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

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String Ensemble The String Ensemble, under the leadership of Miss Ruth Christman, has been busy all year entertaining at P. T. A. meetings and women's clubs in Quincy. This group also joined with the North Band in presenting the annual Spring Concert given on May twenty-first. The Ensemble is ably headed by Gwen Bowes, concert mistress. Although this musical organization is not as well known among the pupils as the band or orchestra, good-will toward North is built up by these music- makers as they journey throughout the city captivat- ing audiences with their playing. HSP

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The North Quincy High School band can chalk up another successful and eventful season to its credit, due to its own efforts and the able direction of Miss Ruth Christman. Again the members have added their talents collectively to form the colorful, snappy background for the football games. And once more the student body is proud of the fine showmanship the band displayed out there on the field between the halves. Assemblies throughout the year were made more interesting by the presence and music of the school band, and all this led up to the musical climax of the year on April 10, the annual Band Concert. At this gala event the Senior Band, in cooperation with the Junior Band, String Ensemble, Glee Club, and Quincy High School Band, presented what was probably the finest musical entertainment of the season to a large and appreciative audience. The officers of this lively organization are: Harvey Humphrey, presidentg Priscilla Smith, vice presidentg Gerard Schaefer, treasurer, Bryant Carter, business manager. 4171 Band

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Libra ry Staff As in the past years the Library Staff under the able direction of Miss Elizabeth Sherman, was one of North's most popular and essential service organizations. The oliicers for this year were Mary E. O'Brien, presidentg Polly Hanson, vice-president, Patricia Waite, secretaryg and Josephine Fraumeni, treasurer. In fulfilling their many duties as library assistants, the girls spent a total of fifty-four hours per week working in the library. This included fifty- four school periods, plus ten periods before school and twenty periods after school. With Pauline Bonfigli acting as general chair- man, the Mothers' Tea, which has become a tradition with the Library Staff, was the highlight of the year in a social way. The Fine spirit of camaraderie and the close- knit cooperation developed among the girls of the Library Staff are what make membership in this group highly desirable. 4191-