Winthrop High School - Winthrop Winner Yearbook (Winthrop, ME)

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26 WINTHROP WINNER second precision, this teaches the stu- dent alertness. 'l he dramatic end must be carried on perfectly with the accent on the right word or words. One mis- interpretation would change a serious drama into comedy. The training offers the simple fundamentals for those who plan to carry on with radio in later life. The series consists of twelve plays with historical events as a background. This refreshes the rfind to old events, or acquaints them to the new events. The sound effects are furnished by the pupils also. We also hope that Win- throp will be able to carry on the series next year. Junior Prize Speaking Cnc of the most important events of the Junior? Year is the Junior Prize Speaking contest under the direction of Miss Hoke. The seven contrstants that were chosen for the finals and their selections were: Dorris Dow, In a Mysterious Way , Helen Faulkingham. The Wheels of Time , Fstelle Lewia, The Small-pox Medicine , Carolyn Turner, A Little Scrub , Robert Fountain. Columbus and I g Harlan Gilman. At the'Swimming Hole : Carleton Dow, The Fall of Georgie Basset . The date was set for April 16, with the following people acting as judges: Miss Grace Shaw, of Augusta, Miss Bertha Harvey, of Hallowell, and Mr. Philip Annis, Principal of Hallowell High, awarding the first prize for either girl or boy to Helen Faulkingham. who will represent Winthrop High at Gardi- ner in the All-Maine Contest, the second prize for the girls to Carolyn Turner, the second prize for the boys to Carle- ton Dow, the third prizes for boy and girl to Dorris Dow and Robert Fountain. As our time was so short the teachers were very willing to cooperate with Miss Hoke in the coaching. We thank you. Carolyn Turner. The A. A. Drive In an effort to earn baseball suits and various equipment for the baseball sea- son a drive for one hundred dollars is being sponsored by the entire school with the aid of Mr. J. Jordan and the rest of the faculty. This drive is di- vided into ten groups. The aim of each is to earn ten dollars or more. The com- mittees of each group are as follows: Ice cream, W. Cobb, J. Jordang baked beans, R. Stewart, Faculty membersg candy, L. Moore, Miss Vetter, fish pond, W. Towns, Miss Dennisong hot dogs and popcorn, C. Dow, Miss Hoke, dance, A. Bond, Miss Tapleyg novelties, L. Water- man, Mr. Lapham, subscriptions for the Kennebec Journal, R. Drapeau, Mr. Mil- lettg season tickets, R. de la Feuilliez, Mr. Grantg and food sale, R. Swift, Mr. LaPlant. Our earnest endeavor is to see our school outfitted in baseball equipment that is as good, if not better, than other schools. We know everyone will strive to aid us in our endeavor and make our baseball season a success. Manual Training A subject which is enjoyed immense- ly by every boy and girl who take it is Manual Training. Manual Training is a training for students in arts and crafts, especially Woodcraft. What is a more interesting subject for a boy or girl to take? This year in our school, under the in- struction of Mr. Lapham, twenty-one girls have been sawing, planing, sand- papering, varnishing and painting. The results from these girls' work are: end tables, trays, buttons, lamps, candle- holders, and cedar chests. The girls are fortunate in having the opportunity to take this subject for few schools teach it to girls. There are ninety-eight boys who are taking Manual Training this year, and they have been making coat hangers, floor lamps, end tables, plant stands, sewing cabinets, and nut bowls.

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WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL 25 lirunt Rare: Mabel llisson, lfileen Peacock, Marjorie French, Phyllis Melville, Arlene Parker. Buck Rafe: Nelson Briggs, Leonard Moore, Horace llurr, Mr. Thompson Grant, Lara NN'aterman. Alfred Bond, VVillis Cobb. Senior Play The Senior Class presented the three-act comedy, Sally Lou , on the evening of April 23 in the Town Hall. The play was very ably directed by Mr. Thompson Grant of the faculty. The cast included the following: Sally Lou Fomstock, an angelic miss, Mabel Hisson Dot Reynolds, a debutante, Marjorie French Mrs. Reynolds, Dot's mother, Eileen Peacock Flossie Blaine, a sweet young lady, Arlene Parker lilsie, a maid, Phyllis Melville Charlie Allerton, interested in the beautiful but dumb, Alfred Bond ,lerry VVilson, a long-suffering young man, Willis Cobb James Bradley, Sally l.ou's uncle, Nelson Briggs Percival Weymouth, an uplifter of gangsters, Horace Burr Lefty Dillon, of the profession , l.eonard Moore Riggs, a lawyer's clerk, Lara Waterman Robert Stewart filled the position of business manager and Waldo Lincoln that of stage manager. The ushers were Edson Stevens, Leroy Merrill, and Eugene Audet. Radio Plays The pupils of Winthrop High School have been very fortunate in obtaining a series of radio plays. These plays are designed especially for high school dra- matics to promote radio training. The neighboring schools of Cony, Hallowell, and Gardiner have similar series and offer a friendly competition. In the presentation of such plays, the students are introduced into the atmos- phere of radio life. This fact tends to encourage the responsibility and better character of the student. As broadcasts have to be carried on with down to the

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g gg g WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL 27 All students who take Manual Train- ing find much enjoyment working with the various tools, developing many use- ful things. They also find that the things they learn in Manual Training are advantageous to them in many dif- ferent ways. For instance, in the home, if one has studied Manual Training, one can easily repair broken furniture or can varnish and paint to perfection. Manual Training is a fine subject to study at school for it trains both the mind and hands to be skillful. Barbara French '39 SCHUCL NEWS Senior News The dignified seniors of 1936 gath- ered together for the last time to elect class officers. Those elected were: Rob- ert Stewart, president, Eileen Peacock, vice-president, Katherine Nedza, secre- tary and treasurerg Helen Cummings, class historian. The next class meeting was held to find the ways and means of obtaining money. It was finally agreed to have a public card party, which was to be held at the Community House. Those elect- ed for the committee were as follows: Katherine Nedza, chairman, Lucille Frost, Mildred Hurley, Richard Bru- neau, Eileen Peacock, Horace Burr, ad- vertising committee, Ruby Sinclair. The party proved to be a success. The boys out for the football team were Robert Stewart, Horace Burr, Willis Cobb, captain, Waldo Lincoln, who had the misfortune to receive a broken ankle and was not able to report for the rest of the season, and Albert Belz, who left our class later on. At the beginning of the basketball season Mabel Bisson was chosen captain of the girls' team and Willis Cobb, cap- tain of the boys' team for the Interclass Tournament. Both teams had a hard battle but finally won by a close mar- gin. Father McGowan gave the win- ning teams a banquet. It was enjoyed by all and was a huge success. Kather- ine Nedza was chosen captain of the Girls' Varsity team and Robert Stewart, captain of the Boys' Varsity team. Miss Nedza was awarded a medal at the Fairfield Tournament for making the All-tournament team. Those who took part in the School Play, Here Comes Patricia , were: Al- fred Bond, Nelson Briggs, Leonard Moore, Eileen Peacock, and Marjorie French. Marjorie French and Leonard Moore substituted for Lucille Frost and Hor- ace Burr, who were taken ill at the time. Sometime during the year the fol- lowing seniors have belonged to the Commercial Club: Lucille Frost, Helen Cummings, Eugene Audet. Mabel Bis- son, Ruby Sinclair, Alma Davenport, Phyllis Melville, and Arlene Knight. Helen Cummings received a pin for belonging to the Commercial Club for three consecutive six weeks' periods. Ida Edwards received a certificate for Shorthand from the Gregg Writer. Ruby Sinclair and Eugene Audet re- ceived a certificate for a speed test in typing and Miss Sinclair also received a pin for Shorthand. Those receiving a twenty period Fil- ing Certificate are: Alma Davenport, Helen Cummings, and Eugene Audet. Eugene Audet also received an OAT pin and a certincate for Shorthard. Kath- erine Nedza received a pin for Short- hand and a certificate for typing. Those belonging to the Dramatic Club are: Roberts, Stewart. president. Marjorie French, vice-president. Lucille Frost, Marjorie Adams, Eileen Peacock. Helen Cummings, Nelson Briggs, Ida Edwards, Leonard Morse, Alfred Bond, Horace Burr, Lara Waterman, Willis Cobb, Edson Stevens, Mabel Bisson, Ar- lene Parker, and Katherine Nedza. The characters in the Senior Play. Sally Lou , are: Mabel Bisson, Alfred Bond, Willis Cobb, Marjorie French.