Deer Isle High School - Gatherer Yearbook (Deer Isle, ME)

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Senior Class History September 10th, 1945 was our first day at Deer Isle High School. We arrived, one by one, some walking, but the most of us riding on the familiar yellow schoolbuses. Eager, as always on the first day of school, we climbed the stairway to the main How often we would climb same stairs during our five room. those years at D. I. H. S. We were in the eighth grade, ten This was the first year that in all. the school had had the eighth grade as one of the classes of the new five- year high school plan. We were as-- signed to a room downstairs under the guidance of Miss Ethel Rand. Our teachers were: Mr. Arthur Cole, Mrs. Maude Stinson, and Miss Ethel Rand. Our class officers were: president, Bruce Haskell, vice-president, Duane Gray: secretary, Gloria Barbourg and treasurer, Denise Snowman. During the year, we were joined by four new classmates, who were Raymond Poitras, Dorothy Eaton, Edmund Robbins, and Lucy Small. Edmund Robbins left before the close of the year leaving our number at thirteen. On our return to Deer Isle High School in the fall of 1946, we were under the direction of our new teach- ers, Mr. Murdock Matheson, Mrs. Frieda Matheson, and Miss Maud Thayer. They introduced us to such subjects as Algebra, Latin, and World History. This year our super- intendent was Mr. Ralph Smith who replaced Mr. Paul Brown. Also on the faculty was Miss Marion Jaques, our new music teacher. Dorothy Eaton did not return this year but Brooksie Thompson joined us. Early in September, we were guests of honor at a reception given to us by the sophomores at the Town Hall. Here we received our formal initiation. Many were the stunts we had to perform, much to the glee of the upperclasses. Can we ever forget Denise Snowman's slip- pery walk on worms Cmacaronilg Carolyn Morey's hula-hula dance, or the lively boxing match between Archie Pickering and Bruce Haskell. Our officers this year were Charles Poitras, Duane Gray, Lucy Small, and Gloria Barbour, president, vice- president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. In September, 1947, we returned as sophomores. Mrs. Margaret Eaton replaced Miss Maud Thayer and Mr. George Adamian became junior high teacher. This year, we gave the Freshman Reception at the Morey e

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farm. This included the initiation and a picnic. Raymond Poitras and Carolyn Morey left this year but Teresa Waterman joined us from Spring- field, Vermont. We elected the following officers: president, Bruce Haskellg vice-presi- dent, Lucy Smallg secretary, Charles Poitrasg and Teresa Waterman, treasurer. One of our classmates, Brooksie Thompson, was honored by winning first prize in the State High School Poetry Contest with her poem In Starlight . Back again for our junior year we were twelve in number with Brooksie Thompson, Duane Gray, and Elmer Spofford not returning. Mrs. Char- lene Johnson joined th-e faculty this year as head of the commercial de- partment. Mr. Frederick Sutherland became junior high instructor and coach of boys' athletics. At the annual fair, we won first prize for having the best deco1'ated booth. The name of the booth was, Ye Olde Bake Shoppe , which was decorated in American Beauty rose and white. On March 7, 1949, Town Meeting Day, we presented the play The Mid- li night Son , which was directed by Mrs. Margaret Eaton. On May 5, 1949, we held a Junior Prom at the Town Hall. This was the first junior prom to be held at Deer Isle High School for a number of years. Many hours were spent making th-e decora- tions-palm trees, parrots, giraffes, Howers, elephants-but the jungle ef- fect that was created was well- worth our work. Mrs. Eaton, our ad- viser, gave us many helpful sug- gestions. September 14, 1949, we entered the doors of D. I. H. S. for our last year. Teresa Waterman transferred to Whitefield, New Hampshire. Mr. Eldridge Elkhorn replaced Mr. Frederick Sutherland as junior high instructor, and Miss Joyce Webster became our music supervisor. Again, we won first prize for our booth at the fourth annual fair. Our next achievement was the presenta- tion of our senior play Aunty's Big Joke , which was directed by Mrs. Charlene Johnson. We are now looking forward to graduation, but our four years at Deer Isle High School will always be in our memories. Lucy Small, '50