Haverhill High School - Thinker Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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1 snq.1Q.,5..5..Q asnsus-1x1-sus.-Q ns--sn-sus.nsnxngnx-15-us--Q-1s11x-as--sus- sus vsusns- Treasurer, Mlldred Sherman, Lawrence Greene, and John Storer Mac Dougall, Execu t1ve Commlttee Mr Gav nom announced hls lntentlons of formlng a College Club Anyone who deslred to enter th1s club must have plans for enterxng college lmmedlately after thls announcement Whlttler and Harold Kimball lnformed anv one who would llsten to them that they w re preparmg for West Newbury Agrlcultural College A few days later we left school for our summer s xacatlon TIS sad but true We were not unhappy ln leaung the old school ln fact most of us sang or wanted to slng all the wav home Thus we left school frxends and our umor vear behmd us mth the firm com xctxon of dolng somethmg IH the future that would make l9l4 a collectlon of flgures that would b remembered wlth prlde Swenson' Bear On the brlght morning of the eighth of September l9l3 I7I boys and glrls l beg your pardon I7I young men and women entered agaln mto the bulldmg whxch they had learned to love ln the corrldors one could hear laughter and greetmgs Mm glmg w1th one another were Freshmen full of trepldatlon overbearmg Sophomores arrogant umors and Senlors who were already beglnnxng to look CllgHlf:lCd ln the home rooms there was the usual scramble for seats Suddenly the quarter past elght bell rang lmaglne the feelmgs of the bashful ones The march was begun whxch was so soon to be a sort of second nature to us Good mght' was the thought m most of our mlnds as we entered the Assembly Hall Open mouthed Freshmen gave us a sort of baby llke stare Thls proved too much for llttle Harold Klmball Red ln the face eyes to the front he attempted to appear lndlfferent to the gazes cast upon hum He was woefully unsuccessful ln thls attempt however After that memorable first day we fell lnto the usual routlne of school llfe Book after book was added to our already well Hlled llbranes Nearly every Semor of course there were exceptlons took to hls or her StUdlCS as a duck takes to water One dav ln September a notice appeared on the blackboards of the varlous school rooms It sald Foot ball candldates report to Mr Broderlck after school It 15 almost needless to say that most of the posltlons on the team were filled by Semors HIC Whntmore captam Sally Lamg Ben Bagley Mencxs Harry Segal Larry Greene Bully Herrlck Harry Messenger lm Towne Fred Gage ames La Flamme representlng our Class Bub Byard handled the financlal end of the team It IS a remarkable and almost unbellex able fact but Bub made good ln fact at the close of the foot ball season the hugh school had money to burn that IS as far as athletxcs were concerned Haverhlll Hlgh School won the champlonshlp of the state after defeatlng St ohn s Prep to the tune of 6 0 On Frlday evenmg October tenth the first soclal of the year was held For the flrst tlme those who dld not dance had as good a tlme as those who drd But let xt be said that altho most of the gurls take a course ln Domestlc Sclence they certalnly do not know anvthmg about clothes pms Thlnk of boys beating gurls 1n usmg clothes plDSl 11 ,' v Q c, . . . , . ' 1 , , Y - 1 1 1 1 I, ' 1 1 V 1 1 Q t, . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 , J ' ' - ' , 4 . 1 1 . . - 1 1 , . .- I , , . .1 - 4 4 - - 1 1 , , ' . . . , , . 1 1 - - A 1 1 1 - 4 4 s 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 s 4 1 v 4 4 v 1 ' A 4 - v 1 , 1 1 1 1 - 1 4 1 1 . . J . - - s s 1 1 r . 1 . . ' 1 . 1 , . J A . 1 1 - 1 , . 1 1 , tux-ns--svsansnsux-11. vsnsavs-nsnxnnsu vgns--Q-.Q--Q-1sa.savxa -snsnxusnxuuf 1snQnQn10xux-

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veezzezeezeezeege ie:i:0LuviueLe:i::ie:L:ei:ei ea rx as :ana ez-vgesxauslesasg-vs-vgeeiusu-.1o-v.-wsu:-ve Finally the hopes and dreams of the literary stars were realized. A genuine, up-to- date, inspiring school paper was issued. This was mainly thru the efforts of the Senior class. For some time the organizers of the paper were puzzled as to a fitting name for the periodical. Finally Mr. Broderick suggested the name Eltrurian. Everyone was perfectly satisfied with this name. Lloyd Byard was assistant business manager. When it comes to finance, watch Bub. Myron Bagley, from Bradford, by the way, was an athletic editor and illustrator. Ruth Emerson and Lyman Van der Pyl were our class editors. One day in December the announcement of the winner of the W. C. T. U. prize essay was made. Dorothy Pendleton of l9l4 won the first prize. But on january 3, 1913, the big event of the year took place. For some time the Junior Prom was in the minds of all the admirers of the antics of the light fantastic toe. Now the Prom was a reality. A marked feature of this year's junior Prom was the simplicity of everything. Dress-suits and stiff-bosomed shirts were ruled out. Blue or black suits were the only requirements for a fellow's entrance that is, if he had a ticket. The Seniors were more than satisfied with their treatment. Altogether it showed that the Class of l9l 4 had spirit and something else beside. Basketball now became interesting to athletes. The unior Class sent Cireene Moore Hodsdon and Byard to the captain of the team. The basketball season was a very successful one for the high school was defeated only once The l9l4 class team was not nearly so strong as in former years but this can be attributed to the fact that most of our men made the first team A great surprise fell upon our Class and the school as a whole Miss Mabel Smith exploded a bombshell by resigning from the faculty One morning President McKay of the Senior class presented a silver mesh bag to her in behalf of the Classes of l9l3 and l9I4 Mr Sherman took Miss Smith s position as Mathematics teacher and from the very beginning was a friend of 1914 For a few weeks in the winter the corridors were nearly empty Those who by chance passed down these passageways were sad Their shoulders were bent as if burdened with the affairs of state This was because of grim war Volunteers who for the first time in history included girls hastened to the front Many were the ones who fell before the volleys and charges of the invader Who was this enemy3 Measles The baseball season started out with a rush and ended with a crash Armltstead Greene Herrick Christian Byard and Gleason were l9l4 men who won positions on the team Haverhill again won the majority of its games The l9l4 class team how ever was still more of a success Led by Clif Rice l9l4 won the class championship after defeating the Sophomores The g aduation of the Senior class now took place Altho we were not very much concerned some of us felt a vague uneasiness regarding the time when we were to go thru the same ordeal The l9l4 politicians ward heelers statesmen and diplomats now went after votes Hick Whitmore was up for re election He easily secured most of the votes Erna I6 ,l . , 9 , . Y . . I In ' 11 ' , ', I , ' . Downes was re-elected Vice-president, Ruth Emerson was chosen Secretary, Fred Gage,

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The Hooks and Crooks Club agaln became actnve after the summers vacatlon The officers were Ferdlnand Penwell Fresldent Bermce Ham VICE presldent Paulma Allard Secretary Ralph Green Treasurer Marle Burchxll Etta Laskey Earle DHVIS and Edgar Clark Executxve Commlttee Every officer was a Semor The club increased 1n slze and ln importance untll xt was one of the largest ln the school Students had now begun to notlce Van der Pyl generally carrylng an assortment of manuscrlpts He had a stern and preoccupled appearance Edltlng the Eltruuan evldently was already turnlng thls young man Into a second Horace Greeley Among the other llterary stars of the Class of l9l4 were a few who helped make the Eltrurlan the splendld paper It IS Marjle Adams Exchange edltor Beatrlce Keene Alumm edltor Ruth Emerson Class edltor Ben Bagley Athletlc edltor Rats Colby Class edltor and Bub Byard Buslness Manager were among these Mr Gay wlth the ald of a comrrlttee now perfected hrs plans for the formatlon of a College Club It was declded to call thls new orgamzatlon the Fhllomathlan Club The Semors agam filled most of the responslble posxtlons Lyman Van der Fyl was elected Presldent Ruth Emerson VICE presldent Bessie Bourne and Frank Travers Executlve Commxttee The object of thxs club was to encourage students to enter college The orgamzatlon was well supported by l9l4 The Debatlng Club now sprang xnto notlce Thru the efforts of Mr Sherman of the faculty and Presldent Earle DHVIS this club became actlve after a year of xdleness Many mterestmg debates were held at lts meetlngs excltement that lt had been ln for some time From that moment we felt as lf we were entlrely separated from the lower classmen Why3 Sxmply because Rats Colby appeared 1n school clad ln long Jean A short tlme after the close of the foot ball season Bagley was elected manager of the basket ball team Candldates were called for at once Lawrence Greene captam Bullet Hodsdon Fred Moore and eff Armltstead all of I9l4 made the first team ohnny Staples Cllf RICE and Woodman were substltutes Every man won hls H Altho Haverhlll played a hard schedule nevertheless the Brown and Gold won the majority of 1ts games St ohn s Prep was defeated twlce by Haverhxll The I9I4 Class team lost to the umors and defeated the Freshmen ln the Sophc more game Whltmore and Lamg obeyed that lmpulse and gave everybody the foot ball stlff arm The Sophomores won School closed for the Chrlstmas vacatlon On the mght of the twenty slxth of December the annual umor Prom was held It was a success m every way One Frlday mght early ln February another successful socxal was held Guy Chrlstlan and Haskell our enterprxslng Georgetown beautles left the school on the run It was about eleven o clock at mght They arrlved at the Transfer Station just ln tlme to see the rear of the last car for Georgetown dlsappearlng across the brldge The only thlng that marred the beauty of that mght ID Feb uary was the fact that snow fell ln a most charmlng and entrancmg way Besides Georgetown IS only eight mlles away Chrlstlan and Haskell bemg track men decided that thls was an admirable chance to get into tralnxng To use the parlance of the vulgar they hoofcd lt to Georgetown I ..-.....,....,......-..-..s.....,..,..-..,..-.....,..-.....,,.-..,..,..,..,.....,..,..-..,.....,,.-..-.. 1 , Z , ' I s 2 , 2 , s ' 1 , Q If I9 is ' I Q, - - ' u -- 99 . . . ' , 1 1 . . ' . ll 97 . ' ' ' if 7, 7 Y Y Y 1 Y ' l Cl !l ' Y Y Y ' . , A , . . . . ,. , . . ,, 1 1 ' 9 s On November twenty-first the Senior Class was thrown into the greatest pitch of ' ' lf Y' ' ' ll' 79 s. - 9 . n , , if 7, if ll ' Y ff ,Y ll ' 9, ' ' ' fl YY ' ' Q ' ' ff ' Y, , . . Y . i M ,,,M,,,,,,,,.,.,.,,.,..,..C.-..,.., .,..,..,..-........C.,..v.,...,,.gNW.C.-,.,..,.. 15