Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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THE AMETHYST NIERRILL A. BEEM MERRILL A. BEEM President EDITH CRAM Vice President JEANETTE L. MITCHELL Secretary CLARENCE A. LEIGHTON Treasurer Alumni Association For a number of years the Deering High School Alumni Association has been active in promoting annually one philanthropic activity-the awarding of a scholarship at graduation. This is the only project which the association has at- tempted to sponsor and for that reason it may seem to the casual observer that the organization does not function. The nature of the organization, however, is such that it is impractical to endeavor to carry on an active program and in place of meetings and social activities this service project has been supported by the alumni. About twenty years ago a small group of loyal alumni had the vision of what might be accomplished through a scholarship. By dint of hard work and careful planning, a sum ap- proximating five hundred dollars was raised and left with the oflicers as a nucleus for a permanent endowment fund. Down through the years the income from this has been used as a part of a fifty dollar scholarship award, the balance being secured through social ac- tivities and the payment of dues. The associa- tion also sponsors lectures each year to raise funds for the scholarship. In recent years the officers of the associa- tion realized that the fifty dollar scholarship was inadequate to meet the present-day col- lege expenses. An active campaign for mem- bers was launched with the result that in IQ3I and 1932 a scholarship for one hundred dollars was given. It is hoped that soon a scholarship of two hundred and fifty dollars will replace the original one of fifty and that eventually the former amount will be given to both a boy and a girl of each graduating class. This, we believe, will be a very much worth while project for the Alumni Associa- tion to support. Members of this year's Senior class auto- matically become members of the Deering High School Alumni Association upon grad- uation. C1711

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THE AMETHYST- MRS. .lX.lARY L. SNOW 1933-34 Ojicers MRS. lhl.-'KRY L. SNOW, president PAUL H. AICINTIRE, vice president WILL O, IIERSEY, Secretary-treasurer Executive Board FRED P. HALL FREDRIKA M. PARKS PAUL H. lXlCINTIRE HELEN R. Sci-IwAR1z RIARGARET E. ALLEN NIABEL F. GOODING Committee Chairmen LI.rcIEN P. LIBBY Educational KARL V. PALMER Social ELMER E. PARMENTER Benefit A. EVERETT STROUT Publicity CARI. T. STEVENS Economic CLARA L. SOULE Legislative Portland Teachers' Association By DOROTHY SAN BORN TlIe Portland Teachers' Association has played a leading part in the educa- tional life of Portland during the past year. Through the efforts of Mrs. Mary L. Snow, delegate to the National Educational Convention held in Chicago last year, who has faithfully served as president of the association during 1933-34, Portland teachers have had the Opportunity of hearing many interesting speakers discuss current educational problems. A feature ofthe year's program was the banquet at the Hotel Eastland in honor of Miss Florence M. Hale, nationally known educator and loyal daughter of Maine. William B. Jack, superintendent of schools, and Dr. Bertram E. Pack- ard, Commissioner of Education for Maine, spoke briefly. Speakers at 1933-34 P. T. A. Meetings XVILLIAM B. JACK DR. YI-P'ANG WU, PlI.D IJICAN ERNEST lXiARRIN1QR Miss MARY lVlCSKIMMON WVILLIAM B. JACK WILI.IAM B. JACK DR. CLIFTON IJAGGILTT GRAY MRS. BENJAMIN RIGGS DR. BERTRAM E. PACKARD MIss FLORENCE M. HALE DR. ZXIILTON D. PROCTOR MALIDE P. THAYER DR. PAYSON SMITH MRS. J. lVlARDEN DESHON Adjusting the Schools to the Times Practical Training for Chinese Women The King's English in the Land of the Free The Loss of School standfffds Present Day Problems The Little Old School House of Yesterday Hitler and His Problems What Has Happened to our Clothes Further Reductions Cultural Education Courses at Westbrook Junior College New Adult Courses at W. J. C. Crisis in Education WOmen's Crusade Committee E161

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THE AMETHYST Portland School Officials Superintendent of Schools WILLIAM B. JACK Deputy Superintendent MISS HELEN M. ROBINSON Supt. of Public School Buildings CHARLES H. PERKINS Attendance Ojicer KARL V. PALMER Census Enumerator NORMAN H. CRONK Accountant ROBERT F. SKILLINGS School Committee for 1934 PHILIP J. DEERING, Chairman ex-oflicio DR. HEBER H. CLEVELAND HERMAN B. LIBBY MAX I. PINANSKY MRS. HATTIE P. LIBBY MRS. ELIZABETH A. OAKES EARLE L. RUSSELL BURTON SMART Monthly meetings of the School Committee occur on the fourth Mon- day of each month. Standing Committees Buildings and Supplies, Mr. Libby and Mr. Smart, Elementary Schools and Kindergar- tens, Mrs. Libby and Mrs. Oakes, Finance, Mr. Smart and Mr. Russell, Health, Dr. Cleveland and Mrs. Libby, Secondary Schools, Mr. Russell and Dr. Cleveland, Special Education CPenmanship, Art, Music, Home Economics, Manual Trainingl Mrs. Oakes and Mr. Pinanskyg Supplementary Education fEvening School, Americanizationl Mr. Pinansky and Mr. Libbyg Rules and Regulations, Chairmen of Committees on Finance, Secondary Schools, Elementary Schools and Kindergartens, Mr. Smart, Mr. Russell, and Mrs. Libby. School Sessions High Schools--Each weekday from 8.15 A.M. to I P.M. except Saturday. junior High School -8.3oA.M. to I2 M. and 1.30 to 3.30 I-.M. Elementary Schools--9.00 A.M. to 12 M. and 2.oo to 4.oo P.M. Kindergartens-9.00 to I I.oo A.M. or 2.00 to 4.oo RM. Evening School, 7.15 to 9.15 RM. In very inclement weather, fire alarm box 33 will be struck at 7.15 A.M. for no session of the senior and junior higlI schools. The same signal will be given at 8.15 A.M. for no session of the elementary schools and kindergartens. Same signal will be given at 1.15 RM. for no afternoon session of the elementary schools. Portland Public Schools Deering lligh School, Portland lligh School, Lincoln Junior Iligh, Allen, Bethel Kindergarten, Butler, Chapman, Nathan Clifford, Clill' Island, Cummings, Emerson, Isabella Garvin and Kindergarten, lleseltine and Kindergar- ten, jackson, Leland, Libby, Longfellow and Kindergarten. Long Island, McLellaII and Kindergarten, Monument and Kindergarten, Morrill and Kindergarten, North and Kindergarten, Oakdale and Kindergarten, Pearl Street Kin- dergarten, Peaks Island, Pcary, Presumpseot, Thomas B. Recd, Riverside, Riverton, Roosevelt and Kindergarten, Saunders, Shailer, Sherman Street Kindergarten, Staples aIId Kindergarten, Summit Street, Rosa E. True, Vaughn Street, Walker Manual Training, West, Willard, Woolson. .lmericanization School-Woolsong Open Window Schools-North and Isabella Garving Ungraded Rooms-WOOL song Sight Saving Class-Nathan Clifford. E133