Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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Seniafz Seolfian We Seniors have been here at Cam- den High for the past four years. Now that we are able to look back upon them, it seems that the time was too short to crowd in so much living. We came up from the grades and surround- ing schools witih different personalities. hobbies, and ambitions to make up this class. Strangeness at being in high school bound us together then, but, as the time went by, it was the happiness, the hardships, and the studying that made us as one. Maybe at the time we did not realize just what that new feel- ing was, maybe some don't know now, but as we cease being a class and be- come individuals in a fast moving world, we will be able to remember the happy times we all had at Camden High. All the problems we now leave to you undergraduates with the hope that you will carry on and realize how much hap- piness there is in being a member of Camden High, to study your hardest, and, above all, to cheer for your school with the best of your ability. - CHS - SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Most Popular-Myrna Curry, Chauncey Grinnell. Best Looking-Katharine Hobbs, Carl- ton Dougherty. Best Athlete-Janet Foster, Arden Young. Best Dressed-Maxine Wentworth, Al- lan Robbins, Dennis Ryder. Most Studious-Maralyn Alley, Basil Brown. Most Likely to Succeed-Anna Sparta, Gilbert Hall. Noisiest-Jean Bartlett, John Hollo- way, Stephen McGrath. Quietest-Maralyn Alley, Elmer Heal. Biggest Flirt-Frances Leonard, David Bryant. Wittiest-Katharine Hobbs, Jean Bart- lett, Carlton Dougherty, Arden Young. Frankest-Prudence Weaver, Stephen McGrath. Biggest Liar-Frances Leonard, War- ren Kelleher. Best Dancer-Blanche Bryant, Dennis Ryder. Biggest GossipQPrudence Weaver, Donald Richards. Best Natured-Janet Foster, Robert Pushaw. Biggest Pest-Barbara Bachelor, Jean Bartlett, Howard Ingraham. Most Curious-Elaine Dillaway, Allan Robbins. - CHS - Passerby fto Fryejz Your engine is smok- ing. Frye: Well, it's old enough. Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.

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6 THE MEGUNTICOOK LINDON CHRISTIE, Superintendent The peak of achievement in high school education cannot be reached without the close co-operation of faculty members, students and parents. Lindon Christie, Superintendent - CHS - FACULTY CHANGES This year there were two changes in the High School faculty. The first of the year Mr. G. Lorimer Walker, who former- ly taught in Winchester, Virginia, came to Camden High to relieve Mr. Wood of some of his duties. Mr. Walker teaches general science, biology, and algebra I. He resides in Owls Head, Maine. The sceond change took place after mid-year exams when Miss Ina Anderson left to complete her college education at the University of Maine. Miss Anderson came to Camden High in September, 1945, and remained until the mid-year exams in 1946. She is from Thomaston and taught at Sullivan High, previous to the war where she produced a championship girls basketball team. Her High were teaching duties at Camden economics, civics, bookkeeping, and basketball coach. Miss Helen McCobb, a former Camden teacher, left here in '45 to become princi- pal at La Grange for a year and a half. She returned in January, 1946, to resume her duties here at Camden High. SAILING With its bird-like sails and its buoyant grace Our ship takes off from its mooring place. On a weather helm it rounds the bend, Heading straight for t'Dead Man's End. Its sails are full and its wake is Wide With a bone in its teeth as it bucks the tide. Broad on our bow see that seagull dip As she seeks her meal at the end of the spit. Hard-a-lee! The helmsman shouts As he prepares our ship to come about. With a wind that is fair and a boat that is sound We spend the day just roaming around. Homeward bound we shoot for the mooring Caked with salt from our day of touring. Edward Stanley '48 - C H S - Gone are the days of turmoil and war, Our soldiers and sailors are dying no more. We hear of no ships being sunk or des- troyed, We hear of no prisoners, brutally em- ployed. Nolthose days are gone, Gone more than a year away. But, oh, the suffering we hear of today. People in China are still disagreeing, Their starving people are wildly fleeing. The people in Greece are very upset, And, no one trusts Stalin or Russia as yet. The Jews and the Negroes are being molested , Hundreds of crooks are being arrested. Civilization has dropped way down to the bottom, Little courtesies, all, have been forgotten. Everyone blames it on someone else, But, no one's to blame but ourselves. We must work , we must study, and un- derstand g And before you know it-we'll have a fine land. Karen Hein '50 - C H S - STARS Sequined stars wink down at me, Tiny ships in an onyx sea. With the moon as a beacon Far and wide A signal on the milky Way tide. Georgia Williamson '50

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8 THE MEGUNTICOOK . . . . . . and thiiigs to 7'6WL9'WLbG7 Sept. 4, 1943-Today I went to high school! Although I think every- one tried not to show it, we felt more than a little nervous. No one was courageous enough to go in first so the teachers had to come out and get us finally. We were then herded into Miss Clason's or Miss McCobb's room like a flock of lost sheep. fYou should see all the books and assignments they gave urs. We thought they were kid- dinglj Sept. 20-Ohhhh! How I wish this week were over. What will the seniors fwritten with reverencel think of next? Comb my hair in fourteen pigtails-how will I ever do it! But the laugh of the day was Warren in a skirt! Sept. 22-Our first class meeting. Clf you could call it thatg we were so noisy and didn't agree once.J Miss McCobb and Mr. Shibles are our class advisors, and after a close vote Dave got the presidency with Pat as vice president, Myrna as sec- retary, and Eleanor as treasurer. Sept. 24-FRESHMAN RECEPTION! I think everyone of us must have turned pink, green, and yellow be- fore the evening was over-but at last! We're really in high school. 3-First exams. I thought the studying was pretty difficult, but these exams are awful. Do the teachers think we are the Quiz Kids? Nov. 10-Report card day . . I passed. . . 6-Our first basketball game. It was so exciting, I got hit in the eye with the ball-but we won. 5-A freshman party! With our class advisors we had a wonderful time at the Snow Bowl skating, ski- ing etc. 28-I can't do my algebra, and Latin is Greek to me. June 15-Graduation. I'm a sopho- more. Sept. 4, 1944-Nou' we can watch the frosh suffer. Jan. 5-I guess no one will ever forget the game tonight. It was with our old rivals, Rockland, at the Y g was that place bursting with peo- ple! We sophs boasted some out- Nov. Jan. Feb. Feb. standing players and five new cheerleaders! March 21-Camden High School was pretty disappointed today. Rock- land took away the championship title by only a few points. June 14-It doesn't seem possibleg another whole year has zoomed by. Sept. 21-Again we can enjoy the Freshman Reception. Just one more year! 27-At last! The result of com- bined brainstorms is the Junior Prom. We never managed any- thing like this before, but we can try. Dec. 19-We didn't think it would be a success fand the teachers were sure of it.J But it was, and although the weather didn't co-operate, ev- eryone had a wonderful time. 21-Mr. Shibles left today and along with him went his stories Guess we're going to miss him, but Mr. Richards is nice too. Mar. 20-Two ideas in one year! What ever happened? We'd like to try to earn money for our class to go to W'ashington, so the Ways to Get The Means committee was created with Gib as chairman. At least we can try again. April 25-The class officers chose four class rings today and then we voted on the one we liked best. It was close but the one we thought was different won out. March-Our committee made S38 on the Sadie Hawkins dance we gave. That's a start, anyway. June 10-We Juniors have been march- ing around the Opera House for days trying to do it right, but each time the teachers would shake their heads-and we'd do it over again. June 13-All morning we spent decor- ating for tonight. Just think, that's where we will be next year. Sept., 1946-Here we are again! Does it feel good to be a mighty senior. Sept. 18-Our first class meeting as sen- iors. We elected the committees for the initiation of the Frosh. Sept. 24-The class rings came today. Do they look nice! Oct. 11-Freshman Reception-Only the boot is on the other foot now. How long have we waited for this! Nov. Jan.