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

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The old saying Experience is the best teacher is the basis of an organiza- tion which is of great service to the school, the Student Secretarial Staff. Senior girls interested in getting valuable office training may do so in a number of ways. Members of the staff are appointed to work in the ofiice of the assistant principals Where they are responsible for compiling, typing. and mimeographing the daily absentee list. The staff is also called upon to mimeograph programs for special events such as the Christmas assembly. Other students are selected to do secretarial work for teachers. In this capacity their main duties include typing, filing, taking dictation, and duplicating tests or study outlines. Although it means giving up spare time in study periods and after school, the girls do so willingly because they are gaining increased con- fidence and poise, thus improving their prospects for placement after graduation. President, Jean Paige: Vice-President, Marjorie Pitts: Secretary-Treasurer, Marilyn Johnson: Adviser, Miss Gormley. STUDENT SECRETARIAL STAFF

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VV X 59 Do you know the work behind our school paper, the North Sfclr? About a week before publication the whole szhool is reminded that articles are due: then the work really begins. First, the editorial staff sorts the contributions, reduces verbose material, and selects the most newsworthy articles. Qther inter- esting bits are saved and relegated to a later issue: then the whole paper goes to Miss Youngerman's efficient typing staff. After it has been proofread, the staff figures out how many columns each article will take, thus determining the correct place in the paper for the gossip column, the club news. the sports section, and the feature articles. Finally. a dummy is set up and sent to press. The following Thursday students buy a com- plete and interesting account of school affairs for only five cents. Credit for this publication belongs to John Galvin and Jane Nolan, who head up the journalism staff: to Joan Mcparland and her assistants, who solicit the advertisements: to Janet Ballou and Carolyn Moody, who so competently handle circulation, and to Mr. Starr, who advises the group. The result of their hard work is an accomplishment of which they can rightfully be proud. NORTH STAR L, X X ' 4 sf

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Two for the first period. Are there any for fourth period? I'll have one for the last period. Do these remarks mean anything to you? Well, they do to a member of the Library Staff. Each member has taken several turns at passing out library slips. She has, at one time or another. served on the desk, checking out books and passing out magazine slips, or assisted by putting books back, or by locating desired materials. The girls were busy socially as Well. A tea at the beginning of the year was a means of introducing members to each other and acquainting them with some of their duties. Later in the year, the girls spent an enjoyable evening when they Went in to see Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. They enjoyed the play and the topenotch performance of Erederic March and Elorence Eld- ridge. The most anticipated event of the year, the Mothers' Tea, took place in March. After Mr. l'lofferty's interesting talk, each mother was introduced. Einally, the girls rounded off the year with a delightful excursion to Miss Pratt's summer home. The Library Staff is an important organization and performs a real service for us all. President, Jacquelyn Dowling: Vice-President, Eileen Dearing: Secretary. Ann Peterson: Treasurer, Beverly Chorlton: Adviser, Miss Sherman: Co- Adviser, Miss Pratt. LIBRARY STAFF l X Z Sa 21 '15-i ., Wm K