Kingfield High School - Abram Breeze Yearbook (Kingfield, ME)

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20 THE ABRAM BREEZE in the afternoon the Seniors had their fair, and in the evening they presented their three act play. Both turned out very suc- cessfully even though most of the play cast were not feeling well. Today, also, we wished Richard Mercurio luck, for tomor- row he's going to Bates to take his en- trance exams. Week of April 5 April 6 - Today the long awaited Sen- ior Honor Parts were announced by Prin- cipal Clunie. April 7 - The Senior train tickets for the class trip arrived. April 8 - We're taking our fifth set of six weeks exams today and the Seniors are getting ready for their class trip. Poor Seniors! April 10 - The Seniors left today for Washington from the Post Office at 2:30 P.M. They went to Portland by auto. Those taking them were Clifford Kirkwood, Kenneth Safford, and Bob Viles. Marion hardly made it for she got mixed up on the time. When she arrived they had a few hurried pictures taken, climbed into the cars and were ol? to Portland. Tonight they go by train to New York and then on to Washington Monday. Week of April 12 April 12 - The pupils and the teachers seem to be relieved that the Seniors are gone for a week. They are getting along very nicely without them. Most of the exams came back today. April 13 - The Paper Drive began to- day. Nip Wing's, Austin Thompson's and Russell Riggs's trucks were used to collect papers. April 15 - This morning a few cards arrived from Washington and were seen floating all over the school building. The paper drive ended today. April 'I6 - The interclass track meet ended. The Sophomores won with 48 2-7 points. The Juniors were second with 38 2-7 points. The Freshmen scored 1 3-7 points. Austin Thompson was the high scorer with Lewis Brackley coming a close second. No school next week for our Easter vacation has arrived. Week of April 26 April 26 - Today everyone returned to school. Most of the recesses were spent looking at the group pictures and the snap- shots that were taken by the Seniors on the class trip. Today rank cards were passed out again. April 28 - All the basketball boys and girls, track boys, coaches and managers are eating light today for tonight the Stu- dent Council and the American Legion are giving them a banquet put on by the American Legion Auxiliary. Charles Tren- holm looks terrible. It must have some- thing to do with that speech he has to make tonight. Oh yes! This afternoon the Seniors chose their class motto. lt was We Finish To Begin. April 29 - This morning everyone came to school looking very happy and far from starving. In the afternoon different stu- dents brought rakes, shovels, wheelbar- rows and rags, thus National Clean-up Week was observed. Week of May 3 May 3 - We beat Stratton in the first baseball game of the season by a score of 1 1-1. V V May 4 - Today the Juniors signed a contract to have their pictures taken by Warren Kay Vantine Studio, Inc. May 5 - The track boys left early this P.M. to take part in the track meet in Farm- ington. May 6 - We won o game from Strong when Nip got a three-bagger in the last of the eighth inning. Also most of us helped hang Mr. Clunie a May Basket. Week of May 10 May 10 - We won a baseball game at Jay, today. May 12 - We were all sorry to learn that Richard Mercurio entered the Frank- lin County Memorial Hospital this after- noon. We wish him the best of luck and hope that he will soon be back with us. May 13 - At last! We go to press, to- day! Robert Kirkwood '48

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THE ABRAM BREEZE T9 The girls won and the boys' game turned out to be very exciting with Kingfield win- ning by a very few points. The crowd tonight was small because of the poor weather. The Sophomores sold hotdogs. Week of Feb. 2 Feb. 3 - We lost both games to Range- ley on their floor tonight. Feb. 4 - A foul shooting contest be- tween both boys and girls started today. Feb. 5 - The foul-shooting contest was finished up today with Burchell Morrell winning the boys' and Dena Vose, Helen Knapp and Norma Pinkham tying for the girls'. Dena won when they shot again. Both Dena and Burchell will receive cups later in the year. Feb. 6 - Tonight we play the return games at Phillips. Week of Feb. 16 Feb. 16 - Tryouts for the senior play, Who Killed Aunt Caroline? were held today. A few more boys out for this play so the man shortage conditions must have improved. Feb. 17 - The Seniors chose their class flower and colors today. The fiower was a white rose and the colors blue and silver. The Seniors also decided on the chaperon for the class trip and it turned out to be quite a battle but Charles and Robert won out with Mrs. Sanford. Feb. 18 - Today the group pictures for the yearbook were taken by the same studio that took the Seniors' pictures. Ev- eryone came in the afternoon dressed to Kill. Feb. 19 81 20 - Most of us went to Farm- ington to the basketball tournament. No school Friday because of conditions of the roads. Week of Feb. 23 Vacation week again! The basketball boys went to Lewiston the 26th 81 27th to play in the State Tournament. On the 26th a bus was hired which took a load of school kids to Lewiston to cheer for the team. They must have done some good, for the boys won their first game. Week of March 1 Mar. 1 - Mr. Graham took his history class over to town meeting. We all en- ioyed it very much. Mar. 5 - Tonight Kingfield lost the play-off game for the small school tournament to Rangeley after playing two overtimes. Week of March 8 Mar. 8 8. 9 - Exams for fourth 6-weeks. Mar. l2 - Mrs. Washburn and a few of the citizens of the town got a local talent show together for the benefit of the Sen- iors. lt turned out to be very successful and over S90 was realized. Week of March 15 Mar. 16 - The benefit game for Buddy Dunham, who broke his wrist at Phillips, was played between the High School and the American Legion. The High School won. Score: 41-9. Week of March 22 Mar. 22 - The interclass basketball tournament started today with the Sopho- mores beating the Freshmen by TO points. Mar. 23 81 24 - Jean Winter, Kingfield's D. A. R. candidate, went to Portland. Mar. 24 - The Seniors with only four men, three of whom were inexperienced, played the Juniors and lost 56-25. Mar. 25 - The Sophomores and the Jun- iors played for the championship today. It was another victory for the Juniors K62-23!. They are champions of the school. Week of March 29 Mar. 30 - My! my! What's this I hear? Was that Richard Mercurio betting Nip Wing that he wouldn't marry until he was thirty years old. And just this afternoon I definitely heard him proposing to Lor- raine Knapp, but she turned him down! Well, cheer up, Mercurio, you can always go to Strong. Mar. 31 - Today the Student Council voted to give S5 to the Salvation Army, and S10 to the Pine Tree State Society for Crippled Children. April 2 - One session this morning and

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