Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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24 THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS As President of the Class of 1937 of Stoneham High School, it is my special privilege on this occa- sion to welcome you, parents, teachers, and friends, to our graduation exercises. We greet you with a sentiment of gratitude in the realization of the countless sacrifices and untiring efforts on your part which made it possible for us to reach this stage of our lives. We fully realize that this graduation is but one primary step toward the achievement of those cher- ished ends to which every youth on Commencement Day aspires, namely, a wholesome and successful life. We do not look upon it as the climax in our preparation for life, as high school seniors are often inclined to do, but merely as the starting point in the lifetime struggle for ideals which each one of us now individually holds sacred. Equipped with this preliminary training, made possible by your combined efforts, it is our fervent hope and ambition to so conduct ourselves in the battle for a place in the world that we will reflect only the highest of credit upon our alma mater and upon our dear parents. Some of us will enter the business world immediately; others, with an eye to the professions, will deem it wise to attend college. On whatever course we embark, we will all be striv- ing for the same goal, working for the same pur- pose, to make you people proud of us. We may not become famous, we may not write golden pages in the history of our age; but if, after our life’s work has been done and we settle down to enjoy the fruits of diligent labor and clean living, we can justly say that we have fought the good fight and fought it well, we will be satisfied that you can look to us as a group which has done its best to carry on as worthy successors of our fathers and forefathers. And we make this statement with a certain justified confidence, despite the fact that the world, only re- cently emerged from a terrible depression, is even now sorely beset with international problems that make the prospect of a rosy future almost question- able. Year after year, from class to class, we know that you have fondly watched us develop. We want you to continue to do so, and we only wish that you will be able to see a gradual growth in power and self-responsibility on our part as we become better men and women, and better assets to the commun- ity. I think that I bespeak the mind of my fellow classmen when I say that your efforts and your sac- rifices have not been in vain. And so again we thank you and welcome you to our graduation. Clifford B. Thompson. CLASS HISTORY After pondering and pondering for hours to recall the many happy memories and various activities of this wonderful Class of “1937”, like “Alice in Won- derland”, I must have fallen asleep, for in my dreams a large, white rabbit ran close by me. There was nothing remarkable about this, nor did I give it much thought until the rabbit suddenly stopped in the middle of a large field and beckoned for me to follow. I started toward him, when, quick as a flash, he gave a great leap and hopped into a large hole in the corner of the field. Filled with curiosity at the strange actions of the rabbit, I ran hastily across the field and followed. Down, down I went after him without the least thought of danger or where I was going. Soon I found myself in a brilliantly lighted passage and in front of me was the rabbit standing patiently before a gate on which was the inscription “1933”. A mo- ment later he opened the gate and to my great sur- prise, as I entered, I saw our Class of “1937” gath- ered about Miss Collins, Miss Fitzgerald, Mr. Miller, and Mrs. Barnes, our ever watchful guardians dur- ing our freshman year. In the background on a raised platform, sat his Honor, William Gile, president; assisted by Cliff Thompson, vice president; Marguerite Amo, secre- tary, and Wilbur Marsh, treasurer. As I roamed about, soft music attracted my attention, and there under the shady trees, Charles Forth, chairman of our Social Committee, was conducting our first so- cial. “Come, we must not linger here any longer as I have more to show you,” said the rabbit. There- upon, he led me to a second gate which was marked “1934”. Quietly the rabbit opened this gate, and the scene of a clear September morning stretched out before me. Our class was facing the new and thrilling experience of being members of the Senior High School. Miss Smith, Miss Finn, Mrs. Milton, and Miss Gar- land were there to welcome us as sophomores. Again William Gile was our president with Law- rence Hurley, vice president; Marguerite Amo, sec- retary; Cliff Thompson, treasurer, and Russell An- drews, chairman of our social activities. What did I see coming? It looked like a parade. It was the great parade of the A. A. Circus which was held in the school gymnasium, to the success of which our class contributed most generously. My attention was then attracted by singing and the sound of tap dancing. Surely enough, there be- fore me I viewed the A. A. Minstrel Show held un- der the efficient direction of Mr. Reynolds. Again I saw our class in a social, conducted by Russell

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC 23 S. J2. Lp atcfz (2omfian j EXTENDS GREETINGS TO S. H. S. - 1937 fi .OR many years The Patch Company has advertised in The S. H. S. Authentic, not alone for the value it may have in extending the sales of Patch Products. w E believe that experience in publishing such a school paper gives an opportunity for self-expression in literary effort and in business training that is of great value to the students. m ANY “Patchworkers ”, including a number of executives of the company, received their early training in Stoneham High School. o F course, any use of Patch Products by friends of the school helps to support a local industry which has given steady employment to many Stoneham people since 1888. Jl. Lpaic(z domjianij STONEHAM, MASS.

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THE STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUTHENTIC 25 Business Training 59th year begins in September For Young Men and Women BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING BUSINESS AND FINISHING COURSES • One and Two-Year Programs. Previous commercial training not required for entrance. Leading colleges represented in attendance. Students from different states 1 Burdett College Write or telephone for 1 6 STUART STREET, BOSTON Day or Evening Telephone HANcock 6300 Catalog PLACEMENT Service Free to Graduates 2021 employment calls received dur- ing the past year. Kennedy’s UNDER-GRAD SHOP Is the Favored Shop of High School Men You like the youthful debonair clothes with a particularized college cut. We have them — and in most cases long before they are to be seen elsewhere. Show us an undergrad with pride in his appearance and we’ll wager seven times out of ten he’s a Kennedy customer • — and we’re improving this impressive average all the time. If you are among those who have not as yet come to Kennedy’s for your clothes start now! KENNEDY’S Summer Hawley FOURTH FLOOR