Oak Bluffs High School - Beacon Yearbook (Oak Bluffs, MA)

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Bodfish PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS The Boooorz Published by the Students of the Oak Bluffs High .School MAY, 1934 Editorial Staff Editor in Chief ............................. Baron Denniston Literary Editor ........... ..... B arbara Bowman Assistant Literary Editor ......................... Helen Rose School and Alumni Editor ....................... Leo Camara Athletic Editors ............ George Hughes and Kathleen Alley Sunny Side Editor ....................... Clarence Herrmann Personal Editor ........... ........ E loise YVebh Assistant Personal Editor .............. .... L irystell Luce Business Staff Advertising a11d Business Managrer ....... . ..... Amy Noyes Assistant Business lVIanag'er .............. .... I ,ieorge Hughes Faculty Advisor Adeline Alley TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorials ......... ......... ........, ..,...... ....... ,...... . . . 7 O. B. H, S. Boners ......... ............................,.. ..... . 1 1 Hamlet -Barbara Bowman and Helen Rose ....... ..... . 13 The Idylls of the King -Helen Rose ............... .... . 14 A Trip in Search of Gold -Leo Camara ......... ..... ..... 1 7 My Air Castle Bombardedl'-Barbara Bowman ...... ...... 1 8 1 Found Her -Helen Rose ............................. ..... 1 8 The Salem Witchcraft DeIusion -Alice Le Vere ..... 20 S, O. S. -Wilfred Lawrence ......................... .. ...... 21 The Congressional Library --Dorothy Rae ...... ..... 2 2 My First Dance -Eloise VVebb ............... .............. ..... 2 3 Reminiscences of The Class of 1934 -Amy Noyes ....... ..... 2 3 H1l1l3giIlCH7ElOlSC Webb and Crystell Luce ............... ......... 2 7 Class Propliecynw-Barbara Bowman and Baron Denniston .... . 28 Class WVill ..................... ........................ ................. .... 2 9 School and Alumni News ....... ..... 3 3 Athletics ...................... ..... ..... 3 8 Sunny Side ...... ..... 4 5 ED E ' 1-ev rf. . 1 . -Wfiff V w -31 I 1 Q- . ' .. . Q.. xx, kr - : .Q 25 w. 1 V 4 THE BEACON 7 l Zillililtlildlfitii Baron Denn RICHARD EVEIJYN BYRD If you will turn to our Class Will, you will see the following statement which concludes our will: 'WVe, the class of 1934, having a passion for be- ing original, l1ave above signed our names in evidence of this. lVe might also say here, this: lVe, the class of 193-1, having a passion for being original, have chosen as our class mod- el a man who is living---Admiral Rich- ard Evelyn Byrd. Admiral Byrd, unlike so many of us, is able to trace his lineage a great many years back. He is a direct de- scendant of XVilliam Bird, who came to America i11 1674. Byrd was born .in Winchester, Virginia, October 25, 1885, the son of Richard Evelyn Byrd, a prominent Virginia attorney, a11d Eli- nor Bolling Flood. Ile is o11e of three brothers-all of whom have achieved tame. It is interesting to note that since Byrd's brothers are named Thom- as B. and Harry Flood, they are known to their intimate friends as Tom, Dick a11d Harryw. VVhen Dick Byrd was o11ly twelve years old he XV011t unaccompanied on a voyage around the world in a Brit- ish tramp schooner. Upon his return home he entered tl1e Shenandoah Val- ley Militiry Institute, and later at- tended the Virginia Military Academy at Lexington, and the University of Virginia. Ile graduated from the Unit- ed States Naval Academy at Annap- olis, Maryland, in 1912. He married Marie D. Ames, of Boston, Massachu- setts, January 20, 1915. They have is ton, Editor three daughters and a son, Richard Jr. VVhile Byrd was still a junior of- ficer, in 1916, he stepped on a nail and the resulting infection has given him a permanently stiff foot. On that account he was retired from active service, for disability, although he continued to perform the actual du- ies of an active oiicer. Ile was promot- ed to the rank of Lieutenant Com- mander in 1922, and in 1927 he was given a commission as Commander, dating from May 9, 1926, when he made his flight over the North Pole. Ile was commissioned Rear-Admiral on the retired list of the Navy in rec- ognition of his explorations of the South Polar region. Byrd learned to Hy at Pensacola, Florida, i11 1917, and was one of the first officers to make night Hights. In 1918 he was sc11t to Canada to com- mand the United States Naval Forces in Canadian waters during the Worlrl Vtfar. He established the Naval Air Reserve stations and organized reserve personnel i11 1924. Since 1917 he has made important contributions to the science of aerial navigation. In June, 1925, Byrd ac- companied Lieutenant Command-Jr Donald B. MacMillan on his North Pole expedition, as commander of the navy fliers. In the following year, with Floyd Bennett as pilot, he made the first flight in an airplane over the North Pole and back to the base at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, covering a distance 8 g gg THE BEACON of 1360 miles in 15V2 hours. In June, 1927, with three compan- ions, Byrd flew from New York to the coast of France, a distance of 4200 miles, in 42 hours. Tl1c most complete polar expedition the world has ever known got under way when Admiral Byrd sailed from San Pedro, California, October 11, 1928, bound for Dunedin, New Zea- land, on the first leg of his South Polar Expedition. He arrived finally at the Antarctic without loss of ship or men and founded Little America. Admiral Byrd, accompanied by Bernt Balchen, Captain Ashley McKinley, and Harold I. June, started out in his big tri-mo- tored cabin monoplane to fly over the South Pole. Just as observations indi- cated that they were exactly over the South Pole, all hands stood and salut- ed the memory of Floyd Bennett, who h-id 2'lCC IYlp2llll0d Byrd to the North Pole, and would have gone with him to the South Pole, if death had not intervened. At the same time a trap- door in the bottom of the fuselage was opened and through it a silk American flag. weighted with a stone carried from lfloyd Bennett's grave in Arling- ton Uemetery, was dropped. They al- so dropped a British Hag in memory of Captain F. Scott, a Norwegian flag in memory of Captain Roald Amund- sen. and a French flag in tribute to the people who l1ad been so kind at the end of Byrd's trans-Atlantic flight. Nothing that we could say about our 111119178 character could speak stranger for him than the record of his active alld useful life, which we have, in part, discussed here. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd has certainly exemplified our Class Motto, We Will find a path or make one! THE COVER Probably the first Beacon to car- ry a picture of the Oak Bluffs School on the cover was published by the Class of 1931. The class thought that possibly it would be the last class to graduate from the old building since there was a new building rumored. Well, no new building has yet come, although two classes have since grad- uated from the same building. Again this year we, the Class of 1934, might possibly be the last to graduate from this building, but that is not sure, of course. One thing that We are sure of, however, is that we are the first class to graduate from the renovated building! Thus we place on our cover this reproduction of our school, just before it was so well renovated. SPEAKING CONTESTS In 1930 Mr. Merrill organized tne first public speaking contest in our school. There were nine contestants that year, six girls and three boys. There were no separate girls' and boys' prizes. But rather three prizes were awarded to the three best speak- ers of the group. The girls walked away with all three prizes! The fol- lowing year Mr. Merrill changed the contest somewhat. Twelve students participated instead of nine. There were two sets of prizes, first, second, and third for the girls and first, sec- ond, and third for the boys. Again in 1932 the contest was changed. Only ti n contestants, five boys and five girls, participated this year. This arrange- ment was considered the best and has been followed for the last three years. The great value of public speaking cannot be questioned. Therefore, the Oak Bluffs students should be proud in carrying on a fine speaking contest. every year. Every student in the high school is required to try out-thus ev- eryone has a chance. The five best. boys and the five best girls are chosen to compete in the finals. That the speaking contests are greatly appreciated by the townspeo- THE BEACON 9 ple-and even people from the other towns--is very apparent from the enormous number who turn out every year, the hall is always filled long bc- fore the contest is ready to begin. Besides thoroughly entertaining all those who attend them, the speaking contests are valuable for many more reasons. First, they foster the spirit of competition. A student must com- pete even to enter the contests. Sec- o11d, they train the memory. The more one learns, the more he is able to learn. Speaking contests students must memorize their pieces thoroughly. This sharpenstheir memory, and it al- so exercises and strengthens it, so that it may do even more work. Third, speaking contests teach students to take good care of their voices and health i11 general. We believe that contestants catch fewer colds during the training period than during any other time of the year. If they do catch colds, it is seldom through care- lessness. Fourth, speaking contests teach students to face the public. Af- ter competing a few times a student loses all traces of stage-fright- A consummation devoutly to be wished! ' Fifth, speaking contests teach stud- ents to inte1'pret correctly whatthey read. f No contestant can take a prize ex- cept he interprets his' piece as it should be interpreted. He must be able to put himself in the place of the per- son speaking. Sixth, speaking con- tests teach students to hold themselves in erect positions and to avoid all signs of nervousness. Seventh, speak- ing contests teach students to pronun- ciate words so that those around them understand the nature of all the char- acters i11 his selection. In speaking hc must understand the nature of his audience. He must quickly compre- hend why o11e joke didn't go over and the other did. He must watch facet. to see if his listeners have to strain to catch his words. He must under- stand human nature so that he may know where to raise his voice to a roar and where to whisper. He must understand human nature to know where to pause in his speaking. This may be able to understand what they say. Eighth, speaking contests teach ple think. We think that the un- derstanding of human nature is the art is more important than most peo- students to understand human nature, for a good speaker must be able to most important requisite of a good speaking contestant. Ninth, speaking contests teach students to think on their feet! This may seem incredible, at first, but it is true. All speeches may 11ot be memorized. Impromptu speak- ing does not call for a speech to flow from the memory. But even in a speak- ing contest where selections are mem- orized, a prize-winner must know how to think on his feet, for no matter how well one knows his piece, there is still a great chance of his forgetting something, but if he has the ability to think on his feet he may fill in the gap and the audience and even the judges would never know the dif- ference. We have seen this done. No doubt we have omitted evcn more values of speaking contests, yet we feel that we have explained the outstanding ones. Then, speaking con- tests are important and valuable bc- cause they entertain those who at- tend, encourage competition, improve the memory, improve the voice and health in general, teach students to face the public, teach students to in- terpret and understand correctly what they read, teach them to maintain erect postures and avoid signs of ner- vousness, teach students to pronounce clearly and correctly, teach them to understand human nature, and last but not least, speaking contests teach students to think on their feet! 10 THE B EACON The other schools on the Island have not yet taken up speaking contests. We hope they do soon, for we would be interested in an Interscholastic Speaking Contest. We do regret, how- ever, that these contests were not ar- ranged while some of our best speak- ers were still in school. Nevertheless, we hope that Oak Bluffs will continu- ally improve the quality of her public speaking contests, and we know that when the three schools do compete against each other, our Oak Bluffs speakers will be second to none! WE THANK YOU We know that we could never have realized the happy goal of graduation had it not been for the many kind hands which have so often reached out to aid us. Mr. Merrill, as our class adviser for the last two years, has safely guided us in all our doings. As principal of our High School he has given us his untiring attention, which every pupl under his jurisdiction receives from him. Miss McDermott, while not our class adviser, has worked so hard with us that she could not have done more were she our adviser. Under her watchful eye, the Commercial Depart- ment has done a most excellent job in the preparing of this manuscript. We also extend our thanks to the typists. Mr. Downs has helped to make not only our last year, but our last three years a success. As our teacher, we have benefited infinitely from him. llc helped to make the Speaking Contest a success, at which the Seniors real- ized a certain sum. He coached our play and has given us from time to time advice in regards to the publiea- tion of the Beacon , While we have only worked with Miss Alley for a brief period, we have learned to hold the highest regard for her, She, too, has greatly aided us, especially as Faculty Adviser to our Beacon,'. VVe must also thank all those good townspeople who have cooperated with us in every way toward realizing our trip to Washington. Again we say Thank Youn. FAREWELL We wonder why there is so much sadness attached to this simple word -farewell. Many have pondered upon this same question, none have ever ex- plained it satisfactorily. We will not attempt to. Farewell is such an important word. Before we can say hello we have to say farewell. Yes, before we can say hello to a 11ew place we must say goodbye to our old haunts. Before we say hello, 'Washington, we have to say farewell to Martha's Vineyard-even though only temporarily. Before we say hello, Heaven, as one of our class- mates did, we have to say farewell, Earth. And nearer to us right now-- before we say hello, College, or hello, Life, we have to say farewell, School, and, believe us, it is not the easiest thing to say. It gives us an unexplain- able feeling. Tears rush to our eyes. We feel as if we were being torn from something We love! How often have we been down to the boat to see a summer friend off, and when we said goodbye- Oh! it gave us such a fun- ny feeling, even thought we did know they would come back next summer. But, we in saying farewell to Oak Bluffs High School know that we will not come back. We have completed that part of our lives. ln saying farewell, a thousand and one fond memories fill our minds. Probably the most vivid are those as- sociated with our High School life. How many are the friends we have made here. The teachers have made THE BEACON 11 the going as pleasant as possible. They have seen that our feet did not stray from the path of education. But now, it is up to us whether or not We shall continue in that path. lWe intend to! We could go 011 and mention other pleasant memories-but why should we? No matter how delicately we worded our thoughts, you could never quite appreciate our feelings, you could not feel those pangs which now seize us. So now, with the feeling of friends who have been inseparable for years- but at last must separate-we reluc- tantly bid you, dear Friends and Teachers, Farewell, O.B.H.S BONERS VVho was Napoleon's wife? Mrs, Napoleon. How did the Titanic sink? It ran aground-no, it struck a rock. VVhat did the Normans go explor- ing for? They went exploring to find women. What ma11 is connected with Mar- tha's Vineyard? ' A Columbus. H Now don't take the girls away from their hands. Give your opinion of Gibbons as a writer. He wanted to write an immoral work that would last forever. 'Johnson lived on Fleet Street when he died. 'Who were the other countries in the Congress of Vienna besides Eng- land, Austria, and France? Great Britain. What are gyroscopes used for? '4They are used on large ocean liners to keep them from getting sea- sick. Trees have many enemies-like fungi, insects, and moths. What was your rate of palpifa- tion?,' Ninety beats per second! What is veal? A baby lamb. 'tln what district is Oak Bluffs? District of Columbia. Now, Mr. Merrill, suppose you should sit down on your knees . . . What is an obituary? A place where they keep fish. 'lrirnciis GI. Egunlzleg, gliil, QB. 12 THE BEACON FKANUES PENNEY Class of 1934 The light of her young life went down As sinks behind the hill The glory of a setting star-- Clear, Beautiful and still. Frances left us after we had been in High School only five months. We missed her and we always shall. Frances was a student of rare ability. She was conservative, but friendly. She was sympathetic toward all. Frances took an active part in all school and church alfairs. She was loved by all, and so when she passed on, a breach was left which never shall be filled. WVe loved Frances more than we can say here. She possessed wonderful traits which we have not mentioned, but there is something else--Frances was one of us--we mingled to- gether--we knew one another--we loved one another, and so you see, when Frances said Goodbye there was something more than a classmate leaving ns which pained our hearts--our friend, Frances, had left us: we were parted. No more would we see her, no more would she smile on us--no, never again in this world would we meet! They say anyone can be forgotten. This may be true enough when perhaps some person has left no good impressions behind him, but not so with Frances-- every dillicult subject reminds us of her, we wonder if she would have mastered it as she did so many other difficult things. Our decisions bring her to mind--Oh, we can as easily forget Frances as we can escape our consciences! lint be those things as they may, Frances is gone-- but We cannot say, and we will not say That she is dead, she is just--away, With a cheery smile and a wave of her hand She has wandered into an unknown land, And left us thinking how very fair It needs must be, since she lingers there. THE BEACON f if .fx KU. e A ff ... lM lUUlllllllll 1V'lUl '-f ' T '3f1!if:iT, Barbara Bowman, Editor Helen Rose, Assistant Editor HAMLET VVho killed the King of Denmark? Did tl1e Queen have anything to do with the murder of her husband U? Did Hamlet really love Ophelia? lVas Ham- let's madness real or feigned? How did the Ghost's story affect Hamlet? These questions and others come to us when we read f'Hamlet',. t'Hamlet is a tragedy. It is not a drama of action but a psychological study, therefore, the plot lies not in the deed itself but i11 the method of doing the deed. It is lIamlet's train of thought that leads to tl1is failure, that really creates the plot of the drama. Another part of tl1e plot, a kind of sub-plot, centers about the afl fairs of Pt lonius and l1is family. The catastrophe is 11ot reached by the gradual development of the scenes as in other dramasg but rushes on the reader with surprise and rapidity. At one moment all the principal charac- ters stand before the reader, and at another they lie before him, dead. It seems as though, after the will of man had been baffled in every attempt lo disentangle the tragic knot, the hand of Heaven itself had been suddenly stretched out to avenge the murder. The tragedy shows the unfitfulness of a thoughtful, studious man, who sees both sides of the subject, to deal with situations requiring prompt ac- tion under extraordinary circum- stances. Hamlet suspected from the first that his father had died by foul means. VVith the appearance of the Ghost, Hamlet's suspicion was verified, also he was practically sure that it was his uncle who l1ad been the murderer of his father. Hamlet resolved to feign madness so that he might become very certain that his suspicions were true, before he made any accusations. Gertrude the Queen, becoming anxious at Ham- let's apparent madness, summons Hamlet to her boudoir. Polonius lllfid hidden behind the curtain, spying for the King. Hamlet became aware of his presence, and, i11 a fit of anger, thrust l1is rapier through the curtain alnd killed his fathers spy. Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius, was in love with Hamlet. Upon the death of her father, and the seeming indifference of llam- let toward her, Ophelia became de- pressed and committed suicide. Ham- let l1ad bee11 sent away by tl1e King, who determined to make away with Hamlet because he realized that Ham- let was becoming suspicious of him. Hamlet successfully eluded the King's messengers, who had bee11 Sellt with him, and returned to Denmark. The King, seeing that this plan l1ad been unsuccessful, plans with Laertes, who was bitter against Hamlet because he held the latter responsible for the death of his father and sister, to en- gage Hamlet i11 a duel and to defeat 14 THE BEACON g him, by foul means. The Queen, while watching the duel, drinks the poi- soned cup intended for Hamlet, and dies. Hamlet, seeing this, turns on the King and stabs him. During the duel, in which Laertes had been using a poisoned rapier, the swords had changed hands and both opponents were stabbed with the poisoned sword. Therefore all the principal characters died. The whole play is intended to show that calculation and consideration ex- hausts the power of action. This play is wonderful in the character descrip- tion of several of the characters, es- pecially Hamlet. Hamlet has a strong character and a very weak will. All through the story Hamlet has, no doubt, a distinction between right and wrong, but he cannot bring himself to do the right things. Hamlet is a thinker and a student. He ponders long on every subject and studies ev- ery side of it. He pondered too long on this subject, as was characteristic of him, and lost the opportunity to revenge the death of his father. Ham- let was very loving. He loved his moth- er sincerely, although at times he ap- peared to lose his patience with her. Hamlet loved Ophelia and believed in her. He didn't realize that he was treating her unfairly. It is Hamlet's character that really makes the play so interesting. The reader is interest- ed in Hamlet and Wants to find out how he works out his problem. The character of Hamlet is very clearly brought out and made very true to life by the author. Ophelia is a very interesting char- acter. She has the usual affection for the members of her family, her father and her brother. She is very obedient and although her love for Hamlet is very great, she gives him up at her father's command. Ophelia has 11ot a very strong character, she is rather the clinging vine type. She takes things as they come, not trying to stand them. She had a rather magnetic personality, and draws people to her better them or do her best to under- by her apparent helplessness. Her death left a gap that could not be easily filled because she was so well loved. Hamlet is a very interesting play and is very well written, as are most of Shakespeare's plays. In con- clusion, Hamlet is good because of the various character descriptions in it. The theme is excellent, the setting is ideal, and above all, the whole play is true to life. However, there are some points which detract from its iu- terest, it is too drawn out, the reader rather loses sight of the plot in some places, as the author spends too much time with petty details. Nevertheless, this play is Well worth reading and it occupies an important place in Eng- lish literature. THE IDYLLS OF THE KING Helen Rose The Idylls of the King are a. group of poems Written by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The Word Idyll means picture, Hllfl The Idylls of the King give the reader twelve little pictures of the life and times of the Arthur of the liegend. The poems tell incidents which are either drawn from the old romances of King Arthur's court, or invented by Tennyson in the manner of the ohi romances. The chief groups, or cycles, of these romances are those dealing with CU The Coming of Arthur, C21 THE BEACON O15 Gareth and Lynette, C35 Lancelot and Elaine, fill The Holy Grail, C55 Guine- vere, and CGD The Passing of Arthur. The coming of Arthur reveals the fact that there is a mystery concern- ing our birth and death. We come in- to this world not knowing what will become of us. During life we come up against many difficulties which we must learn to overcome, and be able- to surpass. So it was with Arthur. There is a mystery concerning his birth that can- not be solved. When he was old enough, he became king. He was faced with ma11y difficulties, such as the scorn and hatred of the people. In spite of it all, he made himself Worthy of the great title 'tKing . This poem reveals to us the fact that no matter how hard your task may be, that if you possess the qualities of courage, strength, hope and faith, you are bound to succeed and will reach your hoped for goal. Where there is a will, there is al- ways a way. That is the moral lesson one receives from the poem, Gareth, Zllld Lynette. NVe should know what our aim and ambition is in life and go forward to victory with all that is i11 us. We should not let mere obstacles stand in our paths, but should conquer them all. We all want a chance in this World to prove ourselves worthy. When the chance comes we should be ready to receive it. After attaining our ambi- tion in life, we should prove ourselves worthy of it. XVe should not stop there but keep on fighting and let our merits mount. Gareth, who symbolizes courage and achievement, starts forth on a quest from King Arthur's Court with Lyn- ette, wl1o symbolizes the world and superficial judgment. If he succeeds his place will be firmly established amongst the knights of the Round Table. On the way he overcomes four knights, who are symbolic of life it- self. Morning Star signifies the temp- tations of youth, Noonday Sun, the foolish temptations of maturity, Eve- ning Star, temptations of old age, and the Black Knight represents death. He is horrible to look upon. Upon clos- er inspection he turns out to be noth- ing more than a harmless, attractive youth. When we meet death, its terror disappears. The fearing of death grows to be a habit. Habit is a cable, we weave a strand of it every day un- til it becomes so strong we cannot break it. Gareth went forward in life Zilld achieved his aim. He was ready when his chance came, and he made the most of it. One is always honored at the end of a hard struggle, and so Gareth was made a knight of Arthur's round table. The one main thought that one re- ceives from the ldyll Lancelot and Elaine is the fact that one can pos- sess a great deal of physical courage and yet lack moral courage. Lancelot fails to find happiness in the love of a pure and innocent girl, because of his guilty passion for Queen Guinevere. One may have the physical courage to face the dangers of life, but it takes moral courage and will power to face and overcome the big difficulties and temptations in life. To succeed in life, we must do that thing which we can do best. This is the moral one receives from the Holy Grail. If you start to do something that does not appeal to you, the thing to do is to start something that suits you. lt is like taking the wrong roa-1 i11 traveling, if you do not turn back you will never reach your destina- tion. The Holy Grail was the cup from which Christ drank at the last slipper IG THE B and which was the supreme end of man's desires. It symbolized goodness and the knights were turning good- ness i11to superstition because of the sin of Lancelot and Guinevere. All of the knights went in search of it. Percival had all the things worth having in life, riches, honor, marriage, and many others. He failed to find peace in any of them and didnot at- tain his desire. He saw the Holy Grail over Galahad's head. Sir Galahad was the only o11e to attain it, but was seen on earth no more. Many of the knights were not fitted for the search, yet they persisted, knowing that it was hope- less. They followed VVondering Fires and few of them returned to the Court. This cause the dissolution of the Round Table. He that dances must pay the fid- dler. Whatever wrong We commit in life, We must pay highly for it. The Idyll Guineverel' shows to us that at some time in our life We may do something, in a moment of Weakness, that makes us ashamed to face ti'e world. Our conscience usually pulls us up again and urges us onward. NVe have to take our punishment with irue courage and spirit. The fact that we regret our wrong later does not wipe it out and we must pay the price. VVhen Guinevere realized that she was the cause of the rumor that had spread, she was overcome with grief and sorrow, which led to her repeat- ance. She Went to Almesbury and be- came a nun. Here she repented for the remainder of her time on earth. This idyll describes the human pas- sions of mankind. It also reveals to us that no matter how small we think a sin is, in itself it is great, and often leads to disastrous results. The Passing of Arthur discloses the fact that, whether We do wrong by harming some one or by taking that which does not belong to us, we are EACON bound to harm ourselves. VVe come face to face with the familiar phrase that Hhonesty is the best policy ! In this idyll Arthur is mortally Wounded. He is borne to the island of Avalon, the Paradise of the Celts, by Fairy maidens, who are Faith, Hope and Charity. They take him to the Lady of the Lake, who symbolizes the church, a11d here he is placed in the chancel, the most sacred part of the church. This is A5rthur's symbol of purity. The fairy maidens and the church will restore him to health that he may return to his kingdom at some future time. Arthur's passing is just as much of a mystery as his coming. From the deep to the great deep he goes. In the symbolism of the poem, Ar- thur, who is termed Perfection, with his sterling virtue, is the central fig- ure. Perfection is married to VVorldIy Splendor and Beauty, Guinevere. For a time all goes well, but eventually Beauty becomes bored with Perfection and carries o11 an intrigue with Physi- cal Prowess, Sir Lancelot. This bad ex- ample corrupts the entire court which soon breaks up. The false spirituality of the knights who so far forgot prac- tical goodness as to follow vainly the Holy Grail alike brought about the dis- solution of the Round Table Hlld all the fellowship of noble knights. The stories are arranged in such a way as to show the gradual decline of knightly ideals through sin. This civilization which Arthur es- tablished is left to crumble. In l1is last words King Arthur declared his faith that this civilization will contribute something to the progress of mankind. The characters of tl1e Arthurian stories represent types women. Those who live the code of chivalry are those who transgress the approved. Thus the stories as a whole of me11 and according to made heroic, code are dis- THE B enable us to see a knightly commun- ity in which each individual holds his place by virtue of his moral ideals and conduct. Much of the moral en- thusiasm of the Middle Ages and later periods has been wrought into the ehar::cters and plots of these stories. The Hldylls of the Kingu portray E ACUN 17 in allegory and symbol the eternal conflict that is going on within the human heart between sense and soul. The Idylls are a long study of failure, but it is failure tempered at tl1e close by the hope aroused by the IIPXV sun which arises, bringing the new year. l, A TRIP IN SEARCH OF GOLD Leo Camara I had lived for the greater part of my life on an island and was about convinced that there was to be no ex- citement in my life. Then I decided that, if excitement would not seek me out, I would seek it. Flushed with my thoughts I decided that to be a millionaire would suit me better than anything else. My thoughts immediately flew to that ever precious metal-gold ! The next morning bright and early I got up. XVith a shovel gleaming in its shiny newness and with a few sand- wiches stuck in my pocket, I set forth. I tramped the woods all day long with little success for my diggings, wl1icl1 rated a couple of tin cans, an old shoe, and a long forgotten whiskey bottle. This day's diggings did not, however, dull my ambition, for the next day, earlier if anything, I again set out. My net diggings up to noo11 consisted of a dog's bone, hidden no doubt in a happier mood than that in which I found it, a leg of a much used pair of overalls, and a million bottles-'IL' so it seemed to me. My interest by now was beginning to wane. However, I kept at it. About four o'clock I de- cided to stop, just one more shovel, and I remember that before turning it over I murmured, Fate sure has it in for me. I pulled up the earth and lo and behold-gold! My eyes nearly popped out of my head, now that I had found it I felt weak and shakey all over. Suddenly I heard a hush snap. Wl1ii'li11g, with my shovel aloft, I prepared to defend my find with my life. Out of the bushes crept a hound dog who looked so lopsided I thought he would trip over his front feet. Ah! I had a name for my claim, The Lopsided Mine. Then it was that my thoughts flew to the skies, I pictured an ocean go- ing yacht with myself standing beside the captain on the bridge, next I was iiying over Chicago in my favorite plane. But through these dreams a thought came to plague me, suppose it was not real gold that I had fou11d. I tried to put this thought behind me, but it persisted, to stick. I decided to find out. I did not have the money to send it away to be tested by a chemist, so I decided to do it myself. I had a slight knowledge of Physics, and I knew that if I found the Specific Grav- ity of my gold it should correspond to the tabulated Specific Gravity of gold. I took a sample of my gold and weighed it. Next I found its volume or its loss of weight in water, by dividing the latter .into the former, I hoped to get the true Specific Gravity. As I divided, my heart slowly began to sink. For a moment I was stunned, my dreams of yachts and planes crashed down around my ears. 18 THE BEACON Then old suspicions re-entered my mind-gold had never bee11 found around here a11yway, and then again my gold had been too bright to be real. I had stumbled on a pocket of fools' gold, and I, like many others, had been focled. Fate certainly camped on my trail. And right there and then I resolved, as I trudged my weary way to bed, that never again would I try to change the course marked out for me by fate. MY AIR CASTLE BOMBARDED Barbara Bowman The sun is shining, a soft breeze is blowing, the sky is cloudless. Swim- ming in the surf of a beach in Cali- fornia are two people, an interesting companion and I. After swimming for a while, we come up on the beach and play ball. Becoming quite dry we lie down on the beach to get tanned, and chat about things interesting to both of us. VVhen about two hours of this have gone by very quickly, we part to dress Hlld meet again for a set of ten- nis before lunch. In the afternoon We take a drive through the mountains and have tea at a wayside inn. Returning home we play nine holes of golf before going to the hotel to dress for dinner. My hotel room is very luxurious with a connecting bath. After lying around for a while, I dress, choosing a white evening gown from my great supply. I go down to dinner a11d after dinner my companion and I dance to the peppy music of Cab Calloway's or- chestra. Becoming rather tired of dancing my companion and I go out on the beach. The moon is full tonight, and it is shining on the water, the night is warm, my companion is hand- some, and- Miss Bowman, will you pay attent- ticn! This is the third time I've called on you! VVhat is photosynthesis? Alas, I must leave my day dream- ing and return to the cruel reality of my biology class! I FOUND HER- Helen Rose The years are many, the years are long, but faithful and staunch we stand to those we love best. How true it is. NVhen I was about ten years old, my mother and I went to visit an uncle of mine, that lived in the Mississippi Valley. VVe were there only one short week, but it was a week filled with disaster. It rained constantly. This was a very frequent occurrence at this time of the year. We waited patiently for the rain to let up, but it seemed as if it would never stop. The streets and yards became flooded. People throughout that vicinity became wor- ried. There was a possibility of the Mississippi overflowing its banks. At night, in the distance, we could hear the roar of the swollen waters of the Mississippi. Uncle would sit with a worried expression on his face and never utter a word. Tile next day we received news that the river was about to overflow its banks. That night none of us were able to sleep. We were all on the second floor, was quite wet. Sud- huddled together as the first floor denly there was a roar and a crash against the house that knocked it from THE BEACON 19 its foundation. We knew that the ter- rible catastrophe we had been trying to avoid for a week was a reality. lVe were all thrown against the wall and at the same time I was wrenched away from my mother. There was a terrible commotif n, lights went out, people were screaming, and i11 the darkness I tried to find my mother. Then I knew that it was hopeless, for we were trav- elling downstream at a great rate. Wzitcar was rushing in through the empty window frames. By now there was very little left of the house. An- other rush of water carried me along with it until it deposited me on what was once the roof of a hencoop. I held on till daylight, and I was then picked up by a row boat passing, which was filled with people. From that morning on, I lived a life far apart from my old one. I had trav- elled many miles that night and was in a new region. None of the occu- pants seemed to know me or pay any attention to me. The angry waters had subsided and we rowed up to the en- trance of a large brick building, that seemed to be unharmed. Here I found many more youngsters such as myself. Within the next few days they had all been claimed, except myself and another girl about my own age. A month or so later we were removed to a real children's home. Here life proved very unsatisfac- tory to both of us. I couldn't under- stand why my mother didn it come f xr me. Didn't she care enough for me to do so? I had been in the home abo it a year when I was adopted by a very wealthy young woman. I was taken from the home immediately, and I went to live i11 the most beautiful house I had ever seen. I grew up to be one of those pam- pered, typical daughters of the rich. I was in society and had everything my heart could wish for. Yet I was not so very happy. As I grew older, I realized that my mother had been killed in the flood or was yet alive somewhere. I resolved to try a11d find out about her when I came into my own money. Nothing seemed to come of my great hopes and desires. It was- n't lo11g after my resolution that I Went with some of my friends to an old mansion which had been closed for ages. About a month before, very prominent people had moved into it. They had entered into the social life of the town immediately and had asked us to take part in a tennis tour- nament they were putting on. As I passed through the grounds, I marveled at the beauty of them. Noth- i11g was cultivated. It was a typical old fashioned garden. Some way or other, I had parted from the rest of the boys and girls. I then decided that I would explore the grounds. As I rounded a corner, I stopped in amaze- me11t, for there under a spreading oak tree was tl1e realization a11d hopes of all my dreams. I knew her instantly, for she had changed very little with the passing years. Yet there was a look about her I had not remembere-1 seeing before. Her face had a wistful, patient look. Her eyes moved con- stantly as if she were seeking for someone that she never hoped to find. At her feet lay a large collie dog. She had been reading a book, but it. now lay idle in her lap. Rays of sun- light fell on her streaked hair, that had once been a beautiful golden hue. She really looked like some creature from fairyland. Around her were many old fashioned flowers, such as holly- hocks and lilies of the valley. That is where I found her, in the midst of an old fashioned garden with her two companions, one her thoughts and the other her collie dog. 20 THE BEACON THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT DELUSION Alice LeVere The city of Salem in Massachusetts is famous the world over as the Witch City . This is due to an un- fortunate witchcraft delusion among the colonists which had brought on a few isolated cases of executing, par- ticularly for witchcraft, from the ear- liest days of the Massachusetts Bay settlement, in fact, from the earliest days of history, witch persecution had been known. How the delusion actually started is as follows: During the winter of 1691.- 1692, a company of young girls were in the habit of assembling at the home of the Reverend Samuel Parris, the clergyman of Salem village, which at the time included what is now Dan- vers Center, Danversport, Tapleyville, Putnamville, and parts of Danvers Plain. At these social parties, fortune telling, palmistry, necromancy and magic were practised. These young people attained considerable skill in these black arts. After a while some of the young girls began to crawl under chairs and tables, try to force their way through small holes in the Walls, and bark like dogs, and they ascribed their peculiar actions or ailments to supernatural sources. At first they acted this way in order to impress the people that they were bewitched, but gradually these actions grew upon them. The whole neighborhood near the First Church in Salem Village became in- terested at first, and finally alarmed. An examination by the village physi- cian, after which he pronounced them bewitched, sowed the seed of delusio 1 which overspread the whole settle- ment and caused the terrible tragedies of imprisonment and hanging. Matters went from bad to worse in the parsonage. The bewitched girls began to exhibit their afflictions by doing all manner of queer things dur- ing church meeting. One morning they mocked the visiting parson, the Rev- erend Disdot Lawson, While he was delivering a sermon on the arts of the devil. Public opinion all turned in one direction and the belief that these peo- ple were bewitched became universal. The people suspected of being in the possession of Satan were complained of, and the courts began to prosecute them. Among the first to be examined and imprisoned were Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tibuta, an Indian serv- ant of Reverend Samuel Parris. Tibuta confessed to being possessed, and im- plicated the others by admitting that she :I 11d her husband, John Indian, had taught the children the black art. About the early part of 1692, Sir William Phipps became Governor and established a special court for trying cases of witchcraft. One of the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. Another victim was the elderly and highly esteemed Rebecca Nurse of Sa- lem village. This old lady suffered one of the most unjust court trials in the history of Massachusetts Bay, and she was hanged in great shame. Only a few years after her death her sons and daughters established her innocence. Altogether, about nineteen people were executed during the Salem witch- craft episode, eighteen of them being hanged on Gallows Hill, and one be- ing crushed to death. Contrary to popular opinion, not one victim was burned. The delusion spread far and wide, and almost three hundred peo- ple were accused of witchcraft. Al- though the fever reached about twen- THE BEACON 21 ty towns in Massachusetts and even penetrated into Maine, Salem suffered the worst eifects of it and thus it has gone down in history as the Witch Cityn. S. O. S. Wilfred Lawrence This message is for all readers of lit- erature who want a change in the sys- tem of writing books. Some day, very soon, I shall write a novel that will startle the world and show these present day petty authors a tl1i11g or two. They have been sui- focating the public with a lot of hot air and choking them with Hindi- gestible baloney and calling it lif- erature . VVhen my book is placed on the market, every reader will realize the best-sellers are trash-just that, and nothing more. The story will be a romance, of course, and in that one point it will resemble the present-day tales. In the first place, my characters will be altogether different. In books writ- ten these so-called authors, the hero- ine is young and beautiful. Her tress es may be golden, raven, or coppery, but they are always wavy or down- right curly. Her eyes may be blue, fir black, if she goes out with another man, but they are always fringed with luxurious eyelashes. When she takes a coy glance at her lover, his heart turns a flip-flop. fPardon me for the indelicacy, but so does my stomachi The heroes of such stories as these possess resemble a handsome Apollo. He is the type that girls, women, and old maids look at once, then look ai again. Villains are invariably dark anl vicious looking, with a corkscrew mus- tache. They are the trouble-makers and many times the money-makers. Of course, there will be incidental characters to speak the necessary lines when the main characters are too pre- occupied to do so, but I doubt if I shall even bother to give those bodies any consideration--heads will be quite enough! Now, as to the plot of the play or masterpiece or something-that is where I excel. Mine will be far differ- ent from any others. Oh! Time out. The telephone is ring- ing. Hello, yes, -bang. Did you hear that? The boss just fired me. I guess I committed a person- al foul, and you know something, my boss doesn't wait until you get four fouls before he throws you out. Now back to the subject which will bri11g success to me. Since I am out ol? a job, I might as well offer my book and make some competition in this racket. As I was saying, my charac- ters and their qualities, habits, and customs will be very much contrary to those commonly portrayed, and thc plot will be changed. Miss Alley fthe heroinej will meet Mr. Durgin fthe heroj at some place never before used for a setting fI have yet to find that placej, but Harry C. Dorr fthe vil- lainj appears upon the scene, and the fireworks, or battle, or baseball game, or wrestling match, if you can imag- ine such maneuvers, will begin. Of course there will be battles of wits and even iist-fights, but, in the crisis, the villain will kill the hero. In gratitude. the heroine fwho has tried her best to faint, but can 't-she had never fainted in her life, and had neglected to practice before the crisisj will con- sent to be-his sister forever and ever and even ever. 22 THE BEACON p Believe me, when I write a novel-l I just saw an ad in the paper. Young boy wanted as salesman. Must know his books. He will sell novels at a com- mission of 2 per cent. Great book po'- traying the character of men. Easy To sell. Report at once. VVell, I guess I've found a suitable position after all! THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY Dorothy Rae When I was in Washington one of the most beautiful buildings that I saw was the Congressional Library. It is one of the most famous buildings in the capital. It is constructed of marble. There is much gold leaf as an overlay on the ceilings, walls, and in the many deco- rations. The floors of some of the rooms are mosaic. They are very beautiful. The floor of the entrance hall is made of marble. The stairs are marble. They are very shallow and wide. At the foot of the mai11 staircase are two statues, placed 011 the ends of the bannisters, which are very beautiful. At the first land- ing a high mosaic picture of Athens confronts one. It is done in very vivid colors. It ranks as the finest mosaic in many countries. The stairs continue up. They form, two stairways at the la11di11g a11d they lead to separate parts of the upper floor. Old original manuscripts of all kinds are all on the upper floor, on the left hand side. Books of VVashington and Lincoln, the oldest Bible in the world, pictures of many presidents, and the diaries of important men are there under glass cases. -There are Chinese maps in special cases. The different towns, seas, moun- tains and roads are illustrated by typi- cal pictures. Dragons signify the seas and goats the mountains. The Constitution of the United States is in a gold case on a marble pedestal. The glass front of the case is gold glass. In front of the pedestal is a toot stool of marble. The whole case is in the middle of the upper floor near the back wall in a very conspicuous place. The names of the signers of the Constitution can still be read on it, as they have faded little. There is also a room where the news- papers of many years and many cou - tries are kept in great books. Anyone who goes i11to this room may take any book of new or old papers and read as as he wishes. There are files of papers way back to the Civil NVar. There are also daily papers on sepa- long rate tables. The newspaper books are kept in racks. The entrance hall has many drini- ing fountains and it is very lofty. From this hall extend corridors to private I'621dll1g.Z' rooms for senators and representatives. Across a court the windows of the book rooms can be seen. The book shelves extend from the floor to the ceiling. There are all types of literary works here. The library is awe inspiring in its beauty, size, and contents. Many peo- ple can only spend one or two hours there, but it can not be grasped in less than a month. It is wonderful, beautiful, and magnificent, especially at night when the lights emphasize its beauty. p THE BEACON 23 MY FIRST DANCE Eloise Webb We were having our first dance of the year, and I had decided to go. I had never before danced in my life, but I thought that this would be a good time to learn. The dance started about eight o'clock, but I wanted to be sure and be there on timeg so I left at quarter of seve11. I was there before anyone else, and I thought it would be a good time to practiceg so I got the janitor to dance with me. Before I knew it the hall was crowded with people, so I sat down in the side lines. I hadn't been there more than five minutes before I was asked to dance. I thought I might as well take a chance Clater my partner found out that it was he who took a I was never more embarrassed in my life. Between stepping on my part- ner's toes and making him bump into people, I guess he was ready to give up. As for myself-I wished the floor would open up and swallow me. He tried to talk to me to cover up his embarrassment, but every time he did I would stumble, and it would take about ten minutes to get back in step again. Before the dance was half over he escorted me to my seat and mumbled something about being tired. I could understand just how he felt, like two cents, and I felt even less. From then on I sat out the rest of the dance and determined never to go to another dance until I had learned ehancel: so I accepted. how to dance. REMINISCENCES OF THE CLASS OF 1934 Amy Noyes The members of the Class of 193-l had determined to meet at least once every year, following graduation. Ten years have passed and now we see George Hughes, Eloise VVebb, Leo Camara, Amy Noyes, Francis Ma- deiras, Barbara Bowman, Baron Den- niston, Kathleen Alley, Ida Gonsalves, and Crystell Luce gathered together on the S. S. Rex-bound from London back to the United States. The ex- students had gone in a body to Eu- rope. On the way over they had talked of their accomplishments tread them in the Class Prophecyj and now, on their way back to the United States, they are reminiscing of old times. Let us join in the conversation: George-XVell, here we are home- waid bound. Baron-Yes, just the opposite of our position ten years ago, we had just graduated from high school, and we were headed for the open sea-not knowing where we should go or what we should do! Leo-But we had done plenty be- fore tl1at! Barbara-Oh, I guess we had! Amy-I.et's go over everything We did in high school that amounted ti anything at all or concerned us in any way. Baron-IVell, I can start off by say- ing that our class was proven by rec- ords to be the highest ranking fresh- man class that had entered for years. Ida-I am quite sure we lived Uhard by our reputation, for we ' ad a higher average rank than graduat- 24 THE BEACON ing classes preceding us. Crystell-And higher than most fol- lowing us. Leo-Let's see, if I remember cer- rectly, our class held the first social of the season when we were fresh- men. Amy-It was at the Legion Hall, and Barbara was chairman of the commit- tee. Barbara-Gee, it was too bad wc didn't have more of them, because everybody had a good time that night. Kathleen-How about our officersg they ought to come first. George-Sure, but I don't remem- ber Who they were in our fI'6Sll1'1l-'ll year. I Kathleen-Leo, wasn't Margaret Gordon our president? Leo-Yes, We chose her, because she was the only member of the class who wasn't afraid of the high schofzl teachers. Barbara-Leo's too modest to say that he Was vice-president that year. Baron-And I think we ought to say a Word in tribute to Frances Penney, who was our secretary-treasurer, and who was denied the privilege of con- tinuing school With us. George-I think We should toog I nominate Baron to say a few Words in honor of our classmate. All-Yes, he's the only one who could do it right. Baron-Here is a poem which I think is very appropriate: There is no Death! Wliat seems so is transitiong This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal We call Death. She is not dead,-the child of our af- fection,- But gone unto that school Wliere she no longer needs our poor protection, And Christ himself does rule. Day after day we think what she is doing In those brighter realms of airg Year after year her tender steps put'- suing, Behold her grown more fair. Not as a child shall We again behold herg For when with raptures wild In our embraces We again enfold her, She will not be a childg But a fair maiden, in her Father's mansion, Clothed with celestial graceg And beautiful with all the soul's ex pansien Shall We behold her face. Urystell-It's nice to remember the happy times We had in school, but said at the recollection cf mournful events. Francis-Since We have commemo- rated the memory of Frances, 1:-t us continue our discussion. Did we have any :ne in athletics in our freslimun year? Amy-I was in track and basket- ball. I think you were in basketball. Francis? Francis-Yes, I was, and in my other years too. George- Time marched onf' I think Baron was the only one in the speaking contest, and Leo and I were in the play. Ida -The only other event that I can think of that our class participat- ed in that year was the Christmas play. Leo-Isn't that the play in which Amy was the flat-footed cook? Baron-And wasn't that the play that you and Amy used to argue about religion? Barbara-NVell, I like that. VVe are supposed to be discussing past events and not individuals! Ida-Since that's all we did our first year what did We do our second year? V- .. ,, ,,, , THE BEACON 25 Kathleen-We didn't do much of anything that year. Ida-Well, we had officers if we did- n't do anything else. Eloise-lVho were they? I don 't re- member. Leo-With your memory, you don't .know who they were? Eloise--Well, I wasn't in your class then. George-No time for petty quarrels. Baron was president, Barbara was vice-president, Leo was secretary, and Amy was treasurer. Francis-No, wasn't Leo vice-presi- dint a11d Barbara Bowman secretary. Ui-ystell-Sure, you're right. Leo couldn't be secretary with his fancy penmanship. Amy-Leo's always getting the compliments, but nevertheless he de- serves them. Baron-Am I correct in saying that we didn 't hold any socials during this year? dl-rorge-Yes. 'Time marched on. VVe excelled in sports that year! Francis--George and I were meni- 'bers of the track team that year. Amy-I was Captain of the track team. The girls cnly won one event- the fifty-yard dash. The boys also won the fifty-yard dash, and managed to obtxin second place in tl1e meet. Francis---The boys played three off- island games and I went away even if I was a substitute. 0 yes, George went too. Amy-Substitutes are auxiliary 'o the first team and usually those who help are the victors the following year. Eloise--The girls' team only lost one game in 1932 and Amy and I were on the regular team. Kathleen-Ida and I were substi- tutes. Crystell-Our class was well repre- sented in athletics. George--That's nothing. In baseball everybody in our class was on the team in our sophomore year. Crystell-In the speaking contest Baron won first prize and Barbara made her debut in public speaking. Ida-That reminds me of the day of the swimming meet when Mr. Downs appeared as an American clothed as an Eskimo to judge the events. Kathleen-Ella, didn it you win a prize in the contest? Eloise-Yes, and Amy did too. Barbara-There were three of us in the play when we were sophs . George was Snorkings, an English butler, Amy was Jenny, a Swedish cookg and I was Miss Muggs, a teacher. George--Did we have fun or did we have fun in trying to make the audi- ence 'laugh when we put the play on at West Tisbury! - Baron--I truly think that that col-- cludes our sophomore year. Letls call it a year of Depression . Crystell-VVe had many socials and events in our Junior year. Amy--Records on my books show that we elected Kathleen Alley presi- dent, Barbara Bowman vice president, and myself secretary-treasurer. At the second meeting I believe we made plans for a Halloweien party. Ida-How could you remember that party? Amy-How do you think I could forget the cleaning of the gymnasium after the battalions let loose. George-Even if we did have to work hard cleaning the floor, we made more money at the party than We did at the glass blowing exhibition. Eloise-But wasn't the blowing of glass fascinating? Kathleen--Mr. Cahoon was very obliging to come down here for about S82 profit. Frzincis-Why do you always have to talk about social? I prefer basket- ball. XVhy, when we were Juniors the 26 pp -H H In BEACON girls Won the Island Championship, and Eloise and Amy were on the regu- lar team. Leo-Wasn't Amy sort of sophisti- cated when Miss Arenovski presented her with the trophy at the Lions Club Dance? Amy-I was not! Francis-You weren't, either, when you hurt your knee practicing for track in your senior year and couldn't be in the track meet. Amy-Well, what difference did that make? The girls won the shield and Kathleen, a member of the team, was a Senior. But in our Junior year both Kathleen and I were on the team. George-The boys managed to take third place. Baron-Fine! Kathleen-Baron, why didn't you go out for the baseball team that year? You know, you did the year before. Baron-Well, I believe I needed to recuperate from the speaking contest and do a little hard thinking. Ida-By the way, Who was in the Speaking Contest that year? Eloise-As usual, Barbara and Bar- on. Baron won first prize. George- Time marched on. What else did we do in our Junior year? Oh yeh, I know: Who was in the Spanish Onionml Francis-I'm sure I Wouldn't want to be. Barbara-The joke's on you because you were. George and I were in the cast also. Amy-Don't forget the Prom we put on at the Country Club for the Seniors. George-Well, I guess that closes our Junior year at High School. Baron-Since Amy was our secre- tary in that year we ought to let her tell us what we accomplished. Amy-We had our first meeting in September and elected officers. George was elected president and Eloise vice- president. We also held a food sale in September. Then a bean supper and a food sale, in March we had a benefit basketball game and a St. Patrick's tea. Barbara-It was very obliging of Mrs. Hughes to let us use her house, wasn't it? George-As president I now pro- nounce a word of thanks to her con- tribution in making our tea a success. Amy-In May, we held the annual school play. It was Dying to Live. I don't remember the play cast. Eloise-My memory pictures the cast as: Barbara being Olivia Win-V lock, George being Samson Winlfmekg Leo, Chick Breeng Kathleen, Naomi Estelle, Crystell, Estelle Gay, Baron, Savoldi Yutaka, Amy, Mina Royston, and I was Melva Jones the maid of all work, who was never known a duty to shirk. That's that! Amy-In June, through the cour- tesy of Mr. Willis Hughes we held . food sale at the Beatrice House Bak- ery. Leo-And that's that for the social news! Baron-She's still as long winded as ever. Amy-What of it? Ida-Ctrying to change the subjeetl That year Baron and George won first and second prizes, respectively at the speaking contest. Ida-And Eloise won third prize for the girls and Barbara received honor- able mention. Francis--Don't forget that the boys won the Basketball Trophy. Eloise--Well, the girls won their Trophy, too, and the shield for track, don't forget, so that duplicates the boys' feat. Kathleen-Come on, letis get our bags. There's the Statue of Liberty. We 'll dock at New York soon. Baron-And just think if we had taken a trip like this before, when we THE BEACON 27 were i11 higl1 school, it would have taken five whole days to cross the ocean, and now it only takes a day! Amy-Don't forget We meet next year again! All-You bet! IMAGINE Eloise Webb, Personal Editor Crystell Luce, Assistant Editor Elizabeth VVebb-quitting the Gen- e1'al Science class. Gilbert Pachico-starting a song off on the correct pitch. Ruth Madeiras-having Kate Smith's build. Elinor McBride-making fudge that you can eat without a spoon. Herbert Combra-not sleeping in class. Gladys Heathman-not getting jump in basketball. Alice Southard-not walking home on rainy days. Alton Noyes-wearing the Nelson DeBet- tencourt's suit. Mary Golden-doing her Algebra alone. Ethel Stevenson-not Mary Golden. Nelson DeBettencourt--reaching the height of six feet. Ethel Edwards-being Howard Leonard-not male around on skates. VVinet'red Duart-volunteering to give a speech on Hymenoptera. Leon Souweine--not liking the Josephine Machado-not being a good little girl. sitting With boisterous. pulling a fe- girls. Genevieve Rogers-liking a teacher. YVillian1 Silvia-being serious. Fannie Tarvers-not worrying over her first aid man. Marjorie Bowman-not knowing her Biology lesson. Dorothy Rae-not drawing. Rose Terra-not riding to school. Clarence Herrmann-not making an attempt to imitate the Mills broth- ers. Guy Clements-giving up on an argu- ment to the other side. Helen Rose-liking Algebra. Marguerite Clements-not falling for every new boys she meets. Gertrude Studley - staying home nights. Wilf1'ed Lawrence-completing his shorthand home work on time. James Golden-not fooling with the girls. Margaret Gordon-not giving advice. Edna Stevenson-answering the teach- ers back. Ruth Purdy--being timid. George Hughes-not going with Stella. Eloise lVebb-not bellowing out loud in class. Amy Noyes-not giggling. Baron Denniston-not liking Chemis- try. Barbara Bowman-being an opera singer. Francis Madeiras-not talking about Basketball. Crystell Luce-Walking to school. Ida Gonsalves-being talkative. Alice LeVere-liking to be hit by snowballs. Leo Camara-being sorry when school closes. Kathleen Alley-wearing and a half shoe. Mr. Merrill-making nut cups for the St. Patrick's Tea. Miss McDermott-liking grade study period. Miss Alley-not giving course in English literature. a size three the seventh a detailed Mr. Downs-not teasing Barbara Bow- man. Mr. Dorr-with long fingernails. 28 THE BEACON CLASS PROPHECY Barbara Bowman Baron Denniston I was superintendent of nurses at the Frances Penney Memorial Hospi- tal in that great city of New York. I had been influential in founding this great institution. Une night I picked up the evening paper and to my great amusement I saw where some scien- tist-lop-minded I thought-had pre- dicted the end of the United Stat.: 1, through a great upheaval of the eartlt. Only one little island-Martha's Vine- yard-would not be affected. Well, I laughed, of course. Wasnlt some sci- entist predicting the end of the world every day? But suddenly my eyes saw something that startled me, for to whom should this prediction be cred- ited but my old classmate, Leo Ca- mara! Now, instead of laughing at the threatening fate of my country, I be- came concerned, for none of the prophecies of this noted scientist had ever failed to come to pass. For years down in tl1e very bowels of the earth. he had been conducting experiments Ile had built up a reputation for him- self, and l1is theories tilld predictions were facts! As I read this, thousands of others were doing the same. Manv of the readers scoffed and resume-1 their usual tasks, others, those who realized what Camara's name signed to an article meant, began to mal-ze preparations for the great catastrophe. Our President sprang into action. He realized that this prophecy was not an idle story. He named Martha 's Vineyard, which had been enlarged nearly double its original size by fill- ing in with ashes and sand the waters surrounding it, a hospital island, a refuge for those who were sure to be injured in the upheaval. Baron Den- niston, a noted surgeon, was placed in charge of this hospital base. Baron was another one of my old High School classmates. Much was done during the next twenty-three hours. The President had commissioned a flying corps to fly all wounded persons to the island hospi- tal. In charge of this flying corps was the noted flyer, George Hughes. llinally the hour came for the great upheaval. Suddenly a great roar was heard and the earth was lifted many feet into the air. Millions were killed and millions injured. Immediately the flying corps were flung into action. They carried victim after victim to the hospital, where Baron Denniston and I were in charge. The first victims brought in were the Congressmen and the Presidential family. NVashingtm had been harder struck than any other place. From that time on, there was a steady procession of injured people being flown to the hospital island. About ten o'clock the next morn- ing there was a lull. I went to the of- fice a11d ran over the list of pati.nts to see if there were any whom I kne-.. I saw several whom I recognized im- mediately. First, there was Georg.- IIughes. He had been injured when bringing in a victim. Then there was Francis Madeiras. He had fallen vic- tim immediately after pitching his champion baseball team to a twenty- five to nothing Victory over their ri- vals. Another name that I recognized was Ida Gonsalves, who had been deco- rating the home of the French Ambas- sador to Washington, when the earth upheaval had occurred. Another former classmate of mine, Eloise Webb, had been rather severely injured when she had used her body as a shield to protect the President, to whom she was private secretary, from certain death. Still another per- son I had known when I was ill High School was Amy Noyes. Amy had al- THE BEACON 29 ways been interested in Commercifl work and had been busily employed in a large shipping concern when she fell a victim to the upheaval. Another name that I recognized was that oi Kathleen Alley. Kathleen had been coaching the National Champion Girls' Basketball Team when the catastrophe had occurred. The gymnasium walls had caved in and the coach had been severely injured. Leaving the office 1 walked through the ward. I glanced over toward one of the cots and thought that I saw a familiar face. 1 walked over to the cot and recognized Crystell Luce. Through her incoherent mutterings, during her delirium, 1 gathered that she had been injured while trying to conduct to safety the kindergarten children whom she had been teaching. By several strange coincidences our High School graduating class of 1934 had been reunited! At the end of two weeks, when my patients were con- valescing, We all gathered together in the sun porch and had a good talk about old times, and believe me we certainly lived our school days over again! NOTE: Many of the things which we discussed and reminisced over may be found in the Class History. CLASS WILL We, the class of 1934, of the Oak Bluiies High School, situated in the County of Dukes of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, being well aware of the inevitable dismissal from the above said school, desire to part with all our unmortgaged personal property. lVe declare this precious document to be our last will and tes' tament. ClVe have never drawn up any otherj. 1. lVe will to Mr. Merrill, our es- teemed principal and class adviser, an underground tunnel to be built by the next physics class between the old building and the 11ew building-if we ever get one! 2. To Mr. Downs, an unabridged dictionary so that he may trace the derivation of words even more easily, 3. To Miss McDermott, name plates for students so that she may not for- get nor switch the names of the students. 4. To Miss Alley, several new bas- ketballs and baskets so that she may keep all the forwards busy practicing their shots simultaneously. 5. To Mr. Dorr, replaceable finger 11ails to use during and after games. These will save wear and tear on what now remains of his own. 6. To Miss Landers, an escalator, so that she may reach her office more easily. 7. To Mrs. Johnson, a set of the latest edition of music books, suitable for High School Students, so that she C2111 satisfy the High School pupils' desire for new songs. 8. To Guy Clements, a belt to put around the world so that he may pro- cure more power, and at the same time realize his pet hobby of perpetual mo- tion. 9. To Marguerite Clements, a book of Love Stories. This book will have blank pages to be filled in by her, with personal love experiences. 10. To James Golden, a carload of cough drops to be used after cheering. 11. To Margaret Gordon, a place in the third year typing class. 12. To Clarence Herrmann, Crystcll Luce's seat in the bus, it will make a special stop for him so that he will no longer need to be late and so that he may sleep until the last minute. 30 THE B EACON 13. To Wilfred Lawrence, Francis Madeiras' place on the basketball team. 14. To Ruth Purdy, the captainey of the Girls' Basketball team. 15. To Helen Rose, the position ul! official piano player of the High School. 16. To Edna Stevenson, the honor of keeping the two cups and the shield shining brightly. 17. To Gertrude Studley, Kathleen Alley's quietness-in school. She may also be quiet at the Library if she does deem it prudent. 18. To Marjorie Bowman, all courtship parts in the plays to come. 19. To Dorothy Rae, a swivel seat so that she may turn around more easily. 20. To Genevieve Rogers, a com- posite teacher in the hope that she may finally find one that she likes. 21. To William Silvia, a book on How to Make Love, in Two Les- sons. Marguerite Clements is to in- sert into the lessons anything that may have been omitted. 22. To Fannie Tarvers, a framed picture of the Titanic striking the floating rock. Rose Terra, a rowing ma- use for which will be best 23. To chine, the known to herself. 24. To Bowman's Manuel Lewis, Barbara humming ability and also her pinch-hitting privilege for absent grade teachers. 25. To Herbert Combra, Ida Gon- salves' bashfulness. 26. To Nelson DeBetteneourt, a set of stilts so that he may attain the height of a Sophomore. 27. To Ethel Edwards, Leo Ca- mara's playfulness. 28. To Mary Golden and Ethel Stevenson, a special permit to sit to- gether, the same to be good for three years. 29. To Gladys Heathman, Amy Noyes' substantial stature. 30. To Howard Leonard, Baron Denniston's studiousness. 31. To Josephine Machado, Eloise Webb's noisiness. 32. To Ruth Madeiras, all the sei- ence books in the building. 33. To Eleanor McBride, a special rest hour, so that she may go to the nurse's otiice and regain her energy. 34. To Alton Noyes, a condensed form of the Volume Library . 35. To Gilbert Pacheco, a pitch pipe to be used in leading songs dur- ing the basketball games. 36. To Leon Souweine, the privi- lege of being the chief bell ringer in all future plays. 37. To Elizabeth Webb, the honor of being the official boner-maker of th: High School. 38. To Alice Southard, a reserved place on the football team. 39. To the Junior Class, the Sen- iors' back seats. 40. To the Sophomore Class, at book of plays to be put on next year. 41. To the Freshman Class, the privilege of taking all the time that they want for the purpose of gradu- ating. In testimony thereof We hereunto set our hands and in the presence of three witnesses Kas demanded by lawj declare this to be our Last NVill and Testament, on the birthday of George Washington Cwho somehow reminds is of ourselvesj in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thir- ty-feur, and of the independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and fifty-eighth. CLASS OF 1934 1. Kathleen Alley 2. Barbara Bowman 3. Leo Camara 4. Baron Denniston 5. Ida Gonsalves 6. George Hughes 7. Crystell Luce A A J THE BEACON .31 8. Alice LeVere 9. Francis Madeiras 10. Amy Noyes 11. Eloise Vlfebb. lVe, the class of 1934, having a pas- sion for being original, have above signed our names in evidence of this. CLASS OF 1934 KATHLEEN HELEN ALLEY Basketball C25 C35 C455 Co-Captain of Track C455 Class President C353 Athletic Editor C455 4-H Club Mem- ber C155 Dying to Live C45. BARBARA FULLER BOWMAN Class Secretary C255 Meet Uncle Sally C255 Speaking Contest C25 C35 Honorable Mention C455 The Spanissi Onion C355 Class Vice-President C355 Beacon Social Editor C355 Class Nu- merals, ex-aequo C355 Beacon Literary Editor C455 Manager of Girls' Basket- ball Team C455 Glee Club C15 C255 Class Prophet C455 Dying to Live C45. JOHN LEO CAMARA The Restless Jewel C155 Class Vice- President C15 C255 Manager of Base- ball C255 Basketball C15 C25 C45: Manager of Boys' Basketball Team C355 Beacon Social, School and Alum- ni News Editor C455 Baseball C35 5 4-H Club Member C155 Leader C25 C355 Dying to Live C45. BARON DE CURTIN DENNISTON Class Numerals C155 Class Numer- als, ex-aequo C355 Class President C25 : Assistant Beacon Literary Editor C355 Editor i11 Chief of Beacon C455 Speak- ing Contest C15, First Prize, ex-aequo C25, First Prize C35, First Prize C455 Baseball C455 Assistant Class Proph- et C45. IDA GONSALVES Basketball C25 C355 Glee Club C255 Member of Athletic Association C455 Member of 4-H Club C15. GEORGE HERBERT HUGHES Basketball C15 C25 C35, Captain C455 Track C255 The Restless Jewel C155 Meet Uncle Sally C255 The Spanish Onion C355 Second Prize in Speaking Contest C455 Class President C455 Beacon Sunnyside Editor C355 Assis- tant Business Manager of Beacon C455 Athletic Editor of Beacon C455 Base- ball C15 C25 C35 C455 Vice-President of Athletic Association C455 Dying to Live C45. CRYSTELL VVILSON LUCE 4-H Club Member C155 Member of Athletic Association C455 Assistan: Personal Editor C455 Dying to Live C45- FRANCIS CHARLES MADEIRAS Basketball C15 C25 C35 C455 Track C15 C25 C355 The Spanish Onion C355 Baseball C15 C25 C35 C45 Captain. AMY ELIZABETH NOYES Class Numerals C255 Basketball C15 C255 Captain C35 C455 Track C15 C35 C455 Captain C255 Meet Uncle Sally C255 Beacon Business Manager C455 Glee Club C15 C255 Class Secretary- Treasurer C15 C35 C455 Class Historian C455 Class Treasurer C255 Dying to Live C45. ELOISE EDITH VVEBB Basketball C15 C25 C355 Captain C455 Speaking Contest C455 Glee Club C15 C255 Vice-President C15 C25 C455 Personal Editor of Beacon C455 4-II Club Member C15 C255 Member of Athletic Association C455 Dying to Live C45. THE BEACON i I i i i 1 1934 OF 'RASS 1 IiE T BERS OF EIT BI f-4 m ,- ,- ,- 5 ri TG ,-4 E 'T' ,-4 TT. M r--4 i G., . ,:. 71 , V. ,- C 1' '4 :J F-4 Cb , P, CD 1 r-1 if 12 ,- 1' 4 ,. V. .f ,.. ,-. X 4 ,- ,-1 L CL ,.. 4., E 'I ,- ,V 5 fi ... '1 , FT 4., ,-1 ,- 4., 4.. 15-1 1.1 ,-4 , ,v r if U'-4 4- ,- FL, ,L hx :.. Q1 'vw la F: -4 4., 72 .,-1 ,- -- 2 1, 6 i-1 A ... : :- m CQ VE, E 7-4 ..-4 Q1 ,.., x., 1' .-4 14 I .,-4 CJ -4 ,-4 E LZ .,. .,. IC 1 .f 1 ,-4 A. V LJ ,.. ,-f 1 p.. ,-4 ,- L 4., L , fa I-4 SV 4- on :- O 4-' 4-' 74-1 cz. .- :J 'I ,-5 ,-. ld :J TC 'V' .--. CU I ,- as Z 1-4 f: .1 - ,gr V v-4 T' -L ,-4 ,-4 CSD ,-1 ,-J H-4 D-4 W... .-.vs---U.-, THE BEACON 33 NEWS .1 ..,..... 11.1 SCHO0Le 'ALUl1N.l 0 Leo Camara, Editor CLASS OFFIUERS Senior 1'residentmlleorge Hughes Vice President-Eloise NVQ-bb Secretary and Treasurer - Amy Noyes Junior I'resident-Clarence Herrmann Vice President-Guy Clements Secretary and Treasurer-Marguer- ite Clements Sophomore President-Genevieve Rogers Vice 1'resident-NVilliam Silvia Secretary a11d Treasurer-Marjorie Bowman Freshman I'resident-Elisabeth NVebb Vice President-Gilbert Pachieo Secretary and Treasurer - Ruth Madeiras Social The Seniors began their money mak- ing campaign for their trip to Wasti- ington with a food sale September 23, 1933. The sale surpassed the Seniors' highest expectations tllld was a com- plete success financially. The Juniors began their social sea- son with a trankfurt roast October 11, 1933, with the everlastingly famo is roasting ground of South Beach agai'-1 as a setting. The outing netted some money for the Juniors who were busy selling trankfurts, rolls, and tonic. A Se11io1' bean supper, the first to be held this year, was successfully staged November 4. An Athletic Association was organ.- ized January 11 at the high school. The following officers were electel: Amy Noyes, President g George Hughes, Vice President, and l'rincip l Bert L. Merrill, Secretary and Treas- urer. The Seniors' second food sale was held January 13. The proceeds en- larged the XVashington fund by sev- eral dollars. A second bean supper was given by the Senior class February 3 at the Methodist Chapel, and, although thc proceeds derived were not so great as those from the first supper, they did help out the Senior treasury. A committee composed of two Sen- ior and one Junior arranged an enter- tainment for the East Greenwich Academy basketball teams who played the Oak Bluffs teams Saturday, Febru- ary 18. The Senior Class put on their third food sale Saturday, February 24, and again got a step nearer to their goal- XVashington. Presentation of Trophies The presentation of the Lions Clubs trophies to our champion basketball at the Oak Bluffs Gymnasium April 20, 1934. Many were teams took place present including the basketball teams towns. Dr. Buckley, Lions Club, present- of the other two President of the ed he trophies to the two Oaptains. 34 THE BEACON St. Patrick's Tea This year the Annual St. Patricks Tea was held by the home of Mrs. the senior class 'lt J. H. Hughes. The success, and Mrs. tea was a great Hughes deserves a great deal of credit for her aid in making it so. Play As the Beacon goes to press the students who were selected for the play, which is put on each year for the benefit of the senior class trip to Yashington, are deligently working to learn their parts. The play will be presented on the 15th and 16th of May. The cast of the play, Dying to Live,'y is follows: Mrs. Naomi Estelle-Kathleen Alley. Melva Jones-Eloise Webb. Olivia Winlock-Barbara Bowman. Samson Winlock-George Hughes. Chick Breen-Leo Camara. Silvia Winlock-Helen Rose. Mrs. Mina Royston-Amy Noyes. Montrose Langdon--Clarence Herr- mann. Estelle Gay-Crystell Luce. Mrs. Dillon Dilworth - Marjorie Bowman. Savoldi Yutaka-Baron Denniston. Commercial The Palmer Method Final Certifi- cate has been awarded to the follow- ing students: Nelson DeBettencourt, Gilbert Pachico, Alton Noyes, Joseph- ine Machado, Leon Souweine, Alice Southard, and Ruth Madeiras. Herbert Combra was awarded the Junior cer- tificate. Since Amy Noyes Hlld Elisa- beth Webb have both won the Fin il Certificate, they have been awarded the Progress Pin. Members of the first-year typewrit- ing class are working for the typing awards which are offered each year by the School Board. In order to re- ceive these awards, the students must type for fifteen minutes at an average rate of at least thirt ywords a min- ute with no more than five errors. To date, the following students have merited the bronze medal: Kathleen Alley with a speed of thirty-four words a minute, Leo Camara and Ida Gonsalves each with a speed of thirty- three words a minute. Magazine Contest The annual magazine contest for the benefit of the Senior Class was con- ducted again this year. It extended from the 17th to the 22nd of Novem- ber. Leo Camara was appointed Com- mander ,George Hughes, Captain of the Gree11 side, and Barbara Bowman, Captain of the Gold side. The Green side wo11 the contest, which was fair- ly successful. Speaking Contest The fifth annual speaking contest was held March 2, 1934, at the school gymnasium. Five girls and five boys were chosen from the student body to compete. Each contestant was judged on interpretation, delivery, enuncia- ion and appearance. The judges were Dr. Alfred Fairbrother, John D. Law- lor, and James A. Boyle. The program was as follows: Hymn for the Nations ..... Beethoven Qfrom 9th Symphonyj High School Chorus On the Interurban ...... Edith Lowell Helen Rose VVar ...................... Selected Wilfred Lawrence On VVoman 's Rights ................ ................Marjorie B. Cooke Eloise NVebb The American Flag ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry VVard Beecher William Silvia The Convalescent ....... Edith Lowell Mary Golden Cab On the Road to Mandalay ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rudyard Kipling THE BEACON 35 Qhj Invictus ............ Bruno Huhn Willard Durgin Monsieur et Madame ...., Paul Blouet Clarence Herrmann A Real Lady ...... Marjorie B. Cooke Ethel Stevenson Mistaken Identity ....... Mark Twain George Hughes Aunt Jane ........ Marjorie B. Cooke Barbara Bowman His Last Speech ......... Robespierrc Baro11 Denniston Minuet in D Cfrom Don Juanj Mozart High School Chorus The girls' prizes were distributed as follows: first, Helen Rose, second, Mary Golden, third, Eloise VVebb. The boys placed as follows: first, Baron Denniston, second, George Hughes, third, Wilfred Lawrence. The following were given honorable mention prizes: Barbara Bowman, Clarence Herrmann, William Silvia, and Ethel Stevenson. Mrs. Johnson was i11 charge of the high school chorus, which performed Very ably. A 11ew form of prize-awarding was inaugurated this year. Instead of the usual money prize, gold medals were awarded to the first, second, and third place winners. The honorable mention prizes, bronze medals, were awarded to the remaining contestants. STUDENT ACTIVITY PROGRAMS November 10 saw the re-establish- ment of an old custom in the school. Every Friday the students carry on an activity period. The various classes take turns providing a program for the entertainment of the rest of the student body and of any parents who wish to come. The Seniors inaugurat- ed the revived custom on November 10 by presenting an Armistic Day Pro- gram. Dr. Cox was their guest speak- er. He spoke most interestingly on Social Reconstruction of Our Edu- cational System . Taking their turn following the Seniors, the Juniors on November 17 put on an anniversary program. The Sophomores had charge of tl1e students' activity program for Novem- ber They presented two plays, The Courtship of Miles Standish and ' A Thankful Thanksgiving , a play written by one of the members of the Sophomore class. On December 9 the eighth grade en- tertained the student body with a nov- elty program, consisting of a stunt, songs, and dancing. A slightly futuristic play entitled Ten Years After , written by three members of the Senior class, was pre- sented by that class at the Gymnasium on December 15 in the students' ac- tivity period. The Freshmen had charge of tl1e ae- tivity program for December 22, the last day before the Christmas vaca- tion, and very appropriately presented a play called The Christmas Gimme . The assembly period on Friday, January 12, was under the direction of the Junior class. Dr. Buckley was the guest speaker. As President of the Martha's Vineyard Lions Club, Dr. Buckley spoke on The Value of a Lions Club in a Community. On January 19 the teachers and students were given a chance to look in on a rural school in session through the presentation of a skit, School Day, by the Sophomores. The eighth grade, being in charge of the student activity program for January 26, had a guest speaker-the Reverend Mr. Harry Butman of Ed- gartown, who spoke on The Will to Win , a very appropriate subject showing the relation of sports to life 's ideals. 36 THE BEACON The monthly musical program was presented Tuesday, January 30, dur- ing he music period, under the direc- tio11 of Mrs. Johnson, the music super- visor. The program was as follows: The Reading of a Poem, Musical In- struments --Eloise Webb 5 Piano Solo, Waltz Lyrique -Josephine Ma- chado, Clarinet Solo, If I Could Be With You-William Silvia, and a gui: it artist, Mr. Richard Frost, accompan- ied by Mrs. L. Frost as pianist. Mr. Frost rendered two vocal solos, 'Fare- well, by D,Arcy, and Waterboy, by Avery Robinson. Mr. John D. Lawlor, Manager of the Martha's Vineyard Telephone ,Com- pany, was the guest speaker of the Freshmen on Friday, February 2. He gave a very instructive talk on The Use and Function of the Telephone, in which he traced communication from the most primitive type to the most modern form. A program in observance of Lin- coln's birthday, consisting of appro- priate songs and readings by members of the Senior class, was conducted by that class on February 9. Friday, February 16, Mr. Merrill took the General Science and Physics classes over to the electric power plant at Vineyard Haven. Mr. Percy House, Engineer of the plant, explained the principles of the dynamo to the class- es. The students thoroughly benefited by his explanaions. Mr. William Golden spoke on the Development of the Radio on Fri- day, February 23, during the students' activity period, which was in charge of the Junior class. During the Physics period on March first, Mr. Golden explained the prin- ciples of the condenser a11d answered all questions that the students desired to ask concerning electricity. The per- iod was a very beneficial and an enjoy- able one. The boys of the Sophomore class did their part toward their program on March 2 by presenting an amusing skit on college life called The Seren- ade . The girls, not to be outdone by the boys, put on as equally an amus- ing short play called Carpet Rags . On March 5, 1934, the students of the Junior and Senior High School lis- tened to a speech over the radio by President Roosevelt on The Review' of the N. R. A. The eighth grade presented the Squirrel Nut Hour as one of their contributions to the weekly studenm' activiy period. The program, consist- ing of impersonations of well-known radio stars, was given March 9. On March 16, 1934, Dr. A. F. Fair- brother spoke to the student body m The Value of Public Speaking . The Freshman class had charge of the period. The Senior class, having charge of the students' activity period for April 6, 1934, procured a speaker from the C. C. C. Camp, Lieutenant Persuvn, who spoke on The Formation of Good Habits , and different phases of army life which can be applied also to students. April 13, 1934, the Junior class put on a play during the students' activity period entitled Overtime , It provui very entertaining. ALUMNI 1931 Muriel Webb is the assistant' of a New York Doctor. Daisy Billings is married. Robert Hughes is a Junior at Springneld College. Francis Becker is a Junior as Rens- selaer. He is Vice President of his THE BEACON 37 class, a member of the Dramatic Se- ciety, and is affiliated with Beta Psi Fraternity. Dean Denniston is at home. Dorothy Look is a Sophomore at Bridgewater. Mildred I.aBelle is private secretafy to the President of the Hoover Vac- uum Uompany, Boston. 1932 Selma Hughes is attending the Chandler school of business, in Boston. lluth Jordan is acting in a stock company in Baltimore. ltosamond Tamara is at home. Dorothy Silvia is Doctor Amaral's assistant. Eloise Leonard is at home. llenry Alley is deceased. Sidney Gordon is Island circulation manager for the Standard Times. 1933 ltuth Blankenship is a Freshman at Sargent School of Physical Educatio'-, a division of Boston University. Anna Oliver is a secretary for the local C. W. A. Marjorie Rice is at home. Stella Mackay is at home. Antone Perry is at home. Vivian Souweinc is at home. Barbara Studley is a Freshman at the College of Liberal Arts, Boston University. Robert Edwards is at home. The Alumni Association elected the following officers for the year 1934: Sidney Gordon, President, Adeline Alley, Vice President, and Amelia Burgess, Secretary and Treasurer. The Alumni Association held a birth- day anniversary February 6, 1934, in honor of its founding one year ago. The High School Faculty and the Seu- ior Class were guests and shared the big birthday cake. The Alumni Association held a Bridge and Whist on Tuesday, Febru- ary 13, and donated the proceeds to the Senior class for their Washington trip. After some ditticulty in getting started the association finally decided to go on with the production of their play, The Bride Breezes In . They decided to present it on or about June 1 and to donate the proceeds to the Seniors. Compliments of Clheater Glenn, QB. Compliments of RENEAR'S GARAGE The Modern Lunch DOWNEY FLAKE DOUG!-INUTS AND CUPCAKES DAILY SPECIALS The Home of the Magic Cheese Chun Main Street Vineyard Haven Homemade Pastries to take out Telephone 326-W 38 THE BEACON I - ff l? ,L F Beck:-r-ll George Hughes Editors Kathleen Alley BOYS' ATHLETICS THE ISLAND TRACK MEET The Zlllllllill Island Track Meet was held at Tashmoo Ball Park, 'l'isb11 y', on October 20, 1933. Mr. Durgin was our coach again tl1is year, and despite tl1e shortage of boys a11d tl1e very i11- ClPl1'1t'l1f weather, he did H11 excellent job as coach. Nantucket, tl1e NVl1lllt'l' last year, did not participate i11 the meet this year, therefore tl1e cup was automatically l'0fllI'll9d to our ltilillld. Edgartown took an early lead Ellltl kept it during the whole meet. Tis- bury came i11 second, iflllll Oak Bluffs came i11 last. Although we did come in last, o11r boys still kept their Nev- er-Say-Die spirit throughout tl1e IIIPGT. The Stllflitllf body co-operated vers well by doing its part i11 cheering our boys o11. Although we were 11ot as successful as the other track teams, we wish to tllklllk Mr. Durgin for coaching us, anfl devoting his time toward making u-4 better sports. THE TRAVK BOYS BOYS' BASKETBALL Oak Bluffs Wins Lions Trophy The Oak Bluffs High School Boys' quintet won the Lions Club Trophy after taking 7 out of 8 of the scheo- uled island games. Tl1e first island game played was between Oak Bluffs illlll Edgartown. The first half was ev citing, llllt was marred by numei-ou4 fouls. Edgartown was leading at the end of the first half by 1 poi11t. They kept this lead throughout tl1e second half and easily defeated us 46-31. ln the next game Oak Bluffs made a surprising comeback against Tis- bury by defeating them 32 to 29. Tis- bury l1ad already ll9Hl'011 Edgartown a11d after o11r loss to Edgartown it looked 'fbad for Oak Bluffs, but our fighting spirit carried IIS tI1ro11gh. Tl-e Sl'I'f'at spirit of o11r substitutes was evident i11 this game, XVl10l1 l'l1l'96 of the varsity team were put o11t on fouls. After this victory we again 911001111- tered Edgartown on o11r OWVII floor. Tl1e game was fast a11d exciting an.l when the first half ended, Edgartowi was ahead by 3 poi11ts. The second half' had no sooner started NVll0ll we tied the score. From then O11 the game was a 1 Oak Bluffsf The final score was Fil to 23. Oak Bluffs gained a firmer hold on tl1e championship YVll9Il we travelled over to Tisbury and decisively de- feated them. Oak Bluffs displayed a fast, short passing offense together THE BEACON 39 with an impregnable defense. The score at the end of the game was 36 to 21. Our next victory was over Edgar- town on their own floor. The first half showed that both teams were evenljf matched, as the score at half time was 18 to 18! After the rest period Oak Bluffs started their usual second half czzmeback. Shots were made from all corners and a11gles of the floor. The defense was the best ever presented by any Oak Bluffs team. Every Edgar- town nian was covered and they could get nowhere. When the final whistle blew, the score was 42 to 32. Since the Speaking Contest was to take place Friday night, it was neces- sary to play the game with Tisbury an a Wednesday night. The game was wan by Oak Bluffs by the impressive sc re of 53 to 44. After this game had been played, Onk Bluffs had three chances to win the championship. We either had to beat Edgartown or Tisbury once, or if we lost both games play the tie-off with Edgartown. NVe didn't want to take any chances on a play off so we defeated Tisbury again. Our brand of basketball was not so good as usual, but it was good enough to bring us out with a 39 to 30 victory, and thus the L1 llS Basketball trophy was ours! The island game was played with Edgartown. The first half was very rough, and many fights were almost started. It was only through the good self-control and excellent sportsman- ship of the Oak Bluffs team that nm fights did occur. The Oak Bluffs boy-5 truly turned the other cheek this night! The score at the half was 26 to 16 in favor of Oak Bluffs. The sec- ond half was not so rough. Oak Bluffs kept its lead and easily defeated Ect- gartown i11 spite of handicaps by a score of 41 to 24. Off-Island Games The first game of the season was played with Falmouth on our own floor. Our team proved to be much su- perior to Falmouth 's and made up for its handicap in size by speed and ag- gressiveness. The game ended with Oak Bluffs leading 37 to 15. 1Ve secured a new rival this year. The second off-island game was played with the Junior-Varsity Team of the New Bedford Vocational School. The game was exciting and numerous fouls were committed. Although the visitors had a better chance to win because of size and experience, Oak BluEs wm by a score of 35 to 28. The easiest game played this season was with Dartmouth. In the first two minutes of play Dartmouth scored 5 points to our no11e! After a time out Oak Bluffs displayed its usual come- back by winning 43 to 16! Another new opponent this year was VVareham. We played them on a home and home basis. The first game was played at Wareham. Although we lost by a score of 42 to 32, we proved to thern that we were not from a hick town, nor did we play a hick game! We warned them to .watch out for the next game, which had nothing good in store for them. For the second time since basket- ball was introduced into Oak Bluffs High School we played an out of state team. This year we played East Green- wich Academy from Rhode Island. The game was very interesting and when the half ended the score was 18 to 10 in favor of our opponents. When the second half began, i11 less than three minutes the score was 28 to 10 against us. After this we started our comeback and by the end of the third quarter we were almost up to them. in the fourth quarter the score see- sawed back and forth, and when the 40 gg THE B final whistle blew we were ahead bg one point. The final score was 40 to 39. True to our word, we defeated Wareham in the return game 40 to 36! The game was very close throughout. Wareham gained an early lead, but Oak Bluffs soon overcame it and lead by one point at the half. The second half was equally as exciting as the first. With one and a half minutes to play, Wareham led by one point, but Oak Bluffs scored six points while Vifareham scored only one. VVe we'e avenged! We wish to take this opportunity EIPXCON to thank the Lions Club for donating the wonderful trophy to the cham- pionship basketball team, and we will see that it is kept in the assembly room where everyone will be able to see it. THE CHAMPIONS. We, the boys of the basketball team, wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Dorr for helping us to win the Island Championship and the Lions Club Trophy, for teaching us the rul:-s of sportsmanship, and helping to buiil our bodies sound and strong. GEORGE HUGHES, Captain. BASEBALL A meeting of the candidates was held the first day of school after our spring vacation. John Crowell has kindly consented to be our coach this year. Guy Clements was chosen mana- ger of the team and Francis Madeiras, Captain. The candidates who came out for the team are Manuel Lewis, Clar- ence Herrmann, George Hughes, He - bert Combra, Francis Madeiras, Wil- fred Lawrence, Nelson DeBettencourt, Leo Camara, Alfred Metell, Guy Clem- ents, Baron Denniston, Leon Souweinlf, Gilbert Pachico, Howard Leonard, Al- ton Noyes, and William Silviaiflifl , At this time Oak Bluffs has played two games. The first gamewas played at Falmouth. After getting seven' runs in the Hrst two innings, werenfained scoreless the rest of the game and lost 15-7. The second game was played with Tisbury at Oak Bluffs. After playing for nine innings the score was tied, 2-2. We kept on playing Luntil We reached the thirteenth inning. This inning, although it has the unluckv number, was our lucky inning. Hughes, the first man at bat, hit a three-base hit and was bunted in safe- ly by William Silvia. Combra also got a three-base hit. The team has shaped up very wetl so far, and we expect a good season. In Appreciation Again I wish to thank the Lions Club for its interest in our schools. The trophy is indeed beautiful and is a fitting tribute to the spirit of sports- manship, and of athletic competition. At this time I Wish to thank our townspeople for their kindness in helping, usito entertain our off-island visitors.,,I alsowthank Willis Hugh fi for his loyal interest in entertaining' the boys and their friends at such a delightful banquet- at the Beatrice House. A - It is with a sincere feeling of regret that I witness the end of another sea- son and with it comes the realization that three of our team are leaving us this June. No finer, nor more loyal, boys could any coach have than these three have been to me. Francis and Leo have been associated with me in basketball for seven years and George has been connected with our teams f if five years. My sincere wishes go with TIIIC IZICACON 25 TI-IE. ISLAND CHAMPIONS G I RLS' I3ASKl41'l'I3A III. TEAM BUYS' ISASK I'I'l'l3AIIlI 'FICAINI 42 THE B EACON you, George, Francis, and Leo, into that after high-school life where I hope real contentment in work and joy i11 right living will ennoble you. May Courage and Honor be the guide- posts along the pathway of your lives. The other boys on the team have been also supremely loyal, co-oper'1- tive, and helpful. I can just as ho 1- cstly say of you as I did of Leo, Fran- cis, and George, that no coach ever could have finer or more loyal friend-4. What success we have had is due to you boys. Truly we were one for all and all for one . In closing may 1 quote some lines from Emerson: So nigh is glory to our dust, So near is God is man, VVhen Duty Whispers low, Thou must, The Youth replies, I can. HARRY DORR, Coach. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Uak Bluffs' Girls Retain Lions' Trophy The first bridge separating us from retaining the Lions' Trophy was crossed when the Oak Bluffs Girls de- feated Edgartown on the latterls own floor. The game was uncertain until the last minute when the Oak Bluffs Girls scored a point which won the game by a score of 15-14. The next game of the season was played with Vineyard Haven on our home floor. At the end of the first half the Vineyard Haven Girls were ahead. Our girls began to fight harder in the last half and thus won the game by a score of 30-20. Once again we encountered Edgar- town, this time on our floor. But now for the first time in three years, the Oak Bluffs Girls bowed to defeat, los- ing by a score of 18-12. The Oak Bluffs Girls were deter- mined to have no more blots added to their record. 1Ve met Vineyard Haven on their home fioor and defeated them by a score of 26-14. The Oak Bluffs Girls failed to take the next game, but nevertheless were not defeated. The game ran nip and tuck all the way through. 1Vhen the final whistle blew the teams were tied with a score of 33-33. The Oak Bluffs Girls kept up their trying spirit in the next game played with Vineyard Haven on our home floor. The Vineyard Haven Girls were 1 point ahead at the end of the first half. 'Our girls gained in the last half and defeated Vineyard Haven by a score of 28-15. In all these games the p1'evailing olf- ject of the girls was to retain the tro- phy, which they had won last year. If our girls won this game they would tie for the championship with Edgar- town. We had to win this game so we would not he trailing. And win this game we did, by a score of 40-12. The last game of the season, which was to decide the championship, was with Edgartown on our home floor. Things did not look so good for us as Edgartown kept about 3 points ahead, even u11til the last minute, WIIGII Oak Bluffs made a basket which won the game by a score of 30-26. Again we were champions of the Island. Orr trfrphy could adorn our room for an- other year! OIT-Island Games The Oak Bluffs Girls had the pleas- ure of meeting two off-Island teams. They first met the Lawrence High School of Falmouth, who journeye-l down to Oak Bluffs. Our girls defeated them by a score of 29-15. THE BEACON 43 Our next off-Island game was with the East Greenwich Academy. Both teams had a fighting spirit throughout the entire game. The Oak Bluffs Girls defeated the East Greenwich Girls bv a score of 40-32. NVe, tl1e Girls of the Oak Bluffs Bas- ketball team, wish to take this oppor- tunity to express our appreciation to Miss Alley, our coach, for her coopera- tion and untiring eiorts in piloting us to the Island Championship. We want you to know that we ap- preciate all that you have done for us. ELOISE WEBB and AMY NOYES, Captains. TRACK MEET The Annual Track Meet took place at Tashmoo Field, Vineyard Havei, October 20, 1933. The Oak Bluffs girls once mo1'e carried home the shield, and next year they are going to try to keep it at the Oak Bluffs High Schocl forever by winning it for the third time i11 succession. The co-captains of the tean1 were Ethel Stevenson and Kathleen Alley. Our girls started the meet right with Ethel Stevenson win- ning the 50-yard dash. The winning streak kept up through the high jump with Ethel Stevenson and Gladys lleathman tying for the first place. ln tl1e broad jump Edna Stevenson again showed her jumping ability by coming in second, and we also took third place through the good work of Gladys Ileathman. Our relay team got a good start with Gladys Heathman bounding- ahead. The second runner, Kathleen Alley, gained, as did the third, Ethel Edwards, and thus the 'r 1- lay ended with Edna Stevenson coni- ing in far ahead of the girls on the other teams. Miss Alley coached the girls' team. In behalf of the girls' track team, we wish to express our appreciation to Miss Alley for her untiring efforts in aiding us to retain tl1e shield. ETHEL STEVENSON and KATHLEEN ALLEY, Captains. The Will to Win As a graduate of the Oak Bluffs High School I have, of course, been very much interested in all events connected with the High School, being a girl, I have perhaps unintentionally noticed more particularly the events in which girls have participated, an-1 now as a member of the faculty an-1 coach, I have a chance to ob- the girls more closely, to kno-.v thoroughly, and even to share girls' serve them their feelings in victory or defeat. But whatever standpoint I have from watched the Oak Bluffs girls, I have noticed one outstanding thing-their determination to win, and what is more gratifying-to win fairly. Witli this characteristic fighting spirit that they have ever shown in all their atl1- letic contests, they have this year again succeeded in capturing not only tl1e track shield but also the Lions Club Trophy in basketball. This year there were many candi- dates out for track, owing to the fact that there was to have been an inter- class meet, which meet, however, We s called off because of rainy weather. In the island meet our track team, com- posed of Ethel Stevenson and Kath- leen Alley, co-captains, Gladys Heath- man, Edna Stevenson, and Ethel Ed- wards, certainly made a fine showing' by taking first place in every eveit except the broad jump, in which they placed second and third. Margaret Gordon, Alice Southard, and Shirlev Perry all worked hard for the team, even though they did not place. Two 44 ,V g THE B candidates, Amy Noyes and Eleanir to participate because of injuries. McBride, were unfortunately unable Both were persistent sports followers, and I know they would have made a good showing for Oak Bluffs had they taken part. I do want to congratulate all who came out for track-whether from junior high or senior high-for their untiring efforts, fine spirit, and especially for their co-operativeness. Two years have passed by, and each year has brought success, one more triumph in track, and the shield will remain with the girls. It will be diffi- cult, of course, to win again, but sure- ly not too difficult if each one does her part. The basketball season this year was perhaps more exciting than that of former years, because, by the loss of a game to Edgartown and a tie with that same town, Oak Bluffs and Ed- gartown were tied for first place in the contest for the trophy until thc very last game. This final, deciding game was a hard fought one, with Ed- gartown holding a slight lead even in the middle of the last quarter. Witli about three minutes to play the Oak Bluffs girls, with that never say die'l spirit, put their all into the game and emerged with a four point lead. In commending the girls I think I should begin with the co-captains-- Amy Noyes and Eloise Webb and then Kathleen Alley and Barbara Bowman, all of whom have done their last bit for the team. Amy was unable to pa:- ticipate much because of an injured knee, but in those games she played, she certainly maintained her high standard! I especially want to thank her for her willingness to aid in the various ways she did even after she was unable to play. Eloise Webb on several occasions proved her sports- manship and set a good example for future teams. That is not all, she-:vs E ACON a veteran player-was one of our best guards and an especially necessa'y one in our tilts with Edgartown. Kath- leen Alley, as forward, deserves much credit for her careful passwork, her quick pivoting, and her accurate shooting which certainly piled up points for Oak Bluffs. I can assure these girls that they will be missed by the team, because all set good exam- ples for the team to follow in the way of sportsmanship and correct tech- nique in playing. In speaking of the team, Barbara Bowman should not be forgotten, for she really was a part of it. She worked hard as manager, games and faithfully taking the scoring. The outlook for is not dull, however, with Gladys Heathman able to play aw position, with Margaret Gordon, Ger- trude Studley, Marguerite Clements, Helen Rose, a11d Marjorie Bowman to fill in as guards, with Ethel and Edna Stevenson to be able side centers, and Mary Golden and Eleanor McBride to take the position of forwards. May there be many new candidates come out also, and may the year be a suc- cessful one. Here I wish to extend my thanks to all parents and friends of the school who helped in any way to make the past year a successful one. arranging care of all next year In closing I'm sure that everyone will agree that the trophy offered by the Lions Club is certainly a grand in- centive towards victory, it gives the girls something tangible to work for, and while they are working for the trophy i11 itself, they are also abso1':,- ing many ideals which may be fol- lowed and practiced in their lives olf the basketball court. ADELINE ALLEY, Coach. THE BEACON 45 -s FN yogi Q l L3 Q 5- ' IW' ' fioifktf' J' Clarence Herrmann, Editor II. R.- I believe I heard you talk- ing in class a few minutes agofy H. U.- Oh, no, I never talk in my sleep. W. L.- Will you Freshmen stop making so much noise? I can't even read! R. M.- lVell, don't blame us for your ignorance. ' ' G. R.- Why do you call your girl Appendix ? G. C.- Because it cost so much to take her out.', Mr. M.- VVhat do you know about nitrates ? ' ' L. S.- They are much cheaper than day rates. Miss A.-Cmarking on eardb This is going to hurt me more than it will you. G. S.- Then don't be too hard on yourself. Dr. B.- Your ease is really a case of common ordinary laziness. A. N.- But, ean't you give me a more scientific name for it-I must tell my mother about it! Miss L. - Troubles with your throat, eh? Ever gargled with salt water '? B. B.- Yes, I was nearly drowned while in swimming last summer. U. L.-Cselling sandwiches 'tNo, sir, no trust! I wouldn't trust my own brother. M. C.- Well, of course, you know your family better than I do. Mr. M.- Give me the definition oi? a skeleton? VV. D.MHA skeleton is a man with his insides out and his outsides off. F. M.- Are you really embroider- ing that foot pillow for me, Dear? R. P.- Yes, love, but if you ever dare put your foot on it, I'll wring' your neck. Mr. M.- Why are low this term? W. S.- lVell, you holidays everything is marked down. your grades se know after the D. R.- I don't see how the referee can keep so cool. L. C.- That's easy. Look at the fans around him. , Mr. D.- Are you afraid of the big bad wolf? C. II.-f'Naw. Mr. D.- Well, the other two pigs weren't either. VV. L.- And she was the dumbest girl I ever saw. II. L.- VVhat makes you think so? W. L.-' I mentioned bacteria and she thought that was the back door tr a cafeteria. 46 THE BEACON A freshman looked long and thoughr- fully at tI1e second examination ques- tion, which read: State the number of tons of coal slipped out of the United States in any given year. Then his brow cleared and he wrot-': ' ' 1492-none. McD.- Can you name a city in Alaska? M. B.- No'me. Miss McD.- Correct Mr. D.- Tom, can you tell me what a hypocrite is? N. DeB.- Yes, sir. It's a boy that comes to school with a smile on his face. U L. S.- Has your sister begun tau- ing music lessons yet? J. G.- She's taking something on the piano, but I can 't tell yet Whether it's music or typewritingr. Miss A.- An anonymous person is one who does 11Ot Wish to be knownee- who's that laugrliing' in the class? C. H.h An anonymous person, Miss Alley. M1'. D.-Canswering phonej You say Gilbert Pachico has a bad cold and can't come to school? VVho is this speaking? G. P.-Cwith assumed hoarsenessl This is my father. M. G.-Cat basketball gamej Figh ! Fight Fight! A. S.-fsuddenly excitedj NVI1ere? XVIIPFP? BRICKMAN'S Complete Family Outfiters Sporting Goods VINEYARD HAVEN. MASS. DUTCHLAND FARMS GRADE A MILK FAMILY MILK BUTTER-MILK CREAM VITAMIN D MILK GRADE A VITAMIN D DELIVERIES ON ISLAND AT PREVAILING PRICES Tel. 120 Richard Hayden, Mgr. OAK BLUFFS, MASS. Compliments of HOSPITAL STAFF MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL HERALD PRINTING COMPANY Telephone - - - 351-W THE BEACON 47 C0?2lfff7Ill'7lfS of J. 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