Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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THE SIGNET 21 Benefit Supper The School held i-ts second annual supper at the Granige Hall, October 30, 1928. The townspeople supported it very well and it was a great success. Over t-wo 'hundred and iifty dollars was cleared. After the supper, a musical program was given by the 'Music Department and in conclusion a short farce Rory Afore-said under the direction of Mrs. Blake. CLASS HAPPENINGS Senior Class Dance The Senior Dance was held at Roseland, Feb. 8. The dance was well-attended and the class had a small profit. Everybody had a 'good time. Senior Class Supper Sept. 21, the Class of 1929 again enjoyed the hospitality of the Laughtons in Ripley. A dandy supper was served and all enjoyed a good time. There were twenty-five pres- ent with Mr. Stonier chaperon. The com- mittee in charg-e consisted of Frank Laugh- iton and Vance 'Wakefield Junior Class Supper The Junior Class -on Friday, Sept. 21, motored to -Cambridge Grange Hall where they had supper. Everybody laid claim to having a good time. Mr. Stonier was chaperon. Sophomore Class Supper The Sophomores had their supper at the home of Florence Avery. After supper they enjoyed games and dancing. Miss Holt and Miss Peas-ley were chaperone. Freshman Class Supper The Freshman had their supper at John Arno's home. An oyster stew supper was served and then games were played. Mr. and Mrs. Blake were chaperons. CONTESTS AND AWARDS In March, the U. S. History .Class of Dex- ter High entered the esay contest on WHY SHOULD I VOTE, sponsored by the Feder- ation of Women's Clubs. Donald Blake won the prize of five dollars offered by the local club, and Doris Hutchinson had hon- orable mention. iBlake's essay was sent in and won the state prize of fifteen dollars. The Sophomores entered a contest con- ducted by the local chapter of the ND. A. R. The subjects dealt with historical persons, events, or places. Althea Littlefield won the silver medal offered as prize and Helen Hale received honorable menrtion. Helen Palmer won the .State prize and honorable mention in ithe New England Contest on her playlet, Mother's Letter. NEW BOOKS The Class of 1928 gave to the li-brary Hornaday's American Natural History, a. complete set -of Copeland's Treasury for Bookloversf' and a set -of Robe-rt Louis Stevenson's Writings. The Signet Board gave to the library a book enrtitled The New World. This book deals with .present governments of the world. Through the kindness of the Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist IChurich, the book Na- ture ,Cruis-ings by Doctor Van Schaich was added. This book is a very in-teresting ac- count of the au-thor's travels about the country. Besides these gifts, n-ew books are being added each year by Supt. Rollins. ENGLISH CLUB The English Club was organized again, this ye-ar with Mrs. Blake and Miss Holt as advisers. As before, the' requirement was that each -student that belonged, main- tain B+ in English. The -club has been very successful. The first meeting was held November 8 with Doris 'Hutchinson as chairman. There were thirty 'mermberrs present. 'A short business meeting was he-ld, followed by a program on Armistice- Day. Poems and essays were given- by Vance Wakefield, Pauline Ramsay, Linwood -Haseltine, Ruth Haseltine, Helen Halle and Geraldine Tate. On November 28, was the second meet- ing with Geraldine Tate as chairman. Thanksgiving Day was the -subject ofthe