Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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FRESHMAN YEAR With the opening of school in September came those who joined the advance-guard, to take the regular four-year course. The customary gratui- tous advice was given them, and they meekly received and profited by it all, thus assuring to the class a peaceful and happy year. SOPHOMORE YEAR Sophomores ! At last we had reached that exalted position ! No longer the despised Freshies, we were now in a place of dignity and importance, and how we appreciated the change ! We at once organized, elected class officers, and obtained green and gold class pins ; then we felt ready to face the future. Most of the boys, who had learned the year before how to strut around with those cute little guns on their shoulders, now became corporals, and my ! but didn’t they feel big ! And when our basket ball team actually won the Tolmama Cup, ’03 was happy indeed ! The Seniors, in their class-book this year, called us “ the most digni- fied of all the classes.” Ah, well ! We lived up to that reputation — for a while. JUNIOR YEAR When we came together again in September, 1902, we bore the new and delightful title of “ Juniors.” This year we undertook the management of the school paper, the “ Crimson and White,” and succeeded in publishing a very creditable production. But a word to the future Juniors — Support the editors of your paper by your contributions as well as by subscriptions, if you want a good edition. Three of our number gained glory for the class by carrying off the honors in the Prize Speaking, which occurred this year, and others partici- t8

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1903. One bright September morning five years ago a little flock of ducklings left the safe and quiet pools of the eighth grade grammar schools and came to swim in the great and glorious pond of the G. H. S. Very scared little birds indeed were they when they made their first plunge into the great place called the “ Study Room,” amid the tumultuous applause of those already gathered there. They did not understand why they were so attrac- tive, and looked about them with open, round-eyed wonder at the strange sights and sounds. Finally some friendly upper class beings informed them, “ 0, it’s because you’re so green, you know !” The idea ! Now, who ever saw a green duckling ! However, under the wise leadership of the gentleman known as “ Mr. B.” the flock soon stopped its quacking and settling down to business made rapid progress, and in the process of evolution soon were dubbed by the scornful Seniors, “ Mr. B.’s Babies,” a distinction which they themselves considered very flattering. The year passed on quietly for the class, with no very thrilling adven- tures or hair-breadth escapes, while they gained a reputation for brightness and goodness which succeeding Freshmen have tried in vain to equal ! Near the close of the year came an invitation to go with Mr. Bachelor for a long tramp across the beaches, and all who went enjoyed it exceed- ingly. One of the incidents of the walk was having fortunes told, and as all received prophecies for a great and glorious future career, it is needless to say that the majority are already fulfilled. But the promising youth who was to become President of the United States still, alas ! conceals from his admiring friends his stored-up genius, which will doubtless burst upon the world in its full glory in the years to come. 1 7

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pated in the French play and in “Brass Buttons,” which the Seniors pre- sented so successfully. This was the year when we were urged to translate our Latin like the “ Youth’s Companion,” and let us hope some of us did make progress in that direction. Class spirit slumbered peacefully most of the time, but some class meetings were held and the persistent agitation of one member for a Con- stitution was at last crowned with success. (Query. What was the date of the ratification of the same ?) Soon, Field Bay, with all its excitement, was at hand, and at the close of the afternoon one of our members walked proudly olf the field wearing the Haskell medal. SENIOR YEAR. On arriving at the acme of bliss, viz., senior year, we found ourselves installed in the place of honor, Miss Wilder’s room, but alas ! some of us were doomed to short glory, for at the beginning of the spring term every single boy was ordered down to the study room ! For a few days, we trust, they pined in solitude, but some of them soon found their way back to the sweetness and light of the upper rooms. Indeed the library needed atten- tion and a brisk business was carried on in loaning and returning histories, so important, you know ! For didn’t Mr. Parsons always want us to be well prepared in history ! The numerous socials which have been held this year have been well attended and generally successful, a very commendable spirit having been shown by many in the class to take hold and make the occasions pleasant fo r all. Various clubs and cliques have appeared among us, and while they may have made some contribution to the social life, they have, perhaps, not been conducive to a spirit of class unity. One Monday in the early fall a number of Senior boys appeared at i9