North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL SALUTATORY | T is my pleasure in behalf of the graduating elass of 1938 to extend to rrwBj you all our most cordial and sincere welcome. Any success which we may have in the future is due in a great part to you. our parents, friends, and teachers, who, during the past four years, have so well trained us for our part in the world. The Development of Electricity Tonight I am going to trace the development of electricity. In doing so, I shall attempt to reveal an ideal that to me is brought out vividly in the his¬ tory of electricity, an ideal that seems to be fading from the world today. This is, “the doing of things for others without expecting any material re¬ ward.” While we do hear examples of this today, they are few and are be¬ coming fewer. Possibly the depression is the cause of this, or maybe the na¬ ture of the people has changed. But whatever the cause may be, let’s hope that this ideal is practiced more and more. Few sciences can claim as great an antiquity as that of electricity. It is believed that Thales of Miletus (640-546 B.C.) knew that amber after being rubbed acquired the property of attracting light bodies. No definite scientific information was acquired however, until the close of the sixteenth century, when William Gilbert, often called “the Father of Modern Electricity,” made extensive experimnts in magnetism and electrostatics. He coined the word pole and was the first to use the term “electric.” During the eighteenth century, electric phenomena were studied more extensively. Galvani, an Italian physician who was interested in the application of electricity to the human body, accidentally discovered the ex¬ istence of the electrical current. He performed many experiments which led Volta, an Italian physicist, to the invention of the electric cell. Among these early electrical experimenters the United States can boast of two, Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Henry. Franklin is best known for his experiments with lightning and the invention of the lightning rod. Joseph Henry is famous for his discoveries and laborious experiments on the electro-magnet. All these discoveries lead up to 1831 when in a series of memorable exper¬ iments Michael Faraday, an English physicist, discovered the laws of induced currents, and in doing so laid the foundations for the unparalleled triumph of modern electricity. On Faraday’s discovery lay the basic principles of the dynamo, electric motor, induction coil, transformer and a host of other start¬ ling inventions. While these discoveries were a blessing to the world Faraday suffered a physical breakdown from which he never fully recovered. After Faraday’s day, the development of electricity ceased for a time in most fields except the telegraph. During the Civil War the use of the tele¬ graph increased with leaps and bounds and this instrument became more and more perfected. Finally in 1876, Bell after many experiments and disappoint¬ ment? brought forth the telephone, and another step was taken in he progress of electricity. About this time we start to hear about the man who has done more for the development of electricity than any other single being. This is Thomas Edison. While William Gilbert may be called “the Father of Mod¬ ern Electricity,” Edison is the man who pampered and nursed this budding science until it became the great giant that it is today. Edison was not a scientist in the true sense of the word. Fie knew little of the actual theory of electricity. His acquaintance with the mathematics of 16

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL ELFREDA V. WITHEE “Freda” Glee Club 1, 2 Etiquette Club 3 Practical Arts Club 4 Glee Club Operetta Freda is a combination of lightheartedness and serious¬ ness. She is good-natured and sincere to all. Her friendliness will help her succeed in her chosen field of journalism. ROBERT K. YOUNG “Pete” Football 3, 4 If we had a few more big: boys like Pete to play football, John- son’ls gridiron success would be more secure. Besides Pete’s abil¬ ity to break a line, he does very well breaking hearts. FRANK BROADHEAD “Franky” Chefs’ Club President 4 Football 3, 4 Franky’s one-man band and barnyard imitations have kept his friends in good spirits, but also have peeved many teach¬ ers. His adaptability for making up rhymes has made him very popular with his many class¬ mates. Franky is an all-round good fellow and we wish him luck. BERNARD S. CHAMPION Dramatic Club 2 Chemistry Club 3 Chefs’ Club 3 Ass’t Manager 3 Manager 4 “Year Book” Staff 4 Our very capable athletic man¬ ager, Champ, with his quiet smile and efficient manner has made a hit with the members of his class. Bernard with his curly black hair is one of the heart- throbs of the class. MARTHA CURRAN “Crisco” Chemistry Club 3, 4 Martha’s quick wit and girlish giggle has enlivened many dull moments. We wish her every success in the future. MICHAEL J. KOROSKYS “Mike” Glee Club 1, 2 Chemistry Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 AA Play 1 This Beau Brummel of the senior class makes himself pop¬ ular with everyone. He is by no means the class angel but he has the knack of getting into scrapes and out of them again with equal ease. He is sure to be a success. STELLA A. MAZURENKO Practical Arts Club 2 Sub-Deb Club 3 Chemistry Club 4 Typifying the dignified senior, Stella is nevertheless bubbling over with fun and good nature. Always ready to assist a friend, she has been a welcome addition to the senior class. WILLIAM F. SHERLOCK “Bill” Chemistry Club 3 Chefs’ Club 4 Bill, although a quiet boy and a great reader, is a favorite with the boys. Even though Bill seems to have little to do with the opposite sex, I’m sure they’ll always remember that nice smile of his! HELEN M. WATERS Helen is a newcomer to our school, but she ‘has lost no time making friends during her short stay. If she progresses as well socially in every place she goes, she will make a great success in later life. ELIZABETH WINDLE “Betty” Glee Club 1 Quiet, yes, but so is a bomb before it explodes. Betty doesn’t say much, but we feel sure that when the time comes, she will be among the top ones. 15

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1938 YEAR BOOK science was slight. Yet Edison did more for humanity than any other man in the modern world. W hen asked for a definition of genius Edison gave a reply that would be well for all of us to remember. He declared that “Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” Although Edison gave much to the development of electricity and was tru¬ ly “the Electrical Wizard” he made one big mistake in this field. He main¬ tained that in practical use, direct current was more valuable than alternating current. It remained for another American, George Westinghouse, to prove that Edison was wrong. Westinghouse, after a great struggle against most of the leading scientists of the day, finally proved that it is better to use al¬ ternating current for the manufacture and distribution of electrical power. Electrical progress in the last decade has been toward bigness and improve¬ ment. Hydro-electric plants of tremendous capacity are being, or have been built. And in this period of expansion that we are passing through now, there is ample room for those who will work, not only for themselves, but for the good of humanity. ALLEN TOWNE CLASS ORATION EOPLE gain honor in many ways. There are those who, by a stroke of genius or fortune, mount the ladder of fame or riches in one bound. It is by no means certain that they will stay at their glittering elevation. Those who do stay, climb step by step. Many men, lured on by the bait of sudden riches, gamble and lose all for the lack of patience. The youth of today must especially learn this lesson. How many have failed because they weren’t willing to toil along slowly but surely, awaiting the de¬ sired results? It is right to want results. We must do so if we want to suc¬ ceed, but we must be patient. In whatever work is chosen, this principle holds true. Patient, earnest, steady toil wins in the end. Mirabeau says, “The will is a mighty factor in determining a young man’s future.” There are three kinds of people, the “wills,” the “won’ts,” and the “can’ts.” The first accomplish everything, the second oppose everything, and the third fail in everything. All men of note have been men of will. Grant, Washington, Napoleon, Disraeli, Pitt, Thurlow, Weed, Cooper, Girard are all names that suggest an extraordinary command of will power. A resolute determination is one half the battle of life; the other half is labor. Horace Mann is the most interesting character in American education. The life work and the eternal influence of this great man gained a power whose momentum has not yet died. He came into this world divinely commissioned to a work, and to his marvelous energy and patience in accomplishing it, this century owes incalculable illumination and aid. Six months after he first saw a Latin book, he enrolled in Brown College and later graduated with honors. He spent ten years in the Massachusetts ' Senate where he did his greatest work in establishing public education. The remaining six years of his life were devoted to labor and sacrifice for the cause of higher education in the West. He expressed tersely, in his last baccalaureate sermon at Antioch College, the creed that every man should have: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” The life of Edison is a great example of labor and its reward. Generally recognized as the greatest of all the world’s inventors, Edison was one of the 17