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

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THE QUILL

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THE QUILL 11 NOVEMBER 8. The Collins Festival gave in assembly a short preview of the first of their series of entertainments. OCTOBER 14. Miss Grace Phelan showed us some real typing. Miss Phelan is one of the fastest amateur typists in the world. NOVEMBER 6. Mr. W. A. NVheeler gave us an interesting talk on railroads and their value. The chairman of the Student Council com' mittees took charge of assembly one morning, each one giving a short speech on the duties of his respective committee. DECEMBER 13. The annual Athletic Fair was held with much success and pleasure. Two onefact plays were presented by members of the Dramatic Club, after which a dance was held in the gym and candy and cold drinks were sold at the booths. JANUARY 30, Each member of the cast of the Dramatic Club play was introduced, and a few short previews were given. We were especially favored by having a swing orchestri, made up largely of high school students, entertain us in assembly. The orchestra is led by Earland Welch and directed by James Desmond. CLUB MINSTREL FEBRUARY 27 AND 28. The seventh annual minstrel show under the direction of Mr. David Kelley and Mr. Hinds was a great success. The setting this year was a court' room with the endmen, Thomas Kelley, James Desmond, Charles Mooradian, Robert Leavitt, Arthur Fossett, and Robert Demers, acting as policemen. The interlocutor, in the part of judge, was Mr. Hinds. BAND The band, under the direction of Mr. Kelley, had an eventful year. At almost every football game the band appeared, acf companied by eight clever drumfmajorettes and the cheerleaders. The band also enterf tained us in assembly. ORCHESTRA Through the capable leadership of Miss Towne, Gardiner High School had once more an orchestra to be proud of. It furnished the music at various plays throughout the year. HIfY CLUB The officers of the HifY Club for this year are president, Charles Storm, vicefpresident, Robert Baileyg secretary, Perley Bettsg treasf urer, Donald MacDonald. The aim of this club is to establish throughout the community high standards of Christian character. COMMERCIAL CLUB The Commercial Club held their first meet' ing to elect officers. Those elected were presif dent, Dorothy Whittier, vicefpresident, Gerf trude Farnham, secretary, Margaret Brooksg treasurer, Doris Colby. Miss Perry is the faculty adviser. At each meeting some enter' tainment has been provided. PUBLIC SPEAKING Under the direction of Miss Charlotte Jewett, public speaking has had a successful year. Medals were given to Margaret Dan' forth and James Desmond in the school conf test. Margaret Danforth was chosen to rep' resent Gardiner High School in the prelim' inary of the Lydia Spear Contest at Winslow on April 4. REMEMBRANCE Lest we forget those who have come and gone, and one in particular who served so long and faithfully and gave so unstintingly of her' self to the profession, let us call to mind some of our former teachers and friends. Mr. Cooper, who from 1936 to 1940 taught general mathematics and served four success' ful years as coach, is now at Bar Harbor, where he is still carrying on in the same conf scientious manner and doing a fine job. Miss Plaisted, the very efficient teacher of typewriting and stenography from 1927 to 1940, has transferred her talents from the teaching profession to the medical. She is now office manager at the Dr. R. D. Simons Memorial Clinic, where she is happy in her work and a popular member of the organization. Mr. Connors, the manual training teacher, resigned to take up the same type of work at Lewiston. He was a well liked and very eifif cient teacher at Gardiner High School from 1937 to 1941 and also successful as coach of the boys' Junior High basketball team.

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THE OUTLL 13 Now we come to our dearly beloved and respected former librarian, Miss Marietta Parshley, who retired last year after faithfully serving the Gardiner schools for a long period. For the last eighteen years she has been libraf rian of the Alice M. Richards' Memorial Library at the High School, where she en' deared herself to students and teachers alike with her pleasant manner and unselnsh devotion to her work. On all the young people who knew her she has left a lasting impression Of goodness and patience which they will always remember. And so while we associate ourselves with the new friends, let us not forget the old. SENIOR CLASS The senior class held its first meeting shortly after the beginning Of the school year. Thomas Kelley was elected president, Albert Hopkins, vicefpresident, Ruth Patterson, secretary and treasurer. The other Ofhcers elected were members to the student council who were to represent the senior class for the following year. These are: Rita Buckley, James Gin' grow, Linwood Jackson, president, Robert Bailey, vicefpresident, Marion Pike, secretary. Chairmen of the various committees who were not chosen until somewhat later than usual this year are as follows: Mary Goud, Welfare Committee, Charles Storm, Program Committee, James Gingrow, Boys' Lockers Committee, Virginia Wise, Public Service Committee, Thomas Kelley, Grounds Commitf tee, Alfred Ladner, Halls Committee, and Rita Buckley, Girls' Lockers Committee. On November 1, 1940, was given another annual senior play under the direction of Miss Anna B. Longfellow of the faculty. Try It With Alice was presented to one of the largest audiences which attended any play this year. CASF OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Hamilton Mrs. Hill Mabel Hamilton Billy Kirkwood Harry Mattox Leo Ashton Arabella Winters Judge Applegate Jack Carlton COLLEEN DELONO REGINA WEHRWEIN IVIARIAN PIKE THOMAS KELLEY JAMES DEsMoNn PERLEY BETTS MARY GOOD ALFRED LADNER MERTON AVERY Alice Tanner RUTH PATTERSON Betty Ingasoll BETTY CURRY Sam Ashton MURRAY SHEPARD After the annual Christmas recess Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gardiner invited the senior class to a party at the Oaklands January 3. The class as a whole marked this as one of the outstanding events of the year. Pauline Fuller was elected as D. A. R. rep' rcsentative from Gardiner High School. On March 7 all members of the senior class were requested to write a competitive essay, titled, nWhy I am proud to he an American . The winners of this contest which was sponf sored by the D. A. R. organization will be announced at graduation exercises. IN MEMORY OF BARBARA EVELYN GORDON JUNIOR CLASS The junior class of Gardiner High School met On September 17, 1941, and elected the following Officers: Robert Bailey, president, Bert Hoyle, vicefpresident, Phyllis Drake, secf retary and treasurer, and Janice Hinckley, representative to the student council. The juniorfsenior booth at the Athletic Fair took in 3521.13 net profit. Candy, soft drinks and ice cream were sold. Four juniors were elected to the Dramatic Club: Margaret Clark, Martha Clark, Phyllis Baker, and Esther Merrill. Janette Manson was elected assistant edif tor of the Quill , Mary Demers, assistant business manager, and Robert Jacobs, class reporter. Class rings, Mr. Danforth told us, are to be bought this year at Lincoln HarlOw's jewelry store on Water Street. The junior play cast was chosen by Mr. Danforth, Mr. Kelley, and Miss Perry. The cast is as follows: Mrs. Oral Skipworth MARTHA CLARK CHRISTINE CIALLANT ROBERT JACOBS EsTHER MERRILL MARY ANN DEMERS BETTY BUKER Imogene Hank Dorothy Brill Peggy Walters Gladys Hermann