Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1915 volume:

( i 4 E i 1 A V c= J a =3T GRADUATION !9I5 NUMBER .AitZIL. THE HEART OF A BOY Dedicated to the boys of Wakefield A AY WARD, storm-tossed, and spent With passions, fierce and unknown; Feeling the pulse of life. Beating a rhythmic tone. Hasty, unmoral, bold — Loyal to foe as friend ; Giving a blow for blow. Faithful unto the end. Tender, loving, and kind Beneath the mask of the wild; Strong and steady and true Beats the heart of each man-child. Elizabeth Frances Ingram TA5LE OF C0NT6NTS COVER DESIGN THE HEART OF A BOY PRINCIPAL CHARLES H. HOWE AN EMIGRANT ' S DEPARTURE THE WOODS DURING A STORM FOOD ADULTERATION TO THE CLASS OF 1919 WAKEFIELD, THE BEST TOWN- WHY? MANAGING A HIGH SCHOOL PAPER MY FIRST SCHOOL DAY IN LONG TROUSERS THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT THE IDEAL OFFICE ASSISTANT EDITORIALS THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE THE PARENT-TEACHERS ' MEETING HONOR PARTS Gladys Watkins, Barbara Randall, Thelma Bridge Paul K. Guillow Millard W. Thresher Elizabeth F. Ingram Jerry J. Buckley Eliot Zwicker Ernest E. Fairbanks Charles H. Howe Harold Moncrieff M. W. Thresher L. C S. Marion Kennedy M. E. Keefe George Butterfield ATHLETICS TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE MAST THE HIGH SCHOOL BATTALION A CHANGE OF DIRECTION THE LAND OF ANNE OF GREEN GABLES THE BOYS ' DEBATING CLUB THE GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY THE GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB DEPARTMENT OF GRAMMAR SCHOOLS THE ORIGIN OF THE SAHARA DESERT AN UNWELCOME VISITOR THE NEED OF BIRLS A NEW VERSION OF MOTHER GOOSE ROBIN IN SPRING THE LEGION OF THE DEAD EXCHANGES Manson Dillaway Major Ralph E. Belmore Louise Whitten Dora McKie Jerry J. Buckley Hazel E. Barstow Thelma Bridge Ida M. Low John W. Sands Isabelle Goldberg Josephine F. Stoddard Miriam Crosby Alec Williams Norman B. Kingston PRINCIPAL CHARLES IT. HOWE ilri! ii. PU5LISH60 5y THE STUOeNTS OF THe WAK6FI6L0 HIGH SCHOOL : : VOL. 8 VVAKKFIKLD, MA.SS., JUNK, 1915 X(.. -2 AN E V IGRANT ' S DEPARTURE I T was about four o ' clock in the afternoon when we reached Queenstown, and after a light luncheon at the hotel, I took a walk around the town. I visited the famous cathedral on the hill and then sought the seashore. Here I remained for almost an hour, watching the tide as it crept slowly up on the sands. I finally returned to the hotel and retired early as the landlady informed her guests that emigrants usually left for the tender early. The bed in which I slept was none too comfortable, and as my mind was excited with the prospects of the voyage, it was long past midnight ere I fell asleep. I was awakened suddenly by loud knocking on the door. The gray light of dawn stole through the cur- tained windows, and in a moment I realized that the Jay of departure had arrived. After dressing hurriedly, I ate a light breakfast and started for the wharf. Here was the usual hurry and bustle, hand shaking and fare- wells, tears and laughter. Two small steamers lay ready to take the passengers to the liner, which lay far out near the entrance to the harbor. It was a beautiful morning; the sunlight si)arkled on the waters and a light morning breeze blew in from the broad ocean. I stood in the bow of the tender, watching with interest the various sights of the harbor. Suddenly the tender changed its course and before me, as if it had sprung up from the depths, lay the Arabic at anchor. We passed close by it and beheld the Republic anchored half a mile away. As we drew near the gigantic liner, I beheld a num- ber of fruit venders circling about the ship in row boats. One can imagine my amazement, however, when I saw a large basket lowered by a rope from the deck of the liner and an intrepid old woman, loaded with fruit, get in to be hoisted aboard. The change from the tender to the liner was (juickly made, each passenger being separately examined by the ship doctor, who glanced at the interior of the eyelids of each emigrant. This being over, each person was assigned a bunk, and final preparations for departure were made by the crew. 1 was just about to start on a trip of exploration when I realized the vessel was in motion. Coming on deck, I saw we were already near the outskirts of the harbor. I remained on deck all the afternoon, watching the seagulls that screamed about the stern of the ship. We were now running along the south shore of Ireland and I feasted my eyes for the first time on the marvellous scenery of the Kerry shore. In the west the sun was sinking low and the first faint fiush of scarlet deepened into the purple of the evening sky. Far away lay the Kerry hills, fading into the deep shades of night, while across the silent sea the scented evening breezes wafted the sound of the breakers whose lingering echo was our last farewell. JkKUV J. lUcKLKV. THe WOODS DURING A STOR M Tin Ell E is nothing, to my mind, that can com- __ l are with the solemn grandeur of the (ireat Woods during a storm. Once when I was tramping in the Maine Woods, I suddenly became aware of an oi)pressive stillness, brokcTi only by the twittering of some fright- ened bird. Upon glancing up, I noticed a great bank of clouds, shutting off the light of the sun, which was even then sinking in the west. Hastily looking for shelter, I found a sort of cave in a hillside. After seating myself therein, I awaited the war of the ele- ments. On came the clouds, ])iling themselves one upon the other in a wild confusion. It seemed as though they were in a hurry to work their destruction upon the PACK KorU TIIK W. 11. S. DEIJATEIJ uiioffeiulinji ' earth. Now ami tlieu I beard the nun- l)liiij - of thiuuler whieli I, heiiit - in a laneiful mood, called the nuiibliiiK- of the chariot wheels of the Storiii Kiiifj. The sky became completely euvehtped and a Stytjiau darkness covered all mortal thin rs. Suddenly, with a roar like the report of a (Jerman sieue gun, the storm burst in all its fury. Flashes of lightuiuff split the heavens from horizon to horizon. Back and forth across the sky, the li htuin - i)layed, the Hashes following: each other in such rapid succession that I could see the havoc that the storm played. The mighty trees, kings of their kind, swayed like reeds in the mighty blast. Now and then, with a rip- ping crack the top of some lofty tree would break off under the terriiic strain. The rain fell in torrents, or rather in bucketfuls. The hillside was a raging river. The air was so charged with electricity that one could almost taste it. After a time the lightning ceased and the thunder died away in the distance with only an occasional sharp crash as though the iStorin King was just re- minding the earth that he was not through with it even then. The ilarkness continued however. The wind still roared and the rain fell as before. It seemed more mysterious than ever for I could not see what was taking place. I felt as must a certain (rreek hero have felt when he hunted the monster in the labyrinth. Soon the wind and rain subsided a bit and the sky be- came a dull leaden gray. Then I could see what havoc the storm had wrought. The trees lay in long windrows, as if some mighty reaper had gone along with his scythe and mown them down. The bushes and grass were flattened to the earth like wet sheets. Here and there a little bird fluttered with a broken wing. Never in ray life, be- fore or since, have I seen so much damage done in so short a time. Then as if to make amends for the violence disjilayed, the sun broke through the clouds and turned this scene of devastation into a sparkling, crystal palace. Its light, the sun ' s rays, was reflected from a thousand diamond points on every tree, rock, and bush. The birds began to sing their evening songs of j, raise to the now silent universe. All the world seemed to re- joice in the beauty of things. As suddenly as it had broken through the clouds, the sun dipped to rest, leaving me with the chirping crick- ets to reflect on the works of the Almighty. Zw i( ' Ki ' :i;, ' ] ; ' ). FOOD ADULTERATION CAREFUL attention should be given to the pure ____ food problem ; but the majority of people 2 give it little thought, ordering their groceries from their dealers without specifying pure l r()ilucts. Poisons, such as many coal tar dyes, formaldehyde, sulphurous acid, arsenic, lead, and many others are present in food products, although usually in minute quantities. Continual consumjition of these poisons is likely to be followed with injurious results. Protec- tion against this accumulative process may be obtained by using products which have been found to be pure rather than by trusting to the label. It is wise in buying drugs to read carefully all labels. For instance, headache preparations containing acetauilid, antipyrine or phenacetin are dangerous drugs and have an injurious effect on the heart. Baking powders which contain alum form aluminum hydroxide. This unites with the hydrochloric acid of the stomach, forming aluminum chloride, thus hinder- ing digestion. A safe baking jjowder is one which contains cream of tartar or calcium phosphate. The presence of poisonous substances in foods is sometimes accidental but more often is due to the desire to deceive. Oftentimes the manufacturer uses pure food materials, but in the course of the manufac- ture contamination takes place. Aqueous liquids fre- quently act upon the glass container and cause reac- tions with the alkali of the dissolved glass, producing precipitates and seriously altered flavors. Compounds containing lead and zinc are frequently used in rubber goods which come in contact with food products and, in the event of such foods being slightly acid, contami- nation with lead and zinc is the result. ' I ' he imitation flavors employed by manufacturers save them money on account of iheir penetrating character. A drop or two in a large amount of li(|uid is all that is needed to inoduce a taste which, if natu- rally proilucted, in the same amount of licpiid, would recpiire a large amount of much more ex ' iiensive flavor- ing. This explains why methyl salicylate is used in- stead of wintergreen flavoring. Various compounds of ethers are used to produce other imitation flavors such as cherry, banana, peach, and plum. The Board of Health of the town of Westfleld, Mass., have made a careful investigation of food adul- terations and have i)ublished a list of the most impor- tant ])ure foods on the market. I ' his list can be ob- tained by semling 10 cents to the Westfleld Board of Health. This book will protect anyone from consum- ing im]iure foods. EUNKST E. F. Ii;i!A KS. THE W. H. S. DEIJATER PA(4E EIVE TO THE CLASS OF 1919 DlEAR Y()rN(i Friends:— The editors of the ___ Dkbateu have very kindly put their cnlumus at my disposal for anything I see tit. I know of no better use to which to i)ut uiy oppor- tunity than writing- you. You are soon to enter the high school. You will receive a hearty welcome from both teachers and scholars alike and we hope your four years may be profitable and hai)py. You will find school life in the high school quite different from that you have V)een accustomed to. In the first place, you will have more freedom around the school buihling. You may make a mis- take and think that you have the right to do anything you please. You will soon discover, however, that your freedom must be attended by self control and a willingness and desire not to interfere with the rights of others, both teachers and your fellow pupils. You will be willing, I am sure, to speak in low tones at recess time, to refrain from lunning around the cor- ridors and to obey the reasonable requests of your teachers in a pleasant and agreeable manner. Again, the routine of your daily work will be much different from what it has been heretofore. It is quite likely that no two day ' s work will be the same. Each will stand by itself and you will have difficulty in re- membering just when your recitations occur unless you have taken pains to make a written programme for each day to which you can refer. Once more, you will find it quite another thing to recite to four or five different teachers in the course of a day from what it was when you had only one teacher. It will be necessary for you to learn the ways of them all in order to get along well. Do not, for a moment, think that what satisfies one teacher will necessarily satisfy another. A word or two regarding your work. Success in your studies will depend altogether upon the regular- ity of your work. A regular time for studijinfj each lesson is as important as it is for reciting it. Some- time you will be tempted to omit your study hour for the sake of something else. Do not yield. I have seen failure come to a boy, who had always been a good scholar, simply because school work had been neglected for play. It is not so much the amount of Work put upon one ' s lessons that brings success as it is the regularity of that work. Another temptation will assail you, some of you, at least, about the first week in November. This is the time for the distribution of the report cards for Sep- tember and October. You may find that your marks are not what you expected not as good as those you used to receive in grammar school. You will be tempted to give up study. You may be discouraged. You may even want to leave school. Don ' t be a (luit- ter, as the boys say in football. Be philosophical and say, I never give up. Another factor in your success is punctuality. If every day finds you in your place in school, your suc- cess is practically assured. Only the most urgent rea- sons are sufficient to warrant absence from school. It is not a sufficient excuse to say that you went shop- ping, or to the dressmaker ' s, or dentist, or the theatre or on an errand for my mother. Do not misunder- stand me. There are times when you oitglit not to come to school. If you will come every other tiine but these, you will be satisfied with your success. Finally, be friendly with your teachers. Talk over with them your plans for the future. You will always find them glad to talk with you. Do not hesitate to ask them for help in your work. And above all things do not scold about your teachers when things don ' t go as you expect. Nothing so endangers one ' s profitable use of school as the habit of scolding. Trusting that these random thoughts may be of some slight service to you in your new venture and with best wishes for a prosperous and happy year, I am Yours sincerely, Charles II. Howe. WAKEFieLO, THE 56ST TOWN wny? WAKEB ' IELD is a conveniently located suburb _ __ of Boston. It is situated on the main line of Sh the Boston and Maine IJailroad, and is within ten miles of the state capital, situated on Bea- con Hill, Boston. Many of its most respected citizens are connected either directly or indirectly with one or more of the great businesses, or manufacturing houses, whose headquarters or offices are located in Boston. Besides being well-known as a residential town, it has a great variety of manufactures. A person riding in a railway coach in the Southern, Western, or Pacific States, in Europe, South America, or even in India, may see on glancing down at the inscription on the car-seat, the following words, Made by Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Mass., U. S. A. Also a London or Parisian woman, asking to be shown underwear in a London or Parisian shop, might be shown some of the products of the ' Harvard l (iK SIX TIIK W. II. S. DK BATEIJ Mills, ' also luauufaotured iu ' ' The Best Towu. Fur- thenuore, wlieu aiiyoue speaks of the shoe raanufactur- iufi ' ceulers of the world, everybody kuovvs that Lyun, Mass., and her suburbs are meant ; novv, another hit may be scored for Wakefisld, for it is one of the sub- urbs of Lynn (that is, speaking- in terms of shoe nianu- fat ' turinff). Then, too, the Henry F. Miller pianos, which are known throughout the civilized world, are the i)roducts of the skilled workmen who are em- ployed in the shops of the ' Henry F. Miller Piano Co., whose factories are at Wakefield. A department of the firm of ' Wright and Ditsou, the greatest man- ufacturing concern in the world which devotes its energies whdlly to the manufacture of athletic and sporting goods, is located here. We have also the works of the ' Smith and Anthony Co. For over fifty years this concern has been known the world over for the manufacture of high grade stoves and furnaces, and this firm takes second place to none in the making- of these products. The ' Jenkins-Phii)|)S Co. is a very progressive firm engaged in the manu- facture of reed and willow furniture. Without doubt, their goods will soon be as well-known in the vari- ous markets of the world as are the products of the lleywood Brothers and Wakefield Company. The Lead Lined Iron Pipe Company is another of the promising industries of this busy community ; their chief business lies in the manufacture of lead lined iron pipe. With such a variety of industries in a town with a population of only about 13,000, and witli these indus- tries employing such a high class of workmen, it is not strange that skilled mechanics seek, and find, a most acceptable haven of refuge iu the Best Town. With such labor and under such conditions, is it strange that the shops should run so smoothly, that the workingman should be so contented, happy, and peaceful, and that there should be no ill feeling be- tween employer and employee ? As for natural beauty — a person passing through this town will have his eyes attracted by a very pleasing- landscape. The center of the town rests on a i)lane three-quarters of a mile in width and three miles iu length. This plane is flanked on the east and west sides by hills, which are covered by trees with beauti- ful residences here and there. At either end of this plane lies a beautiful lake. The one towards the south, called Crystal Lake, is used by the town as a water supply. Lake Quannapowitt, or the upper lake as it is locally termed, was named after an Indian chief, whose tepee ' formerly rested on the shore of the lake. It is second only to the Charles River as a popular canoeing resort in Eastern Massachusetts. Since such advantages establish the reputation of a town, and, to a large extent the character of its towns- peoi)le, it is not strange that we take great pride in our town. IIakold Moncrikff. MANAGING A HIGH SCHOOL PAP6R T HE management of a high school paper is a ____ difficult task, especially when money is tied up as it has been this year. The first thing the managers must do is to consult the ])rinter, give him some idea about the num- ber of pages to be priuteil, and find out how much time will be required for the printing. In small schools not representing great wealth, the cost of printing has to be met in part by advertise- ments. To obtain these advertisements is not so easy as one might think. For instance, at one store tiiat advertised in last year ' s Dehateh, we were told that the paper didn ' t bring in a single customer and that the money was thrown away. Other merchants in town confront us with the rules of the Merchants ' As- sociation, which bars them from advertising in any- thing but the newspapers. Soliciting ads in the city is still worse. We started out early one Saturday morning with the expec- tation of procuring at least one i)age of advertisements. The first place we visited was a large jewelry house, but we were told by the advertising manager that he couldn ' t possibly take on any more school pajjcrs as the firm was advertising in about a dozen different ones at the present time. After visiting three other jewelers with the same success, we decided to take the department stores. Two of the stores said they never advertised in anything but the newsi)apers, two were financially embarrassed, while a third could do nothing- then, but would consider the graduation numlier. The same day we called on three athletic houses; the first turned us down because our high school did not buy our athletic goods from them, and, argue as we might, we could not prevail upon them to give us an advertisement. At the next i)lace we went to, we found that the advertising manager was out sick, while the third did all of its advertising through an agent in New York, which meant that two weeks must elai)se before our ])roi)osition could be considered. We next THE W. II. S. DEI5ATEH pa(4p: 8p:vex tried the newspapers, but they liave au agfreeineiit ainoug- themselves not to advertise in anything but newspapers. At last we succeeded in getting; an ad- vertisement from a jewelry house, but the proprietor is a resident of Wakefield. After the advertisements and the reading matter have been sent to the printer, comes the long j d) of cor- recting ' proofs. Tliia reijuires a visit at the printing- office at least once a day for about three weeks. After the pai)er has been printed and bound, the managei-s must begin to make plans for the sale of the paper. They naturally rely uiK)n the school to back them in the enterprise, but again they are doomed to disappointment. In planning for the publication of the last Deuatek, we estimated that we couhl safely reckon on selling- copies to one liaif the student body. When all returns were in, we found that one hundred and fifty-two of a student )ody numbering four hundred and seventy-six l)upils, had bought coj)ies — twenty coj)ies going to the Freshman class, numbering- one huiulred and torty i)U- pils. Judging fi-om tlie criticisms that we hear favorable and otherwise, there is no lack of interest in the enter- prise. What is the matter then, and what shall we do about it ' i M. W. TiiuKsiiKi:. ny FIKST SCHOOL DAy IN LONG TROUSeRS With Ai-oi.ixjies to R. ] I. I). 1 STAIiTEI) for school one bright Maich morn- ing, feeling very big in n)y fiist i)air of long S trousers. I had at last i)ersuaded my father to let me put them on, though he still maintained that fifteen was too young I was walking along quietly, occupieil with ray thoughts, never di ' eaming that anyone was near, when I heard some one giggle, and on turning around I saw two girls whom [ had known for a great many years. They were laughing and giggling, seemingly very much amused at their conversation, though I was too far away to hear what they said. In spite of my embar- rassment I trieil to appear nonchalant and natural. I kicked the stones from my path, threw several into the air and caught them, broke up sticks and threw them far and wide, and jumjied a low fence; but the girls only laughed the more. When I arrived at Main street the upper classmen were just going to drill and I heard some remarks not very complimentary, such as Aren ' t the babies grow- ing up quick? ' Gee, some class to the ' freshie ' , which made me feel very small and insignificant. The freshmen boys greeted me more kindly ; several congratulated me. Hut the girls all laughed and one remarked, Doesn ' t he look cute ! J ut when her com- panion said ' Some cJass ' ' I couldn ' t stand it any longer, and I replied, ' Well, you know what you can do, if you don ' t like them. I regretted this at once, as it brought a laugh from the jjujiils in the corridor and someone said, Pretty touchy, isn ' t he ! I could feel my face grow red and I hurried to my seat, though I ilid not arrive there without accidents- I trip])ed over the feet of several boys and buini)ed into a girl, knocking a l)ook from her hand. When I returned it to her, she looked me over from my head to my licels and grinned. I was never so thankful before for the shelter of my desk cover, and I did not i)ut it down until the last bell rang. In class the teachers called me Mr. instead of Master, and that also made the boys laugh. I decided that I had been ridiculed enough for one day and would take the car home from school. I rode on the front platform with the motorman and succeeded in escaping the eyes of the i)asseiig-ers. I was just a few feet from home and was beginning to breathe freely again, when I heard S( me one cough, and looked uji to meet the siuiling eyes of one of my schoohriates. IShe seemed to be stricken with a chok- ing fit, but her cough didn ' t sound natural. Feariug her ((uestions, I started for the house on a run, fol- lowed by the taunting remark, Fraid cat. I was thankful when at last the door closed behind nie. IJut I did not ha e peace even then, as my small brother greeted me with, ()h. Mama, see Bobby in his new trousers. He ' s a real grown-up man. Aw, shut up, I ' ve heard enough of that today, I said. That was tlie last straw, and I rusheil up the stairs to the seclu- sion of my room. L. C. S., ' 18. The High School always welcomes the Grand Army Veterans. Their presence at the Friday session before Memorial Day is an inspiration to nobler living- and higher thinking. They personify unselfishness. We sit at their feet in loving respect and honor. taop: EI (i I it THE w. IT. s. dei}atp:h THE CO M VIEHCIAL OEPART VIENT H OW many people liave ever thonjulit of the ad- — vauta -e the Coininercial Departmeut affords W the pupils of the Waketiekl Hiy-h School? Perhai)8 if more cousideratiou was gfiven this course, there would be more interest sliowu in it. What does this department afford the averatje boy and girl who must leave school after their hijj-h school course? This is the only departmeut in the school in which the boys and girls are fitted to earn tlieir own living- after graduating-. It (jualities the student to take dictation witl) the average stenograi)her and gives him a moderate rate of speed in ty])e-writing-. C ' omi)lex book-keeping is also taught while letter-writing re- ceives careful and thorough attention. But with all these advantages there is still one very necessary thing lacking in this Iepartment. That is room space to accommodate all the classes. The com- mercial department in the Wakefield High School numbers eighty-two students. At certain times in one of the three rooms used for this department, there are fifty i)ui)ils some studying and some reciting at the same time ; wliile in the next room, separated by a partition which is merely a frame work, Iwenfy-four or twenty-five type writers are going at once. Other students are forced to study in a room wiiich should be used for drawing purposes only, and whicii has no desks or conveniences for liolding pajjcrs or books. li some of the good citizens of our town would come and visit our school and note the crowdeil conditions, I am sure that they would go away thorouglily con- vinced that the right time has come for our town to have a new high school. 31ari()n- Kennkdv, Com. ' 15. Her manners are beyond criticism. She does not chew gum, neither does she laugh or talk loudly in ]nib- lic places, or at the office. She regards i)unctuality as a necessity, and arrives at the office a little before time, rather than late, and IS not afraid to remaiii after hours, if there is any- thing to be done. Accuracy is a very important element in the making of an ideal stenographer. She i)ractises shorthand until she can read it cpiickly and accurately. H ' an em])lojer has to wait for liis stenographer to make out shorthand o itlines in a liurry letter, it oftentimes loses liim busi- ness. Accuracy aiail ability to read notes (juickly are necessary to the ideal stenographer. ' Anyone can write shorthand, but if he cannot read it, what is it worth? There is no profession in whicli there is so much neeil of good t nglish, as there is in stenograi)hy. If the employer lacks a good knowledge of English, and makes an error in dictating, the stenograjiher must correct it. But if the stenographer is the one tiiat is deficient in this respect, and the errors are not cor- rected, tlie em])loyer is likely to be ridiculed, and he will soon find it necessary to get a new assistant. The ideal office assistant is very careful about her spelling. Careless mistakes in siielling, such as p ' inciple for ' l)rincipal, know for no ' to for ' too , are ver.v annoying, and show very little thought on tiie part of the stenographer. The ideal stenogra])her regards honesty as the best l)olicy . She is always ready to admit an error, and while at the office considers only the interests of lier emi)l()yer. Siie is courteous and considerate at all times, as she is the representative of iier employer. A stenographer, having these cljaracteristics, is work- ing to success, and deser es to be called an ideal office assistant . i I. E. KicKKK, Commercial ' 15 THE ID6AL OFFICE ASSISTANT Our building is a hive of ind.ustry from morning till THERE are many necessary- (lualitications in the making of the ideal (flii ' e assistant, but ai - evening and, in the winter months, even into (he night. pearance is regarded as the most essential. With the forenoon sessions for upper classes and after- The ideal office assistant dresses neatly, and noon sessions for the freshmen, the elementary Evening attractively. i)ut not in the extreme of fashion, taking pai ' ticular notice of the little but iinijortant things, that help to make an attractive |)ei-sonal appearance, such as shtjcs i)olished, hair combed in a becoming manner, finger nails neatly manicured. At the office she shows the utmost care in keeping her desk and offic-e sur- roundings in order. School and School for .Millinery, the Boys ' Debating Society, the (iirls ' l)el)ating Society, the monthly meet- ing of the Wakelield I mi)ro enient .Vssociation. and the regular meeting of tlie (iirN ' (Jlee Club, there woidd seem to be little further use to which the building- eoulil be put. We wonder that the janitor can tind oppor- lunitx to keep the building in condition. THK W. H. S. DKBATKK rA(iE XINK c=; a l}=3 Issued b J the Senior Class olt the WdkeHeld High School Alec G. Williams Margaret Clark ) Marion Keiitiedy ) Millard Threslier Arthur Maxwell Noriuau Kiutjstou Eliot Z wicker Editor. Assistant Editors. Business Manayer. Assistant Business ! lana j:er, Exchange Editor. Athletic Editor. T we sTRioe HIS Dkuatku is the jood-l).ve number for the memhers of the Senior class. Tlie time has come when we must say oood-hye to the teacdiers who have helped u«i, and the huildiny- which has sheltered us. We are about to drop the baud which has led us, and to strike out for ourselves. Let us strive. The world with its work and play, pleasures and sor- rows, is ours, and we must use it an l use it well. Let us not forijet we are of the seneralion which must soon rule the land. As we step on to the staye, some- body steps off, and in jroino- says, My place is yours, use it well. Let us never fortjet the ideals which have been tauoht us. Let us give our lives to the world, that the world may be benefited by them. Oh, friends, let us be good, be honest, be true, merciful in l)ower, and courageous in trouble. May the light of (io( shine ever upon us. The Dekatkr says good-bye and God speed to the class of 1915. OiK fathers are citizens of liie town of Wakeliehl. ' IMiey are good citizens and we are prou l of them. We are citizens of the Wakefield High School. We also must be good citizens. The Debater questions if the citizens of our school live up to their citizenshii) as well as the citizens of the town of Wakefield. The town of Wakefield goes to great expense each year, that its streets may be clean and beautiful. Do the citizens of our school attend to paper in the aisles and empty desks? The town of W akefield maintains good order in its midst. Do the citizens of our school liave tlie same respect for law ? l,et us think this over from the teachers ' i)oint of view, (iet to know the teachers. We shall discover that they are human, after all, and have many of the same views of life that we have. If we were to do these little things, and other duties that come our way, we should indeed be citizens of a community that we could be proud of. Let us remem- ber that in our little town we have the opportunity to accpiire those qualities which make for good citizenship- In two of the greatest disasters on the sea that the world has ever known American men have shown that they can die like heroes. Let us, the living, show that we know how to live like heroes. 1mim;ovk your oiq)ortunities. Young man in the Freshman class, have you improved your opportunities this winter? Are you going to become a Sophomore pa(;e ten THE W. ir. S. DElJATEli with five or ten jioiuts to make up : ' We have been in the High School for four years. We understand it fairly well. We know that opportunities lost in school are lost forever. Ten points lost mean a lot of trouble at the end of the Senior year. As it is in school, so it will be in life. We who have learned say to you who are learniny do not let anything- get by you while you are in the Wakefield High School. If you improve your time here, you will be sure to improve it in later life. le- member that in nine cases out of ten, I don ' t know , and, l can ' t , are the result of i)ure laziness. ] e dili- gent, and improve your opjKjrtunities. We regret to announce that, because of lack of space, we have been obliged to omit from our columns an in- teresting letter from Editor Cade of The Tech News, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Cade, who is a graduate of the Wakefield High School, says the Poly- technic Institute is an ideal place for a young man. TiiK Dkhatkh congratulates Mr. Howe on the last fire drill, in whicli the building was cleared in the record breaking time of one minute and forty seconds witli- out noise or confusion. It has been said that the boys of Wakefield lack ini- tiative. This the Dkisatek feels to be untrue, and is a bit indignant that such a charge should have V)een made. Acts speak louder than words, boys, therefore, be forceful in the management of all your enterprises. I n the light of world events, it would seem wise for all human beings to ponder in their hearts the words found in a rare old Book, Thou shalt love thy neigh- bor as thyself. TnosK of us who were fortunate enough to liear Jerry Buckley ' s rendering of Robert Emmet ' s last speech will not soon forget it. VVe are sorry to lose Jerry from our ranks, but we are glad of tlu ' new op- portunity that has come to him. THE A MERICAN MEHCHANT MAHINE qv? qv? We congratulate the winners of the honor parts this year. All the members of the class feel tliat those so honored are the ones wiio deserve the honor. I ' or four years they have set a good example to their class- mates ; they have been good and cheerful friends and companions. Oil boys, if you would but work, you might shine likewise. THE situation of the American Merchant Marine, __ forty years before the Civil War, was one of !@li ascendency. It held sway over the commerce of the Western Hemisphere, thereby bestow- ing upon American shii)pers, a position of importance in foreign and domestic financial affairs. Practically every city on the Atlantic coast boasted a fleet of mer- chantmen, equal in number to a tenth of its male popu- lation, sailing under the American flag. These vessels were manned almost entirely by American citizens, to whom the time-honored customs of the high seas were a sufficient law. Such a merchant marine had been develoi)ed by the constantly increasing production of cotton in the South, and of manufactured goods in the North, which greatly exceeded the demand in this country. However, this condition of affairs was soon to be terminated by two causes, both vitally important to the United States : first, the Civil War, and second, the opjjression of American sailors. At the time of the Civil War, the American Navj consisted of a few poorly-armed vessels, which could not be cousidej ' ed as men-of-war. Consequently, the merchantmen of both North and South were com- mandeered by their respective governments, to engage in bl()(dvade duty, which determined tlie downfall of the Confederacy. So bitter was the struggle, that at the end of the war, only a mere fragment of the fleets of once prosperous merchantmen remained. Tlie causes of the second blow to our merchant marine, namely, the opi)ression of the sailors, were maiiy and varied. During the thirty years directly jtreceding lS50,the i)rofits which bad been deriveil from .American vessels in trade with Great Britain and tiie West Indies had been immediately re-invested in more ships until American shijjpers were overstocked witii merciiant- men, thus giving rise to keen competition. The fore- most siii]! owners, being well ecjuipped witii essels, ceased to re-invest their profits, but combined to form a corporation, for the i)uri)ose of i)utting an end to indi- vi lual ownership. This was soon followed by other combinations which precipitated the comj etition into a war for financial control. There could be hut one result. The comi)anies immediately began reducing exi)enses by diminishing the oi)erating costs. This led to such ojjpression of vXmerican sailors, that stringent laws were ])assed by the I ' lnted States government, which together with the ravages of the war (•omi lctely demoralized American shii)i)ing. Ill the fifty years that have elapsed since the close of the Civil War, the condition of .American shippers has TUK v. H. s. dp:p,atp:r PA(iE ELEVEN (lecliaed until they have ceased to compete with other natious. The great seveu masted sailing- vessels, proudly flying the Stars and Stripes, that once dotted the seas, are no more. If one were to study the marine situation in the Port of Boston, he must be impressed by the fact, that all of the transatlantic freight traffic of this port sails under the British or the Norwegian flag. How many of us stop to think that since September, 1914, there has been only one transatlantic passenger sailing per month from the Port of Boston, and this under British registry. Add to this the fact, that fully one-tiiird of the .Ameri- can coast-wise traffic is likewise under the Union Jack, and we get some idea of what the situation of the American merchant marine will be, at the close of the European conflict, no matter how far distant. What are we to do when (ireat Britain sails her merchantmen to South America for wool, which will enable her to raise her war debt far more quickly than boots and shoes from Boston ? ' I ' his leads us directly to a most serious ])roblem, namely, the possession of South American trade. Great wealtli is liidden in the plains of South Amer- ica. Is American cai)ital going to rest serene, and see millions borne away from under its very linger tips for the want of a mei ' chant marine ' : The possibilities of an American merchant ma- rine under favorable laws are i)ractically limitless. Capital is perfectly free to buy merchantmen, and American shi])yards are as ready to build them. It only remains to settle the much discussed (luestion of government ownershi)). Government ownership has never proved a success, either in New Zealand, where the railroad, telei)hone, and telegraph lines are so con- trolled, or in this country, where the jtarcels ' post sys- tem has proved a distinct failure from a flnaucial stand- point. In closing we come face to face with the question, ' if conditions are so favorable for the establishment of a merchant marine, why has it not been attemjjted V Those of us who are wont to observe business condi- tions are doubtless aware that the crews of the majority of British and German freighters, touching at Boston, are composed chiefly of Orientals. Chinese labor is much cheaper than white labor since men rarely receive over ten dollars i)er mouth, and from this pay their living expenses, while the United States government provides for a minimum wage for sailors of twenty dollars per month and expenses. How can the Ameri- can shipper even contemplate competition against such odds? The government continues its abnoxious policy in the new Seaman ' s Bill, and rules that at least 75% of ' the crew of any vessel, touching at an American port, shall be able to understand an order s])oken by the master of the vessel. As a direct result, the Pacific Mail Steamshij) Company, the largest American ship- ping concern, which found Chinese labor at twenty dol- lars per month superior to the American labor avail- able on the Pacific coast, announces a dissolution and a cancellization of all sailings after November 1, 1915. Thus we hive a striking example of the hasty mad- ness, which has so materially hindered the revival of the merchant marine. Let us hope for speedy legisla- tion in favor of American shippers, if the L nited States would command a position of respect on the high seas. Geok(;k Buttkefikm), ' 15. THE PAHENT--TEACHERS ' MEETING N event new to Wakefield occurred Wednesday evening, IMay 19, when the teachers of the town, together with the parents and other friends of the S(diools, held in the town hall their first town-wide parent-teachers ' meeting. The music of the evening was furnished by a volun- teer orchestra and the Girls ' Glee Club of the High School, both under the direction of Mr. C. Albert Jones. The work done by the (ilee Club was particularly creditable and has received much favorable comment. The girls have anii le cause to be proud of their ac- complishment and every reason to lv)ok forward with confidence to the futui ' e of their organization. Two speakers of prominence addressed the meeting. Dr. A. E. Winship, editor of the Journal of Education, and j [rs. W. L. Smith, state organizer of the National Parent-Teachers ' Association. Dr. Winshi]) made it clear that the schools could and sliouM serve the com- munity in much broader ways than at i)resent, and that the i arents and the general public should have a greater interest in the schools. As a means to this end he urged the formation here of an active parent-teachers ' organization. Mrs. Smith then sketched the history of the i)arent-teachers ' movement and ])resented the work of such organizations, particularly in this state. The addresses of the evening were followed by dis- cussion and questions, after which the meeting voted its approval of the parent-teachers ' movement, and also voted that the Superintendent of Schools, in con- junction with the principals of the schools not having such organizations, should appoint committees to aid in organizing these districts. As a result of the meeting there will prol)ably be in each school district, as there is now at (yreenwood, a lively parent-teachers ' organization. This will be a distinct step forward towards better things in Wakefield. PAGE TWELVE THE W. H. S. DEBATER HONOR PARTS Valedictorian GLADYS VVATKINS Salutatoriaii BARBARA RANDALL IIoiioi- I ' ait TIIEL.M A IJKIIXiE THE W. H. S. DEI5ATER PA(iE TinirrEEN 1 I I TRACK T ' HE prospect for a good track team this sprinjj. _ __ was very bright. For the first time iu the history of the scliool we could turn out a team cai)able of doing- creditable work in competi- tion with other high schools of (Greater Boston. jack Gordon, with a faithful few, and without any encouragement from the student body, training- faith- fully without any coaching, made the start that enables us to have a team this year. Inspired by their success, Captain Joseph Duggan started a cross-country team last fall. A dozen boys reported and from these a fine team was picked. Runs were arranged with Peaboily, Stoneham, and Woburn. The team finished second in the Mystic League, and fifth at the meet hehl under the auspices of Worcester Academy. Captain Joseph Duggan, George (4ood vin, and Charles Kirk were our most cousistent runners, and for their faithfulness and good work they were rewarded with W ' s . (4eorge Goodwin finished first iu every run, except at Worcester where he finisheil third. He broke the rec- ord of the Mystic League by two minutes. Much of the success of the team is due to ] [anag:er Millard Thresher. As a result of the fine showing-, interest in track work ran high and when Captain Duggan called out the candidates for the indoor relay team, about thirty fellows responded. Maiden High School offered us the use of its outdoor track for any afternoon in the week after four o ' clock. Later in the season Captain Connelly of Co. A allowed us to practice evenings in the Armory with the Co. A track team. We are very grateful to the INIalden High VM,K FOriri ' KKX THE W. II. S. DEBATEll and to Captaiu Connelly for niakintj ' it possible for us to have an indoor traek team. Time trials were hek) eacli week for the relay team. Captaiu Duitfyau, Paul K. Guillow, Harold Moucrief, and Wilfred Moncrief made the team as regulars and Earl Gliddeu and Robert Philbrook as substitutes. This team ran iu the B. A. A. Irish-Americau and at the Armory. At both games Wakefield came iu third and at the Armory meet they beat Stoueham High. On February 19, the track team held an athletic meet in the State Armory. The main features of this meet were the relay races between Huntington School, Maiden, Stoneham, and Wakefield, and Co. K and Co. A. rhis meet was a big success. The proceeds en- abled a track coach to be hired for the spring. The work is not, however, without its drawbacks. The school session, which lasts from eight o ' clock in the morning until four-thirty iu the afternoon, makes practice in regular squads almost impossible, except in the evening. The absence of any playgrounds or proper field for track comi)etitiou is also discouraging. Lack of fuuds is also another drawback. Despite all this, the men under Captaiu Duggau are training faith- fully) and will be ready to give an account of them- selves when the opportunity is offered. Meets with Peabody, Melrose, and Hindge Technical schools have been arranged, and teams representing the Wakefield High School will be sent to the games at Peabody, Arlington, Harvard, and Worcester. The fellows out for track are Captaiu Duggan, H. and W. Moucrief, Maxwell, Barry, Eaton, (tuIIIow, Gliddeu, Dignan, Drugan, Winslow, Sexton, Philbrook, Coakley, Dillaway, C. and J. Kirk, Zwicker, Goodwin, and Collinsou. Paul K. Guillow, 1915. INDOOR TRACK V EET OUTDOOR TRACK ueeT THROUGH the efforts of Faculty Manager __,___ John Sawyer, Student Manager 31ilhird @@a Thresher, and the track squad, a very suc- cessful Athletic Meet was held at the State Armory, Friday evening, February 19. As additional features, the relay teams of Huntington School, Maiden High, Stoneham High, Co. A, and Co. K, were invited to comijete. A military drill, led by Major Ralph lielmore, opened the program. The cadets gave a fine account of themselves and were well received by the crowd. The greatest surprise of the evening was the victory of Maiden High over the Huntington ScIkjoI in llie relay. Wakefield High had little trouble iu defeating Stone- ham High, beating them by half a la]). w AKEFIELD High opened itt i outdoor track season Th defeating ursday afternoon, Peabody High, April 29, by WM 44-28, on the park. Score : Wakefield Peabody 100 vds. 3 i 2-20 yds. 3 6 880 yds. 6 3 Mile 8 1 Pole vault 5 4 Running broad 4 5 Running high 6 3 Shot put 9 Totals 44 28 Paul K. Guillow, 1915. M neiRose ueeT ELROSE defeated WakefieM in a dual track meet, 45 to 27, at Melrose, May Itj. Wakefield faile l to land a point in the 100 yd. shot put or broad jump. The score : Me Irose W akefield 100 yds. 9 220 vds. 6 3 Half-mile 1 (S Mile 3 (J Pole-vault 2 7 Shot-put 9 Broad-jump 9 High-jumi) 6 3 Total. C.VPTAIN Fred Reid called out the baseball __ candidates the last week in March. About _ a thirty boys resi)()nded and after three weeks ' ]iractice. Coach dleorge Melouey cut the scjuad to eie en men. The veterans ' back, besides Captain Fred Reid, 1 b, ]), are Frank Reid, rf, .Malcolm Ealon, 2b, Thomas Dignan, cf, j), Morris Donnevan, ss. Earl (ilidden, cf, Thomas Murray, p, cf, Eugene Sullivan, if, aiul Gibbons, c. Raymond ( assidy, 3b, Daniel Galviu, c, and Huestis, c, are the new members of the team. C issidy is i)ut- tiiig u]) a line game at third. ' I ' his is the first time lie has come out for the team. It is also (Jalvin ' s first try, aiul he is making good fast. The substitutes are Burke, ]). rf, Lukciii c, rf; Branch, fielder. Sexton, cf, Bar- rett, 2b. 1 ' aul K. (mm, low. THE W. II. S. DEI ' ,ATEH PA(4E FIFTEEN TWO VIONTHS OeFORe TH6 AST MY ability as a uarrator being widespread airioug ' _ my t ' ellownieu, I have receutly been ap- S preached by differeut intimate friends, urg-iug- me to write a short account of a voyage, which I am known to liave t ken in my youtli, and whicli I did not then have the ability to write out. Deeming myself now capable of recounting my exploits, I have settled down to the task with the help of my invaluable diary, which I faithfully kept during the voyage. ]My thirst for the sea having overcome the objections of ray ever thoughtful parents, I was at last permitted, in the thirteenth year of my life, to embark on the sea. My father secured a berth for me as cabin boy on the five masted schooner, ' Margaret Haskell , the captain of which was my father ' s friend. Thus it was on July 13, 1911, I went on the steamer to 8earsport, Me., where the schooner then lay at anclior. I wore all the clothes I needed, the old were under the new. The cai)t ' iiii met me at the pier with the launch, but before going al)oard, he went to town, so I liad a few minutes to roam around. I fouml the i)lace a tyi)ical Maine coast town, the natives depending upon summer residents for their liveliliood. We lay in this ))ort three lays, waiting for a favorable wind. When this tinally came, the refrigerator was stocked and the lanler tilled. On the morning of July 17. I was awakened by the noise on deck, and going up, found a tug boat i)utting away, starting us on our way to Norfolk, Xi . We soon passed out to sea, and from tlieu until our arrival at Norfolk, little enough happened which would interest a boy. My duties were very few, the most im- portant being to amuse the cai)taiii by pranks played ou the sailors. Nothing ai)pears in my iliary except little jottings like the following: fSaw a whale, ' Passed Cape Cod, ' Saw a school of porjjoises, Caught seven fish while anchored, and the like. However, I remember several additional incidents. Once, on a wager of a quarter, I climbed the spanker mast on the loops. At another time we were within hailing distance of another schooner, ou which was a boy about my age. He was from Ceorgia, and when I said I was from Massachusetts, he immediately challenged me to a fight. Such is the brotherly love between the North and the South. As we were silently sliding by a doz- ing whale, I borrowed the captain ' s 8S repeating ritie, and emptied it into the vvhale. It jumped as you would if someone stuck a pin in you when half asleep. We reached port on v ugust 7. We passed Capes Charles and Henry in the early morning, and were in Hampton Roads at sunrise. At the coal wharves I watched the loading of the vessel. Large chutes similar to those used by men in a cellar window, only about ten times larger, are pointed into the hold, with the upper end ou the cars, which are elevated. Trap doors are oi)ened, and the coal roars down. When the car is empty it is switched over, and another takes its place. In this way the largest steamers are filled in three or four hours. Later in the day, I visited Norfolk, which is almost as black as Pittsburgh, not because of the smoke, but the people. I arrived when the watermelon season was in its prime. Such watermelons ! We don ' t get them in the North ; the South keeps them for itself. After remaining at Norfolk three days, waiting for winds and tide , we again set sail on August 10, and were soon at sea. It was on our return trip that I caught a large dogfish, which required several bats from an oar before it would give up the ghost. We made a fast return trip, passing through a storm, when I saw real waves rise over our heads on the deck. By this time I had learned the use of the chart, and was plot- ting out the nearest course home. We reached Stars- port on August 24, two weeks after our departure from Norfolk. I took the steamer home the same night, and thus my Two Months Before the Mast completely (juenched my thirst for sea water. DiLI.AWA V, ' 15. THe HIGH SCHOOL BATTALION ' — — HE annual prize drill of the battalion was held at the town hall May 28 1915. Considering 1 the short time allowed each week to military T drill, the showing was remarkable. The regu- lar drills, and i)r()gram of battalion formation, company and individual evening parade, with the awarding of commissions and medals by Mr. Howe, was carried out as usual. The companies were very evenly matched, and both the Senior and Junior competitive individual drills were very closely contested. A new medal was given this year by Capt. George F. (-Jarduer of Co. A, 1914, for the first sergeant of the winning company. The winners of the p rizes were as follows : in the Senior drill: 1st, Sergt. William McLeod, Co. C. ; 2d, Sergt. Carl Belmore, Co. C. ; 3d, Sergt. (ieorge Wal- lace, Co. B. In the Junior drill : 1st, Priv. Everett Wilkins, Co. B. ; 2d, Priv. Edson Tredinnick, Co. A. ; 3d, Priv. Cyrus M. Dolbeare, Co. B. Orderly medal given for the greatest improvement in the manual of arms and for good behavior at the drills, Cyrus M. Dolbeare, Co. B. The company drill was won by Co. A., Fred (i. Keid. The first sergeant medal of the winning comjiany, went to Clifford Sawyer. Ma.iok Raipii E. Belmore. PA(4K SIXTKKN THE W. II. S. DKIJATEIJ A CHANGe OF 0IH6CTI0N 0()I)-BYK, graiulnia. Now don ' t you worry altout me. I ' ll be all riglit with Marjorie, but you look out for yourself and have a fine time. I know you will, tliout h, Aunt Alic e 18 sueh a dear. (4ive my love to all the family and for heaven ' s sake be careful of your pocket-book. Good-bye, dear. I ' ll try not to worry about you, but I never can tell what you ' re ffoinjf to do next. Be sure to help Mrs. Lane with the house-work and do keep your clothes tnended. A month does saem a lonfj time to leave a scatter-brained girl like you to take care of liei ' self. Do be a good girl. I ' ll be a perfect angel, grandma, and Jean Stedman kissed her grandmother reassuringly. You really must go now. John is waiting and you ' ll miss the train if you don ' t hurry. Mrs. Stedman got into the old ramshackle hack, drawn by a horse still older, and driven by a man who was pointed out to newcomers as a landmark of the town. Siie settled herself among her bags and boxes, and then turned around to wave and to have one last glimpse of the i)retty dark-iiaired girl, standing in the doorway and waving her hand as if her life depended on it. .As the carriage rounded the l)enii in the road, Jean turned and ran into tiie house, uj) to her room and be- gan to pack her suit-case. Now, at last, she could fol- low the one desire of her romantic little soul. She could go to the distant city, where I Jed Cross nurses were enlisting, enlist, go to the front on the first steamer and bring back to life and love hundreds and hundreils of wounded and discouraged soldiers. Of course they would all be very grateful to her and one never could tell iv i if might hajjpen. But of course she would wait until the war was all over and she wasn ' t needed any more. Could anything be nobler than this great ambition to be of some helj) in the world ! While these thoughts flashed through her mind, her fingers worked busily and in an incredibly sliort time hei ' suit-case was ready and she was lressed in her navy blue traveling-suit and stylish little hat. Not until she was fairly settled in her luxurious parlor- car chair, the remains of her jirecious Christmas money in her bag, did Jean feel a sense of misgiving in regard to her wonderful plan. Thoughts of how grandma would feel and what Autit Ahce and everybody else would say, crowded uncomfortably the pleasant dreams of sacrifice and service. Just then the porter, swinging down the aisle, ga e the solemn warning that this was the last call for iin- ner, and Jean suddenly reali .ed that she was very hun- gry. Half afraid and very much confused, she found herself seated at a table opposite a young man in dark blue serge, whose appearance she was too embarrassed to notice. To cover her confusion she reached for the menu card at the same time that the young man, who had been abstractedly reading a paper, reached for it. Their hands touched. In her fright the adventuresome hand was withdrawn and, horror of horrors, upset her glass of water, thoroughly drenching the table and her lap. In the confusion of getting established at a table across the aisle just vacated, all formalities were dis- I)ensed with, and with laughter and merriment the meal proceeded. Before it was over Jean had artlessly told the stranger all about her great ambition. It was rather a grave young man who followed Jean back into the parlor-car and tried to exi)laiu that per- haiis Red Cross nurses needed soTue three years ' train- ing, and then some experience before they would be welcomed at the front, and that something more than high and a willing spirit was needed. Then shall I have to give it up? Jean turned her face away to hide the tears of dis- appointment that she simply couldn ' t keep back. Her wonderful i)lan shattered just because she hadn ' t had three paltry years of training I She knew that she would be able to cure all those hundreds of wounded men, even if she liadn ' t had any experience. It was willingness that counted. But before Jean had reached the end of her journey she was sure that it was far nobler to heal one man, dying on account of love, than hundreds dying on acu-ount of hate. J ll ISK Willi IK N. ' 1 (J. A ' NOTIIKR man of genius sacrificed to the god of war. In the death of Hui)ert Brooke in the Dardanelles, England has lost the only great lyricist of the younger generation of poets. When will there Ije an end to this terrible sac- rifice of i)reciou8 human life? TvUBERT BROOKE ' S FAREWELL TO EN(iL. XD If I slioiild (lie. think only tliis of ine : ' I ' liiit there ' s some corner of a foreinii liehl ' I ' luil is forever Kniilaiui. There sliall lie In tliat rich earth a richer dust ct)iieeah ' (l. A dust wlicin ICnaiand l)ore. shaped, made awari;, Gave once lier flowers to love, lier ways to roam, A l)()dy of Enslaud ' s, breatliins Eiislisli air. Waslied by tiie rivers, l)lest liy siiiis nf home. And thinl this iu irt, all evil washed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less, Gi es somewhere back the thoimlits by Knaland niven. Her sights and sounds, dreams happy as her day, And laughter, learnt of friends, and !:enlleness III hearts of peace, under an Knsjiisli lu-aveii. THE w. H. s. debatp:r PAGE SEVENTEEN THE LAND OF ANNE OF GREEN GA IvES O 9!TTTTe NE hot July inomino- we sailed down Boston Harbor past the Floating Hospital and numer- ous fishing boats. The sea was like glass, but as darkness gathered over us, we began to realize we were beiug rockeil iu tlie cradle of the deep, to the not very soothing sound of a shrill fog horn, which l)lew on an average of every five minutes all uight long. We entered St. John Harbor about six a. m. St. John, as usual, was wrapped in a deuse fog. After spending a few hours in that city, we proceeded on our way to Point du Cheue. There we went aboard the steamer, ' Empress. A few hours ' sail, and Prince Edward ' s Island, the Land of Anne of Green Gables, came to view. That beautiful island seemed to smile a welcome to us over the waters. Arriving at Summerside, we boarded a tiain for our destination, one hundred miles farther east. At every little station at which the train stopped, I looked out of the window, half expecting to see a quaint little figure, clothed iu brown winsy, patiently awaiting the arrival of Matthew Cuthbert. Our vacation was sjient in a little village near the sea. This village also has ' a never failing brook, a busy mill. Some of the happiest hours of my vaca- tion were spent by that brook, watching the trout leap out of the water. A twenty minutes ' walk through sjjruce groves brought us to the seashore, one of the most beautiful beaches in Cauada. One can walk foi ' miles along that beach, and not see a living being, nothing but sea-ltirds. While the sea is beautiful in fine weather, it is magniHceut before a storm. I used to sit for hours, watching the sea and listening to the moaning of the bar. A drive of five miles In-ought us to the church which we attended every Sunday. From my seat in the little church, I coulil look out of the window on my right and see the beautiful waters of Fortune Bay. Looking through the window on my left, I could read the in- scrijjtious on some of the tombstones iu the church- yard. In strolling among the graves, Grey ' s Elegy Written iu a Country Churchyard, kept running in my mind, but the words, ' neglected spot could not be applied to this churchyard. Each grave was at- tended by loviug hands. Flowers grew everywhere, roses shedding their petals over the graves. What impressed me more than the beauty of Prioce Edward ' s Island was the kimlness of the people. Everyone did all he could to make our visit a pleasant one. Time flies, especially in a summer vacation, so all too soon, one golden September morning, I sat on the deck of the little steamer, Empress, and watched the Beautiful Garden of the Gulf fade away in the dis- tance. Doha McKie, ' 15. THE 5OVS ' DEBATING CLU5 ON Friday evening, February 26th, a debate was - held iu Assembly Hall, Stoneham, between the W. H. S. Boys ' Debating Club and the Webster Club of Stoneham, on the question, Resolved: That private ownership of the telejdioue and telegraph lines is more desirable than government ownership. The afiirmative side was upheld by Eugene Sullivan, Thomas Murray, and Jerry Buckley of the W. H. S., and the negative side by C. Carter, V . Clough and L. Wortheu of Stoneham. Mr. P. Keenan of StoTieham, presided. The judges were Principal IJockwood of the Everett High School, Prin- ci])al Hulpman of the Melrose High School, and Mr. Ahirke, instructor in the Everett High School. The score was as follows: W. H. S. Points Ston£-liani Points Lay out, 2 6 Delivery, (i 2 Argumenti 10 Hebnttal, 9 (t Total, 27 S Twelve minutes were allowed each sjjcaker in the main debate; the rebuttal was given by Jerry Buckley and C. Carter. The affirmative side maintained that government ownership was wrong in theory aiid a failure in practice; the negative side discussed the question of when and how the industries should be taken over. Many students and friends were present from both towns. Music was furnished by the Stoneham High School, adding much to the pleasure of the evening. We regret the continued al)sence of Mr. Fred II. Harvey, teacher in the Ct)mmei ' cial Dei)artment, due to serious illness at his home in Lynn. We hojjc for his speedy recovery. His classes have been earrie I on l)y Miss Grace Ryan, a graduate of the dej artmetit and student at Simmons College Summer Session. pa(;e ei(4htken TllK V. II. S. DE15ATER THE GIRLS ' Oe ATING SOCIETy THE Girls ' Debating ' Society lias added seventeen _ _ new members, niakiufr a total number of tbirty- W six members. Since tlie last Dkbatek was issued, four regular debates and four informal debates have been held. Monday, Feb. 8. Ifesolved : That the United States should i)ass laws to jtreveut the accumulation of im- mense fortunes by individuals. Affirmative side, Velma Eaton and Mary Murray. Neg-ative side, Marjorie Preston and Grace Auburn. I ' he judges decided in favor of neg ' ative side. IMonday, Feb. l. ' i. An informal debate was held. Resolved : That the 12th of February should be a legfal holiday. Monday, March 15. Resolved : That the United States should own and maintain a merchant marine. Affirmative side, Thelma Bridg-e and Mildred Barstow. Neg-ative side, Margaret Clark and Lena Muse. The judges decided in favor of the neg-ative side. Monday, March 22. An informal debate was held. Resolved : That every hifjh school should have a g irls ' athletic association. Monday, March 29. Resolved : That Hilly Sunday should not come to Boston. Atfirmalive side, Doris Vint and Josephine Stoddard. Negative side. Pearl Jackson and JMarion Cardinal. The judg-es decided in favor of the negative siile. Monday, April 12. An informal debate was taken up. Rpsolved : That high school students, who make a grade of 90% or more in their daily woi ' k should be excused from examinations. Monday, April 26. Resolved : That all countries should have unarmed peace. Affirmative side. Hazel Barstow and Helen Ilorton. Neg-ative side, Grace Au- burn and Gertrude Butler. The judg-es decided in favor of the negative side. We are pleased witli the spirit the Freshman have shown and hope many more will join the society in the near future. Hazki, E. I5Ai;srow, Sec ' y. THe GIRLS ' GL66 CLUI3 THIS year the girls organized a (ilee Club, with __ __ Ir. Jones, instructor of music, as president S] and Miss Olive Pearson, vice i)resident. There are thirty members in the chib, all of whom show great enthusiasm in the work. The club has been asked to sing at a meeting of the Parents and Teachers ' Association in the Town Hall and has decided to do so. The club will also sing at graduation. Tuki.ma I ' iimix;!.;, ' 1: ' ). OePARTiVieNT OF GRA n VlAR SCHOOLS [Ei)rroi!iAi. Xoric— Tlie purpose of Tni-; Dkka ricu is to g-ive tlie hoys and girls of Walsefield an opportunity to see tlieir writings in print. Tiiat as many as possil)Ie niigiit liave tliis opportunity tlie eiglitli grade pupils were invited to send cou- tril)uti()Ms to the present ninnber From the contributions re- ceived Superintendent Atwell lias selected tlirce which lie con- siders the best. We print them in the order of their excellence.] TH6 ORIGIN OF THG SAHARA OESeRT ONCE ui)oii a time, as all fairy tales begin, the vast area now known as the Sahara Desert 1 was covered with fields of waving grain and grassy meadows. A king, ha iiig one Utile daughter, reigned over this vast estate. But with all his riches atid lamls, this king was very selHsh. ilis grass, which he greatly prized, was tiie fairest of the earth, and gave such sweet odors that people came from near and far to scent it. But these visitors were always surrounded by guards as not one blade- not one of these millions of blades of grass could be jiulleil. Day after day this went on and the king grew more and more selfish! One day his little daughter. Rosebud, held a jiarty in honor of her ninth birthday. Many little friends and l)laymates were i)laying about the lawn, pulling the grass and fiowers. The king from the jialace window saw these actions and raged around his room, blaming everyone whether present during the action or not. Locking llie i)rincess in a tower, he commanded her not to enter iiis presence again for ten years. The next morning on rising, the royal court could be seen in the windows of the iialace, roa.ing w illi laugh- ter. Fai out, standing in a barren field, slood the king, bare heade l with only one shoe on. lie was almost frantic, raging about and acting in sutdi a manner that all agreed to remain inside. All ai-oun l for one mile nothing could be seen but sand, sand, sand. Sand cxcry- where, o ( ' r hill and alley. Far to llic left and light nothing but bari-cn land could be seen. The next morning another mile was gone and so on until the whole of his vast estate was gone. ' I ' he king had been liunished enough. He no longer wished to live, and finally died, with his daughter, now a young lady, com- forting him. His i)eoi)le now- no longer lingered in this barren laii l and moved to a far-off country. ' I ' liis land is now of little use to aii. one and so we hmc our great Sahara. Ii A M. Low , l i-aiiklin School. THE W. H. S. DEBATP:R PAGE NINETEEN AN UNweLCo ne uisitor OST ! Yes, Dick Palmer was surely lost. All around him was a dreary expanse of mountainous land, and being unfamiliar with the country, he knew no landmarks. lie, with two friends, were crossing ' the Rockies and, as their stock of provisions was getting low, Dick went ahead in search of game. lie was now lost, but he kept walking in the direction he thought was the right one. The Sim hail long been down behind the moun- tains when Dick at last admitted to himself that it was useless to go on farther, at least for that night. So he gathered enough wood for the night and built a small tire, over which he cooked some bacon. After this frugal supper he wrapped himself in his blanket and was soon asleep, for his long tram]) had made hi n exceedingly tired. When Dick awoke it was still very dark, about one o ' clock he juilged by the position of the moon. The fire had burned down to a pile of glowiug embers. Dick put more wood on it, and, turning over, tried to get asleep again. But he found it impossiljle. He had a vague, uneasy feeling that something was going to happen. He was just dozing off wdien a sound from the under- brush beyond attracted his attention. Quickly getting up he saw two fiery balls, which he knew were the eyes of some wild beast, glaring at him. Eeariug to anger the animal liy shooting at it, Dick picked up a firebrand and waved it at the animal. The beast backed away, and by the light of the torch, Dick saw that it was an enormous mountain lion ! This last discovery nearly unnerved the boy, but he quickly recovered himself and, picking up his gun, waitetl for the beast to attack. He did not have long to wait, for soon the great cat came noiselessly toward him, its tail moving slowly from side to side. Dick involuntarily shuddered as he caught a glimpse of those gleaming wdiite fangs, but, summoniug up his courage, he raised his rifie and fired at the intruder. The shot hit the great cat in the shoulder, and with a roar of pain the infuriated beast sprang at Dick. Dick neatly stepped aside. As his rifle was only a single shot, Dick took a hunting knife from his belt. As the great beast charged again, he plunged it up to the hilt in the animal ' s side. But there was no side stepping now, and boy and beast went down together, the beast on top. When Dick opened his eyes he saw two faces peer- ing into his. With a feeling of thankfulness he recog- nized them as his chums. The lion ? he murmured. Oh, he is dead, answered one of the boys. We were out hunting for you when we came across you, lying under a dead mountain lion, which had your knife in its heart. The lion ' s skin now hangs in Dick ' s bedroom, and he never looks at it without a feeling of thankfulness for his narrow escape. John W. Sands Greenwood, Grade 8. THe NE6D OF IRDS I NE hot summer day my sister Betsy, and I IJjjjjV were walking along a country road. The 1 sun ' s rays were very hot, and being tired we sat under the cool shade of a tree to rest. Looking around we saw birds chirping and flying from branch to branch. Betsy gazed thoughtfully at them for a while, then turning to me asked whether I knew if the birds were of any use to men. Thereupon I be- gan telling her some things I knew concerning birds which interested her very much. ' A few years ago thousands of birds were slaugh- tered for millinery purposes and also for sport. I am happy to say that the government has since passed a few laws for the protection of some kinds of birds dur- ing a certain part of the year. Aside from their sweet songs, which brighten our lives, they are very helpful to the farmer. How ' s that, asked Betsy, growing very interested. Don ' t the birds scratch up seeds and eat our straw- berries and cherries? Listen, said I. Locusts appear and many differ- ent kinds of birds come and feed upon this destroyer of plants. ™ost of the field birds eat grasshoppers and cutworms. ™ud which contains fruit seeds cling to the bird ' s feet and when it falls plants usually grow. Crows, whom the farmer thinks his worst enemy, de- vour many insects which are dangerous to vegetation, any caterpillars eat twice their weight in leaves every day, showing still another need for birds It is said that yearly one-third of the crop of cranberries of Cape Cod is destroyed by insects. More birds would save this great loss. Think of all this and answer your question yourself. O, said Betsy: l will always try my best to help these birds. I ' m so glad we sat down to rest and I have a very different opinion of them now than I did before. This talk has taught me a great deal which I shall never forget. ISABELLB GoLniiERG, Lincoln School. rA(;E TWKNTV THE W. H. S. DE15ATP:K A New UeRSION OF V10TH6R GOOse OILl) IMother Goose wore a discontented look, I while her voice sounded frightened, as she spoke to Mother IIuV)bard : Good morning. Mother Hubbard , she said, I ' ve come to talk very seriously with you. Mother Hubbard noticed how discontented Mother Goose looked and invited her iuto the private office. ' Has the old world been complaining to you? ques- tioned Mother Hubbard. That is the trouble, admitted Mother Goose. Well, said Mother Hubbard, l will call in my talented servant to help us. Here, Towser, she called. In an instant a loud Bow Wow was heard and in walked Mother Hubbard ' s delight, the dog that could sing, dance, play, and write. The dog began at once to talk. I have heard, he said, that the world is not pleased with your rhymes. Mother Goose. That is the truth, and the world wants them re- vised, she answered. Nice, very nice, said the dog. l will call all the rhyme people to revise them right away. To help the cause along, said Mother Hubbard, l will begin my new rhyme now : Mother Hu))bard, my children, as you hav e heard tell, Decided one day her poor dog was ill. 80 she gave him some cake and played him a tune. And within a week he was visiting the moon. Very unsensible, but it might be worse, said Mother Goose. The little red hen was the lirst one called to change her rhyme. I ' m so tired of life, washing dishes and sweeping, she said ; if I could make a new rhyme, 1 would say : Take things easy, this is the life That will make you hapi)y without any strife. Three little kittens and their motiier came next. Mrs. Cat had a complaint to make. Must I always be scolding my kittens for losing their mittens she asked. if I had to write something that little children would always want to read, I would revise my rhyme in this fashion : I ' m a good mother cat with kittens three, I ' m as good to them as they are to me. Still many of Mother Goose ' s favorites liadn ' t spoken. These Mother Hubbard arranged in a line. Then she gave a pencil and jiajier to Mother (iloose on which to write the lines as they were recited. Little Miss Muffet quietly sat on a tuffet, at the head of the line. She smiled sweetly at Mother Goose and began to recite : Little Miss Muffet (it seems a bit queer) Says spiders and bugs are to her very dear. The old woman that lived in a shoe stood behind Miss Muffet. ' Excuse me for hurrying you, but chil- dren can ' t be left alone long, she said. l must say what I can and then go home. I decline to be called the old woman ' That always lived in a shoe, I live in a brown and green house. And act as the best people do. Little I () Peep ' s turn to talk came next. Her cheeks were wet with tears, which dropped down on her checked apron. I hate to have little girls think that I am so careless about losing sheep, she said ; I never even lost a little lamb. I think my verse should read like this : My name is little Bo Peep. In daytime I play, and at night I sleep. I like the lambs that are sick or weak. I never, never lose my sheep. Little Jack Horner came next. His face was covered with Christmas i)ie. His voice sounded better for the food, and he spoke in a lusty voice : l like ' most every one I know, Esi)ecially Simple Simon. Because he carries cakes an l pies. He ' s Mother Goose ' s pieman. These choice and selected verses will soon ajipear in book form under the name of Kevised Rhymes of Mother Goose. JosKiMiiNK E. St()1)1)Ai;i , W. H. S., ' 17. HO5IN IN SPRING As I sit at my window on Kii tor morn, I hear tlie tlutter of little winys, Anil loDkiniC out upon the lawn. I watcli the dear H()l)in wiiili ' lie sinas. To me his sweet notes seem to say : I lia -e eonie from the land of far-away, And brina: to yon with the sonx I sina The l)almy hreath of coming sprinir. iMiia AM (Kosiiv. ■ IS. THE W. II. 8. DEI5ATKR PAdE TWENTY-ONE THE REGION OF THG D6A0 EXCHANG6S In tlie land of rU-ath and darkness, In the land wliencf life lia. ' sped, I found myself awalkina ' ' Mid the relies of the dead. There I saw a ah )stly flaiii ' e. Whence the llvins ' sonl had fled, Who sat a weepinii, vveepin i:, ' Mid the caniplires of the dead. I tonehed him on the slionlder, . ' nd he turned to me and said : Oh. thus they pass forever, The living and the dead. The left, an endless, liviny band, Hollow-eyed, thin, and ifannt; Women and children staiiirer on In an endless woe of want. They march along, so weary paced. My heart is torn with dreail; For ever their himifry cry goes up, ' Give US, oh, give ns bread ' . On my right, the ghostly soldiers pass, With deep, dead muffled roar; I can hear the click of their dry canteeu And guns that will ne ' er roar more. Endless, endless, endless, they seem. As in death thev plod along; And ever the ghosts of (h ' ums beat out, O h w ro n g I w ro n g 1 w ro n g ' . Tiie living wail their ceaseless cry, ' Give ns, oh givens bread, ' lint tlie dead i)ass on with ' Ask not us, We ' re the Legion of the Dead. ' Husbands, fathers, sons, thev are Of those women who cry for bread: Bnt they pass them by ith silent stare. This lone Legion of the Dead, Tlieir laliors o ' er, their duties done, Tlieir tongues dead dried in dust. Througii eternity they mai ' ch away, Then ' rifles crumbling in rust For still WAV calls his fearful cry. And nations answer back, ' Do with us, Dread One, as you will. Though of bread there be a lack ' . So forever, shall men die gory, Their children of hunger die, While the flow ' r of manhood for glory Shall answer the seltl.sh cry. And War shall mock civilization. With jeers at the cry for bread. As lie stoops and siuifts the candles Of the Legion of the Dead. . nd I am doomed to watch them. Hearing terrible, living cries. And the steady tramp of the heroes. Who die thougli not knowing why. I fonnd myself awalking. Afar from the land of dread ; But my ears were ringing, ringing, Witii that wretched cry for hread WE acknowledgfe with thauk.s the receipt of the _____ following ' : i0 The Eltruriau, Haverhill, Mass. ' The SauborD Echo, Kingston, N. H. ' The Omnibus, Franklin, Penn. The Blaze, The Huntington School, Boston, Mass. The Authentic, Stoneham, Mass. The School Life, Melrose, Mass. ' The Curiosity Shop, Texarkansas, Texas. The Clarion, Everett, Mass. Orange Peals, Orange, Mass. The Item, Dorchester, Mass. The Tripod, Thornton Academy, Saco, Me. The Blue and White, Westbrook, Me. ' The Voice of L. H. S., P ' almouth, Mass. The Oriole, Bushwick Higli School, Brooklyn, N.V. Teck News, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Wor- cester, Mass. The Uailroad Employee, Newark, N. J. ' Reflector, (xloucester, Mass. Oracle, Bangor, Me. The Station Agent. The Eltrurian has been unusually good this year. Some of the poems, especially Peace on Earth and ' (irapes of Tautalus have real merit. The School Life has a very good exchange column. The department under Man Sagt is interesting. The Oriole must have a line staff artist. We find the editorials very good. The Clarion, Everett, Mass., is a very lively weekly. The Blaze, Huntington School, Boston. A fine, all around pajier, printed on good paper, containing fine cuts, and an interesting technical department. The Curiosity Sho)), Texarkansas, Tex. A fine ex- change column. We wish you success with your new paper. ' The Tripod, Saco, Me., has some good stories, but would not a few cuts be interesting? When rank stops yon from baseball, . n l atrip yon sometimes miss, i ' ou ' tl like to swat the gny who said, That Ignorance is bliss. KiX(;sTOX. ' 15 Fellows and girls are we In every degree. Few of ns short Ten of ns not Every (jne happy Every one gay. Now is the time for graduation day. M. G. K., ln BOURDON STUDIO Portraits Picture Frames 449 MAIN STREET WAKEFIELD, MASS. 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