Scituate High School - Chimes Yearbook (Scituate, MA)

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EDITORIALS SENIORS LOOK AHEAD Rulh Mitchell, ' 54 High school days are now ending for the mem- bers of the Class of 1954. For the young people now graduating, these )ears in high school have been years of preparation, years in which they have been guided in making important decisions. Courses and activities in school have prepared today ' s graduates for the responsibilities of the life ahead. Looking hack, the Seniors find that these have been happy )ears. during which they have made lasting friends and built treasured memories. However, the members of the class are now ready to look forward, not back, except to recall a basketball game, a dance, a party, or other happy memor . The years to come take on new importance. Some of the boys see in the immediate future two years in T ncle Sam ' s service before the can start work in the field they have chosen. Others in the Class of 1954 will enter college, where they will prepare for various careers. Some will go directly to work. Colleges and secretarial schools will be the next step for man of the girls who are now seniors. Some will start working, while others may get married in the near future. A few of the girls may join the armed services along with the boys. Whatever the individual plan, every member of the class will look ahead with high expectations. After graduation, the decisions of the students now lea ing Scituate High School will ha e to be their own. These young people are entering the world of adulthood. The day the doors of S.H.S. close behind them for the last time. the will start forward on the road of their new life. es. the Seniors are looking ahead. SUCCESS FOR TOMORROW f.elilia Bernard. 55 Toda as our seniors are preparing f(»r gradu- ation and colle ' ie. we wonder what their futures will be. Will they become good leaders and in- telligent adults? These are questions that onl) time can answer. Just what is necessar} to be successful in the world toda ? Is it power, monev, or strength? Contrar) to many people ' s beliefs these factors sometimes really hinder rather than promote success. If a person is to be a true success, he need only possess three qualities: a good char- acter, the ability to work, and respect and love for his fellow men. These are not qualities which )ou just happen to possess. They must be acquired thrcjugh hard work, understanding, and sacrifice. The) are not built in a day, a week or a month. They are obtained only after years of unceasing eflfort to- wards the goal of success. Perhaps we ha e made mistakes in the past. This is no reason for failure, for there is no better time than now to start working towards success. Start now, for through hard work today, success can be secured for tomorrow! A CHANGING WORLD Betty Foster, ' 54 For main years graduating classes of our high school have written and spoken, in different words, but with the same thought, of the great difference between life in the familiar halls of our high school and our venture into the cruel world. ' It alwavs was a great change from the sheltered life of high school years to go to a different town or (it) to work or to further ones education. But as drastic as the change was, the world was the same — comparativeh secure and holding the i roliability of the c()mj)letion of college edu- cation, or other plans. But the graduate of 1954 looks forward to . . . what? A world that changes o ernight — ma be in a few hours, b) new developments of science, b communist in- filtration, or b bloodshed. The boys graduating la

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®liDiMe§ JUNIOR HIGH NEWS Charlotte While, Grade Ei ht This year the class of ' 58 welcomed many new members. They were Donna Prouty, Glenn Ted- ford, Brenda Erickson, Harold Whitehouse, Betty Winston, Jeffrey Tubman, Gerald Mac- Donald. William Kay, Fred Fischer, and Joan Gronblad. We all miss Janice Finlay, who re- cently moved to Hingham. Miss Cuneen ' s home room put on an excellent assembly celebrating Armistice Day and Amer- ican Education Week. Those included in the program were Philip Edwards, Richard Barke, Richard Basler, John Appleton, Nancy Damon, Emilie Bubin, Patricia Ford, and Jessie Cole. Miss Murphy ' s home room assembly was a mystery play, The Old Sleuth. Those in the cast were John Jacubens, William Kay, Russell Logan, Paul Johnson, James Mclnnis, Brenda Erickson, Nancy Oliver, Anne Mulligan. Ann Hare, and Marcia LeMier. We all missed Miss Cuneen during her absence in the spring. Mrs. Pinel substituted during Miss Cuneen ' s illness. Anne Misiier, Grade Seven The new pupils of the seventh grade this year were Maura Corbett, Judy Gallagher, Waine MacAllister, Sonja Fischer, Susan Obert. and David Smith. The first assembly this year was a Columbus Day assembly given by Mrs. Williams ' class. It consisted of a proclamation, stories, and songs. Miss Giles ' class gave a New Year ' s assembly. A play about the months of the year was given. Mr. Driscoll ' s class gave an assembly that con- sisted of the folk dances of foreign countries. The magazine drive this year was a big success. Some of the prizes awarded were a radio, a pen and pencil set, a camera, and a watch. We are pleased to have Jean Gunn and Gerald- ine Donahue as members of the orchestra. Everyone was sorry that Johanna Barrie was in the hospital for over a week with an injured lung. GREATER LOYALTY FOR A LARGER SCHOOL Deborah Tilden, Grade 8 We will soon be in the new addition to our school. The gym, the library, and the labora- tories will be larger and better equipped. The time has come to equip ourselves with better school spirit. School spirit is defined as enthusiastic loyalty for your school. There are many ways in which you can show school spirit. It is not enough to go to school games and cheer. This is only a small part of school spirit. Friendliness, good conduct, appearance, attitude, co-operation, and politeness are all qualities of a person with good school spirit. Friendliness is a much-needed quality for good school spirit. We must be friendly with our classmates and teachers. A good way for stu- dents of a school to show school spirit is to be friendly and helpful to new pupils. Good con- duct and politeness help your school ' s reputa- tion. Students are proud to go to a school where politeness and good conduct are in evidence. Ycur attitude is a large factor in school spirit. Doing your homework, studying for tests, and passing assignments in on time all show what attitude you take toward school. Good attitude includes keeping your grades up and trying your hardest in class at all times. If all the students have the proper attitude, school spirit will rise steadily. Let ' s expand our school spirit to fit our larger school. 17

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this year doiTl know whether or nol they will he able to get a job or finish their education before they go to work for I ' ncle Sam. The girls are affected by these uncertain patterns of life, too. Life has moved at a fast pace during our life- time, imich faster than it did for our parents and grandparents. It seems not too long ago that our grandparents talked of the horse and buggy era when they were children. In the space of a few years we ' re in the jet-propelled age. We are heading at a terrific pace ... to what? We the graduating class of 1954 must fathom this fast pace, and keep up with it, and grasp it, too. In a few more years we will be electing our repre- sentatives and running the government and we must know what it ' s all about. We must watch this changing world, learn by its mistakes, and keep our country safe for our children. SHOULD THE VOTING AGE BE LOWERED TO EIGHTEEN Robert Loring, ' 54 Should the voting age be lowered to eighteen years? That is one of the most controversial questions of the day. Many people think it should and many think otherwise. It is my con- viction that the age should be lowered. Young people of today are being called on to serve their country and sometimes to sacrifice their lives for our kind of life and government. Does it seem unreasonable that young men who proudly wear the uniforms of the Lhiited States armed forces should ask to have a say in the government that they may have to die to pre- serve? Taxpayers all over the nation are paying hard- earned money to educate the youth. Some of this money is going into courses covering civics, good government, and problems of democracy. In our own State of Massachusetts, a one-year course in United States history and civics must be passed before a pupil can graduate from high school. By these courses and the further educa- tion of radio, television, newspapers, and by the fact that after receiving a diploma from high school most boys will be subject to the draft, an active interest in government is aroused in our modern teen-agers. This interest will be stimu- lated if we can vote at eighteen, but if we must wait three or four years, we are bound to lose some interest in the running of our government. Perhaps if the vote were given to the eighteen- year-olds when they were so vitally concerned with the problems of their country, their attitude toward political affairs in the later life might be more active. There are many arguments against lowering the voting age, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. Governor Herter and Pres- ident Eisenhower have declared that they are in favor of lowering the age requirement. I think that we should take the advice of these wise men and give our young, but able, citizens a voice in the running of our g(jvermnent. THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR EDUCATION James De iker, ' 54 Although most students have the proper atti- tude toward school, all too many look upon edu- cation as a distasteful medicine, taken only to fulfill the requirements of the law. They feel that an education is unnecssary and that they are smart enough to get along without all this school- ing. ( A comedian once commented that such in- dividuals are at the age when they are too dumb to know that the rest of the world couldn ' t be that stupid ! ) Later on, those who dislike school will be very thankful for whatever education they have. We should all bear in mind that, in this highly- competitive society of ours, true success is at- tained only by those who take full advantage of all their opportunities. Right now, our biggest opportunity is a free education. How much we get out of it depends entirely upon the amount of effort put into it. How about you? Are you putting forth your best efforts? Now is the time to take stock of yourself, before it is too late. If you are planning to attend college, the better your high school preparation, the easier you will find college work. Then again, if you aren ' t going to college, the knowledge gained in high school will be invalu- able in your everyday life. Although, in these troubled times, there is a tendency to think only of today, think of the future . . . your future. A GREATER SCHOOL LOYALTY FOR OUR LARGER SCHOOL Charles Rodgers, ' 56 Just exactly what is School Loyalty? To an- swer that question would take more than a few words or sentences. One way to explain school loyalty is to compare it to the building of a house. All good houses have a solid foundation. Therefore, before we build our house of School Loyalty, we as individuals, must have a firm foundation, based on reliability, truthfulness, sportsmanship, and all-round good citizenship. These qualities should already be an integral 19