Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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19 UNCLE SAM AND YOU wg i Mac Arthur, 33 Never before has the imaginative fifj;ure rep- resenting our country meant as much to a gradu- ating senior as now. I ' ncle Sam. as spoken of among the boys, means the military service. Each of us is going to have to serve him sooner or later, and sooner or later is in the near future. Let ' s face it. All of us have to go sometime. College may offer an out for four years or so, but after that we have two choices — enlist or get drafted. If college is not in our path, the Marshfield draft board says that we have from six months to a year before becoming eligible. There are five branches of the service to choose from — Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force. However, the Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force are just about filled to capacity, and a long three or four month waiting list confronts the enlistee. This leaves the Army and the Marines to choose from. Since the Army will get most of us, that seems the most important to think about. First of all are the requirements that must be met: age between seventeen and thirty-four, a good physical condition, a desire to enlist for at least three years, a high school diploma, and a letter of reference as to character and reputation from a responsible citizen. A special examina- tion is made available to those not having gradu- ated from high school. Thirty or more different courses are offered for which you may apply after having completed sixteen weeks of basic training. If you graduate at the top of your company, you may make ap- plication for Officer Candidate School. Here you can develop your talents and learn to be a leader. Graduating as a commissioned second lieutenant, you will find that a rewarding career has blossomed. In any case, as a dogfoot or an officer, you will find that there are six ingredients in the formula for soldier-success. 1. Enter the Army in the right frame of mind: 2. Do your part; 3. Learn as quickly as possible: 4. Know that the Army considers you an important in- dividual: 5. Make up your mind to go all out for the Army and the Army will reciprocate one hundredfold: and 6. Tackle hard any job given you, with the best of your ability. These were the things the recruiting officer told me when I talked to him in Boston. He also pointed out that after enlisting in the Army or the Air Force, you can continue your education toward a high school diploma, a college degree, or into university graduate school — just as high as you want to go — with the government pay- ing seventy-five per cent of the bill. Maybe the service isn ' t so bad, after all. BROTHERHOOD Donald Jeniiey, 53 1 suppose we all think we know what brother- hood is and believe that we practice it faithfully. But I ' m not quite so sure! I ' m not sure we ' re practicing brotherhood when I hear of the strife in South Africa caused by the futile fight of a down-trodden race of people for education and the rights every human should have without hindrance. This example may seem remote, but to have a true spirit of brotherhood, we must be with these people in our minds if not with our bodies. To bring things closer to home, I ' m not so sure I see Brotherhood shining through when I see discrimination at the very portals of our Democratic Government. I mean, of course, the discrimination in the schools of our nation ' s capital against the Negroes. The very thought of separating the minds of the white and colored violates every true democratic principle for which our country stands and upon which it was built. As I see it, brotherhood, getting along with our neighbor, accepting him as an equal and a friend, is the only hope for world peace and more important, for lasting peace. I believe, in spite of such exceptions, that brotherhood is still shining through. I see brotherhood in my class-mates at school, work- ing toward a common goal in education and playing to defend the honor of the school with hardly a thought of creed or color. I see the growing of a spirit of brotherhood in the won- derful work of the United Nations toward good feeling among nations. If only the people of the world could get on the same team and work together to stamp out the common enemies of greed, fear, hate, and tyranny which infect our world with war, if we were all on brotherhood ' s team, the world would be a much firmer place on which to build the foundations of our life.

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18 %£d(to ((i(8 THE END AND THE BEGINNING Judith Lawson, ' 53 At this time, every year, thousands of young men and women graduate from high school. Graduation is an impressive and important cere- mony, for it marks the end of an old way of life and the beginning of a new. At this time, one may look happily at the past and eagerly at the future. Let us first take a look at the past. These four years have been filled with wonderful memories. Remember how strange high school was at first. Remember the thrill of making a varsity team. Remember what a joy it was to run a successful dance. How proud we were of our athletic teams! How proud we were to be a part of Scituate High School. As the years went by, there were added mem- ories. The first day of the senior year held a wonderful thrill, for. finally, our class was the top class in Scituate High School. With senior year came added responsibilities. A senior was called upon to supervise and watch over com- mittees working for the school. Members of our senior class captained the athletic teams and starred in the plays. All these activities, accom- panied by our own pride in personal accomplish- ment, have made the years in high school happy and successful. Now, this is over. At graduation, all these happy moments will become memories of the past. Our careers in high school will be ended. It is, in some ways, sad to think of this ending. But from sadness comes joy. To us there is, even now, the joy of expectation, the exciting idea of meeting new people and learning new ideas, the thrill of growing up and maturing. After graduation, we shall no longer be thought of as youngsters. We will be adults, living and working in an adult world. We hope that we shall be able to succeed in our own lives, and to give to the world the best we have. May we all work to keep our land a strong, prosperous, free America. es, this is the close of our high school careers. But it is also the opening of the door to the future. The Class of 1953 hopes that it will be a fine example of good living for Scituate High School and for the world. TIME FOR DECISION Ruth Mitchell, ' 54 Again the time has come when a large group of our teenagers have to make one of the most critical decisions of their lives. Graduating stu- dents must decide what they are going to do in the future. The boys wonder whether or not they should sign for their two years in Uncle Sam ' s services now or try college with the chance of being drafted before they can finish. It is, of course, possible for them to join the R. 0. T. C. in college, but they have to make good grades to stay in school under that program. The girls have come to the time when they, too. have a great decision to make. They have to decide what they want to do in life: whether or not they need a college education: whether they want to be housewives, go into offices or other positions, or join the armed forces like the boys. No matter what their decision, it will be an important one and possibly a turning point in their lives. The parents of these teenagers are wondering just what the future holds for their children. They hope their boys will not be in the midst of a war as soon as they finish high school. They want to see their children enter college, but not with the fear of being drafted before they have a chance to finish. The great decision is before these teenagers, and it has to be made now. Is it to be college, work experience, the navy, the air force, the marines? The answer has to be fcjund b every boy and girl in the large group of students who have reached the time for decision. Their par- ents are hoping and praying that their choices will be right. As fellow teenagers, let us, too, pra) for a right decision and a happv future for our graduating class of 1953.

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20 CyMe§ TELEVISION AND HOMEWORK Phyllis Cahoon. ' 54 It seems that many people think that tele- vision has affected the student of today and has interfered with his schoolwork. Although television has been here for several years, there is still some feeling that it is to blame when homework isn ' t done. As the past few years have gone by, students have learned to accept television, not as a novel- ty, but in the same category as radio. They SCHOOL FACULTY CHANGES Carolyn Bamber, ' 54 There have been three new teachers at Scituate High School this year. Mr. Herschel Benson, who is a graduate of the University of Illinois, is now teaching algebra and boys ' gym classes. Before coming to Scituate, Mr. Benson taught at Topsfield and Mansfield. The other new teachers have positions in the Junior High. They are Mr. Richard Hands, a graduate of Boston University, and Mr. Ralph Merrill, a graduate of Tufts College. Mr. Hands formerly was a teacher at Duxbury, and Mr. Merrill at Plainville. Another addition to the staff this year is Mrs. Flora I). White who is full-time nurse at the high school. BLUE AND WHITE WEEK Shirley Walsh, ' 54 Blue and White Week officially began Monday. March 9, but because of national elections our opening assembly was held on Tuesday. Mr. Froberger led the opening exercises. The meet- ing was then turned over to Richard Wiley, president of the Student Council. The Govern- or ' s Proclamation was read by Robert Hayes of the Junior High. Richard Wiley then introduced Judy Lawson. who explained the assemblies of the week. Next, Elizabeth Grassie told of the Essay and Poster Contests which were to be held. Bill Vines, president of the Key Club, described the two Good Sportsmanship Awards to be given to any boy I not in the Key Club I and any girl realize that homework must be done, and the great majority plan television around their home- work and will not allow television to interfere; the student who doesn ' t care probably won ' t do his homework under any circumstances. Television has been blamed for everything from poor eyesight to neglect of homework. As soon as another invention is popularized, it will have to carry the responsibility for various prob- lems. If we would realize that television is a form of entertainment and instruction instead of a hindrance to mankind, we could begin to use it as a valuable asset to the student of today. NEWS who had given outstanding service for the school without recognition. He also explained the rules of the Photography Contest sponsored by the Key Club. Beth Bigelow spoke about the S. A. Dance to be held Friday evening as a climax to the week ' s activities. Lastly, Letitia Bernard told us how we could all make Blue and White Week a success. The slogan for the week was Loyalty, Honor, Success. Blue emblems with an L in white were given to all members of the school. Intramural basketball games between the Senior High girls were held during the week with the Junior girls winning the championship. The closing assembly was held on Friday. Charles Goddard, the vice-president of the Stu- dent Council, spoke on the success of the week. He then introduced John Locke, vice-president of the Key Club, who announced the winners of the Good Sportsmanship Awards: Judy Lawson and Matthew Brown; and the winners of the Photography Contest: Matthew Brown, Phyllis Cahoon, and Richard Mitchell. Phyllis Cahoon awarded the prizes for the Essay and Poster Contests as follows: first prize in the Essay Con- test, Gail Purslow: second prize. Lois Newcomb; first prize in the Poster Contest. Gail Purslow; second prize. Adele Galbreath. In the Junior High Edward Dunham won first prize in the Essay Contest and Joyce Perry won first prize in the Poster Contest. Gladys Clapp urged all to attend the S. A. Dance, which was to be the climax of the week. At the dance Charlie Valine and his orchestra played and various talented students presented specialty numbers.