Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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tHe quiver JUNE, 1914 CONTENTS. Graduation Program............................. History of the Class of 19.4................... Behold—A Senior !.............................. Lost Klver.... ................................ A Trip from Naples to Sorrento................. A View of Narraganselt Bay..................... The Charms of Nature........................... A Letter ...................................... The Old Building............................... The La ing of the Cornerstone.. ................. A Plea for Debating............................ The Pond Lily.................................. Sounds at Night................................ Sir Koger upon Fashion......................... In Honor of Woonsocket High.................... A Trip to the State House...................... Editorials..................................... School Notes............... ................... Athletics...................................... Alumni Notes................................... W. H 8 Directory............................... HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1914 To me has fallen the honor of narrating the events of the history of the illustrious class of 1914. I cannot boast that we are the most brilliant class that has left old Woonsocket High, but there are many things that we have done that make us all proud to be Seniors to-day. Strange though it may seem to us now, we were once Freshmen. In 1910 the class whose history I write to-day entered high school, eighty-two in number, strong in the belief that such little troubles as usually come to Freshmen would not bother us in the least. This way of taking things as they come, this spirit of “Never trouble Trouble till Trouble troubles you,” has been the motto of my class for four years. In our first year, we elected as our class president Joseph Daig-neault, and we have kept him as president for four years. We gave that year to the athletic teams Tutin and Daigneault. Doris Grant was 1 3 . . . 8 9 .... 11 ... 12 .... 11 14 .... IB .... 1« .... 13 . ... IB .... 18 . ... IP ... 10 ... 21 23 37 31, 38 ... 5 3 ... 39

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THE CLASS OF 1914

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4 THE QUIVER elected captain of the Girls’ Basket-Ball team, and she was re-elected the next year. By her efforts the girls’ team was the best the school ever had. To Aid the Athletic Association in its attempts to raise funds, the school gave seven dances during the winter, and all were successful. Much of this success was due to the efforts of the committee from the Freshman class. Though we were warned not to leave the lower floor in search of a place to study, many a Freshman ventured to ascend the stairs at either end of the corridor, even dared to enter the Study Hall, reserved for the exclusive use of the Seniors and Juniors. So our first year passed, with work and play, and though we learned to like high school, we welcomed the long vacation. Yet this, too, soon passed, and in September, 1911, we returned as Sophomores, -eeking to attain that “point where sense and dullness meet.” During our Freshman year we had become united as a class, and “In unity there is strength. So, even when we were divided into two sections, one seated in Room 11 and the other in Room 7, we were still the class of 1914. French was a subject this year which brought its joys and sorrows. The numerous irregular verbs were a constant source of trouble and complaint, but the reading of “Contes et Legendes” brought many a smile to our faces, and one member of our class kept us in continual mirth by asking if there was any truth in the legends. The entire class fairly reveled in joy when one of our members side the Freshman class yell for Arbor Day. This year we welcomed two new teachers into our school, Miss Whitaker and Miss Laviolette. After two happily spent summer months had fled by we returned to school work. By this time, well initiated into high school life, and lollowing as carefully as a class like ours could be expected, the customs and rules of the school, we entered upon our third year with one thought only: “Nowr we are Juniors, dignified Juniors, ascending slowly but surely, for were we not to be seated on the upper floor of the building? Our dreams were realized. We were sent to Room 5, and as a class at last occupied one room. But certain boys were soon sent back to Room 7, there to remain until they could appreciate the honor of a seat in Room 5. This year we again welcomed new members of the faculty. Mr. Spratt, our principal, and Mr. Keaney came to our school from Putnam, and we have been fortunate in having them during our last two years in high school. To our class came five new members, Esther Spratt. Felicetta Leoni, Nellie McNaul, Robert Lee. and Stanley Spratt.