Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 29 IF I HAD A MAGIC RUG Ellen Bailey, '31 If I but had a magic rug, Adventures far I'd find. Fd go to the land of the mind-night sun. Where the ice-bound glaciers wind. I'd visit, too, the ''Sunny South In the brilliant warmth all day; And there I'd watch the cotton-pickers In costumes bright and gay. Then home Fd go on my magic rug, And there to their heart's delight I'd give the little tots a sail 'Til time to say, Good-night. ART NOTES Gertrude Wherity The Art department has been doing some fine work this year. The combined Art classes have organized an Art Club under the direction of Priscilla Cole, president ; Barbara Cole- man, secretary; and Gertrude Wherity, treasurer. One project carried out by the club was the taking of snap- shots of different flowers. There were four prizes offered which went to the following people: Virginia Poland, Ju- dith Partridge, Ellen Bailey, and Anna Healy. An interesting experiment of blue printing Christmas cards was tried by the diflferent Art classes. Each pupil drew an appropriate design which was blue printed and then touched up with different colors. There were some very pretty and attractive cards made. Two senior girls, Priscilla Cole and Gertrude Wherity, have been painting the windows of the doors in the teachers' room. The design used matches the decorative cretonne liangings. We have some very attractive object drawings done in colored chalk displayed in the Art room. This work was done hy two and three-year students. We appreciate the gift of $7.50 from the Woman's Club to the Art department. It is interesting to know that some of the recent alumni of S. H. S. have gone further in developing their study of art. Kenneth Bates, '22, is working in the Design department of the Cleveland School of Art. He is going abroad to the Praofue conference of Henry Bailey this summer. Phoebe Richardson, '16, is head of the R. H. White Art deTDartment in Boston, Miss Richardson spent some time this winter studying abroad.

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THE CHIMES MY MAGIC RUG Ruth Damon, '31 If I but had a magic rug, I would be filled with glee. I'd make believe it was a ship, And sail the deep blue sea. I'd sail right into China town, With all its cues and rice. I'd journey o'er to fair Japan, And make their eyes turn right. From there I'd go to cold Norway, And skim the mountains high. I'd swoop right down to dear old France Where the Paris styles I'd spy. I'd cress the sea to London town. It's famous bridge I'd view. Old Ireland's lucky shamrock see, And dear old Erin, too. But happy journeys all must end, Wherever we may roam. And so I'll turn my magic shiri. And sail for Home Sweet Home. IF I HAD A M AGIC WAND Anna C. Tufts, '31 Oh. for a wand of magic. That I might wield with powers O'er all that is sinful and tragic In this great world of ours. I'd w ave my wand o'er those Who in T3ain linger here And tr nsform their troubles and woes To all that is happy and dear. Over those w ho were frail and weak And those who knew no sight. Above others who could never speak I'd wave my wand at night. I'd change the suffering to joy And w ant, to wealth and esteem And all that would annoy To bliss — full and supreme.

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30 THE CHIMES Ruth Ricketts, '21, who is now Mrs. Beals, is head of the Drafting department in Harvard College. Wallace Torrey, '26, is working on stained glass windows.. At present he is working on a window design for Princeton College. Malcolm Merritt, '27, is attending Vesper George Art School of Boston. Paul Quinn, '27, is a student of the freshman class at the Massachusetts Normal Art School. FRENCH DEPARTA ENT LES SPORTS Virginia Russell, '29 II y a beaucoup de sports pendant les mois d'hiver que nous trouvons bons. On s'amuse plus par les jeus qu'on s'amuse dans I'ete bien qu'il y a peu beaucoup de sports d'ete. Peut-etre le meilleur et le plus connu sport d'hiver est le patinage. La plupart du monde aime a patiner. II n'y a plus de gaietie ou'avoir un bon grand feu sur la glace ou on peut roter les ''frankforts et se chauffeut les oreils. II y a beaucoup de facons de patinage in France : — le traineau, le patineur a la voile et un traineau a voile et ainsi de suite. Le skiage et le glissade sont bons sports d'hiver aussi. Qui ne desirait pas aller aux Alps pour les mois d'hiver pour le skiage et pour le glissade? II y n'a rein meilleur qu'un traineau sur un nuit claire de lune. Bien entendu, les sports en ete sont enioyes autant que les sports d'hiver. On a sa preference. En ete le sport est nata- tion. C'est un chose rafraichissant sur un jour de chaud en ete. La jaunce, le golf et le baseball sont poDulaires sports, aussi. En ete ncs pensees errent a quelque belle place au sud on peut-etre au glace nord. LE DESOBEISSAXT GARCON Helen Stevens, '29 II y avait une fois un Detit garcon s'apioelle Jean, qui de- meure avec sa mere i res d'un grand etang ?u bord de la foret. En hiver il y avait tou jours de bon patinage et beaucoup de gens est venu a patiner. Un jour Jean dit a sa mere qu'il all ait au etang, sa mere dit qu'il ne pourra pas aller parce qu'il n'y avait qu'un r eu de gens et la glace avait mince, mais Jean pense qu'il s'en garde bien et il va au etang. II joue sur la glace pour presqu'une heure auand il vient a un trou. II pense ou'il en decouvra la profondeur. il prend un baton et il se couche sur la glace mais il se penche plus loin et tombe dans le trou.