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

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The Glee Club and Orchestra Con- cert, held May 11 at the M. H. S. auditorium was not attended by as large an audience as it merited. Both clubs were in top form, and gave a thoroughly satisfying program. Professor Raymond Talbot of Mel- rose, former Professor of Romance Languages at Boston University gave an interesting lecture on Paris to an attentive audience at the M. H. S. auditorium May 17. This lecture was the first public function of any kind sponsored by the French Club. Miss Wilma Desy is advisor, and Miss Madeline Smith, ’29, president of this organization. May its tribe increase ! CLASS PLAY COMPETITION The second annual play competition of M. H. S. was held at Waltham Street Hall, Friday night, May 31. Every play was a fine example of the keen spirit of rivalry between classes, and showed the results of hard work and little play. The plays chosen were: “Waitin’ for the Hickville Train”, Seniors ; “Jerry”, Juniors; “The Red Lamp”, Sophomores ; and “The Amateurs”, Freshman. The Sophomores won the cup this year. Our felicitations! Warmest thanks are extended to all who par- ticipated in any way ; particularly are thanks due the class instructors, the three judges, the M. H. S. orchestra and its conductor, Miss Ethel Lovely, and Miss Sheldrick, chairman of the faculty committee in charge. ORCHESTRA Harold Johnson, ’31 and Alric French, ’31 represented the M. H. S. orchestra at the New England High School Festival which was held at Symphony Hall, Boston, May 18. The orchestra consisted of 238 players from New England High Schools and was conducted by Francis Findlay of the New England Conservatory. High School pupils who are recom- mended to the Chairman of the Fes- tival must be in good scholastic stand- ing, sufficiently advanced in the study of their instrument, and studying with an approved teacher. ASSEMBLY NOTES On March 26, an assembly was held in honor of Marshal Foch. Mr. Gif- ford spoke of Foch’s life, his part in the World War, and his ideals. At an assembly April 12, basketball letters were awarded. Mr. Lent spoke of the status of the A. A., which, if it is to be successful, must have the pecuniary, as well as vociferous sup- port of the students. Plan for the Class Play Competi- tion was discussed by Miss Sheldrick.

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THE SCREECH OWL 17 Maynard 12 — Ashland 5 The first game on the new diamond at Crowe Park was played between Maynard High and Ashland High on May 15th. Maynard dedicated its field by trouncing the visitors to the tune of 12-5. Ashland gave Maynard a scare by scoring four runs in the first inning ; but once ahead, Maynard was never headed. Maynard Seconds 7 — Littleton High 4 On May 17th the Maynard Sec- onds played Littleton High at Little- ton, winning by the score of 7-4. Littleton was no match for the May- nard Seconds, who played tight base- ball throughout. Maynard 6 — Hudson 4 Maynard High won its first Mid- land League contest of the year at Hudson on May 18th, when they staged a last minute rally to break a tie score. The game was a pitcher’s battle between Sczerzen of Maynard and Wheeler of Hudson, until the Maynard boys staged a two run rally in the ninth inning to send Hudson down to defeat. After this game, Maynard and Hudson were tie in the standing of the Midland League. Maynard 4 — Leominster 3 For the second time this year, Maynard defeated Leominster High in baseball; the score of this game being 4 to 3. Going into the last in- ning, Maynard was leading 4-0; but Leominster came back to score three runs, thus making the game interest- ing. The game was just as close as the score indicates, each team play- ing good baseball. Milford 5 — Maynard 4 Maynard went down again before Milford High at Crowe Park on May 25th, after putting up one of its best exhibitions of baseball. For more than half the game, Milford was forced to trail the hard fighting locals ; but Maynard began to feel the strain in the end, giving Milford the victory. This victory practically gave Milford the Midland League pennant, while Maynard went into last place; it being Maynard’s third Midland League loss. Concord 6— Maynard 5 Concord turned the tables on May- nard when they met on Emerson Playgrounds in Concord in their an- nual Memorial Day encounter; the final score of the game being Concord 6 — Maynard 5. In a dramatic seventh-inning rally, Maynard came from behind to score three runs and tie the score. But Concord managed to squeeze over a run in the last half of the inning to win over Maynard for the first time in several years. Owing to the heat, the game lasted only seven innings. Hudson 11 — Maynard 9 Imagine a game in which 20 runs were scored, 17 errors and 23 hits were made; then you will have the story of the Midland League game at Crowe Park on June 1st between Maynard High and Hudson High. It was a loosely played game through- out, with the lead changing hands several times, Hudson finally win- ning out by the score of 11-9. Track For the first time in four years, Maynard High was represented in a track meet, when Maynard and Leominster engaged in a dual meet at Vose’s Field on May 25. The in- experienced locals, under Coach Rup- precht’s direction, were able to win only two first places. The final score was 52 to 29 in Leominster’s favor. On May 28th, Maynard lost a prac- tice meet to Concord by a large score, but they showed a great deal of im- provement since their first meet. Since there are only a few seniors on the squad, Maynard ought to win a name for itself on the track by next spring. Mark Kelley, star quarter- miler of the class of 1930, was elected captain.

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THE SCREECH OWL 19 MOVIE ATTRACTIONS! Several movie programs have been shown within the last two months. They were both educational and amusing in nature. MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES On Tuesday, May 28, Memorial Day Exercises were held at the H. S. auditorium. The program opened with a selection by the H. S. orchestra. Mr. Emerson H. Stoddard, patriotic instructor of Newton, and member of the G. A. R., discussed the Civil War and told some amusing as well as some of the grimmer anecdotes of that time. Then Lieutenant Harold Sheridan of Maynard spoke of the World War, and of the parts of France with which he was familiar, exhorting all those present to carry on faithfully and to uphold the patriotic ideals of the past genera- tion. The program closed with a march by the orchestra. Professor Arthur C. Rudman of Baypath Institute spoke to the stu- dent body, May 15. His subject was “Business as Life Work,” which proved of interest to the pupils.