Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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Miss Wiley, ’98, says she likes Fellows. Ilie Waldo Cafe, L j£. Ibelmolb, “Jenness Stubio.” Opposite Opera House. TtT Glass photographer BROILED LIVE LOBSTER AND . . to tbc . • ifitcbburg Iblgb School, ’98. SHELL-FISH 1bigb=art lpbotogtapbs o( Ev crv A SPECIALTY. Description. %ah£ ©perator J. A. HOLLAND. jfasbtonable bailor . , THIS IS A JOKE MAKER OF HIGH-GRADE . . . ON . . . Custom Clothing. Teehan Boyle. Cleaning , Pressing and Repairing A SPECIALTY. Dress Suits To Let. 162 Main Street. “An empty cask makes the loudest noise.” Dillon, ’00.

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classes may rest assured that they will have our undivided support and best wishes. These are the names of the mem- bers of the team : Captain, C. E. Worster. Manager, G. S. Lovell. Assistant Manager, Arthur Tenney. V. A. Ellstrom, ’98, R. A. Ballantine, ’99, R. B. Lowe, ’98, W. S. Cross, ’99, C. B. McGrath, ’98, K. A. Jewett, ’99, G. W. Merritt. ’98, G. W. S. Platts, ’00, H. M. Parks, ’98, H. B. Russell, ’01, C. A. Prescott, ’98, C. E. Sweeney, ’01, T. J. Sheehan, ’98, C. H. Turner, ’01. Trainers. H. J. Brennan, A. M. Remington. CHRONOLOGY, 1897-8 SEPTEMBER. 7. School opens. 11. Batchelder dedicates the Normal School steps. 13. Two football teams line up for prac- tice. 28. The Daily Night makes its first ap- pearance and its success is assured. 29. Rena Moore wants to know if Mrs. Tufts thinks she (Rena) is pretty. OCTOBER. 4. Batchelder is tired and wants to go home. 15. Platts goes home and gets a haircut. 21. Hartwell and Deane form partnership in the hen business. 29. Prescott marches in time with the music. NOVEMBER. 1. Prof. Hartwell declares that a hen lays on an average. 4. Hayes’ exhibition of the new science interrupted “Frigid.” 6. The football team bids farewell to the little brown jug. Football reception at Wallace hall. 25. Seniors hold a very successful class party. DECEMBER. 3. Geoffrion gets fired out of singing. 7. Miss Young, ’99, receives one vote for school committee. 14. Souvenir edition of The Daily Night. 24. Christmas vacation begins. JANUARY. 3. School reopens. 10. First drill of Olympian Guards. 12. Prof. Nolen has a screen built over- head to keep the wind from blow- ing through his “lilacs.” 16. Football team have their pictures taken. 28. Miss Smith gets a whole dinner for one cent. 31. The boys of Room 26 were obliged to remain after school, “Nolens volens.” FEBRUARY. 11. F. H. S. Minstrels. Lovell scores a hit (Nit). 17. “Frenchy” Sleeper embraces a hack- man. 28. Prof. Nolen addresses the boys of Room 26.

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MARCH. 3. Day, ’98, goes wading, after the Female Minstrel Show at Shirley. 18. Mr. Bingham gives his definition of a r(h)umb line. 23. W. Dillon takes a vacation (10 D). 29. Class votes to award contract for class pictures to the “Jenness Stu- dio ” of Clinton. APRIL. 1. Senior class party at Wallace hall. 16. High school concert at city hall. 22. Mr. Eaton, a member of the Naval Reserve, is summoned to Boston. The entire school turns out at the depot and gives him a rousing send-off. MAY. 2. First rehearsal of “Our Starry Ban- ner.” 3. Dillon, ’00, gets ice water Shed(d) on him. 6. Militia leave for the front and are given a grand ovation by the school. 26. Parks gets stuck. “I hope it will choke you.” — [Dillon. 29. Lovell gives Prof. Hartwell lessons in spelling. 30. “Our Starry Banner.” Great success. JUNE. 5. Marcy takes a bath at Whalom and loses his ring. 7. Miss Belding, ’98, tells all that was done at ’98 meeting of June 6, and stretches it. 8. The enlightened eighteen receive an honorable discharge. 9. Drury tries to run the Senior class. 11. The craz3 r quartet goes fishing. Geof- frion lands a whale. 13. Holbrook advises leniency tow r ard school committee. 14. School committee, 11-8. 24. A delegation of ’98 attend the Leom- inster promenade. 30. Morning, graduation ; evening, prom- enade. The Tartar Tribe Up-to-Date Oubacha, khan of the Kalmucks, Lovell. Zebeck Dorcki, chief instigator, McGrath. Loosang Dchaltzan, grand lama, Shea. Beketoff, governor of Astrachan, Prescott. Elizabeth Petrowna, Empress of Russia, E. A. H. Sleeper. Weseloff, prisoner of the Kalmucks, Parks. Kichinskoi, commissioner to the Kalmucks, Drury. Traubenberg, leader of pursuit, School Committee. Latest Publications “The Demerit System as I Found It,” by W. Dillon. “What I Know About ‘Trig,’” very small book by Parks, ’98. “My Experience in the Hen Business,” by E. Adams Hartwell. “A Full Treatise on Astronomy,” vest pocket size, by Prescott, ’98. “What’s the matter with Joe Miller for a director?” “He’s all right.” The Drum Corps is thanked for services.