Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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Sophomore Class ,........... ...A.,....o,..,,,.,.......,,..,...,.,,.........,......... M ary Anderson Junior Class , ..........,... ..... ..,.,....... A n thony Lis - Katherine Hofman Senior Class Alfred Briere, Euclide Desmarais, Stanley Podolak, Ellen Buckities, Con- stance Cullen, Mary Cunningham, Thelma Simpson. Faculty Adviser ..............,........,,,. Q .......,..............l...,,...........,.............,.....A.....,.,.,......................... Miss Lou Lyman Honorary Members ,....,. Jacob Frederick, Robert Buzzee, and Richard McCallum One of the great events of our school year in 1933-1934 was the formation of a Student Council. The idea originated with Robert Buzzee, and with the help of Jacob Frederick, Richard McCallum, and Miss White, the Constitutional Com- mittee got under way. On the sixth of November, the first draft of the Constitu- tion was ready. During the following week the four classes of the school held meetings in which they elected committees of four to correct any ills that the Constitution might be suffering from. A meeting was held in Miss White's room and the students present went over the Constitution with a fine tooth comb. A few errors were found, but these were quickly corrected. A new Constitution was drawn up, and, on the twenty-fifth day of November, Mr. Thayer, principal of the high school, Miss White, Senior class advisor, Jacob Frederick, Robert Buz- zee, and Richard McCallum affixed their signatures to it. The next week was a busy one, for the various classes had to ratify the Constitution and elect their members to the council. By December 16, all members had been elected, and on December 22, a meeting was held at the home of Jacob Frederick to organize the council. Stanley Bozek was elected president with Paul Meyer as Vice-president. Warren Lux was appointed treasurer, while .Jeannette Donais was made secretary. Jacob Frederick, Robert Buzzee, and Richard McCallum were elected honorary members. Miss Lou Lyman was appointed by Mr. Thayer to act as the faculty representative. At the meeting, insignia was picked out and the purpose and policy of the council was also outlined. The Student Council has been formed for the purpose of bringing the students of the different classes into closer relationship with one another and the faculty. As we of the council look back over the past year, we believe that we have fulfilled our purpose, as we have accomplished many things. Largely through the efforts of the Junior class, the various classes are now al- lowed to hold class parties under the supervision of the council. Two classes, the Freshman and Sophomore, have already taken advantage of this, and have had parties that were extremely successful. The council has also taken over the traffic problem in the halls. Due to the many students and the small size of the building, there has been a great deal of confusion in going to and from the various rooms in the morning. An appeal was made to the students to help in this problem, and they have aided the council greatly in keeping the halls clear in the morning. Alfred Briere has been in charge of this work. Thirty

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On May 29, Memorial Day exercises were held with Colonel Ryan as main speaker. The exercises began by the singing of t'A1nerica . Then a short student program was presented. Hflravcs of Our Dead , poem by Robert Engerso was delivered by Franklin Mullaly. Rita Powers recited the poem, 'tln Flanders Fields by John McCrae. Leo Mackos gave a short oration entitled, In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives for Freedom. In his address he pointed out that we should bring the nations of the world into friendly relations by use of diplomacy instead of cannong education instead of coerciong and brotherly love instead of the sword. He ended his oration by quoting a few lines of a poem written by James Whitcomb Riley. Then the main speaker, Colonel Ryan, a World War Veteran, was introduced to us by Stanley Bozek, who was chairman of the exercises. Colonel Ryan spoke on Patriotism and Discipline. Being a lVorld War veteran, he related some of his experiences and told of the horrors of war. He greatly stressed discipline. He told of the discipline of the American Army in the lVorld War, and also told of the necessity of discipline in the youth of today. With this message to every student he concluded his address. The excrcises were closed by thc singing of 'tThe Star Spangled Banner. E. HIYBERT '36 ,L.L..-l.l- THE STUDENT COUNCIL President of the Council ....., ...,....,....,,..,,....,..............,,....... ...,.,,.................., .....,....,... S t a nley Bozck '34 Vice-President .,,,..,...,...............,,,.. ............. C hester Milashesky '35 Treasurer ...,,...,,. .............,,...... ...... l l 'arren Lux '36 Secretary .........,....,, ........... J eannette Donais '37 Freshman Class ....,.. .....,,............... P eter Pacocha Twenty-nine

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Another one of the accomplishments of the council has been the conducting of a high school column in the Gazette. This column has reported the doings of the various classes, and it has proved to be a great success. Paul Meyer was in charge of this work at first, but later Jacob Frederick was appointed to succeed him. This school year has almost ended, but next year we expect to see a bigger success. Already plans are under way for a new Constitution providing for a bigger and a better Student Council. This year, we feel as if we had made an excellent beginning, but if all goes well, we expect to accomplish more next year. J Aeon FREDERICK JR. '34 PRO MERITO The following seniors of '34 are members of the Pro Merito Society: Madeline Boucher Arlene Flint Stanley Bozek Gladys Gagnon Alfred Briere Kenneth Gunn Ellen Buckities Rita Laurion Robert Buzzee Agnes McLean Constance Cullen Anna Novak Lillian Drondoski Lena Konopka Ruth Sander PRO MERITO AT PALMER As soon as the members of the Pro Merito Society were announced in as- sembly, we immediately began to make plans for the convention at Palmer. We met in front of the high-school Saturday, November 4. Mr. Thayer, Miss Fielden and Stanley Bozek supplied the means of transportation. It was an ideal day for the convention. The air was cool, the sun was shining, and all of us were in excellent spirits. As we were among the first to arrive at Palmer, we had plenty of time to look around. The high-school is quite new and the Palmer students are very proud of it, as well they may be. There is approximately the same number of students enrolled in Palmer High School as there is in Easthampton, but their school building is almost twice as large as ours. We went through the rooms with more than a slight trace of envy. After we had looked around to our heart's con- tent, we returned to the auditorium. The other Pro Meritos had arrived by this time, and the meeting began after a short wait. The president of the Pro Merito Society of Palmer presided. The roll was called, and the president of each society reported the number of members in the society and he number present. After a short business meeting, the guests and the members of the faculty with- drew to another room. During the discussion that followed in the, auditorium, the question was asked when the society had been formed, and what the pro- visions of the constitution were. As nobody knew anything about it, we had to Thirty-one