Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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THE QUIVER 24 Gerry (Ambrose Feely), John Randolph (Harry Taylor), Charles Pinckney (David Falk), Alexander Hamilton (Florence Flynn), Roger Sherman (Elizabeth Scattergood), Nathaniel Gorham (Gladys Gerstle), and James Madison (Catherine Fitzgerald). A copy of the Constitution was signed by each member of the class in the character assumed for the convention. On the evening of April 6, 1916, pupils of the Woonsocket High School presented “As You Like It” as their contribution to the Shakespeare tercentenary celebration. The play was in all respects a great success. It was under the direction of Miss Clark, and to her much credit is due for the excellent production. A large audience witnessed the play and gave most favorable comment. The music furnished by Miss Ruth Wardle added much to the evening's enjoyment. MEMBERS OF THE CAST Orlando................................ Oliver, his elder brother.............. Charles, the Duke’s wrestler........... Rosalind, daughter to banished Duke . . Celia, daughter to Duke Frederick . . . Touchstone, court fool................. Le Beau, a courtier.................... Duke Frederick......................... Pages . , ............................. Duke Senior, brother to Duke Frederick Amiens.................... Jaques ................... First Lord................ Second Lord .............. Silvius, a shepherd ...... Audrey, a country girl . . . Phebe, a shepherdess . . . Hymen, Spirit of Marriage followers of the banished Duke ---Frederick Brown .....Vincent Carney ........John Smith ........Harriet Card .....Kathryn Norris .....George Roberts .....Joseph Scanlon ....Ethan Goodnow .........Paul Feely ........Frank Battel Raymond Richardson ......Walter Emidy ...Hyman Mayerson .........John Howe ........Avery Davis .....Raymond Long .... Madeleine Baxter ..........Zita Cook .....Nellie Woolley A new and novel entetrainment will be added this year to the Commencement week functions by the Latin department, which will present a three-act drama, entitled “A Roman Wedding.” The girls of the Senior Latin class, dressed as Roman matrons, will receive the guests, and boys of the department, dressed as Roman optimates, will act as ushers. Before the curtain rises for the first act, the chorus, consisting of nearly one hundred pupils of the department, will enter the auditorium, led by Leo O’Donnell bearing the American

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THE QUIVER 23 Among those who went from the Commercial department to work for a short while in offices, to gain practical experience, were Catharine 1'itzgerald, Mary Hughes, Flora Schlansky, Edna Robinson, Kathryn Norris, Emily Sweet, Estelle Martin, Florence Burdakin, Gladys Browning, and Loretta Jansen. In this way, about $300 was earned. Edward Hummel was chosen from the High School to give the Gettysburg address at Monument Square on Memorial Day. He is the son of Gustave Hummel of the Sons of Veterans and the grandson of John Hummel of the Seventh Ohio Regiment. The. Commercial Junior English class has given a series of interesting talks as a part of their literature study. Each member of the class chose a famous American author, and, from outside reading, prepared a review of his life and works. The pupil then took charge of the recitation and, after telling what he had learned, called upon other pupils to read selections from the author’s writings. In this way, interest in independent investigation was stimulated. Through the efforts of the Mothers’ Club, Miss Koehler of Kingston conducted free cooking classes on Thursday afternoons in the High School building. Members of the present Senior class will probably enter the following colleges: Brown, Lehigh, Rhode Island State College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Lowell Textile, Rhode Island School of Design, and Rhode Island Normal School. The medal offered by “The Independent” for the best essay by pupils of our school on “The Life and Works of William Shakespeare” was won by T. Buell Card. The judges were Mr. Wendell A. Mowry, Miss Helen France, and Miss Florence P. Mowry. Harold Voelker and Lillian Crane won the prizes offered by the 1 ranees E. Willard Union for the best essays submitted by members of the High School. One of our most prominent school events was the holding of a Constitutional Convention in Room 19 by the United States History class under the supervision of Miss Merrill. It was most interesting and beneficial, being as close an imitation of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787 as reading and research could make it. Among the questions discussed Were Nationalism, and the Three Great Compromises of the Convention on representation, slavery, and the federal ratio. George Washington (William Barry) presided, and Benjamin Franklin (Vincent Carney) assisted very cleverly in carrying out the compromises. Other prominent characters were Elbridge

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THE QUIVER 2 r» flag. As he stands before the curtain, the chorus, grouped on the floor below and with hands extended, will sing “Doniine Salvam Fac,” a prayer for the preservation of our nation. Each act of this play will be preceded by a prologue in English. The first act culminates in the elaborate ceremony of the betrothal of Gaius Piso and Tullia, the daughter of Marcus Tullius Cicero. The second act is concerned with the ceremony of their marriage, closing with the bridal procession, in which the full chorus will attend the bridal party, singing Latin songs, and gay with garlands of flowers and torches. The third act presents a Roman banquet at the house of the bridegroom. As the guests recline at the feast, a miscellaneous program of Latin solos, recitation of odes from Horace, and a Roman dance will entertain the guests and conclude the program. DRAMATIS PERSONAE Sponsa: Tullia ................................................Marion Orr Sponsus: Gaius Piso ............................................Paul Feely Sponsae Pater: Marcus Tullius Cicero............................Fred Brown Sponsae Mater: Terentia .....................................Ruth Hendrick Sponsi Pater: Lucius Piso Frugi .............................Louis Forcier Sponsi Mater: Julia ...........................................Mildred Green Sponsa Frater: M. Tullius Cicero adulescens...................Frank Battel P'lamen Dialis ...............................................Cyril Neville Pontifex Maximus .........;.................................Harry Levinson Iuris Consultus .......................................... Hyman Mayerson Quintus Hortensius ...........................................Harold Smith Pronuba.......................................................Louise Feely Signatores..................................Raymond Carpenter, James Greene Lictores.................................Edward Hummel, Frederick Nichols Servi: Marcipor, Gaspard Savaria; Philotemus, Ray Gleason; Tiro, Vincent Mahon; Anna, Veronica Shea; Livia, Helen McCombe. Accompanist...................................................Ruth Wardle Miss Clark: “What is meant by the evil eye? E------- B----: “It means if I give you a black eye, you will give me one.” The janitor of the high school has a little boy who frequently visits the school with his father. The little fellow has just entered one of the first grades of the city. One day after Superintendent Mowry had visited his room, the teacher asked the boy if he knew who that man was. He replied, “Yes, that is the man who works for my father over at the High School.”