Winterport High School - Riverside Yearbook (Winterport, ME)

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LOCALS E 'Eg gfiversi JUNE Oh, blossoms that peep in the hollows, . .Oh, grasses that spring on the lea, Oh, dear little twittering swallows, You're bringing the summer to me. Oh, streamlets that flash in the sunlight, Oh, blue of the far-reaching sky! Oh. violets that close to the night You're saying that summer is nigh. Oh, winds blowing warm -from the Southland, Oh, patter of soft dropping rain! There's'charm in your magical hand To awaken the summer again. LAURA L. GREENE '33 WHO HAS A BOOK? Who has a book, Has a friend at hand, Has gold and gear At his command. L And rich estates, If he will look, Are held by him Who has a book. CARL FERNALD '33 In addition to the change from a four to a six year high school this year a new course of study has been offered by the commercial department. Classes in typewriting, bookkeeping, shorthand and comm-ercial arithmetic have been open to students in the two upper classes. This department was organized to meet the needs of .students who wish to enter the field of business upon com- pleting their high school course as well as those who will want to continue their commercial education after leav- ing high sohool. The course offers a working knowledge of business proce- dure such as will be useful in business dealings in everyday life, and at the same time it is specialized enough to be Fourteen of use to those who wish to enter ofiice work. With this in mind, accuracy, neatness, thoroughness and alertness in mental and written work are stressed in all classes. The course has proved to be a popular one and with advanced classes to be offered next year, the fa- cilities of the department are apt to be inadequate. The Indoor Fair held in Union Hall April 9, proved to be a very successful enterprise. Attractive booths, decorated in brightly colored paper, streamers, and balloons transferred the hall into the appearance of a real midway. Gypsy girls told fortunes, a novelty orchestra

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WEE Qfversi ef 51 MR. ABBOTT Our Principal, Mr. Abbott, is a tall and stately man, He treats us all alike and helps us all he can. He has a low voice and kind looking eyes, When he catches us in mischief, we feel anything but wise. He's good at giving punishments, many every week, And when he finds us writing a note We occupy a front seat. VVe all think of him with very high esteem. He's the one who coached our Champion Basket ball team. MISS NICKERSON Miss Nickerson is small but, oh, dearie me! What a fine history teacher she can be. She gives us assignments, at least ten pages or more, And if we don't know it,-why,-she stands us in the floor. However she is very sweet, we all do declare, And we surely pay attention! To do otherwise, we don't dare. MR. LIVINGSTON A great big brawny man is he, The one who teaches our Biology. He is als-o a coach, and a good one at that. Do you think he can discipline? Let him give you He is very good looking with a slysort of smile, When he tells you to get busy, you stay busy for a He's so full of fun, we like him very much, But remember he's a teacher and we treat him as You can't get by him with a grin and a bluff, Because he's a man who certainly knows his stuff. MISS STAIRS Miss Stairs, our English teacher, sure is a peach, There's nothing in language that she can't teach. . She may be short and look very small, But when it comes to teaching English she beats all. Some of us may think she's an awful crank, When she hands us some very low rank, But believe me you get just what you deserve, When she's feeling good, you get a little in reserve. When we stay after school for an hour or two, Do we do good next day? You can just bet we do. You can't help liking her, for she's really a dear, , ,We .allusurely hope she'll,be with us next year. a bat. while. such. them Thirteen

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g?l'V8T'Si ef 51 ,i - P Sophomore and Junior Classes furnished entertainment, and several vaudeville acts were staged. There were opportunities to play golf, pool, bridge, whist and other games. A bowl- ing alley and a hit the nigger stand gave the men a chance to show their skill. A marble tournament was con- ducted for the boys with a baseball glove awarded the winner. The feature which seemed to stand out when the program had ended was the combina- tion wrestling and boxing contests and many attended. Games and con- staged by some of our athletes. Band and orchestra music together with the various refreshment booths had a tend- ency to provide the proper atmosphere. The managers and committee in charge under the general supervision of Mr. Abbott were: General Manager, George Ritchie, Assistants, Forest Wadleigh and Patrick Sweeney: Advertising Man- ager, Delma -Clarkeg Manager of Box- ing, Jclhn Birminghamg Manager of Wrestling, Ardane Whittierg In charge of Booths, Thomas Birmingham and Bertha Nealleyg Manager of Bowling Alley, Malcolm Foley, In charge of Pool Table, Edwin Hopkins, Committee in charge of Bridge and Whist, Catherine Dorr, Elizabeth Shaw and Dorothy Laneg Refreshment Committee, Grace E. Knowles, Gail McDermott and Laura Green, Entertainment Committee, Miss Stairs, Maxine Edmonds and Miss Nick- GFSOII. We are always pleased to have our friends visit school. Some of the visi- tors this year have been the Rev. Mr. Barron, Mrs. Ralph Wharff, Mrs. Dr. Smith, Mrs. Edwin Hall, Miss Eleanor Lane, Mrs. Colson, Mrs. Price, Mrs. W. Wadi-eigh, Mr. Carleton Young and Supt. Nickerson. Mr. Nickerson, Mr. Young and Mr. Barron have been speakers at special assemblies. Out- side speakers include Mr. V. B. Marsh of the Crowell Publishng Company, Dean Hart of the University of Maine, the late Mr. J. L. Harbour, Mr. Harri- son C. Lyseth, State Agent for Second- ary Education, Dr. Holt of the State Health Department, Prof. Jones of the University of Maine, and Prof. Freder- ick W. Holmes of tfhe Department of English at Northeastern University. The drama, Stwmpy was presented in the Town Hall, Novem-ber 24. It met with great success, largely due to the efforts of Miss Stairs, who coached the cast very thoroughly. A dance followed the drama with music furnished by Harold Lloyd and His. Harmaniacs. The cast was as follows: Peter West, poor but honest, Thomas Birmingham, Sally We.st, Isn't she the Fifteen