Norton High School - Sojourn Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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NORTON HIGH SCHOOL President, Arthur Ross, Secretary and Treasurer, and Miss Clapp, Faculty Adviser. In order to keep in our memory some of the events of our last trip, and in order to Let others know of us we decided to issue a school paper and in due course of lime The Parrot appeared, Marion Fields was Editor-in-Chief and ably assisted by Gertrude Pike, Lois Whipple and Hazel While for it was they who did the printing. On February 27th came our class play, Deacon Dubbs. The cast deserved much praise and also our stage manager, Arthur Ross, tor it was he who made the attractive scenes. Much of the heavy work connected with giving the play was lightened by William Fales and 1 lis father ' s truck. Not long after the play we missed one of our passengers for a long period of time, Charles Flaherty who was ill but returned to complete the journey with us. During the Spring the boys took frequent excursions to various places where they played baseball and were very successful under the management of Alex Stewart. All of the three journeys had been rilled with busy moments hnl the climax was reached when we decided to publish a Year Book which took form under the efforts of Myrtice Fuller and her staff, who represented twenty-one members of the crew, twenty-one because Wil- frid Paille through earnest work had left 1926 and joined us. Al last we land tonight at the Commencement Wharf. We must nol forget the loyalty due our class colors — green and while — so bravely flying at the masthead and our class motto — Nobility, Honesty, Sincerity — inscribed on the side of the ship. It has been a wonderful voyage and we have secured many souvenirs from every port, striv- ing, however, to pick out only the best which would be of service to us on the yet greater voyage of Real Life upon which, we are this day to embark. The billows of examination questions have sometimes tried their worst to overwhelm us; but none have succeeded. We have been able to obtain the necessary passport at the entrance of each succeeding sea and have been able to pay the price in good hard work. Now avc look at the larger, more majestic ocean ahead and feel thai our experience has fitted us to withstand any storm, and weather any opposing force without fear of disaster. We shall go on writing new logs of greater adventure and discovery for while the Voyage of High School Life is at an end, the Voyage of Real Life is just now and here at its Commencement. Wilfrid J. Yelle. Page twenty-eight

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NORTON HIGH SCH OOL cence of Alex Stewart which left him during our ti ip over the Senior Sea. If we had two members who did not wish to give their opinions we possessed one, Mary Healy, who was not afraid to voice her ideas and caused us to consider whether we had seen both sides of the various questions that arose in our midst. Then, too, we noticed thai we had one member who began work early and stopped late in the day. This was Karl Paddock who kept the custom during the other two voyages. In our eagerness for the knowledge of French we formed a French Club under the leadership of Miss Heyward and we remember the organization as interesting and successful. The Sophomore Sea was crossed all too quickly and we launched on the Junior Sea which was to be filled with more responsibilties, more activities, and more pleasure, some of them brought about by the French Club under the supervision of Miss Aronoff . Three effi- cient members, Florence Nygren, Alex Stewart, and Helen Andrews led us. We welcomed to our ship Adelaide Whitman who through earnest efforts had hastened her journey and decided to finish with us. At the end of our Junior voyage we stopped to help 1923 and at This time the ability to take responsibilities was made evident by Florence Nygren and Helen Andrews who made 1923 ' s motto and nearly all other members of the crew gave a helping hand at dec- orating the Town Hall and the Church. On this third journey, among our activities was a dance, the proceeds of which helped to build up our much needed class fund. Our days were not all filled with res- ponsibility and activity but often with pleasure and mirth for while leading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow we discovered that Xeil Burgess had another name, Ichabod, which has remained with him ever since. Many a time during our journey we would have been without lights or the old clock in the assembly room would have remained idle if it had not been for our school mechanic, Raymond Foster, who always preferred to do any odd jobs rather than to study. However, there was one member, Alfred Hewins, in the class who desired to study more rapidly and after completing the necessary requirements he left us and joined 1923. [n September, 192-1 we were sailing upon the hardest of the Seas - The Senior Sea. Two more instructors were added, Miss Jenks and Miss MaoDiarmid who guided us in the way of French and History. This year we chose William Fales, President, Florence Nygren, Vice Page twenty-seven

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X O R T O N HI(I H S CHOO I SCHOOL CALENDAR September 8 — Opening Day of Schoo] October 30 — Hallowe ' en Parly given by the French Club November 17-23 — Educational Week November 20 — Macbeth at Providence Opera House. Fifteen Juniors and Seniors attended. November 26-27 — Thanksgiving Holidays December 12 — Prize Speaking Contest December 15— First edition of The Parrot December 19 — Senior Dance and Christmas Party December 19 — January 3 — Christmas Holidays January 9 — Latin Club Roman Banquet February 13 — Minstrel Show produced by Plainville High School for the benefit of Athletic Association February 16— Second edition of The Parrot February 27 — High School Senior Play March 13 — Speaking Contest between Norton and Plainville April 17— Third edition of ' The Parrot May 1 — Junior Dance and Sophomore Social dime 15— Fourth edition of The Parrot .June 20 — Senior Class Banquet at Mansfield Tavern dune 21 — Baccalaureate Sermon at Trinitarian Church June 26 — Graduation of Class 1925 June 27 — Reception at Town Hall Page twenty-nmc