Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 FRONT ROW: T. Fisher. B. Wallster. M. Franke, M. Skilling. A. Card, H. Clifford. D. Skilling. S. Day, J. Fouche. SECOND ROW: Miss Grace McCarthy. Adviser: H. Card. L. Mulhern. J. Savoy, H. Ellis, B Tison. C. Dickinson. B. Smith. Mrs. Alma Hill. Adviser. THIRD ROW: K. Richardson. P. Chapman, D. Mercer, P. Stokingcr. A. Marcus, B. McGaughey, V. Martin, M. Bishop. s noo, an J Sc coo The Snoops and Scoops staff worked out three unusually fine editions of the school newspaper this year. Although the number of members of the staff has diminished considerably since last year, the group, under the management of Miss Grace McCarthy and Mrs. Alma Hill without whose help the publication would have been impossible, worked hard. The first edition, issued on November 27, featured several Thanksgiving articles with appropriate car- toons, announcement of the Senior Drama, bits of humor, crossword puzzle, and song-gossip. he second issue made its appearance on Valen- tine’s Day with many special essays on career plans, Valentine poems, basketball cartoons and scores, and jokes. Just before the Easter vacation the third and last issue was published. Senior news was full of gradua- tion doings and the New York trip while the pages were evenly divided between Easter cartoons and Junior Prom notes. Following the custom of a year or two, a section at the back of the edition was given over to the Junior High exclusively for the news, gossip, jokes, and special items. Also in each issue was Sally Snoop, a young lady who has successfully eluded recognition. In Catherine Dickinson, Miss McCarthy found a genius of untold artistic abilities. Catherine gave a great deal of time to drawing numberless cartoons which were gratefully appreciated. All in all Snoops and Scoops enjoyed a very suc- cessful year. 20

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 FRONT ROW: Miss Elna Knutson. Adviser; D. Murphy, B. McGaughey, R. Murphy, B. Smith, H. Clifford, J. Budd. SECOND ROW: T. Veale, H. Card, K. Anderson, R. Stokinger, J. Peat. P. Putt, A. Card. tucle nt (Council OFFICERS CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER Various activities were sponsored by the Student Council this year. The foul shooting contest was con- ducted again with a large percentage of the students participating. Other activities included co-sponsoring a basketball game with the P. T. A.; having charge of recess dancing; conducting of class elections; and the arranging of movie assemblies. The proceeds of the annual magazine drive and those derived from a series of hot dog sales were appropriated to a fund for the purchase of baseball uniforms. To increase school spirit, the cheer leaders were sponsored, school letters BARBARA McGAUGHEY BARBARA SMITH RONALD MURPHY were awarded, and emblems, pins, and stickers were sold. An added attraction in this line was the selling of T shirts on which the school emblem was embossed. The delegates attended an interesting convention of the Southeastern Branch of the High School Stu- dent Councils of Massachusetts which was held at Plymouth High. Miss Elna Knutson and Mr. Garland Neal, faculty advisers, aided the council by contributing many help- ful suggestions. 19

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THE ECHO 19 4 7 FRONT ROW: L. Mulhern, J. Dowery. STANDING: D. Skilling, P. Chapman, L. Leitch, S. Day. a eer a Cecicli er5 Cheerleading got off to a very late start this year due to the fact that the leaders seemed unable to get together and there was no special faculty adviser al- though Miss Elna Knutson willingly gave her time to them when they requested it. The final group con- sisted of Dorothy Skilling, captain and manager; Pris- cilla Chapman, Lois Leitch, Sylvia Day, Joan Dow- rey, and Lillian Mulhern. As there were more cheer- leaders this year than last, two of the girls wore sweaters and skirts while the other four girls wore the regular blouses and skirts of last year. The girls at- tended all of the home games, the games at Avon, Randolph, and Whitman, as well as the two games at the “Y” and the last one at the Brockton Armory. Because the hall was in use every study period, after- noon, and evening, the girls found it difficult to locate a place where they could practice the twenty cheers and songs which they made up and put actions to in order to cheer Sumner’s players on to victory. Near the end of the year small megaphones were used by the chief supporters in the cheering section which greatly increased the volume of cheers. With many more girls desirous of becoming cheerleaders, the win- ter of 1947-1948 promises to be a successful one for its cheerleaders. 21