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

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THE HAMILTONIAN 13 Postei ' s seen in the lower corridor regard- ing the Hamilton Junior and Senior High School Spring Contest: SPELLING Local at C. S. House, April 12 2.00 p. m. Final at Lynnfield, May 14 8.00 p. m. Seventh grade representative at local tryout is John Sewall Eighth grade representative, Marjorie Baker AMERICAN STATESMEN ESSAYS Seniors, at C. S. House, April 13 7.30 p. m. $55 in prizes offered Senior Representatives: Donald Trussell, Wil- liam Laski, Wayne Hobbs, Marjorie Under- hill, Julia Buzzell, Doris Honeysett, Dorothy Bancroft and Kathryn Lamson. Junior Representatives: Fred Caldwell, Sarah Guild, William Ruggles, Robert Foss and Muriel Pentz. Junior contest, C. S. House, Apr. 23, 7.30 p. m. $45 in prizes offered Wenham competing PUBLIC SPEAKING Juniors at C. S. House, Apr. 27 3.00 p. m. Representatives: Paul Campbell, John Dwyer, Charles Whipple, Edwina Tremblay. Seniors at C. S. House, Apr. 27 7.30 p. m. Final Contest at Topsfield, May 21, 8.00 p. m. Representatives: 1. Kathryn Malone, 2. Wil- liam Laski, 3. Wayne Hobbs, 4. Norman Peatfield, 5. Kathryn Lamson, 6. Evelyn Grant. MUSIC MEMORY Local at C. S. House, June 1 1.30 p.m. Final at Hamilton, June 4 2.00 p. m. Appropriate prizes to be awarded Hamilton is out to win. Cooperate and show your spirit by attending the contests. HONOR ROLL OF SENIOR HIGH Pupils receiving no rank below A and B (or 1 or 2). The names of pupils who have been on the honor list for all previous ranking periods are starred. ' Wayne Hobbs Grade 11 A’s 6 B’s 1 ' Elizabeth Pfaff 11 5 2 ' Marjorie Underhill 12 3 3 ' Violet Mason 11 3 3 Norman Peatfield 11 3 4 William Allen 10 3 5 ' Evelyn Grant 10 1 5 ' Kathryn Lamson 10 1 6 Edward Honeysett 11 1 6 Ruth Cullity 11 1 5 Dorothy Hatt 10 1 6 ASSEMBLY A very interesting program was given on January 27 to the Senior and Junior High School pupils. The exercises opened with the singing of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” fol- lowed by the flag salute. Paul Campbell gave a very amusing recitation, “Seein’ Things at Night”; Kathleen Morfew, piano virtuoso of Junior II, played the “Scarf Dance” with her usual skill. Another read- ing was rendered by Anna Barron, entitled “The Fairies.” A vocal solo, “My Wild Irish Rose,” was sung by Muriel Pentz. Then came the feature of the afternoon, an address by Mr. N. K. Dahlwani. Mr. Dahlwani is a native of India, a member of the professional caste. He first came to America in 1911 and entered Obeflin Col- lege. Since then he has become a national figure and travels about the country lectur- ing on his native land. For a foreigner, he spoke very fine Eng- lish. He was attired in the costume of his Indian caste and began his talk by explain- ing the great differences between his race and ours — the language, dress, age of civi- lization, and social life. Many of the ancient customs of India have become so deeply rooted that it is next to impossible to eradi- cate these undesirable influences. He illus- trated the great difference in the many dia- lects of his native land by repeating the same sentence in the dialect of his own dis- trict, Bombay, as well as that of Hindustani and Ceylon. Needless to say, it made a big hit with the audience. Mr. Dahlwani also described the dress of his country. The women’s clothing consists merely of long strips of bright cloth, about 40 feet in length, wound about the body. He had with him several of these costumes, or strips of cloth of very beautiful colors. With a little help, he also showed how a turban

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12 THE HAMILTONIAN FRENCH CLASS Teacher — “What is a predicate nomina- tive?” Pupil — “When the subject is in the predi- cate.” Teacher (talking to a Canadian French girl) — “How would you say, give me some- thing to eat, in French?” Pupil — “Well, if I wanted anything very badly, I would say it in English.” ENGLISH CLASS Teacher (referring to the chair of Merlin in Idylls of the King”) — “What is the ‘Siege Perilous’ ?” Pupil — “What Knight did you say?” A candy sale was also held by the Sopho- mores. Those elected for the committee were: Alma Mitchell, Evelyn Grant, Mary Peterson and Anna Thompson. A food sale was held April 9th at the “Cozy Corner Shop” and our class spirit was shown in the large display of cakes and pies. The committee in charge of the sale was: Helen Harraden, Evelyn Grant, Mary Cor- coran, Kathryn Lamson and Doris Honeysett. The Sophomores decided they would like their rings this year instead of next. They have already been ordered and are expected soon. Pupil to teacher (after she had dictated questions for a written test and had said “Pass your papers to the front”) — “Were we supposed to be writing the answers ? I wrote down the questions!” Socials have been held each Saturday night at the Community House by the Juniors and a fine time has been enjoyed by all who have attended. The Juniors have adopted a mascot for their class. Ask them about it. The Juniors are looking forward to their Prom. We take this opportunity to wish the Sen- iors a very successful and happy trip to Washington. SOPHOMORE The Sophomore class has been unusually active the past two months. A sleigh ride which was held January 25 was enjoyed by the class. The following committee was elected to make arrangements: Robert Rob- ertson, Kathryn Lamson and Evelyn Grant. The chaperones were Miss Hayward and Miss Fanning. The destination of the ride was Beverly, where the party saw a moving picture. A good time was enjoyed by all. WHY? Doris Hathaway Josephine L. William Allen Doris Honeysett Corinne Fraser Kathryn Lamson Anna Thompson Alma Mitchell Evelyn Grant Rena McEwen M. Baldwin M. Peterson M. Corcoran M. Donlon Dorothy Hatt Warren Grant Robert Robertson Eunice Dodge Caroline Alexander Archie Rhodes Jennie Maione As a CLASS Does she write so many letters ? Is she so silent? Does he like to tease? Does she like sports? Does she read novels? Is she so bashful? Does she ask ques- tions ? Does she dance the Charleston ? Does she like style? Does she go downtown noontimes ? Is she so shy? Does she like to study ? Does she like jokes? Will she be a penman- ship teacher ? Does she hate to be teased ? Do they pick on him ? Does he pi’epare his. French lessons? Is she so quiet? Does she go to Ever- ett ? Does he like to drive a car ? Does she write poems? Do we talk so much?

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14 THE HAMILTONIAN is made, a process which requires much skill and dexterity. He next sang two popular melodies of In- dia, accompanying- himself on a sort of cym- bal. The thing which impressed the audience the most was the fact that it takes a soloist two hours to prepare for a concert, as it is very necessary to be in the right mood. In his closing remarks, he told of his early life in America. From observation and in- quiries, he believes the most essential trait of an American must be “sand” — something to be remembered. We all sincerely hope that Mr. Dahlwani will come again and give another of his de- lightful entertainments. COMMERCIAL NOTES The following are winners of typewriting certificates: Underwood: Elizabeth Pfaff, Ruth Bancroft. Remington: Elizabeth Pfaff, Julia Buzzell, Bernice Doucette, Irene Pope, Mildred Grant, Evelyn Hatt, Leroy Doucette. Royal: Elizabeth Pfaff. The Penmanship Class is working this year for a School Certificate, which is to take the place of the former Houston Di- ploma. There are two or three pupils who are quite certain of winning it by June, and several others who are working hard, and are on the way to it. BITS OF INFORMATION According to some members of the Com- mercial Geography Class: Macaroni is a cereal grown in Italy. Italy is surrounded on three sides by water, and therefore there is plenty of “parking- space” for big boats. A cereal is a “continued in our next” movie. The Senior Shorthand Class is working hard to pass its 100-word tests. To date, Mildred Grant, Ruth Bancroft, Gladys Hooper, Margaret Gildart and Evelyn Hatt have at- tained the goal, and the others are quite near it. The Pitman Certificate offered for this has proved quite an incentive. The Seniors also seem very much interested in their new Filing and Indexing work. To make this practical, they are using actual letters of miniature size to file in actual miniature sized files. Overheard in a Bookkeeping Class Pupil (trying- to get a sum corrected): “Mrs. Bush, am I right in my cents (sense) ?” Voice from the corner: “No!” There are rumors around about an inter- class contest in typewriting to take place some time soon. There are also rumors about a group of commercial students attending the Business Show, if it is held in Boston. Some of the Commercial Seniors may take a day to visit Business Schools in Salem, Lynn and Boston, in order to make a choice for the coming year. THE COMMERCIAL DEPART.MENT ASSEMBLY The Commercial Assembly held in the Community House on the afternoon of Feb- ruary 18th was a very enjoyable and in- structive one. The program was varied, and consisted of a playlet given by the Commercial Juniors entitled, “A Saturday Morning in a Business Office.” This was followed by an exhibition of rhythm in Type-writing by girls of the Sophomore Class, and an exhibition of speed and rhythm by the girls of the Senior Class. After this, Mr. Watson awarded the Type- writing Certificates which have been won this year. This list is found in the Commercial Notes. The last part of our program was a talk by Mr. Henry G. Russell of the Gloucester High School Commercial Department. The title of his lecture was “Salesmanship and Its Application to Everyday Life.” This was given in a very pleasing manner, and we are convinced now that even those who scoff most are perhaps themselves the most frequent users of the art of Salesmanship. To quote Mr. Russell in part, “Even that young man who laughs and says it’s all ‘the bunk’ spends evening after- evening, and week after week at the house of his lady friend, exerting his personality to the utmost, simply trying to ‘sell the proposition’.”