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

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THE QUILL MAIN ENTRANCE A GARDINER HIGH SCHOOL If the walls of our high school could talk, Many varied tales could be told Of the different personalities who walk Each year from its great threshold. Some have become known in the world of fame And are proud of their Gardiner heritage. Others have gone out and accomplished their aim ln the working world of this day and age. May we not only be proud of Gardiner High But may she be proud of us, as well. Our love for her will remain 'til we die And her praises we ever will tell. e Editor-in-Chief

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Published Volume Thirty ffililur. , , l'lmim'.sx lviclmlgui' , Suriiur Asxixtililt lfilitov' lmum' Amsisliull Erlzlm' THE QUILL hy the Students of Gardiner High School, Gardiner, Maine JUNE, Nineteen Fifty Quill iBoard Nuniher One , . . . . .Arista QERAY NHENRY AI'KlNS . .,l'Aui, Rossi , JANE LBINEEN luniur Amxmnt liiixiriuxx Milmigur .... . , , . . , , .Rotmk FREN' IUEPARTMENT EDITORS Sclmnl Nt-uw , . .,.. ..... . , . , . . . . , , . l'A i'R1ciA lliuuik Mime . , . , ,FRISDERWK PUFVER Alimmi ,,..,. JANE lliiii, ANI! V,'XllL2HN Cuaris Hmmm- ...... Sri.vlA Si.osnEao AND Roixsar Wigan Alliluiiiw .l7iER'l'HA CSHRISTENSEN AND PAUL HAYDEN Cimluriiiiilx , . . FRANKLIN Looxie, c:UNS'l'ANCE LEssAun . . ,.,.. . ,,,. Rose WA'i'soN, lilL'HARl'I Suri-umm CLASS REPORTERS Sunim' . .,.,......... . . . . M.-xniei. Asn lunim- . , . ,Lois IRANFORVH Sulvlimnnru , , ,Enwmm Lunwii: lfuwliwriizii ,.... lVlARY LAssEiiif TYPISTS Alumni , .lil AINE l3oYN'roN Humor, , , , , ...., Louise -IoNEs Litumry- . ,IANE ANIJEIKSEN Athleticx . . , . . ,ALMA MoaEsuEAn Schuul Nunn ami Music , , ,MAHEL BREWER Cruilentiulx ..... . ,,,,... , , .GERAl,l3lNE Wll,l.lfKMS Front Tow, left to right: Sylvia Sloslwerg, jane Andersen, Lois Danforth, Rose Wzitsoii, Louise jones, Alina Mores- head, Constance Lessard, Mabel Ash. Second Tow: Patricia lluker, jane Dineen, Bertha Christensen, ,lane Bull, Mary Lassclle, Alice Gray, Geraldine Vfilliains, Elaine Boynton, Mable Brewer. Thirilmw: Vaughn Curtis, Roger Frey, lfdward Ludwig, Rohert Wt-lwh, Richard Shepherd, Paul Hayden. Fourth roiur Franklin Looke, Frederick Potter, Henry Atkins, Paul Rossi.

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H-if'-E'Literary?-T+L-'J IMPORTANCE OF A HIGH SCHOOL TO A COMMUNITY Have you ever thought of what a com- munity would be like without a high school? Think how much the activities in any com- munity center around such an institution. Of course, this pertains particularly to small communities where there are not many clubs and other organizationsg but it also pertains to large cities to a marked degree. Sports, s u c h as football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and track, provide enter- tainment for hundreds of people. These activities in the school prevent juvenile delinquency, as they keep the students occupied. The parents, teachers, friends, and students are brought in close contact with each other, improving public relations. Musical groups of any high school not only furnish entertainment for the residents of the town, but they bring out the talents of the young people. Band, orchestra, and glee club concerts, minstrels, and operettas are given from time to time during the school year. In addition, the school band plays for civic organizations, parades, and special events. Dramatics, public speaking, and debating are other activities that are enjoyed and shared by the students with the people of the community. It is easy to see how the community is built around the high school and also to see how dull the life of the average citizen would be without this institution. - Alice Gray, '50 THIS IS IT Well, here we are! After all these years we've finally made it. As we look back over our school days, we think how fast the time has flown, but we also remember how very often we sat in school wishing the time away, little realizing how fortunate we really were. Now we sit back and recall the many happy times and experiences we have encountered in school. Each of us thinks of it in a different light, now as he begins to realize just how im- portant education is, and he asks himself, Have I done my best? Am I ready for that which is ahead of me? These questions dominate our minds as we leave school. We will now be on our own. Our success and happiness depends upon how we have developed our powers of con- centration and stick-to-it-iveness to aid us in our quest of the future. - Franklin Looke, '50 SPIRIT The word spirit has many meanings. In one sense it means a supernatural thing, a ghost. In another way spirit means a drink or medicine that stimulates. And in still another sense it means vitality and vigorousness. Yet there is still another kind of spirit, a kind you cannot touch, but is very evident - School Spirit. School Spirit, as most people see it, is the cheering and encouraging that goes on while a school is competing with another school in some sports such as baseball, football, or track. But is that all that School Spirit means? I.,et's hope not!! Of course, that part is very important, but let's think of other places such as the dramatic club, the band and orchestra, the school dances, the tag days, the banquets, the school rules, the pupil's attitude toward their teachers, and- last but not least - the studies where it is equally important. School Spirit, therefore, is something that takes in all the meanings of the word spirit. School Spirit is a little ghost that lives in each of the students. It is a stimulant and medicine to any person or organization inthe school that needs its support. It is vigorous and full of vitality at football games and other fields of competition. School Spirit is a thing that flows through