Sanford High School - Distaff Yearbook (Sanford, ME)

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IME lbhlillltl? PAGE fl-1 The Class History One balmy June morning in 1943 fat least, it wasu't rainingj the great class of '47 tiled through the corridors of Sanford High. lVe were a bewildered little group of Ivory Clean darlings, hut, oi course, through the aid of the helpful seniors, who were more than anxious to tell us that zo.: was in the basement, we linally made the rounds to our tirst classes. llly, but we thought we were pretty important that year. lYhy, we were eighth graders and about to graduate. That graduation took place on june 17, and those who won honors were Robert Blake, who won the D. .-X. R. Medal at the Emerson: Marjorie Carpenter, who got the same award at the Hamlin, Roger Waterhouse and Hilda Powers, who won the improrentent awards at the Emersonp Vinton Ridley and Mary Green, who won the same awards at the Hantliug and Harland Eastman, who won the ess:ty contest for both schools. Fall soon eatne, and we were really and truly high sehoolers. 'l'he seniors were nicer to us than we had a right to expect, for we must have made a sad looking spectacle. On the ere of September .22 they treated us to a party in the Legion Hall, where we had the chance to meet our senior brothers and sisters. Some lucky boys got girls for senior sisters. htn we weren't all that lucky. By the time we had our Freshman Reception, which was on October 1, we all felt pretty much at home. Luckily for us there was no freshman razzing, but the cars kept rolling, didn't they, boys? Early in the fall, we held an election of otlicers, in which the following were elected: Robert Blake, president: Roger Brown, vice-president, Evelyn .-Xshworth, secretary: and 'l'hontas Randall, treasurer. 'lean Ross and Merle Spring were chosen to serve on the Student Council. Thomas Randall was elected later in the year to take the place of Merle Spring. Those who were chosen to he S. A. .'X. representatives were Doris Fraser, Marie johnson, Leatriee Orill. and Vivian Mavrakos. Charlie Howe and Roger Chadhourne were out for football our freshman year. Charlie was a tackle and Chaddie was a guard. The Red and IVhilr stall presented an original two art play, ll'vrlc lirhiud flu' I-Ieadlinrx, in the middle of the year: and one freshman boy, ,lamal d'Garcie, was in the cast. Our freshman girls un the staff, Loraine Bedard, lleatrice Benoit, Priscilla Pickett, Hilda l'owers, .lean Ross, Constance lViley, and :Xrlene Xllilson, served as ushers. On Lineoln's birthday an impressive program was presented to the student body over the loud speaking system in which several upperelassmen took part.

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WE lb Slibtvl? On the basketball team, that year, from our freshman elass were Robert Blake and Charlie Howe. April 28 was the night of the school play, and Miss Vallely's prodigies pre- sented the three act play. Ever Sinn' live. No one from our class was in it. but it was good just the same. ln our freshman social on May 12, the Strawberry Blond was melodiously rendered hy the harher shop quartet, composed of james Sharpe, Fiske Perkins. Thomas Randall. and Rohert lllake. In keeping with the Gay Ninetiesu theme. a horse opera was really horsed up hy Thomas Randall, james Sharpe, Lowell Goodwin, and Rohert Blake. To end the gala affair, Vivian Mavrakos sang Strolling Through the Park One Day. Helping to make this social a sueeess were lvlrs. Earle and Miss Mallinson, our freshman class advisors. lVe started our sophomore year with a bang-at least. most of us made the school house door. For the first time in our long history, the English teachers didn't ask us to write on what we had done during our long, restful. summer vacation. ' Seven happy, smiling, new teachers greeted us that morning. They eouldu't have known what they were in for. Mr. Nunan and Miss lVood took over the physical education department. M r. Clarke went into the mathematics and science departments, Miss Vlloods went into the English department, Miss O'Hara and Mr. Thompson went into the commercial department, and Mr. Pascueel went into the shop department. Our election of oliieers soon came up and the following were elected: Thomas Randall. presidentg Everett Brown, vice-president: Luc Lizotte, secretary, and Vinton Ridley, treasurer. Evelyn Ashworth and Charles Howe were elected to the Student Council. - The Minute Man Flag flew all year over our school, This fact meant we were all doing a grand job of buying war stamps, Later in the year we really showed what we were capable of doing hy selling over 49,000 dollars' worth of bonds in the Seventh Bond Drive. This feat certainly merits credit. Constance lViley and Arlene Wilson were elected business managers on the Rm' and While that year. Reporters from our class were Nancy Allen, Beatrice Benoit, June Brook, Ioan Clark, llamal d'Garcie, Shirley Goweu, Marie johnson, Hilda Powers, jean Ross. and Emma Yuill. The presidential election of 1044 caused a great deal of excitement in the school. for we had a miniature election of our own. lt was detiuitely a Demo- cratic landslide with an electoral vote of lifty-four to live in favor of Roosevelt although the popular vote was rather close, three hundred and seventeen to two hundred and seventy-six. Our elass mate. Alhert Plamondon. made himself the star of the track team, which was organized in our sophomore year. One of the biggest things in our school history was the originating of the Auf nual Winter Carnival. Snow sculpturing and winter sports events were the out- of-doors activities enjoyed at that lirst carnival. The Girls' Hi-Y put on a very successful bazaar in which there were fortune tellers, refreshment stands, fish bowls, and numerous other kinds of booths. In an entertainment near the elose of the evening. Mr. Hayward gave one ol his hilarious impersouations which left us all in stitches. Then came the hig event of the carnival, the ball. The queen, Madeline Harding, was crowned in a very beautiful ceremony, and her attendant from our class was Mary Richards. PAGE 45