Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1907 volume:

THE DEBATER WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD, MASS. Graduation Number - June, Nineteen hundred seven  LWArS BELOW THE OTHER FELLOWS PRICE fmr FOR QUALITY I ST FOR SERVICE QUINCY MARKET 306 MAIN STREET THE LARGEST AND NEWEST ASSORTMENT FAIR ANO COURTEOUS TREATMENT LOCKE Wholesale LUMBER . . Retail . . RUBEROID ROOFIMG, r A. U , AMD PAPER. Office and Yard - - ALBION STREET, NEAR UPPER DEPOT Headquarters for Harvard Mills Underwear Qordon Dye Hosiery Hercules School Hose for Children Blankets and Puffs J. W. POLAND 413 Main Street Wakefield, Mass. GEORGE W. BEASLEY 439 Main Street Wakefield, Mass. DEALER IN Crockery, Tinware, Stationery and Confectionery GEO. W. EATON QROCERIES 394 Main Street Wakefield JAMES H. MURPHY Attorney at Law 526 Tremont Building Boston, Mass Telephone, Haymarket 1768-1 DeCECCA BROS. DSALBRS IN Foreign and Domestic Fruits Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco Tel. 42-3 410 MAIN ST. The Flower Store loi Albion Street, Wakefield Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs a Specialty Potted Plants of All Kinds For Sale B sL Racket At Bracket ' s, tapping Big Shoes and Little Shoes, Long Shoes and Short Shoe . Wide Shoes and Narrow Shoes, and some that u.sed to be shoes. Rubber work of all kinds warranted. 73 Aibio. St. W. N. BRACKETT THE DEBATER. VOL. V. NO. 6. JUNE, 1907. Price 10 Cents. GRADUATION, CLASS OF 1907. Graduation, the most important event in the school year, takes place on the evening of Thursday, June 27, and on this evening the school will do its best to show to its citizens of the town the results of their long years of study. As all graduation programs must es- sentially be similar the program of this needs no special re- mark. It is intend- ed to represent the best ability that the school affords. Miss Emma L. Capipbell, who is taking the classical course, is to be Val- edictorian and will deliver the usual farewell address at the close of the ex- ercises. The Salut- atory has been ■ ' MISS EMMA CAMPBELL awarded to Harold valedictorian, class ' 07. E. Crocker, who will deliver an original address on The Making of a Nation, and the honor part to Miss Bernice Pendergrace who will deliver Longfel- low ' s King Robert of Sicily. The four other speakers are Miss Mabel Isa- belie Dignan, Mr. Charles Jordan, Mr. Glide G. Morrill, and Mr. William H. Murphy. One of the numbers on the program, slightly different from any former number, is a debate between Morrill and Murphy on the question. Resolved, That Capital Punishment should be abolished in Massachusetts. Mr. Morrill will argue for the affirmative and Mr. Murphy will uphold the nega- tive. Both the gen- tlemen have been members of the De- bating Society dur- ing the greater part of their high school life, and a debate will be a means of showing the bene- fits derived from the society. The grad- uation music will be under the direction of our music master, Mr. Geo. F.Wilson, who will doubtless continue his unqual- ified success of pre- vious years. T o t h e seniors, their graduation day must always be one of the best remembered of their lives. To those who do not go to college it means the end of their school days, the end of the happy, care free life they have led for seventeen or eighteen years, the end of the joy and pride in their athletic teams, their debating societies, their happy social affairs, and the beginning of the hard, sober, game of life in which the law of preservation too often chokes the youthful happiness and buoyancy. THE DEBATER. HAROLD EUGKNK CROCKER. Salutatorian, Class of ' 07. And even to those who go to college, graduation day means many of these things. They will seldom see again the jolly schoolfellows who for four years were their constant companions, and their college life can never be so care- free and happy as their high school life was. But still the life beyond the school lights up tremendous possibilities for us, and though we step forward into it with sadness at the thought of our separation, still we step forward brave and confident that our four years of high school asso- ciations have better fitted us to bear the burdens we must undertake. If we re- member that it is better faithful than famous we may enter fearlessly into the unknown future to be spread out be- fore us after June 27. The following students have signified their intentions of attending the schools named : Lucy Noyes, Boston School of Commerce. Emma Campbell, Symonds ' Rindergarten Training School. Henrietta Potter, Faelton School of Piano- forte. Horace Lee, University of Maine. Ralph Coombs, Tufts College. A. Purrington, Boston School Optometry. Mary Dignan, Salem Normal School. Mildred Parker, Boston School of Gymnas- tics. Anna Meloney, Boston School of Gymnas- tics. William Stewart, Bryant Stratton. Harry Sparks, Boston School of Commerce. Nellie Bailey, Conservatory of Music. Clyde Morrill, Institute of Technology. Bernice Pendergrace, Bryant Stratton. William H. Murphy, Institute of Technolo- gy- Max E. Eaton, Dartmouth College. Jessie Maxwell, Radcliff College. MISS BKRNICK I ' KNDKRGRACE. Honoi- I ' art, Class of 1907. THE DEBATER. CLASS SONG. MAX EVERETT EATON. Dear classmates, tbe time of parting Has come, as come it uill. To malse our hearts the sadder, Oar cup of grief to fill. As ve stand here nou tl)is even, liJitt) no tI)OQgf)t of strife or fear. We have the vorld before as, r ehind as, — memories dear, I ehind US ' — memories clear. Ah . ' Y s, those recollections Of stud , uorls and plaif, Will never be forgotten, As ve tread life ' s steep hard ua . Those thoughts of school-da pleasures, Those hours without a care. Will help us as ve struggle Will maHe our pathua s fair, Will mal e our pathways fuir. (i)e Ihanl our teachers Isindl , For guidance ever true, Por aiding our dull footsteps. As ve stumbled on anev. And ma our trust be alva s In Him uho Hnoveth all ii)i)0 loveth us his children. Who helps both great and small, Who helps both great and small. CLASS RECEPTION. On the night following graduation the preparations for the reception are the class of 1907 holds the usual recep- well advanced. The invitations have tion. The committee is as follows : been engraved, the arrangements for Ralph R. Coombs, President, seating completed (after some difficulty). Miss Helen Stark, the ushers selected from the school Max E. Eaton, alumni, the orchestra secured, the eater- Howard Spear, ing contract awarded, the chairs ob- Miss Mildred G. Parker, tained, and all the other minor details Adelbert Purrington, fully carried out. The members of the Miss Jessie Maxwell. class hope to make this last evening one During the last few weeks the com- of the most enjoyable of their school mittee has been working steadily, and life. THE DEBATER. CLASS PROPHECY. To prophesy about this class of nineteen hundred seven Is hard, because you see they all have brilliant futures, (By brilliant I of course do not mean fiery) And when in writing you find all high positions gone Your supply of situations fine, exhausted. Then what are you going to do ? You hate to mention how a friend both kind and dear Has secured a fine position with the city street department. Or another chum that you especially admired Is serving sixty days for stealing clothes So you see I must be mighty careful Lest I hurt some person ' s feelings Well ; here goes — I see them plainly in the magic crystal. Those three alone who took the brainy course, (A course which by the way lots try to take and fail) And graduated with highest honors three I see them clearly, professors, grave and serious ! Whose words in science are ne ' er disputed. Then here ' s Morrill, alias Stealthy Steve But alas ! he needs some sly investigator To trace his actions, for he ' s raised the price of ice Far beyond the reach of thirsty mortals. I see a company come marching down the street. Surrounded by a curious crowd of every sort and size, But who ' s this haughty personage of lordly air and mien ? Whose breast is covered o ' er with gold and medals rare ? By Jove ! it ' s Billy Stewart commanding the Salvation Army ! And as I live there ' s George McGregor a-stalking by his side Yelling Platoons Right and divers other orders But who ' s this fellow yonder beating lustily the drum Shouting Hallelujah. Glory be, Come forward and be saved, There ' s something quite familiar, well I do declare If it isn ' t Charlie Jordan, — who ' d have thought to see liim here ? The procession stops and lo ! — L. Eaton offers prayer Or is my eyesight blurred, but no ' tis surely he ! What strange things do happen in this mighty world of ours ! But I must not monopolize fore ' er the harsher sex, (You see they never get a chance to occupy the floor) And sure enough the next that passes in my view Is the Princess Hockenheimer n6e Helen Stark THE DEBATER. Who has married one of royal line. I see a busy city street, with buildings high and grand With many signs and offices, on both sides up and down, Bnt one sign in particular attracts my wondering eye It reads. Miss Mary Dignan, Elocutionist. Beside this is a store with plate glass windows large, And automobiles and runabouts can easily be seen While o ' er the door in letters gold, I read A Purrington. I gaze again into the crystal ' s mystic depths And lo ! I see a daily paper open wide (The Boston Herald edited by Harry Sparks) I read the striking headlines, imagine my surprise On seeing, Boston Lawyer Wins his Case, Murphy moves the Court to Tears, Jury Disagree. And again, Cleveland wins the Series Home run of Symonds saves the Game and reading on I learn that Coombs, Low, and Buxton all are playing mighty ball With Chicago Nationals, but I am not surprised For this is simple evolution from the kind of ball they played With the Wakefield High School Nine not long ago. The page is turned ; I see again a name that ' s most familiar Horace Lee, Well known Author marries leading prima donna And under this to my astonishment I read the startling news Of how a seven-master under Capt. Harold Collins With a cargo of ripe lemons, runs aground near Wonderland. The social page attracts in turn my keen and wandering eye I learn that Mildred Parker (only it isn ' t Parker now) Is President of the Woman ' s Rights and Woman ' s Suffrage Club. The scene next turns to one of rustic loveliness I see my old friend Mansfield ploughing up the meadow lot Near him are three ladies with microscopes immense Examining closely bottle flies, plants, and insects rare, Ruth Parker, Nellie Bailey, with their friend Miss Lucy Noyes Now studying in the summer before taking their degrees. But who ' s this fellow yonder running ' round throughout the trees He seems to be on the lookout for birds, — but birds of species one — I do believe its Spear still hunting after Hawkcs. For the last time as I gaze into the crystal wondrous orb I see a crowd of students clustered ' round a platform high From which, in accents loud and gestures rusticated A youth is reading from a pap r long and weak. The crowd is jeering, hooting, throwing vegetables and such, But still the youth, in rapture, continues on his way A mighty surge, an onward rush, the youth that was is not, And as they bear his bleeding form from off the gory field- I look in horror at that form and recognize — my own. Max Everett Eaton, ' 07. THE DEBATER. Historical Sketch of Our School. The high school was established in 1845, and is now one of the most highly prized and cherished educational insti- tutions of the town. Long before the establishment of the high school there was erected in 1829, on the pleasant ele- vation easterly of Crescent street, the South Reading Academy under Baptist auspices. It was for many years a flour- ishing institution of learning and ex- place among like institutions in the State, and its certificates to various col- leges and Normal schools all over the country are accepted. The increasing numbers of the incom- ing classes must soon necessitate the construction of a larger building with thoroughly modern appliances, and it is earnestly to be desired that such a build- ing may be procured as quickly as pos- THE WAKEKIHI,!) HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. erted a valual)le and elevating influence on the rising generation of the town and hastened the coming of the present high school. The Academy was discontinued about 1845, and the town in 1847 purchased the building for the use of the high school. From this humble beginning the high school has risen to a foremost sible. But the deficiencies of the build- ing itself are in a large measure com- pensated by the fine situation and sur- roundings. It is rarely tliat we find sucli a pleasant park and lake almost before the school. The decorations in Ryder ' s drug store for the prize drill were noticed and ap- preciated by many. THE DEBATER. The Debater, a Sketch. Perhaps no one of The Debater readers outside of the staff, ever imag- ine the work that attends its getting out. It is very easy to read the paper through, criticize it, as becomes a stu- dent, and throw it to one side, Httle realizing the personal effort that gave you the opportunity so to do. It will be well, no doubt, to give the readers a little sketch of The Debater troubles, and I am glad to take this op- p o r t u n i t y . Two years ago, The De- bater of eight issues cost a little over three hundred and twenty- five dollars. Quite a sum for the staff to obtain from subscrip- tions and advertise- ments. Last year the paper cost about one hundred and seventy- five dollars. (The paper of last year was not up to the stand- ard on account of lack of support and poor management). This year, so far, it has cost twenty-five dollars an issue, and the June issue will prob- ably cost nearly fifty dollars. Consider, if you please, the fact that you are pay- ing about four cents apiece for your papers, while it is costing The De- bater eight cents apiece to print them. The larger part of the money must come WILLIAM KDITOR- from advertisers, and too much praise cannot be given for the way in which that department has been managed this year. It is the mainstay of The De- bater and has proved a reliable one. Aided by the loan of twelve dollars from the Young Men ' s Debating Society, and a gift of twelve dol- lars from the Girls ' Debating Society, The Debater has been kept in good fi- nancial condition this year, and was able to pay an old debt of twenty-four dollars. The business man- ager has a duty that is far from congenial. It is necessary for him at the beginning of the year, to see every student in the high school, and obtain his subscription if possi- ble. It is then his duty to dun the sub- scriber for his dues and obtain those if possible. This duty has been thoroughly performed this year, and as a result this department is in a flourishing condition, over two hundred subscriptions having been secured. Last, but far from least, are the offices of editor-in-chief and assistant editors. The editor-in-chief with the help of his assistants writes all editorials as a duty, and a good part of the rest of the read- H. MURPHY IN-CHIKK. THE DEBATER. MAJOR WII LIAM A. STKWART. CAPT. MAX B. EATON, CO. A. CAPT. ClI AKI.KS JORDAN, CO. B. ADJUTANT I.AI ' RICNCK B. EATON. THE DEBATER. ing matter in the paper for the fun of it (?) Upon their shoulders are heaped the maledictions of the student body, if the paper doesn ' t come out on time, or if some student did not receive his or her paper. The editor-in-chief must see the printer and arrange for the print- ing, read the proofs (no small job), and arrange the paper for publication. Com- ing as he did from an outside school. the present editor-in-chief should be given full credit for the work so faith- fully performed. The assistant editors also have done their work well, and aided by the excellent support of the teachers, and the fair support of the school, have made this year ' s paper a success, both in literature and finan- cially. E. G. M., ' 07. BATTALION NOTES. The twenty-second annual exhibition and prize drill of the Vakefield high school battalion took place in the town hall Wednesday evening. May 29, and was a very successful event. Long before eight o ' clock the gal- leries were well filled with friends and relatives of the cadets, the fair ones be- ing either blue flags for A company, or red ones for B company. The stage, as usual, was occupied by invited guests such as the school com- mittee, selectmen, town officials and mil- itary men. Many out of town officers were pres- ent, among whom were Lieuts. White •and Whitney of M. I. T.; Capts. Arthur Smith, John Boothby, G. M. Barnard, Adj. John Coklneck, Eieuts. John W. Cosgrove, and Frank Caine of Medford ; Maj. Dylaney, Adj. Paul Briggs and Capt. Maurice R. Perry of Chelsea. Adj. Laurence E. Eaton was officer of the day. The events came in the following or- der : battalion formation and drill under Maj. Stewart ;■ Company drill for tri- color offered by Maj. Cutler; Thayer medal to winning captain ; senior com- petetive drill under Capt. Max. E. Eaton ; junior competitive drill under Major William Stewart, which was fol- lowed by the presentation of medals and awarding of commissions. The judges of the drills were Capt. Duncan M. Stewart, Co. H, 6th infantry ; Lieut. Lewis H. Dow, Co. G, stli infan- try, and Lieut. Arel Tomrose Co. G, 5th infantry. The most interest centered in the com- pany drill, which was won by B com- pany. As the respective companies left the floor the ribbon tied boxes of candy were thrown in such numbers from the balconies that the floor was practically covered. Following were the competi- tive drills which were close and interest- ing. The battalion parade was an imposing spectacle which preceded the presentation of medals which was as follows : The tricolor to winning company was received by ist Sergt. Daland, B com- pany ; Thayer medal to the winning captain, Capt. Jordan. The first prize in the senior drill, the Wakefield medal, went to I St. Sergt. Albert Foster, A company. The Richardson medal as second prize went to Sergt. Arthur How- lett, B company, and honorable mention THE DEBATER. to was made of 2d Sergt. John Barton, B company. In the junior drill the first prize, the Russell medal, Was won by private Benjamin Anthony, B company. The second prize, the South worth medal, was awarded to Private Donald White, A company, and honorable mention was made of Private Maddock Stearns, B company. The Flanders medal for care- ful attention to duty and general im- provement went to Private lycarned, A company. Commissions were awarded to the fol- lowing : Major William A. Stewart, Capt. Max E- Eaton, A company, Capt. Charles Jordan, B company. Adj. Lawrence Eaton, ist. L,ieut. Adelbert C. Purrington, A company, ist. Lieut. Howard W. Spear, B company, 2d Lieut. Ralph R. Coombs, A company, and 2d. Lieut. George C. MacGregor, B company. On Memorial Day at 12.30 o ' clock the cadets assembled at the armory for the march to the cemetery, which started about an hour later. Short exercises were held at the Soldiers ' Monument and the other duties were performed as usual, after which refreshments were served to all in the G. A. R. Hall by the ladies of the Woman ' s Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary. • Friday, June 7, Capt. Jordan and Adj. Eaton of the W. H. S. battahon at- tended the annual field day of the sec- ond Mass. school ' regiment at Chelsea as honorary members respectively of Col. Snow ' s and Maj. Dykman ' s staffs. A parade was held in the morning in which there were about 1000 cadets in line rep- resenting the battalions of Chelsea, Lynn, and Gloucester. The march ended with the regimental ])assing in review before the mayors of the three cities. Regimental and battalion drills took up the afternoon, the final evening regimental parade, which included twelve large companies, making a grand spectacle. In the evening the annual military hop of the regiment was held in the new state armory from eight until one o ' clock, Poole ' s orchestra furnishing the music. The out of town guests were royally en- tertained and the day was one of great pleasure and enjoyment to all. The Bi hop and the Druggist. One day a Bishop chanced into the shop of a druggist who was very fond of a joke — on somebody else. The drug- gist, wishing to have a joke at the Bishop ' s expense, asked : Bishop, can you tell me the differ- ence between an ass and a bishop ? The Bishop could not. Well, said the druggist, smiling all over, an ass carries its cross (bur- den) upon its back, but a bishop carries his cross (of gold) on his breast. Very good, replied the Bishop, and then continued: Now then, my friend, can you tell the difference be- tween an ass and a druggist? After some hesitation the druggist answered : No, sir, I can ' t. Neither can I, retorted the Bishop as he walked out. Revised Quote tion. ' . Lives of great men all remind us We imist make our lives a bluff- Cover u]) the tracks behind us — • If we go out for tlie stuff. 1 1 I ' HE DEBATER. WAKEFIELD HIGH DEBATER. Editor, Wiixiam H. Murphy. Assistant Editors, Miss Gladys W. Whitten and Max E. Eaton. Associate Editors, Miss Mildred Parker (G. D. S.), Ernest A. Daland (Y. M. D. S.), Chari.es Jordan, (Battalion), Ralph A. Coombs (Athletics), Miss Reba Eaton (Exchange), Harry E. Foster, (Alumni). Business Manager, Howard W. Spear. Assistants, Miss Ruth Farmer and Miss Marjorie O. Hawkes. Advertising Manager, Marcus Beebe. Assistants, Harold G. Watkins and Albert E. Foster Published ou the 15th of the month by the Young Men ' s and Young Ladies ' Debating Societies of the W. H S. 5 cts. per Copy. MAY, 1907. 25 cts per Year. The grass and foliage are so beautiful now that it helps to compensate for the backwardness of the season, and we be- gin to think we may see summer after all. It is interesting to note that the year 1816 is said to have had no sum- mer. All over New England the ponds were covered with ice as late as June 5, and frosts were common throughout July and August. It was a fearful year for farmers : corn sold at five dollars a bushel. We trust the year without a summer will never be repeated. Next December the centenary of Whittier will be celebrated at his old home at Amesbury. Mrs. Harriet Pres- cott Spofford, one of Whittier ' s closest friends, has been chosen poetess of the occasion. We hear that Dartmouth has had the grace to name her new dormitory after our own state, Massachusetts. Massa- chusetts keenly appreciates the courtesy for very many of her sons are sent to Dartmouth, while Dartmouth supplies to Massachusetts an even larger number of men who are prominent in every pro- fession. We believe that our school is to be congratulated upon the fact that it con- tains no fraternities, or secret societies of any kind. During the past month our neighboring town has presented to us most forcibly the evils to which fra- ternities lead, even though it is said they be not the fault of the fraternities themselves. A recent Lowell paper states that the Lowell high school base ball team will doubtless be the winner of the Merri- mac Vallej championship. They boast that they have defeated all the strongest teams in the state. Well, perhaps they think so, but what was the score when we played Lowell ? At last our work on The Debater is ended. And are we glad? It is a hard THE DEBATER. 12 question to answer. While we are glad to feel that all our work is over for the year, that we have no more to worry to find material to fill its pages or to pub- lish it on the regular date, still our work has in many ways been a pleasure to us and we can say that, after all, it was worth while. We have done our best to edit a paper that would fairly represent the ability of the school and we hope we have succeeded, at least, in some meas- ure. The school undoubtedly has good literary talent, and the chief difficulty the editors of The Debater must wres- tle with is to discover just where it lies and bring it to notice. As a final word we wish to thank all who in any way have contributed to our support, — the teachers who furnished us with literary matter, the debating socie- ties whose gifts ena])led us to start the paper unencumbered by any burden- some debt, our advertisers by whose generosity alone we are enabled to run the paper, all our subscribers ; and we hope that next year The Debater will receive the full support and considera- tion from the meml)ers of the school that it should receive. If it does there can be no question as to its success. assistant editors and the advertising manager with his assistants is due spe- cial thanks. The assistant editors have shared equally with the editor-in-chief the work of securing material and com- posing the paper, and the advertising manager, overcoming many ' difficulties, has succeeded in bringing the financial side of The Debater to a successful end. May the future editors of The Debater have no more cause for com- plaint than there has been this year. Wakefield high school should be, and is, proud of her base ball team. Vic- tory after victory has gone down in the score book with clock-like regularity, man} ' of them won from schools larger and more important than Wakefield high. But the games we look at with the most pleasure are those in which the desperate rally in the final inning has changed defeat into victory. Let the good work go on when we are done playing base ball. Fight it out to the end. Never sav die. The editor wishes to thank person- ally the associate members of The Debater staff. Never has it been his good for- tune to work with a body more congenial, earnest, and hard working. Every member of the staff has done his or her work faith- fully and well, and what- ever success the paper has obtained is due equallyto everyone of them. To the We hope we have not tired our readers this year witli the length of our edito- rial column. In every issue we have extended it to two pages, and through it the editorial staff has expressed its opinion on all school su])jects. If it has been uninteresting we are sorry, but many of tlie papers con- tained so much lev- ity in some of the articles that we were fain to bal- ance matters by the editorial col- innn. 13 THE DEBATER. THK VVAKKKIELD HIGH SCHOOL NINli. ATHLETIC NOTES. The Wakefield High School base ball team for 1907 has made a record which has been equalled by few teams in the state this year. Out of the 18 games already played we have won 17, having been beaten only once and that, by Winchester High whom we afterward easily defeated on their home grounds. Therefore, we have really not been beaten by any team. The team this year while not possess- ing as many individual stars as some of the past teams have had, is made up of nine ball players and not three or four good men with the balance worse than useless. Every man has fielded his po- sition well, and all have contributed their share of hits and runs. Time and again the team has pulled out a hard- earned victory, over older and more ex- ' perienced teams by all playing together and supporting each other. The team has been finely managed by Lester Harte who made up a .schedule which has been very satisfactory to all. Among the games, are two quite long trips, one to Derry, N. H., and one to Gloucester. The trip to Derry has al- ready been made and as seen by the list of victories we had an easy win. This trip was much enjoyed by all the team and we were treated very courte- ousl} ' by the Pinkerton Academy boys. They showed that they knew how to treat a visiting team even though it had beaten them. The trip to Glou- THE DEBATER. H cester will undoubtedly be made by rail, as Mr. Harte does not care to risk the chance of arriving there with nine very seasick men as he did the last time we played there. Local enthusiasm over our team is nearly as great as is manifested for the Waketields which shows that the base ball public appreciate the fact that we are representing the town with a first- class ball team. Another team next year, as good as this year ' s, which seems very probable, wi ll put us back among the top-notch base ball schools of the state, where we were several years ago. It is to be re- gretted that we could not enter the Surburban League this year, as we would have won it easily having twice defeated Melrose the leader of the league. Our victory over Dorchester is one which we may well be proud of, as they are considered one of the fastest high school teams in the state, and have de- feated many taf the best teams in and around Boston. There is no doubt but that this year Wakefield High has had the best all- round team itever put on the diamond. Many of our hardest games have been won at the last moment by a grand bat- ting rally. This faculty of not giving up until the last man is out has won many of our victories for us and has excited much favorable comment from the base ball fans of the town, as being one of the re- quisites of a first-class team. Wakefield High seems to be about the only team which has made a good record this spring, that has not claimed the championship of the state. But, while we have not laid any claim to this uncertain title there is no doubt but that we can hold our own with any team in the state. As we have some very good material in the three lower classes the outlook for having a first class team next year is very bright The only players who will leave are Buxton, Simonds, Coombs and Lowe, and while they will be greatly missed there is no reason why their places can- not be filled. As before stated we have played i8 of our schedule of 25 games and at least three of the remaining 5 are expected to be easy victories. If the team wins all the remaining games they will have established a re- cord which has never before been equaled by a Wakefied team or any high school team in this vicinity. Following are the games as played and the results. April 6. Wakefield, 16 ; Danvers, o. April 19. Wakefield, 5 ; Woburn, 3. April 20. Wakefield, 26; Roxbury, 17. April 25. Wakefield, 17; Stoneliam, r. April 27. Wakefield, 5 ; Reading, 4. May I. Wakefield, i; Woburn, o. May 3. Wakefield, 6; Boston College Prep., o. May 7. Winchester, 5 ; Wakefield, 4. May 10. Wakefield, lo; Reading, 2. May 14. Wakefield, 12; Cambridge Ivatin, 6. May 17. Wakefield, 5 ; Melrose, i. May 22. Wakefield, 2; Dorcliester, I. May 25. Wakefield, 4; Winchester, 2. May 30. Wakefield, 6; Lowell,:. June I. Wakefield, 12; Pinkerton Academy, i. June 4. Wakefield, 4. Boston, Eng., 3. June 6. Wakefield, 8; Melrose, 4. June 8. Wakefield, 6 ; Swampscott, 8. The team this year has had the hearty support of both the boys and girls of tlie school and the mcml)ers of the team wish to thank them through these columns. The last three or four games have 15 THE DEBATER. been played on the common and all the remaining home games will be played there. This seems to be an agreeable change to all, as it is a much pleasanter place to play and satisfactory arrangements could not be made for the use of the other grounds. One thing which the team has encountered in some of its out of town games and which, we are glad to say is never resorted to here is the molesting of the visiting team after the game, particularly if they have won, by throwing all sorts of missiles at them. It speaks well for our school that we do not do this ourselves or per- mit others, outside of the school to do it. In this, the last issue of the paper for this year, I wish to again thank the school, in the name of the base ball management, for its hearty support of the team and to solicit for next season ' s team this same support and loyalty. R. R. C. ' 07. THE GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB. The second year of the Girls ' Glee Club has been very successful. There are about twenty-seven members, and the attendance has kept up well. The officers for this year are : President, Emma Campbell ; vice-president, Lillian Pearson ; secretary, Bernice Pender- grace ; treasurer, Ruby Butler. During the first of the year the meet- ings were held on Tuesday afternoon, but some weeks ago, the time of meet- ing was changed to Monday afternoon. Miss Lillian Pearson has served very efficiently as pianist. We have taken up both three-part and four-part songs, most of which belong to the Glee Club, having been paid for by our system of fining. Some of the girls have run up rather heavy bills, as there is a fine of five cents for each tardiness, and one of ten cents for each absence, unless for a very good reason. The club has pursued its way very quietly and evenly, through the year. The one event which has occurred to break the monotony a little, was the oc- casion of singing before the Kosmos Club. This occurred March i, during vacation. The girls sang a group of songs, a spring song, and a lullaby. They were very cordially entertained by the ladies of the Kosmos Club, and felt more than repaid for singing, in enjoy- ing the entertainment which the Kos- mus Club gave. Although the Girls ' Glee Club has had little chance to make its appearance in public, each member of it doubtless feels w.ell repaid for coming to the meet- ings, since Mr. Wilson has given such excellent training ; and although he may feel that it has been a rather hope- less task, the girls do appreciate the time and labor which he has given to the club, and we feel quite sure that it has not been entirely in vain. The Amiable PakChyderm. (Haiper ' s Bazar.) The elephant ' s colossal, grand and great, But little things his genial soul beguile ; One paltry peanut makes him all elate, And gilds him with ten yards of pleasant smile. The debater i6 DEBATING SOCIETIES. Young Men ' s De The semi-annual election of officers of the Young Men ' s Debating Society was held May twenty-seventh, President Spear presiding; The following oflficers were elected for the ensuing year, — President, Harold Watkins ; Vice-Pres- ident, Marcus Beebe ; Treasurer, Man- ning Hartshorn ; and Secretary Irving Mayers. The banquet committee announced that the banquet would be held in Grand Army Hall on June nineteenth. BATING Society. Instead of a debate for the evening a general discussion was held on the ques- tion, Resolved, that the Chinese should be admitted to United States Citizenship. Nearly all those present spoke on the que.stion. After an inter- esting discussion the meeting adjourned at 9.30. Sixteen meetings have been held dur- the year with an average attendance of about twenty. There are now thirty- two members. Girls ' Debating Society A regular meeting of the Girls ' De- bating Society was held May 5, 1907. After the usual reports were read, a re- port was given by the committee which was appointed to draw up amendments to the constitution in accordance to Mrs. Tingley ' s suggestion. According to the by-laws, the proposed amendments were given to the secretary to be posted, so that action could be taken upon the matter at the next meeting. The debate of the evening was then taken up. The subject. Resolved : That immigration should be further restricted by law, was upheld by Mar- jorie Hawks and Winifred Watkins on the affirmative, and Marion Lane and Lena Chandler on the negative. Alice Merrill, Miss Hawkes ' colleague, was unable to debate, on account of illness, so Miss Watkins volunteered to be her substitute. The judges, Mr. Bean, Miss Preston and Miss Parker, decided in favor of the negative side. The last regular meeting of this term was held May 20, 1907. The semi- annual election of officers occurred. The result of the election was as fol- lows : — President, Gladys W. Whitten. Vice-President, Elizabeth Partridge. Secretary, Reba Eaton. Treasurer, Winifred Watkins. Next, the amendments proposed at the preceding meeting were voted upon and passed. The debate of the evening was then taken up. Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by the people of the state, ' was ably discussed by the disputants. Elizabeth Partridge and Alta Abbott argued for the affirm- ative, while Grace Ryan and Jennie Taggart upheld the negative. The judges, Miss Frederick. Mr. Bean and Mr. Mumma, gave the decision to the negative side. For the past two years Mrs. Tingley has generously devoted considerable of her time toward helping the members of the Girls ' Debating Society in the prep- aration of their del)ates. Her interest and advice have been of great benefit to the .societ} ' , and we , ' rincerelj ' hope that the society will be fortunate enough to have her assistance next j ' ear. Mildred Gray Parker. i? THE DEBATER. FUN OF THE SCHOOL. BACK TO THK FARM,. OH, YE LYNNFIELDIANS. We are sorry to learn of Steves ' death and in sympathy ' to the future morals of this school, we dedicate this tablet : 3Jn iilrmortam. STEALTHY STEVE, Died June 23, 1907. ' Always butt in, l)ut don ' t get cauRlit. Miss Frederick has told the 3d Latin class that the ancients didn ' t know how to make eyes. Dear me girls! but aren ' t you glad you didn ' t live ages ago ! Why did Grace, ' 09, get so red when these lines were read in English : For O my sweet JViHtam, forester true, He stole poor Blanche ' s heart a-way ! Why not appoint Miss M. Lane, ' 08, librarian of the books at the rear of Room I ? The senior class have all had their pictures taken and the camera isn ' t busted yet. Won- derful ! Miss Walton, ' 10, thought the cover of last month ' s De- bater was the best one vet. Teacher: — Mason, ' 09, face front. Mason (whom fate has placed beside Miss Chandler, ' 08) : — It ' s awfully hard under the circvimstances. We advise Miss Anderson, ' 08, to answer Phelp ' s advertisement. Good chance, Signe ! A borrowed joke : — What does Col- lins represent ? A zero with the rim cut out. Hartshorne, ' 09, in English (reading with feeling): — A summer night in greemvood spent, Were but tomorrcsv- ' s merriment, But hosts may in these wilds abound Such as are better missed than found. Miss Farmer, ' 08, (translating Latin): — We fled from the sight lifeless. What extraordinary ability ! A freshman girl was lately heard to say that a message was received from her uncle saying he was dead. Her ideas and Miss Farmer ' s seem to run in the same channel — but of course we all recall the saying about great minds. Ma.son (in jewelry store): — I want to buy a ring, about a twenty-five cent one will do. Clerk (looking him over): — You don ' t want a ring. You want a ref- eree. THE DEBATER. Daland, ' 08, (in German) : — I saw the raven tomorrow. We think Dal- and should be congratulated for his fore- sight. A certain Latin class is doing excep- tionally well this year. Sample of trans- lation : — He thought himself a god- dess. Teacher :— That was totally unnec- essary, Eaton, ' 07. (How often it is totally unnecessary. Miss Parker.) We hear that Guillow, ' 09, is keeping company with two colored friends in the North wa d. How about it, Guillow ? Harrington ' s, ' 08, Latin translation the other day, was evident proof that he is well versed in the ways oi farmers. We learn that Jordan, ' 07, is busy preparing a book entitled, The Decline and Fall of the Lemon Club. Wanted : To know where a serpent ' s neck ends. Anyone possessing such in- formation please impart to Miss Stearns, ' 08, and receive suital)le reward. Mr. Harte (giving out French prose): Through negligence, Mr. Harring- ton — it is all over (with) Miss Kendall. Miss Bailey, ' 09, (translating Latin) : — Would that you were large enough to permit the giving of a kiss. Mr. Mumma (an oft repeated phrase): — Come down in the front seat. Be careful, Mr. Mumma, association breeds contempt — sometimes. Extract From Constitution ok Lemon Club. Article i. Section i. This organization shall be known as the Lemon Club. Section 2. The object of this society shall be the training of its members for the higher ideals of life. Section 3. All questions or subjects shall be excluded from conversation which border on morality, or any sub- ject which may be considered imper- sonal or proper. By-Laws. Section 3. The following program unless otherwise ordered shall be pursued at all regular meetings. (i.) The meeting shall be called to order by the Lemon Greater, (ist. long drink.) (2.) Total nu mber of fruit on hand shall be recorded by the Keeper of Seeds, (ist. long drink.) (3.) A general discussion shall then follow concerning the most desirable at- tributes to be found in those celestial, ethereal, and aerial bodies which float about thru the nameless boundaries of unlimited space, hovering like those at- mospheric and divinely beautiful deities of mythological eons, and which produce such infinite devastation among those vascular organs of affections and passions and susceptibility to emotions of strong and tender attachments. Miss Kelley, ' 08 says the bees at Im- mensee were boozj ' (buzzing). Have you noticed how thin Ambrose, ' 09 is getting ? Yes, I guess he hasn ' t been Eaton (eating) much lately. When he found that Rcba was in Ernest, he went on a diet. 19 THE DEBATER. ALUMNI NOTES. Harold A. Nye, ' oi, Harvard ' 05, who has been teaching in the Trindad, (Colo.), high school during the last two years, has accepted an offer to teach in the Colorado Springs high school, and will assume his new position in Septem- ber. Loring P. Jordan, ' 03, has recently received from the Boston Y. M. C. A. Law school the degree of Bachelor of Laws. The engagement has been anounced of Miss Lillian E. Mansfield, 1900, to Dr. T. Fulton Parks. Shirley A. Dimick, ' 05, has recently received an appointment as substitute clerk at the Wakefield post office. An examination for this position was held a few weeks ago, and Mr. Dimick passed with a very creditable rating. Herman C. Wheeler, ' 06, has recently accepted a position as clerk in the pas- senger department of the Boston Maine railroad. Roy Townley, ' 06, has accepted a po- sition at the Waumbek House, Jefferson, N. H., for the summer. Albert C. Thomas, ' 04, has been elected treasurer of the Brown Debating Union. Mr. Thomas has figured promi- nently in debating since entering col- lege, and was also prominent in the same line while in the high school, serv- ing as president of the Young Men ' s Debating Society during his senior year. Stephen N. Ma.son, 99 ' , has recovered from his recent illness of scarlet fever. Albert E. Wiggin, ' 03, M. I. T., ' 07, has accepted a responsible position with the Boston Montana Mining Co., and will assume his duties in September. Mr. Wiggin will be located at Great Falls, Montana, and while his many friends regret that he is obliged to go so far away, all congratulate him on secur- ing such an excellent position. The committee in charge of the Y. M. C. A. building, which i s soon to be erected, have, from a number of plans submitted, selected those drawn by Charles R. Waite, ' 99. Since his grad- uation from the high school, Mr. Waite has made a special study of architecture, both in this country and abroad. He is now associated with the firm of Somes Parsons, architects, Boston. ' -■ ' • ' •« ' ' - THINK IT OVER It costs money to run a good school paper. The Wakefield High School does not want any other kind. 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