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

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24 THE QUILL New York. After spending a day in New York they went on to Washington, remain- ing there for the next four days. Returning to New .York Wednesday, they took the boat Thursday night back to Boston and continued to Gardiner by train, arriving here Friday noon. In spite of bad weather everyone enjoyed the trip. On February 17 the senior class presented their annual play. Underrthe able direction of Miss 'Anna' B. Longfellow of the faculty the farce, Beginners' Luck, was presented to a very appreciative audience. The cast of characters was as follows: jean Masters Margaret Church Gail Fuller Julie Roberts Paul Hanford George Cottle Chris Murray Carroll Newhouse Mrs. Pike Patricia Roberts Mr. X Leroy MacDonald Pat jordan 161116 Ward Bramwell Booth Everett Ellingwood Tony Donato Thomas Demers Birdie Brown Natalie Cole Frau Humperdink Frances Lombard Clarence Coy Max Andrews Lucy Riggs Luella Ioselyn Boris Borislarsky Perley Leighton JUNIOR CLASS At the first meeting of the junior class in September the following class ofiicers were elected: president, Raymond Mercer, vice- president, Walter Bailey, secretary-treasurer, Margaret Hayfordg representative to the student council, Frances Staples and Roland Hopkins. The annual Athletic Fair was held April 29. The juniors sold the customary soft drinks and ice cream. We arethe second class to adopt the per- manent design for rings to be used by all the following classes. The cast for the junior play, The Ghost Parade, presented on june second is as follows: , 1 Absalom Hawkes David Nivison The Waltef Hiram Paul Howard RPISIUS Clarence McKay Abe Higgenbotrom Robert Faye Jonas Woodbury Wallace Matilda Anne Anderson Ruth Small Marjorie Fossett Richard Danforth Emery Malcolm Frances Donnelly Frances Staples Mamie Rose. Anne Watkins Aleck Smart Ted Lewis Miss Abigail jones Billy Lamont Claudia Pauline Thayer F10 Marjorie Wood The Pest Eloise Ellingwood SOPHOMORE CLASS I The sophomore class meeting was held this year as usual to elect officers. Thomas Kel- ley was elected president, Albert Hopkins, vice-presidentg Ruth Patterson, secretary and treasurerg Marion Pike, representative to the student council. Again our freshmen were received int-0 the social life of the high school by the sophomores. Decorations used were of the colors of the two classes: green, blue, and White. Games were conducted by Danforth. ,g. FRESHMAN CLASS The 155 students of the freshman class held their first meeting on September 28, 1938. Those who were elected as class officers are as follows: Charles Moradian, presiderxtg Everett Dunton, vice-president, Phyllis Drake, secretary and treasurerg and Janice Hinkley, representative to the student counf cil. ,

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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

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THE QUILL Z5 The freshman-sophomore reception, held on November 1, was the first activity of the class. The gymnasium was colorfully deco- rated in blue and green, the colors of the two classes. The games, supervised by Mr. Danforth, were enjoyed by everybody. Athletics This year the G.H.S. football team went through a very tough season, but this did not fase any of the members as they worked all the harder to win. Out of eight contests they won the very good percentage of five games. Coach Cooper moulded his team around the following lettermen who returned to the fold this year: E. Dionne, W. O'Meara, W. Bailey, and D. Gould. The team went through the entire season without a single injury. It was the most finely developed team that has ever repre- sented Gardiner High School. The season resulted in the following scores: Gardiner 7 Farmington O Gardiner 13 Brunswick O Gardiner 21 Morse 7 Gardiner O Lewiston Z7 Gardiner 7 Skowhegan O Gardiner 6 Rockland 12 Gardiner 12 Cony 13 Gardiner 33 Hallowell 12 Ernie Dionne was chosen for the position of All-Maine schoolboy guard for the second year in succession. The following received letters for their fine work this year: V. Chase, D. Gould, E. Mooney, R. Moody, R. Davis, W. Dodge, E. Ellingwood, A. Lasselle, S. Holt, A. Benner, H. Foss, W. O'Meara, P. Fleming, Manager, C. New- house, Manager, E. Dionne, W. Bailey. R. Leavitt, R. Hopkins, R. Peacock, R. Giberson, E. Gallagher, and K. Mansir. BASKETBALL ' This year, instead of entering a team in the Kennebec Valley League, G.H.S. officials decided to withdraw in favor of intra-murall games. , During the season a group of veterans comprising a team called the Tigers, played in the Armory League. , The standing of the intramural league at the end of the season was as follows: White Skunks Blue Streaks Polar Bears Red Raiders Purple Panthers Black Bears Green Raiders ., , The five leading scorers in the league were: C. Newhouse 195 C. Ladner 131 .. R. Guay 157 W. Shepard 131, R. Peacock 115 I ,I HOCKEY ' With a few veterans back from last year's team, Coach Palmer Hinds' icebirds had a very fine season. Despite the fact that they only won three games, the season was considered to be quite a success as it developed a good many underclassmen into first class hockey mater' ial. The following are the season's scores: Gardiner O Kents Hill 4 Gardiner O Waterville 7 Gardiner Z Cony 3 Gardiner 1 Rockland 3 Gardiner 3 Rockland 2 Gardiner 2 Cony 6 Gardiner 1 Kents Hill 6 Gardiner O Waterville 4 Gardiner 6 Morse O Gardiner 7 Morse O