaps we’ll be able to find out what each member of the class of 1930 is doing now. Together—Oh, let’s. That’s a good idea! Let’s do it right now. Jeanne, you begin. Jeanne—All right. (All gaze at the ring). Jeanne—Why! Here’s Patricia Col- lins. Remember the little darling? If she weren’t always bothering peo- ple she surely had the divine “gift of gab.’’ And now! Why our robust Pat has opened a shop starting the new fad for “Quick but Understand- able Speech.” Oh! Can you guess what? No, of course you can’t Anna Parakilas is dean of a business school for busi- ness like young ladies. Anna always did things right, with plenty of gig- gling. That must have a bad effect on her students if she has kept it up. And Bernard Underwood! My! the great husky baseball enthusiast. I guess that was only a passing fancy, for now he’s mayor of Somersville and has a very charming wife, form- erly Oh: well—you know that with- out my telling you. I see, Jeanie Jandreau is still as tiny as ever. She’s standing in front of why—it’s a charming home. She is the first of our class to be a Mrs. I always thought Jean had a liking for a “Certain Party.” She used to come to school singing, “Every Night is Wednesday Night for Me.” Can you imagine Gen Garvey in a school? Oh, but it’s a new school spe- cializing in an art in which Gen was quite adept in the old days! “How to Catch and Keep a Man!” Whew! She’ll soon have all the women pro- posing. Stan—Now let me take the ring. I say, why here’s Connie Baumes read- ing a book on “How to Put On Weight.” She’s planning to erect a camp on Enfield Street for tired busi- ness women. For the first time in history a girl has been chosen to act as coach for the boys in E. H. S. Miriam Carson has been chosen because of her knowl- edge of the boys. Elizabeth Crombie, who is inter- ested in all kinds of sports has con- sented to become the announcer for all the prize fights. She will succeed John S. Young, the former an- nouncer. D’Lorenzo is now the head of a large ship building concern, and guess what? Theresa Garini is his employ- ment agent. She chooses the sailors. She’s prejudiced against all dark- haired men. Doris White has made the center berth in the Girls All American Bas- ketball Team. This team is to repre- sent the U. S. in France next fall.