Caribou High School - Reflector Yearbook (Caribou, ME)

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THE REFLECTOR V 21 HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics was introduced into Caribou High for the first time this year. The enrollment was much larger than could be taken care of, even though the department is an exceptionally large one and is equipped to accommodate twenty-four students in a class. All courses offered this year have been based on elementary Home Economics work, the students having had no previous work of this kind. Units of Work that have been offered are: Community and Personal Hygiene, Foods, Clothing and Home Planning and Dec- oration. In the Home Planning and Furnishing units the girls selected a house plan, suitable for a family of five living on a moderate income, and furnished the house room by room. In this unit they studied the refinishing of furniture and painted two breakfast sets. One set in ivory and coral rose, using stencils on the chair backs, they kept for use in the foods laboratory. In the clothing work all classes have studied elementary selec- tion, construction, and cleaning of garments. The Senior High classes also included a brief study of costume designing, using the gradua- tion week pageant as a problem. With only two weeks of foods work training the Senior High groups were able to entertain the Rotarians at a dinner served at the school. During this unit they gave a candy sale and a food sale, using the proceeds to buy rose and white breakfast linen, silver, and dishes with a floral rose design, to be used on the breakfast table for the work in meal planning and serving. They also have a sum of money that is to be later used to buy glass curtains for the windows in the clothing laboratory. The food prepared in these classes was sold in the cafeterias, thus serving a three-fold purpose, it gave the patrons of the cafeteria a more varied menu, gave the girls practice in work- ing with family-sized quantities of food, and made the unit self-sup- porting. The Junior High classes studied the preparation and serving of breakfast, and gave a demonstration of table service at the Better Homes Week program held in the high school. This program was followed by a cafeteria tea, planned and served by the Home Eco- nomics girls. The students of Caribou High School are grateful to all local merchants who in many ways helped with the equiping of the depart- ment-especially to Mr. Bowden. Through his efforts we have been furnished with an automatic control electric range.

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THE REFLECTOR 23 BOYS' BAND The Caribou Boys' Band was first organized in October, 1925, under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club. About fifty enthusiastic boys attended this meeting. The first few meetings were presided over by members of the Rotary Club, as the band had as yet no instructor. Instruction books were ordered, and ways of making money to pur- chase instruments were discussed. After much discussion it was de- cided that the band should collect old tires and sell them. Mr. Hendershot, who organized and perfected the Presque Isle Boys' Band was secured as instructor. He immediately had the band begin practicing exercises. In March, 1926, Mr. Samuel F. Parlin of this town took Mr. Hen- dershot's position. Under his direction the band began to play real music, and pro- gressed so rapidly that it was able to play for the Memorial Day ser- vices. In August they went for a week's outing to Mr. Parlin's camp at Bog Lake, near Machias, While there they practised every day, and on the way home they played at Machias, Eastport, and Calais. As a result of their visit, bands were organized in these towns. The following winter a high school band was organized from the Boys' Band. This band practised diligently during the Winter and spring, having morning rehearsals in addition to the special rehear- sals. The boys progressed so rapidly that they were able to enter the band contest at the New England Music Festival held in Boston. From this contest they brought back a silver mounted baton, a drum case, and a music case filled with music as prizes for the band making tho best appearance, conducting itself with the best behavior, and 'trav- eling the farthest to reach the contest. This spring the high school band entered the Maine State Music Contest, at Waterville. The boys received a silver cup for second frize in Class B. While in Waterville they stayed at the fraternitiy houses of Colby College. Q, During its existance, the band has been financed by the Caribou Rotary Club. This money was used to buy music and the less popular iastruments and to pay expenses. All the progress that the band has made is due to the direction of Mr. Parlin, who is directing the boys out of an unselfish spirit of service, for the money payment which he receives is too small to be of any account. Mr. Parlin does not commercialize his talent, but uses it for recreation purposes only at present, though in the World War he plavcd in an army band.