Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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that you may better understand the events in which they have figured. Of course you all know Ruth Marr, our valedictorian. She can make a Ford do the three-step dance. She brought the Rowleyites to our Senior play and the Ford turned around three times in the middle of the road before she reached here. And there’s Esther Webber, the shy lass, who found a box of chocolates in her desk in the freshman class, and ever since Esther has had a constant caller on Summer street. We all wonder who he is? Then comes “Al” Harris, who always has a smile, even though she walks into class every day a minute after the tardy bell rings, and accidentally on purpose misses her spelling words, and cheerfully asks if she is late. Myrtle Sheehan blushes like a rose, but what would the Senior girls do without Myrtle for she is the “class p eketbook” at the recess rush. But wait, here’s Callahan the class artist ; his father says he can draw any- thing except wood or water. And Katherine Pearce — we almost lost her but she could never go amiss for she leans so strongly toward the church. I wonder if Katherine teaches Sunday-School Sunday afternoons? And Clasby — well, it would be impos- sible to enumerate the qualities both good and bad he possesses. He is a good heartbreaker, but when he takes the girls out riding he forgets to watch the speedometer. Tyler? Oh, yes, he would certainly make an attractive looking girl as ob- served by the seniors and the faculty at th last senior social. Bernice Narkun is always willing to give a helping hand to someone, even at picking apples in the fall. Then there’s Dunn — he almost got lost with Miss Pearce in the sophomore year but with his long strides he finally reached the goal with English honors. Ross Whittier, our president, forgot to bring his peanut-butter sandwiches to the food sale and when he went home after them found them gone. Where, oh where, did they go? Ask the junior girls, they know. Let us not forget beaming Charlotte Ames, who has gone back to kid days and brings a big, round, red balloon to school occasionally. When are you going to bring your rubber ball, Charlotte? Alas, here’s “Dot” Hills and “Bea” Smith ; we could not separate them for they are the dignitaries of the senior class. We certainly have a fine mandolin teacher in our class “Prof.” Nicholas Kalaboke. Ask “Al” Harris, she knows. We hear that Rosamond Reilly is a good rooter for our baseball team ; per- haps there’s a reason. And Mildred Mackinney, the sweet miss, who works in a dry goods store, sells goods as she learns her lessons, by the yard. Palmer Perley surely gave our class a good name in Rowley by winning a stick pin for perfect attendance at Sunday- School. Last but not least is Hortense Jewett, who says she wished the faculty would provide the mourner’s bench in the hall with cushions, including “dewey-feath- ered sleep.” One fine day in September in the year 1918 , the talented individuals just men- tioned with fifty-seven others entered the portals of Manning High to grace this time-honored institution with their presence for what seemed then four long years. The notice in the “Tiger” in- serted by the Seniors surely applied to us and read as follows: “In case of fire do not run, for green 23

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ers, the school committee and those who have helped us acquire our education. On behalf of my classmates, I wish to express my sincerest thanks to one and all. Classmates : four long years we have worked together with the enduring spirit constantly before us, and now that our years of preparation have ended and our paths are to separate, we must con- tinue to keep before us the light of the persevering one — he conquers who en- dures! “Vincit qui partitur!” Ruth Marr. SALUTATORY. “THE MEANING OF OPPORTUNITY. ” We, the Class of 1922, extend a hearty welcome to our parents, school commit- tee, teachers, and friends who have given us one of the greatest opportuni- ties of our lives, that of enabling us to complete our high school training. Our high school course gives us the opportunity to better ourselves, to bet- ter our community, and to fulfill our obligations to our country. Opportunity is defined as a “favorable circumstance.” It is not chance or fortune. It is a defi- nite condition. It can be relied upon. Its foundations are firm. It has no limits. It may be small or it may be great. The opportunity offered us is very great. For some of us it leads to a high- er institute of learning or a place in the business world which to-day has so many wonderful openings. Here again are greater opportunities to raise our- selves to a higher level ; to live, not mere- ly to exist. So the lesser leads to the greater. This great opportunity, this favor- able circumstances is boundless. It has given us the chance to benefit our com- munity. We, who now realize the great importance of public libraries, hospitals, means of recreation, and most of all schools, may use our influence to estab- lish these institutions or better them as the case may be. Furthermore, a better community presupposes a better government. By becoming better citizens, and by per- forming our duties of governing in an efficient manner, or by electing officers who will better carry on the work of the government, we are extending our com- munity work and making it benefit ojr country as a whole, and at the same time we are fulfilling our obligations to our country. We have learned that we must work to gain the benefit of every opportuni- ty, but we have likewise learned that the results to be gained from making the most of these opportunities far out- weigh the amount of labor expended. Or in other words, as someone has said, “The only assurance that we are not missing the one opportunity lies in mak- ing the most of every opportunity; in treating every day as if it were the one eventful day of life; in trying every door as if it were the one entrance to the palace; in doing every piece of work as if upon our fidelity de- pended all our future lives. The man who works in this spirit may safely leave the future with God. Whatever material success is worth having, he will command. Better than all, he will be sure of that greater success which is expressed in character, that ‘sublime health which values one moment as an- other, and makes us great in all condi- tions, and is the only definition we possess of freedom and power’.” CLASS HISTORY First of all let me introduce to you he characters figuring in my history 22

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material never burns.” And well do I remember the numer- ous occasions on which Miss Narkun, who perhaps was burdened with a few pounds more of avoirdupois than the rest of us, expressed her desire that the town install elevators in the school, that the pupils might accomplish the journey between Room I and the hall with less expenditure of time and effort. It wasn’t Mr. Marston’s fault if the day wasn’t well begun for he always greeted us in the morning with “Good day for work girls and boys; concen- trate, and you will succeed,” even though it was raining pitchforks outside or though the mercury registered ninety in the shade. We had no class dues to pay that year and the socials were few and far between. In our sophomore year we shone both dramatically and musically. We ga e “The Merchant of Venice” in the hall, under the direction of Mrs. Cushman, and, in spite of the fact that Tyler got the lines considerably twisted saying, “the floor of heaven is thick inlaid with plaster,” instead of “the floor of heaven is thick inlaid with patines of brigh L gold,” and Perley got the sign on his sleeve upside down so that it could not be read, the seniors said it was a comedv worth seeing. Our class had been di- vided that year and unfortunately for the commercial division, or for Perley, the latter was the only boy in Division I. Miss Mann was in charge of the col- lege division and Miss Ferguson of the Commercial. At the end of our sopho- more year Mr. Marston left, much to the sorrow of everyone in school, but we were pleased to see Mr. Wh ' pole sitting in the principal’s office at the be- ginning of our next year. In our Junior year we awoke to the fact that we were upper classmen and the seniors to our surprise welcomed us as such, and we realized as we had never before that they were just human be- ings like ourselves. We had a very suc- cessful “prom” financially and other- wise. Class dues were paid promptly at which you will not wonder when you are told that Ruth Marr was the treas- urer. Miss Blodgett certainly proved to be a wonderful home room teacher as she was always ready to give a helping hand in all our school activities. As for athletics we could not have been better, and at hockey we were always the win- ners. Alas, our senior year reached, our highest ambition, and the four years seem now like very short ones. Miss Allen has been our home room teacher, and she will agree with me when I say that we have had a year never to be for- gotten. We opened the year with a class meeting to elect officers. Whittier was chosen President, Kathaleen Harrigan Vice-President, Ruth Marr Treasurer, and Bernice Narkun Secretary. Our Senior Play was given on the 27th of January and it was in every way a com- plete success with the exception of a serious omission, due to a most becom- ing modesty on Callahan’s part, in not letting his charming costume be seen longer by the audience. Our presiden thas been very busy calling class meetings and one almost ended in a “free for all.” Mr. Tyler wanted a rose for the class flower, and Miss Marr a daisy. A daisy was finally chosen much to Tyler’s disgust. Evi- dently he does not sympathize with Wordsworth’s similes regarding the “unassuming Common-place.” The Commercial division spent a day in visiting the educational districts of Salem. The first object of interest was the Superior court which was in session from 10 A. M. to 1 P. M., during which time Miss Smith wrote continually to 24