Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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Page Sixteen -I-he SENIORS WIN INTER-CLASS PLAYS The Norwell High School presented three one act plays on April 16 at the High School at eight o'clock. The seniors won the cup with their excellent production of ttThe Tantrumf' This was a delightful comedy telling how an oppressed favorite sister comes into her own through the efforts of her young brother. This play was coached by Mrs. Lois Turner. The juniors chose a farce called Bargains in Haircutsf' A young chap attempted to save money by having his chum cut his hair, with direful consequences. Miss Marion Hurley was the director. The sophomores gave a mystery called The Ghost Hunters. Some college boys attempted to scare a group of girls and ended by being scared themselves. Miss Frances Mayo was director. The freshmen had charge of the business end of the plays. Cast of The Tantrum Cast of The Tantrumn Bunny Hawthorn ...........,...... ........................................ . ......... C onstance Joseph Tim, her younger brother ...... ........... Willard Osberg Cousin Geneva ,................. ,,,,,,, F lorenqe Shaw Paula Ryan ..................... ........... R uth Morey Roger Ryan ........... Allan Kennedy .......... Great-Aunt Linnie ...... Prunella .................... Wallace McCoy ....... Eddie Mintz .......... Mary Ann ........... Stage Crew ....... THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL At the request of the Shipbuilder Staff many excellent stories were submitted by the grades. We wish we had room to print them all, but have selected those which we thought would lend variety. The Two Cubs and the Bees Once upon a time there were two cubs. They were walking along, snifliing the air. Finally stopped at a big tree. After they had climbed a little way they came to a hole in the tree. They both put their paws in but pulled them out because the hole was a bee's nest and the bees had stung their paws. The bees came out in great numbers. The cubs nearly fell off the limb. The bees were stinging them all over. Soon as they could they ran home. They never came to get honey from that nest again. Gr'ra'd Ilalleran, Grade 4 My Rabbit We had a rabbit at home. He was very pretty. Une day we washed him. When we were through he got away. We were chasing him and he stopped. He shook all over and got us all wet. Then we caught him. We dried him and he was a pretty white rabbit. Then we took him to a rabbit show. Later in the day he got out of his pen and ran away. When we found him he was dead. A ear had hit him. We all were sad. When Dad got home he buried him in our garden. Would you have been sad? Kenneth Torrey, Grade 4 A Walk in the Park One day I took a walk in the park. I saw many tlowers. There were sweet peas, tulips, morning glories, and many others. I had a book with me to read. I sat down .......Robert Sandberg ...............Harold Young ........Charlotte Dunbar .............Anne Mohler .............-Iames King Kenyon .....................................Geraldine Dowd .........Richard Henderson, Russell Torrey A. Mohler, '41 on a bench and read that whole book. After that I went to a stand to buy my lunch. I had a hamburg and a glass of root-beer. Then I bought a funny book and sat down on the bench and read it. I didn't finish it because it was getting late and I had to go home. lean Ewart, Grade 4 My Goat I have a gcat named Jeanie. She runs after me when I run. When I go into the house she wants to go in too. We give her a slice of bread and she stays out. Gerald Sr'hina'1er, Grade 4 Going Swimming One afternoon after dinner I went swimming. The stones under the water hurt my feet, but soon I got used to it. The water was quite deep so I did not go out very far. Once in a while a wave would go over my head, and would I get scared! When I came out it was so cold that I shivered. Do you shiver when you get out of cold water? Marie Louise Kenerson, Grade 4 Feeding the Hens I feed the hens every night. I give them some clean water in a pan. Then I mix up some mash. After I mix the mash I gather the eggs. Yesterday I got thirty eggs. Willard Robinson, Grade 4 Indians in Norwell When this town was settled there were hardly any Mattakeesetts Indians in it. josias Wampatuck, chief of the Mattakee- setts, sold the land to the white people in 1656. Symons, one of the last of the tribe had his hut or wigwam on Bowker Street.

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The Shipbuilder Page Fifteen Telescopic View Into the Commercial Room Torrey and Young ducking into the office practice room whenever there is extra work to be passed out. George Sargent and Albena Adams try- ing to outdo each other in typing. Sargent and Liley think they are a big help to the office practice students but we think they are hindrances. Torrey and Sandberg love to yank neck- ties. Bookkeeping students tWyman and Mesheauj chief offenders are very adept in using the adding machine. The junior boys find it very convenient to use the office practice room as a cafe- teria. If you will look on page 74 in the typing books you will find that this page is very well worn from speedtests. I wonder why Liley enjoys coming into the commercial room. Of course it couldn't have anything to do with Evelyn Anderson being there. If you ever want to see Dyer and Howes studying, just drop into the commercial room. This year we have up and coming classes in bookkeeping and shorthand. All the teachers are paging Harold Young for art work. Evelyn Anderson wishes she could have all the money she has counted for school activities this year. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT This year Miss Harris our Mathematics teacher was taken sick and had to leave at Thanksgiving. Mrs. Cote from North Hanover substituted until our Christmas vacation. After Christmas, Mrs. Cote could not return, and Miss Carson came and substituted for three weeks. Then for the remaining two weeks Mrs. Hohman from Whitman was here. At the end of this time all junior and Senior High School students were glad to see Miss Harris back. In the ninth grade General Mathematics class they are keeping graphs showing their average of their daily estimates. They have estimated such things as the distances and areas of fields, the width of the road, the length of the school building, and also many other things which have been smaller. The girls of this class also made a unit on furnishing a five room apartment for 51000, while the girls were doing this, some of the boys found the cost for fencing in a large area, and the rest of the boys made a fire insurance inventory. Mathematics Honors 2nd Year Algebra. High Honors: james King, Anne Mohler, Willard Osberg, james Ross and Virginia Scott. Honors: Mary Hallaren Robert Sandberg, William Turner. Plane Geometry. High Honors: Larry Hills. Honors: George Bernard, Marjorie Brown, Mary Osborn, Olive Stansfield. lst Year Algebra. High Honors: Nancy Cole, Harriet Lincoln, Gardner Perry. Honors: Elaine Brooks, Francis Dyer, Leonard Howes, Malcolm Simpson. General Math. High Honors: Herbert Arvidson, Elizabeth Hall, jack Hills, Gor- don Lambert, William Norris, Arthur Tor- rey. Honors: Jean Mesheau, Edmund Smith. 8th Grade Arithmetic. High Honors: Blanche Carl, Mildred Carlson, Patricia Mollins, Lila Murray, Miriam Osborne, Elizabeth Ross. Honors: Esther Cornwall, john Liddell, Barbara Loring, Winfield Osborne. 7th Grade Arithmetic. High Honors: Con- stance Bailey, David Hills, Marilyn Lam- bert. Honors: john Albert, Louise Des- jardins, Dorothy Hall, Elizabeth Hayes, Shirley Hunt, Louise Jackman, Merita King, Pauline Liley, Elizabeth Snowdale, Helen Torrey. High Honors-All A's. H onors-A 's-B's. E. Hall '4l. J. King P. G. Economics Immediately the question will enter your mind, what is economics, what are its purposes? Well, this definition will an- swer your question. Economics is the so- cial science which treats of man's wants and of his efforts to secure material things and the services which are necessary to satisfy his wants. Everyone can apply the practical knowledge obtained from this subject, be he a college or a commercial student. Each chapter in our book is taken as a specific unit, on which we spend three days discussion, a day for answering written questions, and last but not least the chapter test. The subjects taken up in economics give true and vivid pictures of the way business is run as we see it on the surface and behind the scenes. Interesting discussions on current events are held weekly. F. Shaw '4l. Spring Mother, what is spring? - Green shoots pushing through the ground, Birds singing sweetly all around, Air that's warmer every day, Children going out to play, Buds fast swelling on the trees, Digging gardeners on their knees, Earthworms stretching in the soil, Scholars tired of their toil. The gentle mother said, and smiled, That is spring, my child. Elizabeth Ross, Gr. 8.

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The Shipbuilder Page Seventeen ALUMNI NEWS As Alumni of Norwell High School in 1940, we set out to find ourselves. In what dircctions we succeeded, the following report of our achievements indicates: Eleanor Bell ................................................................ Donald Burnside ........................................................ Barbara Clark ............ Richard Cummings ...... Rose Feneck ............. Virginia Gaudette ..... Bethany Gleason ....... Gertrude Goldman ...... Faustina Longley ............ Stanford L. Luce, Jr. ...... . Howard Maybury ......... Elizabeth Mesheau ....... Robert Mott ............. Robert Newcomb ...... Wesley Osborne ..... Eunice Paige ...... Joseph Paradis ........ Miriam Perry ...... Shirley Porter ...... Barbara Scott ...... Mary Skelding ....... . Linwood Sousa ............. Marjorie Stoddard ........ Warren Merritt ......... The west side of Bowker Hill is still called Symonls Hill. In King Philip's war of 1676, a party of Indians made a raid in this part of the country. They came through Hingham into Norwell and Hanover. They burned sev- eral houses in Norwell while going to Greenbush. Henry Walter, Grade 5 Schools of South Scituate There were nine school districts in 1349. District number 1 was built in the year 1250. Its first location was on Washington Street just above Mrs. Leonard's house. The first district Number Z was moved up next to Mrs. Herbert Howard's home. The present district number 2 was built in 1876 and has now been sold to the Grange. District number 5, at the Hill was raised and a story added. District number 3 was on Grove Street opposite Mr. Manus Perry's home. One of the districts was located on Main Street, This district was located between May Elms and the home Of Walter Johnson. District number 9 was located on what is called White Oak Plains. This is the land between the DeStef1no's land and Mrs. Henry Heredeen's home. Graff Sargent. Grade 5 Shipbuilding on the North River The forests on the banks of the North River made good timber for the boats of the early colonists. Some of the shipyards were the Block House, The Wanton, The Foster and Delano, and The Copeland and Ford Yard. The largest ship built on the ....Attending Boston Trade School for Girls ..................................Working for his father ......................Attending Miami University ....................Working in Quincy ........................Working at Sargents ................................Secretary at NHS .........Attending R. I. School of Design home .........Attending Andover University .......................Working at the Country Fare .......................Working at the Country Fare ........Attending Bentley's School of Accounting in Boston ..........................Working for Perry Osborne ...............Working in Hanover .......Working for his brother home home ........Attending Bryant 81 Stratton ........Attending Cornell University .............Working for Mr. Molla home .......Working for Wesley Hall V. Gaudette, '40 North River was the Mount Vernon built by William Delano. Captain Robert Grayls ship, the Col- umbia, was built on the river just over the Scituate line. He was sailing this ship when he discovered the Columbia River in the Oregon Country. The last ship built on the North River was the Helen M. Foster. James McHugh, Grade 5 Robin Red Breast by Sally Simcock Grade S I saw a little robin Sitting in a tree I asked the little robin If he would sing to me. He sang a pretty song And then he tiew away I hope he will come back And sing again some day. How South Scituate Became Norwell In 1888, the people decided to change the name of South Scituate. The names Cushing, Deane, Hatherly, and Norwell were suggested. Henry Norwell owned a big store in Boston. He was a summer resident and lived on Norwell Avenue. Norwell was named after him because he gave 252500 to the town every year for roads. He married a Norwell girl. He died in Florida, in 1903. Dorothy Loring, Grade S