Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls - Laurel Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CLASS HISTDIQY Of l937 Our Memorial High School career began in 1933 for a chosen few of us who can still remember our Freshman year at the lovely little Elm Hill Annex, while another group spent its first year Under the Clock of the former Roxbury High School Building, now known as the Boston Clerical School. We have never forgotten the fun we had in the Elm Hill Orchestra with Geraldine Irving at the piano, Emma Taylor with a violin, and Helen Miller behind a, trumpet. We shall never forget the fun at our Valentine's party. what a thrill it was to visit the Big Building at the time of the Fashion Show and Gym exhibition! Can we ever forget our last assembly when we bade good-bye to our classmates who were leaving us to attend the new Jeremiah E. Burke High School. The Sophomore year at the Main Building in 1934-35 found us still a divided class with several of our number at the Warren Annex. Under the spon- sorship of Miss Elizabeth Burns, we had a red-letter year! Our officers were: Pr:-sirlrnl Helen Miller Secretary Annie Strashun Vive I'rexideul Eleanor ltluntho Treuxurcr Dorothy Davison Because we did not like to have to walk down three long flights of stairs to see the bulletin board, we were the first class to establish our own on the third floor. We boasted of being the first Sopholnores to have class pins. We were first to be represented in the Enterprise by the Sophomore Taliler. Can we ever forget our squash teams' competitions, or our early morning Tennis Club? Our Sophomore Dramatic Club was a definite success. Our Junior year in 1935-36 found us a unified class of four hundred strong. Miss Williams was our sponsor and our otlicers were: Presidenl Helen Miller Seeralary Hilda Mandell Vive Prenidenl Muriel Stone Treasurer Helen Lcvey Our first big job as Juniors was to decorate the reception room with Christ- mas trimmings. .I uniors were candy sellers at the Scholarship Play, also. Another important event in which we took part that year was the Seniors' Graduation. The Juniors were ushers. The class also sponsored a class song contest which was won by one of the Junior home rooms. We Juniors, with hlartha Mctter in the lead, started a Current Events Club. We had a Baby Party at which prizes for the funniest, prettiest, and most original costumes were given. Hail to the Senior year! Grown-up sophistieates were we, and sitting on top of the school. Under the guidance .of Miss Thomas we had a gala year! What a grand set of ofiicers! Prvxirlent Jane St. Martin Srerelary Hilda Mnndell X Vice Prexirlenl Muriel Stone Treasurer Josephine Scanlon 40

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CLASS DDEM Youth flames high, hut lmurns too soong Age lusts u little longer. To live an fuller. richer life Ideals must be stronger. To find rieh wenlth and deep eonlent Life tries us ull with sorrowg But if we lu-ur our grief with ezmlm. Joy will attend the morrow. So, weary not if the way seems steep And exislenee 11 bitter light, The girl who wins out in the end Is the girl who does what is right. Hold honor first, make it supreme. And when the light is won, You may look buck and proudly sny: 'l'hnnk God, for n task well doneln Murgn ret Mercer i CLASS some Please God that we may be of xnerit to our school, And uhlake Honor Supreme our one abiding rule Though we now from you must port, Mcxnoriul you rule each heart, Never fniling through the years, Inspiring ever! Green mid :gold forever, long muy they wuve, Emblems of Standards so honest and brave, Loudly now we sing of thee, Upon this day ol' memoriesg When this day is history Wie shall remember! --Gertrude Kleinfeld. 39

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Shall we ever forget the impression of soft lighting, sweet music, and sway- ing couples-this was our Winter Prom. It was held at the Longwood Towers, and was very successfully managed by Blossom Izen and the Prom Committee. The dance was such a financial success that we were able to enrich our welfare fund by 3l375.00! Then came the crowning event of the season+tl1e Scholarship Play, The 'l'orchhearers, by George Kelly, starring: Betty Gordon Margaret Mercer Eleanor Cohen Rena Kosky Ruth Rogofl' Margaret Dowd Marguerite Lennon Evelyn Birnbaum , Lillian Cohen Ruth Feldman Irene Singer Mae Toy The play was very successfuly coached by Mrs. Whitehouse. The stage and property managers were Teresa Guodstein and Priscilla Israel. We were very proud of the financial results-851005.35 to the good! Who was the weary Senior who worked far into the night setting up dummy copies of the Enterprise? Why, don't you know? Muriel Stone, our Editor-in- Fhief! Who was that harrassed looking person who raced along the corridor with a worried expression between her eyes? My dear! That was Lillian Pollack, our Year Book lidilor-in-C'hief, ami those brave girls who helped here were: Anne Rabinowich Charlotted Zaltzman Eleanor Cohen Teresa Goodstein Ruth Rogoff Lillian Monson Teresa Hines Priscilla Israel How quickly the year has drawn to a close! Now comes class day, our Year Book, and-GRADUATION ! What pleasant memories have the Class of 1937, on looking back over the years at Memorial! We wish to thank Miss Dickson, our beloved headmaster, Miss Thomas, our class sponsor, and all the other members of the facility for their advice, encouragement, and sincere understanding. We shall never forget you, and are grateful to you all! Now for the flower garden rewards! Roses to our Class Day Committee and to Lois Hunter fshe's been asking for flower decorationsj, perhaps our contributions will help. G ardenias to Charlotte Zaltzman and the Commencement Prom Committee. Tulips to our Hnlerprixc Art Editor, Edythe Levine. Lilacs to Teresa Goodstein, our eflieient business manager. Laurels to Ella MacDonald, our class pianist, and to Josephine Scanlon ami Betty Gordon, our song birds. Bushels and bushels of orchids to .lane St. Martin, the grandest Senior President a class ever had! Helen F. Miller 41