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

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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.

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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.