Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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ROLAND B. HOUSTON Mr. Houston, our luoolunii- (• il (Iriiwiuji ' tt‘!iclur, and h c- Hiroi- oxtraordiiuiry ou tlio moi-;il codt ' , has, by bis un- usual luothod of (lispeusiii. kiiowb ' djio. ai ' hiovod for biui- s(‘ir an unusual distiiictioii in ( ur minds. Always a stick- le r for what be termed “the honorable way,” 1 h‘ was a safe liaveu and arbiter wlieuever our minds were i)u zled by ' ine (luestioii of honor or the like, and he settled it always for us in the ri ht way. Very iut(‘restiu! . his chis.ses were something- which we looked fcrvai ' d to with real i»leasure, and he was one of our best friends. Mr. Houston has the b(‘st wishes of all of us. NELLIE KENT We tirst became ac(niainted with Miss Kent in Sophomore y(ar, and since then, have spent many enjoyable hours in her comi any — usually in liei‘ P. iM. sessions. Miss Kent ' s knowledjie of “Math” is ])rofonnd, and when she yot on the trail of a poor, little, weak, abstruse problem in Alt?el)ra it just naturally threw up its bands and sui-- I ' endered. And as for Geo- metry — why she knew all I hose hard tlK ' orems by their pet names, and could actually make them jumj) rope. With such a teacher, we couldn ' t iK ' lp learn our “Math.” and it is with extreme gratitude fimt we lud fai ' ewell to our friend Miss Kent — and her 1 . . M. sessions. 11

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SUSAN SMITH Miss Smith was called to our attention first in Sopho- more year in English. We. being a rather witty scholar (in our own estimation . chanced to make what is technically known as a ‘ ' wise crack, ' and what she didn ' t do to us for our insolence is not to be mentioned. There- after. we behaveil. Miss Smith ' s poise, and her utter righteousness at all times left us with nothing but regard and admiration in our souls. She taught us English — and “take it fn»m us. Oswald. she taught. We all like Miss Smith, and wi.sh her the best :?1.3ni .lu HANNAH M. WALSH Miss Walsh ' s queenly bear- ing and aristocratic carriage had us all guessing and fear- ful when we were Freshmen, but after the Sophomore year, we soon discovered our mis- take. Kind and indulgent, she was ever ready to en- courage us in our efforts, and was only too anxious to see to our welfare in all things. Ati s Walsh ' s delicate sarcasm has more than once foiled the freshness of certain of our •■wise scholars, and made them realize that “wisdom ' is a word found in the diction- ary and not in themselves, as rbcv so fondly hoped. We wish Tier the best of luck on our craduation. TAILORED SMITH Miss Smith, our dniwincr teacher, has done much to make her .subject interesting. Always in a pleasant state of mind, and full of humor, she has never been a source of tear or dislike to any of us. We trust that she will con- tinue to crace the High School with her presence for some time to come. 10

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MARGARET O’NEILL liejiinniiij? with our Sopho- more year, Miss O’Neill took the place of the one and oidy “Guy” as head of our Latin Department and, during- her two years incumbency, it must be said that she tilled his place in a satisfactory and efficient manner. Merry- hearted and pleasant, she soon won a place in our hearts. N » one could “Get away with anythiiiif” on “Peii ' j;y, ' ’ how- ever, as many found to their soiTow. We htst her throu,ah marria te last year, and trust that lUiUTied life will be for her a pleasant voyasre. MARIE GIBBONS Miss Gibbons is that be- witchinjr young brunette who lords it over Room Eight with sm-li delightful sovereignity and severity. Everything she says goes, for who could re- fuse lierV We’ve taken French from “Marie” for two years: we wish it were twenty. You know, she’s that kind of a girl. Her ripiding humor, and h( r delicate, satiric thrusts w(M-e outstanding features of “Marie” in our mind, and th( se things, plus her undeni- able teaching ability, have made her acquaintance well worth while. We trust that Fortune will continue to smile on Marie in the casting of the lots, and that her i ath will be (»f a roseate hue. 12