Central High School - Aglaia Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1885 volume:

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E4- 2-Fw J av 'fr-3 :Q Pla Wm, W ,XT ,N , M13 XE ' Q: ,,,. gr v W. df: ,-'2w.-- - ,, 1 ..-, Qizefctee. f 'OR several years the Class Secretary of '86 has, at spare moments, sought with pen and pencil to perpetuate the memories of many ludicrous incidents and jolly gatherings, which otherwise would have been consigned to a speedy oblivion. He was aware that all precedent was shocked by such a record. A secretaryls book has been, from time imme- morial, a dry enumeration of official proceedings, with all the petty details required by parliamentary usage. But ye Secretary asks no pardon for his method. The work was done simply for the writer's own amusement, without a thought that it would ever be circulated outside a narrow circle of friends. ' That the Class of '86 should consider the book worthy of publication was in every respect a surprise to its author. He does not therefore seek to apologize for any of the defects or omissions with which the work is doubtless well supplied, for the reader must recollect that, however glaring the mistakes, they were committed for his own amusement. For the kindly approval and ready aid of the Class, and especially of the special committee, and for the favors tendered by many friends in pre- paring the work, we are deeply grateful. THE SCRIBE. 1+- M v r , ,-W 1 :li .L+ n 1 .44 ,, Q v I 'D Qu '- ,rv , .rl 'J ,gf ,, ,gf . ,rr ,, X. ,- 5, .. M1 I' ., : mx 2' ' fa. FWS, ggi'-' V 59:41 1 , 4 -1, ,.', -, air? cmmisrfy- , fflwa Q! 90 '3U ' fe Pltbrololljffy www W' f o ff i-ffm ? Q 2 E if S ji -'L ili r 5 i ff U tl if ,Xa f, tr ,rip5'1.Z'E sgfz W X f aq ref iii 115' -3?Q i?fi5iE Qd S N u 'ts-fri--aj:-i'i,Aff24i - , Qperqi nifeeQcee. NE morning in early September our Class came into existence. It was a morning quite emblematic of the Class character: breezy, bright, and fair. From the crowded city and the quiet country village, from the wilds of Hallsville and the jungles of the River Road, they came, an unhappy-looking crowd of students as one might wish to see. And among them was the future Scribe, as unhappy as the rest. We reached the school at a very early hour that first morning-freshies always do-and then collected outside the building to watch with admiring eyes the arrival of senior and junior and soph, all of whom came in due time, and marched with stately tread and scornful mien into the mys- terious portal where we dared not enter. But we did enter at last of course, and began our first year of High School life much as had the four- teen other classes that were our predecessors. Hazing, that old-time initiatory process, of which other classes had darkly hinted, was nearly done away with before our time, the fiendish Q97 process of running the gauntlet was only replaced by a mild form of shower bath under the basement faucet, and an occasional immersion in the school fountain. Our first year as a Class was remarkably uneventful. We came grad- ually to feel acquainted with classmates, with teachers, and eventually be- gan to lose that feeling of awe, which is common to freshies, toward that noble product, the senior. 'l'he Class of '86 from the very beginning took kindly to the school and its institutions, from the laboratory to the corn- ball man. We were intensely interested in our studies. Physiology, with its menzorable visions of skeleton females and fresh meat from neighboring butcher shops, for instance. Latin was also said to furnish delight un- speakable to those who cared to learn of Caesar, and Virgil, and other old fellows who were wont to make Rome howl in the dead past. Zoology was interesting too, with its live crustaceans, its mouse that wouldn't die under an air pump, and all the other strange creatures that from time to time found their way into the recitation room. In many youthful breasts a fervid desire was awakened, which resulted in the accumulation of exten- sive collections of the results of nature's handiwork. The Class boasted at least one naturalist who was thoroughly interested in the work. The bug professor predicted that this boy would produce one of the mighty Thoreaus of nature we read about. t'l'his joke is copyrightedy Before the Class graduated from the school a superb natural history specimen in the shape of a nnely-mounted opossum was added to the case of rare birds which graces the lecture room. What wierd, pungent odors we used to formulate in that long room under the roof. , Then there was French, with its overpowering grammar, and Geology, with its rock tand ryej, and its impossible stories about the slimy night- mares of pre-Adamite times, and the shocking times we used to have in not 25, Qgflff K5 iff? 1916? an MJD if F' C474 PFW' Q' 45.9 'DK .-'-'45 SS 'Glo ..----.-- ' '5ou.mu.AE3l:'E,DfE - 5? fr, Q 47' G 'lib ' llwx 1, .JM X A 'I , .11 - 1.1.- 1 6: , , . MIME 3537 14211 rx,-'U is X gg, EE -f -. - ra 1 ., ,W ,. lv. fl, ., 1 - 4' ' . T' ' ,, xg .W A ' - ff 4-W - M AX - N,1.'j, ',-f,x ' 'Q ' ff' 1 I' J' 5 ' :,':+ H J X f iff x,,nn,x: 5 ' ' ' 3 454. Iyqfagbgf f X N 'Y : -' ' 'Rf' , 1-L51 . ,X f,ft.fHfu5f,f?:?num-, 'lv I, . ' if? W I I - -3' J ,:l.eL,:. Jn, hx I V i , RWM! I 1 , ,, N VXINALXM P 61 .5 , 7 , , V!2 !W U9 Q' , . ,f ' 'IJ W-- Wi Ga ff? M11 ff . Xgjrp' A J, K A 1, ' if , ' ' :ilk I K 1317 N 223 -1 lm X A i-XA F3 qo'lf'Y'5E 0?i,Wf'7O1ff-eu. 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W aw-Stffx-,M jf' gif ,L -wlfia N Q .7 , ,4 f ' A Www: , f, ,r 4 'NC '+I nv ' 'H Q 3' , 1 TM W, 5 wif fi V F 1 1 L 4 'z ,rn . .HQ 3-' Y v Ju A M, x JB' ,sa SEI ' 4 2' F 'Q' sf' Y ' ' V , U , ,. ,. .-, the Philosophy class, when we were physics, will never be entirely forgotten. Then we also remember Astronomy as connected with Thuban, and jimmy Nye, and Satan, Ah, what hosts of thronging memories the word reminiscences calls before us. The Class of ,86 have need also to remember gratefully the gifted instructors who have taught our ideas the noble art of shooting. We have, during our four years' course, been under the tutelage of more teachers than any other class in the schoolls history. Three Principals have been accorded us: ALBERT W. BACHELER, who was, during two years, a much loved and respected teacher of our Class, THOMAS D. ADAMS, who held his position during two termsg and E. R. GooDwtN. who guided us through the remainder of our course, and who gained. from the hrst, the respect of the Class, securing for us a most satisfactory closing year. The other teachers who have taught the Class are, one and all, worthy of more than all the good words in the dictionary. The names follow: Mr. G. I. HOPKINS, Misses MANAHAN, BUZZELL, ELA, TUsoN, S'1'AN'roN, DEAN, Dow, and A1NswoRTi-1, and Mr. GIBSON, not forgetting our professor of music, Mr. j. J. KIMBALL, who has spared neither time nor pains in our behalf. The history of the Class is replete with amusing incidents. Once a member of '86 adorned the caudal appendage of a dog with a huge bou- quetg hid dog, bouquet and all, under his desk until exercises begang then let loose dog and bouquet, and with liendish delight watched them walk down the aisle together. The young man spent the remainder of the afternoon alone with his conscience. Classmates will recognize the following description: It was a pretty picture. Out of doors black storm-clouds were breaking. A strip of ceru- lean blue shone forth. Then the golden sun burst from his prison and U33 looked in upon a blushing pair of incipient seniors in the window of the Ash-street Hall. The graduation of the Class of '85 furnished a great amount of work to a certain few of '86. It remained for the Class of '86 to invent and prepare a Class Motto, such as Manchester had never seen. A design was submitted and approved, and then the work began. The young ladies had proposed that it be formed on a frame of solid wood. Such a concern would have weighed many hundreds of pounds, yet these young ladies supposed that it could be upheld by an z'111'1k1'h!e frffnf. The motto finally produced was formed of white letters on a framework of black, twenty-five feet in length. Une day the shades of eve were falling-not that there is anything particularlyunusual in that, especially in a climate like ours. where the shades of eve are in the hahit of falling frequently, but on this particular day we think proper to call especial notice to the fact. No sound was heard save the gurgling snort of the hull-frog and the shrill staccato of the katydid. ln a swampy field a party of seven were scattered around on their knees, like a crowd of heathen devotees worshipping the setting sun. But they were n't heathen devotees. They were members of '86, collecting moss for the graduating exercises of 'S5. That Excursion, as recalled to memory. is a confused chaos of cataracts, of wild horses, and cat fights, and clipped dogs, and young lady lost with young gent. A wondrous mixture of thrilling adventure. Not until january of '85 was a Class organization perfected. At that time a corps of officers was chosen, whose work has given general satisfaction. There was no doubt that ED. TAsK1-:R was the man best calculated to till the chair. He had actually lived in the heart of the national Capital, had seen live Presidents without a tremor, and had elbowed Congressmen and Plenipotentiaries on the public street. He was the man for the situation. The Vice-President, Mr. ED. 1143 x ' N 1' G! :XE1m1gaf,: G51 HCMM. Qwzcwqffoffflb , s+W'L3 e 1f-ww ,Gm , 'Qi E' .i,- x X V Qga iuixloxh f ' K ' ' U ,yzgmi -I G: QQZN hfmfhf ,th V . f' -:J , TK, ' . fpj I I1 T - n. D iw f XT ' i . -1 I -gf : V? ff, .HH M Q: -- -,.,,, , ,, ,.,.. 1-1 ., Y J! H 11 I N, M,f,.5' fx gglfj '!,4llj3gg,7 4-fW '1 W1dff-mb when A 1 f f N ff f ' ff ffd9L42?if2! TSE? ', ,I Mt f-X I Y X-' . ng I 'Ill .-:.w .sw.1 ' I ffl' ff-fi C 'fffd L V ig M 'fc A -lu X , fumswgo xx E I 4: 5 I '- 'y W , nb XVUWH ' ,N 11941 1 ' ' w llbKr' .-.P VW' 5 5,1 'My J Qpff- rv , n , I X ' K '23 -L' V1-V I ,tg h 'Q' N X QQ! NK 'K Y - 3 ' -MQ! 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H, 5 Y J, K V . , H M . ,, , ,ty gV,uii V A 1 fx, V. M: iff? Nr, Q, . 'ff1g,.-fig , aft v Y.Gf'r., N. . , H .M ., A , 7,1 , W, D 'M - wr' , .Z ,A wh X ' -- , 51145 K, ,V .,w.-.1-dvr? lf A- A -. 1-f-, 'Ar. ' . 5 11? 'nr - FT.: :il af ive m' 1f,, 'S-'J f, ' , , 1. '+?ffz1c,g, wig , ggi'-1 -,Zi-'igfilsir 429532-: i -, ,M :iv X, ag :J-2 Sf, - f , 1 5 H wife 1 1 , . 1 -V -1 -T. y +4 ' Q, . -X f A .xffg --11 ff fx L' .. 1s.2w14,N'1,51,'f . ' . ,.. 5 www f -wi LLM STURGIS, Q. K., was also well selected. He was an authority on bicycles, and was said to be a great man at church sociables. These facts show at once that he was the only class member big enough Cfrguratively speakingj to wear the presidential shoes when TASKER was n't present. The Treasurer, Monsieur HEA'IH, was also an admirable choice. The facility with which it was said he could borrow hve dollars at a time, without a murmur from his victim, showed that, as a Treasurer, he would be in his glory. In justice to M. HEATH, we would say right here that he never had class money enough in his care at any time to pay his fare to Canada. He never shirked his duty. The Executive Committee was another success, and was composed of wordy TASKER, winning SIMONS, witty ABBOTT, wise MERRILL, and willing MARTIN. When the school paper, The Arga, was breaking to pieces on the rocks of ruin, '86 thought of taking command, even elected the necessary officials. Then The 1473711 died, and '86 buried it. The Class has done much to bring success to all school organizations, such as the lyceum and the military organization. One cold day, during the first term of our senior year, the freshies were thunderstruck at seeing a tall, dignified paper collar walk calmly up the steps of the M. H. S., and enter that temple of learning. On a near approach it was noticed that the paper collar was accompanied by a senior, as cool and calm as the collar itself. The collar was at once the focus for all eyes. It was a remarkable collar, a collar of wondrous proportions, and of antique, unique mold, a sort of cross between the time-honored Ndickey of our ancestors and a white-washed fence. Soon another collar appeared, then another, until it was noted that every male senior sported one of these monstrosi- ties. Queer coincidence. Still more strange was the fact that the profes- sor should select every one of these collar bearers Qnot a punp to go for about a score of books which were at the superintendent's office. When C173 they returned, the doors were Two escaped the decree and tread. It was kept locked until they were nearly frozen. marched into the lecture room with stately such episodes as this that made the corn-ball a needful institution at the M. H. S. 'l'he Amen Corner must secret society, not be forgotten. It was the home of a who may be denoted Knightresses Qfeminine of knight, pronounced quickly to secure euphonygj of the Amen Corner. Then there were the chapel steps, which the Class used so much as to wear them entirely out, necessitating their removal during the summer. 4 . RAIJUA'l'ION came at last to the Class of '86, as it must to all classes. For weeks were we preparing for the hour when we were to make Q Nl I our linal bow as High School students. That our ii ' endeavors were productive of good results was a source K, of greatest pleasure to us. It was with a strange mix- y f'IH ' ture of sadness and joy that we assembled at the school 4 building on graduation day to take leave of the old X I W .V associations,-the lecture room and our old recitation 'I A rooms, where, in days gone by, so many pleasant hours Q 7 had been spent. After the graduation exercises in the evening, the Class was tendered an ice cream supper by the teachers. It was duly appreciated, and did not result in creating other than an artificial coolness between the members. Then, with many a parting word of good will, we separated, and the history of the Class of '86 was ended. Not a blot mars the purity of our record. Nothing is there of which we can sa Y, We would have had it otherwise. 'l'he Class of '86 was a model of t SUCCESS. 1185 ? 5 l K .Ni Cfiorreepondeqpce. HE duties of the Scribe in attending to official correspondence, have not proved particularly onerous, and the communications received were, for the most part, frightfully uninteresting. From the letter tile which rests on our Work desk, we cull two characteristic compositions. First, a letter from a former Principal, one which needs no explanation: GLoUcEsrER, Mass. Iune 2 '86, i , 4, To Me Ex. Com., Class Q' ,86, M. If S. DEAR FRIENDS!-The kindly and thoughtful remembrance of your former Principal, by the graduates of '86, M. H. S., has been received with the deepest pleasure. The familiar names subscribed stir many a pleasant recollection of the past. I need not say that it would afford me a great treat to be present with you on the day of your final successes and departure from the M. H. S. Unfortunately, the day is the closing one of our school year in Gloucester, and though graduation occurs on the Monday succeeding, I could hardly be able to absent myself at so busy a time. None the less, my heartiest congratulations shall be yours for this successful termination of your school work, and I shall never cease to hope that the solicitude of friends and hopes of parents, for your best welfare, may be more than met by the usefulness of your lives. Very truly yours, A. W. BACHELER. Next comes a letter from an old classmate, in response to an invita- tion to attend the Class Sleigh Ride of February, 1885: - C195 H11.LsBoRoUG1-1 BRIDGE, N. H., Feb. 25, 1885. DEAR CLAssx1ATEs:-Owing to my inability to find a young lady will- ing to pay my fare back from Manchester, and for other reasons later to be stated, I find myself unable to join you in your festivities at Goffstown. The agony which rends my heart may be compared to that which filled the breast of the illustrious Alexander. when he, weary of the conquests of mun- dane things, sighed because there were no more girls to conquer. The secret springs that move and animate my intellectual being will, however, rise respon- sive to the contemplation of your pleasures, and the tenderest chords of my soul will break forth into responsive strains of harmony. Methinks I hear the gurgling eddies of feminine mirth, and the more masculine guffaws of the boyees, as together you speed o'er the smooth and glittering surface Dame Nature has provided for the especial benefit of the M. H. S. Class of '86, Methinks I hearthe strangulated groan of the oyster, the dull thud of the pickle dish, the deafening crash of the cracker, and the stentorian cries of the boys: Pass the pepper. ff.'yffw', 1f1f:1'1'1-:R I It makes me hungry, it appeals to my highest sensibilities, it fills me with unfathomable regret. when I think of your exquisite banquet, one which I am sure would tantalize the gods and cause Ed Sturgis to cry aloud with joy. And yet, beloved classmates, I can but feel that. amid the dazzling array of beauty, with brother classmates min- gling, stealing away their senses. and so forth, as the poet has stated. I am far safer here in my quiet country home. Indeed, D0mzz.r ma uugzze fs! lufis- simum rmzglmnf'-5 C., 92 And as the engrossing cares of business, the bewildering duties of the family, and the demands of religion, command me to be absent from your loved and prized society, I beg you one and all to excuse me fully, for: EAM zzulla rugmz :ri fill. parere zzefesrf .r1'!. -D., 17, 50, 169. I wish you abundant joy and perfect peace. I assure you that The tender grace of a day that is dead Will never waltz back to me.-A . Tennysnn. I am yours truly, though sadly, J. HowARD CAMPBELL. But for the diliicult metre of the above prose poem, we should have had it set to music.-tThe Scribej l20l Cf5?ab5e3 CC5omrqHI'CeeA5. Exerzl!z'wz.- Misses ABBOTT, MARTIN and MERRILL, Messrs. TASKER and SIMONS. Sleigh Rifle W' '85z Messrs. GEROULD, SIMONS and ROWELL. Pzkmk Q' '84: Messrs. BLANCHARD, ROWELL and STURGIS. Pimzks rf '85 and '86: Messrs. BLANCHARD, STEVENS, SIMONS and STURGIS. Malia of '85: Misses CLARK, MERRILL, CLOUGH, Messrs. BLANCHARD and STEVENS. Phofagmphss Misses PEARSON and GAGE, Mr. TASKER. Colors: Misses RAY and JACKSON, Mr. STURGIS. Class jllollo: Misses MERRILL and ORDWAY, Mr. BRENNAN. Class Colors: Mikado Yellow and White. Class fllolfox Alta Pete. Seek the Heights. 1219 1- Q L J J.,,,.1,, . fn figyifr' : A F5 -figfg: ,V ., Q.. .,.. w . ...X , 1 ffilaf ' .Ma f , Fi? f V5 'fa f: ,, ,L 2, W ?5i,'a1--- .E gigs., , . rx, Q -1 Eff' ff' ' , ,L 2554 if ' ' -Hifi, Mi. V-' , -L an Wi, 'FMF 5511.349 , ,+q?'l2,4s5ix.k,ff' , ' 'vJ5.xsLk w '. V I ,5f?i',qT'14i- , '. V ga-few uf '- ' Qi D511 ,V tt if V, ,fx,4.,.v-,VT A 5g4',654in 1 3 5 , , , , wp-' V Hr fix! . - 4 ' . ,ff if pw .fj wmx Ig ' 2 : pia'?'.p 'J 1 , ..-.A f 5 ' 7, fp. fig' 'J ,,'. r . - 'gf mm f w fi'- A n . zg?FS',,?' gm 'n Fsgkv ff' far' 1 .5315 , '+ii'Q19, fl: asf U f , 1922525 kj- 'i -f.., hw? if 1235151 riff a. y-. 13.14 sw W-V .EI Y - 'bg-.g9:,j..! W V' .if ' 5- ' V. 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And the smile she softly uses fills the silence like a speech.-Brmuning. ANNA MAY AINSWORTHAC Her lively looks El sprightlv mind disclose.-Pape. ANNIE FRANKLIN BLAKE? L' Nan. Ah! now soft blushes tinge her cheeks.-Rogers. LILLIAN GERTRUDE HULLOCK.9l: Lil. A seraph in tht: realms of rest.-Ragerx. MARTHA SUSAN CLARK? Matf' Her taste exact for faultless fact amounts to a disease.-Gdbert. MARY ELLEN CLoUGH.3'K 'L May. Her every tone is music's own.-Pinclmey. KATIE T. CoBURN.'Yt The tongue which like a stream could run,-Brofzunirzg, HATTIE NEWELL GAGE.3l She had an edication.-Carleton. CoRA BELLE GILFORDFVF With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypothenuse.-Gilberi. HARRIET' JAMES HALL.3l Hat. Such a little, liltle creature.-Dickem. MARY' ELIZA HUTCHINSON.7k 't May Hutch. Another Mary then arose.-Cowley. f23J MAISEL AUDREY JACKSON. I pray you tell me where a lovely maiden dwelletli.-Gilbert. MAUDE LILLIAN KENTFXK Come into the gard:n, MaIIde.-Temzysan. EDNA BELL LAMB.'x' Far from the maddiug crowd.-Gray. ADIIIE MINNIPI MCDQNALD. l never knew whether she saw me, for she didII't say nothing to me.-Bret Hzzrle ANNIE BLANQIII-3 MElQIill.I..,k And indeed, l was considered El model of pure and elegant EIiglisl1.-Irzliug. GRACE ADELL MI'I'eHEI.I.. ' A wondrouis grztcu.-Thnxlzr. EMMA EI.lZAliE'l'H McLAREN. ' Anil praised lleI' for being as good IIS gold.-flond. l+II.IzAIIIf:'I'II S'I'E'I'soN NoRRIs. Bessie. Her voice was exquisitely teIIrleI'.-l'rfze1l. LILLTAN AI,IIII:R'I'A fJRIlWAY.4 Why dost thou coyly pass IIIC.--f,ltf'k. LINNA MAV RoLLINs. CARRIE loLA SCHNAIIIJER. MARY DIANE WALsH. Over the l'iVlf'I'.'I,7'll'Jf. E'I I'A FRANCES RANDALL. A little lingering :It the gate.-Adamx. MARY ELIZABETH RAY.x Mamie. The clark eye may Say: Come and worship my ray. -Moore. THEODORA RICHARDSON.,k Theo, On hospitable thoughts intent.-Galdsmitlz. LETTIE MARIA 5MI'I'H.X The society of girls is a very delightful thing,-Dirkens. ARTHUR STANLEY BUNTON. BurIt. With the dimpled chin, that ne'er hath known the barber's shear.-Thackeray. JOSEPH MORTOUGH BRENNAN.:k joe. Entering the field against the grimly foe.-Coleman. FRED HOWARD BLANCHARDAK Frabbyf' She tho't no v'ice hed sech a swing as his'n in the choir.-Lowell. 1249 FRED HALEV CATE. And but for those vile guns, he would himself have been a snlclieixe-Kzkzg Henry IV. EUGENE HAR'l' EVERETT. jeanfl Methinks he was no bigger than his head.-King Lear, ARTHUR LEON FRANKS. U Frankyf' And of his porte as meke as is a mayde.-.SQfezz.ver. 'IOHN HIRAM GEROULD.le And many a canty day, john, we've had wi' ane 3H'ifhSl'. 'BIl7'7lI, WILL CATE HEA'I'I-Ifl: Billy. It is not poetry, but prose run mad.-Pape. VVILLXAM JOSEPH KENNEV. How complicate, how wonderful is man.-Young, HARRY SUMNER QUINT.+ 4' Squeef' O, Harry! O, Harry! my love, my pride.-Dapell. VIC'l'OR EUGENE S'l'EVENS.,k just as I am, without one plea.--Tojblady. MINOT OSGOCD SlMONS.2xc Peanutsfl Bold as the hawk, yet gentle as the dove.-Scatl, EDWIN SLOAN TASKERFY Thou noble tliiiig.-Shakexpefzre. CHARLES WILLIAM 'l'oIaIN. Thy round head, that globe of wonder.-Caffew. EDMUND MELVIN STURGISFVF L' Sturgyf' Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wixigs,-Dirkem. ARION C. ADAMS. Olly. Dreams of greatness in thine eye.-Bryant, As near as we are able IO discover, the following is a complete list of those who have at any time belonged to the class of '86, graduates excepted: Misses JENNIE M. FANNING, now residing at Minneapolis, Minn., MARY GALE FOSTER, now Mrs. Collins, ALICE V. SHOVELTON, now teaching in this city, Messrs. EDWARD C. SMITH, druggist, ALMON B. ROWELL, electriciang J. HOWARD CAMPBELL, of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Companyg Misses JENNIE P. BOSHER, jEssIE MARTIN. C253 , W, w , 4.-4. ,, . , sl. ,A u U v 1 rn w f P-1 ' , 3.1. 1' 4 fn w :urlfn ' . 1 H, W . ' f'4'fsf,45 ,?4 1 1 2 L-'YH QM, Q PE W wxfniki , .,- X: V M1 ,-ff '- -,Mir wx ', W , 1 , L . J -Aw, w If V1 , L , ,, 'f M, J' . 1. 4. W' ', .N-v 1 ' if -xg-, Q n 'W Qt' S glib L 553 of ss ' .gsFfr 15514 .4 'c ' xl ,Sf-Qiiee -iff-' Te 'rf'1-ff?1a2.:.1 'i A HE first of those enthusiastic social events. for which the Class of '86 was so famous, was the Picnic of '84, Of this Picnic, which occurred before a class organization was perfected, we have no written record. It is remembered as a most enjoyable occasion, and did more than months of school life could, towards forming acquaintances among class members. The teachers of the school were present at this. as well as nearly all the other excursions and gatherings of the Class. 550, Sfeigh Qgicle off 4335. At seven o'clock on the evening of a mild February day, members of the Class began to gather at the High School building. The weather was threatening, black clouds obscured the moon's disc, but the Class of '86 rosesuperior to the weather, and heeded not the impending storm. When a war-whoop from the sentinel at the outer gate proclaimed the approach of the vehicle, there was a wild rush for seats, and in a moment the barge was filled to overflowing. This barge was a rough, temporary affair, constructed of unpainted boards with the hard side upper- most, upon the body of an immense wood-sled. It was evidently modelled after the furniture of the Inquisition, and if so was certainly a grand suc- cess. This conveyance was supplemented by a two-seated pung, propelled by an onery white nag, and steered by the famous male sextet. A cheer, a cracking of whips, and we were hnally off. The ride to Goffs- C275 town was an enjoyable experience, and was enlivened with the singing of time- honored selections by the contents of the pung. Occasionally, too, fine dis- plays of colored tires, from the same source, called forth the acclamations of the spectators. The evening was not far advanced when we arrived at the village. Hap- pily passed the hours away until supper was announced and the procession moved toward the supper, after which the supper moved toward the procession. Under the exhilerating effects of oysters and pie II fa G. Washington, the food passed merrily away. The room rang with laughter. After supper, charades, games, etc., were indulged in, and it was midnight ere the start home. The air was clear and cold, yet the return ride was very pleasant. And the clock in the steeple struck two. Qicnic of 1885. In the heart of one of the most beautiful portions of the Granite State, and near to her Queen City, is a mirror-like lake, resting like a bright jewel in the dark setting of pine forest, cool woodland glens and shady ave- nues surround it, and on a summer day its smooth surface is dotted with sails, like white-winged sea-gulls, skimming the waves. In this Arcadian nook, a cottage stands, like an arbor in fairy-land. Such was the scene of the picnic of '85 as at at at if as at -is The play of our narrative now shifts to the beautiful city of M. The time is a bright summer morn. A close observer, on this morning, could not have failed to note, with interest, a number of handsome young people of both sexes stepping forth from their several ancestral mansions and, as if drawn by some magnetic influence, wending their way toward a common centre, the rail- way station. 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They board the train, steam slowly out of the city, fly past the green helds and verdant inhabitants of the suburbs, on and on, till at last the huge iron horse gasps, falters, and with a puff and a snort stands still beside the little station at Massabesic. The girls and the baggage are quickly con- veyed to the cottage of our host by boat and carriage and in the strong arms of the boys-fthe latter clause refers to the baggage, not the girlsp. It would, of course, be impossible for one scribe to chronicle all the occur- rences of this eventful dayg therefore we shall not attempt to do so. Several of the young men stayed on the lake nearly all day, and came in at night with suspiciously red noses and bilious complexions. These appearances were char- itably ascribed to old Sol and the festive mosquito. Speaking of mosquitos we would add, as a fact of scientiric importance, that those of Massabesic are of unusually large proportions. One fellow, with a very red face, was heard to declare that he saw several as large as humming-birds, but he neglected to add that he saw them through the bottom of a glass of Fletcher's far-famed Moxie nerve food. During the A. M. our genial sub-master and a lady teacher engaged in a game of base-ballg the ball got away and sprang into the lake. Mr. H., with great heroism, sprang in also and rescued it from a watery grave, 'mid the plaudits of the spectators. Our Principal did much to make the picnic a grand success. At one time he was noticed with his hair banged, a lady's hat on his head, and a brilliant parasol in his hand. Prof. H. attempt- ed to catch a big fish in a little pail, and made a signal failure. It is far be- yond the power of our feeble quill to describe the picnic dinner. Suffice it to say that it was a culinary success. There seemed to exist among the young ladies a belief that the author ate more than themselves. In order to correct this erroneous idea, we add a complete list of the amount-the whole amount. There was nlt room enough to give a list of the young ladies, efforts in this direction. Eight india rubber ginger-snaps 5 four slices chemistry bread, with microscopic chunks of ham gy two beans 3 one thing, author unknown g two ice 4315 creams, two boiled hens. on the half shell: back towns still to be heard from. During the banquet, we were delighted by the originality of one young lady, who related an anecdote about a tame egg she 'used to have- which, as she said, would sit up on one end and crow. We have a shrewd suspicion that it must have been the egg we killed during the progress of the meal. Now dinner, like all things mortal, must have an end, and the picnic din- ner was unhappily no exception to the rule. During the afternoon enjoyment was sought in many ways. Among the events were, a boxing match, in one round, between a voung lady and a professor, a game of high-spy, charades, and supper. Then three ringing cheers for our hosts, and we were away for Manchester. 'l'hus began and ended the picnic of '85. Qfie Nady-Qgach Qgide of 1885. Some inventive senior proposed a harvest ride. It was decided that a hay-rack would be a proper mode of conveyance, and so a meeting was called and a committee appointed to hunt up a rack. The night of the ride proved nearly perfect from a weather point of view, it was warm and clear, and the beautiful harvest moon. just past the full, was unusually tine. even for a harvest moon. But the greatest surprise was the haytracla. It was very elaborate, and was supplied by Mr. BROWN, the stable-man. The ride had, for an objective point, the Hotel Yacum, in the town of Goffstown. A portion of the party, not satished with the big vehicle, had a carriage to themselves, and, by a strange coincidence, it happened that there were exactly two young gentlemen and two young ladies who pre- ferred this carriage to the other. Some say this event was not altogether a coincidence. When the barge reached the vicinity of the hotel, it was wel- comed by a salute upon conch-shells, which reminded us of 'l'ennyson's noble strain commencing The senior falls on cold fish balls, And none are left to tell the story l32J 0 4 , KN V AX SQXLQYQVFLCQ. L!-31 'H' thckrpm AWP A! N , W . g ,K R , QQ Q Lx1,,4,,,- . - ,-f wal ,ME , f 4 J, 9, , '- - --'Vi V 'N g1muL51J AQ , VA 1- 2 fb,bM.g E. bfi' 4 2. g lm L fL:-4 Q T9 ' ,X , -ff - :'fu.a.i -. ww K' ii N jg ' f W. ,ML 7 x I 'Q X Wh 1, ' 3 W' I V r Pi:-.JQSZT 2,1-Vg 5, ,V it WF 'A Xx ffZ5,?Mi 2 X wt L 55? 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We will add, for the benefit of curious folk, that Yacum Spring water is not a triumph as a beverage. The charades at the harvest ride were unusually elaborate, with Miss DEAN as stage manager. Elie Jfioforgf of ct Jfuohirgg. Miss RAv's husking was strictly a success. It may seem presumptuous for us to go behind the returns and describe it, but we shall attempt that same in our own feeble way. It occurred on the evening of October 14th. For weeks the young ladies had been dreaming of it, and when, on the morning of the day decided on, they arose to find a drizzling rain falling, there were dissatisfied expressions on the face of every class-member, and the clerk of the weatheri' became extremely unpopular. But as the day progressed the clouds were slowly dissipated, and the evening was all that could be desired. Mr. RAY, with characteristic kindness, supplied convey- ance to and from the city in his comfortable barge, and hereby hangs a tale. Certain class-mates, supposing that the barge was to make a stop on Elm street, came together at the appointed time, but to their dismay the vehicle flew past without stopping. Then did two young ladies spring wildly down the principal thoroughfare, calling to the driver to wait for taem, and the driver took pity on their helplessness and took them in. About ten minutes after the above-mentioned episode, the people on Elm street were astounded at the sight of a tall person, with hat on his left ear, and 't left written all over his msn face, Ilidfhliilg past, as if on the wings of the wind. The barge was started. Mr. H. sat on the stern and warbled a husking ditty, Miss B. performed on the horn, and the boys got out and perambulated. Arrived at our destina- tion, we were heartily welcomed by our hosts, and were gently led forth to a barn, where lay a huge pile of corn. The hour following can never be described. Then came supper, a most delectable repast, which was enjoyed by all concerned. The remainder of the night was passed socially, and the wee sma' hours had come before home was reached, and the husking was a Inemory of the past. Gihev Scala? Scerzera. A detailed description of each of the gatherings of '86 would be tire- some to Scribe and reader alike. They were each more or less a repetition of all the rest, so we shall content ourself with a few brief memoranda which, like the sensational newspaper headings of the day will suffice to call to memory some of the most startling occurrences. MAYFl,OWER EXCURSION, No. I :-Three bad men from school-l rabby, Squee and me-Across the bridge--The bottles appear-The contents disappear-Wild life in the bush--On a bank by the railway-Blood- Discovery of the spring- Wash out that bottlel'-Bug juice versus frog -'5qu0g-Horse car-Four feet-Flight of ladies--Breathing on pas- sengers - Home. MAYFLOWER EXCURSION, No. 2:-The horse railway-'Tis 'Squog, Inethinks-Lost-Found-The gentle rain --The untenanted mansion- The two species of ginger cake-The long, slim box- Water, water, everywhere, etc. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT Miss LAMB's:-Two birthdays in one- The dusty way to Hallsville -The fold-Pastoral beauties -The opening 4363 , , C EO'-5 raking Ur dkwltfh Mi A' 41 Fifsfiw ' -- ' C' f -u.Jgf?u'f A --1. .1,'- 'Ffh 1- -, , - . . X .. E m.ib'lnAld5iiii1.5- V , - 3 , ,W Wm, 4 , 177 ,f',,.w' y 1 f 2 se --LK :L , K. - 7 ,. ,, ' YA ' 5 1 Q fi., 3 ,W ', f??'w,?iQ 9- ii :?'??f J 3 3 1 , , W an ' 'Thejgave ?-Ale 4 ' V - D545 52 3' M' 05rrLP Q , ,, gum HamousK1'di .fif af 'v- ff? Q QA fd: 27. WK 51 'ik ff ff i 1 ,f Q9 Q f fC M464 'K X JN . 7 71. e - X 4 21 L 1 9 . , , Q: fb, EQ' CHASE In 4 ff? A K ,f 294, 0' MW i f wx J r , O05 f K EBM J . ff' V 756 Ov FH '1 'V 3 I Li, ag , zfhifl ', '1 ' i ,, f ' is fx 1 f 1, , Ei: X FX ' fm WJAQ iq the mil dd- f if X , , X JW f UNL tvdxi. 0 ' ww. aw 'Y V 'Uk W TA L w , 3 . 5 i gf. vtF'n V Q, aifV' vafv -qv n?1: .ltlf w.q,. .eff Wgkw 'Q 'Rf' MQ, xg N A .N- mmm+ gigs? Ir, 'il L Q iggat 393 W W 1 L 99' .333 1 ,4h -kNM .,mg LZFL fy 31. ' an STL? b A . mg ,w'g J, . f i l iwlglfw ,ev A4 1. -an fl I 1 -gig, f 5f:F A' , ffm. W 'J ,M W3 ' 19.5 1 L i ,, chorus -The young lady, the saw, the stick -The stick, the saw, the young lady -The stick, the saw-Quick curtain-Drop the handkerchief-After dinner speeches-Under the dinner-table -'Tis night -The departure, who shall it be ?- Lost in the wilderness -The brook, the cemetery, the ghosts -Red fire, slow curtain. PICNIC or 1886 z-Very large time -Dear necks under Deerneck Bridge -Enjoyable steamboat ride - Face powder- Ed. S. and the Newmarket- Kind hosts propose a reunion on the Fourth of july, 1887-We will be thar-Pickled coffee-Big egg-Seniors who prefer the Sophomore picnic O woman, woman! ' PARTY AT Miss AwswoRTH's :-Church steps -The welcome coupe- Among the daisies-Pluck not-Bliss H. and the conflicting beaux- Minot, you all right? -The escape-We are two. REUNION AT Miss ABBoT'r's 1-The lonely way -The lost teachers- The Scribe is late-A dark walk -'Tis the county jail -The bell-knob which ringeth not -The brittle wire- Napkins-Ice cream -- But we have to wait just the same-Private theatricals-Abbott 81 Bachelder's Variety Troupe -The hour is late, adieu! CAMP GLADsToNE:- Wind, rain, cold-Wrecked on a reef-Howling trio - Bah I - Blackberries - Homesick - Exodus. ml 1 A- iv T an 'ture f ff . XM fm-f f ' BLAIV5 W1-I 4 xk, if X .--:V-1 ', if, N lx 4 , V !! I Nu fl xy ,M 'xg V fr! . Y. :'.-1 55559.-'1 A Y 2 + M Ln HLMISTR9. W- , -:- Bf?EljD. i ii, A rage M. ar. 3. v LITTLE back from the dusty, busy street, it standsg stern, majestic, grandg rearing proudly its tall front of brick and stone. Little at- tention did its architect pay to the ornamental in its construction. No rounded towers rise above the flat roof, no fanciful gables or 15th century balconies relieve the monotony of its angular sidesg everywhere reigns puritanic simplicity and massive solidity. Adown the brick front are streaks of a white substance like petrified rivulets on the sides of a volcano. Unimaginative folk would ascribe this singular appearance to the careless hand of an unskilled mason-the poet knows that it is the great brain force on the interior, which has thus found an exit, and recites the fact as an instance of the supremacy of mind over matter. Roundabout the building stretches a lawn QFD, where grass is so infre- quent that the place reminds one of the head of a man in the front row at the comic opera. Directly before us we note an unusually verdant spot where ghosts of homesick cabbages are said to lurk on dark nights bewail- ing their former abiding place. Here, too, a tinkling fountain sends aloft parkling showers of a mixture of HQO, aqua pura and Massabesic water, which is taken by all the winds of the compass and hurled down the back of every suffering wretch who chances to happen near. There is a legend which states that a swell senior once drowned himself in the large basin of this fountain. The story is supposed to have originated from the fact that a cane was one morning found on the brink of the dark pool, C415 and this cane, although deposited on the lecture room desk, was never claimed. Across the cabbage a well-worn path is used to demonstrate the familiar geometrical axiom. To the right the young ladies of the in- stitution are visible, at times, when they may be seen arranged :esthetically among the trees, making way with untold corn balls. To the left the boys are wont to frisk briskly after the festive base-ball. 'Tis supposed that some one of these amateur prodigies was the composer of the following lines, exhumed by l'm'X' from beneath a class tree: On st-cond base or third base though we may roam, llc it L-ver so dusty, there! no base like borne. 'l'wo wide portals, with Yale locks, adorn the front of the school build- ing. Sometimes they are unlocked, more often they are not, when they are closed there is absolutely no method of entering the place save by crawling in at the basement window or drugging the janitor. Between the portals the building is ornamented with an immense chestnut gong. Once within, we wend our way to the lecture room, whose name requires no explanation. Here we are at once interested in the line collection of specimens: wild-cats, cranes, opossunis, freshies, chipmunlcs, and other strange creatures. In a small ante-room near by stands the bony form of Mary Ann, ready to receive visitors, with that changeless, ghastly smile of hers, so familiar to generations of students. Once on a time she is said to have taken leave of her cabinet in the wee sma' hours of morn and enthroned herself on the lecture-room stage, where the professor found her. Roundabout this room, which, by the way, was recently enlarged to give the ideas of '86 more room to shoot in, are recitation rooms innumerable, each endeared to the hearts of all the M. H. S. alumni by thousands of pleasing associations. The library, with its memories of moments stolen from lessons, when students came to compare opinions and to commune t42l .1 ' . A X Yhglxk 08 K , . QQ, Q Q, The jeu-:bib ' L E 716969302 OIL Q MWULEU-O U X . 47 L f ff M at A ' -x Q3 N- ' Ss fWo99 99,655 xovl 0 wwsdwm mQb ,Q'isi22:v 5,5sa1-X1s ?'ie,v , . 'W 'W - Aman QS? 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Y , 1 1,4?5.,?.1v5 Z, gf x 1 U., MV' P, 1 4 5 A , he J, . ,mms .V 1 M11 if 'mx ' 5094 Q ' 'J E123 Lk . .. Q. l iwi' 5 F , um, f ' I 1 .Y . hw 2 as up , , I 'Z I' N lf' , A. 4 1 , , . Ki , ,, L51 fi 'W Ui V uf F e .1 i av?-' if r . 3. W Jw ,hi I 'Q , V V! XA., , ,,' vw , if nl iv? . v +1 I I, 'fik 4 F Glyippirgge frorq the Gicfvoqiclpeo. I. . 'N a class of such great mental strength as '86 some of the members must show, long ere school life is ended, iitness for a particular busi- ness or profession. Thus, Frabby'i was naturally of a mechanical turn of mind, his very movements were mechanical, and the manner in which he sat or walked produced the impression that he Went by means of springs and had to be wound up every morning-which, of course, was not true. Once he acted as professor of the natural sciences, and everybody pitied the sciences. After graduation he entered a machine shop and the proprietor, seeing how peculiarly he was adapted to the business, kept him at work for a week tearing up an old piece of Hooring, at the end of which time Frabby went home and forgot to return. Squee was another genius. He doted on steam engines and elec- tricity. We hope never to forget how he run his stationary engine with the safety-valve open one summer. How many boilers would have been saved from destruction if t'Squee' had been placed in charge of the safety-valves alone, is beyond the power of human comprehension. He also knew all about electric lights, and was often seen on the darkest nights explaining them to his sisters. So well had he mastered the science that he was for a long time employed- as night watchman at a popular summer resort. Sturgy was supposed to be an incipient physician, and, after receiv- f47l ing his diploma, was at once employed in manipulating crockery crates and renovating feather bedding, which, we suppose, is the first step in the medical profession. We always thought john was a clergyman in disguise. His clothes and features were of a clerical cut, and he used to be quiet and steady. But, alas! things are seldom as they appear, and the husking and similar events tore a vail from before the eyes of the Class. j was intended for a professional of some kind, but whether lawyer, doctor, or priest, Bessie won't tell. C'ome along, Blanche. -E. YI, nl Cinjklnffffz. Here's where 'I'asker lives. -M. C. in ff G. ll. lt was a clear, frosty nightg the stars shone brilliantly, and a full moon smiled down upon the glistening snow. A double-runner was slipping down Hanover street, as only a double can, on a surface of glassy smooth- ness. Nobody knows exactly how it happened. In the first place, .the was n't there, and again, he may have been thinking about the long walk home he would have to enjoy. But it is useless to theorize. Nobody was injured, and he hasn't yet heard the last of the matter. III. SONG.-TO the tune of Bob up serefzeqf' If you call on a clear, dear classmate, After walking six miles or more, Then have to break the old bell wire Before she'll open the door, Then is your time for disappearing, Take a header and down you go, And when the sky above is clearing, Bob up serenely from below. HS? if ?'?TfY1 ' M Z f'Z'Q?mfi ' ' FE ANQQFW , xi A., ' T ' ' I ' . r fyuff vx, 1 I i - , V t 4 x Rf C7 3-Emp!-L , ,J 'JW Q? ' J , fi ll,-31, 1 H wi Ai WF' yi fir' X ,li p I ,' ,x - H V ' if' Y 1,-' !,' NN 4kfv 1 S? 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And it came to pass that they arrove at a mighty castle, the hour being eight. And they rang the great gong upon the outer gate, but lo, the door did not unfold. And they were exceeding wroth that the door should not open. And it came to pass that they heard a sound within like unto one who spake in whispers, but they replied not, neither did they make a noise. Then, behold, a window did unfold itself, and a voice spake, saying: Prithee, what dost thou here? and they arose and fled, and the spot beheld them no more. Q Lo, their way was toward the south, and they came to a mansion, and behold, they were exceeding weary. Now it came to pass that they rang the gong, but the hostess was far away, wherefore they entered not, but ere the hour waxed late they arrove before another portal both high and broad. And he whose name was Fredde arose in his might and seized the bell knob, and lo, the wire came forth and it was in length six metres. And they departed with unseemly haste, and their tale is like to a book that is closed. V. Once upon a time there lived a noble lady who was the admired of many brave knights. Her beauty was as that of the stars on a winter eve, and her voice was as tender as that of the turtle dove. Now it hap- Q50 pened that one time a great festival was to be held in the castle of Ainsworth, and among the gay company was to be the lovely lady, and of her suitors, who were in number countless as the sands of the desert, but two were asked. And out of the kindness of her heart she had accepted the escort of both. It chanced that one of these favored knights had a steed whose beauty was famed through all the countryside, and a line chariot or tophuggie, and at the chosen hour he whirled to the portals of her castle in a blaze of splendor, and the other knight, whose name we did not state, had naught but the charm of his presence to commend him. And the lady drove away in the topbnggie, behind the beautiful Steed, all of which goes to show that only the brave knight with the carriage deserves the N. ll. btate lfair. VI 'l'hcv had been uxchanfinf Jictnres . L L l'or an hour, less or more. And the teachers had tleparted. And had locked and harretl the door: And we can't help sadly wondering, As slowly sinks the sun, lf it hadn't been for lucky chance, O, nhat would they have done? Strange sights were seen when the barge from the husking arrived at the electric lights on Elm street. Ask Squee for information. He was bald and gray, they said, but then he must be richg so it was all right, of course. Why did Frabby get out at the railway station that Goffstown night? It was a new-fangled kind of force pump and a bicycle that made Goffstown stare this summer of '86. tgzl X 'x liz .-,f 4, , C15 171K ,i , ss: 5, P H I :J , W Y: MAA Mggffl xgs gn , H fi C A Q? ' 13x,, 's Y . A 3, .5 ,-,W S ' f f ... 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' W-ff-'xml 'af' 'EN ' in I1 I fry q 4-1 Q '1 M '4 +4 'rain' M -uf V ' ,,lfJ'fv W 3 125: 'f' VW My , H 1 F' lf'1'lAvYV f ff.,,,'1ff,..,,f ,. .Q x 1 -1 'lv I S 33 M , Q ,A , Y 'I I wr IQ! flvaxy X , I ',i f','f', 'Wx N1 x !i!. ff ' 'M f 'f ' ', ' X W : 'Hq,'7r ' .1 Nw. , 13 f . 3' IK M ur 559, Gvaduolion. N the night of june 25th, 1886, the Class of '86 held graduating exercises at the Manchester Opera House. The house was filled to overiiowing with expectant friends of the Class, long ere the time when the exercises were announced to begin, and the seating capacity of the house proved far insufficient to accommodate the curious public. At 7.45 the curtain rose, revealing to the audience a most pleasingstage settingg a woodland scene was represented and the class members were grouped in the foreground. The young ladies wore magnificent white dresses which showed effectively against the dark green fmeaning the scenery, not the young gentsj. The young men appeared in black suits, with yellow and white neckties and uniform collars. At either side of the stage were banks of choice flowers, and from the proscenium arch was suspended the Class Motto, tastefully prepared. The exercises were carried smoothly forward without announcement and consumed a period of two and three-quarters hours. They were as follows: C555 I. Sow of QVVGPCOYYZG. Words by L1-:TTU-: M. SMITH. Music by MAY E. CLOUGH 'Tis with joy we stand here before you. As to-night our greeting we bring: Of the four years gone forever We will blithely, gaily sing. Tell the winds your fortune, 0 daisies- Welre happy, for school days are o'er- liet the grasses grow untrodclen, On the green we'll walk no more. The bees will gather for swarming, And the nestlings take their flight! lfroni its hed each tiny floweret Springeth up to meet the light. Not at sigh for the hooks welre closing, For our duty calls us :iwayg Of the old associations We will take our leave to-clay. ll. Cinfroczlucliorz of C5?c1oo. EMMA B. Auno'r'1'. Lavuzs AND CvENTl.EMEN21l have the pleasure of introducing to you the Class of '8o. It is, perhaps, the most remarkable class that has ever graduated from the M, H. S. lt is rather a large Class, weighing about two tons and a half. its motto is Alta Pele C' Seek the Heightsvq, and its united efforts in that direction at the present moment falls but a trifie short of the height of Bunker Hill monument. This is a poetical Class-in fact, it was thought at one time that all would have to be Class Poets. lt has had, as you know, little chance for the display of shrewdness in business, yet it has become owner of a long stretch of Henlh and a good-sized Hall. There has always been an Ordvmzy about it, for it has brought its little Lamb to school everv day and the teacher has nlt turned it out. In whatever contests it en-Gage-s it always comes out with Victor on its banners, as Amzierbody can tell you, and it always goes Illcrrilf-y about its little Task-er too. lts understanding is in good condition, as it ought to be, for not less than 5oo pairs of shoes have been sacrificed in its four years struggle for knowledge. Its brain circumference is seventy-seven feet-of its brain power it will now give you a few specimens. 156i III. Q rotogue. JOHN H. GEROULD. Welcome, friends of education! Welome, all who love to rally With new faces 'neath your banners! Class of '86 sounds welcome, Greets you all with kindly welcome. Eight and forty moons have vanished Since a maiden, young and artless, Passed beneath those walls of learning, Called by common voice the High School Passed within Minerva's temple, In the Merrimackls Queen City, And this maiden, young and artless, Class of l8o we call her, 'Through this time has been partaking At the intellectual table Spread by your own hand and bounty, By the friends of education, And by public-minded persons, Looking forward to the future. Not of Harnnecide description, Not a passing mental fancy, Was this feast of your providing, But of hearty, strengthening viands, Satisfying all the system With its intellectual richness. Now this virgin class invites you All to taste these various viands Which she has, with dainty hngers, Deftly dressed for this occasion, She has analyzed the dishes, Learned with care their composition, Studied how to please the palate, And imbue with subtle fragrance livery sweet and tender morsel, Both her spruce and stately waiters, Sober, dignified in manner, And her pretty, blushing hanclmaids, Soon will serve you all the courses And will tell you all their merits. First in order comes a pottage, Served by modest Miss hlCl.ARIiN. She will tell you all its contents. Fish that swarm the crystal waters, i575 Flesh of beast and bird united, Making bright and sharp the eyesight, Making keen and quick the hearing. Then Miss RAY will set before you Meats that give one mental vigor, Meats that discipline the reason And that render sound the judgment. When of these more hearty viands You have tasted, you have eaten, In will come the English pudding, Filled with plums, both sweet and juicy. Then will SINUNS, lithe and graceful, When he has with this regaled you, Tell you of the modern methods That are used to make this pudding. Now in cunning, classic manner Of the ancient tireek and Roman Will this dish he spread before you, Crowned with fraigrxtnt wreaths: of myrt Garnisherl with the verdant laurel. Tlirougli the mysteries of cooking, And of serving mental banquets, l'i'actieed hy those ancient people, Will Miss Garcia, in classies skillful, Guide you, each detail explaining. When your thoughts from Rome and A Shall have hither sped and hastened, We shall offer to you, wearied, Hungry for New lingland viands, That which every loyal Yankee Without doulit would set before you. Yes, a pie will then be served you, By Miss Riclimmsow provided, Of that delectable ambrosia Which for gods was once exclusive. Now we also are permitted To enjoy its sweets delightsome. Then, upon their native branches Golden clusters of ripe apples, Such as once Hesperian Sisters Gave to juno at her wedding With proud jupiter the mightyg Apples such as these, Miss GILFORD Will in silvery accents offer. Of this luscious fruit of labor, Of the sweet repose it bringeth, She will sing, alas! and tell you How it, meanly treated, blushes, E'en for poverty it blushes. C583 le, thens Lo, a dish of nuts forthcoming, Borne by droll and witty STEVENS. One by one, he'll dryly crack them Till your sides will shake with laughte Shake with long and hearty laughter, At his wondrous jokes and stories. As the ancient Saxon minstrels, As the ancient Minne-singers, Woke the sleeping lyre to action, Drew forth strains of sweetest music, Sang of war and deeds heroic, Sang of peace and sweet affection, At the banquets of our fathers, So, to-night, will all be greeted With the fairy tones of music, When you have the courses tasted, And the feast has been completed, Comes the after-dinner speaker, lnterweaving in his discourse All the benefits and uses Of the viands and refreshments. Thus, in language terse and pointed, Language eloquent and graceful, EDXVIN Tasman will address you. Then, when he his seat has taken, Other speakers will succeed him. By Miss BIERRILI, wise instruction To our dearest younger sister, To the Class of '87, Will be offered, will be given. Then our Class, herself, will listen To some parting words of friendship From the lips of JOSEPH BRENNAN. Ere you leave the banquet table, Ere the party is disbanded, Will Miss URDWAY speak, at parting, Words of thanks for kindly favors For the love of education, Priceless boon of education. You are waiting for the courses, So no longer will we keep you, But the Class once more invites you, Try these courses, taste these viandsg And if you feel half theipleasure WVe have felt in preparation Of these viauds for your palate, We shall be, in ample measure, Paid for all our past endeavor, Paid for this hour's entertainment, Feeble token of our friendship. 6593. r7 IV. Effctty Qfde l'?,ctl'u'zctP Sciences. EMMA B. MCLAREN. By the side of the road lies many a pebble, which careless wayfarers are constantly passing by. To most of these it is nothing but a pebble, something to be spurned aside as of no value. In our woods are countless wild tiowers, which children thoughtlesslygather, and as thoughtlessly cast aside. To them they are simply beautiful: but, to all who have studied plant life, each is full of wonder and mystery, of intricate patterns, which in beauty and vari- ety cannot be rivalletl by those of the most skillful designer. Nature has, at all times, challenged man's attention. He observes life, :md indications of life past, all about him. All nature, at times, seems to be in harmony with with will: again, in a strange fury, she combines her forces against him. Uppcrmost, then, in man's thought, is the question, Why-how can these things be? l.ife and death are strangely mingled: life is a result of death, and death an attendant upon life. These questions have been partially answered during the nineteenth century. Man has collected, from the storehouse of past centuries, treasures of thought upon these subjects, and, by weaving these with his own, finally developed what we term the natural sciences. These may he named, out-of-door studies. No darkened room for the pupilg not a quiet student is he! He must be inhaling pure air, under heavenls roof alone, eagerly inquiring of the many objects ahout him. Thus, while mentally quickened, he is induced to physical activity, uniting health with mental zulvauceinent. ln at high school plan of study, similar to our own, where each subject is given but one or two terms, no very extended knowledge in any one branch can he obtained. We attempt to learn the most important principles underlying each science, which will enable us, at any future time, to carry on the study by ourselves. We do not expect many great discoveries to he effected here, which shall heneht outside of ourselves: but l wish to show what we hope a limited study of the sciences has done for us, and what it may do for all. The first knowledge of the world that a child ohtains is through what he sees and hears. In his earliest years he is satisfied with looking at objects about him, and learning their names: hut these facts, which he learns tlms early, are so much for the framework of his future knowledge. At this point the natural sciences find him, and hy inducing a thoughtful observance of the studentls surroundings, make use of these scattered materials in the life structure he is building. Now his perceptive powers are developing: he observes quickly, and draws intelligent conclusions. All recognize the importance of such a beginning to an advanced education: for our perceptive facul- ties must first be developed, else we cannot enter with success upon the higher studies of mathematics, and other reasoning studies: and we deem ourselves fortunate in the opportunities for this development which have been afforded us here. Undoubtedly we possessed, on entering this school four years ago, all the mental tools with which we now work: but some of these would ever have remained dull and of little use without the refining they have since received. From lack of knowing how to use, too, we should have employed them awkwardly, rather than deftly and effectively. The training of the perceptive faculties is also of advantage to one, in his daily life. livery business person has need to employ these powers more than all others, perhaps, and they are fully developed only bv persistent discipline. Control, once gained, is therefore useful to every one, These studies, too, broaden onels views and give wider trains of thought, while by teaching to observe the minutest details, they give us accuracy, and young minds, we all know by experience, are too prone to lack this. We here learn, also, a very important lesson of life, not to despise small things, as smallest causes often produce greatest effects. Then we are being trained in independence of thought, taught to rely upon ourselves, to draw from the many phenomena of life our individual conclusions, and thus to verify or disprove theories propounded. There can be no thoroughly enlightened nation, nor many great discoveries, without independence of thought among its people, for, remove this, and we would have a repetition of the dark ages of Europe, when rulers held sway over their subjects' thoughts and beliefs, as well as over their actions. But is mental discipline the sole gain from a pursuance of these branches? While preparing to enter upon higher studies. are we not accumulating a store of useful information, systematically grouped, from which we may draw in after years? ffiol Beside the practical advantages thus secured, the students' duties are attended with many pleasures. The coloring of every flower seems more delicate. Botany reveals, in their minutest parts, designs which delight him, and show the great harmony of nature, even in her endless variety, and there is additional pleasure in the fact that the study is not bounded by any limit. It is a living, growing thing. New facts are being constantly added, even we can explore and make discoveries for ourselves. If it were not thus, much of pleasure in it would be wanting. Come with me into one of nature's most secluded nooks. Never before has human presence invaded it. Everything is all fresh with life and vigor. Noble trees rear their lofty heads high above us, as if rivalling one another to be nearest the blue heavens. In their branches, the birds are singing or twittering. l,Vild flowers bloom luxuriously, on a soft bed of ferns and mosses, while the very grass springs under our feet. The place is full of a wealth of life in earth and air. But suppose that suddenly, by a cruel touch, everything be changed to a lifeless mass. The birds are still,-cease to sing 3 the trees, the flowers,the grass, no longer rival one another in growth. Everything has yielded its life. Where then would be the pleasure in gazing upon the scene? Gone! Thus would it be in our study, if its growth were stoppedg but, happily, it is not dead, like a clod of earth, but living and growing, as the objects of which it treats. This is the delightful land in which we revel, not simply to pluck and gather, but to penetrate into its hidden beauties, to trace the pencilings of the Great Designer. The highest of all advantages in the study of science, remains. We are endowed with a higher nature, eleva- ted or developed by a pursuance of these, her own gift studies. We are raised to an understanding of the infinite wisdom and goodness which the Creator has displayed in His works. Not a step can we take in any direction, without perceiving the most extraordinary traces of design, and this, everywhere shown, is so calculated to promote the happiness of all living creatures, and especially those of our own kind, that we can but conclude every part is in harmony with a plan of absolute benevolence. V. Eeooctgf. lvloiftenqdlieo. MARY E. RAY. Multiplication is vexation, Division is as bad, The Rule of Three perplexes me , And Fractions drive me mad. Such is the language by which some despairing individual, struggling with the mazes of mathematics, has ex- pressed his feelings and those of thousands of others. For what a thrill of terror the word mathematics strikes to the hearts of those who remember with nameless dread their first efforts with the multiplication table and fractions. How they tremble at the thought of those seemingly endless examples in Partial Payments, undertaken with the discouraging apprehension, that if the end ever was reached, the answer would surely be wrong. With what fear and trembling they first removed the sod in order to disentangle those roots which were inter- woven into squares and cubes, and which to their bewildered eyes seemed as intertangled as the roots ofthe famous banyan tree, And then those befor uoz'f'.r of Algebra and Geometry, how vividly they recall their experience with that refractoiy minus sign, And in their frantic endeavors to cross the pau: a.tz'naru11z, how it swayed to and fro, threatening every moment to cast them into the boundless deep. But vivid as are these recollections in our minds, still more vividly do we remember our joy at being able to have at tongue's end the one hundred and forty-four elementary combinations, the bright smile and approving nod of the teacher, when we had accomplished some intricate and involved equation 1 and the intense satisfaction in successfully demonstrating some original geometrical theorem, which required much time and thought. Passing, however, from these mere feelings of grief and pleasure, the study of mathematics affords a decided 6613 and special benefit to the pupil's mind. A complete education embraces the development of the entire man, and his adequate preparation for the active duties of life: and though mathematics should not be made the exclusive means of mental discipline, yet its methods are such that it is eminently Fitted for accomplishing a certain part of that work, and that part cannot be so well performed by any other branch of knowledge. iNe claim for the study of mathematics, that it tends to induce correct mental habits, cultivating the power of attention and diligent application, at the same time strengthening the reasoning power, for it requires the concentra- tion of mind upon the subject in hand, and though difficulties baffle for days, they are Finally overcome only by the most untiring eliforts. lt was Lord liacon who said: Men do not sufficiently understand the excellent use of the pure mathe- tnatics, in that they do not remedy and cure many defects in the wit and faculties intellectual. For if the wit be too wandering, they hx itz iftoo inherent in the sense, they abstract it. Again, Dr. Barrow says: lf the fancy be unstable it is poised by this ballast, and steadied by this anchor 1 if the wit be blunt, it is sharpened by this whetstone, if it be luxuriant it is pruned by this knife, if it be headstrong it is restrained by this bridle, and if it be dull it is roused by this spur. This study, however, is not only the drill master of the intellectual faculty, but it is the key that opens to the search of eager minds the whole volume of nature: in fact it is in the investigations of the laws of nature that mathcinatics liuds its widest range, and its most striking applications 3 it is a transparent medium through which we may view and thence understand all the parts of the physical universe. lt has scaled the heavens and searched out hidden laws 1 it has travelled from planet to planet, measuring their magnitudes, surveying their surfaces, and determining their days and nights and lengths oftheir seasons. It has determined, with absolute certainty, the exact spot in the heavens at which a body will appear at the expiration of any definite period of time. lncleed, ifa telescope could rem:un lixctl, though the time were a thousand years, the precise moment would discover the planet lo the eye of the observer. 'l'hc principles which underlie all the phenomena of hunt, lzlifhl, and IDIHIII' are capable of mathematical demonstration. liven electricity, which claims such pre-eminence now, and is doing so much iimr the advancement of mankind, was not a practical success ttntil put upon a mathematical basis. ln chemistry no intelligent and philosophical analysis can he made without the aid of mathematics. Not only is its grandeur shown in mental development and scientific investigations, but its value in daily transactions is of pararnount importance. 'l'lie ten little characters which we call figures perform a very important part in human aflitirs. 'l'hey are sleepless sentinels, watching over all the business transactions of trade and commerce, and making known their Final results. The mechanic and artisan express the results of all their calculations in figures. The dimensions of build- ings, the proportions of their several parts are all expressed by figures before the foundation stones are laid. It was not drilling and blasting alone that put railroads through the base of Hoosac and Alps mountains: it is not the power of steam simply that urges the vessel and locomotive on their way, a network of underground pipes connected with a large reservoir alone will not secure the needed supply of water, but here, too, mathematics is at the basis of all. By it we measure from the diameter of a spider's thread and the remotest planet, we calculate the size of a grain of sand and the magnitude of the sun himself. In the conclusion therefore we may claim for the study of mathematics that it is the only sure means of giv- ing practical development to those great conceptions which confer lasting benelits on mankind: it impresses the mind with clear and distinct ideas, cultivates habits of close and accurate discrimination, strengthens and sharpens all the faculties, develops to the highest range the reasoning powers, and tends to raise the mind from the servile habit of imitation to the dignity of self-reliance and self action. C623 VI. 'l9il'ercil1ure. MINOT O. S1MoNs. There is a faculty of the mind which is too little appreciated, and which often receives too slight attention. It has never been accurately and perfectly defined. ln its different applications it is known under a variety of names : the realist terms it fancy 1 the artist calls it the ideal 3 the priest, faith 3 the psychologist, imagination. On it depends our skill as inventors, for every original construction must be imagined in the mind, before being wrought into material shape, by its means beauty weaves its charm around us: awe and sublimity take possession of our souls 3 wit and humor enliven us, and through it heaven is opened, and things divine are revealed to us. We see then, that however keen the perceptive faculties, however sound the judgment, for the full develop- ment of our nature this part of the mind also must be called into exercise. And here we find the hrst reason why we should study literature, for it is generally conceded that a careful study of the works of the best authors, is the most emcient method of awakening, unfolding and disciplining the imagination, What is better adapted to give wings to fancy than Moore's Lalla Rookh, or Drake's 'f Culprit Fay 3 what to quicken the sensibilities than the pathetic We are Seven, of Wordsworthg the humorous Tam O'Shantcr, of Burns: the beautiful evening picture in Gray's 'f Elegy, the sublime Hymn to Mont Blanc. But literature is not confined to the imagination, it has what may seem to some a more practical value. NVe are to go out into the world among our fellow men, and nowhere can we act wisely and well, without due regard to the principles of human nature. Our success, as men of business, depends in a great measure upon the confidence with which we can inspire the community, Why is it that some men seem to move toward their object with uner- ring sagacity, overcoming difficulties, converting even opposition into aid? It is no original instinct with which they have been endowed, but the knowledge they have gained by studying closely the character and actions of men. Literature, which is unquestionably the science of man, gives us an opportunity to gain this knowledge in school, where it would be impossible to acquire it by experience. ln Shakespeares works, alone, we find material for a lifelong study. No other author has displayed so many varieties of human character. has seen human life and nature from so many points of view. ln his wonderful imagination he has intensely realized and made living his every character, and so completely that it is an ideal of its class. ln a study of his works we meet with all phases of human nature in every form ofaction. In his description of vice and immortality we can fathom the possible limits of man's degradation, and by acquainting ourselves with his ideal of manhood we can measure the sublimity of the heights we ourselves may attain. But the busiest man cannot always be engaged in business. How shall he Fill up his leisure hours with profitable pleasure ? If his taste has been cultivated, so that he is capable of making a wise choice, hooks will aflbrd one rich source of healthy recreation. NVe note the almost universal interest with which Dickens, Thackeray and Irving are read by people of cul- ture, and how Burns, Tennyson and Longfellow touch a responsive chord in the hearts of all. A close acquaintance with works of literary merit confers an elegance and polish on the conversation, which fits us to act in any social scale with dignity and propriety. What better models in oratory can we Find than Clay and Everett 3 in polished and refined wit, than Holmes 3 in elegance of diction, than Emerson and Lowell ? But Milton is to me the greatest of poets. Living, as he did, during the darkest age of English history, an age in which the morals of the people were corrupt to the very core, his name, like Sirius mid the gems of night, shines forth beyond all others in the sweetest and purest earthly songs, in the grandest and sublimest theme that ever employed mortal pen. Such a spirit of devotion and trust in God is breathed out in his works, that the moral nature ofa man would be elevated and transformed by a study of them. Comparing him with Virgil and Homer, Dryden has aptly said 1 C637 W Three poets in three distant ages born 2 Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty 3 in both the last Z The force of nature could no further go, To make a third, she joined the other two. YVe have found that a study of English literature develops, directs, and controls the imagination, cnltivates, and rehnes the taste, ministers to our pleasure, athmrds us ideal standards of excellence, elevates and ennobles the character 2 what more can the classics do ? VII. Cf5l'c1fficctl' 'l9il'erc1lIure. HA'l l'Il'I N. GAt:i-2. We value linglish literature, yet in our search for gold let ns work the richer mines. ln this age of prosperity, social and material, physical and intellectual, every practical man demands the best. As Cicero lilly says: A knowledge ofthe best in literature nourishes the youth, delights old age, serves as an orna- ment to prosperity and a refuge in adversity, is a joy at home and no hindrance to us abroad. ln literature, as in art, Greece and Rome me the sources of all that we value most. Classical literature is so complete and finished that it ought to he retained as a rebuke to the literary indolence into which our modern writers are falling. To abandon it is to deliberately forego the very highest models. But the true use ofthe classics is perpetually to remind us what a wondrous thing literary art may be 3 capable of what range of resources, of what thoroughness in structure, of what perfection in detail. lt is a remarkable fact that the most penetrating and fearless author, Thoreau, with nature as his sole mistress, yet clung to Greek literature as the one achievement worthy to take rank with nature, as renned, as solidly done, and as beautifull almost as the morn- ing itself. A fair proportion of the linglish words came directly from the vocabulary of the Roman, whose teacher was a native Greek. One root alone Cspecj furnishes no less than two hundred familiar words. The man of science searches the so-called dead languages for his nomenclature. The druggist lills out the prescription written in the Latin tongue : we dignify our speech with borrowed general terms. The world has never outgrown those old masters- Demosthenes, Homer, Cicero, and Virgil, to whom the secret of literary powers was an open book. In jurisprudence, literature, and philosophy, Greece and Rome are still the teachers of the world. Go to the Roman Senate and listen to the great jurists expounding the law, then tell me if our republic is governed by sounder principles. The grandeur of the poems sting by Homer, and the gracefulness of Virgil's lines are but repeated by Shake- speare. 3lilton's greatest of English epics arouses in us a desire to drink at the fountain head. The noblest and most exhilarating objects for our contemplation are those which exhibit human nature in its most exalted aspects. Would you catch glimpses of those examples of heroism and friendship, of self-sacrifice and patriotism, which have challenged the admiration of the ages. VVould you behold them embodied in art, literature and philosophy, draw near and gaze upon the bright visions which fired the heart of ancient Greece. Would you understand the power of religion, which is the life and soul of all true culture, study, in the laws and literature of the Greeks, the simple. child-like faith which joyously gushed forth like a mountain rill, The world was still young, and to its finely-moulded, imaginative children its unconscious forces, not yet stripped ol their divinity by a mechanical philosophy, were gods in disguise. The glow- ing life, the mysterious energies of nature, bathed the soul in adoration, intoxicated it with beauty. The earth R643 itself was a living temple, where men worshipped. Pictures caught from the hands of the immortal gods imaged themselves in the soul of the artist. Would you catch the spirit which breathes in the poetry of Shakespeare, Dry- den, Pope, and Milton, and feel its life pulsating through your veins? Then let the Promethean fire that burned upon the Grecian hearth, and fused into one consistent unity the dense masses of human experience, kindle within your soul the love of the good, the true, and the beautiful. ls that classic literature dead which is still the model in our colleges '? Are those languages dead to whose wise combinations we owe all our scientific nomenclature? Can those most distinct and precise, the richest and most harmonious of all the human languages, die? Those lan- guages in which the loftiest aspirations and deepest convictions of mankied, etched and moulded by an all pervad- ing art, have found their fullest and best expression, can never die. Vlll. lslctrgguage. THEODORA RICHARDSKJN. It is instinctive in man to share his thoughts and emotions with his fellows. This interchange of thought gives him pleasure, both in the imparting and in the receiving, The impact of his ideas upon those of another, strikes out a spark which kindles a new train of thought in the mind of each, and is one of his richest sources of knowledge. Had the graduates of our public schools no power to convey to others the knowledge they have acquired, the advan- tages of their education would end with the individual, and whatever the extent of his self culture, the public who support our schools would feel, and with reason, that it had made a poor investment of its money. But those who have the direction of the studies to be pursued have recognized the importance of language, and have made abundant provision for those who choose to profit by it. They have done more, they have so interwoven it among the other sciences, that no student can escape some of its benefits. There is the grammar, rhetoric and literature of the English, the study of French and the classics, the language of look, voice and gesture, taught in elocution, the sign language of drawing, the tone and harmony of music. And they have not, and we cannot, too highly appreciate that science, for the study of language itself is one of the most effective means of mental discipline, and a man's dexterity in the use of it is a measure of his culture, just as the manner of his using it is a measure of his inHu- ence. Language is a key to the literatures in which the world has stored the treasured wisdom oi ages, nay, more, language has been found to be a living organism, refiecting in its words and forms the unwritten history of nations, vital with the imagination, feeling, and experience of the people who use it. Who has not felt the power of words, or learned what delicate instruments they may become in the hands of a master, and who has not yearned to cast over others, the spell which he himself has experienced. He who is willing tc become a faithful student of his mother tongue, and to walk in intimate companionship with the master intellects of his own nation, can hardly fail to discover the result. Did you ever trace out the origin and history of one English word? More marvelous than the incidents of Eastern legend, more romantic than the adventures of the modern heroine, is the story. Born of a word and a breath, in a far off age and land, tossed back and forth, across desert and Held and city, contracted, expanded, transformed, now belonging to simple common life, now degraded and now raised to express the highest spiritual truth , yet holding through all its one central purpose, and yielding up, even to slight inquiry, its varied shades of mean- ing. Would you read these marvelous word biographies? You must go beyond the boundary, in space and time, of English speech. You must search the modern and classic lore. You must learn to think as they think who are dressing the vine on the sunny slopes of France, and as they who are keeping the watch on the Rhine. You must learn to feel as you would have felt, had you helped to found the busy city on the Tiber, and as if you had been a votary of beauty amid the Grecian Isles. You must be inspired with the exalted fervor of those who passed from desert wanderings to the land of promise, and be lulled by the Indian dream of everlasting repose. Do you wish to give to an architect a clear and concise idea ofa structure to be erected, or explain to a mechanic a complicated machine, H653 so that he can understand it at a glance? Would you gather spring-time verdure, and summer's richness and glory, and preserve them to cheer the wintry hours, would you learn to catch the varying expressions that come and go up- on loved faces, to treasure when the now familiar form shall have become a dream of the past ? Then train the eye to see, andthe hand to guide the pencil and the brush, until it shall reflect your slightest thought. But there is a language which reaches a chord in the heart, untouched by word or picture. Held in varied estimation, its claims are recognized by all, for its underlying principle is the harmony to which the universe is moving. How easily are our lightest thoughts set to the rippling song, and how natural to pour out in music our deep- est joy or grief. When the words of the statesman fall powerless on the car, the patriotic song will rouse and unite a nation: when the preaeher's voice cannot thrill into life a soul, upborne upon a hymn of praise, it may breathe in the very air of heaven. Who shall say it is not well that the initial leaves of all these books shall be open and ex- plained to us in our public schools '! IX. lvlcirzucii' 'l9o6or. CURA ll. GlI.l tJlil3. ln olden times, among celestial groves, 'l'he l.atin legend runs, a child was horn, Unlike Minerva, springing limrlh mature: A perfect thought from jove's majestic hram Z llut sickly, weak, and frail, which so enraged His goddess mother, that she cast him out From high Olympus. Yieltling waters caught Him falling, cradled him within their arms. 'l'he sea-nymphs nurtured him and he grew up To boyhood in their care. Of birth divine He sought his native air and claimed a place Among the upper gods. A second time Expelled from heaven, down to the earth he fell. This time not gentle sea but solid land Held out its arms 3 and so with halting step He walks 'mid gods and mortals evermore Q For mortals cherished him, whom gods refused, Supplied his wants, and from the sickly babe There grew up Vulcan, vigorous and strong. Kindest and best of all the gods to men. VVhile these were living in inglorious ease, Inciting or assisting mortal strife 3 He lit man's hearth-stones with the fire from heaven 1 Set up his island workshop in their midst 1 Fashioned them tools and taught them useful arts. Then Jupiter himself confessed the skill Of lowly Vulcan, gladly sought his aid In forging weapons fit for gods to use, ow And soon his brawny arm, with clanging stroke, Awoke new echoes in the Olympian vault. For needs of men or gods, now on the earth : And now in heaven he plies his busy trade. To-day a voice is clamoring at your gates, ln knighthood's name, but with unknightly grace Labor, neglected offspring of the gods, VVho in this century's Olympus hold The seats, is calling you to parley. Hark! It is the cry of a misguided child 1 An untaught youth who asks, he knows not what He only knows his birthright is denied, His rank unrecognized among his peers. Denying unjust claims, will you deny His rights ? You freely offer of your wealth That kingly science throned in Learning's halls May hold his regal sway 1 with lavish hand Heap high the classic shrines 3 libations pour To numbers, art and song 3 have you no place Among them all to give to manual skill ? VVhile mind is trained 'mid sweet companionships And innocent surroundings 3 must the hand Of tender youth be forced to gain its craft 'Mid rude environments, with uncouth jest, Or speech profane from lips mature in sin? His breath that vitalized the busy brain, Fashioned and energized the active hand. Then give to youthful labor kinder thought, Within your schoolroom walls make him a place. Train hand and head together, then shall toil By knowledge lightened be, knowledge increased By toil. Labor, the Vulcan of our age, Unlike the Latin god in limping gait 1 Unlike the Greek Hephestus, Beauty's slave 3 But in his earliest youth to WVisdom wed, - Fair, vigorous and strong, shall dwell with man, Shall teach him pride in honest work, and bring To bless the homes throughout our land, Heaven's choices: gifts, enjoyment, plenty, peace. C673 1 X. , osictf l9ife. XTICIUR E. S'1'1ivENs. Klan is, emphatically, a sociable animal. lt is on society that all the grand principles of civilization are based. 'l'o social intercourse we owe otir national institutions, our colleges and schools. Wielding such an tn- lluenee, and possessed of such a power for good as is society to-day, it is evident that attention to social demands should be classed among the tirst and most important of the duties of civilized iuan. And yet, despite this fact, the niost rigid esainination of a schedule fora course of high school work fails to discover the mei'e mention of this most important bruneli. In the entire composition we neither tind a clause regarding sleigh rides and coasting parties, or even a word concerning class picnics and huskings. ln spite of these unaccountable omissions in school law, the bringing together of so inany young people, during along course of study, has made social communion it certainty as well as a necessity, and the social duties have neither been ignored nor neglected by otir students. The Class of 'tlo has been especially united in everything pertaining to the enjoyment of school life, and we venture the prediction, that in the misty future, when algebra and l,atin are rusty from a long neglect, and Greek is a dream of the past, the school days will still be assotziatetl in our memories with the rounded hills of lloffslown, the snow-clad surfave of Hanover llill, the glittering expanse of Massnliesitz, and all the many seenes made famous by class pleas- ure parties in the days gone by. lt was on a bright, aotuinnal day, nearly four years ago, that we lirsl niet as a class. liven then, strangers as inany of tis were to one another, entering on a life new and strange to us all, we seetned drawn together by il coin- mm tie, and were friends ere wc knew each other by name. 'l his fact may perhaps be accounted for hy an old adage, Misery loves i: i.npany 1 bitt the fozmlttioiis of fellowship and good-will laid in those early days have held tirm during our school course, and in some cases bid fair to become the basis for life-long friendship Q at result of the same motive lbree which caused fences to disappear and grave-yards to lose their terrors: the same myste- rious power which lnade its victims oblivious to locks and bars, and which so destroyed the sense of distance as to bring thc northern part of our fair city within the lttnits of the Manchester Corporation. The same old story ! Almost ere high school duties had ceased to he novelties the class held its First social gathering. 'l'hen pleasure parties became an epidemic. Nor the cold of winter, nor the heat of summer lessened our enjoyment of them. The tree-clad banks, secluded bays, and broad surface of Lake Massabesie have been the seenes of many merry gatherings. XVhat regal banquets have we partaken of on its green shores. Ah! shades of chemistry bread and hard boiled eggs, of what use would a picnic be without its picnic dinner. Goflstown, with its picturesque, rural solitudes, its pleasant village, and its hospitable landlgrds, has also been the goal for several delightful excursions. NVe have seen its pastoral beauties under the mellow light of a harvest moon, and again when mother earth was clothed with a glistening mantle of snow. W'e have lighted our triumphal way over its hills with the parti-colored glow of bltie tires and roman candles, and its sober natives, even now, doubtless remember with horror, that night when they were serenaded by a select quartet to the tuneful melody, -Iohn l5rown's Body. Yes, Goffstown, thou art dear to the hearts of '86. We shall not soon forget thee. 'Twould be useless to attempt a description of all the social escapades of our class outside the limits of a quarto volume: of the husking, where the light was so dim, that every ear of corn looked crimson red g of the moss party with its cataracts 1 ofthe coasting party with its memories of hair-breadth 'scapes, the maying parties with their bottles and tin cans, and the birthday celebration with its after-dinner speeches, But while we have thus sought enjoyment outside school, our school duties have been not less a source of much pleasure. The geology class will remember with delight their weary tramps after rocks, and one young geologist will not soon forget the ecstasy of crawling through a barbed-wire fence, in the solemn twilight hours. Chemistry will always be remembered with deep interest. I seem to see the long, dimly lighted laboratory, with its strange apparatus, and its deadly chemicals. Members of the class, clad in quaint costumes, move silently about, mid clouds of pungent vapor, like alchemists of old, seeking a philosopher's stone. Until Chemistry dealt, to some extent, with bread-making, and the results of experiments made at the time by en- terprising chemists, are said to have been fearful to contemplate. It was whispered at that period, that one of those bread-makers was observed to palm off a fragment of his loaf on a member of the geology class asa rare specimen, and pieces of the same material were found near the wood-shed of another member of the class, which accounts for the disappearance of several First-tenors among the cats of the neighborhood. Astronomy will be remembered for the many pleasant evenings we spent in the society of- the telescope of course. Botany, for the rural rambles, for which it furnished an excellent excuse, when we used to make our way over the stump fences and wheat fields of the suburbs. '86 has always been a wonderfully original class, and this quality has, from time to time, crop- ped out in the form of unique collars, lunereal mottoes for other classes, and peaceable class-meetings. Then we must not forget the era of poesy, when the entire class blossomed out as poets, who could discourse learnedly of feet and meter, and could even, on occasion, grind out an abundance of supposed poetry. This galaxy of bards, for a period, bade fair to furnish a new chapter to the history of American literature. Perchance some of the effusions which then appeared may yet be prized as the early work of a future Longfellow or Milton, for popular tastes may change in the years to come. The poetical elforts of the young ladies abnuntled in startling similes and bewildering metaphors, and may be illustrated thus : The thunders bellowed in the leaden vault, The lightning flashed in jagged lines of light, The rain, in sheets of liquid fury fell, The tempest revelled in its awful might, And howling like a huge aiolian harp, played bythe unseen fingers of the breeze, Swept o'er the land and lashed the foaming seas. The young men wrote in a style of which I will give an actual example : THE RINK SONG, AFTER TENNVSON, The fat man lalls in skating hulls, A rattling clatter tells the story, The huge crowd shakes until it aches, XVith laughter at his fall from glory. Rise, skater, rise l set the round rollers flying. Fat man answers: K' Trying, trying, trying. O dear ! O dear ! with doubt and fear, More doubtful, fearful, careful growing, As here and thar, he rubs a scar, The horns of brass-band faintly blowing. Ho ! skater, let us see you gracefully replying, Fat man answers 2 L' Trying, trying, trying. His heels they Hy toward yon rich sky, He falls with scarce a groan or quiver, His eyes they roll from side to side, His skating days are o'er forever. Ho ! doctor, ho ! set the courtplaster drying, Fat man answers, sighing, sighing, sighing. It has been remarked that our class has always displayed great confidence in its own powers and ability, u tless the confidence which comes of true greatnes. and conscious su eriorit . Even as fresh s we were self 0 5 P Y Y ent. During that eriod a com osition read b one of the oun men after dealing learnedl with a knott Con s. P P Y Y g i as Y Y ' of logic closed with the remark : Other learned and great men have other theories which showed his own point D , y Vyjj opinion in the matter. As sophomores we retained all our self-love with an increase of dignity. As juniors we be- gan to look patronizingly down on freshys and 'fsophs, began to feel the weight of accumulated years and wisdom. The young men now assiduously sought to cultivate the aesthetic sider, where had heretofore existed only the downy promise of youth, and the young ladies looked on and spoke gentle words of encouragement. The fourth year was the military epoch in our class history. Rosy visions of a glorious career disturbed the dreams of the young men, while the young ladies saw, perchance, an ideal warrior in the future, with glistening arms and bril- liant uniform. I 'l'he yezrr of seniority came upon us, almost ere we realized that it was near 3 catne with all the manifold cares and troubles of a closing year 3 came to End the class that had so eagerly looked forward, during three long years, to greet its coming, sorry that it had come. And now that graduation is at hand, and our school days are but memories, pleasant memories of the past, we can only turn our faces hopefully to the future and wonder what will come next. Xl. Qfie Qafue of Jfiglf Scfiooi' Etclucofion. Eownv S. 'I'ftsic1cR. Above all others, this is the age of popttlar education. lt is a recognized fact that in this century Knowl- edge is power, and who can hope without its :tid to attain to :my great rlegrec of prominence, in professional or business life 'Z 'l'he corner-stone of education ought to he lrtinl in the home, and the foundation carried forward through the several grades of thc primary and grainlnar schools 5 hut it cannot be finished here, for the superstruc- ture of to-day cannot rest upon the basis of fifty or a hundred years ago. This is :tn age of invention and discovery, in which the telegraph and lightning express have superseded the courier and stage-coach. 'l'o keep pace with this push and activity, the mind lllttst be trained to rapid and vigorous action, in not one, but many directions, and to a breadth and freedom of thought which will enable it to grasp the great problems of the age. The gramrnar school is not sufhcient for our day of rapid progress. 'l'he pupil does not obtain there that mental discipline and cantrol of his faculties so necessary in lifc. We see then, the need of more extended study, One of the great de- signs of education is to symmetrically develop the various faculties of man's natureg to enable him to economize his powers, and to prompt a feeling of self-reliance, and a consciousness of strength. livery power of the mind which is cultivated opens new avenues for the entrance of knowledge, and thus adds to the pleasure, promotes the growth, and increases the field of influence of the man himself. A man of limited ideas can take only it one-sided view of the elTects of legislation 1 hence, if the majority of the citizens of a republic are thus circumscribed, instead of furnishing examples of wise, united and far-seeing statcsmanship, its halls of Congress will present but scenes of debate and wrangle l-etween capital and trade, monopolies, manufacturing and agricultural interests, in which North and South, East and VVest, are struggling for the mastery. The equal cultivation of all his powers, by enabling him to look beyond his own special calling, makes the man a more useful citizen. With these facts before us, and with the knowledge that each one, in this land of freedom, gains influence and power, not from ancestral name or merits, but by his own personal worth, every boy and girl has the right to the most knowledge and the best disci- pline of mind that circumstances will permit. Now, what ought that boy to be, who has availed himself of this high school training, and has obtained therefrom the greatest possible benefit? Has he eyes 3 and does he know how to use them ? Has the study of natural sciences so developed his perceptive faculty, that he can view all things in their true light ? YVill he be able in his life work to see and comprehend events and subjects in their true relations to his own labors, so that he may direct his energies toward the goal of his ambition ? Has he a brain ? Has he cultivated his power of reasoning? Can he think for himself? From given premises, can he draw logical conclu- sions? Is he prepared to surmount the great questions of the future which will constantly confront him in his on f 70l ward march to success? Can he summon to his aid that wonderful and mysterious faculty, his imagination ? Has he so trained this power that he can commune with the great writers of all ages, and draw from their sublime thoughts an inspiration which will spur him on to an honorable and useful career? In every-day life, will he be able to bring his imagination to bear upon an undertaking, and conceive what will be its result, so as to be guided in his methods of work? Does he possess the ability to embody his thoughts in clear and forcible language ? Has he acquired that mastery of his mother tongue, which will enable him to diFfuse his knowledge for the good of those around him? If the high school graduate has HOL these abilites, it is his own fault 3 it is because he has failed to thoroughly improve the golden opportunities presented to him. Now shall these high-schools which are doing so much for the youth of the land, and which constitute the crowning glory of our public educational system, fail for lack of support 7 The pupils of these schools whose ben- ents they are receiving, answer, No ! The teachers who are exerting their best energies in the education and train- ing ofthe youth, and who are devoting their whole life to this grand work, respond with equal force, 1Vo J The hon- ored gentlemen throughout the land, who have the management and support of these schools, knowing that education is the corner-stone of civilization, and recognizing the fact that the enlightenment of the masses is essential to the per- petuity of our republic, repeat most emphatically, N0 ! The great army of graduates all over the land, are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, to resist every attempt to lower the standard or impede the efficiency of the public school system. In the home, in the work-shop, behind the counter, in every honest calling in life, they are ready to uphold all that will make more cultured and better citizens, all that will produce happier and nobler men. XII. QPtf3l.Elreoo l'o the Gfctoo of '81 ANNIE B. M ERRILL. Schoolmates- For three years have we been with you, sailing ever onward in the waters of this channel. And what have you to say of our piloting? Tell me, have not the many dangers of this trip been most skillfully avoided? Located a year's stretch behind us, you have had the best of opportunities to scan our course. Have you noticed how warily we have steered into the deepest waters, away from the shallows of idleness and inattention ? Carefully as we were able, we have sailed as the safe current has directed, and the standard at our mast-head has never been lowered. , Our ship, 'tis true, has at times ventured perilously near yon projecting cliFf, Ambition, and almost ground- ed on the many points, Mischief, which have so invitingly bordered our course. But best of all, resulting butTets from winds of reproof have been received, not rejected, and received to be important factors in the great mind current that has directed us safely and surely onward. Now, our colors must be furled-we are safely stowed in harbor. We are loath to end our voyage, but you seem impatient for the leadership. Are you aware, dear mates, of the responsibility now devolving upon you Y True, the channel is now your own, and in it you may glide much as you will, Do not, I pray, be reckless in thus assuming the flag ship. You can venture near, perhaps nearer those shallows, cliFfs, and points of danger than we have done, and yet escape shipwreck-but is a sailor the braver or more admirable because he has hazarded nl! for the sake of hazards? Braver, nobler, is he, who steers clear of them all, and as far from them as depth of water permits. Do not forget that leadership is to be taken literally 3 that should you be guilty of carelessness in your sailing, you will not involve self alone. Looking toward you, following your lead. see the less experienced sails of one and two years I Prove equal to 1711 your trusts. Keep them by keeping yourselves in the clear, deep waters. VVhat better wish can we extend to you than this Y May your voyage be attended by fairest skies, may you sail proudly and with clearest of colors into Gradua- tion Port. Our ship yields you a senior salute. Her sails are furled. But do you see that N17 Dkpcrafzdrzvlz is still on her prow, that her pennon of .4 Ita Pete still clings to her mast? And there they are to remain, for soon we shall unfurl once more, leaving the channel, so well protected from the storms of life, and test strength in the open sea beyond. XIII. ' daadreoo fo the Gfdoo of '86, j. M. BRENNAN. tTt.AssntATtcs z To-night we are to sever our connection with the Manchester High School, within whose walls we have passed some ofour happiest years, and by diligent application, under the guidance of the best of teachers, laid the foundation of our future. With feelings of pleasure we reeall the many happy hours we have passed together, the ttnity and harmony with which our progress has heen attended, and the ntany social gatherings that have done so much to ren- der tnore agreeable the long periods of stttdy. ltlingled with these are feelings of sadness that never again shall we meet on just the satne terms of equality as in the public schools, those inost democratic of all ottr democratic institutions. Common interest must give place to other intlivirlual interests, as we prove our ability to he and to do in the world. After four years spent in each other's society, sharing the saine troubles, enjoying the same pleasures, we part 1 with different hopes and ambitions we must enter the world where all are scholars, but scholars without that friendly feeling common to tts here. Behind us, gradually fading front our sight, are our school days and ottr youth, with its petty cares and trials, but through all a happiness and freedom front anxiety that will scarcely he ours again. Before us lies the world, with its turmoil and struggle for fame and riches, its joys and sorrows, its opportuni- ties and temptations, Into this we must enter. lf we have aught the world needs, it will pay ottr priee, httt there are no royal avenues to honor or usefulness, no positions of trust, responsibility or profit awaiting tts hy inheritance. The future will show whether the time, money and thought spent upon tts have been in vain. 'l'he world will soon try the fiber of our character, nor can we successfully stand the test, if ottr progress has been other than the result of our own efforts. The secret of success lies not in the acquisition of knowledge, not in mere intcllectttal at- tainments, but in the willingness and capacity to work. Noble work is the soul of all active progress. Our acts are our own, the difficulties to be met. Let us promptly, energetically, and with self-possession, work through them. May we never be among those who hesitating, thinking, dreaming in the face of trials, have cause to regret those- Sweet hours that they have lost unwittingly, Bright pearls that through their careless lingers slid Into oblivion's wave, and there lie hid, Never returning to restore to them The priceless gift, wing'd opportunity, Which few men grasp, and keep, and fewer still use justly. It has been a source of inspiration to us hitherto, in performing our tasks, that we have had comrades ever willing to assist 3 and even our rivalry, while acting as an incentive to greater exertion, has been ofa kindly charac- ter, unlike other contests, success was not restricted to one alone, but all might win this prize-a firm basis for our future manhood or womanhood. l72l In active life too often one's success means another's failure, the victory of one, the defeat of others Q and frequently the gratification at success is lessened by another's disappointment. Although we part to-night as a class, may the friendships thus formed be lasting. And as we enter the world, let us be courageous and loyal 3 courageous to meet and surmount the obstacles that oppose us, and to resist the temptations that beset our path and lead so many astray 1 loyal to those institutions that have done so much for us, and have so carefully guarded our interests 3 loyal to each other and to ourselves. And we cannot fail of success. The end has come, as come it must Q To all things 2 in these sweet june days The teacher and the scholar trust L . Their parting feet to separate ways. I . lk l R They part, but in the years to be '00 D- Shall pleasant memories cling to each, , As shells bear inland from the sea, I orgwgj .The murmur of the rhythmic beach. DEAR TEACHERs : Wexould fain rest a moment here before we set out on our untried way -before we leave the path where we have so happily journeyed on together. We would let the dear associations of school life become yet more firmly fixed in our memories, that we may hold them ever. In our happy days may they re- turn to us to increase our joy, and in those days when sorrow shall come, may they cheer and comfort us. At all times may our hearts repeat to us the same happy story, as the shell sings always the sweet song it has learned of the sea. You have, in word and deed, suggested models of a true and noble life, and it remains for each to chisel a semblance of this out of the enduring marble of time. As a statue, by its perfection, attests the care and thought of its designer, and bears witness to the skill of its sculptor, so may our future reveal your thoughtful assistance, united with self painstaking endeavor-a life proving worthy of a place in God's vast studio. And we would improve this opportunity to assure you, gentlemen of the school committee, that while we have been engaged with our individual school tasks, we have not been unmindful of your faithful care, and your earnest endeavors to give us all the advantages for a liberal education within your power, and to you and all the friends of education throughout our city, we extend our heartfelt thanks. By reason of this care and generous consideration which you have bestowed upon us, we feel strong to take up life's burden and responsibilities, and we beg as we step out to take our places among you, to do our part of the world's work. that you will not entirely cease your guardianship over us. May we not hope, dear friends, that a certain companionship will grow out of our dependence, which will en- courage and sustain us. VVe shall feel safer: and disappointment, should it come to us as it has to many, will not so easily yield to des, pair, if we can know that you still have a pride and interest in the class of '86. We shall never have an opportunity again, as a class, to thank you, teachers and friends, for all that you have done for us. But if in the future you should see that we are doing a work given us to do faithfully, cheerfully, honestly, striving ever to follow the motto which we, in our youthful hope and courage have chosen, you will be convinced that the labor bestowed upon us has not been labor in vain. C733 Words by VVILI. C. I-I XIV. Earewela? Song. EA'l'H. Music by To thc verge of the eastcrn horizon Of our manhood's career wc've attained, 'Tis the western horizon nf school life, In which intellcct's nurtured and traincd. Shall our lives clcr resemble thc tclnpurst That cnvulops with darkness thu day, Ur bc likunucl to soft falling showcrm 'l'lmt bring blaming and colnfnrt alway? May thu roll of harsh thnndur not follow Whun a life ilashus forth strong and bright, lint znnbitiun, atlnncd to soft numbers, Srt thc world all :lglow with delight. May our mission bc that of the Slllllwillll 'lihat so rxidiantly llUl'illllF tht- day, And makes doubt and all longing and turror, l,iku thc mists of thu night, float away. So lut each, from his own little orbit, Send xi ray that is chuery and bright, For to rightly makc use of our knowledge, NVQ must give to the world of our light. Like the far away stars that Still twinkle, FRED H. BLANCHARD Though the source of their light mav have fled, VVc vionld live in QUIUC good left behind us, Although severed be lifc's slender thread, C743 Interspersed with the original parts were vocal selections by the chorus, a double quartet, including Misses BLAKE and LAMB, contraltosz Messrs. SIMoNs and STEVENS, tirst tenors, Messrs. ADAMS and GEROULD, second tenors, and Messrs. BLANCHARD and TASKER, bassos g-and a duet by Misses ANNIE F. BLAKE and MAY E. CLOUGH. These young ladies received many well deserved compliments on their Inelodious voices. Then a squad of eight men, Messrs. ADAMS, Fox, FRANKS, I-IEATII, KLENNEY, QUINT, Smroxs, and TNOBIN, took part in a silent military drill, which was carried out with the pre- cision of clock-work and met with great favor from the audience. A number which, perhaps, received the most popular favor, as shown by the applause accorded, was the Mikado Medley. The M. M. was the result of a great display of ingenuity on the part of Miss MANAIIAN and the sixteen young ladies who did so well under her direction. It consisted of a drill in which vivid japanese fans assisted in securing very beautiful effects as they were handled by sixteen very nice young ladies singing very pretty selections from that very much worn opera, the Mikado. The participants in the M. M. were Misses AEEo'I r, KEN'I', LAMB, McDoNAI.D, MERRILL, NKJIQIIIS, RANDALL, RAY, JACKSON, HALL, AINSWORTH, CORURN, BUI.I,ocK, HU'rcIIINsoN, RICH- ARDSON, and ROLLINS. Miss MADIIPI VVALsI-I rendered Hiawatha's Wooingw with her usual ability and received much applause. 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