New Britain herald., 1929-06-18
Our Girls"
 by Walter Reckert

Since l was told a short time ago that l was to speak on the topic. "Our Girls' l have done consider able pondering. After thinking 1t over 1 came to the conclusion that there was a mighty good reason why this topic was assigned to me. Miss Harvey was assigned to me. Miss viserS, decided that with the added attraction of the clas history. class will. and class prophecy at the ban quet that something must be done to keep the toasts as short as possible. They knew that the best way of sparing you people from the trouble of listening to . lengthy discourse tonight was to give me topic upon which I could not talk.
 One of the most difficult, in fact one of the most impossible things for one of the male sex to attempt is to talk any great length of time on e subject pertaining to women. Never was there & man who did not claim to understand women per- fectly and never was there . man who did not feel capable of carrying on an intelligent conversation on tho who could understand women.
 Knowing that Janice Normal was one of those bashful, shrinking violet types of women who blushes and not at home in the presence of the male sex. our advisors who love to dance decided that they would have Janice talk on the boys and thus assure all of you of a nice short program of toasts.
 You folks know I'm not ladies' man. You know that if they wanted one who could talk on the subject thtey would not pick me. If they wanted real sheik they would choose Jackie Muller. Mike Baylock, or they might go into the alumni body and get Jerry McCourt who since his graduation has adopted the name of Major Francis McCourt.
 Here I am perfectly miserable. I don't know what to say. You know how foolish you girls felt. that is those of you who are in soroities. when you were forced to parade in frort of the Strand crowd with out landish costumes. Some of you probably had to have one stocking down and the other up or maybe you were like Ruth Ramsay with both of them down. We'll, anyway I feel as foolish as the day I went through my initiation.
 One thing I must say for the girls in this class. They are not the wall flower type which have been 70 prominent in other classes. Dances given this year have proven to the world that the girls in the class of 1929 have the necessary attractive ness, intelligence, dancing ability and whatever else is necessary to have the boys ask them for dances.
 To prove that women are the cause of all our troubles I will have an example. Last year Jack Muller who was then the same clever dancer that has made him the lead ing figure among his classmates thia year had an agreement with Ailt Greenholz that if in an attempt te find new dancing prospects they should find . girl who danced as fl she had two left feet the second boy would cut in and thus cut the mts. cry in half, each assuming hil share. A signal was arranged be. | tween them.
 Jack saw a girl sitting beside ai elderly woman and decided to give 1t try" He walked across the hall and asked the girl for the dance but she seemed to hesitate This is most unusual for Jack be. cause girl usually jumped to hel feet when he asked her for . dance Finally the elderly woman whe proved to be her mother. turned te the sirl and said: Go on out and learn."