Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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24 SCHOOL NEWS Faculty Changes We were very glad to welcome back to S. H. S. Mr. Norman Walker, who teaches mathematics in the Senior High, and Miss Carol Vollmer. who teaches geography and hygiene in the Junior High. Mr. Walker was granted a leave of ab- sence last year to travel throughout Europe play- ing with the American Hockey Association. Miss Vollmer was given a year ' s leave of absence so that she might teach at Douglas. Alaska. Miss Alma Shmauk. of Brookline. took Miss Rowell ' s place in the Art Department after Miss Rowell resigned to accept a position in Maiden. Massachusetts. Mr. Borah Kreimer. of Bridgewater, replaced Mr. Robb after the latter ' s resignation. Mrs. Charles Mitchell substituted in the Junior High during part of the year for Miss Anne Cunneen. who had a prolonged illness. Those are the only changes in the Faculty for 1949-1950. Magazine Drive Again this year the Junior High School parti- cipated in the annual magazine drive. The two teams this year were Army and Notre Dame; the winning team was Notre Dame. Carol Stearns was student manager assisted by Charmaine Witt. The highest scorer was John Locke. Broadcast On March 11. Scituate High School again went to Brockton to broadcast over WBET. This year the radio skit was put on by the Junior High under the direction of Miss Vollmer. Those who took part were Charles Goddard, Jay Locke, Richard Prouty, Russell Prouty and Thomas Whittaker. Priscilla Rand of the eighth grade announced the entire program. The members of the dance band played Chatanooga Shoe Shine Boy ' and ' T Can Dream. Can ' t I. The members who performed were Charles Valine, Edward Hennigan, Robert Browne, Donald HoUis, Lois Merritt. and Barbara Cole. They were conducted by Mr. Alpert. The following girls from the Glee Club sang Homebound Rangers and ' Bis Rock Candy Mountain : Carolyn Macy, Arline Nichols, Evelyn Jenney. Priscilla Merritt, Carol Stearns. Joan Kettell. Charmaine Witt. Janet Sternfelt. Joan McEleney. Louise Castles. Evelvn Hatch. Bertie Jean Walker, and Judy Taylor, Miss Reynolds directing. School Loyalty Week This year, for the first time, Loyaltv Week or ' ' Blue and White Week, was observed at Scituate High School. Originated and planned by the Student Council, it was a great success. All school organizations backed this venture one hundred per cent. The Key Club sponsored a photo contest. Pro Merito and the Student Coun- cil backed the Poster and Essay Contests, and the Students Association gave its annual dance to climax the week. Each student, as part of the week, was re- quested to write an essay on school loyalty. In the Senior High. Joan Watts was awarded first prize, and Joan Kettell, second prize. In the Junior High, the winner was Priscilla Rand, and the runner up. Hugh McAvenia. The first prize essays were read at an assembly; the other two are printed in this issue of the CHIMES. In the Poster Contest, Elizabeth Grassie won first prize, and Evelyn Hatch second in the Senior High. In the Junior High, Fred Gleason and Norman Walker won the prizes for first and second respectively. In the Photo Contest three prizes were award- ed, the first to James Milroy, the second to Mary Jane Stewart, and the third to Stanley McAvenia. Blue shields were made for all the home rooms and other places in the building. Besides those, the entries for the Poster Contest were also distributed among the rooms. Small blue and white emblems bearing the school seal were pro- vided for all students to wear. Assemblies began and ended the week with student and faculty

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for my head hit the ceiling with a solid thuin|). Now, jump! a stern voice conim.iiKlcd. Were they crazy? I could hi- killed if I juinpcd six feet or more blindfolded. Jump! the voice reiterated. This was llie end. 1 knew 1 would I ' ve lo rue the da 1 had got mixed up in this, hut 1 hadn ' t dreamed of such deadly results. I had lo jump. As I jumped. I wondered how long it would be before 1 hit the floor, a mass of broken bones. M) death leap came to an abrupt hall, however, for no sooner had I jumped, than 1 Imded on the floor. 1 lost my balance and fell. My blindfold was released amidst cries of Welcome to our fraternity! So I had passed! The first thing that I wanted to see. however, was how 1 had been fooled. M plane was an ironing board, now being held a few inches off the floor by two kneeling boys. So that was why the shoulders had sunk beneath me. One of my friends was sheepishly standing by with the ceiling I had hit. a piece of board. Well, now that 1 have passed the test, maybe it was worth it after all. Loyalty to Our School Hu h McAvenia, 7B The loyalty which a true friend has for us is what makes life worthwhile. The loyalty which we have for our school is what makes the school worthwhile. Too often we think of school as something which we must endure, and we fail to enjoy all the benefits which school offers us. We get out of life just what we put into it. If we are not loyal to our friends, we do not expect them to be loyal to us. But we do not think of our school as a friend. Actually, however, it is a friend and a true one. If we are loyal students while in school, we can expect the scho ol to stand by us later when we are in need of recommenda- tions. Our record is established and if it is a good one, we stand to gain by it. How can we be loyal to our school? This is a question for which we should all have an answer. The first thing we think of is supporting our ath- letic teams. This is probably the easiest way in which we can be loyal, especially if we happen to have a winning team. It isn ' t always so easy if our team is losing. But supporting the team is not our only chance to show our school spirit. We can sell magazines in the yearly drive. Most of the money brought in during this drive is earned by a small percent of the students. If more boys and girls felt it their duty to support the drive, we would all profit. .School dances, the Student Association, and plays shouhl also be attended if we wish to show our loyalty. We should always protect school property and remend)er that as future taxpayers, we will sup- |)ort the schools. We can also avoid throwing papers about the school grounds. Many people in town who never see the inside of our schools, enjoy the attractive grounds about the school buildings. Our sense of loyalty must extend to our class- mates and teachers. It is oidy by co-operating with them all that we can get the most out of our years in school. March Cynthia Heniii an, 7 A When the cold March winds come blowing around, the last heavy snow is lying on the ground atid the little green buds are coming through the blanket of snow. The warm sun ' s rays melting the ice let the little brooks flow free. Then we all know that spring is near. Lawson Tower Evelyn Jenney, ' 52 O Lawson Tower, strong and bold, You stand through wind and rain and cold. Ever a symbol of steadfast duty Said by men to possess great beauty, A landmark famous far and near. Standing always lofty and clear. 0 Lawson Tower, strong and bold. May your beauty ne ' er grow old. The Study Hour Richard Preston, 51 Between the math and the French class When the morning is part way o ' er, Comes a lift in the day ' s occupation, That is known as the Study Hour. There was many a long winter evening In the days that used to be, When, with studying done, my mind was at rest. But that was before TV. Now with my French, math and Hawthorne While I stick to iny room like a slave. My mind strays at times to my living room And it ' s TV that I crave. Now there ' s often some unfinished business, 1 should do a little bit more. That ' s why 1 salute you — Oh precious. Life-saving Study Hour.

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25 spoaktMs giviiif; iiiforniatioii and speeches alxdil Loyally Week. To wind up the week llic annual S. A. Dance was held. Blue and white dccoi alions were used to feature the school colors. The Scituate Hif;h School Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Alperl, played for the dance. Since Loyalty Week is to he an annual event, it is hoped that in the years to follow it will he even more successful. New possihilities will he considered and added for next year ' s School Loyalty Week. Oratorical Contest Scituate participated in the American Legion Oratorical Contest again this year. The try-outs for the winner at the Scituate High School were held in the study hall on January 23, 1950. Those competing were Charmaine Witt and George Mitchell, seniors: and Lois Merritt and Muriel Nichols, juniors. The judges for this first elimination were Mrs. Williams, Miss Vinal. Miss Dudley, and Mr. Walker. Charmaine Witt was unanimously chosen to represent the school at the district meeting at Barnstable, competing against contestants from Rockland. Brockton. Hingham. Marthas Vine- yard, and Barnstable. She was accompanied b the Scituate High School principal. Mr. George A. J. Froberger: her coach. Miss Eleanor Gile: and her classmate, Janet Best. Charmaine ' s oration, which was entitled The Rights and Responsibilities of an American Citi- zen, ' was very well-written and well-delivered. Assemblies 1949 • 1950 Under the sponsorship of the special assemblies committee, such well-known performers as Cap- tain James Coletta of the O. S. S. and the ' Trampoline Stars have been presented to the student body this year. In September at our first regular assembly, Mr. Froberger presided. After the opening ex- exercises he introduced the speakers, who ex- plained the advantages of membership in the Student Association and urged 100 per cent en- rollment. The speakers at the assembly included Mr. Stewart: George Mitchell, president of the Student Council; Carol Stearns, editor-in-chief of the Chimes: and Edward Hennigan of the football squad. Mr. Alpert. band director, closed the meeting. At another assembly in September. Miss Voll- mer of the Junior High gave a very interesting lecture on Alaska, where she taught last year. She showed colored slides of Alaska and of her trip home. The month of October brought two fine as- semblies, one by the Mathcmatii;s Department and the other by the English Department. Mr. Walker ' s students from the various math classes who participated in the assembly were Joan Walts. Robert Burbank. Charmaine Witt. Robert Lee. Barbara Cole. Bruc ' Wv nian. Aim Nitzsche. Patricia Hobson. Lois Merritt. and Bertie Jean Walker. The English assembly was in observance of Book Week. Those taking part in this as- sembly were Betty Murrill, Carol Stearns. Jane Flaherty, Muriel Nichols, Barbara Prouty, Frank Duval. Ronald Duval. Eugene Cohen, and Harold McAvenia. In commemoration of Columbus l)a a Junior High assembly was pre-ented under the direction of Mrs. Williams. The following students parti- cipated in the assembly: aimouncer, Priscilla Rand; salute to the flag and The Star Spangled Banner, Teddy Timpany: Bible reading, Gail Purslow: Proclamation. Thomas Whittaker: stories of Columbus. Nanc) Taggart and Peter Sharp; poem, Thomas Smith: Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, played by Richard Prouty on the trumpet; talks on hobbies — dolls, Patricia McAuliffe; arrow heads, Diane Sherman; and fishing. Stafford Short. In November we had an assembly observing Armistice Day at which our guest speaker was Mr. John Parker of Rockland. Virginia Cole read the Governor ' s Proclamation, and Pauline Hunter and Glenn Wilder read original essays. Miss Vinal was in charge of this program. Also in November the Secretarial Department under the direction of Miss Hawkes put on a very fine demonstration of typing and shorthand in which the whole class took part. The House of Magic was one of the high- lights of the year. This spectacular show was presented by the General Electric Company on November 29. The many mystifying demonstra- tions under the able direction of Mr. William Hoverman were enthusiastically received. Many hundreds of dollars worth of equipment was used on the stage. On December 22 a Christmas assembly which will be long remembered was presented by Miss Reynolds and Mr. Alpert. with the help of the girls chorus and the band. After a brief intro- duction by the narrator, Robert Burbank, the traditional Christmas carols were sung as var- ious scenes from the Nativity were presented. Special scenery and lighting effects were used. There was a solo by Charles Valine, and a duet by David LaVange and Robert Browne. In January, the Junior High had a talent show under the direction of Miss Giles. Gail Brazilian was mistress of ceremonies. Judy Burke and