Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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30 KEY CLUB First Row: C. Mitchell. H. McAvenia. S. Roberts, G. Mitchell, E. Cohen, J. Milroy. Second Row: R. Lee, G. Bearce, C. Valine, J. Cahir, R. INIorrow, P. Nord. Mr. Stewart. Third Row: M. Corrigan, J. Kettell, B. Wyman, R. Burbank, P. Virtue, R. Mitchell, C. Tyler, R. Clapp. KEY CLUB Robert Burbank, ' 51 AT the last meeting of the Key Club in June of 1949, the officers for the 1949-19,50 school year were elected as follows: George Mitchell, president: Scott Roberts, vice president: Eddie Stewart, Jr., secretary; Eugene Cohen, treasurer. Since the opening of school in September, the twenty-one senior, junior, and sophomore boys maintaining the B average grade necessary to belong to the Key Club have been active in var- ious school affairs, such as the Pro Merito — Key Club Dance. Throughout the basketball season some of the Key Club members performed the valuable function of selling tickets at home basketball games. During the first Blue and White Week, (March 14-17) the Key Club con- ducted a photo contest in conjunction with the poster and essay contests which were sponsored by the Student Council and Pro Merito. All the members of the Key Club have at- tended a meeting of their sponsors, the Scituate Kiwanis Club. Mr. Stewart has ably advised the Key Club in all its activities throughout the year.

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Chines 29 PRO MERITO First Row: C. Stearns, J. Kettell. C. Witt, R. Lee, J. Nord, C. Vespaziani. P. Rich. Second Row: J. Foniri, Miss Harrington, N. Breen. V. Ahola, M. Noble, G. Mitchell, B. Short, E. Miirrill. B. Cole, L. Sampson, Miss Kingsbury. D. Vickery. PRO MERITO SOCIETY Penny Rich, 50 THE first induction of the Pro Merito Society at Scituate High School was held on June 1. 1949, for the purpose of admitting the quali- fied students of the class of 1950 into the society. An impressive ceremony was seen by the assem- bly as the following members received silver Pro Merito pins: Robert Lee, Iinperator: Char- maine Witt, Ductor; Jane Nord, Scriba: Clara Vespaziani. Praefectus Aerarii: Joyce Hamlin. Class of ' 49: Velma Ahola. Nancy Breen. Barbara Cole, Josephine Foniri, Joan Kettell. Nancy Litchfield. Betty Murrill, Margaret Noble, Penny Rich. Laura Sampson. Barbara Short, Carol Stearns and Donna Vickery. The Pro Merito Society has been busy this year. In order to earn money to pay for the ceremonial gowns, a successful food sale, directed by Betty Murrill. was held on December 3. We also made money this year by selling Scituate pins at the Thanksgiving Day football game. A inid-season, private induction ceremony was held at the Scituate High School auditorium in February to allow any qualifying members of the Senior Class to enter the Pro Merito Society before the school year ended in June. The only member was George Mitchell. In June, another induction will be held in a school assembly for the eligible inembers of the Class of ' 51. This is the second year that the Pro Merito Society has been organized, and already it is proving itself to be a valuable asset to Scituate High School and its students.

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31 BAND AND ORCHESTRA First Row: N. Dwight, M. Chase, A. Brow, M. Pratt. SecoiM) Row : D. Roberts. D. Mollis, J. Taylor, B. Prouty, T. Whittaker, A. Dunphy. R. Biirlmiik, D. Dooner, C. Valine, D. Bongarzone, H. Whittaker. Third Row: M. Veiga, R. Prouty, F. Whorf, B. Cole, E. Hennigan, R. Browne, L. Merritt, D. LaVange, B. Prouty, M. Laidlow, Mr. Alpert. Fourth Row: J. Lopes, T. Smith, L. Sampson, R. Levangie, E. Haartz, J. Davis, L. Street, T. Litchfield, R. Snow. BAND AND ORCHESTRA Lois Merritt, ' 51 THIS yeav. under the sup rvisioIl of Mr. Alpert. both the band and orchestra have continued to show improvement. The band in particular has increased in both the number and the perform- ance of its players. At football games the band was really spec- tacular marching down the field headed by five peppy drum majorettes. In addition to perform- ing at all the home games, the band played at three out-of-town football games. The band has performed at several other im- portant events this year. The Christmas assembly would not have been complete without the band to provide the music. At the Jamboree in Plv- mouth, our band was one of the largest and best. The band played several selections at the annual concert on May 5. The orchestra, which has been increasing also, has played at many assemblies during the year. Barbara Cole attended the New England Music Festival held at West Springfield, Mass. After graduation the band and orchestra will lose one trumpet player, one trombone player, and two violin players. Fortunately both or- ganizations will gain new members from the Junior High. This spring a whole troupe of drum majorettes is expected to be organized. The band and orchestra are both verv impor- tant organizations of Scituate High.