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

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OAK, LILY AND IVY. H The judges were Principal Robert I. Bramhall of Upton, Principal John K. Fenner of Hopedale, and Principal Edwin B. Richards of Holliston. After some deliberating between the judges, Mr. Bramhall, principal of the Upton High School, gave the decision, speaking briefly on the merits of the speakers. The first prizes were awarded to Dorothy Helen Shean, ’09, and Luigi De Pasquale, TO. Honorable mention was given to Marion Irene Tucker, TO, and Carroll John Duggan, ’09. Mildred Whittemore, ’09. -+ —Among the visitors in Milford during the Christmas holidays, were the ' Rowing: Miss Agnes Clancy, ’06, of Clinton; Herman Dillingham, ’04, of Dartmouth ; Edward Cavanaugh; Claude Simpson of Dartmouth; Charles Mo- riarty of Jefferson Medical college, Pa.; M. B. Foley, ’84, of New Bedford; George Fully, ’01, of Holy Cross college; William Clancy, ’06; Wendell Phillips, ex. ’08, of Notre Dame university, Ind.; Miss Florence Droney, ’08, of Bay Path institute, Springfield; J. Edward Dempsey, ’02, of Harvard Medical. —Supt. H. W. Lull of Newport, R. I., former principal of the Milford High school, delivered an address to the teachers of Milford on Jan. 13, in the Assembly Hall, and in the ' evening spoke at a meeting of the Fortnightly club. —Miss Sara V. Lowther, ’80, teacher of Greek and Latin in the high school in Stamford, Conn., is in Europe enjoying a year’s leave of absence. —Edward A. Carpenter, once a member of the class of ’02, and Miss Ethel A. Driscoll of Mattapan w r ere married on Dec. 22, at the home of the bride. —Residents of Milford were grieved to hear of the recent death of Charles Holden, once a member of the class of 1909. —H. B. Jackman, ’08, is taking an architectural course through the Interna¬ tional Correspondence school. —Leslie C. Whittemore, ’03, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’07, has accepted a position as chemist at the Filtration Plant of Washington, D. C. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Burbank (the latter formerly Miss Alice U. Moul¬ ton) of the classes of ’01 and ’02, respectively, are now residents of Los Angeles, Cal.

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OAK, LILY AND IVY. 13 which will be held in the Hi gh School Hall. Music will be rendered, essays read and there will be an address by some speaker. The members of the Senior class have agreed that the occasion will be particu¬ larly appropriate for the presentation of the Class gift, which is to be a life-sized bust of Lincoln. The design is the one accepted by the United States government, and is an exact duplicate of the bust in the Capitol at Washington. It was also voted to have the class president, Carroll J. Duggan, make the presentation speech. The presentation of a class gift during the Senior year is a deviation from the customary practice of making the presentation at the graduating exercises in June. Yet this new movement is for the best, as it gives the members of the Senior class an opportunity to see and hear comments on the gift presented, something which few other classes have been able to do. Ralph Bragg, ’09. Senior Dance On Friday evening, January 22nd, the second dancing party of the season was given under the direction of our Senior class. The dance was as great a success as the previous one in every way. The music began at eight o’clock and at half past ten there was a short intermission, during which refreshments were served. Dancing was resumed at eleven, and continued until twelve, when all were loath to leave. The floor director for the evening was Charles Gould, and much credit should be given him for the success of the dance. The committee in charge of the affair included Carroll Duggan, Gertrude Concannon, Irene Fuller, Helen Higgins and Ralph Bragg. Those on the refreshment committee were Grace Packard, May McCart and Thomas Dempsey. The proceeds, wihch amounted to $40.00, are to be used in purchasing a class present for the school. Helen Higgins, ’09. Prize Speaking Contest. On Tuesday evening, December 22, the first prize speaking contest was held in the Assembly hall. A very excellent program was given, consisting of the following: Music, A Murderer’s Confession, The Fiddle Told, Success in Life, Vocal Solo, The Honor of the Woods, An Appeal for Liberty, Seeing Things, The Traitor’s Deathbed, Vocal Solo, Selection from “The Dixons,” Grattan’s Reply to Mr. Corry, The Hero of the Day, Music, Award of Medals. High School Orchestra. Carroll John Duggan, 1909. Sadie Agnes O’Connell, 1911. Stephen Calvert Archer, 1910. Miss Esther G. O’Connor. Irene Margaret Fuller, 1909. Charles Waite Gould, 1909. Alice Rice Bragg, 1911. Luigi De Pasquale, 1910. Miss O’Connor. Dorothy Helen Shean, 1909. Francis Aloysius Boyle, 1910. Marion Irene ' Pucker, 1910. Orchestra.

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OAK, LILY AND IVY. iS 1 he first hockey game this season was played on Cedar Swamp pond, Christ¬ mas morning, with the Awpis club, composed mainly of former high school stu¬ dents, as opponents. The game was close and exciting throughout, two or three extra periods being necessary to decide the contest, which resulted in a victory for the Awpis. Score 1-0. Considering that this was our first game and as the ice was in a poor condition, the result was very pleasing to the players, who have hopes of turning out a crack team this winter. I he interest in the team was shown by the presence of a great number of students at the game. The team from Upton High defeated the Milford team, 1-0. The game played by our boys was a, marked improvement over the form they showed in the previous game. We are confident that practice will develop a strong team in Milford High. The third hockey game was played at Hopedale, Jan. 8, between Milford High and Hopedale High. The game was won by Hopedale, by the score, 8-1. Milford High was badly crippled, nearly all the regular players being absent. 1 he substitutes used by Milford were somewhat timid, which accounted for the large score, nevertheless they played a good game, considering that for tl e new players it was the first contest of this sort in which they have participated. Hopedale played a very strong passing game, which was lacking among our players. However, as soon as the skating returns, let all members of the school show greater interest in this sport, and let each do his part to encourage the development of a strong, aggressive team. The prospects for the 1909 nine baseball team are excellent, perhaps as good as in former years. With our “star pony pitcher” still in the game, with “Duff” the crack southpaw, and “Bill Dunphy,” our trusty first sacker and captain, we entertain the highest hopes for one of the best teams in the vicinity Thirty-four candidates have given their promise to show up for practice at the opening of the season, among them being R. Dempsey, C. Foley, C. Gould, and T. Dempsey of last year’s nine. A second team will also be formed, that will cope with the smaller high schools of this section. Our football warriors will soon receive handsome red coat sweaters for their faithful services on the gridiron this season. The sweaters will be orna- mented with the much-coveted “M,” and are sure to please the students, who have worked very hard for the honor of the school, and who certainly deserve their reward. Some comment has been heard relative to the agency through which this bill of goods will be purchased. It is to be hoped that those merchants who have advertised in the Oak, Lily and Ivy will have a fair chance to show their lines in competition with outside firms.