Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Our Musicmakers We who have had music appreciation have not only added something of great value to our educations, but we have enriched our own drama. Music is truly the accompaniment to the play; for it makes the mood and meaning of the play and ornaments it. It is the triumphal march when we are happy, the elegy when we are sad, and the symphony when we are thoughtful. Anyone of us who has ever studied in the library is certainly fortunate because of its proximity to Room 209; for there is no more pleasant way of being dis¬ tracted from algebra or Latin than by the booming measures of Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. However, those of us who have actually had classes within Room 209 are even the more to he envied. In Music Appreciation, under the capable guidance of Mrs. Florence L. Simpson, we have received a good foundation for understanding and enjoying music. It is altogether the most stimulating, interesting, and relaxing period of the day. Long after graduation, the music we have learned to love will continue to be a constant companion in our daily living. Tommy Dorsey, no doubt Kay Kyser or Beethoven? Is it do or re, Mrs. Simpson? What shall it be?

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Set Designers Without art, the stage of life would truly be bare. For art enriches the scenery down to the smallest props. The costumes, sets, and properties are all designed by a master hand with a knowledge of color, form, and design. Of course, not everyone who passes through our art department becomes an artist and creates for the stage, but every¬ one does acquire a finer appreciation of all phases of art in life. It may be a painting on a museum wall, or a well-designed chair, or a streamlined stone, but it is still art in practical application. Those of us with talent receive a valuable well-rounded foundation and plenty of prac¬ tical experience in our fine arts department. Whenever there is a need for bond, prom, or play posters, the art department, under the able direction of Miss Pauline M. Kohl- rausch, always comes through magnificently. The Junior Red Cross, too, can always count on us for a splendid piece of work. Everyone in the art department has had a wonderful time, working with the imagina¬ tion, drawing, and painting. And this makes us realize that art intensifies the least pre¬ tentious Scenes of Life. Our Art Staff and Miss Kohlrauscli Rembrandts at work! Silence! Production now going on!

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Our Property Men “The thingamajig is probably clogging up the whatsis,” suggests one of Mr. Arthur f. Hagan’s star players; and after a short consultation, our class in auto mechanics will soon he hard at work putting another car hack in running order. Keeping cars on the road is his wartime goal, and before he is through, every member of our class is thoroughly versed in his part and fully com¬ petent to assemble an automobile and keep it in good condition. Our printing department, under the direc¬ tion of Mr. Floyd G. Folsom, printed our programs and tickets for all events and sup¬ plied those necessary warning cards and report cards all year long. All the printed material of the Chelsea High School was done by our department. Two thousand tickets, five thousand cards, four hundred notices, every request was met on time. Printing helps those of us, who are mechani¬ cally inclined, to gain a firm foundation and practical idea of the intricate and precise demands of present day technical work. In addition to repairing the sets and furni¬ ture for all our productions, our woodwork classes during the year were able to make and mend many personal articles. Wood¬ work demands both skill and patience, and our members were fortunate in having Mr. Harold S. Jackson under whose direction both qualifies were capably and efficiently cultivated. No gas, no nothing, Mr. Hagan Our program rolls off Mr. Folsom’s presses Making our stage sets