Bridgewater Classical Academy - Mercurius Yearbook (Bridgewater, ME)

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Superintendent 's Message Mr. McGaughy To the Members of the Class of 1965, Greetings: In 1895 the rails of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad were laid up through Presque Isle and Cari- bou, thereby opening up the heart of Aroostook to a new type of travel: traveling by rail. From that date and for many years later it was a hobby of many people to go down to the station and watch the passenger trains come and go. By doing this, the people who followed the hobby could tell pretty well the people who would be leaving town and those who were just returning from a journey. Today all this is gone. Thus, in a short space of a little over fifty years, a new helpful innovation entered our lives and is gone, indicating a time of rapid change. Yesterday morning the people in these United States watched while Ranger Nine sent back pictures of the moon, justbefore it crashed on the lunar surface. What a feat! Yet, is this just a feat? Or, is it, like the passenger service, something that will become commonplace in a few short years? We are told that boys and girls who are in school today will find it necessary to work at tasks that do not now exist. We are also told that ten years is the half life of an engineer. That means that half of the knowledge that a scientist learns today will be outdated ten years from now. Change! Rapid change? Bridgewater Classical Academy was incorporated as an Academy in 1907. It has already changed from an Academy to that of a high school. Right now there is a study in this school union relative to the forming of a larger school district. If the contents of this study look attractive to the citizens of the towns in this union, this may be the last year that this school will operate. It is easy to see that our educational institutions have a two-fold duty to each pupil. They must train the pupil to cope with present day problems and our present day mode of living. They must also prepare the pupil to make necessary adjustments to any new innovation that enters our work-a-day world. If the status of your school should change within the next few years, it is for the purpose of making it easier and possible for your teachers to prepare you to cope with these new avenues of life. Whatever your work may be or wherever your path may lead, I offer you my best wishes.

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Valedictorian SHERIDAN LEE MCKEEN Born: August 1, 1947 Mars Hill, Maine Course: Commercial You have to laugh a little and cry a little Activities: Librarian 1, 2, 3, 43 F. T. A. 1, 23 Glee Club 43 N.H.S. 2, 3,43 Treas. 3g Pres. 43 Class Vice Pres. 23 Sec. 3,43 Winter Carnival Queen Candidate 33 Junior EX. Usher 3g Magazine Campaign 1, 43 Capt. 13 Co- Business Manager 43 Senior Play 43 Mercu- rius Feature Editor 43 Yearbook Adv. 43 Winter Carnival 2g Grad. Usher 33 MARY PA TRIC E HOGAN Born: October 19, 1947 I-loulton, Maine Course: Commercial Prayer changes things. Activities: N. l-I.S. 2, 3, 4g Vice President 4i Mercurius Staff, Co-editor 43 Curtis Campaign 2,33 Captain 2g Assistant Manager 33 F. T. A. 13 Librarian 1,2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1,2, 3,42 Winter Carnival 23 French Club 23 Junior Ex. 33 Student Council 23 Sec. 23 Senior Play 43 Office Staff 2, 3, 43 Graduation Usher 33 M.T.A. Award 23 Salutatorian f t