Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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Richard French, President Liela MacAllister, Vice-President Class Officers Ruth Cannell, Secretary Arthur Lane, Treasurer AHS ' 28 -

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THE YEARBOOK 7

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1928 For the most of us the realization that we belonged to the class of 28 came with our first associations with High School. During our previous years in the Junior High Schools, Center and West, we were dimly aware that at some far-off date we should graduate from High School, hut hitherto that had been only a sort of second millenium. But with the advent at High School of this, the glorious class of 1928, we suddenly became aware that we were honored by a numeral identification. Like all greenhorns we wandered about the building for a few days, some frantically, some aimlessly, all of us more or less bewildered, and even daring, although it was more because of ignorance than bravery, to accost the elderlv and august Seniors and demand the location of room 21, or what have you? Soon, however, we became acquainted with the customs and regulations of this higher institution of learning, and humbly accepted our position as lowly Sophomores. To celebrate our arrival at A. H. S. the School Committee, feeling that the most important group of school children in the town had at last reached the age when rain and snow were no obstacles to them, decided that no-school signals were a useless waste of valuable energy. For a considerable length of time we were left to decide for ourselves the advisability of staying at home on a stormy day. This was all very well unless one’s gambling spirit led him astray loo many times. But none of us were sorry when the old institution was finally revived, for better or for worse. Not long after our arrival we proceeded to elect our class officers. We chose for our leaders: Arthur Lane, President; Frank Reardon, Vice-President; William McNamara, Secretary, and Frank Foster, Treasurer. The remainder ol the year passed somewhat uneventfully with the exception of the ever present Senior assemblies and the “File Prince,’ the operetta presented by the glee clubs under Miss Pierce’s able direction, the cast of which was well augmented by our own then juvenile class. Then came the Clarion Classics. Do you remember Walter Angus as Mellie Dunham? And Will Rogers in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?” As we remember it the film was rather old and streaky, but what cared we? In this year another innovation was the Memorial Day Prize Essay Contest, for which a silver cup for the school and gold and silver medals as first and second prize were offered by the local post of the American Legion. The first prize for this contest was won by Laura Flarlow. On athletics we were, as usual, entirely successful, producing winning teams in every sport, both boys and girls. Thus end the events of the year and with them our period of trial and tribulation. After an all too-short vacation we returned to A. H. S., full-fledged and slightly inflated Juniors. On our return we found several new members of the faculty, in- cluding Mr. Philip J. Palmer, our Assistant Principal. Then, too, we were also greeted by new lockers and found that the old and sacred precincts of the hat and coat had been rejuvenated and converted into a sewing room. As soon as the first confusion of a new year had passed we again met in room 15 and elected the officers of the class, this time choosing: Arthur Lane, President; Edward Crockett. Vice- President; Leila MacAllister, Secretary, and Charles Evans, Treasurer. So much for the business of the year. AHS’ 28 :