Hermon High School - Microphone Yearbook (Hermon, ME)

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EDITORIALS EDITORIAL BOARD First row: F. White, M. Li ht, A. Boudreau, C. Heughan, Mrs. Myers, P. Leathers, M. Griffin, T. Voudoukis, V. Lord, M. Johnson. Second rote: N. Phillips, R. Campbell, P. McGinley, P. Dole, S. Burgess, T. Reynolds, L. Lufkin, M. Lord, M. Teague, D. Hillman, C. Pickard. Extra-Curricular Activities And Their Values “Sissy!” “Aw, come on, be a sport.” “Can’t you take it?” “He’s very unreason- able.” These taunts will follow the poor sport from childhood to maturity. Character traits are developed in childhood, and good sportsmanship is definitely a character trait. The time to obtain and develop these traits is while a person is developing, which is the teen-age period. School is not just an institution of learn- ing. It is, also, an institution for training a person’s social habits. It is in school, where a teenager is surrounded by his equals, that he learns the values of friendship and co- operation. He learns to co-operate with his teachers and his friends, but this is accom- plished not only through class work but

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VANESSA BEATRICE LORI) Ne Ness is our third redhead. With one other, she makes a pair. Whenever there’s some excitement. She and Muriel are always there. Commercial Course: Class Secretary 1 : The Professor Roars 1 : Basketball 1. 2. 3 : Junior Red Cross. Secretary 1 ; Glee Club 1 ; National Honor Society 2. 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 3: For Whom the Telephone Rings 2: Editorial Board 2. 3. Co-Business Manager 4 ; Class President 3: Junior Exhibition 3, second prixe for girls; Student Council, Secretary 3; Maga- zine Contest. Co-Captain 3; Wilbur’s Wild Night 4 ; Librarian 4 : Salutatorian. DOROTHEA JANET POMEROY Dot Dot is our spitfire. Her temper’ ever aflame. She gets riled up in typing But she likes it (T?) just the same. Commercial Course: Junior Red Cross 1. 2; Glee Club 1, 2. 3; Librarian 4. MURIEL AYT9 TEAGUE Muriel Muriel is the quietest Of our noisy class. Always willing to work Is our cheerful lass. Commercial Course: Junior Red Cross 1; Glee Club 2 ; Editorial Board. Typist 3. 4 ; 'National Honor Society 4 ; Librarian 4 ; Class Prophecy. VERNON BRADLEY LIBBY. JR. Lib Lib is our joking jester - Mrs. Stevenson’s pet senior peeve. He'll keep ’em ever laughing With some antic up his sleeve. General Course: F. F. A. 1 ; Touch Foot- ball 1. 2 ; Projector Club 2, 3 : Junior Ex- hibition 3; Baseball 3, 4; Grandpa's Twin Sister 4. THERESA ATHENA VOUDOUKIS Theresa Theresa is our worrier. And often wears a frown. Though we know really, deep inside. It seldom gets her down. ommercial Course: Junior Red Cross 1. 2; Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Editorial Hioartl. Literary Editor 4 ; Grandjm’s Twin Sis- ter «Prompter) 4; Magazine Contest. Business Manager 4 ; Librarian 4 ; School- boy Patrol 4.

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12 The MICROPHONE through the aid of extra-curricular activi- ties. There are many extra-curricular activi- ties in the schools today. Various contests are held between schools in the performance of dramatics, debates, and athletics. The student who learns to accept defeat without hard feelings and is able to sincerely con- gratulate his opponent on the victory be- comes the adult who is able to meet the set- backs that accompany success and overcome them without ruining his opportunities. A teenager finds out how hard it is to ac- complish something under pressure as he realizes the trophy for the school depends upon how well he pronounces his words and puts the idea across to the audience through his actions and expression, or upon his mak- ing this basket regardless of the excitement and cheers of the crowd. A certain degree of quickness of mind is developed when the basketball player has to quickly decide whether to pass or feint or when the young actor or actress has to rearrange his or her actions when a prop for a particular scene is on the wrong side of the stage. Many people feel that the extra-curricular activities of the school do the student “no earthly good,” but any student can tell you that this is not true. Perhaps it seems at times that no work is being done, but any outside activity calls for a lot of work on someone’s part. Even a simple trip to the library, although not strictly an extra- curricular activity, calls for letters to be written and arrangements to be made, which are done by students, and followed up by class discussions and tests. All in all, extra-curricular activities play a very important part in the role of the stu- dent of today. They develop his mental ability, self-control, ability to make friends, co-operativeness, and sportsmanship, all of which are important character traits. Patricia Leathers, Editor-in-Chief A Joint Effort For An Enjoyable Life There are many ways to make the school life of each student a happy one, but there are also many ways to make one’s school life a tedious, unenjoyable task. We can have a school with each student taking part and sharing the responsibilities or one where there is always trouble. No one likes to go to school if they can not get some enjoyment out of it. Let’s make our school one of which each one of us can be proud. The best way to do this is to have a closer rela- lationship between the student, parents and teachers, therefore, doing away with any misunderstandings. When one comes home from school all dis- couraged and in the quitting mood, his par- ents should not ignore him; they should try to help him solve his problem. Perhaps there is trouble between the student and the teacher, or between the student and the par- ents, or some other source. This is where the parents should step in. It is a privilege of the parents as well as a duty to go to visit the school and talk to the teachers. Perhaps the teacher and the parents could straighten out many problems and make the school life of the student much more pleasant. There are students who have to work at home. I mean by work, having duties as- signed to them that they are expected to do whether they want to or not. These students miss out on some school activities, but, above all, their school work is neglected because of their responsibilities at home. When a student’s grades are low they are left out of some activities which depend wholly on ranks. Often the teacher considers these students uninterested, when it is not entire- ly the student’s fault. There again we have a misunderstanding because the parent and the teacher have never met to talk over the student's particular situation. It would be