Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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failed and now we must end war by means of peace. Our soldiers want peace, for it is they who best under- stand the science and brutality of war. Associations of war veterans are boosting peace. The nations have formed a League which advo- cates economic boycott and military and naval enforcement after a limited time as methods to obtain peace. Connected with the League is the World Court which strives to settle all international disputes. To obtain peace, there must be a real law. not a set of gentlemen’s agreements between nations, — a law backed up by some kind of force, to prevent murder, theft, and injustice. The nations must organ- ize and pass laws to define and for- bid national murder and theft and agree to punish with their combined strength, any violator of that law. One of the most pressing ques- tions of today is disarmament. Eu- rope cannot recover if the race of armaments continues. Yet France still insists upon maintaining arms and England still has her large navy. Another factor aiding peace would be an international agree- ment between nations concerning raw materials, so that world trade may progress and that one nation may not monopolize all products. Has not the war taught us that we must have permanent peace? The United States is deeply im- meshed in European affairs. She has interests in many countries. If Europe should fight again on the battle field, America would be ready, for she has more power to manufacture navies and munitions than any three European nations, and more population to furnish sol- diers than any two Western Euro- pean nations. Realizing her great power and the destruction that it would incur, should she not advocate world peace? Would it not be a great moment in th6 life of every Ameri- can citizen if he could stand facing his flag and sing, as a new verse to the national anthem, these words by Harrison Kerrick : “Let America shed her liberty light From within and without in respect to her glory — May there never be one who will tempt her to fight, Nor defy Freedom’s flag or a page of her story. Let peace reign supreme, o’er humanity’s stream, World Union, forever our national dream. Then the Star Spangled Banner forever will wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” — Althea Howe. CLASS PARTS. CLASS HISTORY It was on the seventh day of Sep- tember in the year 1924 that the class of ’28 first entered the portals of Manning High. Despite the glo- rious contributions which the class was destined to make to future gen- erations, on that bright day they entered the halls with all humility and with due respect for the upper classmen. During our first few days in high school we felt so strange and were so nervous that we jumped every time the bell rang, and when classes passed we obediently produced our little yellow schedule cards, while strains of “Where do we go from here ?” went through our befuddled heads. We had the same horror at being asked for our cards by Mr. Whipple that drivers feel when asked for their licenses. The seniors, however, did not make it any easier for us and did not omit the customary rites of initi- ation. The teachers, on the con- trary, welcomed us most cordially, began piling on the work, and made us feel quite grown up by calling 16

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in every man’s life. When he goes to a movie or play, what theme docs he see presented? The World War. When he opens his newspaper or magazine, what does he read ? New discoveries about the war, and the crime, which has been a result of the war, since morals have been greatly louvered. The citizen feels the loss of a high idealism which had prompted him to give until it hurt, either of physical or pecuni- ary strength. High advertisement had aided and abetted this feeling — but now we are looking into the vdivs ?nd v herefores of the con- flict. Did we gain anything after all? Who won the war? The war made havoc of business. At the end of the v ar more money was owed than the whole world possessed. Certain factories, such as munition factories, useful during the war, went bankrupt. There were hords of unemployed. Re- turned soldiers found positions very difficult to secure, but what they did discover was that while they were fighting for the glory of their coun- try, others, their ov n friends, had heaped up their golden piles, while they had to pawn their medals to buy daily bread. You may go to a fair or carnival and see crippled veterans selling trinkets — broken results of war. There are thousands more in hospi- tals waiting to die. But it is not in our disabled veterans that we find our greatest loss. It is in the graves of those soldiers, buried in France, for they were the finest of the race, the future fathers of a strong na- tion. Each country has been affected by the war. We find Germany a republic with Von Hindenburg at its head, gradually righting herself financially under the Dawes Repa- ration Plan, yet still fretting over French occupation and with a guar- antee of French security by the Treaty of Locarno. France refuses to disarm, for she believes that Ger- many is only waiting foi a chance to stop paying her debts if she evac- uates from German territory. Al- though she is rebuilding her terri- tory almost entirely by American tourist trade, she is still opposing the debt arrangement with the United States, Austria and Hun- gary, now in the hands of the League and controlling only one third of their former property, have suffered a financial collapse and are much worried over Socialist control in Vienna. Great Britain, although having withdrawn her rights from Egypt, has retained her claims in the Suez and is paying her debt to the United States regularly, but is still struggling with uiirest in India, brought about under Gandhi in 1919. Italy under a dictatorship has become a greater power than France. She needs land for her population, as well as coal and iron fields. Russia, under the leadership of Stalin, still a soviet government, is badly in need of capital but re- fuses to pay her war debts. Its gov- ernment is cruel and uncertain and is on strained relations with all na- tions except England, which has broken with her entirely. Jugo- slavia is finding it difficult to har- monize a people who have lived apart for ages and whose disposi- tions are contrary. Turkey has been placed on her feet, but has one port, Adrianople, which is open even to war ships. China is in a state of war — only ten years after the war to end war — -and cannot stop at- tacks on foreigners. Japan, with the great burden of handling her great population, is intensely irri- tated with the United States and other nations v ho refuse to accept her immigrants. The United States, who holds the other nations in her hand, is still asking herself, “Shall I join the- World Court?’’ And so after a decade of preca- rious peace, we find the world more or less discontented. ’ Was the war one to end war? This aim has 15

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the boys by their last names and the girls Miss So and So. When the newness wore off and we began to feel more at home, we determined to organize our class. Paul Jordan was elected president; Wallace Wile, vice-presic ' ent ; Doi is Scahill, secretary; and Stella Cio- lek, treasurer. As bashful freshmen our partici- pation in social events was some- what negligible, although of course we v ere introduced to and thrilled bv the ne’ v game “Seven In — Seven Out.” Thus in our first year we were doomed to obey, look, listen, and study that we might outgrow our greenness and graduate to the sopliomore room. No bosoms ever swelled with greater pride than ours, when we took our seats in Room V in the fall of 1925. The fine work of Jordan was shown in his election as presi- dent for a second term. Unfortu- nately he left us, and Doris Scahill fulfilled the seat of honor with ef(ual efficiency. During this year we began to take a greater interest in the social side of school life. How many can remember that beau- tiful faint of Mary McTernan’s on Stunt Night when we gave the stir- ring melodrama, “Wild Nell of the Plains.” And O boy! that gallant rescue by “Pete ’ Mansfield would have aroused the envy of even a Douglas Fairbanks. Nor can I pass over our sophomore year without mentioning how nice Lampropoulos and Ciolek were to Miss Brown. Oh ! those beautiful flowers, those sweet smelling lilacs and roses ! And how can I ever forget the day when they presented her a box of Christ- mas candy. No wonder Miss Brown talked so much about the two lads. Thus we passed our soph- omore year in such a way that we hardly realized the days had passed. At last in the fall of 1926, we were juniors — upper classmen. Nothing could better indicate the wisdom and erudition of the clpss of ’28 than its choice of class offi- cers. Richard Durham was our president; Elizabeth Gove, our vice- president; Robert Elweb, oui‘ treas- uier; and the recorder of the class was I ' .Tary Patch. We had some difficulty in collect- ing our class dues that year, but after Mr. Whipple told us what he thought of us, the matter was promptly adjusted. Our next af- fair of interest was the adoption of a marooned cat. I low many can re- member the day when a special meeting was called that v e juniors (kind-hearted juniors) might adopt a- homeless pussy. We named it “Junior” in honor of our class and solernnized the occasion by an im- pressive ceremony. And let me as- sure you that all our hearts were broken when that beautiful crea- ture left us. This time, however, the cat did not come back. Our social activities that year were more numerous. On Stunt Night we presented a short but powerful tragic sketch entitled, “Wanted, A Wife.” Althea Howe fulfilled all the qualifications for a good wife but alas! the color of her skin was against her. Mary Patch appeared garbed (as usual) in cap and gown. Our next big social event was the Prom. The responsibility of this af- fair was placed on reliable memoers of the class. Miss Bailey took the responsibility for producing the best orchestra in Essex County, for money was naught compared to the honor of the Class of ’28, while Durham of course had general ovei - sight. In every class meeting some master mind would ask, “Miss Bai- ley, are you sure the orchestra will be here?” And Miss Bailey would answer with a pleasing smile, “Yes, I assure you everything will be all right.” Then the crisis had. come. The Prom ! What a gorgeous evening it was. The hall, artistically deco- 17