Northampton High School - Nesaki Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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Qoroitsafssssno 0 Q65 e Nflliifflfxlf-3QfSj2 - FLASH - Season 1935-Hockey-Classical Girls Rank High-Ellen Keenan, Hockey Cap- tain, Reports Successful Season-Team Ties for Championship with North-Season 1936-Basketball-Manager Louisa Clark Reports Championship Tie with South- Both Teams a Credit to Miss Whitin, Coach. as Pls rk -NEWS ITEM- Argzzr Board Har Party Residence of Lillian Newfield, Worcester, May 1936-The members of Classical's renowned Argus board and their faculty adviser, Miss Shaughnessy, after a successful year of editing the school's paper, had a much-deserved party here last evening. The staff reporter was not allowed to be present, but it is thought that Barbara Tolman and Lillian Newfield must have been able hostesses for the occasion, because, besides the eats and games, there were all sorts of favors-from packages of spinach to Shirley Temple Cameras-for all the guests. It has even been rumored that a certain very digni- fied English teacher was seen returning home, in the wee sma' hours of the morning with a dime novel tucked under her arm. Because this report has not been verified, we find it necessary to let our readers draw their own conclusions. P14 ek 23 - NEWS ITEM - Deme Fog Reported Room 43, Classical, Feb., March, April, May 1936-A group of bewildered Seniors, members of a class in Virgil's Aeneid, are reported lost in a thick fog here today. Their Latin teacher has abandoned all hope of rescue. Laboring under difficulties, the re- porter, in search of a story, nearly collided with Violet Gilbride and Barbara jordan as they were groping their way to the doorway in search of overcoats and blankets. They claimed that a brutal attempt had been made to freeze them to death. Both said something about open windows. On the left, the reddish blush of jimmy Reynolds could be easily made out. The girl beside him must have told him that he had pretty eyes. In the rear, the faint forms of Eddie McCann, Dick Drohan, Charlie Hassett, and Eddie Scanlon were faintly descerned. They seemed to be giving free, yes, very free translations of the affair between Dido and Aeneas. When the newspaperman left, Joey Edinburg was still attempting to pass a questionable-looking note to Louise Jordan or one of his lady friends down front. The fog was still very thick ..... Much later report: The mist in Room 43 has been reported as lifting-Edna Jeffery has just concluded her recitation. - LATEST FLASH - june 1936-Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-Six Leaves Classical Forever- High School Draped in Mourning-Special Day Set Aside for Leave-taking-Touching Exercises Held in Mechanics Hall to Commemorate Occasion-Graduation Speakers Valiantly Control Sobs Until the End ..... Katherine Sinclair, Clair Historian Sevenleen

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ZOCLASSHC C4610 M YTTEJSQ 3 gy -NEWs ITEM- Myrtery Light Extingzzirher Erfaper Town House, Worcester, Feb. 1936-At intervals the rear part of the dance hall here was in darkness throughout the Classical Senior Prom last evening. Chief Fenner S.O.A.E, fSeer of All Evilj deduced that since there was no defect in the lighting system, some lawbreaker must have been the cause of the trouble. Dick Ryan, dance committee member, was appointed watchman of the light switch. Ed Sweeney sug- gested taking the fingerprints of suspicious looking couples. No one agreed to the suggestion. It was immediately dispensed with. At the time of this printing, no clues as to the hideout of the criminal or criminals have been uncovered, -NEWS ITEM- Boy Photogmjiher Trzher Unique Pirtffre Room 9, Classical, Feb. 1936-Leon Sandman, 17, took a remarkable pocket-camera photo of a blackboard, a desk, and one Miss Ryan, home room teacher, during Fourth Hour today. The lighting effect which he obtained is excellent, considering the diffi- culties under which he must have labored. An unofhcial report states that the picture is a great venture into the field of pocket-camera photography. The picture is not on display. :E ak --NEWS ITEM- Tozzrhihg Prerehtfztiofz from Romeo and julie! Given South High Gym, Worcester, Mar. 1936-The balcony scene from Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, was enacted as never before by a small company of players Resume of the occasion, etc: Romeo played by Billy Gregg, Juliet played by Dick Ryan. The right-hand side of the rear balcony in the South High Gym. The Audience: Spectators of the Boys' Basketball Game between Classical and South. Editor's note: The initiation of the new fraternity, Kappa Theta Alpha, was a success. -NEWS ITEM- Dulryf' Comer to Town Horticultural Hall, Worcester, May 1936-A distinguished company of Martin Post's Green Room Club Players presented Dulcy, the annual Senior play here last night. The excellent cast, which was a credit to Classical, was headed by Alice Arey, a brilliant young actress, Among the other highlights of the evening were that bristly mustache of Eddie Maher's, Virginia Dolan's love affairs fin the play of coursej, Kath- leen Sweeney's piano selections, and the grand opportunity given to the students of finding out who so and so's new lady friend was. Sixteen

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Tomorrow Y A MOST of us look toward the future yearningly and hopefully. For us, that future is expressed aptly in the word l'Tomorrow. The dying patriot who had fought for independence knew the worth of this as his dimming eyes wandered toward the horizon, and smiled with the thought that tomorrow would bring peace. Whether in France, England or America, individuals were united by these ambitions for freedom and laid down their lives with the utterance of liberty on their lips. Yes, Tomorrow opened up, as it were, splendors to the ambitious soul like the horn of plenty spreading riches to the deserving. The panorama of History, as it unfolds before our eyes, portrays human sufferings and attainments which point out a lesson to us. Let me cite a few notable examples of this undying devotion to the cause of tomorrow. EUGENE O. BALCANOFF The Romans, a wealthy people whose lust for power caused them to ignore this priceless possession of freedom, were overthrown. Gibbon, the famous English His- torian, says that the conditions which existed at that time are existing today and that we are looking more and more for wealth rather than liberty. The eminent French philosopher, Rousseau, who is often given credit for starting the French Revolution, kindled an immense enthusiasm for liberty as an inalienable right. The Puritans sep- arated from England because of the love that they had for freedom. The friendship of France through kindred sympathies concerning the identical cause was aroused by the American desire for independence. Today we are confronted by problems regarding the same issue. Dictatorships, an aftermath of the war and of grievances directly caused by war, demonstrated the peoples' dissatisfaction by forces which led them to be participants in this. Blinded by petty discontents people accepted the doctrines although contradictory to those indis- putable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which Thomas Jef- ferson advocated in his preamble to the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Paine, also, in his Common Sensef' enumerated these principles as cause for our separation from the mother country. The innumerable issues which challenge us tend to be confusing, but youths are becoming more and more aware that they must play a greater part in National Af- fairs. To students aspiring to advancement in learning, these trends are significant, and their solution materially depends upon us. Eigbleen