Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 15 AUTUMN AT THE SEASHORE Mother Nature is changing the garments of her children to many beautiful shades. We see the tiny Tree folk and the older Trees in their brilliant reds, beautiful bright colors, and warm orange colors. The tiny leaves, unable to cling to their Mother Tree longer, have fallen to the ground. They are blown from one place to another by old Mother West Wind, who is calling them all to rest. The Stones are being hurled from Mother Ocean onto the sand which has had a wonderful warmth all summer, but is now cold and grey. It has lost the silver-like lustre which it has had all summer and has been gowned in a cold grey cloak. The tiny Stones and larger Stones are huddled all together trying to avoid the outstretched arms of Frost, the disastrous and vengeful worker of Winter. The tall, stately Trees have been disrobed of their beautiful green garments and have changed to a brown not altogether becoming. The entire sight is rather bare. The mossers and fishermen have gathered their moss and lobster pots and put them away. The season of sunshine and warm weather is about to leave us. The air is becoming cold and brisk. The Wind at night rustles the trees, and you know that it means the approach of Winter — cold, biting Winter. Ruth Bean, '27. NOVEMBER DAYS November days, November ways Have brought the chilly weather ; The clouds roll by o'er the sunny skies As the birds fly all together. i The whistling winds through the branches play As they whirl the leaves around ; The squirrels jump from branch to branch And gather nuts from the ground. The bountiful harvest which has been reaped Brings tidings of the coming feast, A day of, joy and thanks to Him Whose star shone in the East. Gertrude Wherity, '28. DRIFTWOOD Driftwood, coming from nowhere, going nowhere. Drifting with the tide. Lashed by storms, stilled by calms. Seeking a place to bide ; Cast upon some dreary beach, There to lie, to rot and bleach, That is driftwood. Paul Quinn, '27.

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14 THE CHIMES NEWS Large black letters, always reporting some disastrous event, immediately warned the newly-arrived immigrant that the newspaper was reporting some terrible event. The whole first page, save for a large portrait of the leader, was given over to a general account of a fierce battle. The foreigner, af- ter purchasing a paper, was stricken to learn that only eleven iron men had escaped the general slaughter, and had lasted the entire battle. He was dumfounded when he read farther and learned of the disastrous effect of the overhead attack. He always had hated aeroplanes, and this should teach the world that the use of them in war ought to be prohibited. The poor man was still more puzzled when he read that the losers had suffered few serious injuries: while the winners had only eleven men who were able to stand the onslaught of their opponents. Puzzling diagrams of the battle lines were ab- solutely undecipherable to him. His conclusion was that it must have been a running battle. The large picture of the surging mass, struggling with wooden crosses, awed him. Were the inhabitants of this famous country going to crucify the losers in battle? No such outbreaks were allowed in his native country. He caught sight of a cheering mob rushing up the street. With a dash he eluded them, quickly resolving to seek his fatherland. The cheering mass passed happily by, still praising Brown's Iron Men, who had just won another big victory; Bro Ti 21; Harvard 0. John Prouty, '26. SCITUATE IX 1936 Two hundred airships flying high. Airplane carriers sailing by; Law son tower standing o'er As it always stood before. The harbor views are all cut off. By towering buildings extending aloft, 'f is surely queer what time may claim, But our old schoolhouse stands the same. G. S,. '28. A COMPARISON The city, the city, with traffic and noise Mountain-like buildings, and numerous joys. The young, the old, the slack and witty, All just adore thee, 0 city I 0 city! The country, the country, with ledges and mountains, Seashores and hedges and natural fountains. We love thee, 0 country! with acres of space And think thee by far the much better place. M. Westington. '30.

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16 THE CHIMES CHOOL noT COMMERCIAL NOTES On Friday, November 5, the commercial Seniors took a trip to the Ginn Publishing Company in Cambridge as a project in Economics. The trip was very interesting and helpful. The Seniors not only learned how school books are made, but that there is a right and a wrong w ay to treat any book. Lydia Stearns has received a silver pin from the Reming- ton Typewriter Company for writing fifty words a minute for fifteen minutes with only three errors. Lillian Delay, Lydia Stearns and Catherine Welch have re- ceived their sixty-word certificates from the Gregg Company. They wrote shorthand at sixty words a minute for five min- utes and transcribed it on the typewriter with 95 per cent ac- curacy. This year's beginning class in commercial work is much larger than last year's, and three new seats have been pu t in the commercial room. The Seniors have one period every day for a week in the office taking Mr. Martin's dictation. This is practical exper- ience, and it is a great help in increasing their speed and ac- curacy. All of the Seniors and all but one Junior have subscribed for the Gregg Writer. This makes a 95 per cent subscription list. This magazine is issued once a month, and it contains many helpful suggestions in both shorthand and typewriting. The officers of the Senior Class are as follow s : Miriam Til- den, President ; Ruth LaVange, Vice-President ; Catherine Welch, Secretary ; Walter Stone, Treasurer. The Class of '27 held a Halloween party October 29, 1926, at the home of Ethel Stonefield. The party proved to be a suc- cess. Three members of the Bridgewater High School were guests of the Seniors. A food sale was held in the Assembly Hall of the High School October 16, 1926. The receipts of the sale totalled 847.05. For the past three years the Senior Class rings have been of the same design. This year the design was changed, and a very unusual ring was chosen by the class. As the result of an accident, Ethel Stonefield has been con- fined to her home for several weeks. Allan Coster, a former Senior, is attending Falmouth High School. He had been attending Scituate High School for a year. Catherine Welch, '27. CLASS NOTES Frank Whittaker, '27.