Ashland High School - Echoes Yearbook (Ashland, ME)

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First row, left to right: A. Bolstridge, J. Brewer, A. Hews, T. Chasse, A. Dorman. Second row: F. Sutherland, B. Weaver, G. Berube, J. Coffin, G. Bolstridge, C. Anderson. Third row: W. Gardner, J. Brewer, B. Wright, A. Lafland, R. Mountain, J. West, .l. Searway, P. Tilley, D. Drew, Mrs. Tilley. YEARBOOK STAFF Editor-in-Chief .,...,. ...r.......,.........,,...,.,,....,.,.,. Assistant Editors Business Manager ,..... .,......., Assistant Business Managers Senior Editors ............,..... Sports Boys ....., Girls ...... Literary ....... Activities .. Alumni ........ Exchange ........ Art Editor ........... funior Reporter ...,..,.. Sophomore Reporter ..,. Freshman Reporter JUDY COF FIN GLORIA BOLSTRIDGE CONNIE ANDERSON FLORENCE SUTHERLAND BARBARA WEAVER PAUL AYER ALTHEA HEWS JANE BREWER BERT WRIGHT JOAN BREWER PHYLLIS TILLEY JANICE SEARWAY ALICE BOLSTRIDGE GERALDINE BERUBE THERESA CHASSE WINNIFRED GARDNER PAULA BRAGDON . .re..e... ,. LOUISE TILLEY ANNIE LAI-'LAND JANET WEST DIANNE DREW ANNA LEE DORMAN Sponsored by BREWER BUICK of Presque Isle MAINE 81 WACM-ABS-WABM of Presque Isle, Maine

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Principafs Message Congratulations upon successfully completing your high school career! During this period of your life you have been helped and stimulated to become in- formed to think clearly and to act effectively, to im- prove the organizations and institutions of which you are a part. The students and teachers of A. C. H. S. believe that your being here was good for us, for you have helped to make the school of which we are all proud. Was it good for you? This is a question whose answer is yet to be determined. Whether high school was worthwhile to you depends upon what you do from this day onward. What now-now that the guidance and stimulation of teachers and classes have ceased? Will you recognize that in American society improvements and growth come from the ideas and efforts of the average person- you? Recognizing this, will you make the neces- sary effort to overcome natural human inertia and to act? Will your actions be governed by facts and clear thinking? Will your family, your community, and our nation he better for your effect upon them? The answer which you create to these questions is the most important mark which you can ever receive for your high school career. Good luck!

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PARENT-TEACHER PANELS ln observance of National Education Week in November, Ashland Community High School held a parent-teacher panel discussion. The purpose of this discussion was to talk about problems which affect your boy or girl at school and also to give the teachers a chance to become better acquainted with the parents. The program consisted of a short musical pro- gram presented by members of the A.C.H.S. Band, and also a movie on the role of parents in improv- ing school systems. The program was followed by panel discussions on, Ill Practicality of High School Courses Q21 Do we have too many extra- curricular activities, and Q31 Should my child go to college? Following the discussions, refresh- ments were served. Parents had a choice of the panel which they wished to attend. Members of the faculty conducted the discussions. A second panel of the same nature was held January 18. There was a short musical program. The subject under discussion was What changes should be made in the assignments of homework at Ashland Community High School? The panel was made up of two parents, two students, and two teachers. About sixty-five people were present, many of whom participated in the discussion. A vote was taken to make the panels a regular event and a steering committee was chosen with Mr. Fish as permanent chairman. We believe these discussions will result in better understanding be- tween parents and teachers and that they definitely improve public relations. -lane Brewer '54 SPEECH AND DEBATE This year, for the first time in the history of our school, a course in Speech and Debate has been introduced with Mr. Fish as instructor. The purpose of this course is to develop the ability to analyze problems, make informed judgments, and express them skillfully. The speech and debate club attended a Debate Clinic at Bangor, sponsored by the University of Maine on December 14. We also debated with Steams High School on January 14 at Millinocket. The Proposition debated was Resolved: The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the People. Ashland debated the affirmative but were defeated. We have a very full schedule for the remainder of the year. There will be the American Legion Oratorical Contest in which the local event occurs the last of February. The local winner will go to the District contest. March 5, 6, plan to attend the Montgomery ln- terscholastic Speaking Contest held at Colby Col- lege, Waterville, Maine. April 9, 10, there will be a Model Youth Congress in Springfield, Massachusetts to which we hope to send representatives. This course is offered only the first semester. However, after that, it will continue as a club with meetings during Activity periods. We welcome anyone who is interested in Debating. --loan Brewer '54 IMPROVING PUBLIC RELATIONS Some one has said that the best public relations are developed by those teachers who send each child home happy every day. It may not be possible to accomplish this in actual practice but certainly the happier the parent, so this could be an aim toward which to strive. Through parent-teacher panels, teachers interpret to parents the methods by which subjects are being taught. The panels also help to eliminate unfavor- able reports about the school. Generally, parents want to understand what teachers are trying to do, so they can be helpful also. Another good way to bring schools to the atten- tion of the public is through spot radio announce- ments featuring some special phase or adaptation of a subject. Students in English classes may write the spots and speech students may be assigned to broadcast them. The public learns about the schools and the students learn in the process. In Winona, Minnesota, last year a plan enabling work- ing parents to visit the schools known as The Open Door was tried, which proved very success- ful. Arrangements were made with employers and visits were scheduled for convenient times when their employees could visit their childrens' schools without loss of pay. A good public relations program should be friendly and understanding because these are the qualities which will appeal to all parents and will inspire a similar attitude on their part. -Phyllis Tilley