Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 17 KEY POEM Will William Wood, the president Of the Senior class to be, Please step up front and here accept This queer monstrosity? This key idea is something new. We’re sure it will succeed. And with this gift we give to you, There goes with it a creed. It is the key to the Senior class; It fits the Senior door; It simply is a Senior pass And will be forever more. From now on every Senior class Must keep this novelty true By giving to the Junior class This key we give to you. The year of this most noble class You’ll see upon this key. Each Senior class must put its on And it must smaller be. Acceptance by Junior Class We, the class of thirty-eight, This token do appreciate. We’ll carry this tradition on Cherishing this key when you are gone. We’ll live up to your expectation We’ll guard from all this huge creation, And when each year a class does go, This key of ours will smaller grow.

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16 THE ECHO To Leona will go this little gun Then she can make the boy friend run. If he should decide to turn up late, Leona, meet him right at the gate. To you, Bob, we give this car Because in it you will travel far, And if you won’t go terribly fast, We re sure that for you, it will always last. To Art we give this little truck To help him carry his baking stuff While he is out on the road each day Working and working his heart away. We’ve, heard that Rose dislikes the name Fish And though her feelings to hurt, we shouldn’t wish, We feel this gift fitting and hope she won’t mind, For in this small box a fish she will find. To you, Mullie, we give this block of paper. We know it will make you feel much safer. You’ll never run out when writing notes To Barbara on which we think she dotes. To Rollo we give this dainty doll. It’s nearly as wide as it is tall. We know this gift will be a honey Because like you, it’s so cute and funny. Oakie gets this can of gas So that down to Braintree she may pass, And so that she may ride the country round With clouds of smoke and thunderous sound. To Norma we give this music sheet So that on her piano she may beat Notes melodious, a pleasing tune, And be an accompanist very soon. To you. Puds, goes this new song sheet To sing in rhythm with your dancing feet. And when they blow that loud, loud horn, Son, just go ahead and “Pop that Corn.” To Russell who is so quiet and still And beams when you mention the name of Hill, To him we. give this little boat So he and his girl down the river may float. To Bill we give this pair of glasses To help him study for future classes In B. IJ. soon we know he’ll be The light of knowledge these’ll help him to see. To Minnie we give this little comb So she may comb her dainty dome. No matter where she e’er may go This comb will keep her hair just so. For Mary wha’s always so full of good cheer Whe.n serving the patrons some tea or some beer, This apron will come in so handy you see. With the tips in the pockets you can go on a spree. To Priscilla we g ive this pad In hopes that she will get a lad So he oan work for her all day And make a big, enormous pay. To Rita we. give this precious toy So she may play with any boy. We hope that some day one may be The man who buys her bread and tea. To Raymond we give this little pen So to the girl-friend he can send His autograph which she will ke.ep Until the time comes when they shall meet. To you, Paul, we give this sporty car, For yours we know won’t take you far, Because of you we’ve heard some talk How you’d rather die. than get out and walk. To Buzz we give this friendly cow. Will he appreciate it, and how! When he is busy pitching hay, He’ll remember this Class Day. Dan: Say, dad, I want to ask you something. Dad: Well, what is it? Dan: If a lad has a step-father, is the boy a step-ladder? Char (at a ball game) : I heard someone yell fowd; where are the feathers? Rose (wearily) : Oh, this game is between two picked teams.

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18 THE ECHO CLASS WILL The Class of 1937, being presumably of sound mind and sturdy body, con- sidering the past four years of harrowing experiences which we have suffered in this humble domain, and with faint suspicion that we are to graduate this June, do hereby give, will and bequeath the property and supposed accumulations, worldly goods, and possessions of the Class of 1937 as follows: Item 1. — To the School Committee and our much respected superintendent, we leave our grateful appreciation for all that they have done to aid us in our four years of struggle. Item 2. — To our principal, Mr. Neal, we leave our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the splendid co-operation he has shown in sports as well as in the classroom. Item 3. — To the janitor we leave a bottle of germ-killing solution to spray about our room so that our posterity may not suffer from mental disease. Item 4. — To the faculty as a whole, we leave all the pleasant memories of this wonderful Class of 1937. Item 5. — To all classes and all future classes of the Sumner High School, we bequeath the school and everything that goes with it. Item 6. — To the Juniors we bequeath what is left (if any) of the balance of our treasury. Item 7. — To the incoming Senior Commercial Class we bequeath the responsi- bility, time, and work that goes with the publishing of the Sumner Summary, and hope they may be able to turn out on time as good editions as we didn’t. Item 8. — To all gum chewers we leave Mr. Allen and his “Preambles,” and also any gum found under the desks and seats. Item 9. — To any undergraduate aspiring to become a politician, we leave Paul Wiggins’s powers of graft. Item 10. — Dorothy Crosby leaves her sophistication and high ideals to Lucy Kenstowicz, who is also hitching her horse to a star. Item 11. — -Richard Kunan, that learned professor from the “East Side,” be- queaths his studious habits to Bill Wood, president of the Junior Class, who by no means is a slouch when it comes to mental work. Item 12. — Bill Sands leaves his efficiency in conducting the High School orches- tra in the absence of Miss Murphy to George Gagnon. Item 13. — Robert Mitchell bequeaths to Agnes Higgins all books and other school property which already bear her name in countless places. Item 14. — To Herbert Tucker, Arthur Moran leaves his shorthand and typing ability. Item 15. — To Alice Franklin we leave the adding machine so she may keep ac- count of all the dates she has with Bill. Item 16. — Seth Pudsey, the second Floyd Gibbons, leaves to Donald MacQuarrie his gift of gab. Item 17. — To Barbara Scott we leave the fond memory of George Mullin.