Livermore Falls High School - Banner Yearbook (Livermore Falls, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1944 volume:

'R Compliments of 1 .15.Cl1u1-ch Street l A Livermore Falls, l Maine For OUTDOOR FOOTWEAR S S. l Buy BASS A V 0.11. BASS 81130. Wilton S ,Maine I VOL. XLIV LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE Published by the Senior Class of LIVERMORE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL BANNER BOARD TABLE oi? CONTENTS Editors-in-chief - . Page Rita Gagnon Dolly Toncer Business Managers Beverly Bailey Doris Poulin Anita Steward lean Wardwell Literary Editors Alice Lamb Beverly Pettingill School Notes Editors Gloria Pomerleau Claire Richards Athletic Editor Francis Pakulski Humor Section Editors Marion Berry ' Kenneth Strout Irene St. Pierre Faculty Adviser Miss Hall Typists The Editors-in-chief Celia Ramsey Amedie Richards, Ir. Accountants Beverly Bailey Anita Steward Banner Board ...,... Table of Contents ...... Honor Students ....... .....,. School Directory ........ ....... Faculty Activities .,...... ......, Dedicatory Page ...................,.....,... ....... Senior Biographies with Portraits ....... .,..... School Notes ..,....., . ' ....,.. Calendar .....................,,............................. .....,. Activities - Curricular and Extra-Curricular ...,., In the Armed Forces ,..... ...,..............,.. ,,.........,..... ......, Roster of L. F. I-I. S. in Armed Services ...........,........ Letters from Fighting Fronts and Training Camps Service News , ................................ . .........,.. . ..,.............. Literary ................. ,,,4,A, Athletics ,,,........ ,4,,,,4 Humor Section ......... ,,,,,.. VVorking Students ...... ,,..,,A Advertisements ......,.. ,A,,,A, I kIlALNNJ!xJn-n n-an-I UJLN I5 26 26 30 39 42 49 51 54 59 2 THE BANNER CLASS MOTTO Success is by Acting Nor Wishing iii- HONOR STUDENTS 1944 BEVERLY BAILEY, Valedictorian DORIS POULIN, Salutatorian ANITA STEWARD DOLORES TONCER FRANCIS FULLER ALICE LAMB CELIA RAMSEY BEVERLY PETTINGILL MADELYN HARRINGTON ilii SCHOOL DIRECTORY FACULTY Principal- Mr. Griffin History, Civics, Aviation, Mathematics, Economics, Radio Mr. Whitney Aeronautics, Science, Mathematics Miss Hunt French, Latin, English I, A Problems of Democracy Miss Hall History, Biology, English II Miss Maher English and Coach of Dramatics Miss Blodgett Stenography I-II, Typewriting I-II, Bookkeeping I-II Mr. Hopkins General Science, Algebra, General Mathematics, Physical Education, Coach of Football, Baseball, Basketball Miss Shoemaker English, Biology, Business Training Miss Googins Home Economics Mr. Parsons Manual Training Mr. Crouse Agriculture Mrs. Pomeroy Music Supervisor SENIOR CLASS President lean Wardwell Vice-President Dolly Toncer Secretary Gloria Pomerleau Treasurer Iohn Botka IUNIOR CLASS President Harry Holt Vice-President Eloise Hodgkins Secretary Iacqueline Mitchell Treasurer Iacqueline Mitchell SOPHOMORE CLASS President Donald Kennedy Vice-President Robert Fournier Secretary Rita Simoneau Treasurer Irene Poulin FRESHMAN CLASS President Merriman Foster Vice-President Alan Bailey Secretary Lyyli Korhonen Treasurer Phyllis Cressey SCHOOL TREASURER Harry Holt ATHLETIC TREASURER Harry Holt BASEBALL '43 Captain Lester White Manager Paul Dobosz BASKETBALL fBOYS'j Captain Manager Harry Holt Blaine Hardy RADIO CLUB President Francis Fuller FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Adviser Thurlow Wilkins Theodore Berry Francis Fuller Arnold Buck Lyle Flagg Mr. Crouse THE BANNER FACULTY ACTIVITIES MII. GRIFFIN: Olhce Duties and Records, Supervisor of All Activities, Adviser to Ath- letic Association, Financial Adviser to Banner, Adviser to Graduation Parts, Iunior Night Exhibit: Adviser to College Preparatory Students, Leader, Radio Club, Chair- man of School Defense Committee. MR. WHITNEY: Submaster, Room Exhibit on Iunior Night, Ticket Sale, School Play. Miss GoocINs: Supervisor of Refreshments for Socials, Noon Lunches for Winter Term, Room Exhibit, Iunior Night, Leader of Iunior Red Cross CDefense Stamp Saleh, Leader of Girls' Outing Club. Miss BLODGETTZ Sophomore Class Adviser, Bookkeeping for General School Fund and Athletic Association Fundg' Room Exhibit, Iunior Night, Oversight of Tardy Stu- dents, Leader, Commercial Club, College Typing Club, Adviser to Tell-A-Tale , Adviser to Student Dancing, Iudge of School Play Parts, Adviser to Stage Managers and Property Mistress. MISS HUNT: Adviser to Senior Biographies for Banner, Adviser to Class Day Parts, Iudge of School Play Parts and Iunior Night Parts, Freshman Literature in Banner. Miss MAHER: Senior Adviser, Coach of School Play, Graduation Exercises, Room Ex- hibit, Iunior Night, Supervisor of Advertiser School Notes, Adviseroto Literary Department of the Banner, Iudge of Iunior Night Speakers. Miss HALL: Iunior Class Adviser, Faculty Member for Banner, Iudge of School Play Parts and Iunior Night Parts, Room Exhibit, Iunior Night and National Education Week, Oversight of Girls' Absence Records, Annual Check of Library Books, Library Filing, Supervisor of Schools for Defense Scrapbook, Faculty Member of School Defense Committee, Compilation of Pictures of L. F. H. S. Men and Women in Armed Services, Fourth War Loan Editorial and Cartoon Contest. MR. HoPKINs: Coach of Football, Basketball, and Baseball, Adviser to Banner Athletic Notes. Miss SHOEMAKEII: Christmas Program, Freshman Class Adviser, Iunior Night, Class Day, Iudge of School Play Parts. Mks. POMEROY: Leader of Orchestra and Glee Club, Instrumental Classes, Music for School Play, junior Night, Class Day and Commencement Day, Choir, High School Musicals. MII. PARSONS! Room Exhibit on Iunior Night. Mn. Cnoosnz Adviser, Future Farmers of America, Faculty Member of School Defense Committee. lllllllllllllllllllllIlllllIlIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - ' E 5 DEDICATION E E E E Laurier Gervais U.S.N. E E Boyd Cook U.S.N. 5 E Clayton Dorey U.S.N. E E Fernand Ouellette U.S.M.C. E E These were our former classmates of 1944 who died in service of their E : country. Mav the lives they gave inspire us to good citizenshipg teach us E 3 1 d - E to protect the freedom they fought for: and lead us, in equal sacrifice, to E give ourselves in love for our fellowmen. E !. E These men, also former classmates, left us before graduating. VVhen E E peace comes again we hope they may find it possible to return to their studies E E so they may gain then the diploma they would otherwise have received. E Paul Blodgett Freeman Bryant Earland Bubier Richard Carver john Chabot Alden Chandler Norman Cloutier Frank Dellasandra Donald Iillingwood Laurent Fortier Desmond Fuller Earl Fuller U.S.A U.S.A. U.S.M.C. U.S.N U.S.A. U.S.N U.S.M.C U.S,N U.S.M.C U.S.N U.S.M.C U.S.N Lewis jackson Robert Jacques Herbert Mollicone Heman Norris Anthony Pinean Roger Pineau Max Rush Norman Sampson Stanley Sewall Paul Simonean Rodney VVardwell Leland Xlfalker U.S.N U.S.A U.S.N U.S.A U.S.N U.S.z'X U.S.A U.S.:N U.S.M.C U.S.N U.S.N U.S.A 'A' IlllllllllIIIIIIIlllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ir SENIOR BIOGRAPHIES BEVERLY BAILEY COLLEGE Glee Club I-2: Orchestra I-2-3: Choir 3: Iunior Night Speaker 35 Oper- etta I: Public Speaking Club I-2-3: Business Manager of BANNER 4: Assem- bly Programs 2-5: Decorating Committee, Iunior Night 33 Typing Club 4: Librarian 4: Chorus I-Z: Farm W'ork 4: Music Festivals lg Social Commit- tees I-2-3-4: Maine Scgltoolx on the Air I: School Concert 2. Beverly ik the quiet girl of the class of '44. Says Bev, The Gr:1vy's in the Navy. Still water runs tleep, you know! HOWARD BAMFGRIJ GENERAL F. I . A. I-Z-3--I: Cooking Club I: Ilanmlieraft Club lg Orchestra 3-4g Farm Work -I. Ilowaral is tall antl bashful. Arountl the girls he is shyg But when hek out in the country Ile given all the cows the eye. MARION BERRY GENERAL lranslierretl from Robert Ifitch High School. Groton, Conn. 35 Chorus I: Farm Work -I: Uallcr, Night School 4: Ilumor Iiclitor of BANNER 49 Ofhce Girl 3. Marion. whom you often meet, Goes with a xmall chap from Depot Street. They uaually have a little Ford car But, lst-came of gas, they can't go far. TIIEGIXJRE BERRY GENERAL 'I'ransl't-rretl from Canton High School, Canton, Maine 33 F. F. A. 3-4: Orchestra 3-4: Iluuior Iiclitor of BANM-it 4. 'Il-tltly, whatk this we hear about you antl Il certain girl on Depot Street? We know that you will be thinking of her when you are flying with your heaml in the cloutlk. Good luck to you, Tetltlyl ANITA BISBEE COMMERCIAL Glee Club I-2: Camera Club 2: Choir I: Chorus I-2: Operctta lg Commer- cial Club -I: Ilantlicraft Club 2: Social Programs 3-43 Art Iitlitor of the 'I'cll-a-'I'.ile -I Farm Work -I. Anita, some tlays you come to school happy anal other days you are very sad. Ia the reason for your satlness because you clicln't get at letter from a certain lael in the Marines? 1 galil -af f wil? 3' IQ I I 1 v -:NSY THE BANNER IOHN BUTKA KIENERAL lrlllllbllll 2-51 F. F. A. l-2-5. The bashful boy from Riverside, who has faithfully striven in sports, has always found time also to call on a certain blonde down Fayette way. ARNOLD BUCK ciENERAL lf. lf. A. l-2-41 Treasurer F. F. A. 45 Chorus 2. H is for bashful which he surely is. U is for usefulness: this quality is his. C is for Crosson, the girl of his dreams. K is for kindness, so prominent it seems, .5xRl.lTilNlE COOMBS CoLLEcE Clee Club l-2-53 Chorus l-2-3-45 Choir 2-5-4g Operetta lg Maine Schools on the Air l: Hiking Club 33 Assembly Programs 5-43 Concert 5: Iunior Night .53 lunior Prom Decorating Committee 3. Arlene Coombs from across the river Rode home every noon in a light gray Hivver, Until one day 'he' joined the Navy And now she walks and dreams of him,-maybe. ROSANNA CR AM Com M ERCIAL Clee Club I-Z3 Camera Club 2: Chorus l-2: Operetta l: Commercial Cluh 4: Handicraft Club 23 Social Programs 5-4: Art Editor ol' the Tell-a-'I'ale 4. Rosanna Cram, the girl from Shuy, Has a smile for all as she goes by. By all the girls, her locks are admired, That thru a permanent could not be acquired. IOICEY CROSBY CoMMERc:lAL Camt-r.i Club l-2: Chorus l-23 Orchestra 2-3-4: lunior Night Speaker .lg Commercial Club 43 Ioke liditor of the 'Yell-a-Tale 41 Farm Work 4. Ioicey, a girl from the country, Comes in on the bus every day. With all her ambition to practice, Will she be a violinist some day? T H F B A N N E R MILDRED DAVIS COMMERCIAL Chorus l-2-3: Glee Club 3: Red Cross 3-4: Commercial Club 4g Club liditor of the Tell-at-'l'ale 4: Defense Stamp Club 4: Secretary and Treasurer of Red Cross 4. Mil takes ber share of work and play And does her very best each day. She has si liking for lots of fun: Her troubles with Bernal have iust begun. KENNETH DUMAIS GENERAL Orchestra l-2: liasketball Manager Z: Football 3: Class Treasurer 2: U. S. N. R. Kenny always wears a grin For each and every one. May he always try to keep that grin After school is done! FRANClS FULLER GENERAL Radio Club l-3-4: Secretary of F. F. A, 4: F. F. A. l-2-3-4: Handicraft Club 2. lfzitk ll big boy, l'm telling no lies, lle c.in't reduce though he tries and tries. llut he'll get along well without any doubt For we all pronounce him :t mighty good scout. RITA GAGNON COMMERCIAL Class President l: Handicraft Club l: Public Speaking Club 2: Property Mistress of School Play 544: Faculty Typist 4: Social Committees l-2-3-4: Opera-tta l: liditor-in-chief of liANNi-.ii 4: Reporter of School Notes 4: Glee Club I-2: Commercial Club Reporter 4: lunior Night Decorator 3: Ticket Committee Z-5--l: Usher. Night School 4: Usher, Graduation 3: Usher. Iunior Night 2: Ollice Girl 2-3-4: Librarian 4: Hiking Club 2: Defense Stamp Salesman 2: Gossip Editor of Tell-a-Tale 4: Farm Work 4: Red Cross 2: Maine Schools on the Air l: Refreshment Committee 4: Rationing 4. Rita is our classmate .ind a very good friend to all, especially to a cer- tain somebody Ulljreatly in the Army. We wish her success in all her future undertakings. MADELYN HARRINGTON COLLEGE Usher, School Play l: School Play 2: Public Speaking Club l-2-3: Chorus l-2: Usher, lunior Night 2: Iunior Night Speaker 3: Usher, Night School 3-4. We are sure you will succeed in the future as you have in these last four years. A M r r . , Y-R 1. Q ' f-qs E 'QP' :' 1 . A . X . f ff' 1 ' Ti fi if tt. , Si l . A Q , ,., ., A 4,,,..,1 r ' f J mia -if X sv. THE BANNFR FRED KORHONEN GENERAL Cooking Club IAZ: Handicraft Club 2. At school, Freddie K is bashful But when he gets outside At once life starts to hum and strum: Ile's in action far and wide. PHYLLIS LAKE GENERAL Usher, Night School 4: Handicraft Club 2: Chorus l-2-5, We all know, Phyllis, that you have been shy throughout the four years at L. F. H. S. Nevertheless, here-'s wishing you great success in future yearsl ALICE LAMB CoLLEoE Operetta I: Chorus l-2: Clee Club l-243: Public Speaking Club l-2-3: School Play 2-3: Iunior Night Speaker 5: Literary Fditor of BANNER 41 Typing Club 4: Refreshment Committee 2: Decorating Commitee 3: Sub' Freshman Day Program 3: Usher. Graduation 2-3: Handicraft Club I-2: Farm Work 4: Maine Schools on the Air l: Defense Stamp Salesman I-2-3: President of Public Speaking Club 3: Ticket Committee 3: Usher, Night School 4: Assembly Programs 2. To the girl with the quick. light laughter. That resounds all over the halll lf it's caused by her happy thoughts of Ted, Need we wish her more ioy at all? ELMORE NICHOLS GENERAL Iunior Night Speaker 3: Handicraft Club l. F is for envy ol' your wavy hair. L is for lose of Ann's gay air. M is for marriage, at some future date. 0 is for occupation: never be latel R is for romance. a wonderful thing. E is for everything the future may bring. FRANCIS PAKULSKI CULLEGE Football 23: Maine Schools on the Air l: Manager of Baseball 2: Operetta I: Cooking Club I: Choir 3: Decorating Committee. Iunior Night 5: Lah- oratory Assistant 3-4: Clee Club 2-5: Interclass-Foiithall 4: Fntertainment Committee 2-4: Athletic liditor of Bassuk 4: Handicraft Club l: Farm Work 4: U. S. A. Aviation Cadet. Francis has been the ideal student: he has always been in love with his books. One day he was given the key to the lab. You wish to see Pakut? lust stand by the boys' door and soon Francis will come rushing down the stairs. Tllli BANNER BEVERLY PETTINGILL COLLEGE Glee Club I-2: Choir 3: lunior Night Speaker 3: Uperetta I: Public Speak- ing Club l-2-3: School Play 3-4: Assembly Programs 2: Literary liditor of lMNNi.it 4: Refreshment Coiumittee 4: Decorating Committee, Iunior Night 3: Usher, Iunior Night 2: Typing Club 4: Librarian 4: Chorus l-2: Farm Work -I: Maine Schools on the Air l: Concert 2: Box Ofhce, Basketball Games 4. Beverly may be a quiet girl but they say, When the cat's away, the mice will play. We wonder. sometimes, whether it applies to her. WlLHlil.MliNA PliTTENGll-L ciENERAL Oflice Girl 5: Librarian 4: Fashion lftlilor of Tell-a-'l'ale 4: Commercial Club 4. No angry feelings thru Willie race: ller calm you cannot iar. XYhat a smile breaks out on her sober face When she catches sight of his mr! GLORIA POMliRl.liAU ciENERAL Glee Club I-Z: llasketball l-2: Operetta l: llandicraft Club l-2: Commer- cial Club -1: Senior lxlxlss Secretary 4: School Notes and Armed Forces liditor 4: lintertainuient Committee 2-4: Usher, Graduation 3: Dental Nurse As- sistant 4, Cloria P. ls a cute, lairshaired lass, One of the best-dressed girls in otir class, A swell sport and classmate in l.. li. ll. S. ln the future we wish her good luck and success. DORIS Pt JUl.l N COMMERCIM. Public Speaking Club 2-3: Glee Club 2: Chorus 2: President of the Sopho- more Class: Red Cross 2-5-4: Refreshment Committee 3: Decorating Com- iuittee 4: Ticket Committee 2: Assembly Programs l: liditor-in-Chief of the 'l'ell-a-'l'ale 4: Business Manager ol, llmssi-it 4: School Treasurer 3: Secretary of Commercial Club 4: lliking Club 3: Ullice Girl 2: Handicraft Club 2: lfarm Work 4: Usher, Graduation 3: Usher, Operetta 2: Defense Stamp 'l'reasurer Z: llsher, Night School 4: Assistant Property Mistress of the School Play 3: Denal llygienc Clerk 4: liox Ollice, School Play 4. Doris is a smiling lass, ller lessons prepared in every class: Ready to help, at our heck and call, Which makes her liked by one and all. Clil.lA RAMSHY f:0MMERClAL Chorus l-Z-4: Camera Club 2: Iunior Night Speaker 3: llasketball 3: Commercial Club 'l'reasurer 4: Cheer Leader 4: Assistant litlitor of Lhc 'l'ell- a-'l'ale 4: Assistant Typist ol' the liztrswrit 4. Celia, though you may wander far, With spirit young and gay, VVe're very sure your guiding star Will lead you back to Iay. 376-7 'I Q P in W .elk 'Q' ive' Y .-, -, ,vc A Ns., 'au ji THE BANNER AMHDIE RICI IARDS, IR. LRIMMERCIAL Cooking Club l-Z: Chorus l: ll.llltllCI'lll4l Club l: Cguncrgi Club l-2: Coin- incrcml Club 4: Business Mgumgcr of thc 'lk-ll-gi-'l':xlc 4: Social Progriuns 4: .Xssismnt Typisl for thc liANNi-if 4. .Mm-ilic, you must lmvc bc-cn ll lvruw- boy to suriivc your lust year in slioitlignul :lass Chr was the only boyj. Wu gulinirc your courgigc unil hope it llolils out in futurr ya-.irs. llcrds luck to you. .-Xincllic' i -Q- wr E' I 'Q fl '... f X CLAIRE RICHARDS GENERAL Roll Cross 5-43 Cguncm Club I-5: l.ll1I'L1I'lLlIl 3: llzimliciuilil Club 2: Usher, lunior Night 2: Usher, Grguluulion 2: School Notts anal .xI'lllL'll Scrvicc liclitor -lg Rcfrusluncnl Connnittcc 5: lining Club 4: Chorus l: lfgirni Work 4. NVho's thc girl so full of vim, Always cusuully dropping in The librnrw. or most unywlicrc? No othcr Linswcr: ll is Claire. RITA RIURDAN GENERAL Cguncrgi Club l-2: Rl-ll Cross 2-4: Glcc Club 2: Chorus l-3: Rcfrcshrncnt CUIIIIIHHCU 2-4: l7ccor'.iling Conixnillvc -lz llunclicrgift Club 2. R is for Riorilnn. lic-r lust ngunc now. l is lor irilcrcsr: she hgis plv.-my-'anal howl 'I' is for npnnping lo Rilri, you sec. . s ' 4 icc. In-r num to bc. DOROTHY SC,U'l l GENERAL Chorus l-Z-ig Llslicr, Night School ll: Rgnioning 5, Known as Scottie to lac: fricmls, her smiling llicc was wclconic in ' any classroom. Gooml luck, Scottiul We shall always miss you. : ANITA STEWARD fj0Ll.l:JGE Urclicstrgl l-2-5: Choir I-I: f,1'CI'CllLl 2: Gln-c Club l: Iunior Night Activi- ties 3: Music lfvslivuls I: Chorus l-2: Decoration Coimniltuv for Iunior Prom 5: School Concert 2: Muinc Schools on thc Air lz Choir llroiulcnst Z: llox Ollicc, llaskcllmall G.uncs -l: Typing Club -l: liusinuss Manager of llfixvi-R Anita, lun-F No. ncxcr. Shc's always on thc rlot. Her lcssons arc well alollc, shc's sclmloni on thc spot. We hope she always fares ns well with thc Navy by :iml by As she has cu-r Llonc till now in go-nl olil l.ivcrinorc High. an -l. T ll E B A N N E R IRENE ST. PIERRE COMMERCIAL Glee Club l: Chorus l-2: Commercial Club 4: Tell-a-Tale 4: Red Cross 2-3-4: Handicraft Club 2: loke Editor of lhwwtfn 4: Farm Work 4. May you find happiness after leaving l., F ll. S.l We wish you happi- ness and success in everything you undertake. DOLORES TONCER COMMERCIAL Glee Club l-2-3: Handicraft Club l-2: basketball l-2-3: Operetta l: Hik- ing Club 3: Vice-President of Senior Class: Usher, Graduation 3: Social Committees l-2-3-4: President of Commercial Club 4: Literary Editor of the 'I'ell-a-Tale -l: Chorus l-2: liditor-in-Chief of the BANNI-.R 4: Ollice Girl 2-3-4: Red Cross 2-5: Usher, Night School 4: Assistant Property Mis- tress of the School Play 3: Secretary of Sophomore Class: Dental Hygiene Clerk 4: Chairman Magazine Sales 3: Commercial Club 4: D. A. R. Can- didate 4: Box Ofhce, School Play 4. Dolly Toncer's tall and fair, With big blue eyes and wavy hair: A girl with a smile who is liked by all, Especially the boys, both big and small, IEAN WARDWELI. COMMERCIAL Class President 4: Chorus l-2: President of Red Cross 3-4: Commercial Club 4: Social Programs I-2-3--l: Usher. Graduation 2-3: Usher, Night School 3-4: Defense Stamp Salesman 4: Handicraft Club 2-3: Social Editor of the Tell-a-'l'ale -l: Business Manager of BANNI-.R 4: Usher, Iunior Night 2: Dental Nurse Assistant -l: Hiking Club 3: Vice-President of Class 2. O where, O where has my little Mike gone? 0 where, O where can he be? With his hair cut long and his stature cut short? 0 where, O where? ------ Tennessee? AMOS WHITE COLLEGE Chorus 3: Refreshment Committee 4: Farm Work 4: U. S. N. R.: Football 2-3. Amos, as we see you walking through the halls, we often hear you hum- ming, Wait for me. Mary. Will that be your request when you leave for the Navy? KENNETH STROUT GENERAL Cooking Club 2: Camera Club I: Ioke Editor of BANNER 4. Kenneth Strout, that humorous elf, Amuses us all as well as himself. He never tires of bringing us fun, We know what to expect, once he has begun. ll THE BANNER IA' ARTHUR TORREY DOROTHY WOODBURY COLLEGE Glee Club l-2: Choir 3: Public Speaking l-2-3: Secretary of Public Speak- ing Club 3: Librarian 2: Usher, Graduation 3: Manager Basketball 3: Usher, School Play 1: Iunior Night Speaker 3: Maine Music Festival l: Typing Club 4: Usher, Night School 4: Assembly Programs 3: Usher, School Oper- ctta 1: Defense Stamp Salesman 2. Dot is quiet and studious. It seems easy for her to smile. If she be- comes a nurse, as rumor says she plans to do, she will cheer many a patient. COMMERCIAL Business Manager of Tell-a-Tale 4: Commercial Club 4: Cooking Club l. Arthur, we hope to have you as a friend for many years to come, so here is wishing you a speedy recovery and success in everything you under- take. IN APPRECIATION The Banner Board wishes to take this oppor- tunity to express, in a small degree, its thanks to Miss Hall and Mr. Griffin for the time and effort which they have expended in order that this year's edition may be a success. We also wish to thank Miss Maher, Miss Hunt, and Mr. Hopkins for their advice concerning selection of material for various columns: we thank those teachers who sponsored columns concern- ing special activities in their departments: we thank all others who offered their services in any way. Readers of this volume will notice that the headings for various sections were contributed by our own students: the cover design was sketched by Phillip Bailey '47 as was the Armed Services heading: the School Notes sketch was made by Ellen Randall '35: Athletics was the work of Evelyn Storer '31: Cloyd Brown '37 drew the Literature de- sign: Dorothy Soper '33 the sketch we are using with Activities ',. It would have been impossible to print the Roster of Armed Services had it not been for the careful work of Mr. Frank Burbank in com- piling the records so they might include the names of all graduates of L. F. H. S. as well asf. , names of former students. Rita Gagnon '44 gave much assistance in assembling the final list. The record is complete as far as we can ascertain. Any further information concerning names that have been omitted that can be fur- nished will be appreciated by Mr. Burbank. We regret the complete absence of group pic- tures. Due to the death of Mr. Harry Allen we have no local photographer. The expense of getting a photographer from out of town seemed to prohibit all group pictures this year. FILMS IN ASSEMBLY Rev. Frederick W. Smith, Superintendent of Christian Civic League of Maine, showed an interesting film on the subject of the effects of alcohol on the human system. The approach to the subject was from a completely scientific viewpoint and showed the effect of alcohol on the mind: the film demonstrated how behavior was infiuenced by a small amount of alcohol. The printed questionnaire which was given each student developed much interested questioning from the student body. Another film was presented to students through the local school health service. The general subject of Tuberculosis was interestingly developed by Dr. Arms and Mrs. Elaine Murray, local district doctor and nurse. The results of their careful presentation of the film were indicated by the larger number of students who presented themselves for tests later. Over one hundred students were given the patch test. The group that showed slight positive reaction later went to Hebron Sani- tarium for more complete check through X-ray photographs. THE BANNER 13 yo ji! A , ii iii V OA r A I . . ci' l 9' A ,-'- 2: i' -...S 9 a .J Q , 'f - f ,' un 8 g1'l1 ,qiffji I I c ly A'-. 6 5 O. o O 'A -5 0 4 t r School Calendar Sept. 7-l.. F. H. S. opened with an enroll- ment ol' 243 students: -ll seniors, '52 juniors, 58 sophomores, and 92 freshmen. Students who were transferred from other schools to Livermore Falls High were: Evelene Lancas- ter, '46, Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield, Me.: Barbara Burhoe, '46, lay High, lay, MC-1 Maurice Fournier. '46, lay High, lay. MC-2 Phillip Fournier, '45, lay High, lay, MC-1 Ionnthan Travis, '46, Dalat High School, French lndcrChina. Oct. 7-Mr. Griffin organized his Radio Club for this year. There are fifteen members who belong to it. The members study elementary theory of radio, code, and code practice. Oct. 8-The Freshman Reception was held in the High School Auditorium with a large number of students and friends attending. Chaperones were: Principal and Mrs. S. A. Oritlin, Supt. and Mrs. W. Rideout, Mr. Whitney, Miss Hall, Miss Maher, Miss Shoe- maker, Miss Blodgett, Mrs Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Crouse, and Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. Oct. 8- The lunior Red Cross began its selling of war stamps and bonds every Activity Period in the library. Oct. I4-A fire drill today. Oct. 22-The lunior Red Cross held a food sale. - Oct. 22-Principal Griffin met all students in the auditorium to explain the rules for be- havior in school, on the school grounds, and at social functions. Oct. 28 ti: 29-State Teachers' Convention at Bangor, Maine. Nov. 4-The lunior Class elected oflicers for the school year as follows: President, Harry Holt: Vice President, Eloise Hodgkinsg Sec- retary and Treasurer, lacqueline Mitchell. Social Committees: Entertainment - lacque- line Mitchell, Betty Hickey, Richard Packard, Perley Corkum, Esther VVhitney, Patricia Brown: Refreshment-Otis Patten, Richard Lovaas, George Newcomb, Cecelia Lesper- ance, Beverly Constantine. Nov. 4-Captain Wilbourn of the U. S. Army Air Corps gave tests to fourteen boys. Those who passed were: Elmore Nichols, Theodore Berry, Paul Lees, Roger Castonguay, Blaine Hardy, and Linwood White. Nov. 5-The American Education Week issue of the Commercial Club paper,- Tell-A-Tale, appeared Friday. Nov. 8- A night session was held at the high school Monday evening in observance of Am- erican Education Week. Dec. 16-Thursday morning students and fac- ulty enjoyed an interesting moving picture Navy Life shown under the auspices of the U. S. Navy. Before the picture was shown, short talks were given by Chief Spe- 14 THE BANNER cialist Fournier and Chief Boatswain's Mate Francisco. 2lc Petty Oflicer Mullen was the projectionist for the Hlm. Dec. 22--A Christmas Program was presented at the high school on Friday, December 17, under the direction of Miss Shoemaker and Mrs. Pomeroy. Iames Reynolds acted as chairman and the following numbers were given: Christmas Bible Story , Thomas McKenneyg duet, Silent Night , Elaine Mann and Dorothy Hall, reading, Is there a Santa Claus? , Phillip Bailey, monologue, Poor Papa , Kenneth Holt, assisted by Wendell Hardy, solo, Holy Night , Irene Davenport. Part 2 of the program consisted of a playlet entitled Good Will Toward Women with the following cast: Walter Mallory, Merriman Foster, Ruth Mallory, Mary Hoag, Aunt Em, Irma Bean, Aunt Lil, Helen Fish, Iames Hill, Iohn Houghton. Ian. 20-George Rand, '26, spoke in a special assembly, Monday, on the Fourth War Bond Drive. Mr. Rand is chairman of the local drive. After the assembly, Miss Googins and members of the Iunior Red Cross met in the library to organize the Students Sales Drive. Sales at school were made to students, and to adults through student salesmen. Feb. 24-Principal S. A. Griffin announced that Dolores Toncer was the L. F. H. S. can- didate for the D. A. R. Good Citizenship Contest. .iii- HONOR ROLLS First Ranking Period Freshmen: Phillip Bailey, Erma Bamford, Arthur Chase, Edward Cloutier, Iuliette Couil- lard, Phyllis Cressey, Helen Fish, Merriman Fos- ter, Iustin Hartford, Kenneth Holt, Lyyli Kor- honen, Harold Newcomb, Iames Reynolds, Arnold Sturtevant, Priscilla Sturtevant, William Thompson, Oliver Wheeler, Ernestine Whit- comb, Iacquelyn Wright Sophomores: Barbara Burhoe, Pauline Eichel, Beverly Field, Eldora Iacques. luniors: Oscar Anderson, Patricia Brown, Beverly Constantine, Perley Corkum, Gertrude Davenport, Avis Dolloff, Richard Packard, Ida Smith, Roger Castonguay, Robert Chandler. Seniors: Beverly Bailey, Marion Berry, Doris Poulin, Celia Ramsey, Irene St. Pierre, Anita Steward, Dolly Toncer. Second Ranking Period Freshmen: Allen Bailey, Phillip Bailey, Henry Breton, Arthur Chase, Edward Cloutier, Phyllis Cressey, Merriman Foster, Dorothy Hall, Iustin Hartford, Kenneth Holt, Iohn Hough- ton, Lyyli Korhonen, Elaine Mann, Thomas Mc- Kenney, Harold Newcomb, Theresa Perry, Iames Reynolds, Arnold Sturtevant, William Thompson, Oliver Wheeler, Ernestine Whit- comb, lacquelyn Wright. Sophomores: William Benedetto, Barbara Burhoe, Pauline Eichel, Beverly Field. Iuniors: Oscar Anderson, Patricia Brown, Beverly Constantine, Marcella DeMoras, Paul Dobosz, Avis Dollofi, Richard Packard. Seniors: Beverly Bailey, Marion Berry, Ros- anna Cram, Irene Davenport, Alice Lamb, Wil- helmena Pettengill, Beverly Pettingill, Doris Poulin, Anita Steward, Irene St. Pierre, Dolly Toncer, Celia Ramsey. Third Ranking Period Freshmen: Phillip Bailey, Henry Breton, Ar- thur Chase, Edward Cloutier, Phyllis Cressey, Ioan Crosson, Merriman Foster, Iustin Hart- ford, Lyyli Korhonen, Elaine Mann, Thomas McKenney, Harold Newcomb, Arnold Sturte- vant, William Thompson, Oliver Wheeler, Ernestine VVhitcomb, Iacquelyn VVright. Sophomores: Barbara Burhoe, Beverly Field, Donald Kennedy. Iuniors: Oscar Anderson, Patricia Brown, Beverly Constantine, Avis Dollofl, Hannorah Dysart, Betty Hickey, Kathleen Norris, Esther Whitney. Q Seniors: Beverly Bailey, Marion Berry, Alice Lamb, Beverly Pettingill, Wilhelmena Petten- gill, Gloria Pomerleau, Amedie Richard, Claire Richard, Anita Steward, Dolly Toncer. Fourth Ranking Period Freshmen: Phillip Bailey, Henry Breton, Ed- ward Cloutier, Merriman Foster, Dorothy Hall, Iustin Hartford, Kenneth Holt, Iohn Houghton, Lyyli Korhonen, Elaine Mann, Thomas McKen- ney, Harold Newcomb, Arnold Sturtevant, Wil- liam Thompson, Ernestine Whitcomb. Sophomores: Beverly Field, Eldora Iacques, Donald Kennedy. Iuniors: Oscar Anderson, Patricia Brown, Beverly Constantine, Paul Dobosz, Hannorah Dysart, Richard Lovaas, Kathleen Norris, Ida Smith. Esther Whitney. Seniors: Beverly Bailey, Howard Bamford, Alice Lamb, Beverly Pettingill, Wilhelmena Pettengill, Doris Poulin, Anita Steward, lean Wardwell, Dolly Toncer. 'I'lIIi BANNER I5 E i QF!! foot x,-2 J 'DS. A C T I V I T I E S Curricular and Extra Curricular PULPYVOOD ESSAY CONTEST lllf following letter of interest to citizens, has heen received hy the Livertnore lfalls lligh School from the Bangor Daily News. THIC BANGOR DAILY NEWS BANGOR, MAINE Deceinher 7, l943 To Nu' Slmlcrzls and Ujficizlff of Mizfm' High Scftoolx: The Bangor Uaily News is deeply appreci- ative of the interest shown in our recently con- ducted Pulpwood Ifssay Contest More than 900 entries were suhmitted repre- senting scores ol' schools from all over the state. VVc especially appreciate the ellorts ol' the stu- dents who took part. Their essays were evi- dence ot sincere ellort and lots of hard work. VVe are certain that many protited from this experience. The iudges gave careful consideration to all entries and a list of the students who received the awards is enclosed herewith. Yours very truly, FRED D. IORDAN, 1'z4l1lixhrr. I'aul Dolmasz '45 was chosen as hest cssayist from .Xndroscoggin County and was awarded a Defense liond. llis essay appears in literary columns of this issue. LOCAL SCHOOLS SUPPLY LABOR FOR HARVESTING CROPS the local school authorities have real- ,f- ixed the shortage of farm lahor for har- vesting crops and have ntade it possihle for many students to assist in the harvest- ing of corn. shell heans. apples, and pota- toes. li. M. Crouse. agricultural instructor, who has supervised this supplying of farm lalmor from the school. reports that there have heen as many as seventy-tive high school students out working in a sin- gle day with a total of 1223 students who have been out anywhere front IS hours to 16 THE BANNER 1130 hours, working a total of 4,230 man hours. These boys a11d girls have harvested 100 tons of sweet corn, 25 tons of shell beans, 10,000 bushels of apples, and 3,000 bushels of potatoes. Apparently a large percentage of these crops could not have been harvested at the proper time had it not been for this help from the school students. .This number of students does not in- clude many who have stayed out of school to help harvest crops at homeg neither does it show the accomplishments of boys that have helped to haul, grade, and pack apples and potatoes. that have helped har- vest silage corn, and have helped in other phases of the harvest. As a result of this fine cooperation on the partof the schools, farmers who are raising the crops another year should feel confident that they can plant to their capacity, knowing that the school stu- dents really can do a man-size job in har- vesting when the conditions warrant it. F. M. Crouse NATIONAL HONORS FOR L. F. H. S. SCRAPBOOK, SCHOOLS AT WAR ln October, 1943. we were pleased to learn of further honors for the school scrapbook that was assembled in the late winter of that year. A total of 28,000 scrapbooks were made all over the na- tion by U. S. schools which indicated keen competition. A bulletin from the National Education Department says, The wide range of schools reporting made the collection of scrapbooks doubly significant. Their varied voices show a harmony of purpose that is at the same time exhilarating and heartwarming. Their joint report car- ries a tremendous impact not only because it is from the very grass roots of America but because it expresses a mes- sage of deep significance. XVe were also pleased that this bulletin, speaking of special schools and special methods of school war work, named fif- teen schools specifically. Livermore Falls High School was named among this group. Vile quote, The Public Speak- ing Club in Livermore Falls, Maine, is heading up the thrift campaign there. Another Treasury Department publica- tion says, Our English cousins are now getting Hrst-hand information of the home front activities of American high school students. Sixty-one Schools-at- War Scrapbooks have been sent to Eng- land. The British Division of the Office of VVar Information requested the scrap- books so that British teachers, school ad- ministrators, and students could get an accurate account of our campaigns and War Bond and Stamp Drives. The scrapbooks were apparently stud- ied thoroughly by educators in this coun- try before being sent abroad. It has been recently announced that after leaving England the books will make a good will tour of all the United Nations. In England they will be displayed first at the U. S. Information Library of the Ameri- can limbassy in London before touring schools and teachers' associations. We are pleased to print our official noti- fication by the Treasury Department of our success in this contest. Defense Savings Staff Treasury Department Washington, D. C. Oct. ll, 1943 Principal Livermore Fall: High School Park Street Livermore Falls, Maine ' DEAR Sm: In Iune the SCHOOLS-AT-WAR scrapbook report of your school was submitted to this office with the others from your state. Over 250 came in from the various states as the schools' official Report to the Nation. During the summer all of these scrapbooks were displayed at the national SCHOOLS-A11 WAR exhibit held in Indianapolis, Iune 25-30. In addition they have been used as a basis for magazine articles, news sotries, and educational research. Pages 10-12 of the accompanying THE BANNER 17 Teachers' Bulletin give a complete story of these scrapbooks. Now 63 scrapbooks have been shipped to England where they will be exhibited to British teachers and pupils. This display has been ar- ranged through the Oliice of War Information in collaboration with British educators. It is believed that through these scrapbooks English teachers and pupils will gain a more accurate idea of what Americans are like, and what we're fighting for, and how we are helping in the war effort. The scrapbook from your school has been selected for this British exhibit. We are sure you will have a real feeling of pride in know- ing that your work may contribute to strength- ening the friendships between allies. In addi- tion to being a Report to the Nation, yours has become part of a Report to Our Allies. Sincerely yours, DANIEL RTELCHER Acting Chairman Education Section War Finance D1'Ul'l'507I PHOTOGRAPHS OF L. F. H. S. MEN AND WOMEN IN ARMED SERVICES TO BE COLLECTED To most of us it is perhaps a distinct surprise to be told there are nearly three hundred former L. F. H. S. students, both men and women, in some branch of armed service. A project is already un- derway which, when completed, will be of considerable interest to students and townspeople. A collection of photographs and snap- shots is being made of all men and women in uniform. A bulletin board is planned and will probably be placed in the lower corridor. On this permanent board the pictures will be grouped by classes with names and ratings-indicated. It is hoped the collection will attain completion 100'Zp before the year is over: space will be provided for future inductees. The school will appreciate any help which may be given by townspeople, par- ents, relatives, or friends of these for- mer students. If photographs or snap- shots of these students in uniform can be sent voluntarily it will greatly speed up the completion of the collection. Please send all pictures to Miss Hall at the high school. If, later, it should seem desirable to substitute more recent photos for those first sent, it will be quite possible to ar- range. All extra pictures will be placed in Schools at War scrapbooks which are still being maintained and will be kept up to date each year. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY PRESENTED TO FULL HOUSE On vvednesday evening, March 22, students of L. F. H. S. presented at Mur- ray Hall their animal school play, The Fighting Littles, a three-act comedy by Caroline Francke, adapted from the pop- ular novel of the same title by Booth Tarkington. All reserved seats on the Hoor had been sold out by noon and the first four rows in the balcony had to be reserved, con- trary to custom. The program follows: Program The cast in order of appearance - Almatina ......,.......................,........... Avis Dolloff Olita .......,.... .,.,..... E sther Whitney Filmer ......... ........ Merriman Foster Ham Ellers ....... ,..... R ichard Lovaas Mr. Little ........ ,...,..... K enneth Holt Goody .......,. .,..., P atricia Brown Mrs. Little ..,... ....,.. B everly Pettingill Antoinette ...,.. ....... E ldora Iacques Cuckoo .,...... ........ P auline Eichel Screwball .,...... .,.,........ C lara Lamb Henriette .....,......... ,.... E velene Lancaster Norman Peel .......... .....,... P hillip Bailey Dicky Harpeddle ....... ............,... K enton Gay Mrs. I-Iarpeddle . .......,.,...... Beverly Constantine Miss Pologa ..... ,..........,,,................ E dith Ramsey Scene: The Littles' living room Time: Act I Sc. 1-A Iuly morning Sc. 2 -The same afternoon Act II The next afternoon Act III 5:00 P.M. the next day . . Production Staff Director ...,........................,.,... H. Naomi Maher Stage Manager ,..,.. ......,..,... H arry Holt l8 THE B Assistant Stage Manager ........ Robert Chandler Property Mistress ,,...........,...........,.. Rita Gagnon Play produced by special arrangement with Samuel French. Furniture used in the play through courtesy of Bailey Furniture Company. Musical selections under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy: Alumni March ....,........ ..,... .......,....... V a n Baar Skaters' Waltz .......,...........,..,,.,..,..... De Lamater Double Eagle March ......,.............,........, Wagner Vocal Solo-Little Pink Rose ,,., Elaine Mann Trumpet and Clarinet Duet-Make Believe lsland ......,..................... Arnold Sturtevant and Louie Beaulieu F or the first time in many years, fresh- men took part in the play. This de- parture from tradition, necessitated by the absence of so many older boys who have entered the service, was most suc- cessful. Three of the leading masculine roles were exceptionally well played by Kenneth Holt, '47, as Mr. Littleg Merri- man Foster, '47, as Filmerg and Phillip Bailey, '-IT, as Norman Peel. Other members of the cast did excel- lent work in their parts. Miss Olive Blodgett of the faculty did line work in assembling stage properties and overseeing the stage managers and property mistress as well as doing the pl'0gf3.fl1S. Miss Googins, of the faculty, was in charge of make-up and costumes. Mr. S. R. Whitney supervised the ad- vertising and ticket sales. Stuart Bailey, '45, was very helpful in furnishing his truck for moving furniture and otherwise helping the unusually effi- cient stage manager, Harry Holt, '45, and his assistant, Robert Chandler,-'45, i..1--- MANUAL TRAINING For three years now I have taken Man- ual Training and it always has been my favorite subject. In my freshman year the first tool I learned to use was the hand plane. Then I gradually learned to use other hand tools. The only power ma- A 9 N N E R chine I used during my first year was the jig-saw. During my sophomore year our teacher, Mr. Parsons. gave the class per- mission to use larger and more danger- ous machines, such as the lathe, circular saw, drill press and jointer. The first half of the year most of the class built scale-model airplanes for the Navy. The last half we were able to work on proj- ects for our selves. I was recommended by Mr. Parsons to the Record Foundry and Machine Company to work as a molder. Every Saturday I have worked there with other schoolmates. This year has been the most interesting year for me. We have received from the N. Y. A. five new machine lathes, one drill press, and a shaper. Most of us wanted to use these machines so Mr. Par- sons had to divide our class into two groups. Both groups, I believe, have the same project-a drill press vise. This project needs a lot of shaper work so many spare periods have to be spent working on the shaper to keep up with the lathes. The things we learn in this subject will be very useful in the future aiding us to get good jobs as skilled me- chanics. Many trades tsuch as Machin- ist, Pattern Making. Mechanical Draw- ingj are open to the boys who take this course. A course is also offered at L. F. H. S. in electricity which should prove useful. I believe that all lower classmen should take advantage of the opportuni- ties offered to them in this course. Roger Castonguay '45 ,.l....-1- O. S. Y. A. COURSES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL Several O. S. Y. A. Courses have been held during the past yearg all have been very helpful and beneficial to those attending. These courses are a part of the Training Pro- gram for Rural War Production Workers and have been sponsored by the High School author- ities. These courses are financed entirely by the Federal government and are therefore free to those who wish to attend. THE BANNER 19 Two of these courses have been in the Repair of Farm Machinery and many farmers have taken advantage of them. These courses make it possible for farmers to bring in their machin- ery and equipment and repair it under the supervision of a mechanic. It is also possible to construct equipment in these courses. Elton Harmon has been the instructor in both courses. The first of these repair courses was held in 1943 from March 15 to May 6. A total of twenty farmers attended this course, with an average attendance of eight. It was estimated that farmers saved themselves a total of about 5350.00 in repair bills by attending the course. The second of the repair courses was held in 1944 from lanuary 4 to February 24. Again many farmers attended repairing a considerable amount of machinery besides building several pieces of farm equipment. The amount saved in repair bills was estimated to be from S250 to 3300. The third of the O. S. Y. A. courses was en- titled Home Vegetable Gardening and was taught by Fred Crouse, Agricultural Instructor. The course ran for a five-week period from Ian- uary 25 to February 24. A total of twenty-two persons was enrolled with an average attend- ance of sixteen. It seems that these courses have been of real value to the people in the community. It is hoped that these courses will be maintained. F. F. A. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization of boys enrolled in Vocational Agriculture. The puropse of the organization is to improve farming parctices and promote leadership among the farmers of the future, as well as those of the present. Activities in normal times consist of various contests such as livestock and crop judging con- tests, farm mechanics contests, project contests, speaking contests, athletic contests and many other activities which develop farming skills and leadership. The local Port Royal chapter of F. F. A. was organized in 1941 and has been active since that date. Many activities have been curtailed because of the war, but we still carry on war-time activi- ties such as: having larger and more productive projects, salvaging needed war materials, assist- ing with the farm labor shortage and repairing farm machinery, all of which help to fulfill the purpose of the organization. We hold regular weekly meetings during the activity period and an evening meeting each month. Attendance to all of these meetings has been nearly 1002. Apples are sold each recess in the school from October through February as a means of earn- ing money for the chapter. Each spring we sell started tomato plants from our hot beds and cold frame. We ofier as a service the testing of milk, the testing of soil, distributing of bulletins to farm- ers and other people in the community. This spring we cooperated with the Horti- culture Department at the University of Maine by removing the seeds from ten bushels of ap- ples, so that they might carry on an orchard experiment throughout the state. We hope to complete our activities this sum- mer, by going on a short camping trip. Francis Fuller, Sec. Lyle Flagg, Reporter DEFENSE COURSEfPHYSICAL FITNESS For the second year, the class of Physical Fit- ness for older boys is being held four times weekly. Because of the large number of boys who have entered the armed services the enroll- ment is somewhat smaller than that of last year. In the matter of equipment, we are consider- ably improved over last year. The basement, which serves as dressing and shower room for the class, has been made much more sanitary and neater by the addition of forty wooden lock- ers constructed by the agricultural classes under the supervision of Mr. Crouse. For the athletic field we have jumping standards and hurdles, also constructed by the agricultural classes. For use in the auditorium, which serves as the class room in cold weather, we have two tumbling mats and a horizontal bar. The planning and assembling of this bar was done entirely by three members of the class, Roger Castonguay, Robert Chandler, and Kenneth Dumais. For the first ten weeks of the school year, the class met on the athletic field. Work consisted of high and broad jumping, sprints, relays, hurdling, distance running, and various games such as basketball, football, and soccer. During the winter months, the class met in the auditorium. Here work consisted of calis- thenics, tumbling, exercises on the horizontal 20 THE B bar, boxing, wrestling and other activities. The class has shown a fine spirit of coopera- tion in this program, and there is no doubt that they have received valuable conditioning for either the armed services or civilian work. Spe- cial credit is due Kenneth Dumais who has been an efiicient class leader in calisthenics and other drills. Instructor, Richard Hopkins -lil- AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION MODELS Aircraft silhouette models were given to the aeronautics class by Mr. Percy Young who re- ceived them from the Army Air Forces Aircraft Identification Section, Washington, D. C. In this set 29 U. S. Aircraft, 7 British, 5 Iapanese, and 9 German Aircraft silhouette models were received. Study and careful observation of the com- pleted model should enable the student to make instant identification of the plane from any angle or distance. The assembled model, when viewed against a light background at 36 feet, will show exact silhouette of the plane from top, bottom, sides, front, or rear, which will be equivalent to the silhouette of the actual plane at one-half mile. Mr. Whitney, aeronautics teacher, suggested that the models be hung two at a time in the hall so that the aeronautics students could have a better chance of studying the different types of aircraft now being used in the present war. We were given the job of changing the planes in the hall twice a week. The models were numbered 1 to 503 then in Mr. Whitney's class- room a chart was made with the names of the planes and corresponding numbers of the models. Roger Castonguay '45 Robert Chandler '45 IUNIOR RED CROSS The Iunior Red Cross of Livermore Falls High School was organized in the fall of 1943 with a membership of fifty students. Its first project was a food sale, to raise funds for what- ever service was desired. The sale of bonds and stamps was sponsored by the Iunior Red Cross. Every Wednesday and Friday morning during activity period the students were privileged to buy. A record was kept of the purchases from each room. Totals follow by home rooms: A N N E R Miss Maher ...,.,.,. ......,.. S 92.65 Miss Googins ' ..,.. , 69.75 Mr. Whitney ..... . 28.05 Miss Hunt ......... . 88.10 Miss Shoemaker .,... ...,. 9 8.05 Miss Blodgett ..,.... ...., 1 25.15 Mr. Hopkins ......,.,...................,....,. ,. 34.95 Miss Hall .,.............,,..,........,....,....,,..,....... 121.65 During the 4th War Loan Drive 53,223.75 worth of bonds were sold. Plans for Red Cross sewing are underway for Spring service. COMMERCIAL CLUB 1943-4 The Commercial Club was started by Miss Blodgett in the fall of 1943. All senior commer- cial students were eligible to membership. Our First meeting was held in the typing room to establish the purpose of our club, which was to originate a school paper. The following mem- bers attended the meeting: Amedie Richards, Arthur Torrey, Anita Bisbee, Celia Ramsey, Wilhelmena Pettingill, Rosanna Cram, Rita Gagnon, Irene St. Pierre, Dolly Toncer, Mildred Davis, Doris Poulin, Gloria Pomerleau, Ioicey Crosby, and lean Wardwell. We planned a variety of activities. The first to materialize was the generous offer of lean Wardwell's delightful little cottage at Brettun's, where we enjoyed an evening of gay entertain- ment. After building a cheerful Fire we pro- ceeded to roast weiners, bread twists, and corn. I-Iot coffee was made by Miss Googins. Fol- lowing the refreshments came a session of dancing, games, and finally, dishwashing. Then came a futile attempt to restore the camp to its former cleanliness and to mop up the none-too- clean floor. We ended our first excursion with enjoyment by serenading each other with cur- rent popular songs while munching apples. fDon't ask us where we got 'emllj Our second episode was a hay ride. Mr. Bamford offered us the use of his team of horses. Later in the evening apples were again enjoyed. Our destination was Moose Hill Pond where we stopped and ate lunch. Much hilarity was displayed on the way over and back. In December a Christmas Party was held at Miss Blodgett's house. Each member brought ridiculous gifts for the Christmas tree which were exchanged. Refreshments and games were pleasantly welcomed. A few sleepy, but satisfied individuals wandered home rather late that night. THE BANNER 21 We will never forget the Poverty Ball we had at the school auditorium! Everyone came dressed at his worst. Much of the fun was had just looking foolishly at one another. A prize was awarded to the best dressed couple. Lena Diamond and Danny Parsons won the prizes. Music was furnished by records and by Mr. Griflin, Mrs. Pomeroy, and Miss Shoe- maker who played the piano. 1 Lastly came an Initiation Party, given for the benefit of the juniors who wished to become members of the Commercial Club. An earlier meeting was held to determine the initiation activities. It was decided that the new mem- bers were to carry on the work of our school paper, The Tell-a-Tale, to the best of their ability, aided by former editors. At the initiation, candidates were blind- folded, dressed in costumes, and led through the building. Then, each entrant took the oath as a faithful member of the club. They were as follows: Beryl Iulius, Kay Norris, Virginia Woodbury, Anita Taglienti, Olive Virgin, Iackie Mitchell, Harry Holt, and Linwood White. Prior to games, a prearranged program was enacted. Refreshments served in the Home Economics Lab consisted of ice cream, cookies, and ginger ale. The Commercial Club is also responsible for the Tell-a-Tale, just referred to in another item. The paper has been published every month and judging from the results, has been a great success. It has been educational as well as fun to find news for the paper. Besides covering social and school news, the paper contained editorials, car- toons, gossip. fashion notes, and jokes. , We sincerely wish the best of luck to all who will continue the undertaking of the paper and the Commercial Club! A letter written by Paul Simoneau, S llc, formerly of L. F. H. S., '44, is one of thanks for his copy of The Tell-a-Tale. We have ap- preciated his interest in the paper which makes us feel our efforts have not been entirely unsatis- factory. New York, N. Y. Oct. 21, 1943 Miss Blodgett, I received the school newspaper a few days ago and was very glad to get it. I think it was a swell idea because there isn't anything better than to receive news from your own school and to hear what your schoolmates are doing back there. It makes a' fellow feel as if he is still part of the school to receive the monthly edition and I want to thank all those who made it pos- sible for us to receive such a swell paper. ' Very truly yours, Paul Simoneau. AUDITORIUM DANCING NOON HOUR The latter part of this year Miss Blodgett supervised dancing in the Assembly Hall every noon and some nights after school. Music was furnished by Miss Googins, Miss Shoemaker, Beryl Iulius, Rita Gervais, Iohn Houghton, Lawrence Partridge, Kathleen Nor- ris, Phillip Bailey, Winola Nadeau, and Louis Beaulieu. This has been a fine opportunity for the boys and girls who did not know how to dance be- fore, as a result, more students have been able to dance at socials, which have been more en- joyable to them. Ernestine Whitcomb '47 GIRLS OF '43 CONTINUE AT SCHOOL Cecily Iohnson and Shirley Dobosz, both of '43, are attending the University of Maine. Beryl Harrington is attending Grayis Busi- ness College in Portland, Elizabeth Crocker, Wanda Iennings, and Ianet Tardy are at Maine School of Commerce in Auburn, Martha and Priscilla Dow are at Bliss Business College in Lewiston, Rachael Leadbetter is enrolled at Farmington Normal School, and her name ap- pears on honor rolls published at F. S. N. S. this year. Patricia Packard and Avis Gilbert have en- tered training at Eastern Maine General Hos- pital, Bangor. HONORS FOR OUR ALUMNI lean Rhodenizer '42 is named on Deanis List at Colby College this year. Miss Rhodneizer also rated the honor last year. Henry Fournier '43 earned the same honors at the University of Maine this year both in the fall and winter terms. Dannie Alvino, L. F. H. S. '28, New Coach at Quincy, Mass., High Dannie Alvino has resigned his position as coach at Montpelier CVLJ High School and has reported for duty as athletic coach in the Quincy fMass.Q High School. This school has a stu- 22 THE BANNER dent body of 1600 and a fine new stadium which will seat 15,000 people. The former Fordham star who played under the late Maj. Frank Cavanaugh on the unde- feated 193l football team and was captain of the varsity baseball team, got his coaching start as assistant to the venerable Charlie Dwyer at Hebron Academy in 1933. L After a year with the N. Y. A. program in Northern Maine, Dannie went to Winslow where his baseball team won sectional champi- onships. Later, he brought, Gardiner high foot- ball out of the doldrums with a two-year-record of 19 wins in 20 starts and won baseball and basketball championships there and at Mont- pelier. The Brooklyn Dodgers gave Alvino a try-out following his graduation from Fordham, and he was farmed to their Elmira, N. Y. team in the Eastern League. He also played professional ball with Plattsburgh, N. Y. and Montpelier, Vt., in the Northern League as well as semi-pro baseball in Livermore Falls, Winthrop and Lis- bon Falls, Me. His most recent success was at Montpelier fVt.j where a basketball team that averaged ISEQ years of age won 19 of 21 games the past season, also won the State title but was defeated in the First round of the recent New England tournament at Providence, R. I. State 4-H Winner Harold Souther '41 was awarded the Alpha Zeta Fraternity Award at a State Contest held at Orono. He was Maine's most outstanding 4-H Club boy in 1943. For nine years he re- ceived Erst honors for his garden project and has been county champion in gardening for the past five years. Lasell Iunior College Transfer Irene Davenport '44 who transferred to Lasell Iunior College, Auburndale, Massachusetts at the mid-year period reports great educational opportunities in and around Boston. She has been often to the Isabella Stuart Gardiner Mu- seum, as well as to the Museum of Fine Arts where she attended several lectures. She en- joyed the Lotte Lehmann Concert, the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, and has tickets for Metro- politan Opera performances in April. She finds her school subjects not more difficult than at L. F. H. S. and reports that her ranks are practi- cally identical to her ranks at L. F. H. S. Irene was constantly on the honor list here. Edward Fullam ,40 who is attending North- eastern University has become a member of the Gamma Phi Kappa Fraternity, the Yacht Club, and the American Institute of Chemical Engi- neers. He is student conductor of the Univer- sity Band and a violinist in the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra. IUNIOR NIGHT PROGRAM - 1943 Processional-CAMPUs PRIDE Delamatcr Chairman Laurent Fortier Invocation Reverend H. R. Yates Overture - OPERATIC STAR Delamater High School Orchestra FREEDOM OF SPEECH Tarlqington Celia Ramsey DOo's BEST FRIEND Holbrook Madelyn Harrington A RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY Milich Ioicey Crosby Piano Duet - ZAMPA OVERTURE Herald Anita Steward and Irene Davenport IUNIOR TAKES CASTOR O-I-L Stewart Alice Lamb FREEDOM OF WORSHIP Durant Elmore Nichols TOKYO BROADCAST Frank Beverly Bailey Selection- I,LL TAKE You HOLIE AGAIN, KATH- LEEN Westcndorf Arlene Coombs and Choir LIFE Is BITTER Parcher Beverly Pettingill LITTLE Boi' BLUE Lewig Irene Davenport THE BATH HOUR May Dorothy Woodbury RCCCSSI0H8l1CAMPU5 PRIDE Dclamutcr CLASS DAY- 1943 May 12, 1943-The following members were elected to take part in the Class Day Exer- cises which were held at the high school the last week of school: Class Will, Norman Wade, Class Prophecy, Erlon Roseg Gifts to Girls, Iohn Taglientig Gifts to Boys, Eliza- beth Crocker. IUNIOR PROM - 1943 May 21, 1943-The Iunior Prom was held in the High School Auditorium. Students THE BANNER 23 elected for the dance committee were: lean Wardwell, Gloria Pomerleau, Kenneth Du- mais, Irene Davenport, Anita Steward, and Laurent Fortier. ' GRADUATION PROGRAM - 1943 CLASS MOTTO - Q TOMORROW IS TOO LATE PitocEss1oNAi. - MARCHING FEET Lameter INVOCATION Rev. Harold R. Yates ORCHESTRA-FAIR MAID or PERTH SALUTA'ronx' Wilma Sanford PLAY -- HUMAN ENGINEERS, INCOR- PORATED First Stockholder Second Stockholder Third Stockholder Fourth Stockholder Fifth Stockholder Sixth Stockholder Seventh Stockholder Eighth Stockholder Ninth Stockholder Tenth Stockholder Chairman Treasurer Clerk Promotion Miss Blair Mrs. Benton Mrs. Wheeler Myra Wagner Rachael Leadbetter Paul Lees Iosephine Berry Wanda Iennings Avis Gilbert Shelton White Bernard Dumais Helen Chase Patricia Packard Henry Fournier Richard Cook Marilyn Goodwin Harold Soper Shirley Dobosz Carol Merkle Cecily Iohnson Mr. Whitcomb Miss Michels Harold Riley, Ir. Fernande Filteau SAXOPHONE SoLo- SoUvEN1R Drdla Harold Soper Vocm. SOLO-LOVE SENDs A L-ITTLE GIFT or RosEs Iohn Murphy PIANO DUET- Pousr-I DANCE Scharwenka . Elizabeth Crocker and Avis Gilbert VAi.EnicToRv Beryl Harrington PRESENTATION or DlPLoMAs Supt. W. I. Rideout Ct.Ass ODE REcEsstoNAL - MARCHING FEET CLASS Mans:-mts Cecily Iohnson and Francis Bailey PRINCIPAL GRIFFIN ENTERTAINED AT CAMP DEVENS - On April 12th-13th Principal S. A. Grilhn was a guest of the U. S. Army at Camp Devens. Together with thirty Maine principals and superintendents who have been active in Victory Corps work land about twenty educators from Mass- achusetts? he went through the camp with actual inductees. Mr. Grillin saw indoctrination movies which showed the civilian becoming a sol- dierg he went with boys getting measured for uniforms and iitted to those uni- formsg he watched three types of tests being given recruits - general ability, mechanical aptitude and radio recognition testsg he saw the tests scored in mechani- cal checking machinesg he sat at desks beside inductees who were being inter- viewed by Army experts who collected data of all sorts which might indicate special aptitude of each individual. Mr. Griffin considered his visit to camp most interesting and helpful to a school administration preparing many boys for the services. More Health Service Smallpox vaccination and typhoid-diphtheria inoculations were administered to many stu- dents. Hearing tests were given to 35 Seniors, 42 Iuniors, 45 Sophomores, and 72 Freshmen. 1 County War Chest Drive A total of 1525.25 was collected from students by teachers in home rooms when the drive was underway this year. - School Red Cross Drive Again through their home room organiza- tions students participated in the National Red Cross Drive. A total of 1535.92 was collected. - Basketball Letters Awarded- 1944 Season In Assembly, April 10th, Mr. Richard Hop- kins awarded letters to his basketball men, Harry Holt, Donald Savage, Donald Kennedy, Clay- ton Wagner, Paul Dubreuil, and Blaine Hardy. The good work of the scason's cheer leaders was also recognized by letter award. Celia Ramsey, Patricia Brown and Gerald Sharlow earned letters as cheer leaders. 24 THE BANNER TREASURY DEPARTMENT CONTEST The Federal Treasury Department an- nounced another Schools at War con- test. In December we received in the De- partmental Bulletin the following an- nouncement 2 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Editorial and Cartoon Contest THIS XVEEKU, nation-wide news magazine with a circulation of over 0,000,000 will cooperate with the Colum- bia Scholastic Press Association contest, which was announced in our recent letter to advisors and editors. THIS WEEK will award a S100 Bond, a S50 Bond and a Bond for the three win- ning editorials. The magazine will also print the tlrst winning editorial or all three national winning editorials, pro- vided they merit publication. Awards: A treasury citation for each State winner and a special citation for the three national editorial and cartoon winners. National winners of the edito- rial contest will be interviewed over a country-wide network during the month of March. At L. F. H. S. students in VVorld His- tory and American History classes an- nounced their 'intentions of competing in both editorial and cartoon sections. The English teachers, Miss Maher, Miss Shoe- maker, and Miss Hunt, acted as judges of the cartoons and selected the essays of Kenneth Holt and Faith Rose, both '47, Mr. Gritlin, Miss Googins, Mr. Crouse, and Mr. Parsons judged the cartoons, selecting those of Phillip Bailey '47, Henry Breton '47, Irene Davenport '44, Francis Pakulski '44, and Arnold Sturte- vant '-lf. The essays and cartoons were printed in the Commercial Department newspaper and then were sent on to Columbia Uni- versity. The two essays we are publishing in the li.-XNNER this year. Due to cost of engraving the cartoons cannot be shown to our readers. WHY BUY WAR BONDS VVhy buy bonds? That is a question many people ask. But stop and think a minute. What is a war bond? Is it just a piece of paper that you spend a lot of money on and you have to wait ten years to get? No! A war bond is a strategic and vital war weapon. The gun has its effects at the front, but the war bond has its effects not only there, but also in the hospitals, on the assembly line, in the conquered lands, and with our fighting allies. When you buy a war bond, you may be bringing relief to a starving person in Greece or China or you may be paying for the med- icine that saves the life of someone very dear to you. VV ar bonds have a place on the home front, too. Today many of us are earn- ing more money than we ever did in our lives before, but have much less to spend it. As wages increase, so do liv- ing expenses and we soon have to face the problem of inflation. When you buy war bonds, you are putting that money out of circulation into a good purpose, f-or you are becoming a saver instead of a buyer. By purchasing war bonds, you will also be putting money away for the purchase of necessities or luxuries at a time when wages will, in all probability, be hitting their lowest. . The war bond has a place in the hos- pital,' also. To the hospitals all over the world, doctors, nurses, medical supplies, and other equipment must be shipped in a constant stream. It takes money to buy the materials, provide for the doctors' and nurses' training, pay their wages, and transport them all to the fronts. Much of this cost is paid by war bond sales. All in all, there is no better investment than a war bond. When you purchase a war bond, you buy a share in your gov- THE BANNER 25 ernment, help pay for the goods and ma- terials to keep the costliest vyar in history going, and are assured of a sum of money ten years later at a better interest than banks pay. This is your chance to do your bit and to help yourself at the same time. Kenneth Holt '47 FOURTH WAR BOND DRIVE Have you ever stopped to think what would happen if we lost this war? Great Americans didn't build this country to have it torn down by a lot of little people. Think of all the boys that have gone off to war. Are we going to let them down? lf every American stopped to think how much he has put into bonds, he would probably say. I can buy more. Why doesn't he? I will tell you why. Many Americans think that this is not their war. They didn't start it. They are not going to have anything to do with it. Thvy are going to keep on doing what they did before the war. Let the other man buy the bonds. He has money. Now if every person thought that, where would we be today? America was built by men and women willing to give their blood, their strength, or their lives, if necessary, as did the pioneers and In- dian fighters. Do you think that Wash- ington and other patriots said, This is not my war. I won't have anything to do with it ? No! VVithout a word they made their sacrifices. In the Civil VVar Lincoln thought Negroes important enough to fight for. He and many others knew that we could not live in peace if half the people were slaves. Now we are confronted with some- thing even graver than these earlier tri- als, Faced for the second time in our century by an enemy whose admitted pur- pose is to enslave ,Europe and the rest of the world, we have no choice in the mat- ter. We cannot sit calmly by and look on with indifference while millions of people in other parts of the world are doomed to slavery and death by war, starvation, and disease. Their doom would, in a very definite sense, be ours. The war is here. The war is our war and we must do something about it. Every American needs to stop spend- ing foolishly and put all the money he can possibly spare into bonds so we may win sooner. If we buy a bond a week. we are that much nearer victory. If we save all the money we can, it may save the lives of many of our men and give security to their children and ours in future' years. The money you put in bonds now may mean the difference be- tween defeat and victory. Which do you want? Your answer must be in War Bonds! Faith Rose '47 TREASURY DEPARTMENT AT WASH- INGTON, D. C., ANNOUNCES STU- DENT WINNERS IN FOURTH WAR LOAN CONTEST On April 24th, more than a week after the BANNER went to press, the Treasury Department notified L. F. H. S. that it had placed first among Maine high schools in both its editorial and cartoon entries in the Fourth Bond Drive Con- test. T-he writer of the winning editorial was Kenneth Holt '47 whose essay is printed in these columns. Henry Breton '47 sketched the cartoon that earned Hrst place among all Maine high schools that competed. Again we regret that this cartoon with the four other L. F. H. S. entries cannot be printed. The making of cuts would de- lay publication of the BANNER too long. THE BANNER IN THE L '37 I Q I In 1 ' 7 I, .9 ,,, v t X! jj -J' Z' fi 97 T - S tw -ix .fs -'Ol V I I ,V 'A X -5'-E x Nv- Jr N x 1:-If I-vc rr ' -2. I -7' ' f , J- Q - 2, ...'i' 2 W. -f,i..-,,,.f,-1., 5'.g1 L. F. H. S. Roster of Armed Services Class of '21 Class of '28 LOUIS FOURNIER-Navy HENRY HYDE - Army BENIAIVIIN BRADFORD- Army Class of '23 RALPH WAITE - Army BYRON WAITE - Army STILLMAN BREWER - Army MABEL VVHITE - Army Nursc Class of '24 DARRAH POMEROY - Army KENNETH MURCH - Army DONALD NICHOLS - Army Class of '25 Class of '29 ROBERT BOYLE - Navy KENNETH SEWALL - Navy GEORGE HOLT - Army Class of '26 ELMORE BURKE - Army Class of '27 WINSTON DYKE - Navy BERNARD STORER - Navy ROBERT DOW - Army LAWRENCE BURKE - Marines HARRY MOULTON - Army Class of '30 MONROE BEAN - Army PHILIPPE POMERLEAU - Army VVILLIAM HEBERT - Army HOLDEN IACKSON - Army Class of 'SI OVILA BILODEAU - Army CLIFTON EAMES - Army RALPH EAMES - Army MILDRED NEWBERG - WAAC IVAN SCUDDER - Army THE BANNER 27 EDDIE WHITE - Army LEWIS PUTNAM - Army H. ARTHUR RUSH - Army Class of '32 GARDELL MANDIGO - Navy CARROLL PARKER - Army Class of '33 ALFRED GAMMON - Navy ' FORD BERRY - Army LESLIE BOTKA - Navy HARVEY GORDON -- Navy ARTHUR MUSE - Army RALPH SMITH - Army LOUIS QUAGLIERI - Army BURR DASCOMBE - Army OREN HURD -- Army NORMAN STEVENS - Army V. IAMES CHIARAVOLLOTI - Army Killed in Action Class of '34 MARGARET TONCER - WAVE FRANK RECORD - Army LOUIS RICHARD - Army HENRY LEGERE - Army HAROLD SMITH - Army AMOS KORHONEN -Merchant Marine STERLING KNOWLES - Army Class of '35 CARL HASKELL - Army RICHARD FRENCH - Army ELBERT PRATT - Army HAROLD KIMBALL - Navy WILFRED GAGNON - Army RUSSELL MESERVE - Marines Class of '36 ROCKWOOD BERRY - Army IULIAN BOTKA - Army STANTON CLOUTIER - Army ELDEN CRONKHITE - Army STANLEY DUDLEY - Navy DANA EDWARDS - Army ROBERT FOGG - Army FREDA PETTINGILL - Army Nurse WILFRED MERCIER -- Army ROBERT FRENCH - Navy ANTONIO LUCIANO -- Army WILLIAM LUFKIN -- Army BENOIT POISSON - Army WILLIAM POMEROY - Navy ALFRED TIMBERLAKE - Army WILLIAM MCCARTHY - Army IOHN COOLIDGE - Army Class of '37 PHILIP PRATT - Army FRED BEAN - Army CLOYD BROWN - Army ROBERT DEAKIN - Army HENRY DUGUAY - Army NORMAN IORDAN - Army VICTOR KIMBALL - Army WOODROW ROSE - Army DWIGHT SMALL - Navy OSCAR WILKINS - Army ALBERT CASTONGUAY - Army ALBERT CHRETIEN - Army IEANETTE DOLLOFF -Navy Nurse Class of '38 RICHARD BATE -- Navy IOI-IN BENEDETTO - Army ROBERT BROWN -- Navy PHILIP BILODEAU - Navy RALPH BUNTEN - Army MARLAND CLOUTIER - Army HAROLD COATES - Army THEODORE CONSTANTINE - Army RICHARD EDWARDS - Army IAMES EMMONS - Army MAYNARD FRENCH - Army NORMAN BERNARD - Marines BRUCE KENNEDY - Army GILBERT KIMBALL - Army EINO KORHONEN - Navy ROBERT MOSHER - Navy FRED PETTINGILL - Army RICHARD HARDY - Army THEODORE MAILLET - Army HAROLD RHODENIZER - RCAF ALBERT ROBERTSON - Army GEORGE WARREN - Army RAIN SFORD DRISCOLL - Army PAUL HEATH - Army GERARD SIMONEAU - Army LAWRENCE CROSSON - Navy ' Killed in Accident Class of '39 ' EARL COATES - Army FRANCIS COOMBS - Army KENNETH COOMBS - Army RONALD CORKUM -- Army OT!-Io CRESSEY - Navy DONALD COULD - Army STANLEY VIOLETTE - Army LEWIS HARMON - Army IOSEPHINE MOLLICONE - Army Nurse i THE BANNER ALFRED HESSMER - Army LAURIER SIMONEAU - Army SHERWOOD WHITE - Army ANDREW BOTKA - Army IOSEPH TONCER - Army GEORGE LESKO - Army FRANCIS MERKLE -- Army Class of '40 WILLIAM BROWN - Marines BURLEIGH EDWARDS - Army MAURICE FULLER - Army NORMAN GIRARDIN - Army ROBERT GOULD - Army GEORGE HINDS - Army CLIFFORD TENNEY -- Army HOWARD KIMBALL - Navy ROGER LANE - Army ROBERT HATCH - Army ARCADE LAPOINTE - Navy MAURICE WAGNER - Army MAURICE BILODEAU - Army ROBERT LEGERE - Army CLIFFORD TINKHAM - Army VV ALTER KNOWLES -- Army NATHAN SEWALL - Army VAUGHN STURTEVANT - Army LAURIER MAILLET - Marines IAMES DUNN - Army Died in Iapanese Prison Camp Class of '41 HAROLD GILBERT - Army EDMOND HENRY - Army RICHARD IACQUES - Marines RAYMOND MARQUIS - Army HERVEY TESSIER - Marines STANLEY WELLMAN - Army MERLE HODGKINS - Army WALLACE WHITTEMORE - IOSEPH RIORDAN - RCAF PAUL STEVENS - Navy RAYMOND SAMPSON - Army EARL WILKINS - Army IAMES RIORDAN - Army NORMAN TESSIER - Navy ROY LYFORD - Army GEORGE BOTKA - Navy VERNON BASTON - Army FOREST SHOREY - Maritime Service Class of '42 BYRON BROWN - Navy WILLIE IACQUES - Army KENNETH KENNEDY - Army ANTONIO BENEDETTO - Navy IOHN OKSA - Army EDWARD BOTKA - Army EGIDIO VENTRELLA - Army GEORGE POISSON - Army EARL NEWCOMB - Navy WILFRED IACQUES - Marines CHARLES CROSBY - Army BENEDICT HAINES - Army RAYMOND AUSTIN - Army PHILIP MOLLICONE - Army ARMAND EMOND - Army Class of '43 DAVID GRIFFIN - Navy HAROLD RILEY - Army GEORGE DOW - Army NORMAN WADE - Navy ROBERT BEAULIEU - Navy ERLON ROSE - Navy PAUL LEES - Army IOHN MURPHY -- Navy DONALD TENNEY - Army EDMUND CROSBY - Army BERNARD DUMAIS - Army LESTER WHITE - Army SHELTON WHITE -- Army IOHN TAGLIENTI - Army WESLEY PARKER -- Army FRANCIS BAILEY -- Army IOHN KORHONEN - Navy NON-GRADUATES ROBERT CONSTANTINE - Army REGINALD CONNORS - Marines RICHARD KNOWLTON - Army WILLIAM MATTHEWS - Marines WALTER PERRY - Army IMAN GOODWIN - Navy NORMAN CLOUTIER - Marines RALPH LABRECQUE - Army IOSEPH LESKO - Army THOMAS ROSE - Marines ARLINGTON TRETHEWEY - Army STANLEY SEWALL - Marines NORMAN COATES - Marines DONALD ELLINGWOOD - Marines ARTHUR HEBERT - Army LAWRENCE CORKUM - Army CHARLES CRESSEY - Army FLORIAN LAPOINTE - Army LEGER LAPOINTE - Army EUGENE TURCOTTE - Army 0 il THE BANNER 29 ROBERT IACQUES - Army DONALD CHRETIEN - Army MAX RUSH - Army BOYD cooK - Navy NORMAND DUGUAY - Army KERMIT NICHOLS - Army NORMAN SAMPSON - Army ROBERT BARTLETT - Army LELAND WALKER - Army BLAINE MURRAY - Navy DONALD WHITTEMORE - Army GERALD LEGERE - Army IAMES CROSSON - Army ARMAND LAVARDIERE - Army ROBERT IACQUES - Marines HEMAN NORRIS - Army ALDEN CHANDLER - Navy LAURENT FORTIER - Navy REGINALD COOK - Navy IOHN CHABOT - Army FRANK BECKLER - Navy FRANK DALESSANDRA - Navy ERNEST POULIN - Marines BARBARA GAGE - Army Nurse BERTRAND SIMONEAU - Navy RANSOME GARRETT -Army GEORGE MERKLE - Navy PAUL SIMONEAU - Navy RODNEY WARDWELL - Navy LAURIER GERVAIS - Navy HERBERT MOLLICONE -- Navy VINAL PRESCOTT - Army FERNAND OUELLETTE - Marines DESMOND FULLER - Marines FRANK HILTZ - Marines MARTIN GRIFFIN - Army DONALD DOMINA - Army LOUIS MCCLURE - Army ELMER BICKFORD - Navy DUANE SMITH - Army FLORIAN LAPOINTE -- Army LEGER LAPOINTE - Army BARBARA GAGE - Army Nurse PAUL RUSH - Army GEORGE DIAMOND - Army ALFRED DUF OUR - Army ERLAND BUBIER - Marines WILLARD RILEY - Army VAL NICHOLS - Army ELON NICHOLS - Army FRANK PETTENGILL - Army REGINALD STANHOPE - Army LUCIAN MARCEAU - Navy LIONEL PELLETIER - Can. Nurse HARLEY RILEY - Army EDWARD MAXWELL - Army RICHARD HILTZ - Army FREEMAN BRYANT - Army RAYMOND NORRIS - Army EVERETT DOW - Army RENE DOIRON - Navy EDISON COX - Army FRANK COX - Army WILLARD WHITTEMORE - Army SHERWOOD ALLEN - Army ARMAND POISSON - Army ANTONIO COLLINS - Army EDWARD BARTLETT - Army ROBERT GUERIN - Army PAUL BLODGETI' - Army THOMAS CHRETIEN - Army EARL FULLER - Navy TELLER NICHOLS - Army HERBERT ALVINO - Army RALPH TERRIO - Army PERLEY CORKUM - Navy EDDIE IACQUES - Marines FRANCIS MOULTON - Navy EDGAR BASTON - Navy IAMES CROSSON - Army ' Killed in Action 30 THE BANNER Letters from Fighting Fronts and Training Camps V South Pacific cnet. 2, 1942 I hope you haven't been worrying too much lately. You can let me do the worrying for I know exactly how much there is to do. Keep on writing. Keep on praying for me for I need it more now than ever. I am now at Guadal- canal on the Solomon Islands. I met a couple fellows last night from Maine. I wish you could have heard us. One fellow knows Matthews-he's from Madawaska. I still don't know what I'm going to use for an envelo for this letter. PC Feb. 2, 1943 I have about 20 more days in the hospital and then I We - the 'll know if I'm cured of malaria. certainly are having great weather here best I've ever seen. I've gotten used to warm weather. Yesterday it was 1190 in the shade, and 1160 the day before. We are treated very well by the people here at the hospital. I never in my life did see peo- ple work as hard for the patients as these people do. I am at present in Australia. It is a beauti- ful country but America cannot be surpassed for beauty. Cape Gloucester, New Britain We have beautiful and interesting things here. Instead of the pine tree we have the palmg the mummy apple tastes like our rnelons. I can get a million chameleons. They run about the tent at all times. The native people are not half as good-looking as those I have seen the past two yearsg in middle age they are built like Atlas. About three weeks ago a lieutenant who went to bed found a swell companion-a snake six feet long. Au revoir - P.F.C. HERVEY Tsssuax '41 Somewhere in India Dec. 13, 1944 lt's 7:45 and the Iackal Serenade has the air waves now. The sound is terrific, like a nursery at feeding time. I will write a little about customs of India. Is that tekha? Laundry is soaped in a tub of water, swung like an axe on a board of cement, pounded, slammed and finished off by twisting and beat- ing with bare fists. It dries in a few hours, is ironed with what looks like a steam roller and delivered while still damp. The irons are very large and filled with pieces of coal or charcoal -- very clumsy but efficient. Certain castes of Indians will not wear shoes in the kitchen. They eat with their right hand without the benefit of silverware. Ian. 28, 1944 To me the greatest mystery of India is where all these thousands of train passengers go. In the two minutes the train stops they clamber all over the sides and roofs of the cars. There are poles alongside of tracks fsome are very close, and many people lose their lives each year when they get knocked off the sides of a train. I have seen lots of magicians and Yogisg even small children are good performers - good enough to be on the stage. Life gets a little better each day. We are having a Red Cross building put up. They have a program there every night, also a game room and a swell cafeteria. When that's com- pleted I guess I can stand another year over.here. By that, I mean we read that the War Dept. order is-after two years over here we are eli- gible for a replacement and we can head for Shangri-La . The weather is very hot now and summer is just a couple of months away. The water in the showers gets so hot we have to wait until the evening to take our showers. Last summer, the hottest in twenty years, the temperature hit 1400. lust found that Ralph Bunten is stationed near me but I donit know just where. Sure would be good to see him. Prices here are terrible. If you even look at a guy he expects money. One of them had two cute puppies. I said, How much? He said, Thirty rupees. Too much. I don't want them. Then, as always, he asks, How much will you give me? I'll give you 5 rupees, I replied and he nearly knocked me down in his rush to put the dog in my hands and reach for my 5 rupees. A newcomer who buys at their first price sure gets hooked, huh? Lots of cars run on coal and what a contrap- tiog they have in place of a sparc tire with a large knapsack of coal on top. . THE BANNER 31 In the meat market the crows and buzzards sit on the meat hanging up and eat as they please. The shop keeper doesn't throw away anything. Nothing is wasted. On every street corner there is a garbage can and a crowd waits for swill to be brought from stores and private houses. The crowd screams and Hghts over food and filth. I couldn't stand the odor of it. Terrible! And cripplesl Some are sad enough to bring you to tears. Some are crippled by disease while others are marred by their parents when babies just for the purpose of making them beggars. I left camp in the morning and bummed a ride to the station. On the way down in my compartment were three wealthy Indians. They were high class and vegetarians. One could talk English and wanted to know all 'about Roosevelt. He insisted I take some of their food and, later on, some candy, which they called sweetmeats . I had some curry and rice, chapodi, rooteg the candy was made of mint some they leaves. Very delicious! I gave them candy fAmericanj, and cigarettes and were very happy. At every station on the way, there are guys selling tea, cakes, beede, and other Indian goods. Train fare is 5 cents a mile first classg about 3 cents second class, and for the interclass or common, about II6 of a cent. It is quite a scene when a full train pulls in and about 300 to 400 more try to get in. They push, argue, fight, climb between legs, etc. Believe me, it is a comical sight, but also tragic. The trains are needed for other uses and these people just ride for the joy of it and don't care at -all about the war effort. You know that India is not at war, don't you? . I've seen short subjects in the movies on In- dia's war effort and they are very They also have their own news reels and usually a British-American news feature. The theaters are called cinema houses 'l and some are very modern and air-conditionedg they have bars and dining rooms in the rear. The people expect a tip for everything they do for you, even if it's only to open a door or give you the right direction. I had my fortune told and the guy was amaz- ing. He told me Ienny's name and age, about Herb and Dana and when I came in the Army. Tonight we are going to have a War picture of England - Bomber's Moon . No, I didn't get a card when we crossed the equator although we crossed it twice-had a celebration though and ducked all the nurses in tubs of water, the men had their heads shaved. CPL. RICHARDS EDWARDS '38 North Africa Iuly 25, 1943 I've been going all over Africa to look at ruins. The other afternoon another fellow and I walked only a few miles to see bombed build- ings. One large building was crumblingg it was made of large rocks, the Hoors of red and black pebbles in different designs. An old Arab took us into underground houses with dining rooms, bedrooms, bath houses, even a church was there. Sept. 18, 1943 Took a plane ride over Mateur and Bizerte the other day. These towns were most bombed of any during the campaign. Very few civilians are living there now. We flew over the water so we saw islands on the coast too. Italy Feb. 10, 1944 Italian children come around our tents selling eggs, oranges, tangerines and nuts. Usually we pay 20 cents for an egg 'but I have paid as much as one dollar for a single egg. We have been having nasty weather the last five days-snow, hail, rain, and a strong, cold wind. Have not seen Albert Fournier in over three weeks. Last week we were lucky to have Ioe Brown and Humphrey Bogart entertain us at camp. A Feb. 16, 1944 No, I have not had a chance to look up those addresses of local boys in Italy. They are still fighting up there. I don't think the Germans would care to see me up around there yet. Had a two-day pass last week and went to a nearby town. Stayed with a family that moved out of Rome before the invasion. We had some good macaroni meals. Had a lot of fun trying to teach them English. They tried to teach us Italian. Two or three hours before going to bed, a cradle affair with a charcoal stove is put be- tween the sheets. Afterward it is put under the bed and burns all night. It was the best sleep I've had since I left home. I know some people here who have brothers and sisters in Boston and have promised to write them. 32 THE BANNER Glad Edward and Dick liked the stamps and Italian money. I have a lot more for them when I come home. March 6, 1944 lust received your letter of Ian. 15 and your V-mail letter of Feb. 16. Was over to see the ruins of Pompeii and was in the most beautiful church I ever saw. I found a few ear rings and am sending some, I bought them in the church from the nuns -what they sell goes toward the girls' orphanage. I'm sending Ma a brooch made of coral, also bought in Pompeii. March 7, 1944 Iust received your letter of Feb. 22nd. Got the biggest surprise today that I've had since I've been overseas. We all got three bottles of Coca-Cola. I understand we are to get three bottles every week. I took a little sip and it sure was Coke 3 it's the best tasting drink we've had in the last fourteen months. Still having rain-it's the twelfth day now. We can look in the distance and see lots of mountains in the cloudsg even now the moun- tains are covered with snow and look beautiful. March 22, 1944 I had to go to one of the hospitals the other day for a pair of glasses. I've been having dull headaches and the new glasses ought to Hx me up. On the way back I stopped at Naples and looked up-cens0red- and his wife. They were in the best of health. They have a store and sell coffee, cocoa, and candy. They gave me a couple cups of real good cocoa and sent their regards to their relatives back home. March 27, 1944 Larry Simoneau is only a mile from me now. He stayed with me for three days and we talked about practically everybody from back home, we talked until midnight every night. He comes over most every day now to see me, as he drives a truck. I kept the papers you sent me and he was glad to see them. We are going to try to get a few days off to go and see Albert Fournier who is quite a ways from us. Bum- ming rides is good with all the convoys and trucks on the road. The glasses fit pretty good. You probably have read about the eruption of the volcano. I saw some of it-quite a sight. I've been eating volcano dust for the last couple days-often read, about the famous Vesuvius but never dreamed I'd be eating some ofit. SISGT. WILLIE HEBERT '30 Keesler Field, Miss. Feb. 13, 1944 They've got me down here with the snakes and darkies. Standards for cadets were raised Ianuary 1st and now stiffer tests are given. In the last class of 200, better than half of whom were college graduates, only forty students passed the tests, the remainder will go to gun- nery, radio or aircraft mechanics schools. If a fellow hasn't had quite a lot of Math and Physics, he doesn't stand a chance on the tests. The Math is mostly Algebra although there are a few problems on trigonometry, involving cosines, secants, etc. There are a number of distance, time, and rate problems which are quite tricky. There are questions on gears and pulleys and interesting tests on muscular coor- dination with sets of lights that have to be lined up. We were tested in a link trainer which we had to keep lined upon a target while our seat was constantly being thrown out of line by a motor and an eccentric gear. Sincerely, ' HAROLD Sona '43 K.A.A.F. Casual Det. Kingman, Arizona March lb, 1944 The land in West Florida looks like a para- dise for agriculture. All the soil is a dark rich brown and medium light. Wonderful fields of alfalfa grow there. In a few places there are small swamps. Saw one of the traditional sidewheeler steam- boats going up the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge. A few minutes out of Temple, Texas, came Belton, a wonderful farming area, having very rich dark soil. The terrain was all rolling slopes having very low incline. Many fields were just being plowed. All farmers seem to use the contour method of plowing. The fields cultivated could be readily distinguished from the pastures. The fields were green but pastures were still brown. Camp Hood is located near Killeen, Texas about three-fourths of a mile north of the rail- road. It appeared to be an armored force train- ing camp. The camp area itself looked like a small city. For several miles along the railroad I saw where the trucks and tanks had crawled over the hills, through mud, into ravines. At 8:30, March 7, we passed from New Mex- ico to Arizona. All this land is dry desert land. THE BANNER 33 Sometimes we saw caves of cliff dwellers built in the side of mesas. Going northwestward now into a vast plateau covered with more vegetation, but still very dry. In the distance snow-capped hills jutted up out of nowhere. The sun had warmed the land and the weather was much warmer as we trav- eled over the plateau. We passed over a huge canyon at least 200 feet deep. twisting through the plateau. The beautiful blue snow-capped mountains seemed only a short distance but really were many miles away. Something about the atmosphere makes objects look near. Long before I arrived here, I saw the field in the distance. The land around it is Hat and only sparsely covered with dead grass. Installa- tions here are quite extensive, the camp gives pilots flying experience and trains enlisted men in flexible gunncry. The base is mainly for teaching flexible gunnery. Most of the men are trained in B-17s although there are quite a few Marauders QB-261 here also. At present I am starting gunnery school and am learning the parts of a calibre .50 machine gun. Since 1 am tall I am instructed also in operating the top turret of a B-I7 fSpei'ry Top Turretl which many of the fellows say is not too bad. The guns are sighted by a computing sight and all the gunner has to do is follow the plane in his sight making necessary adjustments for range. PAUL LEES '43 North Africa Oct. 19, 1943 We visited a really beautiful city the other day. We tramped up one street and down an- other ---just enjoying the crowds. Little chil- dren, garbed in rags, ran after us begging for hon-bons and chewing gum. Having visited nearly every shop, we made our way down to the northern part of the city to a restaurant where we ate Italian spaghetti I'll never forget, veal cutlets, and fresh vegetable salad. Then we went to visit the native part of the city, the casbah , inhabited by Arabs only. Their streets are very narrow and hilly. All buildings are enclosed by a huge wall which seems to cut them off from the city proper. Liv- ing quarters are holed in the wall, literally speaking, and rather untidy. Once reaching the summit of the settlement we found an Arabian guide who could speak English. First, he took us into a most beautiful palace, the ceilings were inlaid with eighteen carat gold, colors of red and blue playing around in the design. The white stone walls were hand engraved in many patterns, alternating with little squares of tile 4 x 4 . Each square cost 15 francs ffranc equivalent to 30 centsl. We then went to His Highness ' quarters and saw the royal throne made of 18 carat gold. Ian. 18, 1944 When I received your last' letter, I was at Oran. We went to Oran from Bizerte on a hos- pital ship on which we had our first good meals and Coca-Colas. Yes, and milk, too. It was a rough trip as the Mediterranean Sea was really angry. On our way out to the 46th General, we saw some really beautiful views. Iust imagine your- self at the foot of huge mountains. Turn those mountains into brick colored rock. On the sum- mit of one of these rocks was a Spanish fort, on another, a chapel-a most beautiful thing. Of course there were grape Fields, olive groves, Arabs, and all that to see. We spent Christmas and New Year on the high seas, the waves were so high that they washed off B deck. Most welcome were the channel lights of Charleston, N. C. At the docks were a big band, Red Cross with milk, ice cream and doughnuts. A fine trip out to Stack General. lust to see whole buildings, cars, and good cement roads! A few days later we flew to Augusta, Georgia. Newspaper reporters and photographers were up for interviews a few days ago-really never a dull moment! LT. FKEDA PETTINGILL '36 April, 1943 At Sea Q posted at Honoluluj We had a little extra work to do the other night. The waves crashed over the side of the ship and some oil drums got loose on deck. About 10 P.M. they got us out of our hunks and we had to turn to. We got drenched. Those waves really sting when they hit you in the face. We got the drums tied down and went to the mess room for coffee. While we were there the drums broke loose again. Finally we put some wire cables around them. May, 1943 Australia I am having a swell time trying to Figure out the money: half pence, pence, three pence, six 34 THE B pence, shilling or bob, two shillings or Horin, pound notes, Five and ten pound notes. When I buy a thing I don't know if I am getting gypped or not. All clothing here is rationed. In about four days I have used 40 coupons Cevery six months we are allowed 60 couponsj. I bought a leather jacket which took 14 coupons and Five pounds. A dress shirt takes 12 coupons, a pair of shoes, 12, an overcoat or a dress suit about 40-so coupons don't last very long. The weather here is terrible, it is winter now and raining all the time. I have seen the sun about six hours. If anyone should ask me I would take the winters we have in Maine any day. - Iune 30, 1943 At last I have received some mail- 16 letters today, 13 from Mother, one from Mr. Kinley and two from you. I was more pleased to re- ceive those letters than any gift I ever received. I have read them twice. It made me a little homesick, after being home all my life, I didn't hear a word from home for Five months. . Iuly 4, 1943 We had a nice 4th of Iuly dinner- roast tur- key, stufling, ham, sweet and white potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, lemonade, white bread, mince and apple pie. August 9, 1943 For the last two weeks it has rained nearly every day. One place I was in, it was so muddy that when you stepped off the dock, you would sink in up to your knees. Another place it was very dry and dusty. Every time I went 05 the boat I came back looking as if I'd been in a dust storm. So you see we go to extremes here in the tropics. It's not all the balmy breezes and palm trees you read about. I have been to a few places in New Guinea, but I can't write very much about them, or what ports they were. As ever, Fonssr Suoiuzv '41 South Pacific Please don't mention coconuts to mel I've eaten so many I'm sick of them ----- I like to hear from you and the folks back home every day. Don't send any more V-mail. I miss the long letters. It only takes one day longer for air-mail to reach us. We'd much rather have the longer letters out here. P.F.C. DONALD E. ELL1Ncwoon ANNER Miami, Florida Nov. 7, 1943 The first part of this week we spent in tents. Boy! Talk about having back aches, side aches and other defects! I got them all from sleeping on a cot three nights. They were really tough -there is no give to them as to the mattress. While at tent camp I got a glimpse of the Everglades. What a sight! Swamps, tall grass, trees, and bird that looked like falcons. I would sure hate to Fight in that terrain. Our sergeant is a swell guy. I-Ie stands up for us in any blow that might be aimed at us. Buckhannon, West Virginia West Virginia VVesleyan College March 29, 1944 Everything is going along line here at the college. I have started in Hying at the local air- port. Yesterday, my instructor had me do take- offs and landings. Each time he would place his hands over his head to show me that the ship was mine. I have got in three hours of dual instruction and have seven more hours to go. The next hours I'll shoot 'I landings, take- offs, spins, stall, ground course flying chieHy. I wouldn't trade this life for civilian life under any conditions. I really enjoy every minute I am up in the blue. AlC IOHN TAGLIENTI, Ia. '43 From Italy Feb. 10, 1944 Our hospital is surrounded by snow-covered mountains of the Apennines. Right now it's raining and cold. By trucks through military highways one can drive through towns and cities that have stood for centuries. Some at- tempt has been made by the inhabitants to erase all those Viva Duce and Fascist party slogans that are painted all over the sides of stone and plaster homes, on garden walls and on the sides of cliffs in colossal dimensions. These people aren't wanting for food-they have a knack of picking up enough greens in a Held to balance their diet of spaghetti and tomato paste. They seem well-fed but ragged. The women do heavy work around these countriesg right now they flock around our en- campment gathering our laundry. They wash at the icy streams and return our very clean laundry in huge baskets neatly balanced on their heads. I saw one woman recently who carried a tub on her head with at least three gallons of THE BANNER 35 water in it. She didn't touch the tub with her hands as she walked along. Wish I could tell you about our hospital, its personnel, the administrative as well as the pro- fessional side of it, the work we do and how we do it, but that's not allowed. Ours are all the modern methods-even to the research on the miracle of penicillin. Sincerely, PHILIPPE POMERLEAU '31 Scott Field, Ill. Ian. 10, 1944 You are right, the Army has sent me here and there through the country. I was first at Miami Beach during Iune of '42. From Florida I was sent to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There Radio School occupied five months of my Army life. After graduation I became an instructor and taught there for almost a year. It seemed like home to me- 15 months at one camp and so many hospitable people in the town 150,000 populationj. Q A week before Thanksgiving 1 received notice to prepare for shipment to Scott Field which is very near St. Louis. My work here is teaching radio the same as at Sioux Falls. At present I teach Receivers which covers the principle of the ordinary radio: the students build sets using bread boards and the last two weeks of the three spent on Receivers each student builds a 5-tube Meissner superheterodyne set. I've learned a great deal of practical radio from teaching. The school operates on a 5-shift basis. At present l'm on first shift-from 5:25 to 13:25. The men go to school 6 days a week, 6 hours a day. Half of their time is spent learning Morse Code, the other half in learning radio theory and Army radio equipment, operation and maintenance. Remember me to all faculty members who were at L. F. H. S. in '37, Shall certainly call in and say hello if 1'm on furlough at the right season. Sincerely, fSGT., NORMAN JORDAN '37 From England Feb. 22, 1944 Am now in England and still as busy as ever. Have found the country very interesting and the people friendly. I don't believe I have ever seen a more beautiful countryside. It is dotted with farms of all sizes. The towns and cities have very narrow streets and are filled with a great stores in which may be bought many small many of the articles that are popular at home. The pubs where many people of the town gather in the evening to gossip about events of the times fof course mostly about the war nowj are very small. The money system is rather odd but easy enough to master. March 28, 1944 I'm infatuated with this country-everything here is so like New England Con a smaller scalel without the thatched-roof houses that are so common here. I bought me a bicycle and have quite a time with it. One can get along so well with it over here. LT. Woonnow A. Rosa '37 - Daytona Beach, Fla. Ianuary 3rd, 1944 This is your correspondent in the sunny south bringing you the news of the past week. Yes, my assignment in the Dental Laboratory of the Army and Navy Genil Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas is over and I am temporarily stationed at Daytona Beach, Fla. In a few days now- I shall have completed a year's service. Perhaps you will be interested to know that while waiting for an assignment I have de- cided to take a blitz course in Motor Transport. The first week we had theory work along with lectures and movies. The class consists of 11 ofhcers and 10 enlisted women. On Tuesday morning we officers were invited to accompany a convoy. We took off about 8:30 A.M. with 7 trucks, 2 jeeps and 2 command cars. As the oliicers are not allowed to drive we sat in the rear and watched the proceedings. On Wednes- day, however, we actually drove trucks just through the driver's range. After inspecting the motor, checking the oil, water and tires, we practiced turning a 252 ton truck around within the confines of a narrow road, parallel parking, etc. Had to have a pillow at my back in order to reach the pedals. It was loads of fun. Then last night during a convoy of night and black- out driving, I was one of the guides and guards. On the return trip I had a commander's jeep and scooted back and forth by the side of the convoy like a little bug! Believe me, driving without any lights at all is not easy! It was a cold night for Florida. This physical exercise 36 THE BANNER is very good for us, as ofhcers, we are provided with excellent food. Yesterday marked one of the most interesting days of my stay in Florida. I visited .St. Augus- tine, which is about 56 miles from here, the oldest city in the United States and also the landing place of Ponce de Leon where he found the Fountain of Youth. One of the 'strange things about the water in the fountain is that it is free from sulphur which is a common in- gredient of the water here. However, one of the first things we were told was that the water has lost all of its youth-giving powers We then visited the oldest schoolhouse in the U. S. The actual building is still standing and original circular globes that were used to teach life-sized models of students are placed around benches in front of the schoolmaster. The Geography are still on the mantel above the fire- place, also on the mantel stands the old clock. Above the classroom, are rooms that the school- master lived in. The playground contains vari- ous kinds of trees and shrubs, all of which are marked with their names. There is a fig tree that is over a hundred years old, also the Old Well. The original city gates as well as the walls of the old fort are made of blocks of Coquina which is a sand and shell formation, cemented by the action of the sea. It is quar- ried in huge blocks the same as our granite but is of a rougher quality. About a mile from the city proper we fol- lowed a covered pathway to the Indian burial grounds. It was in 1934, while preparing to set out full grown orange trees, that colored work- ers accidentally dug up skeletons of human be- ings. It is believed, because the bones of the arms were folded across the chest, that these Indians had been converted to the faith. There are now more than a hundred skeletons exposed and left in the positions in which they were found. After visiting the Museum, I followed a path to the water near which is the monument that marks the landing of Ponce de Leon. The Shrine of Neustra Senora de La Leche, a short distance away, is a beautiful place, a plaque reads thus: These grounds can truly be called the most Historical Religious spot in the United States. The first Mass was celebrated in which was to become the First Parish of the Catholic Church in the U. S. A., 374 years ago. Walking back to town I circled the water- front, crossed through the old slave market and turned down a narrow street and after passing through the Spanish quarters soon came to the Oldest House in the U. S. In this quaint old building, the guide told us that the Hoor was made of pounded sand and water and was two feet thick. The furniture which consisted of beds, tables and chairs was over 500 years old and is believed to have come from Madrid, Spain. In the garden are fine old statues, shrubs and vines. One of the vines is called the Money Vine. Tradition says that if you carry a leaf of it in your pocket-book, you will always have money. OE course, as you guessed, I took sev- eral leaves. Feb. 29, 1944 Here I am in New Orleans, La. Lt. Smith and I have been assigned as Transportation Corps Recruiting Officers with a quota of 300 needed at this special post. New Orleans is a Port of Embarkation for troops going over seas. The Camp here is a Unit Training as well as Replacement Center. Here the work of recruit- ing is done on a large scale. VVe stage parades, have huge posters painted and interview city olhcials. Tomorrow night I am to be inter- viewed over the X.B.S. Radio hook-up. Shall be asked about my experiences in the Army, my contributions of blood to the Red Cross and shall put in a plug for the Recruiting Campaign. The main thing in recruiting is publicity and feature stories. It is a rule that we shall wait eight weeks between blood donations. Next time will be my third and I will receive a silver pin. In this way I really feel that I am doing something val- uable for my country. There are many picturesque places of interest here in New Orleans. I won't attempt to de- scribe the beautiful gardens around the lagoons, the moss-covered trees beneath which white swans and multi-colored ducks swim content- edly lending a lazy atmosphere to the surround- ing scene. At the entrance is the statue of Gen- eral Beauregard. The last of the lovely camel- lias are blooming now. They are very similar to roses although they have no fragrance. The hotels serve fresh shrimp, so large and sweet, with a spicy sauce. It is certainly a de- licious food. We had our opening day of the campaign yes- terday and it really was a success. The band from the Camp played during afternoon and evening. Girls from the company were sta- tioned at various points along main city streets. Ieeps were passing out pamphlets. I had a very THE BANNER 37 thrilling ride in a plane. We dropped 10,000 leaflets over the city, in the air about an hour and the plane was constantly banking, it seemed as if I would slide right out. Last Sunday P.M. I attended the Carnival of Flowers, a stage presentation at, the City Audi- torium. Then we visited a large cemetery. Down here they bury their dead above the ground because it is so wet. Tombs are sold as we sell houses. The purchaser of a tomb will remove the bones to another place. Seems to me rather confusing. One could not be sure of placing flowers on the correct grave. We went to a French market where I sampled the New Orleans coffee. It is terrible -similar to strong coffee flavored with gasoline! Best wishes to all ----- LT. Mrtmuan Nrawmanc, WAC Camp Plauche New Orleans, La. African West Coast December 10, 1942 Not much to do but stay on ship and watch the natives unload the vessels. Sometimes we can go ashore and visit the town. Most of the natives here are Mohammedans, wearing long dresses which look like night- gowns. They still live in a very primitive way in grass huts. Their food is mostly rice and fish. The women usually wear ear rings and highly colored beads. Many of the natives wear sev- eral pieces of leather around their necks to pro- tect them from dangers, such as snakes, fire or bullets. Yesterday I bought one of the leather pieces -- supposed to protect one from snakes. I also got a knife made by a native for six bobs. Emu. Nswcoivns '41 From India Your first bulletin from India to put along- side your sparse collection from the other side of the world! Who would have thought a year ago that I would be writing you from here? This country is all I expected it to be, very colorful, different and, above all, interesting. Much more so than where I was stationed last year. Some of the sights to be sure wouldn't make good pictorial matter for Better Homes and Gardens magazines, but that's to be ex- pected. You've heard of the professional beggars in India but their appearance must be seen to be appreciated. I can't begin to describe the twisted horrors to be seen in the streets and along the roads .... . From China We burn coke over here so don't mind the black smudges on this paper. Iust finished stoking our one small stove. It gets quite chilly here right after the sun sets. This same sun that has just slid down behind the China hills is beginning to peep over Moose Hill as I write this. I've seen many sunrises and sunsets all over the world but none of them seem half as beautiful to me as those I've seen filtered through the Maine pines .... The first two issues of my Reader's Digest came through yesterday. Thanks such an aw- ful lot for subscribing to it for me. It's one of the perfect gifts for anyone stationed here. I know I can always rely on the Digest to pull me through several hours of leisure. This is the most interesting country in the worldg the Chinese people are great and, hon- estly, there's nothing the majority of them won't do for us. A I miss you all very much and hope to see you before many more months roll by. X in A as -ir So you that I was in India! What does that make you now after you found out that I'm where the sun comes up like thunder P Yes, I've found everything about China quite fascinating, espe- were Habbergasted when you heard 'cially their philosophy in regard to the worth of human life. It simply has no value in their minds and they leave no one a margin of error in their somewhat hectic pursuit of life. One little slip from the path of virtue laid down by the New Life Movement and-bingo! his pur- suit of life has ended! One of the houseboys in a nearby hotel was caught stealing something or other and he was speedily if harshly brought to justice by the other Chinese. Their method of questioning a suspect is one which makes the third degree look like a kindergarten recess. The poor devil is bundled off to the nearest court house which is any tall pole nearby, a rope is attached to the top of the pole and the dangling end tied neatly and securely to the victim's thumbs which are held together behind his back. Under questioning he stands there while the rope is drawn steadily higher and higher until the inquisition is brought to a close when the jury has decided upon the severity of the punishment. If it's a serious crime the 38 THE BANNER culprit is left hanging in that awkward position until sun-up, then he is led away and a volley of lead puts an end to a promising career. Most cases don't reach that climax though. I wrote to Chud Edwards last night. I was surprised to learn that he was in India as I had the impression that he was stationed in England. Man, oh man! Talk about the paper short- age! Reading material is so scarce that I've taken in desperation to two comic books. There is exactly one book in the recreation hall, Hem- ingway's Farewell to Arms , which I first read in '38, once more in Panama, and twice here. I'm thinking of starting on it from the ending and reading toward the beginning. That way perhaps I won't know what's com- ing next. Ilm looking forward eagerly to my next Reader's Digest. it I ill INK A lazy, quiet Sunday afternoon and my first chance to answer your letter that I received a few days ago .... You should see the beautiful silk scarf I have my eye on for you. It is pure white and is hand-made with hand-sewn silken tassels. The Chinese will also embroider any notation on it in English, with the translation in Chinese char- acters also. Would you like one? You'd enjoy seeing, China, Betty,-some of it, that is. You'd like the Chinese women in their colorful kimonos and their tiny feet. Most of the modern Chinese women have normal- sized feet but the older gals and the ones who live in the country have tiny feet not more than 3 or 4 inches long, which is the result of having their feet tightly bound since shortly after birth -a quaint old custom nearly abolished now. Those women look so comical tottering along on their stumpy feet. And the ricksha men! They are really inter- esting. Their legs are greatly overdeveloped and bulge enormously from pulling a ricksha so long. iThey can pull a customer for blocks and blocks and never seem to tire but I know if I ever got between those shafts I'd drop be- fore I had covered 20 feet. They never have to worry about their license number, it's em- broidered in big white characters on the backs of their blue jackets. TISGT. RALPH E. BUNTEN '38 Nov. 21, 1943 I guess it's about time I wrote you to let you know that everything is on the up and up, and that things are just rosy with me. I'm in the land down under and it's quite a place. lt is quite like the dear old U. S. A., but there are a few differences that you might like to hear of. First of all, the thing that you notice first is that everybody lives in a one family bungalow by himself. I haven't seen any apartment houses and very few two-story houses. 991, of these are yellow with red, or brick colored roofs. It really makes a picturesque little village. Ev- ery home is fenced-in, has a beautiful lawn and flower garden. Evidently, everybody is proud of his own little home. The Aussies are fine people and they like the Yanks. We seem to get along remarkably well. They are very polite, proud of their country, but they still like to copy American ways- most of them from the movies. Their language is full of slang. A cobber is a very good friend, a crook is a guy who is sick, and a crook to them, as we know it is called a twister . You have probably heard of how the Aussies use the word bloody . Well, it's true. My trip over was a good one, considering that it was a troop ship. We had a calm sea all the way. There was very little out of the ordinary. We did see a lot of sharks for barra- cudasj and flying fish. We had church on Sun- day, plenty to eat, except that we had to stand up to eat. The time passed quickly, as we were furnished with plenty of games, cards, maga- zines, and books. We also had a P.X. on the boat. Everybody was given two cartons of cigarettes free, so you can see, I haven't a kick in the world. If anybody tells you life aboard a transport is dull, don't believe them. Of course, it got plenty hot on the equator, but what's a little sweat for your country? I have already learned the Australian money system. It's very simple once you get on to it and learn your equivalents. Prices here are cheaper, but there isn't too much to buy. You can ride the tram all over the city for two pence or about three cents in our money. We can buy things at the P.X. at cost, and I mean really cheap. We have an open air show every night free. I was in Sydney for a little while. It's a beautiful city. I thought you would like to know a little about what I think of Australia. To make it THE BANNER 39 short, it is a swell country with swell people. As for me, I am perfectly well, and happy, as I am any place. I like to go to new places and see new things. SGT. B. L. EDWARDS '41 From England Ianuary, 1944 QWritten to Mr. Sprague Whitneyj To state it mildly, England fascinates me, the customs, the architectural layout of the villages, the people themselves, everything is different. The immaculate cleanliness everywhere is strik- ing to the eye. I have never seen so many hares, quail, and geese in- all my life. It's not unusual to take a stroll in the fields and see six or seven hares playing among the hedges. The mals.known as ferrets 3 our weasel resem- bles it in practically every respect. A net is natives hunt hares with bloodthirsty little ani- placed over one exit in the ground and the fer- ret is placed in another. The hare comes out and is bludgeoned as he attempts to extricate himself from the net. Sorry I cannot dwell on my duties in England but I know you have a very strong inkling of what is going on. God bless you all and please do write soon. QLr1aU'r.j G. H. DUGUAY Service Capt. I. Ford Berry, L. F. H. S. '33, was killed in action in the Sicilian campaign, Iuly 11, 1943. Commanding an infantry battalion of the famous First Division, he was a veteran of the invasion of Africa, the battles of Algeria and Tunisia. Lt. Paul C. Heath '38 has received the award of the Silver Star for gallantry in action. While under heavy fire he rescued three comrades bringing them back to safety. The action was near Batoun-el-Kram, Tunisia, last April. Robert Gould '40, first reported a Iapanese prisoner of war in the Philippines, was later re- ported fthrough the oflices of the Red Crossj as having died in a Iapanese prison camp. Boyd Cook S. Zlc was killed in action ac- cording to word received from the Navy depart- ment during Ianuary, 1944. Robert Brown '38, U.S.N.R., received dur- ing the year promotion from Radioman First Class to Chief Radioman. Lt. Frank Record '34 of M. I. T., Cambridge, Mass. returned from Puerto Rico early in Feb- ruary where he had spent two months in study. He returned to his instructorship at M. I. T. Earlier he was commissioned a First Lieutenant. Donald Gould '39 was transferred to New Guinea from Australia during 1943. He had been promoted to staff sergeant. Lt. Everett C. Dow is bombardier-instructor at Kirkland Field, Albuquerque, N. M. News Lt. Burr Dascombe '33 recently received his wings and commission. 'He will receive First Pilot Training on a B-24 Liberator Bomber at Smyrna, Tenn. Father Lawrence Burks, L. F. H. S. '27, is acting as chaplain at the Marine Air Base at Cherry Point, S. C. Lt. Mildred Newberg '31, WAC, is on re- cruiting assignment in New Orleans. Lt. Freda Pettingill '36, returned from North Africa Area, was recently married to Lt. Wil- liam Trachtenberg, U.S.N.R., and is now sta- tioned in Augusta, Georgia. P.F.C. Louis I Richards '34 was seriously wounded in action in Sicily and was awarded the Purple Heart. P.F.C. Hervey A. Tessier '41, whose letters appear in another section of the BANNER, was mentioned in a dispatch from the Marine Corps in February, 1944. Using binoculars he de- tected two lap snipers in the jungle. With a burst of machine gun Fire he dispatched them both, one Iap tumbled from a tree, dead, an- other was found hanging dead in its branches. Gerard Simoneau '38 was recently promoted to rank of Sergeant. A few months after entering the Navy, Earl Fuller graduated from intensive course at Serv- ice School as Fireman First Class. . Reginald Cook also earned Fireman First Class rating this year. Pvt. Kenneth Kennedy '42 is in the Engineer Corps in Italy. 40 THE BANNER Pvt. Reginald Connors was pictured in an, ollicial Marine Corps photo at Rendova Island. He was one of the members of a heroic band of Marine Anti-Aircraft gunners who were car- rying on at Suicide Point , hottest spot on the island. The dispatch says: A strafing and two bombings took a heavy toll of gun crews in the first few days after the Marine landing, but P.F.C. Reginald H. Connors, 19, of Livermore Falls, Maine, for example, carried on despite a shrapnel wound. Only one mem- ber of his eight-man crew escaped unscratched when one bomb dropped five yards away. Sgt. Norman Giradin '40, seriously wounded in South Pacific fighting, has been in the U. S. A. for past months and has been in town be- tween hospitalizations. Sgt. Harold Coates '38, returned from hos- pital in the Pacific Area, is now stationed at Washington, D. C., attending Army War Col- lege. Staff Sergeant Arthur H. Rush '31 is some- where in England . Winston Dyke '27 S Zlc is attending Phar- macists' School. S llc rating has been earned by Stanley Rus- sell '45, Herbert Mollicone '44, and Paul Simoneau '44, all of whom left school in Iune '43 Lt. Robert L. Dow '27 has been promoted to Captain in the Engineers' Battalion of Armored Forces at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Sgt. Maurice Wagner '40 has been transferred from North Africa to Corsica. He is with an Anti-Aircraft Unit. Lieut. Clifford Tinkham '40 has been trans- ferred from Courtland, Ala., to Advance Flight at Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana, where he is an instructor. P.F.C. Ioseph Lesko has received medical discharge from the Lawson Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. He saw action at Rendova and New Georgia, returning to the states in September, 1943. P.F.C. Fernand Ouellette who F. H. S. '44 during his freshman year was one of two Marines from Lewiston to receive praise from Secretary Knox for combat action before his recently reported death. Iohn Murphy '43 has been sent to Trinity Col- lege, Hartford, Conn., in the V-12 unit of the Navy Air Corps. was with L. Sgt. Elbert Pratt '35 is in the Medical Corps at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. Staff Sergeant Val Nichols is stationed at Camp Swift, Texas. Margaret M. Toncer '34 Yeoman 3Ic trained at Hunter College with the Waves. She is now on duty at the Bureau of Aeronautics, Wash- ington, D. C. Lewis T. Putnam '31 has been advanced from Corporal to Sergeant. This promotion was re- cently announced by Col. William A. Hatcher, Commanding OHicer of a Flying Fortress Sta- tion somewhere in England. Putnam has been in England since Ianuary, 1943, Orren Hurd, also in England, has been promoted recently to Staff Sergeant. Two former L. F. H. S. boys are now in Canadian Air Service: Sgt. loseph Riordan '41, RCAF Wireless Air Gunner, is on patrol of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cpl. Harold Rhodenizer '38 RCAF is at Prince Edward Island, Bomb- ing Technician Instructor. First Lt. Carroll Parker '32, Instructor in Glider Service, has received shipping orders. Lt. G. Henry Duguay '37 has been in Eng- land several months. Philip Pratt '37 will graduate from Iohns Hopkins with medical degree in August, 1944. War conditions have so accelerated University studies that Philip is receiving his degree after three years of study instead of the usual four years. Sergeant Burleigh Edwards '40 is now in Australia. Some interesting sections from his Australian letters are published in the letter section of the BANNER. P.F.C. Dana Edwards '36 is at Camp Devens. The Camp Band in which he plays broadcasted several weeks in succession from a Boston radio studio, and has played for several Bond Drive parades in Boston. Lt. Robert Deakin '37 has been in England over seven months. He is Chief Administrator at Headquarters of 17th District Engineers. Lt. Fred Bean '37 is now stationed at Fort Dix. For over a year his work has been train- ing infantryg he is an instructor in Signal Corps. Both Deakin and Bean have been promoted recently to first Lieutenancies. Monroe Bean '30, having served many months as army instructor, has been stationed recently at Seymour Iohnson Field. He graduated THE BANNER 41 from Aircraft Mechanics' School at Yale Uni- versity April 20, 1944, as an army Lieutenant. Sgt. Clifford Tenney, who has been stationed in Santa Maria, Calif., returned after a furlough to Mississippi for advanced training. Carl Haskell who left in August '43 for train- ing at Camp Fanning, Texas has arrived safely in Italy. Herbert Alvino who was inducted at the same time and who also trained at Camp Fanning has left for service in South Pacific. Wilfred Gagnon '35 has been in England since October '43, S-Sgt. William I. Hebert has recently been awarded the Good Conduct Medal. The medal was awarded for demonstrated fidelity, faith- ful and exact performance of duty, and for 'be- havior which has been such as to deserve emu- lation. Sgt. Hebert has served as welder with a veteran B-25 Mitchell group renowned for its impressive combat record throughout the Tu- nisian, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. His group participated in the famous first mission over Rome, were the first medium bombers to operate from bases in Italy, the first to hit the Balkans and the first to use the B-25 mounting a 75 mm. cannon. They have sunk ll enemy vessels, probably sunk 17 others and damaged 59. Sixty-two enemy fighters have been felled by the group's guns in aerial combat. Sgt. Hebert has been serving overseas since Feb. '43. His interesting letters from North Africa and Italy are published in the letter section of the BANNER. CLASS ROOM SPEAKERS FROM ARMED FORCES Former L. F. H. S. students have talked in- terestingly in various classes. They are: Pvt. Harold Riley, Life at Camp Hood, Texas, Lt. Carroll Parker, Gliders and Glider Pilots, Lt. Cloyd Brown, Infantry and Infantry Weapons, Cpl. Phillip Mollicone, Meteorology, S 2Ic Herbert Mollicone, Some Experiences in Casa- blanca, Lt. Woodrow Rose, Discipline in the Army, Capt. Rockwood Berry, Airborn Infan- try, Norman Wade QM 3Ic, Boot Camp and Navigation, Lt. Freda Pettingill, Life in North Africa, Pvt. Iohn Chabot, Army Ordnance and Plane Identification, Amos Korhonen, Mer- chant Marine Service in Mediterranean, Sgt. Raymond Marquis, Propellers and Identifica- tion, FIO Theodore Constantine, Air Transport Service and Navigation. Other visitors at L. F. H. S. from Armed Services have been: Iohn Benedetto '38, Donald Tenney '43, Eino Korhonen '38, Egidio Ven- trella '42, Robert Beaulieu '43, Wesley Parker '43, David Griffin '43, Norman Girardin '40, Lester White '43, Iohn Oksa '42, Harold Coates, Benedict Haines '42, Andrew Botka '39, Bernard Dumais '43. Non-graduates were: Rodney Wardwell, Reginald Cook, Rene Doi- ron, Max Rush, Alden Chandler, Anthony Pineau, George Diamond, Stanley Russell, Paul Blodgett, Armand Laverdiere, Laurent Fortier, Laurier Gervais, Edgar Baston, Earl Fuller, Normand Duguay, Roger Pineau, Albert Gag- non, Albert Perry, Clifford Tenney. sgsgt. Maynard French '38 fAir Corpsj is stationed in Orlando, Florida, at the American Air Force School of Applied Tactics. He is in Celestial Navigation Department as an assist- ant instructor. His work is teaching navigators to map their courses by the stars and teaching bombardiers precision bombing. Capt. Rockwood Berry '36 has been training air-borne troops. P.F.C. Stanley Sewall has been wounded in combat duty and is in the hospital in New Guinea. Alden Chandler '44 who entered the Navy in Iune '43 is now on ship training. While at training school he acted as instructor and has earned rating G.M. 3Ic. Carroll Perkins '33 is a Civilian instructor in Air Corps, Wayne Bradford '31 is civilian worker at Pearl Harbor. Midshipman David Griffin who has been at Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, since May '44, is now on his second training cruise and will finish his course in Sept. '44. L. F. H. S. is very proud of its Botka boys. Five from this family are now in service. They are: Leslie Botka M.M. llc, P.F.C. Iulian Botka who is in New Guinea, P.F.C. Andrew Botka, George Botka, Cpl. Edward Botka, sta- tioned in England, Iohn Botka '44 expects in- duction into the army after graduation in Iune. Another sizeable L. F. H. S. family group in service is the Simoneau family: Laurier and Gerard are both in the Army, Paul and Bert- rand are in the Navy. The Browns fnumbering fourj are Lieut. Cloyd Brown, Chief Radio Operator Robert Brown, of the Navy, P.F.C. William Brown, in the Southern Pacific, and Byron Brown ART llc. fContinued on page 72j 42 THE BANNER aff? PULPWOUD ESSAY - COUNTY PRIZE WINNER THE IMPORTANCE OF CUTTING MAINE PULPNVOOD HOULD you ask an average American citi- zen, one who considers himself a patriot, what pulpwood meant to him, he would in all probability answer something like this. Pulp- wood? Why that is just a stick of wood, like the wood in that big pile over there in the yard of that paper mill. lt goes into a chute and you never see it again. This man thinks of it as merely wood to be chucked into a chute and never seen again. Ask another man the same question and he might say that pulpwood meant a good day's pay for him. He would say it was hard work, but the pay was good. His mind is on the with never a thought as to money involved, what happens to the wood after it leaves his hands. These men cannot be blamed for their igno- rance about the importance of this vitally needed war-time product. They have not been sufh- ciently informed about the many useful prod- ucts that can be made from Maine pulpwood. Pulpwood, through a process of manufactur- ing, is converted into paper, and paper in hun- dreds of forms is now considered a major war necessity. lt is of maximum importance to our Fighting men and may mean life or death for many of them. For example, a soldier needs target paper to practice and perfect his marksmanship so he ..,- ....---. - Ev' can outshoot the enemy. His food rations are packaged in containers made of pulpwood, as are also his medical supplies and the life-saving blood plasma. Paper in cellophane form keeps his bandages and other medicinal supplies sterile. Containers for surettes , which are small hypodermic needles used to iniect mor- phine to ease the pain until the medical unit arrives, are wrapped in paper. Maine is full of the pulpwood used in making this paper, the lack of which may slow up the shipment of essential equipment to our soldiers. Every article sent overseas must be securely wrapped in paper and packed in waterproof cardboard boxes. A boy on the lighting front, maybe a son or brother of the men mentioned before, may find a box containing a vital re- placement part for his machine gun, improperly wrapped and the machine part broken or lost. One extra piece of paper might have saved that gun and perhaps a life. Now who in Maine can cut this pulpwood? Besides the men whose regular occupation is cutting wood and those who cut during spare moments from other jobs, there is the farmer. In the winter he has much more leisure time to cut his own wood supply and then can turn to cutting pulpwood. He is in a position to hire others to help and to care for this help. Many people have the time but the dire need for pulpwood products has not been sufficiently impressed upon them. Current campaign ad- vertisements do not stress emphatically enough the uses of the products made from the pulp- wood they are asking the people to cut. Paul Dobosz '45 THE BANNER 43 I WAS ON THE GRIPSHOLM One day in Nhatrang, French Indo-China, we had just finished breakfast and my father was listening to the radio. With war clouds threat- ening, he hadn't missed a single news broadcast in the last week. This morning we were aston- ished to hear that Pearl Harbor, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Guam, and Wake had been attacked simultaneously. We were not interned right away as we had expected. However, all Americans and British were sent to one town. Each person had to go to town once a week and register so as to make sure he had not left this town. This went on until the laps, becoming more and more suspicious, at last had us all sent to a small town in southern Indo-China where we were interned. The buildings which we had to live in were barracks used first by French soldiers and then later Iap soldiers. After we were settled, the days seemed to roll by quite fast, but somewhat drearily. About the only thing we had to look forward to in the everyday routine was the ping-pong tournament every afternoon. If it didn't rain we usually had a baseball game on Saturday. Well, the weeks went on like this until we began to hear rumors of a repatriation steamer. Of course everybody was excited about it, be- cause we had all thought that there wouldn't be another boat until the end of the war. One day word came that in one week we were to be all ready to get on the boat. There wasn't much to get ready, though, because the laps allowed us to take barely anything. The end of the week came and we were taken in two buses to the boat which was about 70 miles away. The first boat was not very inviting. The food was not appetizing, and even if there were occasional exceptions the servings of it were inadequate. The sleeping quarters had not been made for accommodating what they did, either. But we thought we could stand it till the next boat. It was pretty hard, but I guess we got through all right. Then one day the boat docked and the exchange was made. On the next boat, we got what we had wished for and even more. We had nice sleeping quarters and plenty of good nourishing food. There was everything on this ship that any good ship would have had before the war. Every few days Red Cross Chocolate Bars would be distributed. They were quite a treat after not having had any chocolate for at least one year and a half. When we began to get into colder climate, the Red Cross distributed a lot of warm cloth- ing which was much needed, for we had not needed any of that kind of clothing in the tropi- cal countries. One day we came in sight of land. Officers told us it was the New Iersey coast. When the news was spread around, all the passengers flocked up on deck to get their first view in years of their native country. It was a sight to remember the rest of our lives. An American destroyer was just coming out of New York on some patrol duty. When it passed us, great cheers went up from our boat and from the sailors on the destroyer. We were still more thrilled when we passed the Statue of Lib- erty . Later our ship docked on the New Iersey side of the Hudson River. Nobody among the passengers was let off until the next day. Then when we were allowed off it was the first time that we had set foot on American soil in five years. The whole trip had covered nearly thirty thousand miles and we had been on the sea for two months and five days. Ionathan Travis '46 THE ESSENTIAL NEED OF NURSES VVe must have more nurses to care for our boys. This is a statement we hear every day, but this essential need of nurses is not fulfilled. Can you picture your uncle, cousin, sweet- heart, or some other dear friend lying on the battlefield for days without aid? The importance of nurses is emphasized when the government has started a course of training nurses. This is named the Cadet Nursing Corps. The training is for two and a half years and provides a free education for girls from 17 to 35. If you are interested in this field of work, you should write to your desired hos pital for further information. Nursing is not only a war vocation, but also it is an education for life. No one can take this great gift from you. You earned it and you can keep it! Now that I have emphasized this great emer- gency, I hope to see every girl that is eligible enlist in Navy or Army Nursing Corps without further delay. Don't wait until tomorrow to enlist. It may be too late! Rita Riordan '44 44 THE BANNER GREECE For several years now, everyone, even those people living in the most remote corners of the world, has been hearing such phrases as the United Nations 'i and our Allies . Yet, how much do we actually know about the countries and customs of these people? Since it seems we know very little, I have tried to find more in- formation about one of our numerous allies, Greece. Greece occupies the easternmost part of the southern peninsula of Europe. It doesn't rate among the great nations of the world today, but it has a heritage more glorious than that of any other country, for in the days when the ancestors of the English, Germans, and French were still living in harbarism, Greece was the one great country 'of the world. Its art, its lit- erature, and its government were developed to such an extent that down through the ages very little improvement has been made on them. So when Greece is spoken of today, most people think not of modern Greece, but of ancient Greece, with its poets, sculptors, architects, and its famous wars. The Greece of today is about the size of the state of New York, with a population half as great Cabout Five millionj, with a coastline deeply indented by gulfs and bays. Many pic- turesque islands are off shore. At all times the Greeks have been a sea-loving people. Greece is a kingdom. The present ruler is King George whose government-inexile is in London. Since the First World War there have been four revolutions. None of the govern- ments has been very democratic. As a result, the people are poor, and discontented with their lot. ' Greece is primarily an agricultural country, and about one-fourth of the land is under cul- tivation. The farmer is confronted with many drawbacks, however, for while the climate is subtropical and would make possible the grow- ing of many kinds of crops, the soil is thin and the rainfall is very light in the summer months. Because there is more rainfall in the western mountains than on the eastern plains, the farms are more numerous among the mountains, curi- ous as that may seem. However, marshy stretches are being drained and dry places irri- gated, thus the cultivated land is being steadily increased. Greece is not very rich in minerals. More- over those it has are not easily mined, because of the entire absence of coal. Home occupations in Greece are hand-weav- ing and embroidering. The intricate work is done with various brilliant colors. The cos- tumes made thus are worn only on holidays. Italy attacked Greece in October, 1940, but the armies of the invader were driven out. Then in the spring of 1941, the Germans came in, beat down the furious Greek resistance, drove out a British expeditionary force, con- quered the country, and also took Crete, an island off the coast of Greece. The Germans' occupation of Greece has been especially cruel. Hospital trains were deliber- ately bombed with incendiaries. Red Cross hos- pitals were wrecked and innocent civilians were murdered by attacks from the skies. Conse- quently in few parts of the world are the Ger- mans hated as they are in Greece. Is this hat- red to be wondered at? Learning these facts about Greece enables us to understand somewhat the people and customs of one of our great allies. If we could become acquainted with other nations, the struggle for unity and cooperation, which in time will lead to world peace, might be more successful. Alice Lamb '44 OUR NEIGHBOR, BRAZIL It is a well-known principle that to win the war and the peace to follow, the Allied Nations must be truly united. In order to achieve unity and friendship, we should become acquainted with the people and countries of our allies. Let us, then, consider one of our allies in the Western. Hemisphere, Brazil. The name Brazil was taken from the name of a tree, the pau brasil, pieces of which Amer- igo Vespucci and other explorers took back to Europe. These pieces resembled red-hot coals. The wood is sometimes used as a dyewood. Of the countries of South America, Brazil is the largest. In comparison with the North American countries, Brazil is larger than the United States and nearly as large as Canada. The people of Brazil are of many races. One- third of Brazil's population is white, five per cent, pure Indian, ten per cent, pure Negro, and the rest are of mixed races. There is no social or race distinction in Brazil and intermar- riage among races is frequent. THE BANNER 45 The language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese, whereas in all the other South American coun- tries Spanish is spoken commonly. Brazil is a country with great variations both in climate and in physical features. The north- ern section of the country is a hot, moist, jungle region which is drained by the Amazon River. However, in the eastern highland or plateau the climate is temperate because of the eleva- tion. Ninety per cent of Brazil's population is located in this region, which is about one-third of Brazil's area. Agriculture is carried on here, also, the mining of gold, iron, and manganese. In another region, the rolling plain west of Rio de Ianerio, half of the world's supply of coffee is raised. Coffee is Brazil's most im- portant crop raised for export. For the best growth of coffee uniform temperature and a relatively small amount of rainfall are required. The coffee planters gain great fortunes and move to the cities, while their managers remain on the plantations to direct thef workers. The second most important crop raised in Brazil is cotton, which is grown in the north- east and south. In Brazil are located some of the most color- ful and interesting spotsvin the world. The harbor of Rio de Ianeiro is often referred to as the most beautiful harbor in the world . The skyline of Rio is made up of peaks and pinnacles of sheer granite. In Rio, too, is the colorful Copacabana beach. Types of vegetation found in Brazil are the giant bamboo, the traveler's palm, which stores up water, giant floating leaves of the victoria regia, which are as large as wheels and will sup- port a child standing on them. The pau mulato, a tall, straight tree from the Amazon region, is used as a ship's mast. The callico phyllum sprucanum has soft, velvety bark so sensitive that even the fingernail will bruise it. During the Lenten season the Quaresina, or Lent bushes, are in full bloom. A hillside cov- ered with these blooms resembles a light purple cloud. If one went out at night in Brazil and looked at the sky he would see the Southern Cross. This constellation is used as a symbol on the national coat of arms, on busses, airplanes, and various coins. The development of Brazil has been back- ward, but recently notable increases in industry have been seen. The cotton textile industry is the most important. In the future, we shall see great development in Brazil. By learning these facts about Brazil, we have become acquainted with the country and with its people. By becoming better acquainted with our neighbor we have hoped to stimulate greater unity and cooperation between allies. Beverly Bailey '44 MISS TWIDDLE'S AWAKENIN G Miss Lucinda Twiddle, an old spinster of fifty, about five feet three inches tall, with grey hair, and dark flashing eyes, was sole owner of a private seminary which she had managed very successfully for ten long years. However, Miss Twiddle was discovering that she knew very little concerning the present younger generation. A new class had enrolled this last September Hfth and ever since then Miss Twiddle had been involved in innumerable complicating matters. Poor Miss Twiddle! Why only yesterday on entering one of the study halls from which the teacher had unexpectedly been called, the good lady found the class ex- citedly taking part in a conglomeration of twists, turns, etc., which they defined as jitterbugging, to the accompaniment furnished by two boys swinging it fanother new fangled termj on their harmonicas. The minute Miss Twiddle had entered the room, the students scurried to their desks and placidly commenced studying once more. Very much perplexed and with her temper rising like a thermometer in boiling wa- ter, she exclaimed, Well! just what am I sup- posed to make of such-of such-uncivilized conduct? Perhaps, young man, you can define this-this type of jumping about. A young boy, with dark curly hair and spar- kling brown eyes, stood up without hesitation and answered, Yes, Miss Twiddle, I'd be very glad to define this dance for you. The shocked Miss Twiddle exclaimed, Dance! Dance! Gracious me! You call that a dance? She sank into a chair nearby so as to be able to take the remainder of the young man's remarks. Continue, young man. Certainly, replied the boy. Well, it's this way. A person always feels like jitterbugging when he's in the groove. In the groove! exclaimed Miss Twiddle. Yes! If he's hep for jive, he's in 'the groove. -The young man was trying hard to 46 THE BANNER clear this up for Miss Twiddle, but without much success. Young man, just what kind of language is this? she demanded. Why it's jive talk, Miss Twiddle. live -before she could finish she grasped frantically for her purse and hastily retrieved from it some smelling salts. Then without further discussion she made a hasty retreat which was accompanied by an overflow of laughter from the study hall. Making her way to the library she supplied herself with a dictionary, and cautiously, so as not to be too conspicuous, searched for the words jive, groove, and hep, but none of these words was there, though Miss Twiddle even looked under the foreign words and phrases. After a thorough but futile search she went directly to the principal's oilice. Now the principal was an old man who had been teaching there for years. All the students admired him as he had a charming personality and was always in a good humor. He had al- ways mingled with the boys and the girls, too, and learned their interests. He, himself, under- stood this so-called live talk 'I and at this moment was chatting in jive lingo with one of the boys when Miss Twiddle approached the door which was slightly ajar. Could she be hearing things? She fell to the Hoor in a faint. Did you hear something, Tom? i' asked the principal. It sounded like something outside the door, sir. Shall I look? Permission granted, the boy opened the door to discover Miss Twiddle in a heap. The prin- cipal was terrified. Bring her in quick. Here, put her on the couch. That's right. Now get some water from the cooler and give it to her.', Their kind attention was rewarded soon by the Huttering of Miss Twiddle's eyelashes. How are you feeling, Miss Twiddle? the principal asked anxiously. In a faint but audible voice she made a reply which shocked herself and caused the principal to clamp a hand over his mouth in order to conceal a boisterous laugh. Right in the groove, sir, right in the groove. Anita Steward '44 THE GIFT In front of the big show window of the de- partment store a little girl was gazing fondly at some stuffed animals. The child's clothes were not new and were badly worng however the golden curls that came tumbling down her back shone like sunbeams and her eyes were the color of the sea. That night, when the child went home to the shabby little house, she told her mother all about a wonderful stuffed dog she had seen in the store window. Mommy, if I had that dog, do you know what I'd call him? I'd call him Cuddles. He looked so soft I wanted to squeeze him. X, As the little girl's eyes danced while telling about the dog, the mother's eyes saddened. The young woman was wishing, with all her heart, she could buy her little girl the dog. child's Daddy were here she Maybe if the might: but he wasn't with them anymore. As the little girl went to sleep, she was think- ing about the dog. She would go look in the the next day. If only Cuddlcs store window would still be there! She would take Mommy to see him. Maybe it was better for Cuddles if he stayed in the store. He could be with the other toys and wouldn't get lonely. Still the child couldn't help wishing she could have Cud- dles for her own. The salesgirl in the toy department put the money from her last sale in the cash register and turned to serve the next customer. A tall, blond, blue-eyed sailor was standing looking at the stuffed animals. He did not wear the trim uniform of the U. S. Navy, but the uniform of the merchant marine. May I help you, sir? the salesgirl asked. The sailor replied in rather broken English, I was looking at these animals. He pulled some change out and counted it. How much is this dog? It is one dollar. I would like to buy it, please. The girl wrapped the dog and handed it to the sailor. Any little girl ought to love this. Is it for your little sister? 'i The sailor's face grew sad and he lowered his head. Finally he replied, Yes, it is for my little sister. As the sailor walked slowly out of the store, he thought of all the things he had hoped to forget. He thought of his home in Norway, of his father and mother, and, most of all, of Nora, THE BANNER 47 his little sister. His father had been shot by the Germans, because he was too careless in talk- ing about the tyranny of the German rule in Norway and of the freedom to which he be- lieved every man was entitled. The sailor had never learned what happened to his mother. Nora had been only four the last time he saw her. Six months after he had gone to sea, he learned that she had become sick and died. It was terrible to think that such a sweet child should have had to live in such a cruel world. She didn't realize what it all meant. Men with iron hats coming and taking her father away, and her brother leaving, to fight a war were beyond her childish understanding. It wasn't right that children should be made to suffer so. Outside the store the little girl and her mother were looking at the window full of toys. The child was crying excitedly, See, Mommy, there is Cuddlesl Isn't he pretty? Doesnit he look soft? Couldn't I have him some day? I could save all my pennies. The sailor was just coming out the door won- dering what he would do with a stuffed dog. He wondered why he had bought it. There is no room on a ship for things like stuffed dogs. When he saw the little girl, he knew why he had bought the dog. Here was a little girl like Nora. Hastily he tore the wrapping paper from the dog and held it out to the little girl. Would you like to have this dog? I would like very much to give it to you. The little girl's eyes lit up. Timidly she held out her arms and the sailor placed the dog in them. He felt almost as happy as this little girl. He was making some little girl as happy as he would like to have made Nora. Beverly Bailey '44 THE OPINION SOME PEOPLE HAVE AGAINST FARMERS This subject is of great importance to me, even though it may not be to many others, be- cause I happen to be a farmer, as people call us. Ever since we have lived on the farm, people have, in a sense, looked down on us. The rea- son for this attitude may be, that we are not supposed to have such a high mentality as people in town. Not only do people in school look upon me and others with this impression, but my fellow employees also did it last sum- mer when I went to work in the glove shop. I heard a high school girl say once that she didn't like to go to the movies on Saturday night, because there were too many farmers, and the theater smelled of the barn. I guess she doesn't know from where she gets her milk and her food. A woman in our town said last summer, I don't depend on the farmerg I get all my food from the storef, I didn't know there were so many ignorant people, even in a small town like ours. When my brother was deferred last summer, on account of the farm, people were wondering why he should be deferred while other boys in town were not. Every now and then, we get some wise-cracks about him, but I just pity the guy who says anything about it in front of him. The question I ask is, Why are the farmers so pushed away? Is it because they are too dumb or too bright? i Irene St. Pierre '44 MY FATHER AND MOTHER My father and mother were born in Hun- gary in 18913 the former, in the town of Mardas and the latter in the town of Camles. Their education went as far as the sixth grade which compares with the ninth grade of our schools today. When they left the sixth grade, they had to go back to school twice a week until they were Hfteen years old. They were educated in Hungarian schools only. When my father was twelve years old he got a job driving a coach for a doctor. He drove this coach for nine years. My mother stayed home and worked in the fields. A large majority of the women worked in mills, schools, and other places where they could get employ- ment. . In 1907 my mother came to this country to find work. She worked in a Hungarian res- taurant in New York City for a year. Later she went to Pennsylvania where she did house- work. The latter part of 1908 she came to Chis- holm, Maine, to visit her sister where she found a job and worked for a short time. Then she went back to Hungary with a small amount of money and a few words of English. When she got back to Hungary she married my father who was still driving the coach for the doctor. My mother decided to come to America again and in 1912 they both arrived here, but not together for they had had to take different boats. They both came to Chisholm where my father got a job in the mill and, my mother took in boarders. After staying here a short time, 48 THE BANNER they moved to Pennsylvania. My father didn't like it there, so again they moved back here on the west side of the river, which is in Livermore. The soil and climate reminded them of their homeland, and they felt they could work here. In conclusion I wish to say that they had plenty of courage and patience to come and settle here without knowing anyone. All the English that they learned, they learned by lis- tening to others speak. Arlene Botka '47 MR. COOPER September first again, and once more classes started at Brettuns Grammar School in 1941. Students were curious, wondering what their teacher's personality and character would be like, and were prepared to criticize or develop friendship with him. As the class came to order on that bright morning, all eyes observed the man before them. In previous years women teachers only had been placed in that district. So we have a man teacher! 'i I wonder if he is severely strict? ,7 A nice looking fellow! These were some of the opinions turning in the minds of the children. In the course of the day, the new teacher gave instructions with effective discipline, at the same time keeping a very friendly attitude. From the moment Arithmetic books were opened in the morning, until Reading books were closed for the day, he had won and held the friendship of the students. As time passed on, the entire school of eight grades be- came very fond of him. His attitude toward the class as a whole was such that attention was equally distributed among them. A neat man in appearance was our Mr. Cooper, full of humor, ready to assist anyone with his difficulties. That year being his first out of Normal, he was getting his first experi- ence in the Held of teaching. Then the day arrived, February 15, when duty called him from Livermore to a much more im- portant branch of work: The fight for free- dom, with the United States Army. It was quite a period of time before we could become accustomed to the loss of such a fine teacher as Mr. Cooper. Although a fair sub- stitute was acquired, there just seemed to be an empty atmosphere, a loneliness in the school- room without him. Effort marks which indi- cated the interest students had put in their work fell somewhat as well as the eager application to their studies. Gradually, however, we became used to our Miss Walker and carried on. Three years have passed since then and we have wondered if Mr. Cooper were doing as well out there on the battlefield, as he had done in our small classroom. We felt sure he would make a good soldier. I, as well as the other members of the class, can say that he has fulfilled his obligations to his country. As in civilian life as a friendly, ambitious person, he has carried on in the uni- form of our country, and well-proved himself a true soldier. Yes, he lost his life out there in the midst of the fury of gunfire. We, his former students, shall always remember him in our hearts as our smiling grammar school teacher, also as a real American. Beryl Iulius '45 CAMOUFLAGE The snowHakes fall down softly, Hiding bushes, small and large. They change their shapes so deftly, I call it camoufiage! Beverly Bailey '44 WISHF UL THINKING I'd like to write a poem To express my feelings now: There's just one thing the trouble, lt's that I don't know how. Beverly Bailey '44 Coach Hopkins Presented Gift by School Faculty and student body regret the resigna- tion of Coach Hopkins who has been with us little more than a year. Mr. Hopkins received a fine offer of principalship at Sherman Mills. A parting gift from the school was presented to him by Harry Holt in the April 10th Assembly. Finger Printing Students In accordance with new legislation' all stu- dents were finger-printed this year. State, Fed- eral, and County forms were completed and sent from the high school. THE BANNER 49 ?x f-x fr ,X fxjrbfl fi ffxxm xl BASEBALL 1943 UR schedule was limited because of gaso- line and tire rationing but we managed to fill it out by playing lay four times. The team played great baseball and chalked up a score ol' 5 wins and 2 losses. The seasons record is as follows: L. F. H. S. 18 VVilt0n 0 is F.I1.S. I4 lay 4 l.. F. H. S. 5 lay 5 I.. F. H. S. 20 VVilton 8 L. F. H. S. 3 Tri-Mill 6 l.. F. H. S. 14 lay 4 L. F. H. S. 25 lay I2 NVith the loss of such veterans as Fortier, Simoneau, and Mollicone to the Navy and White and Taglienti to the Army this year's team will be made up mostly of inexperienced but capable men. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Due to the draft, or other reasons, this year's class is small in comparison with last year's class, eleven being enrolled. The requirements for this activity are that the applicant be seventeen years old: he must be in good standing in his Xvixl ll I sk! TLT ji studies, have the period free, and must pass a physical examination. Our stock of equipment is growing. VVe have a horizontal bar built by Bob Chandler and Roger Castonguay, also two tumbling mats for use in the auditorium this winter. The agriculture class built twenty low hurdles and a high jumping bar for use on the athletic held. This activity is not compulsory and the boys are working hard to build up their bodies for the great task ahead: they are capa- bly led by Kenny Dumais under the supervision of Coach Hopkins. INTERCLASS SPORTS When Coach Hopkins called the football team out this fall fourteen men showed up for prac- tice. As the squad was not large enough he decided to form interclass football teams. There were not enough senior boys to form a team so a few joined the junior team. This made three underclass teams. The games were run off in tournament fash- ion, the junior team being the linal winner. In- terest in interclass sports grew, so bowling and basketball teams were formed. The bowling tournament was won by the juniors and the basketball tournament by the freshmen. lt is expected that interclass baseball teams will be 50 THE BANNER formed in the spring. Altogether nearly one hundred boys have participated in interclass sports. BASKETBALL With the loss of such players as Fortier, Ten- ney, Simoneau, Taglienti, and Mollicone to the armed forces the Andies came through with five victories and Five defeats. Veterans Holt, Wag- ner, Kennedy, and Savage were ably supported by Dubreuil,' Foster, Richards, Anderson, and Hartford. L L. F. H. S. nosed out Mexico 33-32 The team showed up well for the first game, Wagner leading the way with 19 points. L. F. H. S. bows to Winthrop 26-44 The fast breaking visitors played great bas- ketball. The team was handicapped by Wag- ner's absence but Savage led with 10 points. Holt and Foster split second place by scoring 4 points apiece. L. F. H. S. edges Iay 33-29 Savage and Dubreuil led the way with 10 and 8 points respectively in the traditional battle of the year. L. F. H. S. topped at Wilton 30-49 The fast Wilton club proved too strong on its home floor. Kennedy took honors with 10 points. L. F. H. S. checks Mexico 21-20 L. F. H. S. boys showed their strength by again taking Mexico in a close game. High scorers were Wagner and Savage with 8 and 5 points respectively. L. F. H. S. conquers Fannington 32-28 L. F. H. S. again showed its ability by top- ping the superior visitors. Wagner scored top honors with 12 points. L. F. H. S. swamps Iay 31-13 L. F. H. S. again took its traditional rivals for a ride. The reserves showed up well in this game. Once again Wagner boosted the score with 13 points. L. F. H. S. again halted by Winthrop 28-35 Savage's l0 points and Dubreuil's 8 points failed to stop the fast Winthrop team. L. F. H. S. routed at Farmington 17-40 The large Hoor of the Community Center proved a handicap to the home team. l0 points were scored by Savage. L. F. H. S. I.V.'s out-scored by Farmington I.V.'s 12-39 The I.V.'s played a great game but were also handicapped by the large floor. Aided by the great defensive work of Anderson, Richards, and Reynolds, Hartford scored 7 points and Foster 5. L. F. H. S. spilled by Wilton 18-49 Once again a superior team invaded the home court proving too much for our boys. Savage led with 7 points, Holt trailed with 5. LETTERS AWARDED On Friday, Ianuary 14, Principal Griliin awarded letters to students who had represented L. F. H. S. in athletics during 1943-44. Football letters went to: Clayton Wagner, Donald Tenney, David Griflin, Edmund Crosby, Iohn Pakulski, Wesley Parker, Nor- mand Wade, Laurent Fortier, Paul Simoneau, Iohn Taglienti, Lester White, Herbert Molli- cone, Iohn Botka, Stanley Russell, and Roger Castonguay. Baseball letters went to: Harry Holt, Lester White, Clayton Wagner, Laurent Fortier, Paul Simoneau, Herbert Mollicone, Iohn Taglienti, Blaine Hardy, Iohn Pakulski, and Paul Dobosz, Mgr. Basketball letters went to: Myra Wagner, Capt. Avis Gilbert, Elizabeth Crocker, Avis Dolloff, Rita Emond, Rita Therrien, Edith Ramsey, Lorraine Poisson, Virginia Coates, Celia Ramsey, Dolly Toncer, Dorothy Wood- bury, Mgr. Clayton Wagner, Donald Tenney, Iohn Taglienti, Paul Simoneau, Laurent Fortier, and Lester White, Mgr. THE BANNER 51 Hcutmor Section .ix ff.. . . MKQQZ'-P rgfbbv JW F 1 2 , f .Ae w I xt, -N 1 If-1 13 t. U if -f' QN A - of gg A-3, L rg The Story The Mimeogr-1Ph,. Told- FTER a recent jive session, I fell into one of those troubled dozes that afflict students in afternoon study periods. As the outlines of the reliable old school mimeograph appeared, the doze finally became a bad night- mare. The scene was certainly hectic. Papers flew from the machine in every direction. Look- ing more closely at these papers, I seemed to see flattened out persons. The papers-no, the persons-picked themselves up gaily, or for- lornly, as the case might be, and betook them- selves off to parts unknown. Aha, thought I, Now, maybe the mimeo- graph will do all the work for this alleged humorist fmyselfj. After I had been selected as the class wit, my disposition became even more cynical and embittered than usual, which accounted for the troubled doze and the bad nightmare mentioned above. Now, cheered somewhat, I stepped over to the mimeo- graph and gave the worn handle a few brisk turns. What an awful racket beat on my ear- drumsl Sure enough-stepping out smartly, 'came the class of 1944! A veritable blizzard of paper whirled off the roller. fWe hope you'll like these figures, but we know you won't, Curse your little hearts as the Yokums say.j The first paper figure to rate as recognizable blew out with a few wisecracks. He was from the ranks of the smartest class??? ever to at- tend L. F. H. S. He was none other than one of my sleepy assistants, Theodore D. Berry. Ted is a great-no, let's say dashing-young man with big blue eyes, broad shoulders, and a ready smile. You all remember Ted, he sold apples, you know! Youive paid enough nickles for them. Ted has a way with the ladies. He's so generous, they say. Why, I heard he even sold a certain girl a big five-cent apple once for only 4 9I10 cents, a real bargain from Berry. He took the other tenth of a cent, though, in asmall bite from the apple. Whirled off on the next sheet is a tall, slim young man with a long white beard and a vacant expression. He mutters long, long words. lust the sort of fellow I enjoy talking to. Why I can go on for hours talking with a person like him. We both mutter polysyllables that neither understands and we think the other is really smart. Folks, meet Francis Fuller. As the ravenous paper-devouring machine of destruction rumbles in its throat, out shambles an anxious, book-laden fellow. He has big books, little books, all kinds of booksg for he is trying to understand Fuller's vocabulary. It's Fat's old side-kick, the best natured chap in the U. S. A., Howard Bamford. Next, I introduce that handsome young man of world-wide fame, my friend, and everyoneis friend, the best baker in Portland, Amedie Rich- ards. While the cheering dies down may I bring forth the next 1944 victim of the mangler-a writer of no mean fame, author of such big sell- ers as Death, Ha Ha , Whoopie ,' and many other sensational tidbits. It is L. F. H. S.'s famous writer of modern novels, Doris Poulin. S2 THE BANNER Ah ha, here's the man I had to drag out here from way back in the mountains. He's a dis- illusioned young man and lim afraid you won't recognize him. He is the only hermit of the class of 44 H, and the only man in the U. S. A. who says he would really enjoy making his home in a cave. A gentleman of the old school is our friend the hermit, Iohn Botka. Well, our hermit friend has left and so next to attract the attention is a couple of young mod- ems, the fast-stepping, beautiful young lady, Beverly Pettingill, and the key-jingling, zoot- suiting Francis Pakulski. Now, what would a school be without its lit- tle love affairs? That's right! Well, by snoop- ing around, I found that our newest little two- some is deeply bitten by that sneaky bug called love. It's got that man-of-the-world, Arnold Buck, and our ex-dental assistant, Rita Riordan. I-la! Didnyt expect that, did you? Here's a military secret I now have permis- sion to reveal. It really was no surprise to me. A certain girl in the Marine Corps has been promoted to Lieutenant. As I remember, she always plowed her way through anything, I guess she's still doing the same in the Marines. Step up, Lt. Rita Gagnon. I'm a little vague about the occupation of these two attractive and still inseparable ladies. I think, however, that I heard somewhere, that as neat blonde housewives, they lived in twin houses on Twin St., in Twinville, New York. Welcome, Anita Bisbee and Rosanna Cram. Smilingly walking toward us from the crowd is a classmate who works in a variety store. Perhaps her good disposition explains why she makes the most luscious Dream Girls in seven counties. Would I hear the smacking of lips as we introduce, Phyllis Lake? 4 Ever read the paper, folks? If you do, per- haps you have seen in various articles the soci- ety news about that glamorous Broadway actress, La Vern Von Bernanburg. Undoubtedly she will not admit it, but she, too, was one of my classmates when she was known under the sim- ple name of Arlene Coombs. Ah, now floating from the good old mimeo- graph comes the treat of the evening. A trio of globally famous dancers. Touring through- out the world, these girls have made their suc- cessful careers subject for special articles Cwith picturesj in Life Magazine. I see you recog- nize the dancing triplets: lean Wardwell, Gloria Pomerleau, and, of course, Dolly Toncer. Head up, shoulders straight, the next person to step forward is a WAAC. You don't recog- nize her, but I'll enlighten you by a hint: she was a studious and very charming young lady much devoted to the Navy. Why, then, did she join the WAAC's instead of the WAVES? I'll answer that one. She did so, because it's just like a woman to change her mind, especially a woman like this auburn-headed WAAC, Doro- thy Woodbury. But here comes our WAVE! Little did l know that Dot had a liking for the sea, but you can never tell. Before she starts to recruit me, I'll introduce Comm. Dorothy Scott. Beverly doesn't live here any more. That's what I got for an answer when I phoned her recently. No, indeed, our little classmate is teaching school in New York City QI-Iome Ee. I believej. Good luck, Beverly Bailey. Now I must give the nurses a break. To do this, our magic machine rattles on like an over- aged Ford. From the platform, when the whirr stops, trips the most famous nurse that any war has ever seen. In school, this little girl was famous for her speeches, though she also wrote her share of letters to that certain guy in the Air Corps. O. K., everybody, meet Claire Richard, that vivacious nurse we '44'ers hope to have around when we're sick. Can this next well-groomed, smartly-dressed young woman really be a farmer's wife? She is! As a girl she was not much interested in farms, but when Paul returned he loved to relax on the farm, after the baseball season, so, Anita Steward, good luck in corn raising. Remember Willie? Ha, here she comes. You'd never know her now. On Fifth Avenue is the style shop of that famous French de- signer, Yvette LaSalle. I guess you will be sur- prised when I disclose the secret: Yvette is actu- ally Willie Pettengill, former style editor of the Tell-A-Tale. What a hushed silence! You could hear a pin drop-if there were any pins except those holding up the lovelies on the wall. Here's that spit-Fire tempered housewife, that darling of all Shuy, the only woman ever to cross the Atlantic in a submarine, Celia Ramsey. Now we select from the paper-dolls, a girl who is always shooting the breeze fdon't blame me! Berry said to say thatj. This girl just talks a lot fpleasant talk, thoughj. She's really not half so much interested in college boys as you think, so cheer up. Fellows, I want you to meet, fstill Missj Alice Lamb. THE BANNER 53 At long last I drag out that student of great ability, the-man-that- never - niissed - a - day - of- school-in-this-life, the-man-that-always-had-his- lessonsdone: Meet our old pal, Elmore Nichols. As if the mimeograph has had too much of the weary world, it rears straight up on its hind legs now and comes down with a bang. When the smoke clears away, we can give you none other than the famed Admiral of all bath tub battles with toy boats, Amos White. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! we now bring the one and only giant of the class. He's a man with a spruce mustache, and thick wavy hair, is that- big-handsome-hunk-of-a-man, that six-foot-sixer- veteran of many battles on the stairs, in the cor- ridors, and at sea, Freddy Korhonen. The little lady now stepping from the ma- chine is so dainty it's a wonder the blizzard didn't blow her away. Moreover, she's not only beautiful and gorgeous, but she also helped me with the humor section. Meet the sailors' new pin-up-girl, Marion Berry. Ever hear of Bashful Betty F If you've never had her give you a manicure, you're lucky. For the most popular beauty-parlor operator in the world, go to Madamoiselle Madelaine, alias Ioicey Crosby. I-Iere's a '44'er that intends to become an Eng- lish teacher. It must be the influence of her English ancestors! Or maybe she will be a singer, or write, who knows? Well, good luck. We hope you will be successful in any field you choose, Miss Irene St. Pierre. You all know that the best way to reach a manls heart is through his stomach. I guess a certain girl thought of that when she opened her famed restaurant in Hollywood, she is surely our shy Mildred Davis. Knowing Mil- dred's culinary skill, I can see why a lot of people are going to Hollywood. A little while ago, I mentioned an Admiral, and just now who should appear but another. In class we never imagined that he could become even a first-class sailor, but he fooled us in a pleasant way. Behold, Kenneth Dumais, who became a first-class Admiral, losing the war for the laps in no time at all. Quiet! Everyone! I have not done yet even if you do wish I had. Iust a moment ago, I mentioned one member of our class who didn't make good. He has suffered from the idea that he could write, until now he stands dolefully on the sidewalks of the last printing house he was thrown out of. Pity him a little, folks. KEN Srnour, The Author Assisted by: MARION BERRY IRENE ST. PIERRE HIGH SCHOOL SINGS Each month the students and faculty gather in the auditorium to enjoy a school sing. The following programs have been presented. September Sing-National and Patriotic Songs. Announcer, Richard Lovaasg Soloist, Howard Bamford, Ir. October Sing - Nonsense and Iollity Songs. Announcer, Beverly Field, Soloist, Louie Beaulieu. November Sing-Hymns. Announcer, Kath- leen Norris, Soloists, Elaine Mann, Dorothy Hall. December Sing-Carols. Announcer, Oliver ,Wheelerg Soloists, Arnold Sturtevant and Glee Club. january Sing-Class Choice Selections. An- nouncer, Harry Holtg Soloists, Priscilla Stur- tevant, Harold Newcomb. February Sing - Teachers' Choices. An- nouncer, George Newcombg Soloists, Glen Partridge, Laurence Partridge, Iohn Hough- ton, Ir. March Sing - Senior Class Choice. Announcer, Francis Pakulskig Soloists, Anita Steward, Beverly Pettingill, Arlene Coombs. - MERIT MEDALS FOR OBSERVATION POST SERVICE L. F. H. S. students who were among the eighteen observers awarded Merit Medals last summer by Cpl. Ioseph Curran and P.F.C. Douglas McDonald representing the First Fighter Command, for service at the local Ob- servation Post include: Oscar Anderson, Ir., Walter Blodgett, Donald Kennedy, Stuart Bailey, Madelyn Harrington, Otis Patten, Rob- ert Warren, Merton Crocker, Donald Ander- son, Harry Holt, and Kenneth Holt. 54 THE BANNER ++++ WORKING STUDENTS STUDENTS AND MANPOWER SHORTAGE TUDENT work this year has not been lim- ited alone to studies pursued in classes. It has been interesting to hear and read about the manual labor H of our boys and girls in this national crisis. About 252, of the school stu- dents apparently are employed gainfully during after-school hours. We quote Mr. Rideout in his report to citi- zens of the town: It is evident that school pupils have been assisting in alleviating the manpower shortage in local industries and busi- nesses all through the year. In February I944 a survey was made of high school pupils work- ing for wages other than at home. The results should be of general interest. Total number working for wages other than at home-59, Number of boys working-44, Number of girls working-153 Number at International Paper Mill-203 Record Foundry-4g Num- ber in stores-123 Garages-33 Taking care of children-Z, I-Iousework-63 Theater- 2, Murray Hall-23 Railroad- Ig Lewiston Sun-Iournal - 23 Miscellaneous - 5. The highest wage paid per hour is 5.68, lowest 15.20, Average wage per hour 3.503 Highest total wage per week SI8.00g Lowest total wage per week SI.00g Average number of hours worked per day--4g Average number of hours per week - IS. STUDENTS TELL OF THEIR WAR EFFORT In papers written in various classes students have described their work during summer vaca- tion and throughout the school year. All Eng- lish teachers gave their classes opportunity to present papers covering their war-work record. The papers were finally judged by Miss Maher, Mrs. Griffin, and Miss Huntron the basis of diversity of labor, intelligence of expression, and patriotic loyalty. All papers were interesting, however, not all could be published. The com- plete set of papers will be incorporated in the School Scrapbook as illustrative of the work of students in this year of war, 1943-4. Summer - 1943 If anyone had told me a year ago that I was to do mill work I certainly would have doubted ll. I had no set plans for the summer. Seeing all my friends disappear to do out-of-town work made me feel quite alone and forlorn. I decided to work in the Androscoggin mill in Lewiston. My shift was the least desired of all-the 12-8 A.M. shift. After my First night of work I felt like an old hand. It must have been the monotony of the work that made me feel that way, for my job was not hard. Far from it! I worked in the weave room on the ground floor, filling bat- teries. This consisted of replacing fresh spools in the bobbins that fed the machines. A knot was the only complicated thing involved. The nature of the work was important, though. We worked on silk, which was con- verted into parachutes for the armed forces. The colors of the cloth varied from any shade and design of white to two shades of blue. The cloth was beautiful to look at when on large rolls, ready to be shipped away. As well as gaining great experience, we also did our bit in answering the nation's cry for de- fense workers. Let me say, though, I would not care to do this sort of work for a living. Only a mill worker can appreciate what I have said. Gloria Pomerleau '44 What Have I Done for My Country? Whenever anyone is asked what he has done for his country 'the usual answer is, I buy War Bonds and Stamps. Last summer my father raised Five acres of corn for the factory, which I had to take care of. We have a small tractor, with this I can do more work alone than a man can do with two pairs of horses. Last summer I hayed two farms alone, and mowed eleven other big farms. Besides this I alone plowed about twenty-Five acres of ground and hauled fertilizer to put on it. I do the farm chores now. I get up at five o'clock and I am finished at six which gives me time to get a load of pulp to take to the mill on my way to school. THE BANNER 55 Pulp wood is very necessary at presentg con- stant calls are being sent out for men and boys to cut this wood. Then someone has to haul it to the mills. Considering the hauling of wood, I think I have done quite a bit for my country, the profits I receive are turned into War Bonds. Osgood Richards ,46 My Experience as a War Worker During my summer vacation I was employed at the Bath Shipyard. My desire was to be a welder, so I got special permission from the foreman to go to school. After three weeks of hand training, I was given a test which con- sisted of welding overhead and in all the differ- ent positions while lying down and upside down. My welding was satisfactory so I was transferred to the shipyard. To start my ex- perience I tack welded fsmall piecesj. I re- ceived a raise from 82c to 98c per hour. A month and three weeks later I was given a harder test. I also passed this one and received an increase in salary to 51.00 an hour. I disliked leaving but I knew that my education was more important to me, so my employers gave me a note stating that I may return another summer if I desire. Paul Tessier '47 What I did for war work in the summer of 1943 might not seem important to you, but it is a very important job. My job last summer was to help mechanics at the garage keep trucks on the road. Thesetrucks are of vital importance to the war effort. Some of them haul logs that are to be sawed into lumber for the Victory Ships they are building on our own coast of Maine. Some of them haul pulp wood for our paper mills which are making paper for our government: others carry our food stuffs. So, all in all, keeping the mechanisms in good or- der is a very important job. Last fall when we started school the govern- ment asked the boys and girls to help harvest the crops. I was one who helped. The first crop I helped harvest was the bean crop. Next, came the corn crop. There were seven of us boys working down at Grant's farm in North Leeds. For two weeks we picked corn, not even stop- ping for Sundays. We met Mr. Grant at the park at seven-thirty in the morning. Usually we got to work about eight. Then we worked un- til twelve and had an hour out for lunch. At one o'clock we went back to work and worked till five o'clock. After the corn crop was har- vested, I helped harvest the apples at Bryant's orchard at North Livermore. After all the harvesting was done, I got a job down at the Record Foundry. The valves we are making there are going on the new landing- barges and the air craft carriers of the Navy. We also make a lot of valves for paper mills and even valves for gunpowder plants all over the United States. Stuart Bailey '45 Last summer I worked on the road for the State Highway Commission and kept our roads in repair, which released men for the service. I also worked on farms picking apples, corn and beans. I also picked up potatoes, mowed lawns and did other odd jobs. I bought some War Bonds and saved some money for college. I watched a couple hours at the tower each week and am a messenger in case of an air raid. This winter I have shoveled snow and earned money. I have collected scrap. I also more drew a cartoon to promote War Bond sales. I kept up on the war news and tried to have understand the war and political matters in gen- eral. Thomas MacKenney '47 Last summer I worked for the Maine Central Railroad Company as a section man. My job was to repair and maintain the railroad tracks in this district. We started work at seven in the morning. Our boss would go up to the freight office and get the daily lineup which listed the hours the different trains were due, and the different emergency jobs that had to be done so the trains could get through. The emergency jobs were: broken rails, rails too far apart, loose switches and switch points, broken ties, sunken rail-sections and track that was not level. VVork on a railroad is especially important during war time, because of the vital need to deliver the goods that will win the war. Iohn Pakulski '-I5 During the summer I worked at the Seaboard Packing Company where I cartoned sardines and packed them into large cases Q 100 to a casej. Only about 2571, of the sardines packed are sent to civilians: the remaining 752, are for govern- ment use. I usually worked from 10 to 12 hours per day and earned anywhere from 86.00 to 37.00 per day. In all I earned about 5150. Esther Whitney '45 56 THE BANNER I clerked in a grocery store all summer, 60 hours each week, which relieved the shortage of help in food distribution. Oscar Anderson '45 I have done very little for my country but I am proud of what I have done. I started by snipping beans for the Burnham and Morrill Company during August, 1943 and since we were having vacation then, it seemed a bigger sacrifice to work when I could have en- joyed myself. Since it was for the men in the armed forces, I enjoyed doing it very much because I have two brothers in the Army. It was very easy work sitting and snipping beans. We worked nights and I never felt so fit in all my life, I had a wonderful appetite and felt very well. When we stopped snipping beans I thought that would be the end of it but, instead, I picked beans and more beans for the Pettengill farm during the month of September, 1943. The next thing I did was to pick apples for Berry Fruit Farm. This is a job I enjoyed im- mensely and I was sorry when I was through working there. Next, I got a war stamp book and bought as many stamps as I could. I wish I could do more for my country because my country does a lot for me. Diane Duguay '46 This summer I was employed in the Libby Manufacturing Company. I worked from 7 A.M. until 4 P.M., and often over time which paid time and a half. My work was to spray Navy Medical Department blankets. These blankets were all white with U. S. Navy and Medical Department written across them in blue letters. This work was a help to war industry. Claire Dumais '45 I worked on a dairy farm last summer. I didn't think my job had much to do in helping the war effort until I read in the paper about the scarcity of farm labor. Many men needed on the battlefront had to be deferred for farm work. Now I realize .that I freed a man to light. Even if the dairy farm is small it helps greatly. The production of milk is important, because many tons of dehydrated milk are be- ing sent overseas to our soldiers and for the people of occupied countries. Working on the farm and picking corn were my greatest contributions, but I also spent many evenings as an observer until the authorities dis- continued the post. During test black-outs and air raids I have served as an air-raid warden, guarding the bridge. It was interesting work as well as use- ful in the present emergency and I was glad to do it. I also have been putting over ten per cent of my weekly wages in War Bonds, something everyone should do. Paul Dobosz '45 The position I held last summer was a war job, for it was in a cotton mill which turned out tent cloth, parachute silk, and gunpowder bags. Gupowder bags were formerly made of silk, but since our entrance into the war we have made them of cotton, because of the scarcity of silk. Ida Smith '45 Last summer after school was over I joined up with the crew of boys who were working on the state road. I worked at this job part of the sum- mer till they changed work crews. Every week I would care for Mr. Morrison's lawn and both Flower and vegetable gardens. At my own home last summer I made a small victory gar- den and tended it till fall. I also worked at Mr. Poland's house mowing his lawn and tak- ing care of his fiower garden. While at the Grammar School last year I assisted in collect- ing scrap. I collected around fifteen hundred pounds. In a bond selling contest I sold two hundred and fifty dollars worth of bonds, and won a ride in an Army jeep for which the money was donated. At present I am collecting scrap paper every Saturday with the Boy Scouts. I am buying War Bonds and Stamps and giving all I can to the Red Cross. Harold Newcomb '47 I picked strawberries for our neighbors who have a large garden of them. I helped plow, harrow, plant, pull weeds, and harvest the gar- den. I helped mow, rake, haul in and store in the barn, all the hay on our farm. We have one cow, two heifers, twelve pigs, and twenty-seven hens that I help care for. Splitting the wood is one of my jobs every night after school. I be- long to the 4-I-I Clubg my 4-I-I project last year was raising a calf. I attended a First Aid Class THE BANNER S7 but was not old enough to receive a certificate. I contributed to the Red Cross and belong to the Iunior Red Cross. Frances Webster '47- Most of my time was spent behind a lawn mower. Each week I mowed four lawns and twice a week the golf greens at North Liver- more. I bought bonds with the money learned. I took the Spotters Course and did a watch at the Post. I had a garden and raised most of our vegetables. Every Saturday I weeded the garden and helped my mother can. I collected scrap metals last spring and sold bonds in the drive last summer. Arnold Sturtevant '47 What I am doing for my country is the ques- tion everyone asks. As for my part I am afraid I am not doing much. Last summer after school closed I didn't think I could do a great deal. Because I wasn't old enough to work on essential jobs, I decided to help my father as my brother is in the Army, I helped in the planting and harvesting crops. In the middle of the summer I got a job at the canning factory. I worked until school started. I worked from ten to eleven hours on the night shift. After I went back to school I found out people were needed to help in the harvesting of apples, corn, and potatoes. Students were excused from school. I worked for about a month after school started and made up my class work later. In between working and school, I saved waste fats from my mother's kitchen. I kept the old newspapers and pressed out the tin cans. I also bought war saving stamps. I shall not buy things unless I need them and shall put extra money in War Bonds and Stamps. Rita Emond '46 Last summer I worked in the Record Foundry. I worked in the machine shop from four to twelve. The valves that the shop makes are of iron or bronze. Some of these valves have gone to Russia, to the Ford plant in Detroit, Michigan, and to the West Coast. They are used in barges and pipe- lines. Otis Patten '45 Two years ago I worked on the road nine hours a day at forty cents an hour. Last summer I worked in Bryant's Orchard and on a dairy farm. I worked from nine to twelve hours at Five dollars a day. After work I did chores at home. We have twelve head of cattle, a few sheep, and a pair of horses. This winter I worked on the snow plow nights. I worked Saturdays at Bryant's farm. I have bought a few War Bonds. This summer I have been offered a job on a large dairy farm in New Hampshire where I expect to work. George Leadbetter '47 Early this summer I got a .job on the State of Maine Road Crew. We worked from eight to nine hours a day. The pay was 55c an hour. Some of the pay was taken out for taxes, but it still left us an ample amount. I feel that I did my share this summer as there was an article in the newspaper saying that The High School Boys Saved the Day on tar crews throughout the state. Now, I gather papers around the house and tie them up so the American Legion can collect them. I also collected scrap metal this summer. Whenever any of my relatives send me money most of it goes into stamps and bonds. Iustin Hartford '47 I have worked in a store for a year. I work an average of I5 to 20 hours a week. This has helped relieve the labor shortage. ' I help my mother with the housework so she can work in the mill. When I have a chance, I also help my grandmother, so both my aunts can work. Last summer we had a garden which I helped take care of. I helped at the Observation Post when it was open and every week I buy war stamps. Ioan Crosson '47 Last year, to help with the war, my father planted three acres of sweet corn for the canning factory. People from the factory came around in the spring and asked farmers to do this as food is very necessary for us in war. We had never done this before so it was 'a new experi- ence to us and, as we found out later, had plenty of hard labor connected with it. Of course the getting ready of the land and planting was done by the men, but when it came to the weeding and hoeing, that was where we children fitted 55 THE BANNER in. The corn only needed to be hoed once and it took us about two weeks. For the rest of the time until harvesting it just grew, but when it came time to pick it, that was a job. We didn't mind too much, though, because we knew we were helping to feed the whole country. I belong to the Iunior Red Cross here in school, and late last fall I went around in my neighborhood and asked people to buy War Bonds and Stamps. As for myself, I don't have an allowance but my father buys bonds and my sister has nearly a hundred dollars in the bank in bonds. I have contributed to the Red Cross at school and also in my community. Ernestine Whitcomb '47 During the last year and a half I have taken care of children. Last summer I had the responsibility of my brother from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M., while mother worked in the bean shop. I had meals to get and work to do. I also went down to one of our neighbors and mY the for about an hour each day, I washed the dishes. This winter I have been working for my grandmother on Saturday afternoons so that she could work in the mill. On week-days and Saturday afternoons, I got my father's and brother's dinner and worked at home for my mother so that she could teach school. During the test blackouts and air raids I was first a messenger and then an air raid warden. I have bought several War Bonds and I pledged stamp purchases at school towards a bond. Dorothy Hall ,47 My Work at the Paper Mill Last spring I went to the International Paper Mill to get a part-time job. I worked 'in the yard doing odd jobs. In the summer I worked on the paper ma- chines as fifth hand. After about a week of this work I got a job in the beater room work- ing as sparehand, with another man. I was put to work running No. 2 beater and hustling broke between No. 1 and 2. Running the beater was a good job, but was it hot hustling broke I Over 1000 or more. When they started running the crusher I worked on it at Hrst, then the women were trans- ferred to this work. All one has to do is throw a few sheets of paper into the crusher and take care of a few valves for water and steam. I also worked with another man filling one of the beaters with craft and also on sulphite bales. Since school began I have been working part time at the mill, averaging about Z8 hours a week. Robert Breton '45 Everybody is doing or should be doing his share to help win the war. I cannot work in factories or do anything really big to help, but I've tried to do every little thing I could. Last summer, I planted and raised vegetables such as: tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and beets. This helped by letting my father work extra hours in the mill instead of coming home to tend to the garden. I've cared for babies and older children while their mothers worked, and I've helped in Iunior Red Cross. I saved grease and tin cans when cooking, instead of throwing everything away. I hxed cans for the Boy Scouts to collect. I've collected newspapers and the boys came to get them, and last, fthe thing which everybody is supposed to be doing, I've saved and bought War Stamps and Bonds. Veronica Couillard '47 My Contribution to the War Effort Paper route fl hour per daylg care of chil- dren about four hours per week, observation post 1500 hoursjg buy defense stamps and bonds, air raid wardeng errands, a little farm- ing during vacation fbelieve it or notljg salvageg wrote editorial for Fourth Bond Driveg collected 310 for Red Cross at theater, gave to Red Cross and Salvation Army, helped at home, studied Congressional debatesg read war reports. Kenneth Holt '47 My biggest help to the war effort was prob- ably the work I did on the road. I worked any- where from 9 to 12 hours a day. The average day was about 9M hours. I was paid 55 cents per hour, and earned about S130 during the period I worked. A great part of the money was put into War Bonds, I also keep a stamp book. Last summer after I was through working on the road, I managed our garden. I helped paint the inside of a store. I at- tended the Observation Post for a while a year ago. 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Sgt. Harold B. Gilbert, holder of five decorations for courage and skill as a gunner on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress, is a veteran of more than two dozen bombing attacks upon military installations in Germany and Nazi-held territory and is officially credited with the de- struction of two enemy aircraft. His awards are the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. Due to experience gained as waist, tail, and ball turret gunner he has been assigned gun turret in- structor in his squadron stationed in England. Pvt. Kenneth Kennedy has been slightly wounded in action and is in a hospital in Italy. Pvt. Benjamin Bradford '28 has won the right to wear Wings and Boots of the United States Paratroops. Lt. Iosephine Mollicone is receiving training at Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio. She enlisted as a nurse in Army Air Forces. Air Cadet Francis Merkle has been trans- ferred to Maxwell Field, Alabama, to begin his pre-flight training. Gardell Mandigo, U. S. 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