Weymouth High School - Campus / Reflector Yearbook (Weymouth, MA)

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Januar) 3, 1947— Dear Diary, The second hall oJ the school year began today. Although it is a new year, we are still freshmen; howe ver, now we have much more hep than last September. What a wonderful Christmas vacation we spent! There was ] leni l snow for many outdoor spoils. March 12. 1947- Dear Diary, The Spring Concert was tonight. What a superb job Mr. jack docs with the Band, Choir, and Orchestra! And even some ol our freshmen participated. We are really getting into things now. April 25, 1947- Dear Diary, We had a special communication from the Aggie boys in Vermont. It read something like this: We have to work fifteen hours a da up here and for jusi one ol Uncle Sam ' s greenbacks a day. Oh. well, it has iis compen- sations! You should see the pretty girls up here! May 21, 1947— Dear Dial , The band. Choir, and Orchestra left lor Hampton beach. N IL. today. Oh, those luck) people! They ' ll be home tomorrow night. Mr. Jack is going lo have main new members in his musical groups next year— as the rumor goes, anyhow. June 21. 1947- Dear Diary, At last the end of school lor two whole months! It doesn ' t seem possible that we shall be sophomores next year (maybe we shan ' t be -who knows)? Our class is finally getting established. Many ol its members have made the basketball, football, and baseball teams, and even more have been elected to the Stude nt Council and Reflet tor Staff. What a wonderful class we have! Don ' t you think so, Dear Diary? SOPHOMORE YEAR September (i. 1 947— Dear Diary, Once more we are back in school. Surprising enough, it seems good to get back. Everyone was exchanging news and gossip about his summer vacation. Those summer resorts certainly sound interesting! The Aggie boys are back from their summer on the Vermont farm; they ' re not much wealthier lint certainly healthier, il one can judge from those new muscles in their arms and that gleam in their eyes. We now have a new addition to our class (and what an addition!) the Trade School freshmen. They have only three years ol school so although they are only freshmen, they will graduate with us. October 5, 1!)47- Dear Diary, We had our usual reverse program today, but being sophomores now, we understand such minor changes. At an assembly, Miss Gill, our exchange teacher from England, gave an interesting lecture on customs in English schools. November 12. 1947- Dear Diary, My, but those Aggie ' ' boys are lucky! The Wirthmore Feed Co. treated 1 hem to a chicken dinner and to a tour of the research laboratories, mills, and experimental farm. Pretty lucky! is

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FRESHMAN YEAR September 5, 1946— Dear Diary, Today, we the class ol [950— seems like a long way off— have been duly initiated into the membership ol Weymouth High School. Taking an inven- tory, we found ourselves with stacks of books, a precious program card (issued with warning not to lose it and to copy it correctly— or we ' d be sorry) plus pencils, pens, and rulers. The latter became handy later as offensive and defensive weapons! The first day is over and it ' s time to settle down to opening up the covers ol those books. September 21, 1946- Dear Diary, It ' s Friday. At least that ' s what the calendar said. However, in school it was Monday, with the program running backwards— just to confuse us fresh- men a little more, il that was possible. A little kindness was shown us however; the clocks were running as usual. The upper classmen seemed to understand all these mysterious changes. Possibly in three years, we shall, too. The purpose of all this contusion was to present a program in the audi- torium, where Mr. Whittle, our principal, extended us a hearty welcome and best wishes for a happy lour years. September 25, 1946— Dear Diary, The Aggie boys took the day off to go down to Mr. Kress ' s farm to learn how to sort and pack tomatoes today. They learned how to pack a basket ol grade-A tomatoes out of a pile of grade-C ' s by facing the best side out and adding a little bit of cellophane. From all reports it seems as if they had a very good time. There ' ll be many good farmers in the future, especially from Weymouth High School. September 28, 1946- Dear Diary, We had a football rally this afternoon. The football team was introduced, along with the cheerleaders and the coaches. High school is really becoming interesting! September 29, 1946- Dear Diary, Miss Nye is in England. Miss Flaherty has very ably taken over her work in the Guidance Office. October 2, 1946- Dear Diary, being freshmen has at least some good points! We go to lunch first, just think of those poor unfortunate juniors and seniors who have to wait until the third lunch period before they can enjoy that pleasure. We also have another advantage; we go down to the auditorium first when- ever there is an assembly. Maybe it would be better to remain a lower class- man—we probably shall, anyhow. October 17, 1946- Dear Diary, Today was Dungaree Day. It seemed strange to see everyone wearing dungarees, especially in school. But, my, did it bring back those old summer memories! Why don ' t they pass a new law— Dungaree Day every day? November 10, 1946- Dear Diary, We were late lor school this morning. It was evident that those Lovell buses would break dcrwn sooner or later. Miss Vining was presenting one of her famous Latin tests the first period. Wasn ' t it too bad so many didn ' t arrive until the second period? 17

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November 20, 1947— The Trade School carpenters arc busy getting ready to build a house, a Garrison Colonial type, for Wallace Driscoll on Ralph Talbot Street, South Weymouth. The boys will have some cold days to work, because the temperature has already begun to drop. November 28. 1947- Dear Diary, Thanksgiving recess is over and back to school again! The big football game last rhursday— Weymouth versus Hingham. The score Weymouth 27. Hingham 0. Can ' t beat that! The lootball team under Harry Arlanson did exceedingly well this season, having lost only two games. December 5, 1947— Dear Diary, W hat luck! A day oft lor us in the lower classes, it ' s a big day though tor the upper classmen, Career Day. Miss Nye and Mr. Gutterson have arranged a program consisting ol twenty-six occupational group conferences. Each student had an opportunity to attend at least two conferences. Sixty-six men and women from business, industry, and the professions took part and discussed their work. We are looking forward to participation next year. December 15. 1947— Dear Diary, Today Miss PetrUcci presented a Christinas play in which students from all classes took part. What hidden talents are here in Weymouth High! January 1, 1948— Dear Diary, New Year ' s Resolutions— 1. We will do our home work every night! 2. We will not skip school! 3. We will be good boys and girls! January 5, 1948— Dear Diary, We should like to entrust to you, Dear Diary, our New Year ' s reso- lutions. We will try ever so hard to keep them throughout 1918 and hope you won ' t be too strict in judging us. January 12, 1948— Dear Diary, The Spelling Bee Finals were held today, in which Billy Hughes was the winner. We have many good spellers among our classmates. February 28, 1949— Dear Diary, Ranks are out, but our resolutions seem not to have had much effect. We tried very hard, but there are no noticeable changes. March 15, 1 948— Dear Diary, The Sheet Metal Department started work on the heating system in Mr. DriscoH ' s new house. The house has really progressed: the entire job is under Mr. Clark ' s expert guidance and teaching. April 16, 1918- Dear Diary, In the cabinet shop, the Sheet-Metal Department completed the blower system lor removing sawdust from the machinery. This was one of the largest projects ever attempted by a high school. It received great comment from outside sources. 19