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

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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

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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

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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