Warren High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Warren, MA)

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14 THE HILLTOP young' and very well liked by all the pupils. She is the first lady teacher the town has had, and some doubt her ability as a teacher very much. She is very well educated be- cause she has been to school five years. 'fLet me see she exclaimed one day, as to French, I am mistress of that, and speak it, if possible, with more Huency than English. Italian, I can read with ease, and pronounce very well-as well at least, and better, than any of my friends, and that is all one need wish for in Italian. Music I have learned till I am perfectly sick of itg but, now that we have a grand piano, it will be delightful to play when we have com- pany. My drawings are universally admired, especially the shells and flowers, which are beautiful. As to common things, geogra- phy, history and poetry, thank my stars, I have got through them all, so that I may consider myself not only perfectly accom' plished, but also thoroughly well-informed. After the pupils have become quiet, they start the daily recitations in geography, history, reading, writing and 'rithmetic. A few of the older pupils try French. Five pupils are absent to-day, but that is very common. Some of the pupils only go to school when they feel in the mood for study- ing, which is very seldom in some cases. Each pupil recites in turn. While one re- cites, another studies his next lesson. They ought to have been able to concentrate re- markably well then. At three o'clock school is closed for another day, and the pupils start on their two to five mile journey home. Marjorie Gould '29 SCHOOL ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW Peggy and Bobby came down the elevator in their suburban home and climbed into their long, low, blue, Danish areo-car. They had an argument as to whether they should ily or ride. Perhaps you have already guessed that this car shot swiftly through the air or along straight, concrete roads. They decided to ride a short distance and then to fly as Peggy wished to try a new landing trick on the school's landing field. Yes, they were going to school in the year 2027 A. D. Bobby is to take his Sophomore course at Harvard and disliked the idea of giving up the four days time to do so. Four days tinae! Yes. Each day he would take one subject in the form of a pill. As he absorbed the pill, he wouldabsorb the year's work'in that subject. He did hope that they would not overdose him in Greek and Latin. Peggy was a Radcliffe girl and would have to take last year's English over as she had Ilunked it. She bewailed the fact of losing the extra necessary day. Perhaps you think it queer that she should Hunk English. You see this was a foreign language to her, she spoke American. Peggy had been invited to go to Paris that night to see the queerest picture. It was quite a thing to see it. It was School in W. H. S. One Hundred Years Ago. Imagine it, they went to school five hours a day for practically the whole year! At last they arrived at a large, flat building around which stretched golf courses, tennis courts, bridle paths and runways. Parking their plane, they entered a richly furnished room where laid out on tables were gay bonbon boxes filled with chocolate covered pills. These were labeled' Latin, Greek, junior French, Biology, et cetera. Greek had a rather dusty taste, while Latin was rather peppery. English was pretty pink pills. Then a squeal from Peggy as she heard from the radio a voice saying, History teacher speaking. All who wish to attend the history picture, 'School in W. H. S. One Hundred Years Ago,' meet at runway live. We shall take high power planes and arrive in Paris within two hours.

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THE I-IILLTOP 13 They walked slowly up the steps and into where. I want you to meet my cousin who the justice's office. Theodore explained who they were and told the justice they wished to be married at once. Of course, young man, said the justice, you have your marriage license, haven't you ? Theodore's face became the color of a ripe cherry and he gulped painfully. Er--what? he asked miserably, er- what did you say ? I asked for your marriage license, answered the justice. Theodore gulped again. Well, I guess I er--, I must have sort of forgot that I had to have one, he said, can't we get along without one ?'l Both Marjorie and the justice looked their disgust, and Marjorie looked angry, too. Theodore johnson! she cried angrily, you would do something absurd! I might have known you'd forget the most important part of anything you had to do. And as for marrying you after this! It's all off! With these words Marjorie dashed out of the room. But she rather resented her angry words after the first minute or so. For how was she to reach home? After the way she had spoken to Theodore, she could not possibly go home with him. But wonders and marvels always happen at the right time, you know, and just at that moment a long, gray roadster stopped in back of Theodore's Chevrolet. It was jimmie, and also, the blonde girl. Marjorie felt the impulse to run, but where could she run to? So she just stood and watched jimmie with tears in her eyes as he jumped from the car and came up the steps toward her. Marjoriel how does it happen that you are here? jimmie asked as he took her hands, I've been searching for you every- is spending the week with my mother. Marjorie gazed in surprise. Your cousin, jimmie, your cousin, you say? Oh, jimmie l jimmie looked rather puzzled at the glad surprise he heard in Marjorie's voice. Why yes, he said, my cousin. I thought you'd be glad to meet her. j Oh, jimmie! Marjorie sounded happy. You'll never know how glad I am to meet your cousin. Theodore Roosevelt johnson gazed at himself in the mirror. But this time his chest did not swell with pride. Well, I admit I am brilliant, he said aloud, but I seem to be the only one that realizes it. Oh well, such is life. Theodore switched off the light and juinped into bed. E. Patterson '31 SCHOOL ONE HUNDRED' YEARS AGO The one horse shay has stopped in front of the house, and john, Mary and Mistress Susie jump into it and ride off to school. jolm is sixteen and Mary is seven, but they both go to the same school and sit in the same room. That is not at all unusual be- cause all the pupils from five to twenty, short and tall, sit together on the same hard wooden benches without any backs to them. The little tots are not able to touch the floor lst The school they attend is the largest in the vicinity. It is in the center of the town, and about twenty boys and girls go there. School keeps during the winter months for four days a week, weather permitting. They started a little early this morning, because it is j'ohn's turn to be janitor. He has to build the fire and sweep the school house. Mistress Susie is staying at john's house this month. Last month she was with the joneses, and next month she will stay with the Browns. Mistress Susie is quite

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THE HILLTOP 15 Peggy had a very enjoyable evening although she felt rather sorry for the pupils of the Freshman English Class. Katharine Dalton '231 OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN In days gone by, women were looked upon, somewhat, as household articles, un- important yet indispensable. A woman was never asked to give her opinion on a subject. She was rarely con- sulted about matters of great or less im- portance and so assumed no dignity what- soever. She was a listless individual with only the thoughts of the Sunday dinner and the weekly baths on her mind. Those were the days when men were men, at least that is what the average male of today fondly believes to be true. The days when men were men!! Well, these are The days when women are men, and it is much more exciting, even the men will admit that. But the whole trouble started back in the days of castles, knights, dungeons, and cap- tive maids. Then women were revered and respected, so much so that they sank into oblivion and would have been in that dark obscurity ever since if it had not been for the World War. At least that is what I think about it. That was the time when men and women became equals. They worked shoulder to shoulder, shared and shared alike. In this way they gained' twice as much respect as the fair ladies of Quality Streetf' who chose to swoon and stay at home. The old saying, Women's place is in the home, was certainly not in effect then. Woman's place was wherever she was needed. During the war men or women were spared nothing. 'They saw life at its worst. They came to know what it meant to be cold and hungry. But more than anything else, they learned to Move forward, not backward. Courage was a great factor in this war, all kinds of courage. The courage to do what was expected of you and to do what was right. It was no time for questions or comments, it was a time to obey. After the war was over, people believed things would go on as they had been before. But they did not. They never have and never will. Such a thing was impossible. Taking into consideration the thousands that went over seas, only a paltry few came back. The ones who were left without homes or means of support, what were they to do? Stay home and brood over their misfortune? No! It was another call for courage, and the American women answered it hfty million strong. They came forth to fill the vacant places with their great ability to remember and their power to forget. They worked hard to deaden the memories that came crowding back and to show to the world that the women had come back into their own. Eileen Ottenhiemer '28 THE LEGEND OF THE SPANISH MOSS Over a thousand years ago in the far south, there lived an Indian maid named l.aughing Eyes. She was as graceful as a deer and very beautiful. The chief of the largest Indian Tribe in that neighborhood had sought and won the maiden's hand in marriage. Their wedding day had been set, and Laughing Eyes looked forward to the event with eager anticipation. At last the day arrived, and the wedding was celebrated by the members of the two tribes. They were arrayed in gorgeously beaded dresses of skins. A large feast was given and many dances were performed. Hasse, the Indian Chief, and Laughing Eyes departed for their future home where they lived happily for many years.