Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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She taketh most delight in sports and riding WILMA RUTH BAER “Will,” “Grizz” Commercial Course Captain of Girls’ Basketball Team 3. Gym Pageant. Hiking Club Favorite Expression: “Oh, sure!” Favorite Occupation: Selling- Jelly Rolls. Ambition: To drive a Ford. The very minute we speak of “Will,” we think of the winning of the basketball championship when we were Juniors. “Will” was captain of her team and her fast playing was one of the reasons why the champion- ship was won. Basketball was not the only specialty Wilma had. By all means, no! “Will” was a clever dancer and never lacked a partner at dancing so- cials. Her events of the “night before” made one sit up and take notice when told the next morning. But this does not mean to indicate that Wilma regarded school wor! lightly. She gave all her attention to it when studying and Chemistry was her favorite subject. She could tackle any laboratory experiment without fear whether be it the manufacture of Hydrogen Sulphide or Nitric Acid. Wilma is to enter the nursing profession at the Clinton Hospital in the fall. We can just picture her in a white uniform and her sweet, friendly ways will cause the patient to doubt if he be on earth or not Best of luck, “Will,” from 1927! 23

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A girl light-hearted, and content HELEN GERTRUDE ASHTON “Nell” Normal Course Hiking Club. Gym Pageant. Gymnastic Exhibition Favorite Expression: “Don’t get sarcastic.” Favorite Occupation: Going to the theater. Ambition: To teach children. Helen is one of our sweet, capable, industrious girls rather fond of keeping herself in the background, yet always rising to the occasion when necessity demands. Very studious, too, is Helen. She refuses to fool in school but makes up for it outside, where she is as happy-go-lucky as the rest, thus follow- ing her motto, “Work while you work; and play while you play.” Helen is that blushing miss who is scarcely seen without her sunny smile and whose good-nature makes her popular with all of us. “Nell” manages to get along famously in school. If there is anything she is doubtful of she smiles with innocence and passes it off. To Helen, work and recreation are synonymous and so, on Thursday and Saturday evenings, you may see her behind a counter at Newberry’s where her bright smi le brings her new friends. “Nell” tells us she is going to be a teacher. That has always been her ambition and explains her studious appearance this last year, for she lias resolved to enter Worcester Normal School, this fall. With each successive year in Helen’s companionship we feel more assured that she has just the qualities that a teacher should have. Farewell, Helen, may your paths lead on to happiness and success. We know that you will bring renown and credit to C. H. S. and to 1927. 22

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I’ll improve with age JAMES PATRICK BALL “Bally,” “Jimmy,” “Jim” College Course Inter-Class Basketball 3. Inter-Class Football 3-4. Inter-Class Baseball 2-3-4 Favorite Expression: “Yeh! don’t be foolish!” Favorite Occupation: Running. Ambition: To become a lawyer. James is another of our small classmates, but anyone who knows “Bally” will quote the old proverb, “Good things come in small pack- ages,” for example, dynamite. Some people call “Jimmie,” “Dynamite” because of bis pugnacity in bis encounters with McMahon in History. When “Jimmie” came to our class he came alone, but now be is al- most always seen in the company of our other midget, — Altman. “Jimmie” has always shown his ability as a student, although he spends a great deal of his time in the Wickwire Alleys, where he is the boss of the Pin Boys. In and out of class, “Bally” is good-natured and obliging. “Jim” has a certain originality as evidenced by the “wise cracks” which he springs occasionally. James has not decided on his future, hut if his classmates’ good wishes mean anything, his success is assured. 24