Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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THE WHIRLPOOL 9 SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1933-1934 School opens. Pupils look over new teachers. Rev. J. F. Robinson gives a talk on the Constitution. No school. Cumberland Fair. Pennell wins the track meet. Alumni entertain school. Reception for faculty. First social. Freshman reception. Milder than anticipated. Rank cards with an overabundance of 3's. Why do parents always see exponents quicker than letters? Teachers’ Convention. No school. Professor Herbert Brown of Bowdoin speaks on education. School entertains alumni. Mr. Samuel of India speaks on his experience in this country. Zodelle Cram transfers from North Yarmouth Academy. School closes for Thanksgiving recess. The detention system is introduced. Although well attended it has not been popular with the pupils. Mr. Leslie Spinks of Bates speaks on college education. Little Johnnie Serapi sings and makes eyes at the girls. School closes for a two weeks’ vacation. Nobody is sorry. Senior Drama well attended in spite of snow. School opens, and pupils compare vacation weather reports. Nancy Webb wins first place with 45 below. Social. Girls entertain boys. Burnt cocoa is delicious. Icy hills have been good for sliding. Much mercurochrome. Mid-year examinations. Why not adopt the system of no examinations for pupils with an average of 85? Winter Carnival at New Gloucester. Pennell, second. No school. Everybody hugs the stove at home. School begins at 8.45. The Coopers and Si arrive on ti me. An historical event. Ping pong is introduced to the pupils. No school. Swirling and drifting snow renders travelling impossible. No school in afternoon. Nearly everybody snowbound. School closes for one week. Everybody snowbound. What a winter! Record breaking year of 1888 is surpassed by 1934. 103 inches of snow have fallen. Digging out has become a side issue to the question of where to put it.

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8 THE WHIRLPOOL Class of 1929 Mary Sawyer has graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital and is nursing in Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Leach (Hortense Lowe) have a daughter, Cora Nellie, born June 20, 1933. Class of 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Merle Foster have a daughter, Joan Merle, born February 23, 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Leavitt (Marguerite Webster) are in charge of Gray Town Farm. Class of 1931 Loan Brackett is teaching at Poland. Her engagement to John Hancock of the same class has recently been announced. Irene Potter was married to MacNeil Brown, July 6, 1933, at Gorham, Maine. Alice Coffin and Arnold Tripp are attending the University of Maine. Class of 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Edson Doughty (Evelyn Gallop) have a son, Rob- ert Francis, born February 4, 1934. Phyllis Hancock is attending Northeastern Business College, Port- land, Maine. Class of 1933 Hortense Caswell is training at St. Barnabas Hospital, Portland, Maine. Viola Winslow is attending Coleman’s Business College, Newark, New Jersey. PRISCILLA E. DUNN, '35.

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27. May 25. June 15. THE WHIRLPOOL School opens for only a half session because of Town Meet- ing. Although the weather makes Robert think of June, he wears his hat. Junior Speaking Contest. While awaiting the Judges’ deci- sion, the orchestra amuses the audience with a “flop.” Boys win “Triple C Indoor Track Meet. School closes. Spring vacation——and much mud. Triangular Prize Speaking Contest. Margaret grabs the cup. Eleanora convulses English III by sitting on the floor. Seniors take decisive action on the picture question. Frank Cooper in County Prize Speaking Contest at Fal- mouth. Class parts awarded at assembly. Seniors choose other speakers. Who will write the best ode? Community Day. Audrey and Priscilla work under the stage in the auditorium and unearth debris and costumes of 1876. Senior social. Pennell Musicale. Graduation. MARY I. LonING, '35. SLIDING Here we go, o'er the snow, Is it fun—sliding? Down the hill, we sometimes spill, Oh, what fun—sliding! We may crash, or may smash, Yet it's fun—sliding! Now we slide, and collide, But it's fun—sliding! We do groan, and we moan, Still it's fun—sliding! We are black, we are blue, And we vow we are through, But, ‘tis fun—sliding! ERNEST DELORME, '34.