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

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J mejor Woes Our poor, poor Juniors have'finally run up against an obstacle in their course of education-and that is ration. Everyone has certainly been affected by it. It started out this year by taking away some of the spare time of Edna Chaisson, Hildur Cole, Theresa Doiron, Jean Googins, Virginia Harris, Gardinal Keefe, Mariette Labreque, Lucille Lachance, Marcella Ledeoux, Winnifred Libby, June McAloney, Constance Motherwell, Emily Paulin, Arlene Richards, Roberta Sanderson, Jeanette Theriaulr, Jean Whippie, Margaret Bunnell, Elaine Pedneault, Athena Athas, and Eleanor Thompson. Some of these girls helped with rationing at the school and others at the ration board. Next thing we hear about rationing is when Wally Rogers shows us by his puzzled face that he is having a terrible time trying to make out an application for a new bicycle. The ,44 Club made up of Ex-Scholastic Club members has tried to compete against Mr. Ration by sponsoring a new form of entertainment, The Sophomore Hop, for our morale. The committee QRuth Burns, Barbara Allen, Geneva Frank, Janet Spiller, Robert O'Gara and Richard Finneyj deserve much credit for this dance. 1 Let's see now how rationing may affect us in the future. For instance, what would happen to our basketball team if Adrian Barrows and John Darkis should have diiiiculty in obtaining sneakers? If gas is rationed any more, what is Everett Paulsen going to do if he can't bring his Chevie to school? Our Phy. Ed. class would suffer if they should ration some of the vim and vigor of Gloria Welch. How would Winnifred Libby, Janet Spiller, Janice McKenney, Jean Googins, Lucille Naylor, Eleanor Thompson and Janice Smith feel if the shortage of paper made it necessary to ration honor cards. I think that time isn,t very far away because I have heard that the Junior Home Ec. class have become so destitute for paper towels that they have even had to bring their own towels from home. Even clothes may be rationed and how would we exist if we couldn't see Elaine Pedneault or Geneva Frank in different sweaters and skirts every day. What would happen to our inspiring assemblies if the electrical ability of Walter Lebel and Ernald Gervais was rationed? Cheer up fellas they haven't rationed Seniors yet. We'll make it some day. Yours till they ration class write-ups, JANICE SMITH, '44. Twenty-one

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CLASS OFFICERS Seated, Irmiorx a Anita Porell, Robert O'Gara and Winnifred Libby. f d S zbolfmrcx: janet Roncleau, Eva Dame, William Currier, No Sfuna'i11g, FYl'5J1!7l'1I an 01 Chase, Richard Goff, Lucille Welclm and Bernadette Berubc. Twculy D 'd Stone, Stephen Torrey, 110' Swiiors: Glenna Greene, Adrian Barrows, Roxio Kenney, avi rman Russell, David

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News of Westbrook High Sophomores This is your Sophomore commentator broadcasting on a carrier frequency of '45 kilocycles bringing you the news of the year, sponsored by the Sophomore Class. Flash! This year the Sophomores did very well for themselves in the annual school play, What A Life. Representing them were Beverly Canning, Gerald Hoar, Albert Libby, Harold Rice, George Smith, and Richard Taylor, all of whom had major parts! In politics this year, William Currier, Norman Russell, David Chase, and Eva Dame were elected president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary respec- tively. We now bring you the latest news of the honor students. At the half lead- ing the class with high honors were Donald Cairns, Beverly Canning, Nellie Douglass, Mejella Gaudreau, William Smyth, and Richard Taylor. Special Bulletin! In sports circles the Sophomores contributed to football, basketball, and baseball. Participating were Stephen Pratt, Norman Russell, William Currier, Paul Levesque, Philip Lowell, and Patrick Welch, all of whom should be con- gratulated for their fine work. On the girls' basketball team the class was repre- sented by Theresa Arsenault, Lorraine Gallant, Esther LeConte, Virginia Richards, and Fern Wilson. ' The Scholastic Club, under the guidance of Miss Tarbell elected Albert Libby, president, Patrick Welch, vice president, Beverly Canning, secretary, and Evelyn Meggison, treasurer. Their paper, the Blue Flash and their annual Junior Prom were both huge successes. Selected for the prize speaking contest were Beverly Canning, Betty Chap- lin, Albert Libby, Harold Rice, and Richard Taylor. On the Comic Front: Lately many sophomores have been seen reading comics behind notebooks and in any other place which seemed convenient. Some Sophomores have really taken their favorite characters too seriously for they are becoming more like them every day. FOR EXAMPLE Blondie-Rita Peffer Dagwood-Gerald Hoar Baby Dumpling-Alex Jensen Superman-Herbert Merrill Tillie the Toiler-Betty Chaplin Little Orphan Annie-Joan Spiller Popeye-John Fitzgerald Tarzan-Kit Nadeau Smil'in Jack-George Smith Joe Palooka-Paul Levesque Wimpy-Arthur Maasbyll Flash Gordon-Pat Welch Harold Teen-Harold Rice Olive oyl-Edna Lemieux Skeezix-Dick Martin Dan Dunn-Albert Libby King of the Royal Mounted-David Chase Little Henry-Bill Smyth Nancy-Theresa Arsenault Fritzi Ritz-Theresa Robinson Big Chief Wahoo-Edward Crawford Olly of the Movies-Rosemary Ingalls This is your Sophomore commentator signing off until next year. B-U-L-O-V-A-Ingersoll Watch Time. RICHARD TAYLOR, '4g. T wrn ty-two