Drury High School - Class Book Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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Walter Boland WALTER BOLANDQ 'D, QAQD. Walter sprouted forth last year as manager of the baseball team thus securing his decoration . During an inte1'esting but spasmodic spurt of activity in the de- bating line he came into prominence as president of the society. In that position his marked execu- tive ability Was fully appreciated by those who, after suffering all the agonies of public speaking. were forced to resume their seats for fear of a more intimate acquaintance with his little hammer. Waltl' blossomed out as one of the characters in the farce and the same stunt no doubt would have made quite a hit in vaudeville. But truly it may be said that he bloomed in the minstrels of enduring renown. Who will forget dat cocn sittin' on de end , who rattled the bones with such wondrous regularity? Surely not the seniors whose movin' day is now upon them. Upon graduating VValter will accept pressing business engagements onthe corner of State and Main Sts. with Boland and Son. Margaret Boyd MARGARET BOYD. Peg has represented the class in several Ways during her course, as Gertie Guslralways after a man in the Farce, and at Prize Speaking last year. That Margaret can fiddle, she has sliovvn us on several occasions but of late Peg has had to use all her spare time plugging in order to gain her diploma. Margaret always played on the Girl's Basketball team and to her steady guarding is due much of the success ofthe teams. It certainly was not Margaret's fault that there was no team this year. But Peg is somewthat versatile now, after taking a course preparatory for college, she tells us she is simply going to stay at home next year. 16

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Members of the Class Henry Lawrence Avery HENRY LAWRENCE AVERY, K fb A. Henry joined our ranks in our Sophomore year, and with the rest of us, has for the past three years, been pushing on in the search for education. Although his home is in Charlemont. a land of corn-stalks and Jack-o-lanterns, he is said to be very skillful running an auto. As Dr. Charles Chintzer' or Chub',in the Senior farce, he made an admirable school- master. In all social events at Drury, Henry has taken a prominent part and while with us, hasmade many friends. Next year he will enter Amherst College and the best Wishes of the class will go with him upon his journey of learning. 5 Percy Ward Blanchard PERCY WARD BLANCHARD, D . Percy is noted for many things, one of which is his ability to play a tcello. Many are thetimes we meet him with his music box, larger than himself, perhaps on his way to church to furnish music for the congregation. Sometimes, too, we meet him going toward the Notch for it is in this region that Percy has lost his heart. While at Drury he has entered into the school life, having come out for football last year, and started in with a determina- tion to win that did Wonders for the team. The teachers showed their appreciation of his work by choosing him to speak at graduation. Although Percy can never get rid of that cute little dimple, which gives him such a youthful look and has not yet outgrown his boyish awkwardness, still he has the spirit of success in him, which is bound to win in the end. 15

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. June Bowen JUNE BOWEN. June, a member of the Internnisson class and the most absurd girl in the lab. fully appreciates 1906. She has come Way down from Briggsville for four years just to give us her cheery Good morning everybody , and incidentally to study German and lend her aid to that renowned class. Of course coming to school gives June a Hue excuse for riding on his oar. She finds a great attraction up in the Freshmen Rooms but the attraction is lost on the rest of us. The Senior girls are put to shame when June is singing. If the cars run down Church St. next fall, June Will go to Normal, there to compete with Edith for the reputation of a perpetual giggler. William Boyd WILLIAM BOYD, K dv A, HD . Unlike most of the members of 1906, Will was prominent the first three years of his course and seems to have sunk into oblivion this last year under the protecting shadow of Slattery. Who will ever forget what a hard time Will had trying to decide what Parliamentary law to abide by at the time we chose our class pins? Will won his D by good, steady work in football and also came out for the track team last year. He has aways been a great help to the girls by coaching the basketball team. Will is quite a musician and has added much to the social side of school life by his ability to play the 'oello. 17