Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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'he Binh Svrhnul 4 rhn A gtfagazine published by the Members of the Eastluampton High Selma? Vol. XXIII Easthampton, Mass., June, 1934 No. 1 EDITORIAL GREETING The year 1934 marks the appearance of the forty-third issue of THE ECHO. In publishing the ECHO this year, great financial difficulty was experienced. While outside prices rose, the income of the ECHO was raised only a little by much labor on the part of the business manager and his assistants. To meet the reniaining deficit, the price ol' the ICCHO was raised slightlyg a step taken only after serious deliberation and necessitated because only in this way will it be possible to publish the ICCIIO. Since the success of the ECHO depends on the in- terest and cooperation of the public, the editors present this ECHO of 1934 in the hope that it will meet with the approval of the public. dm. ROBERT D. Bttzznn, Editor-in-C'hz'ef THE WASHINGTON TRI P As soon as we boarded the train at the Mt. Tom Station, our labor and our troubles were over, and our pleasure began. For the two chaperones Of the trip, the work had just begun. Great responsibilities were placed on the shoulders of Miss Dorothea Dower and of Mr. Alvin R. Lewis, for the task of watching and keeping together a group of fifty-tive joyous, lively boys and girls was not an easy one. XYe desire to compliment the two chaperones on their splendid work, for all during the trip, there was not a single delay due to the absence of any ineinber ot' the class. We are extremely grateful to them for accompanying us as our ehaperones, for, undoubtedly, they gave up other plans to pass a restful week. It is sincerely l1opcd by all the students that we did not cause too niuch trouble while in Washington for the task of seeing that no One was left behind was a real undertaking by itself. Nine

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ATHLETICS Leo Shepard '34 ALUMNI Elizabeth Purrington '34, Chairman Edward Cadorette '35 Walter Stasz '34 Gladys Kaprasiewski '35 Ellen Buckities '34 Edwin Kurtz '36 Kenneth Gunn '34 Barbara Hall '37 ART EDITOR Norman Copson '35 1 I Eight

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We were fortunate for the production of our annual senior play in having as director Mr. Howell K, Thayer, principal of the High School. Mr. Thayer had to sacrifice a great deal of time and labor to round the members of the cast into shape. The seniors are extremely grateful to Mr. Thayer and express sincere thanks for his cooperation with our efforts. It is realized that few are the prin- cipals of any of the high schools who would help out the seniors in their greatest undertaking of the year. In co-ordination with Mr. Thayer's work was that of Miss Alice Alvord, who aided a great deal and offered many wise suggestions to make our play a success. Under the able guidance of Miss Grace White, who was our class advisor for three short years, we were finally able to accomplish our purpose. Miss White stood by us, we might say, through thick and thin, and encouraged us when it was darkest. She took an active part in all of our undertakings and labored to make of them all a success. Again, to Mr. Lewis, Miss Dower, Mr. Thayer, Miss Alvord, Miss White, and all those who helped to make our trip a success, we can say but this-Thank You. ALFRED BRIERE '34 CALL FOR CANDIDATES! Easthampton High School for many years has finished on the right side of the ledger in every sport activity it has participated in. Under the excellent tutelage of Coach Rolly Reed, we have managed to hold our own with any school in Western Massachusetts-in soccer, basketball and baseball. Yet, despite Easthampton High School's splendid showing, the fact that her teams have been consistent winners is not all that should be considered. Only ten or fifteen boys out of the two hundred odd enrolled really benefit from the three major sports. Why? The reason is this: At the beginning of every campaign, rumors are circulated throughout the school that someone has already cinched his position on one of the varsity teams. The .fact that such a thing is impossible never seems to occur to the lower class boys. They merely take it for granted that the rumor is the truth, consider themselves out of luck, and make no effort to give the other fellow a run for his money. He not only misses the opportunity of earning for himself the much coveted and highly cherished E but also loses out on the practice and physical building-up thatioutdoor sports and active competition provide. Nobody has his position cinched until the opening kick-off, toss, or pitch! Coach Reed plays no favorites. It is easy to realize that a player with superior ability will help the school's and coach's reputation, and it is seldom that a team will play with all its real energy, pep, and spirit when it is aware that one of its good' players,'deserving of a position beside them, is out of the game because of favoritism. Easthampton High gives to each man what he himself earns. Every boy, no mattefwhat his age or ability, should come out to the field or gym when the call for candidates is sounded, turn a deaf ear on false rumors, and pitch in forthe good of the team. WALTER EARUS '34 Ten