Milbridge High School - Light Yearbook (Milbridge, ME)

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TI-IE LIGHT 45 JUNIOR SPEAKING On April fifth, nineteen hundred forty-six, five frightened Juniors sat on the stage in the Alumni Hall at Millbridge. Then the Erst one steps calmly to the center of the stage. It is Janice Upton, who speaks Afraid of the Dark. This story takes place in a death row of a penitentiary where a Mexican, a tough guy and a captain are the char- acters. The captain teaches the Mexican to believe in Jesus and not to be afraid of the other side of life. The Mexican goes to his death singing, with faith in God. Next Ramona Kinghorn gives Jean- Marief' Theresa is married to. an old man, Joel, but shc still loves her long lost sailor, Jean-Marie. Jean-Marie comes back and tries to get her to go away with him but she stays with her husband. Our third speaker was Elsie Faulkner, who gave the selection, Homecoming, This made many people get ont their hankies. lt is a story of an American and a German who roomed together at an American University. When the war broke out in 1914 each went to fight for his own coun- try. In a fierce battle, Johnnie wounds Fritz seri- ously, not knowing it was he. A tender scene takes place between the two comrades. Johnnie is wounded and they both die. The pathos was broken up by the humorous selection The Waltz given by Joyce Fickettj It is a story of a young girl who goes through agony and hardships while dancing with someone who walks all over her feet. The iifth selection, Mary Stuart, was to have been given by Jean Leighton, but because of illness she was unable to participate. The last selection, The Wheels of Timef' was given by Evelyn Sawyer. This was the story of a doctor's wife who was selfish and unthoughtful of her husband's work. By a mistake, a telegram was sent to her announcing his death. This made her realize, too late, how much she loved him. He comes back, however, and there is a joyous end- ing. The very fine music was supplied by Mr. Paul Leeman. Supt. Leach acted as chairman of the contest, introducing the speakers and awarding the certi- ficates and prizes. Medals which had not arrived at that time will be presented later. Elsie Faulkner won first prize, Ramona King- horn second and Joyce Fickett third. The first two speakers spoke at the Quadrangular Contest at Cherryiield on April the tenth and won lirst prize. They went to the 'County Contest at Ma- chias on April the twelfth. Elsie was chosen to speak in the iinals. She will go to the Eastern Division of the Spear Contest at Bangor on April the twenty-sixth. -Evelyn Sawyer, '47, THIN ICE On the evening of December twenty-Hrst, nine-- teen hundred and forty-five, the Junior Class of Millbridge High School presented a one-act play entitled Thin Ice. ' This was the story of four old gossips. There was inquisitive Mattie Beagle, Kate Ryan withg an incendiary temper, Mary Pryor with her ever- lasting aches and pains, and Laura, with energy in abundance. Last but not least was Lucile, Laura's daughter, who was being courted by Jimmy Ryan, Kateis son. Mattie tries to start trouble between Kale and Laura by telling lies to each one. However, all ended happily with the Four gussips chewing on a juicy bit of gossip. The characters were: Mattie Beagle .... ., .,,.. ....... J ean Leighton Mary Pryor , .... ...,.,. ..,... . . . Elsie Faulkner Kate Ryan ..,......, ..,,. . ..... R amona Kinghom Lucile MacGregor .,.....,.,. .,.,... ..,.. J o yce Fickett Laura Mac-Gregor ....,...................,..... Evelyn Sawyer This play was a success. A great deal of credit for this goes to Mrs. Strout, who coached the cast patiently. -Evelyn Sawyer, '47, THE M. H. S.'S BAZAAR Millbridge High School held its annual Bazaar Friday afternoon, December 21, 1945, at the Alumni Hall in Millbridge. Each class at M. H. S. had separate booths. The freshman class sold tickets on a panda, had a popularity contest, a sandwich bar, and a baseball game. The sopho- more class sold tickets on a grocery basket, had fortune telling, a dart game, a war stamp and bond booth, a game called Pitch Your Pennies and also a game called Seven Come Eleven. The junior class had a Christmas tree, a game called Test Your Skill, a department store and a game called Lucky 13. The senior class had a game called Spin the Wheel, a popcom stand, a hotdog stand, and they sold tickets on a guess cake and turkey. In the evening each class had a short play,

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TI-IE LIGHT M. H. S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Front row-Janice Upton, Vera Helen Freeman, Ie-an Leighton, Martha King, Elsie Faulkner. Back row, loft to right-Sherry Mc-Lean, Ramona Stnnwoml, Evelyn Sawyer, Coach Stinchfield

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46 which was followed by a dance lasting until eleven o'clock. The Bazaar ended with good profits, thanks to the people who attended evening. each class receiving either in the afternoon or -Joyce Fickett, '47. YEARBOOK CALENDAR Sept. 10-Rattle! Crash! Bang! No, not an acci- dent, but school began. Sept. 13-It isn't an engagement, but the sopho- mores ordering class rings. Sept. 21-Knock, knock. VVho's there? Mr. Leach, of course, our superintendent. Oct. 17-M. H. S. girls all rush to Burnham's for paint. I wonder why? Oh, t-hat's it. Mr. .Stinchfield, just out of the Army, has arrived. Oct.'18-Why the police force? It's Election Day of class officers. Oct., 24, 25, 26-They're off! They're off! For seventy-two hours at a state convention in ,Portland Novi.2-Hooray! Hooray! It must be circus day. fWait, it's gone right by, but left us twelve alittle Freshmen on the sly. Nov. 22, 23-With the delicious aroma of roast turkey and pumpkin pie we started for our Thanksgiving vacation without a sigh. Dec. 21-Peanuts! Pop Corn! Candy! and Chew- -ing Gum! Washington County's BIGGEST and BESTEST Bazaar. We are sorry to say that at this time Mrs. Schoppee had to leave us. Ian. 7-We had a new teacher for a week, Mr. Francis Strout. 14-Greetings because it's Mr. Wieden. 11-Don't laugh! We can't help it. Pic- tures were taken. 12-Lincoln's Birthday was observed by opening exercises. Toumament at Ionesport by the Sea. 22-Yippee! No school. Good old Wash- ington. March 4-Miracles do happen. This is one. Two and one-half hours off for Town Meeting. March 6-Mr. Frank B. Rich gave an interesting talk on Maine. March 22-Mother Spring knocked at our door and left a little vacation of seven days. Ian. Feb. Feb. Feb. April 1--Yes, it's here! Our two men teachers turned a certain little cabin on the Cherryfield road into a bachelors' apartment. Urgent! A good cook is in need of. April 4-junior Prize Speakers had a matinee for the grade pupils. 'On this morning Supt. Leach awarded a shield, charter and certifi- cate for our continuous War Savings Program. April 5-junior Speaking Contest! Three cheers! April 9-Gee, we're fortunate. A Longfellow and Whittier right here in school lean Leighton and Mariorie Anne Wallace were awarded certificates from the National H. S. Poetry Ass'n. April 10-Yvonne, our future nurse went to Ban- gor today to take an examination. In later years she will provide us with medical care. What's this? No class ring this time, the real thing. Dellie came bouncing in, sporting an engagement ring. Quadrangles at Cherrylields. Come, juniors, put us on the map once more. They did. First honors. Winners of big trophy. April 12--Elsie and Ramona spoke at County Public Speaking Contest. Elsie placed in finals. April 15-Our year book went to press today amidst the hurry, scurry and worry, but it's there. May 3-OOOOHHHH! Who said that? Lights out! It's the Hobgoblin House presented by the Seniors. May 20-Notice! No photographer will need to assist in picture taking next year as our own artist, Mary Strout, will be filling the position. june 2-Baccalaureate Sermon. june 6-Graduation. Good-bye until another year. NHOBCOBLIN HOUSE Everyone was talking about it! It was to be the biggest, the greatest performance citizens of Millbridge had ever seen. People from the big cities of Steuben, Cherryfield, Harrington and Addison were living in anticipation. Could it be that t-hey had finally found a rival in Millbridge? It would ruin their reputation as actorsl Finally the night of the opening performance came. Millions thronged the huge entrance, seek- ing an opportunity to become a member of the vast audience. The doors were forced to be. closed a full hour before the curtain rose on the great show. Backstage the actors hustled and bustled about, putting the last minute dabs to their