Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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TRACK TEAM. 1919

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THE QUIVER 23 About one hundred new books have been added to the McFee Memorial Library during the year. The school now has a combination lantern and reflecto scope, and six hundred slides. On Tuesday, December 24, Frederick Brown, T8, gave the school an interesting talk on his experiences at the Central Officers’ Training School, Camp Lee, Virginia. On Friday evening, May 13, the annual dinner for the school committee and the High School faculty was given by the Freshman and Junior domestic science divisions. The members of the orchestra are: piano, Irene Gardner; drums. Oliver Fontaine; Hute, Andre Houtmann; cornet, Austin McMichael; violins, Morris Brenner, Ada Saunders, Abraham Brown, Ruth List, Louis Feldman, and Isadore Schwartz. The annual declamation contest was held in Mansfield on Friday evening, May 9. Although Woonsocket did not win, its representatives, Eugene Boucher and Bertha Logan, made an excellent showing. The prizes were carried off by Franklin and Mansfield. Franklin has the shield for a year. On May 5, Miss Abby Sweetser, who has been in South Africa for about five years, spoke to the Civics class about that country and its people. For “The Independent” used in the Senior English classes, Ruth Parsons acted as treasurer and John Hourigan as business manager. By request of “The Independent,” the classes this year were photographed. The picture will be published with those of other schools which used this magazine as a text book. The question of military training has been voted upon and passed by a majority of the three lower classes. The school committee is to vote upon it soon. Dorothy Rixford has been pianist for chapel this year. Irene Gardner has played for Tuesday morning singing lessons. In March, Mr. Frank A. Jackson, chairman of the Rhode Island Food and Drug Commision, spoke to the school concerning drugs and patent medicines. His talk was exceedingly interesting. One afternoon, Mr. Palmer took the Civics class on a very instructive visit to the State House.