Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 15 into two classes, A and B. Schools having an enrollment of 400 or over are in Class A; the others are in Class B. Because we have 275, we have been classified with the B’s. This does not lower our standard in the least but just gives us a chance of win- ning in such a huge group as fourteen hun- dred. A prize of equal value is given to the best publication of each group. Individual workers on the “Echo” are not left unrewarded if they fulfill their work faithfully. The Editor-in-Chief and Busi- ness Manager receive gold pins. After these bronze pins are given to those that have been on one year and silver pins to the others. Also a half-point of credit is given for the year. The work put into the “Echo” isn’t all play. A great deal of concentration and outside time has to be put in for every other Monday is devoted to the Echo for three-quarters of an hour after school, yet those who are seriously interested in the work do not begrudge the time to the school. The most hateful part of the work — you may ask any one on the staff if it isn’t so — is the collecting of the advertisements so that the publication may be made pos- sible. The solicitor starts with his highest priced “ad” and then works down to a fav- orable price to please the advertiser. But who wouldn’t like to work for his school? It’s fun even though it becomes tiresome now and then. MAY MEETING The Southeastern Massachusetts League of School .Publications held its last meet- ing the this scnool year in Stoughton on May 16. .from 3.30 to 4.15 registration took place in the front corridor oi the Stoughton High School, a general meeting was neid at 4 .i 5 in the school auditorium wnere ±voy Beaton, the President of the League, introduced Mr. who is turn welcomed us most cordially. Mr. Howard J. LeaPy, Chairman of the League, gave us a few words thanking the various delegates who had carried out his wish of last fall to have lasting friendship made at the meetings; he also presented Roy Beaton with a gold pin for his devoted work as president of the year 1933-ly34. The Departmental Meetings were held from 4.30 to 5.30. The following went to the various departments: Advisory Board, Miss Megley, Gardner Mills, and Lilia Sod- Howard Randall, Principal of the school, erblom; Editors-in-Chief, Ruth Hill; Liter- ary Editors, Virginia Poole; Business Man- ager, Grace Kelley; school news editors, Esther Seaverence; and exchange editors, Geraldine Behan. A film, “A Day with the ‘New York Sun’ ” was shown in the auditorium from 5.30 to 6.15. Ah! The supper! And what a most divinely gorgeous supper it turned out to be! No wonder, our favorite caterer pre- sided. If this doesn’t make your mouth water, I’ll eat my hat. A beef casserole which had a most wonderful gravy and car- rots for flavoring, creamy mashed potatoes, peas, cole slaw and pineapple, biscuits and butter, coffee just right, and all the ice cream one could possibly indulge in. For that matter, everything was over plentiful. It takes the good old Summer locomotive to get the supper cheering underway. The introduction of next year’s officers kept our heads from nodding. Albert Ull- man of Milton High School was elected President, but he was absent from the meeting because of measles; our most hon- orable Gardner Mills is now Vice-President; Martha Enos of Braintree was elected Re- cording Secretary; and Henry Buron of Bridgewater was elected Treasurer. Their speeches were enjoyed the most of all. Brevity ! “The Man from Brandon,” caused a room full of laughter, it was presented by the Stoughton High School Dramatic Club. One boy and five girls from the “Echo” danced. How did the lone one manage ? Danced with someone else of course. “Come and trip it as you go on light fantastic toe” went on from 8.00 to 10.00. Warning — Don’t cause a poor boy to be- come a two-timer. It isn’t fair! All arrived home safely, none the worse for the wear. Lilia Soderblom, League Representative. THE GIRL AND HER HOME Once home meant something very re- stricted especially for the girls, for in those days the home imposed itself on the girl, held her, and shaped her whole life, and from her girlhood home she went only into another, her own home. But today the home is in a different rela- tion to the girl, and I cannot but believe a far happier and saner relation. There is more freedom in it, and it is far more close- ly related to the world without. Also, it seems that the girl, the daughter of the house is tremendously important in the great business of making a home a sweet and joyous place or the reverse of these de- sirable qualities. Suppose you are a girl with plans, hopes, and ideals, and you are eager to measure yourself against life. You probably think you are perhaps a little too big for your home, but when you feel this, and most of us do at some time, it is a good thing to re- member that you can bring to your home all that is fine and worth having in this world; and the more of this you do bring, the more of a home it will be. Beauty, in- terest, and character you can develop there in your home as nowhere else. You should try to realize to the full just how 7 much in- fluence you have; I think you will be sur- prised to find how much you count in the result, in the business, that is, of making your home a center for a real and full life, and a congenial place where the different

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14 THE ECHO ECHO STAFF Top row, left to right: F. Welsford, G. Mills. P. Wiggins, I. Barrows, J. Albertassi, R. Kunan, R. Stanley. Middle row, left to right: C. Casperson, G. Behan. G. Egles, R. Smith, K. Walsh, V. Poole, F. Mitchell, M. Davison, E. Seaverns, D. Hobart, P. MacPherson. First row, left to right: A. Hagg, M. Danos, R. Hill, R. Colburn, G. Kelly, L. Soderblom, R. Moran. THE WORK ON THE ECHO “The meeting will come to order. Read the roll call, Marie,” orders the Editor-in- chief to her assistant. “Grace.” “Here,” answers a voice suddenly. “Robert,” etc. “Now for the class editors. Have you re- ceived much material lately?” Some have received either poetry, edi- torials, or stories. But what force and per- sistent nagging has been used before they were received. The class editors always have to be after the other students in order to get any material at all. Some of the material that goes into the magazine has been done as class work. Even though there are two editors for each grade, the Senior editors are the only ones who seem to take their responsibility seriously. Again a question is popped, “Robert, have you written all your school notes up to date?” The work of writing school notes is not so difficult if it is attended to while the in- cident is still fresh in one’s memory. All social activities and class happenings must be written very briefly and with a humor- ous flavor. There is only one student in this position. “Amy and Phyllis, have you got any jokes ?” Two students take care of getting jokes that would be suitable to put in the “Echo”. They substitute names of teachers and pu- pils for those that were on them originally. Some jokes can be fitted marvelously to the characters of certain students; yet precau- tions must be taken not to hurt anyone. “Have you got all your athletic write-ups in, Marion and Freddie?” (This person surely is full of questions.) Archery, basketball, football, baseball, and tennis keep the athletic editors busy throughout the year. Their writings must be brief and to the point, but yet they must put some of their own personal interest into them. All the work is approved by the literary editor, Editor-in-Chief, and Faculty ad- visor. The literary editor and editor-in- chief read over all written work to see if it is worthwhile or if it is the right type to be printed. The Faculty Adviser puts on the final “O.K.” and also makes all necessary corrections. The Business Manager and her assistant keep track of all money taken in and spent. Their hardest duties are at the time when advertisements are collected and at the time of publications which occur twice a year, in December and June. Their responsibility is great because at times over a hundred dol- lars is in their trust. The league meetings are cause of great excitement among the “Echo” members, who — as has been said — are the “cream” of the school. These meetings occur four times during the school year and are made possible by the Southeastern Massachusetts Schools of Publication. Here the various departments hold meetings, a general meet- ing and a business meeting are held, sup- per is served, a play is given, and dancing is usually a part of the entertainment. All our work may not be for naught if all students would share the burden of mak- ing a good issue. The various schools have been divided

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16 THE ECHO members are friends who share each other’s pleasure and troubles and combine to make things go smoothly, to make life thor- oughly enjoyable and worth while. fou know, yourself, tnere is nothing more wonderful on this earth than a menu- ly family, a family that, as soon as you come in touch witn them, makes you leei that each one in it likes and appreciates the other and feels quite frank and open with them. Try to have this type of contact with your brothers and sisters. Your brothers will get more help from you in judging other girls than anyone else. If you are to them a sweet, sincere, happy girl and are staunchly on their side, listen to what they have to say, even when they are critical, as brothers usually are. Your brothers will be your chums, and the girl who has a chum in her brother is very fortunate. Dis- putes will arise, certainly, but what of it? The thing to work for is a better under- standing between the two of you. It is worth a world of trouble to attain. It is, indeed, a very easy thing to quar- rel and bicker in the home, especially among the younger members of the family, and there is no surer way of wasting every thing worth having than this. I think in a girl’s hands lies the remedy more than in those of father or mother or brother. Hap- piness is the result of conscientious effort, it does not come for nothing. Work for it, not against it, and if you make a succers of your home life, as you should, you may be sure that your home will make a suc- cess of you. Winifred Andrew, Commercial, Junior. May 15, 1934. BRIDGEW ATER STATE TEACHERS’ COLLEGE I am not going to tell you about how dif- ferent 1 found the State Teachers’ College from high school because you all know from hearing or reading reports that come to the “Echo” and school from time to Lime, from other students who have entered Col- lege, that it is much different. Even though I am just a freshman as yet, I have found out that the purpose for which the State Teachers’ Colleges were estab- lished that is, for the training of men and women to be efficient teachers to teach and guide the children of the generation, is carried out to the greatest degree. One learns very quickly in his freshman year that he is here to further his educa- tion not only for his own benefit but, prim- arily for the benefit of the children that, in some future day, he will teach and be of great influence in the shaping and molding of their character and lives. During the first year one gets an intro- duction to many subjects but does not enter very deeply into them, except for Biology and a few other main ones, until the second, third and fourth years. But one does be- come conscious of the tact that he is here for a purpose — teacher training. Theie is much observation of teaching and class room procedure in the first year. Freshmen observe in the training school for one hour one day a week for thirteen weeks to get an insight on teaching, clear up problems, questions, and doubts, and to gain encour- agement. During the year, among other studies the freshmen study methods of teaching lor twelve weeks before they go into the training-school as sophomores to teach for six weeks under the supervision and guidance of the regular class-room teacher. No psychology is taught until the sophomore year. These six weeks are weeKs of very good training as one learns the very newest, most effective, and efficient methods of teaching, disciplining, and or- ganizing. This gives one a taste of the real problems ot teaching and also much encour- agement. More advanced methods and psy- chology are taught in the Junior year in preparation for thirteen weeks of outside training. if one has taken the elementary course, he is well prepared to teach the lower grades. High School requires an ad- vanced course. In the Senior year one continues to study and add to his realm of knowledge and gains a higher scholarship. The whole year is spent in college preparing to go out into the world with the hope of getting a posi- tion and serving the public in such a way that it will lead to the advancement of the race. Of course, even people who are going to be school teachers need exercise. There are many sports in which one may participate, such as soccer, basketball, volley ball, ten- nis, tenakoit, golf, and baseball. There is a women’s athletic club called the W. A. A., and for every hour of partici- pation in a sport, whether on the campus or not, one gets so many points, he is an active member and may vote at the meetings. Awards are given in the form of emblems and letters for obtaining a large amount of points. One is dropped from the associa- tion if he fails to attend the meetings or participate in the sports. Membership is automatic upon entering the College. Helen Kelley, Bridgewater State Teachers’ College. Miss Megley: Tenore, give me a sentence with the word politics. Tenore: Our parrot swallowed pa’s watch, and now Polly ticks. Pierson: A woman has two views of a secret. R. Stanley: What are they? Pierson: Either it’s not worth keeping, or it’s too good to keep. Mr. Neal: What is the meaning of a budget? Daly: A family quarrel!