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

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1945 volume:

CANAL CURRENTS Bourne High School Bourne, Massachusetts JUNE, 1945 Alma From elm trees tall, soft shadows fall, And speak to us of Bourne High. Loud voices raise, in songs of praise, For our dear old Bourne High. Remember all the friendships made. And memories that ne’er will fade. Through your ideals, we’ll reach our goal; Bourne High, dear Bourne High. Mater And when from your loved doors we go. We’ll go wdth pride because we know Within your walh. the lessons gained, Will help us all. our goals attain. XTen w ' e return, in later years. From far and w ' ide w ' e’ll gather here, And sing your pra ise for all to hear; Bourne High, dear Bourne High. Helen Murray, ’43 C 00l- Canal Currents, Bourne High School It Is With Pride That We Dedicate Our Magazine To Mr. Campbell Who Is Now In The Navy, And Mr. White Who Is Now Serving Overseas In The Red Cross. Their Enthusiastic Spirit And Ever-ready Help Have Set Fine Examples For Us. Page Two Canal Currents, Bourne High School ★ ★★★★★★★★★★ ' HERE are many vacant places as we look around us to- day, places formerly filled by competent young men and women, eager to accomplish what was theirs to do. Now there are banners, blue stars on a field of white, to remind us of them. These, and a million memories of things they did and said. They carry with them the spirit and hope of America and we are proud of them. To them we send our sincere prayers and may God speed their safe return. Members of our class in the service: GEORGE BASSETT Navy EDWARD BESSE Army HOWARD DELANO Navy GEORGE DRISCOLL Navy JACK GARDNER Army WILLIAM PHILLIPS Navy ★ ★★★★★★★★★★ Page Three Canal Currents, Bourne High School Faculty KEMPTON J. COADY, Principal Geometry, General Mathematics WALTER J. STAHURA Sciences, Advanced Mathematics, Aeronautics, Algebra MARTHA I. VIIK English, Biology, Spanish JOHN H. GRAY English, History M. ELIZABETH KELLEHER Commercial Subjects E. MARIE DODGE Latin, French WILLIAM F. BUTLER Director of Physical Education, Economics, History DAVID E. WARNER Manual Training, Mechanical and Architectural Drawing ELEANOR M. FAGERQUIST Director of Girls’ Athletics, Social Studies FRANCES H. MARTIN Household Arts VIRGINIA CLARK Supervisor of Vocal Music ADOLPHE QUERZE Director of Shawme Orchestra RUTH B. MOSELEY Supervisor of Art JAMES F. PEEBLES Superintendent of Schools SCHOOL COMMITTEE Dr. George W. Dainty Mrs. Maurice Johnson Mr. Donald Morris Mr. Allison Cook Mr. Stephen P. Hayes l- ' age Four Canal Currents, Bourne High School Magazine Staff CLASS OF 1945 Eduor-in-Chief Business Manager Advertising Managers School News Editor Sports Editors Wit and Humor Editors Art Editors Alum ii Editor Literary Editor Photography Editor Jean Gibbs Dorothy Tripp Martha Sanford George McGovern Thelma Rowe Titika Thamalis John Dixon Alba Marchisio Richard Vigliano Cornelia Robbins Bernard Downing .. Donald Kelley Vivian Trench Leonard Fougere Page Vive Canal Currents, Bourne High School Dixon, John Benjamin College Course, Born April 7, 1928. Football 1, 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Student Coun- cil 1; Class President 3; Mixed Chorus 3; Freshman Initiation Committee 2; Magazine Staff 3; Junior Prom Committee 3. Whistle and she’ll come to you.” Ross, Cecil Laureston Commercial Course. Born November 19, 1927. Football 1, 2, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Baseball 3; Vice-President 3; Boys’ Chorus 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Softball 2; English Club 1; Junior Prom Committee 3; Initiation Com- mittee 2. A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.” Sanford, Martha Home Economic and General Course. Born October 26, 1928 Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Hockey 1, 2, 3; Cheer- leader 3; Class Treasurer 2; Secretary and Treasurer 3; Initiation Committee 2; Victory Dance Committee 3; Graduation Chorus. None hut the brave deserves the fair.” McGovern, George Campbell College Course. Born February 6, 1929. Basketball 1, 2, 3; Football 2, 3; Class Presi- dent 2; Student Council 3; Athletic Banquet 2; Football Dance Committee 2; Softball 2; Dramatic Club 2; Mixed Chorus 3; Business Advertiser for Junior Magazine 3; Civic Committee 3. Moderation, the noblest gift of heaven.” Page Six Canal Currents, Bourne High School Aylmer, Margaret General Course. Born April 17, 1930. Hockey 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2; Graduation Cho- rus 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3. As merry as the day is long.” Berry, Frances General Course. Born April 4, 1929. Basketball 1, 2, 3; Hockey 1,2, 3; Tumbling 3; Orchestra 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Archery 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; English Club 1; Christmas Concert 3; Radio Skit 1. Life’s a pleasant institution.” Boyd, Howard Robert, Jr. Commercial Course. Born May 29, 1928. Softball 2; Christmas Play 3; Poster Drawing 1, 2, 3. Let every man look before he leaps.” Callahan, Mary Patricia Commercial Course. Born June 28, 1928. Basketball 3; Archery 1, 2; Girls’ Chorus 2, 3; Graduation Chorus 2; Mixed Chorus 2, 3. Better late than never. Page Seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School Cardoza, Evelyn Commercial Course. Born February 10, 1 928. Girls’ Chorus 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1. ' ' Second thoughts are ever wiser.” Cecchi, Mary Ann Commercial Course. Born November 7, 1928. Mixed Chorus 1, 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2. A penny for your thoughts.” Christopulos, George College Course. Born December 8, 1928. English Club 1; Graduation Chorus 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1,2, 3; Boys’ Chorus 2; H.M.S. Pina- fore 2. A rolling stone gathers no moss.” Cubellis, Sylvia Mary Commercial Course. Born February 12, 1928. Basketball 3; Hockey 1; Freshman Play 1; Ini- tiation Decoration Committee 2; Graduation Chorus 1, 2. We boil at different degrees.” Page Eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School Downing, Bernard Commercial Course. Born February 1, 1928. Softball League 2; Orchestra 1; Mixed Chorus 1 , 2 . Let not your heart be troubled. Earle, James Commercial Course. Born September 29, 1928. Football 1, 3; Basketball 2, 3; Baseball 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3. Young fellows will be young felloiis.” Ellis, Herbert Winslow General Course. Born October 22, 1928. Football 3. Rejoice, young man, in thy youth.” Eougere, Leonard Louis Commercial Course. Born November 2, 1928. Dramatic Club 2; Prom Committee 3; Maga- zine Staff 3; Boys’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Softball League 2. Study to be quiet.” Page Nine Canal Currents, Bourne High School Gibbs, Jean Marilyn College Course. Born October 20, 1928. Vice-President English Club 1; Radio Skit 1; War Bond and Stamps Chairman 2; Hockey Manager 3; Basketball Manager 3; Editor Canal Currents 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2; Graduation Chorus 1, 2. ’’Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well” Grant, Jean Marie College Course. Borne October 31, 1928. Hockey 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Archery 1,2; Tumbling 3; Secretary 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Graduation Chorus 1, 2, 3; Cheerleader 3; Prom committee 3; Radio Skit 1; Freshman English Club 1; Christmas Concert 3; Junior Victory Dance Committee 3; Civic Committee 3. ”Wit and wisdom are born with a man.” Grinnell, Maurice Lyle General Course. Born May 31, 1928. Football 2, 3; Softball 2; Student Council 2. ”¥or too much rest itself becomes a pain.” Harrison, Phyllis Elaine Commercial Course. Born September 24, 1928. Hockey 1; Archery 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Graduation Chorus 1, 2; Shawme Orchestra 1, 2, 3; H.M.S. Pina- fore 2; A Capella Singing 2, 3; Initiation Committee 2; Christmas Concert 3; Nomin- ating Committee 2; Freshman English Club 1. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.” Page Ten Canal Currents, Bourne High School Haslam, Patricia Anne Commercial Course. Born August 14, 1928. Hockey 1; Basketball 3; Graduation Chorus 1, 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Christmas Concert 3. I’ll speak In a monstrous little voice. Jones, Raymond Joseph Commercial Course. Born February 18, 1929- Graduation Chorus 2; Basketball 3; Mixed Chorus 3; Christmas Chorus 2. The hearing ear and the seeing eye. Kelley, Donald Keith General Course. Born April 9, 1927. Basketball 1, 2, 3; Football 3; Freshman Initia- tion Committee 2; Softball League 2; Maga- zine Staff 3; Boys’ Chorus 3. Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no fibs. Marchisio, Alba General Course. Born May 6, 1928. Basketball 1, 2, 3; Hockey 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Cheerleader 3; Magazine Staff 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3. The more the merrier.” Page Eleven Canal Currents, Bourne High School Mendes, Antonia June General Course. Born June 30, 1928. Mixed Chorus 1, 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2. ' 7 is good to live and learn.” Reynolds, Janetta Mae Commercial Course. Born August 22, 1927. Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; H.M.S. Pinafore 2; Graduation Chorus 1, 2; Drawing 1, 2. The silence that is in the starry sky.” Robbins, Cornelia Frances Commercial Course. Born November 4, 1926. Drawing 1, 2; Decoration Committee for all dances; Mixed Chorus 1, 2; Girls’ Chorus 1 , 2 . No one knows what he can do till he tries.” Robinson, Ellen Lela Commercial Course. Born May 10, 1927. Freshman Play 1; Initiation Committee 2. The very pink of perfection ” Page Twelve Canal Currents, Bourne High School Rowe, Thelma Hayward College Course. Born December 31, 1928. Hockey 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2; Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Nomination Committee 1; H M.S. Pinafore 2; A Capella Singing 2, 3; War Bonds and Stamps Captain 1; Magazine Drive Chairman 2, 3; Archery 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Radio Skit 1; Freshman English Club 1; Graduation Chorus 1, 2, 3; Christmas Concert 3; Tumbling Club 3. rose is she” Sanford, John A. Commercial Course. Born October 26, 1928. Basketball 2, 3; Football 2, 3; Baseball 3; H.M.S. Pinafore 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Chorus 1, 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Softball League 2. ’While there’s life there’s hope,’ he cried.” Thamalis, Titika Effie College Course. Born February 18, 1928. Hockey 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Cho- rus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Secre- tary 1; War Bonds and Stamps Captain 3; Freshman English Club. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” Trench, Vivian Arlene Commercial Course. Born March 7, 1929. Basketball 1, 2; Hockey 1, 3; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Archery 2; Freshman Initiation Committee 1; Junior Prom Committee 3; Radio Skit 1; Magazine Staff 3. Her only fault is that she has no fault.” Page Thirteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School Tripp, Dorothy Commercial Course. Born October 20, 1928. Treasurer 1; Vice-President 2; Girls’ Chorus 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Victory Dance Com- mittee 3; Magazine Staff 3; Graduation Cho- rus 1, 2, 3; H.M.S. Pinafore 2. The sight of you is good for sore eyes.” ViGLiANo, Richard Raymond General Course. Born January 13, 1929. H.M.S. Pinafore 2; Initiation Committee 2; Softball 2; Prom Committee 3; A Capella Singing 2; Magazine Staff 3; Boys’ Chorus 1,2; Mixed Chorus 1,2; President of Fresh- man English Club 1; Graduation Chorus 1, 2 . Alen of few u ' ords are the best men.” Whittier, Roger Gen eral Course. Born December 4, 1928. Class President 1. Rest, rest, perturbed spirit!” Wing, Donald Elwood General Course. Born May 21, 1927. Graduation Chorus 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Chorus 1, 2, 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3; Freshman English Club 1; H.M.S. Pinafore 2; A Capella Sing- ing 2, 3; Radio Skit 1; Christmas Concert 3. Absent in spirit and present in body.” Page Fourteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School Wing, Helen Frances General Course. Born September 3, 1928. Hockey 1, 3; Basketball 1, 3; Prom Commit- tee 3; Initiation Committee 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3. Keep your powder dry.” Graham, Stephen Dunning College Course. Born November 22, 1927. Answer me in one word.” White, Doris Lillian General Course. Born June 30, 1928. Basketball 1. ”1 have no mockings or arguments; 1 witness and wait.” ik- jf ¥ X ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ . Ackeowledgmeet The members of the Junior Class are grateful to Mrs. Viik for her patience and efficiency in the supervision of Canal Currents, and to Miss Kelleher for her tolerance of and helpfulness to all the amateur typists. We wish also to express our appreciation to our advertisers, whose generous aid made our magazine possible. Our very special thanks go to Mr. Nathan Bourne for his knowledge and generous assistance in compiling the history of Bourne High School Sixty Years Ago. Page Fifteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School ALUMNI . . . . CLASS OF ’44 Arthur Anderson — Working for Coca-Cola Dorothy Bassett — Mrs. Dorothy Menter Charles Byron — U. S. Army Marjorie Cardoza — Working in Camp Edwards. Clara Cecchi — Working in Buzzards Bay Gertrude Coombs — Mrs. Gertrude Trotman Pearl Coombs — Working as a secretary in Boston Marilyn Crump — Camp Edwards Telephone Office Robert Dean — U. S. Navy Barbara Dwyer — Working in Buzzards Bay Bank Janice Ellis — Kinyon School — New Bedford Patia Ellis — Kinyon School — New Bedford Elizabeth Fontes — Living in California Charles Forbush, Jr. — U. S. Navy Florence Forlivesi — Working in Sagamore Martha Gay — Cadet Nurse Corps Anna Gibbs — Bridgewater State Teachers College Catherine Handy — Middlebury College, Vt. Warren Harding — U. S. Army Charles Harris, Jr. — U. S. Navy William Hart — U. S. Navy Muriel Hendrick — Pembroke College Dorothy Jackson — Newton Hospital Ruth Jewell — M rs. Ruth Bannock Bertha Johnson — Working in Buzzards Bay Bank Athena Karalekas — Working in Buzzards Bay Herbert MacCombie — U. S. Navy Darrah MacLeod — Working at Camp Edwards Olga Marchisio — Working at Telephone Office in Sagamore Mary Masterson — Becker College Edward Nemiccolo — U. S. Navy David Norris — U. S. Army Ethel Parrott — Working in Telephone Office in Buzzards Bay Hollis Phinney — U. S. Army Air Force Juanita Rapose — Mrs. Juanita Kreiser Hugh Robinson — Post-Graduate, B. H. S. William Sampson — U. S. Navy Sumner Small, Jr. — U. S. Navy Jeanne Walker — Working at Buzzards Bay Oliver Watka — Merchant Marine Irene White — Working in Camp Edwards Page Sixteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School ALUMNI . 9 • 9 CLASS OF ’43 |ames Adams — Working in Sagamore Elaine Anderson — Working in Bourne Town Hall Bernard Aylmer — Army Air Corps; England Lucien Bachand — U. S. Navy Margaret Boffetti — Bridgewater State Teachers College Deane Boyden — Merchant Marine Richard Calder — Working at Camp Edwards George Conley — U. S. Navy August Cristofori — U. S. Navy Victor Crump — U. S. Navy Luiggia Cubellis — Working in Buzzards Bay Dorothy Dixon — Becker College Richard Eldridge — U. S. Navy Edward Ellis — Merchant Marines Ugo Ferrari — U. S. Army George Handy — U. S. Army; Germany Herbert Holman — U. S. Army; Germany Gloria Holt — Mrs. Stuan Kaylor John Jenkins — U. S. Navy Robert Lindquist — Army Air Corps Lucius Mendes — W orking in Boston Helen Murray — Simmons College Joseph Oliva — U. S. Navy; LJ. S. S. Nicholas Robert Peebles — S eabees Alice Perry — Burdett College Elwell Perry — Merchant Marine Sheldon Philbrick — U. S. Navy Odile Robinson — Living in Richmond, Va. Franklin Putney — Army Air Corps Kendall Silva — U. S. Navy Bernard Stockley — U. S. Army Ruth Taylor — Becker College Nathalie Thamalis — M rs. Richard Calder John Thom — Army Air Corps John Weeks — U. S. Navy Laurence Thompson — U. S. Army Clayson Tucy — Army Air Corps Theodore Wing — U. S. Navy; Pearl Harbor, Haw aii Page Seventeen ' Canal Currents, Bourne High School Bourne High School Sixty Years Ago W HEN this part of the Cape was settled, and small schools and church meeting-places were built, there arose a problem concerning advanced education for teen-age children. For a time students went either to Wareham or Sandwich depending on which was nearer. The Town of Bourne paid their tuition and train-fare. Although the idea of high school” was considered with a great deal of opposition by some parents, it soon became necessary for Bourne to have its own building. The site chosen was in Buzzards Bay where the Primary School now is, and the playground was where the Catholic Church now stands. It was established in 1885, with thirty students in attendance. Among those in the first graduating class, in 1888, were Sara Gibbs of Pocasset, Harry Butler of Bourne, and Clarence Eldridge of Buzzards Bay. In the class of 1889 were Sadie Hathaway of Buzzards Bay, Edith Gray of Bourne, Howard Wing and Harry Handy of Cataumet, and Chester Kendrick of Pocasset. Among those in the class of 1890 were Eben S. S. Keith of Sagamore, Nathan Bourne of Bourne, Grace Blackwell, Harvey Jones of Bourne, Frank Bray and Foster Bray whose father was foreman at the Keith Car Shop, Herbert and Walter Eldridge of Bourne. The first principal of this school was Mr. Bullen, a very good disciplin- arujn. He was strict and firm and no pupil dared overstep him. He believed that a child old enough to be in high school ought to know how to behave. Page Eighteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School If there was too much noise in the entry- way, the boys were thrown outside. The girls, for the most part, didn ' t cause any trouble. Mr. Bullen, the teacher, was very studious looking and always had an armful of books and papers to carry around as he hustled here and there. But then, his duties were such that he had to hurry in order to get them done. Among the subjects which he taught were Latin, mathematics, physics, and bookkeeping. There was no shorthand taught and the typewriter had barely been invented. The janitor came in the morning and swept and started the stove of which the stovepipe went the full length of the school. The stove and a pile of wood were near the teacher’s desk and it was his duty to keep It going. Mr. Bullen’s assistant and the only other teacher w as Miss Anna M. Star- buck, who lived in Bournedale. She taught French and literature. In the entry was a pump, a cup, and a tin dipper for students to get a drink of water. Ther e w ' ere only two rooms other than this one — a main or study room and a recitation room. Miss Starbuck took charge of the students w ' hen Mr. Bul- len was having a class or recitation. The students were arranged according to their intelligence. The smart students were in the front of the room; the not- so-smart ones were near the back. Because a high school education w ' as optional, examinations w’ere given during the spring, near the end of one’s grammar school career. These in- cluded the knowledge of square root, cube root, interest, discount, figuring for papering walls, and laying a floor, spelling, geography, history, etc. If a student failed a test and desired to go to high school, he was coached during the summer. High school was at this time arranged in a three-year course. The school day began with morning exercises, followed by a spelling test which consisted of twenty words. The students had no idea what the w ' ords were going to be in this daily spelling test. They came to school on the eight o’clock train; classes began at nine o’clock and were in session until twelve o’clock with the exception of midmorning recess. The noon recess w ' as one and one-half hours. Classes reconvened at one thirty and continued until four o’clock. There were only two trains down and two trains up the Cape; so it was necessary for the students to busy themselves and w ait for the six o’clock train in Buzzards Bay. This made a long, tiresome day. The town paid for the students’ winter-term carfare which amounted to about three dollars per person. It was about this time, too, that books first began to be paid for by the town. Levi Leavitt, of Sagamore, w ' ho later had his leg taken off by a train in an accident at Buzzards Ba y, was superintendent in 1885. He was followed by Charles Burgess of Bournedale. On Friday afternoons the school was open to friends and relatives of the students who wished to see how well they were doing. At this time essays were read and the pupils sang songs to the accompaniment of an organ. One of the school projects was sponsoring an annual fair; the money from which went to financing the school library. The school was lighted by kerosene lamps on dark days. There were not enough lamps for every desk so part of the schoolroom remained dark. Page Nineteen Canal Currents, Bourne High School The Blackmailing Of Wimple Street VVTIMPLE Street.” The sign hung high up over the street in the fog and as I passed under it, it creaked in the wind and I drew my cloak closer around me, for if it was afternoon, the fog was thick and the wind was cold. I went slowly up the street until 1 came to No. 16 Wimple Street. It was next door. Did I dare go there? It had been so long that I was afraid. At just that moment the door of No. 17 Wimple Street opened and a woman was carried out in a chair to a waiting hack by two big, husky men. That must be Elizabeth, Bertie’s wife, I thought jealously. The hack drove off and I went to the door. After a considerable wait, 1 heard something coming. I held my breath, and then the door opened and there stood Robert Browning. Hello, Bertie,” I said. SADIE!” If the neighborhood weren’t already looking out of the win- dows, they were then. Sadie,” he continued, what are you doing here?” I’m coming in, Bertie. I am so glad that you remember me. I was afraid that you wouldn’t.” My tone was sinister. Sadie, you can’t come in here!” Oh, can’t I! Til love you ’till I die, and no other woman can ever take your place.’ It doesn’t look so. Ouch! what was that?” Elizabeth’s little lap- dog had nipped at my heels. Here, Flush!” Bertie called. What do you mean by saying that? You can’t mean those letters that we wrote to each other in English class in school. Oh, Sadie!” Don’t put on the innocent act, Bertie. You know very well that I wouldn’t go soft-hearted and burn those beautiful letters you wrote me before you met your darling Lisbeth and I intend to keep them and use them more.” How much do you want?” Bertie was getting angry now. I admit that you seem kind to your wife and seem to love her, but after all, I gave my best years to you, confidently thinking you loved me. 1 could cry when I think about it.” Sob, sob, sob. Look, Sadie,” Bertie said flatly. My wife will be back in about ten minutes and I would be out of here if I were you.” Oh, you are so unkind to me. I don’t know why you don’t tell her that you really love me. If I go, will you send me some thoughts home from abroad when jou go again?” At this time I was hanging over his chair. Just then Elizabeth came and stood in the doorway. I cried out and sprang away from the chair. Elizabeth — ” started Robert. Perhaps you would like to know one of your husband’s former girl- friends. Introducing Sadie Gloutz, of 1924 Red Cock Avenue, of the East Side.” I was sickeningly sweet. Get out,” said Elizabeth between set teeth. Page Twenty Canal Currents, Bourne High School Outside I met one of my cronies, Roughhouse Mike, and he said, Did it work-” I said, No.” Sadly Mike answered, Who else do you know. ” Well, now, there was old Charlie Lamb — ” Eleanor Raleigh, ’45 My First Day In School ■jVy| Y first day in grammar school was perhaps not the most eventful of my entire life, but 1 will tell you what 1 remember best. At recess time we were given bottles of milk and I was having a terrible time trying to get the cap off. Finally a little boy whom I had already begun to admire decided to rescue me. He gave me a very superior look, pressed down on the cap, and squirted nearly half a pint of milk in my eye and down the front of my new dress. 1 thought, he was terrible until he gallantly passed his bottle to me and scrubbed me off with his handkerchief. Later he was one of my best friends, up to the time he was killed in Europe. The little boy’s name was Bud Crump. Barbara Gardner, ’45 And Now ? W HEN you read and hear people on the radio raving about economic sys- tems, national security, labor, civil service, social problems, and a world peace, what do you think of. Probably the same thing I do — Wonder what the show is tonight?” — but certainly, this post-war business of a world peace IS no insignificant issue. It is affecting the lives of millions of peoples — peo- ple in China, in Europe, in America, and even in Bourne High School. America has fought many wars; the world is always fighting. Bet a nickel the c olonists would never have bothered to fight a Revolution and pay such a very dear price for independence, if they could have taken a peek into the future, only to see more wars being fought. We fought the Revolution to win independence; fought the Civil War to abolish slavery; fought the World War — well, why did we fight the first one? If it was to make the world safe for democracy,” it was rather a futile attempt. As the rhyme goes: I wonder if the men Who planned it all were satisfied? They played their game of checkers And eleven million died!” I have no conception of eleven million people. All I know is, there are 131,669,275 people in the United States, and without the senior class, there’d be only 131,669,247, but outside of those long figures, eleven million doesn’t mean so much. They could have lived, those eleven million, and contributed Page Twenty-one Canal Currents, Bourne High School so much to the welfare of mankind. Perhaps there were potential Mmes. Curies in the number, scientists, musicians, statesmen, and professional men. What an extraordinary price to pay, only to fight again twenty years later, because the first time failed! But the war must end someday and we are the ones who must not fail this time. Certainly, were having a San Francisco Conference, and certainly, were taking vital steps for a world peace. But this is only the beginning. A conference can last two weeks and men can decide what’s to be done, but it takes a good many years for entire countries to become adjusted, to adopt and execute the plans put before them. In my childish mind, w ' ars seem so needless. If people could only realize the benefits of a world peace; the opportunities it would afford every individ- ual. Stop thinking of people as just people, but think of them as individuals; think of the opportunities afforded everyone in a world at peace. It makes you want to shout at the whole world, ' Tor heaven’s sakes, stop fighting and take time out to live!” We’re here for such a short time anyhow, it seems a little foolish to waste part or all of a lifetime. ' The problem — no, the opportunity — of peace has come once more. Be- cause millions have died again, we have another chance to establish that peace. How many more times will so many people have to die before we have an- other opportunity? The beginnings of a world peace are at San Francisco now. Men have assembled from every corner of the earth once again to make this world a much better one in which to live. This time, please God, may they not fail. Marilyn Wing, ’45 These Teen-Age Hepcats OUNCE me, brother,” dig me, kid” — it was enough to drive anyone crazy in this madhouse of hepcats. I felt out of place in neat clothes, combed hair, necktie, and pants unrolled and at ankle length. It all started when my English teacher said, Write an essay on anything that interests you.” Being a conservative fellow, I got my writing equipment together and headed for the aquarium. My paper was all titled South Ameri- can Bloepidus or the African Goldfish,” and I was prepared for an afternoon of excitement and adventure. I was halfway down Main Street when I began to hear shrieks, screams, and howls. Priding myself on my courage, I crept closer. There on Main Street, inside Ye Moderne Soda Shoppe” were a crowd of teen-agers, emitting roars of glee, all to the tune of a juke box. Never had I witnessed such a spectacle. Mother had never told me, and I removed my horn rims to get a closer view. I found myself pressed against the window. In a flash an arm reached out and I found myself twisting, turning, and twirl- ing with the best of them. After two hours of struggling, shoving, pushing, and crawling, I was again in the open air. I ran till I fell exhausted. 1 dragged myself home and after two weeks of complete rest I was able to walk again — in between my shaking spells. It is my opinion that if these human bundles of energy in their baggy sweaters, bobby socks, dirty sport shoes, and rolled-up cuffs, were put on our war fronts, the war would be cleaned up in a matter of days. Pa e Tiventy-two Canal Currents, Bourne High School The days of supermen and women are here, in front of juke boxes, al! over the country. Put their restless energy to work in war factories. Do some- thing with them, anything with them! Just keep them away from us solid two- steppers. Malcolm Coady, ’45 Selections From A Diary January 5, 1888 Dear Diary, Today I went next door to borrow some sugar from Mrs. Sandburg for Mother. Mrs. Sandburg had a hard time understanding me. She’s Swedish you know, and so is Mr. Sandburg. I love to hear them talk — it sounds so funny. February 9, 1890 Dear Diary, I hate him! I hate him! Today it’s my birthday and I’m seven years old and I had on a new dress and he didn’t even notice it. Carl Sandburg, just because you’re twelve years old, you think you’re big. I’ll never speak to you again, so there! February 12, 1891 Dear Diary, You know. Diary, Carl is awful different from the other boys. Not just because he’s five whole years older than me, but — oh, Diary, I can’t explain it very well, but you know what I mean. And do you know that I like him better’n John and Harry. John and Harry are nicer looking, but Carl’s — well, he’s distinguished. He’s nice when he speaks to me. November 29, 1892 Dear Diary, Today Sister married that rich man from Virginia and now Mother says we don’t have to worry about money. I wonder what Carl is doing now. You know that he had to leave school last year to go to work. He was only 13 years old. I think of him a lot. ' April 24, 1902 Dear Diary, You couldn’t guess whom I saw today! Carl Sand burg! Has he changed! He told me I had changed and I said, Well, I should hope so. I was only eight w ' hen you last saw me and that was eleven years ago.’’ He must be twenty -four now. He told me he had taken a complete course in the School of Hard Knocks.’’ He drove a rhilk wagon, was porter in a barber shop, drove a truck in a brick yard, shifted scenes in a theater, worked in a pottery plant, washed dishes in hotels in Kansas City, Omaha, and Denver, sold stove polish, was a carpenter and painter, harvested wheat in Kansas and many others that Page Twenty -three Canal Currents, Bourne High School I can’t remember! He told me that he entered the Spanish-American War at twenty and saved $100. He’s going to Lombard College right here in our home town, Galesburg, 111., on that and by working his way as a bellringer. He gets his degree this June. You know. Diary, he has the cutest smile. December 11, 1920 Dear Diary, Carl Sandburg has gone far since I knew him. I just read where another of his works, Smoke and Steel’’ has been published. I still like his poem Chicago” best, though. I heard that since he finished college he has been a reponer, advertising writer, a Safety First” expert for a business periodical, an organizer of the Social Democratic party of Wisconsin, secretary to the mayor of Milwaukee, and labor editor of the Milwaukee Journal. He has traveled a lot all over the U. S. during these years. I believe that he will be one of the chief poetical figures in America before long. August 4, 1944 Dear Diary, Many years have elapsed since I last saw Carl Sandburg and today I saw him for the first time in over 40 years. We reminisced for a long time. I noticed how his features were so very Swedish and his coloring wasn’t. His hair is pure white now. He’s still attractive, although his attractiveness comes from his unusualness. He’s working on a biography of Abraham Lincoln, which critics say wiU be the best ever written when it is finished. This work tanks high among literature. The best collection of folk songs is his, The American Songbag.” He has also written books for children. He is considered the poet of the working people and of Chicago. America’s greatest poet since Walt Whitman is Carl Sandburg. Jean Grant, ’46 A T eacher ' s Prayer Dear Lord: Not for myself I raise this prayer But for those within my care. From You, through me, to them, please give Your lesson-plan on how to live. Let them be guided in the ways Of Truth and Beauty aU their days. Let all the wonders of the world about Be theirs if they will seek them out. Let all the music, songs, and art Be constantly within their heart. May they learn all these, and then Teach them to others, dear Lord, Amen. Joseph G. White Page Twenty -fou Canal Currents, Bourne High School le Memoriam f) 0 « € Maeoel Robert Amado In Loving Memory Of Our Classmate With Whom We Shared The Many Happy Events Of Schooldays Born February 5 , 1928 Died July 24 , 1944 0 9 9 9 Mr. Jolie Murray In Respectful And Loving Memory Of a Loyal Friend And Helper, A Member Of The School Committee, Ever Interested In Our Welfare Born May 23 , 1891 Died January 27 , 1945 Page Twenty- ye Canal Currents, Bourne High School -hy Ay ii 4- -- :: :: CL ' -PUsC L H 7}t£ t S Ay HR t f O o o o •H o, vL H H :: U- S ) iH IjZOyeJkiAj, tS O-O-TK K 4 ' (Xa o o c o o o •c? 5 - 4 = O =z !:= S4{ - Page Twenty -six a Canal Currents, Bourne High School 5 K • EXPLANATION OF COMPOSITE PICTURE (Composite picture page 60) Reading Left to Right. 1. With a grin like that? Who else but Jimmy! 2. Alma Mater. 3. The paddy wagon. 4. The young lady in the express wagon — Pat Haslam. 5. The bridal couple — Thelma and Seaman Jackie Weeks, Class of ’43. 6. The glowering young lady behind the desk — Frances Berry. 7. With the horse — Ellen and a friend. 8. Mary — sweet sixteen? 9. Bunny in pre-Sadie days. 10. The coy little thing in pigtails — Janetta. 11. The twins. 12. Put and Mai giving Zeke what- for” at Initiation. Yes, that’s a real rooster! 13. A typical fall scene — do you see Mr. Murray in the foreground? 14. Your class president. 15. Your editor-in-chief. 16. Alba in pigtails. 17. Doris as usual trying not to grin. 18. That cute little boy turned out to be Zeke! 19. Jean Grant — nice telephone pole, too. 20. Coach Fagerquist with Nancy and Tede. ■Page Twenty-seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School S EPTEMBER 6, 1944, found 50 tiny Ereshmen eagerly tumbling from the buses to see just how it felt to be real high school students. Those wise Sophomores, however, were soon putting them in their places. The third-year students were happy, for now they were the Juniors and classified as the upper- classmen. Th e Seniors, well, they are Seniors, you know. Of course, the changes in our faculty were the first thing we noticed. Our beloved Coach, Mr. Knute Andersson, had left during the summer for a position in Montpelier, Vermont. Mr. William Butler is taking his place, and also teaching U. S. history and economics. Miss Hatch had left to teach at Milton Academy. Miss Marie Dodge is taking her place and is also the Ereshman home-room adviser. Mrs. Eleanor Eagerquist teaches introductory business and social living, besides coaching the girls in high school and being the physical education teacher in the grammar schools. Three boys have left from the Junior Class to go into the Army. They are Ralph Tucy, Jack Gardner, and Edward Besse, so that with William Phil- lips and George Bassett, of the Navy, we now have five of our classmen in the service. Ralph, having received his medical discharge, re-entered the Junior Class and has since become a Senior. The Seniors to leave for the service are William Parady and Maurice Fuller to the Army, and Thomas Masterson and Alex Consoni to the Navy. The Athletic Association was organized with the following officers: Pres- ident, Jerry Levinson, who took the place of Thomas Masterson; Vice-Presi- dent, Raymond Frederici; Secretary-Treasurer, Marie Cristofori. Before school closed last year, seven Cheerleaders were chosen. They are: Roberta Fisher, Martha Sanford, Marie Cristofori, Jean Grant, Alba Mar- chisio, Millicent Jarvis, and Ruth Raymond. Roberta Fisher moved away during the year, and Leona Dwyer was chosen to take her place. ' Page Twenty-eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School A new system of assemblies was inaugurated this year. Each teacher has charge of one or more assemblies during the year. The Pep Rallies during the football season were conducted by the Cheerleaders and proved very en- tertaining as well as enthusiastic. The first assembly was conducted by Mr. White with the Student Council participating in it. Among the soloists were: Joyce Wallace, violin solo, ac- companied by Florence Byron; Alton Reynolds, singing Western songs, ac- companying himself on the guitar; and Francis Ojala, singing Ave Maria,” accompanied by Marilyn Wing at the piano. General singing followed, led by Mr. White. Miss Tuomi directed a play entitled What Price Glory?” for the Col- umbus Day Assembly. The cast w ere: Alex Consoni, King Ferdinand; Bar- bara Gardner, Queen Isabella; Jean Gibbs, Anita; Gordon Denison, Carlos; and Leonard Fougere, Columbus. Mrs. Dorothy B. Booth, Class of 1922, was the guest speaker at the Na- tional Education Week assembly. Alba Marchisio, Martha Sanford, and Rob- erta Fisher formed a color guard, after which they recited The Americanos Creed. This assembly was conducted by Mr. Coady. For the Falmouth Pep Rally, the football team conducted the funeral of the Falmouth team. The story was told in poem form by Mai Coady. This year we had not only Mr. Del Obert of Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., but a representative of the Curtis Publishing Co. to spur us on to a higher goal than ever in selling magazine subscriptions. The school was divided into the Army and the Navy, with the Freshmen and Juniors supporting the Khaki and the Sophomores and Seniors, the Blue. The General Chairman was Bar- bara Harrison and the Class Captains were: Freshmen, Florence Dixon; Soph- omores, Carol Young; Juniors, Thelma Rowe; and the Seniors, Millicent Jar- vis. The Army won. We were very proud of our football men who played eight games and won seven. A bonfire at the school was enjoyed previous to the Victory Dance, given by the Seniors, after the Wareham game. All the Cape Foot- ball teams were invited. On December 6, Coach Butler gave an interesting program about basket- ball. The different types of shooting, guarding, and dribbling were demon- strated by various members of the basketball team. An extra guest speaker in December was Comdr. Franklin A. Manuel from the Maritime Academy at Hyannis. He brought us a Message to Mod- ern Youth.” Santa Claus came to Bourne High as usual, after a Christmas Play directed by Miss Kelleher and a special chorus supervised by Miss Clark. Tfiat night the Girls’, Boys’ and Mixed Choruses, under the direaion of Miss Clark, put on a special Christmas Program which was open to the public. Returning from Christmas vacation, we discovered that Miss Tuomi had not returned; but a week later when she did, it was as Mrs. Erick Viik, wife of a ski-trooper in the U. S. Army. Our best wishes to you both, Mrs. Viik. Miss Madeline Hess substituted for Mrs. Viik during her absence. In January, Mr. White left us to be a field-worker for the American Red Cross. Miss. Hess then substituted until Mr. John Gray came to take over his classes. Page Twenty -nine Canal Currents, Bourne High School Adjutant William Gourlay was the speaker on Miss Dodge’s Program. Adj. Gourlay is the director of the Buzzards Bay U. S, O. On January 24, Miss Martin had representatives of the American Red Cross come to the school and talk about the Junior Red Cross and the work it does. They exhibited articles made by this organization and movies were shown concerning their work. A group of Harwich High School students gave a radio skit concerning the work they are doing. Previews were shown to the student body of the Senior Class Play, June Mad,” on February 2, by the cast and Mrs. Viik, who directed the play. An unexpected visit was made to the school by Mr. Campbell in Feb- iLiary. He had expected to be our Santa Claus at our Christmas Party, but was transferred to another base at the time, making it impossible to be home. On February 28, the Rev. J. Samuel Stevenson of St.-Peter’s-on-the-Canal Episcopal Church was the guest speaker on Mrs. Viik’s program. His talk was amusing and inspirational. At Mr. Stahura’s assembly, Mr. Clayson Tucy and Mr. Musch Kayajan, from the Kiwanis Club, presented the football squad with small gold foot- balls for the good work they had done during the football season. National Education Day Assembly was under the direction of Mr. Coady. Miss Virginia Clark sang several songs accompanied at the piano by Thelma Rowe. The Rev. Matt Mees of the Bourne Methodist Church spoke on the beginning of the education in America. On April 2, several Senior boys took the Navy Radar Test. Hugh Rob- inson, post-graduate, made the highest score. On April 13, there was a memorial service for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The American Prayer” was sung by Miss Clark and The Star Spangled Ban- ner” by Ellie Thamalis, accompanied by Marilyn Wing. A short address was given by Mr. Coady, after which the flag on the front lawn was lowered to half mast with the entire student body standing at attention. Among the boys in the service who have come to visit the school this year are; John Thom, Wallace Blackwell, James Andrews, Clayson Tucy, Lu- cien Bachand, John Jenkins, Victor Crump, Richard Eldridge, George Bassett, Richard Daly, Paul R. Schroeter, Tello Tontini, Nello Balegno, Edward Besse, Christopher Garland, Chris Byron, Charles Byron, August Cristofori, Robert Jarvis, John Murray, and Donald Murray. Ray Stewart, former custodian, also visited the school this year. On April 23, Senior and Junior girls took the Civil Service tests for clerk-typists positions. About six Junior girls visited the Brockton Hospital at open house. They were shown around the hospital and various demonstrations were shown them. No doubt many will want to become nurses as a result. A new trophy has been added to the trophy case, the Cape Cod Football Champions of 1944. The trophy case is, at the present, outside the office instead of in the lobby of the auditorium. During the paper drive, several girls from the school, mostly Freshmen and Sophomores, have helped to pick up the waste paper, under the super- vision of Mr. K. J. Coady, salvage chairman. Other high schools may have Van Johnson, but Bourne High School has not a movie star, but a member of the Army Air Force. He is Lt. Norman Fagerquist, husband of Coach Fagerquist, who is home on a thirty-day fur- lough. Page Thirty Canal Currents, Bourne High School The Shawme Orchestra T his year the Shawme Orchestra has performed only twice; at the Bourne Senior Play and at the Sandwich Musical Revue. It will play at both the Sandwich and Bourne Commencement Exercises, the Sandwich Senior Play, and on May 25 at the Bourne Concert. Many of the selections played are marches, but others are: YOU AND YOU” Strauss ' FAIR MAID OF PERTH” Widdel FAIRY TALES” Komzak FINALE FROM FIFTH SYMPHONY” Beethoven The orchestra has felt the effects of the war as many of the boys have left. The lack of gasoline to go to rehearsals is also a serious handicap. Our hats are off to Mr. Adolfo Querze for managing to continue the orchestra under such trying circumstances. Christmas Concert Y es, this year Miss Clark succeeded in putting on a Christmas concert and it turned out to be a great success. (Waterpipes have a habit of freezing and bursting at the time planned for concerts.) Quite a number of boys and girls practiced during regular Monday- morning music periods for many weeks before Christmas. On Wednesday night, December 21, 1944, we put on the concert before a small but appre- ciative audience. Three boys were supposed to sing solo parts in the carol We Three Kings of Orient Are.” They were Francis Ojala, Leonard Fougere, and Cecil Ross. On Wednesday evening, when Leonard didn’t show up, Donald Wing had to substitute for him, and he did a very good job of it. The Mixed Chorus sang very well I Heard The Bells” and Angels We Have Heard On High.” In the latter the boys sang the verse and the girls answered as angels in the chorus. They also sang Cantique De Noel” which was done exceptionally well. In the two carols Silent Night” and The First Noel,” some of the girls sang a descant. The girls’ chorus sang Cradled All Lowly” and What Child Is This,” and the boys’ chorus sang Good King Wenceslas” and We Three Kings of Orient Are.” Ellie Thamalis, a Senior, sang a solo, Jesu Bambino” and Francis Ojala, a Sophomore, sang Schubert’s Ave Maria.” After the concert we heard many flattering comments on how well every- thing was sung; so we feel sure that the audience enjoyed the program very much. Page Thirty -one Canal Currents, Bourne High School Junior Prom VVTITH great determination, vigor, and enthusiasm, the present Senior i class set out to make plans for the Annual Junior Prom. As usual the various faculty members warned each and everyone of the members of the class that if anyone skipped class to decorate the hall, he would receive yellow de- tention slips. On Tuesday, May 30, the committee in charge set to work on the decor- ations. We did the walls and stage first. Then, at the risk of our very lives we ventured to the attic to hang the seagulls from the auditorium ceiling. At the sight of the distance between the ceiling and the floor, with the sound of the wind blowing against the ventilator, and Manny Cardoza doing a rendi- tion of an aerial act, we were plain scared. The only damage was two pieces of celotex falling from the ceiling, and Manny, almost. The seagulls were very nervous, too. They must have thought there was water below, for no matter how we tied them, they always ended up doing a nose dive. Anyway, on Friday night, June 2, 1944, the present Senior Class were hosts at the Junior Prom, held in the Bourne High School Auditorium, at 8 o’clock. The decorations, believed by many to be the finest ever displayed by any class at a prom, were of a nautical design. The panels on the window sic e of the hall bore different types of friezes, drawn by the art class, around which rope was coiled. Tied to the front wall was a canoe, with the paddles showing, adding tremendously to the total effect. Tied to the lights on the ceiling were the before-mentioned seagulls, to finish off the scene perfectly. Along the walls were tables on each of which was a table cloth, a lamp, and an ash tray, giving the impression of a ship’s lounge. On the stage. Captain Gene Marshall and his fourteen crew members supplied the music. The stage was shaped like a captain’s bridge, with steps, and across the front, the rail- ing on which the captain leans. Although the prom was not a complete success financially, I am sure everyone present had a good time. We hope that this year’s prom will be financially successful as well as otherwise. Those serving on the committee were: Sarah Hunt, Edith Haslam, Marie Cristofori, Alex Consoni, William Parady, chairman, and Barbe Putney. We also wish to thank Roger Coggeshall, Malcolm Coady, and Maurice Fuller for their help. The patrons and patronesses were Mr. and Mrs. Peebles, Mr. and Mrs. Coady, and Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall. War Bonds And Stamps Sales T his year the total for the War Bonds and Stamps is $1,211.05. We have not lived up to our standards of previous years. The Juniors (of course) are ahead, having $465.50. The Sophomores are next with $345.60. The Freshmen are next with $176.30, and last of all, the Seniors have a total of $120.50. Faculty Bonds make up the remainder. The slump in sales appears to be wide-spread, but is none the less regrettable. We hope that the defe it of Germany will give us an incentive to work harder for the boys in the Pacific. Page Thirty -two Canal Currents, Bourne High School Tumbling Mr. Gray, with a very grave look on his face, went into the Home Eco- nomics room just as the teachers were finishing their afternoon snack and spoke to Coach Fagerquist. Coach came hurrying out, looked at the group of sober, fearful faces, and then at the object of their attention. Her face held an indescribable expression of horror. She opened her mouth and let out a muffled sound that sounded like Awk.” There, lying on the steps, blood streaming down her leg from a large deep cut, and crying her heart out, was Jean Grant. Suddenly this poor wounded girl felt a hand on her shoulder and heard a stern voice command, Turn around, Jean.” Alas, what seemed like blood was in reality paint. The sobs she had heard were laughter. (You know how much it sounds like crying when you mufflle your laugh and hide your face. ) Those sober fearful faces were trying their best not to laugh, and that stern person could not keep the amusement (and relief) out of her voice and eyes. The artists (. ) did such an excellent job that Mr. Coady and other teachers were fooled until it was explained to them. After Mrs. Fagerquist’s threatening to fix up Jean’s leg with plenty of bandages and tape, we decided to go back to practicing elbow stands, fish flops, and flying ?ingels. Our tumbling group began when a couple of girls wished to learn more acrobatics than they were able to do in gym classes. As soon as basketball season was over, these girls, and others who were also interested, got to- gether every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon. When Coach suggested that they do tumbling in her assembly, they agreed and began to practice for it. All in all, an enjoyable time was had by everyone. You have been in- troduced to one of the good times. Much to everyone’s surprise only a Trapezius (neck muscle to you) has been put out of place and that has healed now. So far — knock on wood — no bones have been broken. Girls Who Participated in Tumbling Frances Berry Jean Grant Barbara Gardner Thelma Rowe Shirley Bumpus Mary Dodd Sheila Harding Sheila Phillips Stella Manamon Ernestine Tobey Carol Young Lorraine Bachand Florence Byron Carolyn Jenkins Joyce Wallace Page Thirty-three Canal Currents, Bourne High School Student Council HE Student Council is composed of two representatives from each class, the President and Student Council member. This year Ellen Morris and James Young represented the Freshmen; Louis Fougere and Kenneth Jenkins represented the Sophomores; John Dixon and George McGovern, the Juniors; and Pvt. William Parady and Alex Consoni, the Seniors. When Bill was drafted last February, Thomas Masterson took over the job as President of the class. Then Tom joined the Navy and this left us with Jerry Levinson, who was elected after Tom was called. It seems the Army and Navy are never satisfied, for Alex Consoni had to join up last month or get drafted anyway. Last fall the Student Council too k over the detention hall for the teachers. This lasted only a short time, as the Student Council members were up there more than anyone else, with slips of their own. Oh well, it could be a good idea. Last fall, under the supervision of Mr. White, who has since joined the Red Cross, the Student Council put on an assembly. They also put on a basket- ball game with a dance following. The basketball game brought the Monu- ment Beach Boys’ Club against the Buzzards Bay Boys’ Club. Monument Beach was victorious, 65-35. It was nice clean game; only a few of the boys required hospital care. The proceeds were turned over to the Red Cross on a suggestion from Mr. Peebles. The Student Council helps the teachers in any way it can and tries to be a steadying influence on the other students! Graduation Exercises JUNE 21. 1944 T he graduation commenced with a selection by the Shawme Orchestra, with the Seniors marching in from the back of the hall. The Invocation was pronounced by the Rev. Law ' rence Almond. Then the Girls’ Chorus pre- sented the American Prayer,’’ Anna Gibbs extended the welcome to every- one. A selection by the Shawme Orchestra followed. Clarence J. Quimby addressed the assembly as the guest speaker. The Boys’ Chorus then gave a Salute to the Fighting Forces,’’ followed by a Fare- well presented by Catherine Handy. Robert Dean executed a baritone horn solo. The Principal, Mr. Coady, followed with the presentation of Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes. The Shawme Orchestra then played another selection. Mrs. C. Maurice Johnson presented the diplomas. Charles Byron, of the Class of 1944, presented the Class Ode. A Mixed Chorus sang a medley of songs of the United States and concluded with the Alma Mater. The Benediction was pronounced by the P ev. Almond and the exercises ended with the traditional recessional. Page Thirty-four Canal Currents, Bourne High School Junior Red Cross T O meet the great emergencies which the war has brought about, our school has had 100% membership in the Junior Red Cross. Courses have been given in the vocational classes under the direction of the Red Cross on nutri- tion and home nursing. These courses will prove very valuable to the stu- dents in the future. Also the students have contributed numerous articles for the Camp Edwards General Hospital, for the North Atlantic Area, and some were sent to New York for shipment overseas. Among the articles sent to Camp Edwards were: 50 wash cloths 25 lap boards 25 bedside bags 2 woolen afghans Among the articles for the North Atlantic Area and for New York were: 10 Housewives 17 Soft toys To stress the importance of helping the Red Cross, a program was given on January 24, 1945. Included was a skit put on by some Yarmouth students. Mrs. Charles W. Megathlin, Chairman of the Junior Red Cross at the Cape Cod Chapter, spoke. There was also displayed upon the stage an exhibition of various articles from which we got ideas of the things that were wanted. This interesting program was done so well that it is believed to have lead to the industriousness of our pupils in helping out the Red Cross. Honor Rolls First Ranking Period FRESHMEN Honor Roll: Lorraine Bachand, Arthur Chandler, Florence Dixon, Arlene Handy, James McMahon, Manuel Mendes, Evangeline Small, Joyce Williams. Honorable Mention: Carolyn Jenkins, Carol Manchester, Ellen Morris, Irene Rovatti. SOPHOMORES Honor Roll: Emily Bigelow, Louis Fougere, Isabel Perry, Ruth Raymond, Ruth Remick. Honorable Mention: Barbara Anderson, Alexander Byron, Richard For- syth, Sheila Harding, Alba Pasteris. JUNIORS Honor Roll: Dorothy Tripp, Jean Gibbs, Thelma Rowe, Ellen Robinson, Phyllis Harrison, Jean Grant. Honorable Mention: Patricia Haslam, Vivian Trench. Rage T loir ty- five Canal Currents, Bourne High School SENIORS Honor Jloll: Barbara Harrison, Edith Haslam, William Maki, Eleanor Raleigh, Rugh Robinson. Honorable Mention-. Malcolm Coady, Barbara Grinnell, Millicent Jarvis, Virginia Snow. Second Ranking Period FRESHMEN Honor Roll’. Lorraine Bachand, Arthur Chandler, Hilda Forrest, Arlene Handy, Carolyn Jenkins, Carol Manchester, James McMahon, Manuel Mendes. Irene Rovatti, Evangeline Small, Joyce Williams. Ho7torable Mentio i ' . David Gardner, Wallace Handy, Alice Landers. SOPHOMORES Honor Roll: Barbara Anderson, Emily Bigelow, Alex Byron, Isabel Perry, Ruth Raymond, Ruth Remick. Honorable Mention: Glynn Compton, Richard Forsyth, Louise Fougere, Daniel Hunt, Francis Ojala, Alba Pasteris, Nancy Stephenson. JUNIORS Honor Roll: Jean Gibbs, Jean Grant, Phyllis Harrison, Roger Whittier, Martha Sanford, Thelma Rowe, Ellen Robinson. Honorable Mention: Patricia Haslam, Dorothy Tripp. SENIORS Honor Roll: Barbara Harrison, Edith Haslam, Millicent Jarvis, Natalie Pope, Eleanor Raleigh, Hugh Robinson, Virginia Snow, Marilyn Wing. Honorable Mentioii: Elizabeth Clouette, Malcolm Coady, Roger Cog- geshall, Barbara Grinnell, Jerry Levinson, William Maki, Ellie Thamalis. Third Ranking Period FRESHMEN Honor Roll: Lorraine Bachand, Arthur Chandler, Florence Dixon, Hilda Forrest, Arlene Handy, Carolyn Jenkins, Carol Manchester, Dorothy Melvin, Manuel Mendes, Ellen Morris, Evangeline Small, Joyce Wallace. Honorable Mention: Alice Blackwell, David Gardner, James McMahon. SOPHOMORES Ho 7 ior Roll: Emily Bigelow, Alex Byron, David Clouette, Daniel Hunt, Isabel Perry, Ruth Raymond, Ruth Remick. Honorable Mention: Barbara Anderson, Richard Forsyth, Louis Fougere, Nancy Stephenson. Rage Thirty-six Canal Currents, Bourne High School JUNIORS Honor Roll: Jean Gibbs, Jean Grant, Phyllis Harrison, Thelma Rowe, Dorothy Tripp. Honorable Mention-. Ellen Robinson. SENIORS Honor Roll-. Edith Haslam, Eleanor Raleigh, Marilyn Wing. Honorable Mention-. Barbara Harrison, Gerald Levinson, William Maki. Natalie Pope, Virginia Snow. PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD Through Third Ranking Period FRESHMEN Lorraine Bachand, Everett Bassett, Hilda Forrest, Wallace Handy, Carolyn jc-:kins, Garrett Salsman. SOPHOMORES Mary Dodd, Kenneth Jenkins, Norma Philbrick, Bradford Raleigh, Ruth Remick. JUNIORS Frances Berry, James Earle, Patricia Haslam, Thelma Rowe, Martha Sanford. SENIORS Roger Coggeshall, Donald Fuller, Barbara Harrison, Edith Haslam, Raoul Mendes, Leland Perry, Eleanor Raleigh. Up And At Him, Buzzards! Across the bay there is a town Some call it Buzzards Bay Some others call it Buzzards Gulch, And, Brother, that ain’t hay! To find this place is not so hard — Two ways, the saying goes; The first is follow the signs you see. The second Is follow your nose. John Dixon, ’46, of Monument Beach Rage Thirty -seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School D uring the past few years we have been doing exceptionally well in sports. During this time we have won 15 out of 16 football games and two Cape Championships.” A large part of our success was due to the Bourne Spirit” which we are known for all over the Cape and Massachu- setts. The able coaching of Bill” Butler in ’44 and Knute Andersson in ’43, plus the cooperation and willingness of the boys to listen and learn, must not be underestimated. Because of our success, the Kiwanis Club of Bourne gave a banquet in our honor. It was held at the Buzzards Bay Theatre Lunch and varsity mem- bers of the team were invited. We had a wonderful dinner followed by sing- ing and a few speeches. The guest speaker was Trim” Robarts, an All- American whose feats have appeared in Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” The Kiwanis gave gold footballs to the ten varsity players who had not received them the year before. These footballs were not awarded the night of the banquet. When they did arrive, the President, Mr. Musch Kayajan, and Past President, Mr. Clayson Tucy, awarded them at a special assembly at the high school. The first game of the season was with Yarmouth. We were a new team, having lost four regulars and many subs. Some were playing in new posi- tions, but we were victorious, 32 to 7. Our next victory was over Marshfield, of whom we had heard much praise which turned out to be an overestimation. We took this one, 40 to 12, playing the second team the last quarter or more, and even they outscored ihe opponents two touchdowns to one. Page T hirty-eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School Next came Westport, a small hard-fighting team, whom w ' e smothered 41 to 0. We played the Westport and the Falmouth games on Monday af- ternoons because of inclement w ' eather. The Falmouth game w as one for the books. We went down on a Satur- day, fire in our eyes, but the rains came, so the game w as postponed until Monday and Bourne took the field, the underdogs. The ball hovered at mid- field the first and second quarters; the half score was nothing to nothing. Mai Coady, our half-back, w ' as injured on the opening play. The teams returned after the half and things continued about the same. Then it happened! Dixoa carrying the ball around right end behind a w all of interference w ' hich cut down men with knife-like precision, broke into the clear and went for a touch- down. Bourne missed the extra point and kicked off to Falmouth. But w ait! Something unusual had happened. The olficial had made a mistake and the Bourne team had to forfeit the touchdown. That did it. At the end of the third quarter the score stood 13 to 0 in favor of Bourne. As the whistle blew at the close of the game, the ball was in mid-field and the score w ' as 19 to 0 for the Purple and White. The following Saturday we met Dartmouth. They scored in the first quarter. It w as a kicking duel and the score at the half w as 7 to 0, Dartmouth holding the margin. The third and fourth quarters w ere all Bourne. We had the ball wdthin their 20-yard line the remainder of the day and several times they held on to see if w ' e had crossed that last stripe, but the verdict w ' as al- w ays negative. It w ' as the only defeat of the season. The sixth game we played was a return match wdth Yarmouth. The game took place at Yarmouth and w e came home wdth a score of 12 to 6 to the good. Middleboro, the powder ful Class C team, w as supposed to crush Bourne as they had most of their opponents, but the Purple and White imitated the Green Bay Packers” and trampled over them throughout the w ' hole game. The score w as 20 to 7 in our favor. On Turkey Day, November 25, w ' e played our traditional rival. Ware- ham. In ’43 we took them over the hurdles easily but wt remembered the gloomy year of ’42 when w e w ere supposed to steamroll them into the ground, but instead took it on the chin. This year w’e gave the old w ' ar cry Win or Die!” After the start of the fourth quarter, Coach Butler sent in his reserves. The game ended wdth Bourne ahead, 26 to 13. Our trophy is at stake. Only one more year to go now ' and it is ours for keeps. THE SQUAD L.E., Bill Parady, Sr. (Army) L.T., Tom Masterson, Sr. (Navy) L.G., Dick Forsyth, Soph. C., Pete Federici, Sr. R.G., Chick Burns, Soph. R.T., Roger Coggeshall, Sr. R.E., Cecil Ross, Jr. Q. B., John Dixon, Jr. L.H.B., Mai Coady, Sr. R. H.B., Barbe Putney, Sr. F.B., Jerry Levinson, Sr. Page Thirty -nine Canal Currents, Bourne High School Our manager, the man who for the past two years has kept track of all of our equipment, has been Thomas Gagnon. Not only has he done all this for basketball as well as football but he has arranged all our games and found transponation for us to and from the games. He even did some officiating during basketball season. Others who saw service this season are: Sr. Manuel Cardoza Jr. George McGovern Jr. Maurice Grinnell Jr. Jack Gardner Jr. James Earle Jr. Donald Kelley Jr. Herbert Ellis Soph. Daniel Hunt Soph. Kenneth Jenkins Soph. Louis Eougere Soph. Fred LaChapelle Soph. Alton Ames Soph. Robert Wing Soph. Ernest Johnson Soph. Robert Wallace Soph. Alex Byron Fresh. Bernard Burns Fresh. Donald Long Fresh. Emiliano Gavazza Fresh. Garrett Salsman Fresh. Edwin Crabe BOYS’ FOOTBALL First row. Donald Kelley, Manuel Cardoza, Roger Coggeshall, Raymond Federici, Melvin Burns, Kenneth Jenkins, Cecil Ross. Second row. Manager Thomas Gagnon, Coach William Butler, Jerry Levinson, Malcolm Coady, Barbe Putney, John Dixson, George McGovern. Page Forty Canal Currents, Bourne High School T HE Basketball team of ’45 has been one of the best in years. They won 14 out of 15 games and then went on to the South Shore Tournament and after trimming three schools, were nosed out by P’town in the semi-finals. P’town won the tournament the following night by trouncing Hanover. The first five were Jerry Levinson, guard, captain, and huge. His fans called him man mountain.” Our other guard was Pete Federici, that sleepy kid who broke up many a game by snatching the ball from less wary oppon- ents. From here we go to the forward positions. Left forward was Mai Coady, a fellow who can sink one-hand shots from anywhere within rifle range of the hoop. Right forward was covered by Cecil Ross, the only Junior of the five. He handles the ball like a champ and under the basket in next to per- fect. At center we had Paul Gagnon, the boy who set up plays under the Page Forty-one Canal Currents, Bourne High School basket and always got the top. Others who were on the squad and of whom we hope to hear more next year are: Sr. B. Putney Sr. L. Perr) Jr. D. Kelley Jr. G. McGovern Jr. J. Dixon Jr. J. Sanford Jr. J. Earl Jr. R. Jones Soph. D. Hunt Soph. M. Burns Soph. R. Forsyth Soph. K. Jenkins Soph. A. Byron Soph. N. Harris Fresh. S. Holt Fresh. A. Reynolds Fresh. W. Handy Fresh. E. Harris The schedule, with Bourne scores on the left, reads thus: 56 Wellfleet .... 24 69 Yarmouth .... .... 23 48 Falmouth .... .... 25 41 Harwich 16 43 P’town .... 39 37 Barnstable .... 30 35 Wareham .. .... 12 40 Yarmouth .... .... 22 45 Sandwich .. .... 31 38 Falmouth ... .... 17 42 Sandwich .... .... 29 69 Harwich .. 33 38 Barnstable . .... 43 59 Wareham . .... 21 40 Orleans .... 17 22nd South Shore Tournament: Westwood 15 Bourne 54 Westport 28 Bourne 37 Kingston 30 Bourne 48 P’town 42 Bourne 36 22nci South Shore Tournament A long toward the end of our regular season we began to look forward to a tournament. It was announced that there would be no Cape Cod Tour- nament; so our principal and coach began to look around upstate. They found two possibilities, the M. I. T. and the South Shore Tournament. We had com- peted in the M. I. T. Tournament in ’43 and lost in the semi-finals by one point. Letters were sent to the directors of both organizations. The result was that we were chosen to play in the South Shore Tournament. Each school was allowed ten players. The ten from Bourne were: Left Forward .. Right Forward Center Left Guard Right Guard ... Left Forward . Right Forward Center Left Guard Right Guard .. FIRST TEAM Malcolm Coady Cecil Ross Paul Gagnon Raymond Federici Levinson Subs George McGovern Donald Kelley John Dixon Barbe Putney Kenneth Jenkins Page Forty-two Canal Currents, Bourne High School Our first game was against Westwood. Because nothing was known about them, the boys put in the last few days at hard practice that was well rewarded. Westwood was taken 54 to 15. Our next game was with Kingston, a very good team but not good enough. The fellows started out slowly but soon settled down to beat them, 48 to 30. The third game was somewhat of a surprise because Westport was not expected to last so long. Things turned out very well, however, considering that the Boys of Bourne were a little off. At the end of the fourth quarter, the score was 37 to 28, in favor of Bourne The fateful game came on the night of the semi-finals. Bourne vs. P’town; the game of the Tournament. P’town scored the first points and then it was nip and tuck with P’town in the lead for the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Cape Tip boys increase their margin to eight points, but fight- ing hard for every one. The third quarter got under way with P’town scor- ing the first basket or two. Then something happened; Bourne clicked per- fectly, stealing the ball, sinking shots from everywhere, and bottling up Prov- incetown. When the period ended, the score was 31 to 30 against Bourne. The fourth quarter was hot and fast, even a little rough in spots. P’town CLitscored Bourne by five points, winning the game, 42 to 36, but they knew that they had played a good team. BOYS’ BASKETBALL First row: Barbe Putney, Raymond Federici, Cecil Ross, Jerry Levinson, Capt., Malcolm Coady, Paul Gagnon. Second row: Donald Kelley, George McGovern, Richard Forsyth, John Dixon, Daniel Hunt, Kenneth Jenkins. Third row: Assistant Coach John Gray, Manager Thomas Gagnon, Coach William Butler. Page Forty-three Canal Currents, Bourne High School CHEERLEADERS W ITH six new cheerleaders and one veteran in the group, we returned from our summer vacation and started right in designing our new out- fits. Each cheerleader made her own uniform. It was quite a hard task but finally our uniforms were completed: beanies, skirts, blouses, and all. We wish to thank Miss Martin for all the help she gave us. Since last year we have many new cheers added to our list. A great deal of the credit goes to Mrs. Fagerquist who has given us so much of her time. We wish to thank her, too. We are glad to know that we can for teams that really hav e what it takes. BOURNE YELL B-O-U-R-N-E, B-O-U-R-N-E Bourne. CHEER FOR CAPTAIN Oh me, oh my, oh mother Oh mother, oh me, oh my Three cheers for Captain (name) And the Boys of Bourne High. LINE YELL Center, End, Tackle, Guard, Get together, hit ’em hard. Center, End, Tackle, Guard, Get together, hit ’em hard. Team, Team, Team. display our school’s colors and cheer B, O, RAH, RAH B, O, Rah, Rah U, R, Rah, Rah N, E, Rah, Rah B-O-U-R-N-E Bourne, Bourne, Bourne. COME ON, TEAM, FIGHT Come on, team, fight Come on, team, fight Come on, team, come on, team Fight! Fight! Fight! CHEErvLEADERS Ruth R£.yrp.o ' ' d. jAP-ie Cristofori, Millicent Jarvis, Jean Grant, Leona D yer, Martha Sr.rford, Alba Marchisio. I ' agc Forty-four Canal Currents, Bourne High School Ssssssss BOOM YELL Ssssssss Boom! Team! T-E-A-M Yah! Team, T-E-A-M Yah! Team, T-E-A-M Yah! Team, Fight! Team, Fight! WE HAVEN’T GOT A CHEER We haven’t got a cheer We haven’t got a yell But when we yell We yell like . . . B-O-U-R-N-E, B-O-U-R-N-E, B-O-U-R-N-E STEP ON THE STARTER Step on the starter. Crank that lizzie. Come on, Bourne Knock ’em dizzy! Bourne, Bourne, Bourne! WITH A B AND AN O With a B and an 0 and a B-O-U With an R and an N and an R-N-E B-O-U-R-N-E CLAP CHEER Clap your hands Knock on wood Stamp your feet R-a-i-s-e that SCORE! Bourne, Bourne, Bourne! UPSIDE DOWN YELL When you’re up, you’re up When you’re down, you’re down VICTORY YELL V-I-C-T-O-R-Y V-I-C-T-O-R-Y We want VICTORY When you’re playin g against Bourne High, you’re upside down. Stand on your head, stand on your feet. Bourne High, Bourne High, can’t be beat! FIGHT F-I-G-H-T, Fight, F-I-G-H-T, Fight, F-I-G-H-T, Fight, Fight, Team, Fight! STAHURA’S LOCOMOTIVE B-O-U-R-N-E Rah! Rah! Rah! B-O-U-R-N-E Rah! Rah! Rah! B-O-U-R-N-E Rah! Rah! Rah! Bourne, Bourne, Bourne. BOURNE LOCOMOTIVE B-O-U-R-N-E B-O-U-R-N-E B-O-U-R-N-E Bourne, Bourne, Bourne! VICTORY. YELL • new ) Shoulder to shoulder. Knee to knee, We’re marching on to VICTORY! Page Forty-five Canal Currents, Bourne High School First row: Vi ' . ian Trench, Helen Wing, Martha Sanford, Leona Dwyer, Titika Thamalis. Second row: Carolyn Jenkins, Jean Grant, Thelma Rowe, Carol Young, Shelia Harding, Frances Berry, Marie Cristofori, Third row: Manager Jean Gibbs, Jane Macdonald, Florence Dixon, Coach Fager- quisr, Evangeline Small, Lorraine Bachand. GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY HE Bourne High girls started their year of sports with a bang! We have a new coach, Mrs. Eleanor Eagerquist, who led us through a victorious season. With screams and tee-hees that were heard all over the field, the girls came out to try their luck at making goals. Many a cross-eyed girl was discovered during the season, as any observer could tell, when surveying the wiggling, roving line, supposedly a regulation line. Eor other troubles, if it wasn’t a bent finger, it was a twisted toe or knee. One thing we could be sure of was Helen Wing’s accident at every game. Another hair-raising experience during the games was the fear that our opponents would get cracked skulls by the flying balls which Thelma or Carol gave such whacks at. One bright spot was our captain, someone whom we would be sure of seeing, Martha Sanford, with that shining red hair. We did not want our opponents to feel too bad because they were de- feated; so in the Home Economics Room, all sorrows were soon forgotten. Teachers helped us to get our refreshments ready. Miss Martin had the right to sprout a few gray hairs because her room usually looked as if a cocoa flood had struck it, what with trying not to spill it down someone’s neck in passing. But even if cocoa was all over the floor and cookies here and there, those worries were soon taken care of by these star players, who showed their Good Housekeeping skill to good advantage. Our visitors must have enjoyed the clean-ups almost as much as the refreshments. The person who had to put up with all of us in all these activities is the one whom we all so heartily thank, our coach, Mrs. Eagerquist. Page Forty-six CANi L Currents, Bourne High School SCHEDULE October — 11 Yarmouth at Bourne — Bourne 3-1 17 Bourne at Yarmouth — Bourne 3-1 26 Barnstable at Bourne — Bourne 2-1 November — 2 Bourne at Barnstable — Barnstable 1-0 20 Tabor Academy at Bourne — Bourne 5-0 THE SQUAD Titika Thamalis, Jr Left Wing Leona Dwyer, Soph Left Inner Capt. Martha Sanford, Jr Center Forward Vivian Trench, Jr Right Inner Helen Wing, Jr Right Wing Thelma Rowe, Jr Right Half Carol Young, Soph Center Half Sheila Harding, Soph. Left Half Evangeline Small, Fresh Right Back Roberta Fisher, Jr Left Back Florence Dixon, Fresh Goal Keeper SUBSTITUTES Frances Berry, Jr Left Back Marie Cristofori, Sr Left Back Lorraine Bachand, Fresh Left Inner Carol Jenkins, Fresh Right Half Jerry Levinson, Marie Cristofori, Raymond Federici Page Forty-seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School GIRLS ' BASKETBALL T welve proud, white, starched uniforms precariously tiptoed onto the floor of the gymnasium, with scarcely time enough to grasp why they were there. These uniforms were so stiff, any challenger would be cut to the quick.’’ It was a hard-fought contest in which the Twelve Angels” were the losers by three points. That was our first experience at basketball, when we played Wellfleet. Mrs. Fagerquist was our new coach. Our coach last year, Mr. Campbell, is now in the U. S. Navy. Practices were held on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. The boys’ team was our first audience, but not much could be accomplished with them around to w ' atch, so our coach chased them away. At 6:30 on the night of January 24, 1945, these white angels” sat in the freezing auditorium, waiting to play against their biggest foe of the year, the WACs of Camp Edwards. After we had waited for an hour, our op- ponents finally arrived. We had wanted to give them a joyous welcome but our plans went wrong, when the light went out in the shower rooms, while the WACs were suiting up. Since our janitor knew nothing for us to play we played in a freezing building. It was a good experience for us to play against larger and more experienced girls. We lost that game, but it was an evening spent with a lot of fun. Most of our games were played in the evening the same nights that the boys’ games w ' ere scheduled. This was a new experience for us. At the end of the season our record did not make us champions for Bourne. All the girls have great hopes of having a victorious season next year. Our thanks for sharing with us our difficulties and joys are due to our coach, Mrs. Fagerquist. Also our thanks go to Jean Gibbs, for managing both our Hockey and Basketball season. We were honored by the Kiwanis Club at a banquet given for the Basket- ball Girls and Ceeerleaders. Mrs. Wickenden of Tabor Academy spoke to us. After the banquet, there was community singing led by the Rev. Samuel Stephenson. It was an evening spent in pleasant memories of our basketball season. We all want to thank the Kiwanis Club for such a lovely time. Games palyed were: JANUARY— 2 Bourne at Wellfleet— Wellfleet 33-30 5 Harwich at Bourne — Harwich 38-11 15 Wareham at Bourne — Wareham (1) 23-15 Wareham (2) 14-7 19 Yarmouth at Bourne — Bourne 31-4 24— WACs at Bourne— WACs 39-29 27 — Bourne at Yarmouth — Tie 30 Sandwich at Bourne — Sandwich 24-11 Page Party-eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School FEBRUARY— 2 Falmouth at Bourne — Bourne 21-9 8 Bourne at Wareham — Wareham ( 1 ) Tied Wareham (2) 12-4 12 Bourne Alumni at Bourne — Bourne 22-20 16 Bourne at Falmouth — Bourne 22-14 27 Bourne at Sandwich — Sandwich 22-11 The players were: Forwards: Sarah Hunt Natalie Pope Marie Cristofori FIRST TEAM Martha Sanford Jean Gibbs Leona Dwyer Carol Young Sheila Harding Nancy Stephenson Guards: Titika Thamalis, Capt. Helen Wing Alba Marchisio lean Grant Frances Berry Lorraine Bachand Sylvia Cubellis Carol Jenkins Alice Landers Arlene Handy SECOND TEAM Carol Manchester Joyce Wallace Ernestine Tobey Carolyn Wing GIRLS’ BASKETBALL First row: Shelia Harding, Titika Thamalis, Capt., Leona Dwyer, Lorraine Bachand. Second row: Frances Berry, Martha Sanford, Sarah Hunt, Carol Young, Patricia Haslam. Third row: Manager Jean Gibbs, Alba Marchisio, Nancy Stephenson, Jean Grant, Coach Eleanor Fagerquist. Page Forty -nine Canal Currents, Bourne High School Page Fifty Canal Currents, Bourne High School FRESHMAN CLASS J N September 1944, forty-nine ambitious but rather fearful Freshmen entered Bourne High School. The first few days were somewhat confusing, before we became acquainted with each other, our advisers Miss Dodge and Mr. White, the building, and our class schedules. During the first month we elected class officers as follows: President, Ellen Morris; Vice President, Gordon Neil; Secretary and Treasurer, Evange- line Small; Student Council member, Carl Thomas. In October came the event which we had been dreading — the initiation conducted by the Sophomores. To our relief it proved to be an evening of fun. After it was all over, we felt that the Freshmen really belonged and could participate in the activities of the school. Sports have attracted many members of our class. During the fall several boys went out for football and some of the girls enjoyed playing field hockey. Freshman boys and girls had a chance to play quite a lot of basketball and to show that we have some good material for the future. In the spring several girls joined the tumbling group and took part in Mrs. Fagerquist’s assembly. Those with musical ability have entertained the whole school by appear- ing on assembly programs. In this group are Alton Reynolds, Emiliano Gavazza, Florence Byron, and Joyce Wallace. Several are members of the Shawme Orchestra. We tried to assist the Junior Red Cross a bit in different ways. With the Sophomores we made two lots of cartoon and joke books for hospital convalescents. In January, Mr. White left to join the Red Cross. We were very sorry to have him go and wished him the best of luck in his new work. Several of us write to him regularly and he says that he misses us, too. There is one record that we’re not very proud of. Freshmen, boys in particular, are frequently guests of the faculty at detention. In fact, a few have had to appear before the jury to be reminded that their behavior in Bourne High School was unsatisfactory. Several members of our class have had perfect attendance for the year. A good percentage of the Freshmen received high marks and many have been on the honor rolls. In May, Miss Dodge embarrassed some of us when she conferred with us about our marks and urged us to do better. Apparently she wants to pass all forty-nine of her problems along to Mrs. Viik next year. We’re all looking forward to being Sophomores and hope that the next three years will be as pleasant as our Freshman days have been. FRESHMAN PICTURE Front row. Joseph Cardoza, Alice Landers, Elorence Byron, Arlene Handy, Ellen Morris, Florence Dixon, Lorraine Bachand, Carolyn Jenkins, Joyce Wallace, Manuel Mendes. Second rote: Samuel Holt, Elizabeth Benson, Carol Manchester, Alice Blackwell, Irene Rovatti, Rita Bower, Hilda Forrest, Carolyn Wing, Natalie Porter, Dorothy Mel- vin, Elwood Benson. Third row: Carl Thomas, Alfred McNally, Eugene O’Rourke, Ronald Jackson, Garrett Salsman, Alton Reynolds, Frederic Grant, Wallace Handy, John Newcomb, James Young, Emiliano Gavazza, David G rdner. Fourth row. Edward Harris, Stuart Ellis, Richard Jackson, Gordon Neil, Warren Compton, Edwin Crabe, Bernard Burns, Everett Bassett. (Not in the picture: Arthur Chandler, Donald Long, John Robbins, James Mc- Mahon, Virginia Coppi, Ethel Young, Evangeline Small.) Page Fifty -one Canal Currents, Bourne High School Page Fijty-two Canal Currents, Bourne High School SOPHOMORE CLASS T he day school opened, a large group of jubilant young men ( ahem ) and women strode through the portals of Bourne High. Immediately upon discovering that we were no longer Freshmen ourselves, we proceeded to comineer over the unlucky newcomers. Being an energetic group, we set right down to business and elected class officers. The results are as follows: President, Louis Fougere; Vice-President, Alton Ames; Secretary and Treasurer, Barbara Anderson; Student Council Representative, Kenneth Jenkins. Mrs. Viik is our class adviser. Again settling down to business we prepared ourselves for the onrushing Freshman Initiation. Through careful planning, hard work, and plenty of help and suggestions from the faculty, we pulled through with flying colors. (I can’t say as much for the Freshmen, though! ) A novel admission idea by a member of the faculty worked out very well. To be admitted, each person had to bring ten pounds of scrap paper plus a small amount of money. For every pound of paper missing, an extra penny must be added to the cash side of the admission. Everyone enjoyed the ’’weighing-in” and the initiation very much, according to rumors that w’ere drifting around. In the field of sports we Sophomores were outstanding. We donated two first-team football players and many hopefuls. The girls’ hockey team had a large percentage of Sophomores who were outstanding for their brilliant playing. The basketball team again saw many Sophomore delegates wffio were either first-string material or would be in future years. The girls’ basketball squad swarmed with Sophomores galore. Our Sophomore girls can really play ball! In baseball many Sophomores turned out. Some even made the first team. The Sophomore Class is proud of some of our fellow classmates who are about to leave for the armed forces, but we are also saddened by their depar- ture. You haye heard all of the good reports and now I suppose I shall have to give you the few bad ones. To begin with we have a very bad criminal jccord. Many Sophomores have received more demerit slips than all the other classes put together. We have sent more delegates to have a discussion with the faculty than you count up on the fingers. All in all we’re a pretty good class with a bright future, a hectic present, and a memorable past. SOPHOMORE PICTURE From row: Glynn Compton, Ered LaChapelle, Kenneth Jenkins, Louis Fougere, Alton Ames, Barbara Anderson, Richard Layton, Robert Wallace. Second row: Edward Aylmer, Ruth Raymond, Isabel Perry, Ruth Bassett, Ernestine Tobey, Sheila Harding, Mary Dodd. Third row: Ernest Johnson, Emily Bigelow, Rosemary Robinson, Shirley Bumpus, Carol Young, Norma Philbrick, Ruth Remick. Fourth row: Manuel Fernandes, Estella Manamon, Sheila PhiUips, Sadie Sampson, Ethel Burns, Jane MacDonald, Nancy Stephenson, Alba Pasteris, Leona Dwyer. Fifth row: Anthony Cardoza, Richard Raymond, John Fougere, Gordon Denison, Francis Ojala, Daniel Hunt. Norman Harris. Sixth row: Alex Byron, Richard Forsyth, Robert Wing, Bradford Raleigh, Lau- rence Jackson, David Clegg, Charles Kennedy, Francis Watson. (Not in the picture: Melvin Burns, David Clouette, George Robbins ) Vage Fifty-three Canal Currents, Bourne High School THE JUNIORS J y OVING from the first fioor up to the second was quite an achievement for the Juniors and we were quite proud. Our first task was electing the officers who would lead us through our laborious year. John Dixon was elected President; Cecil Ross, Vice-President; Martha Sanford, Secretary- Treasurer; and George McGovern, Student Council member. Miss Kelleher is our home-room teacher and class adviser. With these officers we could never fail in any of our activities. Then came a flow of events that carried us on our smooth and merry way through the Junior year. (Are you kidding.?) They are as follows: We received our class rings early in the fall over which we gloated for some time. When the cheerleaders were elected, four of them were Juniors: Martha Sanford, Jean Grant, Bobby” Fisher, and Alba Marchisio. We opened ihe football season with a Juke Box dance and it was a big success. There are six boys wearing gold footballs: Maurice Grinnell, George McGovern, John Dixon, Donald Kelley, Cecil Ross, and James Earle. During the month of November we lost one of our most popular Juniors, Bobby” Fisher, who moved to Randolph, Mass. When the basketball season opened, Cecil Ross became one of the stars and the following girls all made the first basketball team: Frances Berry, Jean Grant, Titika Thamalis, and Martha Sanford. New interests made their appearance, such as Jean Gibbs and Eddie Trench; Helen Wing and George McGovern; Martha Sanford and John Dixon. During the middle of the year Roger Whittier got a haircut and Howard Boyd got his first shave. That boy is really growdng up. In the latter part of the year we sold stationery at a 30% commission so as to enlarge our treasury balance in preparation for the Senior Class trip (if we ever become Seniors). We are now slaving on our Junior Prom which we believe will be the best put on in years. If you want to enjoy an evening of dancing and laughter, come to the Prom and, we assure you, you w-ill not be regretful. We will soon be at the end of a pleasant journey (that is, some of us) ind in the years 1945 and 1946, we shall take our places as Seniors and rule over the underclassmen just as King James did over his subjects. (We thought you’d appreciate the warning.) Page Fifty -four Canal Currents, Bourne High School TO THE SENIORS B ecause you have grown up in times of anxiety, stress, and times any- thing but normal, there is a possibility that your sense of values may have become distorted. There is one advantage to this, however, that bears pointing out. No one could have lived during the past ten years and not have realized that the forces of evil cannot ultimately triumph; that magnanim- ity within a nation is respected and honored; that liberty is not a word but a priceless heritage to be cherished and lived, and passed on unblemished to those who will follow, lest failure to do this remove the status of free men; that America is and shall remain the land of opportunity, nurtured and pre- served by the institutions, enriched by her history, ennobled by this and the coming generations. To ensure the future of an even better America, Seniors the countr) over, as well as others, must take their places wdth respective responsibilities, to maintain and preserve that precious heritage — Freedom or America — they are synonymous. Yours is not a lost generation nor a forgotten one — it is a large group of now young people who must go out into a sorry world doing all you can in the right way to bring succor to the needy, nurture to the hungry, faith to the faithless, and peace out of strife and agony. The task is overwhelming, it seems, but any worthwhile task in the beginning seems overw ' helming. On no other generation has such a demand been made; there is no other group where we could better place it with greater confidence. Walter J. Stahura AMBITION May I live my life So that I can say I have gained more wisdom Each passing day. And with this wisdom Can understand The problems facing My fellow man. Jean Gibbs, ’46 Page Fifty-five C ANAL Currents, Bourne High School hige Fifty-six Canal Currents, Bourne High Sc hool The Seniors September found the bigshots” of the school, the Seniors, situated in the main room and at their head, as class adviser, was Lieutenant-Governor Stahura. The first thing that was on the minds of most, was When do we get out?” Of course, plans were being made for the big event of the year coming up, the New York trip. Bill Parady was elected president of the class. Thomas Masterson, vice- president, Barbara Grinnell, secretary, Edith Ha.ilam, treasurer, and Alex Con- soni, student council repre:entative, were cho:cn to assist William for the coming year. Bill worked hard for the time he was here in putting on raffles, football hops, an all-scholastic football dance, which was a great suc- cess, a food sale, and other events. Thomas Masterson was elected president of the Athletic Association, Pete Federici, vice-president, and Marie Cristofori, secretar) and treasurer. The annual Senior play, was given before the New York trip to add to the treasury. June Mad” was the name of this successful performance. It made a one-night stand and starred Millie Jarvis ( she paid a quarter for this). The rest don’t get mentioned because they didn’t pay up. Uncle Sam then called Bill Parady and Mokie Fuller to the Army before they could enjoy the New York trip. Vice-president Masterson led the seniors, with Mr. Gray and the Little One” assisted by Buddy” Green, through the sidewalks of New York, for one hectic week. Having enlisted in the Navy with Alex Consoni, Thomas Masterson was called to duty. An election was held and Jerry ' Levinson was chosen president to lead the class for the rest of the year. We all are marking time waiting for such events as the class picnic, class night, and finally June 20, 1945, Graduation, when we shall become Alumni. SENIOR PICTURE Front row: Stella Bofifetti, Ellie Thamalis, Barbara Grinnell, Alex Consoni, Edith Haslam, Barbara Harrison. Second row: Sarah Hurt, Betty Clouette, Virginia Snow, Millicent Jarvis, Marie Cristofori, Eleanor Raleigh, Thomas Gagnon, Raoul Forlivesi. Third row: Donald Fuller, Hugh Robinson (Post-Graduate), Natalie Pope, Mari- lyn Wing, William Maki, Leland Perry. Fourth row: Manuel Cardoza, Barbe Putney, Donald Philbrick, Ralph Tucy, Paul Gagnon, Roger Coggeshall. Fifth row: Raoul Mendes, Raymond Federici, Edwin Trench, Malcolm Coady, Jerry Levinson. (Not in the picture: Barbara Gardner.) Page Fifty -seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School First row. Barbara Grinnell, Virginia Snow, Ellie Thamalis, Millicent Jarvis, Edith Haslam, Eleanor Raleigh. Second row: Malcolm Coady, Barbe Putney, Mrs. Viik, Jerry Levinson, Paul Gag- nin, Alex Consoni. June Mad N the eve of February 3, 1945, the Senior Class presented its annual play, this year giving us June Mad.” It was a rush job, to allow William Parady and Maurice Fuller a chance to participate and help before being called into the Army. June Mad” gave to us in common everyday actions and language, the story of life in the Wood household. The plot of June Mad” centers around Penny Wood, a fifteen-year-old who, naturally enough, considers herself quite grown up. She is having quite a time of making herself over” from a tomboy to a young lady. However, Penny doesn’t find it so difficult to convince her- self that she is quite ancient” as she finds convincing her family and friends. When Mervin, Penny’s twenty-year-old uncle, brings home one of his college chums, Roger Van Vleck, things really begin to happen. Maybe it’s because Roger is rather charming, or maybe it’s his wolffishness” — anyhow, it doesn’t take Penny long to decide that she will turn her attentions from Chuck Harris, the boy next door, whom she has been trying to vamp for the past few years, to Roger. A word about Chuck: it isn’t that he is a woman-hater, but he just spends most of his time working on his glider, which he is determined to fly sooner or later. His father is definitely against these whims of Chuck, and is deter- mined to destroy it before his son does — plus himself! Millie Lou, the little pest from another part of the neighborhood, has a big crush on Mervin and won’t let him out of her sight. Naturally Mervin Page Fifty-eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School ignores, or tries to ignore, this kid, because he is quite interested in Julie, Chuck’s glamorous sister. When Julie arrives on the scene, Roger pratically drops Penny in midair, and begins to unwind his line on Julie. Poor Penny is at her wit’s end! Dr. Wood really begins to worry about his young daughter when she begins spieling off lines of poetry at no provo- cation! But Mom Wood has her worries well occupied in another direction. She is trying to plan a party for Mervin and spends most of her time keeping Effie, the hired girl, on the beam. When Penny spoils her new party dress trying to help Chuck move his glider out of Dad’s reach, a new problem arises. Mom just can’t be convinced that a sophisticated, Paris-model gown would suit her young daughter, and Penny is determined that she will have it at any cost. She succeeds, too, even though she has to talk herself practically mute to get the money from such sources as her father, Mervin, and Chuck. It is when Mr. Harris arrives at the party looking for Chuck, who should be there but hasn’t shown up, that the climax is seen. P enny, w ho has made herself extremely conspicuous and unhappy in her new gown, having decided that Chuck is her one and only” after all, is very upset and really begins to worry. Elmer, the hired man, who is sweet on Effie, puts in his appearance and explains that he was on the scene when Chuck tried out his new glider for the first time. He convinces everyone that the glider really flies, but he lost sight of it in the darkness. A searching party is immediately sent out for him, and Chuck is found quite unharmed, after coming down in an apple tree. As usual, they all lived happily ever after. To prove this fact — Julie has .realized that Mervin is the one she cares for; Penny had discovered just how much Chuck means to her, and what’s more. Chuck begins to notice her and proves it by planting a lopsided kiss on Penny’s cheek and rushing home to ' doll up” for the party; Father Harris, amazed at his son’s genius in making a glider that actually flies, agrees to help Chuck build all the gliders he wants; Roger has given up all hopes of capturing Julie, and disappears in the confu- sion — no doubt to begin wolfing elsewhere; and even Effie begins to show iome improvement! THE CAST PENNY WOOD CHUCK HARRIS MRS. WOOD ELMER TUTTLE DR. WOOD EFFIE MILLIE LOU G. MERVYN ROBERTS ROGER VAN VLECK MR. HARRIS SHIRLEY WENTWORTH RALPH WENTWORTH JULIE HARRIS Virginia Snow William Parady Ellie Thamalis Thomas Masterson Barbe Putney .. Eleanor Raleigh . Millicent Jarvis Paul Gagnon Malcolm Coady Jerry Levinson Barbara Grinnell Alex Consoni Edith Haslam Especially good were Millicent Jarvis, the neighborhood nuisance, and Eleanor Raleigh, as the hired girl. This play was directed by Mrs. Martha Viik. Page Fifty -nine Canal Currents, Bourne High School Pd e Sixty Explanation of composite pictures on page Canal Currents, Bourne High School CLASS INVENTORY We have a: Rowe two Wings Grant Dixon Trench Robinson Robbins Downing Earle Ross Graham but no; Boat Fuselage Lee Mason Ditch Crusoe Bluebirds Upping Duke Betsy Cracker FACULTY INVENTORY We have a: Butler Dodge Gray Warner We had a: Campbell Hatch but no; Maid Ford Tattle-Tale Warning but no; Soup Chicken Page Sixty-one Canal Currents, Bourne High School JUNIOR POPULARITY CONTEST [It ' s All In Fun] King Queen Sheik Sheba Best Dancer — Girl Best Dancer — Boy Best Athlete — Girl Best Athlete — Boy Most Likely to Succeed — Girl Most Likely to Succeed — Boy Class Bookworm Best Apple-Polisher Most Carefully Dressed — Girl Most Carefully Dressed — Boy Best Natured — Girl Best Natured — Boy Most Talkative Class Brain Class Goldbricker Most Deeply in Love Wearer of Loudest Ties Class War-Paint Champ Class Shrimp Best Tail-story Teller Most Unpredictable Most Gigglesome — Boy Most Gigglesome — Girl Girls’ Choice for Brother Boys’ Choice for Sister John Dixon Martha Sanford Cecil Ross Alba Marchisio Sylvia Cubellis George Christopulos Titika Thamalis Cecil Ross Jean Gibbs George McGovern Phyllis Harrison Jean Grant Jean Gibbs Maurice Grinnell Titika Thamalis James Earle Leonard Fougere Jean Grant Stephen Graham Jean Gibbs or John Dixon or Cecil Ross? Raymond Jones Sylvia Cubellis Dorothy Tripp Stephen Graham Vivian Trench James Earle Helen Wing James Earle Martha Sanford Pa e Sixty-two Canal Currents, Bourne High School We Quiz The Faculty Again THE QUESTIONS 1. What is your post-war dream? 2. What type of uniform do you think looks best? 3. Which do you prefer — Frankie or Bing? Why? 4. How did you act when you were in high school? 5. What do you dislike the most in students? 6. What would you be if you were not a teacher? 7. What was your most hair-raising experience as a teacher? 8. What is your favorite food? 9. What is your nickname? 10. If you had one week to live, what would you do and where would you go? 11. Which of your habits is most annoying to yourself? 12. Do you like to flunk students? Why? THE ANSWERS MR. COADY 1. Being present where juicy steaks are plentiful and point free. 2. The dress uniform of a Marine. 3. Frankie, because he is so breath-taking. 4. I am afraid I was a ham. 5. Space does not allow me room to dissertate. 6. A hayseed. 7. Making bromine gas and having pupils pass out from the fumes. 8. Dinty’s favorite; viz., corn beef and cabbage. 9. Joe. 10. I would return to Maine, close by my favorite cemetery, and strive to make peace with the Lord. 11. Must I break down and confess? 12. No, but why do they want to rest on their oars? MR. STAHURA 1. A stable, peaceful world. 2. Navy. 3. Bing — he’s manly. 4. Very well behaved. 5. No desire to study. 6. Don’t know. 7. ’45 Seniors answering Physics questions. 8. Lobster. 9. Boss. 10. In the country, taking in as much natural beatuty as possible. 1 1 . Smoking. 12. No, it does not make the student better, either in subject or attitude. Page Sixty-three Canal Currents, Bourne High School MISS MARTIN 1. Not necessary to answer that one; everybody knows! 2. U. S. Army Lieutenant’s — naturally. 3. Bing. He really has a voice. 4. Like a student. 5. That they do not buckle down and put all their effort into the job at hand. 6. A home-maker. 7. The day one of my moronic” pupils came out over the class hanging from the pipes on the ceiling. He was supposed to have been shutting a window. 8. Steak, graham-cracker pie. 9. Fran, Francie, Freddie, Colonel, and Magee. 10. I wouldn’t live the week out; I’d be so worried. 11. Day-dreaming. 12. No, ’tain’t worth it. Life’s too short. MRS. VIIK 1. A little house in the country with plenty of gardening space. 2. Army — naturally. 3. Bing — his Adam’s apple isn’t so obvious. 4. Solemn as an owl most of the time, but I had my moments — especially when the boy next to me let his false uppers drop down. 5. Carelessness! 6. A nurse. 7. Divided. Either my very first class on my very first day of teaching — about forty students, almost all older than I, and 37 of them men; or the day a .22 shell was exploded in my Biology class. 8. Everything that’s edible. I love to eat. 9. Tech. (My initials were M. 1. T.) 10. Camping at Sebec Lake, Maine. 11. Procrastination. (I have it to even a worse degree than some of you students.) 12. Not really — but why do you give me the chance. MISS KELLEHER 1 . Nylons. 2. A green one. 3. Bing — for his looks. 4. Unlike Alba. 3. Laziness. 6. Sorry. 7. Chasing a rat from the Sophomore’s desk where said rat was munching on a lunch. ( 1941 ) 8. Mushrooms. 9. Sally. 10. Wouldn’t change routine. Might not give homework the last night. 11. Wearing shoes that don’t match. 12. No. I have lost some very good friends by so doing. y ge Sixty-four Canal Currents, Bourne High School MR. WARNER 1. To be able to live without worry over rationing, income taxes, and our boys in the armed services. 2. Coast Guard. 3. Bing — Frankie too sissy. 4. Serious. 5. Foolishness. 6. Doctor. 7. When I had a carful of students coming from a basketball game, on an icy road, at night, and my car lights went out. 8. An old-fashioned boiled dinner. 9. Pop” 10. I would spend the week with our children. 11. Smoking. 12. No. I like to try to teach them so that they may see the value of their education. MISS DODGE 1. Lots of Joy. 2. Spic and span. 3. Bing — he’s solid. 4. Enthusiastic. 5. Indifference. 6. Dissatisfied. 7. Falling into a waste basket. 8. I.obster . 9- Sarge. 10. Fly to Australia. 11. Talking too much. 12. Definitely not — it hurts me more than it does you.” MRS. FAGERQUIST 1. To pilot my husband around while he drops five-pound bags of sugar through the bomb-bay doors. 2. The well-creased type. 3. Bing — he’s more my type. 4. Use your own imagination (careful!!!) 5. Those who try desperately to pretend they know everything but know nothing. 6. Just what I am in Normal life. 7. When I looked at all the occupants in the assembly chairs for the first time. 8. Crabmeat. 9. Ellie.” 10. I would eat all I could and then paint New York green. 11. Forgetting to remind myself of something I’m supposed to remember. 12. Yes — then they know I’m not fooling. Page Sixty -five Canal Currents, Bourne High School MR. BUTLER 1. To see all the boys home again and have a gathering on our finished Athletic Field. 2. Football. 3. Bing — the way he sings his cowboy songs. 4. Don’t remember, but the teachers appeared to get gray hairs in a hurry. 5. Eye strainers. 6. Salesman. 7. Waiting to hear the verdicts of the marriage clinic. 8. Steak. 9. Coach. 10. Start looking for St. Peter. 11. To forget to do something or forgetfulness.” 12. Yes. Some deserve it. MR. GRAY 1. A two-inch-thick steak, medium rare. 2. The Navy’s. 3. Bing. At least he can sing a whole song without the aid of props. 4. Like an Angel (with a dirty face). 5. The that ain’t the way I heard it” attitude. 6. Unemployed. 7. I once had a boy write a 500-word composition for misbehaving. He did. Somewhere within it, this neat six-foot youngster included And listen, you’d better remove that F from my report card, or else.” 8. Since I’ve been taking singing lessons. I’ve found that bird seed is about the most popular with me. 9. Jitter. 10. Brother, I’d head for New York with the B.H.S. Seniors, Class of 1945. 11. Getting up on time in the morning. 12. Pupils flunk themselves. I merely record the marks. Electric Love If she wants a date Meter If she comes to call Receiver If she wants an escort Conduaor If she’s picking your pockets Deteaor If she goes up in the air Condenser If she’s slow of comprehension Accelerator If she’s hungry Feeder If she eats too much Reaifier If she fumes and sputters Insulator If she is narrow in her views Amplifier Page Sixty-six Canal Currents, Bourne High School Little Known Facts (?) About People John and Martha Sanford used to dress alike. Putney likes to chomp on raw carrots. Leona Dwyer is thought by some to have the sweetest voice in Bourne High School. Mr. Butler is giving Boss a bit of competition in the matter of loud ties. Viv Trench wants to be a psychiatrist. Ernestine Tobey is dead gone on a Freshman and doesn’t care who knows it. In Ginny’s alphabet M comes before C. Mr. Coady is very fond of tripe. John Fougere goes after little kittens with a rifle. Herbert Ellis enjoys playing with his model airplane. Hugh Robinson is thought to be smarter than he acts. Jimmy Earle claims he’s going to be an Indian when he grows up. Mr. Gray calls his wife The Little One.” She is, too. Raymond Jones says he plans to enlist his shoes in the Tank Corps. John Sanford gets lots of demerit slips because he likes to be company for the teachers. Ellie Thamalis wears rubber gloves when she does the dishes. Janetta Reynolds goes in for weird shades of nail polish. Mrs. Viik loves authors who are born or die in years with nice round numbers — much easier to remember. Helen Wing won’t take the last piece of anything offered her. William Maki is so shy he ran out on a blind date one night. Florence Byron sprained her back while tumbling and no one knew about it for a week. While Mrs. Campbell was talking about how and why people faint in Related Arts class, Alice Blackwell promptly demonstrated by blacking out and falling flat on the floor. Miss Kelleher tiptoes around during classes in order not to disturb her hard- working students. Stella Boffetti, on pain of the displeasure of her b. f., drinks only Coca-Cola, although she’d prefer Pepsi-Cola. Barbara Gardner likes to get up at outlandish hours like five A. M. Bernard Burns is reputed to tell kernel” jokes; they ' re not even up to corn.” Miss Martin has been promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. Marie Cristofori goes to the movies to catch up on her sleep. Donald Fuller contracts mysterious cases of poison ivy. Mr. Warner knows more about chickens than anyone else for miles around. Eddie Trench and Jean Gibbs are deeply interested in submarines. Eleanor Raleigh is scared to death of subway trains. Miss Dodge has an abiding affection for kangaroos. Natalie Pope wears her shoes into the bathtub. A certain young teacher was known as Moon Mullins in her college days. It seems a little Sophomore from Buzzards Bay walks her boyfriend home to Onset. Mr. Stahura is getting his hair back. Page Sixty-seven Canal Currents, Bourne High School LIFE IS HARD I was sitting by the office Watching kids go by. Waiting for that big oak door To open with a sigh. I ventured through the portal With my heart up in my mouth. For all the time that 1 went north My courage all went south. The principal was sitting there With a smile upon his face, He handed me a big white slip. Oh, how my heart did race! I opened up the folded slip My pulse, how it did pound! I never heard a noise like that. They could hear it miles around. My big brown eyes scanned o’er the note, My heart just bounced and tripped! For there it lay, so awfully real. My ninth demerit slip! John Fougere, ’47 A QUESTION Haven’t you any paper Haven’t you a pen? Haven’t you an envelope? To put my letter in? Have you lost my address? Lost my letter too? Don’t you know I’m wondering Why I haven’t heard from you? Are you mad or something? Or maybe digging a well? Are you going to write tonight? You are? Gee, that’s swell. Herbert Ellis, ’46 Rest in Peace, Snuffy! The bombs still came; The planes still roared; But under the spreading palm trees, The little yardbird snored. Leonard Fougere, ’46 LOVE Rosey belle loved Johnny dear. And Johnny, he loved Rosey. Their houses were two blocks apart. So everything was cozy. But Johnny got a job one day. In another city. He had to leave his Rosey dear, My goodness, what a pity! Even tho ’twas miles apart He wired her everyday. Said he loved her more and more, But feared he had to stay. He sent a telegram each day. For all three years or more. The telegraph boy delivered them. Read the love-notes at her door. After three years they were wedded; Their hearts were filled with joy. Rosey finally married him, Yup!!! The Western Union boy!! Marilyn Wing, ’45 TROUBLES Have you ever tried to talk When your mouth is full of food And you are sent from the table ’Cause Mom is in a bad mood? Well, I tried it once. And look where it got me, I got some good whacks. While lying across Dad’s knee. There is one silly thing That I can’t see, Why do they wait till my mouth is full Before they talk to me? Frances Berry, ’46 There was a young fellow called Cess Who studied each day less and less; The teacher she knew. And what could she do But flunk him in all of his tests? Cecil Ross, ' 46 Page Sixty-eight Canal Currents, Bourne High School THE IDEAL JUNIOR GIRL WOULD HAVE: Titika Thamalis’ hair. Dot Tripp’s eyes. Mary Cecchi’s complexion. Ellen Robinson’s teeth. Doris White’s nose. Peggy Aylmer’s smile. Jean Gibbs’ hands. Martha Sanford’s figure. Alba Marchisio’s clothes. Jean Gibbs’ thoughtfulness. Pat Haslam’s modesty ' . Helen Wing’s pep. THE IDEAL JUNIOR BOY WOULD HAVE: George McGovern’s hair. Jimmy Earle’s eyes. Jimmy Earle’s nose. George McGovern’s teeth. Stephen Graham’s complexion. John Dixon’s build. Cecil Ross’ athletic ability. Maurice Grinnell’s manners. Donald Kelley’s personality. George Christopolus’ dancing ability. Donald Wing’s sport jackets. Zeke Vigliano’s musical ability. Raymond Jones’ choice of ties. John Sanford’s sense of humor. WANDERLUST To a far-oflP foreign land I sometimes wish to go, To see the desert sands, Or to walk in northern snow. I’ll see the lights of Paris Or I’ll walk the streets of Rome, But no matter where I go I’ll always thing of home. George McGovern, ’46 There was a boy named Willie Who thought himself a dilly; But he found, from lack of study. That he wasn’t ennybuddy. Donald Kelley, ' 46 TOUGH SITUATION When it’s Springtime in Bourne High School And the birds sing all the day, I gaze out of my window And to my God I pray. I pray that I’ll get out of here And s end the birds a kiss, Instead of sitting down in school And writing poems like this. Leonard Fougere, ’46 SPRING All year long we’ve been waiting For this certain time of the year. When the birds and flowers come back And people again find cheer. Yes, Spring is a favorite subject. Spoken about from old. Yes, Spring is here again. And we all catch a cold! Edith Haslam, ’45 WE MUST Until the day of peace arrives. Until our loved ones return to us. Until the dark clouds go from the skies. We must wait and pray — we must! Until good people are free again. Until the bad are turned to dust. Until right triumps among all men. We must wait and pray — we must! We must wait and pray,” I say. Yes, but there is more we can do. We can help in every way. And prove we deserve the right to day! Barbara Harrison, ’45 You think your English teacher is sweet Until the fatal day. When report cards are handed out And your mark is below an A. 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