Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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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.

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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.

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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