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History of the Class of I93O One sunny September morning in 1926, N. H. S. opened its portals to some one hundred and seventy green-looking freshmen. This was the day, the occasion that we had looked forward to all summer, some a little fear- ful, some painfully confident and others just plain curious. The first busy weeks were taken up in adapting ourselves to the atmosphere of high school, but we soon realized 1930 must organize and make itself the best class of all good Northampton classes. Our first step toward success was the selection of our officers: Jim Finn, presidentg Bud St. John, vice- presidentg Russell Bishop, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Litchfield, class advisor. After the excitement of realizing that we actually had class officers, we were ushered into the Freshman Reception and the enjoyment of our first school dance outshone all other events for weeks. ' That year, a few of the more daring fmost of us were far too much in awe of the upperclassmenj joined the ranks of the Glee Clubs, Dramatic and Debating Societies or shone in the athletic field. One of us had a leading part in the musical play and one was on the basketball team- specifically, Al Culley, as the basketball ace and Hank Organ as the admiral in All at Sea . When we returned in 1927, the class of '30 had changed a great deal- we'd lost some members, but we'd gained some, too-we were more daring, ignored the freshmen-we were sophisticated Sophomores, I can tell you. This year we entered immediately into the many activities of the school. Jack Young, Bud St. John, and James Finn brought glory to 1930 on the football field, but our class officers- Jim Finn, whose election was a forgone conclusion, Alice Scully and Bill Nelson also did their bit. Mr. Holway was elected advisor and his good judgment ever since has solved innumerable difficulties. Friday nights of that year were taken up in watching our basketball boys roll up their wins. Dot Dewhurst and George Bauver helped us cheer Joe Allen, Finn, Miles and Rutkowski on to victory. Al Culley was chosen all-star forward on the all-valley team, an honor which comes to few mere Sophomores. Our Sophomore dance was perhaps the high light of the whole year. It was a Leap Year one and the girls certainly grabbed their opportunity. The boys got quite a kick out of being rushed by admirers. The Maid and the Middy gave 1930 another chance to show its talent and Hank Organ and Evelyn Short did themselves proud. By this time Hank was recognized as a second John Barrymore as far as 1930 was concerned, and it was conclusively proved when he and Bob McKeon took part in Merton of The Movies . This year we also had the distinction of putting Francis Meehan into the position of president of the Debating Society, one usually occupied by Seniors only. In the Spring when Coach Wright called for baseball candidates, 1930 offered Young, Wydra, and Rutkowski as first-class score-makers. Before we knew it, two years of our high school course had slipped
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