Wilton Academy - Eagle Yearbook (Wilton, ME)

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4 THE EAGLE EAGLE BOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS Editor-in-chief Senior Class Editors Iunior Class Editor Sophomore Class Editor Freshman Class Editor Literary Editor Alumni Editor School Activities Athletics Photographs Exchanges Business Managers Advertising: Circulating: Iokes Eileen Pierce Dorothea Randell Vivian Bryant Avis Grant Esther Packard Ioyce Rand Rosalthe Lothrop Ioan Scott Reta Orff Alice Allen Harland Harnden Iohn F liss Iacqueline Dyke Harold Beisaw Chester Gould Vance Wells, Ir. Vera Adams Luralyn Collins Philip Edwards lntroduction ...,. Dedication .,..,.... Faculty Data ........ Eagle Board ....,....... Page 2 3 4 Table of Contents ...... .... 4 Editorials .............. Seniors .,...., Census ..,........ Superlatives ......,......, Class Directory ,....... Literary Department Student Council ...... Orchestra .......,... Band ....,..,........,..... Mixed Glee Club ...... Cheerleaders ......,.. School Activities ..,... Snapshot Page ...... School Calendar ..,... Exchanges ....,,,.. Spring Sports ....,. Football ..,.... ..... Field Hockey ....., Boys' Basketball ...... Girls, Basketball ...... Winter Sports .,..,. Alumni .....,.,....,.. 5 7 14 15 16 25 26 27 28 29 29 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 ln Memoriam ,....,....,....... ...,.... 4 l Advertisers ..,,.,........................, ........ 4 2 Advertisements and Iokes ......,,. ..,..... 4 3

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THE EAGLE ?awZtq Dam IAIARLAND L. KIQAY, .X.ll., Colby College, Principal, Mathematics. Appointed 'I9-15. SUSAN ll. NVICSTUN, .X.I1., Collmy College, Dean of Girls, Mathematics. Appointed 1908. LICAH T. l'l'i'l',lCRSliN, lloston University, Skidmore College, Vocal Music. Appointed 19210. MARY YORK, A.ll., Bates College, French, linglish. Appointed 1937. ELOISE MACOMBICR, BS., Farmington State Teachers' College, Home Economics. ' Appointed 19238. EDNA F. HAILTCY, All., Colby College, Iinglish. Appointed 1941. OTHO KNOWLFS, Busch Conservatory, Chicago, Instrumental Music, Band, Orchestra, Eaglonians. Appointed 1943. ABNER TOOTHAKER, B.S., M.S., University of Illinois, Director of Physical Education and Coach. Absent 1942-1944. Appointed 1931. Reappointed 1944. ANDREXN B. WELCH, HS., M.S., University of Maine, Agriculture. Appointed 1944. ROMOLO LORENZI, Farmington State Teachers' College, Extra work at University of Maine, Social Subjects. Appointed 1944. MAURICE WHITTEN, A.l3., Colby College, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Science. Appointed 1945, EDITH KENNARD, .X.U., University of Maine, English, Latin. Appointed 1946. L CAROLYN HELLEN, Wiltoii Academy Secretary. Appointed 1941.

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TI-IE EAGLE 5 WHY NOT WORK FOR PEACE? CIENTISTS studied, experimented, and did research work during the dark years of the war attempting to find something more powerful than the weapons used by the enemy. The result was destruction instead of con- struction. They compounded poisonous gases so deadly that our enemies dared not use theirs. They manufactured guns which were larger and more powerful than any the world had ever seen before. They built huge airplanes to carry gigantic loads of destructive bombs to enemy cities. But perhaps the most marvelous invention of this war was the atom bomb. It is the most costly invention that the minds of men ever contrived to make. Only five grams of the wonder substance, plutonium, was used in each of the one hundred pound bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Only five grams of a substance blew a city to smithe- reens. This goes to prove that everything has within it more energy than is being utilized. The question now is this: Can the atom bomb, which won the war, preserve the peace? Time alone will solve this problem, but if scientists had spent their time producing devices and compounds for construction, instead of de- struction, the world would have a healthier future. Harland Harnden '47, POST WAR MEDICINE N the world of today medical science is play- ing an increasingly important role. Nations now realize that a healthy and happy people are vital to world peace. Millions of dollars are being spent, and thou- sands of scientists are devoting their entire lives to waging this war against disease and death. Marvelous new drugs, antitoxins and vaccines are now preventing and effecting cures for diseases that a few years ago were classed as fatal. The antibiotics, products of one germ that when injected into the human bloodstream rid the body of the other death-dealing germs, are powerful weapons against many microbic diseases. Of the antibiotics now known, penicil- lin, streptomycin, tyrothricin and gramicidin are the most effective agents in the prevention and cure of diseases, and show the most promise of future conquests. Penicillin, used extensively during World War II, has proven its worth again and again in fighting infections. Streptomycin reacts favorably in the treatment of tularemia, meningitis, pneumonia and speci- fic types of bloodstream'infections. This drug will check tuberculosis although it will not effect a complete cure. A new antibiotic, erythrin, may prove to be the nemesis of diphtheria. It is now, however, only under clinical trial. The antibiotics are only one group of miracu- lous drugs that research is discovering and per- fecting. Many other drugs, some even more wonderful, are hidden away in Nature's obscure hiding places waiting to be found and put to life-saving use. Remarkable progress in medical science has been made during recent years, but the fight is just beginning. When the work is finished, man will be released from every known micro- bic disease. Rosalthe Lothrop '47. POST WAR EDUCATION HE. standards of education in our public schools must not be lowered. Over- crowded classrooms, a shortage of textbooks, an increasingly small number of competent teachers, lack of proper recreational facilities, and a serious juvenile delinquency crisis are impor- tant factors in the challenging problem before American educators today. What can be done to insure future Americans of an adequate education? How can we raise the present standards that in some cases have fallen be- low the minimum requirements? These prob- lems must be solved. During the last war the birth rate reached a new high. As a result, schools will be greatly overcrowded in a few years. Even now the re- turning veteran is having difficulty in continu- ing his education because of inadequate facilities. Without the proper training and education, America will be gradually decreasing in strength. This must not happen. The lack of teachers is a serious problem which is difficult to solve as long as business oHers salaries so much higher than those of the! ..'-' 5' S