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

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Strnlling Mung Tegether FAMILIAR hilit;F that thej,I might include a name wheee presence there wentd he herdlg.F endurahle. There were times when eueh news eeme tn friend 01' reemmate. There were the happier times when he had a furleugh and D1: Bailey, with uni failing understanding, granted leave frem eeheel fer eeveral days an that the meet might be made ef this furteugh. Semer times it wae the last time eff fer mamr weeks, and it meant a let to he with him. New and then Cerham men in the eerviee made epeeiel tripe te visit Nernml Hill during eeme brief respite frern duty. Settle had been elaeemetee ef the Juniere er Seniere; ethere had been lenger away frem

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NEWS AND VIEWS week and the return at a June Ceiiimenee- Irient after twe yeare ef Saturday elaeeea and a ehertened eeltege year. Cenfrented with this WHICDIHE ehange, the C235? whe had heeeme adept in getting etit ef Satm'ttay niernitig elaaeee1 applieti their eeneiderahle ingenuity, taet and per- euaeire pewere te whittling dewn Fridayt artermmne. We missed Miae Belle, whn had dene eueh a grand jeh in aperte and health edu- eatien, and weienmed as her eueeeeeer Miea Derie Fit: ef Auhiirn. We learned that Miea Lewie, whe had heen granted a leave Hr absence. was new teaching in Taeema, Wash. Mre. 1WI::u':idward., whe teek ever her Literature elaeeee as substitute last year: joined us as a regular member ef the faculty. Miss Lewis? Prietrtir Cluh die- handed, hut t'erthwith eprang up again ea the Amieitia Club with the Phaetrj,F Cluh pereennel aa eherter members. At the Junier High Seheel, ht r. Ander- erin, whe hatl aerreti lt'i years as primeipal, resigned tn heeenie superintendent e-f eeheele at IJerer-Fe'xereft. Mr. Ahhett, e Gtirhatn altitiiiiua, eame teem the principal- ehip ef a junier high eeheel at Seuth Paris tn eueeeed Mr. Antiereen. Mr. Ahhett married a Farmingten girl in Oetehen and they are living in the heuee en the eamptta where the Andereene tired. Mr. Tyler resigned as juiiier high eeheel teaeher et matheiilatiea and eeienee duringr the emmner te teat:h at Thernten Aeademy. Miee Alter: meeed tilietaire frerri her Sixth Grade Le take twee Junier High Englieh; and Wire. Clement, i'reni Bethel, aueeeeded Miae Allen. Mr. Abhett leek the TMath arid Seienee eiaeeee. The wheie aehtiet was saddened in the tell he the newa ef the death of Capt. Ralph Hansen. a Gerham graduate1 wheee wife was teaeher ei the Fifth Grade. At niid-yeara Wire. Hansen gave up her teaeh- ing and hire, Paekard heeame the Fifth Grade teaeher. Miae ?t'htrprhj.r waa marrieti during the Christmas helidaye te Lt. Jehn Keliehe. end aeeernpenieti hire te the West Ceaet. Mrs. Manchester eaeeeeded her as teacher ef the Seemed Grade. During.Ir the fell it h-eeeme ktinwn thet h'Iiae Keene? Miee Haetinge1 Miaa Ryan and Miss: 1FWe:etht-erd were planning te retire at Certhe'tl in Autumn the end of the year. Theugh theee friends had earned their retirement many times' ever: it did net seem peeeihle that this Was te he their last year at Gerham. Students and family alike Felt regret at their deei- eien te leave. The war waa eleee. tn the Gerhara earn- pue. Dailyr ite efieete and its demands teatetl the ateadfaetneee arid fertitude ef Gerhamitee te earrjr en teward the vital werk ef teaching te whieh thejtr had deeeteei themeeteee. The high eeurage that is ealled Fer in the wemen hehind the hghting men was net friend wanting. True! the days ef trial hiaekeute were ever and the pljrwetid ehutteret which the eHieient derniitterjrr civilian defense teama etepped ever the dining hall wirittewa in jig time, were etered away. There were rte mere teura rif duty apetting airplanes. But after ail, theae dutiee were easy,r anti helped take the mind eH real war. New there were htlndreda tit 1int-tnail lettere anti lenger letters and pareele geing eat free: Gttl'htith. There were anitieaalj.F awaited repliee. New there were the daily eaaualty iiete and the ever present peeei-

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FACES AND PLACES the eeheei. Den Biehee, veteran ef the Settth p-Flfifill': eelled in the fell! and Heb Vaughan called with his Gerhem reern- triete1 Gerry Meyherry, thettgh they are in riifferent hranehee Hi the eereiee. Eddie MeDeneugh, Deae. Tewne, Rey Knight, Red Black. Phii Kilnbaii. Seetty Cetnpheli, end Jehn Alden were ether eellere. Navy Lt. Letlie .ieneent iieriiier eetteh and physics ef the exciting New England Teeehere Cei- iege League hankethall eenteete that are a regular part ef peeeetime Gerhani eeiiege life. A state high eeheel erees eeuntrr ehttnipienehip was run ever the inngqniueed ereee eeuntry enuree in Ntwemher bringing heel: ti taste iii the spent: that will return with the peeee. There. were enly lwn er three fiancee iii+ Glimpse ef Campue frnm Church Tewer after the Leaves Have FaIIEH teacher, and Mrs. Jensen, eelied in Janu- ary. Capt. Orlande Aiiherti and his eieew mete, Lt. Hey Austin, were Februer?r vieitere. Alumni in uniferrn in all parts ef the werid kept in teueh with their alma mater threugh Frequent exchange ef letters with faculty and students. OeeeeienelI1t,I Dr. Beiilef,r reed lettere ef epeeiel interest in ehepel. The absence ef men's ethletiee was felt. Intreqnurel games had he take the piece steed ef the ueuei Iiherei pregrem ef Fri- day er Saturday tWElliltg EVEHleil'tith'lnaiE after beekethall games: fermele et verieue times. But the deneee this year were real eeeeeiene and the efi'erte making them pess- ihle in spite ef difheuitiee were appreciated by everjrene. The pleasant eenteet with Maine Maritime Aeetiemjr, a relatienehip, new in its eeeend year, is werth building inte a treditien. Eeeeuee it is-z it email eeileget Gerhem i5 likely.r to he undervalued at timee, even 11;; these whe- knew it best. A heerlening