Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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20 THE CHIMES We made a Fall Booklet, a Winter Sports Booklet, and just recently a little newspaper. The pupils who entered the semi-finals in the speaking contest were: Arthur Anderson, Barhara Billings, Jean Cole, Rose Marie Downie, Amalia Gillespie, Lois Heard, Virginia Heffernan, Russell Murphy, Betty Vickery, and Lyman Preston. Amalia Gillespie and Russell Murphy were chosen for the finals. In mathematics class, the seventh grade made mathematical diaries and booklets on circles and percentage. In geography class, we have made projects on certain products. We have also made projects on different countries. Some of the activities in girls ' gym were field hockey, basketball, and dancing. The boys ' gym classes have not been able to organize teams and play other schools, but we have had competition between the two divisions of the seventh grade. The seventh grade membership at present is sixty-three. During the year, John Stanton, David Parrott, Maurice Murray, and Mary McCormick left, and Dominick Bonomi entered. THE BOSTON PRESS CONFERENCE David Murphy, ' 39 On Saturday, January 14, the members of the Chimes staff attended the first annual Greater Boston Press Conference which was held under the sponsorship of Northeastern University for the representatives of the publications of all the secondary schools in the Eastern part of Massa- chusetts. At nine o ' clock in the morning over a thousand delegates gathered in the new University Hall to register and to see the various exhibits of the different school papers and magazines. From nine-thirty to twelve noon representatives of the leading Boston papers gave talks on the different aspects of the publishing of a newspaper. Mr. Lincoln O ' Brien, editor of the Boston Transcript , and also its publisher, gave a very interesting talk on a newspaper from the editor ' s point of view, explaining the dif- ference between editorial writing and writing the news as news. He also discussed the value to a paper of having an editorial policy and sticking to that policy. Mr. Charles Marchant, advertising manager of the Boston Post , ex- plained the mechanical side and actual printing of a paper, giving a de- tailed account of the different processes involved, from the time a paper matrix is made to the time the paper itself is ready to go on the street. He had with him several very interesting plates showing the dies for the front pages of the Post for some of the biggest news stories of the

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THE CHIMES 19 ing the decrease of our woodlands. A chart we mad; showed how our government works. At the prejent time in geography, we are studying Europe. Every one 3 in a while we do a project on the country being studied. We have just finished one on whatever we chose, such as silk, rubber, cocoa and coffee. We have had a variety of games in gym, and we played one basket- ball game with the freshman boys which ended in a sad defeat for the eighth grade. The following students were chosen to enter the semi-finals of the speak- ing contest: Walter Allen, Claire Burns, Patrick Butler, Mary Ann Evans, Marion Hill, Mary Esther LaVange, Charles Manning, Alice Moffit, Dorothy Secor, Anne Steverman, and Frances Williams. The following were chosen for the finals on April 1 1 : Patrick Butler, Mary Ann Evans, Marion Hill, and Frances Williams. The honor roll for the year thus far is as follows: Patrick Butler, Marjorie Hatlin, Mary Lou Hersey, Jean MacNeil, Matthew Miles, Joan Rouleau, Frances Williams, Dorothy Secor, Martha Lavoine, Maria Mans- field and Gordon Page. The honorable mention list is as follows: Charles Manning, Virginia DuBois and Helen Stark. SEVENTH GRADE CLASS NOTES Shirley Huntley Arnold Fuller For the first and second marking periods, Paul Carter received high honors. Marguerite Bartlett received them for the second marking period. The following members thus far this year have been on the honor roll: Richard Bresnahan, Theodore Holland, Beverly Briggs, Rose Marie Downie, Fay Joseph, Lyman Preston, David Quinlan, Jean Cole, Amalia Gillespie, Lois Heard, Peter Morton, Catherine Peirce, Arnold Fuller, Roger Zollin and Robert Rouleau. The following members have been on the honorable mention list: Jean Cole, Amalia Gillespie, Shirley Huntley, Patricia Lovewell, Peter Morton, Catherine Peirce, Roger Zollin, Beverly Briggs, Arnold Fuller, Jane Evans, Frank Hall, Virginia Heffernan, Joan Nash, Muriel Bonney, and Richard Bresnahan. In history class, the seventh grade made some projects about the Pil- grims. They also made magazines. The nine leaders were Paul Carter, Marguerite Bartlett, Virginia Heffernan, Richard Bresnahan, Arnold Fuller, Catherine Peirce, Lyman Preston, Fay Joseph, and David Quinlan. In English class, the seventh grade organized a club known as the Bet- ter Speech Club. The purpose of this club is to improve our speech.

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THE CHIMES 21 last few years, and also a copy of the first issue of the Po3t ever printed. At noon a buffet lunch was served to the delegates, and a special edition of the Transcript , showing pictures taken of the Conference earlier that morning, was distributed to all as a gift from Mr. O ' Brien. In the afternoon the lectures continued, with a talk by the editor of the Northeastern News , who explained the work of a school paper. Mr. William Cloney, sports editor of the Boston Herald , who writes mainly on high school sports, spoke on the make-up of a sports page. Following this there were several round-table discussions on the different aspects of school journalism, and the conference closed at about four- thirty o ' clock. COMMERCIAL AWARDS SHORTHAND AWARDS Those to receive certificates for shorthand ability this year are as follows: Senior Order of Gregg Artists: The shorthand is judged on the quality of the outlines. Alberta Cerilli, Jessie Drake, Madeline Duffey, Betty Kenney, George Mitchell, George Secor, Mary Steverman. Charlotte Turner, Helen Westerhoff. 60-WoRD Transcription: Dictation for five minutes at 60-words a min- ute with a minimum number of errors in transcript. Mary Hill, George Secor. 80-WoRD Transcription : Dictation for five minutes at 80- words a minute. Mary Steverman. 100-Word Transcription: Dictation for five minutes at 100-words a minute. Jessie Drake, Alberta Cerilli, Betty Franzen, Betty Kenney, Helen Manning, George Mitchell, Charlotte Turner, Madeline Duffey, Betty White, Helen Westerhoff. TYPEWRITING AWARDS The following received certificates in typing for their speed and ac- curacy :