Clinton High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Clinton, ME)

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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.

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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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Joyce Tardiff, our serious yet fun loving classmate, completed her training as laboratory technician at the Thayer Hospital. At present, she is chief technician at the Deaconess Hospital. We visited Joyce in Boston and had a wonderful time talking over old times. As we started for New York, our port of debarkation, I told Maggie that she and I would have to settle down and make something of ourselves. Maybe get married. We-11, next year’s leap year. Carol Cullen '53 D. A R. Candidate In February, the members of the Senior Class chose three candidates and submitted their names to the faculty for the final choice. The qualities of leadership, dependability, co-operation, service and partiotism were considered carefully. The class selected Joyce Tardiff, Margaret Noel, and Marilyn Hews. Marilyn Hews was chosen as the Good Citizenship candi- date sponsored by the Eleazer Parker Chapter, D. A. R. Marilyn participated in the Junior play, and acted as advertising manag- er of the Senior play. She is business manager of the Athletic Association, and assistant editor-in-chief of the yearbook. Marilyn has played on the softball team for three years, and has been a member of the glee club. An honor student, she is majoring in commercial subjects. State Foul Shooting Champion Robert Jones, a Senior, who won the Central Maine district shoot-off, won the Maine title in Portland by canning 4-4 out of a possible 50 points. His two nearest competitors came up with 38 out of 50. This is the first time that Central Maine has had a state foul shooting champion, and this is the first time a school of our size has produced a champion. Bobby was presented the Balfour trophy, gift of Donald Tupper of Cape Elizabeth, by Sports Editor Bud Cornish of the Telegram-Express. In addition to the trophy and other gifts, Bobby is to be the guest of honor of the Telegram during the New England Interscholastic hoop tourney in Boston, in March, all expenses paid, Bobby, who is an honor student, plans to enter the University of Maine next fall.