Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

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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.

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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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28 SOMANHIS EVENS SCHOOL The winners in the graduation contest and their subjects are as follows: The Spirit of France—Helen Kelleher; The National Sport—Hannah Moriarty. The Value of a College Education—Margaret Cheney. Art in Warfare—Leonard John- son. War-Modified Education—James Burke, Margaret Porter, a member of the class of ’20 and also Exchange Editor of Soman- his, has left the S. M. H. S. and has sailed for Prague Czechoslovakia, where she intends to remain until she enters col- lege. Miss Washburn gave a party for the members of the Girls’ Glee Club on Mon- day evening, June 3, 1919. Games were played and refreshments served and a jolly time ensued. The Boethia “Elizabeth’s Young Man” was given in the Assembly Hall, May 28th, and was greatly enjoyed by the school. The play was coached by Miss Barlow. Eugenia Van Speybroek, a member of the class of ’19, has left school to accept a position with the Manchester Trust Co. She is making up her work outside of school and will return to graduate with her class. A number of the seniors took the Col- lege Entrance Examinations in Hartford, June 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, Memorial Exercises were held Thursday May 29th, in the Assembly Hall. The school was honored by the presence of the Civil War Veterans. The program was entirely patriotic, bringing to mind not only incidents of the nast, but also of the present. Mr. King, who was recently discharged from service, has accepted the position as teacher of Biology in the S. Mi H. S. Miss Goding is now in charge of the Junior English work at the S. M. H. S. Miss Fannie Rexford, a former instruc- tor at S. M. H. S. and Sidney Wheaton, a member of the class of '16, were marri ed at the home of the bride’s parents, recent- ly. Mrs. Wheaton introduced the Soman- his Events into S. M. H. S, and acted as faculty advisor until she resigned her po- sition as instructor a few months ago, NOTES The class of 1919 held class day on Friday, June 20th. It proved a most suc- cessful event and certainly the efforts of the committee were well rewarded. CLASS DAY PROGRAM Class of 1919 South Manchester High School Friday Afternoon, June 20, 1919. Class Motto: “Non sibi sed omnibus.” “Not for self, but for all.” Part I. Assembly Hall. 1. Address of Welco .e, Wesley Glen- ney. 2. Jokes—Edith Jeffers, Chairman; Winnifred Crockett, Frances Spillane, Fred Fox, Maurice Waddell. 3. Music—Paul Ballsieper, Chairman; Elmore Lundine, Fred Finnegan, Helen Kelleher, Gladys Knowles, Robert Crockett 4. Prophecy—Eugenia Van Speybroeck, Chairman; Josephine Keith, Luther Brown- ing, Edward Lynch, 5. Class Poem—Margaret Cheney. 6. Gifts—Raymond Bowers, Chairman; Sherwood Beechler, Margaret Cheney, Hannah Moriarty, Leo Hannon. 7. Will—James Burke, Chairman; Gor- don Peters, Lucie Gerard, Kathryn Cox, Ralph Collins. 8. Class Song—Words by Irene Benson, Part II. Tennis Courts. 9. Planting of Class Ivy, 10. Ivy Oration—Wesley Glenney. 11. Junior Response—Harold Turking- ton. Class Day Committee. Wesley Glenney, Chairman; Irene Ben- son, Edith Jeffers, Paul Ballsieper, Eugenia Van Speybroeck, Raymond Bowers, James Burke, Leonard Johnson. Miss Doris Gould, a member of the class of 17, and Harlowe Willis, a member of the class of ‘16, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Herbert Gould, Saturday evening, June 7th. They were attended by Miss Alice McEuitt and Philip Verplank. Mr, and Mrs. Willis will make their home in South Manchester where they are both well and popularly known.