Holden High School - Clarion Yearbook (Holden, MA)

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'N XX iv Qi. The Hxgh School students at the entrance of Damon Memornal 1891 or 1892 Back row Walter Turner, Reuben Moore, Mmme Tlmme, Mxss Buznll Ina Lamb Herbert Seaver, Josephxne. Carey, Bertha Graham, Wnllxanm McDonald Anme l'ales Thomas McCabe Amy Howe, Cleve. land Lowell Mr Learned Sealed Wlnlfred McCabe Wnllxam Warren, Gertrude McDonald Ahce Rxchardson, Ada Fales, Albert Rxvers, Sadne Rogers, Marguerxte Davxs, Alxce Mulcach, Ahce Parker, Charlxt Benson, Helen Davns, Maude Moulton, Nellxe Moore, Inez ordan, PCFSIS Howe, Bessne Sneadon, Helen johnson Educauon 1n Holden The grammar sehool vuhmh non stands xn Chafhns started as a three room school and was added to 111 1925 and agaxn 111 1931 Ihese three sehools hare all retelved 3.dCl1t1OIlb xn the past flue mars to actommo date the rapldlv xntreasmg enrollment As vse look hatk and 'compare tht one room school houses of past xears mth the heautnul SC1Cl1t1llC3.llX planned bmldmgs ot todax vxe reahze hon far Holden has progressed educatxonallw in :ts deslre to produte xxorthv cltxzens 111 eaeh succeedlng generatnon xxltll ns keen xnterut 111 its sehools Holden has gone tar toxxard 3.Ql'llLXlI1g., the ann ol eclucatnon ex pressed hx Dr James Conant The prlmary tomern ot Arntr1can ulutatmon todax lb to tnltnate ln the largest number ot our C111 zens an appreclatxon both or the I'f2NIlOl1N1lllllt1tS and the benehts Wlllcll com: to them lmetanst thu rc -Xmerlcan and tree I-Xl'l H R XSLOXI 'l '

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A Fr' we if xl: Zhi! -er S- A?e 8' me -dvh.'lwasst1Lwrvn.avnl 3-,,.,,..,,Q..g,,,.,4 mmsmmwdrg iq? gi wma HW' we FH J'-'ff' 1--.wl-gn 1, M m , ns...-.ul The OLD CENTER SCHOOL Qnow the Holden Clmncj, stood on the sxtc of the present Hlgh School Prevxous to 1888 when Damon Memorxal was erected used as a Hxgh School above and Grammar School below QPrxmary School was then m the Lower Town Hallj From 1888 to 1910 Pnmary School below and Grammar School above Educauon 1n Holden seventy per cent or above vwhlle a pupll was allowed to enter wlth a grade of forty per cent The follow mg entry was taken from an old school comm1ttee record School commlttee mett by appomtment for the CX3I1111'1d1lOI1 of leather and Schollers For the hlgh school 1 lcacher and 8 Schollers were examlned All passed but Teacher d1d not 'lhe school year m those days conslsted of four terms of about ten weeks each and 1nc1uded a summer term The school day began at about n1ne oclock ln the mornmg and ran unt1l four oclock ln the after noon wxth an hour out for lunch The closlng of school ln the afternoon usually ended most of the school actlvltles for the day however for the pupxls were glven lxttle homevl ork Most of the chlldren walked several mlles to school but some of them rode 111 sle1ghs or rlgs for we find an entry ln 1907 whlch states Voted to pay for good warm blankets for the r1g carrylng puplls to Quma poxet In 1869 there were twelve men on the school com mlttee each representmg a school distrlct It was not unt11 1877 that the number was reduced to three and smce then 1t has varled from three to slx members In 1872 VV1ll1am C Metcalf, the first supermtendent of schools, was appomted, and m 1890 Holden and Lexcester Jolned to form a school unlon In 1900 the present union of Holden, Oakham, Paxton, and Rut land was formed In 1911, 520,000 was approprxated for the purpose 1 of bulldmg a new grammar school ln the center, wh1ch A07 I ' was to be located on Phxllxps Road Thus has been named the Margery A Rlce School xn honor of MISS Xflargery R1ce, who tor forty slx years was a beloved G! ! teacher m the Center School 4 I ,jtff ' V 3.-jmwfvuv , -gf. Y- --.....- .L , ., f if f. -as T-, ,t . ',l,1V' -A 1 , , , he N' we J ,M 7, VV Q I V. A, LV, Vp V A ,,.V. ,NW V ,M Q H VWWV V, :VV Vw, ,V arts 'Q Q, -, 1 :, . V V A V , X -'f,.VVVif . -71 Ya'-5 1 LV 771- 152.53 V A - , - , H teams. ,, M. .,,.-,,,.,,,..' ,,1L,j,'1I M f 'ro 'r fo 'Q 1 4-o f' it - 2 ' H f V im V, ,V mrw ft, ,t V V V Q V ,, L 5 A , .. I 3194 1 ' - ff? T fi 1- 1 V. , ,-, Inge pl' 1 fy . V 2 3,141 -S-' 7 4 ff, . I , My 5 , f, as Tl A I Vt I V 'sci- f ff f S 2 , 'V FV 1 ' If up Q X V Ill ill: 3 are .,s.,,... . wg 3 . 1 fr- ' ' . , ', ,... , My . MA V 1 , .ag ftfwtg '-'f ' 1 - as, ' y - s 4 I ' 1. Q I 3 QV-V Y , V 1 SV, , V V ,V - , , lf ' ' , ,, . . , ,Q 'lr ' , . ,, ' V V . 1 r 1 V V ' V V, Vv K. ' 'A 1 . ' . . , 5 . ' V . l . i Y T ' 1 -R, I X ' ' u ' Y! H , . ,

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,4-f' 1 'lu' 'QQ 2' if WW Fzrvt Rou, Robert Ford Carole Anderson Nancy Johnson Marcxa Smrth Elzune Johnson ean Zmno Gall Van Rxper Second Row Donald Prouty ,Iudxth Forsberg Robert Clouthler Robert Prxct Wnllxam Harms Fred Anderson Ralph Nordquxst Shxrley Fourmer CLARION STAFF 1954 has proven to be another successful year for the Clarnon The staff made up of Sophomores Jumors and Semors has worked hard to contrlbute the many fine poems short storxes cartoons and varnous other selectnons It IS publxshed once a month and It IS wrxtten entnrely by the students Feature Wrztcr Photography Audrey Z Kung Kay F Woodall Rosel Conrad Aclztzlzes Nancy L Culross Ar Jean R Zmno oan P Clemens Cynthla A Perry Robert L Prxce Scribes Carole A Anderson Judxth I. Howe Fanth Bascom Flame H Johnson janet Berggren Nancy E johnson Harold F Cooper Carol V Lmdgren Shxrley M Fournxer Herbert G Sherwxn Gall Van Rxper 6 A 9 , V ' K ze V fr H X 539' A ' ,K - 5 ,S A V 5 5 M f KL 1 f. 1- rv 1 I ' 3 N V -'V uw? y ,QE ' .paw in ' L jd? 3 4 G Q R i ,X I 5 lf W fe ' ' L 3 1 if 'xl' i M ' QX - L A A 'Z l .K -' -A ,f X 4 4 ' a .5ilfiT, I ' 'N X A, K ' , T ' 4, K A gina .A . , 'L My 7 T Q , A , , mv ,. yffgf? 'kj W ,f M ' we . 'few ,Z ' - 'I , , , ' ' ' , ' ,J ' , ' V: 5 . l . I V X! I D D 7 X Y Y ' .. - U ' 7 7 3 Y X 7 3 3 ' 1 . I I , I 'X , . If