Stonington High School - Breeze Yearbook (Stonington, ME)

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Barbara Bartlett, Prom Queen Letha Barbour, Patsy Filield Junior Prom To decorate the Legion Hall for their an- nual junior Prom last May, the Iuniors chose cedar backgrounds with occasional roses to add bits of gay colors. Music for dancing was provided by Cleve- laudis Orchestra. As the first waltz began. everyone waited more and more impatiently for the highlight of the evening. Then it came! The three finalists in the contest to choose a Prom Queen,', Barbara Bartlett, Letha Barbour, and Patsy Filield, took their places by the orchestra platform. Richard Nash presented each girl with a cor- sage, a gift of the junior Class. Geraldine Davis, who was last yearis Queen,', then placed the pretty white crown on the head of the new queen, Letha Barbour. The Grand March followed, led by the Queeu,' and Class President Richard Nash. Then everyone enjoyed a happy evening of dancing. Christmas Program Our classes became more and more rest- less in December. The Christmas trees and gay decorations distracted our attention. We were eagerly awaiting the afternoon when we could turn on our audio-visual uradioi' and listen to the student body of S. H. S. put on its Christmas program. The script was about Christmases in other lands such as Palestine, England, and the Netherlands. The S. H. S. chorus participated in the pro- gram. Santa Claus arrived to help in the distri- bution of gifts and presents and to wish everyrne a very Merry Christmasv.

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Standing: E. Shepard, Cripps, L. Barbour, J. Barbour, Nash, D. Williams Seated: Morey, B. Gross, Fineld, Pray, Billings, Bartlett National Honor Society The National Honor Society is now in its sixth year. The members chosen this year from the Senior and junior classes as follows: Lctlia Barbour, Erlene Pray, Richard Nash, Donald Clripps, joanne Barbour, Barbara Bartlett, Elaine Billings, Donald Williams, and Lorraine Morey. These students have been elected on the basis of scholarship, ser- vice, loyalty, and character. Informal and formal initiations will follow soon. 1945 Marie Bnckminster jones 1946 Mary Lcali Blackmore 1947 Mary Gray Greenlaw XVilliam M. Goodrich Alan H. VVebb 1948 Lillian Billings Haskell Annie B. Hutchinson Donald Libby Maxine Gross 1949 Chester M. Carter, jr. Beverly A. Trundy Elizabeth I. Beal Edgar Raymond Crozier Teresa Beatrice Verna Cross Geraldine Davis Marilyn Rice 1950 Betty J. Gross Patsy F ifield Letha Barbour Erlene E. Pray Richard Nash Donald Cripps 1951 Elwell Shepard Joanne Barbour Barbara Bartlett Elaine Billings Lorraine Morey Donald Williams

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Junior Speaking The preliminaries for Junior Speaking were held on February 15, 1950. There were eight finalists instead of the usual six. The finals were held on March 3, 1950. The speakers were as follows: H . Natalie Rice Mary Ellen's Star . The Chateau Mystery . Elwell Shepard Dog of War . . Ruth Alley Nocturne, . . . Loretta Lunt Bobby Unwelcomev . Barbara Bartlett Rebecca' ,... Lorraine Morey rc The Long Way Home Sing Me to Sleep . Donald Williams Joanne Barbour The judges were Mrs. Malcolm Carman, Mrs. Robert johnson, and Rev. Robert Snelling, all of Deer Isle. Joanne Barbour, the winner, was awarded a gold medal. The prize of a silver medal was won by Ruth Alley, and a bronze medal for third place went to Barbara Bartlett. The other speakers received participation medals. Joanne Barbour represented Stonington High School at the University of Maine Speaking Contest on April 22, 1950. She was accompanied by the speech coach, Mrs. Esther Smith. Merriam - Webster Spelling Contest The junior and the Senior High School spelling contests were held on the evening of April 12, 1950. Mr. Benjamin Carter pre- sented the words, while Mrs. Benjamin Car- ter, Mrs. Gordon Richardson, and Mrs. Ed- ward Blackmore acted as judges of the cor- rectness of spelling. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary was used as the final authority. In the junior High Contest eight members of each of the Seventh and Eighth Grades were entered. Prize medals were awarded as follows: Dawn Sawyer, first, Rosemay Crozier, second, Nancy MacKay, third. The Senior High contestants, four from each class, exhausted their list of words be- fore the winners were decided. Patsy Fi- field received first prize, Natalie Rice, a close Second, and Letha Barbour third. University oi Maine Open I-louse On Saturday, April 29th, twenty students, accompanied by Principal and Mrs. Thurldw Pitts, attended the Open House program at the University of Maine. Everyone returned with a much better idea of what a college is like. There was a chance to see samples of the work in different de- partments of the colleges of Agriculture, Arts visited. The girls enjoyed very much a gym- nastic exhibition by girls in the physical edu- cation department. There was also time to see a track meet hetween the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire. and Sciences, and Technology. The mechan- ical engineering laboratory at Crosby Hall was one of the most interesting places