Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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ATHLETICS Friendship by which they were always bound together. For Miss Bisson I have this little store, in which she may open a fashion shop, and I think I can assure her of the patronage of all the young ladies of the town. For Miss Caldwell, I have tin ' s note book, and in it, especial lv suggested by Shakes- peare, are a f.n-. rhyme words which she may be able to uoe in her poems. The first are tam, lamb, Sam. What a loci: of rage ! I ’ll off and give her the stage. Richard Hodgkins — 1921. ODE : CLASS OF 1921 (Tune of Welsh Hymn, “Ton-y-Botel”) Now at last our course is finished And the corner-stone is laid ; Straight the years stretch on to the future And the start in life is made ; And what all have done before us, Each one of us soon will do : Live and love and work and suffer, Then we’ll join Death’s myriad crew. Peaked rocks and flounting jungles, Desert sands and stretching plain, Cities towering to the heavens, Islands in the azure main,- All yield up to death, their master, Thousands of thousands infinite; We, a handful lost in millions, Soon are gone in conquering night. If no trace of us stays after, Passing to a dim beyond, We stand lost in millions countless, Why by right and truth be bound? Why fix lines ’twixt vice and virtue? Why the choice Twix good and bad, Since to dust we part forgotten And are partners of the sod? God thinks not of us in thousands, For He judges each by each; Put this should not be what sways us After right and truth to leach, mfe upon this earth is fleeting, To draw from it all we can Ts to crown the mind with virtue, Thus to make the finished man. H. N. Doughty, Jr. — 1921. Baseball The team this year was noi: so good as the majority of former teams have been. While the players as individuals were as good as their opponents, the team lacked the organization which only coaching and regular practice can give. Dondero, Kalaboke, M. WTiittier, Brown, and Swasey have played good baseball throughout the season. The following games were played : Alumni 5 — M. H. S. 16 Dummer 8 — M. H. S. 1 Groveland 9 — M. H. S. 8 (10 innings) Georgetown 0 — M. H. S. 16 Merrimac 7 — M. H. S. 2 Dummer 18 — M. H. S. 1 Saugus 12— M.H. S. 4 Salem 11 — M. H. S. 4 Manchester 6 — M. H. S. 5 Merrimac 5 — M. H. S. 3 Groveland 1 — M. H. S. 14 Danvers 12 — M. H. S. 11 (10 innings) Johnson 7 — M. H. S. 8 Although we lose Brown, Witham, Whit- tier, and Hayes, the outlook for next year is good. If everyone who played this year is eligible and a coach is obtained, we should have a winning team. Field Day Field day was a success in every way. There was much competition as every class hoped to gain the most points and win the cup. The Sophomores won, with the Junior High a close second. The boys from the Junior High made a very good showing. This may be due partly to the fact that he contestants were divided so that each one was competing with boys his own size. Burke’s work in the Senior 440 and the jumping of Kent, Ralph, and Kalaboke were features of the afternoon. J . Calla- han was the high scorer of the day, win- ning 21 points.

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I saw Gerald Houghton. His hear was disheveled and he looked very excited. Washington explained : “Illustrious Gerald is hailed the world over as a second Einstein. He is doing the impossible.” We entered a first-class dining room on exclusive Fifth Avenue. A waitress came to take our order. It was Esther Bisson! She failed to recognize me and I was glad. Esther was a waitress ! Shortly after, we left the dining room. As we walked slowly down the avenue, we passed a fashion shop. Looking at the door I saw the names Scales Atkinson, and within I saw two of my former classmates, busily engaged in selling finery to the exclusive set of New York. We started forth again and took a train for Boston. After we were comfortably seated, I saw a newspaper in the hands of an elderly gentleman ahead of me. My curiosity was awakened. I glanced over his shoulder at the comic sheet and read the author ’s name. It was Lawrence King. “Yes, he is known as the second ‘Bud’ Fisher,” said Washington as he touched me with his elbow. Lincoln interrupted here. “You remember Howard Doughty? He is keeping up the reputation of Ipswich. He is engaged in the clam-digging busi- ness. ’ ’• At this moment a tall, stately lady en- tered, followed by seven children. Lincoln spoke again. “Ruby’s lack of faithfulness to you was shown in the mock trial. She is now selling tickets at the Ipswich Opera House.” Roosevelt interrupted, “Billy Hayes has changed. He is now a pious, reverend priest. His new name is Cardinal Hayes.” Again I felt myself moving through space. Washington’s voice came o me, “There are still two others we haven’t visited, but it is too late now. On Green Street, Ipswich, Muriel is practicing elocu- tion, with Richard as an attentive audi- ence.” The cloud cleared away and the figures began to disappear. I called but they were gone and I was alone on Plymouth Rock. Richard H. Ralph — 1921. PRESENTATION OF GIFTS TO GIRLS One warm, sultry day recently, I fell asleep, completely overcome by the difficul- ties presented in Milton’s “Lycidas. ” My slumbers were by no means peaceful and unbroken, as those of an innocent child should be. The duty of finding suitable gifts for the young ladies of my class had been, for some time, oppressing my mind and troubling my slumbers. Burke, Shakespeare, and Johnson, likewise, haunted my dream. On this particular occasion, Burke ap- peared first and addressed me in his broad Irish brogue. I shrank back in awe, as I always do at the mere mention of his name, but I listened with respect. “Richard, my boy,” he said, “since you have devoted so much of your valuable time to a thorough study of my works, I feel it my duty to help you. Since you are to present gifts to the young ladies of your class, the first question is what those gifts should be. Therefore, for Miss Earley, with all due respect to her, I suggest this cabbage. I do this, because in the mock tr’ Q: he was sentenced, I am informed, to cook for the rest of her life, boiled dinners for her deserting husband. To Miss Sav- ory these fortune telling cards may be ac- ceptable. To Miss Narkun, Miss Haley, and Miss Scotton, I think these jitneys should be given, in order that their daily trips from Rowley may be made easier. For Miss Russell I have this hoe. I under- stand that she is interested in farmeretting, and doubtless she will be able to make good use of this little tool. Gradually Burke faded away, and John- son’s huge form came rolling into view. Again I shrank back, but I gave him my respectful attention. “For Miss Reddy,” he began, “ I have this dog. May it be a reminder of the happy hours she spent with the ‘beast’ when she was ‘beauty’ at the County Fair. To Miss Martel this contract to sing for five years in the ‘Rowley Grand Opera’ may prove acceptable. To Miss Chapman I suggest that you give this recommenda- tion for a busniess position.” Next came Shakespeare, dismissing John- son with a ‘ ‘ Hence ! Home, ye idle crea- ture, get ye home ! ’ ’ For Miss Scales and Miss Atkinson, at his suggestion, I selected these chains which symbolize the bond of

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ALUMNI NEWS 47 Washington Street, Ipswich, Mass.. June 12, 1921. Dear Manning: Do you realize how many of our alumni are graduating from college this year? There are Harold and “Cl iff ' ’ Bolles from Harvard, Everett Tucker from “Tech,” and Pauline Goodh e from Mt. Holyoke, Thelma Damon and Margaret Reilly are graduating from Salem Normal. Besides these, Lucy Sturgis and Edith Spyut lately finished at Burdett. And I’m sure there must be more than I jlon ’t know of. Old Ipswich is well represented in some of our leading colleges this fall, don’t you think so ? We seem to be rather well represented in the various lawyers’ offices in town also. “Bea” Connor is in Mr. Welsh’s, Elsie Harris in Mr. Raymonds’, and Althea Hayes in that of her father, Judge Hayes. I wonder what has become of Sam Gor- don and Austin Caverly? A short time ago they were taking a post-graduate course, but it seems to be a case of “now you see ’em, now you don ’t. ” We notice that Mary Nurse is still with us. Did you know that Cleola Davis had been ill again? She has been trying to take a post-graduate course but she’s had many interruptions. She was out-doors for the first time Memorial Day and seems to be getting better. Well, Manning, this is my first report and a very poor one. I have high hopes of doing something wonderful for you when school begins in September. Yours sincerely, Evelyn Bamford. The annual concert of the Glee Club was held on Wednesday evening, June 8. This year the program was an operetta in two acts, “The Wild Rose.” The part of Rose MacCloud was taken by Mary Martel ; Other characters were Bobby, the buttons, Kathaleen Harrigan ; Lady Grey, Ruth Marr ; Miss Forsythe, Catherine Ryan ; Madam Feathertop, Mary Richardson ; Madam Smellsweet, Elsie Marr ; Madam Sewseams, Mildred Mackinney ; Mrs. Fussy, Marjorie Gillis ; Mrs. Doinggood, Christine Moulton; Miss Talkalot, Esther Webber; Reporters, Ruby Earley, Alcie Harris ; Debutantes, Hilda Scales, Beatrice Tufts, Beatrice Smith, Evelyn Bamford ; Shorus of maids, Irene Atkinson, Alice Scott, Dorothy Harrigan, Charlotte Ames, Hazel Smith, Martha Gillis, Madel ine Chase, Dorothy Hills. The play was very suc- cessful and all of the parts were well taken. Candy was sold between the acts and a bouquet of roses was presented by the girls to Mrs. Tozer. Class Day was held in the school hall on Tuesday, June 28. The class History was given by Howard Doughty and the Prophecy by Richard Ralph. Richard Hodgkins presented gifts to the girls and Catherine Caldwell presented gifts to the boys.