Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE 1945 PEP PAGE FIVE . The Commercial Club visited the Oxford Mill. M. C .I. got away with a tie in the football game Saturday. They also got wet, but so did we. . We Were reminded of the advantages of joining the assembly. 229 now belong. 39.15 worth of entertainment for only 53.00 seems like a good bargain. Then there's all the fun of being on committees and Working our heads off to make a success of the various activities. That's thrown in along with the 9. 5. . We won't be seeing the teachers, and they wonlt be seeing us for four whole days. Everybody's happy. They gave us going away gifts-rank cards. We have all after- noon to think them over, only one session today. Teachers' Convention is the reason for the time off. . The Pintos came out on top last Saturday. Some students are being called to the oflice for conferences-those on the weak end of the honor roll. NOVEMBER . The honor roll was announced. The fresh- men and eighth grade led the school with seven from each class receiving top honors. Maybe theyire still new enough around here so they have the faculty fooled. . We have two new amendments to our Constitution. . The mock Democratic and Republican rally was held during activity period. Richard Sedgeley and Warren Crosby delivered very clever campaign speeches. The students responded with some booing which is not regarded as the best of behavior in high , school. The eo le heard booin over the D P 8 radio in a real rally are not the ones we should imitate. After all, we're supposed to be intelligent people. . Miss,,l31rag':l1 held try outs for the play to bfypresented the first night of the fair. Sev- fei-'al ffrzsuld-be actors and actresses reported. What talent there was remains to be seen. Pitt Parker drew some pictures for us in ifassembly. The way he does it, it's easy. . The Commercial Club solicited the home rooms for something to feed the boys after the Armistice Day game. . We're being too noisy in the halls. The eighth' graders run too fast, the seniors walk too slowlg,'.' It couldn't be that the fresh- men, sophomores, and juniors are just right. Nothing was-.said about them, and there must be some good people in school. Maybe V theytre it. A .- We had our,ral'vffor the big game tomor- row. 'lVIF.'NOI'tCvl did a good job soliciting for the bancy He had to rush out of one ,room befor' The collected too much. . The game Saturday was a good one except for the ore. . The student council handed us copies of our lgftii. Il. S. S. A. constitution. U AffMarch'ol Time film was shown during l -activity period. 'flVIarch' of Tiinef' film yesterday por- ' frayed. scenes of New England. One girl stated in a paper passed in as an assignment, that the places were beautiful and she'd like to visit New England some day. Ronald Hodgkins must be a Heavy sleeper. His chair broke while he was napping in class. Soliciting for the fair started today. The juniors are selling Christmas cards at fifty cents each . There's a one hundred dollar war bond that goes with the card if you're lucky. Big day-one session to give us time to get ready for Thanksgiving Day. i We were requested to clear our books of papers. Some of the bindings can't stand the strain. We were requested not to loiter in the cor- ridors. There's been too much rough stuff before classes start. We're pretty bad, I guess. Today, we were requested not to be so noisy in the corridors while passing to classes. It's not that we're so terrible, but everyone expects us to be better. We have improved. There havenit been any of the mean little tricks that Were pulled last year. The student council members urged us to buy more war bonds. DECEMBER The second ranking period ended today. We'll know how next week when report cards come out. Everybody is busy soliciting. The eighth graders are looking for cider and donuts, the freshmen for canned foods, the sopho- mores for sweets, the juniors for fancy work, and the seniors for anything they can get their hands on, hamburg, hot dogs, pie, cake, coffee-anything, even wood. Everybody worked hard building booths this evening. Another busy evening with the booths. Did you find out how that little gadget worked, John? The seniors cut a cord of wood today. The Pintexico Fair started at two oiclock. The three act comedy, Act Your Age, was presented in the evening. More fair after one session of classes. The seniors have added a chicken as an attrac- tion to their booth. The war bond of the juniors is going over big. The sophomores are doing well with their cigarettes. The shortage must be getting serious. The fair ended with an auction at each booth and dancing to the music of Kenny Goodwin and his orchestra. It was fun. The gym is being opened to students who remain at school for lunch. Shooting baskets is the program. The Commercial Club had its Christmas party at the home of Annie Judkins. Season's Greetings. We're oif for two weeks. JANUARY Happy New Year. We're celebrating it in school. The Dramatic Club held a meeting. Raymond Gallant slept overtime in deten- tion hall while everyone else tiptoed out so he wouldn't be disturbed.

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PAGE .FOUR THE 1945- PEP D ILY BREEZES , SEPTEMBER .All morning we kept expecting an an- nouncement that we'd have the afternoon off, but all day long we went to school. No chance to rest up after our thirteen weeks of vacation. . Things are getting serious. We were ex- pected to have lessons done that were assigned yesterday. There are about 350 of us in school this year. Beverly was still in the office adding-the seventh time, getting a different enrollment each time. . Make up your minds, everyone. This is the last day for changing courses. You're stuck for the rest of the year with whatever you've got. The Scientific Society held a meeting in the lab, the Student Council held a meeting in the oiiiceg the Trouble Makers held a meeting in detention hall. The senior class was well represented in all three. Six senior boys reported to detention. Looks like a busy year for the seniors. . We were informed in assembly that we're not here to play tag with our girl friends. We got the impression that we're here to study. Even writing notes is forbidden. .Football practice this afternoon as usual. About forty boys make up the squad. This is the last day of a busy week, which ended with a record dance sponsored by the Stu- dent Council. . The home economics classes were kept busy canning corn for the hot lunch program. Mr. Thomas and some of the boys did the harvesting. . Douglas Hutchinson went to class with his lesson unprepared. The teachers entertained Mr. and Mrs. Peakes at Roxbury Pond. . . The magazine campaign started today with a pep talk. The prizes look worth working for. Marjorie Mayconnell is the business manager, Rosalie Jamison has charge of renewals. Freeman Hayden goes down in the history of Mexico High as a great writer of love letters. His inspiration, of course, is Christine. .The magazine campaign started out with sales of S75 and it isn't even pay day yet. Nomination for class officers and the exec- utive committee were turned in. .A rally was held today for our football game with Wilton tomorrow. We didn't do very Well on the school song. We have two alibis-no piano, and the eighth grade were off key. James Deraspe walked away with the prizes for selling the most magazines the first day-over twenty-one dollars' worth. . We lost to Wilton last Saturday, 13-12. Elec- tions for class officers were held. The boys were asked to volunteer to help with tickets at the carnival. Mr. Thomas suggested their working at it Friday and Saturday nights, as theylll be bus stud in Wednesda and , y y g y Thursday. 'R1ght, boys? I The magazine contest 1S still on. The class that sells the most per person gets first chance at a record dance. The Mothers, Club and the Mothercraft Club sponsored a reception for Supt. and Mrs. McGuire. The football team scrimmaged in the rain. Apparently they mean business next Sat- urday. At the rally for our game tomorrow, the eighth graders were allowed to sit down stairs with US. Mr. Norton isn't satisfied with our cheering. He claims we don't make enough noise to even rattle the windows. OCTOBER We beat Farmington 21-0 Saturday. It was easy, but of course we have a good team. The seniors Cone anywayb, are doing not bad at selling magazines. Their sales over the week end totaled 510550. The sophomores met to plan entertainment for the freshmen. Practically compulsory invitations have been extended to the fresh- men for Friday night. The school building looks like a squirrel's storehouse. Acorns must be plentiful this year. The sophomores told the freshmen what was what for tomorrow. The boys will be girls and vice versa. The freshmen entertained this evening while the sophomores took in the money. In assembly the freshmen told of their great affection for the sophomores. A record dance followed the initiation. We got a touchdown Saturday against Cony Refer to James Fraser's write up to find oux what Cony did while we were getting t' It. The higher ups, presidents, etc., of the classes met to discuss plans for a Pincexice fair. A Dramatic Club meeting was held to elect class officers. Miss Bragoli is sponsor'-ig the club. We had a rally for the Madison game tomor- row. The seniors sponsore 1 a' record dance. That was their reward for selling the most magazines. . Six-week exams begin today and go on and on all through the week. We lost to Madi- son. Maybe the boys are spending 'hoo muah time in detention hall and not enough it practice. Some of them appear' is liiixfe reserved seats there. The band members have signed up. Rehears- als are conducted under the direction of Mr. Stanley during extended, activity periods. Those of us who h3.Vt1,I1'3fhll'ig Qbettaamto do use the time for studyl ., ,,1 The classes discussed the idea of paying class dues. The yeas have it. 3' We made it in a minute and .aight seconds in our Hre drill. We can still img -rv tile 'record is Iifty-nine seconds. The aifgiitli grade couldn't have been ,here whim that record was made-or were they? ' Another rally was held for another game. The cheer leaders are doing 'gon-d..,'fft Th , rest of us were good too, , , .

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PAGE SIX THE 1945 'PEP National Association of Student Council pins are being awarded to each member of the Council. Basket ball is in full swing. William Wallis entertained us in the second of the four Royal Attractions scheduled for this year. He sure was well acquainted with the Sears, Roebuck catalogue. The senior class misses Robert Allen who has gone into the Navy. Lonesome, Freeman? Room 10 Wouldnit be too far away if it weren't for the rotary traffic. Don't let it get you down. The seniors arenit studying. They had to stay after school-the seniors should study. The record dance in the evening brightened things up a little. Truancy is being checked. Everyone who is absent had better be sick, or else-you'll wish you had been. . Each home room has a Minute Man Flag. Some home rooms are in the dog house as far as buying stamps and bonds is con- cerned. Let's get that flag turned the right way all through the school. Just a droopy, drippy, drizzly day. Movies were shown in the gym. We're in the midst of half year exams, and thatis not good. . Now, we can wait for the honor roll, senior honor parts, and those little white slips of paper that our parents will get through the mail. Loud speakers are being installed in all home rooms. FEBRUARY . Paul Michaud is the second from the senior class to join the armed forces this year. Rank cards were given out. . The Student Council is at work getting the trophies collected and engraved so they'1l be ready for graduation. . Rehearsals for the three one act plays have started. Miss Bragoli is coaching An- dante, Miss Rollins, A Hero Is Born, and Miss Perry, Some Women Were Talking. . The council sponsored a bond rally during activity period. Connie Waite, Beatrice Shaw and Priscilla Parker did some singing. John Swett provided the Boogy-Woogy. . The Commercial Club has its initiates all painted up. . Some ambitious students are using an activ- ity period a week to take the special course in typing. . Record Dance. . A big day-no school. ' MARCH 'F Senior honor parts were announced with Marjorie Mayconnell first and Billy Brown second. Movies were shown during activity period. We got a pleasant surprise in the afternoon when the show was continued. The seniors are busy rehearsing for their assembly program. The seniors sure have acting ability-or were they just doing what they'd like to do if they didn't have to be dignified and set an example for the rest of the school? The juniors are having their turn next. Inter-class basket-ball is taking up our time after school now. Mexico won first place in the district one- act play contest. The other contestants, were Madison and Winthrop. Andante was the play. Another term has ended and we get a week off. The seniors went to New York. APRIL The usual baseball weather has started. The Hrst practice, which was scheduled for today has been postponed until tomorrow. Mr. William Hacker entertained us with a piano recital. For fifty-five minutes we slaved over ability tests. This was a puzzler- If 6 men make 6 tools in 6 minutes, how many men will it take to make 100 tools in 100 minutes? We had one session today, and this is Sat- urday. That was the catch in our having off the Friday after Thanksgiving. Senior graduating committees have been appointed. They now have nine more weeks to get ready. At a meeting of the senior class, they votes' to purchase a service flag for the school as a farewell gift. A committee was elected to find out how many of Mexico's alumni are in the service. ' The business managers are doing a good job at getting ads for Pep. Friday. The Student Council is busy W1Il'1 nomina- tions for the coming May election- Rehearsals for graduation have ' ted. Four new members were ff' i to the National Honor Society. Tl, fere some sophomores elected as probationary mem- bers, but we don't know how many or who they are yet. Mr. Litmer and his trained dog provided the entertainment in assembly. Decorating is going on in the gym for the senior hop. To see stars, just walk into that gym. Decorating, last minute invitations, exchang- ing of dances. Senior Hop. The gym looked beautiful with all the stars, crescent moon, soft lights, lovely gowns, glamorous girls, and hand- some men. The punch was good, the rmxslc just right, and the dancing-- swell1 And now we go to press. That's all. X l