The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-30

Betty lhave
And her studies course,
From Are eh sno SHts to t dfI si holse
Francis Nelligan of "a Fairview Street, student at
briggs School, honors with his initial contribution OF
tinfoil which trust will not be his last InSurancer
L. p Cassidy is spending few days in Lynn, Mass
Joe McKenna is plugging the first annual dinner dance
the A. Club will sponsor at the Chase Country Club
tonight Margaret Kyle is chairady of the SIS. Peter
and Paul Children of Mary barn dance in the school hall
next Friday evening. Assisting her are Peggy Blake,
Margaret Monahan Helen Donnely, Claire Perriello,
jeanette Blake and Marie Donnelly.
Mr. and Mrs James Cass of 40 Ashley Street cele-
brated their second wedding anniversary yesterday in
New York Mrs. Cass is the former Ann Duane of Penn
berton Street. =. . Mr. and Mrs Eugene Wooster of
OakvIe during recent tour of the New York Worlds
Fair, visited the exhibition of the Petroleum Industry
where outdoor geological exhibit depicts the organic
theory of the formation OF petroleum in the earth.
Out in Hollywood . They are turning their backs
for, bulletin from Hollywood says, the well dressed
lady out there this must turn her back her
public if she wants to display those clothes that she
has assembled for very gaudy season in clothes :.
Claire Trevor wears stiff peplum of pleated black chit
fon that stands out all around straight chiffon
dinner dress. Ginger Rogers has from the east
and among other things has black taffeta evening
gown that has huge wired bow, and the entire affair is
designed for standing and not sitting 1t is whispered
about Hollywood that those with prominent do not
othe-face hats. Some of the girls out there like
Carole Lombard, Ann Shirley and Ginger Rogers
wearing their hair pompadour style with big sugar bun
Toll at the nape of the neck Others including Lucille
Fall have gone in for bangs. "A jewelry designer out
there has created necklace of gold pear leaves with
pear pendant and there's pair of bracelets to match
Edna Best who wears tweeds only as an English woman
has brought back with her from London tweed
gown Gail Patrick wearing shoes fashioned to give
the effect of spats Anne Shirley rouges her upper lip
not her lower Oh, WE'LL maybe it sounds crazy to you
but the minute you them on the you'll be up
and after the styles.
william Thomas Walsh a native of this city, now
on the faculty of Manhattanyle College in New York
City, will have book of poetry published next month
Dr. Walsh has been devotng his writing time of late
years to biographical writing but his next published
work is to be volume of poetry and will contain
previously published in periodicals.
An early schoolmaster. The teachers employed
in the vast school system of the City of New York
living in clover if their lot is compared with that of the
ctys first schoomaster No teacher of today is COM
PEELED to be parttime laundryman in order to exc out
living as was the case in the early days of New Yorks
accoT e 10 scar OF the Fed
RoeantSen arrived in New Amsterdam in 1888 take up
his duties as the cys first schoomaser he had to start
from scratch. He twenty years old and full
of pep. He needed it, for his troubles began at
There SchoolhouSe for thing and the young
man was compelled to set quarters in his lodgings
His salary two beaver skins per year for each pupil
but pupils being scarce he took in washing to supplement
his meagre income Whether it because of inaus
picious beginning or because Roelansen too sens
tive plant for the rough life of the colony it not
long before the young schoomaster in hot water He
drank too much, he gossped, got into brawls and
frequently charged with SANDER In 1912, Roeantsen
married, and when he sailed for brief visit to Holland
four years later he already the father of four chill
dren His wife died during his absence and the civic
thorties appointed three citizens among them Roelan
sens successor guardians for his children and his
wifes estate Upon his return home Roeantsen i'm
medatey arrested for violating the customs laws There
is record of the disposition made of this charge but
do know that shortly afterwards he arrested again
more serious charge He accused of trying to
force his love upon the wife of certain Harck Sybatsen
Tin her house" He found guilty and sentenced
to whipping and Punishment but n consideration that
The aforesaid defendant has four small children without
"a mother and cold winter is approaching, the actual
Punishment of the above sentence is delayed until more
favorable opportunity" This favorable opportunity
took unexpected form Roeantsen was appointed
jailer Two months later he abandoned his post made
round OF all the tavernS, and wound up in drunken
braW For the next five six years. is heard of
him.. He appears to have kept out of trouble When he
popped up again. the occasion the sale of his house
to satisfy mortgage In 1853 he is charged with selling
rotten bacon Here the dosser SchoomaSter Roeant
rem stops Exactly how his career" ended remains
shrouded in mystery
Seen In passing. Driving along Pennington
avenue in West Hartford cannot help but notice
the Wreckng of the fine old mansion that stood for SO
many years at the northwest of Pennington and
Prospect Motorists who have been going over
this route will recall the old house which long has been
sh0wplace among great many shOwpIaces this
The house dates back to the late 9Os and has