Attleboro High School - Tattletale Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 140 of the 1926 volume:

1 1 VOLUME II of THE TATTLE-TALE Annual of the Senior Class of the Attleboro High School June the Twenty-second, Nineteen Twenty-six 2 THE TATTLE-TALE x: Editorial The editors of the Tattle-Tale for the year of ' 26 wish to express their thanks and appreciation to those who helped to make the Class Book a success. They es- pecially thank Mr. Dalrymple, Miss Claflin, Miss Randall, Mr. Coane, class photographer, and the Sun Publishing Company. It has required much time and effort on the part of the editors in making this book a success and they have given their all and tried to please their class and readers in the best possible way and we sincerely hope that this issue will be a treasure to every graduate. THE TATTLE-TALE 3 Board of Editors HOWARD A. DAVISON Editor-in-Chief MARGARET V. KING Assistant RALPH F. KNEELAND Assistant HENRY E. WRIGHT Business Manager RUTH S. PARAIENTER Assistant LIDA II. CAMERON Assistant MABEL 1. SEETON Assistant MASON 0. WILMARTH Assistant CLIFFORD GAY Assistant NORMAN E. SCOTT Assistant BERTRAM LAMBERT Assistant EVA PORTER-SHIRLEY. . . Assistant CHARLES E. WHITE Literary Editor MARJORIE C. HEYWOOD Assistant HERBERT H. COE Assistant EDNA G. JACQUES Pliotograpli Editor JOHN G. AUGAT Assistant WARREN B. S. CAMERON Art Editor WALTER A. CAREY Assistant ANNAL. KNOWLTON Assistant EARLE L. MOROWSKI Atldetic Editor ETHELYN M. TAYLOR Assistant CYRIL K. BRENNAN Joke Editor R. W. SULLIVAN Assistant 4 THE TATTLE-TALE The Class of 1 926 heartily dedicates this volume of The Tattle Tale to William F. Eastwood From whose years of quiet, but efficient and devoted service to our Alma Mater, we derive increased wisdom in the shaping of our destinies and whose resourceful mind and strong personality command the admiration of his colleagues and his pupils THE TATTLE-TALE 5 WILLIAM F. EASTWOOD THE TATTLE-TALE 7 A Senior ' s Resolve As from thy halls we sadly pass, And cherish thee in thought, Long may thy sons in memory hold The lessons thou hast taught. Let us arise each new made morn With joy to greet the sun. Let each new sunset look upon Some noble action done. Let us from every work of God Some worthy lesson learn And to and fro upon life ' s course Our foostei)s we may turn. May we pursue our numy ways And thou go us beside And in the rough and toil-sown ])ath, Be thou our trusted guide. Tx ' t us |)ress on witli noble aim Towai-d life ' s far distant goal. Let each kcc]) ever burning bright The flame within his soul. Bravely we ' ll wage the fight for faith, We ' ll give the world our best, And when our time of work is o ' er We ' ll take our well earned rest. C. White ' 26 8 THE TATTLE-TALF. Charles O. Dalrymple, B. S. The Principal, Sportsman, Author and Friend v. l)alryiii])lc al ' tcr i tik hint i iiu ' iVdiii the Hii;li Scliool at (ialdoii, Pcdil, and tlic State Xoriiial Scliodl at Mansfield, rcnii., entered Cornell rni -ersity where he ,ui-adnated in tln ' ee and (Hie half years. At the (.Mid of his tliii ' d year he Avas -iveii a coniinei-eial fellowship and then continued his work in the (!rad- nate School at Coi-nell for thrc more x ' eais. He later st ndied at the Teachers ' Colleii ' e, Colnmhia. I ' ni versit} ' . Mr. i )al i- iii] )le has completed all the course work for a Ph. 1). ami needs only to finish his tlu ' sis foi- a Ph. I). In a larue school like this we too often think of Mr. Daliymjjh ' as the ]U-incipal and not as the fi ' ieiid he ])r{) es to he when we hecome ac(|nainte(l with liini. If we knew how Jie spends his vacations, we would liax ' e an entirtdy dif- ferent idea of him. b ' ew of us know that he was hi ' on ht np in the woods ami early in his life he learned to shoot strai,i;ht and fish successfully. He lias fished and hunted through all the .AIi ldle West and Centi-al Xortli- vest but now -oes to New Hampshire and Madne, where he canii)s during ' the sunnner. Besides heinu ' a stndent and s])ortsman, Mr. Dalrymple is an anthor. He lia.s pnhlislied a hulletin ahont his laboratory woi ' k and also a number of other scientitic arti(des, and pamphlets about his trips in the X01II1 woods. Xo matter how we think of him— as principal, sportsman or author — we do not know him fully until we are acquainted with all three sides, and then we can say that here is a true friend. —The Editor THE TATTLE-TALE 9 10 THE TATTLE-TALF. Li of Faculty ADAMS, KATHEEXE, Kadcliffe Collc,«-v Biolooy AITKKX, Kl ' TH H., Boston Univosity, { ' ollcuc of Lil)cral Arts Knolisii BAKBEH, RUTH, Batos College Englisli BATKMAX, ELEAXOR, Mass. AgTiciiltuial Collciic ( lieiiiistry BLAIR, R()I5Kirr. Tufts Cillcu-.. Clieinistry and Physics BOXl), JAXET L., Boston I nivcrsity French BRADLEY, RUTH A., Bates Colh ' uv Mathematics CHAP: 1AX. DOROTHEA, Possi-Xisscn Sfli.u.l of 1 ' . E Pliysical Echieation CLAFLLW EDITH L., Smith C.lh uc Ccnnaii CLAFLIX, HELEX M., Smith College Lihfarian COATES, GEORGIA K., Thomas Commercial School Coimiicix-ial COOXEY, J. RAY, HarvanI Smnmer School Track Coach CROWELL, PERSIS A., Xormal Art School Drawing DALRY: 1PLE, C. O., Comell I ' iiivcrsity, Columhia Cniviq-sity Principal and Teacher of Ethics DEAKE, ,JOHX, Bates College : Iathematics EASTWOOD, AVILLTAM F., Lloyd Trainin- School, Homerton College, London Suh-Principal and Mechanical Drawing- El) AVAEDS, MILDI EI), Bates College English GBAVES, JESSIE M., Middlehury ( .llege Latin GIBB, JOHX LATXG, New England ( ' onservatory of Music Music GRAYSOX, RAYAIOXI), Amherst College Physical Education and Coach HALL, CARLISLL. Rho.le Island State College i Iat hematics HALL, FREEMAX, dr., Boston University History and Civics HASKIXS, ELAVYXA, University of Maine HistorV ami Civics HEXTZ, : IARIE L., Sinnnons (V,nVge Connnercial llliddARD, ELIZABETH, Smith College and Columhia University History and Civics HOSMER, BERXICE, Maine School of Connnerce Commercial McCORMICK, HELEXA, Skidniore College Domestic Science MILLER, MAEGARET, Tufts College French XUTE, MYRTA, Boston University, Salem Xormal English XICHOLS, LOTTA, Columbia University, Burdett College Cmnmercial PITHIE, JESSIE, Simmons, Bryant Strattcm Omnnercial RA: IS1)ELL, ruth, Smith College Head of Connnercial Dept. RAXDALL, REGIXA, Columl)ia I niversity, Bridgewater Xormal Head of English Dept. RUXDLETT, DOEOTHA University of Xew Hampshire English SADLEE, PHA LLIS, AYellesley College Spanish SPATCHEE, GEORGE, Wentworth Institute Mechanical Drawing WALL, MABEL J., Colby College Latin 12 THE TATTLE-TALE Class Motto: WeWe all for one and one for all THE TATTLE-TALE 13 Class Officers CLIFFORD GAY p , RUTH PARMENTER Vice-President LIDA CAMERON EARLE MOROWSTvI Treasurer 14 THE TATTLE-TALE Jtrmmwiam btc (iWng pouk ay 21, 1924 3wm 24, 1924 nm Izbtim ixbh September 25, 1924 THE TATTLE-TALE 15 ADRIENNE BERNICE ALLEN Ade General Ade has been one of our most popular girls and a star basketball player. There is nothing going on at which Ade  is not present and active. She is very witty and always ready for a good time. Junior Dance Committee, Elocution Club ' 26, Span- ish Club ' 24- ' 25, Glee Club ' 26, Class Will, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Letter Club ' 23- ' 24- ' 25, Basketball ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Varsity •25- ' 26.) ELLEN MARIE ANDERSON College Here is another nurse! Ellen has been rather quiet these four years but, oh! what a student. No one has asked her anything about school work that she could not answer. German Club •25- ' 26, Honor Usher •25- ' 26. Sayles Memorial Hospital ETHEL HELEN ANDERSON Et College Poor Ethel has had what you might call hard luck the last year; she was ill and out of school for seven weeks. At that time a good many of us just had to work hard to fill up the places in recitations that Ethel fills with honors when she is here. German Club ' 25- ' 26, Spanish ' 25. Worcester Normal School 16 THE TATTLE-TALE JOHN GUST AVE AUG AT Johnny ' Johnny College one of our popular boys, being our foot- ball manager for 1925. We sure give him credit for he ' s not a slacker by any means. He has been a good student as well as a busy member of outside activities. He intends to be a chemist. Spanish Club ' 25- ' 26 (Treasurer ' 26), Hi-Y ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 25, Glass Gift Committee, Football Manager ' 25, Reception Committee. New York University IDA FONTNEAU BARRETT College A most promising teacher to our credit. But cheer up Ida, good things come in small packages! We hope that your future may be filled with smiles and sunshine. French Club ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 26, Mathematics Club ' 24- ' 25. Gorham Normal School HOWARD BARTON Bart Commercial Bart is quiet but he keeps a great deal under his hat. He has always been a steady worker and is liked by all his classmates. He took a prominent part on the varsity and senior track teams. THE TATTLE-TALE 17 FLORENCE MAY BENNETT Fussie Commercial Fussie, you sure will make them step arouncJ when you become a school ma ' am won ' t you? We think you would be a good actress, now that we have seen you in Adam and Eva. Anyway, Fussie is one jolly good friend whatever she may be in. Sophomore Dance Committee, Sleigh Ride Committee, Aunt Abby Racher in Adam and Eva, ' 26. Keene Normal School ELNA ELIZABETH BENSON General This is the way with Elna — the more you know her, the more you honor her. We all admit this to be ex- actly right. Elna is a quiet and true blue girl straight through. She will never argue unnecessarily, as some of us seniors do, but she stands up for what she believes to be right. German Club ' 2 5- ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 26. Plymouth Normal School CLARA ANNIE BERTHOLD College Clara has not decided what she wants to do or where she wishes to go after leaving the A. H. S. She has taken a college course and her diligence and good study- ing have prepared her to continue her higher education. We all like and admire girls who can attend to business first and play afterwards — don ' t we? French Club ' 25, Mathematics ' 24-25. 18 THE TATTLE-TALE CHESTER HARVEY BLANCHARD Chet Technical Chet was another of our footballers, having won two letters in this sport. Chet is known as South At- tleboro ' s famous village blacksmith. Laugh and the world laughs with you is Chet ' s ' motto. German Club ' 26, Mathematics ' 24, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26, Varsity Footb ll ■24- ' 25. ETHEL WINIFRED BLATCHFORD College Ethel intends to be a physical instructor and we are sure that she will succeed in that vocation because she is capable of doing anything she attempts. She is the youngest girl in the class of 1926. French Club, Ex-Libris ' 26, Elocution ' 2 5- 26, Girls ' Basketball ' 24- ' 26, Usher ' 26. SYBIL JACENTA BRAGG Sib Commercial Sib has been a very active member of the class of ' 26. She was known for her many activities As a poet Sib has been a success, contributing many gems to the Blue Owl. She expects to be an accountant. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 2 5- ' 26, Spanish Club ' 26, Glee Club ' 23- ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 19 RUTH HELENA BRASK Domestic Arts Ruth is going to be a nurse. With her pleasing per- sonality and disposition, which is in direct contrast with her auburn hair, she ' ll surely make good. Watch the accidents now. German Club ' 26. CYRIL KEARNS BRENNAN Cy College Here ' s one of our wits. Ask anybody to find a fellow who can think up something bright and he ' ll refer you to Cy. He was captain of our baseball team this year, and took a part in many activities. We don ' t kno-w whether Cy is going to be a professor or sell insurance. Senior Dance Committee, French Club, Ex-Libris, Hi- Y ' 26, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26, Varsity Baseball ' 25- ' 26 (Captain 26), Horace in Adam and Eva. Boston College ELIZABETH BROWN Commercial Elizabeth is a prize packet, small — but oh! what won- derful things come in small parcels? What a nurse she will make! If she is just as kind and helpful in nursing as she has been in High School everyone will be getting well in one half the allotted time. Elizabeth hasn t done a great deal socially — but oh my! — scholastically. Rhode Island Training School 20 THE TATTLE-TALE HOWARD LOWELL BROWN Brownie ' College Brownie is one of the real fellows around the school, taking active part in everything. He was chosen class marshall and the best looking boy in the senior class. He was a backfield man this year and did fine work. He intends to be a civil engineer. Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Dance Committees; Glee Club Committee, Ex-Libris ' 24, Mathematics Club 14, Hi-Y •25- ' 26 (Treasurer 2 ), Letter Club ' 26, Var- sity Football ' 25, Class Secretary ' 25. Norwich University LIDA HEWITT CAMERON College Lida has been a most active member of the class, taking part in many school events. We all know Lida ' s bright smile and ready good humor. We are sure what- ever she does she will succeed. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Dance Com- mittees; Junior Decorating, Class Motto, Dress and Glee Club, Reception Graduation, Class Day, Statistics Com- mittees, Class Book, French Club ' 2 5- 26, Ex-Libris ' 2 5- ' 26, Elocution ' 25- ' 26 (Secretary ' 25), Mathematics Club ' 2 5, Glee Club ' 2 3- ' 24- ' 2 5- ' 26, Secretary of Class in ' 26, Blue Owl Library Notes ' 25- ' 26, Violin in Or- chestra ' 23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26. WARREN CAMERON Technical Did you ever pick up a Blue Owl without finding Warren ' s trademark stamped all over it? If you want a plan of a hen coop go to Warren. He ' ll supply you with it. Rhode Island School of Design is your next objective, tackle it hard! German Club ' 25, Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 21 WALTER AMBROSE CAREY Max Technical Max is surely the life of a party with his gift of elo- quence. Walt is quite an athlete besides being active in class and social events. He is some actor, too. We expect to see him on the stage if he can spare time from the Foreign Trade Service. Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Dance and Junior Decorating Committees, French Club ' 23 (Secretary), Ex Libris ' 25- ' 26. German Club •25- ' 26, Hi-Y Club ' 26, Letter Club ' 26, Varsity Football ' 26, Basketball Mana- ger ' 26, Varsity Baseball ' 25, Joe Bullet in Seventeen, Clinton DeWitt in Adam and Eva. Boston College BERNICE LOUISA CASH ' Be Commercial Bern is one of our cheery spirits who enlivens the clubs by her presence. She will make a good stenogra- pher. According to reports we have heard that she has won many prizes as a cook. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Spanish Club ' 26, Girls ' Basket- ball ' 24- ' 25. Byrant and Stratton SILAS KEECH CHASE Si General Si has been rather quiet, but this year he showed his school spirit by getting out and plugging on the gridiron, for this he won his football letter, playing at guard. Si doesn ' t know what he wants to be but some day we ' ll see him coaching Yale ' s Varsity football. German Club ' 25- ' 26, Radio Club ' 24, Football ' 25. 22 THE TATTLE-TALE GERTRUDE AZARA CHATTERTON Peggy Commercial Peggy has high hopes of being a stenographer and we all know she is quite capable. With her cheerful disposition, she will be a great asset to some prosperous broker. Although Peg is small she can make up for it in more ways than one. Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Gregg Speedsters ' 25- ' 26 (Vice-President ' 26), Honor Usher •25- ' 26. HERBERT HOWARTH COE •Herb College Herb is one of our actors taking part in two of our school plays. Besides this he never misses a social, club or any school activity. He is going to be an archi- tect, so go to him for all your sheds, garages, henhouses, dog kennels, etc. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25, Elocution Club ' 25- ' 26, German Club •25- ' 26 (Treasurer ' 26), Blue Owl Staff •24- ' 25- ' 26 (Orchestra Notes), Honor Usher ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Or- chestra ' 2 3- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Clarinet), Dr. Meville in Get- ting Acquainted With Madge. Lord Andrew Gordon in Adam and Eva. Cornell University MARY CATHERINE CONLAN Connie Connie plans to b« Commercial school teacher but as yet she is undecided where she wants to study. We haven ' t heard much from you Connie. but we agree with the proverb that still water runs deep. THE T A T T L E - T A L F 23 ROSE CONNELLY Domestic Arts Can ' t you just imagine Rose a nurse? She will surely be a second Florence Nightingale. Always smiling char- acterizes Rose. ' Hooks and Crooks ' 2 5. FREDERICK H. CORNELL Fritz College Fritz hasn ' t joined any dubs. We suppose thai Dodgeville ' s thrilling activities have kept him busy. He is always there with a grin and contributes his bright re- marks to every conversation. Perhaps some day Fritz will be able to take a nap in the Legislature. RALPH LOUIS COX College Ralph is one of our silent classmates, himself to his studies, especially French, would make a good French teacher. He has devoted They say Ralph Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26, French Club ' 25- ' 26 (Secretary ' 26.1 24 THE TATTLE-TALE HOWARD ALTON DAVISON College No one so far as we know ever saw Howard without a grin. Although he only went out for football one year he did as well as he does in his studies. We could not have made a better choice for a hard-working editor for the class book. Howard plans to finish his education at Harvard. French Club ■25- ' 26, Hi-Y ' 26, Letter Club ' 26, Honor Usher ' 24- 25- ' 26, Varsity Football ' 25, Editor-in-Chief of the Tattle-Tale. Harvard University WILLIAM HENRY DUFFY Technical Harry has been a popular man during his four years here. He is one of the liveliest members of the German Club. His favorite pastime is crashing the maple with hard rubber. Duff intends to be an electrical engineer. Ex-Libiis ' 26, German Club ' 26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ROBERT LEE DUTTON Bob College Bob is our sage, having won honors as valedictorian. He has received higher marks than any other valedicto- rian in the history of the school. He has been a busy member of many clubs. French Club ' 25- ' 26, Ex-Libris 24, Elocution Club ' 25- ' 26, Mathematics Club ' 24- ' 25 (Secretary ' 24, Pres- ident ' 25). Blue Owl Staff ' 23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Editor ' 26) ' Orchestra ' 2 3- ' 24- ' 2 5- ' 26 (Flute). Harvard University THE TATTLE-TALE 25 MARY ELIZABETH FARRELL Spud Commercial Spud is just bubbling over with fun and can rarely be seen without a bro ad grin. Another future nurse. I see where there is going to be a grand rush for the hos- pital. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25, Freshman Dance Committee, Ger- man Club ' 25- ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Glee Club •23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26. ROSE RENIER FISHER Weenie Commercial Weenie is choosing one of the most helpful and ap- preciated occupations of life, that of being a nurse. We all feel that she will do well because during her four years of high school we have found proof that nothing she at- tempts will ever be layed aside. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25, Spanish ' 24- ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 25, Gregg Speedsters ' 26 (Secretary and Treasurer). HAROLD MELVIN FULLER General When we think of jazz, we think of Harold. We will never forget those musical selections in assembly. Keep at it! We hope that you will rattle the keys successfully for life. French Club ' 25- ' 26, German Club ' 25, Spanish Club ■25- ' 26, Radio Club ' 24. 26 THE TATTLE-TALE GRACE MARY FORD College Grace is a demure young lady who is always spick and span. Her pleasant, quiet disposition makes her a well- liked member of the class of ' 26. Freshman Ring and Pin Committee, Ex-Libi •26. HYMAN ISRAEL FRIEDMAN Hymie Technical Hymie ' s motto is Keep at it, and you ' ll get it, and we agree with him. We ' ve never seen Hymie stop at a puzzle whether Chinese, Math, or physics. Be true to your motto and we know you ' ll successfully complete M. I. T. ' s stiff course and succeed as an engineer. French Club ' 25- ' 26, German Club ' 25- ' 26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology CLIFFORD GAY Lena Commercial Here ' s our president, a man of many deeds. Cliff sure has been a busy man in athletics, social and scholastic activities. He intends to be a business manager for some corporation. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Dance, Freshman Ring and Pin, Junior Decorating, Sleigh Ride, Class Motto and Glee Club Committees, Class Book (as- sociate business manager) ' Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 2 5- 26, Span- ish Club ' 25- ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 25, Letter Club •25- ' 26. Varsity Football ' 24, Varsity Basketball ' 24- ' 25- ' 26. Boston University THE TATTLE-TALE 27 GERTRUDE BARRY GAYNOR Shorty Commercial Shorty gets along with everyone becaure of her con- stant giggle and winning smile. Wherever you see Shorty Mary Farrell is sure to be seen. As a nurse the class wishes you the best of success. Spanish ' 22- ' 23, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Gregg Speedsters ' 25- ' 26. Worcester Memorial Hospital THOMAS FRANCES HANNON Tom College Tom is one of our quiet, but eminent men, in his quiet way he has become a permanent fixture and a valu- able asset to the class. Tom is one of the learned trans- lators of the dead languages. Providence College VIRGINIA KATHLEEN HENRY Jinnie College You can always find a smile or a laugh lurking around Jinnie. We can expect great things from you, Jinnie because in the past few years you have been dependable and trustworthy. We hear you are going to attend Nor- mal School and become a demure little teacher. Ex-Libris •24- ' 25- ' 26, French Club ' 26, Mathematics Club ' 24- ' 25, Vice-President ' 25, Reception Committee, Class Gift Committee. Bridgewater Normal School 28 THE TATTLE-TALE MARJORIE CAMPBELL HEYWOOD Marge College Marge is one of our happiest girls. Whenever you see her, a broad expansive smile is lighting up her bright features. Remember Marge a happy smile make life worth while. Class Book Committee, Statistics Committee, French Club ' 2 5 (Treasurer ' 26), Ex-Libris 26 (Vice-Presi- dent.) Brown University DORIS HIGGINBOTTOM Col Cour Doris is a fine scholar and although we haven ' t heard much from her she has many friends. This Rehobothite plans to become a teacher and we know she ' ll make a fine one. Fiench Club 25- ' 26, Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26. ANNIE HILLER Annie Commercial Who does not know our happy-go-lucky A.nnie ? On the stage we noticed her infatuation for her worthless husband Clinton DeWitt, ably acted by Walt. Carey Let us hope that the affection we saw here will be lav- ished upon the lucky man who will marry her. She car- roled in the Glee Club and was popular in all phases of school activities. Glee Club ■24- ' 25- ' 26, Gregg Speedsters ' 26, School Play ' 2 5 (Miss Boke). School Play ' 26 (Mrs. Clinton DeWitt.) THE TATTLE-TALE 29 CLIFFORD MITCHELL HUNT Cliff General Here we have our future Olympic winner in the high jump. When you see the U. S. colors go over the bar at seven feet remember the days when Cliff was a jumper at the A. H. S. He intends to be a building constructor. Ex-Libris •25- ' 26. 24- 25, Glee Club ' 26, Track Team •23- ' 24- Wentworth Institute RUTH MILDRED HUNTER Commercial Ruth is going to make the best nurse! She is quiet and we all feel when she is around that she sympathizes truly with us in our troubles. Now watch everyone starting for the hospital where Ruth is training. Do you blame us? Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25. EDNA GERTRUDE JACQUES Jakie College If any group in a classroom is found giggling, Jakie is sure to be among the culprits. She is a good sport and in basketball she earned many victories for our team by her excellent guarding. She is always up and ready. Photograph Editor of Class Book, French Club ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Treasurer ' 26), Mathe- matics Club ' 24- ' 25 (Secretary ' 25), Letter Club ' 25- ' 26, Girls ' Basketball •23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Captain ' 25), Honor Usher ' 26, Class Prophecy. Bridgewater Normal School 30 THE TATTLE-TALE RAYMOND EUGENE JACQUES Ray, ' Jakie Technical Ray plans to be an engineer. We have no doubt that he will make good ; for during his four years one could not have found a more capable fellow. For ex- ample his football career — who could have made a finer shov ing than Jakie did- French Club ' 24- ' 25, Ex-Libris ' 26, German 25 (Treasurer), Mathematics 25, Radio ' 24, Letter 26, Football Varsity ' 26, Blue Owl Staff ' 26, Honor Usher ' 24- ' 26. LONTNA GERTRUDE KING Vinie College Vinie has won many friends during her high school career because of her pleasant disposition and willingness to help. Although she has been rather quiet we feel that in the future she will be one of the girls to hold up the honor of the class of ' 26. French Club ' 25- ' 26, Spanish Club ' 26, Mathematics Club ' 24- ' 25. MARGARET VIRGINIA KING College Margaret is the other twin or our only pair. She proves the truth of the old saying, Good things come in small packages. She maintains a reputation for being one of the best natured and most obliging of our class- mates. Another of our girls is going to be a teacher. Ex-Libris ' 26, German 2 5- 26, Mathematics ' 24, As- sociate Editor of Tattle-Tale, Statistics Committee, Honor Usher ' 26. Lowell Normal School THE TATTLE-TALE 31 MARION VERONICA KING College And here ' s the other half of our twins. Marion has the same kind of pleasant disposition as her sister. She is planning to be a nurse. We know she ' ll be as great a success as she is with her studies. Ex-Libris ' 26, German ' 2 5- ' 26. WALTER FRANCIS KING, Jr. Walt. General Course When Walt. gets his mind made up nobody can budge him. Well, Napoleon was that way and look what he accomplished. Walt. plans to be the sole owner of the Dodgeville Mill Nine in the Eastern Manufacturers ' League. RALPH FOLGER KNEELAND Peewee General Here ' s the flash. He was one of the smallest boys in the class but that didn ' t worry him a bit. He is our best athlete, being a four-letter man. He also stands high in his studies. Peewee intends to be a lawyer. Senior Dance, Glee Club and Class Book Committees, Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26, Hi-Y •25- ' 26 (Vice-President), Let- ter ' 25- ' 26, Varsity Football ' 25, Basketball ' 2 5, Base- ball ' 26, Track ' 25- ' 26 (Manager), Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26. Massachusetts Agricultural College 32 THE TATTLE-TALE ANNA LEONARD KNOWLTON Pansy Commercial Everyone knows Pansy. She is one of our disciples of Orpheus, but that by no means sums up her accom- plishments which are many and varied. She is going to be a school ma ' am. Don ' t you wish you were young aga in? Freshman Ring and Pin, Senior Dance Committees; Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25. Gregg Speedsters ' 26, Glee Club ' 2 3- 24- ' 2 5- ' 26, Eva in Adam and Eva. Bridgewater Normal School BERTRAND OLIVER LAMBERT Bert. General Bert. is another football star having won his letter in ' 26. Although he comes from North Attleboro and has also won an N he is much liked by his classmates. We know that as a lawyer you will make a great success. Class Book Committee, French Club ' 2 5, Hi-Y ' 26. Suffolk Law School AGNES BERNADETTE LEVIS Commercial Agnes is our class beauty. Whoever hires Agnes as his stenographer will wonder what he did to be rewarded such a jewel. But beauty is as beauty does. Dress Committee, Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Spanish ' 25- ' 26, Gregg Speedsters ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 33 HELEN ALICE LINDSTROM Commercial Helen was unanimously chosen as the cutest in our class. She does not know what she intends to be but whatever she tackles she sure will hit it hard. Helen proves that one does not have to have to belong to clubs to make oneself popular. CARL WILLIAM LINKAMPER Link. General Link. wishes to be a theatre organist. He is one of our most talented musicians playing cello, piano and organ. He also is a track star, rivalling Demar and Miles in the Marathon. He holds the honor of being the composer of our class song. Class Motto Committee, French Club, German Club, Hi-Y Club, Glee Club, Track Team, Orchestra ' 25- ' 26, Cheer Leader 26. JOHN HENRY MAHON ' Muggsey College Who can forget Muggsey with his ever present grin, n class and on the field? He is one of our good fellows v ho is a hard worker on football and track squads. French Club 26, Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25. 34 THE TATTLE-TALE ALLEN NELSON MARTIN Caesar General Caesar hies from Mansfield and as a baseball man- ager and sheik has no compeers in our school. Cae- sar can get along in any company because of his pleasing personality and good natured happy disposition. Allen Nelson Caesar Martin is a man that we all adore. Manager of Baseball ' 26, Letter Club ' 26. ELIZABETH EVELYN McLEOD Shrimp Commercial Shrimp ' s smile and winning ways have made her a general favorite. If a party needs pepping-up go to Shrimp for she is a miniature charge of dynamite. She plans to be a private secretary. Ex-Libris ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 25, Sister to one of the bunch in A Bunch of Fun, ' School Play, ' 23. Bryant and Stratton MARJORIE CATHERINE McNARY ' Mc College an honor Mac is one of our popular girls. Sh usher and stands high in her studies. There is never a social that Mac doesn ' t grace with her presence. She is always there to lend a helping hand to any activity. Sophomore and Junior Dance Committees, Junior Dec- orating Committee, Dress Committee, French Club ' 25- ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 26, Honor Usher ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 35 DOROTHY McNERNEY Dot Commercial The girls all number Dot among their close friends. She was a Commercial student and was a credit to her department. Her ambition is to be a first-class stenog- rapher. Birdie Reeves, the champion typist had best look to her laurels. Gregg Speedsters ' 26. EARLE LEO MOROWSKl Duke Technical Duke has been one of the most popular members of our class. Everyone knows Duke, our treasurer for four years. He has been a prominent man in both social and athletic events. We expect to see him a chemist of note. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Dance Com- mittees; German Club ' 25- ' 26 (President ' 26), Math- ematics Club ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26 (Vice- President ' 26), Varsity Basketball ' 25- ' 26, Blue Owl Staff, Athletic Notes ' 25- ' 26, Class Treasurer ' 23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26. Massachusetts Agricultural College ALICE IRENE MORRIS Al Commercial Course Who ' s that tall girl strolling down the corridor? Why — it ' s Al, of course, one of our best athletes who is so popular with her classmates. To become a physical director is Alice ' s aim and perhaps some day we ' ll see her as director in our local gym. Freshman Dance Committee, Ex-Libris ' 25- 26, Span- ish Club ' 25- 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 2 5, Gregg Speed- sters ' 26, Letter Club ' 24 (Secretary ' 2 5- ' 26), Girls ' Basketball ' 2 3- ' 2 4- ' 2 5 - ' 2 6. 36 THE TATTLE-TALE AiNNA MARIE MORRISON College Marie is one of our best gigglers and thus is well known. We hear Marie has attractions outside of school. When Marie becomes a school teacher we are sure her classes will be interesting and that she will be liked by her pupils. French Club ' 25- ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 25, Mathematics Club ' 24 (Treasurer ' 15.) Bridgewater Normal School VERNA ELIZABETH NELSON Vie General Although Vie has spent only three years in our school, as she came from Bridgeport, Conn., she has won many friends. We don ' t hear much about it but Verna is an extensive traveler. But we shall probably hear a good deal about her as a designer. Rhode Island School of Design GEORGE EVERETT NEWCOMB Ev. Technical Ev. is another of our football men. In his quiet unobtrusive way he accomplished a great deal. We didn ' t hear of any spectacular feats but old Stonewall Newcomb was always there to plug up many a hole. He is going to be an electrical engineer. We know he 11 surely succeed. Spanish Club ' 25- ' 26, German Club ' 24- ' 25, Letter Club •25- ' 26, Varsity Football ' 24- ' 25. Wentworth Institute THE TATTLE-TALE 37 EMIL CURTIS NEWMAN Tess General Tess is one of our athletes. He played varsity football, basketball and baseball. We all know Tess and admire his sportsman-like attitude. Lately he has been quite a sheik, we notice a quick waking-up of our popular athlete. Tess intends to be a coach. Varsity Football •24- ' 25, Baseball ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Bas- ketball •24- ' 25- ' 26 (Captain ' 26), Ex-Libris •25- ' 26, Spanish Club 25, Hi-Y •25- ' 26, Letter Club •25- ' 26. Springfield College MARGARET MARY O ' KEEFE Peggy College Peggy is one of our few unbobbed classmates and is well liked by everybody. She has demonstrated her ability to play the piano many times in assembly. She is going to Rhode Island State College. We sincerely hope that she will come back here to teach. French Club ' 26. MARTHA RITA ORTELT Commercial Martha has been pretty quiet for four years but she has been a member of the German Club. She intends to be a typist or a stenographer for some prominent poli- tician. 38 THE TATTLE-TALE. WILLIAM OUSLEY Bill Commercial Bill is the shortest and also the cutest boy of his class. He does not appear to have entered into many activities during the four years he has spent with us, but we never fail to see his cheerful countenance at a dance. Colgate KENNETH LORRAINE PAGE Pagie Commercial When all is said and done we must admit that Pagie should make a great lawyer. However, we advise you not to be so sarcastic when you get in a legal argument. Argument is your specialty, Suffolk, your school. Per- haps you ' ll be a second Webster. Clarinet in Orchestra ' 2 3- ' 24- ' 2 5- ' 26, School Play ' 26 Adam and Eva, Adam Smith. RUTH SEATON PARMENTER Rudy, Rufus Commercial Rurus ' talents seem unlimited. She is an athlete, student, social light and all around girl. As a cheer leader she takes first prize. We all have been won by her smile and willingness to lend a helping hand. We know that she will make friends wherever she goes. She intends to be a nurse. Don ' t you wish you could be sick then? Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Dance Com- mittees, Freshman Ring and Pin, Statistics, Junior Dec- orating, Senior Sleigh Ride, Class Motto, Dress and Glee Club Committees, Class History, Associate Business Man- ager of Class Book, Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26 (Secretary ' 25), Hooks and Crooks ' 25, Glee Club ' 25- ' 26, Girls ' Basket- ball ' 24- ' 25, Cheer Leader ' 25- ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 39 MARY PERRY Commercial Mary is one of our quiet but never-the-less clever and cheerful girls. She has entertained us several times with her musical talent. Ex-Libris Club ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Gregg Speedsters Basketball ■24- ' 25, Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26. ' 26, VIOLA MARY ALICE PETERSON commercial Patsy Patsy is planning to be a kindergarten teacher and although she came to our school after our class had started in the four year course it just seems as if she had always been there. Does anyone need to ask whether or not Patsy is a good all around girl? Keene Normal School MARGARET EVA PORTER-SHIRLEY Littie Eva College Eva is going to study to be a dietitioner. She has been one of the girls who all through high school has helped along in every way possible, and although held back to some extent by ill-health has made every one of U3 just watch for her smile and her cheerful ways Assistant Business Manager Class Book, Sleigh Ride Committee, French Club ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, El- ocution ' 25- ' 26, Mathematics ' 24- ' 25, Letter ' 25- ' 26, Girls ' Basketball ' 2 5. 40 THE TATTL. E-TALF. EDITH VIOLA POTTER Edie Commercial ' Edie is going to be a German teacher. She has been one of the real dependable girls for the past four years. What more does a class need than to be com- posed of the girls of that same energy which Edie has? Ex-Libris 24- ' 25- ' 26, German ' 25- ' 26, Gregg Speed- sters ' 26. Fitchburg Normal School LAURA MAE POVEY College Laura is numbered among everyone ' s friends because of her excellency in study and her quiet, peaceful man- ners. Just think, she is our salutatorian and also won the trip to Philadelphia by writing the best essay. Con- gratulations Laura. And as a teacher may you have the best of luck. French Club ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 2 5- ' 26, Dress Committee, Blue Owl Staff (Hoot Editor), Honor Usher ' 25- ' 26. Wheaton College JANICE RHIND Beanie General Beanie is one of our most popular girls whose one specialty is her dancing. As a happy-go-lucky, Beanie has won many friends. We wonder if she likes art or athletes. Freshman Dance Committee, Sophomore Dance Com- mittee. Art School THE TATTLE-TALE 41 MARION ETHEL RHODES Domestic Arts We all agree, Marion, that you are just the person to be a Domestic Science Instructor. Marion is just the realest girl in the class, and she always has a smile ready for everyone. All should consider themselves lucky who are Marion ' s friends. Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26, Orchestra ' 2 3- ' 24- ' 25- 26 (Cello). Framingham Normal School RUTH ETHOLYN SCHOPPEE Billi College Billie came to us last year so she has no; had an equal chance to show her mettle in basketball. She made two letters before she came here. We will give her credit for that anyway. We know that she certainly was a fine student for the A. H. S. University of Maine NORMAN EMBREE SCOTT Scotty ' Technical Scotty is a product of the gridiron. We see him one of the best tackles ever produced here. He was captain of the first team to hold North to a 0-0 tie since football started again here. There ' s not much going on that you don ' t see Hiram taking a hand in. He intends to be an engineer. German Club ' 25, Mathematics Club ' 23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Hi-Y-Club ' 23- ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26 (Presi- dent ' 26), Varsity Football ' 22- ' 23- ' 24- ' 25 (Captain ' 25.) Cornell University 42 THE TATTLE-TALE MABEL IRENE SEETON ommerci Tiny Tiny, as the illustrious captain of our girls ' basket- ball team proved to be a great inspiration to her players. She has been a member of many clubs and yet finds time to get good marks in her studies. Assistant Business Manager of Year Book, Spanish Club ■23- 24- ' 25, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Basketball •24- ' 25- ' 26. Honor Usher •24- 25, Letter Club ■25- ' 26. DOROTHY ALICE SEYBOTH Dot Dot ' Cor :ial is numbered among our list of quiet girls. I guess Dot was too busy with outside enjoyments to join many of our clubs. Never mind Dot, still water runs deep. Glee Club •22- ' 23- ' 24. RALPH ELSWORTH SMITH Smithy Commercial When it comes to being quiet, Smithy takes the cake. However, he that says little may know a great deal. Keep the steady pace, and we know you ' ll make good. Class Basketball •24- ' 25- ' 26, Class Baseball ' 25- ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 43 WINIFRED VIOLETTA SPETTIGUE Winnie Commercial Winnie is one person about whom we know very little. We seem to have the opinion that she likes ath- letes, maybe it ' s athletics. But she ' s wise and witty, she ' s clever and pretty. What more do you want? Mathematics ' 25. DAVID KEITH SPOFFORD Spoff. College Note the blushing hero. Our fatherly adviser, Dave SpofFord. Dave is quite an athlete, a record breaker in the quarter mile and in the hearts of the ladies. He ex- pects to make his mark as a journalist. Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26, Hi-Y ' 25- ' 26 (Secretary ' 26), Let- ter Club ' 2 5 - ' 2 6, Junior Decoiating Committee, Sleigh Ride Committee, Varsity Football ' 2 5 - ' 2 6, Track ' 2 5- ' 26 (Captain ' 26.) Bates MARJORIE LYNWOOD STRAIGHT Marge General Marge is a girl of pleasing personality, and has made a host of friends and admirers. She intends to finish her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music. She is the kind of girl that will succeed and we wish her all the success she can find. Ex-Libris, Hooks and Crooks, Glee Club. New England Conservatory of Music 44 THE tattle-tale; NAOMI PACKARD STURDY Nim. College Nim. is one of our good looking belles. We soon expect to see her playing the leading part in one of the latest musical comedies. She displayed her real talent when she acted the part of May Parcher to perfection in Seventeen. Nim. is also a good sport and al- ways ready for fun. German Club ' 26. RICHARD WILLIAM SULLIVAN Dick General Dick is a well known young man who always has a ready smile. His red hair and his motorcycle tell whether or not he is quiet. Who is it that teases the girls, makes the teachers sigh, and everywhere makes things hum? Dick is going to learn the art of electrical engineering. Ex-Libris Club ' 26, German Club ' 26, Radio Club ' 24- ' 25. Wentworth Institute CLIFFORD ARTHUR SW ANSON Clif. General Clif. has not been heard from a great deal, except in the assembly where the sweet (?) strains of his sax. made the audience wish they could obey that famous war cry Up to Arms. Never mind Clif. we ' ll see you in the Symphony yet. Clif. wants to be an ar- chitect. THE TATTLE-TALE 45 ETHELWYN MAE TAYLOR Winnie College Winnie ' won fame as the high leaping center, the despair of the opposing teams. Her managerial ability was unquestioned. She as an honor student and was a hit socially. Girls ' Basketball ' 25- ' 26 (Manager ' 26), Ex-Libris ' 25- ' 26, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26, Spanish Club ' 25- ' 26, ' Blue Owl Literary Editor ' 26. Middlebury DORIS BLANCHE TYRANCE Commercial We haven ' t heard much from Doris but many a tim( we have applauded her good work on the piano. Sh is going to be a teacher and we know she ' ll succeed. Bridgewater Normal School CHARLES BYRON WARDROBE By. Commercial When it comes to hard work By. beats us all; to get through high school in practically three years and at the same time to be Woolworth ' s star salesman is no cinch. Keep up the good work By and we know that you will succeed as an accountant and some day be sitting pretty in the highest building in the world. Burdett 46 THE TATTLE-TALE CATHERINE ELIZABETH WELDON Kitty College Kitty is one of our popular girls known also as a French shark. Anything you want to know ask Kitty. She has a pleasant look and a winning smil for everyone. Glee Club ' 25, French ' 25- ' 26 (Vice-President), Ex- Libris ' 26, Usher ' 25- ' 26, Spanish Club ' 26. MAYN.ARD OSBORNE WITHERELL Technical Did you ever see Witherell and Wilmarth together when they weren ' t fighting (playfully of course) ? How- ever, a little fight is needed to get through this old world. When you get to the General Electric Company don ' t misplace a few million volts and send them in the wrong direction. We hope that you successfully tame the elect- rons. German Club ' 2 5- ' 26. DOROTHY WINIFRED WHEELER Dot Commercial Dot intends to be a stenographer and if the salary of this position is not sufficient we will see her articles ap- pearing in the latest magazines. A girl with a character like hers is bound to succeed. Spanish Club •24- ' 25- ' 26, Hooks and Crooks ' 24- ' 25, Gregg Speedsters ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALF, 47 CHARLES EDWIN WHITE Phin College Course Try to find a book Phin hasn ' t read and as far as football is concerned he is one of the best drop-kickers in the school. His activities speak for his popularity and fine scholarship. Ex-Libris ' 24- ' 25- ' 26, German Club (Secretary ' 25- ' 26), Debating Club ' 23, Hi-Y 26, Letter Club ' 25- ' 26, Glee Club ' 26, Elocution Club ' 25- ' 26 (Vice-President), Associate Editor Blue Owl ' 23, Sophomore and Fresh- man Notes in Blue Owl ' 24, Junior Notes in Blue Owl ' 25, School Notes ' 26, Literary Editor of Tattle-Tale, Statistics Committee, Honor Usher ' 24- ' 2 5- ' 26, Var- sity Football ' 25- 26, Track ' 2 3, Class Historian. MASON OSWALD WILMARTH Oswald Technical Oswald is one of our noted actors. Who could for- get him as Dr. Delamater in Adam and Eva, or as George Crooper in Seventeen? He is very popular among all and will be missed from several activities Blue Owl Staff ' 24- ' 25- ' 26 (Business Manager), Orchestra, Freshman Ring Committee, Junior Decora- ting Committee, Ex-Libris, German Club, Hi-Y (Secre tary. President), School Play ' 25- ' 26, Glee Club. Springfield College KENNETH FISHER WOODWARD Technical Kenneth is the one bassoon player in the High School (past and present.) He certainly can make those low notes stand right out. This instrument is very rare and we wish to thank Kenneth for making our orchestra bet- ter by his playing. German Club ' 25- ' 26, Orchestra ' 24- ' 25- ' 26. 48 THE TATTLE-TALE MILDRED IRENE WRAY Milly College Here ' s another one of our cute blondes. Milly is bound to rise high with that winning way of hers. She has been active in a number of clubs and expects to be a private secretary. French Club •2 5- ' 26, Ex-Libris ' 26, Spanish ' 26, Math- ematics ' 25- ' 26. Brvant and Stratton HENRY EDEN WRIGHT Fat General Fat was one of our biggest men this year, having earned the title of the burly tuard. Ask anyone in 206 if they can remember his, I object, Mr. Chairman. Henry ' s ambition is to be a lawyer, and perhaps some day we ' ll see him in the Chief Justice ' s chair. Business Manager of Class Book, Sleigh Ride Com- mittee, President Group I Ex- Libris and Elocution Clubs, Hi-Y, Radio, Letter and Debating Clubs, Varsity Foot- ball ' 24- ' 25, James King in Adam and Eva. Suffolk Law School THE TATTLE-TALE 49 Class Questionnaire Tallest Girl Alice Morris Tallest Boy Xoi-iiuni Seott Smallest Girl j lar,nare1 Kiiii;- Smallest Boy AVilliaiii Ousley Fattest Girl Annie Jliller Fattest Boy Henry Vi-i,ulit Thinnest Girl Laui ' a Povey Thinnest Boy Thomas Hannon Best Girl Musician Anna KnoAvlton Best Boy Musician Carl Linkam])er Best Girl Blusher Ellen Anderson Best Boy Blusher Robert Dutton Cutest Girl Helen Lindstrom Cutest Boy William Ousley ( )uietest Girl Elna Benson ( )uietest Boy Rali)li Cox Smartest Girl Laura Povey Smartest Boy Robert Dutton Wittiest Girl Adrienne Allen Wittiest Boy Cyril Brennan Best Girl Athlete Alice Morris Best Boy Athlete Ralph Kneeland Noisiest Girl Mabel Seeton Noisiest Boy Walter Carey Jazziest Girl Tanice Rhind Jazziest Boy Walter Carey Giggliest Girl Gertrude Gaynor Giggliest Boy Henry AVriglit Most Serious Girl Doris Higginl)(.tt()m Most Serious Boy Silas Chase Neatest Girl Maricm Rliodes Neatest Boy Herbvrt Coe Most Popular Girls Ruth Parmenter, Lida Cameron Most Pojiular Boys Clifford Gay, X( rman Scott Best Looking Girl Agnes Levis Best Looking Boy Lowell Brown Best All Around Girl Lida Cameron Best All Around Bov Norman Scott 50 THE TATTLE. - TALt THE TATTLE-TALE 51 Our Track Captain, Dave Spuftovd. the Nurmi of the A. H. S. Sc-otty Our Captain, Never a-lacking. 52 THE TATTLE-TALF. THE TATTLE-TALE 53 LITERAl KY Adventures of a Sheet of Pad Paper in the Attleboro High School I came from tlie factory in a nice clean l)un(lle fastened loi -etlier with many of my brotliers and sisters who hioked exactly like me. When we were placecl ill a packing- l)ox we were delighted to see that many of our r( ' lati ' es were with us. After a long- journey in a dark l)ox where we were rather crowded but enjoyed ourselves immensely, we arrived in the high school. Tlien we ex- l ected some excitement hut we lay for many tiresome days in the same l)ox. Finally we were placed in neat little piles on a large tahle. That ( i y when school was over a line of students collected in the doorway wliicli was almost directly in front of us. We all felt rather proud as we thought we were on ex- hibition and I must say our yellow dresses looked very neat and clean. But ours was no such kindly fate. I soon discovered that pupils were buying us in two ' s and three ' s. To my amazement our family was picked up and tucked carelessly under someone ' s arm with a lot of very dirty books. I happened to be the first sheet in our pad and that very night I was torn away from my brothers and sisters without even having time to say goodbye. Someone wrote all over my nice clean dress with a lead pencil. Then I was folded and stuck in a book where I remained for the night. The next morning at school I was delighted to see myself being collected with many of my relatives who were all folded exactly as I was. Then I was placed on a large desk and la tcM ' some person marked me with a dark ])en and I looked even more disreputable than before. In the morning I was given ])ack to my original owner who looked at me disgustedly and I was horror-stricken to find myself being rudely torn and thrown in a book. Later in the day I was still further dismemliered. Part of me was rolled in a tiny ward and I was thrown right at a l)oy ' s nose. T then saw many of my relatives who had shared my unliai)ijy fate so I didn ' t feel so badly. After a while the boys stopped their battle and I lay peacefully on the t ooY for a few hours. Finally I was swept up by a janitor and I felt that my active life was al- most over but I wasn ' t sad for I had had a long active life. The janitor threw most of my family in the fire but in some way I slipped out and rolled to a dark corner. As the days are very long and I may be swept into the fire at any minute I thought I would write my memoirs and this is what I have presented to you. Marjorie Heywood 54 THE TATTLE-TALE, Man to Man The rays of tlic at ' lci-iiooii sun wci ' c lcii ;l hciiiui; ' . Slunlows wt ' i ' c bc iiiiiiii ' to cast wcii ' d liiiurcs on llic ground, l ut at Maywood stadiiiiii the cxcitciiii ' iit sch iikmI unusual t ' «u- a warm da ' . It was the day of the annual track- meet twecu .Maywood ;;nd llilldah ' rnivcrsity. ' riic VuniuM ' s had si ru,- ulod hard ovci ' the coui-si ' : the wciiiht nicn had hurliMl t he i ron hall tor a new collouiat c I ' ccord ; ,juni]icrs and Naullcrs had done tlu ' ir hcst and now with the exception of one event the meet was o -er, and th Ma -wood adherents were silent for llilldale leil one point. ( )nly a first in the last ex ' ent would win the meet I ' oi- Max wood. The llilldale rooters smelling- victorx ' e ' en hefore the last I ' ace, were run- ninii ' up and ilowu, clu ' eriuu ' wildly and were with difliculty restrained from sw;)i-min,u- onto the ti ' ack. The Maywood men sat ,i;lum and silent. The last event was the mile run, and the llilldale runnel ' , the colle ;ian champion had to o] iiose him only a noxdce, Henry Johnson, runniiiii ' his tii ' st l)i,u ' college race. In the clnhhouse a ruhher was u ' iviiiii ' the last attention to the laywooil mile! ' , a wellduiilt younu ' nuin with t he face of a fiu-hter. As t he I ' uhher ceased his efforts, and the ho - lace(l on Ins spiked shoes, the door swung open and with a I ' oar, dim Dcuilin, the coach rushed in. Ho he said, striking the youth on the shoulder, I know you ' re run- ning against the champi(ni, hut x ' ou ' re as good a man as he is. He ' ll try to run ytui off your feet, l) it remember this is a battle. You ' re out thei ' e man to man. Stay with him, finish ahead of him, an l don ' t h t him out-man you. Here are mv old mascot ruuniuu ' corks. 1 ' ' e use(| them in over a hundred races. That hole in the middle of one is for the middle fingei- of the right hand. When you see the finish line in sight siid your fingei ' s in those grips an l gix ' e your last stride. The ' I ' e yours if you win. Now go in and l)riug hack the cham- ])ionshi]) to old Maywood tonight. The startei- ' s -oice was heard: All out for the mile run. At tlie ta])e a dozen clean liml)ed athletes awaited for the gun. Johnson drew a place next ho champion who had secured the inside. On vour marks, the line crcuu-lu ' d lik ' e S])rinters. Set, the men leaneil forward, eyes sti ' aight ahea l. Hang, the line leai)etl foi-ward and broke into fragments. The big race of the me ' t was (Ui. Jolinscni had emei ' ged from the scranilile of the start on the heels of the champion and now determined to stick there until the last lap and then depend on his s])i-inting power for a finish. The i-ace pi ' OLii-e-sed in the main, as most races do. When they ueared. the last lap the men were sti ' ung out in a long line, the champion leading with a fine swinging stride, Johnson second, the I ' est trailing. Rang, the last |uartei ' , that la]) which tests the heart and courage to the de])th. The champi(ni at once increased his s])eed, and Johnson, his chest l)ui-stiug, increased his own by lengthening his stride. Through his head ran tin one idea, It ' s man to man, he must not beat me. faster and faster swei)t t he leading pai r di ' awing farther from the laboi-iug field. Johnson was miming on sheer grit, but he was pressing the leader hard. One hundre(l yards more, the final spurt. Down to the finish came the runners, their faces convulsed with t he agony of their struggle. The tape swam THE TATTLE-TALE 55 like fire Ijcforc Jolnisoii ' s eyes, Ix ' forc liini rose the picl iii ' c of t lie ( lc;u- )1( I col- lege witli its rc)- l)uil(liiii;s, rising- peacefully from the , ;reeii lawns. Siiikin, Ills fiiig ' ers dee]) in the mascot I ' liiiiiing- corks he took a last stride. Thi ' finish line writhed before his dizzy siyht. Tlien lie left and hurled himself tliroui.di the air like a diver. Ere blackness closed about him he felt the blessed pi ' essure of the yarn across his chest. The meet was jMaywood ' s. That nig-ht a great cele})ration was held at which the new track ca])tain, Henry Johnson, was called on to speak. I ' ve got only this to say, he faltered, I only want to tell yon that the words of the coach, today, fni ' nished the final ])nsh tli d won that mile. Vnnn now on I hope the slogan of the Maywood athletes will he, ' iiet ' s fight, maii to man. ' C-harles White The Deacon ' s Crime Inspector Clarke and C hief Mason were exchanging- crook stories in the po- lice chief ' s office one night. Did lever tell yon how we caught Deacon Jonas Briggs, Chief ? said Inspector Clarke. No, I don ' t think you did. That case was a bit nnusnal, wasn ' t it? It sure was. You see it was this way: When we were called in to ' iew Mar- tin Vanderpyle ' s body, it was very evidently a suicide. He had the gun in his hand, and the smoke was still coming ' from it wdien neig ' hbors in the apartment house rushed in, so an assassin had little chance for a get-away. Tlien, of course, he had a motive. What was that? interrupted Mason. Well we doped it out this way. Just before he died he had been at his girl ' s house at a party and her mother ' s hundred thousand dollar string of pearls had been stolen. Around his window there wer ' two or three i)earls, and one outside on the sidewalk. We figured passers-])y had ])icked u]) the rest from the sidewalk before wo got there. So, putting two-and-two together we thought he must have had a fit of kleptomania — that ' s the only reason he could have stolen them, Ix ' cause he was a millionaire himself — and taken the pearls off his future mother-in-law ' s not very thin neck while she was gab- bing with some art-lovers, you know, the kind that gush al)out art an l don ' t know a darn thing about it. When he got home he came to, realizetl what he ' d done, threw the p( arls out the window, and shot himself. At least that ' s the story we had published. But I began snoo])ing around and I found some ashes of ro])es in the fire place in the living room — the fire was still burning them. Xow, ytnnig gentle- men of fashion don ' t generally burn ropes for fuel in their fircjilaces. And they ' re not n )t io have fits of kleptomania either. No moi-e do people break strings of pearls Ix fore they throw them out of windows. So I asked some (pies- tions about him and how he acted at the 1)all. Ev ' rybody that was there said he had acted i)erfectly natural, except the girl he was engaged to. She said he seemed kind of funny and his voice sounded like Jonas l riggs when he im- itated Martin Vanderpyle. Briggs often did this as he and Martin were great friends. Jonas was as poor as Vanderpyle was rich. Well, I had sus])icion that Jonas Briggs was the murderer. He had a motive for stealing the pearls ])ecanse he was a ])oor young man with social 56 THE TATTLE-TALE i!iiil)it ions. Bu when I (iticstioiicil liini, he sjiid lie had hccii at lioiiic writing letters the eN-eniiiu ' of the criiiie. We sent l ' oi- the h ' tters lie claimed he had written and i ot four, all dated the eN ' enini; ' of the rohbei ' y and postmarked nine-thiit.N ' that e -eiiini;-. Well, a man can ' t write fonr let ters and shoot a man before- nine-thii ' t y in one ex ' eninu-. When We (|nestioiie(l his landladx ' she said she heard him to his room after sni)i)er and had not heard him ont- Bnt rii ' ht tln-re she made a slip. If lie hadn ' t diie ont how eonld lie ha -e maile(l the lettei ' s he wrote afti ' r snp- pei-, before ni ne t li i rt ' . ' A ' e cross examined the landla ly on the witness stand and fonnd lhat as a matter of fact she had really u ' one to the movies that eveiiiiiii- with her star-hoardei ' , and had simply said the first t hin - that came into hei ' head, Jnsl to u ' et off the stand as soon as ])ossilile. So he mi,i;ht have U ' one ont that e -emiiii- and preN ' iouslv ])i-epare(l the lettei ' s to he maile(| that night. Bnt how conld we jirove he had been ont. ' We (piestioned neighboi ' s and friends to no a -ail. At last, liowe ' er, ' anderpy le ' s old valet vohm- teen ' (l some infoiniation. lb- said at se -en-t hirty on the fatal evening his late master lia l sinnmoned him to iiis li -ing-room to dismiss him foi- t he e ' ening, sa -ing he was going to the ] arty and wonld not need him. When the valet came he saw Jonas Briggs smoking in the li -ing room with his niaste) ' . Ha, now we had something to work on! donas I riggs had been wit h t he dead man on the fatal night! The trail was getting warmer! Bnt, after ail, what did this prove otliei ' than Jonas and his landlady had ])een lying ' After this interview with Briggs, X ' anderpyle had danced at the l)all. We looke l np ' an(K ' ri)yle ' s ancesti ' y and, snre eiiongli, he had a great grandfather who had occasional fits of kleptomania. Then we investigated the ball. Tt had been a costnme i)arty and considei-able di-inking had taken place. Perha])s the dead man drank enongh li mor to stimnlate an attact of klepto- mania. This seemed jiossi ble n7itil we h ' arned that X anderpyle was a strictly temperate man. Well, all seemed to one end — a blank. But just then I learne(l something that shed a new light on the matter and g-ave me new lio])e. Xo one had unmasked. Peojile at the ball didn ' t know for certain that it was ' ander])yle with whom they had tallced. The only reason the ' thought they had, was because the gentleman in (piestion woi ' e ' an(ler- ]tvle s suit of ai ' moui ' which many recognized as lieing his, because of the fam ily crest on the shield. Then, too, he acte(l and talke ! like an(leri)yle — but yours truly didn ' t forget that Bi ' iggs could talk like his Iriend, why couldn ' t he act like him just as easily: ' The ti ' ail was growing still wai ' mer! Nearly two years had now elapsed since the crime was committeil, lie- cause, you know, it takes a long time to get things through the heads of some peo) le, and a still longer time to conduct investigations — with lai)ses of many weeks between. So then I got Deacon Briggs on the witness stand. Since the stealing of the pearls he had nnirried well, and with the help of the money from the stolen pearls, become the deacon of a church. 1 got him as a witness on the testimony of the valet that Bi ' iggs lia l been with ' anderi)yle on the momentous night. Well, Bi-iu-ns didn ' t want to say much on the stand — kept evading an- swers, until he ' got my goat. ' So tlien T went after his — and got it. He grew huffy and burst out su ldenly, ' Well, who do you think did it anyway? You talk as though 1 were the criminal instead of the witness! ' THE TATTLE - TALE, 57 Well, you arc, aren ' t you? ' I calmly answered. Then he g-ot red and excited and ])lustere(l around until the jury he.n ' an winkini -. Then 1 knew I liad the crowd with me and tired ahea(h Mr. Bri,i;-,i;s you went there tliat evening to yoni ' tVieiid ' s lionse, tie(l him up, stole his costume and went in his place to the ball. Thei ' e you stoh ' the pearls, and, tliere as tlie future son-in-law, organized a searcli, purposely om- itting to have yourself searched. Then you retui ' ued to Mai ' tin ' s house, cliangeil costumes with liim, threw the ropes you had tied him with into the tireplaec, and shot him. You broke the ])earls and threw two oi- 1 hree out the window to make it look as though A an(ler])yle stole them. Then you left tlie gun in the dead man ' s hand and beat it Ixd ' ore anybody discovered you. Very clever, indeed — very, very clever. I forgot to tell you that you tied him u]) during the l)all and shot him afterwards so that the coroner would find a fresh kil]e(l Ixxly. You thought you had done e -ei ything so cleverly that you had connnitte(l the ' perfect crime ' . If it hadn ' t been for the ropes it would have been perfect, too. He broke down and confessed then and the jui ' y brought in a verdict of premeditated nuii-der. And so he was hung bv his neck until he was dead, finished Chief Clarke. Herbert Howartli Coe The Hero of Gettysburg The sky was dark, as if foreboding evil. A heavy pall of smoke olsscured the blazing face of the sun, and cast weii ' d shadows aci ' oss the huge array of Union troops drawn up at Antietam Creek. For hours the thunder of mortars had shaken the blue dome of heaven until it seemed that the firmament itself would l)e unable to endure the concussions of the high explosi ' es. Mingled with that din of artillery could be heard the shar]) crack of carbines, the clash of steel on steel, the screams of wounded men and dying horses, and all of that in(]esci ' ibal)le ui)roar and confusion which make a battle hideous. For hours the wave of gray had flowed in, threatening to crush the line of blue, as the onrush of the sea sweeps })efore it wall and dyke, but each time were met by a concentrated and deadly hail of lead from the guns of the picked Union skirmishei-s which swe])t the men down in thousands, even as a shar]) sickle levels Ix ' fore it the lush grass of the meadow. Countless times the Ccm- federate line had charged only to roll sullenly back upon itself, as the foam- ing breakers, smiting vainly upon the unyielding surface of the ribbed clitfs roll back snarling defiance at their conquerors. But now the roar of the battle 1uul died down. Only the faint cries of the wounded pleading for succor rent the silence. The Union troojjs, grimed with blood, dust and sweat, r( ioiced at holding their position. Lee ' s forces had re- treated in disorder. Behind the Union lines a tragic scene is taking i)lace. A slender youth, scarcely more than a l)oy, gazes v -ith trembling knees into the grim black muz- zles of a dozen carbines. He is sentenced to be shot for attemi)ting to desert under fire. 58 THE TATTLE-TALE His checks are white l)eiic;i1li the u ' l-iiiie of powdef nnd liis eyes sliow the terror whicli lie hopes lie is hidiiiii iVom liis exeeut ioiiei-s. ' [ ' lie eoiniiiaiKh ' r of the scpiad is about to ui -e the dicaded coiimiaiid. Suddenly the drnina is aircsl (mI by t he sharp, iu( ' isi -e tones ot one whom the soldiei-s instinetix ' ely reeo. nize. Thi ' t h i-eateuinn ' I ' it ' les are lowei ' cih What means this seene, bovs? asks the eool xoiee of MeChdhin, the idol of the bine host. We ' re obeyinii ' orders of the Colonel, sii-. This man is to be shot for at- tem})ted desertion undei- fii ' e, and cowardice nnbefittiui; a soldiei ' . This I ' cply came from a , ;rizzle(l old ' eterau of the INlexican ' i r. Why. he is but a boy. 1 liax ' c a iii ' i)hew ohhT than he is at lionie, safe 1 ho])( ' , from scenes like this. len, 1 camiot sec this lad shot. I know the sensation of terror undei- fire. I will not tolei ' ate a niuider on that piclext. h ' eturn to camp, men. I will take tlie responsibility foi ' this man. i ' erliaps the army may yet be pr(nid of him. He shall ha -e another chance. ' ery i;ood, sir. The s(|uad marched back to camp and the youth was left alone with his res- cuei ' . A loni;- line of blue holds the sunnnit of ( ' cineterN ' I idyc at ( lettysburi;-. Pa. Strouii ' ly intrenclie l, the Tnion troops await t he mo -e of t he ( Confederates who occupy the ridi e directly o))))osite. (irim silence envelopes the ranks of both armies. It is the lull before the stoi ' m. Suddenly the roar of C nfederate artillery l)reaks forth and is answered ! • the lieaxiei ' crash of Union tield jtieces. As suddeidy as it beu ' an the can- nonailinu ' ceases. From Cemetery Ridge rolls line after line of grey figures, led by a tall man on a magnificent horse. With the terrifying reliel yell, the Confederate ti-oops, umlei- a friglitfully gallinu ' umsket fii ' c ])oure(l in from the Cnion shai ' p- shootci-s, charge aci ' oss the intei- -ening grouiKh Men fall at e -ery stride. The slaughter is dreadful. Still a remnant of that army I ' eaches the Cnion i)osi- tion. Before the lines stands the erect figure of the Cnion general, enco-.ii ' aging his men- A ma ldened Confedei-ate pointing a heavy revoh ' ei- at the ucner- al ' s 1)reast fires at i)oint blank I ' ange. l ut eic his fiimci- presses the trig-ci-, a slight blue form Avith the shoulder straps of a lieutenant leaps before the general, and receives the deadly missile in his own l)reast. It is the youth who was saved by AlcClellan at Antietam. The battle is over. The troops are eiigage(l in the burial of the dead. Be- hind the rnion lines, a grou]) of officers staml with bowed heads above a still form wrapped in the Cnion Hag. The bui ' ial sei ' vice is read and all that is mor- tal of a brave man is consigned to the dust. It is for the hei ' oic dead alone that tinn ' is taken for burial service in these giim days. The men witli the spades, the tears waslnng the ])owder fi-om their cheeks, fill in the grave and fall l)ack, taking up tlieii- rifles. At the command of the general they fii-e the last salute, that final tiibute to the dead soldier. THE TATTLE-TALE 59 The l)u,nl( ' r blows T;i])s over the ,iir;i c and (iciicral M( ' ( ' Icl l;ni, coni- iii.y- f()r var l, bends with niicovcrcd licad () ' ( ' r ilic lioiitciiaiit ' s last rcstiiii;- ])lace and says in reverent tones, There lies a l)ra ' e man. The eani]) is still. Tiie moon, lii. ;h in the liea ' ens, l)athes that tield of blood in Hoods of mellow silver. Over a silent yrave behind the lines, the beams seem to fall more tenderly, and the nigiit wind moanini; ' o ' er the wastes linu ' ers near a tiny cross and seems to murmur the hallowed benediction, May he I ' cst in peace- ' ' Charles E. White Trial by Combat The lists are closed; a trumpet blares. The cham])ions sit like men of steel, The heralds hurl ' d their staffs to earth, Into his steed each drives his heel. A moment ' s })ause; in fierce cai-eer The fiery chargers hurtle fast. The splint ' ring crash of bi-eaking spear Is heard above the I ' oar at last. With onset like a thunder peal The titans meet, each aim is fair, Horses and riders roll and reel, A wild shout rends the ])lacid air. And now with skill each rider lea])S Down from his mount, and sets his shield Firm on his arm, and draws his branch; ' Better to ])eris]i than to yield. The iron-clad heroes close in strife, Full many a fierce and clanging stroke Is giv ' n on helm andiiprais ' d shield. Dust rises high like pall of smoke. The dm of steel on steel clangs loud. Like bulls they join and strike and thrust. Piece after piece of glittering mail Hewn off ' , finds resting ])laee in dust. The sun, a burnished cop])er disc. Is sinking in tlu western sky, Still fight the weakening cham])ions on. Nor will they yield until they die. A fiercer sti ' oke; like brittle glass The l)lade of one k light sna])s in twain, And from his dry and ))ai ' ched lips A cry comes as of one in i)ain, 60 THE TATl LE-TALR Yield ye, false recreant ! cries his foe, AVaviii, - his uleamino: sword on high, Never ye x illian sliall I yield, 1 keep mine honor or I die! Thus speakiii.ii-, leai.ed the iiohh ' kiii-ld, As wolf sprinn ' s at the dim deer ' s throat. And calling ' on his (io l to help. Upon the ehnrrs bright lielm he smote. Nor hlaih ' nor niaee he hehl in hand But such the power of that stroke. That as l)y liu-htniug-s fatal hi ' and Smitten, the iron ei ' aslied and broke. Ne ' er since the world Ix ' gan was blow So mighty as that tierce stroke giv ' n, But to the cause of truth and right, Sui)ernal strength was sent hy lieav ' n. Then fell the traitor knight to earth, His glist ' ning arms in ihist laid low. His wretche(l soul his body fhMl, And sought tlic evil realm Ix ' low. Done was the tight; the X ' ictor stood A moment gleaming cold and l)rig]d, AVhen suddenly the skies wen- cleft, And from them one hmy beam of light Descended, resting on his helm. And vanished swiftly o ' ei- the land The people overflowed the lists. And gras))ed tlie victor ' s mailed liand. But h)! no form tliat steel enclosed. An empty sTiit of armour bare, I ' nder the liands of that great throng, Vanished away into the air. P ' or God had heard the cry of faith. And sent an angel to the fight, Who battling with the traitor king. Had coiKiuer ' d in the n.anu ' of rigid. And now, the fearful struggle won. The traitor dead upon the sod, Tlie seraph leaves the land of men, And bears his answer back to God. Charles E. White THE TATTLE-TALE 61 Dialogue Between a Modern American Girl and a Roman Girl of Virgil ' s Time if the Two Should Meet One lovely spi-ini ' niorninii- a youn,n ' American n ' irl who was toui ' ini; ' tlii ' onnii Europe stojjped Ix ' t ' ore a huji-e, ayc-woni, colnnm in the rniiKMl ( )loss( uni at Rome. As the ,i;irl stood dreaming. ' : and Avondering who had carxcd that lo -ely column so many centuries ai; ' o she felt someone ' s eyes ui)on liei ' . She tuined around and a youni; ' Roman i;irl dressed in a white toga came out from her hid- ing place behind another column. Although the Roman gii ' l apjjearcd lo he well bred she was staring curiously and finally said slowly, I never imagiiKMl that the world would ever contain such queerly dressed people. If you will ])ard()n me may I ask if you don ' t find your clothing ' ery uncomfortable and tight: ' For what reason do you wear such ugly, awkward garments? The young American girl, although she was amazed at the sight of this creature who looked so much like any girl l)ut wlio di-essed so differentlv ap- peared to be calm and at the other ' s ([uestion she lau,uhe(| and re] lied, You must remember that you ' re far behind the times in your flowing, l)ut graceful togas. Naturally, the world has advanced in clothes as well as in learning. At this rather condescending re])lv ' he Roman llai)])er was a little piijued and answered, You may have advanced for better or for worse in the matter of ch)thing, but I notice you have the Aeneid of my Uncle Virgil in all your High Schools! The Aniei icau was a little surprised by this (juick reply, and, then she said I ' m sure I don ' t know why we study it. 1 find it very difficult, I guess that ' s wliy they try to make us do it. Again the two girls gazed curiously at each other. Finally the Roman gii ' l asked, What kind of bracelet have you around voui- ai ' m ' Why, t hev ' re quite the fashion. They ' re called slave bracelets, replied the American. The Roman girl was amazed and cried, () Jupiter, our slaves are com- ])elled to wear them around their arms or neck. I would be disgraced if 1 at- tempted to put one on. The American observed that the Roman seemed very dignified and stately in hei- use of language and her way of walking, and she wondered if her com- panion enjoyed life so she asked, Do you ever have good times when you don ' t have to be ceremonious and (luietf IikUmmI I do. Tliere is a day of thanksgiving or a festival for some god called almost each week. Then we have no school and many delicious things to eat and great games and contests. My brother is champion discus thrower of the city. At last their curiosity was satisfied and the American said, I ' m ccilaiidy glad I met you and found out what you ' re like. After all, I guess we could be friends even though ages separate us. Marjorie Heywood THE TATTLE-TALE ATHLLTICSl | A Word of Thanks The f. eoliic to th Avllil( )1l)all iiicii of tliis past season, and, willioul lonl )t, inan - seasons to •V sincere llianlx ' s at this tinieto those Atth ' horo tVieiids who presented school t Vellt -oiie blue block A. ikets for football u ■ach axini;- a lari ' e The following- school sn{)porters aix ' those who made this uift jxissible: The late Dr. Wilfred Konnseville Mr. Saiunel Kiirstein A ' illiani Sliarkev Dr. Ralph Kent Harry WoltVnden H. K. I ichardson Oscar Wc lfenden Chai-les Mathewson Ralph Hstes doseph Rionx l.eonanl Lanil) doseph Fiidu-ru- Alfred F„.cker i d. (Jowen Aldro A. Frencli 1)1-. Walter Hri-i-s Kal].)! Perrv Walter F ri,-us. Fred Wetlien-ll Dan ( ) ' ( ' onnell (Miarles Rowen Karl ( ' . Newman Harold Sweet Ivirle ( ' ar]tenter Elmer Scott Lawrence Clark P ' rank Xernev Coach Grayson Coach Raymond (Ji-ayson atten.led the Hiali School at : Iilford, : Iass. There he gained a reputation as a baseball and footliall playei ' . Dui ' in his senioi- year at Hi-h Sidiool he captained the fo( tball team. Fi ' om : Iilford he went to the -Massacdiuset IS Au ' ricnitnral Coileiic wliei-e his speed and shiftiness soon ,ii ' aiiied t ' ame for him as a football jilayer. He was (dected captain of the b ' resli- man football team. He played ' nd and halfback for three years on the X u ' sity team in sn di an eilicient manner tliat lie was re-(decte(l as an AU-Xew-Kii ' land player. He was captain of the team his last year. Dnianu ' tlie last uanie of his colleu ' e career he snstaincMl a se -ere injury. Two vertebrae in his neck wei ' e fi-actured. But it was not only a - a footl)ali i)layer that he excelled, he was very po])nlar with the students and the facnlty; he served on the senate (the student liovernin.u- council ) : he was a member of tlie Adelphia, a student honorary society, joined the Alpha Si iua Phi, and later serve(l as I resid ' nt of that fraternity. THE TATTLE-TALF, 63 After ]iis iiradiiation from eollciA ' c in 1! ' J. ' 5 he played l)asketl)all in the In- dustrial League of Detroit where he |)la -e(l against some of the fastest teams in the country. Uurin.i; ' the season of 1!)24 he was coach at Kent ' s Hill Seminaiy where he turned out a successful team. At the start v.i ' this year he brou, •ht a lU ' W era in athletics to Attlehoru. The success in athletics at the Hii h School has been due largely to his efforts. Here he is respected and admired ])y the student body as a regular fellow. J. Ray Cooney Much credit is due the efforts of Coacli .J. Kay ( )oney, who for the past few years has lal)()i-ed earnestly in an endeavor to i)lace Attleboro High School ' s Track Team in the running. The work (h)ne by him is of the very best sort and deserves nmch credit. Cooney was a graduate of the Harvard College of Pliysi- cal P ducation. He also has taken courses at Springfield in Athletic Ti-aini ng. We ha ' e received at last a track team which bids fair to place us with the largest field schools in the field of athletic success. Senior Letter Men Jolm Augat Chester Blanchard Cyril Brennan Walter Carey Silas Chase Howard Davison (nifford Gay Clifford Hunt Raymond Jac(iues Kaljjh Kneeland Carl Ijinkamjx ' r Allen Martin Earle Morowski Phnil Newman Everett Newcomb Norman Scott David Spoffoi-d Cimrles White Henry Wright Adrienne Allen Edna Jaccpies Senior Letter Girls Alice Morris Kuth Parmenter Eva Porter-Shirley Mabc] Secton Ethelwyn Taylor 64 THE TATTLE-TALE Songs and Cheers KI YI Team fi-lit, Ki yi ki yi kus Tcaui ti; lit, X()l)()(lv like VIS Team I ' mlil, We aiv the team of A. H. S. Ye Bo Fi-lit! Always a winniii.ii; Al va s a ur Always a playini;- fine ( Scot ty ) _ oiir ea| .t Ki! Yi! Y A-T-T-L-E-B-()-K-() Help IVoin llie hoys we know must win Now ho s n ' o thi ' oniih the line ' AS THE BACKS GO TEARING BY ' A-T-T-L-E-B-( )-K-() AVe ' ll send the elieer in time A-T-T-L-E-B-()-K-( ) i ' ' ' li.ulit, tiuli Attlehoro, Attk ' boro, Attlehoro! I ' ' ' it, li ht, ii ht ITohhle -ohhle, razzh ' dazzh , Sis hoom— hah, Anh ' hnro. Attlehoro, rah, rah, rah. As the haeks tearinu- hy Altlrhoin. Attlehoro, is our crv, On their way 1o win oi- die, A ' -l-C T (  -l A ' 1 Many siuhs and many tears T lin, i ' le in with (North ' s) cheers, AVln.opi de hanu-, whoopi de hav.g, As the hacks -o t.-arin- hy, Where oh where is the (North) ,u m-! Steady Kmn on steady -am, Ban-i de whoop, han-i .h ' whoop, : lin,-ie m with sweet retrain; Tin- (North) -an- is in the soup, Attlehoro ' s out t . win today, S-O-l ' -I soup, soup, soup! Atllehoro ' s ])ound to win the trav, ' ' As the hacks -o teariii- hy. Cheer Books an( Thl foothall -eason th. ' s.Miior class issued a small hook ccmtaiuiu- cheers o„..x of the A. II. S. WImMI these Were sold at the cost of l.riutlll- to the members of the school, a -reat increase in the v.lume of the cln.ers at aines was at .mce noticeahle. Before this hook was printed, . ' W o the students had more than a lia .v idea al)ou1 th . cheeriii- hut now each stndeii inay earn h heart the chcrsand son.s of his Alma Mater. This practice will, w.. h.M|||. - continued in futun- years, that tlM ' che(.rin-, which has leatmed each .dhh tic event this year, may not Ix ' ccmie a thin- ot the ])ast. THE TATTLE-T A I F 65 THK FOOTIiAIJ. TKA.M Ti Je,, ' t„ge,,™ ' H, Wng.«. H,„,s„„, Ca«.v. Brown, ™„rspS, ' :. ' ; ' ;; 17:tJ ' -■■ - c.-.. s™,.. -e... Football i«- an.l more ..xpcniMico,! teams the Bine ■uu{ YI , , i straight ga„,es, this in itself bei a f l e,: ' ' . ' ;. ' At;;;. ,;;,,;; i;;,;: ' - ' ' ' ' 66 THE TATTLE-TALE Alumni Wins 7 to 0 in Fast Game on September 19 The Alunnii team averaging nearly 180 jjoinKls per man defeateil tlie High School by the small score of 7 to 0. Tlie ohh ' r men wcic forced to fight for every yai ' d, and now and again a High School man wmild ct away for a five or ten yard run. Tozier, Leedham, Johnson and l ohhins played a whale of a game for the winners, while Capt. Scoll, (iailigan, Xewman, Spoffoid and White did well for Attleboro. Attleboro Goes Down Before Whalers 31 to 0, Finding Punting- Their Only Hope Sei)tem])er 26 the Blue and White .ionrneye(l to New Bedford, only to go down to lilorious defeat at the hands of the hea y ( i-iinson eleven. ' I ' he uanie was a roiiLili one. and left Attlehoro ' s nieii a trille lame. Some ferocious player hunched on Scotties ' li-ht ear. Next to Scott big Wri ht at left guard receivecl most kick in the stomach, hut turned in a good game, liiis work fre(iuently hrin ing cheers Irom the ci ' owd. Spofford was di-awn l)aek for the kicking and tni ' ne(l in a good assignment, his inmts distancing the efforts of the ' ■llalers h - yard . There w e re flashes of -ood work from New- man, Kneeland and (Iailigan. while those w ho faile l to l)i ' eak into the h()iu)rably mentioned list were tryini;- every minute. Two of tlie New Bedford touchdowns Were eai ' ne(l: three came when the Crimson playei-s turned a hivak of the -anie lo -ood account. The hi-iulit star of the game was ( ' a])t. Scott, whose iilunuing attacks in the line generally wor- rie(l his o])pouents. Attleboro Loses Hard Fought Battle in the Mud Althouiih drenched by cold rain. At t lehoro ' s players fought gamely against defeat, and had all the better of the battle, excepl for the j.artly blocked kicks which iieclzocha of Taunton recovered r,,i- theii- oidy score. The gi ' ound was a sea of nuid, making the spee(l of Kneeland and Xewman of no account. The lon i-est i;-ain of the game came when AVliite went through for . )() yards on a fake kick. Toward the end of the game Attlehoro ' s hard attack, coui)led with a successful ])ass uained ' J. ' ) ya)-ds, cariie l the ball almost to the door of vic- tory only to have that releiith ' ss whistle call the game. l annton tried a number of passes, and failed to complete any; Attlehoro ' s only ].ass worked for a hmg gain. A. H. S. Wins 22 to 0 With Great Pep ( )n a blusterin-- ilav, ( )ctober 10, the team pulle l itself together, and handed Warwick 11. S. a trimm ' in- 22 to 0. Both teams were evenly match ' (l in wciiiht, but ])etter coaching enabled the Blue and White to win. T u ' first scoiv came, when, aftei ' the ball had been carried to the goal by concerted rushes of the back Held, Cy (lalli.uan took it for a touchdown. Warwick then resoiied to an aerial attack, but Monk l ogers speared one of their efforts and converted it into the second touchdown. Attle- boro pushed the tight and Cai.taiii Scott iiaile l Fox of the visitors behind his goal line for a saf.-ty and two points. Followini;- the next play, Ralph Kneeland, the fastest man on the s(pia(l, took the ball ' around the eiid for a third touchdown. Warwick ' s aerial attack THE TATTLE-TALE 67 placed tlioin near a score in the final period, ])nt the teamwork of the Blue team frustrated their last tries. Every man on the team deserves credit. The real spirit was there. Touchdowns: Galla ian, Rogers, Kneeland. (Joals kicked: White 2. Safety, Fox, tackled by Scott. Attleboro Loses to Fall River, 14 to 0, October 17 Although the Blue and White were unable to hold out against the hannner- ing of the Weavers, they held the heavier team to l)ut two touchdowns, and played a great defensive game throughout. AttleI)or() threatened a number of times, but was unalile to score. In the first ({uarter White received a fractured wrist. The liigh wind jjrevented accurate i)unting or i)assing. Scott, Newman, Spofford and Kneeland stan-ed. A. H. S. Overwhelms Stoughton 45 to 0, October 24 Working as one unit, the Attlel)oro ele ' en swept the Stougliton team down to defeat. Newman and Kneeland Ihislied around the ends, (ialligan and Hudson ploughed the line, Spofford ])icked ])asses out of the air, Jacques, a new find and Scott tore through and nailed o})ponents for losses. Attleboro ran n ) points in the first quarter and repeated in the second. In the third frame the score was only 6, but the eleven came back for 13 more in the final period. Touchdowns: Kneeland 8, Newman .3, Hudson. Goals kicked: Newman 3. Attleboro Beats Brockton 2ds, October 31 The Brockton seconds were repulseil 2() to 0 by the combined attacks of the Attleboro eleven. Scott, Newman and Kneeland starred. Attleboro ' s only weak- ness was failure to handle punts in the backfield. Kneeland showed his usual speed in open field work and Scott was everywhere at once. The confident Brockton players went home with long faces. A number of injuries marked the game. Bucket and sponge were very much in evidence. Milford is Trampled On With a fierce attack Attleboro walked over Milford by a score of 38 to 0. The game was featured by the play of Scott, (ialligan and Newman. Knee land ' s running and tackles saved us on more than one occasion. Coach Gray- son ' s brother quartered the losing team. The win was due to no individual brilliancy, but to team work but the Blue team were sadly in need of a drop- kicker with White out of the game. The sure coaching of Attleboro enal)led them to meet successfully all plays of the opposition, while their fighting spirit carried them to scores. Fifth Straight Win Scored by A. H. S. With a stiff wind l)lowing, Attleboro mowed down tlic boys fi-om Beverly 23 to 0. The aerial attacks of the visitors proved a thorn in tiie llesh to Attle- boro for some time, but they finally came tlii ' ough with a fast win. Scott, as usual, starred. Kneeland ' s stellar tackle of McAusland averted a touchdown in 68 THE TATTLE-TALE the first pcrioil, when tlie Bcxcrly man c-anuht a pass and l)r()kc throui -li the entire fiisl line defense. Knecland ' s tackle held the l)aek nntil lie was hurled down by Seott. Xewinan scored the fii ' st touchdown, ( ' apt. Scott ' s field iz:oal from placement foi- yai-ds auaiust tlu ' wind was the feature of the ,i;auie. Newnuin ' s intercepted pass and (). yard touchdown was also the lar. cst run of tlie season. Jjowell Brown, a find at fullback, made a (ine 15 yard run for a touchdown in tlie last pei ' iod. Touchdowns: Newman 2, Brown. Goals from touchdown: Scott 2. Field goal from placement, Scott. Attleboro Defeats Cumberland 12 to 0 The Attleboro secoml team entii-e pla_ -e(l ( ' uiiiberlaiid, except for six min- utes at the cud of the g ' ame. These six minutes addecl (i ])oiiits to the score. Carey, Lamlx-i ' t, AVriu ' lit and Brown ])la_ -e(| a ureat name for the Blue and White. Tin.uley was used for kicks after touchdowns, but due to huri-ied kicks faile(l to score. The team worke(l well and was well run by (| uirterback Carey. The line plun ;inn- of Kou ' ers accounted for most of Attleboro i ains, while his sec- ondary defense proved an etfective barrier to forward passes. Touchdowns: Rogers, Newman. Attleboro 0, North Attleboro 0, November 26 Before a huue crowd of loyal sui)i)orters the wearers of the Blue held the North men to a 0 to 0 score. This is the Hi ' st ame in five years that North has faih ' d to defeat Attle- boro in football. The main reason foi ' this is the mastt-rful coacliiug of Ray- mond (irayson, who from moudescript lot of matei ' ial welded together the best team seen on the Attle1)oro gridiion for yeai ' s. Attleboro outplayed N(U ' tli in eveiw ])ai ' ticular excei)t ])unting and return- ing punts. Gaudette of the Kt ' ds turuetl in a wonderful kicking assignment. His punts wei-e puzzliiiu to the Attlebcu ' o ])acks who seemed unable to hold them or gain sul)stantially on the retm ' us. North was ci-e(lited with the best High School line in the vicinity but At- tleboro ' s attacks, headed by Capt. Scott, effectually cut their machine to ])ieces. The game went the entire distance without a ])enalty for roughness on either side. Xo individuals can l)e singled out for pi ' aise. Praise for one is praise for all. The team though handicai)])ed by the absence of a coach, worke ! as one unit under the brainv direction of Capt. Scott, wlio at tackle played his last game f(.r the Blue au.l White. Gaudette and Kelley were the outstanding stars in North ' s backfield. Five attem] ts at field goals by Gaudette were frustrated by the smashing onslaughts of Attlebor . ' s guards and tackles The game was featuivd by kicking. The account of the ganu ' by i)eriods follows: First Quarter Newman kicke(l off and : racd(uudd ran the ball back for three yards. Kelley plunged for small gain. Austin carrie l the ball off tackle foi- one yard. Kelley went off tackle foi- first down. Kellev went offside, no gain. Price made three yards through centei-. Austin gained yard. Gaudette booted to Attlelxn-o 20 yd. line. Kneeland went around tackle for four yards. Attleboi-o failed to gain. Newman kicked offside at twenty yard line North ' s ball. Kelley off tackle for four yards. THE TATTLE-TALE 69 Price stopped in liis tracks at center. Kelley naineil one yard, (iaudette kicked. Attleljoro ' s l)all on twenty yards. IludsDii t ' ailcil to u-aiii t li rouiili center. Newman kicked. Ball downed on forty yai ' d line. Price faile(l at center. (rand( tte booted. Kneeland fell on ball close to iioal })ro vii went tliron.uli center for two yards. Newman kicked. Blancliard went tlirou,ii,-li and stopped Austin with four yard loss. Price recovered one yard through center. Gaudette kicked to Attleboro 5 yard line. Newman kicked out of dan 4-er to twenty-five yard line, wdnd hindering punts. Austin of North went tliroug ' li for nine yards. Kelley and Gaudette carried the pigskin for a first down. Austin thrown for loss. Kelley recovered three yards. Kelley failed to gain. In- completed ])ass. Attleboro ' s ball. Kneeland jjassed to Newman who made seven yards before he bit the dust. Newman booted to forty yards. Austin, Kelley and Price made three yards with three plunges. Kneeland recovered ball in;t ran back, losing ground. Newman and Kneeland made gains. Pe- riod ended. Score 0 to 0. Second Quarter 7 X ' I: ii ' , ' Second quarter started off with Austin gaining a scant two yards. Kelley w as dropped in his tracks by a beautiful tackle of Scott. North failed to coni- lolete pass. Gaudette ])unted. Newman booted ball back to fifty yard line. Austin and Gaudette gained two yards each. Austin was stopped wdthout gain. Gau(k ' tte kicked. Newman fumblecL Barber of North Attleboro recovered the bobbing pigskin. Kelley and Price gained little through plunges oft ' tackle and through center. ForAvard pass, Austin to Gaudette. First down. Austin ran five yards. Kelley and Austin stopped in their tracks. Gaudette at- tempted a field goal and failed. Attleboro took the offense. Kneeland and Hud- son gained first down in three ])lunges. Newman circumnavigated the end for twenty yards. Kneeland tried two unsuccessful ])asses. Brown gained twelve liard earned yards off tackle. Newman, Hudson and Kneeland failed to gain. North took Newman ' s boot on their fifteen yard line. North line failed to hold, and Kelley w as dropped for a six yard loss. Austin failed to gain through centei ' . (iaudette resorted to kicking. Newman recovered after Kneeland muffed on Attlebm ' o ' s forty yard line. Attleboro was unable to gain. Si)offord punted to North ' s thirty-eight yard line. Austin, Price and Kelley were set back. Kneeland took Gaudette ' s ]nmt and returned for ten yards. Rogers was sent in and tore large lioles in North ' s defense. Rogers made first down in tw(j tries. Rogers and Newman made another first down in two i lunges. Period ende(L Score 0 to 0. Third Quarter North kicked to Attleboro wdio. started a smashing attack. Rogers made five yards off tackle. Newman followed with three more. R( gers tore off eight more for a first dow n. Rogers gained a yard. Newman went througli for five yards and Rogers made five more. North strengthened and held Rogers to a two yard gain. Rogers stopped on next try. Newman nuuh ' three yards otf tackle, kneeland tried pass which failed. Two ])lunges by Kelley and one by Austin and Gaudette gave North a first down. Price, Kelley and Austin made seven yards. Gaudette kicked. Attleboro recovered fumble on one yard line. Spof- ford quickly kicked it out of danger to the thirty-three yard line. Price gained two yards. Kelley had his vind knocked out when he bumped Newman. New- man intercepted pass. Newman passed to Hudson, who carried it for over ten yards. Rogers made thirteen yards on three line bucks. Newman THE TATTLE-TALE iaiii( ' (l seven yards, Rogers ' iVz. Newman gained a yard. Tlie head linesman made a mistake and the ball was given to Noi tli tor no paiticular cause. Gaud- ette was thrown for a loss. (laudcttc kickcMl. Kiicchiiid recovered. Kneeland failed to gain around the end. Kogcrs can- ' KMl the hall for eleven yards on two tries. Kneeland made nine yards on a fake kick and pass. Rogei ' s u :u o a yard for the down. Kneeland carriiMl the l)all hut failecl to gain gronml. Rogers and Newman made eight yards, ( ' ai)t. Seott failed to kick a held goal by inches. North failed to gain. (Jaudette kicked to Newman. Blancliard speared a pass which netted o -er ten yards. Kneeland and Hogei ' s failed to gain. KiHM ' land lost nine yarils. Spofford kicked. North was given hall on one yai-d line. North t ' akecl a kick and Kelley went through center for fifty yards l)eing stopped l)y Kneeland in a i)retty tackle neai- the side line. Austin lost two yai-ds. (iaudetle gaini ' d eight yai ' ds. Kelley was nailed hy tlu ' Attle- horo line. N01II1 recoxcred hall on a i ' ninhle hy Kneeland. Hicliards tui ' ned the trick. North Attlehoro ' s hall on the six yai ' d line. Noi ' tli gained two yards l)y line hucking. (iaudetle missed his chance of wiiming hy missing a 15 yard goal. Hudson was seid through for three yai ' ds. Carey went in for Blan- cliard. North inteiceple l Kneeland ' s ])ass and i-ecovered hall (iaudette went through for twelve yards. Stopi)ed hy ( ' apt Scott, who ])layed the hest game of his colorful career. hepi)er in for Newman. Attlehoro i-ecovered ])ut failed to gain. Chase in foi- Newcomh, followed hy a short plunge. Davison in for Chase. Attlehoro was forced to kick after anothei- plunge. NoiHi was holding in a hue manner, (iaudette kicke(l and Dion recovei-e(l hall before it touched the ground. This was (iaudette ' s shortest attemj)!. Attleboi ' o com- l)leted a pass for gain of fifteen yards. White in. Hudson faileil to gain on a hard plunge. White attemjjted a lrop kick in the last miimte of play and failed. (Jame ended. Score 0 to 0. I ' ourth ( )uarter The Lineujis: Attlehoro North Attlehoro Blancliard, C arev, Lambert — IjE Jac iues— LT Newcomb, Chase, Davison — LG Thomas— C Davignon — RG Capt! Seott— RT Spofford— RE Kneeland, White— QB Newman, Lepper — LHB BroA Ti, Roger.s— RHB Hudson— FB Ca])t. King, Dion — LE Barber— I.T : rac Donald— KG Fisher— C Cumniiims, Billsi)orough, Hartman — RG Denzer— RT Richards- RE (Iaudette, Sherman— QB Austin LHB Price, Gaudette— RHB Kellev— FB THE T A T T L E - T A L E: 71 HOYS ' UASKKTBALL TKAU Left to right: Monk Rogers, Lena Gay, Captain Tess Newman, Coach Grayson, Jack Loew, Duke Morowski, Dale Worrall, Peewee Kneeland. Boys ' Basketball Curtis Newman, Captain; Walter Carey, Manag ' or; Raymond Grayson, Coach; John F. l)i-ake, Faculty Manaycr. (Friday, December 18) Attleboro 21, Alumni 12 The High School boys started with the whistle and kept out of danger throughout the entire game. Worrall played a great game at forward, getting five baskets, and Monk Rogers took the ))all away from the more experi- enced Alumni team time and again. (Wednesday, January 6) Attleboro 21, Byrant and Stratton 20 Duriiig the last minute of the game Peewee Kneeland caged a ])retty basket, giving Attleboro a lead of one i)oint, which was kept until the final whistle l)lew. 72 THE TATTLE-TALE (Friday, January 8) Mass. Aggies ' 29 12, Attleboro 11 (Saturday, January 9) Northampton 3i, Attletoro 16 At ill tlic cold iiivitioratiiig- air of Friday morn, tlie ' varsity basket- team, includiiiii- Worrall, Newman, Kii eland, Spot ' ford, Rogcn-s, (lay and Mo- rowski, left for the sunny (and warm: ' ) climate of Amherst in two siincions, steam-heated cars ( Bill Sharkey ' s Ciiexi-olet and Tess Xewnian ' s dodu- ing Dodge.) Coach (Jraysou, Drake, ' ai-e - and Shai ' key served as deliuhtful eliaperones. The sandwiches ])re| ared by Mrs. l icliardson weic readil - coii - sumed by the healthx- athletes. Bill Sharkey also dex-oured a couple of ' theija. That ]ieerlc car of Xcwinnn ' s did iidt li c up to its name! When we were fifteen miles from I ' utnam, his i-ar liack lired. spit and without a dodge, came to a decisive lialt. We were well prepared for such a calamity, for Monk Kog- ers, owner of tlie AVall Street Garage, found the cause of the diday immedi- ately. A nut was missing, hut our little l)a ie Spofford re))osed on the run- ning board and ser -e(| in a proficient a - as the missing link. ' I ' he air wasn ' t cohl— it was colder, and poor Spoff ' s hands did not thaw out until Amlicr t wa - i-eached. ( ' oach (iraysou ])ro ' ed a remarkable historian in regai ' d to the region around Amherst, and his -i id narialion was -ery much a])]treciate l by the oc- cui)ants of Sharkey ' s car (his chdicc of cigai ' s could have i)een better.) John F. Drake, l)esi les bcin- the life of the party, i)rovided the filthy lu- cre for the tri]). His new City College ' vell was met with ai)proval by all, and although he was compelled to buy a new i)air of rubbers, he said he en- joyed himself. AVe arri -e(l at Amherst about ' P. M.. ami from then until Sunday morn- ing when we left. We wei-e shown the most tViendly liispitality possible. M. A. C. is a creilit to onr state, ami the students there should certaiidy be thankful that they n ' |ii-rscnl and help to make such a -onderful college. Our first bill was causal by Dale Woi-i ' all, who succeeded in secu- ring a joyful ulcerated tooth. Dr. Bangs, who ti]is the scales at 20(3 pounds, had Dale in his i)owei- all the lime and did a fine job. There was no need of a second in itation to the mess-hall, and a hearty supper was enjoyed by all. Fxci x one eonipliiiiente(l the ice cream made in the M. A. C. diary, but no second dishes were gi -eu out. Then came the game at Amherst wit li t he Freshmen. It was an excellent game. AVon-all and Morowski l eing the flashes I ' or Attleboro. The Freshmen iia l wonderful pass work, but our defence completel} ' baflled them. ( )f course, one must slee]), and so at an early houi- ( . ' ) we were conducte(l to our fraternities. Scott. P)lauchard. Thomas and Fisher, who came up in Blanchard ' s chariot, were given lodgings also. I )ui-iiig our stay at tlie frat houses we met many fine fellows, some of them being of ' arsit - calibi ' e. The lodgings were fine for all except Scott, who could not find a bed long enough for his tiny figure. A playful sight of flaky snowdrops met our eyes as we awoke in the early morning. This neeessitate(l an indoor pi-ogram for the day, so aftei- bi-eakfast some fellows -isiti ' (l the iiiamiilicieiil chemical laboratoi ' y building, while otlier ' journeyed to Holyoke to visit (ieiiexieve Koch (better known as Cookie ), and one of the old iiienil)ers of the class of ' 26. At seven o ' clock that night we started for Xorthampton — the ))lace of our second defeat. It is a wonderful city and it has an excellent l)asketball THE TATTLE-TALE V 73 team! They stop])e(l everytliiiig we had — exec))! Pccwcc Kiicclaiiil who was all over the floor, and when the final whistle hlew he had eleven points to his credit. After the ,2, ' anie we returned to M. A. and at ' tei- a lunch we retii-e(|. To be homesick is a terrible calamity to one who has surxdved the knocks of life, but such a thing happened to Scotty. He would certainly make a -oo(l law- yer, for he changed Blanchard ' s mind just as he would change cars for South Attleboro. Home sick or not, I think that the climate of So. Attleboro was stead- ily beckoning Scotty. No one saw him Sunday night. Of course, when the axle broke in Worcester, Fishei ' and Scott demonstrate(l their winning ways by Secui ' ing free i-i(h-s to Attlel)oro, hut ' ' Smoky Joe Thomas refused to walk, and arrived home in a spacious bus — minus $2. 50. It ' s lucky he did not have ten dollars, for his ambitious ways would have comi)elle(l him to make the tri]) in a taxi. The next morning, after bidding our newly nnuh ' fi ' iends gocxhbye, wo started for home, and outside of three blowouts and a chicken dinner (which poor Lena Gay could not partake of, due to an overloaded stomach), we reached our objective without further mishap. Our tri|) was wonderful — the scenery and all — but not one of us will ever forget the cordial and friendly welcome we received at AI. A. C. from l)oth the students and the faculty. AVe heartily wish them the best of luck and hope in the future that we may be able to compete witii their teams once more. AV. C ' arey ' 26; H M(u-owski ' 2G (Wednesday, January 13) Bristol Aggies 16, Attleboro 15 Through the loss of Newman in the second quarter on account of personal fouls, the Attleboro team was severy haiidicapix ' d, which resulted in a tie score at the end of tlu ' regular ])laying period. Tn a three minute overtime period the farmers secured a two-pointer, while Attleboro could get only a point on a foul. (Friday, January 15) Attleboro 26, C antral Falls 7 In a very uninteresting game, the Attleboro team easily outi)layed the weak Central Falls aggregation. Our op])onents had no effective offense or de- fense. .Jack Loew got in the game for three minutes and got one less l)askets. (Wednesday, January 20) Attleboro 22, Durfee High 20 The Attleboro team showed its fighting si)irit by overcoming a lead of 13 -5 during the second half of the game and then winning the game in an over- time period. A great deal of credit is due to Jack Loew, who shot two fouls at a critical moment of the game, t]ierel)y tying tlie score. Then in the overtime ])eriod lie shot the ball through the rim for a two-pointer, making the victory certain. (Saturday, January 23) New Bedford 24, Attleboro 16 The Attleboro team was defeated by Tiffany, the New T edford star, wdio alone got eighteen ])oints. Milt Owren, Attleboro ' s freshman star got in the game and shot two baskets and a foul. All of the Attleboro players ])laye(l fair but thev could not seem to stop the New Bedford five fi-om feeding the l)all to Tiffany. 74 THE TATTLE-TALE (Wednesday, January 27) Attleboro 19, Central Falls 8 Attl( ' l)()r(t t ' ouiKl little opposition in the Central l- ' alls t ' i -e and easily tle- feate(l tlieni in an nnintei-estiny uanie. (Friday, January 29) Attleboro 21, Bristol County Aggies 20 in a fast i;anie, in which it was not known who wonhl win nntil the linal whistle blew, Attleboro was able to nose the i ' arniei-s out by one i)oint. (Wednesday, February 3) Attleboro 25, New Bedford 22 This iiiune turned out to l)e the revei-se of the yanie at Xew Bedford. Tif- fany was held to three baskets; Xew B. ' ilfoid found it a tough jol) to get through Attleboi-o ' s defense. All of the Attlehoi ' o ])laye.l exeellent basketball. (Saturday, February 6) Attleboro 21, North Attleboro 12 In a. whii-lwind attack of s])eed that faii ' ly dazzleil theii- opponents, Attle- boro ' s llasliy (juintet came through in flying colors to the tune of 21-12 victory. This is the second time in history that North has been heaten on her own floor by our team. It was not indi idual playing that won the game. It was the deceptive pass work that Coach (nayson installed in the fighting grou]) of boys. Kneeland ' s and Kogei ' V lloor woik was sujx ' rb. Woiiall ' s and Newman ' s eyes ' were canny, LoewV and (iray ' s guarding was perfect, and altoget liei- they made u]) a team that spelled disaster to the North crew. Attleboro ' s lineup: Kiieeland, rf; Worrall, If; Rogers, c; Xewnian, sub. Morowski, rg; (iray, sub. Loew, Ig. Xortli Attleboro ' s lineup: Claudette, sul). Dion, rf: Ooghill, If: Fisher, c; Price, rg: Barber. Ig. (Friday, February 12) Attleboro 8, Durfee High 18 Durfee got the jump on Attleboro and easily defeated the A. H. S. in a one-sided game. Rogers was the only Attleboro ])layer who got a tW()-])ointer. However, Fall River was lield to fewer ])oints on their flooi ' than liy any other team. (Wednesday, February 16) Attleboro 21, Durfee Textile 17 The Attleboro team got back into its old foi-ni again and defeated the Textile ])oys in an easier game than the scoi-e would indicate. (Saturday, February 23) Attleboro 12, North Attleboro 10 The game of all games! Xortb came back determined to win; Attleboro was set on not letting her. During the first half neither team could make progress, the score being 6-4 in Attleboro ' s favor at the end of the half. Tlie third (inarter was Init a continuance of the first half, neither team could score to any extent. With three minutes to play the scores were tie(l 10-10. For a time it seemed THE TATTLE-TALE 75 as though tlic whistle would l)]ow ' without cither team wiiiiiiii.i;-. Then Capt. Newman produced the impossiljlc and dropped in a long t wo-poiuter, winning the game 12-10. Attleboro ' s lineup: Kneeland, sub. Owren, I ' f; Worrall, If; Kogers, c: New- man, rg; Gay, Ig. North Atth ' boro ' s lineui): Dion, rf; Coggliill, If; Fisher, c; Price, rg; Barber, Attleboro received the honor of participating in the M. I. T. tournament and joui ' ucycd to Boston in two Uodge Brothers owned by Moid-; ami Tess. This side of W ' rcnthani Monk ' s chariot did not live u)) to its name and back-fired and stopp(Ml. Monk, the mechanical exjx ' i ' t, exti ' acted a con- t]-ai)tion which looked like a pair of ton-;ils, ])oured sonic gas into the machine ' s gullet, replaced the tonsils and off the machine went. Without further mis- hap we got there. At eight o ' clock we ])layed the Medford aggregation. Most of the Attle- boro team was a off form. Xewman, howev ' r played a great game and shot three long baskets, Morowski also ].layed well. Wells starred for Mcdford. Attleboro jn ' oduced one good ))icce of work during the second (piartcr when they outscored the Medford team. (It may be interesting to note that ] ledford and Brockt(m battled for the All New El gland chami)i(msliii), Brockton won only after a hard game.) The standing of the players: Worrall, 90; Kneeland, 72; Newman, 57; Rogers, 37; Morowski, 16; Loew, 11; Owren, 5; (lay, 3. (Friday, March 12) Medford 35, Attleboro 12 Attleboro Opponents Games Won Pts. Scored 11 271 5 26-t 76 THE TATTLE-TALE CIULS ' I5ASKKTBALL TKA.M lli-i ' ' .y ox.il Left to right: Alice Morris. Ethelwyn Taylor. Xovelle MacVicar, Captain Mabel Seeton. Adrienne Allen. Edna Jacques. Girls ' Basketball The girls ' basket])all team tlii.s year, ilich i.s composed of five seniors and one junior, had one of the most successful seasons that a girls ' team has ever had. The girls won eight games and lost but three. These three games were lost on the opponents ' floors and by close scores. Because of the superior work during the whole season, the girls were awarded gold ba. ' ketballs and letters. Those receiving them were: Alice lorris, Xovelle ] lac ' icar, Adrienne Allen, Manager Ethelwyn Taylor, Edna Jacques and Captain Mabel Seeton. Miss Morris, forward, has played on the team for the past four years in sensational manner. She has scored over 200 points this year for her team. Her ecpial will be hard to find. THE TATTLE-TALE 77 Miss MacYicar, tlio otlicr t ' ()r var l, is the coi-mTstoiic for llic coming team. She is the only junior on the team and has a wonderful record for point-g ' ct- ting. Miss Taylor, center and manager for the team, lias rea(ure(l for two years and deserves much credit for her playing as well as her management of the team this year. Miss Allen, side-center on the team for the ])ast two years, has developed a wonderful set of signals by which she kept the ball fed to the forwards. Her efficient wx)rk will be missed in the future. Miss Jacques, a fast guard on the team for the i)ast four years, has kept her opponent from scoring, and deserves much praise for the all-aiound w ork of her four years ' career. ] Iiss Seeton, captain and guard, has worked exceptionally well with the team during the two years which she played. She captained the team to per- fection and was a star guard. Besides the varsity girls, tlie team has some promising ])layers consisting of Helen Cullen, C liristine McDonald, Evelyn Games, Marion Xerney, etc The Summary West Warwick, 28 A. H. S., 24 New Bedford, 14 A. H. S., 21 East Greenwich Academy, 23 A. H. S., 35 West Warwick, 7 A. H. S., 20 Mansfield, 25 A. H. S., 22 Mansfield, 23 A. H. S., 43 East Greenwuch Academy, 34 A. H. S., 41 Sharon, 8 A. H. S., 69 North Attleboro, 14 A. H. S., 18 Sharon, 13 A. H. S., 71 North Attleboro, 26 A. H. S., 19 Away 78 THE TATTLE-TALF THE TfJACK TEAM First row, left to right: Cliase, Cole. Towle. Hiiir. Caiitain Spofford. Davignon. Bell. Frost. Second row: Fine, Barton. Rotenberg. Davis. B uuiigartel. Tingley. Standing: Linkamper, Coach Cooney, Mr. Dalryniple. Todd. Track Altlioiiiili we do iKtt hear iiuicli of ti ' ack the si)ort has coiitiiiiU ' ( 1 uiuh ' r the al)k ' eoacliiuii ' of v. C ' ooney. In one wa it is superior lo otiier sport.s as it of- fers e ( ' ] voiie a chance to partici])ate in its vai i( ' (l events while football, basket- ball and baseball is limited to a seh ' ct few. Xo reat stars have been devel()])ed in the high school but many able run- ners, jumpers and weight thrower ha e bi en turne(l out. On May 1st the track team ])artifiiKi1(Ml in the I ' xivicii College track meet. Xone of the Attleboro boys could scoic a-ainst the superior competition of those schools which excell in track. On May fifteenth the track team journeyed down to Kingston and took ])ai-t in theKhod ' Island State track meot. Again one fioni A. H. S. C(mld scoi-e. Howevei ' . Kogei ' s, Linkainjter, ( ' . Wright, Spofford and ( ole showed vip very well against the scoits of track men who jjarticiiiateil in each event. On May twenty-seventh, the third, and concluding track meet, in which Attleboi-o took part was fouglit out on Hayward f ' ield between the Alumni and High Scliool teams. Tiie High School easily managed to trim the un- trained Alumni team 4. ' ' )i2 to 21 ' ra])tain Spofford showed up well in the dashes and 440 yard. Iv oucis took the high jumj). Kneeland, our four letter man, was the high scorer, taking points in many eveids. Chick Wright. Hunt, Linkamjier, Cole and Towle als( brought in points for Attleboro ' s side. THE TATTLE-TALE 79 Baseball Cyril Breiniaii, captain; Kaynioiul Grayson, coach; Allen Martin, nianai cr; John F. Drake, faculty manager. Thursday, April 29, Attleboro 5, Taunton 8, at Taunton Atltel)oro lost her first g ' anie to the sti ' ong ' J ' annt()n team. The Attleboro team contained but two veterans. With such a few veterans Attleboi-o could not expect to win. Saturday, May 1, Attleboro 8, Fall River 14, at Fall River Attleboro continued the same kind of a game as was phiye(l in tlie Taunton game. However except for one inni ng Attleboro played a great game. In the fifth inning Fall River got ten runs which alone would have won the game. Wednesday, May 5, Attleboro 2, Providence Tech 5, at Home Attleboro playe(l a spectacular game, tying the score in the ninth. How- ever, Providence hit their way to a tlii-ce run lead in the last of the ninth. All of the Attleboro jjlaycrs played i-eal baseball. Saturday, May 8, Attleboro 5, Alumni 2 Attleboro put up a great fight against the strong Alumni team, composed of Attleboro ' s former stars. Barlow, a new player, hit a spectacular home run. Kneeland got three hits. What more could one ask for a game? Wednesday, May 12, Attleboro 2, New Bedford 3 Attleboro lost another hard game. J. McC ' ormick and Xewnum ])]ay ' d sjx ' c- tacular games getting two hits each and picking the ball up like vdcians. Throughout the game was close. Many good plays were registered by both teams. Tuesday, May 18, Attleboro 1, Providence Tech 3, at Providence Attleboro lost her sixth straight g une. A good team may lose and if At- tleboro ever had a good team it was at this game. Cy (ialligan, our star fullback, pitched a spectacular g-ame, allowing only three scattered hits. Everyone played big league baseball. Thursday, May 20, Attleboro 12, Durfee Textile 2, at Home With six straight losses behind her, Attlel)or() deciiletl to win and did it in good shape. F ' ( ' i yone seemed to be hitting the l)all. Attleljoro knocked four pitchers out of the game. Saturday, May 22, Attleboro 6, Mansfield 3, at Home Attleboro won again with great style. Mansfield ' s sluggers could do noth- ing against John Salley. Everyone turned in a good game. Barlow and Knee- land continued their good hitting. Newnuin fielded in masterly style. 80 THE T ATTLE-T ALF Wednesday, May 26, Attleboro 13, Warwick 1, at Warwick Attl( ' l)()ro easily hit tlicir way to a l- to 1 iclory at W ' ai w ick. ( ' oacli (Iray- son sent Hudson to tlic iiiouiul and he vixuw tliroiiuli w ith ll in,i; ' colors, cttinu, ' seventeen strike outs. After the i;ani( ' was oxer the Warwick coach said to ' Danic (irax soii, You won the game but you used ringers. That |)itclier doesn ' t go to high school; he ' s a l)ig leaguer. Saturday, May 29, Attleboro 9, North Attleboro 2 Attlehoi-o came through with her fourtii consecutixe win and trinmie(l our (U ' ar enemies nine to two. Hudson again went to the mound for the second time in a week and ])itch(M| a gi ' eat game. Xorth started the game with a s ' ore hut Attleboro (|nickl - came l)ack with two runs. Xortli tied the score in the second inning with another run l)ut couhl not hohl Attleboro and there were set l ack a point. Neither team could score until the fourth inninu wIhmi Attleboro ran up four more runs on hits hy the McCorniick brothers. Knceland, Thomas and Teacher. During the remain(U ' r of the game Hudson got into a few hot places but easily pulle(l throu-h with tlu ' helj) of tlie good sui)port of the rest of the team. Atth ' l oi-o a-aiii -ot a run in the s. ' veiith an l eight while liolding Xorth The game ende 1 with a clean ictory on Atli( ' hor. Attlel).)ro High School ab bh a e 0 0 U 7 •) 0 5 1 y 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 Teaclier, 1 4 1 4 0 0 •) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Hudson, ]) 4 0 1 1 0 F. McCormick, ' Ih 5 1 1 0 0 J. McCormick, 11) 4 1 2 0 0 Totals :5G 10 27 7 2 X orth Attleboro High ' School ab bll po a e 5 1 0 3 1 Kellev, r, 1 5 1 5 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 Barl)er, p, lb, . . . ) 0 1 0 Cumminiis. 1 h, r . . 4 0 0 1 Collins, 0 •) 1 0 Donlev, 2b 3 1 •) 1 ' ) 3 1 5 0 0 Totals 32 7 24 10 6 THE TATTLE-TALE 81 Wednesday, June 2, Attleboro 7, St. George ' s 12, at Newport After winiiin.i; ' four strai,i;-lit i anics Atltcljoro fell uiidci- the liiltiui;- of llic St. George ' s players. Sally started tlie uaiiie hut was relie (Ml in the tiftli hy (Tallii ' ' an, who held the St. ( Jeoi ' izc ' s team to hut foui- iikhc hits. Attlehoi ' o, however, turned in a n ' ood haltini; ,i;anie and kept the St. (Jeoru ' e ' s l)itcher ii,uessing. Saturday, June 5, Attleboro 6, New Bedford 0, at Home AVith a . ' ! to 2 loss Ix ' hind her at New Beclford, Attlel)oro was determined to win aud easily turned the trick on the Wlialer l)oys 6 to 0. Hudson a.nain turned in a hia; lea,i ;ue ,i!ame of i)itcliiug, getting ten strike outs and holding the opponents to four scattered hits. Kneeland, J. McOorniick aud also Hudson played great batting games; each man got three safe hits. New Bedford ' s left fielder turned in the most spectacular catch of the sea- son. While running backwards full speed he caught a ])all, which was due for a two base hit, bare handed. Wednesday, June 9, Attleboro 20, Warwick 6, at Home Tn an uninteresting game Attleboro easily hit their way to a victory, which by the score would indicate a football game. Cy Galligan i itched a good game but his support was not as good as formerly. Saturday, June 12, Attleboro 6, North Attleboro 4, at North Attleboro In the most interesting ganie of the season Attleboro ' s great little team came through with a clean fought victory making tlu ' count four won iuid one lost against our next door neighbor for the athletic year. Hu lson again went to the mound and pitched a. spectacular game. Although this is his first year at pitching, he struck out ten of North ' s men like a vet- eran. The game can be easilv called Hudson ' s game for he was the outstafiding star. Attleboro worked the puntin.g game to perfection, getting hits and scoring- runs on bunts. F. McCormick scored two runs in this manner. The score was even all through the game. At the end of the second in- ning it stood one all. North came through with two more runs at the end of the third. Attleboro then scored four runs making tlie count five to three. Both teams scored another run before the game ended making the final score six to four. 82 THE TATTLE-TALE Ai)i)lit ' aiit for room — What arc your Ici-iiis for students; ' Landlady (in colleg-o town) — Bums, loafers, deadheats and ,i r ' at prom- isers. — Colby White Mule. Giv X. ' nie a one letter wol ' d nieani iii ' breakfast. What does that mean. ' You know — bacon and XI - Keith ' s ' 1 want a nice Club Bore — I don ' t know where to i o for my holidays, warm, inexpensive place. Jones (fed w])) — Oh. no to H-11! — Lon(h)n ()))inion Mark — I conhl die dancin.n ' with you. Mavis — It about kills me, too! — Answers. She — ]Meet me in the library at seven o ' clock. He — All right. What time will you l)e there . ' —London Mail All, sve doctors have many enemies in this world. Yes — and more in the next. — Bun Humor — (Ma(h-id) She — Won ' t you join nie in a cup of tea. ' He — Well, you get in and I ' ll see if there ' s any room left. — Kutger ' s Chan- ticleer Of all tlie sad suri)rizes There ' s iioihiiig to compare, AVith treading in the (hirkness On a stej) that isn ' t there.— Pilot Book (Juy — Darling, I ' (ierti( — No dear. Da yon forever. aid I must send vou home at eleven. First shipwrecke(l- Second shii)wrecke Bill, this watei- is full of sharks. - Thank (Jawd! I ' m neaih ' famisluMl. Answers Judge Teacher — What jieople are scattered all over the earth ? Class (in chorus) — Pedestrians. What is a butress? -Washington Cougar ' s Paw. Charters — Bob plays a fair game of bridge, doesn ' t he? Chanders — Yes, if vou watch him. — Answers THE TATTLE-TALE 83 Anxious old lady (on river steamer) — [ say, my good man, is this boat g ' oinj - up or down ? Surly deckhand — Well, she ' s a leaky old tub, ma ' am, so I shouldn ' t won- der if slie was going down. Then again, her boilers ain ' t none too good, and she might go u]). — Pittsburgh Press She — Uo you sunnner in the country? He — No, I sinnner in the city. — The Bystander Marian — They tell me you love music. Martin — Yes, but never mind; keep on playing. — AnsAvers Traffic sign in an Ohio village: When two cars come to a crossing, both shall come to a full stop. Neitliei ' shall start until the other is gone. Creating a Baron Dumb — When you were in Europe 1 sui)p()se you saw the great tracts of barren waste. Bell — Yes, he has a wonderful estate. Guilty Judge — ' ' Guilty or not guilty ! ' ' Rastus — Not guilty, suli. Judge — Have you ever been in jail? Rastus — No, suh; I never stole nuthin ' l)efore. Figure This One Out Brothers and sisters have I none. Yet this man ' s father is my father ' s son. Who is he ? Exactly Aunt — Can you exi)lain wireless telegi-apliy to me, Arthur ? Arthur — Well, if you had a very long dog, reaching from New York to San Francisco, and you stepped on its tail in New York, it would baik in San Francisco. That ' s telegraphy; and wireless is just the same only without the dog. Very Imaginary They were holding mid-year examinations in one of the })ublic schools. The subject was geography. One of the (piestions was What is the (Mpiator? The e piat()r read one of the answers is a menagerie lion running around the center of the earth. New Reason to Use Soap Soap must be good for the eyes ' ' How come ? ' ' It makes them smart. 84 THE TATTLE-TALE A Bad Fog Hee — Ever sec a worse fog than this? Haw — Yes, one. Hee — Is that so, where. ' Haw — Why, er. . . .er. . . .it was so fogi-y 1 really eouldii ' t tell where it was. ' ' Well, George, I sui)i)()se you came up to see- the sights of London. ' Yes, aunty, but I thought I ' d call on you first. — Passing Show Monotonous And nt)l)()dy l)ut yourself li -( ' S on all tins hig prairie ? Not another soul. This is a nu)noplaiii. He Ought to Get In Why did you send one son to Harvard and the other to Yale. ' To increase my chances of getting a ticket to the big game. Afraid of the Dog First ti ' amp — (Join ' in tliat house ovi-r there ' Second hobo- - Trieil that house last week. Ain ' t goin ' there no more. First tram]) — ' 1 ' raid on accDinit ol ' the dog. ' Second hobo — My trousers ;ii-e. First tramp — Troiisers are what. ' Second hobo — L ' rayed mi acci unt of t he dog. Making the Text Fit the Case After the morning service the new luinistei- found several buttons among the coins in the collection plates. At the opening of the evening service he said: I wish to remind you that tliere will be a collection at the close of the service. The text I ha -e choseii for this e -ening ' s sermon may be found in the thirteenth verse of the second chapter of .Joel: Kend your hearts, and not your garments. ' ' When did the Scotchman first learn to swim. ' When the first toll bridges were built in Scotland. Voice Over Telephone  Jess, diss is I ' m. How you know dot ? ()h, you organized my woice. Ain ' t that nize? Boy (at Radio) — I wonder who is at the mike? (frandma — Don ' t say ' Mike ' , dear, it ' s ' Michael ' . l)( lly — 1 didn ' t think you were serious when you asked me to marry you. Dick — I wasn ' t until I saw that you thought that I was joking. THE TATTLE-TALE 85 Elizabeth thetlis: Amonj? the makers of one-piece batliing suits, the thigh ' s tlie limit. Howard — Have you any hard cider ? Jay — Yes, but its hard. Howard — Hard, is it? Well, then give me a bite to drink. Cinderella — Godmother, must I leave the ball at twelve! Fairy — You ' ll not go at all if you don ' t stop swearing. The High School girls say: We ' re afraid we ' re getting too damn polite. Son in college wa-ites home: Father, send me $100 at once. I am broke! Father writes back and says: So ' s your old man! Jack — If a man stands on a bridge at midnight, the river is flowing north and south, the wind is blowing east and west, and a raven is flying over his head, what ' s his name? Jim — I dunno, what is it? Jack — ' ' Smith. ' ' Jim — ' ' Howsat ? ' ' Jack — His father ' s name was Smith? Wise — What kind of ears has an engine? Crack — I don ' t know. Wise — Why, engineers, of course. Joe — Ma, how many grades of milk are there? Ma — Grade A, certified milk and plain milk. Why do you want to know? Joe — I ' m drawing a cow and I waan to know how many faucets to put on He — I do so want to make a good impression. She — Well go ahead, you ' re stronger than I am. Dorothy has a tremendous family. What! I thought she had only one son. No, I went to her birthday party last week and someone said she was a mother of twenty-five. She — I ' m sorry to disappoint you, but I became engaged to Dick last night. He — Oh, well, that ' s all right. How about next week? Question — What does the farmer do in the spring? Answer — So ' s your old oats. On Its Way I don ' t see the sausage I ordered, said Mrs. Smith to the errand boy. Oh, that ' s all right, said the youngster, the boss said to tell you that the wurst is yet to come. 86 THE TATTLE-TALE SlCLUBSia Der Deutsche Vereim Del- Dcutsclic A ' ci ' ciiii (the (icriiiau riiioii) was I ' oi-incd ])y Miss Claflin I ' or the purpose of ))roiiiot iiiii ' iiitci ' cst in the (ici ' inaii laui iianc and litcraturo aiuoiiu ' the students of Attleboro lliuli Seliool. In such a , iroup heuefils may he (h-rived for the study of a hui iiua.nc winch couhl not l)e secured l)y work- in tlie chissrooin. In the hislory of the class of ' 26 the clul) luis tlirived. There has been a nuud)er of proiiranis i;i -en wliich liave l)een instructive and entertainini; ' . This yeai ' the famous Apph ' Shot scene from William Ttdl was ])resen1e(l. I ' lider the al)le mana -emeut of ] lis Clallin the clul) has made tine ])ro,u-ress and an interest has sprnni;- u]) which we hope will can-y l)eyond the lli,i!,h School. The oflicei ' s for the school vear ll)l ' r)-ll)2() were: President, Karl ] Ioraw- ski ' L ' (i; ' ice i ' resident, Robert Ahmncy ' 27; Secretary, Charles White ' 2(5; Treasurer, Herbert ( ' oe ' 2(i. The meeting- of the club ai ' e held four times a year. The Christmas meetino- is usuall a special attraction. The dues are but 10 cents each meetini;- to cove)- cost of refreshments. The insii iiia is simple, consistinu ' of a diamond sha])ed plate of sterling- silver on which are enu-i ' aved tlie lett; ' rs l)V. The menibei-shi]) of the club is increasing year by year. This year the members consiste(l of those who have taken (rerman III. or those Juniors who, at the third (puirter, have received an a -erage of B or above. Since the number of Juniors members is large we hope to see the club flour- ish after the graduation of the class of ' 2(5. (Miarles E. White ' 2(5, Secretary Le Cercle Francais The pur])Ose of the French Club is to offer an interesting way for the students to become belter acipuiinted with con ci-sa1 ional French and the customs of the French ])eo])le. Anyone who is studying the third year of French and the best pu] ils of the second year Fi-ench classes may enter the club. The I)resident and secreiai ' v are generally Seiiioi-s, l)ut the -ice ])i-esi(K ' ut and treas- urer may be Juniors. The officers for this year are: President, Irene Olsen ' 26; Vice President, Edwin Kenworthy ' 27: Secretary, Ralph Cox ' 26; Treasurer, Morjorie Hey- wood ' 26. THE TATTLE-TALE 87 The meniborsliip is rather hirge this year, and tlie meet iii s ha -e lieeii quite successfuL Either a ])r(), ;i-ain c )iiiini1tcc or the Icachci-s, Miss Miller and Miss Bond, always try to arrange a literai-y program which is interesting as well as instructive in French. Games and refreshments are enjoyed at eacli meeting. The last meeting of each year generally consists of some special en- tertainment to which, anyone especially interested in P ench is welcome. Ral})li Cox, Secretary 11 — nil— II El Club Espanol El Club Espanol is organized each year to promote interest in the customs of the Spanish people and their language. As a rule the club meets several times a year, but owing to the lateness in organizing this year, it will not meet the customary number of times, but indications show that future meetings will be more than successful. To become a member the student must pass the first year course with an average of B or ever. All meetings are conducted in Spanish under the supervision of Miss Phyllis Sadler, with the following offi ' ers in charge: President, Ethelwyn Taylor; Vice President, Dorothy Ijamond; Treasurer, John Augat; Secretary, Alice Mellom. New members are always welcome. Alice Mellom, Secretary ii nii — n Ex-Libris Club The Ex-Libris Club, under the direction of Miss Helen Claflin, the school librarian, aims to increase good reading in the High School, and to bring to the attention of the students the most worth while literature. This year the club is divided into groups, twenty-five in each, and having separate meetings, and their own programs. These groups hold monthly meetings. The program usually consists of talks by outside speakers, presentations of short plays, and a variety of entertaimnent which is provided by the mem- bers. Games are played, and simple refreshments are served. The result will be the raising of money to buy one picture in the series of the Abbey Holy Grail ])aintings for the Tjibrary. The club tries to have one meeting during the year which is open to the public, and at which a well known writer is the entertainer. The meetings are held sometimes in the school library, and at the homes of the members. The election takes place on a new basis this year, only students recom- mended by an English teacher as recei 7in, ' a mark A or B are eligible. Ruth Parmenter, Secretary 88 THE TATTLE-TALE Mathematics Club The Matlicinatit ' s Clul) at (Hic tini ])la (Ml (|iiit( ' an iiii])()rtaiit ])art in the life of the chiss of !!):!(). When as so|ili()inoifs tliosc, wlio in their first year had taken mat hematics Ix ' came ( ' li ;i])le to join, many of the ehiss of became members of the clnb. During- tliat year it was pci-haps as snccessfnl as any other club in the school. The clnl), while , ;ratefnl for the liiiidance and su- pervision of the mathematics teachers, was never managed l)y teachers- It was a democratic institution. Tlie success for tlie year 1! : . ' !-1 ! 24 was crowihMl l)y tlic last meetiuii-. This meeting-, winch was attcndcil l y nearly all the students of mathematics in the Hin ' li School as uniests of tlie clnb, was adilressed by Dean Burwell of tlie Brown Freshmen. His wry interestinu- and instructive talk, showini;- the innnense ranue of the subject of mathenuitics, will be lonii ' remembereil ])v those who heard it. With the iiraduation of the class of ' 24 most of the members of the clnb wei ' e lost. As the class of ' 25 ha l taki ' U but little interest in the club, most of the work of carryiiiL;- it on was left to the meml)ers of the clnl) fi-om the class of ' 20. AlthoULih one ov two ]ueetin,ns wt-i ' e held that ' ear, interest in the cluli seeme(l to hiu ' , and with the coniinu- of 1  2. ' ' ) no more nieetini;-s were held, to the .ureat dissai)i)ointnient of many loyal memln ' rs of t he club. Sometime the club may be revival. I ut, wliate -er ha])])ens, the queer and interest iuif ])hases of mathematics dealt with at the clul) meetinji ' s, and the uood time wliicli the Nlatheuuitics Club stood foi ' will be alwavs rememl ere(l by many of the class of 11)2(5. n — uii — II Elocution Club The Elocution Club was stfirted in February, IILM, under the sunervisicui and direction of fiss Reu ' ina Ha.mhdl, head of the Fn.ylish Depai ' tment. Ti) close tlie school year, li)2. ' ), the Club gave a short entertainment in as- S(unbly. The ])rouram was as follows: Introduction, Henry Wi-i-ht, Pivsideiit ' 2. ' ); Smells, Irene Olsen: My Do.-, Lida Cameron; A Cixinette Com|ueivd, Natalie Blair; A Teri ' ible In- fant, Celestine Wlialeu; Sea-Fever, Charles White; Da Voun.u- Ameiicain, Herbert Coe; Ahbou Ben Adhem, (Jladys Johnson. This was the tii ' st time that such an entertainment had been attem| te(l in assembly auil it proveil a ,i;reat succss. The meetings are held every second Wednesday afternoon bt ' tween three and four o ' clock. The Club aims to develo]) the art of expression, of thought and of feeling. The officers for ll 2(i were: Natalie Blair, President, Charles White, Vice- President and Irene Olson, Secretary. It is customary for the Club to give an entertainment at the end of each season to show the progress which they have made during the year. Respectfully submitted, Irene Olsen, Secretary, 26 Lida Cameron, Secretary ' 25 THE TATTLE-TALE 89 The Letter Club The ' ' A club was organized in 1924 by Mr. Dalrymple for these purposes: first, to promote greater interest in athk ' tics; second, to woi-k in eo-oi ( ' rati()n with tlie Athletic Council; third, to provide a general entertainment for the members. Anyone in the High School who has been awarded a hotter in Basketball, Baseball, Football or Track is eligible to l)ecome a member. The club pin, a gold A with the sym])ol of the sport in which it was won is worn by each member. At the first meeting Coach Grayson, an honorary member gave a fine talk on the Letter Clubs in the Colleges. ' The officers for the year are: President, Norman Scott; Vice Pr(-sident, Eai-1 Morawski; Secretary, Adrienne Allen; Treasurer, Edwin Thomas. A group of students from the Stenography II Class, under the dii-ection of Miss Ramsdell met on Thursday evening, November 5, 1925 and organized a club known as the Gregg Speedsters. Tlie officers chosen for the club were: President, Annie Hiller; Vice Presi- dent, Gertrude Chatterton; Secretary and Treasurer, Renier Fisher. The object of this club, which meets the first Thursday of every month is to keep alive interest and enthusiasm among the shorthand pupils and to obtain speed and accuracy by practicing outline. At each meeting an Entertainment and Program Committee is elected for the next meeting. The programme usually consists of some work in shorthand, such as cross- word puzzles and games. Some time is spent on the drill of shorthand outlines. As a result of this practice five members sul)mitted specimens of their short- hand note s to the Credentials Department of the Gregg Writer and received certificates of membership in the Order of Gregg Artists. This is considered an honor of a high degree of excellence in the execution of shorthand outlines is required for admission to membership. Those receiving the certificates were: Agnes Levis, Alice Morris, Annie Hiller Martha Ortell and Gertrude Chatterton. Adrienne Allen, Secretary Renier Fisher, Sec. and Treas. 90 THE TATTL, E-TALE The Hi-Y Club The yoar of 1 92r 192() lias been the most sneccssfiil that llic Hi-V Club lias ever liail. It bciian its successful season by the ))ul)lisliiiiu- of ' ' Athletic Sclied- uh ' s, upon whcih were jtriuted the motto of the Ili-V Club; this motto ' las ])i-obably in itself, been responsible foi- that uat herin.u ' . The Liicatcr i)art of the members have part icijtated in some form of atlilet- ies in the Hiuh School; to such an extent tliat tlie Captains and lanai;-ers of the four major spoils are numbered on our roll. Athletics ai-e but a ])ai ' t of o ir ]irou-rani, altln)iiiih wc lun ' e liad successful bowlin.u ' and hasls-eth.-dl teams. Ian - of our clul)mates are prominent on the Blue () vr ' Stal ' f as Honor Cshers and in Senior activities. The most im]iortant acliievements of the year wei-e tlie ])rintin,n- of the Freshman Guide anad the hohlinu- of an Alumni and Faculty Xiulit. Faculty Xi.a-bt has been considered by both tlie faculty and members as an activity which tended to make a closer relation l)etw. ' en t he former and t he st iideiit body. With the co-o])eration of tin- Hi-Y Club Mr. Dalrymple, ]iriiicipal of the High School made a successful attem]it to sto)) the petty tlne -inL; at the school. In this respect the club ))roved once mor. ' its ;diie to the sclntol and community. Various tojjics of interest to the student were discussei], thus hriuniui;- out many useful and valuable ])oints which lia ' e a beaiing upon the conduct and morals of the man while in school or professional life. THE TATTLE-TALE 91 In order to establisli itself on an (Miual basis with otlici- Hi-V Clubs t lir( u. ;ii- out the country the Attlcboro (Miai)l( ' i ' sent sevci-al r( ' [)i ' ( ' S( ' nta1 In ' cs to the An- nual Hi-Y Conference at Providence and eonseciucntly tlie Attlcboro lli-V now finds itself among the leaders in New I- ' ]n,nland. Much benefit has been derived from the addresses delivei ' ed before the club by men wlio have been successful in life. The followiuij; ' achlresses were g ' iveu: Wonders of Maine, Mr. Charles Dalrymple; Real Value of a Football ( ' areer, Mr. Raymond Grayson; T4iw as a Life ' s Calling, Lawyer Walter Briggs; Opportunities of Hi-Y Club in Community, Dr. Walter Briggs; Meridian High, Mr. James Herkis (Alum- ni) Spingfield, Mr. Robert Knowles (Alumni); Colgate, Mr. Everett Holt (Alunmi). Thus closes the most ]n-oductive ye ir in the annuls of the Attlcboro Hi-Y Club, thanks to all the patience and untiring efforts of Mr. ()s])ui-n E. ( )burn, director, who with the hearty co-operation of the Y. M. C. A. has made it ])os- sible to establish and maintain aa Club with the ideals expressed in the motto — Clean Living, Clean Speech, Clean Scliolarship, Clean Si)orts and CJontag- ious Christian Character. Respectfully submitted, D. Spoll ' ord, Secretary THE TATTLE-TALE 93 The Orchestra The orchestra has (h)n( ' si)h. ' ii ' li(l woi ' k this year; in fact, this has been one of the very liest seasons in its history. Of coiu-se, in our l ' reslinian and Sophomore years wlien Al Sihnan, Keoina Dohr, Rodney Merrill, jNlary Whalen, Newell l ' isher and Kd Stuntzner and the rest ( f them were lea i- ing ' lig-lits, the orcliestra seemed like a re.nular symphony. Of course, it mig ' ht have been just because we were younn ' and unsophisticate(l that it all soun(h ' (l so wonderful, while now we ha ' e l)ecoine accustomed to it, that our own orches- tra seems rather tame. At any rate we have known four excellent ensembles. We probably ha -e our own ])ersonal opinions as to which was the best. Possibly same day, Myron Holbrook, Irma Smith, Andy Brings, Kich- mond Ostiguy and other P ' rcshnien members of the orchestra will be reminis- cing about how good the orchestra was when some of t he class of ' 26 were in it. The past always looks better than the present anyway, so when some of us look back on our old Monday, Ve(lnesda ' and Friday one forties, we forget how tired we often were after a long hard day in class-i ' ooms ; we forget that we wanted to go to the movies or a ball game, we forget oui- arguments and disagree- ments, and we think only of the great pieces we playe l — selections from the oijeras, Pianofore, William Tell ' s Overture, Londonderry Air, Kach- maninoff ' s Prelude, The Angelus, and The Student Prince, and of the good fellowship we en,joye(l, because you can ' t sit besides a fellow three times a week for four years without knowing him quite well. Some of the ])est friend- ships we have ever made wei-e in the orchestra and we shall ne -er forget them. The kind that lasts the longest is the kind in which each ])ei-s()n really knows and understands the other. And that ' s the kind we find in the orchestra. We see each other at our best and at our worst, in the morning and after school is over, in our old clothes when the band plays at the games and in new clothes when we have a concert, in liapj y moods and in gloomy ones. No wonder that in four years we come to know each others ' chai-acters like our own. Let us hojx ' that after inour future life — at college, or working, we shall meet and remind each other of the time one of us made a stpieak in the soft part of Aus Schubert ' s Si)izz! ' nbucli, or when some one jjlayed on the big rest at the end of the Destruction of Atlantis, and how one of our clarinetists i)Oured a bottle of ])erfume on the head of his unsus])ecting neigh- bor! (Ask Kenny Page who did that.) The orchestra concert was espcciall ' successful this season. The soloists that evening wei-e: Robert Dutton ' 2(), flute; Lida Cameron ' 2(), violin; Ray- mond Lyons ' 27, cornet; Kemu ' th Woodward ' 26, bassoon; Natalie Blair ' 27, piano; Mason AVilmarth ' 26, clarinet; Bertha LaCoste ' 28, Anna Knowlton ' 26, Ethel Randall ' 28 and Curtis Cameron, vocal solos. The following was the orchestration this year: Violins: Lida Cameron ' 26, Ruth Phodes ' 27, Irma Smith ' 2ff, Theodore Fleischer ' 27, Julius Widisky ' 28, David ' Sherman ' 28, Edward Sillman ' 29, Charles Lake ' 26, Harrv Dwv(m- ' 27, Muriel (fav ' 27, Alma MacKimion ' 28, Doris Chase ' 28, Doris Guvot ' ' 27, Wilma Shei ' man ' 28, E. Hiller ' 28, .John Chace ' 29, H. Linkaniper ' 28, R. Eklund ' 28, (laro Artinian ' 29, Herbert Wliit- temore ' 29, Bertil Hoecke ' 29, Carlton Redding ' 29, Frank IMcCormack ' 27, Beatrice Benscm ' 26, Harold Holt ' 29, Eva Demairs ' 28, Ariel Tavlor ' 29, Clar- ence Carlson ' 29, Herman Tvrance ' 29, Mary Bucklev ' 28, Roger Culbert ' 29, Vincent Herchen ' 2 ' ), Ronald Salinger ' 28. 94 THE TATTLE-TALE Collos: laiion Kliodcs ' 26, Julianm ' Wuillcumici ' ' 27, Kvclvii Ilocckc ' 2S, Ruth Dolan ' 2!), Carl Liukainper ' 26. Piano: Natalie Blair ' 27. Bassoon: Kcimctli Woodward ' 2(). Flutes: K()l)ert Duttou ' 2(5, Artiue Artiuiau ' 27, Louis Brosseau ' 2S. Clarinets: Mason Wilniartli ' 2(i, Herbert Coe ' 2(i, Kenneth Pa-e ' 2(i, Her- bert (iil)hs ' 2S, Wallace (Vook ' 2S, Kalpli Bri ;us ' 27, Kenneth Swanton ' 28, William Xerney ' 2!i, Myron Holhrook ' 2S. Oboes: Anderson Bri.u-s ' 2! , Dorothy Bryant ' 29. Cornets: l a iiiond Lyons ' 2S, Constant Cushini;- ' 2S, Crawford Libby ' 2S, I ' riel Bowen ' 2(1 Halph Monroe ' 27, Herbert Truedsoii ' 2!), ( leor.iiv Sanborn ' 21). Horn: Carl Keil ' 2S. Saxaphones: Clitl ' ord Swanscni ' 26, Kichniond Ostigiiv ' 29, Heni ' y White ' 28. Drums: Harold Dobra ' 29. Herl)ert Howarth Coe ' 26 II nil u Glee Club The Glee Club this year was ' ery successful, under the skillful leadership of Mr. John L. Gibb, to whom the school owes a i;reat deal. Several boys have become members of the Club, and it is hoped that more will join. It is hoped that everyone had a chance to hear the organization when it broadcasted from the Outlet Company at Providence. Many piano players have been use(l in the Glee Club. j Iiss Anna L. Knowl- ton held this position for three years. liss Blair next ac(iuire(l the ])()sition and was followed by Carl Wilmarth and Cai ' l Liid aniper. ] Iiss Julianne Wuil- leumier, who has much nuisical talent, is the present pianist for the Club. Anna L. Knowlton THE TATTLE-TALE 95 umm High School Library The Hig ' li School Library was first organized in 1915 under the supervision of the Public Library. The necessary discarding, classification and catalogue- ing- were completed in 1915. In 1917 the library progressed from a state which, in 191G was a little more than a beginning. It rendered a very lefinite service to the pupils and to the teachers. The success was larg ' ly credited to Miss Dorothea Wetlierell, who entered as the High School Librarian in the fall of 1917. From time to time the books were changed as the topics and general read- ing changed. In 1920 Miss Margaret Brewer, a graduate of Simmons College Library School was appointed to the position of High School Librarian. Since then the library has grown and grown. Miss Helen Claflin is now our lil)rarian and in any way possible she is always ready to lud]). This year many new plans have been worked out. Every P riday, the last period a Wheaton College student gives a reading from worth-while books in the library and these are very interesting. For the first time several students have been chosen to give a period a we; ' k to work in the library binding mag- azines and preparing books for the shelves. The browsing corner which was first set apart in the lil)rary in 1925 has been even more ])oi)ular in 1926. It is equipped with easy chair, ta1)le and read- ing lamp, the gifts of the Ex-Libris Club. In this corner are placed some of the most attractively illustrated l)o )ks and other volumes which are sure to be popular for a (piiet hour of reading. Also, for the first time, this year shelves have ])een set aside for books which will appeal especially to the teachers. Here, recent worth-while books of general interest as well as on tlie subject of education are kept together with copies of the cMlucational magazines. The library subscribes to tlie following magazines: The News Bulletin of the Bureau of Vocational Information, The Literary Digest, The National Geogra])hic Magazine, The New York Times, Current History, P()])ular .Science Monthly, Review of Reviews, Scientific American and World ' s Work. The beginning of a pamphlet and clipping collection whicli has now been placed in a vertical file makes it possible to keep newspaper clippings and all material which could not be kept satisfactorily on the shelf. This year the library has b en beautified by two large color prints of the famous Abby Holy Grail pictures — tht originals of which are in the Boston Public Library. The library hopes in the future to have the complete series of which these two are only a l)eginning. 96 THE tattl; .-talf Dilferoiit elassus, ( ' S])( ' C ' ially those of tlic Science, fliiulisli, History and Domestic Science (lepartinciits (■xliil)it their work in the lihiary. One of tlie most sueccssful (■xhil)its that the lihrary lias cnci- hehl was in l})2o. At that time cacli foUcuc was rcj (resented hy haiiiiers, pictures a.nd in- formational material. ( )lle ;-es also sent lantern sli(h ' s which were used to il- lusti-ate the talks on the varions colle.u ' es ,i;-i -en by repi-esentatives of those eolle, ;-es. The exhibit was snccessfnl in arousing ' the interests of the students in eolleu ' e and in leading ' them to thiidc oxer and decide on the various ad- vantages and disad anta,i;i ' s and so nnd e a wise decision. Tlu ' h]x-Lil)ris is a club connected with the library to furthei ' the readin.i ' ' of i -ood books This club has increased until it has been nect ' ssary to divide it into three groups. Tada ( anieron ' 2(5 — School Play: Adam and Eva A Comedy in Three Acts The school l)lay Adam and. Kva was presente(l in the High School Aud- itorium, Friday excning, ] lay 7th. Much credit is due to the coaching of M I ' s. Coe w ho had lier cast drilled up to the minute. It is hard to single out players for pi-aist-. Henry Wright as the irate fathei- made a tremendous hit with the au(lience. Wa.lter Carey as Clinton DeWitt rose nobly to the occasion of earning money. We still won- der where he got those (dothes. Cy. Brennan, Cncle Horace troubled with in- somnia ( . ' ), tui ' iis in a hit as an insurance agent after Mr. King who has long supi)orte(l the famil}-, is i-e])orteil to have lost all. Anna Knowlton made a charm- ing heroine, while Kenneth Page as Adam ])layed his ])art s])lendidly. A hit of the evening was the a])pearence of Herbert Coe as Lord Andy with his monocle and his ' ow do. As .lulie DeW ' itt, .Vnnie Hiller nearly bi ' ought down the house. Kloi-ence Bennett, lason Wilmartli and Irma Searle carried the in- terpretation of their ))arts through with great success. A crowded house looked on at the ] lay and the ushers had ))lenty of w ork. Praise for one is praise for all. The scliool was foi-tunate to be so well re])rese- seute(|. Music in between the acts was furiushed l y the orchestra under the diri ' ction of Mi ' . Uibb. Bertha LaCoste i-endered a pleasing xocal selection. The Cast (As You Met Them) James King— A rich man Henry Wright Corinthia — Parlor maid li-ma Searle Clinton DeWitt — King- ' s son-in-law AValter Carey Julie DeWitt— His eldest (hiughter Annie Hiller Kva King — His youngest daughter Anna Knowdton Aunt Abl)ey Kockei- — His sister Florence Bennett Dr. Jack- Delamato — His neighl)()r Mason Wilmartli Horace Pilgrim — His uncle CVril Brennan Adam Smith — His manager Kenneth Page TiOrd Andrew (Jordon — Would-l)e son-in-law Herbert Coe THE TATTLE-TALE 97 Scenes Act I. Ill Mr. Kiiii ' ' s lioiiic. Loii.ii, ' Island. Time, iiiorniuo ' . Act II. Tlic same. Ten days after. Act HI. Tlie Kiiii;- farm, New Jersey. Three months later. C. White ' 2G 98 THE TATTLE-TALE THE TATTLE-TALE 99 Honor Roll (In order of rank received) ROBERT LEE BUTTON LAURA MAE POVEY HERBERT HOWARTH COE EARLE LEO M()R0 ' SK1 ETHELWYN MAY TAYLOR DORIS HIGGINBOTTOM MILDRED IRENE WRAY HOWARD ALTON DAVISON CATHERINE ELIZABETH WELDON MABEL IRENE SEETON CHARLES EDWIN WHITE IRENE JE ANNETTE ( )LS( )N ETHEL WINIFRED BLATCHFORD MARION VERONICA KING EDNA GERTRUDE JACQUES Graduation Changes Coniiiiencenient was very different this year. Professor Sliarpe of Boston University was cliosen by a committee consistin. - of Henry Wri,i; ' ht, Lida Cam- eron, Clifford Gay, Margaret King and Ruth Parnienter to speak, since the class of ' 26 desired a change in the exercises. Otherwise the honor pupils who would have been essayists were Earle Morowski and Catherine Wehlon, chosen by the faculty, Edna Jacques and Charles White, chosen by the class. Our valedictory essay was given by Robert Dutton and the salutatory ad- dress by Laura Povey. Speech of Welcome Parents, teachers and friends, we, the graduating class of 1926, sincerely welcome you to our moment of triumph. This is as we realize, tlie turning point of our lives and we also know that we have to tliank our ])arents and teachers for their encouragement in helping us to attain this height. It is with earnestness and grim determination that we leave this high school and enter into the actual strife of life. We feel it our duty to strive for those things that are worth while in life. Tonight a different type of graduation has been ]jlanned from that in former years. It was the unanimous wish of the class instead of liaving the customary essays by chosen students to have a graduation speaker who would give the main address of the evening. We have been particularly fortunate in securing the services of Dr. Dallas Lore Sharpe whom we know the audience will enjoy and who will have a special message, of inspiration for us, the members of the graduating class of 1926. C. Gay 100 THE TATTLE-TALE SALUTATORY The Great Dr. Johnson There ai ' e iiuniy poets, ii() -elists ami essayists wlio are know n to us heeaiise of llieii- riliiii s. [ ut Samuel .lolinson, w ho li -e(l more than a hundred! years aii ' o, is still familiar to the woi ' hl altliou.Lili he left no litei-ary work to make him li ' e in the miiitls of men. His fame is due to his womlerfnl |iersi)iiality and ])artly to the poi ' traxal of .lohnson ' s charaetei ' w hieli is ' wen in the uicatest l i- ()gi-ai)liy in the world, BoswcU ' s J ife of Johnson. llowevei-, this hook is not widely read and were it not for Macaulay. w ho tells us that which P)oswell relates in that famous l(ioL;iai)hy, few would know Johnson. Johnson ' s charaetei- was t ' oi-me(l, an I his hahits ac(iuired during ' his early life, which unfortunately was marked i)y a ui ' eat struuule auainsi poxcrty and disease. His strange eccentricities — his puffings, his muttei-ini;s, his i;rimaces and his o-estures, both amazed and hori ' ified society, for his manners wei ' e far dilTerent from those of such a .-ourtly ucutlemau as l md ( ' hesterfiehl. Often he had been forceil to u ' o liuiiiir - oi ' els; ' eat the mess ' food in the undernround cook-shops, and in later life when he w a foilunate eiiouuli to ha ' e food he ,L;-or,n-e(l himsell ' so that the xcins sweUed and perspiration stood upon his forehead. More- oN ' er, Johnson ' s personal appearance was a handicap, lie did not often lake the trouble to cliaimc or hu - new clothes, and he was vei-y disreputable in his tattered coat and soiled linen. Xot only i)o -erty hut the disease which he had inherited made him so gloomy and so moi-hid that he Ik came an incurable liypi-ocliondriac. Disti ' ess nnxh ' him, not serx ile, but recldess and ungoxci-iudtle. ■lohnson was (piick- tem))ere(l and he did not hesitate to show his disapproval ])y knocking down an olTending ])ei-son. bbit Johnson ;dso had good qualit irs w hich set ' ineil to o ei--balance his bad clia.iacteristics. He was a man of greaT intellect, an l a l)rilliant conversation- alist. I ' ' . -en in his college d ays he couhl he seen haranguing a gi ' oup of lads am! dominatiuLi ' them becausi- of his wit and audacity. Best of all he had a kind and generous heart. His ma iuiuimity is l)est shown by the kind li-eatmeut given to the poor wi-etches livinu- in his home. P ' or, aftei ' the death of his wife, he took into his hmelx ' home se -eral po -ert -strickcn people, who, though dependent ou his cliai-ily, were alwaxs (puirreling among theniseh ' es and of- times complaiueil ami insulted Johnson who most uciierously sujjported them. And Johnson for xcai ' s patientl - Itore the attack ' s of lhe-e beugars although he resented too i;i-eatl ' any slight insult or condescension on tlie jiart of a book- seller or noble patron. Because of the brilliance of his conx ' ersation Johnson already celebi-ate(l in T ondon. made man ' constant and admirinu ' friends. Se -ei-al of Johnson ' s most intinnite and eultureil tiiends t ' oi-me(l a cluh known as Johnson ' s Club, calletl so after the name of the leadt-r. To appreciate the importance of Johnson ' s leadersiu]) it is necessary to know those over whom Joliiison ])re(loniiuate(l. Reynolds the founder of the club, was one of the finest Knglish portrait painters and a polisheil gentleman, (bildsmith represented light literature and poetrv; Burke, jxilitical eloipieiice and jihilosophy. ( Jihhon, tlie gi ' fat historian and Sir William Jones, the greatest liimnist of the auc, were also mem1)ers of this faniuos cluh. (iai-rick. tiie actor, ga -e to the club his knowledge of the staue. ibit the club would not have been complete without the excplisite Bos- well, w ho, though vain, weak and garrulous, recognized the worth of such a man THE TATTLE-TALE 101 as Johnson, attaeluMl liinisclf to liini, and pi-occcdcd to write a l)io,u()i ' aj)liY wliicli surpasses all other l)i()i; ' raT)hies in its intiniate r( ' elation of the man. This clnl) lieaded ])y Johnson hecame the hiuiiest antlioi-ily on litei-atnre. it a])}n ' ov;d of a l)ook assui ' ed the innne(liate sale of the whole edition. 11 was in this re!narka])le ,t;roni) of men that Johnson lo -ed to discuss matters, and to up- hold his ideas and ideals with hrilliant conversation and sound i-easouin -. John- son had friends in all walks of life and he said in later life 1 look- upon a lay as lost in which I do not make a new ac(p;aintance. Only two of Johnson ' s works live today. The best known are The  nity of Human Wishes ' and the Tjives of the Poets. But though the celebrity of the writings may have declined, the celebrity of the writer, strange to say is as .areat as ever. The old i)liilosoplu ' r is pictured in the brown coat with the metal l)uttons, and the shirt which ought to be at wash, blinking, i)uffing, rolling his head, (li-unnning with his fingers, tearing his meat like a tiger, and swallowing his tea in oceans. Despite all handicaps Johnson ' s ])ersonality has ])red()m- inated and his conversational ease, his brilliancy of wit, and keenness of intel- lect make us und ' rstand why even Burke, the great orator, was willing to yeild him fii ' st place in hte famous literary club. Laura Povey Five Days and an Education Dr. Dallas Lore Sharp of Hingham, jMass., in his address on Five Days and an Education, said that he had been 19 years in school and got his ed- ucation out of just five days, and if he had only knoAvn which days he would have ])layed hookey all the years between, and been, he didn ' t know, worse or better educated. C)ne of these five days was a day of investment — the day he bought his first book. This vas also the first money of his own he had cxw spent alone. It shoAved, he said the kind of bonds and stocks he was to buy for life. It taught him how to approach a book — with its ])rice. A boi-rowed book is al- most as scandalous as a borrowed wife. It taught him how to I ' ead a l)ook — not lightly, but reverently, as in marriage, for better or for worse until deatl; do us part. When a boy will buy a book his education is well stai ' ted. The second day was a day of adventure. He was having Ins first botany les- son and was sent by his unusual teacher to see if he could find mistletoe growing in the New Jersey swam])S, and be the first to report the plant for his native state. He searched long, had a great adventure, discovere l the plant, but also discovered how much adventure there is in even a little knowlcMlge. From that day on going to school was exciting and all study and adventure. The third day was a day of wondei ' . Still a boy in school he was sent to get a wild bird for a lesson in skinning and mounting and brought back a cuckoo to the wrath of the old naturalist who was teaching him. The boy thought the cuckoo was a l)ad bird, but when the gizzard was opened just as the niduralist prophesied, it was full of cater])illar hairs, and a thing foi ' wonder. And every- thing 0])ened, and studied, even the most familiar, is covered with wonder like a cloud. The fourth day was a day of po ver — when the boy still in his teens luid his first acceptance from The Youth ' s Companion and a ten dollar check-. That 102 THE TATTLE-TALE (lay he Icanictl that the siyht of two fii2,hl iiii ' siiak ' cs coiihl he (iinicd iiit( words, read to his school mates and i)ublislied to a luillion rea(h ' rs, and so hiniselt ' mul- tiplied a million times. The last day was at ' tei- collenc and dm-ini;- a course of uraduate study in theolo,! ' }-, and on the e -e of a heresy trial ol ' l ' r( fessoi- Mitcliel, a ,i;re;it schol- ar and teachei-. The (dass was bitterly di ' i(hMh 1 he sworn ciK ' Hiics of the teach- er I ' en ' istered as stuch ' Uts so that they could take (h)wn his W(irds and trap him out of his own mouth. P)ut the ,i;reat man, simple iu faith, scieidific in metliod and honest in s])irit, was by thest ' tokens so much more inspiring ' than his ene- mies Ol- even his own conclusions as to shame this one ol his stu(h ' nts lorex ' er out of any ))ri(h ' of knowledi; ' e, any eX(dusi -( ' claims 1)_ - I ' eason of his church Ol ' ci-ccmL This was his day of weakness. So an ( ' (Incation has meant for him the discovery of life ' s adventure; the capactiy to wonder at the world; tlie power to a])ply his k-nowle(fn ' e; the sense of his | rofouiid i,u-norance; the h)Ve of hooks and nat lire. All of 1 his is wholly irrei;-ular: neither tau ' ht 1) ' teachers nor ci ' ediled on their record hooks; and nothiiii; which the intelli,i;ence testei ' s could measure or record. At the end of iiei ; her day did hi ' know more. He only felt more. No day was an intellectual event hut a yreat spiritual experience. Is is wholly ])ersonal and impossible to stamhirdize. Von cannot stainhirdize human nature nor can you classify it. Educators nii iit almost as well cr ' Crucify him! Crucify him! as to cry Classify him! Classify him! Dr. Dallas Lore Sharjj VALEDICTORY Respect for Law and Order One day at the time of the y ' old rush at Dawson Cai)ital of the Klon- dyke, Wyatt P arj), fame(l as a ' gunman, strolled into a saloon there. He invited everyone up to the bar to ha ' e a drink with him, and when two or three Knu ' lish- nieii faih ' d to respond, Kar ' dre ' a ,i!, ' un and said that any man who refused to (h ' iiik witli him insulted him. Then suddenly from somewhere in the cr( wd there appeare(l a man, greatly inferior to Ki v ) in size, who ta])i)ed his shouhler and said that as it was not permitted to carry pistols in Dawson, it would be necessary for him to leave them at the headipiarters of the Xorthwest Mounteil Police within thirty minutes. They would be returned to him whenever he should be read - to leave town. Then the man went away. The amhu ' ity of the tliin, ; ' — to Earp took Ins breath away, but within the Ijrescribed time he hamled over his y-uns. This incith ' iit mii ht have happened amonn ' our own T( as Ran ci ' s, for they are fameil for ])roin]it and t-fHcieiit enforcement of law in a i)opulatioii that is (|uite scat1ere(l. ( )ur iiroblein is to secure absolute enforcement in thickly S(4- tic(l communities. I suppose the opinion ])revails that an inci(h ' nt like this has no relation to modern life, that we have reached a ])oint as near to the i h ' al in law enforce- ment as we shall ever , ; ' et. I sup])ose everyone belie -es that nimmen went out of existence lonu ' ati ' o, that we seldom, if ever, meet with a person now who would sacrifice life. Wha.t, if he is not a murderer, is the bootle.n ' .ii ' er who peddles his death dealiny- li(inid. ' What, if he is not a mur(h ' rer, is the man who, his brain ])oisoned l)y that bootlegger ' s awful iluid drives his automobile through crow(h ' l city streets? THE TATTLE-TALE 103 Tliis repul)lic was ( ' stal)lislHMl on llic ])riiK ' ii)l( ' set forth in that first iiiaiiifcs- tation of American ri.ulits, tlic Dfclaralion of liKlcpciKlcncc, that cxci-y pci ' son is ciitithMl to the i-i, ;lit to life, lihcrty aii l the pursuit of ha])piucss. This doc- uincut was sii iicd i)y such men as Joliii and Samuel Adams, Heiijamiu fi-ankliii and ' riiomas Jefferson, men whom we all reverence foi ' their jiatriotism and self- sacrifice for their country. They re))resent tlie highest theic is in Amei ' ican idealism, and we can but realize how weak and unpatriotic we arc in compai ison with them. If then we fail to respect tliat pi-inciple, which is cai-rieil out in our law, and if we fail to let it concei ' n us that others fail to respect that i)rin- ciple, tluin we are nothini;- more or less than ti ' aitors, traitors to the s})irit of those men, traitors to liberty, the foumlation of democracy. It must he expected, we presume, that there will always he some persons who will not adjust themselves to law, and who will, tlierefore, defy the ri.i-lits of others. Then it is the duty of the people, who are the rulers in a de- mocracy to see to it that those- delin(iuents ai-e i-esti-ained. To fulfill that duty, and to assist the i)u1)lic the ])olice have been establisluM 1. They ai ' e ex- ])ecte(l to see to it that the law is enforced, and that means e -ery law eid ' orced upon every ])ersoii. If there is to be be disciimination then the ])i-incii)le of the Declaration of Independence that all men are create(| e(pial is violate(|. Upon Avhom lies the ol)lii -ation to see that it is not violate l? The officers whose duty it is to enforce the law are the servants of the ])ublic. What servant will slave for a master who is indifferent, who looks on with unconcern at his labors This country is a republic, and the inhabitants of it can have as much share in the ,i ' overnment as they wish. For what jmblic officer, unscru])ulous as he nuiy be dares oppose the will of puldic opinion? But, alas, too often the ])ublic o])inion is asleep, slumbering- peacefully as some liu,i ' e l)oul(ler might he atop a mountain. As it lies there it is harmless, anyone can trami)le upon it. Hut let some force start it on moving downward, and then see who dares get in its way. Public o])inion nmst l)e aroused, and just as no snudl foi ' ce would l)e sufli- cient to move the boulder so the immense powei- of public o))inion must needs be incited by a strong force. One, ten, a hundred, a thousand peo))le cannot do it. In order to arouse the fire of ])ublic ojjinion the impulse to respect the law must be innate in the majority of the citizens. The best and surest way to inculcate this feeling into America ' s citizency is to establish it upon them at that ])eriod of life when it will be a habit, virtually instinctive. This i)erio(l of life, as it is genei ' ally acce])ted, is in eai ' l - chihl- hood. The child who has to obey at home, who is forced to respect every or- der given by his ])arents causes no trouble when he is away from home. If every child were rcMpiired to obey unhesitatingly the law which is investc d in his father and mothei-, the school course would take a great deal less time, the courts would run out of l)usiness. And it is these ])arents who fail to re(|uire obedience in their children who are laying an extra inirden on their fellow citizens, who are causing this great detriment to the ])rogress of government. Assuming then, that resp ect for law nmst be firmly establisluMl in every American heart, and that the most, and ])rol)ably the only successful way to es- tablish it is to cause it to become instinctive in childhood, on whom does the re- sponsibility for the maintenance of this republic rest? How clearly it can be seen that the fathers and mothers hold in their han ls the destiny of this na- tion. If they could but realize that the correct guidance of their childi ' en is tlu most solemn duty that they have ever undertaken. With the univei ' sal increase in education, with all the modern comforts, with all the devices designed to save time it would seem that children should be better directed than ever 104 THE TATTLE-TALF before. Think of llic siicccss and tleinocracy in (Jreeee, the uhiiy ol ' ihe repuhlic ill Home, the power of tlie youiiii- American nation. Coiisi(U ' r all t heir iiandicaps and eoin])are tlieir results with ours. We ha -e the IxMiefit of llieir experience, ami we lia -e e -ery opportunity to attain the American ideal. And so let us make certain that there becomes fii-ml_ - implanle l into the futuic luleis of this ua- tion the idea that respect foi ' law must be first in evei-y heart, in oi ' derthat de- nioci-acy, the saviiis - , Tace of the world, nia. ' exist in order that this repul)lic may remain to the end the greatest nation in all time. Classmates of liLUJ: We are departing fiom this school tonight to t-o our arious ways. In search for life, liberty, and happiness, may each of ns nobly sti-i e to res])ect the law and to obey implicitly oiir Constitution, which is the coi-iier stone of our ii ' reat democracy, lay wf ally oursel -es with those whose opinions niilift the ideals of their coimnnnitx ' and thus may we become factors ill producing- law and order. Xo higher aim, and no u ' l-eater woi ' k can be I ' onnd, and may we, the Class of lIL ' ii, work for this uoal. Kol)ert L. Dntton The Last Chapel The L;ra lnatinii- class assembl(Ml for their last chapel exercises with our class president. Clifford Gay, presiding. Mr. Gibb had secnictl s])ecial music for the occasion, (iay o])ened the cei ' emonies by i-eadinu ' f I ' oni t he Bible and lead- ing the school in ]ii-a ' er. The regular notices were I ' ead by our ])resident. Anna Knowlton sang an original comp:isi; ii m. the words were written by ,). Widiski and R. Lyons, the music by Mis Know Iton. The class history was read by the co-authors Huth rarnientei- and Charles White. Fhe deeds of our class being ex])loite(l ill -erse. Lida Cameron rendere(l a -er - ])leasing iolin solo. Then the solemn duty of giving the last rites of the Class of ' L ' (i wei ' e per- formed. Dave S) offord ser -e(| admirably as an umlertaker, his trick hat taking away some of the solemnity of 1 Ic cei-einon.w Charles White pi ' onouuced a wonderful eulogy ui)oii the class. Alice Morris, Elizabeth : lcLeod, Xornian Scott and Ralph Kneehmd ser (Ml as eflicieiit mourners. The exercises were closed by the singing of the class song by 1 he entire senior class. Class Will Drawn this fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. AVe, the Senior Class of tlie Attleboi-o Ili-h School, in the city of At- tleboro and the subni ' bs surroum ling the said met ropolis, namely: South At- tleboro, County Spiare, Relioboth, Seekoiik, 1 lebroiiville. Dodgeville, j-Jri-gs Cor- ner, Featlierville and Lonicut. All the ab )ve are locatcMl somewhere in tie- West- ern Hemisphere, continent of North America. Being of unsound mind and charitable disjw.sition, we make our last will and testament. We bequeath to our inferior under ehassnien the following remembrances to be mentioned in the foregoing statements: THE TATTLE-TALE 105 Walter Ambrose Carey leaves his sheik tent to Julian Frost, Esq. Mal)el Seetoii (hx ' sn ' t want to ai)])ear selfish so she h-axcs her l)aslifulness to Eleanor Lee. Florence Bennett leaves her ability as Aunt Abbey to Doris Merritt. Warren Cani( ron, wishin.y, ' to ])estow a fittinu ' and ai)i)ro])riate .y ' ift upon a fi-eslinian, ,i -ives liis ])aint bi-ushes to ivian Doneette. Janice Khind leaves to Fthcl Seniple her h)V( ' for [)asliful boys. l al})h Knec ' land foi ' fcits liis basketball suit to Monk lio,i;-( ' i-s and Henry Wri ' lit stretches Ins football pants for Pat. Duffy. Alyce Morris l)e(iueaths her eye for shootin.n ' l)askets and her ,i ' ift of g ' ab to NoveHe MacVicar. Xornian Scott places liis everlastin.u ' Hope in the hands of Ned i en vortliy, wlioin we expect slie will lo -e, iionor and obey. (lertrude Gaynor leaves her frowning- counteiunice while woi ' kiui;- in J. J. Newl)urys to Squirm Middleton. Cy Brennan leaves his Orations at a class meetinii to (;V (ialli.g ' an. Helen Lindstrom just leaves Dale AVori-all. Kenneth Pa c, the local actor, leaves his dramatic abilitv to Clifford Hew- itt. Kuth Parmenter leaves her me ;a])hone to William Shannon. Dave Spofford leaves his anchor to John MacDcmald. Lida C ameron leaves her duty as a social adviscu- to Babs Khind. Bert Lambert leaves his ability as an auto salesman to Nick Harden. Clifford Gay leaves his advice on How It ' s Done to Artine Artinian. Eva Porter-Shirley leaves her irresistable charms to Kutli ( )varnstrom. Earl Morowski leaves his dual ])ersonality to Frederick McCracken. Have you seen him as Mr. Hyde: ' Charles White IxMpieaths his ])air of s])lints to Ted Thomas, alias Hardl uck, in iiope that he doesn ' t weai ' them out. Howard Uavison wills his position as Editor of the Tattle-Tale and the work which accompanies it, to any ambitious member of tlu Junior class. Harold Fuller leaves his ability to rattle the ivories to Curtis Canu ' ron. Anna Knowlton leaves that voice of a lai-k to Gertrude Hyde. Laura Povey hopes that Harold Giui;i ' as will remember as much a])out the Civdl War as she did. Eaymond Jacques -ives into the keejnng- of Charles Tingley the remains of his severely punished shoulder ])ads. Allen Martin hands his charue account at Browning and King ' s over to Herbert Gibbs. Carl Linkamper leaves his running })ants to Richard Cole. Chester Blanchard ])arks his car at the A. H. S, until next year for the Juniors to use in going to the out-of-town games. Tess Newman says that his letters are to be given to Bill Davigiion. Shrimp McLeod gives her surplus ])e]) to Grace Hodges for use at the socials. Annie Hiller leaves her interpretation of the Charleston to Beatrice Ful- ler. Margaret King leaves her superfluous height to Sofia Sullivan. 106 THE TATTLE-TALE 111 witiu ' ss tlicrt ' of vi ' i v licrcuiiln scl (nir hands and seal this loiirlh (hiy of .Iinic in the year of our Lor(h (Hic thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. Signed, scaled and declared, the said Senior Class of the Attlelioro Hit-ii School ahox ' e named, as and for our hist will and testanieiil in tiie presence of those who, at our re(iuest, have suliscrihed their names as witnesses thereof: Adrieiine Allen Henry Wright II III! II Class Prophecy What changes time can make! After an absence of twenty-five yeai ' S, I was obliged to return to Attlel)oro, now the metropolis of Xew Fjiiuland. Im- a,i;ine my suri)rise, when as 1 ali,iilite l f roiii t he passeiiiicr jilane in a laryc tield, 1 heard a familiar xoice sa ' May 1 carry your lu.n ' na.ii ' e ' The brinht look- iuix porter dressed in red li i ' ry provecl to he William ( )usley, who led me into a lari v huildinii ' which reseiiihlrd the waitiiiii ' room, used formerly in train sta- tions. ( )n entering the room 1 found Warren Cameron calling out })lanes to Re- liohoth, I ' liuns ( ' oriier, I )odi;-e ille an l other iiearhy cities. In one coi ' iier was an old-fasliiom ' d shoe-shine ])arlor ])residod over by Johnny Malion, who was busy sliiuinu ' l ' redei ' ick Corneirs shoes. I learned that Mary Pett ' rson had been promotecl from the peanut stand to the cigar counter. Florence Bennett, who had taken lu-r place was busy sel- ling peanuts, hot popcorn and life savers. I saw some of my old classmates, Clara IJeithold, ' eriia Nelson, and Rose Connell -. who while waiting for the Prox ideiice plane were reading the latest is- sue of the Blue )wl. Hearing someone xcll Hot Dogs, I glance l around and saw Allen Martin, who also had charge of the chewing gum. John Augat and Alice Morris were slinging sodas to some eager custoniei ' s who looked much like (rertrude (xaynor and Syliil Bragg. ] Iy ])orter escortiMl me from the oflice to the street where there were a number of taxis and wonder of woiidei ' s! there was a lioi ' se-cal) and Mason Wilmartli sat u])on the box. I was thunderstruck as I had not seen one for about for ' y years. Howe -er, thinking that in this way 1 could see more of the tity, 1 climln ' (l in, disi ' egarding the smiles of the tax; di-i -ers among whom T recog- nized Hali)h Smith and Howard Bartoi . The first person 1 saw was Elizabeth IcLeod, who was walking with a lini)) aidetl by Marie Brown. Mason told me that excessive Charleston dancing was the cause. Coming-out oi the bank was Hime Frie(lman, who to all rei)orts was the wealthiest merchant in the city. A huge skyscraper met my i( w, which Raymond Jac(pies had built re- cently. 1 descendeil in fi ' ont of the Brii us Hotel and, with a chet ' i-ful Thanks for tiie buggy ride, T i-uslied into the lobby and bumpeil into Howard Davison the pro])rietor. Bert Lambert, the iligiiiricil hotel clerk liande(| nie a pen and as T signed the hotel register 1 recouni zed many of the names. Mary Farrell, Eleanor Benson, Kuth Hunter, Dorothy McXerney, Flizabetli Brown. Byron Wardrobe and his wife were among the guests. Silas Chase and Kal])li Knee- land made a snappy nuv of bellboys dressed in green jackets with red knickers. THE TATTLE-TALE 107 Mabol Sccton t(iok nio for a joy ride on tlio olovator aiid T ciitci-cd my room on the sixtcc ' iitli iloor. When I caiiK ' oul, I ' cad) ' to no on a si lit scciiii;- trip a])out the city, I saw two elianil)erniaids .i ossipiiis - in the hall, and identified them at once as Mary Conlan and Marie Morrison. The lirst person I met ontside the hotel was Clifford Gay, now the Speak- er of the ( )nncil. He pointed ont a hu. ' e si -n advertising Cy ' s Tip-Top Cir- cns, and advised me to attend. At that moment we beliehl the owner, Cyril Brennan, riding down the street in a Kolls-Royce, accompanied by his valet William Uuffy and his chanffeur, Thomas Hannon, who was gorgeously attired in a green uniform. I asked Doro- thy Wheeler the time of the performaiu-e iind she told me 1 P. M. sharp. Her companion, Winifred Spettigue, ex})lained that the mayor, Earle Sforowski had given the circus a fre( permit, In-eause many of the pci-foinicrs were iiatixes of Attlel)oro. I decided to see the side show first, and as 1 a})])roaclie(l the grounds I heard a well-known voice cry ' Come one, come all, right this way every- body! Looking up I recognized the speaker as Walter Carey who had charge of the ticket stand. First after buying my ticket, I went to look at the human skel- eton. To my surprise he said, Well, old pal, I haven ' t seen you for years. Seeing my bewildered ex])ressi( ' n he ci)ntinue(], Don ' t you recognize me ? I ' m Henry Wright. Having known him in my school days, it was cei ' tainly hard to believe. !)() you see that fat huly, he asked. That is Kenier Fisher and the sword swallower is Lowell Brown. In a nearl)y booth 1 saw Annie Hiller as a gypsy fortune teller reading Clifford Swanson ' s palm. In a huge cage was the wild man, looking very fierce and wearing a leo])ar(l skin. I did not believe it when someone said it was Walter King. At 1 P. M. I entered the tent and found my seat which haj pened to be next to that of Ruth Schoppee. She was accompanied by Marion Rhodes and Lovina King, who seemed very glad to see me. Tho first act was an exhibition of l)areback riding by the present world champions Marion King and Maynard Witlu ' rell. Some charming tight rope wjdkers ])rove l to be lar.jorie He wood, cari ' yiiig a ])ink ])arasol and Dorothy Sevhoth wearing a magnificieiit red hooj) skill. Several clowns were doing stunts in the ring and I was sur])rised to find that (liester Blancliard was among the nunil)er. The trapese ai-fists wei ' e lU ' xt on the jjrograni •ind the most skill- ful of these were Ida Barrett and Herbert Coe, whose daring acts held us breathless. Soon Ethelwyn Taylor a|)])eare(l with liei ' troupe of trained seals who ca- pered about in a way all their own. The performance ended with a boxing ])out for women only. Edith Potter and Mary Perry wei ' e the contestants and Doris Tyrance was the referee. As, after fifteen i-ounds neither had gained the de- cision, the bout was adjourned until tlr. ' evening presentation. On leaving the circus groun ls I lieai ' d a shrill voice cry Attle])oro Sun! Pausing to buy a copy of the evening edition I learnc l that the youngster was Kenneth Woodward, Jr., wdio told me h ' s father was engaged in the nianufac ture of bassoons. I walked over to a seat on the connnon and saw Martha Ortelt near me, deeply absorbed in a book called The ( )uestion of Petting. As I unfolded my newsi)a])er, the headlines caught my eye: First line — Famous Opera Singer Receives Divorce; Second line — Anna Knowdton Wins Decree From Clifford Hunt. 108 THE TATTLE-TALE Near tliis I wiul tliat (icrtnidc ( ' hnttciloii had been elected as first woman seiiatoi- from Massachusetts. Turiiiiiu ' to the AVomen ' s (Mul) Xews, I saw that Li hi Cameron liad l)een eh ' C- ted i)resi(hMit of the iMMieN ' oh ' tit Association foi ' the I ' roteetion of Stray Cats, while Kthel Blatchfoi ' d was treasurer. A Women ' s Society for K ' esearch Into the Pay Kn -elo])e, hail heen or- iianizeil hy Airs. Kmil Newman, formerly Janice Hhind, and all the mari ' ietl Women desii-eil meiiiliership. ( )n the magazine pau ' e I read a fiery articde hy Carl Linkamjiei ' deiumncin;; the tV ' ininine fashions. Mihlred Wra ' had contril)nted a cle -erlv written article on How to Win a Thin Hnsl)an.l. ' ' Passim;- to the s])ortin, ; ' section 1 saw a ])icture of Xoi ' inan Scott, once a football stai ' at A. II. S., whicli atti ' acteil my attention. I was -ei ' y sorr ' indeecl to lind that he was in the hospilal su iVei-ini!, ' from a pmnniellim; he had I ' eceived while playini; ' football on the All American team. Another thin,-- that interested me was the fact that I)a id Spoffoi ' d had just won the title of liuiil diea - -weight chani])ion in the hoxini;- woi ' ld. I gained much xalnahle information in Harold l ' uller ' s colunm, Advice to the l.oNclorn, l-Jaseil on Kxperience. I noticed that the want ad. section of the pa])ei- had inci ' eased from one to tliive pau ' es. ( n( ' ad. which astonished nie I ' ead in this manner: Wanted — (lii-ls to tutor in l- ' icnch, api)ly Alonsienr Kalpli Cox and Aiadame ' ir •inia Henry Cox, Ai artment ! 7l ' . Park Stivet. The editorial (in the ))a])er) — seemed to he written in a familial ' style and I asked Helen Lin lstrom, who was strolling ' i)ast with a tin - St. Bei-nard, to tell me the eilitoi ' s name. She rejjlied that Charles White had held that i)osi- tion foi- fifteen years. Then 1 foldeil my ])aper anil Ix ' uan to walk down tlii ' street. In front of Kemietli ' s Pace ' s Clotliiiiii- Store 1 saw Alar.joi ' ie AlcXai ' y and Ruth Parmenter .li ' azini;- at the window fashion show Ijein ' sta.i; ' e(l there. The manneipiins, wear- im;- Parisian yow ns were none otlu ' r than my old friends Kllen Anderson and Doris Hiii ' .uinhottom. A l)lock further down the street Kiith Brask and Dick Sullivan wei-e lieattMlly discussing- the evils of hair dye. They adN ' ised me to visit the Hig-h School which they said had become the lai ' -est in the state and now had two ses- sions daily. Marjorie Straiuht met me at the dooi- of the school and le«l me to the oftice. Soon A.i nes Levis, the charmin.i - steno.i raphei ' , ushered me into the ])resence of Laui-a Povex ' , the first woman ))i-incii al of the school. She invitetl me to visit the different rooms, and after 1 had chatted several minutes with her and the snb-misti ' ess, H ' ene Olst ' U, I ])rocecde(l to the library where Eva Porter-Shii-h-y was busy issuing ' library slips for a readini;- to be given the seventli pt ' riod by Bernice C sh. A noise in the hall atti ' acteil my attention and I iilanced out to see Adrienne Allen scoldinu ' an unfortnnate freslinian, who closely resembled Ethel Ander- son. T found Margaret O ' Keefe in room 405, where she was teaching the Eund- amentals of Phil()SO|)hy to some mischievous sophomores. She was ke})t busy writing notes to their parents. THE TATTLE-TALE 109 In the corridor I encountered Naomi Sturdy from Avliom T asked many ques- tions concernin.i ' my former classmates. ' She tohl me that RoIxmI Dutt cn now liehl the position of principal of a Finisliin iz,- School for Youni;- i adies, situate(l in Seekonk. She said that George Newcoml) was the leading ' undei-taker and that he received the patronage of the Four Hundred. As I left the building Grace P )rd di-e v up in lier early mo(h ' l Lizzie for which she said a museum had offered her a fabulous sum hut she could noi bear to part with it. As I neared Hayward Field T saw two players in action. These proved to be Edna Jacques with a full catching outfit on and Arthur Hudson ])itching ac- cording to the form he disi)layed while in High School. 1 wondei ' e l at the un- usually vicious manner with which each hurled the ball at one another l)ut 1 found upon in(iuiry that they were nuirried. Margaret King, the i-eporter of Spoi ' ting News for the Ladies ' Home Jouinal, was at hand. She informed me that women were demanding information concerning many sports, especially domestic combats. Catherine AVeldon flitted alxnit the crowded ])leachers with a case of sfd ' t drinks which were eagerly ])ur( ' liase(l by the thirsty fans. After ([uencliing m s ' own parched throat, I returned to my hotel, exhausted by my strenuous day and astounded bv its manv revelations. C. AVeldon E. Jacques C. Brennan Class Song We are the class of ' 26 Once more we gather here To bid farewell to classmates And friends Ave love so dear. For now we different i)atlis jmrsue. The gate to fortune find, But tho ' we ' re gone, we ' ll ne ' er forget The friends we ' ve left beliind. This is our graduation night, Our turning point in life; With strong determination We enter in the strife. And to our tlnnights and words and deeds Our motto we ' d ])] efix: We ' re all for one, and one for all. The class of ' 26. C. Linkamper 110 THE TATTLE-TALE Ballad of Class Night A Senior sate in tlic uyiii one iiyii-litc Drinking- liis uiimcv ale AVlu ' ii .suddcnli ' c soiiu ' words he liearde And eke, he turnde ([uite i)ale. AVliati- is it tliat tlievc (h). ' (juothe lie, Sweate starti ' il from liis faee, ' Tis nau.nlite a chissuiate hohh ' replied. Mye hrothere keejx ' thy place! AVhat is that lau-litcr tha t I lieare? He (-i-ie(h in ac-eeiites wilde; ' Tis l)nt tile readini;- of the hooke, His elassniate sai(U ' , and smiled. Didst thou save hooke. ' the wretched Avi lite In trem])linu-e accentes eritMl, ()f course, the classlidoke. kuowe ye not ? His classmate true replie(l. Thev reade therein of ev ' rve fanlte, Thy I ' ife is nowe laid l)are Thv (h ' e(ls are writ in wor(h ' s of truthe, The ille .leeds and tlie faire. O si)are me this! (piotli he, Alack. His kni ' cs they Ix-nt ; eftsoonc His hi-awn e classmates Itore him oute As he laye in deadlye swoone. It ' s manye a year since that classe niglite And many a manne hatli thouiiiite Of the terril)le fa.te of that had vo-ue And the lessone he was tou.ulite. Charles White ' 26 II III! U Class History FKKSIIMAX VKAK AVlien first as freslimen to t hcsc lialls we came, Resol -ed to make our first ixvcnl tcp towai ' d fame. The school and all its woinh ou deeds we saw. And on its heroes lireat we uazeil with awe. ( )ur worthy meml)ers swiftly to tlieir work Did tui-n their greatest effoits, none did shii-lc. Ee ' r au.uht else of renown or fame was wrou.yht Among our loyal sons we swiftly sought THE tattle-talf: For those who thro ' tlic year of Freshman life Shoiihl l)e our leaders in the scholastic strife. Election o ' er the results we swiftly scanned, Our officers, in trutli a no])le haiKh As President ( iff. Gay did hold first place, And as his aide, Ruth I ' armenter kept in pace. Another girl. Dot Perry took the notes, While Duke Morowski gathei ' ed in the groats. Our freshman social was a sad mistake. What caused the truck that ])ore th ' ice cream to break? In football Scott a mighty form won fame, And earned great credit in this fierce game. In orchestra our frc slinien did their })art To help along the fame of Ori)lieus ' art On Blue Owl Staff two members found their place, To run with s])eed tlie journalistic race. Our Warren Cameron, witli artistic pen Did draw cartoons and bring our fame to men. Upon the i)olished floor in lighted hall Morris and Jac(iues won fame at basketball. And many a fan their woi-k would loudly cheer, The finest playing done in many a year. Now as debaters some of us did shine. Among tliem Wright, a wonder in that line. But of that glorious club of strife and i)ain Phin White and Henry Wright alone remain. Thus s])ent we our first year in A. H. S. And with, at least, some measure of success Passed the exams and left behind our place As freshmen. Now to run a second race. SOPHOMORE YEAR After a summer full of pleasant rest We back to school returned, to ( o our best. At scliolarshi]), and sports, and social fun. Was now a Sojdiomore ' s task Ix ' gun. The officers at first we did elect Who should our meetings lead with good effect. Once more. Cliff Gay, as President we chose, Just as last year the final choice goes, Rufus and Duke are once more high acclaimed, And Alice Morris as a forwai-d famed. This year was Secretary; now to tell Of great and wondrous deeds that now befell 112 THE TATTLE-TALE upon til. ' looihall ticld Willi si fcii-t li niid iiii,-;ht Our Sc. .nil ' ill the l)luc clad line .li.l I ' i-iit. Blue () vl and ( )rt ' li( ' st ra ' cix-cd their shave Of ineinl ei-s of the idass of talent I ' are. Upon the lighted stage Herb. Coe did toil. The learned doctor, who knew castor oil. In basketball our Treasurer did jilay And added to the lionoi ' of oui ' day. ] ' ' i-ilz Jones, a leadei- of the cheers was seen Bet ' ore the teeming stands on days serene. Drawing from thi-o;its of scoi ' es of m en and more By his exertittns, man ' a nuLihty i-oar. To many another ta k our t:deiit lunie(l The heart of everyone within him burned, In some way by his eneruy and jtep The class of to i-arn a rep. With much exertion we at last wci-e done. And turned with joy to sumniei- and its fun. .irXloK YEAR Our officei ' s chan-i d Init in one respect To make Lowell H] wu oni- -lunior Sect. The call of football sent us to the field Eesolved to tight an l die, but not to ield. The team thonuh beaten ' oy Xorih ' s i-i-imson host A nund)er of good player well couhl boas ' i. Scott ' s i)la a ah a s, won him i;i-eat i-eir.wn As next year ' s captain known l)y all the town. Gay, as a football t)la_ er sboiu ' on end. And many rivals to the earth did send, Estes and Spofford fought a fierce fight To watch tlu ' Ui ] lay was s;ire a wondrous sight. Blanchard ' s tackles were kimwn both i ' ar and neai ' And many a burl - back our end did fear. At basketball, our Duke his talent showed And to his work the team much ci ' edit owed. Here too, our ])resident diil nobly run And all who watche(l did call his work well done. In many a club we woi-ked, and toile(| and played. And hei ' e wei ' e many close bound fi-iendshiips nuide. The form of Henry Wi-iuht, our lawyer bold, Held sway o ' er Elocution, a of old Great Ju])iter, by his thmider then held sway, And ruled ( )lympus in a glorious day. And now our stars upon the track we mark THE TATTLE-TALE 113 i)a i ' Spoftord, who obeyed the pistol ' s bark And Kneeland who at sprint iii, - had no ])eer And Demon Link whom distance runners fear And Clifford Hunt whose graceful form hnips high, Antl clears tlie cross-bar, seen against the sky. In scholarship we tell the same old tale Few members of our class knew how to fail. At socials, sports, and in the bookish art Each member nobly did his chosen part. As from these halls in June we passed once more To Devens many a football ])layer l)ore His football and his shoes to nobly train In fall to bring our ancient rivals pain With sadness all from these dear halls did go And in vacation sought relief from woe. SENIOR YEAR With joyous hearts we turned again to town And now at last we wore the Senior ' s crown, Many the deeds that won our class great fame We studied hard and always ])layed the game. Clifford Gay his loyal service lent To be four years our loyal President. We chose Ruth Parmenter as oft before To otfice of Vice-President once more. Our choice for Secretaries ' place Was Lida Cameron with smiling face. Earle Morowski who has kept our gold Doth still the noble place of Treasurer hold. At football great success we had at last And had far better team than in the past. Augat the manager his work did well, In later years will high school poets tell Of that fast team, the pride of White and Blue, Who beat the Stoughton t ' am and Milford too. We see in this assembly of the strong The men wdio helped to push the ball along, Scott ' s figure in the line, a rock did ])rove Massive in strength and mighty hard to move The burly Wright the line did reinforce, The cheering section made their voices hoarse In w ild acclaim at the swdft flitting runs Of Peewee Kneeland, one of high school ' s sons. Spofford the punter, lifted spirals high That seemed lost in the blueness of the sky. 114 THE TATTLE-TALE Tt ' ss Newman known and fanicd by cwvy toiii -ue His runs did make and bullet passt ' s Hung-. Blanchard, an end, a man liai-d to elude Crashed men to earth with tackles rude, And Brown, our mai ' shall, well his worth dhl jjrove 111 ruiiiiiug with tlie hall, so swift did ino ' e. r )otl)all complete, to work our iiiemht ' rs t urned And none his duty to his classmates s))urned. l ' ' iill many a iiiemher took the Tsher ' s ])lace A job re(|uiring all of heaven ' s grace And gi -eii by the mighty i)owers that he I ' o those, who in their work got more than C. In basketball the usual stars we saw Engiiged upon the Hoor in friendly war, Xewniaii the captain, words do fail to say His glory in the annals of our day, Kneeland and (Jay as usual ])layed their best And Duke Morowski matched nj) with the rest. The girls ' team seldom met with stern defeat While on the ])olislied floor tlieir work was neat, AVith ( ' a])taiii Seetoii a stauncii sturdy guard. Manager Tayloi ' ])layed at ceiiter hard. With Morris, Jacijues and Adrienne Allen, too, All starred in ])laying for the White and Blue. Capt Cy at baseball, famous far and near And every man his praises well could hear Roared from the bleachers as his deadly throw Put out the runner sliding fast and low. Dave S])offor(l on the track was fast and light And Link, remembered always how to fight. Kneeland our man of letters sprinted swift And o ' er the cross bar Hunt his form did lift. Thus in athletics was the year of fame Now let us see the academic game. Bob Dutton l)earing honors as a man Who always does the very best he can Took the first place in the scholastic race And nobly held the oftimes killing pace. Miss Povey a close second takes her stand Among the mighty students of our band This girl of wondrous parts composed as well A learned essay, which ])roeeeds to tell About the heroes of the Civil War, Although that dreadful fight she never saw. Such was its merits in the judge ' s eyes THE TATTLE-TALE 115 That on its author they conforred first prize. Due to the efforts of a chosen few The Tattle-Tale came out in Volume II, A book in which the students all took pride. To doings of the class a faithful guide And to the Editor ' s untiring zeal Much gratitude our loyal members feel. The clubs were full of Seniors whom we S3e Took part in every phase of life with glee. In meetings hot the cap and gown we sinirned, Our president his reputation earned At keeping in control those men of might The fierce Kneeland and loquacious Wright. And so at last our school career is o ' er, And sad at heart we leave this friendly door. But though in years to com? we win success We ' ll ne ' er forget those years at A. H. S. R. Parmenter C. 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Well, I could chang-e her name — that oufi ' ht to be worth sometliing. — Judge, t THE TATTLE-TALE 125 Compliments of Compliments of D. F. BRIGGS CO. C. A. MARSH CO. Compliments of Compliments of SYKES STRANDBERG CO. M. S. COMPANY Compliments of Compliments of TRAINOR ' S MEN ' S SHOP C. H. ALLEN 3 Park Street Attleboro, Massachusetts The fact is, doctor, I see specs in front of my eyes. ' Why not take ' em off? — London Opinion. 126 THE TATTLE-TALE STUDEBAKER MOTOR CARS CAPRON S GARAGE ATTLEBORO :: :: :: :: :: MASSACHUSETTS PIANOS RADIOS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Compliments of BLAKE ' S ALUMNUS OF 1898 9 County Street Attleboro, Massachusetts GOLF The Novice: I came here attracted not so much by tlie golf as by the open country. The Artist: Yes! Well, I must insist that you close it up again before we go on. — Bystander. THE TATTLE-TALE 127 Compliments of C. L. ROGERS Packard Motor Cars Ask the Man Who Owns One Built for the man who could pay more Priced for the man who shouldn ' t OLDSMOBILE 6 STANLEY T. ROGERS 46 SOUTH MAIN STREET ATTLEBORO, MASS. Did you see the jokes I left here tliis iiioniiiig, sir? Editor: I did — before you Avere born. 1 28 THE TATTLE - TALE Compliments of Compliments of D. E. MAKEPEACE LEACH GARNER Compliments of BATES BACON The motorist ])u11(m1 u]) at the villauc puiii)) ami asked, How loiiu ' will it take to reach Puddletow ii Heaven knows! said the vokel. Mavl)e an lionr or a dav — or a month —or a— Or a month, echoed the astonished motorist, How is that ? Well, answered tlie other solemnly, Yon ' re going the wrong way. — Judge— Tid-Bits. THE TATTLE-TALE 129 Compliments of Compliments of A. V. FREINSEHNER DR. W. A. BRIGGS 1903 Compliments of R. F. SIMMONS CO. MAKERS OF SIMMONS TRADE MARK CHAINS An Attleboro product known the world over The Bore (at 1 A. 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Looseleaf Notebooks, Fountain Pens, Blank Books 18 South Main Street Cadillac Cars ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS EDMUND A. WUILLEUMIER WATCHMAKER Compliments of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks 214-215 Sanford Block Class of 1926 ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS When I was in China I saw a woman hanging from a tree. Shangliai? Oil, al)ont six feet. 132 THE TATTLE-TALE Compliments of MAX LONDON 81 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of ELECTRIC SHOP Compliments of 9 County Street E. M. FULLER Attleboro, Massachusetts Housepainter Compliments of Paperhanger ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Who was Ponce Leon? He was the guy who discovered that hits conhl be made from Fh)rida water. ' ' — Texas Ranger. THE TATTLE-TALE 133 Photographs of the Better Kind The O ' Neil Studio Portraits at Home or Studio 24 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS PHONE 647-M Stowed: Are yon sure bootleg is safe? Stiule: Dead sure. — Denison Flamingo. 134 THE TATTLE - TALE Our Photos Speak for Themselves A. H. S. Class Photographer 19 2 6 FRED W. COANE 37 PLEASANT STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS FORMERLY GODCHAUX STUDIO TELEPHONE 829 House Party Gid: And will you love nie after I ' m •one? ' Bloke: Yeah, every time I ' m ii ritts])urgli. THE TATTLE-TALE 135 FRATERNITY, COLLEGE -AND- CLASS JEWELRY Commencement Announcements and Invitations Jeweler to Attleboro High School L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Manufacturing jewelers and Stationers ATTLEBORO. MASSACHUSETTS Ask Any College Greek ' 27: Did you get excited when you fell thru the ice? ' 2G: Naw, I kept perfectly cool. TABLE OF CONTENTS P ' ' c Editorial ■ 2 Board of Editors . 3 Dodicatioii • • i l icture of Mr. Eastwood 5 Cut — Never Cease to Learn. (5 Poem — A Senior ' s Kesolve .• 7 Charles (). Dalryniple, B. S S Picture of C. O. Dalryniple . ) List of Faculty 10 Group Picture of b ' acultv 11 Class Motto ■ 12 Seniors Class Officers. 13 Departed Classmates 11 Graduates • !■) Class Questionnaire ■ . 45) Informal Pictures 5(J Literary Adventures of a Sheet of Pad Pai)er in the A. H. S 5; Man to Man 54 The Deacon ' s Ci ime 55 The Hero of (Jett vshuiu 57 Trial by Combat 5i) Dialogue Between an American ilhi and a Koniaii (lirl 61 Athletics A Word of Thanks 62 Coach Grayson 62 J, Hay Cooney . ■ ■ 6. ' ) Letter Students 6 ' A Songs and Cheers 64 Notes on Football, Baskrthall, (iirls ' Basketball, Track and Baseball Teams. 65 Jokes 82 Clubs Der Deutsche Verein. 86 Le Cercle Francais 86 El Club Espanol 87 Ex-Libris 87 The Mathematics Club 88 Elocution Club 88 The Letter Clul) 89 Gregg Speedsti i-s 89 Hi-Y Clul) 90 Orchestra 93 Glee Club . 94 Librarv Notes 95 School Play 96 Commencement Honor Poll 99 Graduation Change s 99 Address of Welcome . 99 Salutatory 100 Five Davs and an Education 101 Vale lic1:ory 102 Last Chai)el . lOi Class Will 101 Class Pro])hecv 106 Class Song. . 109 Class Night. . 110 Class History 110 Advertisements 116 1