Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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16 THE BARRETONE has thick, curly hair, red-gold in color, penetrat- ing, laughing eye.s and a well-shaped mouth and chin. O ' le greatly resembles her father and has inherited his ability as a leader. She is a gallant heroine of peaceful battles and is commander of an army that serves mankind. Lois Harrington, ' ,12. ( 4 ) d ' his well-known man was tall and spare, with heav black hair and grey eyes. He always held fast to his purpose; he was calm and cjuiet. Ex ' cept for a few weeks at a ru- ral school he was self-educated. There are many sturies regarding his honesty. He was very mcjd- est, as his autobiography, written for “Lanman’s Dictionary of Congress. shows. He was friend- ly. kind, sympathetic, forgiving, and was always he]])ing others. He is respected and loved by everyone today. Lois Lincoln, ' 32 . ( 5 ) She is a motheriy sort of old Dutch matron. She is dressed in a stiff blue dress covered with a large u bite a])ron. On her head she wears a white Dutch ca ' p and on her feet, large wooden shoes, cnhe carries in her hand a can of cleansing material wliich .gives her her name. She runs from house to house chasing the dirt out of the corners and crevices. She has a pleasingly plump figure with a jolly face. Her bright blue eyes shine out brightly from the dejrths of her white cap. Her deanuness is a household word. D. Brooman. ' 32 . ( 6 ) ' i ' nis humorous personage is one of the most lamous characters in comic land. He is so tall and s.im that his figure closely resembles that of a toothpick. He usually wears a slouch cap which conceals all of his face except his long nose, big ears and huge mouth. His sweater has narrow horizontal stripes all over it. His trousers, of a brilliant red color, reach to his ankles. He wears no shoes. ex])osing h.is huge bare feet even in zero weather. When he runs from “de ol’ boys. he seems to take strides from ten to fifty feet long. X. Patterson, ’32. ( 7 ) Xever before have I met anyone so modest. As he addresses the multitude of eager ])eople, hi ' , light wavy hair is ruffleil by the gentle lireeze an I his blue eyes twinkle while a friendly smile plays ai)out his lijis. His thoughts liring this about, not because he is thinking about himself. — his sub-- ject is as far removed from that as jiossible — bui because he is thinking of the jieople to whom he IS talking ' . Me is tall and slenderly built but of a type that can endure many bitter hardshijts. A usual, h.c is nrejiared for any une.xjiecied occur- rence. lie is the hero for all the morlern hero- worshipjiers. F. Hancock -32. THE VALUE OF A SCHOOL PAPER “Cf what value is a school paper? someone may ask. Xumerous students nill reply, “It is only e.xtra work and bother. few townspeople will add. “It hampers the work of the students. However, a majority of the answers will favor a school paper, as it oft’ers a great oi)]K)rtunity to the students. By means of a school jiajier the students are able to express their views on important local to]i- ics and to discuss other subjects in which they are interested. All in alb a school pa])er seems to stimulate far better work on the part of the pu- ])ils. !t aids in their training by placing responsi- bility u])on them and teaching co-operation, wh.icli is essential in business. In addition it in- creases th.e general knowledge of all its readers, and the home and the school are brought closer to- gether.

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THE BARRETONE 15 its sudden and unexpected turns. Forward the car ruslied. Around a sharp corner, an unexpected lurch and Turk was on the floor, unconscious. Turk’s eyes opened. He steadied them and gazed at the painting on the wall. He remembered this painting. Dr. Gregg’s country home, in Laurel where he had si)ent many week-ends, had one just like it. Suddenly he became aware of someone’s l)resence. He turned his head and stared — into the eyes of Alice. Behind her stood Ur. Gregg. “W ' hat time is it. Doctor?” asked Turk. “The clock is just striking eight, my boy,” replied th.e doctor. H. Puchalsky, ’31 THANKSGIVING Tony was a first class tramp, if there is such a thing. Every Thanksgiving Tony went to dine with his fellow tramps. They all met and ate in a hall that belonged to the Salvation Army. This organization spent much money each year to feed the poor and needy. Tony had dined here for the last three years. After leaving the hall this time he went to a bench in the jiark and sat down. “I wonder what fun peo- ple get out of helping others.” thought Tony. “There must be something in it or they wouldn’t do it.” In the weeks that followed, he thought much on the subject. The fact is, he thought about it so much that he became sick of it. He tried to for- get it, but he couldn’t. After a while, a change seemed to come in him. He seemed at first glance to be thinner and paler than before. His clothes were a little cleaner. His face and hands were also brighter. d ' he next ' I ' hanksgiving Day came. But Tony didn’t ap])ear at Salvation Army headquarters. He had saved ten dollars, and was spending it on a dinner for a poor family. Chester Hjehn, ’31. WHO’S WHO? As a s])ecial feature of the “ILirretone” we are ])resenting to you a group of seven well-known characters. W ' e ho])e that y ju will enjoy identify- ing each of them. In case any prove hard to guess, you will find the answers among the adver- tisements. ( 1 ) Ladies and gentlemen; standing uneasily before you now two men make their appearance, who although small in size, are large in mind. Do not let tlieir beauty sway you, but receive them for what they are. These men have not only received the world’s prize for the most beautiful beards, but also, through ceaseless toil, they have manu- factured a small drop which is a great benefit to all mankind. How many lives has this drop saved, directly or indirectly, as you like it? 1 wager there is not one among you who does not know tliis drop and who has not some feeling of grati- tude toward these men who spent the greater irart of their lives thinking out its formula. It not only soothes the throat but stops that treacherous and uncomfortable tickling. It has a most delicious flavor, that is a delight to all children as well as adults. The name of the makers is engraved and worshii)ped in the most barbarous and remote countries of the earth because they have manufac- tured such a relief for mankind. After my speech, will the man in the front row who is coughing please step forward and receive a sample of this drop with my best wishes, hoping it will cure his most disturbing cough. A. McAndrew. ’32. (2) From his tall, lanky, ungainly frame hung long, thin arms and legs. A small, flat head was i)erched upon his slender, si)indle neck. A long, shaiq) nose. ])rotruding ears, and unusual, large, green eyes, made u]) the rest of his facial form. . s the viibi e school teacher, he was a hard task-master, altb.ough when school was out he ])la} ' ed and roni])ed with th.e boys. His iiosition was looked u]) to in the village liecause of his apparent knowledge. Therefore, every .Sunday he took a ])Iace in the clnirch choir, where his voice coidd l)e heard above the rest. . . h ' rench. ’32. ( 3 ) ' I ' he most characteristic thing al)out her is her ability to get an audience and sway it to her nujod. She is one of the world’s I)est ])ublic speakers. In these days of helter-skelter s])eech, her clear dic- tion is greatly admired and envied. P y looking at her you get the idea that she has a great deal of ability to understand all kinds of people. She has a keen sense of humor, is synqyathetic. and is a very diligent and brave fighter. If you look at her closely you will see that she

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THE BARRETONE 17 EDITORIAL CHOOSING A NAME How (U you like the name we have ehiKseu. ; Don ' t ’on tlimk it is original 1 his is how w e ha])j)ene(l to iiiid it. In assemhly, Air. Dawson ])ro])ose(l that we a!’ lielp m naming onr new magazine. He suggested that we ]nit onr names inside an envelope, and jirint the title we chose on the outside. When the envelopes came in. the editorial staff met to look over the names. There were several original ones in the pile. “Splinters” was sug- gested because it would he typical of a Henry Woods High School paper. “The Rarre Bugle. “The Echo,” and “The Siiectator” were among the best. However, the one we thought most fitting for the magazine was “The Barretone,” suggested bv Shirlev Swan. In inventing this name, she showed much originality, and we owe her manv thanks for giving our periodical such a delight- fully suggestive title. i CO-OPERATION Co-operation must exist in any successful un- dertaking. Ask anyone wdiat is tlie leading factor in the making of a successful career, and ten to one, the iierson whom you ask will give anv an- swer but co-operation. A ' et, think it over, and you will find that co-o])eratiou is the answer. In a football game most s|)ectator.s observe only the man with the ball, and to him goes the credit if a gain is made, ’et, if any of the other ten men fails to do his duty by the fraction of a minute, the man with the ball, having no su] port from his team-mates, may easily be caught, and it will be a loss for them instead of a gain. Eikewise in r ' ool where a few endeavor to be agreeable ano diow good school s])irit but lack sui)i)ort from their fellow-studeuts. the entire school is unsuccessful in its undertakings. On the other hand,, if team w ' ork is exhibited in a school, friendshi]) reigns and great achievement is made. d ' here are f)ther states of affairs in wdiich co-oi)- eration is necessarv. Imagine what foreign diffi- culties we should have without co-operation. Peace would not exist. Therefore co-operation leads to terms of agreement. How many famous orators can you name wdio have not stressed co-operation at one time or an- other? How many northern hearts in 1850 w ' ere not impressed by Daniel Webster’s ])rinciples of union “one and inse])arable” ? How many of us have not heard that famous auotation. “If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand?” ' Did Benjamin Franklin’s prophecv, “Unit- ed we stand, flivided w ' e fall,” have anv particular reference to our wars? Yes, in fact, co-operation meant American independence. Thus we see that co-operation must exist in everv successful undertakiup-. We in Rarre High h-ivp manv opnortunities of seeing this fact prov- ed for are we not proud of our spirit and readi- ness to co-operate for the good of our school ? SCHOOL SPIRIT The school spirit of the classes of Rarre High was clearly illustrated one Friday morning. Mrs. Bov’d, ‘The Barretone” facTdt ' arlvisor. announced in assembly that she woukl like to see how ' soon each class could get a lOO f subscri])tion list for our magazine. Peter Neri, Sophomore class jiresi- dent, brought in a lOO f list of fortv-five sub- scrijitions for tbe class of ’,52 wu’thin ten minutes. Less than two hours later. Henrv Puchalskv. Ju- nior class i)resident. also brought in a 100% list of thirty-five subscriptions. HELPING HANDS uu w lio have so generously given your adver- ' isements have made possible the publishing t)t this little magazine. Because of the coo])eration of the merchauls of Rarre, .Athol, and Worcester we Iniw obtained sufficient means to make our “ B.irretone” a successful euteriudse. We urge the triends of Barre High School to show their a])- lireciation by iiatroiiizing those who have so geu- erousl} patronized us.