Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC the history of Stoneham High, its suc- cess was extraordinary to the point of the supernatural, for we feel that the Fates were indeed with us, when, after a week of sunny days, Friday morning found tiny white flakes slowly but sure- ly covering the ground. The longed-for, yes, the prayed-for, blessed snow had come ! Perhaps this like many other things was one of Coach Gordon’s mir- acles. And so, through a maze of operettas, carnivals, plays, dances, we have come to the end of our Senior year. The edi- tor wishes to take this last opportunity to thank each and every member of the staff for their untiring efforts and help- ful co-operation. We wish to extend, also, our thanks not only to those who contributed material in the form of stories, poems, essays, or write-ups, but also to the class editors our advertisers, and the faculty. Here we would like to express our appreciation of Mr. Alden’s patient and unceasing efforts as our faculty advisor. We also wish to thank Miss French and Miss Bessey, who con- tributed greatly to the success of our literary department. And last, but not least, all those who supported us by buy- ing our magazine. LETTER ASSEMBLY At a special letter assembly held on March 8, 1929, the following members of the various winter sport teams re- ceived letters: Girls’ basketball — Captain Edna Berg- holtz, Manager Elizabeth Moulton, Ella Hovey, Dorothy Dodge, Zoa Newhall, Virginia Lane, Zetta Moody, Captain- elect Pauline Devlin, Eleanor Pardue, Ruth Blockel, Mary Rafferty, Phyllis Dodge, Dorothy Rogers, and Hazel Young. Boys’ basketball — Captain Lawrence O’Loughlin, Manager Hjalmar Widell, Gordon Marston, Albert Kent, Herant Adzigian, Captain-elect Robert Johnson, Warren MacCurdy, Arthur Theroux, Charles Tilton, and Victor Ferguson. Boys’ ice hockey — Captain Paul Fred- rickson, Manager Hugh Hamill, Captain- elect Robert Sheehan, Joseph Lundre- gan, Roger Sumner, Ralph Cameron, Lionel Dushane, Roger Blackburn, Gor- don Pettengill, Everett Berry, and Charles McKinnon. , tic of Stoneham, in the County of Mid- dlesex and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainty of this life, do make this my last will and tes- I tament, hereby revoking all wills and ' codicils heretofore made by me. After the payment of my debts and funeral charges, I bequeath and devi se ’ as follows : To the Class of 1930, the privilege of carrying on my business for another year, on the condition that they sur- I render this right to the Class of 1931, i the following year. To the Library, a complete set of this I year’s Authentic to perpetuate forever ‘ the memory of the Class of 1929. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and in the presence of three , witnesses declare this to be my last will, I this fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty- nine. THE AUTHENTIC. On this fourteenth day of June, A. D. 1929, The Authentic of Stoneham, Mas- sachusetts, has signed the foregoing in- strument in our presence, declaring it to be its last will, and as witnesses 1 thereof we three do now, at its request, I in its pr esence and in the presence of I each other, hereto subscribe our names. Earle Thomas Thibodeau, j Vera L. Moore. I Howard G. Gordon. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it remembered, that I, the Authen- HONORS I j At an assembly held on Friday, April I 26, 1929, Principal Howard W. Watson ! announced the names of honor pupils I for this year’s graduating class, i The winners of the MacDonald med- I als are : Cynthia Bagdikian, Dorothy j Dodge, and Elizabeth Durkee. ! Ordinarily one boy and one girl re- 1 ceive the MacDonald awards, but un- I usual conditions this year resulted in i awards to girls only. The medals are : awarded in accordance with rules laid ! down by the former trustees of the ' fund and provide that the winners must j be of excellent character, of outstanding ! good influence in the school, and be high I in scholarship. i There are, of course, boys in the class j who are of high personal character and I of good influence in the school but none 1 of these have high enough scholarship I to warrant the MacDonald award. On I the other hand several boys who are [ 4 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER IF If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies. Or being hated, don’t give away to hating. And yet not look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream — and not make dreams your master; If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim. If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools. Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em ' with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss. And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breath a word about your loss; . If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone. And so to hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!” If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue. Or walk with Kings — nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you. If all men count with you, but none too much If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run. Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it. And — which is more — you’ll be a Man, my son ! — Kipling. Our last year has come and gone, and as we linger before stepping from the shelter and protection of our high school into the broad highway of life, let us look back over our senior year. On the subject of sports we can say much. The past year has been one of the most successful. Without any ex- ceptions, every team has come out either on top or very near the top. But after all, victory is not the most important point in athletics. The one fact which stands out above all others is that Stone- ham High sports have always been clean, and that all S. H. S. teams have had the reputation for good sportsman- ship. It is for you, future classes of Stoneham High, to keep our records as they have been in the past, and to make Stoneham High an outstanding school in the world of sports. One of the highlights of the year was our Winter Carnival. Considering that this was the first thing of the kind in [ 3 ]

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GRADUATION NUMBER in the first quarter of the class are not of outstanding influence according to the standards laid down by the trustees. Neither have their records of service and leadership been remarkable. For this reason the medals were awarded this year to girls only. Three medals were awarded instead of the usual two | because the records of the pupils were nearly identical. Their scholarship records are high and all have been of outstanding good in fluence in the school, are of high per- sonal character, and have long records of service as leaders. The following pupils were awarded places in the honor group: Cynthia Bag- dikian, Lois Detheridge, Dorothy Dodge, Elizabeth Durkee, Phyllis Eldridge, Dorothy Mellett, Arline Parks, Flor- ence Rivers, Helen Thornburg. % THE CHAMPIONSHIP For the very first time in many years The boys have brought it home; Now we all sincerely hope That it will cease to roam. After trying so hard for these long years To bring it to Stoneham High They at last succeeded in making it look Like old da3 ' s that have since gone by. j We owe our boys a tribute For bringing home the cup And our only hope and wish is That the same old spirit keeps up. Edgar Martin ’30. 1 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIAL ! EXERCISES E xercises commemorating Memorial Day were held by the Senior High School in the assembly hall on Wednes- day morning at 11.00 o’clock. The hall was very prettily decorated with a profusion of flowers, greens, and the National colors. The High School orchestra played an introductory march, after which mem- bers of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, Spanish War Veterans, members of the American Legion, and representa- tives from the various women’s patriot- ic organizations were escorted into the hall amid tumuPuous applause. A fine program appropriate to Memorial Day was then given bv the school. Principal Watson extended the wel- come of the school to the veterans and other guests, speaking briefly of the ap- preciation that is felt for the things that these organizations have done and are doing for the community and the nation. Following the program, representa- tives of the three veteran organizations were introduce d to the pupils by Prin- cipal Watson. The first speaker was Comrade Trull of the Grand Army of the Republic, who delivered an inspir- ing address on the flag. He was follow- ed by Comrade Davis who besought the pupils to honor their country and prove their loyalty in their everyday deeds. At the end of his speech he recited “The Empty Sleeve” in a very effective and heart-warming manner. Past Commander Ames of the Spanish War Veterans related incidents of the Spanish American War and laid stress upon having every child in the nation taught to respect and love the flag. Commander Saxby of the American Le- gion then made a brief speech on the principles for which the World War was fought, emphasizing the significance of the poem, “In Flanders Field.” The program follows: March S. H. S. Orchestra America the Beautiful School Greetings Mr. Watson The Meaning of Memorial Day Pauline Devlin Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Hugh Hamill Memorial Day Senior Girls’ Quartet Tenting Tonight Senior Girls’ Quartet The Things That Make a Soldier Great Edward Bugbee Decoration Day Helen Canning Trio, Angels’ Serenade Helen Thornburg, Dorothy Mellett, James Govatsos “Sleep, Comrades, Sleep” Clarence Hanson “In Flanders Field” Olga Cunio Remarks, Representatives of the G. A. R., Spanish War Veterans, and the American Legion Star Spangled Banner School Flag Salute School Taps, Poem Arline Parks Taps Conant Barton March Orchestra Lady: Are you sure those lobsters are fresh ? Fishmonger: Madam, thej’ are posi- tivelj insulting. [ 5 ]