Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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8 THE S. H. S. AUTHENTIC JUNE 1934 cies of governmental policy. The great undei ' lying ideals and motivating factors of this new age can be better felt than described. It is with a feeling of pride that we point to re- cent remedial policies and with a great feeling of anticipation that we are looking forward to the great future which lies before us. Let us carry on as nobly the great work of the betterment of our great country as have our fathers. Bernard M. Scully, Jr. TOAST TO THE GIRLS I’ve been asked to give a toast to the girls of the class: to the girls who lent us their homework and borrowed ours, getting A’s while we got D’s and E’s; to the girls who whispered the wrong answer behind our backs and got mad when we did the same; to the girls who made a dull evening duller; to the girls who enjoyed many dances on our feet; to the girls who will be sorry when we separate on June 15th. Here’s to your future health and happiness, may you have as many dates in the future as you had while in High School; may every hour be as full of joy as those spent in the company of the boys; may your boy friend bring you candy every time he comes and may he leave at a respectable hour in a respectable way; may you all succeed in your future profession, opera star, radio star, actress, waitress, bar maid, gigolette, wife, or whatever it may be; may you be as popular with your employers as you have been with your teachers; may you live to a ripe old age and may all your children be prize- fighters. Edward McCarthy. TOAST TO THE BOYS Here’s to the little, and the big and the robust boys of the Class of ’34, Who have spent in Stoneham High School happy- go-lucky days galore; Who have teased us, annoyed us, and pestered And even cheated when they’ve been tested. To tell you the truth — many a book, pay, and teach- er they’ve molested. Of course, in sports they’ve proven their ability — And — believe it or not — some of them even dance with agility, But like an old kerosene lamp, they’re not over- bright. And, frequently they even go out at night! Despite that boys, you’re a peppy gang and true So my toast is — may God speed success and all Good Luck to you! Eleanor Brown. CLASS HISTORY Claire Wells Lives of all great men remind us, We can make our lives sublime And departing leave behind us Foot prints on the sands of time.” What a true reflection for our consideration as we, the class of 1934, pause to reveal our High School history before we answer the call of the greater world. This cosmos has been a human problem for ages past but we, as the younger generation, have been gaining confidence through a steady climb up a rugged mountain whose pinnacle was this gradua- tion which we have just accomplished. We may call our Freshman year the base of this mountain. We started climbing through the dense thicket and beneath tall, dark trees under the appreciated guidance of the Freshman home-room teachers, Mrs. Barnes, Miss Eastman, and Miss Bullukian. The first executive group which actually served as student guides during the days of faltering steps were: Douglas Connor, President; Eleanor Brown, Vice President; Claire Wells, Secretary; and Robert Holden, Treasurer. Betty Boos was the chairman of the social com- mittee, who successfully initiated us into the man- ner of conducting social affairs. We were represented on the Authentic” staff by Claire Wells serving as class editor. At the conclusion of this year we felt a little more accustomed to high school life, with the woods at the base of the mountain less dense and the summit more evident. Possibly our meager beginning would provide a more definite elevation of thought at least. When in September we resumed our climb, we found many new heights to scale. The home-room teachers who aided us were, Miss Garland, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss jJohnson and Miss Bullukian. Election of class officers for this term placed the following in office: President, Donald Blanchard; Vice President, Jane Strobel; Secretary, Thelma Ol- sen; and Treasurer, Douglas Connor. The class ed- itor was Claire Wells and Kathleen Kelly was the chairman of the social committee. This Sophomore year was our first in varsity sports. Several of our boys acquired ability in foot- ball, hockey and baseball, giving fine promise for future years. The Winter Carnival was another event in which we could at least take an active participation. The Sophomores certainly did their utmost to promote this gay but profitable enterprise.

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JUNE 1934 THE S. H. S. AUTHENTIC 7 of Congress, is a great step forward. In making the Constitution meet modern American require- ments. The Twenty-first Amendment repealed the 18th which did not seem to accomplish its desired ends. Another amendment which would give Con- gress power to regulate child labor has been ratified by 15 states. The complexity of supervising the welfare of over 120,000,000 people is far beyond the capacity of the President and Congress to accomplish. New de- velopments, bringing new problems, present them- selves almost daily in the nation’s business. The only agencies that can efficiently cope with such needs are duly authorized Federal Boards and Com- missions. The Interstate Commerce Commission has very broad powers in regulating railroads, interstate bus lines, etc. Before its advent, a few large railroads monopolized the interstate transportation of the country. The Federal Reserve Act, called the most important piece of legislation since the Civil War, helps to keep more money in circulation and thus prevents hard times” caused by a lack of currency. In the infant days of our nation, States Rights was a strongly supported doctrine. Advocates de- manded a weak central government with strong separate state governments. The present trend is rapidly growing away from this. Of late, we have granted our presidents powers which would have seemed dictatorial to Washington and Jefferson. A powerful institution like our present National In- dustrial Recovery Administration would have been deemed tyrannical in those days. Today our great president has gathered about him a group of expert technical advisers. This group of economic experts, many of them college professors, is popularly known as the “Brain Trust.” This “Brain Trust” embodies the spirit of the new age which seeks to extract itself from economic disor- der by the planning and advising of technical ex- perts. In former days the tariff was the great football of politics. As this was the principal government concern with business, much stress was laid upon its provisions. High tariff men appealed to the manu- facturing districts to support high protective rates. Low-tariff men, in turn, appealed to the buying classes with arguments of cheaper costs under a larger free list. The advent of taxes on inheritance, income, and corporations as sources of revenue sup- planted the tariff as an issue. Then, too, the Tariff Commission, established in 1930, with its limited power to change rates, takes the tariff out of the hands of the vote-seeking politician. Party lines are no longer adhered to as strictly as in the past. Congressmen line up on important bills with amazing disregard for party rule. The forma- tion within the party of powerful minorities (such as silver blocs, insurgent groups, etc.) tends to take the government out of the grip of the party and to place it in its rightful place — the hands of the peo- ple. The farmer has ever been a neglected figure in our national life. The Farm Board with its artifi- cial stabilization of commodity prices was not the success it expected to be. No scheme, however, has been left untried to bring the farmer back to his feet. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration is trying to solve the problem of want in a land of plenty. By paying the farmer for the portion of his crop which he plows under or does not cultivate the committee hopes to end the paradox of lack of food for some in the midst of a great surplus. Having gained such headway in national affairs it was only natural that the average American turn his attention to State affairs. The disregard for the wishes of the people in the choice of candidates and the unscrupulous manipulations of politicians in party conventions, brought a revolt against the con- vention system. In 1903 Wisconsin passed the first state-wide primary law. This was soon followed by similar laws in other states. After this came laws safeguarding and supervising the elections more thoroughly. Having won the right to choose their candidates, it was but a logical step for the voters to demand the right to propose legislation to reject laws passed by legislatures. The initiative is a legal provision by which a group of citizens is allowed to propose a new law. The proposed law is voted upon by the entire electorate. If it receives a majority vote it becomes a law. The referendum enables the voter to express his approval or disapproval of a proposed law. In our own state the questions of daylight saving, liquor, and steel traps have come up for the voters to decide. Not only have great changes oc- curred in National and State affairs, but in local government also we have many reforms. Among the most important is the plan of city management. Under this plan, the voters of each ward elect a councillor. The councillors comprise a committee which elects the city manager. It is his task to run the city concerns just as a business man would manage the affairs of a commercial house. He is the nominal head of each department and he may hire or discharge any employee subject to Civil Ser- vice regulations. Because he is appointed by a group and not sub- ject to party, the city manager can devote his en- ergy to the betterment of his city. This plan is finding remarkable success and appears to be the only logical solution of the problem of corruption in large cities. These are a few of the most important tenden-

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JUNE 1934 THE S. H. S. AUTHENTIC 9 Finally the year came to a close, finding us still higher in our ascent. The trees and confusing darkness of the forests were far below us. We could see the horizon revealing a dim line in the dis- tance. But we looked above, saw the ever present heights still before us and said, “We must go on.’’ Vacation over, we started our trek again, assum- ing the responsibilities of Juniors. Miss Spinney, Mr. Reed, and Miss Johnson were the home-room guides. Our class officers were: Douglas Connor, Presi- dent; Edward Breagy, Vice President; Claire Wells, Secretary, and Robert Callahan Treasurer. Mar- garet Barton was elected chairman of the social committee. Our first social of the season was, we were glad to state, a great success. Soon the fall athletic season was in full swing. Several of the girls excelled in field hockey. These were: Jane Strobel, Helen Clark, Ethel Riley and Eleanor Brown. The football season proved the proficiency of many of our class members who found places on the varsity team. The traditional Junion Prom was the big social event of the year. Herbert Bennett was the chair- man of the affair and he had as assistants an en- thusiastic committee. Armory Hall was attractively decorated in green and silver, the class colors, and we were able to say the Prom was a success. At the dance a magazine was issued by us entitled the “Junior Roll Call.” This was the first separate issue ever published, as before it had been a feature of the “Authentic.” The editor-in-chief of this issue was Donald Blan- chard. He capably completed the publication which was a help to our depleted treasury. The graduation of our upper classmen advanced our position according to tradition to serve them as marshals and ushers. The marshals were Jane Strobel and Donald Blanchard, while the ushers were headed by Mildred Shay and Herbert Bennett. After this we had an opportunity to pause and look about us. It was surprising how far we had come. We were standing upon a broad plateau. The ground beneath our feet was firm. Our vision had broadened until the views were unexcelled. But above us were those jagged cliffs of the last hours of our ascent. The pinnacle, cool, untouched, and beautiful, was our goal. Even though we felt secure in the completion of our Junior year, v e realized this security was not for complacent resting but as a footing for our last and most arduous climb. Three months later we reentered the high school proudly bearing the title of Seniors, and having that exalted feeling which we soon lost when we found that to keep our places we must prove worthy of them. Mr. Thibodeau, Mrs. Coy, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Hoyt were the teachers whose home-rooms we en- tered. Our next step was to elect class officers for this most important of all years. Donald Blanchard be- came President, Robert Callahan, Vice President; Claire Wells, Secretary; Peter Savelo, Treasurer, and Jane Strobel, the chairman of the social com- mittee. As the Senior Class publishes the “Authentic” the editors had to be chosen. Jane Strobel became editor-in-chief and Bernard Scully and Herbert Crandall her assistants. The fall football season was at first dishearten- ing in its results but later on those who had shown such promise in Sophomore and Junior years helped ed bring our team’s season to a close with creditable records. The girls’ field hockey schedule results were also an honor to the school. Elections were next held for the Senior Hop Com- mittee. Douglas Connor was elected chairman and his efforts, coupled with those of an ambitious com- mittee, went to make it a social success. In close succession after the Hop came the suc- cessful Mock Trial and the A. A. Circus. The latter was in every sense worthy of the en- deavors of the entire student body. Never before had the gym so swelled its walls to receive the ca- pacity audiences which thronged there, both after- noon and evening. The graduating class of ’33 inaugurated the idea of editing a Year Book. We decided to carry on the enterprise and elected Robert Callahan editor-in- chief of the year book for the class of 1934. Mr. Andrew Flagg was chosen faculty advisor for this publication. Drama was the next field into which we delved and under the direction of Mr. MacNeil presented Everybody’s Crazy,” a comedy in three acts. Those who took part in this were: Paul Davis, Bernard Scully, Colin Roberts, Jane Strobel, Helen Lister, Natalie Fiumara, Mildred Shay, Edward McCarthy, Kenneth Prescott, Iris Kelman, Ashton Clark, Viola LaPierre, Ethel Riley, Carl Weiss and Robert Ar- nold. The play was, to quote the director, “The best put on in years by any Senior Class.” The closing event of the year was the Senior Ban- quet. This was held May 28, at the Andover Coun- try Club. Edward Breagy was the toastmaster and all who attended claimed to have enjoyed our last assemblage. Now all is over, we are just beginning to grasp the fact that we have attained the realization of our