Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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FLORENCE FRANCIS SULLIVAN. “A smile for all, a welcome glad, A jovial coaxing way he had.” F. F. has been president of our class for two years, lie was one of our best athletes up to his senior year, when he was compelled to leave them alone. He finds time to study, however, to run the class, and to keep on good terms with Miss Gifford. Noted for his contagious laugh. ESTHER RACHAEL COOPER. ‘‘Oh, thou! who poured the patriotic tide. That streamed through Wallace’s undaunted heart.” Rehtse is one of those favored people whom every- body likes and who likes everybody. As vice-president she is Sully’s right-hand man. Esther would get along all right in school if there weren’t so many study hours in 26. Her favorite pastime is studying six hours at a stretch on her civics. MARGARET HYDE AUSTIN. ‘‘As merry as the day is long.” Margaret is one of the most popular girls in the class. Her inspiration enabled Joel to make $40 on the first Senior Class Party. She was elected to the office of class secretary, but was compelled to leave in the middle of the year on account of illness and her absence was deeply felt by all. Noted for her cheerfulness. THOMAS FRANCIS BRESNAHAN. ‘‘At every interview their route the same.” Tom has held the class funds all this year and hasn’t skipped town yet. Tom is about the classiest all-round athlete we have had in school for a long time. He captained the track and baseball teams and was temporary captain of the football team. He finds time to enjoy himself da(i)ly. Noted for his athletic prowess. 12

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We g-ave two class parties this year and it is needless to add that these were highly successful in every way. We have gained onr share of honors and perhaps more than onr share of demerits. We have been original. We were the first to institute a class day, when everyone wore the class colors. We have been staunch advocates of the strenuous life. Our mem- bers have been prominent in every part of school life — in athletics, in studies, in speaking and debating, and in all social activities. The girls of the class are noted for their ‘‘beauty, grace, and wit.” In all our social affairs our aim has been to give everybody a good time without regard to labor or expense. This is strikingly illustrated by the reception we gave the Seniors, in our Junior year, when we gave them more ice-cream than they could eat, and as may readily be seen, this was no small amount. We have labored earnestly and unceasingly to set a high standard in the school and a good examjffe for the lower classes. In the short s])ace of four years we have established a record that will be regarded with wonder and awe by future classes as unequalled in the annals of the school. Our teachers have shown great reluctance in parting with a class which has manifested such intense interest in everything pertaining to the school, but June closes the history of this renowned class and we go forth into a field of larger activities and greater opportunities with the realization that ‘‘The tissue of the life to be We weave with colors all our own, And in the field of Destiny We reap as we have sown.”

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RUSSELL FRANCES ALDRICH. “Arise! shake the hayseed from off thee!’’ Russell hails from West Fitchburg but so far has been able to live down the disgrace. He rushes mes- sages for C. T. the second hour. His favorite study is current events as set forth in the Boston Dost. Noted for his manly stride. PEARL DELIA BEAUREGARD. “Happy am I, from care I’m free, Why aren’t they all contented like me?’’ Pearl is one of our gayest members. She is a great friend of everybody and is especially fond of the boys. She knows how to enjoy herself at class par- ties and elsewhere. She was vice-president Junior year. Latest acquisition — a diamond ring. IDA BLANCHARD. “A gentle beaming smile reflected from thy look.’’ Ida is one of our diminutives and spends all her time studying and visiting South Fitchburg. She also is one of the prominent artists of the class. Noted for her unfailing good humor. BERTHA MAY BOUTWELL. “In sooth it were a pleasant life with nothing in the world to do’’ — Except to play with Mr. McNamara. Still Bertha studies quite hard when Townend isn’t distracting her. She is suspected of having fractured a mirror in the dressing-room. Noted for her devotion to physics. 13