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Bangor Public Library Bangor Community: Digital Commons@Bpl Bangor Public Library Bangor Community: Digital Commons@bpl Bangor High School Yearbooks Bangor High School 1951 The Oracle, 1951 Bangor High School Follow this and additional works at: https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks Recommended Citation Bangor High School, "The Oracle, 1951" (1951). Bangor High School Yearbooks. 24. https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/24 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Bangor High School at Bangor Community: Digital Commons@bpl. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bangor High School Yearbooks by an authorized administrator of Bangor Community: Digital Commons@bpl. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Oracle JUNE-1951 PUBLISHED TWICE YEARLY BY THE STUDENTS OF BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL, BANGOR, MAINE Students of Today­ Citizens of Tomorrow The "Oracle" is approved by the Bangor Chamber of Commerce as ............... .. .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ~ ... .. ,...., ... .., an advertising medium. ..... ,.............. ~ ... : ......... ~ "":~ :: ~~~~~~ <"'' '" " "'"' ''" ==~ ... ::~ :;::........ : : ........ " .. :... ..: ~ ...... ... ~ ... ... ... ............ ...... ... ,.,.., "'"' ... ... ..... ...... ,., ..... ., .. ... ... .. ... ........ .... ............ " : .......... ~ :..... ...... ~ ... ,;."' ... ~ ........ ..:. ::: :\ =~ ~ .·:: ~ ·: ::: ; : : :· ••• • • • • • • • •• • ... r.. ... CONTENTS DEDICATION FACULTY SENIORS ACTIVITIES· ADVERTISING ====~1951 ____. Dedication In dedicating the 1951 Oracle, the members of t.he staff u.1·ish to express their gratitude anil appreciation to their pri.ncipal, Mr. Joseph B. Chaplin, for all he has done to .m:ake the .class of 1951 what it is; and to commemorate his election as president of t.he National Association of Seco"YY!d'ary School Principals. His untiring devotion to his position and .his students has more tham fixe•d him in the he:arts of those w.ho have followed .his leadership. Always impartial, forever understanding, Mr. Chaplin will long be remembered by the Class of 1951. For over a decade Mr. Chaplin has guided and directed Bangor· High Schoo.l, and it is hoped that this dedication wi.ll convey t.he feeling the faculty, students, and Oracle staff have f.or him. li'irst r·ow, left to r·ight: Mr. Norman C. Perkins, Mrs. Janice M. Burton, Miss Jessie L. Fraser, Mr. Robert L. Harlow, Miss M. Catherine Mullen, Prin. Joseph B. Chaplin, Mr. Clarence H. Drisko, Miss Marion A. Du Bourdieu, Capt. Arthur P. Wade, Mr. Robert McKinney. Second row: Miss Bernice W. Hopkins, Mlle. Estelle I. Beaupre, Miss Mary M. Hodg­ son, Miss Mary T. Quinn, Mrs. Gladys B. Bridges, Miss Ruth V. Belknap, Miss Mary L. Copeland, Mrs. Mary 0. Devitt, Mrs. Dorothy E. Coiley, Miss Mildred E. McGuire. Third ro·w: Mr. Malcolm 0. Willis, Mr. Frederick W. Pinkham, Mr. W. Edward Trowell, Mrs. Margaret M. Carroll, Miss Stella J. Borkowski, Miss Paulene M. Dunn, Mr. Frederick K. Barry, Mr. Gunnar M. Lytikainen. Pour·th row: Mr. Harry S. Hopkins, Mr. G. Vincent Cuozzo, Mr. Frank W. Bartlett, Jr., Mr. Ernest H. Legere, Mr. Mark R. Shedd, Mr. Ivie Mann. Faculty The men and women pictured above and on the right are the people who for three years have shaped the lives of the Bangor High School senior class. Much credit is due them for their long, sometimes .trying, experiences in attempting to make the boys and girls of the Class of 19&1- into men and women. The students of B. H. S. whole heartedly extend their thanks to them. DEAN RACHEL CONNOR Dean Rachel Connor, beloved dean of girls for many years at Bangor High School, recently resigned from her faculty position because of ill health, but she can never resign the position she holds in the hearts of the students . and faculty of B. H. S. The Class of 1951 has an added feeling for their Dean because it was she who took them in hand during those first hectic weeks in the fall of 1948. Soon the class will be graduating and one by one the memories of high school will fade away, but never the memory of Dean Rachel Connor and her charming, inspiring way with boys and girls. Foreword During the past school year the Oracle Board has had as its endeavor the publishing of a yearbook that would serve to recall pleasant memories to the students of Bangor High School. Following the custom of preceding staffs, the Oracle has been changed in small ways to meet the demands of a deserving student body. The members of the 1951 Oracle Board started the year's work by the planning and carrying out of an extensive supscrip­ tion campaign. The drive was highlighted by the Oracle-Orascope assembly, always one of the year's outstanding programs. The publication of the December literary magazine provided an out­ let for talented members of tqe staff and also the members of the student body. The poems, stories, pictures, and features were a welcome diversion from the hustle and bustle of the fall term. In January the staff seriously began prepaPtng the year's major task-the 1951 Oracle. With its publication the staff has a feeling of achievement, mingled with a feeling of sorrow be­ cause the pubJication also marks the close of the school year~ and the end of three glorious years in Bangor High School. In closing, the Oracle wishes to thank all those who made its publication possible. Graduation Essays HAZEL CRABTREE THOMAS Z OIDIS MEDAL WINNER§ Jwnior Exhibition JOHN WIBBY FRANCES ERTHA President Vice President DAVID SEARLES DAVID DEARING CLASS OFFICER§ Treasurer Secretary WALTER LURO NANCY BRYANT To the Class of '51 The class of 1951 is presenting itself for the last time as a unified body. For three years the class has functioned as a single unit and, during the last year it has been foremost in the minds of the pupils, faculty, and parents. Now we are going on, leaving behind the sometimes happy, sometimes troubled days of our high school career. What the future holds for us no one can tell. For some it means college, for others it means going out to meet the world and to earn their living, and for still others it means preparing for marriage and homemaking. No matter what the future may bring, the class of 1951 will be an integral part of the American way of life, for we are The Students of Today-The Citizens of Tomorrow. Graduating Members of The Class of Nineteen Fifty~One Alexander, Hildred ''Hildy'' Course: Business Education Destination: Husson College Activities: Commercial Club (3, 4), Vice President (4). Alexander, Lee Course: Business Education Destination: U. S. Air Force Annis, Eleanor Frances ''Ellie" Course: Business Education Destination: Secretary Activities: Chorus (2, 4); Dramatic Club (3); Junior Chorus (3); Commercial Club (3, 4); Plays (3). Arnold, Joan "Jo" Course: Distributive Education Destination: Clerk Activities: Chorus (2); Girls' Volleyball (2). Arsenault, Christina Lois Course: Business Education Destination: Telephone Company Activities: G. A. H. C. (3, 4); Commercial Club (3); Girls' Hockey (2, 3, 4); Girls' Basketball (2, 3); Girls' Volleyball (2, 3); Cheerleaders (2). Atkins, Alan " Spanky" Course: College Preparatory Destination: University of Maine Activities : Latin Club (2) ; Alpha Hi-Y (4) . Bacon, Jane N.e-alley ''Janie'' Course: College Preparatory Destination: Colby Junior College, New London, N. H. Activities: G. A. H. C. (4); Latin Club (2, 3, 4), Secr etary (3); Class Officers (2), Secretary; Junior Chorus (3); Girls' Hockey (2, 3, 4) ; All-Bangor Hockey ( 4) ; Girls' Basketball (2, 3, 4), Captain (2, 3, 4), Coach ( 4) ; Girls' Volleyball (2, 3, 4), Captain (3); Art Club (2); Spanish Club (3, 4), Treasurer (4); Usher (4); Penobscot Valley Ski Club; Bas­ ketball Referee (2, 3) ; Bangor-Bapst Hi Club (2). Baker, Lloyd Edward Course: General Activities: B-Club (2, 3, 4); Junior Chorus (3); Beta Hi-Y (3, 4); Baseball (2, 3), Captain (3). Baker, Maynard E "Red" "Bake" C'ourse: Industrial Destination: Milkman Activities: Boys' Rifle Club ( 4), Treasurer; Football (2) ; Officers' Club ( 4) . Baughman, Barbara Jean Course : Business Education Destination: Business School or work Activities: Chorus (2) ; Commercial Club ( 4) ; Girls' Hockey (3); Girls' Basketball (2, 3, 4); Girls' Volleyball (3, 4); Spanish Club ( 4). Beal, Ruth ''Ruthie'' Course: College Prepar atory Destination: University of Maine Activities: Chorus (2); Girls' Rifle Club (3); G. A. H. C. (3, 4); Junior Chorus (3); Debate Club (2); Girls' Ho~key (.3); Girls' Basketball (2, 4); Girls' Volleyball (3); French Club (2, 3, 4), Secretary (4); Oracle Board (4). ~laisdell, Eugene F . ''Gene'' Course : General Destination: U. S. Air Force Activities: Spanish Club ( 4) ; Driver Training ( 4). Blethen, Hubert B. ~'Hugh'' ''Hubby'' Course: General Destination: U. S. Army Activities: J. V. F ootball (2). Blomberg, Jean C. '~Jeanne" Course: Busine:;;s Education Destination : Navy or Marines .; Bowden, Gordon Lord "Thumpin' Theodore" Course: General Destination: Unknown Activities: Junior Chorus (3). Braley, Ernestine B. ''Teenie'' Course: Business Education Destination: College Activities: Junior Chorus (3); Commercial Club (3, 4); Lunch Room (2, 3, 4) ; Oracle Board ( 4). Brawn, Freeman G. Course: Industrial t Destination: Bangor Brown, Richard H. ''Dick'' · Course: College Preparatory Destination: Navy Activities : B-Club (4); Baseball (3); Track (2); Boys' Basketball (3, 4); Football (2, 3, 4); Gamma Hi-Y (4). Brown, Sandra ''Sandy' ' Course: Business Education Destination: Dancing Teacher Activities: Twirlers (3, 4). Bryant, Nancy "Nan" Course: College Preparatory Destination: University of Maine Activities:
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