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

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28 APTUCXET (’A8T OF “TO THE LADIES” (Left to Right) 1st Row : 1. Taber, A. Vagner. 2ncl Row : R. Cook, H. Swift, F. Ortolani. 3rd Row: C. Fogg, A. Tapper (Director), B. Hyllestad, A. Johnson, C. Tobey. ‘‘DRAMATIC CLUB O N December 6, 1930, the Dramatic Club of Bourne High School presented a Comedy in three acts entitled “To the Ladies ' The cast was as follows: — Elsie Beebe Irene Taber Leonard Beebe Raymond Cook John Kincaid Carrol Fogg Mrs. Kincaid Anna Wagner Chester Mullen Albert Johnson Tom Baker Russell Wentworth A Truckman Charles Tobey Another Truckman . . . Harold Weeks The Toastmaster . . . Frank Ortolani The Politician Bernard Hyllestad The Stenographer Hope Swift

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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

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 29 The first act of the play opened with Mr. and Mrs. Beebe dis- cussing the coming visit of Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid. Mr. Kincaid is Mr. Beebe’s boss. Mr. Beebe is an average young American clerk who reads all the “Success” stories in the magazines and be- lieves them. Mr. Kincaid at this time is looking for a chief clerk. Mr. Beebe has invited Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid to stop at his home while motoring through Nutley to Atlantic City. The reason for Beebe’s hospitality is that he hopes to become Mr. Kincaid’s chief clerk and incidentally, get invited to the Annual Banquet which Mr. Kincaid’s firm holds each year. To be invited to this Banquet is an honor to any clerk. As the act closes Mr. Kincaid has ar- rived and Beebe has been invited to the Annual Banquet. The second act opens with Beebe trying to learn a speech which he has secured out of a magazine. After hours of labor Beebe learned the speech, and the time for the important banquet arrived. At the Banquet were many men of importance. Each in turn was called upon to say a few words. Tom Baker, Beebe’s rival for the position of chief clerk, was asked to speak before Beebe. Tom Baker had prepared exactly the same speech as Beebe had learned, much to the horror of the Beebe’s. When Beebe was called on next to speak; his wife, Elsie, realizing his predicament, makes up and gives a speech for Beebe, giving as an excuse for Beebe that he had been suddenly stricken that afternoon with laryngitis The third act opened with Beebe in Mr. Kincaid’s office as his chief clerk. As the act continued Tom Baker disclosed the fact that in some way he has found out that Mrs. Beebe did not give the speech that Mr. Beebe had planned. Baker has come to tell Mr. Kincaid. Beebe and Baker are arguing when Mr. Kincaid enters. Baker tells him that Beebe didn’t make up the speech, and that it was Mrs. Beebe’s speech. Because of this Beebe is demoted to his old position. Mrs. Beebe then enters. She finds Beebe down-hearted and discovers the cause. She at once wants to see Mr. Kincaid, and while she is talking with Mr. Kincaid, Mrs. Kincaid enters. Mrs. Beebe tells Mrs. Kincaid what has happened. Mrs. Beebe, in her talk to Mr. Kincaid, proved to him that his wife and all other wives help their husbands as much as possible. Because Mr. Kincaid does not want everyone to know Mrs. Kin- caid has helped him in many ways, Beebe is given back the position of chief clerk. Albert Johnson