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

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6 OAK, LILY AND IVY Milford High School Directory. School Committee. George W. Stacy, Chairman. G. M. Billings. Waldo B. Whiting. John C. Lynch. John E. Swift. Dr. J. V. Gallagher. Superintendent, Charles W. Haley. Alumni Association, President, Walter L. Tongas, ’84. Secretary, Miss Elizabeth B. Barns, ’87. f acultvy Principal, Edward R. Clarke, Mathematics , English , History. Miss Inez L. Gay, Latin. Miss Helen T. Gilmore, Commercial Branches. Miss Mary B. Ford, Science and Mathematics. Miss Edith A. Nichols, English and History. Miss Adele Waldmeyer, French and German. Mi ss Genevieve Toohey, Drawing. Miss Esther G. O’Connor, Music. Athletic Association. President, Principal Edward R. Clarke. Secretary, Thomas J. Quirk. Executive Committee, Wm. Dunphy, Thomas Dempsey, Helen Higgins. Collectors, Stephen Archer, Irene Fuller. football {Team. Manager, Principal Edward R. Clarke. Assistant Manager, Stephen Archer. Captain, Thomas F. Dempsey. Orchestra. Leader, Ralph S. Bragg. Secretary, Helen Higgins. Senior Class, President, Carroll J. Duggan. Secretary, Thomas F. Dempsey. junior Class. President, Luigi De Pasquale. Secretary, Frank A. Boyle. Oak, Xil 2 anb l n2. Editor-in-Ciiief, Carroll J. Duggan. Business Manager, Charles W. Gould. Assistant Business Manager, Thomas J. Quirk.

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OAK, LILY A ND IVY VOL. XXV. MILFORD, MASS., NOVEMBER, 1908. NO. 2. Published Monthly During the School Year by the Pupils of the Milford High School. BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief, Carroll J. Duggan, ‘09. Business Manager, Charles W. Gould, ' 09. Ralph S. Bragg, ' 09. Luigi De Pasquale, ‘10. Assistants. Katherine Lyman, ‘09. Florence Whitteinore, ‘09. Beatrice C. Turner, TO. Thomas .T. Quirk, TO. Subscription Rates : For the year, 50 cents. Single Copies, 10 cents. Address all communications to Oak, Lily and Ivy, Milford, Mass. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post Office, as second class matter. TABLE OF Football Squad. Frontispiece Milford High School Directory Editorials . . . . . School Spirit. Fred Harrington, Ti. Education. C. B. Godfrey, ’62 School Notes . Alumni Notes . Athletics . . . . . Exchanges . CONTENTS, 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 “■The Humor of It.” H

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OAK, LILY AND IVY 7 Editorials. We desire to thank the Alumni and friends of the school for the interest which they have manifested in the paper this year. Their attitude in the matter has shown us clearly that the Alumni maintain a lively interest in the school, and that they are willing and anxious to back any enterprise that the school un¬ dertakes. The manner in which they received the Alumni Number is especiallv encouraging. Our subscription list has been practically doubled and there are many more whose subscriptions we hope to obtain. Mr. Walter Tougas, ’84, President of the Alnmni Association, has set the pace for the Alumni with a very liberal contribution. We feel well assured that his attitude is indicative of that of the rest of the Alumni body. A good library is an important part of a school equipment, and, in this par¬ ticular, the Milford High School is somewhat handicapped. Especially is the deficiency felt in the history department, where a great deal of research is neces¬ sary and required. Historical reading offers one of the most instructive and at the same time interesting branches of school work. Not only are the classes in history poorly equipjDed with reference books, but the same need is apparent, though in a less marked degree, in other subjects. The classes of 1907 and 190S have given as class presents, sums of money, the total being about eighty dollars, with the intention that books and book-cases for the library should be pur¬ chased therewith. The teachers will be only to glad to suggest necessary books, if the holders of this money deem it wise to expend it in the way suggested. A judicious choice of reference books will supply a long felt and greatly deplored want. The attention of the undergraduates is again called to the prizes offered this year for stories and essays. It is good policy to commence your papers early in order to give yourselves time to rewrite and change them before their publica¬ tion. Think this over carefully and let 11s have some strong articles to use in our following numbers. We also make note of the Patrick Prizes offered. The subject of Inter¬ national Peace presents several phases which require careful consideration. Al¬ though these papers need not be handed in until March, much research and thought must enter into a paper of this kind, so those who contemplate trying for these prizes should begin to make themselves familiar with all sides of the ques¬ tion. The Seniors have commenced to make arrangements for a subscription dance, to be held in the high school hall, the proceeds to go towards defraying the expenses of the Athletic Association. The committee in charge has decided to extend invitations to members of the school, to the Alumni and to friends. Several novel ideas have been advanced which promise a pleasant and informal