Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

Page 17 text:

The Shipbuilder page Fifteen Economics DO YOU KNOW THAT: 1. Government testers examining lead- ing brands of canned fruit recently, found nearly 85? of the cans illegally packed and labeled. 2. ln order to administer emergency medical treatment to persons injured in motor car accidents, the American Red Cross now has 2,851 first-aid stations and 2,626 first-aid motorized highways from coast to coast. 3. Millions of persons and even entire races, such as the Eskimo, never care for salt added to their food because it is suf- ficiently abundant throughout nature to satisfy the chemical needs of the body. An absolutely salt-free diet if one did exist, would prove fatal. 4. A new typewriter has been invented for those who wish to write letters to blind persons in Braille. The keyboard is standard, but the keys, instead of print- ing letters from a ribbon, emboss the paper in Braille characters. 5. The manufacture of explosives is so fraught with danger that the workmen are not even allowed to wear metal but- tons for fear of a chance of a spa-rk. 6. The longest and costliest errand on which a telegraph messenger was ever sent took place in l899 when a boy car- ried a Western Union telegram from Philadelphia to Pretoria. 7. For every dollar paid to beneficia- ries of life-insurance policies in the United States, two dollars are paid to living policyholders in dividends, ma- tured endowments, discontinued policy proceeds and annuity, and disability pay- ment. 8. There is no general law that pro- vides pensions for the widows of Presi- dents of the United States and only ten have received them through a special act of Congress: Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. .lames Garheld, Mrs. blames Polk, Mrs. -lohn Tyler. Mrs. Ulvsses Grant. Mrs. William McKinley, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. XVoodrow XfVilson, Mrs. NVilliam Taft. 9. The newest idea in the ice business is sized-ice, or ice cut in seven different sizes and wrapped in dripless packages. M Il rjoric Stoddard '-10. Home Economics Home Economics is a subject everv girl should know. Sooner or later, thev'll need it in life. Home Economics covers a wide field. Besides sewing and cooking, there is the field of health combined with real beauty. lt's very obvious why every girl should know how to cook. This knowledge is needed even in the highest society. lt's really a pleasure to cook. Each girl in the cooking class has a special duty to per- form. Every two weeks, her duties are changed. In this way, she has the oppor- tunity to learn all the parts of the suc- cessful art of cooking. Sewing is also as essential as cooking. The girls of the sewing class gave a style show March ll, for the P.T.A. Grades seven to twelve modeled dresses, slacks, skirts, and housecoats. Once a week, a period is used to dis- cuss the way a girl can be attractive, the kind of clothing she should wear, and about the activities of a healthy girl. It's quite complicated to decide what a girl should wear. Each girl is a different type and she should dress with a mind to that effect. I feel sure that the girls who have taken Home Economics realize the valu- able knowledge they have received. Every iota of learning received in this class will be used to best advantage and will be very helpful in later life. lllargaret Roman '-13. 4-H Club The 4-H Club was organired on Octo- ber 6. The following persons were elected as officers: President-Faustina Longley Vice-President-Evelyn Ryan Treasurer-Helen Frederickson There are nine members in the Club and the leader, Miss jenkins. On the nineteenth of October the Club made up a vegetable and grocer basket which was rallied at a Bridge and lVhist Party. l'il!Il5fl'IIfI Longley '-lfl. Camera Club lVell under way, the Camera Club is planning a big program to be carried through before the end of the year. In March there was an assembly where an exhibition of pictures was shown. 'l'he group expects to take pictures of the dil- ferent clubs to show them while actually working in their various fields. A Photo- graphic Contest is to be held and all the members hope this will be a big success. ln collaboration with the Economics De- partment, the Science Department is making plans to have an experiment in soilless planting.

Page 16 text:

Page Fourteen FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Victor Hugo Victor Hugo was a very prolific writer of the nineteenth century in France. He started early to write and had won a French Academy award for one of his poems when only seventeen. At twenty- two he was a recognized master of the lyric. XVhen he was thirty, he headed a lit- erary revolt from the classics, and found- ed the French Romantic school of writers. Most of his followers are forgotten, but Hugo had such original ideas, command of language. splendor of sentiment and sense of melody that he triumphed over his serious faults of hastiness and ex- travagance. Everybody of his time pre- dicted that he would burn himself out. but his literary output ranged over a period of fifty years. He wrote Les Miserables at the age of sixty, which is perhaps his most well known piece. No one can doubt that Hugo is a very ver- satile writer. Episode of Les Miserables The false burial of 'lean Valjean is perhaps the most tense scene in the entire book. .lean Valjean had escaped from the police by hiding in a convent. 'I'here. he found a friend who offered him a means of escape from the convent without de- tection. Following a death at the convent cante a burial. but Valieatrs friend arranged to substitute Valjean in the cofhn, and thereby retnove him front the convent. He bribed a grave-digger so that Yaljean would not actually be buried. 'lihen cattle the escape, and the friend learned to his horror that his ally, the grave digger, had died, and another al- lotted to bury the supposed corpse. He was tt-.tmit with worry. but saves Yaliean by an amusing and clever method. 'l'he grave digger could IIOI stav in the cemetery beyond a certain time of night without a ticket-so the friend hlched his ticket. 'l'he grave digger, not wishing to pay a fine. accepted the of- fered help of the friend and went home. Yaljean was rescued. Character Descriptions .lean Valjean: .-X man who has known too many hard- ships to be able to take advantage of the pleasttres of life withottt long contact with them. lle slowly becomes a gentle- man under the name of lfather Made- leine, but ylavert of the polite discovers his real name and tries to trac ls him down and place him back in jail from where he had escaped. The world played against him, yet this man died happily as his adopted daughter, Cosette. marries Marius. lavert: ylavert is pictured as a ruthless blood- hound type of man. He is the type of person who can not allow his duty to be altered by humanity and companionship. Bishop de Digne: A truly generous man. .X faithful ex- ponent of the Golden Rule. and one who can give only right for wrong. Cosette: The book does not touch much upon her character, but it does show she is really appreciative of the care that Yal- jean has shown her. lt is her gratefulness that makes Valjean die happily. Marius: Cosette's husband can be characterized by the same method as may be Cosette. He was a man who finally showed his gratitude to Valjean for all that Yaljean had done for him and for his Cosette. .Xt one time Marius despises Yaliean. not knowing that he saved his life. But later he learns about it, and permits Yaljean to die happily. Opinion of the Book l'ersonally', l believe that the book was a very interesting one and one abound- , ., , .. . . mg tn human mteicst. lhc story has all the eletnents of a modern story and it displays them all in the proper mood and setting. Need it be said that I enjoyed the book? .hiftlilfiflltf 1.flff'. lr. Spring Fever l'here's something in the fresh spring air 'lihat lures one out of bed and chair. lt makes the old feel young again. ,Xnd draws the bear from out his den. lt calls the children out to play Xvith ropes and balls throughout the day. Young bookworms leave their yellowed scrolls lo come and watch the swift tadpoles. lioats are rowed by young and old .Xnd many tales are gayly told .Xbout the oar your best friend lost. Ur what your hrother's hip boots cost. lt makes you hunt new worlds to he won. .Xnd leaves the daily chores undone. lt makes you want to accomplish a lot. .Xud let the things you should do rot. ,ffl-IllfII'flI lean Rosy. fimrlr' T.

Page 18 text:

Sixteen Thi? Cfimffi' Club n J' Ewa' ffCLg,urf.z ' ' -4 7111, Gabe 0-Q31 x 7191! - Bafmov Raw 7131110 Hd' Hqmbui Sc: ff ' TAGG W. P6 iw W I