Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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16 THE ECHO FRESHMAN NOTES We Freshies, who number 58 (22 in the College Division and 36 in the Commercial) have had but two class meetings. At the first one we elected our officers, which are as follows: President, Marion Wilbur; vice- president, Christine Callahan; secretary, Dorothea Loeffler; treasurer, Wallace Dana. Wallace Dana was our treasurer in the seventh grade also. At the second meeting we decided to pay ten cents (10c) a month for dues. Division C and B are planning to give a short humorous play called “A Woman’s Wont” at the Big Echo Meeting, January nineteenth. We hope that none of the players will get stage struck. The Freshman initiation, which was “pulled” off Friday by the Sophomores, was a success. We all had a good time, and wish to thank the Sophomores for the fun we had. We got the most thrills in Mr. Neal’s room, where we found the shock-giver. A GHOST STORY It was a dark, gloomy night in Novem- ber. John Carson was escorting Ethel Jane home from a ‘quilting bee’. Part of the journey lay over a so-called ‘haunted bridge’. When almost in the middle of it, John heard a weird, unearthly noise. Cold shivers ran up and down his spine. After several efforts he managed to say, in a husky voice, “Did you ' hear anything?” “No,” replied Ethel Jane, “only the wind.” John was partly reassured until again he heard that hollow, ghostly sound come out of the darkness. “I think you had better walk a little faster,” he stuttered. “It’s rather cold and you’d better hurry.” Upon reaching Ethel Jane’s house he bade her a hasty good-night and departed. He hurried to the town and there he met sev- eral young men who, upon being told of the noise, were willing to go back and investi- gate. When they reached the bridge, John halted and told them to be quiet for a few minutes. After several seconds a weird noise was heard. It came from the direction of a veg- etable field near the bridge. Following the sound, they climbed the fence and saw — a poor, harmless calf with a turnip caught in its throat. Reta Walls, ’28. ALUMNI NOTES Of the class of 1926, nine have entered higher institutions of learning. We con- sider that an excellent showing for a class of thirty. John Kearns entered Brown; Frank White, Amherst Agricultural Col- lege; Wesley Paine, Boston University; and Alice Hickey and Ethel Mayers, Bridge- water Normal. The technical schools of Wentworth and Northeastern University have taken in Robert Leonard, John Greenhatch, and Ber- til Johnson. In Brockton Business College Burdett Business College and Bryant Stratton Business College are found Beat- rice Odom, Winthrop Roberts and Ethel Harris respectively. Dorothy Ferguson, Helen Boardman, Lil- lian Lakewitz and Blanche Hadfield repre- sent the Commercial Division of the class as stenographers in offices in Boston. 1925 Elton Briel is at Harvard; Roy Johnson, at Brown; Alfred Therrien, at Northeastern; and Thelma Peterson, at Bridgewater Nor- mal School. 1924 Dorothy Hayden, Radcliffe College; Edith Leach, Boston Art School; Ellis Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rita Breil, Teaching in Brockton.. 1923 Margaret Dalton, Boston University; Shirley Stevens, Brown University; Rutger Peterson, Northeastern University; Irma Faxon, Nurse; Marie Briel, Teaching in Whitman. EXCHANGES THE PERISCOPE, Bridgewater: Your jokes were fine. Why not have a few more poems ? THE MENATOMY BEACON, Arlington: Your literature and editorials were inter- esting. Your athletic section was small. THE RED AND BLACK, Whitman: You did well on ads. Why haven’t you a foreign department? THE UNIQUITY ECHO, Milton: An interesting paper. How about more editorials ? THE STUDENTS’ PEN, East Bridgewater: Where are your jokes? Wouldn’t a for- eign department improve your paper? THE WESTERN STAR, West Somerville: A good paper all around. Your editorials were interesting. THE SOUTHERN BELL, Somerville. Your fiction was fine. Your paper shows work on the part of everyone.

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THE ECHO 15 TO THE CLASS OF 1927 Already to win, already to joke, Already to laugh, already to smoke, Already to die for Sumner High — That ' s the spirit to get them by. Already to lend a helping hand To those in need in every strand, Already to give, but never take — Each heart is as clear as a big blue lake. Some are slow; some are fast; Others are lost in a lonesome cast. Silver and green, their colors high, Lift them upward to the sky. May their motto carry them far, “May Knowledge Increase” with every star. So here’s a prayer to God in heaven, May He always be just to the class of “1927.” Hazel Tibbetts, ’29. JUNIOR CLASS NOTES On November 15, 1926 the Junior Class held their first meeting. After the noise and jabber had ceased, or partly stopped, we started in cn the business of the day, which was to elect officers for the coming year. After a little debating the following were chosen: President, Arthur Therrian; vice- president, Helen Gray; secretary, Lindsay Hiltz; treasurer, Herbert Reckards. The meeting was then adjourned and there was a grand rush for the door. The second meeting was held on Novem- ber 22, 1926. The business of this meting was to elect a new secretary and a new treasurer as Herbert and Lindsay had handed in their resignations which were ac- cepted. We believe Herbert thought that he was “hogging” the office of treasurer as he had held it for four years, and we sus- pect that Lindsay was afraid of becoming too popular. Marion Hill was elected secre- tary and Robert Jardine, treasurer. On November thirtieth we assembled for the third time. The question of dues arose. Someone suggested raising the dues to twenty-five cents a month, but this was voted down and it was decided to let the dues remain at twenty cents a month. There was considerable talk concerning the mat- ter of paying last year’s dues. A com- mittee was chosen to select the class rings. The folowing: Katherine McCool, Marion Hill and Herbert Reckards have been inter- viewing salesmen and have at last selected the design which they deem worthy to grace the hands of the high and esteemed Juniors. Katherine McCool, Junior Class Representative. JUNIOR CLASS ALPHABET J — is for Jessie so prim and so neat, Who to the teachers is always so sweet. U — is for something we have all learned to dread, Do not, through study or class, lightly tread. N — is for Neal, a teacher you know, To his questions ne’er say, ‘T do not know.” I — is for Ingrid, a blonde, you all see, Who is very smart, and never gets “D.” O — is for “Oh! I forgot my home lesson,” And the teacher’s reply, “All right, after- noon session.” R — is for Robert, class treasurer is he, Who is often heard saying, “Pay your dues please.” C — is for Cora, who sometimes in class, Is a too talkative, humorous lass. L — is for Lindsay, a cute little boy, Who with the girls is always so coy. A — is for Arthur, class president he When the girls look at him, a blush you will see. S — is for Sears, Maybelle she’s called, Who for the boys, prinks, curls, and dolls. S — is for Sumner, the school we all claim. I hope we will always live up to its name. Katherine McCool, ’28. SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES Election of Class Officers On November 10th the Sophomore Class held a meeting and elected the following class officers: President, Adelaide Had- field; vice president, Basile Martin; treas- urer, Marjorie Meara; secretary, Louise Hutchins. The Sophomore class colors are gold and blue. FRESHMEN INITIATION The freshmen initiation was held Decem- ber 17, 1926, at 7.30 o’clock. After the freshmen were properly initiated, refresh- ments were served and games played. The committee in charge of the initiation were: Louise Hutchins, Marjorie Meara, Miriam West, Alma Cummins, Alfred Saunders, Francis Smith, Archie Perrault. Frederick Crosby, Sophomore Class Representative.

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THE ECHO 17 JFomgu JEAN ET BETTINA Jean est le hero dans l’histoire de l’Abbe Constantin, et Bettina est la heroine. Jean n’a pas ni pere ni mere. II etait le fils du medecin de campagne. Son pere est mort dans la guerre. Puis sa mere est mort de fievre. II est maintenant le lieutenant au neuvieme regiment d’artillerie et il demeure au garnison de Souvigny. Jean etat un grand cavalier robuste et solide. II etait aussi un homme de bonte, de courage, et de droiture. D’ailleurs, Bettina n’en a pas, mais elle demeure chez sa soeur, qui est tres r che et qui vient d’acheter la domaine de Longueval. Bettina a toujours ete une petite ccquette bien qu’elle ait un bon coeur. Elle a une maniere serieuse et reflechie sous ses airs evaporis. L’Abbe Constantin est le parrain de Jean, et qui est le bon, vieil pretre qui aide aux pauvres. Autrefois le pretre avait recu beaucoup d’argent tous les ans de la mait- resse de Longueval. Maintenant, quand il y avait etre une nouvelle maitresse a Long- ueval, il n’a pas su s’il recevrait de l’argent pour ses pauvres ou s’il n’en recevrait pas. Mais il en recu. Il a recu trois mille francs d’elles. Jean et Bettina aiment l‘un l’autre mais Jean ne se croit pas digne d’elle parce qu’elle a tant d’argent. Ingrid Rosenquist, ’28. LE PRINTEMPS Quand le soleil brille Et il fait beau temps, Est-ce la saison pour le chagrin ? Non, je pense que non. Le printemps est le plus beau De tours les autres temps. Il y a les arbres et les fleurs Les montagnes, les champs. Que pensez-vous de ce temps? Le bel printemps, l’aimez-vous? Il faut que vous soyez heureux Quand ce temps est venu. ATTENTION, MES ENFANTS. Sans doute il y a beaucoup de gens dans cette ecole qui ne savent pas qu’il y a une telle chose comme une classe de francais 4. Eh, bien, nous vous donnerons une grande surprise quand l’edition prochaine de l’Echo se publiera. Attendez notre page. (Par une de cette classe.) JEAN VALJEAN Jean Valjean fut le fils de pauvres pa- rents. Quand il etait un jeune homme, il etait emondeur. Son pere a sa mere furent morts quand il etait tres jeune. Sa soeur qui etait plus agee qui lui avait sept en- fants. Elle avait eleve Jean Valjean. Son mari est mort et Jean Valjean le remplaca. Souvent les enfants avaient faim. Quel- quefois ils allaient emprunter une pinte de lait, au nom de leur mere, a une femme, Jean Valjean paya la pinte de lait, et les enfants n’etaient pas punis. Un hiver il n’y avait pas de pain dans la maison et il y avait sept enfants affames. Un dimanche Jean Valjean volait du pain d’une boutique. On le condamna a cinq ans de galeres. Ceci se passait en 1796. On lui parla seulment une fois de sa soeur quand il etait en prisonne. On lui dit qu’elle travaillait et qu’il y avait seulment un fils de sept enfants qui reste. Il essuya trois fois a s’evader. Chaque fois on ajouta quelques annees. En octobre 1815, il fut libere. Il ne trouva jamais sa soeur. Alma Cummings, ’29. Jean: Monsieur, je desire me marier a votre fille. Pere: Absolument, Non! Jean: Pourquoi, qu’est-ce qu’elle a? Pauvre Pere: Pourquoi est-ce que M. Briand est un charpentier? Pauvre petite fille: Pourquoi? Pauvre Pere: Parce qu’il fait des cabi- nets. Alma Cummings, ’29. Dorothy Clark, ’27.