West Paris High School - Nautilus Yearbook (West Paris, ME)

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K V ' ' ' 'W T W 'T ' ' 1- 1 Cfaaa .jvhalory September of 1952 found twenty-eight excited freshman eager to start their high school career. The freshman class consisted of Gloria Abbott, Harlan Abbott, Gerry Andrews, Starr Andrews, Maurise Benson, Robert Benson, .Iudy Chamberlain, Eleanor Coffin, Felicia Collette, Rosalie Curtis, Gertrude Damon, Shirley Ellingwood, Dorothy Farr, Raymond Hammond, Shirley Hazelton, Myra Halme, Stanley Hibler, Aili lmmonen, Archie MacDonald, Sandra Mack, Elias McKeen, Roland Morey, Wayne Penley, Gerry Pierce, Louise Robinson, joan Russell, Frances Ryerson, Marshall Whitman. After the first term Marshall trans- ferred to South Paris High School. At our first class meeting, we elected Rosalie Curtis as president, Shirley Hazelton, vice-presidentg Eleanor Coffin, secretary: treasurer, Stanley Hibler, and student council member, Gerry Pierce. Mrs. Ross was our class advisor. November found us in the gym doing stunts for the heartless seniors. What was this all about? The freshman initiation, of course!! We really did have fun and everyone was a good sport about the whole affair. Frances Ryerson was crowned Queen, and Eleanor Coffin and Gloria Abbott were her attendants. December was our month for raising funds and class meetings were called in November to decide on money-making schemes. The highlight of the month was a Christmas play, called Christmas at the Crossroads. In the gymnasium that night, each class had a gaily decorated booth. Candy, popcorn, hot dogs and home-cooked food was on sale. This school fair was the first of its kind in many years and it drew many of the townspeople. During this year we sponsored roller-skating parties and an Easter Dance. Several members of our class were already participating in extra-curricular activities. Most of us had worked on the Readit and Nautilus Boards. Myra Halme, Shirley Ellingwood, Stanley Hibler, and Maurise Benson joined our school orchestra. Eleanor Coffin represented us in the County Speaking Contest with the selection Eyes. Starr Andrews and Gloria Abbott were active in the band as majorettes. Several went out for basketball, baseball and softball. We all tried to find our places in school life. Next fall we came back as sophomores - anxious to be upper classmen. At our first class meeting, twenty-two members were presentg a new student, Gerry johnson, transferred here from Lisbon High School. The treasury showed a total of S333 and this encouraged us to double this amount before the year was out. Officers were chosen as follows: president, Maurise Benson, vice-presi- dent, Myra Halmeg secretary, Shirley Ellingwoodg treasurer, Gerry Andrews, student council member, Aili Immonen. Felicia Collette decided to join us again after spending a semester at Our Lady of the Mountain Academy in Gorham, N. H. November committees were appointed, and various money-making activities were engaged in during the month: food sales, potato chip, sandwich, and hot dog sales at recess. Class rings were ordered this year and we anxiously awaited a package from the Balfour Company. Mr. Clifford jordan, a new member of the faculty, was class advisor during our sophomore year. In March we had a jitney supper and rummage sale at the Legion Hall. Gladiolus bulbs were sold for our spring project. I7

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Several students enrolled in the Drivers' Training program and March found several of us going to South Paris to try to obtain our licenses. Typing students were making very good progress this year and several girls earned 30-, 40-, and 50-word certificates. While Roland Morey and Stanley Hibler were active on the basketball floor, several of our feminine students were doing very well in prize speaking. Rosalie Curtis and Sandra Mack represented us at the University of Maine, and Eleanor Coffin spoke at the County Contest. We thought our sophomore year had accomplished much for us and summer vacation found us all ready for a rest. In the summer of 1954 we were all sad- dened by the untimely death of one of our classmates, Dorothy Farr. September of 1954 found nineteen of us back again with the status of juniors. Two new students were in our midst: Louise Gammon transferred from St. Louise Girls' School, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Elwood Dunn who was previously enrolled at Canton High School. We chose officers for the year at our first class meeting: president, Roland Moreyg vice-president, Myra Halmeg secretary, Eleanor Coffing treasurer, Felicia Collette, student council member, Starr Andrews. Again we had a different class advisor, Miss Katie Moore, who remained with us throughout our senior year. Money-raising projects were our main interests in October as the class trip to Washington was now only a year away. Orders for stationery were taken, and the usual food sales were conducted. As juniors, we were privileged to give a banquet and ball in honor of the seniors. We worked very hard to make this a long-remembered occasion for them. The banquet was held in the Universalist Church and six of the junior girls served as waitresses. The prom was held in the gym which was decorated in the senior colors of green and white. Kenny Goodwin's orchestra provided the music. At graduation, we were delighted to see many juniors receive awards for citizenship, sports, and medals for outstanding work in a particular subject. Roland Morey received the sportsmanship and citizenship award, while Rosalie Curtis, Shirley Ellingwood, and Aili Immonen were made members of the National Honor Society. Finally, we reached our last year of high school, and as the mighty seniors, we stood at the threshhold of our goal, graduation. September found us glad to see our classmates again and eager to work hard toward our Washington trip which was just around the corner. Class officers were elected for our last year as follows: president, Felicia Colletteg vice-president, Stanley Hiblerg secretary, Eleanor Coliing treasurer, Gerry Andrewsg student council member, Maurise Benson. As seniors, it became our pleasure to see that the freshmen were prop- erly received into high school and on September 30, the initiation was held in the gym. Among our fund-raising projects were the annual paper drive, food sales, and two Stanley Brush parties. One of the most outstanding events of our senior year was a three-act comedy entitled, Oh, Promise Me, which was successfully presented in our own gym and also in West Sumner. On the 6th of April the trip to which we had looked forward so long finally became a reality. Happy, carefree seniors with their chaperones left for a visit to the largest city in the worldg the cradle of libertyg and the battlefields of the American way of life. We visited places of historic interest too numerous to outline in detail, saw countrysides so different from our own, and made new friends of our traveling companions. All these factors - tangible and intangi- ble -- added one more phase to the completion of our senior year. I8