Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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16 , THE MAGNET Athletics n spite of the fact that ‘school spirit” among the scholars was very I nearly extinct, the teams representing us in football, basket-ball, and baseball managed to secure a fair standing in interscholastic games. To be sure, they did not accomplish anything extraordinary; yet most opponents had well-founded doubts as to their ability to capture a game from our teams “ hands down.” If the teams could do this, when only a few had pride enough in their school to try and ‘‘make”’ the teams, there is no telling what might be ac- complished if every scholar had ‘school spirit” enough to try for the teams, or atleast to be present at the games. Still at the present time it seems as if “school spirit’? were increasing; for, as a result of Mr. Bentley’s speech on the subject, about twenty candi- dates appeared for football practice, where formerly it was often impossible to get enough men out to form a whole team. This season the athletic committee has secured the services of Mr. Duffy, an English High man, as football coach. He is ranked as one of the best coaches obtainable; and, if Leominster High is not near the top notch in its games, Captain Smith says it will not be on account of insufficient coaching. Up to date, nothing definite is known about the line-up; but it is expected that with such veterans as Captain Smith, Regan, Bullard, and Beargeon the team should render a good account of itself during the present season. Up to date, Manager Chase has the following games scheduled:— Sept. 28, Southbridge High at Leominster. Oct. 5, Hudson High at Leominster. Oct. 9, Highland Military at Worcester. Oct. 12, Clinton High at Leominster. Oct. 16, Marlboro High at Marlboro. Oct. 26, Southbridge High at Southbridge. Nov. 2, Highland Military-at Leominster. Nov. 9g, Marlboro High at Leominster. Nov. 13, Clinton High at Clinton. Nov. 20, Hudson High at Hudson. Nov. 28, Fitchburg High at Leominster. w wv In the opening game of the season, Saturday, September 28, Leominster High defeated Southbridge High 17 to o in a one-sided game. In the first

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THE MAGNET 16 Present Whereabouts of the Class of 1907 AST June forty-five young men and young women graduated from this school. Of these, thirty-two are now continuing their studies. Every one who applied for admission to any higher institution was admitted. This fact alone would seem to indicate that the school is doing good work along the college preparatory line. Following is the list of the thirty-two pupils who are continuing their work this year. If there are any errors or omis- sions, the editors will be glad to correct the same in the next issue. Harold Parkman, Harvard University; Marguerite Bartlett, Wellesley College; Clifton Edgerly, Dartmouth College; Cleon Johnson, Massachu- setts Institute of Technology; Harold Shaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ralph Mead, Herbert Morse, and Frank Shaw, Worcester Polytecnic Institute; Clyde Gilchrest, Rhode Island Agricultural College; Bertha Bailey, Lula Chapman, Hazel Packard, Ruth Richardson, Rachel Cook, Eileen Watson and Maud Kendall, Fitchburg Normal School; Mar- jorie Metcalf, Mt. Ida School, West Newton; Marguerite Cawthorne, Malden Business College; Florence Farrar, Worcester Business College; Bertha Spinney, Florence Nutter, Esther Farquhar, Helen Corkum, and Howard Tisdale, Fitchburg Business College; Kathleen Lawless, Elizabeth Cutter, Florence Farnsworth, Margaret Hackett, Mary Burdett, and Margaret Lockey are doing graduate work in this school. Paul Ordway is studying law in an office in Boston; Madeline Porter, Virginia College, Roanoke, Va.; Ruth Railey, of the class of 1906, has entered Mt. Holyoke. PENCIL POINTS —Miss Marjorie Metcalf is now attending Mt. Ida school, and while home this month visited her former classmates at the high school. Miss Bernice Richardson, of the class of 1908, has concluded her studies at the high school and has entered Wheaton Academy, where she is preparing for college. Herbert Cawthorne, of the class of 1904, entered Brown University this fall, and Marguerite Cawthorne has entered a business college at Malden. Miss Florence Wilkins of the Faculty has been called away from her duties by the illness of her mother. Mr. Howard Chase has presented the school with a bronze bust of Shakespeare, which he purchased while abroad. ———Karl Herrick, of Worcester Tech., and Alice Garland, of Simmons College, both graduates of Leominster High School, have been elected to the presidency of their respective classes.

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’ i) THE MAGNET 17 half L. H. S. had everything its own way, scoring three touchdowns and two goals. In the second half many substitutes were given a trial, and Southbridge was able to keep the local boys from pushing the pigskin over the line again, and although our boys succeeded in getting the ball to the one-foot line, they were unable to score in this half. Though the South- bridge High boys were lighter, it could often be seen that they were not very familiar with the game; whereas our boys had worked out a few trick plays which frequently netted gains. Reagan, Lane, and Bullard excelled for L. H.S., and although the whole team played well, the work of these three was more noticeable. For Southbridge, Captain Colburn, Cozzens, and Dansereau showed up well. wf In the second game, on Saturday, October 5, Leominster High defeated the Hudson High eleven 20 to6. At no time im the game was there any hope for Hudson, even though the L. H.5S. boys did not score a single goal from its touchdowns. Many changes appeared in the local lineup, which seemed to have been well planned. The most noticeable of these was the placing of Bullard, the speedy half-back, at quarter-back, and although it was his first appearance in that position, he showed up well. To fill the vacancy at half-back Reagan, the star end, was put into the back field and played a good game. R. Joslin filled the end position very satisfactorily, and T. Joslin at tackle was always in the game. The lineup then showed up as follows: L. H. S.—20 6—Hudson H. S. Lane, le re Tarbell T. Joslin, 1t rt Wilson Little, lg rg Walsh Chandler, c c Eddy Roukes, r ¢ le Harriman Kloss, rt lt Tripp R. Joslin, re le Lapoint - Bullard, q b q b Wetherbee Reagan, |hb rh b Carver Wass, rhb lh b Brooks Smith, Capt., f b fb Hamilton w ¥ At the Worcester Highland Military Academy grounds, Wednesday, October g. the L. H. S. team succeeded in giving the soldiers of that in- stitution a trouncing defeat to the tune of 16 to 0, thus taking the bitter- ness out of the defeats received at the hands of this same institution dur- ing the season of 1906. Inno branch of the game did the academy boys equal the Leominster boys, and as a result L. H. S. won handily.