Old Orchard Beach High School - Oceana Yearbook (Old Orchard Beach, ME)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTCJRY PRESHIVIAN YEAR: We started to school in the fall of 1940 with bright and shining faces. There were thirty-two of us and the officers were as follows: President .................................... Leo Larochelle Vice-President .... ..... P aul Karnem Secretary ..................................... Harold Angis Treasurer .................................... Lucille Girard The Sophomores presented us with a grand reception and every Freshman accepted the hazing as a welcome into high school. SOPHOMORE YEAR: Our greatest glory was the privilege of initiating the freshmen. We spent many good times planning their hazing and reception. Our officers were as follows: President ........... ...... D avid Bean Vice-President .... ..... E lwood Clark Secretary .... . . .... Marjorie Sprague Treasurer .................................... Lucille Girard Advisor ...................................... Miss Garland Elaine Walsh was elected treasurer when Miss Girard left our school. Our class members highly represented our class in their sportsmanship 'as shown in their activity in sports and clubs. JUNIOR YEAR: We started the year off with an enrollment of twenty-nine pupils. The class chose their oliicers at the election as listed: President ....................... ..... V erna Ladd Vice-President . . . ..... Elaine Walsh Secretary ...... .... M arjorie Sprague Treasurer ...................................... jean Mewer Advisor ........................................ Mr. Hobbs We sponsored a cowboy show in the Town Hall under the direction of our president. We made our first credit towards funds for our coming New York trip. We planned and presented the Junior-Senior Prom which was an annual event. Elaine Walsh became president when Miss Ladd left school during the year. SENIOR YEAR: We started our senior year with twenty-one students but lost two of them. Richard Law transferred to Hampton, New Hampshire, and John Fitzgerald entered the Navy. President ...... ..... D avid Bean Vice-President .... ..... E laine Walsh Secretary ...... .... M arjorie Sprague Treasurer .... ...... I ean Mewer Advisor . . . ....... Mr. Bean 18

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SENIORS Morro: ln the Youth of Today Rests the Democracy of Tomorrow. CLASS ODE CTune of Pine Tree StateD Old Orchard High, vve're leaving you today To start on our future lives To which you helped us on our way. We're proud to proclaim that we will boast your fame They'll never be a finer school In our own State of Maine. Q Our teachers are grand, Our studies are too, Our sports are the thrilling things Which kept us active all year thru We're proud to proclaim that we'll boast your fame Old Orchard is the Hnest school In our own State of Maine. ANNA GEARY PAUL KARNEM HAROLD ANGIS Class of '45 CLASS FLOWER American Beauty Rose CLASS COLORS Blue and Gold 17

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SENICRS Our Hrst success was the three-act play 'ilanieu under the careful direction of our English teacher, Mrs. Fallon, on December 8. i Next we held a Bridge and Whist Party at the Alumni Hall. We obtained prizes and gifts for ratHing from stores in Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard. We thank all the people who helped us in these affairs, in order that we might earn money for our New York trip. Our trip to New York turned out to be a very exciting adventure as usual. and was one of the highlights of the year and will always be remembered by all. Next comes our graduation. V Wle have had a wonderful time in all our high school days and hate to leax: them behind, so underclassmen, take the advantages and opportunities that you have in your school now while you may. These golden hours too soon are gone. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of THE SENIOR CLASS by JEAN MEWER, MARJORIE lViCLAUGHLIN AND HAROLD ANGIS VVe, the Senior Class of Old Orchard Beach High School. of the Town ot Old Orchard Beach, County of York, and State of Maine, being of sound mind, do publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by us. We constitute and appoint Mr. Bean tne executor and trustee under this, our last will and testament. First, we direct all our just debts and graduating expenses to be paid and satisfied, as soon as conveniently may be, after our graduation to the Junior Class. Second, we give, devise, and bequeath unto the Sophomore Class the sum of all our intelligence, in the event that any of the said sophomores fail to use their own brains they will Find that our intelligence will be an advantage to them. 19