Somerset Academy - Athenaeum Yearbook (Athens, ME)

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SEN IORS GERALDINE MISHOU Basketball manager 3, 4, Soft- ball scorer 2, 2, 3 Dramatics 1 3 4 7 2, 3, 4, Track 3, Business man- ager of magazine campaign 4 Magazine campaign top sales- man 4, Freshman S pe a k i n g HERBERT NORMAN Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 3, 4, Track 3, Dramatics 1, 2, 3, 45 Freshman Speaking, Yearbook Staff 3, Class President 4g School Association 4. 6 MADELYN FARRIN Softball 1, 2, 3, 4, Track 3, Dramatics 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 3, 43 Freshman Speaking, Yearbook Staff 3, 49 Class President 3, Vice- president 2, Treasurer, School Association 4, President, Home Ec. Club 4, Salutatorian, Senior Class. Magazine Sales Award 45 Assist- ant Editor of Yearbook 3, Edi- tor-in-chief of Yearbook 43 Class Secretary 3, 45 Secretary, School Association 4, Dirigo Girls State Representative 33 Valedictorian, Senior Class.

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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

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SENIORS MARIE PATTERSON Softball 1, 2, 3, 43 Dramatics 1, 2, 3, 43 Freshman Speakingg Year- book Staff 3, 43 Track 33 Magazine Campaign 43 Perfect Attend- ance 3, 4. PAULINE TOLMAN Softball 1, 2, 3, 43 Track 33 Basketball 3, 43 Basketball Co-captain 43 Dramatics 1, 2, 3, 4g Freshman Speaking3 Yearbook Staff 3, 4g Class Secretary ZQ Class Vice-president 43 Secretary of School Asso- ciation 23 Treasurer of School Association 3. School Association 3. Like the winds of the sea are the winds of fate, As we voyage along through life. 'Tis the set of the soul That decides the goal And not the calm or the strife. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX For all your days prepare, And meet them ever alike: When you are the anvil, hear- When you are the hammer, strike. EDWIN MARKHABI 7