Biddeford High School - Olympian Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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T H E O l. Y M P l A N ifnesi-ilu Norris There were 1-ll members of this class to enter Biddeford High School on Sep- tember ll. This was a day to be re- spectfully. but pleasantly. remembered by all ol' us. Officially and heartily received by the upperclassmen on October 11. at the Freshmen Reception, we wore the green, and responded to the other cus- toms of this annual event, a most con- siderate gesture for our welcome. On the first ranking period Honor Roll a long list of freshman names api- peared. Showing ourselves a 20,1 pe: cent class in standing for the second ranking period. there were twenty-eight honored. Gradually we have taken our places in the activities of the school. Several of our boys were in the substitute list for SOPHOMOR Now that we have shed our green hats and donned Sophomore sophistication, our number is 123. At the beginning of the school year we held a class meeting with Mr. Mc- Carn as advisor, a very dignilied class meeting with our new stateliness sitting proudly upon our shoulders. The follow- ing officers were elected: President, George Spirouniasg Vice-President, -los- eph Kenneallyg Secretary, Margaret Vtfelchg Treasurer. Paul Sullivan. Later another meeting was held and Eugene Amnotte. Pauline Lavallee, Bern- adette Pepin, and Lionel Provencher were named as a committee to choose class pins. At the same time, Edward Lane and John Poli were nominated to select a present as a symbol of our sympa- thy tor Mr. Marshall, one of our new teachers. who had submitted to a serious operation shortly after the beginning of the school year. The Sophomore class has been active in sports and other school activities this year. Donald jalbert is playing in the school orchestra. Bernice Brackett, Lu- cille Painchaud. and llflary VVhite sing in the Girls' Glee Club. l'2I football. The boys' basketball is played by two teams. namely. lXflaine Elllfl Colby, The names of those who made the girls' class basketball team are: Nancy Xkfilliams, Eleanor Sharkey, Theresa Sul- livan, Ethel Aguiar, Janice l-lartley. and Margaret Labelle. In the orchestra, sev- eral members of this class were accepted. ln the Glee Club. ten of us took part in the musical numbers which were so cred- itably presented in the program. Maine Schools On the Air. Mr. McCarn found two able representatives among the Freshmen for the Debating Club. Vile, the Class of 1945, hope to make the grade of high standing in scholastic credits at B. H. S. and to prove ourselves ready. willing. and able in the social and athletic interests of the Orange and Black. Fxc,xNcizs lkvmc E NOTES Bernadette Pepin and Genevieve Yege- shian are representing the class in the Debating Club. Football letters were awarded to the following boys: Paul Cabana. Lorenzo Roy. George Spirounias. and Paul Sulli- van. The cheer leaders from the Sopho- more class this year were Lorraine Reilly, Edward Lane, and Mike Cacciapaglia. The Sophomore girls have formed three basketball teams with the following personel: Bernice Brackett, Lorraine Buckley, Helen Carr, Lurena Kelley, Violet Lambert, Pauline Lavallee. cap- taing Dorothy Norman. Lucille Pain- chaud, Madeline Painchaud. Paulette Pa- quin, Bernadette Pepin, Elaine Stride. captain: Jacqueline Thibeault. lean Thompson. Ann Trafton. Alice Under- wood. captain: -lane lklalsh, lV1argaret VVelch, Priscilla Vllheeler. Mary White, and Genevieve Yegeshian. Half of our journey is near completion. Vile look forward to our Junior year, hoping that our efforts will leave .a praise- worthy mark on our school. ELAINE Srinoiz, i42

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THE OLYMPIAN .1 UNIOR CLASS PLAY On Friday. February 9, 1940. the .lunioi Class successfully presented the beloved story. Anne of Green Gables, by H. M. Montgomery. The story concerns Anne Shirley, an orphan child, who. by the aid of Mrs. Spencer and Miss Remson. is placed with Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew. Matthew likes Anne immediately but Marilla refuses to thaw out. Because of her friendly character, Anne soon makes many friends in Avonlea. One of these is Mrs. Allen, the minister's wife. whom Anne nearly poisons. Gil- bert Blythe. the wealthiest boy in town, likes Anne, but Anne won't have a thing to do with him. Anne had almost drowned. but she still refused to thank her rescuer, Gilbert. Matthew found that Anne had a business head. so he let Anne take care of his bank affairs. Anne soon changed the money to another bank. Then when The Bank of Avonlea closed its doors. Anne informed them that their money is safe in The Grand National Bank. Marilla thaws out and Anne is fully received into the Cuthbert family. Marilla marries her old beau. Ira Mills. and Anne becomes friendly with Gilbert. T HE CAST ANN12 SIIIRLEY, 1411 .-lclonzlrlv CD. P1IlIII ................ .... H ope Goodwin TVTINNIE STEARN, fill' ffffflldllllf at 1110 0l'f?fIl'!IlHgl' ........ . . .jane O'SulIivan Mies. ALEXANLJER Sv1cNc121z, ai Nviglzbor of the C'11thbe1'fs ........ Marilyn Allard FLo1uzNc1s R1sw1s1zN, S!1f7l'1'flIfUIlCI'f'Ilf of the Orfvlzaaiagc ........ Annabel Morrison Mm 1'1'11sw CUT11B1f:R'r, fllllltlhf Cflfl-lllflfllll. and n UICl.7IdI'L?d Spi1'1'f . .Morrill Shapiro MA1e11.1.A CU'1'n121z1r1', His .S'i.rfw', who f6L'fI!.Yl'.l' io UiTfIlI'ZC' Oni .... Lucille Morris MRS. RACHEL LYND12, Hifi!! Lozuxv lo Giza' fldzfifc .............. Ruth Kennedy Mus. BARRY, ri L'l'7l7lTIHly Mafron .......................... Pauline Pombriant TJIANA BARRY. H01' I,fIlly1Il'l'I', and 1-l1111e'.r 130501111 Fr1'e11d ...... Martha Hanson MRS. Al.I.liN, N10 .New Mi11i.rtcr'.v Cl1m'1111'11g Ifl'1'fc .......... Muriel Goldthwaite josnz PYE, in. A1111e'.r Class at 5:11001 ........... ..... V -irginia Wliite Mooov SPURGEON. cz .S'r11ool111afa ............... .... R onald Ayotte GII.1aiskT BLYTIUQ, the PVm1Ifl1if'.rf Hoy 111 Tmwz .... ...... S amuel Serpieo IRA TVTILLS, cz Pl'0Sf7Pl'II1I.V H11.v1'11v.r.v A1011 ....... . . .Kenneth Goldthwaite CO M M I TT EE Bl!A'f1I1FS.Y ll flZ7IUgt'I' ........... .... R oland Hotte Ass-i.rfz111f Bz1si11r.v.v i'lTlIlIUfjL'l'.., ..... Thelma Saperia Pl'0f70I'fit'.Y .................... . . .Pauline MacMullen Uslzers and Candy Cilllllllllfflfl' Natalie Richards. Priscilla Girard, Virginia Cote, Fernancle Carrier. Eleanor Strait. Eleanor Finn, Janet Baillargeon, Anita Gagnon, Lena Dion. Marjorie Richards, Edna Pariseau, Bar- bara Towne

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THE CJLYMPIAN cgileftctfijf gDefpc1rl411e411Lf . . . TODAYSCHALLENGET lN'GOVER The year 1940 is in its infancy. Not many days ago, we ushered it in with gay celebrations. VV e said, Happy N ew Year! to one another, and our voices were loud and boisterous. VV e were very jubilant. VVhy not? Do we not have our health and our youth and our lives stretching before us, a thrilling panorama of promise? And do we not live in America? Do we not enjoy that great- est of all blessings, liberty? Yes, we were very gay---and with reason. Yet, under- lying the gaiety was a vein of sadness that we felt almost against our will. VVc know that there are other people in other lands who did not celebrate the birth of another year. For them. there can be no celebrations. They do not go about exchanging happy greetings. They do not even smile, let alone laugh and be merry. For they are at war, and war is a grim business. The thought of these millions of un- fortunate people-many of them children -has an insidious way of intruding upon the senses. and casting a blanket of gloom over the brightest moments. True. we are still in school, but we know what is going on. There is no government cen- sorship here. Newspapers and radio keep us well informed. lt is impossible to shut our minds to world events, and we must recognize the responsibility which confronts us, the youth of America, the future law-makers of this country. l.et us analyze this responsibility. It is not enough to realize that the world is in chaos. VVe must go further and find the cause underlying the present condition. In order to do this, it be- comes necessary to go back a few years to 1933. An Austrian paperhanger has just come into power in Germany, and strange things are beginning to happen. XVe hear stories so horribly fantastic, so QJAMERHLUQYUUTH: NMENT incredibly gruesome, that we refuse to believe them. Vtlho is this man Hitler? XVbat is all this talk about Nazis, concen- tration camps, and Non-Aryans? It must be exaggerated! Such things don't happen in a civilized world! The Ger- mans will not stand for it! We soon learned dinierently. Things were happening-savage, bestial things. And the Germans were standing for it. More than that-they were voicing their approval, The rest of the world shrugged its shoulders and said, Nothing to be alarmed about-it will pass. That was ten years ago. Since that fateful january thirtieth, when Hitler be- came Chancellor of the Reich, the world has seen many changes. Now Europe is embroiled in a war, because they learned --a little late-that a lllilfllllllll with a Napoleonic complex must be stopped. They do not laugh at him any more. There is no shrugging of shoulders, no saying. 'fit will pass. Over here in America, we watch the conflict with anxoius eyes. VVe are neu- tral. Our sentiments are with democ- racy and personal liberty. of course, but as a nation, we take no sides. And, as we watch, we are aware of a challenge- a challenge that we cannot and must not ignore. lt is up to us to build a struc- ture of truth a11d justice and democratic ideals that will be a standard for the whole world to follow. It will not be easy to accomplish this, but it mu be done. The first step is education. Vtfe must educate every American to appreciate the privilege of having an active voice in his government. The right to vote is not negligible, and should be treated as an honor, rather than as a mere annoy- ing obligation. Too often we hear some- H