Oxford School - Oxfordian Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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NAN FERGUSON She has a handsome husband And a family nice and neat. This combination ought to make Her happiness complete. But with her painting and her sculpture She whiles away her extra time, And if there's nothing else to She puts her thoughts in rime. do, PEGGY GERMOND She married a cousin Eight times removed, Her New Britain accent Has improved. She lives in a mansion, Abides by the rules, And opens her cans With Stanley tools. BARBARA HUTI' She lives in a cottage That's spotlessly neat, Her husband is pleased With the way she cooks. Little children adore her And come in to call, And she reads them stories From fairy-tale books. l22l GENE HOXIE She pours tea from a silver pot At every church bazaar- And also for sweet charity's sake, She strums a steel guitar. Her virtues are so numerous, You can't count them on your fingers. Although she isn't in the room The memory of her lingers. HARRIET HUNT Her clothes are quite flawless, Her manner most charming. Her smile when you meet her Is very disarming. She leaves nothing whatever to be desired And that is the reason she is so admired For she's taken the place of Emily Post, And now her rules are copied the most.

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SENIOR, CLASS PROPHECY BEVERLY BEACH She is the spirit Of domesticity Living in undisturbed Felicity. She knits all day And sleeps all night. And she and her husband Never fight. CAROLINE BENNER You see her at races, in theaters, at dances Snapping participants of latest romances. She's never quite sure what she'll photograph next And at some of her subjects we're often per- plexed. She lives in the city 'mid bustle and noise, ls happily married, has two little boys. ESTHER COBURN She saves the lives Of horses and cows, Canaries, tropical fish, And chows. Some people don't think It's worth her while But even with dogs Shels versatile. LOUISE COUNTRYMAN In Washington she makes her plea For peace and relief of poverty. She leads all the women of her state In a fight against crime and war and hate. She never does a thing alarming And all who meet her think her charming. JANE EWING The founder of two music schools She teaches children how to croon, She sees that they obey the rules And feeds them ice cream with a spoon. l2Il

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BARBARA KEENEY She owns a dress shop smart and new And always knows the latest fad. She sings on all the networks too And her sponsors run when she gets mad. noRoTHY KELLOGG She stands on a soap box In Times Square Waving her arms And tearing her hair. She lives in an attic Above the shops And feeds on tripe And Vicks cough drops. HELEN KING To an efficiency expert she's happily hitched And he with her is quite bewitchedg She carries out his every wish And always prepares his favorite dish. She keeps their kiddies neat and clean And better dressed children you've never seeng But when Saturday evening 'rolls around A gayer young couple is not to be found. PEGGY KIRK Her husband used to Be undernourished But under her guidance He has flourished. Now he's a healthy Athlete And Peggy's victory Is complete. ELIZABETH She sits you down And opens your jaws And pokes about With sterilized paws. Her patients love her But in vain. She is as cold As novocaine. CLARICE -Mc PHERSON She's a famed woman doctor And people galore Save their tonsils for her operations. She paints lovely pictures Of the Cape's sandy shore Where she spends all her summer vacations. MC CLELLAN 3