Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 110 of the 1902 volume:

A locomotive in trousers. -Gard. J ULIUS KUNTZE, Manufacturer and Dealer In Cigars, Tobacco and Smokers' Articles 56 East Main Street. SCHOOL YOURSELF . . . . . . To come to us for your Medicinal needs, Then satisfaction shall be yours. .A Lamping Cosmopolitan Pharmacy 42 East Main Street. A. D. ELSTER, The Bicycle and Sporting Goods Man, '136 Hanover Street. Wyitli Dental Co. Dr. B. l-l. CARTER, lvlanager, 69 East lvlaim St. Cil3f,iEi,f2i,On For l-ligh Class Oo To.... GODFREYUS STUDIO, In Hall R Lewis Block, COR. MAIN and COLONY STREETS 'IHEAR ENOUGH is an unknown quantity in our laboratory or at our prescription case. XVe demand precision of ourselves in weight, ex- actness in measure, exactness in compounding, exactness in stock keeping. at di oi at at '38 ol ol D Potter s Pharmacy, 152 Hanover Street. Everything in the line of 0 .0 Kodalis and .2 Kodali Supplies CAN BE FOUND AT ELLSBREES DRUG STORE, 6 Palace Block. I am Sir Oracle, when I ope my lips let no dog bark. -Upflam. 1 'Too fresh to keep, top green to eat, throw it away. -Class M1905 I Meriden Agency of , 'uid A '55 J e CALEDONIAN, Q-E, ' Hartford Fire, 1 ' Phoenix Hfd., , Home, N: Y., Ins. Co. N. A., , Pennsylvania, ' American, Philad lph , Phoenix, Lon., 5 ' Glen Falls ' Queen, E E Orient Albany ra or winia b rg City, 2 St. Paul, Scottish Union 85 Natio could not convince you that good insurance was not ob- tainable. Our reputation and ability for placing large lines Victoria, Union, Lon., Lafayette, Atlas, Lon. New York Fire, State, Liverpool, Law, Union 8: Crown Western. Pittsburg, Pruss' National Amer' n Central Dutch National St d d Hartford C ty XI t l Litchfield Mutual Quincy Mutual, irlelity 8: Casualty, l na n emni , , on all classes of insurable ' ' L 1Ft I d ty Travelers iLife :Ez Accxden Etna iLife :Sc Accidentj, property is well l4noWn..,e.,e.,e.,e , Metropolitan LPlate Glass , I+. .Yquire 8 00. Education and Style I Theres a sweet perfume about bothg they fit each other-there is a polished setting to both. We happen to deal in style-stylish filks, Gown ftuffs, fuits, Jackets, Capes Gloves Neckwear. And Home Fittings-Carpets, Rugs, Mattings, Lace Curtains, Draperies, Upholstery. We not only sell beautiful goods, but we sell them at reasonable prices. ' Ives, Upham Eff Rand His face is his fortune. -Seidevzslicker. A demure, Studious boy. -Lidd Z! UNCLE SAM SHOE - The Shoe That Rules the World. . Every Pair Vvarrantecl. 4 ' - SoId by P. J. MORSE, 189 West Mahi MERIDEN BOOK IUPPLY Cog OO ee, Booksellers -- and Stationers, 62 East Main St., MERIDEN, CONN. WM. WOODLEY, 1,5 Florist, rf COR. SILVER AND BROAD STS TELEPHONE 69-2 . CHURCH 81, MORSEQHARDWARE, BULK GARDEN AND .FLOWER SEEDS. ' or J ORAPHAPHONES AND RECORDS. A STORE, 8 WEST DIAIN STREET. WAREHOUSE, 43 AND 45 SOUTH COLONY ST., - IVIERIDEN. CON ECONOMY SHOE CO. Up-tozdate... A ELLIS an HILLARD, 32 Colony Street. E F. I. CA MP, P R IN IN G , -Engraved.Plate Printing, S - Fine Printed Stationery. 12 Rzzilrozul Ave. QE. T. SILLSHQ T High School .BOOKS M From morn to noon he Studied from noon to dewy eve. -Beebe. H Among the lust came Szttzln I'tlSO.',-Gillffll. 'lllllith an ANGELUS anyone can play upon the piano any piece of music whatsoever with the great- est expvession and individuality. This can be done without know- ing one note of music from another-e90e58tA8v.9CeA8o8e98o8o! The ANGELUS ORCHESTRAL has beautifully voiced reeds, by which, whenever desired, orches- tral effects can be produced in conjunction with the piano. .-98,-98 'Ulile have at very large catalogue of music, showing thousands of pieces. and we are continually adding to the list-as our monthly bulletins show. 98.5868480808 'llulrite for catalogue.,98,98,38,58 The 'Wilcox Si. White Co., Qtbtmmmmbtblbtbtbwimmhxbg 5' EEA KING ee 5 Give your Wife a chance and gb L' she'11 bake bread like that Q' ,S3giJ1l.1I'111'1'11EJt1'1CI' Tisedbto mlakei it , e' ave t e est ' ,SS of a chance with a gas stolve E g For rolls and biscuits-which X ,cj f::e:z,:z.2:f:3 153.23522 Si' ,E msmnrrl als LIGHT cn., 40 Colony si. 2' WWil41-Wt''?WWVMw1cMwwiN The Heavenly TYVi11S.,,-1'lff6'7L and Lizfzfelf. H So young and so untenderfl- lhvldwl. l1USlAND.fAUN UNHl PLAIN AND FANCY.4a.fwe.x.,e BCDXES Z iZLZilfS,l2i1'fmt E. J. DGOLITTLE. H. G. BORt3FELD'liif R W- - PHCTCGRAPHER, 72 We-st Main St., Meriden, Conn. FRANK MARZULLO, v Merchant .7aiIor. . . 99 Zdest Main ft., Meriden. Conn. Nl. ,. 41.152 l ,N , g e , uQi3f3t3eQ:l1W 'Yi-S LX?'x'iNiN1 W E!! A ,X X ' in - fef f we-,. u ggvf x W. , '5 A -14-3.7 - ml' xrfgn f:rfQ'u, eY'm5.1't-X-' - MJ' E-lg F 4 -fpffcims f ,,, L v gi,-A-exe' '1TZ??f' ' L :iE1ii- vi ?1 T H E BOY THAT WANTS R a gun should post himself about the PARKER, and wl1en he has his way will OVV11 one. He's a shrewcl boy, too, for experts buy the PARKER. Our Hammerless Double Barrel Shot Gun is a fine bit of up-to-date American Gun-making. lf you wish to see its record and other points we can tell about gunning, you Can I-lave Our Catalogue. It doesn't cost a cent. It lnay be worth dollars to you. PARKER BROTHERS, B - S FIERIDEN, CONN. H When on these ye gaze, ye gaze on ffllclllb --Class Of 1902. 'I Studious-of ease.'I-A!m'a1za'r'1'. J. E. BROWN. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARNESS, LEATHER GOODS, ROBES, BLANKETS, TRUNKS, BAGS, DRESS SUIT CASES, ETC. CITY MISSION BUILDING, MERIDEN, CONN. BENJ. PAGE ES FABLISHED 1865. L. C. PARDEE PAGE cSL PARDEE. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. Leading Americ In and Foreign Companies Represented. 9 NORTH COLONY STREET. T SI-LIE. EUDQLPH .sb Co., STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. Telephone Orders and All Orders Delivered Promptly. 48 EAST MAIN STREET. Neg Ilberioen Ibouse gf ...Ebrug Store... C. V. EVA RTS. WALL PAPER, HARDWOOD FINISHING. 202 WEST MAIN sr.. IVIERIDEN, CONN. MERIDEN FURNITURE CO. DEAIIERS IN FURNITIIRIC, PARLOR SUITS, BEDDING AND GEN- ERAL HOI'SEKEEI'ERS' GOODS. UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTY. CASH OR INSTALLMENTS. 53 COLONY STREET. SETH 1. HALL, BEST COAL AT CASH PRICES. WILLIS N. BARBER, llruggisl, Slnlioner, Bookseller, Newsclealer. 298 EAIT IVIAIN JTREET. H There they toiled many years and buildecl unto themselves a I L -Allyn and Lz'a'f!eX!. To strive and argue is his joy. - Iliffvh. DEAR BROTHER CHARLIE: I have received invitations to Class Day Exercises and Reception of M. H. S., IS92f111OS'C artistic productions-wish you would notice who printed them, as next year you graduate, and will want your class to have some as good. His 11211116 is XV. S, ELY. His place of business is over Babb's Drug Store, XVest Main St. Yours, FRED. A. M. CAMPBELL D RUGG IST 445 NORTH COLONY ST. THE HQRTQN M-jg' QRADE OPERA HOUJE BLOCK MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT WORK BOOKBINDINC1 -i A ri E Pc s PHC GGRAPHER G. Si 35-37 WEST MAIN STREET His hose were of the gayest hues. -r'fl!zLi'1z11zff'1'. 'I Little but large enough to love. -fl0l1I'r'11. LITTLE, JOIYIERJ af HYATT. Well Paper, Window fnades, Awnings and Window fereens. Estimates Cheerfully Given on all Kinds of Awning Work and Tents. 62 EAIT IYIAIN ITREET, - - IVIERIDEN, CONN. EDGERTON 51 IMMICH, I iofliilinfiilifilfcgergiif , CITY EXPRESS AND PIANOS, GENERAL MER- CHANDUEI ETC GENERAL TEAIVIING HEAVY TRUCK WORK A SPECIALTY. Office, Opposite Freight Depot. Telephone 1 12. AUGUST SMELZERT I OFFICE, 15 E. MAIN ST.. MERIDEN, CONN. NEWJPAPERI, ITATIONERY, TOBACCO. I AGENCY NORTH GERMAN LLOYD FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CIGARS. AND HAMBURG AMERICAN LINES. First Class Facilities and Waldro, 32.50 For Men and WCVQ Romoy 5-OO Snappy and Up RQVQI, 5.5Q -- ,- to Date Styles. ...CORNER SHOE STORE. 1 Ereci s Berber SIMD, sf? elif? ...45 East Main Street. ' THE 1-1. WALES LINES co. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT. . BEATRlCE M WALTER E G WI H S -XXXL-XI H S ANNUAL PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF 1900 ldzlu Ill C ll f CHARLES BUCKLEY WELCH lssoz mfg I dzfafx COLLYER MARGRE I ANNA E FITLGERALD lnsm ss llfma ll SIDNEY ARTHUR ALI-XANDER Iwounla I zzwusx llama ARD JOSEP RICHARD F SIEDENS PICKER MERIDEN COVVECTICUT VOL XI A M HURLEY H W HOLDEN A . . y. . . . . 1. o a Q 0 -4. . . AV. .,. , L 1 - - 1 lf, I . A V , 1' ' -- . . . ., qv- . , 1 . 1 t.. , LQ' Y -1 . J 1 ' ' . ,.. ,,, . .. ' ,J . .. . SIIS, . , . , A A . 'N H S XNNI'-XI 1 IBLD 01' COA TILA l 9 INI RODUCPORXI BOARD OF EDUCAPION SUPP RINTIFNDFNI' OI SCHOOLS THF FKCULlX ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ATHLFIIO ASSOCIAIION FOOTBALL TEAM TRACK TFANI BASFBALL TEAINI THE PLNNANI CJIBLS BASKFI BALI TI AM GIRLS ATHLI TIC AQSGCIALION DP DATING SOCIETX OFI ICERS OF IQO3 IN NIEMORIAW1 CLASS OF IQO2 QLNSS HISIOIQ CLASS PROPHFCY CI ASS POFM ORAFION CLASS HONORS VAI FDIC1 ORILS SALDTATORY CL ISS DAI ADS AND GRINDS, KCTS O 'II. A I. I YI I. D ' I 7 ' ' 'L. 12 ' ' I, ..... . 3 , I 3 Q ' f .... 6-7 . I. ' ,..... 3-I3 J , ..... I4 ' , . . . I5-I7 I , ...... I8-I9 ' I I ,..... 2O-21 '. , ...... 22-23 ' 'A ,..... 24,425 A I ' I ft , ..., 26-27 ' +3 I , 'X , . . . 28 FRATERNITTES CH. Z, lf. IW. Z., J. 17. 2'.,f1. .-1.5, . 29-37 : I ' Q ', ..... 38 1 P ' ,..... 3Q I ' I ,..,.. 40 , ...... 41-52 ' I ' I I ,... . . 53,-6 ' I ,..... 6X-68 . , ...,,, 69-72 ' . - -'--- 73-74 I . C ,,.... 75 .S A ' , ...... 76-77 ' , ...... 78 A ' ,...... S J ..... S5 M. H. S. ANNUAL. 3 I11t1'0fluCl0I'y. N a short time the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Two, which for four years has trod the halls and corridors of the Meriden High School, will be but a memory of the past, a dim, faint marking on the sands of time, and a mere unit in the great number of alumni. During the four years in which it has been a humble seeker after knowledge, many and varied have been the experiences which have happened to it, great and famous the characters that it has known, tried and true the friendships formed. During these years it has seen classes, one by one, leave the student- home, and to-day, as it stands on the threshold bidding a last good-bye, the voice will tremble and the tear will come. And thus, as a memorial of these friendships, as a monument to the efforts, not the deeds, accomplished, and in accordance with a custom in vogue for many years, this annual is brought forth. For the one expecting a finished literary product this book is not intended, it is merely a record of the pleasant years passed at school. In the future, when the years have sped, and the Class of Nineteen-Two is but a memory of the past, and when its members are scattered far and wide throughout the world, then may this volume unite again in heart the scattered members, re-establish the friendships of long ago, and bring back the memories of those happy days. To this end the book is dedicated. The Class acknowledges its indebtedness to the school, and the public in general, for the generous support accorded them in their undertaking. It also desires to express its great obligation to Mr. D. Stuart Douglass, '99, whose many original drawings have done much to beautify the pages of this book. As to our advertisers, may they live long and prosper, the best in life is none too good for them. fum' 16, 1902. I M. H. S. ANNUAL. Board of Eduea tion. 1901:1902. BENJ. W. COLLINS, HOMER A. OURTISS, DR. O. H. S. DAVIS, NAPOLEON P. FORCIER GEO. M. HOWELL, THOMAS KING, JAMES P. PLATT, THOMAS L. REILLY O. E. STOCKDER, JR., DR. A. W. TRACY, C. L. UPHAM, E. WEST. Superintendent. A.B.MATHEK SUPT.ALBERT B.MATHER,A. M M. H. S. ANNUAL. 7 Superintendent Ma ther. LBERT B. MATHER, A. M., Superintendent of the Public Schools of Meriden, was born in Fairfield, N. Y., and received his boyhood schooling in the academy of that place. Graduating from Amherst College in the class of 1867, he came to Meriden as principal of the Corner H School. He held this position for thirty years, ,.ff' l eaving it in july, 1898, to become Superintendent of the Public' Schools of Meriden. He received the degree of Master of Arts from Amherst Col- lege is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, and has been president of the State Teachers' Association and president of the State Organization of Superintendents and Principals. WILLIS J. PROUTY, A. M., PRINCIPAL M. H. S. ANNUAL. 9 Principal Prouty. ILLIS J. PROUTY, A. M., Principal of the Meriden High School, was born in Spencer, Mass. Graduat- ing from Tufts College in 1887, in the fall of the same year he came to Meriden as assistant principal of the Meriden High School. In 189 5 his college conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts, and in September, 1900, he succeeded Mr. S. T. Frost as principal of the school. Mr. Prouty has always been a popular and efficient teacher, and his two years as principal have Won for him the regard and good will of the scholars. His never-failing geniality and kindness have endeared him to student and teacher alike. M. H. S. ANNUAL. AUGUSTA J, BOONE, Latin. 94 W'i1cox Avenue. JOHN PUTNAM CLARK, Assistant Principal and Teacher of Mathematics, English and History. 240 East Main Street. CAROLINE J. H1'rcHcocK, Natural Science. 539 Broad Street. M. H. S. ANNUAL. FLORENCE M. FISHERDICK, A. B. Greek and English. 539 Broad Street. EMMA K. FOSKETT, Physiology and Latin. 642 Broad Street. CAROLINE L. NAGEL German. 83 Pleasant Street. M. H. S. ANNUAL. ELIZABETH DEKALB PEASE, Ph, B French and Botany. 465 Broad Street. JENNIE H. GIBSON, Stenography and Typevvriting. 1 69 Elm Street. , . V X , i ,... K -5:33 . 'f:.i5 e K . 'I :ff'f,f3i55 fi' ' I L 'L .2if7f4J5k' , ,gm J. ELIZABETH Ross, S .- COH1I11S1'C1a1 Branches. , M -.ee 1 V 33: . e 109 W. M3111 St. M,,,...w.gs it W 5,15 4 , . , Q, .5 2 ,,, Q V: en f , W 4 , J' if M. H. S. ANNYAL. ZULA E. ROGERS, Algebra. 82 Akron Street. G. FRANK GOODALE, Music. 240 East Main Street. CLARA M. COE, Oratory. . Bradley Avenue. 14 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Alumni Associa tion. Presidefzi, CHARLES F. ROCKWELL. Vzke-Preszkiwzi, KITTIE L. NICKERSON. Sccreiaajf and Treaszzrer, ROBERT G. CHURCH A. B. AUBREV, Excfufzbe Commilfee. WILLIAM BROWN, HARRY HOLT, SHERMAN JOHNSON, CLAIRE M. BOOTH M. H. S. ANNUAL. 13 'ix L 49 W R Officers of Athletic Association. Preszkletzi, HAROLD H. GRISWOLD, yO4. Vzke-Pf'esz'den!, ROBERT R. REILLY, 'O3. Secrettzgv, JOHN F. O'BRIEN, 'O3. Ywtzsztref, F. TAYLOR QUINLAN, ,og M embers. PRINCIPAL YVILLTS J. PROUTY. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JOHN P. CLARK. 1902. SIDNEY A. ALEX.ANDER, EDWARD J. QUINLAN, WALTER E. GARD, JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, ROBERT LIDDELL, G. WARREN BEACH, WILLIAM B. CHURCH, GEORGE H. DICKINSON, LOUIS R. HUBBILXRD, HOLLIS D. IIIIMICH, RICHARD F. SEIDENSTICKER, FRANCIS C. UPHAM, CHAS. B. WELCH. 1903. JOHN F. O,BRIEN, JOSEPH F. O,BRIEN, RALPH W. PARISH, F. TAYLOR QUINLAN, ROBERT R. REILLY. 16 M. H. S. ANNUAL. 1904. MELVILLE B. BERNSTEIN, STANLEY R. LYNN, GEORGE C. CAHILL, EDNNVARD S. MQMAHON, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, JAMES W. MOMAHON, CHARLES EARLE, KERRAN B. NOLAN, WILLIAM H. GAGE, DENNIS T. O,BRIEN, HAROLD H. GRISYVOLD, STANLEY PARDEE, HAROLD C. GRANT, EDVVARD C. PARKER, HARVEY E. GOLDEN, WALDO T. PRATT, DUDLEY HARMON, MICHAEL G. J. REYNOLDS CHESTER H. LYNN, HAROLD ROGERS. WALTER H. P. VANDENBURG. 1905. HOWARD W. BUTTON, HARRY T. MELLEN, EDWARD F. BOOK, THOMAS T. MARTIN, ROBERT E. BROWN, WILLIAM F. O,NEIL, KENNETH E. CHASE, ROY W. PIERCE, WILLIAM J. CUNANA, CLIFFORD L. PARSONS, WILBUR F. DAVIS, JR., HENRY F. QUINT, JOHN A. HURLEY, IR., EARL F. PLUMPTON, GILES B. KEENEY, WALTER RIGNEY, HAROLD S. LITTLE, WALTER SCHEFFER, JOHN F. LYONS, KARL C. STADTMILLER, EDWARD A. MCMAHON, GEORGE WACKTELHAUSEN RALPH H. WILCOX. M. H. S. ANNUAL. 17 Presidents of the Athletic Association. 1891, CHESTER C. KENT, ,Q2. 1892, JAMES P. BREESE, ,Q4. 1893, JAMES P. BREESE, ,94. ISQ4, ERNEST L. ROBINSON, '89, Member of 1895, ERNEST L. ROBINSON, '89, Faculty 1896, HARRY C. LANE, '96, 1897, HERMAN T. GLADW1N, 198. 1898, ALBERT L. CLARK, ,QQ. 1899, HOWARD W. CHURCH, 'OO. IQOO, 1 901 CHARLES WEI.CH, ,O2. HAIQOLD H. GRISXVOLD WILLARD C. HYATT, ,OI. , B. ! I' Captains and Manage 1891 CAPTAINS CHESTER C. KENT 18923 JAMES B. BREESE,, 1893, JAMES P. BREESE. Teams. MANAGERS XVILLIAM A. THOMPSOIN SHERMAN F. JOHNSON HONVARD L. STEVENSO 1594, BURTON C. ROGERS, CHARLES E. ROCRWELL IS95, HARRY C. LANE, LOUIS F. GRAEBER, 1899, HARRY C. LANE, XVILLIAM H. UPHAM, 1s97, NELSON C. JOHNSON, ALGERNON J. BERNSTEINI 1898, 1899. NORMAN G. BARBER, ' QCLARENCE T. TVIANXVARINC5, JALBERT E. XVEST, H. STANLEY BRISTOL JHERBERT B. XVILKINSON JXVILLARD C. HYATT E. HALSTEAD BRAINARD 1999, XVILLARD C. HYATT, 1991, JOHN F. O'BR1EN, S1DNEY A. ALEXANDER IQO2, JOHN F. O'BRIEN, JOSEPH F. O'BRIEN, Track Teams. 1897, ROSVVELL B. HYATT, XVILLIAM H. UPHAM, 1898, ROSXYELL B. HYATT, ALBERT L. CLARK, 13991 T. ARTHUR BUTLER, GEORGE C. HOXVARD, C. HOXVARD TRYON, 1900, T. ARTHUR BUTLER, 1901, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, ' XVALTER E. GARD, 1902, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE JOSEPH XV. HOLDEN, Baseball Teams. IS94, JOHN J. KEANE, HOXVARD L. STEVENSON 1895, FLOYD E. HUBBARD, LO1'1S 11. GRAEBER, IS96, CHAS. F. BREYVER, HOXYARD E. BOARDMANT 1899, WM. LUBY, HERBERT B. VVILKINSON 1991, PERCY COLLINS, JOHN P. CLARK, qM9111b91 91 IQO2, XVILLIAM GAGE, fFaCu1tx J 1902, Tennis G. XVARREN BEAC H, EDXVARD J. QUINLAN, Tea m. JOHN P. CLARK, QBICIIHJCI' Of Clfzmcultx J s of Athletic Teams Footbzji E M. H. S. ANNUAL. li Football Team. JOHN F. O'BRIEN, Cqtlflfdlill. SIDNEY A. ALEXANDER, Md7ldlQ'67'. Left End, RAYMONI3 BIITCHELL. I Left' Yltckle, HAROLD L. LITTLE. Lg? Gerard, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, Centre, ABRAM F. BLANCHARD Rzlgkf Guard, HERBERT R. KING. Right Tackle, JOSEPH F. O'BRIEN. Rzgh! Efld, VV. BOWEN CHURCH. Quarter-Bacfe, G. VVARREN BEACH Left Hay-Bank, JOHN F. O'BRIEN. Right Hay'-Bark, CHARLES EARLE. Fu!!-Back, VVALTER E. GARD Substitutes. GEORGE H. DICKINSON, HOLLIS D. IMMICH, RICHARD E. SIEIDENSTICKER, DENNIS T. O'BRIEN Games Played. September 28, M. H. S. 0, New Britain H. S. 5, October 5, 6, Hillhouse 'A o 12, 23, Middletown 0. 19, o, Boardman 36, November 3, o, New Britain 16. K' 25, 6, Catholic Club o, Total, M. H. S., 355 opponents, 57. P w w i l JR. M. H. S. ANNUAL. Track Team. ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, Capz'az'n. JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, Manager. WALTER E. GARD, HERBERT R. KING, W. BOWEN CHURCH, JOHN F. O'BRIEN, GEO. H. DICKENSON, HAROLD R LITTLE. Best Records Made. 100 yards dash, Edwin A. Hurley, II seconds. 120 hurdle, Albert L. Clark, 18 220 K' John F. O'Brien, 292 1' 440 run, Roswell B. Hyatt, 60 H 880 2 min. I5 sec 1 mile 'A 5 32 Pole Vault, john F. O'Brien, 9 ft. 3 in Putting Shot, T. Arthur Butler, 38 K' 61 Throwing Hammer, Harold R. Little,106 25' ' Running High jump, A. L. Clark, 5 6 U Broad 'K VV. Bowen Church,17 'A 3 - f- - Y M. H. S. ANNUAL. 2 .Baseball Ilaazn. WILLIAM GAGE, Capfaiw. EDWARD QUINLAN, Mafzagcr. STANLEY R. LYNN, c. CHARLES WILLIAM B. CHURCH, ss. B. EARLE, p. WILLIAM GAGE, 117 G. WARREN BEACH, 212. HOLLIS D. IMMICH, Lf. CHESTER H. LYNN, 311. JOSEPH H. MUMBLO, f. f. I. HYNES, :cf Substitutes. GEORGE A. CAHILL, HAROLD G. ROGERS, ROBERT R. REILLY. Games Played. April 19, Meriden 2O 23, H o, May 1, 6 3, 19 9, 13 'K 15, 4 Middletown 9. Boardman 4. VValliugford 2. Cheshire 16. , Wallingford Io. Hillhouse, I. M. H. S. ANNUAL. 91 THE PENNAN Edif0l'-ill-Cl9l'6f.' FRANCIS CURTIS UPHAM, ,O2. Associate Edziors : ROBERT B. SEIDENSTICKER, '02, E. RUSSELL WILLSON, '03, HOWARD J. SAVAGE, '03, WILLIAM B. CHURCH, '03, DUDLEY HARMON, '04 Edifors of Girls' fDeparz'ments: LOTTIE L. MORSE,' 02, BEATRICE E. COLLYER, '02, JOSEPHINE L. GLADWIN, '02. 'Business 57VIczmzg'er: ROY TAYLOR PARKER, '03. Assz'sianz's .- NORMAND D. BRAINARD, '03, HERBERT R. KING, '03, HOLLIS D. INIIVIICI-I, '03, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, '04 1 Y 1 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Girls' Basket Ball Team. RUSS IOSEPHINE L. GLADNVIN, Ccljilazh. MISS FRANCES B. CHAFFEE, Mafza 1' Fofwardss IOSEPHINE L. GLADW1N, PAY SALESK1 Cmierx FRANCES B. CHAFFEE. Cuam's.- ELSIE G. STERNBERG, ' DAISY ACKER1 Substitutes. KATHERINE M. REILLY, MARGRETTA M. H U RLEY, M. H. s. 0, at 9, nc ,, D: 1 12, nl I, Total, M. H. MINNIE CASEY Games. Hillhouse 21. State Normal Q2ndj II. Boardman 9. ll 3. Hillhouse 9. S. 27, opponents 53. 28 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Girls' Athletic Association. Preszdenf, JOSEPHINE L. GLADWIN, yO2. Vz'ce-Preszdenf, FRANCES B. CHAFFEE, '05. Secrefary, CLAIRE C. CONVERSE, '03, Treasurer, BESSYE H. MILLER, '04 BEATRICE M. COLLYER, '02, GRETTA M. HURLEY, 102, FELICITAS SALESKI, ,O2, MAY FORCIER, '03, SADIE A. SLOANE, '03, DAISY SCI-IWINK, '03 ELSIE STERNBERG, '03, I KATHERINE M. REILLY, '03, BESSIE YEAMANS, '03, MINNIE CASEY, '04, CAROLINE CASHEN, '04, GRACE CASHEN, '04 ANNA MUELLER, '04, MARION R. SMITH, '04, CERTRUDE STADTMILLER, '04, DAISY ACKERT, '05, LENA EBERT, NINA E. THOMPSON, '04, ELSIE YEAMANS, ,04 ,05, AMY SHUTE, '05, MAY STANLEY, '05, FLORENCE STEVENS, '05 M. H. ANNUAL. 31 7' QJIIIFN Lllllfk CONNECTICUT EPSILON. Ae tive Members. SIDNEY A. ALEXANDER, yO2, JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, yO2, EDWARD J. QUINLAN, ,O2, CHARLES B. WELCH, ,O2, LOUIS R. HUBBARD, '03, JOHN E. O'BRIEN, ,O3 JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN, ROBERT R. REILLY, I03, E. TAYLOR QUINLAN, Y03, GEORGE A. CAHILL, '04. HAROLD H. GRISXYOLD, 04, HAROLD O. ROGERS, '04 KENNETH E. CHASE, I05, XYILBUR P. DAVIS, JR., '05, HAROLD S. LITTLE. '05, EARL E. PLUAIPTON, '05, CLIFFORD S. PARSONS, A05 ff ix fax, me , 3-3 i is X M. H, S. ANNUAL. W iw, . V30 My an NA Q-Jug Q. SQ? .4 A Active Members. ETHEL D. EARLE, '02, MARGRETTA M. HURLEY, '02, LOTTIE E. BARTLETT, 703, M. EDNA BANNER, ,O4, ZELLA I. GOODWIN, I0, NETTIE BRAINARD, '04, ETHEL E. COWING. '04, BESSYE H. MILLER, '04, ETHEL G. EASTON, 'o MARION R. SMITH, '04, STELLA G. BROVVN, 105, FLORENCE QUINLAN, '05, LEONA B. MUNTZ, '05 EDNA H. SLOANE, I05, ALICE H. THQIIAS, 005 V V M. H. S. ANNUAL. ANIDME IXTAAUTMA kv I 1 -flqfh I - HRW ' f DELTA. A ctive Members. CLAIR BEEBE, '02, RICHARD F. SEIDENSTICKER, yO2, FRANCIS C. UPHAM, G. YVARREN BEACH, '03, WILLIAM B. CHURCH, '03, HOLLIS D. INIMICH, HERBERT R. KING, IO5, RALPH R. PARISH, '03, ROY T. PARKER. HOVVARD J. SAVAGE, Iog, ROBERT N. CHAFEEE, 04, DUDLEY HARMON, M. H. S. ANNUAL. ,-I -AE, ol- 0 9 9 5 ,Lx 1- , . T Q. ie NWA ' 5 '5 : A AA A gl.. i f .41 G Active Members. BEATRICE M. COLLYER, ,O2, IOSEPHINE 1.. GLADVVIN, 1 O2, ELIZABETH W. CHITTENDEN, YO3, CLAIRE C. CONVERSI-3, ,O3, GRACE H. ILLINGWORTH, ,03 RHEA ILLINGWORTH O3 SADIE A. SLOANE, ,O3, EMILIE STILLMAN, '05, HAZEL TWTSS, '03, ISABEL M. SMITH, '04, GERTRUDE STADTMILLER, 104 NINA E. THOMPSON O4 FRANCES B. CHAFFEE, 'O5, AMY L. FOSTER, AO5, MAUD HAMILTON, '05, HELEN E. HYATT, '05, MARY A. LEE 38 M. H. S. ANNUAL. M H. S. Debating Society. Officers. P1fesz'dem', PRINCIPAL WILLIS J. PROUTY. Vzke-President, FRANCIS C. UPHAM, 'O2. Sewfez'a1j1'-Treasurer, EDWARD J. QUINLAN, ,O2. Executive Committee. WILLIS I. PROUTY, Chairman. FRANCIS C. UPHAM, ,O2. CHARLES B. WELCH, yO2. JOHN P. CLARK QMember ofFacu1ty.J WALTER E. GARD, '02. JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, '02. . ROBERT LIDDELL. '02, FRANCIS C. UPHAINI, ,O2. EDWARD J. QUINLAN, '02. R. F. SEIDENSTICKER, '02 CHARLES B WELCH, ,O2. G. WARREN BEACH, '03, HERBERT R. KING, 'O3. OWEN GERARD, '03, HOLLIS D. 1MMICH, 303 G. D. RANDALL, '03, GFORGE CAHILL, ,O4. ROBERT I. REILLY, ,03. M. B. BERNSTEIN, ,O4 CHAS. EARLE, ,O4. DUDLEY HARMON, ,O4. H. E. GOLDEN, yO4. H. H. GrRISXVOLD, ,O4 E. C, PARKER, '04. W. T. PRATT, ,O4. ' H. G. ROGERS, ,O4 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Class of 1903 Pffeszkieni, W. BOWEN CHURCH. Vice-P1f6sz'a'enz', RHEA ILLINGWORTH. Secretary, SADIE A. SLOANE. Treasurer, JOHN F. O'BRIEN. M. H. S. ANNUAL. 1In flbemoriam. WALTER EDWARD BROWN. Born Nov, 16, 1884, Died Nov. 12, 1901. WALTER MORRIS LOUNSBURY. Born Oct. 9, 1883, Died Apr. 30, 1902. They are out of tl1e chaos of living, The wreck and debris of the years, They have passed from the struggle and striving They have finished their goblet of tears. They have ceased, one by one, froni their lahoui S0 we clothed theni in garments of rest, And they entered tl1e Chamber of Silence- God do for them now what is hest. XVe saw not the lift of the Curtain Nor heard the invisible Door As they passed where life's prohlenis uncertain XVill follow and vex them no niore. And though Thou hast darkened the Portal That leads where our vanished ones be, XVe lean on our faith in Thy goodness, And leave thein to Silence and Thee. Z1 I' 0 f 7 5 Q is-' f1 ,g,f?cZ',-Z, iw - ,, 2 f AV' . .LQ If K I A . Z,-,-, f5-,:..4fxJ,,TX iq ' V fs X 41'-fxgra' X x f 1f,5',Af 1' : WM f ff. f N Q lQlE7i . JW Y A ,X ? m y '-JAM-.sie . V .A 'AN ,fp U --.' Y Q' ' f E gp? 'X.a-..i!,:'i WiZ-447' X- J ,ff mi , . .,,, H t in ,gifs I P ,4g Y HK ' !f'!li'rf,.fu -' ' .qgiw Y M. H. S. A NNUA L. CHAR1.Es BUCKLEY WELCH won his lirst debate Nov. 16, 1883, and he has continued talking ever since as the minutes of the Athletic Asso- ciation and Debating Society show. Charley is our class president, ex- president of the Athletic Associa- tion, editor-in-chief of the I902 Annual, member of Theta Sigma, and the most admired and versatile boy of IQO2. He names as his future intentions the Bar, with journalism and agriculture as pas- times. Yale will probably claim him next fall. MARGRETTA MARY HURLEY first saw the light of day in the City of Bridgeport, February IO, 1884. GrettaH was voted the fussiest and best dressed girl of the class. She was our vice-president, and in spite of the onerous duties of this office, she has been one of our high stand girls. She is a daughter of Kappa Mu. ETTA MARION NORPOL, alias Dot, o11e of the most popular and jolliest girls of our class, was voted the class beauty and laziest girl of 1902. Dot'l was our class secretary and ably performed the duties of her oflice, although she would persist in smiling at the boys. Dot says that her future intentions are undecided, but we would not be at all surprised if she changed her residence in the near future. N. H. S. ANBL L EDWARD JEROME QUINLAN is a very nice young man, even if he was born in Branford. He is treasurer of the class of ,o2, a member of Theta Sigma, and his favorite study is Greek. His future intention is Yale. He says every- body knows his opinion of himself, so it would be useless to give it here. In politics he is on the fence and we hope he won't fall off on the wrong side. On a bright sunshiny day in November, 1883, M.fkRIE LoU1sE DOUGLASS made her debut before an admiring world. May is our tallest and most admired girl and is altogether a very popular and estimable young lady. As Portia, in the last half of the Merchant of Venicef, at the Senior Public last Winter, she won lasting renown. May says her strong points are moonlight excursions, but we think it makes a difference under what conditions and with whom she makes them. ETHEL Doizofrnv EARLE, our sweet iirst soprano, claims New Haven as her birthplace. Ethel is one of our liveliest members and was voted the class jollier and wittiest girl of 1902. She says her strong points are walks and in that we all agree, especially when she goes to Bee Mount QBemontJ. She is a faithful member of Kappa Mu. 44 M. H. S. ANNUAL. ELLEN J. FREDRICKSON is our class historian and one of the high stand girls of 1902. Ellen intends to go to college, and there will doubtless do honor to her Alma Mater. Ellen Was a member of the famous German class and held the post of honor in the bald-headed YOW. JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, alias Cupid,', our class infantw and fusser, is one of our shining lights. 'KCupid i' is a famous ath- lete GD and takes great interest in the track team, of which he is man- ager. He is also one of the most energetic Workers of our class and has a Way of expressing his opinion that often gets him into trouble. joe is a great traveler and can tell you many stories of the fair-haired damsels Of Nova Scotia. He is a member of Theta Sigma. H H FRANCES MARIA BROWN claims the busy town of Yalesville as her birthplace. She is a quiet, pretty little girl with brown hair and eyes. She says she is undecided as to future intentions, but Wait, Fanny, perhaps someone will decide them for you. Her strong points are eat- ing and sleeping, and if she sticks to these she will surely win in the end. M. H. S. ANlXl AL NIAY ELIZABETH CROXVLEY struck her first note in Meriden, May 4th, 1884, and has gone on striking them ever since. Con- sequently she is now a brilliant musician. She says her politics are pant-is-o-cratics Qwith apologies to May for the division of the word, not knowing just how to pronounce ith. But if the nrst syllable is an index to the rest, we guess May is on tl1e right track. i SIDNEY A. ALEXANDER, the nerviest and best dressed boy of the class, first opened his eyes on this world May 31, 1883. Sidney is ex-manager of the football team, business manager of the 1902 Annual and member of Theta Sigma Society. He is a star actor, as all can testify who witnessed our Senior Public in which, he took the part of Bassanio. U He is also known as the shrewd and schem- ing politician. JosEPH1NE LILLIAN GLADWIN played her first game of basket ball in Meriden on March 27, 1883. Besides being interested in basket ball she has been an associate editor of the Pennant, president of the Girls' Athletic Association and is an energetic member of Alpha Alpha. Her favorite book is the U Demerit book, of which she has reaped full benents. 46 ' M. H. s. ANNUAL Let us next introduce you to BEATRICE MIDDLETON COLLYER, our most versatile young lady. Berry 'l is noted for her thespian and literary ability. Her renown was gained from the Merchant of Venice'l and from the numerous stories she has written for the Pen- nant. She is a member of Alpha Alpha. Sigma RICHARD F SEIDENSTICKER claims Meriden as his birthplace He is a member of Alpha Delta Sigma and was voted the hand somest boy in the class of 1902 Strange to relate he still Wears the same sued hat He says he has no strong points and is very modest, having no opinion of self but he Will long be remembered as giving 'Kgood and manly recitations especially in Lit FRANCIS QURTIS UPHAM our class orator played his first ping pong game June I5 1884 He vvas editor in chief of the Pennant and proved a remarkably line one Francis intends to go to Yale,where he bids fair to make a name for himself He claims the honor of being a member of Alpha Delta M. H. S. ANNI AL EDNA MAY XVINSLOXV was a very valuable Christmas gift, December 25, 1882. She is undecided in her future intentions, and also a little mixed as to the proper shape of the mustache, as she translated from the French: He bit the corner ofhis mustache. Some day Edna will see one at closer range perhaps, and be better able to judge of the shape, Sac. If George Washiiigtoxi had waited one hundred and fifty-one years he would have been born the same day as J. CLAIR BEEBE, Feb. 22, 1883. But we see lots of things in Clair that don't remind us of George. His opinion of self Cwhich is N.G.J is not shared by everybody, as heis organist of a church in Hartford. He is an Alpha Delta, is a good boy and very fond of dancing. You might ask him how he likes waltz- ing under an overcoat. ANNA ELIZABETH FITZGERALD was voted class K' grind and well deserves the honor. She says her coming to High School was a case of have to. Her politics are woman's rights, but you'd never think it to look at her. Paradise Lost is her favorite book. She is one of the high stand girls. WI H ANNFAL. Although AMY W ILF RE D BUDDE has been with us but three years, she has made many friends in that time. Amy proved an ex- cellent entertainer and hostess at the late reception tendered the class. She says her future intentions are An old niaidf' but We hope she will soon change her mind. Among the goody, fellows of the class the .name of WALTER EMERV GARD, alias Emily, stands forth. Walter is class genius, jollier, laziest a11d most popular fellow of 1902. 'A Emily is also a member of the football team, ex-manager of the track team, manager of the tennis tournament, and a sure cure for the blues. He is a great orator and often entertains the elocution class with his elaborate gestures. FAY ANNA SALESKI, another of our star basket ball players, began to shoot for the basket Septem- ber 3, 1884. To look at Fay you would never think that she could play basketball, but if you had attended the games last fall you would have seen otherwise. Fay says her strong points are elocution and Lit. M. H. S. ANNUAL C NIARY AGNES GILMARTIN is ranked among the meekest and H bestl' girls of 1902. Among the severest trials of her school life she mentions oratory, especially when Miss Coe asked her to speak louder. She made the effort of her life to accomplish this. and at last suc- ceeded so successfully that the front row, by straining their senses to the utmost, could hear a murmur now and then. VVALTER ALLEN'S fame rests on his literary career. And from his column of High School news in an evening paper he is hailed as a knight of the pen. He names the profession of motorman as his future intentions, but We are in- clined to think that Walter has been Working one of his usual Ujolliesf' He is one of our high stand pupils. FRANCES AUGUSTA STURMER made quite a sensation for such a little pebble on Ian. 19, 1885. She is one of our shortest and meekest and expects to attend the State Normal School, where we wish her all success. M H S. ANNUAL. MARGARET KATHRYN MULHALL was born january 18, 1883. Kittie is the class infant, but you wouldn't think so to hear her talk. Arguing is her strong point and that all of us, teachers and classmates alike, acknowledge she can do to perfec- tion. Her future intention is Nor- mal School, and now we are anx- iously waiting to know what the chances are there for the last word. ROBERT LIDDELL first began to sail in a bathtub September 12, 1882. Bob is a great mechanic and expects to become a famous electrician. Bob's houseboat at Hanover is a sample of his skill and a monument of his ability. HENRIET'l'A LOYOLA RAHALEY was born May 16, 1886, and is con- sequently just sweet sixteen and the youngest in the class. She has done line work the past four years, and the class feel proud of her. Her favorite study is Latin. M. H. S. ANNUAL. CLASS MOTTO ! esse quam videri. CLASS FLOWER, BLUE VIOLET. CLASS EMBLEM, PIN. CLASS COLQRS, BLUE AND GOLD ,D M. H. S. ANNUAL. Class 0f7yCQI'S. Prcszkienf, CHARLES B. NVELCH. VZ.C6'-P7'6SZ'dE7Zf, MARGRETTA M. HURLEY. Secreiary, ETTA NORTON. Treaszcreff, EDWARD I. QUINLAN Committees. JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, ChdZ.7'77Zd7l, WALTER E. GARD Rccepz'z'01z, x ETTA NORTON, , QMARGRETTA M. HURLEY. sEDWARD ff. QUINLAN, CqhllZ.7'77ZCZ7I wROBERT LIDDELL ffm DW, 'MARIE L. DOUGLASS, C1faa'mz!z'0n, fl Phologmphs, 4 ETTA RAHALEY, YSIDNEYA. ALEXA NDE R, ROBERT LIDDELL. ETHEL D. EARLE, Cbaz'1'ma7z wANNA FITZGERALD, EDNA WINSLOW, MAY CROWLEY. M. H. S. ANNFAL. 53 Class History. PART I. ELLEN J. FREDRrcKsoN. HE writer is fully aware of her incapability of treating justly the history of her illustrious class. However, as she does not wish the deeds of class of IQO2 to be omitted in the annals of Meriden High School, she has undertaken the intri- cate task. 4 Our class numbered ninety-six when it entered the High School, but it graduates with the small number of twentyrseven. Though few in numbers, we hope to become useful factors for good in the world. During the term spent here at school, we all acknowledge that we have received a great deal of benefit, as well as enjoyment. In mentioning the names of the class which have been entrusted to me, I trust the members will pardon me if any omission or slight error is made. Josephine Lillian Gladwin was vice-president of the class during the junior year, president of the Girls' Athletic Associa- tion and manager of the Girls' Basket Ball Team during the past year. Josie is a great enthusiast in basket ball, and sometimes becomes very excited during the game. At one game she called out, so that it resounded through the hall, Look out for your man! H Her chief delight is to hear the Dibble dabble near the charming sea coast. Ask Iosie how she likes to be an angel. Her favorite piece of music is the Chaftfjerqsj VVedding. You have all, no doubt, heard of our great musician, joseph Clair Beebe As Meriden was too small a place to contain his 54 lvl. H. S. ANNUAL. genius, he has accepted a position in one of the churches in Hartford, where, we trust, he will make a name and, perhaps, change one. joe took the part of Gratiano in the successful performance of 'tTl1e Merchant of Venicef' You made a very effective background, joe. joe thinks Haze! nuts are the most pleasing. Berry Middleton Collyer was another of the famous charac- ters of the production of the Shakspearean play. We think you made a Wise choice, Berry, and we hope you will never regret it. Berry was a member of The Pemzafzf staff, and has cultivated her literary talent quite extensively. She anticipates a literary career. May you strike it Rick and Qhjard. Berry was voted the most versatile girl of 1902. VValter Allen is another of our literary characters whose ability you have probably noticed in the High School news of the daily paper. Walter always Wears such a sober expression on his face, and walks so dejectedly, that we have wondered what was the cause. We think, however, that 4' she failed to arrive. His favorite study is Nature. The Bndfdb is so pretty and inter- esting, you know. His future occupation is a motorman. I Wonder why. I am sure, however, that it will be a job that pays well, especially if he happens to procure the right route, then he will have some very accommodating patronesses. Anna Elizabeth Fitzgerald is one of our conscientious girls, who is very attentive to her studies. She is our class grind, and a very amiable one. Her opinion of self is all right. CVVe think so too.j And she is strong in all points, and particularly angles. Anna is a great favorite among the teachers. I will now introduce to you our class infant, Margaret Kathryn Mulhall, familiarly known as Kit, It is very inter- esting to watch Kittie recite. She gets up on her tip-toes, gives a long discourse Qwhich surprises you to think that she could contain it all in such a small bodyj, then, when she has Hnished, she slides down in her seat very slowly, then looks around to see how it has affected the rest of the class. If any correction is made, she quotes a long selection from the book to verify her statement, and then she shrugs her little shoulders in such a cute way that we can't help feeling amused. M. H. S. ANNUAL. .xv Etta Rahaley, the youngest member of our class, is a very bright Latin scholar. She is also very fond of German. If she will pardon me, I will quote one of her German translations: Porter to Traveler, 'tWhere are you going? Traveler, To the next hotelfl Porter, Wait a minute and I'1l bring it to you. Etta expects to enter Normal next fall. Good luck to you I Edward Quinlan is another of the prominent members of our class. During his junior year he was the tireless secretary of the Athletic Association, and his strong points from then on have been writing minutes. Ed startled us one day in the Ger- man class by saying that he had other things in his headf' W'e are now able to change our opinion, and to think that it isn't all white matter after all. He will enter Yale next term. Fay Anna Saleski is one of those quiet, submissive girls of our class. She has tested her strength in basket ball, and found that it was a good tonic for a weary and tired body. Fay is an excellent German scholar. She has informed us that her future intentions are private. What a mystery! But don't forget to remember your classmates with a card. The class of 1902 is quite musical. I have no doubt but that you have heard of that fact before. Miss Ethel Earle is one of the leading musicals, whose sweet voice you will hear at Graduation Day. Ethel is a great walker, and is very fond of this exercise. We think there must be others who also harbor the same sentiment. How about it, Ethel? She was given the honor of class jollier. You will have to search a long time before you find a person to whom the epithet as meek as a lamb applies more to any one than Frances Brown. Fannie comes to us from Yalesville. We have all enjoyed her company among us, and will be sorry to lose her. Fannie was a member of the small Chemistry Division of the class. Miss Amy Budde came to the Meriden High School from Middletown. She entered during the Sophomore year. Amy was very modest when first she came to Meriden High School, but what a change! She says she has made a life's mistakef' We hope that some one will make it all right. Ask Amy what her future intentions are. They are too startling to relate. 56 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Last of all is Joseph Waldorf Mark-Hanna Holden, who was Voted class infant, cutest and class fusser. You must all have remembered the llittle youth with his short pants at the Fresh- man Public, and heard his sonorous voice to advantage in the rendering of Goldsniitlfs famous poem. Joe was a member of The Debating club,'l which afforded him an excellent oppor- tunity for the cultivation of his oratorical ability, which he in- tends to use to advantage in the stump speeches for the political party with Hthe most ready cash. When this is realized, he claims that there will be but one element missing, z'. e., con- jugal bliss and happiness. The best wishes of the class accom- pany you. This !z'z'l!e youth had a very exciting episode While on his visit in Nova Scotia. If you wish to learn the particulars, write for information to Anna Eva Fay. You will now listen to Mr. Holden, who will entertain you with the rest of the history. K I M. H. S. ANNUAL. 57 Class History. PART H. JOSEPH W. HOLDEN. ICERO tells us that History is The witness of ages, the light of truth, the life of our memf ry, the teacher of our lives, and a messenger from the distant past. I will leave it to my hearers to judge how near the following comes to the standard set by Cicero. Charles Buckley Welch, who is a member of GJ. Z., the boy orator of the Lyceum, president of the class of 1902, ex-president of the Athletic Association, editor-in-chief of the IQO2 ANNUAL, last president of the old M. H. S. Debating Society, the most admired boy of the class of IQO2, who divided honors with Beebe for the most versatile, came to the Meriden High School to drink irom that fountain of learningf' While Rip Van VVin- kle's draught of Hendrick Hudson's i'EXtra Stout put him back for twenty years, the Boy W01ld6f,S'y draught seems to have advanced him about twenty years. He says that his opinion of himself varies with the weather, but the weather for the past two months has been all that one could desire, Charles has grown so rapidly that he has quite outgrown his own back yard, and he now plays in some one elsels. I wonder whose. Marie Louise Douglass and Charles VVelch were voted the most admired pupils in the class Qby each otherj. Miss Douglass was also voted the most coneeited, but I think it must have been a mistake, for surely anyone who knows May could not say she was conceited. She came to M. H. S. to become a great scholar, and she says that she has succeeded very well. 58 M. H. S. ANNUAL. As Miss Douglass was voted the most conceitedfgirl in the class, so was Sidney Arthur Alexander voted the most conceited boy, also the best dressed, the nerviest, and one of the laziest boys in the class, a member of H. Z., leader of the Meriden High School orchestra, business manager ofthe I902 ANNUAL, manager of the 1901 footballsteam, but he is better known to his intimate friends as Paine johnson. To those unacquaiuted with him, as Mark Twain says, he is a man of middle size and compact frame, and when he is thinking deeply, he has a way of knitting his brows, and tapping his forehead rellectively with his ringer, which impresses you at once with the conviction that you stand in the presence of a person of no common order. Nevertheless, he is exceptionally lazy. In fact, he has been known to do everything by proxy. 'When last seen, Alexander was entering Tufts through the roof. Mary Agnes Gilmartin is one of our most accomplished musicians. She is a very studious girl, but one day, through some mistake or other, Miss Gilmartin informed one of the Latin classes that Uthe cows passed into the cave on their tails. A few facetious members of the class wanted to know if they were trained animals that had escaped from a circus. Miss Margretta Mary Hurley, the vice-president of our class, came to Meriden from Bridgeport. Miss Hurley is one of our brightest and most studious girls, also a member of Kappa Mu Sigma. She is an accomplished athlete, having played on the girls' basket ball team. Walter Emery Gard, member of the IQOI football team, cap- tain and full-back of the 19oo second team, which made itself famous by defeating the regular team, manager of the IQOI track team, member of the M. H. S. tennis team, president of the Broad street tennis association, captain of the M. H. S. ping pong team, was voted the most popular boy in the class, the wittiest, class jollier, class genius, and he divided honors with Alexander for being the laziest boy in the class. He was unan- imously elected by the Elocution teacher to a new oifice, that of 'tclass monkey. Although W'alter says his strong point is giving the Elocution teacher something to do, we would much rather hear him sing his favorite song, There's a Bean M. H. S. ANNUAL. 59 in Motlier's Ear. When mottoes were being submitted to the class for consideration, the one which he proposed was, In Beef We Trust.', Walter is also a very dressy boy, and it is said that he often appears with a white vest and a high 'at. Miss Etta Marion Norton, our class secretary, who was voted the oflice of class beauty, and also the laziest girl in the class, says, in reply to the question, Why did you come to M. H. S.?,' that she wasn't consulted in the matter. The time at school which she most enjoyed was Playtime, I wonder if she meant the second period on Mondays and Thursdays. Never- theless, Etta shows her unusually good judgment when she says her favorite book is the bank book. As Miss Norton was voted class beauty, so was Richard Frank Seidensticker voted the handsomest boy in the class. Dick is a member of A. Ll. Z., and was elected to the office of class poet. You will have the pleasure of listening to his aesthetic creation later on in the evening. Frances Augusta Sturmer is the meekest in our class. She says that she came to M. I-I. S. because she was sent. Although she says her strong points are minus, I am sure that if you attended one of the Elocution recitations in the second period and saw her set the entire class giggling, you would not think so. Miss May Elizabeth Crowley intimates that she came to M. H. S. to have some fun. May lost so much sleep over her favor- ite study, Nature, that she says her future intentions are to sleep enough. She is one of our most accomplished musicians. Allow me to make you acquainted with Francis Curtis Upham, a member of A. A. Z., ex-secretary of the Athletic Association, vice-president of the Debating Society, class oratcfr, and ex-editor of The Pemzani. W'l1en Mr. Upham assumed the duties of editor, he invited his class-mates to be liberal with their contributions, both prose and poetry, to his paper. Responding to his kind invitation, placed in his hands a poem entitled, Spring, Imagine my mortihcation, when the next issue appeared without my poem. However, the editor, wishing to make matters right, inserted an acknowledgement of the same, and also the following comment, The poem is smooth and blubberyg it reads like buttermilk gurgling from a jugf, Per- G0 M. H. ANNUAL. haps he will deny the authorship of this brilliant criticism, for he is like all other young newspaper men, and does not wish to become famous at such short notice. He is also famous for his witticisms. A brilliant example of his humor is the following: Why are the members of the Cicero class good friends?l' Because they are boon CBoonej companions. Miss Edna May Winslow is one of the quietest girls in the class. We are at a loss to know whether this apparent quiet- ness is caused by Winslow's famous soothing syrup or not. However, she has often startled the oratory class by raising her voice high above the roof. She intends to take the field as a stump speaker in the election in behalf of Woman's Rights. Robert Liddell, who is our meekest boy, is also one of our bravest, for does he not brave the terrors of the briny waves of Hanover Pond? Any pleasant afternoon you may see Bob sitting on the hurricane of his houseboat, enjoying the sea breezes and reading his favorite book, The Duties of a Sailor, or How to Sail a Boat. When not occupied with his boat, he divides his time between oratory and the laboratory. Miss Ellen Josephine Fredrickson, who has handled the first part of the History so ably, is one of our high-stand pupils, having secured a scholarship. Miss Fredrickson held the posi- tion of honor in the bald-headed row in German for two years. M. H. S. ANNUAL. 61 Prophecy. PART I. BEATRICE M. COLLYER. A' lfull inauy a gem of purest ray serene, The dark, uufathonied caves of ocean wear, Full inauy a Hower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air. UT this is not true of the class of 1902, for, as you will easily see, some of them shine as the stars in Heaven. I have facts here concerning some of these planets, which I gained after much striving a few years after my graduation. Some of the stars I interviewed, while the others shone entirely out of my reach. The first person of whom I learned was Robert Liddell. O11 a snug little houseboat on the Thames he dwelt, letting it now and then to parties who wished to view the scenery along the river. He was still studying elocution, under one of the famous English actors. He had a picture of himself, taken as the Duke in the 'fMerchant of Venice,', which he cherished highly, and showed only to a few favored friends. Mr. Liddell said that 011 moonlight nights, when he stood on the deck declaiming, whole shoals of fish would crowd about the boat, half out of the water, and remain perfectly motionless listening to him. This sounds rather fishy, but we must believe Mr. Liddell. Sydney A. Alexander was also in England. I wanted very much to speak to him, but did not get the chance. However, I saw him in the distance. It was on Regent Street. In a draper's window, around which a large crowd was gathered, was G2 M. H. S. ANNUAL. a man, short and dark. He was standing at an easel painting with lightning speed, and turning every now and then to s1nile sweetly on the crowd. I recognized the smile before I recognized Sid, for it was exactly the way he used to smile down on the elocution class from this very platform. When he finished the picture Qwhich he did with many a dab and a Hourish, making a beautiful moon by a twist of his thumbb he dropped his brush, and picking up a queer thing, the skeleton of which I think was a violin, he began to play to the admiring crowd. Full orches- tra. Such enchanting music! And he played the drum with his feet. I pushed through the crowd and tried to enter the shop, but found there that he had just gone to lunch, and would not return that day. Never was mortal more surprised than I, when I learned of Frances Brown's doings. She kept a magnihcent millinery establishment on the Rue de la Paix, Paris. She had become decidedly French-her clothes, her coiffure, her heels and her chatter. Fanny always did talk remarkably fast, and now her shrill, imperative voice was heard a hundred times a day. t'Celeste dipechez vous. Truly this is a strange world. J. Clair Beebe was playing the organ in a church in Munich. I went to call on him 5 the maid showed me in to the wrong room, and I was the unseen witness of a pleasant little domestic scene. In a dimly lighted room, strewn with music, books a11d papers, under part of which I could see the fai11t outlines ofa piano, a pretty little Frau, with flaxen hair and round blue eyes, was seated mending stockings near a table, at which sat a very stout gentle man with long, wavy hair. He was busy writing. Suddenly he swept paper, pens and all on to the floor, andjumped up. He seized his fair Frau around the waist, and together they whirled about the room, overturning chairs and scattering the music like leaves. They stopped, and Herr Beebe cried breathlessly, as he gave her a resounding smack, Nun meme liebe Lisel! Success to the new sonata I A startling thing happened in Egypt a short time ago, when Professor Nickel, the famous balloonist and his wife, formerly Miss Josephine L. Gladwin, were ballooning from Thebes to Cairo. Something had' gone wrong, and the balloon had to be M. H. S. ANNUAL. 63 lightened. Jo immediately offered her services as a weight to be dropped overboard. You see she had practiced athletics so much that she could drop from any height and land safely on her feet. So over she went. She dropped lightly in the midst ofa crowd of Egyptians, and bounded high in the air, coming down with an indignant, Rubber! They needed no telling. She had great difficulty in getting away from them, as they thought she was a goddess, and would persist in carrying her. But here, again, basket ball came ing many of them she tossed into the Nile, from whence they never returned. Miss Anna Fitzgerald was also in Egyt, conducting a party of young ladies from a boarding-school on an exploring expe- dition. They spent much time around the sphinx and pyramids hunting for hieroglyphics. Miss Fitzgerald afterward became famous for having discovered an epitaph on the tomb of one of the Egyptian Kings. One morning, when I was at breakfast in the Waldorf, a large gentlemen, with a broad expanse of pink and white shirt front, stalked in. He was fairly ablaze with diamonds. I-Ie came over and spoke to me. It was Walter Gard, now manager of one circus, three musical comedy companies and one Shakspearean company. Of the last he was leading 1na11. And he told me that upon an accident's happening, he had played the clown in the circus. I could easily imagine his doing that. Walter invited me to attend the performance that evening at one of his comedy company houses, as, he said, he had a surprise in store for me. I occupied a box with Ms. Gard. The curtain rose. The scene was the sky, the deep blue, star-studded sky of night. In the center was a larger, brighter star than the rest. To the accompaniment of slow music it gradually opened. Then out of it darted a fairy in glistening silver. Down the center she whisked on the very tips of her toes, and at a loud burst of music she began to dance. I lifted the glasses-and dropped them. just then Mr. Gard entered the box. Do you recognize her? I did. The name on the programme was Carmenkuta-Star dancer. Her name was Kittie Mulhall, and she once belonged to M. H. S., 1902. In a small western town, Oskaloosa by name, there is a 64 M. H. S. ANNUAL. a far-famed band, a woman's band. The leader is a young lady who wears her uniform well, marching airily down the streets on holidays swinging her baton. Her name was well known in Meriden High School as a very sprightly young member of the class of 1902 named Ethel D. Earle. A short time ago I spent a week in Oskaloosa, and on the very day I arrived I heard this famous band It was a holiday, and I stood on the balcony of the hotel waiting for the procession. The band was coming around the corner, but not playing. They stopped in front of the hotel to rest. Ethel was as lively as ever. Suddenly she saw me. She nodded her head and winked her eye, and turned to one of the players. The word was passed along the band. Ethel waved her baton and the band burst into strains of Sweet Annie Moore . I can hear it yet. Miss Ellen Fredrickson, after graduating from Vassar with high honors, opened a ladies' seminary in a lone, wild town out west. Ellen was immensely popular with the cowboys, who presented her with ponies, six-shooters and other delicate little articles. But the cowboys and the six-shooters being too much for Ellen, and a professor from Yale happening in the town, she fled to him for protection, and he carried her back to her native state for the rest of her life. Contrary to all expectations, Walter Allen entered the Sal- vation Army, and his kind and thoughtful disposition toward everybody soon won him the place of captain. He had thought of taking up journalism, but the style of all newspapers tended so toward the Hyellowf' and as that was not Allen's style af all, he joined the Salvation Army, and instead of hitting the people he hit the tambourine. I had great difficulty in locating Miss Amy Budde and Miss Frances Sturmer after they were graduated, but the following extract from one of Miss Budde's letters explains their where- abouts: It is so long since I wrote you, that I must tell you everything that has happened since Frances and I landed in Africa. We traveled through Cape Colony, distributing sample bottles of our famous Patent: -Hair Restorer among the Boers and Zulus, especially among the Zulus. Also being offered a M. H. S. ANNUAL. G5 large commission on Wi11slow's Soothing Syrup, we took several cases of that along, as Frances said she felt so sorry for the African women, as she knew they had not reached that high state of civilization where soothing syrup was a necessity. and it was the dream of her life to go to Africa as a missionary and take some of the syrup, so that the women could get their house- work done while the babies slept. ' But to our intense horror the men drank the syrup, and the hair restorer was given to the babies. All our work was thrown away, the fathers slept peace- fully all night, soothed by the syrup, while the poor babies cried harder than ever. I tried to persuade some of the chiefs to let me write for an automobile for them. qo how delightful to fly through these romantic wilds on the wings of the wi11d as it were lj But they either didn't or wouldn't understand, and per- haps it is just as well, for we have never received any money for the hair restorer or syrup. It is all charged. I am com- ing home, but Frances is undecided. She has met a most charming missionary Qa widower with seven childrenj, and I think she will stay. Yours as ever, AMV. S fy . ,Q IMS. g f l V ' r 5, t 5 . fa it at 66 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Prophecy. PART II. XVALTER E. GARD . N the spring of IQI3, while on a business trip, I struck New York on a dry Sunday. I walked down Fifth Avenue and turned into a magniicent church of large proportions. All the pews were crowded, and I was seated in the back part of the church on a camp stool. As I was a little late the sermon was just beginning, and, straining my neck, I could see a tall, handsome clergyman ascend the pulpit. He immediately began his profound discourse, and his powerful voice filled the church to the organ loft. Gladness was in my heart when I beheld Richard Frank Seidensticker. I could hardly wait for him to cease, and immediately after the service rushed to greet him. I-Ie met me with his usual frankness, and we talked on and on, until I asked him about his family-whether he was wed. He assumed a heavenly look, and I could betoken a slight blush on his manly cheek. With a tear in my eye I turned and fled into the street. I could not help marvelling on the wonderful creations in hats which paraded the avenue, and after a few moments' con- templation inquired of an affable stranger about them. He told me that the style had been originated by a Mlle. Gilmartin, a former American now of Paris, and that she was court milliner to all the crowned heads of Europe, and he said in an apologetic whisper, Did you ever see a head without a crown?', Her trade must have been stupendous! Hearing of one and seeing another member of 1902, I went to a nearby drug store and looked in a directory for names of others. M. H. S. ANNUAL. G7 I found several, and noting the addresses went to hunt them up. At a feminine college I met Miss Rahaley, who greeted me in a manner that betokened Boston and an iceberg. She was the prexy', and governed with iron will and rod There was a bitter enmity between her and Miss Winslow, who still manu- factured her famous brand for teething children. The latter's wealth was enormous, and she had her magnificent residence built in the form of a large bottle. I found that Miss May Crowley, true to her natural tendencies, had become the far-famed manipulator of the steam calliope of Forepaugh 81 Sells Bros.' circus. Her performances on this sweet-toned machine attracted thousands to the circus, and the management had raised her salary fourteen times. Ed. Quinlan was also in the metropolis, and one of the most promising politicians of the day. He said that Welch and Upham had made it so hot for him in the old town that he thought best to capitulate. During the last five years Eddie had been attorney for every murderer and suicide of any notoriety. His success was marvellous and his modesty proverbial. All the others of the class not previously mentioned were still in Meriden, except Miss Collyer. I had not seen her since graduation, but her prominence on the stage is known to you all. She is now writing her Recollections of Two Weeks in Shak- spearean Roles. In this she gives credit to Meriden audiences for first appreciating her subtle talent, and mentions with pathos her first appearances in the Prince of Egypt, The Merchant of Venice and the Drummer Boy? W'hile on my way to Meriden I read of her career in all the magazines I bought. On arriving at my native city, the first object that attracted my attention was a large building of Greek design. A sign over the door showed it to be Saleski's Gymnasium for the Weaker Sex. I sent in my card, and shortly a large, muscular woman in a navy blue suit and red tie appeared. She recognized me and extended her hand. Her vice-like grip took away my small store of animal courageyand at an early opportunity I wended my way onward. After dinner, at the Winthrop, I ascended to the roof garden and sat smoking, and dreaming The moon shines bright on such a night, when a physical dream G8 M. H. S, ANNYAI.. awoke me, a11d my rude, involuntary stare was returned by a heavenly smile and an extended hand. Miss Hurley was just as charming as ever, but would say very little of herself I saw ,Toe Holden that night on my way down the elevator to my room. I-Ie is the boy with the brass buttons. He told me that Gretta and her former classmate Miss Gilmartin are in the Parisian Design Trust. Miss Gilmartin has the hat end and Miss Hurley the Pom-Pom, Bias and Moira' end of the corporation. joe told me of himself, and said that his position was one of the most important in the establishment. I am frequently raised, he said, and whenever called down never fail to take the offlcious offender with me. Hubbard Park attracted me the following day, and while wandering about came face to face with a large fan. The fan was gradually lowered, and the vision of divine beauty which dazzled my eyes brought a flood of recollections to my liuttering brain. Old friend, said she, this is my one place of safety, and my protection is my fan. Then, without further greeting, she gave a quick scream and precipitately left me. On looking down the hill I beheld countless hordes of tripod-bearing men with long legs rapidly advancing. Suddenly from the bushes around armed men sprang up and drove them back. Inquiring from one of these lurking bluecoats, I learned that they were hired by -'s Magazine to keep the camera fiends fro1n Miss Norton. Failing to see her again I returned to town and called on Francis Curbstone Upham, and found his law practice was one o f tl1e largest in the state, his retainers from various corporations amounting to over g200,000.00. He was still the same diffident, modest Frank that he had been at school. On looking up Miss Douglass I found she was no longer Miss. She was then i11 Europe with her large family. I was sorry not to see her. , The last person I saw in town was Chas. Bombast Welch. He was on a hurry trip from New York, where he was conferring with national political leaders. He had no time for long conver- sation, but threw me his welcoming smile. M. H. ANNVAI.. 6 Class Poem. RICHARD F. SEIDENSTICKER. 'Twas in nineteen-two, on the fourth of June, That the senior class, with laugh and tune, Assembled down in lower east To decide the question of a feast. The matter was settled, and then uprose A question in no way concerning prose : To elect a poet was their intention, And, as they say, to stop objection, But, as I learned from two or three, To adjourn the meeting they elected me. Now one by one each dear classmate, I'll try for you to enumerate 3 Some are short and some are tall, And some of them play basket ballg Some are fat and some are thin, But, never mind, I must begin. First of all I wish to state That Charles B. VVelch, in wisdom great, Was always by the class esteemed For his manly face. How good it seemed ! And once I learned from a little star That he has Visions of the bar. Now this our message be it sent : Good fortune to our president. H Miss May Douglass of stature tall, Among the fairest in the hall, Acted as Portia in our recent play In a very good and pleasing way. M. H. S. ANNUAL. First and foremost in this class Ranks a tall and graceful lass, Anna Fitzgerald is her name, A student of much deserved fame. And Miss Rahaley, who ranks next, Seems to memorize the entire text 3 She knows her German from cover to cover And of Latin verbs she is a lover. A member of the class, who is very small, Goes by the name of 'K Kitty Mulhall g But Miss Sturmer and Miss Budde, too, Might a very small door go through. There is a fellow within our number, Who never once has made a blunder g We call him Peter. See that smile, Y0u'll not forget it for awhile. His name is Upham, of more renown Than any fellow within this town For studying long and studying late, And they even say he broke the plate, When in the chair he proudly sat For his picture. just think of that ! But we must leave our smiling friend, And once again our way we trend. Miss Ellen Fredrickson, who is quite tall, And joseph Holden, who is quite small, Have as historians been selected, And were loudly applauded when elected. Miss May Gilmartin, a maid demure, Is always of her French quite sure, Which is also true of Francis Brown, XVho is always dressed in a becoming gown XValter Allen without a coat, May be sometimes seen in his little boat On the clear waters of Hanover Lake, Plying the oars till his bones do ache. M. H. S. ANNUAL. And Bob Liddell, the ship's lirst mate, Fills his position, they say, first rate. For he also with the oars is strong, And often rows the boat along. Miss Beatrice Collyer has Won much glory, By writing many a pleasing story, And has been chosen by her classmates To hold a council with the fates. When Margaret Hurley, with eyes of brown Which she turns so demurely down, Acts as president in a meeting, She always receives a pleasant greeting. About four members I wish to tell, NVho music all have studied well 5 J. Clair Beebe the organ plays, And justly wins abundant praise. A line pianist is Ethel Earle, Whom we all consider a clever girl 3 Miss May Crowley is another star, For she understands each note and bar. Some people, they say, begin to weep, And many others have gone to sleep, But the why or'wherefore is a riddle, When Alexander plays his Hddle. This year's manager of the baseball nine Filled his position in a manner fine, And all the lovers of baseball here, Hope Quinlanis successor will be his peer. Miss Norton has undertaken French, And was once seen studying on a fence 5 But Miss W'ins1ow has German learned, And the leaves of many books has turned. Josephine Gladwin of the basket ball team Plays until her eyes do gleam, As with steady eye the ball she throws, And it straight into the basket goes. BI. H. S. ANNUAL. Basket ball is played by Miss Saleski, too And she also with the ball shoots true, And many times has won a game By her quick and well judged aim. My last name is 'Walter Gard, W'ho was once known to study hard, But now in tennis he takes pleasure, And thus makes use of any leisure. And now that our days of school are past, May our present motto be our last g And in future years may it always be Just as now, Esse quam videri. . f.VV h' if 46 , 'F - ,sri-:NN-',, ,,,- ,QV ,, V :rw . M. H. S. ANNUAL. 73 0ra tion. FRANCES CURTIS UPHAM. The motto chosen during the last few weeks of our life as a class, when school friendships and associations are about to be broken, when our four years' course of study at old M. H. S. is at an end and a new and strange life suddenly opens up before us 5 the motto chosen then is no mere formality adopted accord- ing to a time-honored custom, no meaningless combination of words to be forgotten tomorrow. It is rather the expression of some great truth that we have learned during our school life, of some high ideal that we will hold ever before us and try to attain in the years to come. Esse quam vz'dcrz', 'fto be rather than to seem. A dozen sermons could be preached with these words as a text and yet half their signiiicance would still be unrealized. We could dwell upon them for hours without fully comprehending their depth of meaning. But the central thought of the motto may be expressed in one word-character. Character is an actual force in the world. Its results are plainly seen on the pages of History. All great movements, all noble deeds, have found their champions in high-minded and resolute men of character. It was character that enabled Oliver Cromwell to put an end to the Long Parliament and assume supreme power over all England It was character that led Queen Victoria to command the loyalty and love of all her sub- jects. It was character that enabled George Vlfashington to unite the quarreling colonies, lead them victoriously through their war for independence and then form them into one stable government. It was character that advanced Abraham Lincoln 74 M. H. S. ANNUAL. from the humble log cabin in the clearing to the White House, and made him the most beloved of all our presidents. But it is not necessary to look to the past to find examples of the force and influence of character. We meet with them every day. Who is he in any community that receives the respect and love of his fellow citizens? Is it he who possesses the greatest amount of riches or is the most educated? Or is it he who has the highest and noblest character? In any school is it the most athletic or the brightest student that wins the respect and affection of his schoolmates? Or is it the one who possesses character? We may admire the wealth of the rich or the strength of the strong or the knowledge of the educated, but we honor and love the character of the noble. As we stand here upon the threshold of a new and larger life can we do better than to resolve to possess character, t0 be rather than to seenin ? Most of us will live humble lives. We will not attain to fame or Wealth, and perhaps trials and failure in what the world calls success will overtake us. But if we earnestly strive after the high ideal which we have set before us in our class motto, our very failure will become our success, for, in the words of the poet, The glory of our life below Comes not from what we do or what we knou But dwells foreverinore in what we are. M. H. S. ABNL AI 75 Scholarship Appointments. lDHl6CiCtO1'1Q5, Anna E Fitzgerald Salutatmjg, Henrietta L. Halraley. Hicks' Prize Essays. George 1EI,i0t, Margretta M. Hurley. Mew llinglanb llboete, Effu Norton. Self 'lbQIp, Henrietta Hallaley. Glbarlee Ebichens, Walter llllen. Zibougbts on Elmerican ctitigensbip, F 0. Uplwm- Gfugtg, Charles B. Welch. 76 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Valedictories. ANNA E. FITZGERALD. OR three years we, as a class, have played but a small part in the graduation exercises of the Meriden High School, but to-day we assemble to say f'Farewell, H not only to the members of other classes, but to our school, our teachers and to one another. To-day we feel in some degree the signifi- cance of the word Farewell. We have been companions for four years-four years of study, four years of social friendship and pleasant recreation. four years of mental and physical improvement. We have sympa- thized with one another in troubles, and have enjoyed with one another the pleasures of High School life. And now we enter upon a different life. What success we shall have, what victories we shall win, the future alone can tell, but we go forth knowing that all will be well with us, if we do our duty faithfully wherever fate calls us. We miss from our number to-day two, who for three years traveled with us, but whom death called from us during the present year. . To you, members of the Board of Education, we extend our thanks for the kind interest you have taken in us throughout our High School course. To you, principal and teachers of the Meriden High School, we feel grateful. We shall not soon forget the kindness and patience you have ever manifested toward us. And to you, fellow-students, just a word before we seperate. As you go on through life, you will have many difficulties to to contend with, but try to overcome themg make the best of whatever happens, and strive to be rather than to seem. H M. H. S. ANNUAL. 77 Yet feeling, yes, sadness, wakes in each heart, As each inonient brings nearer the time when we part. The hour of parting draws nigh. In spite of hope for the future there is a tinge of sadness in the present, for H XVe meet no more as once we niet, Our paths lie far apart-the spell is broken, The spell that helcl our spirits ill its sway Has gently, lingeringly passecl away. And now we must say that word Whose cadence speaks of old associations, of friendships knit by time, of happy years together, the word whose intonation tells that what has been is now no more, the one word left to us-it is Farewellf' -X ,mls Q 11 K 1 1'-Z,--: N .'. 3 n ' TJ... A E, ., . 78 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Salutatory. HENRIETTA L. RAHALEY. ONORATISSIMI spectatores, ad me attinet salutare et excipere Vos ad haue scaenarn ultimam uostrae scholasticae vitae ut honores litterarum in summam classem Meridenensis Altae Scholae conferantur. Vobis, clarissimis directoribus Merideneusium scholarum, ex- tendo salutationem. Vos convenistis ut, vobis ducibus popularis cultus praesentibus, scientiae faveatis. Tibi, nostro bono prin- cipi cum tuis sociis eruditissimis, extendo salutationem. Vobis, denique, meis caris coudiscipulis, extendo salutationem. Hic noster concursus iucundus, spero, nos omnes ad maius studium in reliquum tempus incitabit. Vos omnes excipere delectamus atque vestram praesentiam hodierno die inter gratis- simas memorias et amatissimas nostrae adulescentiae iudicabimus. Iterum, nostros amicos et patronos houestos salutamus et salvemus. M. H. S. ANNUAL. 751 Class Day Exercises. HIGH scHooL HALL, JUNE 23, 1902. Song, History, Part I, Piano Solo, History, Part II, Poem, Prophecy, Part I, Vocal Solo, Prophecy, Part II, Oration, with Presentation, Song, Class Ellen J. Fredrickson Ethel D. Earle joseph W. Holden Richard F. Seidensticker Beatrice M. Collyer J. Clair Beebe Walter E. Gard, Francis C. Upham Class, 80 M. H. S. ANNFAL Historical Memorabilia. N the afternoon of Tuesday, the twelfth day of April, 1881, the Meriden High School was born at a special town meeting, at which it was Voted to establish a central school to which the more advanced pupils from all districts may be sent for instructionfl The sum of 323,000 was appropriated for the support of the school the first year, and Rev. I. H. Chapin, Dr. C. H. S. Davis and Saxton B. Little were appointed a committee to secure rooms, employ teachers, fix the grade, examine pupils, and make all necessary arrangements for open- ing the school the first of the following September. Up to this time there had been 110 high school. Pupils were prepared for college at the different grammar schools. Latin, Greek, Geometry, Algebra, English and all the necessary studies were taught by the principals, and pupils took their examinations, going direct from the lower schools. This took up much of the principalls time, and there was much dissatis- faction with the arrangement. As far back as October, 1860, the Board of Acting School Visitors, consisting of J. C. Howard, chairman, T. Q. Bradish, clerk, and A. E. Camp and W1 B. Hall, acting visitors, recom- mended that the schools be graded and that there be 'ta higher school? Agitation was kept up until October, 1866, when it was voted to establish a High School. An appropriation of 350,000 was made, and a committee of one from each district appointed 'to proceed and arrange with the necessary details. Furniture was purchased, teachers engaged, the school was about to be started when some of the more conservative citizens, alarmed at what they considered unnecessary extravagance, called a special town meeting and rescinded all previous votes passed relative to the High School. M. H. S. ANNUAL. Sl The matter was then apparently dropped until 1872, when Dr. C H. S. Davis and Rev. J. H. Chapin took up the fight in behalf of the school- Rev. J. H. Chapin especially championed the measure, and it was through his efforts chiefly that the matter was finally decided as related above. On june 30 and july 1, 1881, candidates were examined for admission at the Corner School. T hirty-eight passed and sixteen were conditioned. On the 5th day of September, 1881, school was opened in the old Turner Hall building, which stood just east of where the present High School now stands. The attempt to keep school in the Hall was a decided failure and the next day the school was removed to the Prattsville District schoolhouse, Where quarters were assigned which were occupied for four months. The faculty then consisted of Mr. Henry S. Pratt, Principal, Miss Katherine R. Kelsey and Miss Augusta I. Boone. On the Ist of January, 1882, the school was moved into the German-American School building, where the school was con- tinued until the present building was built in 1885. The build- ing was dedicated with elaborate ceremonies on the 29th of Decem- ber, 1885. Dr. C. H. S. Davis, Chairman of the School Board, presided, and Senator O. H, Platt delivered the oration. Thomas H. Warnock, now editor of the Meriden Record, read an original poem. The nrst class to graduate from the Meriden High School was the class of 1883. Of the thirteen who graduated at that time, George B. Buxton is now mayor of South Norwalk, Conn., George A. Clark is a prominent lawyer in Butte, Montana, William L. Hatch is a leading real-estate dealer in New Britain, Conn., David L. Yale is pastor of the Congregational Church of Bath, Maine, and Thomas H. VVarnock is the well-known editor of the Morning Record, of this city, Daisy G. Dean is now Mrs. E. G. Pearson, of Hartford, Miss May L. Allen is now Mrs. Arthur Tyler, Miss Dominga C. Alvarez is a principal at the Broad Street School of this city, Miss Indiana M. Thomas is a resident of this city, while Miss Gertrude I. Pepper and Miss Harriet T. Lines are now Mrs. A. O. Burt and Mrs. R. L. Peck of this city. Miss May L. Moses and H. Hudson 82 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Churchill have been the first to break the ranks of '83 and join the ranks above. Mr. Henry S. Pratt was the first principal, serving from 1881 to 1888, when Mr. Simeon T. Frost succeeded him. Mr. Frost served until IQOO, when Mr. Willis J. Prouty, the present principal, succeeded him. Thus from a school with a faculty of two teachers, a total attendance of Hfty-one, and a corner of the Prattsville school- house as a home, the institution has grown u1Iti1 to-day, when the 20th class is about to graduate, it is one of the highest rank High Schools in the State, with a faculty of thirteen and total attendance of 270, and a building valued at 5I00,000. VALEDICTORIANS. SALUTATORIANS. 1883, DAISY G. DEAN, GEORGE A. CLARK, 1884, NETTIE A. IVES, FRANCES SMITH, 1885 MINNIE B. HARRISON, CARRIE E. BROOK, 1886 FANNIE R. IYES, I. BVRTON MILLER, 1887 EDITH P. MACY, EMILY P. TEN EYCR, 1888 HARRIET L. FALES, If. Is. OTIS, 1889 NELLIE H. HI'IsEARD, NELLIE E. MACY, 1899, ANNIE M. GAINEs, LOTTIE MANNING, 1891, MINNIE M DOWNING, KATHERINE BATI-IOLOMEW 1892, LUCY H. SMITH, M. DOCIA BOXVMAN, 1893, CAROLINE R. YALE, GEORGE J. MILLs, 1894, ADELE CURTISS, HARRIET E. BROXVN, 1895, J. FRANCIS FLYNN, WILLIAM JOHNSON, 1896, EDWARD C. ELLSBREE, MARY SALESKI, 1897 JULIA NVHITMORE, EDWARD BRADSTREET, 1898, ETHEL R. SAXVYER, MABELLE C. GRANT, 1899, CAROLINE M. CURTISS, ELEANOR M. HAGGERTY, 1999, HOVVARD W. CHURCH, ROBERT A. SQUIRE, 1901 EDITH M. LOUNSBIIRY, MAY P. IVES, T902 PRESIDENTS. ORATORS. 1883 DAISY G. DEAN, H. H. CHURCHILL, 1884 NETTIE A. IVES, -- --- I885 MINNIE B. HARRISON, -ff l- I886 FANNIE R. IVES, l- - 1887, H. M. BILLIARD, FRANKLIN S. LAXVTON, 21888 F. B. OTIS, ROBERT W. CARTER, 1889 XV. E. COE, -l -- 1890, 1891 AUGUSTINE N. FOSTER, SAMUEL W. MAGUIRE, AUGUSTINE N. FOSTER, ARTHUR F. MILLER. 1892 1893 1394 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1 900, 1901 1902 1892 1893 1894, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900, IQOI 1902 1883 1884 5 l M. H. S. ANNUAL. 83 ALICE A. BALDXVIN, O. VVOLCOTT GAINES, ARTHUR B. JOY, 'WILLIAM S. JOHNSON, LOUIS F. GRAEBER, EDIVARD D. BRADSTREET, F. PRESCOTT GRISXYOLD, ALBERT L. CLARK, HOXVARD W. CHURCH, WILLARD C. HYATT, CHARLES B. WELCH. EDITORS OF PENNANT. CHAS. F. ROCKXVELL, EDXVARD C. ELLSBREE, ALFRED B. ATJBREY, F. PRESCOTT GRISNVOLD ALBERT L. CLARK, HENRY B. PERKINS, CHAPIN HOXVARD, JR., FRANCIS C. UPHAM, HOXVARD J. SAVAGE. HISTORIANS. GEO. A. CLARK, MAY L. ALLEN, NELL1E F. BREESE, ADA M. PATCHEN, 18855 B.-CAMP, IC. ELLENA VVILCOX, 1856 FLORA E. BUCKLEY, 1888 1889 1887 Q S 'Z G 2 EMMA F. RYAN, F. G. SEELEY, NELLIE L. GRISVVOLD, FLORENCE W. FRANKL1 NETTIE A. BROXVN, ALLEN H. HITCHCOCR, SEDWARD M. XVHEATLEY, 1890' J. XV. COE, TBLANCHE M. XVILCOX, MINNIE A. WILES, 1891- SAMUEL W. MAGUIRE, S 3 BERTHA L. SIVAN, 1892 L. 1. BOOTH, F. B. STAND1SH, v N, THOMAS A. HOLDEN. SHERMAN F. JOHNSON, ARTHUR B. JOY, CHARLES F. ROCKXVELL, LOUIS F. ORAEBER, NVILLIAM C. BROXVN, HAROLD L. WHEATLEY, A. J. BERNSTE1N, RUPERT L. PENNEY, CHAFIN HOXVARD, JR., FRANCIS C. UPHAM. EDITORS OF ANNUAL. C. C. RENT, SHERMAN F. JOHNSON, JAMES P. BREESE, CHARLES F. ROCKWELL, EDXVARD C. ELLSBREE, ALFRED B. AUBREY, CHARLES H. M1LES, JOSEPH A. FALVEY, HENRY B. 1JERR1NS, CHAP1N HOVVARD, JR., CHARLES B. WELCH. PROPHETS. DOMINGA C. ALVAREZ, JOSEPHINE K1NTz, E. JOSE11H1NE LOCRROW, CLARA L. PEASE, EVA H. SLOANE, ALICE O. BORST, NELL1E M. PENDEXTER. ANNA HADLEY, 'RICHARD J. DONOVAN, HATTIE E. PUFFER, 84 M. H. S. ANNUAL. ,89. SLOUISE A. GRISXVOLD, VZ CHARLES E. GRISXVOLD, 1894 FANNIE P. LEAHY, BESSIE COE, S QELMER XV. ROBINSON, 11952 ETHEI. H. HAVENS, H96 I ROBERT G. CI-IFRCH, I EDNA L. RICHMOND, Q ALICE M. STILES, IK97 EDXVARD H. XVILKINSON, ,J Q G CLAIRE M, BOOTH, GRACE M. IIARLOW, ALBERT E. MUCKLOXV, D. Ia. DOWLING, GEORGE If. XVINSLOXV, F. W. IIENDEXTER, MARELLII: C. GRANT, It 9' I XYALDEMAR C. HIRsIIIfIEI.D, Q SJESSIE E. WILCOX, I' 99 'Z H. STANLEY BRISTOL, moo I JANET A. CRABB, ' IC. HOXVARD TRYON, lgol I MARTHA J. SMITH, IKVILL.-XRD C. HYATT, 5 SELLEN J. FREDRICKSON, 191.27 , . JOEEPH W. HOLDEN. 0 HAROLD C. EVARTS, ELIZAIII-:TH II. PATTEN, PEARL IILARE, JULIA M.-XNLEY, MAIIDE E. IIEACII, GUY S. FORCIER. MARTHA H. TRACY, CHAPIN HOXVARD, JR., REATRICE M. COLLYER XVALTER E. GARD. 'lk -I 'h A 4 'HSI 'ev s '? A , ,.. 7 ' 1 it RE ,litbifza 'f 1, f U 1,1671 6 2 GMO? 2 K fN ,Huy 41 'nh ,A WWI' 4 k ' ,MW .nam , .VV mm, ,, L f Q04 QA, :aw I Jlvzwff fy Nl Q15 ,JW Q V 1,5 .,,-, P-35 3 If X SCVQK l if A 1 ff 'I' f X X X O a, KX V fd HM! XX Y fl !,'fAT.'1' 'S Q- E TIII' I 213 fifjlf 'Z AW., 15 , ' ff l !f 'f Y ,K A x ' J' X I-I 7142 L .7 -A A T R- ff E D-if HSmERcr1Ar1Ty1-Rfimfi PRESENTED BY 'FI-IE CLASS OF 1902 IN IGI-I SCI-IOOL CHAPEL DEC. 20, 1901. Cast. Duke of If67lZ'L'6, . . ROBERT LIDDELL Anfonio, . . CHARLES B. VVELCH Bassmzia, SIDNEY A. ALEXANDER Gmtzkzno, . I. CLAIR BEEBE Salmzio, . . FRANCIS C. URHAM Salaffina, . , RICHARD F. SEIDENSTICKER Lorenzo, . . JOSEPH W. HOLDEN Skylark, . . . WALTER S. HOLDEN Lanaelaf Gabba, . . ABRAM BLANCHARD Old Gabba, . . VVALTER E. GARD Form, f MARIE L. DOUGLASS -I BEATRICE M. COLLYER Nerz'ssa, . . ETHEL D. EARLE fessicca, . NIARGRETTA M. HURLEY Class Alphabet. The Reign of Law, The Young Duke, Wee Wine, . Madame Butterfly, The Professor, . Trials of a Manager, My Opinions and Betsy BObbits', A Little New England Maid, . . Bob, son of Battle, Dream Life, . The Vicar of Wakefield, A Yale Student's Problem, My Lady Dainty, The Maiden Deinure, With Edged Tools, The Mystery, . What I Know About Farming, The Celebrity, . The Fifth String, The Last Rehearsal, Tattle Tales of Cupid, The Heavenly Twins, A Friend of Caesar, The Choir Invisible, Women's Rights, Physical Culture, . WELCH . LIDDELL DOUGLASS . NORTON SEIDENSTICKER .QUINLAN lVlULHALL FREDRICKSON GLADXVIN COLLYER . UPHAINI . BUDDE . HURLEY . BROWN . ALLEN STURMER . BEEBE . GARD ALEXANDER . EARLE . HOLDEN WINSLOXV CROWLEY . RAHALY GILIWIARTIN FITZGERALD . SALESKI 88 M. H. S. ANNUAL. Dangerous Delegation of Deadly Debaters. 151 Talker, CHARLES BILIOUS VVELCH, 2726i Zkzlker, FEARLESS CIIUBBY UPHAINI, Center, JOHNATHAN TOBICAT O,BRIEN, Rear Guard, S. AUDACIOUS ALEXANDER, Wafer Boy, HYSTERICA HOTHEAD GRISXVOLD. 1 1 ferocious fraternity of j-ussers. Chief Bellringer, RASINIUS RADIBLE PARISH, 1sfAss'! Bell: irzger, GETCLOSE VVALDEMAR BEACH, 27ld Ass? Bellringer, H. HOLDHANDS GRISXVOLD, Captain, -IOBLOTS WASHBOARD HOLDEN, Physieian, WILI.YOU EMILY GARD, Nze1'se, JUNO JERUSALEM NORTON. .Tix .Tweet .Yinging .Yenior Jisters. ISf Soprano, W. ELIZA GARD, 27ld Soprano, JERUSHA W. HOLDEN, Organ Gfzbzder, JEMIMA C. BEEBE, ISf Alfa, SALLIE AMANDA ALEXANDER, 27107 Alto, ROSETTA FANNY SEIDENSTICKER, WZ.f1d Pfodzzeer, F. CLEOPATRA UPHAM. lfleditative Menagerie of Manly lflasticators. Ist fllasiieafor, R. RHUBARB REILLY, end Mastzeafar, RAVING ROOSTER PARISH, Grub Buyer QNITQ JOHNNY-CAKE XVALDO HOLDEN. Directors, HUNGRX' RHINOCEROS KING, W. BUNGHOLE CHURCH. Bag Holder, DAEEADIL HARIXION. Physzdans, WATERDIELON ELEVATOR GARD, HAIR-CUT GAME-LEG ROGERS M. H S. ANNUAL. 89 H And when he heard their mournful sounds, Orpheus, shrieking piteously, withha groan expired. -M. H. S. ORcHEsTRA. A'And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could compass all he knewfl -HOLDEN. A solemn youth with sober phiz, Who eats his grub and minds his biz. -QUINLAN. We are so fresh, the very blades of grass Turn green with envy as we pass, -CLASS OF 1905. 'A Many a time and oft in the market place, Have I heard his voice in earnest declamation and debatef, -WELCH. Tall and sedate, Within his brain what countless schemes originatef, -ALLEN. We are two sailors bold, And we sail the deep blue seag Our home is on the ocean wave, Far from the quiet lea. -ALLEN AND LIDDELL. Q' Many years he gravely presided over the Council of Elders. -fV6lfh. IN MEMORY OF JOE HOLDEN'S FIRST PAIR OF LONG PANTS. Preserved in M. H. S. Museum. Abbreviatecl, but to the point. PEQUQD l3USlNEff COLLEGE, NEW HICKJ BLOCK, 55 WEST MAIN sr IN MEMORY OF THE HISTORICAL ELOCUTION, CLASS OF I9o2. W'hich held forth Mondays and Thursdays in Chapel. U Their voices still Flllllble amid the rafters and arches of the roof. The A. S. Thomas Dry Goods Store Nleridenls Headquarters for Silks, Dress Goods, Nlillinery, Tailored Wear, Domestics, Underwear and l-losiery. IN MEMORY OF WELCH AND UPHAM'S GREAT PARLIAMENTARY FIGHT AGAINST THE PURCHASE OF SWEATERS BY THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, January, 1902. From morn to noon they talked, from noon to dewy eve. He was not merely a chip of an old block, but an old block himself. -Gzzrfl. 'A As graceful as a young g8.ZCll6.U'-Z.'If7lI!Z7lI. A. CHAIVIBERLAIN, Pres. E. J. DOOLITTLE, Vice-Pres. J. S. NORTON, Cash HOIVIE NATIONAL BANK, CAPITAL, 3400.000 UNITED STATEI BONDJ' AND 0TI-IER INVESTIVIENTI. SECURITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD. IN MEMORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. H Although short lived, its fame will live for ayef' BAGGAGE CALLED FOR AND DEIVERED. THE H. T. SMITH EXPRESS CO. IVIERIDEN, CONN. CITY EXPRESS GENERAL TEAIVIINO AND CARTINO HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Safe, Piano Moving and Heavy Oflicesz Camp and State Sts Trucking 2L Specialty. and Passenger Depot. IN MEMORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MANDOLIN CLUB. H Not dead, but sleeping. FORTY GREEN TRADINO STAMPS 0N THE DOLLAR ON ALL SPECIAL SALEJ. IVI. W. BOOIIT, 'U The 0IOceI. I' He has the gift of ready speeclxff Ilfelfh. Y' Empty featherheads, grown even the noiser in their own co11ceit.,'- Class Qi l90j. F. D. SMITH, rs FURNITURE, CARPETS 29 EAST MAIN ST. u RANGES, ETC, legal. L. PATZQLDE-ee JURCIEON DENTUT 66 WEST MAIN STREET. I PHOTORAGPHIC STUDIO of HOWARD RUSH, Wilcox Block. Every Picture that leaves the Studio is as perfect as it can be made. Ye pass for 111e11. -Clzzss Qf IQO3. The best ad-Chaser of his 1101156.12-flfL'.lEIl d NARRAOANSETT BREWING COMPANY ...Providence Rhode IsIancI Meriden Branch, 29 West Main St. J. J. Fitzpatrick, Mgr. LAGER, ALE PORTER A. E. AUSTIN, ORDERS FOR HACKS AND SINGLE TEAMS ATTENDED TO AT ALL HOURS. COR. CHURCH ST. AND HIGH SCHOOL AVE. TELEPHO JULIUS AUGLIR 25 LEWQAVENUE DEALS IN THE BEST TELEPHONE EEE Meats, Provisions and Groceries. WILLIAM SCHAAL wresfmams ...TAILOR. Twenty Minutes Intermission will serve as an iutrorluction for years of future trade. 1 '1'e1ep11011e 157-2' A. C. TRYON, 11 Norwood St. -X youth with most nielodious voice. -Bcfdze. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. -1902 A7I7IIllIf. STOP AT IVES' .Sh 'if-'WU He guarantees his XV3tCl1 and Jewelry Repairing the L best at lowest prices. just your style in XVedding Rings. T i If the prongs are worn. Have them examined by IVES. W New Goods Exchanged for old Gold. I-TOR FLOWERS GO TO B. GALLIVAN... 4-O VVEST MAIN STREET. THE RIGHT PLACE TO BUY Pianos, Organs, .fheet Music. Musical Merchandise, ...IS AT... JAS- GILES MUSIC STORE, 82 WEST MAIN ST. DR. D. C. MCMAI-ION, C. W. CAI-TILL, DHI- D Hs- n- I-, COR. STATE AND CROSS STS. CLOTHING, HATS AND SHOES... vi' xl' x' 38-40 EAST MAIN ST., ...S. Alexander, MER,DEN,C.,NN, Strike np the band, here come the S2lIIOI'S.H-ltlflfll and Lidfffll. H I ani too old to sleep with Pa. -fl0Zd611. THE IVIERIDEN EIRE INSURANCE AGENCY, RELIABLE INSURANCE. HOLT C3 STEVENS, WILCOX BLOCK. IN MEMORY OF THE 'KSENIOR RECEPTION OF NEWTON ST. L' Gone, but not forgotten. THE E. A. BLISS CO. HIGH ART NICKEL SMALL WARES In Roman Gold and Bright Silver Finish. SALESROOMS: LII? BIi'SfifAEfI1ZeT?ffEf IVIERIDEN CONN- FINEST TEAS AND COEFES AT GRANT'S TEA STORE COR. IVIAIN AND STATE STS. H. E. BUSHNELL, GRQCER 79 WEST NIKSTREET. A IN D R The wearied victor of many 1 If ght parliaiuentary battlefieldfl- IV I I I would be a ladies' n1a11. -Holdefz. SPORTING gif? GOODS 58 WEST MAIN ST. Yours for Clothing .... T H O M A J. BERNJTEIN. K IN MEMORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING SOCIETY. 'Tis better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at allfl ILLER BROS. STEEL PENS THE W. W. WHEELER ,COMPANY. Makers of Half-Tone En- gravings, Zinc Etcllings. Plxotograpllic Catalogue and Commercial Work A S p e c ia lt y . No. 191 Hanover St. How pleasant 'tis to be l13.11dSO1Il6.Y,-,S6ZAlIIF7ZSLA7.l'kKl'. Scatter smiles of sunshine everwhere you gO.N-L'77hll1lZ. FROM MOTHER Many times during the past half century has the mother given as a wedding gift to her daughter the H1547 Rogers Bros 'P silverware that she herself used in early life With over a. score of years of hard wear already to its credit it was still ln condition to satisfy another generation What better proof of the actual value of I847 ROGERS BROS? SPOONS, FORKS, ETC. is necessary? All pieces stamped with the com- plete T-Fade mari? M1847 Rogers Bros. are enduring in quality, beautiful in design, finely finished and known as Silver Plate that Wears. Leading dealers sell them. Send for Catalogue No. 61. MERIDEN IS RITANNIA CO. umnmnml sam: cu. snqcmf-fp AIERIDEN, coxs. New York. Chicago. Hamilton, Canada.. JOHN SUTLIFF, PRES. Geo. C. MERRIAM, Sec. AND TREAS. Foster, Merriam C31 Co. MERIDEN, CONN. MANUFACT URERS Cabinet Hardware Drawer Pulls Toilet Screws Hall Stand Pins Candle Brackets Brass Tables Chair and Screw Hooks Casters Escutcheons Hat and Coat Hooks Mirror Brackets Furniture Fenders, Etc. H Labor is the curse of the worlcl. 4Ga1'd. The over-curlous are not wise.',-Holdefl. iii. E. LO LL M Bicycles Tires MQ -f.':f.s'r.w. A A ' ,.' A ' A if' l mm u fix X Sundries and wwf . S ortm Wx? A . Ps g ,R J en of - Goods. Aeoeoeaeaief 125 COLONY STREET, H MERlDEN,- CONN. Gonsorial llbarlors... Cahi11's Block. H. F. REFFELT, Prop. jfiI'9tfGl355 'lbailfllttilig HUC 5bHVil1Q. Catalogues T- T - Reports Bylaws CURTISS-WAY Business Cards P U B L I S H I N C1 fnffilalions C 0 M P A N Y Envelopes Laing? Heads The 1902 M H. S. Annnal Bzll Heads - from onff Eslablzsnrnenl Slalefnenls s'-f Lffbgff PRINTERS, CALENDAR Cmnfm MANUFACTURERS Pffffe LIMS ELECTROTYPERSR Hand Bills 4 Poslevfs 169 Pffall Slreel, - .lWe1fz'a'en H I am too handsome for a man, I should have been a lady. -Seidenslieker. Wa S n 6 3 svn 4 en ers en .5 60 ,Q eh df' sig we T' .1 eh 'Pg .1 4 ig s' , . is 1.0 0 obj 553 531 is the In r d ' ht N dam ee ma e rig ,M .3 . gg? here at home..,a.,:.,w:.,aa:.,e QF , sq? The Meriden Brewing ,fr Miva - ' ., sg-w Company brews 1t.r,e.,a.,e .0 vii also ,EE Why call for cheap out- .uit fa , '9 0 254 side beers when you alba 57 , ning can get theoeaeoedaaeaeaeoeae WS., ings! . fa 69 69: 3325 .Me Best and P r st ' ii C ef, Q - auizw 5779 9 aug W gm rep a 'fe s mama my vga og, 4 Q fem' e eva can WQY fem 1 pw G 3 fS9 rr 'I apo my 'gn W you fa? ev v new my 'An 95 o Q0 Wa E eh as 03 -9 S wi? G . 1,9 WB, iz he 5 . 03 QA? as W 0.3 15 E ig: wk? E59 L? '-s CSG . ,fa 03 ua? as 1? 'a '4 5? ' of them all that are made in Meriden..,e.,e.,e.,e Be Patriotic and Sensible. Meriden Brewing Com'y Of the Connecticut Breweries Com'y. T' ' ei' . 9 et' ' 'I' et' F9 Po CP Q? rw 99231-aggans-Y e ilgiesheinfg vnggiogg?-09: M? 6 4S 5'f93w,?' 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