Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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0 The LAUREL C to the current senior class, by reason of their Financial support. Its aim, however, is to serve the entire school with definite sections for the respective underclasses, a true and over-all picture of the school's yearly program of activity, 11 fairly spacious outlet for student creative work. and ordinarily a four-year Alumni section to cover the changing picture This year, however, the 1950 LAUREL is a special Alumni issue recalling classes of the decade of the '-l0's. The staff is as follows: Editor-in-chief A. Staples Senior Class Editor N. Barker Iunior Class E. Babb Sophomore Class D. Ferrari Freshman Class A. Small Activities ' QL. Coding fB. Davis Photography Ci. Lamkin Literary E, Keith Alumni QN, Connors fC. Brinkman KG. Sayward Exchanges K' A. Frary Business Managers fl. Rand ll. Redlevske KR. Marquis CI. Legere Typists U. French ,50 QU. Lamkin QE. Hamilton '50 '50 Faculty Advisor Mrs. Marion Bryant Financially, the LAUREL Budget has totaled or nearly totaled the 151000 mark for several years now, as currently shown. About 35600 ot this is secured through advertising. the remain- der through our Student Activities Fund, Senior Class support, and current sales. CAFETERIA The Community Cafeteria, operating at the Community Center, under the supervision of Mrs. Thais Linscott, now serves three schools, namely, the W, G. Mallett School, West Farmington, and Farmington High School. Of the approximately 300 pupils served daily, 100 are high school students. Some 15 of these assist in varied service and thereby secure their lunch. These lunches at all times consist of a balanced meal including one hot dish, at the very reasonable cost of 20c. No small amount of the success of this project is due to the four very efficient ladies who preside in the kitchen i. e. Mrs Iosie Besaw, Mrs. Rita Charest, Mrs. Beatrice Webber, Mrs. Verna Yeaton.

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9 The LAUREL 9 Clubs and Organizations STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council, with Prin. Thomas L. Maynard as advisor, has been one of our most active groups. Busy with numerous projects, they have continued to sponsor the group of Navajo children adopted in previous years. This is a sum of S72 annually, the money this year going for an out-of-school recreation area. Current projects have included the Red Cross Drive, the Tide of Toys, the March of Dimes, Concessions at the basketball games, and Carnival Ball. Their financial project, the basketball Concessions, is a major responsibility in itself, and the success of the Carnival Ball was the result of their efforts. This group is an honorary body chosen by the students with the several classes represented in the proportion of 4 seniors, 3 juniors, 2 sophomores, and l freshman. These students make up the present personnel: Seniors Iuniors N. Barker B. Davis K. Frazer R. Marquis G. Lamkin R. Parlin I. Tarbox Sophomores Freshman N. Folger M. Iackson C. Murray BAND ' Under the direction of Mr. Lincoln johnson of the faculty, Farmington High School has this year organized a new band of some 40 members. Lacking, as yet, complete uniforms, this group makes a Fine appearance in their white wool sweaters with blue and gray lyres. The Band has played for several football and basketball games, including the County M 5: S Tournaments, led the Hall0we'en Parade, parti- cipated in the Armistice Day program at Wil- ton, and entertained on Career Day. A concert is planned for spring. Band letters may be earned after Z years of faithful performance, except for this year's seniors, who will be eligible at the close of a faithful performance this year. They are as follows: I. Metcalf E. Hamilton G. Sayward Gloria Lamkin L. MacMackin Rand P. Brinkman L. Mosher E. Vining C. Bailey ORCHESTRA, GIRLS CHOIR, MIXED CHOIR These music groups have again, under the fine leadership of their director, Miss Iola Perkins, been rated as among the better school musical groups of the state. The rotating schedule this year has provided greater musical opportunity to many more students than formerly, so that membership in these organiza- tions has greatly increased, being respectively, 36, 56, 60, members. Among the activities and projects of these groups holiday programs and assemblies over the PA are spring and Christmas concerts, System, participation in community music groups such as FSTC orchestra, providing musical programs for community groups such as Rotary, representation at state and regional festivals-36 this year, and accompanying and incidental music for various school programs. PUBLICATIONS The Greyhound BARKER is the school's monthly publication. This is a mimeographed paper averaging about 5-6 pages, written by a voluntary staff under the co-editorship this year of three seniors: E. Keith, I. Redlevske, and M. Stinchfield. The paper is published by the Senior Ofifice Practice Class as a project. Advisors are Mrs. Marion Bryant of the English Dept. and Miss Georgiana Wilson of the Com- mercial Dept. The LAUREL, the sch0ol's annual publica- tion, is edited and compiled by a student- chosen stali and published commercially by the Knowlton 8: McLeary Co. of Farmington. As to class sections, the book gives First space

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