Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1927 volume:

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Subscription Price $1.25 Entered as second class matter April 2, 1916, at the Post Office of South Manches- ter, Conn., under the act of March 4, 1879. SOMANHIS STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief—Anthony Gudaitis ’27 Assistant Editor—Gladys Rogers ’27 Departments Editor—Paul Packard ’27 ASSOCIATE EDITORS School Notes—Dorothy Pentland ’27 Art—Esther Welles ’27 Jokes—Harry Yeoma.. ’29 Alumni—Esther Metcalf ’27 Exchange—Athena Cramer ’28 Athleties—Walter Holland ’27 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager. Wesley Bulla ’27 Circulation Manager—Ephraim Cole ’27 Ass’t. Business Managers—Robert Carter ’28. Benjamin Radding ’28, Rodney Wilcox ’28, ASSISTANTS Jacob Rubinow ’29 Robert Smith ’29 Faculty Advi ser—Miss Veits Faculty Treasurer—Miss Spafard 6 SOM LN HIS FORWARD! s graduation draws near, we realize that we have come to the first crossroad in life. The turn we take to employ the advantages that have come to us during our four years may lead to the failure or success of our whole future. Life has been a straight road to us with its joys but and sorrows: who knows what is at the turn of the road which we are about to make? Let us go to our work with enthusiasm, with no thought of failure. Marion Erdin, ’27 JOTTINGS It hardly seems possible that it was four years ago that we entered S. M. HT. S. as freshmen, ever so green, with the making fun of us. be- last It then seemed tragic; upper classmen cause we were and could not find the right room. but now as we look back, we would not have missed it for anything. The years have slipped by very fast, and now some are glad to be getting through, while Think of all the dear old friends, good times, sports, competition, others are not. and all the other things that we are leay Not back ing behind. hence we shall look than now, what happy days we all had manv Vears and realize even more DITORIAL H. BRADLEY ‘24 although assignments were long, and the teachers impatient. When we were freshmen, little did we think that these thoughts would run through our minds, for then we were tired of lessons, teachers, and everything else in general. As sophomores we wondered if we would ever be able to get up as high as. seniors, and the thought of graduating thrilled us. Now that we are to leave our lma Mater, we wonder what we shall do in the some will become as Madame future. Perhaps well known as Schumann Lleink or Lindberg J. Sumner °27 SCHOOL LOYALTY Classmates: the School open to receive the seniors of ’28 Next September when the doors of South Manchester High and under-classmen, are we going to for- gct that just one short year ago we were When the athletic activities start, are we going members of that student body? to attend the games and cheer the teams to victory, with the spirit that the class of ’27 has shown through its four years, or are we going to forget that once we part of that When the were a vigorous cheering body ? rallies cease for us SOMANHIS N EVENTS and we no longer have a constant re- minder of the games, are we going to forget that S. M. Tl. S. is: still fighting for vietory? No, classmates, don’t for- get that someone is fighting on the foot- ball ficld as our boys fought for us. We hope that all the sports will) con- tinue making victories to be added to the school’s already wonderful record. And above all, remember that S. M. II. S. is still upholding the highest standard of sportsmenship. Come back and them that during our four years we also learned the real value of sportsmenship. Classmates of the class of '27, let us not show forget these things; let us come back and be loyal to our Alma Mater in vic- tory and in defeat. Dorothy Curran °27 SUGGESTIONS What does graduation mean to our eighth grade pupils? To most, it means entrance to S. M. H..S.. In make your four years of high school a success, it is necessary to strive for a firm foundation—not in the middle of your freshman year, but the day you en- ter S. M. H. S. Many are failures be- cause of not establishing this founda- tion. There is plenty of time given to play outside of school hours. Give your best work at all times! If you cannot do a given assignment, do not receive it from a friend. Have the teacher explain it to you, order te Be prompt—prompt with your work at all times—prompt in being at school. If tardy, it will be necessary to make up time. This will only deduct from your own time. Absence is very seldom necessary. Why be absent, only to make up work that will seem more dif- ficult to do? Then, too, the pupil misses the class discussions, the most import- ant part of an assignment. If these few suggestions are attended to, it will not be difficult to build the ' We, the class of 27, wish the Freshman Class of ‘31 a firm and honest basis in S. M. TL. S. C. MacIntyre '27 necessary foundation. UNAPPRECIATED LABOR This is going to be a rather rambling editorial—not about wax and cabbages and kings” but about “Somanhis” and schoo! papers in gener- al. ‘ships and. sealing- In the routine of school life there are things that a student takes for granted. They are not asked for, not demanded, because they are there and undoubtedly will stay there. The school would not necessarily without them, but they fit in naturally and make school more pleasurable. perish They are often under- rated. Some of these things are debat- ing, sports, dramatics, vacations—and school papers. School papers. Ler of them. little newspaper expensive magazines. Their important contributing factor, whether they are smali or big, is that they fill a distinct need. Something would be missing if there were no paper. In itself “Somanhis” is dinky little newspaper sheet ner a colorful, expen- sive magazine. It is somewhere in be: tween. [ would not say that it is in a class by itself, for that would be too egotistical. There are any num- They range from dinky sheets to colorful, school neither a It is futile to attempt to mix emotion in an editorial, but I must say that “So- manhis”, and papers that matter, is pathetically supported by only a few. Lucky, though, that those few faithful ones who do support it are most school for 8 SOMANHIS EVENTS in a measure good. The editor has yet to wait for the time when so many con- tributions pour in that there is a short- age of wastebaskets as well as a wealth of available material. It, of all these take-it-for-granted-things, is taken en- tirely much for granted and so neglected. too I am going to say this in justification of the staff: we of the staff are supposed to be lucky to be on it. We see our names in print often, we have a “drag” with the teachers, and many other advan- tages are afforded us—how wonderful! Some day the realization will come that the editors of a school paper have to work hard without any such recognition as is accorded athletic and even debating teams. There is no clapping of hands, no shouting of the cheering section to inspire and provoke better work. There are no medals, no letters, no points to be received. There is no incentive ex- cept the stimulation of the thought that one is doing something paramount for the school, something that will be a tes- timony recorded in black and white. Only a_ self-created incentive—perhaps seemingly insufficient to others—and yet each issue of “Somanhis” comes out. With each issue there is the usual turning of the pages to the jokes and cartoon Even the — brightest pupils have succumbed to this habit of reading the jokes first. It is either a compliment to our humor or an insult to the student readers’ intelligence. As a suggestion to following editors, [ would say that it would be wise to transfer the joke section to the front part of the mag- azine. Think of the convenience! section, This editorial was primarily intended to bring out the importance of the school paper. I can see only one way. Sus- pend the publication of “Somanhis” for one year. Then how those would suffer who love to criticize the insipidity of this story and that poem; how they would despair at not being able to read the jokes any more! Anthony J. Gudaitis, ’27 THE VALUE OF ART IN THE HIGH SCHOOL It is my belief that, in everyone, there is a love for beauty of one kind or an- other. Some may care for the beauties of nature, others for the beauty of har- monious colors, and still others for the beauty of literature. The study of art develops the finer side of our natures, teaching us to ap- preciate all that is truly beautiful, help- ing us to discriminate between the ugly and commonplace, the lovely and un- usual. Even though one does not intend to take up art as a life work, and even though he particular artistic ability, he will find most of the things studied in the art department of this school interesting and helpful. Among these many subjects are fine spacing and beautiful lines, and dark and light—the foundation principles of all) art—archi- tecture, designing, and the use of colors. Printing, cartooning, life drawing, de- signing, interior decoration, and the his- tory of art and artists are also studied. So, it can readily be seen how valuable this course is in our school, increasing our knowledge of an age-old accomplish- ment, and keeping ever new those stand- ards which have been determined by the old and new masters for all that is beau- tifully and artistically perfect. Esther Welles '27 has no SOMANHIS EVENTS Ke] WHO'S WHO IN ’27 Best: pirl dancer .s2ss. Esther Metealf Done most for school ...... Walter Holland Best boy dancer. ....2...: Charles Treat Done the school most Frank Haraburda Best-dressed pit sie. -2 sacle. Grace Hood Class vamp ...................- Harriet Richmond Best-dressed boy ............0. +. Charles reat. “Wittiest girl ............. Harriet Richmond POSt Mauro Criver .2.5..2.20-scr-5 Jack Gordon Happiest boy «424.4%... Jack Gordon Laika 1 lr Clarence LaCoss ‘Wittiest boy 2.0m Joseph Polito Best-looking girl nna Loomis Happiest girl ................Margaret Gillman Best-looking DOy «2.2.2.2... David Coe Most popular boy ............ Walter Holland Most musical boy ........--.. Walter Bradley Most popular girl: 003.2. Estelle Jackson Most musical girl .................... Grace Hood Class :prosceastinator. 222 Jerry O'Connell Le Xo 0 Vs (Re alter Bradley Te ere Vera White Best) Debate? ...3..:..:..: Geraldine Dodwell ™ ; ee Charles “Tieat Muaistest boy: cannes... Walter Yeoman Best Actress ok. eek MaesClune. Glass SRI cc eracoctnetesd Charles Treat Best athlete, girl ..:......::.. Margaret Boyle Most talkative girl .... ntoinette Jamroga Best athlete, boy .«............. Walter Holland Most talkative boy ............ Kenneth May CTASS DAD Y | cectecsecercescsse Harrict Richmond Vainest girl ........... .......0. Eunice Hamilton GUNES E Pit pistes ene Catherine Carney Vainest boy .............:.scess0 Frank MeCanr. O01) S010 a Davide Coe” ‘Class piir acces rleen and Chick +’ £8) -6 DISILLUSIONMENT Merely this [I behold: Where roses spread their odor Now is rain and cold. This, too: beneath the caves Where two were gay and bold Are dead fallen leaves. Where sunshine and new moons Streamed thro chinks in garden wall All is dust and ruins. An 567 10 SOMAN ETS ..B VEN ES MARY ALBASI “Her eyes are stars of twilight fair, And twilight’s, too, her dusky. hair.” Honor Student. Honor Roll 11. EDITH BALCH “DEDE” “Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity.” Glee Club ’24-25; Leaders’ Class '26-27; Cheer Leader ’26; Dramatic Club ’27; Cast of: “Sar- dines”, “The Private Secretary’; Debating Club ’26; Gift Committee; Party Committee. MILDRED BERGGREN “MITZIE” s “A sunshine heart and a soul of song; Love, not hate; and right, not wrong.” Glee Club ’24-'27. ISABEL BJORKMAN “IZZY” “Quiet charm oft hides away From the brilliant light of day.” BEATRICE BLACKWOOD “BEE” “Found welcome whereso’er she went A calm and gracious element.” MARGARET BOYLE “PEG” “She is gentle, good and sweet, Sure of hand and quick of feet” Leaders’ Class '26-27; Girls’ Basketball Team; Will Committee; Honor Roll 1. WALTER BRADLEY “BRAD” “Sport that wrinkled Care derides And Laughter holding both his sides.’ Orchestra ’27; Band ’27; Swimming Team ’27; Class Treasurer '27; Music Committee. ARLENE BRONKIE “ARLETTE” “The smiles that win, the tints that glow A mind at peace with all below.” Glee Club ’25; Will Committee. SOMANHIS EVENTS ETHEL BROWN “BROWNIE” “Doing well her daily tasks, Never fickle praising asks.” WESLEY BULLA “WES” “Merry wakes and pastimes keep; What hath night to do with sleep?” Assistant Business Manager of Somaphis Events ’26; Busines Manager of Somanhis Events ’27; Hi-Y ’26-27; Track Team ’27; Treas- urer French Club ’27. FORBES BUSHNELL “FARMER” “Stately as the tall oak tree, Wise and sensible is he.” Hi-Y °27; Rifle Team ’26; Radio Club ‘24. ESTHER CARINI “CHEESE” “Yet in herself she dwelleth not; No simplest duty is forgot.” Debating Club °25-27; German Club 727; French Club ’27; Glee Club ’27; Girls Bowling League ’27. IRVING CARLSON “IRV” “Glad to see the sinking sun; Knowing his day’s work is done.” CATHERINE CARNEY “KIT” “Singing, she wrought, and her merry glee The mock bird echoed from his tree.” Vice-President Sophomore Class °25; Secre- tary Junior Class '26; Secretary Senior Class 27; Glee Club °25; Honor Roll 7; Leaders’ Class ’26-'27; French Club ’27; Dramatic Club 27; Cast of: “Sardines”, “The Private Secre- tary”, “Daddy Longlegs’; Debating Club ’25; Cheer Leader ’26; Girls’ Basketball Team ’25; Chairman History Committee. RICHARD CARTER “ANGUS” “His work is seldom left undone, And yet he finds some time for fun. Hi-Y ’27; Party Committee. THEODORE CHAMBERS “TEDDY” “Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act And make his generous thought a fact.” Hi-Y; Track Team ’24-'27. SOMANHIS EVENTS MAE CLUNE “But to see her, is to love her, Love but her and love forever.” Leaders’ Class °26-'27; Girls’ Basketball Team '25; Glee Club '26; Dramatic Club '26 27; Cast of “Lit- tle Women”, “Saturday Morning in an Office’, “The Exile’, “The Private Secretary”, Prophecy Com- mittee. DAVID COE “Mischief, linger ever here; With thy smile dry ev'ry tear.” Football Team °26-'27; Hi-Y ’27; German Club ai. EPHRAIM COLE “EPH” “Here is a tian whose judgment clear Can others teach the course to steer.” Honor Roll 14; Track Team ’24; Tennis Team 25-27; Assistant Business Manager of Somanhis Events °26; Circulation Manager °27; Hi-Y ’25-'27; Student Council '24; Honor Student. DOROTHY CURRAN “DOT” “She spoke her mind to everyone, But hurting never with her tongue. Honor Roll 1; Debating Club ’24-'27; Leaders’ Class '25-’27. ELSIE DAHLMAN “A name so soft, so full of grace, A name to match her pretty face.” HAZEL DALEY “Like a sunny day in May She is fair peaceful and gay.” Glee Club. HELEN DALEY “Sweet one, that shunst the noise of folly, Most niusical, most melancholy.” Glee Club '27; Leaders’ Class ‘27; Girls’ Basl.et- ball Team '25. GERALDINE DODWEL}: “GERRY” “In mcod of gravity or bliss, Her mind to her a kingdom is.” Debating Club °25-'27; Triangular Debate ’26- 27; Willimantic Debate ’27; Honor Roll 9; Freach Club '27. SOMANHIS EVENTS EILEEN DONOHUE “EILE” “Now awful beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each moment rises in her charms.” Debating C lub °'25; Dramatic Club '26-27; Vice- President Dramatic Club '26; Cast of: “Ghost Story”, “Sardines”; Gle Club '25; Prom, Commit- tee; Leaders’ Class '26 27; French Club ’27; Stu- dent Council '27; Chairman Gift Committee. MARIAN ERDIN “Smiling always as she goes, Bright as glowing springtime rose!” Glee Club °2526; German Club °27. DOMINICK FARR “DING” “Dark his brow as midnight hour, Bright his heart as springtime flower.” Baseball ’24-'27; Basketball '26°27; Football ‘'24- 25; °26-27; Hi-Y '26-'27. THERESA FARR “Dark, dark hair and dark, dark eyes She is a pleasant surprise.” Glee Club 7°25, MILDRED FERGUSON “FERGIE” “Quiet, calm, she seems to be, There’s no girl more gay than she.” Glee Club ’25. GERTRUDE FISH “GERTY” “This austere, conventional girl Is made for the rush of the business whirl.” Glee Club °25, MARY FRENEY “Holy, fair and wise is she, That she might admired be.’ Honor Roll 3. DOROTHY GATES “ DOT” “Constant in word and deed and thought With work untouched by smirch or blot.” Honor Roll 6. 14 SOMANHIS EVENTS MARGARET GILLMAN “MOLLY” “Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazer strike And like the sun, they shine on all alike.” Glee Club °24-'27. HELEN GORDON “A thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” RUTH GORDON “RUFUS” “Jolly, gay, with never a sigh, No one will ever see her cry.” Glee Club 725. JACK GORDON “PUP” “Full of pranks and always going, Will he ever stop his growing?” JAMES GORMAN , “Strong of build and bright of face, He can go the winner’s pace.” Student Council ’24; Basketball Team ’25-'26-'27; Manager Basketball Team ‘27; Prophecy Commit- tee, RUSSELL GOULD “RUS” “His merry smile and witty tongue Brought a smile to everyone.” Hi-Y ’25-26-'27; Vice-President Hi-Y °26-'27; Dramatic Club ’27; Gift Committee. ANTHONY GUDAITIS “Magic words flow from his pen Enchanting gods as well as men.” Verse Ed. Somanhis Staff 26; Editor-in-Chief 27; Student Council ’26; Baseball Team ’26. WILLIAM HALL “BILLY? “A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and always frankly just.” President Junior Class ’26; Junior Response 26; Chairman Prom Committee '26; Track Team ’24-27; Captain Track Team '27; Student Council '27. SOMANHIS EVENTS EUNICE HAMILTON “Sing notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.” Glee Club ’'23-'27; Le Cercle Francais ’27; Dram- atic Club ’27; Vice-President Class ’27; Gift} Com- mittee; Party Committee. FRANCES HANSON “Good to look upon and fair, Knowing never wrinkled care. French Club ’27; Glee Club ’24-'27. FRANK HARABURDA “Impulsive, boastful of the mile; His faults forgiven for his smile.” Somanhis Staff ’24; Rifle Club ’26; Captain Cross og rid Run ’26; Track Team ’24-27; Cheer Lead- er ’26, MARGARET HASSETT “PEGGY” “But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister’s pale.” Honor Roll 13; Honor Student; Glee Club °'26. DORIS HAYES “Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song.” Glee Club ’24-'25. WALTER HENNEQUIN “CHICK” “He doesn’t laugh much; still you know He has it hidden well below. Manager Football Team °’27; Will Committee. WILLARD HILLS “HILLSY” “Solemn though his face may be, He’s a heart that’s filled with glee.” WALTER HOLLAIID “eTy” “Better than a king of courts, He was a leader in all sports.” B. B. Team ’25-'27; Baseball ’26-'27; Tennis °24-'26; Student Council °’25; Glee Club 7°25; Vice-President Freshman Class ’'24; President Sophomore Class °25; Treasurer Junior Class 26; Athletic Editor Somanhis Staff ’27; Music Committee; Party Committee. SOMANHIS EVENTS ALYCE JACKSON “Not conspicious and yet Wisdom in her eye is set.” Glee Club. GRACE HOOD “Charming, fragile, dainty, sweet, A maid beguiling and petite.” French Club ’27; Glee Club Roll 8. '24-'27; Honor GERALD HOLMES “GERRY” “He loved to play the game of ball He gave his best and gave it all.” Baseball °’26-'27; Football '27. ESTELLA JACKSON Glee B: Bi Team Club. 24-25; “STELL” “A hustling, energetic sort A lively friend and rare good sport.” Leaders’ Class °26-27; ANTOINETTE JAMROGA “TONY” “A flashing eye and Her saucy wit is not unsung.” ready tongue, Glee Club °2: HENRY JANSSEN “Working always with the rest Trying, striving for the best.” Secretary German Club Committee. 27; Chairman Will ot; MARION KASULKI “School for her was to smile and live; She took of it all that it could give.” Glee Club ’24; Honor Student; Honor Roll 4. ARTHUR KEMP “RED” “A dancing shape, an image gay To haunt, to startle, and waylay.” Prophecy Committee SOMANHIS EVENTS 17 DAVID KERR “DAVE” “Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i’ the sun.” LEONARD KINGMAN “LEN” “He early gained the power to pay His cheerful, self reliant way.” Rifle Club °26. CHARLES KLOTZER “CHARLIE” “He dreams of a land of no principal's rules, Where the wisest are just as good as the fools.” EUNICE KOEHLER “Peaceful as the summer sky, Quite as blue her gentle eye.” Glee Club. DOROTHY KRAH “DOT” “Quick of wit and broad of mind, A woman capable and kind.” Honor Roll 4; Honor Student. CLARENCE LaCOSS “BAB” “Health that mocks the doctor’s rules; Knowledge never learned in schools.” Football ’24-' 27; Captain Football ’27; B. B. 25-27; Track Team ’24-'27; Music Committee. JOHN LATHROP “Say he is shy with much reserve, But never say he lacks good nerve.” Football Team ’25-'27. ANNA LOOMIS “She is wise as she is fair; Love doth to her eyes repair.” Glee Club ’26. POMANEHIS EVENTS CHRISTINE MacINTYRE “CHRIS” “A splendid woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command.” Girls’ Bowling League '27. HiELEN MAHONEY “Reserved, quiet though she be There is none more sweet than she.” Glee Club ’27; French Club ’27; Latin Club ’ 26 WILLIAM MARTIN “BILL” “Come pensive one, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure.” Rifle Club '26. KENNETH MAY “FAT” “Quips and cranks and wanton wiles, Nods and becks and wreathed smiles.” Football °26-27; Manager Tennis °27. FRANCIS McCANN “FRANK” “Innocent! daring! that’s the truth! Yet with the darling wiles of youth.” President Dramatic Club °’27; Dramatic Club '27; Student Council; Tennis Team ’26-'27; Gift Com- mittee. EMMA McCORMICK “EM” “Like a lofty summit high Her ideals would touch the sky.” Honor Roll, Honor Student. HELEN McGLINN “McGINTY” “Always ready with a smile Quick to do a thing worth while.” Honor Rell 5. ELIZABETH McKINNEY od Be Pr Ad “With wanton heed and giddy cunning, Your melting voice through mazes running.” SOMANHIS EVENTS ESTHER METCALF “ES” “Conspicuous, splendid, conscious, sweet, She spreads abroad and takes the street.” Secretary Class 2 Debating Club ‘26-27; Sec. Debating Club Sec. Dramatic Club '26- '27; Glee Club ’25- Leaders’ Class °27-'27; Hon- or Student; Somanhis Staff Alumni Editor °'26-27; Honor Roll 11; Student Council '25-'26; History Committee. RUSSELL MOORE “HAM” “A pleasant youth, most genial, frank; A character of highest rank.” Glee Club '24-'25; Rifle Club °25-'26; Hi-Y °26- 27; Music Committee. ELIZABETH MORIARTY Fete “She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight.” Dramatic Club '26-'27; Cast of “Daddy-Long-Legs”; Debating Club ’25-'26; Glee Club ‘'25-'26; Honor Roll 6. STANLEY MOZZER “He is the dreamer of dreams, On whom the pale moon gleams.’ ,ELIN NIBLSON “EL” “Yet graceful ease and sweetness void of pride Might hide her faults if belles had faults to hide.” Honor Student; Honor Roll 6. MYRA O'CONNELL “MY” “Maid, when thou dost smile at me All is golden that I see.” Latin Club '26; French Club '27; Glee Club '27; Debating Club '27; Honor Roll 9. WILLIAM O'CONNELL “He laughed and threw his time away, For life to him was to be gay.” GEORGE ORENSTEIN “ORG” “Brawn of muscle, br ight of eye, Happy as the birds on high.” Football ’25-'°27; Glee Club ’23-24; German Club ’26-'27; Honor Roll 1. 19 SOMANHIS EVENTS PAUL PACKARD “SPEED” “He could sing and write and argue, and play the bugle, too; He had so many talents he knew not what to do.” Alumni Editor of Somanhis ’26; Departments Ed- itor ’27; Track Team ’24-’26; Debating Club ’24-’27; Triangular Debating Team; Glee Club ’24; Soph- Chorus ’25; Sec. Boys’ Glee Club ’27; Cross Coun- try Running Team ’25; Band ’27; Orchestra ’27; yRep. to National Constitutional Oratorical Contest 26 and ’27; Dramatic Club ’27; French Club ’27; Class Poem; Class Song. MARGARET PARSON “PEG” “Her presence seemed the sweet income And womanly atmosphere of home.” Honor Roll 13; Honor Student. DOROTHY PENTLAND “DOT” “DRAG” “Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose Quick as her eyes, and unfixed as those.” School Notes Editor Somanhis Staff '27; School Notes Editor of Junior Issue; Honor Roll 13; Hon- ‘or Student. LOUISE PHELPS “PHELPSY” “The reason firm, the temperate will Endurance, foresight, strength and skill.” Student Council ’27; See. French Club '27; Leaders’ Class '26-'27; Dramatic Club ’27; Glee Club ’25-’26; Honor Holl 15; Salutatorian; His- tory Committee. JOSEPH POLITO “JOE” “Easy, obliging, not much speed, His is a cheerful, kindly creed.” Hi-Y ’27; Orchestra ’26-'27; Football '27; Rifle Club ’26; Radio Club '26. WILLIAM PRENTICE “His was a ready mind to grasp— Knowledge was held within his clasp.” HARRIET RICHMOND “HAT” “Come and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe.” French Club ’27; Leaders’ Class °26-'27; Glee Club ’25-'26; Prophecy Committee. BETTY ROBBINS “Merry, she, her lightsome way More than one heart did waylay.” Glee Club ’24-27; Honor Roll 8; French Club ’27; Chairman Motto Committee. SOMANHIS EVENTS PEARL ROBINSON “A friendly smile and flaxen hair, She is sweet as she is fair.” Captain Girls’ Bowling League '27. STUART ROBINSON “DINGER” “Midnight shout and revelry, Merry dance and jollity.” Hi-Y ’25-'27; Pres. Hi-Y; Debating Club ’26; Rifle Club ’26. GLADYS ROGERS “GLADIE” “DRAG” “She excels each mortal thing; To her let us garlands bring.” Somanhis Staff '24-'°27; Exchange Editor ’26; As- sistant Editor-in-chief ’27; Prom. Committee ’26; Secretary Student Council '25; Honor Roll 16; Val- edictorian. EARLE ROHAN “He likes himself a little bit. Why not? He always makes a hit.” Glee Club °25-26; Hi-Y ’26-'27; German Club, Treasurer ’27; Somanhis Staff ’26; Rifle Club 26; Will Committee. JOHN SHANNON “NICK” “Large-brained, clear-eyed, of such as he Shall Freedom's young apostles be.” Honor Roll 2; Football '25-'26. BERNARD SHERIDAN “RED” “But now my task is smoothly done: I can fly, or I ean run.” Honor Roll 2; Track Team ’26 27; Swim- ming Team '27; Hi-Y ’27; Party Committee. ANNA SMITH “CHUBBY” “Every day she does her work Seeking where a task may lurk.” Glee Club ’26-'27; Bowling Team ’27; Life Saving Class '26; German Club ’27. BERNICE SMITH “BERNIE” “BUNNY” “If gentleness were riches, she A millionaire and more would be.” Honor Roll 1; Girls’ Bowling Team '27; Glee Club '25-'27; Vice-President German Club ’27. 21 22 SOMANHIS EVENTS ETHEL SMITH “SMITTY” “God loves all prettiness, and on this Surely his angels lay their kiss.” Glee Club °25. GEORGE SMITH “Merriment in ev’ry look Care and worry him forsook.” Chairman of Musie Committee. ALMA SPEARS “Quiet, she, and little known, Finding knowledge all alone.” Glee Club ’25-'26; German Club '27; Honor Roll 2. ESTHER SPEARS “A gentle lass who's quiet, wise She always wins because she tries.” Glee Club °25-'26. HELEN STANFIELD “BABE” “STANY” “A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet. Glee Club ’26; Girls’ Bowling Team '27; Honor Student; Honor Roll 8. ” ALICE STEINBERG “For she is such a fair girl with ways forever new; Her hair is sunlight yellow and eyes a morning blue.” Glee Club °25-27; Girls Bowling Team ’27. JEANETTE SUMNER “JEAN” “Favors to none, to all her smile extends, Oft she rejects, but never once offends.” Leaders’ Class °26-27; Glee Club ’2 -'26. ESTHER SUTHERLAND “She from out the tower room Smiles, and vanishes the gloom.” French Club ’27; Glee Club ’25-'27; Honor Roll 7; Honor Student; Class Song. SOMANHTS: EVENTS 23 CHARLES TREAT “CHAD” “His dancing feet and sparkling smile Would any damsel fair beguile.” Secrcevaiy Basketball Team ’25-26; Football ’24- 27; Vramatie Club °25-27; Jr. Prom. Committee ’26; Ring Comnititee ’25, Senior Class President; Hi-Y '25-'27; Cast of: “Private Secretary”, “Little Wo- men”, “When Two’s Company”; Music Committee; Party Committee; Ivy Oration. MURIEL TREAT “MU” “If to her share some female errors fall Look on her face, and you'll forget ’em all.” Secretary Class '24; Debating Club ’25; Vice- President Class ’26; Dramatic Club ’27; Student Council °26; Glee Club ’25-’26; Leaders’ Class 27; French Club °27; Vice-President French Club ’27; Chairman of Prophecy Committee. SALVATORE VENDRILLO “SAVY” “Upon the field he won his fame; He plunged right in and played the game.” Football Team ’26-'27; Basketball Team °26-'27; Hi-Y ’27; Manager Track Team ’27. ELIZABETH VENNARD “BESSIE” “Stately maiden, walk with me; With thy wisdom council me. French Club ’27; Glee Club ’24-27; Honor Roll 9; Honor Student; Motto Committee. ESTHER WELLES “Landscapes, gardens, streamlet’s gush Sprang from out her magic brush.” Art Editor Somanhis Staff ’27; Hartford Art School two years. PHILIP WELLES “PHIL” “Words he loved not, show despised, Something well done always prized.” Track Team ’27. VERA WHITE “She is quiet, pure and sweet Whom the morning sun doth greet.” WILFRED WILEY “LEFTY” “On the field or in the school, He always kept the given rule. ” Baseball °26-727. 24 SOMANHIS EVENT S STEVEN WILLIAMS “STEVE” “And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.” Hi-Y '27; Honor Roll 8; Speaker at Assembly. FRED WINZLER “PO Pp” “Sound the trumpets! Roll the drums! See! The merry sportsman comes!” Baseball °26-'27. LESTER WOLCOTT a“ RE Db” “Smiling and agreeing he Abounds in generosity.” Glee Club '25-'27; Hi-Y ’25; Honor Roll 1. MILTON YEOMAN “Reserved, not haughty; calm, not sad; A thoughtful, worthy, quiet lad.” Somanhis Staff ’26. LEORA YOKITIS “Still the silent, darkling night, Yet her smile’s a guiding light.” CLASS MOTTO ‘ Aut invenian viam aut faciam”’ SOMANHIS E VENTS i) an CLASS OF 1927 26 SOMANHIS EVENTS IVY ORATION Undergraduates: . s these, the closing days of our high school career, draw to an end, there is within ourselves a feel- ing of joy and sorrow—joy because we have finished a four year exposure to high school studies and should be able to shoulder our share of the responsib- ilities of life; and sorrow because we are breaking off many of the friendships of our high school days and because we shall never again occupy the place we have held during the past four years in this community. However, throughout our lives we shall be bound to our Alma Mater with the strong ties of love and reverence for her. These bonds are represented by the ivy. Our curriculum has not been made solely of academic work. On the con- trary, it has consisted of many extra- curriculum debating, Our athletic teams have been very suc- cessful. The football team was the best that ever wore the red and white; the basketball team remarkable; the track, tennis, and baseball teams have just concluded exceptional seasons. As for the debating team, it was made up of The dramatic club has pre- sented out-standing — perform- ances; “Somanhis Events” has retained its leadership; and the many literary clubs have been a help both to teacher and pupil. All in all, we can be proud of our leadership in the academic, ath- letic, and social fields, and as a class, in later years, look back upon them with “longful” expression. as athletics, clubs. such and activities dramatics, social was real orators. several Freshmen: Your class and scholastic spirit have attributed mnch to your suc- cess. Keep to it and as Seniors your re- egrets will be few. Sophomores: Your ciforts are much appreciated. They have given cause for many expectations. In all school life you are workers. kinds of Cast aside your baby ideas and your success as up- perclassmen will be unlimited, Juniors: The responsibility of main- taining good standing scholastically and the high code of sportsmanship athlet- ically becomes yours today. “Soman- his Events” is to be your product next year: write for it, subscribe to it, and work for it; so that you may be as The Debating The success of proud of it as we are, Club is entirely yours. all athletic teams is up to you next year; “vo to it” with the same old fighting spirit and you are bound to come out on top. The Alumni will look to you for the honor and reputation of S. M. H.S.; just dig fight in and you can't lose. Seniors: With the presentation of this trowel to the Juniors, we shall have ended our responsibilities here. Tomor- row night we shall no longer be Seniors of S. M. HLS. but Freshmen in the paths of life. We must go out with the same spirit and be successful in the positions that await us. In doing so, let us not forget the underlying “meaning of this ivy. Let us remember that we are a few of a vast number of the Alumni of S. M. H. S., who are working for its cause. Let us also join the Verplanck Foundation and attribute to its success, always keeping in mind our S. M. H. S$. days. Charles Treat SOMANHIS EVENTS 27 SALUTATORY EVOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN The Class of 1927 extends a hearty welcome to you—school officials, teach- ers, parents, friends, and underclassmen. We hope that you may enjoy these pre- cious rites which remain to us as Sen- iors. It is our desire that our high school may mean more to you than just a name. Perhaps our exercises tonight will help you to understand our student life better. During our four years as students here, we have learned to broad- cen our minds, to increase our knowledge of the outside world, to cooperate with our classmates and our teachers, and to appreciate the great advantages of a high school education. We wish to thank you, parents and friends, for giv- ing us such splendid opportunities, and we are glad that you may share in our commencement ceremonies. 2? The production of the educated twen- ticth century girl covers the whole story of the education of women. From the meager training of the Grecian girl who had only a primary education at the time of her marriage, which usually occurred at the age wher American girls are in high school, to the college grad- uate of 1927, is a change so great that hundreds of years have been necessary to bring it about. The ideal educational career of an Athenian girl as expressed by Xenophon was to see as little as possible, to hear as little as possible, and to ask as few questions as possible. There were no girls in the Athenian schools. For cen- turies the boy alone, as the future citi- zen, was given the opportunities of his generation. The girl was taught by her mother to spin, weave, and manage a household. Domestic science courses began in the home. In contrast to the Grecian woman, who was regarded by her husband as a housewife or a superior slave, was the Roman matron, who was the companion of her husband. She was the only teach- er of her children until they were seven years old, when both girls and boys at- tended school. “Up before dawn, with a lamp to light the way, and an attend- ant to carry her satchel, the little Roman maiden of seven years, or over, would trudge off to the portico, where the schoolmaster wielded his rod.” She learned to read, write, and cipher; then, being a girl, she stopped to learn her domestic duties. In the days of the Roman Empire the women of the wealthier class, as well as the men, began to receive what the world today would call a higher educa- tion. They became familiar with the Greek and Latin classics. These highly educated women were responsible for many changes in the government, since great Roman statesmen often asked and followed their advice. As the Roman Empire was breaking up, Christianity, the new religion in which all women were honored, spread rapidly over the known world. From the beginning, the Christians upheld education, combining it with their reli- gion. Later, monasteries and convents were established, which furnished the only schools of the Middle Ages. In the convents both rich and poor girls learned to speak and write Latin fluently, The founding of the university, one of the oldest institutions that we havs today, followed that of monasteries and convents. Early in the thirteenth cen- tury co-education was begun in the Ital- ian universities. It was only in Italy, however, that women demanded and gained the higher privileges accorded the men. Greek and Latin classics be- came very popular with the Italian wo- men during the time of the Renaissance. Many young girls could speak and write Latin easily and they were almost as familiar with Greek. This period was known in Italy as the “Golden Age for Women.” The English women quickly followed the example of their Italian — sisters. Queen Elizabeth was probably the best educated of all the queens of England. However, only girls of the nobility were well-educated. It was not until public elementary schools were organized that all girls could obtain a common school training. Even in the eighteenth cen- tury, Addison deplored the fact that an intelligent woman had no one to guide her reading. 28 SOMANHIS EVENTS During the first years of our country, the Pilgrims believed that women were inferior to men and therefore did not need an education. Schools were start- ed twenty years after the founding of Plymouth, but there were no girls as pupils until a hundred and fifty years later when the Boston public schools opened their doors to girls for half a year’s instruction in spelling, reading, and composition. In the meantime the girls went to dame schools, neighbor- hood schools taught by women, or had private instruction. Two hundred years went by before girls enjoyed the same rights and privileges as boys in_ this country. The pioneer work for the higher edu- cation of women in America was done by Mrs. Emma Willard, who establish- ed Troy Seminary for Girls 1821, and Mary Lyons, who established Holyoke Seminary in 1837. There the girls com- bined housework with their studies. Later this seminary was developed, and Mt. Holyoke College took its place with the other big colleges for women—Vas- sar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn) Mawr— which have made it forever impossible to exclude American women from college life. When the states of the Middle West and Far West took up the problem of education for women, they promptly solved it by admitting them on an equal footing with men in their state univer- sities. Today all types of education and all professions are open to women. What- ever the high school graduate of today decides to adopt as her life’s work, she finds ample opportunities awaiting her. The last and most thrilling develop- ment of the education of women is the right to vote. This means that many college senior girls are voters as well as students. They not only study about improvements, but they can actually vote for them. There are enough women voters in this country to change the course of education. It has been a long and difficult struggle to prove that woman has a part in the community and state affairs, but at last she has been ac- cepted as man’s equal in every respect. Thus as the years have gone by, democracy, education, and the increasing freedom for women have developed the woman college graduate of today, the best equipped woman that. civilization has as yet produced, THE VALUE OF HI-Y The professed purpose of the [li-Y is “to create, maintain, and extend through- out the school and community high standards of Christian character.” Since the activities of the organization are concerned chiefly with school life, it is best that we consider here the Hi-Y in connection with the school. High Standards of Christian character are instilled in the members of the Hi-Y by various means. Through the med- ium of sports and other activities Hi-Y men learn to play the game “on the square’, to play it hard, and to play it through. ‘They learn not to alibi and not to shirk. They learn in a word the code of the good sportsman, which is in itself a very complete standard of Chris- tian ideals. Having learned this in Ili- Y activities is not all. Through contact with the members and leaders, Hi-Y men are brought to the realization that this standard applies in every day life. Thus it is brought about that “high standards of Christian character” are created with- in one small group, the club proper. How these ideals can be diffused through the school and thereby through the whole community can be easily un- derstood if we recognize the fact that the members of the Hi-Y are not taken from any one group, but that they come from the three upper classes of the school; that they belong to no one of the artificial strata of our so-called social life, but that they are sons of rich men, of men not so rich, and of poor men, of law- yers and farmers, of doctors and sales- men, and of politicians and factory- hands; that they have no common reli- gion, but that they are of all creeds; that, in short, they have nothing in com- mon except that they all are Hi-Y men. Being thus representative of the whole community and having in them high ideals, is it not natural that these ideals SOMANHIS EVENTS 29 should be extended throughout the com- munity? It is indeed so, and it is thus that high standards of character are created, maintained, and — extended throughout the school and community. THE VALUE OF THE LEADERS’ CLASS Is S. M. H. S. represented by girl ath- letes? For the past two years approni- mately twenty-five girls have met under the direction of Miss Hazel Worcester. They have formed what is known as the Leaders’ Class, an organization which has proved that S. M. H. S. has many able girls athletes. Every well regulat- ed school or business, to be successful, has certain definite standards for its guidance and certain definite aims for its goal. The aim of the Leaders’ Class is to educate its members in the theory and practice of physical education. All Leaders’ Class girls strive not only to be good athletes but also to be good sports. They learn the meaning of true and real sportsmanship. ‘Through their athletic work and leadership they hold their ideals before the pupils whom they supervise. May this worthy group con- tinue to meet with the many classes that will pass through this school, so that the true value of sportsmanship will never die. M. B. ’27 THE VALUE OF “SOCK AND BUSKIN” Just what is the value of Sock and Buskin? What do amateur dramatics do for the high school student? Do they afford some benefit, or are they merely a means of amusement? To the casual observer they may appear of little use— a passing fancy that will soon be forgot- ten. But to the more observing person they are of value. A casual observer may ask what? The parents of the aspir- ing voung actors or actresses may reply that they make nervous wrecks. But up- on further consideration we find that they afford the student of dramatics many different things chief among which is poise. Everyone is willing to admit that poise is a big asset both in the business and in the social world. A person ill at case cannot seem to “belong.” He is a mis- fit, a well meaning person who not only feels uneasy himself but makes those around him feel uneasy. The experience that a person gains on the stage in acquiring poise will naturally benefit him in the future when it is necessary to go out in the business world to earn his own living. In dramatics a person learns enuncia- tion, another thing that is always profit- able in other steps of life. Nothing is more annoying than a person who mum- bles his words and relates a long history that none can hear but himself. A per- son who cannot speak clearily is not wanted on the stage and he must cither learn to speak clearly or leave. Usually he learns to enunciate. Once he has learned how to speak plainly it is very improbable that he will fall into his old habit of muttering. Closely related to poise is self-con- fidence. Without self-confidence a per- son is lost. Many an intelligent and capable person has failed because he lacked that valuable asset, self-con- fidence. By self-confidence I do not mean conceit. Self-confidence is merely a belief in one’s self. If a person does not believe in himself, he will be a fail- ure. A person who does not believe in himself cannot hope to make others be lieve in him. Another thing of value that one meets in dramatics is effort. Flere, perhaps more than any other place could we use that old quotation “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” How many times a seemingly unimportant bit has to be done over. Every bit of energy and talent that a person has in him must be put into that piece of work. When a person practices a thing like that for about six weeks, it is sure to stay with him. Patience is another thing that is gain- ed during the long grueling rehearsals. Ilow many times it would be so much more pleasant to throw up the whole thing and enjoy yourself. But we stick to the task and in the end we usually are glad that we did. By the time the 30 SOMANHIS EVENTS play has been presented we feel that we could rival Job. There are a hundred other things of equal importance that a person learns in dramatics. It would not be fair to pass over the appreciation that one gains of the drama. We realize the efforts of those men and women who are trying to make the stage a thing of art, and thing of beauty, and a thing of admiration. Yes, to the casual observer, dramatics in high school may seem foolish, of lit- tle value, and merely a pastime; but to the observing person it is a thing of im- portance, a thing as important as math- ematics, or history, or the languages, because it teaches the student those things that he will need most in the future. IS AMERICA A MELTING POT? It was on one of the New York to Liv- erpool trips of the “Berengaria” that a junior officer asked the question, “Is America a melting pot?’ The upright young Englishman of whom he asked it considered for a long two minutes and then replied in a somewhat lengthy fash- ion. The junior, who is my friend and who reported this to me, sat absorbed, for the young man’s voice was pleasing- ly sonorous and the officer was a good listener. “Really,” he said finally, “that isn‘t a question that IT should presume to an- swer. Much better men than I have an- swered it completely. However , since I have been abroad seeing America for the past month, perhaps I may take the liberty to express myself on the subject. “America is, I believe, a melting pot, not in the ugly sense of the word that gives the impression of people of all the world being poured into a machine to emerge stamped according to a set pat- tern to live humdrum lives of no conse- quence, but in the sense that many people of the world seek, through the refining processes of the melting pot, the realization of their aims. In passing through the pot, they lose those sordid, mercenary characteristics to come out men and women of clear ideals and of the energy—pep’ you call it—to carry out those ideals. “Americans are a peculiar people. During my stay T met a great many of them, and TI was impressed by the fact that the names showed a varied foreign derivation, I was also impressed by the fact that cach person practiced good sportsmanship. They all had the ‘give- and-take’ and the ‘never-say-die’ spirit as a standard. It is peculiar, it seems to me, to find this one common ideal before people of such varied descent. T think I saw in them the spirit of all Americans and if Tam right in this, then America is. in truth a melting pot; for, after all, what is a melting pot if it is not a cru- cible into which different metals are placed, refined, and drawn off as an analogous substance? It is in this way that America appears to me, the an- alogous substance being the true Ameri- cans. That is my answer, captain.” My friend, who is of staunch New England stock, got to his feet, yawned, said that he had enjoyed the talk but he really couldn’t see how some of these “Dagos” and Polacks” were the true Americans and went to bed. IT agree with the young Englishman; and because the junior officer and I are true friends, I fear the day when he be- comes disillusioned. Stephen Williams THE DEAD INDIAN (With apologies to all the writers of de- tective stories.) It was one of those very sultry days in mid-summer when the gnats buzz in such a way that they make even the most wakeful feel sleepy. The land all about the little town of Four Corners was covered with a fine powder which the sun had manufactured from what had formerly been damp soil. There was something ominous in the air. It was not something of great concern, but a restlessness which seemed somehow to grip at one’s nervous system and make it tingle just a little. Old Tom Berkley observed that the atmosphere was a trifle different as he rode down the long, flat, dusty road SOMANHIS which led into Four Corners. It was different from what it had been yester- day, although yesterday had been just such a dry, drowsy day as this one was. A short way down the road he saw one of “them gasoline contraptions” as he characterized automobiles, drawn up beside the road. As he drew nearer, he noted that it was deserted. There was a very disagreeable smell in the air, a smell not unlike bad fish two days’ old. A bit) inquisitive, Tom dismounted from his rumbling wagon and _ investi- gated. The car was one of those mas- sive seven passenger machines which had been made when automobile manu- facturers were not afraid to put real met- al into their creations. It was empty. But on the other side Tom, stalwart, grizzled old) Westener with all his for- midable, unshaven face, sturdy frame, and eagle eyes, drew back in horror, for there lay the body of a dead Indian. After his first shock, Tom examined the body more closely and made out the sag- ging features to be those of old Chicken Wing, an Indian trader. Chicken Wing had long been a frequenter of Four Cor- ners. Little was known of him except that he had come into town about once every two months to trade some Indian products for what the white men had to offer. All the way from the scene of the tragedy to Four Corners, Tom ruminat- ed on the death of the Indian. Surely the man had had no enemies. As far as anyone knew he had always been just a quiet old Redskin who had been in the employ of various Indian tribes carrying their products to the many little towns of that section of Arizona. The sheriff of Four Corners, a fat shade lover called Jim Corban, was in- terested but not concerned further than to send the customary medical examiner to the body and see to its burial. Soon everything went on as before, and the murder, which had caused a little inter- est in the drowsy Four Corners, was for- gotten. Then one day a stranger came into town. No one took much notice of him except that he was somebody from the Eastern states. He was easily distin- guishable as such; he was rather wide awake. Tom Berkley noted him. He observed him when he came into the EVENTS 31 saloon for a drink. He watched him as he read the weekly paper. He sauntered after him as he went along down the “main street” to his boarding house. He watched him for several days, for he had not forgotten the murder, as the others had. Yet, he couldn't see anything unusual about this man until one day— Well, there was a little rancher just outside the town, very near to the spot where old Chicken Wing had been mur- dered. Jock Tomlinson he was, prob- ably once a Scotchman; his left eye had that characteristic droop. But he had lived out West so long that he was one of them. He had a daughter; probably you had guessed that by now, and you're right—she was pretty. As usual, this story has to have some sort of love affair, so suffice it to say the stranger had in some way become attracted to this girl, Nobody but Tom noticed that they had met in the post office and exchanged meaning glances. Nobody else had seen them walk off in- to the sunset one night. The next day Jock Tomlinson rode in- to town all excited. He told the sheriff that his daughter had disappeared the night before, and that he thought she had gone with a stranger who had been staying in town for the past few weeks. As usual, the sheriff sent out a posse, which was very careful to take some lunch along, and some fishing rods too. So much for that. But Tom knew. Somehow he felt that same atmosphere that he had on the day that he had dis- covered the body. He went again to the spot. The auto was not there. It had been there ever since the time of the murder, but it was gone now. Tom looked around for awhile. Then he found a little card on which was printed, “James Brown, Insurance, 112 East 42nd Street, New York. Tom found out that Jock’s daughter had attended a school in Gotham the year before. That was sufficient. Ile re- ceived a reply to his telegraph, which he sent a week later, which said, “Yes, we eloped. Don’t tell Jock. We want to surprise him.” Well, that’s about all there is to the story. They were married and_ lived happily— 32 SOMANHIS EVENTS Oh, you want to know about the mur- der? Why, it wasn’t any murder at all. The stranger had merely bought the old bus to carry him over the rough roads of the West so that he might see his girl, and had accidently struck the In- dian and had killed him. Not knowing the character of Western justice, he had been afraid to report the accident until he saw what was going to be done. He fooled them all except old Tom. Ile knew all the time. S. E. Mozzer THE DAGUERREOTYPE If Grandma Rock had been like many other folks, she might have prayed that she would not have to pass the cightieth milestone in life. She uttered no such prayer, for she still longed to be of use in the world. Grandma was like a piece of old tapes- try, its beauty softened though worn thin. Like a rare, old piece of lace she was put away on a high shelf—thus she referred to her luxurious apartment in her son’s home. She was the object of affection and care on the part of her son and his wife, and of their daughter, Bar- bara. Grandma longed to be useful, but there was little she could do, even if she had the strength, for the Rock pocket- book was large and well-filled; a nurse attended her and a maid cared for her rooms, which were on the third floor be- cause she preferred them there. From the broad bay window of her living room she could see the river with its long line of warships; the busy but beautiful street which faced the park; and on a clear day could hear the conductor on a sight-seeing bus call out: “Rock, steel manufacturer.” She was not lonesome. The family visited her many times a day, and the nurse was a good companion. Robert, her son, often came before he went to work and again when he arrived home, and when the women were out, he would sit for hours talking. Robert’s wife, Ann, was a_ loveable person, who came up many times to show her own or Barbara’s dresses, and to talk of her daughter’s affairs. In the year 1912, Barbara had what Grandma called a “steady beau.” “Tt’s queer,” laughed Ann; “I’ve taken her everywhere and she has met all types of men but she had her heart set on Jack, next door!” “Very natural,” said grandma, “and I don’t blame her a bit!” Jarbara also spent much time on the upper floor. She was beauty, health, and hapiness all in one. She had her own way and naturally expected it. As yet no unhappy event had entered her life. There was a certain spot in Grandma's room, however, which Barbara always avoided. On the desk stood a daguer- reotype of a young man in a blue uni- form and cap, wearing a sword at his side. The picture was placed so that it could be seen from every point in the room. One day Grandma noticed that Barbara looked everywhere, at the glow- ing fire, the crow ded bookshelves, the beautiful pictures, the roses in their glass vases—everywhere but at Grand- ma’s dearest treasure. She knew how Barbara felt toward grief, death and loneliness. ‘Phe man in the picture had died in battle, and had left Grandma alone. From her seat in the bay window, Grandma could sce the family next door whenever they went out or came in. The father and mother waved, the girl threw kisses; but the boy called, for he was the most intimate with her. Onee Grandma showed him something which she had never shown to anyone. It was the sword which she had the maid bring from the trunk in the storeroom, Jack soon found that Grandma had hours to give him, and that she knew many things that were in his. school books. He was growing more manly every day, had ceased to yell or yodel, but often whistled. It was needless, however, to signal her, for she was al- ways watching for him. He used to point out the warships to her as they lined up along the river. After Jack was graduated from Harvard, he was what Grandma called “a man.” Several years passed and Barbara also thought him “a man.” When in Grand- ma’s room she would walk straight to the window and unblushingly watch the house next door. Love had found her! SOMANHIS EVENTS 33 One day while Barb was in Grandma’s room, Jack left his home and glanced up at Grandma’s window. Barb quickly jumped up, kissed Grandma and _ said, “Jack has asked me to go riding with him this afternoon in his new roadster that just beats everything. He talks about going to France and thinks the sooner we Americans get into the fight, the better. So do I.” When he was gone, Grandma leaned over and looked at the stately warships which were anchored. She thought of the sword which Jack so loved to look at. War! “Oh, no, no!” cried Grandma. She sat looking at the ships and thought of a thousand Jacks and Barbs. Then she turned and looked at the daguerreotype and thought of the time so long ago when she, as a young bride, had been separated from the one she lov- ed so dearly. “And T can’t do a thing!” cried Grand- ma. “How shall IT endure it?” Several days later she bravely said goodbye to him, but in’ reality, had Jack’s most intimate farewell. “T wish I could go too, Jack,” she said. Jack bent and kissed her cheek. Though he still was in civilian clothes, she saw him in a dark blue uniform, as she had seen another so long ago. “You are going, Grandma,” exclaimed Jack. “If it) hadn’t been for your sword and your picture and you, I might never have thought of going.” Jack went to the desk, took the daguerreotype and held it in the light. Then he laughed, kissed her again, and said, “I love’ him! And you, too. Take good care of her, Grandma.” “T will,” promised Grandma, thinking of Barb’s proud, excited eyes. Barb now wore a ring of diamonds sect in platinum, but yet she was sad. She seldom came to Grandma’s room, al- though she need not have been afraid of Grandma’s pouring sympathy upon her, for Grandma had been a Barb herself. She knew that Barb did not dream that Jack might not come back. One day, many months later, she saw Barb coming down the street and could see her lips pucker. Was she whistling? Grandma smiled, remembering her own youth. Then she saw a messenger boy coming down the street to the house next door. She had scen the same thing many times before, but this time she was frightened. Barb, too, was startled, and walked more slowly. Grandma heard her come into the hall, but she did not go into her room to dress for dinner. Grandma knew that she was waiting. Suddenly, she saw a tall bent figure leave the house next door and come toward the Rock home. She heard a voice, which, for the first time, seemed tired and old. The others had heard Barb coming through the library, and Ann was at the head of the stairs. Grandma became rigid. She could not even go to Barb, because she felt too old and weak. She heard Rob say, “Where are you going, dear?” Then for the first time she heard Barb respond, “Upstairs.” “Barb, dear,” said her mother, “come to me.” “No,” answered Barb clearly. “Barb,” begged her father, “stay with ” us, “No” “But where are you going?” asked her mother. “To my room.” There was not a sound in the house as Barb, watched by those who loved and worshipped her, ascended the - stairs. Grandma closed her eyes. When she opened them Barb stood be- fore her, with eyes steadily fixed upon the little daguerreotype on the desk. Suddenly she turned. “Grandma,” she asked, “what does one do?” Grandma did not answer. “There is no one but you to help me now, Grandma,” said Barb earnestly, her voice still clear but no longer steady. “The others are kind, but—” Then Grandma saw why she had lived to be ninety. “Dearie,” she said, her eyes on the little picture upon the desk, “a woman has her cry, and then,” Grandma’s voice became tender and loving, “then she learns to lift her head.” Esther Metcalf 34 SOMANHIS EVENTS FRIENDSHIP There are two important elements in the formation of friendship—sincerity “Those friends thou hast, and and sympathy. The enduring friend- their adoption tried, ships are built on the foundation of sin- Grapple them to thy soul with cerity. We must be able to think aloud hoops of stecl.” The advice given in this famous quota- tion from Shakespeare’s “Ilamlet” needs no explanation. The meaning is quite obvious—that we forever hold in our pos- session those who have proved to be our true friends. The application of the ad- vice will vary with the individual, but it leads us all to ask ourselves the ques- tion, “Who are our friends?” To some, the word “friend” implies a feeling of reverence and sincere devo- tion. Others regard it carelessly, over- looking its real importanee, but no one is likely to disregard it entirely. In speaking of friends, we first think of our parents. Because we accept this friendship as a matter of course, we do not always realize how much they mean to us. We do know that we may turn to them in time of trouble and that they will very seldom fail us. Reliability is the supreme test of friendship. It dis- tinguishes those who are real friends from those who are not. The friends that we have made among our schoolmates and our teachers are also important. From their friendships we have derived much of the happiness connected with our schooldays. They have taught us the value of cooperation which is as essential in friendship as in work and play. Posterity has been fortunate in having numerous works which have been inspir- ed by literary friendships. The well- known poem “In Memoriam” by the great poet Tennyson is a beautiful tri- bute to his most intimate friend, Arthur Hallam. A) similar poem, “Lycides”, written by Milton, is an clegy on the death of a dear friend. These are but two examples of the numerous works which were inspired by friends. What is friendship? The dictionary defines it as “a friendly attachment of esteem and affection.” Of course, we all honor and respect our friends and have a feeling of tenderness for them but friend- ship is even more than that. We can feel it, but we cannot express it in words, before the person we call our friend. All trivial conventionalities are dropped in his presence. We must give him en- trance to our heart so that he can see us as we really are. If this sincerity does not exist, there is no friendship. Sympathy is of no less importance, There are many opportunities for a friend to sympathize. When we are facing failure and defeat, a word of cheer and comfort from a friend will help us to face the difficulty with new hope. Through the interpretation of a friend, our accomplishments appear greater and our faults less. Let us not confine our friends to those with whom we usually associate. Let us have the spirit of universal brother- hood. We can show every human being a ready and sincere friendliness. There are many perplexed and lonely people who would be helped by a smile or a smile or a kind word. Those who have failed after striving nobly, deserve the sympathy of their fellow-men, “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” By giving love and happiness away, we can keep them for ourselves. The more we share, the more we possess. These thoughts are beautifully ex- pressed by Foss— “Let me live in a house by the side of a road, Where the race of men go by— The men who are good and the men who are bad, As good and as bad as I. I would not sit in the scorner’s seat, Or hurl the evnie’s ban ;— Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.” Gladys Rogers VALEDICTORY In behalf of the Class of 1927, I wish to say a few words of sincere thanks and farewell to those who have made our high school education possible. To- night, as we stand looking back on the ‘ SOMANHIS EVENTS 35 four years spent in South Manchester Lligh School, we reeall the pleasures and opportunities that you have offered us. We all have shared the pleasures, but did we all appreciate the opportunities ? Most of us have seized them and used them wisely but others have accepted them carelessly. ‘Tomorrow we shall enter the broader school of “life”, which 3 full of oppor- tunities. The world will be exacting in its demands upon us. The training that we have received here will enable us to overcome the obstacles in our path, to shoulder our responsibilities bravely, and to utilize the opportunities o ered us. We can show our appreciation to you only by our future accomplishments. In “deeds, not words” can we repay you for your generosity and thoughtfulness. CLASS PARTY BE OPNCCS wo insisciscssessasncesiooe. Mural Treat au ldencae Eileen Donahue Fr sssiceccssesccccstecane sacked Catherine Carney eases sibsasinkaacsacaysiis Henry Janssen Up to the time of publication two class songs were submitted. They are both printed: CLASS SONG Words by Paul Packard Music by Esther Sutherland Flying our banner’s bright crimson hue, Forward we're marching, Life’s work to do; Faithfully striving onward through Life , To master, to conquer in ev'ry strife. Chorus: One to the left, one to the right, Virtue and Honor always in sight. Golden the vision we sce today, Lining the border of Life’s highway. Members of the Class of 1927, our work here is ‘completed. We shall soon be traveling on our separate journeys through life. We have been given high ideals and excellent training; we cannot fail to succeed. “We will either find a path or make one.” Classmates, whatever are, let us remember— “We can’t all be captains, we've got to be crew, There’s something for all of us here. There’s big work to do and there's les- ser to do, And the task we must do is the near. If you can't be a highway then just be a trail, Tf vou can’t be the sun be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or vou fail— Be the best of whatever you are!” Gladys Mae Rogers our ambitions PROGRAM Tv WED PATIOTT 5 hsecescerousisuoeteanse Charles Treat ssembly Speaker ..........Steven Williams Music Chairman) sccet.cssccs-2 George Smith ( : Fs) u a ee Betty Robbins CLASS SONG Words by Anthony J. Gudaitis Music by Paul Packard Ligh school is over, Lessons are done; Now to the castward Rises Life’s sun. Forward we're going Out into Life; Our training helping Us to win the strife. Chorus: High school days we'll love you always, Come what may, rememb’ring those days, Golden dreams to pave Life’s roadways When they grow uneven. Many precious lessons you've taught, Prized the treasured friendships you’ve brought, Gems that with no gold could be bought, You gave to Twenty Seven. 36 SOMANHIS EVENTS CLASS NEWS Mildred Berggren—Cheney Brothers. Beatrice Blackwood—Cheney Brothers. Arleen Bronkic—Conneeticut Mutual. Ethel Brown—Travelers Insurance Co. Wesley Bulla—Mail Clerk. Forber Bushnell—Storrs College, Conn. esther Carini—Connecticut College for Women. Catherine Carney—New Britain Normal School. Mae Clune—Conn. Accident Indemnity Co. Ephriam = Cole—Pinechurst Bryant Stratton. Robert Carter—Storrs College, Conn. one year, Dorothy Curran—. etna Fire. Elsie DahIman—Conneeticut Mutual. Hazel Daley—Work in Milford, Conn. Hielen Daley—Work in Milford, Conn. Geraldine Dodwell-—Cheney Brothers. Marion Lrdin—Travelers. Teresa Farr—Travelers. Mildred Ferguson—Travelers. Gertrude Fish—Cheney Brothers. Mary Freney—Telephone Office. Dorothy Gates—Boston University. James Gorman—Travelers. Russell Gould—Cheney Brothers. Anthony Guaditis—Columbia University. William Hall—Storrs. Frances Hanson—lhoenix Mutual. Margaret Hassett—Travelers. Walter Hennequin—Pratt. Grave Hood—Mt. Holyoke. Alice Jackson—State Capitol. Eunice Hamilton—Mt. Holyoke. Estella Jackson—Cheney Brothers. Eunice Koehler—Conn. Accident In- demnity Co. Dorothy Krah—Cheney Brothers. Christine MacIntyre—Travelers, William Martin—Golf Club Work. Francis MeCann—Travelers. Emma MeCormick—Cheney Brothers. Elizabeth MeKinney—Vhoenix Mutual. Esther Metealf—tale’s. Elizabeth Moriarty—Telephone Office. Myra O’Connell—Conneceticut College. George Orenstecin—. ccounting in New York. Paul VPackard—PDublicity Travelers. Department, Margaret Parson—Cheney Brothers. Dorothy Pentland—Ninth District. Louise Phelps—Elmira. William Prentice—Actna. Betty Robbins—New Britain Normal. Pearl Robinson—Travelers. Stewart Robinson—State Trade School. Gladys Rogers—Ninth School District. Earl Rohan —Travelers. John Shannon—Carpenter for father. Anna Smith—New Britain Normal. Ethel Smith—Hlartford Training Hospi- tal. George Smith—Actna. Helen Stanfield—Boston University. Alice Steinberg—T. D. Faulkner Co. Jeanette = Sumner—Iloward Seminary, Mass. Murial Treat—Elmira. Charles Treat—DBrown University. Elizabeth Vennard—EImira. festher Wells—Art School. Phillip Wells—Stay at Ifome. Steven Williams—Mass. Institute of Technology. Leora Yokitis—Manchester Grain Coal Co. Helen McGlinn—Travelers. Vera White—Phoenix. ioe) NTS EVE ANHIS SOM gN19 SNiLvssaa 38 SOMANHIS EVENTS DEBATING CLUB Officers Emma Strickland Benjamin Radding Caroline: Prete 24.2 2ecccccspeminns Secretary Lith OWE a scessicsceascere tot ent ctl Treasurer Members Seniors Juniors Caroline lrete Lois Jlowe Emma Strickland Geraldine Dodwell Esther Carini Dorothy Curran lester Wolcott Calvin Strickland Paul Packard Myra O'Connell senjamin Radding Rodney Wilcox Sophomores Robert Mercer George Flavell Jacob Rubinow Joseph McCluskey Everett Glenney Esther Holmes Eleanor Dwyer Edna Fox Kenneth Graham Under the leadership of Mr. Quimby the Debating Club held its meetings on every Friday afternoon in Room 26 dur- ing the seventh period. The first meet- ings were given over to discussions of the correct way to arrange a methods of reasoning used, and matters of technique. The debates between were held weekly in preparation for the major debates of the year, which were four in number. The first two were with Willimantic Normal School. The negative team composed of Geraldine Dodwell, Esther Holmes, and Jacob Rubinow, with Edna Fox as alternate, won the home debate on a unanimous debate, club) members decision. The affirmative team, compos- ed of Robert Mercer, George Flavell, and Joseph MeCluskey, with Eleanor Dwyer as alternate, was defeated in Willimantic by a unanimous decision, The subject for debate was “Resolved, that the Allied war debts should be cancelled.” The ‘Triangular Debate on this same subject was held Wednesday, March 16, The affirmative team, debating at home, won from Middletown by a two to one The members of this team were Robert Hlavell, and Emma Strickland, with Joseph MeClus- key as alternate. The team was defeated by Meriden in Meriden by This team was Dodwell, Paul Packard, Rubinow, with Esther Holmes as alternate. S. M.-H. S. did not win the Danaher Cup, but it was through no fault of the debaters or the coach, for these people worked long and faithfully in preparation, There will be another cup offered next year. With a little better support and more club mem- vote. Mercer, George negative a two to one decision. composed of Geraldine and Jacob bers, our high school ought to get a gor vd start for the three necessary victories. The eight who took part in the Trian- eular Debates received their M’s for their work. Also, through the kindness and generosity of Mr. William Kanehl, the six speakers reecived gold) medals similar to those given in 1926, These have a design showing the torch cf knowledge and the olive wreath. Debating in S. M. HH. S. needs the sup- port of the student body in the few appearances made by the club members. It also needs more club members so that the best material for the debates may be A good start next year will mean leg towards the new Let’s have the whole hearted support of the school in this attempt. secured, one cup. 39 EVENTS SOMANHIS gN19 AIH � ea © Ke : As Cay dé i i ri? _ wee ee NANNUIN CNN 9 = ae 40 SOMANHIS EVENTS Secretary Treasurer Athletic Manager ...... HI-Y CLUB cones Stuart Robinson sescesaees Russell Gould Steven Williams ssisetteneszaiz David Coe [Stra Fo ler ieee tee Mr, Raymond Pillsbury Assistant Leader ....... Seniors Steven Williams Russell Moore Joseph Polito Earle Rohan Richard Carter Bernard Sheridan Theodore Chambers Charles Treat Ephraim Cole Russell Gould Wesley Bulla Stuart Robinson David Coe Forbes Bushnell Dominick Farr Salve Vendrillo ae Mr. Stuart Segar Juniors Albert Tuttle Ludwig Hansen Russell Merrill James MeCaw Elmo Mantelli Rodney Wilcox Stuart Lynne Otto Seclert Russell Taylor Cyril Loahay Otto Seelert Stuart Wells Sophomores Leslie Buckland Wesley Warnock Robert Smith Robert Treat The local THi-Y Club has just com- pleted its sixth year of successful work— successful, because it has followed very closely its purpose: “to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character.” The club holds meetings once a week at the Center Congregational Church. Through the kindness of the members of the Church Committee we have been al- lowed the privilege of using a room in the church. The mectings are held reg- ularly every Thursday. a speaker or else a group discussion here is usually among the boys themselves. Occasion- ally the program is planned so that there is a feed. The meetings are conducted in a very orderly way and are supervised by the leader or the assistant leader. The club has been very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Raymond Pillsbury and Mr. Stuart Segar. club has been highly appreciated by all of the members. Their interest in the During the year the 1H-Y Club has en- tered into athletics, being represented by a very strong basketball team, which has made a very satisfactory record. The one great thing that the Ili-Y Club does is to bring the fellows into closer relationship with cach other; and in doing so it teaches fair play, and gives each person a sense of right and wrong. Certainly a club based on these prin ciples cannot help being a success. SOMANHIS EVENTS SOCK AND BUSKIN 42 SOMANHIS EVENTS SOCK AND BUSKIN CLUB The Soc and Buskin Dramatic Club has had a most successful year under Miss) Estey’s direction. Several plays have been presented, and the three act play which was presented in May, “The Private Secretary,” enacted, was especially well The first meeting of the year was held to elect officers. “The officers elected were: TP Sa) CG wees adc cpceacqpugstecwescasts Frank MeCann VicesPresident: .osisss0 Catherine Carney MEGRCtALY. tscshectinsstcadcacd Esther Metcalf November twelfth the annual New members were in- On cial was held. itiated into the club, much to the amuse- ment of the old members. Muricl Treat was chairman of the social committee. SsO- Under the club’s auspices Mr. Edwin Whitney on February sixteenth, gave a reading of the play “Turn to the Right.” Mr. Whitney had formerly entertained with a reading, “The Fortune Hunters,” last vear, and so was not a new comer. His impersonations were excellent, and the student body enjoyed him very much. After the reading, a reception was held for Mr, Whitney, at which he gave some valuable advice to the club regarding appropriate plays to be presented by high school dramatic organizations. The play “In Exile,” by Arthur C. Doyle, was presented at the Christmas assembly on December � twenty-third. Those in the cast were Mae Clune, John Cervini, William Gahrmann and Russell Gould. Two short plays were presented by the Soe and Buskin Club at the first an- nual school carnival. The play given by a cast of girls from the club was “Sar- dines.” Louis Phelps, Edith Balch, Catherine Carney Eileen Donahue, Mad- celine Woodhouse were those in the cast. The other lay, given by Charles Treat 21 : “When Joth plays were and Terrence) Shannon, was Two's Not Company.” well enacted and much enjoyed by the large audience. The annual three comedy production, play, a light presented on act was Friday evening, May twentieth, in the assembly hall with the following in the cast: Madeline Woodhouse, Charles Treat, Catherine Carney, Terrence Shan- non, Edith Baleh, Wilham = Gahrmann, Albert Tuttle, John Cervini, Mae Clune, Rodney Wileox, and Frank MeCann. Probably no more excellent character- izations have ever been witnessed in our school dramatic presentations than those William Gahrmann as Mr. the “private secretary” and the “cracked Gahrmann given) by Spalding, ‘Terrence uncle’ in Shannon as play. excellent in his role of an “educated sap.” He brought out much applause from the audience throughout the play by his performance, and likewise many shouts of laughter. Shannon was equal- Ile was equally applauded and amused the audience greatly by his im the old this was ly good, personation — of cracked-brain English gent. The entire cast did unusually good work, and the success of the play is due to the excellent coaching of Miss Estey. SOMANHIS EVENTS WASHINGTON TRIP 43 44 SOMANHIS EVENTS THE WASHINGTON TRIP On Saturday morning, April 23, every- one who had planned to go to Washing- ton was at the Manchester railroad station very early. The trip to New York was spent in becoming acquainted with our Rockville friends, who were bound for the same destination, We had a short sight-seeing tour through the city while transferring to the Baltimore Ohio railroad system. Everyone en- joyed the chicken dinner served enroute to Philadelphia. Four hours were spent in Philadelphia, we visited Independence Hall. arrived in) Washington at seven where We o'clock. On Sunday morning some of us went to the President’s church, where we saw President and Mrs. Coolidge; others went to Mount Saint Sepulcher Monas- tery. We the Botanical Gar- dens in the afternoon and in the evening visited the building of such beauty that it cannot be described. viewed Congressional Library, a Monday morning we spent in the Cap- itol. Some of us were fortunate enough to see the Supreme Court in action. In the afternoon we became acquainted with the old spent the evening according to his own desires. and new muscums. Everyone ‘Tuesday morning we visited many of the public buildings. In the afternoon we journeyed to Annapolis; while there we saw the tomb of John Vaul Jones. At night we introduced a note of gaicty in our program by enjoying a long pro- gram at Keith’s Theatre. Wednesday we visited the Washing- ton Monument, the Pan-American build- ing, the Red Cross building, and Memo- rial Continental Hall. The was devoted to a trip to Alexandria and Mount Vernon. = Washington’s home was one of the most interesting places afternoon because of its associations and the relics there. Thursday morning every one was up early to prepare for the return trip to Connecticut. Many of the group stop- ped in New York for a few days. At last we returned to Hartford, “tired but happy.” SOMANHIS EVENTS 4 - = 7 ’ . 4 iy ’ fi NS ee. [eee he . cl denis meni ORCHESTRA 46 SOMANHIS EVENTS ORCHESTRA Our orchestra has enjoyed a= most ELD successful year. The membership has |. 5 cthueialin ee increased to thirty-two. The combina- Phe Northwind” 2... Chambers tion of instruments includes violins, yo A : ee 2 ‘ : : Song of the South” —.....Seredy-Tocabin pianos, trumpets, trombone, clarinets, : saxophones, and drums. Under Miss E. «] ets Go”—March 2... Woods Marion Dorward’s direction, excellent work has been done in the rendition of orchestral music. The orchestra has played all year for processional and recessional marches to and from assemblies. It has also appear- ed in public concert at the Town Play- ers’ presentation of “Duley” in the Circle Theatre; at the Lincoln School Kinder- garten Christmas party; at a meeting of the League of Women Voters; on a radio program broadcast through Travelers’ WTIC; at the Memorial Day exercises in Cheney Hall; at the Sock and Buskin Club’s) presentation of “The Private Secretary” in the auditorium; and at commencement. On May 7, 1927, a program was broad- WTIC in Hartford. The program broadcast by the orchestra east from. station was as follows: I “Queen City”—March ....2.........1.... Weidt “The Statesman”—March .............. Fulton e@lesumcle” Moon” 2 3 ses. Scott BraniCess GUthevOUN aioe cs! Overture II “™Dance.of the Crickets” c......scc0.s0-2 Seredy “The “Trumpeter -...cer--c2-2 Englemenn The quality of the music played by the orchestra during the vear has been excep- tionally good. The music in many cases has been difficult, but has been rendered with excellent interpretation and_ preci- sion. The members of the orchestra this year are as follows: Violins Clarinets F. Hicking G. Stiles Krieski P. Packard Coleman E. Dwyer L.. Clarke O. Martinp R. Piescik M. Kissman O. Smith F, Schultz Saxophones W. Bradley A. Chambers Brass Rankin Goodstein Samuelsc.n Dotchin Carter Davieau 3endal! Dziadus Tedwards . at Piano Felice Dri riggs Tlowland I)onal.ue Warnock Sullivan R. Johnson Drums M. Shorts Merrill 47 EVENTS SOMANHIS ALTNOWA SHL cad ‘ Se: Va VAS N19 48 SOMANHIS EVENTS Senior Were CLASS POEM FOR 1927 The light of yesterday is dim Amidst the clouds of drifting dust, And all the glories of the past Hlave lost their glamor in a rust. The voices that commanded once Are echoes in eternity; Their only monuments what they Have done that men might, better be. Today will always pass; when gone, Tomorrow’s men must carry on, At morn today the brazen trump Was sounded for the armies who At every dawn must take the line To find a progress ever new. Now is the time of setting sun For many passing human bands, Their footprints lost, although work Has left a shaft amid the sands. Today has passed; and now it’s gone, Tomorrow’s men must carry on. their We are the ones whose eager eyes Await the coming of the dawn; We are the ones wha now will strive To greater tasks than those who've gone. For we must build a monument To leave among the works of time; And we shall find a summit new, By Virtue guided as we climb. Now yesterday is faded, gone; We are the ones who carry on. Paul Packard VERSE Now that our school days are over, We go into a field that is wide; There is much over which to hover As we step out on that long, long slide. But we must learn to remember When we enter our longed for careers In June, July or September To keep striving in future years. A. Jamroga ’27 TWAS SHADY IN THE PARK I sat down on a public bench, —'Twas shady in the park— On looking up— what a girl! Golden, waving hair that beckoned me to come; Eyes—pools of heavenly starlight; Those lips! ruby trembling—Oh, so lightly, slightly rounded, The wind touched her silken dress, whipped it so saucily ; She dropped a handkerchief fairy-like fabric, spotless white, flying on the wings of the breeze right to my feet; Fearing, almost, to touch it [ lifted it; In a dream I stepped along an avenue of air, gave it to her, A man stepped up to her on the other side—She thanked me, took his arm, walked away; I sat down on a public bench Twas shady in the park. By Py Ze IF I WERE AN ANGEL If I were an angel with big golden wings, If 1 were a harpist with long golden strings, If I shared the bliss of the angels so fair, Tf I were a saint crowned in glory up there, If I were in heaven, the world at my feet, Il I could realize all my dreamings so sweet, If I were an angel, but saw that you fell, I'd leave lofty heaven to join you in hell. PP. ZF SOMANHIS EVENTS 49 POETIC FANCY You and I alone were there; My dear! You were angelic fair; My poct’s heart leaped up in song. That brook—'twas like Cathedral's gong. ‘Those trees, celestial arches were ; The flowers, frankincense and myrrh, A choir of birds that sang of love; A light divine steamed from above. And you—those eyes of melting blue; Those lips, all rosy, tempting too And then! You only drew away. “Say kid, how come you get that way” Paul Packard ’27 SAD-HEARTED POET Throw back your head, Oh, sad-hearted poet, Uncover your smile and let the wind blow ripples through your hair. Yesterday I meta girl who was searching for a sad-hearted poet, and_ to- morrow she may find you in the park and tell vou something nice— who knows? Here and there, there and here, go many glad-hearted girls looking for a sad- hearted poet. I met one yesterday, A. Je Ge 727. NIGHT-DAY Night, and you; Skies, dusk blue; You'd be true. We never thought of morning; Those magis stars were scorning Dawn. Moon, a kiss; Love and bliss, Happiness. Where were you when sunlight Dimmed the dreamy moonlight ? Gone. Pacer MEMORIES Softer than the very falling of the leaves, Softer still than echoes long since fled, Phantom-like these visions fill the wind; Leaves are falling, falling, brown and dead, Four years, multi-colored years Ilave crept on; some have flown, ‘The memory returns to me—endears Itself, and does not leave me all alone. Then all the golden strands of life Surround some inward burning fire, And guarding it ever, slall return To urge us onward and inspire. Ilidden here are dreams that never die, Of life at times so futile—so in vain. Joys of love that clung in passing by Haunt me in memory once again. Far away Life calls us to her. Here at hand, she lures our tread Softer than the very falling of the leaves Softer still than echoes long since fled. Jetty Robbins, ’27 SULTRY DAYS Sultry days bring memories::I see your face. The dust gathers on the roadside and the wind stirs it now and then. The early mornings are not half cool as they used to be. moisture of Shine, sun, absorb the everything. Dry and wither, you green grass and gay flowers, You leaves falling fresh from the thirsty trees, Sultry days and memories: your face onee more, Be 3, Ge 207 50 SOMANHIS EVENTS FOOTBALL TEAM SOMANHIS EVENTS 51 FOOTBALL Compared with the re yet hung up by last year’s team, S. M. HH. S. hung up a very favorable this ye ar under the leadership of Coach Tom Kelley. The team finished third in the Central Inter scholastic League; Meriden High tinish- ed first. one As in previous vears, the games with Willimantic High and East Hartford were the hardest of the season. Man- chester lost a tough battle to Old Willie by two touchdowns, 13 to 0. But in the East Hartford game she came out on top by the score of 13 to 6. seore a winning team next vear look very Although several good men are Jost through graduation, there is an abundance of excellent mater- ial left for the foundation of a new team. Manchester High will be ready to give any high school a good fight in this sport next vear. Among those who will form the nucleus for a winning team are Cap- tain “Doc” Keeney, “Luddy” Flanson, Pre yspects for gz “ id. “Louie” Farr, “Butch” Kittle, “Bobby” Treat, and “Ab” Lupien. BASEBALL S. M. H. S. is represented by another excellent baseball team again this year. With Coach Tom Kelley at the helm, the team has showed surprising strength to win 7 out of 9 games played We are now half a game behind East Hart- ford in’ the Central Interscholastic league and are determined to capture the bunting. With “Lefty” Wiley leading the pitching staff and winning five out of the five games that he has pitehed, it looks as though the season would end very successfully for the Red and White. Jerry Holmes showed up very well against the Bristol team, while Young “Pete” Peterson, a newcomer, easily twirled the team to victory over Rockville High. The averages up to and including the West Hartford game are given below. “Onion” Boggini leads the stickers with a swatting average of 444. Ernie Dowd, a young freshman who has shown great possibilities in the right field garden, is second on the list with the healthy average of 441. “Ding” Farr, our cap tain, is third with 400. t Name Games Bat Runs ITlits Pet, PEt IAS: tavonnntasee % 2 2 1 500 Boggini siietdsg RRS 27 s 12 444 Es IOWA excess: 8 34 7 15 A441 D, Fatr o 20° 92. 12 40 RA DICTE acgecacenes 8 33 8 11 333 PRATISON dasectacssases 3 a 0 1 Bs iis Bycholoski 2.2... 5 3 0) l 33 Peterson .........- De 6 () 2 Pw PHOWANG wideccevesse 8 31 9 9 290 Winzler 2... RS 35 9 10 285 Foley sanececaadauses 8 27 8 6 bf Fs PIOUMES. cccvccccscsc 3 9 1 2 ee W. Dowd ......... 8 29 5 5 ase DANCY ssscaaccuaa. 7. ] 1 057 5) i eT 4 5 ] 0 000 | RR hy eee “aa 1 0 0) 008 Totals 302 73 $8 .291 S. M. H. S. 2—West Hartfora 6 S. M. HH. S. lost the first game of the season to West Hartford High by the 52 SOMANHIS EVENTS score of 6 to 2. Holmes, pitching his first game, did a very fine job, but the support was lacking. “Pop” Winzler starred with the willow, bagging 2 out of 4. S. M. H. S. 18—Bristol 2 Manchester High easily drubbed Bris- tol High on our own field by the score of to 2. After the first inning Comer- ford was pounded to all corners of the lot. Wiley did a fine job on the mound, holding Bristol to 5 hits. Farr led the attack, getting four safe bingles. S. M. H. S. 18—Rockville 14 Manchester Tigh licked = Rockville High in a slugging match 18 to 14. Pete Peterson, pitching his first game for the Red and White did a pretty fine job un- til his arm gave out in the 6th. Rock- ville hit Holmes, a relief pitcher, very hard. S. M. H. S. 5—Bulkeley 3 In a tight game, Manchester beat the hard hitting team of New lLondon— score 5 to 3. Wiley pitched the best game of his career, holding this hard- hitting gang down to + hits. Manches- ter won the game in the first inning by bunching hits off Petrosky. TRACK The S. M. IT. S. track team faced one of the stiffest schedules in the history of the team this season. Notwithstanding the fact that many of the track lumin- aries were graduated last June, many new ones have sprung up this year to take their places. Getting off to a very auspicious start the track team showed a great deal of promise and should make a very creditable record before the close of the season. Pete Wigren is again acting in the capacity of Coach, and it is due to his tireless efforts that the team has been so successful. S. M. H. S. Vs. New Britain High School In the first meet of the season S. M. H. S. was returned a winner over New Britain High School by the score of 54 1-2 to 49 1-2. Three new school records were made at this meet, two be- ing made by “Butch” Kittle, and one by “Little Joe’ McCluskey. “Butch” broke the Madden record in the discus when he threw the platter for a distance of 103 feet 8 inches and the record in the shot put held b® himself when he threw it for a distance of 38 feet 3 1-2 inches. “Little Joe’ MeCluskey lowered — the record for the mile by 1 1-5 seconds when he ran it in 5:02 4-5. Coach Wig- ren was well pleased with the way his new material placed in the various events, Spencer, Hayes, Searlotta, John- son, Olson, Cerveni and ‘Tomlinson, all placing and scoring points for Manches- Ler S. M. H. S. Vs. Meriden High School Manchester kept up the good work of the previous week by hanging a defeat on Meriden by one point, score 50-49, “Butch” Kittle again broke the school record in the shot put hurling it this time for a distance of 39 feet 3 1-2 inches. “Red” Sheridan was largely responsible for the success of the Red and White by placing first in the 220 and 440 yard dashes and second in the 100 yard dash. It was a nip and tuck contest featured by a strong rally in the last event when Sheridan raced to victory in the 440 yard dash followed by Cheney who placed second. This the last event decided the meet. For the Red and White Kittle, Chambers, Markham, Sheridan and McCluskie all starred. S. M. H. S. Vs. Bulkeley High School Manchester suffered defeat for the firsé time this scason when the strong track team from New London took the Man- chester boys into camp. Bulkeley got away to an carly lead but was pressed hard toward the finish. The final score was 56 to 43. “Red” Sheridan kept up his good work by again winning the 220 yard dash and lowering the school re- cord. “Red” ran the 220 in the remark- able time of 24 1-3 seconds and incident- ally has yet to meet defeat at this dis- tance this season. Chambers, Me- Cluskey, Sheridan and Cervini starred for the Red and White. SOMANHIS There are but three remaining meets on the schedule of the team. Manches- ter meets West Hartford at West Hart- ford May 28, the Interscholastic League Meet at Middletown June 4, and the final meet of the season will bring to- gether Manchester and Chapman ‘Tech of New London on June 10. Here’s hoping the boys are successful. BASKETBALL The boys who fought under the col- ors of the Red and White and earned their letters for the season of 1926-1927 are as follows: Manager James Gor- man, Dominick Farr, Nino Boggini, William Dowd, Walter Kittle, Alphonse Joggini, Clarence LaCoss, Joseph Me- Cann, Captain Walter Holland, Salvator Vendrilli, and George Keeney. The record of the team this year was one to be envied by any other school. In the first year’s participation in the Central Interscholastic League Manches- ter tied with Bristol High for first place. Out of a total of nineteen games, accounting for two at the Yale tourna- ment, but three games were lost. From) green material, Coach Clarke molded a bunch that missed the state championship by one point. Some work on the part of Coach Clarke! The out- look for next year is just about the same as it was for this vear. It is our hope that Clarke can build another for- midable team that will win the cham- pionship. OUR TENNIS TEAM The Tennis Team of this year is com- posed of May, Cole, Frank McCann, and Louie Farr. Cole is the only veteran from last year’s team, while May and McCann filled in when needed very bad- ly. Louie Farr is a newcomer this year and is showing a brilliant brand, win- EVENTS 53 ning his first match from Linburg of Bristol very easily. The match that was scheduled for Thursday, May 19, with the very good team representing St. Thomas was can- celled by Manager May on account of the playing surface of the courts. St. Thomas is represented this year by the best team in this part of Connecticut, winning every match, defeating Hart- ford High, Weaver High, Bulkeley, and various others. Therefore Manager May is very desirous of arranging a match with this team. Our team is entered in the Connecticut Interscholastics League this year and to date they have won the first match and tied the se cond with Meriden, They easily defeated Bristol on foreign ground 6 to 0. The first match of the vear was held at Meriden, May 20th, where the team played a 3 to 3 tie with Meriden High. Cole was the only one to come through in the singles while in the doubles he paired with McCann, and May and Farr to defeat the Meriden team, therefore carning a tie. Our second match resulted in an over- whelming victory for the Red and White netmen over W. Hartford High by score of 6 to 0. Cole beat Gorestsky 6-1, 6-0. May defeated Hamilton 6-2, 7-5. Me- Cann diminished Walker 6-1, 6-3. In the doubles MeCann and Cole paired up to beat Wallace and Gorestsky 6-4, 6-1. May and Farr made it a cleanup by de- feating Hamilton and Walker 6-1, 7-5. The third match brought forth anoth- er overwhelming victory for our boys. This time they picked Bristol to white- wash, and a good team to pick on at that. 6 to 0. The second © straight shutout ina row. Cole battled Jennings for a victory 6-1, 6-3. May licked Jac- ger 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. MeCann came through over White 6-4, 6-2. Louie Farr beat Swede Linburg 6-1, 6-1. The match with Meriden on June 2 was a complete victory for the S. M. H. S. boys in both doubles and singles. The remaining schedule: [Ty CRS |e a ee St. Thomas, Tere Patents UO) gaceisicoetercaaccsvette St. Thomas, There. NZIS as SOMANHIS EVENTS BASEBALL TEAM 55 EVENTS SOMANHIS WV3SL HOVeL SOM NHIS EVENTS BASKETBALL TEAM SOM ANHIS EVENTS st N TENNIS TEAM wn we) SOMANHIS EVENTS SWIMMING TEAM SOMANHIS EVENTS 59 ATHLETIC ROLL OF HONOR FOR 1927 Dominick Farr “Ding” was easily the most versatile athlete for the class of ’27. Tle was captain of the baseball team, holding down the shortfield position; and a half- back on the football team; and the stel- lar center on the baskethall squad. Clarence LaCoss jab” capt ured the football team and earned his letter in track for four years, He has also held down a substitute posi- tion for two years on the basketball team. Salvatore Vendrillo “Salve” was the star center on the football team, played a sub role on the basketball squad and was the energetic manager of the track team. Kenneth May “Jumbo” is the hardworking manager of our tennis team and was a sub on the football squad. Bernard Sheridan “Red” was casily the best 220 man that S. M. Hl. S. has boasted of in some time. William Hall “Billy” captained this year’s track team and was tied in the breaking of a school record in the pole vault. Wilfred Wiley “Lefty” has been the best bet that has entered the mound for S. M. Il. S. since the days of “Gil” Wright. James Gorman “Jimmy” was the playing manager of the basketball team. John Shannon “Nick” has held down a tackle position for two years on the football squad. George Orenstein Orenbirg” was the flashy guard for our football team. Fred Winzler “Pop” was a two-year letter man on the baseball team, holding down the dizzy corner. David Coe “Dave” was a flashy halfback on Coach Kelley's football squad. Frank Haraburda “Duke” has starred on the track squad for three years, Albert Lupien “Ab” was the drop-kicking star on the football squad, and held down an outer garden on the ball team, Wiilard Hills “Willie” was a bad man on the line for Kelley, and also ran a good sub for first base on the ball club. Ephrian Cole “Eph” has wielded a wicked racquet on the tennis team for the past two years. Charles Treat “Chad” was a plunging half back on the football squad the past two years. John Lathrop “Johnnie” was a very stellar tackle un- til he was laid out with a broken shoul- der. Frank McCann “Mac” played on this year’s” tennis team and was a very dependable fourth man. Gerald Holmes “Jerry” was an understudy to Wiley on the mound for the ball club. Walter Hennequin “Chick” managed the football during the past year. Theodore Chambers “Ted” was the dashing half-miler on the track team the past two years. team 60 SOMANHIS E VENTS LEADERS’ CLASS SOMANHIS KANNAN NNN Ma) | j id y bell dil pcstidechee') Leach EVENTS ol GLEE CLUBS 02 SOMANHIS EVENTS GLEE CLUBS Under Miss EE.) Marion Dorward’s direction the glee clubs have done com- mendable work this year. Both the Boys’ Glee Club and the Girls’ Glee Club have appeared many times at the school assembly and at variows public affairs. This is the second year of organization for the Boys’ Glee Club. Last year the boys were inter-scholastic glee club champions for this section of Connecti- cut, and this year were again well up in the standing. The second annual Central Connecti- cut Interscholastic Glee Club contest was held in the William TI. Hall Pigh School of West Hartford on May 13, South Manchester, Meriden, West Hart- ford, and East Hartford sent boys’ and girls’ clubs to the competition. The winners were the Boys’ Glee Club of East Hartford and the Girls’ Glee Club of Meriden. Both local clubs did excel- lent work, and received many compli- ments on their singing in the contest. The prize song, that was sung by each club in the contest, for the girls was “Morning Wind” and for the boys, “Duna”. soth Glee Clubs, with the orchestra, broadcast a program from W’PIC on the evening of May 7. The program was rendered excellently and = was highly commended by radio listeners in Conn- ecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. The programs by cach club follows: Boys’ Glee Club I We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall Remington The Gypsy Trail ......Galloway-Hermann ll Mary of Argyle ............ Scotch Folk Song “Neber Yo’ Mind, Ma Honey” ....Rowles John Johnston, Soloist Girls’ Glee Club Gypsy Chorus Balfe Stealing O’er the Golden West Alsatian Melody At commencement exercises the glee clubs) again) rendered some excellent choral music. Each club sang selec- tions of its own; the clubs combined to render the final selection. Members of both clubs for the past year were the following: Girls’ Glee Club Sopranos: Miss Grace Tlood, presi- dent; the Misses -lamilton, Mahoney, O'Connell, Robbins, A. Smith, 3. Smith, Jamroga, Steinberg, Sutherland, Ven- nard, Dalton, Emonds, [loward, Foley, Litwin, Magnuson, Fraher, Marker, Me- Mullen, Prete, Woodhouse, Swanson, and Watkins. Second sopranos: The Misses Hanna, A. Tlills, M. Hills, Koehler, Kissman, jacqueim, Jones, [lagedorn, Hutchinson, Murdock, McGuire, Newcomb, Reardon, I. Smith, Stephens, R. Shorts, Warter- man, and Wogman. Altos: The Misses Berggren, Hazel Daley, Helen Daley, Tlansen, Boyce, Downing, Harrison, Carr, Tyler, Strick- land, Tlelwig, Pitkin, M. Shorts, Shaw, and D. Smith, Boys’ Glee Club First tenors: DP. Packard, R. Smith, W. Warnock, 1. Dotchin, R. Edwards, and R. Johnson. Second tenors: [. Dziadus, president ; A. Tuttle, F. Tilden, F. Sullivan, K. Graham, J. Benson. First basses: TF. Burr, J. Johnson, A. Rankin, J. Tournard, FE. Knight, R. Remig, and V, Swanson. Second basses: C. Driggs, W. Dona hue, L. Wolcott, P. Chrzanowski, LB. Radding. 63 EVENTS SOMANHIS san190 NVWHY39 GNV HONSAYS OF SOMANHITIS EVENTS LE CIRCLE FRANCAIS A short time after school opened this fall, some of the language teachers of the high school suggested that the senior class form a French Club “Le Cirele”, the first of its kind in the school. A mecting was held to cleet officers, and with the aid of Miss Nolan and Miss Kelley, to draw up our first constitu- tion, which was signed by the Seniors, who were admitted as charter members since they had originated it. At each meeting a tax of ten cents was collected from each member to pay for the light refreshments which were served. Also a tax of one cent per word Anglais was demanded of those who were rather forgetful in their conversa- tion. This action was considered neces- sary because the Club had been founded for the purpose of improving French dis- course. The business and social meet- ings were held in French; English abso- lutely “taboo.” Many of the assemblies met in the Modern Language room, where the club members could enjoy themselves when indulging in playing lively French games. The time came when the seniors had to relinquish their exclusive rights and allow underclassmen with sufficiently high averages in French to be admitted. Initiation of the new members followed and the laws concerning the use of Eng- lish words was made stricter for the younger members were apt to be a little careless. At the time of the High Sehool Carni- val another original idea was carried out. The French cafe was so popular that it made quite a name for itself, After this, activities lapsed, except for the meeting of choosing new officers for the next year’s term. Le Cirele Francais went on a_ picnic for its grand finale. This French society owes much of its success to the faithful guidance of Presi- dent Lupien. Treasurer Bulla showed his “Metal” in the careful handling of our finances, “Le Circle Francais” will have a per- manent place in the history of S. M. HL. S. “DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN” “Der Deutsche Verein” was organized on December 3, 1926 by the cight mem- bers of the second year German. class, namely, Wilbur = Markham, — Arthur Kemp, David Coe, Esther Carini, Anna Smith, Bernice Smith, Earle Rohan, and Henry Janssen, At this meeting a committee was appointed to draw the constitution. The following — officers were elected: David Coe, Vresident; Bernice Smith, Vice-President; Earle Rohan, Treasurer; H. Janssen, Secre- tary. The purpose of the German Club is vo stimulate interest in the German lan- guage, people, and customs. After the second marking period, pupils of the first vear German class who had received the mark of eighty-five for two consecutive periods were cligible for membership. An initiation meeting was held on January thirteenth. The follow- ing cight pupils were admitted: David Kerr, George Orenstein, Athena Cramer, Arline) Wilkie, Violet Muske, Marion Erdin, Emma Strickland, Miriam Wat- kins. This meeting was opened with German songs. Then the new members were initiated and required to provide some form of entertainment. The first time that the German Club was really brought to the notice of the school was in its work in connection with the THligh School Carnival. In co- operation with the French Club, the German Club decorated and furnished the physics laboratory to resemble a French Cafe. Refreshments were serv- ed under French names, and a Parisian atmosphere prevailed in the “Cafe de la Paiz” as it was called. A volunteer orchestra provided lively music through- out the evening and some novelty acts were featured. On April first two new members, Edna Howard and Mildred England, were in- itiated, making a total of cightcen. Considering that the beginners class in German for next year is to be a large one, it is expected that the membership will increase and that the German Club will take a greater part in school activ- ities. II. Janssen SOM ANHIS EVENTS 65 ASSEMBLIES On May 12th a most interesting assembly was held. Mr. Chase spoke to the students on sportsmanship and no doubt the attention of every one was held because we are all so interested in sports. Mr. Chase added a few more humorous stories to our collection. also On May 26th the assembly was held in observance of Memorial Day. The guests of the afternoon were members of the G. A. R:. Robert Treat; Paul Packard, Florence Schieldge and Mr. Verplanck were the speakers. Music of appropriate selections was rendered by the glee clubs and the orchestra. j looked forward to the an nual play, “The Private Secretary” which was given by the Dramatic Club. The play this year can be highly praised for the splendid work that was shown on the part of Miss Estey and on the part of the students who took part in it. Everyone Never was there a more excited class before or after the Washington Trip as there was this year. A good all-around time was had by all who went. S. M. Hl. S. has had a successful vear in all her sports. Those who took part in baseball and track put forth the best of their ability. held at The Glee Club Contest was West Hartford in the William HEH. Hall High School on Wednesday, May 11th. The results were that Meriden girls and East Hartford boys carried away the honors. S. M. Il. S.’s boys were third in the honors. The selected to be graduation speeches that were given graduation night are: “Friendship” by the Valedictorian, Gladys Rogers, “Evolution of the Educa- tional Opportunities for Women” by the Salutatorian, Louise Phelps and “The Use of Knowledge” by Dean Brown of Yale University. This year the honors were awarded to the seniors in a different way. The highest honor, that of valedictorian, was given to Gladys Rogers, salutatorian, Louise Phelps. Then there was an honor roll of students who had the high- est averages for the four years in high school. FRESHMAN DRAMATIC CLUB The Freshman Dramatic Club, formed in the fall of 1926, had the following charter members: Evelyn Beer, Marion Modin, Jessie Potts, Olympia Martina, Mary ‘Tierney, Lena Gatti, Dorothy Stevenson, Mildred Neil, Gustav Ander- Ralph Maher, Earl Dougan, Roy Johnson, and Beatrice Laufer. Among those who joined the club later in the son, year were Inez Anderson, Elsie Roth, Margaret Ilenry, Elizabeth Washkie- wich, Edward Jlansen, and Walter Snow. Membership, gained on the basis of 85 or over in a marking period of Eng lish, has changed frequently since the forming of the club. Tlonorary mem bers of the club were My. Ralph Proctor 66 SOMANHIS EVENTS and Mr. Thomas Kelly. Faculty Advis- er was Miss Burke, whose English pupils formed the club. On April 22, two plays were presented before Freshman Assembly by the bud- ding actresses and actors of the club. The cast of “Miss Tow-Boy” was made up of the Misses Evelyn Beer, Beatrice Laufer and Jessie Potts. In “No Girls Admitted,” the following took part: Olympia Martina, Mary Tierney, Mar- garet. Henry, Elizabeth Washkiewich, Edward Hansen, Gustav Anderson, Wal- ter Snow and Ralph Maher. Meetings have been held twice a month during most of the past year. Previous to the Christmas vacation, a party was enjoyed by the members of the two Freshmen English Clubs. A club party was held just before the close of school. STUDIO NOTES From the 9th to the 27th of May an exhibition of travel posters was sent by the State Board of Education. All of the Art classes visited it. The Sophomore Class has been paint- ing pictures illustrating Mother Goose Rhymes to be framed and presented to the kindergartens of the Ninth District. During the weck of May 23 the lantern slides from the State Board of Educa- tion, “Three Giants of the Renaissance”, were shown to all the Art classes. The Junior and Sophomore boys fin-- ished linoleum block prints from original drawings. These will be printed and used to advertise next year’s basketball, football and baseball games. Josephine Piescik of the Sophomore Class and Esther Welles of the Senior Class have completed their work in the Saturday morning classes of the Hart- ford Art School. They were — sent through by the High School Alumni, and Mrs. Howell Cheney scholarships. Miss Condon, art teacher, attended the annual meeting of the Eastern Art ‘Teachers Association in Philadelphia, April 20, 21, 22.) The Association is one of the largest of its kind. ARGONAUT CLUB The Argonaut Club of the Freshman Class was organized in November. The purpose of this club is to increase the knowledge of its members in’ English Literature. To be cligible for member- ship in this club a student must obtain “BL. “B Plus,” or “A” and maintain it. The type of literature studied this year is the short story. Many profitable meetings have been arranged by the pro- gram committee under the direction of Miss Tripp, the club sponsor. The officers for the first half yeac were: President, Doris Muldoon; Vice- President, Janet Simon; Treasurer, Ger- trude Campbell; Secretary, Stella Gyrk. For the second half-vear, the officers were: President, Harriett Cheney; Vive-President, Elena Barr; Secretary, Doris Turkington; Treasurer, Dorothy Boody. During the year the following people have been members: Jlarrict Cheney, Rose Piescik, Elizabeth = Sithwinski, Catherine Foster, Anna Pitkin, Frances Strickland, Gertrude Rich, Doris Mul- doon, Muriel Tomlison, Gertrude Camp- bell, Lena Yulyes, Janet Simon, Stella Grky, Dorothy Boody, Elena Burr, Bea- trice Fogy, Margaret Johnson, Sarah Irwin, and Enda England. SOMANHIS EVENTS 67 EXCHANGES “Somanhis Events” wishes to thank the other schools which have commented upon our periodical during the Criticism year, well-emeant is always kindly received. We like to have our faults mentioned, that we them. Commendation is ¢n may consequently improve That is one Another is couraging and stimulating. purpose of an exchange list. about sche Ols. that it serves to bring a closer re- From read notes, we feel athletic lationship among ing their class intimate with their clubs and activities. “Somanhis Events” acknowledges re ceipt of the following papers this vear: “The Senior”, R. T, “Orange Peals”, ', Mass. “The Orange and Black , Middletown, “Life”, S Westerly, Orange axtons River, Vt “Missemma”, tlanta, Ga. “The M. HH. S. Oracle’, Manchester Neie.. “The Quarterly”, Stamford, Conn. “The Tattler”, Rockwood, Pa. “The San Mateo Hi”, San Mateo, Cal. “The New Era”, [ast Hartford, “The Blue and Gold”, Malden, “Boston University News” Mass. “Tech News”, Worcester, Mass. “The Wyndonian”, illimantic, Conn. Mass. Bost mn) Conn. Conn. Re cl ille, Sanford, Me. “The Banner”, “The Red and White”, $ “The Eastern Echo”, Daltimore, Md. “The Student Crier”, Fairbury, Ill. “The Burdett Lion”, boston, Mass. “The Clarion”, Portlind, Me. “The High School Herald”, Vindsor Locks, Conn, “The Blast”, Warsaw, N.Y. “The Stephens Broadcast”, “The Coker”, Portland, Me. “The Pea”, | “The Maroon and White”, Ill. “Shreveport Hi Life’, Shreveport, Ia. “The Elyrian”, Elyria, Ohio. “The Gryphon”, West Philadelphia, Pa. “The Leokout”, Derby, Conn. “The Spaulding Sentinel”, Barre, Vt. “The Corona”, Ibridgton, Me. Falls High Static”, Ohio. “The Mirror”, “The Academy Journal”, Rumford, Me. ir idge port, Conn. Gibson City, Falls, Cuyahoga Palmerton, Pa. East Hampton, Conn. “The Willistonian”, [East llampton, Conn. “The Torch”, Bayonne, N. J. oer May wood, Il. Youngstown, Ohio, The Proviso Pageant”, “The Rayen Record”, Ohio. 8 SOMANHIS EVENTS hn Pheeais Rescue By Mr The Seniors make up hey on the toms TH) | “Halt-pi sil render J itney SOM Alva Anderson, Florence Glenney, Winifred Jennings, all of 26, have com pleted their first year at New Britain Normal. John Boyle (26 1s working at Rogers Paper Mill. Stanley Bray Pennsylvania. 26 is an horologist at Evelyn Clark °26 has finished her first year at Connecticut College for Women. Aaron Cook °’26 has finished his first vear at Worcester Tech. Bernard Fogarty '26 is employed at Cheney Brothers. Tina Gagliardone ‘26 is employed at Cheney Brothers. Ruth Hadden °26 has completed her first year at New Britain Normal Laura Gates '26 has finished her first year at St. John’s Prep. School. Erna Kanchl first vear at Women. 26 has completed her Connecticut College for Robert Keeney ‘26, Sherwood Bissell '23, Frank Prete ’26 have completed their first vear at Trinity. R. Seaman ’25 enters Colby next year for second term. Potterton ‘24 is attending Tufts. Paisley ’25 has completed first year at Dartmouth. W. Segar is a bond salesman at Hart- ford, AN HTS EVENTS 69 y ¢} ¥ Pini Maybelle Griffiths ’25 finished her first semester at Brooklyn College Hospital. 725: has Eugene Haverly completed first term at that hospital. [lenrictta Kanechl graduates from Connecticut College for Women in June. completed his Mass. Ravmond Shea 25 has second term at St. |i hn’s, Myron Burr ‘26 has completed his first term at Northeastern University. George Krause '26 has completed his first term at Storrs. Harold Madden ’26 is rnold’s Gym School. entering Dr. Russell Mason ‘24 has completed his second term at Northeastern University. James McKay and wife, Marion Pur inton, are taking up housekeeping. Gill ’24, William Edward Hutton ’24 have completed their second term at Worcester Tech. Edward Laking ‘23 enters Boston University for fourth term, J. Sylvester ’23 is graduating from Northeastern University. prt Julius Janssen is graduating from there also. Stanley McCormick °26 is to enter Brown. W. Knofske '23 is to enter Colby for his fourth term. SENIOR HISTORY Mr. Potter Chambers -“Could a woman be president -“The only time a woman would president is when there is a the make a good large surplus in treasury! THE MURDERER Dark and dismal was the night! A craven From out the wood there crept a man, A murderous look was in his eye, hung across the sky! In his right hand he clasped a sword, And in his left a club, Then oh! there lies dead—cold and murder- ed— A Potato Bug. HEARD IN SENIOR FRENCH E. Donahue (in Sr. French)—He abundantly. wept ALAS The meeting was terribly sudden The meeting was terribly sad She sacrificed her fair young life Twas all the life she had. She is sleeping ‘neath the daisies She is resting peacefully now There is always something doing When a freight train meets a cow. HOW TO GET A “DRAG” If you want a “drag” with three of our fac- ulty teachers just make a conversation about the robins which had a nest in the oak tree on the north side of the building. These teachers seem to spend more time watch- ing those birds than watching the stu- dents. We think that the death of these birds was due to the careful attention given them by these teachers. Oh, well. I suppose teachers must have their fun too, but why pick on the poor little robins HEARD held studded with shining stars. IN SENIOR LATIN Atlas the world on_ his THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY shoulders In Freshman Algebra class a student had been puzzling out a problem on the black- board for nearly a half hour. Finally she turned to Miss McGuire and said, “The an- =wer’s zero, but I don’t know how to write | ge “WHEN COMES THE END—” Mozzer’s idea of a perfect day is one of un- disturbed sleep in English class. EXTRA! Senior—They found the lost plane. Freshie—Yeh? Ooh! where? Senior—In the carpenter shop. THE TWINS 1 am a liddle Dutch boy. I do not mine name. You tink dat funny, hey? Well I don’t just de same. My mudder she had twins. know Dey vas me and mine brudder, And de funny part Dey vas couldn't tell one from de other. Well any way mine brudder he died, And I can’t get it Whether I Hans Or Jacob which fru mine head am which is living is dead. WE WONDER—IF— Ty will take Milly to Holland? Kenneth eats Graham crackers? Ruth saw Robert Esther was a friend of the Cargo? Miller? Lincoln? will became a Genevieve likes Eddy? Norman George approves of the Stiles? will become a Priest? SOMANHIS EVENTS 71 WE DON’T BLAME HIM Heard in Junior French—He was ebout to die, but hesitated. AND STILL THEY STOOD Merrill (in Sr. French)—Great tears stood about her eyes. GREW CARELESS “Yes, I used to be in politics myself. I was a dog catcher in my town for years.” “What was the matter—change of mayors?” “Nope. I finally caught the dog.”—Ex. A NEW ORDER Bulla in a Washington restaurant: “Hey, waiter! Bring me four mashed potatoes.” EPHEMERAL GLORY When “Smitty” wears a dress suit, this is what he sings, “Though you belong to some- body else, tonight you belong to me.” HIS MUSICAL TALENT Mr. Quimby said that his wife told him that he would be an excellent musician if he only wouldn’t try to sing. THAT CERTAIN FEELING The substitute Senior English teacher that we had a little while ago, pulled this one: “How do you feel when you feel happy?” KNOWS HIS ONIONS One: Do you believe in the survival of the fittest? Two: No. I don't believe in the survival of anything. I’m an undertaker.—Ex,. INTERRUPTED SERVICE It is said that the Connecticut Company stops all the electric trolleys in Manchester on Sunday. You see, they have to do so in order to let the people get off. GENEROSITY “Bab”: If you'll go out with me_ tonight, dearie, I'll spend the whole evening with you. She who knows her groceries: Yes, and that’s probably all you would spend. HE UNDERSTANDS NATURE One of those brilliant translations from the Senior Latin class: ‘Aeneas saw his father there conversing with a thick grove.” MAKING NO SECRET OF IT Our local newspaper, the “Herald.” printed this “Head” one night: GAME CLUB RE- VIVES CRAP SHOOTING. THAT’S RIGHT Miss Viets in Senior English: Some writers have inscribed their names on eternal menu- ments. “Tony” dertakers. (under his breath): So have un- MODERN CRUSADES Heard in Soph History: The took place in 1912. last crusade BEWARE, YOUNG MEN! The old business of becoming a husband is getting more dangerous all the time. Several women’s colleges now have girls’ classes in rifle shooting. OFFENSIVELY ROBUST Askins: “I understand your old aunt is very rich. Does she enjoy good health? Ardrupp: “Enjoy it? She positively gloates o ver it.” ENTIRELY CORRECT We found that the derivation of the word “auditorium” is from AUDIO, hear, and TAURUS, bull. A place where you— SO WOULD WE Robbie: Now if I should give you this problem, what is the first thing you would do with it? Student: I'd give it right back. PROLONGED POLITENESS Judge: So you ain’t spoke to your wife for three years. Why? Husband: Well, yer honor, I didn’t want to interrupt her.—Ex, “DON'T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” All Aboard for Vacationland Ihe the books on the topmost shelf store the pads and pencils away — for it’s vacation time! Cool breezes are blowing over lake and sea, mountain and river, beckoning us away from studies and Worries. Wherever you go you'll need good luggage — and that’s the kind one finds at Watkins, marked invitingly low! No matter how long a vacation you're planning to spend, there is just the necessary piecg of equipment— from a Boston Bag to a Wardrobe trunk. Selections are large, too. WATKINS BROTHERS, Inc. LUGGAGE SHOP -- BASEMENT “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” Don't Build Your Castle in The Air’ HOLLYWOOD Will prove a much more attractive and substantial setting—Sewer, Gas, Water, Graded Streets, Plenty of Shade. Close to School and Trolley. Prices from $1200 Easy Terms Edward J. Holl 865 Main Street ‘ He Cuts the Earth to Suit Your Taste’’ “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” —THE— FT, BLISH HARDWARE COMPANY 825 MAIN ST. South Manchester, Conn. SPORTING GOODS Baseballs — Basketballs—Guns and Ammunition—Boxing Gloves—Fish- ing Tackle — Tennis Rackets and Tennis Balls. Vacation and Summer School Necessities. A good fountain pen will prove to be a convenience and a help, always ready for instant correspondance and the taking of notes from lectures, Plain Black Fountain Pens with gold and gold-filled Bands $5.00 up. Ingine-turned Fountain Pens tin Silver and gold- filled Bands $5.00 up. Pencils of black rubber $1.00 up. Pencils of Silver and gold-filled $3.00 up Pen and Pencil sets. $5.00 up Vacation Writing Paper in Pads and Pounds with envelopes to match. Tourist Cases in Leather $1.50 up. THE DEWEY-RICHMAN COMPANY JEWELERS, STATIONERS, OPTICIANS. New Location 767 Main St. “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ENGINEERING Four Year Professional Courses In BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING and FINANCE CIVIL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEERING LEADING TQ THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THE COOPERATIVE PLAN Alternate study in college and practice in the industries under supervision affords the student an opportunity to earn a considerable part of his college expenses. REGISTRATION Students admitted to the Freshman Class in September or January may be ready for the Sophomore work before the following September. Catalog and Information Sent upon Request. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Department of Admissions Milton J. Schlagenhauf, Director Boston. 17, Massachusetts “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” GARRONE MARKET Imported Italian and Domestic Groceries MEATS, PROVISIONS and FISH Italian Olive Oil A Specialty Phone 1158 South Manchester, Conn. ROBERT DONNELLY DEALER IN WATCHES AND JEWELRY 515 Main Street South Manchester, Conn. JAMES N. NICHOLS GENERA L STORE and POST OFFICE Highland Park, Conn., Telephone 132-2, 132-5 For EXTRA COPIES of This Issue of “SOMANHIS EVENTS” Call Manchester 1322-3 “DON’T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” ‘Battle Creek Foods’’ The Amos Adams Co. Orange Hall Building A Service Food Store LEAVING S. M. H. S. We Wish You Success PROFESSION — COLLEGE — BUSINESS Meet The Situation With The Utmost Care —Let Us Assist You— CLOTHING— FURNISHINGS — SHOES Arthur L. Hultman’s 917 MAIN STREET Visit Our Boys’ Department Downstairs. “DON'T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” PHO PrOGRAPH Y lor This Issue of “Somanhis vents” WAS DONE BY Che Elite Studin So. Manchester, Conn. 983 Main St. Phone 909-4 YOURE NOT SAT! We’ll Teach You tea Climb ENTER SUMMER SCHOOL Start as soon as the public schools close and make the best of your SUMMER. Start Any Monday THE CONNECTICUT BUSINESS COLLEGE G. H. Wilcox, Principal Odd Fellows Block South Manchester “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” Florence’s Delicatessen Corner Main and Maple Streets, F, KELLEY, Proprietor Imported and Domestic Delicacies HOME COOKED FOOD C. E. House Son, Inc. LATEST IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS AND SHOES ATHLETIC SHIRTS, RUNNING PANTS, SWEAT SHIRTS, CRICKET SWEATERS AND GYMNASIUM SHOES SHOES FOR GIRLS FIT STYLE SERVICE MISS NAVEN “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” Compliments of W. Harry England Manchester Green Store Groceries, Grain, Flour and Feed Bamforth Brothers 691 MAIN ST. JOHNSON BLOCK Telephone 1851 Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods and Glass Hardware—Paints—Auto Windshields “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” AFTER GRADUATION WHY NOT make recreation your vocation; enjoy your work and give pleasure to others; be healthy and happy and teach others to be the same? Such is the life and work of a teacher of physical education. SAVAGE SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION Established 1890 A Normal School which prepares men and women to become teachers, directors and supervisors of physical education in schools, colleges, playgrounds, clubs, private institutions and_ in- dustrial organizations. Le curriculum includes practical instruction in all forms of athletics, gymnastics, games, dancing, swimming, dramatics and the essential courses in education, psychology, anatomy, physiol- ogy liygiene, and others, thoroughly covering the theory and prac- tice of physical education. AN EXCEPTIONAL STRONG FACULTY CATALOGUE UPON REQUEST Increasing demand for teachers. Salaries higher than for grade teaching. Employment bureau for students and graduates. Only a Limited Number of Students will be admitted. Register Now for Class Entering on September 19th, 1927. DR. WATSON L. SAVAGE, President 308 West 59th Street, New York City : - Metter’s Smoke Shop The Shop for Young Men CIGARS and CIGARETTES Symington Men’s Shop Magazines and Stationery Phone 817 Main Street At the Center COAL FURNACE OIL G. E. Willis Son, Inc. MASONS’ SUPPLIES Manchester Connecticut E. E. Scranton Son COFFEE and TEA Specialists to the Retail Trade for Twenty Three Years. 302 Spruce Street Tel. 407-2 South Manchester “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” As Lively as the Charleston Chic as Miss Paris herself .... Breezy asa ride in an airplane.. These are some of the things that can be said of the dresses, frocks, and wraps for the younger set. Prices, too, have been kept down so as to permit dress iisvais to cover other fashionable necessities.... Such as Gotham Gold Stripe Silk Stockings—those dashing, long wearing, bits of pure silk that give the final fillip of smart taste. There’saspecialGold Stripe Chiffon priced at $1.95 GOTHAM. | | GOLD STRIPE fo ; I t) H ; : : i 4 : i] : 44 : 4 “DON’T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” If you want extra money— why not have it? Everyone at times needs extra money in addition to the regular income. The inability to raise ready cash when it is necessary re- sults in serious inconvenience and lost opportunities, How money grows The safe and prudent plan is to by systematic saving anticipate financial emergencies that are almost sure to arise, and : : $100 to provide for them by having a 4 reserve fund always available. in less than 1 yea r by depositing $2 a week You will have You can soon have a reserve of hundreds of dollars by the easy and systematic method of putting aside a small amount of money every You will have $500 in approximately 3 years by depositing $3 a week week. : You will have An account with us enables you to $1,000 make regular deposits with the ad- in less than 4 years vantage of compound interest. by depositing $5 a week —THE— Savings Bank of Manchester South Manchester, Conn. Paying Interest at 414, per Annum. “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” Here's Happiness June blossoms are brimful of joy, in per- fect harmony with the spirit of the Month. Think of the weddings, anniversaries, the birthdays, and the graduations, that form a perfect setting for these flower gems, which, of course, are but a part of our June Flower offerings. Our values are as impressive as the beauty of our flowers. “Say it with Flowers.” Park Hill Flower Shop LEADING FI.ORISTS 985 Main Street So. Manchester, Conn. Flowers by Wire, Anywhere, Anytime. “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” BIDWELL and WILLIAMS 533 Main Street (at the Center) Ice Cream, Soda and Candy Telephone 441 Telephone 442 CLINTON H. TRYON’S SANITARY MARKET The Home of Pure Food Products. Quality is Our Motto Lry.-our Yellow Bautam Corn: 2.3: ccs ices 19c. Can Nae ND ILLING TATION eat ificient ast ervice TYDOL GAS. VEEDOL OILS WASHING AND GREASING Cor. Main and Halliard Street Telephone 1994 FAYETTE B. CLARK INSURANCE FIXTURES WIRING Johnson’s Electric Hardware Co. HARDWARE TOOLS ARTHUR A. KNOFLA REAL ESTATE INSURANCE MORTGAGES “A LOT MEANS A HOME AND A HOME MEANS A LOT.” 875 Main Street, South Manchester. Don’t Buy Real Estate or Insurance Until You Have Talked With ROBERT J. SMITH 1009 Main Street South Manchester, Conn. SPORTING GOODS HEADQUARTERS Special Attentioi] to Teams TENNIS BASEBALL ARCHERY GOLF FISHING TACKLE Barrett and Robbins 913 Main St. “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” We respectfully call your attention to the Fine Work and Service you will receive at George B. [liner’s TONSORIAL PARLOR Over Park Hill Flower Shop South Manchester William Kanehl BUILDING CONTRACTOR Dealer In Real Estate 519 Center Street, Tel. 1776 So. Manchester, Conn. “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” ENGRAVING FOR THIS ISSUE WAS DONE LY Che A. Pindar Corporation Designing Half Tone Line Engraving Electrotyping Commercial Photography HARTFORD CONNECTICUT The Hartford Hospital Training School Glee Club A PROFESSIONAL CAREER The Hartford Hospital Training School for Nurses offers high school graduates a professional career with every edu cational advantage. Since 1877 it has steadily increased its enrollment to 225 students. Attractive home-like surround- ings. Eight hour duty, moving pictures, tennis, and profes- sional glee club and dramatic club instruction. Classes admitted September and February. For further information, address: Principal, Hartford Hospital Training School, Hartford, Connecticut “DON'T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” SMART SPORTSWEAR For the Outdoor Days Sports apparel reaches the height of its popularity during the Summer yacation months; when outdoor sports are so popular—when travelers and motorists wend their Various Ways to mountain and beach, resorts, sportswear thus remains a popular mode for all smart dressers and this store has prepared to supply every need from hats and coats to bathing suits. VISIT OUR SPORTSWEAR SECTION. ubin R GARMENT FASHION. CENTER. established Park Building “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” The [Magnell Drug Co. THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Drugs, Chemicals, and Sick Room Necessities 1095 Main Street Phone 149-2 or 5651 R. |. Textile Co. All the New Wa'sh Fabrics, Curtains, Draperies, and Ilosiery for Summer. PACKARD’S PHARMACY At The Center Odd Fellows Building PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY Agents for DURAND, APOLLO and PAGE SHAW Chocolates KODAKS, SUNDRIES and STATIONERY. NEW HAVEN DAIRY ICE CREAM PRINTING and DEVELOPING FILMS Twenty-four Hour Service SERVICE COURTESY SKILL Dougherty’s Barber Shop Special Attention Given to Ladies and Children Johnson Block South Manchester. QUINN’S REXALL DRUG STORE 873 Main Street, So. Manchester Meet Me at the Fountain QUALITY AND SERVICE PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY We offer a New and Remarkable DRESS PRESENTA- TION for CLASS DAY at, Che Ladies Shop 535 Main St. (near the Center) South Manchester, Conn. When You're Over North Stop at PAGANI BROTHERS For REFRESHING DRINKS and COLLEGE ICES North Manchester “PLEASE MENTION SOMANHIS WHEN SHOPPING” SELECTING Flowers aud Floral Decorations For Weddings -- Commencements — Debuts — Dinners Receptions— Parties Now come the Social Affairs of paramount interest. Let us help you:'make them visions of beauty and perfect harmony. Happily at this time Nature, aglow with sun- shine, lavishly showers the world with fairy blossoms of exquisite tints and fragrance, and gives to Social Functions a glorious setting of colorful charm. We are equipped to take entire charge of your orders on a large or small scale. Our expert knowledge gives you the satisfying assurance that your Floral Gifts and De- corations will have the correctness and distinction that fashion and custom demand, Corsage and Wedding Bouquets of unusual beauty. Flowers anywhere, anytime by Wire on Short Notice. Milikowski, The Florist Hotel Sheridan Building SOUTH MANCHESTER CONN. Phone 1088-2 va Brilliant quality diamonds set in| significant Traub Orange Blossom mountings. Wed- ding rings to match. Traub Genuine Orange Blossom Mountings Add to the security, style and beauty of any gem. Have your diamond reset in a Traub mounting and your old-+style wed- ding ring modernized into this delightful design—the price is moderate, the result beautiful and the combination correct. F. E. BRAY 645 Main Street So. Manchester, Conn. “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” STATE THEATRE SOUTH MANCHESTER, CONN. HOME OF HIGH CLASS PHOTOPLAYS A Change of Program Every SUNDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY and FRIDAY EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT Country Store and Suprise Night MATINEE EVENING SATURDAY Continuous 2:15 to 10:30 SUNDAY 2 SHOWS 6:45 and 8:45 “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” Compliments of The ORFORD SOAP Company Compliments of Manchester GRAIN COAL Company “QUALITY and SERVICE” OUR MOTTO. Phone 1760 Manchester, Conn. “GLANCE THROUGH OUR ADVS.” PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS Che Journal Publishing Co. ROCKVILLE, CONN. Telephone 205 (Reverse the Charge) Telephone 206 “PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELP US” COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND “DONT FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” Compliments of CASE BROTHERS Incorporated Highland Park, Connecticut Charter Mouse CLOTHES Ready-made And Cut to order PECULIARLY AND DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH IN CHARACTER, AND IDEALLY SUITED TO SERVICE BY COLLEGE MEN IN THE UNITED STATES. SUITS and TOPCOATS $40.00, $45.00, $50.00 GEORGE H. WILLIAMS 711 MAIN ST. JOHNSON BLOCK “DON’T FORGET OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN DOING SHOPPING” COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND MINER’S PHARTIIACY 903 Main Street SERVICE COURTESY PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY THE SODA SHOP At the Center Pritchard Walsh, Props. 302 Main Street South Manchester, Conn. THE POPULAR YOUNG MEN’S STORE CLOTHING, SHOES FURNISHINGS AND HATS THAT ARE DIFFERENT CGLENN-EY S Tinker Building Manchester Plumbing and Supply Co, Everything In Athletic and Sporting Goods 877 Main St., South Manchester, Conn. Compliments of ARMORY GARAGE WALTER A. CARTER, Prop. Wells Street South Manchester ith: THE PLACE TO BUY FURNITURE ADD A CHERRY NOTE OF SPRING COLOR TO YOUR HOME. SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL SUMMER FURNITURE stands for KEITH’S where they furnish your home meaning EVERYTHING from cellar to dome. means INSTALLMENT with a Full Year to Pay. stands for TRUTHFUL folks belisve what they say. stands for HONEST means open and frank too stands for SERVICE which means much to you. nNrIs3—-mZx G. E. KEITH FURNITURE CO., Inc. Corner Main and School Sts., South Manchester, Conn.