Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1910 volume:

The H. Wales Lines Company BUILDER Meriden, - Conn. THE M. H. S. ANNUAL ..! Class of llwicln e.f.f?5p' Published Yearly by The Senior Class of the Meriden High School Volume XIX Meriden . C t'c t J 1910 Dedicated to ' The Undergraduates ' of W J M. H. S. by the ff r i of Preface The Class of 1910 can make no boast of size, as it is one of the smallest classes that has graduated from the Meriden High School in many years. 'We can claim but thirty-seven members,but at the same time we think we can claim quality. At any rate, the thirty-seven now receiving diplomas all entered at the same time and have succeeded in accomplishing the course in four years. That we have no five year men is, perhaps, to be attributed to the brilliancy of the Class of 1909, but We are merely stating facts-we are all four year men, And these, it must be admitted, are for the most part, Women. VVe entered a large class, and with a fair proportion of boys, but of these there are only nine who remain to share the honors of 1910. Notwithstanding our small number, we think we have made a success. lllie have even established some precedents. First,we secured Class pins, ofwhich we have never been ashamed, next, we made the Junior Promenade a financial success as well as a social one. This had never been done before. Then, in the Senior Play, The Amazons, we think we came up to the standard of making every play better than any preceding one, and left an impression which will not be soon forgotten by those who saw the play. And lastly, graduation week, this was of so recent a date that nothing has to be said to prove that a success. We do not Wish to boast over our successes, but only to show that we have kept up the records of the past, and now as we pass from students to alumni of M. H. S., we, the Class of 1910, dedicate this f'Annuall' to the undergraduates, as our last success in Meriden High School. , Salutatory MOLLIE J. MINKVVITZ. Salvete. Hoc tempore, parentes et amici ante vos venire mihi beneficio esse magnopere laetor. Non pro me venio sed pro meis sociis quos hic convenisse Videtis. Praefectum et summos directores et magistros et Conrlis- cipulos, Vos ad hunc locum benigne excipimus. Conidimus quod dicturi simus vobis delectationi futurum esse ut profecto nobis erit. Etsi Cum hoc expectemus audaciores simus, tamen memoria tenentes-studium quod nostris rebus Semper exposu- istis nos expectare hoc posse sentimus. Novae res mirabiles scientiae repertae sunt. Multi hom- ines facti sunt ita studiosi ut necessarias res vitae fere oblivisci videantur. Quod studium scientiae nonnullis eorum sociorum fuerit ex eius diei libello videbitis. Atque videbitis nostros ludos esse scientificos. Denique cum spe hanc occasionem futuram beatissimam, liceat me iterum dicere, Sa,1vete. Town School Committee 1909-1910 -i-l-. MR. GEORGE R. HLTBBARIJ. . . ...Chairman MR. ROBERT G. CHURCH. . . .... Secretary MR. GEORGE M. LUGAS .... .... T reasurer MR. DENNIS T. GYBRIEN. .. ... ...,.. ....Clerk Term Expires 1911 MR. ROBERT G. CHURCH ....................... ...93 Crown St. MR. CHRISTIAN FISCHER .... ...202 Fourth St. MR. GEORGE R. HUBBARD .... ..... 5 ST Queen St. MR. GEoRGE M. LUCAS ........ ....... 2 35 Liberty St. MR. WILLIAM F. BTCLAUGHLIN. .. ..., 66 South Second St. MR. DENNIS T. O'BRIEN ....... . .... G06 East Main St. Term Expires 1913 MR. JOHN J. BONNELL .... ...131 Converse Ave. MR. LEWIS E. CLARK .... .... S outh Meriden MR. I'IOMER A. CURTISS ..... .... 2 1 Linsley Ave. DR. CHARLES H. S. DAVIS .... ........ 6 0 Pleasant St. MR. IWICI-IAEL P. KELLEY .... .... 8 1 South Colony St, COL. CHARLES L. UPH.AlI .... .... .......... Z 31 Washington Pl. Superintendent of- Schools MR. WILLIAM P. KELLY .... ...377 Broad St. William P. Kelly, A. M., Superintendent Superintendent Kelly 'William P. Kelly, superintendent of the Meriden public schools, was born in 'Troy, Ohio, and was educated in the graded schools of his native town. After completing his course in the Troy High School. Mr. Kelly entered Dartmouth College in 1882, and while there represented his college in literary and musical lines. He was a member of 9. Al. X. fraternity. He became a graduate of Dartmouth in 1886, with the degree of A. B., and three years later was honored by his college with the degree of A. M. Like many other young men, Mr. Kelly turned his interest towards school-teaching because of the sure salary, and in doing so, discovered the vocation to be his life work. In 1886 and 1887 he was principal of Coe's Northwood Academy, Northwood, New Hampshire, and from that time on Mr. Kelly has proved himself equally at home and efficient in every department of instruction that he has undertaken. In 1897 Mr. Kelly became superintendent of the schools of Hudson, Massachusetts, and two years later accepted the same office at Attleboro. Here he remained for six years, during which time he greatly built up and developed the school system. From this place he was called to Meriden as successor to Mr. A. B. Mather, and entered upon his duties of superintend- ent August 1, 1905. Mr. Kelly's experience and breadth of mind have already accomplished much for Meriden's schools during the time he has been with us, and will undoubtedly do more in the future. In his relations with the High School, Mr. Kelly has on frequent occasions evinced his interest in the students officially and personally, and has attracted to himself many friends among faculty and scholars. Willis J. Prouty, A M , Principal Principal Prouty Willis James Prouty, A. M., principal of the Meriden High School, was born in Spencer, Massachusetts. Here he was reared and received an excellent schooling, graduating from the Spencer High School with the Class of 1883. In the following fall he entered the Freshman class of Tufts College, at Medford, Massachusetts. At this college he pursued a regular academic course, and in 1887 graduated with excep- tional honors, having majored in Latin. During the same year he came to Meriden and accepted a position in the high school as teacher of mathematics and bookkeeping, and in 1887-8 he had charge of the evening school. Mr. Prouty's personal influence as a teacher, and ability as an educator, soon secured him well-merited recognition, and 1889 found him assistant principal of our school. Six years later Tufts College conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts, and upon the resignation of Prof. Simeon T. Frost, in 1900, a still further proof of the confidence, of Meridenls school authorities in Mr. Prouty was given by his appointment as principal. Besides the executive ability which Mr. Prouty has displayed in the management of the schools, his qualifications in Latin and mathematics have rendered his instruction in these branches most desirable. Fraternally he is connected With the Tufts chapter of 2. IF. His genial personality and willingness to help, as teacher or friend, have brought Mr. Prouty in close touch with both the faculty and students, of Whose loyalty and support he may rest assured. AUGUSTA J. BOONE, Westfield Normal, '8l. Latin. 9-1 Wilcox Avenue. DVVARD L. MONTGOMERY, B. S. VVesleyan, '9S,A. Ll. 43. Assistant Principal and Teacher Of Mathematics and Science. 835 Broad Street. CAROLINE J. HITCHCOCK, Mount Holyoke, '80, Chemistry and Physics. 539 Broad Street. 10 FLORENCE M. FISHERDICK, A. B. - We11es1ey,'89, QD. 2. English and Greek. 539 Broad Street. - 1 CARL F. NORTHRUP, University of Vermont, '07, Mathematics, Science, Mechanical Drawing. 329 Hanover Street. Resigned March 1, 1910. 11 EMMA K. FOSKETT, Smith, '91, Latin, History, Civics 642 Broad Street. -J MARY P. IVES, A. B. St. Lawrence University. ' English. 81 Randolph Avenue. ALICE M. BocK, PH. B Wesleyan, '07, KD. B. K, French. 304 Curtis Street. EMMA B. DEARBORN, Salem Normal. Commercial Branches. 102 Crown Street. G. FRANK GOODALE, Yale S., '89. Music. 240 East Main Street. PERCY FOWLER PARSONS, A. Harvard University, '98. Latin and History. Football Coach. 479 VVest Main Street. ALICE H. BRECKENRIDGE, A B Smith, '03. Member of Colloquium History, Algebra. 539 Broad Street. B. I 13 FRANCIS CLOUGH. New Hampshire College, '08, 11.2. Mathematics, Science, Mechanical Drawing. 377 Broad Street. A I HELEN E. SEARLS, A. B. Mount Holyoke College, '04. English and Algebra. 240 Liberty Street. MABEL M. LLOYD, Baypath Institute, '09, Penrnanship, Bookkeeping. 377 Broad Street. 14 . MAY L. VILAS, Burlington Business College, '04. Commerical Branches, Typewriting. 562 Broad Street. IVAH L. KENNEY, Mount Holyoke College E. QD. A. German. 701 Broad Street. 15 'A 'qs' Q- I -L , ,Q 'Qt I' S A ' - ' If T Sw A In E B I' , sy Q-F3533 ,rg .1-Ld:-A 'NVQ I ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 1 Meriden High School Athletic Association Oflicers for 1910 ROBERT BOOTH, '11. EDWARD BURNS, '12, P1'eside11,t. Vice- President . BENJAMIN IWCGAR, '12. DONALD ROBINSON, '12. Secretary. Treasurer. Executive Committee VVILLIS I. PROUTY, Clzaiwzian. ROBERT BOOTH, '11. E. L. NIONTGOMERY. DONALD ROBINSON, '12. Auditors NVILLIS I. PROUTY. IQOBERT BOOTH, '11. 16 -'ri '- fl r, g 1 B 5 L. n I L 5- QV 'E' Q ' Y g CLARENCE POWERS, '10 CHARLES GRIAIES, '10 CLAYTON VVILCOX, '10 WILLIAM ALEXANDER, '11 ROBERT BOOTH, '11 VVALTER GREGG, '11 RANDAL LUCAS, '11 WILLIAM LOOMIS, '11 ROBERT NIUELLER, '11 THOMAS AICGRATH, '11 BENJAMIN TONKINOU, '11 HENRY RIECliE, '11 SETH VVIARD, '11 ROBERT LAPIDOS, '11 JOSEPH ADLMAN, '11 ROBERT STANLEY, '11 ARTHUR BROOKS, '11 STANLEY YOST, '11 HARRY COSTELLO, '11 NORMAN BAILEY, '12 PHILIP BROOKS, '12 EDWARD BURNS, '12 STEWART BYWATER, '13 STANLEY SUTTERLIN, '13 PARKER ALLEN, '13 EARL ARNOLD, '13 DAVID BUCKLEY, '13 JAMES CONLON, '13 HAROLD HOWARD, '13 MALCOBI HUMPHRIES, '13 ALTON HYATT, '13 KENNETH PARLOW, '13 MORGAN CUSHING, '13 WILBUR LEWIS, '13 FRANK LOOBY, '13 Members MR. FRANCIS CLOUGH GEORGE CLARK, '12 CLARENCE COWING, '12 HOWARD KANE, '12 ALFRED LEWIS, '12 BENJAMIN BICGAR, '12 MOSES PEAR, '12 EDGAR RAVEN, '12 DONALD ROBINSON, '12 KENNETH ROGERS, '12 'WALTER VVIESE, '12 MORRIS XKVILDER, '12 MAXWELL GARDNER, '12 RAYMOND TRACY, '12 STANLEY BUCKLEY, '12 VVALTER KANE, '12 ELLIOT STRETCH, '12 CLIFFORD TREXVHELLA, '12 HAROLD CLARK, '12 WALTER ANDERSON, '13 WINFRED LOCKROW, '13 HAROLD BIRCH, '13 MARSDEN BROOKS, '13 PAUL MCGOVERN, '13 ALLEN WILKINSON, '13 EDWARD KELLEY, '13 EDWARD IVIARTINDALE, '13 EMIL BRANDL, '13 RAYMOND HAGGERTY, '13 GEORGE HENRICH, '13 PERRY HYLAND, '13 GEORGE OEFINGER, '13 VVILLIAM FITZPATRICK, '13 MR. VV. I. PROUTY MR. E. L. MONTGOBIERY MR. P. F. PARSONS Wearers of M. H. S. Letters I DANEKIND, '11 M. BROOKS, '13 ADAMS, '13 P. BROOKS, '12 COHEN, '12 RICE, '10 COSTELLO, 'll TWAXVVELL, '13 RUSSELL, '10 RICE, '10 A. H. BROOKS, '11 TRACY, '11 DANEKIND, '11 KANE, '12 Football Baseball LEWIS, '13 17 HAX, '10 ALEXANDER, '11 RIECHE, '11 POWERS, '10 HOWARD, '13 NICLAUGHLIN, '13 TRACY, '12 LEWIS, '13 COSTELLO, '11 ALEXANDER, '11 BICGAR, '12 GRADY, '12 P. BROOKS, '12 BICGUINNESS, '13 Captains and Managers Of Athletic Teams Football Teams CAPTAINS 1891-CHESTER C. KENT, 1892-JAMES P. BREESE, 1893-JAMES P. BREESE, 1894-BURTON C. ROGERS, 1895-HARRY C. LANE, 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899- 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903- HARRY C. LANE, NELSON C. JOHNSON, NORMAN G. BARBER, CLARENCE T. MANWARING,,00 ALBERT E. WEST, WILLARD C. HYATT, JOHN F. OYBRIEN, JOHN F. OYBRIEN, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, 1904-KENNETH E. CHASE, 1905-WILLIAM F. SHORTELLE, 1900 1907 1908 1909 1910 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 CARL J. DIEL, J. B. NELLIS, ARTHUR 0yBRIEN, -HARRY COSTELLO, EDWARD DANEKIND, MANAGERS XIVILLIAM A. THOMPSON, SHERMAN F. JOHNSON, HOWARD L. STEVENSON, CHARLES F. ROGKWELL, LOUIS F. GRAEBER, WILLIAM H. UPHAM, ALGERNON J. BERNSTEIN H. STANLEY BRISTOL, HERBERT B. WILKINSON, VVILLARD C. HYATT, E. HALSTEAD BRAINARD, SIDNEY A. ALEXANDER, JOSEPH F. GYBRIEN, GEORGE A. CAHILL, JOHN A. HURLEY, JOHN F. LYONS, LOUIS J. REILLY, CLAUDE TERRELL, DOUGLAS W. ORR, ARTHUR H. BROOKS. GEORGE BANNISTER, Track Teams ROSWELL B. HYATT, ROSWELL B. HYATT, T. ARTHUR BUTLER, T. ARTHUR BUTLER, -ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, ROBERT N. CHAFFEE, HERBERT R. KING, XVILLIAM H. LJPHAM ALBERT L. CLARK, GEORGE C. HOWARD, C. HOWA'ARD TRYON, VVALTER E. GARDE, JOSEPH W. HOLDEN, JOHN F. OYBRIEN, : 1894- 1895 1896 Baseball Teams CARTAINS JOHN J. KEANE, -FLOYD E. HUBBARD, -CHARLES F. BREWER, 1899-XVILLIAM LUBY, 1901-PERCY E. COLLINS, 1902fVVILLIAM GAGE, 1903-W. BOWEN CHURCH, 1904-CHESTER E. LYNN, 1905 -JAMES PEND ERS, 1906- 1907- 1908 1909 HERBERT A. MARONN, HAROLD C. WILCOX, -JOSEPH T. XVHALEN, -HAROLD QUINLAN, 1910-ANTHONY RUSSELL, 1902- Tennis G. VVARREN BEACH, 1903-HAROLD G. ROGERS, MANAGERS HOWARD L. STEVENSON, LOUIS F. GRAEBER, HOWARD E. BOARDIXIAN, HERBERT B. WILKINSON 1 JOHN P. CLARK Qlem. Of Fac EDWARD J. QUINLAN, ROBERT R. REILLY, MIELVILLE B. BERNSTEIN, WILLIAM F. SI-IORTELLE, HERBERT A. ZWARONN, HAROLD C. XVILCOX, HAROLD QUINLAN, NORMAN RUSSELL, HARRY COSTELLO, Teams JOHN P. CLARK CMem. of RALPH R. PARISH, Basketball Teams 1903-HOLLIS D. IMMICH, 1904-D. CLIFFORD PARKER, 1905 1906 1907 1908 1902- 1903 1904 1905 1906- -JUNIUS D. NORTON, HARRY J. COAN, GEORGE E. WESTERBERG, ' -I. ROBERT HYATT, -JOSEPH T. VVHALEN, IQOBERT R. REILLY, HENRY F. BIUMBLO, ICENNETH E. CHASE, WALTER H. PARDEE, HOWARD S. COEYMAN, ROBERT H. S. BOOTH, Girls' Basketball Teams JOSEPHINE L. GLADWIN, ' -KATHERINA REILLY, -MARY E. STANLEY, MARY E. STANLEY, HELEN R. CALLAGHAN, ' FRANCIS B. CHAFFEE, DAISY ACRART, EDITH E. CUMING, 19 Facj FOOTBALL TEAM, SEASON I909 Football Team Season of HARRY J. COSTELLO, ARTHUR H. BROOKS, 1909 1 1, Crzptaiu. '11, Illamzger. PERCY PARSONS, Coach. Name Positio 11 Class l'Vt. H t. EDWARD DANEKIND, center 1911 155 5. CLARENCE POWERS, right guard 1910 150 5. HENRY IQIECHE, left guard 1911 150 5. ARIIOND ADAMS, right tackle 1913 178 5. ADOLPII COHEN, left tackle 1912 161 5.10 WILLIAM ALEXANDER, right end 1911 120 5. IQICHARD RICE, left end 1910 167 6. HARRY COSTELLO, Capt. quarter back 1911 150 5. PHILIP BROOKS, right half back 1912 175 6. HOWARD HAX, left half back 1910 1418 5. 01.-XRSDEN BROOKS, full back 1913 175 6. Substitutes. 12.-XYMOND TRACY, 1912 130 5. FRANK NICIJAUGHLIN, 1913 125 5. HAROLD HOWARD, 1913 150 5. LEROI' BTAXWELL, 1913 158 JOHN LEONARD, 1912 148 5. CLIFFORD TREWHELLA, 1912 130 5. VVILDUR LEWIS, 1913 130 5. Average. 150. 1 5 Record of Games Played Sept. 25, Middletown H. S. 0 Meriden High School Oct. 2, Torrington H. S. 0 Meriden High School Oct. 6, Waterbury H. S. 18 Meriden High School Oct. 9, Taft School 11 Meriden High School Oct. 13, Waterbury H. S. 6 Meriden High School Oct. 16, Hartford H. S. 17 Meriden High School Oct. 20, Torrington H. S. 0 Meriden High School Oct. 23, New Britain H. S. 28 Meriden High School Nov. 6, Bridgeport H. S. 32 Meriden High School Nov. 10, Wesleyan, '13 21 Meriden High School Nov. 20, Middletown H. S. 30 Meriden High School Totals, Opponents 163 Meriden High School 21 Age 17 18 18 17 17 16 18 13 17 18 15 16 16 14 17 16 16 16 16.7 3 28 O 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 5 47 BASEBALL TEAM Baseball Team Season of 1910 ANTHONX' VV. RUSSE1,L, '10, Captain. HARRY J. COSTELLO, '11, Manager. lXlORMAN RUSSELL, '10, Assistant llfanagcr. FRANCIS CLOUGH, Coach.. ANTHONY RUSSELL, '10, c. RICHARD RICE, '10, p. ARTHUR H. BROOKS, '11, p. RAYMOND TRACY, '11, 5. 5. EDWARD DANEKIND, '11, 1 b. HOWARD KANE, '12, 2 b. HARRY COSTELLO, '11, 3 b. 'WILLIAM ALEXANDER, '11, Z. f. BENJAMIN NICGAR, '12, af. JAMES GRADY, '12, r. f. PHILIP BROOKS, sub. JOHN ll'lCGUINNESS, sub. WILBUR LEWIS, sub. Record of Earlier Games Played . April 9. NeW Britain High School 14 April 16. Alumni 5 April 20. Collinsville High School 8 April 23. Bridgeport High School 2 April 30. Middletown High School 6 May 3. VVaterbury High School 3 May 7. Hartford High School 7 May 11. New Haven High School 2 May 21. Wfaterbury High School 1 May 28. New Haven High School 12 Total Opponents 60 23 Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School Meriden High School The Connecticut Interscholastic Football League Members New Britain High School .............., Hartford High School ..... Middletown High School ..... Bridgeport High School. . . Meriden High School ...............,......... Managers for 1909 Manager Sweetland ..................,........ .... Manager Little ...... Manager King .... Manager jones. . . Manager Brooks .... The Connecticut . . . .New Britain . . . . . .Hartford . . .Middletown . . . .Bridgeport . . . .Meriden New Britain . . . . . .Hartford . . .Middletown . . . .Bridgeport . . . . .Meriden Interscholastic Baseball League Members Eastern Division 'Windham High School... 'Bulkeley School ..,..... Norwich Free Academy .. .Morgan School ......... Members Western Division Hartford High School .......................... New Haven High School .. . Meriden High School .... Middletown High School ..... Bridgeport High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers for 1910 Manager, Henry M. Clarke, Westerly ....... Manager, Guy N. Richmond, W'illimantic ..... Manager, O. Eugene O'Neill, New London .... .... 24 Westerly, R. I. 'VVesterly High School .........,.................... . , . . . Vlfillimantic . . . .New London . . . . . .Norwich . . . ...Clinton . . . . . .Hartford . . .New Haven . . . . .Meriden . . . .Middletown . . . .Bridgeport . . . . . . . P1'esif1'e1zt . Vice- President .Secy. and Treas. PENNANT STAFF Volume XVII Issues 160-170 The Pennant Staff of 1909-1910 'J 'W' Q Editor-in-Chief 9, CHARLES J. GRIMES, 1010 ty, Associate Editors BIILDRED T. LAXVTON, 1010 THELMA FROST, 1010 ALICE LEWIS, 1910 GERTRUDE STOCKDER, 15111 ROBERT H. S. BOOTH, 1911 Business Manager CLARENCE S. POVVERS, 1011 Assistant Ii.-XND.-XL LUCAS, 1011 1 1 71 ANNUAL STAFF The M. H. S. Annual Volume XIX Published by the Class of 1910 Meriden High School C?-ED C?-SD 3 ? EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Clayton Roberts Wilcox ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mildred T. Lawton Alice Lewis 5 BUSINESS MANAGER Clarence S. Powers ASSISTANT William L. Cheney 29 HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA M. H. S. Orchestra Another one of the Organizations of M. H. S., which has proved a success during the last year, is the Orchestra. It has become such an excellent organization that it not only furnished music for all the school functions, but also for Outside affairs. Some of the entertainments at which they made big hits Were: t'The Lucky Miss Dean, The Amazons and the Minstrels. We hope the orchestra will always continue to be an organization of M. H. S., and we wish them the best of success. Followinof are the members 1 CARL MILROY ..... ELLIOT SAVAGE ..... MARsDEN BROOKS .... FRED BAUER ..... EDGAR RAVEN .... H.AROLD IENDRON . .. ISRAEL OTIS ........ lllARY LEE ROCKWELL ... .. OLIVE RICHARDS ..... FLAVIA BLOXAM .... ESTHER PEASE ,,.. BEULKAH PINKS .... . . . GEORGE BANNISTER. , . . , , D . .First Violin . .First Violin . .First Violin . .First Violin . .First Violin . .First Violin . .First Violin .Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin ........Cello FLOYD XVARNER .... .... C ello ALXRTHUR BROOKS . ..,. Cello FRANK YOUNG ......, .... C ornet 3lAXWELL GARDNER . .. .... Cornet FESSENDEN GTIS ... ..... Flute HAROLD BUOKINGHAM. . . .... Clarinet JOHN LEONARD ....... . .......,. Clarinet jOsEPII BULLUSS ............................. .......Drum Miss LOUISE BROoKs, Leader and Pianist. CLASS OF 1911 The Class of 1911 Organized October 27, 1909 WILLIAM ALEXANDER, President GERTRUDE STOCKDER, Vice- President AADELAIDE M'KIERNAN, Secretary IQANDAL LUCAS, Trefzszzrer Members of Class IQHODA BIRDSEY THYRZA BIRDSEY IQIETA BOWEN FLORENCE BRIDGEN BESSIE DYER IEILENE FITZGERALD :XDELINA FULTON .RUTH GARDNER MARGARET GILL IQUTII GILLETTE IEVA LIACKBARTII ,AGNES HACKETT GLADYS HAIZIJER IDA HARRIS BERTIIA MOSES NIARY O,DONNELL FRANCES OEEINGER IQUTH PAYNE CAROLINE POWERS LJLIVE RICIIARDS H.AZEL ROISERGE DIARY LEE ROCKXVELL H.AZEI. SAVAGE LENTINE SAVAGE ELSIE SCHUNACK LIAZEL SMITH MARY SOKOL NIILDRED SORG IQUTII STANNIS IDA STERNBERG VIRGINIA STOCKBERGER GERTRUDE STOCKDER EBBA SVVENSON LOUISA TAYLOR RUTH TAYLOR EMILY XVADSWORTH WILLIAM STRATTON SETH XVI.-XRD GLADYS HILLARD :XGNES IIOTCHKISS ELSIE IIOTCHKISS WILNA HUBBARD NIILDRED INGRAHAM DORIS ICERWIN HXNNA ICINNIRY ELSIE IQROEBER ELPHIE LANGEVIN HELEN LANGSTON DOROTIIY LYNCH DIARGARET LYON IAADELAIITE BTIQIERNAN DORGTIIY MILLER ROSE WYELSII PIBINA WOOD NELLIE WOOD JOSEPH AIDLMAN WILLIAM ALEXANDER LESLIE BEMIS ROBERT BOOTII HENRY' BURBANK PETER COMES EDNVARD DANEKIND WVALTER GREGG ROBERT HYDE ROBERT LAPIDOS XVILLI.-XM LOOMIS RANDAL LUCAS THOMAS IWCCIRATH ROBERT WIUELLER HIENRX' RIELII'IE DOXOLD ST, CYR ARTHUR STERNBERG ROBERT STANLEY NELSON STILES BENNIE TONKONOW JAMES XVRIGIIT The Class of 1910 Organized October 12, 1908 Oflicers President, CLARENCE S. POWERS Vice- President, EDNA F. CASHEN Secretary, CAROL S. NIEIGS Treasurer, XVILLIAM L. CHENEY Committees Presentation NORMAN E. TOOHEY, Cha,ir1na.n. IWOLLIE DT. RIINKVVITZ BIILDRED R. WRIGHT Printing CLAYTON R. XVILCOX, Clzairman. BTILDRED SCHUNACK If..-XTHERINE A. XVARNOCK Class Day GUS H. LEINING,C1lCZ'i7'1l10l1. CAROL S. NIEIGS RUTH K. PATTEN THELMA FROST Reception CLARENCE S. POVVERS,C1lL7il'1lZU1l. BIILDRED T. LAXVTON MILDREII R. XVRIGI-IT Photographs IQICH.-XRD N. RICE, C1zI'zz'r11zrm. IETT.-X B. MCGOVERN If.-XTHERINE M. NILAND Motto THELMA FROST, Clzairzmuz. ALICE LEYVIS BIOLLIE J. BIINKXVITZ Census XYILLIAIXI L. CHENEY, Clmiruzan. MOLLIE J. RIIXKXVITZ RUTI'I E. TOURJEE 34 The Boy of l9lO. During his four years in M. H. S. CLARENCE S. POWERS has proven himself The Boy of the Class. This is shown by his being twice elected president of the class, also business manager of the Pennant and 'fAn- nual. In the Class Census he was voted handsomest, most popular, best dressed, most admired, and best all- 'round boy, and after these it is no wonder he also got most Conceited. He also successfully took two parts in The Amazons, played on the 1909 football team, was chairman of the reception committee and secretary of the athletic association. He Will keep up the good work at Cornell 'Show some sclzool-spirilf' ' EDNA FRANCES CASHEN is one of our sporty girls. She attended more of the out-of-town football games than any other girl in the class, and was especially fond of the New Britain games. She is also very popular, being elected vice-president of the class in both the junior and Senior years. She says her future intention is to decide which one, but from what we have seen lately we should not be surprised if she became a partner in the cruller business. TelIZlzc2lz01ze5Ztruth. This has always been the motto of CAROL STRONG BIEIGS, and she has lived up to it. She has been our Class Secretary for two years, served on the Class Day Committee, and won a scholarship. In 'fThe Amazons she manfully took the part of Ser- geant Shuterf' She is quite interested in astronomy, and hopes some day to call on her friends on Mars. Her future intention is to become a librarian, and she will continue her studies at the Springfield Library Training School. 35 dwarf.. ,,,,....-. 'f .AA,, 1:- Genius can neoeif despise labor. VVILLIAM L. CHENEY, our Class Genius, was chief wireman and property man for The Amazons, besides taking the part of Fitton. At all the rehearsals he managed to keep busy bestowing kisses CHershey'sj upon the girls. At times, Bill seems Miles away, but we are glad he is outgrowing this absentmindedness, and it does not take him long to collect his Hfllflinkj- witzf' He is Class Treasurer, chairman of the census committee, one of our prophets, and is on the Annual staff. He intends to study electricity. A voice in the distance, far izwrzyf' And this voice belongs to DOROTHY VVILCOX XVRIGHT, a wee, small one always in the class-room, but somehow it adds to its volume most unexpectedly at very critical moments. Dorothy is quite observing and this quality often leads her to notice some rather queer things. Ask her how she fur- nishes amusement for her neighbors in French History! No one would think that L'Dot was a giggler, to look at her, but once started it takes de- cidedly more than the possibility of an afternoon session to stop her. She really is a good child, however, in spite of these failings, and rarely Calls down upon herself the Wrath of any of the faculty. Pratt lnstitute is her next destination. If you have a good suggestion, tell it to othersg don't keep it to yom'5eU. ANNA NIARGARET FUDA has only been with us for one year. She came here from Girls' High, Brooklyn, and tried to bring their ideas with her, but she found Meriden too slow for them, and although she repeatedly offered suggestions, very few were Carried out. Anna is very fond of the boys, and although being here only a short time, she was voted Class Fusseress and also nerviest girl. She has taken quite a fancy to the people of Middle- town, and spends a good deal of her time in that city. Her next stop is New Britain Normal. 36 'tllflodemtion is the silken string rim- iiiiig tlzroizgh the pearl chain of all wir!-ues. HELIiN MARIE MCLAUGHLIN is mod- erate in all things-except laughter, the sixth period. How fortunate for Helen that she can slide down in back of the girl in front of her and thus escape the te'acher's eye! Who is Ben ? For information, inquire at 36 South Avenue. Helen is very fond of United States History-the VVebster- Hayne debate in particular: Her next destination is New Britain Normal. 'LII is nctver quite possible to get at Fl w0mun's way. for it is iiwariably ihe oihei' way. KATI'1ERINE M. NILAND, usually known as Rena,' is another Com- mercial pupil. Rena is quite ac- customed to spending the first two periods every day in the library. She always studies-after she has read through the last exchanges. She has had little 'tHope since her Sophomore year. but is happy now for she prefers caramels to hope. Rena's future in- tentions are undecided. According to her cloth, she cut her coat. RUTH KATHERINE PATTEN is one of the most cautious and precise creatures that any one ever saw. She was a member of the wonderful Virgil class of 1910, and was particularly fond of sight translation. Ruth is quite timid and bashful. Ask her about the time she wanted to ask a certain fellow to a leap-year cotillion. Ruth enters Mt. Holyoke in the fall. 37 A little more sleep and a little more slumber. CLARENCE EDVSTARD SPENCER is our quietest boy. Often, in recitation time, he would sit with a perfectly blank expression on his face, and when called on would astonish us all by his bril- liant remarks. Clarence made quite a hit in the Senior Play in which he played the part of Lord Tweenwayesf' Clarence is also from North Haven. His future intentions are undecided, but his present pleasure is rough- housing with Gus. Silence is golden. So EMMA I. BORCHARDT evidently thinks, for she very seldom speaks unless spoken to. For this reason, no doubt, the class has voted her the quietest girl. Nevertheless she doesn't in the least mind the noisiness of other people. In fact, she seems rather to enjoy it, and often Watches with interest the disorder of certain people in fifth periods. Her future intentions are as yet undecided. Study is like heaven? glorious sim. ADRIENNE MARY RABY is one of our quiet, scholarly girls. In spite of her quietness, however, she appreciates a joke to the full extent, and doesn't seem to mind in the least a gentle reprimand from one of the faculty, She never fails to shine in French, and hardly a recitation goes by but what she amuses herself at our expense. She is the winner of a scholarship, and will enter Smith in the fall. 38 A most gentle maid. AGNES MARY BURKE is one of our quiet girls, who was never known to bother any oneg no, not even the Faculty. She is studious, and her name seldom, if ever, swells the list of unfortunates for supplementary session. VVhen she leaves M. H. S. she intends to devote herself to the study of music, in which we wish her the best of success. Better late than never. This is lWILDRED TREADWAY LAVVTON, our most admired girl, and the girl who has so many callers evenings, who stay so late that she has to come to school the short way and use the boys' entrance in order not to be late. Mildred has caused a great rivalry between a little P. G. man and a PowerQsbful Senior, and she made dates with these two fellows for six months ahead of time. Mildred likes to study in the library better than in Tower Lower as it is easier to answer the notes she received between periods. Mildred was not a bit bashful in taking the part of Lady Noeline, although it proved very trying to some others, She was very fortunate in having a good-natured brother-in-law as teacher in school, which proved to be of good advantage. She was associate editor of the Pennant and Annual Her next years will be spent at Lasell Seminary. Silence sniteth best. NORA GERTRUDE FLEMMING, although she appears very solemn, can crack a joke as well as any one. Ask her about Wednesdays, up in singing. Nora is particularly well known for the ardor UD with which she translates the most touching love scenes in L'Minna von Barnhelmf' She was quite fond of chemistry, especially on the experiment days when we were using H2 S. Nora's future intentions are undecided. 39 'Kill Im? is szwcif' So thinks RICHARD RIICHAEL IQICE, our bestfnatured, best athlete, and most jollied boy. Dick has played on the football and baseball teams and Won his letters. XVhy was Rice always one of the last two into the Senior room after the sixth period? Dick is from North Haven, and what he intends to do, or where he intends to be in the future, is -unknown to us, for he savs his future intentions are 5ir1Tctljf'p1'f't'ale, hut we lcnow fhllEtta,. HA girlislz rosa ruiflz sim! IeIIz'as. There is no doubt but what BIILDRED LOUISE ScIIL'N,xcK will 'lBe1nisCsedD greatly by certain of the juniors. Indeed she has so Housefdl herself in all our hearts that we are sure our own loss will never lVayne. Mildred's favorite pastime is motoring, provided that itls always with a White-. Although she says she isn't really afraid of mice, we can't account for her queer behavior when she sees one. She is actually all in QAllanj. She was voted our best dressed girl, and is on the printing committee. Her next destination is Lasell. lf I0 Sindy is bliss, Tlzenifsfbll-1'to1111'Ss. THELm,x FRos'r is our high-standing girl, having stood nrst during all four years, and therefore is our Vale- dictorian, Her favorite occupation is asking questions, and for this reason was voted most inquisitive and most scholarly girl. She was exchange editor of the Pennant, chairman of the motto committee, and Class Poet. Thelma is quite an actress, and al- though she was not in the Senior Play she showed up splendidly in the socials, She will represent M. H. S. at Vlfcllesley. 40 Marg. .' 4 3 1:1 1+ ' .. is- ,E . X Attempt the end, and never stand to donbtg Nothing? so hard but setzrtlz will jind it ont. DIARY ELAINE PULLEY is one of our studious girls, who usually is very quiet. One exception to this, however, is the day she ran across the Senior room at intermission. Elaine makes iine fudge, as her cousin UD can prove. XVhy has Elaine been so interested in one of the suburbs of New Haven? lVe can't imagine. Her future in- tentions are to continue her steno- graphic accomplishments. Is size not more than painting Cain express, or jfoutlzfitl poets fancy when they love? KATHERINE IAXVILLA VVARNOCK is our Class Beauty and most conceited girl. L'Kitty is the pianist of our school orchestra, and often plays for us in Chapel, Monday mornings. She has always found big brothers convenient. lVe Wonder Why. She has many future intentions, one is to own a canoe and become an expert paddler, and she told us at one of the socials, I don't intend to be single. Her next destination is the National Cathe- dral. No greater grief than to remember days of joy, when misery is at hand. So EVA ELIZABETH LANCE thinks when suddenly told to return to after- noon session. We have all known for some time that Eva is of a very serious disposition, but never supposed it was so grave that she looked to an undertaker's son for sympathy. Eve used to bring many good specimens to the botany class. Ask her Where she got them. New Britain Normal is her next destination. 41 l1i.1--lil W-w 't1r fn-,ff A., Curiosity is a desire to know why and how, In being voted most inquisitive boy, CLAYTON ROBERTS WILCOX feels himself to be terribly misjudged. But then, the curious seldom know their own fault. As Letterly in the Senior Play, and in various other roles at the socials, he has proven himself to be well up on dramatics. Clayt is often caught quite un- consciously Whistling just a Cousin of Mine, but we have learned never to remind him of the fact, for it never fails to make him quite Savage He is editor-in-chief of the Annual, chairman of the printing committee and was, for a time, editor-in-chief of the Pennant.'y His next distination is VVorcester Polytechnical Institute. 'A Hasten slowly. This exactly fits HELEN CHALKER BRAINERD, for we have never known her to seriously exert herself all through her High School course, just why she takes such an interest in New Haven is not known. Her explanation is that she is just naturally fond of the shore. It 'Alistens well, Helen. As some of the Senior girls can testify, Helen makes an excellent confidante, for she never divulges hidden secrets. Her future intentions are, we feel sure, to DoCojlittle, St. Lawrence University will welcome her in the fall. Keep on the snnny side, NIOLLIE -IOSEPHINE MINKWITZ is another one of our popular girls, and quite a sport, too. In L'The Amazons she took the part of Lady Thomasinu in the most splendid manner, and she would easily pass any day for a boy. Mollie won great applause by seconding all the nominations in the Class Meet- ings. In the census she was voted Class Optimist and best all-'round girl, and no one made a mistake in voting her them, she is also our Saluta- torian and a member of the glee and mandolin club. Mollie intends to keep on the sunny side, and from M. H. S. she is going way down in the sunny South and will continue her studies at Randolph-Macon. 42 'Slow but sure. There is nothing speedy to ANTHONY W. RUSSELL but his throw to second, and that is both speedy and sure, as many base-runners have found out when they tried to steal second and were caught five feet away. Tony has earned seven M's while in High School, having played on the baseball team four years and football team three years. He was captain of the baseball team during his Senior year. Tony has made many hits on the baseball team, but the greatest hit he made Was his solo in the High School Minstrels. He is one of the quiet boys, and some of the scholars had never heard much of him until the minstrels. He is one of the two boys to graduate from the Business course, and intends to get a position as stenographer. Sweet, grave aspect. No more fitting line could describe CHARLOTTE ABIGAIL BIUNSON, for her sweet gravity has won the hearts of us all. She comes to us from North Haven, and twice we thought we had lost her. Once at the beginning of her Junior year, and again in her Senior year Charlotte left, but only to find the love of old M. H, S. too strong, and here she is graduating with us. Her future is undecided, but we hope it will be a happy one. i'G00d-nature wins the heart. MAY GERTRUDE HOWARD is the very pink of good-nature. She is always jolly and has a cheery word for every one. In 'KThe Amazons May took most admirably the part of the ec- centric 'fLady Castlejordanf' She has ranked high in the Commercial course all through High School and was voted our most versatile girl. Her interests used to be at stake in Walling- ford, but now May says her future intentions are to live in Danbury- why, we cannot tell you, Her favorite college is Columbia. 43 K He Comes, the herald of iz noisy worldf news from all nations Zzzmbering at his back, CHARLEs JEROME GRIMES, our noisiest and nerviest boy, has lived up to this quotation during his four years at M. H. S. Charlie is very fond of running Marathons-especially around the chemistry laboratory. 'We wonder if he will ever get over his peculiar desire for changing the English notices on the board in Upper Tower. l'PrOf. served as editor-in-chief of the Pennant, '09-'10, was president of the A. A., and helped run the min- strels. He will represent M. H. S. at Tufts College in the fall. HAZ! work and no play makes jack cz dull boy. TVIABEL CLAIRE JOHNSON is our Studious girl, she never takes a test without first staying home from school a day or two in order to get ready for voted Class it, and therefore was Grind. She spends her intermissions in studying, instead of going around making friends and enjoying herself, and for this reason was voted Class Pessimist. Her future intentions are undecided, but she will probably continue studying at some finishing school. One much of humor makes the whole world-grin. HELEN.A LOUISA ROBINSON is a bright, happy girl and has been voted our most jollied girl. 'Helena-some- times known as Doctor Robinson-is always saying something that would disturb the gravity of an Egyptian mummy. She startled us all, one day in English, by suddenly announcing the fact that Michael Angelo and Virgil's Aeneid were two great epic poems. Helena's future intentions are to attend the Booker T. Vlfashington School. 44 Hz: is all 7711:7'fI7,fi'077L 1110 Crown of his head Zo the sole of his foot. Behold NORMAN EDWARD TOOHEY, our Class Fusser, jolliest boy and biggest blufferl Norman has won all these honors fairly, and indeed, has made quite a reputation for himself in these various lines. VVho would not believe it after seeing him as Andre de Grival in The Amazonsm? His laborious duties as Class Treasurer during our Junior year enabled him to safely handle the sum of one dollar. He is chairman of the presentation committee and one of our historians. Keep on s111il17ng. ET'FA BARBARA NICGOVERN is the possessor of a smile which won't come off. and she never -even looks at a person Without giving him that smile, of which she alone has the patentg and for this reason she was voted best- natured girl. Etta is one of our fast typewriter girls, having competed in several contests, with high honors. She was also elected Class Historian, and won a scholarship. Her future in- tentions are undecided, but on account of her fondness for Rice, We should not be surprised to see her established in the Rice fields of North Haven. Come, lefs be merry and have a good time. ll'lILDRED ROGERS VVRIGHT is our most popular girl, and especially so among the boys, with Whom you can generally find her talkingg and for this reason-she came near getting Class Fusseress. l'Bid showed this quality at the rehearsals of The Amazons, in which she most admir- ably took thepart of f'Lady VVilhelmina. ' ' She was also voted jolliest girl, and is a member of the glee club. She will enter Smith College in the fall. 45 'P0n my word, he was czszwprise io every one. GUSTAVE H. LEINING was not known in our class until the Senior Play, but at that time he came out and took the part of Reverend Roger Minchen in a. Way which surprised the whole school, and placed him among the most popular boys of the class, and from then, he has gone to the bad to the extent of writing notes during recitations and asking girls for dances at the socials. His future intentions are undecided, but if nothing else proved successful he certainly could make a hit on the stage. Oh, wherefore do I sit and give my fancy up to idle playing. Whenever one looks at ELEANOR M. SUTTERLIN she seems to be blissfully dreaming. lt must be habit with her more than anything else, for she probably wouldn't admit it. Eleanor is quite a pedestrian and may often be seen walking through Brookside on hot summer evenings. She has taken the Commercial course all through High School, and although her future intentions are as yet undecided, she will probably continue along in that line. l'Fi1LZl0f cxcitenwntg always in iz fuss. Did you ever meet :ALICE LEWIS but when she was in a mad rush, but had just time to tell you the funniest thing ever? It actually wouldn't seem like the same class without her, we've grown so used to depending on her lor a great share of our amusement. Alice makes a specialty of 'Lgetting off people, and as for her stories- The class certainly made no mistake in voting her wittiest, noisiest, and biggest gabber. She is a winner of a scholarship, so her time isn't quite all spent in play. She served as associate editor of both the Pennant and the 'fAnnual, and is the writer of the Class Will. New Britain Normal next. 46 'ATO believe wiflf cerliziufy, we must begin TUfflZd0lIIJfi17fg.H FANNIE EXDA SISKIND is one of our quiet girls. She was one of themem- bers of that famous United States History class which is renowned for its vast knowledge of the slavery question. Fannie has never created any disturbance at M, H. S. She never was known to whisper, and probably doesn't know what the inside of the cleportnient room looks like. She intends to go to New York and obtain ai position as stenographer. 47 Zin Memoriam 'P TERESA 31.-XRGARET XYHITLAXV Born May 14, 1890 Died january 16, 1910 P11 HAROLD C. DAHILL 48 wwwwwmmg 5 5 EP 5 Q if s 5 Q 3 A c 5 2 ge 5 5 O x ei I 5 5 ap fs? ab mmmmmmmmi wwwwmwwwwwww mmmmmmmmmmmm WWWW mmmm ww mm CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLASS EMBLEM Pin CLASS COLORS Blue and Gold 191 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 4 J The Most scholarly girl .... Most scholarly boy .. Class grind ........ Class beauty ..,... Handsomest boy .... Most popular girl Most popular boy .. Most versatile girl .. Most inquisitive girl .. Most inquisitive boy Class fusseress .,..,,... Class Most conceited girl. .. Most conceited boy .... jolliest girl ........ jolliest boy ..,, . Class optimist . . . fusser ....,,... Class pessimist .. Best athlete .,... Class genius .,.... Best-natured girl ,... Best-natured boy . . . Noisiest girl ...... Noisiest boy . Class infant ...... Most jolliccl girl. . . Most jollied boy . XVittiest ......... Quietest girl .... . Quietest boy ....,... Most admired girl .. Most admired boy . Best dressed girl Best dressed boy .. Nerviest girl ,...,, Nerviest boy ,... . Biggest bluffer ..... Best all-'round girl .... Best all-'round boy. . . Class Census ....TIIELx1A FROST . . . . . . . .GUS LEINING .... BI.-XBEL JOHNSON . . . KATHERINE VVARNOCK . . . . .CLARENCE POWERS . . . .RIILDRED VVRIGHT . . . .CLARENCE POXVERS ......MAY HOWVARD .....THELBIIA FROST . . . .CLAYTON XVILCOX .........ANNA FUDA ......NoRIIAN TOOHEY .. .IZATHERINE XVARNOCK . . . . .CLARENCE POXVERS . . .BIILDRED XVRIGHT . . .NORMAN T001-IEY . . . il'iOLLIE BTINKXVITZ ....MAEEL JOHNSON . . . .IQICHARD RICE . . .XVILLIABI CHEXEY ...ETTA BICGOVERN ....ilICH.-XRD IQICE .......AL1CE LIEVVIS . . . .CHARLES GRIMES .....RUTII TOURJEE ...IIELIQNA IQORINSON ...NIQICHARD IQICE .....,..ALICE LEWIs ....EA1M,x BORCHARDT ....CL:-XREXCE SPENCER . . .RIILDRED LAWTON . . . .CLARENCE POXVERS ....MILDRED SCHUNACK .. .CLARENCE POXVERS ........ANNA FUDA . . . .CHARLES GRIAIES . ...NORMAN TOOHEY . . .BIOLLIE BIINKVVITZ . . . .CLARENCE POWERS 50 Class History, '10 Part One ETTA MC GOVERN. In September of 1906 we, the Class of 1910. were enrolled as students of the Meriden High School. After four years of hard study we are now about to be graduated from dear old M. H. S. Before joining the ever-increasing ranks of the Alumni, however, we are assembled here tonight to learn of our histories and fates. It has been said that nothing is true in history but the names and dates, and so, my friends, if you do not like the way in which you are presented to the public, take that as your consolation. In order to give you a better knowledge of the members of our class, an individual history is here given. First, let me introduce to you Carol Meigs, one of our most popular girls. She is a high-stand pupil, and was awarded a scholarship. Carol has been our Class Secretary for two years. She spends her summers at East Hampton, and 'tis said that she is very brave. Why, she will go right after a bee's nest in order to get at the honey- Cone I Yes, I think that's the kind of Cone it is. Carol took the part of Shuter in our Class Play, and wrought havoc with the Englishman's affections. She is very fond of the theatre, and enjoyed the play, The Travelling Salesman, immensely. The Springfield Library Academy will welcome Carol next fall. This happy young lady is Emma Borchardt. Emma was voted our quietest girl. It seems strange, but the following story is told about her. One day, when Emma was a little tot, the teacher asked her what her favorite occupation was. Oh, Seth Emma, 'fit is reading weird CWiardj stories. She doesn't look as though she would care for that sort of thing, does she? Her future intentions are to have a good time. 51 Agnes Burke is little, but what she lacks in quantity, she makes up in quality. Agnes has proved herself a valuable addition to our class, and has upheld parliamentary rule in our Class Meetings. Agnes is a pianist of ability. She is a very conscientious girl, and will, no doubt, make a success of any work which may undertake. Oh, Himmel, has the last bell rung yet? This, as her -classmates well know, is Mollie Minkwitz's first expression as she runs into the dressing-room every morning at 29' 59 past eight. Mollie is our Salutatorian, Class Optimist, and best all-'round girl Calthough she persists she is not roundl. One day we happened to find Mollie engaged in the childish amuse- ment of counting her buttons to the tune of Silk, satin, calico, rags. She ended with 'tsilkfy and all unmindful of the curious eyes upon her, she said, t'll'ell. I hope it's Cheney silk. Mollie took the part of 'LThomasin in our Senior Play-HThe Ama- zons. Mollie thinks HHax are the very best vehicles in- vented by man. Her next stop is Randolph-Macon school. Don't be alarmed at that noise, itfs only May G. Howard and her giggle. May is our most versatile girl, and won her claim to that title by her various feats during her course. She organized the Junior Glee Club, took the part of t'Lady Castle- jordan in The Amazons, and came off with honors in the various typewriting contests. May is one of our high-stand girls, and it is with regret that we learn that we are not going to enjoy her society much longer, for her future intentions are, Living in Danburyf' May was very much disappointed because we did not choose the Hjacku rose as our Class Flower, but trusts that the junior Class will adopt this flower next year. This little lady is Ruth Patten. Ruth, although a Senior, has not grown up yet, for she still delights in going to circuses. lVhenever HBailey's circus is anywhere around you can depend upon it that Ruth will be there, even before the doors are opened. Ruth intends to go to Mt. Holyoke, and what will be our loss will be Mt. Holyoke's gain. Ruth has endeared herself to her classmates by her pleasant and charming personality, Edna Cashen, will you ever stop that talking? Edna is our vice-president, and champion baseball player. She is very partial to the iNest, and delights in reading about cow- 52 boys. An old fisherman once wanted Edna to go nshing with him because she could watch the HBob so well. I could not begin to enumerate Edna's admirers for they range anywhere from Juniors to college students, or even bank clerks. Edna has taken part in a number of our theatricals, and if she con- tinues along that line we expect that she will soon be a rival of Maude Adams. One of our good-natured girls is Charlotte Munson. She hails from that place called North Haven. She is ratherquiet at school, but we think that after the noise and tumult to which she is accustomed in her native hamlet, that the quiet of the school life rather bewilders her. Charlotte is another of our girls who show a decided liking for the t'West. Her favorite songs are filly Pony Boy, and t'He's a Cousin of Mine. Elaine Pulley is surely one of our most industrious and 'tEarnest girls. If you want a thing done and done right, give it to Elaine to do. Elaine is passionately fond of lYest Haven, and makes trips to that city very frequently. lYe have never been able to iind out the lucky chap's name, but we know he exists in that city. Elaine is one of our high-stand girls, and intends to go out into the business world. Her next stop is ll'est Haven, or at least that is what we judge from the amount of mail that comes from that city. UAch, Gus, stehen sie aufll' See how quickly he under- stands it. Gus is one of our prodigies. He is our most schol- arly boy. Of course, it isn't supposed to be made public yet, but I think you ought to know that after graduation he intends to write a geography, and is going to call that part of Egypt which is watered by the river Nile, the L'Niland. Gus some- times assumes a very religious aspect, as, for instance, in the Senior Play, where he took the part of the minister, with perfection. Gus is an elocutionist of renown, as any one who attended the rhetorical in our Sophomore year may testify. Clarence Spencer is another of our North Havenites. Per- haps this accounts for his quietness in school, for he was voted our quietest boy. Clarence took the part of the Englishman in the Senior Play- The Amazons, and looked very dignined with his abundant yellow hair. Clarence startled his class- mates one day by a wonderfully daring feat. He took a step- ladder, placed it under the clock, climbed up the ladder, looked 53 at the clock-Oh no, he didn't stop itg merely knocked a quarter from behind it. Clarence hasn't decided just what he will do after leaving M. H. S. When I come to Mabel johnson's name, I think of the saying, Would I were secretary to your thoughts. Mabel is a scholar in the true sense of the word. She has applied her- self diligently throughout her course. If you want to know anything about the conservation of the natural resources, I would refer you to Mabel, for she understands that subject thoroughly. Mabel has a wonderful faculty of developing a terrihc cough just as soon as the music teacher announces his intention of trying our voices. Behold our Class Beauty, Katherine Warnock! Isn't she pretty? Katherine, although one of the worst whisperers who ever entered M. H. S., is really very studious, and is greatly impressed with the importance of being 'tErnestf' Katherine is our pianist, and has given us the beneht of her musical ability at chapel exercises. She also has an excellent voice, and is usually occupied singing Yale or Dartmouth songs. Katherine is very fond of Yale baseball games. Her future intentions are to continue to have a Wright good time, as she has always done. . Eva Lance is one of our jolly, good-natured girls, She comes from that marvelous city, South Meriden. Eva has a sunny disposition, and her cheery smile is very contagious. Eva has not been the cause of any annoyance to the teachers during her course, and has made the lives of her classmates pleasant by her bright and sunny disposition. If Eva continues, in the future, to take as many walks towards Wallingford as she has done in the past, she will soon be a rival of Weston. Now my friends, behold Katherine Niland, better known as t'Rena, or still better as t'Re-re. Rena has enjoyed the privilege of studying in the library during her Senior year. We do not know why she stays in the library unless it is her fond- ness for mice. Rena is likely to K'Bob up at any time, and give her opinion of different questions, for she is a very Ray of knowledge, especially on the beauties of country life in West- ield. Sometime in the near future Rena is to appear in a. de- bate on her favorite subject, entitled: Resolved: That the 'Leining' is the most important part of a garment. Rena 54 has won a reputation for herself as a typist, and will take up business work in the future. A'Hello! central, give me 95-2. Hello! this is 'Clayt,' Oh, I say-won't you come driving this afternoon? Did you say 'yes'? All right. So, my friends, behold Clayton Wilcox. Clayt comes from Westheld. He is editor-in-chief of the Annual and chairman of the printing committee. If ex- President Roosevelt had ever heard of Clayton's fondness for k'SavageQsj, he would surely have taken him to Africa with him. Vllithout a doubt he would have been a valuable addi- tion to the hunting party, because he is not afraid of Lyons or even of Katy -dids. During the fourth period Clayton keeps busy asking his favorite question, VVhat will the fWeth- erbee'?'l and singing t'l'm on my way to 'Reno'f' Fannie Siskind is one of our diligent workers. Fannie has come to school during the last four years with the avowed intention of getting her lessons, and she certainly has succeeded. Fannie does not believe in causing any unnecessary trouble to any one, and has never been sentenced to a front seat during her course. Eleanor Sutterlin is our bright and breezy young lady. Eleanor is very Frank'l about her doings, and although she is sprightly, still she is not ashamed to be seen walking with a 'fKane. Eleanorls favorite poem is 'fthe Curfew tolled the 'Knell' of parting day. Although not voted our most inquisi- tive girl, there are a few who can testify as to her proficiency along that line. Eleanor enjoyed the minstrels immensely, especially the song, t'Bye-bye, my sailor boyf' Our Class Fusser, biggest bluffer, and jolliest boy is Nor- man Toohey. Norman did not receive all of the votes for fusser. lf, however, we had all been privileged to witness his actions at the Senior Play rehersals the honor CPD would have been bestowed upon him unanimously. Norman took the part of the Frenchman in 'The Amazons, and was the hit of the play. Generally, Norman is very passable, but at times he gets almost Savage, He is chairman of the presentation committee, and to him has been allotted the task of writing the history of the rest of our classmates. So ends the first part of the History of the Class of 1910. 55 Class History, '10 Part Two NORMAN E. TOOHEY. Happy is the Class whose annals are brief! Ours begin -officially in September, 1906, when the majority of our mem- bers left hope behind and entered here in all the verdancy of trusting youth. Having survived three or more undergraduate years, we entered into our heritage last September, and since then-well, since then. Clarence Powers deserves the first place in this history for two reasons. First, because he is our Class Presidentg and secondly, because he is so awfully important otherwise, both in his own eyes and in the eyes of others. But now you mustn't get a wrong impression of Clarence just from the 'fact that he is a little conceited, for he really has something 'to'be conceited overg believe me! Besides the office of Class President, in which Clarence has frequently displayed his vast knowledge of parliamentary law, he has held the oliices of business manager of the 'LPennant, business manager of the l9lO Annual,l' and numerous other positions, and, according to our census, he is our handsomest, most popular, most con- ceited, most admired, best dressed and best all-'round boy. -Amen. During the past year or two Clarence has spent a great deal of time, both in and out of school, studying Law'lttonJ, and whenever this grew exhausting Cand it was, indeed, strenu- ous world he always found diversion and amusement in Lyon - tarning. Next comes Miss Mildred Lawton, our most admired girl. Mildred, I am sure, can fully appreciate the truth of that well- known saying, K'How happy could I be with either, were 56 t'other dear charmer away. You see, it happened this way: One day while she was deeply engrossed in reading from History about the various Powers, a pretty little Miller flew by. Now Mildred was greatly attracted by that pretty little thing and immediately set her heart on catching it-which she did without very much trouble. But you know 'tis said, Which of us has his desire, or having it, is satisHed -and so it was with Mildred. There she sat dividing her attention between the Powers and the Miller, unable to decide which she liked best. Evidently this is still an open questiong isn't it, Mildred? Although Miss Anna Fuda has been with us only one year, she has during that time, taken such a lively interest in all Class affairs that she has won her way into the friendship of all. After coming from New York, Anna found Meriden just the littlest bit quieter, and so has indulged in frequent auto- mobile trips to Hartford. We haven't as yet succeeded in finding out just what the attraction is, but Anna's title of Class Fusseress will assure you that we have our suspicions. William Cheney is our Class Genius, and well does he de- serve his title. He proved his claim by the capable manner in which he managed the lighting end of many affairs given in this building during the past year. Not contented with this, he went still further and made skeleton keys for certain for- bidden parts of this building-namely, the tower and the lunch- room. In the case of the tower we obtained nothing more than a little fresh air, but in regard to the lunch-room-well, we er-er-rather, he-got something a little more substantial. His ingenuity came to his aid in full force at one ofthe rehears- als for the Senior Play, when he turned a pair of side-whiskers into a most vicious looking mustache. Will promises one day to rival. YVeston, for once started walking he always consumes a great many 'iMiles. Unlike Weston, however, he has not as yet aimed to cross the continent, all he has aimed to do is to cross the Park to Franklin street. That young lady over there with the searching gaze is our Valedictorian, our most scholarly and-most inquisitive girl, Miss Thelma Frost. There isn't much about you that Thelma wonlt find out, once she starts. Of course I don't know, but I've heard it said that Thelma's favorite song is, He's a Cousin 57 of Mine, and to this she generally adds from VVallingford. Thelma spends a good deal of her time studying Nature, es- pecially little rambling Brooks.'l Miss Mildred Vlfrightl There, isn't sheicute? At least that's what all the class think. Bid is the young lady who, as t'Lady VVilhelmina,,' made such a hit in the Senior Play last fall. Bid was voted our most popular and jolliest girl, and also received not a few votes for Class Fusseress. She strongly disclaims any right to this last named title. but what else could we think of a girl who says her favorite song is, Cuddle up a little closer. t'Bid'l claims she likes all the boys, but especially a Good Child. Behold Miss Alice Lewis, our wittiest and noisiest girl, and our biggest gabber. WVe think the word gabber is rather a severe one to apply to Alice just because she is-er-er- rather talkative. But evidently her loquacity is favored by the Faculty, for Alice received a scholarship. lVhen asked what was her favorite occupation, Alice replied that it was 'tboating on lakes 'George' and 'Champlain'. That young gentleman with the businesslike air is :Charles Grimes. He is in fact quite a business man. He has held the offices of president of the A. A., and editor-in-chief of the 'APennant, both of which he filled in a most efficient manner. He gave us a recent demonstration of his business ability, in the capable way in which he managed the business end of the High School Minstrels. Charles was voted our noisiest and nerviest boy. Miss Helen Brainerd is one of those persons who take life easy, enjoying each day as it comes without worrying about what will happen on the morrow. It is probably for this reason that some people think Helen is a little lazy. However, I assure you she is not. It is merely because it is her habit to 'tDoolittle more than is necessary. Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done. This is the motto which Miss Adrienne Raby has always adhered to. Adrienne is one of those who live by ruleg having a time for each task, and always doing each thing at the right time. Her plan seems to be a good one, too, for her labors were 58 n rewarded with a scholarship. Adrienne will continue her studies at Smith. That charming young lady with the happy smile is Miss Etta McGovern. Etta believes in the old adage, Laugh and grow fat. She carries out the first part of the saying all right, but she rather slights the latter. When asked what was the cause of her sunny disposition Etta asserted that it was her fondness for Rice which she uses in large quantities each day. Etta was voted our best-natured girl and also received a scholarship honor. As we have just been talking of Rice, our next subject, naturally, is Richard Rice. Behold our Class Athlete and most jollied boy. North Haven has sent up some good pupils be- fore and Dick is no exception to the rule, in fact he's one of the best. He has not only been a star athlete, but also a good scholar. During the last year or two Dick has become exceed- ingly fond of Meriden, especially that section around Wood street, and although school closes at one o'clock, we often find Dick wandering about this beloved section even late at night. Miss Helena Robinson is our most jollied girl. However, she always takes the jollying with such good humor and an- swers with such droll sayings, that she usually gets the best of you. With Helena it is surely a case of Laugh and the world laughs with you, for hers is indeed a contagious laugh. This was plainly evident during French recitations, when she usually had the whole class in an uproar with her witty translations. Miss Nora Flemming is one of our demure and quiet girls, who has gone through High School without very much trouble and without causing very much of a disturbance. During school hours Nora always applied herself entirely to her books, hence she has been rarely, if ever, seen at the deportment session. Miss Dorothy Wright is a pretty little Westfield maid, who comes each day to drink at this wonderful fountain of learning. It is whispered that Dorothy intends to take up church work after she graduates. Of late she has shown a marked tendency in that line. On any Sunday you may find her religiously drilling her class on the story of Joseph The next name on my list is Anthony Russell. Tony is one of those fellows who is always ready to do a good turn for any one, hence he is exceedingly popular. As an athlete he 59 is a star of the first magnitude. He has played on both the football and baseball teams. During the last year he has been captain of the latter team, and just to show how good he Was, it must be noted that he was offered a position with the Middle- town league team. He accepted this position and has been playing a star game ever since. Miss Helen Marie McLaughlin, one of our shining lights, has been fortunate to Win a Hicks prize. Helen is extremely fond of walking, and may be found almost any day in the week strolling about, visiting landries. Last, but not least by any means, is Miss Mildred Schunack, who Was voted our best-dressed girl. lt seems that three years Wasn't sufficient time for Mildred to learn the ins and outs of this vast building, for only last year she Was looking for a drink in the inner office by the light ofthe t'WYayn ing moon. Un- doubtedly Mildred will BemisCsedD greatly by some of the undergraduates. VVhen asked what she liked to do best, Mildred replied that she was never happier than when sitting in a little VVhite,' house, QHoWesj reading Leslie's magazine. 60 Class Prophecy, '10 Part One MAY HOXVARD. Great it is to be a prophetg to Foretell the future to our friends. I had a prophecy to write for the renowned Class of 1910. I knew what many of them were expecting to do when they left school, but we are never sure of carrying out our expecta- tions. The night was approaching on which I was to read the prophecy, and as yet no ideas had stirred mylmind. On the seventeenth of june I attended a wedding, and that night, according to the good old custom, I slept with a piece of the wedding cake under my pillow. How can I thank that wedding cake! A magic hand seemed to touch my dreams that night. I dreamed that ten years had elapsed since our graduation. I was sitting in a crowded theatre in San Francisco. A famous actor was on the stage. He seemed to be a favorite with the audience, for he received great applause. His Voice seemed familiar, and on looking at the program I found that it was Norman Toohey. I was not very much surprised,be- cause I knew that acting was Wight in Norman's line. I left the IWest and came eastward, not stopping anywhere till I reached Arkansas. The first person I met when getting off the train at Little Rock was Edna Cashen. I was astonished. She told me she had grown tired of the East and had come XVest for her health. She said the air had greatly 'LBen efited her already. Arkansas faded from my sight. I was in the warm, sunny South. A young lady was sitting a little way off, reading. I went to speak to her, and recognized Etta McGovern. She 61 told me she was visiting her uncle, who owned a large Rice plantation. She blushed, and said she 'iwas soon going Northg not to Meriden but to- I never heard the end of her sentence for I found myself standing in a richly furnished art studio in a place which seemed to be Richmond, Virginia. No one was around, so I amused myself by looking at the pictures scattered around the room. The name Clarence Spencer was written in the corner of each. He came in then and told me about his work. I asked him who the young lady was whose face he had painted in almost every picture. He told me it was Eleanor Sutterlin. He said he liked to paint her, especially as the A SummerCsj' girl. She had such a 'LF1'ank face. I left Richmond, and getting on a train, came North to 'Washington I-, stayed there several days, sightseeing. In passing through an office of one of the large Government build- ings I noticed a young man sitting at a desk, working industri- ously. They told me he was considered the best stenographer in the city. I looked at him again and recognized Anthony Russell. He had, indeed, profited by his high school training. That night I went to hear a famous prima donna, who had just returned to WIashington after a successful tour of Europe. The name of the singer was an Italian one, as given in the announcements. I went, but when the young lady stepped out on the stage, I saw, not a stranger, but Mildred IVright. She had a beautiful voice and charmed her entire audience. She received encore after encore. At last, she said she would sing something different, and the great prima donna warbled into a pretty little song entitled t'Billy, and left the stage amidst a shower of bouquets. Upon leaving Vifashington my dreams brought me to New York. Opposite the Grand Central Station I noticed a large store. It seemed to be a new one, and I read the sign overit, which was, IVilliam Cheney, Electric Supplies. At that moment VVill came out of the store, carrying a travelling-satchel. He told me he was starting to make a trip around the world, for business and pleasure combined. I was surprised, because I knew that INill's motto used to be, I'll never stray far from my own Hresidef' Now he was going 'KMiles from home. He then said that his book-keeper was a young lady whom he 62 thought I knexx I xxondered xxho rt could be and Went 1n srde the store There srttrng at the desk xx as Ifannre S1sk1nd e sard she had been vxorkrng rn New York for some tlme and enjoyed rt there xery much That afternoon I walked through Central Park There xxas the usual stream of automob1les and carrrages Cfornff by and I sat doxxn to xxatch them One of the horses became rather frrffhtened just then I heard the young lady rn the carrrage exclarm Oh Murchrel I rnstantlv recognrzed Cath erme Vlarnock When she saw me she al1ghted and came ox er to talk She sard she xx as gettmg tned of socrety hfe rn 'Nlext York and had dec1ded to take up some more serrous xx ork She seemed xery much rn E1 nest and I told her I thought she xxas dorng just II r1ght My dream changed agam I xx as back rn dear old Con nectrcut standmg near a lake rn some country place A vounff ladv xx as srttmg rn a canoe near the edge of the lake Watchrng the Rays from the sun plavrng upon the xxater She xxas she stepped from the canoe and started off toyxards a trollex car marked Torrrngton As she passed me I saxx rt xxas Rena Nrland I was about to call out when the scene faded from my s10ht A large xvhrte burldrng came up before my eyes Over the door xxere rnscrrbed the xxords Ilxddletoxxn Pubhc Lrbrary Erected 1011 I xxent rnsrde and found Carol NIG1gS srttmg at the hbrarran s desk She xx as readrng a book ent1tled Cones and Other Tree Groxxths I xx as tallnnff to her xx hen agam there came a change rn my dream I xx as xx atchmff a football contest betxx een Yale and Har xard My attentron xx as attracted to a young ladv dressed rn blue and vrgorously wax mg a huge Yale flag It drd not take me long to see that rt xx as Elarne Pullev The game xvas soon over and I savx Elarne together mth a Jolly crowd of youno men and ladres escortrng the quarterback the hero of the game to hrs home rn 'West Haven In comrng from Nlexx I-Iax en to Merrden I stopped oft at Worth Hax en It xx as noxx a x ery prosperous town I xx alked down one of the streets a long drstance and hnally came to a small church xxrth the parsonage next to rt Pretty grounds 63 A Y' Y YY , Y . - . , g , . Sh . Y Y . . YY , B . Y Y . . D . :D Y D ' I . . K, Y . ,, . . 1 1 ' ,, - ' r N Y ' 1 f , ' ' Y Y Y ' ra A yy ' . , , Y ' ' cl If - I 1: . 1 . 7 I I ' A , a J 1 ' ' I ' 3 I Y ' 1' tx yr ' Y - Y eating some HCarmels, a box of which xvas in her lap. Soon Y 7 7 It ' YY 7 ' Y 23- - , I ' ' r 4 v . . Y Mil. Y . . I Y , ,, Y . . Y, . . . I ' ' 1 Y - A - ra I - y7 - ,A v D . I O ' ,T O V - -Y Y. Y. I U . , ' A 1 I-' l I S 7 L 7 7 I ' . 1 Y Y . 7 L Y l 7 ' Y ' Y ,V W Y A surrounded the burldmgs and I was just admtrmg the place when the clergyman came out of the church Imagme my astomshment rt was Gus Iemmgl He eertamly made an rdeal mmrster He told me he enJoyed hrs Work and 1nv1ted me m to meet hrs w1fe I d1d not hax e t1me how ex er and ex pressmg the hope of haung a future opportumty I w ent on I had not gone far when I came to the outsk1rts of the town and not hay mg met any one whom I l new I dec1ded to turn back w hen I heard some of the sw eetest mus1e ever Wrought from a Holm I looked around and saw a Vounff lady and a gentleman sr mg a httle way off Both had uohns but the gentleman was plavmg alone Ne dless to say the younv lady was Charlotte Nlunson The man stopped playmg and they sat talkmg ust as I turned to walk away Charlotte struck up the tune of He s a Cousm of Mme kt last I was back m Nlcrrden I stood before a new Nlerrden H1gh School Whlch had just been hmshed I Went rn and turned to the flrst door on the left There srttmff at the teachers desk was Helen Bramerd The pup1ls were enjov 1nf thcmselx es to then hearts content w h1le Helen sat calmly out latel that the puprls adored her She told me that Helen 1lICL2lUflll1U another one of my classmates w as teaehmg up at the East Grammar School I went there and found Helen expoundmg her uews on rhetorrc to a class of scholars lftcr the puprls had been CIISIHISSGCI I told her about my tmp and asllcd her rf she could tell me w hat Emma Borchardt and 'thee Lew1s were now domg as I had to go back home 1mmed1atel5 She sard that Emma w as a matron m the Nlerrden Hosprtal and that she had w on the reputauon of bemg the best nurse m the state Then she laughed and sa1d Xhce 1S m Hartford trymg to wrrte a book ent1tled The LKplo1ts of Paul Rex ere 1n Re latron to Those of George II ashmgton lnd she IS endeax ormg to arrange 1t after the manner of Rtchardson s novels I heard no more for a great twrttermg of brrds broke m upon mx senses The school faded aw ay and I woke up wrth a start Then exerythmff came back to me I took up the p1ece of weddmg cake and looked at lt w 1th awe It had prophesled the future of my classmates 64 y VV . . . , . V. r . Y . Y 7 7 y A - 11. V' I V7 Q J , . ' . ' X: f, ' 1 Y rr . I ' . , 2: :tt ' . Y' ' -, 7 I 'Q . ' ' 2: N :A v 1' ,' - 71 L ' ' I ' U . . ' N . . . . . .L A I . .' I ' ' .. , ,l . C L. ' L I ' Y - D Y , ' - ' ,- ,V 7 ' . Q . .7 . Y v ' , x v D ,A r . I t A reading a book. She was as good-natured as ever, and I found , y ' . . G , mx, , v , '. K. V 4 1 I I . A. , ' V . . I ' ' ' Y. I 4 . My . . . A . x 1 7 ' ' 1 , ' Y - A A T ' A V : Y - - W 4 Q n 7 4 - , .H I M - '- - , - R 4 ' 111 ry v I . A It - N I I - Jr - A ' 7 ' V- , y ' A ' W - . 6 . ,J I Y . U Y , I Y' Y-an I Class Prophecy, ' 10 Part Two VVILLIAM L. CHENEY. lllhen it fell to my lot to write part of the Class Prophecy, I looked forward to it with pleasure, for it seemed to me an easy task to imagine the future of some of my classmates, who, in the past four years, had become so dear to me. But, as the time approached. I became somewhat alarmed. I even began to doubt my fitness for such, an undertaking. I tried in vain to write, and evening after evening my pen and brain seemed paralyzed. I roamed the woods aloneg I read prophecies which had been written by those before me-but all of no avail. Q On the day before my prophecy was to be handed in I was desperate. Tomorrow it must be done, and-I had nofyet written a line. In the evening I started out alone, and found myself, at the end of half an hour, entering the door of one of the moving-pictures theatres. I had always been interested in this rapidly growing art, but now I was surprised to find that I was entering through no will power of my own, but still I went on. Hardly was I seated when I was astonished to read upon the screen: Q , A STARTLING NEWV PICTURE! AN INVENTION OF THE BIOVITA COMPANY, Showing some incidents as they will positively appear in the year l925. How interesting, I thought. W'hat will they invent next? and I settled myself to enjoy the pictures. Imagine my sur'- prise and horror when the first actor to appear in that picture 65 was myself! Older, yesg by a good fifteen years, but I couldn't help but know that it was I. A queer sensation possessed me, and I could not take my eyes from the screen. Iwas walking down the main street of a large city, which I seemed to know by instinct as Philadelphia, though I had never been there. And then-then-I seemed no longer to be sitting in the theatre. I was part of the picture, yet I saw no audience. I talked, and everything went along as I am about to describe. I wandered down the street, and passing a newspaper office, I noticed on the bulletin board that Mlle. De La Fayette would give a concert at the new theatre which had just been opened. Being anxious to sete the inside of the theatre, and also to hear the Mlle., who was world-famed, I determined to attend the concert, and managed to secure a fairly good seat in spite of the crowds. As the curtain rose I was aston- ished to see that Mlle. De La Fayette was no other than my classmate, Agnes Burke. Upon leaving high school she had gone abroad to study music, and had continued to rise in her profession until at present she was one of the greatest pianists of the age. On leaving the theatre I went to Hotel Confidental, and as I was registering my name I happened to notice that one of those registered was Richard Rice. Hoping it might be my old friend 'tDick, I rushed up to his room, and sure enough, it was. He was packing up, and told me that he had been in the city on business, and was preparing to return home. He did not seem to have changed at all in the fifteen years, having still that familiar and happy smile which had won for him the honor of being voted the best-natured boy in our class. I accepted his invitation to visit him at his home in one of the nearby cities. On the trip he told me that he had been married several years, and that his wife was some one whom I had known very well, and, although no names were men- tioned, I suspected who it was. Ilfhen I saw his wife's cheer- ful face and her good-natured smile as she met him at the door, I knew I had been correct in my suspicions. I learned that Dick was a well-known business man in his city, and during the conversation which we had that evening I learned several interesting facts about two of my other classmates. 66 Helena Robinson, he said, had invented several trivial but useful household articles, and had made considerable money. She had then gone to California, and at present was living on an extensive fruit-growing farm in which she had invested her money. Ruth Patten was running a cooking school in Norwich. She had recently taken up the method of teaching by corres- pondence, and had met with so much success that she had decided to establish another branch in the VVest. She con- sidered cooking to be the whole CHullj thing in life. I returned to Philadelphia after a short stay with Dick, and on my way from the station to the hotel I saw two women talking, and noticed that one was doing all the questioning while the other was endeavoring to answer. The questioner I recognized as one of my classmates, and stepping up to her, I asked her if she were not Thelma Frost. She gave me a smile of recognition, and during the conversation which followed I learned that she had been through college with the intention of becoming a teacher. She said she had intended to make a specialty of botany Cprobably because this study of the flowers often led her near the Brooks D, but for a certain reason QRees, sonb she had given it all up. She asked me if I had seen, in the afternoon paper, about Adrienne Raby's great success in New York. She endeavored to tell me about the article, but thinking that I should be better satisfied if I read it myself, I bought a paper. The article told how Miss Adrienne Raby had set up a beautiful studio in that city, and was turning out some of the most promising pianists of the day. In looking through the rest of the paper I came across a lengthy account of the elevating and electrifying of the New Haven Railroad tracks through Ytfallingford and Meriden. The paper spoke highly of the inan who was to engineer this piece of work, and reading further I found that it was Clayton VVilcox. A brief outline of his life was given. From this I learned that after leaving the Meriden High School he had gone through IVorcester Tech., and had graduated from there with the reputation of being the greatest electrical engineer that had ever received a degree at that institution! At one time it had been thought that he would become an actor, as 67 he had appeared very successfully in several society plays, and after his lirst appearance on the stage he had become quite a lion CLyonj among the ladies. However, from what I read in this article, I concluded that Clayt's great interest in engin- eering had overcome his desire to become an actor. Under the head of Personal Items, I read that Miss Mabel Johnson, in company with relatives, had left on the steamer A'Tusilania,', for England, from whence they intended to tour through Europe and Asia. After reading this interesting news, I wandered back to the hotel, and when I arrived there, a friend with whom I had become acquainted during my stay at the hotel, asked me if I would like to attend a political meeting with him. Having nothing else to do I gladly consented, and we went to a large hall where the meeting was to be held. The first speakers were not interesting, but when the main speaker of the evening arose he was greeted with a terrific burst of applause. Catch- ing a momentary glimpse of him, I realized that it was Charles Grimes. He had become a very powerful political orator, and looking back through his high school career, I remembered that he had always been a fine speaker, and that it was he who de- livered our Class Oration. Perhaps this was the making of Charlie. VVho knows? I learned, during the course of his speech, that he was running for Senator, and according to political rumors, there was no doubt but that he would be elected. I had quite a chat with Grimes after the meeting, and he told me that Clarence Powers, shortly after graduating from college, had become business manager of a large monthly magazine, but although he had been very successful in that line he had given it up to become a lion-Qlayonltamer in Five- paw's Circus. Being unsuccessful at that, he was obliged to give it up, and soon after had taken up the study of law. At present he was a well-known lawyer in a large western city. It was said that Powers was quite a musician, and had become an expert at playing the harp Qor Harper , some similar instru- ment.j On our return to the hotel, the friend with whom I had gone to the meeting, learning that I was a member of the Meriden High School Class of 1910, asked me if I remembered GS a person by the name of Nora Flemming, as he learned through some one that she belonged to the same class. I told him I remembered her well, and he said that she was a well-known dressmaker in Boston, where he came from. She was patron- ized by Boston society ladies and was considered to be a wealthy woman. Although it was now late in the evening, I was not tired, and decided to go into the reading-room of the hotel and look at some of the latest magazines. W'hile reading them over, I noticed in many of them the advertisement of a new book called, The Powers of the World, by Clarence Everett, the author of The Miller. Clarence Everett I knew to be the nom de plume of Miss Mildred Lawton, and as she was very well posted on her subject, I have no doubt that the book is very interesting. I had previously read L I'he Miller, and found it to be a very interesting description of the life and habits of a miller. I knew that Mildred had been interested in entoniol- ogy, but didn't realize that her knowledge of that subject was great enough to permit her to write a book on it. In looking over some of the leading weekly publications I picked up one of 'fLeslie's, and was again surprised to see that the main story had been written by Miss Mildred Schu- nack. A note at the bottom of the page stated that Miss Schunack had been secured at great expense to write a series of articles on Social Functions at the 'VVhite' House, which would appear exclusively in that magazine. The next morning, having learned some time before that the City of Meriden had at last built a new high school, and one to be proud of, I resolved to visit my home town. Imagine my surprise, when, upon being shown through the new building, I found that one of the instructors was a classmate of mine, Eva Lance. During one of her free periods, she told me that Anna Fuda, until recently had been a teacher in the high school, but had resigned her position when one of the male members of the faculty had persuaded her that she would do better to become his wife than to remain a teacher. Learning at the same time that Dorothy Wright still lived in Westfield, I planned to go and see her, and left the school just in time to catch the Middletown car. I found her at home, and she seemed real glad to see me. She told me that 69 a rich uncle had died, leaving her a lot of money, so that she had nothing else to do but enjoy life. She had planned to go to the matinee at Poli's, so, as it was nearly time for her to start, I waited, in order that I might ride in to Meriden with her. Dockstader's Minstrels are at the theatre, she said, Hand I couldn't miss that, because I still think Lew is QLewisj about right. Before leaving her at the corner of State and Main streets, where the Middletown cars now came in, I learned that Mollie Minkwitz, after completing her studies at college in Virginia, had come North and interested herself in the livery business Qpossibly because it was connected with hacks CI-Iaxjj. After several years of this, she returned to the South to become the wife of a Southern planter whom she had met during her time at college. At present she was the mistress of the largest plantation in Florida. Late in the afternoon I caught a train for New York, and as I was making my way through the coaches to find an empty seat, I ran across May Howard. She was going to New York to give an exhibition of her marvelous speed on the typewriter. May was champion of the world and was drawing a tremendous salary as a demonstrator in the employ of the Overwood Type- writer Company. She said that in a few months she intended to give up typewriting altogether, and was going to settle down and live a quiet life, either in Clinton or Danbury. I left May at New York, and went on to Philadelphia. I started for my hotel, but had not gone far before I began to feel peculiar, and everything seemed to grow light. In a moment I found myself sitting in a seat at the theatre, and gazing at a screen upon which were thrown the words, GOOD-NIGHT. I rubbed my eyes and looked about me. The crowd was beginning to pour out, and I mechanically followed, but it was not until I was out upon the street again that the full realiza- tion of the situation came upon me. I had only to set down faithfully my experience of the evening, and my prophecy, which I had been unable to do, was done for me. 70 Class Poem THELMA FROST. VVith radiant face before his easel stands The artist, who with rapturous, sparkling eye And ready touch his skillful brush doth ply, VVith mystic thoughts of far-off dreamy lands. His heart is all afire with happy zeal To make the canvas glow with life and soul. Each stroke adds more and more until the whole Is one great masterpiece of human skill. His lightning brush repairs each tiny Wrong As he detects a thought or line misplaced. He paints until he sees his dreams retraced- The end for which he earnestly did long. NOW we, as hopeful artists, paint our dreams, And sketch with joyful fervor all life's tale. The picture glows with truth that cannot fail, For 'tis real life that from our canvas gleams. 71 Class Will, '10 ALICE LEWIS. lVe, the Class of l9l0, being in good bodily health and of sound and disposing mind, do make and publish this, our last will and testament. VVe give, devise and bequeath all our property, real and imaginary, honestly acquired or otherwise, as follows: To the Freshman class, we leave the kilts, which we were to have worn at our graduation, but which we have unfor- tunately outgrown. To the Sophomores, we leave individual mirrors so there will be no more need of trampling on the Seniors' toes in the mad rush to the looking-glass. To the Juniors, we leave the advice to begin their Hicks Essays right away. To our new teacher, Mr. Clough, the privilege of guarding 'the Senior room during all the Junior-Senior Socials next year. H-Of course. he may have an assistant. To Miss Kenney, a carload of paper megaphones to be 'used in next year's Senior-German class. To Principal Vlfillis J. Prouty, the sole right to throw rocks at next year's Cicero class when they make mistakes in sight translation. To Superintendent Vliilliam P. Kelly, we leave our thanks for having the school supplies unpacked in the basement of the High School, as the Primers and the 'AFirst Year Readers were very much enjoyed by us. We hereby make the following individual bequests: I, Arduously Musical Raby, leave my interest in the clas- sics to Emily Vlfadsworth. 72 I, Most-happy jovial Minkwitz, leave all the enjoyment which I have had in racing up East Main street hill at 8:29 to Doris Kerwin. ,l I, Anxious Mouse-like Burke, leave my shredded-wheat to the Meriden High School lunch-room. I, Care-free Everlasting-tired Spencer, leave the beautiful blonde wig which adorned my fair brow in the Senior Play, to Professor Montgomery, in order that Marjorie may be amused, I, Ever Beaming McGovern, leave my happy disposition to William Loomis, in hope that he may assume a more cheer- ful countenance before next year's graduation. I, Argumentative Modernizing Fuda, leave all my sug- gestions for the betterment of the Meriden High School to the Board of Education. I, How-Good-I-am Leining, leave a little book which I have recently had printed, entitled, 'AHow to Make Soda Bis- cuits in a Converter, to that member of next year's Chemistry class who is as deeply interested in the subject as I have been. I, Ruminating Kautious Patten, leave to Gladys Harper, the right to second all nominations in Class Meetings. I, Much-admired Ruthless Wright, leave the privilege of singing solos with Glee Club accompaniments to Ruth Taylor. I, Thoughtful Frost, leave my favorite expression, just What Are You Talking About? to Elsie Kroeber. I, Curious Rhapsodizing Wilcox, leave my diamond ring to next year's Geology class. I hope they may be able to ascer- tain the refractive power of the stove. I, Most-versatile Gaiety Howard, leave a bouquet of my favorite flowers, Jack roses, to whoever is as fond of them as I. I, Clever Sarcastic Meigs, leave to the member of next year's U. S. History class, who has a watch, the privilege of being time-keeper. I, Always-behind-like the-town-hall-clock Russell, leave my lanquid air to Randal Lucas. I, How-Cute-I-am Brainerd, leave my collection of fra- ternity pins to Ruth Stannis. I, Never Giddy Flemming, leave my hatred of the male sex to Olive Richards. 73 I, Excruciatingly Erroneous Lance, leave my fondness for playing jokes on people to Bessie Lane. I, Kanlt-I-whisper Amiable 'Warnock, leave my bill for the shoe-leather which I have worn out returning to afternoon sessions, to the Faculty. I, Happy-go-lucky Laughing Robinson, leave two tags which I forgot to pin on the Freshmen boys' coats last IVednes- day, to Mildred Ingraham. I, Rusticating Much-jollied Rice, leave my good opinion of policemen's daughters to Elliot Gardner. I, Much-ado-about-nothing Candid johnson, leave my shawl to Nellie VVood. I, Extremely Fussy Cashen, leave my habit of arguing to next year's Law class. I, Conceited Soporihc Powers, leave a box of potash lozenges to Esther Pease. I, Ethereal My-but-I'm-curious Sutterlin. leave the priv- ilege of keeping late hours to Harold Clark. I, Don't-speak-above-a-whisper Wright leave my baby ways to Lentine Savage. I, Careful Ambiguous Munson, leave my skill in mathe- matics to Seth IViard. I, Methodical Ecclesiastical Pulley, leave my receipt for fudge to Frances Oennger. I, Wonderfully Laconic Cheney, leave the pleasure of tak- ing a walk of several 'iMilesl' every day to Alfred Lewis. I, Harmonious Moderate McLaughlin leave my collection of broken test-tubes to the Glass-blower of 1911. I, Fanciful Siskind, leave my quiet ways to Dorothy Miller. I, Modest Tremulous Lawton, leave my Powers,' for successfully getting through anything to Hazel Savage. I, Can't-I-jolly Grimes, leave my faculty of making more noise than any one else to VVeston Morrell. I, Mild Limpid Schunack, leave my interest in lovers' rocks and shooting stars to any one who enjoys them as much as I. I, Ever jocund Borchardt, leave my interest in Tracy to- Mildred Sorg. I, Krafty Mighty-loquacious Niland, leave my hope of some day living in Torrington to Ethel Langevin. 74 I NOHSCHSICHI Ecot1st1cal Tooheg leave my pomes Caesar Crcero Vrrnl -Xnabas1s and Ihad to start a hvery stable for the M H S students that they may have more recreat1on I Aobravatm Lexus leaxe myself as an example of all In xutness xx hereof ne the Class of lfJlO of the IIer1den Hwh School have hereunto subscnbed our name and seal on thrs tu entreth day of June m the year of our Lord one thousand mne hundred and ten The Class of 1010 II 1tnessed bv Halley s Comet Marjorre Lawton Montffomerv 70 v ' of ' ' 7, ' I - . . K. . . t . 7 7 kj Y A L C X . . . , , Oro' ' U - r' - V Y Q Y that is quiet, orderly and obedient, to the undergraduates. .' b v Y T 7 I I A ' .6 x , . I Y. 5 , fx Owing to the Orator not Writing liis eration until after the Annual went to press, the management is unable to fur- nish a copy of it in this Annual 76 Valedidtory THELMA FROST. In a rude little hut in the heart of the rug district of Tur- key, before his work sits the weaver. He has been laboring all day on his rug, but now lets his tired fingers lie idle as he looks over his work. The western sun, shedding a soft, mellow light over the scene, caressingly touches the rich colors of the soft-shaded rug, and brings out all the blended beauties of the design. 'With musing gaze the weaver surveys his work, and smiles a little as he sees the crudeness of his hrst design, and remem- bers how happy he was to commence his great task. As he continues to examine fondly his work, he recalls the events whose memories he has woven into the rug. lt seems to him like a dream in which he sees his whole life gliding before him. VVith a reluctant sigh he turns back to his work, for he still has much to accomplish, he is far from the completion of his task, but with renewed energy determines to make each new design more beautiful than the one before it. VVe, too, have been weaving a fabricg we have woven into it joys and sorrows, hopes and ambitions, and now, as we look over our work, we, too, are resolved to make the future more beautiful than the past. Among the brightest designs in our woven past are those inspired by the helpful kindness of our teachers, the interest of the school authorities, and the companionship of our fellow- students. VVith grateful thanks to all of these and to you, dear friends, for your courtesy, we the Class of l9lO of the Meriden High School, bid farewell. 77 N4 DRHNATIQ X C245 QI The Amazons By ARTHUR W. PINERO 5 Vx wx!! Presented by The Class of 1910 In High School Hall February the Twenty-fifth Nineteen Hundred and Ten TS SENIOR PLAY CAST 66 77 The Amazons Cast of Characters BARRINGTON, VISCOIINT LITTARLY. .. ...... Clayton R. Wilcox GALFRED, EARL OF TVVEENWAYES... ..... Clarence E. Spencer ANDRE, COUNT DE GRIVAL ...... . .... Norman E. Toohey REV. ROGER AIINCHIN ...... FITTON, Ca Gamekeeperj ,.... . . . 1 YOUETT, Ca Servantj E ORTS, Ca Poacherj BIIRIABI, AIARCHIONESS or CASTLEJORDEN ..,. LADY NOELINE BELTURBET LADY VVILHEMINA BELTURBET Her Daughters LADY THOMESIN BELTURBET HSERGEANTH SHUTER ....... .. .Gus H. Leining .VVilliam L. Cheney .Clarence S. Powers Mildred Lawton Mildred VVright Mollie Minkwitz . . . . . .Carol Meigs May Howard Former Plays Presented by The Senior Classes of M. H. S. 1902 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. 1903 SHE STOOPS TO CONQUERF 1904 THE RIVALS. 1905 THE GOOD-NATURED MAN. 1906 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. 1907 THE PRINCESS. 1908 THE LADY OF LYONS. 1909 THE CABINET MINISTER. S0 Graduation Honors The Radcliffe Hicks Prize Essays The Hicks Prizes for excellence in English composition are awarded annually to six members of the graduating class. Judges, 1910 MRs. ADELE C. JOHNSON MRs. LOUISE S. Loux REV. ROBERT A. AsHwoRTH Winners of Class of 1910 Recent Developments in the Art of Wireless Communication . . . . WILLIAM L. CHENEY Industrial Education ....... ...HELEN M. BICLAUGHLIN Federal Corporation Tax .... ........ R ICI-IARD M. RICE Electricity in Every-day Life .. ...... NORMAN E. TOOI'lEY Advertising .........,........ ...' K ATIIERINE M. NILAND 'tThe Danger of Football ..... .... C LAYTON R. VVILCOX Scholarship Appointments Valedictorian .............. ........ T HELMA FRosT Salutatorian .................. .... The Postal Savings Bank .... The George Junior Republic . .. The English Budget ........ Must the Classics Go? . . . . . . 81 BIOLLIE J. BIINKVVITZ ETTA B. NICGOVERN . . . . . . . .ALICE LEWIS . . . . .CAROL S. BIEIGS ADRIENNE M. RA BY Class Day Monday Evening, June the Twentieth High School Hall ...PROGRAMMlQy. Song, The Fairies ..... ............. G IRI.s Class History, Part I... .... ETTA B. KICGOVERN Class History, Part II ............. .... N ORNIAN E. TOOI-IEY Song, lVelcorne, Pretty Primrose . ., .............. GIRLS Class Poem .............................. THE LMA FROST Piano Solo ............ . . .INPATHERINE A. XVARNOCK Class Prophecy, Part I .... ........ B IAY G. HOWARD Class Prophecy, Part II ........ ..... X YILLIAM L. CHENEY Song, :Song of a Shepherd . . . ............... .GIRLS Class lVill ................. ....... I ALICE LENVIS Oration with Presentation .... .... C H.IRLEs J. GRIAIES Song, URoses .......... ............ G IRLS 812 Valedictorians 1883-DAISY G. DEAN. 1884-NETTIE A. IVES. 1885-MINNIE B. HARRISON. 1886 -FANNIE R. IVES. 18S7'EDITI-I P. TMCACY. 1888-HARRIET L. FALES. 1889-NELLIE H. HUBBARD. 1890-ANNIE M. GAINES. 1891-AIINNIE M. DOXVNING. 1892-LUCIA H. SMITH. 1893-CAROLINE R. YALE. 1894-ADELE CURTISS. 1895-J. FRANCIS FLYNN. 1896-EDWARD C. ELLSBREE. 1897-JULIA VVHITMORE. 1898-ETHEL R. SAWYER, 1899-CAROLINE M. CURTISS. IQOOYHOWARD W. CHURCH. 1901-EDITH M. LOUNSBURY. 1902-HENRIETT.A L. RAHALEY. 1903-ALICE M. BOCK. 1901-EDITH M. CLARK. 1905- 1906 JEANIQIETTE L. EGGLESTON. -STANLEY T. WILLIAMS. 1907-ALICE E. AICAIENAMIN. 1908-.ALICE E. XVHEELER. 1909-AIILDRED A. TYLER. 1910-TI-IELMA FROST. Salutatorians GEORGE A. CLARK. FRANCIS E. SMITH. CARRIE E. BROOK. I. BURTON MILLER. EMILY P. TEN EYCK. F. B. OTIS. NELLIE E. MACY, LOTTIE MANNING. KATHERINE BARTHOLOMEVV M. DOCIA BOWMAN. GEORGE J. MILLS. HIARRIET E. BROWN. YVILLIAM S. JOHNSON. DIARY SALESKI. EDWARD D. BRADSTREET. RIABELLE C. GRANT. ELEANOR M. I'IAGGARTY. IQOBERT A. SQUIRE. AIAY P. IVES. ANNA E. FITZGERALD. RHEA ILLINGYVORTH. NINA E. THOMPSON. RUTH E. ATKINS. ALICE R, BROWN. BIARION B. CIIITTENDEN. :ARTHUR T. SPENCER. ELSIE M. SALESKI. RIOLLIE J. AIINKVVITZ. Presidents 1883-DAISY G. DEAN. 1884-NETTIE A. IVES. 1885-NIINNIE B. HARRISON. 1886 -FANNIE R. IVES. 1887-H. M. BILLARD. 1888-F. B. OTIS. 1889 1890 -W. E. COE. -AUGUSTINE N. FOSTER. 1891-SAMUEL VV. BIAGUIRE. 1892-ALICE A. BALDWIN. 1893-O. VVOLCOTT GAINES. , 83 Orators H. H. CHURCHILL. FRANKLIN S. LAWTON. ROBERT W. CARTER. AUGUSTINE N. FOSTER. ARTHUR F. MILLER. THOMAS A. HOLDEN. SHERMAN F. JOHNSON. Pres1dents 189-1-ARTHUR B JO 1890 1896 1891 1898 1899 1900 1901 1907 1903 1904 1907 1900 1907 1909 1910 VVILLIAN1 8 JOHNSON LOLTSF GRAEDER EDWARD D BRADSTREET F PRLSCOTT GRISWOLD ALBERT L CLARR HOWARD VV CHURCH XVILLARDC HYATT CHARLES B WVLLCH W BOWIAN CHURCH HAROID G ROGERS ICLININLTH II CHASE ARTHLRJ HILL ROGLR XV SQLIRE DOLCLAS VV ORR CLARENCE 8 POWERS Orators ARTHLR B JOY CHARLES F ROCRAA ELL L01 IS F GRAEBER YVILLIANI C BROVAN HAROLD L VVHEATLEY A I BERNSTEIN RUPERT L PENINIEY CIIAPIN HOWARD JR FRANCIS C LPHANI HOWARD J bu AGL HAROLD H GRTSW OLD JOHN 1 HURLEY JR HAROLD T BURGLSS LEROX U GARDNER ARTHLR T SPENLLR ARTHUR B O BRIEN CHARLES J QJRIXIES Edltors of Annual 1897 C C KENIT 1892 SHERNIAN I' JOHNSON 1894 JAMES P BREESE 1890-CHARLES F ROGRWELL 1896 1891 1898 1899 1900 1901 EDWARD C IILLSBREE ALFRED B AUBREY CHARLES H 111ILES JOSEPH A FALN E1 HENIRY B PERKINIS CHAPTN HOWARD JR 1907 CHARLI S B 'WELLH 1901 HOWARD J SAVAGE 190+-DUDLEY HARMON 1900 1900 1907 1908 1909 1910 If-ARL C STADTNIILLER STAINLI Y T WILIIAMS ROGER 11 SQUIRE WESTON B HILLARD JOSEPH F CASSIDY CLAYTONI R XVILCOX . A F A Y . . 'h ' . A 7 . . . 'L+ . h 1 V v A , 1 W . 4 R . - I . :RW . 'V . . 4 Lv 4 AY. R W-' ' . J . . 'L 1 4 W' A . ' .v 4, . . LL 4 . 'v' . .' . Y 1 , . ZA . T: ' . . ' f. A W 4 . -. . V .'- f T ' f +. - . J ff, , . 1 LW' 1 . . . T . 1. W J I . v . Y . 1 .Y ' . 19OSfARTIIUR T. SPENCER. ' . 1 41' ' f . L .W 1 1 . . . Y '1'. 2 4 ' ' r. ' 9 . w K 6 1 V A mul' . . 41 . A' A 2 . ' . .L- . 1' 4. J . 9- . I , . H 4 4 4 '-' Y 5 A '- . H . V W . ' 4 - W 4 1 . T ' 7 ' 1' . . . A W' A . 4 A . W A A. - ' n .. 1 . . . . , . Presidents of Athletic Association 1891'-CHESTER C. KENT, '92. 18924jAMEs P. BREESE, '94. 1893-JAMES P. BREESE, '94 T 18944ERNEsT L. ROBINSON, I Member of 18954ERNEST L. ROBINSON, I Faculty. 18536-HARRY C. LANE, '97. 1897-HERDIAN T. GLADWIN, '98 1898-ALBERT L. CLARK, '99. 1899-HOWARD W. CHURCH, '00. 19O0JVVILLARD C. HYATT, '01. 1901-CHARLES B. WELCH, '02. 1902-HAROLD H. GRISWOLD, '04. 1903-HAROLD G. ROGERS, '04. 1904-VVILBUR F. DAVIS, '05. 1905-STANLEY T. WILLIAMS, '06. 1906-LEROY U. GARDNER, '07. 1907-LOUIS F. WHEELER, '08. 1908-HAROLD C. QCINLAN, '09. 1909-CHARLES J GRINIES, '1O. 1910-ROBERT H. S. BOOTH, '11. Historians Prophets 1883-GEORGE A. CLARK. MAY L. ALLEN. 18841:-NELLIE B. BREESE. ADA M. PATCIIEN. 1885 1886 -E. B. CAMP. C. ELLENA WILCOX. HFLORA E. BUOKLEY. 1887+EMMA F. RYAN. 1888 1889- F. G. SEELEY. -NELLIE L. GRISWOLD. FLORENCE W. FRANKLIN. NETTIE A. BROWN. ALLEN H. HITCHCOCK. 1890-EDWARD M. WHEATLEY. 1891- J. W. COE. BLANCHE M. WILCOX. MINNIE A. WILES. SAMUEL W. MAGUIRE. BERTHA L. SWAN. DOMINGA C. ALVAREZ. IOSEPHINE KUNTZ. E. JOSEPHINE LOCKROW CLARA L. PEASE. EVA H. SLOANE. ALICE G. BORsT. NELLIE M. PENDEXTER. ANNA HADLEY. RICHARD J. DONOVAN. 1892- 1893- 1891- 1895- 1890- 1897- Historians L. 1. BOOTII. F. B. STANDISI-I. LOUISE A. GRISWOLD. CHARLES E. GRISWOLD. FANNY P. LEAHY. BESSIE COE. ELMER VV. ROBINSON. ETHEL H. H.AX'ENS. IQOBERT G. CHURCH. EDWARD L. RICHMOND. ALICE M. STILES. EDWARD H. VVILKINSON. 1898-CLAIRE M. BOOTH. XVALDEMAR C. LIIRSCHFELD. 1899-J ESSIE E. XVILCO N. 1900 H. STANLEY BRISTOL. -JANET A. CRABB. C. HOWARD TRYON. 1901f:UARTH.-X J. SMITH. XVILLARD C. HX'.ATT. 1902-ELLEN J. FREDRICKSON. 1903 190-1 1905 JOSEPH VV. HOLDEN. HLOTTIE E. BARTLETT. ROBERT R. REILLY. GERTRUDE L. STADTIHLLER. :UELVILLE B. BERNSTEIN. -LEILA M. ILLINGVVORTH. JUNIUS D. NORTON. 1906-EDNA A. ROBERTS. VVILLIAM G. SHUTE. 1907-B. ADELAIDE WATROUS. FRANCIS A. CLARK. 1908-ANNA B. SANDS. 1909- VVESTON B. HILLARD. HELEN ROBERTS. J. BERNARD NELLIS. 1910-ETTA B. BICGOVERN. NORMAN E. TOOHEY. Prophets H.ATTIE E. PEPPER. GRACE M. BARLOW. ALBERT E. BIUCKLOW. D. B. IDOXVLING. G. F. XYINSLOXV. F. W. PENDENTER. BI.-XBELLE C. GRANT. H. C. EVARTS. ELIZABETH P.-XTTON. JULIA BI.-XXLEY. PEARL BLAKE. BIAUDE A. BEACH. GUY S. FORCIER. RI.-XRTHA H. TRACY. CHAPIN HOXX'ARD, JR. BE.-XTRICE M. COLLYER WALTER E. GARDE. ELIZABETH CLARKE. G. XVARREN BEACH. JESSIE FERGUSON. HAROLD C. GRANT. ESTELLE G. BROVVN. ROBERT E. BROWN. IQOWENA CHENEY. HERBERT A. IXIARONN. ALICE E. BICBIENAMIN. LOUIS J. REILLY. GRACE L. LANE. ,ALLERTON F. BROOKS. EDITH L. LITTLE. THOMAS J. IJUBY. MAY G. HOWARD. XYILLI.-XM L. CHENEY. Does Any One Know- Why there were so few boys in l9lO? Vlfho started the strikes in singing? Vlihat class had a better historian than Etta? VVho C. S. P. is? YVhy Edna went to all football games in N. B.? VVhat kind of a school Girls, High, Brooklyn, is? The cause of Gus' going to the bad? YVho had the key to the lunch-room closet? Where Loomis got his M ? VVhy Mr. Parsons took such a dislike to the Seniors, fourth period? W'hat H2 S. smells like? QAsk Miss Lawtonj NVhy the boys didn't sing Class Night? Any difference between Bid,' and 'lDot VVright? VVhere to Hnd a better rough-houser than Spencer? VVhy the Class Beauty and Handsomest Boy shouldn't be most conceited? 'What the P. G. men came back to school for? Why Katherine reads HThe Bayonetw? A grouchier boy than Grimes over his oration? 'Why Clarence went to all the rehearsals? When Mildred has an open date? Why Etta likes L'Rice -puddings? VVhere the Senior boys spent their time the last Week? WVhy Toohey wasn't Class Orator? What made Mildred hurry up her work for the Annual ? Who tipped the judges? When we shall all meet again? 87 The Vain, Valiant, Villainous, Virgil Class, or The Leap-Year Set THE ONLY BOY Nothing-doing Everybody-struck-on-me .... . . Hrs ADMIRERS Marriageable and Ready. . . Refused!Ki11-him ....... Keen Assailant .......... Mob-him, just-watch-me. . Trusting and Hoping .... Mercy! Take-me-to-him . . Must Love-me ........... Antagonizing .............. Anxious, Most-excited Hurry, Catch-him-for-me. . THE COACH iWork-hard, right-on-the-Job ....... .. 'The Class Beauty, Handsomest Boy and Two Most Conceited Kissing-comfit Aiful-supplied .... . . . Cold-cream Splash-it-on ..... .... 88 ..TooHEY . .VVright . . Patten YVarnock .Minkwitz . . . .Frost . .Lawton Sehunack . .XVright Don't-go-away, I-am-Wfilling. . . . . . . . . . Lewis ....Raby . Brainerd Prouty 'the Wardrobe Powerful The Quiet, Quaint, Querulous Quorum Bdifying Jocund ..... Cheerful Endearing. . . Never Gaming ..... . Gallant Hurricane ..... Faint Annotator .... Active Warbler .... The Athletic Trio At-any-game, regular-W'arrior . Right-on-the-job, Make-a-hit . . . Could-play Substitute ............. . . . . .Borchardt . . . . . Spencer . . . Flemming . . . Leining . . . .Siskind . . . . Russell . . . .Russell . . . . .Rice . . . .Powers The Five Forlorn, Furious, Fighting Fussers .At-it-again, Mercy-me ............ Nothing-like-it, most-Effeminate .... Missed-it-by-one-vote, Rude-things . . . Can't-get-Stung-this-time I ............ . Most-every-night, Twice-on-Sundays .... ......Fuda . . . .Toohey . . . .Wright . . . .Powers . . . .Lawton A Portion of Our Pretty, Popular, Particular Peaches Kidnapping-All-the-boys Warnock ............ Class Beauty Magnetic Radiant Vlfright ........ Mighty Tantalizing Lawton ....... Most Jolly Minkwitz ................ Magnificent Lady-love Schunack .... Coquettish Slaying Powers ........ S9 . . . .Most Popular . . . . .Most Admired Best All-'round . . . . .Best Dressed . . . .Whole Push M H S Calendar 19091910 Septembe1 7 Fall term beban Octobe1 1 Semor Class elect1ons Octobe1 10 F1TSt League football Dame H81tfOfd at 1Ier1den October 71 jumor Class or,an1zed Nox ember 70 Last Leabue game VlCI'1ClCI1 at llhddletonn December 74 Fall term ended anuary 3 ll mter term beban January 9 FITSY rehearsal for The -Xmazons January 17 January 10 January 10 January 70 Februarv 4 february 17 ebruary March 1 March 1 1 Cast of characters selected Death of Teresa VVl'11t1H.1l Annual elect1ons of Athlet1c tXSSOC13,t1011 Elect1on of football captam for 1910 un1or Promenade 1n honor of Sen1ors DJ Semor Plav The Amazons 70 Wmter term ended Sprmg term began E1CCt1OH of Annual staff Apr1l 4 H1cks Pr1ze Essays handed 111 Apr1l 77 71 H1gh School mmstrels Rpnl 73 F1TSt League baseball Game BHSat Apr11 29 Sprmb term ended May 9 Summer term began May 13 Nlay 16 Hay May May 21 une une une 79 June '74 Last umor Semor soc1al Scholarsh1p wunners announced H1cks PTIZG n 1nners announced Sohd Geomet1y fnal 1VI6I11O1'1a1 Day GXSTCISGS Class Dav CX6TC1SSS Cwraduat1on Presentat1on mbht for Semors Semor Recept1on 90 1 H I I O . - U ' . 'h- ' W U A- . L, - S- ' U ' . ' L 1 0' -X ' 1' ,v . J 3 D . f' fr . - ' 11 , 1: . +A' . I V D A I l . 4 H - 'N y 41 A ,in u 1 U- f ' . 1' F' V . March 11-First Junior-Senior Social. r-v b - 41 7: ' A 1 -A 'Ln ' ' ' 1 ' 2.5 - ' U ,, - . . , 11, . .'g . U V U I K - J . - . . 1 - ' f' . 1 ' 24- ' ' . 1 I' 26- ' ' 1 . J' 20- J ' . ' J 22- ' . J wh- . .U . . Index Title ........ Dedication. ,. Preface. . . .. Salutatory ,......... .. . . . Town School Committee, Superintendent Kelly ..... Principal Prouty. . Faculty ,............ Athletic Association. .. . . Wearers of Letters. . . . . . Captains and Managers. . Football Team .........,. Baseball Team ......,..,....... Football and Baseball2Leagues .... The Pennant . .. ...,. ... . , .. M. I-I. S. Annual . . ., M. I-I. S. Orchestra. .. Class of 1911. . . .. Class of 1910 ..... In Memoriam ...,....... Class Motto, Flower, Etc.. . , Class Census ...,........ Class History-Part I. . Class History-Part Il ...., Class Prophecy-Part I. . Class Prophecy-Part II, Class Poem ....,......... Class VVill .... . ........ , Class Oration. ... Valedictory .... Dramatics, . .... ,... . Graduation Honors ..... Class Day Programme. Valedictorians, Etc ..... Grinds ..........,... Calendar. . . Page .J 2- 1 2 3 4 5 -7 -9 15 16 17 l9 21 23 24 27 29 31 33 47 48 49 50 DO 60 6-l 70 71 75 76 77 SO 81 82 S6 S9 U0 If it be folly to live and love, let me be a fool always. -Miss SUTTERLIN. We sell you a Home-Insure it, and Insure your Lifeg all in a proper manner and at Reasonable Rates -9-SEE Uslm A. H. 8: I. I. GARDNER H. C. BALZER Orders for Hacks and Single Teams Attended to at All Hours Telephone Cor. Church and High School Ave. OU travel more comfortably now-a-days than your great grandfather didg and you can dress better, HART SCHAFFNER 81 MARX clothes represent as great an advance over the clothes of twenty-Hve years ago, as the electric-lighted limited is an advance over the stage coach. A All-Wool alwaysg best tailoring and absolutely correct style, Here, ready for you to wear. BARKER 8: FINNEGAN Home Bank Bldg- WILLIAM SCHAAL Eailnt 29 Colony Street Meriden, Conn. ESTABLISHED 1879 J TELEPHONE Lawn Furniture for , Reservoir Vases, C r ' , P k s tl d CI ' aS'5'ESL1'i?GmS.2dZ ggullhtr uf Hllonumtntg 5,f5Zni'3efy iii? L?5ggQfgfggf,i57g'1' ?Z?LZ.Z Q5Z?Z?Zf i.Z?f'i?fIit7lLf iYgQ,7gg,3y537 142 HANOVER STREET ' NEAR CSR. COOK AVENUE Decorations for Special Occasions at Short Notice. ' Cut Flowers and Funeral The jlurlst Designs. Greenhouse, Store, Telephone Connections 37 NEW ST. 40 WEST MAIN ST. Residence, 24 GOODWILL AVE. HI just can't leave that Trig. class alone. -Miss HARPER. Truth hath Il quiet breast. 4MISS D. IVRIGHT. 1910 Reception Music QW-es by Shortelle's Orchestra DR. M. W.. HAAG D E N T I S T Room 2 Palace Block Lowest Prices consistent with finest workmanship. All work guaranteed Y Open Eyenings. Sunday I0 to 2 V .I E W E LE R IVE S I Grahuate Qbptician EXAMINES Eyes Free of Charge. Buy his CAN'T SLIP Eyeglass with Parahola Lenses that are so cooling to smarting or tired eyes. Everything in Optical Goods at Low Prices. School yourself to purchase of Broderick 81 .Curtin .:. DRUGGISTS .:. 24 EAST MA.N sT. MERIDEN, CoNN. For Intermission Lunches and Reliable Groceries - GO TO - - A. C. TRYON Telephone 617-3 11 NORWOOD ST. VICTOR SCI-IMELZER Why don't you stop that cough or cure that cold P Schme1zer's THROAT and LUNG BALSAM is the most popular Rern- edy. Popular because its Scientific Properties make it the only Remedy that cures to stay cured. A trial will convince. 25c and 50c a bottle, at Two Drug Stores THE SMARTEST STYLES For Young Men are the BROWN'S SPECIAL and REGENT All Leathers Price, 33.50 and 84.00 BROWN SHOE CO. 23 Colony St. I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other people. --Mrss Lizwis. Curiosity, thy name is woman. -Miss FROST. BAILEY LA DRY and CARPET CLEANING CO. PHONE 102 CROWN ST. JOSEPH LACOURCUSRE J. ALFRED LACOURCIERE 77m I. LACOURCIERE CO. Painters and Paper Hangers Sign Painting zz Specialty 55 GROVE ST. MERIDEN. CONN. DR. J. LEO LOFTUS .mental Surgeon EQ?S5FQ5i0 TV1 fiiottovfilkigfi 2515 - SUNTJATD 10.60, .x..M. to MHUL' East Mam St' by ajvpmntment only. H. C. BIBEAU, Bakers ann Prop'r 17 Colony Street QEHUYBTS Meriden, Conn. JOHN F. BUTLER Df'f'lfl W , . Painters Supphes Wholesale and Retail r Paper Hangings . ipamters ants Eennrarurs , , 1 Window Shades Gmzzmzg mm' Szgrz Pammzg 51 COLONY ST. tl Spmulry ILLER BROS. OMQSCHOOL PENS . HW., f f K -. The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever olTended nostrils. -Tuosiz CHEMISTRY MIXTURES. The onlyf t ty 1 ft -Bmrrs. ETCSQQK- i 5, X QW li 551 ll A ill li-,l ---,,.s 12 ,LTBRADLEEG 2 f' ign UNDERTAKERS ci --1130 WEST MAIN 511 'l--11 w 71: . , 1 lf ll 1' 'N lf li' Il , l QS sifiif Xrixxxfr i:f5f5 A. S. THGMAS Meriden's Big Dry Goods Store COLONY ST. MERIDEN TE Charles Parker Co. MANUFACTURERS OF R Vises, Wood Screws, Coffee Mills, Spoons, Etc. Lamps and Chandeliers, Bathroom and Lavatory Furnishings, Piano and Urgan Stools, Scarfs, Music Cabinets :: :: :: FACTORIES: NEW YORK SALESROOMS MERIDEN, CONN. 32 WARREN ST HOW about 5 R 1 I P -Loomis. 4'Love me little, love me long. -MISS SCHUNACK. THE CURTISS-WAY COMPANY Calendar - Electrotypers. Manufacturers 19 Engravers Leather, Wooden and Aluminum Advertising Novelties 163-169 Pratt Street, MERIDEN, CONN. 31212255266 illennx ilunszb ZZZSSSZTSSQ H. SMART, Manager Cor. Hanover and Main Sts. PHONE 568-2 Meriden, Conn. lwllllllllllllllllrt yi, - 4 ' 1'v 'l- nfllIlI'Iill!:-ITM ' 1--mf!-ill! 'Z-1:-' 1 Will v H- il .ILM or- ffl!!l!!lm - M FN. X4 'C 'limi ug- yq::::. N -'::!:::n:':n.B!!!' H F x 5 to j rl we welll!!! ii r, I ' ,1 4 ,X ,,,.' rx Q- :X - QI 1 J .'i- Q .- T F -r. f X 1 7 '.. Qngelus I5'PBf:i9'a'w l Come to our Factory Warerooms and see and hear this Wonderful instrument THE WILCOX 8: VVHITE CO. MERIDEN, CONN. HThe two good-natured twins. -ETTA AND DICK. O, what may man within him hide, Though angel on the outward side. -BEMIS. DR. H. S. WILLIAMS Eentist 65 EAST MAIN STREET DR. H. L. PATZOLD SURGEON DENTIST 66 West Main Street S. C. LEVVIS PLANING MILL Wood Turning and Scroll Sawing Telephone 471 Residence Telephone 558-5 I make a specialty of Knife Blocks and Wood Work for Paper Box Manufacturers Furniture Repairing 52223355 G jlQjfft3Qdee1'Heetle'1 I4 Mill Street, Meriden, Conn. Preston's Cash Fish SEA F0017 Market Of All Kinds 39 East Main Street Telephone 272 For Thorough Instruction in Commercial and Shorthand Courses Y ATTEND Pequod Business School D?ly OI' EV6I1iI1g OFFICE HELP SUPPLIED 33 West Main Street Meriden, Conn. HMad as a March IlElI'6.H-BTISS FUDA. ln 1' 4- In men tnis blunder still you find, All think their little sets mankind. -POWERS. D. BLOOMFIELD Zlrchitert 120 STATE ST. MERIDEN, CONN. TRY HOMPSON'S EE MANUFACTURER OF High Grade Chocolates - E : 1 The Qlluti 41915155 Qbnp z 1 THE J. J. NILAND CO. Showrooms Open lo the Public Office - 16 MILLER STREET - Factory FREDERICK P. CHAPIN U 512 West Main St. HARDMAN HARRINGTON All Popular Sheet SHONIGER 8aHENSEL Music 19c Sold on Easy Terms Operatic 25c IEE E. A. Bliss Company MERIDEN, CONN. MAKERS OF ibigb Qrr iainkel gmail warns In Roman Gold and Bright Silver Finish -- s.4Lasfeoomsfeeeeeee ee 366 Fifth Avenue at 35th Street - - NEW YORK ilmperial Violet 80C per Ounce IS O UR LA TEST .4lDDITIO.Y N. P. FORCIER, Druggist 37 WEST MAIN STREET MERIDEN, CONN. UVv1SClOlU must be SO11gi1t.H-lllISS RABY. VVhat can not Art and Industry perform When Science plans the progress of their toil. -CHENEY THE AUGUST SCHMELZER CO. MERIDEN, CONN. VVHOLESALE AND Remix, DEALERS COAL WOOD CHARCOAL STATIONERY, CIGARS Y 8 1 AND OKE TOBACCO SMOKERS' C ARIJICLES Yards atCoope1' St. R. R. Crossing Sozzzvenir Post Cards a Specialty I5 EET MAIN STREET Horton Printing 0. Ilaigh Grabs Ulflliurk B l?fI1ER:IlB1glST1?CSO1lElSIi R. R. GWILLI M Ji 1 JEQe Sight Specialist A u r' 0 n BIIO mDfiCl8l'l 37M WEST MAIN ST. A yi, PHONE HOURS: m. GRHC Evenings Fridav and S t l j, IHE FACE 7to9 ll appointn t DR. B. H. CARTER .. Eentist City Mission Building 69 E. Main St. ' JULIUS KUNTZE. ilZ.3'G'3ifi5?1'iiQ Cliigars, Ulinhannu ani: bmukers' QFUEIBS 36 East Main Street Meriden, Conn. Cahill Beef Co. A DRESSED lj CQLQNY B E E F STREET He cometh unto you with a 112116.71-BEMIS. 19 g 32 West Main Street HTh more I k I know I kno tl 1 -L' 1 Ghz 'OO when Graham Mumpanp ilBIJutu: ' Gelattne tmterg MERIDEN, CONN. WILLIS N. BARBER : : Bruggist ann Rharxnacist : z .Stationer and Newsdealer 298 East Main Street D 'Tf,,Z'Zfgef KIBBE. 77m Druggist Has anything that you lvant zn :he Photographic Line at 85 West Nam Street H. E. BUSHNELL GROCER AND BAKER 79 WEST MAIN STREET JAMES F. GILL fangg ann Sheet Iwasic, Books, Stri-aigs Qgr ang and IMa5icalMferc1za1idise Meriden, Conn. just T ry Our , Silber City Cigar KOOREMAN fo? DOSSIN Manufacturers 10 East Main Street I'11 speak in za. monstrous little voice. -MISS BORCHARDT. The light that lies in womarfs eyes. -Miss M. XVRIGHT ,A. CH BERLAIN, Pres, E. J. Dooi.11'T1,E V P J. S. NOIQTQN, -IR., Cashier CH,-XS. H. VVOOD, Asst C I Zlaume jaagunal Eanh 18 COLONY ST. MERIDEN, CONN. Capital, 3400,000 Ukiniteh States igunbs anh Qbtber iinhzstment benurities Enugbt anim Salts THE MERIDEN INSURANCE AGENCY III Reliable Insurance lj HOLT 81 STEVENS Wilcox Block none too good I have the latest in Invitations, That is Why I Spend much the neatest of Programs for your ftime and Care in' making my Dance or Musicale, or neat Sta- Printing Office the place for You tionery for business purposes. to patronize when you want some- - - - The Best is - When you get married .thing beiter than you would get e se- where. - W. S. ELY igrinter WEST MAIN STREET Come in and get acquainted. I am sure care's an enemy to life. -MISS MINKWITZ. Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it. -VIRGXL CLASS. CUHCO Fruit Is where you get the best Store ill the city Cuneo West Main Street Fruit Store ECONOMY SHOE STORE The kind of Shoes that make you want to buy a pair ..... ELLIS, The Shoeman 32 Colony St. J. E. This is thefofgzgexigrisl-las Been City Mission Building For Harness, Leather Goods, Car- riage Robes, Horse Blankets, Trunks, ' Bags, Dress Suit Cases ALBERT A. MAY Day and Night Calls promptly attended to HUD Cfmhalmgf .17 uneral ZBirertur TELEPHONE CHURCH 81 MORSE Hardware, Cutlery Bulk Garden and Flower Seeds Store, 8 West Main St. Warehouse, 43:45 South Colony St. Was It Insured ? Everybody asks this question after a fire. The next ques- tion, which isjust as important, What Company? , not-ody asks. The property owners of America pay annually 33,000,- 000 in premiums for ire insurance, but not one in ten of them knows even the name of the company whose policy may be his only asset in case of disaster. Do you know? If not, what an astonishing state of affairs for an enlightened bus- iness-like American citizen. If you do not know the name of the company, what do you know of its standing or its reputation for fair dealing? The companies in our office for 55 years have paid promptly every just claim, VVhen next you insure, call on W- CO. Founded in 1855 C0l0l'ly St. The abuse of a thing is no argument against its use. -Samoa CLASS MEETINGS UA lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing. -TOOHEY III Hall's III Cash Market THE BLATCHLEY CO. Florists Flowers for Every O ccas ion Telephone 36 WEST MAIN ST. VVM, ZERFASS, Pres, ROBT. J. LTER Izl. x M, T rcaS . JOHN L. RUTHERFORD, Se y FOSTER, MERRIAM 81 CO. MERIDEN, CONN. MANUFACTURERS or Cabinet Hardware, Casters, Drawer Pulls, Candle Brackets, Toilet Screws, Escutcheons, Hall Stand Pins, Mirror Brackets, BATH ROOM SPECIALTIES IVES, UPHAM 8: RAND Education and Style THERE'S a sweet perfume about both, they lit each other-there is a polished setting to both. VVe happen to deal in style -stylish Silks, Gown Stuffs, Suits, 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. ln general, those who nothing have to say, Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it. -Miss CASHEN The man that blushes is not quite a bI'Lli.6.H-POVVERS. Attractive Silverware Shown in the illustration are some of the most beautiful patterns in table silver ever produced, which are the equal of the best sterling silver in style and design. It is worth .,.,. remembering when buying silver to look for the trade-mark l847 Roc-sans Bnos All discrnmnatxng buyers do It is found only on the best silver plate that money can buy and any pattern befnrin it is guaranteed to give lasting satisfaction Sold by leading dealers Send for catalogue showin all the latest designs in spoons forks hun es etc MERIDEN BRITANNIA C0 Meriden Conn ii 6 in . - . -U 1 l 1 3 tt H g 1 . I , , ' G 'i d New York Unterxmrional Silver Co.,'S1u:eessorb Chielgo Mertdciz :Silver Polish, the Silver Puhsh that Cleans. THE CAMERA SHOPQ' Only Reliable Place in the City for Kodaks and Photograph Supplies Developing and Printing Souvenir Postals Carefully Done Stationery, Etc. MERIDEN PHOTO SUPPLY CO. 3 State St. : : Meriden, Conn. Young Man. Do you believe I is for your interest to buy t Besse-System Clothes? N is the time to select your Summer OW Suit-Genteel Cuts, Snappy Patterns BESSE-BOYNTON CO. 19 Colony St. Meriden, Conn And she is fair and fairer than that word. -Miss LAWTON. 'The rn misjudged person in the class. -TOOHEY. C. E. Sehunaek Paper Boxes and Fancy Silverware Cases ' - ALSO L Mahogany, Hardwood and Leather Chests New York - 115 East 14th St. Merlden, Conn. PAPER BOXES PLUSH AND SATIN LINED PLAIN AND FANCY E. J. DOOLITTLE 33-35 CAMP STREET Telephone 67-2 JOS. A. GREENBACKER Florist Cut Flowers Funeral Work Wedding Decorations, Etc., Etc. Wholesale and Retail TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS OLD COLONY ROAD 'just for a IUOy.,y'-MISS LYON. Xll not old that tittersf'-Miss ROBINSON anning- . al ownnan Q' 19 45 J x W f' l X . -w. K sq X ,X t mm if l lllllmmll, gf .- JJ , Q .il i Q g 'sflllllliilrlillll i - X Wflw' ffflfrwzf' 'll' Ji gm l rmvu ff W i f K Sectional View For Use on Range Circulating Coffee Percolators, Chafing Dishes, Alcohol Gas Stoves, Tea and Coffee Pots, Prize' Trophies, Bath Room Fittings Manning, Bowman 81 Co. MERIDEN, eoNN. New York Chicago San Francisco H AKERS H fi! Qllass 'IO Bbntugrupher Studio, 72 West Main St. TELEPHONE I ld be the Class dude. !S 1 I second that nomination,',!M1ss BTINKVVITZ For all kinds of Headaches - TRY - Vera Headache Tablets MERIDEN HOUSE DRUG STORE C. H. Pinks DIAMONDS, T - WATCHES, - Mrs. N. Langner 5 JEWELRY, AT felvelry Store and CLOCKS - 32 WEST MAIN sf. Best of All oscAR ZUBE, Manager :FE MQEEHCSUSE BROS. co-. Fuilders ' Woodwork 24 Miller St. Meriden. Conn. THE LYON 8z BILLARD CO. Meriden, - Conn. Dealers in LUMBER, COAL, DOORS, SASH and BLINDS WM. Woooffr gpg Jflurtst gg, 2'f,,2,2',Q'22'f0EN Cor. Broad and Silver Streets PAGE 81 PARDEE ESTABLISHED 1865 ihwurunre Qgwcp ,,BEE351TCEiZA3?f?ES 11 COLONY STREET S H. F. PIGEON Brugggist Phone 306-2 445 COLONY ST. Try NYALS' Put your foot on the soft pedal, Charlie Grimes is coming around. UH, S. smells like mud-flats at Short Beach. -Miss LAWTON. Domestic Laundry Co. 136 HANOVER STREET Superior Shirt and Collar Work S. ZUCKER Our Specialty For Comfort and Wear 43 WEST MAIN STREET The Seth J. Hall Co. BEST CCAL AT CASH PRICES Griswold, Richnigiid cgz Glock Co. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Furnaces, Ranges, Stoves, Bicycles, Crockery, Glassware, Hardware, House Furnishing Goods, Etc. Tin, Zinc, Copper and Sheet Iron Workers. Metal Cornice and Tin Roofing 2 Main Street 2-4 Hanover Street MERIDEN. CONN. A Clearing House For preferred goods onlyhPaints, Oils, Varnishes, Stains, Wall Papers, Window Shades, Porch Awnings, Screens and Screen Doors, Pyrography and Brass Piercing Supplies, Artist Materials. IT is our policy to carry only those goods which have been tested and found to be of merit. The Little, Somers 81 Hyatt Co. 67 EAST MAIN STREET It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say That he is one who never inllicts pain. -LEINING. My class is of the l ni, and I am f 151 -T ' When You Get to Know Us You'Il like to Buy Your Hats and. Neckwear Q' BERNSTEIN Qlbarles Swanton Balmer ARCHITECT Meriden, - Conn. WTNTHROP HOTEL J. H. BOWKER 81 C0. MERIDEN, CONN. LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S RESTAURANT Open 6:30 a. m. to 12 p. m. . Save Agent's Commission4Buy Direct from Dealer. xi, Highest 'E ill, Sewing Grade Aufumvlc n Made ., T Machlnes ea ' T, .. Fon SALE AT l E w as ' 1 l l , E fl W. T. Woolley s W E0UsE FURNISHER RELEASE N: YA EE T ' E .. j 298 CENTER STREET Ln' Il Q life keep Suppliish fir all makes of l'W G E1 Cash or Credlt Kids are g d enough for me. -MISS STANNIS. Well now, l'll tell youg it was like th' 'V M V is. - Iss LEWIS. ll l ., Q g, Modern Range lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll g Modern Cooking i6ZM?5y?Ei Takes Little Room -EMO Qi I Does Much Work l lllbl-I' 4 E W--Tfivi -THE - l l ',' f ,f u Wilt! E MERIDEN GAS jjj LIGHT co. 33 coLoNY STREET DR. WlLLlAM LANDERS .:. Eentist .:. First National Bank Building West Main St. FINE ASSOERTMENT .. N Wm I O flllanhies anh Zine Qiream E GEORGE HARTMANN Cahill's Block 46 East Main St. E 'POWERS l FOR MEN AND WOMEN M Walk-Over Shoe 27 West Main St. l'Oh, you Class Supper! A grand success. -GLEE CLUB. DR. D. c. MCMAHON 34+ West Main Street MERIDEN, :: CONN. Meriden Cutlery Co. Fine Table Cutlery MERIDEN, CONN. Dr. F. A. Boucher Beniifat . W .,t,,, 55 Colony St. TELEPHONE Meriden, Conn. E See Our New Line of it utt ttt IVVFQ Metal Frames for Class Pictures tter A Fine Line of Picture Mould- T , ings for Diploma Framing T ' '-'- W' S Q ' 1 h 5 u n Q 1' t CHI n . 5 9 W E S T NI Al N S T R E E T E1, 1l,2, I ':f1,1:. -I 111 LOOK FOR THE ELM TREE Meriden Furniture Co. D E A L E R S I N furniture. Parlor Suits, fgehhing anh General XNS1i2T2r4vG EUUKEKBFDFF5 MDM .NSTAEFGENQS No. 53 COLONY STREET FCFHAS. H, cox Woman's Specialty Store 9-1 1 Colony St. Meriden, Conn. HXVe1l, say t' y 't 'Uglll4MINSTRELS.