Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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those having similar pieces were partners for the intermission. It was very strange how one or two of the couples accidentally (?) hap])ened to be together. It was a Lowe trick, anywciy. Twelve o’clock came too soon for the happy crowd, and it was with a feeling of regret that they thanked their Gardner friends for the good time they had given them, and with three times three for Gardner, they boarded their special ear for home, leaving their Gardner friends, as well as a few of the high school boys who in some unaccountable way had a sudden liking for Gardner and decided to make it their home for — one night. I said they left their Gardner friends at the station ; I meant they left most of them, for two or three of the weaker sex of Gardner accompanied us for a short distance and when they left two or three more of our boys left, to reappear to- Moreau about 6 o’clock in the morning, cold and tired, having taken the express called the milk train (a train very appropriate for those partic- ular boys) in the wee small hours of the morning. What they did from the time they left the special until the} “jumped” the other remains a mystery. The special sped along through the midnight darkness and it was strange how the jolts of the ear threw the people together, nevertheless no complaint was heard of being crowded. The hour and a quarter it took to get home was all too short, and the trip was declared by everybody to be one of the best of the many participated in by the Senior class during the pleasant year of 1904. VALENTINE PARTY. The evening of Monday, February 15, was one long to be remembered, for on it we gave our Valentine Party in honor of our co-classmates, the Gardner Seniors. The committee had pre- viously been hard at work, and when we arrived Lincoln hall was tastefully decorated with crimson and white, our class colors. A huge crimson and white flag with a crimson ’04 on a white ground was hung over the platform, which was embellished with palms and potted plants. In front of a small alcove where a cosy corner with a huge crimson heart hung over it was the receiv- ing line. Our principal, president, and Miss Woodward were the 31

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B GARDNER M IreceRTW Friday, May 6, saw a crowd of jolly Seniors start for that suburb called Gardner to enjoy an evening of unlimited enjoyment which was to be given them by the Senio rs of Gardner High. The special car left the American House at 6.30, and from that time on jollity reigned supreme. On the way up nothing eventful happened, except for the periodical return of the conductor along the running board yell- ing “ F ' ares, please, fares,” and although one or two of the boys were noticed trying to make good in German by “buzzing” “das Fraulein,” most of them had troubles enough of their own, plan- ning how to keep on the good side of their “wives” and still “shine up” to their Gardner friends. At South Gardner, a num- ber of Gardner Seniors aceompanied us to the high school build- ing, which was very prettih decorated in erimson and white, the class colors. Now the evening ' s enjoyment began in earnest. All were told by the Gardner president to make themselves at home and act as though the 3 knew everyone, which suggestion was speedily fol- lowed out, and immediately eaeh one was striving to find his partner for the grand march, by finding a flower whieh bore some resemblance to the one given to him. After each had found his match the grand mareh commenced, led by the Gardner president and the Fitchburg vice-president. After this came the daneing and consequently the renewing of old friendships and the forming of new ones. The intermission was eondueted in a novel manner. Each person was given a May-basket containing a piece of candy and 30

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dignified ones who reeeived with stately mien, and Rodney and Lena assisted tliem with their smiles and bewitehing talk. Imagine. After the reeeption the evening was given to exeitement in the guise of eard playing and daneing, the latter being perhaps the m(3st liberally patronized beeause of the magnetic ' ])Ower whieh Perey’s playing seemed to exereise. The Gardner people went home about half-past ten and from that time until nearly twelve the festive members of our own class held riotous sway. Exhibitions of card pla dng — hitherto unknown by the quieter members, and a fane schottische was executed by Moreau and Miss Conan t. This latter exhibit was watched and applauded vigoroush by all. When however the evening waned and the small hours .of morning were close at hand, we gathered our goods and chattels and lit out for home. Methinks ’twas an evening goodly spent and one of grand success. 32