Bromfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (Harvard, MA)

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Bromzig eLd. Beacon faction of relaxation and the spirit to compete against others all through 1 e. Ernest A. Cregar, Jr. .111- CITY AND TOWN POLICE In almost all our large towns and cities, civil service examinations are required for new members of the police department. Examinations are given annually, and the list of the citizens who take them are given to the Mayor. A new member is appointed when a member of the police department retires. In towns where examinations aren't required the chief of police, patrolmen, and reserve officers are appointed by the select- men. In Harvard only the chief of police, reserve and special police are appointed. Boston has a commissioner at the head of its large police department. Under his command are the following: commanding officers, deputy chiefs, captains, lieutenants, sergeants and patrolmen. Smaller cities have a Chief of Police instead of a Commissioner as the head of the police department. A chief of police has a great many responsibilities. He has authority over all the men in the department as well as over equipment used. In the town or city where he is Chief, he has to enforce all the laws, ordinances, by-laws and regulati-ons that are carried out by the police department. He is also responsible for preparing cases for court in the town or city. The Chief carries many more responsibilities besides these. In the city the commanding ofiicers under him assist him in every pos- sible way. Many types of records are kept by them. Deputy chiefs, cap- tains, and lieutenants all have the same amount of responsibility in that they are the heads of the station houses located in districts known as pre- cincts. They follow out the assignments given to them by the Chief or Commissioner, but these men train for higher positions in case a member is absent, retires, or dies. A very important member of the department is the Sergeant. He has full charge of the patrolmen on duty under his command. Cities and prob- ably some towns have a roll call each morning. All the men are inspected for neatness of uniform and equipment used. Necessary equipment includes a badge, revolver and sutiicient cartridges, police club, notebook and pencil to be carried by all members of all departments in each town and city. There are night and day patrolmen in cities and in large towns. Patrolling the streets by walking or driving a car is done almost always by these patrolmen. They direct strangers to their destinations, at night they check stores and homes for unlocked doors, they are familiar with their route of duty, and they keep in touch with suspicious persons. Some towns have a Chief on call twenty-four hours a day. In Harvard a reserve ofiicer becomes Acting-Chief when the Chief of Police is absent. In a large town the Sergeant becomes the acting Chief of Police. The Page Tweniy

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--.1 -- ---.-1. --f--- V' 'f ' E Zi-lErom?ieLd Beacon!! Besides being able to train an athlete, a coach must have other quali- ties. He must have a good disposition and a likeable personality. If a man understands teen-agers and has the ambition to work with them, he has fulfilled a very important requirement. A good coach should have taken part, at one time or another, in the sport which he is planning to teach. He must have the ability to show his students the fundamentals, tricks that will improve their brand of play, and how to use these tricks to the best advantage. If one has all these qualities and wants to coach, there is no reason in this world why he should not be given the chance. You may wonder what is meant by the previous statement. I believe that any person that has a strong desire to coach should be allowed to prove himself, for he builds the youth of any community in many ways. For instance, there are many high school boys, who have a few faults, and because of these have not made a satisfactory position in society. If such a person is allowed the chance to become part of a team, and he shows that he has some of the same qualifications that other people have he is bound to win the respect of others. In this way he develops con- fidence in himself. Then, too, an athlete is taught how to absorb punish- ment and how to respect all persons whether they be opponents or officials. Another factor in coaching is that the youth of this country is built physically by such men. One cannot stress too much how the strength and endurance of young people have helped America in the past. No- matter what sport the athlete is training for, whether it be football, baseball, basketball, boxing, or even swimming, a great deal of time must be spent in practice. Such practice takes a great number of young boys from the streets and turns them into respectable citizens. Any athlete learns how to think and think quickly in most cases. This is an age of speed. Many of the sports have increased in speed and there- fore require a great deal of fast thought. Without this ability to think with speed an athlete is lost. Why shouldn't anybody who wishes to build the youth of America in so many ways be given a chance to prove himself? The work of a coach is interesting, nerve racking and endless. .He has to spend a great deal of time planning how to use the abilities, size, speed. and competitive spirit of the individuals he has to teach. Any coach is a target for criticism no matter how harmful such criticism may be. Many a night's sleep is lost because of criticism and because of a team's defeats and injuries. In football and basketball much thought and time has to be put into the devising of plays. Again he must consider the size, speed, abilities, and competitive spirit of the boys in the squad. Those with whom the coach works receive a great deal of training val- uable in future years. Because of their understanding of sports, they will enjoy them as spectators. They will also have a greater interest in their children and will enjoy watching them play the games they themselves once played. The coaching profession is a valuable one because it provides as an example to students the leadership of a man who has given them the satis- Page Nineteen 4,53 1' 9. .

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---V rg- ..- --..,. ,,.-...1Yv -vm- ----q..w.'- Y--. Bif om? ieiLcl B e acer. members of the city and town departments protect the citizens and their property. Sometimes the question is asked, Why should a policeman command respect? He tries faithfully to carry out his duties in serving his com- munity. He stands ready at a moment's notice to give his life in order to protect the citizen and his property. Therefore he should have the coop- eration and respect of all. Donald R. Crowther THE AUTOMOBILE The automobile industry has come a long way in the past sixty years, for in 1895 there were four automobiles in the United States and in 1949 there were 44,670,588 cars, buses, and trucks in the country. Today an automobile is just another convenience to us, but let us look back upon some of the trouble men had in putting the car, as it is called today, on the road. People did not like the automobile at first and made laws against it, some of which were that a man had to walk sixty yards in front of a car with a red flag to warn the people on horsebackg if a per- son on a horse put up his hand that signal meant that the car must stop. Another law declared that the speed limit was to be two miles an hour in the city and four miles an hour in the country. In the early days of the autom-obile, cars were very expensive because almost all the parts were hand made, but when Henry Ford developed his idea of the assembly line the price of the car was greatly reduced. The majority of the people could then afford a car. Painting the wooden bodies presented another problem because the paint would blister. Then the car bodies were put in heated sheds to dry. A new paint, which dried in a matter of hours was developed. Later metal bodies replaced the wooden ones. Today you see very few wooden ones. Ford wanted a poor man's car . With the aid of the assembly line he put a car on the road which was easy to repair and inexpensive to operate. By this time other makes, such as the Buick, Dodge, and Oldsmobile were appearing. Today we have many kinds from which to choose. The automobile today may be purchased at a cost of S1400 to S6000 depending on the buyer's tastes and pocket-book. There are many extras which may be purchased. Some are the radio, the clock, white-walled tires, seat covers, directional signals, and spotlights. Automatic transmissions such as the Dynafiow in the Buick, Hydra- matic in the Pontiac, and Powerglide in the Chevrolet make driving a pleasure. These automatic transmissions save wear on the tires and there is no clutch to burn out. There are many new motors almost all of which are the V-8 type, which develop great horse-power. These can be found in the Oldsmobile, Chrysler, and Studebaker. Page Twenty-one --1