Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE DEBATER 19 NOTES Seniors 17, Sophomores 10. Feb. 4 — Wakefield at Brookline. Brookline 34, Wakefield 25. Feb. 9 — Maiden at Wakefield. Feb. 12 — Wakefield at High School of Commerce, Boston. H. S. of Commerce 36%, Wakefield 22%. Feb. 26 — B. A. A. Interscholastic. Wakefield sixth. The team was composed of Goodwin (Capt.), Moncrief (Manager), Duggan, Reid, Taggart, Dignan, Brown, C. Burke, W. Burke, Ford, Huestis, Batten, W. Mon- crief and Drugan. GEORGE R GOODWIN ' 16. HOCKEY JHE hockey team played only three games, this season, on account of the weather. No games were won, due principally to the strength of the other teams, and the lack of practice of our team. The first game was played at Melrose, the score being Melrose 2, Wakefield 0. The second game was played at home and we were defeated by the Huntington School of Boston, 2 to 1, although our team played a better game than at Melrose. The next game was at Andover Academy. The home team played a hard, clean game, but were defeated by the heavier boys, 4 to 3. After the game, the boys had a dip in the swimming-pool. Those who made the team were Malcolm Eaton (r) (Captain), Frank Reid (1 w), Roger Clemons (p), Frank Avery (c p), Charles Kirk (c), Joseph Kirk (f), Warren Branch (r w), John Kalaher (substitute). WALTER WINSHIP ' 16, Manager. TENNIS W ' AKEFIELD High School seems to be shining in everything it under- takes. Watch the tennis team! Although we may not produce any champions this year as the track team has done, we expect to make a good showing because the team will be made up of veterans. Mr. Miller has very kindly given us the privilege of using his court. There will probably be a tournament held in the early spring in order to pick the team. Paul K. Guillow, Roger Clemons, Howard B. White, Malcolm C. Eaton, and Willis R. White, are the most promising of the can- didates for the 1916 tennis team. WILLIS R. WHITE ' 17.

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18 THE DEBATER ATHLETIC N Pleasure and action make the hours seem short. — Shak. Othello INDOOR TRACK ILTHOUGH the track team has not won many meets this winter, it has in nearly every case given a good account of itself. The fa- cilities at our high school are not such as would warrant good performances. It is true that we have had the use of the local armory. But what is needed most is a track similar to those on which we com- pete when away from home. These are generally tracks with raised corners meas- uring about thirty laps to the mile. In in- door running speed and endurance are not the only factors to consider. Familiarity with the track and the ability to turn cor- ners are two most important factors. Chiefly for these reasons, we find that those who make the best showing indoors are sel- dom stars at outdoor running and vice versa. That the team lacked the ability to take comers smoothly this virinter is clearly shown by their poor success on small tracks and their great success on large ones. In the dual meets with Medford, Brookline and the High School of Commerce, which were all held on small tracks, we were beaten in each case. While in the Hunt- ington Interscholastic, which was held on a large track, Wakefield easily won more points than any of the schools. At this meet, we finished third among the twenty- five schools that competed. On their home track the team ran away from Maiden with a score of 55 to 13. At the B. A. A. schoolboy meet, which was also held on a large track, Wakefield scored more points than any other high school and finished sixth among more than forty high schools and academies. All this points emphatically towards the fact that outdoors this spring Wakefield should have as good a team as can be found among the high schoolc of Greater Boston. When the team is competing outdoors most of the difficulties it had to contend with this winter will be removed. There is no such difference between the various out- door tracks as there is between indoor tracks. No great advantage is derived from being familiar with a track outdoors. Then again, the team will be able to train under conditions similar to those that will confront us in competition. If the team can do so well under such adverse condi- tions, surely it should rank among the best this spring when conditions will be more favorable. The summary of the meets held this winter is as follows: Jan. 7 — Wakefield at Medford. Medford 42, Wakefield 12. Jan. 14 — Inter-class. Freshmen 36, Juniors 28;

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20 THE DEBATER HOBBIES EARLY every pupil of this high school has a hobby. A hobby is the name applied to that which takes up a person ' s attention aside from regular life work; for example, my hobby is running. I am will- ing to train faithfully for weeks in order to be given the pleasure of burning up the cinder path, running neck to neck, with some other schoolboy, in sterling competi- tion. There are two kinds of hobbies, the good and the bad. Athletics is a source from which each and every boy in our school may draw a good hobby. In spite of this fact, we find a number of boys in our school who do nothing more strenuous than dancing, pool-playing, gambling, and so on. These are bad hobbies because the boys derive nothing really beneficial from them. A good hobby, on the contrary, gives a youth health and character. A boy without a good hobby is a drone. He is not an addition to any community. On the contrary, he is a hindrance. The sole ambition of these drones is to warm the benches of a high school, wear a flashy necktie, and possess a box of cigarettes. If we can only make these drones acquire a good hobby, we can make useful citizens of them. Therefore, see to it when the next call is issued for candidates, that you report and also urge your backward neighbor to do the same. In so doing, you may be making a man of him. Who knows? A PLEA lURING the last few years a new sport has been introduced into Wakefield High School; namely. Track Athletics. Since the advent of this branch of sport, many athletes of prominence have been developed in our school. I dare say that there are few high or preparatory schools that can boast of a pair of runners such as Goodwin and Duggan. These two have been the mainstay of the W. H. S. track team for the last two years. Since they are going to graduate in June, a great problem confronts Coach Farrell, for he must develop a pair of runners that can step into their shoes. For this reason, every boy in our school should feel it his duty to come out for the track team this spring, and help relieve the situation. If any feel that they are not especially fleet of foot, let them try the field events, such as pole-vaulting, jumping, or putting the shot, for the e require nothing but practice. I am sure that if every boy will come out for some branch of track athletics. Coach Farrell will be able to build up a track team for 1917 which will uphold the reputation made by the team of the preceding year. T. G. DIGNAN ' 17. BASEBALL lANDIDATES for the baseball team reported for practice April 5th. Although little interest was mani- fested the first few days, consid- able interest was shown after the second call was issued. The team is fortunate in having such an experienced coach as Bob Lane. With this position well filled, and with several veterans back in the line-up, Wakefield is bound to be represented by a fast team this spring. The veterans available are Huestis, Dig- nan, Kalahar, Barrett, Donovan, Reid, Branch, and Sullivan. This year the school has a good opportunity to win the league championship. The students should realize this and show it by encouraging the team. E. J. SULLIVAN ' 16. It ' s hard to go to school at all, From warm September in the fall Through all the winter ' s cold and snow Until the birds above us fly. And the sun is far north in the sky. But when vacation time arrives, We ' re only told to our surprise. That we have four more weeks to go, Because the scarlet fever scare Gave us three days we were not there! MILDRED MUNN ' 16