Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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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.

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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.

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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. THEREFORE we ask for next year ' s Debater staff the full and enthusiastic co-operation of every member of the school.