Murdock High School - Tower Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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NILHIJULK ML RNIUHS SAI UTQIURY AND S XX Hy ilnry Beam an For the class of 1933 I extend a most cordlal welcome to the Superintendent and Members of the School Board to the faculty and undergraduates to our parents and frlends We thank you for your lnterest ln us and IH our ex erclses YVI'llCl1 we slncerely hope you xx 1ll enjoy THE VALUE or GIRL SCOUTING cott the centenary of whose blrth was celebrated last November one reallzes that she was what IS generally called a good all 1ound woman IH the faml lv Wlth her lnltxatlve and her energy ln all probabllxty she would have easl ly become a Flrst Class Girl Scout lf she had had the opportunlty And thmk of the Merlt Badges she would have won because of her ablllty as housekeeper and because of her xnter estmg novels How many of you who see the Gxrl Scouts marchmg ln parade m the at tractlve green umforms or assxstmg Red Cross workers really know the sig mficance and value of the orgamzatlon 'P As an enthuslastxc Scout I am gomg to try tomqht to present to you some phases of lcoutxng wlth which you may not be famxhar You have all noticed no doubt the pm worn on the hurl Scout unlform It lu 1 gold trefoll the three dlV1 lons of vshlth lndlcat the Scouts three fold promlse 0 my honor Iwlll try Todo my dutx to God and my country To help other people at all tlmes To obev the C url Scout Laws Now let us see Just how a good Scout lives up to these three d1v1s1ons of the Gxrl Scout promise To do my duty to Fxrst of all the Glrl Scout must be a good cxtlzen ln her own commumty Noting the requirements for the Jumor Cltlzen Badge we find that Glrl Scouts must be ready when called upon to assxst IH trafiic regulatlons land thls ns ln many large cxtlel a duly requlre ment durmg hours when chlldren are gomg to and from school! to ald m publlc cleanllness to ald m organized searches for lost chlldren and to study local nature with the ldea of conservlng the rare plants natlve to the vncmlty A good mstance of thls last IS the Scouts effort to prevent the ruthless tearmg up of thearbutus ormayflower and the laurel both of whlch are natlve to our v1c1n1ty Another requxrement for the J umor Lltlzen Badge IS mdlcated by the ques txon What can you do to help the groups who are workmg on plans to W 'i . I ' ' :J ll ' s f - 'I ,, T ,,f.V: , , , s . ,, . , ,. . I ,iz . N , my - .A -Q U, nc n 1 , i. . v, V . 4 . i . - . I u 5. . . . ,, 7 ' . ' ' lo L- u In reading the life of Louisa M. Al- God and my country. P l L 7 I ' 'f as I H' ' ' ' ' ' ' I . . .. . l ' , , - I Y ' 9 V , . . . . ' 1 . , , . . ' , y ' Y 1 ' . u D . ' . i I I , , , ,.. . . . G -s ' ll o I 7 9

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M URDOCK MURM URQ NURVIUPQ ST AFF AND PRINITER5 1932 1935 Front Roufleft to rxghtl Rxce Greenwood Bnrard Deermg Brlcky Brown Rice Second Row Plerre Snow Stewart Kldder Curtm Barker Whltnev Evans Thzrd Row Jones McDonald Fagerstrom Betourney Johnson Poole LaFrenme Fourth Row Qulnn Oakes Murray Morln Travaghm MacQueston Jarvenpaa Niakl Top Row Pr1est,Sm1th Pratt Kmght Buteau Wemstem 1 . 1 1. .. - sn . 1 - -- Y . ' . I . . . ' - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - .V V. . , 1 . . I . V. ' 1 rl 1 '1 1 1 .1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1' 1 1 1 1 15 - - 1 1 1 1 -

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MURDOCK MURMURS beautify the town or city by planting trees and gardens? By being a first class citizen in one's own town or city, one is fitted to be a good citizen in any part of the world, for thorough citizenship requires not only c1v1c responsibility, but also a knowledge of the fundamentals of cltlzenshlp which might lead to a bet ter understanding of the economic and soclal problems which affect states and nations And this should be an essential requlrement of eve y patriot rc woman World citizenship is also taught through the Girl Scout International Movement One of the fascinating things in connection with this moxe ment is the World Chalet of the International Girl Guide and Gul Scout Movement which is open to all the Girl Scouts of the World It is built ln a little corn r of the mountains in Switzerland The chalet is designed like the houses which the Swiss people for hundreds of years have found to be the best type for their country long sloping roof and deep ox erhang to shed the snoxv in winter and protect the house from fierce storms Instead of wooden shingles held down by stones the roof IS covered by red tiles The ground floor is of stone plastered and aboxe that the house proper rs of unparnted wood Ox er the front door is carxed a xelloxx trefoil the Girl Scout world badge On the first floor is a laundrx and gemral vx ith a Sxx rss fireplfrce open t :the room on txxo sides occur ie the sctond flo r The sle pri t1llI'fLI'S art in tu third floor and attic The bringing together in this beautiful p i among the Alps of Girl Scout and Girl f uides from all parts of t e x rld rr sr surclx 'rxe Its eff: ct in hell il g to lrmg about excntually a tex dition of cate and good will among nations. The second part of the Scout promise, To help other people at all times , applies particularly to the word serv- ice , which should be written in prom- inent letters, as it is a part of every Girl Scout's program This includes cheerful performing of the daily house hold duties a knowledge of how these should best be done preparedness Kas rn the knowledge of child nursmgl and a willingness to ser ve with any vx orth while committee organized for local lmprovement In several towns and cities Scouts are doing their bit to help in these day s of unemployment One troop reports the making and distributing of more than fifty articles of children s clothing enabling unfortunate ones to go to school In Fall River where the Girl Scout troop is closely allied to the school breakfasts for other members of the school who vxere not eating properly at home were cooked by Glrl Scouts who brought these undervx eight hrldren to normal Something of a novelty in relief work is the Adopt a Family plan This has been tried out by several Girl Scout organizations That of Madison Wisconsin took care oftwelve families Ages sizes and particular needs of f3I'I1ll16S were made known under substltuted names and dellx erres were made bv regular contact workers who knew the different families Winchendon Troop One gave a party girl vxas grx en the name of a child for xx hom she xx as responsible during the party The children were entert imed xxi h games and a Christmas tree Used toxs xx ere olstributed after refresh ncnts had been served Girl Scout actixities furnish continual proofof the fict that one of the chief assets of a corrmunrtx les in the young peoylt . v ' . 1 Y A Y . . F . - . . A. 7 V . . Y I . . V A Q . . . . . 7 - . . . . . . . , , ' . . v . Y ' 7 as ' K 0 H l ' ' c r , s 7 . .7 .V . , , . e , , v . L '- C I . I, I 1 ' - - . . I-9 l 7 . . v I . - M 1 - s, - ' . Y r 74 L .. d . . y . .Y . Y V ' Y ' Y ' . 1 4 7 I 1' ' 1 A A y WSISIIIUYI l'00m- A lilfgf' IIVIUPJ NOIU at Chrlstmas for poor children. Each v ' 1 1' isxir f,y'. - M f A ' ' e':gr: 'e .' f ', ' z' ' l ' -' v'v . ' , - ., . 1 , - . , ' ' ' 'u up . - . . . 1' ' 1 2 L r . , V , p - - 'ww S 1- ' '. r 11 , B 1 in v' Y I.: ,fm AU 4 V I h. ht , 1 . V. . ' .Nl . . ' ' 2 ' fi r , 5 f ' . ,