Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Belle of Barcelona Y HAT with a bull fisht, political scandal, double-dcaliuK villain, Spatiish seiiors and scnoritas b} ' the fistful, and a last-minute rescue from the sky, “The Belle of Barcelona’’ certainly brought all the fun and adventure of sunny Spain to the patrons of B. II. S. With a snappy plot full of romantic interludes, suspense all the way through, a laugh for every line, and enough tuneful songs to satisfy C ' ole Porter, “The Belle’’ easily ranked as a winner and a credit to the up-and-coming class of ’41. This year’s assemblage of musical talent saw the plum parts go to Cluy Rob- bins as Lieutenant Harold Wright, Pearl Schatzl as Margarita, and .John Tolleson as Francisco I4e La Vego. Hero, heroine, and villain respectively, these singing- favorites were supported by Chester Price and Mary Ellis as Margarita’s [)arents, Doris Thoren, her sister, Myron Pratt, the sister’s suitor, and John Rideout as the plantation manager. Other roles were ably taken by Doris Stovold, Mellicent Jenkins, William Stovold, Arthur Porter, and Joseph Ivelley, and PJdward Lydon. Keeping the best things for the end, here’s a little special mention for .Jean Young in her role of the English governess, and Herbert Ryan with his portrayal of the Irish cop, whose tongue was quick, and whose heart was soft — in this case for the winsome influence of England. And while we’re handing out gold stars, how about one for Miss Lindsay, who, in her second year here at high, has done so well in whipping our musical productions together. “Green Jade’’ and “The Belle” are now to her credit — best of luck for those to come! And now for our finale, a rousing chorus of cheers for the players, the dii-ector and any and all who made “The Belle of Barcelona” such a grand success!

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Rifle Club T ANG! Rang! Pop! Pop! You bet — the Rifle Boys at it again. The Rifle Club for 1939-40 was right out in front, and how! There were 43. members on the team, 38 of whom were untlergrads. About one-half of the team were freshmen, and the way they have improved, Braintree won’t have to worry in the future if these boys come out for four years. The officers elected were: jiresident, John “Knobby” Aumen; vice-presi- dent, Ken Brown; and secretary- treasurer-instructor, James L. Jordan, Principal. Because of so large a group the team was divided into two sections, the upper class and freshman divisions shooting in alternate weeks. One team was selected from the two groups and entered in the National Bi-weeklies. In the first of these bi-weekly matches, Warren Ericson shot a so-called “possible” of 100, the first shot by any member of the club in such a match. John Aumen followed close behind with a 98, Paul Brown 94, Kenneth Brown 93, and Arthur Peterson 91. Several comiietitive meets were held with outsitle schools. Braintree broke even with one loss and one victory over North Quincy, was defeated by (Quincy, Norwood, and Brockton, and gained victories in the case of Thayer and Sandwich High. In the second weekly series, the scores of the team were high enough to raise it from Class C to C’lass B, in which class the last matches were shot. The boys who have been on the team at various times during the season are: J, Aumen, K, Brown, P. Brown, A, Foster, P, Zahn, W, Ericson, R. Johnson, A, Petterson, T, Robei ' ts, R, Small, L. Faustini, R. Lourie, E, Maloney, W, Mann, R. Bence, F, Harris, K, Jaegei ' , R. Milk. The last matches of the season were return meets with Norwood and Brockton, and a postal match with Woodrow Wilson High of Youngstown, Ohio, in which targets were exchanged in order to compare the prowess of the two teams. Ready — Fire ! PAGE 24

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Gym Team P ' RIDAY evening:, April 5, 1940 the eleventh annual Gymnastic Exhibition was presented to a large and enthusiastic audience by the girls’ and bo 3 ’s’ gym teams. Again the “standing room only” s ' gn was put out within a half hour after the opening of the doors. The entire group of 102 members, which included freshmen groups, thrilled the audience with a program of marching, dances, apparatus work, tumbling, pvramid building, conied.v groups and a grand finale of “living statuaiy” in gold and silver. Led bv girl’s captain. Dot Johnson, and Bob Ackerson, bov’s captain, the teams ran through their smooth routines for the benefit of the high school ath- letic injuiy fund. Among the outstanding individuals were Dot Johnson, Sallv Johnson, Betty C’opp, and Bett 3 ’ Sweet for the girls while the bovs were featured b} ' Bob Ackerson, Jinini} ' Kjellander, Walter Albert, Moo IMamelian and Paul X elson. Particularly excellent work was presented b ' the girls in their marching drill, ring drill and p.vraniitls. Led bv “swortlmaster” Paul Nelson seven boj ' s dressed in special cos- tumes carried on intricate circling and weaving in the Swoixl Dance. Laughs were given the audience 1) ' the antics of a weird ghost dance in white outfit, blue lights and special music under the direction of Mr. Hauck. In conclusion, eight boj s jiainted in silver, with excellent lighting effects, presented eleven poses portra dng athletics, emotion and artistic formations. Another gym exhibition has passed and the teams and their coache s. Miss Alice Daughratv and Mr. Ellsworth Thwing, have received the plaudits of the audience. On the following dav, Saturday ' , April 6th, the sixth annual State Interscholas- tic Gvm Meet was held in Braintree with eleven schools competing for the cham- pionships in six events. Although the local team was nosed out in the last event, the rope climb, b v Lvnn English, the v held their own during the majorit ' of the meet b,v winning three of the events. W. Albert captured the fl dng rings, A. Manielian, the high bar and Bob Ackerson the side horse competition. The locals lost out ly the small margin of three and one-half points; l)ut C ' oach Thwing was pleased with the results of his team and the .smooth- ness with which the largest gymnastic meet, sponsored l v the State Depart- ment, had been run. Supt. Fisher, Principal Jordan, Mr. Ralph Colson of the State Dept., INIr. Harve,v, Thayei ' Academy, Mr. Ullnian and Mr. Luoma assisted Director Thwing tluring the meet. Pyramid PAGE 26