The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-07

well known lines from a poem by Richard |
Lovelace may be quoted as suggestive of |
its thence
I could not love thee, Dear, so much,
Loved | not honor more
There are several poems heralding |
spring, an especially good essay on Edith
Cavell, and the first freshman story Of
this year, The Randall Riddles Treasure
Hunt. In School Notes the French de-
partment contains full descriptions Of
the game hour, an original description OF
a picture, and a resume of Dosla. There
are the usual club notes, and the school
calendar. In the grinds department are
jokes, as usual, and Fairy Tales, popular
parodies on various members of the fac
ulty. Tributes in verse to celebrities IN !
our midst" are well worked up also the
Senior Resolves In the alumni depart
ment are interesting letters from Pro
fessor Clyde Horton of the University OF
Vermont, Stewart Stearns Of Dartmouth,
Ernest Gibson of Norwich university, who
last year was editor-in-chief OF the Dal.
During the winter term the following
students attained an average OF 50 per-
cent or oser in all subjects. Post grad
nate Evelyn Fisher; senior girls, Florence
Adams, Alice Bullock, Florence Bullock,
Ruth Howe, Charlotte Robbins, Clara
Thurber, Marion Welcomes senior boys,
Francis Austin, Perry Maynard, Arthur
Woodwork, James Savery; junior girls,
! Elizabeth Crane, Ethel Lawton, Julia
! SimondS, Leone Turner, Evelyn Metcalf;
junior BOYS, James Irish; sophmore girls,
| Evelyn Austin. Mary Buttertield, Dora
CLARK, Mary Grady, Marion Laughton,
| Helen Woodwork; boys, William More
ton, Frank Shumway freshman girls,
Nathalie Benson, Alice Boyden, Beatrice
i Cobb, Leona Cobb, Dorothy Edwards,
Eleanor Marley, Ruth Reed. Elizabeth
Schwenk, Pauline Shaw: freshman boys,
Alton Iynde, Cheney Williams.
The rainy weather of this week has de
layed the boys practieing for track It is
hoped that before the end of the week
practice will begin at the fair grounds.
> At the opening of school Monday the
| pupils We're more than glad TO welcome
| Miss Henshaw, who has Just returned
from a short leave of absence
S The high school chorus of go voices
: will present the operetta, Joan OF Arc
a in the Auditorium Wednesday evening
May ID The chorus feels very fortunat,
in the selection Of the solosts, who are
) as follows Miss Esther Dale, soprano
4 director of music in Smith college; Ray
mond Hodge, tenor; Fredric C. Adams
baritone.
| Although a final report cannot yet b
2 given of the proceeds from the high schoo
: play, the total receipts to date have beer
+ S86503, the expenditures, $l9737 Their
e now is at the bank a balance OF S667 sc
/ Of which $l34.79 was profit from the sal
n of candy and peanuts.
s Orders have been taken at school thi
d week for the pictures of the cast Of Tn
G Rose o. Plymouth Town, the girls gymnas
e ium class, the basketball team, and TIA
: parallel bar team,
# TIE following commercial students hay
been given a certificate of proficiency
typewriting for speed and accuracy "a
cording to the international contest rule
for 10 minutes on an Underwood typ
writer: Alice Bullock, with a record
IS words minute; Evelyn Cleavelan
80; Irma Thomas, 48; Leone Turner, 4
The next Latin club meeting will
held Wednesday evening of next week.
will be in the hands of seniors.
The following essay will he o intere
to all readers Of the school notes III ii
Rcformer. 1t is typical cf the practic
value of many high school assignment
The material was gathered through
careful study of actual living conditions
Brattleboro last fall The paper was WI
ten in connection with one of Mi
fuckers history classes by Howard Ric
ardson of the senior class;
THE Standard of Living for family
Four Il am going to show in this pap
that family of four ,in Brattieboro MI
receive an income of approximately $
525 per year to secure proper food, clot
ing amusement, and education.
'Rent.-Upon carefully studying I
rent conditions in BrattleLoro, avera
the estimate from different sections a
found that family of four must all
$500 a year for that item I have 81
divided this into three divisions: FIJI
fuel, so per year, second, light $3.50
year, third, rent. $2l6 per year, having
balance of $3.50 which can be added
the family savings Though the amo,
allowed for light and fuel will vary W
the seasons, with an average year and
unusual conditions the amount named
sufficient. The actual rent is set at
year or SlS month, little above
actual because / have allowed for a
in rent which viii come about this ii
as will other high prices. This will sc
Yin a two or four tenement house oil
| block, from five to six rooms. This is
| too low; / know from my experience
/ collecting rents for various people
II For the owner Of house this VIC
H not be sufficient for taxes, upkeep, in
J ance, and interest unless the house