Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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4 al , 's Tl-l E MEGUNTICOOK BOARD Seated tleft to rightj Ruth Thurlow, Gage Grindle, Myrtle Marshall, Patricia Magee, Raymond Gross, M. Marjorie Plaisted. Standing Cleft to rightl : Jack Williams, Barbara Clancy, John Thomas, Evelyn Libby, t Absent 1 Lloyd Brannb. niirals, head of our selective service pro- gram. and veterans of XYorld XYar l favor this delmatalwle question? Their .answer is that so many young men who have lmeen ca'led to service are physically unfit. find it hard to adjust themselves to living in groups react negatively to discipline and responsibility. They feel that one year of these hoys' lives under this training would lietter fit them to take their place in the world even if they never have to he called lu Wilt. Une of the great fears of the opposition to this plan is that the youth will hecome military minded. This is a fallacy as a man's life is neither wholly nor partially influenced hy a single year of his life. lt takes years starting with the very early to prepare a military youth like that of liurope. The fear that college education may he interrupted and therefore lost is also un- founded. Remember that there are thou- sands of our youth who are never privileged to attend college, and many college careers have been interrupted lay sickness or other causes and successfully continued later. lf a youth has got what it takes to make a suc- cess of college, this one year will not hinder him. For the thousands of lmoys who leave high school to go directly into industrial work. this one year of travel an'l physical strength- ening will he of immeasurable help. l, therefore, feel that a compulsory train- ing lan' could he drawn so as to he uf great luenefit to the young men themselves and to the strength of our country. Raymond tiross, '46

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C' A C . J e egunfccoo The school jirstg personal honors last PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL giglzteenfll uqnnual Edition CAMDEN, MAINE JUNE, 1945 MEGUNTICOOK BOARD Editor-in-chief .A ......... Patricia Magee, '45 Assistant Editor . . . . . . Myrtle Marshall,, '45 Assistant Editor ........ Raymond Gross, '46 Business Manager ........ Jack Williams, '45 Assistant Business 'Manager . . John Thomas, Boys' Sports Editor ........ Gage Grindle, Girls' Sports Editor .... Mary M. Plaisted, '45 Art Editor ........... .... L loyd Brann, '46 Alumni Editor ............ Evelyn Libby, '45 Assistant Alumni Editor . . Barbara Clancy, '45 Exchange Editor ........ Ruth Thurlow, '45 '46 '45 EDITOR'S NOTE VVe should like at this time to thank sincerely those who have assisted in as- sembling our magazine. VVe also want 'to thank the businessmen of Camden and surrounding towns for the co-operation they have given us by their advertisements. VVe would greatly appreci- ate your patronage of these merchants. VVe hope you will enjoy our magazine. - C H S -- KEEP YOUR BALANCE Why is it that it never rains but it pours F Too many people could tell you of best forgotten experiences in their lives where this old saying seemed only too true. You have, no doubt, had those experiences sometime or another in your own life. And you ask, ls it necessary? and VVhat can I do about i't ? My answer to that is definitely, and de- cidly, No! It isn't necessary, and you can do something about it! What? just this. Keep your balance. We all know 'that it is of supreme importance to a person boxing to keep his balance. That is the first thing a boxer is taught. If he doesn't ob- serve this rule, he's gone. The blows start coming thick and fast from his opponentg he's constantly on the defensive. And at any minute he's liable to get the blow which will put him out of the fight com- pletely. And so it is with life. If you let the first you adverse condi'tion you encounter get down, you're lost. Because, in doing so, you prepare the way for more trouble. It will come in leaps and bounds. The best way to avoid this is to keep your balance. Maintain calmness, poise. and a positive mental attitude, and old man trouble just won't have a chance 'to get started with his dirty work. It is 11ot easy to maintain such a postive frame of mind, but it can be attained. And the best way to attain it, is the constant practicing of it. Certainly, it is well worth trying, for everyone wants to be happy, and live a full life of peace and joy. And the best part of it all is, that we're not only making peace and joy for ourselves, but others too: for moods and emotions are catching, as we all know, and, who knows?-if happy thoughts get to -circulating around, this sick, old, war-torn world, could be a fine place to live in. So, keep your balance, andvkeep happy. Patricia Magee, '45 - C H S - COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING An issue solidly employed in the minds of the prominent men of our nation is whether or no't to require the young men of our country to serve for a short training period in the armed forces of our country. VVhy is it that men like the chief of staff of our army, the Secretary of War, our ad- h

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1 Iv! sl CLASS OF 45 Ten years have passed-it's '55, Gee, how the time does fly. It seems to me like yesterday That we left old Camden High. I'm now a country doctor, Keeping folks alive, But often I've wondered what became Of the Class of '45. This question seemed to bother me, fI'm the curious kindj, So I made an investigation And this is what I find: Why, just the other day, it was, 1 ran into Susie St. Clair, She's now running a beauty shop Getting into everyone's hair. Marjorie Plaisted and Pat Magee, The scholars of our class, Just graduated from college And have settled down at last. Tim tried to get in the Marines, As most of you all know, But since he c0uldn't make it, Pat told him where to go. Lawrence Buck and Georgie Ayers Are running a fish market, But from all reports I hear, It really is a racket. Justina Shute is in the movies, Having a lot of fung Her last picture was Reverie, Opposite Robert Young. Betty Leach, as you all know, Despite how great her fame is, Gave it up and went to work Raising little Ames's. Ray Allen owns a laundry, All kinds of clothes he bleaches, In Rockland you will find his store Because he married Peaches, SLNIIJR SEIITIUN Basil Bryant and Elmer Leonard, The romeos of our class, Have a partnership known as, Lessons in Love, Teaching technique to every lass. Arthur Grinnell is making money Leading his own orchestra, His soloist is Gilbert Marriner, A second Frank Sinatra. Now, there's the case of Ruth Thurlow, Whom we tho't the quietest to be, She's now known as Aunt Ruthie, Each Saturday broadcasts recipes. Of famous people in our class Betty Amborn takes the cake, She's now a dietitian, Works hard from early 'till late. Remember Barbara Clancy? She works for John L. Powers, At modeling she's reached the top, She models at all hours. Bob Richards is in Hollywood, A movie star or such, Makes a million bucks a year! He doesn't worry much. Barbara Dickey is married now, She has a little son, He really is her pride and joy, His name is Junior Eaton. The big surprise of our class, I find, Turned out to be Joe Sawyer, Instead of being an engineer, He's now a famous lawyer. Now Glee and Evelyn Libby Have taken to the air, As stewardesses they're doing fine, The pilots are their only care. Leona and Phyllis Baird After graduation married soon, It seems they married brothers, And their Anniversary falls in June.