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

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THE EXPONENT 11 withstanding this, all the knights did honor unto themselves and made their ladies enjoy the festival. There arose a controversy among the knights of twenty-two and twenty-three about the control of penal institutions. A combat ensued in which the knights of twenty-two won the cup. But, as the summer approached, it became necessary for the King to again test the mental prowess of his worthy knights. A general gloom was spread over the countenances of all his court except over those of the knights of twenty-three. They were not appalled by the stern challange and formid¬ able tests, but prepared for the encounter. Gen¬ eral satisfaction was still further increased when they conquered and returned to the court, with their places at the Round Table secure until the final test to come the next year. SENIOR YEAR The Senior year found the good and virtuous class of twenty-three nearly through the dark and gloomy forest of education, on the path of know¬ ledge which leads to the Castle Commencement. There awaiting them were Rev. Whiteman, Mr. Lamb and Rev. J. Burford Parry. The way was narrow and many were the times they wandered off into the maze of pleasure and joy. First of all, sounds of revelry were heard and Comus, the spirit who represented the tempting pleasures, was seen with his band of revelers at sport. Immediately Bob Hall, Bill O’Neil, Joe Con¬ way, John Cavanaugh, Leo Burke and Arthur Merz became enchanted and fell under the spell of the revelers. Then Kenneth Lyman was also overcome by the mystic spell and joined the others in their football games. A small dance had attracted a few of our vir¬ tuous class, but most of them had resisted the temptation and stayed on the narrow path. Now. CLASS SONG Farewell to G. H. S. Music and Words by Maurice Porter, ’23 Behold! A hundred seniors ever true, In caps and gown arrayed, in smiles and tears. To us who’ve stood the test raise up your cheers! For soon we part in search of labors new. Farewell to schoolmates and to teachers, too. Who have so nobly led us through four years Of joys, of tasks, of trials and of fears. Farewell to G. H. S.! Farewell anew. May God in his great goodness care for thee, Filling thy pathway with prosperity, With happiness throughout the years to come. And now may scholarship and loyalty And honor still prevail, with charity ’Morg those who now must bear what we have borne. however, they were persuaded by the revelers to forget their studies and attend the great football dance. They enjoyed themselves a great deal and were urged by the revelers to stay on. They re¬ membered the hard journey they had before them and once again took up their way on the path of knowledge. They came to an almost impossible place to pass, but, by the help of Mr. Smith, their attend¬ ant spirit, they passed safely through the Valley of Midyear. After this hard time, several of them, Ed. Vickery, Mino Partenheimer and Malcolm Cam¬ eron wandered away and joined the revelers and enjoyed themselves at basketball. They had no sooner returned from their many victories when Earle Hindes, Donald Brown, Ed. Vickery and Art Kelley left to play baseball. Al¬ though they had left us, we were 1 glad for they won many victories. Several others left to take part in “A Pair of Sixes,” which was given for the amusement of all who attended. Some of Comus’ crew gave a big dance in hon¬ or of the class of twenty-three, and most of them laid duty aside and danced until one. At this time there arose an argument between Comus’ crew and the class of twenty-four concerning the gasoline tax. They had a long and exciting argument in which the Class of ’23 proved victorious. Just before they reached their goal, a hidden labyrinth almost enveloped some of them, but by hard study they kept on the straight and narrow path of knowledge. Finally, they finished their long and tedious journey through the forest of educa¬ tion and arrived at the Castle Commencement safe¬ ly. They were given a wonderful banquet as a re¬ ward for so successfully accomplishing the danger¬ ous journey. NORMAN WANEGAR, ’23 ELEANOR PRATT, ’23 IVY ODE Tune: The End of a Perfect Day We now do plant our Ivy By the school we love so dear; We will cherish it and honor And watch it thrive each year. In time to come we’ll see it Still clinging to the wall, Where loving hands now plant it At the graduation call. Then our thoughts will turn back ever To our happy high school years, To our classmates all so loyal, To our joys and pranks and tears. And as our life moves onward, Let us hope that others see, Like Ivy climbing upward, The class of ’23. DOROTHY L. WAIT

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10 THE EXPONENT Then the seniors a call did send For talent of the best. In trials for “Nathan Hale,” They sent sincere requests. “Then passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! A weary time! How glazed each weary eye! When looking westward, we beheld A something in the sky.” “A speck, a mist, a shape I wist And still it neared and neared.” In utter terror we stood in fear; From finals we tried to veer.” “With sloping masts and dripping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.” “But soon we heard the dash of oars, We heard the pilots cheer, Our head was turned perforce away, And we saw a boat appear.” We anchored “like one that hath been stunned And is of sense forlorn. A sadder and wiser crew We rose the morrow morn.” JUNIOR YEAR And so it came to pass that at the beginning •of our Junior year, our worthy King Edgar gather¬ ed his loyal knights about the Round Table. The knights of twenty-three held the seats of honor on his right, according to their standing. A famous enchanter, Merlin, had exerted all his skill in fa¬ bricating the Round Table. A magic power wrote upon each seat the name of the knight who was entitled to sit in it. No one could succeed to a vacant seat unless he surpass in valor and glorious deeds, the knight who had occupied it before him. Now, in a special seat, sat Sir John, first in prowess and leader of the other knights, and beside him Lady Louise. After spending some time at the Table Round, there was great rejoicing; for the clerk, Lady Mil¬ dred, charged with the duty of preserving the annals of the Round Table, issued a proclamation by King Edgar, announcing a field day to be held at Franklin Park. With that, many knights from the courts of Arms, Brattleboro and Turners, gathered themselves together, each with a fervent desire to bring back the honors to his King. And Sir Robert went forth to prove his worth for King Edgar, and returned with flying colors. And many tournaments and jousts were held on the battle field on the shores of the Green River The strongest and mightiest in battle, Sir John, Sir Kenneth, Sir Arthur, Sir Joseph, Sir Francis and Sir Arthur of the Westside won many victories for the court. A small festival had previously been held in honor of the lesser knights; but now, these worthy knights, the flower of chivalry, proud of their strength and valor, wished to earn new fa¬ vors for the damsel of their choice. And so, a bigger festival was given, to which each knight escorted his fair lady. But then ' King Edgar called his knights to¬ gether and said, “Now must ye defend you like a knight, or else be shamed forever, for you have slept over-long.” So, the covenant was made that no knight should remain at the Round Table unless he proved his mental worth. Forthwith the siege endured and the knights lay helpless near a week; and when they were near recovery came tidings unto King Edgar that each had upheld the coven¬ ant. Immediately afterwards King Edgar found himself opposed by kings from the surrounding country, who, with their armies, were already mak¬ ing their way toward the court. By Merlin’s ad¬ vice, King Edgar called a council to solicit the aid of Sir Merrill, Sir Arthur and Sir Edward, three of the best knights of the Round Table. They ac¬ cepted the call, and with two other knights, formed an opposing army to combat against the enemy. Some of the rebel kings were superior, but Merlin, by a powerful enchantment, caused confusion among them and Sir Merrill and his men won many victories. After defeating these rebels, King Edgar sent a larger army against his enemies in the Valley. For six weeks his knights, Sir Edward, Sir Donald, Sir Earle, Sir Arthur, Sir Edmund, Sir Arthur of the Westside and Sir Merrill lay siege to the Val¬ ley and were quite victorious. During this time, at the court, the most illus¬ trious Lady Helen called together contestants for the best public speaker of the court. Eight of the most famous orators of the knights of twenty- three competed, and Lady Alice and Sir Wadsworth were victorious. It happened one day that Sir Eustace, the keeper of the King’s purse, found it overflowing with gold and precious jewels. Soon after this dis¬ covery Sir John invited all the court to a great fes¬ tival, which had been held annually at Washington Hall. This was attended with much pleasure and merriment by all. As the knights had obtained their sovereign’s permission to bring their ladies along, the fair Lady Doris appeared upon this occasion, in all her charms, with Sir Vincent. Sir Edward saw them and could not behold them without emotion, and made no effort to conceal his love. Sir Vin¬ cent perceived it and the pain he felt from jealousy taught him how dear Lady Doris was to him. Not-

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12 THE EXPONENT 1923 CLASS PROPHECY First Stenographer . Ethel Parker Second Stenographer . Elizabeth White Private Secretary . Willard Wagner Office Boy . Alfred Varley The Boss . Wadsworth Crofc The Caller.Alice Tanner (Enter the two Stenographers) (Both fix hair and powder their noses) 1st Stenog.—Congratulate me, Lizzy, Pve been a successful stenographer here for two years. 2nd Stenog.—Oh! you don’t say! Pve been here for six. 1st Stenog.— (While typing)—Guess who I saw this morning? 2nd Stenog.—I couldn’t guess, unless it was— 1st Stenog.— (Interrupting) No it wasn’t. It was Grace Timmins. She just got a good job thru this office as housekeeper for a respectable family. 2nd Stenog.—Gee! Do you remember our old friend, Malcolm Stearns? He’s working in the G. T. D. office. 1st Stenog.—Really? Still that can’t compare with what Doris Whelpley is doing. She’s the head of a “Gentlemen’s School of Fancy Dancing.” 2nd Stenog.—Isn’t it funny, though, what changes a few years will make? Take our private secretary for instance, Willard Wagner. I always thought that he was cut out for the stage. But no, he sits in this office and pulls down a salary for listening to his employer talk. Take the “big boss,” too, he has office hours from 10 to 11 every morning and gets away with it. Sh,—here’s the “sec.” (Silence except for typewriters.) (Enter Wagner) Good morning, girls. Guess who I met this morn¬ ing. Bill O’Neil and Cy Thompson, that’s who. They tell me they) are at the head of that new Co¬ operative Bank that’s just started down street. (Enter office boy) Say, gang! Do you remember Willard Letour- neau? Wagner—I’ll say we do! What about him? Office Boy—Why, he and Ed. Sullivan are foot¬ ball coaches at Colgate college. Wagner—Go on! You can’t make me believe that! Office Boy—Say, that’s right. I read it in the New York World this morning and Maurice Porter and Norman Wanegar are running it and they ought to know. (Exit office boy) Wagner—Hum! Editors of the New York World. Ah! I have it, girls. Ed. Sheehan is sporting editor of the same paper, and Eddy Vickery is his chief assistant. 1st Stenog.—That’s news to me. But had you heard that Marion Hartwell, Mary Rogers and Evelyn Turner are at the head of “The Correspond¬ ence Course in Training the Intellect?” Wagner—No, but I got a cablegram from Tas¬ mania this morning saying that King Thomas Law¬ ler and his two advisers, Leo Burke and Leonard Simpson were being held captive by a band of can¬ nibals. (Enter Boss) Boss—(Goes to desk, sits down and begins to go thru some papers)—Wagner! Wagner—Yes, sir! Boss—Please read me my schedule for today. Wagner—(Goes to his desk, gets paper and reads)—Find positions as housekeepers for Cather¬ ine Noyes and Edna Parenteau. Mabelle Potter, Maxine Stark, Weino Riddell and Helen Rice want positions in “The Review of 1943.” Boss—All of G. H. S., class of ’23! That’s fine. Nothing like helping one’s old schoolmates. Miss White, please call up Charles Parker at the Capital Theatre and tell him that we have some fine actres¬ ses for him. Miss White—Yes, sir. Wagner—Warren Weir and Adrian Welch are both looking for jobs as mechanics on this new trans-Atlantic flying palace-de-luxe. Boss—Warren Weir a mechanic? Well, I’m not surprised. He and I took physics together under Mr. Lawrence. As I remember it, Weir used to be the shining light in that class. Wagner—Helen Weiner and Marian Weissbrod want you to get them positions as traveling com¬ panions to a small family going abroad. Miss Alice Tanner is coming this morning at ten-thirty by appointment. Boss—She sure is. You remember her, Wagner. I saw her yesterday and she said that she had just received a letter from Juliette Papillon. She is run¬ ning a summer camp for girls down in Maine, and writes that she has two able assistants in Esther Smead and Cecile Thayer. Wagner—You don’t say! (laugh) Merrill Parten- heimer called me up last night and invited me down to Harvard over the week-end. He’s a profes¬ sor of Spanish you know. (Telephone rings. Wagner answers.) Hello! Who? Eleanor Pratt? Why, hello Eleanor. How are you? What’s that? You want a good housekeeper? Yes, we can get you one. Re¬ member your old classmate, Eleanor Sullivan? She wants just that kind of a job. All right. Good I Goodbye. Boss—In looking over the “Evening Star,” our local paper, I read that Mildred Toomey and Eva Verville have just written a book called “The His-