Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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mrikh MAGNET eee il, LEOMINSTER, MASS. OCTOBER, 1913 . No. 1 Entered as second class matter at Post Office at Leominster, Mass. EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, EVELYN J. SHATTUCK, 'I4. Business Manager, Maurice W. RICHARDSON, ’14. Exchange Editor, MyRTLE FARRAR, ’14. Athletics’ Editor, Joun E. McDonne yu, ’14. School Notes’ Editor, ALBERT G. Lauzon, ’I4. Alumni Notes’ Editor, Mitton F. PRuE, ’14. Jokes’ Editor, GEORGE R. THompson, ’14. Assistant Business Manager, GEORGE W. Jones, ’I5. Published monthly during school year by pupils of the High School. Subscription price, 50 cents; si ngle copies, Io cents. E are now beginning’ a new school year and doubtless every one wishes to make it a prosperous one. To some it is important because they are just entering high school; to others, be- cause this year will complete their high school education. We should feel that we are responsible in a measure for the success of all school activities. Among these are not only our studies, but the sports, including football, baseball, basket-ball and track team, and the High School Congress; last, but not least, THE Macnet should 5

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THE MAGNET OV hold a very important place in the school life of every pupil in the Leominster High School. During the last two years our school has increased by one hundred members, making the attendance five hundred and thirty- one, including the ninth grade. With such a school we should be able to improve THE MaGnet a great deal. Inthe past it has been very successful, but there is always an opportunity for improve- ment. Let us look for this opportunity and make the best of it. The new Board have resolved to work their hardest and, students, we need your help not only in a literary way, but also in a financial way. We have had very few contributions of either poetry or prose. There must be more poets in this school, but so far we have not been able to discover them. Don’t wait for some one to ask you, but write something and pass it in at once. HE Seniors this year adopted a new plan for electing class officers, the preferential ballot system. Every one wishing to run for the office of president, treasurer, or secretary, took out nomination papers, and secured the signatures of five members of the class. Several persons ran for each office, and a great deal of excitement and interest was aroused. Type-written ballots were prepared and the election was held in the inner office. Booths were put up to accommodate three persons at a time. and the elec- tion was as near like areal election as it could be under the circum- stances. The officers were chosen bya majority vote; the nominee for president holding next to the greatest number of votes became vice-president. The marshal was elected at a special class meet- ing in the usual way. The idea, which was entirely new, worked out splendidly and proved very interesting to all concerned. EVELYN SHATTUCK, ’14;