Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 18 of the 1915 volume:

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Caldwell “Photographer” “Pay for the name” when you buy something “SPAULDING” You pay for - and get - satisfac- tion. the name as evidenced in the Spaulding Trade Mark is put on as a guarantee of what I you pay for. 341 Main Street, BROCKTON, MASS. Official Equipment for Baseball, Lawn Tennis, Qolf, Track, and Field Sports. Catalogue Free on Request. A. G. SPAULDING BROS., 74 Summer St., Boston, Mass. THE ECHO Published by the Sumner High School j VOL I. Holbrook, Mass., June, 1915 No. 2. 10 Cents The Copy CONTENTS ADVERTISEMENTS 1-16 EDITORIAL STAFF and CONTENTS 3 PICTURE OF GRADUATES 2 EDITORIALS 4 SALUTATORY ESSAY, “AMERICA AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE” by Lucy Chapman. 5 ESSAY, “COMMERCIAL EDUCATION” by Elizabeth A. McLaughlin . . 6 ESSAY, “THE RELATION OF WAR TO CIVILIZATION” by Eva Skilling . 7-8 CLASS PROPHECY by Helen A. West. ...... 9-10 VALEDICTORY ESSAY, “LABOR CONQUERS ALL THINGS” by Iva Higgins . 11-12-13 CLASS NOTES 14 PROGRAM 15 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor -i)i-C}iief LUCY C. CHAPMAN, T5. Jssociate Editors. IVA L. HIGGINS, ’15. MERIEL G. BLANCHARD, ’16. VIOLET M. MacLEOD, ’17. Bans’ Athletics. EARLE C. ALLEN, ’16. WILLIAM F. MEARA, ’17. HAROLD HAYDEN, ’17. Alumni Editor. RUTH M. HOYE, ’16. Business Manager, IVOR P. MUZZEY, ’16. Assistant Business Manager. JOSEPH HICKEY, ’17. Girls’ Athletics. MARTHA W. CAREY, ’16, GRACE E. McLaughlin, ’17. Exchange Editor. ANNIE M. WILBUR, ’17. Class Editors. HELEN A. WEST, ’15. LEONARD P. KEMPTON, ’16. RUBY SNOW, ’17. ETHEL V. HOYE, ’18 4 THE ECHO O NE of the advantages of a summer vaca- tion lies in the fact that it gives us time to rcNdew in our minds the work of the past nine months and to look forw ' ard to the ap- proaching school year. Fresh and rested we can better realize where we have failed and esti- mate the work we vish to accomplish. To those of us who have neglected our studies during the year, vacation brings an opportun- ity for reviewing and mastering the slighted work so that we can start the new term with a clear record. The decision as to what college or school to attend after high school is a problem which presents itself to some of us and there is no bet- ter time for studying catalogues and getting information concernii g such matters than dur- ing July and August. During this time the office forces of the various schools are not so busy as in the spring and fall and answers to inquir- ies are prompt and full. Students from the different institutions are also at home and are glad to give information and advice which is often fully as valuable as the printed material sent out from the schools. “Lest we forget” When as.signing the long list of books for outside reading during the year the teachers told us that this list would be suffi- ciently long and broad in scope to furnish a basis for our outside reading during the summer. Many of us have taken advantage of the extra points of eredit allowed for reading books and have not only raisedour marks but found enjoy- ment in so doing. Daily reading is an excellent hab it for us to form for. aside from the pleasure which it brings, reading presents truths and ideals to us, it portrays facts and ideas whieh we do not meet in our daily lives, it increases our power of thinking, it helps us appreciate beauty and it adds to our ability to express our own thoughts. We now have ten weeks of vacation and a good library before us, shall we not take advantage of them ? F our members of the senior class have de- finitely decided to continue their education after reeeiving their high school diplomas. Miss Iva Higgins is to enter Boston University, Miss Helen West and Miss Lucy Chapman are to attend Bridgewater Normal while Miss Eliza- beth McLaughlin will take a post graduate course in eommercial subjects at Sumner High. From the junior class Ivor Muzzey has taken preliminary examinations to enter Tufts and Earle Allen for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. THE ECHO 5 Salutatory Essay. It is my pleasure this evening on behalf of the Class of 1915 to extend a hearty welcome to you all; parents, teachers, friends, ciCzens and undergraduates. The end of another school year has be n reached and another class is about to graduate from the Sumner High School. Looking back over the years we have been together, we as a class cannot but feel that we have had some educational advantages not enjoyed by previ- ous classes. I make reference to the establish- ment of the commercial course and other im- provements whic h the townspeople have un- selfishly and willingly provided. Accordingly on behalf of the class I wish to thank the school committee and the citizens of Holbrook for the great interest which they have taken not only in our v elfare but the welfare of the entire school. America and International Peace. Tonight, when more than half the civilized world is engaged in mortal strife, when man has turned to the occupation of killing his fel- lowman, I ask you to consider with me deeply and earnestly how we, as citizens of tfie United States can best serve the world in the establish- ment of a peace and harmony that shall be ever- lasting. But wl y, you may ask, does this moral responsibility for bringing about a new world order based on ’nternational good will fall upon us Americans? It is this question which I shall attempt to answer. The dependence of one nation upon another has come to be more fully appreciated by the United States than by the other nations. Many agenc ' es have been at work to bring about this feeling. It was the early belief of this nation that it should be isolated from the rest of the world. The immigration of millions of foreign- ers to our shores, representing nearly all nations, has, however, had the effect of changing this idea. We now realize that we are affected by the morals and traditions of these people of other nationalities and that they are gradually but surely connecting us with the other countries. The United States is not only connected with other nations by strong racial ties, but by business relations which have awakened com- mon interests. Every nation is dependent upon some other nation for certain commodities. Business conditions in one country affect great- ly tho.se af another. Many an industry in the United States during the present war has felt the curtailment in the supply of a certain article which is necessary to the manufacture of some staple product. Furthermore some of the largest banking and business houses in this country have branch establishments in many of the large foreign cities like London and Paris. Education likewise furnishes a bond of union and friendliness between this country and Eu- rope. For years American students have flocked in great numbers to the universities of the old world and the inter-exchange of professors bet- ween our large universities and those of Berlin and Paris has become a very common thing. The modern methods of communication and travel have also brought the different parts of the world into closer relationship. Such in- ventions as the telegraph, cable and steamship have made neighbors of the people of the world even though geographically separated. It is this feeling of true neighborliness that must be cul- tivated before the best results in cooperation can be obtained. Having shown that the United States is part- icularly well fitted, because of her close connec- tion with the other nations, to take a leading part in the peace movement, let us consider an- other reason why she should be the chief pro- moter in a proposal of peace. Where could a government other than our own democracy be found which could furm ' sh so good an example for the bases of aiinion of all nations of the world ? Acquisition of new territory by the United States was once looked uj ' on as a danger to the preservation of the unUn, but railroad lines, the telegraph and telephone have brought all the states close together so have the nations of the world been brought close together by these same agencies. The various states of our union, although they have conflicting interests, always abide by the voice of the ballot. The welfare of a particular section is sacrificed if necessary to the welfare 6 THE ECHO of the whole. The nations also will be obliged to sacrifice often in order to promote the wel- fare of the whole world. Not only does our union of the states furnish an example for the union of the nations but our political philosophy which is based on the equ- ality of opportunity, justice and individual rights may be followed by all countries. Here the individual does not exist for the state, but the state for. the individual. It was the failure to observ’e this principle, so dear to Americans, that brought on the war in Europe. Do you think for a moment that if the people of Europe had been consulted by their respect- ive rulers concerning the war that the frightful carnage which is now going on in Europe would have been possible? The people of Great Britain have practically agreed that this war is the re- sult of a false national doctrine brought about by certain professors, writers and their schools. Hence, if this be true, is it not time that the nations of the earth adopted a new political code based on democratic ideals and principles by which the individual is free to work out his own destiny untrammeled by autocratic power and despotism ? In her dealings with other nations and peoples America is in a favorable position ethically to be an example to the world. During the past half century she has been actuated by the ideal of disinterested service and devotion to humanit- arian purposes in her relations with the oppress- ed peoples of the world. The liberation of the Cubans from the Spanish yoke and the assist- ance and moral support given to various repub- lics in South America are illustrations of what the United States wishes to do for the Mexican people. If the United States intervenes in that un- fortunate republic, it will be only because of the failure of her own leaders to alleviate the suffer- ings of her people by the establishment of a demoeratie form of government. The interest of the United States will be purely that of a neigh- bor. America has also rendered a great service to the nations of the Eastern world. Missionaries have been sent out and large sums of money have been spent yearly to educate the east- ern people. It is because of her unselfishness in this work that the United States has won the hearts of the people of the East. They look up- on her as a friend in whom they can put their trust. Wherein, one may ask. lies the difference be- tw’-cen our country and the nations of Europe. During the long period of national development among the European states each country had its own selfish interests to protect. Each was struggling for existence and supremacy. Ac- cordingly the idea of helpfulness to others was always dormant. On the other hand our coun- try was settled by people in search of political and religious liberty and the very framework of our government was based on the cardinal princi- pleof the brotherhood of man. With this as a birthright is it any wonder that the people of many nations are already looking to the United States as their deliverer? Should we then as a people be doing our duty if we failed to grasp any opportunity to bring the light of democra- cy and the spirit of humanity to the rest of the world ? Lucy G. Chapman. Essay. Commercial Education. Someone has said that commercial education is that form of instruction which both directly and indirectly prepares the future business man for his calling. It is not known definitely who started the first school in which such instruction could be obtained. Mr. R. N. Bartlett, one of the first founders of a commercial school, came to recognize the need of a bu.siness training in the following way; when he was a young man, ready to go into business, he wished to become a bookkeeper. Business houses did not care to take him as an apprentice and he knew of no school where he could get the necessary training. This led him to open a commercial school in THE ECHO 7 Philadelphia in 1834. He conducted this school for a period of one year and then opened a school at Pittsburg. He carried on this school for six or seven years, after which he discon- tinued it and opened a school in Cincinnati. The school which he founded in Cincinnati is still continued under the supervision of his son. In 1839, a commercial school was started in Pittsburg by a Mr. Duff; in 1840 a school was started in Boston by Mr. Comer, and in the same year another school was opened in St. Louis by Mr. Jones. In 1853 the finst commercial school of the famoiTs B v rt rnd Stratton chain was founded in Cleveland. From this time on, the Bryant and Stratton schools increased until there were over fifty scattered around in different cities. In each place a young man was chosen who was suoocsed to have the requisite qualities for conducting a school, and was put in as a local partner. These partners received a percentage of the net profits from the school of which they had charge. In 1866, through dissatisfaction of the partners, the chain was broken and there was formed what was known as “ The National Union of Business Colleges.” Since this time business colleges have been constantly growing. The first business schools were known by several different names, such as ” Commercial College” ‘‘ Merchants College,” “ Mercantile College” and ” Business College.” Mr. H. E. Hibbard of Boston was the first of the private school proprietors to call his institution a ” school.” The first studies that were taught in these bu.siness schools were bookkeeping and pen- manship but later commercial arithmetic, com- mercial law, stenography and typewriting were taught. About this t ' m ' ! oeople were beginning to recogi ' ize the need of commercial instruction in the high school. Parents in ordinary circum- stances felt that they could not afford to send their children through the high school, simply to prepare them for college. They felt that four years of high school training should fit them, to go to work and as a result sent their children to commercial schools instead of high schools. The commercial course was intro- duced in the Central High School of Philadelphia abort 1840, by Alexander Dallas Bache. Other high schools soon followed this example. At first the courses in these high schools were similar to business colleges in that they were short and technical. Later, however, they were broadened. The present aim of the commercial course in the high school is to give the student a broad, general education. Business men are now demanding high school graduates because they need young people in their offices who have had this general education. Pupils who leave school upon completion of the grammar grade and then attend a commercial college for a few months have not the required general knowledge. At the March Town Meeting of 1914, the Town of Holbrook appropriated money to have a business course in the Sumner High School. The studies taken in this course are bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, penmanship, rapid calculation, soelling, commercial geography, english and introductory science, with french and history as electives. It is the purpose of the course to make the work as much like real office work as possible, giving the puoils a chance to handle business correspondence, some experience in banking, filing and in keeping books. It is also the pur- pose to give the pupils a good general as well as technical education. We wish to thank the School Committee and the citizens of the Town of Holbrook who have so earnestly endeavored to make this course a success. Elizabeth McLaughlin. Essay. The Relation of War to Civilization Enjoying as we do the blessings of peace and not j ' et feeling except in a slight degree any economic loss occasioned by the great war, it is difficult for us Americans to appreciate the dangers which beset the civilization of the world. Because of our geographical isolation and lack 8 THE ECHO of ambition for a world empire, we have never had the need of a large navy and a costly standing anny. But in Europe the situation has been vastly different. Even before the pres- ent war the burden of taxation arising out of the policy of armed peace had become almost unbearable. We can scarcely conceive how im- measurably these burdens arc now being in- creased by the present enormous loss . of life and property. The vital question therefore is, will civilization stand the strain if such con- ditions persist? Will not the breaking point sometime be reached ? Will not the day arrive when an overburdened humanity will either throw off the curse of war or succumb to its baneful effects? It is because of a realization of these questions which present world condi- tions suggest that I have chosen to discuss the relation of war to civilization in its vari- ous stages of development. War is probably the oldest institution in the world. We have but to read the history of all peoples both ancient and modern to learn that fighting has been the principal occupa- tion of men from time immemorial. But prog- ress has been made in warfare as in other things. Prehistoric n.an overcame his adversary single handed seeking no other justification for his action than the expediency h’s own deed afforded. “Then might made right.” Now na- tions seek to justify their entrance into war on moral or humanitarian grounds. This shows that there has been a change from fist right to law right. Although progress has thus been made still nations continue to settle their differences by an appeal to arms. Although there may have been justifiable wars in the past, wars in which the only way of gaining the right seemed to be by fighting for it — such was our own civil war — yet is war as an arbiter always to be relied unon? May not an unrighteous cause be backed by great strength? Any nation though its cause be just maybe conquered by a stronger force used for unjust purposes. Many of the powerful nations of the world in carrying out their desires for expansion have trampled justice underfoot. Can it be said in such cases that war is a test of justice? Is it not rather merely a test of strength ? Whatever our sympathies may be in the present war and however it may end it will be strength and not justice which will decide the issue. Therefore let us reject war as an arbiter and turn to reason. For not un- til nations agree to settle their disputes in this way will right always prevail. There is another phase of war which bears directly on civilization. War is now always wasteful and injurious to the victors as well as the vanquished. Frequently the loss of life and property is equally heavy on either side. As many as four nations in Europe admit that the war has already cost them nearly five billion dollars each and about a million and a half men. Nor docs this measure the total economic loss to the world for the bus- iness of neutral nations is also adversely affect- ed. It is estimated that during the nineteenth century the world has spent forty billion dollars on wars. Is teat the best investment that the nineteenth century could make with forty bill- ion dollars? Some think that the investment was worth while because it is claimed that wars develop courage, bravery and self-sacrifice as no other human institution. But is the courage that kills other men the right kind of courage to develop in a sane civilization? Docs not modem civilization afford much better fields for the exercise of courage and bravery and self-sacrifice which does not mean des- truction of the social order but constmetive social service? The world calls for a new kind of heroes; moral heroes, heroes of science and philosophy, heroes who shall have no brass bands and flags to lead them on. Let us now consider the biological results of warfare. The Darwinian theory teaches us that race development and improvement depends upon “the survival of the Attest.” In early times warfare resulted in the survival of the strongest of therace, for then man met his adver- sary in personal combat and the weak were al- ways overcome by the strong. But in modern warfare it is the unfit that survive and the fit that perish. Modern engines of destruction and the insistance that only the able bodied be sent to the front to be killed make it inevitable. Can this result otherwise than in the physical deterio- ration of mankind ? Statistics show that the THE ECHO 9 Franco-Prussion war caused a loss in stature to the succeeding generation of one and one- half inches. What will be the effect on posterity of the killing or maiming of more than half the physically perfect men in Europe? Is this ques- tion to be lightly considered when we are judg- ing the effects ofwar on civilization? In the short time allotted to me I have en- deavored to point out the dangers which de- set the civilization of the world through the persistance of the institution of war. I have shown that war is wasteful and injurious, is a test of strength not of justice, has a harmful effect upon morals, and results in the physieal deteroration of mankind. Is it not time that we all gave our thoughts to devising means for its prevention and thus reap the full benefits of existence not only for ourselves but for future generations? Eva Skilling Class Prophecy. Living in the twentieth century has certain advantages. Aeroplanes, ten-cent stores, add- ing machines, slang, forty-eight story high buildings, dictaphones, gypsy moths, and a Panama Canal make, of course, this period famous in the world’s history. But, for myself, I confess a certain lingering disappointment not to be living in the age when future events can be foretold by consultation with the gods. All the Greeks were obliged to do when they wished to know whether a certain undertaking was to be successful or not, was to send a commission bearing costly gifts, to the Delphic Oracle, which would listen to the responses. Think of it, no momentous questions to be solved by oneself. Iva, desiring to know whet- her to become an authoress or a college presi- dent, would merely deposit a costly ring at the shrine of the Oracle and hear the leaves sigh, “Neither is great enough, be the first woman president of your country.’’ All Leonard would be obliged to do — but on thinking it over — he ought to hire a sooth-sayer by the j ' -ear. It cer- tainly would be inconvenient for him to be ob- liged to travel to an Oracle every time that Cadillac becomes stubborn. But, alas, those days are over and in order to foretell the future of my classmates’ tonight; I shall be obliged to answer an advertising circu- lar which I received this morning. Perhaps you would like to hear it. Ingelow Arel Station. June 22, 1915. Class Prophet of Sumner High School, Town Hall, Holbrook, Mass. Dear Madam: We have recently opened what is known as “The Delphos Prophetic Agency,’’ situated at the Ingelow Ariel Station. The future of your classmates will be revealed to you b)’ telephon- ing to us on the night of your graduation and calling number 1915. Yours for service, “Delphos Prophetic Agency.’’ That sounds promising. Here is a telephone which I may use. “Hello, give me Ingelow 1915. Is this the Delp- hos Prophetic Agency? This is the class prophet of the Ho ' brook High School. I received your letter this morning and as this is the evening of our graduation, I thought I would call up. Thank you very much. Whom would I like to know about first? Tell me about our class baby; it is customary to ask for the youngest first, is it not? Yes, rather small. She is now a nurse in Harwich Hospital, Baltimore. I am very glad to hear she likes her work so well. You don’t mean it!’’ Eva is engaged to one of the leading doctors in the city. The agent has told me how Eva met her husband; perhaps you would like to have me repeat it. Eva had been training at the Hardwick Hospital only a few months, when the following incident happened, one day the head-doctor told her to go down to the reception room and bring up-stairs a gentleman 10 THE ECHO who was to be operated on that day. Of course E -a went down and found the gentleman as the head-doctor had said. She escorted him up to a room and began to prepare him for the operation, saying that the doctor was now busy but would operate on him very soon. ‘ Is that so,” said the man wnth a twinkle in his eye, ‘‘I hardly believe the doctor will oper- ate on me - not to-day at least.” “Don’t you know that I am Doctor Lawrence and that I came here to witness the operation the doctor is now performing?” he asked. Eva did not know what to do or say, but she had the pres- ence of mind to escort him to the operating room. Sometime afterw ' ard Dr. Law ' rcnce told Eva that one reason he liked her was because she obeyed orders. You see she got her training in obedience from carrying out Earle’s instructions in class meetings. Now I suppose that she is happy obeying Dr. Lawrence’s orders. Well, I guess I’ll try Elizabeth now and see how she is progressing. “Give me 1915. What, the line is busy?” I’m sure of one thing, any- how, she w on’t be a public speaker. My, but how she hat.d to give her graduation essay. El ' zabeth was the only blonde in our class and r.ally, I never heard of a girl having as many nicknames as she did. “Liza,” “Lizz ' ie,” “Lid ’ “Bessie,” “Blondie.” and “Angel Face” were a few’ of them. Guess Til try again. “Hello, 1915 pk ase. Is this Ingelow? Please say that again. Elizabeth is a domestic science teacher at the Holbrook High School. I do remember how she used to bring to school many different kinds of cake that she had made. Didn’t she used to tantalize Mitchell, who sat in front of her? I am really surprised. Hold the line, I must tell that story,” One day Elizabeth was show- ing a class how to broil lobsters. (She always did hate crawling, wriggling things in the biolo- gy class and she used to be, oh so afra ' d, of even a tiny mouse. Well, to tell the truth. I’m not really fond of mice myself.) To resume, of course she had to take up the lobster and it w’ouldn’t do to let the class know that she w’as afraid of such an insignificant thing. But, alas, the lobster reached for her fingers and didn’t she scream! It affected her so that she was taken straight to the teacher’s office. It looks as though Elizabeth w’ould be obliged to omit lessons on eels, frog’s legs and clams hereafter. Anyhow, I am glad she has a position that she likes even if she does have an accident now and then and I’m sure the pupils like her. “Oh, Central, please don’t cut me off. Hello 1915? Now I would like to know the future of our one lone “puer”. What! you haven’t any trace of him? I wish you would send one of your agent .s out in an aeroplane and try to find him.” Earle was our class president and was the most studious boy in the whole class. I should- n’t be surprised to find him editing “Midsum- mer Night’s Dream” for high school pupils, as he was particularly fond of English. “What? The agent has returned?” Why, this is so exciting. He says that he noticed that a great race was about to take place and naturally stopped to see it. It was a very close contest and when the winner’s name was announced it proved to be Earle Leonard, now a well-known auto racer, and builder of the “Nonoperis” car. “Just a moment, Ingelowc” “Nonoperls,”- that sounds like Latin Well, here is where my Latin can be useful. “Non” means “no” and “opens” is the genffive of “opus” meaning “work”. Aha, “No Work” I wonder why he didn’t call it the “Earle” car. Perhaps he thought “Nonooeris” and “Earle” were synonomous. It must be a car which starts itself, fills itself, oils itself, runs itself, and ruins itself. Well, I wonder whether it pays for itself. I don’t suppose that worries Earle, but it interests me. I can remember when Earle first learned to run a machine. He was a senior at school when his “papa” bought a car, and Earle soon learned to run it. He always took the boys to the ball games, but never the girls. “Now I would like to know about the smart- est girl in our class. You know whom I mean, I presume. Yes, that is her name, but her mid- dle name is L-e-w-i-s-e, not L-o-u-i-s-e. Don’t ever say “Louise” when she is around. Yes, I know that Iva graduated from Boston Univer- sity. So she is the author of the book you mem- tioned. A volume of her poems was sent to THE ECHO the Town Hall this morning, you say? Well, well, well. Studying poetry her senior year must have aided her. Yes, I’ll look around for it.” Ah, here it is. ‘‘Would you like to have me read one of them to you? Oh, it isn’t any bother at all.” ‘‘What pleasant memories cluster ’round these volumes old and worn. With corners smirched and bindings creas- ed and pages thumbed and torn. The old time sayings scribbled there, the caution to beware, ‘‘Steal not this book, my honest friend,” scrawled roughly here and there. And robust Fred again I see as he stands by the door. His jokes and praise and sweets and laughs forever kept in store. ‘How did you get to school today? on car, on bus, or foot ? How many hours on English hard last evening did you put?, And then I smiled and calmly said ‘‘In minutes ten, I did it.” Yes, those were happy days indeed, with pleasure every minute.” ‘‘Yes, I thought you would like it. We all have remembrances of our school days. Yes, Iva came from Brookville. You aren’t so sur- prised as all that, are you? Well you look on a map and j ou will find it, if the map is drawn to a scale of a mile to an inch.” I am very glad to find that Iva has succeeded so well. At the first book-store I see I must get that book, ‘‘The Peail of the Twentieth Cent- ury”, written by my old classmate. Well, I suppose that agent must be tired from talking so much. But I am doing only what the letter directed, anyhow, he is paid for it. ‘‘1915, please.” Oh, the operator says that the line is busy at present as many high schools are having are having their graduations this evening. Well, I don’t mind waiting a few minutes. I wonder what Lucy is doing. You know that she was editor-in-chief of our school paper, “The Echo.” “Yes, this is the Holbrook Town Hall. The operator informed me that you were very busy. No, I didn’t mind in the least. Lucy Chapman is a private secretary to Mr Theo- dore F. Arnold, the well-known banker. She has become a very rapid typewriter and short hand expert. I always thought that after she took the commercial course at Sumner High School, she would get a high salaried position.” “Yes, I’m listening. In her spare time she is one of the editors of a well known paper “Experiences with Horses” and a dark haired young man from Holbrook is the other editor? Oh, yes, I know whom you mean. Really you don’t gay so? I wonder whether I shall get an invitation.” “My but it is getting late and as I don’t want to monopolize the telephone, I guess I had better say good-bye. The agency has been very satisfactory and I’ll be glad to re- commend it to anyone at any time. Good- bye.” Thus, my classmates, is your future revealed to you. Undoubtedly Sumner’s 1915 class will make the world realize its existence and of course every member will sometimes have his or her name in that little volume entitled, “Who’s Who in the United States.” Helen Aines West V aled ictory Essay. Labor Conquers All Things. When the class of 1915 met during its sopho- more year to choose a class motto, it searched for some expression which would be an incentive in its high school course and throughout life. After some discussion the Latin motto, “ Labor Omnia Vincit,” was chosen. This motto ex- presses the well proven but perhaps often forgotten truth that constant labor is the most important factor attending success. When starting out in life with the desire of making a success, it must be remembered that unless one works, and works hard, nothing of any 12 THE ECHO account will be accomplished. This is tme no matter what one’s sphere in life is, or what branch of work one may take np. Wdicn a pupil enters hij h school he usually enters with one of two intentions; to make good, or merely to pass away the time until he can go to work. A boy or girl of the latter class immediately begins his high .school career by haxnng all the “ fun,” as he tenus it, that he can. He takes only the subjects actually required and if they happen to interest him he will occasionally look over a lesson or read a story assigned for study. During the time in school when he is not attending classes he amuses himself by annox-ing those xxho want to study. This type of pupil, far too common in our schools, usually has the ability to leam but is too lazy and indolent to try. It is noticeable that as the years of his school life pass, this habit, which has been forming, grows stronger and stronger, until it causes the pupil to become so careless and idle that xvhen he finally leaves school he is of little value in the xvork he decides to take up, for a xx-ell formed habit is difficult to break. The other type of pupil enters his school life xxdth a determination to make good. He feels that this is his only chance to take adx’antage of a high school training and that, to succeed in life, he must have as much education as is possible for him to obtain. This pupil takes all the studies in his department that he feels he can handle. He applies his mind to them, and no matter if they are hard, v ' orks until he has m.astcrt d them.. He finds, as the days and xvecks go by, that his schoo l life is not all drudgery. He has just as much, if not m.cre, pleasure than the indolent pupil and the addi- tional satisfaction of realizing that he knoxvs his lessons and is making a success of his high school c ' ursc. As in the case of the idle pupil he is ff.rming a habit ai d one that xxill stay by him throughout his life. He is becoming diligent, thoughtful, alert and capable of handling diffi- culties, characteristics which will help him conquer and make a success of bis life. Let us emphasize the truth of this statement by considering tlie example set by our martyred President Lincoln. He xx ' as clearly a man cf this latter type. Born of a very poor family in a tiny log cabin in Kentucky with practically no opportunities, as it outwardly seemed, to achieve success, he conquered difficulty after difficulty. The contents of every available book he could find xvcrc thoroughly assimilated by this ambitious youth and every spare moment xvas spent in cultivating his mind. He did not stop and say that because he was poor there was no use in trying to do something worth while. With a determination and a firm resolve to rise higher he struggled manfully on until at last he became, as everyone knows, one of the greatest men, politically, intellectually and morally that our nation has ever knoxvn. But it is not only in intellectual matters that labor conquers all things. It is also true as regards athletics. The man who enters sports half-heartedly and who does not exert himself frequently and vigorously never makes an athlete. It is the man who enters into the work heart and soul and, who, in spite of repeated failures, continues to work in order to master what he has undertaken, who gains fame in t he athletic world. What better example can be fotmd than that of the professional acrobat? He whirls through the air from rope to rope, balances himself in the miost perilous positions and docs all sorts of feats which leave us breathless But how does he do them? By careful, persistent, training he has put every muscle under the control of his xxill. He has trained his nerves to be steady. It is only through repeated attempts and failures that he has miastcrcd his art. The same is true whatever branch of athletics is pursued. Basket-ball, base-ball, foot-ball, tennis, golf, roxxing, swimming and every other sport require true, faithful, hard work if one wishes to become a master cf his sport. Again when any great enterprise is undertaken it is only through hard labor and rigid endurance and determination that it is carried out and made a success. Let us consider that mammoth feat of engineering, the Panama canal. In very early times explorers of Panama thought that there existed a natural waterway from ocean to ocean. When this idea was given up it xvas suggested to Philip II, king of Spain in 1570, that a passage be made through the mountains. But there was a belief common at THE ECHO 13 that time that it was wrong for man to destroy or alter what God had made so the plan was given up for a time. In 1814 the land was surveyed but nothing ever came of it and the undertaking was given up as long as Spain held sway over the Isthmus. When the United States finally took up the project, which had already been started by the French, she made up her mind that although there were mountains which obstructed the passes, there were minds and also hands capable of overcoming these hindrances in order to make a waterway which would have great economic value. Since then millions of dollars have been spent and thou- sands of lives lost in its construction. Many times, as soon as a cut has been cleared, tons and tons of earth have slid down the steep embank- ments and filled the cut. But in spite of these rrishaps work has gone doggedly on until now the two oceans mingle their waters in this mighty construction. There is still another branch of work which requires constant labor, this is music. There is probably not one among you to-night who does not enjoy hearing a good piano player or mu- sician of any kind. Music exerts a powerful influence over the mind of almost any person. But, in order to be effective, it must have a power behind it, a skilled touch to bring out the beauty. We are often heard to exclaim when listening to some skilled musician, “ Oh, if I could only play like that!” It is seldom that we stop to consider the hours of hard work spent by that envied one. True his talent may be partly inherited, but it is developed and per- fected only through careful, constant practice. Paderewski once said that if he stopped practis- ing for one day he noticed a deterioration in his playing; if he stopped for two days the critics noticed it, and if he stopped for a week, his whole audience noticed it. There are countless other examples showing the importance and the results of hard labor. But let us, bearing in mind o ir motto and these few examples which go to prove it, do whatever we may find to do with all oim might. Let us always endeavor to conquer the difficulties and do our best at all times. Valedictory Classmates, the time has now come when our high school life ends and we begin to regret that the days have fled so rapidly. Tonight we have come to a branching of the roads. Our life work from this time on is to be varied and each of us takes a somewhat different path. Let us hope, however, that the days spent in Sumner High, through the friendships we have formed there, will always be an inspiration to us to press forward and an incentive for conquering diffi- culties. Friends, schoolmates, teachers, one and all, we thank you for your hearty support, your kindly sympathies and your interest in our welfare and success. What you have done for us has been deeply appreciated. We thank you, our teachers, for the patient endeavor on your parts to show us what we ought to be in life and for aiding us to become successful men and women. We hope to prove to you in the future that your labors have not been in vain. And now we ask one more kindness of all of you gathered here, that, whatever may have been our failures and shortcomings, we may not be forgotten. May the class of 1915 find a place in your memories forever, although as a class, tonight we bid you farewell. Iva Higgins. Of all sad words from tonj ue or pen. The saddest are these “Tve flunked again.” Teacher: ‘‘How was ‘iron discovered?” Pupil: ‘‘I heard they smelt it.” Miss M — dy to bookkeeping class: ‘‘Are you buying goods of this man, oris he selling goods to you?” Singing with the school orchestra makes music periods more popular. It certainly is no wonder that M itchell can- not talk, He uses up his energy for his bold swinging walk. French Translations: ‘‘I would not give a fig of a skin for the mayor” ‘‘Colombahad eyes like enamel.” ‘‘She had a little horse with a strong tail.” The domestic science class conducted after school by Miss Moody has become highly efficient after much training in the art of clean- ing floors and washing boards. We think cer- tain members should receive points of credit for their daily work in this subject. When B — 1-y is painted up, he’s as black as coal ‘‘Cole” can make him. POPULAR SAYINGS ‘‘Fine feathers make fine birds.” W — te ‘‘As merry as a cricket.” E. H-ye ‘‘‘As quiet as a mouse.” S. McK-y ‘‘By and by is easily said.” D — c-1 ‘‘Every horse thinks his own pack heaviest.” K — p-n ‘‘Beware of no man more than thyself.” M-l-s ‘‘Two heads are better than one.” G — r-s and T— b— s ‘‘The more haste, the less speed.” B — 1-y ‘‘All her fingers are thumbs.” J. T — n d ‘‘A rolling stone gathers no moss.” Cr — k-r Aceording to reports, V-n — t’s favorite jewel is a ruby, and his favorite season is winter because it brings snow. ‘‘In book or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last.” Issac Watts. The weather is getting hot. And we are getting lazy. And Mr. Currier is getting shocked Because our minds are hazy. Familiar nicknames I have known: Alex, Dickie. Red, Cheat, Hanks, Gid and Mart. Marshall Mitchell rode on the wall, Marshall Mitchell had a great fall. All the Holbrook boys and men Couldn’t make Marshall do it again. Miss T — y-r’s sudden preference for a seat in the rear of the room sets us ‘‘a wondering.” It’s too bad that Reddy and Smith can’t take a trip to the equatorial regions and settle their disputes concerning the Ancient Mariner’s experiences there. Their discoveries might not be of scientific value but one of them would be happier for it, and the other more sorrowful. Query:- Is it vanity or a desire to look schol- arly that has promoted the purchase of brown tinted tortoise rimmed glasses in Sumner High? The teachers think that it is an effort to afford business for eye specialists. There’s not much lacking to make an English- man of Muzzey when he wears his monocle and commences arguing. Not all nicknames are desirable. Ask Miss Griffiths, (Cammftirfitifnt Program 1315 ENTRANCE OF SCHOOL INVOCATION EEV. STANLEY SMITH SONG Anchored SCHOOL SALUTATORY ESSAY America and International [Peace LUCY GREEN CHAPMAN VOCAL DUET, with Violin Obligato The Serenade MERIEL GLADYS BLANCHARD. MAE FORD HODGE ESSAY Commercial Education ELIZABETH ANNA McLAUGHLIN SONG Be Glad Lass and Lad GIRLS ' CHORUS ESSAY The Relation of War to Civilization EVA SKILLING SOLO By Golden Hours MERIEL GLADYS BI NCHARD CLASS PROPHECY HELEN AGNES WEST SONG i a When the Sun in Splendor Rising I b To Thee, O Country SCHOOL VALEDICTORY ESSAY “Labor Omnia Vinclt” IVA LEWISE HIGGINS CLASS GIFTS EARLE LESLIE LEONARD PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS John A. Niles H. E. BOWEN CO. Choice (irtKeries, Teas, Coffees, F-lour, Butter, Htc, Barber Shop Connected. SCHOOL PROGRAMMES. INVITATIONS TICKETS. AND DANCE ORDERS Tel. Conn. Brookvllle, Mass. BROOKYILLE, MASS. GAS RANGES FROM $8.00 UP HOT WATER FOR BATH In 15 Minutes 2c. GET A STACK WATER HEATER Gash or Easy Terms Brockton Gas Light Company GLASSES FITTED SCIENTIFICALLY FRANKLIN H. MERRIAM, M. D. 37 HOLBROOK AVE., SOUTH BRAINTREE, MASS. Office hours;- i to 2 and 7 to 8 p. m. 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