Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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THEpMIl1RORY , ,7 Qlilass Zlaistnrp TRACY SANBORN On a shelf in a large, gloomy library rests a dusty old volume unread by the casual reader, to the Waltham High school graduates of 1927, however, this quaint old book recalls many pleasures. That which I am about to relate is what I found between the covers of the ancient volume. Is it possible that three years have passed since we left our beloved books at the Junior High School? It is true, nevertheless. Of course everyone recalls the first day when we were- given the name tiny in- fants by our upper classmates. After we had timidly entered the halls, some of us wandered here and there while others chose their would-be rooms, only to lose them a little later on. Ah! at last. the clang of the first bell was heard ringing through the corridors, and we were asked to file to the assembly hall. 1All arrived at the hall in safety. Some started to seat themselves near the front, but a voice was heard saying, Sophomores go to the rear. At this our hearts sank within us, but, as all obedient children do, we meandered down the aisle and took our places in the rear. We sat there undisturbed while the two upper classes were assigned their rooms. At last came our turn. We were given our rooms, and, with a few directions, went in search of a parking space. Many were lost for a time, but the guiding hands of our future in- structors brought us quickly into line again, and gave us our first les- son in high school etiquette. The morning passed rather slowly, but at last the faithful old bell did its duty, and we were dismissed for the day. We soon accustomed ourselves to the routine of high school life, and quickly learned the traits of our upper classmates, whether they were good or bad. From the first day of school until Tha.nksgiving, the boys devoted much of their time to football. The team, with a number of our own sophomores, had a very successful season, defeating such strong teams as Brookline, Providence Tech, Fitchburg, and Haverhill, and receiving only two defeats. ' At a well attended meeting in the assembly hall, the class oiiicers were elected: Tony Siano was chosen president, Louise Everett, vice- president, Charles Smith, secretary and treasurer, Doris DeVen.ne, library representative, Helen Glasgow, athletic representative, and Thelma Heinlein, auditor. We were all thrilled when the night of our irst social came. We gathered in the high school auditorium and thoroughly enjoyed the games, the dancing and the refreshments.

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TRACY SANBORN C1415 Historian 1927

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sp THE MIRROR Soon came our Christmas vacation, a source of great pleasure. During the winter months the boys and girls enjoyed basket ball at the North Junior High gymnasium. The lot behind the school was made into an attractive rink and was freely used 'for skating and hockey. . We now turned our attention to baseball. We had a fairly success- ful season, winning seven games and losing seven. In June came the excitement of choosing our electives for the next year, and many were the debates as to the superior advantages of Chemistry, Algebra, French' or German. Some one was heard to remark that he wished he could elect library periods instead of English. At last everyone was satisfied, and now remained only the day of final reckoning. It came. We received with joy or sorrow our first final ranks and the year was over! The summer soon passed and we were once again brought back into theranks-this time as juniors. We now held middle place, if the seniors, our superiors, should, by any cha.nce, cast any reiiection upon us, it gave us a great deal of delight to cast-a similar reflection upon our inferiors, the infant sophomores. Our Hrst day Was not nearly so exciting as that memorable one a year ago, but, nevertheless, some of us lost our way only to be found and rescued later by our mates. y We were all delighted to hear the report that the boys were once again getting into shape for the coming football season. As the .players came on to the field, led by Captain Bob Muzzey, we were proud to see that a number of our junior boys were holding down first-string berths. The team had a very successful season, defeating Haverhill, Fitchburg, and Brockton, and reeciving only three setbacks. While the boys were practicing football, the girls were doing' their bit at field hockey. After the Thanksgiving recess, we all looked forward withva great deal of joy to our Christmas vacation. The weeks seemed to drag pain- fully, but when release from classes did come the time went so rapidly that it seemed as though Saturday was upon us evenbe-fore Monday had passed. Cn January 11 Cof the next yearj came the summons to the assembly hall to elect the class officers. Wynton Dangelmayer was elected presi- dent, Josephine Huntley, vice-president, Kenneth MacRae, secretary, Doris DeVenne, treasurer, Francis Pat Ryan, auditor, Tony Siano, athletic representative, Helen Glasgow, alternate representative, Ra- chel Slayton and Thelma Heinlein, library representatives. At the same meeting, Corrine Taylor was elected chairman of the co-mmittee on the class motto and class colors. A little later, we chose maroon and