Fairhaven High School - Huttlestonian Yearbook (Fairhaven, MA)

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24 THE HUTTLESTONIAN THE PESSIMIST Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear but clothes To keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air, Quick as a flash ’tis gone; Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on. Nothing to comb but hair. Nowhere to sleep but in bed, Nothing to weep but tears, Nothing to bury but dead. Nothing to sing but song. Ah, well, alas, alack! Nowhere to go but out, Nowhere to come but back. Nothing to see but sights, Nothing to quench but thirst, Nothing to have but what we’ve got; Thus thru’ life we are cursed. Nothing to strike but a gait; Everything moves that goes. Nothing at all but common sense Can ever withstand these woes. •—Benjamin F. King, Jr. THE BRANCHED ROAD (Concluded from Page 14) Thomas floating close by. Thomas had been rendered unconscious when the boat was crushed. He slowly opened his eyes and extended his hand. His cold, white fingers closed about Brag’s wrist. The raft sank awash by his additional weight. Fear gripped at Brag’s heart. “Let go! Let go!” he screamed. “You’ll drown me.” But Thomas begged through purple lips, “Save me.” Brag watched the glassy stare in Thomas’ eyes with a peculiar fas¬ cination. The steamer was coming nearer, and this man was trying to pull him beneath the cold waves. The cowardly soul of Brag gazed wildly from his eyes like an evil face through a dungeon grate. He screamed and in panic shoved Thomas’ white face below the dark waters. Which only goes to show that, no matter what kind of life is picked out for a man, he will show his true colors in the end. F. J. M., ’27.

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN 23 The Girls’ Athletic Association T HE object of the Girls’ Ath¬ letic Association is to pro¬ mote and foster inter¬ class and inter-school athletics. The organization hopes in this way to emphasize proper con¬ duct, fair play, alertness, loyalty, courtesy, self-reliance, prompt¬ ness, and persistence. The motto of the association is “Play the Game.” Membership in the A. A. is open to all girls, and re¬ quisite of those taking part in school athletics, as- all athletics are managed by the girls through this organization. Under the auspices of the G. A. A., a tennis match was held early in October on our High School courts. The result of the match was a tie between Fair- haven High girls and New Bed¬ ford High girls. The scores were as follows: Muriel Weeks—Johnny Combs, 6-3, 6-4. Ruth Hunt-Winifred Mellor, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Margery Coombs-Dorothy Talbot, 7-5, 6-4. Rosamond Simmons-Laura Gomes, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. A return match was scheduled at Buttonwood, the latter part of the month. For the beginners in tennis a “Get Your Goat” tournament is now being held. Each girl is given a goat with her name on it. If she wins a game from her op¬ ponent she wins also her goat; if she loses, the opponent gets her goat. The girl who accu¬ mulates the largest number of goats wins the tournament. The most popular form of athletics in the school is hockey. Inter-class hockey games are now in progress. The hockey captains chosen are: Class A, Aldena Brown; Class B, Anna Burke; Class C, Mildred Parkin¬ son. As the freshmen were in¬ experienced they had not chosen their captain at the time of this writing. The G. A. A. are hop¬ ing to have a hockey game with Hope High of Providence or Lexington High, Lexington. Lex¬ ington High is a member of the hockey league of Greater Bos¬ ton. R. J. S., ’26.

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN 25 On the Wire B rrr - “Fairhaven High School.”— “Hold the line a moment and 1 will connect you with the head of the Commercial Department.” “Head of the Commercial Depart¬ ment speaking.”— “Yes, we run an employment bureau. 1 have a card for each pupil who has graduated from the department and en¬ deavor to keep the file up to date. Whenever a pupil changes his position 1 am notified, and change the card ac¬ cordingly; therefore I am always able to recommend to business men the type of assistants they desire.”— “No, I have no one out of a posi¬ tion at present. All of last year’s class have very good positions, I believe, and the salary you offer is too low. No one has gone out under $12.00 a week and almost everyone reecives more.”— “Yes, some of last year’s class are receiving $18.00 a week and the majority $15.00.”— “Yes, we have a system whereby all Seniors in the Commercial Course who have done excellent work may leave school in May and finish their course in an office.”— “Yes, we placed most of the class before they graduated last year. Certainly, 1 would be very glad to send you an excellent stenographer on May 1.”— “Yes, I should be pleased to place you on my list.”— “No, I regret I cannot put you first; there are several previous re¬ quests.”— “Very well, thank you. I am glad to be of service to the business men of Fairhaven and New Bedford.”