Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL Twenty-Highth Annual COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Pennell Institute, Gray, Maine Stimson Memorial Hall June 1], 1926 Class Motto Ever Onward Class Colors Crimson and Silver Class Flower Red and White Carnation Mareh Prelude Invocation Rev. C. H. Berry Salutatory Everett William Morrill Poem, ‘‘A Legend of Whitehead’’ Bernice Newton Winslow Class History Merrill Edwin Libby Orchestra Essay, ‘‘Indian Folklore’’ Mary Ellen Campbell Oration, ‘‘A Recent Idea In Education”’ Lenville Louis Hawkes Class Prophecy Clara Christine Edwards, Kenneth Horatio Sawyer Music Presentation of Gifts Kathryn Shirley Leavitt, Wendell Burse Tripp Class Will Alice Jane Davis Valedictory c George Hilton Kent Awarding of Chipman Prize Presentation of Diplomas Benediction Rey. C. H. Berry

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THE PENNELL Mr. E—, a Virgil student was trans- lating during the storm a passage that told of Aeneas’ leaving Carthage. Mr. E—started, ‘‘Aeneas’’, but was drowned by the shrieking of blinds. K-ee-e, bang! they went. “Start again, Mr. E—,’’ his teacher requested. “Aeneas,’’? began Mr. H—patiently. Shake, rattle, whee, went the wind around the window. Certainly the gods were angry with Aeneas or someone else, for only “ Aeveas’’ was heard over the din of the squeaking, squawking, squealing blinds and the hubbubs of the howling wind and snow, Marion G. Hawkes, 1938. FRENCH DEPARTMENT LE SYMBOLE DE FAMILLE Pierre etait un petit garcvon francais qui etait affige depius sa naissance d'une maladie de la moelle epiniere. Il habitait avee sa mere a Paris un petit logement mal aere. Comme la mere de Pierre etait veuve, leur revenu unique provenait du blanchissage qu’ elle faisait. Un joir ou il etait assis avec sa mere au seuil de leur porte, une Americaine le remarqua et s’arretant elle demanda: Pourquoi ne jones tu pas comme les autres enfants? La mere de Pierre fit l’explieation qu’elle avait deja faite a beaucoup a’ autres personnes. Quel dommage qn’il n’ait moyens d’aller en Amerique. medecins la pourraient le guerir, dit la dame. Apres cette pas de Ses remarque la mere de WITIRLPOOTL: 13 Pierre se mit a reflechir profondement. Que pourrait-elle faire afin d’ acquerir de l’argent pour Pierre. Comme elle’ songeait, elle souvenu des jours d’autrefois, de son jour des noces, et du cadeau que son mari lui avait fait, un collier de corail inestimable. C’est un embleme de famile, lui avait-il dit, et il ne fait jamais t’en defaire.’’ Le pere s‘etait brouille avee sa famille a eause de quelgue eseapade de jeune homme et ils s‘etaient separes. Peutetre le collier servirait-il a unir Pierre a ses parents apres la mort de son pere. Pourquoi ne pas vendre ee collier afin d’ obtenm de l’argent pour l’oper- ation de Pierre? Elle ne voulait pas le faire mais il s‘agissait de la sante de son enfant. Bien entendu ea rendrait espoir de jamais trouver les parents de son mari, mais ce ne lui ferait rien si seulement Pierre pouvait se retablir. On fit les preparatifs et Pierre et sa mere vinrent en Amerique. Pierre subit l’operation et il entrait en convaleseence quand sa mere raconta an medecein l'histoire de collier de corail. s‘est nul tout Comment s’appelait votre mari? demanda le medecin. David Davenon, repondit-elle. ‘ C’etait mon plus jeune frere et Pierre est done mon neveu, s’ecria le medecin joyeusement. Comme cela le collier reussit viraiment a unir Pierre a ses parents. Pierre et sa mere demeurent a New York et ce sera toujours pour Pierre et sa mere un objet sacre. Georgia Young

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THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL 15 LOCALS At the beginning of the year a change of teachers was made. Mr. J. Harriman, Bates, was elected prin- cipal; Mrs. Catherinan W. Packard, Bates, of Auburn, first assistant; and Miss Helen Tlunt, Colby, of Gray, second assistant. An agricultural course was insti- tuted this vear. Nine pupils are tak- ing it. The teacher is Mr. Fred P. Loring of the State Department of Edueation. The class meets every Tuesday. A reception was held on September twenty-sixth. A large number at- tended. The Freshmen were wel- comed and asked to do some stunts. A social followed and a good time was enjoyed by all. A Halloween entertainment was held on October twenty-sixth in the assem- bly hall by the Juniors for the purpose of raising money for class expenses. A large number attended; there was a short program followed by a social. A Glee Club was formed at the beginning of the year under the direc- tion of our music teacher, Mrs. Dawn Grant. The club meets every Monday night after school. Anyone is allowed to. join and dues of twenty-five cents are charged. The New Gloucester drama, ‘The Elopement of Ellen’’, was given here in November. The play was greatly enjoved and quite a large sum was raised. In December a party of twenty pupils from the Glee Club went to Lewiston on a theatre party. The show was fine, and we all had a good time. December for the purpose of buying a drum for the orchestra. On Monday, January twenty-first, the school entertained the Alumni. There was a short program including chemieal experiments by Normal Cole and a selection from the Senior drama, followed by a spelling match and a short social. Instead of the regular Senior and Junior dramas it was decided this year to have the Junior Class give an operetta which would include members from the whole school and the Senior drama would also take members from the other classes. The Senior drama, ‘‘Anne What's Her Name!’ was given at the Memo- rial Hall on February twenty-fifth with the following cast: ANNE WHAT’S HER NAME! By Walter Ben Hare Presented by Senior Class Pennell Institute Characters Anthony Wheat (Tony), a victim of circumstances, Lewis Peterson