Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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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

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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.

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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.