Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Tennis C’oach C ' hester Ullnuin greeted liis eaiididates this April, he had the pleasure of seeing many old faces among the thirty-five or forty odd candidates answering his call; ten veterans, five ' of whom were lettermen. Th( ' lettermen were Walter Bergman, who , I made nj) foi ' his lack of size by clever racapiet I. ' wielding; James ( ' onnolly, the winner of the high school tournament held last si)ring; Richard Shorty” Brown, who used his whole six feet, four inches to good advantage; and Richard I ' rquhart and Harold Wilkinson, both of whom showed a great deal of ability. These boys and the other veterans fi ' om last year, Robert (loodlnu , Rol)ert Johnson, Edward IMace, Robert Small, and A Good Shot { ' liarles Walker, formed the nucleus of this year ' s team. IMany of the members of the jn ' t ' sent sophomore class signified their enthusiasm for tennis in the freshmen tournament held last spring. Thomas Littlejohn was the winner of this tournament, and he provt ' d a valuabh ' addition to the varsity s(]uad along with some of the other boys who showed promise of Ix ' coming future iK ' t stars. The secoml annual Braintree High School Tennis Tournament is to be held late this spring, with two divisions, one ujiperclass and one freshman. A large entry is expected in both divisions, but this should not prevent hopefuls from entering. All are welcome. A great deal of credit is due Loach Ulhnan for the splendid work he has done foi- tennis in Braintree High. Although starting from scratch a few sea ' ons l)ack, he has already brought this sport into prominence and kept its populaiity on the uingrad( This year B. H. S. can be a. ' j.sured of a snappier looking team, at any late, for the lioys are to le attired in rcgulaticn unifoiins for the first time. Coach Ullmrn, has been successful in securing the use of the Blue Hills courts for four of the eleven matches scheduled. Tennis fans will at last have a chance to see the team in action on a home court. PAGE 20

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Is4.uch Ado Thanksgiving Baskets “pjELP your neighbor!” A grand slogan, isn ' t it? And one that you can Ix ' justly proud of if you live up to it as fully as has Braintree High School. Yes, B. H. S. has more on its mind than merely education. Another interest is cooperation. Cooperation, that is, with those a little less fortunate than itself and its members. And the way it expresses this sjurit is just about the best we know of — one worthy of praise. It all began more than twenty years ago when the idea of giving Thanksgiving baskets first was put into practice. Then, after that initial attempt, enthusiasm ran strong and efforts, for a bigger and better Thanksgiving campaign the next year weie decided upon, and, incidentally carried out. Succeeding years have seen this cause willingly subscribed to, and this 3 ' eai-, as in the past, Braintree High was able to sec a satisfactory number of baskets go out on their way to needy families here in town. With the help of student contributions, twelve baskets in all were filled, each containing a good amount of potatoes, onions, scpiash, turnip, apples, oranges, cranberries, dates or raisins, and a roast of pork. These were delivered by volun- teer students. You can see Braintree High has lived up to its part of the bargain — now , hy don ' t you do the same four yours by really getting behind the Braintree High School Thanksgiving Campaign for 1940 to make it the best one yet! Magazine Drive A GAIN this 3 Tar, as in the past, the B. H. S. student body put on its Magazine Drive, November 7-17, under the direction of the Crowell Publishing Com- pan}’. The purpose was the same as in the past, the proceeds to go toward the fund for athletic equipment. Kach homeroom was divided into two tribes — the Potawatomies under “Big- Chief” Jones, and the Kickapoos under “Ver Big Chief Murphy. Each student was asked to cooperate in this school undertaking to help a common cause. The i-esult, the Potawatomies won with the most sales. Bob Ackerson was high sales- man for the school. Mr. Toolin ' s room, a freshman homeroom, won the radio. And say, do you know Brother Toolin has been striving to win that radio for vears ? The grand total was 4(59 subscriptions. Not too bad! PAGE 22