Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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5111: ,Stomhaxu High School Quthmiic apt-uplyecg of the Glass nf 1515 Harman Q2 Hunt Kindly give me your attention, Vifake from dreaming, rouse from naps, For we know that rhymes from reason Very frequently will lapse. And I'll weave for you a. story, 'Tls a 'tale as yet untold Of this class of nineteen fifteen Of the Purple and the Gold. But, before I start this story ' Let me whisper in your ear That I live in nineteen hundred In its thirty-second year. On the High School lawn last evening There were gathered in a mass A brilllant, happy company, This same graduating class. Time had placed its mark on each one, Each brow had its line of care, But from this their grand reunion Naught detained them, all were there. On the old steps I was standing' Somewhat early at my post, Yet better earlier than later, Punctuality's my boast, And, as twillght's shades Memory wandered thro' And I thought of those old All their hopes and all descended the years. school days, their fears. 'Twas September, nineteen 'leven, Over twenty years ego, When some tlfty grinning Freshmen To our High School had to go. 'Twas the oft-repeated visit, And they came from near and far, Lordly ln their lack of wisdom, Saucy as some new-born star. Through four busy years they tarried, To the teachers it was joy, For such studlousness was never Seen before in girl Ol' boy. They demonstrated crafty problems, Chased the French verb from afar, Scribbled shorthand, English, German, Hit the typewriter, key and bar. Then, their graduation over, They had gone into the world, And through the hfteen years that fol- lowed, By Iife's blllows tossed and whirled, They had wished for a reunion Where they all could meet once And renew their youth together, Tell experiences by the score. UIOFB As I stood, thus musing ever, The hrst guests came up the road, They were Finnegan and Hamill, Chief inventors for the Ford. Their sparkless spark plug never misses, Of it, they are justly proud, Driving them was their mechanic, Our friend, Daniel N. McLeod. Mildred Gould and Florence Loughlln VVere the next ones to arrive, Famous kindergarten teachers, To latest methods quite alive. Dorothy Burgess, the noted author, Brought along her latest book: Following came Martha Louis, The world noted pastry cook. As the old familiar faces Joined the ever increasing throng, Swelled by a swift stream of autos, Peerlesses and Packards long, I realized to what extent ' Each one had made his mark, How the' world had rung their praises From the North End to the Park. In the history of the Nation There shine forth these names of note, Harold Eugene Moses Bancroft, President by sweeping vote. Our Chief-Justice, James McDonald, Has ponderous tact and strength ol' ' will, Yvhile as governor of Massachusetts Merle Farr, sits on Beacon Hill. As ambassador to China We have Woodman Walter Clough, How he put down opium smuggling Poor old China won't avow. Hattie Spooner's strong for suffrage, Her activities stir the Hub, All reporters note her doings From star man to merest cub. Cogan's Compound Soothing Syrup, Plus Keenan's Klllsure Liver Pills. Cure all things from gout to colic, Free the path of man from ills. IU '

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mhz ,5lnuelyam Qliigh School Qxulhentl: clothing to be used in your future domestic lifeg not until this is done may you be married. It is then by no means a hard task to wln a husband- bachelors and old maids being objects of much contempt. At one time there was in Boston a very ancient old maid of twenty-five summers, who was looked at terribly askance. . Your husband won, your woman's task of home making is exceedingly dillicult. Not only must you feed your family, but also spin and weave the cloth wherewith to clothe them all, mould the candles, and compound Your own medicines, some of which seem very queer in comparison with our present scientific methods of treatment. For instance, a sure remedy for rickets I must impart to you. Take a -bushel of snails and boil them in fbeer, add to this a. quart of earthworms nicely cleaned and sliced, add also many herbs and boil the whole ln a gallon of ale. This remedy is fully approved by the learned doctor of your village. Your children brought up and mar- ried, your task is ended and so tired, so wearied, so worn out by life's bur- dens are you, that you can not enjoy the short rest remaining for you. This little glimpse into the lives of the women of yesterday surely makes us revel in the fact that we are women of the present. I need not point out the contrast-schooldays tllled with sports, soclals, and interesting. work: youth with its Elorius 0DD0Y1l1lI1iti9s ln every fleld of activity: domestic life with its tireless cooker, its wet wash, and its wo- man's club. K It is one of the glories of our age that the Woman of average powers can use these opportunities. But what of the woman of unusual ability? Must she hide her candle under a bushel just because she is a Woman? Ah, no! Witness Jane Addams. The thought of her brings with it inevitably the thought of Hull House. Before she was seven years old her father, a miller, had occasion to take the little girl with him to a. mill ln the poorest quarter of a, little city. 'W'hy, Jane inquired, do People live in such horrid little houses, so close together? After listening thoughtfully to his reply she an- nounced with much firmness: VVhen I grow up I shall of course, have a large house, but it shall not 'be built among other large houses, but among horrid little houses like these. Has Miss Addams succeeded. Let us ask a policeman of that district what Hull House, the great Chicago settelment, means to him. I have e very easy job of it, he replies. What does she mean to a lonely girl? She provides a place for enjoyment for reading and for entertainment. She is a big sister always ready with sympathy and advice. The little street urchin replies that he can enjoy at Hull House all the games dear to a boy's heart without interruption, and can even learn a trade there. Indeed. I-lull House ls of infinite value to every person in Chicago, and Jane Addams has made it what it is. Books could be fllled with the splendid service of such Women as Anna Howard Shaw, Albion Fellows Bacon, and Frances A, Keller-but gil'lS. lsn't it due to be living today? I am sorry to have to do this, said Johnny, as he spread jam on the cat's face, but I can't have suspicion pointing its finger at me, 5 A

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Uh: Sinnzlgaxn gig!! School ,-Autlpnfic Meehan manufactures .matohes, Which may be used for foods as well. Instead of wood he uses meat scraps With Mahn's Canned Soups they are quite swell. Suddenly a shout of welcome Rent the air with accents loud. And a sound of smothered laughter Rlppled through the merry crowd. Geraldine Octavia Duplln, Mlrth is stihed ln my throat. Gone are all the frills and ruflles, Gone indeed the tango coat. Her husband is a minister, An eminent D. D., And she's a model housewife, Whose children number three. She brought the youngsters with her, Likely lot as e'er were seen: The hand that rocks the cradle Rules the nation -Geraldine! The Surgeon-General of our army, Is our old friend Tom McGah, Mary Alice Dunn. the actress, Is Belasco's latest, star. Muriel Jackson is a modlste QDeslgns gowns that ladies weary And the bills she sends in later Make the husbands tear their hair. Art is long and time ls fleeting Buy of Comn--take no chance, He it ls who knows the Masters Tells a Rembrandt at a glance. Famous ls he through the natlon, New rich flock for his advice, And when they've swallowed his oplnlon Then they have to pay his price. Katherlne Prescott slngs In opera, Andmlakes concert tours abroad, Accompanied by a special orchestra. Which ls led by Olive Ward. Among the many Bears of Wall St., Winthrop Elliott is a Bull, Flnancier and polltlclan he. With a secret lnslde pull, Keith and Worthen, In New Jersey, Have done great work as engineers. Since they rid that state of skeeters They are said to have no peers, While ln Washington, Miss Owen Tests the breakfast foods we eat, She can tell you very shortly Xvhlch ls sawdust. which ls wheat. Vida Stevens-Dean of Wellesley- My! Her dlgnity's appalling, Yet undoubtedly she needs it, Quite the thing ln such a calling. Joseph Canning-Dancing Master, Steadles Trots to stately steps, Standardlzes the new dances, From awkward youths turns out adepts. ' Wvhen you want to send a package By express instead of freight. Go and telephone the company Known by all-Conway and Waite. Speed-Not Comfort, that's their motto, . So if lt's something that might break Get it insured-Collect your money, At smashing things they take the cake. Mildred .Taqulth's in the movies, 'And Charlie Chaplin, star of yore, No longer's known: lt's Mildred's Makeups That make you laugh until you'ro sore. At the Chlldren's Hospital-Helen Hutchins Strengthens the weak and cures the lame, In her spare moments when oft duty She's learning how to .spell her name. A circus magnate, Dempsey is, His diamonds make us blink, He owns the Greatest Show On Posters done in lurid ink. Now--as ever-Jlm's one mission .Is to make sad mortals smlle, He's fulfilled his great ambition, Incldentally made his pile. Earth, Dr. Sargent once, in Cambridge, Had a very noted Gym, And 'tis there Professor Hinchcliffe Long ago succeeded him., Ermle's a favorite with the ladies, Caters to their wish or whim, Instructs them in the art of walking, Teaches Radcliffe girls to swim. Alice Stevens, Annie Raymond- Court stenographers-agreed Are all their lawyer patrons That they have phenomenal speed. Bachelor maidens-who'd have thought it, But the future there's no guessing ' 11