Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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[8 3 THE MAGNET HE first call for candidates for the football teams was issued on Sep- qb tember seventh by Coach Harry T. Watson. About twenty fellows, most of whom are veterans of one or more years, reported. Present indications are that we will have a very strong and successful team, as it has already won five victories and has not yet been defeated. The victory which was the the most gratifying to the school was the one over Fitchburg High, our old time rival. More boys should come out, so that we may have a strong second team to give the first team boys scrimmage practice. The first team boys have been handicapped in that they have not had a full team to play against them in practice so far this year. Louis Little, the star captain and fullback of last year’s eleven, was re-elected captain and in him the team has an efficient leader. William Brazil was elected manager and Judson Richardson was elected as his assistant. 8 The Athletic Association has adopted a new way to obtain money from the pupils of the school. Any pupil who pays five cents a week for the support of the association may become one of its members, and remains as such as long as he keeps his dues paid up to date. Any pupil who pays in advance to the end of the football season may receive a season ticket admitting him to all home games except the one on Thanksgiving Day. The same rule applies to the obtaining of season tickets for basket-ball and baseball game. The Athletic Association hopes that every pupil in the school will pay his dues and thereby become a member of the association and be entitled to the many privileges which belong to a member. ww There should be more of the student body at the football games and at practice. There is a woeful lack of school spirit in our school which

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THE MAGNET 17 7 NG 2 The teacher asked her scholars for some very long sentences. One boy wrote, “Imprisonment for life.’’ w Customer: Is this doll? Clerk: Yes, madam; it says, ‘Vote for women.” an up-to-date w Tramp: Vm looking for a job at me trade, mum. FHlousekeeper: Well, what is your trade? Tramp: Dentistry, mum. Me specialty is insertin’ teeth in mince pies. w Miss M. : Why, can’t you make a date in French? Miss W. : English yet. I can’t make one w She: Do you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword? He: Well, you never saw anybody sign a check with a sword. ww There was a your zg man of R. I., Who dearly loved “ None-such” mince pie; | In this he indulged, till his sides fairly bulged. No more is the young man of R, I. in | ' Three gentlemen, rather short of funds, wished to gain admittance to the track to see the horse-race. The first one went up to the gate- tender and said: “I’m Starlight’s owner,” then passed in. The second stepped up and said: “Starlight’s driver,” he also went in. The third one looked at the gate- tender, and in a low voice said: ‘ I’m Starlight,” and then joined his com- panions. w HEADS OF HOUSES. Germany—husband. France—wife. England—eldest son. America—daughter. w Scamp’ring through the halls you see them, Like untrained colts in the meadows green; | Never look where they are going, | Only of themselves they dream. | But every one must be a Freshman To reach that goal four years away; So don’t find fault with these beginners, Let them be happy in their play. w Miss Grant: What do we have in the mouth of the Kennebec River? Pupil: Bath.

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THE MAGNET 19 is entirely unnecessary. There should be at least three-fourths of the stu- : dent body present at every game. The team cannot be expected to go in and play its best without support from the side-lines. The first good cheer- ing of the year was heard at the Fitchburg game, when under cheer leaders Albert Tenney and Miss Nellie Pierson, the team received some good - encouragement. 2 ee oa Niet as, 0; | The first game of the season was with Nashua High School, September 24th, which resulted in a hard earned victory for our team. Near the close of the game, Houde recovered the ball on a muffed punt on Nashua’s five yard line. Merriman then went over for a touch- 4 down. Jobes kicked the goal. We Corkum, Little, and Griffin excelled for Leominster, while Shea and Haggerty played well for Nashua. 7] . % eRe) WOH. So. On Wednesday afternoon, September 28th, our team lined up 4 against the strong Worcester High School team. The visitors, although they were much heavier, were defeated 2 to 0. Murphy, the quarter-back, was tackled by Corkum and forced behind his own goal for asafety. Dur- ing the game one Worcester player and two Leominster boys were put out of the game for unnecessary roughness. Griffin’s punting and Houde’s blocking of a punt were features of the game, as was also the line-bucking of McCauliffe of Worcester. a we Ay RHE Cushing 2d o. QOn October 3d Leominster won its third successive game when it de feated the Cushing Academy 2d team, 3 to o. § The visitors were forced to punt many times and Leominster had the | ball on their twelve yard line when the whistle blew for the end of the eco d period. Near the end of the third period, with Leominster in possession of the ball on Cushiny’s twenty-five yard line, Corkum kicked a pretty drop from | iM ds — ih y