Everett High School - Crimson Tide / Memories Yearbook (Everett, MA)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS FRANK BRADLEY President GEORGE KUMPEL Vice President PHILIP DORN Treasurer

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CLASS ECHOES 1916 CLASS EDITORIAL I T IS with a certain amount of regret that I, in behalf of the Class of 1916, offer these few parting remarks to the boys and girls of Everett High School. The past four years have been not only a source of great benefit in pre¬ paring and fitting us for the future, but they have also been years of keen pleasure and enjoyment, in spite of the beating hearts and frightened expres¬ sions that invariably loomed up around examination time. This last year has been remarkably successful. Through the good, steady training of Mr. Cleo O’Donnell, who to our sorrow is bidding us fare¬ well, the football squad succeeded in retaining the school-boy championship of the country, an honor which the whole school has appreciated. Our Senior Class Meetings have been thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The humorous class papers written by the different class editors, contributed largely to the evening’s pleasure. The Girls’ Glee Club deserves special mention. Its high standard throughout the year can be traced back to the steady conscientious way in which the girls worked, under Miss Myra Marshall’s training. The club has certainly won a lot of praise and has been a great credit to the school. The Boys’ Glee Club is a new venture, organized by our singing master, Mr. Colburn. So far it has met with considerable success, and we trust that before another year has passed it will be a well established body. The night after Thanksgiving, the Senior Dance was held at Murdock’s Bungalow, in Everett. Everyone who attended voted the dance a great success and went home pleased with their evening’s fun. The Prize-Speaking Contest which took place on the evening of March 1st, was a well attended affair, Mr. Hugh Bond winning first prize for the boys and Miss Mildred Greenburg first prize for the girls. The second prize was taken by Mr. Philip Dorn, while Mr. Fred Allen succeeded in carrying off the Audience Prize. On April 11 and 12, the Seniors presented the Class Play entitled “The Girl from Upper Seven,” A lot of time and forethought was spent upon the selection of the play, but the class felt well repaid for its trouble, as both performances proved to be a tremendous success, Messrs. Leslie Sampson and Philip Crockett winning a round of applause each evening for their clever acting. The great event of the year, Field Day, is something to be looked forward to, it being scheduled for June 26, at Riverside. Seniors and friends who are lucky enough to procure tickets will be seen making a rush for cars in Everett Square, early on that morning. In preparing the day’s entertainment, the class has followed out the program used by the preceding classes, which will consist of canoeing, swim ming, dancing, and various other sports, and that 6

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everyone who intends to be present has a grand good time is the sincere and hearty wish of the Class of 1916. As we seniors are so soon to bid a last goodbye to the Everett High School, we would like to give a word of welcome to the Juniors who are about to step into our place. We wish for them all the success, enjoyment and prosperity that has been ours, so here are three hearty cheers for the Class of 1917. Before closing, I wish to say a word regarding our esteemed Principal, Mr. Wilbur J. Rockwood, who, perhaps a trifle stem at times, has yet had the interest and welfare of his pupils deep at heart, and in the future which we are about to face, the boys and girls will oft times look back with perhaps a bit of longing to the good old days spent in the Everett High School. CLASS DAY AND GRADUATION SPEAKERS The Class Day will take place on Friday, June 23, in High School Hall. The speakers were well chosen and are as follows: Class Oration, Philip Crockett; Address of Welcome, Helen Nickerson; Class History, Rachel McQueeney and John Hanna; Class Will, Ruth Baldwin and Myron Taylor; Class Phrophecy, Hilda Kennedy and Leslie Sampson. We feel sure that in this group of orators, comedians, humorists, clairvoyants, etc., that Class Day will be the “howling” success that it usually is. The graduation takes place Tuesday, June 27, in the High School. The closing event of the Class of 1916 will be opened in the usual manner. The program will include, beside the selections of “harmony” (?) from the class and the gentle exercise of receiving the precious “sheepskins,” the Presenta¬ tion of the Class Gift by Philip Dorn, the Opening Address by Loring Creamer, and the Closing Address by Frank Bradley. The girls, we are told, (of course a boy is not expected to understand what it means, but we will take it for granted that it is something nice) will graduate in “smocks” and white skirts. The boys, having “squelched” the white flannel idea, will appear in blue serge suits and crimson and blue neckties. It might be well to give at this time the ten highest pupils in the Senior Class. These averages are for the four years: Helen Nickerson, 92.96; Susan Brodsky, 92.03; Herbert Whalen, 90.74; Helen Erickson, 90.23; Dora Weiner, 90.03; Willard Hills, 90.02; Helen Croft, 89.59; Beatrice Arratto, 89.36; George Lipkin, 88.66; Ruth Engles, 88.47. Sunday, June 25, the Baccalaureate Service will be held in the High School Hall. The Rev. R. R. Hadley, of the Universalist Church, will deliver the address. 8