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

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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

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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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In teruiew Getting a few ideas from a coach's viewpoint on the value of interschol- astic and extracurricular sports, I picked up this information. Physical education is not only the development of physical but also mental powers. The activity program in this school offers students sports and events in which they can participate, and which will be a value to them when they get out of school. The feeling one gets when he is a member of an athletic team representing his school while participating in interscholastic com- petition is something which you can't get in a classroom. It breeds sports- manship, co-ordination, and the ambl- tion to get ahead, so that he has the willingness to work with his fellow teammates and do everything within his power to obtain the goal which he sets for himself. So it is true in later life, that if this code was followed, man would indeed obtain the sucess which he strives to reach. Discussing the topic of bringing military training into high schools, the coach's personal opinion was that it would not be a good idea. He thought that it would be better if the boys were allowed to mature grad- ually, as boys should, and not heap a feeling of military responsibility upon them, for it would probably frustrate tlaemtand give them too much to think a ou . SPAULDING VS. CENTRAL Manchester Central High beat the Spaulding Red Raiders 53-50 at the Spaulding Gym. Central moved to a 12-11 lead in the early part of the game and boasted a 25-22 lead at the half. Bob Vanasse paced Spaulding with 17 points. Don O'Brien had 13 and John Carrigan 10 points. SPAULDING VS. BISHOP BRADLEY Spaulding High lost its second three-point decision in a row, 49-46. Flaker led the Spaulding attack with 11 points. O'Brien and Carrigan had 10 points each. Healy had 14 points for Bradley. The Raiders went ahead in the 4th period on John Newhall's basket, 38- 37. Don Healy put one in for Bradley. Rod Kearney and Jim Barry added to the score. Don O'Brien came back with one for Spaulding. Bradley scored and Don O'Brien dumped in another two points with Don Patch tossing in a couple of free throws. With 45 seconds, Jim Barry clinched the game with a two pointer. The Bradley JV's beat the Spauld- ing JV's 55-12. PORTSMOUTH 57- SPAULDING 40 The Portsmouth Clippers took full revenge for a previous defeat at Portsmouth by thoroughly drubbing