Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1918 volume:

Za roy ia June, 1918 COMMENCEMENT NUMBER. far Published by the Students of the eominster High S Compliments of ‘Merriam, Hall Co. Manufacturers of J. W. Pickering Co. ‘Chamber Furniture | Forest and Crawford Sts. North Leominster The DATION COMPANY Manufactcrers of Horn and Celluloid Goods of the Best Quality Only F. A. Whitney Carriage Co. Manufacturers of CHILDREN’S CARRIAGES and GO-CARTS Wachusett Shirt Company Manufacturers of White and Fancy Shirts and Night Robes Reed Furniture W. A. Fuller Lumber Co. and Wheel Goods Wholesale and Retail Dealers Whitney Reed Corporation Agency for Page Shaw Candies Leominster Worsted 0. A. N. LITCH, President W.H. CHASE, Treasurer Nixon’s Drug Store Mill Remnants at Mill Prices The Kodak Store Leominster, Mass. at The Goodale Comb Co. Richardson Piano Case Co. Manufacturers of Combs, Hair Pins, Etc. Water St. Leominster Compliments of Compliments of Harrison Co. E. B. Kingman Co. Compliments of Compliments of Star Manufacturing Co. Howe Comb Co. Tremaine Street Compliments of Class of 1921 Bet, COOK CO, | Somelitene 0 We have a Power Hammer Royal Comb Co for Forging and Blacksmith Work eee nitients of ompliments o W. K. Morse Co. Standard Comb Co. Trucking of all kinds Right Quality Right Prices at the S.A. AMES’ BUTTER tnd TEA STORES | 42 Monument Sq. Leominster Safety First means for you to think and act with common sense means applying it when in or about trolley cars Fitchburg Leominster Street Railway Co. 59 Branch Stores in New England The Viscoloid Company TYPEWRITERS For Sale and to Rent OFFICE, SUPPLIES Boutwell Col 18 Gennalecn New Retail Department Compliments of Class of 1919 Over 30 years of experience in Canada, France, and the United States speaks for itself Giguere Drug Co. Night Service A. E. Giguere, Ph. G. Telephone | Fashionable Hair Cutting a Specialty Henry F. Sawtelle : at | | . BEARCE'S : 43 Main Street Hardware Buy Shuman Clothing Clothing of Style and Value SHAPLEY BROTHERS The Goodnow-Pearson Company Fitchburg’s Department Store The only Store in Fitchburg carrying Complete Lines of MEN’S WOMEN’S CHILDREN’S Wearing Apparel and Shoes Gavin Hardware Co Hardware and Paints Leominster, Mass. Compliments of ¢. .E. Bicetow, M.D. ‘ Office Hours: 8 to ga. m; 1.30 to 3, Leominster Ice Co. SG eee Compliments of : A.@H PIERCE Maes RatepH W. ROBBINS Compliments of Dr. T. A. SHAUGHNESSY FRANKLIN FREEMAN Compliments of HisP HALL vise: Office Hours: 1 to 3, and 7 to 8p. m. H. A. Drarrin, D. M. D. 42 Main St., Leominster, Mass. DENTISTS : Woopsury LIncoLn DR. A. H. WARD DENTISTS DR. C. I. KELLEY The Richardson 30 Main Street Compliments of : Compliments of J. Warp HEALEY J. H. P. Dyer Compliments of A. A. WHEELER, M. D. HAMILTON MAYO Office Hours: 1.30 to 3, and 7 to 8 p.m. Compliments of Compliments of J. P. Connors, V. S. RoBerT L. CARTER aA a NS VM nee . FRONTISPIECE —Class of 1918: oe SALUTATORY AND Essay Be acs Crass History oe — d Chass PRopHEcy ete eo - VALEDICTORY ee - eee Ciass “SONG | So List OF GRapuates ea ew Roii ‘DF Hoon ee LEOMINSTER HiGH ScHoot DIRECTORY Crass: STATISTICS ee ae Ores RArtOT 2 ea a Agnes M. Bemis Alice Kirk patrick Williacs He Latimer Robert: J. Hull Charlotte Sawin 20 20 THE MAGNET Vol. XI. LEOMINSTER, MASS., JUNE, 1018. No. 8 Entered as second class matter at Post Office at Leominster, Mass. EDITORIAL STAFF Epitor-In-CHIEF, MorcGAN M. WHITNEY, ’18. Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Lucia WARREN, '18. Business MANAGER, EVERETT G. RICHARDSON, '18. Assistant Business Manager, Ray BERGER, ’IQ. Exchange Editor, Trressiz ComEau, ’19. School Notes’ Editor, Epwarp F. Knapp, ’18. Alumni Notes’ Editor, NormMAN FAsseEtTT, ’18. Jokes’ Editor, Kz=rmir Mappev, ’18. Athletics’ Editor, WINCHESTER F. BLakg, ’18. Critic Editor, HELEN Connors, ’18. Published monthly during school year by pupils ef the High School. The Road to Success SALUTATORY AND ESSAY ARENTS, teachers, friends. In behalf of the class of nineteen hundred and eighteen, I bid you welcome to our graduation exercises. . First I bring greeting to you, our friends; for you have played the important part of urging us ever onward to do our best, and you have al- ways been ready with words of encouragement when we were down-hearted. Especially do we greet the teachers; you who have labored long and patiently with us during our high school course and have been ever ready to help us over the hard places. What is more fitting than that you should be here to witness the closing chapter of this part of our education which you helped to begin. Gladly do we greet our parents, for it has been due to you alone that we have attained this end. You have struggled and have denied yourselves much that we might reach this goal. We realize that whatever we may accomplish in the future worthy of praise, will be due in large part to the unfailing sympathy and support which has been given us during these years. Once again, in behalf of my class, J bid you all welcome. 7 8 THE MAGNET HERE comes a time in the life of each one of us when the future seems al a thoroughfare along which all activities move toward a common goal: success. With education our most valuable asset, we go out into the world to become independent citizens, our minds fixed upon one ambi- tion to which all other aims and hopes are subordinated—a consuming desire to achieve some great purpose in life. This craving for achievement influ- ences all our efforts and guides us on and on,as the lost hunter in the woods at night is guided by the star which will lead him out of the wilderness. The unsuccessful would have us believe that the Road to Success is dark, rough, and jagged, filled with obstacles that can be surmounted only by the herculean efforts. On the other hand the fortunate ones, who have labored faithfully and long, tell us that it is a broad, open way leading straight onward to that star, Success, whose rays make it a path of light. Why, then, are not more successful? If the Road to Success is so easy to travel, why do not more reach the goal? The first few miles on the Road to Success are level and we run at top speed. Then some of us, out of breath, sit down by the wayside to rest, “Tt will be easy, after we get our second wind, to make up for lost time,” we say. But, alas! some of us never get our second wind. Others go on more slowly, perhaps, for the road begins to be stony and to slant slightly upward. On each side of the road are branching paths, bordered with flowers; every few miles appear attractive sign-boards festooned with gay colors with a hand pointing always away from the path we travel. Many travelers stop, saying, ‘‘Why not see all there is to see while journeying alongr” They turn in and never come back. Others are able to detect the false light from the true star and turn back to continue in the main highway, trying to overtake those who have gone steadily onward. The Road to Success is not difficult to travel if we are willing to toil, but to overcome the temptations to depart from this road calls for the best that is in us. A few fortunate ones, favored by opportunity and influential friends, go rapidly on their way, as in a speed car, but the rest of us plod along, thrown upon our own resources, gaining ground by our own efforts. We must take care not to establish ourselves in a rut; we may travel, first on one side of the road, then on the other; we may adopt new ideas, with caution, for rashness often leads to destruction. A wise man once said: “ Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.” But whether Fortune smiles upon us or we are forced to struggle hard, let us, my fellow classmates, remember that “‘ He conquers who labors;” let us keep our eyes upon that one star and travel the straight road, the only road that leads to ultimate victory. AGnEs M. Bemis, THE MAGNET 9 Class History EPTEMBER, Ig14, about 140 little Freshmen wandered into the High School building and after much anxious questioning were seated in the Assembly Hall. Here we received our program cards and listened solemnly to the little talk Mr. Clarke gave us on the necessity of studying at least two hours every day. Alas! howsoon we were disillusioned! Soon after the opening of school we were assailed by excited strangers demanding that we sign petitions for class officers. The only difficulty was in signing less than six different papers for the same office. A few days later we stared blankly at a ballot on which was printed a list of unfamiliar names, and carefully voted for the ones that looked the best. The fortu- nate result of this was that Dixi Hoyt was elected president; Robert Hull, vice president; Canzadia Cook, secretary; Gladys Barry, treasurer, and Octave Leclair, marshal. Soon we were thrilled by the announcement that the Freshmen would have a class meeting after school. When we had assembled, our president displayed a variety of pins, and we finally agreed upon one. Then various class mottoes were suggested. After some debate the following was chosen; Vincat gut laborat, ‘‘He conquers who labors,’ which was to guide us all through our High School life. Unfortunately most of us forgot it the next day, recalling it only on special occasions like the present. However, the spirit of it has remained with us, as our teachers can testify. When the question of class colors arose, we followed the usual custom and took those of the preceding class, purple and white. After these exciting events had taken place, our noble class lapsed into obscurity until April 9, when a marvelous vaudeville performance was pre- sented. The star number on the program was a circus by our talented mem- bers. The ringmaster was Kermit Madden, who displayed the genius of his classmates in a most entertaining manner. Marian Pierce was invited to be the Fat Lady, but declined the honor, preferring to be the less sub- stantial voice of the Calliope. Dixi Hoyt took the part of the bear in a most realistic manner. Albert Cook gave a very good imitation of a monkey, while Everett Richardson and Lawson Hiltz distinguished them- selves as clowns. The enormous weight that the Strong Man, Charles Currier, could lift was truly astonishing. But the crowning event of the evening was when the talented tight-rope performer, Madame Butterfly. otherwise Rena McCarthy, walked a plank a foot wide without losing her balance. The next September those of us who hadn't wearied of the High School life came back again as haughty Sophomores. How tiny and insignificant were the Freshmen of that year compared with the brilliant class which had entered the year before. Truly the High School was going to the bad! 10 THE MAGNET The first few months passed quite uneventfully, as our teachers no longer showed us the tolerance due to unripe Freshmen, and we were kept rather busy in the scholastic line. On May 18, the English department arranged for a Shakespearean entertainment which was a great success. In the prologue many famous characters appeared, among them Dixi Hoyt as Ben Jonson. The fact that the scene from “ As You Like It” was effective was due largely to the dramatic ability displayed by Mildred Donnelly as Celia and Norman Fassett as Corin. In the same scene other members of our class added volume and sweetness to the songs by the girls’ chorus. The scene from ‘Twelfth Night’’ was also made more interesting because of Norman Fassett’s skilful interpretation of Malvolio. The next year most of us came back as Juniors, too dignified to even notice the Freshmen who thronged the halls. The first thing we did after election was to decide on a Junior dance. Through the efforts of an efficient committee the affair was well planned and well advertised, so that on the evening of November 29 the hall was crowded with couples. Everybody -had a good time and we were jubilant indeed when we discovered that about $55 had been added to the class fund. The Senior class resolved then and there to make their dance even more successful, but of course they were unable to do so. Soon after Christmas vacation the Macnet board decided that it simply must have some more money to pay expenses. As ameans to this end they arranged an entertainment for February 16. This was very well at- tended, as it deserved to be. The scenes from ‘Alice in Wonderland ” were especially good. Marion Pierce took the part of the Duchess with great energy while Eva Richardson posed as the Cheshire Cat in the most natural manner imaginable. Our class also contributed the clever little farce entitled ‘‘ The Man from Branden,” which was presented with a great deal of skill on the part of the actors. The next fall we returned as really, truly Seniors. Was it possible that dim far-off time had come at last? Although we never confessed it to the rest of the school, we didn’t feel a bit more dignified than we had the year before. However, we soon became accustomed to our new position as the class of the school. Of course we had been kat for three years, but no one else had realized it till now. As usual, the first thing was class election. Robert Hull was chosen president; James Bascom, vice president; Frances Killelea, marshal; Beatrice Monroe, secretary, and Gladys Barry, treasurer. The latter part of September, while we were studying Macbeth, some one announced that a very good company was presenting this play in Bos- ton. Of course we all wanted to see it, so Miss Daily, Miss Fiske, and Miss Nutting kindly consented to go with us Saturday, September 29. Wespent the morning shopping and enjoying the beautiful pictures in the Boston Public Library. In the afternoon we attended the performance of ‘ Turn to the Right,” which was very good. Then in the evening came Macbeth. We were particularly impressed by the weird witch scene and the dramatic acting of Lady Macbeth. After the performance we rushed down to the THE MAGNET 11 subway, only to find that half the girls were missing. After chasing each other madly around the streets, both parties were finally reunited, and we arrived at the station just in time to board the last train for Leominster. We spent the next week in yawning languidly and wishing we could sleep for a month, but not one of us would have missed that day for anything. Later in the fall we had a corn roast on Monoosnock. The boys went up in the morning to gather the wood, but in the evening came to the con- clusion that the chosen spot must have wandered a mile or two during the day. However, after much scrambling through bushes and brambles in the inky blackness, we arrived at the desired place and passed a very enjoyable evening. December 21 we gave two Senior plays—‘ The Flying Wedge” and “Sally Lunn”—which were very successful. After the Christmas vacation the rest of the school suspended session for a week or two on account of the fuel shortage. But as our teachers knew that we were very studiously inclined, and would grieve at the thought of more vacation, they instructed us in the Public Library. : The Friday after Easter the Senior dance was held, a very popular and profitable affair. Since then we have been almost too busy to think, but tonight we real- ize that our history as aclass is ended. Each must go hisway. Each must work out his own destiny. ALICE KIRKPATRICK. Class Prophecy N the year nineteen hundred and thirty, I was appointed by the vice- I president of the United States—none other than our worthy class president, Robert Hull—to make a tour of the States in my quadraplex indestructible flyer to learn the status of the class of nineteen hundred and eighteen of the Leominster High School. “You can make the trip easily in three days,” he said, ‘and be back here to report at the roll-call.” “ Better than that,” I replied, for I knew where I could find a medium who could give me the desired information in as many hours. I mounted my plane and flew with all speed to Albany, where I knew Albert Cook, a famous trance medium, was located with Barnum and Bailey’s circus, now managed by Pollard and Garland. He was up to his old tricks again, and when I told him my errand, he laughed and told me to sit down. I sank into a semi-lounging chair which nearly enveloped me with its folds. He tossed to the ceiling three miniature hand-grenades, which burst, letting out 12 THE MAGNET a purplish-green vapor that filled the room. A film, as from a movie screen, passed before my eyes, labeled, ‘The Class of Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen.” Behold, the first picture marked Buffalo. I saw a man standing “to the rear” of a huge aquarium, scattering Hooverless bread to his sea mons- ters and the tamed beasts of the ocean, and Norman Fassett, active still, was that man. At his left were large kennels of all species of dogs, and I saw that Florence Perry was their keeper. The second scene was marked Detroit, and the Ford Automobile Factory was shown. In a workshop marked “private” I saw Winfield Gove, Win- chester Blake, and Edward Knapp working upon a device which, it was ex- plained, would make the flivver an automobile. A flash--and ‘Chicago’s Greatest” appeared over the entrance to a hotel. Through the window could be seen the proprietress, Marion Pierce, now of most ample proportions, while in the office, with his feet on the desk, was the more rotund form of ‘“‘ Ferdie” Fischer. The next slide revealed Elmer Adams taking a survey of his poultry stock yards. Beside him stood Ruth Telfer with a brood of fluffy ducks in her apron. Now I was in Denver. Before me was a huge sign over a dugout. It read, “ Morgan’s Mine.” At the entrance stood Lucia Warren. In atwinkling I beheld a couple strolling on the bank of the Great Salt Lake. It was Beatrice Munroe and Hamilton Osborne promenading on the ‘ Bridal Path.” They stopped beside a beach hammock and spoke to a second couple. It was Leon Hadley showing Helen Sheehan his bank book of Wall Street accumulations. Before I can grasp this situation, this sign is thrown upon the screen, “Bea Khaki Katcher. Five dollars makes you irresistible.” This was in a display window near a cantonment in the far west, and through the window I saw Arline Preston and Edith Hagar waiting for customers. The first one to appear was Gladys Elliot, and who do you suppose was the second? Agnes Tobin! Right behind her came Claire Connaughton and Winifred Callahan. They were after glue, to catch Fitchburg boys, I suppose. A street in San Francisco. A large auto truck approached, bearing the inscription, “The Madden Engineering School.’ At the wheel sat our mathematical shark, Kermit Madden. Another Californian scene: Pasadena. ‘“ The Sterling,” is the name of arestresort. Inthe proprietor and his helpmate, I recognized John Kearney and Beatrice Gallagher. The head waitress, Mildred Donnelly, was smiling at the Butler. Head gardener, Alice O’Keefe. Floor director of the ball room, Christoph Dietz assisted by Warren Carter. Then I recalled how these two got their experience in Sterling. Each held a dance order in his hand, but after each number I saw Voe name. Why? “I don’t know.” A cabaret follows: On ‘the stage appears a familiar group. Evelyn Burpee, Anna Johnston, Abbie Magee, Helen Adams and Florence Wilder THE MAGNET 13 are presented to appear in a musical number entitled, “Trips on the Con- solidated. ” At the piano sits Wade Jewett. Now the scene shifts to New Mexico, with Mabel Shannon displaying Boston gowns in attractive colors to the Indians. On the right, the Misses Brown serve as models in millinery. In the background Canzadia Cook takes occasion to demonstrate her latest waltz song, “‘ Here’s to the Swiftest.”’ “ Quite interesting,” I thought. ‘I wonder who else is on the stage.” I was instantly informed. Reno, Nevada: AFTERNOON PROGRAM “ Taking Fences”’ Ella Ashe assisted by Rena McCarthy (All Star Act) “Motorcycle Expert” Hazel Tyler “ Famous French Singer”’ Octave LaClair “ Professional Comedian ”’ Willard Carter “ Skating Artist” Beatrice Harris What brought this group away out here? Oh, yes, here is the solution. Their conductor comes forth to introduce them; he is none other than Raymond St. George. Next, Florida appeared with its large orange groves. Among the trees I saw Alice Kirkpatrick, Eva Richardson, Grace Carter and Ruth King pack- ing crates with the oranges they had raised. Now I always thought Alice meant to be a Latin teacher. _ The screen became black. It was the end of the first reel. The second appeared two minutes later, entitled, ‘‘ Foreign Facts.” Petrograd, Russia. A mass meeting seemed in session. A bearded man arose and seemed to argue vehemently—yet to the interest and amuse- ment of the assembly. It was Francis Killelea at the same old trade. London. A session of Parliament. Eleanor Flinton and Katherine Dugan, pals of old, are the only women members of the House of Commons. A shift of scene to Oxford, and I beheld Agnes Bemis in a scholarly gown, now head of Pembroke College. Ayr, Scotland. A single small figure is sitting before the birth- place of Robert Burns. She is writing. Now the page on which she is writing is shown. It reads: ‘My Poetical Thoughts in a Poetical Atmos- phere.” It is Charlotte Sawin, now writing for the Scottish Revtew, edited by Helen Connor, whom I see in the companion picture. Gibraltar. In a submarine, just ready to submerge, I see the pilot Dauphinais. Below is printed, ‘‘ Daily News—Carrier to Kongo Free State.’”’ In the passage of the submarine it had occasion to stop at the Canary Islands. An inland picture presented two violinists on opposite sides of a huge-cage of birds of every hue. They ceased playing and faced the camera. Lucy Toolin and Lawson Hiltz, in competition to charm the largest number of birds to his or her side. Quite an Orpheus stunt, wasn’t it? A pause, and I’m now in Siberia. The impossible has been attained! In ten years’ time Everett Richardson has covered that country with a net- - 14 THE MAGNET work of railroads. This has been accomplished especially for the con- venience of Dixi Hoyt, expert agriculturalist, and Edna Harris, the leading stock-raiser of that country. One of these routes brought us to India, and I recognized the Taj Mahal of the Emperor of India. What’s this for? To show me Pauline Norton and Christine Russell living in spinsterhood, having both been disappointed in matrimonial attempts, and who have secluded themselves under the pre- tense of being caretakers of the mausoleum. Hongkong, China. Gladys Barry, attended by a Page, is shown as agent for the Oakland car, and both have done a prosperous business among the yellow people. The screen went black and I heard a voice near me. ‘‘ How was it? Are all your questions answered?” : I blinked and rubbed my eyes. It was Cook who had spoken. “Fine,” I replied. ‘‘ Nineteen eighteen has made quite an impression, I should say. But what became of Harvey Thomas and Florence Spencer?” “ The greatest and least of our weighty number? Well, you step along to the next tent and you'll find out.” I did so. Miss Spencer was acting as a midget in the circus and Harvey—could it really be he?—was demonstrating Esther Jewett’s latest chemical compound, ‘‘ Reducine.” Harvey now weighed only one hundred and thirty-six pounds. I remounted my flyer and was’ soon back in Washington to report to the official secretary, Eva Kerr. I had been gone but three hours and I felt well repaid, for now the world would know of the progress of the class of nineteen hundred and eighteen. 7 WILLIAM H. LATIMER. The Value of Sacrifice to a Nation VALEDICTORY i this momentous period of the world’s history we hear much said con- cerning sacrifices. To every individual in every walk of life is con- stantly coming the call to sacrifice, that this great struggle may be brought to a successful termination. And we are led to ask ourselves, ‘What is sacrifice?” In the largest sense, sacrifice is the voluntary giving up, either for the sake of another or for some cause or principle, something that we value highly, the giving of which results in self-deprivation. Al- though it carries something of the giver with it, yet it brings back ten-fold that which beautifies and strengthens character. Sacrifice is inspired and animated by love. It is the love of parents for their children that makes them toil and sacrifice as they do for the welfare THE MAGNET 15 of their dear ones. It is the love of country that causes a man to offer the supreme sacrifice of his life in battle. It is the love for his fellow-men that impels the missionary to leave his home and perhaps a brilliant career to give his life in the service of others. In the strengthening and upbuilding of character, sacrifice is of infinite value. Whenever we deprive ourselves of something for a good cause, we unconsciously lay another stone in the foundation of that intangible thing which we call character. Anything that one gains by sacrifice is thereby prized and cherished infinitely more. Does not a college education mean much more to a young man who has had to work hard to pay his expenses and who has sacrificed time and personal pleasure for the acquirement of knowledge, than to one who perhaps has had his diploma handed out to him on a golden platter? The sacrifice of parents for their children is a fine example of true, unselfish sacrifice—unselfish because they ask nothing in return but the love and respect of their children. And then there are countless other sacrifices being made daily in all parts of the world which, though unknown to men and hidden in obscurity, are not lost, for each one sends forth its ray of light for the good of humanity. : “ Think not because no man sees Such things will remain unseen.” Thus we see the value of sacrifice in the developing of character. And the power of a nation lies in the strength of character of its people. The only thing which affects a nation as a whole is war, and so national sacrifice is made primarily through war. We Americans are proud to say that our country has always shed her blood for a principle and great ideals which, when attained, were all the dearer to us on account of the sacrifice that had been made. Do we not have a higher esteem for our liberty and freedom when we remember that our ancestors fought and died for those very things in the Revolutionary War? Think of the hardships undergone by that brave little army of Continental soldiers. Poorly fed, raggedly clothed, and even at times unsupported by their own Congress, they sustained their courage even throughout that terrible winter at Valley Forge, cheered and inspired by the exemplary conduct of their great commander, George Washington. Those men sacrificed dearly for one idea—a principle; and when liberty finally came, the fresh remembrance cof the bloody sacrifice of the Revolution was the means of uniting the exhausted colonies into a weak but single nation. Today we often see the inscription, “ E Pluribus Unum,” one from many, expressing in a simple manner that great event in our country’s history. The sacrifice of both North and South in the Civil War, more recent in our memory, welded another link in the chain of National Unity. Not only was a disgraceful stain removed from our country’s records, but also the hazardous question of State rights was settled forever. ‘“We are now engaged in a great world war, testing whether the Ameri- can nation,’dedicated to democracy, can long endure.” The country is making the greatest sacrifice in its history. The million American soldiers 16 THE MAGNET in France today represent fully to what extent the country has sacrificed, and there are hundred of thousands more in the cantonments, preparing to do their bit in making the world safe for democracy. There is hardly a home in America that has not been called upon to give some one of its own in democracy’s cause. Besides these, there are many who are sacrificing their time, brains, and energy with the same spirit as those who go “over the top,’”’ but whose fame is not as loudly heralded. Nevertheless, all this sacrifice has been of tremendous value to our nation. It has aroused and stimulated our slumbering patriotism to the highest degree. It has taught us to practice economy and to eliminate waste of all kinds. Before the war we were the most wasteful nation in the world, but we are learning a great lesson in the hard school of necessity’ We are approaching National Prohibition, many States having already rati- fied the amendment. Asa nation we have been awakened, we have be- come more keenly alert, and have attained an efficiency hitherto un- known to us. Would that we might retain these things that harsh sacri- fice has taught us, and may we stand firm in the present crisis, so that, ac- cording to the words of the immortal Lincoln, ‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Friends and pupils of the Leominster High School: It is my duty and privilege to say a few words of farewell to you. Wehave come to the crossroads where our paths separate, and as we part from one another, we know not what to say. We have a strange feeling of mingled joy and sad- ness: joy, because we are looking forward to fresh fields and pastures of achievement; sadness, because we are breaking forever the chain of school ties and affections. To you, teachers, I bid a fond farewell; you who have guided and taught us so patiently during our high school years. We thank you sincerely for your devotion and kindness to us, and we shall always remember you with deepest gratitude and affection. Clasmates: As we stand on the threshold of our school life, striving to look into the Future, we are a bit doubtful,—we hesitate for a moment. “For who knows the future? Who has turned its pages, Reading its secrets with divining power? We can look backward through the reach of ages, We may look forward not a single hour.” Though we know not what Fate has in store for us, let us all go forth bravely to meet it, and wherever we go may we uphold the standards and teachings of our beloved Leominster High School. Some may say we are unfortunate to graduate in such a dark hour of our country’s history; but I say to you, classmates, we are most fortunate, because opportunity for sacrifice and service such as never was given before lies open to us. Nine members of our own class have already given them- selves to their country’s service. All honor to those boys who so gallantly THE MAGNET 17 volunteered in the hour of need. Let us pray reverently for their safe re- turn, and if the call comes for us to make sacrifice for the welfare of our beloved country, may each one count it a privilege to lay his offering upon the altar, and let it not be said that any one of the Class of 1918 was found wanting in doing his part to bring peace and safety to the world. RoBertT J. Hutt. Class Song We are gathered here, my classmates, On this graduation day; For tonight begins our journey, And each one must go his way. Though we may not reap the harvest That we once had sought to do, Let us all go bravely onward With a higher aim in view. Cuorus—’'Tis our night of graduation; Tis a sad, but happy night; But we’ll always stand united By the Purple and the White. From our ranks nine faithful classmates Have obeyed their country’s call; They have left their home and country To win freedom for us all. We will hail them as true heroes And honor them alway; And, like them, we'll all stand loyal To our dear old U.S.A. CHorus—So we'll honor them and praise them, Our classmates tried and true. And like them we'll all be faithful To our dear Red, White, and Blue! CHARLOTTE SAWIN. 18 THE MAGNET spi Sata Class of 1918 Adams, Elmer Comstock Kearney, John Joseph Adams, Helen Grace Kerr, Eva Edessa Ashe, Ella Mary Killelea, Francis Joseph Barry, Gladys Marion King, Ruth Gladys Bascom, James Rawson Kirkpatrick, Alice May Bemis, Agnes Maude Knapp, Edward Fayette. Blake, Winchester Gould Latimer, William Henry Brown, Mildred Cora LaClair, Eugene Octave Brown, Mabel Edith Magee, Abbie Burpee, Evelyn Ruhamah Madden, Kermit Edward Callahan, Winifred Mary McCarthy, Rena Mary Carter, Grace Janet Monroe, Beatrice Sturgess Carter, Warren Adelbert Murphy, Harold Leo Carter, Willard Marcellus Noe, Veronica Connor, Helen Katharine Norton, Pauline Maynard Cook, Canzadia M. Osborne, William Hamilton Connaughton, Claire Madalaine O’Keefe, Alice Lillian Dauphinais, Leo Heldege Page, Charles Warren Dietz, Christoph Fredrick Perry, Florence Elizabeth Donnelly, Mildred Theresa Pierce, Marion Dugan, Katherine Theresa Pollard, Walter Howard, Jr. Elliot, Gladys Lillie May Preston, Arlene Elizabeth Fassett, Norman Carter Richardson, Eva Grace Fischer, Ferdinand Bowers Richardson, Everett Gordon Flinton, Eleanor Louise Russell, Christine Muriel Gallagher, Beatrice Winifred Sayles, Mildred Ruth Garland, Charles Henry Sawin, Charlotte Gove, Winfield Derby Sheehan, Helen Cecelia Hadley, Leon Edmund Shannon, Mabelle Fairbanks’ © Hager, Edith Georgianna St. George, Raymond Humphrey Haley, Ralph Elliott Spencer, Florence Irene Harris, Edna Gertrude Telfer, Ruth Irma Harris, Beatrice Ernestine Thomas, Ezra Harvey Hiltz, Lawson Maynard Tobin, Agnes Esther Lilian Hoyt, Dixi Crosby Toolin, Lucy Agnes Hull, Robert Johnson Tyler, Hazel Dolly Ingram, Mary Elizabeth Whitney, Doris Gertrude Jewett, Esther Lillian Whitney, Morgan Merritt Jewett, Wade Hampton Wilder, Florence Caroline Johnston, Anna McCullough Youngdahl, Bertha Anna Josephine Class Honors. Class Colors: Purple and White. Class Motto: Vincat gud laborat. President, Robert J. Hull Marshal, Francis J. Killelea Vice President, James R. Bascom Secretary, Beatrice S. Monroe Treasurer, Gladys M. Barry Roll of Honor Lester E. Carter - - : - Navy Francis Cumiskey - . - Army Norman Dukeshire - - - Navy Peter J. Gallagher - - - Army Philip E. Leighton - - - Navy Harold Morse eae ae en rae NINE: a! Edward J. Regan - - - Army John J. Regan - - I on EN EA Chester Russell - : - - Marine Corps THE MAGNET 19 Leominster High School Directory School Committee—Mayor Henry F. Sawtelle, Chairman; Frederick T. Platt, Vice-chairman; Dr. Clarence S. Brigham, Dr. M. Henry Chrystal, Dr. H. Porter Hall, J. Ward Healey, Bertha E. Barnes. Superin- tendent of Schools—Dr. W. H. Perry. School Physicians—Dr. T. A. Shaughnessy, Dr. Appleton H. Pierce. Faculty Principal—K. L. Morse. Sub master—John H. Coburn. Assistants—Frank P. Bell, Edna F. Cole, Blanche M. Jobes, Alice G. Smith, Commercial Branches; Arthur W. Wathen, Vivian Bowman Science; Nellie S. Nutting, Winifred W. Fiske, Gretchen Rasely, Florine M. Parker, English; Winifred E. Shackley, Elocution; F. F. Sullivan, Mary Genevieve Browne, History; Frances L. Lockey, Latin; Ella G. Andrews, French; Grace Hamilton, German; Clarette L. Rogers, Spanish; Martha A. Lundagen, Mathematics; Lieut-Col. James C. Smith, Military Drill; Mary J. Sharkey, . Physical Training; Roberta Halliday, Drawing; Kathryn Wells, Marion Warren, Domestic Science; Mrs, W. H. Kenney, Music; Daniel Darney, Manual Training. Athletic Association Charles H. Garland, President; Everett G. Richardson, Vice-president; Canzadia Cook, Secretary; Frank P. Bell, Treasurer; Martin Burns, Manager of Football; George Willard, Captain; Charles Garland, Captain of Basket-ball Class Officers Senior —President, Robert Hull; Vice-president, James R. Bascom; Marshal, Francis J. Killelea; Secretary, Beatrice Monroe; Treasurer, Gladys Barry. Junior-—President, Milton Barrett; Vice-president, Arthur Mahan; Marshal, Ray Berger; Secretary, Margaret Safford; Treasurer, Marion Burdett. Sophomore-—President, George Gould; Vice-president, Lawrence Hadley; Marshal, Gardner Freer.san: Secretary, Margaret Coughlin; Treasurer, Clara Leslie Richardson. °§ Freshman—President, Raymond Hull; Vice-president, Herbert Houghton; Marshal, Charles Crowley; Sec- retary, Elaine Goodale; Treasurer, Pauline Crane. Roster of the Leominster High School Cadets HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF—Major, Morgan M. Whitney; Adjutant, rank of Cap‘ain, Everett G. Richardson; Quartermaster, rank of Captain, John J. Kearney; Sergeant-Major, Elmer C. Adams; Quartermaiter-Sergeant, Ralph J. Moore. COMPANY A—Captain, E. Octave LeClair; Ist Lieut., Harold L. Murphy; 2d Lieut., E. Harvey Thomas; Ist Sergt., Willard M. Carter; Sergeants, Warren M. Carter, Francis J. Killelea, Arthur U. Mahan; Corporals James Shannon, Malcolm Tisdale, Robert H. Smith, James T. Queenan. COMPANY B—Captain, Leon C. Hadley; Ist Lieut., Ferdinand B. Fischer; 2d Lieut., William H. Latimer; Ist Sergt., Edward F. Knapp; Sergeants, Norman C. Fassett, Howard A. Cragin, W. Raymond Berger, Milton A. Barrett; Corporals, H. Eugene Kingman,, Wallace W. Jodrey, Irving F. Polley, Albert H. Ward, Jr., Harlan F. Baker. COMPANY C—Captain, Lawson Hiltz; Ist Lieut., Leo H. Dauphinais; 2d Lieut., Christof F, Dietz; Ist Sergt., Wade H. Jewe't: Sergeants, Howard L. Nutting, John H. Boyle, Waldo E. Coolidge, Herbert L. Hazen; Corpora's,.J Robert Johnson, Paul Perch, Donald S. Gordon, Charles R. Bell. COMPANY D-—Captain, Robert J, Hul!; Ist Lieut., Raymond H. St. George; 2d Lieut., Charles W Page; Ist Sergt., Kermet H. Madden; Sergeants, Wilfred G. Paquette. Percy E. Kelley, Daniel G. McGuin- ness, Sydney J. Sandberger; Corporals, Francis H. Crane, D. Edward Butler, W. Ferdinand Meyer, Philip Placentino. COMPANY E—Captain, Dixi C. Hoyt; Ist Lieut., James R. Bascom; 2d Lieut., W. Ham‘lton Osborne; Ist Sergt., Walter H. Pollard; Sergeants, Winfield D. Gove, Winchester G. Blake, Ralph E. Haley, Camille H. F. Duval; Corporals, R. Gordon Hess, David Thurston, Wallace W. Brown, Henry J. Con- nor Francis J. Haley, Robert H. Page. 20 Number in the class, Number of boys, Number of girls, Age of class, years, Average age, Oldest girl, Oldest boy, Youngest girl, Youngest boy, Height of class, Average height, Tallest girl, Tallest boy, Shortest boy, Shortest girl, Most popular boy, — Most popular girl, Handsomest boy, Prettiest girl, Class shark, Class grind, Bachelor, Old aes THE MAGNET Class Statistics 80 31 49 1273 “315.9 Edna Harris Ferdinand Fischer Anna ‘Johnston Kermit Madden As7 ft) Sn 5 ft. Gin. ‘Abbie Magee James Bascom Leo Dauphinais Florence Spencer Class Robert Hull Mabelle Shannon Dixi Hoyt Helen Sheehan Robert Hull Agnes Bemis Edward Knapp: Alice Kirkpatrick Quietest girl, Size of class shoe, 448 _ Average size, 5% - Largest shoes, | “were Hull Smallest shoes, Eva Richardson’ Weight of class, pounds, 10,373 Average weight, 120 B22 Harvey Thomas Mildred Sayles Warren Carter — | Eva Richardson Heaviest boy, Heaviest girl, Lightest boy, Lightest girl, Hat size of boys of class, . 218% Average size, | 7 -Wearers of largest hats, Leon Hadley, Morgan Whitney © Ballot Hamilton Osborne Agnes Tobin Kermit Madden Doris Whitney _ James Bascom Canzadia Cook Quietest boy, Wittiest boy, — Wittiest girl, Heartbreaker (boy) Heartbreaker (girl) Optimist, Pest, Norman Fassett Tale College Medical and. Dental Schinl The Tufts College Medical and Dental Schools are. co-educational, and provide women with an opportunity for entering vocations of great possibilities. - The requirement. for entering the Medical School is that the candidate shall have a diploma from ab accredited high school and two years of medical pre- paratory work covering Chem- istry, Biology, Physics, English, and either French or German. Tufts Colleee Dental School admits graduates of accredited high schools on. presentation of their diploma and transcript of record covering fifteen units. ‘Many successful women practi-. tioners are among its craduates. The Tufts College Medical and Dental Schools already have sev- . eral hundred graduates holding commissions either in the Army or Navy. For further information apply to THE SECRETARY, 416 Huntington Gee Boston, Mass. Ferdinand Fischer : Green’s Drug Store We are Sole Agents for Fish’s “ Green Seal” Chocolates Toilet Articles, and Soap s The Quality Drug Store 2 Monument Sa. Telephone 781 Leominster, Mass. Pure Drugs, Perfumes PoE GEM The new, sanitary, and most up-to-date Moiion Picture Theater, where only the best and latest photo plays will be shown. Compliments of f Gas Light Co. Leominster Power Co. Cragin Wilkins Co. Plumbing, Heating, and Ventilating Blower Pipe and General Jobbing Compliments of J. CUSHING CO. Flour, Grain, and Feed Electric Light and For your Parties and your home dessert ‘before you try another place for Quality and Price, try Peerless Ice Cream Guaranteed Satisfaction THE BOSTON CONFECTIONERY STORE F. E. Short Co. Staple and Fancy Groceries Oxy-Acetylene Welding of Brass, Iron, Steel GRIMES HARRIS 92 Pleasant St. Leominster, Mass. Compliments of W.D. EARL CO. Leominster Fuel Co. 8 Mechanic St,, Leominster, Mass. Whitney Co. Manufacturers of Paper Boxes 142 Water St. : Leominster THE WINNER invariably uses Wright Ditson equipment. Wright Ditson Tennis Rackets were used by winners in the National Championships during the past three years. Our Championship Tennis Balls are used in all National Championships of U.S N.L.T A. WRIGHT DITSON 244. Washington St., Boston Leominster Daily Enterprise The only paper that contains the Local News We have a first-class Job Printing Plant If you want a job done right, bring it to us Colburn Court DIXI G. HOYT, M. D. Office Hours: 2 to 4, 7 to 8 p. m. Sunday by Appointment 2 Gardner Place Leominster The Up-to-Date Cleaning Pressing Co. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS There are plenty of opportunities in our Company for ambitious young men, and when you are through school we will be glad at any time to talk it over with you. Remember us then. E. H. SAXTON, President Leominster Shell Goods Mifg. Co. F. A. KIRK PHOTOGRAPHER 14 Monument Sq. Leominster W. A. PUTNAM CO. Insurance Bank Block Smith’s Central Laundry Laundering of All Kinds H. Solomon Proprietor Ladies’ Garments Cleaned and Pressed at the Lowest Prices 12 Pleasant St. Telephone 891 M New Styles in : HIS STORE places Quality First, as price without quality Rings, Pins, and Fobs means nothing. with High School Building : in Blue and White Enamel Laythe-Chamberlin Boesch. Shoe Co. E. I. THOMAS 32 Main Street The Men’s Shop _| Carelessness doesn’t pay 15 Water Sireet Protect your feet from the cold ground Shoes and Furnishings for Men and Boys with McPherson's Repairing Ladies’ and Men’s Garments Cleaned and Pressed A. B. McPherson’s The MEN'S SHOP 15 Water St. 24 Mechanic St. Fetablished 1874 E. E. Burdett, Ph. G Compliments of ahd tarp il OF Apothecary Conant-Chapin Co. Main Street Leominster A. C. Hosmer Co. Lyon the Florist Newsdealers and Stationers Flowers for All Occasions Leominster, Mass. 82 Pleasant St. Leominster Telephone Leominster Hardware Co. C. B. COOK immevare and Sporting Goods Steam Vulcanizing of all kinds PP ehardeon Clock 89 Main Street, Leominster Compliments of Frank Tracy ° . Auctioneer and Liberal House Furnisher F.G. Smith Piano Co. : a pate New and Second Hand Furniture and Stoves Distributors of : Regular Auction Sales Saturdays at 7.30 p. m. Webster Pianos Bradbury Pianos 48 Monument Sq. CO AL, Best Quality Always on Hand ASS ee earcmanc (ne, The Horn Supply Co. PIERCE FURNITURE CO. COLUMBIA BLOCK 69 and 71 MAIN STREET LEOMINSTER WITHOUT M. H. FISKE co. EXCEPTION Carriage, Sign, and Automobile Painting | the best stocked Athletic Department in this vicinity. Everything for the Athlete. Shop, Howe St. LePZ 7 Ww: Special Prices to Schools Leominster Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co. Corner Main and Putnam Streets Fitchburg Compliments of J. B. FARNSWORTH CO. Plumbing and Steamfitting Get your dad to advertise. Pay Hurry, boy, and put him wise. Pay Your Y This book here’s the very place; ; mbes Get them quick to buy a space. Athletic Magnet lati S All us fellows have to buy, mee be Dues Eat and live, and then to die. Dues So, you see, his trade comes in. By our ads he’s bound to win. Webber Furniture Co. Furniture, Carpets, Ranges, Draperies, Shades, and Upholstery 91 Central St. Leominster Shoes for Young Men R. H. Safford and Young Women Jeweler C. E. Barnes Co. ia Block Main Street Columbia Bloc Ren 26 Monument Square Compliments of Bassett Baker Everything the Best at Dyer’s Drug Store 30 Monument Sq. Compliments of The [lerchants National Bank of Leominster We Solicit Your Accounts Compliments of Class of 1920 Pirs.C. A. Caswell | the Nickerson Dry GoodsCo Home Made Candies and Ice Cream We are agents for — 40 Monument Sq. Tel.1026 | Skinner’s Lining Satins and Radley Goal Zompany | inners Press Satins The Standard Satins of the World Dealers in Coal and Wood Office, 12 Mechanic St. The Nickerson Dry GoodsCo. There are none better LOWELL « TEXTILE % SCHOOL CIENTIFIC and PRACTICAL TRAINING in all processes of s Textile Manufacture, including all commercial fibres. Three-Year Diploma Courses in | Cotton Manufacturing, Wool Manufacturing, Textile Designing. Four-Year Degree Courses in Chemistry and Textile Coloring, Textile Engineering. Degrees of B. T. D. (Bachelor of Textile Dyeing) and B..T. E. (Bachelor of Textile Ppetncrne? offered for completion of prescribed four-year courses. Certified Graduates of High Schools and Academies admit- ted without examination. For Catalogue address CHARLES H. EAMES, 8S. B., Principal LOWELL, MASS. Compliments of Connors’ _ | Barry-Crain — Pharmacy x Drug Co. The Prescription Store UREN F.W. Boynton Co. ¢ Dealers in Horse Furnishings, Shoe- 38 Main St. Mayo Block Findings, Bags, and Suitcases. Gloves and Mittens 27 Mechanic St. Telephone Compliments of Class of 1918 Compliments of NICHOLS FROST Fitchburg, Mass.