Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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28 The greatest blow this year was the loss of our coach, Mr. Edward Stewart. We hated to see him go but we wish him happiness and suc- cess in his new profession. We are fortunate in having as the new coach Mr. Felix Dixon, who will fill Coach Stewart ' s place. Mr. Dixon will also take over Mr. Stewart ' s general science, biology, and home room classes. He comes from Stoughton and is a graduate of Boston University. The service honor roll, the gift of the Class of ' 43, was fittingly dedicated in April. It is a beautiful memorial to our students and teachers in the Armed Forces. SERVICE HONOR ROLL One of the most notable and appropriate gifts ever presented to the Scituate High School by a graduating class was that of the Class of 1943, who left money for the purpose of providing a memorial in honor of the students and members of the faculty of the school who are or have been serving with the armed forces of our coun- try. The plaque was constructed in the manual training shop under the supervision of Mr. Nels Sandberg. The lettering and design was the work of the art department under the direction of Miss Doris Rowell. Pauline Hardwick of the Junior Class printed ail of the names on the roll. The plaque itself is about three feet wide and four feet long, made of pine and having a dark, glossy finish. It contains six rows of names printed with India ink on removable white slides. At the time of the dedication the names of four members of the faculty and over three hun- dred former members of the school were in- scribed. Six gold stars are among them. A mov- ing and impressive program was presented at the unveiling of the memorial to pay tribute to those from our school who are in the service of our country. DEDICATION PROGRAM April 5, 1944 Orchestra Selection — Under the direction of Mr. William R. Smith, Supervisor of Music Salute to the Flag The Star Spangled Banner — Accompanied by the Orchestra Invocation — Rev. Allan D. Creelman Introductory Remarks — Mr. Wallace A. Park- hurst, Principal of the High School Mr. Harold C. Wingate, Superintendent of the Scituate Schools Mr. Thomas W. Macy, Chairman of the School Committee Mr. Creelman, Pastor of the First Baptist Church Mr. LeRoy Fuller, Veteran of World War I and Principal of the Scituate Elementary Schools Lieutenant W. Wyeth Willard, U. S. N. R. Marine Corps Chaplain Unveiling of Scituate High School Honor Roll Arnold Fuller, President of Class of 1944 Richard Bresnahan, Vice president, Class of 1944 Benediction — Rev. Fr. Quirk of St. Mary ' s Parish Orchestra Selection — Under the direction of Mr. William R. Smith WAR BONDS AND STAMPS SALES This year the bo)s and girls of the Scituate High School have shown their patriotism by buying war stamps and bonds each week in tchool. Mr. Rogers and Miss Maxim have been in charge of this very important project. The total sale of stamps up to the first of April amounted to $7,518.10. There have been a few large bond purchases, but most of the rooms have relied on small individual stamp purchases for their weekly averages. The largest home room record was made on February 16. 1944 during the Fourth War Loan Drive when the Senior Class, of Room 104, bought stamps and bonds amounting to $2,647.80. The Junior High rooms have had the highest percentage of pupils buying, having averaged

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27 SCHOOL NOTES Carole Dunphy, ' 46 ACTIVITIES have been many this year be- cause the long-suffering A cards were no longer subject to the l)an on pleasure driving. Danci s and games vvcrc more frequent and were enjoyed by all who atlended ihem. In all our fun. tiiough, we didn ' t forget that we were fight- ing a war. Our stamp and bond sales reached new heights. The sale of T. B. seals was almost a hundred per cent. At Christmas time each class filled two boxes containing small gifts for the Junior Red Cross. The girls really starred this year in sports. They were champions in hockey as well as bas- ketball. The boys had many tough breaks, but everything considered, did well. The football games provided exciting entertainment on Satur- days in the fall. They were very good and showed many promising stars for future teams. Many service men attended to cheer for their old Alma Mater. At the end of the football season the cheerleaders gave the football players a banquet and invited the first team hockey girls as guests. The cheerleaders were especially good this )ear, and added to the excitement of the games. Crowds of enthusiastic spectators atlended all the night basketball games to yell themselves blue for the home team. An added attraction was the selling of snappy programs, which were donated by the Coca-Cola company. Jokes, com- ments and news appeared in the programs as well as excellent sketches and cartoons of the teams and coaches, which were drawn by Pau- line Hardwick, Paul James and George O ' Neil of the art classes. The dances were all a great success. Each attracted a large crowd, even though transpor- lation was uncertain. The Sport Dance given by the Freshman and Sophomore classes after the basketball game with Cohasset was especially successful. It had many surprise dances and an auction of cakes. The Junior Social given at Christmas time was something to shout about. The future Senior Class deserves a great deal of credit. Thev pro- ided everything from a Santa Claus and sleigh lo a reproduction of Blind Date ; even a for- tune teller and a Christmas tree. The gym was gayly decorated on this occasion. The Senior Social was a grand affair. This dance also had many surjjrise features. All in all we had a swell lime. Mel Edd . his trum- pel and his orchestra las it was advertised) lent musical charm to all the dances. The Fr(;shmen sponsored a very original dance in March. It was a Leap Year affair, in which the girls footed all the bills. Some vegetable corsages were seen, although many girls bought carnations for their dates. At the door the girls were (|ueslioned about their weight. Each girl had to pay a cent a pound for every pound over a hundred. This party drew a large and gay crowd. A very good Christmas program was given this year under the supervision of Mr. William Smith of our music department. It included songs by both Junior and Senior Glee Clubs. Mr. Smith played a few light and several serious selections for us. At the conclusion the whole student body and faculty joined in singing popular Christmas carols. It was a most enjoy- able program. Another good assembly was given by the Boy Scouts. We had two good speakers, movies, and the presentation of the life saving medal to Thomas Macy of the Junior class for saving a companion from drowning. Both boys are mem- bers of the local Boy Scout organization. An Army sergeant gave a very good talk at one of our assemblies. He was very interesting. Although he talked chiefly for the boys, the girls got a lot out of it too. A Navy man talked to the boys alone at a later date. At an assembly in February the football squad and the victorious hockey team were given their letters. The cheerleaders also received letters. Recognition was given to the large group of underclassmen who went out for sports even though they didn ' t make the teams. We shall regret the loss of senior players next year, but there appear to be many eligible youngsters to fill their places. Coach Vines and Coach Stewart received gifts of appreciation for their grand coaching. Dick Bresnahan, the roving reporter, also received a small gift. Movies were shown to complete the assembly. Since the arrival of our new sound projector, we have had movies about every Thursday morn- ing. It was certainly worth waiting for. The movies on the whole have been very good. We have enjoyed the sports, historic and especially the musical films. Throughout the year the senior boys and girls lia e been taking immerous tests. They have laken achievement and aptitude tests, as well as tests for the Army and Navy, and they are crammed with questions and belated answers.

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29 90 ' ; or over every week. Rooms 201. 202. and 102 deserve special mention for the fact that lOO ' f of the students from these rooms have hought stamps for several weeks. We hope that the Senior High can increase their percentage of pupils buying so lliat the Minute Man Flag will he flying from the flag |)olc of the Scituate High School. JUNIOR RED CROSS The Junior Red Cross has been giving helpful service to the many countries that are at war, and Scituate High School has shared in this work, under the supervision of Miss Mary Kings- bury of the Household Arts Department. During the Junior Red Cross membership drive, 100 ' { of many of the home rooms con- tributed, and $30 was collected. This money is kept in the Junior Red Cross account and is used to buy materials for sewing and for contri- butions to hospitals. Again in April the school contributed in the regular Red Cross drive. Nutrition and home nursing courses are given by Miss Kingsbury and Miss O ' Donnell. Certif- icates are given for these courses. The sewing classes are making and have made la ettes and such articles as bed jackets and card table covers for patients in the hospitals. They have also made little girls ' dresses and skirts, which were sent to refugee children. The Junior High have made scrap books for children in hospitals. At Christmas time each homt room filled two boxes for the children of the war-torn countries. Collections were taken, and committees from the classes selected small articles which were suitable to send, such as pencils, combs, soap, and gum. Twenty-four Christmas boxes were sent to Eng- land from our school. Recently Mr. Parkhurst received the following letter in acknowledgment of these boxes. 10 Baytree Road Milton Weston-Super-Mare Som: England Dear Sir: I am writing to you asking }ou if you would be kind enough to convey to your school the thanks of the Junior Red Cross boys for the parcels we were very pleased to receive. The articles contained in these parcels were very welcome to all of us. especiallv the soap and chewing gum, which as you know, are ra- tioned over here. Again, many thanks. At the present moment there are several con- tingents of ' Yanks, as we call them, in town. and ihey are vcr) popular al l ' round (more so uilii the smaller children). Many of us boys and girls watch them pla) baseball on the sand (this is a seaside town), and most of us arc learning the various terms when disagreeing with the referee. Having never written to a principal of a school before, my first effort may i)e rather weak, but I ' m sure you will excuse that. I would be very glad to have some corre- spondents in your school of my own age (15 )ears, 6 months), boy or girl, to exchange dif- ferent ideas of both countries and other things. Many thanks once more. Yours sincerely, Ronald Dewell B.R.C.S. NEW SOUND PROJECTOR Last )ear the students of the Senior and Junior High School participated in a drive to sell sub- scriptions to the publications of the Crowell-Col- lier Publishing Company with the purpose of obtaining a new motion picture sound projector for the school. The drive was successful; and the proceeds, supplemented by some help from the School Department, made possible the pur- chase of the machine. We had expected to have the projector soon after the drive, but because of war-time restric- tions and priorities, we could not get it until January of this year. It was well worth waiting for. however. It is a Victor machine, complete with sound equipment and all the latest acces- sories. From the time of its arrival until April we had a total of seventeen pictures. Several of these were used in individual classes as visual aids to education, such as Aerodynamics Air Flow and Aerodynamics Air Foil, which were used by the aeronautics class; Trees for To- morrow and Mexico, which were shown to the Junior High geography classes; and Cham- pions Write. which was used b the typing and shorthand classes. Among the many interesting and worth-while films which have been shown in assembly were Sports Almanac, Football Scenes 1942, 1943 World Series, Air Supremacy. Wings Up, MacArthur — Manila, Our Declaration of Independence. and Our Bill of Rights. This projector will be useful for a long time, and in many ways. It is a very valuable addition lo the equipment of our school.