Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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SENIOR ROSTRUM President Vincent Santo Secretary Edna M. Atkinson Treasurer Antonio Cabral Executive Board College Preparatory ..- Henry Hambrick, Chairman General ........................... William Anderton Commercial Drusalina Orefice Industrial Arts ...... — William Conley Member-at-large Margaret McGann Adviser - - Miss Anne D. Sisson Forthy-three Seniors who received an average of 85% in American History or Problems of Democracy are members of the Rostrum. Election of officers was held in February. It was voted to amend the Constitution this year so that each of the four divisions of the Senior class might have one representative on the Executive Board, with the fifth member elected at large by all the members. Members were admitted and officers installed at a meeting held March 27. at which time an “American Creed” and a “Student Code” were adopted. The purpose of the Rostrum is to give students especially interested in social studies an opportunity to meet and discuss problems of the day. 25

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WE LEARN TO BE USEFUL CITIZENS

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JUNIOR ROSTRUM First Row (L. to R.)—M. Gifford. Mello, Ruggiero, Cashin, Kerr. Miss Sisson. Bos worth, Bucolo, Topazio, Levy, Puniello. Almeida. Second Roy (L. to R.)—Antonio, Catalfano, Brito. v s) v An idea, long in the minds of Miss Sisson’s 11A Kuropcan History Class, became a reality on January 12. 1940. when twelve students attaining an average of 85% in that subject met and organized a Junior history honor society to be known as “The Junior Rostrum. A committee was named to draw up a constitution and. after a series of meetings to discuss and ratify it. the following officers were elected : President „. ......... Nancy I). Bosworth Secretary-Treasurer ....................... William J. Cashin Executive Committee Attilio Topazio Mariano Bucolo, Clara Harmon, Josephine Kerr Very enjoyable and impressive installation ceremonies were held on February 28. and the club entered upon a busy and successful season. Meetings were held after school every other Tuesday, at which time discussion of some important local, national, or international problem was held. At the April 16th meeting, the club was addressed by Principal Edward J. Fitzgerald on “How the European Situation may affect American National Defense . On May 8. the members and their adviser. Miss Anne I). Sisson, were guests of the Bristol Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon meeting at the Y. M. C. A., where a discussion of Clarence Streit’s proposal of a League of the Democracies of the North Atlantic was carried on. Mr. Elmer S. Mapes, Superintendent of Schools, introduced Nancy Bosworth. who presided at the discussion. Speakers included William Cashin and Josephine Kerr. The club was saddened to hear of the death, on Good Friday (March 22). of its officer and beloved classmate, Clara Robinson Harmon. At present there are 15 members in the Junior Rostrum, and all look forward to a continuation of meetings next year when the class of 1941 shall have become Seniors. 26