Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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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

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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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26 Martha Laidlaw played piano solos. Larry Easier and William Gleason sang a duet; and Douglas Dooner played on the clarinet, among other features. During the winter season we were fortunate in having Charmaine Witt present to the student body the speech which she was to deliver in the American Legion Oratorical Contest in Febru- ary. This assembly was put on by the social studies classes under the direction of Miss Vinal for the observance of Lincoln ' s and Washing- ton ' s birthdays. Other students taking part were Fannie Whorf, Jeanne Dwyer, and Glea Cole. In March, 7B put on a humorous play The Old Sleuth which concerned a group of Junior High School boys who try their hand at being detectives. The cast consisted of Richard Mitch- ell, Robert Stewart, Norman Walker, Marilyn Svenson. David Petri. Joe Oliver. Jane Muller. Diane Burnham. Jackie White and Carol Merritt. Gail McCarthy was the announcer of the pro- gram; and Miss Vollmer, the director. In May Miss Riggs gave us a very interesting lecture on places in Europe she has visited, show- ing her own pictures. Following the various athletic seasons, special assemblies were held to award the members of the boys ' and girls ' teams their earned letters and certificates of merit. Also service pins were awarded the office girls, the librarians, and those vho sold tickets at games. Several assemblies were planned to help us irvlan for the future. A guidance assembly was held at which the films Finding Your Work and The Wood-Worker ' were shown. We had L nfinished Rainbow as part of the Household Arts Assembly. The Household Arts girls also presented a series of scenes showing correct and incorrect behavior in various situations. After a view of the assemblies of the school year of 1949 and 1950. it certainly cannot be said that they lack variety. And we give our thanks to those who either participated in. or made these assemblies possible.