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

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n The Hamiltonian ter class of 1926 gave an account of its trip to Washington. Being warned by our Evangelist, that we were drawing near to Vanity Fair, in the form of the junior prom and a sequence of other social activities, we drew forth our purses and purchased our class rings in order to avoid too much expense in either of the two remaining years. Some of our elders now told us that the most difficult part of our pilgrim- age was passed. So, not doubting their words, we entered upon our junior year with cheerful minds and light hearts, although I am sure if we should have the chance to retr ace our steps, we would not feel as confi- dent, for now we know that false hopes are the hardest to overcome. Throughout the late fall and winter, we regularly attended the frequent socials and dutifully tried to master the dance steps which were supposed to prepare us for the approaching big event, and our “Prom” was an event! But, then, why shouldn’t it be, for, after the many hours of hard work the members of the decoration com- mittee and their innumerable train of assistants spent in the direction cf the Town Hall, there is no reason why the occasion should not be re- corded in history as the most brilliant success known. After the junior prom we were veterans at this social business and so handled the ensuing senior reception with remarkable skill. Then I dreamed of a short summer vacation, through which we all waited with breathless eagerness for the beginning of our last year and the temptations of Vain-Confidence and By-Path Meadow that we would have to overcome. Immediately upon starting school in September 1927, v e set to work and chose a class play with suitable characters to fit our class. Pm sure you’ll agree that “Second Childhood” was a remark- able production, and yet, if any one had observed some of the rehearsals, he would have believed that the title of the drama had seriously affected the majority of the cast. In spite of the lack of scenery props, and other minor details, we put it across most successfully. Then, after our mothers and fath- ers had cooked and fussed, after our teachers had patiently slaved, and after the dear public had loosened its purse strings, we finally attained Washington! I dreamed I saw gleam- ing with the same radiance as did the Celestial City when Christian first viewed it, a beautiful white dome, illuminated by many powerful electric lamps, raising itself aloft above its sister virtues. The dome of the Capitol of the United States was my first, last, and greatest im- pression of the splendid city of Washington. We all enjoyed our trip and appreciated the educational im- portance of it. But it was all over in six days and we returned home to enthuse over our experiences, our ideas of traveling, and our new ac- quaintances, for we made many of them, and some of us just can’t un- derstand why the baseball game be- tween Rockport and Hamilton should have been called off! Now I am dreaming of seventeen white dresses and two dark suits marching toward the stage of the Town Hall, for Vanity Fair has been passed. Giant Despair overthrown, the River Jordan crossed, and we are ready to grasp the gate of the Celes- tial City. — Kathryn L. Lamson, ’28.

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The HAMILTONIAN Published by the Students of HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-C iief Kathryn Lamson Assistant Editor Barbara Hobbs Business Manat er Robert Robertson Assistant Business Managers Albert Malone Charles Whipple Literary A devisor Mrs. Laura Boyd Business Advisor Miss Mary Burns CLASS REPORTERS Senior — Oonah Ryan Junior — Sarah Ayers Sophomore — Eloise McRae Freshman — Orrin Lee Junior —Harold McDonald and Howard Boyd Junior — Donald Greeley JUNE, 1928 I .1 ■- I ;isv Literary The Class FTER a necessarily close study of Bunyan’s PilgHm’s Progress, I retired at the usual late hour, and, lo, I, too, had a dream ! I dreamed of the progress of the Class of 1928, how it set out from Junior High, its City of Destruction, with the Celes- tial City, personified by a Diploma as its goal. Many were the dangers and pitfalls during the first stages, for we began the freshman year with a member- ship of twenty-eight and our Evan- gelist, in the guise of Miss Cary, did not find it an easy task to direct our footsteps. Nevertheless we advanced steadily, and unlike Bunyan’s Pil- grim, enjoyed ourselves as soon as our Burden of self-consciousness had left us. As awards for our excellent conduct, we received, after manv class squabbles, our class pins, and also the most brilliant function we climbing freshmen had ever experi- enced, the Freshman Masquerade Party. Following this, our debut in- to the social world, we were ex- hausted and devoted the major part of our time recovering the English Progress composition papers that Miss Buklin passed back to us, marked with such encouraging words as: “Is this origi- nal?” and “Unsatisfactory work,” while in class she pleased some of us with such nicknames as “baby- face.” As freshmen we were not heard of again except those of us who attempted to strengthen the gradua- tion chorus, after which we joined our classmates in receiving the long- uished-for junior high diploma which entitled us to pass the Wicket Gate into the sophomore class. When we entered the sophomore class, although our ranks had thinned considerably, we were a stronger class with more definite plans in view. With the help of Mrs. Boyd’s advice in planning candy sales and so forth, we could plainly see a well- financed trip to Washington on the far horizon. Then I dreamed we ad- vanced stumblingly over the way, faltering only at such times when, during our Julius Caesar class, the Romans offered “applesauce” after Mark Antony’s speech, and we were immeasurably thrilled when our sis-

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The Hamiltonian 3 Class Prophecy XTOT having the gift of prophecy myself, and being told to reveal the future of my classmates, I found myself in dire straits. Finally the shade of Aeneas came to me as I lay in troubled sleep, and told me to seek the counsel of the Cumaean Sibyl. Arising, I accompanied Aeneas to the cave of the Sibyl. She was loathe to disclose the secrets but at last she consented to speak. This is what she said : “Twenty-five years from now, Wil- liam Allen will be chauffeuring one of the dignitaries of the town of Hamilton in one of Henry Ford’s latest creations. “Rena McEwen will be Mayoress of Rockport. “Eunice Dodge will be editor of the HAMILTON ITEM. “Doris Honeysett will be teaching artists in the embryo how to draw a straight line. “Josephine Laski will be leading soprano for the Metropolitan Opera Company. “Caroline Alexander will be in charge of the Child Welfare Associa- tion of Hamilton and Wenham. “Dorothy Hatt will be end-girl in Ziegfeld’s chorus. “Mary Peterson will be editor of a column entitled Mary’s Manners in the Sunday papers. “Robert Robertson will be chair- man of the moving picture censor- board of Boston and will feel all the dignity of his position. “Anna Thompson will be known as the WORLD’S GREATEST TAMER OF WILD DOGS in a popular vaude- ville circuit. “Evelyn Grant will be a headliner as a second Sara Bernhardt and a lionized leading-lady at the leading theatre of Essex County, namely, the EMPIRE. “Mary Corcoran will be directress of Hamilton’s Tourist Agency. “Alma Mitchell will be giving a correspondence course in Stage-danc- ing; diploma guaranteed. “Oona Ryan will be pricking butterflies for a learned scientist. “Kathryn Lamson will be dissect- ing the Iliad and Macbeth for the struggling seniors of Hamilton High. She will be justly proud of being able to get a little more work from her classes than she gave to Mrs. Boyd’s. “Mildred Baldwin will be a popu- lar member of the Futuristic Art Colony of New York. “Helen Haraden and Margaret Donlon will be custodians of the key to Hamilton Center. “Jenny Maione will be teaching the value of a sunny disposition to those afflicted otherwise.” Here the Sibyl sighed and said, “The faculty of Hamilton High will be ... ” “Will be?” I prompted. She glared at me and said, “If you can’t come in here without chattering, stay out !” “How like ...” “Mrs. Boyd,” said the Sibyl, “will be Professor of Mythology at her alma mater, but her classes will be open only to those who can control that organ of their anatomy which is about the smallest, yet the most ram- bunctious, the tongue. “Miss Hayward will be settled in Peabody with a promising Girls’ Preparatory School under her able guidance. “Mr. Cottle will be superintendent of the Hamilton schools, taking Mr. Whittier’s place who will be chairman