Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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THE WHIRLPOOL KENNETH EDISON SANBORN —freedom is his law... eventually done... line, wamen and song . amiable Basketball 1, 2; Baseball 3, 4; President 1, 2; Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play 4; Freshman Reception. Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Senior Dances 4; Christmas Pageant 2; Business Manager of Winrigi.roor. 3; Barn Dance 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3. PAULINI ANN STEWART artistic perfection ... serene... intellect endowed with grace. Cheerleader 2. 3: Literary Editor of Wiigrboor 3; Senior Play 4; School Reporter 2, 3, 4; Freshman Reception Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Secretary 1, 2, 3,4; Business Manager of Mag- azine Drive 4; Assistant Manager of Magazine Drive 3; Swimming Team 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 2; Senior Fair 1, 2. 3. 45; Graduation Usher 3; Prize Speaking 1; Latin Club 3; Senior Dances 4; Barn Dance 3. GEORGE FRANCIS WHITE ever ready—cver willing . . . steadfast friend . . . capable. Assistant Manager of Basketball 4; Baseball 3, 4; Alumni Editor of WII. bOOl. 3; Senior Play 4; Freshman Reception Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Christmas Pageant 2; Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Barn Dance 3; Senior Dances 4. RALPH DONALD WHITE -—engaging grin... enviable dini ples . .. shyness under a wise-quy front, Basketball 1, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Business Manager of WHIRL- roon 3; Senior Play 4; Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Freshman Reception Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Christmas Pageant 2; School Marshal 2; Class Marshal 3; Glee Club 2; Barn Dance 3; Senior Dances 4. u——— 1948

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Pree INSTI TOTE == RUTH ANGELA JENKINS —most frivolous... gayety ... sensitive .. . all smiles or fears. Basketball 1, 3; Assistant Editor of W nirLPooL 3; Senior Play 4 Freshman Reception Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Treasurer 3; Latin Club 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Christmas Pageant 9 Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Scorer of Baseball 3, 4; Senior Dances 4 Barn Dance 3. NEAL ARMOND LaVALLEE —smooth operator .. . mighty-mite .. . ear lo ear grin athletic prowess. Zask ethall 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Business Manager of WHIRL- root 3; Senior Play 4; Freshman Reception Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Student Council 2, 3; Swimming Team 3; Graduation Usher 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play Usher 3; Barn Dance 3; Senior Dances 4. ABBIE LEVENIA LUNN —accordian virtuoso .. . Rock of Gibraltar ... flaming tresses— likewise temper—likewise humor . . . confidante. Joke Editor of W nirLPeooL 3; Senior Play 4; Junior Prom Commit- tee 3; Freshman Reception Committee 2; Secretary of Student Council 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Fair 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3; Senior Dances 4; Barn Dance 3. VIRGINIA MAE MARSH —sparkling eyes—sparkling mind... orator... individuality . .. conscientious scholar. Transferred from Falmouth High 4; Senior Play 4; Senior Fair 1; Glee Club 4. 1947 ==

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PENNELL INSTITUTE — EDITORIALS — THIRTY YEARS OF “WHIRL- POOLS” Recently our class had the privilege of looking at the first issue of the Pennell WHIRLPOOL published just thirty years ago. As we turned its pages we realized more then ever what a large part a yearbook plays in the life of a school. Although manv the past three decades, manv things are the changes have taken place at Pennell during same. That first editorial board contained names familiar to all of us: Sweetser. Libby, Cushing, Snow, and Sawyer. The dedication to sons in service had a familiar ring of a more recent post-war condition. The school song, well known to us all. was printed, possibly for the first time, under a picture of our campus flag. Another familiar note was found in an editorial that men- tioned the high cost of financing a school paper (a fact that we all know too well), and the hope for success. Among the adver- tisers we found only a few familiar names such as Cole-Marsden, Sawyer. Dr. Cushing. Then we began looking for signs of change. One editorial mentioned the possi- bility of introducing a manual training course at Pennell, and another article praised the efforts being made to secure a hall in which to play basketball. It is hard for us to picture the Pennell campus without New- begin Gymnasium and to think of a high school course that didn't include manual training. The athletic report was very interesting with scores given in baseball games against such schools as Windham, Standish, Greely, and New Gloucester. The literary section had so much excellent material in it that one of the best stories and a poem have been re-printed elsewhere in this book. Yes, we have advanced, and the school has expanded a great deal in the past thirty years, but the same spirit of loyalty and de- votion that has filled the heart of every graduate of Pennell Institute, still exists and will continue to show itself in future years. KENNETH SKILLING, 49. Ten THE AIM OF EDUCATION IN OUR PRESENT DAY SCHOOLS The aim and purpose of every school should be to train individuals to be good members of society, to fit them to take their places in the world, and to cultivate their minds so they can see things as they really are. Children should learn how to pick out and make use of what is good and discard that which is unimportant. The more edu- cation one gets the better able he is to get along with other people. A person who is educated knows when to speak and when to be silent; he is able to talk intelligently on manv subjects, and he can listen to someone else with understanding. He enjoys more fully everything around him, whether it is music, lectures, opera, sports, or politics. This is the general aim of the schools. The specific aim should be to instruct the students in subjects that will enable them to go out into the world and earn a living. The larger schools have money and facilities to include many and varied courses of study so that students may choose what they prefer to take up for their life work. In this way students upon leaving high school are often able to get a position at once in their line of work if they do not wish to continue their education along the same line in an advanced school. The smaller schools are sometimes handicapped by lack of money and teachers. and do not have as many specialized courses: students who are compelled to take just the regular course of study have to enter another school if they wish to specialize in their line of work. The world of today is so complicated that there is need for every student to make the most of his schooling as he goes along so that he can get started early in his own particular line of work. This is an age of specialists in every branch of work, and in order to get ahead, each must know all he can about his particular subject. Our own high school is equipped to give us a good start, and it 1s up to us to make the most of what we have. Bargara Turts, 49.