Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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C ElliiDiiies 5 SENIOR CLASS NOTES Matthew Miles, ' 43 SINCE the iiol-so-fai-dislaiil hour is approach- ing when the senior class must bow out of the campus scene, it is fitting that a few words be here set down concerning the ups (never downs) of this amazing and interesting group during the ultimate year of its secondary school- ing. As this astounding assemblage trooped back to its classes with joyous expectation, it was soon apparent that this, the Class of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-three, would surpass all previous classes, no matter how studded they might have been with stars of the gridiron or the laboratory bench. In fact, it is a well-known fact that the average I. Q. of this collection of Super Quiz Kids is substantially over 150. They are continually confounding their teachers with their intelligent, probing questions, and their in- genious, letter-perfect answers. Not only in their classes did they excel, but on the field of combat for dear old S. H. S. as well. Witness the large number of ' 43 men throughout the football squad as spark plugs, driving wheels, and general power supply. There was the pepper dispenser, captain, and push- em-up man, Bob Hendrickson; that galloping ghost of the Scituate backfield, Gilbert Patter- son; that shifty, flashy end. Johnny Travers; one of the wheel horses of the Scituate line, Bob Sylvester; and that star, M. Miles. The girls of this class also have distinguished themselves in the field of basketball and hockey — so nobly, in fact, that they have trotted easily off with the South Shore Championship quite frequently of late. The group of seniors in these sports is as follows: Joan Rouleau, captain of the basketball team; Frances Williams; Marion Hill; Genevieve Wilder; Mariesta Lavange; Pat Crowley; and Maria Mansfield, Manager. Slightly later on in the year, this group, senior in act and word as well as in name, elected its administrator, assistant administrator, scribe, corporation lawyer, and chancellor of the ex- chequer. They were, respectively, the afore-men- tioned Bob Hendrickson; that child prodigy, Buff Anderson; that exponent of penmanship superb, Joan Rouleau; the senior class arbiter. Miss Gile, and the master of the drawing board, Earle H. Watts. With such an executive board, culled from the best that S. H. S. has to offer, it was impossible for the ship of state that is the class of ' 43, to founder on tiie reefs of misman- agement. The genius of this small gathering is not en- tirely in brains and brawn. It has been proved time and again that the mainstay of the S. H. S. band and orchestra is the group of seniors, who have the genius of Mozart, the tone perception of Toscanini, the artistry of Heifetz, and the classi- cal knowledge of Deems Taylor. In truth, they are the tuning fork of S. H. S. music. These upper-classmen, without whom the S. H. S. musi- cal organizations would not be complete, a re as follows: Pat Butler, genius of the catgut, better known as the Sage of the U. S. History Class; H. W. Tindall, master of the triple-tongued trum- pet rhapsodies; Jerome Walsh, thumper of the bass fiddle; Mary Quinn, mistress of the mellow ' cello; Bob Sylvester, past adept at the multiple- finger clarinet; Jean Wagner and Lillian Santia, virtuosos of the violin. The class have further covered themselves with glory, in the Thespian field this time, by starring in, staging, and running in general the (so called I All-School Play. The representative geniuses tak- ing part in that production were the ubiquitous H. W. Tindall, who co-starred with the Prodigy of Pond Street, Pat Butler; the Dorothy Parker of the senior class, Maria Mansfield; Jerome Walsh, manager of properties; Earle Watts, his chief assistant; Eben Bearce and Bob Sylvester, stage managers; and John Billings, slide rule prestidigitator extraordinary, who acted as chief electrical engineer. As well as having excelled on the gridiron and the basketball court, the senior class have starred in the gymnasium. Anyone who has ever been a spectator of a ranger drill or a push-up contest participated in by seniors will tell you that those bronzed, brawny members of the class of ' 43 are always the first to start and the last to quit. It is a joy to see the play of rippling muscles and steel sinews of these supermen. Since every man in the senior class, without exception, possesses these attributes, it is not necessary to enumerate individuals. The armed forces of the United States have claimed — rather, have accepted with immense alacrity — two members of this group: Don Sulli- van, now of the U. S. Army, former quip-master and all-around genius of the senior class; and {Continued on Pa ge 14)

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4 fflnSniiiies CHIMES STAFF First Row: J. Cole, L. Brown, G. Wilder, P. Crowley. S. Huntley, J. Condit, L. Reddy V Mongeaii G. Hill, M. Bartlett, F. Joseph Second Row: V. Heffernan, P. Hardwick, M. Hattin, B. Tindall, F. Williams, C. Manning, M. Bonney, M. Damon, S. Damon Third Row: J. Walsh, M. Miles. P. Butler. E. Watts, R. Foniri, D. Quinlan. G. Patterson H. Tindall, R. Finnie, F. Hall, T. Holland EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ATarjorie Hattin Assistant Editors Patrick Buller Marguerite Bartlett Business Manager Theodore Holland Literary Editors Frances Williams -Merilyn Damon Patricia McLean Fay Joseph Girls ' Sports Editors Genevieve Wilder Jean Cole Patricia Crowley Art Editor Pauline Hardwick Howard Tindall Jerome Walsh Class of 1943 Matthew Miles Class of 1944 Shirley Huntley Class of 1945 Carmel Manning Class of 1946 Barbara Tindall Assistant Business Managers Frank Hall Laura Brown Merial Bonney Dramatic Editor Beverly Briggs Boys ' Sports Editors Rocco Foniri Robert Finnie Gilbert Patterson Editor of School News Virginia Heffernan Joke Editors Earle Watts David Quinlan Class Editors Class of 1947 Gladys Hill Class of 1947 Virginia Mongeau Class of 1948 Shirley Damon Class of 1948 Louise Reddy Alumni Editor Joan Condit The Chimes staff wishes to thank the advertisers and the students jor their cooperation in the publication of this magazine. We regret that, because of lack of space, a great deal of usable material submitted by the pupils had to be omitted.

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Barbara Allen General Course. Although quiet she may be She ' s one stvell kid, yes sir-e-e. Raymond Amsden Commercial Course. Ray ' s genuine smile, so frank and sincere Starts many hearts pattering, so ive h ear. Donald Appel Scientific Course. He ' s a grand boy — couldn ' t be belter. But what about that blond hair on his sweater? Eben Bearce Practical Arts Course. Glee Club, 1, 2, 3. A movie fiend, a whiz on skates. If you ' re asking us, Eb really rates. Douglas Bates Practical Arts Course. Dougy believes in taking life slow, But boy! in a car can that guy go! Claire Burns Secretarial Course. Glee Club, 1. Small and blonde and always sunny. She ' s planning a future with her ' ' Honey. I? Patrick Butler College Course. Joke Editor of Chimed., 2; Assistant Editor of Chimes, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra. 1, 2, 3. 4; Band, 3, 4; School Play, 3, 4. All the world ' s a stage and Pat ' s a favorite star. His ability to reason, in life will take him far. Patricia Crowley College Course. Sports Editor of Chimes, 4; Hockey, 2, 3. 4; Basket i)all, 2, 3, 4; Tennis, 1 ; Cheer Leader, 4. If ' hat a sport is our gal Pat! How can we lose with a star like that! Frances Conte General Course. Frances has beautiful, black, wavy hair; W ilh it she attracts them everywhere. Ronald Drew Commercial Course. Football, 3. A football player with shoulders wide, e re glad this fella ' s on our side.