Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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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

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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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8 ®IliiDiMe§ of the other styles were just as outlandish. Dresses had no shape what-so-ever, and waist lines began at the hips. ( I wonder how our clothes will look to the pupils of 1966?) The hair-do ' s were short, period. Most of what hair was left usually fell in front of one ' s face in those days. The boys dressed pretty much the same as they do now, except that a few of them still wore knickers. The uniforms of the girls on the basketball team were quite the thing. They consisted of large dark bloomers coming to the knees, with either blouses or sweaters, and of course stockings. Can ' t you just see our team running around the floor in rigs such as those? The enroll- ment for that year was 119. In 1928 French stories were printed in the Chimes . . . The pupils of the Art Class under the supervision of Mrs. Ward redecorated the teachers ' rest room ... A tennis club was formed . . . The Glee Clubs gave a minstrel show . . . The school year consisted of a total of 180 days, and the enrollment rose to 135 . . . the girls of the bas- ketball team got new uniforms. The knee-length bloomers were still being worn, and white blouses covered by dark jerkins decorated with large white S ' s completed the ensemble. The girls still wore stockings . . . The School Department was planning to build an addition to the High School. In 1929 the Senior Class held a candy sale in the library and added six dollars to the class treasury. . . The football team lost to St. Thomas ' school of Jamaica Plain with a score of 13-0, but defeated Randolph by a score of 6-0 . . . The Sophomores gave the Freshmen a Hallowe ' en Partv . . . Individual Senior Class pictures were intro- duced . . . One of the actresses plunged through the scenery during intermission at the presentation of the class play. In 1930 two wings were added to the High School building. One provided a shop for manual training, a well-equipped cafeteria, and an adequate gymnasium and auditorium. Before this addition they had used what is now our study hall for as- semblies. In the other wing were four class rooms for the Junior High grades, an art room, and a music room. . . The once-modest skirts of the girls were raised to the knees, and white stockings were considered the style. The hair-do ' s were even short- er .. . The Chimes was being printed only ) early then . . . The members of the football team had new uniforms, but I ' m afraid they looked more like jail-birds than football players since their jerseys were striped up the arms. The girls of the basketball team were still wearing the same uniforms, but the stockings were eliminated. In 1931 the girls ' skirts were lowered again . . . Knickers were definitelv out for the boys . . . Some of the girls started to let their hair grow . . . The football team was still wearing the striped jerseys . . . The girls of the basketball team had a new uniform It was a light blue bloomer sleeveless affair, with the bloomers pulled wa) up above the knees. My, weren ' t they getting immodest? In 1934 the girls ' skirts were even longer than they were in 1926. They were a shade above the ankles . . . Very few girls were let- ting their hair grow . . . Sweaters were entering the parade of fashion . . . Miss Vines graduated from Scituate High . . . Mr. Stewart entered Scituate High as athletic coach. . . . The football team was given a banquet at Hugo ' s and the squad presented Mr. Stew- art with a gold football. The football team won many victories in their striped jerseys. . . . The boys of the basketball team had new uniforms . . . The girls ' basketball team won the South Shore Championship. In 1935 Mr. Calkin came to Scituate High School as principal . . . The girls ' skirts were still around their ankles, and sweaters were being seen more and more. Saddle shoes were becoming popular and stockings were being replaced by socks with bright-colored tops . . . Hair was still short . . . The girls ' basketball team tied with Marshfield for the South Shore Inter-scholastic League Championship . . . The foot- ball team tied Marshfield in the Thanksgiving game. They were still wearing those striped jerseys. In I9. ' )6 ihe girls w(ir( hilling llicii hair giow . . . I ' cll;- were being worn with swealeis . . . The whil ' bloiiso ami shoil liluonKTs wliich ihc gill on ihc Itaskclball learn wore were very becoming . . . Marshfield defeated Sciliiali ' in IhdiIi;!!! Im the first time in seven years. Those stiipes were still in the running.