Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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16 THE QUIVER (TUfuitorialS EDITORIAL STAFF SAMUEL McKEE, ’16, Editor-in-Chief. ETHAN GOODNOW, T6. Business Manager ANNIE NAISM1TH, 16. RUTH SCHLIVEK. 18 OLIVE ROCHELEAU, T7. DOROTHY MOWRY, T9. EDITORIALS The past year, our first complete one in our new building, has seen several new faces in the ranks of our faculty. Five new teachers were appointed at the beginning of the school year to take care of new departments and the increase in others. Ihese were Miss Amy P. Gilbert, Miss Elise Rocheleau, Miss Louise K. Cushman, Miss E. Alberta Reed, and Mr. Charles V. Carroll. Miss Gilbert has taught Physical and Commercial Geography and Plane Geometry; Miss Rocheleau, French and Girls’ Physical Training; Miss Cushman, Bookkeeping; and Mr. Carroll, Algebra, Solid Geometry, and Freshman Science. Miss Reed was appointed to take charge of the new department of Domestic Science. In November, Miss Jane M. Given, teacher of English, resigned to fill a similar position in the High School of Water-bury, Conn., and Miss Edith J. Clark was appointed to fill the vacancy. The English department expanded to such an extent that, in January, Miss Verna M. Corey was appointed to take some of the work from the shoulders of Miss Mowry and Miss Clark. In addition to these changes. Miss Alice W. Cook, W. H. S. ’15, was appointed clerk for the Principal’s office. One of the chief reasons for the increased number of teachers is the growth of the student body. The number of pupils in the High School has advanced from the three hundred seventeen of last year to three hundred seventy-eight. This is a growth of nearly twenty per cent. Besides this, there are at present more graduates of Woonsocket

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THE QUIVER 15 machine to harvest this kelp, so that potash can be produced for six dollars a ton. These are just a few instances in which the war has helped our manufacturing, and there are many others too numerous to mention. When this war ends, Germany, if she is in a condition to do so, will probably raise the price of many of these articles to help recoup her losses from the war; but the United States will be able to compete with her, for in many cases these articles can be produced more cheaply here. Thus these new enterprises will be permanent, and under the influence of their success, other enterprises will be started which will tend to make the United States the leader of the world in scientific research and manufacture. SAMUEL A. McKEE. ’16. A MAIDEN’S REPLY On a bright summer evening So early in May, A sweet maiden sang To her lover this lay. “Oh, were I a queen In the realm of the sea, My fond heart would dream Of a lover like thee. “And had I dominion O’er all I can see, I should always be gay With a lover like thee. “Or were I a bird With my nest in a tree, I should sing all the day Of my lover like thee. “But a queen I am not, Nor a bird in a tree, Nor have I dominion O’er all I can see. “But despair not (since queen Of no realm I’ll e’er be), If I should refuse A poor lover like thee.’’ ' NELLIE R. WOOLLEY, ’16.

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THE QUIVER 17 High School in the various colleges of the country than ever before. Although this is a pleasing state of affairs, it could be much better, and we all ought to do what we can to make it so. The addition of the Domestic Science department is a decided improvement, and tends to make our High School more practical. It is a well known fact that the majority of the young women, who begin housekeeping, have sadly neglected their education in regard to cooking and sewing. This is especially deplorable to-day, for, because of the high cost of living, the average housewife is compelled to run her home in a scientific manner. Thus this department, which teaches the future wives of the city how to manage their homes and make their clothing, will have a far-reaching effect on the future homes of Woonsocket. Another improvement is the removal of the Manual Training department to the old High School building, which has been converted, at considerable expense, into an excellent shop with up-to-date machinery. This increase of facilities has enabled Mr. Courchene to give the boys a better course, and has created much enthusiasm among them. The development of this department is in accordance with the views of the foremost educators of the day, who claim that high school students should be taught to use both their minds and their hands. An innovation this year is the Athletic Advisory Board, which is composed of the Superintendent of Schools, a member of the School Board, the Principal, a member of the Alumni Association, the Athletic Coach, and the President of the Athletic Association. The members for this year are Superintendent Mowry, Mr. W. C. Bradley of the School Board, Mr. P. F. Cassidy, ’99, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Keaney, and Harold Howe, ’16. The purpose of this board is to encourage athletics among the students, to interest the alumni in our athletics, and to smooth over the difficulties of the Athletic Association. At the first meeting, Mr. Bradley was chosen President, and Mr. Cassidy, Secretary. A detailed report of the expenditures and receipts of the teams of previous years was presented and placed on record. Through the efforts of Messrs. Bradley and Cassidy, eighty dollars were contributed by the alumni. A part of this money was used to aid the Athletic Association by purchasing equipment for the basketball teams; with the remainder jerseys were bought and given to the fourteen football players who made their letter. It was arranged that the Board should have control over the awarding of letters, and no High School student is supposed to wear a W unless he has rightfully earned it on the athletic field.