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

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1918 volume:

♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ QnK %xiy anb f £ Commencement lllumbcr 1918 Compliments of L. P. WEBBER, Hotel William W. C. ' TEWKSBURY CO., Electrical Supplies Central St., Milford, Mass. E. F. L1LLEY, J. A. TYLER, Jeweler and Optician, “LILLET’S CORNER,” MILFORD, MASS. Shoe Racks. Archer Rubber Company. Compliments of. HUCKINS TEMPLE CO., Shoe Manufacturers. H. M. CURTISS COAL COMPANY, 48 POND ST., MILFORD. Coal, Coke, Shingles and All Building Materials. S. H. EHSTMRN CO., MHNUFHCTURERS WOODEN BOXES FOR BOOTS, SHOES AND STRAW GOODS. ALSO PLAIN AND FANCY PAPER BOXES. MILL. CENTRHL STREET. MILFORD. LEWIS HAYDEN, Dr. N. MIETT, Real Estate, Insurance and Pension Business. Washington Block, Milford. DENTIST. Gas and Ether used in extracting. Rooms 1 and 3 Washington Block., HILFORD. H. S. CHADBOURNE, Dealer in all kinds of Sporting Goods, Hardware, Cutlery, Paints, Varnishes and Seeds. 168 Main Street, Milford. Sherman Laundry, Exchange St., Milford. THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. I WILLIAMS VINCENT, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW. Bank Block, Milford, Mass. HERBERT CASS, Wall Paper, Room Moulding, READY MIXED PAINTS, Hardware, Picture Framing, Etc. 63 Main St., Milford. WEBB PINK GRANITE COMPANY. MILFORD PINK GRANITE. This famous Granite is the Peer of all Building Granites. We have furnished it for many of the finest buildings in this Country. QUARRIES. CUTTING PLANT AND MAIN OFFICE, MILFORD, MASS. JOHN C. LYN.CH, LAWYER, 178 MAIN ST., MILFORD. WALTER L. TOUGAS, Insurance Broker. Fire, Life, Accident and Health Insurance PLATTED AT SHORT NOTICE IN RELIABLE COMPANIES. P. O. SQUARE BUILDING, ROOM 501, TELEPHONEsj N !, 3 79 MILK STREET. BOSTON. ALFRED B. CENEDELLA, Attorney and c OUNSELLOR AT L AW 3 BAKER BUILDING. M I LFO RD. JOHN H. GARDELLA, Ph. G., APOTHECARY. TOWN HOUSE PHARMACY, 62 Main Street, Milford, Mass. FOR THE Best College Ices and Sodas -GO TO- SONIER’S ICE CREAM PARLORS CASEY DEMPSEY BLOCK, 122 Main Street, Milford. MASS. H. A. DANIELS, Insurance of All Kinds, P. O. Block, Milford. CHAS. H. KIMBALL, Expressing and Jobbing. Orders may be left at the W. S. Harden Bakery, 194 Main Street. RESIDENCE, 44 EHHONS STREET. Residence Tele bone R-W. Office Telephone 2‘28- V. MILFORD, MASS. 2 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. CONNORS BROS., Home t Custom I Laundry. 78 and 80 Main Street. Compliments of L. GROW SON. TRASK BROTHERS, De tiers in high class Cycles Sundries Agents for EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. Granite Block, Milford. Compliments of P. H. GILLON. “Health is Wealth.” Exercise is Necessary. GYM Y. M. C. A. BATH CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, 3 P. M. MEMBERSHIP $3.50 ANNUALLY. a a a a a a § I a a a I a Vacation Clothing. PALM BEACH SUITS IN GREAT VARIETY, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER GRADES SUITABLE FOR VACATION WEAR. Shirts, Hosiery, Underwear and Neckwear and Shoe for Men and Boys. Bowker, THE CLOTHIER, The Kuppenheimer Store in Milford. a a a a a a 6 a a a a a § a a THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 3 DIEGES CLUST. “IF WE MADE IT, IT’S RIGHT.” CLASS PINS, CLASS RINGS, FRATERNITY PINS, MEDALS AND CUPS. 149 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. COMPLIMENTS OF Earl G. Crockett, DENTIST. Milford National Bank, 232 Main Street, Milford, Respectfully solicits the accounts of the Graduates and Scholars of the Milford High School, wheu they commence their professional of business careers. AUGUSTUS WHEELER, Pres. T. E. BARNS, Cashier. Compliments of HOME NATIONAL BANK. ROBERT ALLEN COOK, ARCHITECT. Architect for High School. 5? Prospect St., Milford. Tel. 165-W • compliments PHARMACY, L,N Z . MILFORD COAL CO. Sells Beaver Black Board. IDEAL FOR STUDENTS’ ROOMS. J. B. LESTER, Treasurer and Manager. FLANNERY’S HIGH-GRADE PHOTOGRAPHS. BUY YOUR Dry Goods and Small Wares At 222 Alain Street. CHARLES E. CODNEY. JAV ES LALLY, FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY. Exchange Street, Milford. Please bear in mind we carry a full assortment of DRY AND FANCY GOODS, Cloaks, Suits, Millinery and Novelties, and everything up to date. BOSTON STORE, 160 Main Street. Thomas J. Nugent, D. M. D. Washington Block, Milford. M. H. S. SENIORS, 1918. ©ak, %ily mb IFv . Vol. XXXIV. MILFORD, MASS, JUNK, 1918. No. 1. Published 15 y tiie Students of the Milford High School. BOARD OF EDITORS: Editor-In-Chief, Katherine Henderson Lester, ’18. Business Manager, Karl Stewart Roberts, ’18. Associate Editors: Marcia Louise Cook, ’18, Raymond Irving Thomas, ’18, Earlene Lulu Morey, ’18, John Francis Grady, ’18. Subscription Rates: For the year, 50 cents. Single copies, 10 cents. Address all communications to Oak, Lily and Ivy, Milford. Mass. CLASS OF 1918. Reina Frances Adams, Mary Christine Ahearn, Hazel Mae Austin, Chester Orlando Avery, Helen Margaret Broughey, Ruth Marion Bruce, John Francis Burke, Anna Agnes Calabiese, Louis Joseph Calabrese, Elizabeth Elna Carr, Alice Rosemary Carroll, Grace Margery Carron, George William Casey, James Frederick Catusi, Warren Adelbert Chilson, Hazel Edith Clarridge, Florence Grace Colecchi, Mary Gertrude Condon, William Vincent Conway, Marcia Louise Cook, Margaret Elizabeth Cronan, Marian Alva Frances Dairymple Louise Curtis Daniels, Arnold Rogers Davis, Marshall Merton Day, Madelene Farrington, Maude Deacon Frost, Joseph Francis Fullum, Francis Robert Gaffny, Blanche Glatky, Edward Joseph Gorman, John Francis Grady, Esther Alice Haskard, Jessie Mildred Henderson, Katharine Agnes Hickey, Kathryn Marguerite Hobart, James T Margaret Isabel Hogan, William George Jackman, Helen Mary Jappell, Paul Emory Jones, John Joseph Kelley, Lucille Frances Kempton, Evelyn Mary Kennedy, Mildred Josephine Kimball, Francis Edward Larkin, Katherine Henderson Lester, George Harris Luchini, Hazel Pauline Miett, May Helena Minon, Katherine Madelene Moloney, Earlene Lulu Morey, Rose Alma Morey, Wilfred James Murray, Elmer Clyde Nelson, James Raymond Oliver, Ruth Permilla Purdy, Thomas Joseph Raftery, Helen Mildred Ray, Karl Stewart Roberts, ELzabeth Regina SanClemente, Hazel Etta Scammon, Harold Thomas Shea, Lester Madden Shea, Marion Helen Sherborne, Mabel Frances Steeves, Lillian Edna Sweet, Raymond Irving Thomas, Louis George Vesperi, Vera Lillian Rye Wade, Ruth Mildred Ware, Frances Rebecca White, Daniel Francis Woodhead. mt Zurlo. 6 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY PROGRAMME Star Spangled Banner • MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Louis J. Calabrese, Leader Overture -Standard Waltz .... Strauss Milford high school orchestra Entrance of Senior Class, escorted by Junior Class. Chorus—The American Consecration Hymn . . McMillan MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Salutatory Essay—The Revolution in Russia Lillian Edna Sweet Violin Trio ...... Louis J. Calabrese, ’is Julio Zorzi, 19 henry Volk, ' 20 Class History Esther Alice haskard Chorus—The Long, Long Trail Elliot MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL. GLEE CLUB Presentation of Class Gift .... George Harris Luchini, president, class of 191s Acceptance of Class Gift ..... Leo martin Murray, president, class of 1919 Selection —The Flight of Birds ..... MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The Future ....... MARION HELEN SHERBORNE Valedictory Essay —The Impossibility of Peace at the Present Time Katherine Henderson Lester Class Ode ....... Presentation of Diplomas ..... George e. Stacy, chairman of school committee Chorus—Song of Deliverance . . Coleridge-Taylor MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Allegro ....... MILFORD HIGH S C H O O L O R C H E ST R A THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 7 The Revolution in Russia. Russia is still the great unknown quantity in this war. She is the eter¬ nal question. What will Russia do? What can Russia do? Our questioning does not arise because Russia did not do what she could in the first year of the war, but because of her past .history, and because she is made up of a complex and discordant mass of people speaking a hundred and fifty different languages and dialects. How then, in the view of recent happenings in that extraordinary country, to look upon her as an entirety, as a single and influ¬ ential factor in the history at present in the making? It must be remembered that the ten yeais between the disastrous ending of Russia’s war with Japan and the stirring of her sense of nationalism, both religious and civil, were years of turmoil and confusion. There were times during this period when it seemed as though the torn fabrics of the Russian empire must fall apart of its own weakness of fiber. There were revolutions, enormous labor difficulties, much shed ling of blood, disasters, and social un¬ rest. Russia was in a state of chaos. Then came the great war. It is possible that Russia welcomed the wai, for it was the last opportunity to unit Russia. The result must have been gratifying to true Russian patriots. Broadly speaking, by the supreme fusing of war Russia was made one. The fighting men of the nation, the peasants, with the images of the Cz r and the Church before them, marched to the front singing songs and confident of the holiness of the conflict, iheie was none of that in the war with Japan There was neither enthusias n nor vigor then ; but for this war a sort of Russian national spirit was aroused, and Russia went out to fight whole-heartedly, enthusiastically and confi¬ dently. Russia began her offensive with a will. Contrary to the accepted mili¬ tary theory, Russia mobilized weeks sooner than it was believed she could. And, in stiict accordance with the German plan of campaign, Russia matched, toward the west, pushing all before her. There was talk that the soldiers of the Czar would have their Christmas dinners in Berlin. The Russians swept Prussian Poland, through Galicia, and far into the territory of the enemy. They took cities and ravaged villages, and seemed as irresistible as a t dal wave, advancing and engulfing the enemy. The two big features of the plan of the German campaign weie the quick advance on France and the apparent abandonment of a certain portion of the eastern frontier to the Russian advance. The plan w is to defeat France and then return at leisure and attend t) Russia. All the world knows what his happened when Von Hindenburg turned his attention to the eastern theatre of war The Russians were beaten back mile after mile. The Germans crumpled that brave advance into a retreat. As the Germans pressed on, the Russians, without the piopei supplies oi ammunition or even the necessary weapons, could do nothing but retreat. They lost cities they had taken. They gave up positions they had bought 8 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. with immense loss of blood. Russian unity could exist no longer with disor¬ der and turmoil reigning supreme b)thon the battle front and at home and in Petrograd, where men, regardless of the soldiers on the firing line, were squabbling over the contracts for supplies of war. The wonderful news of the dep )sing of the Cz ir had gone through the ranks and one idol was removed from the childlike mind of th p asmt sol¬ dier. At last the Czar and his haughty German wife were removed from the c urt buzzing with German intrigue and the malign influence of the unholy Risputin Tnen came Alexander Kerensky, of whose attractive personality we read as he appeared at the front line of battle, and our hopes were raised that this nervous, active Dictator might turn the Russian defeat into a new victory. But indecision, which has ruined many a man, was, it appears, the fatal flaw in Kerensky’s character. It has often been declared that the se¬ cret to success is to “act quickly, and be right part of the time.” Kerensky, however, dallied with danger and was overthrown. By trying to please both the conservatives and radicals, he merelymade both sides distrust him. The p iople believed that under the new regime Kerensky threatened them with blood and iron. All governments were alike distasteful to them and they wtnted none of them. Democracy to the Russians meant simply the aboli¬ tion of all authority. His chief blunder, according to Russian reports, was his failure to call together the constituent assembly. Instead he postponed it repeatedly until his procrastination gave the Bolsheviki a splendid political opening to demand an honorable and speedy gathering of the assembly. Three real battles determined that Bolshevikism should rule in Russia— the fighting in Petrograd, Kief and M scow. Kerensky’s provisional govern¬ ment had talked until even the Russians were tired of his promises. The workingmen, who are the backbone of the Bolshevik party, promptly re- s rted to arms. Their own natural capacity for organization was directed by the more comprehensive Prussian minds. If this were not true, it would be impossible to explain the almost simultaneous battles in Petrograd, Kief and M iscow, so successfully fought. In Kief Austrian officers openly fraternized with the committee; and it is a certainty that some of the artillery in the b ittle of Moscow was directed by German officers. The independence of Ukrania which cuts off Little Russia from the Pet- rograd government was merged with the Bolshevik movement The active agents in it were the soviets, or workmen’s and soldiers’ committees, such as now control all of Russian life, political and industrial. In the city of Kief, the fighting was controlled almost entirely by the soviet. To this group of radicals, the workingmen of Kief gave staunch alle¬ giance. The fighting lasted for six days, the total casualties numbering about six hundred. The greatest excitement in that city was provided by the large Bolshevik funerals which were virtually parades of armed woikingmen. Meanwhile, the Bolsheviki were gaining enormous victories in Moscow and Petrograd, where after a few days of fighting the care-free crowds cele- brattd with joy the triumph of Bolsluvikism. In Petrograd, for example. THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 9 amusements were in full sway and gaiety reigned in all sections of the city. Factory strikes prevailed everywhere. The workers, elated with their new power, informed their employers that they would assume entire charge of the factories, and they proceeded to drive out the experts at their pleasure, threatening the owners with death it’ they attempted to close their shops. They regulated their own salaries and in a highhanded and most unscientific way attempted to conduct affairs, in one case ruining in theii ignorance a quarter of a million dollars worth of war material. In many cases, after weeks of confusion, realizing that something beyond the enthusiasm of the worker was necessary for success, they entreated the employers, whom they had driven out, to return. A member of the Root Labor Commission sent to Russia attempted to ell the Russians something of American labor unions and their benefits to he worker, especially children, but Lenine’s newspaper in its editorial col¬ umn demanded, ‘AVhat do we know about union labels and child labor? What we want for everybody is two hours work a day, and no more.” When the Bolsheviki had acquired the political importance which they desired, they shared their power with no man. They scornfully refused to allow a representative from any other party to hold a political office, and ye they term this government democracy. The taint of German gold and insidious Prussian propaganda had done their work. Have you ever stopped to consider the significance of the word Ilohenzollerns ? The early Hohenzollerns were the “high toll takers,” who from their primitive homes on the mountain sides, swooped down upon tired travellers who were forced to pay toll to their barbarous and unwelcome hosts. The modern Ilohenzollern steals provinces instead of purses. And no¬ where has the toll been higher than in Germany’s triumph in the Brest- Litovsk Treaty. To the gloating Prussians, Nikolai Lenine, Bolshevik Pre¬ mier of Russia, and Leon Trotzky, his Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, yielded Poland, Lithuania, Riga, the Moon Islands and an indemnity of $4,000,000,000. Well may we remark in the words of Addison, “Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.” In less than a year after Trotzky on his ex¬ pulsion from France had declared that he and his political associates would always remain “the outspoken sworn enemies” of Germany, he visited Berlin on his return from America to Russia, and his enemies assert that he was lured by the Kaiser’s gold to reverse his opinion of the Prussians. He holds patriotism in disdain and calls it “a mania of nationalism. Declaring the rescue of the proletariats or workers from the miseries of a long and wcaris mie war to be his sole excuse for bringing about the demobil¬ ization of Russia’s troops, he, with Lenine, with undaunted boldness placed his country in the hands of Kaiser Wilhelm anl E nperor Karl, whom he had but a short time prev ious named as “two criminals who refused to respect the rules and regulations of international law. Thus are the untrained and undeveloped minds of Russia governed by Prussian influence. Well may the government in Russia today be termed 10 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY __ the despotism of the dregs It is a case of ignorant people being led by selfish and short sighted leaders. With four fifths of the lower classes unable to read or write, how can one expect them to understand the true meaning of democracy? They have witnessed the progress of Aneriei; thy have seen from afar the workings of American freedom. So n they found themselves able to give free rein t their ambition. They revolted. Phey dethroned the Czar and overthrew bis monaichy, and then, alas tor Bussia ! She was pow¬ erless. At this moment she stood in the open door of revolt, tree to go out into the world of liberty and democracy If Russia had had 1 aimed and intel¬ ligent men to lead her as France was led, she would nc w stand forth among the nati ms of the world, an important factor fighting for the cause of human¬ ity. But the blind cannot lead the blind, and Russia, unable to grasp the brilliant opportunity offered her, has fallen back into the barbarity of the past. The Russian soldier has deserted his ranks and has lost the little self- respect he had formerly possessed. His rifle and his militiiy service, al¬ though disgracefully concluded, give him the license he styles “liberty,” and he has returned from the trenches to be despised and feared by the other classes of Russian society. Even at the front, when the Bolshevik doctrine had thoroughly sunk into the minds of the war-weary peasants, the officers had been barely tolerated. So wholesale had been the murder of the officers that hundreds of Russian privates were severely punished by the Germans for their utter disrespect for higher authority. After all, what is Tavarish but an embruted peasant, the victim of gener¬ ations of autocratic tyranny and injustice? He is not responsible for his ina bility to think. His ignorance of the meaning of patriotism, honor, loyalty and democracy must be laid at the door of those powers that denied him the privileges of a rational human of this age. What example more striking than the story of uneducated Russia is needed to prove to even the most thoughtless American the necessity of edu¬ cation? Imagine the mind of the Russian peasant as he stares at a German poster depicting the ill treatment of the Russian soldier by cruel figures typi¬ fying John Bull and Uncle Sam. On the memories ot what literature or what experience can he draw for aid at this moment ? He falls, an easy prey to the subtlety of Prussian diplomacy which has been able to overcome Rus¬ sia, because it has understood that huge and helpless country tottering on the brink of ruin. it is, perhaps, difficult for an American blessed with every opportunity for advancement to picture a country, as Rus-ia, with so Urge a proportion of its people utterly ignorant, lacking ability even to read or write. But such are the educational conditions in Russia today. Let us always retain before us the vision of dismembere l and helpless Russia as a warning lest we allow the light of learning to grow dim in this independent and liberty-loving land of ours. Let us continue our studies as long as we possibly can and train our minds that we may prove ourselves more worthy to be citizens of our beloved, our free America. Lillian Edna Sweet, ’18. CAST OF A ROSE O ' PLYMOUTH TOWN. 12 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY Class History. Iti the life of the untaught Indian boy, Hiawatha, the slaying t f his first deer was a momentous event. It marked the achievement of his earliest am¬ bition. It meant to him what the completion of the grammar school course and the entrance into high school means to Uncle Sam’s more civilized nephews and nieces. There is the flush of triumph and satisfaction in their feeling, coupled also with the instinctive expect incy and awe of the mist- enshrouded future. It is no different, except perhaps in the matter of inten¬ sity, from the emotions of all people on entering upon a new and untried path of action. With a whimsical feeling of amusement tinged with the sadness of part¬ ing, we recall tonight the welcome extended in the September issue of the Oak, Lily and Ivy by a sedate senior to the entering freshman class. The welcome ended with these words: “Little freshmen, enter and be happy.” We on this platform tonight were those little freshmen. And it is that feel¬ ing of welcome and good-will exhibited by teachers and schoolmates alike which have made our entire four years so pleasant to look back up m and so hard to leave. We numbered one hundred and thirty then, and are seventy-three tonight. Our first acquaintance with Mr. C. A. FitzGerald was as sub-master of the school, but four weeks afterward he became our principal on the resigna¬ tion of Dr. Derry, with whom we did not have the opportunity of becoming very well acquainted. It did not take long, however, for us to feel the in flu- ence of Mr. FitzGerald’s kind and sympathetic interest in each one of us. We might with heart-felt sincerity expatiate upon the generous instruc¬ tion of each of our teachers, but we must pause only long enough to extend our thanks to them all for their patience and interest. There are few important events which very directly concern a freshman class, for newcomers must wait awhile before they may attain to any distinc¬ tion or recognition in school affairs other than by faithfulness in study. But an honor fell to one member of the class during the freshman year of which we are justly prou 1. A prize, to be competed for by our class, was offered for the best essay on “Why Milford is a good place to live in,” and it was won by Helen Broughey. As is always the case, a numbtr of those who entered with us grew weary and dropped out before we had well started-on our courses. During our first two years two of our members died and two mairied. In our sophomore year we made our first appearance on the rh( torical platform, and found the experience not nearly so fearsome as we had anticipa¬ ted. During this same year we were represented in the celebration, which was held in our Assembly hall on April 16, of the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Warren Chilson took the part of the school-boy in “The Seven Ages of Man” from “As You Like It.” So happily and busily the days and months flew by and we became mem- THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. J3 bers of the Junior class. We organized and elected our o fficers on the fif¬ teenth of November, 1916, with Elmer Nelson as president; Jessie Henderson, vice-president; Lester Shea, treasurer; and Margaret Cronan, secretary. It was our first experience of voting, and we re3ill that one of the girls asked if she should sign her name to the ballot. One member who entered with us, Rose G.igliardi, completed the necessary work in three years and was gradua ted last June with the class of ’17. At that same graduation we were happy to learn that Francis Gaffny was to receive one of the Patrick Peace Essay prizes a varded at that time. At the outset of this year we suffered the loss of our principal, Mr Fitz¬ Gerald, who w is called to the country’s service. Mr. Quirk, chosen acting principal in his place, has won the gratitude an l appreciation of the entire class for his unfailing courtesy and sincere interest in all sdi ol activities. We also missed two of our classmates, our president, Elmer Nelson, and William Sprague, both of whom enlisted during September and are now fight¬ ing “over there”. At a class meeting in October, George Luchini was elected class president to fill the vacancy left by Nelson’s departure. In February two more of the boys went away. Chester Avery and Arnold Davis were ad¬ mitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This spring the class was highly pleased over the appointment of Thomas Raftery as a student at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland This year a change was made in our rhetorical program. Instead of speaking in Assembly hall once during the year, we spoke once a month in our home rooms, having optional rhetoricals weekly in the hall in preparation for a prize speaking contest which was held December twenty first in the school assembly hall. The first prize for the girls was won by Anna Calabrese, and that for the boys, by James Catusi. On April the twelfth our class held its Senior Hop in the Town Ilall. The evening w’as greatly enjoyed by the many guests and we realized fifty - five dollais from the affair. Our Senior Play took place two weeks later on the twenty.sixth of the month, when a very pretty colonial drama, “A Rose O’ Plymouth Town,” was presented in the Opera House. The proceeds of the play were two hundred and sixteen dollars. During the third Liberty Loan drive, themes written by Hazel Clarridge, Alice Cairoll, John Grady, and James Zurlo were chosen for their special ex¬ cellence to be read at exercises given in the Assembly hall The writers were awarded diplomas signed by Secretary of the Treasury .McAdoo andcountei- signed by Principal Quirk. For our class colors we have red, white, and blue ; for our flower, the sweet pea, and for our motto, “Impossible is Un-American.” As we look back tonight through the smiling vista of our four happy years spent under the tender care of our dear Alma Mater it is with a icluc- tant yet pleased satisfaction that we turn our back upon it all to face an al¬ luring but unknown future. Esther A. HASKARn. THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 14 Editorial. In preparing this issue, the Commence nent number of the Oak. Lily and Ivy, the various editors have made a brief review of the progress and ad vance- ment of the Milford High School during the pist school year. This is the only issue of the Oak, Lily and Ivy published this year. In September the student body decided, due to the great expense incuireJ, to discontinue the school annual. But at this phase of school life, the time of graduation, it seems but befitting that pages of review should be prepared which would relate our past pleasures both social and scholastic. Consequently the old custom of a commencement number will still be adhered to. The present school year has been highly successful. Yet the war has thrown its far-reaching tentacles into our very midst and it was with the keenest regret that we heard the news of Mr. Fitz Gerald’s departure for ser¬ vice. Mr. FitzGerald’s untiring efforts of the past three years have won for him the love and respect of every member of the student body and his absence is keenly felt. The vacancy caused by his leaving was filled by Mr. Thomas J. Quirk, one of our alumni. Success has greeted Mr. Quirk on every hand, and we extend to him our heartiest thanks and deep appreciation for his untiring efforts to make our school life happy and pleasant. To the Freshman class, upon whom the honor of Milford High rests for the next few years, we give our kindest greetings. If they could but sur¬ mount the hill of time that confronts them and gaze upon the future what would they find ? Would they see happiness and victory as their rewaid or despair and defeat? That question can alone be answered by Time. But to make the reply one of happiness and victory for the Freshmen there must be diligent study and conscientious application to school work. The attitude assumed now by the Freshman toward his studies is the answer to the ques¬ tion of his future success or failuie. Each freshman should consider himself a necessary part of the school life He should not work for himself but for his school. Make a solid foundation now of the fundamentals which will uphold all future study and do not give way to your burden. In fulfilling this task of upholding our school’s standard the underclassmen have the best wishes of the Seniors. John Francis Grady. x w Prophecy of the Class of 1918. Peace once more reigned over the world. The wicked had been over¬ come: the righUous had prevailed. The down trodden nations had been raised by the hands of humanity and the earth rejoiced in its calm. On my return fjom Poland wheie I had been helping in the work of re¬ construction, I was passing through southern Italy intending to embark soon for home. One day, while making my way through a little wood, my atten- THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. J5 tion was attracted by a huge vine-covered mound on one side of which I found a sizable opening. Being of an adventurous nature I pushed aside the brush and hanging vinrs and stooping a little forced my way in. It was very dark at first but as my eyes became accustomed to the darkness, I foiin l myself in a huge cave with smooth, flat rocks here and there. A slight breeze entering the cave caused a rustling sound and at the same time raised into the air numbers of dry, withered leaves. When they had fluttered to the ground struck by their uniform size and color, I picked up a few and sought the light. On examining them carefully, to my surprise I could disc- rn definite lines of verse apparently written in Latin. It suddenly occurred to me taat I mu t be at the ancient oracle of the Sibyl, a prophetess of old who dwelt in a cave and gave her answers to those who came to consult her concerning the future from the leaves she gathered from the floor of her abode. Returning into the dim light I gathered all the leaves I could and on translating the words oa each, they seemed to describe so appropriately my classmates of 1918 that I saved them and I am going to read them to you now. With cuily lock and rosy cheek Miss Wade trips gaily down the street, Proving to soap dealers, short and tall, Lai kin’s brand is the best of all. The Post can boast of a reporter sane Whotd ts the column of “Mildred Champigne” From childhood Marcia had shown a desire That the name of Cook with fame should retire. In the attractive garb of a Red Cross nurse, With the purpose of quenching the hunger and thirst Of a lonely soldier or sailor lad. Waits Louise Daniels, willing and glad. . In a May-basket factory, with paper and glue, Clad in overalls fancy of green silk and blue, Work faithfully, joyfully, day by day, May Minon, Libby Carr, and our friend Helen Ray. A suite of rooms on the broad highway : The manicuring parlors of Lester Shea. He thinks great attention to stage folk is due, Such as Margaret Cronan, and John Giady, too. Poising with ease on a white charger ' s back On the tips ol her toes with the greatest of knack, In tights and a short and full-ruffled skirt, Rides Katherine Lester, a famous expert. Harvard has filled its vacant chair. Louis Vesperi is president there. And Wellesley boasts of a gentleman prof., In Latin Karl Roberts with glory has taught! 6 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. Mademoiselle Camouflage is the latest sensation, Hut Mabel Steeves’ art is no innovation As her models for artists’ pencil and pad, Maude Frost and Joe Goi man are now all the fad. Mary Condon, our fi ixen-haired child. At Tech is instructing in matters vvoi til while The countless students so eager to learn, Who for her kind service all ar lently yearn Two youthful maidens the result foresaw Of the shortage of men pro luced by the war. As street-car conductors, with diligent care, Ilazel Austin and Rose Morey are collecting ont’s fare. Versatile, talkative, little Ray Thomas As an auctioneer gay has a business enormous. The talented, sprightly, and wise little man Of many a talent has thorough command. Francis VVoodhead with natural grace At the Capitol rules in the Speiker’s place ; Where Catusi and Casey, our laws to defend, The Bay State sends as Congressmen. Daily toils our tiny Miss Ware Showing how to grow a fine head of hair; And dainty Ruth Bruce in business expert, Assists her daily in her work. Jessie Henderson, so dainty and sweet, A fortune has made with her light tripping feet. ■ Her fine reputation has partly been made By her bright golden hair of the loveliest shade. Our dear Mr. Quirk has gone far abroad. Oliver now wields the principal’s rod In charge of the music of Milf rd High School, Sweet Evelyn Kennedy has absolute rule. Marion Dalrymple and Hazel Miett Are each an ardent suffragette ; While Madeline Maloney and Mary Ahern Are managing farms with goodly return. Cute Ruth Purdy and Hazel Soammon, Are displaying footwear, green and salmon, For the dancing classes for student and clerk. Of Grace Canon and her helper, Francis Burke. Wilfred Murray and Harold Shea And Francis Fullutn had marched away With Lieutenant Raftery at their head ; But they found the Kaiser already dead. THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. J7 From coast to coast as the Im-p rial Troupe, Go the merriest, happiest, funniest group. Francis Gaffny, Francis Larkin, with little “Bone” Day Make a wonderful trio, as people do say. Our Elmer Nelson of military fame, As a captain brings honor to the dear old name Of Milford High by his deeds of might In ending the war with its shadow of night. Lillian Sv eet so demure and coy, Is teaching youths, both gill and boy, In the ait of running a Flivver with care And in the choosing of roads both muddy and fair. Warren Chilson and playful Paul Jones, Are amusing audiences in their jolliest tones From platform and stage, with joy explaining How they bore rebukes in German, uncomplaining. Haz 1 Clarridge, courageous, brave, Is flying high o’er land and wave In an aeroplane, carrying to and fro, Tne United States mails that are ready to go. A charming, attractive magazine cover: Around a big test tube bacilli do hover, Down in the corner in a conspicuous way Appears the name of Chester A. Alice Carroll and Margaret Hogan Have “safety first” as their useful slogan. They are daily pulling many a tooth, And then sell candy at a nearby booth. Eailine Morey, the sweet little lass, Is a short story writer of the very first class, Profiting by the knowledge her High School gave In one of the courses of English A, Milford High has labored with caie That Symphony Orchestra may declare That its conductor and soloists all Are gaining success from fall to fall. In William Jackman lies Symphony’s fame. His s Joist, Miss Kimball, has made a great name. .James Zurlo gives many a musical treat, While Madeline Farrington leads listeners to seats. Frances White, apart and alone, Has founded a dear little orphans’ home. Kathryn Hobart is the surgeon there And keeps the children in good repair. 18 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. On a lofty platform, a throng around, With a lively tone and a powerful sound, A preacher of influence and of far-reaching might, Arnold Davis shows to sinners the pathway of right Helen Broughey with skillful grace And Reina Adams, fair of face, With wondrous success are on the stage, The best ballet dancers of the age. John Kelley of the great Red Sox, And Lucille Kempton in the pitcher’s box, Are making the country actually rave And moie and more for baseball crave. Katherine Hickey of a bakery is head, Increasing the weight of her food with lead. Blanche Glatky and Florence Colecchi Are making her bread-stuffs and spaghetti. With the land at rest in continual peace, From his duties Mr. Tumulty has sought release, To prove woman’s worth and power and skill Elizabeth Sanclemente his chair does fill. In Milford’s street-commissioner’s team Rides William Conway, happy and serene. Esther Haskard from Bellingham town Is a selectman of weight and of great renown. Miss Mary Ford’s field has grown so wide She is forced to have a secretary in whom to confide All her private compassion and enjoyment of fun; George Luchini is the fortunate one. Louis Calabrese and his cousin named Anna Are busily playing the “Star-Spangled Banner.” With the enthusiasm and vigor of high-school days When jolly good music was all the craze. Although the people of olden days believed firmly in their divinities, still they knew that in the answers of their seers several different meanings might be found. So the forebodings of the powerful Sibyl may be taken in more than one way. If your interpretation proves unsatisfactory, it is evi¬ dent that you have failed to catch the intended meaning and mu st try an¬ other. Marion Helen Sherborne, ’ 18 . . H. S. BASEBALL TEAM, 1918. 20 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. True American Patriotism. Who is the world’s greatest patriot? Is it Napoleon,- who tore from France the best manhood of ages, leaving thousands to die on the weary return from the disastrous march upon Moscow? The true patriot does not love war. He sees a red river of blood creeping over a land of frightened children, wailing women and ruined homes, and the ciuel twisted smile of Mars as he watches the red stream swell and swell into a mighty sea, swirling beneath the gale of despotism and outrage into a huge maelstrom. The patriot’s bayonet is not to him the steel of Death ; it is the sword of God avenging wrong. The true patriot is not of necessity loyal to his government, but he is always loyal to his country. If we must look for the perfect patriot, we must look in the country that is best suited for him. We must lock in America where true liberty is found and where the true patr ' ot shall live forever. America is the land of patriots, but who among our famous men has earned the name of our greatest patriot? Poets sing the fame of Washington; Lincoln’s glory as the emancipator of the slave will never die. Wilson has joined them in the cause of freedom. Who is our greatest patriot ? Who has done the most for his country, the one who created liberty, the one who pre¬ served liberty, or the one who is now defending it? It is a question which can never be answered. Those three will remain at the head of our great roll of patriots which grows greater day by day. Among those patriots we must number not only those who have fought great battles on bloody Adds and on wild seas, giving up their lives that American liberty might be preserved. There have been other patriots whose names have gone down into posterity with glorified and stainless memories. Alexander Hamilton fought his battle over a sheet of paper covered with tiny, angular figures, and the result of the conflict was the creation of a financial foundation for the nevly born American republic which has not been shaken by five wars. By the just and full payment of the first bonds ol the United States he made possible the great Liberty Bonds of today. Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and Calhoun were not great warriors. The pen fitted their fingers better than the sword and for months, with their forceful cratory, they han¬ dled a topic that was beyond the reach of most men. Their clear, cairn insight saw the disaster that hung ovei the country but the dark cloud of slavery was too heavy for mortal eyts to pierce and only after four years of struggle was it swept away. These three men kept the union together until it was too strong to be separated. And there have been many men before this war who deserve to be given praise as true patriots who have exercised their skill to the honor of America. Among our great patriots are the heroes that have constiucted the great Panama canal. In a climate whose every breeze is the breath of death these men worked on and on. It is the manana land, the land of tomorrow, and on these heroes of Panama that tomorrow depends. Patriotism is not alone loyalty to country. It is loyalty to the best in men, loyalty to God. Trotzky, the Bolshevik betrayer of Russia, calls patri- THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 21 otisra “a mania of nationalism.” True patriotism is not a mania. Pati iotism does not mean unswerving devotion to a county, regardless of whether that country is ruled by the voice of the people, or by a drunken and profligate king The true patriot echoes the words of Lincoln, ' T must stand with any¬ body that stands right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.” The blind worship of a country is not patriotism but fanaticism. The self-styled “patriot” of this sort is a curse, not a blessing, to his country. Be was the one who cried “Traitor!” at Patrick Henry as that true American bu ltd his defiance at tyrannical England. Be is the man, shallow-minded and servile, who is loyal to his country because he has been taught to be, be¬ cause his father was, and his friend is. He is unable to give the steady sup¬ port of the citizen, who after calm rational consideration gives his aid to his country. lie is a petty, paltry “hanger-on” of a government which he has been taught is “the best of all,” for reasons he knows not. He is the man who buys a Liberty Bond, with its promise of a return of his money plus a generous interest, but refuses the lied Cross To be a true patriot one must first of all be a good citizen, and to be a good citizen one must be a man. Hamilton filled his office, not for any hope of everlasting fame, for he was opposed Tom Maine to Georgia, but because it was in his judgment the best and wisest thing to do. Hamilton, was not only a statesman but a man, that sune sense of honor that withheld his hand in the duel with Burr carrying him successfully on through his patriotic ca¬ reer. The sacrifices of today have revealed the greatest and the least of patri¬ ots. The best of our manhood is wearing the khaki. They have thrown away the ties of home and the promises of ambition and have plunged into the European conflict, where they will be merged into victory or defeat. The soldier’s sacrifice is the supreme sacrifice. Equally great is that of his grey¬ haired mother, who gives first her well loved son, and then trudges to the bank to invest her small swings in a Liberty Bond. Even the tiniest of children know the significance of a red cross against a background of white. It is a testimony of the humanity of our country, an avowal of the patriot’s success. Everywhere the American flag floats the people beneath it are ready to aid in the progress of mankind, for freedom blazes the trail for jus¬ tice and mercy. Our “Sammies” are not daunted by danger and fatigue. They carry with them in France the same courage that endured during the winter at Valley Forge. That same unselfishness that caused the starving soldier to share his crust with his companion has not perished. In a flooded shell-hole “somewhere in France,” an American soldier held above water for two days the head of a wounded fellow-soldier. After two days of anxiety and torture in that desolate section of No Man’s Land, where shells screamed above their heads, the wounded man died and his exhausted comrade released his grasp and crawled back to a relief station. This is but one example of the courage, bravery, and compassion of the American troops. 22 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. The patriot of to-day is not necessarily a soldier, for the man behind the lines may well prove his love of country. Robert Morris did not shoulder a musket. Thousands of men were waiting fjr food, clothing, and arms. Morris had no way of knowing whether his money would ever be returned, or not. If the American cause was defeated, he would be hanged as a traitor. Yet he took the risk, and at the sacrifice of his entire private fortune tided the colonists over the blackest period of the war. The blackest period of this war has not yet cone, and we pray God it never will. Every true American heart hopes that the spirit of enthusiasm will never be dimmed by early defeats, and that victory will come in the first flush of triumph. Yet if that night does come and all seems lost, then the patriot will come forward, not one man but many, and keep alive the old love of country until the dawn comes, bringing with it blessed peace. Earlene L. Morey ’ 18 . The Impossibility of Peace at the Present Time. When General Pemberton asked Grant at Vicksburg what terms he was willing to propose for the capitulation of the southern city and its garrison, the Union general answered briefly, “Unconditional surrender!” To-day, if the United States is to make peace with Germany, the bestial foe of America and mankind, she can demand nothing less than unconditional surrender, for she has come to realize that to the military leaders of Germany, peace treaties are mere scraps of paper, and we must wait until the German Imperialists have been forced by the armies of the Allies to respect the rights of humanity. It is not at all strange that Germany herself has more than once held out in her bloody hands glittering offers of peace, for she realizes that each new day of conflict brings greater probability of the defeat of her megalomaniac scheme of a Mitteleuropa. In spite of the ridicule by the All-Highest of the “contemptible ' American soldiers, Germany has been striving her utmost to crush the Allies before the American army in France is large enough to swing the tide of battle against her. Peace at the present time with Germanv would mean her retention of the small nations she has ground beneath her heel and the opportunity for exploitation of the East through her control of ruined and helpless Russii. To a group of business men one year before the war t he Ivaiser himself made the promise, “We shall not merely occupy India We shall conquer it and the vast revenues that the British allow to be taken by the Indian Prin¬ ces, will after our conquest flow in a golden stream into the Fatherland.” If the treaties of peace forced upon Russia and Routnania are allovve l to stand, Germany will in truth have possession of a road to India that will give her domination of Asia as well as Europe and pave the way for the future con¬ quest of the rest of the world. Proofs of German hypocrisy and the impossibility of peace by negotiation with an unconquered Kaiser are shown daily. Russia attempted to talk peace THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 23 with Germany. She deserted the Allies and laying aside all bitterness and national aspirations, met Germany as a friend and, as a result of the incom¬ prehensible negotiations of her Bolshevik Premier and his Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, signed the disgraceful treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Trusting Russia began to demobilize her armies only to be confronted by German troops Her simplicity and guilelessness have been repaid by robbery and oppression and Russia lias been thrust back into the seventeenth century. The Prussian purpose is to dismember Russia, a future menace to her schemes of world domination The border territory has been divided into states d« pend lit upon her for existence that they may be a future barrier against Russian advance. The conservative element has been bound t) Germany by the offer of apparent political supremacy. To understand more clearly the situation of Russia let us suppose a sim ibir division of the United States of today. Imagine, if you can, that Ameri¬ ca has been invaded by an unscrupulous enemy. At the close of the invasion all land east oi tl e Appalachians has been seizedby the victor. Florida an l Ihe states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico have been made into separate principalities and the western states have suffered a similar separation. All that is lelt is a comparatively small s ction between the Mississippi and the Appalachians, politically, commercially and industrially isolated from the rest of the world. Such is the condition of Russia today. The Ukraine, borderh g on the Bla;k Sea, whose fertile soil yields one- third the agricultural products of Eastern Russia, has made a friendly peace with Germany. The sinister significance of German peace and friendship is manifested by recent developments in this new republic. German armies are now occupying the coveted port of Odessa and the military authorities have dispossessed the government of the Ukranian Republic. Germany’s will is law here, just as in the Baltic States. With the phrase “no annexation and no indemnities” on his lips, the Kaiser has stretched forth his hand toward the Ukraine, Finland, Poland and Iinumania, attempting to annihilate national spirit and ideals in paving the way for a “made in Germany” peace. Roumania is one of the victims of the Russian Revolution. When Russia failed to supp’y her with arms, further resistance was useless and surrender to Germany was inevitable. By racial history a natural admirer and ally of France, she has been forced to sign an odious treaty which makes her virtually an ally of the Ilohenz llerus, com¬ pelled to su? p it the transport of Teutonic soldiers through her territ ry. For a Ion? time the K riser h id lo dod on Finland with covetous eye Today the Finnish capital is occupied by Teutonic officers. He has alread y taken possession of the Aland Islands which make an excellent base from which to conduct a possible Prussian campiign against the Scandinavian countries. Finland will make a helpful ally for Prussia in her desire to expand her territory and extend her commerce. It remains to be seen wheth¬ er Germany will rule the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland or whether the other bordering nations are to be allowed their proper rights in waters so essential to their development 24 THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. Brave little Holland is another small country in the path of the German jingoes. The German papers have confessed their desire to possess the Neth¬ erlands which they consider their natural property. To them it is an “indis- pensible duty” to regain the mouths of the Rhine river in order to secure a position opposite the routes over which British commerce passes to its great harbors The entire Rhine river is to become a German stream and it is probable that the tri ingular strip of Dutch territory between Belgium and Germany over which passes a direct railroad route to Antwerp will become a Prussian province. German Imperialists are pressing Holland to sign a treaty which will give them a foothold there and a refusal will be an excellent cause for war. All these German treaties with European powers are not the terms of a nation which for three years has fought a war of defense. They are the treaties of Germany stripped of her hypocrisy and laying bare to the whole world her responsibility as chief instigator of the present gigantic struggle. Proving without a doubt the crime of Germany, Prince Lichnowsky, the German Ambassador to England in 1914, has fastened the bloody guiltiness for the war irrevocably upon his own country, declaring that she not only urged Austria to start the war, but forced her to continue her preparations for plunging Europe into war by sending an ultimatum to Russia on tbit coun¬ try’s mobilization, and ending by a declaration of war in spite of the readiness of the Austrian Foreign Minister to satisfy himself with the reply of the Serbian government He confirms the fact that the famous Potsdam ci nfer- ence took place on July 5, 1914, and plans were made to inaugurate war upon any convenient pretext. At that time the Prince was given his instructions as to the influencing of the British public opinion through the medium of the newspapers. But he was supporting a policy which he “knew to be fallacious” and his mission failed. And so has failed the mission of many other and less scrupulous propa¬ gandists The plausible accounts published in Spanish newspapers of a muti¬ ny in oar navy and the reports in Turkish newspapers that Paris had been entered on May 4th by the Germans show the influence Germany is striving to exert in Eui opean countries. Her schemes to exert a sinister influence in the United States have failed in spite of her well laid plans for extending German control by means of German educators in the schools and universities in this country How many Americans realize that as a result of German propaganda $1,500,000 have pissed through a New York bank to France to be expended in buying French newspapers to impress the people with the futility of withstanding the armies of Germany ? Germany’s plans for world po.ver, under consideration for forty years, are gradually taking on the aspect of failure. The supremacy of the Allies in the air is acknowledged, the U-boat menace is decreasing, and at last the unity of command of the Allied armies, so long advocated by Lloyd George, has been placed in the hands of General Foch, who will lead his forces to vic- tory against Germany—the nation that deliberately sinks hospital ships, that decorates its soldiers for killing Red Cross workers, that bombs churches with THE OAK, LILY AND IVY. 25 its long range guns on the anniversary of the death of the Savior of mankind, the nation that says, “Pity is a disease.” At this moment there comes to my mind the recollection of a graphic cartoon in one of the recent Literary Digests called “The Dance of Death.” The gruesome figure of Death, wrapt in a black mantle, draws forth a melody from his violin with his long bony fingers. The Kaiser, in full military uni¬ form, a sword hanging from his wrist and the Iron Cross on his breast, is sinking wearily t«� the ground from exhaustion With outstretched arm and clenched hands In cries in agonized entreaty, “Stop! Stop! I’m tired.” But the pitiless figure replies, “I started at your bidding; I stop when I choose.” And the words of Death are true The Kaiser is obliged to continue the war he has begun. The civilized world will reject his shameful offers of peace and will press on through his battle lines until the Allies have crushed forever German autocracy, the negation of civilization. idealizing the necessity for trained men and women, both during and after the war, President Wi’son has urged the young people of the country to com¬ plete their educations before entering upon their chosen vocations. And so, fellow classmates, our regrets at parting are set aside by the thought that we are going forth, prepaied to take our places in the life of a nation that needs us, remembering always that “Impossible is Un-American.” Katherine H. Lester, ’18. CLASS ODE. Air: “Drink to me only with thine eyes ” Now life ' s great portals stared ajar Midst visions of rosy hue, But ere we venture forth to tier Farewell, Rlrqa Mater, so true. Tt e noble precepts tt oU bast taught Witt npernories linked sL a 11 be, To strengthen ds in life ' s great trials To rqake us true to thee. ' Tis sad to part With teachers dear, With classrnates fond and true. But in our hearts, in rnernories’ chain, R link Will be for you, We ' 11 ne’er forget your interest kind Rnd on the road of life, The thoughts of you will lead Us on, Rnd cheer Us in the strife. 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