Stonington High School - Breeze Yearbook (Stonington, ME)

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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

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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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THE Another year has rolled around and here it is time for a full grown owlet to bring you greetings and the up-to-date events. Having large eyes, and highly developed ears, I see and hear a lot that most people would know little or nothing about. Since my plumage is soft, I travel noiselessly and surprise my prey with considerable ease. Why just the other day I saw Alvernon Holland, otherwise known in my opinion as Romeo , giving Olive Barter the rush. I don't know what else you would call it when he looks at her-in that knowing way-tell- ing her with his eyes that he thinks a lot of her, even though he does chase the other girls a little too much. They even had the story going around that Olive spoiled Alvernonis aim in the Penobscot basketball game. Will someone kindly donate a picture of Olive to post above the S. H. S. basket before next year? As I was peeping around, watching this one and that, I saw Mrs. Smith add five new names to her registration book. M-m-m- well, I see they are Olive Barter and Collie Mc- Donald of Isle au Haut, Wallace Webb and Kenneth Brimigion of Portland, and Maurice Robbins of Deer Isle. I hope they will like our high school and stay with us. Every little owl in our family is appreciated. Do I hear music coming from the new piano in Mr. VVilson,s room or is it my over- worked nerves hooting themselves to sleep. No, lim sure it's the piano. I guess Iill do a little snooping and see whatis cookini. Well, bless my sharp ears. Am I glad I heard that music! I do believe Iill hook my talons on the back of the piano chair and get ac- quainted with her. They say that a pretty girl is like a melody and by gosh they are so right! She tells me her name is Joyce Webster, the new music teacher. She also says that she is single. Wahoo! Oh, there I go again. Iive just got to stop that slang talk that Helen Steele and Erlene Pray taught me or one of OWL these days Mr. Pitts will catch me and give me a slapping and a Help Wanted sign. Speaking of winners, the junior Class must have made coach Mrs. Smith very pleased at junior Speaking. Natalie Rice,s version of Mary Ellenis Starv and the pretended puppy was very well done. Barbara Bartlett pre- sented a very impressive story about Bobby Unwelcomen. Barbara received 3rd prize. Ruth Alley presented a very impressive story of Dog of Warn. She got a well deserved 2nd prize. Joanne Barbour received lst prize for her speech, Sing me to Sleep . Elwell Shepard, Lorraine Morey, Donald Williams and Loretta Lunt also participated in the finals and offered stiff competition for the winners. They were all awarded participation medals. I wonder if I could have flown off with lst prize? I would have told my ancient history and about my Uncle Luie. I bet they would like to know about him too. My, but he was a grand owl! Well, here I am perched on Mr. Lym- burner's shoulder. He has just given some last minute instructions to Pee Wee Walker before she attempts to start off for the first time in the shiny new Ford. Ouchl Oh! Hoot! My poor wings sure got a flapping that time. Oh, well I guess I can't blame anyone but myself for getting into such dangerous places as this. And yet I,m sure the cover of their book stated plainly that this was supposed to be Sportsmanlike Drivingv. Provoking isn't it? Early one morning as I was flying around trying to find some new excitement, I heard a strange voice speaking within the walls of Mr. Wilson's room. I flew quickly over and crept in the door. Ah-hal who is this tall handsome man speaking to this group of boys? What is he saying? All the boys are blushing like girls. VVait a minute! Eddie Holland is getting up and addressing him as Mr. Mico- pulous. It seems as if Eddie wants to ask him