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

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THE EXPONENT 27 MARGARET LOUISA BALLARD “The thoroughly great are those who do everything thoroughly” Assistant Treasurer (2), Treasurer (4), French Club (4), Jou rnalism (2), Student Council (3), Pro Merito, (Secretary), Girls’ League (Honor Comm.), Scholarship (3), Class Historian. Margaret is one of the studious members of the class of ’28; nevertheless she has found time to belong to a number of clubs and also manage the responsibility of holding a class office for two years. Margaret loves to play tennis, basketball, and volley ball. Her freshman year she was manager of the freshman girls’ basket ball team. Margaret is the girl of many talents. Her soph¬ omore year she received honorable mention for writing a Christmas story and the very next year she was given first prize for another story. Margaret went to Springfield as a representative of the Pro Merito Society of G. H. S. She also attended the Young Women s Conference at North Adams her soph¬ omore year. Mt. Holyoke College welcomes Margaret next year, where we are sure she will attain higher hon¬ ors and many friends. JAMES ALLEN BALLOU “Good things come in small packages” Class President (1, 4), Treasurer (3), Secretary (2), Student Council (1, 2, 3, 4), Hi-Y, French Club, Dra¬ matic Club. “Jimmy” is one of the most popular boys in his class. He has been one of our chief cheer leaders for four years. He has been presidenit and secretary of the Hi-Y, vice-president of the French Club, and chairman of so¬ cial affairs committee of the Student Council. He has also played forward on the class basket ball team. “Jim” was the chief actor in the Senior Play and in the “Won¬ der Hat.” Dartmouth College will claim “Jimmy” in the fall. ROBERT FRANCIS BANE “Silence is Golden.” Baseball 3, 4; Track 3, 4. Like all good baseball stars Bob has come to us from Millers Falls. He is a fast man, on the feet, and this has helped him in chasing flies in the center pastures. He has chased so many flies that he should use “Flit.” Bob has an undecided future. MARY F. BARRY “My life is like the prints which feet have left on Tempa’s desert strand.” Commercial Club (3), Spanish Club (2); Glee Club (1), Treasurer of Spanish Club (3), Class Reporter (2), Vice President of Commercial Club (3), School Editor (3), Editor-in-chief and Student Council Member (4), Bas¬ ketball (1). Mary is another one of those happy-go-lucky girls who has many friends in the school. As a result of her friendly disposition she held a place on the Friend¬ ship Committee of the Girls’ League in her Sophomore and Junior years. Mary has won medals on the Rem¬ ington and Royal Typewriters and certificates on the Underwood and L. C. Smith typewriters She has been an active worker for the Exponent and has contributed much material to it during her four years in G. H. S. Most of us have probably noticed that Mary has aban¬ doned both the Junior and Senior classes and now can| be seen in a Ford with a “Riding Romeo” as her com¬ panion. As to her future she is undecided, but plans to continue along the line of journalistic work at which she is a shark. Good luck, Mary.

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26 THE EXPONENT DOROTHY BENNETT ANDREWS “True friends are a divine gift.” French Club. Dorothy came to us during our Junior year so that about her past we know very little. While here she has made many friends and has been ap active member of the French Club. Dot intends to go to the Spring- field Hospital in September where she will train for three years. Won’t she make a stunning nurse? BERNADETTE ROSAMOND BABINEAU “From the crown of her head to the sole of her foot, she is all mirth.” Member of Commercial and Glee Clubs, “Pirate’s Daughter” (4), “Gypsy Rover” (4), Basketball, Tennis and Volley ball. S. A. S. Collector (4). “Bunny” is one of our happy, good natured members. When it comes to sports or music, she is right on time. She spends much of her time in .room 41 where she qualified for awards for her typing. As far as we know Bunny will be cashier at Lawler’s as usual; for other plans consult the gentleman from Turners Falls. MAE BAKER “The leaves of memory seemed to make “A mournful rustling in the dark.” Commercial Club, Economics Club, Spanish Club. Yes, Mae is one of those shy! ! I girls that is seen promenading the corridors of G. H. S. every morning. Besides attending school, Mae has found time to worTc ia her father’s store afternoons where she obtains an excellent bookkeeping training. As for the future, Mae is yet undecided, but we won’t be at all surprised to hear that she is in charge of a large office staff in the course of a few years. Our sincere wishes go with you, Mae. RUTH NOYES BAKER “Her life was all a laughter: Her days were all a smile.” Home Economics Club-President, Operetta, Glee Club, Volley Ball. Have you ever seen Ruth without her smile? We wonder if “Sonny” is the cause of it. She has been gracing the rooms of the Home Economics Course, but her plans for next year are undecided.

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28 THE EXPONENT MARY ELIZABETH BATTEY “Tall of stature, fair of face Among our girls,—she holds her place.” Orchestra, Band, Spanish Club, Cap and Gown Com¬ mittee, Exponent. Betty is the girl that worked with Julia and saw to it that every girl in the senior class was measured cor¬ rectly for the caps and gowns that fitted us to a “T.” Betty made a very good jumping center in basket ball because she was so “short.” Is that right, Betty? Who could have asked for a better School Editor than Betty made for the past half of the year? She has been ac¬ cepted at the Springfield Hospital where she will train for three years. When we are sick we’re goirjg to call for “Nurse Battey.” MARY CAROLYN BLAKE “You know I say just what I think And nothing more or less.” Glee Club (2, 3, 4), Frenfch Club (4), Gypsy Rover Chorus. Mary’s strongest trait is perseverance, which we know will always carry her through well in the future as it has in the past. Middlebury gets Mary next year. The class of 1928 wishes her the best of luck. RUTH LILLIAN BENSON “My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship” French Club, Friendship Committee Girls’ League, Commercial Club, Basket Ball. Ruth, alias “Billie,” is that quiet little girl in Room 14 who is a firm believer in “Silence is Golden.” She is one of those dashing side centers in Basket Ball. What will Miss Smith do without Ruth next year in typewriting class? Can she typewrite? She surely can and has won medals on the Undewood, Remington, and L. C. Smith machines. Outside of school it is said Ruth loves to dance, drive and? ? ? ? Of late she and Jim¬ my have been attending the socials of G. H. S. together. As for the future Ruth is yet undecide d but in what¬ ever she undertakes we wish her good luck. JESSIE MINA BLISS “I like fun and I like jokes ’Bout as well as most the folks.” Home Economics Club, Vice President, Volley Ball. “Jess” is one of the jolly girls of our class. She has loads of friends and always is full of jokes to tell. Jessie is undecided about the future, but we guess that “Ben” might know something about it after school clos¬ es.