Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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Mistnry of tljp QUobh of 1928 In September, 1924, a group of 112 young people began their careers as Freshmen in the Hor¬ ace Mann High School. Class officers were elected shortly after. They were as fol¬ lows: President, Catherine Perkins Vice President, Edgar Knowlton Secretary, Eileen Molloy Treasurer, Clara Cruise After we had settled down to studying, the Seniors took a hand in our upbringing. Several of our more excitable members were quieted down by a cool shower bath on the Common. As the boys took their punishment quietly, our class was not bothered a great deal for the rest of the year. The most important social event to us was the Acquaintance Party, which the Senior Class held for us. Many of the Freshmen had the honor of danc¬ ing with the members of the upper classes. None of the members of our class succeeded in making the first team in athletics that year. We might have been rather obscure, but we were work¬ ing hard and silently toward the high grade of sportsmanship which we showed in the next three years. The following September, we had something to look forward to. We be¬ gan our Sophomore year in the new Davis Thayer High School. During our first assembly in the new auditorium, Mr. Patty requested that those people who sat next to the wall be careful about leaning the ir heads against it, as it left spots there. That is one reason why our building is stiii; looking so neat and tidy. The death, in June, of Miss Frances Eddy King, who for many years was a member of the faculty of F. H. S., was a heavy blow to those who knew her. The same class officers were elected as in our Freshman year. Several of the members of our class won places for themselves in the ath¬ letic field that year.

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Our Junior year was a very brilliant one. Our athletics began to show what two years’ careful training had done for them. The girls’ basketball team, all but one member of whom was from our class, lost only one game during the whole season. The hoys’ team won ten games and lost ten. In the inter-class field day events, the “28” girls’ team came out first, and the boys’ team came out second, losing to the Seniors. Two successful plays were put on for the benefit of the High School. Max Ketover and Miss Genevieve Pare, two very promising members of our class, took the leading parts in the school play, “ Three Wise Fools.” The other play, “ The Goose Hangs High,” was presented by the Studio Players, a dramatic club formed of teachers and friends of the High School. In these plays, the school had the support of the whole town, and both plays were most successful, both socially and financially. A course of Educational Moving Pictures was started this year by the Mothers’ Club of Franklin. The pictures were shown to the whole schooh during the assembly periods. Another policy was started this year. Social hours were held during the lunch period, an impromptu orchestra furnishing music for general dancing. Many students enjoyed watching from the bleachers, also. The first annual exhibition of the work done by the public school pupils was held in the High School Auditorium this year. Among the features were ap¬ paratus work by the physical training students, a fashion show by the do¬ mestic science pupils, and an exhibition of the work done in the manual train¬ ing courses. During the evening, the High School band and orchestra fur¬ nished musical selections which were greeted with great applause. The Junior Prom was our big event. It was the greatest social activity of the year. September, 1927, soon came, and with sixty-three members of the Class of ’28 left, we began our last year of high school life. Class officers were elected. They were: President, Maurice Jacques; Vice President, Catherine Perkins; Treasurer, Raphael Costello; and Secretary, Mary Vignone. In athletics this year our class was the leader. The Class of ’28 boys’ and girls’ teams won the inter-class basket ball games and the inter-class field day events. The girls’ varsity basket-ball team won their laurels by closing their season with the credit of capturing all but one of their hard-fought games. The boys’ basket ball team deserves as much credit. Captain Knowlton,