Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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21 BAND First Row: M. Chase. F. Bissell, M. Pratt, J. Taylor, J. Dwight. Second Row: J. Taylor, B. Prouty, N. Murphy, T. Litchfield, D. LaVange, F. Whorf, M. L. Kil- duff, D. Bongarzone, R. Bonney, Mr. Alpert. Third Row: J. Merritt, L. Sampson, B. Cole, R. Burbank, C. Valine, E. Hennigan, R. Browne, R. Lavangie, R. Fernandez, L. Carpenter. Fourth Row: M. Veiga, B. iMolinari, L. Street, E. O ' Neil, E. Haartz, R. Snow, A. Dunphy, J. Davis, F. Gleason, R. Prouty, T. Smith. BAND Janice Taylor, ' 49 THE Scituate High School band has greatly improved this year in size, style, and perform- ance. It is now divided into two sections, the junior band and the senior band. The junior band consists largely of junior high school students. These players will progress, as their knowledge of music progresses, into the senior band, which is made up of the older, more experienced nlayers. Also, the addition of the drill team, newly formed this year, has boosted the size of the band. Constant drilling has improved the style of marching, and a new interest and pride in the band has given the members, themselves, a kind of performing style. The drum majorettes have improved along with the band. They have spent a great deal of time working on new routines. New uniforms consisting of capes and skirts made by Miss Kingsbury, have added pep to their performance. Mr. Alpert has inspired a new interest in the band and orchestra this year. He has made our band one to be proud of, and the inembers proud to be part of it. The outlook is good, for this year the band does not lose too many players at graduation. The junior band is brimming over with proinise, and in a short time these beginners will become part of the senior band, while more beginners will fill their places. Watch our band! It ' s going places!

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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.

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22 ORCHESTRA Janice Taylor, ' 49 SCITUATE High School certainly can take pride in the new school orchestra. The first outstanding performance of our or- chestra was at the Christmas Assembly. When the time came for the orchestra to give its part of the assembly, the curtains parted, and there, before the astonished eyes of the audience, ap- peared a beautiful Christmas scene. Grouped around an authentic street lantern stood the or- chestra members, dressed in winter clothes, stocking caps, and other yuletide finery. They played carols, and White Christmas, for which they received an encore. It was a very impressive program and we began to realize the full value of our orchestra. Then later in the year in an assembly put on by the music department, this organization again made an appearance. This time when the curtain opened, the stage was a maze of soft lights, and the players were seated behind blue banners on which S H S was beautifully scrolled. These striking additions were made by Miss Kingsbury. Our school orchestra not only looked like the real thing. but it also sounded like it. On March 11, the orchestra played at the Stu- dent Association dance. They had a repertoire of about thirty pieces and again they were a smash hit. They also participated in the All-School Broadcast earlier in the year. They have had many rehearsals in their own out-of-school time, using a rotation system so that each member has the rehearsal at his home at one time or another. A world of credit is due Mr. Alpert. who not only instructs the group, but also takes part in it with his trombone. It is inspiring to see such perfection reached through loyalty and hard work. So to the orches- tra we say Good Luck — We ' re proud of you.