Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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30 ClliiDiiies ORCHESTRA Pianos: M. Damon, C. Manning, E. Whittaker. Cello: M. Quinn. Violins: P. Butler, V. Heffernan, C. Peirce, A. Heffernan, P. Cahir, B. Chipman. Bass: J. Walsh. Ti!BAs: G. Curtis. D. McPherson. Clarinets: C. Stenbeck, R. Rich, D. Quinlan. French Horns: A. Page, F. McLean. Bass Drum: A. Fuller. Trimpets: H. Tindall. F. Hall, R. Bresnahan, E. Merritt. M. Richmond. L. Towle, J. Goddard. Snare Drums: J. McCarthy, W. Swift, H. Welch, E. Myers. Trombones: T. Holland. A. Anderson. C. Weeks. Cymbals: R. Finnie. Baritone: M. Litchfield. BAND First Row: R. Finnie, E. Myers, P. Butler. D. Quinlan. H. Welch. J. McCarthy, R. Rich, C. Stenbeck Second Row: L Richmond. L. Towle. E. Merritt, F. Hall, H. Tindall, R. Bresnahan, G. Curtis, D. McPherson, AL Litchfield, A. Anderson, T. Holland, C. Weel s

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29 SCHOOL NOTES Virginia llefjernan, ' 44 WHY the gloomy looks, chuin? Been think- ing of the good old pre-war days? The days when the gas buggy was practically yours for the asking; the days of old faithful, the saddle oxford; the time when ice cream and gum were as plentiful as scowls around report card time? Life around us is constantly changing, but fortunately we have been able to keep school pretty much the same. Of course we have had our difficulties too. There were fewer football games this year, but the few we did have were good. All the games drew a large crowd with most of the spectators riding bikes or sauntering merrily along dis- covering the basic reason for having two feet. More noticeable even than the decrease in foot- ball games was the cut in the basketball schedule. The large crowds that gathered on Tuesday and Friday nights to cheer for Scituate ' til they were blue in the face and as hoarse as foghorns were entirely absent this year. At the one night game that was played, in Marshfield, a large and lively crowd turned out. War conditions haven ' t affected the orchestra at all, fortunately. The Scituate Symphonic So- ciety, as we ' re thinking of calling it, is as good as last year, if not better. Mr. Samuelson has been teaching in Hingham since March, but is drawn back to Scituate by the magnetic person- alities in the orchestra; so we aren ' t in any dan- ger of falling back into obscurity at present. The orchestra has made three public appear- ances this year: first, at an Americanization Class program held in the early fall; then at the All- School Play; and, its third and most important engagement, at the Hingham High School in the spring. Have you noticed that every time you tell people you live in Scituate they say, Oh yes, that ' s where they have the sea moss, clams, and Scituate High ? I tell you, friends, Scituate is on the map — and do you know why? It is because we put it there. Look in the paper almost any day and you ' re apt to see pictures or read an article about something we ' ve done. First it was the star field hockey team w ith a picture of its bevy of beauties who have their coach ' s winning ways. The pic- ture and a story were printed in the Boston Herald. Next came views of the illustrious orchestra, that bouncing bunch of Bach, Beethoven and Boogie woogie beaters, taken by a Boston Post photographer. As Shakespeare once said, An orchestra by any other name would smell as sweet or was it A rose, etc? All joking aside, Mr. Samuelson has done a marvelous job of converting a group of kids barely out of the scale age into something that sounds almost professional. School has a lot of bright spots to cover the black ones, such as report cards, final exams, etc.; and one of the bright spots is the assembly perio d held more or less regularly every Thurs- day morning at 9:05. We can expect almost any- thing from a Punch and Judy show to a Quiz Kids program. One of the most popular assemblies, the Brock- ton Band, couldn ' t appear this year because of transportation difficulties. However, we had an excellent musical program when Miss Maxim and Miss Reynolds of the faculty entertained us with piano duos. Ethel HoUis appeared on the same program as vocalist. The most enthusiastically-received 9:05 gath- ering was the Quiz Kids in the persons of Pat Butler, Maria Mansfield, Dave Quinlan, Bob Ren- currell, Donald Hattin and Terry Butler with Matthew Miles acting as M. C. These kids were really on the ball, as you might say. I won- der what kind of vitamins they eat! The Punch and Judy show threw us all back to our pigtail and Eton cap days. One of J. Edgar Hoover ' s sleuths came to us one day and gave us a very interesting talk. Another speaker who made a great hit with everyone, especially those in the left and right sections of the auditorium, was Lieutenant Archie Damon of the Class of 1938. He gave us a first- hand account of the fight in the Pacific area which was sometimes grim, often amusing, but always gripping. As we look back over this past school year, we realize how much fun we are still allowed to have regardless of war. In practically every other country in the world today, young people are deprived of their liberty, their right to make of their lives whatever they choose. When we stop to think of it, we ' re pretty lucky, aren ' t we? So why the gloomy looks, chum?

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31 DRAMATICS Beverly Briggs, ' 44 The All-School Play, Salad Days, was pre- sented on November 20. Salad Days portrayed the amusing problems of the young Hammonds and their friends, and especially those of Cousin Clementine. The play was excellently directed by Miss Eleanor Gile and was cast as follows: Peter Hammond Patrick Butler Clementine Joan Condit Frank Hammond David Quinlan Mrs. Parker Anne Graham Nancy Hammond Merial Bonney Mrs. Hammond Maria Mansfield Jimmy Parker Howard Tindall Sylvia Patricia Rouleau Catherine Pierce acted as prompter. The property manager was Jerome Walsh, assisted by Marjorie Hattin, Earle Watts and Frances Williams. John Billings had charge of lights and sound effects. The costumes were planned by Miss Kingsbury and her assistant, Laura Brown. The stage scenery was supervised by Miss Rowell. Her assistants were Mary Lou Dobbs, Pauline Hardwick, Marion Hill, Barbara Johndrow and other members of the Art Depart- inent. The scenery was constructed by Mr. Sand- burg, assisted by William Bates, Charles Patter- son, and Robert Sylvester. Mr. Rogers and John Wilder had charge of tickets and Martha Lavoine, the programs. The ushers were Marion Hill, Mary Ann and Jane Evans, Mary and Peggy Devine, and Beverly Briggs. Between the acts, musical selections were played by the high school orchestra under the direction of Mr. Samuelson. This year, because of the ban on pleasure driving, the annual senior class play was not produced. However, in its place a one-act play is to be presented by the seniors as an assembly program.