Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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gd THE WHIRLPOOL SCHOOL CALENDAR Sept. 8. School opened. Darn it! ! Sept. 23. Hot Dog Hike. Oh, much fun! Sept. 26. Freshman Reception. Those cute kids! Oct. 14. Girls’ swimming meet. What straight hair, girls! Oct. 17. Junior Prom— Thrilling! Thrill- ing! Oct. 20. Boys’ swimming meet. Oct. 24. Boys excused for forest fire patrol. Oct. 31. Senior Social. Nov. 6. State Police showed pictures on safety. Ooh. was he nice! Nov. 7. Fire! Fire! Fire ! drill. Nov. 13-14. Teachers’ Convention. Why don't they do it more often? Nov. 20. Prize Shaking—I mean Prize Speaking. Nov. 25. Pennell Girls played the alum- nae and Won! Nov. 27-28. Thanksgiving and a long week-end. Dec. 2. Boys played Scarboro and lost. Dec. 5. Boys played Standish. Deck did his stuff. Dec. 5. Girls played Casco. Same old story. We lost. Dec. 9. Boys played Falmouth. Petter luck next time. Dec. 12. Boys played Cape. What's the matter, boys? Dec. 18. Senior Drama, Dec. 19. Christmas assembly — Special Music. Dec. 19. Boys played Greely—and lost. CunisTMAS Vacation. Dear Santa, please bring Mr. Dempsey some new wise- cracks. Dec. 29. little as ever. Dec. 29. Girls played New Gloucester. You guessed it. We lost. Back again! We know just as Dec. 31. New Year's Ball—Big Time. Jan. ?. Boys played Freeport—lost. Jan. 2. Girls played Freeport. Ditto. Jan. 6. Boys played Falmouth. Sh! Jan. 6. Girls played Standish. We led all the way to the finish. Jan. 9. Boys played Yarmouth. Lost. Jan. 13. Boys played Scarboro. Again. Jan. 16. Boys played Standish. A Vic- TORY at last! Jan. 19. Girls played New Gloucester. Well, anyway we tried. E Jan. 23. Boys played Cape. Lost. Jan. 23. Girls played Greely. Better luck next time. Jan. 26. Girls played Freeport and lost. Jan. 30. Boys played Freeport. Nick GorNG, NEAL! ! ! Feb. 2. Girls played Standish. ANOTHER Victory! ! Feb. 3. Girls played the Boys. Event. What Rigs! Feb. 5. Girls played Greely. We lost. Feb. 13. Boys played Yarmouth. Never mind the score. Feb. 13. Girls played Windham. That's right, we lost. Feb. 13. For the third year in succession pictures for the WHIRLPOOL have been taken on this day. Feb. 16. Play-off between Pennell and Freeport. Too bad, boys. Feb. 21-Mar. 2. Ten days off. could ask for more? We all could. Mar. 2. Oh Boy! Back to dear old Pen- nell again. Mar. 3. Today we had an assembly to re- mind us it is Temperance Day. Mar. 12. Sophomores gave a St. Pat- rick's Day Dance. Cute hats, girls! Mar. 1%. Home Economics Class gave a St. Patrick’s Tea. Good punch. Mar. 23. Moving pictures sponsored by the French Class. Mar. 30. WHIRLPOOL goes to press at long last. Apr. 7. Patricia Dunn, Norma Bishop, and Ellen Kimball left to take part in the New England Music Festival at South Port- land. Apr. 9. Senior Dance. Apr. 16-26. Spring Vacation. It won't be long now. Apr. 17. Senior Trip to New Won't they ever stop talking about it? June 6. Baccalaureate. June 11. Graduation. GREAT Who York. VIRGINIA THOMAS, 49. Eleven

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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.

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Standing, left to right: Sealed, left to right: J. PENNELL INSTITUTE oP 2 Am ED e mix musst G. Tufts. M. Foster, J. Verrill. Thomas, P. Pollard, H . Beck, A. Lunn, K. Hatch. STUDENT COUNCIL President Henry BECK Secretary ABBIE LUNN Student Government was introduced at Pennell in 1939 and since that time it has accomplished much in molding the relation- ship between the students and the faculty and among the students themselves. The an- nual hot-dog hike was again sponsored this year by the Council for all high school stu- dents and the faculty. The main responsi- bility this year has been the supervision on the stairs when classes are changing. With the present crowded condition it is necessary Twelve TFT 5eꝗd““ tt d Ex—————————————————————Ó———————— MÀ Vice President , Roserr HATCH Treasurer | Joan Trromas to have fixed rules regarding conduct in the halls and on the stairs. For the most part the students are very coóperative. The members chosen from each class this year are Joan Thomas and Gordon Tufts from the Freshman Class; Foster and James Verrill from the Sophomore Class; Priscilla Pollard and Robert Hatch from the Junior Class; Abbie Lunn and Henry Deck from the Senior Class. Assit Lunn, l8. Marion 1947 L—