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

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SGHiiDOL NEWS Two things bothered the upper classmen upon their return to school this fall. (1) The new arrangement of the busses; (2) the lengthening of the school day. The busses come for the students in the various towns at different times between 7:30 and 8:05. There are no grammar school children on these busses with the exception of a few on the Sagamore one. They have to come on this bus as it is the only one coming from this town. The busses return for the students at 2:00. The reason for no grammar school children on this bus is that their school commences fully an hour later than ours, and on account of this they have a separate bus. The lengthening of the school day is an altogether new system. School commences at 8:25 and is dismissed at 2:00. The former 6 period day has been changed to a 7 period day. We also have 1 1 minutes for recess and 30 minutes for lunch. It was puzzling to many (particularly the Freshmen) for a few days, but now all is running smoothly. It seems to be a better system all-around and is liked especially by the hard-workers who can use to good advantage another study period. The first sight that met our eyes as we entered our class- room was the smoothness of all the desks. After touring the building we found that all the desks in each room were the same, having been varnished by our reliable janitor, Mr. Vallier. While making this tour of the building we found that all our teachers had returned. At least we thought so until the day of drawing. Upon this day we found that Mrs. Hurley, our popular drawing teacher of the past 6 years had left, her position being taken by Miss Neal of Wellesley, Mass. Although the drawing students regret Mrs. Hurley’s departure, they are finding that Miss Neal is indeed able to take up her duties most satisfactorily. The teachers who returned are as follows: — Mr. Coady, Mr. Stahura, Mrs. Moody, Miss Dexter, Miss Tapper, Miss Dill, Miss Comtois, Miss Marr, Mr. Demers, Miss Bowman.

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10 CANAL CURRENTS loses, will always be remembered for the way in which it played the game. But this trait is necessary, not only in athletics but in all the walks of life. Therefore if in any undertaking in business or in other walks of life abide always by the watchword “sports- manship” and nothing will be left to be desired. A good sport is always treated with respect. Sanford WHAT SOCIETY EXPECTS OE A WEEL- EDUCATED PERSON Some of the things society expects from well-educated peo- ple are: poise, intelligence, self-reliance, broadmindedness, and a successful career. Everyone has a certain amount of intelligence which may or may not be developed as he goes along through life. A well- educated person is expected, through his preparatory school and college training, to have developed the art of clear thinking, and through that his intelligence to a high point. Self-reliance is expected, also. In order to be truly success- ful, a person must learn to depend upon himself. A well-edu- cated person realizes this, and the world expects him to carry out this principle. The world expects broadmindedness from a person who has had the advantages of a higher education. Such people should be able to look for and to see both sides of any question, and to avoid showing partiality or being prejudiced. A successful career should be expected. Through his long course of training, the person has, no doubt, specialized in some particular line of work. Therefore, he should be able to do that piece of work in a much better way than one who has not been so trained. Last of all, poise is developed through the four other factors mentioned. Intelligence, self-reliance, broadmindedness, and a successful career not only need some poise for their development but also, aid in the development of poise. In an educated person, therefore, we often look for this particular trait first. All these factors are expected of a well-educated person, and should help him, not only in his own chosen work, but in his community life as well. Herbert Congdon

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12 CANAL CURRENTS The second week of school we found that a new course had been installed. This new course is the Zaner Method of Penmanship and is being taught by Miss Marr. She has a large class which meets in Room 2 each Monday and Thursday. Many examples of different one’s ability have been placed on the bul- letin board in the lower hall and are very attractive. Through the cooperation of Mr. Coady and Mr. Porter, president of the Bourne Kiwanis Club, we were given a talk by Dr. Simpson of New York on “Health.” He was in town to speak to the Kiwanis Club and through the efforts of the afore- mentioned he was persuaded to speak to us. His talk was enjoyed by all. The class officers of this year are as follows: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Student Council Member President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Student Council Member Freshman Raymond Chase Susan Crosby Beatrice Dill Beatrice Dill Ethel Wentworth Junior Edward Sanford Margaret Hyllestad Marjorie Adams Verna Jacobs William Palmer Sophomore Ugo Tassinari Irving Gibbs Samuel Wagner Barbara Hunt Samuel Wagner Senior Bernard Hyllestad Thomas Stockley Bernice Cunningham Harold Colbeth Margaret Ortolani Once again the magazine contest was held between the two teams, the Reds and the Blues. Mr. Martin, of the Curtis Pub- lishing Company, was again at the head of it. The Blues won and consequently were given a party on Halloween Evening. At this party the Ereshmen were initiated much ' to the pleasure of all the upper classmen and especially those who took the active parts in the initiation. Ice Cream and apples were served and after this we had more games. All present had an enjoyable time. The Chadwick clinic under the supervision of Dr. Wakefield, administered their examinations and tests to practically all of the