Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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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

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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 BOYS' BASKETBALL Left to right, lst row: F. Seaquist, R. Wessrnan, D. Norris, E. Allen, H. Walter, A. Stearns, second row: Coach F. Dixon, P. Dickman, J. Cann, R. Ripley, J. McManus, Manager, A. Haskell. ATHLETICS Basketball Coach Felix Dixon started basketball practice in the latter part of October so as to get the boys in shape for the coming season. At the Hrst practice he found that there were twenty boys present, five of whom received a varsity letter from the year before. Those boys were: Pete Clark, Robert Wessman, Donald Norris, Henry Walter and Earle Allen. All of these boys, with the exception of Pete Clark are seniors. Our first practices consisted of calis- thenics and other exercises to build up our wind. It was announced by Coach Dixon that all positions were open. After three or four weeks, scrimmages were started and he practised with different combinations. After much experimenting Coach Dixon found that his first team consisted of the five lettermen of the last year and Fred Seaquist, who was a newcomer to the school. We scheduled several practice scrim- mages with Abington. We played two non-league games with East Bridgewater. An epidemic of Scarlet Fever in Marion prevented us from playing them. We beat East Bridgewater at East Bridgewaterg however, we lost to them on our own home court. During the season we were hosts to Amherst, New Hampshire, Edgartown and Nantucket. This year the league was changed and instead of playing fourteen games, two with each teamg we only played ten gamesg two with Hanover, Scituate and Cohasset in the northern part of the league. And one with Duxbury, Pem- broke, Kingston and Marshfield in the southern part of the league. We started out the league with a win over one of our traditional rivals, Scit- uate. We did not fare so well in the rest of the league games winning only three and losing seven. Three of these losses were by two points or less. As to Han- over, our other traditional rival, we were defeated both times but made a better showing in the second game at Norwell. The three wins were over northern teams, Scituate twice and Cohasset once. On February 23, we went over to the Brockton Tournament and played Plains- ville. After we had led for over a half they dropped in three quick baskets and we were defeated by four points. Although three lettermen are leaving in this year's senior class, next year should find Norwell with a winning team. Pete Clark and Fred Seaquist will form the nucleus around which coach Dixon will built next year's squad. This year we had a strong second team, winning eight and losing three. The second team should fit right into next year's schedule. EARLE ALLEN HENRY WALTER Page Twelve