Falmouth High School - Crest Yearbook (Falmouth, ME)

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,-.. A- .-, Y U. , . .,v , v , , ,.,.,! PIRATES OF PENZAN CE This year, under the supervision of our new musical director, Mr. Schuyler Sampson, the students of Falmouth High School will present the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Pirates of Penzancef, This operetta tells the story of Frederick, a pirate apprentice, who on the day he had intended to leave the pirate band, learned that he was born on Leap year. This meant that instead of being twenty-one, he was only a little over five years of age. Frederick comes to meet Major General Stanley and becomes infatuatecl with the Major General's youngest daughter, Mabel. As Frederick is not out of his indentures, the two are separated. The action which takes place in the finale brings the operetta to a happy ending. The cast of characters is as follows: Richard, Pirate Chief DAVID GOOCH Samuel, Lieutenant DAVID MERRILL Frederick, apprentice pirate RICHARD WHEELER Major General Stanley ARTHUR FREDRIKSEN Edward, Police Sergeant WILLIAM CI-IESLEY Mabel, Major General's Youngest Daughter RUTH MERRILL Kate, Major General'5 Daughter JEAN CLISI-I Edith, Major General's Daughter LOUISE FERGUSON Isabel, Major General? Daughter JOAN PETERSON Ruth, piratical maid of all work JANET LUND The operetta will mean work and pleasure for all those who take part in it. Thanks and appreciation go to Mr. Sampson and the cast for their time and co-operation.

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ORCHESTRA AND BAND This year, our orchestra and band have been under the leadership of a new musical director, Mr. Schuyler Sampson. This organization, composed of members from both the high school and junior high, has shown much enthusiasm and talent during the year. The first appearance of the orchestra was at the Minstrel Show in the fall, when they played a medley of Old Southern Folk Tunes which was arranged by Mr. Sampson. Selections were rendered before and between the acts of the school play, Lavender and Old Lacef' At the Christmas Pop Concert, a group, selected from the band, Joanne Merrill, John Burke, William Reynolds, Bruce Clement and Reginald I-Iilborne, played a number of the carols in harmony. The orchestra will make at least three other appearances before the end of the school year, namely, at the operetta, Last Chapel, and Graduation. We would like to extend our appreciation to our new director, Mr. Sampson, for his pa- tience and understanding. GLEE CLUB Our glee club, under the direction of Mr. Schuyler Sampson, has made several appearances since the beginning of the school year. The Chorus of the Minstrel Show and many of the specialty numbers were made up from members of our glee club. A small group sang the well-known and well-loved Christmas carols at the Christmas Pop Concert. Our group is also planning to sing selections at the grad- uation exercises. We have had much enjoyment and many good times in chorus singing. Those of us, who are leaving, will miss it and all the pleasure it brought. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. Sampson, for your help. Weive enjoyed working under your supervision.

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MAGAZINE DRIVE Each fall, at the beginning of the school year, the students of Falmouth High School look forward to the Magazine Drive and Mr. Sprague. This year was no exception and the enthus- iasm, which is always displayed at Falmouth, was as high as ever. General Rogers, who headed the campaign, had as two capable assistants Major Daggett and Major Gardyne. Major Daggett headed the B-17's who were composed of flyers from the seventh, tenth, and twelfth ranks. The B-24 crew mates, under the leadership of Major Gardyne, were from the eighth, ninth and eleventh grades. The crew members were right on the beam and kept on the true course throughout the campaign. Never once did they give up the fight and it was a toss-up to see which airplane would prove to be the better. At the end of the drive, which lasted from September 27 to October 9, we found, however, that Major Daggett's crew had weathered all storms and had the most subscriptions chalked up to their credit. Major Gardyne's plane came flying in closely behind. An American Hag and a five pound box of chocolates were presented the class bringing in the greatest number of sales. Credit was due the seventh grade, who, when awarded the prize, were officially declared the champions of the drive with the high saleslady, Barbara Mason, a member of their class. THE LIBRARY Under the expert direction of Miss Phillips the Library Club has proved itself very efficient this year. Ir has worked diligently towards the improvement of the library. The members are: Jean Clish, president, Janet Lund, secretary and treasurer, Ann Hanson, Mary Kimball, John Russell, Phyllis Wheeler, Priscilla Hanson, Edward Perry and Betty MacDonald. The library itself provides an excellent place for study and reference. The two latest addi- tions to the reference shelves are World War II and Who's Who. Some of the latest fiction and non-fiction additions are Rose Franken's Claudia, Kenneth Roberts' Oliver Wiswellf' Robert St. John's Land of the Silent People, and i'One World by Wendell Willkie. These and many others are books that are highly practicable for book reports. The library has been a great help to the students this year. We wish to thank the members of the Library Club and Miss Phillips for making library privileges possible in our school. HOB -N OB PARTY On November 28, a hob-nob party was given to those who participated in the selling of magazines. Anyone who had sold one or more subscriptions in the magazine drive was ad- mitted to the party. Again our ever-faithful Miss Rogers took charge. Helping on the committee were Ann Hanson, chairman, Woodbury Thompson, Leroy Morse, David Merrill, Joan Peterson, Bill Fessenden, Mary Lou Blake, Marjorie Merrill, and Louise Goodspeed. The gymnasium was appropriately and colorfully decorated in colors of orange and green. The entertainment was well-planned and a very enjoyable evening of games, dancing, and refreshments was had. As a special feature the teachers put on a skit How to Behave in School. You can imagine the students' enjoyment when they saw Miss White, Miss Daggett, Mrs. Gardyne, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Sampson, and Mr. Drummond as students under Mrs. Motz' bespectacled eye! A moving picture, Gay Desperado, starring Ida Lupino, was also shown. Refreshments of hot dogs, raised doughnuts, ice cream, and cider ended a most successful and happy party. In anticipation of more evenings like this, we feel certain that we will have many more Over the Top magazine drives.