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

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Editorials MY TOWN During the last of September and through the middle of October, when the leaves are all colors-green, red, yellow, and other shades-my town is beautiful. In the West you can see Mt. Abram, around to the North are Sugarloaf and Vose Moun- tains. In the East is Stanley Hill, and then farther south is Freeman Ridge, along with other small hills. You can see most of these beautiful spots from almost any place in Kingfield. Kingfield also has some small ponds. Tufts pond is one of the better known. There are cottages around the small bowl- like pond, which can be seen from the ledges above it. Kingfield is a clean town in which Houses are neat and well painted. That gives Kingfield a pleasant appeal to the outsiders that come for ,hunting deer, for bird hunting or fishing, or just for vacations. My town is one of which we all can be proud. Robert Trenholm ,56 THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL For about three weeks before school started I looked forward to it with great expectancy. But when the final week came, how I hated to go back! It seemed that the summer had gone and I hadn't done anything outstanding. Labor Day came and two days later school was to start. I said to myself, What is worse than going back to school? On the spur of the moment I asked 'my father, Do I have to go to school this year?,' Meanwhile I said to myself, I hope he makes me go, but he answered, That is up to you, but I think you should go. So I went back to school as a sophomore. I really expected to dislike going. How- ever, it turned out that school wasn't the terrible ordeal that I had imagined it might be. A moral could be drawn from this story: Nothing is so bad as it may seem when you are dreading it.', Barbara Nichols ,56 OLD ICE BOXES AND REFRIGERATORS Is there an old fashioned ice box or refrigerator in your attic, storage room, or barn? If there is, is it endangering some innocent childis life? Could some child climb into it and never climb out again? Old ice boxes and refrigerators are taking a great toll of our children's lives today. Hardly a week passes in which we have not heard or read about at least one child being suffocated in one. One week this summer nine children in two different states of our country met death by this unnecessary menace. Why do these things happen? They happen because to playing children these discarded boxes seem to be good hiding places, however, once they are in, they Page Fifteen can not get out. And no matter how many times you tell a child not to do a thing you can never be sure he will not do it. How can we stop this needless destruc- tion of our children? The answer is simple. One way to stop crime is to remove the motive. Why not do it in this case? Destroy your old ice box or refrigerator, or, if you do not want to destroy it, remove the cover. Start a campaign in your town to clean up all the old discarded boxes. Be sure you are not guilty of leaving one around. You and I, everyone of us, must do all we can to stop this unnecessary killing of our children. We owe it to them and to ourselves. Beverely Chadboure '56

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Editorials there at the same time, we were rather limited to the parts of the college we could visit. However, there were conducted tours around the campus. The flag ceremony was held on the lawn to Miller Library, with all the girls forming a huge circle around the Hag pole. During the summer I attended a Girls' State Banquet at Strong for all girls from this area who have been to Girls' State. The feature speeches after dinner were given by Marilyn Graffam and Anne Dyar, both of Brewer, and both delegates to Girls' Nation in Washington, D. C., as girl governor of Maine 1953 and outstand- ing delegate of 1953 respectively. Marilyn gave a very good summary of all the political business involved in electing a President and the appointment of his THE ALUMNI I attended the annual Alumni Banquet of Kingfield High School, June 6, 1953. It was held in the newly finished American Legion Hall, which many of the graduates had not seen before. I was to give part of the entertainment that evening, that is how I, an undergraduate, happened to be there. All during the supper, which couldn't have been better as it consisted of roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, hot rolls, string beans, molded salad, and lemon sherbert. I tried to keep calm by listening intently to the music provided by Mrs. Wing. When we finished eating, Phyllis Sea- mon, president of the 1953 Alumni, served as Mistress of Ceremonies. She called a cabinet, and being a national congressman, as well as seeing our national government in operation. Anne gave a vivid account of their trip, bringing to us all the thrill and excitement that must have been felt by all ninety-six girls at Girls' Nation. Girls' State makes it possible for us to meet new friends, get acquainted with the different places in our state and under- stand more fully the workings of our government. I am truly happy that I was chosen to attend. I want, once more to extend thanks to the American Legion Auxiliary which sponsors Girls' State and to the Carrabassett Lodge of Rebekahs of Kingfield, who made it possible for me to attend the 1953 session of Girls' State at Colby. Leone Chadbourne '54 BANQUET business meeting to transact any business. Group singing followed and I am sure everyone had a good time. Next she called on Mr. Osier, who before the program had told me he was nervous. He rose looking as calm and cool as ever. His piece was very amusing and everyone had a bright face when he finished. His reading was followed by several selections by the quartet. Then it was my turn. I prayed I would make no mistakes. When I reached the stage and saw the friendly faces of those seniors, I was determined to do my best. With the closing lines I thought, Even though it is quite an ordeal for any F resh- man, banquets are rather nice. Louise Philbrick '56 BABE RUTH AWARD This year the same as last year, we voted on the Babe Ruth Good Sportsman- ship awards. The students wrote letters nominating a boy and a girl and giving reasons why they thought that person should have the award. The four that were nominated were Shirley Wilbur, Leone Chadbourne, Mahlon McMullen, and Norman Knapp. The Student Council members, excluding any nominee, con- ducted a meeting for the purpose of getting everyone to cast a ballot on these four. The awards, as determined by the ballots, went to Leone Chadbourne and Mahlon McMullen. Richard Lovejoy '56 Page Fourteen

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Year Calendar VVeek of September 7 - 11 Sept. 7-Labor Day and the beginning of the school year. Sept. 8-Teachers' meeting at Phillips in the forenoon. The teachers worked at the schoolhouse in the afternoon getting out books and supplies. Sept. 9-The big day has arrived. After saying hello to our friends and class- mates, we had a general assembly in which we met Mr. Center, our new Principal. We also greeted Mrs. Chadbourne and Mr. Osier. We had all of our classes. At activ- ity period the girls who are interested met with Mrs. Wing for Girls' Chorus. The boys met with Mr. Center for baseball. Sept. 10-The library committee is al- ready at work. On the committee are Leone Chadbourne, Shirley Wilbur, Beverly Chadbourne, and Louise Phil- brick. Weire glad to see quite a few new books this fall. The Juniors and Seniors elected their class officers. The baseball boys all met behind the schoolhouse for ball practice. Sept. 11-The girls have been chosen to study in the office. The list is period 1, Ioanne Meldrumg 2, Eleanor Chadbourne, 3, All have biology or English so Mr Center has this period, 4, Leone Chad- bourne, 5, Louise Philbrick, 6, Jean Morri- son, 7, Methel Atwood. We started to sell King Cole potato chips. Week of September 14 - 18 Sept. 14-Freshmen and Sophomores elected their class officers for the year. Baseball uniforms were given out to the boys. Sept. 15-We had our first film. It was on Steel. A baseball game was held out back of the school. Kingfield won over Phillips 15-3. Sept. 16-Seniors had a fudge sale and did pretty well. Girls' Chorus met again with Mrs Wing. Sept 17-We had general assembly with Mr. Erickson about an Outing Club. After school there was a baseball game with Stratton. Stratton won 9-5. Sept. 18-Anita Sillanpaa rejoined us to- day. The Cirls' Chorus met again. Week of September 21 - 25 Sept. 21-The baseball game with Strat- ton was postponed because of rain. Sept. 22-Baseball boys went to Phillips and came home with a victory, 8-6. Sept. 23-Only one session because of Farmington Fair. Sept. 24-Phillips and Stratton used our baseball field to save time in transporta- tion. Even so, the game was called because of darkness. Sept. 26-Saturday and North New Portland Fair. The baseball boys played Central and won 15-6. The Seniors were successful with their food booth. They want to thank everyone for helping them not only in running the booth, but also in buying from them. Week of September 28 - October 2 Sept. 28-Baseball boys go to Stratton. Stratton took a 5-1 victory. Sept. 29-Baseball boys come home with a 20-1 victory over Strong. Oct. 1-The Outing Club met and elected officers. Oct. 2-Strong baseball boys came here and we took a 7-2 victory. Norman Knapp hit a home run with the bases loaded. Week of October 5-9 Oct. 9-A salesman came to see the Seniors about commencement announce- ments and name cards. Today is Freshman Initiation. We have some cute storybook characters in school. This evening the Sophomores have a special program planned for entertainment along with a record hop. Week of October 12 - 16 Oct. 13-The Juniors ordered their class rings from the Balfour Company. Oct. 14-Magazine Campaign was started. The Freshmen and Seniors are on one team competing against the Sopho- mores and juniors. Our goal is four hun- dred dollars. Page Sixteen