Hollis High School - Sunbeam Yearbook (Hollis, ME)

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gcbforiaf On Consolidation As lhe lopic ol consolidalion has been on lhe lips ol lhe cilizens ol Hollis lor some lime, il seems only lilling lhal an edilorial should deal wilh lhal subiecl, consolidalion, Perhaps il would help lo- menlion some ol lhe advanlages and disadvan- lages ol consolidalion. When lwo or more lowns combine lo have one cenlral high school, lhe cosl ol operaling would be divided accord- ing lo lhe enrollmenl ol each lown, lhus lhe school having lhe largesl number ol pupils would, ol course, pay more. ll our schools were consolidaled, we would be able lo hire leachers who were beller lrained lor each subiecl laughl, lhus giving lhe sludenls a much beller loundalion in each subiecl. As il is now we cannol have lyping and shorlhand in our high school, and sludenls who wanl lo have a business lraining, have lo go lo a college lo oblain lhe necessary lraining lo work in lhe business world. A larger, beller equipped school would eliminale lhis. ll we had more leachers lhe exlra aclivilies could be divided among lhem so lhal one leacher would nol be laking lime lrom regular sub- iecls lo coach various aclivilies lhrough lhe year, such as public speak- ing, dramas, and coaching alhlelics. The grammar schools 'ol Hollis would benelil lrom lhis plan because lhe pre- senl high school could easily be remod- eled lo accommodale lhe presenl en- rollmenl ol lhe elemenlary schools. This would make il much easier lor our mu- sic inslruclor because he would nol have lo spend a lhird ol his lime on lhe rough roads going lrom one school lo anolher. Now lel us lurn lo lhe disadvanlages. ln a large school each sludenl does nol have lhe individual allenlion as received in a smaller school, because ollen lhe ones who are nol so lorcelul are lhe ones who receive very lillle nolice and lhere is less chance lor lhe sludenl who is nol so well known lo gel inlo lhe aclivilies. ln a large school lhere is also addi- lional accidenl and lire hazard. ll is much easier lo aid a small group ol children lo salely, lhan il would be lo help a large group. A disadvanlage which should be men- lioned in regard lo consolidalion ol ele- menlary schools is lhe lacl lhal small boys and girls ol lirsl grade age would be away lrom lheir molhers loo long il lhey had lo be lransporled lo a cen- lral school. Ollen limes lhe disadvanlages oul- weigh lhe advanlages, so il is a subjecl which should be very carelully consid- ered belore any draslic sleps are laken. Allhough my days al l-lollis l-ligh School are nearing lheir end, l slill would like lo see l-lollis l-Iigh prosper, and lhus enable lhe sludenls lo enioy lhe advanlages lhal l have nol had. Virginia W. lllingworlh '49 Choosing A Career Choosing a career is one ol lhe mosl imporlanl sleps in a person's lile. Every boy and girl when in school should have al leasl an idea as lo whal he wanls lo do when he linishes high school. Many young people know even belore lhey enler, and lhey plan ahead wilh eager- ness. Today in high schools lhere are many boys and girls who haven'l even a vague idea as lo whal lheir career will be.

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HOWARD HUFF Nickname .................... .. PeT saying .......,.,,.. FavoriTe Song ............... PasTime ................,.... AmbiTion ,...,......,.... FaTe .,,...,...,,...................... ROGER SMITH Nickname ,,,,,..,,,,,..,..,,,, , PeT saying ............,. FavoriTe Song .... Q ............. ' Gee Whiz! KenTucky WaI+z Teleph-oning Engineer Cab Driver Curly Who, me 2 'Clancy Lowered The Boom PasTime .......,....... Trying To Tell a good joke AThbiTion ......... To geT a diploma lsignedl FaTe ........,,,...............,.,..........,....................... A Tarmer ALBERT GOODWIN Nickname .............,...,................................. H-.Iur1iOr PeT saying ................,.......... Where's Flynn? FavoriTe Song Smoke, Smoke, Smoke Thar CigareTTe PasTime ............... ................ C onnie SmiTh, in Problems Class AmbiTion ...........,... To marry a rich woman FaTe ....... ..... ..... ......... A b a chelor Senior Class History The class oT I949 enTered Hollis High SepTember Il, l945 wiTh TwenTy-six members. ATTer Two weeks w-e held our TirsT class meeTing elecTing' 'Virginia lllingworTh as presidenT and Mel Brad- bury, KaThryn Green, and Joyce Enman as oTher oTlicers. ConsTance SmiTh ioined our class The second six weeks, buT one oT our regular members IeT+. BeTore mid- years Three more members had Iefr. Virginia lllingworTh represenTed our school in The League Speaking ConTesT. In our sophomore year we had de- creased in size To only nineTeen mem- bers. Virginia lllingworTh was again presidenT, wiTh Joan Virgie, Lucille HamiITon, and Isabelle Pinkham as help- ers. This year The girls sTarTed a bask-eT- ball Team. Helen SmiTh, Shirley SmiTh, Frances Robinson and PaTricia Harmon were players Trom our class, In our iunior year we Ios+ Tour mem- bers. We had The privilege oT giving The Treshmen Their iniTiaTion. AlberT Goodwin was our presidenT wiTh Joan Virgie, Connie SmiTh, Roger SmiTh, and Shirley SmiTh as helpers. Roger SmiTh ioined The baskeTbalI Team This year. In SepTember I948 we enTered Hollis High wiTh a ToTaI oT TiTTeen members who were looking Torward To The Tol- Iowing June. Our presidenT This year was Joan Virgieg oTher oTTicers were Lucille Hamilron, Shirley SmiTh, and ConsTance SmiTh.1Virginia lllingworTh was presi- denT oT The sTudenT council and ediTor- in-chieT OT The Sunbeam. Shirley SmiTh, Helen SmiTh, Frances Robinson, and Roger SmiTh wenT ouT Tor baskeTbaIl Trom our class. Frances Robinson plans To come back Tor a posT-graduaTe course nexT year. The class hisTory hasn'T ended' y-e-T Tor we'll srill be mak- ing hisTory TiTTy years Trom now. Junior Class On SepTember 7, I948 we reTurned To school To begin our Third year. Our class is The IargesT in The school, num- bering TwenTy lasT Tall. EvereTT Jones IeTT our class in January, so we now have nineTeen. We were well represenTed in sporTs wiTh RoberT SouThwick, Reginald Gro- der, Mel Bradbury, Jocky Jones, Bruce Young, and Donald Dodge in boTh

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Many have nof even explored fhe pos- sible fields, while ofhers have, buf can'f seem fo .decide which one fo enler. There are sfill ofhers who do nof realize fhe imporfance of if. Many fields offer opporfunifies in which a person may enfer and have a very promising career. Buf, in choosing, a person should consider nof only fhe advanfages buf fhe disadvanfages as well. They should fhink nol' only of financial refurns buf also wh-efher or nof fhe work will really hold fheir inferesfg and whefher or nof fhey are capable of doing if successfully. A good facfor fo consider in choos- ing, is fhe choice of a field which is nof over-crowded, buf rafher encour- ages new employmenf insfead. This should be clone for one's own benefif and for fhe benefif of ofhers. Two ex- amples of fhese fypes of fields are feaching and nursing. Bofh are in greaf demand and fhe schools are easier fo gef info because fhey are nof over- crowded. Music is anofher enjoyable field in which fo enfer: buf if is nof of much service as feaching and nursing, alfhough one may gel' a lof of personal enioy- menf from music. There is a saying aloouf music which is very frufhful and full of meaning, Music cannof hurf. Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, picfures can insull' you: music cannof punish- Only bless. lf a person is in doubf abouf +his field and would like fo know a loif more of whaf if is like, fhere are a few Summer music camps which hold ses- sions of Two weeks or a monfh. l'lere one is able fo learn whaf if's like fo plan concerfs wifh ofher young people and find fheir opinions abouf music. lf is very educafional as well as a lol' of fun. Dr. Francis Bailey, presidenf of Gor- ham Sfafe Teachers College in a recenl message fo us, poinfed ouf fhaf, The besf years are going fo be fhe years ahead and we should all be prepared: work well foday and fomorrow will fake care of ifself. Joan l-laskell '50 Is Hollis Progressive? Ladies and Genflemen: America is a greaf counfry. The greafesf in fhe world. We, fhe people of l-lollis, Maine, make up parf of fhis counfry and yef we don'f realize if enough. Alfogefher, l-lollis is a good all-around average fown or af leasf if was, buf ifs cifizens have begun fo slacken up. You don'f'fake your righf fo vofe and use if.. l wonder whaf you would say if some day some ofher nafion fakes fhaf righf away which is quife possible. One of fhe greafesf fhings neglecfed in l-lollis is fhe schools. Times have changed since you, our parenfs and friends, were in school. Whaf you had when you were young is now inade- quafe. Things have become more mod- ernized. l-lollis schools are nof up fo clafe. l-lere, in fhis fown, are sfill found fhe one and fwo room school houses. These small schools would nof be as bad if fhey had modern equipmenf. The schools we affended before high school had no lighfs, running wafer, or screens. In order fo gef fhese fhings we had fo gef ouf and earn fhe money ourselves, The fown couldn'l' gef These fhings for us because fhe people did nof feel fhaf fhey could afford fo have fheir faxes raised.