Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE OFFICERS ' PARTY THE SENIOR PLAY ' The Officers ' Party was held in the Town Hall on December 29, 1922, and was a great success. The matrons were Mrs. L. L. McMaster, Mrs. J. R. King, Mrs. J. Talbot, Mrs. ( ' . T, Phinney, and Mrs. E. J. Clarke. Major L. Leslie McMaster, Jr., and Miss Helen Corbet led the grand march, the other Wakefield officers and their partners follow- ing according to their rank. Officers from Gloucester, Woburn, and Stoneham were also present. The Elimination Dance was won by Miss Ruth Murkland and Mr. Donald Bartlett. Earle Brown ' s Colored Orchestra furnished the music and dancing was enjoyed until mid- night. The furniture used was loaned by the Amer- ican Reed Willow Co. Major L. Leslie McMaster, Jr., was the floor director and had as his aids the other officers of the Wakefield Battalion. LORRAINE SEAYEY, Social Editor, ' 23. THE JUNIOR PARTY The Junior Party is to take place on April 13, 1923, in the Town Hall and will be the last party given by the High School pupils to be held in that place. Frankie Ward ' s Orchestra has been engaged for the dancing which will take place from 8.00 to 12. p.m. The matrons will be Mrs. T. II. Ward, Mrs. V A. Roach, Mrs. J. Drugan, Mrs. Ida Farr Miller, and Miss A. Irene Goddard. The committee in charge includes Edward Ward, chairman; with Alice Hall, Doris Brew- er, Olive Morrison, Helen Hackett, Gladys Dag- nino, Helen Corbet, Arlene Muse, Lawrence Martin, Ross Roach, Allen Drugan, Clyde Tyler, Joseph Farushites, and Lawrence Floyd, as aides. During the intermission an entertainment will be given featuring Miss Doris Frost, our talented pianist, Miss Charlotte Chamberlain, a fancy dancer, and the two little Bobbins children, who are well known in Wakefield. The dances are to be given appropriate names, and two prizes are to be given to I lie winners of the Elimination Dance. The decorations will consist of the class colors, and a sign bearing the words Class of 1924 will be suspended over the stage. L. S. Mice and Men, a romantic-comedy in four acts, is to be presented by members of the Senior Class, in the High School Auditorium, at the opening of the new building. The play is under the direction of Miss Harriet Sweet- ser, a member of the High School Faculty. The mus ic will be provided by the High School Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. C. Albert Jones. Everything indicates that the play will be a great success. MARY GOODALE, ' 23. Social Editor. THE TRAVELER 1 met a traveler from a foreign land, He came to me with outstretched hand, Money, food, and clothes he begged of me, I told him in answer to his pleas, That holiest labor witli his hands Would soon reward his just demands. Again this traveler came to me, His eyes were filled with joy and glee. For he had earned his just demands, By putting to use his mind and hands. Now this advice is good for all, The young, the old, the great, the small. K. M. JAKEMAN, ' 25. AN ENCHANTED BOAT My soul is an enchanted boat, Confined by no castle moat, Free to journey the whole world o ' er, Propelled by the fancies of my mind for an oar. At my will I am carried afar To Iceland, Paris, or Africa ; Weary 1 stop to rest. In the shade of the palace of Bucharest. The charms of Venice beckon us there, We drift along, we know not where; Palace and prison alike we see, Although we prefer our own country. No storms mar our voyage, The waters all are calm ; Good luck follows always, We meet with no harm. PAULINE PETERSON, 25 20

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A NIGHT WITH A WOLF A True Story In Poland, the cattle feed in the swamps of the forests by night as well as by day, with a man to look after them. A certain man had been watching his horses one night when it began to rain and the air grew very chilly. Being many miles from any house, he was forced to take shelter in a small hole and cover himself with his extra coats. The night was very dark. Soon he heard clearly the sound of footsteps. lie knew by the sound that a four-footed -animal was ap proaching. He thought it was a dog. But no! a dog does not walk with such a gradual, slow step. His terror increased, lie felt of the long, hard rubber stick that he held in his hand. The stick could bend, Imt could not break. When the animal was a few feet away from him, lie held his breath, for he knew it was a wolf that had come for a horse. He knew he must kill the wolf in order to save him- self and his horses, but that was not an easy thing to do without a, gun. The wolf came near the hole. The man ' s mind ran in many ways as to what he should do, for the wolf might step on him and then there would lie no more hope of escape. The beasl now passed near the hole with his back to the man. With his mind made up, the man gave one leap, grabbed the wolf by the tail, and beat him before the wolf had time to know what had happened. He tried to turn himself around and bite the man, but, as the wolf ' s neck is stiff, the man kept turning around still holding the wolf. This kept up for a long time. Finally the wolf was sei .ed with such fright that his stomach burst, so the man let him go. The wolf ran a short way and fell dead. Tin- man by his courage and cleverness, had saved himself and his property. ANNA KUKLINSKY. ' 26. Tt had a hoop skirt and many ruffles and puffs and a black velvet sash. She wore pantalets, with narrow black ribbon around the ankles, white stockings, and black slippers, laced with black ribbon, similar to our ballet slippers of today. Her bonnet was of white pressed straw, trimmed with pretty flowers, and her wrap was a black paisley cape trimmed with a black paisley fringe. Her hair was piled high at the back with three short curls at the side. She had dancing brown eyes and very white skin, with pink cheeks and bright lips. I think that she must have made a very pleasing picture as she sat there, holding tight to her little purse, and waiting eagerly for the sk ' ht of the familiar face of her lover. ARLINE SOULE, ' 26. MY GRANDMOTHER Imagine, if you can, a young girl of per- haps eighteen or nineteen, sitting all alone in an old-fashioned stage-coach, travelling from Prospect, Maine, to St. John, New Brunswick, to be married. It was during the Civil War, and the trav- elling was very dangerous, but this young girl ' s only thought was of her lover in a lum- ber camp at St. John. She was clothed in a pretty flowered dress. MY TRAVELS AROUND SHO- SHONE LAKE IN WYOMING My first surprise was to see in this big Wyoming desert, a large lake, but on look- ing in my guide book, I saw that this lake was not a. mirage, but a real one. Shoshone Lake is ten miles long and penned Up by a mere wedge of concrete between two rock walls tow- ering way above the dam itself. The road is rough, yet very good for this part of the country. It winds along un- der great overhanging rocks and cliffs, and again and again it goes through tunnels cut from the solid rock. Tourists who try to drive big house cars around the road ami through the tunnels are surprised to find the cars are usually bigger than the tunnels. The drivers are obliged to turn around and go back sixty or seventy miles to the nearest road around the gorge. The gorge itself is very interesting and it is also very dangerous, since on this narrow road two cars cannot pass, ami if they smash together either one or the other or both cars will fall into the river. This is my idea of the Colorado river on a small scale. When you look up at the dam itself and think of a few little facts about water pres sure and then think of the strength of men and concrete, it seems impossible that men have done this. Farther down, the gorge widens and every few miles or so a white sign points to some queer shape carved by water out of the rock, to which queer names are given, such as The Goose or Cameo Rock. All this carving was done centuries ago by the water that flowed through this canyon. ROBERT SANTOS, ' 20. 21