Bradford Academy - Chimes Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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Brad Ord eyfnnats enior gisforg 'N Know Orr, .1'f7'rll1gr'l', 'zur are ffmzr to fin' izzznzorffzf.q'off.f. XVAY hack in the time of antitpiitv, hefore there was anv 1904, rumors hegan to circulate among the friends of l'mradford that the first class of the second century would he rather extraordinarilv marvelous. lndeed, so strong had grown this report hi' the spring of IQO2. that one cour- ageous soul, pining for the honor of helonging to tl1is illustrious class, paraded ahout in the wee sma' hours one night endeavoring to chalk 1904 on the doors of the lfreshmen, who afterward turned out to he her own classmen. ln those davs we showed the spirit that has since characterized us, for we valiantlv strove to organize, that we might set the hall rolling which was to culminate in honors galore in 1904. :Xlasl will the dav ever he forgotten when, downcast and sad, vet with spirits uncrushed, we emerged from Xliss linott's room with her words ringing in our ears. :X class of three? XVe gazed at each other aghast, then suddenlv collapsed on the stairs, and gave vent to our surcharged feelings in howls of laughter. Ah, welll small heginnings make great endings, and when Septemher called us hack to work we found fortv meinhers enrolled to make 1904 famous. Une of our triangle left us, to our sorrow, hut fortunately Bea jumped from the lfreshmen to aid us. Three olcl girls to teach the traditions to thirty-seven! VVe fell to with holdness, and to their credit he it said that ne'er came together a hand of girls so docile, so teachahle, and so lovahle. l 15 l