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

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The Hamiltonian 11 Elaine Bennett and Minnie Wetson. Art Hansbury leaves his ability to receive A’s in History to Mary Gii- dart and Grace Marks who will un- doubtedly need those A’s. “Bob” Hamilton wills his whiffle to Ben Robertson and we hope that Minnie keeps it as well raked for Ben as the Warehara girls did for Bob on the Washington trip. Johnnv Mullins wills his flaming auburn locks to Red O’Donnell. We hope that Red will be able to get as nice a wave in his hair as Johnnv did. Dorothy Fletcher leaves her ability to say, “I dunno” to Ruth Day Howard Wetson wills his size eleven shoes to Isabelle Peale whose feet do nersist in growing. Louise Moulton bequeaths her ex- cess of brains to the entire junior class. Her brains should enable each and every member of the class to be on the honor roll next year. Harry Wetson bequeaths his newly published book on Hoiv Play the Outfield to Dick Grant. We do hereby request that our funeral services be carried on by the faculty of Hamilton High School, who have done so much towarcl bringing an ignominious death upon us, and we hope that our services will be carried on with deep rever- ence and sincere sympathy by all the classes after our decease. In witness thereof, we have here- unto set our hand and seal at our residence of the Hamilton High School, Hamilton, in the County of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachu- setts. this 1 8th dav of June in the vear of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six. CLASS OF 1936. Witnesses: Wimpy, Olyve Oyl, Dick Grant’s Flivver. — William Moore. THE WASHINGTON TRIP TT 7E left Boston on one of the East- ern Steamship Line boats late in the afternoon of May 1 and ar- rived in New York the next morning where buses met us at the pier. We went through the Holland Tube and on to Philadelphia ; here we visited Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, and Franklin’s grave. Wash- ington, D. C., was reached Saturday evening. Sunday afternoon we went to the top of the Washington Monu- ment and then visited Mount Vernon, the Lee Mansion, and the Masonic Washington Memorial. The next morning we went to the beautiful Franciscan Monastery, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the Smithsonian Institute, the Capitol, and the White House. In the after- noon, we greatly enjoyed a visit to Annapolis where we saw the boys drilling and also the tomb of John Paul Jones. Upon returning to Washington, we saw the Congres- sional Library and the Lincoln Memo- rial. Tuesday morning, before leav- ing Washington, we visited the Museum of Natural History and the zoo. The afternoon was partly taken up by a trip through the Gettysburg Battlefield. The next day we made a tour of Valley Forge, stopping at the George Washington Memorial Chapel and Washington’s headquart- ers. The afternoon was spent in reaching New York where we en- joyed a show at Radio City Music Hall, a view of New York at night from the top of the R. C. A. Build- ing, and a tour of the N. B. C. studios. Thursday afternoon, before taking

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iO The Hamiltonian We dispose of our estate as fol- lows : COLLECTIVELY To Miss Ward, our patient class advisor, homeroom teacher, and true friend, we leave a victrola and a rec- ord which will repeat: “Do you want a detention slip for an hour afrei school tonight?” To Mr. Malone, our genial and amiable French and Latin professor, we bequeath a small vacuum cleaner so that he will not have to unduly exert himself by scuffing a piece of paper up the aisle for one of his pupils to pick up and deposit in the waste basket. To Mrs. Boyd, our industrious English teacher, we leave our thanks for three years of patient toil in drilling grammar and diagraming in- to our over-burdened craniums. To Mr. Payne, Principal and chem- istry teacher, we bequeath a pub- lisher who will publish his numerous anecdotes of those good old boyhood days up in Maine. To Mr. Walton, our popular teacher-coach, we will a nice new green suit with pleats n’ everythin’. ! To Miss Feathei ' stone, Hamilton High School’s famous domestic sci- ence teacher, we leave two new cook books, and also a year’s supply of those little white slips, known as detention slips, which “Feather” is so fond of distributing. To Miss Edmondson, we leave a class that will pass their homework in on time at least once a month. We bequeath to all the junior high teachers, especially Miss Ready and Mr. Bowden, some more star pujiils just like Fred Wilson. To Rudolph Smerage, our portlv cliM eradicator, we leave a nair of roller skates so that he mav be able to reach the office more quickly with complaints. INDIVIDUALLY Droopy Beliveau leaves his height to Tim Moynihan and Tiny Thomp- son so that they may be able to get otf their knees. To Jerry Meyer, we leave Anne Whittier’s cpiiet and shy manner, so that Jerry will not seem to have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. Milton Sanford bequeaths his First National strut to Hardy Prince who has already become famous for his interpretation of the Wenham Neck Glide. Barbara Maxwell wills her win- ning personality, her ability to get along with others, and her sweet dis- position to Betty Cushman. Walter Fowler leaves his ability to stow away food to Albert Lougee who has such a dainty appetite. Barbara Ham wills her habit of giggling an d laughing for no reason at all CO Mary Perkins. Edwina Alexander leaves her rug- gedness to Amy Dolliver and Madlyn Back and we hope that these two juniors may use it to as good ad- vantage as their benefactress did. Lillian Emeney bequeaths her quiet ways and ability to get along with everyone to Victoria DeLuca and Elizabeth Cameron. Ellen Donlon wills her Ijoisterous manner and perpetual chatter to Isa- belle Dunn, in the hope that the latter may be less quiet and reserved. Dorothy Vennard wills her peji, vim, and vigor to Barney McDonald, better known as “Lightning.” Wallace Knowlton leaves his ora- torical ability and his self-confidence to bashful Buster Johnson. Axel Erikson wills his book. Famous Families of Sweden, to Ralph Hursty. Richard Peale wills those glittering gold teeth to Fred Wilson who shoulcl learn not to try to catch a shot-nut in his mouth as if he were catching peanuts. Gertrude Spi’ague wills some of her boy friends to Betty Bingle so that she may have an escort early for next year’s Junior Prom. Marjorie Peters wills her blond tresses and general good looks to

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12 The Hamiltonian the boat for Boston, we visited Grant’s Tomb on Riverside Drive, Tom Noonan’s Mission in Chinatown, and the Aquarium. The Statue of Liberty, the great bridges, and the New York skyline made our depar- ture very interesting. We arrived at Boston Friday morning and returned home in private cars, having com- pleted what is surely one of the pleasantest and most memorable trips of our lives. — Louise Moulton. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH A N innovation will be presented at the graduation exercises in the form of an extemporaneous speech to be given by Wallace Knowlton. He has been given three subjects to prepare for a fifteen minute talk. These subjects are: “Massachusetts Sports,’’ “Massachusetts Industry and Inventions,’’ and “Massachusetts Recreational and Cultural Facili- ties.’’ He will be notified on which of these topics he is to speak only a few minutes in advance. This talk, which will be something entirely new in this town, has created a good deal of interest and Knowlton certainly has the sympathy and best wishes of his classmates. ■I- STUDENT council Reading from left to right. Front row: Richard Peale, George Sprague, Betty Single, Walter Fowler, Jr., Ben. Rohertson, Isabel Dunn, Principal Roland W. Payne. Back row: Norman Dane, Edward Meyer, Gertrude Sprague, Edward Beliveau, Ruth Jackson, Richard Grant, Ellen Donlon, Walter McGrath.