Deering High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Senior Class History Regretfully, we realize the time has come for the class of 1948 to leave its school record at Deering. For four years we have studied and had fun together, but in a short time we will be scattered in an unsettled post-war world. All of us will look back on our freshman year as one of bewilderment and surprises. It has been said that we almost put the school on fire. This, of course, refers to our own E. Brant Frost in the Freshman Reception. Our officers for that year were Artie McAlis- ter, president, Sylvia Fletcher, secretary, Nancy Cottrell, treasurer, and Val Lagueux, Nancy Knowles and John Hay, members of the executive committee. Mr. Stack was our class adviser. In our sophomore year, we went back to school with America at peace again. In this year we were led by Sumner Moulton. Assisting him were Dottie McCann, Nancy Mosher, jack Hay, Bob Simpson, Pat Tibbetts, and Bill Burnham. Our class adviser was Mr. Bailey. We can remember in our junior year the enthusiasm of choosing our class rings and of holding our Junior Prom under the able supervision of Mr. McCann. Kerry Jackson was president, Inga Haugaard, vice president, Virginia Norton, secretary, Stan Ladd, treasurer, Artie McAlister, Charlie Hildreth, and Sylvia Fletcher on the executive committee. ' Our senior year has been one of excitement and pleasure, as well as one of work for our class adviser, Mr. Dunfee. The class elected the following students as their ofhcersz Sumner Moulton, Bob Foden, Inga I-Iaugaard, Don Baade, Dottie McCann, Bill Cousins, and Kerry Jackson. Our most important problems seem to be where we are to go and what we are to do next. During these four years, some of the shining stars on our ball teams have been Stan Ladd, Bob Simpson, Don Baade, Tiny MacMillan, Dick Campbell, George Cadigan, and Kerry Jackson. The girls' teams have been fortunate in having such athletes as Pat Scott, Jackie Holmes and Joan Bennett. The ones yelling themselves hoarse at the games-namely, the cheerleaders-have been Artie McAlister, Brant Frost, Sylvia Fletcher, Nancy Cottrell, and Ellie Rumery. The outstanding workers for Ram-Blings and Amethyst have included Eleanor Rum- ery, John Barker, Artie McAlister, Dave Huff, Maryse Salmonsen, and Bill Cousins. Our musical organizations have attracted many excellent musicians, such as, Val La- gueux, Ruth Crosby, Anne Plowman, Ginny Norton, Ginny Danforth, Bev Winckler, Dave Huff, Jackie Kimball, and Ray Stevens. As the time to leave the halls of Deering approaches, I am sure we can all think of each individual as having contributed something to the school or to a fellow classmate. Also we thank the faculty members for all their help in studies, personal problems, and social activities. INGA I-IAUGAARD, Secretary

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forty-eight Fxerutive Committee Executive Committee MR. DUNFEE Clan' Advicer Executive Committee KERRY JACKSON A BILL COUSINS

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ramatic Club The Deering High School Dramatic 'Club gave for its feature presentation this year Norman Krasna,s two-act comedy, ,'QDear Ruth. The play, which was given on Thanks- giving night, was even more hilarious than the movie of the same name thanks to the expert direction of Mrs. John Gulliver. Patricia Tibbetts was excellently cast as Ruth Wilkins, Brant Frost played the hand- some Lt. William Seawrightg Erik Lundin took the part of the very proper Albert Krummerg Dorothy McCann had the character part of Dora, the colored maid, Bruce McGorrill and Inga Haugaard were cast as Judge and Mrs. Harry Wilkins, respectively, Barbara Gee played the Winsome Martha Seawright, Joy Williams took the part of Miriam Wilkins, Gene Barton was cast as Sargent Chuck Vincent, and Mervyn Taylor played Harold Klobbermeyer. But there is more to any play than meets the eye. The behind-the-scenes crew of loyal Dramatic Club members consisted of the following hard workers: Stage manager, Arthur McFee and his assistants Gene Barton, Erik Lundin and Mervyn Taylor, Bud Davis, the electriciang Virginia Danforth, Commissioner of Properties, and her helper, Beverly Ann Grant, Marion Osher and Katherine Likely in charge of costumes. A superb cast, expert direction, and an efficient stage crew made the Dramatic Club play, Dear Ruth,', one of the best comedies ever seen on the Deering Stage.