Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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26 CHEER LEADERS EiKST Row: ' . Mongeau, N. Wyman, J. O ' Neill, M. Peirce. Second Row : A. Milliken, A. Limper, D. Hattin, D. Yulir, G. Hill, J. O ' Neil. very effective. In January a Boys ' Glee Club with a membership of 25. was formed under Miss Reynolds ' direction. At the present time the combined groups are working on numbers for the graduation exercises and also for an assem- bly. This year the band, under the direction of Mr. Leach, has done well in spite of all the draw- backs. He lost a good percentage of the band last year, either through graduation or transfer to other schools. This year ' s group is small, but it has done an unusually fine job. The newest addition to the band was fifteen bright and cheery drum majorettes! Of course, this was too many in proportion to the band, so some intend to pla instruments when they are available. It may take a year or two to organize this group, but when it ' s ready, it will be a great attraction at Scituate High. Latel the band has been preparing to give a concert with several special- ty numbers and solo numbers. Recently when they were marching out-of-doors, Mr. Leach took some moving pictures of the band and drum ma- jorettes in action. The most important aim of this group is to get bigger and better as the years go on. The dances lliis year on the wliole have been very succe. fui. The Seniors preseutrd a uundei- fid foolliall (lance on INttvembcr 10. Among the decorations thei ' e were paper footballs bearing the name of each boy on the team. The music was ably provided by Bob Ferris. On December 14. the Juniors followed by giving a Christmas dance, complete with a Christmas tree and Santa Claus. Among the festivities of the evening was the crowning of Debbie Andrews as queen and Dick Flaherty as king. Jimmy Rago and his or- chestra provided the music. During the basket- ball season both the Freshmen and the Sopho- mores planned to give a dance following the games. The Sophomores succeeded in having one after the Cohasset games on February 15 with Don Leach and his orchestra. But snow-storms and basketball tourneys made it difficult for the Freshmen to settle their date. Finally they pre- sented their dance on February 28. Because of the indefinite date there wasn ' t as large a crowd as usual, but those present had a wonderful time dancing to Al Howe s music. As the final social events of the year the Juniors sponsored the Junior Prom and the Senior Reception. There were many girls out for cheerleaders this ear, and during the basketball season even some boys. There were so man that thev were divided into a line and a huddle. The line con- sisted (.1 Jane O ' Neill. Janice OAeill. Amiette iVIilliken. l els IVygs. (;hid N Hill. Amielaine Limper. Maitlia I ' icice, Bt-tt Ann Shau. and (iinii) iVIongeau, with Nanc man a llieii leader. Miss Kingsbury, as facull) leader, lielped

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25 BAND FiKbT Row : R. Fernandes, E. Meyers. Second Row: R. Rich. J. Fresina, V. Day, L. Cerilli, M. Dwight, F. Dyer, N. Hennegan, J. Goddard, E. Merritt. Thiud Row: iNIr. Donald F. Leach, L. Goddard, M. Peirce, A. Robisheau, J. Schidtz, E. Noble, B. Robisheau, V. Goddard. FoLKTH Row: A. Dunphy, P. Arapoff, M. Spinola, J. Keyes, W. Swift, D. McPherson. SCHOOL NOTES Nancy Wyman, 47 THIS is the first publication of the Chimes since the termination of the war. We cele- brated peace by the return of Mr. Calkin, our school principal, who had been in the Army since 1942. We awaited his discharge with an- ticipation, and now we would all like to extend a hearty welcome to him. We also would like to commend Mr. Nelson for the fine work he did in Mr. Calkin ' s absence. Even though the war has ended, the govern- ment has urged us to corititme (he sale of bonds atid stamps. Allliougfi lh sale has recently been catiicd (ui only twice a nionlh instead of once a week. v had liouglil $ !.21 ).7.5 worth, to April I. Karl in the year we bought two hos- pital ])eds for veterans at two thousand dollars each, and we have re( ' eived an interesting letter from ihc (Kcupaiil ol otic of them. Anulhci vvai a( livily caily in ihc year was in response lo an Lirgcnl apjjcal Iroin the laiincrs to the S. H. S. boys to help save the tomato crop from an early frost which was expected. There were many volunteers, and the tomato crop was saved. The Junior Red Cross has continued its work in the school under the leadership of Miss Mary Kingsbury. Collections were taken for both the Junior Red Cross and regular membership drives. Fifty gift boxes were filled by the Household Arts girls. Some checker boards and Chinese checker boards were made for hospitals, by the boys in the Manual Training classes under the direc- tion of Mr. Dodge and painted by members of the Art Dcparlrncnl (uider the supervision of Miss Rowell. In September the Glee Club was reorganized under the supervision of Miss Reynolds. There was a much larger turn-out this year, with a lolal of sev(;nty-four girls eniolling. They sang in Showlioal IVI itisi rcis ' in INovcmiIk i- and real- Is (lid a gl and job. I ,asl Deccinhrr ihcy sui prised everyone by singing Christmas carols in the corridors during the first period. This was

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27 us grcalh. Diiiiiifj; the baskothall season they were ahh h ' d hy Jane 0 l eill. with the girls that wereirt out for haskethall and two boys, Danny Yuhr and Donald Hattin, making up the s(|uad. They helped eheer the teams on to the victories of the season. There has been a new custom added to Scituate lligii in the presentation of an assembly by each class. Tiie Seniors started with a Christmas assembly on December twenty-first. Don Mc- I ' herson as Santa Glaus presented gifts, and we sang Christmas carols. In January the Juniors put on a comical musical radio program, com- plete with a Spike Jones orchestra. The whole thing was riot with the Juniors having as good a time as t ' .ie audience. In April the Sophomores sponsored an interesting program. The Freshmen assembly on May 7, was an old-fashioned comedy and dancing play. On September 27. there was a very inter- esting lecture by Col. C. Wellington Furlong, on the subject ' The Passing of the Old West. On October 11. Miss Elva Novelle, a harpist, told us something of the origin of the harp and gave a recital. On November 9, we had our annual Armistice Day assembly. Safety on the Highways was presented on November 27. The first assemblv after the Christmas vacation was an interesting talk by Stephen Frichman on Youth Today. The highlight of the year was the assembly that was put on by the musical mem- bers of the faculty. This was first given at a Parent-Teacher Association meeting, and was so well-liked that it was requested for the benefit of the student body. Miss Dorothy Maxim, Miss Gertrude Reynolds. Mrs. Emma Damon, Mrs. Owen Frvling, Mr. Harold Cole, and Mr. Leroy Fuller presented an excellent program of piano solos, duets, quartets, and sextets; and Mr. Leach played a trumpet selection. On February 12, there was an assembly that left us all with the intention of sailing around the world in a sail- boat we built ourselves. Yes, that ' s just what two boys did. and one of them came and told us of the Voyage of Volita. Mr. Lloyd Bemis in February showed us some beautiful slides on The Lure of the Lakes. March 1, C. Findley Bowser left us breathless with his mov- ies and talk on mountain climbing. To intro- duce the annual Red Gross Drive, Miss Helen Fogg of Norwell gave a very entertaining talk on her experiences with the Red Cross. On March 21 Alonzo Pond presented a lecture with slides on Torchlight ..II Cold Trails. In April Mr. Laurence 1,. Ilaibcr gave ;in illiisl rali-d lc liii ' on New Englanil Today. In May we liati some movies enlillt ' d News Parade, Tootliall Paj- ade, and a singing film. We ' ve had some very interesting and instructive assemblies. The art department, for the second year, mad( linoleum cuts for a school calendar. This year they used typical scenes from the South Shore. The classes have been doing everything from charcoal sketches to water color painting. They have entered several contests so far, but none of the results have been announced, so we don ' t know yet whether or not we have any winners. Have you noticed any of the well-made and becoming dresses the girls have been displaying throughout the school year? In the household arts departinent, the girls have made many clothes and the cooking classes have served luncheons to the members of the faculty. AH in all, this has been a very exciting and enjoyable year. SAILING Jack Variiey, ' 48 1 hoisted the mainsail up the mast, And then 1 made the halliard fast, 1 cast off and was out at sea, As happy as a boy could be. The breeze was blowing steady now. And the spray was dashing o ' er the bow. I was happy on that sea, As happy as a boy could be. TWILIGHT Mary Dwight, ' 49 Night is drawing nigh — Evening is stealing across the sky, Stars begin to peep — Birds, beasts and flowers sleep. « Mr. Dixon: Give me an example of wasted energy. Secor: Telling a hair-raising story to a bald- headed man. Amiot: Would you punish somebody for something he didn ' t do? Mr. W.: Of course not. Amiot: Well, I didn ' t do my algebra. Miss Final. ■ Now, we find that X equals zero. Mahoney: Aw gee, all that work for nothing. Overheard in a barber shop: Your hair will get gray if it keeps on. If it otdy kee|)s on. 1 don ' t care what color it gels. Ilistoi) Teacher: ' Who was flomer? SltideiU: Isn ' t he the guy who irunlc Babe Ruth famous?