Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL 11 LOCALS A Public Speaking Contest was held at Memorial Hall, March 27, 1925. The following were the speakers. Seniors: Maynard Colley, Ina Severy, Earle Stevens. Juniors: George Kent, Everett Morrill, Bernice Winslow. Sophomores: Louise Chipman, Aubigne Chipman, Dorothea MacLeod. Freshmen: Dorothy Dolloft, Naomi Roberts, Georgia Young. The prizes offered were a silver cup and two dollars. Maynard Colley won first place and Ina Severy, second. A Moving Picture was also given, “The Canadian Northwest.” The Chipman Prize was awarded to Eugene Sawyer, 1924. The Seniors are working on their Class Play, “Nothing but the Truth,” to be given about the first of May. The Juniors are planning on giving “Teddy, or the Runaways,” the last of Mav. The Junior Class gave a Faree, “Aunt Abigail and the Boys,” February 28th. The characters were taken by Kenneth Sawyer, Mary Campbell, George Kent, Merrill Libby, Everett Morrill, Wendell Tripp, Bernice Winslow, May- nard Colley, Norman Webb, l.arvey.Cobb and Everett Ellinwood. Tna Severy gave a reading between the Farce and the pantomime. Mr. Perley Sawyer presented the school with a tennis net in appreciation for the help given him in fighting a fire on his land, THE MINSTREL SHOW The students of Pennell Institute gave a Minstrel Show, November 7, 1924, for tle benetit of the school Orchestra, which has been organized this fall, and the Athletic Association. The amount raised was eighty dollars. The first act was the Minstrel Proper, in which the performers were, Earle Stevens, in- terlocutor; Merrill Libby, Everett Morrill, Norman Cole, Frank MeConkey, Ralph Morrill and Norman Webb, Nelson Winslow, Maynard Colley, endmen. Other blackface comedians who appeared in the show were, George Kent and Warren Libby. Songs and dances were given by the following: Evelyn Hill, Naomi Rob- erts, Louise Chipman, Ruth Jordan, Marion Hawses, Annie Frank, Mary Higgins, Georgia Young and Aubigne Cushing. The second act was a Negro Mock Trial. In this act the following actors took important parts: George Kent, Norman Cole, Warren Libby, Clara Edwards.

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10 THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL Graduation Exercises of the CLASS OF 1924, PENNELL INSTITUTE Gray, Maine Friday, June sixth, at ten A. AL. Class Motto: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” Class Colors: Blue and Silver Procram Mareh Invocation Musie SHIA Mans, Sr, cyesei ey capa asada. -scstee acme sneer ever anttalaa eave Ellen TFranees Cole LE ECS IBE Cia) 9 Paar ern Se Ber yeee mene Ine gre Coe Marea Albert William Doughty Essay, “Her Majesty, the Queen” .......eeeeenes Elizabeth Margaret Campbell Musie by Chorus Presentation of Gifts ...... cee Verna Mae Yeaton, Ernest Wilford Leonard OR EOI see cacceettenetre Meee tok... cerssadeateaapecrraeeme George Clarence Severy Noyes’ Pootn, “Wire dich waar c...c2reseeecccces ees gae ever c- Doris Mae Roberts Musie by Chorus PrODheGe? sus eek leeeen. . S ones oe men tga: seas Marjorie Clark Stacy Essay, “Colonial Customs in Maine” .......ccccsssescsccenres Clyve Atherton Muzzy Gleiss Will... state smeseearesceecicsanereractossstecauarahavedeorscrtety Eugene Fernald Sawyer Maledictoiy “orraeee mute: res steels pcuauere ae: Louise Josephine Douglass Music Award of the Chipman Prize Presentation of Diplomas Benediction FRESHMAN RECEPTION A reception for the Freshman class was held on September 19, 1924. A large number attended. The freshmen were welcomed in the reception hall. They were asked to do a few stunts, such as eating blueberry pie without using their hands, and eating apples hung on a string. Speeches were made by the freshmen. After the reception, a social hour of dancing and games was enjoyed by all.

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1 THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL THE CROSSWORD AND THE RADIO The Folks are nuts bout Radio And crossword puzzles, too. The bug is bound to get you The very best you do. I've tried all sorts of antics, Preventatives and such, The more you take, the worse you get, and it doesn’t help much. The disease is getting chronic, It’s more’n a regular fad; The Radio was bad enough, But the two would drive you mad. It works like this at our house, The neighbors all come in, When “Buddy” starts the Radio, The women will begin. We get all the latest gossip From everywhere in town, Bout Mrs. What’s-her-name’s new dress, Or some other ladies’ gown. They think they’d like the Radio, If only they could hear, It sounds sometimes too far away, Or else too pesky near. I’ve eulogized the Radio And its attendant ills, The way things work at our house Would give a man the chills. The wretched crossword puzzle, too, Has come to be the vogue; They'll figure for an hour or more To find a word for rogue. “Oh, no, that doesn’t seem to fit, It should begin with p;” They figure up and down the chart To make the thing agree. The spread of this distemper Does far exceed the cure, And so the things we cannot help Of course we must endure. E. F. S., 725.