Hermon High School - Microphone Yearbook (Hermon, ME)

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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-

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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.

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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.