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

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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!!

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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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mates. So I settle down comfortably in my seat, and give myself over to pleasing reflections. Immediately, there comes to my mind the thought,that instead of coming by train, I might have telephoned for one of Cyril Broadhead's aeroplanes. That gentleman has piled up quite a fortune for himself by his invention of the only perfectly safe and reliable aeroplane in the world, Though his fame is world- wide, and in spite of the fact that he has greatly facilitated the problem of easy transportation, he is the same quiet fellow that he was in the days of English. But I do not care for flying, and traveling by the electric train, with its improvements as made by Newton Shawcross, is much more to my taste. A short time ago I received a letter from my friend, Emelia Hempel, telling me of her recent marriage to a professor in Brown University. I thought how well she was fitted for that position, as the wife of a learned man, because of her vast amount of knowledge, which she first began to acquire during her four years' stay at English, Besides this surprising bit of news, she also informed me that Inez jordan had created a decided sensation among jewelers of Provi- diencje by her excellent book, entitled, 'VVatches: H-ow They Should be Cared Por. My thoughts are rudely interrupted by a strangely familiar voice behind me, saying, ':Well, this is luck! IrVhere'd you come from? There stands a very dignined young lady who seems to be well acquainted with me, but I do not recognize her until she speaks of the English High School. Then it comes to me like a flash that she is Miss E. Louise Brotherton, the society belle of Providence. I at once seizetupon this opportunity to learn about the rest of my classmates, and questions fly between us thick and fast. After exchanging confidences concerning our own positions in life, we discuss those of the friends whom we knew so well, long ago. Since I have not been in Providence for some time, I have much news to hear. However, I am not wholly ignorant of Providence people, for the whole world is talking of the famous American singer, Mademoiselle Padowske, known to intimate friends as Gladys Alden. She has astonished the musical world by her exquisite ren- dering of Marie Leach's latest musical composition. Louise and I discuss that topic fully, and are proud to think that these illustrious personages were our classmates. Louise inquires if I have seen the latest copy of Arnot Hirst's magazine, entitled, On American Stages. I reply in the negative, and having a copy with her she shows me an interesting sketch of the work of Gladys Diefendorf, one of the most famous of Ameri- can actresses. She tells me also that Millicent Reed has written a charming book of poetry for children, which has just been printed by the Girouard Pub- lishing Company. I learn that Wfilfredis company makes a specialty of print- ing the Brown Owl every six months for the English I'Iigh,School, and that each time he gives a full page advertisement, for he knows from experience how much that helps the financial part of the book. I certainly wish him and his company long life and prosperity, for such generosity should surely be re- warded. late hear two business men near us, discussing at some length the merits of S7