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

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THE SCREECH OWL 25 ALUMNI NOTES inriMiriiM Alumni Association On January 30, 1928, a meeting of graduates of the Maynard High School was held in the High School Auditorium. This meeting was brought about largely through the efforts of Dr. Raymond Hooper, school physician and Donald A. Lent, director of athletics in the High School, both members of the class of 1916. The purpose of the meeting was to arouse the interest of the alumni, and to bring about a reorgan- ization of the Alumni Association which had ceased to function, its last meeting in June, 1916 being a banquet and a reception to the graduating class of the High School. On February 13, a second meeting was held at the High School Auditor- ium attended by 200 alumni who showed great enthusiasm over the prospect of a bigger, better Alumni Association. Nearly all classes from ' 88 to ' 27 were represented by at least one member, in several cases a parent and a child representing their different classes. Various aims and purposes of an Alumni Association provided lively discussions. One project sponsored by Mr. Lent was the creating of an Alumni athletic field on the ground now known as the poor farm field. This land is owned by the town and could be given over to the alumni by the town. This would supply a great need on the part of the children and would serve to keep them off the streets, especially during the summer vacation, which is the time when they are in the greatest need of supervised athletics. Football fields, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and cinder tracks could easily be laid out. The barn could be remodeled into a club- house and even a swimming pool could be had, where the children could be taught to swim in safety. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President: James J. Ledgard, ' 02. Vice-President: Francis Nee, ' 24. Secretary: Dorothy Hannon, ' 21. Treasurer: Mrs. Sadie Case, ' 99. Historian: Donald A. Lent, ' 16. Mrs. Mary Sanderson, ' 92 Mrs. Nellie Hannon, ' 88 Executive Committee: Harold Morgan, ' 16, Chairman William Naylor, ' 95 Jacob Laurilla, ' 19 Ruth French, ' 27 Anna Kozak, ' 27 A banquet is being planned for April. Arrangements are in charge of the committee. The need of some such organization has been most apparent especially in the last few years. Graduates are go- ing forth from their Alma Mater without realizing how much they owe their school in loyalty, interest, and support, chiefly because there was no body of alumni to show them the way. Lacking a Parent-Teachers ' Associ- ation, an Alumni Association is the best means of keeping the people in touch with their schools. Florence Wilcox, ' 28.

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24 THE SCREECH OWL Junior Girls Ruth Bradley Laura Grondahl Helmi Hiipakka Irma Howard Mary Howe Mary Kozak Virginia Lawson Aune Rasanen Impi Sneck Josephine Stuka Gertrude Weaving Sophomore Girls Katherine Bariteau Jane Boicourt Alice Fearns Helen Forsten Grace Greenleaf Signe Holt Flora Johnson Salme Jokela Ingrid Keto Si e Kivinen Miriam Lehto Eileen Mahoney Helen Mark Taimi Nyland Beatrice Smith Vieno Sneck Josephine Sofka Marguerite Tierney Winifred Tobin Irma Wirkkanen Salme Wirkkanen Freshmen Boys Denis Famell Leon Frye George Gutteridge Francis Hannon Sulo Hintsa Jorma Huhtamaki Harold Johnson William Joyce Reino Kansanoja Eino Latva Mark Newton Joseph Pieciewicz Harvey Priest George Saisa James Sweeney Anthony Silkonis Tauno Tyrkko Olavi Warila Arvo Saari Freshmen Girls Annie Batulin Mary Coughlin Alice Duggan Margaret Duggan Aili Hermanson Ruth Hull Tyyne Jokinen Margaret Johnson Irja Jokela Irma Kauppinen Eppa Kivinen Violet Koskela Sirkka Lehtinen Helvi Pietila Mary Sexton Alice Smith Edith Weckstrom Annie White Niini Wirta Babara Stockbridge

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Comments ‘The Red and Black.” Newport, R. I. A very well balanced book. You have an original idea in “Ye Oracle”. The department illustrations are ex- ceptionally well done. “The Academy Student.” St. Johnsbury, Vermont. You have some good poets, but may we not hear from some prose writers in your literary department soon? The cover design is splendid. “The Hi-Talk.” Sherman, Texas. The best planned newspaper weVe seen. You have the great ability of placing a deal of material in a small space. Hope to hear from you again. ‘The Record.” English High School. We admire your department head- ings. Your cartoonists are to be com- plimented especially. Come again. “The Central Digest.” Central High School, Chattanooga, Tenn. Your Freshman Feature was very successful. “Rough Writer.” Roosevelt High. Your school boosts your sports very well. Why not have them boost your paper as well and make it larger and better. “Students Review.” Northampton. Your cover desi is especially at- tractive. We think drawings or sketches for department headings, would make the paper more attrac- tive. You also have a fine joke de- partment. “Port Light.” Phineas Banning High, Wilming- ton, Calif. Your Editorial Department is very good. We would suggest more de- partments, especially exchanges. “The Owl.” Middletown High, Middletown, New York. A very attractive cover. Your joke department is praiseworthy. Why not make your exchanges longer? More schools would like to have such a fine paper.