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

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Dedication To Mrs. Katherine Johnson, kindly friend, sincere and understanding teacher, we, the Class of 1952, respectfully dedicate this issue of the Climber.

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Climber Staff Editor-in-Chief — Barbara Ward Associate Editors Carol Alexander Janet Goodwin Jean Olsen Ted Kehoe Natalie Hollertz Business Manager Warren Turner Assistants Beatrice Gummow Clyde Jopling Donald Foye Solicitors Frank McLeod Mary Hanf Erick Benson Charles Allen Charles Rubeski Robert Poirier Catherine Gurney Advisor- Art Editor Laurence Burford Assistant Lawrence Lyons Photography Editor Susan Ames Assistants Adelaide Emery Patricia Dillenschneider Sports Editor Robert Leighton Assistants Frank Perry Barbara Chaves Head Typist Estelle Eaton Assistants Janice Welch Gloria Swanson -William Henry Moss

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Editorial To millions of people outside West Bridge water, March 21 is merely the first day of spring. To us it is the anniversary of the burning of the old Howard High School building. It has been three years since the faculty and pupils of Howard High have had a normal school day. In view of this fact it seems remarkable that Howard High has been forced to curtail so few of its extra-curricular activities. It has not, only because teachers and students have worked together during the past three emer- gency years to make Howard High a school of which we all can justly be proud. The foremost concern of any school is the education of its pupils. Consequently, the academic standing of a school is of prime importance. Despite severe overcrowding and short sessions, the Howard faculty has managed to keep our academic standard high enough to retain the covet- ed State Board of Education class A rating. Our standard of scholar- ship is as high as that of other schools. This is proved by the fact that Howard graduates who have gone on to college are successfully compet- ing with graduates of other schools. Howard High has done well in the education of its pupils during the past three years though both teachers and pupils have been under severe strain. When the school building burned in 1949, we expected extra-curricu- lar activities to be drastically curtailed. Thanks to the untiring efforts of the faculty, sports are still a part of our program. Working together, faculty and students solved problems, conquered pessimism, and produced some fine teams. The 1950 girls ' basketball team and the 1950 football team were undefeated. Three boys ' basketball teams have played in the South Shore Tournament. Of course, not all our teams were winners, but all were noted for good sportsmanship. They made a fine record under extremely .adverse circumstances only because all concerned work- ed hard and cooperated with one another to the fullest extent. This cooperation is also evident in other phases of our extra-curricu- lar activity. Though cramped, crowded, and rushed, we managed to parti- cipate in outside activities with rewarding results. Twice in the past three years Howard High has won the Tri-Town Essay Contest. The year- book, The Climber, has remained a fine publication. In dramatics, the junior and senior classes have continued to present three one-act plays and one three-act play each year. Many dances have been sponsored by various classes. Much time and energy of both teachers and students have been expended on these successful extra-curricular projects which are a credit to Howard High. It is apparent that all this could never have been accomplished with- out a strong spirit of cooperation and a willingness to work. If this spirit, which has been our salvation during the past three years, persists in the new school, we shall have the finest anywhere. Barbara Ward