Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1931 volume:

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Prentiss c IGARS 1GARETTES ANDY Best Ice Cream in Town East Street IPSWICH Scahill’s Barber Shop Children’s Haircuts a Specialty Market St, IPSWICH Compliments of Haskell Myers Barras Confections Cigars Cigarettes 78 Central St. w ■ Candy Fruit Tobacco IPSWICH Compliments of Michael Wiezbicki Meats and Groceries Tel. 221-M 40 Estes St. IPSWICH Lampropoulos 8 Galanis Fruit Confectionery Soda Market Street, IPSWICH W Compliments of Broadway Variety Store | 26 Washington St. IPSWICH Central Auto Repair Shop Welding Brazing Alemite Greasing Battery Service Telephone 536 For Service la RALPH C. WHIPPLE, Principal THE TIGER VOL. XII IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 18, 19 81 Published by the Senior Class of Manning High School STAFF EDITOR GLADYS DURHAM FACULTY ADVISOR MISS E. MARGARET ALLEN BUSINESS MANAGER JOHN PATCH ADVERTISING MANAGER ANGUS McLEOD ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGERS ......... ATHERTON HOWE. FABIAN CIOLEK ATHLETIC EDITOR PHILLIP BLAISDELL ALUMNI EDITOR RUTH FLEWELLING EXCHANGE EDITOR HARRIETTE GOODHUE ART EDITOR RUTH BEALS JOKE EDITOR ' ROGER RAYMOND ASSOCIATE EDITORS BEATRICE LAITE , RALPH LADD NORMA 10ZER, WINIFRED AUSTIN TYPISTS FREDA DODGE , HELEN HEBB CONTENTS Editorial 14 Cub Staff 1931-32 14 Literary Department 14 Graduation Essays 20 Class Day Parts History 29 Prophecy 31 Gifts to Girls : 34 Gifts to Boys : 35 Will „ 37 Class Ode 39 Graduation Program 39 Class Day Program 40 Honor Awards 41 Class Pictures 42 Who’s Who :. :... 70 Sports Review 72 Senior Play 76 Operetta 77 Alumni .79 Class Celebrities 80 As the Poets See Us 81 Exchange 90 Songs Inspired by the Class of 1931 90 Jokes 91 Our Advertisers 1-93 13 Editorial After twelve years of organized study and recreation, we find our- selves, diploma in hand, about to start out on our own initiative. To some the doors of higher institu- tions are opening. For others the business world is beckoning. Be it remembered that each pathway must be climbed as painstakingly and undauntedly as we have trod the open road until now. During the years we have gath- ered many treasures — friends, memories, knowledge — which alone should be sufficient to carry us on to success. The rudiments of nobility, virtue, and success are in us all, and it lies with each of us to develop them. If a moment’s sadness fills our hearts at leaving Manning and its joyous days, we can but hope that the future will be as pleasant. CUB STAFF, 1931-1932 Editor-in-Chief Ida Wells, ’32 Business Manager Donald Wood, ’32 Literary Editors : Frances Ames, ‘32 ; Robert Clogston, ’33 Clifford Appleton, ’32; Ashley Jewett, ’32 Marjorie Dolan, ’32 Alumni Editor Anne Patch, ’33 Social Editor . ...Charlotte Smith, ’32 Class Reporters : Evelyn Dodge, ’32 ; Peter Retales, ’33 Curtis Haley, ’34 ; , ‘35 Athletic Editor Douglas Wood, ’32 Exchange Editor Theodora Burbank, ’34 Art Editor Gilbert Hamm, ’33 Joke Editors Kenneth Poor, ’32; Parker Hall, ’32 Typists Elizabeth Williams, ’32 ; Phyllis Chisholm, ’33 Literary RAIN I have always liked to be out in the rain. It is a queer vagary and often inconvenient, but despite wet clothes, colds, and scoldings, I still like few things better than to wan- der about during a shower. I think this wild obsession dates from the time when, as a child, I slept in a room directly under the roof and was often lulled to sleep by the cheerful pattering on the shingles. There is something very comforting and soothing about the murmuring rustle of a light shower and some- thing awe-inspiring in the lash and roar of a down-pour. I don’t know quite which I like best — to stroll along in the dusk of a rainy day, feeling the patter against my cheek, smelling the 14 sweet, fresh earth-smell, hearing the drip of the water from the wet leaves into the puddles and the sub- dued sound of the fresh raindrops from Heaven, — Angel’s tears they might be called, — trying to wash away the dust and drabness of the earth by their cooling purity, — I do not know whether I like all this best, or to return home after being out in the rain, to come in where it is light, dry, and warm, to sit down by an open window and gaze out into the mist and pick out the different tones made by the falling raindrops, landing on field and tree, roof and river, and to distinguish the various tints of green and blue and grey of the landscape as it gradually fades into night. All sounds and colors are united and imperceptibly changed. What has formerly been glaring and blatant now becomes softened and blended artistically with its surroundings. A calm, peaceful melancholy pos- sesses me, and I fall into a reflective reverie. As I gaze out into the beating rain, dreams become much more real. When the distance is veiled in blue gray mist, the pros- pects of possibilities behind it are much greater. They are not ambi- tious aspirations of pomp and power that occupy me at these times, but comforting, hopeful dreams of si- lence and peace, the silence of beauty and the peace of perfection. And the soothing spell of the rain- drops fosters and sustains these il- lusions, for only in rainfall do they approach reality. Usually in mo- ments of happiness we desire com- panionship. With me, dreams are enough ; anything else would break and dispel the mood. Who should want more when he has thousands upon thousands of falling, pellucid raindrops to make music for him, and rain-drenched foliage to create beauty for him. To me the very word “drenched” conjures up the sight of a rosebush in full bloom bending low beneath a weight of blossoms and of water, drenched in crystal and in beauty, drops falling from its lower leaves and petals, and the clean, clear smell of fresh-washed air, combined with sweetness of the scent of roses. The year’s rainfall seems to me an allegory of life. The showers of spring are compared with youth, the odorous, delicate, and beautiful but fleeting showers of April and May being comparable to the pe- riod of youth with its short but intense periods of beauty and thought. Later comes the rain of summer with its heavier, less-fre- quent storms accompanied by light- ning and thunder. This is emblem- atic of the passions, emotions, and activities of maturity. The dis- agreeable, drizzly storms of autumn and of squaw winter may be thought similar to the failures and disillusions of middle age when the mind realizes the vanity and use- lessness of humanity and its hopes and fears. Finally comes winter and its calm, austere, and peaceful snow falls. Snow is only frozen rain. Old age is merely life crys- talized. The meditative beauty of snowfalls is parallel to the peace and contemplations of age when men realize that despite the frets and irritations of their previous life, there is a Truth surpassing man to whom all things are clear and to whom all things are beautiful. The earth is always a fresher, cleaner place following a shower. It has a chance to start anew. Just as a flood of tears will purge the overloaded heart of sorrow, the healing balm of spring rains washes 15 it free of dirt and dust. The grass is greener and more sparklingly green. The leaves and boughs hold themselves in a gayer attitude. The sun shines with a new luster and the air holds a new promise in its scent. All the earth seems glad, happy, and carefree after a shower, and we dull mortals plod along and drudge along as before, noticing nothing, wilfully losing our best chance for happiness and beauty. — Ralph Ladd. TO A STAR Oh little star so far away, Where do you stay day by day? Where does your tiny twinkling light Stay when it is no longer night ? When dark clouds cover skies of blue Tell me, star, just where are you? I’d like to be a star so bright That twinkles through the long, dark night And help to guard the wanderer home From fields afar where he must roam. Who lights your little light so bright To cheer us through the lonely night? I wish I were the same as you To live in all the sky of blue. Ages and ages there, you’ve shown Up there so high in your heavenly home. Would you not like to come to see My home on earth which shelters me ? — Evelyn Comeau. DEATH White mist on the shoreline Rolling away, To show the somber forest, Across the bay. Just as when Death comes, and The white mysteries of life, Rolling away, Show that there’s a shoreline Across that bay. — W. A. Grover. NADNEK It was a perfectly glorious day. The beach was thronged with peo- ple. The blue waves curled up and rolled in, white and foaming. Dot- ted here and there were colored beach chairs with lolling sleepers in them, their unread newspapers flapping in the breeze. It was Nadneks’ holiday. He and his little Italian wife were going to enjoy themselves as much as pos- sible because tomorrow Nadnek was going far from his little wife, but today . . . He looked down at her now as he stood beside her as she gazed rapturously out to sea. Her dusky cheeks were delicately flushed with excitement, and the nulse in her throat beat quickly. His heart contracted in fright. ! Thank God she was his, but how j soon before he’d see her again. His arms tightened, he lowered his head, and a happy smile crossed his face. His son. and what a son he would be! His wife turned, and ' i Nadnek. happy and eav, took her arm, and with the child held tightly to his breast began his fun. He pushed through the milling mob and saw all there was to be seen, — the sideshows, the merry-go- round, and at length exhausted [ they sat down on a shady bench, and Nadnek opened the lunch his wife had packed. The child lay asleep and Nadnek and his wife, 16 their eyes dilated and sparkling in happiness, gazed upon him and talked of his future and of their joy in him. Nadnek did not under- stand America nor did his wife. They were enough for each other. It didn’t matter where they were, and so it happened that Nadnek paid his ten cents and got in the car of the roller coaster. The cars were packed and the baby cooed in delight while his mother and father leaned forward and peered over the sides of the car in ecstacy. The car sw ept up the steep slope ; then with a crashing of iron on iron it was thundering down, a slur — scream- ing — and a dizzy sensation of fall- ing, falling, falling; again the jerk- ing and crashing and the two, Nad- nek and his wife, their breath held in suspense, clasped their son in their arms for the final dash. Nad- nek was thinking of their momen- tous joy and that he must leave them tomorrow. He would not see his son for six months, and his wife . . . The car stopped. Nadnek helped his wife from the car and then stepped from it him- self. “Nadnek!” His wife fell in a crumpled heap, her face twisted in agony. Nadnek knew now. His son was dead. Their last moment of happiness had killed him. The swift wind that had left them gasp- ing for breath had taken the child’s and his cold little body seemed frozen in his father’s arms. — Winifred Austin. LIFE There are many puzzles in this world and many mysteries. Of these mysteries one is the central and foremost. It is the great un- answered question of the world. “What and why is life ?” This is a problem which poets and sages have discussed and argued but never answered. Of this great subject we have in our knowledge a few facts which may or may not throw light upon it. We know that we come into this world by a means which neither science nor religion can explain. This is done wholly independently of our own wishes. We know that when we are born we have before us a great scope of action, an oppor- tunity for good or evil limited only by ourselves. We know that on the threshold of life, each, knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or un- willingly, takes the path of his life which will finally lead him to the grave after a period of years. Some measure life no better than in that manner. We know that life is never satisfactory, never fulfilling the promises of youth, and we are moved to ask in plaintive tones, “Were we made only for this?” And finally we know that we dis- appear from this earth in as strange and unaccountable a manner as we came into it. In fact, the more we think we know, the less we really do know of it. In contemplating the limitless scope of life, one who has the abil- ity to weigh and judge ideas clearly must take one of two viewpoints. He may be rational and use com- mon-sense, accepting his own limi- tations and failings, deciding that this is the best possible world after all, concluding that life as he sees it is an established fact, an incon- trovertible fact, and that he might 17 as well make the best he can of it, not troubling himself much about where and what life came from and to where and to what it will go. For this point of view he has as evi- dence his senses, seeing, hearing, etc., and his logical, reasoning- brain. As to the other point of view, the religious, poetic attitude, one may believe that this material world and life are merely secondary, that the human spirit comes from and re- turns to an infinitely greater and better place than this, that in each heart there is something of the God- like and changeless, and that man has unlimited power over himself. For this side he has as evidence im- agination and a certain part of our being, an elusive, misunderstood quality called a soul. In other words, man may sensibly accept his inevitable limitations or stupendously play the fool and de- clare that he is at will omnipotent in life. To support the first alter- native he has a finite organism which has often been proved er- roneous; for the other an infinite, immaterial quality which has never been proved to exist at all. One places his trust in what he thinks he sees ; the other in what he knows he doesn’t see. Of course, these ob- servations apply only to those who do cut away from convention and think for themselves. Accepting the first premise, the present becomes of superlative im- portance, the main object of life be- ing to enjoy it at the moment. Most people accept the pursuit of happi- ness as the ultimate occupation, though probably they wouldn’t if someone hadn’t told them to. It is a selfish theory that one should have as good a time as possible in life , but though sometimes discred- itable, selfishness is a necessary ele- ment in the world. The mass of people, although professing to be religious, unconsciously follow this doctrine. Proceeding on the second basis of thought, one enters the realm of faith. Admitting the existence of superhuman worlds before and af- ter death, one has before him the relation of life to these. Is it great- est or least? The poet utterly re- fuses to accept anything less attrac- tive than this world and so makes our life a mere interlude, a strange interlude, between unlimit- edly higher existences where all mysteries are made clear. With this admission comes the idea of divid- ing after-existence. Heaven and hell were probably first invented by priests for their own ends. Yet be- cause of the superstition of human nature and because it worked, this idea has become deeply rooted in the world. Because this existence is full of trials, it is logical to sup- pose that this whole life is a trial, a preparation for something else. But how can we know what consti- tutes success in this trial ? Material advantages vanish at the grave. Morals and customs varv in differ- ent times and places. These facts lead one to think that man invents his God rather than that God in- vents mankind. Yet the very being and existence of man seems to in- dicate something greater than him- self. some first great uncaused prin- ciple which for lack of a better name we call God. It is an observed fact that the world gives to mankind in propor- tion to what it receives. Man gets what he deserves in the long run. Tt is logical to reason that at death the human soul, spirit, identity, or whatever one may choose to call 18 the unmaterial, divine spark in a man, will be dealt with in accord- ance to what it has to offer. This must be in spiritual terms, not ma- terial; in thoughts, not deeds; and in intentions, not actions. At the beginning of life we all have an equal chance spiritually, although never materially. It is what we make of this chance that counts. There is an opinion that only a few great events in a per- son’s life really count, that all else is negligible. The beauty and per- fection of detail that God strews about us in Nature is sufficient ref- utation of this stand. Rather it seems to me that at death the soul is judged by its life as a whole, an artistic whole, for it is the soul that directs the body. The whole is greater than the part; therefore, every little incident, every minor thought, helps to build up or break down the structure of the soul. The painter tries to achieve beau- ty by a reproduction of a very small part of life. The sculptor also. No book nor music can portray more than an artistic reproduction of life, and a very limited part. Yet when successful, the artist in any field of beauty is praised and honored. Not every one can be an artist with words or images, but every person has an infinitely greater opportunity in his own self and life. Everyone has himself to work with. Every- one has the opportunity to dip his mental fingers into a living, sentient bit of the changeless and immortal and to mold it into a greater artistic completeness than any earthly en- deavor. This must be done not merely by conformation to contemporary mor- als and laws but by appreciation of the beauties and wonders of Nature and the evidence of God in our- selves. Material acts do not count in comparison with spiritual emo- tions. It is better to feel the strong heart-tug of sympathy than to give millions in charity merely to be called a philanthropist. We should be judged by quality and not quan- tity. God created all spiritual parts of us. What we call good or evil in ourselves must come from God and it is undoubted that only good and beauty can come from Him. Let us then, freely exercise all emotions and desires of the spirit, for in that way lie beauty and God, and criti- cize only the grosser influences of the world. — Ralph Ladd. V.) Graduation Essays IN DEFENSE OF PURITANISM Ralph Ladd Now that the Tercentenial cele- bration of the founding of Massa- chusetts is over, many people know less about the Puritans than they did before. They have learned much about the chairs and fire- places that the Puritans used but little of the Puritans themselves. Some people consider the Puritans as men who were so persecuted by the English royalty and the aristoc- racy that life in England became unbearable to them, and so they came to Massachusetts to establish an ideal community of religious freedom and democracy. Others consider the Puritans as gloomy, iron-sou led hypocrites who were constitutionally unable to enjoy life themselves and were therefore de- termined that nobody else should. It is the fashion to cast the blame of anvthing in modern life that is repressive, narrow, or provincial on the blighting influence of the Puri- tans. It is also a popular delusion that the only Puritans in the world were the ones who came to the shores of New England. To discuss any historical move- ment we must first find out just what principles it declares and what its sources are. Careful study convinces one that the essence of Puritanism is an earnest effort to live a life nearer to God. It was with this aim that a group of sin- cere, strongly religious men gave up the land of their birth and sought to build a city of God in the wilder- ness of America. They were the first to call themselves Puritans, but their spirit had existed since the dawn of civilization. Ever since men have been aware of a greater thing in the world than immediate necessities, a few idealists have at- tempted to find truth and moral perfection by harmonious union of faith and austere self-controlled study. These men were Puritans. St. Paul was the greatest Puritan. He attempted to elevate the moral level of humanity by an earnest ap- plication of the teachings of Christ and he set up Christian churches everywhere. The group of English Puritans of the 17th Century at- tempted to build an ideal commun- ity founded on the Bible and they established a system of schools and a college to spread this ideal. Paul lost his head to Nero, and the Puri- tans are now ridiculed and misrep- resented ; but Paul lives a larger life in the teachings of the Christian re- ligion, and the Puritan spirit is the most commendable spirit in this teeming country today. Some of the principles of Puri- tanism were absolute reliance on the Bible as the foundation of re- ligion: simplicity and sincerity in worship ; deep intolerance of heresy and false doctrines; abiding respect for law as a principle, but ceaseless opposition to laws as made by kings and bishops; strengthening of the character by self-discipline ; and firm belief in themselves as God’s elect. With these ideals in mind the Pur- itans had colonized Massachusetts. These men were emphatically not oppressed peasants nor stern fanat- ics — thev were the best of the Eng- lish student and upper middle class- es. Their strongest contingency 20 came from the universities of Cam- bridge and Oxford. They were neither persecuted nor impoverished by the King. Many of them were wealthy and noble in their own lands. At that time King Charles was too busy keeping his head on good terms with the rest of his body to persecute them if he had wanted to. They came here with no inten- tion of founding a haven of democ- racy and religious freedom. They disliked religion and gov- ernment in England and wanted to live as they pleased and to govern themselves as they wished. The church and State of New England were intensely aristocratic, but it was an aritocracy of character and ability. Of the sixteen thousand people in Massachusetts then only four thousand of them belonged to the Puritan Church and could vote. These men were narrow minded ; they had to be. The path of Truth and Righteousness is always a nar- row path. Although not encouraging non- Puritan immigration, they did not forbid it, and they allowed people of different faiths to live with them as long as they obeyed Puritan laws and did not break the peace. When these non-Puritans disregarded the law they were banished or pun- ished severely. Roger Williams was banished but onlv after he had been preaching socialism and treason on the streets. Three Quakers were hanged but only after they had re- peatedly broken the laws and de- filed the Puritan Churches. These sturdy idealists certainly did things their own way without regard for man or king. Ordered by Crom- well to sell a number of Scotch reb- els into slavery they calmly set them free, after these rebels had worked out their passage, and told Cromw ' ell that it was against their principles. Ordered by the restored Charles II to give suffrage to the m ambers of the Church of England, they unconditionally refused on the grounds that Anglican morals were not to be trusted. As I said before, they were idealists who looked only to God and to their con- sciences for justification of their deeds. In a study of the Puritans three divisions are soon noticed. The Pil- grims who came from Holland were very different from the Puritans. They were oppressed peasants who favoured democracy and religious freedom ; yet they lived as friendly neighbours to the Puritans. The first generation of Puritans in this country was the one to whom all the foregoing remarks apply. Most of them were b rn in England. But a few generations later the iron in the Puritan veins seems to have rusted. There was no appreciable improvement nor addition made to Puritan doctrine during the whole of the eighteenth century. At the beginning of the nineteenth, a new revival of the liberal progressive spirit of the seventeenth century Puritan resulted in Transcendental- ism and Unitarianism. For the pe- riod of one hundred years before the War for Independence there are few excuses to be made and many needed. The struggle for existence and the isolation from Europe pro- duced stagnation. Religion, which had been austere, now became stern and forbidding; government, which had been iust and strict, now be- came harsh and often tvrannical. Intolerance replaced the liberalism of John Winthrop. and pedantry re- placed the education of Norton and Corbett. This is the Puritanism which Nathaniel Hawthorne por- 21 trayed, and there is good cause for all of his condemnation. This con- dition was the result of victory. The Puritan spirit was essentially a fighting spirit and when it had suc- cessfully fought the errors of Ca- tholicism and Anglicanism, and heresy within its own rank , there was nothing left to fight and it col- lapsed of itself. Intolerance left a smudge on history and hypocrisy became common. Yet the men of that time were not as bad as they were painted. Cotton Mather, the theological leader of this period, when he was forty and after the death of his second wife, received a proposal of marriage from the prettiest young lady in Boston, even in that age of propriety. There can be no denial nor softening of the faults of the Puritans of this later period. Religion became much theological than ever before. The strict character standards put face value high and fostered hypocrisy, which was the great curse of the Puritans. However, although the faults increased during this period and the early vigor faded, the vir- tues of the Puritans still stand. Among the qualities of the Puri- tans that call for praise is that of idealism. It was the spiritual grop- ing towards something better, the trying to progress by improving the man, not his conditions, that first started the Puritan movement. Rea- soning would have told them that a City of God was as impossible in one part of this earth as another. Yet idealism allowed no peace of mind until an attempt had been made. Turned into new channels, disguised under different names, this same spirit created and built America and supplied a whole new ideology for it. Merely a vision and hope of bet- ter things would have done little without strength and continuity of purpose. The Puritan not only saw what to do, but did it. He risked everything he had, life being placed among the least, when he came to America. Starvation, savages, the hostile nations of France and Spain, exposure, pestilence, and above all the heavy hand of England, were daily menaces. The Puritans placed degradation as the worst of condi- tions and preferred to die in inde- pendent poverty and danger than to live in dependent affluence. Puritan theology was narrow and sometimes bigoted. The New Eng- land clergy attained a power that never had existed in England. The Bible was the sole source of religion and the Old Testament more than the New. Theirs was no God of love and mercy but a stern God, though a just one. Fundamentally they were Calvinists, holding that the natural instincts of life are evil and that men are born sinners. Sal- vation would come only to the few that kept God’s covenant and suc- ceeded in improving themselves by judicious development of the higher and control of the lower emotions. They were the Elect. All others in the world and many of themselves were only fit to be damned. Shall we condemn this attitude? How do we know that it was wrong ? W e may judge only by the way they up- held it, and in this there is room for little but admiration. The oftenest and most persistent accusation against the Puritan is that he opposed and destroyed beaty. This is true in detail and untrue in general. It cannot be de- nied that the Cromwellian armies destroyed manv beautiful things in the Anglican Churches, and it can- not be denied that the Puritan wor- 22 ship was utterly devoid of all the ceremonies and beautiful objects associated with traditional Chris- tianity. The Puritan always placed the spiritual before the material. He wanted nothing between himself and his God. Christ was born in a barn. Was it unfitting for his fol- lowers to worship in like circum- stances? God said, “Thou shall have no other gods before me.” The Puritan placed neither God nor man, ceremony nor ritual, before his faith. The Puritan mind was not artistic ; it was strong, virtuous. “Virtue is a kind of beauty,” said a Puritan; but it was not artistic. Working with a gun in one hand and an axe in the other, one hardly has time to paint beautiful pictures or to write great poems. In the useful occupations there was much appre ciation shown. New England has a splendid tradition of crafts- manship. The excellence of Puritan cabinet-work is still recognized, and in the prose of the period one may find flashes of beautiful and effec- tive English. They built houses of the purest architectural standards in America. The Puritan placed fnith above beauty, and dutv above pleasure, but that does not mean that he despised either. Much, in- deed. on the contrary! One of the most valuable works of the Puritans was their govern- ment. It combined the best of the democratic and aristocratic systems. The voting list was small, church membership and a character test being reouired, and the official standard of integrity was very high. The town-meeting for local affairs and a representative body for state affairs were brought to high effi- ciency. Wealth and birth had little influence. A man was judged for what he was and not for what he had. On a small scale New England had that enviable body, an aristoc- racy of brains and character. The greatest thing which the Pur- itans did was to establish a system of education. This education was primarily to train men for the min- istry. As the Bible was the great book of the Puritans, the clergy must be able to read it in the origi- nal languages of Hebrew, Greek, and -Latin. Add to these mathe matics, ethics, and logic, and there is a classical education. The Puri- tans had formed a set of principles and attempted to continue them by education. Primary education of all boys was required and higher was encouraged. The standard of education in those days was higher than now. John Winthrop, Jr., who founded Ipswich, was in constant correspondence with over eighty world leaders in all fields of thought and action. Ezekiel Cheever, who taught here in Ipswich, was the greatest teacher of that time. Wil- liam Brewster and Richard Mather were accounted scholars in England. Cotton Mather, in addition to speak- ing several languages and being considered a great scholar, wrote more than most men have time or thought enough to read. The classical education taught men what to be; the modern teaches men what to do. The old gave ideas; the new facts. In twenty years from now the college gradu- ating classes of 1931 will have achieved success in material things and will have retired to comfort and enjoyment of Crane plumbing, Ford automobiles, and steam-heated houses. Twenty years from their graduation the classes of 1631 in England had conquered a wilder- ness, and set up a city of God, not on laws, prosperity, nor favour, but 2 : on industry, sound learning, and ' high morals. It is sad to see the scorn of this generation for that generation of 1631 which was cho- sen by God to be the rock on which American life is built. The concep- tion of progress has changed. The classical education fostered, devel- oped, and sustained English and American Puritanism. Their educa- tion sent them out to battle for ideals, social principles, and a new theory of life. Is it too late to knit into a glorious whole the heritage of the past with the accomplish- ments of the present? As we go forth into our modern world, let us take with us the facts which we have gathered here these last four years, given us with patience and generosity by those who have in- structed us and adding to them a desire to use them, not as ends, but as means, to attain to objectives as high as the Puritan objectives and by so doing we will live worthy of those sturdy men. whose descend- ants we are, fulfilling and not be- traying their traditions. Judged by his own standard the Puritan was imperfect. Judged by ours he was imperfect, but he came closer to his than any other group has come to its standards. In his- tory it is unfair to judge other peo- ple and times by our ideas. In con- demning the Puritans as a whole we should be more intolerant than they and much less intelligently so. Peo- ple may say, “Thank God the Puri- tans are dead,” but they know lit- tle about the true Puritans. Let us hope that the Puritan spirit is still alive. If we can ask ourselves, “Shall we do as we ought to do and not as we want to do?” and feel a strong affirmative response stirring within us, we are Puritans. The Puritan spirit is still alive, and it will be a disastrous day for Amer- ica and for the rest of the world when it ceases to be. GERMANY’S CONTRIBUTION TO CIVILIZATION Fabian S. Ciolek With the reinstatement of the study of the German language in the schools and colleges of our land and the softening of the bitter feel- ings against Germany resulting from her part as played in the World War, the time has perhaps now come when it may be well to forget our hatred and to review the great and lasting contributions of Ger- many to civilization. Who has not heard of the famous scientist Ein- stein, or of the world-renowned “Zeppelin,” or of the famous musi- cians, Beethoven and Mozart ? Thus Germany has shown her influence in the social, cultural, and political fields. The social influence of the Ger- man element consists in the cultiva- tion of those arts which divert from the narrow path of selfish interest and material gain and which ele- vate, enoble. and increase the joy of living. Of all the influences of Germany, the influence of music has been lasting and supreme. She had founded an empire of music before she created a political em- nire. The civilized world of today is more deeply indebted to Germany than to any other nation for its rich heritage of classical music. The first orchestral director in Boston was the German pioneer, Graupner, often called “the father of Ameri- can orchestral music.” Some of the well-known figures from the assem- blage of musical geniuses which have never been equaled are Bach, 24 Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schu- bert, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and many others. I wonder if there is any other country that can equal Germany in producing the most wonderful music that has ever been heard. Scientifically, Germany gave to the world Leibnitz, who invented calculus; Schieiden and Schwann, who established the cell theory in plants and animals; Pander and Von Baer, who worked out the his- tory of mammalian embryo: and the most recent of the scientists, who has recently visited this country, is Ein tein, about whom we all know. There are also many chemists, phy- sicists, and philosophers of the first rank who are Germans. Germany’s rich literary contribu- tion is almost a hidden treasure to some. The popular epic of medie- val times, the “Nibelungenlied,” which portrays Teutonic life, is still, however, a favorite classic among us today. More recently the name of Goethe, one of Germany’s most distinguished poets, and also that of Schiller have thrilled the world. Among her educators may be mentioned Von Holst, professor of American history in the University of Chicago, who has left an endur- ing monument in his “Constitutional History of the United States.” A very recent development in education should not fail to receive mention, that of the interchange of professors, a practise greatly en- couraged by Emperor William of Germany. This has led to the ex- change of teachers and students as well and is being todav advocated as a means of promoting interna- tional peace. Passing from the highest grade of education to the lowest, but by no means the least in importance, we come to the kindergarten, a German institution, founded by a lover of the young, Friedrick Froe- bel. The first kindergarten at- tempted in this country was in Wis- consin by a German woman in 1855. Now there is a kindergarten in al- most every town and state. Gymnastics were introduced in Germany in the first quarter of the eighteenth century by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. He wished to see men independent and vigorous in body and in mind. Beck, one of his followers, having been exiled from his country, arrived in Ameri- ca and was appointed a teacher in Northampton, Massachusetts, and under his direction there was erect- ed at once the Round Hill Gymna- sium at Harvard. Now every col- lege requires that a student take physical exercise for at least one semester. Thus the beginning of gymnastic work in America was by a German. Thus the German traits have united the various formative ele- ments of the people more securely and more harmoniously. As one writer states, “In common with Eng- lish stock of England and America, ism, the origin of education, music and art; he shares with the Scot a keen sense of duty: he touches the Irish with his emotional nature, his joy of living, and his sense of hu- mor; and thus linking the great na- tional elements together, the Ger- man provides genuineness, virility, and aspiration.” ART IN OLD IPSWICH Ruth W. Beals Many of those persons who vis- ited the new Burnham Art Galleries last summer were surprised to learn 25 that Ipswich claimed so many ar- tists. It is no wonder artists are attracted to this historic and beau- tiful town, for there are natural beauties here which must appeal strongly to a person of artistic tem- perament. Our Puritan forefathers, strug- gling to gain independence, had lit- tle time to think of art. Their seeming neglect of the fine arts is often attributed to the harshness and austerity of Puritan nature ; yet as a matter of fact they did not ne- glect art. They were lovers and creators of beauty. Within their old homes we find beauty every- where in such things as the hand- hewn beams, the paneled walls, the simple beauty of the staircase, and even in the slope of the roof. They might not have recognized art as we understand it, yet all these things they did prove our forefath- ers were lovers of beauty. Art as art, however, was some- thing entirely new to the Ipswich tradition, appearing for the first time in the latter part of the 19th century. As late as 1850 house painters also did portrait painting. It is reported that when artists first started painting, the assessors tried to levy taxes on the artists’ sketches, asserting their work was a trade. The French art schools learning of this thought Ipswich a survival of the Da rk Ages, for they did not know a community could live with- out knowledge of the fine arts. Professor Arthur Wesley Dow was the first in Ipswich to adopt art as a profession. After several years of study in the French schools, successful exhibits in the Paris Sa- lon, where he received honorable mention in competition with such men as John Singer Sargent and James McNeil Whistler, and this followed by several years of suc- cessful teaching in colleges and uni- versities, he returned to his native Ipswich and here began his summer school of art. Professor Dow was fortunate in possessing the art of teaching art. Thus his influence was greatest in training teachers of art, and his methods have done much to revolutionize the teaching of art in schools and colleges. For several years his summer school was conducted with great success, pu- pils — both students and teachers of art — coming from all parts of the country. There are still several hundred art teachers who received their training in Ipswich. Mr. Dow’s first classes were held in a little studio in the Caldwell Block, and his pupils were taken in an omnibus to the outlying dis- tricts to sketch. Mrs. MacArthur, late wife of Dr. MacArthur, was a member of this original group. She became an artist of considerable merit. Before her marriage Mrs. Henry Kenyon also studied at the summer school. She has since done excellent work as a painter of por- traits, especially of children. The Misses Bates were also pupils of Professor Dow. They settled in Ips- wich and built their home, “Red- ledge.” Also of this group is Miss Harriet Condon, who has devoted her life to art. Later as the classes increased Mr. Dow took up his quarters in the Old Emerson House on Turkey Shore Road. One year ago the late Mrs. Dow conveyed this property to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. It was in that quaint old house that the classes were continued until finally Mr. Dow built his studio on Bayberry Hill. A group of artists not Ipswich - 26 born but residents for many years did much to carry on the traditions of the Ipswich art colony. Mr. Henry Kenyon was one of these. He studied in Paris with Mr. Dow and also exhibited his work in the Paris Salon. When he returned to America after having spent a few years in France and Italy, he was attracted to Ipswich and settled here. Mr. Kenyon’s beautiful oil paintings of landscape and sky when once seen are never forgotten. Another artist of this same group is Mr. John W. Mansfield. After four years of study at Paris in L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he came to Ipswich. Every native of this town should be familiar with Mr. Mans- field’s beautiful paintings of Ips- wich marshes and dunes. Residing in Ipswich for several years has been an artist of nation- wide distinction, Theodore Wendel, who likewise studied in Paris and later in Florence and Venice. He has received many prizes and med- als for his fine work. We should indeed consider ourselves fortunate in being able to see an exhibit of his work last summer. Mr. Francis H. Richardson is also of this group. He also studied abroad and received honorable men- tion when exhibiting in the Paris Salon. Miss Elsie Heard, a native daughter of a distinguished Ips- wich family, took up the study of the fine arts, and has done admir- able work as a painter of portraits. Although the Ipswich art colony has diminished since Professor Dow’s time, we still have a few ar- tists who carry on the old tradition. Among the contemporarv artists dwelling in Ipswich are Professor Kimball, a lover of music as well as painting; Mrs. Baylor, a painter of still life ; Mrs. Consuelo Hills, sculptress; Mr. Leon Bracker, a na- tionally-known illustrator; and Mr. Mark Hayes, a recent graduate of Manning High, who took a prize in a Boston competition. Now it is for us, of this genera- tion, to carry on the work so well begun, to observe the beauty which surrounds us, and to love and cre- ate the beautiful ! “NON SCHOLAE SED VITAE DISCIMUS” Gladys Durham “Non Scholae Sed Vitae Disci- mus” — we learn not for school but for life. These years spent in study have been but a background for life. The ability to express oneself comes through the study of lan- guages. History and civics enable one to understand present-day con- ditions. Mathematics is provocative of concentration and mental disci- pline. Athletics and social activi- ties as well are important in that they train youth to cope with what- ever emergencies and situations that may arise throughout life. One learns how to judge his fellow men and to recognize leaders who can be depended upon. Youth of today, perhaps more than ever before, is awake to its responsibilities and the importance of playing worthwhile parts in the age-old game of living successfully. And so, tonight, we, the class of 1931, have come to the turning point of our lives, reaching a crisis which will decide whether or not all the golden dreams of childhood are to be realized. We find our- selves faced with the obligation of carrying on and of realizing not only our own visions, but also those of former generations. It is for us 27 to find the way through present- day depression. Thus it is all over the world. And yet when we turn to our eld- ers for guidance and advice, we find them comparing us with youth in the good old days — the days when a school master ruled supreme in his little red school house and shuddered at finding individuality and creativeness in youth. Sir Arthur Eddington is quoted as saying, “It may be that the human race is no better than it was two thousand years ago, but it is differ- ent and that in itself is a good thing.” Life in this so-called ma- chine age is different. A rapid de- velopment is shown in the schools. A greater freedom is found in the schoolroom and youth is allowed to nuench its thirst for knowledge. Teachers find it advisable to des- cend to the level of their pupils and to find .glory in training them for participation in life as a social be- ing. Oft in the chronicles of history one finds that the policy of great rulers in governing their people has been to suppress and to keep them in blissful ignorance. But in so do- ing discovery, invention, and crea- tion have been suppressed as well as revolt. Youth has its dreams, its visions, and its ambitions which cannot be put down. We seek through education to understand our present-day civilization and the part which each person plays in the world. Moreover, present-day youth is still at heart religious. However, a great deal of truth and wisdom lies in the words of Doctor Alfred Stearns, beloved principal of Phil- lips-Andover Academy and a noted champion of youth, who has writ- ten, “We must bear in mind that there is a distinct difference be- tween active religious interest and being still at heart religious. The latter is the natural endowment with which we are all blessed by our Creator. For the former we ourselves are chiefly responsible ; and if the youth of the present day has lost its religious interest, it is because of the conditions and influ- ences by which it has been sur- rounded, and for these we of an older generation must bear the blame.” If youth seems pleasure-mad, restless, and strange in its mode of living, you, our elders, must take into consideration the conditions which youth did not create but which it nevertheless must over- come. Always mankind condemns that which it does not understand. Youth is sending forth a challenge for sympathy, understanding, and above all — confidence. Confidence such as Giovanni Gentile, the dis- tinguished educator and philoso- pher, showed in an address given in Italy some years ago. He pleaded with his countrymen for higher moral standards and nobler living. His pleas having been met with much doubt and cynicism, he cried with great intensity of feeling, “I am not speaking to the older gen- eration. The mind of the older generation has broken down. I make mv appeal to youth, and youth will hear and answer me.” He was right. Youth has not failed him. Youth is ever seeking the bright and pure side of life even if it cloaks its feelings. And so, as the years go on, may we walk the straight and narrow path with- out becoming narrow minded. For the present let us the remember the words of a modern poet — 28 “ Tis time this fallen world should rise ; Let Youth the sacred work begin! What nobler task, What fairer prize Than earth to save and heaven to win?” CLASS DAY PARTS CLASS HISTORY By Frank Machaj In September of the year 1927 the graduates of the Junior High Schools of Ipswich and Rowley started on their career in Manning to obtain a high school diploma. The first few days were character- ized by much uncertainty. We were given programs to fill out about which we knew very little, espe- cially the locations of the various rooms, but with the help of the fac- ulty we found our rooms satisfac- torily, if late. The freshmen felt very dignified because the faculty placed “Miss” before the girls’ names and called the boys by their last names. As we ha d not a few beauties in our class from Rowley, it was customary to see a few up- perclassmen in the so-called “attic” during every recess. After a few weeks we became accustomed to our classmates and new surround- ings, and everything went along smoothly. Before we had been in school very long, the class decided that it was absolutely essential to elect of- ficers to direct our activities during our first year. The class elected Gladys Durham, President; Robert Mansfield, Vice President; Norman Ewing, Secretary, and Harris Shea, Treasurer, for the class officers. The daily grind of the freshmen year consisted in climbing three flights of stairs to the top floor where the freshmen class was lo- cated. The only event ef impor- tance during the year was a social at which the freshmen were given an opportunity to show the upper- classmen their dancing ability. We sailed along the rough sea to the sophomore class which was sit- uated across the hall from the sen- ior class. It was an honor to be on the same floor with the noble sen- iors and a relief to climb only one flight of stairs daily. Before very long we held a class meeting and elected for our class officers Gladys Durham, President; Harris Shea, Vice President; Norman Ewing, Secretary, and Marion Ford, Treas- urer. We began the sophomore year very systematically, lording it ovei; the freshmen and enjoying their discomfiture in strange surround- ings. The event which gave the class as sophomores a figure in the eyes of the whole school was the assem- bly play of Room V. This was a pretentious tableau of Ipswich in several scenes. The first was danc- ing at a country festival on which the Puritans looked with much dis- favor. Then there was a town meeting followed by a service in church and a parley with the In- dians. The most interesting part was when the Pilgrim army marched across the stage armed with wooden guns and waving flags. Kent was a great success as Miles Standish, waving his sword above his head and giving orders. After sailing along smoothly for a year, those that were fortunate enough to obtain the reouired num- ber of points were admitted to the junior class. Upon first entering the junior year the majority of us were just getting down to business and think- 29 ing more seriously of our futures. At our fir t class meeting the class elected Harry Munro, President; Fabian Ciolek, Vice President; Norman Ewing, Secretary, and Gor- don Player, Treasurer. It being a custom for the junior class to buy class rings, our first duty was to select a suitable ring for the class. Some of us, inspired by “The Oregon Trail” or by the course in American history, man- aged to sway the minds of the rest of the class members to the choice of an elaborate ring depicting the covered wagon. Our next event was a play entitled “The Life of the Christmas Party.” Harry Munro as Audrey Pierson proved himself a man of unusual strength and cour- age by subduing a burglar (Frank Cook) in his attempt to burglarize the guests of the party. Harriette Goodhue and Joseph Ross acted as Gladys and James Caswood, the hostess and her brother. Our next and most important duty was engi- neering the annual Junior Prome- nade. The promenade was very successful due to the efficient com- mittees which were elected to run it. We then sailed along smoothly to the senior yea r, at last realizing that we were approaching the port for which we had set out. The of- ficers elected to guide us through our final year were Fabian Ciolek, President: Ralph Ladd, Vice Presi- dent; Frank Machaj, Secretary, and Atherton Howe. Treasurer. The first appearance of the class as seniors was at a school assembly in November. “They Just Won’t Talk” was the name of the sketch, and again our hero, Harry Munro. took the leading part of Uncle George, a returned soldier. Johnny Patch, as the little boy, was of course cute as usual, especially when he was picked up by his Uncle George and lifted to the ceiling ( ?). The first real event of importance, however, was the senior play en- titled “Adam and Eva,” which was coached by Mr. Sumner Nichols. The majority of the class actors were in exile in Room X, and so many of us, heretofore unknown as dramatic possibilities, after much hard work, were converted into act- ors. Helen Callahan as the younger daughter of a millionaire, Phillip Blaisdell, acted as a flapper with much ability. Except for the bash- fulness of Vinson Sheppard, he acted the role of a hero very suc- cessfully. Blaisdell made a good papa in spite of his red hair. Nor- ma Tozer as the elder daughter of the millionaire, knowing the tech- nique of love, acted her part very well also. John Patch as Uncle Horace kept the audience laughing during the whole play by his wise remarks, and Grace Heard very ably impersonated Aunt Abby. The next duty of the class was to have our pictures taken, after which many of us were surprised at the beauty of our classmates. Another event of interest was the Junior- Senior Day. The juniors challenged the seniors to an athletic meet. As usual the seniors won the day which wasn’t surprising to many because the class as a whole is in- clined toward athletics. In the evening the juniors invited the sen- iors to a farewell social and dance, thus furnishing one more happy memory of high school days. Be- fore closing I should like to call your attention to some of our class celebrities. I fear they are a little bashful or I should ask them to stand and receive an ovation from the crowd. There is Ruth Beals, 30 our class artist, whose “Cub” illus- trations have constituted no small part of the success of our school publication. Gladys Durham, class author, has also been an untiring- worker on the “Sub” and “Tiger” staffs. Our class athlete “At” Howe is another member of whom we are proud. And we must not forget our devoted lovers, Harriette Goodhue and Phillip Blaisdell. Then we have John Patch, who presents the curious anomaly of one who can hold down two such contradictory titles as most popular boy and class pest. There are many others, of course, too numerous to mention but these are enough to show vou what a famous class is now before you. You need not be surprised at anvthing you mav hear of us in the future. It is with regret that we now separate, but we are carrving with us a rich heritage of many happy memories of Manning High. CLASS PROPHECY Norma Tozer and John Patch Time — 1951. Place — Office of Modern Air Line — New York. John Patch — Good morning, Miss. Something I can do for you ? Norma Tozer — Yes. I’d like to book passage on the four o ' clock Rocket for Mars. John — Two dollars, please. The Rocket leaves at four, arriving at Mars at four-fifteen. What’s the name please? Norma — Tozer — Norma Tozer. J oh n — A d d ress ? Norma — Room 4000, Lord-Ray- mond Building, Ipswich, Massachu- setts. John — Ah, Norma Tozer, Ips- wich. Sounds familiar. I lived in Ipswich myself once. Say, didn’t you graduate in 1931 from that af- fair there which we called a high school? I did. Norma — So did I, but I don’t seem to remember you. John — -John Patch ? Norma — Sure enough. Well, well, how are you ? John — Oh, I’m fine but up to my neck in work, trying to manage this air line. How’s Ipswich ? Norma — Well, it’s grown up a lot in these last twenty years. It’s nearly as large as New York, has four new high schools and any num- ber of skyscrapers, the largest of which is the one built by Robert Lord and Roger Raymond. They’re contractors, you know, specializing in the building of camps. Webster Stone and Howard Stultz have also graduated from first-class carpen- ters to contractors, working in com- petition to Lord and Raymond. Hol- lywood claimed Vinson Sheppard, but he is a big drawing card in the old home town when his name ap- pears, as it frequently does, over the entrance to the Strand Theatre. “Jo” Ross and Harry Munro are al- so theatrically inclined. They are still bluffing the public in vaudeville acts on Keith’s Circuit. John — Is that so? Marion Hen- ley and Catherine Sojka( you re- member them) were in here only yesterday. They booked passage to Germany. They’re professional bas- ketball players and are going over to give the Germans some tips on how the game should be played. What’s your friend Helen Callahan doing ? Norma — Oh, she’s working as mother’s helper in Mr. Burke’s fam- ily while she’s waiting for John to make his pile. Her very good friend Harriette Goodhue is now Mrs. 31 Blaisdell. Her husband is at pres- ent spending thirty days in the New Ipswich Penitentiary for his hun- dred and first offence against the speed laws. He is, however, a re- tired business man and keeps a whole fleet of trucks at the disposal of the schools for transportation to and from games. John — Irene Lampropoulos and Grace Heard left here for France last week. They’re going to Paris to perfect their French accent. They plan to teach in Ipswich after a year’s study over there. What else do you know about 1931 celebri- ties ? Norma — Well, only yesterday a young lady whom I recognized as Gladys Durham stopped me on the street in New York and asked me to buy a book. She’s quite the same clever business woman that she was in high school. She and Winnie Aus- tin are still partners. One writes books, and the other sells them. At present Gladys is creating a market for “Austin’s Original Wisecracks.’’ Then to vary the monotony, Gladys will do the writing and Winnie the selling. Virginia Scotton had lunch with me today. She is a model nos- ing for a commercial artist. She’s as good looking as ever. She said that she had just had her pictures taken at Marion Ford’s studio. Vir- ginia was not at all satisfied with Marion’s work and told me that her photographs were all pretty “Hazy.” Virginia’s twin sister, Ve- ra, has achieved fame as a costume designer and modiste. Her shop is located on Fifth Avenue where she is patronized by the smart set of the city. John — I went to a show here the other night. That is, it was a sort of cabaret. You know, half-dressed girls, etc., and whom do you sup- pose I saw? Norma — I can’t imagine. John — Ruth Beals, Sarah Torpey, Ruth Flewelling, Beatrice Laite, and Evelyn Comeau. They’re all head liners, too, and maybe they can’t do some stepping! I also saw some of our classmates last summer when 1 went to Maine on a fishing trip. Our guides turned out to be none other than Atherton Howe, Boleslaw Cyn- kus, and George Dziadose. “At” is still playing football for a profes- sional team and keeps in training up there. Cynkus is in “Rudy Vallee’s orchestra. Dziadose, I believe, is a professional prize fighter. But tell me now what are you doing, and why are you going to Mars? Norma — Well, you see, I run a beauty parlor specializing in mak- ing hair grow quickly by a new pro- cess. I’m on my way to Mars now in order to get some tips on the lat- est modes of hair-dressing. Many of my old classmates come to my shoppe for one thing or another. On- ly last Tuesday John Wegzyn came in to have a treatment for falling hair. He is a gentleman farmer in Rowley. Mae Wile made an ap- pointment for a manicure. She is a private secretary to the president’s wife. Sophie Murdza came in to have her hair done in some new way. She and her friend Gilda Or- sini are quite as inseparable as ever although their relations became slightly strained a while ago when they nearly came to blows in an ar- gument over the question as to whether or not gentlemen prefer blonds. But they patched up the quarrel and are now as thick as ever. Gilda is radio announcer of the news bulletins of the Ipswich Chronicle. John — That’s interesting. By the way, I heard Ruth Gillis speak over 32 the radio last evening. She ' s may- oress of Newburyport now. Follow- ing the footsteps of her namesake, isn’t she ! Norma — Yes, in fact she had her hair dyed red at my beauty shop just before she went into office in order to do justice to the name. What’s her pal Freda Dodge doing? John — Oh, I’ve heard she’s a match maker. No, not the phos- phorous kind. People take their troubles of the heart to her and she smooths them out for them. Norma — -I had rather expected her to go on the stage as a comedi- an. She was always amusing us in our high school days with her hilari- ous remarks. I have tickets for a show. I must see what time it starts. John — Here’s a paper. Have you noticed Manuel Alexopoulous’s snappy sport columns as edited by him in the New York Times? Norma — They are snappy, aren’t thev? Yes. it would give the time m there. Why, what’s this? “Twelve storv apartment house totally de- molished by flames. John Rhodes, teacher of physics at the local col- lege. while trying to work out a phy- sics problem in his apartment, caused an explo ' on which totally wrecked the building. Chief Helen Frown and Assistant Chief Muriel Rilev made Great efforts to save the building.” Why. those are the peo- ple we used to know. Rhodes was alwavs good in physics, but I had no idea that he was that good. Helen Brown must be following i n her father ' s footsteps and Muriel Riley saw so many fires out in her part of the town that I should imagine she would make a good assistant. The story was written up by Joseph- ine Kozeneska. She must be a city news reporter. She lived out in the sticks for so long that I suppose she has taken a liking to city life. Let’s see if there are any more class celebrities in here. Here is an arti- cle written by Ralph Ladd. Ralph is a philosopher. He has grown a a beard and retired to the Maine woods to engage in metaphysical speculations. By the way, have you seen the circus that is playing in town ? John — Yes, I took the afternoon off yesterday and went. Joseph Adamowicz plays a calliope and Richard Mason was a clown in the main ring. Then among a group of tight-rope walkers was Eleanor Pea- body in a sensational red costume and horns representing . . . . , you know. I wanted to shout to her, but I was afraid she might fall. She came from Rowley, didn’t she ? What are the other “Rowleyites” doing? Norma — Well, Statia Egounis makes daily trips to Boston in her truck, carrying her farm products to the markets. She is a very suc- cessful truck gardener. Anthony Jedrey also runs a prosperous farm in Rowley. He is running for town sheriff this year. I hope he gets it. He was a fine fellow. Frank Machaj is a professor at Essex Aggie teach- ing farm management. John — Fabian Ciolek had lunch with me the day before yesterday. He has cultivated a mustache in a last desperate attempt to appear manly. That doesn’t interfere with his position as trumpeter in Gold- man’s Band, however. Have you happened to ride in one of Angus McLeod ' s cabs? Seemingly, Angus has decided to put his car on a working basis. He has one of the largest taxi companies in New York. Mary Perkins is also located in New York. She runs the “Ipswich Clam Shoppe” on 7th Avenue. The clams 33 are supplied by Elmer Dunbar, who is still digging clams on the Ipswich clam flats. The clams are then transported by an airplane owned and operated by Henry Minichiello, who has graduated from his auto- mobile to an airplane. Are there any more business men in our class ? Norma — Yes, or at least one busi- ness woman. Rena Samatas runs a chain of grocery stores throughout the country. Helen Hebb is a mem- ber of the Chicago Civic Opera Company. We little thought the part that the operetta of our senior year was to play in determining her career. John — What’s Harriet Glover do- ing? Norma — Harriet is working back home as an assistant to Mrs. Lord in the Latin department. John — Well, here is the Rocket that leaves at four. You’d better hurry or you’ll miss it. You know you always were late for everything. Well, Norma, I’m very glad to have seen you again, and when you come back from Mars, stop in and have lunch with me. Norma — Thanks, John, I will. I’m glad to have seen you, too. Well, I’ve got to hurry. Good-bye, John. John — Good-bye, Norma. See you later. GIFTS TO GIRLS Phillip Blaisdell Do you know that I have worked my brain to a frazzle trying to find a way to deliver these gifts to the girls? First I tried the radio but there was too much of “By special permission of the copyright owners” or by courtesy of the Bulova Watch, it is now — ,” etc. Would a camping trip do? Per- haps a fairy or a hideous witch would come to me on a stormy night and though I’d shake and quivver, she’d tell me too much. Poetry? Not for me. Neither I nor any of my ancestors have the merits of a Shakespeare. Here’s an idea. I’ll charter an airplane and procure twenty-eight gifts. I will have someone pilot this airplane to Ipswich. At just the right moment my pilot will drop the baskets of gifts at my feet in the town hall. Now I am expecting them at any moment — Ah ! At last here they are ; a whole basket full and none them is damaged. Now to Winifred Austin, who you all know is ambitious to become a radio announcer, this little micro- phone. It may also serve as an en- tertainment for her Scotch boy- friend. To Ruth Beals, our class artists, this easel and brush. To Evelyn Comeau, Ruth Gillis, Josephine Kozeneska, and Sarah Torpey these musical instruments to start a band. To Helen Callahan, who is in con- stant need of borrowing a nickel, this nickel to save the boys in her class financial worries. To Gladys Durham, who has a great interest in Massachusetts Ag- gie students, this little cow. To Statia Egounis, this umbrella if it should get “Haley” on her way home. To Marion Ford, who you all know is interested in plumbing, these tools to help her in her future work. To Harriet Glover, who is much interested in chemistry, this test tube. To Harriette Goodhue, a lover of dogs, this pup with which to start a kennel. To Grace Heard, who has difficul- 34 ty in spelling, this spelling book to help her avoid further mistakes. To Helen Hebb, who is the co- quette of the class, this toy flapper. To Marion Henley and Helen Brown, these basketballs to remind them of happy evenings spent play- ing basket ball. To Freda Dodge, whose nickname is “Skipper ’ this boat to help her father transport “males.” To Irene Lampropoulos, this lit- tle truck so that she may help her father deliver bananas. To Sophie Murdza and Gilda Or- sini, who are inseparable, these handcuffs. To Eleanor Peabody, a nimbus to enable her to uphold the tradition of class saint. To Muriel ( Riley, this new ford so that she will not have to ride in the “old Linebrook bus.” To Rena Samatas, whose ambition it is to become an aviatrix this air- plane. To Vera and Virginia Scotton, these two twin dresses which may also be used as a model for Vera in future dressmaking. To Katherine Sojka, who is a great tomboy, this pair of overalls. To Beatrice Laite, class poet, this pipe to inspire her to write beautiful nature poems. To Mary Perkins, who has given the boys such stiff competition in clamming, this little barrel in which to keep her supply. To Norma Tozer, whose ambition it is to travel, this little boat in which to make a trip around the world. To Ruth Flewelling, a banjo to help her brother keep in tune when he is practicing. To May Wile, a set of combs to keep the wave in her hair when walking on the beaches. Now that all of you have been re- membered, I hope each gift meets with the approval and satisfaction of the owner. If not, I will pass the buck to my pilot who will re- ceive complaints and give satisfac- tion, that is, if you can find him. GIFTS TO BOYS Harriette Goodhue Sitting in the Lounge of the larg- est hotel on La Place de la Con- corde in Paris taking note of the chic costumes of the ladies and mak- ing sketches of some, I marked a great confusion at the main en- trance. Pages, maids, porters, and the proprietor himself were all talk- ing at once. There had arrived a charming- man with a great amount of bag- gage over which he seemed very an- xious, telling the porters to be very careful of it, but as a young porter lifted a much worn bag, it slipped and fell to the floor, bursting open and scattering all sorts of strange things about. I quickly ran to gather them up and was surprised to be spoken to in English, “Do not bother mam’- selle, they are but some trifles of my childhood and youth which I thought to keep but have changed my mind. Here, boy throw these things away.” But I, seeing what they were and thinking of you boys at home, begged him to give them to me. He smillingly did so, also help- ing me to collect them. In a burst of confidence I told him that I really must bring you some gifts from Paris and these were the very things. To Phillip Blaisdell who loves to speed, this traffic officer with the injunction to treat him with all due respect and courtesy. 35 To Boleslaw Cynkus, this saxa- phone to help him in his nightly serenades and to obtain the croon- ing quality of Rudy Vallee. To John Patch, class clown and pest, this little monkey to recall to him his looks and actions during his happy days at Manning. To Harry Munro, this goat so that he may continue to kid everybody along. To Atherton Howe, our class caveman, this baseball bat so he may hunt his captives in the good old caveman style. To John Wegzyn who has the reputation of a farmer, this cow to call him back to the farm. To Fabian Ciolek our class presi- dent, these pillows to use when driv- ing so that he can see over the steer- ing wheel. To George Dziadose, who has ex- celled in sports during his high school career, this croquet set so that he may add another sport to his accomplishments. To Richard Mason, who has fond recollections of his past abode, this little portable cabin to be lo- cated in Nahant. To Elmer Dunbar, this clam dig- ger to aid him in his favorite occu- pation. To Howard Stultz, who is very much interested in manual training, this hammer and nails to play with. To Ralph Ladd, who is in the lit- erary limelight, this pencil and note- book in which to jot down his worthy cogitations. To Joseph Adamowicz. the class woman-hater, this onion to keep the ladies at a distance. To Henry Minichiello, who is al- ways on the road, another car to Dodge about in. To Joseph Ross, who is always tearing his pants, this sewing kit to use in case of emergency. To Anthony Jedrey, this sporty roadster, so that he may ride with comfort down Newmarch Street. To Roger Raymond, who lives near the Salem jail, this revolver to protect him when going home alone nights. To Manuel Alexopoulos who has been associated with newspapers, this printing press to help him es- tablish his first newspaper. To Vinson Sheppard, our tough guy in the varsity play, this package of chewing gum to make his charac- terization more realistic. To Angus McLeod, this kilt as a constant reminder of his Scotch an- cestry. To Webster Stone, whose favorite sport is playing games with the chil- dren, this game of Tiddlywinks. To Robert Lord, who desires to be a forester, this hatchet to help him on the big trail. To Frank Machaj, our best look- ing boy and sheik, this book of beauty hints so he may continue his present role. Last and least — in years anyway, — to John Rhodes, the baby of the class, these socks and baby’s bon- net. After we had collected all the treasures, I asked if I might know to whom I was so indebted. He then introduced himself as Monsieur Al- phonso Bourbon, and I with a gasp realized I had been talking freely to King Alphonso, the thirteenth of Spain. He, seeing my confusion, put me at ease with rather a wistful smile and a gesture half proud and half humble and remarked, “Although mam’selle I am still a King, I at present haven’t a country,” but then with a sudden lighting of his fine eyes, “I can now have a little holi- 36 day and play a little polo of which I am fond. Now if I can no longer be of service to mam ' selle I will be excused please.” With a deep Span- ish bow and a quick military salute, he left the lounge followed by the train of servants. And so, boys, your gifts are the discarded personal mementos of the last King of Spain, Alphonso the XIII. Believe it or not. CLASS WILL by Angus McLeod Be it remembered that We the class of 1931 of Ipswich in the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of this life do make this our last will and testa- ment, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. After the payment of our just debts and funeral charges, we be- oueath and devise as follows: To the Faculty: Item : Chairs or benches to be placed in the corridors so they won ' t have to sit on the table. Item : Bright colors for afternoon slips to relieve the monotony of fil- ing them. To the Juniors: Item: the right to dictate to the lower classmen especially the freshmen. Item : A special janitor so they can get out of Room IV at 1.30. To the Sophomores: Item : All rights and privileges en- joyed by the present junior class. To the Freshmen: Item : The privilege of sitting across the hall from the seniors. Item : A feeling of superiority when they see next year ' s freshmen get lost and receive a reprimand. To Helen Alhowik, a position on the girls’ basketball team. To Frances Ames, who is talking all the time, a special room so she won’t disturb everybody else. To Clifford Appleton, a memoran- dum pad to remind him to distrib- ute slips at the request of Miss Al- len. To Margaret Arthur, a special taxi to take her to Fairview Inn. To Grover Bailey, a ukelele to aid him when serenading Charlotte. To Gertrude Berry, the position of class artist next year. To George Blodgette, a new car so he can sell the old one for an antique. To Gardiner Bolles, who likes to whisper, a screen to prevent the teacher from seeing him. To Arthur Brennan, a rattle to help him to live up to the title of ‘‘Baby” though he looks the part without it. To John Burke, a place in the orchestra as vocalist. To John Carey, a straight packet to keep him from turning around and whispering To Harold Chambers, a back seat in Room IV because he doesn’t have to be watched. To Frank Cook, a hot-dog to re- mind him of a certainment of this year ' s hot-dog squad. To Gladys Cummins, Marion Grundstrum, Kathleen Singer, Bea- trice Jedry, and Simonne Porter, who are very quiet, fifes and drums so they may form a fife and drum corps. To Earle Dodge, a new car with which to get out of the woods if the old one breaks down. To Evelyn Dodge, a position as a substitute teacher for Mrs. Lord. To Marjorie Dolan, a piano so she 37 can play duets with Arthur. To Norman Ewing, an honor seat in Room IV. To George Galanis, a job taking care of the little freshmen next year. To Amelia Grover, a bank to keep her “Nichols” in. To George Greene, a megaphone to aid him in talking louder. To Parker Hall, a position as de- livering boy for Miss Allen’s slips. To Alice Hamm, a brush so that she may help a certain sign painter. To Mildred Hardy, a horse to go with her “Shay.” To Avis Heald, a fire extinguisher to use if her hair catches on lire. To Ellis Hodgkins, a chauffeur’s suit so he will be elected class chauffeur next year. To Ashley Jewett, a front seat in Room IV so the teacher can watch him. To Paul Karchonas, the position of class janitor in Room IV. To Eleanor King, a new taxi to bring her to school next year. To Joseph Kobos, the position of class pest. To Elsie Lang, some rubber heels so that she won’t make so much noise. To Sigrid Lind, the position of class man hater. To Frederick Mackinney, an ear- phone so he can hear when the teachers talk to him. To Richard Mansfield, who is the football contain, our best wishes for a successful season. To Ileen Marcorelle, the honor of being class saint. To Kenneth Morong, a ball and charm to hold him down. To Francis Mullins, a position in the band of 1932. To Arthur Nikas, some extra stud- ies to keep him busy next year. To Richard Pickard, a position as manager of the First National Store when he leaves school. To Kenneth Poor, the honor of being class clown next year. To Henry Prisby, a position on next year’s basketball team. To Edith Savage, a taxi to bring her over from Rowley to a Brownie Shop. To Charlotte Smith, a life saver as a protection when she is out rid- ing with Grover. To Clinton Spencer, a small seat in Room IV that will fit him. To Julia Stefanek, a dancer, a position as entertainer at next year’s socials. To Barbara Stone, who likes to play baseball, a place on the girls ’ team. To Ida Wells, the cheer-leader, our best wishes for a successful sea- son. To Elizabeth Williams, the duty of dusting the Senior Room in 193? : To Donald and Douglas Wood, pocket telephones so they can call each other up when worrying as to where the other one is. In testimony whereof we hereun- to set our hand and in the presence of three witnesses declare this to be our last will and testament, this seventeenth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and thir- ty-one. Class of 1931. On this seventeenth day of June, A. D. 1931, class of 1931 of Ipswich, Massachusetts, signed the forego- ing instrument in our presence, de- claring it to be their last will and testament and thereafter as witness- es we three at their request in their presence and in the presence of each other hereto subscribe our names. Angus McLeod, Fabian Ciolek. Pres. Ralph Ladd, Vice Pres. 38 . CLASS ODE By Beatrice F. Laite Now the sun is sinking slowly, And the night is drawing nigh, And a breeze is blowing softly Fleecy clouds are floating by. For ’tis June time and a glad-time. We must leave our class-mates dear, And the parting is a sad time As we close our last school year. Gently now the breeze is sweeping Bringing back the me’ries sweet, Weaving dreams into our keeping, Calling back the friends we meet. Soon will come triumphant hours. High-School days will soon be o’er—. We have walked the path of flow- ers ; Now adventure lies before. We have shadows of to-morrow, For our lives must now take form. We will pass through joy and sor- row, Weather sunshine and the storm. “We learn not alone for school-days But we also learn for life.’’ We will prosper, due to rule-days, We will conquer, win the strife. Night has settled, stars are shining, And our dreams grow deeper too. In our heart there’s close entwining, Thoughts of the school we love so true. GRADUATION PROGRAM M. H. S. MARCH Tozer M. H. S. Orchestra INVOCATION Rev. James G. Cairns SWEET AND LOW Barnby M. H. S. Chorus ESSAY, In Defense of Puritanism Ralph Ladd ESSAY, Germany’s Contribution to Civilization Fabion Ciolek MORNING INVITATION Veazie M. H. S. Glee Club ESSAY, Art in Old Ipswich Ruth Beals ESSAY, “Non Scholae sed Vitae Discimus” Gladys Durham SOBRE LAS OLAS Seredy M. H. S. Orchestra ADDRESS E. Mark Sullivan PRESENTATION OF PRIZES PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Dr. Ernest J. Smith, Chairman of School Committee BENEDICTION Rev. James G. Cairns 39 ANNUAL CLASS DAY EXERCISES by M. H. S. CLASS OF 1931 Wednesday, June 17, 1931 PART I “THE GATEWAY” — a pageant. Cast of Characters PROLOGUE SPIRIT OF MANNING GRADUATE HEALTH UNDERSTANDING ACCURACY OBSERVATION APPRECIATION SERVICE LABOR AGRICULTURE COMMERCE LAW MEDICINE FINE ARTS MOTHER BOY GIRL CHARACTER COURAGE LOYALTY FAITH HOPE PURITY TRUTH LOVE John Patch SCHOOL Freda Dodge Helen Callahan Helen Hebb Ralph Ladd Vinson Sheppard John Rhodes Vera Scotton Harry Munro Joseph Ross Catherine Sojka Robert Lord Webster Stone Angus McLeod Ruth Beals Gilda Orsini John Patch Beatrice Laite Gladys Durham Winifred Austin Helen Brown Marion Henley Sophie Murdza Marion Ford Norma Tozer Statia Egounis HIGH 40 ( Annual Class Day Exercises— Continued) PART II CLASS HISTORY Frank Machaj CLASS PROPHECY Norma Tozer - John Patch Time — 1951 Place — Office of Modern Air Line — New York GIFTS TO GIRLS Phillip Blaisdell GIFTS TO BOYS Harriette Goodhue CLASS WILL Angus McLeod SCHOOL SONG Music by M. H. S. Orchestra HONOR AWARDS Fourth year Gold Ring Gladys Durham ’31 Second year Silver Pin Evelyn Dodge ’32 John Patch ' 31 Frank Machaj ’31 First year Bronze Pin Helen Callahan ’31 Ralph Ladd ' 31 Norma Tozer ’31 CLASS MOTTO “Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus.” (We learn not for school but for life.) HONOR STUDENTS The following have maintained an average of 85 percent for four years : Ruth Beals Helen Brown Fabian Ciolek Gladys Durham Ruth Flewelling Atherton Howe Ralph Ladd Irene Lampropoulos 41 ' JOSEPH ADAMOWICZ MANUEL ALEXOPOULOS Whenever anyone is playing hockey or football, you’ll find “Alex” in their midst due to his ex- perience as center in both of these sports. He was also elected captain of the hockey squad. Varsity Club; A. A.; Latin Club; Three-Letter Man. “Joe” has the largest number of points in the class. Probably the fact that he is class womanhater is the reason for this. Although he is also class grandfather, he has been here only four years. He will also be remembered as violinist and leader of “Joe’s Melody Boys.” French Club ; A. A. ; Latin Club. 42 WINIFRED AUSTIN “Winnie” has a wonderful sense of humor and delights in playing jokes, her famous giggle having livened up many a dull moment. Al- though she has spent much of her time hiking on the beach road with her pal Gladys, she has also taken an active part in school activities. A. A. ; Glee Club ; Past Vice-Pres. of Commercial Club ; Vice Pres, of French Club ; Candy Room Assis- tant; Assistant Stage Manager of Senior Play; Business Manager of Operetta ; Cub and Tiger Staffs. RUTH BEALS Ruth is class artist and one of the best students. What depths of full and good nature lie behind her seemingly prim visage ! Graduation Essay; French Club; A. A.; Glee Club; Cub and Tiger Staffs; Basketball. 4a. PHILLIP BLAISDELL “Philly” is one of the few three- letter men in the class, having earned letters in basketball, base- ball, and football. His devotion to “Hattie-bumps” earned him the ti- tle of class lover. Despite his red hair he made a very personable dad- dy in the Senior Play. French Club ; A. A. ; Varsity Club ; Cub and Tiger Staffs; Class Actor; Gift to Girls. HELEN BROWN “Brownie” is a quiet studious in- dividual but well liked by everyone because of her appreciation of a good joke and her ready sympathy. Basketball; Commercial Club; French Club ; A. A. 44 - ' HELEN CALLAHAN Helen is the only girl this year to have received a letter and we are all proud of her, due to her fine work as cheer leader. She has a very lively temperament and it is easy to understand why the titles of class vamp and class actress were voted to her. A. A. ; President of French Club ; Glee Club; Senior Play; Commer- cial Club. FABIAN CIOLEK “Fabie” was class president dur- ing our senior year. In scholarship he was in the honor group, while they simply couldn’t get along with- out him in the orchestra. From this it may be seen that whatever he does he does well. A. A.; Tiger Staff; Band and Or- chestra ; Sec. of French Club ; Grad- uation Essay; Latin Club. 45 BOLESLAW CYNKUS “Bolek” is there with the goods when it comes to tooting a “sax”. In reward (or punishment) he was elected class serenader. Though usually mild he can inspire fear, as initiates to the Varsity Club well know. A. A.; Varsity Club; Letterman in Hockey and Football; Band and Orchestra. EVELYN COMEAU “Evie” is a shy retiring member who is very seldom heard outside of class. Her favorite outdoor sport is hiking. We hope she’ll be suc- cessful as a teacher. Glee Club; A. A. 46 FREDA DODGE In spite of the fact that “Tumpie” holds the key to Skipper’s heart and that she is one of the Hot Dog Des- perados, the class decided to over- look these weaknesses and accord- ingly she was elected the most pop- ular girl. Secretary of Glee Club ; Operetta ; President of Commercial Club ; A. A. ; Cub and Tiger Staffs ; Senior Play; Basketball. ELMER DUNBAR “Doggie ” has a mysterious power which enables him to keep strictly away from the girls. We expect him to follow the sea, although he will have to resign himself to feminine long-distance swimmers. A. A. ; Hockey Letter. GLADYS DURHAM Gladys has had a very busy life following in her brother’s footsteps. She ruled us capably for two years as class president and was Editor-in- chief of the Cub and Tiger. Her friendly smile increased sales in the candy room. She was also the only senior to receive the insignia award for four years, and she was in the honor group. Glee Club; Operetta; A. A.; Edi- tor of Cub and Tiger; Business Man- ager of Senior Play; Class Author; French Club; Graduation Essay; Past Class Pres. ; Gold Honor Award ; Manager of Candy Room ; Hot Dog Cash ier; Ex-Pres. of Latin Club. GEORGE DZIADOSE “Ponzi” was the main support of the backfield in football with his passing and running and an excel- lent guard in basketball. Classes would be dull without him to liven them up. Three Letter Man ; A. A. ; Secre- tary of Varsity Club. 48 STATIA EGOUNIS “Sta” is one of our Rowley mem- bers but she is always around when she is needed. She is very popular although “Mevie” takes up most of her time. A. A. ; Glee Club ; Commercial Club. RUTH FLEWELLING “Ruthie” is one of the studious members of our class, possessing great skill in oratory and in writing stories. Her happy-go-lucky nature and interest in sports have made her “Be-alls” inseparable chum. A. A.; Glee Club; Cub and Tige r Staff ; Basketball. 49 MARION FORD Marion is another jolly member of our class, being full of fun and keenly interested in school affairs. She v as elected class boyologist; but it hardly seems possible since her interest is centered around a certain young man who is in the plumbing business. A. A. ; Vice-President of Glee Club ; Operetta ; Treasurer of Com- mercial Club. RUTH GILLIS Like many who seemingly believe that “silence is golden,” “Bossy” of- ten surprises us with her laugh which when once aroused is almost unending. We expect business to boom when she starts her secretarial career. A. A. ; Glee Club ; Commercial Club. 50 HARRIET GLOVER Most of Harriet’s time has been spent in studying and hiking with “Evie” Dodge. She intends to be- come a nurse, and we are sure she will be most efficient. A. A. ; Glee Club ; Latin Club. HARRIETTE GOODHUE Harriette’s blond curls and blue eyes have been much envied al- though she herself seems to prefer red hair and was elected one of our class lovers. Glee Club; Costume Manager of the Operetta ; Publicity Manager of Senior Plav; A. A.; French Club; Cub and Tiger Staffs. ■51 GRACE HEARD Although Grace has wandered from one school to another, she fin- ally decided to graduate with us. In the role of Aunt Abbie in the Sen- ior Play she was perfect. Besides being an actress, she has many other talents and her position as guard on the basketball team was invaluable. A. A. ; French Club. HELEN HEBB Most of us will remember Helen as Jane in the Operetta and a part- ner in the hot dog business. She al- so has been very efficient in com- mercial studies. Cub and Tiger Staffs; A. A.; Commercial Club Secretary; Bas- ketball ; Glee Club. 52 MARION HENLEY Marion is very much interested in athletics and was elected captain of the senior girls’ basketball team which team, by the way, won the championship for two years. Her friendliness and conscientiousness ought to make her a very successful physical educator. Basketball ; Commercial Club. ATHERTON HOWE “At” is our class athlete, having been the captain of the best football team Manning ever had. However, “At” has not only been popular on the gr idiron but has also proved himself equally well-liked in school. A. A.; Commercial Club; Senior Class Treasurer; President of Var- sity Club ; Football Letter. 53 ANTHONY JEDREY “Jerry’s” infectious grin and cheerful disposition have made him a favorite with all of us. He seems more acquainted with the ways of the world than we do, perhaps due to the fact that when not living in Rowley he has been in exile in Mrs. Lord’s room. Commercial Club ; A. A. ; Assis- tant Stage Manager of Operetta. JOSEPHINE KOZENESKA “Josie” is quiet but we seldom see her without a smile. Her hobby is whispering with “Nellie.” We wonder what they find to talk about ! A. A,; Commercial Club; Glee Club. ' -• 54 RALPH LADD “Laddie” has been quite promi- nent during his senior year. He is studious but often absent-minded. He did well in the senior play and has a gift for speaking and writing, being class orator and a literary ed- itor of the Cub. Manager of football, basketball and hockey; Senior Class Vice Presi- dent; Graduation Essay; Bronze Award ; Cub and Tiger Staff ; French Club; A. A. BEATRICE LAITE “Bea” was a blessing willed to us our senior year from Bangor High School. Her hobby of writing poetry resulted in her election as class poet. Glee Club, Operetta, Tiger Staff. 56 IRENE LAMPROPOULOS Irene is one of those rare individ- uals who can be depended upon to have their homework done. She has shown an interest in literary work and we are sure that she will be able to keep law and order. A. A.; French Club; Glee Club. ROBERT LORD “Bob” made quite a name for himself as the disappointed lover in the senior play, although he real- ly has been much more successful off-stage. In spite of his interest in the fairer sex, he seems quite deter- mined to study forestry and we wish him the best of luck. French Club; A. A.; Varsity Club; Baseball Manager; Senior Play. 56 FRANK MACHAJ “Maj” won honors as best-look- ing boy and class sheik, as well as being an all-round athlete, which is rather a dangerous combination. He also will be remembered for his fine acting in the senior play. Letters in football and basketball ; Senior Play; A. A.; Varsity Club; Senior Class Secret ary; Class His- torian. RICHARD MASON “Dickie” is a big addition, having come to us in our junior year. His love of fun, although somewhat ex- asperating and earning for him the title of class nut, makes us realize that Nahant’s loss is our gain. Commercial Club; A. A. 57 ANGUS McLEOD Angus plans to continue his stud- ies at Mass. State College. We are quite sure that he will be as popular there as at Manning. Often times hungry seniors have been saved from starvation by his generosity which leads us to believe that not all Scotchmen are tight. A. A. ; French Club ; Tiger Staff ; Senior Play Property Manager; Op- eretta Stage Manager. MENRY MINICHIELLO “Minnie” is rarely heard in class. His generosity in giving rides to his class mates will always be appreci- ated and his friendly smile is not to be forgotten. A. A.; Commercial Club. 53 HARRY MUNRO Tall, dark, and good looking, Harry has made a name for him- self as being quite a daring heart- breaker. He has also proved him- self to be a leader in athletics when- ever he has been able to overcome scholastic difficulties. Junior Class President; A. A. Sec- retary; Varsity Club Publicity Agent; French Club. SOPHIA MURDZA Sophia’s blond, curly hair and rosy cheeks are much envied. So much of her time has been spent with Gilda that we really have seen but little of her. Glee Club; Operetta. 59 GILDA ORSINI How Gilda managed to refrain from whispering with Sophie long enough so that their rows were al- ways dismissed on time is some- thing the rest of us have not been able to understand. Her pleasant smile has brightened many a class. Glee Club; Operetta; A. A. JOHN PATCH “Johnnie” is little but oh me! — we simply couldn’t get along with- out our class clown and pest. He is the most popular boy — in fact he even makes teachers seem a trifle unnecessary. Honorable mention is accorded him as the elderly uncle in the senior play. His Chief worry seems to be getting to Latin in time to sit next to his weakness — who, by the way, is blue eyed and blond. A. A. ; Treasurer of French Club ; Band ; Cub and Tiger Staff ; Varsi- ty Club ; Latin Club ; Senior Play. eo ELEANOR PEABODY Eleanor, our class saint and grandmother, can always be de- pended upon to at least feign amusement and understanding of our attempted jokes, when all others fail to enjoy them. She also is very studious and enjoys her school work. A. A. ; Glee Club. MARY PERKINS When you picture Mary, you think of blue eyes and dark curley locks — a wonderful combination in- deed. “Ted” didn’t decide to grad- uate with us until late in the year but we’re all glad she came along. 61 ROGER RAYMOND JOHN RHODES “Johnnie” is the class baby and he protests very vigorously against it, declaring himself a man. We ac- cept this with reservations since we really must pacify our infant. A. A. ; Commercial Club. “Roge” is yet another of the si- lent members of the class who is very well liked. His interest in the woods and wild life leads us to be- lieve that he will become a natural- ist, although some expect him to be- come a sheriff. His dry humor re- sulted in his being Joke Editor of the Tiger. A. A. ; French Club ; Tiger Staff ; Class Blusher. MURIEL RILEY We missed Muriel when her long illness deprived us of her cheery disposition. It so often happens that one appreciates most things in life only after having to do without them. We wish her better luck in the years to come. A. A. ; Commercial Club ; Glee Club. JOSEPH ROSS “Jo-Jo” had an aspiration to get the bad boy’s seat in Room 4 but was kidnapped by Mrs. Lord. How- ever, he staged a comeback and re- instated himself in firm possession of it. Joe has been prominent as a three-letter man in athletics, having been the highest scorer on the grid- iron. Classes would be dull without “Joe’s” antics. Varsity Club; French Club; A. A. .63 RENA SAMATAS Rena’s giggle has been a great help in reminding us that she is still among us and enjoying herself. It is rumored that she is interested in aviation. A. A. ; Glee Club. VERA SCOTTON Vera’s time is well spent in sew- ing and taking care of Virginia. We owe many merry moments to her attempts at French pronunciation. Her pet pastime is guessing riddles — with the most amazing results. A. A. ; Commercial Club ; French Club; Glee Club. 64 VIRGINIA SCOTTON “Ginney” was chosen the class’s prettiest girl. She is very jolly and seemingly willing to let Vera keep us in hilarity — however, her advice to Vera, though showing the best intentions, often causes much mirth. A. A. ; Glee Club Treasurer; Com- mercial Club ; Operetta. VINSON SHEPPARD “Coxy” is not our fault. He was born long before the rest of us. He has a superlative organ, his tongue. He is also quite an actor and his pro- trayals in the senior and varsity plays were most convincing. He was a pitcher in baseball although he made his letter in the outfield. A. A.; Commercial Club; Varsity Club. 6 CATHERINE SOJKA “Nellie” always lets us know she is present with her ceaseless chat- ter, her chum “Josie” being the only one who surpasses her in the art of whispering incessantly. Her mis- conception of words is amusing but quite forgiveable. A. A. ; Commercial Club ; Glee Club; Basketball. WEBSTER STONE “Webby” is quiet and reticent. He is much interested in athletics, hav- ing been the catcher for baseball ’30. We shall not be surprised to see him become a noted sports writer. A. A.; Varsity Club; Commercial Club. 66 HOWARD STULTZ “Howdy” was always considered very mild until we discovered that he had been living a secret life with some interesting friends in Danvers. He is self-conscious in class. The manner he has of swaying back and forth while reciting reminds us of a ship’s mast in a high gale — and yet, we like him and simply couldn’t get along without our mast. A. A. ; Commercial Club. SARAH TORPEY Sarah, our class manhater, is the last in our long list of quiet com- rades and she is equally necessary to our happiness. Her habit of tear- ing up paper, although a seemingly harmless form of amusement, brought rather disastrous results! 67 JOHN WEGZYN “Farmer” is seldom seen at Man- ning, and then he mingles only with the boys who consider him a good sport. We wonder how he spends his spare time ! A. A. NORMA TOZER Norma is our class musician and together with “Johnny” Fateh she gave a very interesting class proph- ecy. Her pastime is going on over- night hikes with Mrs. Lord and Edith and many are the tales that they tell us. A. A.; French Club; Glee Club president; Operetta, Senior Play; Bronze Honor Award. 68 MARGARET WILE “Mae” is the last one on the list but is by no means the least. Her changeable temperament never per- mits us to be quite sure how we stand with her. Nevertheless she is full of fun and enjoys a good time. Operetta; Glee Club; Commercial Club; A. 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C £ - jf © © .£ o © ® 0 t X U Z £ X o Z I| o « £ 2 « o j j S 2 = K .£ 2 O W X •o c _ ' - a: S S O ft. 5 B 1 X 0 c y X .5 5 r © y ■ C 9 4 fl S « . . g w ■ i 5 S « . i . 2 5 5 ? rf • a g E o y o ce © u x o tvs c (G a; k ’ k ' x k v3 I FOOTBALL TEAM Back row — Atherton Howe, Captain; J. Ross, G. Dziadose, R. Mansfield Coach Robert Conary Front row — T. Budzianoski, A. Anzonia, G. Greene, M. Alexopoulos, F. Machaj, N. Ewing, Phillip Blaisdell. SPORTS REVIEW FOOTBALL Manning had a very successful season this year coming through with a total of seven victories and four defeats. The team was scored on only once on its home field. They defeated the strong Johnson team which had not suffered a defeat for two seasons by a score of 13 - 6. They also defeated their traditional rival Manchester by the largest score ever scored in a Ipswich game. Manchester - Lynn English 40 Ipswich 0 Swampscott 13 Ipswich 0 Andover 51 Ipswich 7 Rockport 6 Ipswich 13 Salem N. H. 0 Ipswich 20 Johnson 6 Ipswich 13 Danvers 13 Ipswich 12 Rockport 0 Ipswich 7 Hampton Academy 0 Ipswich 25 Dummer Seconds 0 Ipswich 21 Manchester 0 Ipswich 32 BOYS’ BASKETBALL Back row — Mr. Conary, Coach; Joseph Ross; Anzoni; Ralph Ladd, Manager Front row — Frank Machaj ; George Dziadose; Tony Budzianowski ; Phillip Blaisdell; John Patch BASKETBALL The Manning basketball team started off in good shape and contin- ued with a fairly successful season, winning five games and losing sev- en. Basketball as the boys play it is a comparatively new sport in this high school. Moreover, they are handicapped by the fact that they have to practice in the evenings. The scores were as follows : Groveland 15 Ipswich 20 Johnson 51 Ipswich 18 West Newbury 19 Ipswich 28 Manchester 19 Ipswich 18 West Newbury 24 Ipswich 22 Merrimac 21 Ipswich 29 Johnson 17 Ipswich 14 Rockport 11 Ipswich 21 Manchester 50 Ipswich 14 Rockport 28 Ipswich 19 Merrimac 13 Ipswich 29 73 •N GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Back row — Grace Heard, Ruth Beals, Virginia Scotton, Helen Hebb. Front row — Ruth Flewelling, Catherine Sojka, Marion Henley, Freda Dodge, Helen Brown BASEBALL The baseball team this year has had an unusually gratifying amount of victories. They have had one of the hardest schedules of any team so far. The freshman team under the direction of Coach Conary has won every game played, and it is the opinion of some of the school that it is as good as the Varsity. They have played to date (June 1) teams from Rowley, Hamilton, Topsfield, Dummer, Marblehead, Essex, and have defeated every team by a large score. The scores of the Varsity team to date are as follows : Danvers 6 Manning 8 Topsfield 1 Manning 39 Gloucester 3 Manning 11 Rockport 6 Manning 11 Marblehead 14 Manning 16 Johnson 8 Manning 5 Manchester 5 Manning 7 Danvers 7 Manning 1 74 HOCKEY SQUAD Standing — Ralph Ladd ’31, Manager; Murray Adams ’33; Chester Bartnisky ’34; James Burke, Coach Seated — Tony Cynkus ' 33; Manuel Alexopoulos ’31, Captain; John Bialek ’33 Ellis Hodgkins ’33; Gaston Belanger ’33 HOCKEY The 1931 hockey season got un- der way under the direction of Coach Burke. Alexopoulos was captain and had a very successful season considering the material and the heavy schedule. Out of seven games played we won three and lost four. The following games were played with the resulting Manning 0 Hampton Academy 1 Manning 0 Haverhill 5 Manning 8 Danvers 1 Manning 0 Haverhill 5 Manning 1 Needham 3 Manning 1 Beverly 0 Manning 4 Hampton Academy 3 scores : SENIOR PLAY Back row — Robert Lord, Angus McLeod, Roger Raymond. Middle row — John Patch, Winifred Austin, Grace Heard, Freda Dodge, Gladys Durham, Ralph Ladd. Front row — Vinson Sheppard, Helen Callahan, Phillip Blaisdell, Norma Tozer, Frank Machaj. SENIOR PLAY “Adam and Eva,” an enticing three-act comedy, was ably per- formed on January twenty-ninth. We are very proud of Helen Cal- lahan who made a charming little Eva, and also Vinson Sheppard, the daring hero. Grace Heard as Aunt Abbey, and Phillip Blaisdell as James, had very difficult characters to portray, but they did them to per- fection. Freda Dodge did very well as a maid, and, last but not least, Frank Machaj and Norma Tozer, did excellent work in giving much zest to the parts of “Clinton” and “Julie DeWitt.” On the whole, everyone seemed well pleased with the performance, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Nichols who directed it. 76 VARSITY CLUB Back row — W. Stone, Vassilopoulos, N. Ewing, Mr. Merson, T. Budzianowski Third row — Mr. Conary, M. Alexopoulos, G. Greene, J. Ross, F. Machaj, T. Cynkus, R. Ladd, Mr. Burke Second row — J. Patch, B. Cynkus, A. Howe, H. Munro, G. Dziadose, R. Denningham Front row — G. Bailey, R. Lord, P. Blaisdell, G. Player, V. Sheppard, R. Mansfield OPERETTA “Peggy and the Pirate” In place of the annual Glee Club Concert this year an operetta was given by the pupils of the high school, on May 22. The perform- ance proved to be one of the most unusual and interesting entertain- ments ever given by the high school. Much thanks must be given to Mr. Tozer and his wife for their time and effort in making it a success. It was necessary for all taking part in the cast to have a good sing- ing voice as well as acting ability. Peggy and her pirate hero Bill were well portrayed by Norma Toz- er and Donald Wood. The part of Winnie, Peggy ' s chum, was well taken by Helen Callahan, and play- ing opposite her was Ash ley Jewett as Don. Helen Hebb, as the coun- try club hostess deserves special mention because of her fine voice. Phillip Blaisdell and Ruth Beals made a fine Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield, the mother and father of Peggy. 77 A. A. OFFICERS Standing — Norman Ewing, John Burke - Seated — Harry Munro, Webster Stone The humorous parts were Bingo, the colored porter, and McGinnis and Gassaway, the two villains. These parts were taken by Douglas Wood, Frank Cook, and Richard Pickard respectively. Besides the principal characters was a chorus of thirty voices, twenty girls, and ten boys, and eight dan- cers who added much to the effect. In the first act all were dressed in colorful sports costumes, and the bright pirate and gypsy costumes worn in the second act were very striking and attractive. All taking part should be congrat- ulated on their fine co-operation. GLEE CLUB OFFICERS Virginia Scotton, Freda Dodge, Norma Tozer, Marion Ford. ALUMNI Alumni of Manning High who are graduating this year from institu- tions of higher learning: Virgene Hamilton ’27 from Bos- ton University. Elizabeth Glover ’27 from Boston University. Paul Hayes ’27 from Bowdoin. Rogers Lord ’27 from Bates Col- lege. Corinna Bourque ’27 from Salem Hospital. Eleanor Dodge ’27 from Salem Hospital. 79 M. H. S. ORCHESTRA Back row — F. Mullens, M. Adams, B. Cynkus, B. Andrion, E. Smith. Middle row — Mr. Tozer, J. Maciejowski, A. Scahill, D. Woods, E. Crosmond, J. Gorski Front row — N. Tozer, J. Kobos, W. Poor, W. Grant, F. Ciolek, C. Bailey, J. Patch Hilda Dupray ’27 from Salem Hospital. Herbert Morrill ’26 from Boston University. MARRIAGES Mary Munro ’25 and Alexander Mullholland. Ida Daniels and Thomas Henley ’25. Katherine Cameron ’25 and Earl Ewing ’25. Mary Keyes ’27 and Payson Todd. Helen Wyman and Clarence Gould ’24. CLASS CELEBRITIES Actor — Phillip Blaisdell. Actress — Helen Callahan. Artist — Ruth Beals Athlete — Atherton Howe Author — Gladys Durham Baby — John Rhodes Best Looking Boy — Frank Machaj. Bluffer — Phillip Blaisdell. Blusher — Roger Raymond. Boyologist — Marion Ford. Caveman — Atherton Howe. Clown — John Patch. Grandfather — Joseph Adamowicz. 80 FACULTY Standing, left to right — Miss Blodgett, Miss Allen, Mrs. Lord, Mr. Burke, Mr. Tozer, Miss Mann, Miss Swett. Seated — Mr. Merson, Mrs. Cruickshank, Mr. Whipple, Miss Blood, Mr. Conary Miss Atwood Grandmother — Eleanor Peabody. Lovers — Harriette Goodhue, Phillip Blaisdell. Man Hater — Sarah Torpey. Most Popular Boy — John Patch. Most Popular Girl — Freda Dodge. Musician — Norma Tozer. Nut — Richard Mason. Orator — Ralph Ladd. Pest — John Patch. Poet — Beatrice Laite. Prettiest Girl — Virginia Scotton. Saint — Eleanor Peabody. Serenader — Boleslaw Cynkus. Sheik — Frank Machaj. Vamp — Helen Callahan. Woman Hater — Joseph Adamotvicz AS THE POETS SEE US: Joseph Adamowicz — “Tell me, tell me, Grandpa, for I want to know Where it is it comes from and how you make it grow. What? Your good nature.” Manuel Alexopoulos — “He speaks not a word but goes straight to his work.” 8i CUB STAFF Back row — Ashley Jewett ’32, Joke Editor; Ruth Flewelling ’31, Literary Editor; Freda Dodge ’31, Typist; John Burke ’32, Assistant Sport Editor Middle row — Anne Patch ’33, Class Reporter; Theodora Burbank ’34, Class Reporter; Norma Tozer ’31, Social Editor; Ruth Beals ’31, Art Editor; Eleanor King ’32, Class Reporter; Frances Ames ’32, Exchange Editor. Front row — Marjorie Dolan ’32, Alumni Editor; Phillip Blaisdell ’31, Sport Editor; Winifred Austin ’31, Literary Editor; Gladys Durham ’31, Editor-in-Chief; Ralph Ladd ’31, Literary Editor; Helen Hebb ’31, Typist; John Patch ’31, Business Manager. Winifred Austin — “A fine rich nature, free to trust Faithful and almost sternly just.” Ruth Beals — “Let me but do my work from day to day.” Phillip Blaisdell and Harriette Brown — “When birds do sing, hey ding a- ding, Baby Lovers love the Spring.” Helen Brown — “Here’s to Brownie, she’s a won- der And you’ll find she seldom makes a blunder.” Helen Callahan — “My love in her attire doth shew her wit It doth so well become her.” Fabian Ciolek — “A friend good and true, yes Fa- 82 M H S. BAND bian, that’s you.” Evelyn Comeau — “Here’s to a girl who sure can work And at a task she does not shirk.” Boleslaw Cynkus — “I want a lyre with golden strings.” Freda Dodge — “Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.” Elmer Dunbar — “Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean.” Gladys Durham — “Just our Gladys quaint and sweet, The nicest girl one would wish to meet.” George Dziadose — What wondrous life is this I lead.” Statia Egounis — “Here’s to Statia with eyes of blue Mev’ asks for a kiss and she says, ‘Take two’.” Ruth Flewelling — “Our Ruth is tall and stately, very fair to see They say it is rumored lately that a teacher She will be.” Marion Ford — “Just to be cheery when things go wrong I make my way with a merry S3 TIGER STAFF Back row — Atherton Howe, Assistant Advertising Manager; Fabian Ciolek, Assistant Advertising Manager; Angus McLeod, Advertising Manager; Ralph Ladd, Associate Editor; Roger Raymond, Joke Editor. Middle row — Phillip Blaisdell, Sport Editor; Ruth Flewelling, Alumni Editor; Norma Tozer, Associate Editor; Ruth Beals, Art Editor; John Patch, Business Manager. Front row — Beatrice Laite, Associate Editor; Winifred Austin, Associate Editor; Gladys Durham, Editor-in-chief; Freda Dodge, Typist; Helen Hebb, Typist. song.” Ruth Gillis — “Ruth likes her school work and does it very well We know she likes some other folks, but she will Never tell.” Harriet Glover — “She takes them as she finds them It is always so with her.” Grace Heard — “Grade is a little star In studies she gets ranks that are.” Helen Hebb — “Here’s to the girlio, who is so sweetio She likes to flirtio, with a certain friend Bobio.” Marion Henley — “She’s a wonder on the basketball floor She’s as good as any other four. Now you see her, now you do not 84 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Standing — Atherton Howe, Treasurer; Frank Machaj, Secretary; Ralph Ladd, Vice President. Seated — Fabian Ciolek, President And before you know it, the basket is shot.” Atherton Howe — “I am a man, strong and tough I teach ' em nothing, show ’em nothing 85 Treat them nice and rough.” Anthony Jedrey — “Oh, who will walk a mile with me Along life’s merry way.” LOWER CLASS OFFICERS Standing — James Austin ’33, Douglas Woods ’32, Meredith Clapp ’34, Arthur LeClair ’34, Ashley Jewett ’32, Robert Laite ’34. Seated — George Greene ’32, Peter Retales ’33, Richard Mansfield ’32, Curtis Haley ’34, Margaret Hamm ’33, Sylvia Todd ’33. Josie Kozeneska — “Josie may be full of fun But at school she rarely shows it.” Ralph Ladd — “Let knowledge grow from more to more.” Beatrice Laite — “I must go down to the seas again, to the Lonely sea and the sky.” Irene Lampropoulos — “Irene is a winsome lass Quite an asset to our class.” Robert Lord — “Famed in story and in fable for the way he does get by You’ve got to look at Bobby to see a real wise guy.” Frank Machaj — “The sheik of the class, the best- looking too Here’s to Frankie, a friend good and true.” Richard Mason — “Here’s to Dick with his curly hair The answer to a maiden’s prayer.” Angus McLeodr — “Smiling ever smiling As his way he wends.” 83 COMMERCIAL CLUB OFFICERS Helen Brown, Helen Hebb, Marion Ford, Freda Dodge. Henry Minichiello — “Give her but a least excuse to love me.” Harry Munro — “O, talk not to me of a name great in story The days of our youth are the days of our glory.” Gilda Orsini — Sophia Murdza — “It’s always fair weather When we are together.” John Patch — “Blessings on thee, little man Barefoot boy with cheek of tan, With thy turned — up pantaloons 87 CHEER LEADERS Standing — Ida Wells, Helen Callahan - Seated--— Anne Adamowics And they merry whistled tunes.” Eleanor Peabody — ‘‘Her eyes too modest to dazzle but oh, They win you to love her, wheth- er you will or no.” Mary Perkins — ‘‘Blue are her eyes as the fairy- flax.” Roger Raymond — ‘‘A very quiet youth is he.” Muriel Riley — ‘‘A maid so gentle, a maid so sweet.” John Rhodes — ‘‘A Babe in a house is a well- 88 BIRD CLUB OFFICERS Standing — Elizabeth Rand, John Alexander. Seated — Richard Mansfield, Margaret Arthur. spring of pleasure.” Joseph Ross — I had to grin to think about The fun I had before they caught me.” Rena Samatas — “She sure is small, but that’s not all If you look for a friend, on Rena call.” Vera Scotton — “Always smiling, always sweet Is our Vera, whom we meet.” 89 Virginia Scotton — “Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are.” Vinson Sheppard — “My twentieth year is well nigh past.” Catherine Sojka — “Here’s a bright and smiling face To be seen in many a place.” Webster Stone — “I wander lonely as a cloud.” Howard Stultz — “Life I know not what thou art.” Sarah Torpey — “If only a man would come my way.” Norma Tozer — “One of those girls with a ‘linger - longer’ look.” John Wegzyn — “Wegzyn is his name We wonder what’s his aim.” Marguerite Wile — “Spry and airy on her feet Dancing is her special treat No matter where this girl should go She trips the light fantastic toe.” EXCHANGE The exchange has been particu- larly good this year. We have heard from various school maga- zines and journals from all parts of the country. It has been very inter- esting to know what other school journals are doing and what they think of the Cub. They are as fol- lows : “The Broadcaster” Central City, Nebraska. “The Purple Parrot” Gray, New York. “The Authentic” Stoneham, Mass. “The Ray” Salem, N. H. “The Aegis” Beverly High. “Rocks and Pebbles” Rockport, High. “The Hamiltonian” Hamilton High. “The Pinion” McKinley High, Honolulu, Hawaii. “Cumtux” Alexandris, Louisiana. “Girls High Mirror” San Francis- co, California. “The Gleam” Johnson High, St. Paul, Minnesota. SONGS INSPIRED BY THE CLASS OF 1931 Joseph Adamowicz — “One Alone.” Manuel Alexopoulos — “I’ll Get By.” Winifred Austin — “Danny Boy.” Ruth Beals — “An Old Fashioned Girl.” Phillip Blaisdell — “My Baby Just Cares For Me.” Helen Brown — “I Ain’t Got No- body.” Helen Callahan — “To Be In Love.” Fabian Ciolek — “Everbody Loves Me.” Evelyn Comeau — “Me and The Man In The Moon.” Boleslaw Cynkus — “With My Guitar And You.” Freda Dodge — “Oh Where Is My Wandering ‘Tumpie’ Tonight?” Elmer Dunbar — “I Never Knew What The Moonlight Could Do.” Gladys Durham — “I’m Just A Vaga- bond Lover.” George Dziadoze — “What Is This Thing Called Love.” Statia Egounis — “We’d Make A Peach Of A Pair.” Ruth Flewelling — Can’t Be Both- ered.” 90 Marion Ford — “Simply ‘George’- ous.” Ruth Gillis — “I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling.” Harriet Glover — “‘Lonesome.” Harriette Goodhue — “My Man.” Grace Heard — “Somebody’s Going To Get You.” Helen Hebb — “Just A Little Closer” Marion Henley — “Happy Days Are Here Again.” Atherton Howe — “Chant Of The Jungle.” Anthony Jedrey — ‘“My Kinda Love.” Josephine Kozeneska — “She’s A New Kind Of A Girl.” Beatrice Laite — “Kenny.” Irene Lampropoulos — “Half Way To Heaven.” Ralph Ladd ) Robert Lord ) Tenting To-Night Roger Raymond) Frank Machaj — “I’m The Last One Left On The Corner.” Richard Mason — “What’s The Use.” Angus McLeod — “Go Home And Tell Your Mother.” Henry Minichiello — “My Time Is Your Time.” Harry Munro — “Ragamuffin Ro- meo.” Sophie Murdza) Gilda Orsini ) “Me And My Shadow.” John Patch — “Whoopie.” Eleanor Peabody — “To Dream In The Moonlight.” Mary Perkins — “Blue Eyes.” John Rhodes — “Sing Something Simple.” Muriel Riley — “In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree.” Joseph Ross — “Just A Gigolo.” Rina Samatas — “Little Pal.” Vera Scotton — “I Prefer The Talk- ies.” Virginia Scotton — “O Hello Beauti- ful.” Vinson Sheppard — “Give Yourself A Pat On The Back.” Catherine Sojka — “Laughing At Life.” Webster Stone — “All By Myself In The Moonlight.” Howard Stultz — ‘“I Know There Is Somebody Waiting.” Sarah Torpey — “Ah! Sweet Mys- tery Of Life.” Norma Tozer — “Any Man Will Do.” John Wegzyn — “Barnacle Bill.” Mae Wile — “My Troubles Are Over.” JOKES Johnnie: “Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo!” Mother: “What’s the matter John- nie ?” Johnnie: “Papa dropped a picture on his toe.” Mother: “Well, that’s too bad, but you mustn’t cry about it.” Johnnie: “I didn’t. I laughed. Boo Hoo!” He: “Do you want to marry a one- eyed man ?” She: “Why, of course not.” He: “Then let me carry the um- brella.” Angry father: “I‘ll teach you to make love to my daughter.” Jim: “I wish you would, old chap. I’m not making much progress.” 91 Teacher: “Pleasant vacation to you all and I hope you come back with more sense.” Children: “Same to you.” “What’s a synonym?” “A synonym is a word you see when you can’t spell the other one.” “What’s limburger cheese composed of?” “It isn’t composed. It’s decom- posed.” He: “Honestly, do you women like egotistical men as well as the other kind ?” She: “What other kind?” “What in the world are you jump- ing back in the water for? You just swam ashore,” an onlooker asked an Irishman. “Sure,” replied Pat, “I had to save myself first; now I’m going back to fetch Mike.” “What are you going to be in your future life . . .?” “A dead man?” Teacher (grasping arm of an un- ruly freshman) “I believe Satan has ahold on you.” Fresh. : “I believe so, too.” (Mrs. Lord after translating a sec- tion of Latin) — “How would you do that, Miss Austin?” Winnie Austin : “The same way you did.” While parading a corridor, a gig- gling freshman girl was ap- ( proached by a tall, nice-looking young man. He: “What’s your name?” She: “I won’t tell you.” He : “Report to me at 2.30 Room A.” An astonished look came over her face and she gasped, “I thought he was one of those fresh sen- iors.” “Did you get the answer to the first problem?” “No.” “How far were you from it?” “About five seats.” An absent minded professor, going into a store to buy a jar of jam, noticed one upside down and said, “How absurd ! The jar has no mouth.” Turning it over, he was once more astonished. “Why, the bottom is gone too,” he ex- claimed. Teacher: “Give an example of a conjunction.” Student: “The horse was hitched to the tree by a rope. The rope is a conjunction because it connects the tree to a rope.” After Thanksgiving dinner — “What’s the matter Jimmy? You look mournful.” “That’s just it. I am more’n full.” Bobbie Lord : “I wish I was twins.” “Why?” Bobbie : “I’d send the other half of me to school and this half would go swimming.” Harriette: (after reading Hale ' s great story) “What could be more sad than a man without a coun- try. Helen : “A country without a man. The kind old man met his little friend Willie. “Hello, Willie, he exclaimed, “And how is your grandpa standing the heat? “Ain ' t heard yet, answered Willie. “He ' s only been dead a week. Dumb : “Didn ' t I see you in Atlan- tic City last week? “No, I never was in Atlantic City. Dumb : “Neither was I. It must have been two other fellows. Limericks There was a young man named Paul Who went to a fancy dress ball. He went just for fun Dressed up as a bum And was et by the dog in the hall. There was a young fisher named Fisher Fished for fish from the edge of a fissure. A fish with a grin Pulled the fisherman in Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fisher. THE CHARLES G. HULL PRESS, S Cogswell Street printers Ipswich, Mass. 93 The Strand Lunch Next to Strand Theatre Home-Made Pastry is our specialty Open Day and Night 41 Market St, IPSWICH G ood Quality lood Prices ood Service This combination combined makes this store a good place to trade for Clothing and Shoes for the Entire Family M. Harris Market St., IPSWICH Watches For Graduation $10. to $50. A. E. Austin Jeweler IPSWICH, MASS. We Have the Largest Stock of Hardware, Paints Seeds, Farming Tools, etc. in Ipswich J. W. Goodhue Corp. Estab. 1866 Tel. 147- W. Charles W. Rand Plumbing Heating I O ' z Manning St, IPSWICH Telephone 51-W. A Home-Like Place to Eat The Maples William O. Howard, Prop. Lunches Fried Clams a Specialty Filling Station Rest Room County Road at Lakeman’s Lane Phone 70272 IPSWICH Route 1 A Canney Lumber Co. 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Department Store Market Street, IPSWICH I. TuZlk, i 7cii or Steam Cleaning Pressing Repairing Neatly Done Prompt Attention P HE CLASS OF NINETEEN THIRTY - ONE WISHES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR AD- VERTISERS, FRIENDS, SCHOOLMATES, AND ALL WHO HELPED IN ANY WAY TO MAKE THIS PUBLICATION POS- SIBLE. — Class of ?J W J. E. PURDY CO. Q ioto c ra r hers Class Photographer 1931 160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass I Lavoie ' s Barber and Beauty Shoppe Mary Littlefield, Hairdresser Appointments made Tel. 466-M Central St. IPSWICH Compliments of Dr. F. C. Wilder £ )entist Compliments of Class of 1933 TO MANNING’S CLASS OF 1931:- f s you leave school’ s Duties to tahe up more serious anrl important activities, may the inDomitahle spirit of the ±7iger ever bring you successs, is the u ish of MANNING’S CLASS OF 1934.