Petersham High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Petersham, MA)

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DCDAJKD ndltor 1n Chief Ruth lldes llterarg Fd1tOPS Dorothy Davenport School Jews dltor Ataletlc LdltOTS Plumnl Ldltor Humor dltor George Gale Baromrs Bates Tl 16 Buell lbrldge B tes lter Newbury Re mond Proctor Paymond Proctor Ch rles Robinson baculty KGV1SoT TlSS HaTT1Gt Huboard KMNCIH Xl .J FOKFWXJIQD Our friends and supporters wlll notice that this 1 sue of the H WTOD appeals 1n 9 dlfferent form e feel fortunate 1D h8V1Hg a Iimeograph and hlmeoscope at our d1SDOS31, and we are proud to OIVG the DubllC th s sdnple of the work We can do on these mGCh1HGS4 Thls lS 1D pert an economy measure, but we feel that the puplls wlll derlve a glCdt s tlsfxotion from turnlng out the finished product themselves i .!gj I JJ i 3 ' 1 v ' - 'X 1 i' - 0 'Qs 9 l ' P F, I' -I-J r ' -' .. 1 Tj' x x 7 H . T 7 17' ' r .L L: C 1- ' W ' 1 s' E ' a 1 f ' ? ' We ' 1 f . 3 ' A y' - ' Business Staff Roger Coolidge 1 . Q . lv x :- . G b i. . , r r r , 1: P f' ...f - . 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J- ,' vp ..'-35' ' ,fi as .Q 'V 'g IIIUIXI, 2... Jas-.gat , 44 9 yr., g Vx ,-., 1 .. W'-' N- I ' I X 12-53, NE? .. ' ,--M, - in A x 'Z' E. .A A' H '3'5Q?,gff-., , , f -Fifi 'f'3.::w-,v - 't HT .--,gTu,-ji FAA X-.lb D :iga 4. 'Mig Q -. H: 3153525 .xi 'I 323 Wifi 2 '1 QR -53 f .15 h H f tx - vt' 15-Ji., ul- Ml-fl 1 I -1: it 'FQ fg 2:3 fr-V-vnlff. Q' V ' 5?2QiZ2.r:. ff5??2zEfQ5' rf 33 ' ill' , L..--14 f' J 'N'-'leftli:-.iiaR7:::+.-. X f 1' :siag,S1grg,x,1 fi g Lift' . . ,s -43:4 qs -A Q.,-.4 fwfr nf- Iii!! qf:.if'ffQf ,X X 54 -. QQ 'I ', ,K 'fA.- 'tg . Q . L2 L If 4 ...Mn - A Af U fa 5,3 THE HILLTOP om: Mxmura, amass He, the members of the Hilltop Board, wish to express our appreciation to the advertisers who have made possible our magazine. We realize that it is not easy for some firms to give advertise- ments, but the friends of the Hilltop again this year have cooperated with us. We should show our thanks by patronizing them. Of course, you have noticed the attractive illustrations and frontispieces of this issue, which owes much of its success to the Art Depart- ment under the guidance of Miss Laura Amsden. The drawing students have worked long and faithfully to produce this number. We hope that you appre- ciate the results of their work as much as we of the Hilltop Board do. We were sorry to lose our former language We do not feel teacher, Miss Elizabeth Hamlin. we have entirely lost her, for she is now Mrs, our principal's wife. This fall we were Arnold, glad to welcome her successor, Miss Margaret Semple, who is a graduate of Tufts College. George Gale, '57 ARE TREES f-XPPISECIATED? We who live in the country think of trees-- if we think of them at all--merely as one form of nature. It would be untrue to say that we do not admire them or gain a sense of enjoyment from th , and we do not expect Petersham residents to be v, effusive in their comments about themg yet we d .A wish them to bear in mind that Na thing of beau is a joy forevern and, consequently, endeavor show their appreciation more by acts than b ords. Probably the many summer visitors who co ere to stroll through the wQQds,are7EiiTEEEe thusiastic about our trees than the majority of us. sl Q ,sv 3 .4 ,L I -5' E: .'.g J 1 iij , 4 6 Y fl - 'K . 3 'gd fxlgi Eij . 4-x 7- ,-1, ia raqxl :.' ..,, u.. Ci 1,5 f 'W . .,,.,, 1 ' 'X r .fini ,fiiif . 1 5 X , .fhiifwa J ear .., -.3 1 1..,.,.- ,WJ M- fl? 1 3-ul! N , all Y uw 4.. ,, THE HILLTOP The Public Works Administration of Boston and planted trees around reservoirs and comfort of the people on hot summer large city beautiful trees were the streets., A utilities company New York have parks for the days. In one planted along wanted to remove these trees and in their places erect lamp posts. The public-spirited citizens objected, showing that they really appreciated trees. How can we as individuals demonstrate our appreciation? Primarily, let us take pride in our trees. If we do that, we shall voluntarily act to plant trees, prune them, and aid in pro- tecting them against diseases. Secondly, let this be our motto, HHe1p the trees, and they'll help you.H n Kenneth Turner, '40 THE VALUE OF TREES When man first set foot on the American shore, his greatest friends were the trees, which played a very important role in his life. when at war, he hid in back of trees and bushes as a protection from the red-skin's arrowg he built cabins and also the furnishings, including beds, tables, chairs, dishes, and other utensils, from logs. The early settlers kept warm in the winter by burning wood. Later paper was made. Trees have always been an inspiration to artists, poets, and musicians. Van, however, was not the only creature who valued trees. Trees served as a shelter to many birds and animals. Jecause man has a mania for H cutting down trees and leaving nothing in thei v 4 place, certain birds and animals are being ext new minated. Without the birds, insects would be ' so thick that farm crops--our food--would be stroyed. Tadav, as in 292932 , our homes and furnishings are made of wood. In small towns - V. F31 ., gin, I 9-Fl 4.1. . ? Q? Fi I? Q' V .252 j ix F i 336, .w il . pi' lik assi! 5 KH' J ftif r f 51 ..pga XR,?ig Q 'C ,gf 4 JJ! ' K 1'-Nl h ,fl ig-ff! 'r me 'ro P i'?1.. i i where there is no gas heating, wood is used for fuel. In fact, many people own their own woodlots. Many foods, such as oranges, nuts, apples, and peaches, are products of the trees and are essential to one's diet. By boiling the sap from the maple, a common tree of New England, syrup and sugar are made. Other important products of the tree are cloth and paper, which are made from wood pulp. Because many of our books, magazines, and newspapers are made from paper, we owe much of our knowledge and enjoyment to the trees. A few years ago the trees in the Mississippi Valley were cut down. This year there occurred one of the greatest floods in history. Whole towns were destroyed, and people were killodg there was a damage of millions of dollars. If there had been trees planted to replace those cut down, the flood could have been prevented to some degree, be- cause the roots would have absorbed the moisture from the earth. The artist, poet, or musician gets many of his inspirations from trees. One of the most simple, yet beautiful, poems, nTreesH, was written by Joyce Kilmer and was later set to music. Even to the common man, going.about his work each day, trees have furnished joy and inspiration as well as the necessities of daily living. Ruth Wildes, 'sv ARBOR DAY Q Petersham has been called by many prominen 5 people the most beautiful town in Massachusetts ' Its spacious common with its tall elms, rollin green woodlands, white pillared houses, and nified churches make this statement true. if our homes were not beautif ' ' with trees and shrubbery, we did not have within our 'l'af' is xv U 55 F I 'u iii v Kg, , n, 35 F1 1. . ' m -X. wif,- - Q. A .., ,-: : :ph s ' 'I' .fl ,7 ,,.a .... . ,.. El ' v 'M-.' .U 1 - Y--1 ' :-f W. Ax . .46 ., gb ANL . ,, L. ,- I . '5I.',. 4 z. - . 4 -'1,':. Q 3 - ff' V X N as Q ef I 1 1,1 ,I W. ft., .Pi 9 g. 1 .1 fo 4 1 N .fx J 1 1 jf W 5. .' . ylpn., K... I fjafgd, , . ,. aw! THE HILLTOP . , . . .......--,......1---.-......... .....-.-.... H...-..........1. ...-... -..i-................ .-.............. -..-.... ... ... -- .. boundaries the extensive Harvard Forest and other spreading woodlots, would our town be called the most beautiful town in Vassachusetts? No, it would notl Away back in the nineteenth century in a small F town in Arkansas, a young man by the name of J. 1 Sterling Morton saw clearly that communities, cities, and states could be made more beautiful if people ' would only become tree conscious. So he conceived 1. the idea that one day a year should be set aside we fl 4 . for planting trees, and gradually people would take egg great pride in their beautiful communities. Thus ef Arbor Day was established. On April 22, 1872, one Hy? f million trees were planted. Since then many states , have declared this date a legal holiday and have Aj observed it by planting trees. Schools usually ii? have appropriate exercises with recitations and 'K' songs, and plant trees and shrubbery around the tg school grounds. 132116 first tree society to be formed after the :gag establishment of Arbor Day was the Federal Forest .'gg Nursery in l902. The members desired to improve the beauty of all states and to show the country ' 32 the need of trees for shelter, food, and protection. 'QQ Tree-planting associations have been organized all rgqg over the country for people who love nature and .A fit enjoy beautiful surroundings. Children have ea- lgyg gerly joined these societies and have been as en- ,Fha thusiastic as their parents over the results of th' Q 553' work. C gfkii ' ?'QQ 'Jhen next April 22 comes along, renew your ff X pride in your towns trees, and think of J. Ster- 1Qag5 ling Morton, who conceived the idea .of Arbor Day X439 as one means of beautifying your community. JFKJS, Q Elsie H. Buell, v8.3 fsQ,2 ,Q I T H W. 1 I' TH .E HILLTOP FIRE PI4..EVE.N 'HON IN THE. FOIQES What would the town, the state, the country, or even the world do without trees? Why, life would be practically impossible without them, for they furnish the lumber for the thousands of homes. The wood from these trees provides many of these homes with heat, as even coal is formed from trees. Trees are the home for the wild animals and serve as a colorful background for all the universe. Life would be desolate without trees. A new bill has been brought up before the state legislature for radio equipment to be used in combating forest fires. This, undoubtedly, is a good plan, because it will make the fighting of forest fires easier. Already fire towers, air- planes, and numerous other aids have been added to the fighting of this deadly menace to the forests. All these aids have been bought at great expense to the town, county, and federal governments. Forest rangers, some on foot and some on horse- back, scout through the forests frequently to look for smoldering leaves or fires which have been carelessly left by campers. There are hundreds of forest fires annually which destroy acres of heavily wooded areas. Just the sight of a charred woodlot is a grim reminder of the loss, which runs into thousands of dollars. Sometimes nfirebugsn set disastrous fires for no reason at all. It seems that people would realize all the benefits of and the actual necessity for trees, but no. They say, Wwe don't start fires. Why, e and inconsiderately drop matches or cigarette ' wherever they may be, in the forest or on the e 'r ll Z 'I 'A f' are not careless.n Yet these people unconscio slyg t's 1.1 I5 VF if . I t w E illa D .?, li g. ' .,'x ' -- 5 . 'T' '. f - L ax 'ii Q --2 wit? 41, gn. 1 QA F N ,its-,ZQQK 2155.12-Z! 1 W Wil w nl N f im-.. A., . Iraq' A xiii' x Q 25331: :I-151 X Lf 1 ,,. ', ht W -J I ..l'f f.. , ,L ..1 It would take very little more effort to snuf , X-l.ff'! the match than to let it lie threateningly. CX 2 ,Q THE HILLTOP All the improvements that have been made in the prevention and fighting of forest fires cost hundreds of dollars. Those hundreds of dollars spent for protection of the forests could be spent for a better cause if people would be more thought- ful, for seventy-five per cent of all the forest fires is caused by carelessness. This fact proves that all the expense and destruction are not neces sary. Carelessness is like a glowing emberg it is fanned into flame by the thoughtless, but could easily be stamped out if the thoughtless would join the thoughtful nlblidge B tes, 5 ON KFFNJKGFJ-Xfl l ' The gre test step in reforestation for many years, and perhaps the greatest since the found ing of this continent, is being taken by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is a government organization which was started in 1955 by yresi dent Roosevelt to aid the unemployed men of the United States. When the first camps were organ ized many people were still skeptical of the out a great success. More camps were built in all parts of the United States, and thousands of men, especially young men between the ages of twenty and thirty years, were put to work These boys have done a great deal for refer estation in the following ways: making fire roads, cleaning up forests to prevent fires, dig ging water holes, making parks, and experimenting with and studying trees and insects which has been done by the C. C. C. is the wer along the scientific line. Every year since C. C. C. has been in existence, the boys h covered thousands of acres of forest lan. un ing such insects as t 1 ,'-- m .rown W 5 is 1 A is A JE ' f M -4 0 ti! 'T 'U X 'a Y Q M FN 'N.' I ' X. 1 I - ,, JJ ffl , . . l 3 ' ' C. L X ' ' 0 1 c.. 5.5: - M., 3? L Q, -' 'faii come of the Eresidcnt's plan, but it proved to be jyj gvfij A -'QQ 1 if C A . X133- - x .. Mr' D H51- 0 Nu J ' 'I N Q' Perhaps the greatest step in reforestatio .5 5' t- O J tail moth, the tent caterpillar, and the elm wee vil. The habits of these insects, their harm to F9 THE HILLTOP trees, the best methods of exterminating them have then been carefully studied, and thus a valuable service has been rendered to the interest of refor- estation. The C. C. C. boys also have studied the soil and climate to discover which trees grow best in certain areas and under various conditions. The making of fire roads is another important work done by the C. C. C. These roads have been built in carefully planned locations so.that in case of fire, any part of the forest may be reached conveniently. Many forest fires have been checked before they have caused great damage, because new the fire fighters can get more quickly and nearer Q to the vicinity of the fire. Not only have the C. C. C. boys built fire roads, but they have dug many water holes so that a sufficient water supply is obtainable in case of fire. . The cleaning up of the forest of its dead trees and limbs aids reforestation, because it does away with much material which would burn very rapidly if it should be ignited. This cleaning up also gives the young trees a better chance to grow into good lumber. ' There are many individuals and organizations which have done a great deal for reforestation, but none, in my opinion, has done so much in such a short time as the G. C. C. Charles Robinson, '58 A GROUP OF TREES A colorful group of majestic trees stands beautifully silhouetted against the pale blue of the sky. Two large white oaks stand close x 7' Lf together, their smooth slim branches pointing ward, as if to get away from the many crowding trees and shrubs which surround their spotted trunks. ph , K? A .,, F D 'as '.. T A-' E if ? A Q: ', X gg 'E 'F 1- S 1 . , .,, , ., . jk. a iii .inf 465' C F315 :A ,e-Q9 X fx MQ 'F 1 X is-337 f ,Lx .,f ' L -xf fx ,-X K, ' 4 N Ji. 'fx-325.5 7 1 Ev V I .1 Ll1,..,f w ff , ic, T- X x ,WJ THE HILLTOF A large, queerly shaped pine tree, covered with dark green moss and numerous knots all over its huge trunk, stands at a distance, in a clump of hazel-nut bushes. Here and there young poplars and maples are shooting up, trying to make room H S, W. - 1 for their fast growing and impatient branches among 4 the wiry bushes and other trees. Q, In the background several pines wave their K shaggy branches back and forth in the wind. A J? soft rustling is heard as though the pines are if whispering secrets to each other. The scene is gg very peaceful, as the birds flit back and forth Q' in the branches of the trees. Norma Harsh, '59 -' iw r I1 i SEASON S' BEAUTIES u As spring and summer peek their heads around .?i the corner, men and women pack away their drab Qu Q . 4 . 2 winter clothes and blossom forth in bright, cheer- '21 ful suits and dresses. The trees also change their 5 3 attire for the different seasons. jig? Spring is the season when trees are born diff? again. The little buds, hidden in raincoats of 'QQH varnished brown scales lined with wool, wake from ff2ig their sleep on the twigs of the branches. Soon Vfgfgs they become feathery bunches of green, and the buds QQHEE of the fruit trees become white and pink bouquets ' accompanied by hovering butterflies and buzzing ,ajfy bees. 5V rf Summer is the leafy season. The feathery ,ju iw bunches warmed by the friendly sun now turn into ,, ,, 'fit full-grown leaves of varied and fascinating shzyesf f D of delicate shades of green. After a few week bf- ' W basking, the growing thatch that roofs the tre 3 becomes thicker. In the autumn Jack Frost is the wondef .orker of the forest. He turns the trees intgdg--at torches of gold ana -h e au umn 'ees are in THE HILLTOP no hurry to strip their boughs for winter. For several weeks while they are draped in splendor, they drop their ripened fruits and nuts to birds, squirrels, boys and girls on the rich carpet below. Slowly the leaves die and drift silently like colored butterflies from the trees to dance in little gusts of wind. Then comes a gale of wind followed by cold rains, and suddenly the trees are bare, buds are gone, and squirrels are asleep in their store- rooms. Winter has arrived. The baby leaves and blossoms for the next year are tucked snugly in tiny brown buds all over the trees. When strong winds come, these babies are merely rocked in their cradles. The trees' black boughs and dark twigs N are outlined against the gray skies, and the ground is thickly carpeted with white, sparkling snow. Even in winter the trees' dress is beautiful. Dorothy N. Berry, '39 PE'fEKSHf-XM TREES The fact that Petersham is often called the most beautiful town in the state is due largely to its trees. We are extremely fortunate in being in a climate where a great variety of trees will grew. We are fortunate, too, that the town in- cludes two forests: Harvard Forest and The Joman's Federation Forest. Both of these forests do much to enhance the natural beauty of the town. There are many trees found in Petersham that every New Englander knows: maple, elm, white pine, hemlock, white ash, black cherry, beech, trees are common throughout the North Howeve. there are many other species of trees, not so 1 known, that exist in Petershamg for instance, spruce, balsam, black walnut, red pine, larch cedar, willow, aspen, butternut, hickory, hog orn beam, chestnut oak, sycamore, mountain as' aw- ii it M .- 1- -i h. x.i-.tx Y 'J 51' H :Cl id i? Eg . 3 Y 5 Je. .f A . ia sgf! - Way .1' 1'- 7 1 as f '-in 'K 1 . BX, 13 . s A paper and yellow birch, and oak. Most of these H W5'eVlli' N ' 1 'm x , V I1 . I vi A -I I ' ' G ' -- Q 1-ANL.: thorne, locust, basswood --e e :e 3 H ,Some THE HILLTOP rare evergreens grow only in certain places. In Eetersham there are, in several swamps, stands of spruce and, in a few spots, balsam fir. Among the rarer hardwoods are: horse-chestnut, black walnut, and butternut. Although the horse-chestnut is the most widespread tree in the United States, occur- Q. if! 5 1 l : ' ' 1 K. ..1'. 5 .4- sf P gm- T 5 L y 1.- l. .,i If ' 'X ring in every state, it is not plentiful in New gh England. However, there are several of these trees 5 in Petershmn. The black walnut and butternut trees 3 are not common species, yet Petersham has a number fb of them. Near the top of Mann Hill is a row of ,QF rare beeches, known as copper beeches, which have ,fig bright orange and red leaves. XQQ T The trees on the Common along the village J streets are very beautiful and attract much at- tention from tourists as do the trees which bor- 515 der the road through the Barre Woods. Not all of E the beautiful trees are on the main-roads, how- 'gg ever. On most back roads one may see a pair of QQ graceful elms or spreading maples before an old S, house. Tradition has it that every newly-married Q9 couple planted a pair of trees before their home. 1 iff? The trees of Petersham are especially beautiful ti in spring, when the buds are coming outg and in SE autumn, when the leaves are changing color. The L5 seasons are even more beautiful because the ever- 'shi greensare mixed with hardwoods. One such patch- Kfl A gay work of colors is on Chimney Hill, east of the X if? village. The school grounds will some day be greatly beautified by the Washington memorial elm X QQFQQN and the trees planted by the graduating classes. ifyif There are also many memorial trees on the Common. Q yy?-QQ '-,, M... George O. Gale, '57 xtinpf 1131 -I r' I r X , r r'pr'r'f-- -,frxffiidfxi ffli J'jf'X1Q!fxXJg.D JXJJQLDIJ rf ji 31' . I-j, 5- -,s----- -- ...f In the year 1907 Harvard University was A presented by Kr. John S. Ames of North Easton, Massachusetts, with money to buy a forest. T forest was to be developed for three basic - poses: ill to serve as a model forest, to serve as an experime C ion: 55 to serve as a . Kwai!! THE I-HLLTOP field laboratory. To the tract bought from wr. James W. Brooks were added several smaller lots given by other landowners to form a forest of some twenty-one hundred acres. The forest now consists of three main divi- sions: C13 the Tom Swamp Block, C25 the Slab City or Earre Woods, and C53 the Prospect Hill Block. To these three original plots there have been added some smaller tracts. These are the Higginson and Schwarz tracts in Petersham, the Matthews Plantation at Hamilton, Massachusetts, and the Pisgah Tract at Winchester, New Hamp- shire. Several tracts are reserved for special uses. The Slab City Tract is uncut for two hundred feet on either side of the State Highway to preserve the natural beauty of the drive. Some of the Prospect Hill Tract is reserved for camping, and the Tom Swamp Block is a game sanctuary. The Schwarz Tract is used for landscaping, while the Pisgah Tract is preserved as a primeval forest. ,Because of variety in location, climate, and soil, the Forest contains many types of trees. The fact that some of the Forest is primeval for- est and some is grown-over land in different stages E Qi, 3. 1.- J . 5 9 if is 45 5? v ,nv . t., it-E. Eg 3 , ff.,-X . ,. 'f ss? . ! Sikh A ggi? t.S5 639: ' if . wg gif' ,. ,L .' .41 V, of development gives a good chance to study prob- T j QFQ lems of growth. Probably the Harvard Forest has had as much A effect on forestry in America today as any other -gtg? institution. After thirty years of work--a good ff' j deal of which was pioneer research--the Forest is jfnq,. recognized as a source of accurate and authorita- IWAWYQQ tive information. The three primary aims of the H W fg,pQEv forest--to be a model, an experiment station, a x 4, 4 N,p a field laboratory--have all been pursued throu out the whole history of the institution. ' XIX, A good deal of credit is due to Profess Richard Fisher, who was director of the Fo from the time of its foundin unt is th in 'Q 1- 7 an--A-' N, M-4' THE 1-HLLTOP 1934. It was under his able leadership that the Harvard Forest has been so well developed. George O. Gale, '57 - rf- f f' THE 3-IAKVAKD FOIQ-'lef MODf.L:, we of Harvard University, several forest models have Q For the event of the tercentenary celebration HJ been built. The complete series consists of if twenty-two miniature landscapes which will be Q placed, it is hoped, in the museum at the Harvard Q Fbrest. These exact scale models show, in the 3 first set, the stages of forest growth from the ,gs time of colonization to the present, and, in the iii second, methods of treating forestsxto produce the rm, best results. ,Kg fi: 1 lf 4 W v The first seven models, which comprise the f' historical series, are identical in setting but 51, show widely differing conditions. The titles will V we reveal to some extent the features of the models. EEE They are as follows: Q17 the primeval forest, PH . C21 the forest being cleared, C31 the period of V1 greatest cultivation, 141 the reverting to forest, i f 455 the resulting fereet being logged, qey the ik. out-over land five years later, and Q75 the cut- 'gk over land at a still later date. , , ggi 57. 3795 The models are approximately four by five ggfgg feet. Over a framework of wood, which follows 3 vii the main topographical features of the finished A ifg model, wire screening is stretched as a base for the plastic surfacing compound. Wherever there 7 4 is to be a human figure, a vertical wire is used as its baseg The trees, carefully reproduced fro , 'WQQQ scale drawings, are constructed from copper wire .H W5'07't' -' Each leaf or needle is a separate piece of copp n.f1 0 ,mfs It X'- When all these units are wound together, they f . ' siiggg-' the branches which are soldered to the trunk. A clearer picture of the models maybe i ed, perhaps, by a description of one of them. is the third model of the hi , showing 5 as i 'ras HILLTOP the height of cultivation for farm crops. About seventy per cent of the land is cleared for either cultivation or pasturage. In the foreground are fields, walled or fenced. On the right is a bit of virgin forest retained as a woodlot, while on the left there is a small pond. The center is if 1 h if, A 5. occupied by a spacious farmhouse and barn, near W which is a small orchard. The background shows open fields with but an occasional patch of forest. J These models are as nearly exact as any for- Wg est landscapes that have yet been constructed. They 93, are very interesting, because they show, in a con- r,Sf venient form, the history of New England forests d a large amount of information which has been Q athered at the Forest during its existence. fa George 0. Gale, '57 fl I - I r' r' r r' cl ' F' . frln can-,owes wfxsflxwc. for: LLM Among the exhibits in the Petersham Histori- cal Building is a block of a tree which I recently iii? examined. While I scrutinized it as I turned it if 1 , ,, over in the palm of my hand, I thought it was i X telling me this story: 'R r,, 'I was the largest and most beautiful tree y , f,E in Cambridge. Manny happy events and many sorrows ' ', aff, have I seen in my lifeg I have seen Indians fight- gi?-N ing among themselves and with the white men. 'sfgj A ity! HThe happiest incident of my life took place XWQLV when that noble gentleman, George Washington, took .K 1 command of the Continental armies just beneath my if Nff branches and before my eyes on July 5, 1775. Nev r I jff his 1 -f '. xmib' shall I forget that sight! Because I was the c ef 'a-,535 witness of this historical happening, I was called?-P4'Z4?gg the 'George Washington Elm' . Not so many year , A' li: 'L't-' ago--I must have been several hundred years ol the wind blew me down. What a dreadful shoe ceived when I struck the earth! xxx, F-aM,,,, . 14' THE I-HLLTOP NI am glad that the people in Petershmn like to see me here, for I like to tell my story, like to bring to them memories of George Washington and the Revolutionary War.H Q Roger Bryant, '40 . r Hu - rf our Wfxsflnrne foil nm if In the year nineteen hundred and thirty-two if a great celebration was held at the Petersham 5 Center School. The occasion was the bicentennial g Q celebration of George Washington's birth. I? In the early part of the summer one of the iQY school class maples was cut to make'room for an fi: elm in memory of George Washington. No doubt some of the people of that class regretted the loss ey, of the tree but they have probably since been con- 'ig soled by seeing in its place a thriving elm. We ?Qi are sure that some day this elm will be as large x'Qg as the one under which George washington took 522 command of the Continental armies. rgg, 5' For the celebration the lawn was lighted with anis!! flood lights, flags were raised, and a large plat- 'lf ' form was built for speakers. The third, fourth, ,ggi and fifth grade children, who were dressed in cos- r,ffvg tumes similar to the clothes worn in the day of ggfwiv George Washington, danced the Minuet. Even Martha ggqib and George Washington were present in the persons Ixi,f of George Nelson and Louisa Gray. After the dance ttf' and speeches, the sehool's Washington Elm was 5' planted with great ceremony. Near it was placed a ,tg A large stone on which there is a bronze tablet whi h IIQWQQQ reads: If ff i.1i.,,j.? ' ' 1 s 9' .,- ,,, 1752-1952 l ' THE PLANTING OF THIS TREE AND ' THE PLACING OF THIS TABLET WERE A PART OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL nV'N 3 .,o., , PET :,i1i:5HAIV JUNE 14, 1932 Roger Bryant, '40 ak. gg, ll ,... hm! in 0. T 'she stands against the clear gray sky and seems to be set apart from her friends and neighbors she is dressed ln white ermine and appears to be cold for she has her arms about her trying to keep warm the sun makes her jewels sparkle and twinkle she does not seem very friendly she 13 frigld and docs not care to associate with others she loses her coldness in the sum er and becomes friendly and sociable the wind makes her dress rustle as the gentle breezes go by new her gown is a brighter green and her bronze pendants glisten in the bright sunshine at this time she seems t h e r e s a very HHPPY and Say and dances all the day long W h e Y ,,,, Y - ,,,,,,,, W N W lr ,f, .- -iv-.-,,,.,-l, , ,, ,,,.,,,-,,.l iii- l -,-T-W THE HILLTOP e - H f + 'uri ' Y W ,, ., -:L , .Y l, SUGAKINC: ig I A friend from Georgia was visiting me during 1 the sugaring season. As we were driving along the ' roads, she spied a maple orchard. On all the trees -F could be seen buckets. This scene proved so inter- 1 esting to her that we returned the next day to JW watch the men collect and boil the sap. sg Early each morning and late in the afternoon fig men are sent out to collect the sap. On sleds if drawn by horses the men have large barrels. Each Q pail is emptied into the barrel. Then a few days 5 later the sap is put into a large shallow pan to ,jg be made into maple sugar. A barrel of sap is ff. needed to make a gallon of syrup, although some- gr times a little more sap is added to get the re- ,gp quired weight of eleven pounds per gallon. A fire TE' must be kept under the pan, and approximately a is cord of wood is used for the boiling of ten gallons Q f of syrup. After three or four hours of boiling, A E the syrup is taken off the fireg and, before being Q as poured into gallon containers, it is strained through fig felt to remove the sugar sand. Sometimes the syrup fgQ4 is boiled a little longer and poured into molds to X 51? form hard sugar. R-355 On returning to her home in Georgia, my friend y , QQ? told about this interesting occupation carried on QQQFQ in New England. . -Louise Cooley, '59 ,irq . iffy 4 - r H r' H r' r' 0 'X 'N-1, fliiiib QI FLCJJUDA ll ji I-I 3- M-'wx' 1 Q. f Florida is the southernmost state in the ,l -l5ArsJ United States, and because of its heat and hea rainfall, it has sections that resemble the i etrable jungles of Africa. In the Everglad e rich soil, abundant water, and tropical c ate make the vegetation lux -- angle of cypress, live oak, mangrove, and festoons of Spanish THE HILLTOP ----...5n..-nf- -' A ' ' moss that hang like sweeping gray beards. These Everglades are the only natural beauty in Florida, which is really a manmade state. Even the palms are not native but are brought from other lands. The Royal Palm has been called the king of E feet broad. v r-. h. 1. .-.. A . palms. It grows to a height of about sixty to one pq hundred feet, and its base looks exactly like a E concrete shaft. The silhouette of this king. with its tall unbranching trunk surmounted by its won- ff derful crown of enormous leaves is a sight which faq one never forgets. ' The Washentonia Palm is very modest, for it QI wears a petticoat the whole year 'round. Every J season the lower leaves turn brown, hang down, but ,Rt do not fall off, thus forming the petticoat. - As the cool, refreshing breezes blow in from lf' the sea, the graceful Fan-leaf Palms that decorate TER the parks along the shore go into a dance. Fans H are made from their leaves which are four to five ig The Sago Palm, which has an altogether dif- -Q? ferent leaf from that of the Royal, Washentonia, and Fan-leaf palms, grows like a bush. It reminds 4?gQ .fu one of a bird of paradise that is buried with only k.Zgf T its beautiful tail feathers showing. 4 gYi A large portion of a jungle may consist of a Q J QRS half dozen banyan trees. This oak species of tree ' 2jf,fi5'1l,fs,, starts from one trunk, grows up, and then its f branches bend over and grow back into the ground. A This procedure continues until the one tree covers 'Wig a large area, perhaps twenty-five feet or more. Xff' 4 , ma., The oddest tree that grows in Florida is the fXWJ2Eg'XEiQ Sausage Tree. Nany fat sausages hang from vines H Wftajlmmf and long stems right from the branches. What a es-Ylkffimxp these sausages? They are the seeds pods of the s NLSQHQJ tree. One may picture in one's mind these odd beautiful trees, but to appreciate them f , one must visit Florida. Dorothy Davenport, '58 me 1-limo? -- V , ,,, 1 ill, -,,- N -. e all - TREES OF THE DESERT The trees of the desert are commonly called cacti. The cactus is one of the few living things that can exist on very little water. Most plants waste water by transpirationg that is, as the water is taken up from the ground, it goes into the leaves from which it evaporates into the air. To avoid this waste, Iother Nature has permitted the cactus to grow without leaves, and its form is so arranged that it exposes as little of its surface as possible to the rays of the sun, which would cause it to give up its moisture. Furthennore, the closely f arranged stems are covered with thick coatings in order to keep and save the precious water.. There are many kinds of cacti, the most inter- esting being the Giant Cactus of Arizona. This plant grows forty to fifty feet high and looks like Qi 'rx - '. .13 :fl '. :' W a giant multi-candlestick. It has very beautiful -, Q flowers and bears an egg-shaped fruit. Woodpeckers 'LW find this kind of tree a very suitable location in ,g which to build their nests. , .QQ Some cacti are in the form of a little globe, q,n and one of these species is called the Prickly Pear. ' ' This plant has small fleshy leaves, which, when they L3 . fall off, leave very cruel spines. The Prickly ,'f'. Pear is raised in Italy for food and is used for C .1 i-5' , fuel also. Another interesting type is the Night QLQQR Blooming Cerus, about which very little is known. 5' There are over a hundred named species of cacti, pjfa and they live chiefly in Arizona, New Mexico, Cal- ag' ifornia, and Mexico. ' 'L Q Long ago people used to distill medicine and H W Qffxggh intoxicating drinks from cacti. Luther Burbank ,E Q ' spent many years trying to develop a spineless vf7' 4 FQRQA cactus. Cacti are now being experimented with,,:9o r-SATNJ it is found that cattle are very fond of them, y 1 they have about the same food value as sugar v-fue. A few years from now one farmer will say to : other, How are your cacti this year'?k' George Whitten, '40 ff' H 4 53 . l I f r ff! fs: 1 x x 2:1 I J,A . L.u'v 'E a. THEPMLTOP NATUKEE QLANTS The greatest and oldest living things in the world are the great Sequoias of the West Coast. These great trees are interesting, not only be- cause of their great size, but because they are so old. Some of the full-grown trees have ob- tained the age of thirteen hundred years, although some people claim to have found trees thirty thou- sand and forty thousand years old. A section of a large tree at the Museum of Natural History in New York shows the age of the tree to be thirteen hundred thirty-five years. There are two genera of the Sequoia in America--the sempervirens and the gigantea. These two genera form the surviving link between the fir and the cypress. It is no wonder that these trees have been called Naturefs Giants. The sempervirens grows near the ocean in California. The normal height is from two to three hundred feet, although some trees attain a height of four hundred feet. The diameter is from twelve to fifteen or even twenty- eight feet at the buttressed base. The adult trunk is utterly devoid of limbs for the greater part of its length. The tree will grow in England but to a height of only thirty or forty feet. The other genus is the gigantea, which grows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. As its name indi- cates, it also is large. It grows to an average height of two hundred seventy-five, sometimes even three hundred twenty feet with a diameter of twent feet. The grandeur of the tree comes not from the appearance but from the great size. The long t k with its straggling branches is far from beaut 'uw although the young tree is symmetrical and gr e ful. Another very interesting fact coneerni hese trees is that they show that at one time th America and Asia wereweenneete . s proved by the facts that therejis a species of the redwood in 'E f J. :kr I 5 'av 'Q ,M F w ,,.r.. . . L. M, ,C GQ..- as Aw! 1-f 1' '- 7:f,' ' wifi. -. . '-'x X W 'iii '7:: ff -1: ,fl mt? f'Q-ff? W. I - . H' 1 au 4, ,K . .fzftgg u l jf: M ' IHE HILLTOP Asia, that some trees have been on islands between Asia and Alaska, and that the redwood is situated on the Rest Coast. The Sequoia or redwood, is a very tenacious gi tree. It is seldom attacked by disease and does ' not die of age. The trees have been so burned that r a shell has been left, yet they still stand. In 3 some places where the stumps have been burned after Q logging, sprouts will spring up and grow from the H, charred stumps. It is no wonder the Sequoia attains 3 such a great age! 5. is George O. Gale, '57 5 1 P: r 7 'I I 'if' 1 ',r r'r rl DIKDD Gfl lb LQLLD ,gf Generally I regard trees as places to perch iii and build my nestg but, on second thought, when I ,ii contemplate what we would do without them, I tuck QVE1 my head under my wing and shudder. They are so iid? very important to us! Didn't Edward Everett Hale 515 write HA Nan Without a Countryu? Goodness me, if 56 we had no trees, probably some ornithologist would fgk hasten to circulate an article intitled 'A Bird A, if ff .v'. ithout a Tree . x'fQ'1 ' :Af . 'Jhen I return North in the spring after my ' sojourn in the South, I like to see the tree where my last year's nest was. I thoroughly agree with f- Qffi that human being, Edgar Guest, in his sentiments A regarding Hhouse and homen. -WE? The only objection I should make against fsfit nesting in a tree is that the bark of a tree is fhXKHQ?'AgQb rough enough for a cat to climb. If I had my wgy,H W6'3QlQV' I should make part of it smooth, so the murderqu .y,,5,,Q,m old cat could not climb up and frighten me cutie?-M f' H2359 The way they growl and scamper around on the is enough to make one's feathers fall out. , Ill' my nest. Thank goodness, dogs can't climb t N- 1' 2 ,, ,S Y- -, ,,,.,..--,- V -,.., W. ..--... H - - THE HILLTO? When I'm sitting on my eggs in the early summer, I like to watch the beautiful leaves rustling in the breeze. I often wish I had light and dark green feathers like the tree instead of , tiresome brown ones. 3 H x .2- 1 ., In a storm the treo waves terribly, the K, branches shake, and the lightning flashes. If I ,F did not build my nest securely, I'm sure it would ? fall to the ground. 5 Gh, I just thought! What would Friend Wood- Eg pecker do without trees? He gots all his food, in Q addition to his home, from trees. I gf .j' Yes, I guess everything with us birds depends 1 on trees! Q Harriet Johnson, '40 fan H3 -1.':i7 I .s 'r HE Q Hfxfwxm ofx 11 N In a meeting-house in Hartford, Connecticut, ff1 in loL7, six men were worriedly waiting for Sir gf , Edmund Andros. One tapped his pencilg another, 5 O, his footg a third peered from the window, the .15 others paced the floor. who was this Andros per- f J: I.. .,. son? The men did not want to cross him as he was I-,.N the Governor General. xmifi I I :'T!i:l'!- At last a stage coach arrived, from which Sir ff ggi' Andros alighted with much pomp. Xd,Q9 Inside, the six men were polite and very ,Akffb Q agreeable, but when the General suggested that lJfQjHAf95 they submit to him the charter of Connecticut, ,jf Qgjgi one of the men rose and spoke, trying to persua e 0.JZLfQw, Andros to return to Boston without it. No, An of i'i-ifxfj'-:iii-, had a mission to perform, and he was a faithfu ,f servant of King James II of England, who desir 'xxx'-,X all the charters. 2 As he was tired fromrhis-t ' ey from Boston, he was growing more and more impatient at the men who were speaking. T H15 HILLTOP Mhen he saw the much wanted charter on the table, his carriage outside, and the six stubborn men who did not look as though they would relin- quish the charter without a great deal more remon- strance, he succumbed to temptation and snatched for the charter. A sudden puff and the light was extinguished. The document was slipped through the window to Captain Wadsworth, who was stationed out- side. He ran swiftly into the woods and thrust the precious document deep in a hollow oak. Returning home a different way, he saw the baffled Andros looking about and shouting to his men. Inside the meeting-house the men were talking excitedly to the townspeople. Connecticut was the only state that retained 5' QL X 's 31 1. I -,I fs Mfg I - h.. g' K 3. ,. .,.5- .. ,ll vii :M 1 . 1-5 Y My .L .,,x ,.,. A 1 . ,, , v,.. -H4 its charter. Hidden deeply in the tree, it was ' never found by the king's men. The Charter Oak, E as the tree has since been called, stood in Hart- E ford until it was blown down in 1856. A monument jQ3 was then put up to commemorate the tree that had gf protected the charter of Connecticut so well. fp Harriet Johnson, '40 xiii Pl I' ' I F' I' I 5' DJQUDYI r IKE. ,lag N il,-'f Under the blazing sun of late August, in a I ff' shriveled clearing of the forest, lay Camp 5, Smith fff M and Henderson Logging Company, British Columbia. qvy f Far below, the waters of Queen Charlotte Sound pw, sparkled in the sunlight. From the north, where 'gf the cutting was under way, came the sound of axes QV! and of falling timber as the great trees came ,J5pQ, crashing to earth. The forest, under the shim erifxbv YH wk X ing waves of heat, stretched dry and shriveled as, 1 9 pf.LJ,f I 'fn never before. ' The camp itself was deserted but for two p o'0 ' H fm. . I H s-,',. ple--HLaughing Joeu Hawkins and Dick Anderson. jvf'rNdm,,ff! boss of the camp was inspecting the fire line while the cook had gone to get supplies, le ng Dick, the chore boy, to watQh,themQmmpL,,. aughing X f , mi., THE HILLTOP Joen, the engineer of the old Shay engine which stood panting before the workshop, was leaning from his cub window as he loudly berated Dick, who was sprawled beneath a hand-car. Ulf you don't get those brakes fixed by the time I get back, there's goin' to be somethin' doin' You'rc the slowest flunkey I ever saw--and the yellowest. Why didn't you fight the other night? lf any man called me a liar, Ifd lick him in less time than it takes to tell about. Afraid to fight, are you? All the backbone you've got wouldn't hold a feather up. And then you want me to teach you to be an engineerl Engineer! Bah! An engi- neer's got to have at least as much backbone as a jelly-fish. If I ever catch you in my engine, it'll be too bad for you. And you'd better get that car fixed before I get back.H With this parting shot he eased the throttle open and set off on his trip to the Sound, where the great raft of logs was being assembled. As he watched the long string of loaded cars rattle off, Dick wondered why Joe was so surly and why he never associated with anyone. The more he thought, the more he wondered if perhaps Joe's surliness was due to the fact that he hadn1t any friends. Whatever was the trouble, 'Laughing Joen certainly never lived up to his name. HI do wish he'd let me try to run his engine, but he won't,n thought Dick, whose great ambition was to be an engineer. By this time, he had removed all of the brake's shoes from the Ujohnny caru. As he straightened up, the office telephone rang Pay ized, as it rang for the third time, that he had YmSX,f K N. We if 0 -.U M F F Qi 25? 'QL w ,q' s- A A ml as 1 if :-- 5' .. nz . t. 'M . ' Q1 . -1-gf, .' 34 A 1. Wikia ' 'fifll vi 4 ing no attention to it at first, he suddenly real KXwf'7fEHp n !l',..l.X Q been left in charge of the camp. He walked int H LQQV the office and lifted the receiver. ,As he said,s UJJWV e i..' M HHelloU, he was interrupted by the excited voi e of Lewis, the boss, who was at a chopper's hou ' 1 f near the bottom of the grade. X42 HStop the train! Hurry! Don't lejgifpcome down againth . --Wf -A'U'm':'Ct' K zfffi jkff X01 u..1 .ff . THE HILLTOP Hlt's gone. lt just left,H Dick answered. HThe log trestle over the canyon is burning! There's a brush fire down there! Can't you stop that train?H Dick dropped the receiver, wondering how he could warn HLaughing Joen. He must be nearly half way to the trestle. As he reached the door, his eyes fell on the Wjohnny car? from which he had just removed the brakes. Did he dare take the car brakeless, in pursuit? He knew what would happen if he were too late. The train, as it came on the trestle, which was hidden by a sharp curve, would plunge some seventy feet, and he would follow. But there was no time for debating. He jumped onto the car, and pushing it to the main track, he started pumping on the handle. As the car rolled over the edge of an incline, he was forced to let go of the handles, for they were new whipping up and down at a furious rate. He crouched on the floor, out of the reach of the flailing handles and waited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The car twisted around curves and flashed down steep grades always accelerating. Finally he saw the train ahead. He was gaining fast. He 4 would soon hit the train, and he prepared to jump aboard. He hit the end car with a crash that threw him nearly off and dazed him. Picking himself up, he clambered aboard the swaying log car. Although the old engine was not capable of traveling more than twenty-five miles an hour, the bumpy track made the train lurch and sway as if it were making twice that speed. At first Dick tried to walk on the lurching logs, but when he had narrowly missed being thrown off twice, he resorted to creeping. Slowly he Kikifjj? struggled forward. He glanced to one side. A shout escaped him--there was less than a mile a di 4 a half left before they would reach the trestl . ' X' AND! Spurring himself on, he dragged his weary body ward, just as the train rattled around a shar curve. With a gasp, he felt himself slidi ver towards the edge. FiercelyMhQ.clawed a e logs , ,..-1 -Q - 1-f -'rf-rm -N ..... --1--YT . THE HILLTOP to regain his position, but still he slid. Just as he felt he could stay on no longer, his foot en- countered a stake which held the logs on. He was saved. Then on, on he crawled . . . . . . . . . . Now he had reached the third car. He shrieked to Joe, but the wind hurled his voice back, and the thunder of the train drowned it out. On he crept to the second, the first car. Only forty feet to go. Now he was grasping the rear ladder of the tender, and at last he was aboard. As he slid down in an avalanche of coal, he shouted, HStoplW Astonished, Joe turned, under- stood, and closed the throttle. Several minutes later the two stood together near the brink of the cliff, just in front of the panting engine, and watched the trestle sag, quiver, and collapse. As the last echoes of the crash died away, nLaughing Joeu turned to Dick, and said, HShake! I guess I was wrong about that back-bone. When do you want your first lesson in engineeringlu George O. Gale, '57 I1 S. II .X A Vx X!! -- r 9 A1 4 wi .' I- mg -'S 1 V ' , l ,im I U EE 5 M P :XX .:,'.f'u .3 Vi 'li gf: ' . , . 11 l K4iFV s I .. f12f'1.N fMMW'X Rik? 5 M , H' Lf sgf ,fe S ' L WT f' stan 'I 'I ' - 1-, Hf-Ii DLJVQQKQL 5-fx'-.fr-f NLYXJD If NX lx , fl 'XX fl , T Xxxfiij -'L--W Fw X XX my ZVXA , ,A W 5 '1 A f 4 A ff ! H f Vfbn,i'f! I -E NIE xifwr.-Lfrfi rl I. X IMS ,.,:,.-J.-AEI 1.3 E .2 - xzbsl r 'NN Pl X X J Q'.-'.r:ffE9,i I. 5 fgv , ,, . A W , THE HILLTQP SCHOOL N343 . . n.. 9 Y .v' ., 'W .1 - .' 2.5 ..4 . Hoigiv' root on PARADE Harken, the Freshmen! They are coming down L the runwayg they are entering the gymg and who should lead them but Shirley Temple, in the per- 5 son of HPell-melln Chelvin Thomasjl HSheH is 2 attired in a little green dress with a big red 223 bow on Hher' wig. My, how tall Hshen has grown! 'gf Now, who else have we with us this evening? O, yes! Here is hae, you Pnow, lac Qestg WCome Q up and see me sometime.H Arthur Coolidge is her gg impersonator, dressed as a 'Belle of the Gay Nine- T if ties,' but he just cannot catch her swing. y Q55 There is that little mouse, Minnie, with her I Qi? long tail just as pictured by Walt Disney. Edgar kai Buell is trying hard to keep on a pair of big Elk gloves such as Minnie always wears. r Yigfg gpi The spice of Hollywood, Jane Withers, is here, Q33 too. She wears her hair in two long pigtails b i533 '-,t which look quite natural. Roger Bryant wears a K ??HQ dress to take her part. lr Mart of i'Our Gangi' has joined the parade. It VP is Baby LeRoy in the person of George Kenney. I T' Q guess this is before he wget aroundn much, for he x.bV5 is still wearing a dress and a bonnet. ublllxff Stepin Fetchit did get here with the rest of wif them! He must have come by plane, but he is as ': Q sleepy as ever. Robert Newbury will have a lmfgum Hpicnicd trying to get those curlers out of his 4 ygg., 5 hair and that burnt cork off his face. 'T wx 'I t '49 To this i'IfZodern Time Hollywood parade, N-9 X Charlie Chaplin did not forget to come. He lows- ,f like himself with his mustache, cane, derbyg 54,of characteristic bits of clothing, and that v. of his. Anne Hay carries the part with ease. .f- ' S THE HILLTOP Harold Lloyd, that gawky strip of humanity in back of a big pair of tortoise shell alasses X .,. l. O 9 is impcrsonatod by Harriet Johnson. 'Hen is very realistic looking. at least a couple of those Larx brothers had Y to como. George Thitton and Ralph Howland take Q the parts of harpo and Chico. 5 'I These notable people seem to bc all from 5 Hollywood, but hero is a character who is as well ,S known as any mentioned. Dora Burrago is a good 5 Htake-offd on Mahatma Ghandi. HHisH wardrobe con 54 sists of nothing but a sheet. Incidontally, Ewa- hatma is baldg so Dora, instead of shaving hor 'J head, has pulled on a white stocking. Vrfi 5' HLulu's back in tovn.h lt is thc boarded Q? lady, who is imncrsonmted by Tcnncth Turner. Q7 Hbhc' must be an offspring of Blue Board or else 'QQ have taken on the fad of hair dyeing, for hcr fQQ growth of whiskers is as blue as October's skies. QQ :its Itrs not the quintuplcts who como next, but ,egg thc Siamese twins. Dana Tinn and Robert Welch ,QQV wear dresses and arc tied in the middle by rope ,Hg to represent this freak of nature. QQ? u'.l' This characteristic parade of Hollywood and kay? other well-known people march around tho hall to ji! their doom. They are to bc initiated! 5 gig D. 1. D0 'ss 5 X 1.-....-,:rl'-.f,J.!-llL... Dlxl VUL Wfiii, The annual magazine drive took place in jfxxfdgjmlgb November. Because we received excellent sup- f A J f,, port from the townspeople, we were able to mak d ljLfQrA it a great success. As usual the school was divided into two ,,f! teams: the Black Pirates, led by Charles Ro - song and the Red Pirates, led by Ruth Wild . Both teams worked very hard f oject a success. The two-chaipion salespeople were Ruth wildes and Charles Robinson, who each sold ten subscriptions. -1 .- .ea.. . .... ..Y-..vm.-.,.l,- THE H ILLTOP The forty dollars which was made on this drive was turned over to the Athletic Association. .. . u 1 K. o. E. R. '58 yy A FOOTBALL TRIP it On Saturday morning, October 17, 1956, a group ff of us saw the much-talked-of game between Manhattan gijy and Holy Cross Colleges. .H . .:, .1 w M On this particular morning it was raining 51? 5 'J av. r . M hard, but our spirits were not dampened in the A5 least. At the field the rain-soaked gridiron be- pm cane, as the game progressed, a sea of mud over w which two football teams slipped and slid. We saw b 'v' ff-V a very well-fought game. A last period rally by ,EE y,g Manhattan nearly placed them in the victory column, -mr but the score was Holy Cross 15, Manhattan 7. .Jw Qf2'?j'li . R. N. '40 ' ff:U,1':'3 CHIEF POCANTIUO -.:, ,7 za- ., J, .. On several occasions during the school year N if! the pupils were glad to listen to a varied and :fig interesting group of speakers. 5 ?fE One day last fall Chief Pocantico, a full- KlQwJg blooded Sioux Indian, came to speak to the pupils. 'gwjfx His interesting lecture had humor in it as well ylfgf as more solemn moments. The humor came to the Ypa surface as he told of the many foolish things gf 4 said about the Indians by writers of history and rvfkha other books. He made everyone laugh when he 0 H gp' gigg showed how the writers pictured the Indian with Vkfwft his comparatively dull tomahawk hacking away at w!L2jJfkQ3m some white man's scalp with the deadly pioneer 1' 'rr IrJ marksmen scattering lead about him. Then he t ,J how the Indians really did scalp people. Wit p ' feeling he gave the convincing figures whic ' owed that the full-blooded Indians are slowly f t surely, disappearing. d,,,,.ff cr- 'rr-rg! THE HILLTOP The chief exhibited the weapons of his tribe and told of many customs and ceremonies that are still carried onlin the reservations. He demon- strated rope springing and throwing. After the chief had finished his lecture, he i 5 an xv I 2. was besieged by many pupils who desired to find A out more about the vanishing American Indian. , L U. N. '58 5 fi-zz Hoa, Karl HOh, Hayln was presented by the Petersham gg High School students, under the direction of Miss Q QE Margaret Semple, on December ll, 1956, in the Town y sgw Hall. 4 PQ' J The story is as follows: Gramp CCharles Robin- ff' sonJ was an elderly gentleman who spent his time 5 qQSg keeping his.old car runningg while Gran CElsie ' XQ?fQ Buell? spent her time enjoying poor health and IRE testing all the patent medicines ever advertised' RQ? in the local newspapers. Gramp became sole P gfgw possessor of a hundred fifty dollars, which he 9??g flashed in front of his wife. The Black Terror- T Mya cwalter Newburyl spied the roll through the window, yn gg? and Gramp's money disappeared in the night. He Us ?Qy became the subject of much annoyance and excite- f fgjgl ment. Gram's jewels were also stolen that evening. 1353 Kay Millie KDorothy Davenportj, a detective, was Afnfx summoned to take the case. In the meantime,. ity? Gramp, Art fGeorge Galel, and Edith CNorma Marshj, is grandchildren, had engaged Jim Hayes CRobert New- Q buryj, Alice Borden fJeanette Berryj, and Fred jg Alden Khlbridge Batesj to plot with them. The 4 55? B X Black Terror was disguised in the Captain's I 4 4 clothes and was arrested by Kay Millie. The ea -A ' ' tain CRaymond Proctorb returned to Mrs. Whitman CRuth Wildesb. Everything ended happily, and Gramp, Edith, and Art all confessed their par, 1 the mystery. ff' ,,f' After the play ardan .s airs in the Town Hall. THE HILLTOP SENIOR DANCE The Senior Harvest Dance was a fall frolic Q which took place on November 5, 1956, in the Town S Hall. Miss Jaterman and Miss Amsden assisted with f 4 3. T' .I the decorating of the hall. The art department 'Q made a cornucopia, and the whole school made many f gay colored autumn leaves which were strung from 5 the ceiling with pumpkins and Thanksgiving decora- eg tions. Goodnow's Orchestra furnished music for gil that evening, The dance was a success in every NE? way. ' NY -'9 ON H!aPi'INESS V 55:45 .',' 4 'ET Z Q. '. . -,- ':.-vi On Narch 9, lQ37, we had the pleasure of hav- +ve ing Mr. Rudman, a representative from Becker Col- 123 lege, talk on the subject, Happiness in the Fut- ,SQ ure. HHappinessU, he said, His a by-product. To QQQ obtain happiness is not an objective or goal. It visa comes from what we ourselves put into it. Happi- 4Q53 ness is a reward for the work and effort put into gf? forming correct habits while in school.' He im- fyi pressed upon us the importance of building good 3159 habits while in school in order that our future kffQ will be on the upward trend and not downward. C 1 scmgfwr, YoU scaazuf, X 2' ggi! IKE ALL SCREIVXH FOR ICE CREAN . fgqffx M735 'Via It all began when the boys challenged us girls 4 to beat the New Salem basketball team on February , Ng 15, l957. We accepted the challenge and wong and ,,QVi'4W5 as a reward for winning, the boys made us a free r fr fl of ice cream. We were very generous and permit edll 49 GGQQM all the high school students and teachers to en o g- the ice cream and cake, which was made possible fx!! through the effort and cooperation of Miss Wat man and the cooking class. ' ff 'fi ',,,. THE HILLTOP AMATEUR HOUR Among our various school programs this year was the Amateur Hour, which was supervised by Hr Arnold. The entertaining program was as follows: Girls' Quartet: Barbara Bates, Elsie Buell, Dorothy Davenport, Theresa Whiteg Guitar Solo, Melvin Thomasg Song, Norma Marsh Qassisted by Myrtle Nelchbg Violin Duet: Robert Telch and Edgar Buellg Impersonation, Walter Newburyg ln- strumental Duet: Theresa White and Ruth Wildesg Yodeling, Dorothy Davenportg Sketch, nTrip to Danau, Raymond Broctorg Trumpet Solo, Robert New buryg Joy Ride: Walter Newbury, Ruth Wildes, Raymond Proctorg The Die-Singing Quintuplets: Elbridge Bates, Lloyd Mitchell, Roger Bryant, Kenneth Turner, Robert Welch. HONOR ROLL Average for 3 ranking perio Qto March lj 90-lOO George Gale Robert Newbury 85 90 Ruth Wildes Raymond Proctor Walter Newbury Dorothy Davenport Barbara Bates Everett Bacon Ernest Bassett George Whitten Harriet Johnson Robert Welch Dana Finn 21 ds 1956-57 i Q I E Q Q, f F, ' . -J, Vg 9 9 3-1 1:, W is Y 5 151,534 -'I ' '. . 6-x-EZ' X Tilgfn I .ywi N ',':U 1 A fl! .,.1l5'!.?.l :- - 'HH t. RQ? . ,4 .., ,. . , Jn! J' J Q: gk- Qu' .3 P IPQQ 3' 1 .A If X bwyg ' M42 ,Sf-'X ,Z f V1 yin rl 4 HW f!ffL3fLJ qgggm ' 1 X! Z X. aayr, J C 4 THE HILLTOP ATTENDANCE Ernest Bassett and Arthur Coolidge hold the record for being neither absent, tardy or dismissed H for the period from September 8 to March l. Jeanette Sl Berry and Theresa White almost made this record, but f u J I Jeanette was dismissed once, and Theresa was both my tardy and dismissed once. f - ft: SrELLING CONTEST ig 1 The annual spelling Contest was held in the Jig Assembly Hall, march 51, 1937. The winners of KZ? the contest were: Seniors, Ruth Wildes and George J gg, Galeg Juniors, Barbara Bates and Dorothy Davenportg X QQ Sophomores, Norma Marsh and Everett Bacong Fresh- 253 men, George Whitten and Robert Newbury. I fgg ORCHESTRA QQEQ WTQQ The personnel of the orchestra this year con- QQE sists of the following: Kr. Henry Wheeler, Direc- QQQ3 torg Piano, Myrtle Welchg Trumpet: Walter Newbury, Wil? Horace Coolidgeg Alto Horns: Philip Amidon, Shir- 5,H' H ley Bryantg Trombone, Hgbert Newbury, Violins: Qian Edgar Buell, Robert Welch, Allistair Gordon, Mel- 5 tad vin Thomas, percussion: Roger Bryant, Elbridge ffKHQb Bates. '.d53b I. eq X. ii, 'mggg 'R-WRQ ff J- Q51 ul A 'X ,i-:1 .'x':.'f I .- 5,24 ZLVJ g'-,ni-..,Z,---,.,,,--Q.. f-Z 4,.,- rdf I l -Q.--. .- V, -.:..,: ,.,,,- .Y ,,v,,'v'T-, , W f - .- f ., . BQ -E14 ':? 4 ,, '- mggsw - . 4, 1 L, N 'fFj,': - Q , kr, 'f -'1:.jf'-'ffgga x ' ., 1I w ' '-3:3 JA Q FA S' W355:- ' -. 1 .gf--,.-:. , -4.31-I.-. GSW' H x'?if?5?3 ' 'pfv P . ,-'L' '63, iff- - .. 1 F' I .V IJ J N ff tg .ul cn-I zull J 2'.l I I-nf. ' x' +L, h - . - il., r H2439 .. M- P 'Q qv V x N it-:Kr ' f T , 7 V .fa - l iz- rx, .Rs l 'litig- K 'ici-.EJJL 4.fg-- iffy . ,Lg l K I .iii M L,'., Ag.J 'V V. :,,-.1.,A.,h- .4 gy.. N XX -11, vw?'q.,a,-. -v. '4 ' 1 '95-Ti'-45 ' K W -ia,-.frgiiq-slick . s if I j -.. -'-.fv:L4..LAgA,Au:1-f N K ,N W 1 J NJ X . I . fl 1 V if N' 9 1 1' ' f f Eg .-, - 1'!, --vr ,,,1 ,ii-u-4-'V-E I ' l'.g . li .N 1 '-Hg ' V J' .354 -KTY':f- v . :-:- 5 -xv iw? ,'-.av-fa:-1. ':' f,'f'.:Qff5'Fgq55?2912.' fS S V-, F 91- -1- ff ff' 1-J' .-: 1 1 r f fl. , 11 4 . ' 'ul , -55 . -Rfb 5 Q41., . :I-JR, V I, ,v-' , aff' 7 .Hun mag- '- as A 'x-,lf -I-'IQ' -'4 :'f1-afvqxw Q1 - - -A d 5 .sf ' N x '59 u is 1 gqiggilf' iw? WH N . P rd , if 4 L: 'mg Hulrop GI 11173 ' g .ZKETB1-LLL HP-E-T-E-H-S-H-A-N locomotived the enthusi- asts in unison, and we were off for an exciting season of basketball. Enthusiasts? Yes. In fact practically every girl came out to practice and a fine spirit was the result. Did you hear about our first game at Hard- wick? Uhen Jeanette finished, she looked as though it was about lOO0 Farenheit and in the shade at that. She and Louise worked like Trojans because they knew they would have to live up to the reputation of last year's guards. Theresa was playing a new position as forward, and she made the opponents envious of her skill in pivoting, first to the right and then to the leftg and be- fore you could believe it, there was a score for P. H. S. Our next game at Bernardston was exciting for the audience. Theresa leaped, caught the ball, and Barbara missed the pass because of an inter- ception. No matter how good our guarding, the ball went to our opponent. We heard another cheer from Bernardston's side line, the cheerers must have been hoarse at the end of the game. Everything seemed to be out of bounds. The score board showed that Bernardston had won by ten points. Their team was in such ecstasy that we concluded that there is no loss without some gain, and we did not go home feeling discouraged. On February 2 Nr. Arnold was at the door to give us a hearty send-off to Barre. After a warm greeting the game started. Theresa was unable to score a basket, and at the half we felt downhearted when we saw Barre's high score of 9-5. What was the matter with Jeanette? She was hurt and time out was called, but Sister Dot rushed in and,abl 1 filled the position. In the last half, Theresa, .TU with her mighty swing, scored basket after bask t X from the center line. With the help of many ch r the other forwards were able to make several b kets. Ve were proud of Pixie, our recruit f the grades, who was playing as forward. Hear' the ,,.,- vt .- -. 3-, .2-r -J' h 1., . . 1. A,,.. f. Lea A X35 4 , G 4.1 g.. .X-' - h. va. ki: 9 .,'-41 iii 'sn - -'lv .4'f':.. K1 'gg ij-yi'-. 4. , PQ X flgaf? -' g .Tu .- v , u wr X -L ,g.,.Hv ' ada- 4, 'N 4. ale? ,QS fa il, THE ifuufpff tooting of several horns when we returned, Nr. Arnold hurried to the window and did not need to be told that we had brought home a victory. ' We were right on hand for the New Salem game on February 15g in fact, the building was dark when we arrived there, and you would never have guessed that an hour later was to be played our closest game of the season. 'The Petersham rooters gave evidence that the one point was in our favor. The gmac on February l8 with New Salem Acad- emy at Petersham proved to be a very exciting one in the spirit of the game and to make another victory. The as we girls were felt it our duty score was a tie until Theresa, with the cooper- ation of Ruth and Barbara, surprised us with several winning baskets, thus adding another victory to our list. Even by February 25 which ended our sched- ule, wc were still eager to continue basketball. We played vigorously in this game and were sev- eral points ahead of Barre at the half. Our opponents, however, surprised us with the number of baskets made in the last quarter, and they were lucky to have the last basket recorded in their favor. The players on the girls' team were: Theresa White, Captain, R.F.3 Ruth Uildes, Nan- ager, G.F.3 Barbara Bates, L.F.3 Jeanette Berry, R.G.3 lyrtle LePocr, L.G.3 Louise Cooley, C.G. The substitutes were: Dorothy Berry, Elsie Buell, Dorothy Davenport, Margaret Preble, Norma Marsh, and Harriet Johnson. fn ,, ..-- '-S -.....-+L F1 T Z X f ff A 41 f ftaq ogg, chi get f'- ' 75 N 52 2 gag: l Nthi -gk'-2 ,1 .,V nfs .. -f ., -lfieff 535' I n t3,E.3: YI ,Aggnq ,. , '14 1 V. 4 . X ...1 1-N 1325: if' 'lj Q., THE HILLTOP The order of games and scores was as follows: Te They January 15 At Hardwick 52 55 January 25 Hardwick 55 50 January 27 At Bernardston 22 52 February 2 Bcrnardston 21 19 Febru ry 4 Lt Barre 54 51 February 15 At Net Salem 2O l9 February 18 New Salem 55 28 February 25 Barre 26 28 FCXfS' 'L SL fDlU'Ll Although Pctersham High School is a small school, a great deal of attention is given to athletics. Basketball, but basketball is which outside teams are are played, footba played ll, and baseball the only sport in basketball team consisted This year's varsity of: Lester Banks and George Kenney, forwardsg Captain Raymond Proctor, centerg Walter Newbury and Kenneth Turner, guards. The substitutes were as followsz Donald Upham, forwardg Arthur Coolidge, guardg Lloyd Mitchell, forwardg and Robert New- bury, guard :'-V' u .I 1-9 ? 'I Xi .2 n Q 31551 H? 3. L . 'h ',J,. c X' HM -' , lf- ,Qff1 ' if mf ..4.,':5 'f ,. 45 The following gmnes were played: '1 EQQN ..,,'1l?-T January 15 At Hardwick fEgQ, January 25 Hardwick - ,f,YS 1f'ix January 27 it Bernardston -QHQ February 2 Bernardston February 15 it New Salem 'i S February 18 New Salem if Ntya February 25 Athol Tigers :yni'iN ' ' ,,- J On January l5 we went to Hardwick where we r l 5 ,iamg were defeated. Hardwick is a much larger seho 49544-J than ours and has a very small gymnasium. Beca of these facts, they easily defeated us by a of 55-17. I, I ,f mall-,-.l5g,:f' THE HILLTOP The return game with Hardwick was a much closer game and resulted with the score of 51-24 in favor of Hardwick. While the guards strongly held Hardwick's forwards, our forwards and center blended their passwork well but were unable to stop the opponents. At Bernardston on January 27, the out-of- bounds rules were much different from ours. For this reason we lost by five points. when Bernardston came to our gymnasium Feb- ruary 2, they were defeated by a score of 16-ll. The Petersham team get together and very good score to win the game. Because we were not accustomed small gymnasium we were defeated by when we played there on February 15 Playing the return game at our piled up a to New Salem's six points gymnasium was a much different proposition. Our guards strongly covered our basket, while our center and forwards found the opposing team's basket. The result was a very close score of 24-22 in favor of Petersham. The Athol Tigers came to our gymnasium on February 25 and conquered us by a score of 51-18. Coach Arnold's excellent instruction was very well followed. As a result we developed a good playing team of sportsmanship and teamwork. The outlook for next year's team is very bright, al- though our center, Raymond Procter, uated in June. will have grad- yy. r, X V. 1! I X . Q..-1 ., uv ,n -, 11-ix' 35 . E.- wah' .., . ., J ,,.. T N - .- L .,. ,' :.v. ..-xx, i,U.,.' yn 3... - .5 I.. J f' . P . ' M55 .' .I 2.55, N 3:-I., ' .--.IIT . X',+: l.. , ,fx-FQ 1',.xi-U1 ,,..,-,f ' ',.r,7. Tix ,1 N his igif- ' -f .Ti 1' 1 . 7 ff' ,X If' 17 , ,.-----...--,..x 41 N-, ,.-f- 'ha v ' v' 'qu ,X-4.-,W '--auf: 1' - 124' .iff T y s N. 'x I --.K 1 'Y 25 ' B 5,u,f , Tl5 iT,w !ffQi!f!aY1iQ2J vi A ig 'aw A L UM N I NQTES Q2 7 A LW? 52- me 5 ' 'ri' ., L Q WQQ? Eff? f'ffff ' v mf., 'Wei THE. HILLTOP 'N.L'Ul- HI Ml'-Io flU1Hl L5ltOI of the Hllltop thls year, h ve trled to find :here the oraduates of the 1 st ten se r are llvlno no what thev are dOlHb I hav dlsco ered that there have been nlnetu grad vate in the last GGCQQG, and of that number around flfty pel cent llve 1D Betersham, t entv flve per cent are narrled, four of the almunl are teachlng ln DUbllC sclool , and eight are now attendlng schools of higher learnlnf Ol l0m7 Iarlon COOlldb9 Russell llves ln Ueter har Lwdlan COOl1dgS olley lives 10 lRPmlHQtOH, dalpshlre Chester COOl1dgG works lh AHSlH'S Shoe Shon thol Narbwret Burrafe Clarke lives in Petershar Her voung d ughter is ln the second rade of the etersham Lenter school llexv Charle Dugan lives ln Jetersham and has Just connleted the worl as Chlef Trafflc Checker for the sep rt ent of fuollc orks xton hlllott worls in Smflfgflpld, Dassachu setts X Dana Levton lives 1U Peter han L6Sll8 Roblnson llves ln Petersham and works 1n the Gardner uto Cooperatlon rebel Cutler Russell, Presldent of the Alumnl QSOL1 tlon, llves ln etersham Lwst sumler she if ,fb I It ,, r UI rw . , 1 ... 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O attended The letdl Cr lts sunner Ochool ln PFOVl dence, unode Island. ' 'gf CLASS OF 1928 gft rl Elrer snow works at the Harvard Forestry ffwuifwif School and lives in Petersham. ., gL:',5:s Robert Borg lives in Michigan. j97 exif ' Pauline Plunkett works 1n wanamaker's Depa t- ment Store in New York City. f, Maxine Llliott, a graduate of Framinghamf? State Teachers College, teaches in Royalstgh' Massachusetts. fM,-,-- W v 'tv-69' 9 1 'Y' ir .. ,V WY! f THE 3-HLLTO? Helena Leyton works in the Union Twist Drill Company in Athol and lives in Petersham. Walter Robinson is married and has a young son. He works in the Union Twist Drill Company in Athol. Anna Ballou-Curtis lives in Chesterfield, Vassachusetts. Gertrude Qilder teaches in the Peter Pan Nur- sery School in Burlington, Vermont. Everett Iilder, who is prominent in Boy Scout, Grange, and town affairs, works at the Wayside Farm in Petersham. Hazel Cobb, a graduate of Hyannis State Teach- ers College, is the Petersham Center School Pri- mary Room teacher. CLASS OF 1929 Hosamond Coolidge lives in Petersham. Tinifred Reid-Dowd lives in Brockton, Tass- achusetts. Edna Reid-Loschin lives in Athol. Lawrence Nelson works as caretaker for many estates in Petershmn. Frederick Coolidge is married and lives in Athol, where he works at jdward French's garage. Charles Gray, a graduate of hassachusetts Institute of Technology, works for an Eastern Qennsylvania oil company. Agnes Duane, a graduate of Framingham State gi 4 ,W pg l 4 ts P' ii ,' ITA ,146 L:-'f '54 Jw? : f 5' ,D . Q :ska . 'Trim XFLQ a.H -QM! . 1'- .-v V- 313391 :Lxuil i'QYi,Z'e '. P .-l'I tug: T if xx ' it . 5.4, -1 9. m Teachers College, teaches in the Ledgeville School 5 ig? in Petersham. ,'Qq Arthur Coolidge works in Petersham. flaQH Lyra Cobb-Dugan lives in Petersham. 1QMQQ Harry Buell works in the Nedfield State Hos- ,,Hyf C pital, Iedfield, Massachusetts. 'Wig alice ,anderson works in the North Grafton fif' Hospital, North Grafton, Lassachusetts. ILK 4 J H ctass or 1930 J' TL, L Q ll, 4 'fha Robert Reid lives in Petersham. Larle Harsh was married last summer to Vi A2 Olive Butler of Petersham, where they now liv Josephine Finn lives in Dana and works Barre. ff' Kathryn Brodericklhas- appointed postmi stress of Petersham . Harold Davenport works in Lynn, Massachusetts. Shirley Swindel lives in Barre. ixxk 'ma s-lmgrop 1 CLASS OF 1951 Harold Barnes, Jr. lives in Petersham. State 0 j.. -1 gdith Tucker, a graduate of Worcester v Teachers College, teaches in South Athol. 'L Louise King-Thayer lives in Cambridge, Nassa- v chusetts. if uichard Gray, Assistant Scout Master, lives Q in Petershmn, where he works as correspondent for v the JnthOl Daily Newsu. , Vernon Banks works in Petersham and is taking f a correspondence course in Diesel Engineering. ff Maxwell Clarke has returned to Petersham after if working several months in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5? CLASS OF 1952 yy Alice King lives in Petersham. 51 Carrie Buell-Bolshaw lives in Brookfield. Q33 Margaret Reid lives in Petersham. fgs Florence Robinson works in Baldwinsville. gg Grace Coolidge works in Philadelphia, Penn- Hgh sylvania. YQQE Dorothy Nelson works in Petersham. KQQ5 George Nelson, a graduate of Tentworth Insti- QQQ tute, works in Watertown, Massachusetts. SQ? Floy Banks works in Ehiladelphia. .fQg Howard Davenport, Scout Master, works in the xfQff Barre Foundry. He has been recently congratulated jjQ on becoming the father of a baby daughter. 5 Q53 udmund kanjourea lives in Petersham. VU? Vayne Elliott is married and lives in Peters- 3 AME, ham. 3365 Bernard Bryant, a graduate of Wentworth ig? X Institute, works in the Waltham Pump Factory. -QfQ' h John Finn is in his last year at Tufts College QF where he has earned many scholarships. 4 ,HP Q CLASS OF 1953 0 3 vw, g 4 , Robert Bryant works in the Waltham Pump Fa'-in ' sJQgE5LJ tory. ' Roderick Amidon lives in Petersham and won.- in South Athol. He expects to return to avi,f.Q in the summer. ff Ethel Reid attends Torcester'5tQtgA26achers College. i,fe'f ' isgh A ,aw A-. 5 G 1 Q Y : fi r .---'gf 5 lt!! as! -fpf. . Hi. :H ry '11 . -. T bl 1 , R. . '-f , . T153 qiyggx . ff! is , X I 'r H , G+., v I I 4 THE HILLTOP Carl Anderson is a senior at Vermont University. Francis Gillis attends Springfield College, where he excels in athletics. Thomas Barnes works in Petersham. Ruth Coolidge, a Girl Scout leader, works in Hr: .17 Petcrshm . Xa cmss or 1954 E - 6 Florence Hunt-Peasely lives in Gardner. Q Sophie Sidorchuck-loore lives in Athol. Q John anderson lives in Petersham and works in j the Barre Foundry. if Kenneth Buell works at Alta Crest Farm in vig Spencer, Iassaehusetts. pg CLAS5 OF l955 ,E is Helen Nelson attends the Wheelock School in if Boston. WH '. 22? William Duane works in Thitingsville, Nassa- THE T .4,. chusetts. at Harriette Barnes is in training at the Tor- ,ig cester City Hospital. ,YQQ Roberta Welch, a graduate of Becker College, XQQE lives in lthol, where she works in the Starrett ffQQ office. H23 Mayne MaeGinnis works in Dana. 553m Dorothy Finn lives in Dana and works in Barre. kgyff '.illiam Efesik works in Petersham. ff aiu Carrie Robinson works in Petershmu. gif? Beverly Beckman works in the Petersham Tele- '5 QQ? phone Bxchange. f'AjQ Earle Coolidge lives in Petersham and works Zvijj in the Barre Foundry. fWfN ' Albert Taylor works in Waltham, Massachusetts. .Qfif Frieda Hyman works in Stamford, Connecticut. if Iarion '-.'. Vartin-Bently lives in Barre. ' Q CLASS CF l936 0 nzygm I I . Donald Amidon attends Brown University, W drd3'iN3gQQQJ he received honorable mention for playing in ' Brown Band. Douglas Phillips lives in Petersham an ff! Ls 'xxj in the Barre Foundry. ,ff Mildred Lawson haswrgcentlylretupnedyto Peters- ham after Working inW?hiladelphia. THE HILLTOP Albert Coolidge attends the American Diesel Jngineoring Institute in Boston. ' Leota Banks works in Petersham. Delight Gale lives in Petersham and is taking Q a correspondence course in art. She is very pro- Q minent in 4-H Club circles. She has spoken over 5 the radio and attended. the 4-H Convention in Chicago this last fall. Q Dorothy Gillis lives in Pctersham. if Charles 'Laid works at 'Forest Acres in Peters- ham. j 53 Nellie 'aid works in Brookline, Massachusetts. ' Elinor 'ilkins works in Petcrsnam. Zif' G.. : ,'.5 13'-Ll. 4: ': -. 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Q,... ,fu ,-,, 6, ,AN .,,,,,51-tml ,,,,Aw L .Ns 'L - ff ' ' 5' , .-H -' I' H LJMCJK . v 1 I 1 n 4. -f v x 1 ,bris- A ,- I 'K Y -. LH Aa F' 1 A ,.x ul 4 x I 7 V . - . ' J O r f N 4 W--V.--. -V-w--wv-.-e----w- -- - THE. HJLLTOP .. -w..- ' ,Ag.:.::- ....' V f ' 'W' , fHTUuL Once upon a time there lived in a near-by or- chard a family of trees. rape tree was an old Oak--broad, thick set, and strong. Mama tree was a very sad Tillow who was always weeping. She had reason to shed tears, for her oldest son, Ben Davis, 'Q was a sour Apple tree who was tough and crooked. f Then, too, she had a daughter who was somewhat 5 nutty. The daughter thought she was a wall flower, 'Q but others who knew her well said she was a Walnut. E There were two other girls in this family tree. 13 One was Juanita Slum and the other, who certainly Q was a reach, was named Alberta. The apple of Al- gd 'P berta's eye was her husband, Macfintoshl. They had a two children: a little girl with curly locks and SB a Hknottyn boy who had such a mean disposition he gp was called Crab. 5 .9 wa W This orchard also was the home for Papa Oak's ey M relatives. His twin brothers were called the Qu, Seckel Dear. Their mother was a dear old maple, fs? who was so sweet that she was called Sugar Maple. iQ. . But at times, some people called her rather sappy. ami , n ,, . V A Two cousins completed this family tree. One was gf' a Very ropfuhlar tree and the other was a tall, Naggi handsome tree bearing the name Elmferl. 453 was Vyrtle Welch, '58 iffw 43 fi? - RL. - af? Vr. Arnold: Edgar, I take great pleasure in 2 fy? giving you 865 in your algebra exam. 5 Qui 3 AME. Edgar: Why don't you give me 955 and really A1521 enjoy yourself? ' 'Q?fN I-L31JZ-XLJCJLJQLJ'-Al.- ..l'.J'.J'..l'-. '., '.. 'ML.?'..'LJLJ-'LJ'..5LJLJLJLJLJL ' ' nnnnnhunnHnuuMLAHM.HnAnnnnnHAn 1 L, Lester: fJust after Roger's car hit the run- QQ? way of the gym! Say, Roger, what's the 4 matter? Didnft you see that runway? JH H 0 5 ,-Ev: .1 ' Roger: Sure, I hit it, didn't I? I 'Q E XA 'h :f7i'7C'fT'N'.'. .. ':F'k. .-T .?'.f'f. Zi'7f'if7u 4f7f n :f 'n ,. 'f.'1F 1x 7i'1i'7u' 0 xi' ' First Student: Did you know that the flu is - negative and affirmative? Second Student: No why? ' 3 First Studentg Sometimes the eyes have it, and sometimes the nose. THE H ILLTOP Teacher: As we walk outdoors on a cold winter morning and look about us, what do we see on every hand? Student: Gloves. - xux vvuvx.-x1 uv-1vx1x1-1:1 . 'JL,L.L... .-.....--.... -...-..-.. .,........ 4f'1x'1x 1x 1x 1. 1.'1x .I 1- 1- n 1x 1x n n n 1x A 1w n n .. Miss Semple: Roger: What is a satire? It's a kind of gem. JLJLJC LJL.'L.'L. ..'l.JLJL . ..JLJL.'LJL. '.JLJ',JLJkJ2JLJ'.. .JL.'ZJLJL n1s1x'1 M1 nl IK 0n'i'nn A AIX 4 'nn1hn1xnlX1.1l1k Miss Hubbard: Charles: ws 1. Miss semple: Ruth: JLJLJ 1s 1s .t Miss Hubbard: Lester: JLJLJL. I 1x 1x A 1. 1. Nr. Arnold: Thomas: Nr. Arnold: Charles, did you open the window wide as I told you? Yes, Miss Hubbard. I pushed the bottom part all the way up and the top part all the way down. . 1-LJ-L.xL.'!.' JLJLJLI .' .' -'LJZJ JL.'4L.FL.'LJ'.JL.l'. JLJZJLJLJL .- A 1x 1x 1-'n 1 1x 1. 1 1, 1x fx 1s ax 1- 1x 1x 1. 1- 1m 1x 1. 1x 1- 1. A 1. Ruth, which is correct--the clock lies on the mantle or the clock sits on the mantle? Well, the clock says lO:OO and it is only 9:45, so I should say it lies on the mantle. X1 '1 -1 -- U V ., ., W -,. g, 11 -1 U u -1 v 11 -1 n- v v u x1 1- m1 L. .. ...-. ,-.--...-.. Q-- .- .,. .. .- - .,, . . .V -.. .- .----. .--. .-- 1. A 1x .. 1. 1x 1s 15 1. rs 1. n. 1m .x 1x 1x1. 1x 1. .x 1x 1: .x .s as 1- .. fcautioning the boys who were put- ting a stencil on the Mimeographb Don't put your fingers on the wet stencil. I once did by mistake, 7 V . .J F, E. 3 W ? 'L ijt Ni 1'1- HW Q95 f'.fffb?1 Till, ,iQ, 53225 91 ai- 1 Yana - TNQ: ' N t 2f'?f. .-l'.,r'f ' 'Hi if.. C-.' ,ii 7' Wu? -19.-. K ua iii' and I had my finger marks printed 5 Q35 on several hundred copies. 1433? L 5 You certainly had your hand in that lu M?5Qff f piece of work. bxQyfX -' aeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseeeeaeeeaeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaesceeae laflyig' , Cwhile teaching General Sciencej gt 1 Thomas, what does HNO5 signify: 4 P well, er, ah, Ifve got it on the ti 'f .5 of my tongue. H fg QHA f. mardi, Youfd better spit it outg it's ni r c acid. ,,ff I x ,j5' ,-h.iA-.,,4f 1-4- ,,,,...f 1---1 ns: -up waxy- C ' I T, -W f ---- -1r '2lg 'I 'I- GUJ 4-Q 4 r, Q 1' 1 Q 4. 1 Y . I I iv 51 ,VJ 5 L. X 1 .8 n ff. url, s if .4 fi- 'fn n as- Y ' 'ss Tr rg , fad, f ' 5 ' C F , l ' ' LI A - ' 'lk I uf .1..' A.. 7 ' . Q ,Q - 5 , v. I ' 4 sm' 1, ' P I U i , h' Q 1. , ny 4 ' Vi -341 .al . -01 , 1 I I .P J.. 1 ' -U' 1, I 4 . I . N . I ,H , ' a I rv , H Y' 5 , 'I Q 'A . 3 .1 M Q 5 i il , fn'.h.Al K ' ' A 19 ' v A r. 1, n , 5 fxalix-4-Ext-K ' ' 4 ull' AQIILL' . ' A .M Tr' 4 f -X -.5 . ' 'pb y .. . . of- AL A X v ' 1 U , 'E - ' Q 0 Jf ,S 4 U 1 . . ' if G' - . ' . l . I 4 ' ' ' ' ' 'e'-ri ,Jw -- .g1,f'x',..-'N - -J, - sg., ' .U ,L . f - - f .: , - .L --4 '4 ,. 1 1' W W Y Y Y' Y Y V- 'Y 'Y Y- ' ' 'Q ' ' Y' Y - Y - ,4 frh. HILL P Niss Hubbald T'w solry to lnfOTN you that there vlll be only one half day of school LhlS morning Class Iiss Hubbard aiternoon Ilss Awsden Hurray' Huxrayl The other hall wlll be hold thls Qmuch dlstulbed over Broctor's ao enoej 'here's Raymond? Hov can me get along wlthout h1m9 qOblDoOH ralnbox on the R1VGT n llne Romance Trust in Te leepy Head ,a I Isn't S T111 of th Ionesome llne You tame to Ty Rescue o t ID he Fog en I Grof I Can't rscape from Yo There s No SubSultUtG lor You lthout a Shadow of a Doubt One Hamburgel for Madame mhe Very Thought of Y Jhe ,hall H ve lusle In Your Own QLlCt y Oh, IV Goodness It Gln Hapoen to You It llU't Nobody's Buslness fh t I O Organ Gr1ndor's wwing How can we get along with him9 Norma Iarsh Roger COOlldgG Paynond Proctor Lester Banks That P on Your Report Card Pell Nell Thomas Warnlng Bell Lester Banks Norma Iarsh Exams M130 Waterman George Gale Loul o Cooley farnlng Gllps Dolothy Davenport H1310 Buell Jeanette Berry Charles ROblDSOD f x Dorothy Berry qw? I lmeogranhing X.5.:i3'f-'ij AZ'-NQQ .. - u rj u rp! 1 I I:---l'1'i- mv?-i - '-' Afgfn . .,.. , - f 7 - ' V ' 'Q.l.-: I ' 5 1 s 1 ' , s. . .. -. A , I 1 . I 1 'D ,. V - . '. . I . -X . Q ,xx o 1 r X . .. . Q 0 . lu A . w 2 h A , ,, . 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