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

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Twenty-six Canal Currents - 1951 The Class of 1953 S EPTEMBER 6, 1950, found Bourne High coming to life again with the beginning of another school year. The first few days the Sophomores spent renewing old friend- ships and becoming acquainted with the new faces in the class. The students were happy to find that Mrs. Kiniry was once again their class adviser. During a lull in this commotion, the students settled down to the business of the first class meeting. Walter Stahura was again elected president, Robert Smith, vice- president, Elaine Mather, secretary and Donald Waters the new treasurer. Halloween found the students of room twenty-one planning a party for the entire school. Posters, having been drawn, were distributed throughout the school and every- one was seen in the Halloween spirit. When the big night finally arrived, all school work was laid aside as the party got underway. During the evening the dances varied greatly, but the square dances were most enjoyed. Did you get a load of Mr. Coady? In the evening a plague of Pinitis” broke out, which greatly diminished the popu- lation of the decorative balloons. The party broke up at eleven and all went home happily tired. As the football season came into view, the commotion was once more resumed. Football practices found a number of Sophomore boys out on the gridiron getting ready for the Saturday games. Some of the boys must not have gotten enough of the game in the fall, for they eagerly went out for spring training. The anticipation of basketball seemed to have been in the air even before the season actually began. When finally it was officially announced, everyone from the Soph- omore Class was out on the court trying out for both boys’ and girls ' teams. Those that actually made the teams surely did their parts in help- ing the teams win. Elaine and Marilyn were two members of the team who were always there, name- ly, the managers. Though it took Marilyn some time to learn this sport, she did well once she learned it. In mentioning the sports, that of the cheerleaders must not be left unsaid. Arlene Rovatti was elected as one of the eight and she did her part in forming a neat squad. As a substitute for one of the games, Jerry Rovatti pitched in and did a great job. This year. Sophomore boys’ voices as well as girls’ could be heard blending with the group as they sang during the Glee Club special periods every Thursday morning. The boys’ voices proved most in- Left to right: R. Smith, E. Mather, W. Stahura

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Bourne High School Twenty-five First Row ( left to right) : W. Anderson, J. Ellis, P. Gom;s, R. Chandler, K, Michelson, D. Sawtell, H. Jarvis, M. Gibbs, E. Raymond, R. Cardoza, E. Sanford, E. Mitchell. Second Row: S. Taylor, E. Neil, S. Silvia, H. Harris, L. Phinney, E. Bassett, J. Brightman, N. Blackwell, E. Gallo, M. Bassett, A. Hammond. Third Row: L. Handy, M. Haskell, A. Hiltwein, D. McArdle, J. Porter, C. Maki, J. Reynolds, B. Cook, C. Water- man, S. Robbins. Fourth Row: J. Masterson, F. Kelley, R. Haslam, P. Robbins, R. Collis, W. Fielding, G. Bradford, A. Morse, R. Boyd. the basketball team, were Beth Cook, Shirley Robbins, and Laurianne Handy. It is very gratifying to know that these outstanding players will be here next year to roll the Purple Wave on to victory. When February came around, the Juniors began to do some serious thinking about the annual Junior Prom. The first thing they had to do was to decide on a theme. After this was decided, they began making decorations and selling tickets. The class hired Joe Pioppi’s orchestra for the big night,” and the dance, which was held on May 18, was, as the traditional Junior Proms always are, a ' whopping” success. Another event in which a lot of the Juniors took part, was the Driver Training Course. This course, which was started last year, teaches any pupil the mechanics of a car and how to drive it. By taking this course, a pupil is taught the correct and safe ways of operating a car and, therefore, will be one of the Safe Drivers of Tomorrow. All in all, this has been another successful year for the Juniors. It is sincerely hoped that their next year will be equally as successful and that, when they march down the aisle wearing their caps and gowns, they will be well prepared to walk the road of life.

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Bourne High School Twenty-seven First Row ( left to right) : D. Anderson, C. Wallace, L. Babcock, R. Smith, D. Waters, E. Mather, W. Stahura, W. Draper, D. Philbrick, J. Mendes. Second Row: D. Benson, V. Wright, G. Ellis, E. Braley, W. Wright, B. Baker, H. Washburn, E. Barlow, G. Ladetto J. Benson. Third Row: M. Christian, J. Landers, C. Wordell, M. Mi chela, P Reynolds, B. Clegg, V. Mendes, S. LaChapelle. Fourth Row: S. Mitchell, B. Siiter, A. Rovatti, G. Neslein, G. Rovatti, S. Andrews, S. Jones, M. Ferretti, R. Sumner. W. Siiter. s teresting as the more studious persons in the library found out. The soprano voice of Elaine Mather added considerably to the choral group. Not only did the Sophomores display their musical talent in the Glee Club, but also in the Shawme Orchestra, four good players hailed from the tenth grade. Those literary minded students showed their interest in the Yearbook Staff as well as in the library. Others from the class, finding advertising and sports more inter- esting, contributed much in these lines. Walter Hammond and Lawrence Babcock, the only members of the group in the art class, learned much and will have to pass their knowledge on to the less artistic students of the class. The Sophomores lost one of their classmates to the service and, though they are sure he is doing well, we re sorry to have lost him.