Gorham High School - Schola Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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DEMONSTRATION TRAINING SCHOOL Did you think the Training School had turned into a menagerie last Fall? It did temporarily when Miss Frost's fifth grade -after studying about animals and how they prepare for winter, decided to have a pet show. The scene was laid at the edge of the pine knoll at the rear of the school, and the entire student body passed by the cages with their voting slips for smartest pet and best all-round pet . There were white rabbits and a big black one, baby kittens, chickens-and a great variety of dogssfroin a black baby spaniel who napped in the arms of his proud owner to the large collies and hounds who roamed at will and made friends with CVCl'yUlltf. Signs at each cage gave the name and story of each pet and the children supplemented these gladly for all inquirers. .Xs the Good Deed Club-these stu- dents conducted many indoot' activities. For instance whenever a spectator saw the children en masse eating apples, he knew it was Grade 5 earning some more money. They acctnnulated enough to buy a loud speaker for the room so it could enjoy the benefits of the school sound system. They subscribed to Child Lift' Magttsifie which has been a popular feature in the library corner. They de- cided to subscribe to help the upper grade's magazine contest-thus benefit- ting both grades. Page Six liustling activities at Christmas time brought to light another good deedf-out- fitting a Christmas box for a rural school in northern Blaine. lt was a real Santa's work shop. Some of the class wrote let- ters to the school, others figured post- age-everybody repaired clothes and toys. .Xnother group wrote a play centered around the idea and presented it at the Normal school. Instead of exchanging gifts among themselves each child brought a gift for the Christmas box. The parents of the students and the sixth grade enjoyed their dramatic pre- sentation ol 'flu' lfl'r'c.v :mtl lln' ,Ylzotv llztrkcr. They looked after their own social growth, too, with social dancing every Thursday-XYaltzing-Virginia Reels- l'trp-Cloes-the-XYeasel and some liuropean folk dances such as the llleking lisebogan. Une day the writer found them trying out their literary talents and caught this piece of work: Tnti hloox Is .x Sirius The moon is a great big shark That comes out when it is dark: The stars are small boats That try to catch it as it floats. Sometimes it gives you a surprise VYhen it looks at you with its big dark eyes. Sometimes when it floats in the blue It really seems to speak to yott. . t .TXXIICS Bloom'

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DEDICATION For nine years the Green and XYhite was under the almle direction of Miss Lewis. who did much for the bettering' of this hook. She changed the hook from one of much writing' to one ot' pictures. She xyasn't interested in pictures. just as pictures, hut she wanted theni to tell the story of our sehool life. She stressed pictures with aetion not posed pictures. She worked tirelessly to make each issue a sueeess. ller interest in this prolect was seeond only to that ot the l'oetry Chili. 'llhis past year she felt that to earry on hoth projects was lmeyond her strength so she gave up her position as faculty advisor of this puhlieation. ln appreciation of her work, her interest. and her help, we, the hoard of the l9-l2 Green and XYhite . wish to dedicate this issue to her. lines' liixe

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SCHOOL ln the middle ol' the lunior llrimarv floor there is :t large, hright orange tahle where the interest of the season is always displayed. In the liall the ehildren gath- ered for it many hright colored leaves: at Spring titne it was covered with pussy willows. maytlowers and forsythia which the ehildren foreed in water. Along these elementary seientitie lines they planted some tlower seeds, disettssed transplanting, hest times to plant and transplant and eare of the garden. .Xlthottglt they could not read a ther- mometer, they knew that it is ditlerent on dillerent days-that it is not the same indoors as out. The ehildren were very nnteh interested in seasonal happenings ---'f how people pre- pare for lYinterg signs of Spring always mean eroenses and no more snow snits. They told stories and tallied freely ahottt what natnre signs thev had seen and each one knew he nmst tell something interest- ing' so the others would want to hear it. This helped him to develop keener sense perception and more aeettrate tneaningfnl voeahnlary. lt also served to increase the haeltgrotnnl ol' all the children hy getting front eaeh what he knows. Spontaneity needless to say alrottnded in these soeial situations, To add to the well-halaneed program, there was an aetivity progrant every day and it' yon peeked in the door then yott might see some ehildren riding hieyeles. others playing with dolls and toys. still another group sitting in a eorner playing games. all learning to share. eooperate and have fun together. The sixth grade, not to he outdone, pro- dtteed for the whole sehool at' operetia entitled just llefore Llhristnias . Santa Claus with his hrownies and dolls sang and aeted in eostutnes made hy their parents. The mttsie department arranged the songs while the language elass made words up and printed the invitations in old Christmas Cards. The normal sehool shop helped with props and frames. Kliss Slosherg and Miss l'oli. the student teaehf ers, directed the show. The east did stteh a good jolt and ltept sttch exceptional hehavior during re- hearsals that they were given a hig party afterwards. Their httsiness ahility may he measured hy the class treasury whieh had hy the end of the year over S30 from the sale ol Christmas cards and valentines. With the money, they hought yarn with which the whole class knitted six-ineh squares for a Red Cross afghan. liveryone in sehool eoneentrates on not heing late and lllrs. Gross' elass made a speeial effort this year. hnt one hoy who didn't qnite make it onee or twiee. ottered the following' solntion in literary style: .X funny hird, strange and an' noying, Hew into my hird hottse. livery day he starts to sing ahont six o'eloel4. The other hirds jolt! lfontinued on Page 75D 'alll . 'b ' A-,i..q Page Sex en