Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 25 I'll take this pair, said the young athlete who had been looking at track shoes. The other make will give you much better service in the long run, said the salesman. Oh, but Fm not in any of the long runs. I'm only in the fifty-yard dash. m No girl buries her nose so deeply in The Chimes that she can't get at it with a powder puff. Some girls are so dumb they think the Mayflower Compact is a new kind of rouge. Colton: I fell last night and struck my head on the piano. Panetta : Hurt yourself ? Colton : No, luckily I hit the soft pedal. King : What ho, the guard ! Prime Minister: Sire, the guard has lost his umbrella and it is raining. Kin: Then, what ho, the mud-guard.

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24 THE CHIMES Baskets: McCarthy 7, Wherity 1, Prouty 1, Morris 2, Curran 2. Time, four eight minute periods. Referee, W. L. Enos. W. '26 SCITUATE A. A. 2NDS. VS. SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL The boys' basketball team played their first game Wednes- day night, January 14, in the Town Hall, Scituate, against the Scituate A. A. Substitutes. Although the boys were de- feated, they showed promise of becoming a fast five. They showed Wednesday night that they have developed a fine pas- sing game, but were weak on shooting baskets. The final score was : Scituate A. A. Substitutes 8, Scituate High School 5. The line up was a follows : G F T I Curran, rf 0 0 0 Wherity, If , rg 0 1 1 i McCarthy, If, Ig 0 0 0 i Morris, c 2 0 4 j DriscoU, Ig, rg 0 0 0 ; Prouty, rg 0 0 0 i Evans, rg 0 0 0 J 2 15 SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL VS. SCITUATE A. A. 2ND'S Scituate High School five made it three straight when they defeated Scituate A. A. Second team Wednesday night, Febru- ary 11, by a score of 27-18. Although the A. A. team was at a disadvantage in playing amateur rules, the high school boys showed they had the better team. The summary: G F T McCarthy, rf 3 2 8 'l Wherity, If 2 0 4 ; Morris, c 2 1 5 ) Driscoll, rb. If 1 0 2 Prouty, rb 0 0 0 Curran, lb 4 0 8 j 12 3 27 Miss Dudley: You have poor marks because of spelling. 1 What seems to be the trouble ? i Kenny: Oh, last examination I put too many z s in scis- sors. an j L. Morris: I went to a mind-reader yesterday. j R. Bean: How did she enjoy her vacation? 4e | Parent: While you stood at the gate bidding good-bye to | my daughter, did it ever dawn on you — E. Driscoll : Certainly not, I never stayed as late as that.

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i 26 THE CHIMES i Eulaila : Really, I didn't hit you intentionally. Victim : What have you got that bumper on your car for if you aren't aiming to hit some one? « ♦ ♦ ♦ 1 Colton: Gee! I wish Fd lived in pre-historic times. 1 Lois: What for? Colton: So I wouldn't have to learn history of course. ♦ Excited Tourist (beckoning to cabby): Hey! Cabby: Look here, mister, stop kiddin' my horse. i 4e 4e « 4 Ray: My alarm clock went off this morning at eight- | thirty. i Lois: Hasn't it come back yet? - « if ♦ I The Joke Editor is the biggest joke I ever saw. i :)c 4c 4e He 1 Doctor: I charge ten dollars for my advice. i J. Davy (leaving office rapidly) T'anks, doctor, I ain't taking it. i Judge: Prisoner, the jury finds you guilty. Prisoner: That's all right, judge. I know you're too in- i telligent to be influenced by what they say. i The Chimes has gratefully received the following papers and would like to hear from them again. The Parrot, Rockland High School, Rockland, Mass. Honor Roll is exceptionally fine. Literary department shows well- planned, thoughtful work. The Partridge, Duxbury, Mass. A fine selection of stories. Why so little about athletics? The Hermiad, Hingham, Mass. The descriptions of the Wind exceedingly well written. The entire paper well arranged. 1