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

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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-

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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 15 ing candle. It resembled a ghost whose head was an empty skull. Just then something in back of them pushed them forward almost into the ghost’s arms. Then a loud clatter of pots and pans, mixed with the moaning of weird animals, startled them. By sudden force they were pushed through a swinging door into a living room. There was another huge ghost who scared them quite out of their senses. This was too much, they turned and fled from the house. After feeling sure that they were a safe distance from the house, they turned around; and there, standing in the door- way, was Miss Josephine hanging on to her sides with laughter. She had had her part in Hallowe’en this year! ■ — Helen Tuck, Jr. III. Language Department Events JN addition to the numerous articles and programmes referring to the Bi- millennium Virgillianium, we notice with interest the frequent reference to Virgil and quotations from his works, in con- nection with the events of the present day. The motto which one of our newspapers selected in beginning an editorial, as a tribute to members of the American Legion, during their recent celebration was as follows: “Forsan et haec olim meminisse invabit,” which translated into English means, “Perhaps some- time it will give you pleasure to remem- ber these things.” These words were spoken by Aeneas to his Trojan com- panions, when after a dangerous and un- certain voyage, they had finally reached Africa. With these and other remarks, he encourages his men and prepares them for future hardships on their voyage to Latiiun. These words might very fittingly also have been addressed to our soldiers during the war, had they fore- seen the Legion Convention of 1930. On Columbus Day, in the speech which the Italian Ambassador, Nabile Gracomo de Martino delivered on Boston Common, he paid tribute not only to Cohunbus, but another great Italian — Virgil. The latter e presents the spirit of poetry and idealism in literature, while Columbus represents the spirit of adventure and science. On October 16th, a very interesting Virgil programme was broadcast from Washington, D. C., during which Am- bassador de Martino was again heard, in his interpretation of Virgil’s message for people of today. By comparison with the political and social conditions in Rome during the life of Virgil and his plea for a real national life , built on the ideals and philosophy of a character such as Aeneas, who scrificed personal gain for the welfare of his country and people he showed that the world today, though far advanced in material things, may well heed the words of Virgil to the Romans. Virgil’s message was too significant to belong to any single race or age, and so his name is still on the lips of many, even though two thousand years have elapsed since his birth. — Alice Newhall, Latin III. French Jokes Le dentiste au patient — “Vos dents sont comme la campagne de I’ouset.” Le Patient — “Pourquoi?” Le Dentiste — “Us ont des espaces grandes ouvertes.” • — R. Smerage, ’32.