Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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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.

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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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20 KEY CLUB First Row: S. Roberts, B. Wyman, J. Stewart, J. Cahir, E. Veiga, J. Cerilli, R. Lee, C. Mitchell. Second Row: J. Milroy, G. Mitchell, H. McAvenia, J. Devine, P. Delano, R. Morrow, E. Cohen. KEY CLUB John Stewart, ' 49 AT a meeting in June of 1948 the following officers were elected for the 1948-1949 school year: Edwin Veiga, president; Charles Hurley, vice president: John Stewart, secretary; Joseph Cerilli. treasurer. The Key Club is a ser- vice organization with its prime purpose service to the school and cooperation with the faculty and our adviser. Mr. Froberger. It was found at the first meeting that Charles Hurley, our vice president, had moved to another town so another election was held to determine the new vice president. John Cahir was elected. The time of the meetings was changed to the sec- ond lunch period because of the predominance of underclassmen in the club. A committee headed by Robert Lee was ap- pointed to set up a program whereby Key Club members would pick up the school grounds. This chore has been satisfactorily accomplished bv the Key Club. Programs were sold at the Nantucket game under the direction of a committee with John Stewart as chairman. The program listed the players, referees, and other facts about the teams. A committee under the direction of Joe Devine sold tonic at the home games of the Scituate Ki- wanis basketball team. Permission was given by the Kiwanis Club for Key Club members, who were not to exceed three, to have free admittance at the games in order to sell the tonic. Tonic was also sold at the Kiwanis square dance held Feb- ruary 4. The Key Club members who were not mem- bers of the basketball team did a fine job taking tickets at the door for all home games. Several members were present and working at each game. All of the Scituate Key Club ' s sixteen members have been present at a Kiwanis Club meeting sometime during the year. Anyone who has at- tended a Kiwanis meeting knows that a good meal is served and everyone enjoys the evening tremendously. At one of the meetings the new members were presented their Kev Club pins.