Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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12 THE COLUMBIAD He’s also fond of homemade fudge, As Somebody can see. A. E. B. T6. Grace Wilder needn’t think she’s the whole garden just because her hair is a little radish. (Reddish.) Mr. Averill — In the Geometry Class — “Erase that angle PDQ.” Miss Holbrook — In Science — ' “What effect has the moon on the tide?” Student — “It hasn’t any effect on the tide, but it makes the untied spoony.” Where is it we find our President and Secretary every Sunday night at about 8.30 ? Why is a stick of candy like a horse? Ans. — Because the faster you lick it the faster it goes. Where is Lloy die’s old blue hat? ATHLETICS. Perhaps never before was Maynard High so well off in regard to ath- letes, yet there is not the right interest shown by the townspeople in gen- eral (and by the governing bodies of the school in particular) to enable us to have teams representing the school in the various sports- There is plenty of material for first class Basket Ball, Hockey, Base Ball and even Foot Ball Teams, but it is practically impossible for a hig ' h school to support teams without help. If, however, the Basket Ball and Base Ball Teams were started on a firm basis, they would be almost certain to support themselves and even to leave something for Hockey and Foot Ball. One of the causes for our lack of athletic teams is the fact that the commercial department has two sessions; the afternoon session lasting until

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THE COLUMBIAD 11 Blatt is our Caruso, He’s some fine dancer, too ; He goes to dancing school each week. Come, Barney, who attracts you? Ed. Coughlin is our Germany, Of countries he has two, And with a little practice He’d have made a “Tutor,” too. Joe Dahl is “Dick,” the butler, He would make us quite a chef: In school he’s interested In his neighbors on the left. Pat Hooper, our worthy president. Is witty, you can bet. He’s dead gone on the Maxwell, But he’ll have a Ford car yet. Don Lent is our baseball player, He’s quite a talker, too ; In the English class when he gets going, It seems he’ll never get through. Clarence Lloyd’s our curly-head, And in class every minute ; When Lloydie opens up his mouth He puts his foot right in it. Millington, quiet and reserved. Has come to us this year. Unlike the other fellows Of the girls he is in fear. Sullivan’s our joker, And a clever one is he ;

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THE COLUMBIAD 13 4 P. M. with only Friday afternoons off. This does not give us much time to practice or to play games. It would be much better if the com- mercial department should have one session, especialy during the summer term. If that cannot be done, they could at least have Wednesday after- noons off. When you come to think it over, you will find that the two sessions contain only one hour more than one session, so that two sessions do not give time for very much more work than does one; while the one ses- sion plan gives opportunity for an education which will develop both intel- lect and physique. The lack of time for practice will make a great deal of difference in Base Ball season. If we can have time for practice every day and for games on Wednesdays and Saturdays we can safely assure you that M. H. S. will be represented by one of the strongest Base Ball teams in this section. So just remember this, dear reader, if you will put your shoulder to the wheel and give us encouragement (the kind we can buy supplies with) you will be surprised at the result. Give us the chance to make good and we will do the rest. What we want, in fact, is that the townspeople and the school board shall take the right sort of interest in the school athletics and help us give the old school a good name in the athletic world. Now is the time to show that you have some pride in your school — Athletic Editor. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FORMED. At a meeting of the boys of the High School an Athletic Association was formed with the following officers : President Harold Sullivan Vice-President Roy McCormack Secretary Arthur Millington Treasurers Gavin Taylor, Frank Maley It was voted to have a Basket Ball team with Joseph Dahl as manager and Donald Lent as captain. It has also been voted to have the High School represented in Hockey. Roy McCormack was elected manager and Donald Lent captain of the team.