Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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12 The Arlington High School Clarion T HE first thing to interest the mem- bers of the school upon their return this fall in the way of athletics was the election of the officers for the Athletic Associat ion. A meeting was called and the following officers elected: President, Peirce; Vice-President, Chick; Treasurer, Mauger; Secretary, Frost; Auditor, Hutchinson; Athletic Com- mittee, O’Brien, Kelley, Scannell At a later meeting of this Committee, O’Brien was elected chairman. After this, interest was turned towards football. About forty candidates an- swered the call of Captain Peirce This showed good spirit on the part of the boys. But it was the first attempt in a number of years to place a football team on the field. Very few knew any- thing about the fine points of the game, but showed a willingness to learn. Mr. H. C. Colton who has had much experi- ence asa member of the Springfield Train- ing School Teams, was secured to coach. A better selection could not have been made. He was a man who not only knew football in all its branches, but was able to teach it He also had the confidence of the entire squad from the start and his work was simply wonderful, taking the conditions into consideration. Be- ginning with an absolutely “ green ” crowd be brought his team up to the standard average High School team, which was quite an undertaking. He taught the boys to play clean and hard, and to play just as hard and clean when they were losing as when they werewinning I he whole school, intact the whole town, are to be congratulated upon securing the services of such a man to direct the work of the team. 1 he Captain, Manager, School authorities, and the school body and townspeople wish to thank Mr. Colton for this season’s work The management also wish to thank the School authorities students, townspeople and every one who aided them, for their splendid support given them this fall under, perhaps not the best of conditions. The number of victories was not J. D. ROSIE MERCHANT TAILOR The Best Place to Buy CONFECTIONERY is at the Mystic Street Waiting Room A. O. SPRAGUE Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing and Pressing Post Office Building - Arlington, Mass.

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The Arlington High School Clarion i i should come along within two inches ot O my nose, I might possibly hit it. With this, he got into his canoe, and paddled oft to Little Lawaco, which was a small arm of the larger lake where Dick and Pierre had gone to hunt. In the meantime Dick and the guide had not had the luck which they had expected. They had tracked one moose for a long way, but it in some way escaped them, and after a tew hour’s search, they sat down on a log and waited as motionless as possible Every sound came to them distinctly in the silence of the woods, and is was not long before they heard a stealthy crackling in the underbrush, which Pierre knew could only mean the tramp of a moose Dick started up with his finger to the trigger of his gun. I he moose must have divined danger or heard Dick’s impulsive movement, for the next mo- ment with a great bound, he was away through the woods, always lust out of the sight ot the two men following. In a quiet cove, some distance off, sat Bob in his canoe, patiently waiting tor the fish to bite. It was an ideal day tor fishing, but somehow, he had had no luck. “ Friday, the 13th,” he mut- terred, crossly. “ It’s no use, I might as well give up,” and lighting his pipe, he settled down in his canoe Suddenly on the shore, about ten feet from Bob’s canoe, there was a snapping and crashing of underbrush, and there, in front of him, stood the hugest bull-mouse he had ever seen on the point of plunging into the water, hut arrested for the moment L D. BRADLEY H ardware and Kitchen Furnishings Family Paints not expecting to find another human being Instinctively, Bob grasped his gun and aimed at the terrified animal Lhe next instant there was a sharp report and the moose plunged desperately forward toward the lake, but fell as he reached the water’s edge. At that moment Dick and Pierre came running out from the bushes and stopped in amazement; then Dick burst out into a hearty laugh, saying, “ Well, well, old chap! What’s the matter with Friday, the 13th ? ” Anna A. Barnes, To. LECTURES T HE first lecture of the season was given in Cutting Hall, by Henry Helm Clayton on “ Aerial Navi- gation.” It was illustrated by excellent colored sli des and one learned much that was interesting and instructive about the construction and control of balloons, air-ships an d aeroplanes. The second lecture was given by Leon Vincent, a lecturer ot no little fame, who needs no introduction to Arlington audiences. He spoke of Robert Louis Stevenson in his usual, interesting, humorous way, bringing out many fine points about his character, about which people are generally ignorant Mr. Vincent strongly advocates exten- sive reading of Stevenson, whose mastery of the English language is wonderfully good WM. WHOWELL, JR. Gentlemen’ s H aberdashery, Ladies’ Neckwear and Lingerie 1318 Mass. Avenue Arlington Heights Association Block 671 Mass. Avenue

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The Arlington High School Clarion large, but when it is taken into con- sideration that this is the first year ot football, the showing is all the more creditable. It took Captain Peirce and Mr. Colton some time to select the team, and in the first games it was necessary to experiment with quite a number of men. This probably accounts, in part, for the showing of the early season. The first game of the season was played with Cambridge Latin School at their field The game was originally planned for Arlington, but it was found that our field would not be ready in time and the game was played on their field. They have what is known as the average High School ” team 1 he game resulted in no score, o-o 1 his gave the boys quite a little encourage- ment. Quite a number played this game which served as an experiment Peirce, Buckley, Cameron, and Plaistead were distinguishable by their playing. The second game was played at Wellesley on October 2nd. I bis resulted in a loss of i i-o The score does not repre- sent the strength of the two teams. They were very evenly matched and were it not for unfortunate fumbles the score might have been different. Whatever features there were, were furnished by our side. I he boys had been taught the forward pass according to the Springfield system This system is acknowledged by experts to be the best in the country. The feature of this game was a forward pass from Peirce to Buckley, which made a net gain of sixty yards. Two or three times the Arlington boys were in scoring Special attention given to Repairing Watches and French Clocks FRED A. SMITH WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER 489 Mass. Avenue Arlington, Mass. distance only to lose the ball by some hard luck. Peirce and Buckley were the stars. The third game was played at Wo- burn on October 6th We were greatly outweighed, almost thirty pounds to a man, and this weight told. However, Wobu rn scored 10 points in the first halt In the second half Arlington came back strong and assumed the aggressive but were unable to score, altho’ it pre- vented Woburn from scoring again. The final score was 10-0 against us. The team was now advancing rapidly so when we played a return game with Woburn we were able to hold them to a tie game, 6-6. This was on Saturday, October 9. This marked the opening of our new athletic field which comprises about ten acres furnished in the best style and consideied second to none in this state Chick scored for Arlington in the first halt, on a tumble punt which he gathered up and ran ten yards with. Captain Peirce kicked the goal Chick, Captain Peirce, Buckley and Hutchinson were the stars. I he next game was with St Marks at Southboro. On account of injuries, Ar- lington was forced to use practically the second team. We were overwhelm- ingly defeated. But there was conso- lation after all. St. Marks had this year the strongest team in her history. She had played four games before ours and in all this time she had had but one first down scored against her and we scored tour. The next game was played at Milton, Whittemore’ s Glycedonia The Most Exquisite Preparation for the Skin. Cures chapped hands or face, chapped or irritated skin. After washing and wiping the parts affected, apply a little of the Lotion, rubbing gently until dry. O. W. WHITTEMORE Pharmacist Arlington, Mass.