Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

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SOMANHIS EVENTS ALUMNI WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO NEXT YEAR. Ruby Beebe, insurance office. {rene Benson, stenograhic work. Ruth Benson, clerical. Dorothy M. Carr, Brown University. Margaret Cheney, Vassar College. Ralph E. Collins, Connecticut Agricultural College. Winnifred Crockett, Hartford Hospital, John Hopkins. Fred Fox, Pratt Institute. Lucie Gerard, Hartford Hospital. Wesley Glenney, Pratt Institute. Edith Jeffers, Gym. School. Irma Johnson, Mrs. Wheelock’s School. Johnson Leonard, Pratt Institute. W. Kearns, clerical work. J. Keith, Simmons College. Helen Kelleher, Willimantic Normal. Gladys Knowles, Mrs. Wheelock’s School. Olive Little, Bay Path Institute. Elva McCormick, Smith College. C. McMenemy, commercial work. O. McMenemy, work a year, then to Oberlin College. Sylvester O’Gorman, Holy Cross. Harriet Packard, Bay Path Institute. Marion G. Packard, Bay Path Institute. Evaline Pentland, Hartford Hospital. Gordon Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thomas Spillane, going to work. Marion A. Tyler, stenographer. A. Wennerstrom, New Britain Normal School.

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SOMANHTS EVENTS 25 IVY ORATION NDERGRADUATES: A few days hence we, the class of 1919, shall leave ‘Al this institution to tackle the more difficult and higher tasks of life. During our course in this high school we have encountered many problems ; some of them we have solved correctly, others incorrectly. We do not pretend to be perfect, but having spent four years in the South Manchester High School, we feel that it is not only customary but also our privilege, to leave with you a few words of advice, advice, not given by those who consider themselves better than you, but given by those who are interested in your success, and who wish to guard you against the mistakes which they have made. Undergraduates: “Work conquers everything.” Remember also these words: “In union there is strength.” Our class has not always lived up to these propositions, and, looking back, we see the reason why we have not accom- plished as much as we should have. There is another term which, if applied, will bring success not only to you, but to the school. That term is “School spirit.” School spirit which takes the form of loyalty to our school teams, to our school paper, and to school manage- ment, will make the standard of the S. M. H. S. so high, that we shall be proud to say, “I am a graduate of the South Manchester High School. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors: The school needs you, and you need the school. It is true, you may be only one out of three hundred and seventy-five pupils, but remember that while the reputation of the school is made by the indi- vidual, the reputation of the individual is made largely by the school. Some time within a few years you will all be graduates of the S. M. H. S. The success of the school depends upon you, while your success depends on the school. We, the class of ’19 have tried to carry out the duties, of Seniors to the best of our ability, but we sincerely hope that the classes which are following in our foot- steps will obtain even more success than ’19. Classmates: We have assembled here to plant this ivy to show our respect and sincerity for our dear school. This ivy is symbolic of the class of ’19. It is a slip from the parent vine—very inexperienced and not used to depending upon itself as yet—but it has life, vigor, and the ability within itself to grow, develop, and branch out that the world may be a better place because it has lived. There will be only one more meeting of the class of nineteen and that will be even more important to us, than this one. After that the class of ’19 wili dis- band; we shall bid farewell to each other, to our teachers, and last but not least to our dear old school. Some of us will continue our education by attending the higher institutions of learning, while others will grasp the various business oppor- tunities afforded them. But, whatever each one does, wherever each one goes, he will always remember the South Manchester High School and the class of 1919, Wesley Glenney. ‘—— : ‘

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SOMANHIS . bes HI] x x = x Ps 4 oA EVENTS 27 j i } Li ae 1918-1919 BASEBALL TEAM. JOKES RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO.L. P, oie “See here young woman, my cocoa is Said a bald-headed man to a waitress bold, cold.” She scornfully answered, “I can’t help that ; If your coco gets chilly, why, put on your hat!” When Mr, K. was a little boy running around with ringlets, the neighbors called him Archie. Now we call him Archibald. First Soph.—Mr. K. went to the Fresh- man masquerade social, and how do you think he dressed himself up? Second Soph.—I give up. First Soph—He sugared his head and went as a pill.