Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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14 THE EXPONENT much for him. By the way, have you seen any burlesque lately? M —Me? Most assuredly not! Why— P—Oh, well, you can keep still! As I was going to say—Bob Alberti is taking the lead in the “Kiss Ye Ladies” burlesque. M —Isn’t that fine! P—Yes, Bob always did like to kiss the ladies. I was reading in the paper the other day that the Chemistry Professor at Flatiron Institute is Mr. Raymond Chickering. Chick always was a Chemistry shark even in high school. Say, I’ve some bad news. You remember my old friend, Ed Fleming? M— Yes, I ’ve heard he joined Barnum and Bailey’s as a clown. P—He did, but he married and he’s now at North¬ ampton Asylum. Evelyn Henderson is work¬ ing in Jack’s, I’ve heard. It’s a tough life, isn’t it? M—Yes, but the first hundred years are the hard¬ est. This static is terrible, isn’t it? Say, I received some news last night. Dot Frank¬ lin is in Russia plotting with Trotsky and Lenine! P—Hot tomale! At least there’s one radical in the bunch. Did you read about the elections in Turners Falls? M —Why, no! I heard they had quite a time tho. P—I’ll say they did! “Toots” Hayden was elected mayor. Can you imagine it? M —Oh, yes, “Toots” would get most anywhere. Some class to Ruth Holbrook, eh? P—Ruth? I don’t understand you. M —Why, Ruth has invented a new dance-step— the Canine Hop. P—Ye gods! Who’d have thunk it? M —Yes, but lend me your ears a moment. Leila Noyes has graduated from M. A. C. She’s a landscape gardener. P—Go on! M —Well, it’s the truth. She’s fixing up the new High School grounds, or rather, she’s working on the plans. You know that’s going to be finished in 1940. P—Any other notables in our class? M —Let me think! I heard station M. E. A. call¬ ing frantically for a man. What do you suppose—Madeline Roberts has formed a matrimonial bureau and she was looking for a husband for some poor soul. She’s married and she and her husband do the best business in the country. Here’s your chance, Phil! P—I’m not looking for one, thank you. Alfred Gass is a painter. He’s painting the dome on the Summit House on Mt. Tom. M —That’s what you’d call “up in the world.” But the mosquitoes are wicked down there. Speaking of mosquitoes—Edward Seibert has invented the “Knock-em-stiff flea powder.” P—I knew he’d be famous some day. And what do you think of Walter Donahue? M—I haven’t heard anything about Walter lately. But wait! He isn’t the one who discovered the odorless onion? P—The very same. He has Burbank stopped a mile. M—Harold Smith isn’t so slow. He’s manager of the Dusky Ding Toes. They’re the fastest team on the diamond. P—I thought Smith would be married. M—No, I guess he’s something like Fran Loveland. P—How come? M—Well, Fran has formed the N. W. N. F.—No Women, No Fights—bachelor society. P—But how does he live? Where does he eat? You know Fran always was particular about his grub. M—Oh, he eats at the Tarnished Spoon Restaur¬ ant. Rose Kramer is a waitress there. P—He eats there? M—I should say he did. He’s suing them now. He found half an ear-ring in his soup. He swallowed the other half and it brought on “Earingitis.” Fred Magoon is his lawyer. P—Fred could always argue. He and Ella cer¬ tainly could throw a line. M—Have you heard Ella’s latest speech? P—Latest what? M—Latest speech. Where have you been? Didn’t you hear Ella’s speech the other night? Sta¬ tion LPX was broadcasting it. She’s running for president against Tom Nims. P—No chance for Tom! M—By the way, there’s nothing the matter with Samson. P—Samson? What’s up? M—Why he’s selling nail files down on the Sand¬ wich Isles. You know of course that Paul Bittner is agent for Colgate’s Tooth Paste? P—No! M—Yes, at present he’s traveling down along the Amazon and doing well, I hear. I was read¬ ing about “Stu” Nichols the other day. P—Is “Stu” still knocking around? M—I should say he is. He’s knocking around 900. He’s taken Babe Ruth’s place. P—Three cheers for “Stu.” M—Lillian Osgood took up the same line of work as Lydia. P—How’s that? M—She’s a physical instructor here in Boston. P—Do you know anything about Gertrude Miller?

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yz y sy 2 yzy 2 y 2 y 2 yz- THE EXPONENT 13 P —I should hope to say! Why, say, Bud, I saw an old friend of ours in one last night. —You did? Whom? —Anna Flynn. She’s acting as a foghorn in the Light-house Scene in the Grand Bunkem Opera Co. You know she always did like het voice. —Anna on the stage? Well, she’s not the only one. I was down in the Big Town the other night and I dropped into the Hippodrome. Imagine my surprise upon seeing Grace Stone and Madeline Holmes appear—Grace as a toe dancer and Madeline, a ballet dancer. They brought the house down. —I should imagine they might. The stage seems to draw a lot of us, doesn’t it? I saw Blanche Braman in the movies the other night. She has taken Nazimova’s place as the vamp. —Have you seen any of the class of ’22 to talk to? Yes—I was talking with Sam Cameron the other day. He’s touring the country, lectur¬ ing on “Why we should close up the crater of Vesuvius.” —Well, we never know our luck, do we? I was in on Station XLQ a few weeks ago and I heard quite a bit of news. You remember Skinny Verville, of course. —You bet I do. —Well, he’s janitor at Bay Path Institute. —I believe I know the attraction. By the way, I was reading about Walter Campbell and saw that he was training snails for racing purposes. —Some speed! But I didn’t finish telling you about my tuning in on XLQ. Gertrude John¬ son has bought out Michelman’s store and Rollena Lee is a swimming and diving in¬ structor at Lake Pleasant. —Good work. I’ll— —Say, let me finish. Remember those “Rules of Etiquette.” Nellie Wells has bought out the Greenfield Gift Shop and— —Yes, yes, but before I forget, I want to tell you about Helen Baker. —Helen? Hurry up. What is she doing? —She’s matron at a girls’ boarding school, per¬ sonally teaching them the rules of matrimony. You know she always did know. Now, go on. M—Well, Gladys Sessler has taken Miss Ashley’s place. P —A lot of fun for the kids! How’s her friend, Vera Scott? M—Oh, haven’t you heard? Her uncle who made Scott’s Emulsion died and left her all his money. P —Hot tomale! I see Bill Arms is an actor. He takes the lead in “The Wanderer.” M —Good for him. Have you heard anything about Sarah Baxter? P—I was reading in an eastern paper that she married a fellow up in Winchester, N. H. M —Hmmm. Sarah always did like Winchester. And Dot Lyman has formed the Women’s Volunteer Militia. The call to “Arms” was too strong to resist. P—I hear Hazel Anderson is a Psychologist with the Ding Ding Bros. Circus. M —Yes, and Mildred Phillips is here in Boston. She’s opened up a dressmaking establishment. Mildred always did love to use a “needle. P—Edna Carpenter is teaching Biology at Yale College. M— Good—Say you remember Olive Hutchins? She’s opened a beauty parlor here—specializ¬ ing in bobbed hair. She always was long on short hair, you remember. P—Sure, I remember. What do you think of Homer? M —Homer who? P—Homer Clark, of course! He defeated Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight title. M— He isn’t the only one who is earning his living with his hands. Jo Fiske is penmanship in¬ structor at Mount Holyoke. P—You know, of course, that Agnes Finnie is the Dean there? M —Oh, yes, I read about that. Speaking about reading, have you read, “Across the Country in a Pony Cart,” by Ruth Putnam? P—No, is it good? M—I’ll say it is. Actual experiences and every¬ thing. P—Louise Donovan is a poet. She’s down in Greenwich Village, writing at present. M —How’s her friend, Lydia? P—Oh, she’s an instructor at Sargent. M —What’s she specializing in? P—Reducing. You know she always did hate to be the least bit fat. M—Good for her. Say, have you been in Wash¬ ington lately and visited Congress? P—Well, I should hope to smoke a rubber boot, I have! And whom did I run into but Irving Feldberg! Brandeis resigned from the Su¬ perior Court Bench and Feldberg is in his place. M —That’s what I was going to tell you and I h ear Mike Dunnigan is in Washington, too. P—Yes, and he’s wearing a D. S. C. M —Distinguished Service Cross! Why, what war was he in? P—No, no! Not Distinguished Service Cross! District Street Cleaning! The bank was too

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THE EXPONENT 15 M —Sure! Gertrude is matron of the Dumbell , -Institute. P— Dumbell Institute? Where’s that? M —Oh that’s over in Troy. Evelyn Thompson is there, too. She’s running the Pussy Willow Tea Room. They say it’s a marvellous place, and her sunny disposition draws a crowd. Evelyn always did have a smile for everyone. P —A tea room? M —Yes, Madeline Carlson was running a tea¬ room but she’s sold out and married an actor. Have you read the Spanish poems in “The Boston Globe”? P —Me? Globe? I never see “The Boston Globe.” M—Oh, that’s right too. Well, Della White is writing Spanish poems for it. What do you hear from George Corsiglia? P —He’s married. M—Married? P —Sure! I’ll give you one guess. M —Dodo! P —Right the first time. M —Did you know Marion Williams was publish¬ ing a fashion magazine? P —No! I’m not interested in fashions!!! We sure did have talent in our class, eh Bud? M—M -m-m P —Oh, good Lord! Here’s the boss! He says he’s been calling me for an hour. I’ll have to jump around a bit, now. See, how I do it? M —Yes, I can imagine you hurrying. Be a good fellow and call me—say a week from to-night at this time. We can talk it over! some more. P —Well, I should hope to kiss a stove, I’ll call you. I must close now though. PBCRO tuning out. So long, Bud. M— Au revoir. Philip J. O’Hara, ’22. Muriel S. Crosier, ’22. A JL SCHOOL NOTES The last issue of the Exponent for the term of 1921-22 and with the new board in charge! The new officers fulfilling their new duties! The Senior play, “The Adventures of Lady Ursula” was very admirably presented, although financially it was not as successful as it might have been. This was in no way due to the play or players but more to the lack of a well-planned ticket-selling campaign. The play, undoubtedly, was second to none ever presented by Seniors of G. H. S. Among those especially conspicuous for their fine acting were Elizabeth Freshour in the leading role of Lady Ursula, Philip O’Hara as the Rev. Mr. Blimboe, Vincent Bostley as Sylvester and K. Harold Smith as Castleton. Several Seniors and one Junior took the Col¬ lege-Board and Comprehensive Exams in North¬ ampton during the past week. By competition in the Senior Class the Ivy Ode by Miss Blanche Braman and the Class Song by Miss Marion Williams were chosen for presenta¬ tion during commencement week. The annual Junior Promenade and Dance for the Senior Class was very successfully held in Washington Hall, May 26. The hall was neatly and attractively decorated with crepe paper of the 1923 colors, orange and black. A large crowd was in attendance. Tinker’s Singing Orchestra furnished music during the evening. A very interesting debate was held, by members of the Junior Latin class, upon the subject, “Re¬ solved, That Cicero was justified in putting the Catilinarian conspirators to death.” The affirma¬ tive side of the question was upheld by Catherine Noyes, Ramona Brown, and Louise Hunter with Ralph Haskins as alternative. They were opposed by Esther Smead, Roland Mather, and Robert Harris with Alice Tanner as alternative. The affirmative side was awarded the decision in ac¬ cordance with the Roman method of voting. This method consists of having the two teams stand on oposite sides of the room and of having voters favoring them stand with them. The affirmative had but one more voter than the negative. Marga¬ ret Mather acted as chairman and Mary Fitzgerald as time-keeper. The annual Junior-Senior debate took place in Assembly Hall, June 14. The proposition, “Re-