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

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Joint Assembly Junior and Senior High School held a joint assembly at the Com- munity House, from 8:30-9:30 (A.M.), October tenth. The assembly opened with the saluting of the flag, followed by the singing of “Colombia the Gem of the Ocean.” Several pieces were spoken per- taining to Columbjs Day. The Junior 1 Dramatic Club presented a play, “Actions Speak Louder Than Words.” The actors were Virginia Gould, Lillian Emeney, Howard Weston, Patrick Keough, and Benjamin Robertson, all of whom played their parts well. After the conclusion of this part of the assembly, Esther Lee, the editor-in-chief of our school magazine. The Hamiltonian, came forward and spoke to the students about the school spirit which should be shown toward our magazine. She urged all pupils to show their interest by writ- ing stories and articles for the magazine. Orrin Lee, the business manager, then announced that two teams had been chosen for this year’s contest, the “Irish” and the “Scotch.” He named the leaders of each team and and then told each pupil to which team he was to belong. Each member of the losing team, has to bring a nickel to buy candy for the win- ing team! The Scotch and Irish at once began to fight. The score at the present time of writing is 106 to 88, in favor of the Scotch. Sportsmanship JN every community there is need of physical health. In order to gain this requirement we perform out-of-door sports. Therefore, many clubs have been formed in which every member works for a common purpose — to win. Very often this does not happen, then we are able to see j ust what kind of mem- bers make up the teams. The loosers should take their failures as experiences they have gained and try to correct their er- rors in the next game. These few points on sportsmenship work in very well with our Hamilton High base ball team. For a long time they were unsuccessful but were always willing to try again. Atlasta team has been selected that co-operates with its coach and works for one purpose — to win, not for individ- ual glory, but for Hamilton. The two fall baseball games have been a success for Hamilton. We all hope that they will continue with their good luck. We hope, as they become more and more successful in their team work that they will be good winners, thankful, but not boastful. — A. Newhall, ’31. Poorly Ventilated Lavatories and Overcrowed Classrooms ' J HERE are several very good reasons why the town should build a new High School, but the two most import- ant are unsanitary conditions and over- crowded rooms.

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6 The HAMILTONIAN A Five Cent Snake Value — One Dollar J CAN still remember that day when I paid five cents for a snake with its poison gland cut out. The first time I held it, I got the creeps and had all that I could do to keep from yelling, but after a while it did not frighten me so much. About a week after I got the snake, a stranger offered me fifty cents for it. We made the exchange. He coolly stooped to pick him off the fence rail where I had placed him. Suddenly the snake coiled itself and hissed at him. The man yell- ed in deadly fear and hot-footed it for parts unknown. It was a month before I could locate him in New York I wrote him that I would send him the snake by express. I received a letter from him by return mail begging me to keep the snake and the money. A week after that humorous but pro- fitable incident, my friend Donald Greeley bet me fifty cents that his pet monkey was not afraidof my little rattler. Well, I won that bet easily enough, because that little monkey just gave one squint at that reptile, and then beat it for the nearest tree. ■ — Abraham Bookstein, ’33 Smiles Billy Smith: “Your father has a strong box at the store, hasn’t he, Abie?’’ Bookstein: “Yeah. The one he keeps his limburger in.’’ — o — Examiner: “Suppose you were at ten thousand feet, and your plane suddenly burst into flames. What would you do?’’ Lee (Trying for Flying License): “Try to keep cool, sir.’’ — o — Willie Carter: “You say anything to me, big boy, and I’ll make you eat your words.’’ Eddie Carter: “Chicken dumplin’, cranberry sause, an’ watermelon!” Miss Cragg (In di.sgust) : “You call these shades alike? Is there anything you can match?” Miller: “Yes’m, pennies.” Mrs. Ramer (In science class): “Law- ence, what can you tell me about ni- trates?” Lamson. “Well-er-they’re a lot cheap- er than day rates.” — o — Mrs. Ramer: “Gordon, can you tell me the difference betw ' een attraction of gravitation and attrection of cohesion?” McCullock; “Yes’m, attraction of gra- vitation pulls a drunken man to the ground and attraction of cohesion pre- vents his getting up again.” — o — George: “Tell me how to make a Maltese cross.” Magnan: “Step on his tail, mum.” — o — Overheard at Seout Camp Arthur Perkins (confidentially to his brother George): “Say, George, what would you really do if you met a bear?” George: “Climb a tree!” Arthur; “But bears can climb trees, too.” George: “Not my tree— it would shake too much.”

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8 The HAMILTONIAN First, let us consider the unsanitary state of the bnilding. The lavatories are located in the center of the cellar, in such a way as to make proper ventilation impossible. They are .small, dark and damp, altogether a most unpleasant place. Also, their location next to the cooking room, makes that place unhealth- ful. Second, the bnilding is badly over- crowded, especially in the Junior High School. In one room, fifty students are placed, with .seats for only forty children. The rest are using a table for part of their books, and are sitting in portable seats. The Senior High School is over-crowd- ed to such an extent that pupils in study halls must try to study with a class reciting in the same room. This occurs several jieriods each day. The.se conditions and several more make the need of a high school of para- mount irnjjortance to everybody. — John M. Seivell, ’31. Farewell and Weleome E were all sorry when we heard of the resignation of our former prin- cipal, Mr. Cottle; however, we wish him great success in his new position. Under his .supervi.sion, our school made many .strides toward a higher goal. One of the most important of Mr. Cottle’s accomj)lishments was the raising of the .scholastic .standing of onr high school. Now, to be an honor stiident, out of the sixty credits required for graduation, fifty of them mu.st be honor credits. When Mr. Cottle came to Hamilton our school magazine was deeply in debt. Under his efficient management, the debt was cleared and, in addition, last year sufficient money was made to help the Athletic Association purchase some nec- essary equipment. Mr. Spalding, our new principal, is proving a very able successor to Mr. Cot- tle. We h ive already noticed several good changes. It is very evident that under Mr. Spalding’s intere.st and excellent coaching our athletic teams are going to improve. We have also noticed that although Mr. Spalding is quite, he means business. It is very evident that he believes court- esy is one of the foundation stones in building character, developing good citi- zens, and in securing an education. We like him, and hope we will be- have ourselves in such a manner that he will like us! Prospects for a New High School J HERE seem to be some real good prospects which may enable us to have a new high school. A few weeks ago Mr. Samuel Morse, Assistant Com- missioner of Education in Massachusetts, visited us and fomid that onr high school was not adequate to our needs. Some of the reasons why our high school is not up to the .standard are ; the rooms are so overcrowded that in many instances teachers have over forty pupils in a recitation period, which means less than one minute per pupil; rooms where pupils are trying to study subjects other than bookeeping and stenography, are conducted in the senior room when, at the same time, a typewriting class is be- ing held in the adjoining room with only a glass partition to separate the two; the lighting system is so poor that certain desks in the room do not receive as ranch light as they should; the labratory is not up to date; a gymnasium is needed; and although the basements have been paint- ed and cleaned during the summer va- cation, they are still very far from san- itary