Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHILLIPIAN Lrterary Department A Lesson of Forgrveress The tall game was oy er The shouts and cheers that had been rn eyrder ce throughout the game had chan ed to ex Crte trlk as the boys ll tryrng to speak at the same trnre rnrde yarrous comments and remarks about the game fresentlr, above the norse and corfusron rose two vorces rn drspute Thoughtrcss, arwry w rds were followed by harsh rn passroned speeches r he quarrel between the two boys seemed to be gettrng rather serrous, when 1 ou W rllvrms suddenly stopped rn the mrddle of an angry speech, grrtted hrs teeth as rf to force back the hot words turned, and walked raprdly away leavrng hrs cornptrnrons, rncludrng hrs angry op ponent, Qtanley Lolfax, to stare after sur llren turnrnrf to hur a y ry rr ar otner drrtctror, vt hrle the group of bo s so rr broke up and drsappeared trrl y thoughts xy ere uncomfortable c rnpzrnror s f r lurn tnat iaturday nrght 1-Irs t Jr streaee told hvn that he had dt ne wro ra, that he ourrrel had been rs tru 1-le re 1lrLed he had been too hot terrpered but he would never admlt rt to anyone 'Yet h lad always yalued r ou s frrendshrp 1 he two boys nad oeen the best of frrends durrng all therr Hrgh school axs Nou, rfter three years rherr first quarrel had octurred and rt had been a cornptrratry eh srnrll trouble that caused rt But rt rs often the lrttle thrngs that cause the rrost trouble thouffh Stanley drd not know thrs for s yeral days the twr boys avorded each other Thrs wrs not hard to do as the school was r large one so they were r t forced drrcttly rn erch others com panr But Professor 'Xlason,who felt a yersonal rnterest rn ey ery boy rn the s hool xx as a keen obsery er of human na ture The cornradeshrp between lou and Stanley had always pleased hrm, for thev were boys from drfferent posrtrons rn socrety Now he saw at once that some thrng was wrong and hrs wrsh to brrng about a reconcrlratron between them was more th rn an ordrnary desire The Professor was a man of about thrrty rryexears of age, brrt hrs harr was al realy streaked wrth gray In sprte of thrs portunrty lnd asrde hrs tasks and jorned rn the fun and sports of hrs puprls, to therr great pleasure and hrs own Hrs face re yealed the krndly syrnpathetrc nature of one who nad found rn lrfe hrs share of sor rorv rs yy elr s yoy Durrng the ten years he lead acted r Professor of Uodern Lan guage at Farrfrcld Acaflenry, he had been apersonalfrrend to erery boy who had tt nd d the school Hrs rnfluence over the bo s was remarkable ylam away rx ard lad had he turned toward the right oath man, a rnrsunderstarrdrng had he cleared up, many a broken frrendshrp had . I T . Y V V V , .1 T 1 , 5 4 M' , It A Al ' V hu . . , . . KS , , . , I . . L I .. , I , , , ,, , - . z. . . 4 -5- ' d 'z ' ,'.., zr ' V 1 ' ' v . VX' ' A I ' Y I 1 , - r 1 - ' , ,, 7 . 1' L - N 5 n ' 1 . ' v . 7 3 r C Q 1 v - - - ',. , TC - , ' ' r ' - Q v I Z Q . 1 . J -. Q 'F t , , 1 T ' ,T . A f. .I . wg - . T 7 A . . .. Z .K I . , . ,, . . X ' . V J. ' V . . ' A k 1 'ff .r , ' , 1 V ' lrifrr in prise. T' ' t, l -' ' ' '- last bitter word at Lou, Stanley' walked he WHS still 21 boy SI hffaffi arid at CVCTY OP' ,,.,..'t , r. '., ,' ' ' -e ' .H r, r r L . , 1 'Yr x! L C y ' ' S .. me- s ' ' ' ' . ' ' dr ' 1, 1: .. ' Q' ' 'f , ' ' r' ' Y ,S Q , A , . . . .4 is . .A .. A . 3 - ' ,rg t f Az h' ' 1' ' '11 ' ' 'z lt. H z ' - r - r at as t ' - si , ' ' .A 5 S ' C 5 -- , ' f r , ' V v . e r. ' H' ' , . , P ' . ' 4 ' ' l 1 a e e . ' ' n . 1 . . I Q r - j, ' L . . 1 ' d j . ' Q . V' r, t ' -- ' r' ' ' r ,. , j' 1

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THE IHILI II IAN tenances and let the alumna support loy ally school actlvxtxes and m amarvelous ly brlef txme we wlll have a schoolsplrlt that wlll make P H S known as a school wlth some sp1r1t You who are a umm of the Phxlllps H1 h School reflect for a few moments Just how much have you done for your school slnce your graduatlon? Have Vou even once gone back for an afternoon and through your mterest gnven encourage ment both to teachers and students? Have you patronlzed its soclal functlons and entertamments or have you remained mdlfferently at home wxth the thought there are plenty of others to go? Prob ably some of you wlll say that you dld your part years ago when your class graduated or gave the receptlon FI hlmc of those old davsl What xf everyone then had looked upon the matter as you do now? Phxlllps Hugh School would not CXISI to day lf all the townspeople were as lndxlfer ent to lts lnterests as are the mayorxty of the alumni those who have been mostlv benefited by lts advantages In iiflemurnann FRNEST ALUONI KEHPFOY Dled Get 3 1914 The death of Ernest Kempton occurred October D 1914 Hrs lllness was yery brief and the shoclt of hrs death the more seyere He was born September D 1299? and was graduated from Phnlllps Hugh School m the class of 1914 He took an actxve part ln the athletles and all the school actlvltles As a student he showed real abnhtv and persevermg faxthfulness worthy o It Hls character, a combmatnon of the hlghest qualltles, was one worthv the em ulatxon of anv young man Hrs life though pmfully brxef by tts genume vlrtue has made for Itself a lasting memorlam ln the hearts of hls frlends and acquaint ances Program Musxc l raver Muslc balutatory Advanta res of a Country H1 h School lserne Meree Gould Essay lnventxons Old and New, Clxfford Henry Wlng Hxstory Hazel Gertrude Sargent Prcsentatxon of Glfts 'Vhldred Gustle Kempton Muslc Class Poem Class Wall Hazel Phyllxs Webber Henry Clzur Lufkln Oratlon The Lost Provmces Antonto I evx Croteau Prophecy Janet Adelalde AICKCIIZIC Valedlctory Vlncxt Omnxa Y erxtas, Kathleen Noble Music l resentatlon of Dlplomas Benedlctlon Music 8 x 1 ' , . ' Y . . . . - - - - J . . Lf- , u - . . ,, I , . . - A . .U ' 1 D y Z . s o . n . - 1 ' 1 1 Y - - - v . x 41 ,, 3 1 I ' Y v , v ,Y . 5, h . 1 . , .U s , ' rf- n , . . L , 1 r , , . . - . . .W . . . . , - L 1 . ' 4 . Y I , - 7 . . 4 D , I .. 1 A r' L : ' - 1 . , . .', . ' . . . 7 . .J ...Al - I . , , . v A, D . . f 7 kj . - 1,

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I HE PHILLIPIAN he reunited He knew the art of manaq mg boys, his advice yvas never mtruded upon them in a personal yy ay, but Gently and unerrmgly m a Way the could not resist, he shoyyed them hoyy to be true an kind 'Xoyv he yyonderftl yhat it were best to do in the case or lou and Stanley He kneyy the character of both boys vy ell enouy h to knoyv yy hich one had caused the trouble to th t one he rrust make his appeal He sought from his varied experiences somcthmfr that yyould have the desired effect on a passionate stubborn nature and at last decided to rt veal to Stanlev Colfax the sorroyy of his boyhood days It was at the close of a partieul rly try mg day that Stanley received Professor Mason s message saying he w shed to see hmm Lou had spoken to him tl at day about a lesson he did not understand and Stanley had turned away m anger H was in rather 1 rebellious state of mind as he knocked it the door of the Ir f ssor s room and yvas adn tted IVIr Mason vyas sitting by h meow apparently in deep thought He r eted Stanley kindly and made a feyy plea art re marks about school affairs Imaily h sax Stanley, the past week I have noticed that something has hapy e d le tween you and I ou Williams som thing tiat has broken up a friendship Iyy proud to have in my school Stanley said nothing He thd not nke the trend the conversation had taken HI am not going to ask you to tell me of any quarrel that may have taken place as I do not wish to intrude on personal affairs B xt I am going to ask you to hs ten to f story from my oyyn boyhood I yyas a hot he ded boy, and once I spoke yyicked any yy ords, yy hlch later, I you d haye glyen anythincf to lecill tiourfh more thu ty enty years iaye passed since that time Ihafe n er or gotten, nor forgiy en myself The Iro fessor pulsed anl sat looking ut ofthe yvm oy or 1 moment it ore 1 co' tmu d 0 r 1 tan e e s a yrffyt sensitive ftloyv 1 I co u neat me eyf ry time it essons M he yy as oyearsyomyrtr thin I t r ie y yea ousy 1 t dtploi a younger manife tc d us ll 'nut yye loyetl eac other dearly, yluloyv w s ri. onl brother, and I knoyv he ilmost ytrshipped m Both of us yyere quick tempered sometimes yye quarreled 'ls I uare say ill brothers di our ii y as tie t ,vas lyyays Ilylartoyy that ga t u ii, pleasures for mme ann said Ulm yy ords that restored good felloyysnip after a d spute Ii yy as yy hen I yy as at home for a yetk end yacation I yy as attending school at a neighboring village that yyc had our first rea quarrel yy 1 t u v started the trouble but it yyas more my oyyn fault than NI'1rlow s tx r yy1llI ie peat tht yy ords I sud but they yy ere erufl burning yy ords W e p irted m 1nger,I yyould not speak, not even to sly hood by e hough M uloyv begged for that one yyord But I carried a heavy heart blck to school, for my conscience told me I had wronged my brother 10 A' . 1 7 I V- .W R .- - , , , . ct , 1 - f C v ' ,. 3 Ar L 2 ' . ' y Y, Y va ' - Y I 1 . . i . : ,Lry J ,, ' , - ' ' ' y' l .' ' j' 'ey Al- fl - 1 ' ' L l ,. ' zi v -' V' 1' l ' b 4 L gf - . ' y ev f, - af. ' I . ' 1 ' ' A - . .ll 1 J . .ly l 3 I ' 2' L ,t l Q5 ' - 3 L 3 ' ' d f . , l rl e l e '.x- i- - 5 e ' e . 'i . A it 1' ' I I HI ha' a brotlie, tl.en, S l y'. H I I ' - wa, li,,l'.'- fle .nl ul' ' ' Q' L i li- l . ' ': y' ' zz la. - ' ' I tw ' . ' i he .1 his a or s xl m' ' ' .l I an afraid thza - 'able f N f if .' T' spirit of disrespect of an older brother for I ' ' ' : Il H y x :- - . h fr z ' zz. ij' .y - ' . - z. , y ' 2 . 4 C' Y . Y AA x S ' ' ' . e ' , - . ' , -, , 1 ' 5 ' I 1 . 'I'h ,g' I y' 9 l - older, i ,US-'il i ' a 'ap . rl 1 pl? ii ' . is ' 1 at' ' . , L L .I ' jtIeyy .,'y 3 f e 'I' y. i . ' v' ' Y' 1 ' J s I - y Y ' f' , 'I ' 1 , A . . . ' 1 . I y. A - L - K ' rl K ' fe . Cf df' .' ' ' A l 1 K . I 'ill r o tell y'-3 y hat ' 1 1 ' 2 ne u - . . ' v . . f ' 1 i I F' f ' ' I 1 I . lo ' - l . 7 ' i ' 'as .K I , hz' D, V, I 3, ' ' f' ' , ,I 1 . ' 1 , , ' . . . 1. 7 Y t 17 . 1 I . ' ' 1 1, - y j't .y'z' -