Sanford High School - Distaff Yearbook (Sanford, ME)

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Ft'-'UE lbtiittltl? PAGE ti l King .Yadeau and Qiweiz Cole in an artistic program, The two artists drew caricatures and novelty portraits for an en- lightened audience. Tick and ',l'ock were the sensation of the season. Ronald Stinnett won second prize for our class in the American Legion Oratorical Con- test and trilue memliers ,loyce Macliarlaitd, Mary li. l'ickles, 'lane Rupp, and ,lack Flood took part in the one-act play, The Devil Comes to Alcaraz , which reached the finals in the state of Maine annual contest. .Ns an added honor for memliers of our class, .lane Rupp and Mary li. Pickles went to Hel- grade Lake, Maine, Girls' State. sponsored liy the .Xmerican Legion . Xuxiliary. lane later went to Girls' Nation in XYashington, D. C. Our junior year closed with the lneautiful Starlight Serenade at the Alunior Prom. .Xs seniors, mightiest of them all, our first acts were the humlrling of the new freshmen and the sulisequent welcoming of them at the Senior-Frosh l'arty and the Freshman Re- ception. Our adviser this year was Mrs. Clarke. Our officers were: liill XX'alker, re- elected president, Roliert Savage, vicespresi- dentg Claire Arseneault, secretary: and Ned Maher, treasurer. Our new student council members were Sally Arseueault and Donald Mace. The first main social event of our last year on the reservation was the Senior Social, at which a Night llefore Christmas skit was presented with Spook Mitchell as Santa Claus with gifts for lmoth teachers auzl stu! dents. 'llliough realizing none of our trille could enjoy the new gym alvout to lie eonstrueted, nevertheless, we spent many hours preparing our float for the mammoth parade staged for the lienefit of the new gym. liy way of pos- ters we pleaded with the local citizens for something lvesides a home on the range for future redskins. ln addition to our large float. Spook Mitchell and Roland liedard paraded in full war paint. .Nt the NYinter Carnival Rall, Roland Xa- deau and 'liheresa Cole were elected king and queen of the festivities. ,loyce lXlacFarlaud was the attendant from the trilve of ati. 'llhe annual school play had ample represen- tation from our class. ,lack Flood, .loyce Mae- liarland, Ned Maher, Margary Shoesmith, Yir- ginia Iluplisea, Rolrert Pouliu, Stephen Tili- lietts, Mary lf. Pickles, Roger Racette, Rolvert Mitchell, and Roland Camire all took part in the threesaet presentation, Our Town , which was a great success. Roliley XX'ilson won second prize in the Le- gion Oratorieal Contest, William Xkalker, ,lack llarvill, ,lane Rupp, Lillian Grant, Margary Shoesmith, Rolnley XX'ilson, and llugh lleuuett took the annual Pepsi-Cola Scholarship lixam. Hugh and Rolmley reached the Finals. ln March, the one-act play The Command l'erformance featured from our class Roliert Vouliu. ,lack Flood, ,loyee MaeFarland, Mar- gary Shoesmith, Ned Maher, Mary Pickles, and ,lane Rupp. NN'ith the passing of many moons, the trail has led to the great trilial ceremonies in june. NYith one last farewell to the reservation which we have called home for four years, maidens and lmraves will set out to new adventures. Ughflllfll

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As further evidence of the possihilities hid- den in our class, .lane Rupp and Rohley VVil- son were listed on the annual A honor roll. Another of our illustrious hraves, Everett Firth, -lr., soloed over a New England radio station on his marimha. llefore the year closed, the retiring lem' and ll'l1iIv stan' announced the editorial hoard for the following year. Memlvers of our part of the trilre who climlved upward were l,illian Grant, lvusiness managerg ltolvley Xtilson, lioys' Athletic Editor, and Mary Ii. Pickles, Girls' Athletic Editor. On May 21, the higgest noise of the year lvurst forth upon a startled and delighted Zill- dience when Hades on the Loose,'l a spee- tacular extravaganza of everything imaginahle, was presented at the usually sedate Town Hall, liesides the eveuing's varied and stellar enter- tainment, the freshmen Slush Pumps made their orchestral dehut. Nothing like it has hecn seen since in Sanford, Our sophomore year was indicative of the heights to which our class could rise. Our ad- visers were Miss Samways and Mr. Casavant. Our otlicers were jack Darvill, president: jane Rupp, vice-president, Ned Maher, seeretaryg and Yic Firth, keeper of the wampum. Stu- dent Couneilors elected at that time were Mary lf. l'ickles, Margary Shoesmith, and Rohley NYilson. ' 'l'he social season on the reservation opened with the cfwuncil-sponsored Harvest Hop , which featured the Trojan Orchestra, headed hy .l. ll. and Vie , two of our class's most promising musicians. During American liducation VX'eek, a one- act play was cast entirely from the Class of '48, l'atricia 'llurner, Rohley VN'ilson, jack Flood, ,lane Rupp, Lillian Grant, Mary E. l'ickles, lylargary Shoesmith, and Ned Maher were part of this pow-wow. At the Second Annual XX'inter Carnival, lleatrice Roy was one of the queen's attendants. As a prelude to the carnival, the three act play XX'hat a Life was presented under the direction of Miss NYoods, 'llrihal actors for that play were ,lack Flood, Iii UWM Joyce MaeFarland, Mary lf. l'ickles, Rolrley NVilson, and jane Rupp. On stage in March was presented the one- act play No Greater Love . 'llhis effort was presented for the annual one-act play contest with other Maine reservations. ,lack Flood and -loyee MaeFarland were in the east from our hand. As a climax to the sophomores' part in the social season, the play Spur of the Moment was presented at the Sophomore So- cial. 'llhe less said, the hetter. At the end of our trail as sophomores, a shakeup occurred in the local educational sys- tem as Mr. llayward, principal chief of the confederation of trilmes, packed up his hlankets, squaw, and papooses and trekked overland to Fitchllurg and a new position. Mr. 'llurner. Great NX'hite Father of the whole system, mi- grated to Bowdoin College, and Mrs. Reando, school secretary, moved to Nasson College. Our junior year hegan under the leadership of Mr. l'age, who left the Kennehunk trilme to he our chief. Otlicers that year were: William NYalker, president: l,ouis Marquis, vice-presi- dent: 'llheresa Cole, secretaryi and Lillian Grant, treasurer. Our advisers were Mr. Clarke, Mrs. Clarke, and Miss Tondreau. As juniors, our maidens were eligihle to heeome cheerleaders, those who took advantage of the opportunity were Claire Arseneault, -loyce MacFarland, lletty Cooper, and Mary li. l'ickles. lieatrice Roy was elected to the trillal council, and Mary li. l'ickles was elected state secretary of the Maine Student Councils. At the annual Carnival llall, .loan lylc.-Xleney was elected as our attendant to the queen. Again as a part of the festivities, the usual three-act play was presented. 'lihis year ublunior Miss was successfully offered twice. joyce MacFarland, Margary Shoesmith, -lack Flood, Stephen Tilmlretts, Rohley XYilson, and Ned Maher appeared from our part of the red- skin clan. Our social that year was a huge success as we presented Sally Arseneault and ,I ack llough . Ill This for flu' 1:7't'.Y1Ill1l'JI.f 'Tzetzx 1110 .Yiglzi lfeforc ClH'f.VfllIt1.V A sf 1 A t 0 A

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