Bridgton Academy - Stranger Yearbook (Bridgton, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1947 volume:

A fr- rw 1, fig., gi I Q ,Sv L, -- A r NLM vb,-H J 91, A T , X. 4. . fa ,im 'NT z.L ,gr v , Q. V-xv 'f ff wx f 10 s Amr 4'-if fy. s ante' 'K .qgiv 4 v , 4 mis' 'R-5' 1.1, J 5 '15 xi'- vu r . f . .. 4,5 xg. lb: . : M I . Sf. f .Jw ' 521-N 'L' 'Lf , Mm If -L - f--- - ,ffl 'iii . ' . '4bf:-- 1. V' Jqfxf 'T41 'f ', ' 1i,..34,, ' 'l T 2?ifXr.f,.,. . , lfflfi' k f -r ' V' ,. vii' W hr ,f 1-rg kfv 1 .- L , A.: Am -.Ly 1 .5 , ,. 5 3.5, 1. , ,. wwf , X 5. ., I- ,321---an -Y .,: .4 ! qi. vgffcf. gr' :YW-r XA .IM . .- -KX .5 . -,m -34' 23 , . - , ww- 2: H-. s Q... .fm -..,:-f.q' .W ., ,,. ,v F -1.2 f' ' fi'-'f,f - Q -mul, 551. -vm -.Q 5 'L if Qin: . ' 1. -mfs iv I . . f., ,, 1 ,, AY ,V mf, Q. .KV-5 Q. .. 431, ' ,-,- , 'T E:4,.Lff, q,g5:'v7s:- ., . 1 i.:,.f,lg - Lg. ,4 H' , ,,,.,,,:.,, , . 5u',L.', 1: , Vrf ,vsnfff-1,.,u51,xA,L,. -, 5,2 ,515-, 3, 'fif-EQ .-JP' ,5 . A v,1,:4f',-.,jV -' J A 5,,,'1w,1:- in Y VY.: L wx K, - 1-' 1-f, wi' QW' ' ,' X P 1 -- f - ,Jygy -mmf mwfuung .L Mg-. .,- ...-1 J: -5-,,.. . - . - A . ,,, M- -- . . . J 1 .. ,,.un-u-w.-- .Mah 6 I 1 ef f Q - f . 1 'X 2 . . . ..,. .. ' - .,..,.m.,f. , ,...... ,........ ., Ulbz Svtranger Igrihgtnn Qcahemp jaurtb Igrihgtnn, jllilainz 1947 . .N .' 'Q V- 'wr , -V-N, Y' A G-Ms. I-,..,,. .5 . 'X-' .,..4 .... . ' m . 4159- V M' .5'?'::ii . QI'JQ.3f -2-f MM: ,iwn . .J '- f-A, , H ,x .L ,..x,..'n.. , if ,.. ,,,,,..g, V --., 4:8 1- . ,v ,W ,,, W. H'-W sf 1 N 'rf A'.,2f'3.?j ' . J . V Y , . f X U ff -- .1 ?T 'K' ir' - , , K ' ' , . w ..t Y aa . Q H 1 , 1 BRIDGTON ACADEMY i +- ,4 . , f 3 gt, ,Lf AW fl, ' Av., 4, qt. A' ,,, -N, aa. 'xv uni ,, K , .,, ,..- .1-. v a . Y M9 , .- N . J., .hsmizgn-.ff :L Dedication The students of Bridgton Academy respectfully dedi- cate this 1947 issue of THE STRANGER to Mr. Glenn R. Mclntire, Treasurer of Bridgton Academy and of the Board of Trustees. His devoted work for the Academy, his wise counsel, and his friendly interest are sincerely appreciated. Back Row, left lo right-Freida Marston, Caroline Beckler, Robert Kilroy, Robert Lecomte, Harvey Lord, Steve Fillebrown, Carleton Smith, Thomas Gay, Roger Briggs, Frank Henderson, Herbert Hamlin, Harry McCracken, Nancy Pike. Middle Row-Marguerite Frisbie, Richard Taylor, Henry Simmonds, Thomas Melville, Shirley Hamel, Fred Hamlin, Donald Hill, Howard Brackett, Arthur Denison, Jayne Powley, Charles Adams. Fran! Row-Dorothy Burnham, Pat Klucken, Philip Denison, Laura Pike, Myrna Buck, joan Pierre, Miss jones, Walter Littlefield, Nancy Flewelling, Vivian Ward, Marian Brown, Patsy Merrill, Mary Tenny. Stnangen' Clizoandl Editors-in-chief-JOAN PIERCE, WALTER LITTLEFIELD Business Managers-Howard Brackett, Roger Briggs, Dick Taylor Advertising-Henry Simmonds, Vivian Ward, Jayne Powley, Carleton Smith, Thomas Gay, Fred Hamlin Senior lfVrite-ups-Myrna Buck, Arthur Denison, Patsy Merrill, Charles Adams, Dottie Burnham Literary Editors-Nancy Flewelling, Nancy Pike, Harry McCracken, Harvey Lord Activities-Marguerite Frisbie, Herbert Hamlin, Al Evans, Laura Pike, Freda Marston joker-Robert Kilroy, Thomas Melville Photography-Frank Henderson, Steve Fillebrown, Donald Hill Alumni-Marion Brown, Pat Klucken Exchange-Mary Tenney, Philip Denison Atlnletir----Caroline Beckler, Shirley Hamel, John Curtis, Bob LeComte 5 ,N IJ ,if 4 l 1 UW it RICHARD L. GOLDSMITH, Headmaster AB. Bowdoin College, Graduate work Bates College, New York University Nlemlver of Library Committee, Glee Club, Skiing ,WWI M jp f J ,fl I 'Xdyfl - V UNO Cs AW X7 'I C . -, f Xff MONA IRISH New England Conservatory of Music American Institute of Normal Nletlmils Mllriir, Gln' fluff. Urrlwvlm ELAINE ENIWAN B.S, Sargent Girly' Phyfiral Trainiulig Cfoacfn of ffirlv' Spnrli Cfveerleadirig DAVID PIERCE Pr-LB, Brown University lVl.En. Boston University Sulmzaxter Hnuyemafler Cleaver Hull .Yi-ifrivr, Mallwnmliri aculltij .IOHN I AHEl,l.0 BS. University of Nliclmigan lVl.Ed. University of New Hampslmirf- Diredor of Atlvlelicf Boyx' Physical Training ffuizflv of Foolball. Ban-ball, Horkey HELEN DENISON Gnrlmmn, Castine, and Farmington Normal Schools lfmnenzullver Drafee fnlnini- Rnrzedial Rrading JOAN KIMI'mAI,I RS. University of Maim- Hnme fivconunxiu' Dietitian Dining Roma: Hui'lf'rv L01-llq moo QMQ pm 'Q if wa if-CNS fWfH'4XCfl SX 1. ' L I ' 7' -.I ,.,-.--5 - K .',x1'n,'x4 .1 x rl xr... I - ' .. lxx .J x x 1, ' - . 0, - il' K wx h. U ,J . WAX X KkfavX3f9'7 ' -X5 .4 Q73 'mf ws if Xu' OS Q JI. X r XXX Ab N. C X QV' NNT, 0- QXQQX NZ' fxcq yo IOHN HASKISH DOROTHY STEVVART LAXVRFNCIE STHXVART Aili. Kiln Volii-gr HS, University of Illinois Ali. Univvrhily of New Hiimpsliirv Ci.iiiii.m- imik C'l.irk Uiiivmwuly M A Cfolumlwizi University Gr.idii.iu- work Boston University .Numzl .Xifinlnw 1 If-.wri Hall I'1uuwnm1!m .Scif-114.3 .Sumil .Sitiuliri 1 iv lv ul liuwllvilll. l5.ivL'i'lln1ll. illlill H.iwlv.1ll Mfltlwimzliri K 'mn lv uf lfuirilviill.H.1wkc'tfmll,.1ml' 'l'z.liL' N.i1vlv.mmi.- 1'l.i.i 'iilrrwi f'ilHli'lil Vlnlv acuiltig VRI1' SFNIITI lNi5l? BI ANI TIF JONES ITERN.-XI I5 HOIVUGDON li A. Mmkiiigiiimi US. Pmxloii Univ.: Grad. work Hates ffoilvgv HS. Uiiivr-nity of Miiim' nlu.ii4- xiork ll.1Tinfinn.iri, Nliiiiiln-Iviii'y l7mu of lfirli Gmdiiaiu- work U. of Nl. l..1fi,uii.1gri liingfiilw. l,H12Ih1IIff.'0dCl7. lJ1zI1lifSpm1le1r1g Ilillltflllililfl Alan. Hull. Malfwrmlliri' sN'.ilimi.il llmim .N'm'n'1v,f,'ln'w Vlulv lJ:'l7ilflH4LQ. Piilvlimliuiii. Senior Cfimi ri drivri i'u.1cfwufC,'rmi Cfuunlry .md 'l'riu'k l'Ii'i!'Hl.lIl Cifiiw :iif1'ii4'i l.l!7hI71V f.'U!IlIIIlffL't' furiim' fflmi fi4f1'iii'r' ff Qvsf rw fzufgflf VN . s 1 f i i 'li .1742-V., 1 Qllj-Q1 I if 0-vt-M , . ylL,,,f 44,04 - CTUAI Il. -41' a., J A , . 7,, ,fgf JL, cf',L'gvr'.-2,2 C1 , Back Row. left to right-Mrs. McLeRoy, Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Wight, Pete Schmidt, Mr Wight Front Raw-Mrs. Youlcer, Mrs. Haskell, Mrs. Flewelling, Mrs. Goldsmith, Mrs Pierce MRS. MCLEROY MRS. HOLDEN MRS. WIGHT PETE SCHMIDT GENE REYNOLDS MR. WIGHT MRS MRS. MRS MRS. MRS YOUKER E HASKEL FLEWELLING GOLDSMITH PIERCE Statt H ousernotlver, Girls' Dormitory Superintendent of Gr A ssistant C ook C ook Maintenance Man ounds and Buildings C ook Alum ni Secretary A ssistant Secretary Secretary H ousemother A ssistant Treasurer CLASS OFFICERS President RICHARD HENRY DAVIS Dick HAizRisoN. MAINE The strong, silent typef' Dick is a shining example of the principle that actions speak louder than words. If there is anything to be done, Dick is on the job to do it. He does everything with the same concentrated energy-heads committees, eats, plays football, or entertains the ladies. Dick is cer- tainly going to make some girl a good husband. Football 2, 43 Basketball 33 Baseball 23 Track 3, 43 Glee Club 2, 3g Orchestra 1, 2, 3g Leaders, Corps 3g National Honor Society 2, 3, Treasurer 43 One Act Play 33 Prize Speaking 33 junior Debates 3g Bates Debating League 33 Student Council 2, 33 STRANGER Board 33 Class President Z, 43 Class Vice President 3. Vice President WILLIAM MALCOLM BOWNES Vicious Bownes New Yoaic, New Yoizk Laugh and the world laughs with youf' Bownes is a fellow who goes out for things wholeheartedly. In his one year here he has proved himself a good sport. He has earned praise on the football field and many cheers on the basketball floor. With his cheerful smile and ever-ready jokes, he has made many friends at B.A. Here's wishing you the best of luck always, Bownes. Football 4g Basketball 43 Baseball 43 Track 4g Stunt Night 4g Class Vice President 4. Secretary NANCY LEE FLEWELLING Nancy NORTH BRiDG'roN. MAINE Uh, but lhe1e's mischief in her eyes. Red hair, happy-go-lucky personality, bit of jazz-mix them all to- gether and you have one of the swellest girls of BA. We notice that you take frequent trips up the hill and to the card parties, Nancy. Wonder why? As our Salutatorian, you are a source of pride to us. Here's to success always for you. Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 43 Tennis 3, 43 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4, Secre- tary 4g Librarian 43 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 French Club 43 Program Manager 43 Minstrel Show 1, 3, Class President 33 Class Secretary 43 Athletic Association 3, 43 National Honor Society 3, 4 Vice Presi- dent 43 Student Council 3, 4, Secretary 4g Sophomore Essays Z3 Soft- ball lg Field Hockey 13 Stunt Night 4g Gold Key 45 Jazz Band 43 STRANGER Board 1, Z, 3, 43 Gym Exhibition 23 Dancing 23 Dramatic Club 13 Vocational Guidance 2, 33 Salutatorian 4. Treasurer ALBERT EVANS AI METHUEN, MAss. Hai .sighed to many. though hc loves hu! mic. Al's the guy with the friendly smile for everyone-especially the ladies, but there is an extra sparkle in his eves when he gets a letter from Colby. He has been really successful here-whether it was calling the signals in football, holding the Vetls Basketball Team together, as manager, or doing those math problems. Good luck, Al, We are very glad you spent your senior year at B.A. Football Captain 43 Basketball Manager 43 Class Treasurer 4g Track 4: Baseball, STRANGE!! Board 43 Carnival Committee 4g Class Treas- urer 4. PAUL MARTIN AUTIO Marty HAiuusoN. MAINE Listen, my children, and ou shall hear. What I did in Wisconsin before I moved hare. Though reared in Maine and having New England's shy and retiring disposition, Mattie easily acquired the self-confidence and breeziness of the West. These, coupled with his ready smile, should make his way in the world sunny and successful. Student Council 3g Orchestra 3, 43 Chess Club 43 Minstrel Show 33 Stage Manager lSenior Play! 4, Ski Club 3, 45 Gym Exhibition 5, Basketball 3, 45 Cross Country 3, Athletic Association 3. ELWIN GLENROY BAKER Elwee 'fslampy' NORTH BRIDGTUN. MAINE A good-natured, all 'round fellow. Elwin, your friendly smile and cheery Hi are always ready, arena they? Donlt ever lose that smile--it's really fetching. Most of us will remember you as 'QBen in Blow Me Down. Keep up the singing-- who knows? You might become another Bing Crosby. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Minstrel Show l, 35 Christmas Cantata 1, .Z, 3, 4g Operetta 45 Tennis 4g Basketball 2, 3, 45 Gym Exhibition 2, 33 Stunt Night 45 Vocational Guidance Zg Prize Speaking 4. CAROLINE POLLARD BECKLER Becky Corrie LA TUQUE, CANAIJA There are smiles that make us happy. Becky is one of those swell gals that make and keep friends. She was an excellent manager in basketball. She portrayed her part in the operetta very well, and if she keeps up her singing, her voice may take her places. We all wish you the best of luck at the U. of M., Becky. Cheerleading 43 Glee Club 4g French Club 4g Basketball Manager 43 Softball 43 STRANGER Board 4, Stunt Night 43 Operetta 4. LUIGENO BOTTALICO Gene CONCORID. New Hmvivsumu Good things come in small packagcsf' Although one of the smallest boys in school, Geno has proved that size isn't everything when it comes to playing a good game of football or basketball. He is a person of many moods. Catch him in a good one, and heill have you rolling in the aisles. Ask the boys on campus about his taste in picking women. That little girl from N. H. is really cute. Football 43 Basketball 4, Baseball 4g Stunt Night 4. Q-4 W3 frurvl y'vvurl 1' Sl M ' ,ca tfe'-'flu HOWARD JAMISON BRACKETT Brock PORTLAND, MAINE Fond of beauty. life, and lauglvtr.-r, Pleasure frst and buxinexs afterf' Here's to the guy that likes to argue. Brack is also a guy who has a way with the wimmin. Be careful, Howard. Anyway we wish you the best of luck and a lot of success in all that you do. Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 45 J.V. Basketball 25 Varsity Basketball 45 Varsity Football 45 Hockey Manager 45 Volley Ball 35 Intramural Basketball 45 Track 35 Gym Exhibition 2, 35 Ping-Pong 25 Camera Club 45 Glee Club 2, 3, 45 Stunt Night 2, 3, 45 Vesper Service 2, 3, 45 Minstrel Show 2, 35 Sophomore Essays 25 National Honor Society 45 junior Debates 35 Senior Debates 45 Bates Debating League 3, 45 STRANGER Board 2, 3, 45 Prize Speaking 3: Dramatic Club 25 Snow Sculpture 35 Ski Club 4. PHILIP KENNETH BRADFORD Brad I-1EBnoN, MAINE A frlcridrbip that makes thc Icait Iwuc ix often the mort urefulf' Brad is a quiet lad, but we've found that he's quite a boy. He was our hero on the cross country course and a very good tumbler as he proved at the Gym Exhibition. Youlre one swell guy, Brad5 you'll go places. Cross Country 3, 4, Co-Captain 3, 45 Track 3, 45 Gym Exhibition 3, 45 Leaders' Corps 3, 45 Athletic Association 3, 45 Stunt Night 45 Stage Manager lSenior Playl 45 Chess Club 4. MARION BROWN Chocolate Noirm WATER!-'l5RD, MAINE Those big brown eyes and that sparkling mzilcfl Chocolate is a mighty Fine lass. Her cheerleading was a definite asset to the ball games this year, and we're sure it helped to build up the morale of a certain red-head. How about that, Fred? Rumor has it that Marion wants to live in New Mexico some day. Guess why! STRANGER Board 2, 3, 45 Stunt Night 2, 35 Glee Club 2, 3, 45 Minstrel Show 35 Christmas Cantata 2, 3, 45 Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Woodcraft 35 Senior Play 45 Archery 3, 45 Operetta 45 Gym Exhi- bition 25 Swimming 25 Librarian 45 Carnival Queen Attendant 3, 45 Prize Speaking 4. MYRNA MARIE BUCK Miss Buck HARRISON. MAINE Thani: a love knot in my' lanatf' At first glance this girl seems to be very quiet, but don't let that fool you. Myrnals main interest appears to be in Leominster, Mass. Wonder why? We've certainly enjoyed having her with us at B.A. Myrna, our very best wishes go with you and you know whom. Class President 1, Secretary 2, Treasurer 35 Basketball 1, 2, 35 Field Hockey 15 Softball 15 Tennis 2, 3, 45 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Songster- ettes 35 Minstrel Show 1, 35 Vesper Service 1, 2, 3, 45 Operetta 45 Gym Exhibition 2, 35 French Play 35 Junior Debates 35 Librarian 45 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 STRANGER Board 1, Z, 3, 45 National Honor Society 45 Art Club 45 Dancing 15 Public Speaking 25 Dramatic Club 1: Vocational Guidance 2, 35 Letter Club 15 Carnival Committee 45 First Honor Essay 4. Or Z X JY! ,Zia H WW 0 4 I la 8 62 irzfah J I I Mc? i W DOROTHY AUDREY BURNHAM Dottie Doi CAMDEN, MAINE She may look serious, she may look shy, But she's full of il 'twixt you and I. When you First see Dottie, you get the impression that she is rather bashfulg but when you know her better you decide she's a lass with a mind of her own. How about that, Herb? Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Minstrel Show 1, 33 Operetta 45 Songsterettes 33 Stunt Night 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball lg Ski Club 1, Z, 4g Field Hockey 1, 23 Softball 3, 43 Dramatic Club lg Swimming 1, 2, 3, 43 ?TSANGER Board 43 French Play 3, Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 43 Cheer- ea er 1, Z. SHIRLEY JEAN CAMPBELL Simpy HARRISON, MAINE An unextinguished laughter fills the air. Though you have been with us but a short time, Shirley, your smile has won you many friends-a special friend in Harrison, huh? Be good to your collies. We're sure you'll be a success. Glee Club 43 Camera Club 43 Ski Club 4g Prize Speaking 4. JAY LEE COBB Cobbie HARRISON. MAINE The trumpet of Harry James. jay has been with us only one year, so we've had time to get very little on him. We think he's specializing in co-education. However, he has taken time away from that Harrison Home of Pretty Girls fMer- rill girlsl to be a star athlete and a credit to the Jazz Band. Football 4, Basketball 4, Baseball 4g Track 4g jazz Band 4. ROY M. CROSBY Butch BRIDGTON. MAINE Whcr1 joy and duly clash, Le! duty ga lo smash. Everyone knows Roy-he's the Bridgton boy with the two-tone ','Chevi', who brings the Bridgton ugangi' to work every morning and manages to get them back just a little early at night. We won't wish you luck because anyone who can make friends as easily as you can doesn't have to depend on luck. Ski Club 4. HUGH MARTIN CURTIS Curt LISBON FALLS, MAINE Ready for work and ready for play, Always happy, good-natured, and gay. During the year you have been here, Hugh, we have heard that the boys in Mass. Hall have given you the title of noisiest during study hours. After meeting Curt,, one can easily see the reason for this since he is a lover of fun and frolic who has brightened many a day at school. Good luck to you at college. Football 4, Hockey 4, Baseball 4, Stunt Night 4, Senior Prom Committee 4. JOHN DANIELSON Johnny ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSE1'1'S He may seem quiet, but look again. johnny has made many friends this year at Bridgton Academy. He was an excellent goalie for the hockey team, and we've heard that he's quite a baseball player. How about that, Johnny? We know youill make friends and get along Fine no matter where you may be. Football 4, Hockey 4, Baseball 4, Track 4. ARTHUR slAs DENISON An HAnmsoN, MAINE A little nonsense non' and then is rclrslml by the best of men. Who's that chugging in that old jalopy all the way from the top of the hill to the B.A. campus? No kidding, Art, that Hupp has cer- tainly come in handy. The driver himself is quite a lad with the lassies at B.A., too. A winning smile, plus those brown eyes, and you have a fine lad. Herels wishing you the best at Maine, Art. Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4, National Honor Society 2, 3, 4, Basket- ball 2, 3, 4, Track 3, 4, Minstrel Show 3, Operetta 4, Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4, Senior Play 4, Sophomore Essays 2, Prize Speaking 2, Stunt Night, 1, 2, 3, 4, Leaders' Corps 1, 2, 3, 4, STRANGER Board 1, Z, 3, 4, Athletic Association 3, 4, Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 4, jazz Band 4, Second Honor Essay 4, Carnival Committee 4, Baseball 2, WALTER RODOLPHE ENGLAND, JR. - Wally New Bsmfono, MASSACHUSETTS A little bit quiet you may have xurmised, But when you know him-yould be surprised. Wally is among our finest basketball players and we've been more than glad to have him with us. For a lad with so short a stature he has a lot of vim, vigor, and vitality. Keep smiling, Wally, we'll be seeing you on the Sports page. Football 4, Basketball 4, Baseball 4. 6240 iz, mia, ff C1150 uf, MARIBETH EUSTIS Eustess NORTH TURNER, MAINE She :miles and lets the World go by. Bouncing along with a happy-go-lucky air-that's our Maribeth. Although she has been here just one year, she has entered into B.A. activities with vim and vigor. We shall miss her cheerful smile and ready wit. Hereys to you, Maribeth. We know you will succeed in everything you do. Glee Club 4, Operetta 4g S'tunt Night 49 French Club 4g Archery 45 Swimming 4, Ski Club 43 Gym Exhibition 4g Softball 4. STEPHEN MORSE FILLEBROWN Steve WATERFORD, MAINE Be :ure you are right, then go aheadf, Yes, that studious looking senior is Steve. Although he seems to be quiet, you'll End when you really know him that he isn't so quiet after all. Stephen has been quite prominent in many outside school activi- ties, including athletics. His sense of humor and his smile will win him friends wherever he goes. Good luck at the U. of M., Steve. Basketball 2, 3, 4, Football 3, 4, National Honor Society 3, 43 Athletic Association 3, 4, Gym Exhibition 2, 3, STRANGER Board 2, 3, 45 French Play 3g Baseball Z, 33 Track 2, 3g Stage Manager fSenior Playj 43 Class History. LAWRENCE FISHER Larry WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS Anything for a joke! Larry's the guy with the curly blond hair and the twinkle in his eye. Although yould never guess it, he's usually in plenty of mischief. You did well in Senior Debates, Larryg keep up the good work. We know you'll succeed. Basketball Manager 4g Senior Debates 43 Camera Club 4, French Club 43 Ski Club 4. MARGUERITE LOUISE FRISBIE Marguerite - NORTH BRIDGTON, MAINE You're a girl We're glad to claim, A girl we all admire. Marguerite, were proud of you as the Valedictorian of our class of 1947. You've certainly earned the honor. We hope that through life you'll always be as successful as you have been at Bridgton Acad- emy. Good luck to you in everything. Basketball 1, 2g Dramatic Club lg Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4g Minstrel Show 1, Z5 Operetta 45 Dancing 1, 25 Orchestra I, 2, 3, 45 Prize Speaking 2, 3, 4, Public Speaking Z3 Art Club 4g Valedictorian. RALPH ROLAND GARDINER Ralphy Soun-I WATERFoRo. MMNE Eternity ix before us, Why l7urry? ' Ralph grins twice as often as he speaks. We don't know the reason for this, but are content because our Alma Mater already has too many people who have a lor to say. Our guess is that Ralph is doing a lot of thinking-time will tell! Camera Club 4, Basketball 2, 33 Cross Country 3g Track 3g Base- ball l, 2, 3, 4, Football lg Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 4g Ski Club 4g Woodcraft 2. THOMAS EDWARD GAY, JR. G00n BRIDGTON, MAINE lim not asking you, I'm telling you. We're glad you came back to B.A. this year, Tom. Although we don't know too much about your previous years here, we know that you have the ability to put up a good argument. All kinds of success to you at college next year. - Cross Country 1, 2, 3, 45 Baseball 1, 4g Senior Debates 4s Bates Debating League 45 STRANGER Board 45 Camera Club 4, Ski Club 4. SHIRLEY THOMAS HAMEL Hommy BANGOR, MMNE Hi: friends-there are many, Hi: foes-are there any?'J When it comes to a touchdown in football, a winning point in bas- ketball, or a hit in baseball, Shirley is our man. If you want to see him blush, just ask him about Ireneg and if Shirley doesn't know, nobody does. Football 4, Basketball 4g Baseball 43 Gold Key 4, Stunt Night 4, STRANGER Board 4, Class Marshal. FREDERICK McLAIN HAMLIN Rebel ARTESIA, New Mexico AinJt love grandli' ln the two years that you have been at Bridgton Academy, you have made many friends, Fred. You've certainly shown us how basketball is played. You also have shown us that you have a fond alfectionn for a sweet, brown-eyed North Waterford girl. The two of you cer- tainly make a cute couple. L Football 35 Basketball 3, 4, Captain 45 Stunt Night 3g STRANGER Board 4. HERBERT EVERETT HAMLIN Herbie Hom BOLSTERYS MILLS, MAINE Science in his bead and Wings on his feet. Herbie and Julius Caesar had one thing in common--they were both Hambitiousvg but while Caesar's ambition got him into trouble, Herbie's gained him recognition, letters in track, and a wonderful feeling of self-confidence. Yep! The farmer from Bolster's Mills has done all right for himself. Track 2, 3, 4g Cross Country 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 3, 43 Junior De- bates 33 Sophomore Essays 23 Senior Play 4g Stunt Night 2, 3, 4g Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 43 STRANGER Board 2, 3, 4g Librarian 4g Student Council 23 Leaders' Corps 1, 2, 3, 4g Athletic Association 3, 43 Min- strel Show 33 Glee Club 2, 3g Class Treasurer 23 Woodcraft 23 Class Gifts. GEORGE WEBSTER HARRIS, JR. Joe PELI-IAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE He was wont to :peak plain and to the purposef, George has been with us only one year, but we've all decided he's our pin-up boy! I-Ie has proved to be an excellent manager for our hockey team, as well as being an avid camera fiend. We understand that you're an expert horseman. How about that, George? Camera Club 4g Track 43 Football 43 Hockey Manager 43 Gold Key 4. CHARLES EDWIN HILL, JR. Charlie SToNEI-IAM, Mass. A :ingefs life for me. Charlie's the fellow who's a friend to allg and if you ever need any help on some committee-such as driving Chadbourne's truck-he's the fellow to ask. In the two years that Charlie has been at B.A. whenever anyone wanted to see him about something, all that had to be done was to fmd a blonde girl with a golden voice. There Charlie would also be. Riding 33 Minstrel Show, Stage Manager 3g Gym Exhibition 33 Stunt Night 33 Senior Play 43 Gold Key 43 Snow Sculpture 4. RODNEY' HAROLD KIMBALL Rodney SOUTH WATERFORD, MAINE Tl1ere,: nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream, Mimi, my wife. Rodney does two things extremely well: one is guarding the opposing forward on the basketball court, the other is guiding the minister's daughter about everywhere. What a busy and satisfactory life it must be, Rodney! Basketball Z, 3, 4g Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4g Cross Country 33 Track 3g Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 43 Woodcraft 23 Camera Club 4g Dancing 1, 2. PATRICIA ANN KLUCKEN Pat EAST STONE!-IAM, MAINE I must laugh and dance and singf' Youth ir such a lovely thing? Who's that gal with the big brown eyes? What do those coy glances mean, Pat? Frank -ly, folks, she's just heaps 'n heaps of fun. Cer- tainly we'll miss your sweet smile next year, Pat. Luck to you in all that you do! Basketball 1, 2, 3g Softball 2, Co-Captaing Tennis Z, 3, 4g Ping- Pong 3, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4, Minstrel Show 1, 3g Operetta 45 Stunt Night 3, 4g Gym Exhibition 2, 3g Prize Speaking 2, 3, First Prize 3g Junior Debates 3, Second Prize, STRANGER Board Z, 3, 4g Student Council lg Class Vice President lg Art Club 43 Vocational Guidance 2, 33 Senior Play 41 Dancing Ig Letter Club 1: French Club 4, Secretary-Treasurer. WALTER ARNOLD LITTLEFIELD Tex MAMAIzoNEcIc, New Yomc No Work is too lrifling lo be well donef' Tex is always in the middle of things, popping up with a new idea every now and then. With your good looks and your ability of doing a job well, you should go far, Tex. We have often wondered where your heart is. Could it have taken the direction of North Waterford without anyone's realizing it, we wonder? Stunt Night 3, 4, Gold Key 3, 43 Track 33 Senior Play 4g Riding 33 STRANGER Board 3, Co-Editor in Chief 45 Minstrel Show 3, Snow Sculpture 4g Vocational Guidance 33 Chess Club 43 Gym Exhibition 45 Class History. ERNEST PHILMORE LINSCOTT Phil ORR,S ISLAND, MAINE With my bead in the clouds. If you want to know what makes a plane fly, ask Phil-he can tell you. He's pretty good at taking pictures, also. Your interest in the altitudes and your willingness to help out in a tight spot, Phil, have proved you to be a swell fellow. Stunt Night 3g Track 33 Gym Exhibition 35 Leaders' Corps 3: Senior Play 4, Ski Club 4: Airplane Club 4g Vocational Guidance 3g Camera Club 4. FREIDA FRANCES MARSTON Freida Baby FREEPORT. MAINE Good nature and good sense must ever join. Who's the best-liked girl on campus? Of course, it's Freida Babyvl Her hearty laugh has cheered many, and her willingness to help others has won our hearts. We wish you could have been with us more than two years, Freida, but it has been wonderful knowing you anyway. We know you will succeed-but what is there in Freeport that you're always going to see, Hmm-m? Basketball 3, 4g Softball 3, 43 Senior Play 4: Glee Club 4g Librarian 3g French Play 33 STIQANGER Board 4. WMM Manly C27'WU,,t., - .Nab Agra VW' W WW . olftxf MW as mee wwf .tfwfff awww ...HMW,3,o.,yfcL . 404 - VQZMW M374 7072 .J SJC ,xr of .ws p we ,ff - MW ,JJVI fi .wflv pw? af LAWRENCE MATTOR Larry BATH, MAINE Wit is the .falt of conversation, not the food. Larry came from Morse High School to Bridgton Academy for his senior year, so his early life is a deep, dark mystery to us. However, his quiet wit and friendly ways give us a clue to a past full of dames and dancing, with a bit of studying on the side. Carnival Committee 4: Stage Committee, Operetta 4. PATSY ANNE MERRILL Patsy HARRISON, MAINE There are smiles that make us happy. Patsy's a gal who is always willing to be your friend, to laugh with you, or to tell you what's what. We hear that Patsy did extra good work in the Leaders' Corps--that she could really put the grammar school students through the exercises. How about Leroy, Patsy? Do you make him toe the mark, too? Basketball 1, 2g Class Secretary lg Dramatic Club lg Minstrel Show 1, 3g Senior Play 4, Songsterettes 35 Archery 3, 4, Leaders' Corps 2, 3, 4g STRANGER Board 4g National Honor Society 4g Tennis 3, 4g Glee Club l, 2, 3, 45 Vocational Guidance 3g Class Will. ARTHUR ROBERT MILLETT Bob WATERFORD, MAINE lim not so shy as I lookf' The whistle blows and the lean and lanky center on B.A.'s basket- ball team soars through the air with the greatest of ease. There is a moment of suspenseja long-drawn-out sigh of admiration from Geneva, and B.A. scores again. Seriously, Bob, the basketball team would have had a hard time without you these last two years. Basketball 3, 4, Track 33 Baseball 2, 3, 4, Cross Country 35 Foot- ball 3g Gym Exhibition Z, 3, 4: Woodcraft 2: Athletic Association 33 Dancing I. ROBERT NICKERSON Nick SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS Ready for work, ready for play, Always happy, good-natured, and gay. Nick is one of those Cleaves Hall terrors, not only on the basketball floor but also on the hockey rink. He contributed much toward making the hockey season the success that it was, and as soon as the ice melted he decided he'd like to sink a few baskets for the basketball team. Nick is one of those fellas the girls all swoon over. What's this we hear about a brunette, Nick? Hockey 43 Basketball 4: Baseball 43 Stunt Night 4. JOAN FESSENDEN PIERCE Joan Fessie SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness, long drawn out. During her three years at B.A. Joan has proved herself in every field. She is an honor student and an able sportswoman. To see her dashing here and there in the family car with Charlie to assist in the front-seat driving has been a familiar scene. We know you will succeed in anv- thing you undertake, Joan. Here's to you: you've been a credit to B.A. Sophomore Essays 2: Class Vice President 2: Ski Club 2: Songster- ettes 3: Minstrel Show 3g Basketball Z, 3, 4: Glee Club Z, 3, 4. Secretary-Treasurer 4: Softball 2, 3, 4: Senior Play 4: Operetta 4: Stunt Night Z, 3, 4: Athletic Association 3, 4: Leaders' Corps 2, 3, 4: Student Council 3, 4, Secretary 3: Gold Key 3, 4: National Honor Society 2, 3, 4, Secretary 4: Orchestra Z, 3: French Club 4: French Play 33 Gym Exhibition 4: Library Committee 4: STRANGER Board 2, 3, Co-Editor in Chief 4: Class Gifts. LENA LAURA PIKE Laura Soutu Warenrono. MAINE Quietly slre goes ber way. Doing ber share with little to say. On the basketball Hoot and in the softball field Laura has proved her ability, not only of winning games but of winning friends as well. A twinkling eye, a laughing smile, plus personality will certainly be an asset to Bryant Bt Stratton! Wood-y miss you, Laura? We certainly shall! Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 4: Softball 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 3: Hockey 1: Student Council 4: National Honor Society 4: Librarian 4: Athletic Association 3, 4: Ping-Pong 2, 3: STRANGER Board 4: French Play 3. NANCY ALICE PIKE Nancy Noirri-i BRIDGTON. MAINE Quiet and sweet-attracts everyone slve meets. Although you've been here only a year, Nancy, it's easy to see that youlre one of the best. Your friendly Hi there has made you many friends. The basketball girls will miss their manager next year. Carnival Committee 4: Glee Club 4: Christmas Cantata 4: Orches- tra 4, Treasurer 4g STRANGER Board 4: Basketball Manager 4: National Honor Society 4: Operetta 4: Softball 4: Class Prophecy. IVORY L. PURINGTON, JR. Purnt HARRISON, MAINE lf absence makes the heart grow foudcr. Ivory really loves B.AT Who,s that driving by in the shiny black coupe? Why he's the senior who can pursue his studies at B.A. and carry on an ellicient trucking business on the side and at the same time! With a start like this his path to success should be sure and smooth. Football l, 2: Track I, 2: Basketball I: Baseball I, 2: Cross Country I, 2. f' 7 7 ,ZF L e Lage. 4427 JW. X 1 if 72 We ,fl LJ!! lf A I I I i 7 f JOHN ROBINSON ROBBINS Robbie I-IARRISoN, MAINE Love is only chatter, Friends are all that matter. B.A. means many things to many people-to John it has meant an- other barrier to be hurdled on the track to Alaska. john's athletic and executive ability should lead to great things in the northern gold fields, and perhaps some clay he will send back a few nuggets to endow the old school. Class President lg Football Ig Student Council Ig Track I, 4: Base- hall 45 Class Will. HENRY P. SIMMONDS Hank Hen Si HARRISON, MAINE Art is long and time is fleetingf, At first sight you would say of Hank, he's quiet, but talk with him a minute or two and you'll see how wrong you are. Heis full of fun and always in the middle of things. He is no slow poke with the ladies either, is he girls? Good luck to you, Henry. Snow Sculpture 2, 3g Ping-Pong Z, 3, 4, Glee Club 2, 3, 4g Art Club 45 Junior Debates 3, Bates Debating League 3g Tennis 2, 3, 45 Stunt Night 4g Gym Exhibition 2, 35 Prize Speaking 3g Senior Play 4g Minstrel Show 3, Puppet Club 25 Camera Club 4, Class Secretary 33 STRANGER Board 3, 4. GEORGE FREDERICK SOWLE George MEI.RoSE, MASSACHUSETTS Ar prone to mischief, as able to perform il. George is another one of the contributions from Melrose, who has proved himself to be an aggressive athlete and a capable student. He has a keen sense of humor and a captivating personality, which should help to win much success in life. Football 45 Hockey 4g Baseball 43 Stunt Night 4g Opererta 4. ANDREW GEORGE STERGION Andy NASI-IUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE Tall, dark, ana' handsome. Andy is one of the great basketball players who have played for B.A. He will long be remembered for his ability on the basketball floor. In addition, hels handsome, so the girls say. Ir's been swell knowing you, Andy-best of luck! Basketball 45 Baseball 4, Track 4. STANLEY EDWARD SWATSKI Ski SYRACUSE, New Yom: There is a time for speaking and a time for being silent. You haven't been with us long Ski, but it's easy to see that you're an all around good guy! Herels a little friendly advice for you--keep away from hockey sticks. Baseball 4: Track 4. RICHARD STANLEY TAYLOR Dick Bos'roN, MAssAci-1UsE'r'rs Always in the middle of tbingsf, Dickie is the standard cry around B.A. when one wants a helping hand. In the three years that he has been with us we have found out that though there is mischief to spare, there is goodness enough to balance it. Everyone likes a good joke, Dick. Basketball Manager 35 Minstrel Show, Stage Manager 3g Stunt Night 2, 33 Senior Play, Stage Manager 45 STRANGER Board 3, 4g Riding 33 Tennis 2, 3, 4, Gym Exhibition, Stage Hand 2, 3. VIVIAN FAYE WARD Viv I-lAmusoN, MAINE When tl7ere's fun sl1e's always in it, ' Never still for half a minutef, See that blonde girl dashing around campus? She's one of the out- standing athletes at B.A. Don't know what the basketball team would have done without you, Viv. Good luck to you and your Harry! Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 3, Co-Captain 43 Softball 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 33 Hockey 4g Student Council 2, Athletic Association 3, 4, Minstrel Show 1, 33 Gym Exhibition 2, 3, 43 Glee Club l, Z, 3, 4g STRANGER Board 1, 2, 3, 4, Stunt Night 35 Ping-Pong 2, 3g French Play 3: Property Committee, Senior Play 4. EARLE KITTREDGE FOX, JR. Kit Pau-IAM, New HAMPSHIRE lt's nice to be natural when yau're naturally niref' Though youlve been with us but a short time, Earle, you've certainly gained many friends. Earle is a quiet fellow, nevertheless he's always ready for a good time. Best of luck to you. We feel very confident that you will succeed in anything vou do. Camera Club 4g Baseball 4. MW Q0 fgzll ...- gJJQ.a Ceo 'J Q -Q nfl 'CTL- Y QAA?mPfe 1 4 o Liv'- 'K t ,KX 'D',v..J.- .- if SW G. I. OFFICERS President RAYMOND ARTHUR GADAIRE Ray BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS The world know: nothing of its greatest men. Ray is the fellow with the pleasing personality. He is also an excel- lent student, the backbone of the G. I. basketball team, and-to put it mildly-he can certainly choose his neckties! Your good looks have made many a girl sigh this year, Ray, but we hear you like those letters on the blue stationery. Stunt Night 4g G. I. President 4, Co-Captain of G. T. Basketball 4: Gold Key, Vice President 4g Baseball 4g Class History. Secretory I HARRY B. MCCRACKEN, JR. Buzz Moc BRooKLlNE, MASSACHUSETTS Let us make hay While the sun shines. Who would ever have thought so much wisdom and foolishness could be uttered by ,one person? If you don't believe out red-headed Irish- man is able to express himself, you should visit Mr. Haskell's Current History class. If Buzz doesn't know the answer to a question, he will talk his way around it. We shall miss your lively personality next year, Mac. Football 43 Baseball 4g STRANGER Board 45 Gold Key, Vice Presi- dent 4: G. I. Secretary 4: Stunt Night 4: Operetta 4: Class History. Treasurer ROBERT LESLIE LECOMTE Bob WESTBROOK, MAINE For he'x a jolly good fellow. As you can see from Bob's list of extra-curricular activities, he has been a busy lad in his one year at Bridgton Academy. Bob just loves a good jokeg and you can usually find him any morning, noon, or night laughing over something with his three Gizzmos. Bob has Shown his talent for singing in his solo parts in the Christmas Cantata and in the Operetta. . Football 4, Hockey 4g Stunt Night 4g Glee Club, President 4g G. I. Treasurer 4g STRANGER Board 44 Operetta 4: Baseball 4: Gold Key 43 Gym Exhibition 4: Christmas Cantata 44 Weill .65 CHARLES GRAFFAM ADAMS, JR. Charlie LEw1sToN, MAINE He may seem quiet, but look againf' Here's to an OK. fellow! Your cute smile has interested many a girl this year. Does Middlebury like your smile, too? Although you're quiet around campus, we hear that youlre always up to some deviltry. With your excellent ability as a student and your personality, you will go far, we're thinking. A doctor, is it? Stunt Night 43 Student Council 4: STRANGER Board 43 Ski Club 4. JOHN APKARIAN, JR. Appy MET:-IUEN, MASSACHUSETTS Never too bury to lend a helping band. Better known to his many friends as Appy, John has become one of the best-known fellows on campus. He has a pleasing personality and a smile for everyone at all times. As he is a diligent worker, we predict that he will go far, provided he leaves horses alone and stays away from Tennessee. Good luck to you, Appy. We know everything will come out all right in the end. Football 4: Baseball 4: Stunt Night 4: Operetta 4: Jazz Band 43 Basketball 4. JOHN ALFRED BEMPKINS . Jock DENMARK, MAINE Speech is silver: silence is golden. jack is one of the quieter boys on campus. He and Pete are seen daily in the blue truck waving to everyone as they pass. We know that you will succeed in whatever you do, Jack. just keep smiling and saying Hi, and you'll continue to make friends. RICHARD LLOYD BOYNTON Dick Rich BRooKFiELD. MASSACHUSETTS Silence is golden. Rich, you have made many friends this yearg even those you tease have to admit your winning qualities. We hear that you did some extra fine work in basketball. You're sure to be a favorite wherever you go- especially with the girls. What about your two admirers from Bridgton, Boynt? Can't you make up your mind? Football 4: Baseball 4: Basketball 4: Stunt Nighr 4. 1 EQ . -2 .f.2'f'1ff' , A 1 .,!5t.'fp , ffifffd J ' ' Ill l A: W4 law 2 WMM I, .gr , , ,4 .14 f , 43,1111 .ff Tb lhffyun . Qlfib Mg Nw putt 55201 YAXIIL we W of in IQ will wi af, , fill N TW V555 ROGER WILLIAM BRIGGS Bugs OXFORD, MAINE Money, money everywhere. Our official money-taker at B.A. events this year was BugS.D A late female entry in school made his model airplane building suffer. We wonder whether he will be mayor of the girls' dorm at college, too. We all think he is a fine fellow, as Louise obviously does. He's always ready to lend a helping hand. . STRANGER Board 43 Glee Club 4g Gold Key 4g Student Council 4: Football Manager 45 Carnival Committee 44 Librarian 4: Stunt Night 4: Operetta 43 Christmas Cantata 4: Class Will. DAVID B. BRYANT Big Dave YARMOUTH, MAINE You know iff' In the year that he has been at Bridgton Academy Big Davea' has proved that he is a swell sport. We have been told that Clam Corner is quite a thriving metropolis. We can't understand why some skirt hasn't got you yet, Dave. Could it be that there is an outside interest? Huh? Football 4g Hockey 41 Baseball 4. RALPH C. CORLESS Bud METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS Cursed be he who moves my bonesf' Bud is probably the most easy-going and likeable fellow on the campus. He has a good word for everyone, whether it be 7:29 a.m. on the run for chow or before a French mid-year. We have enjoyed having you with us, Budg and we wish you the best of luck. You'll be successful, we're sure. See you at the Saturday night movies. Football 4g Track 4g Stunt Night 4g Carnival Committee 4. CHARLES WOODBURY FIFIELD, III W0Odie MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS Still waters run deep? Woodie is our Winter Sports Kingf, We hear he was good at Cross Country, too. As long as there is a patch of snow anywhere, there you'll find him trying his best to get in a last bit of skiing before next winter. You're such a pleasant guy and tooo cute that the fairer sex at B.A. join in imploring you to be careful on that last little patch of snow. Cross Country 4g Gold Key, President 4g Carnival Committee 4: Track 43 Ski Club 49 Skiing Instructorg Class Gifts. 7 PAUL FLAIG Lover BRUNSWICK, MAINE Fond of beauty, life, ana' laughter. Pleasure frst and business afterf' Paul, with his curly hair and dimples, is the class pin-up boy. Along with his ability to make time with the fairer sex, he can also make time with a hockey stick. Although many girls have tried to win his heart this year, it has seemed to be in vain. We understand that it is else- where. Augusta-did you say? Football 45 Hockey 43 Baseball 49 Track 4g Gold Key 4. ANDREW GEORGE GERLEK Tiny LISBON FALLS, MAINE Great oaks from little acorn: grow. Tiny is that impressive hunk of man who is so well liked by all. His sense of humor has paced many a good time. His interest and hard work in the Camera Club did much to make it what it is. He does all right with the Fair sex, too. Do you think he will ever get Dee to do that trick pool shot for him? Camera Club 43 Football 4. WENDELL FRANCIS FORBES Wendy Msuzose. MASSACHUSE'I l'S The things of life I like the best Are lots of eats and lat: of rest. Wendy has certainly been an asset to the many athletic activities at Bridgton Academy this year. Best of luck next year at Middlebury College to a good guy. Keep blushing! Football 45 Hockey 49 Baseball 43 Track 45 Gold Key 4. DANIEL EDWIN GRANT Dan MELROSE, MASSACHUSEI'TS To know him well is to like him better. A late entry at school, Dan soon became one of the best-liked fellows here. He is never without a pleasant smile and is alway ready for a good time. It did not take him long to Fmd his way to Pleasant Mountain, as he is another ski enthusiast. A familiar sight was to see him on his way there once classes were over in the afternoon. Good luck, Dannie. Hockey 4g Ski Club 4g Track 4. GEORGE CALVIN HAMLIN Col Soun-I WATERFORD, MAINE Life ix a .verious proposition. Have you ever noticed the noisy chap who yells at the co-eds from the steps of the Administration Building? Well, that isn't the fellow. No, George is a quiet young man whose studious ways may take him to the peak of fame attained by that other Hamlin from Waterford, Cyrus by name, who was a distinguished alumnus of B.A. Camera Club 4g Ski Club 45 Track 4. FRANK LEON HENDERSON Hendy SAco, MAINE Quiet, unassuming, and likeable. Frank seems very quiet and serious to most of us, but to those who know him best he has a lot of life. He has proved himself to be ready, willing, and able whenever called upon to help out. We learned of his ability as a singer at the times of the Christmas Cantata and the Operetta. Good luck! 'Operetta 45 Baseball 4g STRANGER Board 4g Glee Club 49 Interclass Basketball 4. ROBERT JOSEPH KILROY Cl1risf' PORTLAND, MAINE Slow ana' easy Win: the mcef' While others have been looking for Kilroy, he has been here with us all year. From the signs seen around the world one can see that the Portland Rocket has really moved around. Strictly a one-woman man, he is Eleanor's gain and B.A.'s loss. This good sport and line athlete has helped our school over many a rough road to victory. Football 43 Basketball 43 Baseball 4: Stunt Night 45 STRANGER Board 43 Class Will. HARVEY RANDALL LORD Horv Nonrn WATEREoIzu, MAINE Success is won by honest talk. Haw is one of the best-natured fellows on campus. He is always ready with a greeting for whomever he meets. You must think quickly to be able to match his playful l?j cracks. He's one of the highest ranking students, too. Cross Country '43 Glee Club 45 Christmas Cantata 45 Operetta 4g Ski Club 4, STRANGER Board 4. BENNETT P. LUJA Benny PORTLAND, MAINE The envy of all the girls, They so wixh they had your curls. Benny is the guy who breaks silences with one of the many remarks that he has for all occasions. He has kept the boys in Mass. Hall amused with his rendition of boogie-woogie. Ben has gained a repu- tation as an athlete and as an actor that should stand him in good stead later in life. As for women, he seems to have a weakness for girls with long hair. Football 4g Hockey 4g Baseball 4g Stunt Night 43 Operetta 4. JOHN THOMAS MCDERMOTT Moc CoNcoRD, NEW HAMPSHIRE A hit of lively chatter will make the day gladderf' Mac's the guy with the beautiful eyes surrounded by inch-long eye- lashes that make all the girls swoon. Mac is shy, however, except when he's lighting to win on the basketball floor. We think you're OK., John. How does the girl in Concord like you? Student Council, President 45 Basketball 4g Co:Captain 45 Baseball 4g Track 45 Camival Committee 4. WILLIAM S. MocDONALD Bill Moc WALT!-IAM, MASSACHUSETTS He has a way with words. Even though Bill has been with us only a year, he has made a large number of friends. His ability to talk and express his ideas well gave him a prize in Senior Debates and an opportunity to participate in the Bates Debating League at Bates College. Here's luck to an all-right guy! Cross Country 45 Track 4g Senior Debates 43 Bates Debating League 4. THOMAS CHARLES MELVILLE Tom .GREENWO0D, MASSACHUSETTS He that bath knowledge spareth his words. Although he appears to be quiet and shy, he is usually behind many of the mischievous stunts pulled here at school. He is also a piano virtuoso, who wins the women by his playing. New Year's Eve is an excursion that many people would like to hear about, Tom. Tom is a line student, and we are sure he will do well in college. Sports Writer 4, Basketball Manager 4g STRANGER Board 43 Class Gifts. WARREN EDWARD PRIESTLY Gif MELRosE, MASSACHUSETTS Not by years but by disposition is wisdom acquired. Git is the big good-looking fellow who was one of the strong points of the hockey team this year. He is always a good sport, and is a very capable student, too. He has been a so-called woman-hater as far as the girls at B.A. are concerned, but we expect that before long he will become a victim of the opposite sex. Could it be that there is a girl elsewhere? Hockey 4g Baseball 43 Class Prophecy. CARLETON KENNARD SMITH Smitty BRIDGTON, MAINE Tall, dark, and handsome. Smitty is quiet, but not so shy after you get to know him. ln his one year at B.A. he has shown his cleverness on the basketball floor. Next year he plans to study Civil Engineering at the U. of M. Basketball 43 STRANGE!! Board 4. JOSEPH WEEMAN UNNOLD Joe BRIDGTON, MAINE He smile: away the cares of llvc day. joe's the tall, husky fellow who always greets you with an ear-to-ear grin. From what we hear he does a good job of keeping the third period library students quiet-you know, spare the rod and spoil the childf' Librarian 4g Basketball 43 Class Prophecy. DANA L. WOODBURY Woodie PORTLAND, MAINE Woodie is a lad the girls and boys on the campus are quite proud of. He is outwardly calm, but when it comes to excitement he'll more than join in the fun-. Good luck to you in the years to come. We hope to see you often. Football 45 Basketball 45 Camera Club 49 Baseball 4. Standing. left to right-David Erickson, Fred Pike, Arthur Denison, Charles Adams john McDermott Steve Fillebrown, Roger Briggs, Raymond Ugalde, Gerald Flewelling, Phil Denison Laura Pike .Seated joan Pierce, Nancy Flewelling, jackie Merrill, Mary Tenny, Adam Leighton, Tom Pike Betty Pike Student Councill The Student Council, elected by the student body, consists of the following Seniors-Nancy Flewelling, Joan Pierce, Laura Pike, Arthur Denison, Steve lsillebrown juniors-Philip Denison, Fred Pike, Mary Tenney, Gerald Flewelling Soplvomores-Betty Pike, Raymond Ugalde, David Erickson Freslvmen-Tom Pike and Adam Leighton G. lfs--Charles Adams, john McDermott, Roger Briggs The officers elected were: President Vice Preszdent Secretary Treasurer John McDermott Arthur Denison Nancy Flewelling Charles Adams A '. Q A . 3 - , ,usyixif Back Raw, left lo right-Herbert Mercier, Gerald Flewelling, John Fuller, Raymond Pauley, Robert Moody, Dale Richardson, Richard Winchenbach, Peter Jordan, Donald Hill, Louis Palumbo. Middle Row-Joan Bean, Jayne Powley, Fred Pike, Frank Bennett, Russell Bridgham, john Noe, Gordon Knight, Louise Henry, Phil Denison. Front Row-Happy Hamlin, jackie Merrill, Carolyn Paradise, Betty Carlson, Mr. Hodgdon fadviseri, Merle Deering, Virginia Conrad, Barbara Lord, Olive Knight, Mary Tenny. union Claim The Junior Class was organized early in the school year with the following oflicers: President Philip Denison Vice President John Curtis Secretary Virginia Conrad Treasurer Jacqueline Merrill Ar the first class meeting the class decided to pay two dollars a year for dues. This is a practice continued from last year and will help pay our graduating expenses when we are seniors. The members of the junior Class who were chosen to be on the STRANGER Board are Jayne Powley, Mary Tenney, John Curtis, and Philip Denison. Members who were chosen to be on the Student Council are Gerald Flewelling, Mary Tenney, Fred Pike, and Philip Denison. Members chosen for the National Honor So- ciety are Mary Tenney, Jacqueline Merrill, and Happy Hamlin. The Junior Class has been well represented in various activities and sports, one member, john Noe, having represented Bridgton Acad- emy in the Bates Debating League at Bates College. The class adviser is Mr. Hodgdon. i , MARY TENNEY '48 I ,.,-...--.,Y.. ., , i,.r--4A . Back Row. left lo right-David Erickson, Richard Leavitt, John Conrad, Borden Davis, Richard Dyer, Robert Montgomery, Howard Jackson, Raymond Ugalde, Skip Dodge. Middle Row-Curtis Millett, Prentiss Kimball, David Moulton, Dana Lord, Frank Bell, Joe Wentworth, John Davis, Marilyn Ferguson, jack Rubin, David Morrison. Front Row-Virginia Gammon, Betty Pike, Sally Harju, Ruth Autio, Mr. Haskell ladviserj, Faith Snow, Mary Lord, Laurene Lord, Marion jackson. SUP l'I.0 YYLUTLE, CQQAA As the new school year 1946-1947 rolled around we found that we had all our class- mates back with the exception of one. Also, several more have joined us during the year. We organized our class early and elected the following class officers: President Borden Davis Vice President David Morrison Secretary Laurene Lord Treasurer John Davis With a lot of fun and hard work we put on a dance for the Freshmen to make up for the rousing initiation we gave them. We also con- tributed to the Red Cross. Our class has been well represented in the events at B.A. and in the following organizations: Orchestra, Leaders' Corps, Glee Club, Athletic Association, Student Council, and Honor Society. Our class adviser is Mr. Haskell. LAURENE LORD '49 M jp 0 Jfwul 3,10 xml? , 4411142 4 . .M .t -Aa ia Back Row, left to right-Bill Paxton, Arthur Holt, William Fickett, Chester Beals, Dan Forsythe, Franklin Grant, Tom Pike, Adam Leighton, Gordon Lord, Rodney Andrews. Middle Row-Erlon McAllister, Pat Stewart, Evelyn Lamb, Helen Thomes, Geneva Nelson, Stanley Willey, Mary Ford, Irene Daigneauit, Marion Allen, Barbara Spiller, Fred Noe. Front Row-Ruth Bartlett, Anita Daigneault, Louette Plummer, Barbara Build, Mr. Smithner fadviserj, Ellen Nyrila, Rachel Gile, Nancy Cobb, Catherine Curtis, Pat Flewelling. 'Dfnalshman Cllasa so The Freshman Class this year has served Bridgton Academy well, and if we continue to display the same willingness and school spirit, we are certain to be outstanding leaders in Bridgton Academy life. ' As soon as initiation day and the Freshman Reception were over, we started out to prove ourselves worthy. We gave a dance for the entire student body at the beginning of the year. Insports the class of '50 had representatives on the Varsity Football squad, J.V. Basketball, and Varsity Cross Country teams. The girls were represented on the Varsity Basketball team. The class also has had members in the Glee Club, Orchestra, Camera Club, Art Club, and Leaders' Corps. In all our activities we have not neglected our studies. Each marking period you will find freshmen on the Honor and High Honor Roll. We have contributed to the Red Cross and are trying at all times to be worthy of our school. fwe-MN A Our class ofiicers arc: President Daniel Forsyth Vice President he Irene Daigneault WM Secretary Anita Daigneault W, Treasurer Ruth Bartlett Our class adviser is Mr. Smithner. MARY FORD ,50 6 W 9555 9 555555552 H edlitonialla WHAT NOW ? For four years we have had our lives planned for us. Everything we did was thought out ahead for us. The most we did really on our own was to choose our subjects the first day of school. Even then the most of us didn't put too much thought toward the choice we made. From the first day on, it was really easy. The bulletin board told us where to go and when to go there. All we had to do was to follow the directions. All good things come to an end, how- ever, and our rosy path will end on June 16th. This is a day of enthusiastic con- gratulation by proud parents and excited friends and relatives. Yes, it's a day of speeches and celebration, but is that all? No! lt's more than thatg it's a milestone in our lives, one of the many points of turning. As the excitment dies down and the spirit of graduation cools, we become aware of one great pressing question. That question is: What Now? As I said before, up to now our lives have been planned by others and have been fairly easy to follow, but now who is to guide us and tell us what to do and how to do it? Don't look too far in search of this next adviser because he's very close byg in fact, at this moment you are standing right in his shoes or perhaps wearing her graduation dress. Yes, that uuninitiated guide is you and only you. It's true that parents and friends stand ready to aid you, but their aid can only be financial or at best advisory. Your parents and friends can't plan your lives for you and they certainly aren't going to pay your bills for the balance of your days. What to do? Well, the first horrible truth is that you'll have to think for your- selves. Yes, from now on you are your own guide and counselor. From now on a harder road starts. If you go to college, you will for the first time meet real life. To begin with, choosing your subjects is a serious problem. You are no longer choosing the easiest subjects so you can have a soft year, but you are choosing the subjects that are to acquaint you with and prepare you for an actual position in ,the world. The better judgment you use in choosing a subject the better chance you will have of getting the right position in life. There is nothing more discourag- ing and heartbreaking than to go into life riding in the wake of poorly chosen sub- jects and then discover that your interest in that occupation has exhausted itself. It leaves you open to the mercy of the worldg in fact, you are unprepared and incapable of succeeding at anything else but that which you have studied. You will find an unsympathetic ear turned in your direction when you tell your story to em- ployer after employer. All that is left is to start over. To avoid any such catastro- phe, remember three things: choose wisely, study adequately, and apply intelligently. All of us can't go to college, some for financial reasons and some for just plain lack of the ability to carry them through a higher school. For these people the road is no easier, however. Their best bet is to follow their interests. Think of what you like to do, and in most cases it will direct you to what you can do the best. It is very important not to go into a position just because the pay is a little higher. If you don't enjoy your work, your efficiency will decline and your pay check along with it. If you pick work you enjoy, your enthusiastic application to the job will pay you well in advancements. All in all, what you do now, how wisely you plan your life, and how well you carry out your plans will determine how long you will be puzzling - What Now? WALTER LITTLEFIELD '47 MEMORIES OF B.A. I suppose everyone has moments like this-you have been busy and rushed, working harder and having more fun than you have ever had when suddenly you stop with the realization before you that you are almost a high school graduate. You have attained a goal. Then nostaglia envelopes you and you begin to remember the things that have made these four years the best years of your life. The gym recalls many emotions-the frustration of a basketball practice when your forward is continually getting around you to score, and it seems as though four o'clock will never comeg the intense satisfaction and wild joy of coming from behind to win a game by a couple of points-a game that brings the crowd to their feet in the last tense seconds of play, filling the gym with their shouting. And there are other memories-of Carnival and Commence- ment Balls when the athletes become so- phisticated ladies and gentlemen in the gay atmosphere of brightly colored bal- loons and streamers. I'll remember the chapel with its old traditions at graduation time, on the same stage, where, with shaking knees, we gave our sophomore essays and prize speaking pieces, where we rehearsed long and stren- uously for an operetta or vesper service, and where finally, with the quiet happi- ness of high achievement, we receive our diplomas. I'll remember wondering how I am ever going to do all the things that must be done, and then, before I realize what has happened, school has closed and I look at the campus suddenly quiet and deserted, wishing for the bustle and laughter of school days. I'll remember the loyalty with which I defended my school when it was attacked by others, even though I may have sput- tered all through dinner about the unfair- ness of this or that. I'll remember the pa- tience of the teachers when you wonder why they don't give us an old-fashioned spanking. I'1l remember the beautiful sunny af- ternoons at the baseball diamond, up on the hill behind the gym, cheering our team on to victory, with the rolling green hills meeting the soft distant purple of Pleas- ant Mountain silhouetted against the blue sky, and on the other side the white gym looking down on the village of North Bridgton nestled among the elm trees on the lake whose sparkling blue stretches among the hills. But what I will remember longer than anything else are the people with whom I have gone to school during these four years-the ones I played basketball with, the ones who lent me their math papers when I went to the movies instead of studying, the ones I exchanged notes with in study hall, the ones I sang with in the Glee Club, the ones I teased, and the ones who teased me. These memories and hundreds of oth- ers will linger when years from now in some distant corner of the globe someone says, Remember B.A.? NANCY FLEWELLING '47 THE GREATEST POWER The atomic scientists say that atomic energy is the greatest power of the uni- verse. In a purely physical sense it is the background of Bikini, and the atomic bombs are reasons why nothing, either now or hereafter, can stand up to such a power. The greatest power is not the atom, for men decide when and where atomic bombs shall explode. The complete understanding of nu- clear physics must be conquered before one can fully visualize the peculiar char- acteristics of atomic weapons. Only such understanding, widely held by all peoples, will produce a national attitude about fu- ture wars which is based on facts. The basic facts are two, and are exceedingly simple: 1. There is no defense of the atomic bomb, 2. We can already control atomic wea- pons, but it is men who have to be con- trolled. Talk of control of the atom bomb is pure falsehood. No atomic bomb has ex- ploded anywhere except completely and accurately under the control of men. Our control of the atomic bomb is perfect. They don't go off until we want them to, and every one has gone off exactly when we wanted it to. To speak of the problem of control of atomic weapons is pure escapism. That problem has been com- pletely solved by Dr. Oppenheimer's sci- entists at Los Almos, New Mexico. The unsolved problem is control of man. The atom is willing to do useful work or to do nothing as it has for years. It will do whatever the man in control directs. The problem is not outlawing atomic weapons , that too, is passing the buck. To outlaw something is to pass a law against it. This law can be expected to work. Any nation that starts a war is planning to win, and the victors of a World War are not going to be prose- cuted as outlaws by the vanquished. The problem is to devise means of making war impossible. The atomic bomb has already made war impractical. War is no longer homicidal, it's suicidal. People state that they do not consider the atomic bomb a serious threat, but merely something to frighten the weak-nerved, that it cannot decide a war, because it is by no means sufficient for this purpose. That is people talking through fear, not according to the facts-one bomb- one city. Present knowledge indicates that bombs capable of destroying everything in a twenty-five mile radius can be made. No nation can function when every major city is converted from a production cen- ter to a gaping hole, relying on the aid of other nations for help. Usually, when a city is attacked by bombing, it calls for help from neighbor- ing areas. Hiroshima never did, not a word of the disaster was sent to Tokyo when it happened. There were no authori- ties left alive, and no communications equipment left functioning. However, the atomic weapons and atomic power are under complete control. Atomic power is released only when, where, and in the way men, not the atoms, choose. The atoms don't need further control. The problem is to get men to face the facts and to issue laws for con- trols where they are needed. Nuclear physics is a true science which can be handled adequately. Psychology hasnit advanced beyond the point of infancy. HARRY B. MCCRACKEN, JR. '47 THE PARTY OF THE HATS Have you ever passed a hat shop and noticed the variety of styles and colors? I passed a shop the other day in whose window was a group of hats which re- minded me of a tea party in an old- fashioned garden. The hats were arranged on various lev- els and heights as they often are in a show window. To the rear and on the uppermost levels were hats from light shades of powder blue to the gray-blue hues of a smoky August day. They were decorated with filmy, white veils on some and the palest of yellow and pink flowers and ribbons on others. On a lower level were hats forming an arc or background effect for the center group. They had the quality of a perfect setting for the party. In shades of light, spring greens and deep, cool greens they exhibited an air of chic and perfection by a rolled band, a smoothly slanting crown, a suddenly tipped brim, or simply by being a well- made, unadorned hat. In the center of the window was a riot of color from which one could almost hear the chatter and laughter of an afternoon tea. A small straw hat was crowned by a bouquet of small red roses punctuated by an occa- sional green leaf. Nearby was a gay neighbor of white material, trimmed with a veil pinned back by a tiny band of gold sequins and dotted by a single gold sequin from time to time. Another was simply a cluster of purple violets re- sembling more a corsage than a hat. The hats were all colors of the rainbow and were made up mostly of flowers and rib- bons and stiff veils, both large and small. Presiding over the group was a queenly looking hat of cream color, styled by a round crown and a wide brim and deco- rated solely by a black velvet ribbon sur- rounding the crown and cascading from the back of the brim in perfect dignity. As I turned to go from the party, I noticed that its charm and beauty was giving pleasure to others as it had to me. NANCY PIKE '47 VALUES OF PARTICIPATING When you enter high school as a fresh- man, the four years ahead appear as an endless struggle and commencement just a fanciful dream. In reality, these four years are filled with excitement, fun, and gaiety, with a few disappointments and disillusionments mixed in for good meas- ure. The big basketball game of the sea- son in which you were lucky enough to play, the weakness that strikes you as you Hrst step out on rhe stage in the S operetta, the elated feeling when you see your name on the honor roll-these are the things to remember. Then, to bal- ance the good things, there are snowballs which have a way of curving gracefully toward a window, the test you Hunked in English, and last but not least, Ye Olde Study Hall. These things are what mold your character and personality, and are very important to your future success. Your education is most important to you today, for the value of a high school diploma has greatly increased in this in- dustrial world, and more and more people are realizing the need for an education. Your studies still come first, but educa- tion does not include studies alone. Other school activities will give you the oppor- tunity to work- with other people, to test your patience and your fortitude, your initiative as well as your perseverance. and most of all your tact and kindness. From dramatics, public speaking, and participation in chapel exercises, you gain poise. Many students think they can not speak in front of an audience. One of the main reasons for this is that they are too self-conscious. An excellent way to overcome this defect is to participate in group activities before other people. A large group does a stunt for Stunt Night, or you sing with forty-nine others in the Vesper Service. After participating in ac- tivities of this nature, you find it an easy thing to appear with others in front of a large audience. Then come plays and chapel exercises in which only a few peo- ple take part. Gradually the number of participants diminish until you stand alone to speak in front of an audience. However, you find that you will not be so nervous as you expected, for it is just another appearance and after several ap- pearances you gain the poise and self- conndence of a professional. It can, you will find, be fun to sing, speak, or act for the enjoyment of others. Not only is this useful on the stage, but also you will be- come more confident when attending a social gathering of people you do not know. From serving on committees, one learns to work with others toward a common goal and to take orders willingly from his committee chairman. After serving on committees, it is probable that you will be chosen as a chairman if you show initia- tive. As chairman you will acquire the traits of a leader. You will have to think many things out for yourself. You will have to be patient and tactful in order to be a leader who is likeable. This may seem impossible for you, but actually if you take really genuine interest in the task you undertake and are kind and friendly, you will find yourself becoming a leader well liked by your co-workers. You gain in character from participa- tion in activities, but you also have a lot of fun. At times rehearsals or last-minute changes will discourage you, but the divi- dends will outweigh the drudgery and work. At Bridgton Academy there are in- numerable activities which you can join, and in later life you will discover even more. Why not join a club or take up an activity now and see how much it will benefit you, both now and in the future? .IOAN PIERCE '47 .fltenctnnj TO WHAT AVAIL? It was August, 1945, and all America was jubilant, in cities and villages all over the country people were intoxicated with the long awaited news of the surrender of Japan. Parades and spontaneous celebra- tions erupted all over the nation, industry ceased to function for two daysg American servicemen on foreign battlefields laid down their arms and looked forward to that long awaited journey home. The se- cret fury of the Atom Bomb had been un- leashed, and the last Axis Nation had succumbed before the combined might of the Allies. Once again the forces of right and justice had arisen to crush the aggres- sors, and the greatest war in the history of mankind was at an end. Peace was wonderful, especially after almost four years of bitter warfare, and most of us were content to celebrate. We were secure in the belief that all would be serene along Rehabilitation Boulevard. Only a few of the more long- range thinkers had enough foresight to envision the pitfalls in that road or the somber clouds, looming dark and sinister, on the not-so-distant horizon. These few refused to become infatuated with the seemingly grand and glorious security that the initial weeks of peace offered. They knew that winning the war and winning the peace were two entirely different things, it was sometimes easier to tri- umph on the field of battle than at the peace table. The bitter lessons learned after World War I were still fresh in their memories, the failure of the League of Nations haunted them. Their fervent hope and desire was that a lasting peace should come out of this war. They hoped that the numerous brave men and boys who had made the supreme sacrifice in World War II would not have died in vain. The costly mistakes made after World War I must be corrected, a last- ing peace for all countries must be insured. The peace machine, with its potential benehts for all, was set in motion long before V-J Day. The four great powers, the United States, Great Britain, China, and Russia, assembled and after careful deliberation, agreed to call a meeting of representatives of all the allied nations. This historic conference, which would in- directly affect all the peoples of the earth, convened at San Francisco, the afternoon of April 25, 1945. Even though bloody battles were still raging in Europe and the Pacific, great men from many na- tions were already striving toward a last- ing peace. At San Francisco it was decided to form an organization of nations, the na- tions who had been united in war wished to continue their alliance to maintain permanent peace. It was here that the memory of the late President of the Unit- ed States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was honored by the attending nations. They decided to call their organization the United Nations, this name had been sug- gested by President Roosevelt at an earlier conference before his untimely death. After the preliminary task of organiz- ing had been finished, the infant or- ganization proceeded to tackle the many difficult problems which lay ahead. What were the best means of obtaining lasting peace? How could this new organization rectify or completely avoid the costly mis- takes of the League of Nations? How could just and permanent peace negotia- tions be initiated? What would be the best method to extract payment from aggressor nations as settlement for the numerous atrocities they had perpetrated against weaker countries? The United Nations ultimately decided on some of the general rules to which all member na- tions were to adhere. These rules, which seem comparatively simple, were arrived at only after meticulous thought and dis- cussion by all member nations. They are designed to anticipate and extinguish at the source any act that could lead to mis- understanding among nations. All its leg- islation is designed to preserve peace, no problem should ever arise that is so intri- cate or so complicated that one of the United Nations' strongest laws will not be able to cope with it. Yes, the diplomats and statesmen at San Francisco were certain that their care- fully planned organization would succeed where the League of Nations had failed so miserably. The intentions of a large majority of those delegates were abso- lutely sincere, and all but a few self- centered nations seemed willing to con- cede to a point here and there to estab- lish a lasting peace. Nationalistic pride and prejudices were forgotten, men of all colors, creeds, and religions worked shoul- der to shoulder. Their goal was peace and all else was forgotten as their great inertia carried them steadily toward it. Many nations agreed to and signed legislation that might be entirely beneficial to them. Numerous sacrifices were made at San Francisco so that the entire world, not just a few privileged nations. could bask in the limelight of peace. ' Now ominous echoes can be heard from both adjacent and distant lands, these are not the echoes of peace, but harbingers of trying times ahead. In the Middle East, the Holy Land, which once heard the voices of Herald Angels, now hears the voices of varied weapons of war. All Palestine is engaged in a bitter struggle, one which may develop enough significance to give the United Nations its first big test. Greece is con fronted with political disorganization. All is not serene in Poland. In China people of the same race still bear arms against each other. French Indo-China is a veritable powder keg loaded with potential troubles. In all occupied lands there is a great discontent, underground movements are hindering the work of occupation forces. In some cases the actions of the liberators them- selves are doing much to further harmful relations. The foreign scene is not a pleas- ant one, and it is almost certain that the United Nations have much work to do before all is serene overseas. What about our own country? Surely all must be well in the stronghold of de- mocracy? Nothing can disrupt the Amer- ican way of life! This is what we like to tell ourselves, but a glance at the news- papers convinces us that this is only will- ful thinking. Although there is no gun- fire in America, there are other forces of unrest that are daily causing more and more dissension. Race riots are common occurrences, discrimination against Ne- goes is witnessed at every turn. In Amer- ica, a land of democracy, Negroes have been denied the right to vote. Many disci- ples of Communism are doing their ut- most to spread its doctrines among us. Strikes are repeatedly paralyzing indus- try. Our relations with other world pow- ers are strained and could easily reach the danger point. Yes, America is also feeling the effects of these tense days. We can only hope and pray that the United Nations will he able to help us in finding a solution to our problems. Can these tangled international rela- tions be solved by the United Nations, or will the greed of individual nations tri- umph as it did after World War I? Will nationalism and patriotism spell the down- fall of this instrument of peace as it did that of the League of Nations before it? Will another Mad Paperhangerv appear among us to initiate another wanton slaughter? Or will the United Nations, with the help of God, lead us safely along the road to peace? Brave men and boys of many races died in vain in World War Ig the peace they won was not a lasting one. Through no fault of their own World War I was not a war to end all wars. To What Avail? That was the question people re- peatedly asked themselves after the first World War. They found, later that there was no suitable answer for it. We fervently hope that when people ask them- selves the same question with regard to World War II they may be able to an- swer it favorably. May the United Nations act as repre- sentatives for the hero dead of World War II and enforce the peace they laid down their lives to gain. May the hero dead of World War II rest in peace, secure in the knowledge that peace is finally a reality. RAY GADAIRE '47 DISILLUSION ED Through twelve years of school the merits of our great and famous men were drilled into my head until ideologies spun like the wheels of my tricycle. Examples were set up for me to follow, examples of men that I was to idolize for years to come, men that were to shine in my sky. My illusion has been shattered. The news that there was no Santa Claus was a hard pill for me to swallow, but through the years I have learned to take it like a man. Now the fruit of my life has rotted away. Yes, the bitter truth has come out. I have lost all faith in mankind. My mother and father had always taught me to be truthful and to live up to the Scout Oath and Law. They tried to teach me to be a polite and kind little boy, not to spit on old ladies, not to take candy away from crippled men, and not to tie cans on the local bum. My coaches in school always taught me the clean way to play dirty, and I was fair about it. For years I have heard about the Phi Beta Key, an honor bestowed upon a select few. Now I learn what it really is, the bottle opener, just a crude piece of metal ham- mered into such a shape as to benefit the majority of my friends. The Easter Bunny always left eggs for me to hnd on Easter Sunday, but now I realize you can buy them at the nearest ten-cent store. When I was a little boy, I used to put my milk teeth under my pillow, and when I awoke in the morning, I was reimbursed in cold cash for them. My dad had two plates put in, and all he got was a bill from the dentist. The sandman always put me to sleep, so my mother saidg but now I have to have my night cap, and then all is well. These are all the things that lead up to the backward introverts that are in- festing our society today. I was a pro- gressive, a Republican, but now I am a Democrat, a radical. My last hope was centered about George Washington, the first President of our United States. The other instances I have borne, as Atlas did the world. Now even George has ruined the final scene. Yes, George Washington never cut down a cherry treeg it was Parson Weems that started the whole ugly rumor. CHARLES ADAMS ' 47 LIFE Did you ever try to define life? It is indeed a strange and wonderful force, life makes inanimate pieces of protoplasm into human beings. It is indefinable, as no one kn'ows what it is and yet we have the evidences of its force all around us. I feel that in this life each person should use this spark to further certain basic things, namely, the idea that men can live together peacefully and in a so- ciety in which they can be free to pursue the vocations and avocations of their choice.. Ma-my will say this idea is foolish, the plan or idea of a dreamer. What man is not a dreamer? Do we not all long for the day when we can settle down with our families and live in peace, working at our jobs? This is not the ideal of one, but rather the ideal of many. It is not impractical, but rather the only practical solution for the mess we find in the world today. Man must learn to live with himself in peace, or he will destroy himself by his own hand. This statement is easily seen as true when we consider the recent develop- ment of weapons of war that can destroy a nation, not in hours but in mere minutes. At last man is coming to the realization of the above-mentioned fact. We see the results of their dreams of peace in the U. N. as we saw it after the last war in the League of Nations. There is a basic difference in the plan, but yet there is also a similarity. The world longs for peaceg it can no longer stomach wars. Yet the leaders of the nations of the world are not satisfied. They must pursue their petty schemes and thus thwart the desires of the people for peace. What then are the people to do? Our answer is to make yourselves be heard. Cry out your hatred of war, and force your leaders to follow suit! DAVID BRYANT '47 THE SECOND BATTLE OF IWO JIMA The battle of Iwo Jima is history to- dayg however, there is a story never told and that is the second battle which pitted man against the black volcanic ash that made up the soil of the island, and against the torrential downpours which could wash out a road in an hour. This battle was the construction work for our own facilities on the island, such as roads and airstrips. To people, it would have had little interest or public appeal, but to those working, it was a lot of hard work and many hours without sleep. In the first place, the island was a total destruction, and in the second place it all had to be reconstructed for our advantage. As men labored furiously day and night, the airstrip was completed, the largest in that area. Then, atop Mt. Surabachi, we had the height to give us a greater range from our radar units. In a month, after intense construction, the island was a different picture. Through our engineers, the problem of men, sup- plies, and traflic were all cleared up. Then, too, General Hopkins helped very much in keeping up the morale of the men. He was a very good man to serve under. The building of the road to Mt. Sura- bachi was probably one of the hardest tasks undertaken by our Army Engineers and Navy Seabees. The problem was not of building the road, but of keeping it from washing away by torrential rains. A captured Jap Major told our interpre- ters that he had tried to build the same road for three years. Even before the island was captured, the engineers were already starting to build, facing problem after problem. I have spoken of several things that I witnessed in the way of construction, however, there is one point I think should be made very clear. It is the cooperation of the Army, Navy, and Marines, which made all this work possible. Many things, which otherwise could not have been done, were accomplished through teamwork. I think it is the best argument for the merger of the Army, Navy, and Marines into one integrated unit, thus eliminating friction and jealousy between the services. WALTER ENGLAND '47 RELIGION AND THE STUDENT Religion is an important factor in the lives of the youth of our nation. To many young people it is the fountainhead of all their ideals and beliefs, while others are not as directly influenced. Today a young person sees many types of religion. Now, in 1947, he makes his own selection or formulates his own kind of worship. A youth in the United States is given the opportunity to learn about all types and forms of religion. In addi- tion to first-hand knowledge, he may hear services of different faiths over radio sta- tions or he may fmd good informative reading material in magazines. Parents greatly influence their son's and daughter's religious views, since they usu- ally expect them to follow the faith to which they adhere. However, compared to ancient times, parents are now 'very liberal in this matter. Both adolescents and adults realize that religion is invalu- able to any human being. A growth of toleration and appreciation in recent years is another reason that youth now finds religion an open door. Youth craves independence in many phases of life today. He craves it in re- ligion as well as in any other field. Proof of this is found in the many organizations and conferences held throughout the country. During these conferences repre- sentatives of many faiths live, work, play, and worship together. They make plans and strive to find solutions to their group problems through open discussions. Adults advise them and guide them, but it is the young people who actually con- trol the organizations. Through years of work these organiza- tions and conferences have brought tol- erance before the youth of our nation. They have broken many barriers that might have become dangerous and serious to our young people. Young people are naturally less prejudiced than older per- sons. Thus their intolerance fwhich con- tradicts any true religionj is more easily corrected than that of adults. It is during the youthful and formative years that the conferences are niost beneficial. Students of high school and college age become actively interested in religion. Since the end of the last war, we young people have learned that true religion does not die when the crisis is past- that it lives on through our whole lives. We know too that religion is one of the most beneficient powers at work in the world today. If youth can keep religion alive for all times, then we have the basis for making a better world. JAYNE POWLEY '48 A SKELETON'S PLEA In our town the cemetery is far enough from town so that it is very quiet. I rest there quite often because it is so peaceful among the dead. Most of the time though I scurry around looking in ladies' windows and writing down the date on which I think they should join all those nice people. One day when I was perched on top of my tombstone, I noticed little Billy Grin- del riding past on his bike. I thought how nice it would be if Sarah, his mother, could join our club as a fourth for bridge. Since Marie had pulled the main elec- tricity switch in town and had been ex- communicated from heaven, our Bleached Bones Society for Ladies had only seven members. That night I flew to the Grindel house. It was a cold, windy night and I felt very drafty. fHave you ever felt the wind ripple through your ribs? You will after you've been dead forty years., Sarah Grindel had the face of a saint, but I knew her to be full of fun and laughter. I noticed how tired she looked. Her husband had died and left her a son and house to look after with no money. She managed, but I couldn't help think- ing that if I took her into our club, poor Willy would be alone. The next day while I was playing cops and robbers with some catbirds, I no- ticed Willie riding along on his bike. I hopped into the middle of the road and called to him to stop. All skeletons look the same, but I guess Willie didn't like live ones because his hair stood right up on end and his eyes looked as though he had seen a ghost. fNo, I am a skeleton, not a ghostlj His bike just barely touched the road he went so fast, and I never saw Willie on the cemetery road again. I decided Willie was much too young to be left without a mother, so I looked for another prospect. Lettie Good was buried lthough not through my orderj the next Tuesday, and I thought that she would be perfect. She was for awhile, but soon she started flirt- ing with the guy three graves from hers, and they became so deeply attached to one another that we could never count on her presence at our meetings. Now do you know why I am writing this? Do you know any ladies between the ages of sixteen and sixty in sound mind, who are capable of playing bridge without trumping their partner's aces? If you do--stop by the Sea View Cemetery any afternoon at four and I will be there waiting for you. Please don't be frightened--after all- you have to die sometime! DoTT1E BURNHAM '47 HONG KONG just off the southeastern coast of China, about eighty miles from the city of Canton, China, lies Hong Kong, a British Crown Colony since 1800. Hong Kong, like many other seaport cities, is essentially a commercial city. It derives its name from ancient Chinese characters which have doubtful meaning, the more generally accepted translation being Fra- grant Streams. Once you have roamed its dark and musty streets, you'll find it diffi- cult to understand how people can live happily and sometimes successfully in such an atmosphere. In order to analyze Hong Kong more thoroughly, one must sail the crowded waters of its harbors, where lie ships from the seven seas, passenger liners and tramp steamers, countless natives in their frail boats scurrying amongst the navy ships, begging and selling. One must wander through the city streets, where inviting shops display wares of ivory, silk, jade, and silver, and where long signboards and lanterns traced with very odd designs hang from the buildings. Like every other city in the Far East, Hong Kong has the handy rickshaw at one's command. It is one of the few cities, though, that have sedan chairs for hire. Swaying between two coolies, one finds it an agreeable ride, similar to riding on horseback. It is truly remarkable how both the rickshaw and sedan chair coolie, despite the numerous hardships encount- ered in their occupations, appear to live happy, contented lives. Their usual mood seems to be expressed in their chanting as they plod along with their human cargo, paying little or no attention to what goes on a few yards away. Always there is some unusual sight for the observant, be it both a man and a woman tugging at a heavy cart, human beasts of burden, or a hawker tugging at your sleeve begging you to purchase some of his merchandise. The steep, winding streets of Hong Kong are a mysterious display to anyone new to the Far East. The trip to Victoria Peak is also very interesting. Up there amongst the palaces of the wealthy, it is possible to gaze down upon Victoria, the city far below, and across Saint Augustine's Bay towards Kawloon Peninsula. Victoria Peak is said to be fifteen hundred feet above sea level, although it is possible to hire a sedan chair and ascend another five hundred feet to the very summit. Finally, you behold Hong Kong's hill- side city, Victoria, from out on Saint Augustine's Bay. When the night has mingled its many lights with the stars, it is a sight never to be forgotten. ROBERT KILROY '47 WERE THEY A PROBLEM? Toward the end of the war, talk on the home front deviated from the usual war topics to that of the returning service man. It seemed that everyone was worried about how the veteran would readjust himself to civilian life. Everyone, that is, except the veteran. I don't recall seeing any service men worried about his becoming a civilian. In fact, just before discharge most of them were so happy that, in their minds at least, they were civilians long before the dis- charge certificate was handed to them. Yet people continued to fret and worry as if the fellows that were coming back were of a different world and had to be coped with in an altogether different way. It wasn't the veterans that constituted the problem but rather those few people who felt the majority of veterans would pre- sent a problem. The majority of the men that entered the service found a life vastly different than they had heretofore experienced. Our boys in the Army, Navy, 'and Mar- ines were noted for the characteristic of adapting themselves to a situation when it presented itself. Why then should a few civilians agitate a problem involving the service manls returning to a life he had lived for perhaps twenty-one years, when he had Clone such a remarkable job adapting himself to three or four years of a life of hardship? Take, for example, the veterans here at Bridgton Academy. There is a cross sec- tion of American boys here, yet I have failed to see any serious problem arise during the year. The fact that the ma- jority of veterans are getting better than average grades, are interested in school activities, and are taking school seriously doesn't look like a problem to me. In fact, often they achieve more success in disciplining the younger students than many of the teachers do. How many of B.A.'s veterans have been seen in study hall? If any, it was for some minor de- tail such as sleeping through breakfast. It is true that the veteran may have about him an air of indifference, but that is due to a natural psychological reason. He had been dictated to for so long that now he t'6SCl1tS being ordered about in a commanding tone. There is always the exception to ev- ery case, but the majority of ex-service men seem to have readjusted themselves perfectly. C. W. FIFIELD '47 THE SOAP oPERAz 4 Will Portia face life? Will John's other wife come back to him? Will Mary- anne fmcl her dead step-father's will hid- den among the petunias? Will poor little Dickey survive the tonsillectomy? Listen in tomorrow, same time, same station, to find the answers to these important ques- tions -. . . . and so it goes day after day, week after week, month after month. The busy housewife, cleaning the kitchen, decides to enjoy some pleasant music while she works. So what happens? Within five minutes after the radio is turned on she is in the grip of Poor Rosie, student nurse, who gave up her home, family and happiness to devote her- self untiringly to the cause of true faith, while catching Nazi spies on the side. Perhaps our housewife is the type who never misses a program. She starts dust- ing the living room with When a Girl Marries g but if she dallies too much and works over into My True Storyf, she must speed things up, for lunch must be started when Sally Johnson, Girl Re- porter begins. So for the rest of the day, the housewife listens while she works. She sobs over the dishpan, as Althea tells her husband that she just can't go on like this. She uses a whole box of kleenex as she sniffles over Elizabeth Anne, who is being tried for killing her poor, dear hus- band. Everyone thinks she's innocent- except the jury! But supper is the crowning glory, the meat goes in the oven with Joanie Bron- son, Female Psychoanalystf' and the po- tatoes must be salted with Susan Stuntman, Girl Pilot. The vegetables should be started right after the dessert is put into the ice-box with 'QThe Strange Adventure of the Female Eskimo. But alas! just as it is time to sit down to supper, the last of our frustrated heroines treads the final mile and en- dorses the last product until tomorrow. As the last rays of the setting sun sink into the western sky and you settle down for a pleasant relaxing evening of soft music, who should come galloping out of the Wild West under the guiding hand of junior but Hi-ho Silverf' The Lone Ranger Rides Again! Louisa HENRY '48 SAILING Spreading silvery sails like giant wings, the trim craft strained impatiently at her moorings, anxious to be free. Gentle and steady was the wind finally swept het swiftly away-away from all the cares and problems of a troubled world - away from everything, that is, everything ex- cept God. You could feel I-Iis presence out there in the calm serenity of the dying day, closer than ever in any church. Impressive was the utter peacefulness of the scene, the setting sun sending its last faltering rays out over the tranquil waters, making a path-a path to Heaven, it seems. The snow-white gulls were swooping gracefully in search of the tiny herring darting like silver bullets through the water. The powder blue of the summer sky melted into a deeper shade. Then came the almost uncontrollable urge to sail-to sail far away to distant lands-to sail wherever the winds willed. As if to carry out your momentary thought, the temperamental breeze blew stronger and took the magic peacefulness away. SHIRLEY CAMPBELL '47 THE PAN -AMERICAN CONFERENCE I was fortunate to be in Mexico City in the spring of 1945 while the Pan- American Conference was taking place. There was an air of excitement and fes- tivity about that naturally beautiful city which became even more beautiful in honor of the occasion. Flags of all the nations present were displayed before the large and lovely ho- tels, as well as in the downtown shopping district. Mexico City's main boulevard, the Paseo de la Reforma, has a series of breathtaking monuments and statues placed strategically up and down its en- tire lengthg but most beautiful, perhaps, is the Fountain of Diana, which, during festival occasions, is lighted at night by a rainbow shower of color which would put any World's Fair to shame. Every night during the Conference, this spec- tacle drew large crowds. The delegates met every day in Chapultepec Castle, which overlooked the entire length of the Paseo de la Reforma, which was built, so legend has it, so Carlotta-wife of Maximillian-could watch her husband all the way down to the National Palace and see that he did not flirt with any of the senoritas. It also overlooks the two guardian snow-capped mountains of the city, Popocatepetle and Ixtacciheratl. They are two of the loveliest pieces of na- tural scenery one could wish to see. The Castle itself is now a national museum, and, except during the conference, is open for inspection. It contains many of the original exquisite furnishings used by Carlotta and Maximillian. Some of the American high school boys I knew were pages to some of the dele- gates. We met a great many of the dele- gates that way and thought Stettinius, our United States representative, a very striking man. Special postage stamps were printed during the Conference with a picture of a hand holding the world in its palm and the words Pan-American Conference written on it. Air mail stamps were red and the regular mail stamps were orange. It was extremely interesting and exciting to be there at such a time. MARIBETH EUSTIS '47 EDUCATION Education, the gradual drawing out and developing of a person's mind and inborn ability, is a long and varied process. In its broader sense, it applies not only to the knowledge which one obtains from books, which, until recent years, has been regarded as the all-important thing, but also to everything in life which definitely affects one's character. Man's ideas in regard to education have varied greatly through the ages. The ancient Greeks were the first to work out a system of education based on scientific principles. They aimed to prepare their youth for citizenship in a democratic state. Reading, writing, music, gym- nastics, and dancing held a prominent place during the earlier years. Later, de- bating, mathematics, and philosophy tend- ed to produce a harmony of body and soul that to them was the basis of all virtue. This method of training in ancient Athens produced a degree of development that, in some respects, has never been sur- passed. The great Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, taught their pupils to think. The early Roman educa- tion consisted of training for the practical affairs of life, with little attention to literary instruction. For centuries after this, in central Eur- ope and in England, there was no provi- sion for the education of the common people. Some monks in the monasteries devoted their lives to learning and so kept it alive for future generations. This long period was known as the Dark Ages. It was not until the sixteenth century that education became at all prominent once more, and even then it was confined largely to private schools, most of which were poor and expensive. The majority of the common people still could not read or write. Through the centuries that have followed, education has gradually been broadened and has become more general in its application. Our early Pilgrim and Puritan ancestors regarded it so highly that they built their schoolhouses and churches as soon as they had provided homes for their families, thus establishing free education for all, which has endured ever since. Only sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed on these shores, they started Q 16361 Harvard College for the higher education of their sons. Many of them were even sent back to England for this training. As a result, we can now look back with pride to the many able, con- scientious men whose masterly minds pro- duced our Constitution and put our coun- try on a firm working basis that has en- abled it to endure through the years. For many years education has been compul- sory in most of our states, yet it is amaz- ing to see the thousands of young men who were discarded in the recent draft because of their inability to read or write. Years ago, many people managed quite well with comparatively little schoolingg but now, in our more complicated civiliza- tion, such people are at a great disad- vantage. If we study the lives of men who have gained prominence in the world, we shall see that they are generally those who have appreciated the value of an education and have worked hard to ob- tain one, even against great odds. Let us then take advantage of the opportunities that are freely presented to us and get the best preparation possible for the life-work that lies ahead of us. Whatever that may be, it will be difficult, perhaps impossible, for us to accomplish it without the train- ing that our high schools provide. HAPPY HAMLIN '48 Bridgton Academy Nestled close by Long Lake's waters, Resting 'neath the towering pines, Learning English, math, or French, Learning history, learning physics, Learning how to live with others. Stately elms o'er shaded campus, Buildings set around the drive, Atop the hill the big white gym Seen by all from near and far. As we leave, we glance again At these things we loved so dearly. Football, tennis, hockey games, Win or lose, we cheered the same, And when we won, the school bell rang And people smiled and were well pleased. A happy cry boomed from the tower And called out o'er the hillsiand fields. And in the winter on the slope Skiing classes up and down, Above the rink where hockey men Whiz back and forth with stick and puck, And snow balls fly and snow men grow Upon the campus white with snow. Our parting roads draw nearer now, Onward into life we'll go, Always trying, always climbing Upwards toward our far-oif goal, But we'll stop and dream sometimes Of our days beneath the pines. R. WILLIAM Bruccs '47 A Bombing Mission The sky was cloudy and the ground was A wet, But they had their instructions and their watches were set. For this was a mission, a mission to kill, To test our pilots' training 'gainst the enemy's skill. The bombs were loaded slowly with care, A slip-up would mean a one-way fare. The planes were gassed and ready to go To bomb their objective and fight off the foe. One by one they took to the sky, Some would come back, yet others would die. But they all knew this, for it was war, Freedom was precious, worth dying for. Time drags slowly on a mission like this, For all that was around them was a blanket of mist. But soon they broke out and came into the clear, They all knew that now their objective was near. The crews then looked downward as if in a trance, For there below them was the coast of France. They tightened their belts and awaited the time For Navigator to Pilot, you may start to decline. The word was soon given and they started their rung They had to strike quickly for a job well done. One by one they started to dive To demolish a city that was now alive. Bomb after bomb came crashing down Until the city was crushed to the ground. Smoke and Hames went high in the air, And the one-time big city was now Hat and bare. With their mission accomplished, they headed for home, But on their tail was the foe from a nearby drome. The bombers were an easy target and many were hit. The few left high-tailed for home for they knew this was wit. Out of fifty bombers that left the British field Only twelve came staggering back using the clouds as a shield. And after they,d all landed, they were found in poor conditiong But this was not unusual, for it was A Bombing Mission. JAY Cons '47 Angling Down the brook see the angler stand, With watchful eye and skillful hand, The Hy at the end of his glimmering line Is cast in the water with precision fine. Suddenly the speckled beauty of the brook Darts from a shadow and seizes the hookg The beautiful trout breaks water and Hings Spray from the streak of his dorsal wings. Then he falls to the bank, squirming with fright, Where he dies in the dawn of the morn- ing light. The angler in his basket lays I-Iis speckled prize and goes his ways. FRANK BENNETT '48 Sheriff I-Ie never wears a badge, And doesn't tote a gun, But let some joker cut a class, And Sheriff's on the run. With his trusted deputy, No crime's too big or small, For every time D hits the trail, Some one gets to study hall. GEORGE HAMLIN '47 Those First Date Blues He brushed his teeth and washed his face fforgot to wipe the bowlj, Then raced about to find his shoes fmud- decked from lace to solej . He brushed his coat, then shined his shoes, And pressed his wrinkled tie fwhich by the way was red and bluej, a treat for any eye. He shaved with father's razor next fmost any teenster doesj , Then rubbed his face with alcohol fthough all he lost was fuzzj. He searched and yelled for missing socks And hunted collar clips, He then put on his cleanest shirt fthank God! No spots or ripsj . He combed his hair and fixed his tieg Then throwing out his chest, He stood before his Mum and Dad To get the acid test. Then off he walked toward the door fHe looked so clean and brightj. He called, Goodnight, and buttoning up, Stepped out into the night. His step was light, his air was gay, His whistle loud and clearg For he tonight was on his way To an enchanting dear. But joy to dread and dread to fear, For this was his first date. A Suppose,', he thought, 'Tm here 'too soon - Or even worse too late. A worried boy turned off the walk And headed for the doorg Then shaking legs walked up the path And closer, shook the more. Is Mary ready? I am Jim, He managed to reply, When Mr. Johnson softly said, Come in, don't be so shy. And then the 'third degree' began, He squirmed and twitched and tumed his toes, Then Mary came-at last! Her father said, Now don't be late. Eleven on the dot . . . He smiled and added, Don't get lost In some secluded spot. jim took her by the arm-and hand, His heart was pounding fastg He then looked into two blue eyes, And all his worries passed. TEX LITTLEFIELD '47 Callenclan ot Eoenta Sept. 22-Beginning of school Oct. 3-Freshman Initiation Oct. 8-Varsity Football Game at Frye- burg Oct. ll-Vets' Football Game at Bow- Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. doin 16-Varsity Football Game with Berlin H. S. Vets 17-Hebron Cross Country Meet 18-Stunt Night 19-Vets' Football Game at Brews- ter Free Academy 22-Varsity Football Game at He- bron 23-Cross Country Meet here with Fryeburg 25-Long Week-end 26-Vets' Football Game at U. of N. H. 30-Cross Country Meet at Frye- burg Nov. 1-Vets, Football Game at Bates Nov. 2-Varsity Football Game with Kents Hill Nov. 6--Varsity Football Game at Berlin H. S. Vets Nov. 8-Freshman Dance Nov. 11-Vets' Football Game at Maine Central Institute Nov. 13-Cross Country Meet here with Hebron Nov. 16-Vets' Football Game here with U. of M. Annex Nov. 21-22-Senior Play Nov. 25-Sports Banquet Dec. 6-Powers and Madrigal Singers Dec. Dec. 13-Vets' Basketball Game here with Portland Y. M. C. A. 15-Christmas Vesper Services Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. jan. Jan. Jan. jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 17-Varsity Basketball Game here with Fryeburg 19-Christmas Banquet 20-Term Closed 6--Term Opened 10-Vets' Basketball and Hockey Games here with M. C. I., Varsity Basketball at Kennett, Girls' Basket- ball at Fryeburg 11-School on Saturday 14-Varsity Basketball and Hockey at New Hampton 15-Varsity Basketball Game here with Hebron Vets' Basketball Game at U. of N. H. Vfsj 17-Girls' Basketball at South Paris 18-Vets' Basketball Game here with Baldwin Apples Hockey Game hre with Kents Hill 21-Vets' Basketball Game here with Brewster Free Academy Varsity Basketball Game at Frye- bur 22-Hockey Game here with Berlin G. I.'s 24-Girls' Basketball here with Bliss Business College Vets' Basketball Game at Bowdoin Vfsj 25-Vets' Basketball Game at Port- land Boys' Club Varsity Basketball Game with New Hampton 28-Girls, and Varsity Basketball Game at Briclgton H. S. Vets' Basketball Game here with Portland Junior College 30-Hockey at Hebron Vets' Basketball Game at Maine Central Institute Jan. 31-Girls' and Varsity Basketball here with Casco H. S. Vets at Maine School of Commerce Feb. 1-Varsity and Vets' Basketball Game at Hebron Feb. 6-Vets, Basketball Game here with Portland Boys' Club Hockey here with Brewster Feb. 7-Girls' and Varsity Basketball at Potter Academy Feb. 8-Girls' and Varsity Basketball here with Kents Hill Feb. 11-Girls' and Varsity Basketball here with Potter Academy Feb. 12--Vets' Basketball and Hockey Games at Tilton Feb. 13-Vets' Basketball at Portland Junior College Feb. 14-Girls' and Varsity Basketball Games here with Bridgton H. S. Hockey Game here with Berlin G. I.'s Feb. 15-Vets' Basketball Game at Bates V.'sj Feb. 21--Vets' Basketball Game here with Maine School of Commerce Feb. 21-22-23-Winter Carnival Feb. 22--Hockey Game here with He- bron and Ricker Junior College Car- nival Ball Feb. 25--Girls' Basketball Game at Fryeburg Vets' Basketball at Portland Y. M. C. A. Feb. 27-Vets' Basketball at U. of M. Annex Mar. 4-Girls' and Varsity Basketball Games at Casco H. S. Mar. 27--Sports Banquet for Hockey and Basketball Teams Gym Exhibition Mar. Apr. -Term Closed 16- Term Opened Apr. 18-Senior Dance Apr. 21-Speaker, Paul Shinkman Apr. 25-Prize Speaking Contest Apr. 30-Baseball Game here with New Hampton May. 3-Baseball Game at Bates Track Meet at Fryeburg May 5-Triumph of Science, Harry C. White May 7-Baseball Game here with Frye- burg May 10-Baseball Game at Bowdoin May 14-Baseball Game at New Hamp- tOl'l May 17-Baseball Game here with Port- land junior College Track Meet at Hebron May Z0-Baseball Game at U. N. H. May 24-Baseball Game here with He- bron Track Meet at Tilton May 28-Baseball Game at Hebron May 31 -- Baseball Game at Portland Junior College Track Meet at Bates June 4-Baseball Game at Fryeburg June 13-Senior Prom June 14-Class Day Activities June 15-Baccalaureate June 16-Commencement Exercises Mar. 7-Sophomore Essays J . . Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. umor and Senior Debates 8-Girls' and Varsity at Kents Hill 13-Piano Recital, William Hacker 14-Debate Team at Bates 20-21-Operetta H Supcnlatiuea SUPERLATIVE Tallest Shortest Peppiest Girl Peppiest Boy Most Likely to Succeed, Girl Most Likely to Succeed, Boy Sleepiest Wittiest P Most Happy Go Lucky Girl Most Happy Go Lucky Boy Most Shy Girl Most Shy Boy Drape Shape Best Built Boy School Brute Always Late to School Most Mischievous Winter Sports Queen Winter Sports King Most Teased Girl Most Teased Boy Most Inquisitive Best Personality, Girl Best Personality, Boy Hardest to Rattle, Girl Hardest to Rattle, Boy Best Blusher, Girl Best Blusher, Boy Best Athlete, Girl Best Athlete, Boy Best Athlete, G. I. Best Actress Best Actor Hard to Get Heartbreaker Best Dancer, Girl Best Dancer, Boy Wolf Siren Cutest Girl Most Handsome, Boy Most Handsome, G. l. Talks Most, Girl Talks Most, Boy Cutest Couple FIRST Andrew Gerlek Mary Tenney Virginia Conrad Robert Lecomte Nancy Pike Ray Gadaire William Bownes Arthur Denison Freicla Marston John Apkarian Olive Knight George Harris Virginia Conrad Paul Flaig Geno Bottalico Pete Jordan David Morrison Laura Pike Charles Fifielcl Freida Marston John Apkarian Mary Lord Nancy Pike Ray Gadaire Freida Marston John McDermott Carolyn Beckler Wendell Forbes Laura Pike Jack Rubin Shirley Hamel Jayne Powley Walter Littlefield Olive Knight John McDermott Vivian Ward Paul Flaig Paul Flaig Jayne Powley Olive Knight Robert Millett John McDermott Virginia Conrad Robert Lecomte Marion Brown Fred Hamlin SECOND Joan Pierce Robert Nickerson Marguerite Frisbie Ralph Gardner William Bownes Virginia Conrad William Bownes Shirley Hamel Jayne Powley Shirley Hamel Robert Lecomte Frank Bennett Pete Jordan Joan Pierce Myrna Buck Charles Fifield Dick Taylor Freida Marston Louise Henry Walter England Olive Knight Shirley Hamel Joan Pierce Robert Nickerson Wendell Forbes Joan Pierce Pat Klucken Paul Flaig Myrna Buck Shirley Hamel Robert Nickerson Marilyn Ferguson Jackie Merrill Walter Littlefield and Paul Flaig ltiej John Conrad Jackie Merrill Jay Cobb RX W m X, Back Row-Henry Simmonds, Arthur Denison, Miss jones fdirectotl, Charlie Hill, Phil Linscott, Walter Littlefield, Front Rowe-AFreida Marston, Joan Pierce, Pat Kluclcen, Patsy Merrill, Marion Brown. .Sz-:nlon Gallant The three-act comedy, Almost Summer, coached and directed by Miss Blanche Jones, was presented in the chapel on November 21 and 22. The main plot of the play is con- cerned with the sorrows of Paul Jones, who is caught in the struggles of Final Exam- inations and the looming possibility of summer school instead of the lakes. The characters were well portrayed, and the play was acclaimed a success by the audiences. The cast was as follows: l CAST Tex Littlefield Joan Pierce Arthur Denison Phil Linscott Patsey Merrill Charlie Hill Pat Kluclcen Henry Simmonds Freida Marston Marion Brown JOAN PIERCE '47 Walter Littlefield, Pat Kluclcen, Arthur Denison, Joan Pierce, Charlie Hill, Patsy Merrill, Freicla Marston. Back Row-D. Davis, M. Tenney, N. Cobb, M. Eustis, A. Leighton, P. Flewelling, P. Arris, C. Curtis. F. Noe, R. Flint. Middle Row-R. Moody, B. Luja, G. Sowle, R. Lecomte, L. Lord, F. Henderson. J. Pierce, H. McCracken, C. Beckler, R. Briggs, H. Hamlin, E. Baker, R. Goldsmith, H. Brackett. M. Irish, P. Klucken, R. Gile, J. Russell, M. Frisbie, L. Henry, J. Bean, M. Buck, M. Deering. From Row-N. Pike, I. Daigneault, Gardner, P. Stewart, B. Lord, D. Burnham, M. Ferguson, R. Bartlett. Bridge- aj. Wentworth, Noe, R. Ugalde, A. Denison. Below Bridge-M. Lord. M. Brown. F. Grant. D. Erickson, R. Winchenbach. Olpenetta Blow Me Down, a piratical absurdity in two acts, was presented in the chapel March 20 and 21 under the direction of Mrs. Irish and Mr. Goldsmith. The story was an interesting and humorous one. The scene was laid aboard the pirate ship Black Death. There Captain Kidd and his men forced some students and their in- structors to serve them and also took as prisoners the Dean of Hartwell Hall and her girls. The girls seemed to think it quite a lark to serve as waitresses in a cabaret that the pirates opened. In fact, two of them found romance aboard the Black Death. Miss Pettigrew herself fell for the charms of that big, bad man, Portugee Pete. All turned out happily for the lovers in the end, although , it looked for a while as though the force of true love would not run too smoothly. The cap- tain was found at last by his wife Hetty, from whom he had run away many years agog and he learned, much to his sur- prise, that one of the girls from Hartwell Hall was his own daughter Nancy. i MARGUERITE Fmsmr? '47 Back Row--F. Henderson, Pierce, L. Lord, B. Lecomte, C. Beckler, H. McCracken, H. Hamlin, R. Briggs. Front Row-R. Goldsmith, A. Denison, E. Baker. Back Row-Dan Forsyth, George Dustin, Freida Marston, Anita Daigneault, Barbara Lord. Second Row-Robert Pratt, Harvey Lord, Ruth Bartlett, Happy Hamlin, Mary Lord, Laurene Lord, Dana Lord, Roger Briggs, Robert Lecomte, Eric Smithner. Third Row-Joe Wentworth, Elwin Baker, Henry Sim- monds, Howard Braclcett, Frank Henderson, Marion Brown, jackie Merrill, Pat Flewelling, Joanne Eddy, Maribeth Eustis, Virginia Conrad, Marguerite Frisbie, Polly Arris, Shirley Campbell, Richard Winchen- bach, Franklin Grant, John Noe. Fourth Row--Raymond Ugalde, Fred Noe, Nancy Flewelling, Carolyn Beclcler, Nancy Pike, Joan Kimball, Dorothy Burnham, Pat Kluclcen, Myrna Buclc, ,loan Pierce, Jayne Powley, Louise Henry, Nancy Cobb, joan Gardner, joan Bean, Catherine Curtis, Evelyn Lamb, Irene Daigneault, Rachel Gile. Headmaster Goldsmith, Director. Qiiec Cllub qfelnpen Senoice L This year rim following officers were elected for the Glee Club: ROBERT LECOMTE Precidcril PATRICIA KI,Ur'KEN Vice President JOAN PIERCE Secretary-Treaviarer JACKIE MFRRIl.I. Librarian The Glee Club put on its annual Christmas Candlelight Service on December 17, in the chapel. The program was under the direction of Headmaster Goldsmith. The chapel was lighted by tall red candles on the window sills and in front of the stage. A lovely star shining brightly at the baclc of the stage made the service more impressive. Besides Christmas Carols sung by the chorus, there were violin duets by John and Fred Noe, a flute duet by Mr. Smithner and Nancy Pike, music by the Brass Quartet, a carol by the sextet, and two solos, l'Little Lord Jesus by Robert LeComte, and Sleep My Little Jesus by joan Pierce. The program ended with the auclience's joining rhe chorus in singing O, Come All Ye Faithful. MARGITERITF FRISBIE '47 LEADERS' CORPS Back Row. left lo right-Kenneth Bradford, Herbert Hamlin, Arthur Denison, Phil Linscott. Middle Row-Vivian Ward, Evelyn Lamb, Joan Pierce, jackie Merrill, Patsy Merrill. Front Row-Mary Tenney, Ellen Nyrila, Mr. Fabello ladviserj, Laurens Lord. CAMERA CLUB Back Row. left to right-awilliam Ficliett, George Harris, Dana Woodbury, Andy Gerlelc, Larry Fisher, Earl Fox. Middle Row-Phil Linscott, Robert Montgomery, Greg Harrison, George Hamlin, Rodney Kimball. Fran! Row-Ralph Gardner, Howard Braclcett, Mary Ford, Mr. Stewart ladviserl, Donald Hill, Gordon Knight. 2 E ls .. ' GOLD KEY Back Row, left to rightf-Greg Harrison, Wendell Forbes, Frank Henderson, Roger Briggs, George Harris, Bob LeComte, Pete Jordan, Charlie Hill. Middle Row-Louise Henry, Shirley Hamel, Paul Flaig, Donald Hill, Jayne Powley, Arthur Denison, Henry Simmonds. Front Row-Walter Littlefield, Joan Pierce, Ray Gadaire, Woody Fiheld, Harry McCracken, Nancy Flewelling, Merle Deering, Phil Denison. SKI CLUB litzik Kun. lcll lu rzglxte-Licorge Haimlni, Franklin Grant, Dan Forsythe, 1 larvey Lord, Richard lieavitt, Danny Grant. Middle' Kun'-Dana Lord, Ralph Gardner, Howard Brackett, Woody Fihcld, Phil lsinsrolt. limul KuWASl1irlcy Campbell, Dorothy Burnham, Maribeth Eustis, Phil Denison, Adam Leighton, Charles Adams. t E ORCHESTRA From left to right-Skip Dodge, Phil Denison, Franklin Grant, Arthur Denison, Jay Cobb, Martin Autio, Myrna Buck, Fred Noe, Mr. Smithner, John Noe, Nancy Pike, David Erickson, Ruth Bartlett, Marguerite Frisbie, Dan Forsythe, Nancy Flewelling, Catherine Curtis, Pat Stewart. DANCE BAND from lcft lu Ilglll--Fl'illllilll1 Grant, -lay Cobb, Dan Forsythe, Arthur Denison, Skip Dodge, Ml'.Sllllll1llCl, Phil Denison, Nancy Flewelling, Pat Stewart. an , . - , f LIBRARIANS Standing. lcjt lu rzglnl---Mm jones 1Heacl Librarianl, Nancy Pike, Nancy Flewelling, Myrna Buck Roger Briggs, joe Unnold, Dick Davis, Laura Pike, joan Bean, Herbert Hamlin. Seated-Jackie Nlerrill Patsy Merrill, lW.irioii Brown, Caroline Beclcler, Barbara Lord, Pat Klucken, Happy Hamlin. ART CLUB Slaudzug, lujl lu I'l,Lfl7lf'lx'lill':,,LlI8lll? lirislwie, Henry Simmonds, Nlrs. Pierce lildVlSEI'l, Nlyrna Burk joe Wfenlwurtli, Pail Klurkcn. blulcd4Carhei'ine Curtis, Sally Harju, Ruth Autio, Ruth Bartlett Adam Leighton. Standing, left to right-Laurene Lord, Patsy Merrill, Myrna Buck, Arthur Denison, Dick Davis, Ray Gadaire, Mr. Smithner ladviserl, Howard Brackett, Steve Fillebrown, Shirley Hamel, Woody Fifield, Raymond Ugalde, Phil Denison, Herbert Hamlin. Seated-Joan Pierce, Nancy Flewelling, Jackie Merrill, Mary Tenny, Nancy Pike, Laura Pike, Happy Hamlin. cvlatlo nail J'io non Society The Bricigton Academy chapter of the National Honor Society was organized late in the school year under the guidance of Mr. Smithner. The following new members were elected: Seniors-Myrna Buck, Patricia Merrill, Nancy Pike, and Laura Pikeg juniors-Happy Hamlin, Philip Denison, and jackie Merrill, Sophomores-Laurcne Lord and Raymond Ugalde. After mid-years, the society elected five new members from the senior class. They are Charles Fifield, Raymond Gadaire, Howard Brackett, Herbert Hamlin, and Shirley Hamel. The four former members hold the oihcer positions: President ARTHUR DEN1soN Vice President NANCY FLEWELLING Secretary JOAN PIERCE Treasurer RICHARD DAv1s As one of its activities the society chose two students to act as librarians for each period throughout the day. This has proved very helpful to both the teachers and to the students who wish to use reference books during their spare periods. A ' LAURA Pike '47 STUN T NIGHT Stunt Night was held in the Chapel. The teachers put on skits in which many of the students took part. The stunts were as follows: Bridgton Courtship Mr. Haskell Bluebeard Mr. Pierce Goldie and the Three Bears Mr. Hodgdon Meatless Friday or the Mad Doctor Mr. Smithner Feasible Education Miss Enman Hinky Dinky Miss Kimball Saved by the Hero Miss Jones Island Interlude Mr. Stewart Musician Madness Mr. Goldsmith Tumbling Mr. Fabello Freshman Flippancy Mrs Denison Prizes were awarded to the best all- around skits, which were Bridgton Court- ship, Bluebeard, and Musician Madness. The judges were Mrs. Haskell, Mrs. Flewelling, and Mrs. Goldsmith. LEADERS' CORPS As usual, the Leaders' Corps, under john Fabello, did a fine job this year. Its purpose is to assist Mr. Fabello in teach- ing calisthenics and games to the students at the grammar schools of Harrison and Bolster's Mills. Not only is it enjoyment for the younger ones, but it is grand training for the members of the Corps. The members of this year's Leaders' Corps are: Arthur Denison, Herbert Hamlin, Evelyn Lamb, Phil Linscott, Laurene Lord, Ken Bradford, jackie Mer- rill, Ellen Nyrhila, Joan Pierce, Mary Tenney, Vivian Ward, and Patsy Merrill. CAROLINE BECKLER '47 LIBRARY SQUADRON Members of the library squad are as follows: Myrna Buck, Dick Davis, Nancy Flewelling, Joan Bean, Roger Briggs, Joe Unnold, Marian Brown, Patricia Kluck- en, Nancy Pike, Caroline Beckler, Bar- bara Lord, Laura Pike, Jackie Merrill, Happy Hamlin, Herbert Hamlin, and Patsy Merrill. The duty of the librarian is to keep the books in alphabetical order and to file the books when taken out. Two librar- ians are in the library each period through- out the day for the purpose of helping those who wish to find and use library books. Thislhas proven to be a great aid to the teachers also. LAURA PIKE '47 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The purpose of the Athletic Associa- tion is to work with the coaches and the headmaster to draw up rules and regula- tions regarding athletics. They are in charge of the awarding of letters electing of managers, raising of money for equip- ment, and the Gym Exhibition. The new members are Shirley Hamel, Wendell Forbes, john McDermott, Ray- mond Gadaire, and Albert Evans. The old members are as follows: Vivian Ward, Joan Pierce, Nancy Flewelling, Laura Pike, Robert Millett, Herbert Hamlin, Kenneth Bradford, Stephen Fillebrown, Arthur Denison, and Martin Autiog jun- iors-Mary Tenney, Jacqueline Merrill, Dale Richardson, and John Curtis, soph- omores - Laurene Lord, Sally Harju, Jack Rubin, and Raymond Ugalde. The coaches Haskell, Stewart, Hodgdon, Fa- belle, Pierce, and Enman are also members. SHIRLEY HAMEL '47 ORCHESTRA The Bridgton Academy orchestra, un- der the direction of Mrs. Mona Irish, has played at the usual school programs. Also, on February 15, it played at the Alumni Banquet at the Hotel Graymore in Portland. The orchestra is now pre- paring for the numerous spring activities and for graduation. This year officers were elected for the orchestra. They are as follows: President Arthur Denison Vice President John Curtis Treasurer Nancy Pike Secretary Nancy Flewelling Librarian Marguerite Frisbie Assistant Librarian David Erickson Many new members have been added to the orchestra this year. Two flutes, a bass viol, and a tenor saxophone have helped to make a better balanced group. The members of the orchestra are: The members of the band are as fol- lows: Arthur Dension Trumpet jay Cobb Trumpet Frank Grant Trumpet Philip Denison Trombone Mr. Smithner Tenor Sax Skip Dodge Bass Patty Stewart and Nancy Flewelling Piano John Apkarian Drums MARGUERITE Fmssus '47 CHESS CLUB This year marked the entry of a new SPORTS BAN QUET Nancy Flewelling Piano Patricia Stewart Piano Catherine Curtis Piano Mr. Goldsmith Violin Myrna Buck Violin jean Russell Violin Ruth Bartlett Violin Marguerite Frisbie Violin John Noe Violin Fred Noe Violin Martin Autio Violin Mr. Smithner Flute Nancy Pike Flute Mr. Smithner Tenor Saxophone joan Gardner Trumpet Franklin Grant Trumpet Arthur Denison Trumpet Philip Denison Trombone John Curtis Baritone Horn David Erickson Clarinet John Fuller Drums Daniel Forsyth Drums Skip Dodge Bass Viol Mmzcusnrrs FRISBIE '47 THE DANCE BAND The dance band was organized this year under the direction of Mr. Gold- smith. It has'played at the Lions' Club Banquet, at the Alumni Banquet, and at many of the school dances. group to the social circles of B.A. The new organization caught on slowly at first, but in a short while it gained mo- mentum and by the end of the second week of its birth, it sported ten members. The selection of the president and other ofiicers of this club is done in a unique way. The undefeated, or closest to unde- feated, man is president and the next three in line receive the next offices. The ofh- cers are always in danger of losing their position by dropping two consecutive games. The members are as follows: President, Harvey Lord, Vice President, Ken Brad- fordg Martin Autio, Jerry Flewelling, Bill McDonald, Dana Lord, Andy Ster- gion, Fred Noe, Walter Littlefield, and Earle Fox. WALTER LITTLEFIELD '47 The annual banquet for the football and cross country teams was held De- cember nineteenth in the Ingalls Hall dining room. Mr. Goldsmith presided as toastmaster for the occasion. Interesting speeches, comments, and movies were given by Mr. Monte Moore, Director of Athletics from Bates College, and Mr. Joe LaRochelle, backfield member of Bates football team. Mr. Fabello gave out the certificates and letters to the Varsity Football Team. Those receiving certificates and letters were: Al Evans, Hubert Sterns, Jack Rubin, Steve Fillebrown, Dick Justice, Dick Davis, Don Hill, Arthur Gorman, George Harris, Pete Jordan, Howard Brackett, and Al O'Connell. Mr. Hodg- don gave letters to the following cross country men: Co-captains Kenneth Brad- ford and Herbert Hamlin, Charles Fifield, Raymond Ugalde, William MacDonald, Jerry Flewelling, and Dana Lord. Mr. Stewart gave out letters to the fol- lowing members of the G. I. football team: Roger Briggs, Wendell Forbes, George Sowle, Captain Shirley Hamel, Geno Bottalico, Harry MacCracken, Bob LeComte, Paul Flaig, William Bownes, Andrew Gerlek, Dick Boynton, Dave Bryant, Robert Kilroy, and Ralph Corless. HERBERT HAMLxN '47 WINTER CARNIVAL Following the tradition established years ago, but abandoned during the war, the winter carnival was held at B.A. on the weekend of February 21. The arrival of many of the girls on Friday night was followed by a basket- ball game with Portland Boys' Club, after which there was tobagganing on the Elm's Inn slope in Harrison. Saturday morning was spent in shovel- ing off the hockey rink and in skiing at Pleasant Mountain. After dinner the two hockey games, one with Hebron and one with Ricker Junior College, took place. In the evening the big event of the weekend was held-the Carnival Ball. Jackie Merrill was crowned Queen by Headmaster Goldsmith. She received a huge bouquet of red and white carna- tions and a ski sweater. Her attendants were Patricia Klucken, Marian Brown, Vivian Ward, and Laura Pike. Allan Denison was crown-bearer. On Sunday a farewell banquet was served at noon, after which everyone left with pleasant memories of a good time and a wonderful weekend. LAURA PIKE '47 JUNIOR DEBATES AND SOPHOMORE ESSAYS On the evening of March 7, the annual junior Debates and the Sophomore Es- says were presented to the public. The Sophomores who were chosen to give their essays were: Sally Harju Ezra,s Revenge Ruth Autio Was it Kilroy? Faith Snow The Good-Will Farm Marion Jackson Carrying the Mail Borden Davis An Autobiography Prizes were awarded to Borden Davis and Marion jackson, first and second. The topic for the yearis debate was: Resolved that the Federal Government Should Provide a System of Complete Medical Care Available to All Citizens at Public Expense. The speakers for the junior affirmative team were Donald Hill and Arthur Gorman, the negative speak- ers were John Noe and Richard Win- chenback. The judge's decision was that the nega- tive team did the most effective debating, with John Noe as best debater and Rich- ard Winchenback, second. A Senior debate was also given on the same question. The supporters for the affirmative team were Howard Brackett and William MacDonald, the negative speakers were Thomas Gay and Laurence Fisher. The negative team won in this debate also. William MacDonald was judged the best debator and Laurence Fisher, second. Henry Simmonds was chairman for both debates. The following Friday, March 14, an affirmative team composed of Howard Brackett and William MacDonald and a negative team composed of John Noe and Thomas Gay competed in the Preparatory School Debate Toumey at Bates College. MARGUERWE Fmsanz '47 GYMNASIUM EXHIBITION At 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, the Gym Exhibition was given in the gymnasium. First the boys' education classes presented races and relays consist- ing of over and under relays, rope climb- ing, back to back race, inverted crawl, potato race, and goat bunting. Basketball drills were next explained by Coach Has- kell and demonstrated by his G. I. Team. Following the drills five boxing matches were presented. The Girls' Physical Edu- cation classes then did calisthenics with Vivian Ward as their leader. Next there were exhibited many feats on the hori- zontal and parallel bars followed by mat work which held the audience in suspense. The last exhibition was a game of ring hockey. If the decision had been left to the audience, the games would have lasted a longer period because they found it so exciting. DOROTHY BURNHAM '47 B.A. SONGSTERS Although the B,.A. Songsters were only organized on March 27, they have big plans, including singing at the Alumni Banquet in Boston in April and also sing- ing at various school functions. The members las followsj were cho- sen from the best singers in the Glee Club. Sopranos: Myrna Buck Joan Pierce. Caroline Beckler Nancy Cobb Altos: Marilyn Ferguson Laurene Lord Barbara Lord Dorothy Burnham Baritones: Robert Lecomte Elwin Baker Frank Henderson Roger Briggs JOAN PIERCE ' 47 Hit Parade Night and Day .... Noise in Cleaves Hall There Are Such Things ,,....,,,......,..,, A's Letis Have Another Cup of Coffee Wally England Saturday Night .,.....,.....,.... The Veterans Cuddle Up a Little Closer ...,....,....... Boys to the girls on the bus trips Prisoner of Love , , , .. .. Herbie Mercier I Guess I Expected Too Much ..... . Hodge after a test Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love Louis Palumbo If I Had a Dozen Hearts .,,............. Dick Boynton It's My Lazy Day ..., ..... . Ralph Gardner Close As Pages in a Book ,.,............. Jay and Jackie I'1l Never Smile Again ...,........,,..,, Geno Tonight We Love ,,.,..,. Nancy Flewelling and Don on Saturdays Whispering ,...,.....,,..........,.,... Study Hall Give Me a Little Kiss ,,,,.. Charlie to joan One Alone ........., . . ..., .... R ay Gadaire It's a Good Day .... ..........,,.,.. J une 16th Guitar Boogie ,.........,,,.,,,. George Dustin My Beloved is Rugged ,,..,..... .. ,,,,,.. . Marilyn Ferguson Sing Sing Sing ,,....,.,....,..,. The bus trips Dark Town Poker Club .. George Harris Counting The Days . .. . . Seniors I'm Beginning to See the Light .. The Love I Long For ,..... Tex Littlefield Solo Flight ...,...,,....,..,,.,.,.... Phil Linscott Down The Road a Piece .......... Bridgton Captain Kidd ....,..,..........,, Bob LeComte I'm Gonna See My Baby ..... .......,,. Al Evans on week-end off Symphony ..,,....,............,.. The Orchestra And So to Bed ,,..., 10 P.M. in the dorm Doing the Boogie Woogie ....,,...,..,,,, Nancy Flewelling Why Shouldn't I .........,...,.,...,.. ...... Rule breakers to Goldie Love On a Greyhound Bus ,...,..... , Basketball trips Crazy Rhythm .... . ..... .....,,.,..., J azz band It Couldn't Be True ,,...... Varsity victory Atomic Power ,........ Bob LeComte To Each His Own .,..,,, ..,,. . .,. D's I Don't Know Why ,,,....,,..,...... ....... Hodge's geometry class Surrender ...,...,,, Goldie to misbehaviors Lover ,,,.,,.... My Fickle Eye . Love Letters .... Love and Learn Bugle Call Rag Laura ,,.., . Ho Hum ., Drum Boogie . Charlie Hill Jayne Powley , Myrna Buck Jay Cobb Woodie Fifield Ralph Corless APPY I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Briggs to Louise Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta r..,.. McCracken When Your Lover Has Gone .......... Patsy Merrill The Things We Did Last Summer Jay and jackie Danny Boy ..,.....,..... .,.,.,. . . ,........, Grant The Lost Chord .,..,,............ John Conrad Welcome To My Dreams .,,.......,,.... Hamel to Irene Somewhere a Voice is Calling .....,,,., Andy Stergion about 2 A.M. My Buddy .... . , rc,, Al and Tom Smiles ....,,s.....,.,,.. .s....,, C harles Adams Wanting You .,..,,,.....,,...r.....,,. Mr. Pierce How Cute Can You Be? .... Olive Knight One Love ....,,... ,, .... . Rebel and Marian Temptation ..r,..,.,...,,,... Cutting classes Teacher on duty after 10 P.M. Let's Get Lost .. Tex, Charlie, and Dick on the way home from Lewiston Now and Forever ....,, ,c........ H omeworlc Five Minutes More ...... , Herb Hamlin's answer to impatient classmates Linger In My Arms ., ...... ...., . . . Don Hill and Louette Youill Never Walk Alone ., ,. ,, .. john McDermott 1-' wi' Ahhhhn Q Ahh fi OAAM X' nnfm A GAA nnn V f XZ' f 'Wifi AAAAA An 'IAA ANA A n A0040 ,um An A 5255 MW! E 1 X 2 'Sig' W V Qu' f M ,111 ul. nu ?4-sf.e W ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Firm! Row, left to riglztAlVIartin Autio, Coach Haskell, Coach Stewart, Steve Fillelnrown, Fred Hamlin, Arthur Denison, Shirley Hamel, Al Evans. Middle Row-john McDermott, Kenneth Bradford, Raymond Ugalde, Wendell Forbes, Herbert Hamlin, Jack Rubin, Coach Hodgdon, Laura Pike, joan Pierce. Fnmt Raw Mary Tenney, Laurene Lord, jackie Merrill, Mr. Goldsmith, Coach Enman, Coach Fnhellu, Nancy Flewelling, Vivian Ward. CHEERLEADERS Mary Lord, Marion Brown, Barbara Lord, Mary Tenny, Back Row, left to right-Herbert Hamlin, Richard Winchenbach, Tom Gay, Franklin Grant, David Erickson. Middle Row-Gerald Flewelling Qmanagerj, Raymond Ugalde, Kenneth Bradford, Willianx McDonald. Front Rowe-Dana Lord, Woody Fineld, Coach Hodgdon, Arthur Holt, Stanley Willey. CTLOAA Counting The cross country team looked promising this year with Bradford, Lord, Knight. Ugalde, and Hamlin back from last year. Eight new members also reported and were soon training under the able supervision of Coach Fernald I-Iodgdon and Managers Bennett and Flewelling. Bradford and Hamlin were elected co-captains. The following is a schedule of the meets held: Bridgton Academy vs. Hebron Academy at Hebron Bridgton Academy vs. Fryeburg Academy at Bridgton Bridgton Academy vs. Fryeburg Academy at Fryeburg Bridgton Academy vs. Hebron Academy at Bridgton HERBERT HAMI,IN '47 Lefl to Right-Howard Bracket: lmanagerj, George Harris lmanagerl, John Danielson, George Sowle, Dan Grant, Robert Nickerson, David Bryant, Paul Flaig, Wendell Forbes, Warren Priestly, Ben Luja, Bob LeComte, Hugh Curtis, Raymond Pauley, Coach Fabello. d'l0ClQE.l3 This is the first season in a number of years that B.A. has had a regular hockey team. Under the able direction of Mr. John Fabello, the team this year won seven games, lost two, and tied one. The two games we lost were in New Hampshire, therefore, we could claim the Maine Preparatory School title. The boys who earned their letters were: John Danielson, George Sowle, Danny Grant, Bob Nickerson, Dave Bryant, Paul Flaig, Cap- tain Wendell Forbes, Git Priestly, Ben Luja, Bob LeComte, Hugh Curtis, Raymond Pauley, Howard Braclcett, and George Harris. The team members all did enjoy playing for B.A. and Mr. Fabello. We all wish you the best of luck next season. The schedule of games was: Bridgton Academy Bridgton Academy Bridgton Academy Bridgton Academy Bridgton Academy M. C. I. Kents Hill New Hampton ,. Berlin G. I.'s l 3 0 I Hebron Academy 4 Bridgton Academy Brewster 10 Bridgton Academy Tilton 5 Bridgton Academy Berlin G. I.'s Z Bridgton Academy Bridgton Academy Riclcer jr. College l 2 Hebron Boa l,FCoM'rrf '47 Back Row, left to right-David Morrison, Dick Davis, Jay Dobb, Hubert Sterns, Pete jordan fmanagerl. Middle Row-Frank Bennett fmanagerj, John Danielson, Borden Davis, Steve Fillehrown, john Fuller, Jack Rubin, Coach Fabello. Front Row--Tom Pike, Don Hill, Arthur Gorman. George Harris. Howard Brackett, Al O'Connell. - clfanbltmg Qfootlffallll The varsity football players, with John Fabello ably handling the coaching reins. were the victors in four of the five games played this season. Only three touchdowns were scored against us this fall, and to Hebron Academy went the credit for all three. The team was led by co-captains Hubert Sterns and Alu Evans. Sterns, the outstand- ing back made many thrilling touchdown romps and tackles that will long he remembered. The members of the varsity were Don Hill, guard, Red Gorman, guardg George Harris, end, Howard Brackett, guard, Al Olconnell, tackle, Tom Pike, hackg John Danielson, center, Borden Davis, tackleg John Fuller, guard, jack Rubin, hackg Steve Fillehrown, tackle, Dick Davis, tackleg Jay Cobb. back, Hilbert Srerns, haclcg Al Evans. hack: and Dick justice, end. The schedule of games was: Bridgton Academy I3 Fryeburg Academy 0 Bridgton Academy 22 Berlin G. I.'s 0 Bridgton Academy 7 Hehron Academy 19 Bridgton Academy 21 Kents Hill 0 Bridgton Academy I3 Berlin G. l.'s 0 Bridgton Academy 76 Opponents I9 Hoxvann BRACKFTT '47 Bark Row, lefi to right-Greg Harrison fmanagerl, Elwin Baker, Bob Millett, Steve Fillebrown, Dale Richardson, Art Denison, Larry Fisher fmanagerj. Front Row-Coach Haskell, Fred Pike, Rodney Kimhall, Fred Hamlin, jack Rubin, Adam Leighton, Tom Pike. qfanlaltu Cliaaleetballll Although the B.A. Varsity Basketball Team had some new recruits this year, the team was made up mostly of last year's squad. Our call center, Bob Millett, was high scorer for the year with a total of 137 points. Captain Fred Hamlin, our left forward, came in second with 123 points. Rubin, who was our outstanding right forward, came through with many a surprising shot, which made him rank third highest with 116 points. The schedule of games was: Bridgton Academy Fryehurg Academy 54 Bridgton Academy Fennett High 63 Bridgton Academy North Hampton 57 Bridgton Academy Hebron Academy 83 Bridgton Academy Fryeburg Academy 71 Bridgton Academy North Hampton 65 Bridgton Academy Casco High 33 Bridgton Academy Hebron Academy 35 Bridgton Academy Potter Academy 33 Bridgton Academy Kents Hill 55 Bridgton Academy Potter Academy 38 Bridgton Academy Bridgton High 44 Bridgton Academy Bridgton High 58 Bridgton Academy Holden Aces 42 Bridgton Academy Casco High 42 Bridgton Academy Holden Aces 56 Bridgton Academy Kents Hill 57 ARTHUR DFTNISON '47 Back Row, left to riglvt-Hugh Curtis, Dick Boynton, Shirley Hamel, Bob LeComte, Andy Gerlek, Wendell Forbes, George Sowle, Al Blasenek. Middle Row-Coach Haskell, Manager Roger Briggs, Ben Luja, Paul Flaig, Harry McCracken, Al Evans, Bob Kilroy, Dana Woodbury, John Crovo, Coach Stewart. Front Row-Walter England, David Bryant, John Apkarian, Geno Battalico, William Bownes, Ralph Corless. Q Q qootballf Because of the large number of veterans at the Academy this ycar, it was decided to organize a separate Veterans' Football Team. Most of the men were old timers on the gridiron and some had been outstanding players on the high school eleven. Under the able direction of Coaches Stewart and Haskell, the team opened the season by defeating the Bowdoin -I.V.'s on their own field to the tune of 13 to 6. Captain Hamel was assisted in the backfield by Wendy Forbes, George Sowle, and Geno Bottalico. The team went down to defeat before a very heavy Brewster Free Academy team. The linemen, Bob LeComte, Dick Boynton, Paul Flaig, Ben Luja, Dave Bryant, Mac Bownes, and Appy Apkarian bore the brunt of the punishment. The final score was 25 to 0. The next week the team again lost to a fast and tricky T at the University of New Hampshire 14 to 6. The team then came back out of their slump to trample a much talked about Bates J.V. team, 12 to 0, on Garcelon Field in Lewiston. With Red McCracken, Al Evans, and Wally England in the backfield and linesmen Bud Corless, Bob Kilroy, Dana Woodbury, Hugh Curtis, and Tiny Gerlek the team closed to victory in a driving rain storm against the Maine Central Institute with a score of 7 to 6. The final game of the season was against a very strong University of Maine Annex team on the Academy field. The final score of this game was Bridgton 0, Maine 6. B. A. 13 Bowdoin 6 B. A. 12 Bates 0 B. A. 0 Brewster 25 B. A. 7 M. C. 1. 6 B. A. 6 U. of N. Hampshire 14 B. A. 0 U. of M. 6 Rouen BRIGGS '47 tam .. Back Row-Ray Gadaire, Dana Woodbury, Carleton Smith, Andy Stergion, Jay Cobb. Middle Row- Wlilliam Bownes, Robert Kilroy, John McDermott, Dick Boynton, Shirley Hamel. Front Row-A1 Evans, Walter England, Coach Haskell, Geno Borralico, Tom Melville. Q Q Clflaaleetballl On December 13th the Cu. I. basketball team got under way with a game with the Portland Phalanx. The team played an 18 game schedule, losing 14 and winning 4. The record seems unimpressive, but the schedule was made up of some of the best teams in the state. John McDermott and Ray Gadaire were elected co-captains. The team refused an invitation to the New England Prep School tournament to be held in the Boston Arena. The reason for the refusal was that the date conflicted with that of the Maine tournament, in which Bridgton hoped to participate. Coburn Classical Institute, however, was chosen to attend the Maine tournament instead of Bridgtong so as far as tournament play was concerned, Bridgton was out. The high scorer of the season was Shirley Hamel with 226 points, while Wally England totaled 190 points for second honors. Members of the team were Ray Gadaire, Wally England, John McDermott, Shirley Hamel, Carle- ton Smith, Jay Cobb, Geno Borcalico, Dana Woodbury, Robert Kilroy, Malcolm Bownes, Andy Stergion, and Richard Boynton. The managers were A1 Evans and Tom Melville. The team was well coached by Mr. Haskell. The scores were as follows: Opp. B. A. Opp. B. A. Y. M. C. A. 64 52 Brewster 37 84 M. C. 1. 46 42 M. C. I. 47 51 U. of N. H. Jayvces 69 35 Bangor M. S. of Commerce 71 56 Baldwin Apples 35 69 Hebron 63 48 Bowdoin 41 47 Portland Boys' Club 52 26 Portland Boys' Club 56 40 Tilton School 71 41 Portland junior College 65 60 Portland Junior College 44 35 Bates jayvees 54 50 Y. MI. C. A. 64 41 Bangor M. S. of Commerce 41 56 Brunswick QU of Mj 72 32 JOHN CURTIS '48 Back Row. left to right-Barbara Build, Maribeth Eustis, Merle Deering, Nancy Cobb. Middle Row- Louette Plumber, Anita Daigneault, Caroline Paradise, Dorothy Burnham, Freida Marston. Front Row-Vivian Ward, Joan Pierce, Laura Pike, Coach Enman. Sottluallll Although the season for girls, softball has just begun, the outlook is promising and the girls are eager for their first game. This year there are several experienced players and there is also a lot of good material among the newcomers. The B.A. girls can well afford to look ahead with a large degree of confidence to a second undefeated season. As yet the schedule of games is not complete, but the following are definite: May 2 BRIDGTON HIGH Here May 9 WEST PARIS HIGH There May 14 FRYEBURG ACADEMY There May 22 WEST PARIS HIGH Here May 28 FRYEBURG ACADEMY Here June 3 BRIDGTON ACADEMY There The team is coached by Miss Elaine Enman. JOAN PIERCE '47 Bark Row, left to right-Louette Plummer, Merle Deering, Nancy Cobb, Mary Ford, Pat Flewelling. Middle Row-Nancy Pike fmanagerl, Caroline Beckler fmanagerl, Caroline Paradise, Anita Daigneault, Laurene Lord, Coach Enman. Front Row-Freida Marston, Vivian Ward, Laura Pike, Nancy Flewelling, Joan Pierce. qlnlla' Cliaaiaetballil Although this season's basketball team wasn't always successful in winning, its members showed good sportsmanship, and the girls battled hard against some of the toughest opposition we've seen. Laura Pike was top scorer, with Viv Ward doing a wonderful job of checking our opponents at our basket. The undergrads really showed promise, and with a little more experience under the top leadership of Miss Enman, they'll be ready to replace our seniors of this year. The schedule and scores of our games were as follows: jan. 10 Bridgton Academy Fryeburg jan. 17 Bridgton Academy South Paris jan. 24 Bridgton Academy Bliss College jan. 28 Bridgton Academy Bridgton High Jan. 31 Bridgton Academy Casco High Feb. 7 Bridgton Academy Potter Academy Feb. 8 Bridgton Academy Kents Hill Feb. 11 Bridgton Academy Potter Academy Feb. 14 Bridgton Academy Bridgton High Mar. 4 Bridgton Academy Casco High Mar. 8 Bridgton Academy Kents Hill Mar. 25 Bridgton Academy Fryeburg CAROLINE BECKLER 47 diaael-:alll Mr. Fabello, Mr. Haskell, and Mr. Pierce were greeted by a very large group of hopeful boys for the school Varsity and Junior Varsity baseball teams. Things look very bright for our B.A. baseball team this year, and with coaches such as we have how can we help but have a good season? The schedule of games is: ' Apr. 30 New Hampton Here May 3 Bates There May 7 Fryeburg Here May 10 Bowdoin There May 14 New Hampton There May 17 Portland Junior College Here May 20 U. of New Hampshire There May 24 Hebron Here May 28 Portland Junior College There May 31 Portland Junior College There June 4 Fryeburg There BOB LECOMTE '47 x x N. Name Charles Adams john Apkarian Martin Autio Elwin Baker Caroline Beckler Jack Bempkins Luigeno Bottalico William Bownes Richard Boynton Howard Brackert Phillip Bradford Roger Briggs Marian Brown David Bryant Myrna Buck Dorothy Burnham Shirley Campbell Jay Cobb Ralph Corless Roy Crosby Hugh Curtis John Danielson Richard Davis Arthur Denison Walter England Albert Evans Maribeth Eustis Charles Fifielcl Stephen F illebrown Lawrence Fisher Paul F laig Nancy Flewelling Wendell Forbes Earl Fox .Simian Statistics Nickname Charlie APPY Marty Blimp Beckie jack Geno Vicious Rich Brack Brad Slim Chocolate Dave Miss Buck Dottie Soupy Cobbie Bud Mert Curt Johnnie Dick Art Wally Al Eusless Woody Steve Larry Paul Nancy Wendy Kit Favorite Song Stardust Stardust I Love You Concerto in B-Hat minor Love Walked In Stardust Stardust Sentimental Journey Sentimental Reasons Stardust The Old Lamplighrer Summertime 1 Mendelssohn's Wedding March Dark Town Poker Club Warsaw Concerto This Is Always Can't Help Lovin' That Man If You Were The Only Girl Anniversary Song Huggin' and Chalkin' Twilight Time Stardust Deep Purple Memories Of You Twilight Time Blue Skies The Anniversary Song Polonaise Stardust Anniversary Song Stardust St. Louis Blues Stardust To Each His Own Pet Expression Writing a book? What say? Now in Wisconsin -- Oh, Henry Oh! Roomie! Hey, Cobb! Oh, Bull Legs! Knock it off! W'hat,s her phone number? Where is my sombrero? Hello, Hodge! You can say that again! Freddie You know it! Nancy, don't tell anyone but . . . Right, Freida? Dare me? Aw, come on now! Q What say? Shall we skip? Hi! George Harris! Where's Brackett? It's like a Cadillac to me What's the dope? You burglar! I don't know May I use the school car? Boy, that English test was hard! Flattery gets you nowhere You look pretty neat today Oh, Don! Let's go to the club Let's foot wrestle Ambition Doctor Be a drummer Get the car when he wants it Become a singer To discover an ambition Get Pete home early Get married Traveling salesman Athletic director Get into college Farming Architecture A honeymoon in New Mexico Traveling salesman To marry Paul Lynch Own a car Have a Collie kennel Settle down Dentist Wine, Women and Song To have a good time Journalist Complete school Diesel mechanic Get married Get married Flying Doctor Electrical engineer Retirement Coach Holden hands To be a successful athlete Dentistry Name Raymond Gadaire Thomas Gay Ralph Gardner Andrew Gerleck Daniel Grant Shirley Hamel Fred Hamlin George Hamlin Herbert Hamlin George Harris Frank Henderson Charles Hill Robert Kilroy Rodney Kimball Patricia Klucken Robert LeComte Ernest Linscott Walter Littlefield Harvey Lord Bennett Lu ja Freida Marston Laurence Mattor Harry McCracken john McDermott Nickname Ray . Tom Ralphie Tiny Danny Hammy Rebel Cal Herb Joe Hendy Charlie Chris Rod Pat Bob Phil Tex Harv Ben Freida Baby Larry Buzz Mac William MacDonald Mac Thomas Melville Patricia Merrill Robert Millett Robert Nickerson Joan Pierce Laura Pike Tom Patsy Bob Nick Jeanie Laura Favorite Song You Keep Coming Back Like A Song Down The Road A Piece Slowly Jalousie Always Stardust Begin The Beguine It's My Lazy Day Blue Skies Opus No. I - Indian Love Call Missouri Waltz If You Were The Only Girl Let Me Call You Sweetheart ' Clair de Lune Smile, Darn You, Smile Easter Parade Missouri Waltz Stardust Pet Expression How's the ,taters? I'm telling you! I'm workin' on it Ah-ha! Freida Baby! Ah, Bull! Hey, Sterg! I ain't talking My achin, back Bill Jackson was a poor old dub Hello, there! Where is my nine dollars? Come June! XX' hen you leaving, Ralph? Where's Myrna? It's a great day for the Irish Got any funny books? What a night for mad, passionate jungle love Tag that truck! Open The Door,Richard Nice one! Open The Door,Richard Howdy! Sugar House Blues Tonight We Love The Old Lamplighter Jalousie Anniversary Song Sentimental Reasons Stardust Somewhere Over The Rainbow Night And Day I Saw A Rainbow At Midnight You're so good to mel Did I win the fifth race? Whafs the cry? Pete! Writing a book? When I get to South Portland Let's go, Rodney! San Antonel V!here's Charlie? OH, Phooey! A mlaition Teach school Lawyer Get his English done Do D's pool shot State Forestry Department Teach school Get married soon Take life easy To be a mad scientist Engineer To be successful Undertaker Social service worker Become Mr. Mimi Bull Live on Long Island School teacher Graduate from B.A. Get Mary-ed Champion chess player Be a business man Be a business manager Live till he dies Out-shout the world Please all the girls To get over 10011 in history Engineer Be a good stenographer Get to school on time Coach Be a business administrator To be a good secretary Name Nancy Pike Warren Pristly Ivory Purixigton John Robbins Henry Simmonds Carleton Smith George Sowle Andrew Stergion Stanley Swatski Richard Taylor Joseph Unnold Vivian Ward Dana Woodbury Nickname Nancy Gir Purnt Johnnie Hank Smitty Sowlie Andy Ski Dick Joe Viv Woody Favorite Song Clair de Lune Opus No. 1 I Love You Who Put The Whiskey In The Well Stardust Linda M oonbeams jalousie In The Mood Missouri Waltz Without You I'm just Wild About Harry The Danube Wave Waltz Pet Expression Jeepers! ' Draw one! Better you shouldn't! Hey, DEE! Oh, you kid! Let's go to Bridgton! Where you going, Ben Sure! Sure! So I told him . .. I don't get it! Where's Smitty? Why, sure! Not, huhg what, Sir? ny? Ambition To travel To be a success Rest in peace To attend B.A. a whole day No ambition Skip school Coach To be successful To be happy always Chew gum in English without getting caught To get out of Maine To marry my man Electrical engineer jokes Elwin: i'Believe me, I'm going to get ahead! Henry: Good, you need one badly. Mrs. Hill: Did your play have a happy ending? Charlie: Yes, the audience was glad it was over. Rebel: Je t'adore! Marian: Shut it yourself: you're nearer. Millett: What do you mean, your grades are under water? Kimball: They're below 'C' level. Harvey: My car has an indifferent horn. Arthur: What kind of horn is it? Harvey: The kind that doesn't give a hoot. Dinner Guest: Will you please pass the nuts, Mr. Hodgdon? Mr. Hodgdon fabsent-mindedlyj : Yes, I suppose so, but most of them deserve to fail. Mr. Stewart fin biology classj: What kind of birds are frequently kept in cap- tivity? Bownes: Jailbirds. Mrs. Wight: I do all the cooking and baking for you girls, and what do I get? Nothing. V. Conrad: You're lucky. We get in- digestion. Miss Jones: How would you punctu- ate this sentence: 'Yesterday, while walk- ing down the street, I saw a five dollar bil1'? Morrison: I'd make a dash after it. Roger: I'd like to have a pair of shoe laces. Mr. Andrews: How long do you want them? Roger: Oh, I want to keep them. H. Simmond: What did Mr. Hodg- don say when you asked him for an 'A' in Math IV? Hamlin: He took it like a lamb. Simmonds: Yes, but what did he say? Hamlin: Bah! Shirley: They say that money talks, Geno: Yes, but it always says 'good- bye' to me. Dusty: How many ribs do you have? Beals: I don't know: I'm too ticklish to count them. Mort played hookey to go fishing. On his way home he met some friends. Catch anything? , one of them called to him. Nope, replied Mort, haven't been home yet. Goldie: This place needs a good clean- ing again. Charlie H.: O.K. I'll get the vacuum cleaner people to give us another demon- stration. Shirley Campbell, wanting her dog to sit up and speak, said, Sit up and speak. The dog stood up on his hind legs and said, What do you want me to say? Bownes and Geno were playing base- ball with snowballs. Geno was at bat. Bownes: What are you holding your breath for? Are you going to blow it back? Al Evans: Where did you get that black eye? Paul: I went to a party and was struck by the beauty of the place. Henry: I got a splinter in my linger. Elwin: Oh, so you have been scratch- ing your head again. So Donald is teaching you how to play baseball, is he, Nancy?', Yes, and when I asked him what a squeeze play was, I think he put one over on me. Miss Jones: Your composition, 'Our Dog,' is like your sister's, word for wordf' Mort: Well, it's the same dogf' Raymond Ugalde's father was having difficulty helping Ray solve some home- work one night, and finally Ray spoke up and said, If it takes you so long to do this tenth grade stuff, what am I going to do next year? Miss Jones to Mr. Hodgdon: Quiz programs are ruining this school-every time a pupil answers a question he expects to get paid. P. Arris: What do you think of my latest work of art? I mean than picture of the horse and cartf, Sally: I like the horse very much, but where's the Cart? P. Arris: Oh, the horse is supposed to draw thatll' Tex finished looking at a menu at the same place when the waiter came up to him and said, What's your pleasure, Sir?,' Tex quickly replied, Girls, whatls yours?', 1- ' Mr. Haskell: Name six animals from the far northf' Appy: Three seals, two polar bears, and a penguin. Dick Taylor: You mean you took Joan out and only spent two dollars on het? Charlie: Well, it was all she had. Passer-by: What's the matter, little boy? Why are you crying? Allen Denison: My brother has a holiday and I don,t. Passer-by: But why don't you have one, too? Allen Denison: Just because I'm not old enough to go to school. M. Ferguson fin an artistic moodj: Why are the snowflakes dancing? Paul: They're getting ready for the snow ball. Hodge: Now who can tell me the meaning of 'cubic'? J. Merrill: Cubic is the language spoken in Cubaf, Tom Melville and Tiny had just fm- ished eating at Frange's in Lewiston when the check came. Both boys grabbed for it and Tiny won. Said Tiny, Either you're losing your grip, or I don't know my own strength. Mrs. Flewelling: What's happened, jerry? Your school marks are lower in January than they were in Decemberf' Jerry: Why haven't you heard, every- thing has been marked down after the holidays. Hershel: Yes, you have plenty of postage on your package, Madam. In fact, you have three cents too much on it. Mrs. Pierce: Gracious, I hope it won't go too far! Mr. Stewart: What do elephants have that others don't have? D. Morrison: Little elephants. I Jlllumnl CLASS OF 1943 Vilona Ash - Married, Mrs. Clifford Davis Harry Bell-University of Maine Irene Bell-Married, Mrs. Dennis Chad- bourne Voyle Besse-Carlton College, Minn. Alan Bray-Plans to attend Johns Hop- kins, Baltimore, Md. Anthony Caramagno-University of Mi- ami William Carlson--Harrison, Maine-in- tends to enter college Earl Clappison--University of Maine Arlene Darling--Married, Mrs. Leander Proctor, South Casco, Maine John Endyke-Plans to attend Univers- ity of Miami Charles Fisher-Plans to attend Howard University, Washington, D. C. Thomas ,Galloway-Out of service Christos Georgekakas - Out of service, Lowell, Mass. George Calvin Hamlin-Out of Army- P.G. at Bridgton Academy Gordon Harriman-Working, Biddeford, Maine Ruth Haynes-University of Maine Winfred Hibbard - Married, Bridgton, Maine Verdell Holden-Working, North Bridg- ton Victor Kahill, Jr.--Out of service Reginald Kimball - Out of Army Air Corps, Radio school, Boston Robert LaValle-Working, Naples, Me. Harvey Lord--Out of service-P.G. at Bridgton Academy Ruth Martikainen-Married, Mrs. Wal- ter Holt, Casco, Maine Sylvia Martikainen--Married, Mrs. James Martin, Portland-Nursing Kenneth Murphy-Out of service, East Boston, Mass. Wlotoa Ethel Nutting-Married, Mrs. Leon Lewis, Harrison, Maine Arlene Sanderson-Mrs. Dwight Morrill, Bethel, Maine Richard Slip-Deceased E Jeanne Smith-Colby College Frank Stewart-Out of service-College plans Constance Thomes-University of Maine William Winn-Out of service, Brook- line, Mass. Roberta Young-Colby College CLASS OF 1944 Melvin Bartlett-University of Maine Arnold Blatt-Out of Merchant Marine -Working, Brookline, Mass. Margaret Buck-Cadet Nurse Training, Providence, Rhode Island Miriam Bull-At home, Waterford, Me. Glenn Chute - University of Maine, Orono Venona Darling-Married, Mrs. Albert Howard, Bridgton, Maine Arthur Davis--Out of Navy, Harrison, Maine Carol Denison -- Married, Mrs. Albert Libby, Westbrook, Maine Mary Denison-Working, Boston, Mass. Leona Edes-Married, Mrs. Roland Blais, Naples, Maine Jeanne Hall--Colby College Melvin Heymann-Bowdoin College Robert Hutchinson - Castine Maritime School Gloria Learned-Married, Mrs. Kyllonen Ernest Martikainen - University of Me., Brunswick Elinor Mills - Bates College, Lewiston, Maine Marion Morse-Gorham State Teachers' College Dorothy Peary-Harrison, Maine Lelia Pike-Married, Mrs. Durwood Hill, Norway, Maine Samuel Pitts, Jr. - Out of Marines -- Working in Harrison Lester Rosen-Task Force Frigid, Alaska Harold Tarlov - Out of service - East Norwalk, Conn. Esther Wight-Married, Mrs. Leroy Mor- ton, Yarmouth, Maine CLASS OF 1945 Robert Bradford-Out of Army, work- ing, Hebron, Maine Wey Chapman-Out of Navy, working, Harrison William Chase-Harvard College Jack Denison - University of Maine, Orono Joseph DiLeo--Norwich University, Ver- mont Oliver Hamlin-Out of service, working, Waterford, Maine Albert Libby-Out of Army, working, Westbrook, Maine Margherite Lombardi-Waterbury, Con- necticut Ruth Lundstrom-Working, Harrison Marjorie Manter- Working, West Tis- bury, Mass. Nance Metcalfe - Emerson School of Dramatics, Boston Lois Mixer--Working, Lewiston, Maine Albert Muller-Working, Norway, Me. June Nelson-Mrs. LaBelle, Westbrook Junior College Reta Pike - Married, Mrs. George St. john, Harrison, Maine Ruth Pike-Married, Mrs. Roland Bonny, Norway, Maine Mary Thomes--Married, Mrs. William Carlson, Harrison Thomas Wallace-Limerick, Maine CLASS OF 1946 Clarice Allen - Macintosh Secretarial School, Lawrence, Mass. Adreth Broome-Rhode Island State Col- lege Priscilla Burns-Gorham State Teachers' College Anita Curtis - Married, Mrs. Arnold Moulton, Harrison Geneva Foster-Working, South Paris, Maine Paul Allen Gregware-Castine Maritime School Allan Heino-Working, Harrison Jean Hubbard-P.G. course at Fryeburg Academy Martha Jacobson-Training at Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, Maine David Johnson-Working, Buxton, Me. Alfred Kodis-Northeastern College, Bos- ton Erle Leavitt-University of Me., Orono Conrad LeComte-Working, Westbrook, Maine Pauline Littlefield-Stoneham, Maine G. Paul Lynch-Mass. State fFort De- von Divisionl Haig Manoogian--University of Maine, Orono Ruth McAllister-Married, Mrs. David Dingley, Harrison Eleanor McKeen-Working, North Lov- ell, Maine Arleen Merrill-Working, Boston, Mass. Blanche Merrill - Bryant-Stratton Secre- tarial School, Boston, Mass. Ray Meserve-University of Me., Bruns- wick, Maine Leatrice Millett-Working, East Water- ford, Maine Elsie Pulkkinen-Gorham State Teach- ers' College Norton Sinert - University of Maine, Orono, Maine Barbara Thomes-Married, Mrs. Her- bert Thorlough, Casco, Maine Gordon Thorburn-Army Harvey Young-Working, Harrison Joe Zarrella-Manor Hall, Cambridge, Mass. MARION BROWN '47 PAT KLUCKEN '47 IXDVERTXSINQ 'E2S2E EZ ELLZEZEZEZEZEZEZJ ' COMPLIMENTS OF ,J IFIIE IIE.. I.. S CHARLIE ADAMS FRANK HENDERSON APPY APKARIAN BOB KILROY DICK BOYNTON BOB LECOMTE ROGER BRIGGS HARVY LORD BUD CORLISS BENNETT LUJA ROY CROSBY BILL MGCDONALD, WALLY ENGLAND LAWRENCE MATTOR WOODIE FIFIELD HARRY MCCRACKEN PAUL FLAIG JOHN MCDERMOTT WENDY FORBES TOM MELVILLE KIT FOX GIT PRIESTLEY RAY GADAIRE CARLETON SMITH TINY GERLEK GEORGE SOWLE DANNY GRANT JOE UNNOLD HAL WOODBURY IBIRIIIDQETTQDN PMDMDIEIVIINY Co-educational SMALL CLASSES INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION G. I.'s ACCOMMODATED Superb LocoTion in Moine's Loke Country WINTER SPORTS AND WATER SPORTS FEATURED North Bridgton Maine 'FI.,ZSZEZEL2EZ'E2ElEZEZElSlF!l 21E dEZE 1E 1 E l1aE?1a El1nE?1nE?'LmlE?'Lnlil COMPLIMENTS OF The Upper I2 Boys TEX ancl CHARLIE LosT yeor we were The penT-house boys, Who lived in old Moss. l-loll. We had ci million pin-up girls To decoroTe The vvoll. BUT This yeor we hove moved To Cleoves, And os ony Tool con see, This yeor our pin-ups cheer, noT us, BUT The GhosTs of Henry B. BEST OF LUCK TO TI-IE CLASSES OF ,47, '48, 49, and 50 E EZE'ZE2E2E2EZE2E2EZEZEl EZE2EZEZEZEZEZEZEZElEZEi COM PL! M EN TS OF X IF IQ Il IE N D of Bridgton Academy EZEZEZEZQZEZEZEZE2. QE. E251-:. ElEZ'nfElEilSlElE4 2lS1lSiEZEZi' That out of sight is out of mind lx mac of most we Icavc behind. A H L - RTHUR uuu 'Luuuii ortmits for tomorrow... Keep that memory of happy days forever new, forever alive, by giving a truly lasting reminder . . your lovely photograph. YOUR OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK PI-IOTOORAPI-IER PORTRAIT STUDIO - - 4th FLOOR B. PECK COMPANY EZEEZEZEZEZEZEZEZELZEZE i COM PLI M EN TS OF M. J. FLAHERTY COMPANY Heating Contractors BOSTON MASS. E2E?LqEZE?E.qE?LuE2 E?1qEZE?11E?1nE?1qE Compliments of Burnham Brothers, Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTOR and BUS TRANSPORTATION NAPLES Tel. 29-13 Complinwnls of Ronald P. Knight LAKESIDE LODGE - - GUESTS SPEEDBOAT RIDES ON LONG LAKE AND SEBAGO AND ON THE BEAUTIFUL SONGO RIVER TAXI SERVICE: PHONE NAPLES, BLUE SUNOCO STATION, I4-5 RESIDENCE: 23-4 'E?lnEZE?1nEZE?1nEZ E?'LnE2E?'LaE?LEI2El1a Fl ?'LnE?FL1E?1i E?'L1E?'LnE?'LnE?'Ln EZ EZE?'LnE? Ln E Z Compliments of Thomes Sc King, Inc. LUMBER MANUFACTURERS - MILLWORK JOBBERS HARRISON MAINE Compliments of CAMP MAC WILL HAMLIN, Propriefor Artesia New Mexico SZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEIZEZEZE E y1EZ1 E?LiE?QiE?Li E?'L1 E?L1E?L1E E?LnQ ?1' F. G. CONGDON TRANSPORTATION - - Serving Bridgfon and Vicinity - - Coll Bridgton 60 Moin OFHce: Branch Ofiice: 315 PARK AVENUE 124 HIGH STREET Tel. 2-1986 Tel. 2-5871 OLD COMPANY'S LEHIGH ANTHRACITE THE BEST SINCE 1820 Portland Lehigh Fuel Co., Inc. COAL - COKE - FUEL OILS - WOOD lil Sli N EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ Compliments 0 f The Class of 1949 POLLY ARRIS RUTH AUTIO FRANK BELL JOHN CONRAD JOHN DAVIS BORDEN DAVIS LYMAN DODGE RICHARD DYER DAVID ERICKSON MARILYN FERGUSON VIRGINIA GAMMON SALLY HARJU HOWARD JACKSON MARIAN JACKSON PRENTIS KIMBALL RICHARD LEAVITT DANA LORD LAURENE LORD MARY LORD CURTIS MILLETT ROBERT MONTGOMERY DAVID MORRISON DAVID MOULTON CAROLYN NELSON BETTY PIKE JACK RUBIN FAITH SNOW RAYMOND UGALDE JOE WENTWORTH Compliments of The Class of 1950 MARION ALLEN RODNEY ANDREWS RUTH BARTLETT CHET BEALS TISH BUILD NANCY COBB AUSTIN CONRAD CATHY CURTIS ANITA DAIGNEAULT IRENE DAIGNEAULT DOC FICKETT PAT FLEWELLING MARY FORD ' DAN FORSYTH RAE GILE FRANK GRANT BUD HOLT DICK JACOBSON EVELYN LAMB WIN LEIGHTON GORDON LORD PUNY MCALLISTER GENEVA NELSON FRED NOE RED NYRHILA TOM PIKE LOUIE PLUMMER BILL PAXTON JEAN RUSSELL PAT STEWART BARBARA SPILLER HELEN THOMES ' STAN WILLEY E EZEZSZEZEZEZEZEZEZELZEZ EZ EZE?ZE2EZEZiEZE2E2EZ E Compliments of I The Class of 1947 MARTY AUTIO ELWIN BAKER BECKY BECKLER GENO BOTTALICO MAC BOWNES HOWARD BRACKETT KENNY BRADFORD MARIAN BROWN MYRNA BUCK DOTTIE BURNHAM DAVE BRYANT JAY COBB JOHNNY DANIELSON DICK DAVIS ART DENISON AL EVANS MARIBETH EUSTIS LARRY FISHER NANCY FLEWELLING MARGUERITE FRISBIE RALPH GARDNER VIVIAN WARD TOM GAY SHIRLEY HAMEL FRED HAMLIN GEORGE HAMLIN HERBERT HAMLIN CHARLIE HILL RODNEY KIMBALL PAT KLUCKEN PHIL LINSCOTT TEX LITTLEFIELD FREIDA MARSTON PATSY MERRILL LAURA PIKE NANCY PIKE STEVE FILLEBROWN JUNIOR PURINGTON JOHNNY ROBBINS HANK SIMMONDS ANDY STERGION STAN SWATSKI DICK TAYLOR Compliments of The Class of 1943 JOAN BEAN I FRANK BENNETT RUSSELL BRIDGHAM BETTY CARLSON VIRGINIA CONRAD JOHN CURTIS MERLE DEERING PHIL DENISON JERRY FLEWELLING JOHN FULLER JOAN GARDNER HAPPY HAMLIN GREG HARRISON LOUISE HENRY DON HILL PETE JORDAN GORDAN KNIGHT OLIVE KNIGHT BARBARA LORD HERBIE MERCIER JACKIE MERRILL BOB MOODY JOHN NOE CAROLYN PARADISE LOUIS PALUMBO RAYMOND PAULEY FRED PIKE JAYNE POWLEY DALE RICHARDSON MARY TENNEY RICHARD WINCHENBACH EZElE2E2EZE2E2EZEZEZEL2El EIZSZEZEZSZEZEZEZEZSZEZEZ Greasing - Washing - Polishing Phone 48-Q PURINGTON'S GARAGE Bofiery, Tire ond Ignition Service Oos, OiI, ond Accessories GEORGE MAXFIELD, Prop. HARRISON, MAINE HARRISON INSURANCE AGENCY EARL W. DAVIS INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Telephone 34-2 Horrison - - Maine Cunzrplimvnts of L. P. FICKETT WHOLESALE LUMBER RETAIL NAPLES MAINE ELI 5EZEZEZEZE2EZEZEZEZE2El 'E?'LuElEZ1'E E E SlElE S S E - - Specializing in Petroleum Hauling - - Merrill Transport Co. SERVING - MAINE and NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 ... k MERRILL TRANSPORT co s x il -if - a p 332 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine TI-IE TWITCHELL-CHAMPLIN CO. - - Canned and Food Products - - TEAS, COFFEES, SPICES, CANNED GOODS THE l-IATCHET BRAND Portland, Maine L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Attleboro - - Massachusetts Class Rings and Pins Commencement Invitations Diplomas - Personal Cards - Club Insignia - Memorial Plaques Represented byeDONALD B. TUPPER il Westview Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine EZEZEZEZELZ- EZEZIEZ EZEZELZEZ S2321EZEZli2ElE2EZEZEZE2El La FLOOR COVERING Linoleum Asphalt Tile Mastipare A Complete Service For the Home and Commercial Work NEW ENGLAND RUBBER FLOORING CO. Tel. 3-1441 226 Federal Street Portland, Maine JACKSON -WHITE STUDIO GRADUATION PHOTOGRAPHS Portland Maine Compliment: of .lol-in J. Nissen Baking Company Z EZ E211 E 21 E211 E ?'Z.uE? LnE?'l E?'Z.-uE?'Ln E 211 E lin E21 E 211 E21 l Eli1'S ElE-ligl S2132 lEvIEN4DI1T S Monument Square Portland Moine's Lorgest Quality Outfitters To MEN ond BOYS QNAL D ew 4194- I f to Q- '9 9' obucvs CO G. R. MORRILL GROCERIES MEATS Provisions, Hordwcare ond Dry Goods HARRISON Telephone ONE EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ El EZE2EZE2E E2EZE EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZE ZS? Compliments of A FRIEND SHORELAND'S - - ON CRYSTAL LAKE Harrison - - Maine B. M. Dovis, Prop. Tel. 70 Compliments of PRENTICE'S ,4,, A A LARRABEE SHOE CO. AA A,AAA,AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA A AA GENE ond CAL REYNOLDS AAAAA North BlCKFORD'S JEWELRY STORE JEANNETTE MERRILL, O.D. AAAAAAAAAA AAAA A C. B. CUMMINGS 81 SONS CO. AAAAA AAAA A VOGUE DRESS SHOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA Norwoy HARDWARE CO. ,A AA ADVERTISER-DEMOCRAT AAAAAA AAAA Briolgfon Moine Bridgfon, Moline BridgTon Mcaine Norwoy, Moine Norwoy, Moine Norwoy, Moine Norwoy, Maine Norwoy, Moine Norwoy, Moine ZEZ EZEZEZEZEZE-ZEZEZEZEZEBZE-'Z THE TOWN OF BRIDGTON A Good Place to Live, to Work, to Play HAROLD G. BRAITHWAITE Successor to H. B. Libby and Son -g- INSURANCE - - Bridgton - Maine Established 1857 With Best Wishes tor Continued Success ot B. A. STILES-FITTON HARDWARE CO. Opposite the Library BRIDGTON, MAINE - - Phone 135 General Hardware, Paints and Varnishes, Linoleums Floor Coverings, Shingles and Rolled Roofing Building Material, Seed and Fertilizers WALES sc HAMBLEN co. HARDWARE and PAINTS Plumbing and Steamtitting Telephone 149 BRIDGTON, MAINE El EZE2EZiEZEZEZE!'5EZEZ'E?' E55EZE2EZEZEZE5'4'iE'2n'E Z E El l.'ow1pliv11e11f.v :gf THE PENETONE COMPANY MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS Tenafly - - - New Jersey CONGRATULATIONS - - CLASS OF T947 L. C. ANDREWS - Lumber and Building Materials South Windham Maine Complivlrents Qf OLD CHURCH TAVERN CAMPS OPEN MAY I5Th To OCTOBER IOth Bay of Naples, Maine Tels. I2-I2 - I2-I3 POTTER AND THURLOW DEALERS IN HOME FURNISHINGS SIMMONS BEDS - SPRINGS - MATTRESSES THAYER CARRIAGES LEAR RADIOS HOOVER VACUUM CLEANERS SPARTAN RADIOS Pondicherry Square Bridgfon, Maine EZEZEZEZEZEZSZEZEZEZEZEZ EZEEZEZEZEEZEZEZEZEZEZ l Complivfzevzts of H. H. B I S B E E BRIDGTON MAINE BRIDGTON CAFE Good Food and Good Service is our Motto KAY and MAC - Proprietors Bridgton Maine HARRY G. OAKLEY PLUMBING ELECTRIC STEAM FITTING 24 Elm Street - Bridgton, Maine PLANET JUNIOR GARDEN TRACTORS House Paint - Farmall Tractors - Garden and Field Seeds Complete Service on all Farm Tractors ond Equipment NORTHEAST COMPANY 875 Forest Avenue Phone 3-4642 PortIand, Maine YOUR FARM EQUIPMENT HEADQUARTERS 6 E325ZEZn' E5LiE2EiEZEZEZE2EZ' E. C. JORDAN COMPANY GENERAL HARDWARE PAINT and VARNISH WALL PAPER RADIOS REFRIGERATORS SEEDS BUILDING MATERIALS and ACCESSORIES RADIO REPAIR SHOP Mechanic Falls, Maine S. VV. Jorclan, Prop. Tel. 3271 TONY GALLINARI FRUIT CO. FRUITS CANDY ICE CREAM MAGAZINES TOBACCO S. S. Pierce Co. Distributor Our Ice Cream Parlor is The Local Meeting Place for Unclergrads Post OHice Square ' Bridgfon, Maine STALEY CHEVROLET COMPANY CHEVROLET and OLDSMOBILE Sales anal Service General Repairing Telephone Bridgton 55 Compliments of - - MRS. ALICE MCGILL North Bridgion Maine 'EZEZEZa'ElEZEZEZE?'LnEZELZTE-ZEi F!ZEZE2E2E2ElEiEZE2EiE'ZliZ THE SHOVVPLACE OF BRIDGTON STATE THEATRE Always the Best in Entertainment Complivllewts of JORDAN'S READY-TO-EAT MEATS, INC. 'I27-'I37 Commercial Street Portland, Maine C07llpli77l6'71l.5' rj R. L. DUDLEY General Store EAST STONEHAM MAINE PORTLAND EN GRAVIN G COMPANY 'I2 Monument Square Portland Maine FBZEZEZFLZ S E E iZE Ez 'tS EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ COME TO HARRISON - - The Friendly Town - - GOOD CHURCHES - GOOD SCHOOLS - GOOD SHOPS and GOOD PEOPLE It looking for o summer home, o permonent home, or o ploce of business, we'lI try to moke your stoy pleosont ond profitable. Covzlplimcwzts lj LONG, LIBBY, AND HANSON CO. 161 Middle Street Portlo nd - Maine CASCO BANK 86 TRUST CO. Bridgton, Maine Compliments of EARLY SLOPE FARM NORTH BRIDGTON MAINE E EEE ElE?'L1E?'LiE?'LnE?'LnE?'L1E?'L1El'11 E 1 Ln E-fe-1 E YiEZ 1E 1E L1 E2qE E Compliments of SOUTH PARIS SAVINGS BANK South Paris Maine THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT ENGLISH WORKBOOK Prepares Bridgton Academy Seniors for College Kennesaw Publishing Co., Marietta - - Georgia A. 86 P. TEA COMPANY ERVIN E. BAKER, Mgr. Harrison Maine IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Bessie Kendall LONG LAKE FARM Wentworth and Seavey, Props. Fresh Milk and Cream HERBERT G. PARKER COMPLETE AUDITORIUM EQUIPMENT Industrial Sound Stage - Sound - Schools Harrison , - Maine Ocean House Road Tel I-613 Cape Elizabeth - - Maine Tel. 2-4330 Compliments of ANDREW'S MARKET North Bridgton Maine ELM'S INN 86 CABINS ARTHUR TROTT, Prop. Harrison Maine EZEZEJZEZEZEZEZEZEIZEZEZEZ EZEZE E2E BRIDGTON GARAGE FORD Sales and Service General Repairing Tel. 229-ll AAA SERVICE 2':.E2'Z-EZEZEZEZEZ Bridgton Shoe Service MODERN METHODS and MODERN MACHINERY 93 Main St. Bridgton Compliments of A FRIEND Cushman Bakery Products Guy M. Gardner - Dealer BRIDGTON - MAINE Phone 220-4 BRIDGTON SOCON Y Frank W. Walkerg B.A. '99, Mgr. Compliments of R. L. TRUEWORTHY The Candlewick Gift Shop Bridgton - Maine Cook and Graffam Garage General Repairing Complete Texaco Service BRIDGTON - MAINE Sportsman's Exchange Grumman Aluminum Canoes Hunting, Fishing and Athletic Equipment BRIDGTON - - MAINE E ElElEZEZ E5-WEZ EZE5:iE EZEZEZEZSZ EZE2E2EZEZE Hai-ry's Service Station Harry Maxfield, Prop. Crankcase and Lubrication Service BATTERY and TIRE SERVICE Tel. 68-3 OFHciaI Tire lnspecfion Sfaiion HARRISON - MAINE A R N O L D'S NATIONWIDE STORE Meats - Groceries - Produce Self Service CASH AND CARRY J. Arnold Merrill Harrison, Me. Bridgton Radio and Music Store Compliment: of PHiLco RADIOS and RECORD PLAYERS CARUS REFRIGERATORS BARBER SHOP 62 MAIN sr. - - sRioeToN Harrison - - Maine Tel. 128 CAMP WILDMERE RECREATIONAL CAMP Tel. Harrison 2-24 Naples - - Maine Law Office of CORLISS and LANE Bank Building Bridgton Maine . LESLIE S. DUDLEY Attorney-at-Law Stiles Block Bridgion - - Maine Maine's Leading Sporting Goods Sfore James Bailey Company Portland - - Maine EQLEZE-ZEQLEZ 5 f':4EZ':.EZZ.-E 2:-EZEZEZ E4ZE SIZE? EI1 EZ1'ElEZEZ'q'E WOODMAN'S The Sporting Store Quality Sporting Goods I93 Main St. , Norway, Me. Tel. ol-IO Compliments of RAMON A. QUINT Guaranteed Radio Service ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Bridgton - - Maine Compliments of HARRIMAN'S GENERAL STORE North Lovell - - Maine Telephone I I5-5 Compliments of B R O W N'S APPAREL SHOP Norway Maine Compliments of C. R. LANG Cushman Bakery Products - Delivery - NAPLES - HARRISON - CASCO Compliments of ALLEN, STERLING 86 LOTHROP Sterling Quality Seeds Portland - - Maine Harrison Variety Store G. W. Forrest, Prop. MEALS - - DRUGS Fountain Service Phone 8043 HARRISON - MAINE Order Your Sporting Goods At D A K I N'S Bangor - - Waterville EEE ZF.ZEZE?1aEZ E2EZE?'lEZElEq EZ EZEZEZEZEZEZ EZ E EZ E2 Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of MAYF AIR DINER Bridgton Maine Compliments of BAR JO RESTAURANT Norway Maine Compliments of Swanson's Five and a Dollar Store Bridgton - Maine Long Lake Filling Station BOB LATHAM, Prop. Tydol Gas and Oil Rowboats - Canoes - Live Bait Tel. 49-3 Main St. Harrison, Me. E. J. STILES 86 SON Plumbing and Electrical Bridgton Maine ALLEN'S PHARMACY E. D. ALLEN, Prop. Ice Cream - Candy - Stationery The REXALL Store Prescriptions Filled Promptly POST OFFICE SQUARE Compliments of MAY'S DRUG STORE SOUTH PARIS Telephone 500 BRIDGTON - - MAINE EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ E23 ZEZiiZE2E?'L1SlEZEZEZEZEi Lofinga 511011 and Harmon M. F. Bragdon Paint Co. Books ' School Supplies Painting Materials - Wall Paper Drafting Supplies J ' ' S l' and Ariisfs' Supplies Gmlors Upp les 474 coNGREss sr. 47 EXCHANGE ST- PORTLAND - - MAINE PORTLAND - - MAINE C I' . f Ompzmen C of Floor Coverings - Wall Papers - Paints Glassware - Crockery - Dry Goods MOULTON'S GARAGE N. DAYTON BOLSTER CO. SOUfl1WGferfOrCl Mdlne South Pqrig - Maine Compliment' of Geo. F. Eastman Estate Gents' Furnishings E. B. LOWE - - Florist Boots and Shoes Norway Maine Tel 223-vv Compliments of A Compliments of Carr Brothers Co., Inc. W. H. BROWN CO. 217 C0mmefCiUl 57- North Waterford Maine PORTLAND ' ' MMNE Tel. Harrison 9-Qi EZElElElElZEZEZElEZEZEZEl 3 3Z3Z3Z3Z 323232323232 J. T. BARDSLEY CO. MEN'S WEAR Men's and Women's Shoes 56 MAIN ST. BRIDGTON, ME. IN GALLS 86 MORRISON Dealers ln Grain - Flour - Fertilizer Coal - Seeds - Etc. Store and Mills Opposite Depot BRIDGTON - - MAINE DENISON BROS. GRANDVIEVV FARM Harrison Maine We Dispense the famous Zenith Hearing Aid For Better Hearing Modern Eye-Ware - For Better Seeing DR. CHARLES J. LIBBY oPToMEtRist and JEWELER Tel. 29l 7 WALKER ST. - BRIDGTON Compliments of Western Auto Associate Store Automotive Supplies Opposite Post Office BRIDGTON - MAINE THE BRIDGTON NEWS H. A. Shorey, Jr. Editor and Publisher 51.00 for the School Year in Advance Contains all the Academy News An easy way to keep the home folks in touch with what is going on at school. MAPLE STREET GREEN HOUSE Flowers - Seedlings Tel. 200 Bridgton - Maine J. BENNETT PIKE Attorney Bridgton - - Maine Telephone 75 EIZEZEZE2E23lE2E2EZEZE2E2 The Z. L. Merchant DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT STORE Phone 28-W Norway, Maine L. R. ROUNDS 86 CO. General Merchandise Tel. 8105-3 Waterford E224E2EZSZE'2iElElEZEZEZE2El L. F. PIKE 86 SON crotnirsio - ruizrsiisiiiisies SPORTSVVEAR A Modern Tailoring Department Blue Store - - Norway, Maine Say it with FIowers HILLTOP GREENHOUSES Cut Flowers and Vegetable Plants CHARLES L. CHADBOURNE North Bridgton - Maine Linscott's Poultry Farm Dairy and Poultry Products Tel. 83-3 Bridgton - - Maine mage Road Compliments of BRIDGTON SPECIALTY SHOP Pondicherry Square Button's SUNOCO Service Carl I. Button, Prop. JOSEPH PITTS 86 SON SUNOCO cms :ind mr, PULPWQQD AND I l T imp Service lgnitio I t X Kelley T S Tl tt Cmnplcte Vulczinizin R ll ng A tu Z Lulmri t . Tel. 36 Harrison Me. North Waterford Maine ' 'EZEZEZEZEZ-'E EIZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ l,'0111pli111e11t.x'Qf Eva Mae's Beauty Shop Harrison - - Maine TEAGUE'S GARAGE -I-el 130 Naples - - Maine Tel. 22-22 SCALP TREATMENTS PERMANENT WAVES - ELASTIC CURLS Evening Appointments Kemball Music Company Music - Records - Accessories Exclusive Agents of BALDWIN PIANOS PILOTONE RECORDS 14 Forest Ave. Portland Compliments of BERRY'S GARAGE Harrison - - Maine Tel. 128 WILLYS-OVERLAND Sales and Service HANLEY'S HATCHERY MECHANIC FALLS BABY CHICKS BARRED ROCKS - RHODE ISLAND REDS NEW HAMPSHIRES Tel. 3381 EDWARD S. TARBOX New and Used Automobiles TAXI SERVICE Harrison - - Maine C omplimevr ts of PERCY'S LUNCH Harrison - - Maine We Specialize In FRIED CLAMS and MEALS C 07llpli7ll67lfX Qf HOWARD jOHNSON'S NAPLES - - MAINE 1 E?'LnE?'LnEZE?EZEL'4i EZEZEZEZEZEZEZE2E3Z.Q2EZEi C0111pli111e11rs of , - M A N N S Cap. Turner YOUR Kansas City Sport Goods Co. FAMILY SHOE STORE KANSAS CITY - - ILLINOIS Norway Maine Compliments of SWEETEST SPOT IN NORWAY LAUNDRY, Inc. NQRWAY AGENCY In BRIDGTON F L E T C H E R,S Clyde A. Russell SUNOCO STATION Complimems Qf Complimevlts qf J. NEWBERRY'S A FRIEND Norway Maine Compliments of Compliments Qf Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moody IRVING'S MARKET BOVE'S SPA Naples - - Maine NAPLES MAINE EZEZ EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEIZ Ii E22-E22-E22-EQ:-EQ:-E251 Eziz. EZE EZEZ Complivllcvlfx of CLYDE A. RUSSELL SUNOCO GAS and OIL Complete Lubrication RESTAURANT TIRES - BATTERIES - ACCESSORIES Tel. 239 B id9f0n ' ' Maine 7 Flint Street Bridgton LANE'S Bridgton Shoe Store SHOES FOR EVERYONE Bridgton - - Maine Edward Kroot BRIDGTON CLEANERS BRIDGTON - MAINE Complivllevztx qf KAY'S CUT RATE Opposite Green Front Bridgton - Maine C 011zpli111e11ts of Cowlpliments qf The Beauturn Restaurant and Cabins Ski Haven Fryeburg Road Bridgton Compliments of TONPS JoHN sExToN ac co. BARBER SHOP B,idg,on , , Maine CHICAGO - ILLINOIS 'SlEZE ElS S S ElElS ElEl E-'ZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZZEZEZ E G. A. Cabot Insurance Agency DAVIS' SUPERMARKET ON THE HILL GENERAL Groceries - - Produce INSURANCE Fresh and Cured Mears Brldgfon ' ' Mame Phone 51 Briclgton, Maine Compliments of A FRIEND DAVIS GREENE CO. PoNDicHERRY SQUARE Groceries - Produce - Mears Phone 4 Bridgton - Maine CHAPMAN 'S EXPRESS Common Contract Carrier for Twenty-four Years HARRISON - - MAINE Tel. Portland 3-3847 zffe .::3:5:: :g A:' 5535. 3-V, THE BRIDGTON STAR Illustrated Weekly Tabloid Newspaper GIVES YOU THE SPORTS OF THE ACADEMY C. R. MARCH CIoThing ond Furnishings Telephone Connections EI-Fa-Br Beauty Shop JOAN LEA, Prop. We Specialize in Permaneni Waves Bridgfon Maine Brldgton ' ' Mame Tel. 26-3 I EZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZEZ E?2nE?!nE?1E?21ElE2 E 2 EZ ' Mimeographing Headquarters tor Maine KINNEY 86 FROST, Inc. 29 Free St. Portland Tel. 3-327l L. M. LONGLEY 86 SON ESSOHEAT - FUEL and RANGE OIL Burners - Range Burners and Service Plumbing - Heating - Hardware Norway - Maine SPILLER'S EXPRESS Portland - Casco - Otistield Adelbert Knight, Prop. Tel. Portland 2-8357 Otisfield 307-31 COMPLIMENTS OF PAUL V. DAVIS, M.D. 94 Main St. Bridgton COMPLIMENTS OF WARREN'S MARKET Bridgton Maine E. L. PROCTOR Local Retail Distributor for - - S. S. Pierce Co.'s Specialties Birdseye Frosted Foods Health Food Products Cigars - Cigarettes - Tobacco Dial 3-0236 25 Forest Ave. - Portland Marion's Beauty Parlor ALENE M. DICKEY, Prop. All Branches ot Beauty Culture Bridgton - Maine Tel. l37-3 COM PLIMENTS Ol RIDLON LUMBERIN G CO. North Bridgton - Maine Tel. 99 - I 2 E?'LqE ?f4E 21 E ?1qEl'Lq IQ li H22-EZEZEZ. S21-EZ E?'LnE?'LaE?'Ln E?lnE?1n ISZEZEZEZEZEZEZ Compliments of NEW ENGLAND TRAWLER EQUIPMENT COMPANY CHELSEA MASS. es 557774 Gosfo Printers of - - COLLEGE, BUSINESS, and INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATIONS 145 High Street Boston - - - Mass. 14 We gratefully acknowledge our debt to our advertisers and friends for their generous support and cooperation which has made possible this nineteen forty-seven issue of The Stranger. EIlEZEZEZE?'LnEl1nE?'LnEZEZEZEZEi AUTOGRAPHS f 0 , ,ffggyrif 'ic !2,7nQ,,,7-,i5i,q Elf A N A TO R H Wifi,-fg , j k fi! W ww ' ' ' . 4 fy , ' I MQW w ff QMMWL my dvaffm ' 90 NAVK 52 VL J . 5370 wwf' 3 W Y! ' f if 0 Q' f' 1 f WW ' f Q , O - U4 xg! ff QQ? V, ' A Q Q Qgqegtzf GESQYEQW 3 A fr- rw 1, fig., gi I Q ,Sv L, -- A r NLM vb,-H J 91, A T , X. 4. . fa ,im 'NT z.L ,gr v , Q. V-xv 'f ff wx f 10 s Amr 4'-if fy. s ante' 'K .qgiv 4 v , 4 mis' 'R-5' 1.1, J 5 '15 xi'- vu r . f . .. 4,5 xg. lb: . : M I . Sf. f .Jw ' 521-N 'L' 'Lf , Mm If -L - f--- - ,ffl 'iii . ' . '4bf:-- 1. V' Jqfxf 'T41 'f ', ' 1i,..34,, ' 'l T 2?ifXr.f,.,. . , lfflfi' k f -r ' V' ,. vii' W hr ,f 1-rg kfv 1 .- L , A.: Am -.Ly 1 .5 , ,. 5 3.5, 1. , ,. wwf , X 5. ., I- ,321---an -Y .,: .4 ! qi. vgffcf. gr' :YW-r XA .IM . .- -KX .5 . -,m -34' 23 , . - , ww- 2: H-. s Q... .fm -..,:-f.q' .W ., ,,. ,v F -1.2 f' ' fi'-'f,f - Q -mul, 551. -vm -.Q 5 'L if Qin: . ' 1. -mfs iv I . . f., ,, 1 ,, AY ,V mf, Q. .KV-5 Q. .. 431, ' ,-,- , 'T E:4,.Lff, q,g5:'v7s:- ., . 1 i.:,.f,lg - Lg. ,4 H' , ,,,.,,,:.,, , . 5u',L.', 1: , Vrf ,vsnfff-1,.,u51,xA,L,. -, 5,2 ,515-, 3, 'fif-EQ .-JP' ,5 . A v,1,:4f',-.,jV -' J A 5,,,'1w,1:- in Y VY.: L wx K, - 1-' 1-f, wi' QW' ' ,' X P 1 -- f - ,Jygy