Mattanawcook Academy - Pine Needles Yearbook (Lincoln, ME)

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',f, 1,52 .-'T 3 PINE NEEDLES WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT M. A.? C11 Upon what pages of the library books is the M. A. seal stamped? Q25 What is the original of Mrs. Chauncey Brown's drawing for the library book plates? Q35 For whom was the library named and why? Q41 For whom was the gymnasium named? Q51 Where is the Dr. Averill Placque? C61 By whom were the furnishings in the lobby of Cobb Hall given? C79 How many trophy cups have we? Q81 On what date was M. A. found- ded? C9J Upon what month, day, and year was our new building dedicated? C103 What are our school colors? fAnswers at end of editorials? iM. A.- THE FACULTY 'There has been one change in the faculty this year. Miss Letitia Smith, a graduate of the Maine School of Commerce, who teaches commercial subjects and coaches girls' basketball, has replaced Miss Gladys Clements, who is now married to Mr. Carleton Holmes. Mr. Earl McGraw, a graduate of the University of Maine, who has re- ceived his Masters Degree from Bates, is our Principal and also teaches Ge- ometry. Miss Zelda MacKenzie, a graduate of the University of Maine, teaches Junior and Senior English and World History. She also is the adviser for the Pine Needles board and during the first half of the year was adviser for the Tatler board. Miss Helen McKenney, a Smith Col- lege graduate, teaches Sophomore English, Occupations, and Freshman Civics. During the last half of the year she is adviser for the Tatler board. Miss Harriet Pease, a Colby College graduate, teaches French and Latin and is the Dramatics coach for Senior Play, One Act Play and the boys in the Prize Speaking Contest. Freshman English, A Commercial Geography and Junior Business Train- ing are taught by Miss Amy Adams, who is a graduate of the University of Maine and has also received her Mas- ters Degree from Maine. Mr. John Adams, a University of Maine graduate, teaches Chemistry, General Science, and Biology. He is also the senior class adviser. Mr. Theodore Nutting, University of Maine graduate, is the coach of Base- ball and Football and teaches Mathe- matics. Mr. Carleton Holmes, a Colby Col- lege graduate, teaches Civics, Ameri- can History, and Economics. He also coaches boys Basketball and Track. Owing to the death of our music supervisor, Mrs. Glenroy Brown, Miss Ruth James has taken her place dur- ing the last half of the year. Miss James has studied at Lasalle College. --M. Ai SCHOOL SPIRIT AT M. A. A few years ago, the cry was for a new gymnasium, with the plea that we would be able to do more in ath- letics, thus inspiring more school spirit. Our wish was granted and we have the gymnasium and a new school building, too. True, we have built up some prize- winning teams, but what about school spirit? There is a lack of it around school. Now that we have a new ath- , Il W ga, F25 f fus-

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v xafp, MATTANAWCOOK ACADEMY 7 At the beginning of the present school year, she became supervisor of music in the public schools of the town, she had to relinquish these du- ties when taken ill two months before her death. Of a most pleasing person- ality, she always found her pupils will- ing to cooperate, and they readily learned under her leadership. Held with highest esteem by her home town and by all other sec- tions where she was known, her pass- ing was and is a great loss not only to Mattanawcook Academy but to the whole community. ---M. A.- GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL. One of the finer traditions at Matta- nawcook-which the class of 1938 hopes to keep alive-is that of the leaving of a gift to the school by each graduating class. This year will mark the fifth one since the new academy was founded. The gift always has two objectives: to provide Mattanawcook with some- thing it needs, and to keep alive the memory of the class which donated it. The following is a list of gifts up to the present time: Class of 1934, A plaque in appreciation of Charles H. Cobb: Class of 1935, A plaque in ap- preciation of Dr. George Averill, Class of 1936, The flag and standard, Class of 1937, The Wicker set which is in the office and which is used for dra- matic productions. 1-M. A.- TO THE FRESHMEN We seniors wish ourselves back as freshmen. We wouldn't wait until we were seniors to start to get enough money to go to Washington, D. C. We would begin the first Week of our freshmen year. For this great mistake that we made we can blame no one but ourselves, because our teachers took time to explain to us that we should start to plan for the trip four years before we could go. Four years to you may seem like a very long time, that's what we thought too, but now we know. If we seniors could go back to the year 1934 when we entered Matta- nawcook Academy, we should start having social functions to bring up the amount of the senior-fund. The dan- ces, socials, and other activities would have been fun too, and our class would be a closer-knit group because of these good times. 5 How would you freshmen today like to go to Washington? Would the cherry-trees, the gardens, the capitol, the museums, the beautiful buildings, the law-makers in action, and the President interest you ? When we were in your place we didn't think how much we would enjoy it, but today We want intensely to see those things, to learn something about the outside world. Oh! How we should like to have something really exciting to look for- ward to after our four years of hard study. If there had been as much en- thusiasm four years ago as there was in our class meeting last night when we mentioned going to Washington, all the members of our class would still be with us instead of having left school for some foolish reason. If the class of 1941 would dream they were living four years ahead, I'm positive they would start raising mon- ey to have a senior trip. This is a time to profit by our ex- periences-to do as we say and not as we do. -Jessie Kilbride '38

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mr MATTANAWCOOK ACADEMY 9 letic field and tennis courts, other sports will be started. Let's hope for more school spirit and interest. There were other things we desired as well, a new library, a commercial course, and, this year, a motion pic- ture machinepfor the purpose of giv- ing the students a greater diversity in courses and more recreational oppor- tunities. We now have all three of these, and, indeed, it may be said that these have helped raise the standard of the school. Today, the cry is for new courses in Home Economics, Manual Training, and Physical Culture. However, to obtain these desired things shouldn't we show more ap- preciation for those things which have already been given us? If those who have helped us get these things feel that we really do want the things we ask for and will appreciate them to the fullest extent, they will know they are really doing good by granting our wishes. So let's take advantage of our li- brary, our tennis courts, our gymna- sium, and all our other improvements, and show more appreciation for these things, as well as more school spirit. -M. A.- OUR NEW MOVING PICTURE MACHINE This year we have been able to pur- chase, with our magazine fund money, a generous check from our good friend Dr. Averill and a good-sized donation from the Cobb Fund, a new Victor Moving Picture Machine. By the use of the machine, which is like those that are being used in many schools, the teacher can bring to the student, problems and explanations which he might never otherwise be able to demonstrate. Not only have we taken steps to- ward visual education, the new trend in learning, but we have also provided ourselves with an excellent victrola with all sorts of attachments for dance music at school parties. Moving pictures will be shown fre- quently as entertainments as well as supplementary class work. -M. A.- HISTORY OF THE PINE NEEDLES In the fall of 1906, a group of stu- dents organized a school magazine. A vote was taken, and it was decided that the magazine should be called The Pine Needles. This magazine, which was to be published twice a year, had as its first Editorial Board the following: Editor in Chief Emily MacGregor Associate Editors Rolland Mills J. Walter Wells Minnie MacDougal Bessie M. Wyman Business Manager Isaac Gordan Asst. Business Mgrs. Harry B. Stevens Robert P. Clark The price of this magazine was ten cents. There were two magazines printed in that year, but another one was not printed until 1911. In this copy, there is a plea for a new high school: you see that the students of Mattanaw- cook Academy waited several years for their new building. The next number, which was not printed until 1916, was a memorial number. Three of the students of Mat- tanawcook Academy had met acci- dental death during that year. There is also an article in this magazine ex-