Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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VoL. I. MILFORD, MASS., DECEMBER, 1884. No. 2. The Stone-Crusher. IIow drear to this heart are some scenes of my school¬ days, When sad recollection presejits them to view; The rock-pile and crusher for mending the highways Which made the worst clatter that ever you knew. The checks, and the zeros like mandates of Russia, That branded one iiihU-ist —transporting mark ! Hut naught was so bad as the noise of that crusher. Which stood like a tiend, mid the stones on the park. That clamorous cru sher, that crashing stone-crusher. That flendish old crusher that clung to the park. That iron-jawed monster we viewed as a nuisance That kept up its thunderous rattle all day. Completely confusing the false or the true sense Of anything teacher or scholar might say. Tho’ now far removed from its ancient location, No tear of regret its departure doth mark. But oft we recall, Avith our former vexation. The crash of that crusher vrliieh crushed on the park. That clamorous crusher, that crashing stone-crusher. That fiendish old crusher that clung to the park. Litkuatube Class of ’So. My Holiday Journey. Wns it strange that tliat cold December morning seemed to me as beautifnl as a day in .Time, wlien I was going to sj)end my Christmas in the dear old village of Y, where I had been born .and brought u|), and which 1 had not seen for three long ye.ars? With many farewells to the little grouj) of friends that had gathered to witne.ss my flejiarture, I entered tlie cars and was soon sjieeding away from X. For it moment I regretted that I had umlertaken so long a journey alone, but the next instant the thought of the f.amiliar faces th.at would light uj) with joy at my unexpected arrival, for I had carefully kejit my intended visit a secret, drove all such regrets from my mind, and I turned my attention to the countrv through which we were 4 “ jiassing. Now we were whirled throimh a quiet little village nestling in ])eaceful security among the hills, now past some lonely farmhouse standing in what might have been fields of waving grass in the summer, but was now a desolate tract of snow, with here and there a le.afless tree rising in bold relief against the sky. Then we crossed a deep river, jfartly frozen over, whose water looked blue and cold under the oblique rays of the sun, and entered a forest, with its trees raising their bare arms to the sky .as if in mute appeal to the clouds flo.ating above them, to send down a mantle of snow to cover their n.akedness. Some¬ times we 8to])ped in a Large town where all was confusion, and jfeople were hurrying to and fro, intent upon their pre])arations for the impending holiday, then we sped through an unbroken ex)).anse of snow - covered fields, extending as far as the eye could reach. At last, wearied by the monotony of the view, I turned my eyes from the cheerless Landscape to tho bright and smiling faces around me. The aj)- pe.ar.ance of most of tho occuj).ants of the car betokened wealth and coinfort, . although here and there a woman in coarser apj).arel th.an the others drew her faded shawl closer about her, as if to shut out not only tho cold air, but also the cold glances which some of better-dressed companions were c.ast- ing upon her. In one corner of tlie c.ar was a bevy of school girls busily occupied in t.alking over their ])lan8 for Christmas, what one expected to receive, wh.at .another had bought for father, mother or sister, while their conversation was now and then inter¬ rupted by little screams of admiration .as some gift especially beautiful was presented for inspection. At length, with a shrill whistle, we drew u|) in Z, the Tiearest .aj)proach to Y by rail, ami 1 hastened to find a place in the stage-coach in which the remainder of my journey must be t.a- ken. Because of the apiu-oaching holi¬ day,the stage was crowded, for many be¬ sides myself were going home to spend Christmas. Opposite me sat an elderly gentle¬ man .and Lady, who, from their smiling countenances and from the bundles with which the former’s j)Ockets were crammed, I judged had been to the city to jmrch.ase presents for their children. Among my othei- fellow- p.assengers were two school boys who were returning home for the holid.ays, in high glee .at being free for a time from books and lessons. As we entered Y, I turned my .at¬ tention to the outer world. It ' was almost dusk, and it was by instinct rather th.an sight th.at I recognized the familiar scenes. There was the old school-house where I had spent so many hap])y hours; there was the lit¬ tle brook in which 1 had so often played ; there w.as the village church with its S])ire dimly outlined .against the sky; and there, yes, there w.as the dear old home itself, just as I remem¬ bered it, with its tiny front-yard in which grew all kinds of old-fa shioned flowers. As the st.age sto))ped, my companions seemed to share in my ex¬ citement and ])eerod through the dark¬ ness, but, if they wished to witness the welcome I received, they were dis¬ appointed, for it w.as not until the st.age rattled away, that I summoned strength to lift the huge knocker. As the sound died away, the door slowly opened, and, as I was clasped in my mother’s arms, I realized fully the meaning of the expression, “Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.” I. L. G., ’85.

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Z ■V ' . OUR MAIN STREET DIRECTORY. READER, BE SURE THAT YOU BUY YOUR ART MATERIALS YOUR STATIONERY AND STATUARY at lie of at 132 of J. ' ALLEN RICE. R. C. ELDRIDGE. YOUR RAISINS, CURRANTS AND CITRON YOUR STAMPING AND MATERIALS ; AT THE Boston G-rocery and Tea House. G. F. WIXCH, Proprietor. at 1S8 of MRS. R. AYLWARD. YOUR DENTAL TREATMENT YOUR DRY GOODS AND SMALL WARES at 1 © 3 of at 1©© of 1 DR. GEORGE P. COOKE. COBURN OLMSTEAD. YOUR HATS AND BONNETS YOUR FURNITURE AND CARPETS 1 at 156 fe 158 of at ISO 162 of i MRS. M. MANHBIM. J. W. HARRIS. f 1 YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES YOUR OVERCOATS AT BOTTOM PRICES i at 134 of At Bust Office Bloct, uf D. J. CRONAN. 1 CURRIER KENDALL. ; i i YOUR FUR TRIMMINGS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS at 15-i of at lOO of G. T. PALES CO. E. L. WILLIS. 1 YOUR WATCHES AND JEWELRY YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL j 1 ; at no of at 1S2 of WHITTEMORE. GEORGE G. PARKER. 1 YOUR MACHINE THREADS, SILK, TWINE, BOOT WEB, c.. YOUR MEATS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, ETC., at Music Hall Bluet, of at 128 of ETHAN C. CLAFLIN. 1 COOK BROTHERS. YOUR NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS AND TOYS YOUR MEDICAL ADVICE at 13© of at lOO of EVERETT CHENEY. DR. W. J. CLARKE. • YOUR ICE CREAM, AT $1 PER GALLON. YOUR HOLIDAY GOODS AND DRUGS i A1 Bayer’S Bluet, uf At Music Hall Bluet, uf i J. W. ROBERTS. i HENRY E. MORGAN. i

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O -A. IKI. ’rpBv0‘ iK,viimY|iVY. Published lonthly During the School Year, BV The Senior Class of the Milford High School, PRINTED BY KING BILLINGS. GENERAL EDITOR.S. INEZ L. GAY and CLAKENCE H. MORGAN. I ' ER.SONAL EDITORS. HARRIET A. SMITH and HORACE A. BROWN. LOC.AL EDITORS. ANNA -M. WALKER and ROBERT C. HUSSEY. BUSINESS EDITORS. THERESA A. : IcCARTEN and HARRY P. CROSBY. Our Library. AVe are ))lease(l to see tliat some of our towns])eo])le take an in terest in our school. A valuable addition has recently been made to our school libra¬ ry throuoh the kindness of J. Allen liice, who has donated “The National Dispensatory,” a book that the stu¬ dents of botany and chemistry will lind very useful. If others feel in¬ clined to do likewise there is still shelf-room in our book-cases which we would like to see filled. The scholars find the small library Under this head the editors are desirous of stating all facts that may be of interest to the alumni and friends of the school. AVe shall he especially thankful for items concerning the older memhers who have left IVIilfor l. Not a graduate. [t Can any one git e any informa¬ tion about these former jirincipals, Pike, Sawyer, Jencks, Ikeed, Drajier, Sanborn ? Melvin A. Underwood, one of our local organists, is a member of the “pioneer class of ’62.” Pev. Jas . Su])])le, ’60, is loc.ated at Charlestown. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Eight Numbers.) For the Year, . 35 cents | .Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen Rice. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Box 871. Entered at tlie Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. N. B. It is our intention to furnish our patrons, however, with a better and hk her than second class. Editorial. We heartily thank all those tvho met our first issue with ready hands and o])en ' pocket-books, and thus help¬ ed make the jiaper a greater success than we dared at first to antieijiate. The largest number of papers, sev¬ enty in all, was sold by Miss McCarten, who justly deserved the book award¬ ed to her for her perseverance and success in disposing of them. There were 465 pajiers sold, 43 mailed to exchanges, 55 mailed to former mem¬ bers of the school, not residing in town, who Avill receive the fii-st two numbers and are then expected to send us their subscrijitions for the year. We have already obtained 63 regular subscribers, who have paid in advance. We Avere greatly pleased and en¬ couraged by the kindly mention made of our first attempt at journalism by the Woonsocket Evening Reporter, which in a recent issue says:— “It gladdens the editorial heart to see the boys and girls of our high schools adopting the best possible means of instructive diver¬ sion—the school paper. The senior class of the Milforil, Mass., high school are issuing the handsomest and perhaps best specimen of a school neio.s-paper we have seen—the Oak, Lily and Ity, a little monthly with twelve columns, seven editors and a novel advertising feature.” which wc are so fortunate as to pos¬ sess, of great benefit to them. The text books freipiently contain refer¬ ences to jiersons and subjects of which the average pupil is in total ignorance, and for an exjilanation he must seek outside assistance. With the aid of the school-library, he can readily ob¬ tain the desired information Avithout troubling his teacher with his questions and without making a failure for want of knoAvdedge on the subject. Not only do scholars obtain useful infor¬ mation from the library, but, that which is perhajis of more A’alue to them in after life, they learn how to find it. Living in the atmosphere of books is in itself an education. The schol¬ ars, by being accustomed to the use of books, and by having them at hand for consultation at all times, take inucli more interest in good reading than if they Avere obliged to jiatron- ize the town library for all the works to which reference is made in the school-room. The teacher, too, can better imjiress their value iqion tlie scholars, if the books which he rec¬ ommends are Avithin his reach Avhen- ever any incident of the school-room suggests a book wliich treats upon that particular matter. We have no History of Milford. Principal Hill’s Lecture. Many old graduates were glad of the op]tortunity, two AA ' ceks ago, to grasp tlie hand of their former teach¬ er and friend, and listen once again to his genial voice as he related hoAV our grandfathers fought for an education in the “Early Primer Days of Ncav England.” We are sorry to state that an audience of only 68 greeted him fourteen years after leaving Mil¬ ford, but Ave enjoyed a lecture which reminded us of the old fashion¬ ed lyceum. Mrs. Martha (King) Bakeman, ’67, is teaching at the BigeloAv School, Newton. Thomas McDonough, ’73, is one of the leading physicians of Attleboro. Samuel Nelson, ’73, is cornjileting his medical studies in Berlin, Avhere he Avent last July, intending to stay tAvo years. He had pi-evioiisly ] racticed ids profession in Cambridge since he graduated from Harvard in ’78. Henry Nelson, ’78, and John Holmes, ’70, are studying at the Har¬ vard Medical School. Both gradua- ted from Harvard University in ’84. Frederick I. Bailey, ’79, is mnv en¬ gaged in the manufacture of perfum¬ ery at 21 Hamilton street, Boston, hoAA ever he still continues to sinir in the Congregational and Bajitist choirs. George AV. AA’ alker, ’70, is book- keejier at the Daiu ' ers Insane Asylum. Marcus J. Patterson, ’86, Frank AA alker, ’81, and Eugene Eldridge, ’84 , are attending the W( ireester County Free Institute. Reuben A. Cooke, ’86, is shijijdng and order clerk for the Hojiedale Ma¬ chine Co. Clara M. Inman, ’86, hohls a re- S])onsiblc ])Osition as ])honogra])her for the Providence Stenographic and Type-AA riting Co. Nellie Dale, ’86, is teaching in Plainfield, N. J. Alartin J. Kelley, ’80, is our town librarian. David A. AA estcott, ’81 , recently married Alice AA ' hitney, a daughter of Charles PI AA ' hitney, a member of our school committee and former pujiil. Albert A. Gleason, ’81 , should have appeared in the list of college students from the M. 11. S., in our last issue. John Royal SAveeney, ’82, is in a publishing house on Park Lane, NeAv York City.