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

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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 . . , , .

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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 are axxarcled to txx o boys and txx o glrls Formerly the prrzes xx ere gold preces at present they are medals Untrl qurte recently there xxere no rn terscholastrc spealcrng contests Four years ago hoxxexer xxe formed a trr angular spealcrng contest vxrth Wrnter Harbor and Steuben It vxas cleclded that three students from each school the two first prrze xxnnners and the hrghest scorrng second prrze xxrnner should com pete rn the trrangular Contest The prrzes rn thrs competrtron xxere three cups After 1 school xxon any cup for three yelrs the cup remarned rn that school permanently 1ncl mother cup xx IS furnrshed to talxe 1ts place Thrs Vear hoxxexer Franlclrn yornecl o r lllllDLC so noxx xxe haxe 1 u d r1ngul1r contest XX hen Franklrn r111cle rules xx ere Ll1lITQCLl slrghtlv Noxx txxo members from erch school the txxo con testants xxrth the hrghest score rn therr SPC1lxlHg contest spealc rn the qu1cl rangul1r Another cup h 15 been 1clclecl to the three thrt xxe h 1d before At our hrst q111clrrngul1r Sperlxrng spe1lcrn1Z contest held rn the Alh1mbr1 Theltre 1t Sullrx 1n on M 1rch 77 l9v6 Steuben xxon the hrst Cup Sl.1lllKl!l the second XV1nter H1rbor the thrrcl llkl Pfllllxllll the fourth Mrs Keyes XVh1t IS the me 1n1ng of ambrguxty Jake Ambrgurty rs tellrng 11 lre xx hen you dont mean rt ln addrtron to our rnterscholastrc com petrtron among schools xxe haxe compe trtron among rndrxrduals from many dlfferent schools at the annual Bestocca meet We often send delegates to the contest held at Unrx ersrty of Marne also In 1935 the students xxho toolc part rn the local contest xxere Ralph Robertson Nathalre Bunlxer Myles Fenton Murrel Bagley Donald Perry Elraabeth Robert son Wrll Haxey and Glenna ohnson The frrst prrzes xx ere rxx trded to Elrz1 beth Robertson 1nd XV1ll H1x ey The second prrzes vxere axxarclecl to Glenn1 ohnson and Myles lenton Elrzabeth Ro' ertson Wfrll H1xey 1ITLl Glenn1 ohnson xx ere chosen to spe1l1 1t the trr 1ngul1r contest held rt XVrnter Harbor In 19s6 the students xx ho toolc part rn the spealcrng contest xx ere Murrel B15, son Gerald Robertson llrz1beth Rob ertson Harxey Ober M try Keyes Ed moncl Crosby 1nd C1lenn1 ohnson F rst prrzes xx ere rxx lrdecl to Elrzabeth Robertson and Hxrxey Ober Second prrzes xx ere 1xx1rdecl to Glennl ohnson rncl Edmond Crosby Llra1beth Robert son 1ncl Glennt ohnson xx cre chosen to Spealc lt the q1 1dr lIlL,Lllll contest As xxe xxon the second cup for the thrrd time rn thrs contest xxe r1oxx h 1xe per I1T1I1CI1t possessron of tl11t cup Mrs Keyes In Latrn Mr Blarsdell xxhat 1ctron rs expressed bx the rm fect tense' Mr Blarsdell Confusrng actron 21 f V ' - ' ' V - V V V - - V , V V 7 V , '- - V V V 7 V ' l V ' -V - V Z V , 7 I V 7 7 V n , , , , q ., - . - , 1 , V V . , J I ' 'V V I ' v 2 'L 2- ' ' 1 1 ' . . . 2 - V - - ' V V VV 2 Z . . ' ' , J A , I A . 1 ' , ' ' 1 1 ' tt ' , ' 1 ' 1 1 '1 ' ' ' ' ' . J ' ' ' 1 ' 1 '- Ll 1 1 ' , ' ' ' ' 1 q 21 - S ' F ' ' 1 V 2 's ' . ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' 1 2 ' 1 '- 21 qu11clr11ngle out of our triangle the ley, Wfilton Martin, Margaret Robert- ' ' 1 K 'Y 4. ' , ' ' , 1 ' 1 ' - 1 'k ' ' N 1 N 1 . 1 ' 'o ' , 1 ' 1 - 1: ' 1 '1 ' ' k 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 . ' ' 1 '1 1 J A ' 1 '1 V 1 1 1 1 ' , 1. 7 1 '- 1 K ' . . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 'J ' 1 1 1 '1 1 1 - , f , ' ' 1 12 '1 L' 1' 1 . v 5 D 'L V, ' ' ' I' . , ' ' L . ' 5 2 ' ' ' . , V 2 1 - .S 1 ' ' ' . 1 ' 1 ' . :V V - - V I - . '1 ' . . 1 1 k . Q . , 1 1 , , . ' . f . ' : k ' '