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

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f d i i T y VOL. I. MILFORD, MASS., JUNE, 1885. No. 8. Class Ode of ’85. BY MAGGIE B. MIXON. Father Time, thy footsteps, Light as falling snow. Through four years of school-life We have felt them go; Bringing with them mem’ries Of a living Past, Sighs and fond regrettings. Friendships dear and fast. Joyful have the days been! Bright as morning sun! Taught in ways of wisdom. Swift our course we’ve run. By these self-same teachings. We with hopes sublime, Trust to gain Bight’s summit. In the future time. Ne’ er again the faces. Beaming with delight, As of yore we’ve seen them. Shall make glad our sight. But the sense of feeling— Our life—must depart Ere the thoughts of schooldays Vanish from the heart. Strive that clear and steady Life’s fair Stream shall flow. Not like mountain torrent Causing grief and woe; Spreading rather gladness Over vale and plain. Till at length ’tis merged in The eternal Main. History of the Class of ’85. BY MARIA P. WE.STCOTT. Yes, it is nearly four years since we entered the hitrli scliool. Years crowd- O ed full of ha|)])y events. On the first Monday of September, 1881, from half jiast seven to eight, we new schol¬ ars came in groujis, or one by one, hardly daring to look up and if sjioken to, not venturing to say more than “Yes, sir,” or “No, sir.” Poor timid creatures! so the older ones thought. That first never-to-be-forgotten day was spent in assigning our seats and giving out the lessons. On our way home every friend that we met greet¬ ed us with, “Well, how do you like the high school?” receiving invariably the answer, “I don’t know yet.” We soon felt more at home, how -1 ever, and grew accustomed to our sur- roundings, yet we never could help trembling when we heard the thunder¬ ing voice of the sub-master say to some unfortunate one who did not recite as glibly as desired, “You may sit.” With what awe we viewed those penetrating glasses! We used to wonder how the seniors knew so much, and we felt greatly flattered if one of them noticed us enough to speaL to us. After crowding our brains to their fullest extent with the roots and stems, but alas! not the flowers of the language of the proud old Romans; with a, b, c’s and x, y, z’s ; with the names of the bones and organs of the “human form divine,” there still re¬ mained at our elbow, long columns of debits and credits to add. IIow sorry we were not to have Miss Bancroft with us when we came back to school after the first long va¬ cation. We have never ceased to regret her resignation. As members of the third class now came our turn to look down upon the new scholars; how very ignoi ' ant they were to be sure! how shyly they acted and how we condescended to them! After wrestling nobly the second year with Swinton’s account of the different races of the world, their habits, cus¬ toms and never-ending wars, at the same time endeavoring to understand the jJiysical laws of Nature and the ])henomena depending uj)on them, we then tried to follow Ciesar into Gaul, while the college-aspiring ones began the rudiments of the language of the Greeks. Do you remember one rhetorical day during the Butler campaign, how sur})rised our sub-master was, when having asked what prominent man from Lowell was before the public, to receive from R. the answer, “Mr. Sherburne”? Alas for us, that was the last year of his prominence before a Milford public, for inducements too strong to resist were offered him by his native city and he left us ; to his loss we have never become reconciled. This same year Miss Hall, too, bade us “good bye,” having decided to change her profession for that of the healing art. Thirteen of our class also departed at this time triumphantly waving a two years’ dijiloma. Mr. Gordon and Miss Jones, as new teachers, greeted us at the beginning of the third year. Now those not studying for college began the inspec¬ tion of molecules ' and the composition of the different elements of nature. This study appeared very difficult at first, but soon we enjoyed it greatly, es))ecially the chats down in the lab¬ oratory about the new styles of dress and kindred matters. What a confla¬ gration we just escaped one day as a result of Miss W’s heat ed forceps coming in contact with a piece of phosphorus. About this time it was deemed ne¬ cessary that we should learn to jiarlez- vous ; and such a confusion of tongues as Ave made of it! “Confusion” not so great, hoAvever, as the young lady’s in the Vergil class, Avhen she found herself saying, “And bring his gods to Latham.” Was it really filial iEneas whose wanderings she w’as following or had her mind wandered oh its own account down through the ages to the then ])resent year of 1884? Ask Maud Muller’s musical judge—or the young lady. Tins year brings with it a new de¬ parture. Instead of the usual literary exercises on Washington’s birthday, we had our experimental industrial exhibition. As a result, many new books and more ajiparatus for the school. Thinking a journey in foreign lands might im])rove our mental health, we accompanied the youthful Longfellow through France and Siiain; Continueil ou page three.

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Z V . BOYS, ATTENTION! J-- XjijEnsr AGENT F0RlVRm DITSON, Can furnish you with complete outfits for all the games of the season. 116 Main Street,., r - Milford, Mass. ' CURRIER KENDALL. ONE PRICE siaa Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS, ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. BUY YOUR - RAISINS, CURRANTS AND CITR0N - AT THE BOSTON GROCERY AND TEA HOUSE. G. F. WINCH, Proprietor. Buy Youp Stationery, Statuary, AXD SCRAP BOOKS, OF R. C. ELDRiDGE,132 Main Street, Miltord. GEORGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford. C. r. WIGHT, TUNER AND REPAIRER ••• V Warerooms in Washington Block, Milford. ,8Gg= Church Organ tuning a Specialty. J or Yoxir Medical Advice Consult Dr. W. J. Clarke., 100 Alain Street. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, AT 168 Main Street, Milford. BUY YOUR RIBBONS, LACES ANB SMALL WARES OF . G. T. PALES CO., 154 Alain St., AUlford. PI SIT FOB YOUR rj 4 AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. We desire to exchange with all School papers. REVOLUTIONS. E C} 7IN6E3• 7 ND♦ SCIS G1 .♦ | MILFORDtGRANITE TCOMPANY, ‘Active shears gather no rust.” Building and Monumental Work Of all kinds executed with despatcli. Tliis Granite is pronounced the best in the state. Does not change its color, and is free from iron. Samples furnished on.application. Estimates made on work in any part of the country. Fred Swasey, Agt. J. B. Bancroft, Treas. CLAFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers of CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Claflin Co., IIG Church St. PENCIL SHARPENERS For School and Office Use. DUTCHER TEMPLE GO.,HOPEDALE,MASS. A START IN LIFE FOR YOUNG MEN Is an Important Problem in Every Home. Self-Support is essential in manhood, Self-Reliance a st rono; defense. In Carthage, so the story goes, The tender maidens fair Once bravely furidshed strings for bows By cutting of their hair. But time a revolution brings; Our belles, witli artful care, Now fasten beaux upon their strings With fresh sui)ply of hair. rieart-“beats” —Professional mash¬ ers. Man is a two-legged, eccentric ani¬ mal that deals in politics, religion and general merchandise. Class in physics:—What is mat¬ ter? Snrjii’ised jmpil:—Nothing is the matter. (A]) 2 )lause). “He is a mean man who deals in vulgar fractions to the neglect of in¬ tegers.”—[W. R. Alger. “Rum, Rheumatism and Remorse,” sighed the tramp as he awoke from his nap in the gutter. “After the assessor has comjmted a man’s tax, what must be done ?” “Find the money to pay it, of course.” The reason why no woman can,be¬ come jiresident is because the law re¬ quires that she be thirty-five years of age. Dude.—“What do you think of my collar?” She.—“It reminds me of a whitewashed fence around a lunatic asylum.” “Lemmy, you’re a pig!” said a fath¬ er to his sou, who was five years old. “Now, Lemmy, do you know what a pig is?” “Yes, sir; a pig is a hog’s little boy.” It is useless for jihysicians to argue against short-sleeved dresses. The Constitution of the United States says: “The right to bear arms shall not be infringed.” The Professor was trying to draw out the word organize and asked what a body of politicians did after having a drink. One bright boy, taking ad¬ vantage of the delay, said: “They take another.”—[Adelphian. Exchanges received since last issue : .‘Veademy, Acadeinian, Academy Echo, Academy Journal, Advocate, Album, Ama¬ teur .Journal, Analecta, Anchor, Atom, Car- sonian. Coffin School Record, College Chips, Comet, Critic, Deaf Mute, Hamilton College Monthly, High School Bulletin, High School Censor, Iligh School Corona, High School Journal, High School Record, High School Review, High School World, Kent’s Hill Breeze. Latin School Register, Literary Gem, Normal News, Occident, Rhillipian, INiilosophian Review, Phi-Ithonian, Portfo¬ lio, Rock Point Recall, Schoolmate, Skir¬ misher, Spy, St James Reveille, Stray Shot Stylus, Torch, Lniversity Mirror, Yindex, Vox Ludi, Waste Basket, Xavier, Hampto- nian. M O Pt E T H A N 3 3.000 OF THE ProsperoRS Bisiess Men of To-Day WERE TRAINED For Active, Useful Business Life AT Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. For Twenty-Five Years it has been the most popular and Largest Private School in America. It is to-day the only institution devoted to the specialty of teaching Young and Middle-Aged Men how to get a living, make Jiioney, and become enterprising, in¬ dustrious, useful citizens. It is the ONLY scTioor. in the Avorld where the course of study is pijactioai., instead of Theoretical; where the students act as Buy¬ ers, Sellers, Traders, Bankers, Bookkeepers and Accountants in actual rusines.s oper¬ ations; where the Bank Bills, Fractional Currency and IMerchandise are actuali.y USED, and have a real value, and every transaction is just as legitimate and l)ona fide as in any Mercantile, Banking or Busi¬ ness House. TOTAL EXPENSES. Board, Tuition Fee and Stationery for the prescribed business course of three montlis |100 to $115. Applicants may enter any week-day in the year. The Illustrated Catalogue Giving full information in regard to course of study, time required, expenses, etc., will be mailed on receipt of three letter stamps. Prospectus giving terms and a synopsis of the course of study, mailed free. Address EASTMAN COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

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o -A. k; ’F}IEv0)qK,:LmY|IY¥. Published Monthly During the School Year, ItY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENERAL EDITOR.S. INEZ L. GAY and CLAKENCE H. MORGAN. PERSON.VL EDITORS. HARRIET A. SMITH and HORACE A. BROWN. LOCAL EDITORS. ANNA M. WALKER and ROBERT C. HUSSEY. BUSINESS EDITORS. THERESA A. McCARTEN and HARRY P. CROSBY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Eight Numbers.) For the Year, . 35 cents | Single Copies, . 6 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known drug store of J. Allen’ Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Box 871. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. N. B. It is our intention to furnish our patrons, however, with a better and hU her than second class. Editorial. As with this number the connection of the present senior class with the O. ' L. and 1. ceases, it is devoted al¬ most Avliolly to matters of class in¬ terest. We have prospered in our new en¬ terprise far better than we at first an¬ ticipated, and we trust that we have obtained experience which will be of use to us in after life. The O. L. and I. is no longer an experiment, but, we hojie, an estab¬ lished fact. We thank all tho.se vdio have contributed to its support .and hope they will continue to take an in¬ terest in it so that its second volume may be even more successful than the first. Unusually tasty cards are out for the annual reunion of the High School Alumni for Friday, June 26. The fact that so many meet every June to renew old school acquaintances, is one of the best indicMions of the jiojnilar- ity of this school. All the members of this year’s gradu.ating class have siirncd the constitution and received com])limentary tickets. The te.achers of Milford have shoivn their ap})reci ation of Superintendent Hatch’s labors during the past three yeors, by presenting him with one of Ilogers’ groups, “Is it so nominated in the bond?” Mr. Hatch enters upon his new duties in Haverhill in Sej)- tember. The first ten of ’85 for four years in scholarshi]) and dejiortment .are: Gay, Fales, Hale, Morgan, Koss, Walker, Field, E.C. Thayer, O’Sullivan, Smith. Graduating Exercises OF THE ’SS, Milford Music Hall, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, At 9 o’clock a. m. PROGRAMME. Piauo Solo.Mrs. Charles E. Whitney Introduction of the Class by its President, Frank L. Fales. Chorus by the School—See Our Oars with Feathered Spray —by Dr. Stevenson. The Golden Age.Anna M. Walker Marmion—Canto VI .Essie C. Thayer Quotations from Cicero. Harry P. Crosby, John A. Finnigan, John F. Igoe, Peter McBride, William O. Thayer. The Kitchen of the Future.Harriet A. Smith The Proverbial Sayings of the Aeneidf. Winona L. Hale. Washington Irving, as. Revealed in his Sketch Book. John J. O’Sullivan. Chorus by the School, The Sailor’s Song. The M. H. S. Herbarium of Wild Flowers. (With Poetical Quotations.) Agnes M. Burke, Alice 1. Burrell, Nellie M. Conely, Mary F. Connolly, Theresa A.McCarten, Katie F. Tully, Mabel Waterman, Minnie WatermaiD., A Glance at Milford.Isabella H. Ross “Dear, gentle, patient, noble little Nell.’’ . Carrie M. Field. Some Reasons why Men are Willing to Die. Clarence 11. Morgan. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.Inez L. Gay Presentation of Diplomas. Singing of the Class Ode. Music by Kaegeli Accompaniments by Mrs. Whitney. ♦Written to satisfy college requirements. tExcused on account of he.alth. The cl.nss motto is tliat of tlie paper, d ' he colors are blue and gold. The class officers are: President, Frank L. Fales; vice jiresident, Katie F ' . Tully; secretary and treasurer, Agnes M. Burke. The class badge of ’85 is a diamond of old gold ribbon on blue. On the diamond is an ornament.al horseshoe, on the blue the class year and its notto in black. The school is indebted to R. A, Cooke, ’80, for a sjiecimen of coquina and flint from St. Augustine, Florida ; a piece of the brick Avork of Fort IMarion ; a chip from the Washington monument; a section of bark from a jMexican palm tree; A])])leton’s new cycloptedia, 17 vol¬ umes ; Gage’s apjiaratus, seven-in-one and eight-in-one ; Newton’s disks and Pasc.al’s vases are new additions to our library and ajqiaratus. Pink has been selected by the En¬ glish of ’85 as their color. Literature cl.ass: Wh.at is the clos¬ ing part of an oration? “The par- thenon.” Whittier’s poem, “The Bridal of Penacook,” has lately been transform¬ ed into “The Bridal of the Pe.acock.” Not every one can boast of such genius as the scholar can, who de¬ fined a winter idyl as an image. Specimen of a free translation : “She w’.as the kind of a girl to hang to a tioigP Teacher suggests, “Keej) to her oath,” Thanks to the generosity of Dame Nature, sevenal of the young ladies have had their efforts in keeping the piano adorned, well rewarded. One of the be.autiful moonlight nights of two weeks .ago Avas Avell im¬ proved by several of tlie seniors,—in a jmrely astronomical Avay, of course. Poor youths of the Middle Ages couldn’t become squires until seventy- one (?) years of .age. Wh.at an amount of ]).atience Avas necessary to wait all th.at time! For the past Aveek the Botany class have enjoyed the luxury of reciting out of doors, the pleasure of Avhich Avas marred only by the Avarning sound of the bell. One of the fourth class considers the following to be one of the impor¬ tant features of the circus Avhich late¬ ly A’isited toAvm :—“There is many wild anim.als in it which yells all the time.” We have heard of the Frenchman Avho drank some Castor Oil for polite¬ ness’ s.ake, but never, until a feAv Aveeks ago, have Ave seen any one eat cotton chocol.ate dro})S Avithout a grimace. The English cl.ass of ’85 recently gaA ' e the school and our jirincipal a pleasant surprise by presenting to the school through him, a half life-size photograph of himself, handsomely framed, Avith the name of their class upon it. Principal Lull to the English class of’85:—“Oh, yes, Avith a small con¬ tribution from every one, you can get ‘A very pretty picture for the school.” “Hence those blushes” last Tuesday morning Avhen the “pretty jiicture” proved to be a photograjdi of himself. Mary E, Traversee, ’84, has receiv’- ed a $275 scholarship from the Stu¬ dents’ Aid Society of Wellesley Col¬ lege for the year commencing Sep¬ tember 9, 1885, Her splendid record (luring her high school course has merited such a rcAvard.