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

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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

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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?

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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