Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE PEP 13 Physics, 'kjthg Mr. Basil Dwyer, American History and Civics, Ancient History, Geometry, 'F1st, Miss Swan, Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Shorthand, fflst, Miss Wingate, from Washington, D. C., taught the first two weeks of school. Miss Clara Swan, of Bangor, Maine, School of Commerce, came to us very well recommended to fill thi sposition. Mr. James Morse, one of the most efficient and beloved teachers taught for four short months, then was taken suddenly from us while coaching his boysj' as he Called them, in one of his favorite sports, basketball. His position was filled by Mr. Basil Dwyer, of Hebron Academy and Bowdoin College. Mr Dwyer was a star player on the Pine Tree League last summer and formerly was employed by Mechanics Institute in the Bowling Alley. He was Valedictorian of his class at Hebron Academy and an Honor Student at Bowdoin College. , The Student Council consists of the following: President Albert Fitzmorris Vice President john Kidder Secretary Ellen Dickson FOUR SENIORS Albert Fitzmorris Marion Stafford Ellen Dickson john Kidder 1 THREE JUNIORS Roland Brown Lawrence Roy Leona Theriault TWO SOPHMORES janet Dawson Edward Sherwood ONE FRESHMAN Donald Dorr The officers of the four classes are as follows: SENIORS SOPHOMORES President .................................... Everett Dawson President ..................................... William audet Vice-President ................................ john Kidder Vice-President ............................ Wilbur Gallant Secretary ..................................... iEdward Carey Secretary .................................... Mildred Rogers JUNIORS FRESHMEN President .................................... Walter Stisulus President ...................................... Charles Aleck Vice-President .......... ......... L eona Therriault Vice-President ....... ......... + Catherine Wytodc Secretary ................ ....... S idney McLeod Secretary ......... ...........,... D orisf Stiles M-ER CLUB MEMBERS .g Two Sponsors, Mrs Eunice Murphy and Miss Clara Swan. President ...................................... Ellen Dickson Vice-President ............................... Dora Burgess Secretary and Treasurer ............ Marion Stafford Avis Lynn Josie Tarskus Grayce Moody Stella Burgess Gladys Waliek Julie Shiminsky Nellie Milishowsky Marcella Raystinis The new members to be initiated into the club are: Bertha Clement .................... Debating Mary Potts ........................... Debating janet Dawson ...................... Basketball M-CLUB MEMBERS Sponsor .................... Mr. Basil Dwyer Vice-President ............ Sidney McLoed President ................. Albert Fitzmorris Secretary ........................ Clyde Brown Albert Fitzmorris, Sidney McLoed, Clyde Brown, Leo Venskus, Felix Gloden, Winston Brown, Francis Gaudette, Ralph Desroche Walter Stisulis, Everett Dawson, William Dorrigan, Williain Fisher, Roland Brown, Lawrence Roy, james West, Tom Muir, William Gallant, William Gaudette, Andrew Bernard, Wallace Bunker, Frederick Hayden, Charles Mortus, Anthony Mortus, Anthony Milishowsky, Ben Venskus, Matty Miles. .

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12 THE PEP OUR NEW HlGH SCHOOL , Our new high school has, in the past been a dream, but not the dream has come true. 'l'he pupils who graduate this year will not have to Say in that peppy little paper called the HCP ,EIMS lVlCX1CO needs a new nigh school. Uur gre-atest regret will be that we are leaving school. , With the new high bLl10Ul the pupils Wlll have so much more room ror study. lhey ,will not be crowded IUSCLIICI, and t1lllCLClllf classes will not have to go on in the same room at UIC bdLU.C LIIUC, Wltll 2ilnlUykil.1LQC LU UULH LCACUCIS and PUPIIS. EVCLY PUPU. 1121.5 POLeHfla1lf1Co which it is the duty or the SCHOOL to discover. all order that, by SLIHILIJLIS and training, he or 511: may DC ntted tor CHC work WlllCll society uccds at his or her hands. nut with the present crowding or our school, and even with ... staff or the very Desc teachers, this training lo almost impossible. , Next year, when the cold winter mornings come and the pupils are called out of their beds to go to school, the answer will not be: 'uiil plenty time, but it will be: 1 am up and almost ready. So heres luck to our new lvlexico High School, and to its faculty, E. MCQUADE. THE VANDAL y Imagine a smooth, newly painted wall, or a shiny, rreshly finished desk top. What a real pleasure it is to work upon such desk tops. l Now picture the same wall a short time later. Its former smooth, unmarred surface has been spoiled by marks, smears, writing and various other forms of disngurement. That same smooth desk top has rallen prey to knire, pencil, pen, anything that will spoil its smooth surface. X It there can be no act without some thought, what can be the trouble with folks who do these things! What strange psychological 'Kink' urges them to blemish, to mar and t0 destroy! Why do not they, like normal people, take delight in seeing things clean, orderly and attractive? I know of no better proof of the saying: Satan finds work for idle hands, for the hands that do these things are most certainly not engaged in useful work. How fine it would be if each of us would take it upon himself to aid in keeping our surround- ings as attractive as possible. How much We could accomplish if, as a group, we discouraged vandalism in all its forms. J Society has always had its vandals. Some were iconoclasts, some were anarchists, some were plain looters. All, however, had as an objective the defacing and restruction of something useful and orderly. 'lhese persons in our midst, who seem to delight in spoiling the appearance of their surroundings Qand oursj are fully as undesirable as any group ot vandals in history. 1 It should be the desire of everyone in school to keep rooms, desks, walls, basements, etc., in the best possible condition. The boy or girl who persists in defacing ...ll destroying deserves no better treatment than to be cast out of the group, as an enervating, disliguring V, . is cut out of the body. , We are looking forward to the completion and occupation of a new school. All equipment and surroundings will offer a constant temptation to the vandal ro exercise his pernicious practices. May we exert our group effort against him and his ways. The vandal is a scourge and a detriment, and has no place in our system. ANON. SCHOOL NOTES The high school opened Sepember 12 with a total of 268 students and the largest class ever to enter Mexico High School. Seniors 45 Sophomores 64 . juniors 65 Freshmen 94 The faculty this year consists of Principal Carroll M. DeXVitt, Algebra, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, sith, Mrs. Dyment, French, Latin, 3'9thg Mrs. Murphy, Arithmetic, French, 'l'3rdg Miss Harmon, English, 'l'3rdg Mr. M. Young, Biology, Chemistry, Und, Mr. C. Young, American History, European History, Ancient History, English, Und, Mr. Rose, General Science, I

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14 THE PEP The new members to be initiated into the club are: Leon Strout, Ted Carey, john Kidder, Thomas Powell The Annual School Fair was held Nov. 17, 18th of last year wich very successful results, taking in approximately 3297. The Class Chairman were as follows: Juniors .............. ............... B en Venskus General Chairman ......... Mrs Dyment Sophomores ......... ......... B etty jones Seniors ........................ Gladys Spydell Freshmen .......... ......... D0 nald Dorr Class Sponsors: Seniors ............................. Miss Clara Swan Sophomores..Mr. M. Young, Mr. G. Rose juniors .................................. Mrs. Murphy Freshmen .,.......,.................... Mr C. Young The hrst prize for the best 'booth was won by the Seniors, 2nd Prize by M and M-er Club. The sponsor of the latter club was Mr. james Morse. The High School Orchestra was coached this year by Mr. Maynard Young until May 4th, when Mr. Harry Cohen, talented music instructor of Rumford, Maine, became director. The Debaters-after a few years of hard Work and failures-Mexico High School has at last succeeded in having a winning team. Under the careful supervision of Mr. Carl Young, a group of students have been molded into a well informed, energetic debating squad. The question for this year's debaters reads: Resolved: That the United States should adopt the essential features of the British system ot radio control and operation. The students comprising the team were: ' lst Negative ......... ,William Dorrigan 2nd Negative .............. Bertha Clement 1st Affirmative .....,............ Mary Potts 2nd Affirmative ............... Leon Strout Alternate ................... Victolia Walent On March 13, 1934, a trial debate was held with Wilton Academy at Mexico High. No decisions were made. The main debates of the season were with the Canton and Buckfield High Schools. Our Negative team won over Canton High unanimously, but our affirmative sufrered a defeat from Buckfield by the narrow margin of 2 to 1. These two debates were held on March 16, 1934, the negative traveling. Both teams debated with Lewiston High, the Afhrmative travel- ing. They were not decisional debates, but Mexico came through with flying colors. The members of both teams were awarded Bates Debating League Certificates and the Mexico standard M letter. Much credit is due Mr. Carl Young for the splendid effort he put into his debating teaml William Dorrigan is the only graduating member, leaving two juniors and one freshman for next year's team. A successful season is expected next year. Prize speaicing this year was successfully coached by Mr. Leon P. Spinney, Mr. Leon Small, Mr. Carl Young and Mrs. Beatrice Dyment. Those participating were as follows: - Bertha Clement, lst prize for girls, 35.00. William Fisher, lst prize for boys, 35.00. Betty Bean, 2d prize for girls, 32.50. Tom Muir, 2nd prize for boys, 32.50. Leroy Spydell, Mildred Rogers, Leon Strout, Ardice Gallant, Betty Jones, Mary Potts. A benefit dance was held April 11, 1934, for Sidney McLoed by Mexico High School students. The dance was sponsored by M and M-er clubs, music furnished by Albert Druin and a volunteer orchestra. A large crowd attended. The money received has helped toward making a fine boy very happy. On the committee were: Avis Lynn Marion Stafford, Gladys Spydell, Everett Dawson, Charlie Mortus and Francis Gaudette.