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

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18 The HAMILTONIAN HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY ASSEMBLY Friday, May 27, 1938 Welcome to Guests and Friends Principal R. W. Payne Song: Yankee Doodle Revolutionary Vt ' ar How Do We Pay for Wars? (a) Pre-War Costs Rita Cullity (b) War Cost Lester Charles (c) Post War Costs - Lester Charles Song: Star Spangled Banner War of 1812 (Student Body) Problems Concerning Neutrality Virginia Wallace Song: Battle Hymn of the Republic Civil War Origin and Meaning of Flag Day . George Sprague Song: When Johnny Comes Marching Mom Spanish ' American War Famous Quotations Gordon McRae Song: Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag World War (Student Body) Poem : Let Us Have Peace Hardy Prince Talks by Our Guests Recitation given by the members of the Public Speaking Class Double Quartet Isabella Peale, Virginia Wallace, Hardy Prin ' c, Edward Wallace, Ruth Jackson, Myrtle Allen, Donald Sanford, Robert Kirby. Pianist: Marguerite Bilodeau COMMERCIAL NOTES D uring our senior year, our com- mercial studies included Sales- manship and Commercial Law. In Salesmanship we learned the art of buying and selling from both the customers’ and retailers’ viewpoint. After having selected an article to make a project notebook on, each pupil gave a demonstration sale of his particular product. Seeing the methods of buying used by different types of customers was very instruc- tive. Commercial Law proved very in- teresting. It deals with the rights of the parties in making contracts. A mock trial was given in class to see how proficient we were in conducting a law suit. In connection with our study of laws governing sales, we held an auction sale in class, each pupil bringing some article which the auctioneer sold to the highest bidder. — Mary Perkins, ’38. T he Second Year shorthand pupils who are competing in the Order of Gregg Artists Membership are given tests which are arrano-ed by the Business Education World and (he Gregg Company. These tests are corrected in New’ York City by the officials of the comnanie«. The pupils who have made acceptable shorthand no es for 0. G. A. certificates are : Kathryn Mann. Ruth Cameron. Bertha Webb, Eleanor Thompson, William Koloski, and Walter Mc- Grath. Those who made perfect copies in their Junior Tesls are: Phyllis Hawkins, Joseph Phaneuf, and Bertha Webb. In the Compleie Theory Tests on shorthand outlines, a rank of over 90% must be ob- tained. The pupils who have attained this mark are as follows : Ruth Cam- eron, Harold Day, Phyllis Haw ' kins, Kathryn Mann, and Bertha Webb. The Business Education World publishes monthly projects, which the .second year bookkeeping students are working to w’in. These te.sts, too, are corrected in New York. Those who have earned certificates are : Henry Baker, Ruth Cameron, Harold Day, Phyllis Hawkins, and Bertha Webb. Those who have received ad- di ioual gold seals for their work are: Harold Day, Bertha Webb, and Phyl- lis Hawkins. A perfect Senior Test copy was made by Phyllis Hawkins of the junior class. The members of the second year typing classes have been working to achieve Junior Test Awards and Competent Typist Speed Certifi-a es. The work must contain not more than five errors and must be typed for a period of ten minutes. Among those who have won, and the number of times arc: Evelyn Hansbury 2, Ralph Harrigan 2. Phvllis Hawkins 3, Kathryn Mann 2, Helen Peters 1,

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The HAMILTONIAN I 7 in the boiler room where one buys a bar of candy and, after giving Rudy the nickle, is asked to return the wrapper ! Goodbye to this good man who wields the sturdy floor mop, tak- ing anything in his path, whether rubbish, students or teachers! In bidding farewell to these fond recollections, we realize that if we meet nothing more disastrous in life, we shall be classed among the very fortunate. — Eleanor Collins, ’38. SONNET As one who long hath worked with tired pen To write a sonnet for a morning class, tfl I rest and sigh and dream and think, and then I view the empty page with grief alas ! I long for aid, yet know I dare not ask ; The sheet is bare, and still the pen is dry. Shall I be able for the hope ' ess task? I weep and wail and sadly wipe my eye. Oh, woe is me! Oh, death, where is thy sting! When I poor mortal think of my dire fate I wish that I might dance instead, and sing Or find a good excuse to come in late. A day will come when 1 shall toil no more On sonnets dry, that I still deem a liore. — M. Perkins, ’38. LA PREMIERE CLASSE FRANCAISE U NE des histoires interessantes que nous avens lu dans la premiere classe frangaise est I’his- toire entitulee, “Les Sabots Du Petit Albert.” Cette histoire raconte la vie d’un petit garcon qui demeurait dans un village en France. II etait orphelin et vivait avec une vieille tante. Elle etait tres mechante ; chaque fois qu’elle lui donnait un morceau de pain elle soupirait. Une fois, le maitre d’ecole condui- sait ses eleves a la messe de minuit. Ce soil- etait tres rigoureux. Tons les eleves etaient chaudement ha- billes. Mais le petit n’avait que ses habits de tons les jours et ces lourds sabots. Ses carnarades se moquaient de lui parcequ’il etait habille de cette maniere. Quand il fut dans I’eglise, il de- manda au petit Noel de lui donner des habits comme ces carnarades. Le petit Albert sortant de I’eglise s’arreta devant un enfant qui dormait et le pauvre petit n’avait pas de Souliers. Le petit Albert retira un de ses sabots, le posa devant I’enfant et retourna a la maison. La mechante femme le battit, puis I’envoya au lit. Mais le lendemain a sa surprise elle a vu des jouets et des bonbons, et devant ces tresors, les deux sabots. Quand le petit est descendu le cure eiitra avec une dame, et expliciua tout. La femme exprima le desir d’adop- ter le petit. La tante, tres contente, consentit, et le petit Albert alia vivre dans le chateau de sa bienfactrice. — Florette Riendeau, Grade XI.

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Ihe HAMILTONIAN 19 Joseph Phaneuf 1, Eleanor Thomp- son i, and Bertha Webb 1. OFFICE PRACTICE I T is the aim and purpose of this class to prepare its members for the business office. All the year we were instilled with the need for correct usage of gram- mar, punctuation, shorthand, and typewriting ability, speed, accuracy in all that was to be done. We had an opportunity to apply this knowledge in the extra work we were asked to do. Every week one of our girls was assigned to the office to assist Mr. Payne, and one girl was assigned the attendance slip every morning for a month. Among the many interesting studies made was that of editing. The knowl- edge gained was utilized in a major project, publishing “The Barker.” Wi h’n two weeks all of the material was ready for our “press.” Through the courtesy of the A. B. Dick Corn- pan v, we were able to use two colors on the cover of our magazine. The staff for this publication was as fol- lows : Editor-vn-Chief , Marguerite Bilodeau Assistant Editor, Florence Dunn ' nort Editor, Mary Sargent HiUiior Editor, M. Beers Prodoci ion Mgr., Evelyn Han sbury Circiilatiofi Mgr., Betty Cushman At the beginning of the third week, our paoer was distributed among the subscribers, and the proceeds col- lected and accounted for. The class wi ' l purchase with this fund a suit- able gift to give to the school. At thf nresent time, the class is studving filing: in suite of the thirty- odd rules we have to learn, we all this woi ' k verv interesting. Credit should he given to the six o-ivlc, -,vho have kent onr school sup- plied with tests, ouizzes, letters, and oi her forms. Those who are in our Commercial Denartment will aeree ' fii ' h me. as thev know the limited time and euuinment with which we work. — M. Bilodeau, ’88. COMMERCIAL NOTES Shorthand I. pHE members of the Shorthand I -L class were introduced to the art of speed writing last September, us- ing the J unio) ' Alanual. After cover- ing all the strokes, brief forms, and principles of writing, we received the Anniversary Manuals from the sec- ond-year class and started a review, studying new material which is not included in the Junior Manual. While building up this foundation of shorthand skill, we have been working for membership in the Order of Gregg Artists. So far, Millard Palm and Ruth Day are the only ones to achieve the 0. G. A. Membership Cei’tificates. The class has started transcribing shorthand notes on the typewriter, each pupil keeping a Sliorthand Transcription Record on which is recorded the noints he earns each week. Leading records for the first period are held by Viola Bailev, 52J 2 points ; Francis Cowdrey, 45 : and B. Bingle, 31. In the second scoring event, the leaders were the same, V. Bailey, 45 ; Betty Bingle, 31 ; F. Cowdrey and M. Perkins tying for third place with 27. On the Road to Shorthand Success posted in Miss Edmondson’s room, the following records appear: 40 words a minute for 1 minute : E. Carter. M. Palm, R. Day, M. Perkins, M. Johnson, J. Crowell, I. Hamilton, B. Bingle, and V. Bailey. 40 words a minute for 2 minutes: B. Bingle, M. Palm, V. Bailey, and I. Hamilton. 40 words a minute for 5 minutes: B. Bingle, M. Palm, and C. Palm. 60 words a minute for 1 minute- M. Perkins, R. Day, B. Bingle, V. Bailey. 70 words a minute: B. Bingle, J Crowell, and R. Day.