Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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ffli E' E MBLEM Page Twenty-Three Kidd i A i - - A -- -.. - ....- -W Myrtle Howell Arlene's story is like a fairy tale. After becoming an R. N. she succeeded well for three years. One day she was called to Riverside Drive, and found at the end of her journey a veritable castle in which was an invalid hero. She is now mistress of castle, hero, servants, and all. The deft hands of Myrtle Howell daily minister to the sick. She writes that she is a nurse at Bellevue Hospital, New York City. Dorothy's eagerness to learn has gained her a high position. She says, I have at last risen to the pinnacle of my ambition and am head nurse of the Hartford Hospital. It seems that she helped' the surgeon saw off a leg one day, and I think from the tone of her letter that she likes him a great deal. She must like him to have done such a job. Hazel Grooinan has traveled far, al- though she now resides in New Haven having given up her position as a nurse. She is going to be married to the leader ol' a hunting expedition whom she met in flndia where she went with a commis- sion that. was making experiments to find a cure for a deadly disease. Hazel has a pet lion cub which she prizes more than the diamond ring her hunter man has just presented her with. The other members ol' our class are engaged in various occupations. Vera Anderson writes that al'ter two years at Travelers Insurance tfonipany in l'lart.l'ord, she was transferred to Springfield. 'l'here she met her tate in the form ol' a blonde giant ot a man. Vera writes, Ile has a lflourishing real estate business and we have a darling little home in the suburbs. Al last Charles Atwater has tound a .fitting position. Charles is with the sue- eessors of the Barnum and Bailey Cir- cus. lie writes, l get plenty of travel and sometimes compare niysell' to the famous rolling stone which gathers no moss. Margaret Curran writes that she is busily engaged as a stenographer at the Travelersi' in Hartford. She has mar- ried the 'Lworld's tallest man and holds him in complete captivity. Another stenographer gone wrong! Bernice Bristol was snatched up by a San Francisco dress manufacturer who said he needed a wife to show off the beautiful dresses he manufactures. She is one girl who doesn't have to worry about clothes. Marian Thomas writes from XVasning- ton, D. C., saying she is a private secre- tary to a government official. She hasn't much leisure time hut can always lie counted upon to he at home when- ever a certain Columbia professor calls. lt it had not heen for the play, A Pair of Sixesf' presented hy the Dra- matic Cluh in 15729, Earle Carle would not he where he is today. Earle is presi- dent ot' the Palpitating Pill Conipany due to his ettorts to help this firm out 'ot the pit ot despair by changing their sickly green pill into a violet tinted one. t'harles llender writes, I aiu up in the air most olf the time these days. After teaching in flying' school for a tew years he is now preparing tor a non- stop tlight around the world. Hail to our great inventor! .Timmy tldluin ol' New York, writes that he has invented a crashproolf plane which can he operated hy a mechanical robot which he also invented. t'harley Bender may use this plane in his epocli-making non-stop world flight. t'arolyn Di Angelo writes from sunny italy that her plans ot being an old maid school teacher did not work out. She has been in Italy ever sinee she was married two years ago. George llopko is now singing with the Metropolitan Opera tfonipany. His role at present is the toreador in tfarnien. llere is another letter from New York City. Frank Romano writes, I ani now assistant editor ot' the New York Times. On the trout page the other day l saw that old Lewis had won the National Debating ehanipionship. One of our class poets. Ti-kla tirosky, informs us that l rank Romano has all

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Page Twenty-Two THE EMBLEM before us? Miss Gardner, a native of Senior Isle, wishing to make our sojourn more enjoyable, staged a party in our honor. We played games, competed in contests and had a very fine time. In February Mr. Carrier put on the play, A Pair of Sixesf' in which several Seniors took part. After the play the good ship Dramatic Club was about to weigh anchor when we swooped upon them and stole the treasure. In the deck of athletics the Seniors were very suc- cessful especial'ly in basket ball, prac- tically the entire team being composed of players from our ship. We are very proud of our Debating Club which won in a skirmish with one of the largest high schools in the state. And now as we near the end of our stay on Senior Isle our hearts are sad- dened for soon we shall have to embark again to sail forever on the dark and stormy Sea of Life. O Class! dear Class, our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, NVhile follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring, The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won. PROPHECY . MY how time has flown since 1929 when we graduated from high school. It is now 1940 and from the fol- lowing letters we see that our class- mates have traveled far from the old fold, but they all seem to be going in the right direction. Letters have been received from the following students informing us that they are teachers: Elsie Olsen Helen Di Francesco Frances Field Edith Casale Anne Cushing Margaret Miller Anna Francis Elsie tells us that she is teaching in a little boys' school in Brooklyn, They must be very bad little boys because they put tacks in her chair and red pep- per on her handkerchief. IVe find Helen is principal of a grani- mar school in the Philippines, that place over whose welfare we debated so hotly in our Senior year. They are lucky to have such a good-natured teacher as Helen must be. Frances says, I am teaching Latin in up in the Alps. The air and the scenery so beau- a girls? school is invigorating N tiful that I want to stay here always. Frances is lots higher than most of us. I mean. in altitude. Anna Francis taught school in South- ington until she was married. She is now teaching-the baby to walk. Edith is teaching first graders in Holcomb School which has increased in size, but is used no longer for high school dances as the new high school has an auditorium of its own. Anne is a happy teacher of commer- cial subjects in Madison High School. Madison High School seems to have its problems just as Lewis did. No parking signs have been found necessary in the halls and no charge accounts at the cafeteria are allowed. There is a Man- ual Training teacher who seems to be of interest to Anne. We learn from Margaret Miller's let- ter that she is a teacher in New York. lncidentally she is interested in a man of the tall, dark, romantic type. f Nursing seems to have attracted a goodly number of our flock. The follow- ing write that they are nurses: Arlene Swenberg Dorothy Johnson Hazel Grooman

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Page Twenty-Four THE EMBLEM the poems she can write, printed in the New York Times. To eke out her in- come she is raising silves foxes. Kenneth Smith, residing in New York, has smashed the world's record for the hundred yards at the Olympic games. His time was nine seconds. He writes that he must have had a lot of luck but we know better. Determination to succeed has made Alfred Buchanan professor of math. at Columbia College. He writes that math. is his sole interest in life but we repeat that, we know better. - Tom-f'Miss IVrinn contributes to the fame of our class by writing these memorable words, I keep that 'school girl complexion' by the use of Palm- olive soapf' Tucker is a human ad for Palmolive makers. He has in- creased their sales seventy-five per cent since he was put on display in New York. Sport loving Bunny Nelson writes that he is center fielder with the New York Yankees. VVe wish him luck. Stephen Aszklar writes from Green- wich Village. He is a successful painter. VVinifred Merrill is private secretary to an elderly woman in Boston who dotes on entertaining dukes and counts. Al- though this lady's grandson Bruce is a nice boy, VVinifred has not decided yet whether she will be a duchess, a count- ess, or a grande dame in tithe land of the bean and the codf' Billy Pryor, after trying to earn his living as a sculptor, decided next to make use of his saxophone. Finding he could not earn enough money in this way he next turned to bi-onco bust- ingf' He is HOXV the president of a firm which manufactures all kinds of cos- metics and has as his special job the choosing of models for advertisements. Elizabeth Sunderland writes, HI am dietitian in a large hospital in Louis- ville, Ky. I am developing a true South- ern accent and have had to give up my pet squeals as a hospital is supposed to be a quiet place. Ive have another inventor in our class. Charles Schumann has invented a tiny electrical device for curling the eye- lashes which is guaranteed not to burn. He has established a factory in China and there is a great demand for these little instruments, as the Chinese girls are as vain as our American lassies. Helen Upson has opened an office in Baltimore for conducting her business of interior decorating and landscape gardening. She has for her pastimes writing poetry and giving house parties. We are invited to come down for some week end. From Cheshire comes a letter signed by Dana Foster and Robert Huxley. They are successful partners in farming in that vicinity. Waiicla Guterch writes to inform us that she is a successful dentist in Hart- ford. Wesley Scott is located in Meriden. He is a very busy public accountant. From Newport, R. I., we hear of Bill Boyce. He is a marine inspector for the government. ' Ralph Hoyt, who still resides in South- ington, reports that he has just finished building a new high school which has a much needed gymnasium and a good sized auditorium. Elizabeth Stone's letter states that she is prosecuting attorney in Southing- ton. Doris Pryor writes of a successful beauty parlor in Southington and a suc- cessful matrimonial venture. Our class sheik, Andrew Roberts, writes that he is the author of the well known book on How to be Popular NVith NVomen. NVe expected something like this. Many tourists visit him at his home in Southington. Persevering Ruth Ralston has gone up the ladder to success. Her letter in- forms us that she has been initiated into the intricate position of being president of the Southington bank. Andy Alfano writes that he is a busy bookkeeper at Pexto's. Al Peasco, quiet but efficient, writes that he is now manager of the Economy Grocery Store at Southington.