Templeton High School - Class Book Yearbook (Baldwinville, MA)

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f H f J 12 'mmemron TEMPTER weaker sex. Her strength and ability placed her on the same footing as the stronger sex. This could not continue forever. We now have an altogether different view of this mod- ern girl. Fashion now decrees that the short skirt and mannish dress must be put aside with the styles of nineteen hundred. The modern miss of nineteen thirty-one has discarded her former habits. Her mascu- line acquaintances are now puzzled as to whether or not her sophisticated dress and manner has changed this former modernism. She continues to indulge in the sports of nineteen thirty but she is arrayed in longer and more feminine apparel. When milady attends a dance she no longer appears in short dress and bobbed hair but is exquisitely groomed. Her ankle length dress reveals a very new feminine personage. Hair which was for- merly slicked back in masculine style is now beautifully marcelled. Her footwear has not changed, the spike heel continuing in vogue. She no longer desires to be independent. She deslsts from equallzlng her achievements with those of the masculine sex. We still continue to see the modern miss of nineteen thirty though her type is rapidly disappearing. From the top of her well mar- celled hair to her d-iamond studded spikes she is in every respect a modern miss of nineteen thirty-one. D. P. '31 Shooting Stars . If you look out from your window at the midnight sky, or take a walk on a fine, clear night you will occasionally see a streak of light dash over the heavens, thus forming what we call a falling or shooting star. It is not really one of the regular stars that has darted from its place. Sometimes a great shooting star is seen which makes a tremend- ous blaze of light as bright as the moon, but it is only visible at the very moment of its existence. These objects are called meteors, and you will be lucky if you ever see a really flne one. For ages and ages the meteorold has been moving through space. It is about 100 times as swift as the pace of a rifle bullet. Now for some imagining: suppose you were put on a meteor for a race with a train from London to Edinburgh. You would have won the race before the train left -the station. A meteor is changed but the substance it contains is not lost. Iron is found in the small shooting stars, and when found on earth, it is a hugeplece of iron, weighing from 10 pounds to 10 tons. F The next time you are out walking look up at the heavens for a shooting star, for as the old saying goes See a shooting star make a Wish and yourlwlsh will come t ue. S. S. '34 Our Unexpected acation Eight fifteen o'clock on the morning of January twenty-first, nineteeri hundred and thirty-one, and all was well, or as nearly as could be expected under the bonditlons. On this eventful day, there was scheduled to take place the first of our mid-year exams. In keeping with age old custom a ong the stud- ents, all of the members of .empleton High School had reviewed their res ectlve subjects until the wee small hours of he morning, so of course they were prepared for the severe test which was soon to begin. Eight twenty o'clock on the morning of January twenty-first, ninetee hundred and thirty-one, and all was not well. The con- fidence which Was so prevaient among the pupils five minutes before h du mysteriously disappeared. Because of some unknown rea- son, the atmosphere was no laden with a feeling of uncertainty, and uring short in- tervals a girl's forced gigglln could be heard. However, all were determlnld to put on a brave front and give the lmpr sslon that mid- years were just an every day occurrence. Eight twenty-five o'clock n the morning of January twenty-first, nine en hundred and thirty-one, and the dreaded uzzer rang, call- ing all the faithful to their oom. Due to the disturbance caused by eve body's wanting to sit in the same room, q ite a delay fol- lowed, but as all things are b und to untangle themselves eventually, the s udents all man- aged to find, seats. Just after the paper had been passed out, a terrific thumping suddenl was heard com- ing from the general direct on of the stairs. As if in answer to the wo dering minds of these who waited for the xaminatlons, Mr. Stinson hurriedly entered t Ie room and With breath coming ln gasps, gave the waiting pupils official notice that chool was to be closed for one week, due to the breaking out of scarlet fever. , With expressions of surprise and joy written on their faces, the boys and girls looked at one another for a period of approximately thirty seconds, but as the t uth dawned upon them, they all made a wild ash for the door, and thence to their home ooms. Eight forty o'clock on the morning of Janu- ary twenty-first, nineteen h dred and thirty- one, and all was silent amo g the corridors of Templeton High School. Tile pupils, who but twenty minutes before had Keen on the verge of a nervous break down, ere now happily finding their way home, an to a. life of ease for the ensuing week. I R. Brook '31 I 5

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TEMPLETON TEMPTER 11 The men had to m-ilk the cows, feed the poultry, plant the fields to supply their food, clear the land and chop wood for fuel, and do the hundred and one tasks that fall to their care. In the evening men, women and children would work together, sometimes huskingcorn until nine o'clock. The chil- dren had to do their share of the work and I wonder how many children of today measure up 'tot the standard set by our forefathers. They often had to walk four or five miles to school, where the teacher believed in the say- ing, Spare the rod and spoil the child. Today, how many of these difliculties do we have -to contend with and what will our photographs tell 'to the generations to come? Will our faces show the strength of character, the suffering and toil of our ancestors, or will we present only beauty of face and form? A. L. B. '31 The Responsibility of a Rich Man A rich man should determine how he may spend his moneyfor the advantage of othersg at present, others are continually plotting how they may beguile him into spending it apparently for his own. The aspect which he presents to the eyes of the world is generally that of a person holding a bag of money with a staunch grasp, and resolved to part with none of lt unless he is forced, and all the people about him are plotting how they may force him: that is, to find how they may per- suade him that he wants perfumesg another that he wants jewelry: another that he wants sugarplumsg another that he wants roses for Christmas. Anybody who can invent a new want for his enjoyment is supposed to be a benefactor to society: and thus the energies of the poorer people about him are continu- ally directed to the production of covetable, instead of serviceable thingsg and the rich man after the general aspect of a fool ls plotted against by all the world. Whereas the real aspect which he ought to have is that of a person wiser than others intrusted with the management of a larger quantity of capi- tal which he administers for the profit of all, directing each man to' the labor which is most healthy for him, and more serviceable to the community. E. S. '32 Suppose Suppose that the President of the United States had visited our school with the purpose of taking it as a model of an ideal American school. Would he have been quite satisfied with jeverything? Let us consider. Suppose he had watched a study hall. Would you have been very proud of it? Suppose he had been sitting on the plat- form as we entered the assembly hall. Do you think that he would have been particu- larly impressed? Suppose he had been ln the room Where the lunch is consumed immedi- ately after 12 o'clock. Do you think that he would have enjoyed the pushing, shoving, and scufliing, the noise when paperbags are smashed, the laughter when some unfortunate gets hit with a piece of pencil or chalk? Suppose he was leaving when the school was dismissed. Do you think that he would have been pleased with the pushing and crowdings? ' Suppose that he had opened a desk in one of the class rooms. Do you think that he would have had a very favorable opinion of your neatness? , Let's work together and let's work harder than ever to make our school the acme of per- fection as regards good-fellowship, politeness, and neatness. Let's not have any more push- ing, crowding, throwing of things, and let's have clean desks atleast. R. E. Z. '31 A ,Modern Miss The modern miss of nineteen thirty dressed in snappy knee length dresses, Ann Pennington hosiery, and dainty high-heeled pumps. Her hair was slicked back in mannish style and she was seldom seen without a cigarette dangling between two brilliantly painted lips. She was frequently seen wearing white duck trousers and extremely masculine shirts and ties. On many occasions hair which should have been blond was titian colored and vice versa, with flashy earrings exposed beneath her off the face hat. The nineteen thirty miss was a whiz at tennis, swimming, golf and various and sundry sports. She drove her own sport roadster and was an enthusiastic member of a class of would-be avlatrlxes. The older generation raised their lorgnettes and viewed with disda-in the wild escapades of the so-called fast set. Grandmother peered over the edge of her spectacles shocked at the daring of the younger generation, but in a short time grandma was observed flash- ing by in her snappy straight Eight smoking a popular brand of cigaretts or on other oc- casions hopping off .from Roosevelt Field on a non stop flight to Paris. The modern miss possessed a keen sense of business responsibility and soon became as efficient as the masculine sei: in the business office. She was no longer 'referred to as the

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TENIPLETON TENIPTER 13 Travel Travel is a pleasure. No doubt all of you have one time or another gone on trips. Did you not enjoy yourself? Of course you did. Every moment something was enfolding itself before you. A vast panorama of scenes that you have seen is stored in your memory to be recalled when a scene or place is men- tioned. Travel is an education. An education that is unconsciously gained. The things you see are bound to make questions arise in your mind that must be answered. When they have been answered, lo and behold, you have learned something without realizing it. On a trip many things are seen. For in- stance: natures oddities, man made Wonders and places of historical value. Here again are examples that set the mind on different tracks of thought. Some people hate the word education. The word repulses. They believe they know enough already and immediately upon mention of education they withdraw into themselves. But travel is an agreeable form of education. Something is being learned without intensive studying. Should a person study every day of his life he could never know all there is to know. A way to learn is to travel and one never knows the benefits of education until he has at least explored the Wonders of his own country. C. S. O. '34 Pepping Up Assemblies What does assembly mean to our Temple- ton High School students? A social gath- ering or merely an omitted period? What can you do to make our assembly more en- tertaining? We do not lack good singers or even good actors and actresses. Ideas of pro- grams put on by dinerent classes have been suggested but not carried out. I only wish they would be. This year we have had a few assemblies, the majority merely for lectures. I have heard of classes of other schools putting on plays. The class with the best play gets honors, prizes, or even a day off. Which reward would you prefer? Let's make next year the most interesting and entertaining year for our high school assemblies and I assure you, we'1l- have the most entertaining assemblies the Templeton High has ever known. M. I. C. '33 Knute Roekne's Career The world has lost one of the greatest coaches it has ever had, Knute Rockne. He was born in Voss, Norway in 1888 and in 1893 he moved with his parents to Chicago. He en- rolled at Northwest Division High School. In 1907 he borrowed forty-five dollars from his friends and entered Notre Dame where he starred at track, pole vaulting and football. He gave to the world one of the greatest grid- iron machines ever produced, the Four Horsemen. In 1929 he was forced to bed by leg infection but in 1930 he came back with a strong team and defeated the University of Southern California. He was made super- intendent of the Southern Studebaker Sales in 1931. He took many business trips in air- planes, one finally resulting in his death on March 31, 1931. E. Stone, '34 Forest Fires How many of you have stopped to think of the enormous losses caused by forest fires throughout the United States? What causes the fires? Carelessness! Seliishness! Igno- rance! Take, for instance, a man who throws a lighted match or cigarette into some combus- tible material. Does he think of the public safety or the tremendous loss that may origi- nate from that match or cigarette? No! That is an example of ignorance and carelessness. Selfishness may be the cause of many fires. For example, a camper who deliberately ig- nores all caution with fires, leaves his fire un- watched, while he goes in search of game or firewood. When he arrives at his camp shortly after, he finds it a mass of flames, be- yond control. He then makes a hasty exit from the scene, thinking It's not near my home, so why should I worry? Carelessness! Selfishnessl Ignorance! They are curses to Humanity! Fires are very destructive, not only to peo- ple, but to the beauty of the forest and land- scape. Where there may have been life and beauty, there may now be a charred area of stumps and trees overgrown with dense bushes and ferns, a scar that mars the beauty and glory of a landscape. Use the necessary precautions when making a fire! Be careful and avoid trouble! V. M. '34 Takes Advantage when it is Possible Just like a naughty little boy playing, and playing in the rnud or running up and down in a mud puddle, a horse seems to have the same attitude t0WaI'dS life-