Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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Page eighteen PARENTS AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION The P. T. A. meetings for the year of 1939 started Monday, January 9, at the Norwell High School auditor- ium. Mr. Marion Roberts, the director of Physical Education of Brockton was the speaker. His success as director of physical education has shown in the many state champion football teams he has turned out. On February 13, 1939 the boys be- longing to the art classes, under Mr. Booth's direction, presented a play on the Life of Abraham Lincoln. A moving picture, The New Fron- tier, completed the program. The P. T. A. program for March 23, 1939 was put on by the pupils of classes seven through twelve. Each department, made up of the students from these grades, namely the com- mercial department, music depart- ment, English department, French department and the home economics departmentg presented some form of their proceedings in their everyday classes, to the audience. At Norwell High school, April 10, 1939, the Brockton Federal Band, a unit of the Federal Music Project of Massachusetts, under the direction of Arthur S. Kendrew, presented a mu- sical program for the parents and teachers of Norwell. + + + TRI-TOWN PLAYS The Tri-Town Play Contest was held November 3, 4, 5 of the year '38. Scituate, Marshfield, and Norwell were the contestants. On No- xember 3 the three plays were pre- sented at Norwell, November 4 at Scituate, and November 5 at Marsh- field. Judges were chosen by the three schools to decide upon the best play. The honors and cup went to Norwell for the production of Jon. Scituatc's play. The Finger of God and Marshfield's No 'Count Boy, were both well done. Jon directed by Mr. Allen had the following as cast: Lawrence New- comb as a fisherman, Alyce Joseph as his wife, Harold Young as their little boy, Constance Joseph as the grand- mother, Robert Newcomb as the dead Jon, Marie Sandberg as Jon's lover, and James MacDonald as a friend of Jon's. Mary Skelding, Virginia Gaudette, Charlotte Dunbar, Eliza- beth Hall, Roger Apts, Donald Burn- side, Howard Shearer and Ralph Burns were the supporting cast. Norwell is very proud of winning this cup and hopes that she might be fortunate enough to win it for two more successive years thus enabling her to keep it permanently. + + + INTER-CLASS PLAYS Every year for the past three years the four upper classes of Norwell High school have each presented a short one-act play. A first and sec- ond prize has been awarded to the two best plays which were chosen by popular vote. This year the plays were presented on Thursday, March 30. The freshmen began the pro- gram with Mistletoe And Moon- light. The sophomores followed with Buddy Answers an Ad. The juniors came next with, The Re- venge of Shari-Hot-Su, and the clos- ing play was presented by the sen- iors, The Lord's Prayer. All four plays went off well and the audience found it difficult to choose the best production. The priz- es however were won by the Junior and Senior classes. The Junior play, which was a Japanese comedy, won the first prize of 358 and the Seniors, serious play, The Lord's Prayer, won the second prize of S-1. The evening was a huge success and we hope that this contest will be carried on through the future years. + + + St'HO0I. AFFAIRS During the week of September 16, 1938, the Student Council and Mr. Thayer, our principal. planned for a get together social. This was Continued on Next Page

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Page seventeen THE LEONARD ALLEN FUND In memory of LEONARD JAMES ALLEN 1907 - 1939 In the Fall of 1933 Leonard James Allen came to Norwell as teacher of English in the Junior and Senior High School. He died in Norwell on March 17, 1939. In those five and one half years Mr. Allen gained the respect and affection of all who knew him. His death was a loss to the community he had grown to love and to look upon as his home. By personal association, by direc- tion of school dramatics, and by his work in the class-room, Mr. Allen de- voted himself to imparting to the boys and girls of Norwell that respect for the written and spoken word and that appreciation of good literature that was so deep and sincere a part of his own nature. The establish- ment of a school library by means of which all the children in the school might have access to good books was his great ambition. As a memorial to Mr. Allen and to perpetuate the work in which he was so deeply interested the Leonard Al- len Fund for the purchase of books for the school library is to be estab- lished. The nucleus of the Fund will be created by voluntary donations from all who knew Mr. Allen and from any others who might be interested and wish to participate in such an under- taking for the benefit of the com- munity. The increase of the Fund and the memory of Mr. Allen's name will be carried forward through the years by the school children themselves. Mr. Allen's birthday, February 28th, or some other designated date of each year will be Leonard Allen day. On that day all school children who wish to participate will bring to the school their pennies to swell the Leonard Allen Fund for their library. The Fund, itself, will be adminis- tered by a selected group of trustees who will supervise its investment and spend a specified portion of its in- come for the annual purchase of books. By this procedure the Fund, itself, will continue to grow and hence the money available for the purchase of books will increase with each new year. Everyone is welcome to participate in this memorial to Mr. Allen. All who wish to be Charter Members by subscribing to the nucleus of the Leonard Allen Fund may give their contributions to the temporary re- ceiver, Mrs. C. Campbell Baird, Main Street, Norwell, Mass. + + + CLASS ROOM CONDUCT As I have become a graduate of Norwell High School, I take the above title in mind. I often wondered if my class room conduct was the best that I could offer. Of course, I can't say that I didn't try my best. There are many phases of class room conduct, a few of which I am going to explain or describe. First, there is the person who comes in banging the doors and making all the possible noise he can, while morning exercises are being conducted. Na- turally, he did not chance to look through the little 8 x6 window pane in the door, to see if the exercises were being carried on. Second, comes the person who just loves to open his desk cover, yank out his books, drop them on his desk, and then sit down with a big grin on his face, while the teacher looks angrily at him. The next phase that comes to my mind is the person who speaks to his classmate while the teacher is read- ing the notices to her class room. This is a hindrance, because with the un- dertone only few in the class room will be able to hear all the notices, thus probably not hearing the impor- tant ones. It is also hard for the teacher due to the fact that she has to speak louder. As conduct does mean a lot in the carrying on of the school, pupils should try to cooperate in classes and the study hall. Classes cannot be carried on as well and the pupils can- not do their studying thoroughly if we do not have this cooperation. BARBARA WEARE

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THE SHIPBUILDER Page nineteen Continued From Previous Page to bring the students and teachers to a more informal gathering, and to get reacquainted after the summer vacation. On September 16, Friday the social was held, and it was enjoy- ed by all. Many class socials, those put on by each class from the Freshman to the Seniors were held during the year. On Friday October 7, 1938, the first of these socials was sponsored by the Freshmen. It was highly. succiess- ful. October 27, 1938, the Sophomore Hallowe'en Social, the first of the dec- orative affairs, was held. The hall appropriate for the occasion. On November 18, 1938, the Seniors sponsored a Thanksgiving dance. The hall was decorated in autumn colors, with crepe paper hanging from the lights. The music was supplied by Bunny Grant and his Orchestra. The Junior Box Social was held February 3, 1939. The Student Council gave a dance March 10, 1939, with Bunny Grant and his orchestra, supplying the mu- sic. This Was Well attended and all had fun in spite of the bitter cold and stormy weather. On March 17, 1939 the National Honor Society sponsored a Motion Picture for all who wished to attend. School affairs of the year ended with the First Annual Field day, May 25, 1939. +++ SONGS AND COMMENTS 1. An Old Curiosity Shop Mr. Sipple's room. 2. For the First Time An AH in American History. 3. Hurry Home At 2:30 4. How Can You Forget The ordeal in Mr. Thayer's office. 5. It's About Time Graduation 6. Riding Home H. Shearer and S. Porter 7. Two Sleepy People Sam Turner, Stafford Hardwick 8. Variety is the Spice of Life Doris Page 9. What Have You Got that Gets Them ? V. Hall 10. You're the Only Star M. Sandberg 11. You're a Sweet Little Head- ache R. Cummings 12. Ferdinand the Bull Joe Paradis 13. Dark Rapture C. Joseph 14. From Now On Freedom 15. My Reverie After graduation 16. Little Lad George Page 17. Where Else But Here Anywhere 18. We Speak of You Often Mr. Thayer 19. You Never Know When report cards are issued 20. Shame! Shame! Seniors sitting in the corner in Room 1. 21. Gotta' Get Some Shut-Eye After doing homework 22. F. D. R. Jones L. Newcomb 23. Could Be Promotion 24. The Masquerade is Over After Senior Prom 25. Whispering Study Hall E. JOHNSON, '39 + + + FRENCH CLUB Although the French Club has had but few meetings it can be called a successful club. Alyce Joseph is president, Mary Skelding, secretary- treasurer, and Miss Hurley, supervis- or. ln order to join, one must be in either his second or third year of French. One of the major joys of this club is the trips to French mov- ies at the Fine Arts Theatre in Bos- ton. They prove to be interesting, educational, and enjoyable. We hope that in future years the club will grow and become one of the finest in the school. + + + 4-H CLUB The 4-H Club has not had a very successful year mostly because of other activities. but we hope that next year it will prosper and develop into a fine club. We wish it much luck for next year and the many years to come.