Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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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.

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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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if LAUREL -Av Student WHY STUDY? QEditorialj ELLOW Seniors, today we are students in one of the 25,000 free high schools in the United States. Tomorrow we shall become a part of the 131,000,000 people of the world's largest democracy, a democracy which, at the present time, is striving for its very existence in a world-wide conflict. As we walk out of the doors of Farmington High School, into the world, we shall be faced by a major problem: we must prepare for a future which is practically indefinite. Therefore, all tom-foolery H should be put aside and seriousness of purpose take its place. In the plans for peace already in progress are plans for the future occupations and arts. The age of unspecialized labor will be over and special- ization will take its place. This demand for specialists will be most successfully met by those who have studied and have diligently kept an eye on the higher goals of success. All of us will agree that we, too, hope to hold one of these jobs. In order to do this efliciently, we must first make the necessary preparations and not let our thoughts give way to hopes and wishful thinking. The value of study in preparing for the future has long been known. It has many advantages and comparatively few drawbacks. Study helps to develop the mind and hence to increase one's ability to do logical reasoning. It enables one to express himself clearly and effectively. It aids in developing good habits. It improves the vocabulary. It gives one training in con- centration on the task at hand and assists him in being able to absorb what he reads. Then, too, it helps in the development of character, a trait which never fails to win respect in the business and social world. Furthermore, it pre- pares one for future study in that knowledge is the one thing that the strife of man can not take away. And finally, in our consciousness, at least, we know that achievement through study and hard work is one of the best ways in which we can repay our parents for the sacrifices they have made so that we may obtain our education and take our places in the world as intelligent, fair-minded citizens. . 22 Writing So, with this in mind, until we meet again, vaya con dios CSpanish-May God go with youj, and, la meilleure chance a tous QFrench -The very best of luck to you allj. V. Craig '43. ASSIGNMENTS Compile a bibliography of Lincolniana and write an appreciative re- view of three different types. CSenior Research, College divisionj. LINCOLNIANA Poetry and Song- Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight Vachel Lindsey Oh Captain, My Captain Walt Whitman Lincoln, The Man of the People Edwin Markham Abraham! Irvin Berlin Drama - V Iohn Drinkwater Robert Sherwood Abraham Lincoln Abe Lincoln in Illinois Novels- Great Captain A Man for the Ages Honore Morrow Irving Bacheller History and Reference- Abraham Lincoln Ian-leg G, Blaine History of Lincoln Dana W, Fgllows Lincoln and Slavery Albert E. Pillsbury Abraham Lincoln Mary Raymond Andrews Biography- The Hidden Lincoln Emanuel Hertz Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years Carl Sandburg Abraham Lincoln: The War Years Carl Sandburg Storm Over the Land Carl Sandburg Lincoln and His Cabinet Clarence MacArtmey Lincoln Emil Ludwig LiUC0lf1, Master of Men Alonzo Rothschild Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln Carl Shurz Abraham Lincoln, American Statesman Iohn Morse The Life of Lincoln Ida M, Tal-bell He Knew Lincoln Ida M, Ta,-bell