Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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i-'vrhnul nies The 1Iun1her of pupils in 2Llll,Cl'1Cl2L11C9 at Hope St. High School is Four hundred and seventy-five. The corps ol' teftcliers numbers twenty-one. Eluntrurinra at 1611412 ifatrrvi High Srhnnl GIIARLEs E. DENNIS, JR., PH. D., Principal WMALTER J. TOXVNE, A. M., Matlienizttics ELLEN DODGE, English llflARr A. TUCIQER, A. B., English VICTOR FRAZEF1, A. M., History IRENE SANIEXVSKA, French A ANNE T. WMEEDEN, A. M. German CHAHLEs E. TILLEY, A. M., Science FRANK A. T IBIIETS, Gonnnereial Studies .lEss1E L. BEERs, A.. B., Greek and Latin GRACE H. PARKER, A. B., Science IDA B. SMITH, Grade Studies ELIZA M. PEIRCE, A. M., English ALICE W. HUN'll, A. B., Latin and Grade Studies BEssIE S. WARNER, A. B., Greek and Latin SUsANNA G. CUSHING, Modern Lzmguzrges FLORENCE H. SLACK, Eloeution Svtuhrnt Urarhrra ESTHER D. GRISXVOLD, A. B., Latin W. Esrns NIACGOXVAN, A. B., Science CHARLI-Qs R. HASLAM, A. B., History I. MAUHE WMARRICN, PH. B., Science Since the lust Blue :Ind White came out, the class of '02 presented the school with it large, liandsonie statue of Diana. The Figure is of especial beziuty, firni and graceful, and is H. fine reproduction of the original. 'In choosing it, the class added greatly to its own credit as well as to the artistic and classical appearance of the hzrll. In the third quarter of this school year the Classical Departnient of the Senior Class made nn unprecedented record. Out of the thirty-four I11G1l1lJG1'S only one failed in any study, and that person failed in only one.

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Cervvting ROM the Editorial Board of The Blue and Whiten to its readers-Greeting. We are happy in offering this, the Hfth volume of t'Tlie Blue and W lute, lor your perusal. In this issue we have endeavored so to broaden thc scope of our publication as to make it a book not so much for the Senior class as for the whole student body of Hope St. High School. As far as we could learn, We have noticed in our articles every institution and organization imbued with school spirit. Perhaps for the first time in any Blue and White, athletics, a most important institution, has received due recognition. The Lunch Counter has been accorded its usual aclinowlcdgement. The Senior class, in consideration of its brilliant personnel, of its distinguished record, of the deep imprint which it has made on the character of the school, has, we regret to say, received little enough attention. Individual members of the school,-this publication is especially for you. Congratulate yourselves that in this boolq we give you the mirror for which Mr. Burns so yearned When he prayed: O wad some PoW'r the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us. And those of you whose reflections do not appear in these pages, the reflection is on you 5 you have failed to become famous-or infamous. The fact that this volume of 'fThe Blue and White is for the whole school is not the only point that distinguishes this year's from former issues g another Wholly distinctive feature of the number is the original sketches which we have introduced. We have availed ourselves of the talent of certain artists of the school :-Mr. Grimes, cover-designer, cartoonist, etc., Mr. Davis and Mr. Austin. These men We thanli heartily for their good Work. To all who sub- mitted grinds, we Wish to express our appreciation. After months of accepting and rejecting, of writing and rewriting 5 after weeks of giving Delphic answers to volleys of questions, of listening to advice, recommendations, and almost tearful pleas for mercy 5 out of all our material, behold our selection! We have striven to choose what would please you. We hope that you will sanction our choice.

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All schools have their customs and traditions, and all its customs and traditions are good for a school. Although Hope High is yet new and yet forming, already it has fallen into some good customs. We at Hope have certain fixed habits in athletics, we have as a regular event the Senior Dance 5 the custom' of having theatricals two or three times during the year seems to have come to stay, and The Blue and W hitel' is a Hope High institution. Hope St. High is, like most other Rhode Island High Schools, a member of the Interscholastic League. This League is a very commendable organization, for it has promoted in the schools a keen interest in athletics. The definite competition which League membership has encouraged has been the sole means of raising High School athletics to their present standard in Rhode Island. But why be limited to Rhode Island? Would it not be a good scheme to arrange for the champion team of the Inter- scholastic League to play the champion teams of the High Schools around Boston? In track events the League might pick a general team consisting of the winners in the yearly track-meet. These arrangements would, of course, occasion some expense to the League, but all the schools could easily meet that. Such competitions at the end of each season would determine the relative athletic standing of our League, and, con- sidering the ability of teams to be found in our High Schools, it can be expected that Rhode Island's Interscholastic League would be very well represented. The Senior Dance is an established custom at Hope St. This is the only dance of the year, for, as Dr. Dennis expresses it, our High School is not a dancing academy. This year the dance took place on February the sixth. and, naturally, was our great sacial event of the season. Although we are not going to follow newspaper style and enter into a detailed account of beautiful gowns, charming dancers, delightful repast, enticing music, etc., it isn't because of lack of opportunity. As the name shows, this dance is a Senior Class affair. The Seniors, through the dance committee, invited their friends-undergraduates, alumni, and specials'l, went to the assembly hall, and had a good time. To the dance committee, President Dorrance Cchairmanj, Miss Freeborn, Miss Spink, and Babcock, great praise is due for its arrangement of details. It was the good work of the committee together with the geniality and good-fellow- ship on the part of everybody that made the affair such a pre-eminent success. Outside of the Senior Dance, the principal events of a social nature were the few ''entertainments,'' or parties,H given by the Juniors to themselves. Through Mlle. Saniewska's efforts, these are becoming part of the life of the Juniors. The name of these affairs is somewhat deceptive. In fact, the '04's themselves are at a loss what to call them. The Principal does not permit them to be termed Hdances, ' i but leniently allows dancing as a side feature, and in most cases, it was a side feature made special, and if the affairs were ''entertainments, then everyone present must have been the entertainer and the entertained. The last of these entertainments, one given by the Classicals to the English, was particularly successful. Congdon, being the President of the Classicals, started the fun, and there was a rollicking good time. It ended with an exciting Virginia Reel. If the .Iuniors are as good hosts as they are self-entertainers, next year's Senior Dance will certainly be a success. The only play at Hope St. that has been presented in its completeness was the long-awaited German entertainment, that took place on May 7. After a short curtain- raiser, the play, 'tOne Must Marry, began. The actors had been trained by Miss Weeden, and did excellent work. Martin was in his element as he made love. Snow furnished great amusement by his impersonation of the lover who gets left, and bore his disappointment, as is usual with him. The difficult task of listening to Martin's