Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Wri1er's Club LEFT TO RIGHT, STAND- ING: Hayford, Spaulding, Miller, Robinson, Nis- bet, Campbell, Frost, Bos- ton, Gee, Burroughs, Mary Morrill, Rawlinson LEFT T0 RIGHT, SEATED: Flynn, Shaw, Tracy, An- drew, Bragdon, Martha Morrill DEERING GIRL RESERVES As a result of a large increase in membership, this year's Girl Reserve Tri-Y Club has been a great success. Part of this success was due to the leadership of the advisor, Miss Farnham, and the officers, Betty Wilson, president, Glenys Burnell, vice-president, Marjorie Sawyer, secretaryg Rosemary Segars, treas- urer, and Arlene Thomsen, program chairman. The activities for the year included parties, bowl- ing, dances, service projects, and discussion groups. WRITERS' CLUB This year, Writers' Club had a successful season. Under the guidance of Miss Pease, short stories, poetry, essays, and other literary works were writ- ten and criticized. The best material of the club goes into the annual Writers' Club booklet New Leaves. Several of the members have distinguished them- selves by having their worlcs published in the Scho- lastic. The officers this year were: Jeanette Andrew, presi- dent, Holly Frost, vice-president, and Jack Tracy, secretary-treasurer. Girl Reserves LEFT TO RIGHT: Wilson, Segars, Sawyer

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X - My, 1 ,., 8 .1 ,Amt '.,, 'QI 1 GW ' 4 f Q 's ART CLUB The Deering High Art Club, meeting once 'a month with Miss Seabury, has for its ofiicers, Pa- tricia Curtis, presidentg Beverly Kelber, vice president, Barbara Blanchard, treasurer, and Janet Barbour, sec- retary. The club has sponsored a dance and has given etchings for use in Mr. Wiggin's oH:1ce. In the future, the club plans to increase the size of its museum, and to find means of letting students use the growing collection. Art Club LEFT TO RIGI-IT, STAND- ING: Haines, Ladd, Wat- son, Everett, Buckley, Richardson, Thorne, Cur- tis, Creelman, Alexander, Ollerhead, Roderick LEFT T0 RIGI-IT, SEATED: Hogan, Brackett, Bar- bour, Kelber, Blanchard RAM-BLINGS Even though the Deering Ram-Bling: is only four years old, it has become a familiar phase of school life. Under the editorship of Bob Jortberg the paper has gained in popularity during the past year. Al- though the sports page and editorials are outstanding features, the I-Iorning In column is the main at- traction for most of the students. A special note of thanks should be given to Miss Abbott, the faculty advisor, for her valuable assistance. Rum-Blings LEFT 'ro RIGHT, STAND- ING: Buck, Castner, Keat- ing, Lovejoy, Curtis LEFT T0 RJGI-IT, SEATED! Tukey, Grey, Wadman, Jortberg

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Cafeteria LEFT 'ro RIGHT: Miller, Chadbourne, Joyce Dame, McDonough, MacDon- ald, Swan, Phyllis Dame, Joyce CAFETERIA One of our most dependable organizations is the cafeteria. Despite war-time conditions, our nutrition experts have continued serving well-balanced meals. The cafeteria has been in charge of student clerks and cashiers, including Lorraine Joyce, Joyce Dame, Phyllis Dame, Gretta Jensen, Virginia Brown, Lauris Grant, Jean Miller, Patricia MacDonald, Mary Gard- ner, and Mary Curtis. A new addition this year was the boy guides, Thomas McDonough, Thomas Swan, Keith John- son, Mlahlon Chadbourne, and Robert Stevens. GlRL'S SWIMMING CLUB This year the Girl's Swimming Club has been quite successful, having an average attendance of more than thirty members at the practice sessions. They have devoted most of their time to working on the various strokes so that they will be in top form next year when they hope to be able to compete with other schools. The officers were as follows: captain, Judy Sturtevantg sub-captain, Barbara Knowles, and sec- retary, Dorothy Smith. Girls' Swimming Team Left to Right: Knowles, Sturtevant, Smith