Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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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.

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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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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