English High School - Brown Owl Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Now Robert Sweet, a great talent possesses, Then after him there are no more s's. T is for Thornton who collects all our money, A thing which to us, seems exceedingly funny. U is for unwise, not to be found here In a class which to all, is considered so dear. Gui' tall girl, Miss XfVildprett, very fond of small toys And now Martha Wfeston, Who is liked by the boys. And last is Miss Wfaterman who in composition excels Wfho does not stop work at the stroke of the hells. X, Y and Z, we leave out of our list, For persons by those nanies will never be missed. Wzvsfsgiifeglf' '- 5 5

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CLASS ALPHABET A is for Alden and Alfred to begin, The former quite short, the latter quite thin. B stands for Berger, a neat little maid, Also for Broadheadg of nothing afraid, And then Louise Brotherton, who never does shirk, And here is our Model: bamuel Burke. Now comes Miss Mabel, who is quite a talker, And next Gladys Diefendorf, our famous New Yorker F stands for Flynn, our tall Hello girl Wfho never has been known to be in a whirl. G is for Goldberg, a quiet little lass, lfVho decided to stay over and leave with our class. Also for Girouard, our skilled business man, VVho is willing to do whatever he can. H is for I-Iempel, a bright little dame And next Arnot Hirst who from England just came. Miss Hughes and Miss Hutcheon next fall into line And now Hattie Hunt, who is simply sublime. I stands for idiots, of which none can be found In this charming class of such great renown. J is for jordan, known as, our baby, Though in her classes, she is a very bright lady. K is for kindness, which we all possess, Next comes our Butsy who is wont to bring His nose, all tied up in a sling. Here is Miss Luther of a quiet disposition, Now follows Miss Leach, who is quite a musician. Jessie McDougall, who excels in shorthand, And Margaret McGwynn, also one of our band. Now Mary McNally sometimes called Grace, And Ethel Mancib, with a sweet charming face. Next Annie Marshall, with dark curly hair, If you see Miss Mosher, surely Annie's somewhere. Sunny Italy which gave us the well known Dante Also gave us Achille Mangiante. And while in Italy, we must not blot out Marco Montagano, known as Count Out. Now back to America and we shall find Our rosy cheeked Price, no more of his kind. Price, whose Hrst name we are known to confuse Wfith the Milton, whose sayings we often have usedt J R is for Richards, whose irst name is Gertrude, And now Millicent Reed. never known to be rude. S is for Shawcross, who lisps in his talk, Wfho lately has acquired a dignined walk. 54

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X A few days ago, I received an important notice as follows 1-- W'ashington, D. C., May 15, 1925. DEAR MADAME: At a regular meeting of the Madreporarian Club, Wfashington branch, you were elected delegate to the animal convention, to be held in the concert hall of Burke's Conservatory of Music, Ichawaynochaway Street, Greater Providence, on the 29, 30, 31 instants. Sessions will be held daily at 10.30 A. M. The open- ing address of the convention will be delivered by Professor Milton Price, l,.L.B., B. Sc., D.L.O., F.R.S.M., H.C.L., C.O.D., F.O.B., M.I.C,E. By order and in behalf of the Society. Signed by the-Secretary. The Madreporarian Club is composed of the graduates of the Providence English High School and is divided into branches according to the cities in which the members are scattered. Every year, the branches appoint three dele- gates to attend the convention held in Providence. Such an announcement then must not be overlooked, so I am now hastening by train as fast as possible to that dear old city where my school days were spent. It seems as if I should never get a glimpse of the familiar places for to my eager spirits the train seems fairly to creep along. Still I will try to content myself for a While with thinking over the virtues of my illustrious class and the fortunes of my class- 56 XX I i il!! X I! 6450. I lk ' ' 27 l' ll l ks!!