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

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But still greater achievements have been reached in our social work. The educa- tional conditions of our country have been immensely improved. The number of public schools has been constantly increased, and the courses bettered, so that now a boy graduating from high school can enter the world with a very good education. Rich men, by their donations and personal interest, have brought the colleges within the reach of all who are ambitious. Another great achievement in social work, is the betterment of the condition of the children. Child Labor has been abolished, and public play-grounds are rapidly increasing. The Juvenile courts are saving thousands of children from becoming criminals, by showing them the right path, and helping them along it. Free Public Libraries, -established throughout the land, have aided tre- mendously in the educational advancement of the people. Since achievements along these lines are vital for the welfare of our country, surely they must be recorded among the great achievements of our times. The scientific achievements of our times have been the greatest the world hasever seen. The Aeroplane, the most wonderful of all inventions, has proved successful. The Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss have begun the manufacture of aeroplanes for use in war. Scientists have perfected the wireless telegraph, until it has become a great life-saver. During the last few years many disastrous shipwrecks have been averted by the use of the wireless The gyroscope has recently proved its usefulness for practical work, and soon cars will run on one rail. Great advances have been made in the study of medicine, and many wonderful cures, undreamed of twenty-five years ago, have been effected. The science of Astronomy has made excellent progress, and scien- tists are daily discovering new facts about the planets. The construction of the Panama Canal, a great scientific work that has puzzled engineers for years, is nearing com- pletion. These are only a few of the great scientific achievements of our times, but they will live forever in the history of the world. Summing up all these great successes and achievements, we begin to wonder how much further we will be allowed to advance, before some great calamity sets us back. Wherever we look, we see success, success attained by the greatest intellectual men the world has ever seen, and to these men we owe the great achievements of our times. fff-fe' I . 26

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Another evidence of the influence of the press is the fact that the movement for improved street-car service which is now agitating the public mind was started and directed by the Providence Journal. Every person in the city knew the inadequacy of the car service provided here, but no one had any thought of attempting to reform the conditions until the Journal published its first scathing article. Then every citizen of Providence added his mite of condemnation 3 letters to the Editor poured in faster than they could be printed. The Journal continued its attacks so ardently that, at last, public spirit compelled an investigation, and now the conditions are gradually being improved. The movement would probably never have been started if it had not been for the wide-spread inHuence of the newspaper. In addition to improving the street-car service, the J ournal has instituted recently another reform, even more important in its relation to civic welfare, for the lives of the citizens are certainly of more importance than their comfort. At a large mass-meeting held several weeks ago in Infantry Hall, the largest public hall in Providence, the pre- cautions against fire were found woefully inadequate. Previous to this, many persons had remarked upon the obvious danger attendant upon large, gatherings in this hall, but no action had ever been taken until the Journal printed, the following morning, a clear, concise statement of the necessity for improvement. Immediately all over the city arose a chorus of approval, and the people, under the leadership of the Journal, as before, demanded that the danger be averted by the immediate betterment of the existing conditions. As a result, the management of the hall is removing the unsafe exits in question, and is providing the ordinary safeguards against fire,-action which should have been taken years ago, it remained for the newspaper to awaken the people to a realization of their responsibilities as citizens. These are not the only movements demonstrating the infiuence of the Providence press 5 there are many minor reforms originated by it, such as the inquiry made by the Young Women's Christian Association into the cause of the constant disappearance of girls from their homes, and the exposure of the bossism in our legislature. Indeed, so numerous are these movements that every reader of our city papers must admit that even if they may exhibit some of the sensational tendencies of the average American newspaper, still they have the distinction of being exceptionally active and influential in the betterment of the political and social conditions of their community. ' Great Aol-hievements of Qulr Times RUSSELL MILLS WILsoN. There is no doubt that the last ten years have been productive of more achieve- ments than any other period of like duration in our history. Success has been attained along all lines of work, but the most noteworthy achievements have appeared in Polit- ical, Social and Scientinc work. Not many years ago, entirely honest politicians, fighting for the good of the people and against the corporate interests, were appallingly scarce. The temptation to take bribes was too strong for most men, and bribery continued unrestrained, until a few men appeared, whose interests were with the people and not the trusts. Wholesale briberies were revealed on all sides 5 then more honest politicians came, until now it seems as if we are about to enter a period of clean, honest administration,--an administration with the true democratic spirit. Surely we ought to be proud of these great political achieve- ments. 25

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The Class ei? 1911 0 Qiifneers WILLIAM RUSSELL BURWELL, . . President HARRY ANTHONY CARROLL, . . Vice-President SARA ELIZABETH DROEGE, . . . Secretary ELEANOR MALONE, . . . . Assistant Secretary WILLIAM RANDALL WATERMAN, . . . Treasurer ETHEL ROSANDER RANTZ, . Assistant Treasurer O Cllassneal Ruth Kingsbury Benton Peirce Hill Brereton Harry Danforth Brice Francis Sheldon Burnham William Russell Burwell Clarence Frederic Corp Edward Ingersoll Cristy Cecil Merne Putnam Cross Margaret Dana Helen Alida Daniels Rachel Davis Margaret Donovan Frank Cheney Pearce Drummond Philip Aaron Feiner Doris Bradford Field Fay Munroe Gannett Lydia Baggott Mildred Elizabeth Bixby Emma Lillian Black Esther Bloom Elizabeth Victorine Brady Harry Anthony Carroll Olive Angell Clarke Jeanette Cohen Esther Lucian Costigan May Louise Daly William Howard Goodman Herbert Andrew Henriksen James Gardner Hickey Rachael Lenora Hunt Mary Eleanor Kelly Paul Joseph Kingsley Colin Gordon MacLeod Charles Salisbury Makepeace Eleanor Malone Corinne Morse Massicotte William Rhodes Leroy McBee Mildred Gardner Metcalf Percival Miller Aubrey John Morgan Dorothy Otis Harvey Leonard Otis Marie Louise Parillo English y Richard Greene Davis, Jr. Sara Elizabeth Droege May Tekla Fitzpatrick Louise Elizabeth Fitzsimmons Rose Eulalia Gillen George Gerber Lillian Pearl Goldberg Mildred Franklin Hazard Earle Nye Ingraham Jeanette Florence Kessler 27 Kenneth Gilbert Parson Archie Forster Patterson Gladys Elizabeth Prior John Leonard Rogers Frieda Silvia Rose George Silverman Julia Marion Stockard Mildred Clarke Stone Edmund James Sullivan Rosalind Goldie Sundlun Harold lVint-hrop Tucker Elizabeth Hoppin Walker George WVillis Waterman William Randall Waterman lValter Joyce Watson' Russell Mills Wilson Dorothy Marshall Anna Catherine McCabe Margaret Agnes Murphy Elizabeth Ashton Parker Ethel Rosander Rantz Emma Margaret Seely Edith Tinkham Steere Jacob Weiner Marie Virginia Williams