Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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22 The Enfield Echo ADVICE TO UNDERGRADUATES (By Henry Osborn) Now that the time has come for the class of 1933, with drooped shoulders and tear dimmed eyes, to bid farewell to these dear old walls and halls of Alma Mater, our hearts are broken and we have a great fear, because we must leave all these sacred things to you careless, unintelligent, inexperienced undergraduates. Our heads are bowed indeed with grief as we think of what will happen when we take away our guiding hands and leave this school to the de- structive talent with which you apparently seem to be endowed. But even the least intelligent have some comprehension, and so I have been delegated by the class of 1933 to give you a few words of advice. If you do not comprehend, we will understand why; but at least listen. Therefore; Juniors and next year’s Seniors, when you have the Chemistry Experiment in which you make Hydrogen Sulfide (that gas with the odor of rotten eggs) don’t be stingy with it but allow all you possibly can to escape into the room. The odor that drifted through the halls and rooms this year was not up to standard. Then too, when you have reached the high estate of Seniors and have the honor of occupying Room 26, don’t cross off or in any way deface the initials or names already ingraved upon the desks. Add yours. Do not be afraid to do this. The teachers will say nothing to you as they realize that this is a privilege sacred to Sen- iors only. If any person other than a Senior should muster up enough courage to attempt to scratch his initials on the desks in Room 26, he should be very severely punished. Girls of the Junior class, please keep up that good old Beauty Parlor Custom in which the Senior girls indulge in powdering their faces and fixing their hair behind the lifted desk covers in Room 26. Sophomores and the near future Juniors, I wish to thank you for the deference you have shown us at all times. It indicates that you know a really remarkable and superior class when you see it. I advise you to show just a little bit of respect to the Juniors, next year’s Seniors, although I know it will be very hard to respect an ordinary class after being led by a super class, in fact the best class that so far has been graduated from Enfield High. Now for you untrained and uninitiated Freshmen who have been living in a fool’s paradise. Your class was simply distressing. You were so noisy, boisterous, and hilarious that we Seniors couldn’t lower our dignity enough to associate with you. Hence it was de- cided to have two sessions and to put you little “Fresh’es” by your- selves. As a result of this treatment you have become worse instead of better. You have been moving about the halls of Enfield High as if you owned them. Now Freshmen, and next year’s Sophomores,

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The Enfield Echo 21 But here we’ll give you another pair Your winks cannot pass through. Robert Osborn...............Stick Pin Ambition to you is not lacking, It just can’t be found; But with the application of this pin We’re sure that you will bound. Dorothy Pease............A Fish Line Girls have gone a-fishing, And have gotten a fellow, too. Now we’ll give Dotty a line To see what she can do. Eileen Sheridan.............A Magnet Eileen is so bashful And is so very slow, We’ll have to give her a magnet To help her get a beau. Peter Skawrenski.........Firecrackers Peter is so quiet, And is so bashful, too; We’ll have to give him some fire- works, To make a crash or two. Josephine Tavino A Stenography Pad Secretaries we do hear of In our daily life, But there is many a stenographer That makes as good a wife. Richard Stewart.........Hat Stretcher Next comes Stewart the student From old Enfield High; In spite of his swelled head He’s a pretty good guy. Helen Murawski...........Tennis Ball Perhaps you know that Helen Is very fond of sports; So we’re giving her this ball To use upon the courts. Harriet Lovett..................Sugar In our golden chain of memories We consider you a link; You’re one of the sweetest mem- bers Of this year’s class, we think. Elizabeth Carey.................Gavel When it comes to public speaking She’s not quiet as a mouse; Perhaps some day she will be- come The Speaker of the House. Ralphinea Laino..........Life Savers When it comes to skipping classes Ralphinea is a dandy, In case you ever do get caught These Life Savers will come handy. Andrew Stroiney................Horn Andy is a quiet boy He’s always on the spot; So we’re giving him this horn A present which we’ve bought. Ethel Stebbins..............A Bottle Ethel’s in the midst of it When’er you hear a riot; We always recommend a bottle To keep the babies quiet. Genevieve Scavotto.............Ruler Genevieve is a very smart girl She’s going to teach school; Use this ruler, Genevieve, If your pupils break the rule. Janette Pomeroy........Fashion Book Now, some may go to Paris When they want to know the style, But you need only watch Janette ’Cause she has it all the while. Laura Gowdy...................Chicken Laura is a farmerette; One that we would not scoff, So to you we give this chick To start your farmyard off. Dwight Higley.........Pair of Socks Babe Ruth can swat ’em off the lot But you should see our Dwight; For when he gets onto the field He socks ’em left and right. Margaret Holloran.........Bird Seed You should hear our Margaret sing Her voice is very sweet; But after she takes this bird seed She’ll probably go “Twee t, tweet.” Phyllis Keeney......Shredded Wheat Did you know that our Phyllis Leans on every one she meets? In hopes she’ll lean on her own breakfast We give her this Shredded Wheat. —Continued on ' Page 56

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The Enfield Echo 23 you will have to reform your ways or you will run into a great deal of trouble. You must conduct yourselves like the nice little Sopho- mores that you will soon be. Next year’s Juniors and Seniors, you now see what a trouble- some Sophomore class you will have to handle and I greatly fear that you will need training for this task; therefore, if you find your- selves hard pressed, call upon us and we will be glad to advise you in handling the situation. Another thing you future Juniors and Seniors will have to attend to is your marks. These have shown a decided fall since the adoption of the two session plan. We Seniors naturally expected this because we knew it would take quite awhile for your undevel- oped brains to adjust themselves, but now that you have had a year’s experience in which to make progress in your marks, they should improve. But remember, you will have to do some hard studying to even approach those of the class of ’33, your highly intelligent predecessors. Now a little advice for all you undergraduates: The only re- quirement necessary in order to maintain the highest standards of wisdom, culture, and refinement is to follow the examples which have been set before you by this year’s graduating class. I believe if you children govern your tendency toward childishness and play- fulness you can hope to approach, at least to a certain extent, our high standards. Furthermore, in sincerity, I wish to say that we, the class of 1933, have enjoyed our four years in Enfield High and thank you undergraduates for your support and cooperation with us. We wish you the best of success in your future work. RESPONSE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (By Allyn Gourlie, ’34) Honorable teachers, fellow undergraduates, and most conceited Seniors: It is with the utmost pleasure that I stand before you this evening in order to console you in your leavetaking as well as to defend the undergraduates from some of the most unjust and absurd remarks and accusations which have ever passed from the mouth of man. In the few words which I am going to say tonight, I shall endeavor to lift you from the depths of boredom into which you must have been thrown by the speech previous to mine. No doubt you will agree with me that it was one of the most boring speeches ever to be given from this memorable platform.