Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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THE MAGNET———— —Y——— The Dramatic Club During the year, the Dramatic Club has made considerable progress in putting on many successful plays, under the excellent guidance of Mr. James, Miss Dole, and Mr. Donnelly. At tne second meeting the following officers were elected: President, Corinne Gate- ly; vice-president, Joseph Loughlin; secretary-treasurer, Frank McCann. The club, which has a membership of ninety-eight students, was divided into ten groups, and it was the original intention to have each group provide an entertainment for at least one meeting of the year; this, however, was later modified. The Club members immediately started work on two plays for the Christmas as- sembly. The first, “What the Shining Star Club did at Christmas’, was a play about a group of club members, supposedly raising money to help the poor people. At the last meeting the audience discovers that nothing has been done; however, the day is saved by a faithful member, who has accomplished the whole task alone. “The Christmas Gimme” related how rich parents brought to their children the realization of the true Christmas spirit. “Sauce for the Goslings” was presented as an entertainment at the Mid-winter Convention of the Central Massachusetts Press Association. Later, the Dramatic Club presented this play before the school. At a recent meeting, a very entertaining dialogue, “A Pair of Lunatics,’ was given by Natalie Pierce and Emmett Lavin. For its final appearance before the school the Dramatic Club gave “The Fever Ward’. The cast was as follows: Raa DOC a wee med Cie Ral ec Bh Gee a we ee Hmmett Lavin ete ae VL a eX eee ee os er fates see oS eS Pete sd phe haere We ee ea ot David O’Toole OSES AIT RETOUR Yee 7) Og LAS irks A Sean rare One Gn a Ee Jack Scanlon SiN) N00 ee ec rte was rae Ach hh 8. oo! hala ooh shy 6 wig Cas Philip Mahan EGER, ey it 2a sen Sins gt ek ROR, ce eee ey © Ethel Johnson VY MCAPPETBY Rs SPONSES a 9g Oh a AAD Ae rl ae RA a SES OE Phyllis Anderson The members of the club have worked hard and faithfully on the plays and have made this year a successful one.

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ee T. he Magnet With the present school year drawing to a close, we may look back upon it as a fairly successful one for the Magnet. There have been three issues published: a Christ- mas number, a Leominster number at Easter; and this, our Commencement number. The student body of L. H. 8. has cooperated splendidly in subscribing to the Magnet and it has been this cooperation, together with the very generous support of Leominster Merchants which has inspired the members of the Staff to publish a magazine. The most ambitious number of the Magnet was the Leominster issue published in recognition of the Tercentenary Celebration in Massachusetts. The Staff and the Con- tributors tried to present a picture of old and new Leominster. Many compliments have been paid to those who were instrumental in making this Leominster issue such a SUCCESS. | A year ago the Magnet Board submitted a copy of the papers to the committee of the Central Massachusetts Interscholastic Press Association, which was to award a prize for the best school magazine in this contest. Our Magnet won several prizes for various departments and gained a reputable name for L. H. §. This year, however, because of the early date set for the close of the contest, we were unable to enter our Easter issue for the contest. In February the Magnet Staff entertained delegates from other high school staffs at a general meeting and banquet. Although it was a stormy day, many students and faculty members managed to come from Gardner, Orange, Littleton and Fitchburg. It has been an interesting activity for those members of the Staff and Board wha have helped to make the Magnet a success. We hope that the Magnet has fulfilled its purpose as an incentive to creative writing, and that as a medium of self-expression it has been beneficial to contributors, as well as a pleasure to readers.

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THE MAGNET Girls Glee Club Except for the Operetta, the Glee Club has appeared but once in public this year. This was to entertain at the Thursday Musical Club, the selection given being “Song at Sunrise” by Francis Fontyn Manney. The Operetta was given under Miss Brown’s direction on May 21. Much time was spent on the music for this Operetta, and after Christmas all of the Club meetings were devoted entirely to the chorus work. The action of the story took place in the mythical state of Calibama where the governor had just been elected. His politically ambitious wife had refused to allow her daughter Jane to marry John Sumner, her childhood sweetheart. Instead, she wished her to take Senator Snow, a gentleman who was old in years but young in spirit. After much controversy, she found that love rules. The cast was as follows: Mr: sHorace Goodspeed) Governor-eleci=-. +e eee ee Philip Wright Mrs; Goodspeed’ Governor saWitGe..s.) ee ee ee Harriet Conant Jane rGo0dspecd = Governors dauehtens 17 eee Eunice Huston J OnMa UMNer Jane sell an COM ee een ee eee er Emil Dargis Aunt Mary...) ohnsscaun tees a ere eee ee ee Genevieve Bouvier Penalor onOWseoULlOnet Ore) ane caha lies: ne eee eee Lloyd Coullard Mr Octavio: sbuDlisherat.: 2 cette as oe ent seen nae Lansing Bicknell Butlers. Beret uo et aes ar ee a oe Ae ee 2 . Robert Capone The committees were all chosen from Club members, but some of those in the Operetta were picked from the student body. Splendid prizes were offered to the in- dividual and room selling the most tickets.