Bradford College - Annals Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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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

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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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f 1921 The Bradford Academy Aumzs 1921 SENIOR RINGS ,, ,ji ,Z .T N the night of December 5th at 9 o'clock mysterious Y 'fi' f igures might be seen walking cautiously through . rs L.. the corridors. Although each seemed engaged in q . I- IGF ur ent business a careful observer might have -,I 1. g 7 wondered why each wanderer ended her excursion by a visit to the German room. Although by 9.15 at least 30 persons were gathered there, all remained darkness within and the silence was broken only by an occasional giggle followed by a smothered f'shriek. Suddenly upon this deadly silence of study hour there rose a hideous clang of a bell. Doors flew open, feet scuffled through the corridor. Bradford turned out in full force to her fire drill-all but the mysterious iigures in the German room. In the hall below a breathless crowd awaited the roll call, when suddenly from above a song was raised, Senior, Senior Class of 1921, Hail us all so true. or At the same time down each staircase came the white-robed figures of the Seniors, who met in the center of the hall, forming a large circle. All eyes followed them in wonder and expectation, 1921 then revealed her secret. Seniors of Bradford Sing their joyous song to you, Have you guessed our secret, ' Or is it something new? We are proud to tell you They have really truly come, Seniors cannot keep it longer from you, See, rings of 1921? . ' To make this unknown disappear, Just send a rainy day, Then H. C. L.-her curly locks- VVill quickly fade away. Miggy-4fWho's there? Burglar-'4Lie still and keep quiet. Pm looking for inoneyfl Miggy--Hldfait, a11d I'll get up 31111 look with you. 'iSee that freshman over there. She's the only girl in school on an atliletic scholarship. f'What did she do ? Got a seat in a subway rush. 30