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

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THE QUILL I9 DRAMATIC CLUB

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18 THE QUILL ' ' C 00 ew LONG ASSEMBLIES Many and varied were the assemblies dur- ing the year due to the work of the capable committee consisting of Kathleen Luttrell, chairman, Eloise Wood, Harry Foss, Gloria Norton, and Grace Greenlaw. One of our most interesting speakers was Mr. Peter Mills, young Augusta attorney, who gave a very interesting account of his tour through Europe on a bicycle. Another vivid travel talk was given by Judge Atkins, who spoke about his trip to Russia and the Scandinavian countries. He also showed us souvenirs which he brought hack. Gn january 12 Danny Kelly, Cony High School senior and a baritone well-known in this vicinity, gave a varied selection of both classical and popular songs. During the week of February 8, which was Scout Week, Mr. E. H. Danforth, member of the faculty and well-known scout master in this city, spoke on the benefits of scout- ing and explained the hard tests it is neces- sary for a boy to pass before he can become a full-fledged scout. Another Wednesday, one of our favorite entertainers, Mrs. Guy Holt, gave a number of humorous and serious readings. This same day, Miss Betty Curry, Gardiner High School freshman, tap-danced. On Friday, March 4, Temperance Day, we had as our speaker Rev. Raymond L. Hart, minister of the Highland Ave. Meth- odist Church, who recounted the story of the play, The Miracle. The Administrations of Criminal jus- tice was the topic on which Judge Henry Heselton spoke on March IO. judge Hesel- ton pointed out the evils of crime and men- tioned many strange laws now in effect in Maine. Gn Friday, April l, 1938, Mr. Milton Proctor, president of Westbrook junior Col- lege, gave a short talk on the value of friendship. On April 13, Mr. C. Harry Edwards, member of the State Department of Educa- tion, gave an instructive talk on out-door recreation. Mr. Edwards stressed the fact that the health of our bodies is a very important factor in all phases of life. Mov- ies on mountain-climbing and winter sports were shown. DRAMATIC CLUB Under the capable direction of Miss Anna B. Longfellow, the Gardiner High School Dramatic Club started the year with great success. The officers are as follows: presi- dent, Robert Newhouseg vice-president, Thomas Demersg secretary, Ann Pomerleaug treasurer, Kathleen Luttrell. Tryouts were held in the fall for those wishing to enter the Club. The total mem- bership is now 41. Meetings are held the

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Z0 THE QUILL second Tuesday of every month. The first public event of the year was the annual Dramatic Club play presented No- vember ZO, 1937. A chosen committee selected the play, The Yankee King. It was considered by all one of the finest plays ever given at the high school. The cast of characters was as follows: The Yankee King-Pa Hinkle, Robert Newhouse, Ma Hinkle, Marguerite Waller, Marian Hinkle, Natalie Cousens, Wilbur Hinkle, Robert Fuller, Wayne Douglas, Thomas Demers, Stephen Kruger, Everett Ellingwood, Gs- wald Mahler, Paul Fleming, Melissa Des- tinn, julie Roberts, Duchess Augusta, Louise Quinn, julia, jane Ward, Leon, Lawrence Creamer, Emery, Lawrence Caney, Wanda, Margaret Church, Page I, Gloria Norton, Page II, Pauline Bailey. The next performance of the year was the presentation of the annual Athletic Fair plays. There were two one-act plays: The Ring and the Look , Tommie Tut- tle, Murray Shepherd, Marion Tuttle, Barbara Chase, Claire Burnhavv, Ruth Patterson, Mrs. Tuttle, Geneva Mann, Bertha, Natalie Cole, Doris, Ann Ander- son, Billy Martin, Thomas Kelly, Evelyn Granger, Kathleen Monaghan. Christmas Trimmingsn- lst Burglar, Philip James, Znd Burglar, Everett Elling- wood, Uncle joe, Carl Gardner, Aunt Kate, Mercedes Follansbee, Mrs. Saunders, Eloise Wood, Mr. Saunders, Roland Whit- tier, Ethel Saunders, Lois Farrell, Jeppy Saunders, Robert Fuller, Deborah Mosely, Imogene Caney, Barbara Shields, Kathleen Luttrell. The preliminaries in the one-act play contest were held in Gardiner this year. Hallowell, Cony, and Gardiner competed. Gardiner, with the play The Trysring Place, was the victor. They then jour- neyed to Cony High to compete in the semi- finals with Waterville High. Gardiner was again the winner. This entitled them to try out in the finals held at Bowdoin College, April 9. The cast of characters follows: Lancelot Briggs, Robert Newhouse, Mrs. Curtis, Julie Roberts, Mrs. Briggs, Marguerite Wal- ler, Jessie, Norma Nelson, Rupert Smith, Everett Ellingwood, Mr. Ingoldsby, Carl Gardner, Mysterious voice, Lawrence Creamer. PUBLIC SPEAKING The preliminaries in the Spear Public Speaking contest were held March 11, 1938, at Gardiner High School. Miss jane Ward, winner of last year's contest, was the winner again this year with the selection, Eyes Miss Betty Chase was judged second best. Others participating were Mary Clark, Lawrence Creamer, and Thomas Demers. Miss Ward, Miss Chase, Mr. Creamer, and Mr. Demers then went to Hallowell to compete with speakers from Hallowell High and Winthrop High. Miss Betty Chase and Mr. Lawrence Creamer whose selections were entitled Ma's Monday Morning and The Su- preme Menace won first prize for girls and for boys respectively. DEBATING Officers of the Debating Club were elected in the fall. Those chosen were president, David Nivison, vice-president, Carol New- house, secretary, Mercedes Follansbee, treasurer, Dexter Fowles. After tryouts, the team finally chosen to represent Gardiner High School was com- posed of Dexter Fowles and Charles Leavitt, affirmative, and David Nivison and Perley Leighton, negative. The question this year was: Resolved: That the several states