Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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CLASS OF 1930 eon, or jogging off with a brisk pace the long way home — just for the exercise. Miss Frances Thumim has an A. B. and an M. A. degree from Radcliffe Col- lege. She also attended the State Normal school in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Har- vard (Graduate School of f ' ducation, and the University of Berlin, Germany. Her teaching career began in Freeville, New ork. She taught several years in Newton, Massachusetts and then returned to Ger- many as instructor for three semesters m the L ' liiversity of Berlin. During the war she served as a social worker in the L nited States, where she dealt with children and immigrants. She fosters her interest in dra- matics by acting as dramatic instructor in a girls’ camp during the summer months. M iss d ' humim came to Dedham in 1928 and since then has been the “little Napo- leon’’ of the faculty. Miss Jo.vn Tobin, who has put “us girls” through our paces for four years, and has done her best to make some of us (?) stand up straight with feet parallel, gradu- ated from the Sargent School of Physical Education, and attended Harvard Summer school. She refused to give dates at this point, because she says she knows what good mathematicians there are in the senior class. In 1919 she came to Dedham after get- ting the pupils in (iloverstown. New ork ) and Somerville, Miussachusetts all “lamed up.” Miss Fobin says that she is one of the shaky supports of the school ! M ISS Mar ' S’ Weeks graduated from Smith College with an A. B. degree, and spent the next year at Simmons College. Before becoming a member of the Ded- ham High School P ' aculty in 1918, she passed two interesting years teaching the pupils of W oods Seminary, a private school at Suffolk, Virginia, and those of the Ips- wich High School. Always cheerfid, jolly, and lovable, al- though now and then that tiny frown on her brow tends to frighten us, she comes out with the statement that the students of the Dedham High School are the finest group she ever taught. Miss Dorothy Weller, who graduated from IVIassachusetts School of Art has de- voted herself for the most part to her art both in and outside of school hours. We think she must have had a few spare mo- ments, though, because she is to be married June 21, 1930 to Mr. Harold Kenyon. FHsie Haley, the popular .secretary in the office, who is to be one of the six bridesmaids, has told us all about the w ' edding. Fhe matron of honor and the two flower girls are to be gowned in yellow aiul the bridesmaids are wearing shaded-green dresses and are carry- ing bouquets of sweet peas, d ' he future rs. Kenyon is going to make her home in Providence, R. I.

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8 THE I ' REASURE CHESl ' FACTETV Left to right — First ro ' Zi ' : Miss Murdock, Miss Corley, Miss Thumim, Miss Richards, Mr. Eaton, Miss Hovnton, Miss Muir, Miss Campbell, Miss Heckert. Second rcm;: Mr. Pearson, Mr. Hottomley, Mr. Keegan, Mr. Heaphy, Mr. Cowan, Superintendent Anthony, Miss Goodale, Miss E. Clough, Miss Knowiton, Mr. Peterson. Third ronv: Miss Sweeney, Miss Trethewey, Miss MacIntyre, Miss ( ' hick. Miss Tobin, Miss M. Clough, Miss Harding, Miss Kendall, Mr. Jenkins. gills are very enjoyable to work with. I am a firm believer that the boy ami girl of today is a better type than has existed previ- ous to now, though w e hear them criticized severely by some of the older people, who do not seem to understaiul conditions of the present day. Outside of school my chief hobbies are bowling and golf, though I am still in the duffer’s class. My pride was greatly hurt when Coach Heaphy and I were beaten by a ten year old boy.” Chemistry and Physics never seemed hard while we had Mr. Peterson for our teacher. He was very understanding and no one is rated any higher than he is hy his students. M iss M.arv E. Sulliv.an, who has taught so many girls how to make stylish dresses without sewing the ends of the sleeves together, is herself a gratluate of Dedham High School. She has also attend- ed the Boston School of Domestic Science, Simmons, and the State Vocational schools. No wonder she sew ' s so well! Mls.s M.arv Sweexev graduated from Simmons College with the degree of Bach- elor of Science. She hopes that some day she may acquire a Master’s degree from the same college, so that she can sign herself M. S. ; B. S. ; M. S. ; and then she won’t know whether she’s coming or going. After teaching a year in Huntington, a small village in the western part of the state, where the thunder rolling through the valleys frightened her more than the big- gest boys and girls in her classes, she came “back home” to teach. Naturally she thinks Dedham, Dedham High and its boys and girls are tbe best ever. Outside of school hours, you’ll find M iss Sweeney around the bridge table with a groiqi of congenial soids, or starting off in her Ford, packed with the aforementioned congenial souls and a large basket of luneb-

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10 THE TREASURE CHEST OUR CLASS MATES “A maid petite uith (harms so siLcet. MARJORIE ANNE AMOS “Marge” Date of Hirth: July ii, 1913 (Iraduated from: Ames Jr. High School Ambitions: I ' o travel Activities: Sr. Play ’30; launch Counter “Deep seated in intelligence , Ideas, atoms, influences.’’ CLIEEORI) HEETON “Skipper” Date of birth: Eebruary 21, 1912. (iraduated from: Avery Ambition : Aviation engine mechanics I festination : undecided Activities: School printshop, 1925-1930. “ There are feiv persons ivho pursue science with true dignity.’’ JOHN HENSC N “Johnny” Date of birth: November 13, 1912. (Iraduated from: Ames Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer Destination : Work Activities: 1930 Student Council; Senior play (Property Committee) Assembly Plays; Traffic Squad 1928-1929; Junior Prom Committee: 1927, Treasurer of Class. “On u ' ith the dance — let joy he unconfined ” ROBERT BERRY “Bob” Date of birth: April 14, 191O. (iraduated from: Ames Ambition : A success Destination: Stanford University Activities: Football ’26 ’27 ’28: Baseball ’27, ’28 Chairman Junior Prom, Orches- tra Committee and Senior I’rom, Class Poem. “Rich in saving common sense.’’ HERBERT A. BINCi Date of birth: August 27, 1912. (jiaduated from: Ames Ambition : Aviation Destination. I well Institute Activities: Orchestra 1930; Senior Class Play “ There is no failure except in no longer trying’’ WILLIAM BINGHAM “Bill” Date of birth: October 3, 1911. (iraduated from: Ames Ambition : Florist Destination: Edward Bingham Sons I nc. Activities: Football team 1926, 27, 28. “A fair blonde tvith eyes of blue’’ CARIN BLOOM “Blonde” Born May 27, 1912. Graduated from: Ames Ambition : Drawing Teacher. Destination: Business Vorld. Activities: Dedham High School Or- chestra 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930. Basketball, 1930. “If he has any faults he has left us in doubt.” IR TN(J BLUMENTHAL “Pekd” Date of birth: April 7, 1913. Graduated from: Ames Ambition: Engineering Destination : Northeastern Activities: Orchestra, 1927-28-29