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

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.lgrezikman eminidcencea Who'll ever forget September 7th, 1949? Not I, for on that day we, the grad- uating class of 1953, became students of Westbrook High! Amid new clothes and stiff notebooks, six scrambled lessons took place, hundreds of new faces scared us to death, and oversized history books made our eyes pop out. Little greenhornsf' they called us. This roused our fighting spirit and caused us to plunge into the battle of education with victorious intention . . . anxious to show these envied upperclassmen just how green we were. So, for the first few weeks, we buried our noses deep in our textbooks and produced such scholastic aces as Roger Knight, Gary VVard, Jacqueline Ritchot, Shirley Kinmond, Janet Hawkes, Angela Hardy, Wanda Christensen, -Ianice I-Iodgkins, Sylvia MacKensie, Beverly May, Virginia Nash, Sally Percival, Carolyn Phillips, Lois Tucker, Marilyn Pennell, George Doucette and Leslie Smith. In honor ratings, the Freshmen have so far been exceeded by the Seniors only. When sports rolled 'round, the Freshmen grabbed a good hold on the re- bounds Qbasketballj and got on the ball with stars like Mal Roma, Diddy Merrill, George Doucette, Pewee Brassard and Bob Kelly. The girls made suc- cessful showings with Marilyn Pennell and Joan Tetrault. Intramurals found: Basketball Qgirlsj-Frances Stacki, Sally Percival, and others, field hockey-Caro lyn Phillips, Frances Stacki and Sally Percival, and others, basketball fboysj- Diddy Merrill, Bobby Kelly, George Doucette, Mal Roma, Pewee Brassard, and other sports-minded stars. In other extra-curricular activity, Peter Potter thrilled us all with his voice which until late last year, no one knew he had. Un singing, that is.j I trust most of the students in Westbrook attended the jolly Fool's Frolic, a dance party devoted to the school fools. Freshman .Ion Barton walked away with the title School Fool, and the Freshmen Harry LeClaire, Diddy Merrill, Amie Caron, Odie Kourapis also won the prize for the most foolish presentation of the evening faltho' I don't know as this is an asset to our side of the battlej. Thus, by Feb- ruary, the upperclassmen had lost a lot of their haughty scorn and had even be- gun to look upon us with a little pride for their own proteges. And so, in the be- ginning of the third quarter, we're on our feet and joining the victory march.

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pl'0I9LeCy OI' ln the year 1918 in the days of Truman, it came to pass that a group of young men and women entered into the unknown land of Westbrook High and came to be known as the class of 1952. Now among this group was a prophetess who spoke unto them saying: At the end of the tenth year there shall be a great feast prepared for you, and the makers of this least shall be Nancy and june Meehan. The feasting place shall be decorated by the artists Alvin Wright and Ann Buotte, and ye shall all gather together once again and make merry. And all the plans shall be made by the social leader Jean Pratt and the Reverend Richard Clark shall start the joyful time by saying a prayer. Then it shall come to pass that Bunky Buotte, Richard Swett, Earl Barrows, and Hammy Grant shall speak unto the group telling stories of their lives as professional athletes. There shall also be a dancer or acrobat whom you call Connie Robichaud and she will arise and dance before you. Then the class historian, Ellen DeVVolfe, shall stir the memory of your school days with the following parable: 'Westbrook High was my school. I did not want for knowledge. They made me lie down in gym classg they led me through school booksg they restored my confidence, they led me in the paths of knowledge for my own sake. Yea, though I went through the valley of the shadow of learning I feared no test for my I. was with meg my exam papers and rank card, they comforted me. They prepared the lessons for me in the presence of mine teachers. They anointed my head with learning, my education runneth over. Surely knowledge and learning shall be with n1e all the days of my life, and I shall give Westbrook High School the credit foreverf And it shall come to pass as she has made an end of speaking all these words that the professional wrestler 'Curly Erly,' known to you as Erlon Knight, shall show the group his muscles and this shall cause Mary Lou Brownlee and Dorothy Jensen to swoon and all the other ladies to sigh. And when you have seen these things, the first mechanic of the President's garage, Richard Robinson, will speak unto you and tell of the putting together and taking apart of the President's cars. And there shall be among you Pat Clarke, jean Bailey, Nancy Keith, Dianne King and Theresa Poitras, who will have given up playing basketball and now play canasta every Thursday. And there shall be present among ye also, the handsome actor, Larry Lowell, the beauty contest winner, Alice Kelsen, and the president of the class, Charles Wright, who will then be president of the Community Club, president of the Workers' Union, president of his lodge and president of the bank. One known to you as Carol Violette will be late, as the wheeled article called a Ford in which she travels will have a breakdown. She will arrive safely, how- ever, on Jerry Soule's motor bike. And the one called Phil O'Gara will not be among you, as he will be married to a Texas Oil King's daughter and in the upper brackets. Also absent will be Vinal Ferren, who stopped to ask directions from a Frenchman and will still be trying to figure out what he said. The rest of you shall be there and there shall be much merrymakingf' So spoke the prophetess Barbara Doughty in the year 1950.

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-14 CLUB First Row: Loraine Kneelen, Peggy Greene, Margaret Kennie. Jacqueline Lemieux. Barbara Garland, May Hill, Barbara Hebert, Barbara Nielsen, Mary Laklontagne. Chipman, Myrna Milton, Llewellyn Clark, Roy A. Robinson QFaculty Advisory, Robert Second Row: joan Chandler, Thelma Robertson, Elizabeth DeWolfe, Roberta Richards, jean Littlefield, Gloria Armentino, jeanette Bridgham, Hattie Cutler, Mary Gooding. Doris Noack, Beverly McMillin, Martha Soper, Virginia.Smith, Nancy Waitt, Ann Harding, Mary Grover, Ann Verrill, Dawn Percival, Anita Marier. Third Row: Rodney McConkey, Lewis XVe1ch, Robert MacHardy, Richard Wvoods. Reginald Christensen, Fred YVilson, james Hall, Bruce Saunders, Robert Tuttle, Clifford Thompson, Ute 62147, CM The 4-1 Club, composed of College English students of the Junior and Senior classes, llllit for the first time in November, at the Pine Point home of Mr. Robinson, our faculty advisor. This meeting was planned by the reliable officers of the club: President, Bob Garlandg vice president, Myrna Miltong secretary, May Hill, and treasurer, Lew Clark. The business of the club was taken up in the Passion Pit, QMr. Robinson's recreation roomj, and the remainder of the time was spent at a roast on the beach. All members had a wonderful time. Another one of the many activities of the club was an interesting and en- lightening tour through the Guy Gannett Building in Portland. Our outstanding achievement of the year was the annual Stardust Ball. At this semi-formal cabaret everyone had a wonderful time dancing to the smooth music of Eddie Manning. Enoch Barton. The purpose of the club, by sponsoring many extra curricular events, is to raise money to buy a gift for the school. Last year we donated 5550.00 to buy film strips for all the classes. This year's gift will be presented at the closing assembly. To end a wonderful year of success the club will journey to the Pine Point Inn for their annual banquet, where the oliicers for the forthcoming year will be introduced. GI,tJRIA ARMENT1No, BRUCE SAUNDERS, EARLE ANDERSON.