Punchard High School - Prism Yearbook (Andover, MA)

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3 unct)art 1916 reception by the Juniors was given us in the November Club House and we were very pleasingly entertained. We have held parties at frequent intervals at the homes of different members of our class this spring and these will long be remembered by us as one of the most pleasant features of our high school career. The Class gave a play in the Town Hall to raise funds for the class gift and it was a great success in every way. Now as we leave the halls of dear old Punchard and our path separates, we cannot help hesitating on the threshold to ponder over our situation. While most people are interested in the results of the great conventions at Chicago and St. Louis, we are most concerned in the results of our departure from Punchard and the effect it will have on the communitv and on ourselves. 25

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|0unft)arD 1916 Miss Blanche Higgiiis and Eldred Larkin were chosen to represent us in the Goldsmith. Seven of our class made the football team and three made the baseball nine. Miss Delia Belisle was awarded the first prize in botany. In our third year most of us again went into cold storage in Room 4, while a few of us were allowed the privilege of being entombed with the Seniors in the dungeon darkness of Room 6. In the case of one of our members the cold of Room 4 struck in . The brain of Lawson appeared to congeal and he was constantly found wandering, in a dazed condition, through the corridors. At last. Miss Whiting took pity on him and from that time on through the year he followed her about like Mary ' s little lamb . In the Goldsmith, Miss Cora Abbott and Eldred Larkin represented the Class and the latter was awarded the boy ' s prize. In the Barnard Prize Speaking Contest, the essays of Miss Gertrude Berry and Eldred Larkin were chosen by the judges for the finals in the Town Hall. Eldred Larkin captured the first prize and Miss Gertrude Berry the second. The football team included five of our class and the baseball team had four of our members in its lineup. Our class tendered a reception in the form of a truck-ride to Canobie Lake, to the Seniors, and a jolly time was had by all. Last September those of us who had survived the rigors of a winter in Room 4, joined the advance guard in Room 6. Goggles now became more in evidence, adding to the learned aspect which we had acquired through three years of violent mental activity. A notable addition to our class was made in the person of one Dinnis O ' Hara , otherwise known as McXally. Six of our members made the football team and five made the baseball nine. Miss Anna Harnedy and John Xoyes represented us in the Goldsmith. Miss Gertrude Berry. Miss Ruth Abbott and John Noyes were chosen for the finals in the Barnard Prize Speaking Contest. Miss Abbott was awarded first prize and Miss Berry won the second prize. A 24

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Class ropf)ecj? A reunion was called for the Class of 1916 in the year 1936 and I was delegated to look up our graduates. Lix-ing down in China at the time, I thought that since I had not seen the Old Town for nineteen years, I would come. But did I see the old town? No, indeed; it had grown to be a flourishing city with great stores, theatres and even aeroplanes. Not seeing anyone I knew, I decided to aeroplane to the Phillips Inn and dispose of my grip. When I was seated comfortably, I began to feel uneasy about my classmates. To my great astonishment I spied Pete Tyler, a little gray-haired man, of three feet six inches, running the aeroplane. Of course Pete had to tend right to business and had no time to talk. How- ever, he told me that he was still keeping bachelor ' s quarters and had not been away from Andover since he was graduated. I also learned that Gladys Ralph was employed in his Aeroplane Company as his time-keeper. At last, I reached my destination and instead of finding what I had supposed to be the PhUlips Inn , I found a very beautiful hotel. On stepping into the office to register, whom should I see but my old friend, Isabelle Peters, the proprietress of the establishment. Poor Isabelle had been so unfortunate as to marry only twice, and losing both of her husbands was obliged to make her own living. After she had told me all her troubles, I informed her of my errand and you may rest assured she was a mine of information. Of course, I was given a beautiful room and, being very tired, went to bed early. The next morning while reading the World ' s Xeus, I discovered a fine article on the European war of 1914, written by Gertrude Berry who had won international fame as an historian. My trunk had not arrived and, having been invited to go to the opera with some friends, I journeyed down town and went into one of the large department stores to purchase an evening gown. The manager directed me to the latest Paris styles on the fifth floor. Seeing 26