Hallowell High School - Venture Yearbook (Hallowell, ME)

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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,

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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.

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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