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

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o old liome, now no longer a rock, but washed back as saml and mud. We are now the best of friends, and, although each has long since lost his identity as a rock, yet we are far ha})pier and doing far more good than ever before. Our only trial is the earth-worms which are constantly eat¬ ing their way through the earth and swmllowing ns in their search for food; but as this only makes us finer and therefore better soil, we try to accus¬ tom ourselves to it and not complain. I spend many happy hours listening to the adventures of my friend, and, 1 am sure, if you should see us now and the beautiful trees that grow above us and which are strengthened by us, you would never imagine we once were flinty rocks. l. f. ii., ’87. A Strange Journey. For the O. L. and I. We have before us a plain white envelope—that is to say, it was white once, but now seven postmarks and the dust of travel have somewhat lessened its virgin purity. Several years ago this envelope, with its in¬ closed letter, was mailed in our post- office for Bridgej)ort, Conn., for a gen¬ tleman of this town who would soon arrive there. It so hapj)ened that there was a citizen of that town having the same name as that upon the envelope ; but as he had set out upon a long journey and had left word for his mail to be forwarded, this particular letter was at once re¬ mailed in accordance with his request. Soon after the Milford gentleman called for his mail, the mistake was discovered and an order for its return was sent after the missing letter. As the sailors say, a stern chase is a long chase, and it certainly proved so in this case. Up the Hudson to West Point, back again to New York city, over the ocean to Lyons and Nice, France, went traveler, letter and or¬ der. At the latter place the wander¬ ing iiiissive finished its erratic course and began its homeward trij) by way of Boston, finally reaching Milford in just one month from the date of mail¬ ing. It would be an interesting prob¬ lem to figure out the j)rofit to the gov¬ ernment from the three-cent stamp originally ])ut upon this travelled en¬ velope. Garfield says: “Schoolhouses are less expensive than rebellions.” Prof.: “What is a physical change?” Student scratches his head. Prof.: “Does the act of scratching your head produce a physical change?” Stu¬ dent: “No sir; it produces animal motion.”—[Ex. •!|-EycPN6ES.-5 - Naturally the exchanges for Decem¬ ber are brimming over with Christmas, but no one seems to have written so fully in accordance with the spirit of that “good time,” that “kind, forgiv¬ ing, charitable, pleasant time,” as the editor of the College Message. The Classical for December contains an interesting article on Chaucer. The pupil of Philli})S Andover who wrote the ])oem, “Latter-Day Love,” pulfiished Jan. 11, ])ossesses ])oetical ability of no mean order. What a prettily designed cover is that of the Christmas number of the Kentucky Deaf Mute! And the im¬ provement seems to have “struck in” and to have affected all the contents of the little magazine. We join our voice to the general cry: “The exchange department of the Baldwin Index would be greatly improved if kept by itself.” “Here’s richness!” Read what the “Ex-ed.” of the Niagara Index says of another “Ex-ed.”: He “is rather too dictatorial in his s.ayings. He writes his opinion as though it had a val¬ ue.” (!!) “Oh, wad some power the gif tie sie us To see ourse’l’s as ithers see us.” We congratulate the Newton high school on its prospective new school- house. The December number of the Review is fully up to its usual high standard. The Spartan (?) complains because the last number of the Oak, Lily and Ivy was not sewed. To the best of our recollection—and that extends back to Vol. L, No. 1—the Oak, Lily and Ivy had never been sewed; but if the Spartan will send back the offend¬ ing number, we will ask some of our young ladies to put a few stitches in it. We w ere much interested in the article on German weddings in the December Spartan. , Although not es))ecially intended for us, still we feel like saying “Thank you” to the live Life of Haverhill, for information in regard to the Amateur Press Association, and for a transla¬ tion of that hitherto mysterious word, “Neapa.” The exchange editor of the Collegi¬ ate offers “a nice basket of thanks” to any one who has not mentioned for a year anything about the “President of ' william and Mary college with not a single student”; but an associate editor in “College Notes” in the same issue, seems to think it still worthy of mention. A ou ' ve lost the basket, Mr. A. E. Will the Commentator be kind enough to inform us whether it is an amateur or a school pa])er? It is no affair of ours, to be sure, but we have searched its columns and cannot de¬ cide, and would fain have our curiosi¬ ty satisfied. The E. H. S. Record is a good j)a- per, if it is conducted somewhat on the co-operative housekeeping plan, and deserves a generous support. If but few of the members of the school subscribe to the paper, it is no wonder the editor is low-spirited. He has our sympathy, and we know just how much that implies. The December and January num¬ bers of the Haverfordian lie open be¬ fore us. Verily, verily, there are two sides to every question. So thinks, evidently, the editor, who U{)holds the barbarous system of hazing, on the ground that it serves to strengthen class organization. What matter, to be sure, if occasionally a life is lost, or a nervous system hojtelessly shattered, if the remaining members of the class become more firmly bound together! What are a few lives in comparison with “class organization”! The reply to this editorial, by the class of ’89, in the January number, has an honest, manly ring of indignation. We give cordial welcome to the Abstract, the new paper of the Chaun- cy Hall school, Boston, and hope it may prove a constant visitor. Hearty congratulations on so good a begin¬ ning. We also extend the right hand of fellowship to two other new ex.- changes, the High School Journal of Grand R.qi[)ids, Mich., which offers its readers several bright, racy articles; and the Institute Chimes, from Lyn¬ don, Vt. In an article in the latter entitled “The Study of French,” some good things are said, although it is rather difficult to decide whether the writer advises the study of French history in order to know the language well, or the study of the language to become better acquaijited with French history. An unusually interesting number is the January issue of the High School Journal, containing among other good things, a delightful article on Marjorie Fleming. From Mass., 18 exchanges; 9 from N. Y.; 4 from Me.; 3 each from Conn., R. L, Penn., N. J. and Mo.; 2 each from Vt., N. H., Mich., Kan., Minn. Va.; 1 each from Colo., Ill., Del., Ind., Wise., Da., lo., Ky., Tex., D. C. and Ontario. “By the street of By-and-by, one arrives at the house of Never.” (Span¬ ish.)

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VoL. III. MILFORD, MASS., JANUARY, 1887. No. 5 The Proverbs of Vergil- What student of Vergil lias not been surprised at the number of prov¬ erbs contained even in the first six books of the Aeneid V It is not strange that societies and graduating classes often consult this work when choosing their mottoes, for in it can be found sentiments applicable to al¬ most everything, and which will suit even the most fastidious taste. Now-a-days we can take up scarcely a book or magazine whose pages do not contain Ijatin quotations, and it gives us a sensation of jileasure to realize that we are reaping the benefit of what we sjient so many long years in learning. These proverbs have been so often quoted that they are not al- wavs 1 ‘ecognized as sayings of the most celebrated of Latin poets, but are regarded as common property, to be used by anyone who wishes to iin- })ress u[)on his readers or hearers the fact that he is familiar with at least one of the dead (?) languages. tSome of them have a jir.actical pur¬ pose and tend to help and encourage those who are familiar with them. | Much that seems to us sorrow at the j time would be lightened, did we but heed the advice with which Aeneas cheered the hearts of his companions after landing on the shores of Libya, and bear in mind that “Forsan et haec olirn meminisse juvabit.” When we | are inclined to give uj) our fondest ; hojies in des[)air of ever fulfilling them, | we find in Vergil a friend who says, | “Durate, et vosmet rebus servate,” : and again, “Tu ne cede malis sed con- j tra audeiitior ito.” i Of the celebrated jiassages of the; Aeneid, perhaps the descrijition of | rumor is as often quoted and as widely i known as any, though we often hear j (but is the saying true?) “Varium et | mutabile semper femina.” “Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo dis- crimine agetur” is sometimes adopted by papers whose aim it is to treat all parties with jierfect justice, and should be the motto of all teachers. “Fossunt quia posse videntur” ex¬ presses the cause of the success in life of inanv men endowed, not with re- markable talents, but with what has stood them in as good stead,—the be¬ lief that they could do whatever could be done. The crimes that are committed for the sake of gain, the avarice that prompts niany to sacrifiee all that makes life worth living in order to amass wealth, lead us to exclaim today as Vergil did so many centuries ago: “Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, aura sacra fames!” “Facile descensus Averno.” How often is this shown by the lives of men who once held high and honor¬ able positions, but who, by yielding to tenqitation, entered upon a down¬ ward path which they traversed easily and quickly, until at last they became outcasts from society. Yes, “Easy is the descent to Avernus, but to retrace one’s steps, that is toil, that is labor,” as any one who has tried to reform can testify. The labor troubles and the mobs and riots growiifg out of them in some of ou ' large cities cause us to see how true it is that “Furor anna ministrat.” There are many other proverbs de¬ serving especial mention; but we must adopt the plan of Venus in rela¬ ting Dido’s history to Aeneas when she says, “Summa sequar fastigia re¬ rum.” We also sympathize with Dido when she exclaims, “Non ignara mali imseris succurrere disco,” and with compassion for our readers, shall j)ur- sue the subject no farther. I. L. G., ’85. ’Tis a kind of good deed to say well; And yet words are not deeds. — [Shakespeare. My Story. I had been a huge rock for many years, and had struggled bravely against the power of the frost, wind and rain. I had felt and seen portions of myself crumble. away and go to ruin, as T then siq)posed, but after¬ wards I found out my mistake. When my hard exterior was gradually soft¬ ened, lichens found a foothold upon my sides. These decayed, and with the moisture formed acids, which, jien- etrating to my heart, hastened on the work of destruction. But my loss Avas a 2 fain to others, for this waste became a very thin soil, and now small plants s)n-ang up to live awhile and then, in their turn, by their death made a firmer earth, so that trees could grow and be nourished by me, or rather by what was once a part of me. Near by lived a neighbor rock, who, when I was complaining of the wear upon me by the elements, said: “I do I not yield so easily to the enemy; see [how 1 still resist all hostile attacks.” I replied that when he did succumb his fate might be worse than mine; for might he not be wrested from his birthplace and carried to a strange land? Well, as I had anticipated, such a misfortune did befall my neigh¬ bor rock; for a strong wind s])rang up 1 one day in early spring, alter the rain I had fallen for many days and loosened 1 mv neighbor’s insecure foundation, I aiid rolled my companion, who had i always stood ])roudly on one side, down to the shore of the ocean. Here the fierce waves broke even his hard heart, and pounded and crushed and ground the rock until the tide could 1 bear its pieces out to sea .and dejiosit them in its depths. Time passed away and with it the I remembrance of my old friend, till one day, after a long eastern storm, the lireaking waves dashed the wreck of my long forgotten neighbor up to its

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Hi I LIT. Our Indian Name. The Civil Goveniinent class have | discovered that the Manual of the i General Court for 1886 gives the In¬ dian name of Milford as Wapoioage; but the citizens of this town have in many cases been accustomed to a dif- ferent name, and so we copy the fol¬ lowing from Tlie History of Milford, published in 1882 and edited by Adin Ballou:— Hayward’s Gazetteers of New En¬ gland and Massacluisetts, followed by Nason’s Massachusetts Gazetteer, and ])erhaps other works, say that the Indian name of our Milford was Wa- potoage. As I had re-echoed the same statement, on what I supj)Osed suffi¬ cient authority, 1 set on foot an inquiry into the meaning of the name W ipow- age. It was referred to J. Hammond ' I ' rumbull, Esq., of Hartford, Conn., a very eminent savant in Indian lore. He soon informed me,—not what the name signified, but that it was the Indian name of Milford, Conn., never of our Milford,—the original eight miles square,—which was Quinshi- pang. Thus my error, coj)ied from the Gazetteers, stands corrected, and the Connecticut Milfordians are left in clear possession of the name Wapoxcage whose signihcation they may ascertain at their leisure. As to Qainshipaug, Mr. Trumbull savs its literal signification is “Picker- el Pond,” by which, I su))])ose, the Indians meant a tract of territory whose })onds and other waters abouinl- ed with fine pickerel. From what I have seen and heard the name is truth¬ fully apjrropriate. Mas])enock, alias North Pond, Nipmuck Pond, and the smaller ponds, both natural and artifi¬ cial, throughout ancient Qainshipaxig have always bred j)ickerel rapidly, and of the best quality. Even now, thouirh overdrawn and much exhaust- ed by excessive fishing, they vindicate the good judgment of the aborignes. If, however, any of us deem “Pickerel Pond” a name wanting in dignity, we must either forget or make the best of it. It is. surprising what great charac¬ ters in history have had ill-sha))ed legs. Caesar had short legs, and Na poleon was bow-legged. Plutarch tells us that “Alexander’s left leg was badly out of jilumb,” Hannibal had notoriously l)ig heels, and was knock- kneed, Cicero was very spindle- shanked, and Demostlienes is said to have had a shuffling, stumbling gait, which meant that his legs were not wholly in gear, Alexander Po])e was humpbacked, and had a cripple’s legs, so had Cowper, Lord Palmerston had caricature legs and so had Disraeli. The Schoolhouse. “If a pro]ihet a century ago,” said Charles Dudley Warner, in an address to an audience in the Old Dominion State, “had been asked to point out the probable center of wealth and power in this country, I think he would have j)ut his finger on Virginia. Fine harbors, abundant water-courses, fertile valleys, mountain ranges con¬ cealing wealth, and a s))lendid count¬ less climate,would have irresistibly led him to this prophecy. But he would not have been a seer with clear-sighted vision, and wouhl have lost had he laid a wager; that center proved to be somewhere on the boundary line between Massachusetts and Connecti¬ cut. Not because of their spindles and their mills, however. Massachu¬ setts never gave ‘the devil the long end of the stick.’ The Mayflower did not bring over a sewing machine, but a bit of jiaper on which was written the charter of human rights and du¬ ties. The Pilgrims built a church be¬ fore they built a ship ; they set uj) a schoolhouse long before they thought of a factory. The first seeds they sowed were those of education.” Between the last dandelion and vio¬ let,—they have been found in Decem¬ ber,—and the first spring blossom which lifts the snow in its calyx, there is a frozen interregnum in the vegetable world, save for the life-in¬ death of the solemn evergreens, the ])ines and firs and spruces.—[The Seasons, by O. W. H. The highest spot inhabited by hu¬ man beings is said to be the Buddhist cloister of Hanie, Thibet, where twen¬ ty-one priests live at an altitude of 16,000 feet. ■ - ■■ ■ - — - - - A member of a school committee wrote: “We have two schoolrooms sufficiently large to accommodate three hundred pupils one over the other.” We have recently been informed and are proud to know that Massachu¬ setts is the only state udiich pays to the veterans of the rebellion who en¬ listed in her regiments a state or mili¬ tary aid, either in addition to the pen¬ sions paid by the United States, or, as in the case of military aid, when the national government pays nothing. The Civil Government class are try¬ ing to master the. rudiments of town government. They have learned the titles, manner of election, lime of ser¬ vice, jtay or salary, and duties of all, even down to the pound-keeper and field-driver, and they are now ready to accept any honors that “seek” them —or rather they will be when they have reached the mystic tioentxj-one. AT THE NEW CLOTHING STORE, NOVELTIES IN BOYS’ KEEFERS, BOYS’ NEW MARKETS, FINE OVERCOATS. KING BROS. Music Hall Block. Healer i)i Real Estate Agency. Property sold and exchanged on reasonable terms. 134 Main Street, - - Milford, Mass THE PAVILION MILLINERY PARLORS Keep a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY AND HAIR GOODS: Theatrical Wigs to let. Combings made into Switches. The Place to Buy Clothing —AND— MEN’S FURNISHINB GOODS Is at the New Store of RYAN CARROLL, 98 MAIN STREET. TP., lit, If , if. ».» Pure Drug.s, Chemicals, Medicines and Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. P. el. DONOHOE, Assistant. MAIN ST., COR. COURT, MILFORD. Geo. H. Whittemore, De.aler in Watches, Clocks, Jev elry, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. Watch, Clock and elewelry Repairing. 110 Main Street. Milford. ■■S ' CURRIER KENDALL,-! ONE PRICE uRJrra Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, HATS, CAPS,TRUNKS,ETC. POST OFFICE BLOCK, MILFORD.