Newport High School - Live Wire Yearbook (Newport, ME)

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NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL L Y, HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Back Row-R. Harris, L. Wiers, T. Reynolds, L, Bryant, A. Whittaker, R. Jones. Second Row-R. lVl:xcAlIistel', S. Dzirling. Miss 'I'rewm'uy. E. Woodward, R. Tardy, D. Dow. Front Row-E. Dow, D. Gur- rison, M. l Ivt:-hrr, A. Whittaker, M. Cookson, G. Graves, O. Stuart. time later at one of the regular P. T. A. meetings in March. A one-act play, Better Never Than Late, was given in April at the Dra- matic Club assembly. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB President Alice Whittaker Vice President Mildred Fletcher Secretary Mildred Cookson Treasurer Dorcas Carsley Faculty Adviser Miss Treworgy This year, the Home Economics Club, formerly the Home Makers, held meetings twice a month during the activity period. The club made a Thanksgiving basket and delivered it to a needy family. At one of their assemblies and also at a P. T. A. meeting, the club members presented a humorous pantomime, entitled The Fatal Guest. Club meetings were devoted to l making small articles which the mem- bers sold at the annual Barn Dance, of which the Home Economics Club and the Future Farmers were co- sponsors. The club also sponsored a Fashion Style Show, with the club members as models. DEBATE CLUB President Frank Pray Vice President Guy Mullen Secretary and Treasurer Jeanne Littlefield Faculty Adviser Miss Greenwood The Debate Club this year has been kept by transportation diflicul- ties from participating in debates with other schools, as they have done in the past. The main topic of the season was whether or not the United States should join in reconstituting the League of Nations. Although there l

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THE LIVE WIRE JOURNALISM CLUB Inventions Homer Sawyer President John Webb, Jr. Quinn Rich Vice President Mildred Fletcher Typists Emma Woodward Secretary and Treasurer Eva Dow Colleen Richardson Mary Brewer Faculty Advisers Miss R. Hawkins Alice Whittaker Mrs. Bryant Mimeographers: John Webb This year the Journalism Club has been actively concerned with their efforts to Write a better Booster twice a month, and with publishing the annual Live Wire. Their Week- ly meetings have been devoted to bus- iness and gathering material. This year, the Journalism Club members purchased pins, inscribed with the emblem of the club. The Club spon- sored a Popularity Contest in the school, and also one social. BOOSTER BOARD Co-Editors Phyllis Whittaker Margaret Fletcher Columns: Locals and Weekly Calendar Howard Shapiro Mildred Cookson Celia Roberson Sidney Cookson Helen Wiers Personals Boys' Athletics Girls' Athletics Literary Shirley Darling Jeanne Littlefield Mabel Parker Jokes Sidney Smith Style Phyllis Whittaker Lois Bryant Class Columns: Freshman and Sophomore Dale MacLauchlan Junior and Senior I Colleen Richardson Teacher's Column Responsibility of Co-Editors Principal's Column Responsibility of Co-Editors I Guy Mullen Roland Peterson Quinn Rich Exchange Editor Lorraine Clement Service Men's Column Ethel Henderson Mildred Fletcher N. A. S. S. The National Athletic Scholarship Society of Secondary Schools is made up of boys who have earned a Var- sity Athletic Letter, have maintained a scholastic average equal to or high- er than the school average, and who have exemplified the highest type of citizenship and sportsmanship. The N. H. S. members are: Class of 1944: John Webb, Jr., Lyle Chadwick. DRAMATIC CLUB President Beulah Leavitt Vice President Lorraine Clement Secretary and Treasurer Dorothy Soper Faculty Adviser Miss G. Hawkins The Dramatic Club has not only presented plays, but the members have also written original plays. Many of the meetings this year have been spent in studying make-up, the history of drama, the essentials in the presentation of plays. At an exchange assembly with Corinna, the pantomime, And the Lamp Went Out, was presented. The same pantomime Was also given some J .

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THE LIVE WIRE l l t FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Standing-N. Reynolds, C. Randall, H. Gray, E. O'Farrell, W. Weymouth. Seated-F. Chadwick, G. l h Burns, M. Stevens, Q. Ric . were no outside debates, the club purchased material and joined the Bates League. The members spent their club meetings working on the topic and holding practice debates. The club held a public debate on the topic at an evening meeting and also sponsored a Lincoln Day Assem- bly. FUTURE FARMERS President Norman Stevens Vice President Galen Burns Secretary Quinn Rich Treasurer Lyle Chadwick Reporter Warren Weymouth Watch Dog Howard Gray Faculty Adviser Mr. Beedy The Future Farmers of America chapter of Newport consisted of ten paid-up members this year. Due to the lack of machinery, the membersf I projects were mainly in wood work- ing. The club was not able to hold its annual Father and Son Banquet be- cause of Wartime restrictions. The Home Economics Club and the Fu- ture Farmers collaborated to sponsor the annual Barn Dance and to share expenses and receipts. This year each club cleared more than 31200. N CLUB President Richard Swanson Vice President Mildred Fletcher Secretary and Treasurer Frank Pray Faculty Adviser Mr. Sherman The N Club is composed entirely of students who have earned at least one varsity letter. The chief purpose of this club is to regulate the award- ing of letters and numerals, and to l