Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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12) LEOMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL ment, with R bert Comiskey as Mayor and many other classmates holding important offices. In May came the Senior Play, “The Charm School,’ which was ranked with the other successful activities of cur Class. And now the history of the Class of 1924 is almost ended, and while we do not know what our histoiy will be in the future, we do know that with the knowledge gained in Leominster High School we have a very good chance of making our own histories as happy and interesting as that of the Class of 1924.

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CLASS OF 1924 Lt PuSlORY OF THE: CLASS OR 1924 BY EEIZABETH KENNEY In the year 1920, a group of very irresponsible people entered the Leominster High School. But how unlike other groups we were, especially from the fact that we were not so green as most classes! For, hadn’t we been warned by our friends in upper classes not to pay any attention to people who should try to direct us to the eleva- tor at school because it wasn’t working anyway? Then, too, we were fully prepared to doubt anything the Sophomores told us. After passing several very eventful weeks, during which we had been, by degrees, adjusting ourselves to the routine of the school, we learned that Mr. Ringer was to leave us, and hereafter we hard- worked Freshmen must run to our new principal, Mr. Smith, with our complaints and tales of woe. Later our election of class officers was held, with the following results: President, Alden Hull; Vice-President, James Sullivan; Sec- fetary, Gertrude Lambert; Treasurer, Elizabeth Kenney, and Mar- shal, Francis Sweeney. These officers proceeded to select the ring and pin. Jie wiext year we returned with all the ideas of disillusioning the Freshmen given us our previous year and a few brand new ones of our own. After a while, however, we began to think of more im- portant things, and on election day Alden Hull and James Sullivan were again elected President and Vice-President, respectively, and Gertrude Lambert-Secretary-Treasurer. Members of our class began to become quite prominent in athletics. At last we were upper-classmen, and our officers were Alden Pier resident; Robert Comiskey, Vice-President; and Gertrude Lambert, Secretary-Treasurer. In November we gave the annual Thanksgiving Dance, which was a great success. As the year passed on, we showed just how important we were by taking part in all of the school activities. In June, at the reception of the Senior Class, fourteen Juniors were chosen for their excellent standing to act as ushers. But now the final year was at hand, and we were Seniors and must, Of course, set a good example for the under-classmen. We fear that they have not benefited duly by our example (or perhaps they have too much). The officers this year were Francis Sweeney, President; Ray Cragin, Vice-President; and Elizabeth Kenney, Sec- retary-Ireasurer. At this time physical education for girls was re- instated. The Senior Dance, which came in January, was not a suc- cess financially, but it certainly was socially. April marked the important installation of Student Participation in School Govern-

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CLASS OF 1924 13 GIA S iain) ll Gaye By HELEN FOSTER I stood before a fruit store in the good old city of Boston. It was a fine spring morning in the year 1935. My eye was attracted to a very large and luscious-looking watermelon in a lovely green coat. I paid a dollar for this delicacy and went home well pleased, but lit- tle did I realize how much I was getting for my money. Later I Siarpemed a knife and cut my melon in two, also extracting the seeds. Returning a few minutes later, I found the halves of my Iruit cull Of juice. No matter what any one says or thinks, I shall always believe that a fairy touched my watermelon and cast a spell Overt orlthere before my startled gaze I can see mirrored the members of the class of ’24 as they are on this pleasant spring day mites, “One by one I see my classmates, and a peculiar power comes over me whereby I can tell what they have been doing. The first I see in the juice of my watermelon is Norma Parker, whom I should know anywhere on account of her rather large nose. Norma is just the same now as'she ever was, although she stands in a department store window all day as a dress model. It must be a terribie strain to have to keep quiet all day. There’s Leonard Bees; to be sure he looks somewhat different, but he is a movie actor. What do you know about that? Personally, I thought. he had too long a neck, though; didn’t you? Speaking of long necks reminds me. Whatever became of Marjorie Elliot? Why, there she is now, and of course Anna Johnson is with her. Marjorie married a minis- ter, and Anna married the minister’s brother. I don’t know which to pity the more, the minister or Marjorie, Alice Parker, Helen Wright, and Dorothy Scully are staying at Palm Beach, where one Of the best sights is to see Alice Parker make a fancy swan dive. Mildred Lawrence is no w Mrs. Ray Quinn, but we all expected that, anyway. “AA new scene unfolds before my eyes. It is the big college known tOvevery One as Everdale. It seems to be a gala day, with every one in his best clothes. All the graduate students who could possibly get there are to be seen on the campus. There'is to be a huge parade of graduate students; so I was not surprised, as I looked, to see a crowd all dressed up in funny costumes. First comes the brass band. Then on a horse all dressed up in ribbons sits a smiling-faced young man known to all as Alden Hull. He has on! a mask which makes his face look like that of a monkey. Well, Alden always was up to monkey shines, anyway. There’s Waldo Putnam in the next row. I could See him easily for the reason that his body generally reminded one Of a corn stalk. Three whom I used to know are in clown costumes. These are Donald Geary, Francis Sweeney, and James Sullivan. I wonder whether their costumes were a little misleading or not, Ac-