Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

Page 9 text:

THE MIRROR g 7 With the coming of report cards came also the call for baseball candi- dates. It was noticeable that the number of candidates dropped after the results of the cards became known. Nevertheless our Soph- omores helped the team. In May we began to feel im- portant. Why shouldn't we ? Weren't we allowed to choose our electives for the next year? More than one wished he might take gym or even shop in place of English. Soon the time came when we said good-bye to the Seniors. Most of us pretended, at least, to be sorry. wished them all good luck, but deep down in our hearts most of us did not have too much lovefor those lofty Seniors with their uncompli- mentary remarks. A few days later we too were released from our stud- ies. The jolly, carefree days of sum- mer soon passed, and autumn saw us once more brought back to the fold. We 'were now the revengeful Juniors, and we found the greatest pleasure in calling the members of the incom- ing class infants . Prior to the opening of school the boys began football practice. This year the team had the most success- ful season since Jack himself car- ried the ball. The team won the State Championship with no defeats and only one tie. Of course much of the success in the line was due to the defense contributed by our Junior boys. As usual the girls had their fun at field hockey. At a meeting in the assembly hall we elected our class officers. Our new officers were: William Ell- worthy, President, Audrey Clark, Vice Presidentg Mildred Sibley, Secretary-Treasurer, Rudolph Sund- quist, Auditorg Roger Smith, Ath- letic Representative, and Marion Evans, Alternate Representative. Later we chose our class colors and motto. Our colors are powder blue and white, while the motto which we are to take with us is Esse Quam Videri CTO Be' Rather Than To Seemj. As the winter months came and went the boys and girls played bas- ketball. A school hockey team was again organized. Later with the coming of spring the call for base- ball candidates was sent forth by Mr. Leary. At lastiour long expected' social came. It was in the form of a Poverty Party. This was a huge success because of the novelty of the idea. Practically everyone was dressed in old clothes. A good time was had by all. Before the year had a chance to come to a close, we gave what was fin our opinion at leastj the best re- ception ever given to Seniors, not be- cause we loved them so, but because we were glad that they were going out into the cruel, cruel world. An- other reason was that it is a time- honored custom to show this courtesy to the graduating class. For this gala occasion Nuttings was most ar- tistically decorated with our colors and motto. In respect to the Seniors their colors and motto were conspicu- ously displayed. Just to be differ- ent, the evening was not opened with the customary speeches by the two Class Presidents, but was devoted en- tirely to dancing. The boys in their blue coats and white Hannels and the girls in their evening gowns of vari- ous hues presented a sight not to be soon forgotten. The dance floor held no attractions for some youthful couples, who in search of romance filled the back porch to capacity. The evening passed altogether too soon to suit us. Shortly before midnight we turned our steps homeward with the feeling that our Junior Prom was

Page 8 text:

THE MIRROR VICTOR KJOSS Class Historian, 1928

Page 10 text:

8 THE MIRROR the most delightful occasion of our social life. It was not long after the Prom that the school year closed, with the lucky Seniors, as usual, getting out .a few days earlier than the rest of us. Thus ended our second year. Before we were aware of it, we were again back in the harness. Seniors in Waltham High! Was that sweet music to our ears? And how! Were we not the highest class in the school? You may all rest as- sured that we made the lower classes feel who carried the dignity of the school. A . . To see Captain 'cRed', Wright lead his warriors on the gridiron was certainly an inspiring sight. Al- though the boys did not fill the State Champion shoes, they certainly played remarkably well considering the great handicap in the form of light weight. For the last time the Class gath- ered for the purpose of electing its of- ficers. The final officers are: Wil- liam Pepper, President, Audrey Clark, Vice President, Herbert Bail- ey, Secretary, Paul Winterhalter, Treasurer, Walter Arnold, Auditor, and Ernest Red Wright, Athletic Representative. Later Jarvis Farley was elected Chairman of the Senior Dance Committee. On the evening of Decenber 16, 1927, you couldhave found us at Nuttings'-on-the-Charles. For this occasion the committee had decorated the hall very prettily. With the beginning of cold weather, 'cJack prepared to organ- i7e a school hockey team. Besides coaching a hockey team that had an even season fno, not even,-worsej, John L. had to run a program of in- terclass basketball games. This about turned gray the few remaining hairs on his head. In January we elected a Senior Play Committee headed by Herbert Bailey. They chose the play Thank You , a comedy in three acts, and shortly before the February recess, Miss Chapman held tryouts for the parts. The lucky ones rehearsed faithfully, and onthe two nights of March 23 and 24 the play was pre- sented to appreciative audiences that filled the South ,Junior High School Auditorium. This spring the boys held the first few baseball practices Cand they were very fewy on the lot behind the school. 1 . VVhile the season was progressing, we turned our attention to class pic- tures. Several samples were sub- mitted. The class voted to give its order to Purdy's of Boston. Soon came the last social event in our high school career. We were the guests at the Junior Promenade given by the class of 1929. Their reasons for giving it were ,probably the same as ours. This class fol- lowed the precedent set by our class and devoted the entire evening to dancing. We returned home with the feeling that the Prom given by the class of '29 equalled our own. Now as we are about to enter the cold, cold world, our thoughts turn back to the deeds we have done in the past. - All of them, probably, were not done so well as others would have them done, but they were al- ways done to the best of our ability. Now let us face the future, and as we go forth let us strive to work and live by our motto, T0 Be Rather' Than To Seem. ' V 2 T VICTOR Kjoss, '28