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

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16 THE EXPONENT ADA LEAVITT G. H. S. will be minus another teacher, too, next fall, for Miss Leavitt is going to teach in Newton, Massachusetts. She has conducted the girls’ gym classes here for three years. Besides her classes Miss Leavitt has coached girls’ basketball, and various minor sports, and has conducted the tennis tournaments. Much of the success of both Spring Fetes has been due to her, and she also coached the dance in our Sen¬ ior Play. Miss Leavitt has been, in short, the “guiding spirit” of girls’ sports here, herself a true example of the best kind of a sport. We shall miss her next year. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM The program for the Commence¬ ment exercises of the Class of 1927 was as follows; The Senior Class Banquet was held Thursday, June 16, at eight o’clock at the Weldon Hotel. Class Day was at four o’¬ clock of the afternoon of Saturday, June 18, in the high school auditori¬ um. The Baccalaureate Service, conducted by the Rev. John Nicol Mark, was on Sunday, June 19. at four o’clock in the afternoon in the auditorium. His subject was “Touch¬ stones of Success.” The Graduation exercises of the class of ’27 were Tuesday, June 21, at eight o’clock in the auditorium. The address was given by the Hon. Ernest W. But¬ terfield of Concord, N. H., Commis¬ sioner of Education for the state of New Hampshire. The final event was the Alumni Reunion, held ar the high school building on Thursday, June 23. SPRING FETE The Spring Fete, an annual event now on our program, came later than last year, but was put on very suc¬ cessfully. A large attendance of students, together with manw towns¬ people, enjoyed the various dances and acts which were given by the students. Solos were played by Clement Schuler and Carl Jordan, while James Ballou gave a reading. Numbers were sung by a quartet composed of Ben Whittam, Dave Young, Gerald Fritz, and Clyde Hol¬ brook. A humorous sketch, “Wild Nell” was much appreciated by the audience. The gym was very well decorated for the occasion. Dances were also given and general dancing was held between the various num¬ bers. OUR FIRST SENIOR PARTY On Friday, June 3, the Juniors gave a most successful reception and dance to the graduating class. It m.ay easily be called the best party that has been held in the new high school. A large attendance of the teachers and students witnessed the drawings of Pitt Parker, the cartoon¬ ist. He showed himself to be quite clever at drawing pictures from words and from dots placed any¬ where on the paper by different ones in the audience. After enjoying re¬ freshments in the cafeteria, the guests went to the gym, where Roy F. Cooke’s Yankee Rose Virginians were waiting to entertain the dan¬ cers. The gym was “dressed up” more than ever for the occasion, with tall white pillars and rose cur¬ tains behind the orchestra. The Japanese lanterns added much to the beauty of the hall. The orches¬ tra had to shorten many of the dan¬ ces in order to close at eleven thirty, but the music was enjoyed very much. Much credit is due the mem¬ bers of the Junior class who had charge of the party for the fine man¬ ner in which the reception was giv¬ en. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BANQUET The Greenfield High School Bas¬ ketball girls held their second an¬ nual basketball banquet on May 3. Supper was served in the Cafeteria and at this time the following toasts were given: Toast Mistress—Miss Leavitt. Guest of Honor—Miss Marion Atherton. Toast to Basketball—Elva Erhart,.

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THE EXPONENT 15 LEO ADAMS PENNEGAR Next fall when school opens we shall be without one of our best- known and best-liked teachers—Mr. Pennegar. As our drawing instruc¬ tor for seven years he has worked hard for the school—he has spent many hours painting scenery, and seeing that posters for school activi¬ ties have appeared, he has supervised the art department of the Exponent —but Mr. Pennegar’s work cannot be described by a mere list of achievements. This year he showed his loyalty to G. H. S. by finishing his teaching year here even while he had to travel to Philadelphia every two weeks. During his absence, we found a new friend and instructor in Mrs. Pennegar. Mr. Pennegar will teach next year at the Pennsyl¬ vania Museum and School of Indus¬ trial Art, where, probably, his ar¬ tistic ability will be better appreci¬ ated, but where, we are sure, he can not be admired any more than he has been here. Certainly G. H. S. will miss Mr. and Mrs. Pennegar.

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THE EXPONENT 17 Toast to Interclass Basketball: Senior—C. Avery. Junior—D. Hosmer. Sophomore—G. Townsley. Freshman—M. Bigelow. Toast to Sportsmanship—A. Ma- roney. Toast to Varsity—B. Babineau. Toast to Our Rivals—B. Gilliland. Toast to Training—M. Dudley. During the evening Cajt. Elva Er- hart received a gold basketball, games were played in the local Gym, and an enjoyable evening was spent by all. The committees in charge were as follows: Program—D. Hosmer. Entertainment—C. Avery. Refreshment—M. Bigelow. Decoration—G. Townsley. SPANISH CLUB The “guest night” of the Span¬ ish club on the evening of May 11th proved to be the largest meet¬ ing this year. It was featured by a Carnival Masquerade. The Span¬ ish costumes were excellent and during the Grand March the judges chose Elizabeth Battey and Jerry Fritz as prize winners. » three piece orchestra provided ' music for dancing and later in the evening refreshments were enjoyed. HI-Y On Monday, June 23, the officers for next year were installed in their « respective offices. To each new of- « ficer Mr. Sander gave an address of welcome. On June 6, a banquet ( was held in honor of Mr. Pennegar, who is leaving Greenfield High ' School. This was the last meeting of the Hi-Y for this school year. SCIENCE CLUB On the evening of May 16th the Science Club held its weekly meet¬ ing. At this meeting the winners of the question contest were announc¬ ed. First prize, a set of five books, went to Maurice Dwyer. Second prize was tied between Charles Rice and Richard Battey. Both will re¬ ceive a year’s subscription to the Popular Science Magazine. The officers for the following year are as follows: President.John Schatz Vice President . . | Helen Ripley Secretary .... Maurice Dwyer Treasurer .... Richard Battey Librarian . John Kelleher Refreshments were served after the meeting had been adjourned. GIRLS’ TENNIS The tournament started last Sep¬ tember at the beginning of school has just been finished. Mary Bean, a Senior, played Betty LeBaron, a freshman, and, as usual the Senior won. A new tournament has started and Barbara Humes, also one of the winners of a tournament, entered. She has already played Mary Bean and has come out victorious. GIRLS’ TRACK The girls of G. H. S. have de¬ cided not to let the girls of T. F. H. S. get ahead of them in having a track team. The girls have been faithfully training Mondays and Wednesdays and we predict a fast, snappy track team. The boys are not the only ones to have a baseball team. The girls have a good team and we hope they will soon be able to challenge other girls’ base-ball teams. MISS CHAPIN TO LEAVE FOR FRANCE Miss Chapin, the head of the Spanish department, is leaving for France, June 25. She plans to spend July in Tours. From there she will go to Old Provence and the French Riviera, and then to Nice. Miss Chapin expects to mo¬ tor through the French Alps to Ge¬ neva. She will leave France for the United States on August 27. Good luck. Miss Chapin, and we all wish you a fine vacation. A MESSAGE Well, dear Seniors, it’s hard to say Something new on this parting day. We’rei-going to miss you more and • more, For you were the head of the classes four. It’s sad but true that you’re going to leave. And we’ll try our hardest not to grieve. Scholars, athletes, actors, and friends. To you best wishes the whole school sends!