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

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THE SCREECH OWL 15 4 . Keep in mind all these facts, And from day to day do your tasks, Smile as you do them, and do not sigh, The work will be easy if hard you try. H. Forsten, ’30. IN THE LIBRARY Books are here, books are there, Large and small are everywhere, Rows and rows of books that bring Joy and cheer to every kin. Volumes, that bulge with worldly news, Texts, that solve riddles, with clues, Comedies which burst with joyful mirth, Books that are read all over the earth. Novels that are true to life, Histories that relate of strife, Books that are your dearest friends, Books that are faithful to the end. Esther Salo, ’27. CLASS SONG “FAREWELL” TO ALMA MATER I Let us bid our last “Farewell” To Dear Old Maynard High No more to listen to those bells, Of Dear Old Maynard High. Seniors one and Seniors all Bid “Farewell” to those dear halls, No more our shouts or our dear calls To echo through those walls. Chorus Our Alma Mater ever so dear We’ll hold before us as we steer Unto life’s main and dreary way And now “Farewell” we say. II Now the time for us has come To recall the points we’ve won, Those French and English lessons done That Seniors never shun. First we sing and then we sigh For our closing day is nigh, Another class will take our place Since we the World must face. Winifred J. Fardy, ’27. STATISTICS FOR 1927 Class Baby: Margaret Kelley. Most Popular Boy: Edward Vod- oklys. Most Popular Girl: Leah Ojanen. Most Athletic Girl : Ranghild lark. Most Athletic Boy: Gerald Nee. Girl who has done most for class : Ruth Wilson. Boy who has done most for class : Walter Carbone. Best-looking girl: Ranghild Mark. Best-looking boy : Edward Vodok- lys. Best-dressed girl: Leah Ojanen. Best-dressed boy : Oiva Alasaari. Most Talkative: Winifred Fardy. Most Dignified : Gertrude Chand- ler. Good boy: Ernest Wollerschied. Good girl : Geneva Martin. Humorist : Leo Weckstrom. Cleverest: Winifred Fardy. Bluffer: Margaret Kelley. Wisest : Ruth Moynihan. Best student: Tynne Lahti. Pet of the Faculty : Margaret Moore. Bane of the Faculty : Dorothy Mosher. Tallest: William Croft. Shortest : Niilo Keto. Class Genius : Ruth Wilson. Most Gullible : Mary Sheridan. Best Sport : Leo Weckstrom. Class Butterfly: Evelyn Gould.

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14 THE SCREECH OWL CLASS POEM (Suggested by Carrie Jacobs- Bond’s “Perfect Day”) 1 . We have climbed the deep slope of the mountain-side, We have conquered the rugged steep, There were many sharp pebbles in the path, And many a rock to leap. Perhaps we have left a few stones unturned, In this struggle to reach the height, But each little fault brought ex- perience And led us toward the light. Each heart has been bound by a purpose clear, Each mind on the prize was bent, But at last we have reached the summit here And we pause for the moment con- tent. 2 . We have come to the end of these happy years, The end of our high school days, And we look back over the joys and woes, That have come to us on our ways. And we think of the end of com- panionship, Which never more shall be, For we’ve come to the parting of the road, And each life has a different key. So, while we stand at this bend in the road, We linger to say goodbye, And each of us wishes our class- mates — good luck, With no storms, just a clear blue sky. GYPSY LIFE 1 . Over ' woods and fields I roam, For I’m a gypsy without a home; Nature’s wanderer of the earth, Filled with joy, vigor, and mirth. 2 . Music is my soul’s delight It makes the hours a little more bright ; Joyfully I wander without a care, Here and there, and everywhere. 3. Under twinkling stars of eve, Dreams of happiness I softly weave ; Under the spell of the fairy moon, I render forth a gypsy tune. Helen M. Salo, ’27. WORK AND SMILE 1 . When the sky is bright and blue, And you are lonesome the whole day through, Just turn your lips and make a smile, Your blues will last only a little while. 2 . When you are tired and lazy at work Don’t get idle and begin to shirk, You’ll have the work some day to do, So do it now so that you’ll be through. 3. When at studies you’re beckoned away, To the movies or other places, astray, If your work’s undone, then say “no” For you will regret it if you go. Ruth Foster, ’27.

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16 THE SCREECH OWL Shiek : Walter Carbone. Class Vamp: Laura Gault. Class Orator : Harold Glickman. Class Teacher: Miss Thompson. Favorite Haunt : Alasaari, Camp. Prue, That’s telling. Carbone, Arlington. Glickman, South Acton. ALUMNI NOTES ALUMNI NOTES O — is for ONWARD. Each June sees thousands of youths, young men and young women, leaving the friends and places they have learned to love, and the never failing protection of home. Some will enter the world’s affairs, and others will move to the higher institutions of learning. But whatever may be our purpose, may we realize our debt to mankind, and ever push onward toward the Great and Final Triumph. N— is for NIILO. We, as Alum- ni, are glad to welcome Niilo Keto, ’27 into our ranks. Al- though Niilo has just finished a business course, we prophesy that the stage may feel the need of just such a young man, who plays the villainous dude so well, and generally mixes up affairs. Judging from Niilo’s actions in the Senior Play, his apparently quiet and reserved habits will in no way interfer e with his acting. T— is for TOGETHER. We sin- cerely hope that the Graduat- ing Class of 1927 may do better than their predecessors in getting together at least once after they have passed through the doors of M. H. S. for the last time. O— is for OIVA. We, as Alumni, are glad to welcome Oiva Alasaari, ’27 to our ranks. We understand that he plans to at- tend a business school in Bos- ton next fail. Good luck to you Oiva ! S- — is for SALO. The Alumni are glad to welcome the Salo sisters to their ranks, and hope that they may meet with the finest success in the business world. U— is for UNIVERSITY. We welcome “Gert” Herbert and Ruth Moynihan, both ’27, to our ranks and hope that they may be able to continue their studying at Boston University as they have planned. C— is for CHANDLER. We wish to extend a welcome hand to Gertrude Chandler, ’27. It is rumored that “Gert” is plan- ning to become a nurse. We wish her the best luck with her future studies. C— is for CARBONE. We wel- come Walter Carbone, ’27 to our ranks. We have heard that the “Shiek” wants to be- come an Electrical Engineer. We think he has made a wise selection of his future occupa- tion because we know he could never be shocked. E— is for “EDDIE” and ELLEN