Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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Au Revoir Carol Stearns, ' 50 As June approaches, the Seniors are more and more aware of the meaning of graduation. It is a definite goodbye to all the links of their child- hood. After June the graduates of the Class of 1950 will go their own separate ways. Some will enter college or business school in September. Other will find jobs. Scituate High School means more and more to its students as the years pass. Finally, when the goal of graduation is reached in what seems a magically short time, school days are over and become a thing of the past. All of the seniors today can look back to the good times they ' ve shared, the friends they ' ve met and the know- ledge they ' ve gained. They will be able to say with pride, 1 went to Scituate High. Maybe in ten years or even less, the people who are then students will look at some gradu- ate ' s picture and say 1 don ' t remember him. or, Isn ' t that so-and-so who graduated with the Class of . . . let me see, it was a long time ago. . . . perhaps it was the Class of 1949 or 1950. We may be just plain forgotten chapters in the school ' s history. Even so, now we are contribut- ing our part towards a better school, and no one can take away the things that we ' ve gained. The Chimes staff sincerely wishes the best of luck to this year ' s graduating class. May they be successful in the years to come. New Horizons Betty Miirrill, ' 50 As we. the Class of 1950. start down the path of life toward new horizons and leave behind us our happy, carefree days at Scituate High School, we are ending an integral part of our lives which will never be duplicated, will never be forgotten. However, the bright future is beckoning to us; and although we may look back with sadness in our hearts at our adolescent )ears, we must take the first steps toward adult- hood. Adulthood, at times, will mean hard work, anxiety, and even moments of sadness, while at others it may be an era of success and great hap- piness. We are, however, all starting out with clean slates — we are all facing a new horizon which, with perseverance and faith in God, we can turn into a bright horizon filled, like a rain- bow, with the multi-colored rays of peace, secur- ity and contentment. We, as a class, are fortunate, for at present we are not engaged in war. even though the dark clouds of Communism, starvation, strife, and persecution hang forebodingly over many coun- tries whose people have been reduced to serfdom. These impending problems offer a golden oppor- tunity to each and every one of us — an opportun- ity to use our minds and consciences to the best of our ability and to try to make a safer, more peaceful, more prosperous world in which our children will be happy and thankful to live. This era of unrest also offers us another chance — a chance to choose the right way of liv- ing and consequently to become clean, honest American citizens whose primary allegiance is to God and country, for we today are the citizens t)f tomorrow. By expressing useful opinions, by voting at each and every election, not for a friend but for the best candidate, and by backing the United Nations in order to estabish peace and security not only for the thiited States but for the whole world, we can truly perform our duties and hence successfully take a few strides along the path of good living. Accordingly we, the Class of 1950, leave our classmates, friends and teachers to step out into

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cymes 17 It was ill this year that their first baskctl)all tcatji was formed. They played several {james with surrounding towns and won a remarkable num- ber for a new team. There was still no girls ' coach; the girls were led by their captain, who was in complete charge of the team. All home basketball games w( re played in the town hall. Graduation, then, was much like ours today except that the graduates did not wear caps and gowns. They had a banquet, a reception, and a trip similar to those of today. The reception for the graduates was practically the only dance that was held each year. Of the Class of 192,5. the majority are still liv- ing in Scituate. Most of the women of the class are married, among them the former Barbara Brown, Margaret Cole, Winifred Elliott. Velma Litchfield, Eulaila Pinkham, Elizabeth Scannell, W inifred Ward. Marion Damon, Mary Ford, and Grace Towle. Some have children now attend- ing Scituate High. Alice Sexton, the career woman of the class, is employed as assistant dietitian at the Worcester State Hospital. All but one of the men are in business in Scituate or liv- ing here. Daniel Appleton was formerly town engineer; Harold Burbank is owner of an oil burner and heating company; Herbert Cole is a radio engineer for Kelvin and White of Boston (Mr. Cole also has his own radio station in his home and has talked with people in 173 countries I; Benjamin Curran is a plumber with a. H. Harney Com|)any; John Ford is .Scituate ' s tree warden; Herbert Frye is employed at the Grossman Lumber Company in Quincy; Louis Haartz is director of maintenance at the R. H. White Co. in Boston; Edward McCarthy has his own plumbing business: and Leavitt Morris is travel editor of the Christian Science Monitor. Twenty-five years ago students did without much of the equipment and many of the activi- ties that we take for granted in school now. How- ever, they had just as much enthusiasm, school spirit, and school loyalty as we do today. There have been many changes in Scituate High School over the twenty-five years, but those who have graduated like those who will graduate, are proud to call it their Alma Mater. What Will S. H. S. Be Like Without . . . Sonny ' s brawn at right end, Mo ' s lively arguments in U. S. History, Charmaine. Joanie. Penny and Vic cheering the boys on. Bets and her studious manner. The Happy Birthdays sung at lunchtime, Ozzie ' s flaming red hair. Mitch ' s love for chemistry and ties. Carol Stearns ' efficiency in the office, Hendy ' s craze for stockcars, Clara Vespaziani ' s talent on the accordian. Jane Nord ' s clothes, Malba ' s. Nancy ' s, and Kathy ' s sharpshooting on the backboard. Barbie Cole ' s attempts to become a Yascha Heifitz on the violin. Rosie at first base. Duke ' s savoir faire, Joan Kettell and Charmaine Witt ' s close har- mony in glee club. The Class of 1950, as a whole? S. H. S. Song8 Marilyn Pratt, ' 50 I Can Dream. Can ' t I All A ' s That ' s My Desire Graduation That ' s My Weakness U. S. History Last Mile Home After Detention Dance of the Hour Dancing School You ' re Breaking My Heart Warning Cards I ' ll See You in My Dreams A in Latin Test Some Enchanted Evening Junior Prom Time Waits for No One 8:30 bell Dreamers Holiday Vacation Slipping Around Office Girls Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Chemistry Where Are You 7th Graders Who Wouldn ' t Love You Lunch Period

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19 tlu world and take our riglitful places. Tluis we slowl) move forward to tlie new liori ons of life, as the sun rapidly sets on our school (la s al Seituate High School. Forward forever — backward never! The Right Path Lois MerriM, ' .) How many students are thinking of tlie future? It is my opinion that n(.l evrn all the s iiiors know what they plan to do in life. There are several wa s in which high school students can obtain help in finding their voca- tions. One is by recognizing one ' s own natural talents. If someone is especially artistic, he should continue with art or he will never be wholly contented with his work. Also aptitude tests such as those administered at our school by Boston I Diversity aid students in finding their particular abilities. Reading is an excellent way to gain informa- tion about different types of work. Our school library contains many excellent books on voca- tions. Biographies of psrsons who have been successful in various businesses or professions may be verv inspirational too. The reader can discover fields that were perhaps previously un- known to him. One can also visit colleges or talk with persons who are authorities in the fields in which he is in- terested. It is advisable that everyone who plans to con- tinue with his education take the College Prepar- atory Course. Someone may say, I plan to be a secretary. What benefit will Latin and geo- metry be to me? There are two answers to this question. First, many secretarial schools, Kath- erine Gibbs for instance, prefer students with college preparatory foundation. In college, the secretarial studies will be taught. Secondly, as students get older thev may possibly find that another vocation better suits them. For example, a girl may wish to be a medical secretary. What then? Without biology she would have to take a special course to make up for the lack of the sub- ject. This, of course, means additional expens? and time. When the decision as to the future has be?n made, don ' t wait until the senior year to choose the college. The junior year is a good time to send for catalogs and to consider which school is best. Send applications in to the colleges as early as possible, too. Some colleges request that they be sent in at the end of the junior year or before. !Sow is the time for each one of us to tliink and plan for the future. The Privilege of School Loyalty Joan Kcllell, ' SO Fvery student in high school has the rare privilege this week of showing his allegiance to his school. Showing allegiance or, might we say. loyalty to our school is. in many ways, like show- ing faith in our church and even in our country. For the school is, in itself, a miniature nation with an executive, a common standard of rules, an organization furthering better cooperation between its individuals and teachers, and a ])r()- gram paralleling that of the Ihiited States with democratic principles and standards. The United States is noted for the high quality of its schools today. In fact, this country has the best eduational system of all the countries in the entire world. This system has been the result of the foundation which our forefathers so though- fully and carefully planned. We are deeply in- debted to these champions of education. No- where else in the world do so many people have equal opportunity to learn. Truly, our schools in America are one of the best examples of Amer- ican democracy that we have. But do we really appreciate our average high school today? Are we, the students of these many high schools, aware of this opportunity which has been so generously given us. We all read articles about upholding our democratic privileges and taking advantage of these oppor- tunities, but do we really go to school to increase our knowledge and to learn to become better citizens of tomorrow? Many times people take privileges for granted, not realizing opportuni- ties when they see them. Therefore, the schools of the United States aren ' t appreciated as they should be. Loyalty plays a big part in the advancement of our schools. Loyalty, itself, is a short word com- pared to all that it signifies. At first, when we s peak of loyalty to our school, we imagine our- selves energetically cheering at school athletic events, selling tickets or programs for the school, or joining more school organizations. Certainly, these are expressions of school loyalty, but isn ' t there more to it? Isn ' t loyalty also represented in our every-day contact with our teachers and by the fond memories we shall cherish long after we have graduated? Perhaps we should be aware of the deeper meaning of loyalty before we go any farther. It is very simple — helping our teachers: keeping up school work to the best of our capacity; giv- ing schoolmates a helping hand when thev are burdened with difficulties; being proud of the school itself and of all it stands for; joining in as many activities as we can possibly carry; and