Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21

was she? She was gone to happier place, though the memory of the name of Grace Sherwood has always remained with us.
 Our lessons went on and were re- lieved by singing once every two weeks. French was taken up and the gutteral tones of German attempted. Miss Jones, our most popular girl, and Miss Freedman succeeded in mas tering that tongue, while Miss Brett and Miss Andrews read French So easily that every one envied them. Didn't they, Alice? We must abide by Alice's word, for she is our vice president.
 English seemed to some very hard. We explored the castles pictured by Scott, and travelled through the joust- ing grounds, admiring this one, disliking that one. We searched for the hidden meaning of Carlyle and found it. We stood with the aveng- ing angels and then heard the words of satan sound over that desolate region where he lay next to Beelze- bub. It was here in this class that Hayes made so many of his witty speeches. With Miss Croft ever aiding us we went with Aeneas from burning of Troy, were shipwrecked on the raging sea and finally went to the Elysian fields to return a little wearied, one study was a great pleasure to us, this was history. We saw the defeat of Han nibal were in the midst of the battle of Marmathon, followed Caesar in his conauests. witnessed the cruel de- struction of Rome and going through the wars of Louis XIV took up the history of France. Miss Kane labor ed necessarily. She hectagraphed and wrote topics brought reference books to and fro from the library and ill fact did every thing to maHe history interesting. Greek was taken up and the scholars went about with noses in the air while the newly-made stenographers produced at moments notice note book and a dictionary.
 Leading this industrious life which was broken now and then by holidays we again arrived in June, only think. The next year we should be seniors, but still there came thought full or sorrow that we should have to leave school perhaps forever, still we were happy and so we parted.
 The next year our class was much smaller for many had left school. We were seated for the most part in Miss Croft's room and what trouble we must have been, every period we could hear Miss Nolan move seat forward. Miss Pagan, stop talking, Thompson leave the room" etc, cur dressing room was the scene Of much laughter and talk. Indeed we often de- layed so long there that our teacher was forced to come and clear 1t out How we went with downcast eyes and laughing faces to QUIT seats, on the window sill of this dressing room was a mirror inches by 3. In this Miss Weinstein often tried to see her self and was often taken away from 1t by Miss Card, who is quite beau ty. We spent our recesses in this room and once in a while heard Miss Fitzpatrick play her mandolin. It was here that little Miss Kelley was al- ways grateful for the smallest bite. Her face always lighted up as Miss Delaney unfailingly passed her lunch around. One class was always pleas ure to its members. This was "Our Cicera Glass;" It was in this class we discovered that though Max kirJas- soff was a swift runner he never could run away from his Cicer. In this class Walter Casey made his ap- pearance as a poet and Sullivan as dreamer sometimes a snorer.
 A dance was planned to be neid ID November. Alice Brett was the or icinator of this scheme. The girls gave the dance and invited the boys. The dance was a success financially and gave us a little nest-egg for our treasury. 4 return dance was given by the boys and enjoyed by all.
 All this time the debating club had been settling the questions which had so long troubled the human race. Here every one spoke freely for was not Mir Wilby by his own will only member like ourselves. In this club many good speakers were found among whom were Leo Finn and John Hayes.
 In March a committee was appoint ed in select the class pins. This com mittee consisted of the Misses Jones. Smith and Finn, the Messrs Zwiehei and Casey. Not long after the appoint ment of this committee our greatest sorrow came. So near to graduation we had lost our brightest girl. who with her pleasing disposition always carried sunshine wherever she went. Julia smith was indeed loved by all. She was laid to rest Good Friday leaving a place in our class never to be filled.
 After the Easter vacation we be- gan to prepare for graduation. Miss C;loster came often and tried our voices, she found some good singers. for Casey. Sullivan and Bowes were promoted to a front TOW not for talk ing. but because they could sing. Among the girls she found that Anna Finn a real Gibson girl. Helen Hart nett. a pretty girl and Miss Welsh. could sing well. Then came our grad nation songs. How we succeeded in singing them I shall leave to the au- tiience who seem to enjoy them.
 During our singing periods what a time we had. singing;. No. But wn'eh- ing the frantic efforts of the boys and of our pianist who used to wipe the old piano of with her handker- chief. she always said the piano was no good. and for her sake t1 the board of education gave us a new one. now Miss Freedman can be heard plainly.
 One day we held class meeting at which the two highest honors were declared. Miss weinstein taking first and Miss Delaney second. Charles