Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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THE CHIMES 17 December 23, 1938 Honors Eudora Bartlett Constance Wade Robert Spear Amy Zollin Honorable Mention Elmer Burrows Cornelia Leith February 17, 1939 Honors Eudora Bartlett Constance Wade Robert Spear James Welch Amy Zollin Douglas Willett Honorable Mention Howard Burleigh James Welch Several members of the class have received letters for various sports this year, among them Lou Bardsley who was the outstanding basket- ball player of the season. At one time she was third highest scorer in the South Shore League. She has been elected next year ' s captain. Our class was pleased to receive some new members this year. They were Peggy Murphy, Paul Kelly, Lou Bardsley, Audrey Harrison, and Gladys Whitney. Eleanor Jenkins was transferred to Hanover High School but returned to Scituate. Peggy Murphy and Eudora Bartlett were chosen to speak in the finals of the Prize Speaking Contest. The Freshman-Sophomore Social was very successful as it was both profitable and enjoyable. We are greatly indebted to all those who helped make it a success. The members of the class who have been on the honor roll this year are as follows: FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES Gladys Ellms, ' 42 Honors Abbie Barnes Gladys Ellms Edward Gilchrist William Holland Dana Condit Richard Franzen Betty Hattin Elizabeth Kane Warren Sylvester Barbara Murphy George Williams

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16 THE CHIMES Honorable Mention Hope Guiney Harold Walsh Cornelia Weeks We have many outstanding athletes in the Junior Class who have been awarded letters in different sports this year, Cornelia Weeks. Polly Soule, Cecil Leith, Arnold Hewitt and Jean Kindlund were chosen to represent the Junior Class in the semi-finals in the P.T.A. speaking contest. From these, Cornelia Weeks, Cecil Leith, and Jean Kindlund participated in the finals. Cecil Leith had the leading male role in Scituate ' s Tri-Town Play which was held in November. On December 16, 1938 the junior Class held a Social. The class offi- cers served as the committee. The feature of the evening was music furnished by a nickelodeon which gave the students an opportunity to dance to the music of the best orchestras. The social was a great success and was well attended. Mary Peirce, Cora Brown, Pauline Gillis, and Virginia Arnold com- peted in the Music Scholarship Contest on March 27. Sherman Gates was a special reporter for the Boston Globe and Post for one week. Several Juniors attended the Press Conference at Northeastern Uni- versity, Barbara Condit was hostess at a dinner party held at the Old Nichols House on December 26, 1938. The Junior Prom, which is always looked forward to with pleasant anticipation, was held on May 5, The Sophomore Class elected the following officers at their first class meeting: President, Alden Mitchell: Vice-President, Merrill Merritt; Sec- retary, Eleanor Jenkins; Treasurer, Douglas Willett; Class Adviser, Mr. Atkinson, The following members of the class have been on the honor roll this year. October 31, 1938 Honors Eudora Bartlett Constance Wade Robert Spear Amy Zollin Honorable Mention Howard Burleigh Elmer Burrows Marie Gillis

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18 THE CHIMES Honorable Mention Doiolh) Bates Thomas Calkin Lester Chadbourne James Hill Christel Jonleit The following class officers were elected by the Freshmen this fall: President. Dana Condit; Vice-President, Everett Dorr; Secretary, Julia Brown; Treasurer, Gladys Ellms; Class Adviser, Mr. Sandberg. Three former members have left the class this year. Lulu Hezlitt went to Whitman; Ramona MacNaught, to Winthrop; and Leona Freeman, to West Roxbury. W e have welcomed a new member, Nancy Parker, from Weston, Massa- chusetts. Many girls and boys went out for sports this year. Ardemis Basmajian received a letter for hockey and Everett Dorr received one for basketball. The Freshmen and Sophomores held a joint social on Friday evening, March 24, 1939. There was a good orchestra and a large crowd attended. Several members of the class were chosen for the semi-finals of the speaking contest. They are as follows: Josephine Spear, Herbert Bearce, B rbara Murphy, Ceceline Stetson, and Irene Jacobson. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS NOTES Patrick Butler Charles Manning During the school year, beginning September 9, 1938, the eighth grade has been kept busy with various activities. In October Betty Jane Botham left and Jean Arnold, a new member, enlered our class. Later in the year one member, Robert Pyne, moved to Roxbury, making our present membership fifty-six. We have done many projects in the various subjects. In English tw o activities that were very interesting were A Winter Booklet based on our study of John Greenleaf Whittier ' s Snow Bound , and another book- let, which we have just completed in connection with our study of Poe ' s Gold Bug. Some graphs were made in mathematics. For two weeks, when we were studying stocks and bonds, we copied the quotations from the daily papers and at the end of that time, passed in a paper showing our losses and gains. We are now studying insurance of different kinds, life, fire, theft, automobile, as Avell as others. In history and civics, we have made a map of Scituate showing prin- cipal roads and points of interest. Besides this, we have made several maps, one of which was a series of small maps of the United States show-