Framingham High School - Philomath Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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TO ALTON WILLIAMS BUSH In appreciafion of his faifhful work and coiiperafion Through The pas? years we respechfully dedicafe fhis issue of The Philomafhu

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE FRAMINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Vol. XXXVII FRAMINGI-IAM, MASS., JUNE, I938 No. 2 B usinexs Assistant MARY ACTON DANA CRAIG OLGA DECOLLIBUS JANE DEVONSHIRE ERMINIA ERRICO JEANETTE GARCEAU GERTRUDE GARDNER MARGARET HENRY HELEN I-IYNDMAN CHARLOTTE LANE EVELYN LANE BERTHA LOMAS ROBERT MAKER Manager. .......... . Business Manage1', . . BERTHA LOMAS STANLEY WORREY GRACE MCGUIRE JANE OBRIEN WILLIAM ABBOTT DOUGLAS WINSLOW DOROTHY CROSBY ARL1-:NE RYAN Editorial Board HELEN MASON EDWARD MONTGOMERY CHRISTINA NUTE ELINOR O'BRIEN JOSEPH PEP1 THEODORE SAULNIER CLARA SHULMAN THELMA RENI MARY THORPE JOAN TURNER WILLIAM WAUGH THEODORE WEBSTER and other members Of the Class of '38 . .......ANTONINA BRUNETTA .. ..........ELINORO'BRIEN A dministmtizve Board VERONICA CONNOLLY JOSEPH WOYTHALER HELEN O'DONNELL Advertising Staff JOSEPH HEALY ADA MCNEIL EDWARD WILCOX SHIRLEY NOYES DEDICATION . CLASS HISTORY . BOYS' PROPHECY , GIRLS' PROPHECY . SNAPSHOTS . CLASS WILL . CLASS AWARDS . . THE CLASS OF 1938 . SCHOOL SONG . TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 6 . Eleanora, Keene . 7 . John DeMille . 8 . Doris Gilgun . . 12 . , . . . . 14 . Richard Martell . . 19 . 21 . . . . . . . . . 22 . Words by Mary Van Ness . . 61

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THE CPHILOMATH 'Page .SlC'I'L'll fffffffffffffffffffff ffiffffffiffffiiffiffffifffffff ffffff fiifffff fffff ffffffffffffiffffff 3 3 3 ffiifffffffffffffff f ElIllllllllllulllllllllllllllllulllulllulllullnluulunlzlllllnlnululllulllullullIllulllullI:ullnlllllllnnlllnlllln :lll I nlnl nunnnIlunInuIlullulllllllllullllllllm Most class histories begin by confessing how small, stupid and insignificant the members were when they entered high school. This statement cannot be applied to the Class of 1938. We were not un- usually smallg by no means stupid Calready having been exposed to nine years of edu- cationjg and, as is apparent today, most significant. In September, 1935, when 375 of us first investigated the possibilities of life in F. H. S., we found a. whole new addition waiting for us. We were very grateful for this pres- ent of welcome. Soon after our entrance we chose Miss Wiley as our class adviser. Her ceaseless effort and inspiration have been major fac- tors in the success of our undertakings. A little later the seniors welcomed us officially with the usual Senior-Sophomore dance, which was in the form of a Poverty Party. That was fine. Besides getting in free, we didn't even have to buy any new clothes because prizes were awarded for the most ffpoverty-stricken costumes. By january 22 we were well enough ac- quainted with one another to elect our class officers. At our first campaign assem- bly we sat in awe at the lung and larynx power of some of our orators. Neverthe- less, we recovered in time to vote with the utmost wisdom, and elect Thomas Hobin, president, Frances Wright, vice-president, Josephine Keane, secretary, and Edward Loring, treasurer. We were very active in extracurricular activities, being ably represented on the Student Council, Directors' Club, Philo- math and Vox Ludi boards, and many clubs. In fact, the Sophomore Dramatic Club event went on the air, broadcasting a play over station W'NAC. We completed our first year of high school in line style, sure that we had made a good impression on the faculty and up- perclassmen. In the fall of 1936, 368 of us as juniors returned proudly to school. We elected Thomas Hobin,president,Frances Wright, vice-president, Jane Murphy, secretary, and Edward Loring, treasurer, to lead our class in the more important functions of that year. At that time a new system for the school publications was inaugurated, which proved a great success. Instead of the Vox Ludi the F. H. S. News was published biweekly, and there were only two issues of the Philomath, the literary and gradua- tion numbers. In the spring we selected our class rings, and chose such an attractive design that the seniors wished theirs had been the same. The Class of 1939 has followed our example. On June 11, 1937, we had a chance to re- turn the courtesy of the Sophomore-Senior Dance. We seized the opportunity and en- tertained the seniors at the most successful prom presented in years. The music went around and roundl' the hall literally, in the form of decorations, and everyone agreed that it was an outstanding event, socially and financially. After all this display of gratitude to the seniors, we competed with them in an athletic field day and carried off every- thing but the stadium. This gave our coaches an inkling of what they might ex- pect the next year. In September, 1937, we came back as superior seniors and proceeded to elect the same officers that we had chosen in our first year: Thomas Hobin, Frances Wright, Josephine Keane, and Edward CContinued on page 185