Fairhaven High School - Huttlestonian Yearbook (Fairhaven, MA)

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN 16 that we sing “Yes, We Have No Bananas”, for the benefit of those returning for a second helping. Dancing followed the refreshments, and music was furnished by Eleanor Haney and Grace Caswell. The committee in charge of the initiation was as follows: Helen Douglas, Chairman, Ethel Winterbottom, Franklyn Young, Alfred Sylvia and Margery Coombs. The Commercial Club is not wholly a social organization. Busi¬ ness efficiency, and the aim and future work of the Commercial stu¬ dents will be taken up at the various meetings during the year. The officers of the Club are as follows: President—Helen Douglas. Vice President—Alfred Sylvia. Secretary and Treasurer—Margery Coombs. M. C., 74. HE first Senior dance of the 1924 class was held Friday evening, October 19, 1923, at eight o’clock. It was a Hallowe’en party and the gymnasium was attractively decorated in black and orange colors representative of the autumn festival. Music was fur¬ nished by Yeager’s Orchestra. During intermission ice cream, candy, and punch were sold. The patrons and patronesses were Mr. and Mrs. John F. Goggin, Miss Dorothy Muzzey and Miss Margaret Siebert. The ushers were Waldo Haydon, John Hawkins, Earl York, John Parker and Fred Sheard. Over two hundred guests enjoyed a very pleasant evening and much credit is due Bradford Terry, chairman of the dance committee, and his able and willing assistants whose efforts made the dance both so¬ cially and financially such a success. M. D. W., 74.

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN 15 Commercial Club Initiation N Tuesday, October the ninth, at 3:15 o’clock, the Junior mem¬ bers of the Commercial Class lined up outside of the gymnasium, ready to be initiated into the Commer¬ cial Club by the Senior members. The Juniors were blindfolded, and each was led into the “gym” by a Senior. Half of the Junior boys (possibly because they were bashful) came in late, but they certainly received their share of ' the initiation,—and then some. Ancient eggs, five thousand years old, crocodiles straight from the Nile, and angle worms, which were fine eating, all added to the fun at the initiation. Judging from the screams and laughter of the Juniors, they evidently enjoyed their tortures as much as did the Seniors, who watched them “take their medicine.” After going through all the stunts, the members were seated in a circle around the center of the “gym”, and each Junior had a chance to show his, or her, ability in doing a stunt, before they could remove their blindfolds. They also had to swear solemnly to live up to the Shorthand Oath: “I solemnly swear, By the hair of my head, To each night do my Shorthand, Before going to bed. I’ll not park under lamp posts, Or sit on a stone wall, For the next day in Class, My Shorthand will fall.” Refreshments, consisting of fancy cookies and ice cream were then served to make up for previous harsh treatment. The ice cream hap¬ pened to be banana, and it was suggested by one of the committee

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN 17 Initiation of the G. A. A. M ANY surprises were in store for the freshmen girls, when they were initiated into the Girls’ Athletic Association in the High School gymnasium, on the afternoon of October the eighteenth. The ‘‘coiffures” of the “fresh- ies” first attracted our attention. Girls having bobbed hair had their hair done up with twenty- six hair pins! Twenty-six pig tails were required of those hav¬ ing long hair! The costumes of the initiates were quite as ridicu¬ lous as the mode of hair dress¬ ing. A large red ribbon held blouse collars high; a large bow secured them tightly in front. Stockings of brilliant hue were particularly effective when it was discovered that everyone was walking a la Charlie Chaplin. The grand march was an event which will not soon be for¬ gotten. As the girls marched around, they were treated to worms, slapped in the face with rats, compelled to walk planks, and to fall from precipices. Some of the individual stunts were most entertaining. Miss Aldora Fairweather demon¬ strated how a modern flapper flirts. Miss Helen May Kidd cer¬ tainly enjoyed her ice cream treat when she discovered cay¬ enne pepper in it. Miss Yvonne Blanchette, who has a natural dislike for milk, was given a baby’s bottle. She drained the contents, and gave the girls a good laugh over the funny faces she made. All of the freshmen suffered mental agonies while being branded. After the torture, the floor was cleared and the upper classes asked the freshmen to dance. Refreshments were then served. The faculty were the invited guests at the initiation. B. R. C., ’26; L. F., ’26.