Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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CLASS BOOK COMMITTEE Clifford Poxd, Chairman Ruth Bitgood Pauline Corriveau Helen Humiston

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I heard, the other day, a story of a young man who attended high school and then college where he stood very high in his studies. When he was a child, his father and mother had never allowed him to play freely with other beys. He had spent most of his leisure time with his mind on his books. yie completed his college work and received high honors but he was on thefYerge of a nervous breakdown, rsothing satisfied his taste. He did not care for sports because he had not learned their value. His friend took him trout fishing but nothing interested him. He did not know how to play. By studying how to improve the situation of today, we can prepare for tomorrow. It is while it is in its infancy that Agawam should buy land for its future needs. We can observe in Springfield the effect of reserving land for recrea- tion purposes. Recreation centers like Forest Park have been given to the city by prominent men. These places draw thousands of people every week who attend athletic contests or participate in them. There is at present at Agawam an urgent need for an athletic field suited not only for high school sports but also for all forms of recreation. Tennis courts, baseball diamonds, football gridirons, swimming pools, and a supervised playground for children, when will it come? , a±. (?, The women of Agawam, the Parent-Teachers’ Association,a have work- ed hard to raise funds to provide the smaller children with swings, and they hope later to buy the complete playground equipment. It is difficult for any organization of this kind to carry out its plans of advancement alone; therefore, it is up to the people of Agawam to support any attempts of or- ganization which the town, or groups, may make for the benefit of every- one in the community. Many beneficent individuals are in this audience. Some one of you may have not only the desire to help the town to secure adequate recreation grounds, but also means to carry the project through. Recreation parks are beautiful memorials to loyal-hearted citizens. What name will be associated with Agawam’s? But we cannot wait idly with great expectations. Let us all get busy and boost the idea — clean, uplifting sports, recreation for all Agawam. Napoleon Dupuis

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