Hartland Academy - Ripple Yearbook (Hartland, ME)

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l SENIOR CLASS DAVID MARR SMITH- Smitty St. Albans General Band 1, Basketball 3, 4g Baseball 3, 45 Junior Prize Speaking 3g Athletic Association Officer 3, Bearls Claw Staff 33 Class Officer 3, Safety Club 3, President 3, 4. David is the chaufieur of the Senior class. He could always be seen driving the meat truck around Ha-rtland on weekends. We never could figure out whether he was delivering meat or just shopping around. Best of luck in the service. ANITA LeVASSEUR TWEEDIE- Pootsie Hartland Commercial Chorus 1, 2, B-and 1, 25 F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Ofiicer 45 Safety Club 3, 4, Class Officer 1, 2, 33 One-Act Play lg Cheerleading 1, 25 Athletic Association 2, Ripple Staff 2, 3, 45 Student Council 3, 45 Officer 3, Softball l, 2. Pootsie can be seen sitting on desks taking dictation. Although she is considered small, she can make plenty of noise. Best wishes to you and your family s. -in - KEITH ALLEN WILLIAMSON-L'Willy'l Hartland General Basketball 2, 3. 4g F. F. 2. 3: Officer 3, Baseball 2, 3, 45 Senior Play, One-Act Play 4, Safety Club 3, 4. Willy did a great job as Bill Wilkins in our Senior play. Keith can be seen dragging in late on Monday mornings for classes. Could he have overslept? Best of luck in the future. MURIEL RUTH WITHEE-'- Pumpkin Canaan General Muriel will always be remembered for her acting ability. Although Muriel comes from Canaan, she spends most of her time in Madison. Best of luck in the future. Sponsored by SNOWFLAKE CANNING CO.

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IL SENIOR CLASS SHERMAN MELVIN LAUGHTON- Sherm Hartland College Class Officer l, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 2, 3, Baseball l, 2, 3, 4, Student Council 3, 4, Prize Speaking 3, 4, Senior Play, Band 1, Athletic Association 2, 3, National Honor Society 3, 4, Ripple Staff 2, 3, 4, Alumni Award 3, Scholastic Award 1, 2, 3, Valedietorian. Sherm will be remembered for his role as Jack in the Senior play. That part seemed appropriate because Sherm can always be seen flirting with a pretty girl. Best of luck at the University of Maine. Association 3, Safety Club 3, saying shewas glad her sister luck at I. B. M. School. REBECCA GRACE PHILLIPS- Becky', St. Albans Commercial Chorus 1, 2, 3, Athletic Association 2, 3, Officer 3, Cheerleading 2, 3, Softball 1, 2, Student Council 3, 4, President 4, Ripple Staff 2, 3, 4, Senior Play 4, Class Officer 2, 3, 4. Becky is the quietest girl in the Senior class. She was Hartland's model for the Autorama Show. Best of luck in the future. DIANA MARIE PARENT- Cuddles Hartland Commercial Basketball 4, Cheerleading 3, Softball 3, Prize Speaking 3, Library Club Officer 4, Assembly Club 4, Officer 4, F. H. A. 3, 4, One-Act Play 4, Ripple Librarian 4, Newspaper Staff 3. Athletic Staff 4, Cuddles is Hartland's chief cook and bottle washer. Diana got married-no competition. is always Best of JUDITH ANNE SAWTELLE-:'judy General Detroit Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Ripple Staff 3, Library Club 4, Senior Play 4 F. H. A. 2, 3, 4, Officer 2, 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, Kennebec Valley Chorus 3, 4, Prize Speaking 2, 3, Winner 2, Basketball 1. Judy can always be seen writing letters to Farmington. Could it be she owns property there? Best of luck in the future. Sponsored by HARTLAND TANN ING CO. ?

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Literature For the literary section of this year's Ripple, the students in Mr. Lewis's English classes were given a basic plot to develop as they chose. The four best resulting themes are published, as examples of a variety of techniques in composition. Success Is Not Everything Jefferson C. Philbrick was a young, struggling television playwright. He had been writing for several years without too much success, making just enough on which to exist. He was also a very lonely man. But he was a shy person, not at all the type to make acquaintances with members of the opposite sex. Finally through a Lonely Hearts Club he obtained thc fict.itious name of a girl who was also lonely and wanted companionship. Jefferson, using a fictitious nam.e and a general post office delivery, started corresponding with her. The two wrote to each other for several monthsg after a while the letters tended- to be romantic. Jefferson, busy with his writing, found enough companionship in the letters and didn't bother trying to learn the identity of the girl to whom he was writing. He thought that she might be disappointed if she got to know him. But as the world turns, he hnally fell in love with another girl. Jefferson became acquainted with a waitress in a small restaurant. After a courtship of several months, they were married. During their courtship, Jefferson stopped corresponding to the Lonely Hearts' Girl. Theirs was a happy marriage for about a year. They both seemed to have basically the same simple tastes. Between the two of them, they scraped up enough on which to live. About a year after the marriage one of J efferson's stories was a big success on a top television dramatic show. From this starting point, Jefferson steadily climbed to the top as one of the best television playwrights. As much as Jefferson liked the fame of being a successful writer and the benefits which it reaped, he remained basically the same simple person. His wife on the other hand became exactly the opposite. She craved the bright lights and activities that went with being the wife of a successful writer. At first Jefferson attended these parties, but as a result his writing suffered and his marriage grew weaker. As their marriage grew steadily weaker and Jefferson became increasingly unhappy, he asked for a divorce. His wife refused to grant him one. This made him angry, and for the hrst time since his marriage he remembered the Lonely Hearts' girl. He thought of how nice it would be to correspond with her again. He decided then that there was only one thing left to do. A couple of weeks later Jefferson C. Philbrick, eminent television dramatist, and his wife were involved in an automobile accident which completely demolished their car. He, remarkably, escaped with only minor cuts and bruises, but she was tragically killed. This accident made Jefferson a free man, supposedly. While going through his wife's belongings after the accident, Jefferson came across some old letters which turned out to be the ones he had written to the Lonely Hearts' girl. Suddenly Jefferson realized what had happened. At. this moment a knock was heard at the door, and a commanding voice knifed through the stillness of the room. Open up in the name of the law. SHERMAN LAUGHTON '59 X . ,