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

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HINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR ...24...

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Gilman Furnald ; Vice-President, James Per- kins ; Secretary, Jeanne Lockhart. The meetings will be held every Tuesday in Room 207. Any junior or senior who wishes to join may visit any meeting and give his or her name to the secretary. We have had several pep meetings during the term which proved most enthusiastic. Something quite different was introduced to the fans of Weymouth. The boys of the trade school printed a Football Bulletin which was sold at the Weymouth-Hingham game Novem- ber 29. These booklets proved to be extremely popular. We all hope that an edition similiar to this will continue to be published in years to come on Thanksgiving. The pupils are anxiously waiting for the var- sity dances to get under way. Last year we had grand times. Examinations have been completed and every- body is prepared for a nice long vacation. Be- fore I close, Ric, I want to tell you that we all wish you the Merriest Christmas you ever had. Please write to me during vacation. Much love, Rack. D. Baker ' 35 W eymoutk Lose Star Lineman Donald Foskett, a senior in Room 216 and first Vice-President of the Senior Class, last night turned in his football uniform because of doctor ' s orders. Fish , as he is known to his friends, is the last member of the Foskett fam- ily to attend Weymouth High. His brothers, Cliff, Norman, and Paul, made football history while they attended Weymouth High. Cliff later starred at Massachusetts State ; Norman is now making a name for himself at Colorado School of Mines, while Paul is a member of the freshman team at Yale. Fish for the last three years has been the mainstay of Weymouth High ' s line. His per- formance this year until the Abington game, in which he injured his knee, has been wonderful. The doctor, upon examining his knee, found that Fish had developed what is known as water on the knee. If Fish had continued to play, he would have developed a stiff knee, and would have probably been a cripple for the rest of his life. The team misses Fish , and is rooting one hundred per cent for his speedy re- covery. G. Hunt ' 35 Non, je t ' ai dit que tu ne l ' epouseras pas. Madame Frazier etait certainement fachee. Mais, maman, c ' est un grand medecin. Ce sera un honneur a l ' epouser, Jeanne s ' ecria. Va tout de suite et occupe-toi de ton frere. Jacques se couchait sur le lit, tres faible. II regarda sa soeur quand elle est entree ; mais trop faible a parler il souriait. II est plus malade. Nous devons faire venir le plus grand medecin, Jeanne ragarda son frere et vit qu ' il souffrait. Maman, plait-il, permets que j ' appelle Frederic. II saura ce qui derange Jacques. Jamais. C ' est impossible. Si Jacques mour- ait, je n ' appellerais jamais Frederic, et avec cela Madame Frazier sortit. Bienque beaucoup de medecins soient arrives, Jacques n ' etait pas gueri. Un matin en dejeunant Madame Frazier vit dans le journal que Frederic avait regu le premier prix et etait considere un grand medecin. Elle ne voulait pas encore que sa fille 1 ' epouse mais elle voulait le faire venir pour voir Jacques. Ainsi elle fit l ' envoyer sans que Jeanne le sut. Quand Frederic arriva, sans dire un mot a Madame Frazier, il entra dans la chambre de Jacques. Mais quand il sortit, il dit a Madame Frazier. Oh vous etes aussi belle que Jeanne m ' a dit. Elle m ' a dit aussi que vous etes agreable et que vous avez consenti a notre mariage. Quelle bonne belle-mere vous serez. Madame Frazier devint contente de cela mais elle pensait a Jacques et dit, Si vous guerissez Jacques, vous pourrez epouser ma fille. Jacques alia beaucoup mieux la semaine pro- chaine et Jeanne et Frederic se marierent. Un jour Jacques leur dit comment il allait mieux sitot. II dit qu ' il avait connu Frederic et il l ' avait aime. Ainsi il avait pretendu etre tres malade jusqu ' a ce que Frederic l ' ait gueri. Pourtant Madame Frazier n ' a pas su cela et tout etait bien. Madelyn Wilson ' 35 REFLECTOR . . . 23 . . .

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George Frederick Handel Now in the season of the Nativity it is only fitting to pay tribute to the greatest of all com- posers of sacred music, George Frederick Han- del. Although he was born in Germany, he reached his greatest heights in England. His Messiah is the finest oratorio of its type ever written. Handel was born at Halle in Saxony in the year 1685. The child took an early interest in music. His father, a valet to the elector of Sax- ony, heartily opposed him, and it was necessary for him to play upon a little spinet smuggled into the attic. At the age of eight he accompanied his father on a visit to the royal court. Here his musical ability attracted the attention of the duke, who urged his father to foster this talent. For the next seventeen years his was a ma- turing genius. During this time he rose from organist to an orchestra player in a German opera, and thence to the conductorship. Late in the year 1710 Handel came to Eng- land. Here he produced the opera Rinaldo, which met with approval at the Haymarket Theatre in London. At the end of the operatic season he returned to Germany for a brief period, but went again to England in 1712. Here he met with discouragement. His operatic venture failed, and he made many enemies. In those days music was dependent upon the wealthy for its support. Handel failed to submit to the whims and fancies of the aristocracy ; consequent- ly he was not in their favor. His misfortunes in the operatic field finally caused him to turn to writing oratorios. In these he now showed the maturity of his genius. In 1738 he produced his first great oratorio, Israel in Egypt, which was followed by the Messiah, his greatest musical effort. This im- mortal work was written in twenty-four days. It was first performed in Dublin on April 18, 1742. His energy was tireless. He was un- daunted even by blindness during the last six years of his life, and worked almost to the day of his death, which occurred on April 14, 1759. Handel now lies with England ' s greatest literary men, in Westminster Abbev. Harry Coleman ' 36 Lawyer: Yes, my friends, usually my audi- ences are glued to their seats. Lady Wit: What a quaint way of keeping them there! Wife: Will you love me when mv hair is gray { Hubby: Why not? Haven ' t I stuck with you through brown, black, red, and blonde? Basketball Sckedule 1935 Jan. 4 Quincy at Quincy. 8 North Quincy at North Quincy. 1 1 Rockland at Weymouth. 15 Plymouth at Weymouth. 18 Hingham at Hingham. 22 Needham at Needham. 25 Open. 29 Needham at Weymouth. Feb. 1 North Quincy at Weymouth. 5 Rockland at Rockland. 12 Hingham at Weymouth. 15 Plymouth at Plymouth. 19 Quincy at Weymouth. REFLECTOR ...25...