New Britain herald., 1922-06-13

within it's colossal structure the great men who helped carry the red and gold through its annual conflicts with other schools and now perceive IL to be the meeting place for the class of '2e, I cannot repreas the solemn feel. ings the occasion has excited, The ex- pressions on the faces of the young men and women present prove to their appreciatlveness Of the solem- nity and sacredness Of this assembly But let us be merry. Let us not al. low ourselves to be plunged into deep abysses of sorrow for the ending of that which we were striving for four long years. We are about to com init the initial act of the drama of our real life, so
 Haste thee nymph and bring with
 thee.
 Jest and youthful jolity.
 Quips and cracks and wanton wiles Mods and becks and wreathed smiles Such as hang on Hebe's check And love to live in dmple sleek.
 "In the memorable year Of 1918 this school was invaded by a multi tude Of girls who had not yet dispos. cd of their short dresses and pigtails or curls. Shy with the male sex and bashful in classrooms. These adjec- tives describe fully the girls Of 22 as they appeared in the first scene Of the act of high school life.
 "One' year from that memorable date the young girls became little friendlier to the male sex and some even went so far as to dance with them instead Of continually hugging the walls.
 "The junior year marked still boder advance from their girlish modesty to real boldness of unsophis- ticated youth. The curls were nc more. The skirts were not lowered but fashioned in way which became them very well. The woolen and cot ton socks were discarded for the more fashionable silk.
 "These were just the beginning of the styles presented to the class this fall. In our senior year. fellows, we certainly were astounded with the styles worn by the girls resembling to a great extent the modern fapper. Robbed hair? Why the girls simply rushed into the offices of the local tonsorial artists relieving themselves of some of the massive hair from their head. Perhaps that was to all low their brains to function more freely. Who knows?
 But that was just the beginning. A little later the girls began wear ing knickers. Then the boys sat up and took notice. Do you blame them ? The shy and modest little girls had turned out to be. in the course of four years, young women who heart lessly and soullessly and without sen timent began to captivate the un- probed hearts of the male sex. Any thing of a serious nature concerned them no longer. They assumed no responsibility. The only thing they sought was amusement. They be- came idle. frivolous and needless of tomorrow. School work be- came a very minor part in their young lives. The smart little girls had become real dumb Doras. Why just imagine it. one of them asked me the other day if:
 The Yale Bowl really was some thing we ate out of. And another if
 Governor Lake was a good sum- mer resort. And still another if:
 August first was a Spanish king.
 Why they still believe that X-ray and Violet Ray are relatives of Charles Ray. This just shows to you what change can be wrought in a girl in just four years time.
 The brothers of our girls have at first lost their neckties. then their collars, then their knickers, socks for hair ribbons, and now what not? Oh collar buttons. suppose.
 "An old popular song will perhaps describe the eelerity of this change in our girls.
 They used to wear red wooen stock
 ings
 But you ought to see them now. They used to be so shy and bashful
 But you ought to see them now. They never used to say 'goldarn it
 But you ought to hear them now. They never used to paint and powder
 But you ought to see them now" 6--HIGH
 MT. Domijan delivered his speech with haf-amused expression on his face and his talk earned much hearty laughter.
 Miss Wrights Talk.
 Miss Nerna Wright, in talking about the future. compared the bers of the class to cogs in great machine,