Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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THEMEGUNTICOOK 5 f .X ff .f ' 791 .fy ' Y Wagvz ff X . if .QL 7 I , f 'Q i' 13' Nearly four years ago ithirty-six months, to be exactl a strange. awe- ful group of children entered Camden High School. After a few weeks of getting adjusted, the mighty seniors invited us up to the main room. They taught us the school song and in- formed us that during our two-day initiation we must be able to sing it to any senior who so requested. This was only the beginning! When it was all over, though, we felt much more a part of things and the seniors were really very understanding. Somehow we d'idn't seem to accomplish much, except for having fun, the first year. We did manage to have a picnic dur- ing graduation week, however. We had big ideas the next year. We looked down from our domain, the main room, at the poor freshmen and were thankful we had passed that stage. A class meeting was held to elect two new class officers and ano- ther student council representative. Later an Intramural Council was formed and we contributed four able members. The Snow Bowl was the scene of a wonderful party that win- ter. It was the sophomores finally be- having themselves and accomplishing something. We were juniors! The back of the main room was all ours! Would we go to Washington? We certainly would! We had food sales as often as possible and in October we had a x7bi,DLf?f Hayseeders' Ballu which was such a success that we said we would have another the next fall. Then, of course, our Junior Prom. Another success! What if we did make only 3518.05- we had fun! Always ahead of us was one goal, a Washington trip, and al- ways behind us was Miss Keating, pushing us on. Oh, that glorious day in May when we chose our class rings! We didn't see how we could possibly wait for them until October, but it was well worth it. Soon came June and graduation. How wonderful to march with the seniors! And as we sat in the front rows of the Opera House watching our good friends, the '49ers, receive their diplomas, we all felt a strange sense of realization come upon us. One year from now are will be up there doing the very same thing! We will be graduating! September 1949 came at last. Se- niors! Oh, those poor little freshmen! Did we actually ever look so small and insignificant? Although we weren't allowed to give them the same sort of treatment we had received, the fresh- men proved to be wonderfully good sports and we all had lots of fun. Our first real excitement came with Jack- son-White who took our pictures. Then our rings came, and also our proofs. VVe were really living the busy lives of seniors. Gosh, it was fun! We carried out our plans re- garding another Hayseeders' Ball

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4 THEMEGUNTICOOK over today's international problems. They are the thinkers of the world and they are the leaders. Thought once awakened does not slumber. Once you have learned the process of thinking for yourself you will never be satisfied to let someone else do it for you. You may not be a leader, but you can show that you can think for your- self by choosing your leaders wisely. Before deciding what man you will follow, give serious thought to itg and choose the man that is the deepest thinkerg for he is the leader. Carlyle says, In every epic ofthe world, the great event, parent of all others, is it not the arrival of a think- er in the world. -Mlilton Christie, '51 WE CAN WIN Look what we have! We have a strong peace-loving na- tion. We have a strong people's gov- ernment. We have a competitive nation which is waiting for each and every one of us to show what we can do and do well. We are worth what we want to be. We can get out in the world and buck- le down and do something or we can lie around and be parasites off the work of others who are what we should be. To buckle down and work is very easy to say. It takes more than just talking about success to accomplish it. It takes determination and a true will to win. It takes a lot of courage to stick to a goal and obtain its divid- ends in full. Life will be tough for all of us if we really want to accomplish things worth whileg it will be even tougher if we try to accomplish these things in a dishonest way. In this great country of ours, work pays 05. It is not done in vain, and in the end the reward is great for a person with determination and the will to win. --Gilbert Laite, '50 pl ,iq X2 ' QR

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6 THE MEGUNTICOOK and soon after that came our senior play. The members of our class who had done so well in the school plays plus a few new personalities com- bined to produce a terrific success. Christmas came and with it a lovely Christmas ball. We realized that April was but a few short months away and we still needed Over a thou- sand dollars! The Show Boat! No more need be said. Everyone knows how we worked and what we achiev- ed. With the aid of our dear friend Mr. Charles Wood, and several oth- ers, and a few more food sales, we had our quota. Although we couldn't decide till the last minute how we would travel, we finally departed in two wonderful McLaughlin buses, each equipped with a marvelous per- sonality in the form of Henry and Clay. The weather was perfect and with Mr. Payson as our guide, we had a never - to - be - forgotten trip. Back to school and the voting for class parts and gowns. Then the choice of our announcements, and now here we are. Just where we saw the '49ers a year ago. Are those tears in your eyes? Well, I dOn't doubt it. Wc've nad our troubles, but with such a wonderful group of good sports and teachers and underclassmen, how could we help but hate to leave? You'll see us aroundg some only during va- cations, but we just couldn't stay away too long. We, the class of '50, wish to you, our good friends and supporters, all the luck in the world and all the fun 11. Margaret Connelly 90.5 12. Robert Davis 90.1 13. Dirk Brown 90.1 14. Virginia Harvey 90.0 15. Alfred Eaton 86.6 16. Nancy Brewster 89.5 17. Wentworth Burnham 88.2 18. Lindon Christie, Jr. 87.6 19. Carole Thomas 87.6 20. Barbara Harding 87.5 21. Frederick Hale 87.4 22. Ruth Littlefield 86.6 23. Charles Dudley 86.4 24. Georgette Bickford 86.0 25. Patricia Barton 85.9 26. Jenness Keller, Jr. 85.6 27. Jane Giiiin 85.5 28. Muriel Heal 85.3 we've had. SENIOR AVERAGES -Above 857 1. Lucille Talbot 96.3 2. Patricia Kelley 96.2 3. Kathleen Dority 95.95 4. Elaine Spruce 92.6 5. Shirley Fuller 92.2 6. Karen Hein 92.2 7. Lois Cookson 92.1 8. Mary Connelly 91.9 9. Betty Thurston 91.4 10. Gail Frye 91.3 CLASS PARTS The two honor parts were awarded to two very popular and deserving members of our class, Lucille Talbot, valedictorian and Patricia Kelley, sa- lutator-ian. As is customary, the president, Frederick Hale, will give the address to undergraduates. The class voted the remaining parts to the following: history, Went- worth Burnham 3 prophecy, Lindon Christie, Jr. and Joan Salisburyg ora- tion, Gail Frye, essay, Ruth Little- fieldg will, Betty Thurstong and gifts, Peggy Connelly and Dirk Brown. JOAN SALISBURY JENNESS KELLER NONA TALBOT LINDON CHRISTIE JR. MARY CONNELLY I DIRK BROWN PEGGY CONNELLY RUTH LITTLEFIELD WIMPY BURNHAM CHARLES DUDLEY ' CELIE TALBOT GILBERT LAITE NANCY BREWSTER BETTY THURSTON