Major Edwards High School - Mesa Yearbook (West Boylston, MA)

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T 3l£ Of CONTENTS ■ ■ ■ —A ' , ,. ' ■ ■ ■ . . t »—■ — .■■■ n — ■ «■■■ ' — .. ■ - ■ ■ —• - » ... -■- — .... ■■- - ■ ■ ■■.» «£ — HISTORY WILLIAM H.SILVESTER JR THE MAN WHO MADE MULVANEY GERTRUDE E. JEWETT THE FASCINATION Of PRECIOUS STONES ELLEN S. LOV E L L CLASS PROPHECY ELSIE M.GCODAlE CLASS WILL WILLIAM 8. NUTTING CHARACTER SKETCHES

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CLASS HISTORY A history is a record of frets and events arranged chronologically with their causes and effects; and certainly a his- tory c£ the facts concerning the Class of 1936. is worthy of recognit? on,— not that we have been so active, but because many changes have taken place during ui four years’ course. 1932 We entered high school in the fall of with an enrollment of thirty-three, but, fer various reasons, our number has diminished nearly one-half. However, in spite of the large decrease in number , we can proudly say, that v e are tne class to have graduated from the Boylst on High School, and, I may largest West 1918, after the burning , , - „ say, probably the ' last to’graduate this church building, in which graduation exercises have been held since the year of the Town Hall. ent er ing of most to cope We were a hele and hearty Freshman 0 lane in 1932, o C hool not r ith fear and trembling as in tne ca- e Fr!shmen°°but with all the courage ana bravado necessary, wUh the commands and demands of the three uooer classes. Soon after the beginning of the year, we held our first class meeting, --the most important item of business being tne electi on cf class officers. Ellen Lovell was chosen President, William Nutting Vice President , 8! fl Lois Hanson, Secretary and Treasurer. One of our problems in. algebra, this year, was readily solved bv one of our class in his usual brilliant manner. ine problem concerned the rates of s-eed of a. passenger train, and a freight train in reaching a given point, the freight train starting ,efo- the pa ssenger train. Our gifted student suggested to a clS ' Sma e that the passenger train run the distance .backwards, ' .-ms slowing down its speed, and at the sane time. then both trains might reach their destination The next year, as Sophomores, with our membership reduced ono-third, again we held a class mooting, to elect officers. William Nutting was chosen President, William Silvester, vico President, Lois Hanson, Secretary, and Ruth Scollen, Treasurer. These officers were retained throughout the remainder of our course At the very end of this year, after v, c had taken our test, the class in second-year Latin met for a final recitat on, in order to comolotc a certain chap tor. At each question askea by our instructor , one of our number remained, silent. Finally the instructor became suspicious and asked him where ho had been and. what he had boon doing all the morning. He calmly replied, Oh, just playing tennis.