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

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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

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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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20 THE HERMIAD Mr. Kaaibour. Poor Blanche! Algebra was an eternal puz- zle to her, and for Ernest Mott, too, by the way. I recently heard that Ernest and his wife Knee Millsj were travelling through Spain on their honey-moon, combin- ing business and pleasure, for Ernest is trying to write a Spanish Grammar. That language is so simple that he is trying to find more complications. He is doing this for the benefit of the students of Plainfield High School. Say, do you know whether or not Gay Eaton ever succeeded in mastering the Spanish language ? Haven't you heard the great news about Gay? Gay, from such excellent practice and teaching in P. H. S., is a prima donna. Her voice is so strong that it makes the walls tremble! You should hear her sing, ' Why do you always pick on me, teacher, for I am not to blame?' It is really pathetic and recalls school days. I never had an idea Gay would be so lucky. And another lucky one is Vivian Cleland, let me tell you. U Why? What does she do ? Vivian runs a restaurant and makes a great deal of money, because she is so economical. Her sister tried to in- duce her to go on the stage, but Vivian would rather have money than fame. She has had a chance to marry into aris- tocracy, but she refused, thinking that the man in question was a fortune hunter. Have you read Phil Battey's latest book? What book? I didn't know he had ever written any. Phil has turned out to be a great author. One of his books is, ' New High School Tricks,' and another is, ' New Ways of Disturbing People.' I hear that he has made a for- tune from these, especially from the sales to high school students. Have you heard that Plainfield High School has grown ? It's grown since we left, if that's what you mean. Ever since Miriam Cornell has started running a bus from Black Hill to Central, many are the pupils that come to P. H. S. They say that Black Hill has grown to be a village of a thousand people. Miriam has made good in her boast that she would put it on the map. We have talked aboutevery- one in the class but you, Louisa g what are you doing ? Oh, I climbed to the top rung of theladderof fame. After I left Bryant and Stratton's, I held the position of private secretary to the Governor of Connecticut for two years, which gave me excellent practice for my future career, for I then went to the Argentine Republic and became, with a little brushing up of my Spanish, secretary to the Vice-President.