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

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An Ideal Citizen of Milford. W e see liiin actively interested in the church, attending regularly with his family and contributing liberally for its support. Firm in the convic¬ tion of tile truth of his own religious belief, he expects others to be sincere in theirs. lie considers all churches beneficial to society; and althouoh personally working with but one church, we find him contributing toward the support of the other needy churches of the town. Where can be found a man more devoted to the promotion of Milford’s business interests than he? All enter¬ prises benefiting the public meet with liis hearty approval. He belongs to the Business Men’s association, and, through its influence, shops are built and let to manufacturers. New and varied enterprises are welcomed eager¬ ly as inviting a larger population. If it is thought a public reading room, a cooking school, or free bath houses are essential for the welfare of the working people, the ideal citizen’s name heads the subscription list, and his 2 )ersonal influence and time are pledged to their suj jiort. No better living example of a noble man can be placed before the young men of Milford. They I’espect him, and he, in his turn, so conducts him¬ self that he may be worthy of their regard. Knowing that JMilford’s boys and girls of today are to be the citizens of the future, he believes that they should be so educated, both mentally and morally, that they may fill the j)o- sition ably; he interests himself in their pursuits and is at the head of several local im])rovement and literary societies, encouraging the young peo¬ ple by the active interest he takes in their advancement. Milford’s good name is his pride, lie takes advantage of every op])or- tunity for saying a good word in its favor, and whenever he makes one of a parly of pleasure seekers away from home, he so conducts himself that his town may not have cause to be ashamed. He delights in the verdant little spot called the “Town Park,” admires Milford’s two finest struct¬ ures, Memorial Hall and Music Hall Block, ailvises the sojourner within the limits of tlie town to visit Silver Hill and enjoy a glimpse of the dis¬ tant Wachusett, and is strong in his commendations of the good air, pure water and good business facilities of jNIilford. By his influence, many fam¬ ilies of wealth and culture are induced to locate themselves in JMilford. He allies himself with the best ])olitical j)arty of the day, but should bad measures or bad men be upheld by that party, would not feel obliged to JLjXXjIT. support them. With the belief that it is a duty as well as a pleasure to ex- 1 ercise the right of citizenship, he ex¬ presses his opinions boldly without fear or favor at the town meeting; he emjjloys no undue influence, neither buys another man’s vote nor sells his own. Such is the ideal citizen. Living, he is honored and respected; dying, he needs no funeral eulogy, no marble monument to perpetuate his memory ; he lives in his needs and in the hearts of his fellow-citizens. G. p. F., ’86. Four Reasons for Teaching History. 1. That pupils may become inter¬ ested in the welfare of their country, and thus learn to iDerform their duties of citizenship from patriotic motives. 2. That they may become familiar with the best characters of the coun¬ try’s history, and learn to admire their virtues; for the reason that children try to imitate what they admire. 3. That they may become intelligent up¬ on subjects wliich will be constantly coming up in their reading and asso¬ ciation in after life. 4. That they may form a taste for good reading; the stories of history afford excellent material for this.—[School Journal. Statistics for the Year 1885. Whole number attending. 228 Graduates in .Juno. 40 Whole number attending not enrolled in other schools. 165 Average number belonging. 153.2 Average daily attendance. 150.6 Percentage of attendaucc . 98.3 Why is music like a slippery side¬ walk? Because if you don’t C sharp you will B flat. “I met the girl of the . And gently took her I thought I’d pop the ? ■ But I didn’t have theS .” COOK BROS., DEALERS IN Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Etc. Hams cured by ourselves and Home-made Sausages. Market, 1!J8 Main Street. S. A. COOK. 8.8. COOK. J oi ' Your 3Iedical Advice Consult Dr. TF J. Clurke, 100 Main Street. OUR PENCIL SHARPENERS FOU SCHOOL USE, Have been adopted by many of the best schools in the country. DUTCHEfi TEMPLE COMPANY, Hooedale, Mass. • ' S ' CURRIER KENDALL, OWE PRICE Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS,ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD. DM GOODUND SMALL f ABES AT 166 MAIN STREET, OF COBURN 0 LM STEAD. DK. G-EO. P. COOKE, Surgeon Dentist, AT 168 Main Street, Milford. MILFORD + GRANITE + COMPANY, Building and Monumental Work Of all kinds executed with despatch. This 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. FitED Sw.-vsEY, Agt. J. B. Bancroft, Treas. T. C. EASTMAN, Manufacturer of All Kinds of BOOT ANO SHOE BOXES ANO BANO BOXES -FOR- STRAW GOODS. -ALSO- Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes. Mill, Corner of Central and Depot Street, Milford. B U y YOUR RIBBONS, LACE AND SMALL WARES, OF G. T. PALES CO., IdJf Main St., Milford. CLAFLIN THAYER, Manufacturers of CALF AND KIP BOOTS, Boston Office, 90 Pearl street. New York office, A. Claflin Co., 116 Church St. W. H. BOURNE CO., DEALER.S IX FAKOY GOODS, YARNS, AND DRESS TRIMMINGS. ||3 Also Infants’ Goods of all Kinds. 106 Main Street, Milford, Mass.

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o -A. k: Tlie above cuts are respectfully ded¬ icated to our illustrated exchanges. O, it’s a cohl day Avhen the O. L. and I, is ciit out! Our best exclnuiges are illustrated; we are illustrated; tlierefore we are our best exchanges.—Why, no, there must be a fallacy here somewhere. Of our numerous exchanges with holiday covers we ])articnlar]y noticed the Stylus of Boston, Mass., the de¬ sign of whose cover was very neat and appropriate. It is also one of onr best ]n-inted exchanges, and its firm pa])er and clear printing are an agree¬ able change from some of the flimsy, badly jndnted papers of the schools and colleges. As we have read and enjoyed Dr. Holland’s “Arthur Bonnycastle,” we feel somewhat acquainted with Stray Shot from Washington, Conn., and al- Avays read Avith interest its school items. We understand that its jires- ent principal and ours Avere classmates at college. We are glad to learn from the En¬ terprise of Dover that “school has be¬ gun.” Who is John? Is it a local name, or does it refer to John China¬ man ? Exchange editors Avill have no ex¬ cuse for not knowing that a new year has come; for they have, by this time, learned it from hundreds of editorials. We have sadly ordered our printer to “distribute” our beautiful (?) senti¬ ments and happy Avishes for the neAV year, as it is now so late. HoAvever, Ave intend to lead off this time and so Avish you all a “truthful tAventy-sec- ond.” The Kent’s Hill Breeze is so Avell edited and so dignified in its general make nj) that Ave are at a loss hoAV to understand its constant misuse of our name. Is it a sarcastic Avay of derid¬ ing it, or the result of carelessness? If the former, the brilliancy of the Avit Avanes as it groA ' s older; if the latter, Ave call the attention of ex- chan 2 :e editor ToAvle to it. Another exchange has been notified that Ull is not lily; but, nevertheless, it keeps on in its old Avay. If both intend it as a joke, Ave have nothing further to say and Avill try and smile audibly every month, as in the jiast. We find the Academian very reada¬ ble this month, and the accurate cut of its academy must add much to its value, in the estimation of the scholars and alumni. “Eight of them were foolish,” so says an exchange. We feel it a rc- lii ’ious duty to refer them to Matthew XXV: ‘i. ddie II. S. Beview of NeAvton has a novel idea for obtaining funds to enlarge the school library. Every scholar is to contribute weekly the sum of one cent. This Avould require little exertion and might succeed even here. Why not? The Nichols Echo discusses the “Power of the Press” and gets the right answer; Imt labor conhl be saved by using this rule: Multiply the weight by the distance between the threads of the screw and divide by the distance the pov ' er moves Avhich gives “the ])ower of the press”—no al¬ lowance for friction. We offer our congratulations to the Worcester High School for Vol. I, No. 1. It .stej)S into the front ranks at once without any infancy or childhood. Although we have not united ‘Avith other exchanges in their words of cen¬ sure, yet Ave have felt that a school “of nearly seven hundred iiujiils” ought to have a better exponent of its interests than the little amateur sheet of the jiast. We have just conqiared our “A Su¬ perintendent’s Story” in our October issue Avith its reproduction in the Jan¬ uary number of the H. S. Record of Woonsocket, and found it correct in every respect—even to the length of its dashes. We liked it and are glad that the Record knoAvs a good thing Avhen it sees it. Generally, Ave pirefer to be given credit for Avhat little Ave do; but as the Record is in the family, so to speak, Ave are only too glad to reach it a heljiing hand. We Avelcome the H. S. Times, Med- Avay. May the desires, in its “Our Pur¬ pose,” be a reality of the near future. In addition to the classified list of exchanges given in our last issue, Ave have received this month:—• Mass. —Amateur Journal of Hollis- ton. Stylus of Boston, Academe of Worcester. Me. —Eagle of Portland. Vt.— Tidings of Nature of Rut¬ land. R. I.—Academy Trio of E. Green- Avich. Conn. —Multurn in Parvo of Bridge¬ port. Ii,L.—Reporter of Virden. Kan.— Washburn Argo of Topeka. d ' ENN. — Vanderbilt Observer of Nashville. 3Io.—Foster Academy RevieAV of St. Louis, Park College Literature jMonthly of Parksville. ] IiNN. —H. S. World of St. Paul. Tex.— Guardian of Waco. BUY YOUK jD:Etizr a-oox)s at j. IP. Mechanics Block, 138 Main Street., Milford, Mass. GEORGE G. PARKER, Attorney Counsellor at Law, No. 2 AA ' asliington Block, Milford. H. C. SNELL, Dealer in MEATS AND PROVISIONS Fruits, A ' ' egetal les, rickles. Etc. Also, home- cured Hajiis and lionie-made Sausages. G4 MAIN STREET. HENRY 7c US HM AN Manufaclurer of Heavy and Light Fine Harnesses. Also on hand, Sale Harnesses at Low Prices. Horse Blankets, .Storm Covers, AA ' Iiips, Lap Kobes, Horse Collars, Etc. Ilepairing Promptly and Faithfully Executed. No. 76 MAIN ST., MILFORD. R. C. ELDRIDGE, Dealer in DiainoiiJs, f atclies, Closts aM Jewelry, 132 IVTain St., Milford. ALL ORDERS FOR 0-1 00 E e s Received from the High School Scholars, will be promptly delivered by the BOSTON GROCERY AND TEA HOUSE. G. F. AVINCH, Proprietor. A CHOICE LINE OF Plush Ornaments Arrasene, Chenille, Floss and all other articles Suitable for Needle AA ' ork. N. B.—Instruction given in Kensington and Lustro Painting hv MRS. R. AYLWARD, Grant Block, up stairs, Milford. MRS. M. E. SPENCER, MODISTE, 100 Main Street, up stairs. E. G. MOORE, Offers to the Public all leading varieties of CUT FLOWERS? FLORAL fOEK Of all kinds. Give him a call.

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’rfIEv07JK,vIimY|IYY. JANUARY, 1886. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GEHER.4.L EDITORS. GRACE P. FIELD and W. J. CuOK. PERSOXAL EDITORS. ABBIE I. MADDEN and I. H. FAIRBANKS. LOCAL EDITORS. LILLA F. HAYWARD and W. G. CLIFFORD. BUSINESS EDITORS. CORA L. SNELL and N. E. TOUGAS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ten Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 5 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, and back numbers can be obtained. Address all communications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY, Box 871. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second class matter. Record for the Fall Term. First ten in scholarship and deport¬ ment :— First class: Fales, Field, Godfrey, Snell, Craige, Norcross, Leonard, Jones, Dickinson, Reed. Second class: Hancock, Barns, Hill, Eldridge, Whitney, Williams, Harris, Gould, Eastman, Gifford. Third class : Coburn, Dewing, Han¬ cock, Hale, INliller, Tirrell, Thayer, Thompson, Barbour, Arnold. h’ourth class: Leonard, Goldsmith, Cooke, Nichols, Andrews, Blake, May- hew, Wilcox, Toomey, Waterman and Conroy. Once more we ask for information of former principals. Are Grove P. Jenks,-Reed, J. R. Draper and D. B. Sanborn in the land of the living and if so lohere? We also wish to know the full name of Mr. Reed. Of the former assistants we know nothing of M. J. Dyer, Caroline M. Baker, Mrs. Page, Sarah E. Cole, and Mary B. Smith. Since our last issue we have receiv¬ ed a friendly letter from Ruel B. Clark, the ninth principal of our school, in which he expressed his ap¬ preciation of our efforts and also in¬ closed selections of a long, original poem based on “The Legend of Falken- burg”, as related by Mrs. Clement Waters in her “Legends of Place.” If our space were not so limited, we would ask the privilege of ])rinting it; for it must be of considerable merit, judging by the selections sent. Found in the laboratory, probably the result of personal experience at a cost of G7 cents:— Little mites of chlorate, Little grains of sulphur, Make a mighty racket And a busted mortar. The first volume of Grant’s Autobi¬ ography, bought with the exhibition fund, has been received. In spite of that chronic grumbler of the Sunday Globe who Avrites from New Y oi k, Ave have found it a very Avelcome book, and as far as English is con¬ cerned, far ahead of his slangy letters. Persons outside of the school may have some idea of the difficulties un¬ der Avhich we labor, when they learn that there are scholars in this school and in the first class even, who have not subscribed for the paper and are too indifferent to buy single copies as they are issued. William George DeAving, Born in Richmond, Nova Scotia, June 10, 1869, Died in Hopedale, Mass., January 16, 1886. Aged 16 years, 7 months, 6 days. Master DeAving was a member of ’88, and thus far this year had stood sec¬ ond in his class. He attended school Thursday and died on the following Saturday. He Avas a faithful, honest, studious and gentlemanly young man, Avho had the respect and confidence of all his teachers, and his death Avill be a great loss to the school. On Thurs¬ day, he handed in his written exercise in rhetoric; on Friday, Miss Park- hurst read it to the class as one of the best presented, not having the least idea, of course, that it was his last work. May it be our good fortune so to leave this Avorld that, Avhatever may be our last work on earth, it may re¬ ceive like commendation. A laro ' e number of scholars attended his funeral, and his classmates contrib¬ uted a mound of flowers Avith the in¬ scription : “Class of ’88.” We have been very fortunate this AAGiiter in the comfortable condition of our rooms. Even on the coldest days the average temperature has been about 65°. A visitor could not judge the tem])erature, hoAvever, by the ap¬ pearance of the scholars; for some Avould wear Avraps, rubbers and even leggins Avhen the thermometer reads. 70°, if not personally spoken to. We have come to the conclusion that the imagination has a great deal to do with our sensations of heat and cold. An investigating senior has made the discovery that a fly has horns. Teacher.—Tell some of the ways in Avhich government provides for the security of travellers. Y oung lady.— They compel railway corporations to have belles on their locomotives. Value of air that must remain in the lungs after exjiiration : “If anybody Avas pretty near drown, it Avould be of surface to him.”—[Phys. 4. Evils of eating : “We should not eat at intervals.”—[Phys. 4. As the teacher Avearily adds, divides and ranks the class, only to find that the same scholar is driver again, there slips from the lips: “A tAvice told tale” (tail). Our teachers seem to be in great de¬ mand outside of their school duties. We generally see the name of at least one connected Avith nearly every en¬ tertainment of the different religious and secular societies in town. H. B. Spaulding, ’88, has made for the philosophy class a model of an overshot water-wheel Avith trough and pulley attached. Thus far, it surpas¬ ses all other pieces of apparatus hand¬ ed in. This must be a year of awful mor¬ tality for cats—judging by the boys’ coat collars and cuffs. Feline, but un- feelin(g). The air-pump and its numerous ex¬ periments are now an unfailing cause of wonder to our philosophers. Scholars are good examples of re¬ flex action. On the slightest provoca¬ tion they reflex and then repent; but their teachers take exceptions to their reflexions. Latin I. is reading Cicero’s opinion of Avdiat a liberally educated man should be, as set forth in his defence of Archias. “Ne prennez pas ce livre, s’il vous plait. Si A ' ous le prennez je vous siiankerai.” Such Avas the menacing threat written on the cover of the French book of one of the seniors. However, as the street urchin says, “he ain’t the size.” On the occasion of our last big snoAV storm, one indignant boy of the fourth class Avas heard to complain that he thought ’tAvas too mean for it to snoAV on Saturdays; he didn’t see Avhy it couldn’t snow ( 11 some school day, and then there would be a vaca¬ tion. Of how many sons can this be said? “Ex quo nihil imquam doluit pater, nisi quum is non fuit.”