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

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the teachers, who helped make the laws and are to be in the school for a long time, in all instances will be able to show the meaning intended originally and will take an interest in preventing liastiness in changing the laws. So, by its new constitution, the Athletic Association has gained not only in regularity but also in solidify and perma- ncncv. The activity in athletic circles at Hope St. has been steadily increasing. During the past twelve months we have had two second teams in the school, one base-ball and one foot-ball, both of which were able to make respectable showings against the first teams. In fact, both aggregations made noticeable records for Hope St. second teams. In a series of three base-ball games with Friends School, the Hope St. team won one,- the first time that a Hope St. Second Base-Ball Team beat the Second Team from 'Friends School. And in the game with Classical Second Cthe only Second Team from a High School in the League to accept our Second Teain's challengej the Hope St. men were victorious. Cui' Second F oot-Ball Team was far superior to that of Friends School, yet the most noticeable accomplishment of the team was its triumph over the East Providence High School Second Team, on East Providence grounds and in spite of the East Providence crowd. This victory was especially remarkable, since the East Providence First had beaten Hope Stfs First. The victories of our second team over second teams from schools whose Hrst teams are sometimes superior to Hope's first seems to point directly to the existence of a very encouraging state of affairs,-- that, although some schools may have a few especially good athletes that make their teams somewhat superior to Hope's, nevertheless, the athletic ability of Hope's St.'s men in general is, to say the least, equal to that of any Rhode Island School. Following are the lists of the members of the two second teams: Base BALL. Foor BALL. McKenna, p. McNott, l. e. Grant, p. Hurley, CManagerj l. t. Heniple, c. Aldrich, l. g. Congdon, tManagerj 1 Champlain, c. Crawford, 2 Miller, r. g. Snow, s. s. Fegan, r. t. Hartwell, s. s. Chafee, r. e. Allen, 3 Patterson, q. b. Cobb, l. Church, l. h. b. Hurley CCapt.D m. Congdon, CCapt.i r. h. b. Aldrich, r. Babcock, f. Weeden, Scorer. There is no second base-ball team this year, but there are three class teams, and judging from the help that last years' second team was for keeping in practice men who were to be members of this year's first team, Hope St. High ought to have fine base-ball teams for years to come.

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Aihlrtir Netra 4 lt is not fully known just by whom, why, and where, a Hope HH may be worn. For information, we present here: First,-By whom. By a man to whom the Ath- letic Association gives the right, the Hope H may be worn. Second,-Why. Be- cause a man has played in league games on the Base-Ball, Foot-Ball, or Hockey Teams or has won a point in the Interscholastic Track Meet, the Athletic Association awards a man the NH' '. Third,-Wliere. A man who wins an ' ' H may wear it anywhere, on golf-vest, jersey, running shirt, etc. No man should wear an HH which means Hope St., in any form, on cap or jersey, 'who has not been given the privilege by the Athletic Association. Some schools and colleges give, in their publications, a list of the wearers of their school letters. There is no need of that in this book, for never has anyone at Hope been so devoid of sportsman-like spirit as to wear an undeserved ' ' H. The father of one of the members of the school, who, out of modesty, wishes his name to be withheld, has presented the Principal with fifty dollars, to be used at his discretion, to promote a healthy and more general interest in athletics. Dr. Dennis has expended the money in nearly equal amounts for fencing armament, track appar- atus, and improvements to the base-ball field. The Hope Street High School Athletic Association wishes to express its thanks to its fellow on the hill, Friends School, for the use of the Friends' School field during the foot-ball season, W e trust that the friendly feeling between the two schools, pro- moted by the many meetings on the gridiron, will in some measure repay for the privi- lege. The Geo. W. Hall Estate is to be greatly thanked for giving the use of one of its fields as athletic grounds for Hope St. High School. Henry W. Cooke and Co. helped much in arranging for this favor to the school, and their services are appreciated. It is a ine thing for a school to have its own athletic field. If the city realized what it means to school fellows to have a place which they can call their own and use as their own, probably it would provide an athletic field for each High School in the city. Perhaps nothing tends to make a school stronger in athletic standing than the ac- tive co-operation of teachers and teams. In this Hope is especially fortunate. With Dr. Dennis fostering and encouraging all branches of athletics, with Mr. Tibbets always arranging things for the fellows, with Mr. Beers giving practical advice, the relations between teams and school are growing firmer, more clearly defined, and more tangible. The help that these teachers gave in revising the constitution is inestiniable. Had the committee on the constitution been composed simply of members of the Senior Class, a great advantage would have been lost, for in a year or two no one would be left in the school who could correctly interpret the different articles in cases of doubt, while now

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There is a movement on foot to purchase for Hope St. High School the Held now loaned to it. If a few business men who are interested in the school would but second this enterprise, it could be carried out most easily. Tuesday afternoon CMay 125 the Girls of the Fencing Class gathered in the Gym- nasium to take part in a tournament for prizes. The judges were Dr. Dennis, Prof. Work and Miss Hunt. Unlike the boys' contest in which hits were the only consider- ation, the girls were udged mainly on form and the hitting was of secondary consider- ation. - Six couples took part in the tournament. In the preliminaries Misses Godding, '03, Reynolds, '05, Allen, f03, McCausland, '05, Carroll, '03, and Ethel T illinghast, '04, were winners. Misses Reynolds and Tillinghast survived the semi-finals with Misses Carroll, Franklin and Knight for another trial. In the finals Miss Tillinghast was winner and Miss Reynolds second. Misses Carroll, Knight and Franklin also mani- fested excellent form and showed considerable skill in placing hits and were evenly matched for third place. At this point the enthusiasm reached a high pitch. In the excitement of the mo- ment the kind-hearted Professor, unwilling to see any effort unrewarded, offered a third prize to the best of the three. It was finally awarded to Miss Franklin. The first prize was a set of fifteen private lessons in fencing, the second, ten les- sonsg the third, eight lessons. The form throughout the tournament was excellent and in many cases the con- testants manipulated the foils with such impetuosity that the judges had to call them to halt and rest. Disengagements and counter disengagements, straight and round parries, long repeated advances and retreats were the features of the fencing. The girls who took part showed that their sex needs only the opportunity to enter into some of the hard ier sports with the enthusiasm and vigor of boys. With a field that is almost our own, with friends of the school presenting us with necessary funds, with a strong constitution for the Athletic Association, with all branches of athletics flourishing throughout the school, with already several champion- ship pennants hanging on our walls, the ability and progressiveness of Hope St. High School can not be doubted. Xl ' 1 Z: