Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 5 THE B’S” Start your hive now, Freshmen, so that when you are Seniors you may harvest the honey. The first bee to gain is BRAVERY. We all surely must be brave. When we enter high school, obstacles arise on all sides. We — are afraid. There is nothing disgrace- ful in being afraid; it is when we yield to fear that we are cowards. But “Conquer we must, in God is our trust” is our na- tional slogan; so represent your school and be brave. Put down those obstacles that are before you and go on. The second bee is BELIEVE! Can you freshmen or any of us accomplish our ends and reach our long dreamed of goals un- less we believe? Believe in God, in those about us. Trust one another. It is the surest way of making friends, and what is better after all in this world than friends. They are the ones who will help to pull us through. The third bee says, “BAND together; therein lies your strength.” Help each other accomplish tasks that are too Bur- densome for one. When one cannot ac- complish a task, two may succeed. So help one another, and by doing so, help yourself. Does our school want slackers? No. Then “Keep BUSY.” He is the fourth bee, one of the most important. He teaches us that idleness is only folly. When our brains are idle, we become dull and listless. The four years slip by, and what have we done? We expect to reap rewards but find that our four years have been wasted. The hive is empty, and we are kept back or thrust out into the world without our high school aim, our diploma, the in- signia of four years of diligent high school work. So work, Freshmen. Gain those four bees for your hive, so that you can gain your diploma, and that after vou have gained it and are out in the world, you can say, “We have been BRAVE and put down our fears; we have BELIEVED in God and those about us; we have BANDED together and helped each other; we have kept BUSY and worked, and now we are reap- ing the harvest of honey from our hive, “the benefits of a High School Diploma.” Hazel Tibbetts, ’29. The Seven Ages of Women 1. The infant. 2. The little girl. 3. The miss. 4. The young woman. 5. The young woman. 6. The young woman. 7. The young woman. SUMMA CUM LAUDE Reflector — Your school has talent in the literary lines. The humor of your newspaper is worthy of applause. Wampatuck — Your Exchange column is unusual and very interesting. The School Notes are well written. Arguenot — Your magazine is very complete in all ways. It shows good work on the “ads”. Abhis — Why not have a heading for your poetry? Your Exchange Column is inter- esting. The Quill — A good idea for the Exchange Depart- ment. The other sections are rather small — especially the Athletics. CUM LAUDE Red and Black — The Reviews, News Records and Letter Box are noticeable. Spice Box — Although small, the paper is very good. Eastoner — Your paper is well balanced. Semaphore — This is a well written paper. Climber — “The poem “My Little Lady” shows tal- ent. Why not have a few more Editorials? School Notes, and Athletics are good. Hermiad — “Buddies” is an appealing story. Periscope — “God’s Revenge” is worthy of its posi- tion in your magazine. Courier — “The Revenge” mak s good reading. Congratulations for the New High School. We feel that the Stetson Oracle and the Parrot have too many advertisements for the amount of news and other departments. Penelope Hutchinson, ’30. Mim West: “Say. Flossie Tibbetts isn’t getting much sleep lately.” Claire Roach: “Why, how’s that?” Mim West: “Well, Hazel’s learning to drive a car, and every five minutes she gets up and moves the bed so she won’t violate the parking laws.” To The Alumni: If you have not been keeping in touch with S. H. S. why not start now by sub- scribing to the “ECHO”? Many events are recorded in this paper which are wor- thy of your attention. As Alumni you should be the strongest supporters of the school, and interested in her progress. Your interest should not cease with gradu- ation for you have formed friendships here that should not be forgotten.

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4 THE ECHO EDUCATION AND SUCCESS I wonder how many of us realize how much of our success in later life depends on our success in High School. It seems as though many of us feel that the four years spent in High School are just a means of putting in time until we reach an age of discretion and are able to work out our own ways and means of passing through this short life. Most of us have dreams of becoming eminently successful in some line of work. Many of us sit back and dream and wait for the time to come when we will make a debut as a great author, singer, orator, statesman, lawyer, doctor, or scientist. Think how few of the really “big” men and women of to- d ay that there are, who sat back in their chairs and waited until someone came and said, “My fine fellow, (or young lady), I feel that in you I have found the eighth wonder of the world. I am so sure of your abilities that I am willing to spend my whole fortune in backing you.” I think of this kind you will find scarce- ly any. The kind of men and women the world wants today are the kind who are ready to forge ahead and work out their own salvation. In high school we are given every possi- ble advantage. Capable teachers guide us in our work. We have a principal who is always ready to help or advise, and then, too, we may choose a course to our own liking. How hard it is for us to realize, (living as we do in this period), the hardships that people have undergone to gain educa- tion which is the foundation of success. The difficulties which confronted Abraham Lincoln are mere words to us. Occasion- ally we read of people who have suddenly risen from nothing to everything, perhaps from a laborer to a writer of lofty poetry. They have never been to high school and yet have gained success. You say to your- self, “How can a man who is uneducated and ignorant reach such a goal?” He is neither uneducated or ignorant; he is merely one of the struggling thousands who have not had the advantage that we have and has pursued study under condi- tions that would cause us to gasp in sur- prise. I am sure that this man has more ambition than many of us have who would give up the thought of education entirely, if we were confronted with such difficul- ties. Why can’t we take advantage of the splendid opportunities that are given us in high school ? Why can’t we realize that the education we obtain while we are here is the portal to success? When one reaches his or her senior year in high school, he or she is either sadly disappointed in the results of the three previous years, or else full of confidence and certainty of the future because of past results. One has realized by then, that patient waiting alone can not satisfy his dream. There must be something behind the ex- pectation. There must be work which will lead to realization. Some of us may have gained sufficient training in high school so that we need go no further. Others of us feel that we can not scale the heights without more prep- aration. In either case a good high school record {is desirable. Each year institu- tions of learning are raising their stand- ards because of the increasing number of applicants for admission. Employers re- quire employees who have been ambitious enough to cultivate an active mind. These are easily recognized with the aid of their previous records. Now is the time Freshies, Sophs, and Juniors to wake up. Raise your grade and your chances for success in later life. Dorothy Field, ’29. “WE OURSELVES” Upon us, ourselves, rests the future; so let us choose a career before it is too late. Whether our future lives rest in our own home land of America or in the far off sands of Egypt, we should be prepared. The national slogan of the Boy and Girl Scouts of America are those two words, “Be Prepared”. Have we ourselves ever stopped to analyze what those two simple words mean? The infinitive to be always suggests something in the future, something to come. That something may be vague, it may rise up on the horizon and destine the whole future in our lives. The only way to receive that vague something is to pre- pare for it. Whether we prepare our minds, our bodies, or some material things, it matters little, as long as we are prepared. Some time next month we will receive a diploma. This diploma will signify that we, ourselves, have successfully com- pleted out twelve years of education in the public schools of America. Let us, when our name is called and we take that piece of paper into our hands, be prepared. Being prepared, means picking a voca- tion of some kind that will help us to spend the rest of our lives successfully, helping ourselves. When that night of graduation comes, we will all set out in different paths of life. But no matter what the distance that separates us, our thought will always re- turn to Sumner High, the place where we spent four happy years together. Hazel Tibbetts, ’29. Miss Megley: “Give me the principal parts of think.” M. Regan: “Think, thank, thunk.”

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6 THE ECHO StLI Notes T HONOR ROLL 1928-1929 The following have all A’s for the year. Senior Class: Alma Cummings, Adelaide Hadfield, Hazel Tibbetts; Junior Class: Dorothy Brown; Freshman Class: Francis Moran. The following have nothing below a B for the year. Senior Class: Merton Mann, Marjorie Meara, Margaret Mugrdichian, Claire Roach, Francis Smith, Edith Weatherby; Junior Class: Wallace Han- cock, Myron Holbrook, Stanley White; Sophomore Class: Rita Hutchins, Marion Behan; Freshman Class: Ruth Dickerman, Ruth Churchill, Myrtle Rollings, Adrienne McMurray, Carol Coulter, Arnold Orcutt, Hugh Smith. LEAGUE MEETING The Southeastern League of School Pub- lications held their second annual meeting, Wednesday, January 23, 1929, at Stetson High School, in Randolph. A delegation of eight were present from Holbrook. From three to three forty-five o’clock registration took place in the main front corridor. At the close of this period a general as- sembly took place in Chapin Hall. Selec- tions were played by the school orchestra, and the delegates were welcomed to Ran- dolph by Principal Chapin. Instructions were given by President McAleer as to how to reach the different departmental meet- ings. Miss Megley and Dorothy Brown at- tended the executive meeting Basile Mar- tin and Wallace Hancock took an active part in the editors-in-chief meeting. The business managers’ meeting was attended by Evelyn Hill. Penelope Hutchinson at- tended the literary meeting while Dorothy Ahearn attended the joke meeting. Chris- tina Callahan attended the athletic meet- ing. A bountiful supper was served in the lunch room at the school. Community sing- ing was led by Mr. Murphy of Stetson High. An address was given by Mr. Rich- ard A. Stout, President of the Harvard Crimson, on “School Publications”. On reassembling in Chapin Hall a read- ing was given by Mrs. Marie Helen Car- ney, President of the Randolph Teachers’ Association. Another address was given on, “Could ‘You’ Report It Accurately?” by Mr. Charles Sherwood Ricker, former newspaper man and lecturer on journalism. Music was then furnished for dancing by the Troubadours. We had a grand time. Did you? SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS LEAGUE OF SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS The third annual League meeting took place at Weymouth High School, March 27, 1929. Thirteen delegates were present from Holbrook. At three o’clock we all gathered at Sumner High School were three autos were waiting to take us to our destination. Registration took place at Weymouth High School from three to four o’clock. Registration was followed by an assem- bly in the main hall of their spacious school building. Selections were played by the orchestra and one stanza of “America” was sung by all. We were then cordially welcomed by Mr. Hilton, principal of Wey- mouth High School. The president of the league, James McAleer, gave instructions how to reach the different departmental meetings which were to take place direct- ly after the assembly. The following meetings: Executive Com- mittee, Editors-in-Chief, Business Man- agers, Literary, Athletics, Jokes, and the general meeting were all well attended by Holbrook delegates. From 5.15 to 5.45 a general meeting was held in the assembly halls. Reports of the different meetings were read, and two delegates from Bridgewater Normal School sooke on their trip to New York to the Columbia Interscholastic Press Convention. The next half-hour was spent in a tour of the building. McKinlay certainly enjoyed himself dur- ing this time. Supper took place in the girls’ gym- nasium. We all wish to thank Weymouth High School for that supper, not only for the quality of the food, but because there was plenty of it. Community singing followed under the direction of Mr. Caldewood, Supervisor of Music at Weymouth. An address was given by Mr. Leonard Ware, Jr., of the Boston Herald.