Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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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

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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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THE CHIMES 3 are capable of deciding their small problems, but need the co- operation of their parents in deciding the bigger things of life ; if parents and children would co-operat e, home life would truly become the embodiment of the life of our Nation and the result would be a cleaner, stronger nation, a corps of bright, upstanding young men and women, ready to carry and work out the problems of their fathers and mothers. Ruth LaVange, '27. GIVE HIM A CHANCE In the Boston Traveler I recently read that when a pilot wrecks his airplane, his superior officers ship him off, immed- iately, to another plane so that he will not lose his nerve, the theory being that if the pilot is left to himself, he will moon over his accident and be afraid to attempt to fly another plane. This same theory holds true in the case of your sons and daughters when they start out on their life's career. If your son fails to get a job at once after leaving high school, or if after getting his job he loses it, don't tell him that he is dumb and that you knew he couldn't hold a job. This kind of chatter breaks him to pieces ; he loses his nerve just as the pilot is likely to do. Instead of nagging at your son, boost him ! Tell him he will do better next time. If you see that he is really trying but doesn't seem to be getting ahead, may be it's because he is not sure of his abilities ; not so forward as others are. Give him a chance ! Bertha Roberts, '27. THE SUPPORT OF OUR TOWNSPEOPLE Should the people of the town of Scituate support the Ath- letics of our High School? This is coming to be one of the most important questions confronting the townspeople. As the situation now stands, we haven't enough money to finance a football team or a basket ball team. We shall have to work for our money, by giving entertainments and candy and food sales. Most all of the students of Scituate High will in the future be citizens of the town of Scituate ; and our physical fitness is as important as our mental fitness. If we lack physical strength, we will lie down on our jobs; if we have physica-l strength, we will be able to persevere in our work for the town. The student who, in his school days, is interested in some sport will make a better citizen. So if the town of Scituate will help us finance the sports of our high school, we shall pay them back in the future. J. Welch, '30.