Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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FACULTY First Row: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Dodge, Miss Giles, Miss Vinal, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Calkin, Mr. Nelson, Miss Hawkes, Mrs. Williams, Mr. Dixon. Slcond Row: Miss Gile, Miss Rowell, Miss Maxim, Miss Ciineen, Miss Dudley, Miss KingshuiT, Mrs. Wilder, Miss Vines, Miss Harrington. Frederick A. Calkin, B. S., Ed. M. Westly J. Nelson, B. S., Ed. M. Guidance Anne L. Cunneen, Hyannis Teachers College English Felix J. Dixon, B. S. Science, Physical Training Philip M. Dodge, B. S. Industrial Arts Bessie M. Dudley, A. B. English Eleanor Gile, A. B. English, History Elizabeth Giles. B. S. in Ed. Mathematics, Science Esther M. Harrington, A.B., Ed. M. Latin, French Ruth E. Hawkes, B. S. Comnierci.al Subjects Mary S. Kitigs])ury, 15. S. Household Arts Donald Leach, B. U. College of Music Instrumental Music THE FACULTY Principal Dorothy L. Maxim, B. S. in Ed. Geography, Hygiene Richard M. Rogers. B. B. A. Commercial Subjects Gertrude Re) nolds, Mus. B. Vocal Music Doris M. Rowell, B. S. in Ed.. Certificate of Painting Art, Mechanical Drawing Ella Vinal. B. S.. M. A., Phi Beta Kappa Mathematics, Preflight Aer onautics Virginia Vines. B. A. in Phys. Ed. Physical Training. History Erroll K. Wilcox, B. S. Science Maud VViiliaiii?.. A. B. tlislorv. Civics Ina L. Wilder, Boston School of Domestic Science Cafeteria Manager

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5 LliliMES bTAI ' l- l- ' iKM- Kow : E. Cohen. C. Fleming. E. Merrill, J. Lilchfield. C. ickery. W. Vining. Second Row : L. Cerilli, N. Breen, L. Merrill, J. Tyler, C. Dunphy, R. Whiilaker, J. Keyes, C. Allen, J. Holcomb. Thiki) Row: L. Reddy, M. Riani, B. Best, E. Litchfield, H. McDonald, N. Wyman, P. Cahir, J. O ' Neill, V. Mongeaii. Foi KTH Rov : . Day, A. Heffeman, A. Graham, A. Curran, B. Welch, A. Dolan, 1. xMurphy, S. Damon. Editor-in-Chief Carole Dunphy Assistant Business Managers Fleming John Litchfield Cliarle Jane O ' Neill Belly Welch Elizabeth Lilchfield Virginia Mongeau Madeline Riani Betty Shaw Literary Editors Patricia Cahir Jean Holcomb Louise Reddy Girls ' Sports Anne Hetfernan Boys ' Sports Charles V ickery William Vining Editor of School News Nancy Wyman Class Editors Class of 1946 Business Manager Ruth Whittaker Art Editor Alette Dolan Assistant Editor Janis Tyler Joke Editor Laura Cerilli Editor of Dramatics Shirley Damon Alumni Editor Helen McDonald Candid Shots Earl Merritt A John (voiidnow (!liarliiiic Allcti. Ann Crahain. Ann Curran Class of 1917 Isalxllf Murphy Cla-s of l ' |}{ - Jane Keycs (:la - of 1949 Barbara Hcsl, Virginia Day 7 B Lois Merritt 8 A Nancy Breen 8 B E. Cohen

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7 THECHIMES Janis Tyler, ' 47 ROM prattifally every spot in Scituate, Lawson ' s Tower is as picturesque a sil- houette as any at sunset. Who would think that at one time it was a rusty water After Mr. Lawson had Dreamwold Hall built, the unsightly water tank spoiled a good deal of his view; so he arranged to have the tank covered. In 1901 Lawson ' s Tower was constructed, and in 1902 the chimes were installed 121 feet from the ground, giving practically everyone in Scituate the pleasure of hearing the inspira- tional music. There is a superstitious legend that a young Swede, who was working on the tower, fell and died a few minutes later. Some people claimed to have heard him moaning after the chimes were played. The chimes were rung an hour each night when they were first installed, but after the death of Mrs. Lawson, they were not sounded for many years. As weddings in the Lawson family took place, however, the music from the once-rusty old water tower again rang out for Scituate to hear. In 1923 Mr. Frederic Bailey purchased the chimes from Mr. Lawson and later sold them to the town of Scituate. The tower was later given to the Water Company. At that time the chimes were played automatically every morning at six and every evening at seven. Now for the most part they only ring out the time, but once in a while, on a special occasion, one may still hear the beautiful music of the chimes. It was the chimes which inspired the name of our school magazine in 1924. We all hope that our Chimes too has rung out its message, and that its music will swell into a greater Chimes during the years. TWENTY-TWO years ago Scituate High published their first school magazine and christened it the Chimes. It vv as about half as big as the edition we have now and cost but twenty-five cents. Then it had but twenty pages in all, including the advertisements, and was issued three times a year. There were stories, essays, editor- ials, and poems of much the same type as those in our magazine today, but at that early date there were no pictures. In 1924 the students had no gymnasium. They used the town hall for their bas- ketball games. — The High School cafeteria was over in the Annex, which had been the old high school. Miss Ina Litchfield was in charge, and the girls who were study- ing Household Arts helped to prepare and serve the food . . . The French language was made interesting for the pupils of the third year French class, when they put on a plav in French . . . The High School had a library in that up-to-date year, but it wasn ' t much of a one according to present-day standards, boasting only two bookcases. They needed a good set of encyclopedias ... In those days the students played baseball on the Common. It was a very convenient spot except that many of the balls dropped in the cemetery and forced the third baseman to climb the stone wall. Finally, people own- ing houses near-by complained of broken windows, and consequently the Park De- partment decided to close the Common to baseball. But the students of good ole ' 24 weren ' t to be daunted so easily. They got to work and started to clear the land in back of the school. That was the beginning of our athletic field. . . The enrollment of the school tlial ear was 1 IIJ. and iht ' facullx consisled of six tnetnhers. In 102 ) pii lui ' c. niadf lluir (K ' lml in ihe (.hiiiD ' s. And wlial pirlurps! The girls uoie long naiiovv skills vvliii h bullnMf-d down llie side with large wliilt- buttons. [,ong stockings rolled to jusl below the knees wert; ' onsidered (|uitc modish, t-speci- allv if the stockings were checked, striped, or even a mixture of the two. Several lank! THE CHIMES MARCHES ON Janis Tyler, ' 47