Upper Kennebec Valley High School - Boreas Yearbook (Bingham, ME)

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First row: N. Cahill, M. Wing, N. Belanger, D. Bennett, B. Lavasseur, J. Michaud, J. Bemis. Second row: Mr. Matheson, B. Atwood, J. McCollor, C. Atwood, J. Shaw, B. Bigelow, F. Durgin, D. Smith. N. Robinson. Third row: P. Corbin, F. Woodard, M. Read, W. Quint, D. Robinson, S. Frith, R. Bossie, K. Laweryson, K. Davis. The Masquers This year the Masquers, under the presidency of Nancy Cahill and the direction of E. H. Matheson, decided to profit by the Western vogue and chose as their three-act play, Arizona Dude Ranch by Wilkinson. The choice proved wise, the audience laughing hilariously at the funny parts and duly shivering when suspense and gun-play entered the picture. Jean Bemis and Don Robertson, playing opposite each other as the love interest, repeated their triumph of last year in Old Doc : Robert Bossie and Frank Woodard displayed hitherto hidden talents in comedy parts. Frances Durgin, Nancy Cahill, and Betty Bigelow were their dependable selves in the parts allotted to them, as were Keith Davis and Paul Corbin. It was to be regretted that the script had no parts really worthy of the talents of Wayne Quint, Jacqueline Michaud, and Nancy Belanger, whose performances last year contributed so much to the success of Old Doc. Mike Read proved the dark horse of the season, turning in a sparkling performance as Wild Bill Hiccup. Plans are under way for a spring production. So with a growing tradition and plenty of en- thusiasm, the Masquers face a bright future, Sad farewells to all our Seniors, who will not be here to bolster and encourage our club next year. Good luck to you wherever you go.

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CROSS -COUNTRY Bingham had a new addition to its sports activities this year. Cross-Country was offered for the first time in ten years. Most of the boys on the basketball team went out for it to get in con- dition before the season. We did well considering our inexperience and late start. We did not win any meets, but we showed up well against schools that placed high in the state meet. We ran in six meets in all, two with Madison, two with Guilford, and two with Phillips. One was a tri-meet against Phillips and Guilford, held here at Bingham. Mr. Dingley was pleased with the turnout and results of our first year and hopes that next year we shall be better. We hope to see all the veterans turn out next year and also new mem- bers who are swift and interested. Let's have a, good year. Paul Corbin - '58 BASEBALL The 1955-56 baseball team wound up its spring campaign sporting a four-win-five-loss rec- ord. A late spring made it impossible for the team to get in much practice before the first few games, a problem common to all national pastimers throughout Central and Northern Maine. ' Lack of bull-pen depth can also be taken into consideration when examining the won-lost col- umn. The Cavaliers dropped a tough one to Central in an exciting opener 13-12, but bounced back to whip the Monson Slaters 8-5. Baftled by the polished pitching of Bunky Davis, we took a 5-0 loss from Solon and continued the slump through the next two games in a non-league contest, and a 14-1 setback at the hands of Somerset Academy. Coming back strong, we dealt North Anson its first defeat of the season in a 10-3 contest. In a series of non-league games, we took a 15-2 trouncing from Skowhegan, but rallied to down that same club 7-6 in an error- less thriller. We proceeded to wind up the season with a satisfying 28-8 beating of the Harmony Huskies. D. Miller Clark 214 B. Hill Bossie 211 F. Woodard Miller 188 K. Roberts McCollar 182 R. Bossie Read 174 D. Rollins Atwood 000 P. Corbin Williams 000 L. Beale The team elected Kenton Roberts captain for the season. We wish to thank CoacH'Dingley for his time and effort and Managers Frith and Cahill for their help and co -operation.

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' literary and flumarous I Never Realized-- I never realized what advantages I have had and do have by being a member of a large family. lt is true that there is a squabble now and then, but with fourteen in a house you can't expect it to be heaven all the time. Many people, especially my schoolmates, say that we must have a very difficult time keeping up on our school subjects, sports and work at home. l have to admit that it isn't what anyone would call a picnic. Growing up in a large family has made us more appreciative of our parents, who try to satisfy everyone at all times gon achievement which is highly impossiblej, and more appreciative of our friends and neighbors, who always help when help is needed. We are better able to adjust ourselves to the simple ways of life. My sister and I, be- ing the oldest children at home, have the responsibility of the younger ones, by no means an easy task. When sickness comes to our home, everyone, aged one to eigh- teen, has some way in which he can help to make everything easier. With the help of God and with the blessing of such wonderful parents we shall al- ways succeed in having a happy home. We may not be rich as far as money is concerned, but we are rich in happiness. Nancy Belanger, '58 How Dead Is Shakespeare? Many people doubt that William Shakespeare ever wrote the plays that are attri- buted to him. They give the credit to Christopher Marlowe, the Earle of Oxford, Sir Francis Bacon, or possibly even a group of these men writing together under the pen name of Shakespeare. Anyway, no matter who wrote them, they are definitely a living and colorful in- fluence on our English language of today. Even so, the plays as plays could have died. Why didn't they? What is there to the work of this man that makes it as popular now, four hundred years after his death, as it was when it was written? For one thing, Shakespeare was a poet and his phrases are so beautiful that some of them are unforgettable: but even more than that, he was a psychologist - he understood people. Even the least of Shakespeare's CHARACTERS is very real and human. Great actors and actresses are proud to play even such small parts as that of the nurse in Romeo and Juliet' because these parts contain so much opportunity for characterization. Ithink that my brother summed up the answers you would get pretty well, when he said, Well, fellow cats and teachers, Ithink Shakespeare was a real gone kitty cat. I mean most, real cool, Well, cats, I'd say Shakespeare is still kicking mighty hard, wouldn't you? Jo Shaw, '59