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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
7
Thornton Academy hosts open house for students with last names M through Z tonight from 7 to 9 pm. Guidance by Student Council guides, light refreshments at 8:30, band director Lawrence Woodward leads a first concert band rehearsal after a successful marching season.
Old Orchard Beach High School students planned a matchmaking dance at the Key Club meeting and discussed a bean supper to build school spirit against Kennebunk. Senior girls lost to juniors 13 0, Homecoming deemed a success, parade and class floats, Sophomore class won a $10 prize, Morse football loss 48 7. Senior Guy Roberge and Rosanna Gifun crowned queen. Various clubs held events, Christmas fundraisers, and sweater orders announced.
Kennebunk High School seniors clear and level the basement for a new lounge with talk and socializing as a goal. The Phantom Strikes Again is the senior play title with rehearsals underway after Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y activities. Parents for Paris club plans an auction at Kennebunk Town Hall on November 23, with club members soliciting donations.
The article names officers for the Robin Hood day club: President Penny Cram Vice President Joy Taylor Secretary Kay Lee Masury and Treasurer Joyce Davidson. Last Monday seniors were invited to a caper committee meeting in the university library. The French Club led by Miss Donna Maxwell visited the Boston Fine Arts Museum this afternoon. the group now has eight members.
A quiz item asks when people first set foot on the North American mainland. It also queries which three states in the Union were once indexed as independent. The trivia mentions Texas Hawaii and Vermont as those states.
A survey shows most teens are unaware of President Johnson's suggested constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 and only a small minority plan activism. Youths express apathy or doubt, while a few advocate marching, letters, or civil disobedience.
Washington notes that rules and instructions for the 28th annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search have been mailed to over 60,000 principals and science teachers. Written aptitude examinations will be given to contestants at local schools in December, with completed entries due at Science Service headquarters.
Marie Joseph Academy students held a mock presidential election with improvised literacy and naturalization tests. Campaign committees formed, secret ballots cast, and speeches given by Helene Fortier Nixon Paula Donahue and Darlene Quenneville. Additional activities included a Theatre Six plays night and a French drama class at St. Joseph's College.
Biddeford High School activities include a new student council committee to set rules for homecoming floats and queen selection led by Milton Truman. The school hosts a candy drive wrap up and plans a fall dance with the Ski Club sponsoring an event.
Canadian actor Frid, known for Dark Shadows, spoke to a wall of teen editors in New York about his career. He described Barnabas as a complex figure, blending tragedy with menace, and reflected on the pressures of fame and his departure from stage to television.
Betty Canary expresses skepticism about nature writing and back to nature movements while praising nature groups and waterland exploration. She recalls teaching her children about the woods and admits reluctance to poems praising twilight forests, citing sensory and domestic concerns.
Wells Junior‑Senior High hosts Education Week activities from 7 to 9 30 pm with teacher conferences and guides from societies. Refreshments served 8 15 to 9 30 in the cafeteria while the library features Bowdoin College Exhibit As Maine Goes and thirty photographs of the Maine coast.
Marcel Drapeau head of the music department at St Louis Regional High School announced a Christmas concert with the Thornton Academy Band on Friday December 20 at St Josephs Parish Hall. A second concert is Sunday at St Josephs Hall. The band last performed Saturday in a halftime show and the Veterans Day parade. All students must ap tion for the varie si up by Nov 18. Sunday January 24 is set for activities.
A reflective speaker debunks romantic forest myths from a carnal study setting. He asserts the woods are loud with wildlife and danger, not quiet retreat. Dreamlike imagery contrasts concrete isolation with the imagined wilderness, ending with a surge of electric ambiance.
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