Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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CC 77 ' h h f As verdant freshmen, they took oil into t e atmosp ere o our public high school. It is true that some had to be catapulted into the realm of learning, While others zoomed readily, and a few show promise of attaining the absolute ceiling. Vile present: the CLASS OF 1940. ELLEN ADAMS Clubs: Glee In the market for a friend? just look for Ellen. Nowhere could be found a more spontaneous nature. EVELYN AMADEI Clubs: Glee, Skating Athletics: Basketball We could call her Sunny,' for her genial disposition, but that would be slighting her many other grand charac- teristics. GLORIA ANDERSON Clubs: Riding Although she comes from the Lone Prairie, We could never imagine any place lonely with Gloria around. ROBERTA ANDERSON Clubs: Glee, French, Chemistry, Purple Cavalry Some may think Roberta is a time- bornb of noise, set for eternity, but wait -do you know her well? MARCIA ANTHONY Clubs: Debating, Dramatic, French, Riding Activities: AMETHYST, Creative Writing Athletics: Tennis Study! Work! What do these matter to such a spirit of ambition and school loyalt l Page Thirteen CLAYTON ARSENAULT Clayt is a quiet and likable chap who always has a cheerful hello,' for every- one. RICHARD ARSENAULT Clubs Geology cceed in his chief airplane pilot Activities: Cadets it ix We al K -I ' ickf' f 1 we hope that - e 1 . ' ' ' n ,Q an ' ' . x ' 0' 1' Lt' FRANK AVERILL Clubs: Dv Athletics: Track He delights in growing a cute little mustache, better called a mis-placed eye- brow. ELDEN BAILEY Activities: Band, Orchestra, Red Cross Here's the red-headed boy who is so adept at playing the hath drum. MARION BAILEY Clubs: Glee Marioii is a girl who battles her way along with a spirit and deterrninatiorz that will make her come thru?

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Brown, Schwartz, Mcllouough, Trott, Neal, Sager. THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1940 ln September, 1936, we thought we were the best class ever to cross the Deering threshold. We've had the usual sheiks, humorists, and in- nocents abroad, and more than our share of all EH students and letter- winning athletes. Our freshman year, Philip Dopey Miller was elected pilot. Our shining lights began to glimmer. Clarence Mclntire, Neil Clark, Rhoda Tolford, Virginia Logan, the Korda twins, Mary Lee Riggs, and John Lord performed brilliantly at our Reception. Ernest Bowler won two varsity letters, Barney lWcDonough and Laird Harris, one. Our sophomore year, Clarence Mclntire took over the governmental reins. Herm Schwartz and Barney won three varsity letters apiece, Bowler and Mclntire, two, Harris, Drew, and Thaxter, one. Miss Pittas famous Latin class came to the front as gentlemen, athletes, and scholars. Our junior year, shepherded by Walter Schwartz, we had a jinancial- ly successful prom. The Latin classes found out about the ablative of accordance and the subjunctive of attraction, and, depending solely on these, went merrily through Cicero. Carleton Kilpatrick astonished the world by proving Neil Clark could be wrong. Our senior year, Barney was helmsman. Our students overran the EH lists. Our athletes dominated the athletic fields. Our play, What a Life, was a superior production! Wefve made a lasting impression on most of the faculty, but Virgil seemed to be a little cold to us at times. Page Twelve

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JEAN BARKER Athletics: Hockey jean is our trotting traveler, whose sport is week-ending in Thomaston! MARCIA BARNES u i Clubs: Dramatic, French, D , Riding, Skating Athletics: Tennis As to clothes, beauty, brains, and per- sonality, Misha is unrivaled. SUMNER BERNSTEIN Clubs: ND , Stamp, Debating Activities: AMETHYST, Choral Speaking Sumnefs attitude that no power in the tongue of man can alter me is the most outstanding sign of his really good debating ability. DOROTHY BETTERS Clubs: Glee Athletics: Soft Ball, Tennis Small, vivacious, with a twinkle in her eye, Dorothy has won many friends during her four years at Deering. CYNTHIA BINFORD Activities: Band Athletics: Tennis, Basketball Cynthia is attractive, well-dressed, has a striking personality, and is a horse- woman par excellence. JULIA BLACKWELL Clubs: Glee Julia is a tall dark girl, popular in her set. If anything exciting is going on, Iulia is sure to be there. DONALD BONNELL Here is a devotee of the sun, in fact, he is so affected by the weather that like the hedgehog he retires into his den on every stormy day. HERMAN BONN EY Clubs: DH, Chemistry Activities: Band Athletics: Indoor Track Here is another of Deering's trumpet players and contributions to the world of science and mathematics. ERNEST BOWLER Clubs: DH Athletics: Baseball, Football, Swimming The singing pitcher of Deering's Championship Team. Indian Sum- mer seems to be his favorite, 'though we find no little Minnehaha in the off- ing. CATHERINE BRAWN Clubs: Glee Catherine is serious-minded, depend- able, and straightforward. With these characteristics, we know her future will be bright. MARGARET BRIDGES Clubs: D Activities: AMETHYST Athletics: Basketball, Hockey Margaret has a sweet smile and a win- ning personality. We know her charm will yield her a successful career and a happy life. BERTI-IA BRIEN Clubs: Washington, Geology Athletics: Hockey, Softball, Basketball She certainly is our mischievous senior, as is proved by those twinkling eyes and vivid imagination. Page F ou rteen