Morse Memorial High School - Morsonian Yearbook (Brooks, ME)

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THE MORSONIAN 5799 IMO The annual prrze speakrng contest was held February Z4 The peakers were Eben Elwell Chesla OBr1en Wrlbour West Henrretta Fyvombly Julra Elyy ell Helen Smrth Frank Revnolds md Beulah Webber Frrst prrze for the boys yvent to Wrlbour West and first prrze for the grrls yvent to Henrretta Twombly Eben Elyvell recerved econd p11ze and honorable mentron was grven to Chesla O Brren The Junrors and Semors were coached by Mrss Alfred 1 T rnner The Fresh men and Sophomores yvere coached by Mr Freld A dmce yvas en royed after the pr ebentatron of pr17es On Frrday afternoon March 3 yve had another spe rker He W is 'vlr Mahal of the Bangor Darly News who spoke to us rbout Wrre l'noto He had seyeral machrnes wrth hrm yyhrch fue used rn thrs yyork and he demonstrated the use of these rs he told us about them He also had a number of prctures yvhrch hrye rpperred rn news papers Before he left he took a prcture or the Physrcs class examrn mg hrs equrpment A day or so afterwards thrs prcture was rn the paper The school gathered rn the audrtorrum Frrdfry afternoon March 10 for a town meetrng sponsored by the Freshman Crvrcs clrss and the Senror Socral Problems class As soon as the meetrng wrs called to order the offrcers who had been elected rn the mornrng by the Austrfrlran Ballot took the oath of offrce These offrcers were Select Margaret Carr Member of the School Board Frances Roberts and Treasurer Hazel Cookson Folloyyrng thlq the rrtrcles rn the warrant were taken up the students grvmg therr arguments for md rgamst them One or tyyo artrcles were passed over Bec ruse of lack of trme the meetrng had to be adrourned before 111 the artrcles had been taken up Last fall a renewed efort was made to enlarge the C urtarn Fund At thrs trme yvhen a number of toyy nspeople yvere kmdly C0lltI'lbLltlIlg' to our fund each of the classes decrded rt yvrs only httrng th at they too should contrrbute somethrng Therefore flye doll yrs yy 'rs trans ferred from each class treasury to the Curtarn Fund We ue all hop mg that noyv fyvrth the help of the money the tfrcultv m rde yvrth then playj yve can haye a new curtarn before graduatron Aunt Bessre Beats the Band a three act comedy yyas present ed by the faculty March 10 The cast rncluded Mrs Crlley Mrs Broyyn Mrss Mrller Mrs Pattershall Mr Ryrn M1 Freld Mr Sayage and Prrncrpal Oryrlle J Guptrll J Thrs play yvrs certrrnlv emoy ed 'oy ey eryone The money yy hrch yyas receryed yy rs deposrted rn the C urtarn Fund The school plav A Ready Made Famrly yy as g,1y en Frrday mght vlarch 31 The story of the pl rv rn short rs as folloyys Agnes Martyn .' ' v 4 K . f, , 7 ' ' 4 ' IJ . , y H s f , . . - 7 ' 9 1 . 'Y f 1. K 1 JKT K y K . . . , . Q W . , , . ' ' . ' . 2 ' s - h N 1 1 . ' . 1 1 I ' I 1 , K I . CL . . c K ' c , , . 1 K K K K K CK K f Q . - z ' 2 z ' .- 'a 3 v1'.1 1 1 11 ' - . . C , , n I l 1 . 'av I 11 n K I K KKK ' D 11 '1 1 1 l I 1 a . k Lx. K x K CK ' 9 Ks 'f '. 1 'a 11 1 ,, - c , . K K . n 1 1 1 . man-Norman Kenney, Moderator-Delmont Clark, Town Clerk- . , c , c T K K, ' . - , . . ' ., 2' ' J C ' . . 0 1 A f' ' 1 , K K K c c K . ' K KI . 'E K' A 1 . I I 4 1 .1 1 . f. R c ' .1 f , c . . 1 ' ' :K , K c 1 1 ' . s r K Y 5 r 1 . . I 1 v I ' r , .K K c. v 1 . , . . ', f 2 s '.. ' .'- ' ' f 4 4 1 L . 1 ' r c ' U 2 ' I Y . T . rc - va I V A KK k 1 'C . 7'Kv K - 7 1 . A ' 1 I 11 ' - . F- K' 1 ' 23 ' 2 ., . .' li ' 37 ' ' ' . V - . 'za f ' ' ' I ' - 2, ' K . ' fs: .f .

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THE MORSONIAN uns mv ACTIVITIES The first soclal of the xear was as usual the Freshmen Receptlon LIVER by the Sophomores The twenty five Freshmen furmshed the entertalnment wlth the1r xarlous antlcs Candy hot dogs and soft dllnks xx ere on sale and a dance took place after the entertalnment The SGHIOTS seem to haxe glW6l1 most of the soclals th1s veal Thex tarted the fall term wlth a dance featurlng MISS Brooks on Sep tember 30 Mlss Alfreda Tanner xxas chosen MISS Brooks Then' next soclal vxas a Hallowe en Palty on Octobel 31 Exely one present had a very enjoyable tlme Games xvere played and me freshments of doughnuts and clder were on sale Nox ember 18 was the date of the Senior Play Aunt T1ll1e Goes To Town The cast of characters for lt were as folloxxs Aunt T1ll1e Tlask vxho dlsllkes all males Maxgaret Can Luclnda Talbot her ma1d xx ho IQ HHXIOUS to be marrled Flances Roberts Pamela Marsh Aunt T1ll16s charmxng nlece Edythe Haxxkms Lune Parsons an asplrlng young noxellst Chesla O Bllen Ronald Hoxxland xxho alvx axs has an exclamatlon fox ex erxthlnff Delmont Clark Luthex Lorrlmel Ronald s xx ealth employer Norman Kennex Muxm Tuckel xx ho IS ln a peck of trouble Pal ke1 Johnson Chalhe One Lung a Chmese cook Eben Elwell Mls T1ll1e Tucker MBIXIH s aunt L1ll1an DGROSIQI Dr Hattle Blng a chnoplactor Hazel Cookson Given such a cast of characters and so many fine actols no xvon der the play was a grand success vxlth hardly a dull moment through out the entlre three acts Aunt Tlllle certalnly went to toxxn' On Fr1day afternoon December 16 the Student Councll gaxe a hort Fhrlstmas plogram to the school The program conslsted of .ilble Readmg' Eben Elwell an orlglnal play Chrlstmas wlth the Jones Famlly by the Semor Class and Chrlstmas Carols sung bv the entlre school w1th MISS Burt at the plano Then Santa Claus fDel mont Clarkl passed out the glfts on the tree Many of these gifts were funny accompanled by short and very sultable xerses Candx 1nd popcorn was also en1oyed by everyone present On February 13 the SCHIOFS gave a box soclal wlth M1 Cuptlll as auctmneer Games were played and a short perlod of danclng fol lowed MUSIC was furnlshed by N Kennev and Mr Saxage On Wednesday afternoon February 22 Mr Harry Hutchlnson gave us a talk about Governor Brooks of Massachusetts and 1n so dolng he mentloned somethlng about the hxstory of Brooks 1 I. y g . K ' . '! 's 9 I' A' - . '. . . 7 . . ' , y A Q' 1 v V l ' 1 1 7 ' 1 1 .' ' 1 1 ' ' CK ' !! Q 1' K' - ' 7 6 ' Ki ' !! , u Aw y Lx nw. ' 1 ' 7 1 7 1 1 1 ' 1 ' - 1 . . 1 - . . f 1 1 I . . ,, . . 4 7 , A' y, a Q a 1 ' I Y ' , . . . , . I , , . . - . p I u . . ,V U . . y . Y . , . - .. Ellen Neeland, who appears suddenly-Arhne Hamlln. , y v 4 71 v1 1 1 ' . y y ' 7 Q' 1 I' Ai J a 1 4 ' 1 ' y I 1 ,1 1' . 1 1 ' ' 1 1 -1 I 1 ' 1 . ' l . , - . L -x ' u . f c I . l. 7 - Y . . Y , I 5 1 1 . . I : T. .. Y . . . ,, . . 9 7 ' . ,, . . . Q r v L , . . . . - . ' ' ' , 7 1 A. ' tr y '. I 1 . . . - L , , . 7 .

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THE MORS01VIAN carol IW! '1 yy1doyy whlle yacatlonlng meets an old sWeethea1t Henry Turner a 'yVldOlV9I' and they become engaged Nelther tells the other of the1r rhlldren at home three IH one houshold and two 111 the Othel The youngstels hay1ng hea1d of the blg SUIDFISQ and not feehng any too food about It plan to upset the matrlmonlal apple ta1t by actmg then yorst befo1e then p1ospeft1ye step pa1ents One yylll haye fitS HH othe1 yy1ll talk baby talk and a thnd plays the 1ole of a holy terror fVVhat a mlx up and yyhat fun 1n the l9lllllf, Afte1 almost tyyo hours of slde Splltlllllg laughtel Agnes 'in l Henry eme1ge y1cto11ous and the ku zccept then neyy pa1ents The cast of cha1acte1s fOl thls pl IS yy as ms tolloyys Agnes VIa1tyn a yyldoyy Beulah Webber Marllee he1 daughte1 Kathleen Cdll Bob he1 son Clyde Hlgglns Gracle he1 youngest chlld Calolyn Wo1k Aunt Lyd1a M15 Ma1tyn s S1StC-2I'1ll lm Op 11 Cox Hemy Turne1 a yy1doy ey W1ll7OUl West nous h1 daughter Helene Staples QIITIYIIIQ h1 S011 Althlll lohnson BCQOHII a colo1erl e1y mt lvlrllllllle Broyyn lsuodemus a cololed Q11 lenu Fdfldl Reynolds ll F11day fternoon Aylll 1 yu hell moth 1 assembly H1 h Qfhool ym me ent to hoa1 ou1 sU91k6l M1 Patte1shall dls tuss st1mps and the hobby of stamp rollectmg M1 Patte1 shall s tall' s yen mt l9N+1 sf and he shovyel us mmy tamps that ranged 1n y lue f1om a feyy cents to a feyy hunfl1ed dolla1s F0111 Chools oa1t1c1oated 'xt -hlblOll IH an 1nte1scholast1c puze 0 lfmq contest AD11l 19 1939 The tyyo 1ep1esentat1y es f1 om Morse y e1e Henrletta Tyy ombly and W1lbOLll VVest Both yy1nne1s yy ere t1ed Vlchf-1 l Tones of Unlty anl VV1lbou1 West of M01 se anl Pea1l Criss of Fnredom nfl Thelma B1 ann of AllJ1Oll yye1e the yymn IS Tlophles 1yen to all the yy1nne1s N. one act plav 18 noyy IH the process of 1ehea1sal Th1s play yy meh ls entltled Whlle the Toast Burned yylll be qlyen 111 the Une A t Plav Contest held 1n Ulllty on Aprll 27 The r st of cha1acte1s fol thls play IS as follows Herbelt Canby Delmont Clalk Ruth h1S w1fe Helen qm1th T4erbe1t Tr fabout sey enteenl Eugene Robe1ts Malv Lou fabout tvs entvl Carolyn Work Crandmother Canby Margalet Cam The IllYllOl Class yy1ll glye lts annual Junlor Prom Ap11l 28 A0 Oldllln' to rumo1 ' Pat Crady s o1chest1a yy1ll furnlsh the music . y 1 eeee ee , B me leaf. C Y y, Y K ml A 3 7 7 , , ' , L . . , . v - ay . y' 1 ' . 's 1 I . 1' 'Y L Q . . . ' ' , , . . . . a . swy L1 . '. 1 K. J ' 1 tw - I -x A.. v' 7 , - . v' 1 v . , ' v 1 ry A 1 l , , ' - , , ' ' 7- - . 1 ks v U ' 1 ' ' Q , f . v 4 v' 1' . K -1 , . c 1 1 Viv . .. '. y .. 1 1 ' 3 - ' - '. ' aj 'zu an ' s . v v' y 1 ' 4 . v ' 1 5 I vu V I , A' -1- , . Iv Q ,1 v.1 . ' , . j . . . - -at -- z .7 . .' ,fy - ' . L1 . - T 4's 'y ,, s. - , , . ln D .1 1 1 1,1 , s. - ' ' , . 'z. 1 ' 2 s ' 'z - ' ' '12 S, . . . k ., , 2. J . . A, P. 0 .' . tv F. V Q A V' 7' ,E A , 2 A ,,. . VV. Be- slfles the hlfzh sa-hool and the upper grades, sever--l members of Mon- :wyo sf . ' 1' 'D ' S ' ' s ,z ', '. .- - .3 A 2 s , f . ' - -' . '. K . ' ' fl' for , .1 ' f s 2 j S 3 ' '11 ' 1 s , . . ak. 5-vfawq i. A I 1. . y 1 1 kv . v K 1 K xx- w ' v v ' . Ay . v' -is v ' ' ,. . . 1. - r F hw v C - K1 -A1 . , . ICA- 4. V3 H 1 ' v - V' 9 .Av . ' will he af ,X ' I - . 'ty v ' 1 ski 4 -ku . '51 y -L . . ,, . 1 1 S ,, Y. .7 . A , A 1 1 ' '1 o an , Q J . Q . . . . 1 W L Q , Q . 1 7 - 'i ' ' 1 , , V r ' 1 L. Y 7 1 ' , - 11, . - b 1 M A, 4 as 1 -,ak 4 ' Y. .1 . .