Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ABERJONA . 1947 27. First Row: C. Zinn, E. Moses, Beggs, Eklund, E. Rettenger, H. Sherman, E. Barrett Second Row: G. Barbaro, N. Borden, R. Richmond, Thomas, K. Brandt, R. Oxford, A. Albree, C. Fox Third Row: S. Aitkens, G. Hutchins, B, Coe, R. Duckworth, E. Zirkel, St. Clair, H. Blomquist, C. McGowan Fourth Row: R. McGrail, R. Keeney, D. Ducharme, W. O'Leary,j. Muehlig. S harpshoote rs Every Monday evening stran e things go on around the vicinity of McCormack's Drug Store. Sinister figures, armed with rifles, dart out of tie shadows and into a dark alley. But don't be alarmed g it's only Winchester High's newly formed Rifle Club assembling for their Weekly practice session. These practices are under the close supervision of the faculty adviser, Mr. Reed, who is ably assisted by Auxiliary Policemen Ralph Shadt, George Marvin, and Chief Robert Johnston, Sr. Mr. Shadt has engineered many improvements in the range, Professor Marvin has given instruction in the finer points of shooting and in the use of good equi ment, and Mr. Johnston has acquired much needed materials. The practices are held beneath the Star oflice. Tliiere, midst eerie shadows thrown by strong lights against the crissfcross of the shooting stalls, the Club members try their skill. A record of each weekis scores is kept, and competition for top honors runs high. Twentyftwo rifles and official N. R. A. targets are used. All targets with high enough scores are saved to send to the National Rifle Association. Badges are awarded according to the number and score of the targets. When the announcement of the formation of a Rifle Club was made, so many people turned out that it was impossible to accept them all for membership. As a result a squad of fifteen was chosen, preference being given to upperclassmen. Many of the members had had previous shooting experience at camp or at home, While some had never even held a rifle. After the first practice, however, everybody began to improve, until now the club members are shooting with skill in both rone and standing positions. The officers for this year are Ken Brandt, president, Roy O'Neil, vice' resident, Robert Oxford, executive officer 5 Allen Carlisle, secretary and treasurer. Plans are now under way fior the formation of a com eting team next year. Several of the surrounding schools already have teams, so that there should be no lack of, competition.

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ze ABERJONA . 1947 First Row: B. Snyder, A. Albree, D, Rotundi,j. Dana, A. McGonagle Second Row: Dade, C. Doughty, R. Ebens, S. Aitlcens, R. Laverty Flash I Once more we find among our various school activities the Camera Club. After a three'year absence because of the war, the Club appeared once again upon the calendar of events, those intensely interested in photography having made the resumption of activities possible. Under the guidance of Mr. Reed, President Dominic Rotundi, and Secretary'Treasurer Sidney Aitkens, the program for 1947 has been most interesting, The group's first project was to obtain a dark room. A basement room in the Wadleigh Building seemed suitable, so the Willing members Went to Work and outfitted it themselves. The next step, logically enough, was to start taking pictures. The Club as a group Went on tours of the town, taking many snaps of different scenes and trying different timing and lighting. Some members attended Vaudeville dress rehearsals and the shows, taking pictures which proved interesting to the cast as well as the photographers. All the camera fans have enjoyed getting good camera experience and are now ready to put it to expert use. The Club has invited any students in the school interested to enter with them in a National Eastman Kodak contest. We may now find among our camera fans a master of photographic excellence and technique. With such a successful reappearance, the Club cannot fail to play an important part in school life in the years immediately ahead.

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za ABERJONA . 1947 I First Row: L. Wade, M. Crosier, Eklund, S. Marchant, L. La Fontaine, C. Snyder, j. Keeler, D. Gulacker, N. Mergquist, G. Norian, F. Rush Second Row: A. Davies,j. Haskell, V. Walters, B. Gay, L. Augusta, L. Hottel, E. Baldacci, M. Frotton, B. Taylor Third Row: L. Bartlett,J. Donaghue, G. Hutchins, B. Coe, E. Caldwell. F. Pynn,J. Erhard, B. Chipman, C. Zinn Fourth Row: D. Smith, S. Caldwell, F. Strawbridge, R. Duckworth, R. Smith, N. Borden Songhirds The Chorus got under way in the early fall under the able direction of our new and clever director, Miss Violet Nardone, now Mrs. Waters. A new system of selection for the Special Chorus was adopted, that of try'outs, which resulted in a Mixed Glee Club of sixty-three members instead of the former two hundred. The students in Choral Music are arranged in two groups, the Special Glee Club, the admission to which is based upon the student's ability to read and sing music, and the regular music classes which meet during the school hours. The regular weekfday classes have selected from their groups members who choose songs on which the students vote. This has made the Chorus more interesting, for the students now sing songs of their own selection. Mrs. Waters has used the threefpart pieces, enabling the students to learn the songs more easily and quickly. Another innovation this year is a course in Music Appreciation, this course is an integral part of the Chorus program. About once a month records are brought in by the students and played to the group. Mrs. Waters then points out the flaws and the good points of each record. This course has also acquainted the students with some of the two hundred great composers and with the conductors of America in the past and present. The