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

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EDITORIALS BACK TO SCHOOL When we climb the school steps to be- gin a new year, the day holds excitement. Yes excitement! As the groups gather we relate the events of our summer vacation. A new student is sitting is the seat Bill oc- cupied last year. We eye him with cau- tion. Then some brave soul introduces himself to the newcomer. Presto! A new friendship is made. As we pass from class to class, we are greeted by our teachers. The books mount on our arms, books new to us, that are to be both our friends and our property for the following thirty-six weeks. As Seniors we are starting the last round of our high school career. On the agenda for our class are the long awaited trip to Washington, D. C., and our graduation. I believe nursing, which I plan to make my profession, is very worthwhile. I am anxious to finish high school so that I may get started on my goal. When people ask, Are you glad school has startedfy, I can honestly answer, Of courselv Beverly Boynton ,53 THE SCHOOL BUS g Once again, we were fortunate enough to be granted the opportunity of hiring the town school bus for basketball transporta- tion. The teachers and pupils have appre- ciated its use, because it does simplify the problem of getting to other towns to par- ticipate in games. The pupils probably have a more enjoyable time because they can all go together, instead of separately in several cars. Too, no student has the re- sponsibility of driving his familyls car. The teachers certainly are glad to have all the students together and in the hands of a responsible driver. Do you realize that in almost fifteen hundred miles of travel in the last two winters there has not been even one incident of leaving the road or being stuck in the snow? Moreover, when the teachers arrive in Kingfield, they know that all the students are in town too. One carful of them is not left stranded in the snow, neither has it been left behind be- cause some of its occupants wanted to stay a while longer in some restaurant. Parents must be glad, too, that their children are allowed to travel on the bus. The old system of private cars was ex- pensive for those families who most often had to supply a car. Now if the car goes, there is room for the family itself to go and maybe invite friends to accompany them. The school always likes to have loyal rooters at games away from home. There is, of course, some expense for each family, because each rider is asked to pay twenty cents a trip. But that ex- pense is spread over a period of time and over all the families, not just the ones who furnish cars. Why do they have to pay at all? That is to help make the cost of hiring the bus less prohibitive for the school. After all, it does cost quite a lot, and the school is not able financially to pay for the total cost in addition to all other expenses in carrying out a sports program. This past season the school has paid to the town treasurer ninety-nine dollars for the use of the bus and to the driver fifty-eight dollars. In spite of the expense incurred in the use of it, Kingfield High School is very glad to be able to hire it. The whole school joins in saying Thank Youf, Bryce Meldrum ,53 11

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Class of 1955 On September 26, 1952, we had the op- portunity to initiate the Freshmen as mem- bers of Kingfield High School. Several from our class have taken part in school athletics as players during the year. They were as follows: Methel At- wood, joanne Meldrum, Shirley Wilbur, and Amanda Winter for girls, Sonny Dyer, David Edgerly, and Clifford Norton for boys. Muriel Winter was one of the man- agers of the girls' basketball team. Methel Atwood, Shirley Wilbur and Amanda Win- ter Were cheer leaders. Later on, Amanda dropped out and Anita Sillanpaa replaced her. In the three one-act plays Methel At- wood and Shirley Wilbur took part in All Class of 1956 Class Officers President ALBERT CAREY Vice-President LOUISE PHILBRICK Secretary BARBARA NICHOLS Treasurer DORIS MELDRUM Student Council Representative GAIL THOMPSON September 3, 1952: About eight fifteen this morning, I arrived at school and joined my classmates to find seats, for this was the first day of school and the beginning of our first year in high school. Although we started with twelve pupils, the second week of school two more joined us. They were Helen and Ellen Williams. Unfortun- ately they and Austin Sillanpaa left us be- fore Christmas, thereby reducing our class to eleven members. September 26, 1952: Finally that fatal day has arrived. You guessed it. Freshman Initiation! The dress was varied. Fun and gaiety reigned. We now really belong. 10 the Riversn, Amanda Winter in Another Beginning , and Patricia Walker and Mur- iel Winter in Things',. Muriel was in the Carnival Play, 'KOn Vengeance Height and also in the three-act play. Joanne Meldrum and joan Packard were prompters. jean Morrison, Patricia, Shirley, Methel and Sonny participated in public speaking. Three of us were on the yearbook staff. They were Methel, Class Editor, Amanda, Girls, Athletic Editor, Muriel, chairman of Photographic Committee. Others have helped secure advertisements. The passing of this year marks another step forward in our progress through King- field High School. We have been well represented in all sports. Beverly Chadbourne, Louise Phil- brick, Gail Thompson, and Anne William- son were on the girls, basketball squad, Albert Carey, john Carey, and Richard Lovejoy, on the boys'. Richard is develop- ing into a good center. Doris Meldrum and Louise Philbrick were cheer leaders. Al- bert, john Richard, Boris Knoecny, and Austin Sillanpaa played fall baseball, and the Careys were on the track team. We have not restricted ourselves to ath- letics. Louise and john were kid sister and father respectively in Thingsv. Per- haps you remember Gail as the maid in Another Beginningv or as the neighbor's daughter in On Vengeance Height . Be- sides having parts in these one-act plays, Gail was in public speaking. Other speak- ers from our class were Louise and Albert. As Freshmen we have not held import- ant offices, but we have begun to make ourselves an active part of the school.

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EDITORIALS ALMOST SIXTEEN You are almost sixteen - but are you grown up? This is a familiar question. Usually if you are in doubt, there are a few things you have slipped up on. If you are grown up, your outlook on life is much different and the way you take things is very changed, also. To become grown up you must be de- pendable. This is the basic clue by which you are judged. Do what you say you will. If the windows are to be washed by Mon- day, that does not mean Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't forget Mrs. Brown wants you to take care of Mary and Billy, Friday, at 7:00 P. M. Are you careful about your person? Do you always look well in public? just one thing, such as greasy hair, will spoil your whole appearance. Too, you will want to overcome your social failures. Shyness in public can and should be conquered. Meeting people isnlt hard, since they usually donit bite. Ad- mitted it will be hard at first, but most people are uncertain at times. Remember your manners. The Golden Rule should be followed as closely as pos- sible. If you enjoy people bumping into you accidentally and not at least saying a hurried 'Tm sorryf, probably other peo- ple do not enjoy it. Also, remember the familiar Ladies before g e n tl e m e n. Thoughtfulness is the keynote. Accept things as they are. Usually they canit be changed, so there is no use crying over spilled milk. Truthfully now, are you grown up? jean Morrison ,55 - WEARING GLASSES Hey there, Four-eyes,', and Goggle- eyes,', are the remarks that usually follow me as I walk along. No matter where I am or what I am doing, people always have the same comment to make about my glasses. I guess this is the fate of all of us- who wear them. Of course, there are peo- ple who say I look good in glasses or that the rims of my glasses go beautifully with the dress I am wearing. Those I love! I think a personis eyes are accented with glasses, and that tricky usage of the eyes will make him even better looking. For instance, a trick of mine that brings out the color of my eyes is to open them very wide when someone asks me some- thing or when some one very special is talking to me. Itis fun because I enjoy peopleis reaction to this. Some even go so far as to tell me I have pretty eyes! All this with glasses on! No, I donit mind wearing glasses, in fact, sometimes I actually enjoy it. Muriel Winter ,55 HAPPINESS Happiness! What is it? What does it mean? Is it something you can buy? No, I do not believe it is although some peo- ple will sacrifice happiness for money. Afterwards they may regret it when they think of the wrong they have committed. Happiness to me is living moderately and enjoying life from one minute to the 12 next. You must make each minute count. The word happiness means a lot to you all through your life. You cannot expect it to come looking for you, you must put an effort forward to look for it. Once you find it do not throw it away for petty things. To be happy you need good friends and