Beverly High School - Beverlega Yearbook (Beverly, MA)

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ll ll Remember the Day

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Miss E. Antoinette Davis 0 Miss E. Antoinette Davis, one of the most gracious ladies ever to teach in Beverly High School, we dedicate our Year Book. Her forty-seven years of incalculable service to the youth of B. ISI. S. will long be remembered. Miss Davis was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Where she received her elementary and high school education. She then attended Denison University where she received the degree of Bachelor of Science. VVhile visiting her close friend, Miss Jennie A. Cole, a teacher at Beverly High, in the summer of 1891, she was offered a position in the French Department of the high school. 1 ortunately for all concerned, Nliss Davis accepted. During the following years, she became a member of the famed Salon Francais, the New lilngland lVIodern Language Association, and Head of her Department at B. H. S. She has furthered her cspriz' frznzcazls by trips abroad. In France, she became acquainted with the Head of the Junior Red Cross of France, Mlle. Lucie Pierrard. She has since visited and been visited by lNIlle. Pierrard and maintained a happy correspon- dence with her, thus setting a noteworthy example of hands across the seaf, Miss Davis retires this year, to the great loss of future stu- dents. Her constant optimism is seldom encountered. They will miss a wise, kind, loyal, and distinctly interested friend as we who have been associated with her Well know. In departing, however, she takes with her the heartfelt. gratitude and friend- ship of those thousands who have known her and benefited by the acquaintance. Yvhen asked to give a message, lvliss Davis said, These have been forty-seven very pleasant years. I am very grateful to the boys and girls for their attitude and cooperation in the study of French. To Miss Davis, We Wish a long and happy respite, which she well-deserves.

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BELIEVE we should all be very proud of our yearbook. It is peculiarly our own production: the literary, photographic, printing, assembling, and editing work are all ours. To those who have had a part in its making great credit is due. Hours of painstaking labor and still more hours of patient re-checking have been invested in this work by each of the departments named. The fee we pay for the book will cover only a fraction of its cost and the reason is that there are no labor charges by members of our staff. Give them a thank you! On the other hand each one who has had the privilege of helping produce some- thing worthwhile - whether in the making of this book or some other enterprise - has learned the value of careful, accurate work, - yes, the necessity for it, - and appreciates the satisfaction - second to none - of a job well done. And now a word to the seniors. Our days of trying to guide you into the most upright and profitable ways of life in school are over. While we wish you Bon Voyage on the journey of life, we extend the offer of continued help to you if you ever desire it as long as we are able to give it. We shall follow you with keen interest, - grieve for your reverses and glory in your successes, - but always we shall hope for the best for you. F