Old Town High School - Sachem Yearbook (Old Town, ME)

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I 5 THE SACHEM SOPHOMORE CLASS REPORT The sophomore class enrollment in September was 146, setting a new record as the largest class yet to attend Old Town High School. On October 7, 1949. the sophomores met for the first time in Room 11 to elect class officers. Those elected were Iohn Cutliffe, presidentg Fred Dow, vice-president: Rita Ogden, secretary: and Richard Fayle, treasurer. Iean Archarnbaud and Martin Grant were elected as representatives to the Student Council. The upperclassmen gave us a hearty welcome with a week of initiation, cli- maxed by the Sophomore Reception. The sophomore class was well represented in sports by both boys and girls and in the many school clubs. Six of our class took part in the one-act plays. They were Iessie Sargent, Frances Martin, Patricia Cyr, Shirley King, Wil- fred Marquis, and Richard Fayle. We are proud of our four boys, Richard Dawes, Richard Carlow, Robert Sawyer, and Martin Grant, who made the varsity basketball team. Represent- ing the sophomore class on the junior varsity team were Iackie Cutliffe, Deane Finley, Fred Loring, Linwood Randall, Donald Tait, Robert Taylor, George Brissette, Wesley Carr, Clarence Barriault, and Robert Lavoie. Many sophomore girls turned out for basketball and softball, while the number of our boys in track and baseball was not small. We wish to thank Mrs. Webber and Mr. Spearin for being our class advisors during this year. We hope that the sophomore class next year will be as fortu- nate as we have been. T RITA OGDEN '52 SOPHOMORE CLASS First Row fleft to rightlz Mr. Spearin. D. Wicket, E. Brouillette, J. Morton, S. Murphy, E. Arsenault, E. Murray, N. Blanchard, F. Dow, R. Fayle, J. Cutliffe, R. Ogden, G. Brissette, J. Sargent, H. Moreau, D. Rand, O. Vaillancourt, L. Gauthier, B. Hinckley, N. Lacadie, G. King, Mrs. Webber. Second Row: J. Brackett, J. Harris, C. Cunningham, G. Thibodeau, M. Thompson. P. Martin, R. Gastia, R. Thibodeau, R. Lavoie, T. Beauchesne, 'R. Boucher M. Leavitt, L. Randall, D. Smith, F. Nason. W. Carr, A. Ranco, N. Lolar, E. Reed, J. Stormann, J. Foster, J. Stevens, M. Lebel. Third Row: G. Robbins, J. Brouchu, E. Thompson, C. Vigue, J. Archambeau, H. Parks, R. Brooks, E. Brown, C. Whitney, D. Strout, P. Burns, J. Boynton, D. Goodin, W. Carr, C. Barkowski, C. Young, M. Francis, G. Valley. Fourth Row: A. Storrnann, C. Cox, V. Wright, L. Kenneally, L. Haskell, A. Macintosh G. Stormann, M. Connors, E. Clark, F. Martin, L. Dutton, P. Cyr, M. Stubbs, J. Parent, E. Dow, J. Littlefield, S. King, M. Jordan, T. Edgeconlb, G. Moreau. Fifth Row: Robert Pelletier, Ronald Pelletier, J. Michaud, C. Barriault, A. Bradbury, M. Jordan, C. Simon, F. Guay, H. Eastman, W. Damboise, R. Parent, W. Marquis, F. Roy, J. Richards, M. Grant, S. LaBree. Sixth Row: D. Guerin, E. Eastman, F. Crocker, C. Tibbetts, H. Buck, L. Tait, R. England, W. Carr, L. Spinney, D. Bertrand, A. Pelletier. Seventh Row: D. Tait, R. Marsh, R. Beaulieu, W. Curran, D. Webster, C. Moores. L. Messier, E. Haverlock. K. Duplissa, R. Cote, E. Taylor. Eighth Row: R. Carlow A. Finley, J. MacKenzie, J. Abbott, R. Day, R. Dawes, R. Sawyer, P. Buchanan, W. Winter, E. Loring. s

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32 THE SACHEM 'nl N RK xx 'XXX N x W Ixxlxx lxxxx xx'QXx XX rl. xH 1. My Next Door Neighbors I consider myself very fortunate indeed, for I, unlike so many other people, have no complaints about my neighbors. Quite often one hears people complaining about how difficult it is to keep on a friendly basis with their neighbors, but not I. We never have any words whatsoever. For instance, the other night I had a party in my home for more than forty guests. We danced, played records, and made enough noise to wake the dead, but not one word of complaint did I hear from the folks next door. Now, how many people are lucky enough to have such fine friends? I visit 'my neighbors quite often. Sometimes I feel especially neighborly and take them flowers. My friends always have many visitors all year round. I even mow their lawn free of charge during the spring and summer months because of my great respect for my wonderful, quiet friends. There is only one fault I can find with my neighbors: it is next to impossible to make a conversation with them. It is just like trying to strike up a conversation with a corpse, for I never seem to get a response. However, their good points certainly are more numerous than their bad ones. One thing I am especially pleased about is the fact that they will never move away from next door, for, you see, I live next to a peaceful little cemetery. HOWARD STEVENS '50 Peace We seldom pick up our newspapers to- day without finding the word peace con- tained in the headlines or in some major article devoted to peace relations between disputing parties. Indeed, peace is one of the foremost thoughts in the minds of all intelligent and educated people. We read but recently that Congress has ap- propriated vast sums of money to the Armed Forces and is sending much abroad that America and the nations allied with her might arm to a greater extent. And yet, how ridiculous the principle when we stop to think-arming for peace. And if we were to bring this matter closer to our own lives, we see people dissatisfied with the things Knot necessi- tiesl they have acquired and still yearning for more. We find our doctor's offices crowded with people of whom statistics