Arms Academy - Student Yearbook (Shelburne Falls, MA)

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AN IMPORTANT ERRAND Underneath a ragged sweater one small heart beat wildly. Two adoring brown eyes followed a human dynamo of silver and blue as it rocketed from one end of the field to the other. One noisy voice added a discord to the enthusiastic cheering section as the dynamo battled his way through all opposition to score touchdown after touchdown. The same eyes were blind to the fact that his hero had just fumbled a pass. How could the wonderful Peters be wrong? The half: Here, boy, willya take this towel out ta Peters? Well, the half'll be over before ya get startedl Say, willya look at that kid go? He looked kinda dazed for a minute. Two short legs scurried out onto the field. One freckled face was alight. Wasn't the owner of those freckles well aware that he was followed by the envious glances of those who stayed behind? Wasn't one small brain busy reflecting on the glory to be his when he got home? Peters was in deep conference. when a slight, quavering voice suddenly reached his consciousness. The heart beat more widly as the god turned around. Thanks, kid. The sound of his voice made the turbulent heart turn a complete somersault beneath the old red sweater. Back again with friends and buddies the worshipper found himself almost the wor- shipped. He had served their god and in their estimation and his own had helped a great deal toward winning the game. Nancy Williams. '41 SPRING When the hard cold ground gets mellow. And the maple sap runs fast: When you hear the bull-frog's bellow. Well, spring has come at last. When hepaticas peep from the dead brown leaves, And the north-bound geese go past: When swallows murmur about the eaves, Then spring has come at last. lt's all very well to delight in snow And the cold wind's icy blast, But l've been thinkin': and do you know I'm glad spring's come at lastl Patrick Manning. '39 Page Sixty-Six

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THE ARMS PRIMER A is for Aggie , Athletics. and Art. B is for Biology fbetter be smartll. C is for Chemistry finteresting stuffll. D is for Dramatics fwe don't have enoughll, E is for Exams at the end of the term. F is for Faculty. gentle but firm. G is for Geom with its angles and planes. H is for High School with keen. youthful brains. I is for lndustry. pleasing to teachers. Iis for the Iokes that we find in the features. K is for the Knowledge we're striving to gain. L is for Lectures fsome are such a painll. M is for Music-much fun and some toil. N is for Nights when we burn midnight oil. O is for Office: keep away if you can. P is for our Parents who generously plan. Q is for Questions. hard. easy. and queer. R is for Receptions. big nights of the year. S is for Shop. a fine place we all say. T is for Time we should budget each day. U is for Useful: we all try to be. V is for Vacation when days are so free. W is for Watkins. so calm and sedate. X marks the spot we're put on if we're late. Y is for You. tall or short. tan or pale. Z is for the Zeal with which we end this talel Ioan Davenport. '40 THE PERFECT ARMS SENIOR Girl Mabel Blake's complexion Mary Wood's hair Maysie Taylor's eyes Shirley Lowell's smile Iune Gray's enthusiasm Carol McQuade's disposition Barbara Gilderdale's brain power Anna Harris's sportsmanship Gretchen Mirick's athletic skill Luella Tetreault's dancing feet lane Adams's clothes Phyllis Oates's musical skill Doris I.yman's business acumen Mary Wood's poise Shirley Lowell's tact Marguerite Call's ability to make friends Boy Leo Tetreault's complexion Donald Alden's hair Allan Kelton's eyes Raymond Berard's smile Harper Gerry's physique Albert Farrell's disposition Merton Batchelder's brain power William Riley's sportsmanship Ioseph Tomasini's business acumen Arthur March's interest in his work William Meyers's pep Richard Lovering's clothes Harper Gerry's athletic ability Merton Batchelder's poise Robert Scott's consideration for others Page Sixty-Eight FOUR YEARS The first sees little freshmen In gingham and short breeches Leaming all the high-school ropes With a minimum of hitches. The second is a different year. Perhaps they get a steady: They try to act grown up a bit. But. really. are they ready? The third is nearer heaven. They dance and have a prom: They try to share their wisdom With Harry. Dick. and Tom. The fourth they are sophisticates. They've finally leamed the way But when the last of Iune arrives. It's their commencement dayl Olive Ware. '40 COMPENSATION Why do people argue what's best A Plymouth. a Ford. or a Dodge? It makes no difference anyway They all land in the garage. lust give me a broken down old plug And an old ramshackle hack: Then I can travel anywhere And be sure of getting back. The young man likes a car. of course When he's taking out his lass: He doesn't like a horse, because It won't run out of gas. Frederick Walker. '40 CHEMISTRY CLASS Chemistry class is lots of fun Except that most of us are dumb: Some get A's and some get B's. But the gang and I iust stick to C's. When an experiment comes along Mr. Frude finds something wrong. But that's his iob. as we all know. Why do you think he gets his dough ? Francis Stone. '40 THE REASON You ask me why I feel downcast And why I seem so queer. But perhaps you wouldn't wonder If the reason you should hear. Do l act a little spiteful? Am I a trifle impolite? Well. I'll tell you why-I gormandixed On salted nuts last night. Ioan Davenport. '40