Hamilton High School - Hamiltonian Yearbook (South Hamilton, MA)

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THE HAMILTONIAN 11 CLASS NOTES ’26 The Juniors in general are keyed up to the high mark over the coming Jun- ior Prom on May 8, 1925. All commit- tees have been elected and everything is being put in readiness. An orches- tra has been hired that is consid- ered the best in the immediate vicinity. Most of the invitations are out, and one of the most successful Junior Proms in the annals of the school is anticipated. A few of the members of the biology class recently enjoyed a most educa- tional and interesting trip to the Aqua- rium in South Boston. Mr. Watson was in charge of the group. Have you heard of the MMM trio? Inquire of the Juniors. Miss Cary giving out the next lesson, “For tomorrow we will have the verb craindre to write orally.” Ask Cullen what he was doing down- stairs the night of the Junior supper. Did your president have a good time at the supper? We’ll say so. Trussell’s latest friend is the Dish Pan. Two unexpected friends arrived at our supper and two of our girl class- mates immediately became useless. The Junior class recently gave a sup- per at the South school. A good time was had by all that were present and the financial success was encouraging. Perhaps the Junior boys won’t do their “stuff” at the Junior Prom this year — not saying anything about the girls ! CLASS OF ’27 S. A. — What is the matter with you? P. Me. — Oh, I just stuck my hand in the pen point. We wonder where Julia Buzzell got her class pin? Wanted A young girl about fifteen years old, tall and with dark hair and eyes. Must be very pretty and kind, also must like horses. — Apply to Peter MacCurrach. The girls have started in playing Rounders again with better luck than last fall. The Freshman girls are very good at it, however, and have won over the Sophomores several times. Class dues have dwindled during the last few months and many have not paid since the beginning of school. They are urged to show their school spirit. If more class meetings were held, more work could be accomplished, es- pecially if more than half the class at- tended “Mother.” “Yes, son.” “Daddy said Uncle Jim was the bee’s knees. What does the bee’s knees mean ?” “Oh, that’s only slang for the cat’s meow, dear.”

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CLASS OF ’25 Miss Davey — Mason, pick up your desk and put it on your book. The other day in English, Miss Davey passed out new books. Emma, on seeing in the front a picture of John Milton, exclaimed, “Oh, isn’t he cute!” Doris Stone and Grace Hooper re- cently joined the bobbed-haired ranks, and we hope the rest will follow their example. Elmer Smith recently appeared at school on time — the morning of the earthquake. Miss Davey — We will now turn to your foreign relations. (U. S. History.) Mason — I haven’t any foreign rela- tions. Hilda has been wandering around looking as if she was hunting for some- thing — Mena has returned again and now Hilda wears a look of great satis- faction. The town will soon have to appropri- ate money for a new sidewalk along the Main Road from Lucy’s house down, if some people don’t let up on it. Carl Haraden is again showing a great liking for Kittys. The night of the Easter Monday dance he asked the orchestra to play “Oh, Katherina.” Miss Davey — Which do you think is the best character, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Humphrey — I think Macbeth is the greater character, because he was a man. A favorite saying with a certain Sen- ior girl is, “Oh, Junior, be good.” Helen Lovering’s favorite at present is a “hot dog,” at noon or recess. She is seldom seen without one.

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12 THE HAMILTONIAN THE CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON Dear Friend: From an educational viewpoint I consider the Washington trip a decided success. Our real educational sight- seeing began in Philadelphia, where we spent upwards of three hours touring that historic city. Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, the hall in which Con- gress met, all held their interest for us. One cannot imagine the thrill of having these historic things suddenly thrown into reality, one after another, before our eyes. Then came Washington with its scores of fine diplomatic buildings to be inspected. Sunday some of us took a trip to the suburbs of Washington to the Monas- tery where some of us attended mass. The catacombs, the outer gardens and shrines, the inner decorations of the chapel, all seemed unbelievable to our heretofore near-sighted experiences. Others visited the President’s church and, although seats were not obtain- able, had the privilege of sitting in President Coolidge’s pew. A tour of the city in general occu- pied all Sunday afternoon. It was then that we saw with our own eyes buildings that we so often see staring at us from the pages of a history book. Sunday night brought more wonder, for then it was that we visited the Li- brary of Congress. Words cannot ex- press the feeling of smallness that took possession of me in the presence of that massive example of exquisite architec- ture. The many wonderful paintings, the marvelous tile work, the seemingly endless collection of pamphlets, books and periodicals were entirely too much to be seen and appreciated in the amount of time we could spend there. Never before did the vainness of time seem so apparent. Monday morning was spent at the Capitol, where we reviewed the House of Representatives and Senate Cham- ber, the President’s room, the Supreme Court room, and last but not least the long walk up to the tower where we obtained a most pleasing view of the entire city and suburbs. Monday af- ternoon we took the trolley for Mount Vernon, stopping off at Alexandria to visit Christ Church, where Washing- ton worshipped and the Masonic Lodge where he belonged. The latter con- tained an extensive collection of vari- ous things of Washington’s days and an explanation by a very good speaker made clear many interesting points. At Mount Vernon we spent, I might say, the most enjoyable time of all. There in the presence of the home of our first President things get a little serious. The house from the front with its large pillars, appears to the outsider to be a large building, but this idea soon vanishes on seeing the rooms. All are small, well-lighted, and filled with fine furniture of the Colonial pe- riod. The garden in the rear is the scene of perfection, the flowers and hedges being trimmed to such an ex- tent that they look almost artificial. On the broad lawns in front of the house we had our class picture taken. The boat ride down the Potomac was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. From the boat we got a fine view of Mount Vernon, the Lee Mansion and Arling- ton Cemetery, which we visited Sun- day afternoon. Tuesday we made a tour of all im- portant diplomatic buildings, including Continued o?i page 14