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

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SCHOOL ACnVJTJLS HAMILTON PUPILS ENJOY WINTER SPORTS This section of the country has enjoyed many fine outdoor sports this v inter. In the early winter, before the blanket of snov covered our towns, rivers and ponds were frozen to a safe depth and afforded much pleasure for the colorfully garbed skaters. The skating rink at Myopia Hunt Club v as a mrin attraction. People from all v alks of life including many celebrities came to the Club ' s skating rink to enjoy this sport. Music rs frequently furnished by the Club, thus giving the skaters an opportunity to sv irl, whizz and glide across the glassy ice to modern swing music, Vihen the snow fell, skates rcro immcdiatlcy exchanged for skis, ski boots, harnesses and polos. Next in line came toboggans and sleds, Bradf ' 3 hill p?aovod the raost popular rendezvous for many skiing and sliding enthusiasts, both young and old. The month of February gave the pupils of Hamilton High School many v clcomed surprises Five times the fire whistle, which s oundu the no school signe 1 was herud pi.n: ' cing through thu e.arly morning air, VLhnt a welcome sound I Each time it meant another day of snov sports; for though roads were impassable for buses, skis and snow shoes could carry their passengers anywhere. Altogether the winter has been a most satisfactory one- -a real old fashioned New Englnrld winter, the kind that Vvc hoar our parents and grandparents say, used to be when the 7 v orc young 1 Now the winter is ov ' .ir, Easter has come said gone, but the pleasant activities of the past winter will live in the memories of many and be passed on to future generations just as those of past generations have been hamdc ' .d down to us, Marthsi Webster ' 41 TYPE II STRIDES AHEAD This year the Typewriting II class has been going ahead very rapidly. We have had the following four budgets. The first v as on business letters end forms. The second was on self - s el ec ted poems of two pages. The third v as on any short stories. The last v as on original compositions of at least two pages in length. The majority of the pupils have completed the first two budgets, but v;e have just been assigned the last one. Many of the puiiils have passed their Junior 0. A. T. Tests, (Order of Artistic T ' pists) which, have boon issued and corrected hj the Gregg Company, smd a few have passed their senior tests. Also, a fev; have qualified for their Competent Typist Tests, having atfeiiicdi various speeds v ith less than five errors, over a period of ton to fifteen minutes. On the whole, the pupils have made excellent prog- ress in their assignraonts . E. Perkins ' 41

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