1944 Classreunion 00 Scit
1944 Classreunion 00 Scit
1944 Classreunion 00 Scit
CLASS OF 1944
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS DAY
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1944
GRADUATION EXERCISES
Class of 1944
PROGRAM
Processional: "Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar
High School Orchestra
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Graduating Class, Audience and Orchestra
Invocation Rev. Alfred Schenkman
SECRETARIAL COURSE
Jean Marie Cole Catherine Therese Peirce
Joan Condit Shirley Louise Shea
Theodore Tames Holland Marion Elizabeth Vickery
Mary Gertrude McCormack Evelyn Lucy \'inal
GENERAL COURSE
Arthur Wilson Anderson Robert Wilfred Finnie
Marguerite Bartlett Mariam Thornton Flynn
Merial Evelyn Bonney Walter Arnold Fuller, Jr.
Louis Bournazos James Herman Giliis, Jr.
Richard Bresnahan Malcolm Frank Hall
Beverh- Richmond Briggs Shirley Bernadette Huntley
Laura May Brown Barbara Rea Johndrow
Robert Edv/ard Cogswell Paul Josepli O'Neil
Edith Rose Dwyer James Kevin Travers
CLASS OFFICERS
President, Walter Arnold Fuller, Jr.
Vice-President, Richard Bresnahan
Secretary, Catherine Therese Peirce
Treasurer, L}Tnan Bradford Preston, Jr.
CLASS MOTTO
"Not finished, just begun."
CLASS ODE
Ethel Hollis
Fay Joseph
IN MEMORIAM
CLASS OF 1944
Fay Joseph
Miriam Flynn
Richard Turner
CLASS OF 1944
In departing tonight.
May we say to you.
Best wishes for happiness
In all that you do.
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SENIOR CLASS PLAY Others who contributed to the production of
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*u the pla^ Mere as follows:
"Girl ^hv.
,
a coniedv in
.
three acts, was pre- ^
bara Johnarow.
AnthonN Arsdale Roger Zollin
p,opertie5 — Beverh Briggs. Mary Devine.
S\l\ia W ebster Jean Cole June Goddard.
Louis Bournazos
Lights-Frank Hall. Theodore Holland.
Dean Marlow
Peaches Carter
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Nancv Davis
• Costumes — Miss Kincsburv. Marguerite Bart-
^
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Billings.
When
school opened this fall we were happy
have some new members: Mary and Margaret
to
Divine and Doryce Nadalna. Mary McCormack
was gladly received back again with us. Russell
Murph\' and Elizabeth Todd left.
Our English work has been most interesting.
In mathematics we have been stud\ing simpli-
fied geometry, banking, stocks and bonds, indi-
rect measurements, and are now beginning al-
gebra. Geography is more detailed than that
which we had in the seventh grade.
Pari Carter of our class received high honors.
The honor roll is as follows: Marguerite Bart- i
HE Freshman Class thi- )ear uelcoiiied Damon. Amalia Gille>pie. Theodore Holland.
new members from other schools
eisfht I'ay Joseph, and June Goddard. Receiving
and lost onh two. Those to join our honorable mention were Richard Bresnahan.
ofroup were Xancy Davis from Saiis- Theodore Holland. Shirlex Huntley. Amalia
bur}. Mar\Iand: Robert Cogswell, Gillespie. Mar\ McCorjnack. L\man Preston,
from Albuquerque. New Mexico: Richard Turner. BettA \*icker\. Merihn Damon.
Carila Smith. \ irjiinia H\ att. Ann Lear, and ^anc^ Da\ is. Fax Joseph. June Goddard.
Mar\ Oueeney from Springfield. Cohasset. Ntn- Catherine- Peirce. Marihii Fisher. Frank Hall,
welh and eymouth. Massachusetts: Maril\ii and Rogei- Zollin.
Fisher from Barnstable High School in H\anni-. The class officers are president. Lvman Pres-
Massachusetts; and Mary McCormack who left ton: vice-president. Arnold Fuller: secretary
us in 1940 for Quinc\ but returned this \ear. Catherine Peirce: and treasurer. Marilyn Fisher.
Anions the talented members of our class we Man\ in our class went out for athletics. On
ha\e several in the orchestra. \ irginia Heffei - the gil ls" bnskrtbail squad we had \ irginia
nan and Catherine Peirce play the \ ioIin: Frank Heflernan. Mar\ Mahar. Jcaii Cole. Shirley
Hall, the trumpet: Da\id Quinlan. the clarinet: Huntlex. Jan-^ E\ans. \anc\ Da\ and Merilv ri
is.
while Bobby Finnic bangs away at the cymbals. Damon. On the football squad were Kevin
Frank Hall is manager of the orchestra and Dw\er. Arnold Fuller, and Frank Hall. Girls'
has Bobb\ Finnie as his assistant. hockex had Mar\ Mahar. Shirle\ Huntle). Anne
Jar\is. Laura Brown, and Jean Cole. Jean Cole
Another indication of the abilitx of •>ur class
is found in the number of names which have was aL-u secretarx of the Athletic Association.
appeared on the honor lists at various times Our (lut-tanding -ocial e\ent of the year was
during the year. Attaining highest honors were the successful Freshman-Sophomore Dance
Anne Lear and Marguerite Bartlett. The names which was held on Fridav. March 2L The Fresh-
listed in the honor column included Merial man Class repiesentatives on the committee
Bonne\ Lxman Preston. David Quinlan. Rich- were Anne Jar\ is and Arnold Fuller.
ard Bresnahan. Marguerite Bartlett. Merihn
Quite a few of our class have hobbies. Seven
people go in for making model planes and
boats; six collect stamps: man\ like to read
books: Bobby Finnic collects cacti: Jane Evans
does figure-skating: Anne Jar\is likes to listen
to dance orche>tras: Mary Devine takes up
photograph): Richard Turner tinkers with
autos: Mary Mahar draws pictures. Pegg\
Devine enjoys horse-back riding and skating:
Virginia Hyatt also likes to ride horses es-
N Seplembei the members of our tal- In girls' basketball, players like Ginny Hyatt,
ented class of '44 returned to dear old Shirley Huntley, Katherine Whiltaker, Jean Cole,
Scituate High for our second trium- Jane Evans, Joan Condit, Laura Brown, Marilyn
phant year. Louis Bournazos, a new- Fisher, Nancy Davis, and Anne Jarvis did their
comer from Western Junior High bit in helping the victorious team win the South
School. Somerville, Mass., was elected Shore Championship.
president; "Ginny" Hyatt, who moved to Shirlev Even though we enter into many extra-curricu-
in February, treasurer; and Arnold "Skip" we also have many students on the
lar activities
Fuller and Catherine Peirce were re-elected vice- honor roll. They are Marguerite Bartlett, Meri-
president and secretary, respectively. lyn Damon, Fay Joseph, Merial Bonney, David
Quinlan. Mary McCormack, Catherine Peirce,
The Sophomore Class was well represented in
Lyman Preston, Theodore Holland. Robert Rou-
athletics this year. "Skip" Fuller, Frank Hall,
leau,Marilyn Fisher, Mary Queeney, and June
Kevin Dwyer. and Jimmy Travers did a fine job
Goddard. Shirley Huntley, May Eastman, Louis
fighting for the football team. The Senior Class
Bournazos, Nancy Davis, Richard Bresnahan,
may be able to boast of "Evie" Dorr, but we and Marietta Deragon have received honorable
point with pride to our football hero, Louis mention.
Bournazos. \^'ith fellows like these playing we We couldn't go any further without mention-
should expect again to win the South Shore ing Joan Condit, who was a hilarious success as
Championship. the little "nuisance" in the school play "China
Not to be outdone, the girls also did a grand Boy." Joan promises that when she is a great
job in field hockey this >ear. Anne Jarvis. Laura star on Broad wax she'll give us all free passes
Brown. Shirley Huntley, and Mary Mahar re- tu one of her performances. Let's take her up on
ceived hockey pins at a banquet given the hockey that! Robert Gannett, Amalia Gillespie, and
team at Hugo's. Jean Cole received her letter. Betty Vickery also did well in the Christmas
Congratulations, Jean, for helping the team on assemblv i
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to many victories.
fine orchestra. l)a\id Quinlan is a wizard at the
clarinet; \ irginia HefTernan and Catheiint*
Peirce pla\ tiic violin: and Aitiuii AiidcMson
pla\s the lruin|)el: Merihn Dainoii. the piano:
and "*Skipp\" Fuller and iiobb) Finnic handle
the percussion.
Among members of Mr. Samuel-
the talented
son's ver\ promising band we havf l)a\i(l Quin-
lan. Arthur AndcMson. and I)i( k Bresnahan
wearing th(»>(> (lash\ unifoinjs.
junior vear.
SCHOOL NOTES
Virginia Heffernan, *44
})rogram held in the earh fall: then at the All- One of J. Edgar Hoover's sleuths came to us
School Play; and. its third and most important one day and gave us a very interesting talk.
engagement, at the Hingham High School in the Another speaker who made a great hit with
spring.
everyone, especially those in the left and right
Have you noticed that e\ ery time you tell sections of the auditorium, was Lieutenant Archie
people ou live in Scituate they saA "Oh ves.
) . Damon of the Class of 1938. He gave us a first-
that's where they have the sea moss, clams, and hand account of the fight in the Pacific area
Scituate High"? which was sometimes grim, often amusing, but
always gripping.
I tell you, friends. Scituate is on the map
and do you know why? It is because we put it As we look back over this past school vear.
there. Look in the paper almost any day and we realize how much
fun we are still allowed
you're apt to see pictures or read an article about to have regardless of war. In practically ever\"
something we've done. First it was the star field other countr} in the world toda\ young people
.
hockey team with a picture of its bevy of beauties are deprived of their liberty, their right to make
who ha\e their coach's winning wa\s. The pic- of their lives whatever they choose. \^ hen we
ture ajid a story were printed in the Boston stop to think of it. we're pretty luck\. aren't we?
Herald. So whv the trloomv looks, chum?
We made a Fall Booklet, a Winter Sports Booklet, and just recently a
little newspaper.
^ofSS pupils who entered the semi-finals in the speaking contest were:
Arthur Anderson, Barbara Billings, Jean Cole, Rose Marie Downie, Amalia
Gillespie. Lois Heard, Virginia Heffernan. Russell Murphy, Betty Vickery,
and Lyman Preston. Amalia Gillespie and Russell Murphy were chosen
for the finals.
In mathematics class, the seventh grade made mathematical diaries
and booklets on circles and percentage. In geography class, we have made
projects on certain products. We have also made projects on different
countries.
Some of the activities in girls" gym were field hockey, basketball, and
dancing. The boys' gym classes have not been able to organize teams and
play other schools, but we have had competition between the two divisions
of the seventh grade.
The seventh grade membership at present is sixty-three.
During the year, John Stanton. David Parrott. Maurice Murrav, and
Marv McCormick left, and Dominick Bonomi entered.
1944 NEWS
THE QHn\ES
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that a good dzcJL the. v^Lom) nxLi> ^poiZzd btj the. uruighXZy voateA tank.
To Kcmzdy tlvU, he pKe^znted a p^topo^^lXyion to the. WateA Company, The.
p^opo^iZion 1004 to aZZoii) Ivim to e'Xect a bibLidLing ove.^ the tank, in
i<}iiich, tn time, elvimzb maid be placed. The OJatz^ Company ag^e,e.d,
fizoLizing that the buUZding would add to the, beauty o{^ the tarn, and
the. ckime^s u}ould be. veAy pteatant to hcoA.
ljamon^6 TcuceA wa6 eAecXzd in 1901 miXh a grieaZ e.xpendUJ:a/ie o{^ laboK,
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Mi^. Uaabon' 6 death, they voe^e not touched ^oa many yeaA6 but ah ,
and the Tom of^ ScAtuatc bought tlicm f^\cm liim in hia'ich, 925, at the 1
bmall pnXce Th^ee Thousand, F^uc Hund,red VoLla.r6. The -tcucci K'O/i
given to the WoXca Company.