Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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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.

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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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LICALS School opened September 11 with seventy-eight pupils and two changes in the faculty. Mr. Charles H. Diehl, principal, was succeeded by Mr. F. Lawrence Stuart, and Mrs. Marion Callahan, teacher of French and English, by Miss Hilda E. Clough. During the year two pupils left school. and Zodelle Cram trans- ferred from North Yarmouth Academy. November 27, 1933. Visitors to our classes during the year have included Hortense Cas- well, Elizabeth Merrill, Margaret Loring. Mrs. Roy Loring, Mrs. Alwilda Harmon, Arlene Tripp, Hazel Bumpus, Marion Babbs, Mar- guerite Verrill, Edith Fogg, Millicent Sanborn, Lawrence Carter, Bes Cole, Everett Ellingwood, Arnold Tripp and Harland Mc- herson. The Freshmen were given a reception on October 6 by the Class of '36. They had dreaded this previously, but they reported afterwards that it wasn't as bad as they had expected. The cast of characters for the Senior Drama, “The Strange Be- quest, given at the Stimson Memorial Hall, December 15, 1933, was: Mrs Robert Owen; UU INE EE Frank Cooper Dawverlbong 90 5 0 UI cocky aáfiga ad Warren Cole Jack Fenway me t NUN UN LES eese Edward Webb Rene LOUVE a ucc OMNE a ES oo... Ernest DeLorme Janet- Benton nc a MRO aces ae sete eU MANET. Phyllis Barton MESE OA ru oe E CLA S Elizabeth Whitney Helen: Cook: on Vos eU SD LET MK Mary Sawyer Carmel Trenton. 5 tue E T IUE Ia LUE Audrey Segars Mimie Drew actas ud INTER ET IE s rec eco a Glennis Morrill ZnlhesMUrDbyg o o ESAE TU uos CS ABA Helen Caswell Mr. Joy was instrumental in organizing a 4-H Club with thirty- nine members, including twenty-two from Pennell. They were inter- ested in the following projects: cooking and housekeeping, sewing, canning, room improvement and poultry raising.