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

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VOL. II. MILFORD, MASS., SEPTEMBER, 1885. No. 1 A Glance at Milford. Below and ai ' ound me are the hills and vales of Milford. The rays of the morning sun are reflected by the waters of that winding Charles of which Longfellow sings: Thou hast taught me, silent river, Many a lesson cleei) and long; Thou hast been a generous giver; I can give thee but a song. Behind me flows another river, named Mill River. How different are the courses of these two streams, which rising near each other are so widely sejiarated, yet after many vi¬ cissitudes reach the same goal! Thus may it he with us, for in our life work we shall flow farther and farther apart, but Ave trust that, like the rivers, our goals, too, may be tlie same. On their gliding waters are boats filled with their liappy freights, but by the man¬ ufactories that line their banks, we know that man has forced them to turn his ponderous machineiy, and every molecule that hastens so swiftly to the sea must ])ut its shoulder to the Avheel. We are but molecules in this crowded world, yet, like the tiny droi)S in the river, we can all do our share of its work. By the meandering riv¬ er are three marble villages of the dead, around which the ])ine trees .shiver and whisjier in tlie bree e. There is no one walking about, ])1 tick¬ ing the beautiful flowers, no one row¬ ing on the miniature lake which will soon whiten with lilies. How (piiet everything is, and how desolate are the marble jtalaces! In Vernon, which suggests the Father of his Coun¬ try, is a monument calling to mind the Rebellion and carrying us in thought to Memorial Hall, which Avill always remind us of tho.se who fought and died for their country’s cause. Let us never forget the purjtose for which it is being built, and let each, as the Mays go by, help our veterans in their sad duties. Befoi’e me is a hill Avell named the “Bear”, and yet Avithal a kindly one, for it seems to be jirotecting us from the chilling east winds, as’ the mother bear protects her cubs, Avith loving care. But Avhat mean these wires running along the streets on the ungainly ])oles, eyesores to all loA ers of the beautiful? Two Avonders of our nine¬ teenth century of development, for, by these, space has been annihilated, and friends most distant hold commu¬ nication Avith otie another. A curving street I sec, well named the Bow, for its string is Main street, while Central, aimed at our guardian “Bear,” is its arrow. Beyond tlie Boav, the cars are bearing some to their daily work in the city, others to sum- I mer resorts Avhere they may shun for ! a short time the busy world. IIoav our fore-fathers Avould have Avondered, if they had known, or even thought of, the doings of the iron horse, stranger even than that Avooden horse of Troy. Behind me, under the shelter of the back-bone of IMilford, the Dale of Hope is situated. “I sing the praises of the heautiful daughter of a beauti¬ ful mother,” both on account of the enterprise that is shown there, and the beauty of its houses and streets. The hill at my left is magniflcent Avith its A ' erdure. From its name, Ave might su])])Ose it to yield jtrecious ore, but, alas ! the god of silver has slight¬ ed us. Watch the trees Avhispering to one another ; they enjoy it, too, for they are nodding in the breeze, de¬ lighted with what their neighbors have told them. Listen to the ringing hammers, Avhich tell of the Avork that is being done in our quarries,-the only great natural Avealth of Milford. Directly beloAV me is our busy, noisy toAvn, Avith its broad streets. Witli quick step many are hastening’ to their daily toil. Some iire Avorkers in straAV, some in leather, Avhile others, at the forge and lathe, Avith cunning craft build comiilicated machinery. Our homes must not be forgotten, for, rich or j oor, they all are dear to us, Avith their fond associations and memories. Some one has Avell said they are like old violins, the music of tl e ])ast is wrought into them. Our park, noAv as green as an emerald, is indeed a S]K)t of beauty. Our library, too, Avith its hundreds of volumes, is. a silent Avitness to the educational zeal of our citizens. The churches with their ta¬ pering spires must not be omitted, for they indicate the moral status of the town. Last, but by no means least, are our schools, from AA ' hich so many are departing today. May they continue to prosper, and noble men and Avomen be the result of our school training ! ii. r., ’85. Soils. Soils are the Avreckage of the rocks, as they Avear doAvn under the action of the air, the rain and frost, the roots of plants, and the stomachs of Avornis. This Avearing has been going on for a A ery long time in the jtast, s6 that the soil noAV on any country may have gradu.ally settled doAvinvards for thousands of feet, as the rocks slowly rotted aAvay and were carried off by the streams. It is a beautiful fact that the greatest, Avork of ruin that the Avorld knows—the decay of the conti¬ nents themselves—should give tis the foundations on which to rest all th e higher life of the world. .iVll our forests and prairies owe their life to this dec.ay. All the higher animals of the AA ' orld depend ujton this ].)lant-life, and man himself founds his life u[)on the same mass of ruin. Thus it is through all the life of the Avorld ; the death of one thing gives life to others; the decay of the physical Avorld is the foundation for-the higher life of plant and animal.—[N. S.-t haler, S. D.

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BOYS, attention ! T- KICE, -AS- AGENT FOR WRIGHT DITSON, Can furnish you Avith complete outfits for all the games of the season. 116 main Street, - - milford. Mass. CURRIER KENDALL, ONE PRICE Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. BUY YOUR • RAISISS, CURRANTS AND CITRON AT THE BOSTON GROCERY AND TEA HOUSE. G. F. WINCH, Proprietor. Buy Your Stationery, Statuary, AND SCKAP BOOKS, OF R. C. ELDRIDGE,132 Main Street, Miltord. GEORGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford. C. F. WIGHT, TUNER AND REPAIRER Tip ••• Wareroomsiu Washington Block, Milford. 4®=- Church Organ tuning a Specialty. Yovr Jledical Advice Consult Dr. W. J. Clarke., 100 Main Street. DR. GEO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, AT 168 Main Street, Milford. BUY Y O U 11 RIBBOHS, LACE AND SMALL WARES OF G. T. PALES CO., 151 . Main St., Milford. SIT FOB YOUR PIOTOfiSAPIS AT lOO MAIN STREET, MILFORD, AT E. L. WILLIS’. Graduates of ’85. FOUR YEARS’ COURSES. Enolisii and French —Robert C. Hus¬ sey, Peter M. McBride, Mabel Waterman, Minnie Waterman. English, French and Latin —Horace A. Brown, Agnes M. Bnrke, Alice I. Burrell, Nellie M. Conely, Mary F. Connolly, Inez L. Gay, Theresa A. McCarten, Maggie L. Minon, Clarence H. Morgan, Isabella H. Ross, Harriet A. Smith, William O. Thayer, Katie F. Tnlly, Anna M. Walker, Maria P. Westcott. Classical —Harry P. Crosby, Frank L. Fales, Carrie M. Field, John A. Finnigan, Winona L. Hale, John F. Igoe, John J. O’Sullivan, Essie C. Thayer. TWO YEARS’ ENGLISH. M. Harris Avery, William F. Burke, John H. Conniff, William Gaffney, Clara A. Johnson, Flbridge P. .Jones, Aaron H. Mayhew, Edward J. O’Connor, Bertha M. Pratt, Ida L. Reynolds, Charles R. San¬ ders, Emily I. Spindel, Leora M. Taft. ♦A partial diploma, due to an incomplete course. CO o -4-» uo CO CO cS G 00 rt 2 0 10 .2 iO ' t CO X £5-3 GC .O - - 0 1- IX Ci Is i j i tx) S 3 o r - J® ' • I- t- CO o « CO o - S CO Aft O o - Si a s I o O lO CO lO c -1 cc iM - ..p O ii b! cS O O Exchanges received since last issue: Massachusetts: Academy Echo, Leices¬ ter; Archon, South Byfield; Belvidere Her¬ ald, Lowell; Argus, Worcester; Bulletin, Lawrence; News, Waltliam; Review, New¬ ton; Latin School Register, Boston; Mt. Hollis Targum, Holliston; Phillipian, An¬ dover; Stylus, Boston; Vox Lndi, Lowell; Waste-Basket, Ncav Bedford; Young Idea, Gloucester. Maine: Academy Bell, Trye- hnrg; Ariel, Bncksport; Classical, Hallowell; Comet, Kennehnnk; Messenger, Roc kland; Phi-Rhonian, Bath. Neav York: P. M. I. Cadet, Poughkeepsie; Sibyl, Elmira; Spy, Peekskill; Tattoo, Aurora; Trinity School Record, Trivoli-on-tlie-IIndson. New Hamp¬ shire: Academian, Pembroke; Eclipse, Til¬ ton; Hamptonian, New Hampton. Con¬ necticut: Critic, New Haven; Stray Shot, Washington; Yale Conrant, New Ilaven. Kentucky: Deaf Mute, Danville; iramil- ton College Monthly, Lexington; Skirmish¬ er, Farmdale. IJiiode Island: Academy Trio, East Greenwich; Record, Woonsocket. Neav Jersea ' : Philosopliian Review, Bridge- ton; Torch, Ashnry Park. Viugini.a: Al¬ bum, Hollins Institute. Minnesota: AVorld, St. Paul. Miciiegan: Normal Ncavs, Ypsi- lanti. Iowa: Journal, Villisca. Ontario: Portfolio, Hamilton. MILFORD+ GRANITE + COMPANY, 2v33XjX Or2aD, Building and Monumental Work Of all kinds executed with despatch. Tins Granite is pronounced tlie 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 THAY ER, Manufacturers of CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Clafiin Co., 116 Church St. PENCIL SHARPENERS For School and Office Use. OUTCHER TEMPLE CO., 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 strono; defense. O M O R E T HAN 3 3,000 OF THE Prosperoiis Bismess ffiei of To-Day AVERE TRAINED For Active, Useful Business Life AT Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. For Taventy-Five Years it has been tlie most popular and Largest Piivate School in America. It is to-day the only institution devoted to the specialty of teaching Young and Middle-Aged Men hoAv to get a living, make money, and become enterprising, in¬ dustrious, useful citizens. It is the ONLY SCHOOL in the Avorld Avhere the course of study is practical, instead of Theoretical; where the students act as Buy¬ ers, Sellers, Traders, Bankers, Bookkeepers and Accountants in actual business oper¬ ations; where the Bank Bills, Fractional Currency and Merchandise are actuali.a ' USED, and have a real a ai.ue, and every transaction is just as legitimate and bona fide as in any Mercantile, Banking or Busi¬ ness House. TOTAL EXPEMSDS. Board, Tuition Fee and Stationery for the prescribed business course of three months, $100 to $11; ' . Applicants may enter any Aveek-day in tlie year. The Illustrated Catalogue Giving full information in regard to course of study, time required, expenses, etc., Avill he 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 IC. What of the Future? “We can bear to the future No greater than to us the past hath brought.” As year after year rolls by, new men are brought to ])nblic notice. The fame of some of these is tempo¬ rary, lasting for a short time and then dropping (piietly out of knowledge and memory. Time but adds to the honors of other men and fleeting years keep green the laurel wreath awarded to their victories. Some scientiflc discovery, some invention, a bit of poetical thought printed at the head of the current items, a water-color sketch in one of the frequent art ex¬ hibitions, a novel by some unknown author, a thrilling sijeech by a politi¬ cal novice, all these are a constant re¬ minder to the casual thinker of the thousands of people in this busy, bustling world, pushing and strug¬ gling to gain pre-eminence. Enthusi¬ asts foretell for the future greater achievements and the rise of more eminent men, but how can the heroic deeds, brilliant successes and lasting fame of the past and present be sur¬ passed ? At all times, the world has had its illustrious geniuses, but in the world of poetry and song Shakespeare “the myriad-minded,” with his grand trag¬ edies, is the greatest 2 :)oet that ever lived. Milton, with his ei ics, Spenser, with his allegorical poems, Words¬ worth, Burns, Gray, Dryden, and of more recent date, Longfellow and Tennyson—who can excel them in the rare beauty of their thought and ex¬ pression ? From the fifteenth century to our own day, the world’s scientists have been many and famous. The German astronomer, Copernicus, was the first to demonstrate the falsity of the theo¬ ry that the earth was the center, around which all the heavenly bodies revolved. Then came the Italian as¬ tronomer, Galileo, of the same belief as Copernicus. Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, ' and Isaac Newton, of the law of univer¬ sal gravitation, are too well known to be mentioned. Later came Galvani and Franklin with their wonderful electrical discoveries, and the natural¬ ist Agassiz, who being shown a bone of a fish, could describe its form and characteristics. Although this century’s artists, as Rosa Bonheur and Bierstadt, animal and landscape })ainters, are very fa¬ mous, yet for the richer tints and i-arer ])aintings we go back to the time of Titian, the so-called “Prince of Color¬ ists,” and Raphael, ndiose greatest work was the decoration of tlie walls of the Vatican. Rubens in his grand historical jjaintings and Michael An¬ gelo in St. l etei-’s Church, Rome, have left fitting monnments to their fame. Artists of the day visit Rome and the old Italian cities, eager to gain instruction from the noble works of the old masters. For musical com- jiosers, we have Handel, the father of orchestral music, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Liszt, Abt, Bach and many others. What can be more divinely beautiful than Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words” and Chopin’s Sym- ))honies? What more grand than Haydn’s Oratorios? We have had men who have suf¬ fered many privations for the sake of increasing our knowledge of the Hark Continent, as Stanley and Livingstone in their African travels, Kane and others in their efforts to reach the North Pole. Then we hav- Colum¬ bus and other early explorers who sailed over unknown seas, opjiosed by those to whom they looked for en¬ couragement and who during their life suffered want and shame, and in their old age contumely and disgrace. Although the Scientific American week¬ ly gives long lists of inventions amel¬ iorating the condition of the laboring classes, although today we have such inventive geniuses as Edison -and Morse, where shall we find more noted inventors than F ' ulton with his steam¬ boat, Whitney with bis cotton gin, and Watts with his steam engine? Our late war brought into promi¬ nent notice such men as Grant, Lee, Sheridan and Sherman. Every coun- tiy has its hei o. France glories in the military achievements of Napol¬ eon; Englishmen admire the brilliant career of Wellington; Germany boasts of Bismarck, while way back in the time before Christ, Caesar, foremost man of all the world, was Rome’s greatest general. Reviewing the lives of these bril¬ liant examples and of others taken from the long list of philosojjhers, statesmen, philanthropists and authors, ] ast and j resent, taking into consider¬ ation our knowledge of mankind, shall we in the future see greater men than the world has already produced? G. p. r., ’86. Professor (to student who writes, not for the masses, but for the educa¬ ted few) : “You should write so that the most ignorant of your audience can understand all you can say,” Student (})uzzled) : “What part of my 2 i ' oduc- tion is not clear to you, sir ?”—[Berk- leyan. “Quousque tandem abutere etc,” No, a tandem is not a horse and two carriages. BUY YOUR lD:R.lZr C3-OOIDS AT T. Mechanics Block, 138 Main Street., Milford, Mass. GEORGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 Washington Block, Milford. H. C. SNELL, Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Also, home- cured Hams and home-made Sausages. G4 MAIN STREET. HENRY S. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand. Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, Storm Covers, Whips, Lap Robes, Horse Collars, Etc. Repairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R, C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in Diamonis, falclies, Clflcks ani Jeielry, 132 Main St., Milford. ALL ORDERS FOR 0-1 00 lEJ E S Received from the High School Scholars, will be promptly delivered by the BOSTON GROCERY AND TEA HOUSE. G. F. WINCH, Proprietor. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle Work. N. B.—Instruction given in Kensington and Lustro Pa inting by MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, IMilford. MRS. M. E. SPENCER, MODISTE, 100 Main Street, up stairs. Everett Cheney, PERIODICALS AND FANCY GOODS, 136 Main street, Milford. AGENT FOR THE BOSTON HERALD.