Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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ALUMMI MOTES ALUMNI NOTES— CLASS OF 1918 Josephine Anderson, N. E. Tel Tel. Co. Helena Austin, United Shoe Mfg. Co. Dorothy Baker, Mrs. Clarke ' s Shorthand School. Rollo Baker, Boston Maine Helen Barber, Boston Maine Blanche Batchelder, Ashton Valve Co., Cambridge. Ruth Bonney, Framingham Normal School. Charlotte Boody, Mt. Holyoke College. Joseph Brehaut, National Register Co., Boston. Bertha Brown, Salem Normal School. Ethelind Brown, Burdett Business School. William Brown, Clarke Leather Co. William Burke, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. Sarah Burwen, Bryant Stratton. Arline Carter, Bay State Office, Reading. Walter Clements, Libby, Irving Vose. Timothy Collins, Tufts College. Merrill Ootting, Heywood Bros, (office). Albert Crabiel, Carley Life Float Co. Frances Curtis, Oliver ' s Laundry (office). Clifton Davis, Home. Robert Dean, Jr., Boston University. Margaret Desmond, Boston Maine. Cyrus Dolbeare, Boston University. Raymond Drugan, Boston College. Pauline Eager, Home. Ethel Eaton, Boston Conservatory of Music. Benard Esner, Boston Maine. William Finneran, Consolidation Coal Co. Viola Friberg, Wakefield Trust Co. Gladys Gerrior, John Hancock Insurance Co. Jennie Gersinovitch, Cohen Weinstein. Helen Gould, Western Union, N. Y. Cora Guarnaccia, Salem Normal School. Gladys Hawkes, Aetna Insurance Co. Nellie Hayward, Blood Grocery Store, Lynn. Hildegarde Hendrickson, Boston Maine. Alice Heywood, First National Bank, Maiden Caswell Heustis, U. S. Marine, France Doris Hillsgrove, Mendum Richmond John Hurley, Boston College Mary Hurton, Textile Review Co. Carroll Jacobs, Bay State Office. Helen Jones, John Hancock Insurance Co. John Kalaher, Lever Bros. Lester Lewis, Mass. Institute Technology Charles Locash, Wentworth Institute. Olive Lunny, Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Gaston Loubris, Paper Box Co. Franz Lux, No report Etta Magee, Bay State Office, Reading. Howard Marshall, Boston Army Base. Stanley Marshall, Boston Maine. 19

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Esq. July 1, 1868, when the town changed its name, the school became Wakefield High School. On April 3, 1871, P. H. Sweetser introduced an article into the warrant for town meeting by which the high school might be put into a larger building. A committee consisting of Cyrus Wakefield Lucius Beebe, Richard Britten, Oliver Per- kins and George Packard was appointed to consider. May 1, 1871, the committee re- ported in favor of the immediate erection of a high school building. The town voted to do this and appointed this same commit- tee to attend to its construction. The lot on the corner of Lafayette and Common streets, where the old Prentiss house stood, was selected. On this site was built the present very ample and elegant structure. This school was occupied by the Ad- vanced Grammar Grades and the High School until the fall of 1896 when the gram- mar grades were transferred to the Lin- coln School. The Advanced Grammar Grades used Room 10 and another recita- tion room on the first floor. The High School occupied the second floor and the Chemical Room, which was Room 11, on the ground floor. The heavy wooden shutters in that room were used to exclude the light during some experiments. The third floor was an exhibition hall and there also was the pressure tank of water system. The building as it was originally erected did not have the wing that now contains Rooms 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The part in which these are located was built in 1900. In the same year the commercial course was add- ed to the routine of studies. While this structure may have been very ample in 1872, it is certain that it is not so now, for the cramped conditions oblige the Freshmen to have a separate session in the afternoon. However, we hope that it will not be long before some pupil writes an account of the dedication of the new High School for the Debater. — Ruth Woodbury, ' 20. OUR EXCHANGES Tiger, South High School, Minne- apolis. Bison, McCook High School, McCook, Neb. Argus, Gardner H. S., Gardner, Mass. Sedan, Hampden Academy, Hampden, Me. Recorder, Winchester H. S., Winches- ter, Mass. Authentic, Stoneham H. S., Stoneham, Mass. Boston University Beacon, and Bos- tonia, Boston University, Boston, Mass. Tufts Weekly, Tufts College, Med- ford, Mass. Exchange Notes Tiger, South H. S., Minneapolis, Minne. Your school surely has done some commendable work for Uncle Sam. The Bison, McCook H. S., McCook, Neb. Your paper is among the best of our exchanges. You have our sincere admira- tion in publishing such an interesting school paper every week. The Argus, Gardner H. S., Gardner, Mass. Your literary department is very good. Your jokes are very clever and original. The Sedan, Hampden Academy, Hamp- den, Me. Your stories are very interest- ing. The personals with their sketches, add much to your paper. Recorder, Winchester H. S., Winches- ter, Mass. You may rightfully be proud of your honor roll. The Authentic, Stoneham, H. S., Stoneham, Mass. A few stories would add much to your number. You have an honor roll worthy of praise. — Katherine Kelly, ' 19. Exchange Editor. 18

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Irene Mayer, Hood Milk Co. (office). Mary McAuliffe, Eaton ' s Express. Cecelia McCarthy, Sanitas Mfg. Co. Gertrude Mellett, N. E. Mutual Life Ins. Co. Roger Moore, Home. John Murray, Express Office, South Station. Ph;iip Orme, Boston Albany Railroad. Leeman Packard, Wentworth Institute. Ruth Peabody, Salem Normal School. Dorothy Pease, Salem Normal School. Herbert Rea, Norwich University. Bertha Reynolds, John Hancock Ins. Co. Edward Rich, Jr., Boston University. Luella Sidney, Laskey Commercial Col- lege. Dorothy Skully, Liverpool, London Globe Ins. Co. Evangelos Soteriades, Boston Maine. Harold Surrette, Portsmouth Shipyard Mabel Thrush, John Hancock Ins. Co. Arthur Tupper, Globe Printing Office. Allston Van Wagner, Harvard Knitting Mill (office). Sylvia Vint, Winchester Laundry (of- fice). Florence Westover, Hinckley Woods Insurance Co. Everett Wilkins, Mass. Inst. Technology Elizabeth Winkler, Aetna Insurance Co. Bernice Young, Mercantile Reference Bond Association. —Gladys Purdy, ' 19. Alumni Editor. CROSS COUNTRY 1918 Owing to the three weeks ' vacation and the apparent lack of interest in cross coun- try shown by the schools in neighboring towns, this season, Wakefield has been able to compete in but three meets. These were the Knights of Columbus open meet at Wor- cester, a dual meet with Reading High at Reading, and a dual with Medford High at Wakefield. The Worcester meet was easily won by Abe Levine. He took the lead early in the race and was unchallenged. The order of the men next finishing was R. Batten, second; A. Burke, third; S. Levine, fifth; J. Reid, sixth; G. Clemens, seventh, and 0. Butler, ninth. The score was Wakefield seventeen, Worcester forty-five. The Reading course also proved to be an easy one for the local team. The order of the men finishing was: A Levine, first; S. Levine, second; J. Reid, third; A. Burke, fourth; O. Butler, fifth. Wakefield won fifteen to forty. The only race over the local course was run with Medford High School. The order of the m.en finishing was: A. Levine, first; R. Batten, second; S. Levine, third; J. Reid, fifth ; 0. Butler, sixth, and A. Burke, sev- enth. The score was W. H. S. seventeen, M. H. S. forty-two. No championships were held this year, but we have added another unblemished season to our four others. , — Capt. Raymond Batten. INDOOR TRACK The indoor track season was opened in early January by the Interclass meet. The Juniors finished on the top with forty-one points. O ' Neil of ' 20 won the 30 yard dash, trailed by Frizzell and Hancock, also of ' 20. The winners of the 300 were: Batten ' 19, Draper ' 20, and Frizzell ' 20. The 600 went to the Seniors, with Levine and Reid of ' 20, second and third. The 1000 and mile were captured by Levine and Burke. O. Butler and S. Levine of ' 21 took the thirds. The high jump went to Sea- bury ' 20 and the shot-put to Low, a Sopho- 20