Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE JUNIOR PARTY The annual Junior Party was held in the Town Hall, Friday evening, Feb. 13, 1920. The novelties consisted of an elimina- tion dance, the prize being a two-and-a- half-dollar gold piece, which was won by Miss Irene Antunes and Arthur Moncrieff. Streamers were thrown from the balconies and small clickers distributed. Parker ' s Orchestra furnished music from 8 to 12 and an entertainment was provided by Mr. Gay Cochrane. The matrons were Mrs. John Anderson, Mrs. C. J. Peterson, and Miss Alice Donovan. The committee consisted of James An- derson, chairman; Francis Bowman, Mabel Frizzell, Elroy M. Cochrane, Con- stance Arnold, Ruth Brooks, Doris Brown, Cathleen Loughlin, Hazel Foster, Guy An- derson, Charles Carr, and W. Felton Mac- Brien. MABEL FRIZZELL Sec ' y. Lieut. Wesley Garniss and Miss Mary Avery, Lieut. Frederick Snyder and Miss Emily Boody, Lieut. Rene Loubris and Miss Mil- dred Barstow, Lieut. Thomas Lally and Miss Adelaide Sweetser, and Lieut. Arthur Anderson and Miss Ruth Anderson. Several officers from Stoneham and Wo- burn attended the party. The matrons were Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. John Reid, Mrs. Peterson, and Mrs. Draper. THE SENIOR SLEIGH RIDE The Senior Class had a sleigh ride at 8 o ' clock on the evening of Jan. 17, 1920. In spite of the cold, a party of about fifty left Wakefield Square in two pungs. The route was through Stoneham to Winches- ter, where a stop was made for hot choco- late, then back to Wakefield by way of Medford and Stoneham. The teachers who accompanied the party were Miss Hester Sharkey, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dower, and Mr. Arthur A. Fulton. THE MATHENIAN SOCIETY DANCE The Mathenian Society held an enter- tainment and dance in Wakefield Hall, Nov. 10, 1919. Thomas Lally made a short speech in which he stated the purposes of the soci- ety. The entertainment comprised several piano, violin, and cornet selections by the Misses Hazel Hallett, Marion McKie, and Helen Arnold; readings by Helen Arnold, Tillie Gersinovitch, and Phyllis Cadogan; songs by Miss Dorothy LaForme, accom- panied by Miss Mildred Foley; and a clog dance by Miss Ida Leach. Dancing was en- joyed until tv elve o ' clock. IDA M. LEACH, Sec ' y. THE OFFICERS ' PARTY The officers of the Wakefield High ' School Battalion held their annual party on Fi ' iday evening, Dec. 26, 1919, in the Town Hall. The grand march ' was led by Maj. William Wallace and Miss Beatrice Brooks, followed by Capt. John Reid and Miss Marion McKie, Capt. Carl Peterson and Miss Mildred Matheson, Capt. Reuben Draper and Miss Hattie Moore, Adjt. Roger Arnold and Miss Nathalie Phillips, Lieut. Wilbur Batten and Miss Ella King, TONY, THE MENDER The Wakefield High School Department of English presented a play, Tony, the Mender, at a conference of the Educa- tional Committee of the State Federation of Women ' s Clubs and the Kosmos Club in the Princess Theater, Friday afternoon, Jan. 16, 1920. The play was written for the occasion by Miss Hester Sharkey of the English De- partment and had for its theme, Better Speech. The following is the cast of characters and the members of the assist- ing committees: Tony, the Mender A One-Act Play Stage manager, John Reid Oast: Father, Thomas Lally; mother, Grace Crosby; Bill, Carl Peterson; Louisa, Adelaide Sweetser; Peter, Edmund DaK- nino; Tony, Antonio Mezzacappa; prompt- er, Mildred Willey. Properties: Arthur Lyons, chairman; Gladys Tibbetts, Wesley Garniss, Fred Murkland. Costumes: Inez Kirk, Horace Hill. Make-up: Phyllis Cadogan, Mae Cado- gan. As this was the first dramatic attempt of the High School, everyone was happily 23

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surprised by the fine acting and excellent presentation of the play. The cast and Miss Sharkey deserved all the praise given them and the thanks of the student body. MOSE The Mathenian Society presented Mose , a play of college life, in the Prin- cess Theatre, April 30, 1920, with great success. The cast was: Mose, Thomas Lallji ; Frank Thornton, Cecil Ward; Thurston Hall, Wilbur Batten; Billy Holt, Fred Murkland ; Henry Warwick, Carl Seaward ; Society Smith, Frederick Snyder; Sum- ner, Arthur Anderson; Rodney, Arthur Ly- ons; Thomas Edward, Stewart Garnies; An Old Man, Joseph Taggart; Eleanor Thornton, Adelaide Sweetser; Anne Schuy- ler, Margaret Hurley; Betty Care we, Mar- garet Howland; Sally Middleton, Mabel Frizzell; Katherine Stanton, Charlotte Brooks; Edythe Burne-Jones, Tilly Ger- sinovitch; Mrs. Bone, Phyllis Cadogan; Mrs. Vance, Inez Kirk; Mi s. Conant, Doi ' o- thy Taylor; Inga, Ida Leach. The stage managers were: John Reid, Herbert Hancock, and Andrew Fuller. Miss Hazel M. Andrews directed the performance. The music, which was provided by the Mathenian Orchestra under the direction of C. Albert Jones, was excellent. The members of the orchestra are: Vi- olins — Marian McKie, Nathalie Willey, Myron Wing, Doris Brown, Wesley Ab- bott, and Ernest Dade; piano — Winifred Le Noir; ' cello — Oliver Quimby; cornets — Helen Arnold and Louis Bonaiuto. WITHIN THE CONVENT WALLS A sweet, cool twilight in an ancient con- vent. Wherein the black-garbed Sisters dwell And kneel in prayer and solitude. Through the twilight and stillness Come the roar and the bursting of cannon, Shaking the Convent Walls, And tearing it stone from stone — But the black-garbed nuns pray on, Mid the roar and din of the cannon. MARY McKEON, ' 23. TO MINE OWN Dear soul, I love you much, I vow; I love each wrinkle — , crease, each hair That curls around your brow; I love you for your constancy, I cannot tell just how, Perhaps ' I never knew how well. Dear puppy dog, till now. R. A. W. ' 20. THE PUSSYWILLOW Almost before the snow is gone, Before we hear the birds ' blithe song, Uprising fi-om her soft, snug pillow. We gladly hail the pussywillow. VERA MOULTON, ' 22. DAISIES Those sad little, sweet little, faces. So carefully fringed all around; With those round little, white little bon- ents. Shyly bending, those daisies, to ground. PHYLLIS GLIDDEN ' 20. Senior to Freshie: Say, kid, did you take a bath last night? Freshie: Why, of course not, was one of them stolen. Physics: Talking of Sweetser Lecture on Arctic Regions: Arnold: It ' s so cold up there tiiat the lecturer showed a picture of a bear that had been shot and had frozen standing uj), not having time between the time he was shot and the time he was frozen to fall. (That ' s a bear story . Bill.) Wallace in Enjvlish: In Grant ' s time they used to have subscription schools and used to send a long way for teachei s. Why? Doc: Now Hill, if you were going to buy washing soda Hill: Well! I don ' t buy it. Doc: It would be a good thing if you ( ' id, and used it, too. 24