Dorchester High School for Boys - Red and Black Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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CADET OFFICERS Military In-in W iwfff Another year of Military Drill at Dorchester High School found Major XVilliam McCluskey at the helm for the fourth successive year. Drill is such a matter of fact affair that from year to year there is little to report until the spring rolls around. In the meantime, the process of elimination is quietly going on by the different companies, but it takes the Prize Drill to bring out the outstanding outfits. May 13 was Prize Drill Day this year, and when the smoke of competition had cleared away, the following winners had emerged: Colonel - joseph A. Davis Lieutenant-Colonel - Vincent Milano Major - joseph F. Delano Major - Paul F. Kenney Major -Walter Reddington, Jr. The day previous the individual Manual of Arms competition had taken place, and the fol- lowing carved their names into the immortal military archives of Dorchester High School for Bovs: Paul Coghlan Frank Leary George Bora Richard Tobin Neil Doherty '54 RED AND BLACK George VValdron Lawrence Kelley Harold Maloney Richard Stewart Richard Hartley 5. eaqzizm .av 'Sa N ::- 5 we Major McCluskey and granddaughter Kathy if Q.:-'L rf

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, . 1- Rem' Row-Cahill, O'Connell, Putnam, McCilloway, McElveny Middle Row-Flynn, Lee, Milano, Tracy, Canem Front Row - Henderson Broadcasting iq lea 42. Wfaanezf VVhat promised to be an out-standing year for our N-9 Radio class terminated unfortunate- ly because of program changes necessitated by 0l'Cl6l'S from Beacon Street transfering our di- rector, Mr. William Cunningham. These changes brought about the cessation of our activities. The class, therefore, was discontinued and the boys transferred to other classes. Our story does not end there. The Central Radio VVorkshop, under the direction of Mr. Robert Schimmel, Radio Coordinator for the Boston Public Schools and a former member of the faculty of D. H. S. B., has on his staff one of our boys, Jerry Rosenfield. The workshop consists of a group of fellows and girls, one or more from each school, who put in an afternoon a week learning all they can about radio. They have done a wonderful job this their first season broadcasting 10 radio programs Un March 5, your reporter was sent to station WMEX as representative of D. H. S. B. on the one-hour Boston Public Schools Disc Iockey Program. He received an album of records from the studio for being its guest. The program for 1949 -50 anticipates the 1'e- opening of the Radio Class if a sufficient number of pupils indicate that they wish to join. The class will be under the able direction of Mr. John Desmond who plans to utilize all the facilities for voice reproduction which the school now possesses. There will be recordings on the wire recorder, assemblies using the microphones, etc. The coming Radio Class has marvellous facilities at their disposal, an ambitious teacher for their director, and in M1'. Schimmel - a good friend as their coordinator. The classes in radio which have yet not materialized have the best wishes of the class of 1948-49 for all the success in thc world. Good luck Mr. John Desmond. A small-town paper published the following advertisement: I For Sale: Baker's business, good trade, large oveng present owner been in it for seven years, good reasons for leaving., IlED AND BLACK 53

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YK W' mms 'H L sf ff' .K N SCENE IN Liisimin' The Growth of 0ur Library iff We X MQCWCQ Since our Library first opened its doors in 1945, its growth has been almost unbelievable. However, through the help and cooperation of Mrs. Hanigan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bacon, Mr. WVell- ings, Mr. Shaw, and many others, it has become outstanding in the Boston school system. In each of the three years of the short but ever-developing life of our Library, additions of books of all types have been made. Last year a valuable acquisition of Americana,' was pos- sible, and this year yet another was added to the set of VVorld Books, a collection which will, no doubt, prove most helpful to any boys who care to use it. Through Mr. Desmond, head of the English Dept., a library instruction program has been arranged so that boys may go to the library and receive helpful hints in library procedure from Mrs. Hanigan. The instruction in the Dewey Decimal System, in cataloging, in book classi- fication, and other library matters has already proved of great value to this year's graduates. An exhibit case has been placed in the Library at everyoneis convenience. Here boys. as well as teachers, have an opportunity to display be- fore the entire school their favorite pastime. The final item which I wish to mention and the latest addition to our Library is the hand- some display case for our various trophies. Much credit and praise is due to the Industrials for such a finekpiece of craftsmanship. The case has been erected against the right wall of the Library and shows to good advantage cups of spelling-bee winners dated as far back as 1904, up to the present championship football trophies, dated 1948 of which Dorchester is most proud. However, we could not close our writings of the Library, without a word of thankful grati- tude and praise to Mrs. Hanigan. NVithout her, our Library would not be what it is this present day. The help she has rendered throughout the past years to our boys is unforgettable to all of us, and so we, the seniors, all hope that for many years to come the boys of Dorchester will be able to be under the guidance of Mrs. Hani- gan, our Librarian. RED AND BLACK 55