Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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GIRL CADET S The Girl Cadets organized in February of 1940, but they did not start drilling until March. Under the leadership of Col. Palmer this organization has been very successful. Usher- ing at graduation, teacher's convention, and parading are only a few of the useful things which the Girl Cadets have done. Oflicers: Major ARLENE MERRILL Battalion Staff LILLY GOULD, HELEN COOPER, PAT PATTERSON, BARBARA GORDON Captains JACQUELINE KIMBALL, LUCILLE SAVAGE, NINA MEANS Lieutenants Francesca Walsh, Myrtle Lucas, Margaret Beecher, Polly Warren, Romaine Littlefield, Peggy Fox, Winona Swan, Mildred Casey, Marjorie Blanchard, Dorothy Hughes, Helen Ahern, Madelyn Stover, Gloria Hatcher, Barbara Harris, Ruth Hamlin, Katheryn Flaherty, Virginia Malia, and Bertha Bonney T211

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CADETS - 1940 AND 1941 The Deering High School Cadets have made fine progress this year. The corps is hard- working and enthusiastic. In Cadets, a boy learns, on a small scale, how a soldier works, how to handle a riiie, and the manual of arms. He also learns movements, and dress parade is-praetieedeverafdrirll morning.-fliheemost-important-thingaiboy obtains is disciplinewf In competitive drilling, at the April Cadet Ball, Company D of Deering was first, Company C of Portland, second, and Company F of Deering, third. The Deering Battal- ion also won first honors. The winning company, captained by Stanley james, jr., was presented the Caldwell Post, American Legion trophy, and the Deering battalion com- mander, Major Robert Christianson received the Andrews Post trophy. Corp. Frank Hodgdon of Deering received an award from the DAR as the yearis outstanding cadet. Capt. Donald Hobbs of Deering received Major Palmer's award as the best Ofiicer. The officers play an important part in the Cadets. The officers this year were as follows: ROBERT CHRISTIANSON FRANK BRUTON DONALD HOBBS STANLEY JAMES ROBERT WOOD RUSSELL CHADWICK RICHARD TALLINI HOWARD PETERSON 1201 Major Regimental Adjutant C aptain-Company Captain-Company Captain-Company M a joris Stay? M ajoris S tajf Battalion Adjutant

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CHEERLEADING Popping up with a new cheer at nearly every game, this year's cheerleading squad will be remembered for the fact that some new cheers were introduced in Deering through their guidance, and because it was the largest squad ever to represent the school. Decked in jackets which spelled D-E-E-R-I-N-G, the cheerleaders were Billy Lucas, Stanley Sylvester, Robert Blake, and Dick Dwelley who will form the nucleus of next year's squad, and Don Larrabee, 'i?Chuck?3fWood,YWalt Howarda, and A1 Rhodes, whom the group will lose by graduation. E221