High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 10 text:
“
The class of I960 is fortunate to have the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Gloucester High School R.O.T.C. occur in the year of their graduation. For the outstanding work this fine organization has done during the past seventy-five years, we wish to show our appreciation by dedicating The FLICKER to the R.O.T.C. We hope that we will be able to present a fraction of the honor for which this organization has worked so hard, and we want this yearbook to re- main as a standing salute” to the Gloucester High School R.O.T.C. Franklin Boardman and Sergeant Douglas Russell glance at a picture of Company D in the Field Day exercises of 1914. Many people will remember the uniform, for it was worn on the last Field Day at which Mr. A. W. Bachelor was present as an instructor. He retired at the close of the year 1914.
”
Page 11 text:
“
HISTORY OF THE R.O.T.C. In September of 1885, Albert W. Bachelor organized the first company of High School cadets. He called the boys of the High School together and suggested the idea of forming such a military unit. The suggestion met with hearty approval and in no time the boys were in line, receiving military instructions. Their organizer, Mr. Albert W. Bachelor, was born in India in 1843. As a child, he went with his parents to New Hampshire and lived in Hampton where he received most of his education. While attending Dartmouth, the Civil War broke out and he enlisted with a New Hampshire regiment which saw much action with the Army of the Potomac. He was captured by the Confed- erates and confined in Libby Prison. With a few others, he escaped and made his way success- fully to the Union Lines where he rejoined his regiment and served valiantly until the war ended. Graduating from Dartmouth in 1871, he became a teacher. Having been elected principal of Gloucester High School in 1884, he came here at once and assumed his duties. A heavy burden or responsibility was upon his shoulders, but he managed perfectly. When in 1887 the High School building burned, Albert W. Bachelor adjusted himself very quickly to the new building on Dale Avenue. The school went forward with rapid strides in numbers and influence, for it was Mr. Bachelor who established the military department. This was organized when he became principal of Glou- cester High School and it met with success almost immediately. The uniforms of the first company consisted of blue flannel blouses with a row of seven brass buttons and a blue straight-visor cap. A committee appeared before the City Council asking for an appropriation for the purchase of guns. This was refused, but the money was raised by pub- lic subscription. The Company made its first public appearance on Memorial Day with the D.A.R. Colonel Haskell took a very great interest in the boys, offering a gold medal for the best drilled cadet. Thus, from the very beginning, the Haskell Medal roused much rivalry. The first prize drill was held in the City Hall on the evening of June 22, 1886. Fred W. Allen was the winner. Later a battalion of two companies was formed, and the drills were held in the old skating rink on Elm Street. A drum corps was formed at this time which added much to the battalion. This was the beginning of military drills. The first banner was given to the company on the evening of June 22, 1886, at the first prize drill held in the City Hall. Miss Abbie S. Sherburne presented the banner on behalf of State Senator Ebaezer Boynton. It was red, white, and blue silken banner, four and one half by six feet.
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
