Dedham High School - Reflections Yearbook (Dedham, MA)

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Early in the Year - the Student Council FRONT ROW 1.. Downing. N. Dobson, R. Kotlinke, .l. 'l'uek, Miss Margaret Boynton, C. Donelan. N. Motto, M. Motte, R, Kohut. SECOND ROW A. Eilc-rtson, R. Rtlrirer, M. Corey, .I. Downey, H. Dov, 'l', lfitzhonyy, C. Ahearn, R. Gustafson, E. liasiliui, li. Watson. RACK ROW G. Putl. R. Andrews, R. Smith, S. Ilore, R, Swett, I . Connolly, . . . began electing its otlicers and planning for a busy year. Charles Donelan was chosen presidentg Richard Koflinke, vice-presidentg Nancy Motte, sec- retaryg -lohn Tuck, treasurer, and Marie Motte, head traffic marshal. Charles Donelan, Natalie Dobson, Richard Kohut. and John Tuck were named floor marshals. One of the first accomplishments of the coun- cil was to name a committee of four with Leo Downing as chairman to investigate the possibili- ties of having the juke-box in the cafeteria during lunch. As .1 result, the school ate to music every Vifednesday noon. The council held its Mistletoe Smack on De- cember I7 and made a profit of 33119 on the dance. Leo Downing was in charge of advertising the af- fair, Natalie Dobson, of the decorationsg john Tuck, musicg Helenmarie Doe, checking, and Ben- son Swett, tickets. One of the big rewards of being on the Student Council is the privilege of attending conventions at which council members from dillerent high schools meet to discuss common problems and to TRAFFIC SQUAD FRONT ROW Iiillian Mc-Lc-an, Gertrude Rose, Frances Doyle, Viririnia Ewell, Marie Brooks, Ruth liottomlvy. SECOND ROW David Ward, William Hartnett, George Has- kell, Alton Henson, Kenneth t'omlon. David Sargent. have a good time socially. Representing Dedham High at the Student Council Conference at Brighton in December were Charles Donelan, Natalie Dobson, Richard Andrews, and Ann Eilert- son. The delegates to the Eastern Massachusetts Division of Student Councils Convention at Con- cord, April 2, were Helenmarie Doe, Frank Con- nolly, Barbara Wfatson, and Charles Donelan. At the State Convention of Student burg, May lli, Charles Donelan, Nancy Motte were the voting entire Dedham council went as The council brought several blies to the school this year, blackson, the marimba playerg Councils, at Fitch- Marie Motte, and delegatesg but the representatives. interesting assem- including Burton George Gorman, whose topic was How Other People Talkng Garnet Hazard, the colored chalk artistg and Dick and Betty Welsbztclier, who provided a program of American folk songs. Financially, the council had a splendid year, there was 3201.40 in its treasury as this went to press. riffs

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You Could'nl Help caring g the Band 4 MAJOR!-ZTTES Marie Raftmy, Janet 'I':1ylor, Kathryn Nihart, Marlt-nv Murray, Anna Mzittozzi, lxIlt't'l- HIM, Pvllllb' Ryan. Natalie Dobson, Mary Kohut, Ialry Nichols. Almost the first day of school it began marching and playing-X periods. after school, and eve- nings. This was an important year for the band, as it carried on the fund-raising campaign begun the year before, and, with Eng days adding to the generous contributions of Dedham organizations, finally had the necessary S1200 for new uniforms. As this was written, the band had made only one public appearance in its new hnery- when it went to the Band Festival at New Bedford-and those who hadnt seen the new uniforms then were looking forward to the Memorial Day parade. when they were to be displayed to the whole Town of Dedham. The drum majorettes proved such an attraction at games that Mr. Beattie was planning to have a whole corps of them ready for next fall. He also was hoping that the new uniforms would induce many more pupils to join the band-free games, free fun, free instruction, all this and credit points, too! The new uniforms were designed by Sylvia Mc- Guire. . Needless to say. this talented girl was a member of the one and only class of 1949. FIRST ROW - 'l'. Vllatson, J. Hampe, E. Hzirju, S. Allen. G. Christopher, S. Muirht-zul. P. .l:it'k:son, l.. Dewar, J. Draper, J. Zinni, D. Whittaker. SECOND ROVV - H. Wilder, D. Hanson, J. Laflfl. G. Proxost, J. Van ltlerstim-, D. llzmipe, R. Dunbar. .l. Erlney, N. Falk, K. Payne. P. Gauliartl. THIRD ROVV f R. Gauthier, T. Yonker, R. Payne, W. Rose, R. Gagliard, F. Gomes. I.. Erlntiy, E. Harrison.

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Because the trallic problem in the school -par- ticularly in the freshman corridor-is too much for a group the size of the student council, twelve pupils from the three upper classes were chosen by the council to assist with the traffic. The two groups working together did an excel- lent job of keeping the traffic moving smoothly and quickly and of eliminating disorder in the corridors. The Library Council was another organization that stirred to activity the first few days of school -and, it is well to add, didn't stop stirring all year. For the second year in a row, the D.H.S. library handled large numbers of books from the Dedham Public Library and handled them effi- ciently. The Library Councils chief pride this year was the handsome, new steel desk and the new filing cabinet it acquired. In spite of the fact that the Town Meeting decided to postpone any school building, it seems to be generally agreed that Ded- ham High is to have a larger and better library, somehow or other, in the very near future. Wlien this glad day comes, the new furniture will be a good start toward equipping it. As this was written the council was planning a dance, the Holiday Hop. The funds raised at the dance will be used for library supplies and magazine subscription renewals next year. In April the library received a book repair kit, containing paste, scissors, book binding material, glue, and other materials for repairing battered books. The Dewey Decimal System was introduced into the Dedham High Library for the first time this year, and the Library Council members spent many periods lettering and numbering books and stamp- in Y and filin cards. fp g Holiday was added to the list of magazines to which the library now subscribes. Besides Holi- day, Nezz'ru'eek, Hszlfllffllcljf Erezlizzg Parr . R6zI!f61'.f Digerff' 'lfltlmzfit' M011fbl3', St'iem'e Digertj' and Lezztber11eck now come to the li- brary regularly. New library slips, intending to keep wandering study-hall pupils out of the library, were issued during May and june with disastrous effects upon those seniors who had begun to tire of dull classes. The number of students using the library this year doubled over last year. Miss Guell and the Library Council have done everything possible to improve the library's facilities, but the real need is for larger quarters. l RON'l' ROW -- B. Brown, M. Motte, P. Maloney, R. Dclario, Miss E. Guell, K. Nihart, B. VVatson, I.. MacLean, S. Mitchell. MIDDLE ROVV - D. VVilliams, E. Delfelice, J, Bratlbury, M. Nolan, .l. Heiferman, S. Orcutt, J. Yonker, D. Donovan, J. MucR:-te, N. Mutte. C. Johnson, N. Mace. llAL'KGlfOW R. Murphy, E. Baseilici, V. Prisco, E. Veno, L. Dewar, L. Dt-wninpz, J. Scutton, P. Civita, J. Yonker, G. Hose, M. iorgio. llll