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

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A c c [;■ I ‘ j A r ' | 1 r, f % li”---;;;: ;•-” -■• w-- v At the Christmas Assembly on December Band rendered several Christmas Carols, related by students. The stories gf 0 Silent Night , and Came Upon a Midnight Clear Flynn, Mildred Putnam, and Charlotte Stanley jorie Flynn then recited Santa Clause g oes proved to be very amusing. The v ork of the was much appreciated by the students. MMf 20, the Salem W, P, A. of each being of Bethlehem , were told by Alene respectively. Mar- Comraerclal , a poem which band for our enjoyment the history Little Town -:c- A skit entitled A Day in Court v as presented on January 8 by the Commercial Law Class. This was an original mock trial, the jury being chosen from the audience. The defendant, an infant, was being sued for failure to pay for an automobile. Her lawyer contended that, inasmuch as she was an infant and the car was not a necessity, the contract v as void- able. The plaintiff claimed the car v as necessity in the defend- ant ' s work. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff and ordered that the defendant should pay a reasonable amount. At the end of the program, the student body asked many ques- tions on legal points and those were ansv;ered by Miss Edmondson, Those taking part in this assembly v ere Lucy D ' Amato, Ernest Day, Mildred Putnam, ■ V altcr Maxv ell, Virginia Frederick, Robert Mary Danforth, and Child, of two of the Law Class students, aid Sanford and Mary Dewar, Eleanor Tob me, Because the vacancies of the filled v e Miss hoard absence by Don- Herndon’s assembly was hold on January 22, at v hich time an Illustrated lecture by Captain Arthur Small of the United States Lighthouse Service, He explained the extensiveness of the U, S,. aids to navagation and recounted some of the ex- periences of his life on the sea. Captain Small is now stationdi the Hospital Point Lighthouse in Beverly, -it -Jr -it -;5- •ir

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C cy v IFR CT; :!. COIJO KST On March 14, a Cowuorcial Contcstp having throo divisions, was sponsored by tho coiTiniorca a ' l tcachors. Pivo events coinpi’c cl Part one of the contest na:riG.l.v: a or o-: linuto t.nd a f 1 vG-minute test, in which perfect cctpios wore r(;ojiirod to qualify for prizes; a ten minute test which wc.s sccrod according to classes; and a tost on setting up a lotto c neatly and artistioally© Some very attractive work resulted from part two of tho con tost: Artypingo Those designs, wholly done on the typGv.T?itcr, woro judged on tho basis of originality, uniqueness, and neatness Part throo v as arranged for tho nl qth grade comnorcial stu- dents, viio submitted designs made by using penmanship drills Tho judges for tho artypir.g and penmanship designs, Mrs Lam son. Miss Aiidoreonj. and Mrc V hitticr chose a fireplace scone by Elliott PorkitLS for first prize v inrer in artyping, and an American flag by Robert LoBlane was awardod first place in the penmanship art division; Richard Carter received honorable mention In tho ono-].:iv;.uto toct tho • high et scoro v as made by Elliott porkhin v ho v.roto 73 words a rdnijbOo Next ,oro Ernest Day writing 65, and Ivi: Idred Putnam, 59 -jords a minute Irene Hamilton, .d th a spood of 58, and Thorosa SteilJno, with 48, led in tho rccond year class o Best record in Typo« 7 ritlng I was that of Ghc.rlotto Stanley, with 26 v ords a mlnuto., followod by Eiaino 3t.Gcr,» main, 24; Botty drowstor, 21; Robert Chit- tick, 20; and Marjorio Hughes, 18 The winpor of tho f ivo-i.i5.nuto ovont was Eleanor Tobyiio, wlio wretf a porf ct tost at forty«onc vo rds a minute Tir- ' ton-minute award will go to Irono Eamilton, c hosc pape.r (rated by the roquiroments for a f c irth‘-yoar typist) v on a sooro of lo3 p-iiitsw H3,liott Porkino complotod tho letter test perfectly in tliroe- minutes Pins and ce rtificates i ill be awardod in assembly to tho win- ners. Congratulations -SHORTHAND PONIES RACE In second year shorthand, 000 who can transcribe the gro letters Each member of tho class is the runs on the track above tho blackboard C.E.P. f41 wo aro having a race to atost number of mailable omor of a horso, ' which