Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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CHRONOLOGY 30. Cobb sa 3 s he has his grate for the next world all picked out. Long’ m a}’ he sizzle I APRIL. 7. Miss Sleeper thinks she is much in advance of her time. We perfectly agree with her. 9. Seniors 6, Juniors 1. Meat, l . Seniors 18, Sophs 5. Bon. 16. Cobb gives Gallup his own demerit to take to the office. How foolish ! P. Lowe sitteth upon ye pin and riseth again. 23. Seniors 9, School 5. Champions! 24. Prize Essa ' Competition. Dickinson a winner. 25. Clinton H. S., 10; F. H. S., 4. 28. C. Academy. 15; F. H. S., 0. MAY. 2. Athol H. S., 3; F. H. S., 8. Hooray! 4. Seven S present “The Doctor.” Great success. 6. Lawrence Academy, 3; F. H. S., 8. Swift! 9. Hazel tells Dickinson he is possessed with a “Damon.” 16. Murdock H. S., 4; F. H. S., 16. Good! 20. Clinton H. S., 11; F. H. S., 14. Better!! 21. Hardj ' compares the poetry of Burns and Bryan. This is the first time we have heard that the democratic candidate was a poet. 23. Gardner H. S., 9; F. H. S., 12. 26. R. Lowe tells us that Spain gave Minister Wood his “walk- ing papers.” 27. Murdock H. S., 22; F. H. S., 2. JUNE. 3. Poore sa 3 ’s one of the characters in the Sir Roger de Coverle 3 papers was a Batchelder. What does this mean, Florence? Gardner H. S., 2; F. H. S., 1. Tough cheese! 6. Field Meet. Skin! Great financial success!! 8. Worcester, Ho ! Exams, in order. Ross discovers a rival. (. sk Miss Page for particulars.) 15. Class song awarded. Hurrah for Abbie and the dog. Whalom party. 24. Graduation. 25. Alumni. 26. Promenade. AU RBVOIR. 24

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CHRONOLOGY 15. Nolen’s latest: “Lawyers are not blood relations, but broth- ers-in-law.” 16. Koss is so cut up at Miss Whitney’s leaving school that he tries to commit suicide by falling down stairs. Sad to relate, his attempt was unsuccessful. FEBRUARY. 3. Ross informs the class that there were no free slaves in Mis- souri in 1830. 7. L. H. S., 14; F. H. S., 18. “Trays Beans.” 10. The Boys’ Glee Club declines to pay for the privilege of being allowed to sing. 12. Fisher talks about the side of a circle. 14. K. H. S., 17; F. H. S., 14. Fudge. We endeavored to entertain the Gardner seniors. 16. Miss Sleeper absent. 17. Still absent. Joy reigns. 19. Glee Club concert. Great success. 20. Children’s first attempt. Creditable. George Preston Hitchcock makes his debut as a soloist. 21. Nichols Academy, 34; F. H. S., 13. Gosh!! 28. G. H. S., 2; F. H. S., 20. Hurrah!!! MARCH. 2. Fisher is endowed with the intelligence of an ape by the kindness of Cobb. 3. Kids put up a red rag and as usual get into difficulties. Such kids ! 4. Miss Sleeper dotes on love and duels. 5. Dickinson recites correctly in Solid. 6. Miss Spaulding makes a pun. Cobb ignores our petition for redress of grievances. 9. Mr. Hitchcock states that the great increase in population in Fitchburg in the last ten years was due to his residence in the city. 14. G. H. S., 12; F. H. S., 14. 17. “Cupid” tries to prove two triangles equal when one side is an arc. 19. Fitchburg Business College, 3; F. H, S., 41. Cinch! 20. “Billy” presides in 23. 21. Athol Y. M. C. A., 8; F. H. S., 50. How simple! 24. Cobb is caught reading the theatrical notices. 23

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Little Journeys To Gardner O N that well remembered day, November 12, a jolly part 3 of seniors and small fry eonsisting of juniors, etc., accompanied our noble football team to that small village in the backwoods bearing the euphonious appellation of Gardner. On the “way back ” to the aforementioned hamlet, we employed ourselves principally in concocting new songs and yells together with the rehearsing of the same, to the evident immense enjoyment of the other passen- gers on the car. The feature of the game — which was unfortu- tunately of the genus “Waterloous” — was the mag- nificent yelling and singing of our new songs and yells ; but enough of this painful event. After the game, noos ateion shut tray fam, (we were certainly very hungr 3 ,) and after a long, hard search we at last unearthed a grocery and a drug store, to which we all adjourned immediately; that is, all but three; “Dicky,” “Georgie,” and “Scotty” had been captured by the enemy. The rest of us feasted on crackers and gingersnaps, soda and kisses. At last we got a car going home, to the tune of “Home, sweet home, be it ever so slow it is better than Gardner;” at last we were all together again. Did I say all ? Alas, no ; two are left roosting on a Gardner fence, and — well, the less said the better — but Arnold discovered a new brand of witch Hazel. If anybody ever raised Cain, we certainly did, on 25