Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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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-

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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

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- 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