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

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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.

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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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16 OAK, LILY AND IVY. jfrom @ur j£.tcbanges. The story of Beowulf in the Minute Man deserves mention. The legend is told in a very interesting style. Another article worthy of note in that paper is “School Life at Barcelona,” in which a curious but effective method of compelling the boys to converse in French is related. The length of the Alumni Department in the Dean Megaphone is indicative of the close interest that academy feels in its graduates. “A Tradition of the Revolutionary War” in the Enfield Echo is well written. The Academe is the best exchange w e have received this month. Its stories and poetry are of the highest order, “A Christmas Ballad” deserving special men¬ tion. “Milton’s Surprise Party” in the Argus is the most original and humorous article in our exchanges for this month. “Idlewhile” in the Agnetian Monthly is a very interesting serial story. Lovers of music will be interested in “Memories of Paderewski” in the Aegis. An instructive and entertaining article in the Gates Index is “Early Life and Education of the Japanese Girl.” “Her Last Xmas Gift” in the Owl, written by a Freshman, shows talent. An¬ other article in the Owd which deserves mention for its originality is “The Hign School Dictionary.” The Clarion (Marlborough) has reason to be proud of its athletic department. The poem, “Misunderstanding,” in the Somerset Idea, written by a member of the faculty, is beautifully expressed, but it is quite another thing to be able to follow its precepts. “A Yankee Valhalla” (Old Cambridge) in the Mount Saint Joseph Collegian gives a fine description of the homes of Longfellow and of Lowell, their graves and those of others of America’s greatest men, who are buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. The articles receiving mention in this column may be read by the pupils of the school should they desire to do so; the exchanges are on file in the Library. Other exchanges received are: The Greylock Echo, The Hedding Graphic, The Distaff, The Maroon, The Karux, The M. W. C. Criterion, The Roaring Branch, Lasell Leaves, Stylus, College Echoes, the Doe-Wah-Jack, Coburn Clar¬ ion, The Referee. We welcome a new exchange, The Philomath, from our neighbor, Framingham. £be IH umor ot ITt. We hope all the pupils enjoyed their Christmas vacation as much as did one of the Senior girls. Telling about an evening’s pleasure, she said: “We laughed so hard the tears ran down our backs.” The scarcity of boys in the upper classes is to be deplored, but we never sup¬ posed that one of the girls w r ould voluntarily recruit the ranks. Yet wdien the teacher of B French said: “Les trois messieurs, allez au tableau noir,” three young gentlemen, accompanied by one young lady, walked to the board.