Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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'Tis mem'ry that retaineth The tale of years gone by. The fading light grows dimmer, As now we eome to part, We think of our teachers and classmates, With overflowing heart. But let us think of our memories, UI' all the joys we've had Within these eloiser'd walls, And never more be sad. We'll always remember the first day We spent within thy halls, How proud we were at last to be An honored part of thee. We leave with you our blessing, And hopes for future joys, As into the world we venture, To trod the path alone. So now we ask the Juniors To earry on the torch, And though we no longer are with thee, Remember thirty-six . Irene Johnston, '36 Natalie Rust, '36 CLASS POEM Our Red and White! We meet today to ponder o'er the past, And meditate on problems to be hurled Before cur faeulties, when we are east Into the swirling eddy of the world. Fresh a! med, WC,l'C willing to be put to test Against the spheres of skill, whieh stand opposed To eaeh advancement spurred by buoyant might. T hus, Kismet foreordained with his behest That we, the Class of '36, should boast Uf emhlematie eolors-Red and White! The Red, symbolic of the bravery We must aequire if we would own sueeess, Stands, not to bind in languid slavery twenty-one

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twenty FIREFLIES Flitting fireflies In the solemn shades of night, Twinkling Like stars of a summer night. BEES As I often muse Among the fragrant blossoms, There comes a swarm of bees, Buzzing, humming, busy bees, Their task complete, Away they fly, Thus, too, shall I. ' Julia B. R. Majka, '37 THE CLOUD The fleeey whiteness of the eloucl Moving slowly, In the clear blue sky, Changes its shape With each gentle breeze, Only God knows Why. THE LONE STAR The bright star In its lone splendor, Hangs aloft in the sky, Watching, Through the long night, The silent world drift by. APPLE BLOSSOMS Apple blossoms In all their glory Fill the spring air With a fragrance Sweeter than honey. Betsy Cunningham, '37 CLASS SONG, 1936 Tune-Die Lorelei Oh, now we meet for the last time, With gloom and tearful eye,

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The inbred independence we possess But, to urge valor to oppose life's fray. To confidently and inflexibly Face danger, and to lightly pass o'er head The force of noxious decoys-that will stay, Deflect us from our course and pass glibly Away-are goals set by the symbol-Red! The white is typical of purity, A mark essential to attain the crest Of all design, the one great quality We need to counteract the vice that's pressed Against each wall of chastity we make. We want to be among the few who'll say, When in the shadow of life's dimming light, I've tried to form my calling-not opaque, But clear, and with a fearless heart essay To reach my aim-a heart of spotless White! Both Red and White, our country chose to be Predominant as colors in our flag. If nations choose courage and purity To mark their ends, can we afford to lag In necessary attributes when we're About to step Up to the door, then o'er The threshold, and into the world , and write, Upon men's hearts, our names while they revere Some virtuous deed of ours, or else discover Some valiant feat stirred by our Red and White? Agathe Merkel, '36 HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '36 Let us pretend we have the power to turn back the pages of time and review the life of the Class of 1936 from its birth. On the first page of time we find back in September, 1932, two hundred and sixteen new students were enrolled in the Easthampton High School-the birth of the Class of l36. At our first meeting we elected our officers under the su- pervision of Mr. Alvan Lewis, who became our class advisor. The officers elected were President, Donald Bergeron, Vice President, Agathe Merkel, Treas- urer, Samuel Carver, and Secretary, Mary Anderson. Thus we came to the end of the first page. twenty-two