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

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The HAMILTONIAN 13 Estelle Mdanson has announced her matrimonial engagement. Rose Aime Perron is at home and attending night school. John Roper is planning to attend a radio school this winter. Edwin Sanford works in the oflSce of the Salem News. - Charles Whipple, 2nd. is attending Bates College in Maine. Peter Pappas is attending Brewster Academy in Wolf boro, N. H. 0 Junior High Department Junior III Report J HE freshmen were bewildered the first few days, and did not know what rooms to go to for their recitations, but after the first week, they finally settled down comfortably. A class meeting was called on Monday, October 20, for the purpose of electing the class ofiicers. The following boys and girls were elected: President, Ed- ward Laski; Vice-president, Lawrence Lamson; Secretary, Dorothy Greely; Treasurer, Jack Ryan. The Freshmen are well started on a prosperous high school career. Junior II Report Hello Everybody: Our clubs are very interesting this term. Miss Anderson has a Dramatic Club, Miss Whitney a Christmas Gift Club, Mrs. Holmes a Science Club, Mrs. Ramer a Red Cross Club, and Mr. Bezanson an Aeroplane Club. We are also very interested in science experiments which we have almost every time we have science. I..ast Wednesday about thirty-seven members of our class went on a trip to the Commonwealth Armory in Boston where we saw many very interesting ex- hibitions. Junior I Report Although we have not organized our class, we have five clubs in the seventh grade. They are a gift club under Mrs, Holmes, a toy club under Mr. Bezanson, Miss Whitney’s nature club. The Junior Red Cross Club under Miss Anderson, and the dramatic club of which Mrs. Ramer has charge. The Nature Club is studying trees. The Junior Red Cross Club packed, with the help of the gift club, three boxes to send to children in other lands. The dramatic club gave a play “Actions Speak Louder than Words” at the joint assembly at the Community House on October tenth. The Excursion to Boston GROUP of students from Hamilton Junior High had the pleasure of enjoying an excursion to Boston to see the Historical Exhibition at the Common- wealth Armory. Four buses were hired for transportation to and from Boston. Mr. Spalding, Miss Anderson, and Mrs. Ramer acted as chaperons. We left the school grounds at nine-thirty Wednesday morning and arrived at our destination shortly before eleven o’clock. We saw many interesting exhibits among which were several excellent dis- plays of work done by the blind and crip- pled people. One of the displays that drew the attention of a great many people was the process that the insane people are put through when their insanity is at its height. At noon we enjoyed a box lunch which each pupil brought from home. After luncheon, we observed the remainder of the exhibits and around two o’clock we

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The HAMILTONIAN 12 bv Howard’s resignation. At this meet- ing, we voted to have a social which will be held October twenty-fonrth. We hope it will be as svccessfiil as the ones we held last cear. The most important event this year so far has been the arrivil of oar Class Rings. We are verv proud of them and think they ar3 the best yet. Soplimore Class Notes I |X September I ' c, we held our first class m.eeting ; at this time, wt elected the following officers: Donald Greeley, President; Sidney MacDonald, Vice- president; George Magnan, Secretary William Preston, Treasurer. Members of the sophomore class thor- oughly appreciate the fact that the copies of the Xew York Times is left in our home room. We notice that many sophomores spend spare moments “read- ing the news”! In the Hamiltonian Contest. The Sophomore “Scotch” are way ahead of the “Irish.” Come on, Irish, where’s your sporting blood? Going to be beat- n by the Scotch? We want one hundred percent subscription among the soph- mores. At present the sophmores are strug- gling over — “I thought it was he and “I took it to be him” Will we ever get it right? “Oh yes,” says Mrs. B — “just remember that the yerb to be takes the same case after it as before it!” That’s all right, but Billy Poole wants to know how he can tc ' ll what comes after it if he doesn’t know what comes before it! Fall Baseball I IIE baseball enthusiasts started to talk up baseball as soon as school began in September. Enthusiasm ran high, for at last Hamilton High had an athletic coach. At the first roll call, a good showing of boys turned out; prac- tice began at once and the coach soon had the right man in the right place. The men were picked as follows with Roger Smerage as Captain. Smerage, Catcher; Burns, Pitcher; Corcoran, First Base; Sanders, Second Base; Buzzell, Third Base; Cayerly, Short Stop; McCullock, Center Field; Moore, Left F ' ield; McGuire, Right Field; Perkins, Substitute. Two games were played with Topsfield. The first game was played at Hamilton, Topsfield soon found they were up against a different team than that of last year. The Topsfield men were bewildered. The game was won 15 - 1 . The next game was played at Topsfield with another run-away, 12 - 5 . We regret that the season for baseball is over, for we thoroughly enjoyed our practice. We’ll be right there, Mr. Spalding when the spring opens up! In the meantime, how about a basket-ball team? Those interested, report to Coach Spalding. 1930 Alumni Notes JI HELMA BAILEY is attending Salem Normal School. iSIarjorie Baker is working at the home of Mrs. Perkins. Mildred Charles is helping at home. Jean Culity is working at Mrs. Hop- kins. Vivian Dodge is attending Salem Nor- mal School. Beatrice Edmondson is attending Sa- lem Normal School. Polly Feener is attending Miss Pierce’s Secretarial School. Ethelene Gould is Working in Boston as a dentist’s assistant. Barbara Hobbs is attending Simmons College. Eloise McRae is working at Daniel Lowe’s.

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14 The HAMILTONIAN received an order to board the buses for home. Our trip back was made interesting and exciting by the many shouts and songs in which the groups indulged. We greatly appreciated the opportiin- ity of seeing this wonderful Tercentenary Exhibition and assure our chaperons that all thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Alice Stone, Jr. II Advancement in Prison Conditions On our trip to Boston I was most inter- ested in the different kinds of prisons. To see them we looked through a small obser- vation hole. As we looked through, the pictures grew very much larger so that we could see easier. In the prisons of long ago the men used to wear old red jackets and long red pants. The hats were red with large tas- sels ' on them. They had high black shoes and their feet were chained near the bed. They coidd only move as far as the chain would let them. There was also a table and a chair in the cell. The bed was built into the wall and was very uncomfortable looking. The prisons of today were very much different. The prisoners had on gray suits and caps. They had on low black shoes and their feet were not chained. They had beds which resembled a couch instead of being built into the wall. There was a chair. On the table was a plate, knife, fork, spoon, .salt, and pepper shakers. Over the table was a looking glass. The sanitary conditions were better. Surely prisons of today should do a great deal to make better citizens of the criminals who return to the outside world. —Grace Cullity, Jr. II. The Flying Yankee The interesting thing to me at the Historical Exhibition was a model loco- motive called, “The Hying Yankee.” It was about two feet long, held a gallon of w’ater and ran by its own steam. It could go ten miles an hour. I hope every boy saw it. As I watched it, I just couldn’t help but think of what a wonder- ful time a boy could have if he owned a locomotive like that! — William Stone, Jr. I. — o — Frightened by the Unknown ’Twas Halloween! “What are we going to do. ” moan- ed four desolate boys. “It seems as though everybody has gone away,” murmured Dick, the eldest of the four. The boys were Dick Nielson, “Buddy” Anderson, Kenneth O’Hara and Harry Clarke. “I hope none of you are frightened,” said Harry “We, frightened! pooh!” replied Dick. “Look,” cried Harry, there is a light in Miss Josephine’s house! She is sup- posed to be away. She probably has just gotten home and, knowing it is Halloween night, is frightened. I say, let’s go and scare her. Remember what fun we had last year, when we frightened her so badly!” Away they ran for their bean blowers and other apparatus that goes with Hallowe’en. Then they gathered at the corner and crept up to the house. They went around to the back-door and, to their surprise, found it open. They walked in and opened the entry door. Such a scream as they let out! For there was an obstacle holding a flicker-