Gardiner Area High School - Quill Yearbook (Gardiner, ME)

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When the new Gardiner paper, the Gar- THE QUILL 15 sophomore booth, very trim in blue and white, was sold pastry, the freshmen had a white elephant table decorated in their class colors, yellow and white, and the juniors sold ice cream and cool drinks, their booth being constructed like an igloo. joe Burns and his orchestra furnished the music for dancing. The cast for the play Not on the Pro- gramme was as follows: Elinor Hodglcins Mercedes Follansbee Anna Ellingwood Lawrence Edwards Arthur Tatlock James Foote The cast of characters of The White Phantom was as follows: Mrs. Murray Whitney Ophelia Johnson Mrs. jones Vincent Fielding Erastus Brown Officer Hogan Virginia Storm June Gallant Natalie Cole Anna Goodspeed Augustus Demers Langdon Jamison Mrs. Drexel Blake Marion Blake Evelyn Moore Mrs. Ogden Frazier Curtis Frazier Ethan Sharp The White Phantom ? ? ? ? GARDINER HIGHLIGHTS diner Enterprise, was started, Gardiner High School was offered a section for school news. This was a weekly publication in which all the news of the week was pub- lished. In this way outsiders might keep more closely in touch with what went on in high school. It was also good training for the members of the staff and gave an oppor- tunity for students to show their abilities in many ways. The members of the Gardiner Highlights' staff were as follows: Editor Assistant Edtior News Editor William Fish Richard Small Robert Gingrow Rreonrisas General Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen ACTIVITIES Dramatics Girls' Athletics Boys' Athletics Debating G CLUB I Helen Morang lGerald Harriman fLangdon Jamison iBeryl Loring .j'Lawrence Edwards ljames Foote I Natalie Cousens l,Lawrence Caney Margaret Church Paul Fleming Rreonrens Freda Flanders June Gallant Lloyd Goggin Carol Storm MINSTRELS The second annual G Club Minstrel show under the able direction of David F Kelley was presented the high school auditorium. The chorus fifty pupils as race horse owners, a circle twelve girls as jockeys and six end men April 30 and May l in of of as stable boys formed a colorful setting. Coach Charles Hinds was the interlocutor again this year. The olio was very entertaining, the set- ting taking place in the office of the chair- man of the Talent Committee. Many who saw the minstrels said that it was the best amateur production of that type ever presented in Gardiner and vicinity. A dance in the gym followed the min- strels, joe Burns' orchestra furnishing the music.

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14 THEQUILL LONG ASSEMBLIES The chairman of the program committee was jean Clark. She appointed Kathleen Dailey, Dallas Edwards, David Jamison, Eloise Wood, and lane Ward as her assist- ants. The first long assembly of the year was an account by Miss Eva M. Towne of her experience aboard the fated Dixie Liner. Miss Towne gave a vivid picture of the hardships the passengers were forced to en- dure. The following week the School Boy Syn- copators, with Frances Bond as vocalist, fur- nished a musical program of popular songs. Every member of the orchestra was a high school student. One morning we had the pleasure of hav- ing Mrs. Guy S. Holt on our platform. She gave many interesting readings on varied subjects. On one occasion Mr. Kenneth Lee, with slide pictures of the forestry department, furnished the long assembly program. A professional baseball player, Don Brennan, from Augusta gave us a few facts about the training camps of professional baseball players. A An instrumental trio, led by Mr. George E. Goodie, Augusta violinist, presented an enjoyable assembly. The other musicians were Mrs. Dorothy Nye Metzgar, piano, and Mrs. Lee Gorham, 'cello. A talk on law was presented by Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick. He explained the court system very clearly. At the last long assembly before Temper- ance Day the Rev. Raymond L. Hart spoke on temperance. He pointed out the effect alcohol has on human beings. Mr. Cymbrid Hughes, the pastor of the Green Street Methodist Church of Au- gusta, spoke very interestingly on The Challenge of Youth. On two occasions we had the pleasure of having with us Mr. C. Harry Edwards of the State Department of Education. The pictures he showed are one phase of the nation-wide safety campaign. The play, Hot Tip, was presented by three Freshman members of the Dramatic Club. The cast was Jane Ward, Natalie Cole, and Thomas Demers. Between the acts Julie Roberts entertained us by a mono- logue entitled, Rats in the Balcony or An Exit on Two Chairs. The first time Mayor Edwin P. Ladd spoke to us he portrayed Gardiner as it looked when there were many prosperous mills and factories on the stream and river. In his second speech he told us of the different types of government through which the city of Gardiner has passed. After the members of the National Honor Society had been chosen, they sat on the stage at the next long assembly. The oath was taken by the new members. Under the supervision of Miss Eva M. Towne, the orchestra furnished the pro- gram at the last long assembly before class day. I THE ATHLETIC FAIR The Athletic Fair, held on December 13, 1935, was a great success. The fair opened with two plays presented by the Dramatic Club, Not on the Programme and The White Phantom, which were enjoyed by everyone. After the plays everyone went down to the gymnasium where there were four booths, decorated in class colors. The senior class sold candy in a very smartly decorated booth of red and whiteg at the

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16 THEQUILL THE DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club try-outs were held soon after school began. The new mem- bers brought the total membership of our club up to thirty-six. At the October meet- ing the new members were initiated. A box social and skit by seniors made up the No- vember meeting. ' At the December meet- ing there was a Christmas tree. Gifts were exchanged, and to each gift humorous lines were attached. One of the Athletic Fair plays was presented. At the January meet- ing the juniors presented two plays, and the p.rogram for the next meeting was spon- sored by the sophomores. A contest was held in connection with the annual play, Cappy Ricks, to see who would sell more tickets, the seniors and freshmen or the juniors and sophomores. The losers were to furnish refreshments for the April meeting. The juniors and sopho- mores won. Along with the refreshments a play and monologue were presented. The juniors and seniors were to be in charge of the May meeting. The question of Dramatic Club letters was discussed several times through the year, but no definite conclusion was reached. Gardiner High School's contribution to the State One Act Play Contest was The Last Flight Over. The district contest was held at Bath, March 27, 1936. The radio play entitled lack Teer was presented over WRDO by a group of the Dramatic Club members. The annual Dramatic Club banquet was held June 9, 1936, at the Johnson House. Robert Linsley, president of the club, acted as toastmaster. Toasts were as follows: Benefits of the Club to its Members, Mercedes Follansbeeg Duties of the Mem- bers to the Club, Anna Goodspeedg What the Club Can Do for Gardiner High School, Anna Ellingwoodg The Club's Who's Who, William Brann and Forrest Hubbard. DRAMATIC CLUB PLAY On February 12, 1936, Cappy Ricks was presented by the Dramatic Club in the Gardiner High School auditorium. Forrest Hubbard, taking the part of Cappy, stormed about the stage while Robert Linsley, play- ing Matt Peasley, kept him in check. Other members of the play were: Betty Pomeroy Robert N ewlwuse Natalie Cousens Augustus Demers Thomas Demers Anna Gooclspeed Merrill Cousens Ellen Murray john Skinner Florence Ricks Edward Singleton Cecil Pericles Bernard Lucy Ricks Brookfield Edith Mann and Elinor Hodgkins were business managers, and William Brann was stage manager. Between the acts the Gardiner High School Orchestra played selections directed by Miss Eva M. Towne. A saxaphone solo was played by james Foote, who was accom- panied on the piano by Robert Gingrow, a piano and violin duet was given by Virginia and Carol Storm, a vocal duet was sung by William Brann and Robert Gingrow with Veronica Gingrow at the piano.