Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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4 THE CHIMES It almost seemed that one-half of the burden of the school rested on his shoulders although Mr. Martin had plenty of arduous tasks liimself. Much to the boys' joy it was discovered that Mr. Norton had a knowledge of football, a sport dear to the heart of every American boy. Gradually the respect of the entire school has been accorded him and we hope that he will continue his interest in the Scituate ' Margaret C01.B, '25. ''Shall we permit the High School pupils to use the Town Hall for basketball? I should say not! There wouldn't be a thing left of it. Now just a minute you fathers and mothers. Do you realize that therein lies a solution to a problem you face seven times a week: ''Isn't there something we can get Johnnie to keep him home at night? How many dollars do you spend each Christmas for books and games? Johnnie reads the books and grows tired of the games within a week or two and then you are just as worried as ever. Perhaps you bought him a radio. That was successful for a time but isn 't his interest beginning to wane now ? How many nights do you go to bed wondering whether Johnnie is just down at the 'alleys' as he always says he is, or hoping against hope that Sally is not out flivvering again? It is true that the present generation indulges in sports of which the past generation never even dreamed, but, are we wholly to blame that Susie Jones' quilting parties and Mary Morrison's candy-pulls are not included in our list of amusements ? Time has erased those from our list and in their place has inserted basketball as an indoor sport. Now you have denied us that and where are we? Of course we cannot completely blot out the memory of the care- less usage which the hall received at the hands of High School students but we feel sure that we can redeem ourselves. Won't you give us an opportunity? Can't you see that if we could play basketball, there would be a number of nights during the winter when you would know just where Sally and Johnnie were? And on evenings when there were no match games everyone would be so tired from the practice game in the afternoon that it would seem good to stay at home and read the sporting news and eat fudge. So if you will give us a chance to show you that we can use the Town Hall and still leave enough of it standing for the elections, if, instead of saying, ' ' Oh, yes, I suppose you might as well, ' ' you will attend our games and give us th strong support of your enthusiasm and if, in addition to all this, you will try to forgive any past grievances, we, by our conduct will make you forget. Eleanor Dwyer, '24.

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THE CHIMES 3 EDITORIALS pity people who have no imagination. They must miss half the joy of life. This from the lips of a girl who had next to nothing, whose time was occupied helping with the work of a large family and her studies ; a girl who never went to the parties and theatres that other girls did. In her dreams she took wonderful trips to Europe and Alaska, and explored our own country. She had all the luxu- ries she longed for and went to party or theatre as her fancy desired. Here was a girl who, in spite of the sameness of her everyday life was happier than many a girl who has everything that she desires. I know a girl who is an only child. Her father and mother are very rich and all her life she has had everything she could wish for. Now she is a woman and unhappy. She is tired of life at twenty- five when most people are just beginning to really live. She is bored by the daily occurences around her. She has money to travel to the most beautiful and interesting places on earth but they hold no attraction for her. She can go to the most fascinating plays and hear the greatest musicians and operas, but she does not care for the plays and the wonderful music does not appeal to her. She can dance and frolic. She can have beautiful clothes, expen- sive jewelry and maids to wait on her, and yet she is unhappy. She has missed the good things in life. She has been pampered and spoiled until life holds no more for her. There is nothing left for her to anticipate, to work and wait for, because all her life everything has come to her. She does not realize that the things which we most appreciate are those which faith, hope, pa- tience and hard work bring us. The happiness we receive is our reward. Any young girl can brighten the apparently flat and neutral spots of life by merely slipping on her rose colored glasses. Then she can soar above the clouds dreaming her fanciful dreams. And when she comes back to earth again the world will seem brighter. She may hear the first bluebird or find the first snowdrop and the world will seem a beautiful place after all. Lois Wilson, '26. Last year, much to our sorrow, our chic little Miss Murray deserted the Scituate High School. Certainly it was going to be a hard task to find her equal. Vague rumors were circulated to the effect that her successor would be a man. Finally when the fall term opened, the students' critical eyes Were all turned toward Miss Murray's successor, Mr. Norton. Everyone wondered as to the outcome of this change. Gradually as time wore on, Mr. Norton seemed to more than fill Miss Mur- ray's place. Teaching chemistry, botany, and mathematics, acting as disciplinarian were a few of his duties.

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THE CHIMES 5 APPRECIATION OF THE PAGEANTRY CLASS The pageantry class is one of the newest additions to the school and to the art department. In the pageantry course we study c ostumes of the different na- tions, seasons, and holidays. It includes scenery and stage set- ting for plays and decorations for parties. During educational week we had great fun planning and ar- ranging the decoration for the luncheons served by the ''House- hold Arts Girls. We decorated the dining room five times in the Thanksgiving season, using different subjects but all appropriate for the season. This being the first year of the existence of the pageantry class» we have not been able to w ork out an.y stage setting, but we are hoping to have the opportunity soon. The knowledge gained in this course, I think, -will prove most useful in the plays and parties of the future, after we have left school and attend college or belong to clubs and societies. Every- where people are needed who can arrange a stage setting properly or decorate for some holiday celebration using the right colors and symbols for the occasion. Many would willingly help, in fact would love to do this sort of thing if they had ideas and knew how to use them. Mrs. Ward, the head of the art department, is our enthusiastic teacher and makes the class most interesting. H. Alexander, '26. THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA The High School Cafeteria is being carried on in the Ainiex and is in charge of Miss Ina Litchfield. About fifty pupils eat there each day. The girls who are studying Household Arts help to prepare and serve the food. This gives them practical training in this work. In the Annex there is a long table on which the food is placed. Many different kinds of food are served, such as soup, cocoa, sand- wiches, candy, fruit, ice cream, etc. You can get an entire lunch or as much as you desire. None of the dishes cost over ten cents ; so a good lunch may be obtained for tw enty-five cents. On a cold day the hot cocoa and soup taste very good in addition to the cold sandwiches brought from home ; and on a w arm day everyone likes an ice cream cone. Each person, after buying his food, car- ries it to the place where he intends to eat it. After eating he is expected to take his dishes and place them at one end of the table where they are collected and washed. The teachers are served at a separate table, while the pupils have more than one table at which they may eat. There is also a dining room where guests are served. All the guests have expressed their admiration of the way our cafeteria is being managed. g Wheeler, '26.