Bridgton High School - Corona Yearbook (Bridgton, ME)

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Photo by I lodge ORCILIHSTRA 15111111 Row Klffl lu Rigllljf Dudley, Cliadbourne, Sherman, Shorey, Mackie, Pendexter, Conant. illiddlv Rmu fLvfl Io Rig11f,l.' Packard, V. Voyer, Ntccros, Leavitt. lfurk Row fI.cfl to Riglzfj: Hutchins, Baker, Monk, E. Voyer, Keating, Nl iss Randall Qllirectorj. ORCHESTRA The orchestra has made splendid prog- ress this year under the leadership of Miss limily Randall. ,Ns usual the orches- tra furnished the music for the Senior Play and junior Prize Speaking, and will play at the Graduation Exercises in june. Occasionally it has furnished music for an assembly program. The pupils participating' in the orchestra this year are: Marion Sherman, llelen lil1ZlCllJOLll'l1C, piano 1 Virginia Yoyer, Lydia Ntceros, George Packard, Jack Leavitt, violins: llarold Conant, Leona Pendexter, saxophones: llenry Shorey, l'aul Mackie, clarinets: lfvangeline Yoyer, Ralph liurf nell, Caleb Keating, trumpets: Mary Monk, melaphone: Clair llutchins, bari- tone: Laura liakcr, trombone: Leslie Dudley, drums. A dance orchestra composed largely of members of the school orchestra has also been organized with Miss l.aura llaker as faculty adviser. This orchestra has played for all the school dances this year in a very creditable manner.

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CORA MAE THOMPSON f' Cora -Agezg L' mf DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSE 'The girl to do her duty, And where to find her equal 'twould be 'very hard to tell. Operetta 11, 213 Glee Club 11, 21. CON STANCE LENA TRUMBLE Connie Age 19 DOMESTIC SCIENCE COURSE Strong reasons make strange actions. Glee Club 11, 215 Operetta 11, 21. VIRGINIA LILLIAN VOYER Gin Age 18 GENERAL COURSE Here's to the girl with a heart and a smile, That makes this bubble of life worth while. Class Treasurer 11, 2, 3, 41 3 Orchestra 11, 2, 3, 41 3 Glee Club 121 1 Prize Speaking 131 3 Senior Play 141. CARLETON RUE WARREN Karla Age 17 GENERAL COURSE Whistle and she'll come to you. CORONA Board 11, 21g Assistant Business Man- ager Of CORONA 1313 Business Manager of CORONA 141g Prize Speaking 11st Prize1 1313 Senior Play 1415 Manager Of Football 141g Valeclictory.

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ll . , ll 2 -Llirtvrarg 2 EP13-ib3OfLY?f3-472!?Z14?Q54K:2O2!?ZiDC2iPfD!DG2i!Q517xT2iu ALBERT F. RICHARDSON Albert Francis Richardson was born in Sebago, july 2, 1841, the son of Mark and Mary Poor Richardson. He received his high school education at Bridgton Academy and worked his way through Bowdoin College by teaching during the summer vacations. He graduated in 1873 and came to llridgton, where he taught for ten years. Mr. Richardson was the first principal of the llridgton High School. He was a fatherly man who loved and respected his pupils, being greatly loved at Ilridgton and wherever he went. He was a man of great wit and a teach- er who never believed in corporal punish- ment as is shown by the following story: Mr. Richardson had been bothered by gum-chewers, so one afternoon he came with a box of gum. Telling his pupils to put their books away, he gave them all gum. VV hen the chewing became monot- onous and some began to remove the gum, he would say, This is gum-chewing af- ternoon. He was never troubled again by gum-chewers. THE CORONA was started under Mr. Richardson, being printed every month. In 1875 the first graduation exercises were held under his direction. After he left llridgton, he went to lfryeburg, where he taught at the Acad- emy for fifteen years, going from there to Castine Normal School, where he re- mained until he had reached the age of retirement. He married Emma Towleman of Har- rision, who is still living and who spends her summers in Harrison. Mr. Richardson was one of the pio- neers of modern teaching and is honored as one of Maine's great educators. CORA THOMPSON, '35. THE TALE OF THE CLOCK I am an old clock that Once stood in a schoolhouse, but am now a discarded mas- terpiece. Knowing that you are celebrat- ing the Tercentenary of the Founding of the American Secondary School, I have decided to take you along Memory Lane with me to an old school. The schoolhouse was, as I remember it, a low, one-room log building with a floor made of roughly-hewn boards. Brown, oiled paper was used for window glass and sufficient light could not enter. Many a time the light was so poor that one could not see across the room. The room was large and had an innnense brick fire- place in one end. The pupils whose par- ents gave wood to the school were allowed to sit near the fireplace. Punishments were by the birch rod and the ferule, and if the teacher were very cruel, he sometimes hung the pupil upon a large wooden peg by his hair. This of course was a very severe punishment and was only used on rare occasions. The schoolmaster was a tall, brawny creature whose feelings were not hurt in the least when the children were beaten. In fact I think he even liked it. Some- times when very angry he would beat the accused person until he could not stand. The dress of that time was very odd. The boys were dressed in long-tailed coats and tight-fitting breeches. The girls wore tight waists and long, full skirts. Indeed the school of yesterday was very different from the school of today. VVell, I guess I have told you about all I know for I am not supposed to be a narrator, but ' a clock, whose solemn duty is tick! tock! tick! tock! CHARLOTTE BROWN, '38,