Taunton High School - Journal Yearbook (Taunton, MA)

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CLASSICUM CONCILIUM T was Miss Perkins's inspiration and efforts which led to the organiza- tion of a Latin Club, Classicum Concilium. After the ballots were counted, Carolyn Washburn was declared Consul: Ethel Nelson, Praetor: Muriel Snow, Aedileg Rosamond Davol, Quaestorg and Ray- mond VVicher, Virginia Stone, Clyde Monroe, and Edward Kiernan, Executive Committee. The society set sail on a successful journey in November, when the first meeting was held with the French Club. A song, rendered in the classical tongue, was recognized as jingle Bells . Queen Elizabeth, Sir VValter Raleigh, and attendants enacted the scene of Sir Walter's gallant conduct in assisting the Queen over the puddle. And lastly, after a moral dialogue between mother and daughter upon the choice of friends, America was sung in Latin. Upon january 19, the ambitious Classicum Concilium again enter- tained its members with excellent selections. The stirring tragedies Pyramus and Thisbe and The Death of Dido were so well given as to move the audience almost to tears, and a reading, a song, and the drama De Virtute et Clementia gained the commendation of all. The third meeting opened with a selection by the Totten Orchestra. Then The Trial of Dumnorix , written by two sophomores, Francis Mone and Ernest Martin, and played by sophomore boys, proved to be a masterpiece to astonish the listeners, hitherto unaware of the presence of two playwrights in their midst. At the end of the year, the Classicum Concilium conducted its last meeting, another well planned conclave, with an unusual entertain- ment-the initiation of the sophomores. VVhile the Classicum Concilium has been a club for juniors and Seniors, the Sophomores, with Elizabeth Goodell as Editor-in-Chief, have issued quarterly the Latin news bulletin, Americanus Romanusf' at five cents a copy. These are the enterprising students who next year will be well prepared to assist the juniors in the management of the Classicum Concilium. 79

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THE DRAMATIC CLUB ' ETHELYN MAKER and RAYMOND WICHER l HE Dramatic Club made its debut on january 30,1923. At an early meeting the following officers were elected: President ...... .............. V .... , .... . Secretary and Treasurer ..... Advisory Board ....... . . .Raymond Wicher . . . .Ethel Nelson . . . .The oliicers with Miss Stone Elizabeth Swan Carolyn Crandell Since the object of the club was to stage a school play sometime in May, after some deliberation, it was decided to put on Clarence by Booth Tarkington, with the following cast: Mrs. Martyn .............................. Mrs. Wheeler ..... Mr..Wheeler ,..... Bobby .... ..... Violet Pinney .... Cora ........... Clarence. . . Della ....... Dinwiddie ...... Hubert Stem .......... ..................... Eleanor Foster '23 Ethel Nelson '23 Ernest Martin '25 Joseph Gaffney '24 Doris Dean '23 Ethelyn Maker '23 Raymond Wicher '23 jean Bragg '24 Osman Crotty '24 Walter Grant '23 Mr. Parker, who is well-known as an excellent director, has most generously agreed to coach the play, and with the able assistance of Miss Baker, progress has been rapid. 81 -gf, . . r Q 1 .4 4 - . .. , ziflifw ,Q al