Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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GRADUATION NUMBER started on its journey, it continues its train of thought by the association of ideas. Just as our impressions of events dur- ing the day are most often visual, so we see rather than hear or feel in our dreams. Sight is the first sense to leave and the last to return when we sleep, so our eyes may be stimulated to a great degree and yet we ourselves be undisturbed. The way in which sen- sations other than sight are transform- ed into sight is very interesting. Phys- ical pain is usually “seen” as daggers, or shooting, or a mad dog biting some- one — all of which would cause such pain. The rise and fall of the chest in breathing may be pictured as the flight of birds. The sight of crawling things — eateri)illars, beetles or other insects, indicates as a rule some slight irritation to the skin. You wonder, perhaps, why dreams, however real they seem, are not more lifelike. In our “movi.es while we sleep” there are no restrictions of time nor place. We may be in Stoneham one moment and the next in Europe, Iceland, or Melrose. In one picture we may be seven or eight years of age w ' hile in the next, grey-haired and wrinkled. Our attention is not fixed upon dreaming, our minds wander, and because we fail to concentrate, our thoughts roam from one idea to anoth- er. Only one idea at a time presents itself and when there are no others to contradict and defy it, it impresses us. It seems realistic enough at the time of dreaming but so foolish upon awak- ening. Have you not often awakened to find yourself shivering with fright because of a bad dream? Usually how- ever, you are shivering because you are cold. In reality, there is nothing to fear unless it be pneumonia. There were many and varied ideas regarding dreams in the ancient days. ■Gliosts revisited the earth through that medium and praised, honored, rebuked, or chided as the case might be. If you wished, for any reason, to have a dream, you must go to the places where they lurked. Such places were the tombs of heroes or the temples and shrines of the gods. Dreams were held to be messages from the gods or in Christian lands from the Great God and were interpret- ed as such. Recall, for example, the boy Joseph’s dreams or the father Abra- ham’s and their fulfillment. The modern theory of interpretation is vastly dilferent. It was advanced mainly by Professuer Frend of Vienna and is called psycho-analysis. It states that everyone has two minds, the con- scious and the subconscious. Events or thoughts which are painful to the former are forced to retire into the latter. Yet they do not cease to be active, and one way in which the sub- conscious mind makes itself known is by dreams. During sleep the wall be- tween these two minds weakens and thoughts pass easily from one to the other. There is, however, a certain something which Frend calls a “censor.” Wlien, J)ecause of this censor, dreams are not able to satisfy the sub-conscious mind, hysteria and insanity may result. On the other hand dreams have been the means of clearing up some mental disorders. We hear of the case of the young medical officer who even before the war had a horror of closed-in places such as tunnels and narrow cells. We can imagine the result when, during the war, he was given a spade with which to dig himself out should he be buried alive. His sleep was greatly disturbed by such thoughts until finally, becom- ing ill, he was invalided home. Upon the advice of a physician he tried to remember and record any dreams or thoughts in connection with them which he might have. Shortly after, he dream- ed and awoke to find himself repeating the name “McCann.” Upon investiga- tion this was found to be the name of an old man whom he had often visited in his childhood. On one visit he had been accidentally locked in a narrow chest or closet and had nearly suffo- cated. Although he had been unable to recall the incident, the impression had remained. When the cause was ex- plained he no longer felt any fear. Dreams are said to be the fulfillment of repressed desires. A small child, for example, had been promised a boat ride. Due to the rain, however, he had been disappointed and brooded over his lost ride all da3 Then at night, his desire, seeking vengeance, forced him to dream of sailing all over the lake. This theo- ry illustrates very well by an old prov- erb “Of Avhat does the goose dream” to which the answer is “Maize.” Another definition of a dream is “an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream.” We call those who have such experiences “day dreamers.” They are sometimes scorn- ed and ridiculed, sometimes favored and [ 3 ]

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC I M}t (irtgtnal hm | 3r£jstbcufs hbrcss Millard D. Tajdor Parents, Friends, Mr. Watson, Teachers and Classmates : We have advanced thus far in the steep ascent of the. lofty mountain of life. We have reached the culmination of our youthful desires. High above us is the zenith of our careers. Below us are but the days aiKl short years of preparation. We are not at the top, but we are climbing. Up to this notch of the peak which we are scaling, we have gone hand in hand. Never has there been a more united, more consistent class than the one which is marching forth today. But soon the blessed ties which have bound us together must be severed. We are fast leaving behind us the mecea of our youthful whims and fantasies. New trails will be blazed, new footpaths will be won. Onward, ev er onAvard, until Ave reach the acme of our ambitions, and, AA’hen at the top, we aauII reflect upon the days, the weeks, the months, 3 ' es, and the A’ears of preparation. | But do AA’e dare to go any farther j Avithout expressing our deepest appre- ciation to those who gave so freely and abundantl}’’ of their ability and means that we might haA e more copious oppor- tunities than they? To 3’ ' Ou, O parents, we express our heart-felt gratitude for the privileges you have given us and the possibilities of undertaking the beginning of the long climb. We realize full3 ' , though it may not haA’e appeared so at times, that we have caused 3mu no small amount of trouble, 3’et somehoAv yon Avere Avilling to bear up under the strain. Then there are our teachers, our prin- cipal, our superintendent, and other school officials. Certainly tlie3 ' deserve our solemn and sincere declarations of the fact that Ave appreciate the trials and tribulations Avith Avhich Ave tested their never-ceasing patience. I laii3 times we came like lost sheep to them with our mathematical, historical and personal problems, and just as often Ave found our paths made straight and our troubles lightened. But this must be a, simple address of AA elcome. In arranging our program for this afternoon, much thought was giA en to the nature of its contents. We ! have added and subtracted until the finished product measured up to our i ideals. Not 01113% Ave believed, should ! it be of interest to you but in a pecu- ' liar sense it should be a challenge to us and an inspiring summons to the Avorld i of opportunit3 ' but tribulation Avhich I the Apostle John tells ' us is aAvaiting our I approach. j With this thought in mind we entreat j 3’ou to share the procedure of the after- j noon Avith us, and Ave welcome you from the inner-most depths of our hearts to this, the last day ' of our high school j career. reams Charlotte Patch A small boy Avhen asked if he kneAV the definition of a dream replied, “Sure. A dream is movie pictures when you’re asleep.” This is an easy way of su3’- ing “A dream is a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep, or any suming of reality or events occurring to one sleeping,” as the dictionary tells us. Profound and therefore healthy sleep is accompanied by a complete lapse of mentation. It is only when Ave are hav- ing light or troubled sleep that Ave dream. Have 3TOU ever noticed that during a night Avhen “3mu hardly slept a Avink” 3 ou dreamed a great deal? Dreams, contrary to opinion, do not arise from OA ' er-eating unless that in- dulgence is accompanied by pain. They arise from the stimulation of some sense organ rather than in the brain itself. Patterns made by the dust and the throbbing of blood in the ears can never be wholly Aviped out; scraps of , previous coiiA ' ersation or e ’ents are al- ■ AA’a3’S preslent in the memory. They stimulate the eyes, the ears or memory as the ease may be. Once a dream has [ 2 ]

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC praised, but usually treated as real hu- man beings, but ones who are unable to keep their minds on the proper sub- jects. “Poor things,” we say. Yet what contributions their dreams have given the world. How Fulton was ridiculed for thinking he could make a boat go by steam! Yet notice the Majestic, the Laconia, or similar boats crossing the Atlantic Ocean — an exi)anse of 3,000 miles in eight fair days. Marconi was thought foolish because he dreamed of talking through great spaces without wires. Yet as we sit in our homes, now- adays, we can turn a dial and hear a tine program from Boston, New York, Wa shington or almost any place we may desire. The Wright brothers dreamed of flying through the air in immense ships. Impossible! Yet they dreamed oil, and now our letters may be carried by air mail from New York to San Francisco, 2,699 miles in thirty-three hours. “In the heart of a man is a thought un- furled. Reached its full span, it will shake the world ; And to one high thought is a whole race wrought. “Not with vain noise the great work grows. Nor with foolish voice, but in repose ; Not is the rush, but in the hush.” Class istory In room seven was Miss Garland, And her pupils loved her greatly. Though she often gave them scoldings. In room four was kind Miss Bessey, Wlio so patiently did teach them. Everything about their Latin, Which they never have forgotten. Soon they held their first elections. President was Millard Taylor, Millard Taylor, the great-hearted. Under him was Beatrice Arrand, Who, Twas told, has since departed To another town near by them. Betty Chase was secretary. And she kept the records finely. Of each meeting that assembled. Grace Folant was made the keeper j Of the money, tho’ but little. It was with great fear and trembling. That they went to all their classes, Especially that of Social Science, j For ’twas held where all the Seniors Sat, and seemed to ridicule them. Many came to their first social, For they were anxious to discover, I How Sub-Freshies could endeavor ' Such a thing as their first social. Nevertheless they made some money, W hich was put into the treasury, And was just a mere beginning, To the sum they since have gathered. i Many hearts were filled with sorrow, I When the much beloved teacher, ; Good Miss Hutchinson, departed j To that land that knows no sorrow. Helen E. Patch Would you ask me for the story. For the story of these Seniors, Seniors very wise and learned. Learned as a Senior can be? Listen then while I repeat it. As I heard it told one morning. Told by Know-It-All, the owlet. From an oak tree by my window. I was told that in September, In the year of two-and-twenty. With Vivian Hatch as its leader. Came the class of twenty-seven. To the Stoneham High School Building. Right outside rooms four and seven. They did find long sheets of paper With the name of every pupil, And the room that he should sit in. How their hearts went pitter-patter. When they walked into their home rooms. And did find their seats so meekly — Now they were just plain sub-freshmen. With June there came the graduation. Of that class of haughty Seniors, Which shall ever be remembered. As the class that had so many. Who could not wait for their commence- ment. To leave High School and get married. So it was the first year ended, But Twas just enough to make them Glad that they had four years more. Back they came the next September, After the long summer session. Some of them sat with Miss Davis, In room eight of kind Miss Davis, Who their Algebra did teach them. In room two sat all the others. With Miss Hodgden for their teacher. But after her first year was ended. She did leave them to get married. They did hold their next elections In room three of kind Miss Ryan. I was told that for their leader. They unanimously voted [ 4 ]