Oak Grove Coburn High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Vassalboro, ME)

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OAK LEAVES 1943 GARDEN PATHS Cheery little snowdrops swinging dainty h-eads to see where the blue squills are and whether a blade of green grass got ahead of them some March morningg gay jonquils full of April sunshine dancing above thous- ands of big white violets that border the flagstone pathsg the fragrant poet's narcissus swaying gracefully above the deep blue hyacinths and ad- miring its own reflection in the great gazing globe last May Dayg long hedges of old-fashioned lilacs contrast-ed with the deep pink of apple blos- soms here and there about our Campusg beautiful hedges of white bridal wreaths cascading down through borders of the fragrant lemon lilies for Baccalaureate Sundayg a rainbow of color in the curving beds of the East Garden where slender lupine reach graceful hands toward the blue heavens above, and the garden paths where our Seniors come lined with lovely iris- how wisely and devotedly Mrs. Owen has planned all these gardens for our delight and inspiration. A GLIMPSE OF OUR EAST GARDEN IN MAY. 11

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OAK LEAVES 1943 INSPIRING COMMENCEMENT MESSAGE IS BROUGHT BY THE LOVELY WIFE OF MAINE'S BRILLIANT GOVER NOR SEWALL, WHO, WITH HIS GRACIOUS MOTHER ARE EVER WELCOME GUESTS. OAK GROVE'S NEW JUNIOR AIDES It was a thrilling day for us last winter when We discovered our Princi- pals had secured a chance for us to serve as Junior Nurse's Aids at the fine big hospital in Waterville-especially thrilling for some of us planning to major in medicine and its associated fields. It has given us an excellent chance to test our stamina under hospital conditions and get close to life there. We go at ten each Saturday and serve until late afternoon. The hospital is run by the Sisters of Charity and a lovely Sister, in her immac- ulate vvhite Winged cap, meets us and assigns us our tasks for the day. We may do filing, typing, serve as hostess, run the elevator, clean floors, assist in the laboratory, or even help in the X-ray department. One of the most coveted assignments is the Pediatric in a building of its own, Where our hearts have been touched as We have tried to bring comfort and cheer to many little children there. Of course We meet many inter-esting persons on th-e Staff and enjoy our luncheon. Everyone is friendly and the Sisters assure us so cordially that We are really helping a lot and this experience makes life so meaningful that we hope this opportunity for service may continue long after the present emergency. 10

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OAK LEAVES 1943 AT OAK GROVE There is much happiness to be found in the World if only We look for it in the right places, and, above all, in the right way. At Oak Grove I have found happiness of a sort that I had never known before and perhaps shall never know again in fellowship with old friends, in working side by side with new friends, in hard study, in the joy of physical work, in healthy outdoor fun, in the beauty of Wide horizons, in trying to follow Jesus' commandments. There is an ine-xpressibly warm glow when we spend together our hours in Art or Music or at Vespers, while an unceasing babble of glad comradeship follows us wher-ever Oak Grove girls are going-to meals, to Study Hall or even to bedtime. Spring is the season when happiness se-ems to prevad-e everything at Oak Grove. Th-e lovely range of soft greens on trees as far as we can see down the valley are a background for the gay spring Howers in our gardens. The nesting birds are singing in the warm sunshine under our blue, blue skies, singing as though they would share the happiness at our picnics, basking on the sundecks, studying in the garden or riding along the trails we love at Oak Grove. P. N., '44. XVI-IETHER A LONG PROCESSIONAL OR A TRIO OF CHRISTMAS CAROLERS, OAK GROVE'S ROBED CHOIR IS ALWAYS LOVELY. 12