Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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We have heard the expression, “(ireat Scott.” Cowdrey prefers Sadie Scott. BEST IN TUB CITY. 36 Main Street. dotting True, ESTABLISHED 1867. Leader in Fine Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Etc. Fine Watch and JeTvelry ’Repairing a Specialty, F. S. HALL, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN, 194 MAIN STREET, FITCHBURG, WM. G. McTAGGART, ‘Tailor I CLOTHES CLEANSING AND REPAIRING A SPECIALTY, 162 MAIN STREET, Room 3, Fitchburg, Mass. ‘‘All possibilities are in his hand.” — G. P. Hitchcock. ‘‘I am not as thon art.” — A. V. Sleeper.

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Geo. Washington Stearns 1’eatts, T. Ine:z Eleanor Pulsieer, G. Emma Caroline Rice, G. Lillian Amelia Rice, G. Eliza be:th Louise Richardson, C. Mary Ellen Roddy, G. William P ' rancis Rourke, G. Ida Rose Rowley, G. Harrison Cushing Rugg, T. Udert Clifton Russell, T. Marian Agnes Sands, G. Reba Emma Saunders, G. Elizabeth Agnes Sheehan, G. Robert Moody Sherman, G. Annie Frances Slattery, G. Jennie P ' lorence Slattery, G. Harriett Cunningham Stimson, C. Fred Storer, G. Walter Rice Storer, G. Litcius Chenney Sheddon, T. Ellen Honora Sweeney, G. Eleanor Mabel Taft, G. Mary Adeline Taft, G. Annie Veronica Tracy, G. Leo Augustus Vaillant, G. David Bernard Henry Walsh, G. James Arthur Wellington, T. Stella Josephine Wheelock, G. Mabel Louise Witt, G. SPECIALS. Frederick Howland Woodward. Jes.sie Carolyn Merritt. Class History. E arly on a bright September morn- ing, four years and some months ago to-day, by scores and dozens, the future class of 1900 marched to its christening. We were not wanted until twelve o’clock, but, as is usu- ally the case, every one arrived at eight except Rourke, ’00, who strag- gled in about half past twelve. Dur- ing the interim we made a race- counse of the first floor corridor, and enjoyed ourselves to our heart’s content, until we were given a pen- cil and a singing book and sent home to dinner. Things went along smoothly, without a single event to break the monotonous regularity of our daily life, until the next April, when the grammar masters sent up all the wisest pupils. How did we ever get along without this aggre- gation ? It has furnished a class president and a football captain, to say noth- ing of a flag-pole climber and some sidewalk painters.

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For two more yeans we lingered along between life and death, “the unobserved of all observers,’’ and monarehs of the third floor. We had the usual eleetion fight in the beginning of our Junior year. After the elass and Mr. Bingham had tried in vain to settle it, “the Supreme Court of Appeals” handed down a deeision. Then, as the muse of room 26 has graphieally put it into verse : “ Bun, Bun, the coniinissioner’s son, Took the eh air and away he run.” j. W. F., Poet. During the first of that year, various committees chose the class flower, pin, ring, colors and motto. Though all of these are appropriate and show the good judgment of the committee, none deserve special men- tion except the class pin, which is the daintiest pin that ever ornamented a pupil of the Fitchburg high school. During the Junior year various par- ties were held by the class, which netted a small financial return for a great deal of work. As this was and is a wide-awake and self-assert- ive class, we kept the class of ’99 continually on the qui vive. As they did not follow Napoleon’s maxim of always knowing what the enemy is going to do next, H. H. W oodward found an opportunity to capture the senior elass flag which was secreted in Fosdiek’s house. Then the Sen- iors rose in their wrath and moved against “Castle FovSdick.” Thev might have made better use of their time 1)3 ' stud dng their English les- sons, for the} ' would have been marching 3 and still be no nearer their flag, but the} went cr3 ' ing to Mr. Hitchcock, and armed with his august commands the} ' recovered the bone of contention. When the class of ’99 graduated we again showed our enterprising spirits. Af- ter school, a small crowd of Junior bo3 ' s bought a can of paint and proceeded to decorate the sidewalks, posts, etc., in the vicinit} ' of the school. The Seniors became possessed of another and put some “cuss words” after our chef d ' oeuvre. This gave the teachers an opportunit} ' to show the usefulness of a college chemistiw course applied to the ordinary (side) walks of life. That evening St-r-r and K-3 ' -s hoisted the 1900 flag to the flagpole, where it remained dur- ing the exercises to the anger of Messrs. Hartwell and Smith and the everlasting disgrace of the class of ’99. In our Senior 3 ' ear we were the acknowledged autocrats of the .school. We were given a reception by the teachers in November, held various class parties, received more D’s than any previous class, elected a red-headed president, had our pic- tures taken, and part of us grad- uated and part of us did not.