Arms Academy - Student Yearbook (Shelburne Falls, MA)

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THE TRACTOR CPEW PALHV PIPUIWNG GFPAPES C H A MPI ons AT STOCK-JUDGING CUNMINGTON ' I 926 I '- W . 531, mx I 250 lbs EACH IN 6 MONTHS A ,, I . f Q ff A 300 POUNDER. e 9 22,5 .. -, ' u f, Xu Qu gf y Q . A , I ' . I iv J iq ax A I'-'f 1. ..-.fs - 501-15 HA vf GONIA-OTWIPSAPI mu Hg-pg Fx I ff ' pin ,Ly :, 'Q f I 6 , y if 3 ' , A 1 -m,',.1 .-SZ.. Stiff 70W GFAFTFPS , ffff M0441 OPFNUPS T' wnmo Ann I-ns Iaovzxsws Gwxmvrous ,gr LIVESTOCK JUDGIN6 CONTEST GREKNTIEUD-IQZS. I .- 1' I A I QI .' ,yi fr ,r I'f'1 A , 1. w I -,U I. 2? ig -' s LE LAN D 'X PRUIINIT VFACHES G I, 'TI-If Pwunfs ormi VAVIILY' .' F4 5 4 1- 'Q -- um itil .. - LQ? fi , f I V 'I PARKERI 'mf mrfrmmmffre. 1 M ,, THE PNLTRT HOJSE HAROLDBUILT, WILLIAMS CHICKEN COUPE , 41

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, ! -' r V- M 1 I EQDLTJ LTJLWFJWJ 'frllrih mmm lLwriLwriLwriLwrJ1wrLwrifE.5E The Arms Student E53 :U :U ill: L- il is :Q i a few points of reaching the standard May 13- Forestry -John Burnham. L5 E specified. .Those who were elected members M ay 20 - eLibrary Workv- Catharine :Q ..,I at that time are: John Burnham, Jarvis Burnham M H P ,27 D: D: Hadley, Rena Lilly, Priscilla March, ' ' ' ' lil :Q Esther Morrell, Minnie Reagy, Helen E22 Gi Legate, Edna Morrissey, and Gertrude l :fl If Pierce. E Dr: Li It is well worth while to belong to this :il :il i society because the members usually have The Agricultural Department 5 -li? the honor of beingexcused from taking P: -LE thle tfiplafs exlcggnligiztignige 532533256 15231: The object of the agricultural depart- :Q .r W 3 I ment is to give the stu ents a training in l -LE tflmelliavlehghgpmrgliaisgltisgtsg Ipcpg, F3215 practical farming arad a gteneral trainingtor 5 -J' ' 7 a training in one ranc as a specia yt. them Whatt' you can do and you W1u,be The course is divided into four groups of :U J rewarded in the end. E. M. M., 27. Study which are: gardening, poultiry LII: -LIE raising, dairying, and fruit raising. Special Q :Q attention is devoted to one group a year so Ili: U.: that in four years a complete knowledge IS Qi J Vocational Guidance acquired. .r- C: . To obtain this end a project IS required :ii :LDL The question of a person's life work is each yeara For insgapce, in thedgaiadepinlg ESE altogether too often neglected until the year a stu ent wou ave a gar en o oo :FL time comes when he is about to leave after. In the poultry year he would have a QUE E school. It is often not until the last quarter flock of birds. In the dairying year he 1-I -1. has begun that students finally become would have a cow or a calf, and in the fruit ST Li 1 aware of the fact that they have raising year, an.orchard to care for. 1. 'Dg no definite work for the future in mind. The two requirements for a project are: 55 ,.r Because of this, many are forced to dec1de complete operation of .the project by .the 'LII 'E'-F? I hurriedly and often the results are not al- pupll, subject to the instructors adv1ce, qfj :JC 1 toglether egtislfactory. M P H d secondily, strict accounts of receipts and 5, 1 ' t ' t me extent r. o ar expen lures. -D? requcir8edoaillSd?1ioci'sito write papers on their The accounts are required to give. the 3: E prospective vocations and then certain ones pupll PFBCQICB ln the keeping' of business il Q f were chosen to be read before the school. ?lS01'dS YYl11Ch Wlllu 36511 511111 111 lalgerflgf- I QT The e a er roved to be excellent be- 6 PUD! 15 GXDGC G 0 0 HS 111110 0 6 l 5 I causse elaiclij bsoriight out the advantages and Work.on his project as possible. DI Q:-. . disadvantages, necessary preparation and I Th1S year the first and SGCOIIQ year PPO- Q :Q recompense received from that special jects contained 1,075 day-old chicks as well .r- CI l line of work. Much enthusiasm was created HS the C216 Of hot h0USeI IHIIIYQS, brood SOYVS, igd Ti 1 because they wegeihe indriidlral vlslork of dagy fcalvtff, and fattenmg gigs, The third, gg- I some stu ents o rms an a so ecause an OUI' Year STOUP as C afge 0 fi.. EE they vgerczgeald byhthe agiithoiis themseflves. togchtards where they prune, graft, and spray It is o t at t e un er-c assmen ave e rees. -L.. ii 1-eeeivedpgreef, benefit from these topics, Beside these main branches, some time is SLT LT ll Following is the list of those chosen to dGV0tSfi to 20116 ltudging Of Jilgistock- 'Thi' d th ' g opera ion o a rac or an e repair o l reixprileli 55,3526 Work of Private Sec- faigm tmachines are also taken up to some 'LI' rv-M' ' i exen. ' l . - Li re?g'rii115IT?EeRfI?:gKin Professions- Stock judging IS taken up in the fall. TSI: 'E Ren? Liu ,,Kinder arteng-Ella TIIOW The knowledge of the art is obtained on :Q .U 1 .,Hi h S 1 T If ,,i-H816 Le te' trips to nearby farms and in the practice of E 'pi I ' g I C OOM ea? ng I I n I gf ' placing classes of various types. Contests :Q .n A914122-j BUSIUGES AdmfU1St1'at1Qn '- in judging are carried on at various fairs 1: 'DEI l Russell Pufflngton- I Electflcal Engmeef' where the boys compete with boys from Qi Q, 1112 -H0W?1'd Eludflflge- . other. schools for prizes or trophies. l ,- pal , May 6- 'Nursing'-Alice Walker. This year the team was champion at Q 11 1 5 1 1 -'Ui U K e or L in I JL nr. JL Ju or .ll .l. Jig? CHQ l e9JI:lLTFf5iT3flT'lLTLLTFJLTFJLTJLTJLTJ TJLTJ Tfiullfrf T .T 'TLT T 'll' T. 'W ,I . 40 I

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'W F-5i'D3tjLTfJ LTJLWJLWJLTJLWJL J.Lir.lLT.lLW'lL'if.l.L'Tf.lLw'ILD 334 is ssl las l fj- l i 1 I 1 . The Arms Student i's -1 G: :LT Ti 5 ECI: Greenfield and Cummington and obtained childish things and listen to what will be ll?-T -V prizes as individuals at many other fairs. Said. , -B3 In the fall and spring a few weeks are At the beginning of the year it was not 1 EJ: qfl devoted to work with a tractor. A certain eh Uheerrlrrrerl Sight to see S01I160l19's head D: -D? farmer allows the department to use his nodflmg Wlth hls eyes Shutv ,dozmg In :ll 'GE tractor and tools andi the boys do his work an 1,nt'errupted Slumber' All thls moment' I L15 :U for him While Obtaining a knowledge of thelinstructor would gently snap his finger l E - - until the less fortunate one would awake. C: their operation. :Q -r , What would some of the faculty do to such -B2 In Order to round out 3 b?Y S usefel farm an individual? Most of them would write :IE -f' knowledge, 9',tWelVe Weeks course In auto him a week's detention to allow him time 'E'-3 repair work ls g1Ver1 to third ehd ferlrlih to rest up but not so with this model in ' 5 :LV Year students- This Work is heheh UP in 3 structor. The only action taken was a Bi -ll? local garage under the direction of a local pleasant smile. ' 5 :Lil- -L mechanic. Here the students and teachers Other times when one is fooling away J D: are . . . . . . . . . . . IJ-,il given an opportunity to bring in their his time he is accused of being like a certain :JJ cars and have them re aired. The students member Of the S0h001 who Wes by D0 means L: EI P . :E receive no pay...juSt the knowledge and a Uteachers' pet. When anything of this -U? practice' sort happens the one for whom it is --,li -L - - meant usually behaves very promptly. As u- Da. Upon leaving school the student is com- th t t b.l h t gfj jg pletely fitted for any form of farming. He t .ere ali? 90 au omo Les inamgh O use on 1: C22 has a practical knowledge of the present npsw lsmstructor ta es a ft e group at :il :ru methods used and has the ability and desire one mme and leaves the other half at -'E D: ' I school. He tells us we are old enough to be :Q -V to ed0Pt new Preetlees Whenever Welleblel left alone except for an occasional visit IL' L-E Q 111111 lifelifhg UP Frith the reset Of the W01'1d from the principal. When we are studying ig -L in a a impor an occupa ion. with him in the room he is not looking at J' -B? J- B-7 '27- first one and then another to see that he is WJ.. E 1 doing what he should, but instead he is 5-gd :U apparently studying a book himself and B: A Tribute thinking over some of our problems. il- -J' . . Very seldom does this model instructor J- WL. A? There are very few teachers at Arms gille a detention Slip' Many boys to Whom ig- -C5 I Academy who would interrupt ua ducking, it is -given refuse to come back but their .r 1 , b. thd d th to k h conscience seemsto trouble them and finally '1- -LE J OH one S lr, ay' an en eep up t e they come back with the oath that it is the EQ- :Lf other hey? courage!! tell tlffm. thet they last time they will come back for anyone. 3: D: were Prlrflleged te Paddle hlrrl lf they In the class there are a few pupils .who f Eil- :VL wished. However, this is only one of the never Work and every few days they get y 5 if 1 many things this model-instructor does to the gentle invitation to wake up, stop Tl -GE keep the boys' courage up as well as to keep fooling, and get down to brass tacks. l 53 .ri 4 them doing what they Should in the proper On the whole this instructor is the best '1- -D-3 p Wray. teacher I ever had. He is very pleasant in QQ ECL: I I will now procede to tell how this model 215 cijjsljofglgdge Wells Els Wh? are Cuz :fi-T - - n c ing r s. ni e mos 4 :tr ggigslczgaizaniiiin 1:2 Elaslil foam and teachers he is not trying to see how hard he I 5- E , h ' , , tha V: 9 OW gfm can make school life but instead how easy, I -L. F . ear gain t fi oplmon at t ere If H0 IIS' and still get the most done. I do honestly i 53- :JW 5 cipline kept in the room, but this idea 1s.a hope that the instructor I am Speaking 2 14 1 ' false Ohe- When he speaks and seewls U1 about will stay at least two years more pro- ' -'J-l -:Lf a manner that is supposed to be meant, viding he can stand it to have me for a J- -C? J you may know that it is time to put away pupil for four years. W. H., '29, if: fr I T1 'li IIWWWT LJMIVILIHULH JLILAIJ-I JL JL JL JL L. L L. LW 53 L o L-.id-TJ5Tf3fTf'3iT'-LLTF LT LT' LTV' T TT T 'W' 'TJ LT T T TLT T 'TF 'TTL 42