Clinton High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Clinton, ME)

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follows: President, Frank Besse; Vice-President, Carroll Bowie; Secre- tary, Joyce Tardiff; Treasurer, Margaret Noel. Caroline Steeves and Robert Jones represented our class on the Student Council. Again this year, Mr. Pierce was our class advisor. The same members participated in sports again this year. The cheerleaders from our class were Charlotte Dow and Carol Cullen, who was chosen head cheerleaders. On September 24, we held an old-faShioned hayride and square dance. A large group turned out for an evening of fun. October 3, we joined the other classes in sponsoring a Halloween party at the town hall. This was well attended by both young and old. It was a great success and provided entertainment for everyone. In March, after the basketball season, we started rehearsals for our Junior Class play, “The Campbells Are Coming , under the direction of Mrs. Drew. It was successfully presented April 7th before a large audi- ence. Final exams brought to a close our Junior year. We were proud to think that in September we would be Seniors. The Senior Class, accompanied by Mrs. Drew, left the high school early in order to get to Colby for the first class, which begins at nine o’clock. First of all, we went through Miller Library. Then the girls and Mrs. Drew went to a sociology class, while the boys went to a ROTC class. After class we met at the library to go in a group to history class. For a final morning class we chose chemistry, and found to our great surprise how similar to high school chemistry it is. Before lunch we went through the rooms of the girls’ dorm. Dinner- time came and Miss Joan Terrill took us girls to lunch at the girls’ dorm. It was a delicious meal and a new experience for us to eat with college girls. After a short rest, we toured the campus. Gorden Keene, another Colby student, took us to Roberts Union to see the “Hangout”, a recre- ation room with cleverly designed walls which has such phrases as “all roads lead to Colby” on them. It is a large room with tables and chairs along one wall. Lounge chairs, a juke box, candy and ice cream vending machines, and a snack bar all help to make it a most pleasant room in which to relax. We stayed there for a while enjoying the facilities until it was time to return home. We left with a greater knowledge of college life and with the thought that someday we too might go to a college that has such a friendly atmos- phere. Shirley Stephens '53 Joyce Tardiff '53

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Senior Class History In September, 1949, the doors of Clinton High School were opened to a meek and green Freshman Class with an enrollment of twenty-four. Later we lost one member, John Cameron. After we newcomers had gained our bearings, we elected our class officers as follows: President, Frank Besse; Vice-President, Robert Jones; Secretary, Caroline Steeves; and Treasurer, Shirley Stephens. Robert Jones and Catherine Rand were chosen to represent our class on the Student Council. Our class advisor was Miss Johnson. The first real event in our high school career was a memorable Freshman reception. At this time we were duly initiated by the pompous Sophomores as full fledged Freshmen. We were the last class to go through the “hot-oven”, as it was called. We decided to do away with this punishment as it was more harmful than fun. There were a number of students who possessed initiative and great courage. Under the glare of the upperclassmen, Edward Killiam, Wayman O’Neal, Charlotte Dow, Carleton Walker, Catherine Rand, Theodora Hicks, Jacueline Cates, and Robert McGowan displayed their talents in the Freshman Prize Speaking contest. Those on the girls’ basketball squad were Sally Maynard, Caroline Steeves, Shirley Stephens, and Catherine Rand. Robert Jones, Walter Scott, Gene Stearns, Frank Besse, and Glendon Tuttle were on the boys’ squad. We were also well represented on the baseball and softball teams. In September, 1950, we returned to Clinton High School completely changed from insignificant Freshmen to haughty Sophomores. We had an enrollment of twenty-one, but later lost one member, Sally Maynard. With experience from the year before we were much more familiar with high school and soon were very busy with our studies and the other school activities. At our first class meeting, we elected the following class officers: President, Shirley Stephens; Vice-President, Joyce Tardiff; Secretary, Caroline Steeves, and Treasurer, Sally Maynard. When Sally left, Frank Besse was chosen as Treasurer. Caroline Steeves and Frank Besse repre- sented our class on the Student Council. Mr. Pierce was our class advisor. As revengeful Sophomores, we soon were making plans for initiating the incoming Freshman Class. This proved to be a very successful event. Since it is the custom at Clinton High to order class rings the Sopho- more year, we ordered our rings early and soon were wearing them with great pride. On January 26, we held a class party at the high school building which was well attended. Everyone had a wonderful time. Again this year we were well represented in sports with the same members participating, but with the addition of Margaret Noel. Caroline Steeves and Theodora Hicks were the cheerleaders from our class. Our Junior year was an eventful one. We elected class officers as

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Ten Years Hence In June, 1963, the sunny side characters of the class, Maggie Noel and I (Carol Cullen) were home on a short leave from our duties in the navy. Imagine us swabbing the deck in the glaring sun down in the Pacific area! We had always said that we’d never swing a mop. Our first stop was at Cannan to see Theresa Jenness, who has now been married to Rex Nelson for almost ten years. Rex isn’t home this week, for he had left for a quiet fishing trip. On our way back to Clinton, we passed a brown Studebaker truck. The driver is the former Marilyn Hews. She is delivering milk for Charles Wishart and Sons. We learned that they have a thriving business and that Marilyn handles all the accounts. We stop for a moment at our old Alma Mater, dear old Clinton High School. We found that there is a new principal with a new set of rules for discipline. No wonder, for the new principal is Carleton Walker. He is sitting in the office talking something over with Mr. Springer. He’s proba- bly trying to convince him that the students should have the afternoons off. While we are here in town we might as well stop at Barney's Drug Store for a sundae. Why it isn’t here any more! It its place is Stephen and Steeves’ Sport Shop. Foolish me, I used to think that Caroline was the Steeves that Shirley liked best. We will have to hurry if we want to get to Waterville before noon. I hear that Carroll Bowie has his own radio program “Good Old Mountains of Maine’’ over WTVL at 1:00 P. M., five days a week. His announcer is the unforgettable Robert McGowan, who is still wisecracking. Jackie Chase, the former Jackie Cates, is his secretary. Jackie always had a great liking for cowboy music. As we start on our way to Bangor, a big, long blue Packard zooms by us. Some nerve! The speed limit is 25 miles per hour and they were pass- ing us at 60. Well shut my mouth! It’s Catherine and Bob heading for Unity. We decided to go on to Orono and stop at the University of Maine to see two more of our former classmates, Bob Jones and Frank Besse. Bob is now the basketball coach, and Frank, is a professor of biology. Our next stop is Canada. We both wanted to see Charlotte Dow con- ducting an American history class. She has become a member of the facul- ty at Canterbury High School. Charlotte left for Canada right after gradu- ation and for some reason found it so attractive up there that she never came back. Who was it that went to Hollywood? Oh, that’s right. It was Caroline Steeves. She is taking the place of Betty Hutton. Her latest picture is “The Girl From Jones Beach’’. Gene Stearns has become an active member of the United States Marine Corps. Boy, I can just see Stearns pouring on those drill instruc- tions the charm he practiced on us in high school.