Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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THE SHIPBUILDER 13 Jones, leading man of the cinema, for a loopf' Bing Croxliy, Idol of the Diamond, went South for the Spring season and predicts he will slam 65 runs for the Yankees. CILII'kf:l7f71l', Society reporter for New York Times, says that Paris styles this year will he shorter, alonij the 1929 lines, not the prices I hope. Bain' lellfll, Bridge champion of the IYorld, issued a challenge to Frinklin Roosevelt, leading contender, for a 500 rulvlmer game with a prize of f1?lO0,000. Clnifilcffe Colbert, recently elected rresident of the S.I'.C.A. tSociety of the Prevention of Cruelty to ilxllllllfllsl, is starting a fund to take care of over- worked horses. Incidentallv she is the first woman to he elected hy the Re- publicans, or the Democrats. either. lfrcd Allen, America's foremost writer and lecturer mentioned in his speech Xlednesday night the evils of horse racing in regard to a happy mar- riage. Greta Carlin, New Iinglands cook- ing expert had a tremendously succesf- ful exhibition of foods and types of cooking at the XYorld's Exposition held in Tammany Hall, Ouincv, Mass. l7z'5.:y Dean, fastest human on earth, will appear at the new stadium jnft completed at Hanover, Mass, in which he will run the mile as only he can. NX'hen asked to pose for the newsi ar- ers and say a word he huried his head in his hat and said nothing. Modest Dizzy! By the lYorld XYide Cofnfnen- tator on the News of the world THOMAS IXXR.-XDIS ..i.....ll,-. . Among 'ZX KI4XS'I'I2R TO HIS DOG .X master said to his little dog, You have lmeen very had, .Xnd I am very sad To think that a dog of mine .Xnd one of such great understanding Should he sitting down, harking at the moon. Ralph Burns, Grade VIII PEOPLE 'Iihere are many kinds of people Some are short others not Some have funny faces Most are honest Few are very wise Hut to cover everything XYill lead interesting lives. john Gomes OW Poem CONliRL'IiNT In arithmetic XYe have all kinds of numbers. lint the thing that caught my eye XYas an especially good one. I think they called it a congruent tri- angle, For you could make two of one And one out of two. Ralph Burns, Grade VIII NOISIfS ,Xt night when I am all alone, Those ghostly, creaking noises Sound like dogs gnawing' at a hone. Oh, well! ----- I guess it's just my conscience. june Gleason, Grade YIII

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12 THE SHIPBUILDER GR.-XTITUDE One cloudy day we were very quiet. hut the delicious smell of a rice cus- tard hroke the stillness of a gloomy Saturday. Mother was humming hap- pily making it. For me, my mouth was getting very moist. After I got it. I started eating very rapidly. My sister asked me for some, I thought a minute and said to myself, XYhy should I share it with her, Then something inside of me seemed to say, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. So I gave it all to her. I felt very much happier af- terwards. -Iohn Comes, Grade VI IYHO IS THE Most ronular girl? Ruth Knapp Most ropular hov? Ilill Hanson Rest dressed girl? Phyllis Turner Pest dressed lxoy? Banning Repplier Rest looking girl? Phyllis Turner llest looking hoy? Banning Repplier Best athelete, girl? Myrtle Gauley Ilest athlete, hoc? Vhillip likstrovn llest dancer. girl? llorothv Phelps Ilest dancer, hoy? llill Hanson Vlass hahy? Teddy Dinsmoor Class actress? lfsther Xthiting Class actor? llanning Repplier Vlass artist? Donald Porter Most studious? llorothy Phelps Cilass flirt? Ruth Knapp Most hftshful? Teddy Dyer Ilest drag with faculty? Steven Thomas Most dependahle? llorothy Phelps Most courteous? Phyllis Turner Most reserved? Phyllis Turner liest Natured? T. Dinsnioor and D. Porter Xtoman Hater? Raymond Beach lX'ittiest? Curtis Power Laziest? Curtis Power Most popular teacher? ,Mr. Daggett Flass Lover? Bill Hanson Class giggles? Myrtle Gauley Blushes the most? Ruth Knapp lahhers the most? Tony Piro Sleeps the most? Curtis Power ODD BITS FROM .-XNYXYHERE tNote.l As I begin to type this list of famous people, my head seems to lse turning in circles and the furniture has a chronic case of Saint Vitus Dance. Vt'ow'lWll-I there's dozens of this list! Methinks I had just two too many. .lforiv Baer, colorful politician from way down South. says he will sweep the country in the next Presidential election. llrlifflltit' folzuson, stellar player-man- after of the Roston Red Sox scoffed at the rumor that he would run for Mayor ot' Tinville, his home town. next fall. lfrfd .4.vfm'rt', lYorld's Heavyweight t'lian1pion, is again in the limelight, he claims he will knock any 2 contenders for his title into the 2nd halcony inside of l round. lim'-i' Long, tained .Xntartic explor- er who recently returned to the If S. said at a hanqnet, lt's great to he home again, it gets tiresome not hav- ing anyone to talk to for weeks. l,l'l'HlU C't1rl1t'rti, who as you know just won the ping-pong title of the world intends to ride Uinaha. favored to win the Kentucky llerhy. ll'i'll ly'ogvr.v, speed demon of the air, announced his intentions to fly across the country upside down at 250 miles an hour. lle says it's good for the liver. lfddir .S'lmrv, .Xmerica's premier dance star. recently caused a sensation in Hollywood when he knocked Bobby

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14 THE SHIPBUILDER THE DOG Tan-colored, middle-aged and slight, My dog, Skeeter, puts cats to flight, Flirts with his girl-friends young and fair, Times with him could not be gayer. There is no prouder man alive, 'Til he comes home at half-past five! In a car he loves to travel: He can run like mad-the gravel Just flies from underneath his feet, Canines wonder at one so fleet. Christian Fenger, Grade VIII MY IMPRESSION GF A VACUUM CLEANER That awful, deafening roar. Those gobs of dirt like cloudlets soar. The spectral dust forms seethe. How am I supposed to breathe? Now I ask you, is it kind? To disturb my peace of mind And break up this happy place, XYhile with vacuum you race, From end to end And side to side, Qf this poor colonial room. XYon't you please just use 21 broom? ,lean MacLean, tlrade Ylll COUNTRY FOLK .XT Tllli CINIQKLX They march in Confidently: defiantly. The XYomen Hardy, Solid, Sphinx-like, Leading the Men. The lean, hawk-nosed Men. Looking bewildered in their cheap Mail order serge suits .-Xnd tightly plastered hair l'arted in the middle: Looking out of place with their Short, stubby, labor roughened Fingers. The children follow: Their bright, alert, eyes Darting around them, missing Nothing. They stare And giggle And whisper together. They all settle in their Seats: the children Restlessly, the men Neryously: and the women Stolidly: complacently, Defying the altering of Time. They bring candy: Cheap, sickenly sweet. Iiut Novel. The women Klasticate dreamly, their bovine coun tenanees l'naverted. The men Steadily muneh Slowly, surely, enjoying It all. The children Chew excitedly, as they Turn and twist and stare with XXXunder-widened lfyes. .Xml at the lind They move slowly out The children sleepily, Rubbing' hot clenched fists .Xgainst heavy-lidded eyes-i- The men Yawning and hroliillg' straight ahead Their faces Remarkably nnexpressivc .Xnd the women Tlitllil NY XX'ith strangely lit-up eyes .Xnd a sense of lfthereal l'nre:ditv: Their momentary trzmsformalion To a lialse XYorld llas elated them Temporarily. Banning Repplier