Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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Page Nine That year proved a successful one for our class. VVe carried off top honors in the performance of Elmer in the Inter- Class plays, putting the upper classes in the background and showing our fellow classes that the Freshmen could be lead- ers as well as followers. For our class trip that year we went to Fieldston which proved to be a happy ending to our first year. When we entered school in the fall as Sophomores, we found we had lost seven of our class members. Fred Fair and Fran- cis Paradis had left to go to work. Francis is now a valued employee of the Stilphen Motors in Dorchester. Francis Peckham had found employment in Fall River. Josephine Oteri moved back to Boston, Dorothy Ryan and Frances Tantillo found employment, and Eunice Paige moved to Hanover. Betty Bond moved to Washington, and she is graduating from the Washington, D. C. High School this June. This year found us excelling again in dramatics with the performance of The Pampered Darling which won second prize in the Inter-Class play contest. We left the ruling of the class that year in the hands of Robert Newcomb, President, Loring Viladsworth as Vice- President, Secretary Betty Bond until she moved to Mfashington, then Shirley Porter took up her duties as Secretary, and Treasurer Eugene Duncan. When june arrived we took a trip to Nantasket, accompanied by Mrs. Dag- gett. This proved a pleasant close to our second successful year. In the fall of l938 we began our junior year. In looking over our members we found that Loring Mladsworth had left us. Loring is assistant manager of a flour- ishing gasoline station in Braintree: How- ard Maybury moved to Pembroke. We added a valuable new member to our class, james MacDonald from Thayer Academy. The class officers for that year were Robert Newcomb as President, Virginia Caudette as Vice-President, Stanford Luce, Secretary, and Eugene Duncan, Treasurer. Again we demonstrated our outstand- ing dramatic ability by winning first prize with the fine performance of The Revenge of Shari-Hot Su. ln Mav we held our first real class dance, the .lunior Prom. Everyone ad- mitted that the spring decorations were most original and the most artistic ever arranged in the hall. Because of the date conflicting with other Proms of neigh- boring towns, its success was social rather than financial. This year two of our members were outstanding in athletics, Eugene Duncan was the star pitcher and Wlesley Osborne was the most outstanding catcher in the South Shore League. The -Iunior year closed with a picnic at College Pond. Our chaperone, Mrs. Turner, said she never had a class that gave better eats than we, at this event. September again brought us back to dear old Norwell High 25 in number, because of the fact we gained two new faces, Barbara Clark from Wlashington, D. C., and Faustina Longley from Ver- mont. Howard Maybury and Eunice Paige decided that there was no place like Norwell and so returned to our high school. l'Ve were all sorry to hear that Jimmie MacDonald was to leave and enter Noble 8: Greenough School. XVe settled down to business electing the class officers as follows: Stanford Luce as President, Mary Skelding, Vice-Presi- dent, Betty Mesheau, Secretary and XVes- ley Osborne, Treasurer. Wfe were told that we might give a dance this year and so in November we gave an Autumn Sports Dance which proved most original. A large majority of our class helped Norwell to win the cup against strong competition with the presentation of The Kick Off in the Tri-Town Plays. Among the participants from the Senior Class were Mary Skelding, Joseph Para- dis, Stanford Luce, Betty Gleason, Shirley Porter, Rose Feneck and Robert New- comb. XVe are very proud of the long list of members of the class who helped Nor- well to win some basketball games. in the boys' case especially for it had been two years since the Norwell boys had won a game. Howard Maybury held top honors for points scored and you should have seen Wles Osborne cover the floor, Robert Mott was the most outstanding guard in the South Shore League. Although the girls did not win the championship, they played some ver' good games. The team was composed mostly of Seniors. lt was not surprising that the Seniors took the cup from the other classes this year, with the presentation of Hung jury. Consider the outstanding dra- matic ability of our clessl Although the year is not completed. at the time ol' this magazine going to press, we feel sure that the commencement ex- ercises of the class ol' lil-I0 will be most outstanding. licfiy .lfexlrrflu 'Hi

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f f 1 Page eight -I-hQ Shlpblllldel' CLASS STATISTICS CLASS OFFICERS President - Stanford Luce Vice President - Mary Skelding Secretary - Elizabeth Mesheau Treas1n'er - lfVesley Osborne Class A dzfiser - Mrs. Turner Molto - He Conquers who Conquers Himself Class Colors - Blue and Ulhite lBoys wearing blue gowns: Girls, whitej Class Flower- Red Rose COMMENCEMEN'l' Banquet and Class Night Exercises- 'Iune I3 Historian - Elizabeth Mesheau Proplzet - .Ioseph Paradis Will - Robert Newcomb Poet - Gertrude Goldman Toastmaster - Robert Newcomb Class Marshal - Robert Kenyon '41 Baccalaureate Sermon - llune lfi First Parish Church, Norwell Center Rev. Alfred lVilson, Pastor GRADUATION -'IUNI-I I8 Subject - Youth Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow S jr 1' a lr 1' rs Stanford Luce Gertrude Goldman Mary Skelding Virginia Gaudette PROINIENAIJE - It'xr1 I9 CLASS POEM Om: BRIIJGIQH XVe have a bridge to build. A bridge to span our life: To rise above our troubles, .-Xnd free tts of all strife. Designed by ideals and ambition, Modeled by labor and strain, This bridge must be a symbol Ol' all that we hope to attain. XfVe'y'e gathered our tools together During the years of our education: .Xnd now at last we're ready 'l'o build our bridge foundation. .X world lies open before tts .Xs we leave these sheltering folds: 'l'he bridge we build must allow us 'Io answer the challenge it holds. liwrlrtzzle Golflman. Seniors Class Mosls as Volcrl by lln' Girls Most popular-XVesley Osborne Best lookingelVarren Merritt Best naturedgloseph llaradis Class sheilg-Donald Burnside Most stndions-Stanford l.uce Most likely to succeed-Stanford l.ttce Best athlete-Xilesley Osborne Best dancer-Donald Burnside Hloman hater-Linwood Sousa Best actor-Robert Newcomb Done most for class-Stanford Luce Class vamp-Mary Skelding Biggest blufler-Robert Newcomb Class chatterbox-Barbara Scott Class wit-Robert Newcomb Class pests-Howard lNIaybury, Miriam Perry Most musical-XVesley Osborne Class baby-Howard Maybury Class llfosts as Voted by the Boys Most popular-Bethany Gleason Best looking-Bethany Gleason Best drag with faculty'-Bethany Gleason Best dressed-Bethany Gleason Most studiotts-Gertrude Goldman Most likely to succeed-Marjorie Stod- dard Best athlete-Virginia Gattdette Best dancer-Bethany Gleason Man hater-none Best actresses-Y. Gaudette, M. Skelding CLASS HISTORY Seniors Because the New Norwell High School had not been completed in September. lflilti, a group of 31 ambitious young people entered Hanoyer High School. beginning four years which proyed to be yery' successful. XYe were Francis Peck- ham, Dorothy Ryan. Loring XX'adsworth, Robert Mott, XYarren Merritt. 'joseph Paradis, Richard Cummings. Stanford Luce. Linwood Sousa, XX'esley' Osborne. Howard May'btn'y'. Betty Mesheau, Don- ald Burnside, Mary' Slcelding, Bethany Gleason. linnice Paige, Gertrude Gold- man, lileanor Bell. Barbara Scott, Miriam l'erry, Rose lfeneck. Shirley Porter, Marjorie Stoddard. Virginia Gan- dette, Robert Newcomb, Betty' Bond. l-'red Fair, Francis l'aradis. liugene Dun- can, .losephine Oteri and lfrances lan, lillo. .Xlthough we were looking forward to going into ottr new building in Septem- ber. we were not ftltl disappointed when we found Ulll that our school was not ready: That year we elected for our ofli- cers: Stanford Luce. Presitlent: Bethany Gleason. X'ice-President: Betty Bond, Secretary: and Betty lyfesheau. lreasttrer. ln May of the next year we entered Norwell High School, the first class to haye started in as lfreshmen and finished the four years in the new building.

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