Newburyport High School - Enaitchess Yearbook (Newburyport, MA)

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NEWBURYPORT HIGH RECORD CLIPPER CLIPPINGS N. H. S. AND THE WAR For the past four months our country has been at war. The students of N. H. S., both past and present, have made a commendable effort to do their part for ultimate victory. There are approximately two hundred former students now serving in America's armed forces. N. H. S. is proud of them. We hope N. H. S. is also proud of the part being played by the students of today. Their part has thus far consisted of the sale of defense bonds and stamps in school, the organization of service knitters and of a model airplane club, the collection and sale of old newspapers and magazines, and the enlistment of five senior boys in the U. S. Navy. Although these accomplishments are not spectacu- lar, they reflect at least an effort to do our part for Uncle Sam. They express our determination to answer the call of duty. When and if that call is made, we hope our answer will be one of which we will ever have occasion to be proud. THE BENEFITS OF TRAVEL I think that most of the world's troubles would be ended if more people would travel, and they would if travel were made more accessible to the people. In America we are told that Germans are barbarians, Italians are cowards, and Spaniards are ignorant. PAGE EIGHT Over there they think we are a nation of playboys and the English are money-grabbers. Now if more Americans visited Europe and leamed to know the people over there, they would realize that Germans are not ferocious, but rather a peaceful people who have produced great works of music, literature, and art, and have done much in the field of science. They would soon realize that the Italians, the least warlike of people, are simple, kind, and courageous when they believe' that they are right. They would learn that Spaniards, on the whole, are an intelligent, freedom loving race and far from ignorant. On the other hand, a German, Italian, or Spaniard visiting America and England would find that the common Englishman is not a money-grabber but an open minded person standing for what he believes is right. He would find that Americans are a wise- cracking, sport minded, tolerant, and brave people, who hold no grudge against the ordinary European. People of one nation who have become acquainted with another country are not so likely to believe the warlike accusations of their leaders. The scenery of a country is also a heart warming feature. Foreign- ers visiting Switzerland love that little country not solely because of her inhabitants but also because of her beautiful lakes and mountains. They can under- stand why the Swiss are so patriotic. Americans and English visiting Germanyls cities, forests, lakes, and peaks can say with the Germans, Lieb Vaterlandf' Germans traveling through the peaceful country towns of Britain or watching the heavily laden fishing boats dock cannot believe Der Fuhrer when he condemns England. When they ride in taxis through New York, Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles, or climb the peaks of the Rockies, they can realize why Americans will not give them up, and why America will always remain America. Francis Bresnalzan '43 BETTER N EIGHBORS La Conga is sweeping the country like wildfire. Look in any number of Home magazines and you will find many of the more attractive rooms decorated in the Latin manner. Not a few novelty shops have gone all out South American. You know this, but did you ever reason why? Our govemment is en- dorsing a policy of hemisphere solidarity. It would like to see all the governments of North, Central,

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NEWBURYPORT HIGH RECORD Kmiec, Alexander Kmiec, Thaddeus Knight, Alfred C. Knight, Donald , Knight, Edmund C. Knight, Oscar C. Jr. Knowles, Samuel F. Kray, Herbert Leary, Dennis L. Leary, Timothy Leonard, James R. Liberatore, John C. Little, Irving C. Little, Justin Littlefield, George Lovering, Arthur Lucey, Fred Lucey, Vincent Lucy, Cornelius F. Lucy, Fred Lyons, Joseph Lyons, Gerald Lynch, Robert MacFarlane, Milton Mackie, Clifford Mantarian, George Mantarian, Leo Marciska, Joseph Marshall, Dudley H. Marston, Arthur McGlew, David McGlew, Robert Melonopoulos, Arthur Miller, Robert Morrill, David Murphy, Arthur Murphy, Donald Murphy, Joseph Murphy, William Murphy, William E. Murray, Cornelius Nealand, Lloyd G. Newhall, Joshua LaPlante, Theresa N ichipor, John Norton, Harry B. Norton, Howard H. Noyes, Leslie Noyes, Richard Nutting, Ernest D. Orfant, Joseph Packer, Howard Holden Packer, Ralph Page, David Parsons, Raymond Patterson, Richard Pelletier, William Perkins, John Perley, Samuel Perry, Donald Piecewicz, Frank Piecuch, Michael Pingree, Philip Plante, William Plouff, Francis Porter, James Quill, Albert Quill, Gerald Raymond, Fred Reilly, Joseph Reslewic, Joseph Richardson, Myron Riley, Harold Rosina, Stanley Rowe, Merrill True Russell, Burton B. Jr. Russell, Donald Ryan, James J. Jr. Sargent, Ralph Sauvan, Carl Sewacki, Stanley Vincent Shea, Roderick Sielicki, Leo R. Silvia, Arthur Sostak, Bernard Sotiropoulos, Angelo Spaulding, Franklin Sprich, Carl Stanton, Donald Stanton, Joseph R. Stevens, Douglas Strangman, Harold Sullivan, Arthur Sullivan, Cornelius J. Sullivan, Francis Jeremiah Sullivan, George Tait, Frank Teague, Francis Tedford, Charles Tedford, Edward Teel, Robert Thurlo, George Albert Tikotsky, Stanley Tobias, Edwin R. Traister, Oscar Trebach, Stanley Tropilo, Alex Tuck, Donald Twomey, George Vovos, George Walker, Henry Walton, Curtis R. Walton, Keith Walton, Leland Weatherby, Albert Weintraub, Edward Wheaton, Frederick Whitten, Charles Henry Witcomb, Charles Woodworth, Douglas York, Arthur A. Ziemien, Matthew Ziemien, Walter Smolski, Stephen 'Killed at Pearl Harbor NURSES IN WAR SERVICE Nolan, Madeline Midgely, Beryl Page, Helen PAGE SEVEN

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NEWBURYPORT HIGH RECORD and South America good neighbors. With this view in mind, well known movie actors were recently sent to South America as ambassadors of good will. Through the Pan-American sections of our news- papers and magazines many of us have acquired a better understanding of our neighbors to the south. We all agree that this could still be improved. What better way than the study of the language of our neighbors, their closest possession? In order to have a class in Spanish here in this high school, only twenty parents would have to sign a petition, and twenty pupils agree to take the course. From the comments heard, it would seem there are a few times twenty pupils waiting for the opportunity to take Spanish. LONGER LUNCH PERIOD For some time the question of a longer lunch period has been debated in N. H. S. The reason for this discussion is obvious. The confusion in the cafeteria exists mainly because the students have not the time to take their time. When the lunch bell rings, pupils scatter, most of them scooting down to the cafeteria, but many of the girls going to the girls' room. Once in the cafeteria, lunching becomes a rush of grabbing, gulping, and galloping-mustn't be late for class, you know. There is seldom time to exchange more than a brief hello at the table, never time really to talk with friends. The addition of ten minutes to each of our present twenty-minute periods would remedy this state of affairs. This ten minutes would allow the feminine element of the student body time to wash their hands and repair damaged make-up, and also still have sufficient time to eat enough food and to do this while exhibiting decent manners. The boys, too, might use this ten minutes to good avail in working off outside the cafeteria some of the exuberance that causes so much of the commotion inside the cafeteria. Last year a plan was instituted whereby the periods were lengthened, a plan meeting the approval of everyone, but one which was dropped after a week's trial for no apparent reason. At home we are not expected to prepare for lunch, swallow it, and be somewhere in twenty minutes. Why are we ex- pected to do so at school? THE DEFENSE SCHOOL To the Senior boys who have completed the machine shop course and to those for whom it is just beginning the future holds promise. A trade, a lucrative position, and security are the evident gains, aside from the fact that they are aiding our national defense effort. Far-sighted individuals can realize that this de- fense school should not be permitted to close down entirely at the end of the conflict, it should be con- verted, to provide shop training as part of the curriculum. Educators are aware that most students conclude their formal education with high school graduation. Our present curriculum, while it does prepare students for college, does not help sufficiently those who will not seek higher education. Evidently some measure for preparing this majority for the requirements of the working world is necessary. Shop training is one solution. Of course, the school authorities, and not the gov- ernment, would have to own the machines, as is the present case. While the cost of establishing such machine training in N. H. S. would undoubtedly entail extended expense, the benefits resulting would easily counterbalance the incidental cost. GIFT OF CLASS OF 1925 Th M. I. T. trophy, recently acquired by the basketball team as a result of winning the State Class B Championship, is not the only point of interest in the alcove. Many pupils are lured to this spot by the new trophy case, a walnut cabinet with glass doors. Even before the M. I. T. plaque was obtained, the new case attracted the attention and admiration of nearly every one who came into the high school. The increase in the number of trophies, which our football, baseball, and basketball heroes have won during the past few years, necessitated the purchase of the new cabinet to replace the old one, the gift of the Class of 1911 many years ago. There are in the cabinet at present about twenty trophies, including two which were won in 1897, also six footballs, a basketball, and a baseball, souvenirs of victorious games. The new cabinet was purchased last February with money from the fund left to the school by the Class of 1925. SENIOR USHERS With the introduction of senior girl ushers, the traffic problem at N. H. S. has been solved. The interchanging of up and down stairways has also ' PAGE NINE