Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Newcastle, ME)

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THE LINCOLNIAN Im telling you Gladys Evans and you too Edith Young I want you to teach them l1I1ClVlllZ9d natixes something They act and holloo like wild Indians I want them to bring my cat back to me and I want them to bring themselves too If they ill treated my pet in any way I will have them put somewhere where they cant treat any more helpless animals cruelly With that short speech she stormed to ward home I suppose we ll haxe to get the kids to take her old cat back sighed Gladvs You go to your home and Ill go to mine They must be at one or the other said Edith As Edith reached home she saw Bob going down into the cellar with a basket under his arm Bob you he devil come here com manded she Whatcha want? he queried Bob have you and Dick got Mrs Spin ners cat? she asked Yep Dick and I are going to oil her so she vson t squeak he replied hear me awright we oiled her once any he answered happily The boys took the cat home and got a talking to That night Gladys and Edith went skat ing on Knots pond They skated around hand in hand and then played tag A Edith was chasing Gladys the ice started to crack Gladys suddenly disappeared through the ICG and Edith not being able to stop 1n time joined her They started shouting for help but the water cold and icy soon got into their throats They tried to get a hold on the ice but thelr hands were too cold and the ice too slippery Suddenly a black sheet spread over them When the girls found themselves they were at the Evan s house Edith told Gladys that they had been pulled out of the ice by their kid brothers and carried home The doctor had fixed the invalids and given the boys something to prevent them from having a serious illness Edie I have made a new resolution, said Gladys So have I, said Edith I have made a WHV SGVGTG resolution to appreciate kid brothers after his I made that one too said Gladvs Isabelle Hagar 44 LORD BUTTERCUP THE GREAT Lord Buttercup who has just passed a wav this winter was a very handsome and important fellow His long thick yellow hair was just the shade of the buttercups that inhabit the fields during the warm summer months For this reason we will call him Butter for short Along with his beautiful yellow hair he had the largest and the most handsome large round blue eyes besides a pink little nose Now Butter thought quite a bit of him self and most generally was seen washing his face or smoothing his beautiful hair down Not very often was he seen out un less it was a very sunny summer after noon for he was very fat and lazy and growing more so as days went bv Butter was very fond of eating an act which seemed to be one of his Dastimes his staying in the house so much w found him to be of the most lovable nature wanting to be petted at any time It was a great shock when we found our most beloved cat by the hall stairs stone dead Cora Trask 42 REFORMATION Glen wasnt a bad boy June knew that But how could she convince the governor? Glen had been sent to the reformatory for breaking and entering June knew why he did it he was dared Ever since he had been in Greendale the boys had been at Glen because they knew he had a temper a violent temper' June knew Glen hated to have anyone think he lacked courage dar ing courage They had found their chance for fun and had taken it and now Glen was in a cell But Glen wasnt the kind to be cooped up He loved freedom in a way only a woodland animal would under stand and he had set his mind determin edly to break What reasons do you have for believ mg this boy ls, as you say made of the right stuff asked the governor as he cur 31 H , . . . . 7 7 ' ' 77 y , I - . . . . 7 . i H I . . I 7 Y u ' 9 it 7 7 Q Y , . . Y 7 7 . - ' Y, . . I - . ' . D . v . Y ll . Y V ' ' . , 39 ' . - 7 L ' , il 7 . . . Y 1 ' 77 . . 1 . o Y 7 Y v . . . - u 4 l ' 1 sv - , , . . . 1 7 7 KK l V7 ' n. S u A ' . ' - ' 1 l 11 . ', U ' . I . . . . ' 7 ly ,va ' l --N , . l . HWGILHYOU take if fight h0me- NOW YOU Milk and fish were his favorite dishes. By D . . . e n u . y Hoh, , ' - . Q vw ' , . . Y ' 1 I ' n . , . I , ' , ' . s . Y I l . . . ' I -- y 1 1 n gn n Y . . 1 ' ' ' 3 . . - , , . . I I . ' . , . V . , 1 . , - , . ' . -- , . . . . y l l . ' , cc 17 65 ' ' 99 as ' . , - ' ' I I . I fl 7, ' ' 55 ' , Y , s ' '

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THE LINCOLNIAN Japs were landing Although Ph1l and the other machme gunners were cuttmg down a large number of them they seemed to come from an unendlng reservolr Hordes of the small yellow rats stormed the beach Machlne guns of the enemy began barklng and the commandlng ofTlcer Colonel Davldson lssued the order to re treat to previously prepared posltlons There they could take account of stock When they had figured thelr losses they calculated that they had 400 men left wh1le they were opposed by a force that probably exceeded 1500 Ph1l Henden was not afrald He knew that they could not stem the yellow txde that was slowly creepmg up to them Yet he had confidence 1n thelr ab1l1ty to re treat and Joxn the other defenders of Luzon If they had had any a1r support lt might have been dlfferent But all the avallable planes were bemg used over Mamlla and Nlchols Fleld As a result con tmuous straflng of the Amerlcan ranks spelled dlsaster to the Amcrlcan cause Phxl survlved the next few days of hell He retreated day after day unt1l at last 2000 Japanese were bexng thrown agamst 200 Amerlcans who relied on their artlll ery and machxne guns to stop the yellow per1l that was now at thexr very throats God the magor port1on of the remamxng 200 men reached the ma1n army of Gener al Douglas McArthur You know the rest of the story The weary defenders retreated to Mamlla lost that Clty and by a superb maneuver swerved north west agaln to the Battan Penlnsula Phll was k1lled on February 1 Under the strafing of low flylng planes the Amerxcan machlne gunners were forc ed to retreat hurrledly maklng falrly easy targets for Jap sharpshooters He d1d not know what happened xt was all over m a second A bullet that mlght have been made wlth American lead creased h1s bram clearly He dropped wlthout a sound The followmg message was dellvered to Mrs John Henden last week at Wanvllle North Carollna The War Department re grets to report that your son was k11led ln action on February 1 wh1le defendlng Amerxcan terrltory That was all that was necessarv She un derstood Her son had been k11led IH the l1ne of duty He had been a defender of Amex-1ca To All Americans Somewhere somehow there has been a SGFIOUS sllp up ln the past few years We Ln the States have dlsre garded the pleas of men llke McArth ur men who knew what was comlng There wxll be a lot of Phll Hendens ID thxs war They wlll be killed on many fronts 1n many ways It IS our duty to stop th1s confllct as quxckly as poss 1ble and then to llsten to our leaders and preserve the peace that follows Jascha French 43 A NEW YEAR S RESOLUTION Gladys Evans walklng down Fanton Street met Edlth Young who was a ye1y dear frlend of hers Made any New Year s resolutlons Ed1e'7 asked Gladys Ive made a resolutlon that Ill take my best hat upstalrs after this Bob cut all the feathers off It this mornlng and put them on his darts I was so mad I could have cheerfully kllled hlm said Edlth He took mother s frult knlfe mxnd you to cut them off Aren t k1d brothers awful asked Gladys Just this mormng D1ck broke my badmmton racquet k1ll1ng some kmd of a mole xn the cellar and elther he or Bob took my l1pst1ck to palnt hlmself up when he was playmg Indnan Honestly Edle I m gettlng txred of those brats You arent the only one Look' There comes Mrs Sp1nner known as Old Fly away Goodness' She looks mad Do you suppose Bob and D1ck have done anythmg to her Search me but we w1ll soon find out Watch out for the wxndstorm' Sald Edle Where are those brothers of yours Where are they I say? Gosh Idont know Ol Eh I mean Mrs Sp1nner Were you lookxng for them? Do you want them? Well what do you suppose I asked for them for lf I dldnt want them? I havent seen them smce thls morn mg replxed Gladys 'J .10 . t V , - , . - : 3 - . ' . . ' 7 - , . 1 . ' . , . ' ' . , 1 7 . I ' - 9 - . . . . 1 Y . . , . . . . , . , , - ,. v . . . sf ' ' 3 I I ' H , ' as 1 ' Y Y ' . 1 1 ' . l' ' 77 ' ' K6 v , . , , . . . Wlth Amerlcan courage and the help of H r ' 3 l gg 9- ' 51 ' H . . . Y 4 , - I 1 ! - v , . . . . 7 , . . ' , . , , . . ,, . . L6 1 - . , . . Y . , ' ' ' 7 1 Q . . , as Q l u ' . . ,, . . . L6 V , I Q! u I 4 , 66 7 , I y 9 1 ' ' n ' ' 1 . . ' ' U - an . t , ' ' ' v as ' ' ' sl 1 - - , - ' - n . ,, . ' V n

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THE LINCOLNIAN louslx ex ed June who sat on the edge of her chalr as though on plns and needles How do you know hell not go back and do the same thlng aga1n I was brought up 1n the same house wlth h1m and I know Glen He just got 1n vuth the wrong crowd of boys 1n Green dalc Now he has the 1dea that ex erx one and everyth1ng are agalnst h1m Guards wh1ps and punlshment wont cure that boy Governor they w1ll only make h1m b1tter What he needs 1S someone to trust and someth1ng to be trusted Wlthl What do you do for a l1v1ng MISS Len nox I teach chemlstry at Norfork Prep School S1r Why have you not taken an 1nterest 1n the Fates boy before? H1s mother fmy mother tool d1ed th1ee xears ago and when I got a 1ob at Norfork Glen declded to stax w1th h1s father S1 ce he was Glens only l1x1ng real relatlve naturally I kept IH touch w1th them for the first year but gradually our ccrresnondence dwlndled to once 1n three months then to nothlng at all Ihad n t heard from h1m for a year t1ll 1ust a wh1le ago when I read h1s sentence 1n the paper Just how sure are you of th1s boy MISS Lennoxo June thought a moment She knew what was commg and though she dreaded the task she had made her dec1s1on I am so sure Governor that 1f you w1ll parole h1m 1n my care I w1ll prom1se to pay any fur ther damage he should do and brlng h1m back to prlson The last words came from her llps as reluctantly as a ten ton drag beh1nd a team of horses The Governor broke the sllence that followed bv Well ho well Ill see what I can do Good day June was waltxng across the street her ues fixed on the ergraved SIUD hanglng bu the lron gateway State Reformatorv for Boys A tall boy of sex enteen xears stralght lean and darkened to a crxsp brown from long hours 1n the summer sun sauntered up to the gate and after pass1ng to the gate keeper a card was allowed to pass to the CltS streets outslde HIS hands thrust deep 1nto hls pockets h1s keen ey es rolhng a1mlessly IH thelr SOCkets he walk ed d11ectly across the street to June s car as unconcerned and unashamed as though he had only been talklng to the gate keep er or had been x1s1t1ng a frlend H1 June It was swell of you to get me out he Sald as he took hls place beslde her HIS vo1ce was expresslonless and cool bu June caught from what he Sald hxs grat1tude Glen was not one to waste breath I-Ie figured the less sa1d to convey anvth1ng the better The governor IS a down rlght swell guy Glen He was very conslderate and worked hard to get you out You ought to get to know h1m better All she got from that was a grunt You were dared werent you Glen? Do we have to go 1nto that June'7 H1s tone was a l1ttle lrrltated Im grate ful for what you d1d but I don t need any pep talks now They rode 1n sllence most of the day Glen slept all afternoon At dusk they ar r1ved at the l1ttle apartment that June had rented 1n Norfork Graduated from the back streets huh alley? June laughed fas It was obvlous she was supposed to doj and they entered As June prepared the supper 1n the nlfty kltchenette Glen surveyed the rooms w1th apparently great 1nterest p1ck1ng up all the n1ck nacks for pr1cetags openlng all the boxes and c1garette cases and trymg each cha1r and couch to see whlch he would have for h1s favorlte lounge June watched h1m from the corner of her eye as she passed by the door He s 1nterested 1n odd new thmgs 1fI could only get h1m lnterested 1n chemlstry The d1n1ng proceeded quletly w1th very few words exchanged between Glen and June After they had dulte satxsfied thelr hunger Glen sa1d Well I guess Ill go out and look the town ox er lf youll ex cuse me Oh no you dont she smlled not 1 you ve helped me Wlth these d1shes who eats must work Then as though s e reallzed the slgnlflcance behmd what she sa1d she added serlously And I mean work Glen I see you hax en t forgotten how handy I am w1th a d1sh wlper he returned - 32 ' 1 V ' ' I ' nf v . ' V U y 7 1 ' - - . . .,, Y. . . . l gg ' KK ' 7 , . - - ' 1 ' ' 11 - ' ' Y I I 1' -I - . Q ' V 1 4 ' ' - . .1 L Q y . 1 n 1 . - W ' A vu , . Q s , . . - H . , . - - -17 ,, . , . v . . . 7 Q 11 1 ' 77 Sl ' ' H . 1 11 K6 ' 1 o 3 7 ' IG ' Y, ' D . 1, n -4 1 . H . , Y A 1 Cl 7 as ' ' ' ' ' , ' g 7 - , 1 Q , V . . , . , I, . . , , . . 1 l K Y' A 7 , 1 ' ' . . l V - , . I . U 11 ' ' - sc l - l 1 Glen commented. Do you have cats ln the . . ,, . . ' 1 , 17 1 , U H . V' . . . 11 l ' ' . 1 - s 1 C I ' 1 l 1 1 . . U - . - . - f - . 1 . U 5 ' . I . ,, ll 1 - ' . 7 - -- . - - - 77 . . . . I . 7 . if Y 9 7 - Y, I r . . . , . A ' LL 1 V v - 1 ' 1 x 1 ' ' 7 Q ' . 'O D 11 U , ' 14 , ,, as 1 11 , ' u - f , 1 1 , , . , , . 'L ll . ' ' ' . 1 - - , J H . He 1 . . h . . . H - . , . Q . . 3, -Y . , . , ' ' ' , 11 V 1 I If Y . I o 1 a o n ,, V 1 , , -