Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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Eliza BKTH Luklla Takbell, G. George Albert Whittemore, T. Ernest Leslie Whitney, G. Harriet Richardson Wilson, C. Ethel Davis Wright, G. Frederic Howland Woodward, C. Roydon Franklin Burrage. SPECIALS. John Pierce. Class History I N THE year 1896, the school com- mittee, recognizing the fact that the present graduating class was something you don’t meet every day, decided to give the aforesaid class a wider field in which to display their remarkable abilities. Accordingly, we, the famous class of 1901, then ninth graders, were ushered into the F. H. S. with ex- ceeding great gusto, under the ad- miring eyes of the various teachers of the school. After we were seated in the assembly hall the principal in- formed us that he knew at a glance that there was an astonishing future in store for us. And sure enough there was, for a short while after- wards a new principal succeeded this one of the keen perception, and forced upon us, without our consent, mind you, an odious demerit system; and believing that all systems should be patronized liberally, many of us tam- pered with this one, with the result that we got through school with as- tonishing rapidity and now there are only sixty-four of us left to tell the tale. Then for a year and a half everything went smoothly, with the occasional dropping out of a member from school. In our first Junior class meeting several things were d iscovered, the two notable ones being that we were so popular with each other as to cause nearly all the boys being nomi- nated for president ; and that nearly twice as many votes w’ere cast as there were members present. This we cannot explain. The class at this time was extremely fastidious, it being necessary for three committees to be chosen before a satisfactory design was brought in for a class pin. We set the pace as money-getters, as receipts from our class parties and Whalom entertainment will show. With part of this money we deco- rated city hall for the Senior class promenade, and as part payment took away their flag. Several child- ish attempts were made by the Sen- iors to regain their property. Some

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will some one please stick a pin in Fraser’s head ? Has Experience a Value? If ft has we can certainly give you good value for your money with our several years ' experience in the shoe line. With a nifty, up-to-date stock, we shall be pleased to serve you. CHAS. r Crescent Shoe Store. 1S4 MAIN STREET. Telephone 120 or “Postal” Union Coal Co., :r boy 01 DEALERS IN 1 Clean Coal and .. .. Pure Ice,-.. Office, n9 Main St., Fitchburg. Telephone ‘208-2. Fiiclitiiirg Distiict messenger and Signal Seivice, in connection with Postal Telegraph Cable Co., reaching all inipoitant points in United States and Canada. Open all night. Prompt and careful service. J. C. CARMODY, Mgr. Main Office, 128 Main St. GRADUATES Wishing for the POPULAR MUSIC of the day, can find it at 168 Main St. YOUR DRESS SUIT CASE a Should contain a book of College Songs, when leaving home for a higher institution. With the kind patronage of the public we will try to carry on an UP-TO- DATE MUSIC HOUSE, g RERCIVAL COLEMAN, 68 Main St., Fitchburg. Dealer in Popular Music. Woodward, ’01, “possesses the lang h that denotes the empty head.’’

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“Fair, fat and — fifty.” Mips E. A. H. vS. EXCLUSIVE .. STYLES IN Foot Millinery. Percy H. Safford .. WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY .. .. Fine Repairing. Genuine Antique Crockery and Furniture, 292 Main St., Fitchburg, Mass. Henry cA. Estabrookt Pharmacist, Cor. Main and Prichard Streets, Fitchburg. G. W. Roylei h, main street H e B ought a Dog. One of our customers recently told us that he had bought a new dog, and incidentally that he fastened it to his Gas Rjinge. We have always elaimed that the Gas Range was a good thing to “tie to.” Moral . — If you begin to use one, you will always use one for the reason that 3 ' ou will find it satisfactory in every respect. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company. O » 0 I Si CO 4 = OO .E b is « § O .S CO C ? CO .2 lu 00 QC =« a a UJ uT ' S SCL a 13 M ■ Jl - z erf 5 a 5 B u- Teacher No. 1. — “Do the cake-walk, Mr. Cobb.” Ditto No. 2. — “He would only have to walk naturally.”