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

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F'ACUfLTY Mrs. Eaton. Mr. Fecro. Mrs. Matheson., Mr. 'Matheson. Miss Hughes, Mr. Davis. Facult Murdock S. Matheson, B. S., Principal Educated at Parsonsfield Seminary. Westbrook Seminary, Bates, Eastern State Normal School. University of Maine. and Harvard Graduate School. Taught at St. 1Francis, at Lunen- berg High School, Cohasset 'High School. Nantucket 'High School, and 'Sharon 'High School in Massachusetts. Came to Deer Isle in 1946. Tciaches science and! mathematics. Adviser of the seventh grade. Coach of junior high school boys' basketball. Frieda H. Matheson, B.A., M.A. Educated at Castine High 'School and the University of Maine. Taught at Castine High School. Edward Little High School. Auburn. and Cranston High School in Rhode Island. Came to Deer Isle in 1946. Teaches English and Latin. Adviser of the senior class. the Library Club. the Teen Age Book Club. The Gatherer, and the Commencement Week activities. Margaret D. Eaton, B.A. Educated at 'Caribou High School and 'thc University of Maine. Taught at Deer Isle 1933-1936. Returned to Deer Isle in 1947. Teaches history. commercial arithmetic, and seventh grade English. Adviser of the sophomore class. Coach of dramatics. Floyd Feero Educated at Hampden Academy and Husson College. Served in the Armed Forces. Taught at Monson Academy. Came to Deer Isle in 1953. Teaches commercial subjects. Adviser of the freshman class. 'Coach of girls' basketball. Roger W. Davis Educated at Shead Memorial High School, Maine 'Central Institute, University of Maine, and Washington State Teachers' College. Served in the Armed Forces. Came to Deer Isle in 1951. Teaches the junior high school. Adviser of the junior class and coach of boys' basketball and baseball. Lucille L. Hughes, B.M. Educated at Pittsfield, fMass.j fHigh School and the New 'England 'Conservatory of Music. Came to Deer Isle in 1952. Teaches music. Adviser of the eighth grade. 'Coach of cheerleading.

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C3111 DUANE DOWE Class of 1957 Born June 8, 1937 Died December 16, 1952 emnriam Charles Cilbert Poitras Class of 1950 Born November 16, 1931 Died july 7, 1953 is

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THE GATHERER SENICR CLASS HISTORY 6 Class of 1954 President Carol Woodman Vice-pr sident Patty Spofford Secreta Joan Haskell Treasur r Raymond Haskell Isle Hi near thi that we up back. lass Colors: Rose and Silver lass Adviser: Mrs. Matheson In S high-spiiited seventh graders h School. We were front of the room should one day occupy ptember, 1948, eleven timid, but entered Deer assigned seats and promised seats of honor During our two years in junior high john Small, Roland Haskell, Marilyn Eaton, Haskell, joined Alm green f picnic and Gerard Shepard left us. joan having received a double promotion, ur group. t before we knew it, we were eight eshmen. In October a very special was held in our honor at the Indian Mound, Our Mathes Elkhor viser, fair an the yeafi Seven for 'hosting the freshman party, which plans was so ger D Mr. D mer-cial the faizr booth. at the joan ing th mon l Whe found Mr. Bi Miss teache ,. able dire . , we decorated a booth for the eachers this year were Mr. and Mrs. n, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. , and Miss Plevock. Under the cap- ction of Mrs Eaton our class ad- annual were awarded first prize. During Arlene Weed left us. of us returned in the fall with big n held at the Morey farm. Mr. Ro- vis had replaced Mr. Elkhom, and uglas Blanchard was the new com- teacher and our class adviser. At we won honorable mention for our In the spring, we sold refreshments Junior Prom. Ca-rol Woodman and askell were ushers at the Prom. Dur- year, Robert Haskell and Byron Da- ft school. n we returned for our junior year, we at Mr. George Larlee had replaced l nchard as commercial teacher, and icille Hughes was the new music The annual fair was our first proj- th 8 l ect. Our attractively decorated pink and white dressing table 'booth won second prize. In December we were in charge of the Christmas Party. Carol Woodman was assigned a part in the senior play, The Missing Heir. joan Haskell and Carol Woodman were in the one act play Gray Bread, presented town meeting night. Ray Haskell -contributed his bit for the school as ipitcher on the baseball team. Patty Spoflord excelled i-n basketball, being elected honorary captain at the end of the season. Vivian Weed withdrew before the year was over, leaving us with the doubt- ful honor of 'being the smallest class the school had had for some time. During grad- uation week we decorated the hall for the Commencement Ball and sold refreshments at the dance. At last came the fall day when we re- turned to school as dignified seniors. We were assigned our seats up back and began planning for the most enjoyable and mem- orable year of our school career. We were only four in number, but we welcomed Mi- chele Renaud, a special student from Paris, France, as a courtesy member of our group. Mr. Floyd Feero was the new Commercial teacher. Mrs. Matheson became our class adviser. In the spring it was announced that joan Haskell had obtained the highest scholastic average and would be our valedictorian. On the first Friday in March she participated in the ceremony of inscribing her name on the Balfour Plaque which hangs in the Main Room. This is the annual privilege of the valedictorian. Carolyn Woodman was an- nounced as the salutatorian. Although we are a small class, we have had four happy and profitable years to- gether. As we look forward to graduation, we have many mixed emotions. We are glad the long journey is over, but we shall miss our friends and teachers at D.I.H.S.,