George Stevens Academy - Mountain Echo Yearbook (Blue Hill, ME)

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NIO XI XIX lf fl The campalgn for new candrdates for the Student Councll took place m May and the mauguratlon took place Sub Freshman Da We the Student Councrl of 44 hope that the new councxl w1ll enjoy carry1ng on the chool s act1v1t1es and busmess as much as we have At the annual Student Counc1 Conven tron held thls year at Cony Hlgh School Augusta B G S A was represented by Donald B1sset and Roger Leach VARIETY SHOW I 'HAT a tlme' What a day' The Varxety Show sponsored by the SBDIOI Class and held May 19 really went over b1g' The parade was elaborated by the band and costumed students B S A Booths at the Town Hall throughout the afternoon nmg each class and club belng repr nted by a booth But now' Now' Don t tell us you dldll t laugh' ' ' We know that you dld and how could you help lt when W1ll1am Babson Edward Snowman and Donald Clark those charmmg young bathmg beautres swayed across the stage' What style' The flrst and only g1r1 ever to appear rn trunks wa that darmg Mlss Conn1e Butler' The audl ence was gazmg stead1y at the door she dull team were open and eve was to enter and were they surpused' I should thmk that the boys of B G S A could quallfy for a Job as a model anytlme What do you thmk after seemg them adorn women s garments Yassuh' Boss' Th1s here show sure am a push over' We agree w1th you endmen of the mm ,trel show Rascals ll'1 REVIEW Barney P1per Roger Lea h Donald Blsset Dana Conary as darkles and Kenneth Marks as 1nterlocutor sure d1d a swell Job' Hark' A sweet VOICE floats through the frall' Yes' Its Mary M Graw 511121119 Good Nlght Wherever You Are Walt' Another voxce' 'Ih1s tlme 1ts Kenneth Mal ks s1ng mg I Couldnt Sleep A Wmk Last N1ght Boy' He certamly had the grrls SWOOD11lg' N10 s1r' Frank Smatra has nothmg on hlm' Where have we heard that vo1ce before? That qu1et sooth1ng vo1ce9 Of course we remember' Its MHYJOIIG Young' And shes 'illlglllg Dont Bel1eve Everythmg You Dream We wonder 1f she doesnt mean rt too' Moonlxght On The Colorado was ung by that one and only boy w1th the Golden Vorce Gerald Wotton' Frances Long gave that sad song When I Go For '1 Walk One newcomer appeared under th spotllght that mght Allean Staples wlth San Fernando Valley Thls covers our show' We hope you all cnjoved rt and to those who dldnt see It ve hope youll find some enteltamment ln this rev1ew '14 V 'ff ' .- 1 - , .,.k , , . . ' - ,, rl - ' vw . n - ' w 4 . v - . C 2 v ,, ' .- u - . . V g ' 71 ' Q . ' , . , . U , . 1 . . 7 ' ' , . , of . G. , A . V ' .' - I 5 1 . , . . D- . .. -. ,, , , , . . se . S ' 3 ' 7 ' w . . . - 0 v J V V I . - . .

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lNAl'Nft YOU ARE AN AMERICAN THE courtroom was ahve wlth people people IH and out of unlform people w1th books and people wlth cameras pom pous business men wxth f1fty cent c1gars Army Cfhcers and Navy men In the cor ner the members of a marme band dressed 1n shlny blue unlforms wer nervously waxtlng In the m1dst f this mllllng throng there stood a fear ful and wonderlng woman A woman bowed by years of toll A black shawl wls thrown over her shoulders and shadows partlally concealed her face But even n the sem1 darkness a close examrnatlon would leveal that she was a Japanese She was unnotlced 1n the crowd The Whlti? ha1red Judge came forward and rapped the gavel Sllence fell lnstant Anna Isamora come forward please he sald Anna approached t1m1dlv wlth her head low She had been summoned to Anna the Judge sald gently as you know on the seventh of December of last year the Army of N1ppon struck a treach erous blow at the Un1ted States At the same tlme Amerlcans 111 Japan were thrown 1nto concentratlon camps some of them are dead now Anna you are gorng to go avg av from Los Angeles You are golng to a town near Bellevue Indlana The town 1S to be populated by Shlnto Amerlcans You w1ll stav there for the duratlon All of youl lace on the Paclflc coast w1ll accompanv you Now Anna I want you and vou people to make that camp a c1ty an Am erlcan clty Most of you are loyal Amer lcans a few are agalnst our govelnmenf We have no way of telhng between the two Anna I w1sh we could' Anna turned to go but the Judge lnter rupted Anna walt a moment th1s man has somethlng to say to you Anna turned uncertalnly A Navy man came forward he was be decked w1th shlny medals and multi col ored rrbbons He looked at hex wxth pam filled eyes pa1n that only men who have had to do a dreaded thlng know Anna he sald simply You have 1 son m the Navy Anna bowed uncertaxnly Anna I have somethmg to tell you ,our sen Hls vo1ce broke He pxcked up a yellow cablegram and handed It to her Anna could not read but somehow she seemed to sense what It sald Great tears swelled rn her eyes and they blurred her vlsxon The officer took out a white paper He began to read ln a deep reso nant voice For conspxcuous gallantry over and be vond the call of duty the Congress of the Un1ted States of Amer1ca awards the Con gre 1onal Medal of Honor to Hlro Isamo 1a m1dsh1pman Un1ted States Naval Re rve k1l1ed 1n actxon at Pearl Harbor De cember 7th 1941 He halted abruptly and then a blue rrbbon passed over her head and a gold medal swung from It Thats, all Anna except for one thmg Wherever you are whatever you do 1f you hv to be a thousand years old dont for vet YOU RE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN' ANIMAL COURAGE 'IHE cat had been starmg at h1m for more than an hour Not a port1on of her body moved She was as lmmoblle as the Sphmx She glared at h1m w1th yellow green eyes Even when he turned h1s head he knew that she was watching h1m He was swearmg under h1s breath Great drops of persp1rat1on rolled along the rldge of h1s nose and dropped onto h1s shlrt front He ran a stubby red finger alone the 1ns1de of hlS collar He had long SIHCC emoved h1s neckt1e but he was Stlll un comfortable A great 1dea struck h1m Why n t unbutton h1s collar button9 Dehghted wlth h1s ldea he reached up two trembllng hands and tr1ed to dlsengage the button but It d1d not work Suddenly he gave a d1sgusted wrench and tore at the button It came off w1th a loud pop and rolled onto the carpet He touched It ruefully w1th a pollshed shoetlp On the desk 111 front of h1m lay a 32 26 Xl llllwl' .' Fl ill Y . , AK , ' ' . . I Y' ' ' . ' , , . ' 1 1 . . V f Q lv . l . . -U . 0 I , '- ' . 5, . 1 ' a ss' ' ' - se , ' ' ' , . . h 'l . - . . ' , , ' X- ln 1 Q ' ly. l f U' H . , v ' - ' . .i . V ' Q ' , -' A I' i V y 'Y 1 K Q I . ' Y the court. She did not know why. -Waldo Comms' 46' , ' ' idvi- , . ' v ' ,, 1 - . - I - , , V r ' ' . ' l . ,g la - Y . - - - v v Y -I - - . H A . . 3 I V . . Kl YY ' ' gg ' ' . ,, 1 Y 1 .