Cranston High School - Cranstonian Yearbook (Cranston, RI)

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cxuwsro I innmnunmmumumzula1l gnmlumlzmml mun r y Although the society IS only three years old Cranston High School has placed thirty live members on its ro In describing the act1v1t1es at Cranston we must not overlook the social functions In the early days of the school the principal annual event was the Senior Reception or the Freshman Mixer After th1S the Jun1or Senior Masquerade Ball was introduced as a delightful annual cus tom by the class of l9l4 and has been followed up to the present year Other social events are afternoon dances and a Senior dance One of the most valuable school projects has been the student publi cations The first a school paper called Allevevo was published 1n the Cranston C1ty Times from December 1902 to June 1904 Its contents lncluded notes on school affairs short stories and one hair ra1s1ng serial In 1906 a s1m1lar monthly publication called the Cranston1an was subst1tuted for the Allevevo In l908 a ear book the Meteor was published I l9l4 another annual he Cranston1an was published which has appeared s1nce then The Cranston1an now has such a repu tation that its publication 1S looked for as eagerly as the summer vacation Besides belng popular with the stu dents It has proved for the last few years a financial success In a recent national contest it was rated high in comparison w1th other similar school annuals Our growth and progress has been rap1d From a school of twelve pupils 1n 1895 we now number seven hundred and fifty and from an 1nst1tut1on of ordinary standing we are graded among the best 1n the state We realize that much of this success IS due to the devotion of many vents us from ment1on1ng but to whom we are very much 1ndebted We know that Cranston has the right sp1r1t and with the improved cond1 tlons which the new bu1ld1ng will offer We can expect greater success in the future SENIORS OF FEB 26 ' ' n . , t l ll ' 7? ' ! 7 Y 11. - ll 9 77 . - I I l 1 I r ' I ' 7 . , . . . ' I ' 1 I. ,, ' - - ' ' ' ' enthusiastic friends whom space pre- , W 1 4- 1 1 1 1 1 . , Y Y 1 1 1 a - ll ' 77 , ' ' I A4 Y Q! ll ' Y! , I Y 7 at 12

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lllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllll 91 g lllllll p lllll ' and p1ctures whlch make the l1brary well rounded and useful 1n all d1rec IIOHS Many organ1zat1ons have been establ1shed dur1ng the l1fe of the school The oldest the Boys Ath 1et1c Assoc1at1on was formed 1899 when Cranston jomed the Interscholast1c League Although there were cred1table teams the boys d1d not w1n any honors unt1l 1917 when the hockey team brought home the League pennant Pennants were also won1n 21 22 and 23 largely through the efforts of Al Swanson who was a member of the 21 team and captaln 1n 22 and 23 In track contests Cranston holds e1ght records SIX of these are held Lowell and the others by John and Howard Dro1tcour BCS1dCS these 1nd1v1dual honors Cranston owns a cup for w1nn1ng the Arbor Day meet from East Provldence 1n 09 10 an ll In 1910 the Cnrls Athletlc Asso c1at1on was formed The three ch1ef sports were basketball tenn1s and baseball Of these basketball has become the most popular For the last two years the g1rls have entered the Southern Rhode Island Basket ball League 1n wh1ch they have made a very good record Both boys and g1rls were for many years from 1913 on act1ve1n debates Wlth several other schools 1n the state Besldes the tra1n1ng obta1ned by the members the C11rls Debatmg Soclety won a more concrete benelit a sllver lovmg cup whlch was se cured through two annual v1ctor1es over Woonsocket and East PIOVI dence H1gh Schools In the same year 1913 the school 1 orchestra came 1nto ex1stence and under the d1rect1on of M1ss Mclner ney lt progressed rap1dly MISS Mclnerney has also been act1ve 1n conductmg the G1rls C1lee Club the Octave Club and qulte recently a new organ1zat1on the Boys Glee Club Our dramat1c SOCICIY the Thyr sus Club was formed 1n 1914 by students who w1shed exper1ence 1n the art of actmg Th1s club presents each year several mmor plays and one more amb1t1ous product1on wh1ch has become w1dely known for 1ts excellence For the last two years bes1des bemg presented at the 1-I1gh School the play has been re peated 1n East Greenw1ch Much of to the faculty superv1sers MISS Towne MISS Holt and M1ss M1111 en A st1ll more recent organ1zat1on 1n the school 1S the Student Councll Its purpose IS to regulate the 3Ct1V1 t1es and alfa1rs of Cranston H1gh School 1n co operatxon Wlth the Pr1nc1pal The members of the assoc1at1on are elected by a popular vote of the student body The pup1ls are thus gxven a chance to make suggest1ons for 1mprov1ng the school Already they have 1nstalled a system for elect1on of class officers and a very elfect1ve system to control traffic 1n the corndors Another 1nst1tut1on whlch Crans ton was one of the first to adopt IS the Rhode Island Honor Soclety All students who at the beg1nn1ng of the1r sen1or year have ma1nta1ned a scholastlc average of 85 per cent and possess the necessary quahiicatlons of helpful leadersh1p SCIVICC and char acter are elected to membersh1p ' ' ' . ' lllllllll lllllllllllllw 1 o r , I I I , by the Merrill brothers, Russell and the Success Of the Club has been dll? p . . , , . . d , t . ,, . .- 1 l

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