West Bridgewater High School - Climber Yearbook (West Bridgewater, MA)

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CSfr chool j ews w triors Digging Up the Dirt — a perfect comedy, with a perfect cast — Miss Weeden for our coach, and Miss White for business adviser. Is it any wonder that all eyes and ears are focused upon this momen- tous production? Who would for a moment think of missing Charlie Rubin as Ken, our dashing hero, or Natalie Gillespie as Betty, the adorable heroine? You ' ve never seen such comical comedians as Merle Hurley, who portrays wise-cracking Bill, the newspaper man, Erland Porter as Professor Roger Hallock, the archaeologist, and our inimitable Lillian Kerr, who, as Aunt Miriam, simply worries Roger to death — and everyone else, too. The sup- porting cast is as follows: Nan and Jane, friends of Betty, Pauline Stock and Helen Pillsbury ; Sheriff Carson, Adolph Cheyunski; Jose Andredas, a bad hombre, Walter Noumi; Allan, Betty ' s brother, Wil- liam Gibson; and Phyllis, Allan ' s sweetheart, Ruth Tuck. Who could want for more? ' Nuff said! See you there? Not much to say — Not much to do — But here comes the Sophomore news to you! School year more than half over — do you realize that? Proud to say, however, that the Sophomore class has done its part in putting over all that has been put so far this year. The chosen committees have done very well in keeping our room clean and attractive — but I can ' t say the same for a few individuals who delight in keeping their desks looking topsy-turvy — it seems that the girls rather than the boys are the culprits. What about it, girls? Do you wish to maintain that reputation ? Great effort was shown by the Sophomores who drew posters for the Chief Needahbeh program, and also by those who brought more than the required number of cakes for our P.-T. A. assessment. We ' re glad to aid a worthy organization. Can ' t think of an appropriate closing rhyme, so I ' ll just say, So long! • ) M tf £ %r4merv Coming! Coming! Far in the future it may seem to us now, but it will be upon us before we know it. What? The Junior Prom, of course! And, with our able class officers, Warren Gardner, Priscilla Lovering, Esther Peterson, and Barbara Bruce, head- ing the various committees, and each of the res: of us doing our share, how can it help but be the biggest and best ever! A Junior really lives for the two social event of the year for which he is re- sponsible, you know — (that is — besides his routine school and extra-curricular work) — the dance and the promenade! Well, we ' ve given you one — and the other ' s in the air. Until then! Teddy R. (that high-powered salesman) : Yes, my dear lady, I have here a cute little canary bath. I am sure your family will enjoy it as much as the bird. Last, but not least — even if we are the tiniest! (Edwin Gibson excepted.,) There ' s a depression in our class roll. We ' ve gained one boy, Fred Holyoke, and lost two girls, Anne Howe and Muriel Clark, recently. We shall all miss lively Muriel and pleasant, agreeable Anne. And how! We are a class of champion salesmen. Did you see our record in the magazine drive, the Christmas card drive, and the Climber subscription drive? The number of Climbers which we sold, more than one hundred, was one big reason for the scarcity of extras. We have more than salesmen, however. We ' re proud of our good students, musicians and athletes — and with spring in the air, we ' re sure that we ' re going to make still better records. Mr. Frellick: Well, Mike, how many ribs have ,i? Mike: Twelve, including the spare rib. What kind of a dog is that? It ' s a police dog. It doesn ' t look like a police dog. Nope, he ' s in the secret servic

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, .,$ j PorvLs ' v ' . ' ' )■■ MY GARDEN Life is a garden planted « it h eed Each act, a flower; each leaf, a deed Love is the bright spot; faith grows beside it. Hope is II ' golden key; charity finds it. —P. I).. ' 37. THE LONELY RIVER Little river, lonely river, Make your way out to the sea; Can ' t you hear it gently calling — Calling softly just for thee. Little river, lonely river, As a small blue sheet you go. Do you see me standing, waiting, Watching you as on you flow? Little river, lonely river, Let me join you on your way As you ripple ever onward — Take me, river, please, I pray. HE DIDN ' T KNOW He cleared his throat and fixed his tie; He looked the teacher in the eye — What was the question, teacher dear? Somebody moved — I didn ' t hear. — Oh, yes, I see. Now let me think — It was a case of swim or sink! He couldn ' t think — or he ' d forgotten — His recitation? It was rotten! — L. J. THE HURRY UP MOTORIST He reached the garage and hurled open the door; Then he tripped on the sill and fell to the floor. He picked himself up and got into the car. Settled back in the seat, and lit a cigar. He started the car in the usual mode. And took both garage doors with him to the road. He drove up the street in a terrific tear . Missing two trucks by the width of a hair. He passed three policemen as onward he sped. Not heeding four stop lights of most brilliant red. As he traveled ninety per through the main street, A mean blow-out bounced him right out of his seat. With a resounding crash his car hit a tree — He ' s now doing nicely in ward twenty-three. The tree and the car and the motorist, too, Have asked me to pass on this story to you. Why? — so that you ' ll take care. Aide olde I booh I i m i to man. Th - I • him twenty years. The • book is a series of claj a pockel notebool . ea b em • which had to be chi] ing from a period I •• fore Christ, the book ie part of the n little-known Hittite Empire, and explain. bJtl baffling mysteries of ancient civilization. The tfl were dug up in the ruins of the Hittite capita Angora. Turkey, with other letters and documents, all inscribed on sunbaked day and Bled away jtut as a modern business firm keeps its records. The writing was done while the clay was soft. When a tablet was to be sent any distance powder was sprinkli the text and the tablet wrapped envelope. The powder prevented sticking, and the recipient broke off the clay wrapper with a thin chisel. The text, as Dr. Lutz found it under the clay en- velopes, was in the cuneiform or dartlike characters oi ancient writings. • • The habit of snuff taking by women is growing rapidly in England, not only among the poor and middle classes, but in society, too. A prominent sni ' ff manufacturer says 65 per cent of the snuff T is bought by women. It is most prevalent among the cotton workers in Lancashire mills, and girlf women can be seen handing their snuff other for a pinch, which they find is a me,-, clearing their nostrils from fluff that ;-. bend over their work. With society women it is dif- ferent, for they take it secretly. They never admit the habit, but there is a widespread demand for boxes, which are carried in the same vanity bag as the powder puff and lip stick. Bells are among the most ancier. r producers known to man The Smithsonian I tion has just issued a handbook on musical instru- ments, prepared by Miss Florence Pen-more, in which we are told that all musical instruments, varied and highly developed as they are. can be reduced to four simple classifications. They include sonorous instru- ments, such as gongs, bells and rattles: wind ments, beginning with the flute and ending with the fearsome saxophone: stringed instruments, ranging from the banjo to the piano: and vibrating mem- branes, including drums, tambourines, and throat horns. The Library of Congress at Washington. D. C- contains more than 3.420.000 books a: besides maps, pieces of music, photograpb - numbering about 2.000.000. It is by far the library in the western hemisphere, and | world. We have no reoes - - available at presen„ outside the United S

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Things You {jj Should yW !! Know !! On December 21, the Howard High School Cacultj gave its annual Christmas party to the studenl in the beautifully decorated gymnasium. A verj pi tree, Simla Clans, gifts, Karnes, refreshmenl . a id dancing made (in)- afternoon a mosl enjoyable one. On January 6, the European history clasi ioui neyed to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to studj the Renaissance paintings. After absorbing all pos- sible knowledge along this line, they proceeded I do the rest of the museum, browsing among Japanese pottery, Egyptian mummies, and ship models until the closing gong sounded. Some girls do, and some girls don ' t. French girls don ' t. Members of the French class have signed up to correspond with French boys and girls studying English, and much good should come of it. American girls may correspond with French boys, but F ' rench girls do not correspond with Amer- ican boys, warns the announcement. Your tough luck, mesdamoiselles! Thirty pupils in the civics class visited Brockton District Court the latter part of January under the supervision of Miss Weeden? Perhaps that is why they have been speaking to the upper classmen in legal terms, and attempting to make legal decisions of their own lately. Concerning the second year bookkeeping class . . . interested workers . . . plan trip to the Home National Bank . . . cordial invitation eagerly ac- cepted . . . are conducted through the different de- partments . . . learn much of interest and value . . . money everywhere and all the students possess is scant bus-fare . . . they decide they ' d like to be- come bankers. The members of the ancient history class have been studying very diligently the social customs and intellectual life of the Athenians. They enter- tain hopes of displaying their knowledge to the rest of the school before the end of the year. If you want a letter done speedily, accurately. and neatly, call for a member of the Howard High typing classes. If you want an attractive poster or notebook cover, do the same. (Did you see Erland Porter ' s Chief Needahbeh poster?) Erland has attained the amazing speed of seventy words a minute, while Esther Peterson of Typing II. typing sixty words a minute, ranks a close second. Friday — and girls ' gym classes! A Freshman appearing with one high and one low sneaker — groans and sighs — arms and legs flying in all di- rections — Danish gymnastics and folk dancing — cheers and yells — one grand time — Miss Harden- brook is here! Deputy Commissioner of Education Frank Wright, speaker at the Founder ' s Day exercises, stated that in his va I had ii ' ir heard finei literarj abilitj ai tion and prizt • bj ti,« • The pr •ban the boys, and the i i work more than ' J r. higher than •• ■ immi. .i b - nal :. ng. I ' illation of i has increa ll of our old by . per cent. THE BELFm l ' . VI Hourly, folk- : Just unfurled rnv .; long winter ' re t, ■■■ ' i dei ided to Hit about ai on beneath me. . . . Digging Up t;, Senior class play. • ■ alk of the - .... learned, via the play, that one of our strong. silent, he-men succumbs to teasing . . . how about it A. C? . . . per usual, spr of many blossoming romances, prominent among them that of two important Junior- I know, if you can consider officers important .... by th« is G. T. ' s girl friend, anyway? . . . can anybody tell me what makes M. A. P. so popular with the upper class men? . . . first it ' s a Senior and now Junior . . . why not let the other girls in on the secret, stingy? ... I hear complaints that our have relapsed to their ancient habits ... a certain pupil broke the main spring in his watch try adjust it every period! . . . selection of X. H. ■.- next ' cellist assures us that the committee - how to choose wisely . . . but who will go boom- boom after M. H. departs from hence? . . . com- plaints very generally heard from kids who •-..■ walk to school now . . . well, maybe they ' ll appre- ciate former service after they ' ve suffered ft many frostbitten ears, blisters, and callouses as the unfortunates who have never been privileged to ride! .... as the day is drawing to a close and my eyes are growing very weary. I shall close them, if you ' ll pardon me. for their customary forty — THE BELFRY BAT. A MODERN HUNTER He killed the noble kittens: Of the skin he made some mittens — Made them with the fur side inside. Made them with the skin side outside: He. to get the warm side inside. Put the cold skin side outside: He. to get the cold side outside. Put the warm fur side inside: That ' s why he put the fur side inside — Why he put the skin side outside — And why he turned them inside outside. — G. B. - R. K. Wilbur i who often drives for his don ' t have much time for meals, so I usually have a bite at the wheel. Penpraese: Kinda tough bit:: ' ; -