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

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1944 Pan American Club The Inter-American Friendship Club, which has been in existence in one form or another since 1931, voted to widen the scope of its usefulness this year by arranging a series of assemblies to which all pupils interested in Latin American culture could be invited. The first of these assemblies took place at the end of January, when we saw Americans All, a film obtained from the oHice of Co-or- dination of Inter-American Affairs, Wash- ington, through the courtesy of the Pan American Society of Boston. Each week since then, one or two Films describing life and customs in South America have been shown, and as the year advances we shall make a trip, in this delightful and easy way, through Mexico and the Caribbean countries. When time permits, Miss Loughran teaches the Spanish words of popular songs, and all join in a new version of South of the Border, A m a p o l a, Yours, and other familiar tunes. The following girls form the committee in charge of the assemblies: Ruth Somerville, Joan Hart, Agnes Johnson, Madeline Bul- lock, Rosemary Whittaker, Jean Beaton, and Harriet Entin. rl23l-

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THE LAUREL War Heroes Day On February I heroes from var1 ous theatres of war vlslted Memorial to help spur us on rn makmg our Fourth War Loan a success These boys were kllld enough to come w1th the hope of 1nst1ll1ng lnto us the need for our drggmg and more Bonds Wlth the Junlor Class munutemen as ushers, and M1ss Torpey and M Malone OH'lCl3.tl!'1g we had the prrvllege ofseerng and hearmg Lleut Clarke N1ChOlS Lleut W1ll1am Chesly, andW1ll1am Morrrs Merchant Seaman all three of whom have helped brlng vxctory a llttle nearer They are symbols of American youth youths who believe our country IS great enough to g1VC thexr lrves for and rf not therr l1ves therr lrmbs What we can do and to what they have done and to what they have grven ust as these boys have met thexr challenge so shall we meet our challenge Therr pleas for our support and co operatlon wrll not go unanswered 4221 , . , - .. . 7 ' 7 down deep 1nto our pockets to buy Bonds what we can give rs llttle enough compared ' 1 N . r . , , . . , - . . , -

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THE LAUREL The Art Club of .R. M. H. S., under the supervision of Miss Hicks, can well be proud of its accomplishments. The girls have succeeded in drawing not only cartoons for the Enierprise, but also pos- ters for various campaigns and rallies. Everyone may enjoy the Hnished prod- ucts, but few really know how much work is put into them. Often the girls remained after school, willingly, sacrificing their own time in order that the art work would be ready on schedule. During Art Week, the girls care- fully worked out very colorful posters to send to Army and Navy hospitals, where they were received with much gratitude. The most pleasure any member of the club could possibly get is from someone who appreciates and enjoys her work. Each week the following girls meet in the art studio: Lorraine Laserson, presi- dentg Pauline Kassion, Flaine Goldberg, Ida Bertolucci, Dorothy Betts, Irene Kan- ter, Vlinona McCarthy, Ruth Lerman, Dorothy Morse, Gertrude jocknowitz, and Zafiro Hantis. The members hope that the future art clubs will have as successful a year as theirs. 1I24l ' The Art Club