Bradford College - Annals Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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.192 1 iz- cw r cn cl if 0 ca e my 7?l7Ltlf H1 9 difficulties, at the last moment we produced our masterpiece in the grove, even then under a threatening sky. Commencement, that sad and joyousseason, found us once more under- classmen at old B. A., and then for the first time a strange feeling, half awe, half apprehension, swept over us. The new sensation of responsibility came to ns and, with a different meaning we sang the familiar words with only one differentiation. Seniors, Seniors, Class of 1-9-2-1, Hail us all so trueg XVe are always loyal subjects of Bradford In all we say or think or do. Can we help you? VVe will be glad to do . Anything for you-- So give a cheer now for Seniors, For '21,-1.-9-2-1. A In September we all returned with happy hearts glowing with high hopes for the year. The conditions were changed. Vile lived on the east side of the building, while our prep sisters stayed on the other. That we missed them is not saying enough. We felt lost without them. But gradually this feeling left us and we started out once again with great enthusiasm. XVe gained dignity and an air which only Seniorscan have. Wfhat an elevated feeling it was to be a Senior! But the two Senior classes were not always separated, for we jointly gave the Corn Roast, and together we went on that memorable lVhite Mountain Trip. It did not take us long to settle down to work-for there was much to be done and we were well aware of it. The three months sped by on swift wings and before we realized it, signs of Christmas had once more reappeared. The winter term rolled around with its snowy characteristics. ANx.x1.s Board meetings are indicative of discussions and brain racking thoughts. The Faculty Dance! One thinks of a gay and carefree gathering of girls in light evening frocks and their companions in dull black. Senior play practice! every day, every hour, every minute it haunts ns. Another ever-present thought was that of exams which lurk in the background ready to spring out and catch us in our idle moments. ln spite of our work and cares we realized how short our life at Braulford was becoming, and with redoubled elfort we worked and played. NVhai il won' derful place Bradford was! and we tried not to think ol' the future when we would be far away. But the time did come and although we could not stay here we determined to carry the ideals and inspirations ol' our Alum Mater with us and live up to t.hem as best we could. The chapter ol' memories which Bradford Academy has given us will ever be one ol' our happiest. and in the years to come we will always think ol' ourselves as girls ol' old lk. A. 28

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Four long years ago the Class of 1921 came to life in Bradford Academy. It was not an u1111oticed entrance, for although small i11 numbers, the infant class attracted 111uch t1ft6llJl7lO11 by its various activities. The next year found t.we11ty-one 1'll61l'lbC1'S in tl1e Class of '21, and this proved to be a. lucky sign, for it was tl1en we gained a name, one that was noted for rising to t11e occasio11 and helping out i11 difficulties. Several Saturday afternoons were spent in getting up impromptu entertainments for the even- i11g. And how we did enjoy doing it! ' Being Sophomores was great fun and the spirit of enthusiasm gave a flying start -to tl1e Orange a11d Black. It was not 11ntil we carried the la11rel for our departing Se11ior sisters that we realized with both gladness and regret that our Soph year was over. J11niors! How important we had become! And how impressively we walked through these ancestral halls. 'Our numbers had grown, and with great emphasis we sang: Oh hail! the Junior Class of '21, we march along 3 NVe cheer you, Bradford, with a mighty song- lVe're sixty strong. ' And the ti111e did fly! Soon notices were read every day. wllhere will be a Junior song practice directly after lunch in the Junior Room. Please be prompt, and we were. After Singing on the Stairs, even the condescending Seniors remarked, ffYour songs were awfully pretty, and we felt repaid for o11r labor. WVith redoubled enthusiasm we returned in January. Kitchen Kannaries fcanaries, not canneriesj was announced, and the whole school flocked to the gym to hear and see the K. K. work in Susie's band, which performed excel- lently. ,It was too bad that Sousa himself was not around to take notes fro111 that famous presentation. Class Spread! VVho will forget that n1otley gathering of hungry farmers, their wives a11d children, who proved to be sleight-of-hand artists, for the delicious viands appeared only to disappear. For the first and last time tl1at night the great dramatic success, ffOindrelephant, was presented. No play can ever be its equal and no playwright can ever hope to find s11ch an appre- ciative audience. Speculations on the name of the Senior Play S0011 followed, and a Junior always says she knows. Everyone tried to smile knowingly when Captain Letterblaire was announced. Easter vacation was eagerly welcomed a11d a very merry throng gathered O11 the stairs the night before we left. The Spring term consisted of work, plai11 and unadulterated work, for we l1ad a secret which had to be carried out. Sherwood! Every afternoon saw us in the grove, 1111der the directio11 of our persevering a11d undaunted coach, going over lines not once, but fifty ti111es. In spite of extreme at111osp11eric 1 2 7

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Ln 'Nz H11 .wma 5 ,.25'fF ' I 9 Q 1 T It e B 4' ll' fl f o 1' cl A. 0 u fl 1: fm y A fn, fn, at Z .9 1 9 2 BEING A SENIOR Oh! to be a Senior! How many times we say it and hear it said wI1e11 we are little Juniors? Then again we hear around school fI7111 sorry to sayl, Oh! these Seniors make me tired! But when they become Seniors they will 11ot only want the 'respect due lf.I1C-3111, but will demand it. You see, to be a Senior is not absolutely a joy, but in spite of this the joys are supreme. Wfhat magic there is in the sound of f'Senior Privileges and how proud we feel after those honors have been conferred upon us. May every girl be able to come back to enjoy her Senior year and to make the very most of it. THE CORN ROAST 'fThe Senior Class of '21, Sends out a welcome to everyone. Their voices sang loud and clear while t.l1e Seniors marched beneath the arch fornied by the underclassnien. As the long white line was engulfed by the darkness, there floated back, U ,QI will be glad to ha.ve youwith her At the corn roast in the grove tonightf' In the grove we found a huge bonfire. As the school gathered about it, the Senior Class came from across the grove, a long ghost-like line, singing, for the first time, their marching song. VVhen each one had consumed enough corn, apples and marslnnallow to satisfy even the craving of a Bradford appetite for food between meals, we gathered around the 'fire and sang a.ll the favorite school and popular songs. After the Alina Materji we wandered slowly back to the building, happy because the corn roast had been a great big success. ' -E. B. SINGING ON THE STAIRS B1-eathless we gathered at the Chapel doors and fOI'1l1GCI two lines of coat- clad Seniors. To the strains of our marching song we took our place on the stairs and gazed upon the children below with their large red bows and Teddy bears. The Sub-Seniors, as usual, were extremely clever. 'We missed the Freshmen, but the Junior Bradfordites helped to fill the big gap in all our hearts. Z9