Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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16 School Song This year a contest was sponsored by the Stu- dent Council to produce a new school song. Both music and lyrics were to be written by the stu- dents. An award of SIO will be made to the winning selection, five dollars for the music and five dol- lars for the lyrics. The contest is closed now. but the winner has not yet been decided. Mr. Alpert feels certain that of the many songs submitted, one will be a real winner and a song Scituate High School will be proud of. Scituate High School 1948- 1949 Assemblies WHETHER you prefer educational lectures and movies or the special-events assemblies, where the bands play and students participate in the assembly program, you have been thoroughly entertained this past school year. Under the auspices of the special Faculty As- sembly Committee, consisting of Mr. Froberger, Miss Vinal, chairman, and Mrs. Williams, such well-known actors and performers as Richard Carradine, member of the famous Carradine family, and Donald Scott-Morrison, noted pian- ist, have been entertainers at Scituate High this year. In September at our first regular assembly. Col. C. W. Furlong, traveler and well-known lec- turer, amazed us with his colored slides and his talk on The Yucatan. Egypt of the Americas. Later, in September, students of the Senior High explained the new Student ' s Association, which was just launching a drive for membership. Bar- bara Best, ' 49, Edwin Veiga, ' 49, John Stewart, ' 49, and the newly-organized school band under Mr. Alpert participated in the assembly. On October 7. Mr. Donald Scott-Morrison de- lighted us with his impersonations of the great music masters, Chopin, Handel, Bach, Liszt, Bee- thoven, and Brahms, and by his artistic use of costumes and make-up. The main attraction of this assembl) was Mr. Morrison ' s beautiful piano and harpsichord playing. In remembrance of Columbus Day. the Junior High under the direction of Mrs. Williams ar- ranged an appropriate program. Walter Hollis. Ann Breen, Robert Call, Louise Castles, Eliza- beth Grassie. Mary Goodnow, Kenneth Brebner. Aram Brazilian, Raymond Dwyer, Kenneth Dwyer, Judith Bongarzone. D. Cohen. Thomas Hennigan, Donald Hollis and Robert Harris all participated. Also in October Mr. Norman Coates Webster convinced even some of the hardier stu- dents that there can be joy in poetry, with his amusing talk, So You Don ' t Like Poetry. On November 11. an Armistice Day assembly gave many of the students a chance to take an active part in the ceremonies. Thomas Whittaker, Carol Stearns. Bertie Jean Walker, and Marilyn Pratt, as well as the girls choral group and band added to the assembly, at which Lt. Paul Rey- nolds, U.S.N, gave an interesting talk. Following the football and basketball seasons, we naturally gave the boys ' and girls ' teams their earned letters and certificates of merit. Also, service award pins were awarded to those who handled football tickets, and to those who were in the drill team. On December 22. a Christmas assembl) . which will long be remembered, gave Mr. Alpert his chance to show what good work he was doing with both Junior and Senior bands. A special musical group consisting of Barbara Cole, ' 50, Edward Hennigan, ' 50, Robert Browne, ' 52, Charles Valine, ' 52. Mary Lou Kilduff. ' 49, and Mr. Alpert became Christmas carolers and played many Christmas selections against a background of snow) pine trees, holly wreaths, and an old- fashioned street lamp. The girls ' choral group clothed in black robes and carrying lighted candles sang the traditional hymns under the di- rection of Miss Reynolds. During the winter season we were fortunate in having Mr. George Gilbert Groman. lecturer and coach to Hollywood stars, come to Scituate High and tell us How Other People Talk. ' The Junior High put on a prize-speaking contest un- der the direction of Miss Giles. Many short skits and soliloquies were given by talented junior high participants. Judges for this contest were John Lock. Thomas Smith, Elizabeth Grassie and Phyllis O ' Keefe. At a later assembly Mr. Rich- ard Carradine appeared in a Hamlet costume and dramatically portrayed some of the outstand- ing Shakespearian characters, quoting from fa- mous plays. Several assemblies were planned to help us plan our future. A nursing assembly for senior high girls set many to thinking of nursing as a career. A student nurse from Salem hospital in- troduced the subject Nursing As a Career and showed a very interesting movie on nursing. In March Mr. Roland Darling gave valuable guid- ance on vocations to the senior high, especially the Senior Class, by means of transcriptions and records. The advice and suggestions he gave were of great help to many of the audience. The musical assembly was one of the highlights of the eaT. All the nmsical and instrumental de- partments combined to entertain us with fa-

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15 Eighth Grade Notes Elizabeth Grassie, 8- A, A ' eiV Totvle, 8-B When school began on September ' . 1948. a group of very experienced students, the present eighth grade appeared. There were seventy-three members in our class, but during the year several have left. Some members of our class are also members of the band and orchestra. They are Donald IIol- lis. Thad Litchfield, James Merritt, Neil Murphy and Judy Taylor. An interesting project in history is being un- dertaken. Groups of boys and girls are making separate booklets on The Vanishing Frontier. Group leaders are in charge. The eighth grade has one member of whom they are especially proud because he served as an important substitute on last fall ' s football team. He is Dale Shea. In October the 8-A class presented a historical assembly based on the life of Columbus. In 8-B the class distinguished itself by its suc- cess in the magazine drive. Seventh Grade Notes Priscilla Rand, 7-B Robert Boiiney, 7-A On September a troop of bewildered seventh graders entered the Scituate High School. For days we we re confused, but al last we began to find ourselves. When school began in the fall, the seventh grade had eighty-two members. Since that time, five more have entered and three have left. We have organized a club in our English classes called The Good English Club. ' We elect officers every third week. In January 7-A had an assembly in the form of a prize-speaking contest. In May 7-B will have its assembly program. Turtle neck jerseys are the fad just now and, of course, the junior high joined in the fad. We are all working to be a credit to our school, and we hope that our eighth grade year will con- tinue to be as successful as our seventh grade year. SCHOOL NEWS Fay Bissell, ' 49 J on II Kettell, ' 50 Administration and Faculty Changes THERE have been a few changes in the faculty of Scituate High School during the course of this year. Mr. Norman Walker, the math teacher, was granted a leave of absence to join the Amer- ican Hockey Association which is traveling in Europe. Mr. Harold Scott of Norwell is substitut- ing as math teacher until Mr. Walker ' s return next September. Mr. Donald Leach s place as di- rector of the band and orchestra has been taken over b Mr. Harold Alpert from New Britain, Connecticut. Mr. Walter Robb, from Lebanon, New Hampshire, has succeeded Mr. Laurence Benson as the manual arts teacher. Miss Carol Vollmer of the Junior High School was given a leave of absence for the ear to teach in Douglas. Alaska. Her place has been filled this year by Mrs. Andrew Finnic. Scituate High School Broadcast On December 11. 1948. Scituate High School broadcast a program over Station WBET at Brockton. Nancy Gilley was the announcer. The orchestra played several selections under the di- rection of Mr. Alpert. Members of the orchestra ensemble were Edward Hennigan, Barbara Cole, Janice Taylor ' 49 Betty Murrill, ' 50 Charles Valine. Lois Merritt, Donald Hollis. Mary Lou KildufF. and Robert Browne. A girls ' chorus consisting of Ida Vespaziani, Charmaine Witt, Joan Kettell. Barbara Cole, Fannie Whorf. Carol Stearns, Ellen O ' Neil, and Nancy Litchfield sang several selections. The third-year French class under the direction of Miss Harrington enacted three French plays. The girls that took part in these presentations were Frances Dyer. Mary Lou Corrigan. Patricia Goddard. Nancy Gilley, and Fay Bissell. Oratorical Contest Again this year, Scituate High School was represented at the Oratorical Contest, annually sponsored and presented by the American Legion. From the six seniors who competed. John Stewart was chosen to represent us. His talk was on the subject. The People ' s Constitution. Ours to De- fend. John went to the regional contest in Rockland in March. Previously at an assembly here, he deli vered the oration for our student body. It was very inspiring and let us know that we were well represented. John was awarded a local prize of ten dollars by the Scituate American Legion.

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CliDiiiiiies 17 miliar songs and pieces. Under the direction of Mr. Alpert. the Junior and Senior bands played such songs as The Skater ' s Waltz. The girls ' chorus directed by Miss Reynolds sang Begin the B eguine, Here I ' ll Stay, and In Old Vi- enna. ' and the now-famous S.H.S. dance band played Star Dust, and Harlem Nocturne with Charles Valine, ' 52. soloist. Following the American Legion oratorical con- test in February, at a special Lincoln day assem- bly planned by Miss Gile of the History De- partment. John Stewart gave the speech which won him the chance to represent Scituate High School in the contest. A short skit, entitled Lincoln ' s Best Friend. was put on by Junior High Students, who were coached by Nancy Gilley and Dorothy McPherson. A pantomime arranged by the Art Department and a science demonstration showed the possibilities of cor- relating history with other departments. Among student participation assemblies, we must not forget the literary quiz program under the direction of the English Department. Joy Hamlin. Nancy McDonald, David Dwyer, Char- maine Witt, and James Milroy fired questions at Virginia Day, Lois Merritt, Betty Murrill, Jack Kettell and Joseph Devine. At this assembly the 1949 Good Citizenship award was given to Pa- tricia Goddard. Also the freshman science class directed by Mr. Wilcox presented an interesting program of demonstrations and experiments. Other assemblies of importance included films on etiquette and good manners, a film on The Boston Globe, and one on Safety on the High- way. After this review of the assemblies of the school year 1948-1949, it certainly cannot be said that Scituate High School is lacking in assembly pro- grams. And we give our thanks to those who either participated in, or made these assemblies possible. Magazine Drive This year the magazine drive was conducted mainly in the Junior High to obtain radios for each of the Junior High home rooms and to add to the Bleachers Fund. The Junior High was di- vided into two teams. Harvard and Yale. The manager of the drive was Patricia Goddard. Nancy Gilley was assistant manager. The win- ning team was Harvard, and the winning quarter- back was John Davis, who called out $61.45. School Newspaper This year the Chimes Staff has put out two editions of the Scituation, the school newspaper which originated last year. A special edition of the Scituation, issued in March, carried a letter which Mr. Walker wrote to the school from Stockholm, Sweden. Community Drives The students of Scituate High School contrib- uted wholeheartedly to the various community drives this year. They gave to the Red Cross, the Tuberculosis Fund, and March of Dimes.