St George High School - Harborlight Yearbook (St George, ME)

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vault is water-proof, bomb-proof, and completely fool-proof. The walls are twenty inches thick and made of steel. They are separated from the street by seven feet of steel and concrete After we had completed the tour through the build ing, we returned to the street floor where we received liter ature pertaining to the history of the corporatlon Our thanks again to Mr Collins and the employees for their courtesy and co operation The trip through the New England Life Insurance Building proved to be as interesting as it was educatlonal Later in the afternoon, John, Roy, Claude, Paul and Norman went to the John Hancock Buildlng while all the girls went shopping That night most of us broke up into groups and explored Boston to a degree where we felt quite confident of our way about Again, the Penny Arcade loomed into view, and extended its irresistable invitation to the boys Lydia, Lillian, Maxine, Barbara, and Hoberta had fun having their pictures taken by an electrlcal machine which took four pic tures for twenty five cents and developed them in two minutes Tuesday night was the last nlght there for some, so everyone went downtown and really painted the town Some went to shows and others enjoyed walking around and going to different places Upon arriving back at the Bradford, the lights went on, and the flrst group in the room welcomed the late arrivals with a torrent of after shave lotlon from the squirt guns purchased earlier The glrls, of coarse, had milder night and, consequently, were the first un in thexnorn ing The rooms in the Bradford were very nice The girls stayed on the seventh floor and the boys were on the twelfth Nednesday morning brought a larger crowd to Carl Moore's radio program as Robert, Claude, Roy, and John got up early enough to attend the broadcast The g1P1S were enchanted staff turned on thelr charming personalitles The trlo was marvelous and proved their versatility by not only singing but by playing different instruments as well Followlng the program, John, Claude, and Norman went to purchase baseball equlpment with Mr Hunnewell Jednesday noon found us packing for the return trlp home At 3 OO P M twelve tlred but happy seniors and the two faculty members left Boston for a six hour rlde back to dockl nd There they were met by parents and friends who to k them home Two of the class members Lydla MacK1nnon and Robert Skoglund,stayed ln Boston until Thursday Maxine Grierson and Barbara bawyer, stayed for the remalnder of the week w1th friends and rel tnms. Robert Skoglund '53 . - . O . O ' 0 O I O - O Q I I . ' 1 a O O 0 V ca ' A 1 . with the nine-piece orchestra, and, of course, Mr. Moore and . . ' . O ' . . D O 0 - : O O . N , ' . 2. o . . ' I . . 5 .

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SENIOR CLASS TRIP Sixteen excited members of the Senior class left on the Maine Central Bus from Rockland at 1 15 A M April 20 The long anticipated class trip to Boston was finally being re alized We were cheperoned by two members of the faculty, Mrs Stanley, the Home Economics teacher, and Mr Hunnewell, the principal The trip to Boston took about five hours, with one stop at Portland, where we took the liberty to get something to eat After arriving in Boston at 6 15 A M we walked a short way to the Bradford Hotel where we checked in While waiting for our rooms, we went out for breakfast Later tbe same morning, Howard Bradley, and Ralph went to Sears Q Roebuck Company to get some hot rod accessories, while all the girls went to station WEEI to sit in on uBean town Varieties , emceed by Carl Moore The program is held each weekdaf morning from 8 50 to 9 50 I the afternoon, John, Roy Claude, Paul, Norman, Joan, Mrs Stanley and Mr Hunnewell went to the ballgame where the Boston Red Sox played the washington Senators Others of the class went to a movie Ne all fatched the Patriot's Day balloon arade There were many colorful floats and bands Ihile sightseeing, the boys discovered a Penny Arcade, an ingenious d vice for ters After much walking around and shopping everyone tum bled into bed that night after a very long and eventful day Tuesday morning, the girls went to the radio station again, while the boys slept late When they finally did vake up, John, Roy Claude, Paul, and Norman found their way to Bunker Hill Monument, and tben to the U S S Constitution in the Boston Navy Yard Tuesday afternoon we were invMBd.to tour thejNewEmgland Life Insurance Building by Mr Charles Collins, the Second Vice President He owns a summer cottage at Port Clyde and is very familiar with St George Mr Collins very'graciously showed us through the seven million dollar building We were his guests at dinner, which was eaten banquet style at alxng table in the dining room of the building The exteriorexfthe building is a picture of modern architecture, but theintndor is more fascinating and beautiful The large recreation room where the employees spend their leisure time is 9GUlUD6dWiu1 various devices and games Other lovely rooms are a con ference room, dining room, and a modern kitchen All the offices are very nice and afford an excellent view of Boston One of the beautiful hallways is made completely of marble An Auditorium, that is available to the public, seats one thousand people We vere escorted cautiously to the companyb vault which we entered through a twenty four ton door The -- : o o , Q o I A4 Y n - . 0 ' ' 0 . - O a L C L A L L , - ll - 3 , . : : . n A 3 . n 0 Q T if. D 0 Y. - '. 0 I - ' , .. le ,, . separating country boys from their nickles, dimes, and quar- o , . n. .. Q U- . 3 .1 1' , A A A I O O O 0 5 0 o . ., . 0 - -: ' O . ' . 1 g A , . ' x , M . 'A L L, 0

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SENIOR PLAY A three act mystery comedy, ROOM N0 13 was presented by the Senior Class at the I O O U Hall, Tenants Harbor, on February 19 and 20 The play was under the direction of Mrs Frances Mallory and Norman Ames was the prompter The play cast consisted of the following, Janet Harris, a pretty young lady of twenty, very proud and self sufficient was portrayed by Lydia MacKinnon, Sally Hall, also a pretty girl of twenty, highly emotional, nervous and easily frightened was played by Barbara Sawyer, Lizzie Spriggins, a middle aged woman, indolent in action and disheveled in appearance was Roberta Olsen, Josh Sprigvins, older tnan his wife, and tall Snow, a neatly dressed, white haired old man who was threatening and entirely unpredictable was played by Bill Mallory, Jack, a young man in his twenties, shabbily dressed and face covered with whiskers, was Claude Wiley, Jim Stevens, twenty five, for ward but likeable and very collegiate,was Robert Skoglund, Madam Zelda, tall, regal and haughty, about thirty or so, was played by Joan Wilson If Janet Harris and Sally Hall had only known what awaited them, they would never have accepted the strange invitation of Janet's uncle, Professor Snow, to visit him in his old home on the Hudson, nor would Jim Stevens, a struggling young author, have begged the professor to rent him a room there so he might live in a proper atmosphere for his next novel But they did, and the events which befell them in the mysterious old house provided two unforgettable evenings chills and laughs Mystery and comedy mixed well with romance, made this play very interesting and needless to say, it was a huge success The play rehearsals will never be forgotten by those in the play cast They were a lot of fun for everyone Roberta enjoyed herself immensely and for a good reasonl She was allowed to chew gum anytime she wished since she had to in the play Barbara's screams jolted everyone and caught them unaware more than once! Bob Skoglund's voice surprised the cast when it cracked several times during scenes at various rehearsals None of the cast will ever forget their very own Senior Play Maxine Grierson ' 53 38 and thin with a stoop, was portrayed by John Lantzg Professor of