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

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I wcnry-four ( ' iirrcnrs - 1949 Left to right: G. Gallerani, L. Sylvia, S. Knight, J. Dixon The Sophomores T he morning after September seventh, which was the last vacation day, we entered again into the wonders and drudgeries of school. We started out with a large class and a new home-room teacher, Miss Lohmann. She had quite a job for her first time here, what with the English instruction of not only us, but also the juniors and sen- iors. Since she was to be so busy with her classes and attendance records, we thought we could wander from the straight and narrow without serious hindrance on her part, but we soon discovered that the nickname wise fools” had been chosen wisely. On the 23rd of September, we held a class meeting and elected officers. The vote was close and by a narrow margin the following officers were chosen: President James Dixon Treasurer Shirley Knight Vice President Leonard Sylvia Secretary Gloria Gallerani Other business discussed at this meeting was class dues. After much dissension, 25 cents a month was finally agreed upon. Many of the members of the class don’t realize that by paying each month, the sum is mounting up in blue, and not red ink, and it is a great deal easier to pay gradually and not all at once. At the annual Halloween Party sponsored by the Sophomores, all had a good time. The trembling Ereshmen, upon discovering that the threats of the Sophomores and upper classmen were just passing breezes, soon were quite at their ease, and having as good a time as the rest. In sports, we found some excellent athletes among us. Although the football season wasn’t exact- ly termed a success, the Sophomore boys stayed out all season, in spite of scratched noses and faces, cal- isthenics, and worst of all, the gigglings of the cute little hockey girls on the other half of the field. The season wasn ' t a success as far as scores go, but as far as sportsmanship goes, it was immensely success- ful, and what are sports for if not for sportsmanship? Perhaps the most serious casualty of the season was Lenny Sylvia. After the job Russ Burns did on him at one practice, he was dubbed Scarface.” We were also calling Joe Sorenti Pegleg” for a while.

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Bourne Higli School I wcnry-rhrcc Our class treasury was greatly enlarged during the year, much to our delight, by Mr. Coady’s much appreciated cooperation in a scrap drive. We also fared well in a town-wide cake sale. This was indeed a huge success thanks to the excellent performances of all the participating committees, and the gener- ous donations made by a great many benevolent townspeople. Many individuals in our class were outstanding in other phases of our school life. Helen Harrison and John Bigelow were the Senior Class’ musically inclined representatives of the Shawme Orchestra. The senior members of the Bourne High School Athletic Association were Marjorie Jenkins, Helen Har- rison, Lois Browne, Elaine Gibbs, Elizabeth Downey, and Alan Fuller. A capable job was done on the Student Council by Peggy Rattray, Marjorie Jenkins, Charles Thamalis, and Ronald Nowlan. They con- tributed much in the line of patrolling the corridors, straightening out the library, checking up on opened lockers, and watching over the lunchroom at noon-time. As spring rolled around we began to contemplate the swiftly approaching class trip. The class de- cided to go to Washington. We also planned to spend a day or so in New York City both coming and going. Reverend and Mrs. Kimmel have agreed to serve as our chaperones, a task which they undertook last year too. As we look forward to this — always one of the happiest weeks in high school days — we realize once more how much we owe Bourne High School. The Senior Class play, Double or Nothing”, which was directed by Mrs. Tyson, the English teacher, was presented on April 8th and, as all Bourne High School dramatic productions have been in the past years, was a huge success. It featured the following Seniors; Helen Harrison, Richard Anderson, Diane Douglas, Marjorie Jenkins, Ronald Nowlan, Gordon Dodd, Elizabeth Downey, Allan Booth, Faith Taylor, Eleanor Stymiest, Lewis Ferretti, Charles Thamalis, and William Alden. As the summer months again rapidly approach and we begin to realize that our high school days are swiftly coming to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who in the past years have, with their helping hands, made our way much easier. We look to the unsettled future years in the hope that they will be as pleasant and as happy as these last four years in Bourne High School. First Row (left to right) : J. Robbins, C. Tucy, E. Gibbs, M. Rattray, L. Ferretti, C. Thamalis, F. Taylor, E. Stymiest, L. Bower, M. Lunedei, E. Harding. Second Row: A. Sylvia, S. Raymond, J. Besse, E. Downey, M. Jenkins, H. Harrison, D. Douglas, U. Wing, L. Browne, E. Norris. Third Row: A. Fuller, J. MacCombie, R. Nowlan, R. Kerr, W. Whittier, W. Alden, W. Thomas, F. Anderson, G. Dodd. Fourth Row: C. Harding, R. Hurley, J. Labretto, D. Handy, C. Eldridge, A. Booth, R. Burns, R. Layton, J. Bigelow.

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Bourne High School Iwenty-five ✓ Basketball brought even more boys into the limelight. What with Campbell ' s Crusaders and the squad for the first and second team, we had quite a number out. We had one on the first team, and 60% of the second team were Sophomores. Not only the boys, but also the girls seem to do well in the realm of sports. There were quite a few of our girls on Miss Holden’s hockey team, and although their endeavors w ' eren ' t all successful, they had a good time of it, and also enjoyed watching the boys working at their calisthenics on the other side of the field. In basketball, too, the Sophomore girls turned cut in great numbers, and those who didn’t make a position had a good time rooting for the team. Not only in sports themselves, but the girls also were outstanding in their support of the sports ac- tivities, namely, the Athletic Association. There were many Sophomore girls in this organization, which is of tremendous aid not only to sports but to the school also. The members of this organization seem to follow the advice of that baseball announcer, If you can’t take part in sports, be one anyway.” Softball will soon be starting, and will undoubtedly find many eager girls from our class participat- ing in that sport. In addition to these sports. Miss Holden has issued a call for girls interested in archery, a valuable sport. She also has tried something new by asking for all girls interested in tennis to report to her. This is the first time tennis has been called to the attention of the athletes in this school. If it gets started, it may become a regular sport for girls and even boys. The class is not only athletically but intellectually inclined too. A large number of Sophomore names may be found on the honor roll. We were very much surprised when we returned from Christmas vacation. We learned that Miss Lohmann was leaving us. It seems she was to be called Mrs. soon after she departed. Why she would prefer married life to the pleasures of teaching us students we just can’t imagine. Nevertheless, we are very happy for her. Our new home room teacher, Mrs. Tyson, a former teacher at this school, is liked very much. We have enjoyed a wonderful year at Bourne High as Sophomores, and we hope to have an even better one when we enter the doors of the school as Juniors and upper classmen. Well, most of us will advance to the Junior room, anyway. First Row (left to ri ht) : I. Nightingale, R. Blackwell, M. Wallace, L. Tripp, G. Gallerani, L. Sylvia, J. Dixon, S. Knight, C. Phillips, L. Tichelaar, E. Mitchell, R. Sawtelle. Second Row: P. Sorenti, O. Kelley, C. Cunningham, C. Grist, E. Swift, J. Draper, D. Morris, M. Robbins, J. Forrest, P. Condon, M. Keating. Third Row: R. Eldridge, W. Harrison, F. Alden, R. Harris, S Small, S. Phillips, J. Sorenti, R. Anderson, R. Holman, H. Philbrick, M. Perry, F. LaChapelle, S. Gibbs, F. Oakley.