Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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Standing: Phillip Davis, Samuel Sumner, Gerald Smith, Clinton Cushman, Stanley Newell, Herbert Hatfield, Jr., Leatrice Farnum, Pearl Farrington, Geraldine Cushman, Beverly Poland, Kaye King, Nadine Waterhouse. Seated: Richard Wing, and Elizabeth Hoyt. CWinter ( arnival The 11th annual W.H.S. Winter Carnival opened Thursday evening, Febru- ary 20, with a basketball game with the Alumni and a handicap game between the boys and girls. On February 22, the carnival events were held at Oak Hill. Tickets to the Carnival Ball were sold, entitling the holder to one vote for queen. The candidates were Geraldine Cushman, Beverly Poland, Nadine Wa- terhouse, Kaye Ring, and Leatrice Famum. Leatrice Famum, receiving the most votes, was elected queen; and Herbert Hatfield, Jr., was chosen king by the vote of the school. They were crowned at the Carnival Ball by last year’s king and queen, Stanley Newell and Pearl Farrington. The Ball took place February 22 at the Gym, with George Brown’s music, and Don Brown from Bethel taking pictures. Dancing was enjoyed by all. The Juniors sold refreshments at intermission. 26

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Front Kow: Lcatrice Farnum, Margie Cox, Lena LaValley. Back Row: Coach Mrs. Herrick, Kaye Ring, Nadine Waterhouse, Evon Gerrish. Public cSpea King In the spring of 1957, the public speaking group consisted of Margie Cox, Leatrice Farnum, Pearl Farrington, Evon Gerrish, Lena LaValley, Kaye Ring, and Nadine Waterhouse. Each girl spoke in public at least twice, thereby ful- filling the requirements toward their letters. Winners at the annual prize speak- ing contest held here in May were Pearl Farrington, Lena LaValley, Margie Cox, and Leatice Farnum. Pearl Farrington and Kaye Ring represented Wood- stock at the county contest in Mexico in March, while Leatrice Famum and Mar- gie Cox participated in the Speech Festival at Orono in April. Leatrice hamum, Pearl Farrington, Kaye Ring and Nadine Waterhouse received their letters. Our public speaking season opened this year with the annual meeting of the Oxford County Small Schools’ Public Speaking League at Canton, February 12. Representing Woodstock were Beverly Poland with an original essay and Susan Smith in oral reading. March 14, a group of public speakers went to Buckfield, where Leatrice har- num, Richard Farwell, and Lena LaValley took part in a meet with students from Andover, Buckfield, Canton, and West Paris. Our annual prize speaking contest took place here on March 27. Winners, whose names will be engraved on the Alumni Plaque, were Leatrice Famum, Lena LaValley, Kaye Ring, and Jerry Smith. Other speakers were Richard Far- well, Mary Jane Mclnnis, Eva Mills, Susan Smith, Dorothy Bean, and Hazel Crocker. Lena LaValley represented the school at the Maine Speech Festival at Orono, April 19, and was given a rating of Excellent. 28