Worcester High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Cllllass ibistnrp, 19259 By GLORIA REGAGLI EARLY all of us have at one time or other studied some of the various branches of history, and valued a certain phase the most. VVe members of the 1025-A class, value highly our class history. ln our Freshman year we were not heard of to a great extent, as is the general rule for all Freshmen, and then as a class we were separated. Some of us were fortunate enough to start our high school career at the school on the hill, but our less fortunate classmates were forced to go either to Classical or to North High School for their first year. But, nevertheless, 1 am sure we all had the usual first year catastrophies of trying to find elevators and being pursued like escaped convicts on our first class day. VVhen promotion came in February we were proud to have the distinction of being Sophomores. VVe were told to meet in the Assembly Hall of the main building at 8.15. Up hill we all trudged, looking this way and that for someone to ask about the location of Assembly Hall. lf we asked a -lunior, the answer would usually be what is termed today a wise crack, as, Follow your nose even if there is a bend in it. Or, a Senior would reply in a dignified manner, Just promenade down the corridor until you perceive our esculator stairway and mount to the fifth floor and then turn to your left. Such answers as these were our problems. At last after much travelling we perceived our companions on the first floor in the Assembly Hall, which later proved to be the scene of many enjoyable Tuesday morning programs. Excited, thrilled, and just a little nervous were we when lllr. Andrews was assigning us to our home-rooms, each one hoping to find his friends there. l think that our first day as Sophomores proved almost as trying as our whole Freshman year. Iiveryone was so kind to us in offering to show us short-cuts and we were so willing to take advice. VVell, we all have to learn of the superiority of our elders. At last our first day as Sophomores was over and after that things went a little more smoothly. During the year our class started the second of its four chapters of memorable history. Not many of us were very chummy because we were all practically strangers. but as the days wore on we became better acquainted with teachers and pupils. Each day tightened the bond of school-spirit, love, loyalty and friendship, until in our Senior year all four virtues bound us together, under one ruling power. Spring was approaching and with it came the glorious prospects of our first real class day. For, in our Freshman year we had not dared come forth arrayed so glori- ously in our magnificent colors. But now, orange and white bedecked every Sophomore U81

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Clllass bong Words by MARION DONAHUE We greet Thee, long awaited day With joy as well as sorrow, Fond memories of days gone by, Oh, help us meet to-morrow! Four years have quickly passed away ' Four years so full of gladness And now the parting time has come Our hearts are filled with sadness. Still we shall say with loving pride Although our hearts are grieving Oh, praise the school we loved so well And praise it as We're leaving. Our gratitude shall never die Allegiance ne'er dissever Our hearts so loyal will remain -Staunch and true forever. E171

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4 High School of Commerce room and every loyal Sophomore. We all showed the kindling of the well-known Commerce spirit, by being present at the class games and Oh, how glad we were we had not missed them. We feel sure that our cheering and our athletes kept Commerce from falling below second place. John Kennedy, Harold Johnson, Harry Wiseman, and Frank Stevens were among the 25-A heroes. These boys and girls as well as many others helped to make that year a banner year for Commerce. For, it was in our Sophomore year that the school on the hill, won the Telegram-Gazette cup, offered almost a decade ago for the school attaining the standard set by the donors, for best all-around athletics in Worcester High Schools. The cup was given to Commerce, permanently, after nine years of hard struggle. I am sure that we all remember the day when our wonderful school paper The Mercury was published on blue and gold paper, in honor of the occasion with the pictures of the various athletic teams in which were many of our 1925-A boys and girls. We were proud to know that through their efforts and the wonderful co- operation of Miss Buxton, and Miss Hawley, our teachers of Journalism, the paper was a country-wide success. Spring was over and our, summer vacation drew near. We left in June hoping that we would all be again united in September. When we returned in the fall we suddenly realized what our school and school- friends meant to us. After many greetings of Heigho and Gee, but it's good to see you again, we started our daily routine of lessons. ' At one of our Tuesday morning Assemblies, Mr. Andrews informed us that we were to have the honor of choosing class officers. The result was: President, John Kennedy, Vice-President, Arline Moore, Secretary, Helen Daley, and Treasurer, Albert Carlson. That fall when Coach Ward and Coach lVIooney. sent out their call for athletes 1 am sure that the 25-A class may boast of the recruits that answered their summons. The football season was on and proved most interesting to us Sophomores because so many of our boys were on the team. The boys tied for first place with Classical in the inter-high series. The hockey games of the girls' also came out a tie for first place with South. Our Sophomore term ended and we found one January morning that we were Juniors. Just imagine, we were almost grown-up! It was during our Junior year that our class established itself. The third chapter of our history began. A large nu.mber of our boys and girls began to join many of the wonderful clubs that Commerce has formed. The Britomart, a girls' society .proved very popular because of the wonderful feeling of friendship that it creates. The Assemblywas most attractive to the boys because of Mr. Boyden's wonderful personality. Then there are the -Revellers and the Blackfriars which were both very great clubs. - The Blackfriar Society gave their annual play which this year was entitled, The Thirteenth Chair. The play was without doubt a great success and much credit is due to the wonderful coaching of Mr. lkloriarity, faculty advisor of this dramatic society since 1921. Basketball games were the fad at this time of year and both the girls' and boys' games were attended with great enthusiasm. Members of the 1925A class that were on the boys' team were lwilton Orcutt, Sidney Savatsky, John Kennedy, and Frank U91