Bourne High School - Canal Currents Yearbook (Bourne, MA)

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26 APTUCXET Occasionally there are a few more famous men who had no more than a grammar school education but think of the thous- ands who started work at some job while they were young, and in most cases are still doing the same thing with little or no ad- vancement during all those years. After all it will pay to finish high school and if possible go farther. You will profit by it in later years. Marie Crosby TO MISS TAPPER Always willing to help Always cheerful and gay Always on the bright side And never in the gray. Always thinking of others Always hopeful and kind She’s a great help To the peace of one’s mind. We offer this poem (A poor one, we confess) But we hope it conveys The thanks we want to express. A thanks for her help In lessons and in plays And especially in the magazine We’ll remember that always. So, from first to last From beginning to end She ' s a kind and helpful. Loving teacher and friend. Irene Taber ' 32 Nellie Dill ’32

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 25 A WINTER AFTERNOON A S the automobile reached the crest of the hill, a beautiful scene greeted the eyes of the girl at the wheel. Below her was a sleepy little town. Smoke was cir- cling lazily from the chimneys of the houses which nestled close to the hillsides, covered with glistening white snow. The girl drove slowly down the hill noting the blueness of the sky reflected in the waters of the lake where sunbeams danced making it sparkle like a great jewel. Driving on still farther she looked to the left and there perched at the top of a hill was a toboggan, waiting for the signal from below which would tell those on board that the road was clear. The girl looked wistfully up the hill and watched the coasting party as it came swiftly down, leaving a feathery whirl of snow behind. Impulsively she got out of her car, having stopped it to watch the tobogganists. Now she asked if she might not coast down once and the children, after overcoming their shyness before a stranger, proved to be entertaining pals. All too soon the sun began to sink behind the hill leaving the sky a faint pinkish blue, which warned the traveler that she must hurry on if she were to reach her aunt’s home that day. But she was happy with the gay good nights of her new friends still echoing in her ears as she drove on through the twilight to the quiet, gloomy house of her prim aunt. Milia M. Puukka A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION A HIGH School Education is very necessary for anyone intending to enter any profitable occupation. Even a higher education is sometimes required. To a person applying for a position a high school diploma is an important factor. With this education you can progress more rapidly to a better position and salary. The young people who leave school before they have completed their education usually are found working at some job which has no future. This is because they couldn’t present their diploma showing that they were capable of attempting better and pro- gressive work.

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 27 COOPERATION C OOPERATION means working together with others in order to attain a desired result. Limiting this within the bounds of a school it applies to all activities: — studies, sports, plays, operettas, and class activities. In studies, the pupil must cooperate with the teacher to win knowledge and a higher education. In sports, each player must cooperate with the rest of the team and also the coach in order to win the game. In plays and operettas, the members of the entire cast must cooperate with each other and the director of the play in order to “put it over to the public. In class activities every member of the class must cooperate. Without the cooperation of the members of the staff of the Junior magazine, it could never have been published — and without the cooperation of every member of the class, it would never be possible to gain the funds for the annual trip to Wash- ington. Cooperation will aid every person to win his way in the world. Bernice Cunningham ' 32 SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES O N October two assemblies were held; — one with Mr. Martin, representative of the Curtis Publishing Company as speaker, and the second one to present Mr. Patey, a salesman from the Ginn Advertising Company, and a graduate of Dartmouth. Mr. Martin gave an interesting talk on selling the magazine and explained the rules of the contest. Mr. Patey gave a very interesting talk on “Baseball and Life” relating some very interesting incidents which took place during his baseball career. On November tenth, an Armistice assembly was held under the direction of Miss Dill. Raymond Cook was the leader. Ruth Avery and Katherine Merritt each gave an appropriate reading for the occasion. Songs were sung by the school and the Proclama- tion was read by Rodney Howard. Virginia Brackett