Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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THEgMIRRORxg 9 silver as our class colors, and Work Conquers Everything as our class motto. Needless to say, we have always lived up to this sentiment. During the winter month basket ball was being played both by girls and boys. The girls had several class teams which furnished a number of very interesting contests. They were always allowed to come to our games, but somehow, we were never allowed to go to theirs. Probably the most interesting winter sport was hockey. The field in the rear of the school was made into an attractive skating rink. There Waltham High having organized a hockey team under the direction of coach Jack Leary, played all its home games. Although we disliked to think that the boys did not win every time, it was much better fo know that they did not lose all their games. At last came the long-awaited day of our first social. Eagerly we gathered in the assembly hall and entered with zest into the various pleasures of the evening. Probably that which created most interest was the balloon race in which the winners were awarded a lollypop. Spring soon came. Once more Mr. Leary sent out the first call for baseball candidates. A large number responded. Practice for the first week was held at the North Junior High school gymnasium. Later the boys journeyed to the Bicycle Park for outdoor practice. Although the team won their first three games, they soon learned how it felt to be defeated. However, at the end of the season, they found that they were not so badly out of luck, for they had won seven games and lost seven. The years was rapidly drawing to a close. We felt that much was to be accomplished before the day of reckoning when our final reports would be given to us. Then came our great event, the junior promenade. Harry Smart and his committee had worked hard in order that it might he a Qfreat success. The evening opened with a hearty welcome to the seniors by our class president. Ralph Long, president of the senior class, re- sponded for his classmates. Then followed the grand march. As soon as the march was finished, the orchestra began our favorite dance music, and soon a large number of Romeos and J uliets could be seen softly swinging their way around the beautifully decorated hall. Not only was the hall itself well filled, but the back porch was also lined with youths in search of romance. The evening seemed to pass quickly, and after the tenth dance, we reluctantly strolled homeward feeling that the prom of the class of 1927 was the best that we, at any rate, had ever attended. Now there were just about three more weeks of school left, and then we would be once more free. Free, that glorious word! Those nice, long vacation weeks must surely have had a magnet in them because they

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sp THE MIRROR Soon came our Christmas vacation, a source of great pleasure. During the winter months the boys and girls enjoyed basket ball at the North Junior High gymnasium. The lot behind the school was made into an attractive rink and was freely used 'for skating and hockey. . We now turned our attention to baseball. We had a fairly success- ful season, winning seven games and losing seven. In June came the excitement of choosing our electives for the next year, and many were the debates as to the superior advantages of Chemistry, Algebra, French' or German. Some one was heard to remark that he wished he could elect library periods instead of English. At last everyone was satisfied, and now remained only the day of final reckoning. It came. We received with joy or sorrow our first final ranks and the year was over! The summer soon passed and we were once again brought back into theranks-this time as juniors. We now held middle place, if the seniors, our superiors, should, by any cha.nce, cast any reiiection upon us, it gave us a great deal of delight to cast-a similar reflection upon our inferiors, the infant sophomores. Our Hrst day Was not nearly so exciting as that memorable one a year ago, but, nevertheless, some of us lost our way only to be found and rescued later by our mates. y We were all delighted to hear the report that the boys were once again getting into shape for the coming football season. As the .players came on to the field, led by Captain Bob Muzzey, we were proud to see that a number of our junior boys were holding down first-string berths. The team had a very successful season, defeating Haverhill, Fitchburg, and Brockton, and reeciving only three setbacks. While the boys were practicing football, the girls were doing' their bit at field hockey. After the Thanksgiving recess, we all looked forward withva great deal of joy to our Christmas vacation. The weeks seemed to drag pain- fully, but when release from classes did come the time went so rapidly that it seemed as though Saturday was upon us evenbe-fore Monday had passed. Cn January 11 Cof the next yearj came the summons to the assembly hall to elect the class officers. Wynton Dangelmayer was elected presi- dent, Josephine Huntley, vice-president, Kenneth MacRae, secretary, Doris DeVenne, treasurer, Francis Pat Ryan, auditor, Tony Siano, athletic representative, Helen Glasgow, alternate representative, Ra- chel Slayton and Thelma Heinlein, library representatives. At the same meeting, Corrine Taylor was elected chairman of the co-mmittee on the class motto and class colors. A little later, we chose maroon and

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n- , 10 THE MIRROR attracted us immensely, not because we were lazy, and did not want to work, but because we were tired of getting D's. At last came the final day. The seniors ha.d departed the Friday before, and now we were also about to leave. When we returned in the fall, we should be seniors-the highest class in the school. How rapidly the summer months passed by, and ere We realized it, we had begun our final year in Waltham High School. This time we came as seniors. At last, we were the highest class in the school. Our first day was no longer a time of fear. We were familiar, old cronies. It was now our turn to ca.ll those entering the tiny infa.nts. On September 19, we journeyed to Watertown to see our boys begin the football season of 1927. Our team won their first game, and never let up until the final whistle blew on the morning of November 25 at Brockton, ending the most successful season Waltham High had had since the days when our beloved coach Jack Leary, carried the pig skin over the white lines for Waltham High. Our captain, Tony Siano, had every reason to be proud of his band of football warriors who made up one of the strongest aggregations in the state. At a well attended meeting of the senior class, we elected our class officers. Tony Siano was elected president, Betty Wroe, vice-president, Irene Stebner, secretary, Harry Smart, treasurer, Henry Rogers, ath- letic representative, Helen Glasgow, alternate representative, and Fran- cis 'Pat Ryan, auditor. At another meeting, Kenneth MacRae was elected chairman of the senior dance committee. Later Kenneth notified us that he and his committee had chosen Friday, December 17 for the big affair. We all looked eagerly forward to that night. At last it came, and we and our many friends gathered at Nuttings-on-theCharles. The hall was beau- tifully decora.ted and the shining expanse of fioor afforded a perfect surface for the happy dancers. There was no question of the success of that entertainmentwe all arrogantly exclaimed. As cold weather approached, we looked forward to the good old skating rink behind the school. This year the field had been enlarged so that two rinks could be made. One was reserved for the smaller chil- dren, and the othernwas for the older skating enthusiasts and afforded a place for hockey games. Waltham High once again organized a school hockeyteam. This year the team won a greater part of its games. Al- though Waltham High did not organize a school basketball team, never- theless. both boys and girls had a number of class teams which afforded much competition. Just before the February vacation, a club, known as the commer- cial club, was formed by the commercial seniors. This proved a flourish- ing organization, and has had many interesting meetings, addressed by some experts on subjects of interest to the business world.