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

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Canal Currents, Bourne High School Graduation Last June 24, 1942, at eight o’clock the Class of ’42 was graduated. These young men and women were leaving forever. Were they ready for the respon- sibility which lay ahead of them, especially at that crucial time. Is youth ready for the crisis?” That w ' as the theme of Lt. Carl Knudson’s address Commencement night, from now on, 100 centuries will look down upon you, for what you do within the next ten years will change the entire world. Life is a question of timing and values.” Lieutenant Knudson also stressed the importance of religion. Commencement night began with the orchestra playing tw ' O composi- tions, followed by the elegant strains of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance.” This brought the Class of ’42 marching onto the stage, marshaled by Robert Peebles and Deane Boyden. Rev. Ralph F. Seaver gave an invocation followed by the Lord’s Prayer. The Welcome was given by Cora Virginia Gay. Next came Anchors Aweigh,” and the stirring Stars and Stripes,” sung by the mixed chorus and accompanied by the Shawme Orchestra. Then Lieutenant Knudson gave his address. Lois Querze played a con- certo by Weber with Dorothy Dixon as accompanist. Then came Claire Healy’s deliverance of the Valedictor) The presentation of scholarships and prizes was done by Mr. Coady. To Claire Healy went the honor of the S250 Bourne Community Scholarship. Charles Anderson and Claire Healy received the Alumni awards of ten dollars given by the Bourne Alumni Association for the outstanding boy and girl in the class, and five dollars was presented to Waldo Lumbert for being the outstanding boy in the Manual Training Department. The D. A. R. best citizenship certificate went to Miss Healy and the S. A. R. certificate to Kenneth Young. Marjorie Jenkins won the Household Department Award and five dollars went to Wallace Blackwell as the out- standing chemist. Certificates of recognition were also given to the boys who worked on the model plane project. They were: Waldo Lumbert, James Andrews, Emery Chase, Kenneth Compton, Raymond Gagner, Wallace Blackwell, and Leonard Burgess. Special commendation was accorded Muriel Berry for not having been absent or tardy in her high school career. Allison E. Cook conducted the presentation of the diplomas, and the girls’ chorus sang The Glow Worm,” The Rosary,” and Voice of Freedom,” accompanied by the Shawme Orchestra. Then the Class Ode, composed by Jean Matheson, was sung by the newly- graduated class of Bourne High, and the Benediction by Rev. Ralph F. Seaver Jr., followed by the Recessional, ended the ceremony. Senior Class Trip Things that the Class of ’43 will long remember about its trip to Boston on Wednesday, March 17, to Sunday, March 21, 1943: Rainy weather . . . the terrible, stunned feeling of incredulity when we lost the semi-finals by that single point . . . the soothing balm for our sore, deflated egos, in the shape of Page Tiventy-seven

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Canal Currents, Bourne High School The Spring Concert The annual spring concert given by Mr. Querze and Miss. Newington ( now Mrs. Radford ) was to be canceled because of the gasoline rationing but was brought back by popular demand and was given on June 15 instead of May 19, for which it had been scheduled. The Bourne and Sagamore Grammar Schools took part in the concert. The first part of the program was devoted to them and the latter to the High School Chorus and Shawme Orchestra. First the Junior Orchestra played a medley of numbers. They were fol- lowed by a double quartet from grade five of the Bourne Grammar School which sang three songs. One was called Swaying Beneath the Mangoes”, a Mexican number in which the verse was sung by Helen Harrison. Then came a quartet of boys from Sagamore singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic” and My Old Kentucky Home”. The mixed chorus from the. Bourne Grammar School, which is composed of the seventh and eighth grades, sang Song of Hope”, The Penniless Suitor”, and Bendemeer’s Stream”, the last of which they sang exceptionally well. The next group sang a medley of marches as- sisted by the Junior Orchestra and the Bourne and Sagamore flute section. The High School Chorus, which was composed of 110 voices, was in especially good voice that night and gave a delightful performance of Gene- vieve”, and Believe Me”, followed by Anchors Aweigh” and Stars and Stripes Forever”, accompanied by the Shawme Orchestra. The Orchestra then gave a commendable performance of The Grand American Fantasia” and the well-known Bohemian Girl Overture”. Then came the climax of the con- cert. The girls’ chorus sang with the orchestra an adaptation of Rubenstein’s Kammenor Ostrow” by Caullet, called Voice of Freedom”. They executed it excellently and won much applause and praise both for themselves and Miss Newington, their director. Every eye in the chorus was on the leader, no cues were missed, the orchestra was just right, and lastly the girls were in good voice. It was an almost faultless performance and a great credit to the school. The Boys ' Cooking Class The boys’ cooking class meets every Monday and Thursday during spe- cial periods. There is a total of sixteen boys in each class. We have progressed rapidly since the beginning of school last September. We started out with simple dishes, such as breakfast, main luncheon dishes, and desserts. There have not been so many failures in our finished products as we expected. We were quite awkward our first day when we tried to light the electric stove with a match and used baking powder for soda. With the expert guidance of Miss Martin, our teacher, we were soon making dishes fit for a king. We had to cut down on some foods after rationing went into effect, and are now trying to make dishes that are not rationed. We disapprove heartily because that lets out candies and pastries. The biggest hits in our classes have been kiss pudding, fudge, and George Washington Cake — we all have a sweet tooth. The aim of this course is to make future chefs for the armed services, or possibly competent husbands. Page Twenty -six

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Canal Currents, Bourne High School the Navy Air Force award for the team’s display of mental alertness, good sportsmanship, etc. . . . Beatrice Kay, Vaughn Monroe, Bob Allan, and vari- ous other stage shows (ahem) . . . Bunny Aylmer refusing to unlock the hotel room door for the policeman, whom he thought to be Dick and Nelly, saying, If you won’t talk, you won’t get in!’’ . . . what was a policeman doing there anyway. . . . the Warren Museum, with its pickled legs and babies, life-like wax models and broken bones . . . shopping trips . . . informal room gather- ings . . . the Sunday night ice hockey game . . . the crowd of us which usually packed the buses and subways . . . the poor people who, caught in that crowd, were forced to board subways and buses which they had no intention of boarding . . . lack of funds . . . The boys at the Essex getting the bell boy to wake Joe Oliva at 4 A. M. . . . and a wonderful time!!!!! Junior Prom On June 9, 1942, the Class of 43” held the annual Junior Prom at the Bourne High School Auditorium. The committee consisting of Bob Peebles, Deane Boyden, Auggie” Cristofori, Helen Murray, Dorothy Dixon, and Margaret Boffetti decorated the hall and made arrangements for the event. The hall was decorated in a musical fashion, with instruments, musical notes, and red and blue lights. The chaperons’ corner was a garden scene covered with red and blue awn- ing. As each couple came in, they were taken to this corner by the two ushers, Deane Boyden and Bob Peebles, to be presented to the chaperons who were as follows: Superintendent and Mrs. James F. Peebles, Principal and Mrs. Kempton J. Coady, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Eldridge, and Mr. and Mrs. John Murray. Dancing started to the sweet but hot” music of the one and only Duke” Oliver. The Grand March, led by Robert Peebles, president of the class, and Miss Lois Querz was held just before intermission, when refreshments were served in the cafeteria. Dancing ended at one o’clock. In spite of the gasoline shortage, the Prom was considered one of the best ever held in Bourne High School. The Aeronautics Class About thirty air-minded boys signed up in Mr. Stahura’s newly-formed Aeronautics Class in September and started the job of learning all the tech- nical points of flying. This will take the place of the pre-flight course given Army and Navy flyers. Along with the physical training program, it will save the government about six months of the usual training period given to Air Cadets. The course also helps to change the ambition of many boys to become pilots, as most of them do at first, to that of becoming the highly technical navigators and bom- bardiers. At least five members of the Aeronautics class are signed-up in the Air forces and others are preparing to take the exams. This class is another shining example of our school’s desire to co-operate in every way with our natron’s war effort. We all hor t the course will be continued in the years after the war. Page Twenty eight