Greenfield High School - Evergreen / Exponent Yearbook (Greenfield, MA)

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1—ROBERT HOLLINS ALBERTI “Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.” Bob’s” activities in high school have been varied. Among the numerous duties he has performed are, editor-in-chief of the Exponent, vice-president of the S. A. S., illustrator for the Exponent, a Pro Merito member, star lover in the senior play and, although assistant treasurer of the senior class this year, he has found time to do his usual amount of studying. Bob is going to Worcester Tech. 2—HAZEL MAY ANDERSON “Silence gives consent--” Hazel joined our ranks at the beginning of our High school career, and has gone through all our trials with us. She loves to dance, also to wear earrings, judging from the looks of things. But she shocked us when she had the measles this last year. That was altogether too childish a trick, Hazel. You, a dignified Senior, should have known better. She has not decided on her life work yet. 3—WILLIAM GUSTAVUS ANDREWS “Good at a fight, but better at a play; Godlike in giving, but the devil to pay.” “Bill” has led a varied existence in G. H. S. but his out¬ standing accomplishment i§ his athletic record. He was a four letter man in both his Sophomore and Senior years and Captain of the football team this year. In the Senior play he made a hit as a butler. He was Secretary of the class in his Sophomore year. Treasurer in his Senior year and has also served on numerous committees. He plans to go to a good prep school and from there to Syracuse. 4—WILLIAM TYLER ARMS “I saw and loved.” As soon as Bill” was sure Deerfield was too small for him he came to G. H. S. in his diligent pursuit of knowledge. The first three and a half years were the hardest and Bill kept digging, finding time however to serve an editorial board and lend his presence to the Pro Merito Society. In the last half year Bill ' s attention turned to the members of the fairer sex and if they don’t take too much of his time he’s going to Williams. 5—HELEN ELIZABETH BAKER “Then she will rave; Ye Gods, how she will rave.” Helen expects to enter Smith unless by chance she does not pass her exams. We hope you pass them, Helen, but G. H. S. will miss you. She loves to talk and conversation will not lag when Helen is around. Helen is a member of the Glee Club. 6—SARAH KATHERINE BAXTER “He I love is far away.” Sarah is that affectionate girl who always calls you “My dear.” Oft’ we have heard whisperings of someone dear to her heart who lives afar and we only hope that soon he will come back to her. Other than this longing, her chief occupation is wheeling out the neighbors’ babies. She has been a lively S. A. S. collector, making us pay our dues on time during the past year. She is undecided as to her future. 7—PAUL WILLIAM BITTNER “I know not why I love him.” “Dutch” is a second Huck Finn. Always interested in sports, fond of fishing, swimming and camping he has come to be one of the best Nature.informed students in the class. Though not on any school team he has been on numerous “dusty” and twilight league teams. As yet, in spite of his graceful figure and really good looking face he has not fallen prey to a gentle charmer. Dutch spends his P. M’s. in working at the First National Bank, where he will re¬ main after graduation. 8—VINCENT MICHAEL BOSTLEY “I profess not to know how women’s hearts are won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.” “Vin,” our young Lothario, has always been noted for his dashing tennis, his affairs de coeur, his limp and his athletic heart. However, the state of that member is not entirely due to his participation in athletics but rather to the fact that his heart has been broken so frequently. As leading man in the Senior play he performed to the admira¬ tion of all and the infatuation of many. He has found time to grace both the Senior and Junior debating teams and the track team where his record was unassailable until the development of the aforesaid sad limp. His future is in the hands of fate. 9— BLANCHE ELLEN BRAMAN “This world is not so bad a world As some would like to make it; And whether good, or whether bad. Depends on how we take it.” Blanche came to us from Turners Falls High at the be¬ ginning of her Sophomore year. And what is more, she comes by train every morning from Millers Falls. How many of you that live next door to school would like to try it awhile? She has won several awards in typewriting and is the author of the ivy song. Blanche is a history shark and is thinking of succeeding Miss Hamilton in teaching that subject. She is a member of the Pro-Merito society. 10— SAM MIDGLEY CAMERON “He has I know not what Of greatness in his looks, and of high fate. That almost awes me.” “Sammy” has graced G. H. S. with his presence for the past four years. While here he has found time to act as Assistant Manager of the Exponent, write the school and senior notes, play baseball for four years, acting as Cap¬ tain of the team this year, win the prize in the Junior Speaking Contest and be our class orator. All this has been done along with a great amount of studying. He will go to Amherst College. 11—WALTER LESTER CAMPBELL “A tall man with large blue eyes.” “Walt” is that tall boy who has never looked at any girls until this year. However it is his own fault, as he has everything which should go to make him attractive. During his high school career he has attended strictly to his studies. His future is undecided but we shouldn’t be surprised if we soon heard that he had moved to Detroit.

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16 THE EXPONENT solved, That the State should control the penal institutions,” was enthusiastically upheld on the affirmative by the Junior team, consisting of Malcolm Cameron (Capt.), George Gunn, Ralph Haskins, and Miss Eleanor Pratt as alternate. They debated exceptionally well. The Senior team of Irving Feldberg (Capt.), Miss Eliza Noyes, Vincent Bostley, and Edward McLaughlin as al¬ ternate argued the other side of the question, furnishing a debate very creditable to a High School. There was considerable dispute over the judges’ decision but nevertheless the 1922 numer¬ als will be engraved upon the silver cup. The sophomores presented two plays, “A Night in an Inn” by Lord Dunsany and “Joint Owners in Spain” by Alice Brown, after the debate. These were ably and enjoyably given by eight boys and four girls: “A Night at an Inn” Bill Jones . William Galvin Sniggers . Donald Roberts Albert Thomas.George Voetsch The Tof f.Ralph Davis Priests . Arthur Lyman Philip Stearns William O’Hara The Idol . Thurston Munson Thurston Munson with his “eye” made quite a hit. Emma Hart as Mrs. Fullerton, Madeline O’Hara as Miss Dyer, Reta Howard as Mrs. Blake, and Mary Ballard as Mrs. Mitchell played very well in “Joint Owners in Spain,” but Miss Dyer, who “ain’t a well woman,” and Mrs. Blake, who had “hung her harp on a wilier’ long enough,” were the star players. The Sophomores are to be credited for the Memorial Exercises held in Assembly Hall, May 29. An impressive ceremony, interspersed with the favorite Memorial Day Songs consisted of the following: To the Colors . George Streeter Flag Bearer.Andrew Wait Introductory Speech .... Leonard Thompson (President) History of Our Flag . Clara Almstead Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address . William Galvin Harding’s Address at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier . Ralph Davis Wilson’s Address at Arlington . William O’Hara The last Junior efficiency test was taken Friday, June 9. Honors go to Captain Irene Griesbach’s team with the average of 78%. Captain Margaret Hawkes’ team received an average of 72%. The following Juniors, have received the Initial Certificate given by the Underwood Typewriter Company:- Luceyle Griesbach, Hazel Atcherson, Ethel Parker, Gertrude Murphy, Eva Verville, and Lillian Dew. Miss Virgina Schoof received the prize of two dollars and a half at the Annual Freshman Spell¬ ing Contest. The High School, and especially the Art De¬ partment, is greatly indebted to the Greenfield Woman’s Club for the presentation of four very famous and beautiful pictures: “The Lady with a Pink” and “The Old Lady Cutting Her Nails,” painted by Rembrandt; “Joan of Arc and Her Troops Praying,” by Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel; and a beautiful frieze containing eight¬ een figures, painted by America’s famous arti:t, John Singer Sargent, for the Boston Public Li¬ brary. The central figure in the frieze is that of Moses, supporting the tables of law. The five-dollar prize, awarded for the best essay written by a Sophomore, was given to Catherine Putnam. Robert Pratt received honorable men¬ tion. The D. A. R. offered a prize to the Senior girl and to the Senior boy writing the best essay on “Citizenship.” The prizes were awarded to Agnes Finnie and Edward McLaughlin. Remember your S. A. S. pledge made last Sep¬ tember and think not of spending your vacation with your dues unpaid!! Friday evening, May 19, members of the Ger¬ man class presented in assembly hall a one act play entitled “Unter Vier Augen.” The parts were excellently well taken by Edward Seibert and Dorothy Franklin, who represented a young mar¬ ried couple on the evening of their first dinner party, and Elsie Erhart and Leonard Simpson, who were their servants. The same evening the Senior Spanish class pre¬ sented “Manana de Sol,” a short play introducing Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo with their attend¬ ants, meeting by chance in a park on a bright autumn morning and discovering that they had been intimate friends years before. Louise Dono¬ van made a very attractive senora and Dorothy Lyman deserved special commendation for the manner in which she carried off the part of the old gentleman. Madelene Roberts and Della While were the capable attendants. It was a satisfaction to have in the audience several genuine Spaniards who expressed their appreciation of both plays. The two casts were entertained later by Miss Pease at her home on Woodleigh Avenue. A. C. ’23.

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18 THE EXPONENT 12—GERTRUDE MADELINE JOSEPHINE CARLSON “She seemed doomed to success.” Madeline is one of our crew whose home address is Room 4. She is always found there fully fifteen minutes before eight o’clock and is never known to be late. Apparently, Madeline must spend all her spare time studying, for she always knows her lessons, that is, nearly always. She is a real commercial student, having won awards in every branch that she undertook. She has never taken a great part in our social activities, but when we need a friend we always know where to turn. She hasn ' t decided on her future port yet. 13—EDNA VALLONIA CARPENTER “S ilence is golden; speech is silver.” Edna is so quiet that we do not always realize she is around. However, she has missed only one session in her four years of High School, and has never been tardy. Certainly a record to be proud of! She is a member of the Pro-Merito society, and has won several awards for speed in typewriting. She is planning to take up office work in the future. 14—RAYMOND LESTER CHICKERING “Built for comfort,—not speed.” “Chick” or “Blimp” as he is called, runs Potter’s Grain Elevator Office. From all reports the Office is in a bad shape. But “Chick’s” shape hasn’t been affected by the Office because from latest dispatches he has tipped the scales at 199. When “Chick” leaves us he will create a large vacancy in our ranks. He is undecided as to where he will hang his hat in the future. 15—HOMER WHITE CLARK “Even th e worthy Homer sometimes nods.” While in Philmont (wherever that is) Homer heard of G. H. S. and immediately packed up and arrived in time to get in on the last year. His favorite pastime is practising football, and although he can play basket-ball he didn’t con¬ sider our team worth trying for. He’s going to Norwich. 16—GEORGE FRANK CORSIGLIA “All we ask is to be left alone.” Though George has been quite a football star and a good athlete, he has fallen victim to a Siren. Yes, a female, a “Dodo” of the species. He fell so hard that he hasn’t re¬ covered from the bump yet. Outside of raising dust and windows, he behaves quite naturally for a good looking youth, with a speedy “Moon.” After he graduates, George plans to stay with the bunch until he decides on some course of study in a higher institution. 17—ALBERTA BEAUBIEN COUTURE “There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one’s ability.” Alberta has served G. H. S. faithfully for four years as school pianist and as a student. She is one of the French sharks,” being honored with the presidency of the French Club. Alberta is one of our Pro-Merito members, too. But, somehow, we are inclined to think that all her thoughts do not dwell on school books. Who is he, Alberta? 18—LAURENCE CURTIS CROFT “Must I hold a candle to my shame.” Everybody knows Pinky, as popular a fellow as we have. Pinkly was in the Glee Club and took part in the Senior Play. He is one of the fellows who has a car to drive and no doubt he has had some wild escapades. His latest in motor vehicles is a stripped Ford. Pink intends to go to a business college. We hope he will succeed in business as well as he has in other things. 19—MURIEL SAKER CROSIER “It is well to be off with the old love Before you are on with the new.” Muriel’s life in high school has been an eventful one ever since her tomboy Freshman days until the climax of this year, when she played a most sweetly appealing fem¬ inine role in the Senior play. She has been vice-president of her class in both the Junior and Senior years, the Grinds editor of the Exponent, captain of the Girls’ Bas¬ ket Ball Team and a class prophet. She will enter the nurse’s training school at the Franklin County Hospital next September. 20—WALTER JAMES DONAHUE “Shy—but Oh how nice!” “Don” is the class angler and hunter. As an Isaak Wal¬ ton he has Gloucester and New Bedford beat a mile. His favorite desire is to find some new hole every time he goes fishin’. “Don” is a member of the Gas House Gang, and is one of the neighborhood terrors. He is undecided as to his future career. 21—LOUISE MARY DONOVAN “Freckles” is her name. Ever since Louise came to G. H. S. she has been quite prominent both socially and scholastically. From being on three committees in her “Freshy” year to becoming a mem¬ ber of the Pro Merito Society as a Senior, she has steadily advanced. As leading lady in the Senior Spanish play she won the hearts of all. Louise is fond of dancing parties and talking to boys. At present she is engaged in attract¬ ing business to Packard’s Insurance Office and we think some business college will claim her. 22—LYDIA CECILE DUFRAINE “She’s a winsome wee thing.” Lydia, always remember that the “best things come in small packages.” She has always been a loyal supporter of G. H. S. in every line of activity. She has proven an expert typist, winning several awards for her speed and has been a valuable member of class committees as well. Lydia ordered the largest cap and gown, possible! for graduation, “to be sure it fits.” She is undecided as to what she will do after graduation. 23—MICHAEL JAMES DUNNIGAN “He was a burning and a shining light.” Michael James has been shining for the past four years in more ways than one. Always with his teachers he has been a favorite and is still constantly shining up to the young ladies of the school. His radiant grin beams on all and his glorious auburn locks both shine and burn. Up to this year Mike has been quite a homekeeping boy but now he stays out nights and does numerous other things he shouldn’t. Freshman and Sophomore class editor, and business manager of the Exponent is his record. He plans either to stay at the First National, where he now makes believe work, or go to the University of New York. 24—ELSIE BURDETT ERHART “The noise of many waters-” Elsie is another one of our members who enjoys talking. This accomplishment, if it can be called such, made her one of the Junior Prize Speakers, and no doubt helped her in the German play. She has played basket ball for three years and was made Captain during her Senior year. She in¬ tends to enter Framingham where she will take up Domestic Science. Can you imagine her a teacher? Why Framing, ham, Elsie? 25—IRVING FELDBERG “I know everything except myself.” Feldberg joined us two years ago, coming from New York. He immediately distinguished himself as a debater, being on the class teams both years, and being captain of the team which kept the silver cup in the senior class. He is a member of the Pro Merito and was a Red Coat in the class play. Irving is to take up Chemical engineering at the City College of New York. 26—JOSEPHINE ELLA FISKE “Happy am I, from care I’m free.” “Why aren’t they all contented like me?” “Jo” is another member of the Girls’ Basket-Ball team and we love to watch her make the baskets. She is one of the younger seniors but for all that she is a member of the Pro Merito Society. Besides this she is on the tennis team. “Jo” hopes to enter Mt. Holyoke College this fall. If there were no entrance exams, wouldn’t it be fine, Jo? 27—AGNES PATERSON FINNIE “We understood her by her sight, her pure and eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought that one might almost say her body thought.” Agnes’ work at G. H. S. has been varied but we shall always think of her as one of our “brilliant ones.” As our valedictorian, and as Mrs. Fenton in our play we shall always remember her. Typewriting certificates and medals have been numerous for Agnes and she is a good stenog. rapher. Agnes goes to college after a year at home.