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Lonergan Miss Marguerite McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. C. McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Packard Miss Hazel M. Pease Miss Gyneth Prew Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rasetzki Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Rice Miss Virginia E. Sargent Mr Mr Mr. Mr Mi' and Mrs. H. E. Seavey and Mrs. George F. W. Stevens Joseph H. Thackwray and Mrs. C. F. Wagner and Mrs. Fred B. Weeks Miss M. Elsie Wentworth Mr. and Mrs. Fred White Mr. and Mrs. William F. Whitty Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Witt 5 e IE c h 5 W H W -EW Price SO Cents Abramowitz, Theodore Herbert Averill, Madelyn Frances Billings, Dorothy tBolster, Edna Eleanor Bowmar, Henry Clay tBurt, Elizabeth Liscom Croak, James Francis Cushman, Ethelida Da1'ville, Edith Margaret 'Dean, Virginia Emerson, Lillian Annabel Finn, Margaret Geraldine Fisher, Clara Inez Fletcher, Albion Richardson Galvin, Paul Anthony Gamble, James Hallett, Robert Albert : Hebb, Kathleen Louise Henniker, Beth Sanford Hinton, Anne Howard, Elinor Keleher, Daniel Christopher Lonergan, Edith Marie McDonough, Anne Elizabeth McKenna, Mary Margaret Morgan, Esther Victoria Nugent, Harold Francis Parker, William Henry Powers, Madeline Winifred Priluck, Eli Rasetzki, Nicholas Alfred Rice, Frances Irene Ronayne, Lillian Joanne Seavey, Elizabeth Stevens, Charlotte Marie Thomas, Robert Carleton Weeks, Harold Thomas tWetherbee, Ruth Bride Whitty, Marie Cecilia Wile, Andrew Lorenzo Witt, Everett Frank, Jr. 1? tPrr'o Marita Students of 1931 CLASS CF 1931 Classical Commercial Classical Commercial Scientific Classical Classical General Commercial Commercial Commercial General Commercial Scientific-First Honozs Classical General Scientific General Classical Classical Classical General Commercial Classical Commercial Classical General General Classical Classical Classical Classical-Second Honor S General Classical Classical Scientific Scientific Classical General Commercial General EDITORIAL The Echo staff of '31 Wishes to thank all members of the student body who have in any way contributed to this magazine. Special thanks are extended to Miss Prew and Miss Lefuv who hfue done so much to make this year a success, and to M1 Hall for his ll1lLGl est We wish lots of luck to the incoming In'r'l1,n still -lull: Wfflnfbrr H 8 THE ECHO J IQ3 I ' Editor-In-Cl1Iic'f ASSY. Eclzfm' . . BIIISIIIIQSS Manager . A.Qs't B'z1.su1e.w.s Mll'if1fl!jlfI' Arf E'dffm'S . . . Edffm'1'fl1s . Atlzlefzcs E.rr'lz.ange . . Jnlcvs .... Senfirrr Class Reymrtcfrs . JH.'l'I,l'Ul' Class Rr'pOrtcfrs .Snplmmorv Class Rc'7m'rtc'rs Freslz.nmIn Class Hf0jlU'I'tCI'S Ty1p1'.9f.w FII!f'Zl,lfLllAf1'l7fS6'l'.S . Q u o ECHO STAFF--193 I . R. VVETHERBEE K. GELPKE E. HOWARD N. KAPLAN . E. TRUEMAN R. HARLOW D. KELEHER . C. STEVENSON M. HORGAN . R. JONES N. RASETZKI . E. BURT E. PRILUCK E. MITTELL . C. MORSE M. COLLINS R. CHILDS M. WHITE C. BAXTER M. ALLEN . E. LONERGAN . M. MCKENNA MISS LEARY MISS PREW THE ECHO GERTRUDE M. DANA WIIJLIAM E. DONOVAN WALTER F. HALL EVA M. HUNTRESS MAIQY A. LEARY MARc:UER1'rE MCCARTHY HELENA L. O'I-IARA HAZIQL M. PEASE C1YNn:'rH PKEW VIRGINIA IC. SARc:EN'1' HlIl l7fl'I'fl I'711i1'm'.v1'fgf, A. B., A. M., Efl M FACULTY BflSf!Jll lflll.'lW'I'S'l'f.ll, A. B. lfIl'l.'IN'l'.9l.f.ll of New Hczmpslzwzfre, A. B S.'rlr'n1 Nrrrnznl, II. S. ffl1SfH'Il IflIl'IV'I'Sl.f-lj, B. S. Hnxfml IfIllfI'l l'Xl.l'.lf, A. ll. Sim nmns C fnll1'gr', B. S. liruvrn lfIlf'l'l'fl'Nl'fjj, PII. B. lMff'1'w'.w1'ly nf Nrfu' llrlmpsl1fr1', A. H lmzlvrfll Nurnlrllg lloslnu IfIll.l'I'l'Nl.7'ffv ll S 1 M 10 5 THE ECHO THE SENIOR MIRROR 1,5 , l Albion Fletcher lg ' Decoration Committee for Social 15 President Student Council 3, 45 Echo 35 Junior Prom Committee 35 Senior Play 45 Traffic Squad 45 Pro Merito 35 Toastmaster at A. A. Banquet 45 Toastmaster Senior Banquet 45 Magazine 04 Drive Manager 45 Junior-Senior Dance Committee 35 Seating plan for A. A. Banquet 4. A good motto around this school seems to be, When in trouble, see Tubby . ' James Croak Jimmy Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Senior Play 45 Senior-Junior Dance Committee 45 Vice-President Class 4. Jimmy is supposed to be bashful, but we have lately heard rumors that he is overcoming his shyness. Virginia Dean Beanie Class Secretary 2, 45 Hockey 1, 2, 3, 45 Semi-Finals 45 me Class President 35 Dance Committee 35 Pro Merito5 ' ',': i5 j Magazine Drive Assistant 3, 45 Hockey Captain 45 Senior X-. if Wggc Play 45 A. A. Banquet Committee 45 Color Day Play 45 . ' mf Class Statistician 45 Public Speaking Contest 4. iii? f A Beanie gained fame as hockey captain and as the shining lftff if 5 star of the Senior Play. Edith Darviiie Eden 1 Class Treasurer 45 Operetta 45 Glee Club 45 Senior Play Ticket and Candy Committees 4. Edith is another who praises the merits of Sharon. Teddy'iTheodore Abramowitz Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club 2, 3, 45 Track 15 Operetta 2, 3, 45 Junior Prom Usher 35 Traffic Squad 45 Selected Orchestra 1, 2. We shall never forget Teddy as the romantic lover in The Goose Hangs High. We can understand, though, why it seemed so natural to him. ' 1 Madelyn Averill Echo Staff 1, 25 Class Treasurer 25 Freshman-Sophomore Social 25 Class Reporter 15 Chairman, Refreshment Com- mittee, Junior Prom 3. 3 Although Madelyn is one of the quietest girls in the class Z room, we secretly think she makes herself known when she gets back to Sharon. , 1 Dorothy Billings Dot Girls' Hockey 3, 45 Senior Play Candy Committee 45 Chairman of Ticket Sellers 3. l We're sure Dot is going to be a school-marm . If you don't believe us, just try to stick her on a few history dates. THE ECHO Edna Bolster Ed Pro Merito 35 Class Treasurer 35 Junior-Senior Dance Committee 35 Advertising Manager Senior Play 45 Ad- vertising Committee Canton-Stoughton Game 35 Football Ticket Squad 2, 35 Graduation Program Committee 4. Ed has made a name for herself in the commercial depart- ment and we expect to hear more of her as a famous stenographer. However, she may prefer a Ford sedan. Henry Bowmar Mudhen Baseball 3, 45 Captain Baseball 45 Glee Club 45 Dance Committee 45 Senior Play 4. Henry has come up from the ranks of the mudhens and has become our base-ball captain. We don't know where he received his training, but he certainly did strut his stuf' in the Senior Play. Elizabeth Burt Libby Hockey 1, 25 Stoughton Game Committee 35 Football Ticket Seller 2, 35 Lunch Room 25 Junior Prom Com- mittee 35 Pro Merito 35 A. A. Dance Committee 45 Senior Play Committee 45 Junior-Senior Dance Committee 45 Class Historian 45 Class Song 45 Echo Staff 3, 4. Although Libby is one of the mouse-like members of the class, she is one of the most responsible, and certainly does know how to get good marks. Fthelida Cushman Ethel Decoration Committee 35 Hockey 45 Candy Committee Senior Play 4. Ethel plans to be a nurse and we're sure she's going to do a rushing business. Lillian Emerson Refreshment committee 35 Senior Play 45 Ticket Seller 2, 3, 45 Candy Committee 45 Advertising Committee. Lillian has worked in the kitchen this year, and how she can cook. Wonder if she knows the old adage, the way to a man's heart . Margaret Finn Glee Club 45 Operetta 4. Margaret is a newcomer, but we have enjoyed having her with us. Clara Fisher Candy Committee, Senior Play 45 Candy Committee, Operetta 45 Refreshment Committee, Junior Prom 3. Although Clara is a quiet girl, her titan tresses bespeak her presence. .m.,. iff ? lr. 5 l V 59 ? I 2? L Y' l ' 'fr 3 it fl 4' 'W L l , 5 2' z, 1' l '5 i 2 3? ,s 5-' si i e i .5 z , at pn 3, uf s. 6 Q, ei' K n , '25 iv! ,., if, t , 3 ' 1 I we ff' 1 Q W? . .4 l 5 A 5 s r N i 1 Q 1 f 5 4 1 iff P- I Q. a 4 4 3 ri lf fn .gs 'fi A-, fa WZ 93 tt 'H se? x hi X K . - 1 N 12 THE ECHO - P 511 iff? rt-gg, 55? rw, I i EL? 3 '1 2 v H- I 3 if 4 . ay 'Yr sg! 'gi J' Yu ,ig t it 1. if - -Q .. Q5 4 .SE to 4 1 .1 .ze 4 ' A ,QQ X Z2 ff! Q fl a f S 'fs .. 1 gf I 5 Q , Ny. -...A R wx ,pw 'Q5 . 'Y IWW . ' ..,..1-,., 'H .f , e p, Y ,fx ,Q My 1 Sri 'Cliff 1' 1 Q N K . aa- f -gs 5 xi sf. if . 44 ft Pig? ti. iii' x,. V. 'l A :. 1 is X iv, 3m 1 .. .... rn. .1 rn , . ar 7 3 itil Ee rx! e w W5 ' QW .W W 1 . .. are ' ls? fa . we 5 f it If fue! I l iff? Eff-Sz 5 be 1 Q2-4,35 ix 5 .. 5.5 ye :ff fx LVN 'nfs 'f Wi ,Q 43 1 ' gs nk 1 fi 1 . 1 H If 2 - l V Lal? 1' W1 .am B71 93,61 .5 3 .Z rf W, in , we F22 l 479 Nl tl' Paul Galvin Paulie Glee Club 2, 3, 45 Decoration Committee 1, Refreshment Committee 2, A. A. Banquet Committee 3. Paul was the hero in the great election for class treasurer during our sophomore year, but lost out on the recount by one vote. Evidently, Paul is not a pol, James Gamble Jimmie' Football 3, 4, hockey 2, 3g A. A. Banquet Committee 3. Jimmie Gamble, God's gift to aviation, hopes to become a transport pilot. Jimmie claims this realization came to him in a flash the day he fell off the barn. Robert Hallett Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 3, 49 Hockey 3, 49 Track 1, Senior Play 43 A. A. Banquet 4. We're afraid that Bob is going to migrate to Stoughton before long. Kathleen Heblo Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Operetta 1, 2, 4, Freshman-Sophomore Dance Committee 1, 2, Hockey 23 Assistant Hockey Man- ager 4g Decoration Committee 35 Chairman of Senior Play Candy Committee 45 Pro Merito 3. If you want to know the trials and tribulations of being hockey manager just ask Kat , Beth Henniker Hockey 1, 2, 3, 43 Final in all-star Boston teams 45 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Spring Concert 1, 2, 3, 45 Class Secretary 3: Echo Staff 1, 2, 4, Vice-President of A. A. 45 Vice- President of Dramatic Club 33 Sec. of Science Club 3g Dec. Committee 2, 35 Senior Play 45 Magazine Drive As- sistant 3, 4. We expect Beth to develop into a second Dorothy Dix in giving advice to the love-lorn. , I Anne Hinton ' Since Anne is our youngest and most brilliant member, she deserves a great deal of credit for doing four year's work in three. In Ann, we may see one of the famous doctors of the future. Elinor Howard JohnnY,' Senior Play Candy Committee 4. Johnny is always smiling and it's just impossible to be dis- couraged when she is near. She is another of those stu- dents who certainly know her history. THE ECHO S .. -1..l.1.. .. 'iii- f f+ J ?ff'?Tf.'TlLe' af? 1 -1 ., ' Daniel Keleher Dall Baseball 2, 33 Echo X2, 43 Entertainment 45 Class prophecy 7 -1 4 Since Dan has talked his way so well in school, we are sure that he will make an excellent lawyer. Edith Lonergan Edie Librarian 35 Thanksgiving Game Committee 35 Football I Ticket Squad 3, Echo Staff 45 Senior Play 4. If you want to know the truth about yourself, ask'Edie. rt? i s i 1 Anne McDonough Chickie 3 Parent Teacher Play 45 Ticket Seller 2, Public Speaking 2, 3, 4. gg' We are certain that Chickie will be a famous authoress, U1 due to her great sense of imagination. Echo Staif 4. 1 M2 by 3. Marjorie McKenna Marjie If bustling around the school helps any, Marjie ought to X be the world's best business woman. Q 2 ge... Esther Morgan EssuX Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4g A. A. Collector 45 Graduation Pro- , ppbpp S ' gram Collector 4. Essux is the little ray of sunshine in our class. Harold Nugent Nugie Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Class Treasurer 2g Track 1, 29 Dance Committee 1, Hockey 1, 2. Prom Committee 3. Henry worked hard to keep Beth happy. Poor boy! 4 - reef ti: ,. .W .M- fi EW We predict that Nugie will be America's Sweetheart. Henry Parker 5 Football 1, 2, 3, 45 Senior Play 45 Operetta 3, 43 Junior ms: wsq.X..1: Q, , . 'xx7S42c23f1. 0 2:51 . . sy is if 3 . fy, , ,... V THE ECHO T' Winnifred Powers Winnie Hockey 1, 43 A. A. Collector 4g Public Speaking Contest Here's to man hater of the class! U1 Here's to the man hater of the class! C?J Eli Priluck Echo Staff 3, 45 Glee Club 4, Traflic Squad 45 Graduation Program Committee 4. A By hook or by crook, Eli manages to get on High Honors. Keep it up, Eli. Nicholas Rasetzki Nickie Orchestra 2, 3, 45 Echo 4, Traflic Squad 43 Senior Play fSt. Mgrll 45 Operetta 2, 3, 4, Senior Assembly Com- mittee 4g Glee Club 3, 4. Nickie or Niki', is the lad who wields the mean violin. Frances Rice. Fran Dance Committee 1, 2, Hockey 3, 45 Student Council 35 A. A. Treasurer 4, Public Speaking Contest 43 Senior Play 4, Glee Club 4, Senior Assembly Committee 4, Pro Merito 3. Fran received second honors, and Tubby first honors. Doesn't that make you wonder? Lillian Ronayne Lil Hockey 1, 23 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 1, 2, 4g A. A. Dance Committee 25 Ticket Seller 3, Public Speaking 1. Laugh and the world laughs with you , is Lillianis motto. Elizabeth Seavey Ubi Hockey 1, 2, 4g Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 1, 2, 4, Class Poet 4. No matter what we give Ubi to do, she makes it A work. Charlotte Stevens Charl Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4g Hockey 3, 4g Junior Prom Committee 3, Senior Play Committee 4g Banquet Committee 4g Class Will 4. According to our opinion, Charl is about the Wittfiestj person we've ever known. THE ECHO 15 Carleton Thomas Guntail Football 1, 2, 3, 45 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4. In his broad expanse of chest, we think Guntail has the complete wind system shut up. It escapes quite often though. Harold Weeks Weeks1e Glee Club 1, 2, 49 Operetta 2, 49 Cheer Leader 2, 3, 45 Class Treasurer lg Senior Play 3, 45 A. A. Dance Com- mittee 4g Junior Prom Committee 3. W eeksie is our all-round man, good at anything and good for everything. Ruth Wetherbee Bunny9' Hockey 1, Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, Glee Club 2, 3, 45 Operetta 2, 3, Echo Staff 2, 3, 45 A. A. Collector 2, 35 Pro Merito 35 Junior Prom Dec. Committee 35 A. A. Dance Dec. Com- mittee 4g Senior Play 43 Assembly Program Committee 45 Secretary of Student Council 4. Bunny has quietly walked away with several honors during her high school career. Marie Whitty Glee Club 4. Another future nurse. Let's get sick! Andrew Wile Andy Baseball 1g Football 2, 3, 4, Hockey 2, 3, 45 Vice-President of Class 33 Member of Senior Play Ticket Squad 35 Chair- man Senior Play Ticket Squad 4. Andy will soon be of age to vote. I Frank Witt Football 1, 3, 4, Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Baseball Manager 4. Frankie will be a greater historian than is Muzzey, but let's hope he's liked better. 16 THE ECHO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 C GRADUATION PROGRAM June 10, 1931 March of the Seniors March from Lenore S m hon Y P Y- School Orchestra Marshal, Edwin A. Howard, President Class of 1932 Prayer Rev. Charles W. Casson Salutatory Frances I. Rice Class Poem Elizabeth Seavey Class History Elizabeth L. Burt Essay, Folk Music, with lin Selections. Nicholas Rasetzki Address, Preparation for Cit- izenship Judge Kenneth D. Johnson Selected Chorus a. Largo Handel b. Volga Boatmen Russian Folk Song . 'K Now the Day is Over Barnaby Class Gift Albion R. Fletcher, President Class of 1931 Presentation of Awards and Di- plomas Mr. Albert S. Ames, Superintendent of Schools Valedictory Albion R. Fletcher Class Song Words by Elizabeth L. Burt Reception for Graduating Class. Vio- HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1931 It is customary for mankind to re- cord all important events. Hence, to the class of 1931, our four years at Canton High School present them- selves as events worthy to be remem- bered and are now faithfully to be brought to your attention. It was approximately 1,379 days ago that We entered Canton High, 63 in number. We felt rather shy at first and were treated with consider- able contempt by the upperclassmen, but we soon learned to pay no atten- tion at all to them. First of all, it was necessary to organize ourselves, so at our elections were elected Alfred Davis, President, David Packard, Vice-President, Leverett Alexander, Secretary, and Harold Weeks, Treas- urer. Our class meetings proved to be quite hilarious, as our knowledge of parliamentary law was rather sparse. Very frequently our advisors had to intervene before our president could be heard. Early in the fall, the Class started to establish its reputation in athletics. Frank Witt and Robert Hallett re- ceived letters, 'as did Virginia Dean and Beth Henniker. We gained recog- nition in scholarship as well as in ath- letics by having thirteen students on the Honor Roll, when report cards were first issued. Rapidly the days went on, filled with recitations and examinations which sometimes became monotonous. But there were always incidents to brighten up our hours. I wonder if Miss Sargent remembers the little black and white dog which persist- ently visited us during History per- iod, much to our amusement and to the disgust of Miss Sargent. Incident- ally, it's a secret that Miss Sargent has no kind feeling for dogs. During our study of Shakespeare's As You Like It, the entire class attended a performance of that play at the Repertory Theatre. We all thoroughly enjoyed the performance and experienced nothing unusual until waiting for the train at Back Bay. Then, certain members of the class stepped aboard a train, supposing it was going to Canton Junction, but fContinued on page 171 THE ECHO 17 were stopped just in time. The con- ductor rushing up, asked where the members of the class thought they were going. They answered, Can- ton, Imagine their embarrassment when told, Well, we're going to Flori- da! The next event of importance was the Freshman-Sophomore Social. Each Freshie put on his best bib and tucker to help made the aiair a success. After that there was more studying, then final examinations, and finally the realization that we had actually completed our first year at High School. The following September, upon re- turning, 55 in number, to continue our progress, we found that Miss Sef- ton and Miss Pinkerton had been re- placed by Mr. Drohan and Miss Sharp. This year we elected Albion Fletcher, presidentg Alfred Davis, vice-presi- dentg Virginia Dean, Secretarvg and Madelyn Averill, Treasurer. During the athletic season, six boys and eight girls in our class were awarded let- ters. Our scholastic record was main- tained by having a large number on the Honor Roll. To relieve the monotony of study during the winter, we decided to have a sleigh-ride, so we hired a horse and sleigh, having planned ex- actly where we were going. Lo and Behold! Every bit of snow disap- peared. After the snow had appeared and disappeared several times during the next week, the sleigh-ride was in- definitely postponed, and up to this date no further plans for it have ever been made, although elaborate official rules exist as to just how to conduct a sleigh-ride. In April we put aside our books to enjoy the Sophomore Social. Then came final exams and the end of our days in Room 3. In September 1930, when we re- turned, 48 Juniors, to occupy the highly honorable position in the room opposite that of the lordly Seniors, who showed what they thought of us on Color Day, we found that Miss Tirrell had replaced Miss Richard, Learv. Miss Hastings, and Miss Stanley, Miss Goodwin. Virginia Dean. was elected president, Andrew Wile, vice-president, Beth Hennlker, secretaryg and Edna Bolster, Treas- urer. This year, in the reorganized Student Council, Miss Wetherbee and Fletcher were our representatives. Among the changes made by the Council was a new seating plan in assembly whereby boys and girls sat together. They also changed the seating in Chorus. On the football team, which defeat- ed Stoughton for the first time since we entered C. H. S., our class was represented by Thomas, Witt, Wile, Hallett, Fletcher, Parker, and Bow- mar. The source of all our trouble was the selection of the class rings. Battles waxed fast and furious, but in the end all were satisfied. What ex- citement when they finally arrived! Then began the romantic element. Many a girl was seen with a ring almost large enough to be a brace- let, while the boys sported rings that fitted very tightly on their little fing- ers. The Junior-Senior Social was a thing of the past. Before we realized it, the Junior Prom was upon us, for which we Worked hard in preparation. At graduation, eight of our class- mates received Pro Merito pins in re- cognition of their high scholastic standing during their three years. Those receiving them were Edna Bol- ster, Elizabeth Burt, Virginia Dean, Kathleen Hebb, Frances Rice, Ruth Wetherbee, Albion Fletcher, and Paul Panagiotakos, the last of whom has since left us. Last September, 41 of us, or about 65 per cent of our original number, returned to C. H. S. for the last time. Albion Fletcher was again elected presidentg James Croak, the Adonis of the class, became vice-presidentg Virginia Dean, secretaryg and Ruth Wetherbee, treasurer. Ruth resigned, however, to become Editor-in-Chief of that famous publication, The Echo, and Edith Darville took her place. Fletcher was also elected President of the Athletic Association but pre- ferred to be class president, so Par- ker succeeded him. Again Ruth Wetherbee and Fletcher became our Student Council representatives. This year the Student Council made more changes, such as requiring all stud- dents to go out-of-doors for fifteen minutes at noon, slightly changing the bell schedule, and giving pins to Honor Students. Another change was the substitution of assembly pro- Uiontinuwl on page 183 is THE ECHO grams for Senior performances, for which the Seniors are everlastingly thankful. In the faculty, Miss Prew, Miss Pease, Miss McCarthy and Miss O'Hara took the place of Miss Tirrell, Miss Sharp, Mr. Drohan, and Miss Stanley, respectively. On the athletic field, our football team enjoyed its greatest success, go- ing undefeated through the entire season under the leadership of Carle- ton Thomas, the hero of the Fresh- men girls, as well as of a certain Sen- ior. Cther class members of this never-to-be forgotten team were Frank Witt, Albion Fletcher, Andrew Wile, Henry Parker, Robert Hallet, and Henry Bowmar. At our Senior Social, which was held in December, everyone had a good time, in spite of the limited floor space. Then came the Senior Play, the best by far for many years. We congratulate the fine actors and actresses who made this such a great success. In connection with our study of American Government, we visited the State House. In the morning we went through the various parts of the building, some of the ambitious stud- ents climbing up into the cupola, where dirty windows and stormy weather prevented them from seeing anything. Later in the morning, we visited the Pemberton Square Court House. At this building the various groups of students attended a session of one of the courts. After lunch we returned to the State House, where we sat through part of a session of the House of Representatives. The early adjournment of the Senate en- abled us to meet Caspar Bacon, the President of the Senate, and Mr. Holmes, our district Senator. On Color Day, the underclassmen were obliged to sit up and take notice. On that day, the Seniors, attired in Green and White, presented the as- sembly witli all due respect and obedi- ence from inferiors. At last, only too rapidly, we come to this eventful evening. In all, many friendships have been made here at Canton High which will last through life. Neither shall we forget our happy, carefree days. Still, our history has not end- ed, for each member of the class of 1931 will carry on into the world, the best ideals of the Canton High School. Let us hope that our deeds may ever remain honorable and praiseworthy, and that the Class of 1931 will con- sistently live up to its class motto of Deeds, Not Words. Elizabeth L. Burt, '31. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA FOLK MUSIC What is folk music 'Z It is not our latest popular music, which stays with us two weeks and then vanishes to give place to another piece. Folk music is music that has the character of its nation stamped on it indelibly. We can therefore classify folk music as National music, for it expresses the emotions of the people. We need not classify or consider folk and na- tional music separately. The charac- teristics of a nation may always be found in its music, for man so ex- presses his feelings as to 'distribute his notes in terms of design. Neither should we forget that the folk music of a nation is a very important factor in determining its musical rank. Per- haps a simpler definition of folk music would be music to which the people set words, producing of folk song. But the folk song of a nation stays and now in this it would be rather to attempt to com- which the people would have to be regarded as a mas- through the ages, fast world of ours, difficult for anyone pose a folk song would accept. It very unusual to be terpiece. America has folk music, but which, in comparison with other nations, we must admit, is quite barren in this respect. Cf course, each defect has its cause. The Puritans who came over in the seventeenth century had to make a living and fight for their existence, so that there was little time for them to produce any folk music. Their psalmody cannot be classihed as folk music, as it did not stay with the future generations. Therefore, in finding the origin of our American folk music, we must go back to Indian life for one of the sources whence the American folk song is derived. But its origin does not come from Indian life alone. Plan- fContinued on page 195 THE ECHO 19 tation life enters into the development of our folk music, modulating and im- proving the old Indian tunes, thereby handing down to us today a folk music which is the most beautiful of its kind, and which cannot be compared with any other folk music in the whole world. In tracing the development, we na- turally have to begin with the In- dian music, whence most of our folk music comes. There were, of course, many different tribes and each one had its own characteristics. Their tunes were monotonous and plain, but very beautiful. Indian music embod- ies seven different kinds of songs from which our present folk songs are de- rived: war songs, religious songs, mys- tery songs, historical songs, mourn- ing songs, love songs, and finally con- vivial or social songs. Some of these were accompanied by dancing. As no two Indian tribes had the same characteristics, we cannot say that each expressed all the seven different kinds of folk music. We can, how- ever, readily see that no love tunes came from the Iroquois, because of their warlike natures. The beautiful Indian music from which our folk music is mostly derived has been, we are sorry to say, quite neglected, but distinguished American composers, such as Charles Cadman, A. Farrell, and Victor Herbert have done their best to revive it. Now let us go on to plantation life and see what it has contributed to the development of our topic. Although the origin of the folk song came from Indian life, it developed around the plantations. The negroes, natural- born singers, helped considerably in the development of folk music. As they toiled in the fields under the boiling sun, they expressed their sor- row and happiness in their songs. One finds much melody and emotion in negro tunes and feels the sentimental- itiz that is in every folk song. Every body admits that the plantation song of the slaves is the true folk song of the United States. Who has developed these beautiful plantation songs and made them the emblem of our coun- try 'K It is Stephen Foster, the Ameri- can folk song genius, who has written over one hundred sixty well-known American folk songs, including such beautiful tunes as Swanee River, Nellie Gray, Old Folks at Home, Qld Black Joe, and many other well- known folk tunes. Melodies such as these will endure through the centur- ies and will encourage others to try to improve our American folk music. We can also see in these tunes native American traits, developing into cer- tain manners, morals, and tastes. But along with the influence of Indian and Plantation life comes a great deal of influence from the Old orld. Settlers from 01d France came to Canada and later travelled down the Mississippi river to Louisi- ana, giving us what we have termed the Creole Song. The Spaniards settling in California, New Mexico, and Florida have also contributed to our folk music. In the Northwest the Germans and Scandinavians gave con- tributions of their own national life, which have blended with the native elements of our folk music. Where- ever foreign races have settled, they have brought new elements, and all these have had their part in develop- ing what we know as the American folk music. Now we turn to another classifi- cation of national folk music that we may term patriotic. Every nation ex- periences wars and every war has a decided effect on music, especially folk music. It is then that a nation be- comes very patriotic, and that patriot- ism is expressed to the utmost in its folk music. This form of our national music was lacking in the nineteenth century. Although we had Stephen Foster's songs, they were not war songs, and we were in need of com- posers for patriotic songs. The Ameri- cans, therefore, adopted English tunes for their patriotic music, and during the Revolutionary War, when only war songs were sung, the soldiers made up the words to these adopted tunes. The nation at this time was fond of English tunes and for a time the beautiful plantation songs were displaced because they were not spirit- ed enough for them. Une of the ear- liest patriotic songs, of which we have recorded, was thc Liberty Songf c'on'1posed during the llevolu- tionary War. Our own patriotic Qc if if ffiUlllilll.,lK'fi on page Zlflj 20 THE ECHO g song, The Star Spangled Ban- ner, is of English origin and used to be a drinking song. But the Ameri- cans, always in search for some- thing new, became a little tired of English music, which they had adopt- ed, and tried with all their might to produce something of their own. They did succeed somewhat and produced a few songs such as Dixie, to the strains of which all the emotional feeling of the South is aroused, and the Battle Hymn of the Republic, of which the North is very proud. We must in conclusion say, that the heart story of our great wars, especially the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, is to be found in the patriotic songs of those periods. At the present time, pure folk music tends to go out of use among the people, as popular music takes its place. Folk music now is taught in the public schools, so that the present generation may learn to appreciate it. The radio also tries to revive pure folk music through different methods, but people nowadays care for popular music, as it changes very often. Of course there are reasons for this. America is very much handicapped in the production of folk music, both by its business activity and by the fact that it is a gathering of many nations, which are not yet amalgamat- ed into a distinct type. Our country is too large to have a common folk song, and being represented by many nationalties, its folk music is sectional rather than national. The South is the only section that has developed a folk song, distinctly different from the music of other nations, as it pos- sesses characteristic surroundings, and a race of natural singers in its colored population. As to the North and East, we have an entirely dif- ferent story. They are both too busy in their commercial activities to pro- duce folk music. As to the West, we can only say that as yet it has not developed a singer who can picture ranch life in beautiful tones. I have attempted to trace American folk music step by step to give some idea of how it was produced and un- der what circumstances it developed. We have seen that folk music is the spontaneous expression of a natural musical instinct of the human race. The origin of American folk music is to be found in the tunes of the Ameri- can Indian. The development, as I have shown, has been largely brought about through plantation life and through the influence of European na- tions. I have also considered pa- triotic music as an important factor of our folk music, as was especially shown during tha early wars of our national life. We, as citizens of Ameri- ca, being still pioneers in the iield of folk music in comparison to other nations, should therefore further the education of folk music with all pos- sible means, so that it may be handed down from generation to generation! N. Rasetzki, '31. JOURNALISIVI IN AMERICAN HISTORY PUBLICK OCCURENICES, the precursor of the modern newspaper in this country, was undertaken by Benjamin Harris in 1690, to cure or to charm the spirit of lying, so preva- lent in the New England Colonies. At least, such was the assertion made in the first and only issue of the sheet, which the government prompt- ly suppressed. Journalism lay dormant during the short period between the demise of the lamented PUBLICK OCCUR- EN CES and the birth of the BOS- TON NEWS LETTER, the first real newspaper in America, which ap- peared in 1704. To it belongs the hon- or of employing the first reporter, fwho was also editor, copy reader, and printer.J This gentleman's first assignment was to cover a hanging of six pirates, which he did very creditably and faithfully, saying little, to be sure, of the last moments of the buccaneers, but giving in full the lengthy two column prayer of the clergyman, which, after all, was what his public most desired. However, the newspapers of colo- nial days bore little resemblance to the great metropolitan dailies of our time. They were more like a high school paper. In their four small pages would be found a few para- 4Continued on page 211 THE ECHO 21 graphs of stale news -brought by the latest packet from London, a letter from a citizen who was traveling abroad, a protest against some meas- ure of local misgovernment, and sun- dry advertisements for the sale of Indian bitters or the recovery of a stray horse or a runaway slave. The colonial papers were crude and had only a small circulation, for ex- ample, only three hundred copies of the NEWS LETTER were printed each week, since all work must be done by hand. There was little news in the papers, because the editors as- sumed that everyone knew what was going on in the local community and relied upon foreign exchanges and private letters for information about outside affairs. Then too, early editors placed no premium upon accuracy, nor did they go out of their way to verify re- ports. By the time the new Repub- lic had its third President, Jefferson is said to have remarked that he never believed anything he read in the pa- per except the advertisements. The reason for this uncertainty is not hard to find. In the days of the founder of Democracy, newspapers were, with apologies to Benjamin Franklin, universal instructors in all the arts and sciences. The adver- tisements were so few in number and so small in size that they afforded no permanent hiding place for the spirit of lying . When, however, the paper began to give more in detail, not only the gossip of the homes but also of the stores, Beelzebub, and all the members of his family moved to the more commodious quarters in the advertising section, where he still re- sides. In colonial times the influence of these small newspapers was great. They formed the only reading matter of the people, with the exception of the Bible, and were passed from hand to hand, memorized, and quoted by thousands. The sayings of Benjamin Franklin, published in his Poor Richard's Almanac, survive to the present day as popular proverbs. Because ol' this influence among the common people, the colonial gov- ernors objected to newspapers saying anything about political matters. In 1735, the tyrannical royal governor of New York removed the chief jus- tice of the colony from office for per- sonal reasons. Peter Zenger, who edited a weekly newspaper, criticized this action of the governor, declaring that it threatened slavery to the peo- ple. Zenger was prosecuted for libel and the new chief justice, a crony of the governor, presided at the trial and was plainly determined on punishing Zenger severely. Lawyers hired to defend Zenger lost their licenses, while the judge tried to limit the jury to deciding only whether Zenger was responsible for the publication, fa matter not deniedb, reserving to him- self the decision as to how far the words were punishable. This was an evil custom of English courts in such cases to a much later period. The aged Andrew Hamilton, one of the foremost lawyers in the colo- nies, journeyed from Philadelphia to New York to offer his services in Zenger's behalf, and in his address to the jury argued convincingly that public criticism is a necessary safe- guard for free government, and that the jury must have the right to ac- quit Zenger if it found that his charges were true. Men who injure and oppress the people, said the law- yer bluntly, Hprovoke them to cry out and complain, and then make that very complaint the foundation for new persecution. This cause is not the cause of a poor printer alone, nor of New York alone, but of every free man in America. He called upon the jury to guard the liberty to which Nature and the laws of this country have given us the rightf-the liberty of ex- posing and opposing arbitrary power, in these parts of the world at least, by speaking and writing the truth. A free people are not obliged by any law to support a governor who goes about to destroy a province. The Declaration of Independence was not signed until forty-one years later, but the American newspaper declared itself free when the jury de- clared Peter Zenger not guilty of criminal libel. The victory for free speech was celebrated joyously throughout the colonies. A later his- torian called this trial the morning fflontinua-rl on page 223 Q THE ECHO g star of that liberty which subsequent- ly revolutionized America. The royal officers were correct in assuming that a free press would stir up public discontent with the govern- ment. The feeling against Great Britain on the eve of the revolution was strongest in the news centers: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, An- napolis, and Williamsburg'. In the newspaper oiiices ardent young revo- lutionists wrote appeals to their countrymen to resist Great Britain. These little newspapers were scat- tered around in the coffee houses and club rooms, spreading rebellion every- where. They helped carry the news of the revolutionary movement and to create a nation by enabling the citizens in every part to know what was going on in the most distant places. The Royalists of Boston called the ofiices of the MASSACHUSETTS SPY the sedition foundry. During the war these received a powerful there appeared numerous political pamphlets, the most effective of which, Thomas Paine's, Common Sense , was reprinted in thousands of copies and circulated among four mil- lion readers. It contended that inde- pendence was vital, not conciliation with the mother country, and proved most influential in forcing the nnal separation. It is doubtful if any other printed work in American His- tory has had a greater influence than Common Sense . With the successful conclusion of the war, newspapers multiplied and a new period of growth began during the nineteenth century, which was to build up a free American press un- equalled by any in the world for ac- curacy and freedom from arbitrary governmental censorship. Following the adoption of the Constitution, and the rise of the two political parties, Federalists and Jeffersonians, the discussion of political issues became of supreme importance. Hamilton supported the UNITED STATES GAZETTE, while Jefferson gave his utmost to the NATIONAL GAZ- ETTE. In the contest over the adoption of the Constitution, Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay wrote a remarkable impetus, and in addition, series of papers in defense of the new plan of government, later collected and now published as a school text- book on American government. Among later political writers should be mentioned John C. Calhoun, from South Carolina, the famous statesman and defender of slavery, and Daniel Webster, whose speeches on the Con- stitution and the Union were almost as widely circulated in the north as the Federalist itself. Some reasons for the marvelous growth of newspapers during the first half of the nineteenth century were: 1. The telegraph and rail- way, multiplying the means of securing information. 2. Advertising, which grew in proportion as the cities grew in size and population, enabling the newspaper own- er to reduce the cost of his paper and allowing the man in the street to have his pa- per every day. 3. Universal E d u c a t i o n. which made it possible for even the humblest to read. 4. There appeared a number of newspapers of national importance. One of these was the NEW YORK TRIB- UNE, founded by Horace Greeley. Daily and weekly editions of this paper were published, and thosuands of farmers in the East and West relied upon the TRIB- UNE for their national news, and more important, their political opinions. 5. Improved presses. About 1850 the rapid rotary press driven 'by steam took the place of the old-fashioned hand press in the largest newspaper plant and made it possible to turn out thou- sands of copies an hour. Cheap printing, combined with advertising, made books and newspapers available to all at small cost. 6. In order to encourage the reading of newspapers, the government fixed the post- age rate for printed material fContinued on page 231 g THE ECHO at a very low figure, even less than the actual cost of carriage. During the years from 1840 to 1860 the question that most agitated the country was that of slavery, and like every other national tendency or con- troversy, it found ready expression in the press of the period. William Lloyd Garrison was the publisher of an abolition paper, THE L-IBER- ATOR, which he circulated all over the country by the thousands of copies, and kept up an effectual agi- tation of the subject in the public mind. Not all Northerners were of the rabid stamp of Garrison, and many of them resented his methods of treating the question. At one time he was dragged through the str gets of Boston with a rope about his neck, and his publication was excluded from the mails in many of the south- ern states. But the question could not be shoved aside. Prohibition, as ever, failed to quiet it, and persecution made it flourish the more. Other leaders flocked to the anti-slavery banner, Horace Greeley brought his TRIBUNE and Henry Ward Beecher his NEW YORK INDEPENDENT, and lined them up by the side of the struggling Garrison and his impover- ished LIBERATOR. Wendell Phillips, the orator, and Charles Sumner, Sen- ator from Massachusetts, threw their immense influence into the balance on the side of freedom. Slowly, but nevertheless surely, the scales began to turn in their favor, but slavery was not to be abolished by peaceful means. It took a long and bloody war to end it, but it was ended, and the first indication of its doom was the growth of abolitionist sentiment in the newspapers of the time. One other influence should be men- tioned in a journalistic summary: Uncle Tom's Cabin, the somewhat sobby and sentimental but effective novel written by Mrs. Harriet Beech- er Stowe. Strictly speaking, this was not journalism, for it did not truly picture the plight of the ordin- ary slave family, but like many mod- ern newspapers, seized upon an ex- aggerated phase of Southern life and magnified it. Not all slave-owners were like Simon Legree, nor did every slave become an Uncle Tom. How- ever, the novel did its work in placing the slavery question uppermost in the minds of the younger generation of voters and it sold by the hundreds of thousands, becoming a stage play that survived the Emancipation Proc- lamation by more than seventy-five years. Journalism entered a new phase after the war, influenced by the war- time hysteria, the flood of corruption which ensued as the North divided the spoils of its conquest, and new in- ventions and methods in the art of printing. Gone were the direct meth- ods of handling news, and with tnem went the old-time editor-printer, per- sonified by Benjamin Franklin. In his place came college-trained men, executives, and men of letters, who recognized the importance of the newspaper in American life and pre- pared to make the most of it. An important feature of news- paper development at this time was the Associated Press, an organization of newspapers formed in 1848 to co- operate in gathering the news in the city of New York. During the war, the great demand for news of the armies led to its extension in branches with member newspapers in every large city and correspondents in every village in America. This eliminated costly telegraph and cable tolls and simplined the gathering of news. The modern paper depends upon such an Association for its outside news and maintains only a few correspondents in localities in which it is especially interested. From time to time, over the wires of this nation-wide newspaper orga- nization had come rumors of corrup- tion in the large cities of the East and in Washington itself, but it was left to a national magazine to lift the veil on the shame of the cities and reveal the fearful graft of Tammany in New York State under Boss Tweed, and in Philadelphia under the Republican mogul , Matt Quay. These political rings stole over two hundred and fifty millions of' dollars before they were broken up and their leaders sent to the penitentiary, large- ly through the efforts of Thomas lfTontinur,-fl on page 2-13 24 THE ECHO Nast, whose biting cartoons in Har- per's focused public interest on the shady svide of politics. The Spanish War marks the rise of the yellow press. QSO called from the Yellow Kid comic strips, which lirst ran in the Hearst news- papers in the late 90's. Hearst, him- self, was termed the Yellow Kid by rival journals, especially after he be- gan to campaign against The Yel- low Peril. J A distinction must be made between the yellow press and sensationalism. They are quite separate, one is never excusableg the other is sometimes painfully neces- sary. The yellow sheets, typified by the Hearst newspapers and by the tabloid picture papers, is luridg it digs up the dirt for dirt's sake, ex- cusing itself with the plea, We give the public what it wants. Unfortunately, the defense is only too true, for the public, whether it wants it or not, simply gorges itself on the glaring headlines, the porno- graphic pictures, and the smutty filth detailed in the stories of 'love nests' and divorce. The tabloid pic- ture paper caters to a picture-reading public, a large percentage of which is of alien extraction or birth. This section of our populatio-n often ob- tains its iirst knowledge of American ideals in the muck of the DAILY BLEAT. Is it any wonder that we have our Capones? Giving the public what it wants is indefensible. There is a certain de- mand for narcotics which it is, no doubt, profitable to satisfy, but the law forbids it. So, too, there is a public which patronizes the gambling house and the speakeasy, and the law forbids them also. The editor is, or he ought to be, a public teacher, and he ought always to give the public the facts of life and the truths of life as honestly and accurately as he can do it with the means at his disposal. He cannot, however, justify himself for doing anything that seems to him evil, on the ground that a certain pub- lic will pay him for it, any more than he can justify himself on the ground that a certain individual will be Will- ing to bribe him to do it. The sensational press is the repre- sentative American newspaperg it is typified by the Associated Press and by the NEW YORK WORLD, THE BOSTON POST, THE BOSTON GLOBE, and THE CHICAGO TRIB- UNE. These papers were and are fearlessly independent, allowing no coloring of the day's events in the news columns and reserving all com- ment for the editorial page. This is the editor's special province and here he should not be afraid to speak his mind, all of it, when necessary to accomplish public good, and nothing is too low or scandalous to be d-ragged into the limelight when public good may be accomplished by doing so. What the good Lord lets happen, I am not ashamed to print in my pa- per, said Charles A.. Dana of the NEW YORK SUN, yet D-ana made THE SUN the most convenient and reliable paper of the timeg as Henry Watterson said, He made it shine for all. The wages of sin is publicity and pitiless publicity is the chief weapon of the editorial crusader in fighting graft and corruption in every form. Laying aside for the moment the ethical aspects of sensationalism, it is true that the yellow journalism has had an enormous vogue and that for- tunes have been made in it. Yet, the smutty sheets are not representative of American life. They have flour- ished during the warg they had their beginnings in the excitement of the Spanish War and gained a new lease on life during the late war and the subsequent economic and social re- adjustment, but it is my opinion that conservatism will return and that lib- eral newspapers will take the place of the scandal sheets. For a generation after the war that freed the slave, moral enthusiasm had little place in politics. New evils in society were allowed to grow, almost unnoticed, so long as they threw no obstacles in the path of prosperity's chariot wheels. But by 1890 there had begun, to swell a new tide of moral earnestness in American life. Once more was heard the call to line up in a struggle for social justice. For a time the nation found itself in the dark, curiously unable to grap- ple with its real problems. But soon iContinued on page 251 THE ECHO 25 a new Literature of Exposure be- gan to throw light upon that dark- ness, sometimes, to be sure, a flaring and distorted light. In 1902-03, Ida Tarbe1l's HISTORY OF THE STAN- DARD OIL COMPANY appeared in McCZure's Magazine Cthen a ten-cent monthlyl, followed by Laws.m's FRENZIED FINANCE in Every- body's. In 1905, Ray Stannard Bak- er published a series of revealing arti- cles about railroads in McClure's, and Lincoln Steffens followed with two amazing articles on The Sha-me of the Cities and The Enemies of the Republic. In this same year Upton Sinclair's Jungle called at- tention to horrible conditions in the Chicago stockyards, and Frank Nor- ris' Octopus and Churchill's Con- iston dealt with ways in which rail- roads then controlled politics and abused producers. Most of these writers were hopeful young crusaders, inflamed with zeal for righteousness, but here and there no doubt one or another degen- erated toward Hjaundiced journal- ism. President Roosevelt nnally ap- plied the catchy epitaph muckrak- ers to themg and the average man falways quick to weary of crusadesl turned his attention away, but not until the nation had been stirred for some years as it never has been by any other literature, and the passage of pure food acts had safeguarded the health of the nation. Crusading has by no means passed out of journalismg it never will. Among recent crusades may be men- tioned: The exposure of Get-Rich- Quick Ponzi for which the BOSTON POST received the Pulitzer prize in 1921, the work of the NEW YORK WORLD in clearing up the Florida peonage evil in 1924, and that of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH for the exposure of Naval oil leases, the work of many newspapers all over the country in unemployment relief, the LITERARY DIGEST presidential polls which proved remarkably pro- phetic in the past two campaigns. and the BOSTON POST Santa Claus Fund, which raises every year thous- ands of dollars for the poor children of the city. -Iournalism has grown impersonal. It is no longer distinguished by the great ovcrshadovving personalities which marked it ia generation ago. N o single editorial chief puts his stamp on a paper as H-orace Greeley did, with his controversial power, his moral earnestness, and his incisive force, which seemed to make the whole paper breathe his spirit and speak his voice. There are no suc- cessors to Raymond, Weed, Bennett, Bowles, and Dana. Still, there are no tears to shed over the passing of personal journal- ism. The backyard squaibbles carried on by both city and country papers did more than any other agency to destroy the public confidence in the press. If doctors should stand on a street corner and attack the motives and personal lives of fellow-doctors, it wifuld not be long before we should lose faith in all doctors. For the cel fury and more, we have had af sim- ilar spectacle in which editors have thrown mud and filth at each other, and in all the category of the foolish short-sightedness of the newspaper man there is nothing more foolish than this. The old idea of law and medicine and the ministry was that the cash register was not a measure of success. Service was the standard. So in journalism, the movement is toward service to its readers and advertisers. The coming newspaper man will take Kipling's phrase for his motto: I am of service to my kind. D, Kelehgr, '31, THE C. H. S. ORCHESTRA By the addition of wind instru- ments and a cello, the Orchestra has shown, on many occasions, ia decided improvement over last year. Miss Ridge has developed a fine orchestra and even though many members will leave this year, the prospects are good as there are many talented Freshies and Sophs. Mention should be made of Nicho- las Rasetzki for his able leadership in the absence of Miss Ridge. He showed remarkable talent and he is probably the undisputed successor of Serge Koussevitzky, of the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra. The Canton High School Orchestra has played on the following occa- sions: Sc-nior l'lay, Coinniunity Club Play, Opcrctta, Special Assembly l'ro- groni, l'armit-'ll-ac-licr' Association's Mc-clings J. flroak. go TEIEIECHO PRO MERITO First Row: Mrs. Dana, A. Fletcher, F. Rice Second Row: V. Dean, E. Bolster, E. Burt, R. Wetherbee, K. Hebb. PRO MERITO ProMerito pins are awarded each year year to the Juniors and Seniors having an average of 85? during their high school course. The Pro Merito Society was first introduced into Canton High School in 1922 when only three received the pins. The class of 1931 in its Junior year had eight members who received pins. They were awarded to: Edna Bolster Elizabeth Burt Virginia Dean Albion Fletcher Kathleen Hebb Paul Pangiotakos Frances Rice Ruth Wetherbee Kathleen Hebb, '31 CLASS SONG Our days at Canton High are over We now must bid you all adieu Four years we've struggled all together And now must scale the heights in View Now as out in the world we're going We vow to always do our best With loyal hearts and fondest mem'ries Of our years at C. H. S. Our time with you has been so happy Our class has ever reaped success We hope that on the way before us We'll thus continue to progress We're here together for the last time For parting time is drawing nigh May our triumphs bring renown and honor To dear old Canton High. Elizabeth. L. Burt THE ECHO 27 STUDENT COUNCIL First Row: Fletcher, Mrs. Dana, Wetherbee. Second Row: Keefe, Stevenson, Yeomans, Plant, Gelpke, M. Cohen. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council, composed of two members from each class and our Faculty advisor, Mrs. Dana, had its first meeting in September, 1930. This year's members were: Seniors, Albion Fletcher and Ruth Wetherbeeg Juniors, Charles Stevenson and Karl Gelpkeg Sophomores, Robert Keefe and Edward Yeomansg Freshmen, Bertha Plant and Manning Cohen. Many new ideas were adopted through the suggestion of the Coun- cilg among them was an important change in the bell schedule, a rule for the purpose of excluding students from the building at noon recess, and additional precautions against tardi- ness. During the course of the year, va- rious members visited the neighbor- ing high schools of Stoughton, Brain- tree, and Brockton, acquiring many new ideas which have been applied to our own school to good effect. Realizing that these improvements would have been impossible without the aid of the Faculty, we wish to take this opportunity to thank them for their co-operation during the past year. K. Gelpke, '32. 28 THE ECHO E!! if H Q14 S23 -- N .J,,, .. ,x mi.: Y . , A A , Q- AW . . 1.7 i. t , N.-K . OPERETTA First Row: Miss Sargent, Howard, Caplan, E. Minichelli, Ronayne, True- man, Mullin, Miss Ridge, Celpke, Kennedy, Barattino, Horgan, M. Allen, Burke, Mrs. Dana. Second Row: Vowles, Stevens, C. Plant, Hebb, Rice, Withington, Mittell, Collins, Estey, Bellay, Henniker, Crowd, White, Miss 0'Hara, Raset- zki, Galvin. Third Row: Jones, DeMayo, Packard, Mittell, Briggs, Coveney, Spurr, Colby, Wood, Horton, Horgan, Harlow, Rasetzki, Childs, Abramo- witz, Weeks. Fourth Row: Whitty, Moss, B. Plant, Chardwick, Webster, Babcock, Burt. Fifth Row: Finn, Darville, Seavey, Flanagan, Fletcher, Buttrick, Parker, Cohen, Hagan, Keuhner. Sixth Row: Sokolosky, Martin, Nugent, Donahue, Riley, Wagner, Farring- ton, Abramowitz. SPRING CONCERT The Spring Concert of this year, an operetta as usual, was The Belle of Bagdadf' with Isabelle Kennedy as the beautiful heroine. Peter Bar- ratino, representative of a film com- pany, wooed and won the lovely belle, apparently, he is still wooing her and still winning her. Lillian Ronayne as the romantic spinster furnished the gaiety of the show. Howard and Minichielli were just too cute for words as the sweet little airplane mechanics. Louise Mullin supplied the dancing part of the performance. Burke, as the gruff Hassan El Carib, admirably sup- pressed his usual humor. Again we are indebted to Miss Ridge, Miss Leonard, and Miss Sar- gent for their untiring effort. CHARACTERS Mrs. J. Horace McCann, New Ameri- can Consul in Bagdad, Mary Allen QContinued on page 425 THE ECHO 29 Y-.vi-X SENIOR PLAY First Row: T. Abramowitz, B. Henniker, A. Fletcher, F. Rice, R. Wether- bee, H. Parker, Mrs. Dana. Second Row: V. Dean, E. Lonergan, C. Stevens, L. Emerson. Third Row: E. Priluck, H. Bowmar, J. Croak, R. Hallett, D. Packard, N. Rasetzki, H. Weeks. SENIOR PLAY The Senior Play, The Goose Hangs High, was presented on February 7, at the Town Hall . Two college twins, apparently shallow and selfish, proved to be truly human at heart when their father lost his position. lt was well coached by Miss Man- ning, the public speaking teacher. The cast was as follows: Frances Rice Albion Fletcher Eunice Ingals Bernard Ingals Noel Derby Henry Bowmar Leo Day Eli Priluck Rhoda Lillian Emerson Aunt Julia Edith Lonergan Ronald Murdock James Croak Granny Virginia Dean Lois Ingals Ruth Wetherbee Bradley Ingals Henry Parker Hugh Ingals Theodore Abramowitz Dagmar Carrol Beth Henniker Clem Robert Hallett so THE ECHO , , N, rv. ,N W- Q N QFJQMET: FOOTBALL nn st Row: S. Witt, Parker, Wile, Fletcher, Capt. Thomas, R. Cohen, Hal- lett, Gibson, F. Witt. Sfmt'-'Illfi Row: Mr. Hall, Packard, Bitetti. J. Minichielli, M. Cohen, Bowmar, Stevenson, Carco, Distafens, Hagan, Noll, Radzevich, Mr. Donovan. Tlnrd Row: Bright, Burt, Howard, Nugent, Keefe, Keuhner, Hebb. Fourtli How: Malcomson, Knowlton, Yeomans, Fish, Celpke, Gamble, Har- ris, E. Minichielli FOOTBALL The 193345 football season started off with a bang. The team beat Bridge- water 19-if in the first game of the year. The second victim, Rockland, was badly beaten to the tune of 33-0. Franklin was finally subdued 7-6 after an hour's hard battling. Be- cause this game proved to be a dan- ger sign for low scores, Canton beat Foxboro 48-ff to restore the old con- fidence. This almost proved to be over-confidence in the Mansfield game, and the ball see-sawed back and forth until there remained a scoreless tie and only twenty seconds to play. A lVIansfield secondary was downed behind his own goal line for a safety and a two point winning margin for Canton. After this an epidemic of twenty- sixes over came the Canton team and it lasted for two weeks. Whitman felt the effects of this plague and was beaten 26-0, but Walpole was the more courageous of the two and man- aged to score in the last minute to save a shutout, Canton 26-Walpole 7. The game with North Easton ar- rived. The first team went in but soon was exhausted. so the second team went in and they too became fatigued. The shock troops took up the burden and barely lasted the game because they were practically out on their feet. This was not the poor condition of Coach Donovan's tContinued on page 425 up THE ECHO ai - . 1 Jzgrv, :V , A gn - .gl . I M BASEBALL Front Row: M. Cohen. li. Keuhner. First Row: Mr. Hall, D. Distafens, N. Carco, J. Minichielli, Capt. Bowmar, C. Stevenson, A. Noll, S. Bitetti, Mr. Donovan. Second Row: F. Witt, Henderson, J. Radzevich, E. Yeomans, R. Fish, R. Gibson, C. Thomas, E. Minichielli, R. Cohen, Ciriello, D. Packard. Third Row: M. Ferguson, N. Farrington, F. Martin, H. Parker, R. Hallett, R. Keefe, C. Riley, R. Morse. BASEBALL This year there has been an appar- ent lack of pitching talent, although the pitchers have had little chance to get started thus far. There are, how- ever, many veterans on the team, in- cluding none other than our great catcher, Carleton Thomas, who is the spark plug of the team, the fleet- ifooted left fielder, Bob Gibson, and third-baseman Charlie Stevenson. Yeomans and Distafens, also veterans of last year's team, hold down the positions of right-Held and second base respectively. Everett Minich- ielli has stepped into the position of shortshop, left vacant by Charlie McGowan, and by his fielding, as Well as his hitting ability, has proved an asset to the team. After starting off by losing the iirst game to Franklin High, a score of 7 to 6 in a hard fought game, the team turned about and conquered the strong Walpole team with the score of 9 to 6. In this game, the team showed its offensive strength as Well as its ability to hit in the pinches. Up to the present time, only these two games have been played, but a hard schedule is ahead, including a series in which five games are played in as many days. This will, however, only serve to get up the lighting spirit of the team-a spirit which carries many a team through with flying colors, and will be no exception in this case, we are sure. I-lenry Bowmar, '31. 7, 02 reported to Miss Lyons for Field hockey games played with outside THE ECHO -fix, V. x , .. . - ..4v -4 , A V 4 1 .. .il-T:-. ' 3... eg, HOCKEY First Row: R. Withington, M. Allen, B. Henniker, E. Moss, Capt. Dean, R. Stevens, C. Rice, D. Billings, P. Horton. Second Row: Miss Lyons, K. Hebb, C. Stevens, R. Moore, M. Mittell, M. Horgan, V. Callipeau, E. Fletcher, M. Estey, E. Bellay, E, Mittell, Miss Sargent. Third Row: R. Crillin, F. Rice, L. Mullin, M. Sullivan, M. Morris, E. Car- rara, P. Kellett, lgo, O. Hastedt. Fourth Row: M. McKenna, R. Colby, V. Winn, B. Callery, H. Colby, E. Seavey, E. Cushman. GIRLS' HOCKEY Carrara, B. Callery, P. Kellett, M. l Sullivan, E. Igo, and R. Moore. On September 16, 1930, thirty girls The following are the scores of the Hockey. Of these girls seven re- ceived sweaters: Captain Dean, Man- ager Hebb, B. Henniker, F. Rice, C Stevens, E. Seavey, and D. Billings ten received large letters: M. Allen M. Mittell, E. Moss, P. Horton, R Withington, E. Fletcher, R. Stevens G. Rice, V. Gallipeau, and M. Hor: gang and twelve received small let- ters: E. Bellay, M. Estey, O. Hastedt, E. Cushman, W. Powers, H. Colby, E teams this season: Stoughton 4--Canton 0 Braintree 2-Canton 0 Hingham 2-Canton 0 North Easton 1-Canton 2 Walpo-le 2-Canton 0 Stoughton 1-Canton 0 Braintree 0-Canton 0 North Easton 3-Canton 4 Walpole 2-Canton 0 M. Horga n,'33 THE ECHO CLASS POEM This is the goal that we've Worked for, The goal of our four years' dreams. Four years! to us onoeya forever, All too quickly have ended, it seems. We have worked and played together,- Thirty-one, -for the green and white, Friendships we've made that will linger, In our memories they'll always be bright. As we launch on our sea of adventure, May we meet it-stormy or fair- Shirking no task,-be it great or small,- We are given only what we can bear. Our teachers who've helped us with patience, We bid them a fond adieu, And trust that our deeds will shower credit On them, and on Canton High , too. Deeds not Words we have chosen To carry with us through Llifeg May we keep that motto shining, As bright as a great white liglitf- Keep it in mind as we struggle along 'Till at last We can say we've won, And through all the years our name will mngrl The Class of Thirty-One! Elizabeth Seavey. GIRL'S GIFTS Ruth Wetherbee '31 Marie Wlritty-Pepsoclent Toothpaste Marie has a lovely smile, The sweetest ever seen. To her a tube of Pepsodent To keep those toofies clean. Esther M organ-A Wagon Essex hopes to be a nurse, If she can get that far. We're quite sure you can, my dear, So hitch this wagon to your star. Charlotte Stevens-A Horse Charlotte has a riding suit In which she looke quite neat. To her we give a hobby horse, And now the rig's complete. V'l7'Q'l'l'Z1'CL Dean-Yeast Cakes Beany is our tiny girl Of very smallest size. So we give to her a few yeast cakes, With the hope they'll make her rise. E lieabetk Searcy-Pad of Paper Libby is a clever artist, She really can't be beat. Take this pad o' paper, Pal, And draw on every sheet. Erlltlz, Lofnergafn--A Revolver Edie just dotes on Rudy, Has his music down pat, For revenge on the grapefruit guy, Use this little gat. KfI,fl7,l00fll. Hebb-A Whistle Kathleen has a rising giggle To tell us she is here. But though your giggle is This whistle's better, dear. W ifmjfreol Powers-A H orfn, Winnie is our lady And never makes a sound. To her We give this noisy horn To tell us she's around. Ethelicla Cashmafn.-Scales Ethelida's been reducing And now she looks just fine, We're sure these scales will tell her When to-and not to-dine. Maclelyn Averill-Pacl and Pencil Madelyn's been a great cashier, Has done her work first rate. Here's a pad and pencil To keep her figures straight. Margaret F train-Curling Iron Margaret's hair is never straight, She always has a wave. Learn to use this iron yourself And your money you will save. Marjorie M CK erma--A Goat Marjorie at the State House Saw many things indeed. This wee little goat called Billy Will keep you in the lead. Lillian Emerson-Thread and Needle Lillian's quite a seamstress- And follows the styles so near. I-lere's so-me thread and a needle That she may sew for others, too. Edna Bolster-Blank Book Aldrich was a famous poet. Is yours a poet, too? At any rate, here's a book To keep his poems to you. Beth, Hermiker-A Cow You've heard Beth's pet saying You know it's, Oh my cow! So we've decided to give her one, We hope she's happy now. Frances Rice-Hair-Pins Since Fran has let her tresses grow, She has great need of pins, To her We give this handy pack, To keep all ends tucked in. Anne Hinton--A picture Book Anne is working hard in school To go to Radcliffe College. To her We give this little book, Known as the book of knowledge. Anna M cDonoaglL-A Notebook Anna loves to write sweet poems, The kind with much confection, Thus to her we give this book, That she may keep the collection. O. K. 84 THE' ECHO Edith. Dl1.'7'li'llll6-A Baxnlt and gay, Edith is our treasurer, I know that inside you are sad and To her we give this bank, blue, Put your money in this, ole dear, And you'll never need to bank , Dorothy Billings-A Ruler Dot aims to be an hist'ry prof,', In a little village school, So here's a little stick of wood To keep her class in rule. Elizabeth Burt-A Trzmlc We all know Libby loves her Jack- She's planning to elope. So take this trunk along with you, And put in plenty of hope. Elinor Hozrarfl-A Dog Elinor likes all caninesg To her this tiny dog. She has a certain way with them Which sets their tails agog. Lillzffzn Roncryzze-Boa' Red Pepper Lillian's going to be a nurse And cure us of our ills. And so we give this medicine With which to cure our chills. Claire, Fislzcr-Golclern Glfiizt Slzufnzpoo Clara's hair is a gorgeous red: It is a lovely sight. And here's a pack of Golden Glint, To give it a brilliant light. H en my Pa rlcer-A Fowl When Ma and Pa must use the car, You'll find yourself left out. So take your love to ride in this, She'll like it, there's no doubt. BOYS' GIFTS Albion Fletcher-Dlct1'onary Tubby, when it comes to writing essays, And the lines all seem to mix, Take this little pocket dictionary, And you'll come from out your Hx. F 'Hlflllf Witt-Palette Frank, our artist you have always been, And now for us our labors end, So take this little palette and go, In search of fame, fortune, or woe. Hurolrl Nuigent-Bogriwg Glofves A boxer you have tried to be, With the loss of an ear or two, So take these gloves and let us see, If Fame and Glory will come to you. Awflfrefw Wile-Wooden Doll Andy, when Nell is gone all day, And you try hard to be cheerful So perhaps this wooden Miss will be cheer for you. Harolcl Weelcs-Cltoo-CltowTrain Since Weeks was just a tiny tot, Upon all trains he set his heart g So I give to him this choo-choo-car, That he may travel both near and far. Daniel Kelelter-A Bell To you, who always arrive so late, And never remember to report at eight, I give this little ringing bell- Your starting time t'will always knell. Eli P'l'l'll,tCflt'-F0l'Cl When Dad has the car and you must walk, Eli, sure 'tis tough I'll say, So take this little Ford to park, Whenever and where'er you may. Jawnz es Ga. nz ble-A eroplafn,e Jimmy, it seems that you crave flying, For a plane you always have been sighing, So when the Canton Port is done, Take this along and have your fun. Paul Gcalfvin- A M in in ture Soclu-Fowl ta in This may remind in days to come When Sweets to the Sweet was your motto, Mixing them up with a jovial smile, Ices, sodas, frappees-such a lot -O! CfH'l6t0'll, Tlz.ofm.a3-Football Helmet For our brawny football hero, Let me present this helmet gear, It will stand all bangs and whacks, When you tight for your team next year. N 'l.ClL0lfl,S Rasetzlcfl-Baton A noted leader we expect you to be, So here, Nick, we present a baton. Beat up, beat down, and beat across, And then compose us a song. Robert Hallett-Lifnfiment Bob, your poor knee seems to need, Some such liniment as this, For it really doesn't heed, In the Held or when escorting a Miss. THE ECHO g H cnfry Bofwnzar-A Bird-Mud H ea Henry, may this little bird remind you, g When you are old and gray, Of the days when oft you wandered, Out with the Mud-Hens to play. Tlteoclofre AlJranzofwitz- Robot Golf Player Sometiigies, Teddy, the Weather is ba , And no one wants to golf So here is a little Robot man, He will caddy, for you, in the rough. James Croawfl Bottle of Hair Tonic Here is some tonic for your hair, You surely would be gloomy, If it lost its neat appearance, Just for lack of a little Noonan's. Rath Wetlterbee-Bunny When you write a poem or story, And you search for a theme or two, 'Tis always some sort of bunny, That brings most pleasure to you. CLASS STATISTICS Station C. H. S. broadcasting the latest news flashes, sponsored by Can- ton High School, Class of 1931. The announcer is none other than the SHADOW, who knows and sees all. Settle back in your comfortable easy chair and listen while the SHADOW reveals the intimate and hitherto unknown facts concerning this distinguished class. The SHADOW tried in vain to wheedle the weighty secret from Lillian Ronayne, but to no avail. However, it is not an unknown fact that Albion Fletcher weighs 210 lbs., thereby proving that Tastyeast is healthy. Edna Bolster,, by Edna Wallace Honper's advice, keeps her weight at 96 lbs. The total weight of the class is 5539115 lbs. and the average is 138 lbs. Dan Keleher and '4Tub Fletcher, it is whispered, gained their 6 ft. 2 in. by eating Bond Bread. while Virginia Dean only attained fl ft. ll in. by cut- ting this item out of her diet. The total height is 214 ft. 1 in. and the average is 5 ft. 4 in. Fletcher and Keleher cover the most ground by wearing size 10 shoes. Anne Me- Donough and Virginia Dean fit their big feet into size 3 My shoes. The SHADOW has the pleasure of announcing that Edith Darville is the oldest member of the class having at- tained 20 years, and Ann Hinto-n, the youngest with her 15 years. They will receive a Fountain Pen and Pen- cil Set as their reward. CSometimeJ. The total age of the class is 694 years with 17 years and 11 months as the average. Please stand by for Station An- nouncements. The final election results have just come in and by courtesy of the Asso- ciated Press the SHADOW is now able to present them. First: The most popular girl and boy. Ruth Wetherbee and Albion Fletcher are winners of these honors. Second : The class beauty and best- looking boy. Since the vote, of the class has resulted in a tie in award- ing the beauty prize, the Bourjois award of the week will be given to the two beauties, Ethelida Cushman and Ruth Wetherbee. James Croak, the best-looking boy, seems to have taken the advice of the Ingram Shav- ers very seriously, for hardly any of his many feminine admirers can now resist his appeal. Third: The class vamp and sheik. Edith Lonergan is voted as the class vamp. Believe it or not, it's true. Robert Hallett carries off the title of class sheik.. It seems that Bob was the only one suited for that title. Fourth: The best actress and the best actor. Frances Rice is the best actress in the class, while Henry Parker is the best actor. Watch for their next stage performance over the Hfootlightsf' Fifth: The class clown and blutfer. Harold Weeks, as the class clown, and Nick Rasetzki, as the bluffer, provide the entertainment for the class. Their only rival is Phil Cook. Sixth : The best all-around girl and boy. The tall and short of these titles are Virginia Dean and Albion Fletcher. Seventh: The class lady and gen- tleman. Winnie Powers is nominated for the first position and Jimmy Croak for the second. The class lady and gentleman will be sent tin medals through the mail for their ellorts. Eighth: The best girl and boy talker. The winners ol' this election, 36 THE ECHO namely Dot Billings and Dan Keleher, have received contracts for the Talk- ies . This is only a rumor whispered to the SHADOW, but let us hope for the best. Ninth: The quietest girl and boy. The SHADOW wishes to ask all who hear this announcement to kindly re- frain from speaking loudly to the winners, as their tender ear drums cannot stand the strain. Edith Dar- ville and Henry Bowmar are the quietest girl and boy respectively. Tenth: The best consumers. The first prizes are awarded to Beth Hen- niker and Carleton Thomas, for be- ing the ones to store away the most. Their reward is a lemon pie sent by freight. Eleventh: best natured. Lillian Ronayne and Albion Fletcher were a tie for this title, so the SHADOW re- fers this case to Congress, who will straighten out the deadlock Twelfth: The Wittiest boy and girl. Lillian Ronayne and Dan Kele- her walk away with these honors. A footnote on this election ballot says: History class wouldn't be the same without Dan. Thirteenth: The class crank and the most conceited. Dot Billings is the class crank, but she certainly had plenty of competition. Carleton Thom- as is the most conceited. Fourteenth: The cleverest girl and boy. Congress will again be assigned another case to determine Esther Morgan's or Elizabeth Seavey's right to the title of cleverest girl. Dan Keleher firmly holds his title of the cleverest boy. Fifteenth: The best girl and boy dancers. Frances Rice and Theodore Abramowitz win the silver cup for being the best dancers in the class. Actions speak louder than words, and you should see these two in ACTION. Their instructor, the SHADOW finds, is Arthur Murray. Sixteenth: The best girl and boy athlete. Virginia Dean and Carleton Thomas are the title holders for the best girl and boy athlete respectively. Fred Hoey told the SHADOW only the other day that Carleton had al- ready applied for the position as his chiel' assistant announcer. Remem- ber, fans, to listen in for Carleton's pertinent remarks on the games. Seventeenth: The most irresponsi- ble girl and boy. Ruth Wetherbee and Edith Lonergan must wait for for the decision of the Nit Wit jury, for they are rivals for the title of the most irresponsible girl. Harold Nu- gent has no trouble at all, for he carries his title as the most irrespon- sible boy, by a wide margin. Eighteenth: The most studious girl and boy. Anne Hinton and Eli Priluck are going to join the staff of the Majestic School of the Air, for they are the most studious in the class.. Elizabeth Burt will be their assistant, for she came in a close sec- ond in the race. This closes the news broadcast for this period, Station C. H. S. signing off on exactly June 10, 1931. We shall be on the air again next June to give you the results of the 1932 con- THE SHADOW WILL OF THE CLASS OF 1931 Be it known, that we the class of 1931 of the Canton High School, town of Canton, Norfolk County and Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby publish and de- clare this our last will and testament. I have been requested to read this last will of my dying clients on this sad and solemn occasion. We, the Class of 1931, direct that the Executor, our beloved principal Mr. Hall, after paying our just debts and funeral charges, defend this last will and testament against all at- tempts to break or change the same. We request that our funeral services shall be conducted by the mournful underclassmen and the faculty. We bequeath the following: C15 To all the underclassmen, we bequeath our most renowned and glorious name of '31, We hope that they will carry on our good deeds and excellent reputation. 121 To the Class of 1932 we leave the honors of becoming dignified seniors and having senior's privi- legesf' the last rows of back seats, Where they may sometimes hide them- selves: color day and all its fun: our sacred dwelling place of the last year, Room I: and last but not least we leave our most valuable posses- test. THE ECHO 37 v sion, Mrs. Dana, to the incoming class. 135 Albion Fletcher bequeaths his mathematical ability to Horace Bright. 145 Ethelida Cus-hman leaves her secret passion for stenography to Al- berta Peterson. 155 Daniel Keleher leaves his art as an editor to the future editor-in- chief of the Echo, 165 Harold Nugent bequeaths his boisterous voice to Joe Radzevich. 175 Elizabeth Seavey wills her enormous amount of generosity to the Sophomore Class and her alto voice to Betty Igo. 185 We will and bequeath a vac- uum cleaner to Mr. Gray so that he will not have to sweep the floors any more. 195 Ruth Wetherbee leaves her famous bunny stories to Charlie Stevenson. 1105 Henry Bowmar leaves his boyish modesty to Francis Burke. 1115 Edith Darville leaves her quiet disposition to Miriam Mittell. 1125 Henry Parker wills his ro- mantic ways to Stuart Dickie. 1135 Frank Witt bequeaths his unlimited amount of knowledge of history to Mr. Hall so that he may distribute it among next year's needy history pupils. 1145 Lillian Ronayne leaves her operatic soprano voice to Helen Colby. 1155 Margaret Finn leaves her blush to Priscilla Horton. 1165 James Croak wills and be- queaths his good looks to Samuel Bitetti and his fondness for reading True Stories to Miss Sargent. 1175 Marie Whitty leaves her smile to Ruby Johnson. 1185 To the lunchcounter, Elinor Howard bequeaths a cook book en- titled A way to a man's heart is through his stomach. 1195 Marjorie McKenna leaves Elizabeth Moss her office duties. 1205 Nicholas Rasetzki wills his skill in playing the violin to Karl Gelpke. 1215 Madelyn Averill leaves the lunchcounter cage to Esther Mit- tell. 1225 Robert Hallett bequeaths his weakness for girls to Eddie How- ard. 1235 Andrew Wile leaves his precio-us Ford to Miss Prew. 1245 Anna McDonough wills her desire to be a nurse to Jennie Wood. 1255 Carleton Thomas bequeaths his light fingers and habit of taking other peoples pencils to Bob Gibson. Carleton also leaves his athletic abili- ty to next year's team. 1265 Teddy Abramowitz leaves his two cultivated curls to Pro Morse. 1275 Edith Lonergan and Edna Bolster bequeath their friendship to the Commercial Juniors. 1285 Dorothy Billings wills a Modern European History to Peter Barattino. 1295 Harold Weeks bequeaths his most becoming mustache, which he wore in the Senior Play, to Robert Babcock. 1305 Virginia Dean leaves her popularity and excellent sportsman- ship to Ruth Moore. 1315 Anne Hinton bequeaths her admiration of Cicero to Robert Fish. 1325 To Joseph Minichielli, Kath- leen Hebb leaves a few of her high marks. 1335 Elizabeth Burt leaves her powerful voice to Mary Allen. 1345 Beth Henniker leaves her ambition to make the All America Hockey team to Betty Callery. 1355 Lillian Emerson leaves her perfect 36 to Ruth Withington. 1365 James Gam-ble leaves his drowsy habit, which overcomes him in history to David Packard. Gamble also leaves his undiscovered plans for a new aeroplane to Lindbergh. 1375 To Mrs. Dana, we bequeath an ear-trumpet so that she may be able to hear recitations without straining her ears or making the se- rious mistake of guessing what her pupils say. 1385 To Richard Day, we be- queath a car-load of chewing gum. 1395 We leave to Room 8 the pleasure of cleaning stuffed inkwells and removing gum from our assemb- ly seats and various other places in the building. 1405 Clara Fisher leaves her henna locks to Dominic Distafens. 1415 Frances Rice bequeaths her pleasing personality to Eleanor True- man. :as THE ECHO g 1425 Eli Priluck leaves his abili- ty as an actor to Harrington Harlow. 1435 Winifred Powers and Es- ther Morgan will their good wishes to the future A. A. Collectors of Room 1. 1445 Paul Galvin wills his dreams of a finished history notebook to Joe Goodall. 1455 Members of the Student Council leave their modern ideas on student government to the new Stud- ent Council. 1465 The Senior members of the Echo Staff bequeath their best of wishes for next year to be a great success. In the execution of this last will and testament, we authorize and fully empower our Executor, hereto- mentioned, to settle any dispute that may arise concerning our will. We direct that in the residue of our prop- erty both real and personal, our exe- cutor may dispose of anything as he may see fit. In witness thereof, We, the Class of 1931, the testators, set our hands. declare this to be our last will and testament, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hun- dred and thirty-one. C. Stevens, '31. CLASS PROPHECY-1931 When I returned from the wilds of the Amazon a month ago, the first thing I did was to make my way to Canton and look up the members of my Siraduating class, which had dis-- lflilfiflfl twenty years before after safely negotiating four years at C. H. Leaving the train at Canton sta- tion the Iirst thing to catch my eye was an electric billboard on the ten- story building which now occupies the site ol' the ancient establishment ol' Leong Sing. The sign told a breath- less world that Frank Witt held forth within as Canton's leading architect and landscape gardener. Frank Witt! Why, it must be my old side kick, Francisco Witt, who had proven the bulwark of the football team back in 1931. I leaped the stairs two at a time, the elevator be- ing too slow. Reaching the door mark- ed Frank E. Witt, Architect, I vralked right in. A languid-looking stenographer was the only occupant of the office. This efficient-appearing individual was none other than Mar- jorie Mclienna, though she evidently failed to recognize me, disguised as I was under a heavy coat of tan and mosquito bites, gathered on my re- cent jungle expedition. Is Mr. Witt in? I asked, in my most gentlemanly manner, somewhere between a growl and a bark. Naw, the boss is out, she re- plied, Have a seat. He'll be in sub- sequentlyf' I seated myself at the window, from which I could observe my alma mater. I could see the school, with its three new wings and the gymnasium in the rear, and watched the school bus, a thirty passenger super-airplane, crowded with students from Ponka- poag and York, circle slowly down and glide to its landing place on the school roof. Children alighted and poured into the building to classes below. Last to climb out was my old shipmate, Andy Wile, who helped his seven children down the skylight. I noticed the principal, Dorothy Billings, as she greeted Andy some- what warmly, for Andy is a widower. I sighed to myself and turned from the window. Suddenly, the door op- ened, and in came Frank himself, slightly gray, but the same old Frank. He, too, was puzzled by my tropical appearance, but was quite glad to see me. We shook hands, and his secre- tary nearly fell out of her chair when she heard my n.ame. Come into my oflicef' invited Frank. Isle looked excited and I noticed a newspaper under his arm. What was my surprise when he unrolled a copy of the Canton News! Read that! l he cried, thrusting the naper into my hands. Boy, what a victory! I glimpsed the front page. FLETCHER LEADS WEEKS IN CLOSE RACE FOR MAYOR, I read. Well, this was certainly news. Clean- up Candidate Seems Winner-Bow- mar Elected Alderman. The story went on to state that Albion Fletcher, whom I remembered as president of about everything back at C. I-I. S., was leading another classmate, Harold Weeks, in the mayoral election, Can- THE ECHO 39 ton having become a city in my ab- sence. Fletcher, the account went on, declares in his platform for a com- plete clean-up of the city, including the scraping of all chewing gum from the sidewalks, and has promised a bath for every dog or cat in Canton of whatever breed or model. His op- ponent, Weeks, plastic wood magnate and inventor of a barb-wire sweater is known as a boss and has pledged himself to the building of a subway under Bolivar pond, connecting Frog Island with Canton properf' Why, Frank, said I, turning to Witt again, The city seems pretty agitated over this question. Twenty thousand votes castli' Yes, he replied, it is probably due to Beth Henniker. You remem- ber Beth, of course. Well, she's been carrying on a soap-box campaign in behalf of Fletcher in every ward in town, and has secured the women's votes for the clean-up candidate. You remember, he added with a wink, Fletcher and Henry Parker were pretty good pals years ago, and I wouldn't be surprised- Oh, yes,', I broke in, What's Henry Parker doing? Happily mar- ried, I suppose ? No.-He's not. Something funny about that. There's a piece in to- night's News about him. There, there it is in the second column. LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD, I read. PARKER HEADS CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE. Henry Parker, a Canton boy and a graduate of local schools, last evening was elected Pre- sident of the Chamber of Commerce for 1951. The popular undertaker and head of the Parker Pill Company, is a well-known figure about town be- cause of his eccentric whim of driv- ing a twenty-year-old Pontiac. Town gossip has it that he was the victim of an unfortunate affair of the heart, but Parker refuses to comment. Well, well. llere's another inter- esting item, Woman Doctor An- nounces Cancer Cure.-.Iohns Ilopkins Medical School, April 15-A new ser- um called a positive cure for cancer infection was demonstrated here to- day before a group of distinguished scientists by Dr. Anne Ilinton of the University staff. The serum is the result of twelve years of constant re- search, which began soon after Dr. Hinton graduated from Harvard Medical School. That must be Anne Hinton! de- clared Frank. You remember she graduated the year we did, after com- pleting the entire high school course in three years. Why, yes, I remember, I answer- edg t'But let me look over the News a little more. Here's a Ponkapoag item, rather humorous. FOLLOWS FAMED ADVICE AND MARRIES BOSS-Ponkapoag, April 15. Follow- ing the famed advice of Prof. Rogers, who twenty years ago told young men to marry the boss' daughter, Lillian Emerson, private secretary to a wealthy West Stoughton lumberman, decided to marry the boss himself. The ceremony was performed here today. What's this? KNUTE THOMAS TO COACH HIGH SCHOOL- FAMED GRID MENTOR HOME TO STAY-SAYS HE-Canton, April 14. Returning to the school from which he graduated two decades ago, Knute Thomas, famed coach of championship teams at Podunkus Prep, today declared he was home to stay and in future would coach only Canton teams. In an exclusive in- terview he told the News reporter he was ready to die for dear ole C. H. S., as he had done many times during his high school days. My, but there's big news today! POLICE CHIEF RESCUES FAIR DAMSEL - Springdale, April 15. Faced with a situation absolutely un- known in the annals of the Springdale Police Department, Chief Harold Nug- ent today rescued a young woman by a marvelous display of courage and daring. While riding along Main St., in the police buggy, the Chief became aware of the plight of a terrified girl crossing a nearby pasture about two feet ahead of a raging bull. Clapping spurs to his horse, he soon drew abreast of the thundering animal, and, words proving useless, drew his trusty blunderbuss. Suddenly, a mad dog hove in sight from another direc- tion and headed straight for the fContinuerl on page -1101 40 , THE ECHO frightened girl. With rare presence of mind, the capable officer reigned in his charger, put a bullet through the brain of the dog, and allowed the young lady to escape over a nearby fence. When pressed for details later on, Chief Nugent dismissed the affair with a shrug, I simply shot the dog first because I knew I could shoot the bull any day, he explained modestly. The chief is one of those strong, silent men, but the rescued girl, who gave her name as Edna Bolster, of this town, is loud in his praise and present- ed him with a pair of ear muffs in gratitude. Get a look at the ads, advised Frank. 6'Take this one here, for in- stance. I did. GET YOUR MAN! Is our motto. AVERILL DETECTIVE AGENCY. That's Madeline Averill. She established herself as a Steal- thy Steve five years ago and is doing well, Witt went on, while I secretly wondered if Madeline really had got her man. LET HALLET WIRE YOUR HOME. We are always willing to quote figures and rates. HALLET ELECTRICAL COMPANY- Spring- dale. I'll bet that's Bob Hallet, I put in. His hobby was electrical work when he was in high school. Remember some one calling him public utility be- cause he had water on the knee and electricity on the brain? I'm glad he's making out well at it. Must be doing quite a business by the size of this ad. Oh yes, Bob's doing O. K. So is Edith Darville, whose ad is right there on the front page. She went into real estate up in Sharon. Bought a farm near the lake and opened it up as a development. Darville Man- or is the name of it and they say it's quite exclusive. Another ad caught my eye. Don't let your dog suffer! Croak's famed Mange Cure, for man or beast, will save him. At all druggists. Adv. Knowing that Jimmie Croak had been employed in a drug store during his school days and had afterward en- tered medical school, I found little difliculty guessing the rest, but the ever-faithful Witt supplied it. Jimmie Croak is an M. D. now, you know. Happily married and has a fine practice, as well as several pa- tent medicines, which he markets. Turning to page 3 I once more gave my attention to the news. The big story seemed to be about the Canton Nursing Association. Kathleen Hebb had just been elected president, suc- ceeding her friend, Ethelida Cush- man, who was retiring to marry a wealthy fish dealer, whom she had nursed through a serious illness. In the next column was a story about a merger. It seems the American Junk Company was to consolidate with the Priluck Brothers firm of Springdale and points west, but there was a slight holdup in the proceedings while the Supreme Court investigated the Canton firm under the Anti-Trust Laws. With a mental hope that Eli would emerge safely in his brush with Uncle Sam, I turned to the editorial page. With my usual good fortune, I found others of my classmates here. An article by Frances Rice describing her recent European tour, attracted my attention. Canton, April 15, Miss Frances Rice entertained the Community Club at a luncheon in the Hotel Canton today with an account of her Euro- pean tour. She explained many fac- tors of the present political situation and gave an interesting picture of European politics from first-hand knowledge. Miss Rice was introduced by Vice-president Charlotte Stevens, in the absence of the president, Eliza- beth Seavey. Tea was served after the meeting and the following club members purred, I mean poured: City treasurer, Virginia Dean, Mar- garet Finn, secretary of the Nepon- set Woolen Mills, Winifred Powers of the Parent-Teacher Association, and Ann McDonough, authoress, whose novel Pansies In Bloom, is a current best seller. The club thanked Manager Abramo- witz for the invitation to the palatial new hotel, opened a month ago, and expressed approval of the appoint- ments and cuisine. Let's go there for dinner, sug- gested Witt. I'll phone for reserva- tions. fConl:inued on page 413 y THE ECHO - in Fine, I answered, picking up the telephone, 'Tll call Ted if you donlt mind. Letfs see, the number is, here it is, Canton 1313. Canton 1313, yes operator,-donlt mention it. Hello, is this the Hotel Canton? Why, hello Ted, I greeted the mana- ger. I'd like to get reservations for two for dinner this evening. Fine.- And how are all your family? Five children? Well, that's great! I'll have more to say when I see you this noon. Too many listeners-in on the phone, you know. Yes. Goo'bye. Suddenly my ear almost buzzed off as the receiver howled fiendishly, and a well-known voice came over the wire. Listen, you fresh thing. We op- erators don't listen in to any of your old conversations, you hear me? It's men like you who get us poor girls in wrong, you old buzzard, you! I smiled, recognizing the voice of Edith Lonergan, and hung up. Soon afterward, Frank and I were in his car on our way to dinner. Pass- ing up Washington Strasse, he point- ed out several new stores. 'I'here's Madame Whitty's Gown Shoppe, and next door is the little tea room run by Clara Fisher. Upstairs is Esther Morgan's Beauty Parlor and just across the street is Eleanor How- ard's Gift Shoppe. That tall build- ing over there is the Post Office. Elizabeth Burt is postmaster, one of the most efficient in the state. Suddenly, he twisted around in his seat to wave at the driver of a car just passing ours. Ah there, Jim! said Witt, and then in a lower voice, Jimmie Gamble, runs a garage over on the turnpike. Remember how crazy he was about airplanes? I certainly do. All he wanted to do was to draw pictures of them, I returned, wondering if the handsome man who had just passed us could be Jim Gamble. Speaking of Jimmie Gamble brought to mind Paul Galvin, and I asked Witt how George Marks' right- hand man was getting along. Oh,l'aul?'l replied Witt, I read in the News yesterday about his donat- ing ilS1000 for Disabled Soda Sellers. Ile cleaned up in the stock market just before the crash a year ago and retired to his farm on Pequit Street, where he raises guinea pigs. We're almost to the hotel, he ended, as we approached a large brick building set back among trees. Arriving at the hotel, we were met by Manager Abramowitz, who greeted us warmly and ushered us into the beautiful dining room. A radio was going over in a corner and we paused to listen to the bedtime story. And so the big black wolf climbed in the window and devoured the five little ducks, spattering their blood all over, and that, my dears, is why the little bunny rabbits have pink ears. Good night, children. Pleasant dreams! Came the voice of the announcer: This concludes the program of bed- time stories by Auntie Wetherbee, author of Archibald Skunk and His Five Little Friends. Our next pro- gram is sponsored by the Kinsley Iron liz Machine Company, who present for your pleasure the celebrated contral- to, Mme Lilliani Ronani, the dis- tinguished violinist, Nicholas Raset- zki, in a program of classical music. Luckily, a tube blew out at this point and allowed Frank and I a period of reminiscence. We certainly had a versatile class. I declared. Seems as though every occupation must be represented. And all successful, too! D. Keleher, 'Z-31. THE GLEE CLUB The Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs have been working quite hard this year on various activities. Tryouts were made in September and new pu- pils were added to the membership list. Some songs were completed during the first few months, and at Christmas time the spirit was mani- fested by a chorus of carols which were sung for the Community Club. All interest for the most part, how- ever, was centered on the very Hne and colorful operetta, The Belle of Bagdadf' which took place on May 1, 1931. In addition to these two per- formances, the Glee Clubs will pro- vide the music for graduation. The members of the Glee Club cer- tainly appreciate and give much credit to Miss Ridge for the time and trouble which she took in order to make The Belle of Bagdadu such a great success. I. Kennedy, '31, 42 g THE ECHO THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The results of the election for the oflicers of the Athletic Association were: President Henry Parker Vice President Beth Henniker Secretary Charles Stevenson Treasurer Frances Rice The Assocation agreed to adopt the method of last year for collecting dues-fifty cents for a season ticket and five cents every week of the school term from each student. Things have gone along smoothly in a.ll branches of the Association. The football and field hockey teams have had very successful seasons and we are looking for a good showing from the baseball team. The annual dance sponsored by the Association was held previous to the Christmas holidays. H. Parker, '31. PUBLIC SPEAKING One of our most interesting ex- tras at Canton High is the Public Speaking Course taught by Miss Mar- jorie Manning. Classes in this course are held once a week on Thurs- day. The program this year was planned in four divisions. The first part of the year we studied speech writing and deliveryg secondly, we took up debating and the making of a brief. The preparation for the Prize Speaking Contest followed the debating, and after the Contest, if time permits, we are to work on dra- matics. R. Crifhn, '32. FOOTBALL fContinued from page 30 J squad, but how can eleven fellows run, sprint, charge, tackle, and yet have nothing to run after, sprint for, charge against, or tackle? The boys were tired of scoring, not opposition. Someone said it was, Canton 60- North Easton 0. I lost track at the half century mark, so the 60-0 goes. Stoughton, our big rival, stood in the way of an undefeated, untied season but were firmly pushed aside and beaten by the score of 20-0. For the past two years Stoughton has been the easiest game on the schedule and it was feared over-confidence would spoil the season, but the Canton players worked perfectly together with clock-like team-work and won out easily. At the banquet letters were pre- sented to: Captain-Elect C. Steven- son, R. Gibson, R. Cohen, S. Witt, D. Distafens, E. Howard, E. Yeomans, N. Carco, J. Minichielli, E. Minich- ielli, D. Packard, F. Witt, A. Fletcher, A. Wile, R. Hallett, H. Parker, K. Gelpke manager, and C. Thomas. The team scored a total of 241 points against their opponents 13. There were nine games on the sched- ule, giving the team an average of 26 points a game. C. 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