Hanover High School - Hanoverian Yearbook (Hanover, MA)

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10 THE HANOVERIAN Cbrahnatrn SENIOR CLASS Morro: To be rather than to seem. MILDRED Millie STURTEVANT BLAISDELL - A Commercial Course i Mildred, the popular beauty of our class is especialy talented when it comes to stage acting. As the leading lady of our class play she Was a great success and she did make a good mother in the operetta. Mildred is a quiet, lady-like girl except 5 when she sees a mouse and then she goes OE into hysterics. We feel sure that Mil- dred will be a great success as a nurse, H L which it is now her ambition to be. Secretary of Athletic Association C45 g Dramatics Cl, 2, 45 3 Secretary of Class Q35 3 Glee Club fl, 2, 3, 45 3 Editorial Staff of Midget Q45 9, Senior Class Play. CLOYES Clo TILDEN GLEASON 5 College Course Clo is our class president and business manager. He is also the most energetic young man in the class. He proved this in his realistic portrayal of Jimmy Samp- son , the live wire salesman in the play. Clo Would be a great asset to any effici- ency department. He also travels quite a bit although his usual destination is North Hanover. . - Glee Club Q15 5 Class Secretary Q25 3 Business Manager of Hanoverian C35g Assistant Manager of Baseball 1355 Basketball Manager 145g Subscription Manager C453 Dramatics Cl, 45g Assistant Business Manager of Hano- verian Q45 5 Football C45 g Class President 145.

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THE HANOVERIAN 9 of standard and popular books with cases to hold them. These were given as the nucleus of a free public library. By many other gifts made by his daughter and himself, Hanover was en- abled to build in 1907 the present library. A In the later part of the eighteenth century, and early part of the nineteenth century, we find that considerable ship building was done on the North River. Shipyards ran the Whole length of the river on both sides. The second oldest yard on North River is The Old Barstow Yard . The Barstow family was the most prominent of the first settlers in Hanover. Schooners were built rather than larger ships because they coudn't be floated down to the sea on account of the shallowness of the river. A number of iron foundries were established, in which were made cannons and cannon balls, ploughs and anchors. Also there were several grist mills, saw mills, board and shingle mills. Hanover has the distinction of being the town where the first suc- cessful iron ploughs in America were made. Many anchors also were forged, notably those for the old warship Constitution. We are constantly reminded of these two industries when we see the town seal. Other industries were tack making, wood-making, clock- making and about 1800 to 1888 boots and shoes were manufac- tured. After the latter date this business decreased greatly and now only one shoe factory remains-this being unused at the present time. In 1846 the people asked for a charter granting the Hanover Branch Railroad. This was granted shortly after but the first train went over this road in 1868 showing it took some time to raise money for such a project. At the present time Hanover is a strictly residential town rather than a manufacturing town of earlier days. Hanover has a few industries, namely, E. H. Clapp Rubber Company, National Fireworks Company, Waterman Tack Factory, located on sites of the old industries, also Lot Phillips Kr Company, Hanover Rubber Company and some other smaller ones. We may well be proud of our town as it has always strived to follow the doctrines set down by our forefathers in 1727. Morton Lord, '27.

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THE HANOVERIAN 11 Mrahuatrn ELEANOR '6Babef' ASHLEY JENNESS Commercial Course Babe is so called because of being the youngest member in the Senior Class. Although she is, at times, very mischiev- ious, on the whole she is a good little girl and a willing helper at all times. She has not yet decided exactly what she will be, but We wish her succes in whatever she chooses. Dramatics fl, 41 3 Glee Club Cl, 2, 3, 43. MQW GEORGE WILTON JENNESS College Course George is a quiet sort of a boy until we ask him an equation in chemistry and then he shows us all up. He makes us think twice as he pops up in the A. A. meetings with arguments for the opposite side. George loyally does his best in everything he undertakes whether it be selling peanuts at the lunch hour to increase the Senior Class fund, or playing the eccentric role of Jud in the Class play. We know George will be missed in S H. S. and We expect great things of him in Editorial Staff of Hanoverian C45 g Manager of Baseball C41 5 Dramatics 145 Glee Club fl, 2, 3, 49.