Rock Ridge Hall - Rock Ridge Annual (Wellesley Hills, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1912 volume:

Che Rock Ridge Hnnual. VOLUME II. , q 5 1912 T PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF llnrk iKihgr Srhnnl, Iiirllrnlrg Kills, filami. 1912 F.-XNNING PRINTING KO NEWTON L'1'l'ER FALLS NASE. . , f 1 To LYDIA A. RICHARDSON appreciation of her faithful, unceasing and efficient Work in the interests of Rock Ridge and the Class of 1912 this book is respectfully dedicated. Page Th Editor's Preface. 46 E. the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twelve, have endeavored, in presenting this book to the pub- lio, to make it as attractive and interesting as possible. lVe realize that this is our last opportunity to represent Rook Ridge as a body and we have therefore striven, to the best of our ability, to leave something be- hind us, something that will serve as a re- minder of the many happy days we have spent together. Nevertheless we do not Page Four. JE QA! wish our readers to think that this is wholly devoted to ourselves. We have attempted to represent the school as a whole, and to give a clear idea of the life and customs at Rook Ridge. ln present- ing this book we realize only too well that our Work is far from perfect.zn1d hope that our readers will overlook our mistakes. Moreover it is our Wish that those who are to follow us will profit by our imper- feotions. CHARLES HAYES VVOOD. H CHUCK. Came from Dorchester. Mass. Entered Rock Ridge, 'OAL Foot Ball. ,08-'09-'10-'11. Captain, Foot Ball, '09- '10. Basket Ball.'09-'10'-11312. Captain, Basket Ball, '11-'12. Base Ball. 110311. Track Team, '09-'10-111-'12, Record for Mile Run. 'Oli liiterary Editor of Hoff? Riagg A,?L'07'm '10. Editor-inAChief. Il,0!'k Iljillgff Remrai '11. Secretary and Treasurer, Camera Club, '11. President, Dramatic Club, '11-,12. Mandolin Club, '11. Record for baskets from the floor, '12, Pres- ident of Athletic Association, '11. President of Senior Class. Prospective College, Daitmouth. EDGAR CHILDS LAMBERT. Came from Revere, Mass. Entered Rock Ridge, '1l. Foot Ball, 'l1. Basket Ball, '11, Base Ball, '12. Dramatic Club, 'l2. Mandolin Club, '12, Manager of Foot Ball, 'l1. Treasurer of Senior Class. Prospective College, Yale. l V l o 1 FRANK ROYAL GAMMON. 'H N11+'TY. HARRIS JOHNSON' BREARLEY. H 1eI.xnn1s. Came from Brookline, Maas. Came from Springfield, Mass. Entered Rock Ridge. Wm. Entered Rock Ridge, 'O9. Foot Ball, '10.'11, Base Ball, '11J1Q. Came,-3 Foot Ball, '09-'10. Track, '1l. Record for Mile Club, '10-'11, Tennis Champion, '10, Basket Ball, Run, lll. LeRoy S. Clemens' prize for Declamation, '11, pramatic Club, '10,'11,'12. ixgsociate Editor of '11, Secretary of Rock Ridge Alumni Association, Ifofk Ridge Renard, ll 1. Editor-in-Chief of Rork lfiafge '11',12- lii-Wffkgf, 12, Prospective College, Harvard. Prospective College, Annapolis. 1 Page Seven. ' ,KEXYON l'lI1+II.D filH.XlNl1lE1iLAlN. J. R. 11 I1i1 111'IY Jonxsox. 1-.Io1lNNl14:. fame from Mexico, Mo. Entered Rock Ridge, '10, 'L CHA Mlzvf' Came from Cornwall, Vonn, CVM' 'wbcful iff Entered Rock Ridge, '10, Foot Ball, '10-'11, llzlse 132111, '11-'12. Dramatic Foot Ball, 'll-'12, llase 111111, '11-'12. Associate Manager of Foot Han ,H-.124 ,Y-amen Club ,IL Club, 'llFlZ2. Associate llfcliloi' of The karl' A'f'afqz Dramatic Club. 'l1 12. Nlzinclolin Club. '1l. Track fi'f'f0fJ- 111' Edlt0l l'l'1'1hlef U1 RUM 571755 UWl'f4 'fJ'- i: ...' Y 1gY,',,,,'-J in Tezini, 'l2. Gym Tezini, '12. Athletic Editor of Work 13' Assouate M1101 uf ' I H HU 1 ljlwt I rue Amlige OMWMT0, ,l,, for Latin, 'l1. Secretary of :X1l1l631iC Association, '12, Y Prospective College, llarllnoulli. l'1'oepeQtix'e College, University of Missouli. Page -lii gh t. vlo-1 'l1. Zlgdl' ELIUT XVHITON LOVETT. 44 AL. ,. Came from Norxvell. Mass. Entered Rock Ridge, 'USL Foot Ball, ,IU-'l 1312. l'5:1sel4all,'l0. Track Team Il-'12, Member of Carnival Ball Committee, Refreshment Committee, 'l2. Assistant Man of RUM' lffffge c?lt!Z7'fE7'.Cl' r1mz'An1111al, 'l2. Prospective College, University of Pennsylvania, JAMES CRYSTAL MQCANDLHSS. H .IIMMY. Came from Honolulu, Hawaii. Entered Rock Ridge, '1l. Foot Ball, 'l l- 12. Base Hall, '11-'12. Swimming Team. 'l1. Dramatic Club. 'll. Camera Club, '11, Prize in Science, '11, Prospective College, University of Pennsylvania. Page Nine. Ll'4'IliN J. 0'CoNNmz. Clm1:I,i:s W. RICK HU'Iim'. +HCH1c. Came from Providence, R. I. Came from Vomud SPVTUHS, Me. lintered Rock Ridge, '12. Nlitefed Rofk Ridge, 'T 1- Ifoot Ball, '12, Track Team, 'li Gym Team, F0Ot Ball, il 1' 15352 151111, 'lil '12. Manager of Track Team. '12, Associate Editor PV05P'3CfiYe 50119352 COND'- of lfi-ll'eckL1f, '12. Prospective College, Brown. Page Ten I Y' ' ' ' 'W' W 1 1 FRANCISCO GE. SADA, JR. EARLE LoU1s SMITH. ff SOD. ff SMUCKI' Came from Monterey, Mexico. Came from Revere, Mass. Entered Rock Ridge. '11. Entered Rock Ridge, '12. Foot Ball, '11-'12, Base Ball, '11,-'l2. Captain Foot Ball, '12. Basket Ball, '12, Base Ball, '12. of Base Ball Team, '12. First prize in Mathematics, Track Team, '12. Manager of Base Ball, '12. Asso- '11. Second prize in Scholarship, '11. ciate Editor of Rod' Ridge Quarferlv, '12. President Prospective College, Massachusetts Institute of Athletic Association, '12. r Technology. Prospective College, Yale. Page Eleven. PHILIP GOULDING CURTIS. JULIUS A- ZINN, JH- -' CURT.,, ZINN-N Came from jamaica Plain, Mass. Came from Medford' M353 Entered Rock Ridge, ill. lflltered Rock Ridge, '0S. Captain of Track Team, '11-'1:2. Mandolin Club, M9-Hagel' Of RUM' A'i11fg'e 1i'emraQ '10- Manager of 111312. Camera Club, 111. Relay Team, suglzl Karl? fillrflfgf Annual, '1l. Foot Ball, 'll. Basket Ball, Manager of Basket Ball, 112' Dramatic Club, vm' i12. Manager of Rod' li'z'rz'ge Quarlerfv, '12, Manager Prospective College, University of Pennsylvania. of Alam Ridge Amluafv lm' Manager of nAt Hmfofdin 'l2. Prospective College, University of Pennsylvania. Page Twelve. Extracts from Salutatory Address. JE Superintendent, Headmaster, Faculty, Ihdergranluates, Friends : IIE class of 1912 of Rook Ridge Hall extends to you a most cordial wel- come to our commencement exercises. Our Work during the years we have spent here at Rock Ridge has been pleasant and profitable and now as we are about to part we feel that we are able to take up our future work well prepared. VVe welcome you today and express our appreciation for the interest you have shown in us. Todayiis undoubtedly the most im- portant o11e of our school life. lt is a day on which we look back upon the years of school life which have preceded 3 upon times when we have thought we would never reach this stage of learning and equip- mentg upon times that have been happy and cheerful and others that have been sad and gloomy. fd! -A! lVe look back upon the happy moments of our school life with ever increasing joy and try to forget the fewer moments of tribulations. At all times we have tried to push o11 to our goal accepting both victory and reverses in all of our school activities with the feeling that we have always done our best. lVe have looked forward to college with only a vague idea of what it was and of what it meant, and have never realized so much as now how mneh and how all- important is the education yet before us. For some of us, perhaps, our school days are over and we realize that all too soon we must go forth to fight the battles of the World alone and unaided. For the more fortunate of us it means an opening of new scenes, new ideas a11d new customs for which we feel that our work has well prepared us. lVl1ether we continue our Page Thirteen. i. ,, scholastic work or start on our business career, the class has learned that to win one must iight and iight hard. The time is now at hand when we as a class must part perhaps never to meet again. Let us defy those circumstances which might arise, tending to weaken the strong ties of friendship that have been so dearly formed here. Wfe go forth as mem- bers of a large family to meet again when occasion offers, always ready to help one another, and never forgetting to honor the school which has been so dear to us. Let today, then, be the brightest and happiest of our school life, and although the class of 1912 has but a short time to live, let us be of good cheer and enjoy these last few hours. Page Fourteen. WVe are today parting never to meet again, but this fact does 11ot dampen our spirits when we realize that our graduation is merely a step by 'which we ascend to higher things in life. And so through the exercises today I bid you listen to our chosen representatives as they give you in a small measure, various pictures of our school life, as they prophesy into the dis- tant future, or as they recall the past, and as they offer advice to those of you who are to fill our places in the years to come. May I, then, offer the cordial greet- ings, to you all, of the class of 1912, and extend to you the gratification of our illustrious class that we are able to share with you the exercises of our graduation. H. D. FELT, '12, President's Address. JE Superintendent, Head-maste7', Faculty, Undergraduates, Friends .' HE class greeting has been given to you, the valedictory, prophecy, will and history are to follow, given by representatives of our class of 1912, of Rock Ridge. The Presidents address must, however, be one of welcome to you and be an expression of the appreciation of the class of 1912 for your interest in us- This is the final meeting of the class of 1912, as we shall attend the Carnival Ball tomorrow evening as Alumni. It is hard to realize, because we are so accustomed to put aside the dignity of Seniors, that we are unable to feel fully the change to the standing of Alumni. On this, our last day, we look with pride upon our record in the past, and while there is a feeling of sadness on leav- ing that which we all love, still we realize JE fd! that there is work ahead, and work, which we shall attack with the same spirit with which we solved the problems that have come up during the years spent at Rock Ridge. Our years at Rock Ridge- have been eventful and at all times the class of 1912 has been up and doing. 1Ve have had a large share in the honors at Rock Ridge and have had some reverses. The class has made mistakes, as all classes do, but we have taken these mistakes, diagnosed them and benefited by them as a result. We continued to work, making more mis- takes, acknowledging them, when after calm deliberation we had seen them, but incidentally achieving something in our efforts, which more than made up for the things we lacked. In all of our activities, we tried for team work. In athletics We pulled to- Page Fifteen gether, we continued the social work and we carried the spirit of our athletic and Social activities into the class room, thus enabling ourselves to acquire that which was of prime importance in our school wo1'k, scholastic standing. We have not looked upon the mem- bers of the faculty as taskmasters. They have been friends to whom we could go for help in our scholastic work and advice in other matters. We have respected them for their knowledge as teachers and loved them for their associations as friends. We have recognized in them the qualities which we were striving to attain for our- selves and can now realize the value of our association with them. To the Principal, Head-master and members of the Faculty, I wish to express for the class of 1912 the thanks which we all know is due to them for their help to us and advice at all timesg for the way in which they have met us, not only in the class room as teachers, but also at any time of trouble as friends and advisers. We, the members of the class of 1912, feel that we are responsible for the spirit which is present at Rock Ridge. We have tried to win and have never taken an un- Page Sixteen. fair advantage in our interscholastic com- petitions. In athletics we have won a great majority of our contests, but under the supervision of our faculty coaches, we have been taught that good spirit deals with more than being a good winner. Our class demands the best a man has, whether we are in the class room or on the athletic field, if, having done our best, We are de- clared the loser, our friends have always come forward with congratulations, and the school, even when we were losing, has given cheer after cheer because each man had done his best. This is the spirit of which Rock Ridge boastsg this is the spirit that the class of 1912 has given to the other classes as an example. VVe have tried for team work, ever pushing on toward the goal, over- coming obstacles that were in the Way and using these obstacles to secure a higher standard for our Alma Mater. lVe ac- knowledge our indebtedness to our school, to our dear friends on the faculty, to all of our friends, who have shown their interest in us, and now, as we are about to leave this school forever, we hope you will be able to say, 'flVell done, thou good and faithful servants. C. H. WOOD, '12. Class History. fa! HE class of 1912 has given to me the honor of presenting their class history. During tl1e years we have been together, too many things have hap- pened to enumerate, much of which was occasioned through the never-dying spirit that our class started and continued up 'till the present time. Q lVe arrived at Rock Ridge September 27, 710, with the expectations of doing something, and I hope to show we have lived up to all expectations. VVe began by introducing real school spirit, which we continued throughout these years and we feel that our class of 1912 has kept other classes on edge and can he looked upon as a 111OCl6l organiza- tion. lVhen school opened in 1910 We found ourselves placed throughout one large dor- mitory With no class bodies. This, though JE ff!! at first appeared inconvenient, proved to he a very great help in causing us to k11ow each individual fellow in school, did away with all cliques and created closer friend- ship. Our first opportunity to show our spirit came at the beginning of the foot- ball season. Our enviable record is known to you all. C. lVood and C. Kicker did very credible work until they were dis- abled and Ilills, Gammon, E. Lovett, Chamberlain, Johnson and McCandless were never found wanting when called upon. After this victorious term, not only in foot-ball but in everything attempted, the 'l'hanksgiving recess came. Then came the winter term with the intentions of ac- complishing great results. Hlf work in- terferes withsyour pleasure, give up workl' was 11ot the motto at Rock Ridge, and we Page Seventeen. X I agie Eighteen had a victorious season in basket-ball but the scholarship was at no time placed sec- ondary in importance. In this sport, as in foot-ball, 1912 came to the front. The names of C. Wood, Felt and Gammon were' well known to those interested in interscholastic basket- ball during that season. We had hardly started on our Spring term when our old Rock Ridge Hall burned. Felt, C. Wood, Hills and Gam- mon rushed madly into the burning dor- mitory, showing themselves confident fire- men, and aiding greatly to extinguish the fire that looked as if it might completely destroy the ff Old Hall. The fire started on March 23, '10, just before the Easter vacation. After the re- cess, we found that our ranks had not thinned at all. When we returned we found that a board track had been donated to the school, this continuing the program already started which showed that nothing was too good for 1912 and that the authorities had be- gun to realize that fact, and to prove this, a new senior dormitory was being erected, to be ready for occupants the following year. I Base ball was also a success, and we found ourselves in June ready to wish the Seniors good luck and to look forward when we were to take their places. At Commencement we had a large share in the honors as Sada, Brearley and McCand- less were presented with medals for excel- ence in scholastic standing. The year was a success from the stand- point of scholarship, athletics and social entertainments and we might well feel proud of our excellent beginning. On our return from our long summer vacation the class of 1912, which consisted of all the old members and a few other val- uable members, commenced immediately to take up the work which we had left in June. The Senior dormitory was com- pleted Rlltl at once became the building of honor as the Seniors made their abiding place there. The former ff stars i' were back and the foot-ball season was again a success and as usual the class of '12 was strongly represented. Smith, Lambert and O'Connor, the new members of our class, Page Nineteen. Page Twenty BASE BALI, TEAM, 1912 showed themselves heroes on the gridiron. The monotony of foot-ball training was broken by the reception given at the Senior house during the fall term. Basket-ball practice started right after the Christmas recessand the season was a remarkable one. Lambert, Smith, Cham- berlain and Zinn, also members of class '13 aided greatly in achieving this fine record. C. Wood of class 1912 made the inter- scholastic record for the number of points scored from the floor. The class team of l12 won inter-class games easily against tl1e Juniors. The class not only entered first into athletics with great spirit, but also led in other things, scholarship and social during the latter part of the Winter term. Le Roy Clemens, an old alumnus, favored us with a short stay. He immediately inter- ested the class of '12 in dramatics, and with his cleverness and the willingness of the cast, the play ff At Hilford 'i was given, which proved to be a wonderful success. Our president, C. VVood, who is just bubbling over with spirit, started things rolling and the rest of the class joined in and at the same time set a fine example to the rest of the student body. In base-ball the same spirit was carried out by the Seniors. Hills, a member of the class, receiving the interscholastic rec- ord for striking out 23 men. Other mem- bers of the class wearing a Rock Ridge base-ball suit, also adding to their credit, and in track we were also successful, 1912 being at the front. Our history is one dealing with all pleasures of school activities. NVe were leaders in our school standing and were the mainstay of the athletic teams. Our social life was never neglected and we continued to keep and improve the spirit which we started and which is now always present at all Rock Ridge gatherings. WVe feel that we have done well and i11 proof of that feeling our records are open to all. VVe of the class of 1912 hope that the classes to follow will take our work as an example and that these classes will not forget that in order to continue with the success of the present class hard work is necessary and true spirit must prevail. L. L. HILLS, '12 Page Twenty-one. e twenty-tw BASKET BALL TEAM, 1912 Class Prophecy. A! sat in the den of my home one cold December night with an open grate fire burning slowly, hardly Visible through the smoke of my favorite calabash. This scene, combined with my drowsiness and the late hour, soon sent me to the land of dreams, and dreams which I am sure I shall never regret. I had a vision of my old classmate Leslie Hills who unlike myself, a confirmed old bachelor, had married and was now sitting by a card table playing penochle with his wife. Ilis hair had changed from the fiery hue of the older days to a shade almost black except for the lines of silver gray which ran through and became almost white about his ears. Even as I looked upon this picture of 'domestic happiness my vision vanished and I beheld Dr, Kenyon Chamberlain working in his laboratory concocting a sure cure JE :AE remedy for all ailments Whose only rival he expected would be Father John's. When a young doctor Chamberlain had raised a heavy beard for business purposes and, later finding that every time he shaved it off he caught severe colds, he still re- tained it. It too had turned gray but on the tip end it had become bright red from continually dipping it in his chemicals as he worked in his laboratory. The wrinkles in his broad brow showed signs of great thought and worry, and I could tell at a glance he was a leader in his profession. I next beheld YVilfley Johnson. He, after his graduation, had returned to Mis- souri and had gone into agriculture. But for a man of his broad mind Missouri seemed too small and he had gone far west to the great Basin, where after dis- covering a new method of irrigation, he was able to convert the most arid lands Page Twenty-three. i into fields of flowing wheat and orchards of wonderful fruits. In fact, so great was his mind that he had far outclassed Bur- bank by inventing a coreless apple and a barkless tree. But this pleasant picture of prosper- ity soon vanished and again a picture came before my eyes. This time it was of Harris Brearley, the now world-famed re- vivalist. We were at a camp meeting in a small town i11 Ohio and there, standing on a platform, stood my old friend saving souls. It was not as great a shock to us as one might expect. For knowing Brearley in his school days, I always thought of him as being a pious, moral young man. Again the scene changed, and I found myself seated in the New York Metropol- itan Opera House listening to the wonder- ful musician and composer Signor Lambert playing his favorite airs known as the tales of Lambert. He had been discovered in the heart of the famous city of Chelsea and his parents finding in him remarkable talent sent him to the famous school Rock Ridge. Here he obtained great efficiency in the art of ff tickling the ivories 'l as We Page Twenty-four. boys used to say, by playing every morn- ing at chapel. Now I found myselflbeneath the great white lights of Broadway. As I walked by Hammerstein's I came face to face with a large electric sign which read -f Francisco ge Sada, Hijo, the Mysterious Mexican who Mystifies. Recognizing the name of one of my old classmates my curiosity was aroused, so I procured a seat in the front row. As I sat there waiting for the cur- tain to rise, l caught from my neighbors remarks that Sada, the hypnotist, was the greatest hit that Broadway had seen in years. As the curtain arose I heard the Professor shouting at one of his assistants ffthat makes no never minds. Eliot Lovett was now pictured before 1ny mind. He was not the sunny, round' faced lad of old, but had become stoop- shouldered and crabbed in his old age. He was a professor at Harvard where he was looked upon with great respect. He was already the master of the fourth dimension which had stupified the world up to now and had now almost conquered the fifth. During our conversation he told me that, . as he and his brother Paul had been stud- ents at Rock Ridge so long, Dr. White had made them a present of the school which was now under the supervision of his old friend, Julius Alexander Zinn. Although Zinn had been in charge only for a few years he was now a millionaire, and claimed that he l1ad made all of his fortune honestly through Rock Ridge. Zinn, however, was a hard taskmaster and held the younger boys in dire fear of their lives, but also held the highest respect of the older boys. Again my vision changed and I saw seated on the veranda of a large sanitarium my old schoolmate ff Chuck Wood. It appears while he was in college he strained his heart, and later being disappointed in love, he became a total wreck, but from the expression on his face as he talked to a dozen or so charming nurses, I drew the conclusion that he was anything but un- happy, and as I looked at him I said to myself the old fusser hasn't changed a bit, for he always did like the girls. As I left him in my dreams, I walked towards a large open field from which a number of bird men or aviators were dis- playing their skill. One, the most daring and reckless of them all, proved to be Phil. Curtis. There he sat doing the most startling feats, as he read an old, but still famous edition of the Rock Ridge Bi- Weekly. He flew about in circles for an hour or so, and then turned his huge bird towards Montana. As I stood watching the machine dis- appear in the west, I heard a voice by my side, and turning to see who it's owner was I discovered I was talking to the great comic opera king, but who was no other than Earl Smith. After talking with him for some time I learned that he had started his career as a barker in front of the diving girls stand at Revere Beach. But his ideas turned to a broader field. He had become a chorus man in a Broad- way comedy, and f1'om there worked his way to the front. I was now transported to the heart of darkest Africa, and seated amongst a crowd of coal-black natives, preaching the Gospel, sat my old friend and schoolmate, Harold Felt. A look of sublime happiness and Page Twenty-five. lmrl g' ' W ' vw' -'W Y' f --- - 1 ng , innocense was on his face. In his younger days he was always known as a great church goer and I was happy to perceive that he had carried out his noble inten- tions and had become a missionary. I next found myself in the prosper. ous village of No Hope. Here as I sat in the office of the only hotel of the village, after a breakfast of baked beans and brown bread, I got in a conversation with the mayor, the fire chief, the constable and hotel proprietor who proved to be a very talkative fellow. He at once told me of the additions to the town, the new Orph- eum theatre, headed by the famous Jew comedian, Lucian O'Connor. After din- ner I went down to enjoy the continuous performance. I went into the theater a little late and found the comedian in the middle of his act. The audience greatly appreciated the remarkable talent and en- cored time and again. The object of my next vision was Charles Ricker, whom I came upon hoeing potatoes in a large field. He told me that he had tried city life but it was too gay for him and so had gone into scientific farm- Page Twenty-six. ing. He had turned the once famous Poland Spring House into a dairy and was the inventor of a new milk separator. 1 Once more the scene changes and I behold my old friend F. Royal Gammon diligently at work swabbing down the decks of a huge man-of-war, Royal. Even as a youthful student at Rock Ridge he had always been desirous of serving his country. Now his dream had come true and I could see by the evident expression of satisfaction that shone all over his coun- tenance that he was reaping real joy in being able to help make his country one of the greatest powers of the world. Again the curtain fallsg only to rise again and I see another old classmate, James C. McCandless. 'fJlI1'1IT1l6,, had become the owner of a great sugar plantation and was now raising cane in Hawaii. His pros- perous appearance, as he drove a huge car about the plantation, plainly indicated that he had acquired no small portion of the worldly goods, and as he disappeared in a cloud of dust, I could not restrain a feel- ing of satisfaction that the knowledge of his success brought me. These visions abruptly vanished as I r awoke, but I was still not satisfied, and as I reached for my ff Prince Albert in order to continue with my visions I remembered that it was all gone. This meant that I must wait for the next appearance of the vision, and time will bring perhaps a dream which will be as enjoyable as this one. F. R. GAMM ON, J. C. MCCANDLESS. Page Twenty-Seven Class Will. fi fi 'df E, the class of nineteen hundred twelve, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. And first we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our staunch friends and well-wishers, the faculty, trust- ing to their care that the funeral shall be carried on with all the dignity and pomp our position in the student and social scale of the school has merited. U As to such estate, as it has pleased the fates to give us, We do dispose of the same as follows, viz: ITEM 1. We give and bequeath to the Headmaster and Discipline Committee Page Twenty-eight. restful nights and pleasant dreams. We promise them a rest from nineteen tWelve's daily requests to go to Wellesley, or to Boston. No more Will we be called upon to bend our haughty knee to supplicateg no more will they be pained to refuse. How often have our desires been thwarted when there had been an excellent per- formance at that well-known Boston play- house, or when the world's champions were playing at Fenway Park. ITEM 2. We give and bequeath to the school as a whole the Rock Ridge songs, on condition that each year more shall be added, until we have a collection to be proud of. May Alma Mater be the theme of far better songs in the future l ITEM 3. XVe give and bequeath to our best beloved sister, the class of nine- teen thirteen, the beautiful new Senior House. Although at most times antag- onistic towards us, she is the rightful heir, and we pray that it be her good fortune to have i11 charge of it, the same obliging masters that it was our good fortune to have. We hope that she will continue to defeat the basket-ball and base-ball teams of the next Junior class, with the same precision that we did. ITEM 4. To the children of the lower school we give the following advice, feeling sure that it will lead them to glory 5 copy nineteen twelve g learn to work if not to wing development comes sooner through bearing failures than successes, do not take advantage of your masters, and if given board walks or bounds, seemingly unjustly, accept your punishment man- fully. It isn't fun, but still, look at nine- teen twelve, and be encouraged! ITEM 5. The subjoined list will be recognized as entailed estates, to which we do declare the class of nineteen thirteen the real and rightful successors: lst. The Senior seats in chapel which the Junior class has regarded with envy. Qnd. The care of the publication of the Rock Ridge Bi-Weekly and the Rock Ridge Quarterly. 3rd. The Wrok, Worry and glory of the Senior Dramatics. -ith. The Senior privileges, too well understood to be detailed. 5th. The Senior dignity, trusting that the strain upon the nerves and muscles of the debonair Juniors, will not swerve them from their purpose. Lastly we must give to our successors our course in Senior Ethics. We could tell you many interesting facts about moral law, that makes us all cowards when quizzed about it. If nineteen thirteen gains half the inspiration We received after a session in the oilice of the Head- master, or after a meeting with the fac- Page Twenty-nine. ulty, it will be their most precious posses- sion. Besides these enforced gifts, we will and bequeath the residue of our property to our beloved Director, for his use and benefit. He may use the knowledge and startling information we have given him at examination periods, for future use in the education of our younger brothers. Page Thirty. And we do hereby appoint the said Director sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the class of nineteen twelve, the testators, have to this our will, set our hand and seal, this second day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. E. L. SMITH, '12, E. C. LAMBERT, '12, Valedictory. JE O our kind friends Who have gath- ered here today, to the faculty who have been our faithful guides, and to our fellow students and class-mates I have the honor to give a last greeting and farewell. We stand on learning's hill, half up or more, and gaze on the summit Where lie the serious things of life. With pleas- ure we have looked forward to this day, but now that it is here, a sense of sadness creeps over us at thoughts of parting from old and familiar friends. Yet we would welcome Mirth and banish Melan- choly. U Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer. To you, Sir, the founder and director of this school, our first words of parting are due. lVe would express our fond ap- preciation for all you have done for us. :AE dl! We realize your high ambition for an ideal school, one that makes for Inanliness and tits for life, and we feel for a certainty that Rock Ridge has been founded upon more than a. material rock. Trusting We have been good ground to receive the good seed sown here and that the harvest which is yet to come will be an abundant one, we part-farewell. To our headmaster and the faculty who have ever been our faithful friends and advisors We must at last take our leave. There is much that we would like to say to each one of you individ- ually, but this is no time for personal tribute. We know We have not always been all that you would wish us to be. NVe have had disagreements, but they have been mere trifles, and we do truly see how patiently you have bourne with us. You have been more than teachers, you Page Thirty-one. V ,, gw have been leaders, comrades in a goodly fellowship. And We would that you could realize this afternoon with what gratitude for the past and hope for the future we bid you adieu. Undergraduates, to you who in turn will take the places which we are about to vacate, we entrust the keeping of the high ideals, lofty sentiments and noble purposes which we have fostered and of which we have been the guardian, trusting and be- lieving that you will cherish and promote those things which are best for the inter- est of our Alma Mater. To some ex- tent we have been a pioneering class, and as you go on with the work which we have begun may you see where we have fallen short of our goal, that in the future you may avoid our mistakes, and improve up- on our work, that it might not be in vain, but that with your assistance we may leave behind a history and tradition which suc- ceeding classes will be proud to inherit. You have been faithful companions, always ready to stand with our class in all lofty achievements, and it is with sadness that we bid you a last good-bye. Page Thirty-two. Fellow class-mates. The time has come to say fare-well. Most of us are about to enter upon that larger life-the college life. Some few together, but many of us must wend our way apart among ff new faces, other minds. Whatever our lot may be, may we live lives worth while, forgetting not the lessons taught us here, and may we be to those to whom we go what we have been to each other, true, generous, loving, loyal and helpful. We have lived together for a long while. We have become staunch and true friends, bound by those early ties that last through life. Together we have passed through joys and disappointments, together we have experienced triumphs and reverses. Companions in the class-room, on the ath- letic field, in our social life, and here where we have gathered for daily wo1'ship, we feel so firmly united that naught could divide us, but now the time to part has come. The morning sun whose kindly rays shown down upon us as we formed our friendships here, is now the setting sun sinking beyond yon western hills. Our day is well nigh run. Yet we must pause ere We say our last farewell to gather helped us Ht ourselves for life's rough sea. strength and hope and COl11'itg6,?l.l1d to put So turning from the school We love S0 on the armor prepared by those who have well, we pass and bid a fond farewell. HARRIS JOHNSON BREARLEY. Page Thirty-three. Social. fi:-264 HE social season at Rock Ridge be- gan with a reception, on October ninth, given by the fellows in the Gray Senior House to the rest of the school. It was for the purpose of bringing the fellows together and giving the new inenibers a chance to become acquainted. It incidentally gave them a chance to see our beautiful new Senior House. Refreshments were served during the evening. Songs were sung and the reception ended amid cheers for 41 Gray House, ff Rock Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Giles and Dr. and Mrs. White. An informal dance was held in the 4, Casino at Rock Ridge on Saturday evening, November fourth. The dance, which was a great success, was well attended, for, although it was the lirst one to be given, there we1'e about lifty couples present, which made a jolly gath- ering. Page Thirty-foul Un Monday evening, November sixth, the fellows of the Senior House were very pleasantly surprised with a feed given by Mr. and Mrs. Giles. There was fruit salad, fancy cakes, fruits, cheese sandwiches and other things too numerous to mention. Indeed the coffee was the whit of the evening. Everybody had two or three extra cups. lt was with a great deal of reluctance that everybody H turned in about ten-thirty. The rolieking farce fHAtHi11fo1-d which was carefully and skillfully pre- pared under the personal direction of Mr. Le Roy Clemens and produced in the Casino on the evening of December six- teenth, Was truly an enjoyable event. In every respect the play was a success. All who were privileged to take part in the production did excellently and deserve praise and congratulations. The acting, in most cases, was first-class and the per- formance as a whole, seemed far better than the average amateur performance- The singing. as well, was the best that has been heard at Rock Ridge for a long time. Mr. Clemens evidenced the fact that he is thoroughly familiar with the finest points of his profession. There was the usual large crowd pres- ent, the seating capacity being taxed to its limit. After the performance, dancing was indulged in by the members of the school and their guests until midnight. On M3,l'Cl1 sixteenth the Junior class gave a formal dance to the Seniors. Tl1e Casino was V61'y artistically decorated with streamers and bunting. During the inter- mission refreshments were served. A feature of the evening, novel and delightful, especially to the younger mein- bers, was the 'L rainbow dance. A large circle was formed by joining hands around the hall and all were supplied with paper streamers of various colors, which were then thrown high toward the centre and caught in the bunting. At a given signal dancing was resumed in and out among the streamers, all getting more or less tangled up in the resulting net work. A large crowd attended and the dance was a great success for which the Juniors are to be highly commended. From time to time during the year there have been Saturday night entertain- ments, given by the various entertainers. These have been enjoyed immensely by the fellows and have been very successful as a divergence from the regular routine of school life. The social season at Rock Ridge ended with the annual Carnival Ball given in the Casino the evening of June fourth. Dancing continued fro111 eight-thirty until two o'clock with an intermission of forty- five minutes at eleven for supper, At twelve the old, traditional ff battle of con- fettin was fought and dancing was then resumed. There was an attendance of about a hundred and fifty, and everybody had the good time that is sure to come at such an event. Page Thirty-five -r f' H' I L Page iflihirty-six TRACK TEAM, 1912 Rock Ridge G6 LL Rock Ridge 'Athletic Summary. FOOT BALL. 20 .... Hyde Park , 0 .... Boston Latin 34 .... Wayland High 0 .... Volkmann School 5 .... Allen School 5 .... Dorchester High 0 .... Powder Point 5 .... Concord High BASKET BALL. 52 .... Codman Prep. 9 .... Framingham High 27 .... Allen School 40 .... B. U. Law 50 .... Dummer Acad. 126 .... University Prep. 52....Revere High' 42 .... Dummer Acad. 23 .... Revere High 'AE di J! BASE BALL. 0 Rock Ridge 8 .... School of Fine Arts 7 5 6' 4 .... St. John's High 3 0 4- 4 .... M. I. T., '14 3 0 0 .... F1'2tmlHg'l13.111Hlg'h 15 0 2 .... Dununer Academy 0 6 7 .... Roxbury Latin 6 11 18 .... Country Day ' 4 0 5 .... Worcester English 18 3 .... W. Roxbury High 1 23 .... Thayer Academy 6 10 1 .... Boston English 4 1 18 .... Dumnier Academy 8 16 1 .... Powder Point 9 10 . 0 .... Allen School 5 21 4 Total number of points scored in all 12 branches of athletics by Rock 14 Ridge and opponents. 17 Rock Ridge 584 .... Opponents 216 Page Thirty-seven 'M W ,HA V.. , gn, , , Program of Events. 2'-2 ME Q! MAY 25. 11. M. Concert given by Rook Ridge Mandolin and Glee Clubs. JUNE 1. Final Base Ball game, Allen vs. Rook Ridge. Speaking Contest, 8.00 P. M. JUNE 2. Baooalaurate Sermon. Choral Singing, 8.00 P. M. JUNE 3. Class Day. Senior Banquet. QEvening.j JUNE 4. Crimson 85 Black Base Ball. game. Carnival Ball. JUNE 5. Awarding Prizes. Page Thirty-eight. 1 A 4,44 -.. n f 1 Q., ,. 2. ,mg ,,u,-f,,f,,. 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