Spaulding High School - Red and White Yearbook (Rochester, NH)

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Student Activities Assemblies The students of Spaulding High School were presented a, marionette play on November 5, entitled The Tinderboxf' The production ofthe story by Hans Christian Andersen was built by George and Lucy Cole for their Little Theatre Studio. In the iive-act play Richard the Lion- Hearted, Queen Berengaria, a jester, crusader, and witch were only a few of the hand carved marionettes shown. On November 16, William Scadden, a social psychologist, gave a very thoughtful and humorous talk on The Road Ahead. He stressed the fact that only the individual could know what road he wanted to take in life, but to reach his destination there would be certain turns and side roads that had to be taken. With much humor and wit he depicted some of his experiences as samples of The Road Ahead. We were entertained on October 25 by William Haaker, a concert pianist, He played selections of classics, jazz, and popular pieces, including the well known Rhapsody In Blue. At the last Student Activity As- sembly our performers were Mr. Clair Musser, a distinguished concert pianist, and Miss Lowenn Cook, a college senior, who presented us with a piano and mirimba duet. Pieces were Fiddle Faddle, Indian Love Call, and the Dance of the Sabersf' Masque and Dagger On March 14, the Masque and Dag- ger will give its performance of its spring production, Men Are Like Street Cars. The play was cast after a week of tryouts and the following roles have been assigned: Mrs. Mason, mother, Katherine Baker 3 Mr. Mason, father, Thomas Greyg Maudie, their younger daughter, Mary Learsong Sylvia, their older daughter, Stephanie Splaineg Joy, a cousin, Ruth Dennisg Alix, Barbara Goodwin 5 Julie, Shirley Letourneaug Lysbeth, Marcia Camp- bell, Mrs. White, Sally Stevens g Mrs. Allen, Cynthia Luntg Mrs. Day, Shir- ley Fielding, Davy, Maudie's part- time steady, John Fryeg Chi, his pal, Alan Novinsg Jerry, Sylvia's friend, Kendrick Doeg Ted Felton, another friend, Jerry Fernaldg and Margaret, the maid, Martha McLeod. This incident is a genuinely light- hearted comedy of the younger gen- eration. Maudie is a very real young girl just growing up and getting the feel of how important she is. Her brain is sometimes kept working overtime in the solution of her own boy problems and those of her sister and friends. Her philosophy of get- ting and holding her man is some- times overpowering and does not work in solving anything, but does bring about confusion, near loss to her father's business, a social crisis in the neighborhood, and almost loss of her personal property, a boy named Davy. She learns, almost too late,

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Hi, everybody! Here we are back again with all the news and comments and hoping that you will enjoy them. If there is any school that we do not exchange with that you would like to exchange, please notify the editor. First of all we would like to express our deepest thanks and appreciation to all of the schools who have sent us their magazine. We really enjoy exchanging with you. Congratulations, Beverly H i g h School! Your magazine is one of the best we have yet received. You have an excellent Literary Department and we took pleasure in reading it through. We all think Nashua High School has an exceptional magazine. Each section is the perfect length and we're looking forward to your next issue. We would like to mention the Broadcaster, also from Nashua. You have an excellent magazine! Congratulations to the four girls originating the Christmas recipes. We found them very interesting. The School Spirit from Dover High School is a very good magazine. Your ideas on What Seniors Think of Freshmen is very interesting, but couldn't you staple the pages together more securely to prevent any of them from being lost? How about com- menting on our Red and White ? On the arrival of The Focus of Saugus, Mass., we were all deeply en- grossed in its contents. We'd like to congratulate Gladys Jillette on her poem entitled My Psalm. We would also like to print it for the benefit of all our readers. I MY PSALM Thanks to my teacher, I shall not pass, She maketh me to show my ignorance before the whole class. She giveth me more than I can learn, She lowereth my grade. Yea, though I walk through the valley of knowledge, I learneth not. She iireth questions at me in the presence of my classmates. She anointeth my head with cleaning fluid, my eyes runneth over. Surely keys and carriages will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the typing room forever. The Oracle, from Manchester Central, is an excellent magazine. Your poetry section is very good and what took our eye was Lost: One Etherel Horn by Patricia Blodget. It is exceptionally humorous poetry and a pleasant change from the usual run. Another interesting feature is the pictures of the teams. This and That section is good, lots of new ideas. We recently received a copy of The Volunteer from Concord High School. You have a very fine paper and we hope you will continue to ex- change with us. We wish to acknowledge: The Voice of Stevens -Claremont, N. H. The Lakonian -Laconia, N. 'I-I. The Abhis --North Abington, Mass. The Ray -4Salem, N. H. Orange and Black -Farmington, N. H. ' Branciforte Bee -Santa Cruz, Cal. Red and Gray -Lynn, Mass. il KG H 66

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THE RED AND WHITE LW. 5,M,..,. -,27 that she can do better by being her natural self without a line, First she is put in charge of a pretty but shy cousin named Joy, to whom she teaches her system. Joy, however, takes this delightful and humorous line and uses it so well that she snares almost all Maudie's boy friends. Then Maudie turns to her older sister, Sylvia, and decides to marry her oif. In order to make her more attractive, Maudie feels she should do something about Sylvia's excellent reputation. She starts draw- ing on movies she's seen and lurid novels she's read and tells these things all as though they were a part of her sister's earlier life. This gets Maudie into deeper trouble. Through the play you feel Maudie's philosophy as expressed in her favor- ite saying, Men are like street cars. If you miss one, there'll be another along soon. Speech Club The Spaulding Speech Club, under the guidance of Mrs. Hawkenson, has increased both its membership and its activities as the year has pro- gressed. Members have taken part in prac- tice tournaments at Pembroke and Manchester, N. H., and at Portland Junior College in Maine. In October at Laconia, N. H., mem- bers of the club joined other schools in a Youth Conference with emphasis on Parliamentary Procedure. In December student debators went to Dartmouth College to debate the subject: Should all American Citi- zens be Subject to Conscription for Essential Services in Time of War In January, Spaulding played host to N. H. schools at an all day Speech Clinic with about one hundred in at- tendance. At the State Tournament held at N. H. University, members took part in both debating and prize speaking. Mary Learson received second State Prize for her humorous interpretation while Richard Charles and Gerald Fernald won four straight rounds of debating, competing with other schools of the state. There were six entries in the Ki- wanis Prize Speaking Contest held at Spaulding. Mary Learson won first prize and Cynthia Lunt second,while Lawrence Hooper received third. Honorable Mention was given to Ha- ven Andrews,.Richard Charles, and Martha McLeod. Much work has been done in ex- temporaneous speaking, and interest in all branches of speech has been high. We are looking forward to many more debates and prize speak- ing events. We are anxiously awaiting mem- bership to the National Forensic League, which is an organization whose main interest is to interest high school students in good speech. One of our speech club members, James Lyndes, has started his own radio program, Teen Time, on WWNH from 10:05 to 10:30, which has proved to be very successful. Senior Tri-Hz'-Y The Senior Tri-Hi-Y Club has an active membership of forty junior and senior girls. The officers are president, Jeanne .Ann Barcombg vice-president, Janet Beaudoing sec- retary, Priscilla Daggettg treasurer, Jean Tebbettsg and chaplain, Norma O'Brien. The Club has sponsored five projects, and a senior scholarship fund. Also, the Club dressed a child at Christmas, and had a basketball team which participated in the girls' tournament at the University. The Club also sponsored the annual Christmas Ball. Meetings of the Tri-Hi-Y Club are held Wednesday nights in the music room, andare under the able guidance fCon1t1Irmed on Page 341