Taunton High School - Journal Yearbook (Taunton, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY KAT HARI NE DAVOI. HHN the Class of 1922 entered Taunton High School nearly four years ago, we were the greenest ever. We assembled two hundred and eighty-one strong and had the honor of being the first fresh- man class to enter the new building. For once the freshmen were no more at loss in finding their way around the building then the seniors, the building was as new to them as it was to us. Three classes of stu- dents represented our class that first day: those who came for study: those who came for mischiefgand those who came out of obedience to their parents. After we had been in school several weeks, the Hu raged to such an extent that school was closed for a month. When this vacation was over, we settled down to business. Toward the middle of the year a surprising announcement issued from the office. No mid-years! School had been interrupted too seriously by the flu. After we had recovered from this shock, we began our class organization by electing at our first class meeting Edward Hubbard, president: George Hemingway, vice-president: Ruth Hastings, secretary, William Reed, treasurer, and Christine VVhite, a member of the School Council. The next fall we returned as the know-it-all sophomores . Our class officers were Christine White, president, Linwood Brassell, vice president, Ruth Hastings, secretary, Nelson Broadhurst, treasurer. This year the running of the football banquet fell upon us-as it does upon all sophomores. How we hustled around the lunch room on the day of the banquet. We decorated, made butter balls, cooked, set tables, and,in general, worked like beavers. Later on in the year at our social with the freshmen, we had movies , dancing, and refreshments. It was not an extremely lively affair, for many of the boys declined to dance. Could they have been bashful? Social error!! To look at those same boys now and try to imagine them as diflident is next to impossible. It was our junior year that we studied the hardest. Oral themes became so numerous that we soon overcame that dreadful quaking with which we had previously been afiiicted. It was then that we had our trials with Mr. Wir. Our class officers were Bradford Young, president: Nelson Broadhurst, vice president: Ruth Hastings, secretary, Hazel Lapham, treasurer. In April, the French play Treize a la Table, 9

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DEB 'OEET IEN N-E i will YE -'El H EDITORIAL DIE'-' 'Elf SE f-E4 59-' eSi.'i E'T problem that always confronts a town, be it large or small, is the edu- cation of its youth,and Taunton is no exception. Naturally the Jour- nal is most interested in high school education so that it is with regret that we learn from time to time that for financial reasons pupils often have to leave school. We are sorry that mere dollars and cents frequent- ly stand in the way of a high school diploma. We know of several cases where pupils through various combinations of circumstances are unable to complete their studies without help. Do the citizens of Taunton want their youth to suffer this serious handicap? It is to assist these deserving boys and girls that we hope to find finan- cial aid. To allow these pupils to stay in school means that they will be able to complete their coveted education and thus make them better fitted to earn a living and to live. Scholarships in college have proved themselves of substantial benefit. May they not be invaluable also in high school? One plan for making this fund available is through con- tributions by business and professional men. Taunton has many a public-spirited citizen. Is there one to rise to this occasion? May there be many citizens to respond! Perhaps we as a class in after years may be able to sacrifice and have a share in this noble civic enterprise. 8

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THE JO URNAL was given at a meeting of Le Cercle Francais. The cast was composed of both juniors and seniors. Later on we gave the seniors a reception. The entertainment consisted of Mr. Yarrick, a magician, who held us spell-bound at his weird sleight-of-hand. How we marveled at the egg in the bag trick! Following this, dancing and refresments were enjoyed. Several members of our class made there debut as actors in Daddy Long Legs, which was presented by the school on June 24, 1921. Now we are seniors. Our class officers are August Miller, president: Bradford Young, vice presidentg Hazel Lapham, secretary, George Rowland, treasurer. There are one hundred and nineteen in our class this year. For the first part of this year the social life of our class, as a whole, was not very active. But the various organizations have dis- tinguished themselves in one way or another. The Prize Drills have been very successful, nearly all credit being due to our senior officers. Those of us taking history have enjoyed the meetings of the History Club, especially the socials where we may dance to our hearts' content, and eat till the counters are clean. We feel very proud of our Debating Team and appreciate the time and work which it so willingly spent for the honor of our class and the High School. We are planning to have a reception with the juniors which will probably come in April or May. Now our thoughts are centered on graduation, and before we realize it our High School days will be over. But we all agree that our four years here have been the very happiest years of our lives. In closing may I express, in behalf of the class, our gratitude to Miss Murphy, our class adviser, whose wise counsel has been invaluable. From many a shoal and rock has she steered the class of 1922. 10