June 1919 Issue of "The Spud", Publication of Sherman High School at Sherman, Maine

June 1919 Issue of "The Spud", a publication of the students at Sherman High School at Sherman, Maine.

This issue is dedicated to John Clay Spooner, a member of the Class of 1916 at Sherman High School, who died at Chateau Thierry on July 25, 1918.  See another post that features John Clay Spooner.

Another page memorializes Evelyn S. Murphy, a member of the Class of 1920, who died in January 1919.  [There's a FindaGrave memorial for an Evelyn A. Murphy (1901-1919), buried in nearly Benedicta, Maine.]

"The Spud" measures nearly 10" by 7" and contains 36 numbered pages, plus several pages of advertisements.

An alphabetical list of people mentioned in the issue appears farther below.

The Editorial Staff:

• Elsie M. Daggett, Class of 1919; Editor-in-Chief of The Spud and gave Salutatory, "Impossible is Un-American", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• L. Jackman Sleeper, Class of 1919; Business Manager of The Spud; valedictory, "Ireland versus England", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Bertrand Hoyle, Class of 1920; Assistant Business Manager of The Spud; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Etta Rand, Class of 1920; Assistant Editor of The Spud
• Dorothy Caldwell, Class of 1919; Alumni Editor of The Spud; read the Class History at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Marie Cummings, Class of 1919; Exchange Editor of The Spud; essay "Americanism at its Source", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Lora Sleeper, Class of 1919; Senior Class Reporter of The Spud; gave the Class Prophecy at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Henry Mahan, Class of 1920; Junior Class Reporter of The Spud
• Lucy Kellogg, Class of 1921; Sophomore Class Reporter of The Spud
• Malcolm Parker, Class of 1922; Freshman Class Report of The Spud; cast member in the Senior Drama

Below, presumably a photograph of the Class of 1919.  If so, the young man would be Leonard Jackman Sleeper (1901-1993).

The June 22, 1919 Commencement:

Participating in the Commencement - the valedictory, salutatory and essays mentioned below are printed in the issue.  

• Rev. Frederick Parker; Baccalaureate Sermon, Invocation and Benediction 
• Elsie M. Daggett; Salutatory, "Impossible is Un-American
• Marie L. Farmer, essay "Builders of Destiny"
• Dorothy R. Caldwell; Class History
• Lora D. Sleeper; Class Prophecy
• Millicent D. Grant, essay "Florida - the Flower State"
• Doris N. Dickinson; Presentation of Gifts
• Viola M. Hughes; Class Prophecy
• F. Arlene Burnham; Presentation of Gifts
• Mary M. Murphy; essay "American Women of Today"
• Marie Cummings; essay "Americanism at its Source"
• Minerva J. Bragdon; Class Will
• L. Jackman Sleeper; Valedictory, "Ireland versus England"
• George C. Hight, Superintendent, Presentation of Diplomas

There are several pages of funny jokes and observations about named students, such as the one below, and the recounting of taking the class play on the road to Kingman, Maine.

Alphabetical List of People Mentioned

• Minerva J. Bragdon; Class Will at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• F. Arlene Burnham; Presentation of Gifts at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Dorothy Caldwell, Class of 1919; Alumni Editor of The Spud; read the Class History at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• E. Louise Clark, A.B., Colby College; Assistant to the Principal and Instructor in Latin and French; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Harold Cox; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Emily Crockett, Class of 1914; at home
• Mary Crow, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; attending Business College, Houlton, Maine
• Marie Cummings, Class of 1919; Exchange Editor of The Spud; essay "Americanism at its Source", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Elsie M. Daggett, Class of 1919; Editor-in-Chief of The Spud and gave Salutatory, "Impossible is Un-American", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Nettie M. Daggett, Class of 1917; at home
• Doris N. Dickinson; Presentation of Gifts at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Inez Dickinson, Class of 1914; teaching at Golden Ridge, Maine
• Lillian Dubay, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching in Benedicta, Maine
• Marie L. Farmer, essay "Builders of Destiny", at June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Lucy Finnegan, Class of 1916; teaching at Stacyville, Maine
• Jerome Gantnier, Class of 1916; at home in Benedicta, Maine
• Ray Gillespie; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Agnes Gormley, Class of 1917, teaching at Houlton, Maine
• Audrey Grant (nee Upton), Class of 1916; living in Bangor, Maine
• Basil Grant, Class of 1917; working at Bangor, Maine
• Doris Grant; cast member in the Senior Drama
• June Grant, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching in Morgan District, Sherman, Maine
• Lydia Grant, Class of 1917; working at Sherman, Maine
• Millicent D. Grant, essay "Florida - the Flower State", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement
• Esther M. Green, A.B., Bates College, Assistant to the Principal and Instructor in Mathematics and History; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Lona Hamilton (nee Jameson), Class of 1917; at home
• Pearle Hamilton, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; training at the Home Hospital, Bangor, Maine
• George C. Hight; Presentation of Diplomas at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; Superintendent of Sherman High School; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Sidney Holmes, School Board Member; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Bertrand Hoyle, Class of 1920; Assistant Business Manager of The Spud; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Viola M. Hughes; Class Prophecy at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Clara Hussey, Class of 1914; teaching at Houlton, Maine
• Grace Ingalls, Class of 1914, teaching at Sangerville, Maine
• Edward Joy, Class of 1914; clerk in Houlton Trust Co., Houlton, Maine
• Paul Joy; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Lucy Kellogg, Class of 1921; Sophomore Class Reporter of The Spud
• Freda Lawler (nee Gillespie), Class of 1915; living at Sherman Station, Maine
• Fred Lewis, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; clerking in his father's store
• Henry Mahan, Class of 1920; Junior Class Reporter of The Spud
• Lloyd McLaughlin, Class of 1915; deceased, January 1916
• Laura Mitten (nee Curtis), Class of 1917; living in British Columbia
• Matie Morrison, Class of 1915; teaching at Westfield, Maine
• Evelyn S. Murphy, Class of 1920 - memorial page for her; she died January 19, 1919.
• Mary M. Murphy; essay "American Women of Today"
• Beulah O'Roak, Class of 1917; attending Aroostook State Normal School, Presque Isle, Maine
• Frieda O'Roak (nee Robinson), Class of 1917; at home
• Malcolm Parker, Class of 1922; Freshman Class Report of The Spud; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Rev. Frederick Parker; Baccalaureate Sermon, Invocation and Benediction at the June 22, 1919 Commencement
• Margaret Qualey, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching in Benedicta, Maine
• Etta Rand, Class of 1920; Assistant Editor of The Spud
• Ralph G. Reed, A.B., Bates College; Sherman High School Principal and Instructor in English and Science; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Beth Rogers, Class of 1916; working in Dorchester, Massachusetts
• Ethel Rush, Class of 1917; working at Sherman Station, Maine
• Thelma Sawyer, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching at Mt. Chase, Maine
• Irving E. Seavey, School Board Member; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• Philip Seavy [Seavey ?], Class of 1915; clerking at his father's store
• Julia Sides, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching in Doble District, Sherman, Maine
• Bertha Sleeper, Class of 1918 [says Class of 1917 but it's a separate group from the 1917 alumni mentioned]; teaching in Benedicta, Maine
• Emma Sleeper, Class of 1914; teacher at Sangerville, Maine
• H. B. Sleeper, School Board Member; mentioned in an advertisement for Sherman High School
• L. Jackman Sleeper, Class of 1919; Business Manager of The Spud; valedictory, "Ireland versus England", at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• Lora Sleeper, Class of 1919; Senior Class Reporter of The Spud; gave the Class Prophecy at the June 22, 1919 Commencement; cast member in the Senior Drama
• John Clay Spooner; this issue is dedicated to him; he died July 25, 1918 from wounds received in the battle of Chateau Thierry.  Photograph and dedication on facing pages.  Poem by his friend and classmate Montelle Wren on the page following the dedication page.
• Wallace Spooner, Class of 1914; in Paris, France
• Montelle Wren, Class of 1916 - wrote a poem in memory of his close friend and classmate John Clay Spooner; mentioned in Alumni section as member of Class of 1916, in the service until May, now employed in Eastern Manufacturing Company

Advertisements, two samples below- see an alphabetical list of the advertisers farther below.

Alphabetical List of Advertisers

• Arthur Allen Optical Company; Bangor Maine
• Ambrose, Shoe Repair; Sherman Mills, Maine
• Aroostook Collection Agency; Sherman Mills, Maine
• P. N. Bishop at Sherman Mills Cash Clothing Store
• Dr. E. E. Brown; 183 Hammond Street, Bangor, Maine
• Dr. M. D. Brown, Dentist; Patten, Maine
• F. H. Curtis, Farm Machinery; Sherman Mills, Maine
• Eastern Trust & Banking Company; Bangor, Maine
• George S. Gentle Company, Insurance; Houlton, Maine
• Golden Sheaf Grange Company, Flour, Feed, General Merchandise, Machinery and Cream Separators
• C. S. Grindal, Jeweler, Class Rings, Class Pins; Patten, Maine
• W. C. Heath, Horseshoeing and Jobbing; Sherman Mills, Maine
• Houlton Business College; Houlton, Maine
• Houlton Savings Bank; Houlton, Maine
• Jackman & Caldwell, Meats and Groceries
• Katahdin Trust Company; Patten, Maine
• Klein Studio
• W. H. Lewis, Auto Tires and Tubes; Sherman Mills, Maine
• Northern Woodenware Company; Lumber, Woodenware; Island Falls, Maine; employing 250 men and women; year round work
• Mrs. H. G. Perrin; Covered Buttons, Stamped Goods; Sherman Mills, Maine
• Geneva M. Perry, Millinery; Sherman Station, Maine
• J. P. & F. L. Rush, Potatoes, Hay, Farm Machinery, Fertilizer, General Merchandise; Sherman Station, Maine, and Benedicta, Maine
• Irving E. Seavey, General Merchandise
• Shaw Business College; Bangor, Maine
• Sherman High School
• Snow & Nealley Company, Mill and Lumbering Supplies; Bangor, Maine
• Mrs. A. H. Spooner, Graduation, Birthday and Wedding Gifts; Sherman Mills, Maine
• George W. Upton; Sherman, Maine