Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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VVestbrook High School From a total number of 93 in the year 1921, our class decreased to '71 in 1922. This was be- cause many dropped out of school, others were promoted, while a few dropped back a class. The following students dropped out at the end of the Sophomore year: William Banks, Warren Bun- nell, Doris Cole, Rupert Cole, Elizabeth Fair- banks, Edwin Horr, Irene McGuire, Egon Mad- sen, Emily Nichols, Everett Phillips, William Smith, Albert Tetrault, Margaret VVelch. At the beginning of the year 1923 the number of those in the Junior class had decreased to 48. Among this number were two newcomers, whom we were glad to welcome to our ranks-Shirley Straw of Gorham, and Charles Lang of Hollis. It is with regret that we learn that Charles Lang was obliged to leave school, for he was an inter- ested student, and was doing well in his studies. At the first of the year a class meeting was held, at which the following officers were elected: President, Lindsay Goff: Vice-president, Brinton McClellan: Secretary, Annie Libby, Treasurer, Elizabeth Marshall. The honor of our class is upheld in athletics by Brinton McClellan. captain of the basketball team: Ellis Lebeau, football and baseball captain. and Kenneth Hawkes, who has been elected to serve as football manager for the coming year. Marion Emery is doing excellent work as a mem- ber of the girls' basketball team, while Eugene 27 Hebert, Edward Kinmond and Floyd Burton are also prominent in the school athletic activities. But athletics is not the only thing in which the juniors make a fine showing. Both Rachel Hutchins, as a member of last year's trio, and Philip Ames, who plays in the school orchestra, deserve much praise for their work, and some of the members of the class of '25, who are prom- inent in dramatics are: Ernestine Hanna, Rachel Hutchins, Frances Taylor, Beatrice Foster. Of the list of those on the editorial board, the following are members of the class of '25 : Ernes- tine Hanna, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Frances Craft, Art Editor, Frances Taylor, Assistant Commercial Editorg Annie Libby, Assistant Alumni Editor, and Ellis Lebeau, Athletic Editor. We point with pardonable pride to the fact that the junior class has more of its members on the honor roll the first semester of the year than any other two classes on the list, for of the nineteen on the honor roll, there are nine Juniors, while there are only four Seniors, two Sophomores and four Freshmen. The class of '25 was also well represented in the annual prize-speaking contest given by the American Legion, by Beatrice Foster and Floyd Burton, the latter winning the first prize for the second year in succession. The following is the list of the present Junior class: Philip L. Ames XVilma E. Babb Roger M. Boothby Laura J. Brackett Charles A. Brown john F. Burton Frances Craft Robert R. Delcourt Eleanor Dowling Thomas Dunn Marion Emery Beatrice E. Foster Doris E. Foster Eva E. Fredette Ernestine G. Hanna Olga L. Hendrickson Rachel Hutchins Louise I. Leighton Annie L. Libby Elizabeth M. Marshall Ellen A. Skillings Frances L. Smith Shirley E. Straw Margaret Sutermeister Metha V. Sweet Frances M. Taylor Gladys M. Teague Beatrice S. Vanner George VV. Gayton Lindsay O. Goff Kenneth M. Hawkes Charles R. Hayes Eugene Hebert Edward E. Kinmond Charles Lang Ellis E. LeBeau Brinton W. McClellan Laithe Melcher Keith V. Miller Elmer Moxcey John G. Robinson Robert G. Smith Harland M. Thompson Henry E. Vaughan joseph R. Waite Harry S. VValker Albert E. Winslow Lyman K. VVoodbury MARGARIZT SUTERMms'r12R, '25.

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26 In December the subscription contest for the Ladies' Home journal started. Mr. Philip Marsh, a representative of the Curtis Publishing Com- pany, again offered us a proposition similar to that of the year before. The subscriptions were to be sold for one dollar each, fifty cents of this going to the school. The contest lasted for a week, during which time 465 subscriptions were sold. ,Only two other schools in the state sold more subscriptions than Westbrook High. The prize for the boy having the most subscriptions, a Conklin ,fountain pen, was awarded to Clyde Hulit, while a similar prize was given to Mildred Barbourpthe winner among the girls. Refill pencils were given as prizes to all who obtained three or more subscriptions. A new idea is being tried out among the girls of the High School this year. Each girl keeps a daily record of points won in home study, scholarship, attendance at church, Sunday School, gymnasium and school games. The girl winning the greatest number of points during the year will receive a prize of 310.00 and honorable mention at the graduation exercises. The object of this is to promote homework, encourage punc- tuality and regular attendance, draw attention to careful planning of time and to discourage at- tendance upon outside affairs that detract from good scholarship and high standards. Vaughn Staples and Josiah Pugh have sub- mitted essays in the American Chemical Society prize essay contest. Mr. Pugh selected as his subject, The Relation of Chemistry to Health and Disease, and Mr. Staples wrote on 'fThe Relation of Chemistry to National Defense, both assigned subjects. This contest is nation-wide and prizes are given of 320.00 in each state for the best essay on each of the six assigned topics. From among the winners of state prizes, a National Committee will select the best essay on each of the subjects as- signed and the winners will be awarded four- year scholarships, which will provide all ex- penses for attendance at Yale or Vassar College. The Blue and White SENIOR CLASS At our first class meeting we elected the follow- ing class officers: President-Clyde Hulit. Vice-President-Orland Sweetser. Treasurer--Linton Raymond. Secretary-Helen Sherman. We had in our midst several football players, who will be greatly missed. They are: Roche- leau, Hinkley and Hulit, in addition to the man- ager, Bachelder. We were well represented in the Prize Speak- ing Contest, Miss Pride, Miss Jarrett, Miss Lucas and Mr. Goodwin taking part. Though none of these won the prize, they all did very creditably and their efforts reflect honor upon our class. The girls are not behind the fellows when it comes to sports. Miss Robinson, Miss Girard, Miss Smith and Miss Lucas were on the regular basketball team and several others who played in parts of games. Miss Girard was captain and Miss Smith was manager. This team is the best that ever represented Westbrook High School. The annual assembly play also drew its share of the class. Miss Pride, Miss Sherman, Miss Lucas, Bachelder, Benson and Brooks had parts. Through a series of misfortunes we have been unable to run dances this year, but we have not been inactive in 'other lines. Many of our num- bers have been on the Honor List, which means that they must have received at least four A's in each quarter. The majority of the class are planning to con- tinue their schooling. Several are going to the Maine colleges and others are choosing schools in other states for their new Alma Mater. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY ln our Freshmen year we suffered as Freshmen always do, under the overlordship of our elders, but we bore up bravely under the strain, sailed smoothly through our Sophomore year, and again entered High School to begin our junior year. As juniors our class is well represented in every branch of school activities, and the record our class will leave behind is one of which to be very proud.

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28 SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY The class of 1926 began its Freshman year with 105 members, but as this paper goes to press late in our second year of high school, it numbers only 81. Truly it is a case of the survival of the fittest. At the end of the first year 30 had dropped out or fallen behind their class, so that of our original number, 75 were left to begin the Sophomore year, and this was increased to 83 by the addition of a few upper classmen dropping back to join our ranks and by the addition of the following new students whom we were glad to welcome to 1926: Philip Fraser, George Anderson, Louise Cum- The Blue and White mings, Margaret Titcomb, Harold Tripp and Euric Wheeler. The class officers this year are: President-George Woodman. Vice-President-Thomas Cairns. Secretary and Treasurer-Winifred Plummer. Among the boys prominent in football are: Clifford Canning, Charles Canning, Thomas Cairns, Nathaniel Townsend, Elwood Howe and Harry Stanford. The boys have also won honors -in track, basketball and baseball with many other boys also taking part. In the school orchestra are: Dorothy Emery, George Frieday and Harry Grierson. The following are members of the class of 1926: Julia Bragdon Chester Burnham Thomas Cairns George P. Campbell Charles Canning Clifford Canning E. Wescot Charles Fleta Chick 1. Howard Cotton Laura Crawford Louise Cummings Dorothy Dolley Walter Dowling Dorothy Emery Robert Fortin Albert Foster Philip Frazer George Freiday Elouise Girard Mabel Grant Harry Grierson Clarence Hanson Emily Hawkes Alice Hayes Ethel Horr Elwood Howe Aurilla Hutchins Rachel Hutchins Ernest johnson Grace Jordon Bertram Kenny Erma Knight Bertha Lafhn Harold Lagerson Cora Larravee Barbara Leighton Roger Leighton Helen Libby Edythe Lowell G. Royal Lowell Alice McCullough Evelyn McFarland Ernest Meggison Helen Miller Lena Morgan Irene Moreau Kenneth Morse Katheryn Murphy Helen Mushreau Mildred Nelson Theodore Norman Edward O'Brien Kenneth Peterson Josephine Phaneuf Roland Pinkham Winnifred Plummer William Pomerleau Harry Reece Emma Roberts Louise Robichaud Reuben Robichaud Jeannette Rocheleau Clyde Smith Alice Snow Harry Stanford Howard Stultz Mabel Timberlake Margaret Titcomb Nathaniel Townsend Harold Tripp Elsie Turner ' Dorothy Webb Evelyn VVelch Euric VVheeler Thurston VVhitney Vlfilliam VVilson Annie VVinslow George Woodman, Jr. Guilford Pendexter