Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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6 HMEGUNTICOOKU enough to face an audience of 500 4. Stanley Payson 90.8 plus in the role of interlocutor and do 5. Cedric Joyce 90.4 a swell job? Everyone knew that 6. Henry Bickford 90.3 Mary Kennedy, Dick Gould, and Ced. 7. Jack Henderson 90.1 Joyce could sing and they really out- 8. Frances Light 89.5 did themselves. Naturally, everyone 9. Betty Rolfe 89.2 knew about Buck. Need more be said? 10. Kathleen Duffy 89.1 Paul and Ced did a swell job with the Senior Class Average 83.93 'fDixiecats and some people said Dwight was the funniest thing in the show. It was a good show put on by a great group of guys and gals. Now, as Lewis Carroll's Walrus would say, f'The time has come . . . We are about to graduate. There are two words of caution we would like to leave. The first is something al- ways said by a departing senior class and always shrugged off by the un- derclassmen. That is, to study. Get right in there and dig. And keep at it all the time. Hit those books, or you'll be in the same boat some of us are. That is, graduating and feeling you do not know as much as you should. You can never study enough. The second is just this: Be sure to earn a lot of money this summer and don't spend it all. Because, believe it or not, it costs a big wad of the lovely green to graduate. Be seeing you at some Alumni ban- quets later on! CLASS PARTS By having the highest and second highest averages the two honor parts, valedictorian and salutatorian, fell to two of the more popular members of our class, Mary Anne Hale and Louis Arau, respectively. Other parts, which were allotted by class vote were as follows: Oration, Stanley L. Payson, Will, Henry Bick- ford, Prophecy, Sally Brown and Carl Bucky Gifts, Helen Stevenson and Paul Putnam, Essay, Claire Crabtreeg History, Lawrence Sparta. SENIOR AVERAGES 1. Mary Anne Hale 94.5 2. Louis Arau 93.2 3. Claire Crabtree 92.1 . THE CLASS OF '49 As I sit here fondly gazing In this crystal ball of mine, I look into the future Of my class of '49. I see Frances L. and Myrtle On board an ocean liner With their hubbies on a honeymoon To the land of far-off China. Donaldls now a pilot, He's flown to Mars, they sayg While Derb is touring Europe, Charming girls along the way. Ruth's moved to Montana And a cowboy she has wedg While Sally, her license granted, Drives down to see her Red. A capable nurse is Cynthia, She cures each ache and pain, Carolie's a physical instructor At University of Main-e. Gene and her Alton have married And are happy as they can be. While Frances is cooking dinner, Gil's rocking their babe on his knee. I see our Mary singing In a show on old Broadway, While Dr. Jack 'extracts your teeth The painless way, they say. The one ambition of Lucille And also of Lois E. -I-Iale Is to follow in the footsteps Of one Florence Nightingale. Andrea has married Donald And on two sons they beam. Polly now lives in Alaska, The fulfillment of her dream. Carl Buck, our Minstrel Mr. Bones, Performs with great emotiong While Warren is a circus clown Who wins the kids' devotion. Priscilla is a Waitress And lends a helping 'hand To Dot in their new venture, A steaming hot-dog stand. g i fig, J

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CAMDEN, MAINE 5 X f ff .Y cqgvg g ' M 4 as 4' f ff,-' If-5 .f 1 45 ' U ,lf-cf' A Q' -163 7 Once upon a time, many years ago, a group of nondescript children en- tered CHS. And now we're getting ready to leave. In our fourth year we can look back and remember many things we've done and many more done to us. Our first year, every memory is overshadowed by Freshman Recep- tion. But without this necessary evil we would never have been members of CHS. The rest of our freshman year was taken up studying and keep- ing out of the way of the seniors. The next year we got into the rou- tine and began to wonder if we'd ever get out of high school. This year our class, both boys and girls, began to show its worth in athletics. Lawrence Sparta was a spoke on the basketball team, while Harry Drinkwater was the hub of the baseball team. Finally we were at the back of the Main Room. Yes, we were juniors. Just one more year and then-Oh boy! We really began to make our mark this year. Due largely to the work of our noble class president, Mr. Joyce, we put on a very successful Junior Prom. Successful only, how- ever, as far as the number of people went. We made approximately 9520! Dramatics played a part this year, taking Louis Arau, Claire Crabtree, Lawrence Sparta, Cedric Joyce, Paul Putnam, Jackie Wilson, Helen Ste- venson, Cynthia Howes, Mary Ken- nedy, Kay Duffy and Henry Bickford. 5lDuDL?' Our guys and gals were improving in sports with Frances Light, Helen Stevenson and Joanne Clayter mak- ing their marks. In baseball we split even with a five won-five lost record. Basketball didn't fare so well, how- ever the boys were improving. Inter- class sports came up and we took football after a play-off with a loaded sophomore team. Also, we trounced them in basketball for a champion- ship. But this year, even the magic of being seniors disappeared under the strain and stress of making S1800 to go to Washington with. However, have no fears. We welcomed the freshmen to CHS to an extent they'l1 never forget. Probably the high spot of the show was Ronnie Banks pro- posing to Doris Conley. So far we have been very active in sports, field- ing a basketball team that lost the League championship only after a play-off with Lincoln Academy. Being faced with the necessity of making enough money to take a class of 48 to Washington, D. C., isn't plea- sant, but we managed. The biggest contribution came through the work of the class, that is, the Minstrel. What a show! We dug up hidden tal- ent and polished up some we knew of. Who would have suspected Gig Hanson could sing? Sing to such an extent, in fact, that he captured the second show. Who would have thought Francis Frye would have nerve

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CAMDEN, MAINE 7 Though Lawrence is a movi-e star, He never fails to share A seat in his DeSoto With his ever-loving Claire. Harold, with his fast curve ball, Peps up the Army team. Carl Heal has built a push cart '1'hat's really on the beam. Now Paul and Dwight have formed a band, They travel far and wide With Helen in her pink sedan And Christine by their side. I seem to see our crooner, Dick, His voice has brought him fame, While Howard's guiding hunters In the woods of northern Maine. The Westbrook Pegler of our age Is dashing, handsome Stan, While the bills of Senator Louis Are known throughout the land. Willie's made his million In a super Finast Store. Bud's the owner of a garage, Fixing autos by the score. I see Olive out in Switzerland Teaching people how to ski, While Kay is a secretary Sitting on her boss's knee. To own a black convertible Is Jackie's one desire. Betty's missionary work abroad Is one we all admire. Dick Ayers, a noted motor cop, Is feared by every crook. Everett made a fortune With his latest comic book. Bob's an 'expert in trading trucks, His business is just humming, Mechanic Ralph is on the job To keep their motors running. Pete is a sailor on the sea With a girl in every port, While Seed's been made 'Chief Justice Of the U. S. Supreme Court . Joanne is touring England In an old red Model T, While Bebe and her Norman Are lobstering out at sea. Henry, a general at West Point, Snaps out his orders with ease, And Francis is teaching botany, A professor at Bates, if you please. My crystal ball is clearing My visions all are gone And my thoughts come back to the present, VVith my class where I belong, Now a school marm's seldom good at verse, But I've done the best I cang If you're not satisfied, just phone Your classmate, Mary Anne. For a Sweetheart of the Senior Class of '49 take :- Frances Light's curly brown hair, Gene Bickford's pink and white com- plexion, Olive Sawyer's skill at softball, Cynthia Howes' sunny disposition, Ruth Conley's ability to flirt, Jackie Wilson's cute way of talking baby talk, Pauline Robbins' pearly white teeth, Myrtle Pooley's ability to wear clothes, Betty Rolfe's skill at knitting, Lucille Dyer's ability to take a joke, Carolie Larner's ability to play a joke, Kay DuHy's usefulness, Mary Kennedy's ability to sing, Bebe Brown's good figure, Lois Hale's ability to talk, Helen Stevenson's good posture, Claire Crabtree's ability to take over class aiairs, Dot Grover's curly eyelashes, Frances Hastings' ability as a sales-- girl, Priscilla Knowlton's ability to dance, Sally Brown's ability to get along with boys, Mary Anne Hale's ability to learn, Joanne Clayter's skill on the basket- ball floor 3 Roll them all into one and what a gal you would have! Andrea Jones '49 T0 THE SENIORS FROM A SENIOR The time is coming near, too near for a great many of us, but we must face the fact that this is our last year in high school together. Life is going to be different now. I think we should make this, our last year, the happiest of all. We've had our differences like any other class. Take us all and all it has been great fun. I know that even a year from now lots of us will look back and say, Remember ? I say good-bye to you, dear friends and classmates, hoping that after graduation our paths shall meet of- ten. May everyone of you be success- ful and happy in the future. Helen Stevenson '49