Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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Til ft QUIVER 21 Miss Knox, went through the Normal School in Providence. The students were shown the building by Professor Brown. Then they visited the Gorham Manufacturing Company. This year’s numbers of the “National Geographic Magazine” have been given the school by Mrs. Rachel F. Tucker. The pupils of Miss Whittaker’s room this year succeeded in selling 5 755 Red Cross stamps, which was larger than the number sold by any other rooms in the high school. A prize of five dollars was awarded them by Mrs. Rathbun. This money partly paid for a plaster cast of the “Flying Mercury,” now in Room 9 of the new school. In the commercial department, sixteen new typewriters have been installed, making a total of thirty-one. The present dictaphone is to be changed for a new model run by electricity. The nembers of Miss Mowry’s Junior English class have at various times during the year acted as critics in other English classes. This has tended to improve articulation and standing position, and has had other good effects. One day in the latter part of March, a special car took the Freshmen, chaperoned by Miss Whittaker and Miss Knox, to Providence. Here the State House and Normal School were visited. While at the State House, after being reviewed by Governor Beeckman and listening to a short address by him, the students were shown the building by Mr. Martin McLaughlin, a Woonsocket representative. During the past year Ruth Wardle and Olive White have been the pianists for singing. A series of debates have been held by Miss Mowry’s Junior English class, every member debating in at least one. The six best debaters were chosen for the final debate. This class has also had a spelling match, which was won by Nellie Woolley. One hundred and fifty new singing books are in use in the new school. The pupils of the Commercial classes have taken several trips to places of interest, among them the Social mill, the Alsace worsted mill, and the Alice rubber mill. At Christmas, the pupils of Miss Whittaker’s room collected warm clothing, toys, and eleven dollars in money to be distributed by the district nurses among poor families. Interesting addresses have been given to the commercial students by Henry Morin, ’02, Ralph Daigneault, ’u, and Leonard Girard, T7. The Junior college division of English had a mock trial, conducted as a debate. The plaintiff, Buell Card, charged Ethan Goodnow with

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20 THE QUIVER The registration this year has been 317, a gain of 37 over last year. A large entering class is expected in the fall. The registration will then probably reach 360. A beautiful silk flag and standard wrere presented the high school before the new building w as in use by the class of 1892. At the presentation exercises there was a large delegation of the class. Mrs. Evelyn Watson Spaulding, Mr. Janies H. Rickard, Jr., and Mr. A. A. Mulligan addressed the pupils. After being accepted by Mr. Spratt in behalf of the school, the flag was saluted by the pupils. This flag was the first gift to the new school from any class. At a declamation contest held in Mansfield, Massachusetts, in which Madeleine Baxter and Vincent Carney represented Woonsocket High School, a silver medal was won by Carney. Both representatives did exceedingly well. The Woonsocket team ranked second in excellence. The following schools were represented: Mansfield, Foxboro, Plain- ville, Franklin, and Woonsocket. The Senior Commercial Law class with Mr. Palmer visited the court house at the December session of the Superior Court in Woonsocket. Tuesday mornings, during the first half of the year, a Current Events class was held in Miss Mowry’s room, which proved interesting and enjoyable. A list of the topics discussed was made by reporters from the class. A list of the magazines and newspapers read by the class was also made and posted. A candy sale was held during the two weeks before Christmas to raise money for decorations for the new high school. The profit was fifteen dollars, which was good, considering the short time the sale went on. The librarians this year have been Catherine Fitzgerald and Marguerite Crawford. One day in April the Commercial Geography class, accompanied by

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22 THE QUIVER damaging the floor in the commercial room of the new high school. The lawyers for the plaintiff were Harold Howe and Ambrose Feeley, and for the defendant, Joseph Greenberg and Albert Mailloux. The jury, the chairman of which was Eugene Morrissey, decided the case in favor of the plaintiff. The judge, William Barry, decreed that Ethan Good-now should pay Card thirteen cents damages. The lunch counter in the new school, under the management of Mrs. Quinn, has proved decidedly successful. Fifty-four pupils formed a debating society, which for some weeks met on Thursdays after school. The officers elected were William Barry, president; Lorenzo Emidy, vice-president; Joseph Greenberg, secretary, and Charles McCarthy, treasurer. A constitution written by Joseph Greenberg was accepted by the club. Interesting subjects were chosen, and the debates were carried on in a lively manner. This society will undoubtedly be continued next year. During the past year great animation has been shown in the debates held in Miss Whittaker s room on Tuesday mornings. Some of the subjects discussed were the value of various courses in the high school, the value of football and baseball, the two-session plan, immigration, and neutrality. The following colleges will probably be entered next fall by pupils in the graduating class: Brown University, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sweet Briar College, and Rhode Island State College. Many will undoubtedly enter Rhode Island Normal School. One morning in May, Mr. R. W. Reid, assistant manager of the Taft-Pierce Manufacturing Company, gave an instructive talk to the entire school on the apprentice and his opportunities. Mr. Spratt has organized a council made up of pupils from the various rooms. This organization meets weekly and talks over matters of school interest. Each room is represented by one member elected bv the pupils. The members are: Lorenzo Emidy, Cora Morin, Eugene Morrissey, Buell Card, Herman Poole, Avery Davis, Ethel Anderson, Laura LaFond, and Irene Long. Boys in the Freshman and Sophomore classes have shown much enthusiasm in manual training. Next year the classes will be held in the old high school building. The members of the orchestra this year were: G. Ervin Thompson, leader; Helen Dudley, Harold Smith, piano; Myron Pierce, flute and piccolo; William Kelley, trombone; Eugene Morrissey, drums and bells;