Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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THE AMETHYST 13 In September, 1925, we assumed the sacred title of seniors. We now walked with our heads in the clouds and now, more than ever, we realized our duty of maintaining the high standard of Deering, and living up to the ideals of the Purple and VVhite. NVe now assumed more and more responsibilities in the activities of the school, starring in debating, athletics, clubs and musical organizations. Under our management the Brvvria has improved in many ways. The material has been better than ever and the departments have all been enlarged. - Despite the rush of studies and senior activities our boys and girls continued to shine in sports. Our football letter men were: Captain Lopez, Captain-Elect Riley. Frost, Blocklinger, Scribner, Jacobsen, Chap- man, llaker, and Marshall. Baker and Frost also won their letter in hockey, while Morang, Alward. and Howland have D's for basketball. Kenneth Macomber. Earle Macomber, XVarren Blocklinger, and Edward Norris got their track letters, and Don Hodgdon represented us in cross- country. Dorothy Dean captured first prize in the annual Prize Speaking Con- test, and Ruth Kennedy was second. Andy Boyce and Alice Bagley de- serve high honorable mention. just before May vacation Mr. XVing announced the elections to the National Honor Society, the highest honor which can be conferred on a senior. There were twenty-two elected, and their keys were presented at the Senior Assembly. The members are: Dorothy Dean, Frances john- son, Tlerta Rogers, Frances Thompson, Ruth Kennedy, Bernice Perkins, Dorothy Haskell, Ruth NVoodill, Helen Gunderson, Fred Scribner, Arnold lloyce, Manley Littlefield, William Langzettel, Weston Rankin, Elliott Marshall, Alice Bagley. Philip Chapman, Arthur Baker, John Stanley, Kenneth Macomber. Arthur Peterson, Almon Morang. Warren lllocklinger was president of the Washington Club, and the party, numbering nearly one hundred, made the trip during May vacation, headed by Mr. Emmons and Miss Deasy. In addition to pupils many parents and several teachers were in the party. And now comes the end of a glorious four years. Materially we separate now, but we will never be separated in spirit. No matter how long we live, we shall always feel the desire in our hearts, although we may not shout it aloud. to give three cheers for the class of '26.

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12 THE AMETHYST League. We also had a debating team of our own. consisting of Frances Thompson, Dorothy Dean. and Manley Littlefield, with Burton McLaugh- lin as alternate. At the Teachers' Convention in 1923 there was a Latin Play given by the juniors and sophomores C mostly sophomoresfl. It was repeated in Crosby Hall at a later date and proved a huge success. Of all the assemblies given during the year by the different classes we agree that the Sophomore Assembly was the best. Much of our talent was displayed: Hill Hart. our cartoonist, drew comic pictures, among them a very good sketch of our principalg Frances Dow gave a delightful read- ing: and our president led the assembly in a fine manner. Our class lost none of its spirit during its second year. Several were in the musical groups. The varsity and class athletic teams also contained many of our members. Can't you imagine how important we must have felt when we became juniors? There was but one thing to mar our dignity. We had as much trouble Finding our way about the school as the little frosh. The reason was, of course, the new school-and what a beautiful new school! It has every convenience imaginable, and many luxuries never before enjoyed. For officers in our junior year we elected: President, John Howlandg Vice-President, Helen Gunderson: Secretary, Norma Groverg Treasurer, Arnold Boyce. I Our members took a great interest in music when they became juniors. Thirty girls joined the Girls' Glee Club, and many of the weaker sex joined the lloys' Glee Club. And the orchestra-did you notice how good it was last year? That's because there were ten juniors on its roll. The girls had an invincible varsity basketball team, winning the state championship, and many honors for Deering. Among the shining stars were four juniors, Frances Johnson, Helen Gunderson, Norma Grover, and Bernice Perkins. The junior boys also took great interest in sports, and many won places on varsity squads and teams. It was this year that track was re- vived, and john Stanley, Walter Riley, joseph McCarty, Elliott Marshall. and Warren Blocklinger all shone on the boards. The juniors who won their letters on the gridiron were: Kenneth MacDuffie, Harold Alward, Stanley Frost. Arnold Boyce, Arthur Baker, and Walter Riley. This was Deering's first season at hockey, and Stanley Frost, Arthur Baker, and John Howland brought glory to the class of '26 in the ice game. We were not lacking in forensic fields, for there were many distin- guished debaters from the ranks of the junior class, among them Dorothy Dean, Ruth VVoodill, Manley Littlefield, XVeston Rankin, and Fred Scribner.

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For Harold turned THE ,HIE TH YST made Bea one of ladies in the class. Cast your eyes, my specimen of an ideal exhibited for the first W masculine beauty, he plishments. especially BEATRICE ALLEN -' ' Bea might be termed the feminine class out-up, for wherever there is any mischief or tun going on you are generally sure to tinii her, and right in the very midst of it. too. Her ever-ready smile and laugh are the ail- miration of the whole school. and they haxe the most popular young But she is sometimes serious. for in Spanish. a. subject in which she is quite proticient. she hais put much time and effort into an attempt to v-amp Mr. Stevens. HAROLD EDGAR ALWARD 777 friends, on the elongated Deering senior herewith time. In addition to his has many other accom- along athletic lines. out to he the star center of the Purple hasketball quintet this SEHSOH. and proved a demon on the tioor. And this is not the only sport he has starred in, for he is also hero of the gridiron. RAYMOND BABISIDGE Four years ago a quiet boy from liott's Island. a small island off the coast of Maine near Bar Harbor, Came all the way to Port- land in order to attend Deering High School and to prepare for college. At Hrst he was inconspicuous, but it was not long before his quiet, unassuming ways began to make friends for him. Ray is not one of our silver tongued orators, athletes, nor hrilliant stu- dents, but his quiet ways have made him known and well liked hy the entire class. ALICE H. BAGLEY Once upon a time there came to the hip' school at Deering a little girl, and her name. my dears. was Alice. She was so tiny and in-sig-nif-i-cant that every time she went into a great big classroom she would have to tell the teacher, for they eouldn't see her at all. Never mind, Alice. don't pay any attention to this bahy talk. For we know. as well as anyone. that you have outgrown anything like that, even if you do tell Bear Stories at Prize: Speaking contests.