Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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DEMGNSTRATION TRAINING SCHOOL Did you think the Training School had turned into a menagerie last Fall? lt did temporarily when Miss l rost'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 hy 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 dogs-from a hlack 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 everyone. Signs at each cage gave the name and story of each pet and the children supplemented these gladly for all inquirers. As the Good Deed Club-these stu- dents conducted many indoor activities. For instance whenever a spectator saw the children en masse eating apples, he knew it was Grade 5 earning some more enough to money. They accumulated buy a loud speaker for the room so it could enjoy the benefits of the school sound system. They subscribed to C Izila' Life lwagasfnc which has been a popular feature in the library corner. They de- cided to subscribe to help the upper gracle's magazine contest-thus benefit- ting both grades. I 'age Six liustling activities at Christmas time brought to light another good decd-out- fitting a Christmas box for a rural school in northern Maine. 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 prc- sentation of The lflzm' and flzv ,S'fmt'- nzukcr. They looked after their own social growth. too, with social dancing every Thursday-XValtzing-+Virginia Reels- l'op-Goes-the-XVeasel and some European folk dancessuch as the lileking lisebogan. One day the writer found them trying out their literary talents and caught this piece of work: rlilllf Kloox Is A SHARK The moon is a great big shark That comes out when it is darkg The stars are small boats That try to catch it as it fioats. Sometimes it gives you a surprise VVhen it looks at you with its big dark eyes. Sometimes when it fioats in the blue It really seems to speak to you. JA MES Moonv

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DEDICATION lfor uiue years the Green aud XYhite was uuder the almle direction of Miss Lewis. who did much for the hetteriug ot this lmoolq. She changed the hook from oue of much writiug to oue of pictures. She xyasirt interested iu pictures. just as pictures, hut she wauted them to tell the story of our school life. She stressed pictures with actiou uot posed pictures. She worked tirelessly to make each issue a success. Her iuterest iu this project was second ouly to that of the Poetry Cluh. This past year she felt that to carry ou lioth projects was lmeyoud her strength so she gave up her position as faculty advisor of this pulmlicatiou. lu appreciation of her work, her iuterest, aud her help, we. the board of the l9-l2 Green and XYhite . wish to dedicate this issue to her. l'age l-'ix e

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SCHOOL ln the middle of the hlunior l'rimat'y Floor there is a large, hright orange tahle where the interest of the season is always displayed. ln the lfall the children gath- ered for it many hright colored leavcsg at Spring time it was covered with pussy Willows, mayflowers and forsythia which the children forced in water. .Xlong these elementary scientific lines they planted some flower seeds. discussed transplanting, hest times to plant and transplant and ca1'e of thc garden. .Xlthough they could not read a ther- mometer, they knew that it is different on different days-that it is not the same indoors as out. The children were very much interested in seasonal happenings-how people pre- pare for XYinterg signs of Spring always mean crocuses and no more snow suits. They told stories and talked freely ahout what nature signs they had seen and each one knew he must tell something interest- ing so the others would want to hear it. This helped him to develop keener sense perception and more accurate meaningful vocahulary. lt also served to increase the hackground of all the children hy getting from each what he knows. Spontaneity needless to say alaounded in these social situations. To add to the well-halanced program. there was an activity program every day and if you peeked in the door then you might see some children riding hicycles. others playing with dolls and toys, still another group sitting in a corner playing games. all learning to share. cooperate and have fun together. The sixth grade, not to he outdone, pro- duced for the whole school an operetfa entitled lust liefore Clu'istmas . Santa Claus with his hrownics and dolls sang and acted in costumes made hy their parents. The music department arranged the songs while the language class tnade words up and printed the invi'ations in old Christmas cards. The normal school shop helped with props and frames. Kliss Slosherg and Miss 1'oli, the student teach- ers, directed the show. The cast did such a good joh and kept such exceptional hehavior during re- hearsals that they were given a hig party afterwards. Their husiness ahility may he measured hy the class treasury which had hy the end of the year over 21530 from the sale of Christmas cards and valentines. XYith the money. they hought yarn with which the whole class knitted six-inch squares foi' a Red Cross afghan. lfveryone in school concentrates on not lacing late and Mrs. Gross' class made a special etfort this year, hut one hoy who didn't quite make it once or twice. offered the following solution in literary style: AX funny hird. strange and an- noying, Hew into my hird house. livery day he starts to sing ahout six o'clock. The other hirds join tfontinued on Page 751 Page Seven