Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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THE SHIPBUILDER BEWILDERED Now what am I going to do? I puz- zled as I stood on a street corner looking very perplexed and bewildered. Yester- day I .got a job delivering groceries for Jones's Meat Market and today when I reported for work the boss gave me a bundle to deliver to Mrs. Woodland at 30 Vine Street-or did he? For the tenth time I looked at the street sign. It said in big bold letters, Vine Street. But there was no 30 Vine Street and all the buildings on Vine Street were warehouses. I gave the place one last look and set out for the drugstore I had seen on the cor- ner. I trudged along slowly trying to think if I had the right address. I was sure I had. I walked into the drugstore, dropped my nickel into the slot and dialed a number. Hello, Jones's Meat Market. Harvey Jones speaking, sounded the bosses voice over the phone. Boss, it's Billy, I said. 'tWhy in blue blazes haven't you deliv- ered that bundle to Mrs. Vine at 30 Wood- land Road? Hurry up and deliver it. Now what do you want? he yelled gasfp- ing for breath. Oh nothing, I explained as I put down the receiver. W. REAGAN '51 JUNIOR CLASS NEWS Class Officers President WILLARD ROBINSON Vice President . ......... PETER CLARK Secretary ............. .... R UTH CHIPMAN Treasurer ...,.......... RICHARD KELLY A Sadie Hawkins Record Dance was given by the Juniors in the school audi- torium October 24, 1947. The girls did the inviting and Diane Cellini, queen of the night, was dressed to represent Sadie Hawkins. Christo Murphy, Diane Cellini and Willard Robinson were in charge of dec- orations, while Shirley Hall and Lyda West took charge of the refreshments. This year the Juniors presented The Tantrumj' a comedy in one act by Bea- trice McNeil at the Inter-Class Plays. Miss James coached. Joan DesJardins, Kenneth Torrey, Bar- bara Hills, Ruth Chipman, Edward Bvul- lard and Frances MacFarlane are mem- bers of the Honor Society this year. Peter Clark was chosen captain of the boyls basketball team, and Nancy Chase of the girl's. Committees have been chosen for the Junior Prom which is to be held in the school auditorium 'May 14. They are as follows: Decoration Committee: Willard Robinson, Joan DesJardins, Christos Mur- phy, Jeanne Ewart, Ruth Chiprnan and Barbara Hills. Music: Ruth Chipman, Christos Mur- phy, Frances MacFarlane and Pete Clark. Refreshments: Shirley Hall and Diane Cellini. Tickets: Kenneth Torrey. Christos Murphy was elected president of the Student Council. Representatives from the Junior class are: Elizabeth Han- sen and Barbara Hills. SOPHOMORE NEWS In the first class meeting of the Sopho- more class, Covert Bailey, president durinig our Freshman year, presided. Class officers were elected as follows: President, Phyllis Thomas, Vice-Presi- dent, Scott Osborng Secretary, May Han- son, Treasurer, Helen McHugh. Guidance class, which began when school opened in September, has proved to be very interesting and amusing to our class, especially with Miss Maguire as our leader. Follo-wing the pattern set by the Sopho- more class of last year, this year's class gave a Christmas Formal on the night of December eighteenth. The hall was dec- orated in the true holiday spirit with two large Christmas trees on either side of the stage. Al Deiss and his orchestra pro- vided the music, and the refreshments, including fruit punch, coke and cookies, wer served by the fair sex of the Sopho- more class. A few of our girls were saddened by the fact that Richard White left our insti- tute of knowledge for his old stamping grounds in Quincy High. Majorie Forkey had an extended Christ- mas vacation due to the fact that she con- tracted pneumonia over the holidays. FRESHMEN NEWS Our Freshmen class, plan to hold its first dance of the school year, April 2. Admission will be 30 cents and refresh- ments will be served. The decorating committee is: Donald Gordon Ruth Jackson Audrey Johnson Eliot Robinson Eole Georgetti The decorating colors will be in Green, Pink, Yellow and White Pastel colors. There will be small white lambs for the centerpiece, and a few flowers to set off the rest of the decorations. We hope it will be a success, and hope many will come. Class Oificers President, Robert Turner Vice President, Eole Georgetti Secretary, Ralph Ripley Treasurer, Peter Dickman FIRMAMENT The stars that twinkle overhead, The moon that shines its best: Both smile upon a sleeping world High on a golden crest. A. SCOTT '50 lPage lTen

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THE SHIPBUILDER SKIING Skiing is a great sport when done properly. If not done properly it can be very disgusting. First you have to have a pair of skis fnaturallyl and if you haven't got an excellen-t equalibrium you will also need ski poles. You'l1 need ski boots, not to keep your feet warm be- cause there's nothing colder than a pair of ski boots, but to fit into the ski har- nesses which you will also need. Warm clothing will be necessary funless you're a member of the polar clubb. After getting all these necessities you will have to find some snow Cpreferably on a hillb. Once at the top of the hill you are ready to ski. Give yourself a push with your ski poles and then bend over in a crouching position. Now you are sailing. If once you get going you find yourself confronted with a tree, you will probably run into it-unless of course, you go around it. This can be done by pointing the toes of the skiis to- gether and then lifting the right or left foot fdepending on which side of the tree you want to go aroundh and placing it be- side the other one. You can now breath easily, for can you?D For there in front of you is a ski jump. You stay crouched over and .go over the jump on your head. What you should have done was straighten up when you got to the jump. Don't bend over in your crouch a-gain until your skis touch the ground for more than your skis will touch the groundl. After you've completed the above tasks, you are ready to get fancy, so you try the salome which is done on a straight slope by making a series of S's in succession fin other words like a snakej. To make the S's you lean from one side to the other and swerve all the way down the hill. Now that you've had your skiing lesson you take off your skis and go home, and if y0u're not sore you can consider your- self an expert. NANCY CHASE '49 'l'he Castle by the Sea Hast thou seen that lordly castle, That castle by the sea? Golden and red above it, The clouds float gorgeously. And fain it would stoop downward To the mirrored wave below, And fain it would soar upward In the evening's crimson glow. I have seen that castle, That castle by the sea, And the moon above it standing, And the mist rise solemnly. The winds and the waves of ocean, Had they a merry chime? Didst thou hear, from those lofty cham- bers The harp and the minstrel's rhyme? P. DICKMAN '51 Page N THE OLD MAN Everybody wanted the old man to win the bass fishing tournament. Every morn- ing people would shout encouragement at him as he walked down the street toward his favorite fishing pool. He would shout back, Maybe this is my year! This was the old man's last season, his last chance to win the competition that had always managed to elude him. Doc was a ,great teacher. A pool of wa- ter was his blackboard and a battered old rod his pointer. Doc had converted many a young boy into an experienced fisherman, although many were betting that Doc could not tame wild Tommey Loud. On the last day of the season, Doc dis- covered that within the last twenty-four hours someone had caught a larger fish than his. A few minutes later the old man met the game warden. He told Doc that Tommy has been caught netting bass in the lake. After several minutes Doc re- ceived perrnission to talk to Tommy once more before he was taken in. The old man also found out from the warden that the person who caught the largest fish was Jim Hardyg well known for his shady deals. Doc reached the edge of his pool when a young frog slid into the water. Sud- denly there was ia large splash and the frog was gone. The old man quickly hitched on an artificial frog and cast is far out. Suddenly the line tightened and after a long hard struggle he 'landed the beauty. Doc, you've won! It was Tommy's voice beside him. Doc slowly removed the hook and put the fish back into the water. Tommy see- ing this, realized the old man's sportsman- ship and slowly 'walked towards his boat. He rowed to the middle removed his net and cut a big hole in it, letting it sink to the bottom. K. TORREY '49 Solitude High on a lonely hill I wish to stand Alone, untouched by human thought or hand. Conscious only of refreshing wind against my face And a dim awareness of a higher, un- known place. The wind turns cold, and forces me to turn ' away Back to another monotonous and tiring day. Others cannot understand the feeling of this mood A hopeless, desperate longing for peace and solitude. M. OSBORNE '48 ine

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THE SHIPBUILDER ALUMNI NEWS 1947 CHARLES HONKERNON - U. S. Navy WARREN EKSTROM - Working for C. B, Hamblen 8: Sons ELMER GOLDMAN - Attending Tufts College AGNES HIGGINS - Telephone Operator at Norwell LORRAINE MacMANNU?S - Working at Famous Gown Shop, Brockton NATALIE WILDER - In office of John Hancock Life Insurance RICHARD JOSEPH - Working for Anderson Florist, Greenbush BARBARA ASHCROFI' - Attending Tufts College JOANNE DICKMAN - In office of Rockland Trust Co. FAY THOMAS - In office of Rockland Trust Co. BARBARA HENDERSON - Mrs. Stanley Barnicoat EVA JACKSON - In office of New England Art REGINA CREIGHTON - Moved to Holbrook JEAN SPRADLIN - In office of Quincy Chamber of Commerce JOHN OSBORN, JR. - U. S. Air Corp MARJORIE BENNETT - At home VELDA SHELDON - Studying Nursing at Pondvillle 1946 DONALD SIMPSON - Working for Quincy Patriot Ledger SHIRLEY HOWES - Telephone Operator in Plymouth BILLIE LOUISE WALTER - Living in Michigan LOIS BELL - Deceased PAULINE BOWEN - Living in Arizona LOUISE DES JARDINS - In office of Rockland Sandpaper Co. CAROL NEWCOMB - In office of Federal Reserve Bank in Boston BETTY SNOWDALE - Mrs. Stanley Cushing GEORGE WYMAN - U. S. Navy MARILYN LAMBERT - In office of Massachusetts Bonding Ins. Co. DAVID HILLS - Northeastern University DOROTHY HALL - School of Practical Arts LOUISE JACKMAN - Mrs. Charles Snell ELIZABETH HAYES - Artist at Rustcraft Card Co. 1945 ELLEN DES JARDINS - Mrs. Quenton Wilder BLANCHE CARL - Mrs. Harry A. Merritt ETHEL MURPHY - Telephone Operator in Norwell MADELINE LAWRENCE - At home LILA MURRAY - Mrs. Charles Billings ESTHER CORNWALL - Attending Bridgewater State Teachers College MIRIAM OSBORNE - Attending Bridgewater State Teachers College BETSY ROSS - University of Chicago GEORGE EASTMAN - U. S. Army , WINFIELD OSBORNE - At home WILLIAM HIGGINS-Working for Fred Leary LLOYD MORALES - Army Air Corps Zin illlemnrieun LOIS CHANDLER BELL August 19, 1947 Class of 1946 Page Eleven