Maine Central Institute - Trumpet Yearbook (Pittsfield, ME)

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Thus we passed through the trying hour of' midnight to an hour which seemed nearer our goal-the dawn. Just as midnight changes to lighter shades of day, we Freshmen became Sophornores. Once more we went to the polls to select four people to represent the class. These victorious candidates for office were: Preszfrlenf, Roosevelt Susig V'I'f'l7 1jI'L?-VI-lI67I,f, Ralph llerseyg Secretary, Bessie lNIcCausland: and TTECIVSUTH7' Robert Hubbard. With a desire burning in our hearts to wreak vengeance on the Freshmen for what we had suffered the preceding year, maybe we did use those Freshies a little too harshly. but we hadn't forgotten that glorious day of nineteen thirty- four when we were told to wear baby clothes and carry signs, Too green to burn, on our backs. Something new, at least to us, was brought to life by the hare and hound chase. the object ol' which was a prize given to the first class to arrive at a named spot. Ah, but how sadly we Sopholnores needed the electric 'touch of Coach Cook to establish a new record in speed. Another Mi. C. I. magazine! But this year, we advised and saw those Freshmen wring their hands in despair at our drastic demands, which we had learned so well from those now high brow Juniors. Nevertheless, it was a success or at least. we prided ourselves in thinking so. Unee more we showed our talent, this time in Pauline Young and Ronald Reed as winners ol' the annual Alumni Prize Speaking held in Powers Hall. Seniors. Juniors, and Sophornores now uncovered their hidden talents of writing, and many were the masterpieces, for in truth, thetalents were spent on a most interesting subject: The New Parks Gymnasium. Fortune smiled on us again for one ol' our members. Fanny Sidc-linger, won the prize of five dollars for her efforts. The portals ol' day are now slowly opening to admit more light, and we can almost see the distant dawn. Then came the hour before the dawn in which we Juniors came into view as proud upperelassmen. This year the women demanded more representation in the affairs ol' the class, so the men, knowing they were defeated before they be- gan. relentecl. Viihen the smoke of' the battle had blown away, Roosevelt Susi emerged as l'1'e.vz'rle11f.' lieth Stone as lr '1'ce lJ7'GS1itl07'lf,' Virginia Davidson as St?Cl'lffl11'!j.' and Ronald Reed as Treaszlrer. The women even succeeded in electing Ruth Shuman as Icfll-101'-lill-CIIIitff of the school paper, which we were to edit by ourselves this year for the first time. After so much work. a little pleasure was needed so the classes joined in a hare and hound chase. Alter a long and lnerry chase we arrived at the end of the trail first and were presented with a banner. Finances played an important part in the destiny of the Junior class, for without money we would have been a ship without a sail. The Collins Festi- f27l

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BETWEEN THE DARK AND THE IIAYLIGIIT AY TURNED to twilight, twilight turned to eveningg evening 'turned to midnight. hfidnight was ushered in by the wild confusion of many bewildered youngsters, who had entered the halls of Nt. C. I. with ltfrs. Sherman as our official adviser. At times we proved almost impossible, but we did ,manage to settle down and nominate some classmates to guide us out of our what seemed to be an impenetrable darkness. Those chosen were: P-resiclent, Roosevelt Susig Vice President, Elmer Leonard, Secretary, Violet Hamilton, and 7'rea.vurer, Earle Fernald. Vivhen the first week for intensive study was over, sixty-five Freshmen signed their names, danced the dances of the day, and were refreshed with ice cream and cookies at the I Am-You Are party held in Powers Hall. Une fine November day held a great surprise for us Freshmen for we came sedately to our seats in chapel we saw sitting on the stage as our guest of honor, Governor Brann, who spoke in the interest of National Education WVeek Wie soon found that we were not to lead an idle life, for we were asked to assist in the publication of the school paper. The question of who would be an able editor occasioned quite serious consideration, but finally we realized that we had in our midst a real editor in Robert Hubbard. Yet the Sophomores, although they were well aware of his great ability, maintained that the success of the paper was due to their extraordinary initiative. lVe have never been able to convince them otherwise. Our eyes were again opened for we soon learned that any organization must have funds, so as magazine contests had broken out, we decided that we might just as well become victims. lVe infected almost every home in Pitts- field with magazines. Once again we found ourselves partners with the sophisticated Sophomores in sharing the responsibilities of the Pop Concert. By now we had become clever financiers for we obtained twenty-five dollars from this venture. As a proof of our power as money-gettersn just look at the beautiful curtain in Powers Hall. In spring it is said 'gthat a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love g but our fancies seriously turned to thoughts of oratory. Out of the ten orators chosen to speak for the class, Violet Hamilton and Leonard Oliver won first prizes. But our class boasted not only orators but athletes as well, for three of those pesky Freshmen, Mary Skillings, Pearl Campbell, and VVilbur Towle, showed great skill and became members of the M club. Ah, what pride we felt in our orators and athletes! may

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val was our choice to keep us sailing. For a while we thought we would sink, but we sailed smoothly into harbor with a bulging treasury. In February, being a bit social-minded, we decided to have a party with the Seniors as our guests of honor at a reception held. in Parks Gymnasium. In spite of that little bug, called influenza, over a hundred gay couples danced to the swing numbers of Paul Monaghan and his band. The prestige ofthe Junior class was heightened when Ralph Ilersey, Ralph Gould, and Fred Stafford won letters in football, basketball, and baseball, respectively. During the interval from hIareh to liay, tl1e Juniors suddenly turned into book worms. After they l1ad invaded a library, it looked as if a hurricane had recently swept the town. They all seemed to be looking for the same thing-A books written about famous men and women. To all appearances, the Juniors were trying to learn how to become famous. Wihen it was disclosed that the sud- den interest in books was due to the fact that the annual Manson Essay was about to be written, many received quite a surprise. After they had written their theses, the Juniors eagerly awaited the announcement ol' the speakers. At the finals in June, Florice Baker and James Daily each received twenty-live dollar awards. May was a busy month for us because we were in charge of the decorations for commencement. Being in charge of the decorations meant anything from getting upon step ladders, which threatened to topple over any rninnte, to placing boughs of evergreens attractively, or to place chairs in which the nervous speakers could relax while on the platform. Vie did this willingly, knowing that we would he assisted in our Senior year. Thus after long, trying hours comes the dawn-the dawn that blossoms into a new day-a new life-a new happiness for every Senior. Dawn ushered in a new ray of hope to our ever-growing successes. For the fourth consecutive year we chose as our Prcfsirlerzt, Roosevelt Susig along with Florice Baker as Vice Prcsirlentg Phyllis Baker as Secretary and Ronald Reed as Treasure-r. In the fall wishing to prove that Hollywood doesn't possess all the best. actors and actresses we joined the Junior Class in presenting 'f'l'he 'Lazy Moon Minstrels. Later in the year we proved our superiority as impersonators by producing the Senior play Mistakes at the Blakesf' At the play, we were quite confident that we spotted two or three movie talent scouts, but if they were there, they have neglected to send for any of the performers. lVhat a loss for Holly- wood! At the Annual Pop Concert held in Powers Hall the spotlight was 'thrown on Ruth Shuman, Earle Fernald and Virginia Davidson, whose performances, we feel sure, would rival some of the world's greatest artists. During this time, Editor-in-Chief, Perley VVl'1itten put on his visor a sign stating his position, and called together his assistants and began to work on i231