Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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liege 11L1,--,s 1 VL- L Small, got a 17 to 15 verdict over Bill Quimby's conta- gious Roaches. John John- son, the rough and ready ref- eree handled the game in f1rst class manner. p LTL PEP The line-up of the victorious Fleas included Willie'l Small, Shirley Rayvson, Charlie Thomas, Dr. Hanlon, Mont Hanson, Lew Small, and Johnny Dickson, while the sub- dued Roaches were Bill Quimby, Hank and Earle Davis, John Knauer, Jim Shar- key and John Dawson. The above picture was taken be- tween halves. CAVEMAIN CHARI IF AND 'VIFI ISSA NIP ADOVS BROOIx W1-:onus G PARTY J Johnson A E Davls W Q llTlbX B fldll D1 Hanlon I Dayy n L Small C Thomas J D1ckson J IXDHLICI Leyy1s Small M Hanson C Davls E Dav1s After the game two loyal fans had thelr wedd1ng cere mony performed The blushlng br1de was L11 W11l1e 1Smal1 and the happy br1degroom was Caveman Charlle Thomas Rev Mont Hanson tled the proverblal knot The br1de was escorted to the altar by Th1S year IS the second tlme that Mexlco has entered the Bates Debatlng League Both the afnrmatlve and negat1ve team was ellmlnated from the seml finals The affirmatlve de bated Oxford at the hlgh school and the negat1ve Leavltt Instl tute at Turner The aflirmatlye team was made up of Wendall Holman Marlon Welch and John Venskus alternate The negative were Mary Botkos Joseph Penslero and Ellen Ryan alternate Mlss Imogene H1 Engllsh lnstructor coached the teams The Judges at the h1gh school yyere L E Wllllams T J Abernethv and Ernest A Wakely On March 19 Goyernor Ralph O Brewster VlSlt6d the The Weddzng he1 father Ben Cram John Knauer was best man and D1 Hanlon was matron of hono1 Lew Small acted as 1ng bearer Hank and Earle Da VIS as flower g1rls A E D3XlS John Johnson and B111 Qulmby as malds of hono1 and Johnny D1ckson and John Davy hlgh school and gaye IH lnter estlng talk on Mame Seyeral yyeeks aftel the tOLl1 nament Prm S J Rayyson p1e a gold medal the ayyard f01 be1ng chosen All Sta1 Center of Western Malne The medal was donated by the Hood Rub ber Co Gxrls athletlts yyas 180115311 178 th1s year I11 thc neyy system str1pes ale :yy aldcd ln the dnferent athlet1c act1y1t1es Qtwo for hockey track yy1nte1 sports m1no1 and ma1o1 hlhllig' and fou1 f01 basketballh VS hen a glrl has vyon f0Lll st11pes she yv1ll be entltled to yyeal he1 class nume1als 8 the athletu Q s 1 son as tlalll bea1e1s The set tmp of thc weddlng was br1l 1lant and many MEXICO and Rumford notables yy ele guests at the ceremony It vyas agreed bv every one plesent that It yy as the most p1ctu1esque and the most elabol ate yyeddlng of the yea1 yyln a slye c e Q1 IJ g,1yes out e ayyuds tamed a supe11o1 ho11or and hono1 ayelages for the thnd ClLl3lt61 StIl101s V!1lte1 Jamlson 'WAIIOH W elth 97 75 'Klan Botkos 96 70 Nldllllll Dnkson 95 5 ind Eyelyn Hunt Iyobe1t flllllwldt' Edyya1d Day Be1na1d HGIIIX WQIOINCH Mc CdH'9ItX Thelma Malble Hel en Staples Alue Eastman Hazel Bucklngham Ellzabeth Ellll1f.,'EOI1 and Cha1les Bar1ett Jun1or W1lma Wwdld 966 Sadlc Iengyyxn 908 1h Han Wtfllll C u 1 f J va U s y fu n , 8 . . - , 1 u- J, ' j.. I Y .1 . Y Q i .SU , . . , . I , . , . J ', ' . ' , . ' , . ! ' ' I . . . 1 - fy 1 I -D 1 . ' T. ' - I ' 1 .' ' , ', ' r 1 ' r Q ' - . H . ' - . yy 1 sa ay A , S ,i L 'vs A V ' C v N ' I Cl 7 Y I L K 1 ' Y. Y 1' U , I . 1, ' A . fs 7 4 Y- ' v. 1 oc sv as H ' , as ' 1: 'V U ' J s ' . I ' I 1 . l ' v 9 -V 1 v . . I ' . ' ' l - will ' ' 1' 'LlD. Th ' ' .' 1 . HM- 1 ' Clll Y' ' 3 th , - n . 'E ' .'. . . , is . .- ' , ' I - A .vs .. - W ' '9 1 -. . - sented Capt. Don JEUTIISOII yyfxth .The I'0H0Wm.g students at' ' X V 1 U I ' ' , 1 v 14 1 . 0 , l - . . . . . 7 ' ' 'I 1 Y ' - 2 ' - 7: ' , ' Q , J 97-752 , 1 ' 7 ' . .Ls , D , l ' An ' ,S .. K, . . ,. - A ' ... I K. u , A . - . fy 1 d K. U. . .u , . . I- 1 If 7 2 . .. ' A, A. A. - A, . . , .. . , - 1 - 3 - 5 , . H - , 1 ,' ' L, - . - sts, ' . ' A ,- ll' . ' .Y1 v Z l Q I i .vs I. 4 I 5 9 ' 1 - I . . . , Y f -' ,- . ' . l ' A in : ! , . . D A, v . my 4 ks L. 7- . I - .1 1 D . . - - , . ' ' ' .': - -'fs ' 1 4 T' '-. - - - 1. ' 5 . r r . 7 . . . 1 .' Mg 1' a sllver medal, and 20 Iwi! 90-0. 111111 -

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Mary Anne h1s w1fe Ona Furbush Mlchael hls son Donald Haines Kathleen Maggxe h1s daugh ters Evelyn Hunt TVIBTIOH Dlckson George Drake a frlend of the famlly Ralph We1r Elleen the mald Beatrlce Small Humph Steele the J3.I'lltO1 Rupert Dorr Jlm Dcugherty of the U S Treasury Dept Charles London Madam Anna Ba1rsk1 a bol shevlk Thelma Marble Armond Francols Bon1 A1me tor Blanchet At the close of the second quarter the followmg students attalned superlor honor and hcnor averages accordmg to classes SENIORS Walter Jamlson 97 75 Marlon Welch 96 75 MHFIOH Dlckson 96 25 Evelvn Hunt 95 and Veronlca McCafferty Ed ward Day Thelma Marble El len Ryan Bernard Henry Emlle Dawson Robert Burn slde Hazel Bucklngham and Helen Staples J UNIORS Verna Howard 96 4 Sadle Lengwm 95 2 and Ralph We 1 Donald Ha1nes John Venskus and Leon Murch SOPHOMORES Wendall Holman 976 E elyn Petrle 96 2 Edna Bartlett 95 6 and Leona Allen 9: 2 and Annle Slmon Edlth Anderson Mercedes Bean Lllllan Ionta Ellen Barney Eugenle Austln Rlchard Gallop Murlel Bessew Mendall Rlchard Janet Callen do Jos1eVenskus Mary Barnes and Angle London FRESHMEN John Dawson 95 752, . telle Dawson 95, and Marx Lukaslus, LOUISE Shrako, Hal old Anderson, Amella Venskus, Josle Kuras, Burton McDonald, Lawrence Walker, Hllda Staples, Mlnnle Masalsky, Floyd Chap man, Howard Turnbull and Jos eph BUCCIHH THE PEP The Fuday before Chllstmas has been set aslde on the school calendar as Alumn1 Nlght An Alumn1 commlttee was chosen at the last Alumn1 P1ntoc1al They are Roy Dy ment chalrman 'VIrs Carl Towle Thomas Dlckson Car rol Austm and Alton Hunt Thxs commlttee was chosen to draw up a constltutlon for an Alumn1 Assoc1at1on It lb hoped that such an assoclatlon max mcrease mterest among the graduates IH school act1x1t1es At each Plntoclal a roll call of the dlfferent classes will be called and the class who has the most members present w1ll raved on a sllver cup donated by the class of 1927 The pres ent Senlor class won at the last Pmtoclal and w1ll be the first to have thelr numerals gray ed on the cup Two new laboratary rooms have been mstalled 1n the base ments whlch are also axallable fcr other 1ec1tat1ons The 11 brary IS now located 1n the old Typewrltmg Room and the for mer Engllsh Room IS now the Typewrltlng Room The changes are more cheerful and satlsfactorx than formerly M1ss Thelma M uble speak mg Poor Llttle Joe was awarded first DIILQ ln the an nual Oxford County speakmg champlonshlp She recelved a prlze of sexen dollars and NIGXICO Hlgh Vlflll recene the sllxer loxmg cup whlch IS awarded to the school repre sented by the first prlze wmnel THE FLEAS AND THE COCKROACHES The annual basketball game between the Fleas and the Cockroaches was plaved Frlday nlght March 30 at the Plntoma Hall The Fleas and Roaches were prepared for the contest by elaborate makeups unlque basketball costumes and mam hltherto unknown styles of basketball and football ever seen on the hoop court Just as soon as the whlstle blew both teams rushed at each other and there were many scrambles on the floor Both teams had touch luck Wlth the1r shots I'I'11SSlI1g basket after basket thru OVSI HIIXIOUSHBSS At the close of the last per1od the score was t1ed and an over t1me per1od was played then the Fleas led by L1lW1ll1e FLEAS AND COCKROACHES BASRFTBALL TEAMS Back Row Lewls Small, S J Raw son. Leon Small, NI Hanson, D1 Hanlon, VS Qu1mb5,C' Daw1s,J lxnauer, NI D1CkSOH,J Johnson Flont Row C Thomas, B Dubenuus, J Dlckson, J Dawson, J Shalkey, E Davls ' ' ,I 7 ' 1.'1 1 V' vq f Q - , . . . . . L f - - r , ' ' an . ' ya s 4 s ' sl , r , A . . 1 sz ' y , ,-, ' .- , . . .... . , . l . . ,, . ' . Y . , , - V ' N . . S . . , , l . i . . A . ' - Y 1 F V, Q 1 1 ' ' ' , , . . , . . . , . . , N V V , . V. i , . . . . - ' ' f ,, L . 66 an ' ' , ' .. ' ' '-. , . .. I ' , . I . L u n 1 s 7 . , 4 1 s f - v ly i-T y - s l v . u I a n . .A . ' . 'V K V Y . . . . - , , DeLov1er, 3 mgdlgte ,, Hee- have thelr class numerals en- - - , il H g .' ' , cc ,n Y v 1- A ' , , 5 . . , . . , . .' ' 4 - L L ' ' . . L CTI- . , . I 7 ' , A s s A sl - A ' ' r u F4 , ' x A n , ,y , . . .- . - . ' A, , y . V , . . N . . ' L, A ' 9 c 1 ' ' - v - ' Y , .1 . I . , , , . . w . - Y . - . , a . 1 ' ' ' . , . , L , - r ', , u ,rv ,xc ' ' ' vv . , , 1' ' . r , 1. . ., , , 7 ' - v , , . ',, v- ' Y . , 5, , , , ' 9 7 ! 9 ,vs , - - v V ' tv c 1 . ' Es-

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Howard 95.2, and John Yens- kus, Donald Haines, Anita Caron, Leon Murch, Charles London, Emily Clements and Bernard Granncll. Sophomores-Leona Allen 97-62, lVendall Holman 97.4, Edith Anderson 97.2. Evelyn Petrie 97.2, Lillian lonta 96.5, Mercedes Bean 96.5, Eugenie Austin 96.25, Annie Simon 96, Frances Bean 95.2, and Janet Caliendo 95.2 and Richard Gallcp Fxeret fK1Cld6l An fre london Josrc Xcn ku Olrxc N ntxrc Wrldr ler and Donald Austin lfreshmcn Nlrrx lulxaslus 9 John Drwson 91 Hrrold Anderson 96 o Estelle Dawson 9 J Ida Tremblx 96 ard g ggTHEwPEP Louise Sharko 95.75, and Josie Kuras, Lawrence VValker, Bur- ton Mcllonald, Cleona Petrie, Howard Turnbull, and Amelia Yenskus. Preliminaries for the Oxford County Speaking Contest to be held May 4 at Canton High School were held Monday, April 10, at the high school with 19 entries from which 10 xy ere picked to compete rn the semi nnal Frrdu night April 24 at the Prntonra Hall when thc winner will be selected to represent Mexico in the County contest at Canton The 10 speakers were Bernard Duben dir Arthur Frecker Richard 'Dental Cm 1 eiizons . .... - 1.1. eiT...fii Mendall, Joseph Pensiero, Her- bert Swett, Leona Allen, Mary Fisher, Evelyn Hunt, Thelma Marble, and Beatrice Small. They were coached by Bea- trice Childs. The judges were Rev. Willard Palmer and Leon Small. At the semi finals Thelma Marble was chosen the best speaker. Evelyn Hunt was judged the best girl speaker, and Arthur Frecker the best boy speaker. The Judges at the semi finals were 'Vlrs Kerr MISS Norton and L E Williams THE BIG CHEESE The Big Cheese was pre sented at the Grange Hall by the students of Mexico High School on March 21 and 22 This play the second in a se ries of three was very succes ful and was up to the high standard of previous dramas The following were rn the cast Bob Brewster masquerading as a bookeeper Joseph Pensrero Wallie Larkin masquerading as Cheese King Bernard Dubendrrs Mr Brewster Cheese King Arthur Frecker Doris Bancroft cause of all the trouble Evelyn Hunt Verna Calloway a friend of Doris Hazel Buckingham Betty Brewster masquerading as stenographer Ellen Ryan Ted Green messenger boy John Dickson Mabel Hogan telephone op erator Rose Chase Pupils of Grade Four Abbott School Nlexrco Nlaine and their teacher Nlr Ada Bracy This school xx as the tirst in the Statc of' Nlarne to re cerxc 1 clean mouth certificate from the Marne Public Health Associ rtron vsrthout the help ot a nurse or dentalfclrnrc Thi clc rn mouth cer trficate means that ex cry child in thr cradc h rs had hr tceth emmrncd by a dcntrt and has reccrxed a certificate tatrng that hr teeth arc 100 correct Since the time that thi gr rde receryed its certificate we hare had three other schools earn thi same ccrtrficate In the order rn which they earned thi they arc Grade Two Abbott School llllss Hay Xl rlker tcachcr Cr ide Frye -Xbbott school Nlrs Nlfrr arctE Mar on teach er incl grade Six rt Hou rid Hrll lliss Doris Q,ocl11ch terchcr Gracie Frye lxrmball lwlss Arthura Fulton teacher lacks rust one pupil of haxrng 100 while grade srx Mr Gerald Rose teacher rs a close second Nlrss Abbie M Buck Field Worker for the Nlaine Public Health Association stated that this was the finest piece of health work that had been done rn the State of Marne this year and she doubted if there was a town in the Lnrted States that had such a record She made the statement that rf the Maine Public Health Association did nothing else this year rt could rest on its laurels from this achievement in content All credit ls due Mexico teachers who have wcrked so assrduously for this great end Hats off to Mexico Teachers and to our boys and girls' . , , 1 F , J', ', ,L ' 'X ' 1 1 1 v A A . , Y ' ' . Y ' ' ' -. A , 1 S S, A 1' cv , 1 1. , 1 , . .. Y' J , ' ' ' ' -TCI . 2 2 1 5. . , - - . by , V' ,' 1 , I . . . . , f ., V.. . . . . . v . 5 11 c L 4 . 1 1 , 1 ' Tr . v. . . , . . fu C - . c 1 1 . u ' YY .. ' 1 . yy s . 1 v - . - 1 . , 1 1 1. 1 6 .. . . 1 , , f , -. I- . , , 7 c v I 5 1 1 1 9 ' n y x - 1 , K 1' 3 1. . , K 1 7 s 1 . , i ' J v 1 . . 4 . ' 1 1 1 1 A v '- 9 l 1 r ' l a I HL, 1 Aff K A A. ', A n1 1 A ' Q A s 7 - ' ' .1 u 4, ug , v -1 v' 1' y . 7 A , , 1 s. 1 V. . ,, , . 4 v 1 , sv ' ' . J ' w . 1 1 1 1 1 , ' -. , s . , , ' . 1 , 1 1 1 . '12 . . Q .K - A r 1 . . , . . . . 'rn ' ' , -s . 1 11 . , 1 1 2 . I I , , . -K, Q 4 . -l S 12 .- A I 1 ' . f '4 .,.v . ' ' '. 7--1 A 1 . ' 'A' K' 1 t S , 1. - . . . . . , 1 41, x v 1 1 S rx- I , Q . 1 ' 4 1 7 7 1 w 4 7 .1 1 ' ' 3 ' , ' S Z S ' - , . 1 11 4 A1 . ' - , . . . . . . . . 1 . , . . . v , S 2 1 . . . . . . 1 7 ve v v 1 'v P1 1 s C L L u n 1 'Q 1 ,.' 1 . . ' '. 1 . 1 s 1 v X . 'Q , v .,- . l Y ' M 1 L . , 1 . 1 ' , 1' 1 cl' Z ', X ' x r'2 ' , ' F 1 1 , 1 IS 1 4 . 1 'S , - 'Z 1' C1 1 1 . 1 ', 2 ' 1 X 2 'Z ' 2 , 1 1'1 ' ' , 2 ' J'. ' Y , ' , 1 '1f. .