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

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April 30, 1948- Dear Diary, Those lucky Aggie boys got out of classroom duties today to go to work on farms for the summer. They seem to get all the breaks! Oh, well, it isn ' t loo much longer before we all shall leave lor the summer vacation. May 22, 1948- Dear Diary, The Band, Orchestra, and Choir came back from Hampton Beach, New Hampshire today. Despite the rainy, cold weather, the} returned with an A rating. A little rain doesn ' t stop us hard) New Englanders. May 30, 1948- Dear Diary, Cheerleaders were chosen today: Nanev Morris. Marie Severe, and Phyllis Lyden. We Eeel most proud to have members l the sophomore lass among them. June 24, 1948- Dear Diary, S-w-i-s-h, out the Iront door. We ' re off for our summer vacations. We ' ll see you in the fall. JUNIOR YEAR September 8, 1948- Dear Dian . It ' s the half-way mark, juniors, to be exact. We had a wonderful surprise waiting lor us. All the rooms are painted in attractive pastel colors, making the surroundings more conducive lor stud) (obviously of little use lor some). There are new laboratories on the third Moor, the librar) is moved to the second Moot, and all typewriting looms arc- changed to the first floor. .September 21, 1948- Dear Diary, We ' re in the swing ol the football season with rallies led by our peppy cheerleaders. Many of our junior boys keep things moving on the football field, while others are preparing lor the winter track season. November 15, 1948— Dear Diai v . Girls, you would be wise to choose your husband from the members of the carpentry course in Trade School. They ' ve had plenty ol experience in building houses. They ' ve started on a second house —a Cape Cod for Mr. Thomas A. Lyons. |r. The house is located on Federal Street in Weymouth. The boys in the Sheet Metal Department are to install the heating system. December 5, 1918 Dear Diary, What a wonderful time! The athletic teams certainly deserved that Vic- tory Dance. Everyone looked so different and attractive, all dressed up in his best clothes, especially the fellars with suits and ties. Among the guests was Mr. Dicker, the English Exchange ' Teacher who came in Miss Mayo ' s place while she is in England. Mr. Dicker certainly finds our ways and customs quite different from those of the English. January 5, 1949— Dear Diary, Back again with man) resolutions for the new year. Nineteen forty-eight was a good year, but we expeel much to happen this year. Guess what! The Aggie boys have started a paper called the F. F. A. under the guidance of Bob Lincoln and Charlie Sundin. I guess the Reflec- tor will have some competition! Included in the Aggie news is the record of their basketball team, headed by the lady ' s man, Dick Delorey. 20

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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

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April 29, 1949 Dear Diary, At last the Senior Prom arrived. Many oil us attended and everyone had an exciting time. The gym was turned into a ship with portholes and all kinds of nautical decorations. It took a long time for the seniors to plan for their prom, but the results were excellent. The music was supplied by Donovan ' s orchestra and everything went smoothly under the guiding hand of Miss Norris. We kept thinking one year from now we shall be having ours. It just doesn ' t seem possible. May 2, 1949 Dear Diary, All the science classes held an open house in the laboratories on the third floor tonight. It was really astonishing to see what our school could do. The biolog) classes had a beautiful rock garden and waterfall which took weeks to prepare. The chemistry classes had various exhibits, in one of which the making of cosmetics was demonstrated. Of course, the physics classes had many ingenious motors and gadgets, really complicated, but interesting. The exhibit was a huge success, with plans already being formed for one next year. May 9, 1949- Dear Diary, We finally picked our class officers and everyone was certainly happv about the choice. Our president is Dick Russo: vice-president, Frank Boyle: secretary, Barbara Tukis; and treasurer, Dorothy Godfrey. There was plenty ol competition, but these are the lucky ones. May 13, 1949- Dear Diary, Tonight was our first party. What fun we had in preparing for it! Dorothy Godfrey and her committee did a marvelous job on the decorations, making the gym look like a circus, with clowns and all kinds of animals. Damn Shea ' s orchestra provided music, while several of our juniors took part in the entertainment. Of course, the boys liked the refreshments best of all. Many of the teachers attended, and it was fun to see them dancing and cutting up with the rest of us. For the first time, we were together with the members of the Vocational School. Our thanks to Miss Ghiorse, Miss Silvester, and all others who helped make our party a success. May 15, 1949- Dear Diary, Our baseball team is unusually successful this season, but really doesn ' t get the support that the success warrants. May 20, 1949- Dear Diary, We all lined up lor pictures today. No lipstick, no hair-combing, no straightening ol ties needed— only the removal of all metal (remember, Mrs. Driscoll?) The weather was rainy when that famous clash was made from the side door to the X-ray machine. June 24, 1949- Dear Diary, We ' re back, blistered and burned to a crisp. If you turn us over, we ' ll crack. Our first experience with the sun this season certainly left us feeling slightly miserable. We feel that no record of our adventure at Old Silver Beach would be complete unless we recalled that certain members of our faculty took an unexpected dip. We wonder if Miss MacDougall and Miss Palmer will ever forget the Junior Outing. Bye-bye for the summer! 21