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

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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

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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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THE MODERN GIRLS' DILEMMA The average girl of today is being put to a severe test by modern machines. It is a general assumption that a girl sometime during her life is going to be married, the recent fad being more than once. Due to the fact that a man no longer needs to get married in order to have a well-run home life, it is rather difficult landing a husband. l'm making this statement on reports of others as I, personally, have not as yet pursued this sport. A man today can choose a new model housekeeper every year at his local hard- ware store or from the yellow pages of his mail-order catalogue. There is even an in- strument fnow being distributed by the Bell Telephone Companyj that will answer all his telephone calls while he's out. Moreover, it will record any message the caller wants to leave and will give the caller whatever recorded message its owner has prepared I am not ready, though, to accept the theory that the housewives should be assigned to the ranks of the technologically unemployed, because after all, there are still some functions at which a flesh-and-blood wife can't be beat: for example: I've yet to hear of a gadget that can change diapers. This subject of new devices was brought to my attention as I was looking through a magazine which pictured many of the newest gadgets. One in particular that caught my eye was the latest cigarette-vending machine. As you feed the coin plunger, a battery- operated record player goes into action, and a metallic, but courteous, voice booms out: Hello! Don't run short! Better buy two packs while you're here. Other machines pictured sold everything from milk to life insurance. There is even a device that di- spenses a 10-second whiff of faure oxygen upon receipt of a quarter. This, is said to be a sure-fire cure for a hangover. I add a last suggestion for the girls. When competition from machines seems too threatening, perhaps you ought to reflect upon the recent words of a New England con- gressman. He had been listening for hours to an irate club woman's complaint about the vicious influence of television on children. After a particularly forceful outburst against crime, sex, and violence, she would up by demanding that the Congressman tell her exactly what should be done about these horrible programs on one of our recent gadgets, TV. Madam, he replied blandly, did you ever think of turning the darned thing off 7 Beverly Paige, '58 EST FAMILY Prettiest - J. Demko, M. McLaughlin Mostest - F. Woodard, J. Bemis Cutest - D. Rollins, B. Atwood Slowest - W. Quint, J. Michard Nicest - D. Miller, A. Beaudoin Fastest - R. Bossie, F. Durgin Silliest - L. Beane, N. Cahill Laziest - M. McCollor, B. Bigelow Funniest - P. Davis, B. Paige Wittiest - Mr. Matheson, N. Cahill Freshest - K. Laweryson, C. Waugh Shyest - L. Miller, I. Connors