Dennysville High School - Dentonian Yearbook (Dennysville, ME)

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34 THE Gossip , Q The junior class held a Junior Prom on May 13 with the seniors as our guests. It was the first Junior Prom that has been held by Dennysville High School. . SOPHOMORE CLASS ACTIVITIES The class elections were held in September. The following oiiicers were elected: President ....l..,..,....... Wallace Brown Vice-President ..,... Janet Leighton Secretary ,..,..,..,., Constance Crosby Treasurer ..l,.... Barbara Brown Sophomore Hop The Sophomore Hop was held in the Edmunds Hall, Wednesday, Mar. 27. The Sophomores had the first op- portunity to use that hall for dancing this year. Music was by the local orch- estra. They made a good profit at the dance. The Sophomore Dance was held in the I-ligh School building November 2, 1945. The music was by the local orchestra. FRESHMAN CLASS ACTIVITIES Freshmen Class Officers The class elections were held in Sep- tember. We elected the following class officers: President .....,,.......,...........,.,. Clifford Ward Vice-President ...,........ Dana Foster Secretary ....,. Dorothy Hayward Treasurer ..,...,.........,...,... Julia Burke Freshman Reception A Freshman Reception, sponsored by the Seniors in honor of the Fresh- men was held September 14, 1945, in Dennysville High School. The Fresh- men took part in the stunts, willingly by wearing the clothes that the sen- iors had prescribed. The girls wore short dresses, one long and one short stocking, a big red ribbon in their hair, one high and one low heel shoe, they also wore their hair in pigtails. The boys wore rouge, lipstick, ear- rings, patched pants, an old farmer's shirt and their shoes on the wrong feet. The proceeds were 8521.28 which went to the senior class treasury. Harvest Dance The Freshmen Class held their har- vest dance at Dennysville High School November 23, 1945. From the large crowd it cleared S6.28..,, llhe High School was attractively decorated with blue and yellow, aiidf the letters Harvest Dance hung overhead. ATHLETICS PHYSICAL EDUCATION Throughout the physical education program, the faculty has attempted to provide a source of fun, improve the social behavior of the students, de- velop emotional control, cooperation, teamwork, to overcome a sense of self- consciousness, and to -develop loyalty and school spirit. In the classroom and in the train- ing program, students have been taught the harmful effects of narco- tics, the necessity for obtaining the proper amount of sleep, for choosing the correct balanced diets, and the proper amount of exercise. In each class the home room spon- sors co-operated with the school nurse

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THE GOSSIP 33 THE LIBRARY The librarians of Dennysville High School are Joan Antone, Barbara Brown, and Irene Dudley. They check the books in and out, besides collect- ing dues and books. This year they have accessioned the books. Phyllis Rogers was the librarian the first semester. During the year seventy- five dollars was spent on books. The beautiful covers of the books attract- ed much attention, and the students eagerly awaited for their turn to check out a book. We are indeed for- tunate to have twelve or more maga- zines and a daily paper for the school. THE PEP SQUAD The cheerleaders of the Dennys- ville High School were very active at all the games. They wore black skirts and white blouses which were very attractive. They wore chokers with a D. H. S. emblem. The cheerleaders were Martha Sanford and Eleanor Leighton. They appointed Mae Mar- shall, Susan Lingley, Constance Cros- by, Helena Mahar, Elizabeth Kilby, and Ruth Crosby to assist. All the school cooperated splendidly and made a fine showing of enthusiasm at all games here. SELECTION OF RED DEVIL AS EMBLEM Everyone in the school had a choice for an emblem for the school. Many suggestions were made, and the three that had the most votes were voted for. Nearly all the votes went to the Red Devils, so the Red Devil is our school emblem. THE CROWELL-COLLIER MAGAZINE DRIVE The Crowell Publishing Company campaign was held November 7-19. All the students participated in get- ting subscriptions for magazines. The school was divided into two teams called the WAVES and the WAACS. June Kilby was captain' of the WAVES and Carolyn Marshall was captain of the WAACS. Alton Ward was manager and Ruth Crosby was as- sistant manager. All students who sold at least one subscription were treated with ice cream. The profit made on these subscriptions was used for the athletic fund. GREGG AWARDS Awards for Typing and Sten- ography have been presented by the Gregg Company to the following stu- dents: Stenography: Guy Cook, Helena Mahar, Mae Marshall, Colon Morri- son, Phyllis Rogers, Martha Sanford. Typing: Helena Mahar, Mae Mar- shall, Colon Morrison, Eleanor Leigh- ton, Phyllis Rogers, Martha Sanford, James Stevens, Shirley Ward. The Becker College Award for high scholastic rating has been given to Martha R. Sanford, a senior in the Commercial Department. JUNIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES The class election was held in Sep- tember. The following officers were elected: President .....,....,.........,,. '... .... R u th Crosby Vice President .......,.,.......,........,... Guy Cook Secretary ,................,....,.,.. .. J'ames Stevens Treasurer .....,.....,..,..,........,... Helena Mahar The Junior Class held a dance in the high school on October 5th with music by the local orchestra. 4 We worked on our yearbook after Christmas vacation. We elected our staff members and they have all car- ried out their work well. L

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THE GCSSIP 35 in preparing the required information necesary for a better understanding of each child's health. Heights, weights, and vision tests carefully re- corded have been discussed and many interviews have been held with stu- dents and the nurse. The first two months of the school year the boys and girls played ball outside on the diamonds near the school daily during the activity peri- od, except on inclement days. Directed games, folk dancing, and music were offered on rainy days. Early in November much enthusi- asm was shown for basketball. The high school was given permission to use Edmunds Hall for the school year and basketball practice became a part of the regular schedule. Mrs. Munson appointed Mr. John Longmore, Jr. director of boys' ath- letics and Mrs. Grant, director of girls' athletics. Later Mr. Steve Tjaden volunteered to assist in coaching both teams. Either Mrs. Munson or Mrs. Grant was present at all of the girls' practices? and Mr. Longmore super- vised thefbo s. All the s dents helped raise money for athletics by obtaining magazine subscriptions. With the splendid pro- fits from this campaign and with the profit realized from the basketball games and the concessions, necessary equipment, travelling expenses, and operating expenses have been provid- ed. These funds have put Edmunds Hall in fair condition, ,have provided wood, purchased one new basketball, repaired one, bought score books, in- flation needles, a catcher's mitt, six baseball bats, nine baseballs, and have financed the team's trip to the Wash- ington County Tournament. The team was reimbursed 314.30 by the tourna- ment committee later and received 555.45 more as its share of the tourna- ment proceeds. Any fundsunexpended at the close of the baseball season will be used to purchase equipment for next year. Since the close of the basketball season, baseball has progressed as much as possible, interrupted now and then by out-of-season snow storms. During these lulls in training, Mr. Longmore has held practices for all high school boys and the seventh and eighth grades for intramural games to select the champion class. Throughout the spring months the girls have resumed their activities of the autumn, softball, games, and folk dancing. The faculty and the students wish to thank all who helped to make this year's activities financially secure, those who assisted in any manner with equipment or with their time, and all those who so enthusiastically encouraged the teams. The town's loyalty and support in the past years has becomefa tradition, and this year's spirit has brought all the school a deeper appreciation of that tradition. 12 dl Ik Sk . BOYS' BASKETBALL The Dennysville High School Boys' team was invited to enter the Eastern Washington County Tournament and lost its game to Calais Academy. Although the high school started a basketball team in September, 1943, it did not carry it through and this is the first year it has had a team since. The boys learned much from watching the boys of the larger schools play in the tournament and in each game of the season. This ex-