Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 1 I CAST FOR ' ALABAMA BOUND” Too Row: Harry Wiggins, Everett Hayden, William Stodder, Allan MacKinlay, Robert Batchelder. Wallace Dana, Miss Megley (coach). Front Row: Carol Coulter, Ardelle Wilde, Dorothea Loeffier, Dorothy Brown. ORCHESTRA Left to right: Miss Murphy (Instructor), Sisig Garabedian, Hugh Smith, Frances Ahern, George Daley, Ruth Dyer, Adrienne MacMurry, Gordon Whitcomb, Emerson Lucas, Jean Decosta, Charles Eaton, Myron Holbrook, William Hutchinson, Ralph Ferino, Francis Moran. ALUMNI NOTES Frank White, who was a graduate in 1926, is graduating this year from Am- herst Agricultural School as a landscape gardner. At the Class Day exercises, Frank has been selected to have one of the im- portant parts. He is to deliver an address. Mary Michaels, a graduate of 1928, has just recently married. She is now Mrs. Maxwell Matthewson. Dorothy Ahern, a graduate of 1929, is now Mrs. Albert Wright. Marion Hill, who was a graduate of the class of 1928, and spent last year at Nor- mal Art School, Boston, changed her art course for physical culture. This past year c-he has spent at Sargent’s Physical Train- ing School. Lawrence Dalton has resigned from his work at the Barbour Welting Company and has secured a position as clerk at the Dunnington Drug Store in Holbrook. Evelyn Hill, who graduated in 1929, and who was a prominent member of the Echo Staff, has won a Scholarship in Boston University, where she has been a student this past year. A. McCarthy. The following letter was received from Northeastern University: Dear Mr. Neal: It is a pleasure to inform you that Mr. Alfred E. Therrien, who was graduated from the Holbrook High School in 1925, received last June, the degree Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with honor, from the faculty of the School of Engineering, Northeastern University. While at Northeastern Mr. Therrien was a member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers.

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10 THE ECHO THE “ECHO” STAFF Back Row: Francis Moran, Helen Kelly, Robert Martin. Rita Hutchins, Adrienne MacMurray, Dorothy Mills, Allan MacKinlay Second Row: Norman Smith, Dorothy Brown, Harry Wifrgins, Anna McCarthy. Christina Callahan, Myran Holbrook. Ruth D er. Front Row: Hugh Smith. Everett Havden, Penelope Hutchinson, Wallace Hancock, Thorndike Flye, Florence Tibbetts. Emory Mann. JANUARY MEETING The January meeting of the League was held at our own High School. This was an honor we coveted, for the League hadn’t met here for about four years. The meeting, with Mr. Christiansen, Superintendent, presiding, opened with a general meeting in the Assembly Hall where directions were given for the vari- ous departmental meetings. The usual de- partmental meetings were held from four to five, after which dancing was enjoyed until six o’clock. The Sumner High jazz orchestra played for the dancing. While this was going on, the advisory board meeting, with Mr. Mack in charge, was held in Room 9. The supper, which was delicious, was served by the Benevolent Society of the Congregational Church. Afterward all adjourned to the Assembly Hall for the evening’s entertainment. The business meeting with the reports of the meetings were held. We waited for Mr. Craighton J. Hill from the Babson Statistical Institute and finally decided to have the first act of our entertainment, the play, “Alabama Bound”, while waiting. Mr. Hill arrived to give his speech after the first act was over. The play was enjoyed immensely by our guests. Penelope Hutchinson. Student Delegate. MARCH MEETING Hanover entertained the League at the March meeting. The assembly was wel- comed by the principal of Sylvester High and was told how to reach the rooms where the departmental meetings were be- ing held. Following these meetings, the advisory board held its meeting. Dancing in the assembly hall was enjoyed by those not attending this meeting. Supper was served in the Congregation- al Church, and it was here that we earned the name of “High Hat”. Some of us still wonder why the President and Treasurer gave us that name. Several speeches were given when we returned to the High School; one of these was given by James McAleer, last year’s president of the League. An interesting program was presented by the students of Sylvester High School. This included a one act play, “The Other Kitty”. Penelope Hutchinson, Student Delegate. THE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY On April 23 Mr. Roy Smith introduced Mr. Harry White of the General Electric Company. Mr. White had some very valuable electrical experimental equipment set up on the stage. He had a huge coil sur- mounted by a large brass ball. With the assistance of Fred Kierstead Mr. White performed experiments guaran- teed to make your hair stand on end. When the electricity was turned on, huge electric sparks jumped from the brass ball. Mr. White caught the spark on the end of a rod he had in one hand while an electric light was lighted in his other hand. He made a light on the top of his head, and Fred Kierstead drew a spark about one inch and one-half long from the top of Mr. White’s head. He took down the large coil and set up a small one in which he placed two gas filled bulbs. When the electricity was turned on, one bulb glowed or shone with a purple light, and the other with a red light. The purple one was giving off ultra violet rays while the red light was giving off infra red rays. One meant life, the other death, respectively. We were very fortunate to see these and other experiments as they had only been performed in New England once be- fore and at that time before a group of electrical engineers. Wallace Hancock, Jr.

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12 THE ECHO TYPING ASSEMBLY On April 22, 1930, the Commercial Club was very fortunate in having the World’s Champion Typist, Mr. G. C. Kingsbury, give a demonstration on the Royal Type- writer. Mr. Kingsbury explained different things about typewriting which many of the high school students have profited by since his demonstration. He typed at vari- ous rates and speeds for certain lengths of time. Some of the rates and speeds at which he typed are: 252 words a minute, 134 words a minute, 128 words a minute, and 126 words a minute. He took a letter in shorthand at 100 words a minute and transcribed at the rate of 108 words a minute. Mr. Kingsbury has typed at the rate of 252 without a single error. VOCATIONAL ASSEMBLIES Northeastern University An assembly was held in the school as- sembly hall. The program was opened with a selection by the school orchestra, followed by the salute to the flag. Norman Smith, president of the Student’s Associa- tion, introduced the speaker of the day, Mr. Milton J. Schlagenhauf, director of ad- missions at Northeastern University, who gave a very interesting and helpful talk on “Choosing a Vocation.” The assembly was closed with another selection by the orchestra. ASSEMBLY Tufts College On May 15, an assembly was held at the high school hall. The students entered to a march played by the school orchestra and then gave a salute to the flag. Mr. Samuel Connor, Professor of Civil Engineering at Tufts College gave an interesting talk, his topic being, “The Advantages of a College Education.” Frances Moran having thanked Mr. Connor at the conclusion of his speech, the pupils were dismissed from the hall keeping time to another march by the or- chestra. EXCHANGE NOTES The UNQUITY ECHO (Milton) Your book is well done and shows work on the part of the staff. Your poems and editorials are pleasingly written. The one- act play was one of unusual plot. The REFLECTOR (Weymouth) Your literary departments are very good. The Crystal Ball livens up the whole magazine. Why not add some poems? I missed the editorial department. SPICE BOX (Avon) Your editorials and stories were very good. Alumni, exchange and joke depart- ments were well written up. Why not add some poems and an athletic department? The PILGRIM (Plymouth) Your book was well received. The Span- ish column was something new to me; I have never happened to see one in a maga- zine before. The principal’s column was certainly interesting. As a whole your book is excellent. The RECORD (Boston English High) The Record is new to the exchange de- partment of The Echo. The editorials and athletics were well done. Some more short stories and poems would help make the book much more attractive, I’m sure. RED AND BLACK (Whitman) The Red and Black contains many ex- cellent short stories, and the editorials win very favorable comment. Your poems are very good. Don’t you think that you could find room for an athletic department? The GREEN PARROT (Mansfield) The Green Parrot staff should get a lot of credit for the magazine. The jokes were very good and quite original. Don’t you think you should add some more stories and some editorials ? The ARGUENOT (Norwood) The Arguenot is a very interesting book. It certainly has some very good stories in it. The extracts from the “Ulster County Gazette” was something we probably would not know about if it had not been in the Arguenot. The club news was very in- teresting. Why not add a few more jokes? The QUILL (Kingston) Your magazine was well liked because of the wealth of poems and stories. “Mad Music” was a story full of suspense and thrills. I think your joke department could be enlarged. The SACHEM (Middleboro) The Sachem contains a very good short play, “The Little Guy”. The magazine also contains a very good School Notes depart- ment and the editorials are rather good. The RECORD (Utica Country Day School) This is the first book received from a private school. It was enjoyed very much. The short stories were very good. The poems show that the school has some very good poets. Don’t you think that you could insert an editorial or two? Harry J. Wiggins, Exchange Editor. Miss Knutson: “What country is noted for its nitrate beds? Is it Chile, Poole?” Poole: (waking up just in time to hear the last four words) “Yeah, kind of. Why don’t you shut the window?” Ht Hs W. Parker: (giving logical definitions in English) “A chair is an article of furniture used as a seat for people having four legs and a back.”