Vinalhaven High School - Exile Yearbook (Vinalhaven, ME)

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THE EXILE Editorial Board son VK VVh1te FIOTHZIOXV D Vhbstu 9 VS ebster 'VI Candage D Webster D Doughty Editor 111 Chief Associate Editor qenzor Eflztm Jumm Edztm Qophomoz 0 Edzfoz Freshman Edzfm 4ct2mfu Edztoz Joke Editor Alumnz Editor Personal Edztoz Bznsznees Wumrqezs Frrculfu Adusm Mary Candage Donna Webster Harold Anderson Dons Doughtx Quean Webster Delwwn Webster Walter Whlte Dean Thompeon Barnev Oakee Charlee Polk Jr Freeman Robmeon Arthur Tolmdn 'VIr Hopklns I I Back rovs l. to r.: B. Oakes, C. Polk, D. Thompson, F. Robinson, A. Tolman, H Ander

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THE EXILE Dedication 'Y' We the students of Vinalhaven High School proudly dedicate this 1056 edition of The Exile t WILLIAM R. HOPKINS ll ho has H011 our respect and friendship this past year.

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THE EXILE Editorials AY OUNCE OI' PREY ENTION Recentlx we haxe been hear1ng more and more about communltx health problems -X current report to the I T A on the Islands Communlty M9Cl1L1l SGTVICQS Inc CICMSD re wealed a wealth of lnterestlng facts and figures about our own commun lty health problems datlng back to twentx xears 1go when D1 V H Shlelds conducted the first organlzed well babx cl1n1c w1th the asslstance of volunteers and follow mg the de velopment of the organlzatxon up to the present tlme Elghteen xears ago the fn st tonsll cllnlc was held 1n Redmans Hall sponsored bx the Amerlcan Leglon The Malne Seacoast MISSION offered at dlfferent tlmes to send a dent1st and the townspeople got together and organlzed dental cl1n1cs Through the X ears the SQIVICCS and facllltles of the publlc health plogram were expanded a bllllfllflg' the Med1cal Center med1 cal CqLllDl'l'l8Ilt and a pubhc health nur e Wlnalhaven 18 now lndependent of outslde agencles helpmg to meet 1ts health needs FOI foul COHSQCLIUVQ vears 1 modern up to date dental cllnlc has been conducted brought about and staffed bx the Vlnalhaven f.OYY1l'l1LlI'1ltK Health Councll Cl1n1cs are held 1n the VI6d1C3l Center Bulld 1ng dental equlpment IS prouded bx the ICIVIS Two hundred and twentx x1s1ts were made bx school ch1ldren to the cl1n1c ln 1954 In November of last vear twentx SIX school age chlldren took part 1n a tonsll cl1n1c Agaln the Health Coun c1I furnlshed xolunteers took the 1n1t1al step of organlzatlon and help ed to finance the project MISS Ros coe ICMS public health nurse ass1st ed IH both the dental and the tons1l CIIHICS The report takes us to V1S1t a Chlld Health Conference of about twenty chlldren between the ages of one and five Bs 8 00 A M Health Councll volun teers Dr Earle and MISS Roscoe are on dutx The mother and the chlld go mto the ex 1m1n1ng room where a xolunteer has the flle card of the chlld to wrlte down the findlngs of D1 Earle and MISS Roscoe She also c ills the phvs1c1an s attentlon to any hndmgs of the last V1S1t so that he max check the cond1t1on The 1mmu nmatlon program IS strlctly followed Phe atmosphere IS frlendlx and cheer ful w 1th a box of lollw pops consplcu ouslx d1splax ed There IS Ven llttle fear and almost no crvlng at a Chlld Health Conference The babv cl1n1cs and the school phx slcals are organwed 1n the same efflclent wax and follow up v1s1ts to the home are made Wherever 1nd1 The school health program 18 now in all x efu xound program somewhat dlfferent from the school phwslcals conducted ln the school corrldor Wlth merelx a clude screenlng of throats and hearts Wlth a modern audlo meter purch zsed 1nd glven to ICMS hx the Health Councll the nurse fol lows up the 1n1t1al tests of hearlng gnen bx the teachers wlth preclse and accurate audlometer testlng Next we follow Mlss Roscoe on a tx plcal dax from her week Th1s should be of lnterest to many as I haxe heard people asklng and wonder mg what the Cllltlei of the publlc health nurse are The nurse spent from 8 00 to 10 00 A M ln the OfflC6 She summarlfed a narratlve report of the prev 1ous daw s accompllshments and problems wrote a letter fol health 9ClLlC3t1OIl materlal and a letter about mstltutlonallfatlon of a chlld 3 Y 1 1 I r ' ' ' ' A 1 A r ' ' 5 u 1 A Q ' ' . v - r ' - , , . . , L . . . . l 'C I A', .- J - ny . , I K 1 K 5 Q Q 1 , . - z 4 Q V 1 v ' , . . . . v - 1 H f v Q A K U A 1 Q - l X Q ' , , Q I A A A Q L n 4 Q K v il 1 in .1 , v . 1 . v , v K A V A V A , . . . .' - I A s ., l U 5 V . . . I . L ' . 7 Q ' ' ' 1 - Q l . Q If 1 . , v - - . . , - Y 1 1 ' V A V ' Q L lf Q V Q I x u Q l f ' Q ' ' UVA 4 A v f . - Q' ' ' ' 7 - , Q . ' L A ' . . I v v I - . , . . I untll by 1905 the ICMS was DI'0V1CllHg' Catef - ' K ' 2 1 v K Q '1 . A 1 Y Q A . A . u. I. 1 . . S I ' . . . 1 . . - , , H ' A1 4 kv. 4 A V .V K ' L' 4 v 1 I ' I l ' . - K . 1 , - - ' ' - C g , , z Q z ,I I - v ' ' 1 y .. A - M C A. A Q . Q Q Q v . ' ' Q C ' Y . ' v- 7 1 1 l - ' Q 7 Q K A A ' Y A . . - . . . 4 Q Q Q Q Y . or ' . I u ' K 1 , ' A 4 t . . Y. V, . 1 A' A . A A A ' . 1 v 1 S v lk ' ' v .