Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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4 THE CHIMES EDITORIALS WHAT SHALL I BE? Theodore Vinal, ' 38 In your last year of school, you are confronted with one of the most difficult problems of your life. Buffeted about by graduation, plays, school publications, and homework is the ever-present and serious question, What shall I be? This presents, indeed, a very hard decision, for on this choice rests the peace and security of the latter part of your life. Many people have sup- pressed ideas in the imaginative part of their brain of doing something adventurous or deeds with a romantic appeal, but most of these people fall inevitably into the rut of a prosaic existence and go on and on till the end of their days, doing the same tedious and almost hideous tasks. That will probably be your fate, as well as that of many others, but at times, it does no harm to stir up the fires of your imagination, and allow them to burn fervently a few hours while you conjure up images and im- pressions of what you ' d really like to do for your vocation. Perhaps you see yourself in a native craft paddling up the Amazon, with two chocolate-brown men wielding the paddles. Or you might see yourself armed with pick and shovel digging relics out of the blistering Gobi desert, or struggling up the side of a Tibetan mountain, with a gigan- tic ellow-skinned guide, to an old monastery. But the dream, in most cases, is not to be, and as the embers of the imagination smolder and flicker out, your thoughts turn to the more tan- gible things. For your vocation you must have some special aptitude, you must choose work that is not or will not become obsolescent. Then the wages, the hours, the chance for advancement, the working conditions, and the demand for workers in such vocations, come in for due consideration. There is more than that, however; people hate to commit themselves to something that will dominate their lives. They ' re afraid they ' ll make a mi-take, and regret it the remainder of their lives. Of course, there are manv who never decide, but just drift into a certain line of work, and are never able to pull themselves out of its rut. The choosing of a vocation certainly merits a great deal of consid- eration, and the thought, What shall I be, should be considered from every angle, and decided upon now.

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VOL. XIV MAY 1938 NO 1 Published by the Students of Scituate High School, Scituate. Massachusetts EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORS-IN-CHIEF John Driscoll Theodore Vinal Assistant Editors .Maurice Bartlett Helen Mannin; Business Manager Elizabeth MacDonald Assistant Business Managers Exchange Editors Joseph Driscoll Betty Kenney Mary Patterson Dorothy Whittaker Athletic Editors Arthur Mac Alpine Joan Breen Dramatic Editor Louise Chessia Joke Editors Literary Editors William Barnes Elizabeth White Barbara Burrows Jessie Drake Alumni Editor Art Editors Arthur Damon Dorothy Hardcastle Peggy Crowley Class Editors Marie Wilder 1938, Chester Gurney 1939, Suzanne Hill 1940, Constance Wade 1941 William Holland 1942 Patricia McLean 1943 The Editorial Board wishes to thank all those who in any way contributed to the success of this year ' s edition of the Chimes. We wish to thank especially those who have contributed literary material, the teachers who have given us invaluable aid, and those who, by subscribing to advertisements, make the Chimes possible. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Editorial Staff Picture 2 Editorial Staff 3 Editorials 4 Literary 6 School Notes 15 Pictures of Seniors 28 Dramatics 36 Athletics 38 Alumni 45 Exchanges 47 Jokes 43

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THE CHIMES 5 WAR OR PEACE Jessje Drake, ' 39 Today, April 6, 1938, marks the entrance of the United States of America into the World War. Twenty-one years ago the government of the United States made the decision which sent the Youth of America to Europe and thousands of American citizens to their death, in a war of European nations. As we mark this twenty-first anniversary of that event, war with all its horrors is going on in Europe. We are continually being told by states- men of the world that another world war, which with all the new war ma- chines must be far worse than any former one, is but a matter of time. In Spain a civil war of more than a year ' s duration is being carried on, still as fiercely fought as at the first. Japan is devastating the lands of China. Two of the bigger powers of Europe are under the iron rule of dictators, and but a few weeks ago Germany, led by Adolph Hitler, marched into Austria and proclaimed German rule there. France is without a stable government. England is still trying to decide whether or not they really wanted Eden to resign. And we in the United States are fighting for our bread and butter. France because of the lack of government is, of course, not ready for war. England, carrying out to some extent the World War treaties, had until a short time ago been disarming. Now, though she is rearming, she is not fitted for war. The United States has adopted a hands-off policy; but in time of war could we keep to this policy? The time is not far distant, when with the aid of airplanes it would be but a matter of hours for troops to be transported, and for bombing planes to do their damage. With such an appalling outlook, on this twenty-first anniversary, the powers of the world must find some way to restore good will and confidence in one another. All must lose through war, all can win through cooperation and peace. A PARADOX John Driscoll, ' 38 The ordinary person, when discussing the framers of the Constitution, declares that those men were very democratic and liberal. He also thinks they were very wise in choosing such a liberal type of government. He cannot think otherwise, for even high school textbooks give false impres- sions concerning these men. Woodrow Wilson, one of our greatest statesmen, stated, The Federal Government was not by intention a democratic government. In plan and structure it had been meant to check the sweep and power of popular majorities. Indeed his words are very true although people don ' t like to believe them.