Weymouth High School - Campus / Reflector Yearbook (Weymouth, MA)

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Ralph and Robert Rennie Ralph and Bobby are two frisky freshmen. Trouble seems to be their middle name. Bob has a hobby of collecting baseball cards (by the way, if anyone has any, he ' d appreciate them). This is done to broaden his views. Both just love spinach for, so they say, it will make them big strong men some day. Ralph likes Bing Crosby and the song, I Saw Stars . These boys have gained much popularity in the short while they have been at Weymouth High, and we certainly hope this continues. Best of luck, boys ! Gertrude Ferguson Gertie is a dashing sophomore always on the go . You must have seen her hurrying about the school. She favors Glen Gray ' s Casa Loma Orchestra. Her hobby is originating dance steps, and she has won popularity in that line. Dances do not seem complete without her pres- ence. When it comes to sports, she ' s right there when there ' s a football game. Her favorite song is Out in the Cold Again . Gertie is usually in a talkative mood — does it ever get her in trouble? Don ' t let those little things worry you, Gertie; we admire your naturalness and sweetness. Bob Candy That blond, hard to get sophomore, is Wevmouth High ' s future taxidermist. He has a secret passion for stuffing animals (kittens, a specialty). We wonder if it is his love for music that inspired him to join the orchestra and band ? We are still trying to find out Bob ' s reason for preferring four o ' clock busses. His pet hobby is art. Bob ' s biggest ambition is to run a motorcycle line between North and South Weymouth. Never mind, Bob, we ' re all for you ! Pauline Upton Pauline is the flame ' ' of the Junior Class. She has lots of pep and she certainly used it at the football games. Her favorite orchestra is that of Fred Waring, and she prefers Bing Crosby ' s crooning. Her hobby is seeing every motion picture possible, and it looks as if she has had a good deal of practice. Every little while she says, So I says to J. P. Morgan . Stars Fell In Alabama is her favorite song. Pauline is a good companion and lots of fun. We wish there were more like her. David Hall Dave is the best natured boy in the Junior Class. He is certainly welcome at any time because of the fun he brings with him. All his spare time is spent writing notes. (We hope this doesn ' t give your secret away!) His favorite food, he says, is caviar — how do you know, Dave? During the past year he has been trying to sell everyone a boat. In other words, Want to buy a boat? Dave ' s ambition is to be a life- guard, so that in case no one buys his boat, he can use it. It looks as though he couldn ' t swim? His favorite song is Love In Bloom , and he happens to be another boy with that crooning complex. He will do! REFLECTOR ...16...

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R estraint I ' m looking forward to the time When someone in this world of mine Will speak what ' s in his mind ; The time when he will cease to speak In well-bred phrases that are bleak And barren, if I delve. He speaks to me as anyone With whom he jokes and talks in fun. I knew him once, not now! This way in which he tries to hide Himself beneath suave vanity and pride Can hurt beyond all pain. I wonder just how long ' twill be Before we talk quite openly And understand again. It may turn out in that frank talk That I have changed in what I thought Was my regard for him. Till then I know ' most any cure Would be more simple to endure Than this uncertainty. Till one of us shall overcome This silence that we ' ve both begun, I must go on in doubt. Virginia Donley ' 35 The Spirit of Christmas Christmas comes but once a year, So why not fill it with Good Cheer? Let yourself yield to the Christmas call, Open your hearts to one and all, Forget what has happened in the past, Begin a new friendship that will last. It is not the gifts that, on Christmas Day, Pave the road for Friendship ' s stay; It is the thought in a single line, That makes the heart warm and the eyes shine. Ruth Kai ' 37 Christmas W orry When Christmas cheer is in the air, And people hurry here and there; When shopping is the main event, And all my money is most spent ; I rack my brain and start to fret About the gifts I shall forget To buy and wrap and send to friends, My, but I ' m glad when this all ends! I worry and I toss at night; Before it ' s over I ' m a sight. People ask me why I worry. Wouldn ' t they in all this hurry? Stowell ' 35 The N. B. C. The National Broadcasting Company is a part of Radio City, a group of large buildings in New York City. This company has the first ten floors of a seventy-story building. On the tenth floor is a large air-conditioning system, which, because of no windows in the building on account of noises from the street, keeps the temperature in both winter and sum- mer at seventy-two degrees. The remaining floors are mostly studios. These are furnished like an ordinary room so that new-comers to radio won ' t get afraid of the microphone just as actors get stage fright. In one of the rooms there are the sound effects; as, thunder, which is a sheet of metal; the noise of the Showboat pulling up to wharf, which is a paddle-wheel in a box of wa- ter, and also many other sounds heard on the radio. There is also a spacious auditorium for large broadcasts. This hall seats twelve hundred people. The stage, which is roomy, is made especially for good sound. Another interesting feature is that the doors from studio to studio are six inches thick, and no sound can go through them. As a matter of fact, the whole building of the National Broadcasting Company is very well planned, with all conveniences for radio. B. Tisdale ' 37 Christmas Dreams I watch the fire glimmer on the wall, Dance and gleam, fade and fall. I hear the wail of the wind outside, Feeling glad that I ' ve a place to abide. I hear the kettle sing a contented song, And hear the sweep of snow on barren lawn, And the magic music of the winter swirl, Creating a warmness in the Christmas world. And though the cold outside is strong, Still the love of peace on Christmas is born. It may come in a parcel, a card, or a book, But the smallest gift will receive a look. And always, at the end of that happy time, I love to pause, to think and recline, Before the open fire, and dream Of happy hours found in a peaceful scene. To watch the fire glimmer on the wall, Dance and gleam, fade and fall, To hear the wail of the wind outside, Overcome by the warming of Old Yuletide. Irene Cowett ' 35 REFLECTOR ...15...

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Helen Quirk Helen is a popular senior girl seen at all foot- ball and basketball games. Her favorite sport is Riding Around In The Rain. (We really mean it) From her attitude and remarks it seems as though Physics is her best study. Is it a little warm in this room? Everyone who knows her must have heard her say, Oh, praj for me! Having no special hobby her spare time is spent thinking (?). Her favorite singer is Ozzie Nelson, which is not bad, not bad at all. Helen is a good friend to all, and we wish her all the success there is. Donald Foskett Don is our idea of what every senior boy should be. He is active in many sports, and a great aid to the teams. His idea of a perfect evening seems to be one spent at the club. This is the place where he can be himself and listen to his favorite radio programmes. Don certainly has a great supply of expressions; such as Vive le Hitler! He is an artist of no small ability, and spends a great deal of time drawing pictures. His classmates like him. We wish him luck and pop- ularity in the future. He certainly has it here at Weymouth High. P. S. Just to let you know that your editor is not in charge of Snoops this year. In Screen Titles It Happened One Night while I was walk- ing down Side Streets. I met Cleopatra and The Thin Man, who were looking for The Girl From Missouri, who lost her Hat, Coat and Glove while watching the Circus Clown doing the Bolero with Jane Eyre, which be- came Private Sandals, but was complimented by Doctor Monica and Virgie Winters, who returned to the ' ' Scarlet Empress and found her Chained behind the Double Door on account of The Flirtation with Franken- stein, who had just gone on a Six-Day Bicycle Race on a One Way Ticket to Hell in the Heavens. Nellie Corey ' 37 A. J. Thompson. Ktre. Pharm.. Mgr. Campbell ' s Drug Stores TWO REX ALL STORES 761 Washington St. 1 Union St. j Stoughton So. Weymouth EDITORIALS Stop! Look! Listen] Our Reflector train is approaching, and it needs fuel to keep it going. We contributors make the fuel for the train, and without this necessity it would stop. It has made many suc- cessful journeys, weathered many storms, and its momentum has been accelerated. It is up to us to maintain and improve this fine record. There are many types and varieties of fuel, but the train accomplishes most when the best qual- ity of fuel is used. If we submit a certain qual- ity which does not prove to be quite satisfactory, let us not be discouraged. Rather let us dig deeper into our well of knowledge, so that we shall produce a better grade. It is sometimes difficult to uncover this grade, but let us get aboard the train of life. Each day ' s trip fur- nishes us with an abundant supply of material. We become involved in an interesting situation. We see various types of scenery. Although it may appear montonous to us ourselves, it will, if given the proper treatment, appeal to others who are not aboard our particular train. Surely your life train has gone to enough places, and has seen enough things which are worthy of be- ing related. Let us all be engineers, and hence through our efforts guide this Reflector train on the road to success. Dot Baker ' 35 Class Paper Success Newspapers and magazines are very expensive ventures. Publishers depend upon two things to pay for their publications, sales, and adver- tisements. If newspapers had to depend upon sales for financial support, most of them wouldn ' t lose a day. It is true that they try to have as great a circulation as possible, but this only to please their advertisers. The larger the circu- lation of the paper the more merchants will ad- vertise in them. Although certain magazines depend mostly on sales for support, some depend on advertisements. We at Weymouth High ought to take into con- sideration, both means for making our paper a success. We can do this by having everyone that is able buy a copy of the Reflector, and by patronizing our advertisers so that the adver- tisements will increase in quantity. John MacDonnell ' 35 REFLECTOR . . . 17 . . .