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

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THE MORSONIAN um nc-mu l Front Row Left to right Shirley Lowe Wilma Amsden Helene Staples Charlotte Wentworth Gloria Fernald Second Row Everett Reynolds Theodore Felker Mr Mel gard Principal Dale Ward Robert Brown STUDENT COUNCIL Nine students were elected for the Student Council durlng the SLhOOI year The nine members were as follows Gloria Fernald liobelt Broun Wilma Amsden Helene Staples Shlrley Lowe Fver ett Reynolds Theodore Felker Richard Libby and Charlotte Went worth Helene Staples Vice president Shirley Lowe Secretary Charlotte Wentworth and Treasurer Theodore Felker We planned to hare a meeting everv Tuesday and on this day the girls vxeai red 1erk1ns white blouses and black skirts The first thing we did was to draw up a charter for the Student Council as this has not been done before To get down to business on the start we purchased an electric recorder It has been used for SOCIHIS and dancing at noon hours The students have appreciated it very much and we hope that they do years to come The Student Council is now thinking about improving the school grounds by havlng a well landscaped lawn The Student Councll has had control of everything that has gone on in the school All members have worked together and I really mean WORK to make thls year a successful one Lets see the Student Council of the cormng years proxe to be Just as successful as this one' Charlotte Wentworth 44 8 P ' v Q . A v 1 . V 1 1 ' is s v ' y . At the first meeting the following officers were elected: President, A 3 . - . ' . g , 1 7 9 ' . I 1 . u W u . Q K . 7 ! ' ' ' 1 . Y , n I if 7 I v - 7

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THE MORSONIAN um naw WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WIN THIS WAR? Due to the fact that I am a student I am not able to help my country by worklng 1n a Defense factory and I am too young to Jo1n the Army Navy Marmes and such I declded that I ought to try to find some Way or Ways 1n YVIIILII I could do my part Wlth thxs thought 1n mlnd I conslder some of the ways Flrst I flnd that I may help by conservmg such thmgs IS gas oll tlres or by takmg good care of my clothes and such Second I nnd that I may help lf I keep myself 1n good health and lf I make an effort to get along Wlthout unessent1al thlngs Th1rd I may help lf I pur chase Defense Bonds and Stamps to the full extent of my hnanclal ab1l1tv Fourth I may help 1f I 1o1n some Q01 at least onej of the many defense organ17at1ons ox corps ln the town 1n whlch I reslde In concludlng I WVISII to add that lf I try to do my best to uphold the aboxe mentloned bes1de gnmg all the scrap metals and paper that I come across and to do exexythlng I can to help IH am way I know that I am help1ng although IH a small xx ay to keep and safe gfua1d Amerlca the land I loxe Vt Vernon 43 WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WIN THIS WAR? A new world IS bemg created and It must be the people of the Un1ted States who have the prlnclple hand m creatlng It Thats where vve come 1n We as Senxors are golng to have to help cxreate thls neva World The executlve head of C1v1l1an Defense James Landls Sdld The greatest trouble wlth c1v1l1an defense IS that people have not awak Ined to the fact that the Un1ted States IS at war How wrong he ls' We are awake Pearl Harbor dld that The nexus from the Far East IS bad Here we have begun by ratlonlng tlres and wlll end we don t know where or when Men and women ln streets 1n back yards or wherever Amerlcans meet together begm to scowl and ask quest1ons Why don t we do something? Whats the matter wxth us? Dont we know what we re do1ng The mood reflected by such questlons IS dangerous If we get ourselves Into such a state of mlnd that everythlng seems wrong we then have a demorahzatlon of sp1r1t whlch may brmg us to defeat NOth1Hg worth wh1le was ever done 1n this World wlthout exuber Ince of sp1r1t and that comes from confidence and falth We must never lose thxs falth IH our comlng vlctory Our Amerlcan sense of humor 1n 1tS own way wlll prove our salvatlon S Lowe '42 . v 9 4 1 v K - T . .I I I . . . . . . I . I . . N . il' . . , I I :I , , I 1 I w a U . I I I . . v . . I I LL x. - N . ' . K . V .. v . . . ' v . . Q H . . Y . . I I I I I . . .Y . v I I Y . . .v. Y ' , I 7 +7 ' ' I v s I 7 , I . S 1. , I L. - , . Y 7 . . . . . . . D. . . . , v ' ' w ' v ' v Ls Y . . .. W . '. U Q L K- a x .. 3 In ' . vw - 1 1 7 . . I . , I . . . , . , . , . I. 9 9 ' . . . s 9 K .I F .. . K. u s . I . . . s . v I . I

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THE MORSONIAN 9 L1Dl , ,..Al-1-W V , fM H -Y , , -,W --f .Isaac 1 i L PRIZE SPEAKING Front row left to right Bettv Quimbw 'Vhss Moore Coach Second ron Helen Smith Theodore Felker Marjorie Brown Frank Revnolds Elbert 'vloulton Jr Eugene Roberts Muriel Roberts PLAY CAST Brc n Betty Qulmbw Gux Tvwomblw Exerett Reynolds Barbara Merritt Richard Libby Mrs Roberts Coach Walter Vernon Frank Reynolds Elbert Moulton Jr Front row left to right: Ruth Wormlight: Shirley Loweg Wilma Amsden, Marjorie