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

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Z2 THE QUILL were spent in visiting the various buildings, including the Capitol, White House, Lin- coln Memorial, Washington Monument, Smithsonian Institute, Congressional Li- brary, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing, House of Representatives, etc. We enjoyed our stay at the Burlington Hotel, especially the dance Monday eve- ning prior to our departure on Tuesday. We arrived in New York, Tuesday eve- ning and enjoyed a theatre performance at Radio City. We spent two days here in tours and shopping, Among the most in- teresting tours were the television tour and the Chinatown tour. Our hotel, the Vic- toria, in the heart of the city was most pleasing to us. We left New York Thursday late in the afternoon and arrived in Gardiner at 1:30, Friday. Some stopped over in Boston, but the majority came straight home. All in all, our trip was most enjoyable. LONG ASSEMBLIES We have had many and varied assemblies this year. The program committee has con- sisted of jane Ward, chairman, Imogene Caney, Harry Foss, Frances Staples, Mary Goud, and Mary Anne Demers. On each of the first four Fridays of the fall term, sample performances from the Collins Festival were presented to the stu- dent body. These entertainments were given under the auspices of the P.T.A. Among them were an artist accompanied by piano and violin players, the Hugo Brandt Company, consisting of a piano player, and male and female singers, Mr. Eide, a Norwegian explorer, who told of his 'many adventures, and finally a three-act play. On September 29, Tangora, the world's fastest and most accurate typewriting expert gave us a demonstration of his speed and skill. If On September 22, Mr. Harrison Lysethj of the State Department gave us a talk on education and the benefits from it. He was enjoyed by all very much. U For our Wednesday program for National: Art Week, Mrs. Cunningham, art teacher of some of the high school pupils and of many local citizens, gave us a talk and dem- onstrations of the different types of paint- ings and drawings. She also showed us samples of some of her students' work. On this program there was also singing by julie Roberts, accompanied by Margaret Church. One Wednesday assembly the first of the year was given over to the members of the student council who gave their annual re- ports and helps and hints for the year. Those on the committee and giving speeches were Arthur Lasselle, Kay Buckley, jane Ward, George Cottle, Kay Goggin, Thomas Demers, Carroll Newhouse, and Paul Flem- ing, acting as chairman. Since we enjoyed Mr. Eide, Norwegian explorer, very much, we had on December 8 an hour assembly in which he told us of his experiences in new countries. During the year there were two publicity stunts handled mainly by the business man- agers ofthe Dramatic Club play and Senior play respectively. A few scenes of the plays were put on in assembly and with a pep talk aroused the interest of the student body concerning these plays. Gn january IO, 1939, one of our favorite entertainers, Mrs. Guy Holt, gave a number of humorous and serious readings. She was called back again and again until we finally had to be sent out of the auditorium. Also on the program, Peggy McKee, Gardiner

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THE QUILL 21. Evelyn Bowie, Roland Hopkins, and Emery Malcolm. The two one-act plays were enjoyed by all. The names of them were Rich Man, Poor Man and Young Man's Fancy. This year, for the first time, we had student directors, all popular members of the Dra- matic Club: Jane Ward, jean Caney, julie Roberts, and Margaret Church. They were congratulated on their fine work. After the plays dancing was enjoyed in the gymnasium with the music by Gordon Howe and his Blue Romancers. Posters showing the different athletic activities were made by Betty Curry and Mary Goud. PUBLIC SPEAKING The preliminary Public Speaking contest was held March 17, 1939, at Gardiner High School. jane Ward, the winner for the last three years, was again the leading contest- ant, with the selection That We Might Be Saved. Second place was won by Betty Chase, with her interpretation of Ma's Sunday Morning. Third place was won by David Nivison with the piece, Sky Fodder , and the fourth place, by George Cottle with My Account with the Un- known Soldierf' Others participating in the contest were Constance Leighton, Frances Staples, Geneva Mann, Perley Leighton, and Lois Farrell. jane Ward, Betty Chase, David Nivison and George Cottle were then eligible to compete in the triangular meet with Hallowell and Win- throp High Schools. jane Ward won first prize. The preliminaries for the North Central Maine Division of the Spear Contest were held in Winslow. jane Ward, our contest- ant, was chosen as alternate for the final state contest. The coach for all the Public Speaking in G.H.S. this year was Miss Charlotte Jewett, Latin teacher. WASHINGTON TRIP ', On a beautiful spring day, Friday, April I4, twenty-three students and three teachers started their eight-day tour to the Nation's capitol. Relatives and friends waved good- bye to us as the train pulled out at 9:20. We were accompanied by Miss Ella Perry of the high school faculty as chaperone. Miss Dallas Colby and Mrs. john Gilbert of the junior high faculty were also members of the party. The high school students in the party were Kathleen Goggin, Armorell Goodwin, Geraldine Ulmer, Rachel Rines, Marie Turner, Alice Brann, Ethel Gorton, Shirley Potter, Patricia Dowling, Luella josely'n, Helen Cobb, Geraldine McGrail, Kathleen Monaghan, Katherine Buckley, Max An- drews, Elwood Moulton, Hiram Pierce, Paul Skidmore, Herbert Strout, and Isabel Harriman. Frances Lombard accompanied the members of the party to Boston, stop- ping for the week there. We left Boston at 5:30 and enjoyed the ride on the boat through the canal. Arriv- ing in New York Saturday morning, we took a train to Philadelphia, where we saw the highlights of the place in a tour around the city. Among the main interests were the First Supreme Court House, Indepen- dence Hall, where the Liberty Bell is located, William Penn statue, Carpenter's Hall, Betsy Ross House, Benjamin Franklin's grave. About 3:30 we boarded another train for Washington, arriving there about six o'clock. That evening we were entertained by the Honorable Clyde H. Smith at Glen Echo, an amusement park. The following days

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THE QUILL 23 4.7, ,, , High School freshman, sang a few numbers. For piano specialties in assembly this year Frances Staples and David Nivison have given a number of selections. On March 3, Temperance Day, the Rev. Mr. Staples gave the student body a talk on the harm and effects of john Barleycorn. He pointed out very effectively to high school students the harm of alcohol to the body. This year we had many movies put on in assemblies for our amusement. Among these were some put on by Esso giving us an idea on news today, another by W.C.T.U. on the harm of drinking, one on baseball put on by Maine Highway associations and others. Late in the fall, Mrs. Bates gave us a speech upon her experiences in Bali and showed us many interesting souvenirs from her trip. One Wednesday morning Mrs. Smith gave us a short account of her tour to the coast and back through the Southwest. On April 13, the Gardiner Hi-Y Club conducted a regular meeting in assembly with Edwin E. Boufl, Secretary of the Maine Y.M.C.A. as the speaker. He gave a very interesting talk on the activities and aims of Hi-Y Clubs in Maine. The members of the club tried to encourage other members of the student body to join by a pep talk on the great future of the club. On Wednesday, May 3, Harold Newcomb, an alumnus of Gardiner High, now em- ployed at Station W.R.D.O. in Augusta, gave us a half hour of piano selections, old and new. These were all played without notes and by request. The choral society, under the direction of Mrs. Clyde Potter gave us a demonstration of their wonderful work in an assembly program May 8. SENIOR CLASS At the first meeting of the senior class Car- roll Newhouse was elected president and Harry Foss vice-president. Other officers elected were Katherine Buckley, secretary and treasurer, and jane Ward, Margaret Church and Paul Fleming, senior members of the student council. At the first meeting of the student coun- cil, Paul Fleming was elected presidentg Wal- ter Bailey was elected vice-presidentg and Margaret Church, secretary. Chairmen of the various committees were picked as follows: lane Ward Program Committee Katherine Buckley Girls' Lockers Committee Arthur Lasselle Boys' Lockers Committee Carroll Newhouse Welfare Committee Thomas Demers Grounds Committee George Cottle Halls Committee Kathleen Goggin Public Service Committee Margaret Church was elected to repre- sent Gardiner High School in the State D.A.R. contest. On Wednesday, April 12, Mr. Woodman announced the honor parts for the class of 1939. . Margaret Church Valedictory jane Ward Salutatory Perley Leighton Oration Helen Cobb Essay Isabel Harriman History Imogene Caney Carroll Newhouse Prophecy Marie Morgan Ruth Dunn George Cottle Gifts Armorell Goodwin On Friday afternoon, April 14, twenty excited members of the senior class left Gar- diner, for Washington, D. C. They went to Boston by rail, then continued by boat to