Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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18 STL DENT COUNCIL First Row: N. Gillcy, M. Corrigan, B. Best, N. Breen, J. Stewart, E. Veiga, J. Flaherty, Miss Harrington, adviser. SiccOND Row: P. Palmer, E. Stewart, J. Kettell, B. Murrill, S. Roberts, J. Nord, J. Milroy, T. Whit taker. STUDENT COUNCIL Barbara Anue Best, ' 49 ON May 2t. 1948 at the last meeting of the Student Council for the year 1947-1948 both the veteran and the newly-elected members were present to elect the officers for the coming year. The representatives for this year were Mary Lou Corrigan. Nancv Gilley. John Stewart, Edwin Veiga. Barbara Anne Best, Betty Murrill. Nancy Breen. FVank Duval. Joan Kettell. Jane Nord, Jane Flaherty. James Milroy. Scott Roberts, Jack Breen. Edward Stewart, Peter Palmer, and Thomas Whittaker. The representatives elected to office were John Stewart, president: Nancy Breen, vice-president: Edwin Veiga. treasurer: and Barbara Amie Best, secretary. The council organized in September with the following people chosen as chairmen of com- mittees: Edwin Veiga. Ways and Means: Mary Lou Corrigan. Attendance; Betty Murrill. Foot- ball Rallies: and Barbara Anne Best. Student As- sociation Dance. All of the committees were very active, and their eiforts have been very fruitful. Everyone much enjoyed the entertainment for Hallowe ' en and Scituate High ' s Nantucket guests on October 30. The Ways and Means Committee raised a considerable sum by the sale of coffee and dough- nuts at football games. The School Spirit Com- mittee encouraged school spirit and good sports- manship. The S. A. Dance held March 11. 1949 was most successful. The most important project of the year was the search for a school song. A committee with Mary Lou Corrigan as chairman sponsored a contest for words and music between January 10 and February 14. offering prizes amounting to ten dollars. Early in the year the Council had a drive for the sale of Student Association membership tickets. Included in the price of these tickets was the cost of copies of The Scituation and admis- sion to the S. A. Dance, as well as admission to all home games. Scituate High School Student Council dele- gates and representatives went to the Associated Bodies of Student Councils of Massachusetts Convention in the fall and in the spring. The S. C. members are representatives not only of their class or the organizations which they head, but also of the school and its students. Re- ports of their activities have been published, and they have invited other interested students to their meetings.

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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.

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19 PRO MERITO SOCIETY First Row: Miss Kingsbury, adviser; M. Corrigan, F. Zalenski, B. Best, J. Stewart, N. Gilley, F. Bissell, Miss Harrington, adviser. Second Row: E. Veiga, F. Dyer, J. Tobin, V. Day, P. Goddard, D. McPherson. PRO MERITO SOCIETY Florence Zalenski, ' 49 THE first Pro Merito Society ever to be formed in Scituate was brought into existence on February 9, 1949 when twelve enthusiastic sen- iors were inducted into the society by members of the Rockland Chapter. The qualifications for this society are very high. The students must have averaged a grade of at least 85 during the entire four years of their high school education, and must be known as having good character. On February 9, 1949 the following members received sterling silver pins bearing the inscrip- tion Pro Merito : John Stewart, Imperator (President I: Barbara Best, Ductor, (Vice-Presi- dent) ; Florence Zalenski, Scriba (Secretary) ; Nancy Gilley, Praefectis Aerarii (Treasurer) ; Patricia Goddard; Mary Lou Corrigan; Fay Bis- sell; Frances Dyer; Edwin Veiga; Jean Tobin; Virginia Day; and Dorothy McPherson. Any member of this society who does not maintain the requirements for scholarship or character must forfeit his pin. The Pro Merito Society is now making plans for making money for gowns which will be worn by the Pro Merito members when they induct the qualified students of the class of ' 50 in June at our own Scituate High. The Pro Merito Society hopes in the future to become an active society which will be a credit to its members and to Scituate High.