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

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22 THE SCREECH OWL orable mentions were awarded to Ed- ward Fearns, ' 28 and Edna Paine, ' 29. Differing from former years the Juniors were allowed to compete, per- haps as a sort of preliminary for next year’s contest. The Lincoln Essay award promotes a spirit of emulation which brings out the best that is in the student body. CLUB NEWS Radio Club A Radio Club has recently been formed under the direction of Mr. Reardon. Its purpose is, at present, to receive messages and study the radio. Later the club hopes to trans- mit messages. French Club By combining work with play the French Club has had a most success- ful season so far. Many afternoons have been spent singing and playing French songs and games, thus teach- ing the club members much concern- ing France. The members anticipate putting on a play in assembly before very long. Remembering the clever little French school room scene we witnessed last year we hope they will entertain us again. One interesting detail in the club is that several of the senior members have received letters from boys in a private school in France. Twelve French boys have written so far and their letters show the respect and love France has for America. This is one of the most interesting clubs we have at school and much credit goes to Miss Adams for super- vising it. Dramatic Club “The Dagger”, at present, is busily rehearsing a one act play, to be pre- sented at assembly on some future date. Its name is “In the Good Old Days”, and its point is to prove that modem times are much superior to the olden days. Costumes will be worn and it is bound to be a big success, if rumor is founded on fact. The Club does not intend to be idle, for they have already chosen a three act play, “The Adventures of Grand- pa” to be put before the public some time in the early Spring. We all agree that “The Dagger” is a very active club and you have our admiration and whole hearted sup- port. Assembly Attractions Movies! The School Committee recently presented us with a new motion pic- ture machine. We have enjoyed two sets of pictures so far, dealing prin- cipally with manufacturing, improved farming conditions, and hygiene. It is the Principal’s plan to have these educational pictures as often as practicable. A collection was taken to defray the cost and enough was made to pay for the next few sets of pictures. Thank You! We have a real stuffed owl estab- lished in the school library which has been adopted as the mascot of our paper. With dignity and delight Maynard High School bows “I thank you” to Mr. William Reid. The pre- sentation of our screech owl was held in the assembly hall on February 17th. It is encouraging and helpful to know that the townspeople are inter- ested in our activities. Vocational Talks Mr. Furber has arranged for men in different professions to come and give a series of vocational talks. The first of these lectures was given on Tuesday morning, January seventeenth and dealt with engineer- ing. The speaker outlined various

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THE SCREECH OWL 21 end of seven days the winner went over the top. The members of each team sold all the subscriptions they could but the reds fed their dragon the most so they won. The blues came in a close second and the greens came in last. The profits of our labor were turned over to the Boys’ Athletic Associa- tion. We thank all the people who helped the Boys’ A. A. by subscribing for magazines. «Pep” Talk It is the sentiment of the faculty that student support at the basket- ball games has been very much lack- ing. As a remedy of this unfavorable condition tickets for the following game were offered at bargain prices, if purchased in the assembly during the rally, held Friday, February 10th. Mr. Furber and Coach Lent gave short addresses to the students ex- pounding the importance of a peppy cheering squad and the hearty sup- port of the members of M. H. S. If we want a winning team, we must back it up one hundred per cent strong. Our short “pep” talks have already aroused some response. Come on — Maynard High — let’s get behind our team ! Turn out to our rallies and games. Put Maynard on the map! M. A. C. Concert The Massachusetts Agricultural College Glee Club journeyed from Amherst to give us a very enjoyable concert, taking place in the auditor- ium, on January twenty-sixth. Sev- eral special numbers were given be- tween the selections rendered by the chorus, and all were met with hearty applause. We congratulate the mem- bers of the Glee Club for their excel- lent work. After the concert, dancing was enjoyed, the music being furn- ished by the M. A. C. orchestra. The proceeds of the concert were given to the Boys’ Athletic Associa- tion. Junior Social The thirteenth of February did not prove to be an unlucky day for the Juniors as every one knows, who at- tended the social held that evening. They secured the usual orchestra. Nelson’s Synphonians, and opened the doors to a merry throng of students and friends. The proceeds of this dance will go towards making this year’s Junior Prom one of the most successful social functions of the year. Class Play Competition M. H. S. will hold a play competi- tion on the evening of March twenty- third, in the Parker Street Hall. Each class will present a one act play and judges from out of town will determ- ine the winning class. The plays are not the only thing that will be con- sidered in the competition, the class songs and cheers given before and after each play will also count. The hall is to be attractively deco- rated in the different class colors. The plays have all been chosen by committees from the respective classes and are as follows : the Seniors will present, “The Little Bluffer”. The Junior play is called “Double Crossed”, the Sophomores have chosen “An Easy Mark” and the Freshmen will ac t out “Telegram.” Each play will be coached by the class adviser. The High School is preparing to give the public something different in the way of entertainment. We sin- cerely hope and expect that the townspeople will co-operate by buying tickets and coming to our class play competition. Lincoln Essay The annual Lincoln Essay Contest is over and the medal has been awarded to the President of the Sen- ior Class, George Tucker. His essay on Lincoln was remarkably well done and deserves the highest praise. Hon-

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THE SCREECH OWL 23 types of engineering and gave us a clear idea of the opportunities afforded a man in this profession. At the close of the talk the students were given an opportunity to ask any ques- tions they might have relating to engineering. We enjoyed this lecture and ap- preciate its value in helping us choose our vocation. The next lecture in the series was given February seventh, on the auto- motive industry. We were made to see, in a very entertaining way, the future this great business has, not in the betterment of automobiles neces- sarily, but in aeroplanes. Any young man interested in this sort of work has a marvelous opportunity to learn the facts about this great industry. Hearing such an interesting man speak was a forty-five minutes well spent. Insurance was the subject of the third vocational talk held on the morning of February twenty-first. The purpose of insurance, the good in having it, and the harm in not having it, were all explained to us by the speaker. Major Hickey. He spoke of the personal requirements needed to be a success in this business, also telling us of the chances for advance- ment. Without a doubt we left the auditorium, after hearing this educa- tional lecture a great deal wiser than when we went in. HONOR ROLL FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER Six A’s Jane Boicourt Catherine Coughlin Saimi Keto Five A’s One B Sylvia Ahola Ame Ollila Five A’s Vieno Sneck Salme Wirkkanen Four A’s One B Leo Aho Ilmi Falk Edward Feams Hulda Hill George Tucker Four A’s Waino Sjoblom PERFECT ATTENDANCE Up to Feb. 15, 1928 Senior Boys Arthur Lampila Leo Mullin Harold Nordberg Joseph Wardzala Junior Boys George Brayden Lawrence Chandler Albert Fairbanks Tauno Frigard John Hearon Herbert Ruotsala Arvi Stabell Irving Wooldridge Sophomore Boys Leo Aho Olavi Alto Jouko Heikkila Leo Holt Eino Ketola Alexander Kulevich Martti Makela Stanley Maskiewicz Ame Ollila Waino Puro Niilo Rahkonen Harold Wilcox Senior Girls Sylvia Ahola Mary Hayward Rauki Jokinen Margaret Smith