Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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I 22 , THE SIGNET meeting. Florence 'De-Witt sang and the Governor's Proclamation was read by Doris Hutchinson. The last thing was a play, The First Thanksgiving Day, given by members of the English Club. The meet- ing was held in the Main Room and was open to visitors. The Club held, its third meeting, Feb. 21. Miss Holt wa-s chairman. Biographies were .given on Benjamin 'Franklin by El- mer Fortier and Barbara Edes. Quotations from Poor Richard were matched by the members and Elizabeth Blethen and Ronald Hall were the winners. This was followed by -a -guessing contest ion the names -of well- known men born in February. Miss Edcs received the highe-st mark and was given the book Legend of Sleepy Holl-ow as a prize. The fourth meeting was he-ld April 3, with Ronald Hall as chairman. Papers 0-n the Inauguraution were read by Christine Aucock, Elizabeth Blethen and .Florence De- Witt. After this was a short period of re-creation. Pictures of fthe presidents were arranged along :the blackboard for the members to guess the identity. The last meeting -of the year was held May se-cond 'with Robert Buckniam, chair- man. This was a book party, with each membe-r representing the title of -a story. Geraldine Tate won the prize. Elizabeth Blethen guessed more ti-tles rthan any other member. This was one of the most inter- esting meetings- -of the year. SENIOR PLAY 'On Friday, March 8, 1929, the- members of .the Senior Class of the- N. H. 'Fay High School presented a three act comedy en- titled Hurri-cane Hal. The play was given both in the afternoon anid evening and was very successful. Mrs. Lois T. Blake coached the pupils and 'was assisted by Mrs. Erma Bentley. Music was furnish- ed by the High School 'Orchestra under the direction of Mrs. Mary C. Smart. Fudge, pop corn, peanuts, and home made candies were sold by a number -of the -girls of the Senior class. The cast was as follows: Harold Miller fHurricane Hall, the perennial Senior, Vance Wakefield Dave Isa-acs, Hal's nearest friend, Donald Palmer Ludd Mason, a Se-nior, Donald Blake Bud Watkins, Ludd's shadow, a Fresh- man, Eldridge Herrick Junior Harvey, song and dance man, Horace- Fields Prof. J. Shuman, a fraternity brother, Ernest Percival Don Kellogg, another broth-er, Arlie Merrill Harrison Gregory, a fraternity man, Franklin Johnson Kay Dixon, the girl who upsets vthings, Pauline Ramsay Becky Porter, bored with life, Avis Titcomb Sarah Howard, in love with love, Geneva Pooler Ruth Colby, a Psi 'Chi Delta, Elizabeth Ham Angela Fisher, Professor of Math., Doris Hutchinson Ester Harris, a girl who courts attention, Veronica Cluikey Orpha Little, with a reputation for density, Christine Aucock Martha McCarthy, with a nose for news, Mary Dyer Aunt Bobby, a surprise, Imogene Gou-lette Guests at the party, Ruth Haselltine Marguerite Sawyer, Clyde Jewett Frank Laughton, Donald Worthen Contribute-d by Donald Worthen '29. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Le Ce-rcle Francais was formed again this year for the Juniors and Seni-ors whose rank in French was no lower than B. The Hrst meeting was he-ld 'December 3, 1928, with Veronica Clukey as chairman and Elizabeth Ham as Secretary. Doris Hutchinson was chosen as chairman for the next meeting and Geraldine Tate as Sec- retary. Marion Knox was elected as treas- urer of the 'Club. Games -were play-ed and the meeting closed. The second meeting was opened 'January 14, 1929. Arline Folsom was chosen as Secretary to read fthe report as Geraldine Tate was ill. Donald P-almer was appoint- ed chairman and -Carmen Clukey secretary

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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

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I THE SIGNET 23 of the next meeting. The Mars-eillaise was taken up in an interesting way by the Club and a comedy Les Elrennesn was pre- sented by Pauline -Ramsay and Vance Wake- field. The -Club in-et again February 11, 1929. Pauline Ramsay was chosen as chairman and ,Matilda Provost as Secretary of the following meeting. A comedy Le Medicin et sa Femme was given by Mary Dyer and Veronica Clukey. An entertaining word game completed the recreation hour. The fourth meeting was on March 11, 1929. Avis' Titcomb -was appointed as chairman and Elizabeth Blethen as Secre- tary. Two Juniors, Marion Knox and Car- men Clukey entertained the club, one being a mind reader showing her ability to re-ad -one's mind. Advertisements written in French also furnished an interesting pro- gram. The 'last meeting was on April 10th. Au auction was the chief feature of this m-eet- ing. Each member acted as aucti-oneer for one article. This meeting like all of the others, was carried on entirely in French and there was enthusiasm shown both in auctione-ering and bidding. The club appreciates Mrs. Rufth Slater's ability to give them a good time and the Juniors are hoping that a club will be formed in the fall which will be- as suc- cessful. The member-s for the entire year are as follows: Seniors Veronica Clukey Doris Hutchinson Mary Dyer 'Donald Palmer Imogene Goulette Pauline Ram-say Elizabeth Ham Avis Titcomb Vance Wake-field Juniors Elizabeth Blethen Arline Folsom Carmen Cluke-y Marion Knox Barbara Edes Matilda Provosft Mora Seamans HONOR STUDENTS April 8, a meeting of the faculty was held to choose the honor students: After chosen as having highest rank in the class for the four years: Doris' Hutchinson, Avis Titcomb, Donald Palmer, Donald Blake and Robert Thomas. GRADUATION PARTS Donald Palmer, Avis Titcomb, Doris Hutchinson and Vance 'Wakefield were elect- ed from the upper half of the class to give essays or readings at graduation. Erne-st Percival was chosen to pre-sent the gift to the school. The parts to be given at the banquet are: 'Class Gifts, Veronica Clukey -and 'Donald Blakey 'Class Prophecy, Geneva Pooler and Eldridge Herrickg Class Will, Christine Au- cockg Class Ode, 'Mary Dyerg and Ma-st-er of Ceremonies, Horace Fields. COMMERCIAL AWARDS This year the number of certificates, pins etc., has been unusually large. Below is a list of awards, with the names of the stu- dents who have earned 'them. Typewriting Awards Remington Certiii-cates Clyde Jewett Bibian Higgins Ernest Gordon Franklin Johnson Norman Chadbo-urne Veronica Clukey Verna Frost Donald Worthen Imogene. Goulette Marguerite Sawyer Melvin 'Clark Winnifre-d Dyer Norman White Raymond Kittredge Remington vSilver Pins Ernest Gordon Christine Aucock Veronica Clukey Verna Frost Bi-bian Higgins Donald Worthen L. C. Smith Certificates Verna Frost Imogene Goulette Christine Aucock Geneva -Pooler Donald Worthen Thayne Ch-ampeon Ernest 'Gordon L. C. Sm Verna Frost Christine Aucock Kenneth Brawn Seth Taylor Willard Clark Bibian Higgins Franklin Johnson Clyde J ewett Mary Dyer ith Bronze- Pins Ernest Gordon Veronica Clukey careful consideration, the following were Imogene G-oulette nj