Hartland Academy - Ripple Yearbook (Hartland, ME)

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FL'TURE FARMERS OF AMERICA First row, left to right: Robert Page, Kenneth Lary, Richard Lucas, Wendell Bubar, Harry Ballard, Paul Hughes, Raymond Ames, Richard Mower, Leslie Duran. Second row, left to right: Basil Brooker, Lloyd Wood, Dean Wiers, John Moore, Edwin Jor- dan, Kenneth Russell, Blaine Mower, Stanley Dyer, Blake Pease. Third row, left to right: Carl Pease, Lowell Knowles, Frank Quimby. Mr. Whitaker, Donald Nichols, LeRoy Rollins, Earl Jones. Absent when picture was taken: John Gee. highlight was the meeting' when Miss Philpot was our guest speaker. She demonstrated glass etching, tooling of leather, and painting designs and pictures on glass and wooden bowls. A Valentine party was amusing, for each girl made a valentine to exchange, writ- ing iher own verses. Other meetings have fea- tured a quiz program and the history and manufacture of clothing, a spelling contest in- cluding nutritional terms, and amusing skits. A committee from the club served hot choco- late during one noon hour. Another committee carried on a popcorn sale. In February the F. F. A. andi Hacomec or- ganizations hafd a box social. The boxes were especially attractive this year. The profit was divided equally between the two clubs. The prizes were two door prizes, and one for the prettiest -box. For our annual assembly, the one act play Have You Had Your Operation? was pre- sented. The members of the cast were: Patsv Hinton, Rowena Harris, Joanne Ballard, Paul- ine Murray, Barbara Ross, Dorothy Lawrence and Nettie Withee.. Our new club song which was written by the club member: was intro- duced to the school at this time. Our club has joined the Reid Cross this year and has helped the organization by making a number of utility bags. -Joyce Thompson, '44 THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Another successful year is drawing to a close for the Hartland Academy chapter of the Future Farmers of America. There are thirtv-one members this year with the fol- lowing ofiif-ers: President. John Gee: Vice- President. Harry Ballard: Secretary. Wendell Bubar: Treasurer. Richard Lucas: Reporter. Raymond Ames: Sentinel. Paul Hughesg and our advisor. Mr. C. P. Whitaker. We are justly proud of our projects this vear. for We won four prizes in the Sears Roe- buck State Contest. John Gee won F520 on a string ibean projectg Paul Hughes won 2512.50 -f 36 J-

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HACOMEC CLUB nl-awww, First row, left to right: Pauline Murray, Madeleine Hughes, Elizabeth Bunker, Virginia Wheeler, Lois Seekins, Joyce Thompson, Camilla Chute, Maxine Jones. Second row, left to right: Miss Boutilier, Barbara Goforth, Myrtle Lawrence, Eleanor Al- len, Thelma Philbrick, Nettie Withee, Madeline Hinton, Barbara Ross, Reta Spooner, Ina Cook, Dorothy Lawrence, Hazel Devereaux, Emily Blackden. Third row, left to right: Joyce Plumer, Gene Lee, Joanne Ballard, Edith Lord, Rowena Harris, Arlene McPherson, Maxine Brooker, Virginia Inman, Grace Roberts, Phyllis Gould, Evangeline Powers, Marguerite Hart. A special effort to improve the locker rooms has been made by the Victory Corpsw. The lboy's locker room has been painted and new lockers made. The girl's locker room is to be remodeled in a similar manner. These projects have been very successful throught the efforts of the Victory Corps. Nine members were able to attend the Maine State Student Council Conference held in Augusta, April 1. All the members feel rewarded for their efforts. -Rae Jean Randlett, '46 THE HACOMEC CLUB The Hartland Academy Home Economics Club started this year with thirty-six mem- bers. The officers were: President, Virginia Wheeler: Vice-President, Lois Seekinsg Sec- retary, Betty Bunker, and Treasurer, Joyce Thompson. The Club meets for an hour every Friday morning. The Hrst of the year a Planning Board was chosen with CamillaiChute from the senior class. Madeleine Hughes from the junior class, Maxine Jones as the sophomore representative, and Pauline Murray from the freshmen class. Early in December the Hacomec girls pre- pared and served the annual Future Farmers' Banquet at the Grange Hall. That evening the boys presented our club with a generous gift of money. Programs for each meeting were decided upon by the Planning Board. These meetings were varied so that we had some of' education- al value, some to help others, such as the Red Cross, and some just for fun. At our Christmas meeting, we decorated a tree, ex- changed gifts, and sang carols. A fashion show was an important meeting. A group of girls from the club demonstrated proper attire for various occasions and the colors and lines suitable for different individuals. Another ..I 35 Ji

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ORCHESTRA First row, left to right: Miss Glazer, Keith Cunningham, Rae Jean Randlett, Geraldine Sawyer, Madeleine Hughes. Second row, left to right: Blaine Mower, Mahlon Gray, Ruth Pearson, Ivan Welch, Ivan Crocker, Frederick Towle, Richard Mower, Shirley Steadman. Standing, left to right: Lyda Spaulding, Ethel Stone, Ivar Pearson, Harlan Emery, El- wood Gray, Barbara Goforth, Delma Smith. Absent when picture was taken: Charlene Stedman. for a pea project, Ivan Crocker won 37.50 for a corn projectg and Raymond Ames won 35.00 on his poultry project. This is about the best record of any individual school in the state. We are also proud of John Gee who has reached the degree of State Farmer and is a State Vice-President. He gave the 320 prize money to the F. F. A. just before he was in- ducted in the Navy. Harry Ballard was then elected president, Paul Hughes, vice-presi- dentg and Kenneth Lary, Sentinel. As usual, we held our annual Father and Son banquet this year, another success. We divided the honors and the proceeds from a box social with the Hacomec club and cleared about S19 for our club. We have been doing D. H. I. A. work for the boys are building over the boys' locker room in the academy. - .In all, we are happy about the year for the Chapter. Our assembly was a success. There are six more 'boys who are eligible- for the ldegree of State Farme1', a good record for any chapter. The boys are looking forward to another year of interesting work. We continue to do all we can for the school and the war effort. -Harry Ballard, '45 ORCHESTRA The Hartland Academy Orchestra began practice this year under a new supervisor, Miss Evelyn Glazer. It is composed of twenty members, nine of whom were taken into the organization this fall. Those nine are: piano, Ethel Stone, marimba, Banbara Goforthg trumpet, Richard Mowers, Frederick Towle, saxaphone, Blaine Mowerg trombone, Shirley Stedtmang and flute, Mahlon Gray, Ivan Welch, anld Ruth Pearson. The orchestra practices for an hour every Wednesday morning and plays at our Friday assemblies. A weekly appearance is something .-f 37 ji