Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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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 ]

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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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GRADUATION NUMBER To again choose Millard Taylor. Helen Patch was Vice President. Secretary, Wendell Packard, While Malcolm Munger was elected To take care of all the money. It was in their Freshman year, That they had that famous teacher. Maxwell Michael Monroe Green, who Certainly did like his classes. Above all, that tenth grade English. Mr. Morrill used to teach them General Science in room eighteen; And they’ll always hold in memory The good times they witnessed there, For I was told this class was called, “Mr. Morrill’s Sewing Circle.” ’Twas while Miss Hale still taught them English, That in Assembly Hall they gathered, To present an act of Shakespeare, That shall never be forgotten, Tho’ it wasn’t quite so finished As the play they saw in Boston, Where they all did go in busses. When they saw the Merchant of Venice. When they came the next September, They did find a brand new building. Built beside the High School Building, With a fine new room for cooking. And a very big gymnasium. They were glad to see once more. All the teachers who had taught them. When they still were in the Dean School. The class did once more get divided. Many to room nine did go, While all the rest remained downstairs. With Miss Fowler for a teacher. Elections were the same that year. Except for the Vice President And for this place the class elected Grace Folant, their former Treasurer. That Sophomore year had no excite- ment. Except that some became athletic. And did earn their High School letters. ’Tis true that some had planned a picnic But somewhow it was forgotten. The next year they did sit together. With Mr. Alden for a teacher. And they felt a little bigger. Than they had the years before. Having now Imt two years more. But they were not the only Juniors, For it had been made necessary. To eliminate one year. Which made the class of ’28 Change to ll-’27. So in order to distinguish This class from the other Juniors, ! They did call themselves “Originals,’ And have always lived up to it. j Millard Taylor for the fourth time Was elected President, I And Grace Folant was under him, I Wendell Packard kept the records, I While Helen Fudge was chosen Treas- i urer. i I 1 j That year kept them very busy. For ’twas up to them to publish Their school paper, “The Authentic.” Betty Chase was the chief editor. And did lead her board of helpers To put out a fine edition. Which has almost since been equalled By the other class of Seniors. In December they did sorrow For the loss of that kind teacher, Miss Evelyn Cross, who since the first grade Had very ably taught them drawing. Soon there came the operetta. Which was led by Mr. Dalglish, Who was the new music teacher. I was told it went off finely. And perhaps ’twas on account of All the Juniors that were in it. The Junior Prom in February, Gave the Seniors some amusement; They did capture Millard Taylor, And did keep him just too long To make the evening pleasant for them. The purpose of this misbehavior Was to try to stop the Grand March, But I heard it was a failure, Tho’ they had some fun in trying. At the Senior Play the Juniors Gave the Seniors cause to worry; When ’twas time to raise the curtain, Raymond Dike, the leading man. Not eoywhere could be located. What a sorry bunch of Seniors Anxiously did pace the floor! And Joseph White, quite in a fury. Said to all the Juniors present, “No Authentics shall be sold. Until you bring our leading man back.” This did quite amuse the Juniors, For thej could have easily sold them The next Monday at the High School. Ray was brought back safe and sound. And I was told did quite enjoy His little journey with the Juniors. At graduation, for some reason. They were given by the Seniors, “Original,” a little pig. And they have ever kept it safely In the closet of room thirteen. [ 5 ]