Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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When we, the Class of 1904 , entered the high sehool, we real- ized what advantages were offered to us and immediateh began to show 1)3 ' our exeellent work that we were a most appreeia- tive and interested elass (as the teaehers ean all tell you). Instead of looking into the right rooms and going into the wrong rooms we went into the right rooms at onee and without an} ' apparent (?) diseomfiture aeelimated ourselves to the high sehool atmosphere. It was during our first 3 ' ear that the eunning Miss Davis eame to steal the heart of our teaeher of ph3 ' sies. Also this same 3 ' ear our present prineipal eame and he was wont to assume the might} ' offiee of prineipalship when Prof. G. Preston was unable to take eharge of morning serviee. But again behold our reeognized superiorit} ' when in our Soph- omore 3 ' ear we were invited to join in a pienie with the Gardner Sophomores at Waehusett. We are the first elass who has ever reeeived such an invitation so earh in its career. Although it was a cloudy da} ' , we met our friends at the lake and enjo3 ' ed the da} ' there. A small party went to the top of the mountain. When all were ready to start for home Mossman and Dickinson were not to be found, so we journeyed home without them. We afterwards learned that they went in the opposite direction. Everything went smoothly until we discovered it would be necessary for us to elect a president. Accordingly we met in assembly hall and voted, but all the candidates seemed to fear this office. Whether this reflects on the class we cannot say. Although our tastes were indeed fastidious we satisfied all in our final selection of officers. 10

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Ruth E. Wheeler. First and Second junior Class Party Committee, Promenade Decorating Committee, Class Flower Committee. Pearl Whitney. May G. Duffey. May E. Gallup. Bernice M. Hartley. Gertrude E. Hawkins. Helen M. Hawthorne. Nellie F. Noonan. Helen L. Peirce. Secretary Junior Year, Class Flower Committee, Gardner Reception Com- mittee. Minnie A. Phelps. Mamie A. Quigley. Margaret Reed. Class Book Committee. Helen E. Roy. Nellie E. Smith. Mable a. Stowell. Writer of Class Song. Katherine A. Sweeney. Rosalie W. Watson. OFFICERS JUNIOR YEAR Carl Joel, President. Elsie L. Miller, Viee-President. Helen L. Peirce, Secretary. Leslie J. Mossman, Treasurer. 9

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We were a siieeeSvS soeially as well as intellectualh , “Our First Attempt” netting glorious results. This was due, largely, to our attractive posters, one of which appeared in our popular friend’s music store window, and toward which our principal especially seemed attracted. In conscc|uenec of this we were summoned to assembly hall to receive a heart to heart talk on our originalit} ' . The great love which our Gardner friends bore us was shown in a second invitation from them to attend a corn roast to be held in their domain. For some unaccountable (?) reason the invitation did not reach us until two days after the affair had taken place. “The saddest words of tongue or pen Were those few words: ‘It might have been.’’’ But amidst all this revelry a blow fell upon us from which we have never recovered : the news of our beloved principal’s resignation. Others than we had realized Mr. Hitchcock’s worth and Fate decreed that he should leave us. We did not fully real- ize our loss until we were obliged to submit to far different treat- ment than formerly. By this time we were well prepared to assume the role of the dignified Senior. At our first Senior class meeting Shanks was unanimously elected president and the other officers were chosen without any wrangling. Imagine our despair when we learned that we were to lose our dear and most popular teacher, Mr. Cobb. As the time drew near for him to leave us, we suddenly became endowed with rich gifts of poetry and song (sad farewells). We gave him a rousing send-off, thus showing to the last how highly we esteemed him. Shortly after his departure, we learned to our great satisfaction that he was not lost to us all for he had chosen the dearest one of our faculty for his life partner. It was during our Senior year that the “Red and Gray” appeared, and its success was due largely to our class, from which we furnished the editor-in-chief and two assisting editors. Every one seemed to regret our departure, even Mr. Nolen realized that it would be absolutely impossible to even try to teach school without Us. 11