Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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TES. Che wriole : 1907 19 The following year notices were circulated announcing the fourth annual meeting and banquet to be held in the Cooley Hotel the last of December. Unfortunately for us our chief entertainer and member of the class of 1903, Mr. Hill, was united in marriage the afternoon before, and of course, was absent. However, the association Voted him their best wishes, he being the first mem- ber of the association to marry. The following officers were elected: President, John Williamsg Vice President, John Burleyg Secretary and Treasurer, Arthur E. Soutra. The evening brought together fellows who had not seen one another for some time. Toasts were responded to by members from each of the four classes. John William's treatise on The Relations Existing Between Our School and After Life, was especially practical and well chosen. In closing I would say, speaking for the association, that we sincerely hope that the present members of our high school and also all future Tech students may have as enjoyable and profitable a time as we had in old Mechanic Arts High. A 9 H 'q2:7 Q.'f5f'f ' 0

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18 'Ciba Gvriole : 1907 V01-iv History of the Alumni BY FREDERICK L. HUNN, T. '03 HE idea of forming a Technical High School Alumni Association first presented itself to the - A class of 1903. Up to that time the school had ,gg Q33 graduated but one class, whose members were 'oo ' -05 so few that an association was deemed imprac- QO' f0fv ticable. Although numbering only eighteen 02 . 07 young men, nought three determined to take ,...,, upon itself the responsibility of organizing an il W, , AIIIA .WV Alumni Association. In june, 1903, after con- f- ' jg sulting Principal Warner and other -members of the faculty, an executive -committee was chosen to draw up a constitution. At a later meeting the following officers were chosen for the year: President, Frederick L. Hunng Vice President, Thomas L. Cowles, Secretary and Treasurer, F. Ray- mond Daboll. The class of 1904, numbering eighteen, joined the association in the following June. The nrst meeting, at which '04 was present, was held on the last Friday in june, 1904. About thirty fellows were present, and after the election of officers, Mr. Warner spoke on The Significance of an Alumni Association. The officers elected for the second year were: President, Joseph Pope, Vice President, Thomas Cowles, Secretary and Treasurer, Allen Pope. An executive committee, consisting of members from both classes, was chosen to arrange for a banquet to be held during the Christmas vacation of the succeeding school year: On the evening of December 28, 1904, twenty-eight of the Alumni gathered at the Cooley Hotel. Principal Warner gave an.in- formal talk on The Plans and Prospects of the New Technical High School. Through the kindness of the architect, the fellows were able to study the principal features of the new building. After Mr. Warner had finished speaking, the remainder of the evening was spent in talking over school experiences, and in lis- tening to selections on the piano by Herbert Hill, '03. 1 The next meeting of the organization was held during the Christmas holidays of the following year. Thirty-five members, representing the four graduated classes of the school, were present. After our customary good dinner, officers were chosen as follows: President, Arthur D. Lyman, Vice President, Harold E. Hart- well, Secretary and Treasurer, Arthur E. Soutrag members at large, Ernest W. Seaholm and James R. Gibbons. The remainder of the evening was spent enjoyably by all.

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The fire saw his thoughtful mood and, ceasing w 20 Ube Gtiole : 1907 Vvf. iv The Flag-Pole on the MOUHtHlH BY H. MALCOLM PIRNIE 1 HE old-fashioned clock stood in the corner of i the large room, monotonously ticking away the F' ' tt minutes. The fire crackled and Hickered in the I' great stone fire-place as it slowly devoured the V large pine logs while the ruddy light rushed forth and danced upon the white walls seeming to hold itself away from a large dark spot, the A shadow cast by an old man sitting in a great ' chair with his head resting on one hand, dreamily EB watching the fairy light playing about the knots. its merry-making, began to form pictures of a handsome young man, a pretty wife, and a curly-headed boy. Then all the danc- ing lights found quiet places and watched the old man's past as it glided by. It was a Christmas morning forty years ago and the air was so bitterly cold that it sparkled in the yellow streaks of morning sunshine. The newly replenished ire roared with delight and shot its glad flames up the great chimney. A little stocking, bulging with mysterious bundles, hung by a string from the man- tel. Suddenly a sleepy sigh issued from the open door of a bed- room, but no sooner was it uttered than an outburst of childish joy announced that little Fred was awake and knew that the time at last had come to look at his stocking. He burst forth with a laugh that ended in a loud hurrah as he spied the long hoped-for wonder. Then he calledthat his Dad and Mother might see it also. Dad entered first, a tall handsome man with great broad shoulders and a face that beamed with good, cheer. He was followed by his pretty wife, a noble featured woman, small and delicate, with soft calm eyes that were mirrors of a good soul. They sat down by the fire and watched the sturdy little fellow as he dragged out the presents one by oneg a candy cane,