Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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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.

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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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14 THE CHIMES SENIOR CLASS NOTES Chester Gurney, ' 39 Priscilla Driiion and Jean Francis left Scituate High this fall to enter Tha)er Academy. In January George Pyne transferred to Roxbury. Two new niembMs joined our class in September: David Murphy, who transferred from Falmouth, and Evelyn Smith from Rockland. At our first class meeting we elected the following officers: President, James Anderson; Vice-President, Angelo Foniri; Secretary, Charlotte Turner; Treasurer, Paul Harrigan, and Miss Dudley, Class Adviser, The Senior Social was held on October 27. Bunny Grant and his Rhythm Rockers supplied the music. A good time was enjoyed by all vvh(» attended. In February, the Senior Class held a benefit basketball game between ihe St. Patrick and the Scituate High teams. The Seniors in the finals of the prize speaking contest were James And?rson, Maurice Bartlett, and David Murphy. Charlotte Turner was elected by the class and faculty as a candidate from Scituate High School for the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage spon- sored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Alberta Cerilli and William Madden took part in the program at Nor- well, March 27, as contestants for a music scholarship. The honor roll for the first three marking periods was as follows: October 31, 1938 Honors Walter Spear Nancy Wade Honorable Mention Anne Baily Madeline Duffey Grace Moffitt Margaret Peirce Charlotte Turner December 23, 1938 Honors Maurice Bartlett Madeline Duffey Margaret Peirce Walter Spear Charlotte Turner Nancy Wade February 17, 1939 Honors Maurice Bartlett Grace Moffitt Walter Spear Charlotte Turner Nancy Wade Honorable Mention David Colman Margaret Peirce