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

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL Page Thirty-one CLASS HISTORY ' W HILE looking through my memo- box” recently, I found a small notebook entitled: The Log of the Class of ’41 on Board the Training Ship B. H. S.” Its contents were of great interest to me. It read: Early in 1937 we swarmed on deck to begin our four years’ voyage with one of the largest crews the ship had carried under the guidance of Cap- tain James Peebles and First Mate Kempton J. Coady. With eagerness and grim determination we embarked on the first portion of our cruise. Rough seas marked the first few months but ended in a rollicking climax with our initiation in which the Kings’ of our class were crowned’ by their Sophomore friends. Tello Tontini was chosen as our class presi- dent. Many of our crew became seasick during our first ' mid-years’ but they soon regained their sealegs. Along with our diligent (?) work we found great pleasure participating in vari- ous sports, music, and dances. Smooth sailing, with the excep- tion of a few squalls, marked our first year and stamped us as sailors who could take it. After a two and one-half months’ shore leave we returned to our ship and resumed our course. We wel- comed a group of Freshmen and start- ed at once to make them feel ' at home’. Miss Stapleton and Mr. Camp- bell, new faculty members, were also greeted by us at this time. We elected Ray Parrott for our class president af- ter Franklin Ellis ' declined.’ On Oct. 27 our first big party was staged in honor of the Freshmen. Music was furnished by the Nickelodeon. The sea remained calm until the latter part of our journey when we were upset by a real storm. A great discussion arose concerning our class rings. War was in the air for the class members could not agree whether to have stone rings or gold rings. At l ast, after a long debate the gold rings were favored and a great sigh of re- lief arose among the faculty as well as our peace-loving friends. Another short vacation and then, Midshipmen, at last! Being on the second deck makes us feel quite proud. We are divided into two groups this year with Miss Marr and Miss Dill for home-room teachers. We extend a cordial greeting to Miss Rodger, the new Home Economics teacher, and to Mr. Rudolph, the new athletic coach, who has shown us the spirit of coop- eration and sportsmanship. Edgar Johnson has been elected Class President. This year we have been working on the Canal Currents’ and have had a great deal of pleasure doing so. The staff is working very hard to put out the best magazine ever. We have a Leap Year Dance planned and, of course, we are look- ing forward to our Junior Prom.” This is our biggest year, so ship- mates” let us make the most of it by doing our best. Also, let us hope that during these remaining years, we may encounter favorable weather for smooth sailing on the good ship B. H. S. Natalie Wright, ’41.

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Page Thirty CANAL CURRENTS ALUMNI 1936 Burgess Brownson — Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Carleton Handy — Yale University. William Howard — Rhode Island School of Design. Jane Raymond — Bridgewater State Teachers’ College. Mary Smith — Taunton Hospital. Elizabeth Van Buskirk — St. Luke’s Hospital. 1937 Louise Barlow — Children’s Hospital. John Bourne — Massachusetts State College. Jean Coady — Massachusetts General Hospital. Mary Colbeth — Barnard College. Frederick Eldridge — Becker College. Grant Ellis — Northeastern University. Ruth Handy — Bates College Lloyd Hendrick — University of New Hampshire. Elizabeth Lindberg — Cape Cod Secretarial School. Robert Poland — The Citadel, North Carolina. 1938 Marion Avery — Massachusetts State College. Priscilla Davis — Bates College. Elizabeth Palmer — Massachusetts Memorial Hospital. Elizabeth Wing — Burdett College. 1939 Genevieve Ansaloni — Simmons College. Pauline Federici — Massachusetts State College. Louise Gould — Boston University. Arthur Handy — Dartmouth College. Barbara Landers — The Fay School. Ray Lindquist — Colby College. William Perry — Hemphil Diesel School. Charlotte Pope — School of Occupational Therapy. William Stockley — Hemphil Diesel School. Barbara Wright — Bridgewater State Teachers’ College.

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WIT and HUMOR CLASS WARRANT ' ■ PHE members of the Junior Class of Bourne High School are hereby A notified that, on the eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty, they are to assemble in the auditorium of the aforesaid school at ten A. M. Then and there to act upon the follow- ing articles to wit: — Article 1 : To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Virginia Robbins with a box of powder so that when she recites, you won’t know she is blushing. Article 2: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Nellie Crabe with a pair of high-heeled shoes so that she will be taller. Article 3: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Earl Dwyer with instructions on what to do with a football when it has been intercepted by him in a game. Article 4: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Palmer Whittier with a driver’s license to that he may drive without fear of the State Police. Article 5: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Barbara Robbins with a sound reproducer to enable the class to hear her when she recites. Article 6: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Natalie Wright with a new diary. Tis said her old one is quite full now. Article 7: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Peter Karalekas with a book on football technique (especially on kick-offs). Article 8: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide the 3rd period Physical Ed. class with a medical kit to take care of those numerous injuries. Article 9: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Lucy Neal with an alarm clock so that she can get to school on time. Article 10: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Joe Whitman with two or three much needed parts for his Ford to relieve his girl-friend’s mind. She is afraid it will fall apart any minute. Article 1 1 : To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide the teachers with a means of telling the Jarvis twins apart. Article 12: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide Isabel Handy with a pair of roller-skates so that when she finally gets started for her next class, she may get there before the bell rings. Article 13: To see what measures may be taken by the class to provide higher doors in the classrooms, so that Bud Bassett need not bend down his head in passing through.