Fairhaven High School - Huttlestonian Yearbook (Fairhaven, MA)

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THE HUTTLESTONIAN The History of the Class of 192.9 T HE class of 1929 entered the Fairhaven High School in a manner very similar to that of all other classes. By 8 1 30 o clock all had placed themselves, according to the chart on the door of Room 7, and were ready for four years of work and play. Of course one of the first things to do was to elect officers to con¬ duct the class meetings. When the votes were counted it was found that the following had been elected: President, Ruth Bedford Vice President, Edward Wood Secretary, Marion Whiting Treasurer, Doris Diggle The only member of the freshman class on the 1925-26 Huttles- tonian” staff was Howard Dutton, in the role of assistant advertising manager. David Entin, Albert Hammond, Frank Sheard, Edward Wood and Howard Dutton, being members of the football squad, were priv¬ ileged to kick the pigskin about. As a rule there are not many parties at Fairhaven High School. We broke the tradition, however, and enjoyed a jolly good time at a Christmas party held in the gym. Presents were exchanged. Some were humorous: others were not. Weldon Shurtleff received a lamb on wheels. As home room teacher, Mr. Staples kept us straight and Uncle Bob’’ Erickson, from Clark University, divided his time between keep¬ ing score for athletic teams and teaching the Freshmen English classes. The following literary masterpieces were found in a group of freshman themes on Rip Van Winkle: “Does anyone know Rip Van Winkle? The people pointed to a lad leaning against a fence with ragged clothes on.” “Going thru’ the street I noticed some people stroke their chin so I stroke mine and found it about a foot long.” Spring fever was followed by summer vacation, and the class of 1929 occupied the Freshman seats for the last time. 18

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THE HUTTLESTONI AN ®o sljofo tit some measure tlje privilege toe feel has been ours in buofoing Qlljarles Prior as a superintenbent anb a frienb, foe, tlje bitortal Jitaff, in behalf of tf|e mem¬ bers of the Ollass of 1929, bebieate this issue of “®lte i juttlestouian” to ijitm

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THE HUTTLESTONI AN In September the class returned—now Sophomores. Of the goodly number from Mattapoisett, Henry Pease and Albert Aston showed signs of becoming prominent. Walter Cherry, who entered high school a year before the class of 1929, left during his Freshman year, but returned to join a good class. The Sophomore year the class was separated into Rooms 1 7 and 6 which were under the direction of Miss Tyler and Miss Hcald, who later became Dean of Girls. When elections were held, it was found that Ray Mitchell was to call the meeting to order; Marion Whiting to fill Ray ' s shoes in his absence, or sit on the shelf in his presence; Doris Diggle to record the meetings; and Filbert Silveria to keep the money bags, when there was money to put in them. Ray Mitchell ousted Howard Dutton from his position as assistant advertising manager and was the only Sophomore on the staff of “The Huttlestonian.” Football called out Wood, Entin, Freitas and Hammond. Need¬ less to say, Coach Borah could see future champs in this group. The girls also made a good showing in athletics. Five were members of the varsity hockey squad; Marion Whiting, Marjorie McCracken, Marjorie Winterbottom, Alice O’Leary and Gladys Hebden. The Sophomore debating team won a debate with the N. B. H. S. Junior Debating Society. The subject was the cancelation of foreign war debts and Sophie Such, Mildred Morse, Frank Sheard and Raymond Mitchell (as alternate) successfully upheld their stand. The F. H. S. won by a vote of two to one. The F. H. S. won fourth place in the New Hampshire meet and Sophomores participated. The following September saw the class reassembled again, now slightly smaller than before. The greater part of “The Huttlestonian” staff was made up of Juniors. Ray Mitchell, Ruth Bedford, and Sophie Such held the more important positions, and seven other Juniors helped to complete the staff. Six Juniors were members of the football team which won the Bristol County Championship: Entin, Velho, Freitas, Pease, Machado and Garcia. 19