Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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JUNIOR GLASS, N. H. FAY HIGH SCHOOL

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Our entrance into N. H. Fay High School came on a rainy day in September of the year 1924. It was not an auspicious omen that heralded our approach. Frightened and bewildered, fifty-two of us passed be- tween the sacred portals, even the day dampenling our spirits and attuning us to the judgment that we thought was pend- ing. In a mad rush to secure the freshman seats in the main room, we became entang- led and panic ensued until some bold and mighty senior, who we thought was an important personage, endeavor-ed ito quell our uprising. Awe had completely en- veloped us and the newness of of school life had us at times loss. Absorption in our school it a pleasure that we thought school would be foreign to us. Shortly after our entrance our class ofiicers. They were the routine fairly at a work made on entering We elected -as follows: President, Robert Eliot, vice president, Nathan Bucknamg secretary, Theodora Dyerg tre-asurer, Beatrice Brawn. Our first social event was the Freshman Dance held on April 17, and this being our debut into the social existence- of the school, we committed perhaps a fefw faux pas but, neverthele-ss, we were sufiiciently satisfied wlith its outcome. During the remainder of the year we were embroiled in numerous diversions, and our elders treated us always 'as in- ferior Freshmen. On September 14th, 1925, we returned as sophomores, sophisticate-d and wise in the lore of the school. Forty-six of the original 'fifty-two answered the roll call on the opening day. We greeted the Fresh- men uproariously, glad that we co-uld now avenge ourselves on them for the ridicule that we had borne our Freshmen year. Our officers this year were: President, Helen Palmer, vice president, Robert Eliot, sec- retary, Rose Ganeaug treasurer, Roger Woo-d. On October 16th, we gave the Freshmen a reception and initiated them into the ways -of the school. As sophomores We were swept into the vortex and mwlstrom of our existence and became in a brief space of time firm adheren-ts to whatever course the school would a-dopt. Delightful pleasantrie-s and exquisite bits of humor were portrayed by some of the more in- dulgent of our class, namely: the amusing and at times hilarious antics of Crazy Kittredge, theepwitticisms and refreshing repartee of f'Eliot and the grotesque, ludicrous expressions of Boidy Coughlin. The end offour sophomore year found us at the midway stage. How those two years had fiownl Replete with varied and interesting incidents, they had delved into our hearts and disclosed our true selves. We had expanded and broadened under the ,benignant force of its infiuence. Crudity still possessed us, a per- fect symmetry of knowledge had not per- vaded us, as yet. Let us, then, observe the refining effect that the next year had on us. The birth of our Junior year found us with thirty-eight members left. Our offi- cers for the ensuing years were: Presi-dent, Helen Palmerg vice president, Robert Eliot, secretary, Beatrice Brawng treasurer, Ches- ter Strout. Under the guiding and aiding hands of our .beloved teachers, all of able calibre, we were launched rather auspici- ously into a year 'thaft promised good will. Our prestige had increase-d socially as well as intellectually. Then mid-years came as it has a habit of coming and in the latter part of January was held the Junior Pro-m, a social as well as a financial success. Life glided on uninterruptedly and as the year came to a close a new vista of-our learning was unfolded. We had syoftened and polished some of the roughness, 'a relic of our undergraduate days that still cling to us. - . Dignity and astuteness were commencing to control us. We had acquired a more ex- tensive view of life and the end of the year found us rady to cope with the difiiculties of our last year. September rolled around and established us as worthy members of the Senior Class. We elected as our class oiiicers the fol- lowing: President, Rob-ert Eliotg vice presi- dent, Nathan Bucknamg secretary, Beatrice Brawng treasurer, William Dunham. Whirl- ed through the events of the year that crowded fast upon us, we were seized with a new born responsibility. The Senior Dance cam-e and went, the Senior Play left us in a jubilant mood. It was a crowning ev-ent, for a class banquet was now assured and we reclined upon the laurels that had been won. The roughness had departed. Polished, suave and courteous, we were now the di- rect antithesis from the frightened, :bewild- ered Freshmen that we had :been our en- tering year. The acme of our career has been attained and we are now on the verge of emblrking on a new and perilous journey-life. have been prepared to battle for our future existence by the means that our high 'school care-er has given us and may we hope to attain a full measure of success. if ' 9 I A 'Q ir 2 E Q . 1

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Well, well, well! Look what's on the opposite page here! Pretty, fine looking bunch of boys and girls, eh? Thought they'd have to put us in here somewhere, seeing that we're the most important class now, or excuse me,-will be in a few more days, as soon as those sophisticated Seniors get out of the way. Important! Yes, sir! we certainly are that, just -think, next year we'll be the undi-sputed -monarchs of this High School, the learned and erudite mast- ers, to whom the meek and lowly Fresh- man will look up wistfully, and wonder if they themselves will ever reach the afore- said heights of supremacy. Well, don't worry, Freshies, you'll get there sometime, if you work fhard enough, we'll help you along as much as we cang we are kind hearted, and can remember when we were humble, and ignorant our- selves. What! You don't believe that we were ever humhle? Why! When we first entered the door of 'this building, we were sixty-six -of the meekest individuals that ever trod the e-arth. We were mystified by everything that we saw and heard for the first few weeks. The teachers expounded to us the rudiments of their subjects, yet what was it to us? We couldn't make any sense out of the x's and y's of Algebra, or the Tuba'a and Agricola's of Latin. Never- the less, we stuck to it, and soon were able to stand up and expound a little ourselves. Now you've got me started so I might as well tell the rest of our history. After groping along as individuals for about a month, we decided to hold a meeting and elect some officers, in order to have an organized class. This we did, and elected the honorable meidico, Doc Laughton, president, the illustrious Sam Herrick, vice president, pretty Polly Ramsay, sec- retary, and trusty Avis Titcomb, treasurer. Then as a class, of course, we had to have our social activities. First we were warmly received at the Freshman recep- tion by the Sophomores, and taught to respect our more learned elders. Then came our first class dance which was a great Following the dance our next social func- tion was the Class Supper and Party, which was held at the home of :Clyde Jew- ett in Ripley and was greatly enjoyed by all who attended. This was our last party as freshmen, but we no longer appeared as -such, for had we not nearly completed a whole year in High School? We were no longer meek and green, but were beginning to speak for ourselves, and to take some part in the school activities. Then came the end of the year and grad- uation. Such joy and happiness, that 'we then felt, we had never known before. Just think! We had ascended one step towards our own graduation, we were no longer Freshmen, but rather Sophomores, the un- restrained tyrants to the next green class. After an all too brief vacation, we lan- guidly entered the schoolhouse d-oor to again resume our studies. I say, we, but that we was -somewhat smaller than it was when we first entered that portal. In fact sixteen of us did not return. Some had moved away, others had just disappeared from our schola.stic life, forever. Our first duties that second year were to b-ecome acquainted with Caesar and his fol- lowers, and als-o to learn to say oui and n'est ce pas. Then we had our second elec- tion, replacing Doc Laugh-ton by another Ripleyite, Vance Wakefield, as president, and choosing Thayne Champeon as vice- president. Our warm reception 'qo the Freshmen was a very enjoyable affair for us, though it may have been rath-er too Warm for some of the Freshies present. We had a hop which was nearly as successful as our previous one, and our class supper at Vance Wake- field's was one of the high spots of the year. During the last few months as Sophomores, class meetings to decide upon our class ring. It was a difli- but finally we agreed on a which we ordered. Taking consideration our Sophomore we held many the nature of cult problem suitable one everything in year seemed somewhat easier than the pre- ceding one, probably bcause we had become accustomed to our environment. That brings us up to the present year, which is now nearly completed, and which has been one of the most diiiicult yet hap- piest year in our school history. We began it with new rings on our fingers, and with a determined intention to do our best. We had been sobered by our two years of ex- perience, and had decided that school really meant something to us, and that we ought to take advantage of this opportunity to gain knowledge. At an early class meeting we re-elected Vance Wakefield, president, and chose El- dridge Herrick as vice president. Our first party this year was a delightful Hallowe'en Supper at Laughton's, which was a very en- joyable occasion. Then we completed our social life as Juniors by hopping off 'the year at a joint dance with the Sophomores at Roseland. , Thus ends our three year's history, and we leave, tendering to fthe Seniors our-'gli farewell and the best of luck, and hbfihg that we will be able to fill their boots satis- factorily. 4.. 14 SA. -, -.P sis ,