Porter High School - Outlook Yearbook (Kezar Falls, ME)

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STUDENT COUNCIL Seated: Nancy Andrews, Patty Moore, Frank Stocks, Chester Merrifield, Hope Hammond, Yvonne Tidd. Back row: Dwight Pierce, Richard Cutting, Bill Garner, Kenneth Wright, Herman Day. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of Porter High was formed to take the place of the Athletic Association. It consists of four pupils from the Senior Class, three from the Junior, two from the Sophomore, and one from the Freshman. The Offi- cers, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, were elected from this group. The first meeting was held September 30, 1949. Mr. Andrews presided and explained the duties of the members. A Constitution has been drawn up and approved. Since September 30th the Council has met nearly every two weeks on Friday afternoons. The Council represents the student body and gives the pupils of Porter High an opportunity to take an active part in all school affairs. Each school activity must come before the Council for approval. The Council is a success and will continue its good work in years to come.

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SCHOOL DIRECTORY SUPERINTENDINNG SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mr. J. Malcolm Stanley Mr. Paul J. Stacy Mrs. Theresa Fox SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Mr. Walter T. Pulsifer FACULTY Principal Mr. Harold P. Andrews Sub-Master Mr. Herbert Wilber Assistant Mrs. Edward McDade CLASS OFFICERS Scniors President Chester Merrifield Vice President Richard Cutting Secretary Valerie Stacy Treasurer Frank Stocks Juniors President Patricia Moore Vice President - Joyce Metcalf Secretary Laura Black Treasurer Bill Garner Sophornorcs President Hilton Gilpatrick Vice President Rodney Sawyer Secretary Grace Boyd Treasurer Yvonne Tidd Freshmen President Maurice Meloon Vice President Gail Sargent Secretary Janice Day Treasurer Vaughn Watson Student Council President Frank Stocks Vice President Chester Merrifield Secretary Patricia Moore Treasurer Marlene Cutting

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h ' 1 L lTE1f-eww-E THE SEASONS IN MAINE In Maine, spring is probably the most welcome time of the year. Everyone is happy to see the snow melt into puddles and small streams and disappear. Even the children are tired of their snowmen, and as they melt into heaps then into oblivion, nobody sheds any tears. Warm breezes that quietly rustle are more kindly received than the cold, harsh winds of winter. Trees slowly begin to bud and before many weeks have passed small green leaves can be distinguished. Then comes the most welcome sight of all: the robin with his bright red breast, returning from his long flight lets us know that spring has finally arrived. Spring fever also arrives almost simul- taneously, affecting various people in various ways. Some fall in love. Others daydream. And others cannot resist playing hookey to lie under a big elm tree near a deep pool and fish for trout. Spring slips into summer and schools close for a long vacation. The soft, fresh breezes of spring become the hot, humid quietness of summer. The leaves are large and green. The flowers are dis- playing their prettiest colors. Summer is really blooming. The lakes, creeks, and ponds echo with the laughter of children trying to get cool. Tourists are toasting their skin to a rich brown to show their friends who were not fortu- nate enough to spend a week or a month in the famous vacationland. Summer passes all too quickly and Labor Day marks a close to vacationing. Schools re-open and baseball finals are played. The temperature drops, the air be- comes cool and quite often crisp. Jack Frost visits Maine and tints the leaves in beautiful reds, yellows and browns. The various maple trees probably best display his artistry. Their lovely branches extending far into the sky look as though some wondrous painter had performed a miracle overnight. This beauty docs not last long, for as days become ehillier, the leaves fall, forming a colored blanket for the ground before the snow falls. The turning of the leaves seems to bc