Machias High School - Margaretta Yearbook (Machias, ME)

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THE MARGARETTA rxs Amy Armtsrong Gerald McDonald and Marv Ellrs Krlburn GLEE CLUB A grrls glee club was organrved earl5 rn the school year under the efficrent drrectron and superxrsron of Mrs Anna Parlrn At the first rehearsal thrrty flxe grrls reported but srnce then flxe more have 1orned Rehearsals have been held exery Tuesday throughout the year and some xery excellent work has been accomplrshed Thrs organrzatron has been a great benefit not only to our assembly pro grams but also to many outsrde actrx rtres srnce rt has made sexeral publrc appearances It has furnrshed musrc at the Sophomore Prwe Speakrng con test the Junror Exhrbrtron and also at the County meetrng for the drscussron of the Educatronal Brll held at the Con gregat onal church Dur mg the spr mg term about twenty boys haxe been added and xx ork rn chor us srngrng has been carrred on Thrs group vrrll s ng at both the Baccalaur eate Sermon and the Commencement Exerc ses rn June A great deal has been accomplrsheil rn musrc as a p.1rt of th regular cur rrculum th s year and ue feel that vue are especrally fortunate rn havrng the serxrce of Mrs Parlrn to vrhom our success rs rn a large measure due THE MACHIAS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The Machras Hrgh School Orchestra has been contrnued for the school yea of 1936 31 led and rnstructed bx Mrs Anna Parlrn of Machras to whom our success durrng the school gear may be accredrted There are fourteen members rn the Hrgh School Orchestra who are as fol lows Mrs Anna Parlrn leader and rn structor Ray Bucknam ftreasurerj pr ano Henry Drrcksen George Vose James Plante trumpets Robert Saun ders saxaphone Orrrn Armstrong drums Howard DeShon Franklrn Saun ders Qvrce presrdentj Vernon Pettr grevs clarrnets Adm Clark gurtar Marcella Davrs Paulrne Longfellow Paulrne Murphy Vrrg1lW Rrce J fpresrdentj vrolrns The Hrgh School Orchestra has been fortunate rn havrng the opportunrty to perform many trmes rn publrc as well as mthrn the school durrng the school season It has marntarned rf not bet tered rts reputatron of prevrous years The followrng are publrc appearances that the Orchestra has made Frrst P T A meetrng for 1936 37 ture on the Educatronal Brll by D Florence Hale held at the Congrega tronal church Noxember 19 the P T A entertarnment for the Mothers Club and M H S faculty held at the M H S audrtorrum December 10 the three one act plays held at the Colonral The atre Dec 15 the Sophomore PFIZB Speakrng contest held at the Methodrst church February 9 the P T A farr held atM H S audrtorrum Feb 22 tl'e debatrng contest between Machras and Ellsworth held at the M H S March 19 the one act play contest held at W S N S Aprrl 7 the Junror Prrzc Speakrng Contest held at W S N S Aprrl 90 Sexeral Assembly programs at M H S I srncerely hope that the Hrgh School ' 4 .28 , . , A A Y n I V - ' 9 if 4: 4 is 1: Q . . . 1 . , ' , , ' v v ' Y L1 v 1 4 . Y n 1 ' 7 7 5 9 1 . a v , a n 7' . - 11 a Y Y Y . . , ' . . D , , - v K 1 v ' ,, ' y 1 . . ' - V ' Y 5 Y 7 H . . . K - A , .. 1 - L' Y l . w . . . . l l 7 9 1 Y 7 . 1 c . . 4 . . 9 - y rw . . - ' s ' V U Lv, L r 7' r - . 1 vl I . I 1 1 Y . ' ' ' ., . . . I 1 1I 1 I 1 0 . 1 l I ' ' ' . . . . 9 l 1 ' ' - . . . 4 1 ' L , 1 , 1 A . K' Y - K , A . i ' ' s n Y' , v , . . : 1 . . , , ' v L' . . . ' 1 ' 7 . '- 1 held at M. H. S., October 8, the lec- .' S ' . . , Ig . ' , , - , 1 1 ' , , s 1 ' ' . .Q 1 ' ' v .. r . , y 1 . 1 Zn. . .. L1 ' n D l b , D i ' 1' 1 . 1 1 D 1- - - I ' S' ' v 9 1' Q 1 1 v 1 1 ' .. , - L, - I 1 1 1 4 I . . ' ' 1 ' 7 1 y' 1 .1 1 1 ' r Q ' ' r A . . , , L1 . . SA1 '51 ' 4 1 f L ' , . , ' Y Y ' ' ' 9 if FK 4' lk if ' -' - . . . , . , . . D ' Y . , . 1 , . . ., A . . . K . K V - , 1 I ' 4 1 4 Q' ' ' . . I . 1 - - - -1 1 5 ' F. I . 1 1 5 Y 11 I ' 5 , -1 , . v 1 . L v - . . .1 I 1 1 I I 1 -l 1 v Q l ' ' l ' ' 0 1 . , .. , . . . 1 . . 1 1 1' 1 . y 1 1 K U . s 1 . . 1 ' ,' . ' .

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THE MARGARETTA GLEE CLUB Back low 'VI Kilton B Whitehouse E Hatt VI Boweis J VIcKenLe F Prcston Kirk P Means 'VI Aimstiong A Hill E Watts B Robcit E Crocker Getchcll Thnd ic w C Dowling C Han com J Reynolds H DeShon H Gardner P Fairis Stuart A Claik W Allen E Vlallai V Rice NI Davis If Foss G Sprague Second row P Johnson B 'Vlawhmnex C Getchell K Schoppee E Foss B Dowling A Aim tiong 'VI1 Parlm H Foss VI Davis E Watts K 'Vlorrison V Pennell 'VI Roberts Front low C lVIorse C Foss 'VI Clark D Clemons P Longfellow 'VI Kilbuin J Johnson A 'VIoir1son C Hill L Armstrong A 'Vlaney E Hoopei and Junior besides representatives in the County and State The Sophomore contest was held at the Methodist church on Febiuaiy 9 with ten members of the class five boy and fixe girls participating The con test was under the superusion of Miss Harvey of the high school faculty The next contest during the year was sponsored by the Freshman class Wltll eleven of the members taking party The contest was held on March 1 at the Congregational church Music was furnished by the M H S Orchestra and Glee Club Prizes were awarded as fol lows First Mary Ellis Kilburn and Wil llam McGuire second Pauline Iongfel lovs and Victor Churchill On April 20 tne annual Junloi Speak mg Contest and Jumor Exhibition were held together at the Normal School speakers ale all the pupils of the Junior Class w ho hate been pr17e winners dur ing their thlee years Theie were th1r teen speakers taking part in the contest These speakers were very ably coached by Mrs Wmnifred Tracey of Machlas Helen Morang and Garth Sprague won first prizes and will repiesent M H S at the county contest on Ap11l23 Philip Reynolds won second prwe for the boys while Marie Plummel and Evelyn Kirk tied for second pr17e for glllq Miss Rebecca Hill of the Senior Class was sent to the Speai Regional Contest held at Ellsworth April 17 Miss Hill did a xery excellent piece of work and placed third in the contest M H S will be represented at the U of M contest this year by Paul Far 27 E. , .. .,,i. ' ' ,.. , . ., . Hs, . , v ' - - . H. . ', . ' , . , . . ', . , . . .', ,. ss, . . .' ': . . , . . ' ' j, . , . S' , . r., , , . ' s ' , - ' , . . , , . ,, . ., . . . , :,.. .,,., .,i.' -,. .,. K ,g. ' ',. . , . . ' . , ,. , . t , . . , . '. l 1? lv. N' . L 1 1 Y Q K have been sent to the various contests gymnasium. The Junior Exhibition l Q . V 1 ss v y ' A y' K- - .K i , , 5 . , . g ' 'u ' 4 v ' 4 ' I L ' .' ' .,, s - - - - v ' 7 ' ' v v sl D' tl, V. ' . . . . tl t tl ' .sv ' I I I Ll . . . D x' V at 4 nl, . U . 3 V . J - , . i . , . . - 7.

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THE MARGARETTA ' ORCHESTRA Back rom J Plante G Xose H DeShon H DlIClx en F Saundcls R Saunc1c1s P tt1 rew C H F1ont1oxw Bucknam A Ll rk Y Rice O 1m 1 N Dau P Iongfc ow Vlurphy Vlr Parlln Orchestra may be cont1nued through the future years for the benefit exper bers as well as lts audlences V1rg1l W RICE Jr Pres Ik 41 IF if 41 DEBATING 11936 371 A large number of students reported for debatlng th1s season thus affordlng MISS Bean the coach plenty of good materlal out of wh1ch to choose her Val s1ty debatlng teams A few debates were held among the sarlous students to afford practlce fo1 the lnexperlenced and to boost the hopes of the few experlenced debate1s who were axallable The actne Debatmg Councll for thc year has been composed of the follow 1ng people Garth Sprague Annle H111 Pr1sc1lla Means Paul Farrls Marle Plummer Ray Bucknam Ph1l1p Rey nolds Helen Morang Exelyn Klrk A1 1ce Maney Clara H111 Juha Johnson and Orrln Armstrong Our xars1ty teams cons1sted of the followlng people Afflrmatne Marle Plummer and Paul Farrls mth Ray Bucknam as alternate 1Negat1xe Annle H111 and Garth Sprague mth Pr1sc111a Means as alternate They gaxe Machl as H1gh the d1st1nct1on of belng one or the four schools 1n Northeastern Malne to vun both of 1ts contests on March 19 The questlon was Resolxed That all 23 iv: .x. I . '. , . , . 'Us , ..' 11, .. 11, ' ' 'Z R. , . ' .1 ', '. , . A' st'ong, .I. S, . , f -11 ', P. - ', . ' . 1 K Q - ' - D : I , ' . , 1ence, and pleasure lt affords 1ts mem- , -, - I . . ., ., ., . . J .. . . . Y 1 ' s v y ' - l 1 , I I , .I l L rn my , v W . : . V y . . . I Y K, ' v ' . ! 7 ' v ' ' s, ' . . v .