Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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TTHE MIRROR 7 Clary History Our first day at high school, Sep- tember 8, 1926, was a strange one. Because the assembly hall was al- ready overcrowded with seniors and juniors, we were guided into class- rooms on the first flo-or by kind teachers who entertained us with ac- counts of school life or gave us gen- eral directions for finding rooms. Finally, at the call for sophomores, we rushed to the auditorium, roo-ms were assigned to us, and we rushed downstairs again, opening and clos- ing doors to look at the numbers. Most of us recall the day thus far. The rest of the morning is a blur of program cards, roll calls, personal statements, occasional errors, and long assignments for the following day. This chaos was relieved by the dismissal bell, and We wandered out into the sunshine slightly bewildered but obviously proud to be high school students. Although we felt quite at home before the end of the first week, we also began to realize that, although the upper classmen were the same we had known in junior high school, our teachers and the lessons they taught were not the same. Our knowledge of Latin, for instance, was too ele- mentary, geometry seemed to be a subject hitherto unknowng indeed, even the English language acquired new words and terms. Meanwhile, from the very first days of school, football practice had claimed the attention of the boys. As the season rolled on and closed with the team always on thexside of victory, our classmates who played M in the game rapidly became heroes equal to Ivanhoe and King Richard. After the Thanksgiving recess, however, the sophomore class seemed to be leading a monotonous life, but just at that time Mr. Crawford's plans for an operetta really devel- oped. The tedium of school work disappeared. Tryouts for the cast, open to members of all three classes, were announced, choruses and sol- diers practiced, and the orchestra re- hearsed. It was soon evident that many sophomores were theatrically inclined. Indeed, dramatics appeal- ed to so many that the Sophomore Dramatic Club, which now admits students of all classes to member- ship, was organized by the class of 1929 under the direction of Miss Rand. This club, whose charter members are to graduate this year, has grown in popularity and mem- bership every season. Shortly before the Christmas va- cation, the sophomore class met to elect its officers. The battle was long, noisy, and sometimes fierce, but the final count of votes gave the fol- lowing candidates large majorities: President, John McGurng Vice Pres- ident, Frances Cookeg Secretary- Treasurer, Jeannette Barrowg Audi- tor, Irad Hardy. William Storer, who had been elected chairman of the first social committee, announced the date, Fri- day evening, January 21, 1927. Alas, in spite of all, that could be done, the sophomore's human nature did not change. The first social was like all other first socials-merely a

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THE MIRROR JOHN MCGURN Class President, .7929 Editor of the MIRROR

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THE MIRROR LILLIAN SUNDIN Class Hifzforicm, 1929