Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 21 Day, Edith Ferguson Eldridge, Harold Martin Flanagan, Allan Albert Ford, Alfred Webster Franklin, Alice Edith (Jagnon, George Edmund Galvin, Helen Frances Hanney, Evelyn Barbara Harty, Mildred Margaret Higgins, James John Jervey, Charles Steven Johnson, Marian Edna Kenstowicz, Lucy Anne Kitts, Ruth Evelyn Koepell, Susie Evelyn Lenard, Louis Frederick Lyons, Frances Marie Long, Irvin MacQuarrie, Donald Richard Mahoney, James William Minkowski, Anne Marie Morse, Martha Mossesso, Viola Edith Mullins, Robert Francis O’Connor, Elinor Elizabeth Potts, Robert Arthur Scholfield, Dorothy Larella Scolomerio, Luigi Siminovich, Veronica Barbara Smith, Edward Lawrence Strand, Mildred Angeline Thebearge, Wilfred Thomas, Elinor Constance Vascovitch, Nellie Constance Ward, Dorothy Elinor Wass, Merle Stevens Wheeler, William Thayer Wiggins, Chester Thompson Williams, Charles Monroe Williamson, Esther -Luraine Wood, William Batchelder Woodman, Rena May Woodman, Roy Joseph Woods, Elinor Arlene THE LEAGUE The Southeastern Massachusetts League of School Publications is made up of twenty schools in Southeastern Massachu- setts. The officers of the league for the year 1934-1935 are Arthur Ullrnan, presi- dent; Gardner Mills, vice-president; Henry Burow, treasurer; Miss Martha Enos, re- cording secretary. The officers of the ex- ecutive board are Hov ard Leahy, chair- man; Prescott Brown, chairman emeritus; Miss Miriam May, secretary; and Miss Kathryn Megley, secretary emeritus. This league furnishes a great many enjoyable occasions to all boys and girls who belong. The delegates from the schools are brought together, become acquainted, and a ' n a great deal from social as w’ ell as literary contacts. The league meets four times a year at the various schools. Everyone lov ' ks for- wr ’d to these meetings wheii each can le rn from his fellow delegate how his school paper is published and what diffi- euri ' ' s he meets. Excellent speakers are heard at all these m.eetings, and both the dinner and dances are great attractions. The meetings this year were held at Wey- mouth, Rockland, Kingston, and Holbrook. The first meeting in October at Wey- mouth started the season oif with a bang. The Rockland meeting in January is one we’ll never forget. What a snow storm! The Sumner delegates arrived home that night w’hich is more than many students can say. But in spite of the storm this meeting was most enjoyable, and we all voted it a great exciting adventure. In direct contrast to the January meeting was the one in Kingston. It took place on a very w arm March day. Thi.3 one proved just as interesting as the uthers had. Now it was our turn to entertain the school delegates, and we resolved to make this meeting the best ever to end the season as well as it had been started. On May 15 the students arrived, and reg- istration was held from 3:15 to 3:45. Then the delegates were welcomed by our prin- cipal, Mr. Garland Neal, as well as by the superintendent, Mr. A. O. Christiansen. Albert Ullrnan, president of the league, took charge, and Mr. Howard Leahy, chairman, gave directions concerning the departmental meetings which follow ed. These departmental meetings from 4:00 to 5:00 were as follows: advisory board, Mr. Leahy,; editors-in-chief, Gardner Mills; business managers, Robert Colburn ; sports, Paul Wiggins; literary editors, Geraldine Behan; and exchange editors, Esther Seaverns. We then returned to the audi- torium for a business meeting from 5:00 to 5:45. Mr. Francis “Tip” O’Neil, police reporter of the Boston American, spoke to the students. His address certainly left a firm impression on those who heard him, and his invitation to the delegates to at- tend his broadcast each Saturday evening over WAAB was well received. Then came the big event. We all went up to the Congregational Church vestry to eat. And what a dinner! Oh, well, leave it to Sum- ner to furnish good eats. The dinner was over at 7 :00. After returning from dinner we were entertained by Ouida Holmes, Phyllis MaePherson. and Patricia Lyons. A one- act play, “His Just Desserts” concluded the entertainment. Dancing was then en- joyed from 8:00 to 10:00 with music bv a local orchestra. We all felt satisfied that this meeting was a great success. Thus, it is easily seen what a great beniit it is to belong to the Southeastern Massa- chusetts League. Our papers not only are helped, but the enjoyment the students receive makes the school paper work much more interesting. Geraldine Behan ’35.

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THE ECHO 20 FRESHMEN CLASS OFFICERS President — Robert Potts Vice-President — William Woods Secretary — Charles Caspersen Treasurer — Ruth Clooney THE FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY Classes may come, and classes may go, but Sumner will go on forever. Can you remember as far back as Septem- ber of the year 1934? Well, an important event occurred on the sixth of that month. The present Fre.shman Class came into ex- istence, with Miss Richardson, Miss Ma- guire, and Mr. Hodge as home room teachers. It was really an unusual class, too, according to one of their teachers. Not only unusual — it was unique! Said teacher declared that the majority of the little “greenies were very well behaved; they went right to work and have been working from the first. There are always exceptions to every rule, though. You see, some of them were not the angels thev should have been. Our Freshmen have had two class meet- ings, and their class officers have been elected. Several of them have become interested in various sports, clubs, and other activi- ties. There are a few in the Orchestra, the Glee Clubs, and more than a few in the Photography Club. The Science Club is strictly exclusive to the Freshmen, too. Some took different characters in the play, “Jerry Sees a Gorilla.” Even Dan Cupid has pierced the hearts of several, with his little bow and arrow. In fact, occasionally it has happened that two Freshmen have fallen for the same upper-classman ! The great majority of our friends have nicknames, such as “Smooky”, “Squeak”, “Shrimp”, and the rest. We understand that a little teamwork, as far as homework is concerned, some- times is a great help to a certain clique. Now that the Freshmen have been nuite fully and quite well initiated into Hio ' h School, they begin to wonder how manv of them will keep on doing good work for the next three years. — That’s right. Freshmen, there are three more big years of High School ahead! Ruth Kierstead ’3f5- FRE3HMAN ROLL Albonetty, Joseph Victor Andrew, Robert Alexander Andrews, Frances Ruth Baker, Roger Elvin Benvie, Purvis Hayes Bestoso, Edmund Joseph Bettencourt, Francis Alden Buckley, Hazel Catherine Bryar, Winona Isabella Burns, Philip Everett Callahan, Margaret Theresa Cann, Russell Warren Caspersen, Charles Louis Chase, Marilyn Alberta Clooney, Ruth Elise Coe, Florenr e Ernsley Coe, Jane Elizabeth Cole, Robert Warren

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22 THE ECHO H. Helms: “What are the prices of the seats, mister? ' ’ Ticket Seller: “Front seats a quarter, back seats a dime, and programs a penny. H. Helms: “I’ll sit on a program, please.’’ He: “She is certainly polished.’’ She: “Yes, everything she says casts a reflection on somebody. When youth calls to youth — it means nickels for the telephone company. Antique dealer: “Here I nave a very rare old revolver. It dates from the time of the Romans.’’ Roy Smith: (Physics exam) “Did you pass your exam? Fred W.: “Well, it was like this- you see— I Roy: “Shake! Neither did I. Ian: “Boy, boy! Call me a taxi! Fred W.: “O. K. You’re a taxi.” This clock we won runs fine — it does an hour in forty-five minutes. George: “What caused the explosion at your house? Hinckle: “Powder on my coat slee es, Elmer C.: “How did you happen to break your leg? Roy Smith: “I threw v. cigarette d )wn the hatch and then stepped on it. “My brother and I are so much alilie our own mother can not tell us apart, said the prize story teller. “In school my brother would throw spit-balls, and the teacher w’ould whip me.. Of course, she didn’t know any better, but I did. One time my bj-other got into a fight, and the judge fined me $500. Of course, he didn’t know’ any lietter, but I did. However, I got even with m.y brother. I died last Monday, and they buried him. C. Hooker: “I dropped my watch in the Ohio, and it’s been running ever since.’’ A. Horte: “What! The same watch? C. Hooker: “No, the Ohio. P. Burns: “I see by the papers that the chain stores are selling more than ever before.’ R. Carter: “I don’t see why folks want to buy so many chains. Do you? Country boy: “That’s a Jersey cow over there. City boy: “Say; You’ve got good eye- sight to be able to see her license ])late at that distance. L. McKinon: “Why, sir, the Romans didn’t use revolvers. Dealer: “Yes, that explains why it’s so rare. J A man bought a Louis XIV bed, but finding it too small for him, sent it back and asked for a Louis XVI one. Mrs. Jervey: “All right, Charlie, let’s go to the next cage. C. Jervey (going to next cage saw a leopard) : “Mom, is that the dotted lion that everbody wants dad to sign on? Mr. Neal: “What is the difference be- tween man who bets and one who doesn’t? C. Stetson: “The second is no better than the first. P. Apt (to jeweler) : “Will you take back this engagement ring? Jeweler: “Doesn’t it suit? P. Apt: “Yes— but I don’t. Mr.. Hodge: “What made the Tower of Pisa lean? A. Clark: “There was a faminine in the land.” R. Barrett: “Pardon me, does this train strn pt Strawberry Street? F. Baker: “Yes, watch me and get off two stations before I do.