Bromfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (Harvard, MA)

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Brom? i el.cl Beacon Lou Gehrig at the plate as clean-up batter. At this time, Lou and the Babe were equally dangerous at bat. In 1920 the Yankees won the pennant but could not seem to repeat their success in 1921. When 1922 rolled around they made a very good start by winning many of their games in the early part of the season. They found that they were drawing such large crowds that their ball field was proving inadequate. Now they spent a large sum of money and built the Yankee Stadium which was called the house that Ruth built . The box receipts collected the first year that Babe Ruth played for the Yankees were used to build this stadium. The ball team enjoyed another great year in 1923. In 1924, 1925, 1926, the Yankees were in a slight slump. They ended up in fifth place in 1924 and in third place in 1925. When the year 1926 came, they climbed out of their slump and won the pennant but lost the World Series to St. Louis when St. Louis won four out of six games. The 1927 baseball season found the Yankees with a very good ball club. The season was a long one, but Babe Ruth now playing the outfield was making up for the bad year he had had in 1925. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were the hope of that 1927 team. The Babe and Lou had had a run contest throughout the season and they were close until the last few weeks of the World Series, when the Babe hit seven more homers and ended the series with sixty home-runs to Lou's forty-seven. Lou Gehrig ended the season with 174 runs to his credit while the Babe had batted in 152 runs. Each team plays one hundred and fifty-two games in a year, the Yankees won 110 of them to win the pennant. They played the Pittsburgh Ball Club in the World Series and won six games in succession. Until this day there has been only one ball club which has earned the enviable title, The Greatest of Them All - the 1927 Yankees. John Henrickson -i-1 ARCHITECTURE Ever since the time of the primitive man who lived in a cave and ate raw meat, we have tried to improve our living conditions. The first homes were only caves and trees in which man went for shelter and protection. Down through the ages great strides have been made in the field of build- ing. We have gone from the primitive caves and medieval huts and manors to our modern homes with all the conveniences of our day. In this present age the construction of homes, buildings, and bridges is of the utmost im- portance to our every day life. The building industry, second only to agriculture and the food indus- tries in terms of money expended and employment provided, lacks only an adequate supply of building materials and labor before launching upon the largest program of construction in all history. In carrying out this great program, the building industry looks to the profession of architecture for Page Twenty-four

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W- pw 1-- E UBrnm? i el.cl Be acaonn Nourse's History of Harvard tells us: Oak Hill is the highest point of land in Harvard, six hundred and thirty feet above the sea. On clear days the View eastward is bounded only by the ocean. This quotation explains both the location of the Harvard University Observatory and the fire tower which offers a view for many miles. The road following the crest of this hill may well have had its origin in the trail made by Indians traveling from their hunting grounds on Bare Hill to the plains of Littleton and to the trading posts of the Merrimac River. The Town Hill is a continuuation of Pin Hill. With its peaceful Com- mon surrounded by typical New England homes, it may have been chosen for the Town Center not only because it was the exact center of the town, but because it offered an unobstructed view over the valleys. The watch- ful eyes of the early settlers on their way to the Meeting House could easily see signs of approaching danger. Yes, the hills of Harvard can tell us many stories of bygone days. When we ourselves have become a part of the past, they will still be stand- ing, a sturdy reminder of a long and interesting history. M. Jean Ford THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL Baseball leagues started in the year 1900 when the club owners got together and decided to form two leagues, one to be called the National and the other to be called the American League. The American League was to be made up of teams from Boston, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Washington. From 1900 to 1914 there was one ball club that could not be beaten, the Philadelphia Athletics. They had a million dollar infield which had to be broken up before there could be any competition between ball clubs. The New York Yankees had a fast moving ball club but could not compete with Philadelphia. From the year 1914 to 1918 there was a World War going on and baseball was not so popular since a good many ballplayers had gone to war. But the people did not lose sight of baseball, and after the war, interest in the sport grew rapidly. In January 1920, the Yankees bought a young ballplayer from Boston in a trade. He was to become one of the immortals of baseball. This was the start of the career of the well-known player, Babe Ruth. Now the Yankee ball team was made up of Ruth, Gehrig, Dickey, Lazzeri, Hoyt, Combs, Meusel, Shawky, and Huggins. The New York Yankees started out with high hopes in their batting line-up, nicknamed Murderers' Row . The line-up was as follows: Bill Dickey, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig. The pitchers of oppos- ing teams must pitch to the Babe, for if they walked him, they would face Page Twenty-three

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E UBrom9iel.d. Beaico1-.UZ leadership in the execution of its plans - the provision of safe, efficient, attractive and economical shelter for the innumerable activities of our modern civilization. In the field of architecture, there are three basic lines which a student may follow: General Design, Structural Design, and Building Construction. These three fields differ greatly in many respects. The work which you will do in later life depends upon which one of these lines you advance in. The first field - and probably the most general and wide spread - is the course in General Design. This field covers everything from automotive design to homes and advertisements. In the field of General Design there are a great many lucrative jobs and positions in which there are great chances for advancement. The next line, which is probably the most interesting to the engineer, is the Structural Design which entails a great deal of engineering ability. Structural Design is a more technical side of the architectural field, dealing mostly with detailed plans of large buildings and bridges. This phase considers many of the engineering problems such as weights of material, support, and strength of materials to be used. Building Construction, the last of our three phases, is the part of architecture which we as laymen see as we go along our highways. Build- ing Construction pertains to the actual construction of the structures which the General Designers and Structural Designers have planned. The work of an architect is so varied and interesting that it becomes fascinating. The wide scope of the architect arouses a great interest which drives him forward with speed and determination. ln his work the archi- tect meets all types of people from the millionaire to the common laborer. Because of the many phases in architecture, there are great opportunities for self-expression. This profession, like every other profession, has its disadvantages in that the architect must have close co-operation from the owner, contractor, and worker to do a good complete job. The long expensive years of study and practice are also a great hindrance to the young architect. Another great disadvantage is the necessity of establishing his own practice, for the young architect must have large capital and the social connections neces- sary for securing clients. The architect of today is a very important man in our society. He is one of the keys to our comfort and convenience in the future. He is the planner, designer, and builder of the homes of the present and future. The architect has a great many more materials to use, and he is more skilled in all the methods of building, from the Roman and Greek to the modern. than was his predecessor. Thus with all the knowledge and learning which has been gathered since ancient times, the architect has become a prominent figure in our lives today. Philip E. Messersmith Page Twenty-five