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

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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.

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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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I vir. JAXUAKY, 1887. Published Monthly During the School Year, BY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY G. M. BILLINGS. GENKRAIi KDITORS. AMELIA C. HARRIS and W. PARKHURST. PKUSOXAL EDITORS. LYDIA F. GOULD and FRED J. AYL YARD. LOCAL EDITORS. SARAH M. GORMAN and FRANK J. MORIARTY BUSINESS EDITORS. GRACE W. EASTMAN and MARY E. WHITNEY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Ton Numbers.) For the Year, . 40 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the u-ell-knou-n 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, Lock Box 137. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Ollice, as second class matter. The first of tlie series of six lectures and entertainments held in this build¬ ing, Avas delivered Wednesday, the 5th inst., by Cluis. Wesley Emerson, M. D., president of the Monroe Col¬ lege of Oratory, Boston. He spoke very interestingly to a good sized aud¬ ience, composed of nearly all the school teachers of Milford, and many others who are interested in educa¬ tional niattei ' S, upon the subject, “The Pulpit, Platform and Stage,” This lecture was instructive and ivas fully a])preciated by the attentive audience. Dr, Emerson says that a public speak¬ er should always talk in his natural tone of voice, and his illustrations of how some ministers s])eak and of the “freewill Baptist’s swing” Ave re very amusing. We are glad to see that quite a number of the scholars of this school attend these entertainments, but Avish that more would do so ; as they would find them both interesting and instructive. The customary changes Avere made in the studies at the beginning of the new term. Geology gives way to Civil GoA ' ernment in the first class, and tAvo of tin English scholars take llhetoric, and three Chemisti’y. In the second class, a jiart of the pupils drop Literature and take u]i Chemis¬ try, Avhile the rest kecq) on in Litera¬ ture, studying “Ivanhoe.” The third class begin Phiglish History and Rhetoric, dropjiing Geometry and Physical Geograjihy. The new study of the fourth class is Book-keeping. Our large schooli-oom is unusually i Avell ventilated, but the rear recitation rooms on the same floor have been, until this term, poorly provided Avith sufficient change of air. During the vacation recess a SAvinging window has been placed above the rear door in each room, opening into the entry, thus allowing a change of air and es- c.ajie of chalk dust without creating a direct drauglit. “How swift is the fiiglit of time.” On the day of our last issue we were look¬ ing forward to the holidays with bright anticipations; now they are a thing of the past for this year, yet many ])leasant memories have they left. The meeting of quondam school¬ mates Avho noAv grace college-halls helped to fill our ciqi of pleasure. But duty loudly called at the close of one short Aveek, and at its bidding each donned his armor and all Avere mus¬ tered again into the ranks. Noav joy¬ ous hilarity is not the order of the day. NeAV Year’s Avas quite generally ob¬ served in Milford this year by keeping “open house,” Although in the early part of the day it seemed as though canoes might be in demand by those desirous of making calls, yet the num¬ ber of callers was greater than in the previous years. The custom of ob¬ serving the day originated Avith Washington. Good substantial dough- nuts (not necessarily Framingham), Avith coffee, Avere the refreshments of the time. Washington said he hoped the custom might always prevail. “So say Ave all of us.” As many of us will end our school life in six months from noAV, hoAV eager should Ave be to grasp all Avitliin our reach while opportunity is offered. As in some cases our future imrsuits will allow little time to be given to the continuance of our mental culture, should not all our energies be concen- trated to the one view of making our own all noAV offered us. Some appar¬ ently reason in another Avay, as though feeling that it may also be their last six months of freedom, and they must make the best of it, have as good a time as possible, and study only as much as necessity demands. But all too late they Avill see their error. The day will certainly come Avhen they will Avish their aim had been higher. These must find their fiiends among those who, like themselves, have squandered their op])ortunities. The advice of our elders, when asked their opinion of the value of an education, is so unanimous that there can be no doubt of what every scholar in this school owes to his parents and to him¬ self. Good resolutions, although made with the firmest intention, are more often broken than kejit, Hoav many out of the number made Avould Ave venture to say the majority of jiersons keej) for tAventy-four hours. But as¬ suredly Ave would not discourage any one from resolving to do better in the future! On the contraiy, Ave earnestly recommend the scholars to make them for this term if no longer. Resolve to be punctual, to learn the lessons assigned to us, and above all to act as gentlemen ' and ladies should act; and then if but a third is kept, some improvement Avill certainly be manifest. As Civil Government is a very prac¬ tical study, the method of teaching it that Avill arouse the interest and be most beneficial is desired. As an ex- jieriment this year,Ave have begun with the study of the government of our own town. From that Ave shall work out- Avard to the county and state, and finally to our country. Naturally, in taking the study in this way, a scholar, after having applied himself to the local institutiom, if his bump of curiosity is of moderate size, Avill be led to search farther to learn wherein our government differs Irom that of foreign nations. As Ave lay aside our geologies, Ave cannot but feel more deeply impressed with the Avonders of this earth of ours. We have traced its history from the melted sphere to the existence of great continents, Avith mountains and plains, Avith lake and river systems ; Ave have learned of its varying clim¬ ates and its living adornments, both vegetable and animal; Ave have fol¬ lowed the progress in life from the simple to the complex, from the hori¬ zontal to the vertical; Ave have tried in vain to bridge that mighty chasm between the man-ape Avith 34 cubic inches of brain to the bushmen with 68, and have tried so to conduct ourselves as not to be taken for the “mis.sing link.” Finally, Ave have joy¬ fully been tauglit that our great-great- great-grandchildrcn, Avhen looking at our pictures in future ages, Avill not be able to laugii at our odd shapes and our stunted bodies, although they may question our claims to beauty and Avonder hoAv Ave could live so long and know so little. In Geology Ave learned that man Avas a neAv cause of the extinction of species, and in corroboration of this Prof. Baird, of the Smithsonian Insti¬ tution, rejiorts that the buffalo has jiractically ceased to exist in the LTiiited States.