Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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I JUNIOR PROM CoMM1T'rEE, 1926 SOPHOMORE DANCE, 1925 SOPHOMORE MINSTREL, 1925

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T H E M I L E S T O N E CLASS HISTORY HE graduating class got off to a good start on its scintillating career early in its Freshman year by having the best attended and regulated meetings of any class then in school. Regular dues were imposed on the members that year, and this practice has been kept up during our years at Dummerg so that the treasury has never lacked for funds. In our Sophmore year we started taking the lead in social events around school. The regular meetings were continued, and it was made a duty of the secretary to record these meetingsg so that now We have the only record of its kind in school. Theatre parties were projected through- out the Winter term and became quite popular and Well attended. The Sophmore Minstrel was the only dramatic attempt of importance in the year 1924 to 1925, and the class topped its good Work by putting on the Sophomore Hop, the greatest dance that Dummer has seen in years. Theatre parties were continued throughout our Junior year, and our Junior Prom will long be remembered as one of the best of recent dances. As Seniors We have endeavored to put out a Milestone that will be second to none, and to stage a Senior Prom that will not have 'to be supported by the faculty as it has in previous years. All through the last four years, our men have been leading in all branches of school activities. Our ranks have claimed four major team captains, and the Honor Roll, Student Council, Dramatic Club, Orchestra, and Archon Board have claimed a good proportion of our representatives. R. D. H. '27 N! K' Q3 w- 5pl1:5,5QXirv',, af ' I ' ' ' 'W' H75-v vQH? 1 . 4 i281

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T H E M I L E S T O N E CLASS PROPHECY N the year 1936, I passed out quite suddenly one night. It really makes no difference just how my demise was accomplished, but for the fact that a certain express train was heavier than my car, I should still be enjoying life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I had no trouble in finding my destined place in the hereafter, a certain saint had it all ar- ranged for me. However, after a year or so of spiritual existence, I had a desire to return to the earth and see what was to be seen since my exit. Therefore, with permission, I returned to the terrestrial globe in spirit form so that l could observe people without being seen myself. The situation was novel, to say the least, and I made the most of it. My tour of the world began at New York. Once I arrived there, my mind returned to my old Dummer classmates, and I promised myself to be on the lookout for them. Walking up Br-oadway one afternoon, I was brought to a surprised halt by the sight of the name of H. Bourne Pillsbury in electric letters a foot high above the entrance to a well known theatre. I made it a point to be at the evening performance, and to my great delight there was in the show a second Jack Donahue in the person of Pil him- self. And wlhat a comedian! I recognized several phrases current at Dummer in 1927, but nobody else did, and Bourne was the hit of the show. Wandering around after the performance, I accidently hit a night club, and remained there when I saw that the drummer in the orchestra was none other than Jack Calderwood. Jack was also leader and owner of the combination besides being still at the drums. New Y-ork and its glamours did not hold me long, for I was anxious to see other fellows who had graduated with me back in 1927. The Metro- politan Art Museum, however, took up the day before I left. Here I re- ceived a shock that was almost too much for me. Coming down one of the corridors was a woman of large proportions surrounded by numerous pro- geny In their wake, staggering under the weight of several packages that smelled of food, was T. Astely Fearnside. Very little remained -of the old Tam excepting his complexion and even that was slightly faded. The female spoke and Tami' with an effort obeyed his master's voice. He didn't get any chance to say anytlhing himself. I went to Boston by way of Fitchburg for no other reason than to- see something of the 1927 alumnus who swears allegiance to that metropolis. l30l