Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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THEMEGUNTICOOK 27 High salesman was Lindon Chris- tie, Jr., '50, with 8154. The General Manager of this year's drive was Wentworth Burnham, whose competent assistant was Kath- leen Dority. Individual class captains were: Seniors, Patricia Kelley, Ju- niors, Charles Masalin, Sophomores, Ronald Banks, Freshmen, Ralph Mill- er. The faculty advisor was Miss Keating. The school's commission is used to provide funds with which to carry out the athletic program of the school. THE SCHOOL PLAY On April 13, the annual school play was presented in the Opera House un- der the able direction of Miss Ethel Oliver. The play was a comedy by the name of A Date With Judy . The cast worked hard to make the play another success and their efforts were truly rewarded, The play centered around Judy Foster, a teen-age girl, who wanted more than anything else to be queen of the Community Relief Fund Ball and also to keep her boyfriend, Oogie Pringle. After many hardships, most of which were borne by the Foster family, she was crowned queen at the last moment and Oogie took her to the dance. The cast included the following: Judy Foster, a teen-age miss, Doris Hopkins '51, Mrs. Foster, Judy's mo- ther, Ruth Littlefield '50, Mr. Foster, Judy's father, Alfred Darrow '53, Randolph Foster, Judy's younger brother, Milton Christie '51, Mitzi Hoifman, a teen-age friend of Judy's, Joan Salisbury '50, Barbara Win- socket, another friend of Judy's, Jane Robbins '51, Mrs. Schlutzhammer, lady of the P.T.A., Martha Frye '53, Ooogie Pringle, the man in Judy's life, Douglas Green '53, Rex O'Con- ner, the new boy in the neighbor- hood, Parker Laite '51, Susie, Rex's younger sister, Charline Talbot '53, Mrs. Hotchkiss, does Mrs. Foster's washing, Betty Perry '51, Eloise, her daughter who elocutes, Lucille Talbot '50, Mr. Martindale, a Broadway play producer, Jim McGrath '51, Hannah, the maid, Ruth Sims '52. The property committee consisted of the following: David Crockett '51, Gordon Bass '50, Ralph Miller '53, Natalie Payson '51, Helen Payson '51, The following made up the publi- city committee: Jerry Burkett '53, Jane Gifhn '50, Grace Galanti '51, Olive Jameson '51, Nona Talbot '50, Mary Connelly '50, Arline Quinn '50, Elaine Spruce '50, The prompter was Carole Thomas '50. Music was presented by a selected group of the C.H.S. Band under the direction of Mr. Calderwood. THE CHRISTMAS BALL According to custom, the seniors put on a Christmas Ball. All seniors must have had the same thought run- ning through their heads, How in the world are we going to raise enough money for the Washington trip in April? Realizing that all the college kids would be home for their Christmas vacation, the class decided to put on a Christmas Ball. The date, they decided, would be on Friday the 23rd of December at 8:30 P. M. The Ball would be held in the Opera House and the Moody Brothers would be the Music Makers for the evening. They were very good too. Since the boys of the senior class were organizing the paper drive, and the band members of the class were thinking up acts for the Showboat the rest of the people were put on committees. They were the follow- ing: decoration committee, Mary Connelly, Peggy Connelly, Nancy Brewster, Georgette Bickford, Pa- tricia Barton, and Arline Quinn, tic- ket committee, Nancy Brewster, Jane Giflin, check room committee, Sherma Hubbard, Jeannette Leach. The Opera House was beautifully decorated with green and red crepe paper and a large decorated Christ- mas tree was put in front of the stage.

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26 THE MEGUNTICOOK SENIOR PLAY The students of Camden High's class of 1950 scored a hit performance with 'Seventeenth Summer, enacted by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company on Friday, November 18th. The Camden Opera House was fllled to capacity with a responsive and enthusiastic audience. The play tells the ingenious an-d gay story of the Morrow family and all their trials and tribulations dur- ing the summer months. There is a possibility you may have in your fam- ily a charming daughter like Angie Morrow. Angie reiiects back on the summer when life began to seem a little different. She is growing up and the experience bewilders her. Heretofore she has never had a date and then suddenly when she is asked, everything becomes confused. Her family good-naturedly teases her, and although she is happy beyond words, she feels a little twinge of fear at what is happening. Everyone who has gone through his Seven- teenth Summer appreciated the situ- ations in which Angie and her family became involved. USeventeenth Summer, a three- act comedy in a typical American set- ting, was cleverly handled by the en- tire cast and they enacted their vari- ous roles convincingly. Perhaps the most sympathetic portrayal was Lu- cille Talbot, the youngest sister, who cut paper dolls out of her father's eve- ning paper, and made her the show's number one scene-stealer. Sharing top honors was Nancy Brewster in her skillful performance as Angie, the Morrow family's charm- ing daughter. The rest of the talented group of seniors comprising the cast were as follows: Margaret, Angie's engaged sister, Mary Connelly, Lor- raine, her hopeful sister, Betty Thurs- tong Kitty, her ten-year-old sister, Lucille Talbot, Mr. and Mrs. Morrow, Charles Dudley and Ruth Littlefield, Jack, the boy Angie likes, Lindon Christie, Jr.g Art, Margaret's fiance, Gilbert Laiteg Martin, Lorraine's hopeful, J enness Keller, Jane, a catty friend of Angie's, Nona Talbotg Tony, a boy friend, W'entWorth Burnham, Margie, Angie's gossipy girl friend, Joan Salisburyg Fitz, her steady'l, Dirk Brown. Gail Frye, originally scheduled to play the part of Art, Margaret's fian- ce, fell ill the last week of rehearsal. His place was take-n by Gilbert Laite and Dirk Brown took Gilbert's place, in a last minute changeover. In the words of the Thespian world, Seventeenth Summer was a hit because of the vast amount of work performed by 'every member of the cast, by a diligent behind-the-scenes stage crew, and by Miss Ethel Oliver, whose tireless efforts made the play a success. Prompter for the cast was Peggy Connelly, and the hard-working prop- erty committee consisted of Arline Quinn, Patricia Kelley, Gordon Bass, and Dirk Brown. An enormous pub- licity committee was directed by Mr. Payson. MAGAZINE DRIVE The gross total of the Curtis Maga- zine Drive this year, although not as high as last year, still brought in a large sum of money. The totals are as follows: Seniors .......... 35471.00 Juniors .......... 49.80 Sophomores . . . . 164.90 Freshmen .... . 40.10 3725.80 School Commission . 35268.94 Following the usual plan, the school was divided into two teams, Seniors and Freshmen, Juniors and Sopho- mores. Thanks to the hard work of the Seniors, the former team came out the winners. Q This year again the Seniors turned their credits into money for the Washington trip. This fund was boosted with the 579.04 received in this manner.

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28 THE MEGUNTICOOK Although it didn't seem too much like Christmas, for there wasn't any snow, everyone had a terrific time. THE CAHESIS CLUB Camden High School has this year, for the first time, an organized speech group named by its members the Ca- hesis Club. This newly formed club holds regular meetings in the English room every Friday, third period. The officers are: President, Ruth Little- field '50, Vice - President, Lin-don Christie, Jr. '50g Secretary-Treasun er, Milton Christie '51, Anyone taking the course in public speaking at the high school is eligible to join. Many interesting topics have been presented by various speakers includ- ing the following: The Reverend Mel- vin Dorr, How to Make Democracy Live g the Reverend Ferdinand Loungway, Procrastination, Or Liv- ing from Hand to Mouth , Mrs. Mu- riel LaBarge, UHealth g Mr. Lindon Christie, Area Schools g and Mrs. Helen Wentworth, dramatic readings. The Cahesis Club has had a tea to which all the members of the club, their parents, the faculty, and the guest speakers were invited. This was done to enable the members to learn how to conduct themselves at teas and other formal gatherings of the same sort. In the future the club plans to hear some speakers out-of-town, have more speakers here, and some movies. A STUDENT LEGISLATURE Camden,High :School was repre- sented at the Student Legislature at the State House in Augusta, April 8, by the following students: Repre- sentatives, Lucille Talbot, Charles Masalin, David Crockett, and Milton Christie, Senator, Lindon Christie, Jr. The two lobbyists were Ronald Banks and Paul Christie. Having been sworn in, the student governor, Richard Jones of Rockland, gave an opening speech to the Sena- tors and Representatives followed by an address to the whole body by Fred- erick G. Payne, Governor of the State of Maine. Following that, committee hearings were held in various rooms in the Capitol until noon. After a meal in the State House cafeteria, the Senators and Represen- tatives assembled again in their re- spective chambers to discuss the vari- ous bills. ln the course of the after- noon one bill was passed and signed by the student governor. This bill concerned the establishment of a compulsory course in social hygiene in all high schools. Many other bills called forth lengthy discussion but were finally voted down. The Fourth Annual Student Legis- lature showed much improvement over the previous ones and will con- tinue to be of great interest and bene- fit to all the students who attend. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Under the supervision of Miss Carolyn Dudley, Home Economics teacher, a chapter was organized in the school year of 1947. The F.H.A. studying home-making in junior and is a national organization for girls senior high schools. There are sixty high school members in th'e F.H.A. this year. The purposes are to promote a growing appreciation of the joys and satisfactions of homemaking, to em- phasize the importance of worthy home membership, to encourage de- mocracy in the home and family life, to promote international good will, to provide wholesome individual and group recreation, and to further in- terest in home economics. The following ofiicers were chosen to serve for the school year: Presi- dent, Grace Galanti, Vice-President, Margaret Crabtree, Secretary, Ar- lene Edgecombg Treasurer, Bebe Leonard: Historian, Nona Talbot,