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

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OAK LEAVES 1943 EARLY ARRIVALS AT RING. TO A SHELL How many countless ages Have passed over thee to leave All shades of blue and green and pink- Wonderful, and blended Into one exquisite masterpiece of art Such as never could be Wrought by human hands, Fit only to rest in deep bosom of the sea Away from all Wordly things Unscarred by any deed of war All untainted, untouched. KATHERINE MOLSTAD, '46. A FAVORITE HAUNT OF THE ART PUPILS, 30

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OAK LEAVES 1943 CHRISTENING OF DOLLS FOR CHRISTMAS IS GAY WITH CHRISTMAS CI-IEER AND PANOPLY. S.S.V.'S AND C.S.V.'s Eager, generous girls were clamoring for service projects almost before they signed up for their courses on Registration Day, and We had some thrilling meetings as we worked out completely original schemes for Volun- teers-Cfommunityj Sfervicej Vfolunteersb and Sfchoolj S.V.'s. At the head of it all was President Sally Stetson with Pamela Nixon leader of the C.S.V.'s and Marilyn Allenbaugh of the S.S.V.'s. Our Community projects have covered everything from turning golden sheaves of grain on a large farm and raking leaves for an elderly couple, to a weekend of apple picking, teaching as assistants in a Vassalboro public school where four of us went two afternoons a week to teach music, art and physical culture, and to our big chance to become the first Junior Nurse's Aides at the Hne hospital in Waterville. We are happy over the compli- ments received, but our real thrill is in knowing that our Volunteer service really counts. Here at School we have developed an enormous amount of awareness and leadership, as we have been completely self-directed in discovering some place where a bit of help was needed to maintain Oak Grove's high standard of immaculate buildings, and we have been wholly free as a group or as a class to organize for the Volunteer Service and to make up our own schedule-except that our grateful Principals have often asked us not to take on too much and have freqently suggested that thirty minutes per day on alternate weeks should be our maximum of service on school days. tl has been such great fun working with each other and with Mr. and Mrs. Owen in these new projects where comradeship flourishes. 32