Classical High School - Classic Myths Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Still we hope it will serve its purpose in recording the career of the Class of IQO8. We have told of our debating societies and our athletic teams as well as many other things that have to do with our high school life. All we can say is that We hope this volume may meet with every one's approval. MARJORIE COVVEE, Chairman G. WYMAN FAY HESTER FERNALD JOSEPH FEINGOLD DoRoTHY VVH1TTLEsEY ROBERT KIRKPATRICK ARTHUR ACKERBfIAN Zin Memoriam Iaarrisnn Ulintnne Bice jfranh louis Jlllellen Officers of the Class of 1908 GEORGE ELLSWORTH COLE, Presiden! MARJORIE COXVEE, Vice-Presz'denf MARIE PIERCE, Secreiary KARL SCHMIDT, Treasurer RANDALL GREEN BURNS, Afhlefic Direcior Class-Day Committee George E. Cole Cchairmanl Mildred F. Bennett Frank H. Clancy Esther L. Bergstrom Randall G. Burns Emeline E. Dubreuil John F. Butler Aftermath Committee' Marjorie Cowee Cchairmanl Arthur I. Ackerman Dorothy Whittlesey G. Wyman Fay Hester B. Fernald Joseph Feingold Robert Kirkpatrick Gift Committee Margaret C. Getchell Cchairmanl Carlton R. Dean Emeline E. Dubreuil Picture Committee Charles F. Finneran fchairmanl Mary M. Carroll Marjorie B. Macgowan 7 GEORGE ELLSWORTH COLE PRESIDENT'S CLASS DAY ADDRESS GEORGE ELLSWORTH COLE r' ARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS:-Class Day marks the close of our life as Seniors of the ,Q , Classical High School.. Though this fact brings 9 'W Aen,4 7 as with it a shadow of regret, still this is the day we have looked forward to since our entrance upon L our High School. career, and is the one which we shall always associate with pleasant memories. Class Day gives us, as a class, the opportunity to extend our hearty welcome to all our friends. Parents: We appreciate the sacrifice many of you have made in order that this day might be made possible for us, and therefore extend to you a most hearty welcome. Teachers and Principal: VVe are glad to have you with us for these exercises. VVe thank you for your great' patience with us and for the deep interest you have always shown in the welfare of the Class of 1908. We are sure that the splendid training you have given us will be shown throughout our after life. We welcome all our friends who are here this afternoon and thank them for the friendly feeling they have shown us in so many ways throughout our High School life. , Here it is proper to thank the Junior cl.ass for securing this beau- tiful hall for our Class Day exercises. This is the first year that Class Day exercises of a VVorcester High School have been held out of the school building. Our departure from the old custom was nec- essary on account of lack of space in our own hall. Although my poor words do not adequately express the sinceri- ty with which the class greets you, yet again, in behalf of the Seniors of the Classical High School, I extend to you all a most cordial welcome. 9 HARRY XVILLIAM DOVVNEY The first rays of dawn light the homeward 52 V , 01'MQ 1 G 'cial A' .S l Q CLASS ORATION CHILD LABOR HARRY WILLIAM DOWNEY DAY in June. A ray from the sun high in the heavens finds its way with piercing heat to a rude garret in the slums of a great city-to a little form huddled over a machine, its eyes with a vacant stare, eyes unknown to the country with its green grass and shady trees. path in the coal mines of Pennsylvania for another child, with sunken cheeks and dragging limbs, weary with the hours of its nightly toil. Sad pictures, but true. Not taken from the pages of some fairy book, not in some land thousands of miles from our hearts and homes, but here, here beneath the folds of the stars and stripes, the emblem of the free. V True? Yes, too pitiably true. Read the cold figures of the Uni- ted States census for 1900, and learn that there are I,750,62.4, or one out of every eight children between the ages of ten and fifteen em- ployed in gainful. occupations. just think! VVhile they yet should be romping in play and cultivating themselves in halls of learning. they long since have been sacrificed to mammon by an ignorant parenthood and a demand for cheap labor. These children were at work, not in the open air, not in the fresh country, where sound comes up to us from free and living things. They were at work under the deafening and deadeningi clank and clat- ter of machinery in the cotton mills of the south, in the glass facto- ries of New Jersey and VVest Virginia, in the sweatshops of New York, on the breakers of the mines in Pennsyl.vania. In the textile mills of the South, 25 per cent. of the operatives are under the age of fifteen, 2000 girls under fourteen are doing night work in Pennsylvania, Q2,000 children under fifteen are at work in the State of New York, while in the South, 43,000 children under II the same age are at work in the cotton mills. In an investigation of the National. Child Labor Committee, it was found the number of door-boys and slate-pickers at work under the age of thirteen, at work in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, was 27.398 in IQOI. In IQO3 the number was 42,000, and in 1905 it was 48,000 No Christian or civilized nation can be indifferent to such a con- dition of affairs,-especially this, the richest of all nations. It is of terrible significance that for the years 1880-IQO5, the number of child-laborers between the ages of ten and fifteen years increased 6 per cent. faster than the total population of the nation, and I2 per cent. faster than the children of corresponding ages. On all sides, it is an axiom that a great sacredness hedges about a child, that a child is industrially nothing, that its future must not be blighted for mere gain. In our textile and cotton mills, foundries, mines and machine shops, we ind that accidents to children are from 250 to 300 per cent. more frequent than to adults. These unfeeling figures present arraignment of our industrial system. All our boasted protection of the home and childhood shrinks before the bare fact that in working out our industrial purposes in America, we subject our children to a danger three times that incurred by men, instead of throwing around the weak and defenseless special safeguards in- voked by their helplessness-a principle recognized as fundamental, not only by almost every savage tribe, but by most animals. VVe must not forget that beyond the individual interest, there is a vastly greater interest at stake, the interest of American civiliza- tion, of human civilization. The reason why child labor must be abolished is one which ethics and biology combine, to enforce upon us. The higher the type of being, the longer the time required for its maturing. The young of birds and of wild animals are full grown after a few days or a few weeks. They acquire with incredible rapid- ity the use of inherited instincts, and after the shortest infancy are ready to take up the struggle for existence after the fashion of their species. The human being, however, requires a period of preparation extending over years. First, infancy, then childhood, then early youth, and during all that period, he must remain dependent on the protection and nurture of adult kinsfolk. If that period is curtailed, an end of nature in the highest type of being is thwarted. The child I2 1 must develop physically, to do so, it must play. The child must develop mentally, to do so, it must go to school. The child must develop morally, and to do so, it must be kept within the guarded precincts of the school and home. In England it took several. years to awaken public conscience on the subject of child labor. It was not conscience alone, but na- tional fear, with the help of some excellent men, that brought about the result. England found her race of men deteriorating. Factories and mines made graveyard material of tens of thousands, and stunted human beings of the others. VVhen the Army and Navy asked for men of a certain size, they found that the average height of English- men had decreased. Then England became frightened and laws were passed which give to children in England a protection denied to chil- dren in America. Engl.and led us in the abolition of adult slavery--it led the whole world in that noble fight. Now England has led in the abolition of adult slavery. How long shall we lag behind? How long shall this country be shamed by child labor, based on economy and on the lack of the integrity of the l.egislators and employers? When graded according to the care of our children, we, intelli- gent and enlightened though we are, not in the same class with Hol- land, England, Switzerland, France and Germany! Un the other hand, in the matter of our 1,750,624 child-slaves, we rank with Russia, as we ranked with Russia in the matter of adult slavery and serfdoni in the last century. And this maiming of the bodies of American children goes for- ward. This perversion of citizenship is being done this instant, and in committing this sin against God and man, an equally great offense is committed against free institutions themselves. For child labor is pouring into the mass of American citizenship, streams of social and political poison which will be diastrous to the republic, as the decades pass. As these children reach what should be the conditions of maturity, they become unthinking enemies of society, because the injury done to them never can be undone, nor the cost repaid. When they grow up and compare themselves with other young men and women, they clearly see, and more keenl.y feel, that they are in- ferior-inferior in body, inferior in mind, inferior in soul-not in- I3 ferior naturally, but made so by the slavery of their childhood. They feel that they have been robbed of intellect, health, of life itself, and they easily become engines of wrath against human society. I imagine that the future, more mature and wiser than we are, will look back at us precisely as we look back at those who first visited upon childhood such cruel abuses in English mills in the last century. I-Iow outrageous it is to keep a child under school instruc- tion just up to the point, the most delicately important one educa- tionally in his life, and then throw him into the great rough and tumble of industry. Now, my friends, these children are no mere factors of industry. They are heirs of this present and immediate day, this day of vivid human interests, of imperious reciprocities, of ever-enlarging fideli- ties between land and land, between class and class. They are the heirs of a deeper and more compelling patriotism. Back of the patri- otism of arms, back of the patriotism of political and civic life, lies the patriotism of efficiency. Every interest, every institution, every activity of our present day must reckon with it. It is the patriotism of social fitness. It is this patriotism that we shall invoke, North and South, in behalf of every wounded, helpless, defenseless unit of our industrial society. It realizes that the life of our nation comes only of the fulness of all life, that no condition is safe which reposes upon the weakness of another. This country cannot permit a half dozen industries or a single industry to hold the child in an economic status, which is out of touch with the assumptions that underlie the industrial, educational and humanitarian organization of human life. The protection of the child constitutes one of the strongest as well as one of the holiest interests of civilization. Withiri the child lie the wellsprings of the future. Its freedom means the freedom of our nation. Its power, knit through the slow years of a free and happy growth, means the power of the nation. Its joy, its play, its growing knowledge, its simple and radiant courage, the smiling challenge of its irresponsi- bilities and immunities, constitute the indestructible sources of the power, the dignity, the culture, the freedom of a great people! lndifferent thus far have we been. Not that we have fel.t no I4 sympathy for the child. No, our hearts ever have been ready to open for them, our tears ever ready to shed, and with that we thought our duty done. But now we are awakening to a new light. It points toward duty. Not alone what we owe childhood, that it should not be robbed of its birthright, but what we owe our nation, our own safety, in that the child-laborer, grown to manhood, will turn upon the institutions that have hidden opportunity from him, turn against us who have harbored those institutions, and under the red Hag oi' socialism and anarchy fill the land with ruin, and cries of vengeance. No, little ones, your cries have been heard, soon they will be an- swered, and the Lord then will look down upon a land, faithful to his command, Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such is the kingdom of Heavenf, I5 IDA FRANCES BROOKS CLASS HISTORY IDA FRANCES BROOKS if ACI-I class is like a verb, in that it has a past, present , and future. As our prophet will soon reveal to us the future, and as the present will take care of 99' 5, itself, your historian must be contented to chron- icle the events of the past. In September, 1904, we entered the old Classi- cal High School as Freshmen, so called, though we are positive we were never as verdant or timid as other Freshmen classes. VVe soon discovered, however, we must contend against the oppression of three upper classes, most especially that of the Sophomores. We decided that our best policy would be to mind our own business and pay no attention to the taunts and insulting remarks hurled at us, until we had had time to assemble our forces and were ready to meet their attacks. So for the first few months everything went well except for our constant contact with the unpleasant obstacles known as studies, or even worse, the dragons who presided over them. It was February before we were finally permitted to hold our first class meeting. But at this meeting we made up for lost time and under the guidance of Mr. Porter, the famous math. dragon, we were able to establish ourselves on a firm basis. With little difficulty we elected Tommy Kerns President, and Randall Burns as worthy Vice. Then as we wanted to be sure all our events were properly recorded, we elected Helen Bemis Secretary, and last of all, realizing the need of some honest person to hold our fast accumulating funds, we chose Carlton Dean as Treasurer. We all enjoyed this first class meeting so much that we soon held another, this time with our new President presiding, and we all remember what excellent order Tommy always kept. At this time we elected our pin committee with Elise Blanchard, Chairman, Ru- tl-5 V 0i'MQl 0 Q V li pert Chandler and Anna Bliss. Then, as we had been given to under- stand that it was absolutely necessary for us to have a motto to guide us through our course, we elected the following committee to I7 secure one: Elizabeth Morley, Chairman, George Cole and Hester Fernald. At the next meeting, these two committeeslreported, and as a result of the report of the pin committee, we chose the pin which we wear to-day as the emblem of our class. In the case of the report of the motto committee, we did not do so well. Three were handed in and Spes sibi quisqui, Let each man's hope be in himself, was chosen, but unfortunately our trials in securing a class motto did not end with this first selection. The next important event was the class games, which took place May 12th. At last the time had arrived when we could show the Sophomores a thing or two by walking off with two more points than they in the games. The rest of our Freshmen year and the long summer vacation passed very quickly. In September we returned as Sophomores, afraid of nothing, daring anything. Our ardor was dampened somewhat by studies, as we were continually having to extricate ourselves either from the circles of geometry or from the difficulties of Caesar's bridge. Aside from these troubles everything went along very smoothly and we were able to hold our class meeting as early CPD as January 15th. George Cole was elected President, Elizabeth Morley, Vice-presidentg Randall Burns, Treasurer, Ida Brooks, Secretaryg and Carlton Dean, Athletic Director. The question of class caps for the boys was then discussed and after due deliberation it was voted that an 'o8 must be earned in class games, but that anyone could wear a C, H. S. No one knows where we obtained permission to distribute letters broadcast in this way, but we are sadly aware that but few of our boys are entitled to wear an 'o8 . As we were always enterprising, our next scheme was a class dance. To be sure, we were only Sophomores, but we thought the earlier we began the better. Harrison Rice was appointed Chairman of the committee, with Tommy Kerns and Carlton Dean his able assistants. But in our planning we reckoned without Mr. Goodwin, and when the time came to gain his consent, he refused to grant it. Some think we never had a dance, but if they do, it is because they do not know how much can be accomplished under a Greek name. In the class games on May II, we stood loyal to our colors and owing to the brilliant work of our Athletic Director, Carlton Dean, I8 we carried off sixteen points, four times the number of our previous year. The question then arose of changing our class motto, but per- haps the least said the better, of the difficulties encountered. Suffice it to say that after we had changed our minds eight times, our pres- ent motto, Not by word, but by deed, off lfiyfp, dll Epyfp, was chosen. We had now reached our junior year, which, though usually pro- nounced the happiest of the four, was for us in many respects the saddest. Early in February, death claimed one of our loyal class- mates, Harrison Rice, and just a month later, we were called upon to mourn the death of our honored instructor, Mr. Mellen. But, as is usually the case, the joys were mixed with the sorrows, and on November 13th we held a class meeting to elect our junior officers. That is, we assembled for that purpose, but owing to the apparent lack of interest of most of our members, it was two days later that we really elected our officers, who were: Randall Burns, Presidentg Elise Blanchard, Vice-president, Mildred Bennett, Secre- tary, and Wyman Fay, Treasurer. Mr. Goodwin then explained to us that it is customary for each class to have a banner which is hung in the office as its emblem. This, of course, gave us the opportunity for another committee, and our President, desiring to choose only those with artistic ability, selected George Cole, Chairman, Helen Davis and Parker Trow- bridge. This committee worked hard all the year and as the boys left all the artistic work to Helen, we are now represented in the office by a banner of which we are justly proud. During our first two years, we had thought that class sports were the only ones worth entering, but this year our boys discovered otherwise, and some of the strongest men on the football and base- ball teams, as well as on the crew, were members of 1908. To be sure, on the day of class games our work on the track was, perhaps, not brilliant, yet, at least, we could console ourselves with the truth that no one is great in all things. In june we decorated the hall for the Seniors. But alas! Unlike our predecessors we were not excused from our recitations to do it, but we had to return in the afternoon, which, of course, was not nearly so much fun. I9 At last we were Seniors and entered upon the last quarter of our High School course. VVe did not seem to feel any different, and many of us would have forgotten the new dignity which we were to uphold if it had not been for Mr. Abbot's daily lectures on what was expected from Seniors. We elected our Senior officers early in November and they were: George Cole, President, Marjorie Cowee, Vice-president, Marie Pierce, Secretary, Karl Schmidt, Treasurer and Athletic Director. For Class Day officers, Harry Downey was chosen orator, Frank Clancy, whose brilliant speech at the banquet won such fame, was unanimously selected as the most fitting person for prophet, whil.e Marguerite Padula was chosen pianist, and Ida Brooks historian. By winning the cross-country runs in the fall, it seemed almost as though we had taken a new lease of life in track events, but on May II, the day of the games, Fortune again forsook us. However, our boys were again prominent in the other sports. Qur girls, too, were not far behind them, as the Captain, Manager, and three of the players of the championship girls' basketball team were Seniors. In january, the boys held their banquet, and from all reports it must have been a great success. In the spring, we really began to feel that our High School life was nearly done and to prepare for our graduation and Class Day exercises. Arrangements for Class Day were put into the hands of George Cole, Randall Burns, john Butler, Mildred Bennett, Esther Bergstrom, Emeline Dubreuil and Frank Clancy. We then elected Marjorie Cowee, Dorothy Whittlesey, Hester Fernald, Arthur Acker- man, Vlfyman Fay and Robert Kirkpatrick to look out for the After- math. Then came those well.-remembered talks of Mr. Goodwin on economy and the advisability of the girls having only one dress. He did not talk in vain, for when the time came to vote, the majority chose one white dress. We have at last completed the history of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Eight. We must all agree that the last four years have been full of pleasure and it is with ,regret that we leave them. In the years to come, whether in our school or in our work, let us ever remember that Deeds not words must win the fight. 20 CLASS SONG WORDS BY ROBERT H. LOOMIS. MUSIC BY GERTRUDE SOUTHER Don White shields of expectation, Classmates, ere the Ways divide, For the fleeting hours have brought us To our school days' eventide. On our past we must not linger, Dreaming o'er the joys found there, But move on with dauntless courage ' To the fields beyond so fair. Wie go forth to life's hard struggle- Visions of great triumphs rise- Cherishing the truth eternal, Deeds, not words, must win the prize. This farewell is but prophetic Of the work now to begin, Let not words, but deeds, forever Mark the victories we win. 21 FRANK HOWARD CLANCY CLASS PRO PH ECY FRANK HOWARD CLANCY r' YEHQQQQQ T WAS on the 15th of june, in the year 1930. That morning I had arrived in Boston from a ten years' trip around the world. A short time after I left 99' 5, college, a large fortune had been left me by a dis- tant relative. That's the only way I'd ever get one, I guess. From that time I had been traveling all over the globe in an endeavor to spend that fortune of mine. I had finally resolved, however, to settle down in Worcester, my native city, and there spend the rest of my life in peace and quietness. And thus it was that I was on my way to Worcester on this beautiful morning in june, 1930. I settled comfortably down in my seat and let my thoughts drift back to the time when I was a boy in Worcester. How far away those pleasant days seemedf to me now! What would I not give to just be a boy again and pass one more day in that old I-Iigh School among the surroundings which were so pleasant and so beautiful.. I began to think o-f some of my old schoolmates. How I should like to see some of them again! I had not seen a single member of my class for ten long years. So I fell asleep, my thoughts full of the pleasures and good times in store for me in dear old VVorcester. While I was asleep, I dreamt that I was a boy again in that High School. I seemed to be reciting a Latin l.esson to M-r. Abbot. Somehow or other, I had neglected to study it, and since this was contrary to my custom, you may imag- ine the trouble I was having. But just when all hope was gone, the conductor woke me by yelling in my ear: Worcester, Worcester. I jumped to my feet, seized my suit-case and walked down the aisle. Every one in the car was grinning at me and I began to wonder whether I had been talking in my sleep or not. It seemed rather strange, too, that I was the only one to get off the train, but I soon forgot it in the interest with which I regarded everything about me. Here was Worcester at l.ast! Exactly the same. The same old , S Q V l 23 station in the same old place. But there was not a soul in sight. I walked outside and just as soon as I put my head out of the doo-r, there arose a series of shrieks from a line of cabs drawn up at the entrance. But what was the matter? The whole crowd of cab drivers were running toward me. Wonder of wonders! they were all women. Before I could begin to imagine what the best thing to do was, I was pushed into a cab and a sweet voice demanded where I wished to go. I looked at the questioner. It was no other than Ruth VVoodward. I managed to mutter, The Bay State, and then com- pletely coll.apsed. She slammed the door and away we went. While I was trying to understand it all, suddenly there was a crash and I felt myself hurled bodily out of the cab. There had been a collision and my cab was minus a wheel. Seizing my suit case, I ran for a trolley car which I saw coming up Front Street. It stopped and I got on. When I was paying my fare, I happened to glance at the conductor. Good gracious! It was no conductor. It was a conduc- fress. Edith Stockwell was collecting fares. I looked towards the front of the car. No motorman. A motorwoman, for Marion Whitney was running the car. I left the car at the Bay State and walked in and up to the desk. I was so faint that I leaned against the wall and looked around me with unseeing eyes. What do you want ? a voice asked me. A room, I answered. Bellgirl No. 23 l the voice yelled. Bellgirl, I said to myself, Could I never escape? A conduc- tress, a motorwoman and here was a bellgirlf' I plucked up courage enough to look at the owner of that voice. Dorothy Whittlesey was clerk. I screamed and knew no more. When I woke, I was in my room. Why, it must have been a bad dream, I said to myself. There was a knock on the door. Come in, I said. A man stepped in. Excuse me, sir, he said, but the room has not been fixed up to-day. Who are you? I asked. I am the chambermanf' he said. I looked at him closely. Is your name George Cole P I asked. He nodded. And it was true. I never thought that Georgie would 24 amount to much anyway, but that he should take the place of a cham- bermaid, was more than I could bear. Say, George, what in thunder is the matter with you, this town and everybody in it ? He began to laugh. I tried to, but it was no use, so I yelled at him to stop laughing and to tell. me all about it. It was no use. I-Ie only laughed the louder. You are carrying it too far, I said. You don't know when a joke is not a joke. Uh, yes I do, he managed to gurgle between spasmodic explosions of laughter. Well, when Pl' I asked. When you crack it, he roared, and then went off again. This time he had to roll on the floor to satisfy his mirth. I saw a pitcher on the table, seized it, and then poured ice water on all his hopes of ever becoming a funny man. He sobered some. I looked at him and he looked at me. Rather a coo-l greeting, wasn't it P I said. I-Ie nodded. Well, come now, explain. I-Iow did you ever become a chamber- maid P After much persuasion he finally spoke thus: About eight years ago, the women of Worcester were given the power to vote. Gradually their power grew, until in about three years' time there was only a handful of men left in Worcester. Al- most all had left to seek peace and relief in other cities. As for the present, the conditions are too terrible to rel.ate. The few men who are left have to acknowledge that woman is more powerful than man. Those who are so unfortunate as to be married have to remain at home, do the housework and take care of baby. Those who are not yet married have to work at any of the situations which the women have left open to them. The women run the city to suit themselves. If you stay here, you will soon find out what a woman's idea of proper government is. But I haven't time to talk. I have four more beds to make yet. And George left me in the last stages of nervous prostration. I think I must have fainted, for when I came to my senses again it was almost midnight. I decided that I woul.d walk out into the air and allow the cool breezes of evening to waft those horrible thoughts away from my wearied mind. What a deserted city it was! Not a soul in sight. I walked 25 down Main Street until I came to Front, where I stood on the corner and began to compare this city with the Worcester I had known long before. It had certainly not changed very much. The government of women did not seem to have made its prosperity increase in any marked degree. XVhile I was thus considering I suddenly felt myself seized from behind. Although I struggled with al.l my strength, my hands were soon locked in a pair o-f handcuffs and I was completely helpless. I looked at my captor. VVhy, it was Katherine Brigham! She was a policewoman! I tried to reason with her, but it never was any use. It's one of the laws of Worcester, she said, that no man shall be allowed to walk the streets after ten o'clock at night. The patrol wagon came up and I was pushed in, not at all gently, as you may guess. Un our way to the station house I decided that it wasn't quite so funny as it had seemed to me at Hrst, and made up my mind to ex- plain everything to the sergeant. W'hen we arrived at the station, I was dragged up to the desk by the very robust po-licewoman. There I stood before no other than Marie Pierce. I started to explain, but was interrupted by the command, Tell all that to the judge, and after giving my name, which no one seemed to recognize, I was thrust into a cold, hard, unsympathetic cell. There I sat until morn- ing. At last I saw three policewomen walking in my direction. They were Mary Fitzpatrick, Olive Lester, and Margaret Macgowan. These three trusty guardians of the law, offering to Hslap, me real hard if I attempted to escape, so there, brought me into court, where I found myself before Judge Getchell. At last my misery was at an end. But alas! She no sooner heard the charge, than she threw up her hands in horror, and imposed a fine of 31.98. I paid with diffi- ulty and was free once more. just as soon as I was outside the court-room, I ran as fast as I could. IVhen I stopped, I found myself in front of the City Hall. Since I was rather anxious to see the city officials, I went inside and entered the elevator. lXIildred Swenson was elevator-girl. I might have known that the elevator would not work if she were running it and. naturally, I had to get out and walk up the stairs. XiVl.en I came to the place where the lNfIayor's office used to be, I found a 26 sign on the door which said, 'Office of the Mayoressf' I went in and found Ida Brooks sitting at the desk with some embroidery in her hand. Her desk was completely covered with fashion papers. She did not know me at first, but when I told her who I was, she seemed delighted to see me. Qf course I donit know whether she was or not. After a long conversation she took me around and introduced me to some of the other city officials. Josephine Disney was her clerk and I noticed that Arthur Ackerman and Robert Kirkpatrick were two pretty blonde typewriters in the ofhce of the superintendent of schools, Helen Davis. The Mayoress told me that Mildred Bennet used to be the superintendent of schools, but since she rang the no-school. bells every other day, she had lost her position. I told Her Honor that I was going to take a walk around the city and she invited me to call again before I left. When I stepped out into the street, I heard a newsgirl say, Here comes the Chieftess of Police. I looked up the street and saw an automobile speeding towards me. It stopped in front of the City Hall and I then beheld Hester Fernald at the wheel. She was the Chieftess of Police. I noticed that the automobile was a Stanley steamer. That reminded me that she once rather liked a Stanley, but I thought she had found one that suited her better. I turned and walked up Pleasant Street. There I met Harry Downey coming down the street wheeling a baby carriage. Hello. Harry, I said, Hare you married? 'fYes, he answered, but it 1sn't all they say it is. Take my advice and get out of this town. It's leap year all. the time here. I laughed at him. Why, you're not very fat, old boy! I said, slapping him on the shoulder, didn't you marry a good cook-P Chl I married a Cook all right, but Mary makes me do- the cooking. With that, he bade me good-bye and went mo-urnfully on. I had been standing in front of the store which used to belong to Bertels, the delicatessen. I went in and found Karl Schmidt and James Higgins standing behind the counter. Give me a pound of Swiss cheese, I said. They looked at me with a deeply grieved expression on their faces. We keep only Limburger cheese, they said. I hastily beat a retreat. When I felt safe again, I remembered that they used to be 27 very fond of Limburger cheese. In fact they couldn't come to school. Witl'1Out it. ' I then started to walk down Front Street. When I was crossing Main Street, a heavy truck driven by Agnes Scott almost ran over me. I really would have been crushed under the heavy wheels, if Alice Parker, the brave Patrolwoman at the crossing, had not snatched me from under the horse's feet. When I was once safe on Front Street I noticed a barber shop with this sign: All Work Done at Cut Pricesf' That reminded me that I needed a shave and a hair cut, so I went inside. But when I saw that the tonsorial artists were Gladys Giddings, Mary Holland and Winnifred Jones, I decided that I rather liked my hair long, and so I made haste to reach the street again. I bought a paper from a newsgirl and noticed that the editors of it were Emma Fisher and Phyllis Dearborn. On the front page there was absolutely no news at all. It was entirely covered with bargain sales and advertisements. There was a notice that Esther Bergstrom, the great actress, would play Hamlet at the Franklin Theatre next week. Prices 23, 48 and 98 cents. Souvenirs to all the men who came to the matinee. I walked up the street to the Franklin Theatre and bought a ticket for the great melodrama, Try Them All, or Carlton Dean, the Educational Fiend. Anna Bell was the usheress and I was placed in the very front row. Soon the or-chestra came out and I saw that Elizabeth Cl.are, Ruth Boardman, Mary Halpin and Florence Brigham were the musicians. By the way, that reminds me that I saw in the paper that Robert Trumbull was suing his wife, Florence Brigham, for divorce on the grounds of non-support. 'When the curtain went up, Carlton Dean, the hero, was pursued by Elise Blanchard, the villainess. ' At last, sweet one, I have you in my power, she said. Uh, save muh. Will no one save muh P shrieked Carlton. But in vain, for the curtain went down in the midst of storms of applause. All the women in the audience were throwing flowers at Carlton, and Eleanor Brennan, the stage hand, was obliged to clear the stage before the next act could go on. I am ashamed to say' that I fell asleep during the next three acts and only woke up in time for the Efth. Carlton Dean was still pursued by Elise Blanchard, and it 28 seemed that villainy was about to triumph, when the heroine appeared on the scene. After a desperate struggle, Carlton escaped from the clutches of the villainess and the latter ran off the stage in the midst of the jeers of the audience. In a fainting condition, Carlton fell into the arms of the heroine, and with a sigh of relief he said, Oh! this is Bliss. When I was walking out of the theatre I saw Mildred Windle sel.ling candy in the doorway. On my way up street from the theatre, I saw Alice Wall and Lella Hefern carrying large signs on poles: Dancing at the White City To-night. When I came to the City Hall I became aware of a commotion which seemed to spread through the whole of Main Street. Everybody began to- run in different direc- tions, and soon I was the only person in sight. What on earth could be the matter? Were they afraid of me? I noticed suddenly a body of policewomen coming up the street on the dead run. At their head was Emeline Dubreuil and following, among others, were May Cal- der, Anise Dorman, Katherine Dunn and Pauline Cole. What a mag- nilicent police force NVorcester had! They halted in front of the City Hall and lined up for battle. Then I heard the sounds of horses' feet coming do-wn Main Street. Here were the brave City Guards, Mar- jorie Cowee at their head on a noble white steed. Behind her rode Dorothy Morgan, Mary Kelly, Helen Hill, Mabel Howe, Esther Jenks and Catherine Healy. They halted in front of the policewomen and their brave leader, Marjorie Cowee, addressed them thus: Brave women of Worcester, once more has our only troublesome citizen escaped. For many years he has been shut up in the insane asylum at Bloomingdale, but he is again at large. Therefore, bravely defend our City Hall, for he .has sworn to destroy itf' She had spoken and Harrington Square rang and rang again with feminine cheers. Hush! here he is. I turned and saw Charles Finneran coming up Front Street. He, then, was the escaped lunatic. As he approached, I saw the brave defenders of Worcester turn pale. Suddenl.y they all wheeled and ran as fast as they could in the opposite direction. Charles came up to .me and looked at me a moment. I am the King of England, he said. I thought it best to humor him so I said, Of course you are. 29 I own the moon and am perfectly sane. . , Of course you are. If I raise my hand, yon City Hall will crumble into dust, he yelled. I didn't know what to say, but since he seemed to expect some- thing and was drawing nearer to me, I said, Of co-urse you are. Then I saw somebody running toward us and I felt a little safer. It was Marguerite Padula, and I noticed that she had on the uniform of a warden. She walked up to Finneran, took him by the ear and walked him down Front Street. That was the last I saw of them. Soon the people began to come into sight again and the brave defenders of Wforcester triumphantly marched in front of the City Hall. The Mayoress came cautiously out, surrounded by the other city officials, and in an impassioned speech she thanked the City Guards and the policewomen for their brave defense of the city and promised them all a gold medal for their heroic stand. Vlfhen the crowd had dispersed, I walked up Main Street toward the Bay State Hotel. I intended to dine at the hotel and then to go to sleep, for I was rather tired from the adventures of the day. But whom did I meet but Randall Burns coming up from Mechanic Street. I brought him up to the hotel and we dined together. After talking over old days, I found that he was a teacher of cooking in the public schools of VVorcester. He mentioned proudly that he was quite an author. He had written a book entitled, Forty Ways to Use Tobacco. This book was warmly recommended by Carlton R. Dean and Elmer Shippee. VVhen I rallied Randall about letting women run a town like VVorcester, he promised to show me that all the sporting spirit had not been whipped out of the men yet. He led me out of the hotel and we took a car for Tatnuck. He vvouldn't tell me what was going to happen, but he said that almost all the men of Vyforcester would be there. The only thing I could think of was a sewing match, but he said that it was a little better than that. At the end of the car line a team was waiting for us and you may imagine my surprise to find Fred Flint driving it. Yes, Fred had started a farm in Paxton and was doing well. After an hour's drive we came to Fred's farm. He took us right into the barn and 30 what a sight there met my eyes! In the center of the large barn, a ring had been roped off a.nd around it were gathered the men sports of Worcester. Good gracious! they were going to have a prize iight. We took seats at the ring-side and waited. Soon Jack Butler entered the ring. I-Ie was one of the contestants. Vlfhat a fine specimen of humanity! How like a Greek hero he stood there, proudly gazing over that vast throng, which shouted his name to the top of the barn! Jack, it seems, had taken to the ring for his career, and up to this time had been most successful. As I watched him, I saw him start and then turn pale. I-Ie trembled in every limb. Everything was robed in silence and slowly the opponent advanced. At last they stood before each other. John Butler was to light joseph Feingold to a finish! They shook hands. Soon they were hard at it. I shall not go into details, since I am sure you all know that the pugilists were not evenly matched. When the gong rang at the end of the fourth round, Jack Butler was lying at the feet of the victor, Joseph Feingold Poor John! They say he never fully recovered. It is certain, however, that he never entered the ring again. Randall and I hurried back to Worcester and bidding him good night I went to my hotel. and fell into a troubled sleep. I arose early the next morning, and after a light breakfast went for a walk. Everywhere there were women with dinner pails going to work. The first man I met was Ernest Nylen. He was wheeling a baby carriage, and two or three little children walked at his side. Ernest was a nurseboy now, and was getting S3 a week. After I left Ernest I walked along and soon saw a sign which said: Perkins Brothers, Dressmakersf' The next person -I met was Elmer Shippee. I-Ie was doing general housework for a widow on the west side. Vlfe had a long talk and he told me all about the Men's Club of Worcester. It occupied the building which used to belong to the Wrorcester Woman's Club. The men of Worcester met there, played whist, had pink teas, talked over educatioinafl matters, revisions of the course of study in the Vlforcester schools, and other questions of equal importance. That very afternoon, Prof. Parker Trowbridge of North Grafton was to l.ecture on The Child as a Psychological Study. Since Elmer had a very large washing to do that morning. I did not detain him longer. 31 I walked up Main Street until I saw a sign over a store: Robert Loomis, Manicure. I went in and found Robert Loomis asleep in a chair. I awoke him and he recognized me immediately. I sat down and began to ask him about some of my old classmates. VVhere is Fred Chaplin ?', I asked. VVhy, haven't you heard? He is in state's prison for life. He was caught smoking a cigaret in Worcester, and that's a life's offense, you know. Too bad, I exclaimed, but what became of John Horan P For goodness sake! where have you been? Why, he wrote the greatest book of the year, and Robert certainly looked amazed. Well, I have been away a good many years, I said. What is the book about? It's a thril.ling novel and hereis the plot: The Cook Burns the Coffey before it is Dunn. Then the Butler rings the Bell and the King comes in his robe of Feingold. He seems very angry with the Cook and although the queen Shields her, she did not know Howe to Pierce that heart of Flint. Then the King orders the Cook to be taken to the Wall of the city and to be cast forth. The Cook, in com- pany with a Taylor, Hees over Hill and Mead, survives by eating a certain kind of VVhite Berry and by drinking from Brooks, and at last arrives safely in Holland. That doesn't sound very great, but I suppose it's all right. What about Helen Coan ? Chl she married a combination of baking powder and beet ex- tract, Royal Libby, and will live happily ever after the dieslf' Do you know what became of John Dee P No, I don't, said Robert, he tried to pass for the richest man in the world, but he had too much hair. By the way, did you hear about G. VVyman Fay? He tried about every kind of work here, but couldn't succeed at all. There was much discussion about his head. Some thought that there must be something in it, since it was so big. But others thought it was only due to an ordinary case of craniologi- cal expansion. At any rate, he is running a canal boat on the Black- stone River nowf' VVhat about Tim Shea Pl' Uh, nothing much. He's president of Harvard University now, that's all. 32 And Clark Higgins P He went into a monastery. Qf course you know why, and I thought Robert would never stop laughing. Well, what about Jennie Smith ? Why, she's principal of the Classical High School. Shall we go up there F I assented and we started for the old school.. Ah! what a pleasure it was to see that grand old building! The sweet remembrance of all the pleasant afternoons I had spent there, swept over me, and tears of joy stood in my eyes. When we first entered the building, we met the principal, Jennie Smith. She had a bunch of tickets in her hand, as all principals should. She said she was delighted to see us, and after selling us tickets for the girls' baseball game, she took us around the building. Suddenly she saw a little boy making his way stealthily up the stairs. Boy! she yelled in a very familiar way and the littl.e boy disappeared around a corner. We resumed our round of the rooms, and in Room 7, we discovered Harry Cahill teaching Vergil. Since we came up behind him, we easily accounted for the Huent translation which he was giving his class. Gertrude Dillon and Blanche Emery were the jani- tresses of the building. George Prohaska was teaching French in Room 6 and Ella Sullivan was teaching English in Room 12. Flor- ence Donahue and Florence Dunbar were in charge of the lunch- room. Complimenting the principal on the strong faculty, Robert and I left the building. We separated and I started for the hotel. But when I reached Main Street I heard the fire bells ringing in a terrific fashion. Every- body began to run toward the north and I joined them. Fire engine after fire engine darted by us at full speed, women driving them and women hanging on behind. At last we arrived at the Men's Club building, where all the fire apparatus had stopped. Clouds of smoke were pouring out of the windows and flashes of Hame gleamed through them. The Fire Chieftess drove up and I recognized Madeleine Bell. She was soon busy giving orders to the firewomen about her. Now the building was a mass of flames. All of a sudden a shout arose from the bystanders: Save the men! save the men! Alas! the mem- 33 bers of the club had been caught in the burning building and now were cut off by the roaring flames. At times, the wind blew the smoke away from the windows and those on the top floor could be plainly seen. Suddenl.y a form ap- peared at one of them at the top of the building. The order was given to get the flre net ready. Mary Carroll, Ruth Ellis, Frances Goldstein and Sarah McDonald gathered around the net and held' it ready for use. For several minutes the window was obscured by smoke and flame, but flnally the wind shifted and the form was again visible. A faint shout was heard and then the form shot down toward the ground. Harold Benjamin landed safely in the net, while the crowd around him cheered and cheered. Theodore Shea, Paul Smith, Heinrich Schmidt and John Shields followed in quick succession. As each landed, he was seized by Edith Cushman and easily lifted from the net. At last all were saved and the firewomen were satisfied to let the building burn down. llut stop! Vlfhat is that feeble wail which comes down from the top of the building? Again it comes. It is impossible to see any- thing but smoke and flames, until the wind should blow them clear for a moment. All eagerly awaited that moment. At last it came and up in the very top window a black form was seen. It was the lecturer from North Grafton. Parker Trowbridge was doomed to burn to death. The net, the net! the people shouted, but no net could hold him. Here and there in the crowd, men began to weep. 4'Could no one save him Pi' they wailed. In a stern voice the Fire Chieftess asked, VVho will volunteer to save him P There was silence. Cf course I was just about to volunteer, when jane Allen came forth from the group of flrewomen and said, I will. In a moment a tall ladder was raised. The top of it was buried in flame. Again that feeble wail came down. ' Jane Allen dashed up the ladder. When she neared the top, she was enveloped in smoke and flame. She disappeared from view and the crowd waited in anxious suspense. A deep silence prevailed. Not a sound was heard but the crackling and rustling of the flames. Seconds passed and seemed like years to that excited mob. Higher and higher shot the flames. Blacker and blacker rolled the smoke. 34 At last a shout was heard and out of the bank of smoke, the brave firewoman came forth bearing in her arms the helpless form of Par- ker Trowbridge. On the ground they placed him until the ambulance, driven by Gertrude Souther, arrived. Esther Chapin was the surgeon, and after one look at the prostrate form she ordered him taken to the hospital as quickly as possible. Then I walked down Main Street toward my hotel. Forgetting for a moment that I was in a city run by women, I drew a cigar out of my pocket and started to smoke to quiet my quivering nerves. Soon I noticed that I was attracting universal attention. I saw a big policewoman rushing toward me with her club drawn. Suddenly it flashed across my mind that smoking was a criminal offense in Worcester and I started to run for my life. In a few moments the whole town was chasing me. Militia, policewomen, firewomen, city officials, common citizens, uncommon citizens, horses, dogs and cats were after me. The depot was in sight. But the pace was telling on me. Fat men should not be compelled to run. They were gain- ing on me. Visions of a life in prison flashed before my eyes. Into the station I rushed. A train was just pulling out. I saw an arm reach out for me. Alas! I was captured. But no! My pursuer falls, and with a Hyingi leap, I land on the rear platform of the train. Sit- ting on the railing, I deliberately blew tobacco smoke towards that dear old Worcester, until I no longer could see its famous buildings in the distance. 35 CERT R UDE SOUTIIIZR MUSIC IN HISTORY GERTRUDE SOUTHER The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is tit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils, The motions of his spirit are as dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus 2 Let no such man be trusted. I HAKESPEARE was merely referring to a well- Q1 known fact: that ever since music has been known, , I f ,- kv K characters of all peoples. VXI here oratory and elo- vl ' 7' A it has exerted a deep influence on the minds and M quence have been useless, a simple melody has - 9-A worked wonders. Music not only soothes and calms, but also elevates and inspires. The might- iest as well asthe tenderest emotions have been expressed in songs- songs of affection, patriotism, devotion. In his description of an ideal state Plato maintained that music was the fundamental force for character building in the education of children. In the early Christian churches, music was an important factor. Julian, the pagan emperor, attributed the decline of paganism to the fact that the Chris- tians had elevating music, the pagans had not. Throughout the middle ages, the troubadours and meistersingers did untold service in humanizing the cruel and savage spirit of the people. At the present time music has an equal power. XVe derive a great deal of our pleasure from music. The range of modern music extends from the beautiful and solemn church choruses to the gay tunes played by the brass bands and hurdy-gurdies. It is a well- known fact that in the theatres the pathos is many times heightened by soft music, while the effectiveness of a climax is brought about by some martial air. Music is connected in some way with almost every- thing we are interested in, whether work or play. VVe can often gather evidence of the ideas of ancient peoples through their mythology. In Greek myths, Apollo, the god of 37 music, charms the stones of the wall of Troy into place by his divine music. Orpheus with his lute attracts the wild beasts and wins the consent of Pluto to release Eurydice. The Scandinavians' attitude toward music is illustrated in the stories of the Pied Piper of Hame- lin, and the Lorelei The piper draws the children after him into the mountain to the music of his flute. By the enticing melody of the Lorelei. the fishermen are wrecked on the treacherous rocks. V --Xll through history the power of war songs has been marvelo-us. XYhen nothing else could rouse the tired soldiers, the old, familiar songs have won countless victories. The most striking illustration of this fact is the Marseillaise. VVhen the French National Assem- bly declared war against Austria, the fate of the nation seemed doubtful. The country had been divided by internal struggles. Many were indifferent and there was a general lack of enthusiasm. Then the Mai-seillaise was written. Never was a song more enthusias- tically received by the whole people. Thousands of volunteers enlisted. The revolutionists adopted it as their war song when they marched on Paris. At the battle of Jemappes when the French army was driven back, one of the soldiers began singing the Mar- seillaisef' instantly there was perfect order in the army. With new courage the soldiers pressed forward and won the battle, which was to give them control of Belgium. Sometime after the Franco- Prussian NYar, a German poet met the composer of the Marsei,llaise and said to him, You have killed 50,000 brave Germans! lt is no wonder that if the monarchy wanted peace, they had to have the song banished as an institution too strong for kings to manage Y Of all the ridiculous national songs, perhaps Yankee Doo- dle is the most absurd. But it did about as much as anything to encourage those patriots of I776.i Even in the Civil VVar it did not lose its popularity, and army after army marched to the inspiring strains of Yankee Doodle. ' When President Lincoln called for volunteers in 1861, it was such songs as john Iirownf' and XVe are Coming, Father Abrahamf' that made the northern volunteers enlist. Dixie had an equal influence in the South. Songs like The Star Spangled Banner and The liattle Hymn of the Republic were many times what won the battles of the Civil XVar. The soldiers marched to them, 38 fought to them, died to them. A Confederate general said to a Northerner: If we had had such good marching songs, we would have won the War 1 Such has been the inHuence of music all through history. Not only has music itself been a power in humanizing nations, but also individual songs have influenced the crises of the world's history. As one man expressed it, Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not vvho makes their laws. 39 JA M ES B.-X K'l'IIOLOM IEW' COFI' THE RECLAMATION OF THE WEST BY JAMES BARTHOLOMEXV COFFEY f 2951 N this age of big achievements, when man stops at -I no deed, however wonderful, when brains and per- ' severance accomplishthe impossible, what is more 'Lev li fitting than that the engineers of this country should undertake the stupendous task of changing 15 HA 5 a desolate desert into a blossoming, fertile garden? This is just what is taking place to-day throughout the waste stretches of our Wfest and Southwest. Some sixty years ago little or nothing was known about the immeasurable desert of the NVest. So abundant was the productive land to be had, in the eastern part of the country, that few cared to venture into this great waste, which promised nothing but hardship and hunger to the explorer. The Hrst authentic' reports concerning this immense tract came to us in the early forties, when the craze for gold was at its height, and people from all parts of the country were packing up all their earthly possessions and setting out for the miraculous gold-fields of southern California. At the start of the fever for gold, the people went by the water route, but many became impatient because of the delays occasioned by the roundabout route of the steamers and the exorbitant rates charged by the steamship companies. These enterprising ones set out in their canvas-topped wagons to cross the prairies and the great unknown tract of land lying between them and the much-coveted gold-fields. Sad and horrible are the tales told of the suffering and death of a great many of these gold-seekers. Hundreds died from hunger in the desolate wilds of the unknown American desert. Across this waste there stretched a trail of the whitened bones of both man and beast. a sad record of the havoc caused by this unsurmountable desert. Some of these gold-seekers were luckily saved by being near some of the many streams that run down from the mountains bordering the 41 desert and the Pacific coast. Saved by these streams, some of the men experimented in irrigating a little of the soil near by. In this way they discovered the great productiveness of the ' soil, when mixed with water, because of its peculiar chemical properties. Soon there were little successful farms around a great many of the streams. These were noticed, admired, and coveted by roamers who were seeking new homes, and quickly a great part of the land around the principal streams was taken up and partially irrigated by settlers. This early mode of irrigation was very crude. By it, no land but that immediately beside the stream could be improved. Then, too, the greedy farmer who possessed the land by the stream, near its source, deflected the water and irrigated his own land to the great loss of all the settlers below him on the stream. This wasteful kind of irriga- tion went on for many years, until the Government, which had been giving away public lands in the fertile VVest, discovered that it had nothing on its hands but arid land. lt was immediately realized that drastic means must be taken to stop the wasteful use of the water by the settlers and to reclaim' as great an amount of land as possible. After a great deal of legislation, a bill was passed called the Reclamation Act. This act provided for the reclaiming of the greatest possible part of the desert land by irrigation and the fulfill- ment of it was placed in the hands of Government engineers. The eastern representatives at first objected strenuously to the spending of money by the Government for building irrigation works in the Xliest, but a clause was introduced in the Reclamation Actu that provided that all but five per cent. of the income from the sale of public lands should be devoted to building irrigation works and that the cost of these should be paid in ten annual installments by the farmers using the water. The money was then to be used over again in building more irrigation systems. .Xs soon as the Reclamation Act was passed the irrigation of the desert was placed in the hands of the most able of the engineering corps of the country. The members of this service are men of the retieent type, slow of speech, but with unbounded imagination and the daring that defeats difficulties at the first assault. The creed of the corps is expressed in the homely adage, XYhere there's a will, there's a way. To this they hold with an unshakable faith that prompts .42 them to the marvelous jugglings with rivers and mountains that conform the handiworks of nature to the designs of man. Soon after the appointment of the Reclamation Servicei' mighty changes took place in the desert land. From the drear desolation peopled only by the coyote and the jack-rabbit, producing only sage- brush, there came the smiling fields of grain divided by rows of pop- lars, where villages- sprang up and white cabins looked out from laden orchards: from a real. desert came a section of country that led all others at the exhibition of farm supplies at the St. Louis Exposition. The Reclamation Service has accomplished its best results in southern California, where most of the crops of the temperate and semi-tropical climes thrive. Probably the most ideal living condi- tions of any of the farming communities of the United States are in the irrigated districts of southern California. The farms are small enough to be near together and productive enough to be profitable. They embrace the advantages both of the town and the country. The Reclamation Service hopes to bring about this happy condition in all its projects. The Reclamation Service has also attained great results in Idaho, Arizona and Nevada, where four crops of hay a year are obtained from the farms and where two crops of vegetables are obtained from the same plot in the same year. Especial success was attained in Idaho, which in a few months changed from a desert as barren as a billiard ball to a city flourishing with its crops and all its Helds cultivated. It won the prize at an exposition for the best display of fruit grown on irrigated land. The great size of-the work may be understood when it is known that the arid lands of the Wfest comprise two-Hfths of all the land of the United States. just think! Almost one-half of our big, rich, fertile country a great arid desert, about equal in extent to the com- bined areas of Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland. Holland. Belgium, France, Portugal, Austria Hungary, Germany, Spain, Nor- way, Sweden, Italy, Japan and New Zealand. Wfhen we view the fine work accomplished by the 6'Reclamation Service in making prize-winning crops grow on desert land, we are forced to reflect and wonder what the future may reveal to the com- ing generation, when all the broad areas in the valleys and on the mountain slopes of this western empire, whose parched and arid 43 soils are rich in all the elements of fertility, now yearning for the magic embrace of water, which they woo but cannot win without the aid of the guidance of man, shall have been reclaimed and trans- formed into green meadows, golden fields and happy homes. lt is an enchanting picture to contemplate to all who have a thought of the future and wish to inaugurate a policy that will insure to their immediate posterity a priceless heritage. 44 MARGUERITTA A. PADULA PIANIST Yi- FOOTBALL HISTORY During our Freshman year, one member of our class, john But- ler, made the football team and played an excellent game at center. The following year, Butler played guard, while Ernest Nylen, an- other 'o8 man, took his' place at center. Season before last, our Jun- ior year, 1908 was represented by Butler at guard, Nylen at center and Carlton Dean at half-back. That year the team was very successful, winning the majority of games played. Butler distinguished himself as a very fast guard and Dean was one of the fastest half-backs the High School team has had in years. This last season john Butler was elected Captain and Randall Burns, 'o8, Manager, while Nylen played tackle. The team experienced many disadvantages during the year, but nevertheless, owing to good coaching, it managed to tie the game with St. Markis and win other games, chiefly the one on Thanksgiving Day. Now as we leave our High School days behind us, it is with deepest regret that we leave behind, also, the pleasures of the foot- ball Held. 47 BASEBALL TEAM. BASEBALL HISTORY The baseball season of IQO8 has been, so far, the most success- ful in the history of Classical High. Having won the pennant of 1907, the interest and enthusiasm in baseball vvere,more keenly aroused this year than ever before, and all the more because Mr. Alexander H. Bullock offered as a trophy a loving cup, which is to be contested for by the South, the English and the Classical High Schools. The school which has been a winner for three successive years. Wins the cup. Thus far, judging from the victories over the South and the English, it is reasonable to predict that our team will secure the championship for this year, thus giving a strong hold on the Bullock trophy. A great part of the teamis success is due to Mr. Gannon, Mr. Porter and Mr. VXfilson, members of the faculty. The Class of '08 is represented strongly by Captain Ackerman, Dean, Downey, Hall, Courtney and Berry. Trowbridge, also an '08 man, is manager of the team. Results of games up to this time are: C. H. S. 2, St. Mark's 6 C. H. S. 2, Amherst Fresh. 1 C. H. S. 21, Leominster H. S. 3 C. H. S. 5, E. H. S. 1 C. H. S. 5, S. H. S. 4 C. H. S. 4, Pomfret 6 C. H. S. II, Worc. Tech. 211Cl 2 C. H. S. 4, Atliol H. S. o C. H. S. 2 Groton School 7 49 'sw' wx I JB. BASliIi'l'I1AI.T. TEAM BASKETBALL H 1sToRY During the past year the girls' basketball team has regained its former high position,eif not surpassed it, for it has won every scheduled game this season. In our first game with the Alumnae we were defeated, but by only a few points. But we do not consider this a scheduled game. All other opponents were defeated by sev- eral points. Connecticut State College received two bad defeats, the scores being 32-3 and 25-9. Dean Academy fared not much better with a score of 27-I. For the first time in her history the basket- ball team defeated Cushing Academy in their own gymnasium, Q-3. while the score for the return game was 25--4. This makes the total number of points scored by our team IIS, to only 20 for our opponents. The team was also successful in financial affairs, coming out square at the end. This is more than most athletic teams can say. The Senior class was represented by Hazel Brooks, center, Olive Lester and Josephine Disney. substitutes. and Marjorie Cowee, Captain. Ida Brooks, also a Senior, was manager. Heres to the future success of the girls' basketball team. CREW H ISTO RY A During our Freshman year the old High School shell was burned and a new one was not purchased until our second year. During that year the Class of 1908 was represented by Nylen as stroke. ln our Junior year our class claimed four of the nine positions. Nylen rowed stroke, D'Ewart 4, Wlilliams 2, and Burns was coxswain. During our Senior year six 'o8 men earned their positions in the shell, Nylen stroke, Batty 5, D'Ewart 4. Butler 3. NYilliams 2 and Martin I. Beyond all doubt Nylen has excelled in this branch of athletics. His position as stroke for three successive years ought to prove our statement. During our Junior year Burns did excellent work as coxswain. - 51 TH E TRACK ATH LETI CS The Class of 1908, during its Senior year, has witnessed a remarkable revival of athletic interest in the VVorcester High Schools. In one branch only has the Classical High School failed to play its part. Our school has furnished more than its share of candidates for the football team and the crew, and in baseball we have shown our supremacy over the other two schools. In track athletics alone have we failed to help restore her former prestige to our Alma Mater. For three years our sister school, the South High, has supported a track team which has made a very creditable showing in the meets it has entered. NVe have a larger number of pupils than the South High and were certain of at least equal financial support. Our ath- letes have always been prominent point winners at the class games, and had sufficient interest been taken to form a team, it woul.d un- doubtedly have been successful. During the winter Carlton Dean and George Cole were elected captain and manager, respectively. A call was issued for candidates and enough responded to insure a team. For a time all went well, but with the advent of the baseball season, interest in track athletics died out and the project had to be abandoned. It is to be hoped that next year the Classical High School will be represented by a track team capable of winning further athletic honors for the old school. 52 SOCIETIES SUMNER CLUB The Sumner Club has had a fairly successful year. Perhaps its greatest setback was its defeat by the Eucleia in the debating con- test for the Amherst cup. But this was offset by the great success in dramatics. Before a large-sized audience, we presented on April Ioth our annual play, this year giving 4'The School for Scandalf' Its great success was due in a large part to the coaching of Clayton M. Legge. A declamation contest has also been given. In this, much talent was shown by all the speakers. The Class of 19o8 has been well represented on the debating team by Granville A. Perkins and G. Wyman Fay. Now the Class of I9o8 leaves this school with a most earnest desire that the Sumner Club may continue for many more years with as much success as it has had during the past twenty-five. THE ALETHEIA The Senior Class has been well represented in the Aletheia. Many benefits have been received that could not have been obtained elsewhere. Contrary to precedent the Aletheia did not give a play this year. With no dramatics to attend to, a greater interest was created in debating and declaiming, and through these two branches the greatest educatio-nal training is derived. The members of the Aletheia attended the Amherst cup debates and took great interest in them. During the second term a reception was given to the Freshmen, an open meeting held in the third term. and a May party given during the last term. The Aletheia basketball. team has also been very successful this year. Senior members of the team are: Hazel. Brooks. Marjorie 53 i Cowee CCapt.j and Olive Lester. Ida Brooks managed the team with great success. The Aletheia is sorry to lose its Senior members, as they have contributed largely to its success during the last four years. Senior members of the Aletheia are: Hazel Brooks, Ida Brooks, Mary Cook, Marjorie Cowee, Mary Fitzpatrick, Agnes Scott, Fannie Goldstein, Katherine Healey, Mary Holland, Qlive Lester, Mildred Svenso-n and Alice Wal.l. EUCLEIA Motto: All allied to Cach. 0flzc'1'. A century is but a moment of history, but at other ti1nes a sin- gle generation may form an epoch, and few periods of equal dura- tion have been so crowded with events as the fifty years of Eucleia's existence. Realizing the broad Held of mental improvement, the founders of the Eucleia started it in the year 1858 at the VValnut Street build- ing. Its mission is being fulfilled. This year. through the ability of four members of the Senior class, the Eucleia has possession of the Amherst cup. Although the Eucleia did not engage in dramatics this year, the plays given in former years bear witness to its success in this branch. The presiding officers for the past year have been four Seniors: G. E. Cole, H. VV. Downey, C. E. Finneran and C. B. Boyle. The Senior members of the society are: C. E. Boyle. G. E. Cole, H. VV. Downey, C. E. Finneran, tl. Horan, T. E. Shea and sl. 0. Shields. 54 DRAMATICS As the Classical High School has no dramatic club, the societies, as the Sumner Club, the Eucleia and the Aletheia, each generally presents a play. Now they endeavor to select something that is not only bene- ficial and interesting to the school, but a play in which the pupils will be able to show their ability as amateur actors and actresses. The Sumner Club was the only society in the school to present a play this year. On April IO The School for Scandal was given. The pupils' efforts were fully appreciated and they scored an im- mense success. Senior members of the cast were: Gertrude Clapp, Frank Clancy, Esther Bergstrom. Marie Pierce and Paul Smith. 55 AM H ERST CUP DEBATE The first debate of the year was between the Sumner Club and the Eucleia, both of the Classical. High School. This debate was held at the South H-igh School Hall, on March 6, IQO8. Nahigian 'o9, G. H. Perkins 'o8 and B. Asher 'oo QCapt.j, representing the Sumner Club, defended the affirmative of the question: Resolved: That capital punishment should be abolishedf' The Eucleia team, composed of C. F. Boyle '08, H. NV. Downey 'o8, and G. E.'Cole '08 CCapt.j, upheld the negative. After a close contest the decision of the judges was given in favor of the Eucleia. Un March 2o, the Assembly Debating Society of the English High and the Congress met in the other preliminary debate. H. Green 'o8, F. Johnson 'og and H. Jenks 'oo for the Congress, had the negative of the question, Resolved: That the Dingley tariff should be revised. H. T. Sheehan 'o8, H. jackson 'og 'and R. Truscott 'o8 tCapt.j, supported the affirmative. The Congress won. On May 6 the final debate was held at the English High School Hall between the previous winners. Each team had one new member, E. Plaisted '08 taking H. Greens place for the Congress and T. Shea 'o8 taking H. Downey's place for Eucleia. The Eucleia had the affirmative and the Congress the negative of the question, Resolved: That a material increase to the U. S. Navy is desirable. There was intense interest shown in this debate. After forty minutes' med- itation, the judges gave the decision to the Eucleia. This decision gave the Amherst cup to the Classical High for another year. 56 K DCKS - 4 'Ts v , 6 f 1 eb S 4 7 , X gee' 0 .. 6 ff I YD Eff N 0 5W,,fg'w?Q warg Av i, ' 'UQ v,Q5,9E?4 X AY' ' ,I A 454,471 Q f ,Y 4-bay, . ! ' .. x, -- A T .1 . E 'wh 7 ' 1 1 , W gf 1. hui E! 1 Q J Sf X ' S . ju . . 4 O Q Q vs s 'a . A 5 Q 7 , , ' N C. w ii? Q 57- . Q 'll y v Q --33 .',., , aw Q '- x . - KNOCKS Let each one, Let every one, Read now, Read all. And if you don't see the fun, XYhich has already begun, Then lump it like a man: And let One of us, Two of us, Three of us, Four of us, Five of us, Six of ns, Seven of us Give you a laugh if we can. WANTED. By an individual after much searching something easier than a cinch. Address Russell ll. Hall. VVANTED. lly two young' men, positions as dealers in spoons and spoon holders. Abundant references as to capability and experience can be furnished. C. Dean and P. Trowbridge. FOUND. Several lasting and pleasing qualities about Marble. For inform- ation inquire of lcla llrooks. I'm fond of play and basketball, l study when l can. lint l have learned to concentrate My study most on inan.-Marjorie Cowee 58 Ch, that this too solid flesh would melt. Thaw and resolve itself into a dew. -Fat Trowbridge He is a gentle, perfect, laddie. -Trumbull We do not want her any longer-she is long enough alreaclyf -Helen Taylor 66 That laugh of thine will cause thee trouble yet. -Ida Brooks The cares of state hang heavy. -Pres. Cole. Cs Bashfulness is an ornament of youth. --Harry Downey '6And when a man is in the case You know all other things give place. -Elise Blanchard K6 I like little boys best. -Jane Allen Cn their own merits modest men are dumb. -Carle Dean K4 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.',-Anna Bliss There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor jack. -O'lXfeara Thou art pale in mighty studies grown. -Gertrude Souther I am Sir Qracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark. -Frank Clancy VVhy should not conscience have vacation As well as other courts ol the nation P -Jennie Smith HT will a round unvarnished tale deliver. -Qlive Hunt Oh! VVonderful son that can so astonish a mother.'3-james Coffey The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril-H25 There is a pleasure in poetic pains, VVhich only poets know. -Robert Loomis The worst fault you have is to be in love. -Royal Libby Unwept, unhonored and unsung. -Class of IQO7 I look more aristocratic in my eye glasses. -Marguerita Pad- ula 59 Had she no hair pins, had she no comb P -Blanche Emery My only books were women's looks, and folly's all. they taught me. -Randall Burns A I am resolved for death or dignity. '-Mabel Howe ' Night after night he sat And bleared his eyes with books. --Harry Perkins 'flVeek in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow. -Karl Schmidt Gut of breath to no purpose And very busy about nothing. -Margaret Getchell I am a megaphone and a gas balloon combined. -James Hig- gins , The ladies call him sweet. -Laviolette Present in body, but absent in heart.-IVIadelene Bell. And still they gazed and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew.-Fred Chaplin Merry as the day is long. --Bill Bennett ' Here's to all. the success she deserves.-Mary Fitzpatrick XVhat can't be cured must be endured. -Gertrude Clapp . Greater men than I may have lived, but I don't believe it.,'- John Shields Blessed is he who leads a country life. -Fred Flint 'llorn so, no doubt. -Charles Finneran Hurrah for the faculty, Happy are they To keep every pupil From getting an HA. That still. small voice. -Emma Fisher Loomis will soon be an expert conversationalist and Esther Chapin an attentive listener if practice has any effect. lYho taught the rhetoric to so deceive a maid? -R. B. Hall 60 . Royal and his Helen, What joy is there expressed In automobile, veil and hood And dusting coat all. dressed. They go travelling through the country At the most breakneek speed, They glide among the city streets Very carefully indeed. They go to recitations Together, home at noon, And still they seem to wonder VVe've discovered it so soon. -Royal Libby and Helen Coan Full many are called, but few are chosen -for the Honor List To be or not to be, that is the question -before Senior class ist is made out How sweet the hour that brings release -I o'clock JINGLES Old George Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he, He called for an A and he called for a B And he won the Presidency. I had a little pony. Its name I cannot tell, I lent it to a boy I know To do his Vergil well. He missed it, he lost it, I-Ie must have dropped it down, For my pony's in the office now And I am out of town. 61 Little, Jack Butler Sat in the corner and never did any Work, But he put all his vim into football and crew And no one dared call him a shirk. Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, - Thats what the special chorus sang Many weeks ago. That was the time for plugging, But will you kindly tell How we could study any Vlihen that chorus sang like-a bird? How doth the busy little bee? He doeth none, we trust, For We are never done by HB's,,' The D is what does us. You can bluff all the teachers some of the time, and some of the teachers all of the time, but you can't bluff all the teachers all the tune. , Room 6, th hour. Miss Iefts- Marie Pierce, stoy looking out - b that window. Your neck is long enough alreadyf, English Class. Mr. Burbank to Anna- Ignorance is Bliss. On day of class games. Nr. Gannon- VVell, Kirkpatrick, if I had hair the color of yours, I wouldn't have to wear red and white ribbon to celebrate. Mr. llurbank in the hall- I believe this is the most well-behaved senior class that I ever saw in this hall. l.atin. All men are dead who wrote it, All men are dead who spoke it, All men are dead who learnt it, lilessed death--they surely earned it. The lfresh' stood on the burning deck, As far as we could learn, lle stood in perfect safety. He was too green to burn. 6: Freshmen-Comedy of errors. Sophomores-Much ado about nothing. Juniors-As you like it. Seniors-All's well that ends well. How does Higgins get along now?,' Oh! fine, he never says a Word. He hadde a fatte, a verray fatte looke, No wonder is, he never looks at a bookef,-Parker T. Mr. Abbot's term for Miss Disney- A gallant maid. WANTED. An invitation to more dances or else a permanent position at the H. M. A. Apply P. Dearborn. WANTED. A hall for various entertainments either in XVorcester or Ster- ling. M. B. Macgowan. K. Brigham-It was De Long, long ago. There was a young lady named Ruth, Vlfho was a great shark forsooth! Though it raised her wrath To be called on in Math., Indeed, it was nearly the truth.-R. VVoodward. Miss Jefts' best assistant! VVho is she? Ruth Boardman. There is a rumor that Miss F. Gould knows some one at the Worcester Polytechnic. Do you suppose it is true? Marie Pierce bought some ice cream at that lunch counter one day. After one taste Marie exclaimed, XVhy-, this tastes just like tobaccof' We Wonder how Marie knew the taste of tobacco. 63 is for Abbot, learned all through, Who whisperers chide, you and me too. is for Benjamin, a rather queer lad, Who in geometry is certainly bad. is for Cowee, our vice-president, Who on basketball so strongly is bent. is for Don't, things you can't do, Ask any teacher, he'll tell you so too. is for Esther, sweet just the same, Alhough she has won theatrical fame. is for Fay, Wyman they say, Who indulges in joking the live-long day. is for Getchell, a girl whom fate Had Slocum catch from a chair of late. is for Higgins, Clark it is too, Who without William Street never could do! is for Ida, a jolly bright girl, XVho as manager, too, is surely a pearl. is for Jones, we have only one, So upon her we'll not make a pun. is for Katharine, and 'tis not at all strange, That she should like Long at a very short range. is for Loomis, a wonderful poet, Quite a ladies' man, too, and everyone knows it! is for Marjorie, Macgowan too, Whose acquaintance with Tech men is more than a few is for Nylen, an athletic man, Row in the crew? Why, surely he can! 64 is for Olive, Clive Hunt it is said, Who left 'oughty seven for our class instead. is for Perkins, there are two, to be sure, Both too brainy indeed for the girls to allure. is for Quick, the only way ,Q Miss Souther gets her lessons, they say. is for Rogers, 'tis certainly true, XVhat work he can, he'll put off on you. is for Schmidt, a man of Qught Eight, VVho advises that dues be paid up-to-date. is for Trowbridge, Parker you know, VVho as a beau is far from slow. is for Unit, namely, the Qught Nine Class, VVho can scarcely be spied by using a glass. is for Victory, the aim of Qught Eight, VVhich surely she'll win at some future date. is for Vlfindle, sweet and calm, She never goes wrong, never does harm. is a quantity always unknown, The spelling is -wrong, but to that we are prone is for You, and may you ne'er rue, If Uby deeds, not by words, you truly pursue. is for Zip, the way we will go, Wlieri lessons are done and school is no mo'e. 65 M EM BERS Arthur John Ackerman .lane Badger Allen Gladys Lincoln Arnold Morris Aronsky Anna May Bell Madelene Munsell Bell Harold Freeman Benjamin Mildred Freeborn Bennett Esther Luella Bergstrom Francis Corliss Berry Elise Holland Blanchard Anna Eloisa Bliss Ruth Elizabeth Boardman joseph Paul Bobick Eleanor Marguerite Brennan Florence Lutina Brigham Katharine Brigham Hazel Newton Brooks lda Frances Brooks Randall Green Burns John Francis Butler Harry joseph Cahill May Calder Mary Martha Carroll Esther Susan Chapin fred lYinfred Chaplin ffrank Howard Clancy Gertrude Tait Clapp fflizabeth Cecilia Clare 'lelen Coan names Bartholomew Colley George Ellsworth Cole Bauliue Elizabeth Cole CLASS OF 1908 Mary Cook . Joseph Jeremiah Courtney Marjorie Cowee Edith Cushman Helen Davis Marion Aminda Davis Carlton Randall Dean Phyllis Sprague Dearborn John Francis Dee Gertrude Agnes Dillon losephine Myrick Disney Mildred Gordon Dixon Florence Anthony Donohue louise Loretta Dorman Harry Vlfilliam Downey Emeline Eleanor Dubreuil Gertrude Marion Dudley Elorence Gilmore Dunbar Katharine Agnes Dunn Helen Colburn Dustan Ruth Ellis Blanche Gertrude Emery George NlVy1nan Fay foseph Feingold Hester Butters Fernald Charles Francis Finneran Emma Bickford Fisher Mary Madelen Fitzpatrick Frederick XVakeford Flint Alice Loretto Foye Margaret Colby Getchell Gladys Lucia Giddings Frances Rose Goldstein 66 Edith Florence Gould fohn Edward Hagopian Russell Bertram Hall Mary Ursula Halpin Catherine Teresa Magdalen Clark Freeman Higgins james Peabody Higgins Helen Melissa Hill Mary Teresa Holland Rohn joseph Horan Mabel Emma Howe Blanch Clive Hunt Esther Emeline Jencks Vlfinifred Sarah Jones Mary Helen Kelley Florence Agatha King Robert Kirkgatrick Leo Edward Laviolette Glive Elizabeth Lester Royal Barton Libby Robert Herbert Loomis Francis Joseph McAuliffe Healy Sarah Catherine Cecilia McDonald Margaret Gertrude McGurren fohn Francis McKeon Marjoriem Butterick Macgowan Elsie Lizette Mead Dorothy Morgan ' Ernest Alfred Nylen John Mfilliam G'Meara 67 Margueritta Anna Padula Alice Ruth Parker Granville Akers Perkins Harry Blodget Perkins Marie Pierce George Albert Prohaska fohn Francis Quaiel Marguerite Robinson 'Carl Schmidt Agnes Elizabeth Scott Theodore Edward Shea Timothy Aloysius Shea fohn Owen Hagan Shields George Elmer Shippee fennie May Smith Paul Sherman Smith Gertrude Souther Adin Thayer Southwick Edith Mildred Stockwell Ella Cecilia Sullivan Mildred Adelia Svenson Helen Phoebe Taylor Parker Trowbridge Robert Gay Trumbull Alice Evelyn Vllall Mildred Elizabeth Mivindle Genevieve Mlhite Marion VVinter Wlhite Dorothy Vlfhittlesey Ruth Lizzie XYoodward X Marie Pierce Ma1'jo1'ie Cm xx' ee A' ' 3 W bevretary Yin' I'rs-sidcut 1 f:E4H',2'P E T Cole Presulut s,N Karl Sf-hmifll Ramlall G. Buvns 'l'l'l'IlSIll't'!' Afhlvfit' Ilil'l't'l0!' Arthur J. Ackerman .lane B. Allen Morris Aronsky Uladys L Arnold Anna M. Bell Madelene M. Bell i n lqTd F T 'U1m Mildred F. BQ11Ilf'xtf Ilsmm-V l,. lc.-rgsmm1 FTHINWS 11 B1 '1'1'5' ' z Elise H. Blanchard AY11121 E- BUSS if ,W 44 ,.: 9 , , M, , Mig! 2 Ruth E. Boal dman Joseph P. Bobick Charles F. BOYIC 6 Eleanor M, Brennan i Florence L.. Brigham s x N .4 C .. ' 44 ll all I N. Iiru-,ks Katharine F31'if1'l1i11N .JX Maj ltlzl I . lilwulliti John F. Butler Mary M. Carroll May Calder' Harry J. Cahill 3, I i X K Fwd XY. Cllaqalin , zffi' 9 M '-wr 6 Esther S. Chapin Frank H. Clancy Iilizulu-ll: V, Vlznrz Q lciplj 5 'A 5 ft Q 5 ' , Q I-lelvn Foam James B. Coffey Pauline E. Cole Joseph J. Courtney M Mary Cook Edith Cushman 2 Helen Davis Marion A. Davis 2233 ,S u xx Phyllis S. IM-:ll'lml'11 Carltfm R. Dean John F. Dee 'EF' is Gertrude A, Dillon Florence A. Donohue llflldl ed G DIXOD Josephine M. Disney Louise l.. Dl5l'll12lI1 Harry VV. Duwney Emeline E. Dubreuil Ln Katharine A. Dunn v. Ruth Ellis Blanche G. Emery George YV. Fay Joseph Feingold He-ste1 B, Fe1 uald XX , .bt - o x x v xx , X , , A I .. e V, Charles F. Finneran Emma B. Fisher Mary M. Fitzpatrick Q f1I'Z Fl'6d91'ifCk W. Flint nw -Q E? -1, ff ' 'L ii ' if 7 fi .1-fffgvgf i filzulys I,. flirlilings 1N13,l'g3l'Gt C. Getvhell Frzlm-vs R. Goldstein John E, Hagopian Russell B. Hall 5 Catherine T. M. Healy lvlcu y ll Halpm Vlzlrli l . Higgins James P, H1gg1T1S Helen M. Hill 1 A Mary T. Holland Jflllfl J. llnrzul Mabel FI. Howe Esther E. Jencks Winifred S. Jones Florence A. Mary H. Kelley King Robert Kirkpatriclx. Leo E. Laviolette 11911 H T own 's lynn- Ii, Mgqr'g.guxx':11l 521 Olive E. Lester ruh U. C. Mm-Donalc X g, , fi Margaret G, MCGu1'l'911 Elsle L' Mead . fZ2. Dorothy Mmgan John W. O'Meara Ernest A. Nylel , 4, Margueritta A. Padula Alice R Parker, Granwllle A Perkms Iinrry U. Perkins George A. Prohaska, John F, Quaiel Theodore E. Shea i Agnes E. Scott Marguerite Robinson Timothy A. Shea ff, John O. H. Shields George E. Shippee Paul h. hmlth .l- uni Al. Fmilln f:1'1'll'lllll? Soul hen Adin T. Southwilck XX 45 ' ' lv Z!! .,vPP '2 -ml, ,M,Mv1fwm,,,,'H,, ' 4 1 7 W1 F 5 , afxgx Edith M. Stockwell Mildred A, Swenson Ella C Sullivan Helen P. Taylor Parker Trowbridgc ' 12' - Ka Robert G. Trumbull f:4'Ill'X'i1'X'l' X'Vhit4: Alice F YVQ Marion NV. Nkfhite Dorothy Whittlesey Ruth L. Woodward Mildred E. Windle ITH THIS PAGE ENDS THE EDITING OF THE 1908 AF TERMATH. THE WAY HAS BEEN LONG AND TEDIOUS, BUT IF THE EDITION MEETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CLASS THE COM MITTEE WILL FEEL AMPLY REPAID FOR ITS LABOR. WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR INDEBTEDNESS TO MR. BACH RACH, THE CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE BLANCHARD PRESS THE PRINTERS OF THE BOOK, TO HESTER FERNALD FOR THE DRAW INGS, TO THE WOODBURY CARL TON COMPANY, WHICH MADE THE CUTS, AND TO MR. GOODWIN, WHO HELPED THE COMMITTEE BY SUG GESTION-IN FACT, TO ANY ONE WHO, BY HIS AID, HAS MADE POS SIBLE THE COMPLETION OF THIS VOLUME THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS BOOK WERE MADE BY Louis Fabian Bazafzmcfy QE ,Q I 1 ,X E Tx I X ,'g1z-laimmngl, qs 91.755 'Ly OIKISYII w usa xx I Dollar for Dollar THERE is no Waste so wasteful as economy overdone. Some men spend so much time saving that they cripple their earning capacities. Many a job of printing has failed to develop sales simply because it Was rendered unattractive by unwise skimping. With our splendid equipment we can give you a big dollar's Worth for every dollar expended, but We do not claim to produce dollar effects for eighty cents. Let us prepare a catalogue for you that you Will be proud of. We will do the Writing, designing, engraving and printing-reliev- ing you of every detail of the Work. You Will be gratified with the result. F. S. Blanchard 85 Co. VVorcester, Mass. 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