Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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STUDENT COUNCIL lliirrisoi) W. Jordan M arion L. Hillings S pnii.ior. ' i IloHert Cavin The Hraintree High School Student Council really shifted into high gear this year with the appointment of Hoh Brooks as president. Hoh stimulated the group to action with the result that many activities were engaged in. Be- sides promoting many dances in the new gym, they also took part in or sponsored a few assemblies as well as the regular work of the Council. In the Council, there are five members from each of the three uijjjer classes. Of the fifteen, five were elected as officers. Besides Bob Brooks as presi- dent were Nancy Allen, vice-president; Dorothy Mahar, recording secretary: Rita Chandler, corresponding secre- tary; and Bob Cavin, treasurer. JUNIOR RED CROSS Ruth P. Strout, Spo nxnr Ma rion Horton The American Junior Red Cross was established at Braintree High School as a service organization during the school year 11)J8-J9 by Miss Ruth Strout, Dean of (!irls. Last year there was one member from each homeroom; this year the membership was open to all inter- ested girls. The girls met about once a month, primarily to make holiday fa- vors for the veterans’ hospitals. The official representatives to the Junior Red Cross Council were: Janet Adolf- son, sophomore; Janet Beckham, jun- ior; and Merylle-Lee Rhodes, senior. These girls attended special meetings in Boston to learn what the Junior Red Cross organizations are doing in other schools. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Mildred R. Richards, Sponsor Ada Harvey Endorsed by the present junior and senior French students, Le Cercle Franeais launched its second year at Braintree High School under the direc- tion of Miss IMildred Richards, the originator of this plan as an extra- curricular French activity. This pro- gram enabled the pupils to further their study of the language orally by afford- ing them ample time in which to con- verse with each other in French. The following are the club’s officers who were elected at the initial meeting of Le Cercle Franeais: Jeanne Johnson, president; Inga Harmon, vice-presi- dent; Muriel Norris, secretary; Rich- ard Bowie, treasurer; Nancy Whyte, reporter.

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THE VVAMPATUCK Constance F. Steelier, Faculty Adriser Jeanne Johnson Vliat would you like to know about Itraintree High School — news, sports, gossip? Well, all these jilus a variety of interesting literary features can he found in The Warn pafiick, Hraintree High’s quarterly publication. The l!)4!)-50 staff included: Jeanne John- son, editor-in-chief; . da Harvey, (lene- vieve Rossi, John Matteson, Judith MacKenzie, and Patricia Mattson, news editors; Barbara Smith and Mari- lyn Xeedhani, columnists; Merylle- Lee Rhodes and Francis Meaney, sports writers; Barbara Blake, art editor; . da Harvey and Jane Hub- bard, subscriptions; Fred Inkley, Charles Mundt, Thomas Targett, Frank Burns, ( ' harles IMiller, Donald Oatt, and Fldward Caramanica, adver- tising staff; and IMiss Constance F ' . Steelier, the faculty adviser. PUBLICITY STAFF Ruth W. Thrasher, Instructor Marjorie Libby The students of the Current Periodical Literature Class have been writing the articles about Braintree High School that you have been reading in the Quincy Patriot Ledger and the Braintree Observer during the past year. Miss Thrasher has divided the course into two phases. In one, the students read most of the well known American mag- azines and newspapers to learn about the different types of writing. In the other, actual newspaper articles are written by them for weekly publica- tion. This course is designed to give the students a better understanding of current periodical literature and prac- tical experience in writing. B.H.S. LIBRARY STAFF Ruth P. Strout, Librarian Jayne Hubbard Due to the enlarged library. Miss Ruth Strout, B.H.S. librarian, organized a larger staff this year than she has had in former years. Sixteen Sophomore, Junior, and Senior girls took turns helping Miss Strout in the library dur- ing theii study periods and learning the duties of a litirarian: filing cards, shelv- ing books, checking books out and in, and making out index cards. lembers of the staff are: Elinor Smith, . nn Ha yes, Winifred Anderson, Jayne Hub- bard, Claire Xelsson, Lois Thomas, ’irginia Purdy, Fllizabeth Cotter, Bar- bara Marinella, Barbara Wright, FVances Matheson, Florence Kelly, Fllizabeth Damiao, Grace Xewman, Beverly King, Joan Ratcliffe.

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RIFLE CLUB James L. Jordan, In itruclor Jeanne Johnson The B.ILS. Rifle Clul), under the in- struction of Principal James L. Jordan, started its season with a hang with a total enrollment of fifty-two memhers including four seniors, six juniors, eighteen sophomores, and twenty-four freshmen. The program for the year included shoulder-to-shoulder matches with neighboring schools and also postal matches in the Xational Rifle . ssociation. Wh en shooting in these matches a team of ten was selected with the five highest scores totalled in the final result. The new held range, al- though ideally equipped, proved to he too small, so still another range was established on the auditorium stage. SUMMER RASH Barbara E. Hazel, Director Lorraine Marochino On December third. Summer Rash was presented at Braintree High School. The play opened with Annabeth Hughes reading her script to Kenneth Fowler, director of the players. He turned her down for a part in his play so Annabeth intercepted his letter ask- ing a Broadway star to appear in a “Fowler Player” production. Im- personating the actress Julia Sterling, Annabeth planned her revenge on Kenneth. The night of the play Julia conveniently disappeared but the play was a howling success with Annabeth playing the lead. Summer Rash had a delightful cast and was enjoyed by all who attended. “GOLDEN MEMORIES” Grace Magazu, Director Jeanne Johnson “Memories, memories . . .” Every- one has memories including the mem- bers of the Class of ’50 who presented their senior show “Golden Memories,” on February 10. The main action of the production centered about Mr. and M rs. William Sands who, in 1950, celebrated their golden wedding anni- versary. A clever flashback took the audience back to 1900 when the Sands were “courtin’.” Under the able direction of Grace Magazu, accom- panied by Phil Venti and his orchestra, various song, dance and comedy skits plus a fine chorus as background for the leads Joan McLaughlin and Robert Haworth, all went to make a highly successful production.