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

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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.

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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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THE QUILL 17 liar ,f -A O QW 6 if - 1l'llV. 1 lllilxkx If N 1 l X-XTHLEQ'TlLE H , ! I ffiiii 1 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 21 Alumni Sept. 30 Brunswick Oct. 5 Morse Oct. 12 Waterville Oct. 19 Skowhegan Oct. 28 Bowdoin Frosh Nov 2 Rockland Nov. 11 Hallowell Nov. 16 Cony Gardiner was fortunate in having Charles Hinds back as coach. The season opened GHS Opp. with the team using the balanced line as Home O O they had the previous year, but this was Away ZO 6 changed for the unbalanced line, as the Home O 2 former proved less effective. Away O 34 The 35 squad made up in fight for Away O 6 what it lacked in weight. When given a Away 7 12 decent break, they proved that they could Away 13 O go places. Among the promising candidates Home O 6 were Co-captains Norman Ooggin and Bill Home 18 O Donovan, Harry Drisko, johnny Lasselle, 66 58 Speed Merrill, Dallas Edwards, and others.