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

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I0 The Blue G- White duced to the Assembly by the Rev. Draper of the Methodist Church. Mr. Traveler spoke on the life in the West and demonstrated the ditTer- ent uses of the lariat and other accessories of the cowboy. His lecture was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by the students. The annual Public Speaking Contest was held at Warren Church, February 19, 1926. The varied program was presented with a gratifying success. The prizes were, this year, as in the past, gen- erously awarded by the Stephen W. Manchester Post of the American Legion. The honor of first prize was bestowed upon Linwood Lagerson of the Sophomore Class. Miss Doris Drisko, a Junior, was presented second prize. Both Lager- son and Miss Drisko have spoken at former contests. The judges were Mrs. Marion W. Theis, Mr. Guy V. Sinclair and the Reverend Albert Hammond of this city. Much credit is due Miss Vera Eldridge for her successful and efficient coaching. The program is as follows: Selection by Westbrook High School Orchestra Topgy, H. B. Stowe LAURA CRAWFORD The Fiddle Told, Nora C. Franklin DoRIs DRISKO The Cyclopeedy, Eugene Field FRANCES RICHARDSON Spartacus to the Gladiators, Elijah Kellogg Roni-:RT BANCROFT Betty at the Baseball Game, Walter Ben Hare THELMA WHALEN Selection by Westbrook High School Orchestra Sentimental Tommy, J. M. Barrie OLIVE SMITH Handful of Clay, Van Dyke REBA MANCHESTER I am an American, Elias Liebermann LINwooD LAcERsoN The hundred and oneth, RUTI-I BARKER The Promise, Annie Hamilton Donnell MARGARET TITCOMB Selection by Westbrook High School Orchestra DECISION OF JUDGES Presentation of Prizes by Stephen W. Manchester Post, American Legion To Miss Thelma Whalen, a Senior, the Illinois Watch Company of Springfield, Illinois, awarded a bronze medal of the famous Volk head of Lin- coln, in recognition of the fact that she wrote the best essay on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln, in Westbrook High School. Miss Wha- len has been very prominent in the activities of W. H. S., holding the positions of Assistant and French Editor of the BLUE AND WHITE and being in the cast of The Charm School as well as on the Prize Speaking Program. Through this issue of the BLUE AND WHITE, the Assembly wishes to express its appreciation of the hard work of the members of the cast of The Charm School. The play will be presented the afternoon and evening of April 16th. No one should miss the opportunity of seeing this very delightful American comedy. Under the able coaching of Miss Vera Eldridge the pres- entation is sure to maintain the high degree of excellence that has always marked the Assembly plays. CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR THE ASSEMBLY PLAY THE CHARM SCHOOL SYNOPSIS OF SCENES Act I-Evening. The boy's room on the top floor of an old-fashioned New York house. Act II-The Main hall of the school. Scene 1. Noon. Scene 2. About two weeks later. Act III-The next morning at the school. Austin Bevans ........................................ Robert A. Bancroft an automobile salesman with IDEAS, which David MacKenzie .......................................... William Vallee a law student, considers unpractical, though George Boyd ................................................ Charles Canning an expert accountant, is willing to co-operate and also Jim Simpkins .................................. George W. Frciday, jr. and Tim Simpkins .............................. George M. Woodman Jr. who toil not and have never seriously considered spinning Homer johns .......................... ........ G eorge H. Anderson is the guardian of Elise Benedotti ................................................ Helen Jarrett the president of the Senior Class at a school presided over by Miss Hays .............................................. Frances Richardson who is loved and feared by all who know her, in- cluding her secretary An empty bag cannot stand upright.

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Westbrook High School 9 ll1 IlIHIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllyllllllllllIIllllllllnlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIUILHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllilllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllulIIWHlllllWlllllWlllllllmlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIllIllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliQf1ii '51 53 ASSEMBLY NOTES 2 Ps llllllllllllllIIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllwlllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllll , On April 17, 1925, the French students of Miss Ethel King presented before the assembly Pauvre Sylvie, a very delightful and interesting one- act play in French. The cast was composed of the following students, who, by the Fine character- ization of their parts, showed that much thought and study had been centered on their work. Sylvie une bonne .................................... Margaret Smith Cecile la fillede la maison ....... Olga Hendrickson La cuisinere ........................... ................, F rances Taylor La couturiere ..................,. .......... E lizabeth Marshall Le garcon boulanger ....... .......... R obert Bancroft Le coutier de commerce .......... Raymond White La maitresse d'anglais ................................ Thelma Whalen Miss Marion Lord coached the dramatic action of the sketch. During the Spring term the Venetian Glass Blowers gave a very instructive original and entertaining exhibition of their skill before the assembled students of W. H. S. In demonstrating their interesting work they illustrated the methods of preparing the various pieces of glass apparatus familiar to the students of Chemistry. They also illustrated the making of Christmas ornaments and gave a vivid account of the progress of glass manufacturing. Their lecture was followed by several entertaining fea- tures. Mr. Harold Hamilton, a former student of the high school, presented to the Assembly at the close of the school year a very rare and valuable series of photographs of the recent solar eclipse of 1925. This picture now hangs in the library where it has been much appreciated and com- mented upon by the students. Through this is- sue of the BLUE AND WHITE we wish to extend to Mr. Hamilton our sincere appreciation of his generous gift. The week of October 20th was observed at Westbrook High School as Old Ironsides or Constitution week. This movement was spon- sored by the U. S. Navy Department and was for the purpose of obtaining contributions from the school children throughout the United States, in order that a fund might be established to thor- oughly repair and maintain the old ship Con- stitution which obtained such fame during the War of 1812. Considerable satisfaction may be felt by W. H. S. students from the fact that they contributed so generously to this worthy cause. The Curtis Publishing Company subscription contest held for a week during the fall term re- sulted in securing a total of 395 subscriptions for The Ladies' Home fournal, Saturday Erfening Post and Country Gentleman. The three upper classes who participated in this contest were divided into three teams called, respectively, the Rockets, Comets, and the Meteors. A chart depicting a route to the moon served to record daily the sales of each team. In the end, the R0ckets' team won by securing a very large number of subscriptions. The contest was organized by Mr. Philip Marsh of the Curtis Publishing Company. To arouse enthusiasm for the sales campaigns he entertained the school with a series of interesting and in- structive lectures in salesmanship. One-half the amount taken in was sent to the Curtis Publish- ing Company and the remainder being divided into four parts, one-fourth going to the Assembly and the others' parts being added to the class fund of the three classes participating. A sum of about forty dollars was the share of each party. Tuesday, October 13th, the Reverend Gilbert Traveler, famous cowboy preacher was intro- A friend you have to buy 'won't be worth what you have to pay for him.

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Westbrook High School 'lil ll Miss Curtis ........................................................ Doris Drisko who is always trying to think well of the Senior Class, consisting of Sally Boyd ............................ ........ .................... D 0 rothy Blair who is George's sister and Muriel Doughty ................................ ...... R eba Manchester Ethel Spelvin ................................. ......... A nnie Winslow Alix Mercier ......... .. ........... Beatrice Reny Lillian Staiiord ......... ........ T helma Whalen Madge Kent ........... ........ D orothy Reny Dotsie .................. ...................................... M ildred Mushroe -i The electric lights and modern fixtures that have been installed in Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, and 22, and Domestic Science Room, are greatly appreciated by the students, who previously felt the urgent need of better illumination on dark days. The addition of a new set of shelves in the library has been found very convenient in holding the several books that have appeared there recently. Among these books are: Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia Q10 vol.J. Nelson's Perpetual Loose-Leaf Encyclopedia f 12 vol.j. Life of john Marshall C4 vol.j. The Story of Mankind. The War on All Fronts Q5 vol.Q, and various other single volumes, both reference and literary works. 'L' fa ' SSM' SZLQM' , xyWl' lb, WWV -277 Z Y The sting of reproach is the truth of it.