Stonington High School - Breeze Yearbook (Stonington, ME)

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L. Barbour, Steele, Barter, A Nash, MacDonald 0 0 c 0 Cheer Leading The cheering squad started with five mem- bers: Letha Barbour, Loretta Lunt, Elaine Billings. Erlene Pray and Helen Steele, cap- tain. Erlene, Loretta, and Elaine had to leave the squad for reasons of health. They were replaced by Olive Barter, Collie McDonald. and Annette Nash. Trim costumes of black and white hats. white turtle-neck blouses, black slacks and white sneakers were chosen by the group. The girls showed versatility in type of cheering displayed. Cartwheels'l had no terror for them. They showed a high spirit and energy all season, and hope that their efforts helped a little in bringing the Rockets,' to the semi- finals of the H. C. S. S. A. Tournament. Thanksgiving Festival A hum of activity constantly growing louder, crepe paper in many gay colors, the bustle of arranging Laoics, tubs and tacks ushered in our Thanksgiving Festival. It was all there: cooked foods, fancy arti- cles, lunch counter, and raflles Watched over by the Seniorsg NVhite Elephants guarded by the juniorsg punch bowl and grabs sold by the Sophomoresg butterfly boxes on tickets and canned foods, looked after by the Fresh- men. The Eighth Grade pleased their cus- tomers by selling them the chance to fish for or guess for a prize. Last but not least was the museum which was constructed by the Seventh Grade. People came and went until nearly every- thing was gone and it was time to close. Tables were taken down and things put away in preparation for the dance that would be- gin a few hours later. Nearly all classes added good sums to the class treasury. to be used for future class trips.

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Driver Training Class - Fall Semester Magazine Drive Stonington High School was the first school in this section to begin its magazine sales campaign. Mr. Sprague gave us a lively talk and divided the entire High School into two teams, the Red,' and the Blue , The Red team included the Seventh ,Grade, Freshmen, and juniors. The Eighth Grade, Sophomores, and Seniors formed the Blue', team. In the exciting race that followed, the Blue team was victorious. A profit of 8101.89 was made on the contest. Initiation A visitor to the High School during the week of September 19-23 might have Won- dered at the deep thought that puckered the brows of the Sophomores. It was getting near the time for them to initiate Grade Seven into full high school membership. Donald MacKay was master of ceremonies on the fatal 23rd of September. Traditional stunts were performed by the thirty-five quaking new students, to the great delight of the onlookers. All were ready for the sandwiches and punch and the dancing which followed. Town Meeting Dinner Girls came hurrying with their neat and stiflly starched aprons. The Seniors were buzzing in and out with cakes, pies and many other things which they had solicited from the townspeople. Yes, this was Town Meeting Day and the Seniors and their helpers were getting ready for another annual dinner at the I. O. O. F. Hall. g, Eleven-thirty came quickly. The girls rushed to and from the tables getting orders over the noise of this discussing important town affairs.

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L to R: Billings, G. Knowlton, Morey, Steele, J. Barbour, B. Gross, M. Robbins, Pray Library News The Library got olf to a very good start this year under the direction of the new Chief Librarian, Betty Cross. Lorraine Morey was elected treasurer. Lorraine Morey, Cwenita Knowlton, Marie Robbins, Loretta Lunt, Erlene Pray, Helen Steel, joanne Bar- bour, Betty Gross, and Elaine Billings, are student librarians. Thanks to the help of many people, over two hundred new hooks have been added to tlu- Library. The junior and Senior Bri- tannieaii Encylopedias, which were pur- chased by the Town, received much use. They are treated with great respect and are in very good condition. D. A. R. Pilgrim Each year the teachers and students in high schools all over the state choose a girl from the Senior Class to be the representa- tive of her school in the D. A. R. Pilgrimage. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors a member- ship drive each year. The candidates are chosen on the basis of Service, Dependabil- ity, Patriotism, and Leadership. The local chapters of the D. A. B. send out ques- tionaires to the candidates which are re- turned and send in to the Regent Qhead of the State chapterl. The girl submitting the best paper is honored at the State Convention, a-.fiich was held this year in Portland. All candidates are guests of the local Chap- ter at a tea. Pins and certificates of member- ship are presented by the President of the Chapter. ' This year, Betty Cross was the Pilgrimv from Stonington High School. She was the guest of the Frances Dighton Williams chapter in Bangor on March Srd. Students representing eleven other schools in this part ci the State were present at this meeting.