Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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ir LAUREL ir ing was held and John Newcomb became our new class president. At a still later meeting Richard Roy was elected col- lector of school dues to take Jere's place and Joline VVilson was voted class editor for the Laurel. The Class of 1946 was fully initiated into Farmington High School at the Freshman Reception. Each pupil was re- quired to wear a costume. The girls wore their hair in tiny pig-tails all over their heads, their dresses wrong side out, back in front. black stockings and odd shoes. The boys wore shorts over long underwear. shirts buttoned in the back. Much fun and laughter were provided for the dignified upper classmen by the antics of the children. Quite a number of the pupils partici- pate in extra-curricular activities. Sev- eral went out for football but only 1 played the full season. Five went out for Boys' Basketball, 6 Girls' Basketball, '7 Orchestra, 'T Boys' Glee Club, 9 Girls' Glee Club. and 31 Chorus. The Freshman Class has chosen as their class colors, forest green and gold. The class Hower is an orchid and the motto is Impossible is UnAmerican. What We Freshmen Have Learned To get on about every eighth period. make a lot of work for the janitor by To never taking off our rubbers. To scatter paper and break a desk or two. To always take the wrong book to class. chew gum and eat candy every chance To we get. To hold up a line by getting the latest gossip from some one in another line. To stall the teacher as much as possible by bringing up another subject. To loosen bolts on the desk and change the drawers around. To whizz paper gliders past a classmate's head. To pass notes with comical drawings and clever jokes. To make all the noise we can until Mrs. Iohnson walks into the main room. To carve fresh initials in each new desk. VV'ouldn't It Be Queer If Arno Hill looked at a girl. If Ioyce Streeter kept her shoes on in Algebra class. If Richard Roy would leave the School alone. If Priscilla Frary didn't have that cute little nose of hers. If Earl Goodspeed would stop saying, How's that! A If Madelyn Luce didn't receive her weekly letter from Kingfield. If Alan Keith should happen to forget his little popgun some morning. If Madeline Williams stopped flirting with Vernon Keene. If Robert Masterman should forget to Hourish his glasses. If Glennis York came home from a skating party with the same boy she went with. If Durwood Stevens should prepare a lesson a day before a class. If Dick Hodgkins stopped telling jolly jokes to the teacher. If Everett Newell and Walter Nies grew two or three inches. If Ioline Wilson should forget to say, I thought I'd die! If Marilyn Benson took as much interest in her lessons as in jitterbugging. If Millard Parlin wasn't always getting as- signments from Priscilla Frary. Grammar What We Kids Think Tomboy .................... Glennis York Best girl athlete ...... Marie Deroche Best personality, boy ......., Durwood Stevens Flirt ................ ...... I oyce Streeter Best girldancer .... .... M arilyn Benson Best boy athlete ............ Iohn Newcomb Best' personality, girl ............ Ioyce Foss Boy most likely to succeed ........ Arno Hill Best boy dancer ............ Dick Hodgkins Girl most likely to succeed ...... Rachel Luce Girl with prettiest eyes .......... Avis Bacon Boy with prettiest hair .... Raymond Titcomb Comedian .................. Vernon Keene

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'Ir LAUREL ir C is for Conway, that little thingg Perhaps you too have heard her sing. D is for Darrold with hair so dark- He doesnit go to chorus but sings like a lark. E is for Ethel who sports flashing brown eyes, Over which have been uttered many deep sighs. F is for Frankie, that quiet lad, I sometimes wonder if he is sad. G is for Glenis, our class red head, Many a morning has found her in bed. H is for Herbie, the wee little lad, He likes eighth period 'cause he's never bad. I is for Irene, But we call her Rene . I is for Iohnny-you know him well- He never remembers the passing bell. K is for little Norma Keachg V You'll often find her at a bathing beach. L is for Lawrence, the class clowng We hope he never leaves this town. M is for Marjie, that giggling lassg She giggles each day, never letting one pass. N is for Normie whose face is so redg Could it be the result of what someone has said? O what a class these Sophomores are! They're either below or quite above par. P is for Pussie, our class athlete, But she must learn to pick up her feet. Quiet and solemn is our little Aliceg We hope some day sheill live in a palace. R is for Ruthie so happy and gay- The first little breeze would blow her away. S is for Scotty, that dashing young kid, For whom every girl makes her first bid. T is for Thornton, that blond little ladg What would happen if he never were bad? U is for us, the Sophomore Classg We hope that everyone will pass. V is for Virginia--she's from the Falls- She's the girl that's not very tall. W is for Wilma, that cute little miss, If she has a brother he calls her Sis ',. X marks the spot Where we learned a lot. For Y, let us say, Heigh, ho to our Youth, and a long happy day. Z is for zest in our finals test. What Would Happen If Bee Enman ever got to school on time. Barbara Whitney stopped talking. Dewey could ever sit still. Marjorie and Annie stopped giggling for a few minutes. Ieannette got her English in on time. Leila couldn't find a stick of gum to chew. Rupert slept nights instead of in the classroom. Iean faced the front of the room instead of the back. Maurice never studied his lessons for one day. Avis got her book reports done on time. Marion had her hair cut. Alice Hagcrstrom couldn't see Bob every day. Milton couldn't get speaking permissions with Barbara. Morna didn't see Clarence every noon and recess. Barbara Allen never passed notes. Robert Neil ever smiled. Genella asked for any more speaking per- missions. Miriam Kohtala got hack from Phys. Ed. on time. Philip never knew an answer to a question. Phyllis could be distinguished from Marion. Pauline ever lost her smile. Hazel could keep her eyes from roaming. I. Carter '45. FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES HE Class of 1946 entered high school with a bang on the morn- ing of September 21, with a total enroll- ment of T-1 students as follows: 26 regis- tered in the Commercial Course, 33 in the General Course, 11 in the College Course and 4 in the Home Economics Course. The total registration has been reduced to 54. Only three out of the twenty that left were transferred to other schools, namely, Marilyn Morgan, Amesbury Highg Ernest Moody, North Anson Academyg and Jere Hughes, Clearwater High, Florida. Ruth Gile has transferred here from Phillips. At the first class meeting the following officers were elected: President Iere Hughes Vive President , Errol Gray Secretary Rachel Luce Trearurer Glennis York In February of this year Jere Hughes left our school to attend Clearwater High in Florida. The day he left a class meet- 19 A

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'A' LAUREL 'lr Shyest girl ........ . .. Vivian Bachelder Most bashful boy .... .... F rederick Gifford Most popular girl ......, Ioline Wilson Most popular boy ........ Raymond Titcomb Wit and Wisdom A small spark shines in the dark. - Everett Newall. Few words are best. -Pauline Beique. An open hearted maiden-frank and truef' - Virginia LeDrette. Forewarned is forearmedf'-Laura Wil- liams. We are born to be happy-all of us. - Curtis Berry. They are reputed wise who say little. -- Richard Heminway. Speech is silver, silence is golden. - Dorothy Williams. If you say nothing, nobody will repeat it.' -Robert Kennedy. Strive to succeed in what you undertake. -Herbert Duley. Good humor is the health of the soul. - I-Iappy-go-lucky, careless and free. Nothing there is that troubles me. - Richard Lidstone. Iudge me well by my height. -Richard Whitney. Thoughts are free. -Sterling Haslem. Every man for himselff'-Carroll Burgess. That infectious grin ensnares us all. - Barbara Parlin. Small and cockey-but so was Napoleon. - Earl Goodspeed. Eyes ..... Mouth .... Nose ..... Complexion Teeth .... Hair .,,.. Smile .... Dimples . . Ideal Boy and Girl BOY Errol Gray Donal Stanley Fred Collins I .... Richard Heminway Robert Masterman . . . Glenwood Farmer . . . . . . Walter Nies . . . . . . . . . Lawrence Davis GIRL Mavis Grant. Eyes .... ............. P riscilla Frary Soft words win hard hearts. -Corrine Mouth .... ..... I oyce Streeter Hardy. Nose ..... .,.. M arilyn Benson A good heart is worth gold. -Helen Complexion .... Marion Owens Hawes. Teeth .... ..,. I ean Brackley Who knows most says least. -Ralph Hair ..... Madelyn Luce Claflin. Smile ,.... Eleanor Roberts Patience is the art of hoping. -Virginia Dimples .. .... Elena Dickey Tardy. I. Wilson '46. fContinued from Page 161 T. Adams Staying eighth period for Mrs. Favorite Expressions P. Mosley ................., Oh, shut up! a' R. Stevens .... Your ears overlap-much! R. Pinkham .. . ..,,.,. Oh, go to grass! R. Hiltz ..,...,............ Censored C. Ames .....,........... H1, sweetheart SENIOR HOBBY-LOBBIES R. Metcalf G. Hunt .......,,.,...... Blowing off steam. . , Being head nurse at the Russell Animal Hospital. Eating chocolate bars in study hall. M. Paul ,. Staying out until all hours of the Passing out gum. M. Russell R. Stevens ,. night and morning. D. Locklin . . Carrying on whispered flirtations. Iohnson. N. Tardy .. Hunting and fishing in the wide open spaces. M. Preble . . Writing an Advice to the Love- lorn column. C. McGary ....,.........,. Moving pianos. Carroll McGary '43, Carlene Ames '43. The furnace sighed with relief for spring was on its way. The flames crept upward and spanked the air. The dictionary was weary of giving out in- formation. The sugar bowl waited patiently to be refilled. R. Claflin.