Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls - Laurel Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE LAUREL Glee Club The Glee Club, as in previous years, has provided entertainment for many school activities. During the Christ- mas assembly it arranged an inspiring program of carols. Although the club has not been able to participate as a group at outside functions, individual members have given generously of their time to entertain. Some of the girls have performed for U. S. O. gatherings at Camps on Cape Codg again when Memorial had its Servicemerfs Dance a few girls sang solos. In the early fall, the Glee Club sang for the nurses and graduates at the New England hospital. The girls are rehearsing for pro- grams to be presented in conjunction with other high schools, and they are also making plans for a Victory Concert and a city-wide contest to be held at Jordan Hall. Under the excellent direction of Mr. Famigliette, who has been an under- standing conductor for three years, the Glee Club has been able to achieve suc- cess in Memorial and to apply his instruc- tion for the entertainment of public bene- Hts. l20l

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1944 On December Io, 1943, the star- lets of Roxbury Memorial High School made their debut in the annual Scholar- ship Play. The Class of '44 presented I Have Five Daughters, adapted from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Natalie Yavner as Mrs. Bennett, and Shirley Hamer, Selma Bloch, Gertrude Yarchin, Dorothy Enguanti, and Shirley Ogintz, as the five daughters, were of- fered an opportunity to reveal their act- ing ability and talent to an unusually large audience. VVe shall never forget the excellent performances given by Winona McCarthy, Dorothy Walker, Lila Mar- shall, and Phyllis Cressilov in the diflicult roles of men. The ideal Cast was completed by Shirley Coughlin, Helen Gilman, Shir- ley Albert, and Judith Glickstein. A charming and colorful addition to the eVening's entertainment were our usher- ettes in formal attire. The Scholarship Play Our appreciation is extended to the cast for an excellent performance and to Mrs. Whitehouse for her skilled coaching. VVe are also grateful to Miss Shea, our Class Sponsor, and to the members of the faculty who helped make our play a suc- cess. The Scholarship Play will always remain in our memories as one of the outstanding accomplishments of our Senior Year. ' Ushers at the Scholarship Play fl19l

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1944 Our school magazme, the Enlerpvzre was begun fiftv years ago rn the old Rox bury Hrgh School Smce that memorable year 1n the hlstory of our school, We have never broken the tradltlon of publlshrng the paper Vle are proud and honored to have the oldest school paper 1n Boston The Enlerprzv has had many covers, among them floral deslgns, Chmstmas trees and pat11ot1c emblems but we have one that truly symbolwes the Enlerprzse, a sh1p 1n full sa1l Fach year a new feature seems to be added to the regul'Lr materlal We lntroduced a SCTICG of p1ctures on Boston whlch not only are educatronal but also help greatly to beautlfy our magazme W1th the a1d and guldance of MISS Palm and Mr Malone and the co operatlon and CI1Cl'1LlS121SlTl of the ent1re staff, we pro duced a successful I113.g3.Z1l1C We hope that the Enferprzse Wlll sall on to even greater helghts 1n the years to come' Enterprise 1l21l' S . A. Y 1 'il .I l '7 declded to establish a permanent cover, C Q I 1 . Q - O