Presque Isle High School - Ship Yearbook (Presque Isle, ME)

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JUNIORS Front Row: Stevens, Hayes, A. Tompkins, Lavoie, Griffin Baal: Row: Gregg, Porter, Cheney, Winslow, Pelkey, Pierce The class of '44 begins to reminisce. We aren't a large group but we've had a happy two years and we've tried to make our contribution to Aroostook State Normal School. As Freshmen, our art class under Miss Peckham's direction, designed the A. S. N. S. sign, which is located on the campus near the north driveway. The Freshman history class, with Miss Ames's help, engaged in an apple selling campaign to earn money to buy an American flag for the auditorium. To their dis- appointment the flag did not arrive before the close of school, but a presentation of the flag took place in chapel the last week of school. When school opened this fall, the flag was proudly displayed from the stage. ln the spring of l942, amidst the jists and jeers of the upperclassmen, we spon- sored the annual Freshman formal, and come out on top to everyone's amazement but their own. Mr. George P. Winston, now in the U. S. army, was our faculty adviser. The climax of the class activities for the year was a Freshman picnic held on Hardy Hill, with a general contest between the wienies and the marshmallows. With the aid and advice of Mrs. Gertrude B. Mattoon, faculty adviser, the Junior class in Children's Literature launched a varied program for the celebration of Children's Book Week. Divided into committees, we worked on varied projects: a window display of posters and children's books, a radio program, a review of children's books at P. T. A. meeting, and a chapel program which was a dramatization from Little Women. Later, in January, the class presented a choral speaking program. ln February, the class gathered for a special chicken supper and general entertain- ment with Mrs. Mattoon and Mr. Robinson as guests. The Juniors have the reputation of being intellects, but there are good sportsmen, leaders and merrymakers in the class also. Yes, the Juniors are a class with a future. They've stuck together through thick and thin, for they believe in carrying through what they once start. rw

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FRESHMEN Front Row: Moore, Ericson, J. Leighton Second Row: St. Peter, Elwell, Hansen, Kennedy Third Row: Tidd, Bartley, Smith, Haley, Crouse Back Row: Southard, Hussey, Stocktord When school opened, September 28, I942, the Freshman class had sixteen mem- bers. About Christmas time we lost one. This class has kept a very high percentage ot their membership, a record remarkable in times like these. Our enrollment includes two boys, Owen Southard and Wes Hussey, ot Presque lsle, who are enrolled in the V-! program. Shortly after school started, Miss Bernice Dicker called the Freshmen together to elect their class otticers. They elected Geraldine Tidd ot Hodgdon, as class president, Lura Smith ot Presque lsle, as vice president, Crystal Crouse ot Washburn, as secretary and treasurer. Gwendolyn Haley of Caribou, Elna St. Peter ot Caribou, and Emma Elwell, ot Sherman Mills were elected as members ot the Student Council. Elida Ericson, ot New Sweden, was elected as our representative to the Music Council. Miss Elizabeth Sawyer was unanimously elected faculty adviser tor our class. Late in November, the Freshman class joined in a recruiting program. Under the supervision ot Blanche Violette, we brought in the names ot prospective students at A. S. N. S. tor the coming year. Late in May the class sponsors a spring tormal. This represents the major social activity sponsored by the Freshmen this year. Our class took an active part in sports this year. Several ot these sports were under the management ot Freshman girls. Crystal Crouse, Geraldine Tidd, and Mana- ger Jacquelyn Leighton participated in badminton. Emma Elwell, Lura Smith, Linnie Kennedy, Elna St. Peter, played basketball. Elida Ericson, Elna St. Peter, and Betty Elwell participated in volley ball. Jacquelyn Leighton, Emma Elwell, and Elida Ericson, manager, took part in Winter Sports. Wesley Hussey ot our class is to be congratulated tor his 'Fine showing in men's basketball. While participating in the games ot the Presque lsle City league, he tallied 84 points in tive games. Owen Southard was a close runner-up. The Freshmen have taken part in many ot the radio broadcasts ot A. S. N. S. over WAGM. They took part in the programs Snapshots ot A. S. N. S. Classrooms, Liv- ing American Art, and a quiz program on Literature. That's quite a record, Freshmen. Keep it up. i301