Marlborough High School - Marlborough High Yearbook (Marlborough, MA)

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WHAT I i A C SREAT”N£WSfA. r ' £JV? T L ' 7v Nearly every olty and fb ' wn ir tjiis great universe can boast of at least a weekly newspaper ' ; man , of the smaller towns, even, support a dally edition. While they all fall under the title of newspapers, they cannot all be Called great.” To be worthy of this modifier, it must, I feel, satisfy the wants of everyone. First of all, the news section should be complete and up-to- date. By that I mean that tho important events, both national and local, should be explained explicitly and promptly. Naturally, during the war developments effecting the nation cannot be made public immediately, but, I think that when they are, they should be elaborated upon so that everyone will have the same story. In that way, there will be no need for people to use their imaginations and fill in where a few uncertain details have been omitted. For instance, the advance or retreat of the troops should be clearly stated, so that neither the victories nor the defeats will be exaggerated by the public. Next in importance to many 13 the Sports Page. This should cover Just what the name states, not only the major sport of the season but also the numerous minor sports and these events clso should be explained in detail. For example, if it is a football game the narration of the highlights should be made clear and interesting. They should be told in the order of their ocourcnee so that one can almost picture the action as vividly as it must have been portrayed on the field. The bad, as well ae the good plays should be stressed, for those who read this page must be sports” in more than one sense of the word. If these points are carried out, you feel,, after reading the article thoroughly, almost as if you had attended the match Many other sub-divisions also should be Included in a ”great newspaper. For the more intellectual, who are constantly delving into new material, to inorease their knowledge, there should be a question-and-answer column, containing a wide range of information, A page should be devoted to the stock-market reports for the shareholder to study. The lass who is so greatly interested in the latest fashions dotes on the ”Fashlon Page,” which should not only picture the wearing apparel, but should also advise color schemes, etc , for the style-wise” woman, both young and elderly. For people Interested in changing their positions or places of residence the ”Want-Ad Page proves most convenient. Then there are thos© who always read the “Obituary Page”—perhaps it is for the want of gossip even in a dead sense. Last, but not least in the minds of the youngsters and even many of the older folk. , is the Comic Page. There are the plain funny comics, the mystery and detective strips, the cowboys and rangers, and those portraying superhuman strength ' To satisfy everyone, even this page should be well diversified. The paper which contains the articles and details I have men¬ tioned, and perhaps a few I have overlooked, is my idea of a great newspaper. —Kathleen O’Loughlln

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y What’s on every morning, afternoon, and early evening? 920 CLUB, of course. Just as you are about to say, Hey, Ma. what’s for dinner, I ' m starved?” the radio peals forth with Zoot Suit” and you ' re off in a jitterbug. A twist and a turn with arms around an imaginary partner and then you try that new step that you learned down at the ”Bee” the other night. You ' re supposed to be starved, but when your mother calls you, you say, Sure, in a minute, I just want to hear Dinah Shore sing this one. Then Bob Perry chimes in with an ad for Krey Music Hall and you say, “Well, it ' s time to eat, now,” Swinging along with your fork to the rhythm of Vaughn Monroe ' s smooth band, you are warned that you are going to miss any minute now. Just as you are about to get up fbom the table you hear a familiar voice singing, Time out for Dawson ' s,” and you scream at the top of your lungs that if you hear that advertisement again you ' ll write a letter to the station. But when you hear Vaughn ' s soothing voice give out with Racing with the Moon” you forget how angry you were a few minutes ago. From the beginning of the song ’til the end, your mother hears over and over again about Vaughn ' s, visit to the Totem Pole” or the gala opening of Sun Valley,” until she finally blocks her ears so she won ' t hear any more about dance bands. About two-thirty, a couple of the kids” drop in and listen to your favorite orchestras—but of course you ' re doing your hone- work all the while. You try some of those smooth new turns you tried at the Prom and,.upon failure with one, you try another. But oh, gosh, why do they have to put in one of those ugly ads every time the music gets really hot. You keep tuned all the day so you won 1 t miss Jimmy Dorsey ' s fifteen minutes, and live in hopes that Bob Eberly and Helen O ' Connell will sing that luscious Tangerine,” By the time.Johnny and your girl friend ' s brother drop in to talk, you ' ve heard Sumraerfield ' s ad five times. Oh, you don ' t know what ad that is? Well, it goes Tike this, Why don ' t you drop in and look over our ' Honeymoon Lane, ' which includes a completely furnished home, from the rugs on the floor to the pictures on the wall and at the amazing low price of only $179.00. u Oh. torture, as if ‘that isn ' t enough, a very familiar voice says sweetly, Say it again- VIRGINIA DARE—-”—then everybody goes out in a swoon! Oh well, i ' t ' s all in an afternoon ' s work—listening to 920 on your radio dial which is now 950 on your dial. —Gloria Washburn