Kents Hill School - Yearbook (Kents Hill, ME)

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added to the seasonal Splrlt Followlng this the tradrtnonal Chrxstmas Xesper Serw 1ce was held at Torsey Memorial Church The cholr sang several numbers assocxated wxth selectlons from the Chrlstmas Blble story effectlvely read by Ivan Wltham There were also solos by Ixenneth Sprague Cynthla Cleveland and Elmor Churchill and a tr1o sung by Kenneth Sprague Bruce Savage and Hugh Dw elley Other senlors who are m the choir are Lucllle Roberts Barbara Harr mgton Joyce Wheeler and Peter Brldge December 15 Newly elected members of the Maroon and Gray Key Society mcluded several senlors Natalle Arnold Nancy Atkinson Barbara Purssell luellle Roberts Holt Bussell Paul Grenler John Hdmllt0H John Julia and Iohn lNeedham We have been benefxtted throughout the year at our soclety meetmgs bv Mr Dunn s fme msplratlonal talks December 16 We can hear the loved strains of Chrlstmas Carols floatlng out ox er the campus from the Tower Music Svstem now We will always remember he mng these carols every afternoon durlng the Yuletlde season as we return to the dorm at dusk Ianu :ry 8 1949 Two plays W'urzel Flummery and Once a Pupil were the flrst to be put on ln the new Rlcker Hall theater featured the following members of our class lNatal1e Arnold Pattangall Nxcolet Holt Bussell Lucllle Roberts and Ivan Wltham John Hamllton and Fred W orster acted as stage managers and Carolly n Flagg and J ovce W heeler were ln charge of propertles February 5 Todav the gurls Skl Carnlval w as held here at Kents Hill lncludlng partlcxp mts from Westbrook Jumor College W aynflete School Unnerslty of 'VIa1ne UDlVOPSltY of New Hampshlre DQCFIHQ Hlgh School and Fryeburg Academy The events mcluded slalom and dow nhlll After the meet there a receptxon at Blethen Hall at which tlme Westbrook Jumor College was awarded the trophy and ether awards were made The meet was wery successful ln estab future meets of this kmd February IQ Today a bovs skx meet was held w lth Hebron and M C I Thls was the contest Oflglndlly scheduled for the W mter Carnn al W eekend and Hebron w or' the first leg of the new Ixents Hlll Skl Carnn al Cup February 13 Tomgbt the gurls skl team returned lfrom Sebago Lake where they took part m a skx meet wxth Deerlng Hlgh School They spent the mght at the school farm and report a wonderful t1me February 27 Kents Hlll w as 125 ve mrs old today We all cele rated at a banquet attended by the school by trustees who could be present and ot er guests Beautl fullv decor xted cakes were hghted and carrled m processlon to each table School songs were sung bv the choxr and by the entlre group Speakers lntroduced by Mr Dunn were Kenneth Sprague representmg the student body and Presldent Emerltus I O New ton who grve entertalnmg remlnlscenees of the many years of his acqualnt ance with the school March 8 Mrs Gordon announced the appointments to the yearbook commlttees We are thus remlnded th at the time has come to look back over the accomplnsh ments of the years that once seemed to extend so mto the future March 16 Electrons for cl ess offlcers resulted as follows Jumor College Class Presldent Murxel Sprxgue I lce Presldent Carollyn Flagg Secretarv Lucllle Roberts Treasurer J ovce Wheeler The Preparatory School Offxcers are Presldent Ivan W ltham I lee Presldent Paul Bradstreet Secret ary Kenneth Sprague Treasurer Thomas Stenger Ixenneth Sprague I ora Austin W llham Bowyer Janet Caldwell Cynthla. Cleveland Barbara H lrrmgton Marne Hopkms Betty Ixates lNorman Prolman Thomas Stenger Ivan Wlthdm r' I ' ' , L In ' , Y' I 7 1 a . u o , , , 1 a , . L, v x v ' - ' , I ' v A u . , - Y 3 1 l : I l I . ' YI I l I' . ' . I - . . , , , ' 1 L 9 9 , , Y V ' I I I ' . I ' . , .... . E . , . . . I L 2 Y I I . .I I . . , , . , . K K Z 2 , 3 ' r xl - 1 ' ' . , , . I 1 ' I I I . ' 1 1 ' - 3 ' Q A l . I I I . 7 n U ,I A - I ' I .. . . , . . . , A , , , I I ' I . I . v A I I K I 7 I I Y V . V . . I - 1 I' , ' ' I n I ' ' ' I I I . a s I ' I . f , ' , 7 A 1 , S V 5 ' I I . I I Y . D I I I I . ' l v ' 1 , a J I -I v I . v. v L . K - lishing inter-scholastic skiing fellowship and plans have already been made for I K I In 1 I ' , '. V4 'I I I .. ' ' I U ' U . ' v. Y . . .V A , Y A n A I Y J A n J I - ' ' J ' I . v , . ' .. e . . ' 1 . . . . t . . . ' ' . , . '.' . , . ' f ' .V R 1 Y A ' X S A I I D . C ' I I 5 9 , , . . . A ' A. ' z ' '. - z ' . x 1 A I 1 - . I Y . ' - . ' . - 2 . . ' . . e, v- . I 1 I ' - a 2 9 1 9 5 5 ' . I ' , : . , . , N J . - a ' ' s 9 1 3 9 ' s I ' ', ' . , ' .I L . 1 . I . I I I I . I

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as well as see it. Several people in the back row have not yet noticed the change. It is reported that Mr. Gordon still finds the back row more interesting than the movie October 4 On this most glorious of warm fall days the entire school Journeyed through the brilliant countryside to Hebron Once there victory tasted sweet Sam s Itahan sandwiches on the way home were good too October 23 Forest fires have sprung up all around us on account of the unprece dented dryness From the tower the destructive progress of the flames can be clearly followed November 11 Today an impressive ceremony lnaugurated the use of the Tow er Music System dedicated to the 4-41 Kents Hill bovs and girls who serv ed m 11 orld War 2 fifteen of whom lost their llv es This music system will pl ty chimes from the Bearce Hall tower May 15 Tonight we were entertained by the spring dr rmatic production Stage Door Connie Barr recelved an orchld from the cast for her fine acting Eight members of the Junior class who had parts of varying importance w ere Lucille Roberts Carolyn Place Carollyn Flagg -Xnn Graves 'N xtfehe Arnold Kenneth Sprague Pattargell lNxcolct and Paul Grenier Serv 1ng on the production staff were Joyce 11 heeler John Hamilton and Fred 11 orster May Q0 194-8 hlargaret Chase Smith w ho is campaigning to be the first w oman United States Senator to be elected ln her own right delighted her Ixents Hill audience by her candid views and unassuming pe rsonalitv June 6 Toel ay we said goodby to the school and the cl iss of 1948 after the grad uation exercises in which our class w as well represented Ixenneth Sprague led the gradu ating group as the cl rss marshall and Muriel Sprague recelv ed the Fac ulty prize for keeping the neatest room during the year Cvthnla Cleveland rece ived the Kreger Prize for 0lltSt8I1d1I1g character and scholarship end also a prize for hav ing the highest average in the Junior class Barbara Purssell receiv ed an aw ard for having the highest average in the Junior College Freshman Class It looks as though the Class of 194-9 is reallv going to be successful October 10 Kents Hill s first Home Coming YY eeleend has been a success I' riends alumnl and students enJovcd together the girls tie score hockey g :mc with W ilton and bovs victory ln feiotball over Livermore Falls Two hundred students and guests shared a buffet supper end attended the flrst movie program held in the new the iter Enjoyable sehool pictures were part of the entertalnment Sunday October 11 A student planned vesper service in Deering Chapel this afternoon was conducted by Muriel Sprague and Cv nthia Cleveland X well thought out zddress bv Ivan Wltham and a vocal solo bv Ixenneth Sprague were much apprcci rted as the girls who had the privilege of escorting them and cuttlng in as well as of buving the tickets Pumpkins md bales of hav geve a rustic background for the informal to say the least costumes worn The student b end new lv org mired under the leadership of Holt Bussell was 1 hit Nov ember 13 ll ts it the date or the weather? We ll nev er know but tod my we lost a footb ell game to Hebron in a dow npour We w ere che cred bv te 1 afterwards in the new theater Wov ember 15 Mr Dunn announced the honor roll for the first qu rrter todav in chapel YY ho would have thought there would be so manv seniors on it? Thev were lNIar1e I'I0plx1l1S Lora Austin Cy nthla Clevel and Iv an W ith im Janet Caldwell Carolvn Pl ece Pattangall Nicolet Barb1r1H1rr1ngton 'N ancv Xtlemson Natalie arnold -Xnn Grrves Nlary I ou 11 hlttredge Willum Bover Rov Peterson and Marcia Forsvthe This vetr in effort honor roll h IS been st arted and out standing on this list were George Ixout zlalvls and Xllen Ixenne dv November 20 Mr Newton t rlleed to us m ch epel tod av conce rnmg the highlights in the hlstorv of the school I unelerstand th rt this w is the first in 1 se ries of t elles to be given by him I hope so for we all enjov his emusing, anecdotes end his Information about the early davs of our school December 12 A delightful Chrlstm as Tea w rs helel this efte rnoon Ill the the rter for the school and guests Chrlstm as decor ations bv the ficultv end hundreds of cakes adorned with hohd ev designs by sev er al young leelies of the Junior C olle ge . , ' . , . , . vi v v , . . . . ' 1 . I V . 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