Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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28 Class of 1943 Frances Williams AST September our very promising class returned for its second year as students of Scituate High School. Howard Tindall. Richard Willett. Patricia McLean, and Martha Lavoine emerged victorious in the contest for leaders of our worthy class, becoming president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, res- pectively. Mr. Sandberg was again chosen as our class adviser. After the smoke liad cleared away, we dis- covered some jiew as well as old familiar faces. We welcomed Betty Pulver, C nthia Whiting. John Tinch, Fred Veale, and John Wilder as new students this year. However, shortly after their arrival, Betty Pulver and John Tinch left us. We were glad to see Patricia McLean back from Girls ' Latin School. We consider our- selves lucky to ha e two English boys. John Wilder and Fred Veale, with us this year. They have told us many interesting things about Eng- land, especially about their sports and schools. Shortly after their arrival in this country. October 8 to be exact, John Wilder spoke to his family in England over N. B. C. Our class was well represented in athletic achievement this year. Genevieve Wilder. Pat- ricia Crowley, and Marion Hill received let- ters for their outstanding performance on the hockey field. In girls basketball Geneviexe Wilder. Joan Rouleau. Mariesta LaVange and Patricia Crow- ley received letters. From the boys ' team Richard Willett emerged with a large blue S. With these players it is no wonder our teams are so successful. But to jjrove we can work. too. the following l)eople have been upholding the standards of the Sophomore Class on the honor roll : Lester Chadbourne. Marjorie Hattin. Marvlou Hersey, Martha LaVoine. Maria Mansfield. Patricia McLean. Matthew Miles. Joan Rouleau. Helen Stark, Lillian Santia. and Frances Williams. John Billings. Patricia Crowley. Virginia Du- bois. Jean MacNeill. Gilbert Patterson. Howard Tindall. and Frederick Veale ha e received honorable mention. Our class and the freshman class cooperated on March 14 in staging a successful social. Those serving on the committee from our class were Howard Tindall and Marion Hill. We have found a great variety of talents and interests among the members of our class. (Continued on page 41)

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27 If Class of 1942 Richard Barnard ITH ambition in our hearts, we, the members of the Junior Class, started out the school year. There was the natural bustle and excitement of get- ting settled down to business after we received our books and had our first class meeting. The boys seemed to rate as far as class officers were concerned because a boy was elected for each office. The president chosen was Everett Dorr; vice-president, Dana Condit; treasurer. Richard Damon; and secretary, Richard Barnard. We chose Mr. Stewart as our class adviser. We gained three new members this year: Josephine Thatcher, who transferred from Nor- wood Hiiih School: William Ayer from Cam- bridge High and Latin; and June Hezlett from Brockton High. As usual many members of our class, both boys and girls, participated in sports. In foot- ball five junior bovs received their letters, of whom one. Everett Dorr, our brilliant quarter- back, received the honor of being named utility man on the All-South Shore team. His big number 7 was greatly feared by all opponents. Four girls in our class received letters for their fine playing on this year ' s successful hockey team. Also four girls and four boys received letters in basketball. We sponsored two successful social events during the year. Our Junior Social was ar- ranged bv a committee consisting of Everett Dorr, Dana Condit, Jerry Cahir, William Brad- lee, Richard Damon and Richard Mahoney. For the Junior Prom, the outstanding event, we elected the following committee: Everett Dorr, Richard Damon, Jerry Cahir. Jane Whittaker, Gloria McCaffrey, Jean McKenzie, and Richard Barnard. We were represented in dramatics this year bv Jane Whittaker and Herbert Bearce, who did a very fine job in the tri-town play. The Juniors proved themselves high-pressure salesmen in the recent magazine drive. Three times during the campaign one Junior home- room won the box of chocolates which was awarded daily to the room selling the most su ' hscriptions. Robert Vickery received the special prize offered by the magazine for the highest sales. On the honor roll we had the following Jun- iors: William Ayer, Abbie Barnes, Richard Franzen, Betty Hattin, Edward Gilchrist, Wil- (Continued on page 41)

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29 Class of 1944 Amalia J. Gillespie Damon. Amalia Gillespie, Theodore Holland, l: ' ay Joseph, and June Goddard. Receiving honorable mention were Richard Bresnahan, Theodore Holland. Shirley Huntley, Amalia (jillespie, Mary McCormack, Lyman Preston, Richard Turner, Betty Vickery, Merilyn Damon, Nancy Davis, Fay Jose])h, June Goddard, Catherine Peirce, Marilyn Fisher, Frank Hall, and Roger Zollin. The class officers are president, L iiian Pres- ton; vice-president. Arnold Fuller; secretary, Catherine Peirce; and treasurer, Marilyn Fisher. Many in our class went out for athletics. On the girls ' basketball squad we had Virginia Heffernan, Mary Mahar, Jean Cole, Shirley Huntley, Jan? Evans, Nancy Davis, and Merilvn Damon. On the football squad were Kevin Dw er. Arnold Fuller, and Frank Hall. Girls ' hockey had Mary Mahar. Shirley Huntley. Anne Jarvis. Laura Brown, and Jean Cole. Jean Cole was also secretary of the Athletic Association. Our outstanding social event of the year was the successful Freshman-Sophomore Dance which was held on Friday, March 21. The Fresh- man Class representatives on the committee were Anne Jarvis and Arnold Fuller. (Continued on page 41) j lHE Freshman Class this year welcomed eight new members from other schools only two. Those to join our W M group were Nancy Davis from Salis- bury, Maryland; Robert Cogswell, |l « ' 1 from Albuquerque, New Mexico; Carita Smith, Virginia Hyatt, Ann Lear, and Mary Queeney from Springfield, Cohasset, Nor- well and Weymouth, Massachusetts; Marilyn Fisher from Barnstable High School in Hyannis, Massachusetts; and Mary McCormack who left us in 1940 for Quincy but returned this year. Among the talented members of our class we have several in the orchestra. Virginia Heffer- nan and Catherine Peirce play the violin; Frank Hall, the trumpet; David Quinlan. the clarinet; while Bobby Finnic bangs away at the cymbals. Frank Hall is manager of the orchestra and has Bobby Finnic as his assistant. Another indication of the ability of our class is found in the number of names which have appeared on the honor lists at various times during the year. Attaining highest honors were Anne Lear and Marguerite Bartlett. The names listed in the honor column included Merial Bonney, Lyman Preston, David Quinlan, Rich- ard Bresnahan, Marguerite Bartlett, Merilyn