Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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III SCITUATE T|W||||RA ill 3 1644 00269 8429 THE CHIMES Vol. 4. January, 1927 No. 1 Member of Published by the Students of the Scituate High School, Scituate, Massachusetts. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief --------- Ruth LaVange . -c. •,•4. Sar ah Baker Assistant Editors -------- j Young „ Katrine Schuyler Literary Editors - - - - - - - miriam Tilden Business Manager - - Catherine Welch Assistant Business Manager ----- Lydia Stearns A- - C LEA Cole Athletic Editors -------- j Stewart Art Editor ---------- Paul Quinn Alumni Editor -------- Bessie Monahan Dramatic Editor ------- Barbara Coleman Gertrude Wherity Exchange Editors ------- katherine Somers Joke Editor --------- Walter Stone Frank Whittaker, '27 TT i - ,, Betty Welch, '28 Class Editois Short, '29 Robert Bresnahan, '30 The Editorial Staff wishes to express appreciation of the school spirit that the student body has manifested in our drive for ma- terial. A more varied list of contributors was the result of the co-operation of the students. It is hoped that the good work that has been started will be kept up and that the same spirit will be shown in preparation for the next issue. Hearty thanks is also due the advertisers of the town who by their continued support have made it possible for us to carry on the publication of the Chimes. They have indeed been very gen- erous and have responded readily to the letters which were sent out to them.

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2 THE CHIMES HOME LIFE Home life, it is often said, is the embodiment of the life of our Nation. Our great ship of state has been sailing on through the years, not always, it is sure, in calm waters. Out of the storms ard squalls it has come, scarred and quivering oftentimes, but ultimately strengthened by new experiences and new hopes. A home that means nothing will result in a national life that will miean nothing to Americans. If our home ties are weak, the ties of our national life will be weakened, also. At the present time, home to the young people, does not seem to count; it is but a place to eat and sleep, all other time being spent seeking thrills'' and 'happiness. Editorial after editorial, essaj; after essay, has been written on the evils and corruptions of the modern generation. Be- cause a few cases have been brought to the attention of the public of an occasional sad happening, the result perhaps of a wild party of youngsters, some mothers immediately become protective, take stock of the liberties of their sons and daugh- ters ; and the result is they are allowed no liberties at all. They are virtually ''tied to their mothers' apron strings. On the other hand there are the parents who allow their youngsters too many liberties, leaving to their young minds the judgment of questions that they are not capable of judging. What the young people of today are pleading for is under- standing. If mothers and fathers would be human; if they would only understand that the sons and daughters of today