Somerset Academy - Athenaeum Yearbook (Athens, ME)

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APPRECIATION 4 0m744n64.., Mr. Hall, for transportation to basketball games. Norman Finnemore, for transportation to games and practice. Richard Patterson, for transportation to bas- ketball games. Mr. Patterson, for help to the school in our yearbook advertising. Mrs. Butterfield, for transportation to games and practice. Mr. Richard Brailey, for help in basketball. Mrs. Ellen Rowell, for her help to the Home Economics girls. Harmony H. S., for their cooperation in basketball. Mrs. 1. Hilton, for transportation to games and practice. james Scott, for an active interest in school activities and raising money for a movie pro jector. ALL who gave their support to the school by going to games and school affairs. everyone who helped to make our magazine campaign successful. our advertisers, who made this yearbook possible.

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YEARBOOK STAFF Sitting: S. Davis, W, French, G. Mishou, N. Firmemore, B. Finnemore ' Second row: M. Patterson, E. French, R. Hayden, B. Corson, M. Farrin, G. Cross Third row: P. Tolman, H. Norman, C. Hall, R. Poland, L. Butterfield Editor-in-Chief Assistant . . Business Manager Assistants Literary Editor Activities . Sports Home Economics Jokes and Humor Alumni Editor Senior Class . Junior Class . Sophomore Class Freshman Class Class Representatives GERALDINE MISHOU . WELDON FRENCH N ORNIAN FINNENIORE LARRY BUTTERFIELD BEVERLY FINNEIVIORE SUSAN DAVIS MADELYN FARRIN CARROLL FIALL BEVERLY CORSON ROBERT POLAND . GRETA CROSS ROBERT I-IAYDEN PAULINE TOLlXIAN MARIE PATTERSON FIERBERT NORMAN . EDGAR STARBIRD WANDA SIN-IITI-I ELDON FRENCH 3

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SENIOR HISTORY Senior Class History Four years ago, in the fall of 1948, the present senior class entered Somerset Academy as I 3 very green freshmen. During our first days at the Academy we were terrified by the upperclassmen's tales of the hor- rors that were to befall us during Freshman Ini- tiation. Finally our day of doom came and I must say the sophomores really poured it on. The fairer sex of our class had to appear in men's clothing and on backwards at that!! Have you ever tried sitting down dressed out in an old pair of trousers that had the front where the back ought to be? lt's no cinch, as we found out, and we did our share of squirming that day. The stronger sex CPD came in ladies' clothesg silk stock- ings and lipstick, with high heels and fancy hats. These big rugged boys also carried dolls for company. Another dreaded ordeal we had to surmount was freshman speaking. For weeks we shuddered to think of appearing in public and reciting our pieces, when the big night finally came, our knees shook and our voices trembled as we struggled through our parts. Erald Kilkenny's hair-raising tale of the Golden Arm won first prize. Paul jackson took second prize with Uncle Podger Hangs A Picture. Pauline Tol- man and Madelyn Farrin won honorable men- tions. After overcoming these difficulties, we were at ease for the rest of the year. We entered our sophomore year with IO mem- bers, having lost Earl Forbus, Laura Wyman, and Amber Campbell. We came to school this second year with a feeling of superiority over the lowly freshmen, whom we initiated with even harder tasks than we had had ourselves and really gave them a hard time. At our first sopho- more class meetingwe elected our new class offi- cers, as follows: president, Paul jackson, vice- president, Madelyn Farrin, and as secretary and treasurer, Pauline Tolman. Before the year was out, we lost Paul jackson and Vemice Leighty, thus leaving us a class of eight members. We produced two plays that year, Gone With The Girlsf for our own benefit, and l-ieudin' ln The Hills for the School Association. Besides all this, our members took an active part in both baseball and softball. We began our junior year, quite grown up and all ready to settle down and really study. As a result of our new urge, all of our ranks shot up and we all became regular members of the honor roll. Cf course we wished to keep up this fine work so our junior year was a serious, sober, and studious year. We did manage to break away from our studies long enough to elect our class officers, who were: president, Madelyn Farring vice-presi- dent, Pauline Tolman, and secretary-treasurer, Geraldine Mishou. We also managed to put on a play of our own, Girls Are Like That, and to enter the one-act play contest between the four classes. Our A Date With Bobby Sox won second place. During this year a new sport was introduced, the sport of basketball, of course, our class members all took active parts in the 'game as well as baseball and softball, the school just couldn't get along without our athletic class. In our junior year, to our sorrow, we lost two more members, Cora Forbus and Erald Kilkenny, who transferred to Skowhegan. Here we are at last, seniors. How long we have worked for that title, Senior. We have slaved and studied for three longyears, struggling through midyears and finals to reach our goal. Now that we have reached it, we are relaxingg we no longer slave and study, for we know most everything. One thing that we cannot explain, however, our ranks have dropped considerably. It must be that the senior year is difficult. We decided at the first of the year to continue our work and accomplish things, but now we won- der where all of our enthusiam has gone. We did, at least, get our senior play, Look Out Lizzie, produced and will enter the one- act play contest. Again this year, as our policy has always been, we are taking active parts in sports. Having lost Virginia Tuttle at the first of the school year, there are only five of our original I3 members remaining with graduation just around the corner. We often wish that all I3 of us who started high school four years ago could be with us on graduation day. 5