Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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Published by the Students of Ph1'll1'p.c High School Vol. XLIV IUNE, 1945 No. 1 l1Dl'l'ORl.'Xl, BOQXRD l'ronI row, lell to right: R. Sargent, M. Meelxam. M. Gould, D, Vosc, l'. lllummcr Hack row: C. Coolong, C. Moore. C. Hardy. lf. llcal, XV. Davenport EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORIALS lilflllllfflll-Cfllfl .1I,m,fm11l lfzlllor 1lll.filll'5.f ,Ilumlgfr Boys' Sfmrli' Girls' .Yf7Ul'lj l.fIl'l'ill'-I' lfrlllw' xllllllllll fillllillll' Iokz' lirllfm' Srmor Cliff: lfllllor' IIIIIIUI' Cliffs lffllforf Sufvlmm vrr' Cliff.: Elllliffil' l 1'r.vl1nm11 Clr1.r.v Iifljlm' Marilyn Mccham Mariorie Gould Uorydon I-Iardy William Davenport Helen Beal Delxine Vose llelvine Vose Carmond Moore Frank Beal Ronald Sargent Marie Dunham Charles Coolong Phillip Plummer OUR years ago, 29 boys and girls, happy and carefree, entered Phillips High. European countries had been en- gaged in a great war for more than two years, but we could not believe that would have any great ellect upon us so many miles away. We have learned much about war since Pearl Harbor. The older boys were called into the service. But even then we could not realize how war would have much eflect

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2 THE PHILLIPIAN ESTER F. BEAN, for more than thirty years Principal of Phillips Grammar School, passed away at his home in Phillips on Sunday morning, December 31. The entire community feels the loss of this faithful teacher whose influence upon the lives of its young people during this long period of years can never be measured. The scores of letters coming from all parts of the Country express the appreciation of his many boys and girls for the splendid founda- tion laid by him, which has meant so much in their higher education and -life work. Their accomplishments will ever be a monu- ment to him-his footprints in the sands of time. Mr. Bean received his education in the schools of East Bethel and was graduated from Gould Academy. His career as a teacher began when he was nineteen and continued for forty-one years of his life. The towns in Maine in which he had taught before coming to Phillips were Bethel, Wil- son's Mills, Princeton, Masardis, and North Vassalboro. 4 In his many years of service to Phillips he has had an almost perfect attendance record. Sickness and death in his family were his only excuses for absence. Here was a born teacher, an excellent disciplinarian-a man of sterling character. Mr. Bean has always taken a keen interest in the religious, civic, and social affairs of the community. The sentiments of Mr. Bean's boys and girls i' are expressed in the following: -Grammar School just doesn't seem the same to us 8th Grade boys and girls. We miss Mr. Beans welcoming smile and cheery Good morning, his distinct enunciation of words, his forceful It's all right this time but don't let it happen again. Yes, even his occasional well-deserved punishments which kept us in line. We find ourselves looking up even now half expecting to see him perched on a desk top, or leaning on the dictionary shelf, or softly approaching some unsuspecting fellow in the midst of his fool- ing. VVe shall be thankful all our lives that we were privileged to have him as our teacher two and a third years. We know the ground-work he gave us in Arithmetic and English will be of great value to us in our future studies. But more than from our school work we gained a thorough ground- work in good sportsmanship, fair play, and genial comradeship from Mr. Bean himself. How he despised a tattler or a fellow who would take advantage when his back was turned, and he taught us to dislike these things, too. VVe basketball boys miss his sitting in on our meetings. He was always so happy when we won. But win or lose, good sports- manship was what he wanted most from us. Now we wish he might be here to rejoice in our record so far this season, winning five out of six games. How proud he would have been of 'L his boys. Many of you were his boys, too, and you know just how we miss him here in P. G. S. I'm sure you will join with us in saying, U Mr. Bean was a good teacher, a good sport, and a good friend to all. The 8th Grade

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4 THE PHILLIPIAN upon our class. We were so young! But we soon learned that it was the youth of the nation that was needed. School began to seem different. War time courses were offered and many of our school activities were curtailed or else dropped alto- gether. A physical fitness program was started and many of our class joined up with the State Guard. We were called upon to help man the observation post, help in civilian defense work, buy bonds and stamps, and contribute to the Red Cross and U. S. 0. Ours was the first class in school to lose a member because of the draft. We were only Sophomores when the First boy, El- wood Campbell, entered the United States Army. Gradually, one by one, eleven boys from our class have entered the armed forces. For the past few months only six of us have been left to carry on here in Phillips for the class of 1945. Our greatest aim is to do all we can to bring you boys and girls, who are gallantly fighting in the battle for freedom, home as soon as possible. The untimely death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, shocked our nation and the en- tire world. He was the First man in the history of our nation to be chosen president four times. When first elected in l932, our country was suffering the worst depression it had ever known, and he became the champion of the common man iust before Pearl Harbor. He prepared the United States for the long struggle against despotism and helped Churchill and Stalin chart a course for a permanent peace. His fight against the affliction of infantile paralysis since 1921 has been universally re- garded as a remarkable example of courage. Gamely he fought until finally he was able to walk with steel braces and' crutches, later he used a cane. He permitted his birthday to be used for celebration throughout the country to raise funds to help sufferers from this terrible disease. Abroad, as at home, our late President was the friend of the underprivileged and the oppressed. The smaller nations especially counted Roosevelt as their champion. President Roosevelt gave his life in the service of his country and the world at large. His inHuence is certain to be felt on inter- national developments in the immediate future. CHARACTER ' Character is the ladder to success. Its rounds are the ideals and aspirations of youth. Everyone knows the need of a good character in all fields of work. It is an essen- tial of success. It is what we are, not what people sometimes think we are. It is diffi- cult sometimes to avoid the snares of life, but one with a strong character always comes safely along dangerous paths, and his efforts are crowned with success. In this war, the world's greatest war, the great men who have commanded the battalions and the fleets have been men of strong minds and noble character. Their influence has strengthened the characters of millions of our young men, their devotion to duty has influenced the whole world. May we as students be fearless and culti- vate a straightforward integrity, a requisite of good character, and may we keep our honor unsullied by 'any unworthy word or action. For education in its true sense means character building.