Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Newcastle, ME)

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THE LINCOLNIAN W1ll help vour chlldren with homework Per hour W111 correct and touch up the poem you wrlte 10 00 W111 outline speech for your club W111 coach you for that exam 0 W111 plan your VHCSIIOH tr1p W111 check up on your breath before you go out for the evenmg W111 suggest what you should wear 0 Well Im telllng you I had quite a sum mer I got more fun out of It than as lf I had loafed all summer I made over two hundred dollars I will tell you some of my amusing exeperxences A woman came 1nto my office the first week that I opened lt She wlshed me to wrlte a letter to her mother 1n law mak mg belleve that I was a frlend of the mother 1n law and tell her how silly she was to lnterfere w1th her sons and hls w1fes household Oh I wrote a very frlendly letter to mother 1n law but mother 1n law didnt budge I had my five dollars lus a ver sarcastlc letter from 50 P Y mother IH law telhng me to take care of my own HITHITS Oh Johnny you would have yelled at the letter It was a r1ot One day a g1rl about twenty years old came in She told me that she wanted to become beautlful She asked me to make appolntments for her on any lmprove ments that I thought were necessary while looklng at her for the first tlme Well I managed to keep a sober face and told her I would make the appointments She pa1d me five dollars and left When she went out I felt helpless I didnt know whom to call first The poor glrl was cross eyed and had four buck teeth and long stralght black greasy ha1r that had never been washed fby the appearancej She wore no make up F1rst I called the eve specxahst then the dentlst hairdresser and then a make up artist and last a wom an who knew the correct styles for women of all types The girl came 1n to see me after she had been remade She looked beautlful and her clothes were the correct style for her This was my most success ful experlence A young fellow came in and asked me to wrlte a letter to a glrl whom he had met Saturday nlght at the dance I never realized how Sllly you and I must have appeared when we were slxteen and had new loves Do you remember Sally Wall ace and Jacqueline Brown We thought they were wonderful I don t suppose there were two homeller glrls ID our State I wrote the letter for the young fellow but I never found out how he came out I truly d1d my best for h1m I knew just how he felt Then very soon afterwards another young fellow came in When he came he sat down on the arm of the chair instead of in lt as he had mtended to do He was shakmg fiercely I thought of the day when B111 got thrown over by that dlzzy perox 1de blond Well th1s boy wanted me to Wflte a fervent love letter He paid me even before he told what he wanted I wrote one Jlm helped me and we got a b1g kick out of 1t It was a harder Job than we figured on I often wonered 1f the g1rl was thr1lled when she recelved It We told her how beautiful she was I hope the boy was correct when he described her to me A woman who looked as 1f she had lost her last frlend came 1n She wanted to talk over the chlckenpox with me She had a beautlful daughter who had the chicken pox She asked me lf I knew how her daughter could remaln beautlful I told her not to let her daughter scratch her face not knowing what else to say She pald me S130 for that Can you xmaglne that I never got a client to talk over an oper atlon with Perhaps that IS my good luck This fall a Jewish man came in He passed me an algebra problem He explain ed Un a hurried fashlonj that lf h1s son dldnt get the problem finxshed he would have to stay after school and never had a son of his had to stay after hours Luckily I could do the problem and I explamed lt to the proud father He pald me S150 A fifty cent t1p whlch was my first and only t1p I havent touched up or corrected anv poems yet Remember the poem I correct ed for you at h1gh school You got It pass ed back to you with a D and a note on poor punctuatlon One mornmg a woman came rushlng 1n and wanted me to make a short speech but an mterestlng one It was to be about Defense Bonds and It was for her to g1VC 23 A 0. . 1.00 . I - ' . 2.0 , 1 ' A 3.00 I U p . . ' . 2.00 s . ' ' . 3.0 , y

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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

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THE LINCOLNIAN at the Womans Club that afternoon I made one up but I cant say that lt would take a prlze I coached a glrl for a Latln exam That wasnt work she was pretty I don t know what Mary would haye done lf she had seen me I vyould probably be a man wlthout a sweetheart I planned a honeymoon for a young couple I dont thlnk they had ever been out of the1r own back yards You can 1m aglne the honeymoon that I would plan I wlsh I had had Mary on that tr1p' I havent had to check up on anyones breath or g1ve suggestlons to anybody on what to wear Ive had qulte a summer Mother and Dad have spent the summer at our cottage Well Pal Ill be see1ng you Please re member me to your folks As evcr Frank Pr1sc1lla Weeks 43 THE LUCKY BOUNCE Porky Davls regardeo hlmself ln tne m1rro1 w1th some dlsgust Whats the matter w1th you DHVISQ7 he asked hlmself Are you a man or a mouse? How are you goxng to make a h1t w1th Jean lf you dont eyen get 1nto the game ton1ght Poor Porky knew that h1s chances to do or d1e for dear old Central were goxng to be pretty sl1m The Central team was plav mg Weeks for the State Champ1onsh1p just a few hours hence and already the crowds were gatherlng for what promlsed to be the basketb ll game of the year Coach Ell1ott says you cant use your head Davls went on Porky to h1s lmage 1n the mlrror Gee was lt my fault that tlme I got a l1ttle 9XC1t8d and shot the ball 1nto the wrong basket Or could I help lt when I dldnt recogmze our own play cr and grabbed the ball out of h1s hands just when he was go1ng to shoot the wlnnlng field goal Gosh maybe you thlnk 1ts easy to keep cool ID the heat of battle Boy lf I ever get 1n the game tomght I ll make up for all those acc1dents You Walt and see' That n1ght the old Central gym rang w1th the screams of the exc1ted throng They were lndeed belng treated to a game that exceeded even the1r fondest dreams N1p and tuck the battle see sawed back and forth wxth first one team lead 1ng and then another And the roars of the crovyd were exceeded only by the fury of the play ers on the floor Central was gambllng everything the ab1l1ty of IIS regulars to carry the brunt of the battle Central was a small school 1ts substltutes were none too many And 1t appeared that the oppos1ng team was out to make capxtal of thls fact Well replemshed w1th subs they were w1ll1ng to gamble the loss of one man agalnst an other knowmg that lf they could retire one or more of the Central players on per sonal fouls that they would greatly weak en the home teams power It was late 1n the game wlth the score t1ed at 28 28 when Coach Elhott paced up and down angr1ly pulllng at h1s halr Al ready h1s star floor guard had been re moved from the game and now the whlstle had blown to halt a tangle be tween h1s capta1n and leadlng scorer Thats four personals for you Green sa1d the referee You re out' and he waved the unhappy captaln from the floor D3V1Sl muttered Coach Elllott W have no other ChO1CQ Get out there and do what you can to keep the score down And for goodness sake Dav1s try to use your head just th1s once' There were only two mlnutcs to play as Porky DBVIS ran nervously onto the floor ard there were audlble groans from the Central rooters Now all seemed lost w1th the1r captaln and star guard remov ed from the game and no one but Porky Day lS to brlng the1r team to 1tS full com plement of men The wh1stle blew and before Porky knew what had happened the play was on In a flash the man he had been asslgned to guard had eluded h1m and was drlbbllng bWlftlN under the basket to score the two pc-mts that put Weeks 1nto the lead Agam the crowd groaned but ln an other moment the1r groans turned to cheels as the Central center stole the ball and slammed xt home on a long shot to agam knot the count at 30 30 Only seconds remamed Porky DHVIS saw h1s center g1V6 the floor s1gnal for the next play Central had the ball, and Porky , V . . ' . 1 1 1 , ' ' 1 .1 n . ' 1 ' - T Q - 1 , Y ' 1 .f ' ' 1 1 ' y 1 1 . 1 , . Q - ' 9 ' . V . . , , . . . . 1 . . 7 - . 1 , . . 1 ' , . 1 7 7 ' . . . . 1 J - q . . . . 1 . ' ' V .. .1 1 . . Q , , W Y cc 1 11 . . ' 1 1 ' 1 ' ' ac 1 11 an 1 - - 11 U . ,, . H 1 - . . 9 ' as - . . . . 1 'J l 1 V - 1 1 . - 17 - . yy . I , , ' ' . ' .x c ' .1 - 1 1 . L . . . 1 - 1 7 . . . - 7 . a ' V. . . . - n ' , 1 V 1 V ,, - ' 77 7 - - - . Y 9 .1 ' 1 . . U . . , , Z , . ' Q Y . , . 3 7 Y 1 1 4 V - V . . , v . l I s n , , . - . . I , . . , , 1 . , . 11 7 . . 1 . .