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

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Editorially Speaking HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR LEISURE TIME? Young people today are growing up in an age when life seems to be moving at a very rapid pace. Often, in fact every day, we hear the re- mark, I haven't the time! , when one person asks another to join him in some activity. Leisure time, there- fore, is at a premium: and yet there isn't one of us who doesn't use some part of his time for activities other than work. This means then that we must try to use such free time as we have to the best advantage. How are we to do this? How do we know what leisure activities are going to prove most satisfying and at the same time most valuable? It seems to me that here is where our school provides a wealth of opportunity for finding our own personal answers to these ques- tions. To begin with, there are some school subjects which open up new interests for many of .us. Typing, for instance, may be used for per- sonal correspondence, for which it is much faster than handwriting. Typing can be used in preparing special reports, and in keeping notes and records of club or civic work. Chemistry is another school sub- ject which offers an interesting ex- perience to many students. While you may not choose the chemical field for your life work, you might spend many hours in instructive and profitable experimentation. .cZIuf'lPI'Il The study of English has led some people to take up writing as a hobby. Geography and history provide a wealth of background material for stamp-collecting. Besides school subjects, we have many extra-curricular activities which afford fine opportunities for learning to use leisure time. Active sports are available at every season of the school year and to every person interested. Spring and fall, there are baseball for boys and softball for girls. In addition, tennis and golf have been started, thanks to the cooperation of the Country Club in allowing us to use their golf course and tennis court. Through the winter season, there is basketball. Usually two three-act plays are presented -each year by our students. These offer dramatic -training for all who take part, anw often lead stu- dents to a life-long interest in dra- matics. In line with this, a limited number of students, last year, were given the chance to go to the Uni- versity of Maine to witness a per- formance by the Maine Masque of Shakespeare's MacBeth. The trip proved so enjoyable that this year a busload of students was taken to Orono to see Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The enthusiasm shown by those who went was ample proof that the merits of the play were well appreciated. Many stu-

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CHARLES GILBERT POITRAS Charlie Born at Stonington, Maine, November 16, 1931. Course, Generalg President 1115 Secretary 1215 Baseball 11, 2, 3, 415 Basketball 11, 2, 3, 415 Golf 1415 Co-Captain Basket- ball 131 5 President Boys' Athletic Association 141 5 Chorus 12, 415 Boys' Sports Editor Gatherer 1415 Grad- uation Play 1315 Town Meeting Play 1315 Senior Play 1415 Dancing Class 121. Yea, Charlie! Charlie's ability as a sharpshooting for- ward is outstanding. His dramatic talent has been equally superb. His brilliant portrayals of a typical teen-age brother in our class plays will be in our memories always. Whatever you undertake in the future Charlie, the class of '50 wishes you good luck. LUCY TOWER SMALL uLuvcyn Born at Brooklyn, New York, September 22, 1932. Course, Commercia15 Secretary 11, 415 Vice-President 1215 President 1315 Basketball 11, 2, 315 Softball 11, 215 Town Meeting Play 1315 Senior Play 1415 Usher 11, 2, 315 Gold Basketball 1215 Typing Award 1315 Bookkeep- ing Certificate 1415 Typing Certificate 1315 Editor-in- Chief Gatherer 1415 Junior Assistant Gatherer 1315 Chorus 11, 2, 415 Christmas Play 1115 Captain Curtis llrive 1415 Co-Basketball Captain 11, 215 Vice President Athletic Association 1315 Secretary Athletic Association 1215 President Girls' Athletic Association 1415 Piano Accompanist 11, 2, 3, 415 Dancing Class 1215 Graduation Class Marshal 131: O. B. E. Club 1415 Valedictorian. There's our class valedictorian, the most studious of our class, pounding away on the typewriter. Wow! Seventy words a minute! Lucy is pretty good at slipping a basketball into the net too. We hear that Lucy is going to be a stenographer and judging by her talents, we think that she'll make the best. The class of '50 wishes you luck in the future, Lucy. DENISE BERYLE SNOWMAN rcpennyxl Born at Little Deer Isle, Maine, February 27, 1932. Course, Commercialg Basketball 121 5 Softball 11, 2, 3, 415 Chorus 11, 41 5 Town Meeting Play 131 5 Senior Play 141 5 Vice-President 13,415 Usher 11, 2, 315 Dancing Class 1215 Bookkeeping and Typing Certificates 1315 Golf 1415 Tennis 1415 Activities Editor Gatherer 1415 Treasurer Girls' Athletic Association 1415 Secretary O. B. E. Club 1415 Third Honor. Out at first! Denny is one of the chief assets to our soft- ball team. Her skill in handling the ball at first has helped us keep from being defeated. Also in our m-emories will be her hilarious performance in the skit, The Fliver Family. l1enny's interest for the future seems to be in Stoning- ton. Whatever it is, the class of '50 wishes you the very best of luck. irffrn

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dents by this trip were given an op- portunity to see a play by one of the world's greatest playwrights. There is no doubt that these students will welcome any future contact with dramatics. It is a fact that the desire for new experience plays a large part in the process of our development. Some- thing interesting to do in our spare time is practically a necessity. What better way can we find for choosing a leisure time recreation than by trying out for ourselves a great variety of activities? What better place to find these activities than in our school, where opportunities exist for taking part in sports, music, dra- matics, even interesting studies. Many of these interests will be carried on into our grown-up life. From our spare time activities now will com-e our life-long habits of us- ing our leisure time, either to the least advantage or to the best. Norma Greenlaw, '51 Lorraine Poitras, '51 POST GRADUATE COURSE A post graduate course has many advantages. Much can be gained and little can be lost from such a course. Students who, during their four years of high school, were unable to take every subject that appealed to them are able to satisfy their yearn- ing. To some people, shorthafnd may be intriguing, to others, Latin may seem desirous, to still another per- son, trigonometry may seem interest- ing. Here is an opportunity to learn about that subject which appeals most. This course is available not only to recent graduates, but also to those who graduated quite some time ago. The course is especially beneficial to the latter, since new subjects have been added and improvements have been made with which they are not acquainted. The re-establishment of the commercial course has proved to be of much interest and appeal. Moreover, students who suddenly are presented with an opportunity to go to college can take advantage of the chance to review their subjects or make up needed credits. The post graduate course offers not only scholastic advantages but also numerous outside activities. For those who are interested in music, there is the chorus. In addition to this, a cheerleading section recently has been organized. Furthermore, the library, which has a wide selec- tion of fiction and non-fiction books, is available for .us-e. Now is the time to read those books that have been neglected in the past. Although participation in ath- letics where leagues are concerned is not permitted, nevertheless there are tennis, golf, and badminton at one's disposal. A post graduate course 'has much to offer indeed, not only along the educational line, but also along oul- tural and social lines. Clara Howard PPlI