Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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Ci e jweganticoo PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS CF THE CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL gwentieth uqnnual Edition CAMDEN, MAINE JUNE, 1947 MEGUNTICOOK BOARD ' . Eleanor Brown '47 Editor .................... Assistant Editor ............ Myrna Curry '47 Assistant Editor .......... Barbara Burrage '48 Sports Editor Cgirlsj ......... Anna Sparta '47 Arden Young '47 Sports Editor Cboysj ........ Art Editor ................ Elaine Dillaway '47 Alumni Editor .... .... K atharine Hobbs '47 Exchange Editor ........ Joan Sawyer '47 Business Managers ...... Warren Kelleher '47 Gilbert Hall '47 Assistant Business Managers, Johnson Talbot 48 Louis Arau '49 EDITOPJS NOTE To publish this magazine has required long hours of hard work and the assistance of Camden High School students. We wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to both the members of our class and the underclassmen who have in any way helped with the compila- tion of this yearbook. Your co-operation has been excellent in such a short time. We also wish to thank the business men of Camden and surrounding towns for their splendid co-operation with our busi- ness managers. We hope you will enjoy our magazine. - C H S - EDITORIAL Spirit! What is it? If we were to ask one of the two hundred and twenty-live students enrolled in Camden High School, we would be confronted by a blank expres- sion! Yes, a blank expression. They don't know what school spirit is. At rallies before the home games we have to stand up and go through the yells only because the cheerleaders down front are doing them-and Mr. Wood's right there. We might have an answer like that. Or, on the other hand, some bril- liant student knew what school spirit Was, but he might have genuinely believed that because we hadn't won many games this year what was the use of cheering. . . . . . . Disgusting isn't it? And if you glance around the main room at a rally and watch the bored students standing half asleep only waiting for the 3:00 bell be- fore they spring into action, you'd be even more perturbed. School spirit doesn't necessarily con- sist of making noise at rallies and games or clanging that cow bell when the ball falls neatly into our basket. It's more than that. It's the co-operation on the part of both teacher and student, the willing- ness to work for our school. Added to that is the unlimited enthusiasm one should show in his studies and the participation in extra curricular activities. Don't be an onlooker! Get in the game whether it is on the yearbook staff, in the music depart- ment, or on the teams. If you haven't the ambition to do any of those, the least you can do is cheer your loudest when the teams come on the floor. Get going, Cam- den High School. Don't be left behind! - CHS - YOUR SCHOOL Students in a modern high school should expect, and receive, more in the way of educational development than is in- dicated by the titles of the subjects stu- died. As stated by the Educational Policies Commission: Schools should be dedica- ted to the proposition that every youth in the United States-regardless of sex, eco- nomic status, geographic location, or race -should experience a broad and balanced education which willg fll equip him to enter an occupation suited to his abilities and offering reasonable opportunity for personal growth and social usefulness: C25 prepare him to assume the full respon- sibilities of American Citizenshipg C31 give him a fair chance to exercise his right

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c'Tl1e school frrstg personal honors last CONTENTS 1-L ESSAYS . . SENIOR SECTION . LITERARY . . HIGHLIGHTS . SPORTS . ALUMNI . EXCHANGE . 1947

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THE MEGUNTICOOK 5 to the pursuit of happiness, C41 stimulate intellectual curiosity, engender satisfac- tion in intellectual achievement, and culti- vate the ability to think rationally, and C55 help him to develop an appreciation of the ethical values which should under- gird all life in a democratic society to pro- vide opportunities for such education through its schools. Secondary education may be divided into two typesg general and special. Gen- eral education may be defined as that part of a student's whole education which looks first to his life as a responsible human be- ing and citizen. General education should be given to all students regardless of their plans for the future. Students should re- ceive well rounded education in the fields listed above. The bare minimum of sub- jects in this field should include three units of English, three of science and mathe- matics and two units of social studies. Special education is that part which looks to competence in some occupation. Special education includes preparation for colleges and other institutions of higher education and the various types of occupa- tional education, such as home economics, industrial arts and commercial studies. This special education should be taken by students who have shown interest and ability in one of the fields offered. Camden High School, although some- what handicapped by the present build- ing offers a good general program with opportunities for students to follow one of the branches of special education. The College Preparatory Course prepares for admission to practically any college or university. The home economics, com- mercial, and industrial arts courses give pupils opportunity to find themselves in one of these fields. It is the responsibility of every student, as a citizen, to make full use of these op- portunities. Students should strive to de- rive the greatest possible benefits from the offerings of the regular classes as well as in the various extra curricular activi- ties. Success in any field of education, whether it be regular classroom work, ath- letics, dramatics, school yearbook, or mu- sic adds greatly to the total education of the individual student. THE MEGUNTICOOK BOARD Seated fleft to rightjz Anna Sparta, Barbara Burridge, Myrna Curry, Eleanor Brown, Elaine Dillaway, Katharine Hobbs. Standing Qleft to rightj: Louis Arau, Joan Sawyer, Warren Kelleher, Gilbert Hall, Arden Young.