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

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The Hamiltonian 9 A Journey TNTO the realms of Pluto, where the shades of men’s bodies wander about disconsolately, the Virgil class is fighting its way with Aeneas. First before us is the Styx, whose black, swirling waters seem unap- proachable. Charon with his beard unkempt and with fiery, feverish eyes stands grimly before us. His shell- like boat groans under the weight of human bodies as he ferries us across, our ticket being the golden bough sacred to Proserpina. Hordes of shades morbidly wander about the edge of the river imploring passage. Across the river other difficulties await us. Cerebus with his three harking throats is the first formid- able one. As we are not souls who have passed on, we are able to pass Rha- damanthus and Minos without having our sins and virtues weighed upon the scales at the Bar of Justice. Before us gapes the fiery mouth of Tartarus from whose depths come horrid cries and harsh noises. Here the evils which men have done are being atoned for. There, the awful Hydra, the fiaming Chimaera, and the hundred-armed Briareus and La Lecon de T A maitresse commenga la legon de mathematique et demanda a Paul la question suivante. Paul, combien font deux et quatre? Deux et quatre font six, dit le gar- con. La maitresse demanda la question sous une forme nouvelle. Si je vous donne deux sous et que votre pere vous fasse un cadeau de quatre sous, combien de sous aurez- vous? to the Styx cruel Furies torture the condemned. We think with shudders of Tantalus, craving food and water and being re- fused; of Ixion being turned on his huge wheel; of Sisyphus continually pushing his rock up a mountain; and of the Danaides forever pouring water into a seive. We pass into the realms of the heroes who wander in the gloom with morbid sorrow. Then with much relief we turn from these melancholy regions to the Elysian fields where the happy reside. A sun and stars of its own belong to Elysium and merry sports are be- ing engaged in. Their realm is the Valley of Oblivion into which we can not pass, for before us fiows the Lethe. Whosoever crosses this river is forgetful of everything which has occurred to him before. New souls are given to these again, when the gods will that they live again in order that they may redeem the old life. However joyful their life may be; none of the souls are really contented and long for their old life and we pass back to reality with a thanks- giving for our life and our beliefs which offer eternal happiness for those deserving. — Evelyn Grant, ’28. Mathematique Huit sous, dit I’enfant. Mais non, dit la maitresse, void la question qui je vous ai demande si je vous donne deux sous et que votre pere vous fasse un cadeau de quatre scus, combien de sous aurez-vous? Huit sous, dit I’enfant de nouveau. Mais quatre et deux ne font pas huit. Mais, mademoiselle, j’ai deja deux sous dans ma poche. La maitresse dait satisfaite.

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8 The Hamiltonian Language Department The Funeral Games FTER leaving Carthage, Aeneas directed his course toward Sici- ly, where he was welcomed by Aces- tes, king of Sicily and of Trojan parentage. Here he celebrated, with sacrifice and various games, his father’s death. The first of these games was a boat race. Mnestheus entered “Pristis,” Cyas, the huge “Chimaera,” Serges- tus, the sea-blue, “Centaur” and Cloanthus, the “Scylla.” Gyas and Cloanthus first acquired the lead, but because Gyas’ pilot enraged him by going too far around the rocks, at the turn in the course, he threw him overboard. Sergestus ran the Cen- taur on to the rocks. Cloanthus, how- ever, directed his boat the best, and because he did not forget to ask the gods to help him, he won the race. The next game was a foot race. Salius, Helymus, Panopes, Euryalus and Nisus entered. Eurylaus slipped in the gore of a recently sacrificed bull. This left Salius in the lead, directly followed by Eurylaus. Nisus saw this and wishing his friend, Eurylaus, to win, tripped Salius. Aeneas, however, was very generous and gave gifts to both Salius and Nisus. The boxing match was next an- nounced, but only Dares came for- ward. He boasted of his strength, so others feared to contest against him. Acestes begged Entellus, an old man who owned the boxing gloves of Eryx, to oppose Dares. Eryx had fought against Hercules. The vic- tory seemed first to belong to Dares, but after Entellus summoned his strength, he laid Dares on the ground. A contest in archery was next held. The target was a pigeon tied to a mast. Hippocoon fixed his arrow in the mast ; Mnestheus severed the cord and freed the dove and Eurytion shot the bird in mid-air. The latter was given a prize and Acestes also re- ceived a gift, because his arrow took fire in the sky. The fifth and last contest was a joust among the boys. Ascanius, Aeneas’ little son, was foremost in this contest. Games are now used to celebrate festive occasions; whereas with the ancients they were manifestations of mourning. How will a like occasion be observed three thousand years from now? — Mary Peterson. La Classe ENTEND ces expressions ici et la dans la classe frangaise. “Je n’ai pas fait ma legon fran- gaise parce que j’ai eu trop d’anglais a faire.” “O, Mademoiselle Hayward, je ne peux pas comprendre ces phrases-ci.” “Cette histoire est trop seche.” Francaise “Qu’allons-nous lire la prochaine fois, Mademoiselle Hayward?” “Lisons quelque chose de gai.” “Attendez une minute, je sais ce que veut dire ce mot mais je ne peux pas me rappeler ce qu’il veut dire.” — Mary Corcoran, ’ 28 .

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]0 The Hamiltonian SENIOR CLASS! Left to Right: Dorothy Hatt, Rena MacEwen, Helen Haraden, Eunil Mr. Robert Robertson, Jr., Robert Robertson, 3rd, Mrs. R e ' Kathryn Lamson, Mildred Baldwin, Mary Corcoran,