Murdock High School - Tower Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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MURDOCK MURMURS and the leaders of young people who have developed a glft of combmlng orlglnallty Vllltll pracf1cal1ty usefulness wxth ga1ety m servlce to the whole townshlp or d1str1ct. We now come to the thxrcl part of the promlse to obey the G1rl Scout lavs s There are ten of these vt hlch are as follows A Glrl Scout s honor ls to be trusted A Glrl Scout IS loval A Glrl Scout s duty IS to be useful and to help others A Glrl Scout IS a frlend to all and a slster to every other Glrl Scout A Curl Scout IS courteous A Gxrl Scout IS a frlend to anlmals A Glrl Scout obeys orders A Glrl Scout IS cheerful A G1rl Scout IS thrifty A Glrl Scout IS clean IH thought word and deed Every loyal Scout hves up to these law s to the best of her ablllty Of course the fun and comradeshlp obtamed through the carnpmg hlkes and varlous outdoor act1v1t1es IS no small part of a Scout sllfe It cult1 vates enthuslasm tolerance and hu mor ln both Scouts and leaders but the most lmportant fundamental of Gxrl Scout1ng1s that the knowledge acqulrei IS to be converted 1nto serwce for the 1ng law 3 and understanflmg how they are made and enforced by haxlng practlcal knowledge of community ser NICE and 1esources by co operatlng Wlth communlty orgamzatxons to mam talr prl 1c1pl s of health sanltatlon safetv cleanliness and natural beauty the Curl Scout 1s21CQulI'1Ug preparat1on for the p11nc1ples of c1t17ensh1p both CIXIC and goxernmental for all tnese projects call for mltlatlxe dome not Just kx ovs mg To quote from The Story of the G1rl LrUld9S bv Ros Ken If bxrl Scouts lne up to the promlse and lavn theycan by thxlftandenergs lncrease the resources of the natvon thev can ensure that the next generatlon of chlldren shall be born and broughtup m healthy condmons thex can help to do away mth susplcxon and emnlty betu een one class and another they can to a great extent brmff about the relgn of peace snd good vull thex can ralse hw h the standard of the Ideal as opposed to the materxal forces of ClXllll2ll'lOIl What greater lrleals to look to can anv smcerelv thmkmvf orgamzatlon have? To be a good Scout 13311 honor to a gnl herself and also to her commumtv 550 CLAS HISTORY Py lfrancxs Bourgault When nn the course of school events It becomes necessary for one class to dxssolve the bonds whlch connect lt to the rest of the school and to assume among the restof the classes the sepa rate and h o n o r ed statlon to whvch customs of the school entltle them the decent respect for the ODIIIIOUS of man k 1 n d requlres that they declare the causes vvh1ch c o m p e l them to self We hold th se truths to be self ev1 dent that all students are created equal that they are endowed by the Creato1 YVlth C01falU lnalxenable rlghts that among them are l1fe fa trace of WhlCh max be found m the JUHIOFS after m c r o s c o plc exammatlonl hbertx fto beat other classes lt they cfml and the pur ul of the honor roll that to secure these rlghts classes are mstltuted among puplls d e r1v1 n g thelr just pow ers from the class adwls or and the facultv and that whenever 'mv class becomes profic1ent 1n these accomphshments lt IS graduated and a new class lS organlzed laymg 1ts foundatlon on such pr1nc1ples as to 1tself shall seem most lxkely to make lt the best class ln school 1 I . , . . ! 9 Y V 5 . . . ,, : V. . Y , Y . ., ,g . , , - , 11 - , vs - 1 n A - ' . ' A . CW ! ' LA Y! ' . , . . ' .. ' kc., kb . s . 1 .u 1 1 -. J 1 -D v v - J ' . V , . Y 'W ! I ' . Y 1 h , s , . , - - D v a ' u 1 ' , I A - . . . I Y ' - present and for the future. By observ- COmm9I1ClHtl0U. ' . m ' 9 'A - '- - . ,' 1 1 . . Y . - I D ' . . 1 .e. 1 , , .' ,. , .N . . . - ' 'H . , u C t. . . . . H -, , A , c , S c . ' v' 1 v ' f . , c , . ' ' V X -A zz., ' 1 1 1 as V . . K ' ' ' 1 ' 77 e .Y Aa 'w' C b :, N ' ' ' . V '- . v ' ' ' , , A Ha ' V - .

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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 ' . ,

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MURDOCK MURMURS Prudence, indeed, will dictate that classes the years establrshed should not be affected by lrght and tra n s 1 e n t causes fsuch as loslng the track meet to the JUHIOFSJ And accordrnglx all experlence wrll show that mankmd IS more dlsposed to suffer wlnle evrls are tolerable than to fOSS1llZe las the Sophomore class seems drsposed to dol But when a long tram of vlctorres and successes pursues mvarlably and con srstently the same obgect and further more evmces a desrre and a deslgn to make lt the best class that ever ente ed Hlgh School here or elsewhere then rt IS the duty of the members of that class to come forward and admit that they are only humans though ofa hrgh order The hrstory of the class of 1933 rs a hrstory of r e p e a t e d triumphs and school cbampronshlps all havrng as therr ultrmate obJect1ve the establrsh ment of a marked superrorrty to the rest of the classes To prove thrs let facts be submltted to a candld world We entered thrs school rn September 1929 We held our first class meetmg a few weeks later and e l e c t e d as officers Francls Bourgault Presrdent Mary Beaman Vlce Pres Lourse Buckley At thrs meetrng we also chose Mr-s Rlce to be our class advrser After securmg these valuable leader s xve decrded to have a party A connnxt tee was selected who made complete plans for a Weenre Roa to be held at Benjamln Hlll Tllla party xvas very successful becaus rt xv ts the flrst real come together of the class Due to the success ot thrs party xxe declded to have another 1h1s tnx e a slelgh rlde was proposed but because of the lack of snow thus xx as changed to a bus rrde to Gardner vxhere we at tended a movre Up to the middle of the year our class had not partrcrpated ln any school ac trvltres, but on February 21 1929 The Freshmen class made rts first publrc appearance ln the spacrous Assembly Hall presentl rg a. prom am on t h e blrthday of famous men Oar next public appearance xx as on Murdock Xllght 'lms proved to b one of the most successful of the evenrng, l though we drel no' rccerve the cup In car ly sprmb after much dellbera tron Vn guna Rlc-e Mx rtle MacQueston C a lton Deerrng and Remo Lahtl repre sented our class IH the senn finals of the Morton In Lonxerse prlze speakrng' contest Myrtle MacQueston and Remo Lahtl were chosen to represent the class ln the finals Our last actlvrty of the year was the presentrng of the Knave of Hearts at the alumnr banquet Thrs proved as entertammg as all of oar other actrvx tles Wrth these few acco npl1shments we now began to feel as though we were a partrcular body of people and not an lIldlV1dUal It xva ln the sprrrt of sor roxv that thrs class ad Journed the last p rrt of June Upon returnlng fresh from our txxo months vacatlon vxe hela a prompt to help us throuvh nother Joyful year At this meetmg vxe eh cted Edmund Barker Presrdent H mx lafrerstron VICE Presxd nt Mary Beaman Secre tarx and lhomas Poole Treasurer Mrss bampso 1 xx s chosen class 'rdvrser A fe x x ecl s after school asse nbled we decrd d to h ue an ouung We planned tr ao up tr the Lo Labm on a Weenie Roast At t ns roast rt was planned to hold a meetmg of the same kmd each succeedrn year ln carlx f ill a committee xvas selected to choose a class rrng After Inter x xexx mg several salesmen thecommltt e , r 1 ' N I ' ! ,vi . . . , I , O .. t , v . . i . . 1 . ,, . Q . . . N A . Y a - . . l Y - M Q p . ur , .- 1 ' I ' . I 1 . 1 , v . . , . , . . . . ,, ,, A . . ' . ' . l . . x ' . . . I S . . . - a ' . . , . : . . y . i . , I . 1 9 ' - 'r 9 - Secretarygand Eva Gregory, Treasurer. class meetrng to choose capable leaders ' ' 4 'J , a. ' ' . ' . . - f ' o D - v ql. - . v 1 1 N' . 'o A v ' v ' , M Y 1' r Q ' - r xl 1 - . .. , , . 1 ' s - . St . ' '. 2 yas . f- -L v ' . I . . D Q .fi v 1 v .yy ,vw li , ' 1 , w R u we ' L 1 , ' 1 . ' S , 5 V . - ' .i .. 1' f - g '- ' . - ' ' . . , , . . , ' . 1 ' - . ' , . ,, . 1 i v 4 ln 1 .Q l . I