Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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12 THE CHIMES Then Phyl spoke: Oh! 1 think you ' re Mr. Bronson; aren ' t you? Yes, you know me as Mr. Bronson. Now what is the matter? Well, my brother John seems to have married this woman. We are both going to see for the first time our guardian. He is our uncle, but we have never seen him. Nevertheless, we have made an agreement never to marry without his permission. I guess this just spoils everything! Quite suddenly, Mr. Bronson began to laugh. Ho! Ho! There is really nothing to get disturbed about, my dears; it is really very amusing. You see, I am your mysterious uncle, although you have always known me as Mr. Bronson. And this delightful child must be my little grandniece! Aimsbury! Aimsbury! End of the line! All out! THE LEE-KEE Herbert Friese, ' 41 The Lee-Kee was not much, is not much, never will be much of a boat. For its size, however, it has led a rather eventful life, having been lost twice, collided with once, and sunk innumerable times with me in it. In its embryonic stages, it was nothing but a piece of plywood, a handful of nails, two short planks, and several small holes which were inserted between the sides and the bottom of the boat in order that I might have hot and cold — well, cold anyway — running water. This was not my idea, however, but that of the boat, which took it upon itself to provide me with all the inconveniences and discomforts which modern science has con- trived. But to get back to the story. The boat gradually took shape and at last the great day came. After placing it on the surface of the water, I climbed in. Great was my surprise when I found that it would float with me in it. It wouldn ' t float long, however, for the little holes which had inserted themselves betwixt the bottom and the sides just weren ' t made for keeping water out of the boat. After I had bailed for a few minutes, a thought struck my mind : Why bother to bail the water out of the boat as it would only come in again? A cting on my spectacular deduction, I sat still for a while. Soon the boat slid gracefully out from underneath me, and I involuntarily topped off my yachting expedition with a swim. I pushed the boat ashore and let the water drain out by the same means as it had drained in. Searching the beach for an empty bottle, I filled it with harbor water and christened the boat the Lee-Kee. I caulked the boat and filled up the majority of small holes and again went out in it. Still the boat didn ' t satisfy me. I added sailing equipment

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THE CHIMES 11 THE 6:30 TO AIMSBURY Cornelia Leith, ' 41 ' ' Westborough ! Westborough ! bawled the red-faced conductor. Two more passengers entered the car. A mother and her little girl clutched the nearest green-plush seat and sat down. There were already several people in the car. A stout, genial old man put down his paper and winked slyly at the little girl. A young girl in a new red hat of the latest spring style stared at the dismal landscape. Two elderly ladies talked incessantly about what Mrs. Jones did — and Mrs. Jones didn ' t. A bespeckled young college student was trying to study. Next stop — Smithville! Like the bird in a cuckoo clock, the con- ductor popped in and out the door. The train lurched and sped on. The stout gentleman crossed over to the seat in front of the mother and her child. That ' s a sweet child. What ' s her name? ' Nancy, was the mother ' s cold reply. Nancy, eh? Well, well, what a nice name! Young Nancy smiled coyly and agreed. Smithville! Smithville! The train slowed down and stopped. There was the hiss of escaping steam and the steady clang of the brass bell. A young man got on and slouched wearily into a seat, a tired, per- plexed young man who saw no one. But he was seen and by the young mother, whose startled glance was full of fear. Then the young girl with the new red hat saw him and she, too, was startled. She got up, went down the aisle, and spoke to him. Oh, hello, Phyl. Are you going too? said the young man, more perplexed. Yes, John. I— She was interrupted by the young mother. John, please don ' t be angry. I just had to come and try to explain, and — she paused for breath and Phyl spoke: What does this mean? Explain what? This is my wife, Phyl, John said. I suppose she is going to try to explain things to our uncle. Phyl paled and then grew very angry. John! How could you! There was another interruption, this time by the pleasant-faced old gentleman. Hey! what ' s all this? There was silence and the young mother began to sob. Next stop- — Aimsbury!

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THE CHIMES 13 and some paint. At last, perfection! Then when the boat was ready to sail without injuring my self-respect, school started and I had nothing but memories of what I had done and dreams of what I could have done in that boat. SCHOOL NOTES We have three new teachers this year. Miss Eleanor Gile is teaching English and history in the position formerly held by Miss Colburn, who resigned to go to Melrose High School. Mr. Philip W. L. Cox is super- visor of music, taking the place of Miss Bradford, who retired last June. Miss Mary Kingsbury was elected to the position of head of the House- hold Arts Department upon the resignation of Miss MacFarlane, who left to be married. During the year, we have enjoyed the following assembly programs: October 5 — Motion picture and lecture on the Hemphill Diesel School. October 19 — Lecture by Colonel Furlong, Montenegro, a Lost King- dom. November 10 — Armistice Day Program. November 21 — Lecture by Russell Neville, In the Cellars of the World. November 23 — Football Rally. December 9 — Lecture by Colonel Furlong, Laurence of Arabia. December 23 — C hristmas Assembly. January 11 — Brockton Band. January 18 — Rev. Victor Sawyer, The United States Constitution. January 20 — First Century of Baseball — Red Sox Picture with Bump Hadley. January 24 — Play by Senior Girls. February 8 — Lecture by Colonel Furlong. Turkey, Europe ' s Last Frontier. February 15 — George Pearson, impersonator of Shakespearian and Dick- ens ' characters. March 16 — Pearl Rainville — Musical Program. At other assemblies, we have had motion pictures on various subjects. The officers of the Athletic Association are as follows: President, James Anderson; Vice President, Alden Mitchell; Secretary, Dana Condit. Members of the orchestra this year are as follows: Mary Peirce. Marie Gillis, Patrick Butler, Margaret Peirce, violins; Robert Fleming, Thomas Calkin, clarinets; William Schultz, Alden Mitchell, Harry Sylvester, Ed- ward Dolan, trumpets; Francis Litchfield, Herbert Bearce, baritones; Robert Brand, trombone; Warren Sylvester, French horn; Ernest Dorr, bass; Elmer Burrows, piano.