New Bedford High School - Crimson Log Yearbook (New Bedford, MA)

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26 REDVAND WHITE Brady and Gifford is the company name Of a firm deserving a good deal of fame. For they manufacture a laughing gas— And when you're feeling blue Open up a can of it And you’ll soon be as good as new. Paul Hayden,-Chief oi Police sot vereatem New avons What stories he could tell, if he would but talk. A foe to evil doers; to his friends, a joy In his fine uniform, he sure is “some boy.” Krances Delzoid) of smith Colleves Dean In the morning paper, the announcement was seen; She was offered a position in Junior High But decided at once to let it pass by, And considered Smith a wider field, Where a broader influence she could yield. Coming events cast their shadows before: Aselsstudy-thesiutureslesee At Washington, in the President’s chair Our popular friend, John Lee. Major Edward Altman shook in his shoes, To hear, from the Disarmament Conference, the news, But his fear went away, when one fine day President Lee placed him in command Of the Philippines, our distant land. Since women entered the political race They are not content with the second place, For a mayoress, we have Lillian Mackay And she makes a fine one, we hear folks say. Miles of new boulevards are laid, The teachers are more salary paid, Play grounds are opened by the score And all the girls have ears once more. Silva and Sullivan keep a peanut stand, Out of the ordinary, in fact, quite grand, With fresh roasted peanuts, and pink lemonade, It is said they have a fortune made.

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NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL 95 ‘The Prophecy In the book of Life, the leaves turn: fast, But glimpses we catch as they hurry past— Higtelic Ol the pact, bir the tuture ecorcedlcd, To only a few, are its secrets revealed. There are some who will tell you By reading your palm, What the future will bring you Good fortune, or harm. Some study the tea grounds, Some gaze ina ball But the fortunes | See for you, Surpasses them all. And now, before you, I stand tonight To tell your futures, dark or bright. For Evlyne Bullen I see tonight Pout uresthatus very. bright. To Normal! School she plans to go And there she intends to show That New Bedford girls are up to the mark, Can do good work, as well as lark, And with their winning manner, and pleasing air Make the folks sit up, and stare. Ralph Braley is president of a college, Co-ed, And in his praise, I’ve heard it said That, while there he has a way Of writing essays every day. We miss dear Yvonne from our midst tonight, But the cloud that is o’er her will soon grow bright, And once again she will honors take In Canada, as in the Old Bay State. Laura Cole, you know, without telling, The very best pictures will soon be selling. A modern Rosa Bonheur, she may be And for her models, you may see The thorough-breds from Edith Davenport’s stable, To match them, you would not be able. They capture blue ribbons by the score And all kinds of other honors galore. HIGH SCHOOL REFERENCE LIBRARY

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NEW eb eb DPORD” High SCHOO Maurice Portnoy, in the advertising field, A ready pen does wield, And, as soon as the ads you spy You feel, at once, you must go and buy. And new factories are built, on every hand To try and keep pace with the large demand. You know Elizabeth and Alma Tripp, fasten, a, moment, Vil sive you a-tip. If you go to the Follies you may see them there, To tell you more would not be fair. Rose Shuster is a lecturer of great renown, And once in a while comes to town, She always has-a larce audience And you can understand, if you are not too dense. For she is very learned, and has subjects like these, Are high heels injurious, and how to cook peas. A very large man is Albert Clement, An ambassador to Russia, he was sent And had been there only a week When he deported all the Bolshevik, And a new republic now awaits Recognition by the United States. John Conway in athletics, won many a game And now in politics he is doing the same. The people demand him, it’s no use to dodge He will soon fill the place of Senator Lodge. Adele Merchant is married and lives on a quiet street In a brand new bungalow, nice and neat. She is very glad she isn’t a miss When at night, she receives her husband’s kiss. Robert Ferguson is music mad, One thing there is, that makes him sad— He fears that he surely will be a dunce Because all the instruments he can’t play at once. Catherine Grimshaw next comes on the list, And her fate, to me, seems in a mist. She may try literature, or cultivate her voice It’s up to her to make her choice. pHi