St Pauls School - Sixth Form Yearbook (Concord, NH)

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'l 'won ty-two From the start, the S. P. S. Hockey Team was handicapped by the loss of some of its best players and by the fact that the club series lasted so long that the players Were somewhat stale and did not have time to get together properly. Nevertheless, they played hard and gave all they had, and no one can ask more of any team. At the close of the club season, an S. P. S. baseball team was formed. There Was but one game with the Concord High School, which we lost by a score of 9-4, our team showing a woeful want of practice and making many errors. The standard of work in the Literary Societies has been unusually high, and a great deal of interest and care has been shown in the preparation of the debates and other exercises, with the result that not only were the meetings above the average, but the Joint Debate was con- sidered the best in the history of the school. This debate was won by the Cadmeans. The Missionary Society has done fine work and has undergone considerable reorganization with a view to greater efficiency. The Library Association and the Scientific Association have also carried on well in their work. The school has shown more interest in and taste for writing than in recent years, and consequently the Horae Scholasticae has fully lived up to its reputation this year. It is a satisfaction to note this, for the Horae is an institution of which the school should be proud. There have been several dehnite innovations this year. The schedule for the last two weeks of the year has been changed to provide more time for preparation for examinations, and Prize Night and Last Night have been combined. The New Plan of College Board Examina- tions has been favored and may soon be in general use here. In the matter of athletics, neutral coaching has been introduced in baseball, and the rowing tanks have been done away with. On the whole, then, the school has maintained its standard in athletics and scholarship, and also in its extra-curriculum work. The fact that there have been unpleasant incidents resulting from the irresponsibility or bad intent of a few should not make us forget that St. Paul's can and will keep up her high position and her good name. We of the graduating class can help her to do this by our continued loyalty and support.

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THE YEAR THE whole school may look back on the past year with satisfaction, for it has passed very pleasantly. Athletics have been fully up to standard, the work of the various societies has been carried on with more than usual interest and success, and finally, the health of the school has been extraordinarily good, and the Infirmary has often been empty. In club athletics the Delphians have had a large measure of success, owing to their abundant material and their superb spirit and sportsmanship. They won the club football championship with little difficulty, and though the Isthmians and Old Hundreds put up a game fight, they could not resist the superior weight and drive of their opponents. In hockey also the Delphians won the championship after a long and exciting series with the Isthmians, who played hard and well, despite the loss of some of their best players. The championship in baseball and in track also went to the Delphians, whose nine showed a degree of teamwork and hitting ability which placed them far above their adversaries, and whose track team was consistently good. l The crews at the pond were as a whole excellent, having had splendid coaching and' un- usually fine weather, and Race Day was most satisfactory. The Halcyons won both first and second crew races and two other races, thereby winning the 'Dole cup and making it in every way a Halcyon year. ' Furthermore, a great deal of interest has been shown in minor sports-in golf, tennis, squash, riding, and canoeing-and in the Outdoor Cup. The matches forthe golf cups have been extremely close and well-played, and an S. P. S. golf team has been formed. Though the club tennis matches had to be called off, an S. P. S. tennis team played Andover, and so great has been the interest in the sport that several new courts are being constructed at the Lower Grounds. In squash, the Delphians won the club series, and the school team played three matches, two of which it won. As regards the S. P. S. teams, we have had a fair measure of success. In football, our game with St. Markls was a triumph of team work and brilliant playing and showed that the team was one of the best ever produced at St. Paulls. Great credit is due both to the players and to the coaches who were able to develop such a team in such a short time. , A Twenty-one

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