Wells High School - Abenaki Yearbook (Wells, ME)

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JAMES BERNARD O'GORMAN, JR. Anything for a quiet life. James is our one and only--our one and only classmate who is planning to become an undertaker. And he has a good reason for his plans--he will thus be assured of a steady job. James never wastes his breath in idle chatter. Any extra breath he has had, he has used for the last four years helping out the Wells School Band. If no student ever caused any more trouble than James does, Wells High would be a teachers' paradise. Band 1, 2, 3, 45 Yearbook Staff 4. RONALD HAROLD PHILLIPS Without humor, life would be dreary. And without our buddy Babe our class would not have been half so lively, as we found out all those weeks during our junior year when Babe was on vaca- tion. He was a big name on Wells' track team, especially in pole vaulting, high jumping and hurdling. His big name in class is that of the wittiest. His quick smile and dry remarks have made him a favorite in class, especially with one of our classmates who lives in Wells Branch. Track 1,25 Baseball 25 Track Manager 45 Yearbook Staff 45 Football 2, 35 Senior Play 4. ALLAN GEORGE PINKHAM 'Work is the key to success. Allan has faithfully haunted the typing room for the past two years, and it would not be the same without him. We never see Allan ruffled or downcast, and his cheerful smile and pleasant personality are assets to our classroom. Good luck in the future, Allan. Basketball Manager 45 Yearbook Staff 45 transferred from Waterville High School in 1956. DANA MERRILL PUTNAM Toujours gai. The seniors have been fortunate this year to have Dana to add that little extra bit to our class. No one has ever seen Dana without a twinkle in his eye and a pleasant expression. It's lucky that Dana is good-natured, for otherwise he'd take a few pokes back at some of his classmates who love to tease him. We'd like to know the secret of his success, not only with his own classmates, but with underclassmen--or should we say underc1asswomen. Football 35 Track 35 Yearbook Staff 4. to the Traditions ofthe School. rd.

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JOHN HENRY LADDERBUSH For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Although Jackie can be serious if it is really necessary, he is seldom quiet. His favorite song is 'Jeanie with the Dark Brown Hair. The fact that the class voted him the boy with the nicest personality indicates that he has a good start toward success. Football 4: Basketball Manager 3, 4g Football Manager 2, 3: Junior Play 3: Stu- dent Council 4g Yearbook Staff 4, Senior Play 4. MERTON EDWARD M ATTHEWS 'Good things come done up in little packages. How Merton rates can be seen by the fact that he was elected co -captain of football his junior year and captain his senior year. His prowess in this sport won him honorable mention on the ALL-STATE TEAM. Mert is popular with both his teammates and his opponents and gives the basketball crowds a thrill with his set shots from the side. But if you want to see this strong athlete blush just ask him to say a few words in public. Glee Club 1, 27 Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4g Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Junior Play 35 Student Council 4. WILLIAM HAMPTON MILLER, JR. Never say more than is necessary. Billy is a man--all six feet four inches of him--of few words, but let something displease him and words do not fail him. He toots a big horn in the band and is a steady player on the basketball court. This year he wrested from Danny Cook the three year old record of 'most often tardy. Perhaps you'd better get a horse, Billy. Glge Club 1,2: Football 1,2, 3,4g Basketball 1, 2,3,4g Vice President 2, Band 1,2, 3,4g Operetta lg Baseball 2, 3: Senior Play 4. ELINOR S ANDRA MURPHY 'Sugar and spice and all things nice. Dorchester High's loss in 1955 was Wells High's gain. Sandy is one of the few girls who can throw a softball true: she's an unpopular guard on the basket- ball team--that is, unpopular with the unfortunate forwards who have to play against her. Her grace and ease on the dance floor won her the title of the best dancer in the class. She 's one of the most willing workers among the sen- iors and is a thoughtful and considerate friend. Glee Club 2, 3g Softball 2, 3g Basketball 3,4g Junior Play 33 Librarian 4, Fresh- man Reception Committee 3: Yearbook staff 4, Senior Play 4. to the Guidance of the Faculty, and

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JAMES ARTHUR RAMSDELL, IR. Like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously. Rubber in the road--Jimmy was here. See a streak, hear a squeal of tires--that's Jimmy. Everyone around knows his souped-up, cut-down, open- hood hot rod. If you want to know anything at all about cars, Jim is the ex- pert. Jim's speed is not confined to the road but is also exhibited in track. Track 3, 4: Stage Manager 3, 4. WANITA ANN SAYWARD 'And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace. The seniors voted Wanita the quietest girl in the class--and rightfully. She is a sure and steady worker and her devotion to the her principles predicts a good future for her. We wish her a good harvest in the Lord's fields. Glee Club 1,2,3, 4: Junior Play Prompter 3: Usherette 3: Yearbook Staff 4. NORMA ROSALIE SPOONER Silence is golden. What a different place Room I would be if all our classmates made as little noise as Rosalie does. Her school career has given her a good background for future homemaking, and her pleasant personality shows she'd be a happy home- maker too. This year the typing room had a great attraction for her. What could it have been? Freshman Reception Committee 3g Cafeteria Worker 4g Librarian 2g Glee Club 1 1,2, 3,4g Operetta lg Choraliers 2,3g Usherette 3: Yearbook Staff 4. RICHARD EDWARD STEVENS The hom of the hunter is heard on the hill. Richard has been a distinct loss to our class--as far as noise making goes-- for he was voted the shyest boy in class. Just put a gun in his hands, though, and he is no longer quiet and shy. Nothing can hold Richard back in hunting season, not even the prospect of ten hours after school. Our Davy Crockett manages to mark a deer each season. Good hunting to you, Richard. Track 1, 3, 4, Basketball 4, Stage Manager 33 School representative in State foul shooting contest. Temper Him With Hard Work