Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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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 ]

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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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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC 3 §rfstbcni’s JVbbfess Robert C. Oppen Parents, Teachers, Friends, and Class- 1 belongs our sincere appreciation for mates: | their unceasing kindness and endless Today, we as a class are just entering ' patience, the world to start our climb up the lad- I As we step forth in the outside world der which we hope will lead to success, j to represent this school from which we For twelve years we have been protect- j pass, you, friends, have a right to ask ed from the rougher elements of the i that we show our colors, and that we world, but now the moment has arrived give voice to our principles, our aims, when we must leave our guardians be- • and our ideals. According to the de- hind. I gree in which we succeed in carrying Dear parents, we realize that it is ' these out, just so far will honor be re- your kind, persistent labors that have | fleeted on the school whose seal we bear, provided this school for us and made it | We trust that you may ever And us possible for us to graduate this after- j faithful to those virtues for which we noon. We want j ou to knoAv that we | have been trained and taught to stand, not only fully realize and appreciate i And now to all of you who have so the honor that is ours, but that we also kindly come to watch the passing of comprehend the responsibility that at- ! this class from its high school life, we tends upon this honor. To you Ave ex- j can only, in our feeble way, attempt to press our deepest gratitude for enabling • express our pleasure in your presence, us to possess these golden opportunities, j We trust that jmu may have every cause Ever since our school career began, ! to remember Avith pleasure, the associa- we hav’e been acted upon by the same I lions of this hour. elemental influences and taught by the ! And therefore, I, in behalf of the many painstaking teachers, who haA e ; clnss of 1929, welcome you to our gradu- brought but the best possibilities that i ation exercises, have lain dormant Avithin us. To them ! Micritsing Arline E. Parks This whirlwind age of ours might well be called an advertising age. Advertis- ing, as we know it today, is a recent de- velopment, but adv’ertising itself is by no means young. The first advertising was that done by criers who walked through the streets shouting in a loud voice their news or announcements. Signs Avere also used, but not CA’eryone { could read. Therefore this method was not very effective. Printing was an im- portant step in the development of ad- I A’crtising. Anything from a cargo of silk to a cow was advertised in the news- pajAers. These notices were but a few lines stating bare facts. With the spread of newspapers went the groAvth of ad- A ' ertising. These advertisements were still little more than announcements or notices. It was not until the middle of the last century that advertising in its modern sense began to be used. Until then the notices in the papers were of