Ashland High School - Echoes Yearbook (Ashland, ME)

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Front row, left to right: R. Chase, R. Walker, E. Wakefield, J. Pierce, M. Searway, C. MacLean, F. Ayer, B. Beaulier. Second row: Mrs. Tilley, S. Clark, Pf Webber, M. Sutherland, W. Gardiner, R. Walker, C. Jimmo, G. Wright. Absent when picture was taken, H. Garrity. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief ........................,..... Joan Pierce Business Manager. ..... Marjorie Searway Assistant Business Manager .............,.......... Marjorie Sutherland Literary .,,........,.............., Elizabeth Wakefield Assistant Literary ......,..... Willis Gardiner Sports ...,.,,.,.......,..,.....,...,...,..... Carlton MacLean Assistant Sports ..,...,.,.,..,............, Ralph Chase Art ....,....,.......,..........,,........., .,..,,..,,... S ophia Clark Jokes ..,......,. ....,........ Ro bert Walker Alumni ....,...... ........,. G loria Wright Exchange .,....... .......,..... R uth Walker Historian ..,,.,..,.........., ............ B etty Bealiel' .Advertising .....,.....,..................,,,.,.,.. Forest Ayer Faculty Adviser ..,......,.,...,.. Mrs. Rose Tilley Class Reporters Junior .,............,,............................,,.. Hazel Garrity Sophomore ....,..... ...........,.. C arlton J immo Freshman ......., .............,. P aul Webber We wish to thank our advertisers and all others who have assisted in the prep- aration of our yearbook. We are par- ticularly grateful to Mrs. Francis Pierce, Mr. James A. Johnson and Mrs. Phyllis McNamara for their assistance in typing. THE EDITORS.

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Front row, left to right: Miss Rancourt, Mrs. Tilley, Principal Grover McLaughlin, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Dearborn. Second row: Miss McEachrean, Mr. Buckley, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Wallace, Mrs. Rogerson. FACULTY SUPERINTENDENT Buford Grant TRUSTEES OF THE ASHLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Clyde Craig Ralph Clifford Herman Prue Ralph 'Tilley Clifton Howe Alfred Hawksley Marylize Carter Edgar Searway James McAlpine Ervin Bolstridge Wilfred Atkins Frank Morris ASHLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Principal and Social Studies .. ,...,. Grover McLaughlin Languages and English . ., . ,A r.l,. ,.,Mrs. Rose Tilley English and Problems of Democracy, Mrs. Evelyn Dearborn Science and Mathematics , A ...... Wayne Porter Science and Physical Education. ,. . .....,,..,. Donald Buckley Home Economics ., ,.., ,, ,,., ...,. , ,, , , , .... .Carolyn Rancourt Bookkeeping and Mathematics ., . .,....,.r..,.. James Johnson Agriculture ,. .,,., .... . , . .,., ,.., , . ....... ..,Eldridge Wallace Grade 8 ,.,,..... ,...,,, . ,Margaret Rogerson Peggy McEach rean COURSES OF STUDY College Classical-College Scientific-Home Economics Agriculture-General Course l

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EDITORIALS Thanks to the people of our school district and our school officials we now have a modern Community High School Building. It is only due to their con- stant cooperation and effort that we now have such a fine- school. What is required for an acceptable secondary school? Perhaps it would be well to consider some requirements thought necessary by the Department of Education in Augusta, Maine. They are as follows: 1. The school must offer at least three COUFSGS. 2. The principal must hold a princi- pal's c-ertificate and devote at least fifty per cent of his time to super- vision. 3. Every teacher is certified and each teaches in a curriculum for which he is adequately prepared. 4. Every student has a complete physi- cal examination and there is a planned physical education pro- gram in which every student par- ticipates. 5. A counselor has two or more planned interviews with each stu- dent every year. 6. Instruction in music is offered for not less than eighty minutes per week. 7. Instruction in art or crafts is offered for not less than eighty minutes per wc-ek. 8. The student activity program is well balanced with activity in at least three areas, such as music, dramatics, athletics and student government. 9. An appropriate audio-visual pro- gram shall be in force. Audio-visual aids consist of maps, recordings, movies, pictures and other illustra- tive material. 10. The school has suitable laboratories, libraries, classrooms, and other facilities and equipment. These requirements were mentioned by Mr. Ladd in his dedicatory speech as a goal for us to attain in the years to come. The most essential of these we can now have. Our building is adequate for all the activities that are necessary for a well rounded education. Sports, dra- matics and recreation all play an im- portant part in the education of each student. Our principal and teachers are all certified and well prepared for their work. Our goal now should be to have an adequate guidance counselor to help each student prepare himself for a work in which he shows aptitude. Music, too, plays an important part in our lives and should be considered a part of our school curriculum. Appre- ciation of good music leads one on to desire the better things of life. Art or crafts, while perhaps not so important as the foregoing items, still play an important role both in school and in the years to come. Educators agree that the brain re- tains less of what is studied from books than what is actually seen, as by screen or by other audio-visual aids. In the army soldiers in training were not issued a book of rules and instructions but were provided with movies describ- ing their work for the day. Thus, it can readily be seen that audio-visual aids should play a large part in the educa- tion of every student. While it is not practical to hitch our wagon to a star our goal should in- clude these ten points and any new ideas which prove of value so that our school will always be progressive.