Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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taught the grammar school in Ips- wich for more than ten years. Har- vard College was created by the General Court in 1636, “that the commonwealth may be furnished with knowing and understanding men, and the churches with an able ministry.” For nearly fifty years over half the graduates of Harvard entered the ministry. The confederacy of 1643 is an im- portant event in the history of New England. Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven united in a league to defend themselves against the Indians, the French, and the Dutch. For forty years this union lasted and its results may be seen in the North American Confed- eracy a century later and in the constitutional development of our country. With the restoration of the House of Stuart another cloud darkened the New England sky, the inevitable conflict with the Indians. In King Philip’s war twelve out of ninety towns were laid in ashes, six-hun- dred buildings destroyed, and one hundred thousand pounds of colo- nia] money expended. The histori- an of the Indian wars, the Rev. Wil- liam Hubbard of Ipswich, has left us the story of General Dennison, the commander-in-chief of the colo- nial forces, of Major Samuel Apple- ton who was especially active, and of Captain Brocklebank of Rowley who with his entire command was drawn into ambush at Sudbury and killed in the last real fight of the war. The appointment of Sir Edmund Andros as governor of all the colon- ies and his arrival at Boston were the scenes of great consternation. He suspended charters, assumed legislative powers, and levied taxes. His actions brought open insurrec- itons and ended only with the Rev- olution in England and the acces- sion of William and Mary to the throne. William Phipps, a native of New England, was inaugurated first governor under the new char- ter. In later years his nephew, Spencer Phipps, who was born in Rowley became governor. Someone has said, “The progress of liberty is like the advance of a tide. When its highest wave is reached it breaks and falls away, and appears to have spent itself, but the never changing ocean keeps what it gains, renews it strength, and advances once more.” The great day of the Puritans who settled America was followed by the rule of Charles H, a pension- er of France, and James 11. But the principles of Cromwell came to the front with William and Mary. This reign gave way to the corrup- tion of the House of Hanover, but liberty triumphed through the voice of Pitt and the victory of Wolfe at Quebec. Pitt in turn gave way to North and the despots of the Stamp Act Hiid the loss of the colonies. But liberty v as not dead nor sleeping in the suhsenuent triumph of the Re- form Bill, the rights of juries, and Ca th ol ic Email ci pati on . It has been the same in our coun- try. The period following the Rev- olution brought the season of brok- en trusts, divided counsels, and na- tional weakness. But in all history mankind has not been free from er- rors and any nation however intelli- gent has not been exempt. There is as little in the annals of our his- tory that needs an apology as there is in those of any people of recorded times. IJbertv from the outset was sacred Iv cherished as the greatest of all blessings, popular rights were 27

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of a Now En i-land on these shores. Uo er Conant had already found- ed a colony at Cape Ann in 1624. A short time latei lie had moved to Naumkea , now Salem. John Endi- cott arrived at Salem in 1628 and was appointed governor. The set- tlement of Salem by the “Old Plant- ers” with Conant as leader and the coming of Endicott a few years lat- er made way for the historic migra- tion of John Winthrop in 1680. The organization of the company of the Massachusetts Bay was ac- complished by experienced states- men. John Winthrop was the mas- ter spirit of the company and en- joys the great honor of being the first governor chosen by the free- men of the colony. Associated with Winthrop were Thomas Dudley the deputy governor, Simon Bradstreet. and Sir Richard Saltonstall, men of honor, influence, and ability. The embarkation of Governor Winthrop and his company in 1680 started a great Puritan movement towards these shores. About one thousand people arrived in the Bay and at T lymouth in 1680. A few settle- ments had already been established within the limits of the Massachu- setts Bay, Salem being the largest. The fact that one in five died the first winter bears the mute testimo- nial of the hardships and suffering incident to settlement. Less than three years from the time the “Arbella” dropped anchor in Salem harbor John Winthrop, Jr. son of the governor, began the set- tlement of Ipswich. Under his lea- dership we trace from the begin- ning the importance of Ipswich in the affairs of the colony. Rev. Na- thaniel Ward was one of the early settlers of Ipswich, a graduate of Cambridge University, a lawyer in his early years, a friend of Sir Fran- cis Bacon, and by extensive travel and varied experiences fitted above all others for that great exposition of Puritan polity which he compiled at the request of the colony, a Mag- na Charta ' in the New England wilderness known as the “Body of Liberties.’’ Governor Francis Dud- ley removed to Ipswich in 1685. He was soon followed by Simon Brad- street, later a governor, and his wife Anne who was the first to write po- etry worthy of the name in the col- onies. There were others of dis- tinguished parts attracted to Ips- wich. Mention may be made of the Rev. John Norton, Deputy-Governor Simonds, Richard Saltonstall, and Samuel Appleton whose farm has passed down through successive generations for more than three hundred years. The influence of Ipswich in the affairs of the colony was second only to that of Boston. The ship “John” arrived at Bos- ton in 1688 bringing the Rev. Eze- kiel Rogers, one time rector of St. Peter’s Church at Rowley in old England. Rogers was graduated from Cambridge soon after the not- ed Ward of Ipswich, and was sus- pended from the ministry for non- confomity. With fifty-nine heads of families he settled the town of Rowley in the spring of 1689. The original grant of Rogers and his company extended from the ocean to the Merrimac river, where the city of Haverhill now stands. The first printing press in America came in the same vessel with Rogers and its first work was the printing of the Freemans’ Oath. The ancient records of Ipswich and Rowley dis- close the very lively concern of the early settlers over the establish- ment of Common Schools. The most celebrated teacher of the seven- teenth century, Ezekiel Cheever, 26

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jealously guarded, and an active re- sistance to oppression was never lacking. The influence which the New W ' orld has exerted on the Old, the pi-obleins that have been wrought out, the advancement which has been made in all the liberal arts and sciences, especially in the develop- ment of a broader conception of the problems of spiritual interests, are monuments to the memory of the Puritans who settled our country in the cause of liberty. CLASS day parts HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1930 Herbert Bowen In the fall of 1926, we, the class of 1930, entered upon our career in Manning High School as freshmen. It was a beautiful fall morning when we climbed the back stairs amid the cheering of the so-called upper classmen. In due time we reached what is properly known as the “attic.” We were met there by Mrs. Lord and Miss Stone who kindly helped us find our seats and get acQuainted with our class mates from Rowley. Of course, we went through the usual routine of initia- tion but 1 regret to say it isn’t what it used to be. We had been in school about a week when Mr. Whipple told us we might hold a classmeeting and elect our officers. They were as follows: President, Kenneth MacLeod ; vice president, Sumner Raymond ; secre- tary, Herbert Bowen ; treasurer. Burton Varney. Now that we were duly establish- ed members of the school, we were allowed to hold a social. A com- mittee was elected and under the di- rection of Lillian Newman, a very successful social was held. We are very proud of the fact that the old stand-by “seven in and seven out” was elimated from the games. We ranked very high in athletics this year, especially with “Pansy” Munroe who defeated “Fit” Shep- pard in the mile run. “Brick” Mac- Gregor also deserves much credit for his outstanding work in hockey. The end of the year was drawing near and some of us began to worry about the results of the year’s’ work, but our minds were set at rest when we attended last chapel and heard our names read among those to be sophomores. The second year we were al- lowed to sit across the hall from the dignified and lofty seniors and were quite proud of the fact. It was also an honor to be let out of exile from the “attic.” We soon held our class- meeting and the following officers were elected : President, Paul Cal- lahan ; vice president, Harry Mun- roe ; secretary, Arthur Cole ; treas- urer, Burton Varney. In October the dreaded disease infantile paralysis came to pay us a visit and schools were closed for a period of five weeks. The en- forced vacation held us back in our school work and also in our social activities. It was during this year, however, that Mr. Tozer, the director of mu- sic in school, started to organize a band to be composed of members of the two lower classes, which there- fore included the present senior class. We worried through the sopho- more year and if we were lucky, we discovered at last chapel that we were to be juniors and upper- classmen. Maybe we didn’t feel big and imiportant! After a short summer vacation 28