Wrentham High School - Assembler Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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we fflnifecl Wafiona n menlkam PHILIP XVOOD There is a small town located in southeastern Massachusetts which would appear to travelers to be typically New England, the giant shade trees bordering its streets, the old stately homes mingled with newly constructed dwellings peeking from beyond the trees, the town common with its benches, greenery, and statue in memoriam of a Civil WVar hero, and the antiquated architecture of the Protestant Church topped by its legendary towering steeple. And the four thousand people of the town differ in no way, save physical appear- ance, from the folks in your neighborhood: the man of the family off for work in the morning, the children converging on the local institutions of learning, the mothers taking ubabyi' for a walk along leaf-buried sidewalks, and after school the younger children crashing through hedges in an imitation of Roy Rogers, while the older students plod homeward heavy laden with books. Yes, this could be almost any quiet New England village. However, it is NVren- tham, which recently observed United Nations Day by devoting one whole week-end to- this observance for the financial benefit of the United Nations and the cultural benefit of the townspeople. The idea was conceived several months prior to the actual celebration, but this time was needed for the basic planning necessary for the undertaking of such a project. Every pupil in school from the first grade on up to the twelfth grade participated in one manner or another lending their contributions to the successful climax on November 5. The grammar school and junior high were entrusted with the learning of the dances and folk songs and endless rehearsals began for them soon after school opened. The high school participated in many ways. A prize was offered, a trip to New York City, to four pupils, one from each grade in the hi fh school for the winning essays written on the United Nations, and each student was required to write one. But these literary works were not uninspired, for every available bulletin board displayed posters concerning the U. N., special assemblies, were called for the purpose of viewing films explaining the aims and purposes of the U. N., and a guest speaker, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, provided an enjoyable and informative talk on the organization and duties of the United Nations. The United States History class composed thirty page notebooks delving into the organization. The Home Economics class, not to be outdone, made up a menu for school lunches which featured meals from other nations, and the art class prepared menus for a tea. Then slowly as the weeks progressed donations of space for a fair were received from the Congregational Church. Goods imported from the different countries were procured for the sale, members of the Congregational Church offered their time and services, and finally the day for the opening of the observance drew forth. On Friday morning, November fifth. and throughout the day, classes from the junior and senior high schools toured the Congregational Church, where booths had been set up. Each booth was devoted to a geographical section of the world or a country and had on display wares representative of the country or section. As the students visited a booth they re- ceived a thumb-nail sketch of the countries included, the people. the geography, products. and economy. Then Friday evening the grammar school performed their long-rehearsed songs and dances and the winning essays were read before an audience of about four hundred and fifty people. Saturday moming the booths opened for business and the different wares displayed the previous day were offered to the public: brass work from the Far East, tapestries from the Middle East, carvings from Africa, Hummel figures, and toys from Europe, and pottery and weavings typical of Central America. An International supper was presented that evening featuring tables which specialized in Scandinavian, Chinese, and American food with several foreign exchange students attending. Sunday, November seventh, the Congregational Church had a guest minister, the Reverend Khanti Bhogat from India, and as the culminating activity, a tea was organized by a Citizenis Committee for the after- noon with a guest speaker from the United Nations and the visiting students from other countries in attendance as guests in the school auditorium. Thus you see why this town of Wrentham, in my eyes, is due great credit for the cooperation which went into this memorable observance, to say nothing of the labor and time. Perhaps more villages and towns thoughout America should endeavor to attempt a similar observance to teach their people the value of toleration, cooperation, and the essential inner mechanisms of the United Nations as a conductor of peace and good will so their people may lJC3OI116' intelligent world citizens and protect those picturesque towns from being cestrove . Yes, YVrentham, to the passer through, may seem a quiet, dull town, but believe me it is an inspiringly wonderful town in which to live. 44 wb

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Q , E .Q an V5 Firsl mic: ql. NYoolforcl. L. Manchester. I. Lambert, I. Cross, I. Harper, K. Ferland, R. Anderson. P. Paquctte, A. Hogarth. I. jones, K. Metcalf. M. johnson, S. Damato. N. Gian- netti. Second row: B. Ellsworth, L. Crant, XV. Palmer, E. XYaterman. A. Hoar, K. YVass, bl. Lindsay, L. Polancl, M. Mongeon. Pi. Smith, I. Trepanier, D. Metcalf, C. XVeber, D. Pfeiffer, P. Lcngel, C. Delaney, I. Mitchell, L. Maclnnis, C. LeBoeuf. D. Jones. Mr, Sullivan, director. Third row: C. Barrows, K. Hamm. P. Viall, D. Pierce. J. Chapin, E. NVillarcl, Giovanella, S. Harris, P. Dexter. V. Khoury. B. Moriarty, P. Bevilaqua. V. Palmer, A. Kennedy, N. Mullen, S. Mitchell. C. LaDue. A. Apsit. Y. Metcalf. J. Floyd. Also in the choir but not in picture: N. Binney, K. Coyle. C. Deschamps, A. Hestncss. Olson, L. Thompson, B. XYillarcl. The -Iunior High School Dcscant Choir participated in United Nations Concert. at the Christmas Concert. and at the Prize Speaking Concert. unior 1 loo!! edcanf dab' cc up f.

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77egA1cfec! CABINIEN F IUINIARA Youire unwanted, so you say, You're always feeling blue. The telephone may ring all day But never rings for you. All you do is sit at home, NVhile all your friends go out, And at a dance you're all alone, You just sit and pout. You never want to play the games, The other fellows play, Girls laugh at you and call you names, Then they run away. What good reason can be found? Is everybody scheming? No, the world is going round, XVhile you. my friend. are dreaming! Hgh e ANDREW GRAHAM The moon is a globe of crystal Cutting the onyx night. Its beams are binding the ocean VVith bands of golden light. The stars are the children of heaven At play in the midnight sky. In the shadows are ccol, dark places VVhere the night winds whisper and sigh The trees that stand by the wayside Are giants, tall and slack, The road that twists on like a ribbon Forms a winding track. But when the moon is hidden Behind the cloud's dark wall, The earth is dull and dreary And the magic is gone from all. K?8D