Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Newcastle, ME)

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THE LINCOLNIAN pendent on each other for each had suc ceeded in findmg blgger and better mater 1als to supplant raw materials wh1ch were once consldered necessary It was one brlght and cheerful day 1n 1980 that I dropped 1n on Presldent Phll Parker of Intercontinental A1rl1nes in hlS huge office atop the great glass skvscrap ers of Damariscotta Even though the traf fic tourists flying to their summer homes was thlck no sound of motors penetrated the walls of the spacious ed1flce As I stood gazlng out over the distant hllls and fields wh1ch I had known so well 1n my youth the door behlnd me opened and out of h1s prlvate office stepped a tall sllghtly bald man whom even though I had not seen h1m for years I recognized to be Ph1l He 1nv1ted me 1nto his lnner office and asked me to be seated After talklng over old tlmes and recall mg to mlnd several thr1ll1ng experiences that we had shared 1n the 1nvas1on of Jap an QI suppose you all remember that it was Phil who gamed fame bv droppmg the first bomb on Tokyo and scorlng a dlrect hit on the M1k3dO s Sacred Palacel I suggested that we talk oy er the lmport ant bus1ness for .vh1ch I had come The purpose of my v1s1t was to interest Phll IH usmg the new methyl taulullne gas wh1ch I Wlth the a1d of my worthv HSSISI ant Dr W James Lewis had recently de veloped W1th th1s new gasol1ne your dally fllght from Round Top Field to Ber l1n could be made 1n two hours less time thus maklng it posslble to run two flights a day So ran my sales talk When the usually conservative Mr Parker seemed greatly excited oxer the future of my new product It was indeed a compllment The only fefflalfllllg step was to get the O K of the Federal Got ernment for as Intercontinental carried almost all European and AIFICHH mall the government s consent was needed Immed lately Phil snapped on h1s long range phonovlslon set and contacted the com pany s lobbylst 1n Wash1ngton Mr Griffin and told h1m to get a bill through Congress ratifying the sudden fuel change Several days later I recelved word from Washington that Mr Grlffin s b1ll had passed both branches of Congress and that the now famous scrawl of our President C Albee Page had Just been affixed F1nally it might be here mentloned that w1th the help of th1s new super methyl tauluhne Professor Robert C Bryant of M I T safely made the first V1Slt to our satehte the moon Not1ce the characters 1n th1s story are not purely colncidental and therefore the l1kel1hood of thelr not referring to persons l1v1ng or dead IS greatly 1mprobable Parker Gray 42 GETTING FUN OUT OF LIFE Due to the wave of pessxmlsm this com position to some people may seem out of place others yet will welcome and ac knowledge its thought Concentratmg on our national and 1n ternatlonal troubles We have taken on a great mental burden wh1ch IS added to our personal troubles There IS llttle room left 1n the mlnd to thlnk of the wonderful Joys of life One prefers to look at the headhnes of h1s newspaper rather than at the first robln wh1ch has appeared on the lawn One prefers to l1sten to a news broadcast rather than to the chlrplng of the spring blrds One cannot dwell on his troubles for they are too petty ln con people outslde our land Then must lt be that we must forget the beauty of our natural envlronment that we must keep our mlnds open to nothing but war news and that spring summer and fall must pass wlthout havlng 1nsp1r ed the least of us I denounce It as a waste of good l1v1ng' Open your 1mag1nat1ons to v1sual1ze a st1ll blue r1ver IH the early morning It IS surrounded by rocky shores wh1ch are guarded by tall green pine trees R1s1ng in the blue sky IS a big yellow sun wh1ch IS drying the morn1ng dew How much bet ter this thought IS than a bloody battlefield llttered w1th the corpses of mangled men who are al1ke under the eyes of God but are deadly enemles ln the estlmatlon of nations and their peoples We must re member the pr1nc1ples of oppos1t1on which are to msure the freedom of the in d1v1dual Cast off ev1l and sorrow as quick ly as It comes to you Dlscover beauty in everythmg and I beheve you have dis covered the way to perpetual happiness Cleveland Page 42 21 r I ' , ' . . . . - , I I . ' , I - ', 7 . I . v I . . , . - ., . I Q ' , 1 . 9 a ' , - I - . I . . 7 . . . , ' ' ' D . ' - G A ' ' . , I I -I ' - . . . trast with the grlefs of the oppressed v Q -I - I ' L , - - . I v . . ' I 'I . - I . l ., . . , , , . , U - . V- 1 I , b 3 7 . l . . . D . . , . . ,, . . 2 - . 9 ' ' ' ' . . ' . . - 7 ' 9 H , . , . . I I . . 1 - J 1 . - . , . , -

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THE LINCOLNIAN ri' O LIFE' Yesterday mornmg I arose early fo 1t was a beautlful day wlth the sun sh1n1ng brlghtly and the sprmg blrds ch1rp1ng cheerfully I t11pped to the lavatorv where I lmmedlately sl1pped on the rug How ever th1s couldnt conquer mv bplflt I was on top of the world Perhaps th1s vtas what caused me to smg and consequently what caused my parents to shut me up Well I was so happy I was bubbllng over even though I had mlstaken the Shay mg cream for the toothpaste After havlng dressed I went to breakfast wh1ch conslst ed of cocoa and doughnuts In my haste I spllled the cocoa down my clean wh1te shlrt and knocked the doughnuts 1nto the wastebasket Whlch heaven knows whv was Slttlng next to the breakfast table After hav1ng changed my sh1rt and hav 1ng p1Cked the d1rt off the doughnuts so the fam1ly could enjoy them for breakfast I grabbed my lunch and bookbag Off to school I trotted happy as a canary and anxlous to reach my object1ye Suddenlv I wondered what I was gomg to haye fox lunch Vaguely I could remember moth Ll s say1ng somethlng about chlcken sand wlches but I wasnt sure Havlng reached the vlllage I stopped to peek ln the bag I peeked, turned around, and headed home I had the bag of onlons' Evldentlv my lunch was placed on the stove, not a mongst the vegetables Oh, these trlfilng errors' Hav1ng finally procured mv lunch, I journeved to school qulckly As I enter cd the school house door, I ralsed my hand as I Sald Good mornlng to the students ID the hall Unfortunately mv bookbag was IH th1s hand and It struck a pane of glass I was 1mmed1ately stormed bv a represen tat1on from the facultv who 1nH1cted var 1ous penalt1es on me When I had extrlcat ed my self from the aggregauon I entered the cloak room where I deposlted mv coat after haylng rlpped It on a protrudxng na1l My real1zat1on that all these 1nc1dents were trymg to dampen my spxrlts drled mv tears of dep1ess1on Aga1n my heart was exuberant and smlllng Jovfully I en tered the mam room Befole me stood a group of sober faced boys who we1e d1s cusslng the state of the world I tr1ed to get 1nto the p rtv to speak about the beautlful Weather They we1 ent much 1n terested for they returned to the sub1ect of vtar That was too much for me' Why should I be happy whlle others gravelv vlewed the s1tuat1on of our country? Hence I assumed a depressed counten ance my heart sank and I gaye up my gay state of mlnd What a mlserable way to l1ye' Lets be happy 1n sp1te of ou1 pledlcament Con sldtl h zpplncss 1 palt oi natlonal defensc Clcyrland Page 42 THE WORLD OF 1980 Soon after the second Woxld Wal ended ln 1946, the scxentlsts of Amerlca, and of all the other countrles not rumed bv the war. returned to pcacetlmc research In the th1rty four veaxs that had elapsed, the countncs of the Wm ld had become less dc :xiii 9:-1'-1-1:1:-3-141-a-1:--:-z.:--f.-at .1-1 Q .1-4 :qw ,-40.1-, ,fqqqujf,'.-04-.1-:'.:-.2-Q-1-.'-,'f.,-1-Q-.1-.1-. 15:-Z-1 we-15'-1-Z-2'-?-3-11-2-.--2-16:-1-.:iv. 1174-1 P:-21,sz-z-iv:-ig-1'-:-:-em-4-1:231.3151 zyyg. 5.4.5.1-. :,e-.,-,u wi Q.,-fo,-.,'. o. -,-:..1.:.g.g.-.,-rf 1-.f -1 -:-.3-1-2 swf:-271' 3-'fart-.W 9 '41-'4' ' ---44:- :rm-:1 :ff.1:,:e'f-1:fL:- ,Z-+..3'.-125:11-1:-11 nf. 'I'2V?tf rx:-A , ' A 4 ' 1 9 , ' I V y , y Q I1 l . ' . .1 . . I . . . H A , . , . A A . . . . I U V V li ' -' 1 ' . 1 ' . V . 1 . . ' ' r - - ' . - ' , . U 7 i . . . t Q a V Y ' - ' f . . . V . ' 1 V . f . . . . 7 V ' y 7 . V - - . . M ' ' 4 v y y . , 1 . . 7 V -' . ' . . M . , I - y v - - V 1 ' - ., Y ' n . - G ., , 1 ' I r ' I - ! . f 7 , ' ' v Y . 7 7 - y . . ' 1 v 1 y , . , I . V , .I ' ' V . ' . ' ' . , , 7 Y 7 , . . - r - - . ' . . . ' , . . . J 1 ' Z ' 2 ' ' . ' 3. L ' 7 - ,,. I Y l ' C , ' 1 I 1 x , . , f .

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THE LINCOLNIAN NEWCASTLE Ah yes Newcastle One of those little one hoss towns that you see tucked away ln the tall tlmber throughout Maine I say that we call lt one hoss that doesnt go for the tourists they call it qualnt Just the other day I saw a tourist of the New York specle He was dressed appro prlately iso he thoughtj for our rather ver satile climate beginning at h1s toes and extending to his rather skinny knees were a pair of rough cowhide boots my astonished eyes upon climbing stlll farth er encountered a pa1r of creamy r1d1ng breeches puffed out at the S1d9S a polished black leather belt at least four inches wide and a dazzllng red shirt topplng off this optlcal blast was a long black 5c clgar horn rimmed glasses and wonder of won ders a blue beretl' Truly a diamond a mong cut glass' Following this seemingly optlcal 11lus1on there came a half breed negro dressed in the full regalxa of a Sloux Indian chief on the warpath feathers beaded moccaslns Wampum belt and quiltwork were all to be seen in their prop er places In h1s arms he carrled an assort ment of small reed baskets which h probably bought from Sears Roebuck for S150 and would most certainly sell for S15 00 Although he was a half breed negro he would solemnly swear that his father his grandfather and his great grandfather were all great chiefs of the Sioux tribe Yes Newcastle IS a beautiful place Even now as I gaze from my window at the wonderful scenery fconslstlng mostly of gasollne storage tanks a gram elevator and the sprawled stock in trade of the Diamond Match Companyj I cannot but reflect upon the xntrlcacles of nature Even the old sway backed cow who dlnes off the luxurious grass 1n the field each day has beauty if you can see xt Of course the cow does have beauty the reason you cant see it IS because she doesnt have a staln less steel body grilled radlator and sealed beam headlights Occaslonally a new blt of scenery will appear ln our llttle hamlet and the Don nelly Advertlsmg C antlclpatlng the rush of plcmckers and always willing to be helpful w11l erect a most glgantlc pla card bearing the picture of a slim young thing who IS apparently provlng the good ness of Three Ring Beer or IS It El Ropo c1gars'7 At any rate they believe 1n that firm old adage Theres a sucker born every mlnute and two to catch him Yes Newcastle IS Vacatlonland w1th all 1ts much talked of trimmings The touristers are astounded at the absence of moose and bears roamlng through the streets They are an ,ized to find that more of them do not get shot by us pr1m1t1ve Mameiacs They are stunned by the fact that they cant catch whales 1n our lakes and astonished that we receive mail own cars go to school and have a Christ 1an religion And still next year they ll be back for more Yes and somet1mes even now as upon some cold winters morning I climb Stag Hull on the Summlt of which stands that noble institute of learnmg and feel the cold wlnd from Mosquito Valley and the W1ldS beyond upon my cheek I cannot but reflect There ll always be a New castle Worthen Lewis 42 AN EVENTFUL SUMMER Dear Johnny I was glad to receive your letter the other day I had asked several of the gang lf they knew where you were but no one seemed to know I can t 1mag1ne your sell ing Fuller Brushes but Ill bet youve done a good Job at It I was amused by some of your salesmanshlp speeches that you wrote me about Ive had a great summer I couldnt find work so I had a card prmted as follows FRANK ITOO fCollege Educatlonl Services I can render Terms w1ll write letters for you AppllC3t10US for appomtments S5 00 Love Letters 0 Discreet just to get acquainted letters with some warmth yet noncommlttal 3 00 Love Letters Fel vent 4 00 wxll listen sympathetlcally to those who desire to talk about d1S68S9S aches palns ln general and operations Per hour 200 , . . . . ' 1 - . . , ' ac 1 . . - , - ' - 11 - , 1 , . ' ' 1 It 1 yy Q . . . , .I - 11 , . . . . sa - - 93 1 1 - , ' . . . . . ' , . 1 1 ' , . . . . . . . . , 7 9 1 l , , 1 1 1 ' . , . . - , , - 0 1 1 , .. - ' 1 I . I - . 1 1 . I 1 1 . . , so 1 1 1 1 - 11 1 1 ' ' I y -- Q ' 1 - 1 . . . ' 1 , . , 1 . . . 1 - - , ' 1 1 1 , . . . . , . ' . y 9 1 0 I u 1 1 - ' 1 1 ' . , I . . . , . , , 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 . . . - 1 . ' 4 ' . . . ' - , . I 1 1 1 . I ' ' 0-1 I 7 I . . ' Y 1 7 . . 1