Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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lows: George Sargent, Ulye Sionehanz Qiigly School ghttlgentic In the Held of Matrimony Each is stlll an unclaimed blessing. Then we had another banquet, Said Good-night -and started home. Dustin L. Downs lives in Switzerland, The Bible says that prophet's laurels Where he manufactures cheese, Ever came from countries far, The brands he makes are chosen And that glimpses through the fu- By people High up in the Alps is hard to please. his factory ture's veil Sometimes most hazy are. On a. ledge resembling a. shelf, lVhen the product is too solid But if we cling to what ls right He bites out the holes himself. We cannot go far wrong, It seemed good, at that reunion, To shake old friends 'by the hand, Good to strengthen bonds of friendship, And so naturally we planned To meet each other often In the years that were to come, And success will be our just reward Thouglloften the way seems long. And if or not I've guessed arlght When our final fortunes told God blessed our Class-Nineteen Fifteen, , The Purple and the Gold. gllflilitarg Hates This year the annual Prize Drill of the Stoneham High School Battalion was held in the new State Armory, headquarters of H Co. 6th Re-gt, MVM. The exhib'ition was met with great applause, both companies showing up well. The cup given to the best drilled Freshman was won by Louis Gerrlsh. The cup given to the Lieutenant Downes commanding, to the house with scarlet fever. 1st prize: best drilled company was won by B Co., Capt. Elliott at the time, being confined The individual medals were won as fol- Paul Martin, 2nd prize, John Gallagher, 3rd prlzeg Wesley Fisher, Honorable Mention. The Stewart Medal, 'given to the one who had the best school record and for military bearing, was won by Wesley Fisher also. ' The High School Battalion turned out with the Memorial Day parade, May 31st. Better time was made this year as the Grand Army Veterans rode in automobiles. In the parade was a company of Naval Brigade from Boston. Lieutenant Copeland commanding. a.fI'hey showed up well and put much spirit into the other companies, but they were not the whole show. for H Coqwere among the headliners. After the parade the 'tweary walkers sat down to an excellent dinner served by the Ladies' Relief Corps, Ladies' Auxiliary and the Daughters of Veterans. Since our last issue, the Rifle Team has gained new honors. It en- tered the State Matches, competing successfully with Sprlniglleld, Brook- line and Lowell for the State Tropbyf This is a magnificent gold-lined, sil- ver cup, standing about twenty inches high, and one of the iinest cups ever held here. It was given by the Du Pont Powder Company of Delaware. Each man received an individual bronze medal, these being presented at the Memorial Exercises in Assembly Hall. The medals and cup were present- 12

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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

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5111: Slauzham School Authexdic ed by the team coach, Capt. Stewart, H Co., 6th Regt. MVM., in the capacity of judge of the National Rifle Association, In this state match Mgr. Paul. Martin succeeded in accomplishing the feat of equaling the world's- record with a perfect score, he being the second member of the team who has done it this year, and Capt. McGuire the other, The team was also entered in the Astor Cup Matches, for the inter- scholastic ehampionship of the United States. The scores turned in for this match were very high, the team total being 983 from a possible 1000. This score won the cup for the team, the nearest score to it being 973 by Iowa City: and other large high so ools and some military academies were pitted against us. Each mem-ber o the team will receive 9, silver medal, and the school will hold the Astor Cup for one year. The letters were given out to the team and the following received them: Mgr. Paul Martin, Capt. Herbert McGuire, J. Thomas McGah, James Mc- Donald, Claude Ryder, Wesley Fisher and Wendell G, Smith. 5. E. S. Battalion 1915-15 Major Wesley Fisher. Co. A. Capt. lst Lieut. Russell Colly. 2nd L-leut. John Gallagher. 1st Sergt. Paul Martin. Arthur Keenan. Wendell Smith. George McDermott. William Sloan. Corporals. Paul Gritlln. Robert Hale. Francis Forest, Silas Lewis. 2nd Sergt. 3rd Sergt, 4th Sergt. 5th Sergt. Adj. George Sargent. Co. B. Capt. Edward Newhall. lst Lieut. Karl Cralgie. 2nd Lieut. Walter Carey. 1st Sergt Tracey Andrews, 2nd Sergt. Charles Kerwin. 3rd Sergt. Harold Longmore. 4th Sergt. Bernard Cogan. 5th Sergt. Paul Newth. Conporals. Carroll Hamil. Ralph Mercer, Louis Martin. Wilbur Barker. l .1..i- The Senator and the Major were walking up the avenue. The Sena- tor was more than middle-aged and considerably more than fat, and, dearly as the Major loved him, he also loved his joke. - The Senator turned with a pleased expression on his benign countenance and said: Major, did you see -that pretty girl smile at me? b Oh, that's nothing, replied his friend. The first time I saw you I laughed out loud! - Most of us think we will leave a big hole -behind us when we go, but lt's just like taking your thumb out of a bowl of soup. There isn't even a dent. If you think you are the whole thing, perhaps you are wholly mls- taken. 13