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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1965
Page
7
May 28 marks Saint Joseph's High School Senior Stand Out Day. Seniors will present their class gift, awards will be handed out, and a Blessed Mother crowning will be performed by Sodality prefect Jean Croteau with attendant Celine Lebel.
In a brief Tuesday noon assembly Sister Ste. Marcella distributed certificates of award to a group of 14 sophomores.
Biddeford High School plans Class Night ceremonies at Shawmut Inn in Kennebunkport on June 9. Speakers for the dinner were chosen last week. The girls basketball team held its annual banquet at the high school with food by home economics students. The dinner was followed by a free for all game without referees. Attending were team members and coaches Mrs. Caroline Allbee and Mrs. Jean Jones.
Linda Provencal and Robert Fournier plan the program for the final senior assembly on June 7 featuring talent from the graduating class.
Last Friday students voted in the Student Council election with results not yet tabulated. Candidates included Fred Lemovitz Ronnie Gobeil Bev Donovan and Jane Nadeau.
The Future Homemakers of America Mother-Daughter Banquet was held last week at Old Orchard Beach High School. F.H.A. members presented plays including The Bookworm Twins by Nancy Simpson and Jeanne Roy Columbus Discovered America by Jana LeBreton Linda Levecque and Grace Fontaine and The Nightingale Lady Quartet by Sharon Berry Linda Wyman Sharon Crowley and Mary Jane Morris.
A show business meeting installed a new slate for next year led by Cecile Geaumont as president and Jana LeBreton as first vice president. Nancy Lariviere became season secretary, Jeanne Roy treasurer, Mary Jane Morris parliamentarian, Linda Levesque historian, Judy Winslow reporter, and Joan Duhamel song leader.
The actor notes his Shakespearean stage success in New York London and Stratford. He criticizes Samuel Bronston for underfunding and poor publicity for The Fall of the Roman Empire arguing the epic was handsome authentic and better than Cleopatra. He urges better promotion to maximize its reception in the United States.
Teen age talk news notes career prospects for students as T A business students take the shorthand aptitude test. Seniors rehearse for graduation and Glee Club Concert. Semifinalists in the school speech program join Practice Speech Festival with Biddeford St Joseph's and Sanford High. Seniors host a Saturday car wash and auction.
Charlene Boucher won the St. Andre's High School presidency for next year after votes were tallied by Sister Rose Immaculee. Boucher previously served as class vice-president and chaired multiple committees. The senior banquet was moved from Hawaiian Hut in Portland to Valle's Steak House on May 26. Junior class night featured a fashion show and a gypsy fortune telling set, with Charlene narrating and writing a senior impersonation play.
The American Government Class of S A H were taken on a tour of the York County Court House and Jail in Alfred by Sheriff Richard Dutremble last Thursday. The girls also attended a court trial. During court recess Judge Thomas De lahanty talked to them in his chambers. The tour was chaperoned by the teacher Sister Marie Agnes.
Bowdoin College fraternities report Campus Chest Weekend funds totaling more than 2000. Co chairmen Charles R Vaughan and Ricard A Dieffenbach led the event sponsored by all 12 fraternities. Half went to Brunswick Area United Fund, the rest to Maine Heart Association, Maine Cancer Association, International Student Service and Elmhurst Center Bath. Activities included auctions, athletic events, dances and a concert.
Britannica sources claim ocean spray adds about two billion tons of salt to the atmosphere, a figure attributed to historical observations.
Last week at Thornton Academy students stayed busy with regular studies and a co op testing program measuring knowledge across subjects. They met a Becker Junior College representative and discussed engineering with interested junior boys.
A baby shower was held in honor of Mrs Claire Bergeron of Hills Beach at the home of her sister Mrs Lucille Pare at 4 Short Street in Old Orchard Beach.
Air Force Academy instructors store exam materials in locked safes to curb cheating after a scandal that led to 109 cadet resignations. About 2,500 cadets remain under normal surveillance as reforms unfold under a new superintendent set to take over July 1.
Pare was assisted by Mrs. Yvette Bergeron and a large list of attendees including Jeanne Grenier Laura Grenier Sylvia Bergeron Georgette Parent Simone Grenier Viola Bergeron Doris Boisse Lucille Regina Doris Tremblay Micheline Gagnon Anita Drapeau Therese Plessis Yvette Gobeil Rachel Fortier Patricia Boisjoly Jeanne Lasante Mabel Ruel Beatrice Morissette Doris Leroux Bernadette Bouchard Gene Perrin and Marjorie Simpson. Others unable to attend were Albert Pare Claire Casavant Cecile Croteau Mary Pare Claudette Grenier Paulette Millette Julienne Turcotte Irene Palardis Raoul Dubuc David Presley and Margo Gagnon.
A five man panel reported to Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert on May 6. It criticized academy administration and staff but stopped short of radical changes. The panel urged retention of the honor code, possibly in a revised form.
The Biddeford High School annual alumni buffet dinner and dance will be held at 7 30 p m June 12 in the Steve White Memorial Gymnasium. Anniversary classes should arrive by 7 15. Catering by Wonderbar Steak House and music by John Trull's Orchestra. Reservations through Irving Remar, president of the alumni group.
A new in ear hearing aid promises a one piece device built into an ear mould. The maker, Acousticon Jackson Company of Portland Maine, offers a free replica model and emphasizes a personalized fit.
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