Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
High School Alumni
VIII Hold Reunion
Saturday, June 10
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This made life
miserable for the rest of the
school, especially the six girls
the Glass of 1910 which
we callously dubbed the "Old
Maids Glass.
Our reputation for brightness
started in the lower grades, per-
haps resulting from the Miss Lulu
Ross touch, and snowballed until
we reached the Eighth Grade, en-
couraged by fond relatives and our
own conceit.
But, by then our ego was often
debated by Miss May Foulk's
matchless sarcasm. Whenever the
whole class Jagged in answering
question, she'd make her famous
barbed remark, so THIS is the
brilliant eighth grade" However,
our conceit only suffered tempor-
airy setbacks, lasting all through
High School in fine style.
The nucleus of the class started
in either the old South or North |
Milford School. coming together
in about the third grade. There
was Elizabeth Aldred (McCready),
Elizabeth Foulk (Lewisl, Bertha
Welcome (Swanson0, Emma Davis
(Mertz), William (BilD Foulk,
Marshall (MarD Jones. Margaret
Holzmueller mckay, Mary ORA
per (Allisonl, Blanche Blocksom
(Pierce). Edith Simpson. Carlisle
(Dick) Collins. Paris T. Carlisle.
III (P. TD, Casper and Haswell
Pierce and Joe Sipple, the Glass
President.
BY the time we entered High
School we were Joined by Helen
Mahan and Elizabeth Jenkins
(Morgan) from out of town and an
interesting group from the coun-
try schools. There was Stanley
Vibbert (the Shawnee Kid, Min
ME Wheeler (Moore) and three
Deputys = May (Stayton Elma
(Anderson). sisters. and their
cousin, Eva (Hudson), whom we
called the Three Graces.
Our High School life followed
the timeless pattern of youthful
activity though our approach to 1t
was as fresh and green as the
grass in spring. Interspersed with
some real devotion to scholarship.
for after all we did have a repu-
tation to maintain, we kept life
lively for ourselves and hectic for
the teachers with our pranks. In
Assembly and Study Hall there
was the usual undercover activity
Of note passing and giggling at
private jokes. The Principal, Mr.
Talbot Hoover, was fond of lee
| turing us on the beauties OF ma
ture and exhorting us seasonally
TO watch for the Dog Star. At each
recurrence of the subject con-
certed litter would ripple through
the Assembly because the boys
had already taken his advice-on
dark porches. in feminine en-
braces
Bill Foulk and P. T. Carlisle
were our champion debaters. but
not always in the dignified sense
Of the word They spent the eve
nings before history lessons to-
gether. supposedly studying but
really concentrating on their next
days strategy for arguments with
the teacher Miss Anna Roat was
really a good teacher. making his
tory live, but the boys saw to IL
that it was kept alive for us by
their manipulation of the subject
in hand, resulting in nimble
lstraying from facts and dates. At
ter all, this was good training for
Bill in public speaking for he be-
icame our champion orator. Though
the compulsory "Rhetoricals" were
a weekly nightmare for most of
us, Bill was in his glory, going on
to contests in the school and
bringing home cups as state
champion.
We published the first class year
book, the Eidolon Any Milford
ite who comes across copies of ii
at housekeeping time will behold
there our glowing faces, looking
confidently to the future which
was sure to be brilliant for each
and every one of US.
Actually, though leaving our
idealism on its past pedestal. we
really are proud of our fifty years
of Individual achievement We have
produced several successful busi-
ness men and women and some
professionals. There is Bertha
Swanson, a registered nurse; Bet
ty McCready and Margaret Mckay
have been teachers and we have
two librarians, Milford's Miss
Simpson and your writer who
spent forty-five years enticing
Young Philadelphia to read. And
there is also Bill Foulk's long ca
reer as Curator of the Chemistry
Department of Princeton. Above
all, we take off our hats to our
members who have raised fine
families. Among us we have %
children and So grandchildren
Our champion is May Stayton
proud mother of 5. grandmother
of IA, and great-grandmother OF
4.
And may we here honor our
three whose careers have been cut
short by death. Sweet, gentle FL
ma Deputy Anderson. Marshall
Jones, always a good pal to all
and Paris Carlisle. killed in World
War |. p. T. would surely have
become a force in today's world
with his keen mind and charming
friendly personality.
So, to Todays Milford High
School students, our greetings and
1 NAV yOur school days be as happy