Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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I ' Ghc LOakcficld 5 igK School Debater PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD, MASS. MAY, 1931 EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paul Ryan ASSOCIATE EDITORS Eleanor Hayes, Lois Huff, Ruth O ' Connell, Raymond Amiro, George Buckle ATHLETIC EDITOR Katherine Nichols ALUMNI EDITOR Jesse Winslow SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Robert Hurley, Wendell Hovey, Leonard Muse BATTALION EDITOR Kenneth Clark JOKE EDITORS Lloyd Hill, Charles Sullivan CLASS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Francis Dinan, Chairman; Bessie Banks, Richard Butler, Pauline Erickson, Margaret McGonagle, Clifford Mansfield, Frederick Macintosh, Arnold Dunn FACULTY ADVISERS Miss Caswell, Miss Kelly, Miss Alice Ryan BUSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER Herbert McDonald ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Lester Spero SUBSCRIPTION MANAGERS Mark Wheeler, Betty Cole FACULTY ADVISER Mr. Dower ART STAFF STAFF ARTIST Clarence Doore ASSOCIATE ARTISTS Wilbur Burnham, Ethel Monahan, Ferdinand Haladay, Frank DuBois FACULTY ADVISER , Miss Hirst

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FOREWORD Along with May comes The Debater again, to take its piace with the former publications. We have earnestly tried to maintain the high standard of om- predecessors, one task being made doubly easy by the material submitted. Such was the quality and quantity of the manuscripts, that two different editions could have been produced and each receive commendation. This being impossible, we have attempted to cull the best from the best. And so with The Debater representative of the whole school, we pass into history as editors of The Debater for 1931. Paul Ryan, ' 31, Editor-in-Chief. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The members of THE DEBATER STAFF are grateful to their classmates who have so freely contributed to these pages; to those pupils in the typewriting classes who, under the expert supervision of Miss Alice Ryan, carefully typed the material for the press; and to the faculty advisers who have given this undertaking invaluable assistance. THE BIG TRAIL Forward, forward, first up, then down, all traveling on and on, following The Big Trail. It has now led us to High School and here we pursue it through the corridors, into the classes and toward the future, of college and our life work. Those who fail, make up or lose. No one stops, everyone keeps going — those that gain the most, lead; but they must work to keep at the head of this line on the trail. After graduation they continue, never stopping, on to college or work — the leaders blazing the way, others following. All seek success, maybe not financial or influential, but nevertheless, what they call success. May the trail you follow be the best, and lead you on, up and up, to the finest of everything! Jean D. Robb, ' 33. THE MASQUE CLUB This year, the Masque Club, formerly one of the most important clubs in the high school, has passed out of ex- istence. Naturally, after a year without it, the question of its revival arises. Public speaking has taken its place to some extent, for, under the direction of Miss Hardy, the pupils enrolled in this course receive dramatic and voice training. Yet this course is open only to Seniors, and many times they cannot elect it because of required subjects. The Masque Club presented a group of plays each year. This arrangement gave pupils who were not in the Senior Play another chance, offered opportunities to underclass- men, and gave them experience for their own class play. The money made on the plays was used to buy stage acces- sories and costumes. In addition to invaluable training, the club gave to the members pleasant social life and an opportunity to experi- ment in the technical side of play production. To the Juniors, from a class that has not succeeded in organizing a Masque Club, we say that we earnestly believe our failure to maintain the organization has been a mistake. We suggest that our successors undertake its revival as a valuable project. Here ' s hoping that 1932 will be successful in this mission. Lois Huff, ' 31. WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL PAPER? A school paper should exemplify the spirt of any insti- tution of learning. When I say paper, I refer not to the literary and humorous productions, but to that news organ which has these two sections and more. To insure success for a school paper, a competent faculty adviser and staff are needed. When they are se- ciu-ed, they should meet once a week and plan next week ' s paper. They should have with them besides their own ideas, suggestions from other students, for it is absolutely essential that the paper be a thing in common with the student body and faculty. Personals (those newsy little