Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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CLASS SONG 1935 Tune-'tFlow Gently Sweet Aftonl' lst. Verse- We hail thee Easthampton and sing thy high praise, With loyal devotion rememblring the days, When proudly we sought thee, thy children to be, Cheers for you, oh Easthampton, For ever with thee. 2nd. Verse- Since pilgrims of learning we entered thy halls, And found dearest comrades, ,mid thy classic walls, We've honored and loved thee as kin, faithfully, Cheers for you, oh Easthampton, From the class of f'35. HENRIETTA STAWARZ EARL MULLEN 'l935 CLASS HISTORY Let us take a few minutes on this Call Day to review the four years in high school that we have spent together. With the diplomas that we received in June, 1931, as tickets, on a fine September afternoon, we boarded the train that was to take us through the country called 'tHigh School Educationfl After four years we are scheduled to stop at the city, t'Graduation where, with diplomas as steamship tickets, we are going to board the ship 'tLife that will sail on the sea, f'World . In 1931, we took the Freshman Special. Each took his choice of a coach, the t'Classical, 'tGeneral,l' HTechnical,'l or 'tCommercial. For the year, we elected the following officers: Engineer, John Potasky, Fireman, Eleanor Healy, and Reporter, Marion Dragon. We chose Miss Myrtle Denny for our Chaperone. We had a quiet year and no social affairs. Some got tired of the trip, before long, and got off. Fine c.ourses of study were served by the faculty, not only during the first year, but every year, as well. Before we knew it, we arrived at the first terminal, HVacation.l' Here we were transferred to another train upon payment of fifteen credits. Those who did not have the credits, remained behind. The train we now boarded was the Sophomore Special . Our officers for the year were: Engineer, Donald LaCroix, Fireman, Adeline Sliz, Conductor, Dorothea Pomeroy, and Reporter, Dorothy Mengel. Mr. Raymond LaForce was our Chaperon. This year, like the preceding one, was uneventful. Upon reaching the second terminal, we were again transferred. This time, the 'fJunior Specialu was our train. We elected the following offic- ers: Engineer, Francis Hadro, Fireman, Adeline Slizg Conductor, Edward Hadro, and Reporter, Rita Powers. We have greatly benefited by choosing Miss Marion twenty-four ,

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THE WRONG SUITCASE Edgar Johnson was a commuter. He travelled each day on the eight-o- clock train to New York. On tl1is particular day, January 6, 19- he got up at the same time as usual, shaved and went through the general morning routine He boarded the train and hurried down the aisle, shouldcring people aside, for there was a certain seat that he liked to occupy. It was the twelfth seat in the car. Today, however, it was taken for the first time in ten years. He was surprised and horrified since the only seat left was number thirteen. Edgar was very superstitious as most of us are, although very often we are ashamed to admit it. His pct superstition was the number thirteen. For the rest of the trip he was nervous and jumpy, expecting the train to be wrecked. Once or twice he glanced casually at the man who had taken his accustomed seat. The man seemed to be a foreigner although he could not pick out anything particu- larly foreign except the small Van Dyke beard which he wore. The train reached the city ten minutes late. In his haste, Edgar did a strange thing. He reached up to the baggage rack and took the foreigner's briefcase which looked very much like his. Neither of them noticed this and both were separated by the rush of the passengers for the platform. Edgar took the foreigner's briefcase to his office and the foreigner took Edgar's somewhere else. The foreigner was not seen in those parts afterwards, and Edgar never took the train to the city again. Upon arriving at his office he opened the briefcase and found out to his surprise that it was not his. He did not stop to look at its contents but put it in his desk intending to inquire later concerning its owner's whereabouts through the newspapers. Edgar did miss l1is briefcase, however, for it contained some valuable plans of a new invention which would revolutionize the revolver industry. Edgar did not go to work the next day because war was declared and since he was a reserve officer in the army, he went directly to the training camp. Three months later, he was killed in action. For twenty years his desk remained locked. Then one day the owner of the building found a tenant for the office. The janitor, an old white haired man, was sent up to clean out the desk. He opened the top drawer and there was the briefcase all covered with dust, just as it had been for twenty years. The janitor's curiosity was aroused. He opened it, and with trembling hands lifted up a packet of papers with the inscription, The treaty of peace to be presented to England. The old man looked at it a rnonment and then gazed ahead with unseeing eyes. MSO that was why hc had been dismissed from the diplomatic service! He never could understand this, and now he knew. He had given the gun plans instead of the treaty! FRANKLIN lh'lITLLALY '36 twenty-three

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Goodwin for our Chaperone. Miss Goodwin did a great deal of work for us, and we greatly appreciate her efforts. During the year the Senior class organized the Student Council, in which our class had three members, one of them was the vice-president. On Friday, May 25, the Junior-Senior Prom was held at the Town Hall. The class was represented on the committee for this affair and cooperated to make it a success. At about this time, we began earning our Washington Trip fund. The Seniors gave us the sale of cookies during rest period, and we also sold tickets for a concert. In the latter part of the year, we lost one of our members through death, Henry Malinowskii. We have missed his jovial spirit and splendid friendliness. The year ended, and we reached the third 'tVacation in a gay mood. For the last lap of our journey, we rode in Senior Limited. We elected the following officers: Engineer, Francis Hadro, who served well the year before Fireman, Henrietta Stawarz, Conductor, Anthony Lis, Reporter, Adeline Sliz. Miss Lou Lyman was appointed our class adviser. We were fortunate in getting Miss Lyman, for she worked diligently and with very keen interest. Working for our Washington trip, we sold magazines, held food sales, sold tickets for various affairs, refreshments during the rest period and at basketball games. We also put on a play and a movie. Our play 'tSkidding was a success and helped us in earning the funds. We want to thank Mr. Thayer and Miss Alvord, the coaches, and all others who assisted in the success of the performance. Early in the year, the class lost another member through death-Florence Sheldon. Her passing away came as a blow to all who knew her, and the thoughts of her remain cherished in our memories. In the latter part of October, we held a class party-the first and only one that we had in all four years, which was a success in every way. At last came the day we had waited for so anxiously-Saturday, April 27. With Mr. Thayer and Miss Lyman as chaperons, we left for Washington in the morning. At this time, we want to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Thayer and Miss Lyman for their fine work. We also want to thank our friends and townspeople who helped to make this trip possible. We want to say that too much can never be said of it, and its value can not be estimated in dollars and cents. It is our sincere wish that the Juniors will make the extraordinary trip. No history can be complete without a list of particular accomplishments. We, the class of 1935, have done many things for our Alma Mater. First of all, it was our class that brought about the formation of the Lyceum Club, which has been recently reorganized. The class of 1935 is also responsible for the return of class parties. Through the agitation of our members in the Junior year, parties were resumed and we wish to thank the School Committee for their fine action. We have also been responsible for the Student Council pro- grams, inasmuch as the plan originated with one of our members, who was chairman of the committee for the first program a year ago. The class is also twenty- five