Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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18 THE HERMIAD Mollie began: My dear, haven't you heard I am travel- ling through France to learn French tirst-hand, lor l'm to take Miss Armstrong's place, as she has just sent in her resigna- tion? By tire way, do you kuovv what's happened to our class president? I haven't seen him since I graduated. Oh, Walter tried to be a druggist, they say, but he neg- lected his prescription duties in order to be behind the soda tountain, especially when acertain girl ol the class ol 1922 entered 3 so he tailed at that business and is now an eminent public speaker in Washington. That reminds nie, did you know that Eleanor Main has turned out to be a fine speaker ? 'K Speaker! Why no. Not a speaker, exactly, but an elocutionist. You know she received her practice while at school. She goes around from village to village, but never goes to the cities, for Eleanor believes as Caesar did, 'l'd rather be first in a small village than second in Rome.' Have you heard anything about Stanley lately? Yesg they tell me Stanley is in Africa, huntng Wild ani- mals. It's funny he likes to hunt especially where the lion UD is supreme, and I hear he has been very successful. That reminds meg do you know where Addie is ?' The last thing I heard about Addie was that she was doing dressmakiug. and sternly insists that she will he a spin- ster and live a life of peace and calm. To think that Addie should come to that is unimaginable. But what I'd like to knofv is what has become of Berggren. You know how he used to be crazy about Addie. Carl is a member ofthe School Committeein Plainiield. At all the meetings, his slogan is, 'School year should be lengthened eight weeks.' his argument being, 'Too much vacation dulls the brain.' I suppose he knows this by ex- perience. Speaking of school, did you hear that Elsie Rose is a school teacher ? No, but I always thought she would do something like that. - She teaches school in Oneco, and from what I can hear, she is quite a girl, she goes to all the dances and makes goo- goo eyes at all the fellows. Everyone in Oneco declares she is the belle. You remember, at school, we always thought Julia was the belle. I wonder what she is doing now. Iulia runs a beauty parlor in New York. She had large windows put in the store, so that she could make eyes at everyone in the crowd. She also runs a dance hall and simply adores her exhibition dances. I saw a big advertisement in the paper about Bethel- , .

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THE HERMIAD 17 operator had heard these mysterious noises a few times, he would give up the job. In time, the chief train despatcher de- cided tliat operators in general had all gone suddenly crazy or were all rank cowards. He became sick and disgusted at these ghost stories, but, not being able to get a new operator, he decided take the trick, himself. Sure enough, the Voice from the attic sang according to rule: Your lips were sweeter than julep When you wore a tulip And I wore a big red rose. The despatcher shook himself with a growl and tried to make himself believe that he had heard so much about the ghost that the voice was only imagination. At any rate, he decided to try it another night. At I2 : I5 the next night, the express came in and the sing- ing began again. The despatcher ascended the attic stairs, gun in hand, and there he saw the ghost. It was a talking machine with a record playing, VVhen you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose. When the train came in. the vibra- tions of the heavy engineshook the little oliice, thus causing the instrument to play until the vibrations ceased with the pulling out of the train. As for the moaning, that was caused by a tree in the rear which was attached to the ofiice by means of a piece of board for support, The wind made this bracket squeak and moan. This discovery ended the mystery about the haunted telegraph office at Cemetery Village, and the chief despatcher confirmed his idea about the courage of mod- ern operators. PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1922 LOUISA MAGGIA AS I was traveling through France in the year 1932, on my vacation trip, I met an old classmate, Mollie Baxter. We began to talk about our friends and the good old days at Plainfield High. Of course, we could not help remarking about the fine, new, modernly equipped, brick edifice that is now P. H. S., and regretting that we had never shared its advantages :-still we had no regrets over the fun we had in old P. H. S. Not at all! But what we both were most anxious to know was what had happened to the other members of the remarkable class of 1922, and because I know you're all just as. anxious to know, too, I'm going to let you in on our conversation.

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THE HERNHAD 19 Yes, you know he invented a new typewriter and is dol ing a very profitable business. He practices what he preaches for he won his wife by typewriting his love letters. I have'nt heard from Alice lately g have you? Alice has started a newspaper in Moosup, called ' The Busybodyf and is competing with Mr. Burgess. You know Alice always had great talent in raking up people's business at school. They say her copies sell like hot cakes, for they contain the latest fads for women. Oh, I meant to ask you before about Harry Miller. I l1aven't heard from him since I left school. ' Harry is still a bachelor, but from a rumor I hear, he will not remain so long, for a certain girl of the Class of I923 will not allow it. Harry goes around the country preaching on, ' The Need of More Compositions by High School Students.' Did you know that Madeleine Hill is married ? I heard she was married to someone in Sterling. In the summer, she lives in Sterling and takes care of the little farm and comes to town in an Oakland, while in the winter, she makes her home in Jacksonville Florida. They say she is very successful as a housewife and never burns cakes or breaks dishes as she used to do. Do you remember how Carl used to tease Madeleine in school? Have you heard from Carl lately? He has at last found the key to minding his own busi- ness. He did not go to college, for he read in some paper that toimuch studying affected the brain, and he took the hintg so he learned to sing and now there is great rivalry between Main and Caruso-I wonder what Marion Cleland is doing nowg I imagine she is teaching somewhere. Why nog Marion Cleland is a chorus girl and when she smiles-oh, don't they stare! Marion sent her picture to a beauty contest recently and she won by a large majority. Be- sides being a belle, Marion loves to go to beauty parlors to have her hair done in the latest fashion. Although she has many suitors, the boys of IQ23 never paid her much attention, to her keen disappointment. Mentioning IQ23 boys recalls Blanche. You remember that Blanche and Marion were great pals and you've heard that 'birds of a feather flock together! Have you seen Blanche lately? Blanche Starkweather tends the new store in Plainfield called 'Despathy Candy Kitchenf Ever since Blanche has entered. the sales have increased one hundred per cent. Be- sides doinq this, she solves riddles 3 she has just finished solving, ' VVhy are there no nuts in a nut cake?' ' . I wager that Blanche learneidtto solve that .puzzle from