Mattanawcook Academy - Pine Needles Yearbook (Lincoln, ME)

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PINE NEEDLES NNOVATIONS AT M. A. HOME ECONOMICS When school began last fall, home economics was introduced for the first time at Mattanawcook Academy. Under the direction of their instructor, Miss Merrill, the girls began to study grooming and personal appearance, in another room other than the home economics laboratory, because the latter had not been' completed. Upon completion of the laboratory, the students moved to their new classroom. At the end of the first half of the semester the girls completed units on clothing. During Christmas vacation kitchen units were installed. There are four units in all, each of which contains a sink, stove, and kitchen cabinet. All the neces- sary equipment to go with these units was purchased. As time went by, an elec- tric refrigerator was added to these. During the latter part of the school year, the home economics classes have been working with food. The subjects under food include health in relation to food, preparation of food, nutrition, and etiquette. At the present time plans are being made to have a home economics club made up of girls who are eligible to join. Next year the second-year students will continue their study of food fcanning, marketing, food budgets, food planning, preparation, and servlngl, clothing ftailored clothing, designing and othersl, and home improvement. The following year the third-year girls will consider family relationship, child development, business of the home, vocational opportunities in home economics, dress problems, and special nutrition problems. If there is a fourth year of this course, subjects will include child development and play school, personality development, consumer education. During that fourth year the students will have an opportunity to work on any of their individ- ual problems. SPANISH Do you recall the editorial in last year's Pine Needles, Spanish at M. A. ? That plan for a course in Spanish for juniors and seniors has been carried out this year. The ten girls taking the course are enjoying the study of the language and customs of those people on whom the culture of our Latin-American neigh- bors is based. Mattanawcook Academy is one of the first schools in Maine to help further the good neighbor policy by teaching Spanish. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Girls' physical education under the direction of Mr. Bartlett has been a very worthwhile and well organized program this year. Regular class instruction con- slsts of calisthenics, marching, archery, volley ball, tennis, pingpong, ballroom dancing, soccer, and team games. Records have been kept of each pupil to show her development throughout the year. By special appliances they have been able to check their lung capacity and hand gripg defects in posture, hearing, and sight have also been checked. These frequent opportunities to experience the real joy of accomplishment through play develop a sense of cooperation with one another, and add to the inner satisfactions which are fundamental to real happiness. Physical education is a humanizing education when rightly conceived and administered as it is in our school today.

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Miss Ruth James .,..,.......... MATTANAWCOOK ACADEMY School Directory School Board A...o.. Ard Edwards Everett DeRloche Dr. B. E. Sewell Superintendent of Schools .. ...........,...,...A . ..An. ..,,.,..., C harles Swan FACULTY Mr. Earl C. McGraw, M.A. .... .,......,......,..A....,A....,., 4,............. Pr i ncipal, Mathematics Mr. Wendell Brewster, B.A. .,., ...............................,..... S cience, Coach of Football, Mr. Carleton Holmes, B.A. . Miss Olive Conley, B.A. ,.,.. . Miss Letitia Smith .,.... Mr. Rodney Bartlett, B.S. Miss Arlene Wray, M. A. ,. Miss Vivian Moors, B.A. ...... Miss Margaret Armstrong, Miss Laura Merrill, B.S. .... . B Mr. Charles Manchester ..,., .A. ...... , Basketball, and Baseball History, Problems of Democracy, Mathematics, Algebra, Coach of Track Junior and Senior English, Jr. Bus. Training, Adviser of Tatler and Pine Needles Commercial Subjects, Dean of Girls, Coach of Girls? Athletics Athletics Director and Instructor of First Aid French, Latin, Spanish, Dramatics, and Public Speaking Freshman and Sophomore English, Dramatics, and Public Speaking Social Sciences, Dramatics, and Public Speaking Home Economics Manual Training Music Director Mrs. Mildred Mackenzie .. . , Librarian AWARDS 1941-42 Scholarship Plaque Q 19411: Albert Thomas, Edwin Thomas, Evelyn Nicholson, Lorraine Bradstreet Spear: Lawrence Collier Junior Speaking 119423: Lawrence Collier, Melvin Stevens, Joyce Osgood, Vivian Batleno U. of M. Speakers: Lawrence Collier. Joyce Osgood, Joan Johnson Scholarship Medals: Albert Thomas, Evelyn Nicholson Athletic Medals: Carleton Currier, Evelyn Neal Activities Medals: Clifford Lutes, Beatrice Afholderbach School Spirit Medal: Roy Lutes, Ruth Flanders Scholarship Honors: Albert Thomas, Ella Page, Ila Boyington, Doreen Tash, Howard Stevens, Leonard Whittier, Erma Thibodeau, Eleanor O'Dell, Louise Whitney, Helen Tait, Roger Weatherbee, Jane Moore, Kenwood Boyington

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MATTANAWCOOK ACADEMY INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS A new physical training program has been organized during this year under the supervision of Mr. Rodney Bartlett, physical education instructor. Those students who cannot participate in the regular athletic activities have an oppor- tunity to enjoy basketball, touch football, hiking, volleyball, archery, tennis, ping pong, wrestling, boxing, softball, and bicycle riding. To enliven interest, teams have been organized with captains and managers. At the end of the year a plaque with the name of the girls' and boys' teams, their captains and man- agers, will be awarded to the winning teams . A report of the standing of the intramural teams may be found in the sports section of the Pine Needles. FIRST AID AT M. A. First aid, taught by Mr. Bartlett, is a course compulsory for freshmen and sophomores and voluntary for juniors and seniors. The course, while it is being given, occupies two of the regular gym periods each week. Fifteen hours are required to complete the course. A Red Cross certificate will be awarded to each member of the class who completes the required number of hours and passes the final examination. T'he importance of First Aid continues to grow as authorities realize the rela- tionship between training in First Aid and accident prevention. Because of the national crisis it is necessary that all young people have at least some knowledge of First Aid. JUNIOR RED CROSS COUNCIL The Junior Red Cross Council is composed of the following members: E. O'Dell Qpresidentl, J. Lee, J. Osgood, ivice presidentsl, M. Ross, isecretaryl, R. Adams, B. Weatherbee, M. Beathem, R. Peterson, James Vose, and R. Weatherbee. These people were chosen by the members of the Junior Red Cross at M. A. The council directs the activities of the Junior Red Cross and cooperates with the Senior Red Cross. The council first conducted a campaign for books for the armed forces, and were gratified with the number that they were able to collect. T'hey are now or- ganizing a drive for yarn which will be used in making an afghan to be sent to a Red Cross hospital. The members of the Junior Red Cross have given their time and effort to various other activities and have acted as errand boys for diderent organiza- tions.