Hermon High School - Microphone Yearbook (Hermon, ME)
- Class of 1952
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A STEADY DIET OF GOOD LISTENING WITH DAILY SURPRISES ON WGU Y WGU Y-FM 1230 ON YOUR DIAL 93.1 MEG. CBS RADIO NETWORK Compliments of THE FACULTY THE MICROPHONE from the press of Furbush-Roberts Printing Co., Inc. 108-110 Exchange Street Bangor Please Patronize Our Advertisers Dedication It is with sincere appreciation that we, the students of Hermon High School, re- spectfully dedicate this issue of the “Micro- phone” to Irma A. Patten, who has faithfully served us as a teacher of languages and social studies for the past four years. FACULTY First row: Mrs. Bertha Myers, Prin. Lawrence Dwyer, Mrs. Irma Patten. Second row: Mr. Clarence Pratt, Mr. Charles Smith, Mr. Reginald McLaughlin, Mrs. Katherine Herrick. EDITORIAL BOARD First row: G. Shields, M. Brown, G. Overlock, J. Burgess, P. Woodard, M. Phillips, R. Bemis, P. Leathers, Mrs. Myers. Second row: C. Harris, M. Johnson, V. Lord, R. Campbell, N. Phillips, J. Overlock, I). Hillman, M. Light, F. W.hite. Third row: M. Lord, L. Robinson, D. Bemis, E. Byers, B. Bridge, W. Bishop, J. Hatch, C. Pickard, M. Teague. The Microphone Published Annually by the Students of HERMON HIGH SCHOOL Volume 23 Number 1 EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief Patricia Woodard Assistant Editors Joan Burgess, Marilyn Phillips, Patricia Leathers Co-Business Managers Golda Overlock, Ruth Bemis Eugene Byers Wayne Bishop Marilyn Light Vanessa Lord Assistant Business Managers ...................... Lloyd Robinson Ruth Campbell Natalie Phillips Carleton Pickard Literary Editor Gloria Shields Assistant Literary Editor Darrell Bemis Locals Editor Marilyn Brown Assistant Locals Editor Alumni Editor Jeanette Overlock Assistant Alumni Editor Faye White Athletic Editor—Girls Athletic Editor—Boys Burrill Bridge Joke Editor Janicp Hutch Assistant Joke Editor Exchange Editor Tyjrist Fred E. Emerson Supt. E. C. McGraw BOARD OF EDUCATION Mrs. Hattie Frost Howard A. Crosby Prin. L. W. Dwyer Commencement Activities The Commencement activities will begin with the Baccalaureate service, which will be held at the Hermon Baptist Church, Sun- day, June 1, 1952, at 8 P.M. Reverend Theo- dore Perkins will deliver the sermon. The Senior-Alumni banquet will be held Monday evening, June 2, at the Masonic Hall. Com- mencement will be Thursday evening, June 5, at 8:00 P.M., in the I.O.O.F. Hall. The graduation ball will follow. The graduation program is as follows: Processional Invocation Salutatory -.......-...- Patricia Woodard Honor Essay Golda Dverlock Music President’s Address ....- Class History Class Prophecy Burrill Bridge .. Ruth Bemis Eugene Byers Gloria Shields Wayne Bishop Music Class Will ........ -.......Corinne Harris Class Gifts..-......... -...Joan Burgess Phillip Porter Valedictory Marilyn Brown Marilyn Phillips Presentation of Awards Prin. L. W. Dwyer Presentation of Diplomas —........... ............... Supt. E. C. McGraw Benediction Recessional Class Colors: Blue and White Class Flower: Red and White Roses Class Motto: “We lower our anchor at success.” Class Marshal: Sidney Andrews Class Advisor: Mr. Reginald McLaughlin JAMES BURTON BISHOP “Burt” “The wrong way always seems the more reasonable” Agriculture Course: F. F. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 3, 4; Volunteer Fireman 3, 4; Junior Exhibition 3. RUTH ELIZABETH BEMIS “Ruthie” “The secret of success is constancy to purpose” Commercial Course: “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Librarian 1; Cheerleading 2, 3, 4; Editorial Board 2, 3; Co-Business Manager 4; Junior Exhibition 3; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Stu- dent Council President 4; National Honor Society 4; Magazine Con- test Manager 4; Class History. WAYNE FREDERICK BISHOP “Wayne” “A worker is known by his works.” College Course: Touch Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, Co-Cap- tain 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; League Spelling Contest 2, 3; Junior Ex- hibition 3; Class Treasurer 4; Na- tional Honor Society 4; Editorial Board 2, 3, 4; Candidate at Dirigo Boys’ State 3; Volunteer Fire- man 3; Class Prophecy. MARILYN KAYE BROWN “Mai” BURRILL ALMON BRIDGE “Bridge” “My desire is to get the best out of life” “Every woman is a book if you know how to read her” JOAN FRANCES BURGESS College Course: “Gaslite Gaye- ties” 1; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Bas- ketball 2, 3, Co-Captain 4; Edi- torial Board 3, 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” (Prompter) 4; “She Married Well” (Assistant Direc- tor) 4; D.A.R. Representative 4; Glee Club 1; Co-Valedictorian. College Course: Touch Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Exhibition 3, first prize for boys; League Prize Speaking 3, second prize for boys; Editorial Board 4; Class Vice- President 3; Class President 4; Basketball 4; “Last Night’s Paper” 1; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Volunteer Fireman 3; Class Presi- dent’s Address 4. “Jo” “Honest labor bears a good face.” Commercial Course: “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Editorial Board 3, 4; League Spelling Contest 3; National Hon- or Society 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Softball 4; Class Gifts. CORINNE HOPE HARRIS “Connie” “Though she be little, she be fierce.” Commercial Course: Hartford, Connecticut 1; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Librarian 2; Editorial Board 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Class Will. EUGENE LLOYD BYERS “Gene” “Rome was not built in one day” Agriculture Course: Baseball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, Co-Cap- tain 4; Touch Football 1, 2, 3, 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” (Man- ager) 4; F.F.A. 2, 3, 4; Editorial Board 2, 3, 4; Class History. JANICE MARIE HATCH “Jan” “The night brings counsel” Commercial Course: Glee Club 1, 2, 3; “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Li- brarian 4; Class Secretary 2; Cheerleader 3; Head Cheerleader 4; Editorial Board 4. CLARENCE A. HOMSTEO “Pete” “Why work when there is play?” Agriculture Course: F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1; “Last Night’s Paper” 1; “High School Daze” 2; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” (Man- ager) 4; Touch Football 3. GOLDA ROBERTA OVERLOOK “Goldie” “Put your troubles in a box and sit on the lid” Commercial Course: “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Class Secretary 1; Microphone Staff 2, 3; Co-Business Manager 4; “High School Daze” 2; Junior Exhibition 3; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Basketball Co-Captain 4; National Honor Society 4; 1st Honor Essay. MELVYN GORDON KITCHEN “Mel” “Never worries and seldom hurries.” Agriculture Course: “L a s t Night’s Paper” 1; “High School Daze” 2; “The Kid Makes Up His Mind” 3; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; “She Married Well” 4. JEANETTE M. OVERLOCK “Jean” “Silence in more than any song. Commercial Course: Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Editorial Board 4. GLORIA ARLENE SHIELDS “Glo” “A merry heart yoen all the day. Commercial Course: Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Edi- torial Board 3, 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Vice-President 4; Class Prophecy. PHILLIP JAMES PORTER “Goobie” It in not good that man nhould he alone.” General Course: Touch Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3; Basketball 3; Volunteer Fireman 2, 3, 4; Class Gifts. MARILYN EDITH PHILLIPS “Mai” “I take no man’n opinions, I have some of my own.” Commercial Course: Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Class President 1; “High School Daze” 2; Librarian 3; Editorial Board 3, 4; Class Secretary 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; Vice-President 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; “She Married Well” 4; Class Sec- retary 4; Co-Valedictorian. KENNETH WALTER WILSON “Kenny” “Why should the devil have all the good things?” Agriculture Course: “Last Night’s Paper” 1; “High School Daze” 2; F.F.A. 3, 4. PATRICIA ANN WOODARD “Pat” “Few things are impossible to dili- gence and skill. Commercial Course: “Gaslite Gayeties” 1; Glee Club I. 2, 4; Librarian 2; Softball 3, 4; Na- tional Honor Society 3, 4; Editorial Board 3; Editor-in-Chief 4; “He Couldn’t Marry Five” 4; Saluta- toriam Senior Statistics Name Favorite Saying Will Die of R. Bern is “No future in it” Skiing B. Bishop (???• •—!!!??) Tinkering W. Bishop “Can’t see it” Women B. Bridge “For crying out loud” Overwork M. Brown “Holy codfish” Old age J. Burgess “It is?” Talking E. Byers “Oh” No one to tease C. Harris “I got news for you” Staying home J. Hatch “You don’t know, do you?” Cheerleading C. Homsted “Think so” Refuses to die M. Kitchen “Oh yeah” Hurrying G. Overlock “Oh great” Being quiet J. Overlock “Oh! my gosh” Being noisy M. Phillips “Really” No place to go P. Porter “Crumby sakes” Shaving G. Shields “Oh for Pete’s sake” Not seeing Sonny K. Wilson “Right” Not working P. Woodard “Gee whiz” Sitting still Pet Peeve Ambition Identification Terriplane To be a secretary Skirts Home work To be a farmer Glasses Bases on balls To be a Republican Short haircut Teachers To be a dentist Red Buie’.; Basketball referees To be a nurse Stack of books Boys To be a private secretary Laughing Nothing to do To join the Air Force Flirting Waiting To get married Ballerinas Studying To be a telephone operator Red hair Detention To own a poultry farm Plaid shirts Stage fright To be a fisherman Long legs Staying .home To be a beautician Being pessimistic House work To be a telephone operator Long blond hair Washing dishes To be a housewife High heels Selling candy To be a sailor Whiskers Getting mad To be rich Dark eyes Exams To grow tall Wavy hair Bossy people To have a million friends Cotton dresses From the Principal's Office On the morning of April 4, 1952, Hermon High School and all its contents were com- pletely consumed by flames. The material loss was great. Much money will have to be spent to replace the building. All who have graduated from the school or who have been at all familiar with it will know that it is difficult to place a price on the value of the contents. Hundreds of dollars worth of equip- ment had been purchased through the hard work of students present and past. Some of this can be replaced, much of it cannot. In addition, there were many student belongings of practical and sentimental value lost in this early morning tragedy. Many memories of past accomplishments and dreams of things to come were personified in those material possessions both large and small. All that has happened. Much that has transpired will always remain with us. Out- great concern, though, must be with the present and future. We must all try during this period of transition to maintain our hisrh standards and to present a sound edu- cational program. As we look to the future our plans and our concerns must be for the best interests of the boys and girls in Hermon. We mav at times have to forget matters that are of great concern to us personally and evaluate them in the light of what is best for all. If we keep in mind the goal of attainin' what is best in all respects for our boys and girls and go ahead co-operatively, we shall soon see Hermon High School restored and with it its ideals and aspirations for the future. If we remember the best of the past and work harder for the future, we shall see a high school in which we can all take justi- fied pride. The Editor Speaks We of the editorial staff have found it slightly difficult to put out a “Microphone” this year. The loss of all our material was our major setback. Although our 1952 edition will be slightly smaller than those of past years, we feel that we have done our best under the existing conditions. Due to the short time remaining after the fire for re- writing, we have found it necessary to omit the traditional literary section. We have, though, a greater display of pictures. This year’s publication will be an attempt to write a record for the year. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our advertisers for helping us to make our year book possible. We hope everyone will patronize our advertisers. P. A. W. Should Driver Training Be Made Compulsory? “Take it easy, son. . .” How often have we heard these exact words as the teen-age boy leaves his parents waving to him as he drives away in the family car. Yes, take it easy—it’s life or death. Every twenty-four hours ninety-seven lives are lost in traffic accidents. Twenty-seven per cent involve school-age drivers, a terrifying teenicide rate. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you, the parent, could pass the car kevs ovev to your son without a single worrv about his safety? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you couH just sit back and relax because you kn°w ho was a safe driver and a good driver? Wou’dn’t it be grand if you. the teenager, could ap- proach your dad and ask him for the car keys and not have to feel uncomfortable be- cause you know he doesn’t trust you and that 12 The MICROPHONE he will sit home and worry all the time you are away. There is one way to cut down this terrify- ing teenage rate. That way is through high school driver training. Police accident records show that the trained high school driver has up to seven times less accidents and ten times fewer traffic tickets than the untrained one of the same age. High school driver training has proven more effective than anything else in the history of the safety field in cutting accidents. Why then isn’t high school driver training made com- pulsory in all high schools? Opponents of compulsory driver training cite the following reasons: Its cost is too high. Schools already teach too many sub- jects that distract from their primary func- tion—reading, writing, and arithmetic. Teaching a person to drive is the respon- sibility of the family, the community and the police. In answer to this opposition: first, dual- control driver training cars are available without cost to every United States high school that has a trained teacher and can offer the course a minimum number of hours. The only costs are those of training an in- structor and the cost of books. Second, what could be of any more importance to a person than his life? If a person isn’t alive he cer- tainly doesn’t have to worry about reading, writing, and arithmetic. Learning to be a safe driver is of far more importance than learning to be an excellent speller or typist. Perhaps few people do make their living by driving automobiles, but what good is a job as manager or head of a concern if that person is killed or badly injured while travel- ing to his job? Few of us live within walking distance of our jobs. Therefore, we must travel by automobile. And if we all have to drive an automobile some time in our lives, why aren’t we trained to do so? Third, only from a trained teacher can one learn driving without picking up dozens of mistakes most older drivers make un- consciously, like incorrect parking, illegal turning of corners, speeding, and riding the clutch. The habits we form the first few times behind the wheel are the habits we shall continue to follow' throughout our driv- ing career. Therefore, why aren’t these habits made to be the habits of a good driver and not those of a trial and error driver? All of us are sick and tired of being ex- posed to the dangerous, careless drivers who cause accidents to themselves and others. And every one wants to cut down the 35,000 and over yearly death toll on the highways. Is compulsory high school driver education the solution? Edi tor-in-Chief Opportunity, Our Future Our future depends on us. It is up to us to make that future worthwhile. There are many opportunities for all of us, including the opportunity to live happy and successful lives. We have had the opportunity to re- ceive a very useful education. Perhaps at times we have considered the task a tough struggle. Perhaps we have become very dis- couraged with school, especially the week of term tests but all this discouragcipent and struggling has been worth that long-aw aited diploma. Our job may have been difficult, but what can we expect? We can’t expect to have our education passed to us on a platter trimmed w ith gold, can we? We have to work for what we get in this world. Per- haps w'e have considered this deal rough, but it hasn’t been so bad with the careful guid- ance w’e have received during our school days. Things will probably tend to be much more difficult now’ that wre shall have to dig things out for ourselves. Some day we shall realize what an opportunity this has been— if we don’t realize it now. It is a great opportunity to be able to go out into this world of ours after graduation and be able to get a nice job and earn an honest living. It is also an opportunity to have the right to vote, to do as we think just, and to own a business, a car, a home, and other necessary and enjoyable articles. Would we be able to do all the things in life w’hich are right without this great op- portunity of education? There w’ould be many things in government w’e w’ould not understand completely without the aid w'e have received in school. There would also be many things in our daily living that w'e w’ould not understand without this education. As we can see, education has much to do with the opportunities for us in the future. The MICROPHONE 13 There are many other opportunities besides education in life, but this opportunity seems to be the most important to me. Without this education I feel that my life would be worth much less and have little real mean- ing. Assistant Editor Looking Ahead Are you planning for your future? Are you working to carry out these plans? Do you realize the importance of your plans to others as well as to yourself? These are questions which should be con- sidered by all high school students. Many boys and girls do not realize that their plans for the future will affect others as well as themselves. I have often heard boys who were think- ing about quitting school say, “What’s the sense of planning and working for the future? Uncle Sam will take care of that.” To some extent this is true, but does it sound reasonable and realistic? Young Americans are fighting in Korea at this very moment so that we can plan and work for our future. Why should we be selfish and not take ad- vantage of our present opportunities? Come on, boys and girls, let’s plan and work so that we too will be doing our part iff making this a better world in which to live in the future. Duty may call us to different jobs in many places. Let’s do today’s work well so we’ll be prepared for whatever the future brings. Assistant Editor Sound Off! To arms! To arms! Teenagers, must we stand for all this criticism? Why, we don’t do anvthing right! We can’t drive! We can’t behave! We talk out of turn! We trea our elders with disrespect! We’re irresponsible! Are we going to take this? Let me sound off and I’ll tell you what I think. It’s only human to mock peoDle more im- portant than ourselves. Because some teen- age drivers try to be Junior Daredevils, we are all condemned, even though we are just as good drivers as a lot of older people. We don’t behave well in public, according to some. What about the people who slam doors in your face, or who don’t thank you when you’ve picked up something for them? I get a lot of enjoyment out of the expression on someone’s face when I hold a door open for him, stand aside for him to pass, or excuse myself when I walk in front of him. He looks so surprised to see that someone will stop hurrying and hold a door open for an older person. Just watch the expression on their faces when you, an uncouth teen-ager, do an act of chivalry. We are also irresponsible. Why? The an- swer is we haven’t had as much practice as older people have had in managing things. A lot of people don’t think we are capable of engineering anything, so they don’t give us practice. Wouldn’t some people be surprised if they could attend a class or student coun- cil meeting or a meeting of one of the var- ious clubs for teen-agers? In my opinion these meetings are just as orderly as older people’s meetings, if not more so. For an example, consider town meeting, or the gov- ernment, with its problems of cleaning up corruption, settling strikes, dealing with walk-outs at U. N. meeting, etc. Just remember that we try to act “grown- up,” but how can we if grown-ups act like children? Assistant Editor The Test The day dawned bright and clear. I joy fully sprang from my bed. Then my spirits sank when I realized what the afternoon would bring. In spite of all I did to prevent it, 3:15 P.M. drew closer. Hazel and I went to the police station and entered the office. The examiner came out and checked the registration certificate and Hazel’s license. With one look at him, I thought to myself, “Sister, your number is up!” for he looked as cross as old Scrooge in Dickens’ Christ- mas Carol. I followed him into the office, ex- pecting and hoping the floor would swallow me up any minute. He told me to sit down and look into the machine on the desk. I had hoped that I wouldn’t be “restricted to glasses” so I took them off. I couldn’t even see the white 14 The MICROPHONE dots, much less the black dots on the white ones! “Put ’em back on,” he said, being a man of few words I found. Thus were my hopes smitten. Didn’t he think I could read? He pointed to signs on a board and told me to read them. Then came the questions, thick and fast. Be- fore I finished answering one, he’d fire an- other at me. The final step was the road test. “Bessie” —our Oldsmobile—was good to me and started without stalling. “Turn left,” he said, just as if I hadn’t been over the route five times previously. On Everett Street the emergency brake wouldn’t hold. “It’s got to,” he said, which, of course, made me all the more nervous. I guess he fina.ly took pity on me, because he told me to release it and give it a hard pull. That worked and I went on down Ohio Street. When the red light at the intersection turned green, there was a truck coming out of High Street as I came out of Ohio. 1 started sweating gumdrops, but Lady Luck was with me. The truck was going the same way I was. As I was about to turn onto Court Street, there was a car coming up the hill. I was afraid if I didn’t wait, I would have to re- turn in six months and go all through this ordeal again, so I waited. “You had plenty of time,” he stated in a I’ve-had-a-hard-day- at-the-office tone of voice. The police station was like a vision of an oasis in the desert to me, and I pulled into the reserved parking place. Then, with no pomp or ceremony whatsoever, he shoved a piece of paper at me and said, “Sign it.” I gulped. I gasped. I looked at the paper in disbelief, for it was a temporary license. I had passed! Patricia Leathers ’53 What America Means to Me America to me means the land of oppor- tunity. In few other countries of the world could I have the opportunities that I have in America. I am entitled to free education in public schools. I can continue on to college, if I have the will to work. In America anyone can go to college, if he has the ambition. If anyone has the ambition, he will find help along the way. In America I can say what I wish, but I must respect the rights of others. I am en- titled to police protection. I can read any- thing I wish without fear of imprisonment. I have the right to choose my own religion. No one says to me, “You go to this church or you can’t go to any church.” When I become of age I will have the privilege and duty to vote for my local, state, and national repre- sentatives. Thus in America I have many opportuni- ties, but I must take advantage of them. I can’t loaf and wait for a golden opportunity to appear. I must work and help make my own, and, if one should appear, take advan- tage of it. Chester Heughan ’53 Something for Nothing Something for nothing is just wh'it it says. Do we expect something for nothing all the time? We teen-agers should not ex- pect our parents to do everything for us, just because we think it’s their duty. We should and are able to do many things by ourselves. If we expect Dad to paint our bookshelves, we should plan to spend part of Saturday after- noon out of doors washing the storm win- dows. The same idea applies to housework. Per- haps we help mother every night with the dishes, but when we have an extra loid of homework, she does them by herself. Then we should do something for her or do the dishes the next night. And how about that airplane model or that nail polish that mother got you in town last week? Doesn’t that obligate you to do errands for her? You see, even at home practice should be- gin in repaying others for the services they have rendered you. We must not go through life with the idea that the world owes us something—something that we expect for nothing. Assistant Editor The MICROPHONE 15 STUDENT COUNCIL First row: C. Grant, J. Simpson, E. Byers, R. Bemis, V. Lord, P. McGinley, S. Good- speed. Second row: Mr. Dwyer, R. Reardon, W. Allen, B. Bridge, M. Lord, A. White, P. Hunt. About Our School Early in the morning On a windy April day, A tragic fire started And swept our school away. It gave us all a feeling Of sadness and of shame, When we knew that we would never See our Hermon High again. We wakened from our pleasant dreams With news to make one cry— Men were needed desperately To save old Hermon High. The air was filled with cinders Flying all around, For dear old Hermon High School Was burning to the ground. It took our books and papers, Our curtains, stage, and all, And took away our faithful gym Where we played basketball. It robbed us of our records, Our moving picture screen; Of radios and projector Only ruins could be seen. We thought of all the moments When we’d said, “For Heaven’s sake, I wish the school house would burn down, And give us kids a break.” But now that it has happened, And everything is gone, We take back all our “wishes,” For we were so very wrong. We really miss our school house, And the years will never take From our hearts each nook and cranny Of the school we helped to make. Our dreams made for the future— We saw them break and fall On that horrible April morning When fire claimed them all. Ruth Campbell ’54 lfi The MICROPHONE' News While It Is News From the Scrapbook Five year high school has enrollment of 143 in September . . . Clarence Pratt only addition to faculty . . . Student Council elects officers and plans supervision of fresh- man reception . . . Magazine contest opens . . . Banking program starts . . . Senior play cast rehearses . . . Officers of Junior Red Cross elected . . . Problems of Democracy class visits News plant ... Mr. Smith and four aggie students travel to White Moun- tains . . . Automobile for driver training course arrives . . . Glee Club is started . . . F.F.A. installs officers . . . Future Farmer group uses ham radio set. .. First honor roll announced . . . Faculty attends State Teach- ers’ Convention . . . Repair of baseball dia- mond begun ... A sophomore, Beatrice Lam- bert, becomes high school spelling champ . . . Sophomores have choice of all gold or black onyx and gold class rings . .. Seniors present play before full house . . . Cheerleaders picked . . . Science exhibit presented by eighth grade . . . Individual pictures taken . . . Editorial staff announced . . . Girls’ and Boys’ basketball Round Robin . . . Farm- ers’ fair at U. of M. attended by Hermon F. F. A. group with poultry judging team winning trophy and rotating plaque for placing first . . . Possum Trotters begin ac- tivities . . . Thanksgiving recess . . . First basketball game i3 at Blue Hill . . . Senior play presented at Levant . . . Eighth grade produces “Evangeline” . .. Chester Heughan, a junior, wins 8th Queen City talent show . . . Christmas vacation . . . Aggie course has two practice teachers . . . Paper drive benefits school . . . Sophomore class works on play . . . Mid-year exams given . . . Eye test . . . National Honor Society meets . . . March of Dimes held ... Problems of Democ- racy class visits Bangor police station and municipal court . . . Sophomores present Make Room for Rodney” .. . Freshmen hold interviews for study of local government . .. Eleven new members for National Honor Society . .. Eighth grade has Polio thermom- eter . . . Wayne Bishop loses in foul shooting finals . . . Odd Fellows sponsor 3rd annual Sweater Dance . . . One-act play cast selected . . . Cast announced for freshman play . . . $60 goal for March of Dimes over the top by $5 . . . Eighth grade has Valentine Party for school . . . Boys’ basketball team wins first clash at league tournament, loses second . . . Vacation is a week early because of “bliz- zard” . . . F.F.A. holds 2nd annual Father and Son Banquet . . . Sophomore and eighth grade play cast announced . . . Finalists for Junior Exhibition chosen . . . Marilyn Brown is D.A.R. Candidate . . . Driver training course explained at P.T.A. ... 4 one-act plays presented in gym . . . School one-act play places second in league contest.. . Soph- omore class rings arrive . . . Three F.F.A. members win invitations to U. of M. banquet by essays on electricity . . . One-act play in state district contest at Orono . . . Student Council elects Ruth Bemis president and Marilyn Lord vice-president . . . Day off for county teachers’ convention . . . Committees announced for Junior Exhibition . . . Nation- al Honor Society elects president, Marilyn Light, and vice-president, Marilyn Phillips . . . Patricia Leathers elected to take part of Scholarship at the league initiation of Na- tional Honor Society . . . Sandra Bowden be- comes eighth grade spelling champ . .. Eighth grade does science murals on seasons . . . Patricia Leathers and Lloyd Robinson win Junior Exhibition . . . HERMON HIGH SCHOOL BURNS WITH $100,000 LOSS . .. New books ordered . . . School board declines The MICROPHONE 17 SENIOR PLAY First row: R. Bemis, J. Burgess, C. Harris, M. Phillips, P. Woodard, G. Shields, G. Overlock, B. Bridge, M. Kitchen. Second row: M. Brown, Mr. Pratt, E. Byers, C. Homsted. LEAGUE ONE-ACT PLAY Left to right: Mr. Dwyer, D. Keirstead, L. Lufkin, M. Phillips, D. Bemis, P. Leathers, M. Light, M. Kitchen, M. Brown. 18 The MICROPHONE offer of Hannibal Hamlin School . . . High School to attend afternoon sessions at the ele- mentary school, with elementary students at- tending in the morning . . . First place for girls in league speaking contest won by Patricia Leathers . . . P.T.A. talent show, Clam-Chowder Cut-Ups, planned to benefit high school . . . Baseball and softball season tickets go on sale . . . Microphone goes to press . . . Patricia Leathers, School Reporter Spelling Contest The school spelling contest was held in October, 1951. Beatrice Lambert of the sophomore class defeated her opponents to become the school champion. Those who rep- resented Hermon in the league contest held at Hartland were: Marilyn Light, junior class; Joyce Stewart and Beatrice Lambert, sophomore class; and Richard Mullen, fresh- man class. Faye White of the junior class was an alternate. Hartland Academy won the contest. Senior Play The Senior Play, “He Couldn’t Marry Five,” was presented Thursday and Friday, November 8 and 9, 1951. The play was a comedy in three acts. The cast was made up of Ethel Bates as Connie, the mother; Melvyn Kitchen as Ralph, the father; Ruth Bemis as Granny, Mr. Barton’s mother; Joan Burgess as Aunt Etta, Mr. Barton’s sisters; Burrill Bridge as Donald Regan, the son of Mr. Barton’s boss; and five daughters, Marilyn Phillips as April, Patricia Woodard as May, Corinne Harris as June, Gloria Shields as Taris, and Golda Overlock as Leona. The play was under the direction of Mr. Clarence Pratt. Other members who took part were Marilyn Brown as prompter. Janice Hatch as ticket chairman, and Eugene Byers and Clarence Homsted as stage managers, Mrs. Byron Smith helped with the make-up. League One-Act Play The school one-act play was presented at Hermon on March 6, at Corinna March 7, and at Orono March 19, 1952. The league contest was held at Corinna this year with five schools competing. They were Corinna Union Academy, Hartland Academy, Newport High School, Carmel High School, and Hermon High School. Hartland won the trophy, with Hermon win- ning second place and Corinna third place. The play, “She Married Well,” was pre- sented at Orono for the State Principals’ Association district contest in competition with Old Town, Orono, and Bangor. Mem- bers of the cast were; Marilyn Light as Sallie Bradford, Linwood Lufkin as Edwin Bradford, Marilyn Phillips as Edith, the daughter; Patricia Leathers as Eula Potter, Melvyn Kitchen as James Potter, and Darrell Bemis as Peter, the son. Principal Lawrence W. Dwyer was director, with Marilyn Brown as assistant director and David Keirstead as stage manager. One-Act Plays The evening of March 6, 1952, marked the annual presentation of four one-act plays in the gymnasium. “His First Girl” was given by the eighth grade. Members of the cast were: Robert Reardon, Robert Duplisea, Sylvia Archer, Doris Stevens, and Eleanor Libby. Mrs. Katherine B. Herrick was direc- tor. “Wildcat Willie’s Lucky Number” was the comedy presented by the freshman class. The cast included: Daniel Robinson, Carline Grant, Shirley Goodspeed, Lois Reed, Neal Reed, Thomas MacKay, and Mildred Du- ONE-ACT PLAYS First row: E. Libby, L. Reed, R. Reardon, S. Goodspeed, D. Stevens, R. Duplisea, M. Duplisea, C. Grant. Second row: Mr. Dwyer, Mrs. Herrick, N. Peary, J. Hill, D. Robinson, S. Archer, J. Frost, Mrs. Patten. Third row: S. Hatch, W. Allen, T. MacKay, C. Remis, N. Reed, C. Tapley, C. Pickard, P. McGinley. JUNIOR EXHIBITION First row: L. Robinson, S. Nelson, M. Griffin, V. Libby. Second row: V. Lord, I). Bemis, A. Boudreau, P. Leathers. 20 The MICROPHONE plisea. Principal Lawrence Dwyer was director. The sophomore play, titled “The Lucky Accident,” included in the cast: Jean Hill, Patricia McGinley, Carlton Pickard, Nancy Peary, Clair Bemis, Colby Tapley, and Joyce Frost. Mrs. Irma A. Patten was director. The league play, which took second prize in the league championship, “She Married Well”, was presented for the first time. The cast was: Marilyn Phillips, Marilyn Light. Linwood Lufkin, Darrell Bemis, Patricia Leathers and Melvyn Kitchen. Principal Lawrence Dwyer was director. David Keirstead, Douglas McGinley. Wil- liam Allen, Tretha Somers, Sylvia Hatch, and Marilyn Brown served as property and stage managers and prompters for the plays. Junior Exhibition The annual Junior Exhibition was held April 3, 1952, in the high school gymnasium. The speaking program was as follows: A Legend of the Lovers’ Leap Anonymous Marie Griffin Number Six ___________________ Phillip’s Darrell Bemis A Christmas Story ........... Commaerts Patricia Leathers Music Teenicide________________________ Reimers Avery Boudreau The Lord’s Prayer .............. Pollock Vanessa Lord Beware of Athlete’s Head .........Gallico Vernon Libby Music Blind Dates ____________________ Lansdale Shirley Nelson Paw Rents a Modern Apartment........ ------------------------- Anonymous Lloyd Robinson First prizes were won by Lloyd Robinson and Patricia Leathers, second prizes by Dar- rell Bemis and Venessa Lord. All contestants received oratory medals. Lloyd Robinson and Patricia Leathers represented Hermon in the Central Maine League Speaking Con- test at the Hermon Odd Fellows Hall on April 10, 1952. The Glee Club under the direction of Miss Kathleen Hewes, and accompanied by Mrs. Katherine Herrick, sang the following songs: One World ................. O'Hara The Bells of St. Mary’s ......... Adams Chiapanecas ..........Mexican Folk Sony May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You --------------------- Meredith Wilson National Honor Society Last year our school initiated a new chap- ter of the National Honor Society. To be- come a member of this society a junior or senior must have an average of eighty per cent. A sophomore must have an average of ninety per cent. A student is not eligible to become a National Honor Society member on rank alone. The necessary qualifications are leadership, service, character, and scholarship. The following students were in- itiated at East Corinth last year: Marilyn Brown, Patricia Woodard, Marilyn Phillips, Vanessa Lord, and Patricia Leathers. This year the following students will be initiated by members of the Society in the various schools in the league: Golda Overlock, Ruth Bemis, Joan Burgess, Wayne Bishop. Marilyn Light, Muriel Johnson, Chester Heughan, Marilyn Lord, Joyce Stewart, Terrance Reynolds, and Ruth Campbell.’ Patricia Leathers of our school will have the part of scholarship in the initiation ceremony which will be held in May. The officers of the Hermon Chapter of the National Honor Society are: president, Marilyn Light; vice-president, Marilyn Phil- lips; and secretary-treasurer, Vanessa Lord. Future Farmers The Future Farmers have been very active this past year. They have entered many dif- ferent contests at the University of Maine. Douglass McGinley and Clarence Homsted placed first in the Poultry Judging Contest at the Farmers’ Fair last fall, winning a plaque. Douglass McGinley won a trophy for individual honors. In the agriculture room and Future Fai mors room combination, we had numer- ous banners valued at twenty-five dollars. I he Future Farmers’ popcorn machine was lost m the fire also. It was bought last fall NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First row: G. Overlock, J. Burgess, V. Lord, P. Woodard, M. Phillips, M. Brown, P. Leathers, R. Bemis. Second row: Mr. Dwyer, J. Stewart, M. Light, M. Lord, C. Heughan, W. Bishop, T. Reynolds, R. Campbell, M. Johnson. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA First row: K. Wilson, S. Clark, D. McGinley, R. Goodspeed, A. White, B. Bishop, W. Sertmd ™?: Mr° Smith, R. Dunton, P. Griffin, E. Byers, C. Homsted, R. Tozier, D. Murphy, M. Harris. 22 The MICROPHONE for one hundred doliare. We had made sixty- live dollars from the sale of popcorn. Although the fire cost us a great deal, 1 think the boys will soon organize again and carry on as successfully as before. The officers for the year of 1952 are: p resident, Allen White; vice-president, Robert Goodspeed; secretary, Burton Bishop; treasurer, Douglass McGinley; reporter, William Allen; sentinel, Stanwood Clark; chaplain, Philip Frost; advisor, Charles B Smith, Jr. Exchanges This year we were pleased to exchange with the following. “The Breeze”, Milo High School; “The Rocket”, East Corinth Acad- emy; “Live Wire”, Newport High School; “The Sedan”, Hampden Academy; “Trident”, Brewer High School; “Harbor Beacon”, Sullivan High School; The Maple Leaf”, Mapleton High School; “The Muse”, Corin- na Academy; “The Winner”, Winthrop High School; “The Islander”, Bar Harbor High School; “The Rocket”, Carmel High School; “The Ripple”, Hartland Academy; “Chry- salis” Greenville Consolidated High School; “Crimson Crier”, Orono High School; “Mountain Echo”, Stevens Academy; “An- gelus”, Leavitt Institute. We enjoy exchanging yearbooks with the different schools, and get many different ideas. We do not have any comment on the other yearbooks, as all of our exchange books were destroyed in the fire. Exchange Editor, Corinne Harris Magazine Contest This year the high school, in co-operation with the Curtis Publishing Company, carried on its annual magazine contest. Ruth Bemis was business manager. The team captains were Ethel Bates for classes 8 (boys), 10, 12, and Vanessa Lord for classes 8 (girls), 9, 11. The freshman class had the highest class total. Daniel Robinson was high sales- man for the school. In return for his fine work he received a wrist watch. With the money received from the contest the school purchased a tape recorder and a record player. The school wishes to thank all the people who helped to make this campaign a success. Sweater Dance The Hermon I.O.O.F. Triumph Lodge sponsored a benefit dance February 12, 1952. This is the third annual Sweater Dance held for the purpose of purchasing awards for the basketball teams. Many prizes were do- nated by business men, a fact which we ap- preciate very much. Also, we want to thank the lodge for their interest in our school activities. The profit for our school was ap- proximately $30. Thanks Many good friends have given a helping hand to us in our recent time of need. Their many gifts and loans have helped us to get back on our feet again and start rebuilding from scratch our school equipment. Brewer High School and the Central Maine League gave checks for unrestricted use. The University of Maine gave books and loaned a set of encyclopedias. Garland Street Junior High School has given Kuder tests, and Maine history material has been furnished by Mrs. Clarence E. Holt and Mr. George Burnham. The Beehive Sewing Circle of the Eastern Star Rebekah Lodge of Hermon has contributed $35 to be used for the pur- chase of audio-visual equipment. The Graves’ Typewriter Company has loaned ten typewriters, and the Kinney Duplicator Company has loaned two duplicators and tables. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Merrill and son of Orono have given a set of encyclopedias. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kinnaird have given some books for the high school library. Driver training equipment has been loaned by Brewer High School. For athletics, Wight’s Sporting Goods of Bangor has given 15 new baseball uniforms. Olympic Sporting Goods of Bangor has donated a complete catcher’s outfit, a mitt, and some bats. Hampden Academy gave a check for the athletic fund. Soper’s of New- u°rt has given baseballs. Three pairs of baseball shoes, a basehall bat, and a catcher’s mask have been donated by Thompson Lyford Hardware Company of Brewer. Our thanks to these people and to manv others whose donations will come too late to list here. Hats off to them all' JUNIOR CLASS First row: T. Voudoukis, S. Nelson, F. White, S. Andrews, V. Lord, A. Boudreau, M. Johnson, L. Kitchen, S. Lindsey. Second row: Mr. Smith, I). Pomeroy, P. Leathers, L. Bunker, M. Lord, M. Teague, B. Wiles, I). Hillman, M. Light. Third row: H. Ellingwood, I). Murphy, D. Keirstead, D. Bemis, M. Griffin, W. Ham- mond, V. Libby, C. Heughan, L. Robinson. SOPHOMORE CLASS First row: N. Peary, G. Bragg, J. Hill, S. Hatch, P. McGinley, N. Phillips, J. Stewart, S. Burgess, R. Campbell, L. Brawn. Second row: Mrs. Patten, J. Simpson, J. Frost, J. Russell, P. Teague, C. Pickard, B. Lambert, J. Hillman, M. Bragg, A. White, D. McGinley. Third row: A. Lawrence, M. Harris, T. Reynolds, R. Goodspeed, C. Tapley, C. Bemis, L. Lufkin, R. Tozier, S. Clark, W. Allen, P. Dole. 24 The MICROPHONE FRESHMAN CLASS First row: I. Voudoukis, C. Wilson, D. Robinson, C. Grant, M. Duplisea, N. Reed, E. Mayhew, R. Hamel. Second row: Mr. Pratt, M. Doughty, C. Woodard, G. Overlook, R. Mullen, T. Lawrence, S. Goodspeed, B. Bemis, L. Reed. Third row: S. McKay, J. McKay, T. MacKay, M. Overlock, R. Bemis, R. Tozier, J. Wentworth, R. Ellingwood. Class Officers SENIORS President ______________ _..Burrill Bridge Vice President Gloria Shields Secretary _______________ Marilyn Phillips Treasurer_____________________Wayne Bishop Student Council Representatives_____ _____________.Eugene Byers, Ruth Bemis JUNIORS President.................. Vanessa Lord Vice President...........Sidney Andrews Secretary----------------------Faye White Treasurer----------------Avery Boudreau Student Council Representative_______ ------------------------Marilyn Lord SOPHOMORES President .......... Patricia McGinley Vice President............Natalie Phillips Secretary________________ Joyce Stewart Treasurer Sylvia Hatch Student Council Representative____ _______________________ Jean Simpson FRESHMEN President_____________ Carline Grant Vice President _Mildred Duplisea Secretary ---------------- Daniel Robinson Treasurer.............................Neal Reed Student Council Representative_____ - -...............Shirley Goodspeed STUDENT COUNCIL President ---------------------------Ruth Bemis Vice President.....................Marilyn Lord Secretary---------—------ Vanessa Lord Treasurer --------------------------Eugene Byers The MICROPHONE 25 BOYS’ BASKETBALL First row: L). Robinson, N. Reed, Co-Captain E. Byers, Co-Captain W. Bishop, A. Boudreau, C. Taplcy. Second row: Mr. McLaughlin, L. Robinson, T. MacKay, B. Bridge, T. Reynolds, R. Bemis. Boys' Basketball The basketball season at Hermon High School got off to a good start under the ex- cellent coaching of Mr. McLaughlin. As al- ways, he has done a fine job in hringing the boys to many victories. The starting lineup for the team was Danny Robinson, Neal Reed, Avery Bou- dreau, Eugene Byers, and Wayne Bishop. Wayne Bishop and Eugene Byers were elected co-captains of the team. Royce Bemis served the team well as manager. Although this year’s team was not as suc- cessful as last year’s, the boys did a fine job, winning eight games and losing others only by close scores. The scores are as follows: Hermon 44 Blue Hill 50 Hermon 57 Carmel 29 Hermon 46 E. C. A. 47 Hermon 60 Hartland 67 Hermon 44 Hampden 48 26 The MICROPHONE Hermon 63 Corinna 35 Hermon 60 Ho w'land 43 Hermon 47 Newport 55 Hermon 58 Howland 40 Hermon 58 Carmel 42 Hermon 58 Blue Hill 60 Hermon 48 E. C. A. 58 Hermon 44 Hampden 48 Hermon 67 Hartland 60 Hermon 43 M. C. I. 44 Hermon 82 Corinna 68 Hermon 62 Newport 58 At the league tournament we defeated East Corinth and then lost to Newport in the finals. Boys' Baseball Last year the baseball team of Hermon High School won five games and lost six. This year we hope to do much better. The sched- ule is as follows: April 25 Hermon at Newport April 29 Hermon Hartland May 2 Hermon at East Corinth May 6 Hermon Carmel May 9 Hei'mon at Corinna May 13 Hermon Newport May 16 Hermon at Hartland May 20 Hermon East Corinth May- 23 Hermon at Carmel May 27 Hermon Corinna Due to the efforts of Mr. McLaughlin, t team, and local residents, we have a new' baseball field and backstop. This will be an opportunity for summer baseball which will be a great help to the team. Girls' Softball Our softball team this year will have many new faces, as we lost heavily by grad- uation. Despite the loss of these players, we hope to w'in some games. Our 1952 schedule is as follows: April 23 at Corinna April 30 Hartland May 7 Carmel May 14 Newport May 21 at E. Corinth Girls' Basketball This year our basketball season opened November 27 at Blue Hill. About twenty- five girls reported regularly for practice. Mr. Pratt was our coach. He had the difficult job of finding replacements for Carmelita An- drew's and Gayle Lovley who wrere lost by graduation. The letter winners wrere: Mari- lyn Brown, Vanessa Lord, Marilyn Light, Patricia Leathers, Tretha Somers, Grace Bragg, Shirley Goodspeed, Shirley Burgess, Golda Overlock, and Lois Reed. Our season’s schedule was as follows. Exact scores are not available, but the vic- tories are indicated. Hermon Blue Hill Hermon Carmel Hermon East Corinth Hei'mon Hartland Hermon Corinna Hei'mon ‘Hampden Hermon New-port Hermon ‘Blue Hill Hermon Carmel Hermon East Corinth Hermon Hartland Hermon Corinna Hermon ‘Hampden Hermon Newport Cheerleading In cheering this year we have built up many new cheers. This was made possible by the help of our new coach, Mrs. Louise Pratt, and the co-operation of each cheer- leader. We have six regular cheerleaders and one substitute. They are: Janice Hatch, head cheerleader, Natalie Phillips, June Wentworth, Ruth Bemis, Shirley Nelson, Muriel Johnson, and Joyce Frost as substi- tute. Thi MICROPHONE 27 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL First row: C. Grant, S. Goodspeed, G. Bragg, Co-Captain M. Brown, Co-Captain G. Overlook. M. Light, V. Lord, P. Leathers. Second row: Mr. Pratt, M. Doughty, M. Lord, A. Lawrence, S. Burgess, D. Hillman, M. Duplisea. L. Reed. CHEERLEADERS First row: J. Hatch. Second row: M. Johnson, J. Wentworth, R. Bemis, N. Phillips, S. Nelson. 28 The MICROPHONE Personals Hawk Hit Parade Slow Poke---------------- Melvyn Kitchen Sentimental Journey.. Going on Ads My Heart Cries for You Graduation Sin------------------------- Detention Every Other Day Tests Cold, Cold, Heart................ Faculty You Adorable Redhead Nancy Peary Busybody ___________________Pat Woodard Hey, Good Looking Freshman Reception Cry.................. Basketball Girls It’s the Loveliest Night of the Year June 5 Hambone —............. Eighth Grade Soup I’ll Prove it in a Thousand Ways Excuses Wedding Bells...............- Senior Girls Meanderin’_______________ Marilyn Brown Gandy Dancers’ Ball................Senior Ball Remember Me....Dotty Wiles Ethel Bates I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise.. ____________________ Freshman Class Singing in the Rain...........Glee Club Hot Rod Race............ Phillip Porter Afraid........Driver Training (Mr. Smith) Junior Class A B Cs A is for Avery, our athletic star. B is for Bunker, from Levant afar. C is for Chester, our singer, the best. D is for Dan-ell and David, our pests. E is for energy, the boost of our class. F is for Faye, our gentle, kind lass. G is for Griffin, who makes with the jokes. H is for Hillman and Hammond, our two jolly folks. I is for Intelligence, which will never be dead. J is for Johnson, our shy little redhead. K is for Kitchen, who likes Kaiser, not Ford. L is for Leathers, V. Libby and V. Lord. M is for Marilyn, a good choice of two. N is Nelson, who likes much to do. 0 is for Opposite, our views never clash. P is for Pomeroy, with vim and with dash. Q is for Questions, which we often are ask- ing. R is for Robinson, whose auto’s everlasting. S is for Sidney and Shirley, not brother and sis. T is for Teague, a speedy typewriting miss. U is for Unique, the things that we do. V is for Voudoukis, who’ll always help you. W is for Wiles, who never will sass. X, Y, Z have no representative here in our class. Every last Junior is included in this ditty, and if you believe it, we’ll all be sittin’ pretty. Do You Remember “Those characters” at Freshman Initiation . . . The excitement of the driver training class aroused by the arrival of the training car . .. The tapping of feet during Glee Club rehearsal in the next room . . . Quaking hearts as the first honor roll was announced . . . Excitement of the sophomores over their class rings . . . Marilyn Phillips as the “Wolf Girl” and Pat Woodard as “Wheels of the Future” dancer . . . Stomach aches after Thanksgiving . . . The long trip to Blue Hill for a basketball game . . . Chester Heughan taking over Queen City . . . Teachers scold- ing about the fudge brought upstairs during the Whirl-A-Gig . . . Free F.F.A. popcorn at the Christmas party . . . Worry over the return of the seniors from their visit to the jail . . . Icy roads the night of the sweater dance . .. Goal for March of Dimes over the top . . . The blizzard that set our vacation ahead . . . Qualms of the juniors at exhibi- tion semi-finals . . . Marilyn Brown attends D.A.R. tea . . . Broadway’s first glimpse of Hermon’s four one-act plays . . . “Charges” of electricity take 3 F.F.A. boys to a ban- quet . . . Junior Exhibition becomes last “public appearance” at H.H.S. gym . . . The excitement of the morn of April 4 .. . Teach- ers wasting no time by ordering books be- fore the flames die down . . . Finding “fit- ting” seats at the elementary school . . . Ex- citement of getting the Microphone out near- ly on time??? Pat Leathers, Asst. Editor The MICROPHONE 29 In Hermon High School We have a: “Kitchen” but no living room. “Frost” but no thaw. “Hill” but no valley. “White” but no black. “Bates” and “Colby” but no Bowdoin. “Dole” but no pineapple. “Dean” but no President. “Hunt” but no find. “Byers” but no sellers. “Hatch” but no egg. “Shields” but no knights. “Porter” but no conductor. “Light” but no dark. “Bridge” but no water. “Bishop” but no masses. “Reed but no write. “Brown” but no bread. “Grant” and “Hillman” but no Footman. “Robinson” but no Bacon. “Hall” but no corridors. “Hammond” but no Union. “Violette” but no tulip. Key Hole Spy Hello! May I push out the key to this door and creep in with some of the latest gossip. You won’t be able to see me because I’m the “Keyhole Spy.” I see all, know all, and as you read, you will find I tell all.—What Junior girl is the center of attraction foi one of our Senior “Romeos”? It couldn t be a red head could it? . . . What certain fresh- man girl can’t seem to make up her mind? Contact B. B. . . . Who knows whom Joan B’s heart beats for? It could be hard to guess . . . The hospitals have certainly done good business this winter. Seems appendi- citis, as well as measles, is catching . . . Which one of our brave faculty members was requested to carry extra life insurance because of driver education this year? It wouldn’t be the same one that finds the Rus- sell hospital a very interesting place, would it? . . . Why does one of our peppy little cheerleaders make an extra trip on one of the buses every night? It couldn’t be that the driver attracts her attention, could it? . . . Kenny W. is the only boy who can keep his current heart throb to himself . . . What certain senior boy is the only male in a class of nine girls? Only a small hint on this one. He is as bashful as ever. His initials couldn’t be M. K., could they? . . . What seems to be the center of attraction at Snow’s Corner for a certain junior boy? . . . Could it be a blonde? . . . Why does a certain blue Ply- mouth arrive at the school building just be- fore the dismissal bell rings? It couldn’t be that a certain red head in the senior class is the cause of this, could it? Be careful J. H.!!!! What seems to be the reason for a few' senior girls receiving diamonds lately? Contact G. S.. J. H., and M. P. . . . What senior girl is brooding over the loss of her boy friend who has been inducted into the service? Could it be the editor-in-chief of this book? . . . What is so exciting about a certain dance hall in Bangor that attracts the attention of a certain sophomore girl every Friday night? Just a little hint—ner classmates call her “Nat.” What romance has seemed to hit a new spark since the days of junior high between one of our popular junior boys and a certain freshman girl. . .. Which one of our popular and cheerful teachers is expected to become a principal since he has moved into the principal’s for- mer residence? All good things Must come to an end, So good-by for now— Your nosy friend, “Key Hole Spy’’ Senior Low Down Class Athlete (boys)---------Wayne Bishop Class Athlete (girls)-----Marilyn Brown Class Romeo_______________ Eugene Byers Class Juliet ----------------Janice Hatch Class Actor---------------- Melvyn Kitchen Class Actress ....-....... Marilyn Phillips Class Dancer Corinne Harris Class Gentleman .......... Burrill Bridge Class Lady________________ Gloria Shields Class Typist .................Ruth Bemis Class Quietest Boy ....... Kenneth Wilson Class Quietest Girl ......Jeanette Overlock Class Pest_________________ Burton Bishop Class Worker........... Patricia Woodard Class Auto Jockey............Phillip Porter Class Talker (boys).....Clarence Homsted Class Talker (girls)...... Golda Overlock Class Imp....................Joan Burgess The MICROPHONE 31 Senior Baby Pictures 1. Marilyn Brown 2. Gloria Shields 3. Marilyn Phillips 4. Wayne and Burton Bishop 5. Patricia Woodard 6. Corinne Harris 7. Golda Overlock 8. Janice Hatch 9. Ruth Bemis 10. Melvyn Kitchen 11. Eugene Byers 12. Joan Burgess 13. Kenneth Wilson 14. Clarence Homsted 15. Phillip Porter Senior Initials Burrill Bridge Bright Boy Eugene Byers Eager Beaver Burton Bishop Bad Behavior Wayne Bishop Willing Bachelor Kenneth Wilson ......... Kinda Willing Melvyn Kitchen.........-.... Mighty Kind Phillip Porter............... Popular Pest Clarence Homsted Completely Happy Marilyn Brown Matured Brain Janice Hatch Jolly Helper Marilyn Phillips Mirthful Personality Golda Overlock Generous Opposition Jeanette Overlock Just Opinions Ruth Bemis ........ — Rather Bashful Pat Woodard................ Patient Worker Corinne Harris..............Cheerful Habits Gloria Shields . Gracious Student Joan Burgess .... — Joyful Brunette The Hermon High School General Store Has: String bean Robert Tozier Mexican jumping bean Clarence Homsted Shrimps ............... Reginald Hamel Oysters Jane Ann Cunningham Crackers .................... Sophomores Sugar.....................Gloria Shields Milk Carline Grant Eggs Golda Overlook Pineapple ............ Patricia Leathers Pears ......................... Juniors Soup Eighth Grade Apples Mr. Smith Vitamins Marilyn Brown Aspirin Algebra Tooth Paste Eugene Byers Cereal Freshmen Candy Corinne Harris Ice Cream Faculty Salt Joan Burgess Peaches Seniors Tea Mr. Pratt Coffee Mr. Dwyer Lard ............................ Chemistry J llo Juanita Hillman Beas Colbrook Chatters Carrots Muriel Johnson Pepper Patricia Woodard Molasses Melvyn Kitchen Sardines Basketball games Wanted A human relations class. Apply to Mr. McLaughlin. A parking place for gum. Apply to Lois Kitchen. A chance to grow tall. Apply to Danny Robinson. A chance to entertain the girls. Apply to Avery Boudreau. A car with no movable or breakable parts. Apply to David Keirstead. A fleet of ambulances. Apply to Eugene Byers. A history digest. Apply to Junior Class. A straight face while making out deten- tion slips. Apply to Mr. Pratt. A million dollars. Apply to H. H. S. Teachers. Fifteen sets of keys. Apply to Mr. Dwyer. A secretary-treasurer. Apply to Mrs. Myers. Neighbor: “What did your son learn at college?” Proud Parent: “Well, he hadn’t been home a week before he showed me how to open bottles with a half dollar.” A woman may put on a golf suit an 1 not play golf—she may put on a bathin suit and never go near the water—but when she puts on a wedding gown, she means business. The MICROPHONE 33 JOKES M. Light: “Elmer says he’s going to marry the prettiest girl in town.” S. Nelson: “The idea! Why, I don’t even know him!” N. Phillips: “Will my false teeth look nat- ural?” Dentist: “Madam, I make them so natural they ache.” During Problems of Democracy class: Mrs. Patten: “What is the world’s biggest problem ?” K. Wilson: President Truman! ♦ Borrowed Item A true gentleman is one who holds he door open for his wife while she carries in a load of groceries. Mr. Dwyer: “Melvyn! Define the word puncture.’ Melvyn: “A puncture is a little hole m a tire usually found at a great distance from a garage.” C. Bemis: “I went out for end on the foot- ball team.” . Mr. McLaughlin: “Didn’t make it, huh C. Bemis: “No, 1 thought I was going to though. The first day at practice, the coach took one look at me and said, ‘Oh, brother, this is the end!’ ” Mrs. Herrick: “If your mother has a pack- age delivered C.O.D., what do the initials mean ?” R. Mullen: “Ha-ha—Call on Daddy!” Please Repair B. Bishop: Mrs. Myers, I’ve found the trouble with your car—you have a short circuit in the wiring.’” Mrs. Myers: “Well, for goodness sake, lengthen it.” C. Harris: “What is Walter’s last name?” M. Brown: “Walter who?” C. Harris: “Walter Hammond?” J. Wentworth: “Shirley, why do you say the radio and TV will never replace the newspaper ?” S. McKay: “Ever try swatting a fly with a radio?” Mr. Dwyer: “This essay on ‘Our Dog’ is, word for word, the same as your brother’s.” Burton B.: “Yes, sir, its the same dog.” Mrs. Patten: “Give me an example of a collective noun.” C. Bemis: “Garbage can.” D. Bemis: “Why does a woman say she’s been shopping w'hen she hasn’t bought any- thing?” T. Somers: “For the same reason a man says he’s been fishing when he hasn’t caught anything.” Salesman: “I’ve been trying to see you all week. When may I make an appointment?” Executive: “Make a date with my secre- tary.” Salesman: “I did, and we had a swell time, but now I want to see you.” • During Driver Training one afternoon, Mr. Smith asked Tretha this question, “How much gas do we have?” “It points to one-half, but whether the thing means half full or half empty, I don’t know,” was Tretha’s reply. - (Two little boys get real serious and have a conversation about their dads.) First boy: “My dad is an Elk, a Lion, a Moose, and an Eagle.” Second boy: “What does it cost to see him?” These jokes may be stale, And should be on the shelf. But if you think you can do better. Find some more yourself. 34 The MICROPHONE Junior High Highlights EIGHTH GRADE First row: Jc. CunniriRham, M. Drew, C. Lindsey, R. Reardon, E. Libby, S. Bowden, D. Dean, Ja. Cunningham. Second row: C. Campbell, R. Duplisea, E. Lawrence, P. Buell, S. Archer, D. Stevens, J. Palmer, Mrs. Herrick. Third row: P. Hunt, L. Hcughan, G. Hall, M. Violette, H. Bates, G. Nodes, R. Ormsby. Eighth Grade There are 24 students in the eighth grade. The class officers are: president, Robert Reardon; vice-president, Eleanor Libby secretary, Sandra Bowden; treasurer, Caro- lyn Lindsey. Our honor students are: Elea- nor Libby, Robert Reardon, Phillip Hunt, Robert Duplisea, Sandra Bowden, Malcolm Violette, George Hall, Sylvia Archer, and Deanna Dean. We have been able to use the science lab this year and have done many scientific ex- periments as part of our wrork. We bought gold fish and moths in cocoons to watch day by day. Before the fire, four moths, repre- senting three varieties, had come out. We made weather charts of various kinds and a mural showing the four seasons. In English we are doing individual read- ing of books loaned us by the Bangor Public Library. Each book read means a short book report written. The “High Jinks” is being prepared again as the material compiled for it, including poems, stories, plays and news items were completely destroyed. We have done our part in dramatics this year. While studying Evangeline, we cut the poem and gave it one evening as a play. Mrs. Bowden and Mrs. Archer made the girls’ costumes for us, using Mrs. Smith’s sewing machine in the eighth grade room. Our other dramatic appearance was in “His First 'h'l. given with the other one-act plays. In history the Portland Press Herald has been most co-operative in helping us assemble The MICROPHONE 35 JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL First row: A. Byers, R. Reardon, M. Violette, R. Duplisea, S. Bowen. Second row: H. Flewelling, P. Hunt, W. Haskell, R. Simpson, Mr. Dwyer. JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS Left to right: S. Bowden, E. Lindsey, E. Libby, I). Dean, C. Reed, R. Wilson. 36 The MICROPHONE historical material lost. Twice we have had pictures taken which have appeared in the “Portland Sunday Telegram.” Our project has been collecting letter heads, labels, and trade-marks of manufacturing companies in various sections of the state. The study of Maine has certainly been done differently this year. Mrs. K. B. Herrick Sandra Bowden Runaway It was in early spring that a young man was walking down the street, peering into windows. This man was lean and his face a pasty white as if he hadn’t been out for a long time. His clothes were out of style and looked as though they had once fitted a much fatter man. This man was wanted by the police. He had just escaped from prison. As he turned the corner he happened to see a sobbing child sitting on the sidewalk. As he started to go by the child looked up. The child looked at him a long time. Then he must have decided to trust him, for he asked, “Do you know where Saint Hope Street is?” Then he started crying again. With tears streaming down his face he got out the rest, “I’m lost and I don’t know' the way home.” The man looked at him and in him saw his own small son. The man was thinking— I don’t know' this city, but if I ask a cop I’ll get put back in the pen. Again the child looked at him saying, “I’m lost, but you’ll help me, won’t you ,sir?” Then the stranger thought of his owm little son and of how he would want someone to help him if he were lost. “Yes, Sonny I will help you. and may I be forgiven for my sins.” With that he took hold of the boy’s small hand and set out to find a policeman, though he knew' it would mean a few more years away. As he turned the corner he spotted an officer and w'ent up to him and said, “This boy is lost.” And then, “My name is Archie, the wanted murderer who escaped from prison. I’ve come to give myself up.” Then he turned to the boy and said, “Good-bye, son. Always remember this and stay home. May God bless you.” Then he was taken back to prison again. Sylvia Archer, Grade 8 Boys' Sports There were ten boys on the junior high basketball team this year. Five of them were from the elementary school. The boys that were on the main team were Malcolm Vio- lette, Robert Reardon, Phillip Hunt, Robert Duplisea, and Donald Lambert. Leroy Stevenson played while he was here. The subs were Wayne Haskell, Arnold Byers, Stanley Bow'en, Merwyn Lovley, Dickie Simpson and Howard Flewelling. We played seven games with six victories and one loss. Junior High Cheerleaders This year the seventh and eighth grades decided to have cheerleaders. There were three girls picked from each group. From the seventh grade were Eleanor Lindsey, Christine Reed, and Roberta Wilson, w'ith Eleanor Libby, Sandra Bow'den, and Deanna Dean from the eighth grade. We made up about twenty cheers and used them four or five times. We used the high school cheer- leaders’ outgrown suits which have a gold top and a blue skirt. Deanna Dean was chosen as captain. Eighth Grade Initials Sylvia Archer ..........— Sweet Angel Herbert Bates Helpful Boy Sandra Bowden Singing Bird Patricia Buell Positive Beauty Chandler Campbell Charming Child Jeanette Cunningham Jolly Child Jane Ann Cunningham Jocular Caller Deanna Dean.............. Darling Dancer Marlene Drew Musical Daughter Robert Duplisea Rough Driver George Hall Girl Hater Lewis Heughan Loving Helper Phillip Hunt ...............Purple Heart Donald Lambert .......... __ Doll Lover Evelyn Lawrence Egyptian Lady Carolyn Lindsey Cute Lass Eleanor Libby ........ Educational Law George Noiles Good Narrator Raymond Ormsby Ready Orator Jackie Palmer............ Jolly Piper Robert Reardon Romantic Romeo Doris Stevens............ Daring Star Leroy Stevenson.......... Laughing Smiler Malcolm Violette.......... Moving Van The MICROPHONE 37 Class of 1951 Ronald Adams, attending the Maine Vocational- Technical Training Institute, Augusta, Maine. Carmelita Andrews, training at the Eastern Maine General Hospital, Bangor, Maine. Carla Bowen, attending Beals Business College, Bangor, Maine. Mary Bragg, working at the Merrill Trust and Banking Co., Bangor, Maine. Mary Bryant, attending Farmington State Teachers’ College, Farmington, Maine. George Craig, working for T. R. Savage Co., Ban- gor, Maine. Leroy Duplisea, working for the Maine Central Railroad, Hermon, Maine. Betty Griffin, working for W. T. Grant Co., Bangor, Maine. Alfred Haskell, United States Navy. Gordon Lawrence, working for Wilson Co., Ban- gor, Maine. Linwood Libby, working for E. R. Dysart, Bangor, Maine. Charlene Lindsey (Mrs. Charles Thayer), at home in Hermon, Maine. Gayle Lovley, attending Beals Business College, Bangor, Maine. Celia Overlock (Mrs. Elwood Beckwith, Jr.), living in Wallingford, Connecticut. Shirley Rideout (Mrs. Chesley Smith), living in Newburg, Maine. John Simpson, working for Cole’s Express, Bangor, Maine. Alden Smith, attending the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Itavid Somers, United States Navy. Neal Stearns, in Hermon, Maine. Roscoe Tibbetts, carpenter work, Boston, Massachu- setts. Robert Treadwell, living in Bangor. Corinne Violette, attending Eastern Academy of Beauty Culture, Bangor, Maine. Sheila Webber (Mrs. Delmont Hart), living in Bos- ton, Massachusetts. Fred Wiles, working for Webber Oil Co., Bangor, Maine. Marvin W'illey, attending the Eastern Baptist Theo- logical Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gilbert Young, United States Navy. Class of 1950 Barbara Bartlett, working at Border Express, Ban- gor, Maine. Clara Louise Booker (Mrs. Paul White), living in Boston, Massachusetts. Guy Brown, attending University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Richard Byers, United States Army. Loretta Dyer, working at M M Bakeries, Dover, N. H. Christine Fletcher, working at J. J. Newberry’s, Bangor, Maine. Charlene Goodspeed (Mrs. Lloyd Hill), living in Hermon. Beverly Gordon, working for State of Maine. Earl Hall, United States Air Force. Derwood Hillman, United States Air Force. Dorothy Keith, attending Providence Bible Institute, Providence, Rhode Island. Mildred Kitchen, working at Wheelwright’s in Orono, Maine. Beverly Libby, attending Central Bible Institute, Missouri. Joan Lindsey, training at Mercy School of Nursing, Portland, Maine. Ree Mason, training at Rumford Community Hos- pital, Rumford, Maine. 38 The MICROPHONE Richard Mason, United States Army. Edward Nowell, United States Navy. Bernice Pomeroy, employed in Bangor, Maine. Donald Smith, United States Marines. Charles Thayer, working at the Bangor and Aroos- took Railroad, Bangor, Maine. Peter Voudoukis, living in Hermon. Joan VVithee, at home, Levant, Maine Harold Woodard, Jr., United States Air Force. Class of 1949 Delores Bartlett, working at The Merrill Trust Banking Co., Bangor, Maine. Phyllis Bates (Mrs. Colby Walker), living in Can- ton, Maine. Ray Bemis, United States Navy. Donald Bowen, United States Army. Gerald Crosby, working for the B. A. Railroad, Hermon, Maine. Anne Hall, working for Bangor Bottling Co., Ban- gor, Maine. Lloyd Hill, working at the State Hospital, Bangor, Maine. E. Galen Leathers, attending the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Carrol Libby, United States Air Force. Joyce Lord, working at Bangor Savings Bank, Ban- gor, Maine. Clifton Nelson, working at Maine Central Railroad, Hermon, Maine. Robert Phillips, employed by R. A. Bragg, Bangor, Maine. Ralph Tibbetts, carpenter work, Hermon, Maine. Annie Treadwell (Mrs. Chester Terrill), living in Glenburn, Maine. Alfred Wiles, working for Webb?r Oil Co., Bangor, Maine. Class of 1948 Ronald Byers, United States Air Force. Paul Foss, proprietor of an Esso service station, Bangor, Maine. Paul Goodspced, United States Air Force. Barbara Gray (Mrs. Charles Sibley), living in Ban- gor, Maine. Elaine Hemberg (Mrs. Harold St. Louis), w rking for Eastern Trust Banking Co., Bangor, Maine. Glenys Leavitt (Mrs. Merle Pomeroy), living in Connecticut. William Lindsey, United States Navy. Duane Lovely, managing a broiler farm in Carmel, Maine. Elwood Mason, United States Army. Grace Mason, a nurse at the Los Angeles General Hospital, California. Clair Overlock, working at Freese’s Dept. Store, Bangor, Maine. Juanita Patten (Mrs. Charles Corson), living in Hermon, Maine. Carroll Pickard, attending the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Joanne San Antonio, attending the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Mary Treadwell (Mrs. Colby Berry), living in Ban- gor, Maine. Harriette Voudoukis, working for Border Express, Bangor, Maine. Grace Warren, working for Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine. Mary Withee (Mrs. Ray Bemis, Jr.), living in Rhode Island. Alfred Woodard, United States Navy. Class of 1947 Kenneth Bartlett, working for Bangor Hydro Co., Millinocket, Maine. Raymond Bowen, United States Army. Forest Bragg, United States Air Force. Aileen Burgess (Mrs. Stephen Segunio), living in New York. Harriette Dole (Mrs. Carroll Pickard), working at the Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine. Martha Goodell (Mrs. Clayton Stevens), living in Hampden, Maine. Harold Gray, United States Army. Bonita Lord, working for Wilson Co., Bangor, Maine. Bradford Lord, working at B. H. Lord General Store, Hermon, Maine. Elisabeth Luce (Mrs. Donald Smyth), living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rosanne Pendleton, teaching in North Anson, Maine. George Perkins, managing a poultry business in Winterport, Maine. Mildred Perkins (Mrs. Robert Stubbs), living in Winterport, Maine. Gordon Somers, United States Aimy. Dorothy Tapley, working for Acme Supply Co., Bangor, Maine. Everett Tibbetts, working for Nowell Glass Co., Bangor, Maine. The MICROPHONE 39 BEMIS BROTHERS GENERAL MERCHANDISE Telephone 2-2 LEVANT, MAINE Compliments of Mother's Bread BANGOR BAKING CO. BANGOR, MAINE ART IN FLOWERS Brockway's Flower Shoppe WARM-UP JACKETS John Paul Co. 15 Central Street Bangor, Me. 55 Pickering Sq. Bangor Compliments of Dr. Charles H. King Dentist 17 MAIN STREET BANGOR Please Patronize Our Advertisers 40 The MICROPHONE Loring, Short Harmon SCHOOL SUPPLIES and EQUIPMENT E. R. Bowdoin, Salesman Portland, Maine Compliments of Faulkingham's Sanitary Barber Shop 141 STATE STREET 4 BARBERS BANGOR Pilots Grill Across from Dow Field Meet your friends at this famous eating place Specialty—Steaks, Chops, Chicken, Seafoods of all kinds Banquets, Weddings, Parties of all kinds BANGOR, MAINE Compliments of Dr. James H. Siegel 61 Main Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 41 Webber Oil Company Distributors Motor Fuels — Range and Fuel Oils ATLAS Tires — Batteries — Accessories 700 Main Street DIAL 5688 Bangor, Maine Compliments of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR SEWING SOCIETY HERMON, MAINE GEORGE W. BROWN Washers - Refrigerators 82 Pickering Square Telephone 6209, Bangor Compliments of White Hayes Funeral Home 46-48 Center Street Bangor, Maine Compliments of COLE'S EXPRESS Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers 42 The MICROPHONE USED CARS Compliments of FRANK FORD Bangor, Maine 502 MAIN STREET TEL. 7763 HUSSON COLLEGE An Institution of Character ami Distinction 157 Park Street Free Catalog C. H. HUSSON, President Bangor, Maine Airco Oxygen and Acetylene — Welding Outfits and Supplies J. J. Boulter Son 293 Harlow Street Bangor, Maine Radiator Repairing and Recoring, Welding, Metallizing Prest-O-Lite, Small Tanks and Appliances Telephone 7019 Welding and Radiator Shop Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 43 Compliments of B. H. LORD Northern Maine Jet., Telephone 8-4333 MEATS GROCERIES In Business Over 25 Years Compliments of BILL LORD'S AUTO SALES USED CARS — BOUGHT AND SOLD Telephone 8-4101 HERMON, MAINE AM. Please Patronize Our Advertisers 44 The MICROPHONE New Franklin Laundry 125 Fern St. iVOVF DRY CLEANING Compliments of Queen City Market 75 Pickering Square Tel. 2-1418 Bangor, Maine Compliments of Waldo E. Robinson PULP DEALER TEL. 8-4354 HERMON, MAINE We carry New Cores for Trucks and Cars Ayer's Radiator Hospital General Radiator Repairing Also Circulation Restored 71 BUCK STREET TEL. 7961 - 9856 BANGOR, MAINE BEAL BUSINESS COLLEGE 9 CENTRAL STREET, BANGOR, MAINE Summer Term begins July 7, 1952 Fall Term begins Sept. 8, 1952 Ask for f ree catalog CMC TRUCKS and BUSSES Sales — Services E. R. DYSART, Inc. AGENT: Cities Service Products 810 Hammond Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronise Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 45 Delano Furniture Co. BETTER GRADE USED FURNITURE Furniture Repairing and Upholstering Auto Interior Specialists Telephone 2-1185 or 5084 37 Perkins Street Bangor Hardy's Auto Sales, Inc. NEW — GUARANTEED — USED “On the square” Telephone 5986 Bangor, Maine Compliments of WALTER WITHERLY HERMON, MAINE Bangor Farmers' Union Co. WIRTHMORE FEEDS Grain, Poultry and Dairy Feeds Hay, Straw and Salt 15 Independent Street Phone 3379 Bangor, Maine Graves-Pearson Typewriter Co. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS SUNDSTRAND ADDING MACHINES Tel. 8060 and 7842 240 Hammond Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers 16 The MICROPHONE Compliments of THEODORE A, PERKINS Pastor Levant Baptist Churches LEVANT, MAINE Compliments of Earl C. McGraw Compliments of Superintendent of Schools E. N. Grant Compliments of TRY Airline Motors GEORGE'S Used Cars Bought and Sold Opposite Dow Field Bangor, Maine FOR MEN’S CLOTHES 142 Main St. Bangor, Me. Compliments of Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. George Dyer Class of 1953 Compliments of Hermon Corner Lord s Hillside Gardens Barber Shop HERMON Open afternoons and evenings Closed Wednesdays Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 47 Bangor Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. 224 Harlow Street Bangor, Maine Compliments of Hazemont Diner Meals - Seafoods - Lunches Compliments of A Friend We at SEAVEY'S Are always ready to serve you Members Florist Telegraph Delivery Association G. S. Seavey Son GREENHOUSES 270 Fourteenth Street Bangor, Maine See the “New Studebaker Cars and Tmcks” Sales - Service “Our Reference: Anyone You Meet” Knight Auto Sales Co. 54 Cumberland Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers 48 The MICROPHONE Young Men and Women Will always find this banking institution interested and helpful in their business progress. A checking account reflects responsibility and is a factor in establishing credit and standing. THE MERRILL TRUST COMPANY BANGOR, MAINE Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Pine State Compliments of Arctic Refrigeration Modern Cleansers BANGOR, MAINE and Dyers M. L LEACH Wholesale Fruit and Produce 109 PICKERING SQUARE BANGOR, MAINE Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 49 Pleasant Hill Farms F. R. Pickard. Owner Telephone Hermon 8-2771 REGISTERED GUERNSEY CATTLE Compliments of H. E. Willy CARMEL, MAINE Compliments of C. H. Grant GENERAL STORE Earl Garland Carmel, Maine DIAL 2011 All Branches of Beauty Culture Mrs. Cora Violette Telephone 8-2333 Hermon Compliments of The Hincks Coal Co. Headquarters for all types of fuel Mobil-Flame Bottle Gas 11 CENTRAL STREET BANGOR, MAINE Compliments of Everybody's Store Complete Line of Class of 1954 Ladies’ Wearing Apparel 141 and 145 Main St. Bangor CHASE'S STORE West Hampden A Little of Most Everything at the Right Prices Please Patronize Our Advertisers 50 The MICROPHONE Smith's Extracts and Cream Tartar MacDonald's Imitation Vanilla Three Crow Spices BYRON H. SMITH CO. The only plant in Maine where spices are packed is located in Hermon BANGOR AND HERMON, MAINE D. D. Terrill Saw Co., Inc. Manufacturers of THE FAMOUS TERRILL SAWS AND TOOLS 124-126 Exchange St. Bangor, Maine Bangor Furniture Co. Complete House Furnishers 84-88 Hammond St. Bangor, Maine Foster's Dye House One-Day Service DIAL 8379 BREWER, MAINE Please Patronize Our Advertisers Th MICROPHONE 51 L. G. Balfour Company ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS Class Rings and Pins Memorial Plaques Club Insignia Commencement Invitations Diplomas—Personal Cards Representative: Donald B. Tupper 2 IVIE ROAD CAPE COTTAGE, MAINE ALSTON STUDIOS, Inc. East Weymouth, Massachusetts New England’s Leading School Photographers N. J. Cohen Co. Compliments of Who'esale Fruit Emery L. Leathers and Vegetables 41-45 Haymarket Sq. Bangor Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE Compliments of Bangor Bottling Co., Inc. SCHOOL STREET VEAZIE, MAINE Butler's Market and Auto Sales FULL LINE OF GROCERIES Light Lunches and Soft Drinks Auto Repairing and Welding Good Used Cars for Sale or Trade STROUT FORD SALES -199 HAMMOND STREET BANGOR, MAINE Please Patronise Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 53 ESSO GAS ESSO MOTOR OIL Hermon Esso Station Leon I. Leathers, Proprietor Tires, Tubes, Auto Accessories, General Repairing Telephone Connection 8-2421 Hermon, Maine Compliments of Fox Ginn, Inc. Local and Long Distance Movers MOTOR EXPRESS LINES 12 Howard Lane Bangor, Maine Sawyer's Variety Store (Friendly Service) 91 Center Street Brewer, Maine Campbell Snow EXPERT MECHANICS On All Makes of Cars 264 Third St. Near Bass Park Compliments of Ray Phillips and William Overlock RANGE BURNERS FURNACE BURNERS Keep the Home Fires Burning uith FUELS from DOYLE CARTER Office: 46 Center St., Brewer Tel. 7468 — Nights 7877 COAL COKE OIL Please Patronize Our Advertisers 54 The MICROPHONE Compliments of George H. Horton, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Director of Board of Health HERMON, MAINE Compliments of KIMBALL'S STORE HERMON, MAINE G. E. VIOLETTE, Prop. Dealer in Fancy Groceries - Hardware Pillsbury’s and Robin Hood Flour Glidden Paints Barber Shop DIAL 8-4381 BANGOR DRUG CO. WHOLESALE DRUGGIST Serving Northern and Eastern Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 55 Compliments of TREADWELL'S GRILL Miller Hill HERMON, MAINE All types of Beauty Culture Elite Beauty Shop 21 Central Street Bangor, Maine Phone 9-3946 Juanita Littlefield, Prop. George T. Robinson R. F. D. 2, HERMON, MAINE TELEPHONE 8-2411 Heating Oils — Power Burners — Range and Space Heaters Mobilgas and Mobiloil — Mobilubrication Tires — Batteries — Accessories — New and Used Cars and Trucks Please Patronize Our Advertisers 56 The MICROPHONE MORSE-NORRiS PRESS JOB PRINTING 113 BROAD STREET BANGOR, MAINE A. J. McGown Sons GENERAL MERCHANDISE Complimentn of Roland Bartlett DIAL 2131 BARBER SHOP CARMEL, MAINE 595 Hammond St. Bangor “The City Fuelers“ Stickney Babcock Coal Company Hard and Soft Coal — New England Coke All Grades of Fuel and Ratuje Oil 17 HAMMOND ST. BANGOR, MAINE “As Near As Your Telephone” — Dial 4569 Bangor Floral Company (Incorporated 1925) L. C. Hathaway, Manager Flowers-by-YVire 996 State Street Bangor, Maine MIMEOGRAPH HEADQUARTERS Kinney Duplicator Co. Bangor, Maine Supplies for All Makes Please Patronize Our Advert inert The MICROPHONE 57 Smart's General Store Raymond A. Smart, Prop. ESSO Gas - Lubrication - Tires - Batteries Groceries and Hardware - Devoe Paint 1447 Hammond Street Bangor, Maine Compliments of CHRISTMAS RUG CO. May Street Bangor, Maine HATCH'S DAIRY FARM Pasteurized and Raw Milk and Cream Produced and Processed At the Farm HERMON Tel. Conn. “From the Moo to You” Compliments of Hermon S. S. Committee HERMON. MAINE Compliments of Narragansett Spa 29 Water Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Adrertisers 58 The MICROPHONE New Atlantic Restaurant “House of Quality” 66 MAIN STREET BANGOR, MAINE Compliments of New Brountas Restaurant 69 Main Street Bangor, Maine L. H. Thompson, Printer BREWER, MAINE Dial 2-0968 Letter Press and Offset Printing Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 59 BORDER EXPRESS, Inc. C. F. DURAN, President Daily, Dependable, Direct Truck Service Between Boston and Bangor and Intermediate .Points Serving the State of Maine from and to Boston, Mass. Direct Service—Bouton—Portland—B any or—Calain Faithfully Serving the Public Since 1926 Home Office 283-A MAIN STREET, BANGOR, MAINE Phone 6-168 FRANK BROTHERS HARDWARE Everything in General” 145 STATE STREET, Frank Building BANGOR, MAINE MISHOU'S PHARMACY T. Corrigan Mishou, Reg. Phar. 565 Hammond Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers 60 The MICROPHONE DAVID BRAIDY Showing a Fine Selection of SPRING SUITS, COATS, DRESSES ANI) HATS 14 Hammond Street Bangor Up one flight where you nave W. C. Bryant Sons, Inc. Diamond Merchants and Jewelers For Three Generations At 46 Main St. Bangor, Maine Compliments of The Town of Hermon Hermon, Maine KITCHENETTE STATE STREET . . . VEAZ1E Clams — Chicken — Steaks — Lobsters Sandiviches . . . Home Cooked Pastry Bus Stop Goodwin Auto Body Shop Harry C. Goodwin, Prop. A. R. Hopkins Corp. Body and Fender Specialists Poultry Feeds and Supplies Tel. 3982 41 Perkins St. Dairy Feeds, Hay, Straw, Salt BANGOR, MAINE Cement and Dor Foods The Oldest and Finest Shop in Town BANGOR, MAINE Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 61 Louis KIRSTEIN Sons Realtors REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE SERVICE Established in 1891 44 Central St. . Bangor, Maine Compliments of Leen's Electric Motor Service Telephone 9416 54 Wilson St. Brewer, Maine Mrs. Lewis S. Doane GLADIOLI Phone: Hermon 2785 The System Company “Women's Fine Apparel” Dexter Bangor Compliments of Eastern States Farmers' Exchange Employees of the Brewer Warehouse Please Patronize Our u4dvertisers 62 The MICROPHONE Compliments of Bluestein's Auto Sales Class of 1952 HEItMON, MAINE Compliments of The Watch Shop” Boyd Noyes, Inc. Jimmy's Coffee Shop Jewelers and Diamond Merchants 25 Hammond Street Bangor Compliments of Compliments of Class of 1955 Grade Eight Compliments of WARD'S BODY SHOP, Inc. AUTOMOBILE-BODY and FENDER REPAIRING We Also Sell Power Lawn Mowers BREWER, MAINE Compliments of Compliments of Dexter's Market Peter LaFlamme's Fancy Meats, Groceries Barber Shop Telephone 2-2269 29 Water Street Bangor Water Street Bangor STAR BEEF COMPANY Telephone 6440-49 “When you ask for Dubuque, you ask for the Best’’ 16 Union Street Bangor Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MIC liOr HON E 63 J. F. WOODMAN Anthracite COAL Bituminous New England Coke Range and Fuel Oil Iron Fireman Wall Flame Burners Office: 9 Hammond Street Telephone 2-0043 Compliments of Newport Wholesale Confectionery Co. Palmer D. Tedesco, Prop. Jobbers of CANDIES AND TOBACCOS Telephone 127-2 36 Shaw St. Newport, Maine Electric Arc Welding Co. R. R. LYNK 75 Buck Street Bangor, Maine Compliments of O. Rolnick Sons 151 So. Main Street Brewer, Maine NEW and USED AUTO PARTS and ACCESSORIES Please Patronize Our Advertisers 64 The MICROPHONE GARLAND BROTHERS FANCY GROCERIES AND FRESH MEATS Specializing in WIRTHMORE POULTRY AND DAIRY FEEDS A cents for SAGADAHOC FERTILIZERS CORENCO FERTILIZERS For Prompt Sendee Phone Hermon 8-2832 Compliments of HARRY'S MEAT MARKET Clean Modern Equipment QUALITY MEATS 124 Hancock St. Dial 2-3210 Bangor, Maine OLD HOME BREAD SUPER ENRICHED Baked by John J. Nissen Baking Corp. 45 Columbia Street Bangor, Maine Please Patronize Our Advertisers The MICROPHONE 65 SNOW NEALLEY CO. 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