Hermon High School - Microphone Yearbook (Hermon, ME)

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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.

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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

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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'