Hallowell High School - Venture Yearbook (Hallowell, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1927 volume:

3 3 5 5 E 5 2 1 5 5 2 . 5 5 E s 5 'i E 3 4 E E U : E 5 Q ! S E 33 S If B E 3 E 5 S 1. 5 S 5' E E5 e E 5 2 E 5 To our esteemed Superintendent, Mr. W. F. Packard, the Venture Staff dedicates this Commencement Number of the Venture , trusting that the bond which unites him to our school will be unbroken for many years to come. THE VENTURE RETA PETTEE, Editor-in-Clzigf Miss J. J. HASKBLL, Faculgf Adfuirer Address all business communications to SCOTT TREWORGY, Second Street, Hallowell, Maine EDITORIAI. BOARD DOROTHY DAWBIN ALUMNI EDITOR ELAINE RADCLIFF EXCHANGE EDITOR LUDGAR LUCAS ATHLETIC EDITOR HELEN FULLER JOKE EDITOR IVA CAIN RUTH JOHNSON LEONARD STEPHENSON CLASS EDITORS '27 ARLENE SMITH LELAND ACHORN KEITH MILLER CLASS EDITORS 80 SCOTT TR EWORGY BUSINESS MANAGER KENNETH SMALL ASSIST BUSINESS MANAGER RAYMOND MINOR CLASS EDITORS 28 MARY GLIDDEN DONALD KELLOGG ART EDITOR CLASS EDITORS 29 EDITORIAL Once more we publish an issue of the Venture, a paper which shows the ability and progress of the stud- ents of Hallowell High School. This, the Commencement Number, comes at the close of a very successful school year, of which we may all well be proud, for we have all con- tributed our share to it. Much of the success of the year along the various lines, social, athletic, and academic, of school activity is due to the efforts of our very competent faculty, Mr. J. E. Blaisdell, principalg Mr. W. D. Gilpatric, sub-master, and Miss Jessica Haskell, Miss Ellen Small, and Miss Melva Pettingill, assistants. It is also due to their able seconding of student endeavor that the publication of our paper has been made possible. We wish, at this time, to express our thanks and gratitude to them. This is the seventh issue that we have published this school year, and, compared with other schools, many of which are much larger than ours, which publish only one number, or at most, three per year, we consider that we have done unusually well. Our paper has been generously supported by our advertisers. We hope that our readers will patronize these advertisers Whenever possible. By such patronage we are helped, for, without advertisements we could not have published our Commence- ment Number. We are grateful to the business men who have made use of our columns. And now the Venture staff ends a most creditable year of work. We have cleared up a heavy debt on the school paper, a part of which dates back two years, and we have steadily paid our own way. We bid farewell to our patrons and leave our duties to the new staff. May they carry on as we have done! R. E. P., '27. Qllaaa ZKHII A Eugene Arata Gene Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Minstrels 1 Class President 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 1, 2 Basketball 1, 2 Manager Basketball 3 t'Springtime 2 Winter Sports 1, 2, 3 State Winter Carnival 2 Athletic Association Treasurer 4 Student Council 3, 4 Senior Reception Committee 3 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Freshman Reception Committee 3 Nominating Committee A. A. 1, 2 Hightest Ambition: To shoot a deer. Yvonne Beaudoin Peanut Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Springtime 2 Speaking Contest fFinalsJ 2 Winter Carnivals 1, 2, 3 Reception Committee 3 4 Basketball Highest Ambition: -To grow tall. Veronica Burns Commercial Course Minstrels 1 Springtime 2 Hokey Pokey Play 4 Committee Hokey Pokey Fair 4 Winter Carnival 1, 2, 3 Highest Ambition: To drive a Ford. Harold Choate Choatie College Course Entered from Clark Grammar Boy's Prize, Sophomore Speaking Contest 2 Marshall for class of '26 3 and '27 4 Printing staff for Venture 4 Hokey Pokey Committees 1, 2, 3, 4 Latin Play 2 Winter Carnival flongest ski-jumpl 2, 3 Y Honor Roll Highest Ambition: To grow up. The:VENTURE 3 Dorothy Church Dot Commercial Course Class Historian Springtime 2 Certincate in Typewriting 4 Committee for Hokey Pokey Fair 4 Highest Ambition: Not to miss anything. 1 Paulina E. Clark Polly College Course Hokey Pokey Minstrels 1 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Springtime 2 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Winter Carnival 1 Reception Committee 3 Highest Ambition: To do something clever. Joseph Cronin Pat College Course Football 2, 3, 4 Baseball 4 3 Senior Play 4 Highest Ambition: To go back to Ireland. Dorothy Dawbin Dot Commercial Course Basketball, 2, 3, 45 Captain 4 Winter Carnival 2 Springtime 2 Alumni Editor Venture 4 Printing Staff Venture 4 Nominating Committee Athletic Asso- ciation 4 Committee Freshman Reception 3 Committee for Hokey Pokey Fair 1, 2, 3, 4 Committee for Senior Reception 3 Student Council . 3, 4 Business Manager Subscription Cam- paign ' 4 Sales Manager Subscription Campaign 4 Mrs. Sarah Ann Mullen, Senior Play , 4 Highest Honor Roll 3, 4 Valedictorian ' Highest Ambition: To get all A's. The VENTURE Anna Emery Commercial Course High School Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Secretary and Treasurer of Class 3, 4 3 Hokey Pokey Play Highest Ambition: To go to sleep. Charles W. Gatchell Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Minstrels Springtime Treasurer A. A. Assistant Football Manager Football Manager Hokey Pokey Committee Winter Sports Highest Ambition: To dress Riclgewell. Helen Isabelle Graves College Course Hokey Pokey Committee 'tFlo Gray in Hokey Pokey Play Class Secretary and Treasurer Honor Roll Alice in Senior Play Manager Girls, B. B. Letter in B. B. Reception Committee Winter Carnival Presentation of Gifts Highest Ambition: To George Greeley General Course Springtime Football Basketball Committee Hokey Pokey Fair Charlie 1 2 3 4 4 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3 as well as Midget 1, 2, 3, 4 3 1, 2 3, 4 4 4 3, 4 3 1, 2 live in Newport. KCDuke1i 2 2, 3, 4 3 3 Highest Ambition: To live on Middle Street. The VENTURE 5 Evelyn Hallett General Course High School Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Springtime 2 Highest Ambition: To try farming at Lou- den Hill. Walter Hamilton Bake General Course Entered Senior Year from Class of '24 President of Athletic .Association 4 Hokey Pokey Play Qleading manj 4 W. 85 H.--TWENTY-TWO Chairman Hokey Pokey Dance 4 Debating 4 Honor Part Highest Ambition: To go to Colby. Why? Virginia Hescock Gine Commercial Course Class Editor of Venture 2 Joke Editor of Venture 4 Springtime', 2 Freshman Reception Committee 3 Senior Reception Committee 3 Hokey Pokey Play Carlotta! J 4 Committee for Hokey Pokey 2, 3, 4 Typewriting Award 4 Student Council Committee 3 Class Prophecy Highest Ambition: To live in the city. Erlene Hutchinson Hutchie College Course Springtime 2 Hokey Pokey Play 4 Highest Ambition: To be thought innocent. The VENTURE Violet Juanita Ingalls Vi College Course Entered from Lincoln Grammar School - Springtime 5 Q ',gx,f'f'- Q 2 Highest Ambition: To bqiyfa-,at the Ken- nebec House. 4 M'i5i'f , 'l I, Ruth E. Johnson Ruthie College Course ' ,' Hokey Pokey Minstrels : 1 Springtime , 2 Basketball ,E 2, 3, 4 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Speaking Contest f 'E l 2 Reception Committee 1 3 Winter Carnival i 1 Class Editor of Venture 3 4 Dora Hale in Senior Play .Q 4 Highest Ambition: To have a guidef at night. 5 9. .. fini Donald Foster Kellogg Qon College Course ie Entered from Maria Clark Latin Play , A 2 Springtime .' ag 2 Hokey Pokey Minstrels 1 Prize Speaking QFin,alsJ honorable -2 mention A' el, ' 2 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee' 1, 2, 3, 4 Executive Committee, Athletic Associa- tion 1-.f'lg.5g' h'-- fx. 11 Art Editor of Ventnre g?5t Manager of Hokey Pokeyiflay ,,'- Francis Felton in Sen-ior?-PPlay ff, Andrew Dexter in Hokey Pokey Play 4 Reception Committee ' if 3 ' Highest Ambition: To keep track of Louise. 4 4 Harrison Miller Harry High School Orchestra 1, 2,fx3, 4 Student of the General Course if Entered Hallowell High School from Miaria Clark Grammar School in 1923. Highest Ambition: To be called by his first name. , 5 . .. -4 -mae, The VENTURE 7 Helen Morgan Commercial Course Received a certificate in Typewriting 4 Springtime 2 Committee Hokey Pokey Fair 4 Highest Ambition: To eat the ice cream and save the Coan Cone. John E. Murphy General Course Football 2, 3, 4 Captain 4 Baseball 4 Hokey Pokey Play 1 Winter Sports 1, 2, 3 State Winter Carnival 2 Freshman Reception Committee 3 Senior Reception Committee 3 Highest Ambition: To be admired by the girls. Reta Ellen Pettee Pete College Course Salutatorian Class President 1 Springtime 2 Latin Play 2 Secretary of A. A. 2 Vice President 3, 4 Class Editor 1, 3 Exchange Editor 2 Editor-in-chief 4 A Honor Roll 3, 4 Errol Verne Ridgewell Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Committee V 1, 2, 3, 4 Hokey Pokey Play Walter Conrad p E 3 Hokey Pokey Play Sidney Everett 4 Senior Play Richard Tate 4 Marmrar Senior Play ' 4 Student Council A 4 Manager Baseball 4 Nomination Committee 4 Athletic Association 3, 4 Winter Sports 1- 2 Highest Ambition: To walk and talk like a New Yorker. The VENTURE John E. Scott Commercial Course Entered from Rockland High Sophomore Year. Student Council 3 Baseball 3 Senior Reception Committee 3 Nathan Speck in Hokey Pokey Play 4 Philander Filmore in Senior Play 4 Certificate in Typewriting 4 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 3, 4 Honor Roll Printing Staff of Venture Highest Ambition: To join the female sex with Kellogg. , Leo Stanley Sheldon Windy Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Latin Play 2 Hokey Pokey Committee 3, 4 Highest Ambition: To be a real sheik. Kenneth Small Ken Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Printing Staff for Venture 4 Committee for Senior Reception 3 Assistant Business Manager for Ven- ture 4 Highest Ambition: To stop being bashful. Leonard Stephenson Steve College Course Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2 Class Editor Venture 1, 2, 4 Joke Editor Venture 3 Assistant Business Manager Venture 3 Bigelow Prize Speaking fFinalsj 2 Lyford Prize Speaking at Colby 2 Class President 2 Springtime 2 Debating in Bates League 3, 4 Debating in Bowdoin 4 Hezekiah Hopkins in Hokey Pokey Simon Felton in Senior Play 4 Vice President A. A. 3 Address to Undergraduates 4 Cheer Leader 2, 4 Highest Ambition: To be President of the United States. The VENTURE 9 Reginald Trask Reggie Commercial Course Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Football 4 Basketball - 3 Winter Sports 1, 2 Committee of Hokey Pokey Fair 2, 3, 4 Springtime 2 Assistant Manager of Football 3 Nominating Committee 3, 4 Highest Ambition: To see - every night. Scott Treworgy College Course Entered from Maria Clark Grammar School Latin Play 2 Bigelow Prize Speaking fFinalsJ Class Editor Venture 2 Executive Committee A. A. 3 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Business Manager Venture 4 Debating 2, 3, 4 Highest Ambition: To be an orator. Margaret C. Turner Peggy Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Minstrels 1 Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Springtime 2 Speaking Contest fHonorable Mentionj 2 Winter Carnival 1, 2 Reception Committee 3 Basketball 4 Highest Ambition: To be a friend to man. Harald Wiley Spider Commercial Course Hokey Pokey Fair Committee 1, 2, 3, 4 Venture Printing Staff 4 Senior Play Highest Ambition: To get through eating ice cream. The VENTURE CX, 4 Francis A. Wingate Winnie College Course Orchestra 1, 2 Springtime 2 Prize Speaking 2 Football 3, 4 Student Council 3, 4 Basketball 4 Debating 4 Honor Part 4 Highest Ambition: To have a permanent wave. QQfgZgzf NxS?7 n. ,,,4kN., -A9 ,rec-' ' N '5'l 4' . 5 xi. -1 4 D :lv I Qbes, 1001. . 0- . ng I0 . 7 We Q N o QE! cqgC3H':i9!fBuIp:: 55' : 1 . 1' ,. ll: Ag' - 1' -sr L., iv' ,N 3 i Y 0,, C+6i n'.' ' 1 4' U67 c v M ,mis Q? SALUTATORY llle ego, qui quondam graceli modulatus avena Carmen, et egressus silvis vicina coegl Ut z ' l t l is QU llllili dY1lO p3.l'9I'Cfl HTVH, C0 OHO Gratum opus agricolisg at nunc horrentia martis These lines, which sometimes pre- cede Virgil's Aenid, translated de- clare, I, that poet who formerly tuned my song with the slender pipe, and coming forth from the wood, taught the neighboring husbandman, however greedy, a work acceptable to the tillers of the soil, yet now sing to bristling arms of Mars. For the time being, we may para- phrase these lines thus: We, the class of 1927, who formerly tuned our song with the slender pipe of school studies and tests, now are coming forth from the hall of educa- tion to set an example however plain, of more strenuous endeavor in col- lege or the business world to our school mates, an example we hope acceptable to be followed. On this day, which divides the old from the new, we, members of the class of 1927, who have clung together, bound by ties of friendship for four years, extend to all here a cordial welcome. Teachers-lt is an honor to us to be able to welcome you here this afternoon. To you, who have worked with us patiently, who have bedn ever ready to render any beneficial service to our class, We give many thanks, and we hope that your con- stant willingness to aid will be ap- preciated by other classes as much as they are by us today. We con- sider it to a great extent due to you that we stand here, taking the last step that leads out of our high school life into the busy world. Mr. Superintendent and Members of the School Committee-You have come here to see our class meet its final test, then bid adieu to you and to the other people gathered here. We sincerely hope that our work has been satisfactory and will prove still more satisfactory in the future. It is with pleasure that we welcome you this afternoon and that pleasure is greater when we consider how much your support has helped us on our way. Parents and Friends-You have assembled to see the class leave the barge which has borne them safely over a four years' course. We have arrived in safety at the haven, though some days have been stormy. Now we stand before an open door and you, kind friends, have come to wish us Godspeed as we pass through it. We thank you, as once again we extend to all here, a most hearty welcome. 12 The VENTURE MAINE'S JOAN OF ARC Is there anyone here at this time who has not been stirred by the ideals embodied by that wonderful character in French history, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans? For cen- turies her name has been an inspira- tion to all whose heart beats are for patriotism, loyalty, justice and truth. But do you know that Maine, too, has her Joan of Arc, a leader in a differ- ent, yet equally splendid cause? Maine's Joan of Arc was a champion of the helpless and distressed, not of America alone, but of the world. When with your automobiles you enjoy that beautiful river drive along the highway from Bangor to Belfast, you pass through the quiet and pic- turesque little village of Hampden. Upon the easterly side of the road, but on the westerly side of the Pe- nobscot river, you pass a large arched gateway, opening into the Dorothea Dix Park, named for a woman born on that same spot on the fourth day of April, in the year 1802. In many respects she was the most remarkable woman America can claim. She won distinction as a nurse during the Civil War and was honored with great praise by Presi- dent Lincoln, but it was in her life- time crusade against the old barbar- ous treatment of the insane that she won enduring fame. Dorothea Dix, fully as wonderful a woman in her way as Joan of Arc, and as much of a dreamer, idealist, and adventurer in new fields, was not aggressive. Hers was not the spirit of warg but of peace, of patience and of love. She was the antithesis of Cleopatra. She would never in the slightest degree have interested An- tony, much less have charmed him. And yet within a period of 20 years she stormed the seats of the mighty, from East Cambridge, Massachu- setts, to the Vatican at Rome, told all in authority. from the selectmen of towns to the President of the United States and the crowned heads of Europe, that they were wrong in their methods with the mentally sick, and convinced them of their mistake. You cannot say that her story is a romantic one. It was far removed from the realm of romance and fancy 3 but it is a remarkable story of the wonderful achievements of a daughter of Maine. At twelve years of age Dorothea Dix ran away from her parents and sought the protection of her grand- mother, who was then a widow living in quite a grand residence in Boston, the old Dix mansion. There, Doro- thea was trained in habits of dili- gence and attention. The change also secured for her several extra years of education. Her formal edu- cation completed, she spent some years as a school teacher and govern- ess. All of these early experiences and duties were fitting her for the great life work which destiny had ordained for her. Her social and philanthropic work began with the East Cambridge, Massachusetts, jail. Here, she found the guilty and the innocent, degener- ates, criminals, and those only un- fortunate, herded with the insane of both sexes, in a structure overcrowd- ed at all times, and without means of warmth in the severest weather. The task of changing these condi- tions was herculean in every sense of the word. Many difiiculties were before her, she had to undertake the task of meeting and convincing mem- bers of state and national legisla- tures. governors, popes, kings and presidents of their criminally wrong treatment of the insane. The success of her memorial in her own state encouraged her to press forward into all the other states. Her campaign in Massachusetts end- ed, she visited Rhode Island. New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Later she crusaded the southern states. She induced state after state The VENTURE 13 to build hospitals for the insane. The year 1853 found her in Nova Scotia and other parts of Canada. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the world-wide reputation which Miss Dix had attained along the lines of philanthropic endeavor, made her the one person in the country that President Lincoln and his administration at Washington, turned to, for assistance in the mat- ter of organizing nurses for the armies of the North. They had no Red Cross at that time, but an or- ganization called the Christian Commission was soon formed. Thousands of women nurses volun- teered for the service, and Miss Dix was called by the government to take charge of this department. She con- tinued to perform this arduous work until peace was declared. After the close of the Civil War, she took up again her labors for the insane and unfortunate ones of life, and con- tinued them until within a short time of her death. She died July 17, 1887, and her burial took place in Mt. Au- burn Cemetery, near Boston, Massa- chusetts. About a quarter of a century ago, after the fact that Miss Dix was born in Hampden had been fully estab- lished, certain patriotic men and wo- men of Hampden, Bangor, and other cities of Maine began a movement for a public park in her memory. A tract of land which embraced her birthplace was purchased and on July 4, 1889, it was properly dedicated with impressive ceremonies and an oration by the late Colonel Augustus C. Hamlen of Bangor. The following invocation was given in her memory: Father of Mercies, Sovereign Lord, We take thee at thy gracious word, Tho' thine the power to loose and bind, The merciful shall mercy find. To thee we raise our song of praise, xln thee we live and move, our ways By thee are guided, and thy love Fills earth below and heaven above, The heart that bleeds for others' woe, The generous hand, the words that glow With pitying love, the gifts that shine, Are but a pale reflex of thine. Reta Pettee, '27. CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE It was the great war that first brought to the public a realization of the vital place that the science of chemistry holds in the development of the resources of a nation. At that time, the chemists of the various nations were competing against each other in producing high-powered ex- plosives and dangerous gases. To- day, these' same chemists are en- gaged in the more congenial occupa- tion of making discoveries which will contribute to our national health and prosperity. We cannot get away from chemis- try and its bearing upon the whole life of any nation. The fundamental laws of chemistry make possible the scientific control of our great indus- tries, ranging from agriculture to the manufacture of steel. For in the transformation of the salts, miner- als, and humus of the earth and the elements of the air into corn, wheat, cotton and other products there is a complicated chemical change, requir- ing careful chemical control if a suc- cessful crop is to be obtained. Simi- larly, the making of iron and steel is a chemical problem, since first the iron must be separated from the ore, then free carbon driven out of it, and Vet just the right amount of carbon induced to combine with the other elements to give the steel the desired hardness. By discovering new uses for by-products previously considered worthless, the chemist has saved the country millions of dollars annually. Not so many years ago, the seed of cotton was thrown away or burned as fuel, for there was no profitable use to which it could be put. But the chemist, who is always an economist, found that by applying pressure to 14 The VENTURE this cotton seed he could extract from it an oil that was almost the equal of olive oils for household pur- poses. He invented a way for re- moving by machinery the fuzz of cotton fiber adhering to the cotton, and of employing it in the manufac- ture of explosives and celluloid. The hull of the cotton seed, which is left after the oil has been extracted, is ground up and sold as dairy feed. Last year this utilizing of formerly worthless material added to the value of the cotton produced the sum of S150,000,000. From coal tar, a by-product of the manufacture of illuminating gas, a dozen primary products can be ex- tracted. With these, the chemist can build up hundreds of thousands of new substances, many of which can- not be duplicated by nature. This list of products includes 3000 differ- ent shades of artificial dyes, syn- thetic perfumes and flavors, which equal in every way but cost, the nat- ural productsg various kinds of modern concentrated antisepticsg medicines, and material for the manufacture of explosives. These two groups of material developed by the chemists are typical of what is being done with hundreds of other by-products. From corn, our largest agricultural product, chemists have recently found ways of obtaining over 100 different materials. The most im- portant of these are the corn oils. which. under the trade name of Mazola, come into competition with cotton seed and olive oils as a sub- stitute for butter and lard, parogal, a material used to adulterate rubber: corn syrurs that are so widely used in place of molasses: and, finally al- cohol. This last product offers great possibilities, for, at the rate at which we are now exhausting our oil fields, we shall soon be obliged to get some- thing to take the place of gasoline. One of the most promising of the suggested substitutes is alcohol pre- pared from corn, since it can be easily adapted for use in the internal combustion engine. With the many factory-prepared foods, that are in use to-day, it would be possible for the unscrupulous manufacturer to adulterate his prod- ucts with harmful ingredients, were it not for the pure food laws. These laws require every manufacturer to have an analysis of his products made by a government chemist, and this analysis placed on a label that marks his goods. For this protec- tion of our health we owe a great deal to the chemist. Chemistry is a most effective agent for democracy, since it actually ac- complishes, in regard to many ma- terial things, that equality which has always been the fundamental prin- ciple of the American Government. luxuries, formerly the monopoly of the privileged classes, become, through applied science, the common property of the masses. The royal purple of the ancients, and dyes far more beautiful, are now to be had at every bargain counter. Even Solo- mon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like the modern American maiden. Even though her purse be scanty, she need not lack jewels and bright- colored clothes, such as once cost a fortune. Fruits, exotic and out of' season, are upon our dinner table at relatively small cost. Even the china from which we eat these luxuries was not brought from China, at all, but made from a clay bank at home. In early ages the man who owned a piece of iron shaped it into a sword, and proceeded to use it against his enemy. The Feudal Age vanished at the first whiff of gunpowder, for that device of dangerous unseen pow- er levelled the natural and artificial inequalities of humanity in warfare. With a gun in his hand, the peasant was a match for the strongest knight in his heavy armor. ' The VENTURE 15 Medicines, such as a prince could not have procured, though his physi- cians searched the earth from China to Peru, are now at hand to cure the pauper. The new chemical motive powers have given man a very fair substi- tute for the seven-league boots of the fairy tale, they enable him to go down under the sea in search of hid- den treasures, and they have en- dowed him with the wings that he has always longed for, but hardly hoped to have. Books are no longer sold at exorbi- tant prices, but because of the magic of ink, are within the reach of every- one. The famous works of art from the large exclusive galleries are mul- tiplied in much the same Way and scattered throughout the land. No one need lack copies of the iinest pic- tures. Even Woolworth supplies them. i g H2 We do not have to pay ten dollars to ,hear a song by Galli-Gurci, since we can hear her at home many times for the price of a single record. Caruso's voice still lives to thrill us with its wonderful harmonies. Events that few could witness other- wise are brought to all of us on the celluloid film. The reception of music thousands of miles away has become so commonplace that we cease to marvel at the radio. So, whether it be the satisfaction of our material wants, or the grati- fication of our aspirations for art, literature or science, the chemist acts as the agent of applied democracy. Nor has the chemist exhausted the possibilities of his science, he has touched the outer edge only, there are greater marvels even now in sight. In the radio-active elements. such as radium, we have come upon sources of energy that were never dreamed of before by man. The most striking peculiarity of radium is that it is always a little warmer than its surroundings, no matter how warm these may be. It decomposes and we know no way of hastening or check- ing this decomposition. An ounce of radium salt will give out enough heat in one hour to melt an ounce of ice, and, in the next hour, will raise this water to the boiling point, and so on, again and again for years, it is a fire without fuel. From the heavy white salt there is continually oozing a faint fire-mist. This gas' is known as niton. A pound of niton would give off energy at the rate of 23,000 horse power. Fine stuff to run an engine, one would think, but it does not last. When the sixth day came, the power would have fallen off by half. Besides, no one would dare act as engineer, for the radiation will rot away the flesh of a living man. It will not only break down the complex and delicate molecules of organic matter, but will also attack the atom itself, changing, it is believed, one atom into another, the dream of the ancient alchemists. ' The chemists have thus given us a glimpse of the incalculable wealth that is in some of the simplest sub- stances. True wealth is measured by the usefulness of any substance. So when a chemist develops a new product, he enriches the world that much. Our hope of continuing as the richest nation of the world re- mains in the hands of our chemists, who must, of necessity. develop our resources. If they fail, we will be surpassed by other nations whose scientists are awake to the needs of the times. As things appear at pres- ent, we Americans have little to fear. but let us not weary in the good work and let us continue to send to the chemical schools the thousands who are eager to go. Thus we may train new workers for the nation and for humanity. Francis Wingate. 16 The VENTURE CLASS HISTORY The perfect historian is he in whose work the character and spirit of an age is exhibited in miniature. I realize how imperfect will be my history of this wonderful class of 1927, but I shall do my best to tell you of its splendid achievements. Fifty-two we were, who trudged up Central Hill on that September day in 1923 to become freshmen at Hallowell High. The hill was steep and our hearts were heavy with dread of the unknown, but we knew, even then, that Labor conquers all , so on we climbed, to meet our fate. The faculty that first year con- sisted of Principal Joseph E. Blais- dell, Miss Jessica J. Haskell, teacher of French and English, Miss Dorothy Judkins, instructor in Latin, Miss Irene Robinson, instructor in his- tory, and Miss Ethel Rice, in charge of the commercial department. When the fall term ended, Miss Robinson left us to become Mrs. Marino Gali- zia, and Miss Evelyn Waugh of Win- throp took her place. Verdant freshmen that we were, we saw the annual reception draw nearer and nearer, our hearts full of anxiety. We had become quite used to finding ourselves in awkward places in our first few weeks of high school life, but to go into society, high society, with our schoolmates of the upper classes looking down upon us, scorning us in public, that was too much! We felt like going home to bed instead of attending that reception and dance. Nevertheless, when refreshments began to appear, we felt more at ease, and, all in all, we really had rather a good time. Soon after entering, we lost ten of our classmates. Riella Currier, May- nard Clement, Harold Emery, Cath- erine Lee, Myrtle Robinson, Henri- etta Sprague, and Thelma Swift left to seek employment, Kennedy Cum- mings went with his parents to live in East Pepperell, Massachusetts, Catherine Leach moved to Castine, and Perthena Miller went to Farm- ington, to make her home with Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Perry. This year, a high school orchestra was organized, which included sever- al members of our class. Anna Em- ery has been pianist of this organi- zation from the beginning till now. The biggest event of our freshman year was the Hokey Pokey Fair, held in the City Hall. We had the ice cream booth, which attracted much attention because of its icy decora- tions. Miss Judkins was class ad- viser on this occasion. We began our sophomore year somewhat wiser, and, certainly, with less dread of what might be before us. The two-session plan was intro- duced this year and has proved a success. There were several changes in the faculty. Miss Dorothy Jud- kins resigned to accept a position in one of the Augusta schools. Miss Ethel Rice left to marry Basil Rob- bins of Ellsworth, and her place was taken by Miss Aubrey M. Plaisted, who came here from Yarmouth High. Mr. Wesley D. Gilpatric, a graduate of Bates, came as sub-master, to coach athletics and teach mathe- matics. Prin. J. E. Blaisdell took over the Latin classes. Our number had lessened still more, for nine of our class were obliged to repeat their freshman year. We regretted their loss, but we were glad to gain Errol Ridgewell, from the class of 1926, George Gree- ley, who came back to school as a sophomore, after spending more than a year in the army, John Scott, who entered from Rockland High, Stanley Horne from Kent's Hill, Iona Haney, from Winthrop High, and Clyde Leighton from Cony. The latter three we lost after a few months. At Hokey Pokey Fair this year, we had the doll table and the punch booth. The booths were artistically The VENTURE 17 decorated and were financially suc- cessful under the supervision of our class adviser, Miss Waugh. On April 7th was held the Annual Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest, an event for which we all had to pre- pare. The winners of the contest were Ruth Johnson and Harold Choate. In March, came the operetta, Springtime, in which the sopho- mores were well represented. Debat- ing was made one of the school ac- tivities. It has grown to be so suc- cessful that this year Hallowell High won both preliminary debates in the Bates League, and qualified for the semi-finals. An affair of great importance to us came up sophomore year, the ordering of the class rings. After much discussion, they were finally decided upon and were delivered the next fall. As juniors, we lost only two mem- bers: Helen Pearce, who went to Kent's Hill, and Clara Simonson, who became Mrs. Kenneth Johnson. Two changes were made in the faculty. Miss Evelyn Waugh, in- structor in history, and Miss Aubrey M. Plaisted, of the commercial de- partment, resigned to spend a year in study at the University of Cali- fornia. Miss Waugh's position was filled by Miss Ellen E. Small, a gradu- ate of Bates. and Miss Plaisted's by Miss Melva Pettingill, a graduate of the Maine School of Commerce. Both have proved excellent teachers, and are well-liked by the student body. The first event of our junior year was the annual reception to the freshmen. We tried to make that night mean to them what it had meant to us: for the recollection of that occasion three years before was still fresh in our minds. Next came the Hokey Pokey Fair. Our booths were the punch table and the fish pond. Our class adviser was Miss Pettingill. The last social event of the year was the junior reception to the sen- iors on the evening of graduation. We worked hard, I assure you, deco- rating for graduation and for the baccalaureate service, and we closed our junior year with a feeling of work well done. After an all-too-brief vacation, we entered upon our duties and respon- sibilities as seniors. We were a bit sad, as we thought of how short this year would be and how soon we must separate and go out into the world, each on his own way. But senior year has held more of joy than of sadness, after all. We were sorry to lose Carleton Hallett, who was obliged to leave be- cause of eye trouble. Arthur Car- bino left us in April to enter Cony High. We were glad, however, to gain Walter Hamilton of 1924, who had returned to complete his course and enter college. After this addi- tion and subtraction, we numbered thirty-three, and thirty-three we are to-day. An event which we shall never for- get is the senior party, given by Miss Haskell at the High School Building. I can speak for one and all, when I tell you that we had the best time of our four years of high school life. At the Hokey Pokey Fair, we had the cooked food and fancy work tables. We worked hard, and, under Miss Haskell's supervision, succeeded in making, the largest amount of money of any class. Our holder campaign should be long remem- bered. Few Hallowell people escaped without buying at least one of these useful articles. Our class was very prominent in athletics. In football, John Murphy was captain, and Charles Gatchell, manager. In basketball, the captain of the girls' team was Dorothy Daw- 18 The VENTURE bin, the manager, Helen Graves. Of the boys' team, Arthur Carbino was captain. In baseball, Reginald Trask was captain and Errol Ridge- well, manager. 1 Then came the time when we were to have our pictures taken. For two days we went to Augusta, in relays fand some broke the cameral. But the results were simply great! Of course, they had to be, since the pic- tures were of our class! The last important event of this year, except for graduation itself, was the senior play, His Uncle's Niece, given in May, a production which added much to our fame and fortune. With today, my history ends and the work of the class prophet begins. I am sure the future for us will be as brilliant as the past, for we know and have already begun to use the key to success, Labor conquers all. Dorothy Church, '27. CLASS PROPHECY I want to remind you that it is now the spring of 1935. In Cambridge, where Dorothy and I are living to- -gether, everything is in spring attire, the trees and grass in soft new green, and the people in smart new styles. The spirit of spring pervaded our minds, usually so bent on work, to such an extent that we finally de- cided to ask for a few days off, to shop and have a general good time. Dorothy is head stenographer in an insurance office, and I am private sec- retary to a prominent lawyer. That afternoon, I rather hesitatingly asked Mr. Trafton, my employer. for a few days' vacation. The spirit of spring must have touched him, too, for he gave me a full week off. When I reached our apartment that night, I found that Dorothy had had equal- ly good luck. We began immediately to plan our vacation with a view to getting as much fun and profit as possible out of it. Our first .thought was the Boston theatres, and what they offered. The Shubert was fea- turing a new play, Too Many Wives, that sounded interesting, so we decided to go there. ,lx I'- Of course, we had to buy our new spring clothes first, so next after- noon we Went into Bostonin the little car we had bought some weeks be- fore. We both like Filene's, and went there to look around before try- ing other shops. The dresses, were all attractive, and we were someftime in making our selection. I finished first, and as I was giving directions for my purchases to be sent,'I no- ticed an unusually odd style that a model at the other side of the room was exhibiting. I called Dot's atten- tion to it, and we both went over for a nearer view. As the girl turned and faced us, we found that it, was our old classmate, Erlene Hutchin- son. She was as surprised and de- lighted as we, but could not talk to us then, so we invited her to go to the theatre with us that night. - We all three had supper together at the Ambassador, and talked over old times. Erlene told us that Kenneth Small was the proprietor of a chain of grocery stores, having, among others, one in Hallowell, one in Gardiner. and one in Augusta. He had proved true the old adage, Bring up a child in the way he should go. and when he is old, he will not depart from it. - He was making his home in Hallowell, and was one of its leading citizens. Eugene Arata had attained quite a reputation as a big game hunter, due, perhaps, to his experience' dur- ing high school days. He certainly did get that experience then, as you will all remember. He is also a well- known and popular guide to the Maine woods, making money from the millionaire tourists and hunters who make use of his services. The VENTURE 19 Having arrived at the theatre a few minutes early, we looked around to see what changes had been made since our last visit. As the orches- tra filed in, I thought that one mem- ber looked rather familiar. When the overture began, I looked again, and there was Leo Sheldon, playing his cornet as unconcernedly as ever he did back in the old high school days. - The curtain rolled up, and the play began. We hadn't read our pro- grams carefully, and so were much surprised when Donald Kellogg and John' Scott appeared upon the stage, Donald in an emotional part and John in that of a comedian. After the performance, we waited a few min- utes sand managed to find all three of our' classmates. We held an in- formal 1927 reunion right there in the lobby of the theatre. To our surprise, we found that Errol Ridg- well was the new manager of the theatre. We all agreed to meet the next day and celebrate. Erlene thought she could get off for one day, and there was no matinee at the theatre to keep the others. The next morning the boys and Erlene came out to Cambridge in Errol's big car. In the course of con- versation, we found that Donald and John had been playing parts in Shu- bert productions for the past year, and that Errol had been business manager for the Shuberts for a somewhat longer period. Leo, too, had been in that orchestra for nearly three years, though we had never happened to see him in any of our visits to the theatre. The boys suggested going to Som- erville, where Leonard Stephenson was a prominent lawyer. Leonard always used to be a splendid debater, and I had often wondered if he were turning this talent to advantage. Donald said that he had gone to Har- vard Law School, and then directly to Somerville, where he soon built up a good practice. Errol had had a letter that morn- ing from Charlie Gatchell. -Charles, a well known tennis champion, had just won the Longwood cup, and was thinking of entering an international tennis match to be held in Paris that summer. We took rather a roundabout way from Cambridge to Somerville, that we might enjoy the spring-like atmo- sphere and see something more at- tractive then rows of brick-and-stone oiiice buildings and apartment houses. As we were going through a farming section, we noticed a mail box with the name H, Miller upon it. We turned around and drove back to it, just on the chance that the house might be that of our form- er classmate. We drove in the yard, and found that it was indeed Harry Miller, who lived there. He had realized his ambition of owning a poultry farm, was married to his young lady friend from Portland, and was exceedingly prosperous. He called in his hired man, and we were astonished to find that it was John Murphy. We had always thought that John was a ladies' man, but had thought chickens Qof the school-girl varietyj more in his line than hens. However, you never can tell! Harry said that Ruth Johnson was teaching in a rural school not far from there. She had told him that Reta was married and teaching in Augusta, Maine. Ruth and Reta had gone through Farmington Normal School together. Ruth had come di- rectly to Massachusetts to teach, while Reta had taught a year in a Maine rural school, then became Gray and got a position in one of the Augusta schools. Harry also said that Walter Ham- ilton was in Boston, on the way to becoming a famous architect. He studied at the Wentworth Institute, then entered the ofiice of a firm of prominent Boston architects, where he had been steadily working upward 20 The VENTURE until the past year he had gained a full partnership. He and his wife had an attractive home in Newton, and he commuted into Boston every day. Mrs. Miller made us very welcome, and we settled down for a good chat with her while Harry and John showed the boys about the farm. We asked her about the Somerville beauty shops, as Erlene wanted to get a wave that morning. She di- rected us to the one she patronized, which was run, she said, by a Mrs. Boothby. After we reached Somer- ville, we contented ourselves with a brief greeting to Leonard, and leav- ing the boys to talk with him, sought the beauty parlour. When we got inside, we found in the proprietor another of our old Hallowell High chums. I suppose you can all guess which one this was, but lest you should be unable to, I will tell you the secret. It was Evelyn Hallett. She said that she studied at the Lancing School of Beauty Culture in Portland the summer after gradua- tion, and when Lloyd got an excel- lent position in Somerville, they were married and came on there. She opened her beauty parlour soon after her arrival, and was now making more money than Lloyd. We asked her about Anna Emery, feeling sure that she would know. She said that Anna was a successful music teacher back in Hallowell. Anna used to be a good player, even in the old days in Hallowell High, and after her years of study in Bos- ton, under the best instructors, she must now be unusually good, both as teacher and as a soloist. She was playing in an orchestra, too, Evelyn said, and helping in church and club work. Though she had stayed in Hallowell, she was, perhaps, the busiest one of us all. Evelyn said that Helen Morgan had worked in an Augusta office for nearly a year after graduation, then had married her Massachusetts friend and was now living in Brock- ton. We decided that we'd have to drive over to see her some week end. Dorothy Church had become an efficient commercial teacher and was now on the faculty of Gardiner High. She had gone to Shaw's Business College, Portland, soon after gradua- tion from high school, and had taught first in Hallowell, then in Gardiner. Reminded of high school days, we wondered on which side she cheered at ball games. Paulina Clark, had, We found, realized her ambition to be an ath- letic director. She had gone to the Sargent School, Boston, where she had taken an extensive training course and was now physical director in Bangor High. Harold Choate had become a mid- get sheik in the movies. He had first appeared on the silver screen about two years after graduation, having, in the meantime, tried various jobs and found none of them easy. He was making good at this art, and was soon to be starred in a new Para- mount production. Why didn't you bring Violet with you? Evelyn demanded of Erlene. asked Erlene, puzzled, I bring her! I don't Violet '? How could know where she is. But you day g she Filene's. Violet Ingalls head designer! She must be the 'Madame Susanne' they talk about. Wish I'd known that before! I've never seen her. I never would have suspected Violet of being able to speak French like that. I'll go up to her oiiice tomor- row and introduce myself. By the time Erlene's wave had been put in, the boys were at the door, waiting for us. They were full of news. Leonard had told them where several more of our Hallowell wear her models every is head designer at The VENTURE 21 classmates might be found and what they were doing. Reginald Trask, after a long hard struggle, had made the Braves' baseball team. College and long training had added to his high school skill, so that he was a valuable member of that famous organization. Margaret Turner had married a tall, good-looking young chap in the insurance business Qthey couldn't seem to remember his nameb. He was a successful young business man, and she a happy young matron. This was rather a surprise to me, as to some of the others, for Margaret, in her high school days, had never shown any inclination towards the opposite sex. Scott Treworgy was a minister, pastor of the First Congregational Church, Lewiston. After graduating from high school, he Went to Bates and then to Bangor Theological Semi- nary. From Bangor he returned to Lewiston, as assistant to the pastor of the First Congregational Church, and when the latter accepted a call to Portland, Scott was invited to take his place. He is very Well liked. Leonard said, and his people hope that he will remain with them in- definitely. Francis Wingate, had, I knew, en- tered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but where he had gone after he had taken his B. S. degree I had never heard. Leonard, how- ever, had had relatively recent in- formation concerning him. He had returned to Maine the previous fall, and with Eugene Arata, Clarence Payson, and a number of other form- er members of Hallowell High, had gone hunting. Leonard learned that Francis had specialized in civil engi- neering, and that the reason why we had heard so little of him was that he had been sent by a New York firm into Brazil to oversee the building of tracks and bridges for a new railroad there. He had been successful in this work, and had returned to America for a short vacation before undertaking another foreign con- struction job. He was now in Mexico. Harold Wiley, we found, was work- ing for the Maine Highway Commis- sion, driving a big truck. We all remembered how short he was, and wondered how he could drive. Leo- nard, with a perfectly straight face, had assured the boys, that his seat had been moved forward because he was too short to reach the clutch and brake. Harold was now a house- holder, with a good-sized family that would later attend Hallowell High. Helen Graves was still at the Worster, and was head Waitress. Her name was no longer Graves, however. Her husband, a travelling salesman, was on the road most of the time. Leonard described her two-year-old daughter as the cutest thing, and looking just like her mother. Joe Cronin was a tailor in Lewis- ton. He had learned the trade from his brothers, but had struck out for himself and had been very success- ful. Leonard told the boys that he was still just the same old Pat of Hallowell High. Geo1'ge Greeley was an automobile salesman for the Marmon Company. We did not need to ask if he had been successful. George could sell any- thing to anybody, even back in high school days. Think of the tickets he used to dispose of! We were talking over all these old friends of school days, when sud- denly something in the car's steering gear gave way, and we shot into the ditch, the car overturning and spill- ing us out. We were all pretty well shaken up, but no one was really hurt except Dorothy, who received some cuts from a broken window. We hailed a passing car and took her to the nearest hospital. The nurse who assisted the doctor in patching her up proved to be Yvonne Beaudoin. She told us that Veronica Burns was in the same hospital. The 22 The VENTURE two managed to get off duty for a while, so that we could talk. Both girls had taken their training course at that same institution, and after graduation had stayed on. Now Veronica was superintendent, and Yvonne head nurse. We told them all the class news we had gleaned from different sources, and were still talking when the boys came along with the car fixed. We started back to Boston, feeling that the world was but a small place, after all: Though far and wide we roam All,.at last come home. All paths, however, wide apart, Lead through the busy mart, Then one and all unite, To pass beyond our sight. Virginia Hescock, '27, ADDRESS TON UNDERGRADUATES Undergraduates of Hallowell High: To me has been given the honor of representing the class of 1927 in their final words of advice to you, advice of which we know you stand surely in need. During our high school career, we have always en- deavored to uphold the standards of the school, and, whenever possible, to better them. Accordingly, we ex- pect you to keep these standards at the same high level at which we have maintained them. Never let any dis- honor stain the name of Hallowell High. Respect and obey the laws of the school. Laws, Cicero said, Hwerelformed for the welfare of citizens, and the security of states. And what is true of the citizens of a state is equally true of the citizens of that smaller commonwealth, the school. ,When we obey the school laws We learn to rule ourselves and prepare ourselves to be useful citi- zens of state and nation. Freshmen: To you who 'have just completed your first year's work, we extend our hearty congratulations, and with them a word of warning. Some of you may have found your first year rather difficult, but do not think of giving up now. Come back next year, Work harder than before g enter into all school activities, academic, athletic, and social, that you may get as much as possible from your three remaining years. Above all, do not forget to look up to the upper class- men and profit by the example they set. Sophomores : You are now at the turning point of your course. Half your work is behind youg only two short years remain. Do not rest on the laurels you have already won and feel that you may idle through these two precious years. Remember that suc- cess comes only through effortg real- ize the truth of 1927's splendid motto, Labor conquers all. Keep the goal always in sight and play the game. Then, some bright June day, you, too, will sit upon this very platform and will receive that diploma which is the sign and seal of all you have worked for. Take a still more active part in school affairs next year, for in that Way you will be preparing yourselves for duties of Senior year. Juniors: Remember that to you we are leav- ing our most valuable heritage, the leadership of Hallowell High. The class of 1927, whose representative I am today, has led the school the past year in fact as well as in name. Whether the task was the practical one of raising money at Hokey Pokey, lunch counter or ticket selling, or the more literary one of editing and contributing to the Venture, starring in the school dramatics, on the football field or heading the honor list in academic subjects, the seniors have been first. Dirigo might well have been our motto, make it yours. The VENTURE 23 We leave the honor of our beloved school, as well as the practical con- duct of its affairs, chiefly to you. Guard well the trust we leave. Work together, put aside personal consid- erations and desire for individual glory. In all things, put the school first. Hand on to 1929 our splendid example of loyalty. Undergraduates : Again we appeal to you. Support your school in every respect. Coop- erate with the faculty in their effort to keep the school in the forefront of progress. Do what you are asked to do, not grudgingly, but promptly, willingly and efficiently. Go out for athletics. Never mind if your chances of making the team are slight: you are helping the school perhaps as much as its star player, and without his reward of personal glory. Here, again, put aside all per- sonal considerations and work for the common good. In all things work to build up what those who went before you helped to create. If you make mistakes, profit by themg do not make the same mis- takes again. Study to obtain self- controlg he who lacks it, lacks one of life's best agencies, but he who pos- sesses it heads one of the keys to success. Play the game, be square, whether on the athletic field or in the class room. Lastly bear always in mind 1927's motto, Labor omnia vincit, Labor conquers all. Stephenson. THE QUESTION Surrounded by numerous pieces of chemical apparatus, a man attired in a fiowing black robe, gazes at the seething contents of a test tube just withdrawn from the flames of a small furnace, noting carefully the changes as the substance cools. The reddish glowufrom the open door of the furnace, playing upon his sallow features, discloses as many changes there as in the contents of the tube. Now his face in the flickering light looks dull and weary, again it glows with an almost hideous expression of savage joy, as his dreams seem about to be realized. At last, after years of hardship, uncomplainingly endured, after experiment upon ex- perimentg test upon test, made under the most disheartening conditions, he has achieved the well-nigh impos- sible. There is gold-ever so little it is true, but real gold-in the tube. See! See the dull, yellowish gleam! One final test of that precious sub- stance and then- Suddenly, he stoops, gazes intent- ly for some minutes at the metal he holds. His eyes must deceive him! There can't be any further change there, and yet, slowly, very slowly, a new tint is replacing the old. The tube slips from his nerveless fingers, and the man sinks into a chair, im- mobile except for the long white fingers creeping so slowly through his unkempt hair. He is a pathetic figure of disappointment! Failure again, when success seemed so cer- tain! It would not be hard to picture the radiant joy that man would have felt could he only have known the aid his failure was destined to be to mankind in the future years. So it has always been and will always be in the history of the world, the fu- ture rests upon the past. It has taken uncounted thousands of years to build the foundation for the huge, intricate structure of modern civili- zation. There is, therefore, little to wonder at that we of the twentieth century are able to make marvelous discoveries in the field of science. Whereas, in the nast, a man, work- ing alone, under diflicult conditions, attained some unlocked-for result, more or less valuable, as the case might be: today. groups of scientists, specialists, in their particular line, concentrate on the effort to tear 24 The VENTURE apart or to combine elements in some definite way to serve some particular end. Perhaps the greatest of the more recent scientific inventions is tele- vision. A group of sixty men recent- ly witnessed in a large research laboratory in New York City, a thrill- ing demonstration of the first practi- cal system for transmitting sight as well as sound. The system had been developed by scientists of the Bell Telephone Laboratories. As the six- ty men looked into the magic screen, they saw the animated face of Her- bert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, shot across miles of wire with the speed of light. He was talking to them from a desk telephone in Wash- ington, and as they listened, they saw his lips move to form each word. To-day, he was saying, as his eyes so many miles distant looked into theirs, we have, in a sense, the transmission of sight for the first time in history. Human genius has destroyed the impediment of distance in a new respect, and in a manner hitherto unknown. Today there has been created a marvelous agency for whatever the future may hold. The faces changed on the screen, a telephone girl appeared, then tele- phone officials in New York chatted with colleagues in Washington. Friends smiled across the miles. Long distance vision by wire was at last a fact. This was not all, however, vision by radio was likewise suddenly real- ized. Living images leaped across the ether, and landed on the screen before which the sixty sat spell- bound. The form of a blackface comedian. transformed into ether waves, for an instantaneous fiight across space, appeared on the screen while his jokes were made audible by a radio loud-speaker. Television is, in its development, typical of the new era in invention- an era when creative men no longer labor single-handed to perfect their ideas, but join forces in systematic research and experiment to solve dif- ficult problems. One man did not invent television, it was the work of a group of scientists and engineers, all coordinating their efforts towards the goal. After this final demonstra- tion, television was sent back to the laboratories which originated it, with the terse instruction, Condition it for commerce. If this invention is made practical for commercial use, there is no doubt that in a very short time we shall see distant men and events by means of radio as we sit in our homes, with as much ease as we now listen to far-away voices and music. One cannot refrain from a gasp of astonishment in trying to conceive the prospect of seeing baseball and football games, all kinds of races, boxing-matches, and similar events transpiring before one's eyes, as if one were in a ring-side seat or on the grandstand. Imagine its uses for opera, vaude- ville, and business. We are unable to claim that this can not be done, for it has been done. Nor does tele- vision stand alone! Let us make a brief review of similar startling de- velopments in other fields. Interest in aviation has, perhaps, never been so keen as at the present time. Records in height and dis- tance are being constantly broken. Small all-steel aeroplanes attain a speed of nearly three hundred miles an hour. A huge sea-plane was re- cently built in Germany, capable of carrying a load of one hundred and ten passengers. Designers of airplane craft the world over embody in their work all the knowledge gained from a minute study of aeronautics since the first successful flight of a heavier-than- air machine, over a score of years ago. Painstaking research has re- sulted in the construction of planes The VENTURE 25 able to withstand the continued strain of non-stop flights over thou- sands of miles-planes that will car- ry a huge burden and carry it at a terrific speed. Commercial airplane service is, perhaps, more extensive in Europe than in America at the present time. London to Paris via the air-route is a daily occurrence, in fact, all the important cities of European nations are linked by air-routes. The power- ful motors which sustain these air- crafts in flight are really only im- proved designs of the engines that drive high-speed racing cars. Engineers of the automotive in- dustry strive unceasingly to alter and improve in the manufacture of motors to comply with the demands of the racing world. The highly eflicient motor of a modern aeroplane is derived from engines such as the one that propelled Major Segrave in his car Mystery S over the hard sandy-beach of Daytona, Florida, at the fastest pace ever reached by man on land--two hundred and seven miles an hour. Not only in air and on land does this amazing development extend, but on water. Marine engines are but another branch of the automo- tive industry. Gar Wood, the noted builde1', owner, and pilot of speed- boats, has a record of over eighty miles an hour. No longer do we look upon mar- velously equipped luxurious cars or radios as anything other than ordi- nary adjuncts to the middle-class American home, and yet how rela- tively short a time since the first of these were introduced. A wonderful new light has been designed to guide airplanes safely to their landing fields in bad weather. The rays from this light are orange- red and are said to penetrate dense fog. The tube which gives off these rays contains neon gas and a mir- ror of the rare and costly metal cal- cium. Somebody evidently decided that sky-writing by airplane was not sufliciently an efficient or pleasing method of advertising or entertain- ment, therefore the General Electric Company has perfected a gun or cannon that will hurl images on dis- timt clouds, and rouse jaded curios- 1 y. Other inventions and developments too numerous to consider are rapidly being thrust upon us. It is with a strong mixture of feelings that we attempt to peer into the future and consider the powers that posterity may hold. Many years from now, In a land of magic things, Suppose man fails to bow To Nature's mutterings. Then shall he divide the atom, And recombine in manner new, Then shall he curb the storm, Send or withhold the dew. Yet if he grew too bold, And try to reach too far, Then like to Titan, famed of old, He shall fail from star to star. All once again shall changeg A new world shall appear. Then the Creator shall arrange, And man hold him in fear. The earth move on again. Intact, serene, and clear. 1.i PRESENTATION OF GIFTS One more school year now has passedg Comes our Commencement Day at last. I have a gift for each one hereg Accept them, please, O Classmates dear. 1. Pat, I hope, will like what I bringg It certainly is a useful thing. He'll follow the trade of his brothers, Press and clean the suits of others. For you, Joe, this flatircw now, For the suits that are brought to you. 2. They say our Johnny likes to go Two miles north to a picture showy And many a night he has walked home Through brooding darkness, all alone. Now, when the cars have ceased to run, Walking home is not much fun. This trolley car each night use, Think what you'll save on shoes. 26 , The VENTURE 3. Dorothy' a business woman will make, That is the path her life 'will takeg And when she goes to business school. I'm sure shefll need this little rule. Then, in spite of unkind fate, All her lines will be quite straight. 4 Pike surely likes ice cream, H. P. Gray's can make him beam. He eats one, two, three, four, When, after school, his work is o'erg Still he can't get quite enough, And to spend ,one's money thus is tough. So, Harold, here are five big cones. Hope they won't cause you groans. 5. Anna, for you here is a bed, A soft place to lay your sleepy head, Here for a long time you can rest, For the bed is one of the best. Perhaps long enough you'll dream, And nevermore sleepy seem. 6. Kenneth had always a story of a spook, When at school his lunch he took. And the girls all grew pale, As he reeled off tale after tale. Since you like ghost stories a lot, This book of them for you I bought. , 7. Ruth doesn't like to walk home Through the darkness all alone So this lantern for her I got To brighten any dark or dreary spot Take it, Ruthie, and grow bolder Forget your fear as you grow older. 8 Duke is going to school some more, To learn much of woodland lore A tree surgeon he plans to be. George, this knife I'll give to thee. Use it to prune day after day, It will bring success, they say. 9. Blushing gives Margaret too much colorg So I'll give her this to make it duller. This powder here, applied with care, Will make her much more fair. Use it daily, but don't be late, For employers don't like to wait. 10. ' Evelyn always wanted a boat, So she and Lloyd towards home could float. Now her wishes have all come true, Here is that boat, all nice and new, Quite ready for the girl and boy. Now their trip will be all joy. 11. Ridgwell, now, is sure a dandy, Perhaps this cane will come in handy. It is the very latest style, With it he can walk many a mile. You see it harmonizes well, 'Twas the best that they would sell. 12. We have one girl in our class Who is a jolly little lass. But I'm afraid she is too small To be of any use at all, So these stilts for her I bought, They surely ought to help a lot. 13. Stevie, too, is quite a sheik. He dresses Oh! so nice and neat. He likes his ties of sober hue, But this is the best that I could do. Accept this tie from your classmates dear. The girls will all like it, never fear. 14. Eugene Arata, a hunter bold, Went once, so we are told, To hunt for partridge, deer, and rabbitg For such had always been his habit. But poor Snookie had no good luckg He met a wild cat, not a buck. Now if this little gun you'd had, The end would not have been so sad. 15. Veronica seems by far to prefer A truck and its chauffeur To a sedan, however new. To one Ford she has been true. But a truck is not so badg Especially if you like the lad. But in case it should break down, Here's another to bring you to town. , 16. Harold, here's something to make you growg Your growth so far has been too slow. Here is a medicine specially made. Why, ten whole cents for it I paid! One thing about it, I am sureg It's guaranteed to kill or cure. 17. Reta next fall to school will gog Fate decrees that that be so. Then what will Carroll do, Deprived of sweetheart true? At least, though her face he may not see, Notes, letters and cards, he may have all three. To Reta I'll give this stationery, That in writing to him she need not tarry. 18. Scott, I know you must be tired Of making speeches with spirit fired. The VENTURE 27 This funny man for you I got, His tongue will surely help a lot. Now just sit back and look your best, This little fellow will do the rest. 19. Leo or Windy, as is his nickname, Is always boasting of his fame. From morn 'till noon, from noon 'till night He's forever talking of his might. Since of wind you need a lot, This red balloon for you I bought. 20. Gin, - a stenographer will be. One of great note, we plainly see, But I'm afraid she will get weary Of working in an office dreary. So in this car occasionally take A trip or two out to the lake, And rest your tired brain by play, I'm sure there is no better way. 21. Francis, here, as you perceive, Is the little gift you will receive. You may not need it, for I know Your curly hair is quite a show, But in casethe curl should stray, This curling iron will save the day. 22. One girl deserves a heap of thanks, She who is the brightest in our ranks. Dot was our captain in basket ballg A forward quick, so nice and tall. She helped to win many a game, And 'added much to her own fame. A 'coach some day perhaps you'll be, So this book of rules I give to thee. 23. Don may wonder why a monkey he got, But you know he imitates folks a lot. That, you know, is not polite. To make fun of others isn't quite right, So when at this a glance you,take, Think a moment, and those pranks forsake. 24. I know Miller's great ambition, Raising chickens is his mission. The-reason why this line he chose, He is the only one who knows. But this house to him I'll giveg A place for him and his chicks to live. Now, Harry, always keep out the latch, And dons count your chickens before they hatc . 25. A - One thing Helen seems to lack In hor novelty make-up pack. She has rouge and powder galore, But- still she needs just one thing more. That-one thing is a lip-stick bright, I only hope the shade is right. 26. Reggie for you I have something better, You won't need to write Doris a letter, When to her you wish to speak, Pen and paper you won't have to seekg For this little phone will come in handy. You surely can see, it is a dandy. 27. Vi, I fear'is really reckless-5 To talk to her is wholly useless. ' Falls and bumps are her delight, Naught does she mind a 'sad plight. But if you must iriautos ride, Let thesebandages with you abide. . 28. When this summer you go to the lake, This tennis racquet with you take ' To remember all the happy' days I At H. H. S. and your brilliant plays. And when you wish to revive a thrill, Just take this racquet and climb the hill. 29. ' Erlene is crazy to go to dances, ,, She dotes on all the new prances. But in case she's not quite up to' date, I'll give her this dancing mate. He will teach 'her all the measures, And give to dances some new pleasures. 30. - ' ' John, for you a brand new hat, ' For on the other, many sat. It surely did look quite worn out When as Nathan you came out In the Hokey Pokey play, ' ' ' And had your funny lines to say. 31. Paulina an old maid aims to' be, ' There's no fun in that, so far'as-I can seeg But she is determined in her future life, Never to become a loving wife. , .. And so, that lonely she may not be, I'll give her this cat for company. 32. ' ' Walter, I sought and sought in vain, Used up my wits and racked my brain To think of something that was right To give to you, a youth of might. V At last this little broom I found. It will help sweep obstacles from your ground. - . Take it and use it in your work, Which, I'm sure, you'll never 'shirk. Classmates dear, of nineteen twenty-seven, My gifts to your have all been given, As we go from here today, . . Each one must pass upon his way. But in the struggles, toil and'strife, ' That may come to us in later life,-. Remember to keep our record brightg Remember to work with power and might, 28 The VENTURE Guang' ianspotted the honor of Hallowell 1 8' So that its fame may never die. Helen Graves, '27, COLONIAL WOMEN OF AFFAIRS What, outside their homes, did colonial women do? Business wo- men of today think they know the answer, Nothing Women of the 20th century, busy in all industrial fields, and proud of their ability to do a man's work as well or better than he, are prone to think that women of an earlier day kept almost entirely to their homes, and left the labors of the business field entirely to their husbands and brothers. Particularly is this mistake made concerning col- onial women. We know that they had to work hard at all sorts of tasks in the household, and we cannot im- agine their going outside. Of certain forms of work, that opinion is well-founded. Women in those days had little time for litera- ture or for public speaking. Even if they had had the time and strength, they would have been, by most men, denied the opportunity. A passage in one of Governor Winthrop's let- ters illustrates man's attitude at that day towards anything that seemed to threaten his prerogative of superior intellect. Governor Winthrop writes: Mr. Hopkins, the governor of Hartford, in Connecticut, came to Boston, and brought with him his wife, a godly young woman, who had fallen into a sad infirmity, the loss of her understanding and reason, which had been growing upon her bv occasion of her giving herself wholly to reading and writing. Her hus- band was very loving and tender of her, but he saw his error only when it was too late. For if she had at- tended her household duties, and such things as belong to women, and had not gone out of her way to meddle with such things as are proper for men, whose minds are stronger, she would have kept her wits, and might have improved them usefully and honorably in the place God had set her. Such was the opinion held in those days of women who dared to assert themselves in the realm of the intel- lect. But colonial women did work outside the home. They entered many fields and were successful in them. Apparently, as long as they confined themselves to the practical and did not dispute the realms of the so-called intellectual pursuits with man, no one found fault with them. Perhaps one of the reasons for this lack of obiection and criticism was the fact that these women, almost without exception, were widows without husbands to support them, or unmarried daughters whose fath- ers were no longer living. If these women did not support themselves, the community would have to do it. Then, many of these women inherit- ed their businesses from husband or father. One wide-spread occupation for women, of which little or no criticism seems to have been made was that of inn keeper or tavern keeper. There were many of these women tavern keepers in the Elizabethan days in England, and they spread very naturally, and without comment to the Colonies. The town selectmen very early made sure that each town contained a tavern, and a woman who found it necessary to support herself. and who had a large and con- veniently located house. might easily become the tavern keeper. Essex Countv Court files show that as early as 1647 a Mrs. Clark of Salem was licensed to keep a tavern in that town. Much of our information concern- ing the taverns of those early days comes from letters and diaries. The diary of Madam Sarah Knight, who in 1704 travelled on horse back from The VENTURE 29 Boston to New Haven, and then to New York, is full of interesting com- ments on these inns and women inn keepers. They were nearly all old and very talkative. Their accommo- dation was far from being of the best. Of one inn on the road to Westerly, R. I., she writes: Arriv- ing at an 'ordinary' about two miles further, we found tolerable accommo- dation. But our hostess, being a pretty full-mouthed old creature, en- tertained our fellow traveller, the doctor, with innumerable complaints of her bodily infirmitiesf' Another inn keeper she accuses of having flavored her roast mutton with hair- oil from her fingers. Nearly all of these women she called extortioners. But women must have made good as tavern keepers, for their numbers steadily increased, far outnumbering the men in this particular line of work. These inns played an important part in the life of the times. Public meetings were held there, politics discussed, and all sorts of appoint- ments made. They even seemed to serve as matrimonial agencies. One personal appearing in the Boston Evening Post in 1745, shows one of the uses to which such an inn or coffee house might be put. The ad- vertisement was headed To The Ladies, and read as follows: Any young lady between the age of 18 and 23, of a middling stature, brown hair, regular features, and with a lively, brisk eye, of good morals, and not tinctured with anything that may sully so distinguished a formg possessed of 300 or 400 pounds. en- tirely at her own disposal, and where there will be no necessity of going through the tiresome talk of address- ing Parents or Guardians for their consent. such a one, on leaving a line directed to A. W. at the Coffee House in King Street, appointing where an interview may be had. will meet with a person who flatters himself that he shall not be thought disagreeable by a Lady answering the above descrip- tion. It would be interesting to know if any young lady responded, and if she did, if she found the young man to her taste. Women shop keepers were numer- ous in colonial days. Little adver- tising was done in those days, except upon the arrival of a ship from Eng- land. but from various references in court records and deeds, as well as from the scanty newspapers, it ap- pears that there were proportionate- ly more women shop keepers, she merchants as they sometimes called themselves. in that day than at pres- ent. In 1900, in America, the pro- Dortion of women in trade was about 4.3 per cent: in colonial days it was 9 per cent. They sold odd things for a woman, from the modern point of view. Groceries, dry goods and cut- lery may seem ordinary, but one woman sold optical glasses, another window glass. There were women book sellers and women druggists. But perhaps the most surprising thing for us to realize is that there were numerous women artisans in those days. There were, of course. the ordinary ones, dress makers, hat makers, and makers of head dresses: but one woman manufactured choco- late and mustard, another put up fish and one did chaircaning. There was a woman coach manufacturer, a soap maker, a rope maker. and several women blacksmiths. Some women were skilled in carpentry. There seemed to be little that could be done with the hands that at least one col- onial woman did not attempt, and usually with success. Thev were even captains of industry. One wo- man. Martha Turnstall Smith, was at the head of a large whaling company. There were also women nurses, not graduates of hospitals and medi- cal schools, as today, but of the school of experience. There were manufacturers of perfumes and medicines, and there was at least one woman undertaker. 30 The VENTURE Other occupations for women were among those that they fill extensive- ly today. Women school teachers, or school dames as they were called, abounded. But they had only the smaller children. Men had the posi- tions of more importance. Wealth and position in the New World were based upon the owner- ship of Bland, and from a very early day, women shared in this. Perhaps the earliest instance of women land owners and colonizers was that of Mary and Margaret Brent, who came to Maryland in 1638, bringing with them nine colonists. They took up plantations of a thousand acres each, and sent back for more' settlers. Mary Brent was Gov. Leonard Cal- vert's executrix, and for a short time was, in fact, if not in name, governor of the Colony of Maryland. Eliza- beth Haddon of Haddonfield, N. J., 'was another land owner and colon- izer, as was Mary Marenbuer of Pennsylvania. And one might go on to extend the list. Women were a success in this field, wherever they invaded it. Even in the field of letters women intruded, unwelcome though they were. The first American woman to be known extensively as a poet was Ann Bradstreet. Mrs. Bradstreet felt the masculine attitude towards women who attempted to write and complained of it. She was born in England in 1612, and came to Ameri- ca with her husband, Simon Brad- street. in 1630. He settled Upon a farm in Andover, and here hor eight children were born. It is truly amaz- ing that, overworked as she was, with the cares of her family. and household, and suffering from ill health, she could ever write a line. Her poems were not intended for publication, but were circulated nriv- ately among her friends. They reached the hands of her brother-in- law, who took them to England and had them published without the au- thor's knowledge. They were ad- mired, but the author was criticised. She says of this fact, in one of her verses: I am obnoxious to each carping tongue Who says my hand a needle better fits, A poet's pen all scorn I should thus wrong: For such despite they cast on female wits, If what I do prove well, it won't advance- They'll say it's stolen, or else it was by chancef' In 1666 her house was burned, and with it all her household possessions. Her few lines on that occasion have a real pathos: Here stood that trunk, and there that chest, Here lay the store I counted best: My pleasant things in ashes lie, And them behold no more shall I. Under thy roof no guest shall sit, Nor at thy table eat a bit: Ki No pleasant tale shall e'er be told, Nor things recounted done of old: No candle e'er shall shine in thee, Nor bridegroorn's voice e'er heard shall be. In silence shalt thou ever lie. Adieu, adieu: all's vanity. There were also women on the stage, and women managing news- papers in colonial days. At one time there were ten women running col- onial printing presses. Among these women was Ann Franklin, sister-in- law of Benjamin Franklin. The modern woman can hardly boast of any more variety in work than could her colonial sister, nor can she take pride in work better done. Women have always played their part well in the work of the world, and always will do so. All honor to those business women of an earlier day, who worked so well un- der so severe a handicap. May we of the 20th century equal their worth. VALEDICTORY As the business methods of those early colonial days have widened into the present methods of the business world, as the views of the business The VENTURE 31 woman have expanded, nearly to equal those of the business man, so, the knowledge of that meek little group of freshmen of the fall of 1923 has steadily grown into the extensive attainments of this proud and happy class of 1927. For four long years we climbed, step by step, remember- ing always that Labor conquers all , until now, 'tho yet only on the threshold of life, we have reached this goal, so earnestly sought. Superintendent of Schools, and Members of the Board of Education: It is to you, we realize, that much of our success is due. How patient you have been in encouraging us on this long, steep ascent to Commence- ment Day! And now, having reached our goal, and looking back over the way we have come, we see how much that encouragement has meant to us, and we wish to thank you for it and for the splendid oppor- tunities, due to your wise foresight, that we have enjoyed. We trust that in later years we may show you that your effort was not misplaced. Principal and Teachers: Our four years' course at Hallowell High, through which we have been so care- fully guided by your care, is coming to its close. We cannot leave these familiar scenes and faces without ex- pressing our sincere appreciation of your thoughtful efforts in our behalf. We shall ne'er turn the pages of Memory's book without each of you appearing vividly thereon. Again, as we gaze upon your faces, in its pages, we shall recall this day when we sadly bade you Farewell Schoolmates: We fling to you the torch which we have so successfully borne for the past few years. May you bear it onward, upward, ever- pressing forward to the goal which we have now attained, and ever bear- ing in mind the interests and the fair name of our school. Dear Classmates of 1927: The time has come when we must part, each to seek his place in a broader field. We have labored together through the years just past, have had our failures and our successes, and have made, we feel, a record of which we may be justly proud. In all ways we have endeavored to ful- fil faithfully the duties handed down to us by our predecessors, and, wher- ever possible, to do even more for our school. In the doing, we have shared triumphs and disappoint- ments, and have learned the value of cooperation. We shall never forget these days of high school life, with their fine comradeship. Their mem- ory will serve to urge us on to high- er endeavor. Nor shall we forget our motto, of which we have so often proven the truth and value. We know that, Labor conquers all. And now, Citizens and Friends, who have gathered here to see us take this last step of school life, we wish to thank you for your loyal sup- port of all our school activities. As spokesman for the class of 1927, I bid you all Farewell, Dorothy Dawbin. ODE OF THE CLASS OF 1927 fTune of Auld Lang Synej I Upon this day at last we meet, Teachers and classmates dear, From Hallowell High School's halls we go, The parting hour is near. As we look back o'er school days bright, -Let not the ties be riven- We pray that Heaven may always bless Our class of '27. II At last we come to say farewell To friends we'll meet no more, For we shall never meet again As we have met before. The hour to part at last has come, Our thoughts dwell on the past, Fond memories would keep us here, But friends, farewell at last. V. Hescock, '27. 32 The VENTURE SCHOOL NEWS The whole city was entertained by a concert given by the Bates Musical Clubs under the auspices of the High School. The clubs consisted of a thirty-piece orchestra, the men's club of twenty-five pieces, and the girl's club of twenty pieces. A varied and interesting program was given by the combined clubs. John Flynn received the prize of two books presented by Mr. Harold Fuller, for selling the most subscrip- tions to the Lewiston Journal. A new magazine rack has been purchased for the school library. A committee of eight arranged a program for assembly the Friday be- fore Memorial Day. The committee consisted of the following: Anna Emery and Francis Wingate, from the senior class: Iva Cain and Lyn- don Mayers from the junior class: Mary Glidden and Donald Nelson from the sophomore class, Doris Grady and George Waterhouse from the freshman class. A very fine pro- gram was given, appropriate for the day. The honor list at Hallowell High for the last six week period is as fol- lows: Highest honors: Reta Pettee, Virginia Hescock and Dorothy Daw- bin of the senior class: Ruth Tre- worgy of the junior class: Doyle Vautour, Donald Nelson, Mary Glid- den of the sophomore class: Leland Achorn of the freshman class. Honors: Francis Wingate, Helen Morgan, Walter Hamilton and Helen Graves of the senior class: Louise Morgan, Lyndon Mayers, Iva Cain of the junior class, Frances Grover, Lauretta Coombs, Claude Cain and Stanley Bullock of the sophomore class: and Dorothy Truesdale, Edwin Trial, Dorothy Parent, Marjory Nod- din, Victor Morgan, Louise McQuar- rie, Doris Grady, Velma Clark, Nor- man Church and Leslie Braley of the freshman class. SENIOR CLASS NEWS President Eugene Arata Vice President Reta Pettee Secretary and Treasurer Anna Emery The senior class pictures were taken this year by Norman, and were excellent. The amount received from the lunch counter this last time was 38.41. The seniors have led each time in the conduct of the lunch counter this year. The senior class sold the largest number of tickets for the Bates con- cert, more than twice what was sold by the other three classes together. The date of the senior play His Uncle's Niece, was May 27. The characters were as follows: Richard Tate, Errol Ridgwellg Francis Felton, Don Kellogg, Alice Malcolm, Helen Graves: Dora Hale, Ruth Johnson, Mrs. Sarah Ann Mullen, Dorothy Dawbin, Simon F. Felton: Leonard Stephenson, Philander Filmore, John Scott, Timothy Haye, Joseph Cron- ing Silas Sicklemore, Harold' Wiley. A dance followed, music by Doug- las Melody Men. Those from the senior class to re- ceive sweaters were Dorothy Dawbin, Helen Graves, Ruth Johnson, Yvonne Beaudoin, Paulina Clark, Eugene Arata, Charles Gatchell, George Greeley, John Murphy, Errol Ridg- well, Reginald Trask, and Francis Wingate. JUNIOR CLASS NEWS President James Hayes Vice President Lyndon Mayers Treasurer Louise Morgan Secretary Ella Prentiss The junior class had charge of the lunch counter during the week of May 9. The committee in charge consisted of Edna Gordon, Helen Fuller and Iva Cain. The VENTURE 33 The junior class had charge of the decorations for graduation. The hall was attractively decorated in red and white, the colors of the class of 1927 and the motto, Labor omnia vincit' was done in gold letters on a back- ground of green. The ushers were, Miss Morgan, Miss Fuller, Miss Cain, Miner, Lucas and Payson. Those from the junior class to re- ceive sweaters were: Payson, Mc- Kelvey, Noyes and Hayes. Y 7 SOPHOMORE CLASS NEWS President John Flynn Vice President Doyle Vautour Secretary Barbara Murphy Treasurer Donald Nelson The sophomores have ordered their class rings. They are very attrac- tive. The committee in charge of the lunch counter for the sophomore week consisted of Dorothy Kingsley, Hermennie Dufresne, and Sarah Fuller. Those from the sophomore class on the honor list are: nothing less than A, Doyle Vautour, Mary Glid- den and Donald Nelsong nothing less than B, Stanley Bullock, Frances Grover and Lauretta Coombs. Those to receive sweaters from the sophomore class are: Audrey John- son, Hermennie Dufresne, Albert Sawyer, Amie Vigue, Alford Vigue, Avon Parker and John Flynn. John Flynn received a prize of two books, for selling the most subscrip- tions to the Lewiston Journal. FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS President Leland Achorn Vice President George Waterhouse Secretary and Treasurer Dorothy Parent The freshman lunch counter com- mittee for the week of May 23 con- sisted of Stefano Campana, John Fuller, Marjorie Noddin and Doris Martin. ' The freshman science class has an interesting project in progress. Each' member has a note-book in which he pastes pressed wild flowers. He then writes a description of the flower on the opposite page. The class has over eighty varieties collectively, while the most any one person has is nearly eighty. There is a prize for the best note book. George Waterhouse and Doris Grady served on the committee for the Memorial Day assembly. The freshman honor list for the last six-week period is: Highest honors, all A's, Leland Achorng nothing lower than B's, D. Trues- dale. E. Trial, D. Parent, M. Noddin, V. Morgan, L. MacQuarrie, D. Grady, V. Clark, N. Church and L. Braley. EXCHANGE COLUMN The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. We en- joy your paper very much and are gaining some idea of college life from it. Your news is always interesting. We should like to see some jokes. The Maine Confession, Univer- sity of Maine, Orono, Maine. We certainly enjoyed this number of the Maine Campus and were glad to get a glimpse of the editors even though the photograph was labelled The Expiring Campus Board. If the members are expiring, we feel that they have lived to some purpose during the past year. We were in- terested in your announcement of the Maine Masque play, since a Hallo- well High boy plays a prominent part in it. Chicago Engineering Works Re- view, Chicago, Illinois. We like your 34 The VENTURE paper, but it is often a bit too tech- nical for our full comprehension. Lawrence High School Monthly, Fairfield, Maine. We are interested in your successful athletic associa- tion drive and in your new commer- cial club. We might, perhaps, copy both with profit. Glad to see so many jokes. The Jester, Ellsworth High, Ellsworth, Maine. Good editorials, clear and to the point. A fine liter- ary department. The Periscopef' Winslow High School. We like your paper. It is interesting, but we wish you had more jokes. The Arcturus, Caribou High School, Caribou, Maine. Your paper is always interesting. You must have a live and progressive school. Rostrum News, Guilford High School, Guilford, Maine. Your paper always reflects a fine spirit. We wish it came oftener. The Hebronian, Hebron Acad- emy, Hebron, Maine. An admirable production in every respect. Red and White, Sanford High School, Sanford, Maine. Your peri- odical is lively and interesting. We were glad to see it. Stephens Broadcast, Stephens High School, Rumford, Maine. Your paper steadily improves in quality. It is very welcome. Swv! '-Ps. if i -mb, -1- grZN- ' . 'fig 75:7-1.':,g--wa 115-'Z Z:-'I::Eli: 55:1-E1-'Z -...xggzi - Ill u ' N ' i' -1 P C lv 1 .1 g , 'W' Alumni Pura 1907 Charles Fuller directed the second annual American Legion minstrels. 1911 Amy J. Tilden was recently elected treasurer of the Mary Kelton Dum- mer Chapter, D. A. R. 1912 Ellen Spaulding Pierce, who has been in Honolulu, where her hus- band, Capt. Harry Pierce has been stationed for the past three years, is spending the summer in Hallo- well. She has two young daughters, Patricia and Margaret. 1913 Christine Carey's brother, George Carey of Bath, died a short time ago. 1915 Mona Warner Moulton attended the National D. A. R. convention in Washington as delegate from the Mary Kelton Dummer Chapter, D. A. R., Hallowell. 1916 Floyd Bachelder has gone into the cutting room at the Herman Shoe Factory. 1920 Dorothy Quinn, who has been em- ployed at the Waterville office of the Central Maine Power Company, has taken a position in Augusta. 1921 Philip O'Brien, who is studying law at Georgetown University, has an engagement to play this summer in a Washington orchestra. William Sheehan graduated a short time ago from a special course in a Philadelphia School of Advertis- ing. Mr. Sheehan is also a graduate of Villa Nova. 36 The VENTURE 1922 Seldon Pearce graduates this year from the University of Maine. Charles O'Brien, a student in the department of foreign relations at Georgetown University, will spend the summer at Belgrade Lakes. 1923 i James Carbino, Jr., has moved to Augusta. Esther Arata is to attend Farm- ington Normal School this summer. Audrey Snare is to attend a school for music teachers this summer. She plans to teach music in public schools. 1924 Francis Greeley graduates this year from the Ithica School of Phy- sical Training. Alice Stevens Guardacosta, who has been living in New London, Conn., has returned to Hallowell. Edna Merrill Hippler, who has been living in Massachusetts while her husband was employed by the State Highway Commission, of that State, has returned to Maine to live. 1925 Jean Scott is making an excellent record at the Central Maine Hospital, Lewiston. Madeline Wright isa nurse at the State Hospital. She is to go to New York to study in the fall. Marion Wescott is soon to gradu- ate from the Bay Path Institute, Springfield. 1926 Munro Catchell played an impor- tant part in the play Hell-Bent for Heaven, given a short time ago by the Maine Masque and won unusu- ally high commendation for his inter- pretation of the role. James O'Brien recently made an automobile tour through thirteen states. He was employed at the State House during the legislative session and will be at Belgrade Lakes during the summer. Ernest Hutchinson is sport editor of the Kennebec Journal. His maga- zine-printed and edited by himself ----is to appear in the near future. Z' 'N L oil Qi c, XA ff' ATHLETICS vi ATHLETIC NEWS Athletic Association President Walter Hamilton Vice President Raymond Miner Secretary Barbara Murphy Treasurer Eugene Arata Baseball, 1927 Captain Reginald Trask Manager Errol Ridgwell Coach W. D. Gilpatric Hallowell opened, this year, its third season of baseball under Coach Gilpatric. The team had lost only a few players, and has a number of veterans. Hallowell is playing its third year in the Kennebec Valley League. Other teams also in the league are Cony QAugustaJ, Gardiner, Morse fBath7, and Brunswick. Hallowell has always given plenty of opposi- tion to these teams. The season's record up to the time of going to press is as follows: April 19 CHallowellJ Hallowell 12 Alumni 13 Hallowell held the Alumni well and was defeated by only one score. Sawyer played well for the school team and Ballard for the Alumni. The H. H. S. line-up was as follows: Sawyer, cg Hayes, 2bg McKelvey, 3b, IK Trask, cf, Vigue, rf, lb, Miller, ss, Payson, P, lb, Flynn, p. April 27 CWatervilleJ Hallowell 6 Waterville 17 Hallowell lost the first interschol- astic game of the season to Water- ville. Although Waterville played hard, Hallowell was able to check them to some extent. The line-up was as follows: Sawyer, cg Arata, lf 5 McKelvey, 3bg Trask, cf, Vigue, rf, Hayes, 2bg Miller, ss, Payson, lb, Flynn, p. April 30 fHallowellJ Hallowell 2 Morse 12 Hallowell played its first league game with Morse and lost by a one- sided score. Oliver pitched a steady game for Morse, while Flynn and Payson played well for Hallowell. The lineup: Sawyer, cg Arata, lfg McKelvey, 3bg Trask, cf, Vigue, rf, lb, Hayes, 2bg Miller, ss, Payson, pg Flynn, pg Noyes, rf. May 7 CHallowellJ Hallowell 3 Cony 2 Cony came down here with the intention of giving Hallowell a good trimming, but Hallowell was deter- mined 'to send them back defeated. Both teams were well coached. Hal- lowell scored once in the first inning and for the next five innings the score remained Hallowell 1-Cony 0. 38 The VENTURE During the sixth inning, the Hallo- well team thinking this lead insulii- cient, pounded out another run. The Cony outfit, getting a run in the 7th, and one in the Sth, tied the score two all. With a man on second, Noyes smashed out a clean single, bringing in the winning run. Payson pitched a fine game for Hallowell, allowing only three hits. Hayden played a fine game for Cony, allowing but seven hits. The lineup for Hallo- well: Sawyer, c, Arata, lf, McKel- vey, 3b, Trask, cf, Vigue, lb, Hayes, 2b, Miller, ss, Payson, p, Noyes, rf. The lineup for Cony: Parquette, ss, Hunt, 2b, Tyson, 3b, Fabrizi, cf, Hurd, lb, Dennet, lf, Burdell, rf, Violette, rf, Rand, c, Hayden, p. May 11 CHallowellJ Hallowell 2 Waterville 5 Waterville took the return game from Hallowell. Showing much im- provement, the Hallowell team held Waterville to only a small number of scores, besides getting a few for him- self. Hallowell offered much more opposition to Waterville this time than in the first game. The lineup: Sawyer, c, .Arata, lf, McKelvey, 3b, Trask, cf, Vigue, rf, Hayes, 2b, Miller, ss, Payson, lb, Flynn, p. May 14 fGardinerJ Hallowell 5 Gardiner 6 Hallowell lost the second league game of the season to Gardiner by one score. At the end of the 9th, the score was tied, then, during the tenth, Gardiner got a run, thus win- ning the game. The lineup: Sawyer, c, Arata, lf, McKelvey, 3b, Trask, cf, Vigue, lb, Hayes, 2b, Miller, ss, Payson, p, Noyes, rf. May 18 CHallowelll Hallowell 5 Brunswick 3 Hallowell won its second league game of the season with Brunswick. Starting in the second, Brunswick scored one run in each of the three consecutive innings. In the sixth, Hallowell drove Sadler from the box. replaced him. Two strong netted one double each for Frost blows Hayes and Payson, and both hits put over a run at the right time. Hallo- well rnade two or three fine fielding plays. With two out, in the sixth, Trask shot a beautiful one home just in time to nail Porter, who was run- ning towards home on Cowley's hit. The lineup: Sawyer, c, Arata, lf, McKelvey, 3b, Trask, cf, Vigue, lb, Hayes, 2b, Miller, ss, Payson, rf, Noyes, p. May 21 fLivermore Falls? Hallowell 3 Livermore Falls 5 Although working hard, Hallowell lost to Livermore Falls by two scores. Hallowell was ahead until the ninth inning, when one strong blow brought to Livermore Falls the vic- tory. As the remaining games on the schedule have not been played to date, it is impossible to include them in this issue. ' 7 I iw JA ' . CALLED ANYWAY Weep and you're called a baby, Laugh and you're called a fool, Yield and you're called a coward, Kick and you're called a mule. Smile and they'll call you silly, Frown and they'll call you gruff, Put on a front like a millionaire And somebody calls your ,blufi'. 27 Freshman: With feet like yours you should get a job with the govern- ment. Holbrook: Doing what ? Freshman: Stamping out forest fires. Why are you late for breakfast, sir ? asked Johnny's father, as John- ny slid quietly into his chair. Well, you see, explained Johnny, when you called me, I was having a mighty funny dream, and I just slept a few minutes longer to finish it Q H. Miller: Have I the pleasant expression you require? Photographer: Perfectly, sir. H. Miller: Then shoot quick g it hurts my face. Miss Small: And where was Sheridan when he took his famous ride? Student: On a horse. What is ratio? asked Mr. Gil- patric in Algebra. 17 Ratio is proportion, said the Freshman. What is proportion ? Proportion is ratio. But what are ratio and propor- tion? Each other. SPEED How are you getting on at school, boy? Fine. We're learning words of four cylinders now. Wanted: The ancestors of Proko- py Dawidowicz Duda, resident of Wies Kozun, poczta Drohyezin, Pow- iat Kobrin.-J. J. H. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Miss Haskell: There are excep- tions to all rules, you know. Frosh: Where's the execption to the rule that we all must die? Miss Haskell: Ah, that's the ex- ception to the rule that all rules have their exceptions. Sonh.: I've added those figures up ten times. Mr. Gilpatric: Good Soph.: And here's the ten an- swersf' Living Editions in Our Library- In His Steps-H. Morgan. 40 The VENTURE Daddy Longlegs-R. Trask. Man Size-C. Payson. The Rough Neck--G. Greely. Get Your Man-M. Turner. Blunders of a Bashful Man-E. Carter. A Batch of Smiles-L. Stephenson. Down the Road-By Foote. Revolutionary Days-By Morgan. How to Swim-By Fish. How to be a Minister-By Church. How to be Little-By Small. A Cavalier-By Beau Doin. Methods of Sprinting-By Chase. The Whirlwind of Youth-By Young., HEARD IN LATIN IV Erycis tibi terga remittof' QI will put away the gauntlets of Eryx for you.D Kellogg ftranslatingjz Eryx put away his skin. Bullock: I was told when I was young that I would become feeble- minded if I did not stop smoking. Wright: Oh, why didn't you stop? D. Duplisea fat a gamejz Isn't it just wonderful how our pitcher hits the other team's bat every time? Charlie: Yes, dear. J. Beaudoin: What has a tennis racquet got two sides for? Miss Small Cin Civicslz Water- house, what is a borough? Waterhouse: It's one of them little donkeys. Jack fat the floristsb: I want some flowers, I'm going calling. Florist: Oh, then you want some caulifiowersf' Holbrook: I always study my Latin in the morning so that I don't have to remember it so long. SAMPLES OF OUR EXCUSES AT H. H. S. Please excuse Henry for being absent last Thursday. It was so rainy that he couldn't get out of the door-yard. .t Please excuse Jimmie's absence last Tuesday on account of death. Please excuse Johnnie for not be- ing at school yesterday. He was not there. From a Freshman Civics paper: The League of Nations is where the nations go out every three hours. Miss Haskell: What is a stag ? D. G., '30s A river. Miss Haskell: Tell the story of George Eliot's life. M. T.: He was a woman. ' How the teachers rank according to the Seniors: I 30 for nerve. 70 for blufling. il.-. Wanted : A pair of stilts-G. Foote. Someone to love-A. Vigue. Miss Small Cin freshman civicsjz What happened in 1820 ? Miss Burns: Maine, Patrequin: My grandfather has a well 108 feet deep. Achorn: How near the top is the water ? Patrequin: I don't know: I've never been in. X tx The VENTURE 41 Patrequin: 'Tm the only one in my family who combs his hair in the middle. Achorn: How's that? . Patrequin: I've got a cowlickf' We understand that Flynn was once attending a lecture. The speak- er started to quote a poem as fol- lows: 'What is so rare as a clay in Junefl' The speaker softly whispered. Flynn's voice rang out in accents wild: 'A Chinaman with whiskersg' Elderly man: What is the matter with that boy ? Church: He's looney. Elderly man: What ? Church: You know, loony, loose in the upper story, bughouse, flooey, goofy. Elderly man Qindignantlyl : I'll have you to know young man that I don't wish to discuss apartment houses or bugs or the extinct goofus animal. In the library at recess: Charlie Gatchell eating fcandyb kisses. t Ruth: Oh! Charlie, give me a kiss. Charlie: Do you really want one? Ruth: Yes, that kind. We wonder what that kind means. SONG HITS Chase Me, Charlie-B. Graves. I'm Telling the Birds, I'm Telling the Bees--J. Arata. I've Got the Green Jealousy Blues- D. Kingsley. I'm Happy-go-lucky, There's Nothing On My Mind-Holbrook. I'm in Love Again-E. Gordon. I'd Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms Than the Girl in Your Dreams- E. Meserve. Because I Love You-Payson. My Sweetie Went Away-Stephen- son. I Canlt Get Over a Girl Like You Loving a Boy Like Me-Ridgwell. MOVIE HITS The Wrong Mr. Wright-A. Wright. The Understanding Hearts-I. Cain, S. Fuller. Taxi, Taxi-C. Noyes. The Fire Brigade-Sheldon. Hey, Hey, Cowboy-H. Miller. The Nuisance-J. Arata. The Newspaper Boy-Achorn. A Little Won't Do Any Harm- Oliver. Two Arms and You-Holbrook and his girl. Girl Shy-G. Foote. Won't You Try and Love Me ?-Mac- Hardy. 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