Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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THE MEGUNT1COOK CAMDEN, MAINE 19 FRESHMAN RECEPTION The unfortunate freshmen hadn’t even sat down in their seats when the seniors pounced on them and told them that Freshman Reception would be September 22 at the Opera House. There was no hazing this year at all, but what the freshmen missed in hazing was made up for at the Recep- tion by the seniors. With a senior judge and a senior jury they didn’t have a chance! Basil Arau received the maximum penalty, that of being “hanged by the neck until dead.” All the freshmen were wonderful sports and also the new upperclassmen who were initiated. A record dance and refreshments followed the initiation. The freshmen were now in the brotherhood of CHS students. CURTIS MAGAZINE DRIVE The 1951 Curtis Publication Maga- zine Drive ended this year with a to- tal of $884.35 being turned in. This was higher than last year, but it still did not reach the school goal of $1,000. The totals were as follows: Seniors $124.35 Juniors $393.20 Sophomores $ 79.85 Freshmen $286.95 Total $884.35 School commission $282.84 As usual, the school was divided in- to two teams, Seniors and Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. Thanks to the hard work of one diligent junior the latter team won. A new plan was adopted this year in giving out prizes. Instead of the credit system of previous years, priz- es were given out in order of high sales from first to twenty-fifth. The high salesman was Paul Chris- tie, ’52 with $264. The General Manager of this year’s drive was Milton Christie, ’51 who was ably assisted by Jane Robbins, ’51 and Maurice Payson, ’52. Indivi- dual class captains were: seniors, Winifred Coathup: juniors, Paul Christie; sophomores, Frederick Da- vis; freshmen, Margaret Keller. The faculty advisor was Miss Keating. The school commission of $282.84 will be put in the fund to carry out the athletic activities of the school. CAREER DAY This year, through the efforts of the Megunticook Boys’ Hi-Y and the cooperation of the school administra- tors, November 9 was set aside and devoted entirely to a program of vo- cational guidance in the school with talks presented by fourteen profes- sional men and women, who explain- ed the opportunities offered, the pre- paratory educational requirements, and the necessary qualifications for each of the occupations discussed. At

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JANE ARLENE ROBBINS Scientific Coume ‘There’ nothing half o sweet in life A love' young dream.” December 9, 1932 . Band 3-4 ; School Play 3-4; Senior Play 4; Cahe»i Club 4 ; Christmas Ball Committee 4 : Team Cap- tain Magazine Drive 4 ; Glee Club 1 : State Munis Festival 3; New England Music Festival 3-4 ; Basketball 1-2 : Bowl- ing 2; FHA 1 ; Senior Follies 4 : Class Part. Will 4. JOYCE A RUNE ROBBINS “Jo” General Course What the use of worrying?” June 18. 1933; Field Hockey 2-3 : FHA 1-2; Glee Club 1-2-4 : Usher at Gradua- tion 3: 30-word Typing Certificate 3; Senior Follies 4. HARLAND LOUIS ROBINSON “Harley” General Course “Music hath charms.” December 12. 1931 : Transferred from Morse High Schcsil 2 ; Mohiba 2 : Sopho- more Musical 2 : Band 2-3-4 : Orchestra 2 : Glee Club 1-2-3-4 : Select Chorus Solo- ist 2 ; New England Music Festival 3-4 : State M-isic Festival 1-3-4 ; All New Eng- land Music Festival Chorus 1-4 : Interclass Football 1 : Music Committee, Junior Prom 3, Christmas Ball 4 ; Senior Follies 4 : Class Part. Oration 4. DONALD ALBERT ROSSITER General Course “Boys will be boys.” December 16, »932 : Basketball 1-2 ; Inter- class Basketball 1-2: Showboat 4 ; Glee Club 1. ROBERT EUGENE ROWE “Bob” .Scientific Course Personality is a sure step to success.” January 30, 1933; Class Vice-President 1-2-3-4 ; Senior Play 4 : Glee Club 1-2-3 : Freshman Reception Committee 4 : Older Boys’ Conference 3-4 : State Music Festi- val 3 ; New England Music Festival 3: Hi-Y 3-4, Treasurer 4 ; Decoration Com- mittee. Junior Prom 3; Junior Rotarian 4 ; Christmas Pageant 4 ; School Play 2- 3: Career Day Committee 8; Senior Fol- lies 4 : Class Part. History 4. CHARLTON HALE RYDER “Chub” General Course “Gentlemen prefer blondes.” August 14. 1933 : Basketball 1-2-3-4 : Inter- class Basketball 1-2-3-4 ; Interclass Foot- ball 1-2-4 ; State Foul-Shooting Contest 2: Band 1-2-3-4, Executive Board 2-3; New England Music Festival 1-2-4 ; State Music Festival 2-4 ; Glee Club 1-2-3-4; Intramural Council 1-2 : Instrumental En- semble 1-2-3-4 : Christmas Ball Committee 4 ; Showboat 3 : Freshman Reception Committee 4 ; Senior Follies 4 ; Baseball 1-2-3-4. FRANK ERWIN STEARNS Scientific Course Sincerity is dear to all hearts.” August 24. 1933: Baseball 1; Band 1-2-3-4; Glee Club 1-2-3-4 ; Instrumental Ensem- ble 1-2-3-4 ; State Music Festival 2-3-4 ; New England Music Festival 2-3-4 : Exe- cutive Committee. Band 3-4 : First Chair Musician 3-4 : Showboat 3; Christmas Pageant 4 ; Music Committee. Junior Prom 3 : New England Band Concert 4 : Senior Follies 4. ARLENE OLIVE WITT (General Course Quietness has its own charm.” July 27. 1333: Transferred from Hingham High School. Mass. 4: Glee Club 1-2-8; Pep Club 1 : Basketball 2. MARTHA HELEN WOOD “Marty” General Course Restless at home and ever prone to roam.” October 26. 1932; Glee Club 1-2-3-4 : Bas- ketball 1-2-3-4 : Interclass Basketball 1-2- 3; Softball 1-2-3-4 : Field Hockey 1-2: Bowling 1-2 ; Freshman Reception Com- mittee 4 ; Usher at Senior Play 4 ; Junior Prom Committee 3 ; Senior Follies 4 ; FHA 1-2-3. BETSY LEE WOOSTER English College Preparatory Course Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.” April 21, 1934: Class Secretary 1 -2-3-4: Glee Club 1-2-3-4 : Decoration Committee, Junior Prom 3, Christmas Ball 4 ; Camera Club 1 ; Bowling 2-3 : 30-word Typing Certificate 4 ; Tri Hi-Y 3-4, Vice Presi- dent. Sergeant at Arms 4 : Christmas Pag- eant 4; FHA 1; 40-word Typing Certi- ficate 4 ; Senior Follies 4.

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20 THE MEGUNTICOOK CAMDEN, MAINE a general assembly of the student body, Mr. Sanford Fisher, Education- al Counselor of the Fisher School, Boston, Massachusetts, spoke on “Vo- cational Education.” The various vocations discussed by the speakers following Mr. Fisher were “Salesmanship,” A. Burton Ste- venson ; “Coaching,” Lawrence Dai- ley; “Nursing,” Anne Young; “Medi- cine,” Dr. John Miller; “Art,” Reba Willey; “Music,” Roger Calderwood; “Armed Services,” Navy recruiting officer; “Veterinarian,” Dr. MacDon- ald ; “Management,” Douglass Kelley; “Radio,” Roland Crockett; “Textiles,” Charles Merritt; “Beautician,” Mar- jorie Hoffses; “Farming,” Lester Shibles; “Lawyer,” Alexander Gill- mor; “Pharmacist,” Millett Perkins; “Specialized Secretarial Work,” San- ford Fisher. The committee members in charge of all arrangements were Albert Ben- nett, Richard Shaw, Alfred Darrow, Parker Laite, and John Giffin. THE SENIOR PLAY The annual Camden High School Senior Class Play was held at the Opera House on November 10 at 8:15 p.m. by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Chicago. The play, “The Perfect Idiot,” was a three-act farce written by Eunice and Grant Athenson. It dealt with a high school gang that just hated the boy wonder, Dan. They had heard about his high I. Q. ad nauseam and they despised his Smart-Me! Dumb You! attitude. Dan had his own problems. He did not have many friends because of his attitude. But he felt that if he went to college everything would be all right. After many difficulties on both sides, Dan succeeded in making many friends and going to college. The cast was as follows: Margaret Tennyson, mother of the household, Natalie Pavson ; Jackie Tennyson, her younger son, David Crockett; Rho- dora, the maid, Bebe Leonard; Roger Tennyson, father of Dan and Jackie, Robert Rowe; Walter P. Latherby, soap manufacturer, Kenneth Hardy; Daniel Tennyson, the young genius, Milton Christie; Arthur Barnard, principal of Center High, James Mc- Grath ; Miss Baker, a teacher, Eleanor Lunt; Linda Barnard, the principal’s daughter, Doris Mae Hopkins; Jean- nie Wilson, Jackie’s girl, Irene Fitz- simmons; Aloysius (Puff) Witomski, star athlete, Parker Laite; Carla Carlson, Puff’s girl, Jane Robbins; Miss Booth, a newspaper reporter, Helen Payson; a policeman, Charlton Ryder; Dr. Hockhorst VonBarf, a psychiatrist, Elston Hobbs. Prompter for the play was Arlene Edgecomb. The Publicity Committee included Olive Jameson, Evelyn Lunt, Jeanette Milliken, Martha Wood, Ev- erett Fizer and Maurice Leonard. The Property Committee consisted of Christine Plaisted, Grace Galanti and James Crockett. THE CHRISTMAS BALL According to custom, the seniors put on a Christmas Ball. The date fin- ally agreed upon was December 23 at 8:30 p.m., as the college students would be home for their Christmas vacation. Despite the cold weather quite a few showed up and all had a good time. With the “Melody Kings” furnish- ing the music and the Opera House beautifully decorated in green and white crepe paper it was really a very nice dance. Committees were as follows: Dec- oration committee, Jane Robbins, Chairman, Jim McGrath, Helen Pay- son, Charlton Ryder, Betsy Wooster, Irene Fitzsimmons and Milton Chris- tie; Music committee, Harland Robin- son, Chairman, Frank Stearns and Helena Poland; Publicity committee, Donald Laliberte, Chairman, James Bickford and Winifred Coathup. THE SENIOR FOLLIES There was really a BIG show put on in the Opera House on the evening of March 9, 1951. This show, “The Senior Follies,” done by the seniors, under the leadership of Miss Oliver and Mr. Calderwood, was, according to all reports, a tremendous success. The Follies opened with Dave