Class Day Exercises Mark Beginning of Class Day
A patriotic exhortation honors Washington and perseverance as 1912 Long Branch seniors mark the end of their school year with a class will. Miss Katherine Sherman delivers the testament naming the 1913 class inheriting dignity, seats, classrooms, and teachers. Names George Johnston, Edwin Parslow, Anna Lindsay, Thurlow West, and Irving Ganorher appear in the quirky bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Katherine Sherman
Long Branch
County of Monmouth
New Jersey
George Johnston
Edwin Parslow
Anna Lindsay
Thurlow West
Irving Ganoher
Class Will and Testament of 1912 Graduates
A mock last will and testament from the 1912 class lists bequests by students to fellow pupils and teachers. Gentle jests mix with sport, drama, and school life as names such as Rutherford Stout, Leland Dudley, Eddie Jones, and Stella Eagen appear alongside humorous legacies and warnings about school rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karman
Kagzy
Eddie
Marjorie Sutphin
Willa
Ida Fielder
Slim
Victor le Valley
Webster
Herman Buyers
Lydia Zengel
Dorothy Quinn
Board of Education
Rus’ Errickson
Cupid
Dick’ Hower
Lady Berrien
Do Doran
Stella Davis
Edna Glick
John Palmer Bloomer Dalton
Phylis van Brunt
Bobby’ Roberts
Amy McIntyre
Hob
Stanley Doryee
Bryant
Stella
George Howland
Cif Errickson
Cliff
Myrtle Sickles
Henry Green
Norman Little
Marion
Sherman
Emily Benson
Alfie Brighton
Murison
Annie Solomon
Emily
Stanley Ballard
Arthur Thomas
Gladys Wright
Fatty
Hazel Pierson
Benjamin van Tine
Percy Cunnius
Percy
Figh Ilias
Gerry Nathson
Ruth
Bill Frederick
Nemo Morris
Rus Errickson
Daily Bark
Ralph Weeden
Charles Eager
Mike Davis
Frederick Wilcox
Arthur Solk
Josephine Hoey
Agnes Widmer
Reed Bader
Polly Pinson
Dreamy Class Prophecy of 1912 at Long Branch
Samuel Morris narrates a July 25 1926 dream in Long Branch recounting a court case against J Russell Errickson and a parade of locals from Sea Bright and Chat tle. The tale blends eccentric scenes with students and teachers including Elsie Barber Dora Fixler Myrtle Sickles and Benj amin VanTine, ending with a class gift presentation and a closing song and poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morris
Long Branch
J. Russell Errickson
Stanley Ballard
Russell
Catherine Sweeney
Sea Bright
Martin McCue
Little & Jones
Hades
Norman Little
Eddie Jones
Fred Beckett
Printing contracts and city council reversal in 1907
Stanley Duryee notes a historic bid reversal by Long Branch City Council. W. J. Smythe lost a printing contract on April 1, 1907, and the award was rescinded May 6, 1907 amid concerns over job scope and bidder conduct. Nine council members, including Warwick and Chandler, voted to award to the next lowest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon Kittell
Marjoria Sutphin
Ark
Elsie Barber
North Long Branch
Dora Fixler
Ahe
Lydian Zengel
Florence
Roberts
George Howland
Berrien
Stanley Beymen
Fred Wilcox
Eunbeam
Louisemberg
Frazer, Kingsland
George Johnston
B. B. Bobbitt
Long Branch
W. J. Smythe
Publicity Bureau
Warwick
Smythe
Augustus Chandler
R. H. Hughes
0. A. Clark
Charles Mount
Forrest Green
James M. Stratton
W. H. Alexander
W. R. Warwick
A. D. Sherman
Bureau
Had Other Plans For Marriage And Partnership
Old Bramble challenges Young Courtleigh on marrying his daughter, then contemplates business and home support. Courtleigh and Mabel decide to travel abroad with their share, avoiding a home arrangement. After the old man recovers, the wedding proceeds and the couple depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bramble
Young
Courtleigh
Ol Bramble
Mabel
Polite Assurance From The Carriage Conductor
A Baltimore American snippet shows a conductor reassuring a passenger in a tunnel. The exchange frames cautious travel as the company’s responsibility to see passengers through safely. The report reflects period voice and practical trust in transport safety.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Goldstein
W. H. Woolley & CO
Broadway
N. J
Goldstein
Norfolk
Messaline Plant
Ea Ste
Harper Stone
Jack Shumay
Harl van Brunt
Earle
Rutherford Stout
Stout
Julia Strolle
Seacoast
Benjamin VanTine
Lily Benson
Helen’ Bazley
Catherine Sherman
Elsie Waite
Lena Hefti
Rutt’ Elias
Josehine Hoey
Beatrice Coleman
Haxel van Eyke
Carrie Nation
Stella Egan
Chattle
Etta Zernoski
Geneva Thomas
Geneva
North Long Long Branch
Stanley Duryee
Atteson
William Fredericks
Second Avenue
Slocum Place
Elberon
Trol
Ley Company
Jack Dalton
Emmett Hulholland
John Russell Wrrickson
Elsie
Dora
Beckett
Béatrice
Frazer Kingsland
Prageroy
Miss Hoey
Kittell
Julia
Miss Sickles
Freehold
Victor
Roth
Bertien
Stemley
Norman
Gladys
Martin
Etta
Thomas
Sweeney's
Rutherford
Miss Bazley
Anna
Frederick May
Hiberon
Miss St. George
Jack
Lena
Fred
Ballard
Grace
Blainey Loveman Duryee
Chattie
van Hise
Friederick
Oom D4fomaton
Ihey
Hanson
Feinberg & Kanter
Westwood Ave
Third Ave
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