West Bridgewater High School - Climber Yearbook (West Bridgewater, MA)

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mk iJti, H. H. S.— 1883 Seven members of an entering clas.s of twenty- two were graduated in the spring of 1883 from what is now Howard High School, then Howard Collegiate Institute; and these seven have the distinction of comprising the first class of high school grade to be graduated in the town of West Bridgewater. The graduates were Ada W. Leach, Clara B. Leach, Fred Kingman, Lida W. Copeland, Mabel N. Copeland, Frank Alger, and Walter Barrell. Of these, but one, Ada W. Leach, widow of the late Irving E. Wheeler, still lives in West Bridgewa- ter. She wrote the class ode and class history. Her sister, Clara B. Leach, now Mrs. Alton W. Snell of Newbury street, Brockton, taught for some years in the North School, since discontinued, in Campello, and was afterwards a dressmaker. Fred Kingman, class salutatorian, graduated from Bridgewater Normal School, now State Teachers ' Col- lege at Bridgewater, and from Harvard University. He became superintendent of schools in Barnstable County, and later held similar positions in Walpole and Natick. He is now retired, and makes his home in Norwood. Lida W. Copeland, who wrote the valedictory, was for many years an accountant in City Hall, Brock- ton. She resides at the present time in Glendale. Calif. Mabel N. Copeland, now living on West Chest- nut Street, Campello, was employed for several years at Thompson Brothers Shoe Company in Brockton. Frank Alger for a number of years lived in Brock- ton. He was at one time in the meat business, but is now employed by the United Shoe Machinery Com- pany at Beverly, where he resides. He is married and has several children. Walter Barrell, the only member of the class not still living, attended Williston Academy at Easthamp- READ WHAT OT ERS SAY § CLASS OF 1883 Standing, left to right: C. Leach, A. Leach. F. Alger, L. Copeland, F. Kingman, M. Copeland, W, Howard. W. Barrell. Seated: R. Barker (teacher). ing into the ; n in general, and of our Ho ■ ard High School cular, I have had the pi sininz. from Mr, Howard B, Wilbur, a promii t ' • n and editor-in-chief of the ' ■ ' ■ by the students of the high school in valuable information concerning th original pub- lication. [1 at the suggestion of Mr. William A. Wilbar, now President of the University of Washington, D. C, that the Whi.-per, a four-page newspaper, was started. At first it was more of an experiment than anything else: but, as you can see, thi this experimental paper was assured from the very beginning. The Whisper had no special departm I was not limited to just school news — it was taken greatly from town happenings. Contrary U present policy, many of the articles published were written by the teachers or the staff member though a few contributions were made by the stu- dent body. There was very little advertising solicited, while at the present time our advertisers contribute large- ly to the support of the paper. The circulation was large — as is that of the Climber. There have been a great many changes in form, content, and management of school publication - the days of the Whisper. but the publications have always been up to the minute in news, no matter what the source. May our Climber continue to be as successful as its predecessor! Excellent magazines from the following have been received: The Unquity Echo. Milton. M The Red and Gray. Fitchburg, Mass. The Reflector. Weymouth. Mass. The Sachem. Middleboro, Mass. The Ferncliff Echo. Lee. Mass. The Madison Mirror. Rochester. New York. The Echo. Canton. Mass. These will be surveyed and commented upon in a later issue. ton. graduated from Harvard University, and post-graduate work there, studied in Europe. On his return to this country he became a teacher of Greek. He was for many years connected the Athenaeum Library in Boston as a refere: pert. and did psychopathic research for Harvard. He died in Brookline in 1927. leaving a widow. The class motto was Sunt sua praemia labori. or These are their rewards for labor. At the graduation ceremonies. Mrs. Wheeler re- calls, the class presented their teacher with a beau- tiful Bible as an expression of their appreciation of the cordial relations which had existed bet pupils and teacher throughout the c

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OUR BASKETBALL SEASON Hello, sport fans! . . . boys have a poor season with 6 wins and 8 losses . . . girls have fairly good season taking 9 games and losing 6 . . . summary- • Jan. 4— Boys lose to Alumni . . . 22-18 . . . girls have easy game and get off to a flying start . . . Jan. 11— Stetson is first victim at hands of Howard boys . . . score 30-23 . . . girls lose first game . . . 20-14 . . . Jan. 12 — Boys play good game against Brockton seconds but do not find basket . . . lose 27-9 . . . Jan. 15 — Howard girls defeat Middleboro by a close score of 13-12 . . . seconds lose a tough game . . . 11-7 . . . boys are defeated for second time this season . . . 19-16 . . . seconds take sound beat- ing .. . 25-6 . . . Jan. 18 — East Bridgewater has easy time taking our boys into camp . . . 31-16 . . . girls come through with surprising win . . . 31-22 . . . Jan. 22 — Both girls and boys defeat Holbrook . . . girls have tight squeeze . . . 19-16 . . . boys run wild ... the result? . . . 40-15 . . . Jan. 29 — Another bitter rival trips Howard girls and boys . . . Bridgewater . . . boys . . . 20-11 . . . girls . . . 15-9 . . . Feb. 5 — Brockton seconds take a second game from Howard boys, trouncing them 33-11 . . . girls play exceptionally well, defeating Rockne Sporting Club 27-21. Feb. 8 — Sweet revenge for boys over Middleboro . . . best game of season . . . score 24-22 . . . over- time period . . . seconds lose 28-13 . . . Middleboro girls clean up . . . first 26-9 . . . seconds 13-9 . . . Feb. 15 — Boys have hard time taking Sumner . . . 18-16 . . . girls take sound beating . . . 33-2 . . . what ho! Feb. 19 — As usual . . . Howard girls 28 . . . Seminary 13 . . . Feb. 26 — St. Paul ' s of Brockton gives Howard boys a hard game, forcing them to the limit . . . score 19-18 . . . Mar. 5 — East Bridgewater boys again smother Howard boys . . . 26-16 . . . very rough game . . - girls defeat rivals for second time . . 20-17 . . .0. C. . . looks good in her new position at center . . . Mar. 7 — Rockne girls gain revenge, winning 32- 20 . . . seconds also win . . . 9-6 . . . Mar. 12 — Howard girls spring surprise win over Bridgewater . . . 18-14 . . . E. P., P. L., and O. C. shine . . . boys take another trimming . . . 17-14 . . Mar. 15 — Stetson comes to West Bridgewater to end season with Howard High. . . what thrills! . . . boys slaughter rivals to tune of 42-17 . . . girls lose a good fight by 2 points . . . 18-16 . . . H. W. be- comes school hero . . . Mar. 20 — Howard and Seminary girls in the an- nual last game of their season . . . our girls still look good to us . . . And now for the teams . . . Boys: Center, Cheyunski; forwards, Noumi, Cap- tain Woodward, Golder, Hayes, B. Ferrini; backs, A. Nelson, Hurley, Bolster, Penpraese; manager, Keith . . . Howard loses Cheyunski, Noumi, Wood- ward, and Hurley in June . . . but Coach Frellick should be able to build around the two-star backs of this year . . . Bolster and Penpraese . . . Girls: Center, Captain E. Peterson, O. Cheyunski, A. Howe; forwards, R. Chadwick, C. Morse, M. Bur- rill, D. Falzarano, N. Hurley, E. Almquist; backs, P. Peterson, P. Lovering, J. Asack, B. Pope . . . girls are fortunate in that they lose only one player . . . Betty Pope . . . judging from this year ' s record, one can almost predict an undefeated team for next year! . . . with Mr. Windell as their capable and popular coach! Baseball? . . . boys are very enthusiastic over the thoughts of having a baseball team this year . . . will financial difficulties prevent our enjoying this sport? ... we are hoping for the best . . . but baseball pays poorly — what with expense for um- pires, equipment, transportation, and incidentals! M. A. P. Cheers W. N. to victory! PAGE 12

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IB- WHY WE CAME TO H. H. S. E. P. and M. S To follow C. R. E. P. and E. H To study W. N. and T. H To take home the Freshman girls A. C. and W. B To play basketball P. S. and E. H To gossip H. W. and N. G To argue M. H. and B. F Heaven only knows E. S. and E. F To surprise us E. G. and T. R To natter the girls L. H To wear his red stockings FAVORITE SAYINGS Ruth Tuck— tee-hee. Merle Hurley — What the heck! Helen Pillsbury — George, wait for me. Ruth Chadwick — See ya second period, Walter. Henry Woodward — Ya dirty whelp! Natalie Gillespie — Lester did this — Lester did that. Bruno Ferrini — Do I need a shave? Charles Rubin — Don ' t you know? Miss W. — By the time you get to be Seniors, you etc. Erland Porter — I get up at four in the morning. WEATHER REPORTS Breezy L. H. Dry ..Mr. F. Threatening Miss C. Agreeable R. T. Foggy A. N. Changeable G. A. Settled A. F. Fair and warmer ... H. T. Windy A. B. Miracle Worker Girls, attention! bawled the gym teacher to her awkward squad. Girls, lift up your left leg and hold it straight in front of you. By mistake one of the girls held up her right leg which brought it out side by side with her neighbor ' s left leg. And who is the girl over there holding up both legs? shouted their much disturbed teacher. Policeman: Who owns this cow and calf? Schoolboy: I don ' t know who owns the cow, but I have an idea who owns the calf. Policeman: Well, who owns the calf? Schoolboy: The cow. Principal: I ' ve never seen the campus so littered with papers as it is this morning. Janitor: Those are the leaflets that were dis- tributed asking the students not to throw papers around. The teacher dictated: His choler rose to such a height that passion well nigh choked him. Shorthand student ' s transcript: His collar rose to such a height that fashion well nigh choked him. Le Maitre: Dites — moi le nom d ' un quadrupede? L ' EIeve: Une table, monsieur! Mater (ad magistrum) : Cur est Sextus sapientior meo Titurio? Magister: Propterea quod Sextus capite suo multo melius utitur quam Titurius suo. Mater (ad Titurium) : Quid, care fili mi, dicis, ut te defendas? Titurius: Nonne, mater mea, mihi dixisti me ludentem debere semper uti meis rebus? Sed caput Sexti non est meum. E. P. : Which is right — ' a hen is sitting ' or ' a hen is setting ' ? A. C. : I don ' t know, and I don ' t care. All I bother about is when she cackles — is she laying or is she lying? Miss Weeden: Who were the three commission- ers sent to negotiate with France at the time that Adams was elected? E. J.: X, Y, and Z. Mr. R. (talking to English IB class) : Can any- one explain why the calf says, ' Ma-a-a, ' and the lamb says, ' Ba-a-a ' ? R. C. (bright student) : The calf is calling his mama — and the lamb is calling his papa! The Frog What a wonderful bird the frog are! When he stands he sit almost. When he hop he fly almost. He ain ' t got no sense hardly. He ain ' t got no tail hardly either. When he sit, he sit on what he ain ' t got almost. — Selected. Faculty Adviser: Can ' t you shave the price a bit on this candy? B. P.: I ' m sorry — this is a lunch room not a barber shop. Are you going to sneeze, my pretty maid? I ' m going to sneeze, kind sir, said she. At who? At who? At who? asked he — Atchoo! Atchoo! Atchoo! said she. First student: My teacher is very irritable; the least thing sets her off. Second student: You ' re lucky at that! Mine ' s a self starter. Daffy: But, teacher, daddy says we are descended from monkeys. Teacher: We can ' t discuss your private family affairs in class.