Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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Sergt. Clifford Sawyer 1915 Edward A. Sexton 1915 Pvt. Millara W. Thresher 1915 Pvt. Alec. Williams 1915 Pvt. Elliot Zwicker 1915 Pvt. Malcolm Eaton 1916 William Wanamaker 191C Frank Glynn (1st CI. Seaman) 1917 Pvt. Roy E. Luken 1917 Pvt. G. Dudley Sargent 1917 Med. Dept., U. S. A., Camp Stewart, New- port News, Va. Troop C, Mass. Cavahy, France •305th Motorcycle Co.,, Am. Corps, France Co. B, 101st Engineer. ., France Co. A. 102nd Machine Gnn Battalion, France Co. A. 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, France West Point Military Academy U. S. S. Shark 5th Co., 101st Sup. Train, 26th Div., France Hdqtrs. Co., 101st U. S. Inf., France J. Gersinovitch, ' 18 JUNIOR RED CROSS At la.st Wakefield High School has begun work for the Junior Red Cross. We are, perhaps, somewhat late in this matter, but the facilities for Red Cross v orK are not numerous here, and many pupils are mem- bers of the Junior League of the Special Aid Society. Room 12 was the first ..oom to attain 100% membership, room 5 second, and room 13 third. Of 461 pupils in the school, 8 rooms had attained 100% membership at the end of April. The first week one hun- dred and five dollars were paid in member- ship fees. Already much work has been done. Twen- ty-four refugee garments have been begun and some are finished. The members have brought in squares for afghans, cardboard squares, eye bandages, pin cushions, gun wipers, eye wipers, and scrap books. The school is divided into divisions with a teacher in charge of each division. These teachers plan and give out work to their own division. The finished work is sent to Miss Gilmore, in charge of the work in the High school. There is some work for each one to do, so let each do his part. Bertha Brown, ' 18 THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN During this great conflict, in which food plays such an important pai-t, gardens must not only be planted, but their products pre- served. A few fruits and vegetables can be kept in the cellar during the winter, but those that spoil easily must undergo a pro- cess of preservation. Wakefield, like several other towns and cities, is about to establish a community kitchen, where girls of the seventh and eighth grades, together with the high school girls maybe taught earning during the sum- r.ier months. The kitchen of the Wakefield es - tate is being equipped for this purpose. The classes will begin on July first, and each class will be given half a day a week until the opening of school in September. The frequency of the meetings will depend upon the number of girls who enroll. Two able instructors will superintend eat:i class. The girls may can either the products of their own gardens or products provided by the officials at the canning center. If they do the latter, they will be given for each half day ' s work, the facilities for canning three jars. For all jars over three they will bo charged at the rate of five cents a jar in order to cover expenses. The pupils may provide their own jars, but will be obliged to buy rings from the center. It is felt that the girls who enroll should enter into the spirit of the movement ju.st as the boys who enlist in the army enter into the spirit of war. They are, therefore, expected to attend every meeting. This is a splendid oportunity for girls to serve their country, and at the same time gain a knowledge of something that will be U!:eful to th ' .m during their whole lives. Sarah Burwen, ' 18 Little Tommy Tucker Sings for his supper. What shall he eat? White bread and butter! White bread and butter! Oh, no. no! If he can find no substitute Hungry he must go. Selma Roach, ' 20 11

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Daniel D. Ferris Pvt. George J. McCullough Lieut. Stanley P. Oliver Sup. Ecrgt. Irvin R. Phipps Elden Ivan Staples Lieut. Paul H. Taylor 1st. CI. Pvt. Walda W. Bears Pvt, Paul B. Eaton Roscoo M. Guillow James M. Burke Frank H. Horrigan (Seaman) Sergt. Ervine Laughton Pvt. Leroy J. Learned Pvt. William T. McGlory Alfred E. Wilkins John A. Avery Paul Cartwright Lawrence R. Harris (1st CI. Pvt.) Pvt. C. Wesson Hawes Russell B. Perkins Sergt. Thomas L. Thistle Lieut. Walter J. Wolfe Pvt. James Wilkinson, Jr. Sergt. Maj. Earle L. Bears Alfred E. Collinson Lieut. Robert E. Holmes Lieut. Robert E. Jackson Lieut. G. W. Killorin, Jr. Fred C. McKie Lorimer A. MacKenzie Lieut. E. Hazen Walton Carroll T. Bonney Sergt. Charles E. Creedon Lieut. Manson M. Dillaway Pvt. C. Roy Friberg Alvin W. Gordon Cook Robert P. Phipps Sergt. G. Leo Sullivan Sergt. Earle R. Stewart Frank A. Tredinnick Clarence A. Thompson Pvt. Ralph Belmore Corp. Gray B. Brockbaiik Gsorge W. Butterfield George L. Dillaway Daniel H. Galvin Philip L. McAuliffe Fred G. Reid 1910 Nat ' l Army Chemical Plant No. 4, Salt- ville, Va. 1910 U. S. Ordnance Dept. 1910 Dental Section, Officers ' Res. Corps 1910 22d CI. Coast Defense Corps 1910 U. S. Naval Reserves, Newport, R. L 1910 U. S. Engineers ' Corps, Gen. Pershing ' s Hdqtrs. 1911 368th Aero Squad., Hampton, Va. 1911 Gas Defense Service, Sanitary Corps, Philadelphia, Pa. 1911 Qm. Dept., Naval Aviation 1911 C. Q. M. Naval Aviation Dept. 1911 Naval Reserves 1911 101st Ambulance Train, 26th Div., France 1911 Base Hospital, No. 1, France 1911 Co. B, 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, Franc.3 1911 U. S. Aeronautical Reserves, Waco, Texas 1912 U. S. Naval Reserves 1912 Cadet Aviation Sig. Res., Dallas, Texas 1912 Motorcycle Co., 305th Q. M., Corps, France 1912 Co. M, 23rd Regt. Engineers, France 1912 Radio Oper ator, U. S. S. Maine 1912 Battery B, 301st Field Artillery, Camp Devens Ayer 1912 Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Monroe, Va. 1912 Co. B, 101st Military M ' t ' d Police, France 1913 3G8th Aero Squadron 1913 Am. Red Cross Ambulance Corps, Italy 1913 101st Inf., France 1913 Camp Merritt, N. J. 1913 Houston, Texas 1913 Camp Johnston, Fla. 1913 Yeoman, Harvard Radio School 1913 303d Inf., Nat ' l Army, Camp Devens 1914 Midshipman, U. S. Naval Academy 1914 Hdqtrs. Co., 1st Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion, France 1914 Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, Fla. 1914 14th Engineers, Regimental Co., France 1914 Deceased 1914 103rd Field Artillery, France 1914 Supply Dept., 101st Inf., France 1914 Co. F, First Engineers, France 1914 Co. B, 101st Engineers, France 1914 Co. A, 4th Pioneer Inf., Camp Wadsworth. Spartanburg, S. C. 1915 Truck Co., No. 411, Q. M. Corps, Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla. 1915 Co. A, 104th U. S. Inf., France 1915 Chief Radio Elec, U. S. Navy, Boston Navy Yard 1915 West Point Military Academy 1915 Co. A, 4th Pioneer Inf., Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg. S. C. 1915 Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps 1915 Naval Hospital Corps, Newport, R. I. 10

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AN EXPERIMENT IN CANNING While weeding a strawberry bed last sum- mer. Jack Dinan and I decided to do a little canning as an experiment. After hav- ing received permission to us2 the log-cabin on the Wii ship estate, which is sheltered fiom prying eyes by a grove of pine trees, vo secured a wash boiler and numerous pans from the cook. We then secured all the f;;riss jars possible am transpoited our material to the cabin. Directly after supper we started our first venture in canning. Having decided to adopt the cold-pack method, (which we con- r.idercd the best and the simplest) we se- cured government pamphlets and directions in (,ider to inform ourselves on the matter. We knew exactly how to go about our first trial. By dividing up the work, we could work much better and accomplish much more. Jack secured the vegetables, washed and cleaned them, while I secured water with which to blanch them, or washed the glass jars. Wo started in on the wax butter beans. After wa-shing and cutting them in the re- quired length, they were placed i n cloth bags, and then blanched the required length of time. The mason jars were then filled, salt and water added, and with the covers .screwed on loosely, were placed in the boiler of v ater to be cooked. After an hour or so had elapsed, the jars were taken out and the covers screwed on tightly. By working until after midnight, we managed to can about 25 quarts of beans. During the next week, by beginning di- rectly after our work on the estate was over and working until one or even two o ' clock in the morning, we managed to can about 150 quarts of beans, corn, and other vegetables, plums, peaches, and a few ber- ries. Urged on by this success, we made many jarr. of grape, currant, and apple jelly, all of which were well preserved. We were indeed fortunate in having such a place to do our canning. The cabin is di- vided into two rooms. The main room con- tains a large stone fireplace, a table, several chairs, and a bed. The walls of the cabin are of beaver board painted red, and the ceiling of cream color. Over two windows and in the centre of the ceiling hang electric chandeliers. The back room where we did our canning contains a fine stove, just suit- 12 ed to our needs. We also cooked our meals here instead of going home. Our only mistake in the canning occurred one night when the boiler, containing 12 quarts of beets, was put on the cabin stove .•iL eleven fo;ty-five. Since I was very tired, 1 decided to go to bed at once. Jack said he was going to read awhile and that he would take care of the vegetables at 2 o ' clock — the time required to boil them being about 2 1-2 hours. About 4 o ' clock in the morn ing, I awoke and heard something boiling. Quickly jumping out of bed, X investigated and found the boiler still on the stove, while Jack, the faithful watcher, was fast asleep at the other end of the bed, still dressed and with a book in his hand. He had fallen asleep while reading. The lights v ere still burning and the beets were boiled a ' niost white. The cold pack method of canning has be- come so popular that canning has ceased to be a drudgery. Cold pack means raw pack. The food is put into the jars when only par- tially cooked, instead of being sterilized in a kettle over the direct fire. It is then trans- ferred to the jars and sealed. There are about six steps to the cold-pack method — cleaning, blanching, cold dipping, packing in the jars, sterilizing, and the final sealing of the jars. Wakefield is indeed fortunate in having a community canning center, for now the vegetables may be brought there and canned. Moreover, the women and girls can help and £0 learn this method of canning. This year of all years, everyone should can as many vegetables and as much fruit as pos- sible. J. Wm. Burke, ' 18 BUY THRIFT STAMPS! Buy some stamps and show your thrift. Give your Uncle Sam a lift. Just a quarter, ' tisn ' t much When the cause you serve is such. Don ' t put off until tomorrow. Even if the cash you borrow. If at first you find it hard. Very soon you ' ll fill your card, Then in dollars, you ' ll have four. Which in time will bring one more. For in nineteen twenty-three II will all come back, you see! Margaret Rowland, ' 20