Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 254 of the 1927 volume:

r 145853 MAY 1927 John IV. Hutchins L_ 379 - 74 - ( ' im ) Jj ura M. Varnam J aura Uarnam our Teacher and Friend, a?id John lV. Hutchins Scholar a?id Cjuide , our Inspiration to fTtgh Ideals Ive, the (d ass of I J2J a, r ffe8lionately Tdedicate the u 0 wap am Owapam 145353 Associate Editors Beatrice Hoberman Anna Silverstein Biographers Mary Dillaway Rose Fine Ida Slater Art Editors Elsa Eisman Ida Rachick Emily Wilson Haskell Aronson Elizabeth Barrett Emily Stevens David Wies Editor-in-Chief Mary Monahan George Bornstein Business Managers Lawrence Gilman Subscription Managers Sylvester Carter ,Harry Dubb Charles Hammond Richard Hardy John Kilday Heber Wells THORNTON JENKINS, Head Master M. H. S. 0 FOREWORD If hen the time came to name our Tear ‘ ' Book, we discussed titles derived from various sources and found that the “ Owapam was what we wanted. It is composed of the initial letters of the following words: “Our work and pleasures at TACalden (fffigh)T With us the principal actors, with FMalden UFigh the stage, we are presenting our play. ThfCay the years find each of us successfully playing his part on the stage where time will place him. Class (Officers Richard Hardy Preside n t Phoebe Patterson Vice-President MISS MARY A. HERRICK Class Advisor Beatrice Hurvich Secretary Lawrence Gilman Treasurer Virginia Armour Belmont School Helen Elizabeth Anderson “Helen” Commercial Course Maplewood School Stenographer Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt, And every grin so merry, draws one out. ‘Gi in General Course Guner Designing School Manners form the great charm of women. Haskell Aronson Bskie College Course C. A. Daniels School Harvard College Alpha Mu; Cog Executive Board; Year Book Staff. Nothing hinders trie, or daunts me. Rose Azoff General Course C. A. Daniels School Normal School Passions are likened best to floods and streams. The shallow murmur, but the deep are silent. Mary Baker “Mickey” Commercial Course Faulkner School Sigma Phi; Bowling Captain; Glee Club; Underwood Certificates; Royal Pin. Joking decides great things Stronger and better oft than earnest can. Elizabeth Barrett “Betty” College Course Glenwood School En Ka; Usona; Blue and Gold — Class Editor, Literary Editor; Football Usher; “Revue of Revues”; Year Book Staff. Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well. Elmer Benjamin Belmont School Ethel May Belliveau “Ethel” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School Business School To a young heart everything is fun. College Course “ BenjV Harvard 4 little nonsense now and then Is relished by the best of men. Mildred Berloe “Mim” General Course C. A. Daniels School Clerical Work Kai Lun; Glee Club; “Zippers”; Elective Chorus. When she will, she will and you may depend on’t. And when she won’t she won’t and there’s an end on’t. Camilla Bond “Cam” Emma Adeline Bornstein “Amy General Course Centre School Kai Lun ; S. O. S. Girls. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. General Course West School Latin Club. Wh ose very looks are prayers. ' George Bornstein “Tony” College Course C. A. Daniels School Boston University Alpha Mu; Le Cercle Francais — Treasurer; “Long Distance”; Year Book Staff—Business Manager. The girls like him, the fellows like him. The teachers like him. Who else is theref Julia Virginia Boyle Commercial Course Faulkner School Underwood Certificate; Royal Certificate. Beautiful as some fair angel ‘Julie M Henry P. Buckley “Buck” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School Brown University Grows zvith his growth and strengthens with his strength. Frances Estalyn Cobb “Ted” Commercial Course Centre School Fisher Business College Elective Chorus; Girls’ Glee Club; Football Usher. Ah, what a wicked eye thou hast. Louise Alberta Cobb “Buddy” General Course Centre School Wheelock’s Kindergarten School Swimming; Bowling; Tennis; “Merry Wives of Wind¬ sor”; “Sherwood”; “Pals First.” A handsome woman is a jewel. Natalie Cohen “Nat” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Bentley Business College Sigma Phi; Sigma Omega Zeta — President; S. O. S. Girls; Remington and Underwood Certificates; “Breezy Point.” Sincerity and pure truth in every age shall pass current. Earl Colclough “Earl” General Course Centre School Football. He was the mildest mannered man Who ever scuttled ship or cut a throat. Ruth Anderson Cole Commercial Course Faulkner School “Rufus” Stenographer As gentle as zephyrs blowing below the violet. George Callahan “George” College Course Maplewood School He walks through the hall, The chief of a thousand for grace. Robert Francis Carr “Bob” Commercial Course Cheverus School Notre Dame My salad days. When I was green in judgment. Sylvester Jefferson Carter “Syl” College Course Faulkner School Boston University Lit; Hi-Y; Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club; Glee Club —-Vice President 25, ’26; Orchestra; Elective Chorus; Year Book Staff. The zuorld of song within thee lies. Annie Freida Cassin “Ann” Commercial Course Faulkner School Boston University Phi Delta Phi. Sweet promptings unto kindest deeds Were in her very look. Doris Madeline Cleveland “Dot” Normal Course Faulkner School Malden Commercial School Tender are thine eyes and true. “Helen” Business Humility, that low sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot. Helen Cox Commercial Course Maplewood School Frances Elizabeth Curran “Terry” General Course Belmont School Copley School of Art Elective Chorus. Principles cannot die. Alma Davis “AT General Course Maplewood School Girls’ Tennis Team; Girls’ Glee Club. Art Good sense, which only is the gift of heaven. And, although no science, fairly worth the seven. Harry Cremer Commercial Course Faulkner School Once well done is twice done. “Pipk” Business Willard T. Crossman “Willard” College Course Emerson School Massachusetts Institute of Tech. Band; Gamma Sigma. Tis nature’s plan The child should grow into the man. Mary Dillaway “Mary” College Course Wakefield High School Boston University Kappa Phi; Usona — Publicity Manager, Treasurer, Debating Team; Girls’ Swimming Team — Secretary; Year Book Staff; Football Usher. Serene, and resolute, and still. And calm and self-possessed. Kathryn L. Doyle “Kay” Commercial Course Linden School Business College Why, look you, how you storm! Mary Druss “May” General Course C. A. Daniels School Salem Normal School For never anything can he amiss When simpleness and duty tender it. Harry Dubb. “Dubby” General Course Faulkner School Musical Training Alpha Zeta Pi; Orchestra; Band; “Serious Situations In Burleigh’s Room”; Year Book. His very foot has music in’t As he comes up the stairs. Israel Dubin “Gloomy Dobie” Commercial Course Houghton School, Cambridge Boston University Law School O hateful error, melancholy’s child. Elsa Liddy Eismann “Shorty” Commercial Course Daniels School Art School “Local and Long Distance”; Year Book Staff, Art Editor. Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. Francis Robert Erbs Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School St. Anslems Preparatory School Baseball; “M” Club. ‘Spike” Oh that I were a glove upon that hand. Evelyn Erlandson Commercial Course i Early” Maplewood School My tastes are aristocratic; my actions democratic. Rose Faerman “Red” General Course Centre School Boston University Kai Lun; “Zippers”; Chorus. Good actions crown themselves zuith bays. Who deserves well needs not another’s praise. Rose Fine . “Rose” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Boston University Sigma Phi; Debating Team; Glee Club; Chorus; Blue and Gold, Athletic Editor; Year Book Staff, Biographer; S. O. S. Girls. Literature is the tongue of the world. Annie Fivishovitz “Annie” Commercial Course Centre School Business A wide-spreading, hopeful disposition is your only true umbrella in this vale of tears. Harry Flashenberg “Flashie” College Course C. A. Daniels School Law School Cog, Executive Board, President; Debating Team; Le Cercle Francais; Elective Chorus. The gentleman is learned and a most rare speaker. Sidney Joseph Flashman “Flash” General Course C. A. Daniels School Worcester Academy Baseball. The time never lies heavy upon him; It is impossible for him to be alone. Alfred Gerald Flynn “Al” Commercial Course Cheverus School St. Anslem Prep. Baseball; Football; “M” Club. Games lubricate the body and the mind. Kenneth William Frederick “Ken” Commercial Course Cheverus School St. Anslems Preparatory School Kappa Alpha Pi; Band. Hear thy stormy music of the drum. Illa Friedman “Feather” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Boston University Sigma Phi; Glee Club; Bowling. 1 am a part of all that I have met. ‘Porky” James Russell Galvin General Course Immaculate Conception School Dartmouth College Baseball, ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26; Football, ’26; “M” Club. We shall retire only by compulsion. Charles Stevens Garran “Steve” General Course Centre School Boston University Lit; Upsilon Delta. Always thoughtful, and kind, and untroubled. Carl Daniel Gerke Commercial Course “Swede” Linden School Business Lit; “Sherwood”; Omicrom Delta; Football To be active is the primary vocation of man. Lawrence Brickley Gilman “Gilly” College Course Glenwood School Harvard College Lit—Secretary; A. D. S. — President; Blue and Gold — Business Manager, ’25, ’26; Class Treasurer; Ten¬ nis; Fire Commissioner, Boys’ Week; Year Book Staff; “Pals First”; “Stop Thief.” I am no orator as Brutus is. But, as you knoiv me all, a plain, blunt man. Mollie Glass “Mol” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Chandler Secretarial School Kai Lun ; “Zippers” ; Glee Club ; Thrift Council. Take away ambition and where will be your heroes and patriots. Barbara Glossa “Bab” College Course Glenwood School Wheaton College En Ka; Football Usher; “Long Distance.” Those about her From her shall learn the perfect ways of honour . Lena Golomb “Lee” Commercial Course Faulkner School Secretary Sigma Phi; Elective Chorus. The true, strong, and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small . Edward Goodman “Ed” Scientific Course Faulkner School Institute of Technology Alpha Mu; Band; Boys’ Glee Club. The ordered music of the marching orbs. Ellen Gordon “Perry” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Salem Normal School Phi Delta Phi — Treasurer. A genius in the greatest art of all, the art of amiability. Earle Robinson Greene “Earle” General Course Faulkner School Sloyd Manual Training School Band; Orchestra; Elective Chorus; Hi-Y. Heaven’s thunders melt in music. Perle Groman “Blondie” Commercial Course Daniels School Boston University Sigma Phi; Glee Club; Bowling; Underwood Medal; Remington Certificate; Royal Pin. Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. Harry Philip Grossman “P-Nut” Scientific Course C. A. Daniels School Institute of Technology Glee Club; Elective Chorus; Band; Cog; Alpha Mu; Latin Club. He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. Tillie Grusin ' Tim” General Course C. A. Daniels School Simmons College Sigma Phi; Glee Club; Chorus; “Sherwood.” A maiden, modest yet self-possessed, Youthful and beautiful, and simply dressed. ‘Gussie” Aina Madeline Gustavson Commercial Course Faulkner School Stenographer Ecce Signum; Underwood and Royal Certificates; Un¬ derwood Expert Typists Pin; Malden High and Palmer Penmanship Diplomas. That which astonishes, astonishes once; but whatever is admirable becomes more and more admired. Amy Hall Amy” General Course Faulkner School Boston University Books are her passion and delight. Charles Franklin Hammond Charley” General Course Belmont School Omicron Delta; M. H. S. Rifle Club, President; Chair¬ man of Aldermen, Boys’ Week, ’26. Then he will talk — good gods! how he will talk Richard Truman Hardy Dick” College Course Glenwood School Dartmouth College Class Vice-President, President; Lit — Deputy, Vice- President; Swimming Team — Captain; Boys’ Week City Solicitor; Year Book Staff. I ' ll do my best. Viola Hendrickson Vi” General Course Faulkner School Conservatory of Music The power of thought the magic of the mind. Mildred Helen Hoar “Millie” Commercial Course Maplewood School Stenographer She came adorned hither like sweet May, Beatrice Streck Hoberman “B” College Course Centre School Barnard College Kai Lun; “Zippers”; Latin Club; Glee Club; Blue and Gold Staff — Class Editor; Year Book Staff— Associ¬ ate Editor; Elective Chorus. Oh, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make tomorrow cheerful as today. Priscilla Holmes “Billie” College Course West School Montpelier Seminary A fr iend is worth all hazards we can run. Carol Kimball Hopkins “Carol” College Course Glenwood School Musical Training Elective Chorus; Glee Club. The g ] ory of a firm, capacious mind, Wise to resolve, and patient to perform. Edwin Parker Horne “Eddie” College Course Maplewood School Dartmouth College Lit— President; Boys’ Glee Club; Swimming; Football; “M” Club; “Stop Thief;” Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club; Gamma Sigma. You won it, wore it, kept it. Virginia Marie Horne “Ginger” Commercial Course Maplewood School Secretary of Class; Swimming; Typewriting Awards. dnd quiet, and gentle, and sweet is she. Pauline Ida Hume “Pauline” College Course Linden School Accompanist Ecce Signum; Football Usher; Tennis; Orchestra. Vivacity is the gift of woman. Beatrice Eleanor Hurvich “Sec” Commercial Course Faulkner School Secretary Sigma Phi; “Zippers;” Basketball; Class Secretary; Blue and Gold; Typist; Thrift Council — Treasurer; Assist¬ ant Head Cashier; Underwood Medal. Her spirits always rose Like bubbles in the clothes. Gladys Mildred Jacobson “Gladys” General Course Faulkner School Salem Normal School Kai Lun ; Glee Club. There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers. Ruby Jacobson “Ruby’ College Course Maplew ood School Normal School The value of life deepens incalcubably with the privileges of travel. Carl Wesley Jacobson “Jake” General Course Maplewood School Kappa Alpha Pi. The smile that was childlike and blond. Minnie Karas “Min” General Course Faulkner School Chandler Secretarial School Ury ff Zippers. Character is the diamond that scratches every other stone. Marian Ruth Kaufman “Marian” Commercial Course Centre School Burdett College Glee Club; Thrift Council; Underwood Certificate. Common sense is the genius of our age. Sarah Kaufman “Sally” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Stenographer Here’s to woman; She needs no eulogy. She speaks for herself. Thorburn Kennedy “Ken” Scientific Course Linden School University of New Hampshire Omricon Delta; Baseball. Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature. Nathan Kidder General Course C. A . Daniels School Boston Univeristy Curiosity is the thirst of the soul. John Kilday, Jr. “Johnny” Scientific Course Glenwood School University of Maine Alpha Delta Sigma; Latin Club; “Serious Situation in Burleigh’s Room”; Year Book Staff. Youth! T outh! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn. Like marigolds, toward the sunny side. Evelyn Ruth Kroner College Course Belmont School Jackson College Zippers; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. And all her paths are peace. David Koff “Koffie” Scientific Course C A. Daniels School University of Pennsylvania Alpha Mu; Glee Club. He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book. Israel Lawsine “Zeke” Scientific Course C. A. Daniels School Northeastern University Thrift Council; Football. He the young and strong, Who cherished noble longings for the strife. Mary Levine “Myra” General Course Faulkner School Simmons College Kai Lun; Elective Chorus It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point. Edna Ruth Lonergan “Edna” General Course Glenwood School Miss Leslie’s School En Ka; “Revue of Revues.” By my troth, we that have good ivits have much to answer for. Robert Eustace MacCarthy “Bob” Scientific Course Hudson High School West Point Track Team, Captain ’26; Football ’25, ’26; “M” Club; Vice-President ’26; Gamma Sigma. To the valiant, actions speak alone. Mabel Audrey MacKown “Audrey” College Course Belmont School Art Ecce Signum; Usona; Circulus Romanus; Le Cercle Francais; Blue and Gold Staff — News Editor, Senior Editor. There’s nothing in this world so sweet as love. Arthur Joseph Mahoney “Art” General Course Cheverus School Boston University Kappa Alpha Pi; Football. Health and good humor are to the human body like sun¬ shine to vegetation. Margaret Madeline Mahoney “Peggy” Commercial Course Linden School Boston University Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fiiie qual¬ ities. Catherine Florence Maloney “Kitty” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School Chandler Secretarial School We place a happy life in tranquility of mind. Dorothy Mangene “Dot” Commercial Course Linden School Business Few persons have courage enough to appear as good as they are. Sophie Markovitz “So” General Course Faulkner School Normal School Kai Lun ; Glee Club. Though quiet and thoughtful, we are glad she is here, For a smiling face is a message of cheer. Dominick Marinelli College Course “Dominick” West School Dartmouth College Latin Club. Canst thou thunder with a voice like him. Ralph Fulsom Marston “Ralph” General Course Belmont School Alpha Delta Sigma; Football, Captain; Baseball; Mana¬ ger of the Swimming Team; “M” Club. Yet I love glory — glory is a great thing. Kittie Josephine Mason “Kittie Joe” College Course Belmont School Salem Normal School Ecce Signum. Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Morris Mazonson “Morrle” General Course C. A. Daniels School May care never cause us to abandon innocent amuse¬ ment. Ruth McMahon General Course C. A. Daniels School Civil Service Stenographer Glee Club; Elective Chorus. May her heart never be as hard as her muscle. James McNeil “Jimmie” Maplewood School General Course Wentworth Institute Upsilon Delta; Lit; Glee Club—President; Elective Chorus. I was never less alone than when by myself. Sylvia Miller “Syl” General Course Centre School Girls’ Art School Girls’ Glee Club; Chorus; “Long Distance.” Her words all ears took captive. Mary Margaret Monahan “Mary” College Course Belmont School Radcliffe College Usona—Publicity Manager ’26, ’27; Debating Team; Blue and Gold — Associate Editor, Literary Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief, Senior Editor; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Thrift Council; Year Book Staff. view the whole scene with critic judgment scan, And then deny her merit if you can. Harriet Irene Morrison “Rene” Commercial Course Linden School Framingham Normal School En Ka; “Intimate Strangers”; “Serious Situations in Burleigh’s Room; Football Usher. How lady-like, how queen-like she appears. Edward Mozes “Teddy” College Course C. A. Daniels School Bowdoin College Alpha Mu; Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club. Whatever he did was done with such ease, In him alone J twas natural to please. Sadye Newman “Syd” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Boston University Sigma Phi; Glee Club ; Bowling. Most arts require long study and application, but the most useful art of all, that of pleasing, requires only the desire. Ellen Frances Palmer “Ellen” College Course Emerson School Simmons College Latin Club. How without guile is thy bosom. Phoebe Patterson “Phoebe” College Course Glenwood School Wheaton College Vice President of Class; Kappa Phi; Usona — Deputy; Blue and Gold Staff; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; “Bab”; Football Usher. Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Edith Frances Pavlo “Edith” College Course Belmont School Wellesley College Blue and Gold; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais, Vice- President; Glee Club; Elective Chorus; Cog Prize Speak¬ ing Contest, First Prize, ’25, ’26; “Mice and Men”; “Merry Wives of Windsor”; “Robin Hood”; Valedic¬ torian. In all her words and ivays she seems much older than she is in truth. Louise May Peckham “Peckie” College Course West School Business College Ecce Signum; Latin Club. There is something sweeter than receiving praise; the feeling of having deserved it. Helen Perkins ‘Helen” College Course Glenwood School Miss Wheelock’s “The whole countenance is a certain silent language of the mind.” Harold Pitts “Pittsie” Commercial Course Maplewood School Bentley School of Accounting and Finance Baseball Manager; Elective Chorus; “M” Club; Glee Club. A mans own manner and character is what best becomes him. Ratheus Byram Porter “Bycle” Scientific Course Lincoln School Tech Lit; Kappa Alpha Pi; Tennis. Fellows who have no tongues are often all eyes and ears. Paul Gabriel Pyne “Gabe” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School Bentley School of Accounting and Finance Title and profit I resign, The post of honor shall be mine. Harry Reinherz “Harry” College Course Faulkner School Boston University Alpha Mu; The Cercle Francais; Latin Club. ‘May courage ever be united with success. ' Frederic Reynolds “Freddy” Scientific Course Linden School Lowell Institute Latin Club ; Boys’ Glee Club ; Chorus. Laugh and be fat, sir. Ida Rachick “Ida” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Mass. Normal Art School “Zippers”; Typewriting Certificates; Art Prize Winner; Year Book Staff ; Thrift Council. Modesty is to merit what shade is to figures in a picture, giving it strength and relief. William Riley “Riley” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School General Electric of Lynn A slow hand makes a sober fortune. Dorothy Katherine Roblee “Dot” Commercial Course Emerson School Business College The consciousness of duty performed gives us music at midnight. Anna Rosenthal “Hink” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Stenographer tier heart was in her work And the heart giveth grace unto every work. Rose Althea Rubin “Ro” College Course C. A. Daniels School N. E. Conservatory of Music Orchestra; Girls’ Glee Club; Kai Lun; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais. I always get the better when 1 argue alone. Maurice Ruderman “Rudy” College Course Centre School Harvard College Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Alpha Mu. Few are angels. Abraham Shain “Al” Commercial Course Newton Technical High School Boston University d good conscience is the best divinity. Judith Shear “Judy” Commercial Course Faulkner School Stenographer Those who have light in themselves will not revolve as satellites. Isadore Sher “Izzie” Scientific Course C. A. Daniels School Latin Club. The man who can be nothing but serious, or nothing but merry, is but half a man. Bessie Shor “Bess” Commercial Course Faulkner School Stenographer fVere she perfect, one would admire her more but love her less. Hester Rockwell Shores “Hester” College Course Usona; Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club. She that ivas ever fair and never proud, Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud. Jennie Silverman “Jean” General Course C. A. Daniels School Burdett Kai Lun; “Zippers”; Latin Club. We grant, altho’ she had much wit. Anne Louise Silverstein “Anne” Commercial Course Faulkner School Secretary Sigma Phi; Year Book Staff — Associate Editor; Blue and Gold — Typist; Basketball; Washington-Franklin History Medal; Remington Medal; Royal Certificate and Medal; Thrift Council — Plead Cashier. Wisdom and goodness are twin born One heart must hold both sisters. Ida Slater “I” College Course C. A. Daniels School Jackson College Kai Lun; “Zippers”; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Year Book Staff — Biographer. Peaceably if she can; forcibly if she must. Alice Marion Small “Wicky” General Course Maplewood School Boston University Her stature tall — I hate a dumpy woman. Alice Elizabeth Smith “Alice” General Course Faulkner School Chandler Secretarial School En Ka; Usona; En Ka— “Revue of Revues”; Le Cercle Francais; Football Usher. A day in April never came so sweet. Doris Margaret Smith “Dot” Normal Course Linden School Boston Normal Arts School Latin Club; Ecce Signum. The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem For that sweet odor which doth in it live. Dorothy Evelyn Smith “Dot” General Course Centre School Burdett College Dance, laugh, and be merry. George Sokolovitz “Sock” Scientific Course Faulkner School Mass. College of Pharmacy Alpha Zeta Pi; Latin Club. A man of books and meditation. Louis Solomon “Chubby” General Course C. A. Daniels School Lehigh University Alpha Zeta Pi; “M” Club; Football; Swimming; Rifle Club. Sports are a most excellent device with which to test a mans character. Emily Wiggin Stevens “Em” College Course Glenwood School Vassar College En Ka; Usona, President; “Mice and Men”; “Revue of Revues”; Lit-Usona Debate; Year Book Staff; Le Cercle Francais; Elective Chorus; Football Usher; Dramatic Club. In the opinion of all men, she would be considered cap¬ able of governing if she had never governed. Edward Stone “Eddie” General Course Parlin School, Everett Business Patience and time conquer all things. Reta Tanofsky “Ret” Commercial Course C. A. Daniels School Stenographer Glee Club; Typewriting Certificates; Thrift Council. A happy, singing, jolly maiden. Mildred Elizabeth Tupper “Peg” General Course Centre School N. E. Conservatory of Music Elective Chorus; Glee Club. Music exalts each joy, allays each grief. Esther Valinsky “Es” Commercial Course Faulkner School Secretary, Sigma Phi; Remington Pin; Underwood Cer¬ tificate. Not very tall, not very small. But fair and sweet, and loved by all. Heber Wells “Heber” Scientific Course Maplewood School A. D. S.; Orchestra; Band; Tennis. It is firmness that makes the gods on our side. Wilbur Franklin Weston “Bib” Scientific Course Centre School Springfield Y. M. C. A. College Elective Chorus; Glee Club. After speech, silence is the greatest power in the world. Eleanor Palmer Whipple College Course Belmont School “Eleanor” Simmons College Manners rnaketh man. David Wies “Dave” College Course Faulkner School Harvard Medical College Latin Club; Latin Club Play; Glee Club; Alpha Mu; Associate Editor of the Year Book; Salutatorian. O, tis a parlous boy; Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable. n Emily Wilson “Emy” General Course Faulkner School Mass. Normal Art School Glee Club; Elective Chorus. Artists have more than two eyes. Frances Hannah Winer “Fay” General Course C. A. Daniels School Stenographer Chorus; Sigma Phi. Her friends, there are many. Her foes — are there any? Ruth Doris Wisotsky “Ruth” Commercial Course Maplewood School Simmons College “Merry Wives of Windsor”; “Sherwood”; “Serious Sit¬ uations in Burleigh’s Room”; Football Usher. I’ll charm the air to give a sound, While you perform your antic round. Dorothy Wolfe “Dolly” General Course Belmont School Jackson College Orchestra; “Zippers”; Kai Lun. The modesty of certain ambitious young persons consists in becoming great without making much noise. Doris Woodward “Dot” College Course Linden School Simmons College “Mice and Men”; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Usona; Ecce Signum. Easy, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew. Minerva Zeimetz “Minerva” General Course Faulkner School Leland Powers School “Local and Long Distance”; “Mice and Men”; “Robin Hood.” A fair maiden clothed with celestial grace. pectal litopntplt m Edward Austin “Eddie” College Course Centre School Baseball; Track. tVhat strong hand can hold his swift foot backf Marshall Twiss Burpee “Twitch” College Course Mitchell Academy Dartmouth College Football; Swimming; Gamma Sigma; Bovs’ Week-—- ’24, ’25; “Merry Wives of Windsor”; Serious Situations in Bu rleigh’s Room.” The lion is not as fierce as he is painted. Bernard Edward Nugent “Bernie” Commercial Course Immaculate Conception School Holy Cross Football By sports like this are all thy cares beguil ' d. d IN MEMORIAM Jerard Tibbetts November 2, 1907 June 23, 1925 CniLY WILSON drafruatttm program (TYT Overture — “Orpheus” High School Orchestra (violin solo by Harry Dubb) “Soldiers Chorus” from Faust Chorus Salutatory — A New Plan for Malden David Wies Violin Solo — (a) “Gypsy Serenade” (b) “Romanza Adaluza” Harry Dubb Oration — “How Can the Youth of the World Help to Create International Emily W. Stevens Girls’ Semi-Chorus — “Sparkling Sunlight” Poem — “The Voyage of Life” Mabel A. MacKown Baritone Solo — “The Sword of Ferrara” Sylvester Carter Valedictory — “Training for Living” Edith F. Pavlo Presentation of Usona and Literary Society Prizes Barbara Estey President, Malden High School Usona Presentation of Washington and Franklin Medal Presentation of Diplomas “Hoist the Sail” Mr. William M. Bailey Member of School Committee Chorus Accompanists Miss Rose A. Rubin Mr. Norman Carter Director of Music. Miss Harriette M. Perkins Director of Orchestra. Mr. John W. Crowley Offenbach Gounod Valdez Sarasote Goodwill ?” Arditi Bullard Broome nltbitiovv TRAINING FOR LIVING Edith Frances Pavlo In these days of keen commercialism it is so easy to think in terms of the present only or the immediate future. Most of us are probably thinking about a livelihood in¬ stead of the art of living. And yet the Good Book says “Man shall not live by bread alone.” It is of this other thing, therefore, that I am to speak. I suppose that real progress is made when we take the best that the past has to offer and shape it to serve the best needs of the present. With that thought in mind, then, let us consider some of the Athenian ideals of educa¬ tion as they may contribute to our own. Athenian education was carefully thought out and aimed at preparation for citizenship. A boy must have a trained intellect but that was not all. Flis body must be strong and well developed; hence an elaborate physical education that tended to produce beautiful and graceful bodies. Beautiful thoughts, they felt, must come from beautiful bodies. More than that the artistic was cultivated in him by music such as singing to the accompaniment of the lyre because the Greeks held that fine music was a powerful force in moulding character. Care was taken that the youth should hear and practice those melodies only which cultivate the nobler feel¬ ings. Botsford says that the youth was not to see or hear anything vulgar or debasing. In fact every expedient was used to develop fine morals. Thus with emphasis laid on all uplifting influences, good manners, reverence for one’s parents, an easy grace, with a training of mind that enabled the boy to admire literary excellence and diction, form and beauty in verse and sculpture) the young Greek athlete was considered qualified for the best citizenship. There were however two serious faults to the Greek idea of education as seen by our standards. It handled only the citizen class which was a distinct minority; it paid no attention to the masses of the people. Moreover, it did not include girls. They had some training, to be sure, but since their only destiny was to be wives and mothers, this training was very restricted. Our American Commonwealth with its magnificent idea of liberty and opportu¬ nity for all its citizens — and almost anybody may become a citizen — has undertaken a gigantic task in the matter of education. Boys and girls have equal opportunities in the schools, no class distinctions hinder anybody. And yet the very magnitude of the task and the differing circumstances and opportunities of the homes of our millions of American boys and girls necessarily make results very unequal. It seems to be an American idea that the schools can do everything; give intellect¬ ual training, moral training, athletic and artistic training witho ut much help from the home. Never was there a greater fallacy conceived. Even the Greek, two thousand years and more ago, recognized the fact that this was impossible. The home produced the boy, spread refining influence about him there, and saw to it that mind and body should be properly occupied at all times. Recreations of a wholesome and stimulating sort were provided. Now obviously the school has the student only a certain number of hours in the week. Emphasis is laid upon mental training and as the curriculum is broadened those studies are offered that will enable the student to get into some practi¬ cal work as a wage earner. But what about these other means of development that the Greeks held so important? Athletics is optional and the chief use seems to be the development of a few pro¬ fessional athletes who can entertain the public with exhibitions of wonderful strength and skill in various games. More than that the money return is a big consideration. With the Greeks, the honor was the all-important thing. Girls, too, are beginning to get some consideration in the atheletic activities of a school with a wholesome im¬ provement in bodily vigor. I think that the legacy that the Greeks have passed down through the ages as a result of their attention to art might well persuade us of the importance of developing artistic tastes. Little is done with music after the earlier grades of the public school and yet music of the best sort helps to mould character. How fine it would be also if every student could be taught to understand and appreciate drawing, sculpture and painting, at least in a small way! One can almost imagine that if some of our educated criminals had had more of the love of beauty fed to their souls in the formative years of their lives they needn’t have become a menace to the peace of society. At all events we must infer that their moral training was neglected. I therefore make a plea for more cultural training for our youth. Their home must more and more provide the refining influences of instruction in good manners, reverence for parents and things holy, and a profitable use of leisure time. In these days of shorter working hours and longer periods of leisure, it should be possible for the individual, and it should be his pleasure also, to get constructive recreation and diver¬ sion. In our wonder at the marvelous devices that science and invention are providing for our comfort and entertainment, we are in danger of forgetting the creative Spirit of the universe, the God who endows man’s mind and provides the material that man uses. M ore than that, we are in danger of losing the flower of life, namely, the joy and heauty of living that is enhanced by art and protected by the refinement of a sound education. Let us give greater attention to the art of living. Classmates : As we separate in our several ways, let us remember that living is an art that re- wards us according to what we put into it. No matter what our occupation may be, each one of us is likely to have many hours of leisure. What are we going to do with this leisure? I hope that we are going to be able to use it to make finer men and women of ourselves by an over-growing capacity to appreciate the finest things of life. I doubt that the world will greet us with open arms; I doubt that we shall en¬ counter immediate success in our undertakings. But with a background of culture and refinement, with ability and desire to use spare time in a profitable way, we shall easily find our places in the world. The future is before us. May we make the best of whatever opportunities it may offer. Classmates — Auf wiederschen! j alutatoru A NEW PLAN FOR MALDEN David Wies Our generation is remarkably favored in its inheritance. The youth of today delights in all the modern inventions that science has produced to make man happier. Espe¬ cially has the child of this century been endowed with a heritage of a firmly founded educational system. Through¬ out the centuries, such men as Rousseau, Froebel, and Locke envolved educational theories, which finally re¬ sulted in the present educational system. But is this present system with all its advantages the one best fitted for Malden with her varied population? Let us for a moment analyze this system of educa¬ tion in this city. Our system is composed of elementary schools, Junior High Schools, and the Senior High School. The Junior High is really exploratory: to determine wheer the genius of every pupil lies, and to map out a course by which this talent may be best developed. Up to the present, our three Junior High Schools have been accomplishing this purpose. Various clubs have been organized, and in all probability, will afford an opportunity for valuable work and training. When pupils are graduated from the Junior High, they are prepared to do more advanced work in the activity in which they have shown proficiency. My pur¬ pose is not to show the organization of the Junior High, but to see whether the work so well begun will be carried on. We shall see what the secondary school provides for the pupils other than book learning. A few who choose the scientific course may continue with manual training. Our facilities for supplying ample instruction in this branch are limited. A portion of the girls may study domestic sciences, but here again our resources are not sufficient. Other than manual training and domestic science there is no instruction in any trade or practical works, with the exception of typewriting and shorthand. Thus, much of the valuable preparation given in the Junior High fails of its purpose. As you know, there are a number of children who work, and yet are allowed to study a portion of the day. These are compelled by law to attend the twenty hour class of the Continuation school, but this school at present cannot furnish the needed education. The experience of this school shows the necessity for more complete courses in manual and trade work. Our own superintendent of schools, Mr. Marshall, has constantly urged the introduction of a Trade School, which is an answer to this problem. Lip to the present, nothing has been done to carry out this recommendation. Only two per cent of the children of Malden attend the present Continuation School. If a Trade School were organized and fully equipped, very satisfactory results would he obtained. Malden is subject to a state law compelling every child to attend some school until his sixteenth year. A great majority of our young people attend school merely because they are compelled by law. These students are not adapted to books, and the work is far over their heads. Naturally, they constantly fail in their courses. Such pupils become a heavy expense to the city. In 1925, every pupil cost the city $98.00 per annum. Every time a pupil fails in a subject, he is encumbering the city with an additional expense of about $10.00 per course. This condition is intolerable in Malden where the political cry of late has been, “Economize”. Economy ceases when useless expenditure is made. It is quite interesting to note that pupils who have no ability in grasping the abstract have appreciable power in the mechanical and the artistic. The money wasted on repeating pupils would be wisely spent on practical instruction for such. The lack of such instruction is inexcusable; for this city from the seventies of the last century has steadily grown in its industries: rubber, last, soap and cloth factories, and machine shops are only a small portion of these. The future of our industries is exceedingly bright, and even now they are capable of employing several thousands. But our school fails us here. Our graduates are unskilled in these trades, and we cannot expect our industries to employ inefficient workmen. How 7 beneficial would practical education be in Malden! The school would become not a means for boring an unstudious pupil, but a means for preparing him for his life work in Malden’s industires, thereby helping the pupil to earn his livelihood, and the industries to expand. Elsewhere within the last two decades, an experiment has been tried, by which every need of a school would be supplied. This system is known as the Gary plan, tak¬ ing its name from the city in which it was established. The typical Gary school con¬ tains both the grammar and the high school in one building. It provides wholesome ac¬ tivities under fourfold division of work, study, play and expression throughout the course of an eight-hour school day. The Gary school aims to be as self-supporting as possible, all activities in the school contributing to the welfare of the community. The economies effected by public-service principles enable them to completely solve “part time” problems, which we, too, have in Malden. It makes the school, for the first time a public school, by functioning with parks, libraries, and museums to provide wholesome interests for children. The curriculum of the Gary school is so organized that the eight hour school day allows two hours each for recitation, play and physical training, and work. The remaining two hours are divided between auditorium activities and lunch. The lengthened school day removes the evil of street and alley, “which have twice the time for educating children in the wrong direction as the school, church, library, and playground have for educating them in the right direction.” Physical training and recreation are of equal importance with recitations at Gary schools. However, the greatest feature of the Gary schools is the variety of trade shops. The student who finds himself particularly adapted to a certain department may devote a great portion of his efforts to that work. Every workshop supports the school in its particular capacity. These trade shops supply a direct answer for our problem of failing students and Con¬ tinuation School. Moreover this system has been successfully worked out for nearly two decades in Gary. Two schools in the Bronx district of New York have been or¬ ganized under the Gary plan. We, see, then, that the Gary system has great significance for our city. It will furnish an excellent training for those pupils whose educational needs are not met by the present school system. It will make our High School fulfill the aim of the Junior High by placing talent in its proper environment. No longer will backward students fail, for they will have departments in which they may do interesting and profitable work. This school will produce skilled graduates, who may fill responsible places in our industries. Malden is a progressive city with expanding industries and forward looking citizens. It needs a progressive school system to produce citizens worthy of our City. Should not our city, as a progressive city, demand such a system, which has been constantly recommended by our superintendent of schools? ©ratum How Can th e Youth of the IVorld Promote International Goodwill? Emily Wiggin Stevens We of the younger generation are growing up in a great age; an age of countless numbers of new discoveries, new projects, and new ideas. We have a tremendous task be¬ fore us. The youth of today are the ones who must set the ideals and fundamentals of international goodwill, for tomorrow the fate of the world will fall upon them. The realization that the destiny of the future rests on the shoulders of the youth of today points out the necessity of education. It is easy enough to say that any reform must depend on the education of the young, but the mere statement does not get us far. For many years before the World War, Germany educated her children to the war ideal —- to the greatness of their own country in peace and in war — to the idea of world dominance. Why can not the children of today and of the future be educated to believe in peace —- world peace, in the rights of each nation? Through the centuries great men of the times have been haunted by the dream of a day when the world would be a brotherhood instead of a battleground. The hope of the final oneness and the final warlessness of the world remains the spiritual mistress of our dreams; and now humani¬ ty’s future lies in the hands of the youth of the world. The first step in education for peace in the establishment of a sympathetic understanding, the arousing of a feeling of friendship and brotherhood, and the cultivation of confidence between all peoples. To achieve final and universal goodwill, the education of the present and coming generations must aim more and more at impressing upon them a right appreciation of other peoples a nd other nations. They must be told the complete truth about their own nation, and be made to understand the greatness of other nations. They must know that the spirit of righteousness rules a country, true righteousness big enough to include a true respect for the rights of other nations. For the furtherance of such a world-wide feel¬ ing of goodwill, it is necessary that the youth be well instructed in current history. Opportunities for intelligent discussions and debates on these current topics tend to broaden the minds of the younger people, giving them a truer and less prejudiced opinion of international events. It has long ben a custom for the Oxford and Harvard debating teams to interchange visits, during which time a subject of international im¬ portance is debated before the public. Other colleges and univeristies of various countries now realize the many benefits, both social and intellectual, derived from such debates, and are seeking similar engagements. Essay contests bearing on topics of in¬ ternational interest are being conducted by many societies just for the purpose of arous¬ ing interest of students in such subjects. Fetters are being exchanged between schools of different countries, thereby promoting friendship and understanding among the children of the world, broadening their horizon, and making for tolerance. That great organization, the Junior Red Cross, does tremendous work in the advancement of this correspondence. In other fields, as well as in the field of education, the road is slowly being opened for us through the work of the older people of today. Take, for instance, the leaders in the Boy and Girl Scout movements. During the last few years, due to their untiring and unselfish devotion, the y have accomplished remarkable work in making it possible for the youth of the world to become more closely united in friendship and understand¬ ing. Great international conventions, both scouts and officers, from troops of every nation have been held in some country. This is only one of the many great organiza¬ tions that are also working in the interests of youth. In the field of athletics, too, this feeling of fellowship and brotherhood is being stimulated. The best athletes of each nation of the world compete in the Olympic Games, held every five years at some central point. Golf and tennis tournaments between teams from various countries are becoming more popular each year. Through the people who take part in these and other international sports a new atmosphere of friendliness and respect is growing up in the sporting world which, in its own way, is aiding the spirit of goodwill among the people of the nations of the world in other spheres. Youth is definitely the period of vision. The old Hebrew prophet who write, “Your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams” uttered an eternal truth. A distracted world calls loudly today for leadership, for international goodwill, for peace, and it looks to youth, with its undimmed visions and potential power, to set it right. “ ’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 ?” Youth will hear and answer, and gladly, as it has always done if the appeal is clear and strong and high. The World War gave us evidence of this truth. It was youth that first saw the real issues at stake. It was youth that caught the first vision of a needy and distressed humanity calling loudly for help. It was youth that first sensed the truth — that justice and honor and righteousness were the stakes in that great con¬ test. And again humanity calls for help — not in war, but in peace. We, the youth of the world, are better prepared now than ever before to continue the work already begun for the promotion of international goodwill by the men and women of this generation. Let us carry forward the torch of fellowship and goodwill, lighted by their desire for inter-racial understanding, and kept burning by its passion for justice! Haps! Class |Jaem Mabel A. MacKown The Voyage of fife Our ship that storm has never met Is here with all its white sails s et, Those sails that blasts have never torn, Prepared to start in Life’s bright morn. For we are Youth who now begin To sail Life’s sea and enter in Our ship that, like us, ne’er has been O’er that vast ocean yet unseen. Safe in port we’ve spent some years In which we’ve learned to conquer fears Of that unknown that lies before Which we have never travelled o’er. To us who try this venture new I ' his ship, with chart and compass true, Is given to guide. And now we sail. We have no fears that we shall fail. Men bring us tales of sinking ships They oft have seen, and with their lips Reveal the pow’r of raging blast That wrecks ships on that ocean vast. But forth we’ll sail right joyfully And turn the bow to open sea For shrieking gales that ’round us blow Cry out Life’s challenge, “Onward go!” With willing hearts we’ll keep our course In spite of howling storm-wind’s force. We’ll welcome all adversity, That comes our way, exultantly. With souls and hearts tuned to the strife We’ll sail the variable sea of Life. And God alone will judge if we H ave sailed our course successfully. Malden’s Oldest Inhabitant stopped short before the por¬ tals of Malden High School on the afternoon of January 29, 1923. What, you ask, made him stop? He was gazing upon the class of ’27A, the newest freshman class. Now freshman classes are no novelty, especially in the life of the Oldest Inhabitant, so you must realize how extra¬ ordinary we were to attract the attention of the venerable gentleman. The reason ? This. For the first time in the history of Malden High School, the boys of the entering freshman class were not attired in the traditional short pants, but were arrayed in the full glory of long trousers. Neither did the girls wear their locks combed into the legendary ringlets and pigtails; on the contrary, their tresses had been shorn, and the more advanced thinkers sported the shingle bob, then quite the latest wrinkle. That is but an example of our striking qualities. No upper classman could tell us to take the elevator to the fifth floor and ask for Mr. Jenkins in room 599. In¬ deed, no; we knew better. Even the Blue and Gold realized what a wonderful contribution the local gram¬ mar schools had made by giving us to M. H. S. They wrote a special editorial wel¬ coming us and then another editorial imploring one of our number to become a mem¬ ber of their staff. Elizabeth Barrett nobly stepped forward to do her duty. June brought rest to our weary shoulders, — rest to us who were stooped from carrying home every book to convince our families what a studious life was a freshman’s. The summer days vanished and we were soon back at school again. One thing marred our joy as sophisticated freshmen; our class was divided. The school commit¬ tee decided that not only were we to shed our brilliance on the morning school but also on the freshiest freshman who attended the afternoon session. No doubt they thought we were just the class to set a good example. Like other great people, we decided that in unity there was strength, and we did not allow a little matter of afternoon and morning sessions to prevent us from organiz¬ ing our class. The weighty question as to who was to direct the destinies of an unsurpassable class was answered when that honor was conferred upon Willard Welch. Richard Hardy, as vice-president, was to aid him in his stupendous task. Evelyn Horne was to take copious minutes at our meetings, and Donald Smith was empowered to sign checks in the name of Class II. February released us from the bondage of bearing the lowly name of freshmen. For such an event a class party was in order. With the efficient aid of Miss Slattery we held our first class party. The very gym reflected our radiance to such an extent that a certain publication of this school admitted that it was a “veritable fairyland”. For the first time since the war, the air of room 203 was filled with the attempts of aspiring linguists to master the intricacies of German gutturals. Then, indeed, was M iss Ruston’s expostulation, “Ach, Junge, ich not ick” frequently heard. Thoroughly rested by our summer vacation, we plunged into school activities with a zest. As class IV we were going to show what we could do. Louise Cobb captained the girls’ swimming team. The alumni, without a doubt, have Earl Col- clough to thank for their defeat in the track meet with the students. Athletics did not claim all our attention. Ruth Wisotsky and Edith Pavlo demonstrated their histrionic ability in the annual school play “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. To further show our versatility, we also had the greatest representation on the Honor Roll for that semester. Fhe last Friday of that January was a momentous one for us. We broke forth from the chrysalis of the insignificant sophomore and emerged in the full glory of the important junior. Again we celebrated. A class that attracted the attention of even the worldly wise Oldest Inhabitant had to live up to its name for extraordinary deeds. Therefore, with the splendid help and cooperation of Miss Greenwood, who succeeded Miss Slattery as our adviser, we gave a party without equal in the annals of M. H. S. As a proof that we were still on the athletic map, Anna Silverstein and Beatrice H urvich earned the much coveted basketball “M”, and Sadve Newman, Perle Groman and Mary Baker carried away bowling honors. During this semester, several members exhibited their potential governing ability when they took the reins of Malden city government from the hands of the officials, during Boys’ Week. Our summer vacation passes — all good things come to an end. To make up for a period of idleness, we immediately got busy by holding our election. Richard Hardy was re-elected president, Phoebe Patterson, vice-president, Beatrice Hurvich, secretary and Joseph Wallace, treasurer. Edith Pavlo glorified the name of class VI in the oratorical world by winning the Cog Speaking Contest prize for the second time. We received further honors, when our president, Richard Hardy was elected captain of the swimming team. And then came the most blissful time of our high school existence: we became seniors. No longer could mere teachers tell us anything. Ah no! They were recipi¬ ents of our pearls of wisdom. George Bornstein informed Mr. Batchelder that a circle had but 360 degrees because there were no more degrees to be found. David Weis told Mr. Nash of a man who walked about with the face and form of a goddess. What further proof could you desire of our brilliancy! In the following, I’m quoting the exact words: said Phoebe Patterson to Miss Norris, “I don’t like Robert Burns’s works. He hasn’t high enough thoughts for me” With Mary Monahan as editor-in-chief, these members of our class were on the Blue and Gold Staff: Edith Pavlo, Lawrence Gilman, Mabel MacKown, Elizabeth Barrett, Rose Fine, Beatrice Hurvich, Anna Silverstein, Richard Hardy, and Beatrice Hoberman. When M iss Greenwood left Malden High School, her place, as our mentor, was taken by Miss Herrick. We convinced Class VIII what a barren future life held for them after their graduation. No longer were they to enjoy our company and entertainment as they had at the reception we tendered to them. Not every day does Dick Goodrich step before the public eye in the garb of a ballet dancer. In June we elected the staff of our Year Book. For the second time in her school career, Mary Monahan held the position of editor-in-chief on an M. H. S. publication. The summer months of 1926 could not pass swiftly enough to bring, with Sep¬ tember, the opening of school. We were now of the elite! Class VIII! What visions those magic words conjure! Half-forgotten tales of joy to be ours, as told by seniors of past years, came back to our minds. We were brought back to the present by the exploits on the football field of mem¬ bers of our class. For their meritorious work, Captain Marston, Bob McCarthy, Porky Galvin, A1 Flynn, Bernie Nugent, Eddie Horne, Earl Colcough, Izzy Lawsine and Louis Solomon received letters. To show that we knew what was best for us, we re-elected our officers with the exception of Lawrence Gilman who took the place of Wallace as our treasurer. Then came the dreaded ordeal through which, like it or not, each senior must pass. Apprehensively he wends his way toward Whitman’s Studio. A period of sus¬ pense follows — what will the result be? A thing of pride or disillusionment. Lime alone can tell. Time does. On the evening of January 14, 1927, occurred an event which will ever remain fresh in the memories of the class of ’27 A. Gathering their children about their fire¬ place, they will tell them how Mr. Jenkins emulated that famous circus owner, Mr. Ringling; how the antics of the erstwhile staid and sedate members of our faculty would put a trained acrobat to shame. Even now we are assailed by doubts as to why Mr. Matthews teaches history when he is so obviously gifted with all the talents of a clown; why the English Channel has remained untouched when the swimming ability of Miss Abbot is unquestioned. Our outing at Toy Town Tavern remains an impression: in particular of Morris Ruderman in pursuit of a bus — in general of a delicious dinner, the thrill of a tobaggon ride, the wobbly legs of novice skiers, coasting down a bumpy hill, skating on a glassy rink and last — the “day after” feeling. The Senior Reception in a transformed gym was reminiscent of football days. Dick Hardy led the snake dance and, to prove the force of habit, we cheered “Team” when we meant ’27 B”. Now we, extraordinary even in the eyes of the Oldest Inhabitant, are about to leave Malden High School. How nobly we have carried on its traditions, you will learn when you step into our shoes in a short time. Then you will appreciate our true worth. Class ■jJroplu ' cu Two days before graduation our adviser, Miss Herrick, invited three of the staff of the Year Book to her home. It was a bitter cold night, and, as we trudged sturdily along, we wondered why even Miss Herrick should interrupt our studying. Arriving there, we were taken into the library where a jolly fire burned on the hearth. The room was rather dark and our attention was immediately attracted by the flickering light cast by an ancient glass lamp that stood on a table in the center of the room. The shade had an intricate pattern of flowers and leaves cut in it, through which multi¬ colored lights threw weird shadows. “Yes, girls,” said Miss Herrick, “I see you’ve noticed my lamp. An old pro¬ fessor gave it to me and said that it had the unique power of disclosing the future to one who willingly yielded to its influence.” As we gazed, fascinated by its quivering light, marvel of marvels, pictures were forming before our very eyes, scenes were taking shape, the nebulous forms were be¬ coming recognizable. “Oh see, there’s Sylvester Carter”, we exclaimed, “the renowned baritone, and he’s just refusing a fabulous amount offered him by Edsel Ford to sing at the funeral of the great Henry Ford. It is through the former’s agent, Kenneth Frederick that the proposition is being made. All of us knew that Sylvester’s infectious smile and the twinkle in his eye have kept him from accepting such offers. His manager, Willard Crossman, is almost in tears, because he works on a commission basis.” “And there’s Lena Golomb, standing on the chalk cliff of Dover, hurriedly jotting down the names of the successful swimmers of the English Channel, as they come in, one by one. And look, there’s Mary Dillaway and, only a few strokes behind her, Louise Cobb. Not contented with the usual course, they swam over in the morning, dined at Calais, and returned in the evening. The light fades a bit and as it flashes on again, the rays dissolve into a picture showing “Porky” Galvin and his troupe of star athletes, the Ardent Amazons. In this group, we recognize as the Captain of the Basketball Team, Beatrice Hurvich with Madeline Gustavson as forward. Mary Baker and Perle Groman make the ten pins fly as the balls come down the alley. Molly Glass and Ruth Cole are his champion weight-lifters, whose feats rival even Mr. King’s in his recent performance at the Faculty Circus. “Porky” takes his own band with him and none other than Earle Green wields the baton for him, while Eddie Goodman brings out the wails and sobs with his saxophone. Then, for the first time, we notice the intensity of the yellow light. Its magnet¬ ism draws us all to it as a strange Oriental scene unfolds before our vision. Eddie Austin, on a soap box, is exhorting a spell-bound moh of Celestials to buy land in Florida. His colleague, A1 Flynn, attired in native costume, is passing out circulars to aid his friend, Eddie. Behind them is a bill board announcing the approaching visit of the American Consul, Charles Hammond, who is to lay the corner stone for the new College of Domestic Science, founded by Beatrice Hoberman, in the hope that she may persuade the Chinese to enjoy eggs ten days old instead of ten years and similar innovations in diet. Virginia Horne and Priscilla Holmes are on her faculty and Wesley Jacobson manages the finances of the institution. The scene fades and the bustling metropolis of Stoneham is brought to our view. Huge crowds are gathering around the railroad station to greet the latest arrival, Elizabeth Barrett, successor to Edna Wallace Hopper. Eager men and women were snatching up her newest book “Become Blonde, Blandiloquous and Beautiful”. Her followers, Mildred Berloe, Mary Druss, Elsa Eisman, Julia Boyle, Ruby Jacobson and Carl Gerke are splendid examples of the success of her innovation. The light swerves and the Newburyport Turnpike comes into view. Isn’t that Lawrence Gilman driving that car, and he has a queer electric bulb in place of a motormeter. This must be his latest invention. He is increasing his speed and the bulb has become red. He isn’t heeding its warnings, but is more reckless than before and that car is fairly bounding. What’s that music we hear, “Nearer My God, to Thee”. That’s the invention’s final warning and now Lawrence heeds it. He got out this new speedometer with warning attachment to help Harry Dubb, Goodwin’s successor, save the wild speedsters. A few minutes later, a soft shaded light of rainbow colors reveals to us the in¬ terior of Doreen’s establishment where the beauty and originality of Doris Cleveland’s gowns have turned the eyes of even the Parisians to London. Well, well, so Doris is now a designer — but then, she always had designs on something. Barbara Glossa, wife of the Prince of Wales’ seventh cousin, is ordering Doreen’s newest creation. Tillie Grusin is displaying the shimmering evening gown that causes even us to “Oh” and “Ah”. While Barbara is waiting, her chauffeur, Isreal Dubin, enters and states in a melancholy voice, “Madam, your ’usband ’as once more been thrown from an ’orse and wishes you to come to the ’ospital.” Just another good American gone English. Oh, that glaring light. It’s Malden’s Great White Way. Why that’s the site of the Davenport house and that huge structure has over the entrance, “Hardy Build¬ ing”. And now the interior is appearing. That must be the main office and Dick reigns there supreme. We had already heard tales of how he amassed a fortune through his development of the painless, humanized system of grasping Latin. He was helped by his classmates. Pauline Hume took out the Subjunctives from the language, Carol Hopkins banished the infinitives, and George Callahan extracted all the ablatives and datives. That model on Dick’s desk is for a Community Hall that Stevens Garran is erecting for him. Do you suppose that at last the High School will be able to have the exclusive use of its own hall and gymnasium? Mildred Hoar is his director of philanthropy, Frances Curran his illustrator, and Rose Faerman his publicity manager. Last year he sent Harry Flashenberg, Alma Davis and Estalyn Cobb on an important scientific expedition to see if Latin would civilize the wild Africans as it had his classmates in Malden High. The glaring light is now replaced by one even more dazzling in its brilliancy. Snow, snow on every side and, as the shadows grow clearer, we see figures enjoying winter sports. Earl Colcough is in the foreground. The joy that he and his class¬ mates had at Toy Town Tavern developed the idea of the possibilities of continuous enjoyment in Alaska, where the snow is permanent. Party after party visits him there. Now I see Helen Cox and Emma Bornstein shooting by on a toboggan. That’s Gladys Jacobson on the skiis and Ethel Belliveau is close behind her. Amy Hall, more cautious, clings to the Flexible Flyer. Harry Grossman is still risking his life on a ski-boggan. Earl has a hotel in connection with his enterprise, and Sidney Flashman runs it. He used to run on Malden High’s track team and apparently he is still in a running business. Rose Fine is the gracious hostess. Again the picture dissolves. We lean back in satisfaction at hearing so much about our friends, and we are glad that all are happy and prosperous. But we glance again at the weird old lamp wondering if it has told the whole of its tale. As we ponder, brown rays filter through the crevices. An army camp appears. A drill is going on and at the head of the line encouraging his men is Elmer Benjamin. Apparently, he has risen since the old days when he wrote his mother of his early experiences, “They put me in the barracks, they took away my clothes and gave me khaki; they took away my name and made me number 575; they took me to church and made me listen to a sermon for forty minutes. Then the parson said; “No. 575, art thou weary, art thou languid?” And I got seven days in the guard house because 1 answered, “I certainly am”. Among the Officers’ wives we discover Virginia Armour and Ellen Gordon. A short distance away Richard Goodrich is walking along in a major’s uniform. Oh, see that picture forming in the petal of the rose. Those are Mexicans and they’re rushing down to greet a party of Americans, for now they love their neighbors to the north. Eddie Horne is in their midst and it must be that by his soothing, per¬ suasive eloquence he has won even the Mexican hearts. His official family is with him, too — George Bornstein, Secretary of Peace, for there is no longer any war in Mexican hearts; Camilla Bond, Secretary of the Exterior; Nata.ie Cohen, Secretary of Idleness, for she certainly did enough work in the high school to last a lifetime; Haskell Aronson, Secretary of the Purse, and I la Friedman, Secretary of the Houseboats. Now, of course, they need no navy. As this picture grows dim, a green light pours through all the leaves. Hazy figures become distinct, colors appear, and shape themselves into flowers of every hue. A greenhouse becomes visible and over the door we read the sign “Cremer and Erbs, Florists”. We remember Cremer. He was the most patriotic lad. One time an Italian friend was boasting of the wonder of Vesuvius in eruption, and Cremer replied to h im, “We have Niagara Falls and that would put out all the fire in Vesuvius within five minutes. Anne Cassin is at the window; she is keeping their books. Out rushes Carr, to all appearances their messenger. His swiftness of foot that kept him on the track team in Malden High prepared him for such a position. Helen Anderson is there, too, designing floral pieces. Over there is Buckley, working with some new carnations. We hope he will raise seme blue and gold ones for us to wear at the football games. What is that huge tome on the window sill? “English Dictionary, Azoff and Doyle”. Well, they’ve doubtlessly settled the discussion that bothered them in their youthful days -—- why what is carried in a railroad car is called a shipment while what is carried in a ship is called a cargo. Gradually, from petal and leaf, every vestige of light vanishes. The shadows deepen in the room, relieved only by the firelight flickering on the hearth. ROSE FINE. BEATRICE HOBERMAN. MARY MONAHAN. (Klass •jlropinTo Elizabeth Barrett :h deepest apologies to Dante) ’ I was evening and the shadows deepened fast, Where I found me in a gloomy wood-astray, Wandered from the worn and beaten path And compassed ' bout by savage beasts and wild. My frightened heart was torn with sick’ning dread, — I knew not where to turn nor where to flee, — And then I saw, a-beck’ning from afar, The shade of Virgil, deathless son of Song. I welcomed him. I knew the “old bird” well — I’d studied him years past at Malden High My soul took courage. Followed I straightway ’Til to a gateway, heavy-wrought with iron, We came, and read these direful words inscribed, “Through me you pass into Tomorrow’s realm; Through me you pass to everlasting grief; Through me you pass and ne’er to Earth return, For none the secrets of the Future delve And 1 ive to tell the tale to mortal men. All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” With paling lip, with trembling hand, I turned, Nor backward looked until I’d passed the door.— And there I stood. I stood upon the brink Of a deep and dark and bottomless abyss. The poet bade me gaze and gaze I did, As we descended to the foremost plane. “Oh, show me, noble bard, the lives to come Of those who enter life’s highway with me.” I begged. (It’s no use. I must either lapse into silence or lapse into prose. Being femi¬ nine, I choose the lesser, namely the latter, of the two evils.) Virgil and I found ourselves at the crossing of a busy city street. Automobiles by the score poured by. We were about giving up hope of reaching the opposite bank of that ever increasing torrent of traffic in safety when a shrill whistle pierced the air. The cross-walk cleared immediately. Timidly we ventured a foot from the haven of the curb. A car shot out from behind us and fairly singed the coat-tails of my illus¬ trious friend. Again the police whistle! 1 cast a baneful eye at the number-plate of the departing juggernaut. It was a Packard-Straight 8, bearing a dealer’s license. We hastened to interview the reckless driver, Virgil remarking, somewhat unnecessarily, that it was some smart Aleck who thought he owned the road. The “smart Aleck” proved to be none other than our old friend, Freddie Reynolds, who, having sunk to the depths of despair upon learning the futility of his attempts to assist M iss Child in the English department, had taken over a Packard agency and was working out his own salvation “on high”. Recognizing Fred, I turned to beg the officer to ignore the little incident at the street corner. I looked directly into the grinning countenance of Arthur Mahoney, who hastened to re-assure me, saying, “I’ll fix it with Kennedy. Thorburn Kennedy is the Chief, you know.” Safely across the humming thorough-fare at last, we made our way to the office of . the Malden Daily Times— (for this enterprising city was really Malden, although changed almost beyond recognition by the mighty Destroyer and still mightier Builder, Time.) In the window of a shoe store nearby, I saw a huge placard bearing the bold inscription, “Louis Solomon for Mayor — A big man for a big office!” It seemed not at all extraordinary that Sophie Markovitz should be the first to greet us in the pleasant outer office, or that I should recognize Mary Levine, Marion and Sarah Kaufman, Bessie Sher, and Annie Rosenthal among the office force. 1 was becoming immune to surprises. Sophie led us to an inner door hearing this enlightening notice, “Alary M. Mona¬ han, Editor-in-chief. Private.” Mary greeted us enthusiastically. I was interested to note that Kittie Mason was acting as her private secretary. Right in the middle of our conversation, in walked Mabel MacKown, a thick, important-looking packet of letters in each hand. She claimed to be overjoyed to see us, although I caught her casting a venomous glance at Virgil (behind his back, of course). Alabel, ably assisted by Minerva Zeimetz, had charge of the Advice to the Lovelorn column in the Times. She allowed me to read one of her letters. It was from a certain James AlcNeil, stating that he was a sadly misguided young man deeply in love with an extremely exacting young lady, who insisted that he should give up the insidious habit of chewing gum on Saturday nights in front of the Mystic. Should he or should he not, that was the question. Miss MacKown tendered advice invaluable. They compromised. Jimmy ceased masticating the Juicy Fruit and all was quite serene. By the way, Phoebe Patterson was washing windows in the office of John C. Kilday, Attorney, thereby gratifying her life ambition — to work in a law office. I determined to look up my old friends immediately and dragging the reluctant Virgil (he had taken quite a fancy to Ida Slater, the vivacious, little society reporter,) I once more gained the street. “Robert McCarthy, Stocks and Bonds,” was the next sign to atract my eye. Nothing would do hut a visit to his office, so Virgil still protesting, we entered the building. I was surprised to meet Israel Lawsine, Nathan Kidder, Isadore Sher and George Sokolovitz, all of whom Bob had just successfully lured into buying one thou¬ sand shares of stock in David Kofi’s Cough Killing Cough Drop concern. Jennie Silverman, Bob’s secretary, winked at me as the unfortunate hoys signed away every penny they had earned the previous year selling subscriptions for the Ladies’ Home Journal. One young lady, at least, in that office, had a heart. That was Sadye Newman — I saw her brush away a vagrant tear as she ushered out the hopeless victims. Taking leave of Bob, Virgil and I made our way to the nearest restaurant, Marston’s by name. Answering the urgent need of a bigger and better place to eat in Malden Square, Ralph Marston had set up his establishment on the site of the his¬ torical La Touraine and was catering especially to the recess hot-dog trade. Three rousing cheers for Marston and let’s have lots of mustard on ’em! The gay lights ever dark and darker grew; The vision faded even e’er ’twas born. ’Twas dreamlike, yet, somehow, ’twas true — Tomorrow’s secrets — here a moment — gone. With Virgil as my guide, again 1 went And forthwith we descended to the plane Which next below the foremost circle lay. In old New York, that’s where we next discovered ourselves. Virgil was quite excited about it. He wanted to purchase orchestra seats for the Follies even before we visited Grant’s tomb or the Statue of Liberty, but the price of the tickets was a little too high. Accordingly, we sought Keith’s. That was what we might have termed in the old days “a lucky break”, for our clever friend Morris Mazonson, was hilled to appear in a little sketch entitled “Kute Klownish Komedies” and Judith Shear was to present an exhibition of the latest dance hit which had taken New York by storm, the Hula-lula-hip Hop. How well we remember Judy in the days of the now archaic Charleston and Black Bottom! Edith Pavlo, world famous elocutionist, rendered, foi our approval, her own interpretation of “Gunga Din”. It was the last word in originality! Virgil wept and borrowed my handkerchief. In fact, my poor friend was so genuinely affected that we found it necessary to quit the theater. In the lobby, we met Doris Woodward, Hester Shores, Louise Peckham, and Ellen Palmer who, we later learned, were proud proprietors of a 5th Avenue beauty parlor and boasted of having plucked Ben Turpin’s eyebrows. Virgil having practically ruined my handkerchief, we proceeded to purchase an¬ other at Kresge’s. I almost collapsed in spite of my strong constitution, when I saw Rose Rubin playing the piano in the popular music department and Ida Rachick selling prints at the art counter. Oh, Genius, how humble is thy pathway to Success! V irgil had a wild desire to enter the new Hippodrome when he saw a billboard in gay, fantastic hues advertising, as a super-attraction, Miss Emily Stevens, champion wild horse tamer and bareback rider of the world, but time would scarcely permit it. We hurried on. Within the next few blocks I saw at least three familiar names in electric lights above the city. Ruth Wisotsky was that evening making her debut at the Broadway Theater in a musical comedy written by Paul Pyne. 1 he talk of the town was his popular song hit, “Pining for the Moon”. Edna Lonergan was dancing at the Broad¬ way, too. What was it they called her? — oh, yes, “premiere danseuse”. In Greenwich Village we made an interesting discovery. Irene Morrison and Dorothy Mangene were doing social service work. I hey owned a lunch stand where doughnuts and coffee were presented gratuitously to the starving Armenians — artists. There was an old Campbell’s soup can on the counter with a little sign telling the world that all contributions would be gratefully received. Virgil dropped a nickel in the slot and tried to look benevolent. We then visited the department store of Silverstein and Winer. Anna and Frances had so enlarged their business that they were seriously considering opening a branch office in Paris. We found that Dorothy Wolfe, Alice Small, Eleanor Whipple and Christine Neiforth were employed as buyers and were at that time summering in Europe and the Orient. Esther Valinsky and Rita Tanofsky were managing the busi¬ ness admirably during the absence of the regular “heads”. Out on the street a ragged, little urchin was vending the news. At my suggestion, Virgil purchased the “Times”. This startling headline confronted us, “Daring Polar Explorers Start Today. Expedition Headed by Wilbur Weston, Noted Scientist.” Eagerly I devoured the article and learned that Mr. Weston was accompanied by Edward Mozes and Harold Pitts, pilot and engineer respectively, Harry Reinhertz, mechanic, Byram Porter, who intended to make a study of white whales, and Edward Stone, student of ethnology and archaeology. These valiant devotees of science were to make the perilous journey by air. There were six young men who were to rise to great heights. Directly beneath this article was an interesting little paragraph. Dominick Marinelli, president pro tempore of the Animal Rescue League, was sojourning in the great north woods, shooting craps, presumably as an example to all would-be hunters of big game. Mr. Marinelli reported the sport fully as exhilarating and even more profitable than shooting some poor, dear dumb animal that had “feelings” as well as a human being. Both of these contributions were signed by former classmates; the first, by Evelyn Kroner; and the second, by Doris Smith. Virgil was overjoyed when we finally approached Columbia University. He seemed to feel more at home in scholastic circles. On the campus we encountered Alice Smith and Sylvia Miller. Alice was studying etymology and was planning to start for the Orient on the following morning in an attempt to locate the burial spot of the dead languages. Sylvia was making an extensive study of history, ancient, medi¬ eval, and modern. In the main office we met Margaret Mahoney, Ruth McMahon, and Mildred Tupper, who were all three occupied answering letters from the correspondence course students. Abraham Shain had just written for information concerning a course en¬ titled, “How to become a Motion Picture Star — in six lessons.” Abraham had al¬ ways cherished a secret desire to shine in the cinema world, but hesitated to commercial¬ ize his talents. In the natural history laboratory we found Dr. David Wies, W. C. T. U., S. P. C. A., and Professor Maurice Ruderman, R. S. V. P., P. D. Q., both looking very wise indeed with their noses deep in a bottle of formaldhyde. They were studying the life and habits of the Lepinotarsa Decenelineta, which, in English means “potato bug.” They had already dissected one of the miserable creatures and had another prepared for the guillotine. I felt myself weakening about the knees an distinctively I turned to Virgil, startled to find these words upon my frightened lips — “Oh, show me, noble bard, the lives to come — ” Lo! even as I spoke it, I had seen. And Virgil sadly bidding me adieu Watched me ford in safety Lethe’s stream. Ollass thru (©ration A SENIOR by Sylvester Jefferson Carter I had prepared an oration for today, but while sitting here and looking into your calm, serene, and unemotional faces, I’ve changed my mind. Instead, let’s have a heart-to- heart talk. Are you preparing yourselves to assume the burdens and responsibilities of a senior? From appear¬ ances you don’t seem to realize that we who have been your support in the past are now leaving you. Wake up! Shake yourselves! and be ambitious! Just because Caesar was killed for being ambitious is no reason why you should fear or hold back, and besides, Brutus is dead anyway. We seniors, as well as your parents, the Rotarians, the Kiwanians, and the other citizens of Malden are pleading with you to come up to the standards set by our class. Just what are the qualifica¬ tions of a senior ? In the first place, he does things. When a task is set before him, you may be as¬ sured that it will be done. Just the other day, if you’ll pardon my personal reference, John Kilday, one of our beautiful boys, was assigned the exceedingly difficult task of separating each member of his class from five dollars. Did he balk or adopt the do- nothing policy, so to speak, as one of you might have done? Certainly not! He showed the clever wit of a senior. The next day a notice was posted on the board reading as follows: “To each person paying his five dollars in the next two days, a chance will be given on a piano.” In one day and a half, all that money was in, and the winner was given his chance, — either to look at or to play a piano. I don’t re¬ member which. Anyway, everybody was satisfied. You can see the point I’m trying to make. A senior does things and gets results. There are times when results are not always apparent or do not come immediately, but, if you hope to be classed as a senior, you must stick it out or endure until you do get some sort of returns. You must follow the examples of our faculty. 1 know they’re a circus, but they have some good points. Let me refer you to Mr. Batchelder. For six long months, yea longer, he has been trying by experimental process to create within this class a superior type of brains. Faithfully from day to day he would study us as a scientist would a guinea pig, and watch with fiendish delight our actions and reactions to his different treatments. And now as he looks on this noble class, gleam¬ ing with brilliance, he is no doubt congratulating himself on his success and is pre¬ paring to do the same for you. May the fates be with you! Oh, yes, if one keeps at it long enough, he’s bound to get results where it seems impossible. Just look at the physician Mr. Hutchins has made out of “bat Solomon! You will find it so in all walks of life, there is a logical sequence of events. If you sow good seed now, you are bound to reap good harvest later. If you smoke around the school grounds at recess, you’re bound to be the source of smoke in the world to come, according to Mr. Jenkins. You must also know how to do the right thing at the right time. The constitu¬ tion of these United States of America gives to you the right of the pursuit of happi¬ ness, but if you do not direct your energy at the proper place and at the proper time, you may pursue happiness all the semester and never catch it. Not only do I refer to doing the right thing at the right time, but you must also say the right thing at the right time. As the Good Book says, in the 15th Chapter and 22nd verse of Proverbs, “A word spoken in due season, how good it is.” George Bornstein of our noble class is famous for his excellence in this respect. I am reminded of our first semester of French. I believe it was Miss Berton who guided our stumb¬ ling tongues to whistle those “u’s” and liquify the “l’s”. By the middle of the term George was conversing intelligently in the foreign tongue. Miss Berton would ask questions in French and he would reply “Oui, oui,” to everything. Fie was right — some of the time. It’s all in knowing what to say and when to say it, according to Bornstein. Allow’ me to cite one more example in order to strengthen this point I’m trying to make. I have in mind Mr. Matthews, that man w’hose exploits in the detective line outshine those of Sherlock Holmes. If anyone doubts whether he knows how to detect, he should be exposed to one of his examination . I hope that if any of you under-graduates have any special talent or invent any¬ thing that will be beneficial to society, you will not selfishly keep it to yourselves. Now there is Eddie Austin, a senior, — I call him a senior for he sits in a senior home room, but he has the ideals and principals of one pf you. Up in the physics laboratory, he perfected a remarkable go-cart or strolling chariot for youngsters, equipped in the latest fashion with hot and cold swinging doors, running steam, and no brakes; in short, it would be a boon to the youngsters of today. But this is his plan: he will keep it from the public until the young children between the ages of one and five get flat feet from walking so much, and then he will offer his article at an enormous price. I bring this matter up, for whe n it does come to light I do not want you to think that we as a class upheld him in this project. I believe the class is behind me as I say this. As a final necessary quality, as a senior you must possess fortitude or endurance — for you’ll need it. When Miss Child gives you five themes to write in one night, when Miss H errick gives you anywhere from fifty lines to one book of Latin to read that same night, when Mr. Hutchins invites you back that same afternoon from twelve to five, in fact, when you are being assailed on all sides wdth more home-work than anyone but a senior could do, you can stand up as the senior you are and say, “Bring it all on, I am prepared!” That is — if you follow our example. 1Uhat 11L (Eljhtk of iZitclT (Differ Most modest . Best athlete . Cutest . Most democratic. Best combination of brains and beauty. Most popular girl. Most popular boy. Wittiest ... Best actor . Highbrow . Biggest drag with the teachers. Biggest bluffer. Biggest gossip .. Most gushing . Most erratic . Best-natured. Most conceited . Best dressed girl. Best dressed boy... Most in love. Girl who has done most for M. H. S.. Boy who has done most for M. H. S.. Strongest personality . Best dancer. Most a rtistic . Most domineering .. Prettiest . Handsomest. First millionaire. . Doris Woodward . . . . Porky Galvin . Phoebe Patterson . . . Mary Monahan . Alice Smith .Emily Stevens . . . . Richard Hardy . . . Sylvester Carter . . . . Ruth Wisotsky .Edith Pavlo .Edith Pavlo . . George Bornstein .... Evelyn Kroner . . . Mildred Berloe .Judith Shear . . Phoebe Patterson . . Ralph Marston . Julia Boyle .John Kilday . Mabel MacKown . . . Mary Monahan . . . Richard Hardy .Edith Pavlo .Louise Cobb .Ida Rachick .Edith Pavlo .Julia Boyle .. Carl Gerke Maurice Ruderman Love c e. Love cV ' boc, Q oe s $C,«OOLb W5 l ' (EMst ' For. Fon. HERE AND THERE Pfyat Mt Chink of the Ifantlttr Most punctual in A. M. Mr. Wilson Last to leave in P. M.Mr. Matthews Most vivacious.Miss Varnam Faculty flapper..Miss Wadsworth Cunctator . Miss Herrick Most sympathetic.Mr. Matthews Best athlete. Mr. King Most buxom ..Mr. Marsh Most erudite .Miss Child Highbrow . Mr. Bartlett Most candid.Mr. Matthews Most retiring. Miss Cooper Biggest procrastinator. . Mr. Marsh Most popular.Mr. Matthews Best dressed .Miss A.ckroyd Most sarcastic.Miss Slattery Strictest disciplinarian .Miss Slattery Most exacting.Mr. Wilson Most just.Miss Ruston Most likely to wed . Miss Lawless Most absent-minded .Mr. Bartlett Biggest tease.Mr. Wilson Most accommodating . Mr. Matthews Best playmate .Miss Lane Most courageous .Mr. Matthews Most loquacious.Miss Child Best egg. ' Mr. Matthews JY SS VARNA M MR. JENKINS pH }m pbre Wmq cmtg 3lust dj marine Edith Pavlo saying, “I don’t know.” Jimmy McNeil without Phoebe Patterson. Dick Hardy reciting forty lines of Virgil from memory. Mary Monahan refusing to do anything for anybody. Harry Flashenberg not arguing with anybody, everybody, on everything. Teddy Moses without a grin. John Kildav with a soiled collar. Doris Cleveland without a “steady”. Judith Shear without a lipstick. Anna Silverstein agreeing with Mr. Matthews. Evelyn Kroner without some news. Mary Levine in school by 8:00 A.M. Sylvester Carter singing soprano. Rose Rubin not shrieking. Louise Peckham happy in 214. Rose Fine not putting things off. Morris Ruderman not making side remarks. ■ o Jjafrorib (Litni ' s Because I Love You... Em Tired of Everything but You. Don’t Wake Vie Up, Let Me Dream. Breezin’ Along . Where’d You Get Those Eyes. Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue. Wimmen, Aaah . My Wild Irish Rose.. That’s Why I Love You. Let’s Talk About My Sweetie. In Shadow Land . Thinking. Ya Gotta Know How To Love. No Foolin’.. That’s A Good Girl . I’m Walking Around In Circles. At Peace With The World . .. Big Boy ... So This Is Love. Jimmy McNeil .Mabel MacKown . . Earl Colcough Mildred Berloe . . Ruth Wisotsky Beatrice Hoberman .Eddie Horne .Rose Fine . . George Bornstein . . . Irene Morrison Beatrice Hurvich ...... Edith Pavio .Louise Cobb . . Richard Hardy . . Elizabeth Barrett . . Harry Grossman .Teddy Moses . . . Louis Solomon . . Phoebe Patterson Miss Perkins: Now will these girls that sing alto please sit down here five in a seat ? Miss Slattery: In Virginia men were provided to sit heside the old maids in church for protection. Those certainly were the luck days for old maids. McNeil, stop looking at me! Mr. Wilson: I don’t care about your other lessons. Do your bookkeeping first. Miss Fine: But all the teachers say that. Mr. Wilson (delightedly) : All the teachers want you to do bookkeeping first? Splendid! Marston (speaking about football) : A quarterback must possess brains, that is —■ er — Teacher: Where is Olympia? Senior: Scollay Square. Miss Norris: What can a wife do with a selfish husband except give in to him? Miss Shores: Leave him. Mr. Matthews: Men have to smoke something. They might just as well smoke here as in the hereafter. Miss Herrick: Miss Moses: You’re afraid of horses, aren’t you? Well, I don’t like to have them look at me. Miss Child: You are wasting your time and energy looking at me. Miss Shores: The battle of Vicksburg was won by Generals Grant and Lee. Bulletin: There will be a meeting of all boys intending to go out for base¬ ball in the hall. Miss Childs: Carter: Do you know what I mean when I say, “This is the time I like to have you hanging on my lips.” Well — there are two meanings to that. Callahan: What fate met you thrown down by such a husband? JVntlfologg of Terse Rose Fine “Victory at any price,” I heard a lad remark, “Such victory but leads to vice,” I thought, “to sadness stark.” Victory! What means the word, A brandishing of drums, A flag unfurled, a shining sword, To which the world succumbs ? A lighted road, a glaring crown, A life, luxuriant ease, A monarch to whom all bow down, And whom all fail to please? Oh, no! ’Tis foolish thus to think, Fame lies not in these roads, Outwardly high, you still may sink, When judged by honest codes! Remember words of Shakespeare old, “To thine own self be true”, Though written long ago, they’ll hold, Bring victory to you. jSmnmm Jfaitcies Rose Fine Would that I were a leaflet, A leaflet in a tree, And when the wind’d come whistling, Fd dance so merrily. Would that I were a rosebud, A rosebud, oh, so proud, And when silly humans stared at me, I’d stare back, never cowed. Would that I were a brooklet, I’d laugh, Fd leap, Fd sing, And to all my friends in the forest Fd the latest gossip bring. So very full of glee, Would that I were all Nature, Fd make the whole world happy — But alas—I’m only me. fllte iff o (tiers of (Emir a Mabel A. MacKown (This is about a section of the country of Portugal called “Cintra” just above modern Lisbon. It is as I saw is in 1915.) Ruined castles dark, once hold; High above the winding Tagus, Tall, majestic, grand of old, Once the strong abodes of princes, Silent stand above the river. Fallen are the dull stone towers. Creeping o’er the blackened wall NOW grow there these lovely dowers, Cintra’s blooms of sweet perfume Send their fragrance to the river. Far below, at wheel, a sailor Thinks not of the castle’s greatness Gone, but of a thing that’s frailer; Flow’rs ne’er forgotten sweetness, Growing high above the river. JVMmtittre Elizabeth Barrett When Fancy leads my thoughts astray, And tempts me to forget The cares and pains of yesterday, The problems to be met, My vagrant spirit wanders in the land of mystic dreams — Adventure grasps me by the hand, And every by-path seems A rendez-vous for buccaneers and pirates bad and bold, With lurid tales of strife and lust Which makes my blood run cold ! There are stories of the rovers — the gypsies bright and gay Which carry hints of stranger lands And peoples far away. Could I but write w T hat’s in my heart — What makes such deep impression — ! Adventure, is the stirring theme, A-clam’ring for expression! j pringtim t Mabel A. MacKown 1 wanted a song of springtime, A new one to sing to you. I searched through my head for new rhymes. I really searched through and through. I went down a lonely by-road, Dejected, with head cast down. For how could I sing of mud? but I saw only mud in town. Just mud as I walked that roadway, All mud in a muddy world, But hark! for I heard above me The song of a happy bird. And then as I looked toward heaven To see why he sang so long. My heart gave a happy skip and jump For there was my springtime song. A tree with its tiny leaflets, A heav’n with its purest blue, All joy in a world of gladness, For God had made all things new. I thought as I looked in wonder Life’s a succession of springs, All sweet if you look above you — Below is the mud of things. Thornton Jenkins, Principal Ruth G. Day, Secretary Emma H. Lovell, Office Assistant Commercial Violet Ackroyd Newell S. Ames Helen H. Briggs Carrie M. Darling A. Anna Dyer Cora E. Lane Blanche Lawless Marjorie L. Mooney Evelyn L. Moore Helen Moore Winfield S. Rich Ruth E. Tucker Townsend T. Wilson D omestic Science Rena Gray Drawing Helen F. Lyon Martha H. Abbott James A. Bartlett Ruth L. S. Child Aldine C. Gilman John O. Hall, Jr. Evelyn Mallon English C. Maud Norris Alice R. Peaslee Harriet H. Steele Pauline E. Watts Nola L. Wentworth Adeline B. Wetmore French Mary E. Lyman Hazel L. Porter Laura M. Varnam Margaret F. Berton Minna A. Bretschneider Helen Cooper Marion H. Crathern German Annie I. Ruston Alice Dearborn Ardis Dolloff Helen Larrabee History John B. Matthews Annie F. Slattery Gertrude 1. Wadsworth M arv A. Herrick Marion E. Ireland Latin Frederick J. Nash Florence L. Whitturn Carl E. Taylor Manual Arts Charles H. Westcott Mathematics Henry E. Batchelder Raymond S. Morrill W. Dale Jones Gladys Watkins Charles A. Marsh Science Octavia Chapin Starr M. King John E. Hutchins LIT Edwin Horne, President Vernon Newman, Vice-President William Holden, Secretary Frank MacDonald, Treasurer William T. Ryan Jr., Deputy John D. Brooks, Publicity Manager USONA Emily Stevens, President Mary Monahan, Publicity Manager Barbara Estey, Vice-President Barbara Edgett, Keeper of the Bulletin Josephine MacKown, Secretary Dorothea Thompson, Deputy Elizabeth Plummer, Treasurer Board of Directors Janice Copeland, Genevieve Garran, Marjorie Holbrook, Barbara Knight, Mr. Henry E. Batchelder, Faculty Adviser COG George Lodgen, President Louis Glaser, Treasurer Louis Glaser, Vice-President Albert Cohen, Publicity Manager Alvin Anteen, Secretary Morris Berman, John Staren, Meyer Rosenwieg, Executive Board Miss Annie F. Slattery, Faculty Adviser M. H. S. ENGLISH CLUB Sylvia Hoberman, President Frank MacDonald, Treasurer Thelma Kellum, Vice-President William Holden, Publicity Manager Marjorie Holmes, Secretary Miss Adeline B. Wetmore, Faculty Adviser TEC Mary Harrison, President ■■ Harry Levine, Treasurer Ralph Brown, Vice-President Louis Glaser, Publicity Manager Etta Bornstein, Secretary Miss Martha H. Abbott, Faculty Adviser GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB Mildred Tupper, President Carol Hopkins, Voice Rebecca Ludwinsky, Vice-President Sylvia Miller, Bulletin Lillian Geranian, Secretary Sophie Wexler .Entertainment Natalie Bicknell, Librarian BOYS’ GLEE CLUB Lawrence Beals, President . Alexander Heath, Treasurer Sylvester Carter, Vice-President Wilbur Bigelow Librarian Norman Greene, Secretary David Wies, Voice Frank Martin, President Henry Kiley, Vice-President Richard Rich, Range Officer RIFLE CLUB Mr. Carl E. Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer Initiation Committee — Henry Weidman, Chairman, Herbert Hillery, Kenneth Kennedy (Class (Officers CLASS 7 Gordon Waring, President Ethel Wickstrom, Secretary Winslow Kreuger, Vice-President Elmer Gustafson, Treasurer Miss Ardis Dolliff, Adviser CLASS 6 William Clark, President Bertha Bacon, Secretary Robert Smith, Vice-President Charles Wettergreen, Treasurer Miss Martha Abbott, Adviser CLASS 5 George Lodgen, President Rebecca Hawley, Secretary Janice Copeland, Vice-President Stanley Ames, Treasurer Miss Alice Dearborn, Adviser CLASS 4 Frank MacDonald, President Dorothy Moses, Secretary Thelma Kellum, Vice-President George Dudley, Treasurer Miss Pauline Watts, Adviser L I T USONA Rebecca Ludwinsky Blue and Qold Editor - in-Chief Hazel DeWoi.f Literary Managing Editor George Lodgen Associate Editors Phyllis Mayo Barbara DeWoi.f News Editors Mary Harrison Eleanor Ltndabury Dorothy Moses Literary Editors Natalie Greenberg Rose Fine Elizabeth Plummer Athletic Editors Frederick Cox IIenry Wf.idman Frank MacDonald Art Editors Janice Copeland Poetry Editor Sophie Wexler Anna Silverstein Exchange Editor Isadore Rosenblatt Typists Eleanor Smith James Turner Doris Solomont Business Managing Editor Pineo Jenkins Advertising Managers William Holden - Subscription Managers Dwight Duke Orodon Hobbs M bel MacKovvn Senior Editors Mary Monahan Cass 8 — Beatrice IIoberman Edith Pavlo Class Editors Class 5 — Louis Weiner Cass 7 — Phyllis Aughtie Cass 4 — John Staren Class 6 — Barbara Kimball Class 3 — Elizabeth Kii Literary Faculty Advisers Miss Aldine C. Gilman Business Miss Martha H. Abbott Mr. John B. Matthews BASKETBALL Dorothy Lewis, Captain Betty Alexander, Manager Coach ■ —Mrs. Tyacke BOWLING Lillian Geranium, Captain Dorothy Buck, Manager Coach — Miss Whittum SWIMMING Lawrence Beals, Captain Coach — Mr. Pollock Elmer Conant. Manager TRACK Charles Wettergreen, Captain Coach — Mr. Batchelder FOOTBALL Although the 1926 football season did not result in the obtaining of the mythical State Championship by Malden High, it was nevertheless very successful both as to the numbers of points scored and the calibre of the opposing teams that were defeated. Haverhill and Medford were the only two that found it possible to best the Blue and Gold warriors. Not a little of the fine showing made by the team can be attributed to members of the Class of 1927a for besides Captain Ralph Marston, Earl Colclough, Israel Lawsine, Robert McCarthy, James “Porky” Galvin, Arthur Mahoney, Louis Solomon, Alfred Flynn, Bernard Nugent, and Edwin Horne received letters in this sport at the close of the schedule. Introductory to Table of Qhanges T he four years of our sojourn together in Malden High are over, and we, the Class of ’2 7 a, are graduating. As we look back, we can¬ not help noticing the changes that have taken place in the comparatively brief time we’ve been here. Teachers have come and gone, new socie¬ ties have been founded, and old systems have given place to new. Our Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years have each witnessed one or more innovations, and we, as students of the school, have been either onlookers or participants in every case. On the following page is printed the changes that have occurred from ’23 to’ 27 that we may realize what four years can accomplish in the way of progress. ©able nf (Eliaitges New Teachers Cog New Head Football Coach Girls’ Athletics “M” Club French Club Enlargement of School Paper Thrift Council Hand Publication of School Annuals First Newsboy Scholarship Cog Prize Speaking Contest M. IT S. English Club Junior Fligh System Alpha Mu Scholarship Key Cog’s Cup to Orator Tec Rifle Club Debating Council New Marking System Elective Chorus En Ka Scholarship Key Student Council Abolition of Deportment Marks I Finis t -s To the Class of 1927-A q| I is with pleasure that we take this opportunity to thank you for your liberal patronage. We sin¬ cerely hope that the pleasant rela¬ tions thus established will extend into the future. CLMay you all enjoy a life of hopes fulfilled and ambitions realized. -. The Witman Studio. ' RADIO SPORTING GOODS AUTO SUPPLIES HOFFMAN’S Auto Supply Company 101 Pleasant St., Malden Telephone, Malden, 4345 Compliments of TEC ENGLISH CLUB IS s IT R N C E WARD WEBSTER BE PREPARED 6 Pleasant Street Telephone 4059 Dowling Building Room 301 MALDEN Cabinet Work Stair Work iu®y 1 4 fld Telephone 0035 A. B. SWEEZEY COAL HOUSE FINISH Insures the Greatest Arkansas Pine, Oak, Red Gum Red Wood Safety and Economy in Heating your Home Locke Coal Co. Auditorium Building 49 Winter Street MALDEN Compliments Compliments of of CLASS OF 1927-B GAMMA SIGMA (Compliments EMalden Savings Rank ShCalcloi, zJxCass. HATTERS TO HIS MAJESTY THE WELL DRESSED MAN THE Essex Hat Mfg. Qo. Incorporated) 2 PLEASANT ST.. MALDEN Dowling Building Maidens Only Exclusive Hat Store n he plate vOork in this publication shovos the handi¬ craft of our voork shop. 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Malden 5507 Notary Public JACK M ac DONALD Funeral Director Embalmer Free Use of Funeral Home 537 Pleasant St., Malden Formerly Coach at Malden High School Qompliment ' S of Ecce Sigma Compliments of H is Honor John D. Devir Mayor of Malden Compliments of he First Rational Fank -JhCalden, -FCassachusetts C F leas ant St. at fTxliddlesex “The Oldest Bank in Town.” Established i 833 MALDEN TRUST COMPANY ■i MALDEN, M IS CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELMORE E. LOCKE OFFICERS President Harold E. Maclnnis Vice President Charles W. Phinney . Vice President Lillian D. Slack . Dana J. Flanders Frank J. Bartlett . Paul B. Brown DIRECTORS James F. Armstrong, Supt. Metropolitan Frederick R. Kaulback, . Treasurer Ass ' t Treasurer , Secretary Florist Life Insurance Co. Elmer W. Barron, Physician Frank J. Bartlett, President Boston Ice Co. H. Augustine Buckley, Real Estate John G. Chandler, President Geo. P. Cox Last Co. George E. Felton, Secretary, Wadsworth- Howland Co., Inc. Dana J. 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RUDERMAN SON Complete House Furnishers 42-50 Ferry Street, Malden Opposite Irving Street Sew Electrically. Free Demonstration Have a SINGER ELECTRIC Placed in Your Home Today Hemstitching to Order. Needles, Oil and Repairs Singer Sewing Machine Co. Inc. 154 Pleasant Street, Malden ’Phone 5760 GEO. WATSON - Bookbinder - 63 Middlesex Street, Malden, Mass. All Kinds of Books and Magazines Bound The Binding of this Yearbook is a Sample of Our Work COMPLIMENTS OF dMalden (Commercial School Compliments of GRAMSTORFF BROTHERS ioi Ferry Street Malden Compliments of I. I. KOTZEN COMPANY 45T456 Main St., Malden Cuticura Soap daily, with touches of the Ointment as needed to soothe and heal any irritation, will keep the complexion fresh and clear and the hair healthy. Sample Each Free Address “Cuticura, Malden” Cuticura Helps Retain The Freshness of Youth URDETT COLLEGE T he Next Step After High School ET as much education as you can, whatever your aspirations may be, be¬ cause trained minds are needed in profes¬ sional. public service, technical and business life. In deciding your next step, it may help you to know that a knowledge of busi¬ ness is needed in almost every vocation. Your chief problem is to be sure you are properly equipped for the vocation you will choose. If it is to be business, you can best acquire this equipment through a busi¬ ness training at Burdett College. The courses offered at Burdett College vary in time from one to two years. They are designed for those with college, Pre¬ paratory and high school training. For applicants with less schooling shorter courses are offered. of 1927-a Class wishes to express its appreciation to those who in any way assisted in the work of publishing this book, especial¬ ly to the advertisers. Without their generous aid this book would not have been possible. (Compliments HOLDEN’S MOTOR TOURS MELROSE We Sell Good Clothes At the Lowest Price consistent with Good Quality We Save You Money On Good Clothes Buy Now Pay Later In Easy Payments We open accounts with all trustworthy people to repay in easy partial payments. There is no extra charge of any kind for this accommodation. It’s a part of our reg¬ ular service that we are glad to render. COMPLIMENTS OF GATES BEAUTY SHOP 50 Pleasant Street Malden JOYCE BROS. CO., Inc. 150 Pleasant Street, Malden, Mass. Telephone Malden 0046-R Flowers For All Occasions Flowers speak what words never can J. Walsh Son Malden’s Best Florists 73 Summer Street at Maple Tel. Malden 0480—1190 Compliments of F. N. JOSLIN COM PAN Y H COMPLIMENTS OF The Second National Bank of Malden, Mass. If you want a Typewriter Cabinet or Stand, We Have It EVERY STYLE, AT PRICES THAT SUIT If you need Typewriter Supplies, Carbon Paper or Ribbons, We Have Them, All Grades for every machine Typewriter Paper 40 cents to $ 5.00 per Ream A FULL LINE OF OFFICE and ACCOUNTING SUPPLIES Headquarters for VENUS DRAWING PENCILS 17 Degrees, For Every Purpose T. H. VON KAMECKE THE OFFICE EQUIPMENT HOUSE i 8 Exchange Street, Malden, Mass. Telephone Malden 5327 Compliments of We thank you for all of your GEORGE DOWNIE past patronage and wish you a happy and successful future - Jeweler - HIGGINS Pleasant Street, Malden 102 Pleasant Street Repair Work a Specialty Malden Compliments of Compliments of C. W. Cigar Store Cut Prices Central Shoe Repairing Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Etc. Hat Bleachery Shop Also a Full Line of Magazines Box Trade our Specialty Malden Sq. Medford Sq. ALONZO A. 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RUSSO SONS 424 Main Street :: 2 h(alden (CONVERSE SQUARE) Sodas Confectionery Luncheons THE PLACE TO SPEND YOUR RECESS NOV 195 3 7?.7 n-ii- e) J t-hb GL iWltff our fattljful himb aufr logal aMrisrr aufr to Sjettry Batrltdhcr to apprrctattpo of frts mterrst to its aufr Ijis uottriog efforts for our lirorfit ®Ips IBook ts (iraicfulljj Dcbtcati ' ii I 194918 (III? fear Honk Editor-in-C hief HAZEL De WOLF Business Managers PINEO JENKINS ELMER GUSTAFSON Subscription Manager s ELMER CONANT PETER STIFFLE HILTON GALE HENRY HOSPOD Associate Editors RUTH CROWELL SELDON McKOWN FREDERICK COX MARION PARKER DORCAS PORTER Biographers JOSEPHINE MacIvOWN DORIS SOLOMONT ETHEL WICKSTROM MADELINE COGGAN DANA BATTING Art Editors VERNON NEWMAN BARBARA AITKEN HENRY WEIDMAN PHYLLIS AUGHTIE I I - - ■ (Elafia (Dfttrers GORDON WARING President WINSLOW KRUEGER Vice-President ELMER GUSTAFSON Treasurer ETHEL WICKSTROM Secretary THE SENIOR TEACHERS BARBARA AITKEN General Centre School “Barb” Art School Kappa Phi; Usona. Let me live, therefore, as if every moment ivere to be my last. MAURICE ALDORT “Mawruss” General C. A. Daniels School Boston University A merry heart malceth a cheerful countenance. RUTH MABEL ALLEN “Pat” General West School Salem Normal Elective Chorus ’24, ’25; Latin Club. Studious and happy all the way, With a smile for each and every day. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ALVIN ANTEEN “Speedy” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Boston University Cog; Orchestra; Thrift Council; Football ’25, ’26; Track ’25, ’26; School Play “Sherwood”. He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose. PHYLLIS AUGHTIE General Belmont School Normal Art Blue and Gold Staff; Usona; Year Book Staff; Elective Chorus; Senior Reception Committee; French Club. How various are her employments! EDITH BALDI “Baldy” Commercial Everett High School Elective Chorus. True to her work,—her word—her friends. SHIRLEY BALIN “Shorty” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Small, smiling and studious. VIVIAN BARSTOW General Miss Small’s School Emerson College Ecce Signum; Football Usher. She is the happiest who renders the greatest number happy. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B CECIL A. BATSON “Cec” General Rothesay Collegiate School Mass. College Pharmacy Gamma Sigma. The only way to find a friend is to be one. DANA BATTING “Dinty” Scientific Glenwood School Alpha Delta Sigma; Cheerleader ’26; Class Year Book; Track; Hi-Y. ’Tis men like me that make the world go round. ALAN BENJAMIN “Allie” College Centre School Bowdoin Lit; Upsilon Delta; Latin Club; Le Cercle Fran- cais; “A Roman Wedding”; Class Salutatorian. Education is the only interest worthy the deep controlling anxiety of the thoughtful man. ELI BENJAMIN “Elliot” Scientific C. A. Daniels School Ohio Pharmacy School Football Usher. I am a man, nothing that is human do I find unbe¬ coming to me. HELEN BETTIS “Betts” General Hubbardston Center School Mass. General Hospital She hath done her part well. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ESTHER BERZANSKY “Es” General Centre School Chandler Secretarial School Elective Chorus; Glee Club; Bowling; Zippers. She came, she saw, she conquered. EDNA OLIVE BICKFORD “Eddie” College Belmont School Lasell Kappa Phi; Football Usher; Latin Club; Class 5 Play; Senior Reception Committee. A light heart lives long. HELEN DAWES BICKNELL “Bickie” College Faulkner School Mt. Holyoke Ecce Signum; Latin Club; Football Usher. Thy modesty’s a flambeau to thy merit. ANN BLACK Commercial Lawrence High School Glee Club; Elective Chorus; Operetta “Japanese Girl”; Underwood Certificate. Good things come in small packages. FLORA NELSON BRADY “Flora” Commercial , Lynn English High and Eastern Junior High Chandler Business School Elective Chorus. She is gentle, she is shy, Bat there’s mischief in her eye. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B GEORGE BROWN “Brownie” Scientific C. A. Daniels School Dartmouth Football ’2G; Basketball ’24, ’25; Baseball ’27; Gamma Sigma. Great Athletes may come, and great Athletes may go; But I go on forever. CHARLOTTE LUCILE BUCK “Chick” College West School En Iva; En Iva “Revue of Revues”;Football Usher; Latin Club; “Taming of the Shrew”; Class 5 Play; Senior Reception Committee. A laugh’s worth a hundred groans in any market. DOROTHY ALICE BUCK “Dot” General Glenwood School Burdetts Tennis ’24; Bowling Team ’24, ’25; Manager ’26, ’27; Thrift Council. One hour a day to study, One hour a day to eat, Two hours to think how tired I am And twenty hours to sleep. MARSHALL T. BURPEE “Twich” General Mitchell Academy Boston University Gamma Sigma; Football ’24, ’25, ’26; Swimming ’25, ’26; Alderman Boys’ Week ’25; Street Com¬ missioner Boys’ Week ’26; Class Play ’25; “Merry Wives of Windsor”. 0 this learning! What a thing it is! JOHN BENTLY CAMPBELL “Jack” College English High School Harvard To amuse the public: what a sad vocation for a man who thinks! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B LLEWELLENA CAMPBELL “Lewy” General Centre School Chandler Secretarial School Orchestra. Like the wise old saying, “Still water runs deep,” Acquaintance she bears and friendship she keeps. GEORGE ROBSON CAREY “Max” General Belmont School Baseball ’27. Every man has business and desire. FRANCES HENRY CARR “Frank” College Cheverus Centennial School Holy Cross Alpha Pi; “Le Cercle Francais”; Latin Club; “M” Club. Thought once awakened does again slumber. ALBERT N. CARROLL “Al” General Boston College High Speech is great but silence is greater. MABELLE FRANCES CARROLL “May” Commercial Maplewood School Boston University Usona; Glee Club. Saying little, doing much, smiling always. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B EVA CHERKOFSKY “E” Commercial Centre School School of Vocal Instruction Glee Club; Elective Chorus; Glee Club Librarian; Underwood certificate; “Japanese Girl”; “Treasure Island”; “Abraham Lincoln”. Nor rivers winding through the vales below, So sweetly warble, or so sweetly flow. DOROTHY VEROQUA COFFIN “Dot” Normal Belmont School Higgin School Bowling; Chairman Refreshments Class 4 Party; Singing Chorus. I have loved my friends, as I do virtue, my sold, my God. FRANCIS ELMER CONANT, Jr. “Coco” Scientific Centre School Technology (M. I. T.) Upsilon Delta; Cheer Leader ’20; Manager of Swimming ’26; French Club; “Sherwood”; Blue and Gold ’24, ’25; M.H.S. Rifle Club; Year Book Staff; Latin Club; Tennis. ’Tis hard to convince men of my greatness. JEANNETTE CHARLOTTE COHN “Jen” General Centre School Portia Law School Elective Chorus; Zippers; Girls’ Glee Club. If she had any faults she has left us in doubt. At least in the four years we coidd not find them out. MAX COHEN “Lefty” General English High School Boston University Glee Club. Good things come in small ' packages. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MADELINE HANSON COGGAN “Billie” College Belmont School Bryn Mawr Girls’ Swimming ’23, ’24, ’25; Blue and Gold Staff; Football Usher; Latin Club; French Club; Kappa Phi; “Mr. Pim Passes By”; “Bab”; Year Book Staff. I have no other than a woman’s reason, I think so, because I think so. ALICE COOPER “Al” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Salem Normal With smiles and giggles for all time. FREDERICK COX “Freddie” College Belmont School Printer Latin Club; Lit; Blue and Gold Staff; Year Book Staff. Take honor from me, and life is done. JOHN CRONIN “Johnnie” College Immaculate Conception School Boston University Kappa Alpha Pi; Band; Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club. Wisely and truly; wisely, I say, I am a bachelor. RUTH CROWELL “Ruthie” College Belmont School Boston University Ecce Signum; Usona; Football Usher; “Stop Thief”; “The Whole Town’s Talking”; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Subscription Manager Year Book Staff. Consider, I’m a peer of the realm, and I shall die if 1 don’t talk! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B DANIEL DALY “Dan” General Arlington Junior High School Boston University Football; Baseball; Track. He studied even as he played, With all his heart. DANIEL DESMOND “Dan” Commercial Cheverous School It to ell becomes a young man to be modest. JOHN M. DEVIR “Jack” General Immaculate Conception School Kappa Alpha Pi. Hoiv big and strong, And yet how meek. HAZEL EVANS De WOLF “Hazie” College Glenwoocl School Wheaton En Ka; Debating; Usona; Editor of Blue and Gold; Year Book Staff; “Stop Thief”; “Who Kissed Barbara”; “Our Lady of Pain”; “Intimate Stran¬ gers”; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais. The sweetest of all sounds is deserved praise. CATHERINE DONAHUE “Kay” Commercial Girl’s High, Sacred Hearts Gram. School Burdetts When the world frowns I can face it, But when it smiles I am undone. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B JAMES DONAHUE “Red Commercial Sacred Heart School, H. S. of Commerce Dartmouth An undecided answer hung On Red’s hesitating tongne. JEAN DRYDEN Commercial Faulkner School Woman was born for two things To talk and to marry. NELLIE EIBEL General Centre School Latin Club. Of all the girls that e’er was seen There’s none so fine as Nellie. ELSA EKMAN General Maplewood School Normal Art School Girls, Glee Club; Orchestra. She’s happy, pleasant, joyful, free. HELEN MAE ELDEN “Robbie” Commercial Maplewood School She looks so innocent and shy, yet she really is so wise. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B CLAIRE EMERTON “Goldie” General Centre School She is beautiful—therefore to be wooed. She is a woman—therefore to be won. DOROTHY BEATRICE ENGLAND “Dot” General Glenwood School Simmons College Don’t tease her about being short — Good, things come in small packages. EVELYN ERLANDSON “Early” Commercial Maplewood School She neither drooped nor pined, Nor had a melancholy mind. RUTH SHIRLEY ETCHINGS “Iluthie” Commercial Maplewood School Little I am, but tardy never. RUTH EVANS “Ruthie” General Glenwood School Wheelock En Iva; Basketball; Glee Club; Ukelele Club; Sen¬ ior Reception Play, Class Party Play. A tvoman’s lot is made for her by the love she accepts. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B LEON FEINER “Dick” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Boston University Football ’25; Art Club. Studious to please Yet not ashamed to fail. HELEN MATHILDA FINE “Helen” General C. A. Daniels School Chandler Secretarial School Latin Club; Glee Club. Though quiet, she’s pleasant to talk to. GEORGE FINGOLD “Chumy” General Centre School Suffolk Law School Class Play while in Class IV. A gentleman to his fingertips. ANNE FIVISHOVITZ “Ann” Commercial Faulkner School ’ Tis education forms the common mind, But that is not the way I spend my time. WALTER FOLEY “Lion” General Boston College High School Track. Quiet in class but powerful in grade. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ROSE FRIEDMAN “Roe” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Chandler Secretarial School Studious, energetic, persistent and true, She has been, she will be, all the years through. ALICE LOUISE GARDNER College Bcthlcham High School 0 let us still the secret joy partake — To follow virtue even for virtue’s sake. HERBERT F. GAUDETTE “Hoover” General Emerson School Holy Cross Baseball ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27. When the Great Scorer comes to put His mark against ;your name, He’ll mark, not how you won or lost! But how you played the game. LILLIAN MERYLE GERANIAN “Jerry” Commercial Hartford High School Posse Nissen Captain Bowling Team ’27; President and Secre¬ tary of Glee Club; Elective Chorus; Student’s Coun¬ cil; Itoyal Certificate; Underwood Pin; “Sherwood; “Japanese Girl”; “Our Lady of Pain”; Basketball. Friendship is a wide portal, and often admits love. MARY GWENDOLEN GILLETTE “Gwen” Commercial Maplewood School Boston University Bank Cashier ’26. 1 am in earnest—1 will not equivocate, I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch 1 will be heard. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MARION GLADSTONE “Mac” General C. A. Daniels School Boston University Glee Club; Latin Club; Typewriting Awards; Kai Lun. A little woman, though a very little thing, Is sweeter far than sugar, or flowers that bloom in spring. BEATRICE GLASSER “Beadie” Commercial Faulkner School Two Diplomas in Penmanship. Could a mouse be quieter? BENJAMIN GLICK “Ben” Scientific C. A. Daniels School Mass. College of Pharmacy He seeketh diligently after knowledge. HAZEL BERNICE GRAHAM “Hazel” Commercial Centre School Industrious, earnest in every act. HILDA ANNA GREENE “Hil” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Boston University That which the ordinary are fit for, I am qualified in; and the best of me is diligence. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ELMER GUSTAFSON “Gusty” Scientific Maplewood School M. I. T. Lit; Year Book Staff. Clever and witty, in all a good sport, A brainy but bashful and diffident sort. RICHARD HABELOW “Dick” Commercial Faulkner School Football ’23, ’24, ’25. No legacy is so rich as honesty. MARIAN STILES HALLETT “Mim” General Maplewood School Perry Kindergarten Normal French Club. I am wise and slow; they stumble that run fast. CARL HANSCOM “Carly” General Machias High School Boston University Baseball ’26. That man is great who can use the brains of others to carry on his work. MABEL E. HANSON “May” Normal Maplewood School Salem Normal Elective Chorus ’26, ’27. For she was just the quiet kind, Whose naUires never vary. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B RUTH FRANCES HARGREAVES “Ooopa” General Faulkner School Chandler Secretarial School Blessed influence of one true sold loving another. ROBERTA HECTOR “Birdie” Commercial Centre School Worry and I are strangers. HAROLD HELD “Harry” College Itevere High School Boston University Alpha Zeta Pi. Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. VIOLA HENRECKSON General Faulkner School Ever calm she appears. ‘Vi’ NATHAN HERTZ “Nin” Scientific C. A. Daniels School University of New Hampshire Alpha Zeta Pi; Cog; French Club. He has a very busy tongue Which is always getting him in wrong. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B HERBERT R. HILLERY “Red” General West School Omicron Delta; Rifle Club. Deeds are better things than words are. ORODON HOBBS “Hobbs” College Glcnwood School Dartmouth Alpha Delta Sigma; Business Manager of Blue and Gold; Outing Committee Senior Class; High School Band ’24, ’25. To laugh is the characteristic of man. SAMUEL HOFFMAN “Hoffy” General Faulkner School College of Pharmacy Rifle Club. Quiet and studious. NAOMI HOLLIS “Nomi” Commercial Faulkner School Boston University With smiles and giggles for all time. MARION K. HOWARD “Dud” College Portsmouth High School Wheaton College En Ka; Usona Board of Directors. Thy eternal summer shall not fade. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B SYLVIA HOWE “Syl” Commercial Lynn English High Deaconess Hospital A smile for all, a welcome glad, A jovial, happy way she had. RUTH HOWLAND General Mary Cliff Academy Emerson Fine eyes are to the face what eloquence is to speech. MARY HURWITZ “Marie’’ Commercial Silence in woman is a heavenly virtue. DOROTHY ELIZABETH IRVING “Dot’’ College Everett High School Bryant and Stratton Kappa Phi; Usona. The sweetest garland to the sweetest maid. ISADORE ISENBERG “Dok” Scientific Peabody High School Harvard Law School Le Cercle Francais; Alpha Zeta Pi. A merrier man, Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ANDREW JACK “Andy” alias “Andy Gump” Scientific Centre School Nor fame I slight, nor for her favors call, She comes unlookecl for, if she comes at all. PETER PINEO JENKINS “Pin” College Centre School Andover Lit; Blue and Gold Staff; Class President ’24, ’25, ’26; Rifle Club; Track ’27; “Stop Thief”; Year Book StafF; Alderman Boy’s Week ’26; Editor of Blue and Gold; Latin Club; Mayor, Boy’s Week ’27. The man behind the gun. ANNA ADELAIDE JOHNSON “Annabelle” Commercial Maplewood School Steady, dependable, and true, As a sure ’nough girl, we ' ll bet on you. ESTHER KAPLAN General C. A. Daniels School Salem Normal Chorus. Her chatter is most pleasant. BERTHA KAUFMAN “Bert” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Sigma Phi; “Abraham Lincoln” ; “Treasure Island”. Here ' s tribute to your dancing. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B LILLIAN KAUFMAN “Lil” General C. A. Daniels School Boston University Basketball; Glee Club; Latin Club; Shorthand Club; Underwood Certificate. Even now her smile I see. MARGARET MARY KELLIHER “Peg” Commercial Immaculate Conception School Ah! I’d like to be Just as clever as is she. ARTHUR KELLY ‘Art’ General Immaculate Conception School Architecture I never dare to be as funny as I can. MARY KELLY “Mary” College Immaculate Conception School Tufts Sherwood. How much better it is to weep at joy, than joy at weeping. HENRY E. KILEY “Hek” College Glenwood School Rifle Club; Gamma Sigma; Rifle Team. Act that each tomorrow Find us better than today. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B EDNA KIMBALL “Eddie” Commercial Maplewood School A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. BARBARA KNIGHT “Bob” College Centre School Mt. Holyoke Kappa Phi; Usona; Basketball Squad; French Club; Latin Club; Board of Directors of Usona. She does not attempt, she , accomplishes. WARREN KNOWLTON General Glenwood School Colorado School of Mines Manners make the man. ESTHER JESSIE KIIICHMAR Commercial C. A. Daniels School Argument, thy name is Esther. SOPHIE KRIENSKY “Soap” Commercial C. A. Daniels School Secretarial School As good be out of the world As out of fashion. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B WINSLOW KRUEGER “Wink” General Belmont School Dartmouth Football ’25, ’26; Upsilon Delta; “Lady of Pain”; Vice-President of Class. Hit the line hard. Don’t foul, don’t shirk, but hit the line hard. CLIFFORD LIND “Cliff” General Maplewood School U. of M. Band; Tennis. It is a great plague to be too handsome a man. HORACE FRANCIS LIND “Lindv” Commercial Linden School Bentleys Lit. He mixes pleasure with his work and finds the spice of life in everything. CLARENCE LONDON “Clancy” College Faulkner School Tufts Pre-Medical Band; Rifle Club; Latin Club. E’en though vanquished he could argue still. HAZEL GERTRUDE LOUGEE “Gerry” General Linden School Chorus ’26, ’27; Banking Cashier ’24, ’25, ’26; Latin Club. Here’s tribute to her integrity! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B DOROTHY LUNAN “Dee” College West School Posse Nisson En Iva; En Ka Revue. Romances are not in books, then are in real life. ELMER LUPIEN “Gimpty” General Cheverus School Georgetown Prep. Baseball ’26,’27; Kappa Alpha Pi; Student Council. He is not merely a chip of the old block but the old block itself. CHARLES VICTOR MACCARIO “Mac” Maplewood School Northeastern University “Engineering” None but himself can be his parallel. JOSEPHINE MacKOWN “Jo” College Belmont School Boston University Ecce Signum; Usona, Secretary ’27a, Vice-Pres¬ ident ’27b; Latin Club; Le Cercle Francais; Debating Council; Year Book Staff; “A Roman Wedding”; “The Whole Town’s Talking”; “Stop Thief”; “Our Lady of Pain”; “Green Stockings”. This floating life hath but this port of rest, A heart prepared, that fears no ill to come. THOMAS MARSHALL “Thommv” Scientific Centre School Tufts Rifle Club; Omicron Delta; “Robin Hood”. Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sun¬ flower, also. He attracts and follows. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B FRANCIS CURRAN MARTIN “Frank” Scientific Centre School M. I. T. President M. H. S. Rifle Club; Lit; Manager of Track; M. H. S. Rifle Team. O’ for a Scientific Mind. AGNES MASON General Faulkner School Chandler Secretarial School We attract hearts by the qualities we display; We retain them by the qualities we possess. DOROTHY EVELYN MASTERTON “Dot” Commercial Maplewood School Boston University Basketball ’25, ’26; ‘Merry Wives of Windsor”; “Robin Hood”; Usona. Who is it can read a ivoman? RALPH E. McELROY “Mac” Scientific Linden School General Electric Engineering School A case of quality—not quantity. BARBARA ELOISE McLELLAN General Belmont School Kappa Phi. How needlessly slie worries! u Barb” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B SELDON EUGENE McKOWN “Sid” College Belmont School Tufts Upsilon Delta; Lit; Blue and Gold; Year Book Staff; Baseball. There is a gift beyond the reach of art, Of being eloquently silent. EDNA McMAHON “Eddie” General Everett High School Burdett To work she’s always willing Modestly her place she’s filling. DOROTHY MENDELSON “Dot” Commercial Maplewood School Fisher Business College She works with a joy and a will. FRANCES ROSE MERSEY “Fran” College O. W. Holmes School Boston University Sigma Phi; Glee Club; Latin Club. She’s as pleasant a lass as one could find. PATRICIA MILTON “Patsy” General Hillsboro High School Provincial Normal I ' m a stranger here! Heaven is my home! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ABRAHAM MINKIN College Seward High School New York % Gentle of speech, beneficient of mind. JOHN MURPHY “Red Commercial Immaculate Conception School Ohio State And of his port, as meek as a maid. EVELYN MacMILLAN MURRAY “Ev” College West School Hiram, Ohio Usona; Le Cercle Franeais; Latin Club; Winner of Prize Speaking Contest. Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. EDWARD MYEROW “Red’’ College C. A. Daniels School Mass. College of Pharmacy Latin Club. Far off his coming shone. VERNON CLARENCE NEWMAN “Vungee” Commercial Maplewood School Dramatic School Lit Vice-President ’26 ’27; Cog Prize Speaking Contest ’25 ’26 ’27; First Prize in Oratory ’25 ’27; Lit and Cog Debate; Lit and Usona Debate; Year Book Staff; “Treasure Island”, “Merry Wives of Windsor”; “Stop Thief”; “Sherwood”; Students Council; Alderman Boys’ Week. Who is he who dares say all he thinks? THE MALDONIAN 1927-B VELMA GERTRUDE NEWMAN “Val” Commercial Maplewood School Chandler Secretarial School Thrift Council ’24; Tennis ’27; Underwood Certifi¬ cate. Small and snappy, full of vim, The man she gets—pity him! WINIFRED NICHOLS “Winnie” Commercial Belmont School To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. CHRISTINE NIEFORTH “Chris” Commercial Centre School Malden Commercial School Modesty is woman’s courage. DOROTHY E. NIEFORTH “Dot” Commercial Faulkner School Three things doth shine—the sun, the moon, my hair. PAULINE NOVICK “Paul” General Centre School Boston University Kai Lun; Glee Club; Chorus; Basketball; Tennis. Her spirits always rose Like bubbles in the clothes. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B JAMES HAMILTON O’BRIENS “Hamie” General Lawrence High School Baseball Manager. Deeper than did ever plummets sound I’ll drown my books. MARTIN F. O’BRIEN “Obie” Commercial Immaculate Conception School I have kept one secret during the course of my life: I am a bashful man! MARIE LOUISE OWENS “Tubby” College Cheverus School Smith Orchestra (3 years) ; Usona; Lit-Usona Joint Play; “Stop Thief”; Football Usher. A smile will take one farther than a frown. MARION PARKER College Linden School Usona; Year Book Staff; Le Cerclc Francais; Latin Club (President); Validictorian. On their own merits modest men are dumb. EDITH J. PEARSE “Brownie” General Centre School Melrose Hospital Nursing School Basketball ’27. Her cheek is smiling and expressive her eye; Her words are nimble, and in them flame doth lie. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B BYRAM PORTER “Byde” Scientific Linden School M. I. T. Tennis ’27; Lit; Kappa Alpha Pi. And wisely could he tell the hour of the day The Clock does strike—by Algebra. DORCAS PORTER College Belmont School Wellesley En Iva; Usona (Deputy, Secretary, Treasurer); Thrift Council; Usher; Basketball (Manager ’26); Tennis; Latin Club; Class Secretary ’24, ’25, ’26; Year Book Staff; Le Cercle Francais; “Roman Wed¬ ding”; “The Taming of the Shrew”. Her spirit has been invincible against all assaults of affection. RALPH RACINE “Kosher” General Cheverus School An affable and courteous gentleman. DOROTHY REAVES “Dot” General Glenwood School En Ka; Usona; Bowling. Seldom seeking; Ever sought. RICHARD RICH “Dick” Manual Arts Centre School Boston University Rifle Club; Tennis Team. He is a modest man, and unassuming. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B SOLOMON SEYAUR RICHMAN “Richie” General C. A. Daniels School Mass. School of Art Boys’ Glee Club; Chorus. Generous and free, His ready help was ever nigh. MARY VIRGINIA ROBINSON College West School Smith A veritable bunch of loveliness. PAULINE ISABEL ROSS “Polly” Commercial Belmont School Vesper George School of Art And through life you’ll see her go Tripping the light fantastic toe. FRANCIS ROUILLARD General Faulkner School Wentworth Institute Track ’26, ’27; Rifle Club. You must run to win the race. ALEC SCHULTZ “Schultze” Scientific C. A. Daniels School A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B BENJAMIN SESSER “Ben” Scientific C. A. Daniels School Night after night, he sat and bleared his eyes with books. SAMUEL HERMAN SLESINGER “Sles” Commercial Belmont School Northeastern University Orchestra ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26; Band ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; “Sherwood”; Student Council. And he blew, and he blew and he blew. ELEANOR LEE SMITH “Eleanor” Commercial Norway Grammar School Salem Normal School Blue and Gold Staff ’26, ’27; Typewriting Awards; “Treasure Island”; Shorthand Club. Short and Sweet; Cute and neat. ETHEL MAE SMITH “Bob” General Linden School Boston University Bowling ’26, ’27; Elective Chorus ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; “Lady of Pain”; Glee Club. Every inch a lady. ROBERT SMITH “Bob” General Belmont School University of New Hampshire Football ’25, ’26; Swimming ’24, ’25; Baseball ’24; ’25, 26; President “M” Club; President Class 6; Alpha Delta Sigma. You won it, wore it, kept it. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B DORIS GWENDOLYN SOLOMONT “Dorree” General Belmont School Salem Normal School Blue and Gold Staff ’26, ’27; Year Book Staff; “Sherwood”; Kai Lun; Underwood Certificate; Play Committee for Senior Reception. Glances in a young woman are charming interpre¬ ters which express what lips would not dare speak. SAMUEL SOSTEK “Sam” College Belmont School Tufts Medical School French Club. Than the wind to the flower when ’tis breezy. Hist’ry came to him more easy ANNIE STEINBERG “Ann” Daniels School Commercial Modesty is a woman’s courage. JACOB STERLING “Jack” College C. A. Daniels School University of New Hampshire Alpha Zeta Pi; French Club; Latin Club; Cognos- cendi Causa. One science only will one genius fit. PETER H. STIFFLE “Pete” College Center School Boston University Alpha Mu; French Club; Latin Club; Cog; De¬ bating Council; Year Book Staff. Not a phonograph, but a real orator. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B WARREN SULLIVAN “War” General Maplewood School Baylor School Football ’26, Track ’24, ’25; Baseball ’27; “M” Club; Gamma Sigma. Sports are a most excellent device with which to test a man’s character. JOSEPH TALBOT “Joe” General C. A. Daniels School Track ’25; Football ’25, ’26; “M” Club. After the game is over After the field is clear Straighten my nose and shoulders Help me to find my ear. FLORENCE GERTRUDE THOMPSON “Beans” General Glenwood School Leslie School Bowling ’25, ’26. For her heart is like the sea Ever open, brave and free. GEORGE TOBOL “George” Scientific Faulkner School Radio College Student Council; Alpha Mu; Latin Club; “Con¬ spiracy of Dummorix”; “A Roman School”; Cognos- ccndi Causa Society, Secretary ’24. I think, therefore am. ALVAH TWOMEY “Bud” General Choverus School Hash fulness is usually connected with good sense. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B RUTH VARNICK “Ruthie” General Centre School Sargent School Glee Club; Japanese Opera; Chorus; Entertain¬ ment Committee Class Party. Zealous, net modest; innocent though free; Patient of toil, serene in midst of glee. SHIRLEY VELENSKY “Sherry” Commercial New Bedford High C. A. Daniels Schools Bryant and Stratton School Assistant Cashier. Whatever skeptic could inquire for; For every why she had a wherefore. LEAH LILLIAN V El. LEM AN “Lilly” Commercial Centre School Boston University Thrift Council; Entertainment Committee Cash¬ iers’ Party. She is pretty to walk with And witty to talk with And pleasant, too, to think on. PATRICK VOLPE “Pat Scientific Centre School Stage Band ’25, ’26, ’27; Orchestra ’24, ’26, ’27; Banjo soloist at Class Parties; Vice President Hi-Y Club; Student Council; Elective Chorus ’24, ’25. No one knows what he can do until he tries. GORDON THAYER WARING “Truck” General Faulkner School Senior Class President; Gamma Sigma; Football ’25, ’26 (All Scholastic ’26); Class 6 Play; Class 7 Play; Student Council. I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MOLLY WASSERMAN “Shorty” Commercial Faulkner School Boston University Thrift Council; Elective Chorus; Entertainment Committee Class VI Party; Usher Senior Reception. never could give a reason for anything 1 have ever done in my life. HENRY FRANKLIN WEIDMAN “Pedro” Scientific Belmont School M. I. T. Omicron Delta; Blue and Gold Art Editor ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; Rifle Team ’26, ’27; Le Cercle Francais; Latin Club; Year Book Stall. And out of darkness came the hands That reach through nature, moulding men. HEBER WELLS “Hebe” Scientific Maplewood School Harvard Alpha Delta Sigma; Band ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; Orch¬ estra ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; Tennis ’26, ’27. Life is no holiday. ALATHEA WENDELL “AI” Commercial Maplewood School Chandler Secretarial School Royal Certificate. Jolly, good-natured and full of fun, And always a friend to everyone. ALBERT PAUL WESCOTT “Al” College Linden School Lit; Glee Club President ’27; Track ’24, ’25, ’26; ’27; Baseball. Industrious, earnest in every act, A practical man, a man of fact. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ETHEL EVELYN WICKSTROM “Et” Commercial Maplewood School Chandler Secretarial School Usona; Class Secretary ’26, ’27; Year Book Staff; Thrift Council. The rising blushes which her cheek o’erspread, Are opening roses in the lily’s bed. MARGERY GIBBS WILSON “Marge” General Maplewood School Glee Club ’25, ’26, ’27; Elective Chorus. For she was just the quiet kind, Whose natures never vary. CAROL WYLIE “Shrimp” Scientific Linden School Wentworth Institute Orchestra ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26, ’27; Band; Lit; Kappa Alpha Pi; Swimming Team ’25, Captain ’27. Great fires of tarn arise from little sparks. FANNIE FRANCES ZAFRAN “Faye” Commercial Centre School Boston University Chorus; Glee Club; Thrift Council. Oh music! sphere-descended mail, Friend of plea,sure, wisdom ' s aid. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B special ptagrapljtes HESTER CARNEY “Bab” Commercial Maplewood School Pi Phi. Her voice is ever low and sweet An excellent thing in woman. HILTON GALE College Proctor High School Dartmouth Class 7 Play; Year Book Staff. Your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. HENRY W. HOSPOD “Hinky” Commercial Glcnwood School Business Administration Track ’2(i, ’27; Rifle Club; Year Book Staff. There ' s mischief in this man. MARGARET LANE “Peg” Commercial Maplewood School Elective Chorus. Good works are belter than bad strokes. GENEVIEVE VASSALLO “Gene” College Girl’s Latin Boston University Basketball; Glee Club; Latin Club. In the midst of commotion — There she ' ll be. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B tip Dalton Iftglf lintel SALEM STREET THORNTON JENKINS, Prop. RUTH DAY, Clerk TOWNSEND WILSON, Manager Terms: It all depends. Name Register Residence Excuse for being Miss Martha Abbott Malden English Miss Violet Ackroyd Winthrop Penmanship Mr. Newell Ames Cliftondale Bookkeeping Mr. James Bartlett Malden English Mr. Henry Batchelder Melrose Geometry Miss Margaret Berton Malden French Miss Minna Bretschnieder Jamaica Plain German Miss Octavia Chapin Medford Chemistry Miss Ruth Child Malden English Miss Marion Crathern Hollis, N. H. French Miss Carrie Darling- Malden Shorthand Miss Alice Dearborn Medford History Miss Ardis Dolliff Winslow, Me. History Miss Anna Dyer Watertown Shorthand Miss Aldine Gilman Camden, Me. English Miss Rena Gray Arlington Domestic Arts Mr. John Hall Quincy English Miss Mary Herrick Malden Latin Mr. John Hutchins Malden Physics Miss Marion Ireland Newbury port Latin Mr. Dale Jones Athens, Ohio Geometry Mr. Starr King- Medford Chemistry Miss Helen Larrabec Boston English Mrs. Norman Haines Malden Typewriting- Miss Mary Lyman Malden French Miss Helen Lyon Somerville Drawing Miss Evelyn Mallon Boston English Mr. Charles Marsh Malden Mathematics Mr. John Matthews Malden History Miss Marjorie Mooney Malden Bookkeeping- Miss Evelyn Moore Malden Stenography Miss Helen Moore Newton Bookkeeping- Mr. Raymond Morrill Stoneham Algebra Mr. Fred Nash Malden Latin Miss C. Maud Norris Malden English Miss Alice Peaslee Contoocook, N. H. English Mr. Winfield Rich Malden Biology Miss Annie Ruston Malden German Miss Annie Slattery Malden History Miss Harriet Steele Cambridge English and Latin Mr. Carl Taylor Malden Mechanical Drawing- Miss Ruth Tucker Reading Typewriting Miss Laura Varnam French Miss Gertrude Wadsworth Fayville, Mass. Wakefield History Miss Gladys Watkins Geometry Miss Pauline Watts Newburyport English Miss Nola Wentworth Boston English Miss Adeline Wetmore Waterbury, Conn. English Miss Florence Whittum Lewiston Latin PVvjUiS AagKtic THE MALDONIAN 1927-B (fkahuatunt program OVERTURE—by the Orchestra. “A GYPSY NIGHT” Ganne Chorus SALUTATORY—“Whose Is the Responsibility?” Alan Benjamin ORGAN SOLO Ralph McElroy “THE HEAVENS RESOUND” Beethoven Chorus ORATION—“America’s Attitude Towards China” Vernon Newman SOPRANO SOLO Eva Cijerkofsky CLASS POEM—“The Choice” Madeline Coggan “THE MINUET AT MARLY” Beethoven Girls’ Semi-Chorus VALEDICTORY—“The Benison of Work” Marion Parker ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES PRESENTATION OF USONA AND LITERARY SOCIETY PRIZES Seldon McKown, Pres, of Literary Society PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Francis Shove “THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE” Strauss Chorus THE MALDONIAN 1927-B Salutatory Whose Is the Responsibility? Alan Benjamin “Boys Held For Larceny”. How seldom nowadays we read a newspaper without find¬ ing some such heading in a conspicuous place on the front page. And magazines also are continually calling our attention to the fact that criminal activity is rife among the young people. The murder of Comeau by Sambursky and Deshon may be taken as a striking ex¬ ample of this crime wave. Sambursky and Deshon asked Comeau, who was a police of¬ ficer, to help them fix a car that they had stolen. Comeau became sus¬ picious and asked to see the registration. Then Deshon flashed a pistol on the officer, who in turn took out his own gun. In the struggle that followed Comeau was killed. The boys were finally caught, and now Desh¬ on is up for live, and Sambursky is serving a six year sentence. One explanation of this criminal activity among young people is that in the last fifty years we have been going through radical changes not only in our manner of living, but also in our manner of thinking. Follow¬ ing the methods of scientific research men have formed the habit of study¬ ing and questioning things not from a biased point of view but from all sides and angles. Thus many of our old social customs and standards have been discarded, and the failure of parents, schools and other organ¬ izations to set a new standard has left youth free to set its own. This in many cases has resulted in the development of an intense individualism, which allows the individual to do as he pleases and which takes little or no account of the rights and privileges of others and of those laws which are made for the well being and protection of society. Is it not high time that the American parent, who cares anything for his family and country, paused a while, and seriously thought this sit¬ uation over, considering what he has done to cause it and what he can do to remedy it? Business men who employ shady tactics in business, fathers who have their private bootleggers in open defiance of law and order, mothers who engage in a continual whirl of social activities should not be surprised when their sons and daughters follow in their footsteps and with all the zeal of youth carry the example set them to the point of defying all THE MALDONIAN 1927-B recognized social standards and barriers. We may laugh at the prim Victorians with their old maidish ideas, but they did know how to bring up children, and if we can learn it no where else, we should do well to sit at their feet and learn this important lesson. By leading his life as it should be lead, the average American can ex¬ ert proper influence on his children, but in the slums there are many foreign and even American families that through ignorance are incapable of leading proper lives. So it is necessary to help the children of these unfortunate parents by teaching them the things outside the home that they cannot learn at home. In Boston the grammar schools have a course called “Citizenship through Character Development”. This course is based on twelve laws together with a careful analysis of what a good citizen is and how these laws will produce such an individual. These laws are studied in each grade but adapted to the age and activities of that grade. Each month a pamphlet is published which tells of the proficiency of the children in following these laws, and also carries additional suggestions on the question of character development. The Boston Boys’ Club serves the important task of filling the boys’ leisure hours with constructive occu¬ pations, clean recreation, and the right kind of associations. To do this it maintains vocational classes, a library, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and other activities that are interesting and help build up the character of the boys. The great need of such means of character building in the slums can be easily illustrated by the case of a young Italian, who had the bad habit of breaking into houses and stealing. Finally he was caught and confessed to seventeen breaks and the theft of four hundred dollars. Since it was his first time up, he was put on probation for six months. This young fellow was well on the way toward becoming a confirmed criminal, not through his own desire, but through lack of proper influence to help him go straight. Whether he and the numerous boys like him become crim¬ inals is not so much up to them as up to us, who should provide them with the necessary training to help them mold themselves into men. Most people who have attained to a position of trust and importance in their community have received from their parents the ideals and standards of character, that enabled them to do so. Hence is it not plainly the duty of every parent to pass on to his children the ideals that he himself has developed? To do so it is necessary to devote not one week alone to his children, but to try every minute to instill in his children and the children of less fortunate people the desire to live a good life, and to help them de¬ velop a character that will enable them to discriminate between right and wrong. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B llakiiulunj The Benison of Work Marion Parker Centuries ago in the story of the crea¬ tion, God decreed that man should live by the sweat of his brow. Everyone, therefore, in building for a happy as well as a useful life must learn the necessity of getting into harmony with this divine plan. Perse- verence and diligence in striving toward an ideal assure a person of the greatest satis¬ faction, for work successfully done brings its own reward in real contentment. In the world today there seems to be a growing tendency to shun work. Duties are more and more being regarded as distinct hindrances to happiness that should be either cleverly avoided or hurriedly performed so as to leave time for those pleasures that are really but empty and short-lived. This attitude on the part of our youth is being fostered, perhaps thoughtlessly, by certain educators who propose to spare children in the primary grades the necessity of doing unpleasant tasks by converting their studies into delightfully appealing games. These methods are harmful inasmuch as they encourage the child to evade work when he should be learning to face a duty willingly and to derive pleasure from performing it well. Indeed there is no joy in the world so great as that of accomplish¬ ment. If schools are to train our youth for their battle with life, what lesson is more necessary than that of concentrated effort toward a definite end? Even after reaching college it is to be noticed that too many students continue to choose the line of least resistance. “Snap” courses are far more popular than those that challenge the intellect and the exercise of will-power. As Juvenal, the Latin satirist, said, “All wish to know, but few the price will pay”. It is futile to seek results without obtaining them by earnest labour. Great men, long since dead, yet loved and hon¬ ored by all humanity, have won their renown only by unremitting toil. The world has never seen a more diligent man than Ludwig von Beethoven, the centennial anniversary of whose death we are this year commemorating. His whole life emphatically refutes the popular belief that a genius is divinely inspired and has only to set pen to paper in order to achieve success. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B His amazing capacity for hard work showed itself early in life. At the age of four the lad began to practice on the violin, piano, and organ. He would play finger-exercises for hours under the stern instruction of his father who hoped that the boy would become an infant prodigy like Mozart who was then taking the musical world by storm. These early years of toil provided a marvelous preparation for Beethoven’s later musi¬ cal career. As he passed from the supervision of his father to that of profession¬ al music-teacher they were astonished at his industry. He invariably preferred to acquire knowledge through his own tedious experience when it would have been easier to accept the word of others. This trait was of enormous value in developing his powers of expression, although in perfecting himself in this manner, his youth passed with not one composi¬ tion to his credit compared with the two hundred ninty-three written by Mozart in a like period of time. As he grew older the same painstaking labour and infinite patience that had characterized his early training manifested themselves in his creative work. It was not by chance that he gave the world such perfect music. He would write each bar over and over, frequently as many as ten or twelve times. Each theme, simple at first, he would retouch and elaborate again and again, a fact that proves Beethoven to have been a tremendous toiler. Granting that he was born with an unusual musical gift, Beethoven’s success, nevertheless, must be accredited not to inspiration alone but to untiring labour in de veloping his gift. Without the will and patience to perfect the music that was born in him, his genius would have been un¬ realized. However a life of ceaseless toil brought its reward. As time goes on his fame is becoming greater because a discriminating world knows the master workman. Thus it is that those who bless mankind with some permanent good succeed because they have put themselves in har¬ mony with God’s plan for personal effort. VALE Classmates: Tonight we are gathered together for the last time with Alma Mater. We are about to bid farewell to an institution that has grown dear to us through four years of close association. The pleasures we have had here, the duties we have performed here, the traditions we have cherished here have all left their deep impress upon our hearts. Theie aie no two of us that have the same plans for the future; yet all of us seek two things in common—success and happiness. We can have neither without work. No man, whatever may be his field of activ¬ ity, has ever or will ever achieve success without having earned it by dint of his own efforts. No man, whatever may be his field of activity, has ever or will ever know true happiness without having found it through the faithful performances of duty. Let us therefore take this lesson THE MALDONIAN 1927-B from the great musician’s life. He took no short cuts in his quest of knowledge. He did not half learn his art. He was slow, painstaking and thorough. His work was his glory and honor. “Work! Thank God for the might of it, The ardor, the urge, the delight of it! Work that springs from the heart’s desire Setting the brain and soul on fire! Oh, what is so good as the heat of it! And what is so glad as the beat of it! And what is so kind as the stern command, Challenging brain and heart and hand! Oh, what is so fierce as the flame of it! And what is so huge as the aim of it! Thank God for a world where none may shirk! Thank God for the splendor, the glory of work!” Classmates, farewell! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B (Oration America’s Attitude Towards China Vernon Newman It was about thirty years ago that the Chinese dragon began to stir from a slumber that had lasted some 2,000 years. All that time the Chinese people had lived in quiet self complacency, satisfied with ancient civi¬ lization and neither knowing nor caring to know anything about the rest of the world. To be sure, some upstart “Westerners” whom the Chinese termed “outer barbar¬ ians” or “foreign devils,” had arrived off their coast. To these, after some bickering, the Chinese had half contemptuously opened certain treaty ports for foreign settlement and trade, the most important being Shanghai. So rapidly did the “foreign devils” establish themselves, that by 1898, China began to realize that there was danger from the foreign powers. The Boxer rebellion that flamed forth in 1900 was startling evidence of the anti-foreign feeling in northern China. In order to crush this rebellion, the western powers together with Japan invaded China, subdued the Box¬ ers, and through the unreasonable war indemnity, imposed defeat and humiliation upon China. Several years later, a reform party set about making a change. In 1911, the old Chinese Empire gave way to a new republic. This republic, however didn’t work and China fell into a civil war. Bloodshed, brigand¬ age, and destruction were everywhere. Out of this confused welter, there emerged one able leader, a man named Sun Yat Sen who on becoming president in 1912, gathered around him those Chinese who were eager to make China a strong, modern nation. This group called itself the Kumin- tang. These nationalists have been successful and to-day, they are un¬ questionably the dominant power in China, and unless the unexpected happens, they will eventually master the whole country. Their aim is twofold: first, to do away with other Chinese factions and unite all China under a strong nationalist government; second, to do away with all foreign treaty rights and privileges. It is this second aim that has, of late, brought the Nationalists into collision with the western powers and Japan. The United States and the other powers are in consequence, in a deli¬ cate situation. We must protect our citizens in China, we must guard cei tain paits of refuge like Shanghai, and we must hold the Chinese THE MALDONIAN 1927-B responsible for the destruction of foreign property and for the outrages like that at Nanking. Americans and other foreigners are in China by virtue of established treaty rights and under these rights we might ques¬ tion the justice of having Americans murdered and plundered with impunity by the Chinese. What would be the result if our military and naval forces should op¬ pose the Nationalists? War and bloodshed. One real clash between foreign and Nationalist soldiers, and all China will blaze forth in anti- foreign fury. It is a new China we have to deal with. John McCook Roots, says, “The China of the opium war and of the Treaty of Nanking; the China of the Boxer Protocol and the twenty-one demands; the China, in short, of the sleeping giant variety, is gone forever. The giant is awake—dazed and fuddled and irritable after its long sleep.” The foreign powers including America know that they haven’t been playing fair with China. Treaties were made with China only for econ¬ omic gain. All the nations taking advantage of conditions in China de¬ liberately began to seize property, monopolize her industries, and prevent her from laying her own tariff. Even the missionaries were hampered by these self-seeking foreign¬ ers. Should we like to have any foreign nation come over here and seize our property and products? Can you blame China for fighting for her rights? These extra-territorial treaties must be revised in a spirit of fairness and justice to both sides. China should be allowed to develop nationally. America, the greatest nation in the world, is the one that must come to China’s rescue. Should she not in the same spirit that gave back to China her war indemnity, refrain from interference with China’s rights and privileges, help China to attain her nationalism? What shall be America’s policy in this crisis? Shall it be one that demands the reinstatement of foreign business and foreign missions thro force? Even so, such a policy would only be possible in centres within range of foreign guns. Then again, strikes, boycotts, bloodshed and many evils would result from the attempt to dominate the industrial life of China. Armed intervention is too costly both in lives and money. If not force, what then? As early as January of this year, Secretary Kellogg made an an¬ nouncement of American policy toward China which is to be welcomed. He declares that the United States is ready now to negotiate for increase in the Chinese custom duties, for the establishment of Chinese tariff au¬ tonomy and for the abolition of the special extra-territorial rights of for¬ eigners. This our government is prepared to do, he declares, when China has a government that can be recognized and can send authorized represent¬ atives. He has emphasized the desire of the American people for the unity, independence and prosperity of China, and also our strict neutrality be¬ tween rival factions. This crisis in China is an opportunity for America to prove to the other nations that she is nobly disinterested and that she intends to be honorable and just. And when America refrains from interference while China is in the throes of national development, she will prove to the world that her proud justice and equality for all, are not an idle words boast, but the expression of a high national principle. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B (Ela0s JInrm The Choice Madeline Coggan Away among the mountains a mystic pathway lies, And winding ever onward it twines up toward the skies; Sun-kissed and strewn with blossoms, enticing one to go From that fair verdant valley, rare jewel there below. It leads up o’er a foothill upon whose summit stands A man of wondrous wisdom, with wrinkled face and hands “Stay, Youth”, he stops the climber, “thou hasteneth on too fast The way is hard before thee, and the mountains all too vast. “Look back upon yon valley; ’tis childhood’s happy home, Ne’er more among its treasures, nor ’mong its fields thou’lt roam. But do not leave behind ye those dreams and visions fair, Ideals that thou hast cherished, bear with thee everywhere. “Here, Youth, the path of pleasure. Ah joy shines in thine eyes! —I feared me so,—but mark me well, for yon pathway falsely lies! It leads down to a valley, Destruction is its name, Its flowrets are poison-chaliced; its pleasures lead to shame. “Behold the path of honor; its way rock-strewn ye see, But frown not Youth; for at its end rich treasure waits for thee It toils up yonder mountain, high noon will find thee there; ’Tis Manhood’s lofty summit, and True Achievement rare. “At its further base, a valley is hidden there below Its fields are robed with poppies, where perfumed breezes blow It’s pillowed soft with mosses, and with the setting sun You’ll find sweet sleep will wait thee, when Life’s hard journey’s done. “But now the sun advances in heaven’s dome of blue Aga in the wind is blowing, each pathway beckons you. The one has much to offer; the other—ah much you lose! It rests with thee which way ’twill be. Come now, oh youth, come choose.” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B (ftlaaa ijtatnry Elmer Conant On September 10, 1923, 447 prodigies marched triumphantly into Malden High School, forming the largest class in the schools’ history. Therefore, as there is “strength in numbers,” is it to be wondered at, that the class of 1927-B is one of the greatest classes ever to graduate from M. H. S.? Due to the inadequacy of the High School building we were forced to eke out our knowledge in the afternoon school. What an impressive spectacle we presented on that memorable afternoon when we kissed our mothers and fathers goodbye, and set out for hitherto unexplored regions. The disinter¬ ested by-stander must have been impressed by the beauty of the girls and the intelligent look of the boys. Everyone found seats, that is, everyone save Pineo, who did not wish to crease his new long jeans, or cramp his exceedingly long shafts; and Peter Stiffle whose feet just couldn’t find the floor. Then all was silent, while Mr. Jenkins welcomed us to the High School. He then assigned us to our home-rooms in the attic. The first afternoon was spent in “signing on the dotted line.” We were put through every known method of iden¬ tification, save that of finger-prints. Needless to say, the little brown bags were much in evidence on the second day, and even George Brown took home a book now and then (to look at the pictures in his history). Gradually we settled down to our daily routine. When the call came for a class editor, many aspiring candidates re¬ sponded. From these Madeline Coggan was chosen, and she held this position for three years. In football we were represented by a winning team of which “Ray” Powell was one of the outstanding stars. Our class was not the only arrival at the school during the term. Mr. Batchelder replaced Mr. Ellis as head of the mathematics department, and became at once one of the most popular members of the faculty. The days sped by, and when the marks came out for the first semester, Class One led the school on the honor roll. When we became members of Class 2, we parted with many of our friends. The college and scientific courses were to report in the morning, while members of other courses were to continue the afternoon sessions. We still occupied the third floor, but this hardship was counter-balanced by the novelty of mingling with the upper classmen. While we were members of this class, Malden celebrated its 275th anniversary and we were visited by the vicar of Maldon, England. Rest finally came for the weary in the form of a ten weeks vacation. What a surprise we had when we returned to Class 3, with all courses reunited once again! What changes were in evidence! The boys’ legs were covered with huge baggy trousers. Many of the girls modishly THE MALDONIAN 1927-B adopted the latest style of bobbed hair. We became prominent in athletics through the diving of “Shrimp” Wylie and the running of “Charlie” Wettergreen. School bags were long discarded, but we still kept up in scholastics, being second only to the new freshmen. Class 4. Boy, we’re growing up! Among the outstanding events of this session was the arrival of Mr. King and Mr. Hall, the former to teach chemistry and coach baseball, and the latter to teach Civics and English. Parents’ night was also instigated, unfortunately for many, for many parents learned that “U” did not mean unsurpassable. On the baseball field “Herb” Gaudette excelled at short stop. In the literary field our members shone, and the Blue and Gold Staff gradually began filling up with names of our classmates. May 15, 1925 was one of our red letter days, for we held our first class party which was a huge success. We presented a snappy “Meller Drama” entitled “A Hero There Was”. After the play refreshments and dancing were enjoyed in the gym. It was really amusing to see the class “flunks” dancing with the teachers. Oh, we were a clever crowd! Soon it was all over for another summer, after which we were not so desirous of returning to this, our Alma Mater. Class 5 was “the” class in our history. During this stage of our career we were blessed with a fine class adviser in the person of Miss Dol- liff, who has controlled our destinies for 1 4 years. Under her supervision the class was organized. Pineo Jenkins was elected president, Hazel DeWolf vice-president, Dorcas Porter secretary and Alan Benjamin, treasurer. On the athletic field we were represented by some of the finest athletes for many a year. In football “Bob” Smith, “Truck” Waring, and George Brown were outstanding. In the tank “Bob” Smith and Marshall Burpee were consistent point scorers, while on the track “Hink” Hospod, “Charlie” Wettergreen and “Al” Westcott were always in the limelight. But ath¬ letics was not our only specialty. In French one of our exceedingly clever members translated “II entre sans frap pe”, as, “He enters without the flapper.” Soon we entered the last half of our Junior year. In the inter-class track meet we walked away with the laurels, thus proving our marked superiority along that line. Socially we were not inactive, for we staged our second class party, a gala event. A clever one-act play was presented entitled “Who kissed Barbara”. Dancing followed in the gym which because of the crowd re¬ sembled Filene’s bargain basement on a Saturday morning. During this semester the new marking system went into effect and many fond parents, ignorant of the change, were surprised to see their hitherto non-scintillating offspring bringing home “E’s”. A school play entitled “Sherwood” was produced under the super¬ vision of Miss Abbott, and many of our mates appeared before the foot¬ lights. Final exams, marks, and then we started on our last vacation as members of M. H. S. Seniors at last! (Oh, if I were only as great a man as I would have you think I am.) Early in the year we held our class elections. We elected Gordon Waring, president, Winslow Krueger, vice-president, Ethel Wickstrom, secretary, and Elmer Gustafson, treasurer. Madeline Coggan resigned as Class Editor and her position was filled by Phyllis Aughtie. On the football field we were represented by such stars as Marshall Burpee, George Brown, “Truck” Waring, “Bob” Smith, “Winkie” Krueger, and “Joe” Talbot. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B In swimming Captain Carroll Wylie and George Daniels excelled, while Vernon Newman upheld the class colors in debating. The stellar production this term was the senior reception. A one-act play entitled “A Lady of Pain” was presented, with “Winkie” Krueger as the beau brummel. Then according to custom, we went to the gym. The gym, I say, but you would not have guessed it. The decorations were the most elaborate seen for many a year. Dancing was enjoyed to the music of the school orchestra. Class 8, and we were sitting on top of the world. Two new societies were formed this term. Under the direction of Miss Berton “Le Cercle Francais” was formed for the seniors and Peter Stiffle was elected presi¬ dent. A Malden Chapter of the National Honor Society was also formed. It was named the John W. Hutchins Chapter. The promotion of scholar¬ ship, leadership, and fine ideals is its purpose. We named our year book the “Maldonian” and elected Hazel DeWolf Editor-in-chief. On the “Cinders” Henry Hospod, Pineo Jenkins, “Al” Wescott and Dana Batting were outstanding. A track team to be proud of was turned out this year! In tennis the first three men, Byram Porter, Capt. Heber Wells, and Clifford Lind were members of Class 8. Recently the City of Malden observed Boys’ Week. The reins of the city were placed in the hands of the boys for one day. Pineo Jenkins was elected Mayor, and he appointed his officers. The faculty named Marion Parker as valedictorian, Allan Benjamin as salutatorian, and Vernon Newman, graduation orator. On the baseball field our laurels were upheld by “Bob” Smith, George Brown, and Capt. “Herb” Gaudette, while Henry Kiley, Richard Rich and Clarence London excelled on the rifle range. In girl’s tennis Velma Newman was outstanding. By a vote of the class, Dana Batting was chosen Class Day Orator, and the office of class historian was bestowed on “yours truly”. Caesar was ambitious, and he got his just deserts, and I am of the opinion that he and I have something in common. Miss Margaret Slattery, sister of our popular history teacher, has donated a prize of one hundred dollars to the most modern girl of our class. The winner has not as yet been chosen. Friday, the 13th, contrary to rule, was a lucky day for us, for on this day we were guests of the Young Peoples’ Council of the First Baptist Church. To the unsuspecting looker-on one might have thought it was a freshman rally. For the first time in four years, we found humor in some of our class “grinds”. Much credit is due the church for its fine entertain¬ ment, and we hope, for the benefit of other classes in the future, that they keep up this custom. On the evening of June 10th we were given a reception by class 7. The stage was set to represent the piazza of the Corral Gables Country Club at Miami, Florida, and we were given a reception by the mayor. From th ere we were escorted to the gym which was decorated to represent the salon of the club. The shooting of “Dan” Magrue was ably and comically dramatized, while beautiful bathing girls, rugged “tars” and tanned life guards were in evidence everywhere. Outstanding in the club’s quartette was the sonorous voices of Charles Wettergreen and William Ryan. Soft Hawaiian music was then heard and “shimmy” dances in the moonlight made the illusion more complete. Great credit is due the class and its adviser, Miss Abbott, for this splendid production. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B The thirteenth of the month was again a lucky day, for on June 13th we were given a vacation from school and made merry at Canobie Lake. All the class Scotchmen spent the day in the “Penny Arcade” while Dick Habelow bought a ten-ride ticket on the flying-horses. On June 15th we were tendered another reception by the faculty, who outdid themselves to give us a good time. A one-act play was presented entitled “The Whole Truth” which was acted so well that we feel that many of our teachers chose the wrong profession in life. The cast included Miss Ireland, Miss Briggs, Miss Berton, Miss Whittum, Miss O’Brien, Miss Moore, Miss Chapin, Miss Lovell, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Ames. We then went to the gym, which was laid out to resemble a large garden with stone walls, gates, flowers, butterflies, and garden furniture. The lights were decorat¬ ed in class colors, and music was furnished by the school orchestra. As general chairman we again thank Miss Tucker for the splendid time we enjoyed. On June 22nd, Class Day exercises were held at the stadium. The program included a parade, band, inter-class singing, and sports, a bur¬ lesque show on Class 8’s history, stunts and a drill. The inter-class com¬ petition was for a banner presented by our class. Each class was arrayed in distinctive headgear and led by marshalls. The grand finale of our school life came in the form of graduation exercises at the Strand Theatre, where we received the highly prized “sheep-skins”. Now we are in the same position that courageous Captain Lindbergh found himself on the morning of his start on that memorable flight from the new world to the old. Are we going to turn back at the first storm that confronts us, or are we going to “drive on” ? That is the spirit that wins, and with this as our motto more will be heard from the class of 1927 B, the greatest class in the school’s history, in the years to follow. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B dlaafl lag ©ration Erasers Dana Batting Immediately after you, the class of 1927- B, had intrusted me with this, your class day oration, I began to think! Oh yes! it happens even in the best regulated families. I knew the populace of Malden—nay of Massachusetts, and even of the United States—would be looking to me to carry to success this oration. As I say, I began to think. I must find some striking idea which would arouse my audience, something which would make an impression, and would not, be rubbed out. With my feet upon a table and my body reclined in an easy chair—position is everything in life, you know—I was thinking when- whizz! something struck me! My striking idea had struck! Ah! but no, it was far too concrete for an idea. It was—you have it—an eraser. Now stop-think-try to recall! Have you ever been struck by an eraser? Many years ago, long, long before you and I were even dreaming of going to school, playing hookey, or being sick about eight o’clock in the morning, there lived a man. No, he was not a man, he was a teacher! This teacher’s name was Shamus and he was a big, hairy, ape-like sort of fellow. He was wont to walk about in pensive mood, dressed only in a bear-skin—of course when he received his raise he bought a tiger-skin imported from India. Now Shamus used to carry in his mighty right hand a great stone hammer. In his even mightier left hand a great piece of the hardest rock obtainable was always to be found. Upon one particular day Shamus was striding up and down the floor of his class-room, in reality a large amphitheatre hewn from solid lime¬ stone, waiting for his pupils to finish the quadratics which they were work¬ ing upon the limestone walls with stone axes for chalk. Little Thaddeus was first to finish, and as he took his seat Shamus quickly went to that prehistoric blackboard, gazed upon the work, and groaned. There before his eyes was the expression: 2 (Wolf) equal 2 (Man) plus axe “Two men to kill two wolves?” cried Shamus, in a voice of thunder. “All wrong.” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B And with mighty blows of his mighty hammer upon his stone chisel he erased the work of Thaddeus. Remember, he erased the work. Not merely crossed it out but eradicated, obliterated, erased the work. Now let me carry you to the present day. Even to day there are teach¬ ers and even today little boys must go to school. Little boys like Rock, short fellows, like Rood and big, husky fellows like Stiffle—all must go to school and work their quadratics. Today, however, the teachers wear silks and satins and the little boys write with pen or pencil upon paper. One of these little boys, Theodore, is doing quadratics and as he finishes explaining his work, his teacher says, “Are there any questions? If not, please erase.” And Theodore with mighty-mighty for a little boy-strokes of a felt eraser erases his work. Oh yes! they have erasers today, but they are much softer than in former times, thank heaven! Again I ask you. Have you ever been struck by an eraser? What is an eraser anyway? Where did the things come from? Why do we have them? Upon searching diligently in Webster’s Unabridged I found that an eraser is something that wipes out, effaces, eradicates. As to where they came from I do not know, I’m sure, but they were created with man and will always be a part of his earthly equipment. Why they are made is a long story. Did you, or you, or you ever do anything that you wished you could have erased quickly. Did you ever hear of anything being done that should have been erased? You must have, surely! In the history of this old world there are thousands of words, deeds, and acts that we should enjoy seeing wiped out, erased entirely. Everyone knows of some hasty act or some evil deed which might well have been erased from the records of this old sphere of ours. Every generation that enters this world is given the impression that it is a great place. Well, it is not so bad, but you will admit that we are constantly erasing in order to make it better. There is always something to be erased. Why even when you’re writing a note and the teacher takes it! Gosh, why can’t those sweet nothings fade away? When you draw upon the blackboard a really good picture of one of our faculty and that one suddenly appears! Why can’t both you and the picture be as suddenly erased? And so it is! Always doing some¬ thing, always rubbing it out. Nearly perpetual motion! So you see that is why erasers were made. To keep us busy! As for the kinds of erasers, of course there are those made of felt, rubber, and cloth, but there are also subdivisions of these varieties. The most important subdivisions are (1) loony eraser, (2) hardshelled eraser, (3) disappearing eraser, (4) flying eraser. The first type, the loony eraser, is found only upon the third floor of our High School building. One bright day a member of our faculty, in ex¬ plaining a phase of his work, needed a “looney” orange—that is an orange with lunes. Having none at hand he rose to the occasion by making an eraser looney—that is of course dividing it into lunes. Thus he introduced to the world a new type of eraser. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B The second type is found in various rooms of the school. It is a piece of hard wood, grooved in the back, padded in front, and having the padding covered with a piece of carpet of early vintage. This type of eraser when rubbed, back down, upon any shellaced surface remains to form a pleasing and original decoration. This disappearing eraser is one of the most common types in existence. It is found in all schoolrooms and many offices. When one is laid in its rack or upon a desk, we may seek it again to find it, but usually not to find it and that is where the rub comes. Frequently this type hides in waste baskets, behind radiators, in back of pictures, and upon the tops of map racks. They are extremely elusive. The last type—the flying eraser—brings me back to my striking idea. This type is the commonest of all erasers. It is not very different from any other variety except th ' at upon the slightest provocation it may take wings and fly. It has a silent motor and may light upon you when you least expect it. These erasers are very hardy and seldom stray from their course. They frequently produce rather than eradicate. That is, in place of erasing anything they often raise something—a large lump, perhaps, upon the point of contact with the object. These erasers must be watched with care. And now that we have considered just what erasers are, where they come from—which we don’t know—and why they are made and how used, I would ask you one question. But before I do that, let me give you a bit of fatherly advice. Never be afraid to use an eraser—to good advantage of course. It is no disgrace to do a thing wrong, and if we can perfect our efforts by erasures, then erase, for the best of men have done so. And yet, even though we should not be afraid to erase, we should always strive to do a thing well the first time. If people would only stop to think what the out¬ come of their actions would be, there would be no need of the myriad erasers found throughout the world. And then, of course, there being no erasers, there never would have been this history making speech. Now for that question. Have you ever been struck by an eraser? No? Then you have something coming to you. Look out! Autographs THE MALDONIAN 1927-B lEiiiinrials How sad it is that we realize some of the most important things in life too late. If we could only profit by our elders’ experience. Today if only we could say “ it is” rather than “it should have been”. Failing that we would impart some of the knowledge gained from experience to those who follow us. We all can say “if I were entering High School now, I would do thus and so—” It is an old story— we enter High School and drift along through three years. Finally comes our last year. Then we begin to study in earnest, thoughts of examinations and certification come crowding in and we realize how much we have wasted in the preceding years. From what vain regrets could we save numerous persons if they were desirous of being saved, but by some strange freak of human nature they, just as we once did, scorn advice. Perhaps a book with contributions from one member of each graduat¬ ing class to be given to the Sophomores would be of some help. It might be that then undergraduates would realize to some degree what we are beginning to see in these last few months. Then they might know that the future holds harder tests for them than they ha ve ever taken here. They will be tests of their characters as they have been molded here, tests of their wills that have been devel¬ oped or neglected here, tests of their brainpower that they have tried to increase here. In fact in their life in the future, they will be greatly in¬ fluenced by the philosophy of life they have worked out here. Mr. Hutchins, one of our most honored and respected teachers, is retiring this June. The question arises as to who can take his place not merely as a teacher but as an exponent of the finest type of scholarship and as a champion of the highest standards among students. We would try to express our appreciation for his untiring efforts in our behalf but we realize that only those who have been fortunate enough to be in his classes, to receive the inspiration of his leadership can truly appreciate his service to our school. As he leaves our midst, he takes with him our deepest gratitude and sincerest admiration. We hope that in his years to come, as he looks back on his associations here at M. H. S. he may realize in some small measure the sentiments that are but inadequately expressed here. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B That’s Different Phyllis Aughtie With a loud yawn, Clarence Gilbert tossed his Latin book aside and stretched himself into a sitting posture on the edge of the bed. “Gosh, Elmer”, he complained, “haven’t you finished the story yet? You’ve been pounding that typewriter all afternoon.” Elmer Crawford, Clarence’s roomate at Alabala Prep, pushed back his thick blond hair and inserted another sheet into the machine. “It’s almost done,” he replied, “only two more pages, and I do want to send it off to¬ morrow.” “If you’d take my advice,” suggested Clarence, “you’d keep those stories right here and save stamps. They always come back anyway.” “Oh well,” replied Elmer patiently, “I don’t suppose that stuff like mine will catch on very fast, but sometime people will get tired of those silly, sickly love stories, and then they’ll turn to real, vital, he-man stories like mine.” “Maybe,” said his friend, “but I like a girl in my stories—and say, speaking of girls, will you do me a favor?” “What is it?” “Well it’s like this, Old Fruit, you see. A week ago I made a date—a blind date, to take a girl to the country club dance to-night—and I can’t go.” “Why not?” “An hour ago my Aunt Emma called me up and said she wanted me to come over this evening and play cribbage.” “For heaven’s sake, why didn’t you tell her.” “Listen, Elmer, I can’t. You know, she promised me a brand-new Fierce Sparrow sports roadster for my birthday. It’s only two weeks away now, and if I don’t do exactly as she wants—well you know Aunt Emma.” “Well, what am I supposed to do?” “I want you to take Mildred Turner to the dance to-night. She won’t know the difference.” Elmer started up. “Who, me?” he said. “I should say not! Me— take a girl to a dance—you’re crazy!” “Oh, now be reasonable, Elmer. I don’t see why you hate girls so. It’s awful silly to be a woman-hater. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” “Oh, I just can’t stand girls, Clarence. They’re so dumb they just think they have brains. All they know how to do is to make a fellow feel like a fool—at least I do. I won’t go.” “But, Elmer, it’s just this one evening and I’ll let you use my new roadster all you want—when I’m not using it. And they say Mildred’s an awfully pretty girl. Any sensible fellow’d be proud to take her. Come on, Elmer, you’re my friend.” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B Elmer grunted. He had a weakness for sport roadsters. “Oh, well— maybe. I’ve always wanted to run a Fierce Sparrow. I haven’t a tux, though, and I’m a rotten dancer.” “Oh, thanks, awfully, Old Horse,” cried his friend. “I’ll loan you my tux, and you’ll drive to the club with the bunch, and meet her there.” When Elmer discovered to his intense disappointment that the tuxedo really fitted him he groaned, “Can’t you possibly get somebody else, Clar¬ ence? I don’t know how to act at those dances. It’s awful, hang it all!” “Don’t be a fool,” replied Clarence. You’ll be all right after you get started—do you good to meet a few girls—you won’t hate ’em so. There’s the car—now run along!” Elmer was glad they made him drive, for he could thus try a last ex¬ pedient—that of puncturing a tire by means of broken milk bottles. But even this failed, and in spite of himself, Elmer parked the car safely in front of the large white colonial structure of the Bear Hill Golf Club. It was with a chilled, sick feeling that he climbed stiffly out of the car, and was hustled by the others into the brightly lighted club house. Then, as in a dream, he realized that someone was introducing him to a girl, and he had a confused impression of a shock of red hair and a green dress. Just then the music started. Mechanically his feet moved in fox-trot time. After some moments he realized it was a waltz. The dance seemed ages long to Elmer, but finally the music stopped. Hot and tired, he faced his partner in the doorway, and for the first time, looked at her fully. He had already noticed her red hair, but he now saw that she had dark hazel eyes, a dertermined little chin, and exactly five freckles on her small nose. For a moment they looked at each other, then Elmer suggested “Shall we go out?” She assented, so they went slowly out on the white pillared porch, and seated themselves on the broad steps. “Enjoying yourself?” inquired Miss Turner. “Uh—no”, said Elmer frankly, “I’m not. I think dances are an awful bore.” “I do, too,” she agreed. “I’d lots rather be home finishing my story.” “Oh”, he cried, and turned to her with sudden interest, “Do you write, too?” “Yes—quite a lot. What do you write about most Mr. Crawford_ your favorite subject, I mean?” “Well, you see, I’m a—a woman hater,” Elmer confided, “So I don’t write love stories—I write stories about the Big Open Spaces, and things like that—He-Man Stuff.” “Oh really?!” she exclaimed. “Then you do have brains—you see, I write about big things too—I just can’t bear fellows and love and_and all that stuff.” “Gosh, Miss Turner, it certainly is refreshing to find a girl like you_ such bright ideas. I think love’s all bunk, too. Never put it in my stories—it spoils them.” They did not return to the dance, but by tacit consent, continued their discussion and found that they agreed on everything. “Do you know, THE MALDONIAN 1927-B Miss Turner,” said Elmer, after she had declared that Romeo and Juliet was the dumbest thing ever”, “Before I met you, I thought that girls were all brainless—but you’re so different.” And he looked at her admiringly. “That’s just the way I feel about you,” she replied, “you’re awfully clever.” “Uh—yes,” he answered absently, for he was still regarding her in¬ tently. The moon had just risen and in its half-light her hair shone beautifully, her eyes- looked big and dark—and you couldn’t see a single freckle. With a shock, the idea came over him—what a shame that such a pretty girl should have such foolish ideas! Then, panic-stricken at this thought and the unusual flopping of his heart, he hastily replied, “Oh—ah —well, not so much—” “I shall never marry,” confided Mildred, “I don’t think so, anyway. It would spoil my career.” The moon rose higher. Elmer, as he looked at her again, said, almost with jealousy, “Oh yes you will—some day.” “I can take care of myself”, she sniffed, “I don’t need any—Ooh!!” she clutched at his arm, “What’s that on my skirt—that black thing—look!!” He looked. It was a hoptoad. With the gesture of a hero, Elmer reached down, picked up the wriggling thing, and threw it far into the darkness. Mildred, recovering her composure, was indignant. Dropping Elmer’s arm, she exclaimed, “Of course I’m not afraid of just—just a silly hoptoad—it was just sudden, that’s all. It was wonderful of you to pick it off, though!” “j—I W as glad, to do it,” Elmer assured her, and just then he realized what a thrill the orchestra provided when it played “To-night You Belong To Me.” As if by inspiration, he suddenly cried—“Listen, Mildred. Let’s go for a ride in the car—It’s awfully crowded around here. Out in the Big Open Spaces we can talk of—other things.” “I—I’d love to”, she murmured. “Good—I’ll get the car!” “I’ll wait for you Elmer—right here!” Three hours later a car drove up and discharged two people in front of the Turner home. “Now don’t forget,” admonished Elmer, as he helped out the other occupant, “I’m coming around to-morrow right after school.” “Then you aren’t going to finish your story?” she said, smiling. “No”, scoffed Elmer, “It’s awfully dumb—they all were. I—I guess a story needs a girl in it after all, Mildred—a girl like you—I never knew there were any, that’s why I was a woman hater—but you —you’re different !” i “You just wait until we get the Fierce Sparrow, then we’ll find even better places to park than we did to-night—if possible. Say, Mildred, would you be awfully mad if I kissed you good-night?” “Well”, she replied, “I would ordinarily, of course—but—well— that’s different!” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B Calamity Constance Madeline Coggan I. “No kidding, Dick, what in heck am I going to do? Carnival only a week off, and here I am minus a woman! If Peggy had only developed the “flu” a week ago, I could have planned another date!” Dick slowly removed his pipe. “Well, old man, of course when a fel¬ low hasn’t anything else to offer his roommate, he suggests his sister. Now—!” “Oh, I say Dick, that’s a corking idea! I haven’t seen Connie since she was ’two-foot, five’. She must be quite a peach by now!” “Guess I’ve got some snaps she sent in her last letter. Wait, I’ll see,” and Dick dived into his trunk. Fate, was it that made him chance upon a freak snapshot of his fun-loving sister? Possibly. At any rate, Dick straightened up from the trunk, hastily hiding the picture, as well as a mischievous grin, and turned to his expectant friend. “Sorry, old man, but I must have mislaid the letter. Probably I’ll come across it later. But snap out of it! You’ve got an ‘invite’ to write, ‘tout de suite’, or even little Constance will have a date!” and Dick tossed a fountain pen and some paper to Hal. It was not until after the letter had been safely posted that Dick “happened to find” his sister’s picture! He left it on Hal’s bureau, where his chum would be sure to find it, and ducked out of the room. He found it! There was no question of that. And poor Hal’s vocab¬ ulary suffered a heavy strain in those first, few, awful moments when he discovered the hideous likeness of Dick’s sister! During the next few days there was a decided tension in the air. Hal was too chivalrous to state his disappointment and anger. He spent his waking hours in maddening moments of dreading the fatal day when he would have to escort Connie across the college campus before the eyes of his grinning fellow-men; his sleeping hours were ruined by hideous night¬ mares in which poor Connie played the leading part. Dick carefully disguised his amusement, acting as though the fact that he owned a sister that looked like that was not a sin, but the most natural thing in the world. II. Connie Hamilton, is that really you ? shrieked Betty Owens hurrv- mg up to her friend. ’ “ ’Course it’s I ! Who did you think it was, my great-grandmother ?” Conme s lovely teeth flashed m her bewitching smile, although the effect of the smile was somewhat obliterated by huge glasses of an ugly green color, which entirely hid the young lady’s eyes. Well, it might as well be! You look pre-historic enough to be any of your ancestors! Why the awful costume ?” y , he tw f Firls were standing in the Grand Central Station, New York aid the pretty little titian blond, as well as the unusual appearance of her companion caused not a little interest to the hurrying people in the station. ,, f, ! dearest, do be quiet until we are on the train, then I’ll tell von he whole, tragic tale, and it was not until they had adjusted their num tToTkf U m C her S frie n nd bOXeS C ° U ‘ d dra? a si le w � d of expknt THE MALDONIAN 1927-B “Well, it’s all Dick’s fault!” and Connie commenced to relate the events which had led to her invitation to Carnival. “Dick wrote me, of course,” she continued, “and told me the joke he had played on Hal. He thought it would be great fun when a snappy flapper, (brotherly compliment!) steps off the train, instead of the awful frump he expects! “Well, I was sort of peeved to think Dick would show that crazy picture of me, so I just decided to get even by letting the ‘picture’ greet his little chum!” Betty, almost too horrified to speak, regarded Connie with ever wid¬ ening eyes. Imagine her beloved Connie going to Carnival in that terrible rig! Above her green glasses an enormous mustard-colored hat with an ugly stiff brim, trimmed (if anyone could call it that) with hideous pink roses, set firmly on Connie’s head. The hair should have softened the ef¬ fect. It couldn’t. It was tied tightly back with a ribbon of glorious green, knotted into a huge bow! The dress was even worse! The deadest of black silk, a bit too vol¬ uminous as to skirt and far too lengthy from the modernistic point of view. Connie had a glorious waist. But its slimness was too sharply accentuated by the tight, pale pink sash wound firmly about it. (Betty could imagine the butterfly bow in back!) But the shoes!—the shoes! They were the last straw! They must have been miles too big; and, brown—high—laced—! Oh, it was im¬ possible ! How could Connie dare to face all those fellows looking like that! Then Betty saw the humorous side of it also, and she burst into a gale of laughter. “But, Connie, dear, to-night, at, the Ball?” The next few sentences Connie breathed into Betty’s tiny ear were whispered so softly that we couldn’t have heard them even if we wished to very, very much! III. Hal drew a long, deep sigh of relief. After hours of painful think¬ ing, (painful because he never did think much!) he had hit upon a means to save his vanity. He had met Connie. Even now he shuddered to think of those first horrible moments after she stumbled off the train. His faint hopes had been dashed to the ground when he found her even worse that he had expected. He had alibied weakly until he had managed to convince her he could not take her walking over the campus that afternoon, and free from her until 8:30 o’clock, when he had promised to take her to the dance, (only to look on, for of course she couldn’t dance!) he had spent his next few hours in wildly planning some means to be as far away from Connie as possible that evening. And so, finally he had engaged the services of a particularly trouble¬ some Freshman, Stevens, by name, whose conceit he had been trying to cure for some time. In fact, he had ordered this fellow to take Connie to the dance. The “Freshie” was suspicious, they always are, but he hadn’t seen Connie, however, which was a big help in Hal’s way of thinking! And so he had agreed to call for her at eight-thirty that evening. Hal had elimi¬ nated himself by developing a bad case of indigestion, and he lay on his bed in imaginary spasms of pain, while Dick was getting ready. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B As soon as Dick had departed, after expressing sympathy that his friend should be suffering such agony, although inwardly roaring with laughter, Hal lit his pipe, picked up the lastest college magazine, and spent a happy two hours reading. At ten o’clock he began to wonder how the dance was progressing. By ten-thirty he was dressed in his “tux” and walking slowly down to the gym just to look in for a moment and laugh at the discomforture of a certain freshman. The gymnasium was crowded, and placing himself in such a position that he could see without being seen, Hal’s eyes roved over the colorful spectacle before him, seeking Stevens and Connie. Suddenly he saw Stevens march out from the stag line, tap Jimmy Walters on the arm with that sickening air of self-satisfaction, and dance off with one of the snap¬ piest girls Hal had ever seen. He had noticed her before, dancing with Walters, and now he watched her with interest, wondering how Stevens had had the luck to get rid of Connie. He sauntered over to the stag line. “I say, Walters, old man, whose the charmer you were just dancing with? Stevens is with her now.” “Why man, don’t you know your own woman! That’s Dick Hamilton’s sister! Everybody’s been cursing like mad that you let a fool like Stevens take her when you had some decent fraternity brothers like me, for in¬ stance, who would have taken great pleasure in relieving you in your predicament!” Walters grinned, and the listening stag line roared with appreciative laughter, for they had been let in on the joke by Dick. Seeing the vision in blue excuse herself from Stevens and disappear into the dressing-room, doubtless for her wrap, (for it was intermission) kicking himself for an ass, and grinning sheepishly, as the humor of the affair broke upon him, Hal dashed off, followed by the shouts of laughter. Hal met Connie at the door. Lovely, before, in the blue dress, she was radiantly bewitching in her white evening wrap with its caressing collar of white fox fur. And her hair! Braided strands of gold that set as graciously upon her dainty head as any jewelled crown upon a prin¬ cess. Then he noticed her eyes! Who would ever have imagined such wonderful, limpid pools of blue hidden behind those hidious green glasses! And her feet encased in silver slippers were dainty enough for his concep¬ tion of Cinderella’s! “Why Hal,” she breathed in a rippling voice, “I’m so glad you’re better!” But this was no place to talk to the girl of his dreams, in front of those grinning “stags”. Then, too, he saw Stevens hurrying towards them. Hal’s primitive instinct mastered him. He grabbed Connie’s arm firmly, and not too gently, and dragged her to his roadster. (Dragged, I say, because it sounds better. Connie didn’t resist much.) However, “Hal,” she remonstrated, “I can’t go out with you. I promised to go riding at intermission with Charlie Stevens.” “We won’t argue about this, Constance Hamilton. From now on you stay with me. And if you don’t get into that roadster, I’ll put you in!” “Oh Hal! You wouldn’t dare!” Isn’t it funny what the average man will do when he’s “dared” by a woman. Well, Hal was an average man! For a few moments they rode in silence, then—. “And what’s more, I don’t want you ever to mention that rat Stevens again! If you do, I’ll stop this car and silence you by drastic measures!” Silence for a moment, and then Connie, demurely, “Why shouldn’t I mention Charlie Stevens?” Which was just what Hal wanted. He showed her why, in the next few minutes! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B Lowly Thoughts on Sp ring- sure, many a song’s been written, Many a song’s been sung, Many a sonnets been offered Up to the moon and the sun. Flowers, brooklets and leaflets, Spring has called forth in praise; Buds, blossoms and warbling birds The peace of calm summer days. These are the themes of the poets, These are the subjects they write; These, and the beauties of starlight, These, and the wonders of night. Still, there’s a theme they’ve forgotten, Still, there’s a spring-song unsung; A prophet sneered at, neglected A prophet that’s old, yet still young. Who is this herald of springtime? To whom this song that I sing? Mud, the black, sticky, and loathsome, Mud, the true prophet of Spring! THE MALDONIAN 1927-B iFnitmi ' i) WHAT WE THINK OF EACH OTHER Most popular boy . Pineo Jenkins Most popular girl.Hazel De Wolf Best-looking boy . Clifford Lind Best-looking girl Ruth Howland Most collegiate boy . Marshall Burpee Most flapperish girl . Barbara Aitken Boy most in love . Marshall Burpee Girl most in love . Ruth Evans Wittiest boy . Isadore Eisenberg Wittiest girl.Marie Owens Most blase boy . Marshall Burpee Most blase girl . Mary Robinson Person with greatest gift of gab.Alvin Anteen Boy that takes life most seriously.Alan Benjamin Girl that takes life most seriously.Marion Parker Best athlete . Robert Smith Favorite man teacher.Mr. Matthews Favorite woman teacher . Miss Slattery Hardest teacher Mr. Wilson Easiest teacher.Miss Lyman Boy with best line . Peter Stiffle Girl with the best line.Madeline Coggan Boy with good looks and brains.Alan Benjamin Girl with good looks and brains Margaret Kelliher Favorite school activity. Football Favorite pastime. Dancing Spanish athlete . Alvin Anteen Class hick . Isadore Eisenberg Class snob . Dorcas Porter Class flirt . Madeline Coggan Class sheik Gordon Waring Best dressed boy . Dana Batting Best dressed girl . Edna Bickford Class nuisance Alvin Anteen Cutest girl . Edna Bickford THE MALDONIAN 1927-B M anly A rrogant L ovelorn D omineering E gotistical N aive H andsome I rresistible G allant H ardhearted B lase 0 pinionated Y outhful S ophisticated M erry A during L anguishing D aft E gregious N onchalant H appy I mpudent G uileless H elpless G ame I nteresting R easonable L ikeable S tylish WHY WE GO CRAZY i .that you have there. Vite! Vite!! Write me five verbs for tomorrow. Here’s a nice memory passage. Is there any questions? —What did I just say? Now my friend Mussolini. I’ll answer no questions. Other door please. We’ll have no more speaking this period. I’m sorry to make the innocent suffer with the guilty but ... . APPROPRIATE INTERJECTIONS Agriculturist—Good land! Bachelor—Alas! Widow—Man alive! Novel reader—Great Scott! Goat herder—Oh you kid! Cyclone Sufferer—Well, I’ll be blowed! “Lux against us”, sighed the Gold-Dust Twins. Nine “JfammtB” flenple f l jRicN Parker % THE MALDONIAN 1927-B “Winkie”: What is the height of your ambition? “Truck”: Well, I should say about 5 foot, five. Anyway she’s just a nice size. Barbara Aitken: Did you get all the questions in that test? Charlotte Buck: I got the questions all right, but it was the answers that bothered me! Mr. Nash: Decline cursus. Marie: Curses! curses! curses! Bob Smith: Too bad about Pompeii, isn’t it? They say he died of an eruption! Miss Ruston: Where is Berlin? “Sid” McKown: In New York writing a new song hit. “Ruthie”: I saw the funniest picture last night. Hazel: Oh, have you a family album? Miss Berton: Translate that French. Eisenberg: Shall I translate it into English? Miss Berton: Of course if you prefer Latin—! Mr. Hutchins: Define wind briefly. “Coco”: Wind is air in a hurry. Miss Child: Explain this statement, “the sun never sets on the British Empire”. Jenkins: It means they never have any misty or rainy days there. Barbara McLellan: Did you ever take chloroform? “Cliff” Lind: No, who teaches it? Hobbs translating Virgil: “Three times I strove to cast my arms around her neck”,—and that’s as far as I got. Mr. Nash: Well, I think that is far enough! Peter Stiffle: Why do they call this the “sweet land of liberty”. I understand the liberty, but why the sweet? “Pedro” Weidman: Well you see we have our forest preserves and our subway jam! John Cronin: I want the “Life of Julius Caesar”. Mr. Nash: Brutus got ahead of you my son. Heard in English: The cemetery was dedicated to the dead who came back from the civil war ? ! ? ! ? French translation: Le jeune homme vetu d’une redingote bleue bout- onnie jus qu’au menton etc. The young man wore a blue raincoat buttoned too far to mention. Bridegroom immediately after the ceremony (much flustered) : Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride? LARGEHOMME ' S SECONDARY SCHOOL READER By F.Henri Weidmann EXCERCISE I Here are two people standing on the street at 7:58 A.M. Who are they anyhow? Are they movie actors? No I Are they boot-leg magnates? No I Well then who are they? They are students. Do we still have students now? Oh,you bet your life.What are these students doing? They are debating whether they will go to school or play the ancient game of hookey. EXERCISE II What is this? This is the Malden High School. Maybe the students will go to school. What are High Schools for anyway? High Schools expose students to knowledge. Do many students get exposed to knowledge here? Yes, about 999,and the other 1,001 sleep most of the time. Do the students love their teachere? NoI Why not? They wake them up too often. EXERCISE III Ah! Who is this queer man? This man is a teacher. What does he teach? He teaches Greek. But why the funny look? The poor man is worrying.He is in utter despair. Why is he in despair? He is trying to think of a way to pass the students who don ' t know alpha from zeta and still keep his Job. EXERCISE IV What is this? This is a line Of collegiate automobiles. They are in front of a dancehall.Whose autos are they? They belong to the students.Where are the students? In the dancehall doing the Dark Foundation. Don ' t the students do their home-work any more? NO! Who gave you that foolish idea? i. i THE MALDONIAN 1927-B OUR LATEST SONGS The Garlic Song—Lingering. The Tuxedo Song—Although You Belong to Somebody Else, To-night You Belong to Me. Book Censor’s Song—Tome, Sweet Tome. Neighborhood Shopping Association Song—Keep the Home Buyers Yearning. Anti-Liquor League Song—My Money Flies Over the Ocean. Prison Reform League Song—The Long, Long Bail. The Granada Song—In a Little Spanish Town. The School Song—Whispering. Graduation Song—Sometime. Mr. Jenkin’s Song—In a Little Garden. Class Meeting Song—What Do We Care if It’s One o’clock or Two or Three or Four? School Committee Song—Let It Rain, Let It Pour. Our 7 A. M. Song—Don’t Wake Me Up. Lazy Man’s Song—Moonbeam Kiss Her For Me. Malden High Song—Just A Cottage Small. DID YOU KNOW? That Charlotte has sworn off gum. That Madeline has decided to live without the company of the op¬ posite sex. That Peter Stiffle has vowed never to argue again. That Barbara Aitken’s crowning glory is not her hair. That Henry Kiley is one of these stro ng silent men, especially in Latin. That Dorcas Porter is going to have a boyish bob. That Ruth Crowell knows a lot about the navy. That Gordon Waring is too bashful to speak to the girls in school. That Clifford Lind does not prefer blondes. That John Campbell does not use rouge. That Vernon Newman is to deliver the funeral oration for Sacco and Vanzetti. WILL YOU EVER FORGET? Charlotte Buck’s laugh Phyllis Aughtie’s walk Madeline Coggan’s drag Marshall Burpee’s happy disposition Miss Dolliff’s long words John Campbell’s complexion Elmer Conant’s plus fours Peter Stifffe’s orations Mr. Bartlett’s memory selections Mr. Matthews dissertations Someone’s “taking ways” The gossip parties at Russo’s Your first report card Some of our elevating assemblies Mr. Jenkins’ saying, “These, ah-Persons”— THE MALDONIAN 1927-B ) THE MALDONIAN 1927-B GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The basketball season for the girls of M. H. S. has been a successful one. At the first call, approximately forty girls responded; but as the season advanced, this number increased to eighty. Class teams were formed and before long there was much competition between the teams. The first outside game was with the champion Reading Team and great was the joy of our girls when the final score showed a victory in our favor. The last game of the season proved to be one that left a pleasant feel¬ ing with the girls, for they succeeded in defeating the Hunter’s Team of Medford, by a score of 54-13. The closing of the season brought many regrets, for the girls looked forward with eagerness for practice on Mondays and Thursdays. Few of the girls dropped out during the season, and up to the last practice, the majority were faithful. All but one player of this season’s varsity will graduate in June or February. This leaves a splendid opportunity for the Junior High girls and the lower classmen to secure positions. Although the second team lost most of its games, the girls deserve a great deal of praise, for the players were given no definite position through¬ out the season. However, in the last few games, a fine team was organized and, with practice, much is to be expected from them next year. On the whole, the season was very successful, Malden winning six out of her eleven games. Perhaps this record does not impress or convince the reader that the season was such, but fair play and good sportsmanship, were of more value to the girls than victories. An assembly is expected to be held sometime in May, at which letters will be awarded. BOYS’ TENNIS TEAM This season the tennis team was reorganized with but one veteran, our captain, Heber Wells. A hard schedule of first rate prep schools offer¬ ed great competition that was met with varied success. Those composing the team in order of rank are as follows; Byron Porter, Heber Wells, Clifford Lind, Orodon Hobbs, Henry Greenberg, Elmer Conant, Richard Rich, and Nathaniel Wells. It is interesting to note that every member earned sufficient points to obtain a letter. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE SWIMMING TEAM The Swimming Team has just finished a rather unsuccessful season, but this may be attributed to the fact that there were but two veterans back and the old, reliable “Y” tank went bad. Considering that most of the boys out for the team stayed out, we hope to have a good team for the season of 1928. We went on a trip to Exeter and several to Boston. Our captain was ineligible and so we elected Carroll Wylie, captain “pro tern”, he demon¬ strated his real ability in the last meet of the year when he cleaned up two first places and was on our once victorious relay team. We have Earl Cefrey in the “200” that hopes to be a second “Dick” Hardy next year; while “Bill” O’Farrell expects to outshine Dean Baker. Our best all round swimmer was George Daniels, who performed in the dive and on the relay team. “Charlie” MacNeil, our only back-stroke man, will return in the fall. Norman Green and “Jimmie” Turner will be our hope in the breast¬ stroke next year, as they were this. And with “Phil” James, “Bob” Bailey, “Bob” Lapidus, “Phil” Boothby all back we expect to have a well rounded-out team. At our meeting in Mr. Nash’s office recently, we elected Earl Cefrey, captain and Philip Boothby, manager. On June 13, we are going on an outing somewhere on the North Shore and hope to enjoy this as much as we have enjoyed our past season. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B M. H. S. TRACK TEAM Track, which is now ranked as one of the three major sports in M.H.S. together with football and baseball, has undergone a most successful sea¬ son, both in the indoor and outdoor departments. “Charlie’ Wettergreen captained both the indoor and outdoor teams and took no small part in adding points for the many victories. The in¬ door team’s first victim was Boston College High which was overwhelmed by a large score. The team next journeyed to Dedham to defeat the Noble Greenough tracksters by a closer score. The following meet was the big indoor victory of the year, when Medford tasted defeat at the hands, or rather by the feet, of our speedsters. The team was handed its first and only setback at Lowell, but a week later Lawrence suffered a defeat at the local Armory. Several of our tracksters also participated in the Andover and the B. A. A. Interscholastics. The indoor track team was under the efficient management of Frank Martin. At the time this is written, the outdoor track men have taken part in two meets and won both of them, so the outlook for a big season seems very bright. Melrose High was the first to be humbled at the Pearl St. Stadium and a week later Mechanic Arts lost a closely contested meet in which Malden High’s three year record of consecutive wins in the high jump was broken. The outdoor tracksters were managed by Frank Carr, also a member of the indoor team, who has won two letters in this sport. Both the indoor and outdoor track teams were coached by Henry Batchelder and every particle of the credit for making track the great sport that it now is in Malden High belongs to him. GIRLS’ TENNIS Under the supervision of Miss Whittum, girls’ tennis is well under way. Over forty girls are participating in the tournament. Thirteen girls have chosen lucky numbers which entitle them to the use of the Woodland courts during May, June, October, and November. The first match of the season was with Brookline, May 10. Matches with Winchester, Reading, and Melrose have also been secured. The tennis team of 1927 is composed of the following girls: Captain, Dorothy Lewis; Manager, Betty Alexander; Eleanor Lindabury, Marjorie Holbrook, Velma Newman, Clarice McGranahan, Pauline Novick, Eleanor Lewis. This year the team is looking forward to a very successful season. GIRLS’ BOWLING For the past two years, bowling has been making remarkable progress. Very few schools are fortunate enough to boast of a girls’ bowling team. Under the capable coaching of Miss Whittum, our girls have finished an¬ other successful bowling season. We bowled ten matches this season and won five of these matches. This year we started bowling at the Daylight Alleys but through the kindness of Mr. Marshall we were granted the privilege of the private alleys of the Malden Club. For the first two months of the season, our girls practiced once a week faithfully. Averages were compared and the team chosen for January. Matches now took the place of Tuesday practice. These matches were very interesting and great fun. We even bowled a team of boys and defeated them. In fact we show¬ ed our superiority (in bowling) to the teachers when we defeated the Faculty Team. The girls who went out for bowling certainly enjoyed live¬ ly practice and plenty of fun and hope next year will be just as successful as this one has been. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE FOOTBALL TEAM Another great football team was turned out by our coach Mr. Batchel- der in 1926. We had only a few veterans as compared with the team of the preceding year, and only six, that we could call dependable, namely, Ralph Marston (capt.), Gordon “Truck” Waring, Bob Smith, Earl Col- clough, Louis “Fat” Solomon, Bernard “Bernie” Nugent. Of these vet¬ erans, two, “Bernie” Nugent and “Truck” Waring, were kept out of many games because of injury to themselves. “Truck” Waring had trouble with his ankle and “Bernie” with his shoulder. With the above veterans, a great football team was moulded. As usual our schedule was a “tough” one, and, as usual we did well. It is true we lost to Medford (the better team won), and Everett managed to play us a tie-game; it is true we lost to Haverhill and tied Manchester, yet, one cannot win all the time. We beat Everett on three successive years; we defeated Medford on two successive years; we tied Manchester, when they were acknowledged as the best High School football team in New England. We defeated Haverhill when she was at the height of her glory, breaking her three year no-defeat record; beat her the next year and then tied her. But one cannot win all the time —We did not have a championship team in ’26, but we had and have a championship coach who knows boys and who will continue, with some material, to produce great teams. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE BLUE AND GOLD “The Blue and Gold” is proud to announce that it has some remarkable talent and ability in the new and younger members of its staff. Twice this semester we have been able to have a half page cartoon drawn by John Rood, Jr., a new addition to the staff, who is a very clever artist along this line. Elizabeth Kimball is now supervising the jokes, and Barbara DeWolf does remarkably fine work in our longer and more serious articles. There are many others to whom credit should be given for the splendid hopes they offer and the efficient work they are accomplishing. We are all very grateful to those outside the staff who have done their bit for the paper by submitting stories and articles. With all the new talent and ideas coming into the life of “The Blue and Gold,” in addition to the efficiency and ability of the older staff mem¬ bers, our paper is bound to improve in many ways, and great results are expected for the coming semester. M. H. S. ENGLISH CLUB The school year of 1926 and ’27 has been a very successful one for the M. H. S. English Club. In October, the Club presented a play entitled “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Because of the excellent training of the actors by Miss Abbott, the quality of the play itself, and the efforts of all the members, it was a huge success. The Club enjoyed very much a stereopticon lecture on “The Hawaiian Islands” given by Miss Gray at the last meeting in December. We have had two debates thus far, one with the Everett Lyceum De¬ bating Team, and our annual debate with the Tec English Club. At various meetings throughout the year, Miss Abbott, Mr. Bartlett, and other members of the Faculty have addressed the Club. The M. H. S. English Club is not an athletically inclined society, but it has had a very creditable representation in the “Blue and Gold” staff, in the orchestra, and in many other activities in the school. Practically all of its members have a high scholastic standing, and, in fact, a few have been on the roll, for almost every ranking period. We are proud of our record and achievements, and hope the club will maintain its good reputa¬ tion for many years to come. We wish the best of luck to the graduating class of 1927-B. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MALDEN HIGH BAND The M. H. S. Band was organized in the spring of 1924 under the able direction of Mr. John Crowley. The band was entered in the contest at the musical conclave at Boston. It played at the high school hall Parents’ Night under the able direc¬ tion of Samuel Slesinger. It also played on Memorial Day. The band was invited to play at the Strand Theatre, which it did, Louis Kalick at the baton. The band is a school activity and invites all those with any kind of musical ability to step in and join the ranks. The membership is as follows: SOLO TRUMPETS: Samuel Slesinger, Louis Kalick. 1st TRUMPETS: Nathan Wells, Edward Demling, John Chew. 2nd TRUMPETS: Donald Coggins, S. Tuttle, Irving Comstock. SOLO CLARINETS: A1 Rudman, George Black, George McKenna. 1st CLARINETS: Charles Hill, Charles London. 2nd CLARINETS: Edward McCauley, Leo Levine, Joseph Sugerman, Benjamin Tobaosky. PICCALO: Philip Weinstein. SAXOPHONES: Edward Klane, Edwin Rudin. 1st ALTOS: Carrol R. Wiley, Peter Peterson. 2nd ALTOS: Aylmer Jones, William Bigelow. 1st BARITONE: Patrick Volpe. 2nd BARITONE: Hugh Sangrans. 1st TROMBONES: Cedric Donely, Louis Greenblatt. 2nd TROMBONES: Leonard Millen, Phil Levin. BASS: John Phinney. SNARE DRUMS: Harry E. Slesinger, Rubin Kaufman, Thomas O’Brien. BASS DRUM AND CYMBALS: A1 Gelpe. DRUM MAJOR: Heber Wells. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL USONA SOCIETY The Malden High School Usona Society completed its forty-seventh administration under the leadership of the following officers: Barbara Estey, president; Josephine McKown, vice-president; Marjorie Holbrook, secretary; Elizabeth Plummer, treasurer; Genevieve Garran, publicity manager; Frances Knowlton, deputy; Janice Copeland, keeper of the bul¬ letin; Marion Howard, Lura Marsh, Barbara Knight, Marie Owens, board of directors. The programs of the organization, in true Usona fashion, have been varied and interesting. Two debates were given, one humorous and one serious. Miss Abbott delighted the members one afternoon with some pleasing readings. There have been, also, original short stories, readings, and a pantomime by the members. There have also been activities with other organizations. The debat¬ ing team debated with the Somerville High School on the subject “Re¬ solved that the twentieth amendment should be ratified.” Usona, uphold¬ ing the negative, was given the dicision. The annual debate with Lit was on the subject “Resolved that government ownership and operation of public utilities is desirable.” Usona took the negative on this debate, also. They gave as the annual play with Lit the comedy “Green Stockings” which proved a huge success. The society obtained Rev. Robert Smith who gave a lecture on “Romance in English Castles” before the school. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY Lit began its season of activity for the first administration of 1927 by electing the following officers: President, Seldon McKown; Vice-President, Vernon Newman; Secretary, John Brookes; Deputy, Frank Martin; Pub¬ licity Manager, Dominic Antonucci; Executive Council, Allan Benjamin and George Lodgen. Quite a few big events have been held during the year. Lit defeated Cog in a debate but was sadly beaten by Usona. The Lit-Usona annual play was a success. Lit attended, in a body, a talk by a Princeton man at the Y.M.C.A. Miss Slattery and Mr. Morrill gave interesting talks to the Lit members. There have been many impromptu debates held after the meetings. Lit sent a representative to the student council. Several initia¬ tion parties have been held at Pine Banks Bungalow in which Lit has ac¬ quired much new blood. Perhaps the biggest event of the year is being planned at the time of this writing; that is a talk to be given by Governor Alvan T. Fuller. The foregoing paragraph shows that it has had a pretty full year. Considering the fact that the majority of members in Lit at present are lower classmen and new in the society, the conclusion truthfully presents itself, that something has been accomplished. It is true that Lit is, at present, not what it used to be. In the cycle of events it has struck un¬ even places; but we must remember that there is always a future, and hope is a human possession. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE COGNOSCENDI CAUSA SOCIETY The Cognoscendi Causa Society, better known as “Cog” is now in the sixth year of its existence. During this comparatively short period of time Cog has made a great name for itself in M. H. S., and has accomplish¬ ed many important things. Chief among these are the Speaking Contests and, the awarding of a cup to the class orator at each graduation. Also, the boys winning in the Contest are sent to Colby, Maine to represent Malden High School, and to compete for prizes there. The chief activities .of Cog this semester have been the debate with the M. H. S. Literary Society which was won by the latter with Louie Weiner of Cog as best speaker; the Speaking Contest was also a great success both financially and otherwise. Miss Evelyn Murray won first prize, and Vernon Newman and George Lodgen were awarded second and third prizes respectively. The boys of course, went to Colby. So Cog feels quite proud of this semester’s work, and has in mind other projects for next semester; these are a Junior High School Prize Speaking Contest, a debating league in the school, and one with other schools. The officers this semester who have done their work faithfully and earnestly deserve great praise. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B LE CERCLE FRANCATS Le Cercle Francais is a new organization in Malden High School. Only three or four meetings have been held so far. However, judging from the co-operation, enthusiasm, and interest displayed at these gatherings, it is very evident that Le Cercle Francais is here to stay. At the first meeting held in January of this year, those assembled agreed that only French students of Classes six, seven and eight who had an average of “B” in the subject should be admitted to membership. Since the purpose of the Club was to familiarize the French students, to a great¬ er extent, with the language, it was decided that, as far as as possible, con¬ versation should be carried on in French at the meetings. The officers elected were: Peter Stiffle, president, Elizabeth Plummer, vice-president; Evelyn Murray, secretary; Gertrude Palmer, treasurer; Jacob Sterling, master of order. The three or four meetings that the club has held have seemed to be greatly enjoyed by all the members. A different program committee appointed for each meeting has succeeded in making the programmes varied and interesting. Singing of French songs, presentation of French sketches, participation in French games, comprise the general schedule for the gatherings. That the club has enjoyed the success that it has is due in a great measure to the untiring efforts of Miss Berton our supervisor and friend. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL ART CLUB This, the youngest organization in Malden High was started this year when members of Miss Lyon’s drawing classes decided to unite their artistic interest to form a Malden High School Art Club. The object of this Art Club is to enable its members to take up the kind of drawing in which they are particularly interested. The Club will make a specialty of studying figure drawing, pencil sketching, batils draw¬ ing, and basketry. Visits will be made to the various art exhibitions. The Club hopes to continue next fall, but it needs the support of every student of artistic ability in Malden High. The members who have served as officers during the semester: Solomon Richman, President; Helen Foster, Vice-President; Paul Conway, Secretary; Ruth Reardon, Treasurer. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE PANADELPHIC COUNCIL The Panadelphic Council of Malden High School is a comparatively new organization in the school, composed of the following fraternities and sororities: Alpha Mu, Alpha Zeta Pi, Kai Lun, Phi Delta Phi and Sigma Phi. These five organizations came together to form the Council primarily with the following aim: ‘to create a better feeling of brotherhood between themselves, and incidentally to aid charitable causes as far as they wer e able.’ Each organization sends three representatives to the Council meet¬ ing, and these fifteen members, together with the backing of their respec¬ tive organizations, are responsible for the success of the Council. At the close of last season, the first season of its existence, the Council held a Panadelphic Prom at the Auditorium Ball Room, and its success proved that the Council could accomplish a great deal with the co¬ operation of these five active organizations. This year the Council started out anew with the following officers: President, Ida Slater; Vice-President, Nathan Hertz; Secretary, Edward Mozes; Treasurer, Haskel Aronson; Master of Order, Jack Sterling. Through the resignation of Haskel Aronson, Alice Ruderman was ap¬ pointed to succeed him. The first event of the year was the Stunt Night conducted by the Council in Lincoln Junior High School. Each organization supplied a certain part of the entertainment and this was followed by general danc¬ ing. The affair served to bring the organizations within a closer bond of friendship and it was acclaimed a great success. At present plans are under way for a semi-private dancing party as the finishing event of the year. The affair is in charge of a very capable committee headed by Natalie Greenberg and Pauline Novick. The success of the Council thus far in its undertakings is due to the cooperation of its members and it proves the adage that “In unity there is strength.” THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE LATIN CLUB The Latin students have renewed their interest in the Latin Club under the able direction of Miss Whittum. This semester they have been divided into two groups, the Senior S. P. Q. R. and the Junior S. P. Q. R. Plans are now under way for the club meetings. The Aediles of both clubs are in charge of the programs. Two meetings for each club will be held, one in May and one in June. The Senior S. P. Q. R. will hold its first meeting May 20, in the school library. The red letter event of the occasion will be a play, “The Roman Wedding.” After the play a social time will follow. All are attempting to make this a most successful meeting. The Junior S. P. Q. R. have appointed May 26 for their first club meet¬ ing which will also take place in the school library. The program consists of a play, “Bona Dea”, which will be followed by songs, essays, games and dancing. The officers chosen from the honorary students for this semester are: Senior S. P. Q. R.; Consuls: George Lodgen, Dominic Antonicci; Piaetor Urbanus: George Phyllides; Puina Scriba: Mary Mrose; Secunda Scriba: Eugenia Phyllides; Quaestor: Arthur Baker; Aediles: Louis Weiner, chair¬ man; Evelyn Jackson, Pearl Edelston Arthur Simonds, Jr., Sidney Shep¬ ard ; Representative to Student Council: Dominic Antonucci. Junior S.P.Q.R.; Consuls: Roland Wilder, Matthew Suvalsky; Scriba: Elizabeth Porter; Quaestor: Avanelle Proctor; Aediles: Marion Porter, chairman; Molly Coggan, Evelyn Smith, Gertrude McClure, Guy Steeves, Jack Zimmerman. THE BOYS’ GLEE CLUB The Boys’ Glee Club meets this year with the largest numbers in its history. The following officers have been elected for this year: President, Albert Wescott; Vice-President, Norman Greene; Secretary, John Avjian; Treasurer, Alexander Gelpe; Librarian, Joseph Zimmerman. THE MALDONIAN 1927-B THE RIFLE CLUB Three big events have just passed in the history of the Malden High School Rifle Club. The first of these is, that a team of which the whole school may be proud has been established. Not only was this team vic¬ torious in its matches with Wentworth, Stoneham, and Gloucester, but it was also ranked fifth in a list of thirty-one teams which represented twelve states of the country, which shot in the last N. R. A. Junior Rifle Corps’ Match. The second big thing is that this is the first time that letters have ever been awarded by the High School for competency in rifle shooting. Those to whom letters were awarded are Henry Kiley, Richard Rich, Clarence London, Frank Martin, and George Johnson. The medal qualification course is the third event. This includes all the different stages of rifle shooting between Pro-marksman and Dis¬ tinguished Rifleman. The requirements for any of the ranks are the same all over the country, thus giving no single individual an advantage over another. To the Class of 1927 -B It is with pleasure that we take this opportunity to thank you for your lib¬ eral patronage. We sincerely hope that the pleasant relations thus estab¬ lished will extend into the future. May you all enjoy a life of hopes fulfilled and ambitions realized. The Whitman Studio . ' . 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