Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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30 THE CHIMES Jessie Drake, ' 39 Scitiiate High School has taken a large part in the dramatic activity of the town this year, beginning with the Tri-Town Dramatic Contest in Nov- ember. The contest was followed by a Christmas play which was given at the December meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association, and the season was completed with the Senior Class play in April. As last year, Norwell, Hanover, and Scituate High Schools took part in the one-act play contest. Norwell presented Neighbors and Hanover gave Castles in Spain. Scituate was again awarded the cup for the outstanding performance of the tragedy Submerged. The play was coached by Miss Esther Harrington of the faculty. The cast was as follows: Dunn Phillips Weeks Shaw Nelson Kindlund Brice David Colman MacAndrews John DriscoU Nobb John Queeney Jorgson William Sexton The stage settings were made under the direction of Mrs. Ward, art supervisor, and Mr. Sandberg, teacher of manual arts. At Christmas the High School produced the play Why the Chimes Rang, with the following cast: Bertel Donald Pitkin Steen John Harrigan Holger Joseph Driscoll Old Woman Madeline Bailey Members of the Tableau: Priest Maurice Bartlett Angel Alberta Cerilli King Phillips Weeks Courtier David Colman

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THE GRADUATES WALSH, HUGH Preside.nt of A. A. 4, Football 2-3-4, Dramatics 3-4, Athletic Editor of Chimes 3, Captain of Football 4. Hugh captained the football team through a succesful season this fall. We didn ' t suspect his ability as an actor until the Senior Class play. WHITE, JOHN Glee Club 2, Football 3-4, Basketball 2-3-4, Base- ball 2-3-4, Dramatics 2. Whitey is a star on the basketball floor and football fie.ld. Mr. Stewart can ' t seem to get along without him. YOUNG, VIRGINIA Class Secretary 1, Class President 2, Secretary of A. A. 1, Vice President of A. A. 2, Field Hockey 1-2-3-4, Basketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Tennis 1-2-3-4, Dramatics 2-4, Glee Club 1, Athletic Editor of Chimes 4, Joke Editor of Chimes 2, Captain of Hockey 4, Captain of Basketball 4. Ginny is the most versatile girl in the class. She was captain of the hockey and basketball teams this year. She also had the honor of being voted the most popular girl in the class and she deserves it. SUPERLATIVELY SPEAKING CLASS OF 1937 Best all-round girl — Virginia Young Best all-round boy — Lawrence Gates Most talented — Doris Simmons Most studious — Mary Schafer Most likely to succeed — Allyn Lumbert Most popular — Virginia Young Best-looking girl — Virginia Young Best-looking boy — Fenton Varney Best natured — Joseph Queeney Most versatile athlete (girl) — Wittiest — James Steverman Best dressed — Fenton Varney Best actor — Hugh Walsh Best actress — Peggy Soule Most polite — Grace Reynolds Most quiet — Louise Pickett Most talkative — Doris Simmons Best mathematician — Allyn Lumbert Most literary — Grace Reynolds Y Virginia i oung Most versatile athlete ( boy ) — Lawrence Gates Best sport — (tie) Elizabeth Damon, Helen Chicko, Lawrence Gates Girl with most personality — Virginia Young Boy with most personality — Lawrence Gates Best class in history — CLASS OF ' 37

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THE CHIMES 31 Beautiful Woman Jean Francis Lovely Young Girl Priscilla Damon Scholar Atherton Hewett Wealthy Man Paul Harrigan The Senior Class play was presented April 9. The play selected this year was The Late Christopher Bean by Sidney Howard. The perform- ance was coached by Miss Esther Harrington, and the cast was as follows: Dr. Haggett Hugh Walsh Susan Haggett Virginia Young Abby Grace Reynolds Mrs. Haggett Margaret Soule Ada Haggett Lois Holland Warren Creamer Lawrence Gates Tallant Allyn Lumbert Rosen Vincent Elkind Maxwell Davenport William MacAlpine The scenery was made under the direction of Mrs. Ward and Mr. Sandberg. Madeleine Bailey and Mary Cahir were property managers; Robert Chessia was stage manager; and Esther Spear and Madeleine Bailey served as prompters. Mary Schafer had charge of the sale of tickets. Paul- ine Fitts, Elizabeth Damon, Helen Chicko, and Louise Sylvester acted as ushers. Music for all the performances was furnished by the school orchestra under the direction of Miss Jeanne Bradford. Not The Tinned Variety Teacher: Who can tell me what the former ruler of Russia was called? Class (in unison) : Czar. Teacher: Correct, and what was his wife called? Class: Czarina. Teacher: Correct, and what were the Czar ' s children called? A pause, and then a timid voice piped up: Czardines. -sc- Queer Moike, do yez know why an Irishman hits the pepper-box on the bot- tom an ' a Dutchman hits it on the side? Begorra, Pat, Oi don ' t. Why is it? Shure, an ' it ' s to get the pepper out, Moike.