North Quincy High School - Manet Yearbook (North Quincy, MA)

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Sa Zfau Qc 7a 'Wie Mwiei by Marion Mainwarning '39 Probably most of the pupils here at North go fairly often to the movies. Whether they realize it or not, a great many of the pictures they' see have a definite effect upon their school work. In English, in science, in civics, in business subjects, in languages, in history, and in geo- graphy, in art and in music, we study things that we have seen brought to life on the screeng in the theatre, we see people and places of which We already know through our school subjects. Science students could hardly fail to be inspired by The Story of Louis Pasteur, drawing students by Rem- brandt, or music students by Naughty Marietta, Show Boat, or Maytime. Business students and civics students find continual references to their work in pictures of modern times. Pupils who take Latin are made to realize, in many pictures, how great and important a language it has beeng pupils taking French or German see through the foreign films available that they are study- ing living languages spoken by mil- lions every day. The greatest contribution of the moving picture to the school, how- ever, is undoubtedly in the fields of history and literature. In many cases the two are very closely linked, often inseparably so. For instance, the film A Tale of Two Cities not only has a colorful historical setting, but also forms either a preparation for, or a supplement to, the reading of the book. Many pictures, of course, are disappointments because they can scarcely be associated with the books from which they are drawn, but, more and more, movies are being made closer to their origi- nals. It is not necessary, moreover, for a film to be historically accurate in every detail. If it recreates for the student the life, customs, and atmosphere of a certain epoch, it does well. Once it has aroused the pupil's interest in some particular subject, the subject itself will con- tinue to interest him. Students can learn facts from textbooks, but they gain a more valuable knowledge if they can appreciate the human side of history, and very often motion pictures aid this appreciation. Librarians all over the country re- port that when such pictures as So Red the Rose, The Good Earth, Mary of Scotland, and Captains Courageous are playing locally, the T-15 Gooo EARTH , ,,.x THE STORY or ,x louis PAST:-:UR Q 4 l lg ! 1 Y en' 1 QC' cg- , N ' W, K Jill xxx I ' ,L ff l- ,fy ,nl 1' I 'I I . .C ' X .L- f x .V v 'as nt, if - xfL1'3 A ,fa wv 6' Q- : XX 15' 1' wo - ' fl TQ- X459 :Oli M5 NAUGHTY NIANETTA 1 Mmm Mmwmn

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'7fxe ea. of -me Maw, sam by Willie Byron and Sam Snickerchuck It was a festive day, a day wel- come to students and a day provok- ing pride in teachers. It was THE day for South Oshkosh High School and all those connected with it. To explain, it was the day celebrating the anniversary of the donation of a valuable stamp collection to South Oshkosh High School by Jasper J. Jones, millionaire philanthropist, cork-screw king, and most important of Plush County personages. The opening ceremonies were well under way. The vast auditorium was over- fiowing with nodding students, the stage cluttered with guests and speakers, the whole functioning under the benign regard of the one and only Jasper J. Jones. The presiding oflicer, headmaster George Hightone, had just conclu-ded a lengthy exposi- tion and was trilling forth the usual introduction for the first speaker of the day. The number one orator on the list was none other than Miss Aphjenia Heppy-button, teacher of Trochosopherical Motives and Re- actions, Course I, who was also to unveil the draped object at the center of the stage and reveal the famed collection. Headmaster Hightone, reaching the peak of his dramatic build-up, majestically swung toward the left wing, and summoning his four-feet-five of sinew and non- sinew into one most dignified pose, he finished. . ...I hereby introduce a well known member of our own faculty, our first speaker, Miss Heppy-but- ton! A smattering of applause wel- comed the conclusion of his speech and resignedly accepted the next. Mr. George Phineas Hightone wheeled to his place beside Jasper J. Jones and surrendered the speaking platform to Miss Heppy-button, And as for Miss Heppy-button, wherever she was, she was beyond striking distance of the rostra. Silence reigned, no speaker appeared-Mr. Hightone fidgeted nervously, a mounting color suffused his wizened face. A titter spread through the student body, climaxing itself in a raucous laugh. The honorable J. J. Jones produced an awesome frown. The hitherto smooth-running cere- mony had struck a snag. Mr. Hightone writhed with tor- menting humiliation. In despera- tion, he arose, and although a self- averred master of any situation, found this problem most perplexing. He muttered a few inaudible words which ended in a cough, ignominious- ly and blindly started toward the hooded collection, pulled the cord, and revealed -an empty receptacle! A spontaneous laugh swelled from the crowded assemblage and mounted to a passion of uncontrolled mirth. Jasper J. Jones was on his feet, be- wildered, confused. The dominating Mr. Hightone provided a most piti- able spectacle. The other guests arose hastily, some simply standing open-mouthed, others fading thank- fully behind the wings. Some practi- cal and kindly soul had presence of mind enough to pull the curtains and bring an end to the dismal scene. But the laughter rolled on, waxing long and loud. The patter of rain reached the ears MANET 9