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23 SCHOOL NEWS Barbara Prouty, ' 52 Judith Taylor, ' 53 Carol fValsh, ' 52 New Teachers at S. H. S. Scituate High School has several new teachers this ypar. At the head of the Instrumental Music Department is Mr. Norman Dickinson, succeed- ing Mr. Harold Alpert, who has taken a position in Hartford, Connecticut. The new director was graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music and then received his B. S. in Ed. at the University of Maine. He obtained his Master ' s degree at Boston University last year. When Mr. Dickinson was in the service, he was assistant director of his training school band. Mr. William Johnson, our new football coach and mathematics teacher, came here from Morse High in Bath. Maine, where he taught for five years. Mr. Johnson was graduated from Bates College. In February Miss Maida Riggs resigned to accept a position at the University of Massachu- setts. Her position as girls ' athletic coach has been filled by Mrs. Mary Bauer. Many people already know Mrs. Bauer as she is a graduate of Scituate High School and she has been assisting Miss Riggs at the Central Elementary School. Mrs. Bauer graduated from Sargent College. She has previously held positions in Pennsyl- vania and Maryland. Mr. Joseph Driscoll has taken Miss Vollmer ' s place in the junior high. Miss Vollmer is now teaching in Japan. Mr. Driscoll is a graduate of Scituate High School and Bridgewater State Teachers College. School Loyalty Week The second annual School Loyalty Week was held this year March 12-16. Its purpose is to promote better school spirit and help everyone to realize the true meaning of school loyalty. In an assembly at the beginning of the week the program was launched. S. H. S. badges sig- nifying school spirit were given to each teacher and student to wear. Essay and poster contests were announced. During the week intra-mural basketball games were played. 8-A was the winning team in the Junior High. Much to the chagrin of the upper classmen, the Freshmen were victorious in the Senor High. On Friday we had a closing assembly at which time the winning essays were read and the winning posters displayed. In the Senior High essay contest Lois Newcomb won first prize and Muriel Nichols, second prize. Gail McCarthy won first prize in the Junior High, and Charles Rodgers was runner-up. In the poster contest of the Senior High, Joyce Frederick won first prize and Maureen Stark, second. For the Junior High, Bernard Croft won first prize and Ernest An- drews, second prize. The S. A. Dance climaxed the week, and every- one who went had lots of fun. American Legion Oratorical Contest James Milroy was chosen the winner of the annual American Legion Oratorical Contest, held at Scituate High School on January 26 for the purpose of promoting interest in and know- ledge of our government and Constitution. Others competing were Mary Fisher, Anne Nitzsche, Lois Merritt, Ellen O ' Neil, and Robert Burbank. The contestants were judged on poise and personality, the composition itself, and ability to arouse audience reaction. The following week at Abington High School, James was chosen district winner for his excel- lent speech and effective delivery. From this elimination he went on to represent the district at Wareham High School. Assemblies 1950 1951 Under the direction of the assembly com- mittee many fine and interesting programs have been presented to the student body. At our first regular assembly in September the Student Association was explained by mem- bers of the council and everyone was urged to join. Those taking part were Richard Mitchell, Scott Roberts, Gail Brazilian, Barbara Prouty. Charles Mitchell, and Gene Cohen.
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24 Also in September, Miss Riggs gave a very educational and interesting talk about her trip to Alaska. She showed some beautiful colored pictures which she had taken on her trip. The annual Key Club assembly was held in October with Scott Roberts as master of cere- monies. The special guest was Mr. William Wade who told us many interesting facts about our town government. Robert Morrow read the Gov- ernor ' s proclamation on Fire Prevention Week and Bruce Wyman read one on Columbus Day. To celebrate Columbus Day 8-A under the direction of Mrs. Williams presented a Junior High assembly. The class told about and showed the flags that have been planted on American soil. Patricia Newcomb was mistress of cere- monies. Those who spoke were Lois Hodgdon. Cedric Gallup. Elliott Haartz, Allen Bates, Gail Collier. Lillian Galbreath. Joan Agnew, Lilla Fleming. James Breen. Adele Galbreath. Ernest Alves, Carolyn Bamber, Gail Brazilian. Audrey Baron, Phyllis Clark, Letitia Bernard, and Paul Berg. Elena Kitrosser, Bernard Croft, Diane Burnham. Joanne Fitzsimmons. Arthur Henry. William Gleason, Kenneth Jenkins. Ernest An- drews, Larry Basler helped make the flags. Also in October an assembly in commemora- tion of United Nations Day was put on by the ancient history class under the direction of Miss Vinal. At this assembly two United Nations flags were presented. One, made by Mrs. Amy Pott, was presented by her and was acce pted by Mr. Tilden in behalf of the town. The other flag, made by the ancient history class, was presented by Thomas Whittaker to the school. Gail Purs- low read the Governor ' s proclamation and Charles Goddard read Trygvie Lie s Letter to Youth. A film. The Building of a Nation, was shown. In November four interesting assemblies were held. One was entitled Hobbies Are My Busi- ness. At another assembly a cartoonist was presented, who made himself right at home with his easel and pencil. The French Department under the direction of Miss Harrington put on an interesting French assembly. Several girls from the French classes modeled French costumes while Priscilla Merritt read a little about the province each girl repre- sented. Slides were shown with Anne Nitzsche narrating. At the close of the assembly the French classes sang La Marseilles. To celebrate Armistice Day in November, J. A. Holman of the U. S. Army gave a talk on the true meaning of Armistice Day. Mr. John Hig- gins of Hingham High School gave an interest- ing talk on American Education Week. A choral group consisting of Marilyn Dyer. Janet Stern- felt. Barbara Hunter. Evelyn Jenney. Rosemary Manning, Priscilla Merritt. Joan Perry. Dale Richards. Helen Murphy. Shirley Pettersen, Carol Walsh, and Roxanna Turner sang My Buddy. accompanied by Lois Merritt. We had two roller-skating stars demonstrate how to roller-skate at one assembly. Charles Goddard. Audrey Baron. Betty Hernan. Marion Damon. Harry Reed, and John Quinn tried out the art of skating along with the stars. At our Christinas assembly a choir of senior girls sang Like the Wise-Men. Fannie Whorf and Muriel Nichols were narrators. The orches- tra played several Christmas selections and the student body sang carols. In J anuary 8B put on an assembly under the direction of Miss Cunneen. Richard Mitchell was master of ceremonies. After the opening exercises the class sang, The Lord ' s Prayer. Joseph Oliver gave a brief biography of John Philip Sousa, after which Martha Laidlaw played The Stars and Stripes Forever. A play The Fatal Pickle was put on with Norman Walker. Peter Stewart. Clement Molinari, Robert Stewart. Hugh McAvenia and Robert Rice taking part. A choral reading, The Duel, was given by the following girls — Anita Veiga. Frances Quinn. Jane Radcliffe, Virginia Rinehart. Fred- erick Squire and Judy McElroy. A play Lucky Girl was put on by Jane Muller. Carolyn Lock- lin, Marilyn Svenson, Mary Sweeney, Jacklyn White, Gail McCarthy, Mary Ryan and Carol Merritt. On Good Government Day we had Nathaniel Tilden. Representative to the General Court, as our guest speaker. Throughout the year we have had films on accident prevention, television and electronics, and various vocations. So you can see Scituate High School has cer- tainly had many fine assemblies, featuring stu- dent participation as well as guest speakers and performers.
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