Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON QRCHES F RA Because musrc rs educatronal as xxell as entertarnrng xxe xx anted and needed rt rn Sullrx an I-lrgh An orchestrr seemed rmpossrble perhaps because no one could play some of the rnstruments needed for a complete organrzatron and perhaps because so xery few schools rn our xrcrnrty had orchestras XVe trred sex eral schemes for obtarnrng entertarn mg musrc none of xxhrch seemed xery successful XVe had pr rno musrc srng rng and an excellent phonograph XVe enjoyed these and xxere content but nex er qurte satrshed In the frll of 19 5 Mr Keyes ae nexx superrntendent suggested that xxe learn to play the needed rnstruments Irnmedrrtely there xx ere hxe xolunteers and on Noxernber 70 19sD the hrst Orchestrr xx as held The rnajorrty of the members lcnexx xery lrttle about rnstrumentrl musrc but through the patrent ellorts of Mr Kexes 1 lot o-C hard xxorlc rnd xx eelcly rehearsals raprd rmprox ement xxas made Mrs Mrlclred Bulcer grxe freely of her trme and talent as both pl ryer and rnstructor rn the xrolrn sectron SPEAKING It h rs long been a custom at Sullrx an I-lrgh School to haxe a sperlcrng contest each year l'or many years only mem bers of the junror cl rss toolc part rn thrs contest At present hoxx ex er students from all clrsses are alloxx ed to Compete Tryrng out for the spealcrng contest rsn t compulsory as rt has been rn past years The xx fry that xx e noxx conduct the speak The hrst publrc appear rnce xx as made at the Senror plav at East Sullrx rn on February sex enth Other opportunrtres folloxx ed Both the prelrmrnrry md the hnal spealcrng contests found the orchestra xxell prepared and readx to grxe xery credrtable performances On Aprrl 17 a concert xx as grx en at the school burldrng On M ry hrst XVrnter I-lubor Hrcjh produced rts unror play Agrrn the serxrces of Sullrx an s orchestra xxere rn demand Exeryone enjoyed the crrsron The members of the orchestrr rre the leader Mr Keyes cello Mrs Bulxer Glennr ohnson XVrlton Martrn 1nd Don rld Perry xrolrns Ellrott Hrm mond srxophone Exelyn Srrgent drums Leon rrd Montgomery banjo Claxton Donnell gurttr Mrry Keyes prano XX e all hope to retarn the orchestra rs a perm rnent prrt of our orqanrz rtron lt serxes both IS an opportunrty for prohtrble study for those rnterested rn rcturlly playrng and as a merns for pleftsrnt entertarnment for those xxho crn only lrsten CONTESTS rng contest prox es xery srtrsfrctory The puprls xx ho xxrsh to trlce part choose a selectron 1nd learn rt They 1ll recerxe coachrng from the te lchers Then xxe hrxe a prelrmrnrry contest tt school x hrch rs usually judged by the te rchers and the superrntendent Erght of these contestants are chosen to spe llc at a con test rn publrc On thrs occfrsron prrzes X 20 , ,d , . L , R r r ' . 1, I 4' Y Y v 1 f 1 7 I y v 7 V ' . ' , - - N - 'L 2 J 1 K , - Q - - . . , J ' . Yz . . - . oc- .7 K. . L fl , X . , V ' V ' z 2 ' : 7 . ' - . ' . 4 a - Q a ' . 4 , , 7 ' ' 2 ' V V 7 H K J v 7 j Y -,- ' , 1 - V' ' -. ' 1 - H 5 X 7 L L , , L meetrnq of the Sullrx'an Hrgh School - 2 , ' 2 K , k 4 S 2 H . 2 1 a . . 1 f 'rr 7 L L 2 7 . , ' H- . 'V I ' ,. V 1 - v' v 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 . 1 I ' , L L , L L L L L L . . z ' 1 . ' 1 ' z W 1 ' ' ' ' 2 r. I f z ' 1 1 ' Y Y - Tl . 2 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 2 1 ' ' . K L L or ' ' ' ' r ' . ' ' v v 1 V 1 l . 1 - ' 1 ' . , , L L L , L 1 . vc L V l S V' -. T L

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THE HARBOR BEACON FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIALS Smce a great many puprls expressed a desrre to learn to play brrdge and to learn to dance xxe arr mged rs the result of a suggestron by Mr Vffrxcson a specral Frrday nrght sessron for therr benefit Wfrth the patrent assrstance of our facul ty xxe carrred these partres on smoothly and satrsfactorrly The puprls xxho xxere rnterested lerrmng to dtnce brought therr oxxn phonogrlph records and the study hall xx as conx erred rnto 1 dlncrng room ex ery Frrday nrght Mr Keyes helped v 1th the dancmg XYfh1le some xx ere dancmg m the study hrll others xxere learnmg the fundt The matter of card tables xx as tllxen care rf bx the mgenurty of our prrncrpal A xery rmportant feature of or r partres xxas refreshments xxhrch xx ere serx cd rn the latter plrt of the ex enrng The refreshments LO11S1SfCd of coffee xxhrch xxe mrde rn the labrltory md cakes cookies and smdxxlches that x erc donated by the students Our hrst gathermg xxas held on an uary txx enty fourth and xxas attended by nearly ex eryone ln school The second x as held anuary thirty fnst xxrth an equllly large lttendtnce As the thnd socul happened to talxe pl lce on february txxenty hrst xxe dec orrted the study hall m red xx hrte and blue rn honor of XVashmgton Our last sessron xx as on February txx enty erghth XVe couldnt haxe them anv longer be ctuse there xx e1e so m my other school functions th lt toolx place on Trrday mght XVe are loolxmg forxx 1rd to h1x mg socrals agam next xxrnter hoxx ex er XVe enloyed them a great deal and xxe feel that they xx ere beneficul NYA The National Xouth Admmrstratron xx IS created to malxe funds rx ulable far fin llltldl assist lnce to slngle young mcn 1nd xx omen betxx een the ages of srxteen and txx enty hx e Thus money xx as to en able them to contmue therr school xx orlc At the begmnrng of the program th1s opportunity xx IS open to only those xx ho xx ere on relief rolls but lI'l October rt xx as extended to mclude other needy and deserxmg students xxho xx ere hax mg drfhculty rn contrnurng therr attend ance at school Sullrxan h 15 four members xxorlcrng on th1s project 'lhe school grounds haxe been cleaned xxorlc done on the b rll field shelx es burlt m the classrooms furmture rep ured and studres of school records made It rs not the mtent of the admrnlstra tron to supplant the xx orlx bemg done by exrstmg agencres but rrther to extend th It xx orlx The lllocatron rs small but through careful planmng much can be done by and for the youth through th1s medium . Y . A f , ' V ' - Y 2 ' f -L Q 2 , , . . , , .2 Y , 2 . . -, . 1, W .' . L V' - , ,-- , I 1 4 7 I T- I ' . . - Y T 7 Y K ' . Y, '- , - f' L ' ' m , , , . z 2 ' . . 1 f 4 r D 2 I L , . , . rf - v - I I 1 -I - L O 4 l T 7 7 - K C , . xl. . . , . . r L R 7 W , Y - 1 ' ' . I 2- - h mentals of bridge in the English room. ' , K Q . . . , Y 2 V -1 - V 4 I I W ,ry in 7 . . I . . A U Q 4 , , L 1 ' . I L 4 . V , V V . I ' 1 , Y ' V 7 - L 9 V 'e ' . 2 ' ' L, K ' 'z . ' 2 'z ' ' ' 2 'z' ' c ' ' ' . 1 ' ' 1 '.' A l 1 A L A 1 Y ' 1 1 V r 2 ' ' ' 2 , ' , V - Y I V - . ' . Z' , ' - L - . - v A , ' . ' ' ' , 2 ' V, A, ' a 2 Y '. Y ' Y a '- 2 ' '1 - I 1 ,

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THE HARBOR BEACOIN BESTOCCA Bestocca IS held annually IH Hancock C1 unty I 15 a gala day for all schools There IS much compet1t1on and excltement hlls the a1r The der1x at1on of the xx ord Bestocca IS mterestlng B stmds for baseball Th1s yerr the te rms compete 111 four LllXlS1OIlS There IS also 1 game betxx een the School Masters and the Normal School E IS for expressron There are three sectlons one for each of the follovung types of speakmg humorous dramat1c and OI'21f1OIlS From each sect1on txxo speakers are chosen to speak ID the exe n1ng from each school compete 1n the spell 1ng contest xx h1ch IS held durrng the day An exh1b1t1on folloxxs 1n the ex en1ng T stands for track Under th1s comes the relay shot put and broad yump for boys and relay basketball throxx and foul shoot1ng for g1rls The scores of both boys and grrls are ax eraged to de term1ne the vxmner of the track cup O IS for orchestra A5 only a fexx schools haxe orchestras no attempt at compet1t1on IS made but an exh1b1t1on IS usually g1x en C represents chorus Each group SlI1gS two select1ons and yudges grade fl1C1I' performance as a part of the fmal score C Th1s C means commerc1al Tests 1n COlTlITlCl'Ll8.l subjects are g1x en ID Ells xxorth by the Marne School of Com merce XYIIDHCFS not only ga1n po1nts for the school Vklllfh they reperesent but they also recerxe scholarshrps from the Commerc1al School A IS for ach1exement more part1cu larly scholastrc dLl11CXClHCI1t Subyect matter tests are grx en to at least txx elxe cl 1sses IH ex erx school The school lD1lI1fdlI1lI'1g the h1ghest ax erage for all the tests IS the xxmner of the cup 1n th1s d1x1s1on The purpose of Bestocca may b b11efly summauzed thus to get 15 many students to compete 111 as many l1nes of endeax or as 1t 15 posslble Bestocca Tests 1n 1975 and 1936 The students of Sull1x an H1gh School h 1xe prox ed xery successful 1n the1r ef forts to obta1n h1gh grades 1n tocca ach1ex ement tests These tests are the Bes before the Bestocca meet In 1955 Mr McLellan from Southxxest Harbor came here to g1xe us the tests and Mr Wfnxson superx1sed the tests rn Somes x1lle Th1s year Mr ones from Frank l1n came here and Mr Vlfrxson went to Wfmter Harbor The students vxho took part 1n these tests ID 1935 xxere Maxme Noyes Mur1el Bagley Glenna ohnson Exelyn Sargent Rae Blarsdell W1nn1fred1an Urann XV1ll Haxey Ella VUh1te W1lton Martm Leonard Montgomery Clyde Farrrn Ed Crosby Gerald Robertson Ph1l1p Robertson Myles Fenton Eugene Earrm Donald jackson and john Rob ertson Students takmg tests ID 19-16 xxere L1ll1an Vlfoodxxorth Eleanor Sargent Muflel Bagley Xx,llt0I1 Martm Glenna johnson Gerald Robertson W111n1fred 1an Urann Ph1l1p Robertson Leonard Montgomery Eugene Earrm Mary Key es Ed Crosby and Rae Blarsdell , T 19 --1 ' . ' - - r ' , - A - 7 ' - 1 . t '1 the ' 41. ' f . 2 ' ' . ' 2 V ' 1 1 ' ' V ' . 5 e I , 2 . , - .' , ' I Y 2 , - ' , C h , - fl 7 ' , V D 9 Ta ' f ' . , , ' V I S fCPfe5f?Uf5 SPCHIU8- TWO Students given in the high school about ten days 1 I 7 , I 3 , , , . , ,, , U , , . I 1 i V 7 I 1 ' ' ' , ' f , : , ' , 1 , 7 J , , T V I 3 3 7 7 7 ' 7 7 Q 7 7 7 . ' s V 7 ' V . . , . I . - 5 9 ' s v ' V 7 I I 7 5 Y 7 ' 7 . Y 1 . . , , .