New Bedford High School - Crimson Log Yearbook (New Bedford, MA)

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF JANUARY 1944 All aboard! All aboard for a four year cruise on the largest ship available, the School Ship N. B. H. S., for a trip over the Sea of Education. “Twas a fine January morning in the year nineteen hundred and forty when we set sail. We elected the following officers to lead us: Richard Kaufman, President; Jane Ashley, Vice-President; William Donahue, Treas- urer. Edward Cook, Morton Black and Constance Hindle represented us in the Student Council. During the first six months of our cruise, we sailed along with a good wind, and with the aid of our teachers soon reached the end of the first term. In September, nineteen hundred and forty we set sail again and in January nineteen hun- dred and forty-one we were stopped by another ship so that they might transfer some of their passengers to our ship. They were junior high school graduates. Again at this time we elected officers to lead us. They were John Joyce, President; Frank Marsden, Vice-President; Cynthia Gerstenzang, Secretary; and Kenneth Rowbottom, Treasurer. Since we were older and now a little bit more prominent than the year before we were allowed to have four mem- bers instead of three represent us in the Student Council. Constance Hindle, Beverly Smed- stead, John Marmaras and David Meltzer were chosen for these positions. We had been so occupied with our cruise and the places we had stopped to partake in such activities as the Debating Society, the Dramatic Society, the Band, the Orchestra, R. O. T. C., Girls’ League and Junior Red Cross as well as basketball, football and track that be- fore we realized it we had been travelling for a year and a half and summer vacation was up- on us once again. In September when we started anew we were still flying under the flag of Sophomores but in January we hailed under the proud title of Juniors. The waters were more ruffled because of the high winds of extra curricula activities, and once more election day was at hand. Those who were victorious at the polls were Frank Marsden, President; Constance Hindle, Vice-President; Lois Taylor, Secretary; Edward Andrews, Treasurer. Five worthy members of the crew were elected representatives to the Student Council. They were Elizabeth Gun- derson, Pauline Baines, Albert Rosenthal, Jack Shapiro and Shirley Lord. For the next six months we sailed along very smoothly under our flag of Juniors. Then once more summer popped up just when we needed a rest. In September all our shipmates went aboard anxious to finish the last lap of our junior status and experience the honor that goes with the high rank of Seniors. Well, they say, “Everything comes to him who waits’ so sure enough in January we were promoted to Seniors. This time those placed at the helm were Stanley Littlefield, President; Sol Brody, Vice-Presi- dent; Edith Rubin, Secretary; Edward Andrews, Treasurer. However, before we had gone very far, our treasurer and several of the crew left us bound for another port. They were going on a special mission so that our ship and others like it might continue to sail the Sea of Education without molestation. We chose Florence Nelson to fill the vacancy. Six of our shipmates were chosen to represent us in the Student Council. They were Elizabeth Se aie George Dalrymple, Winifred Brown, Albert Rosenthal, David Meltzer and Doro- thy Zolt. JANUARY - - - 1944 31

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BASEBALL Despite the transportation difficulties facing them, New Bedford fielded a baseball nine this year. For the most part, the games were played in the near vicinity. The nine was sparked by Mickey Sullivan and included the following seniors: Victor Chausse, Denny Moniz and Harold Cooper. Lou Rebello, Mickey Sullivan, James Downey, James Ryan, Gene Sullivan, Harold Coop- er, and Antone Pina comprised the starting nine. New Bedford won eight games and lost six. Ne Dee pp: N.B. Opp. Westport 9 2 Durfee 4 ) Taunton 3 2 Durfee ) 6 Vocational 4 3 Fairhaven 12 2 Dartmouth 13 8 Vocational 5 9 Westport 3 4 Vocational 2 3 Dartmouth 6 § Taunton 7 ) Durfee 2 8 Fairhaven is 0 Won 8 Lost?6 93 60 BASKETBALL As the report goes to press, New Bedford has played only one game of its 1943-44 season. The Crimson made a good showing but its performance was not the same as those of the past few years. A lack of veteran material shows in the lineup. The only real veteran is Lou Rebello. Coach Dodge usually comes up with a good basketball team and we feel sure that the Red and White will win a good share of their games. Because of mid-term graduation, there are no members of the senior class among the players. 1943-44 SCHEDULE Cranston West Pawtucket, Brockton, West Pawtucket, Vocational, Taunton, Durfee, At- tleboro, Durfee, Brockton, Fairhaven, Taunton, Attleboro, Vocational, Fairhaven. FOOTBALL The 1943 Crimson team, led by Capt. Al Griffith, ran up six victories against three de- feats. New Bedford beat Durfee and Vocational each twice this season. On Columbus Day, New Bedford squeezed out a 6-0 win against Durfee and in the annual Thanksgiving Day clas- sic, the Red and White dominated the play and won 13-0. The seniors on this years eleven included Capt. Al Griffith, Phil Madeiros, Ira Goldstein, Fred Gumbs, Stan Littlefield, Victor Chausse, and George Dalrymple. N.B. Opp. N.B. Opp. Cranston 0 18 Vocational 14 0 Providence Central 14 6 Fairhaven y, 0 Durfee 6 0 Durfee 13 0 Brockton 0 12 te Ae Vocational 20 6 74 82 Weymouth 0 40 Won—6 Lost—3 30 THE CRIMSON LOG

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3 9066 00057 0610 ° Near the end of the cruise, Mr. Dorman read us a list of those who had reached the top and were to be graduated with honor. The two who led the group in the College Building were Albert Rosenthal and Constance Hindle and the two who led the group in the Commer- cial Building were Vivian Chassey and Norma Pierce. As we neared the port where we leave our friends, we held our Prom and Banquet. On January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and forty-four we came to the end of our scholas- tic cruise when we reached Graduation Island. Here we all parted, each one of us taking different roads yet hoping to meet again some day and recall the pleasures of our trip. EpirH RuBiIn, Secretary 32 THE CRIMSON LOG