Holyoke High School - Annual Yearbook (Holyoke, MA)

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Of Graduates AILEEN F. CASHV We shall leave Holyoke High School's halls today. Classrooms and teachers we shall leave behind; And places where we learned the sciences Or literature or languages or art We may hut see as high school memories; And we'll look hack to different hours we spent In different rooms with different hooks and pals, And ponder on the things that we have done— Pranks we have played or lessons we have learned, Teachers we liked or teachers whom we dodged When we had broken rules or “skipped a class. Here we have studied subjects we enjoyed And needed and just had to take, and too. Some have attended clubs and all made friends. Some have watched games, the while our athletes played To bring new laurels to the school they loved, And we have cheered for them and sung school songs. Now some of us liked dancing, so we danced; And some of us liked hiking, so we hiked; And some of us liked bridge, and so we played; While some of us would rather sit and read Or study than do any of these things. Yet this holds true for all who venture forth. Each one has found some pleasure coming here And something learned no matter what his course, And we, ambitious and expectant, go Into the world to seek our fortunes there. Our paths shall vary as our schooling did— To other halls of learning some may go, For further knowledge in their chosen fields; Some may return to Holyoke's halls again Some may find work, and some may travel on To larger cities where adventure calls. Shall we be disappointed with the worldf Shall we find visions not so bright when near? Shall we with adult understanding learn The earth is not the place that youth has dreamed f Perhaps—perhaps, but we'll have courage then, Determination, and farseeing eyes, That, as we work, we may look through the years To see beyond the present, to the world Of youth and dreams we build in our own hearts. We must'make good! The older ones will say, “See there, that crowd of youngsters, will they do As great things as their fathers did before? Then may we laugh and answer, “Greater things! We are the Future of America! And like Ulysses, wandering afar, We seek a haven in some new found star; We strive to go above the common throng And keep alive our stirring victory song; The land has need of us, our strength, our life, To make a world of peace—to end all strife; Keep this in mind—each life is but a part Of the great life that is a nation's heart, Whate'er our work, we'll try to give the best, To keep America above the rest And honor Holyoke High School by our deeds.

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the bitter. But, Nature forbids tliis unbalanced distribution of her favors. We must lose at times if we would win at others. It is certain that in our struggle for success, we are confronted with two factors: the mundane and the spiritual. We must not be deferred from our initial objective by these forces—rather must we compel them to serve us. We are going into a world that believes it certainly doesn’t need us and probably doesn’t want us. Ours is the task to convince the world that it DOE',S’ need us and really should welcome us. How can we do it? Now. with chosen career and a knowledge of right and wrong, we must seek an attainable objective. There appears to be none! Business and the professions appear to lx1 crowded. But, such is not the case. We are assured by the best authorities that there is a woeful dearth of excellence in every business and profession; indeed, so rare is excellence that it is conspicuous wherever it is revealed. There IS room for efficient, industrious, creative youth, and always will be. Conditions are in disorder; international animosity abounds; and economic chaos threatens. But, depression is ephemeral, as history has proven again and again. Despite conditions we shall retain our courage and look to the future as our predecessors did, with the wel- fare of those who are to come after us in mind, and so the cycle of life goes on. We shall give the world the best we are capable of and that is excellence. We have the equipment—learning—and that is the chief means of combating the competition of civilization. Now. that higher education has become a necessity, we specialize in one field that we may challenge competition. But we must not permit our choice of a vocation to interfere with our hereditary obligations. We must remember that our sole purpose in education is not merely to win over the illiterate and the unskilled. We must assume the responsibility that goes with civilization and its progress. Every fragment of knowledge, which we have gleaned from our studies, has been compiled for us. from the actual experience (and self-reliance) of others. So—with this inherent and deep-rooted sense of duty, let us enter into the arena of life with a feeling of reverence and humility. Let us weave these fine emotions, which we necessarily feel, into our design for living. The mist of uncertainty is rising. We discover ourselves among the foothills of life. Ahead, loom lofty mountains, future obstacles, which we are equipped to overcome and over w hich we shall pass. ttrenty-one

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Class Will HELEN’ A. DOWNING KT it be known by these presents that we, the class of 1933, J£G) of the Ilolyoke High School, City of Holyoke, County of Hampden, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, realizing the uncertainty of life and being of sound mind, memory and judgment, do hereby make, declare and publish this, our last will and testament, revoking and renouncing all former wills and testaments by us at any time heretofore made, and do earnestly desire that these, our last requests, be carried out as hereinafter directed: First: To the citizens of Holyoke and our parents we express our heartfelt gratitude for their many sacrifices on our behalf during our school life. Second: To Principal Howard Conant we bequeath our most sincere appreciation of his untiring aid toward our success. Third: To the members of the faculty we leave our gratitude for knowledge received from them and our sympathy for any grief that our departure may cause them. Fourth: To the jolly Junior girls we bequeath: 1. The traditional “53,” “No Man’s Land.” to be used to the girls’ best advantage. 2. The Senior “Q” Club to be enjoyed as thoroughly as we enjoyed it. 3. The coveted front seats of the assembly. Fifth: To the Junior boys we leave: 1. The management of Phi Alpha. 2. The seats opposite their sisters in the front of the audi- torium. Sixth: To the sturdy Sophomores we bequeath: 1. The pleasures of the Junior “Q Club and Phi Alpha. 2. The thrills of running a first “prom.” twenty-three