Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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4 THE PILGRIM During this year Pinafore , an operetta by Gillbert and Sullivan, was produced, and one of our own Sopho- more girls, Ruth Butts, was chosen to play a leading part, that of the captains daughter. Others of our class were in the chorus. Moreover, many of our number can boast of having participated in the im- pressive Christmas assembly in charge of Miss C-arey and her French students. Although it constituted a grave dis- appointment to a large number, we held no Sophomore Hop. We have heard it intimated that this was due to our own procrastination, but it could as easily be explained by the fact that the two classes above us possessed an overdevel- oped readiness to seize for themselves all available dates. III As Juniors we were guided in our ac- tivities by the following: President W illiam Clark Vice-President John Maccaferri Secretary Alice Wood Treasurer Mary Brigida In this year the Sch-ool Circus was held for the first time with one of' our classmates, LeBaron Briggs, as Master of Ceremonies. Our Junior Promenade, which was hailed with the customary enthusiasm, was both a social and financial success. In connection with this event We proved to ourselves and to others that overhead decorations were not .impossible in Memorial Hall by our novel display of basket-Woven streamers. The last day of our third year must have been utterly unlike that experi- enced by any other Junior Class, for we were bidding the Old P. H. S. a -fond farewell. The occasion evoked memories, for the most part plaasant, memories such as are ordinarily per- mitted only to a graduating class. IV A NEW High School-the dream of so many classes previous to o-urs, be- caimefto us a reality, and we were the first group to have the proud distinction of gracing the new halls of learning as Seniors. It has been hinted that we are an un- stable class, full of whifms and vagaries, and our varying choice of class ofiicers has been offered as proof' of our incon- sistency, but, remembering that the greatest of personages have not been wholly free from this characteristic, we point with pride to our selection in our senior year: President LeBaron Briggs Vice-President Robert Sampson Secretary Audrey Dutton Treasurer Mary Brigida The first social event to be held in the new gymnasium Was the ,Senior Dance, as a result of Which our treasury was pleasantly increased. The School Circus was presented and received with as much favor as was the previous one, un-doubtedly because we, as seniors, were glad to offer our diver- sified talents. We record with some satisfaction the fact that through one of our members enjoyment was provided to the whole school, for the music for dancing after all of the Friday night basketball games this year was furnishd by our Joe Correa and his orchestra. So the Class of 1937 becomes history! But, you assert, you find no words of blame, no suggestions of the human frailties in the conduct of the Class of '37? You say-Ah! I feared it-this class historian has not maintained the standards of accuracy which she pub- licly embraced? But may I meet question with ques- tion in a last dlespai-ring effort to estab- lish my position-is it not possible that the Class of 19137 Was Without error, without defect? Is it not possible that the Class of 1937 could do no Wrong? RUTH FLAGG These are especially strong shirts, madam. They simply laugh at the laundry, said the salesinan. I know that kind. I had some that came back with their sides split. Have you eaten anything that was left in an open tin ? was the first ques- tion of the physician as he examined the ptomaine victim. Yep, replied the patient, I went on a picnic yesterday and the lunch was left in the fliver all morning. Carpenter- Didn't I tell you to notice when the glue boiled over ? Assistant-- I did. It was a quarter past ten. TRY THIS Motor Cop Cafter hard chasej- Why didnt you stop when I shouted back there? Driver Cwith only S5 but presence of mindb- I thought you just said, 'Good morning, Senator? Cop- Well, you see, Senator, I wanted to Warn you about driving fast through the next township.

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Class of 193 7 of Plymouth High School oriviczeizs President . . . Leldaron Briggs Vice-President Robert Sampson Secretary . Treasurer . Aucl rey Dutton . Mary Brigida CLASS COLQRS Green and Wliite CLASS MOTTO Alriora Petamus CLASS FLOWER Yellow Rose History of the Class of 1937 5 INCE I have heard it charged that class historians are rather more sus- ceptible than most human beings to a lack of perspective and a fondess for hyperbole, and since it is furthermore charged that the true purpose of their literary en-deavors is therefore thwarted and their real value to posterity im- paired, I wish to make it clear at the outset that the historian of the Class of 1937 may not satisfactorily be indicted on these counts. I intend to vindicate the maligned authors of class chronicles by submitting a work devoid of hyperbole and characterized by precision, let the words of praise and blame fall where they may. I The Class of 1937 entered High School with a rather bewildered air, for its members were the first to make the transition between grades eight and nine without the colorful pageant which for many years had terminated Junior High School days. The decision of the School Committee to dispense with a formal graduation from Junior High School was apparently made to impress upon us the fact that we had achieved no extraordinary goal in the field of ed- ucation by completing eight grades- and with this point of view, after a pass- ing of time, we most readeily concur. Our air of bewildermient was soon re- placed by another of a somewhat pugnfa- cious nature, for we were Hghting, as other classes had done before us, to pre- serve ourselves from the belittling acts of upper-classmen and to thwart the rising interest of iSenior boys in Fresh- man girls-an interest so general that we must conclude that the feminine element in the Class of 1937 must have possessed an unusual amount of charm, ev-en as freshmen. As a result of elections, we were led by: President Richard Keough Vice-President Antone Medeiros Secretary John Macoaferri The gala occasion of the year was the Freshman Dance, the evening when our young souls soared high. The Student Activities Society was organized in this year, and we became the Hrst class to have represen-tatives in this soci-ety through the entirety of our High School career. - II The Sophomore year began with even less ceremony than the first. At this point we demonstrated our courage to break with custom, for we elected a girl as class presvident. This honor fell to Lois Brewster, while John Maccaferri served as vice-president, Mary Curtin as secretary, and Robert Sampson as treasuier. l av, l'., J

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. THE PILGRIM 5 Last Will and Testament mE, the illustrious and benevolent Class of 1937, being about to take our much-lamented departure from P. H. S.: deem it wise, expedient, and indi- cative of our profound gratitude, to be- queath the following items to those who have sustained us in our exigencies: T0 MR. SHIPMAN: A football suit and helmet in order that h-e may be properly equipped to challenge Mr. Handy's team on the gridiron. To MRS. RAYMOND: A blotting-paper carp-et for her home room to assist her in carrying out her resolution to keep her floor free from ink spots and other unseemly blotches. To MISS BROWN : Individual booths to be used by Senior history students dur- ing the ordeal of tests. We seek to allay all suspicions-hence our parting gift. To MR. PACKARD: Permission to fill the crack in the swinging door, between Mr. Smiley's room and his, in order to keep the boys' minds on their work dur- ing seoond period study. T0 MR. MONGAN: More bulletin space for his exceptionally fine pictures and posters. In adidlition, we appoint Francis Scheid, the silver-tongued orator, to be official tacker-upper. To MISS CAREY: A Flit gun with which she may exterminate pestiferous Seniors who gambol in the lower cor- ridor dfuring fifth period. To MISS WILBER:A new horse to be employed in her now famous example for the dlative of possession. Her old nag has become sway-backed and spavined from years of faithful service. To MR. SMILEY: Traps for catching runaway snakes. They may save the girls many 'anxious and fearful minutes while passing through the lower cor- ridor. To MISS LANG: A law prohibiting checks unfder a dollar. T0 MISS JACQUES: A special telephone to Miss Carey's room. We should like to do all within our power to further such a beautiful friendship. T0 MRS. GARVIN: More Drews to put the girls' sports news of Plymouth High on the front page. To MISS CooMBs: Perhaps a husky C. C. C. boy might be of some assistance to her' in the office. Her polite sugges- tions to remove the corporeal presence seem, in some cases, to fall on barren ground. T0 MISS HUMPHREY: Murals on the ceiling to justify her gazing upward 1 , while thinking. In this way, much pleas- ure would be instilled into the teaching of such mysterious things as th-e differ- ence b-etween abstract and concrete nouns. To DR. DAVIS: An invitation to a musical program composed of modern hit tunes under the direction of our well-known swing master. To MISS KELLY: A little box to run overhead on wires fsuch as are used in department storesj to carry her mis- sives to Miss McNerney. To MISS DOWLING: A supply of alco- hol-for removing paint from the hands of her art studenfts. In the future, students may be spared the necessity ol' dashing to Mr. PackardI's room. T0 MR. KNOWLTON: A senior class which will appreciate his athletic award system. T0 MISS JOHNSoN: Her choice of a lower desk or a higher chair, so that she may keep an eagle eye on her study hall. T0 MISS LOCKLIN: A few more wood- en compasses for blackboard work in order that the string and chalk method may be abolished. This gift will save pupils many anxious moments. To MISS RAFTER: Roller skates equip- ped with sirens on which she may effi- ci-ently police the cafateria. T0 MR. BAGNALL: A sum of money to finance a private printing of his ver-sion of European history. Some of his the- ories on Nap and the Iron Duke have proved most interesting. T0 MISS J UDD: A standing order with some reliable fruit store for an apple to be delivered to her on each and every school day. T0 MISS MCNERNY: A new set of much-needed cooking utensils so that her talented pupils Cespecially the Sen- ior boysj may really do justice to the culinary art. To THE CLASS OF 1938: More girl athletes. It looks as though Mrs. Garvin will have teams composed only of Soph- omores and Juniors next year. To THE CLASS OF 1939: Several enter- prising members who will always keep the ball rolling in class meeting. Our aim is to eliminate those deadly lulls during which everybody waits for somebody else to do or say the right thing. Drawn, signed, and sealed in the ofiice of Ivan Noffulitch and Haven One- too and to be executed by I. B. Seenya and Otto Burnit. JosEPH BREWER '37 ROBERT D. SAMPSON ,37