Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 17 CLASS NOTES— Continued On November 2 the Junior Class held its first meeting of this year. The officers chosen are as follows : Sarah Baker, President; Katherine Somers, Vice-President; Velma Damon, Secretary; and Gertrude Wherity, Treasurer. The class de- cided that the dues would be fifty cents. All dues are to be in before the first of December. Irma Champion, a former member of the Class of 1923, is back at Scituate High School, after having attended Cambridge High School for two months. Each of the Commercial Juniors has different periods to take care of the office. This gives the pupils practice in office work. On Friday, November 19, Sarah Baker held a party at her home. Many of the pupils of the Junior Class attended. B. Welch, '28. The Sophomore Class gave a Hallow'en party to the Fresh- men on October 22. It was held in the Assembly Hall. A good number attended from both classes. The Sophomores 'have elected the following officers : Presi- dent, Gertrude Jones ; Vice-President, John Stewart ; Secre- tary, Margaret Short; Treasurer, Virginia Russell. Raymond Gillis, a member of the Sophomore Class, has broken his arm. He has been absent from school since this happened. Margaret Short, '29. The Freshmen held a Class Meeting on October 28, 1926, The following officers were elected : Herbert Dwyer, Presi- dent; Samuel Tilden, Vice-President; Ernest Dillon, Treas- urer; and Mary Westington, Secretary. Blue and gold were chosen as the class colors. B. F. Bresnahan, '30. HIGH SCHOOL DRAMATICS Although seven members of our orchestra were graduated last June, the organization numbers twenty-four this year, including ten Freshmen who have had valuable experience in Grammar School Orchestra. Both of the glee clubs as well as the orchestras are doing exceptionally good work, and it is hoped that the public may be given an opportunity to hear them in one of the musical shows in which they have scored such success in previous years. But on account of the crowded schedule it is impossible to make a definite announcement in this issue. Barbara Coleman, '29.

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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.

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18 THE CHIMES ALUWl NOT In an effort to make the Alumni Column of the Chimes more interesting to the Alumni of Scituate High School, we sent out letters to the Alumni asking them for contributions for the Alumni Column of the paper. We did this because we felt that a real Alumni Column must be the work of the Alumni themselves. The following are some of the contributions received. My dear Miss Monahan : After graduating from high school, I took a four years' course at the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston. I did teaching in the grades in Milton and North Adams, Massa- chusetts; then I graduated with B. S. degree and honorable mention. This September I was elected to the staif of teachers at the Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Here I am teaching evening and day classes. My high school days will always be remembered as happy ones, and above all very valuable ones. I think the most valu- able training that I got in high school was not art training, which I badly needed because I had only one year with a real art teacher, Mrs. Ward; but training in mathematics which helped me to figure things out and see through things. This quality came in very handy in Art School, especially in me- chanical and architectural drafting, structural design and perspective. I have always been more academic than one should be in the art field ; because of this, I am trying daily to live it down. This is not all that high school did for me, but I think that it gave me a start in the right direction, that is, to have a desire for a higher education, and also a right attitude toward life, people, and my work. Hoping for all the success that I know you'll have with your high school magazine, I remain Yours truly, Kenneth F. Bates, '22. Dear Alumni Editor: Upon receipt of your letter yesterday my first tendency was to discard it, but upon a second thought I knew if every one had the same inclination your Alumni Column would not be a success. There is no doubt that an Alumni Column will create a more decided interest in the school, as well as the paper. To establish a better circulation, you will find that the Alumni will support you in every way. To get their interest there must be an interesting Alumni Column. It is the only way we are able to get in contact with the activities of our class- mates or the school. I, for one, am looking eagerly for your first edition. Very sincerely, Leavitt Morris, '25.