Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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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.

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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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IS THE RARKETOXE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMING EVENTS Dec. 20, Social and Christmas tree, l)y the Senior class. Jan. 24, Senior play, benefit of the Senior class. Eel). 6. Prize Si)eaking Contest, prizes donated by the Harre Woman’s Club. Eel). 14. ' alentine social, by the Sophomore class. March 14. St. Patrick’s Day social, hv the Fresh- man class. May 16. Junior Prom at Williams Hall. THE SENIOR TEA One of the important social successes of the year so far was held in the assembly hall of Barre High on 1 hursday afternoon. October tenth. It was an afternoon tea given by the members of the Senior class for the Junior and Senior mothers. 1 he hall was tastefully decorated with bright- hued autumn leaves. ■An entertainment, consisting of vocal and in- strumental selections, and tableaux of well-known characters, was presented. Refreshments, served by the Junior girls, were enjoyed by all after the entertainment. THE JUNIOR SOCIAL - n interesting event on the social calendar of Barre High School took place October 21. 192P in the high school asseml)ly hall. It was the Junior’s Hallowe’en Social ! The entertainment consisted of “The Wedding of the I’ainted Doll, “The .Awkward Scjuad. and a “Dialogue of Alutter and Mumble, l)etween Herald Loughman and Alatti Wiitala. The big- hit was “ ' I ' he Wedding of the Painted Doll, but “The .Awkward Scpiad drew the most laughs from the audience. I he decorations were brown and orange, and many cats and witches laughed down from the walls. Many guests were ])resent and all greatlv en- joyed the social. THE SOPHOMORE SOCIAL On Friday evening. Xovember 22nd the .Sopho- mores held their Thanksgiving Social in the as- semblv hall. I ' he entertainment consisted of three acts. I ' hey were “A Day in Court at Crazyville. “Miss Huckleberry’s Dancing .School,” and “The light- house Tragedy. The decorations were brown and orange, and many pumpkins and turkeys adorned the hall. The class banner was on display above the stage. Refreshments and dancing were enjoyed by the numerous guests. One the features of the danc- ing was a “.Spot Waltz.” the prize being won by Doris Cutting and Charles Damon. THE MAGAZINE DRIVE riic annual magazine drive was a decided finan- cial success this year. Subscriptions were sold for the Crowell and Curtis publishing companies. The pupils were divided into two teams, each team trying to beat the other in selling the most subscri])ions. Gladys Abbott was the manager of the drive. The team leaders were Clara Carter and Francis McOueston, and their assistants were Peter Pauli and Alae ilson. The drive lasted from Tuesday. Oct. 1. . till Wednesday. Oct. 2.k Prizes for selling subscrip- tions were awarded to the students. Those who distinguished themselves by selling the most mag- azines were Kathryn Dolan. Clyde Swan, and Charles Dean. The contracts with both compan- ies were fulfilled, and a bonus of ten cents on each subscription was received from the Curtis Com- pany. The profit was put in the treasury of the Athletic Association. THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA W hen the orchestra was reorganized in Septem- ber under the direction of Miss Chase, twenty- four ])ui)ils resi)onded. They are distributed in the classes as follows: Seniors, four; Juniors, four ; .So])homores, seven ; Freshmen, nine. The instrumentation includes : .Solo violinist. Shirley .Swan; first violinists. Joseph Crowley. Charles Dean Stanley Drake. Gertrude Alarsh, Iwwis Rush, Earl .Sullivan and Katherine Weeks; second violinists. Gladys Abbott. John Abbott, Leslie .Albrecht. Louis F ' ranciose. .Sam Lamacchia. Harvey .Miller, and Ruth Swan; first cornetists, Walter flancock and Peter X eri ; second cornet- ists. Peter Pauli and Ian Turner; saxophonist. Francis Rush; clarinetist. Stanley Freeman; cel- list. Edward Hancock; drummer, Charles Da- mon ; ])ianist. Bernice Harrington.