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

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The Hamiltonian 5 “Mary Corcoran hands on her abil- ity to keep quiet her many loves to. Carolyn South-wick. “Alma Mitchell gives Bessie Dunn her advice on keeping up the ‘ruling passion.’ “Caroline Alexander extends a helping hand to any junior who is troubled with nerves. “Dorothy Hatt leaves her place as ‘short-hand demon’ to Isabelle Cav- erly. “Mary Peterson gives her place, as the only senior to do her Latin faith- fully, to Menia Ready and hopes ‘it’s not the part she couldn’t do’ ! “Robert Robertson, 3rd, bequeaths his official position as senior fly catcher to Al. Malone. (Mr. Malone can only escape this by closing his mouth.) “William Allen gives the sweet bliss of finding ‘the girl from Rock- port’ in Washington to Peter Pappas. “Rena MacEwen bequeaths her po- sition of chaperon of the senior class while in Washington, to Muriel Pentz and hopes she will be as cap- able. “Eunice Dodge gives her un- obtrusive ways to Lillian Hatt. “Doris Honeysett bequeaths to Mary MacDonald her athletic prow- ess and hopes that she may find some opening in H. H. S. to show it. “Josephine Laski bequeaths her position as the champion speedy read- er of the senior class to Grace Me- lanson. “Being exceptionally valuable property, the senior class feels that it cannot part with the former un- less the juniors do consent with this oath: ‘We cross our hearts and hope to die’ that they will adopt, with no quarreling and argumentation, the great motto, which we have ever held before us, ‘Nihil Sine Lahore.’ “If this condition is not faithfully adhered to, our very valuable prop- erty shall be transferred to a fund for the building of a home for afflict- ed seniors. “To the people of Hamilton, and any others who have helped us to se- cure funds, we extend our hearty thanks and best wishes. “And now having disposed of our most valuable property, we sincerely hope that all who have been named are satisfied and will remember us long for our many and great virtues and not for our multitudinous and much greater faults. We extend our gratitude and best wishes to every- one and hope that sometime in the dim future we shall all meet again. “To this, our last will and testa- ment, we set our hand and seal in the town of Hamilton, Mass., on this the twenty-eighth day of June, Anno Domini, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight. “THE CLASS OF 1928. “Witnesses : “General Burbeck “Professor Relyea.”

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4 The Hamiltonian of the State Board of Education. “Miss MacRae will be conducting classes in the Hamilton Commercial School with all up-to-date equipment. “Miss Burns will be in charge of an advisory committee on Commer- cial Law in the State House.” Here the Sibyl said, “Lo, remember this!” Then she closed her mouth in a firm line. I made her the cus- tomary offering and returned home, surprised yet greatly amused at the revelations, and determined to in- form my fellow pupils and teachers of the future that awaited them in the next twenty-five years. — OoNA Ryan, ’28. The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1928 the most pious members of the Senior Class of H. H. S. in the year of Our Lord, one thou- sand nine hundred and twenty-eight, being in a state of alleged sanity, do will the following items of vast im- portance — viz. to wit namely: “To the whole high school a new bell which, always being of the same tone month in and month out, will be easier to interpret. “To our much harassed and patient home-room teacher. Miss McRae, we bequeath with many doubts; never- theless, the hope that her future classes will be more of quality rather than quantity. “To Mrs. Boyd we extend the wish that she may long remember our very industrious and brilliant scholarship. “To Miss Hayward we express the hope that some day she may have a class that is original in excuses and does not always use the same one : ‘We have so much History and Eng- lish to do that - - -’ “To Miss Burns we bequeath the important position of preparing juniors to be seniors. “To Mr. Cottle we give a marvel- ously equipped laboratory — the best in the state. “To Mrs. Whipple we give an as- sistant to attend to the candy man. “To Mr. Whittier we bequeath an office far, far away from the raucous noises of the senior room. “To the junior class as a whole we bequeath the noble and dignified posi- tion of seniors, and hope that they will “bend the oar” as well as we have (?). “To each illustrious individual the very magnanimous seniors extend tnese their valuables: “Kathryn Lamson, the child prod- igy of the Latin class, bequeaths to Sarah Ayres the notes. “Evelyn Grant, the youngest mem- ber of the senior class, bequeaths to Anna Baron, the youngest member of the junior class, her many childish fancies. “Mildred Baldwin gives her very dignified position as class boss to Babe Mason. “Oona Ryan, gives, with her best intentions, her advice (gained by ex- perience) on petting to Wilhelmenia Ready. “Margaret Donlon and Helen Har- aden bequeath their rule for perpetu- al and loving companionship to Jeanne Cullity and Marguerite Ma- son. “Anna Thompson bequeaths her very exceptional advice on social eti- quette to Helen Foster.

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6 The Hamiltonian Exit Seniors ’28 We will see in years before us We are classmates though we part. Memories live with us forever, And are carved upon each heart. Time divides the joy and friendship We have shared with in the past; Time will send us through life’s door- way, Schooldays do not always last. Ever upward we will journey, “To the Stars,” our highest aim. None will falter in their purpose. Upward, toward the goal of fame. Of the teachers, friends and class- mates. Of the school we’ll often tell. As we end our happy sojourn. Seniors pause to bid “farewell.” — Mildred Baldwin, ’28, Washington! A s WE boarded the 4:04, we felt as though our life’s work had been completed and we were going for our final award. When we reached Boston and scrambled through the subway, grabbing seats in a very Bostonian manner, we began to won- der if it really was as great as others had said it was. Upon reaching the South Station, we were met by Mr. McCready who presented us with stickers and labels which gave us the appearance of being a much-traveled gi’oup. At this station, a special train awaited us and it was here that we met the Rockport crowd with whom Sv me of our classmates made vei ' y interesting acquaintances! While jolting along on the train to Fall River, we ate our lunch and be- gan to estimate how many of us would need Mother Sill’s Seasick Pills. At last we were at the dock and then aboard the boat. We stowed our luggage and began to explore the boat from the top-deck to the engine- room and then went to our bunks. Early in the morning came a call, “Four-thoity ! Four-thoity !” and we realized that traveling meant early hours. On our way to the dining- room, we met some people rushing to upper deck with a decidedly un- hungry air; however, most of the members of the class were good sail- ors and enjoyed their breakfast. Shortly afterwards, we boarded the train for Washington. We made a hurried stop at Philadelphia where we saw the statue of William Penn and Independence Hall through a misty rain. When we arrived at Washington, we boarded a bus and thought we were safely on our way to the DRISCOLL but our driver didn’t know where the hotel was, or the traffic rules either ! He was stopped by a traffic officer who re- peated in a parrot-like fashion, “Don’t you know any better? Don’t you know any better?” It seemed that he had driven right down the safety-zone and had frightened the pedestrians. We finally managed to get to the hotel and found our chap- erons in a great state of mind, think- ing we were lost. We had supper and those that felt equal to it went to the Fox, where they saw a mar- velous show. Sunday morning we were wakened e.arly and were taken to the Monas-