The poems featured here were part of a collection written by Southwick school students (circa 1970). They appear here as they did in print - unedited. Teachers by Kris Sanders Teachers, teachers. I hate teachers.  Just because they talk like preachers.   Some are boring and put you to sleep. Some make lectures that make you weep.  Some have  hair of  brown, black, and gold. Some are young,  middled-age   and  old. Some are skinny, thin, and fat.  And some are in between that. Teachers, teachers, I hate teachers,  Just because they're unmerciful creatures, And their faces have ugly features.  After  all  they make good preachers.    The Eagle by Charles Hamberg   I saw you, an eagle, flying in the air. You're a rare one with golden hair. You fly at night around my star, So I'll always know where you are. You are the eagle,  the one who's great . For even a condor can you  intimidate. You sure...

Southwick Electric Company (rough draft) The newly incorporated Southwick Electric Company appeared before the Massachusetts State Board of Gas and Electric Light Commission in Boston on June 28, 1915, to gain approval to issue 600 shares of capital stock valued at $6,000. Southwick Electric planned to use the money generated from its stock offering to build a power station near the Westfield/Southwick town line, run lines to the town center, and purchase equipment to supply street lighting and electricity to Southwick businesses.  The new company negotiated with the Westfield Light Company, from which it would get either electricity or power. The company's officers were:  Raymond M. Fletcher, president Frank B. Gladwin, treasurer William Fletcher, director Harry B. Putnam, director During a special town meeting in August, Southwick voters approved installing street lights and authorized selectmen to contract with the Southwick Electric Light Company to provide electricity for...

Evelino Bernardara worked at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, Michigan. In 1931, Evelino asked Sindone Melotti's parents permission to marry their fifteen-year-old daughter. When her parents refused, the couple eloped. Unbeknownst to her parents, Evelino (29) and Sindone obtained a marriage license in Ohio on April 23. On their application, Sindone lied about her age. After marrying in Toldeo, the couple returned to Detriot to pick up Sindone's belongings. They then moved to Southwick, Massachusetts, to live with Evelino's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustino Bernardara. Back in Detroit, Sindone's parents reported her missing, and police there arrested three men on April 29 in connection with her disappearance. They continued their search for Evelino, who was wanted for kidnapping. Armed with a warrant, a Massachusetts state detective out of Springfield and a Massachusetts State Police officer from the Agawam barracks went to Evelino's parents' home on May 1,...