Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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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' -

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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 PHILLIPIAN INot long afte1xard I rece1ved tl1e nexxs that 'vlarloxx xx as III I-Ie has a had fexer xvrote n1x mother, he xxe11tflsl1111g last Thursdav vxh1ch xou xv1ll ICIHCIII , xnas a r1111x d x 111 came home t 1 SPIN! C 2111111 t 11 fl xxx managed to xx alle so far XR 1th It ls a pufzle to us all The male IS 1ot h'1dlx lI1jl1l'Cd 1u 1t IS the f xer xx are xorr1e1 'ITOLII xxe fe1r It Nlll dexelop 1nto p11e11n111111a e 1s not better IU 1 e s .xe W?l'!f XUU to COINS IIOINC' A fexv daxs later th x sent for IL Pneumonla hal dexeloped 1nd lIa1lo1x was much vxorse You an onlx 1ma1f1ne te of 111111 s on mx xxax I11 me VVhen I 1rr1 ed the doctor had lradc l11s VIQIY XIV mother met me at the 111 or and WI11 I s11x ID her tear stalned face xxas UIIIILICHI wlthout her broken wnr s e 1 tor 1 IS hope I f1Il11xx ed her INTO the darkened s 1 xx 1e h1s BQ x par +1 1 hrea co1111 1 cl lx As I stood t ICTC xxlth '1 lump Ill n thro1t tl11t I eould 11ot sxxcdloxx le ex ehds s oxxlx hft 1' 1nd '1 wTIIlIC of reco 'Ill t11 1 pxssed oxer the st1ll XJIIIIC features r1t1ng ll 1 llue ex es fo 1 111nt IC ore th lu l1she h11l tle IITII1 Q10 If 1 ro 1,111 III 111 Knees IX l1e e, b r111l 1111 face 1 mx hands a 1 sept as I had 11ex er xxept before res y I felt a I111 h'111 on n1x a '1111 r'11sed 111, exes to meet 1111 brother s great XV'lVC of reg-ex t111ce for xx hat I 1 done swept 11111 111 heart Imso1rx, Uarloxx xVl1lsDCI'f3lI t xas ull I cou 1 sav I forg1ve The hps moved so shght lx the words xxere scarcely aud1ble butI caught them, Good bxe Dav1d I am golnxf to God As 1f 1t were but yester dax I C111 see h1s face is I1e lax there w1th th da 11p Holden Cllflb pushed bacle from 1l1e h1 h XVIIIIC forehead, tl1e th1n, almost eolorl ss cheeks Rlld those ex es so blue so br1 ht so full of loxe and forgwcness X1111 then '1 SITIIIC passed over h1s features, I1 blue exe closed 'Ind never opened Hgqlll I here was 2 long SIICIICC durmg wh1ch the Professor Sat xv1th l11s face 1n h1s hands, a11d Qtanlex gazed unseemglx out of the VVIYILIOW Fmallx Nlr Nlason hfted h1s head and spoke agam That was the wax I learned mx les son bod grant that xou max learn xours for lf IS a lesson all muSt learn 1n a far, far eas1er wax He rose and held out h1s h1nd Stanlex could say nothlng 111 11 spoke plalner than words and carrred to the Professor s heart tl1e assurance that l11s storx had not been told ID Valn VVl1en Qtmlex left tl1e Professor he elrr ed xx1tl1 h1n1 '1 heart n1ore thoughtful and ser1ous than It had ever been before amd 1 COIISCICHCC' hghtencd hx a firm noble TLSOIIIIIOII Ile walked r'1p1dlx 1loxvn the street and 'xs l1e turned 1 corner he saw I ou a short dlstanee al1111l Io11 turned as ne he rd h1s name called and xvas sur pr1sed t 1 see Stanlex hurry toward hrm t1r11st 111' 1 11nd, 'md sax, A 1r1x f'11l1 I ou Come on, shake 'md forget And I ou clasped h1s fr1end s hand 1n g,l d acceptmce I 11 Cl T 'Q W . 1 . , . . - 1 C I ' v I 6- - I v . - I - ' '-i I f 7 . ' . - v . w , . , , . . 1, - , I 1 - b . ' ber ' 1' j ?1, '2 .d 2 . 1 j , xx'i h z' alll d 'e I1 ugh h1 he ff 1: , , 'A 1 ' K V Y K 7. . ,T V1 ' , . l . . 2 ' 1 1 ' ' ' e. f 3 D' ,- , I t .e' 'e x' '-l1l, , .' 'g ,J 1 ' 1. ' Q ' ' ' 1' ' ' A . f ' I 1 ' ' If h .1 1 f dax' ' H shall ft e , A' -1 Y 1 11 ' 11 U I . 1 . . . 1' , ' . 1 1' . , z 1 ' .' ' ' 1 ' ' 1. ' f 1 . e H' ' D' - 1 1 A j mg' sta - 11' l as I waz. U' ' D' '. . . ' j 1 . 1f ' A ' ' ' , 11 1 v '1 1. 1t I . ' ' - ' ' I 1 1 I 1 1 11 F Ls ' ' Y - ' ' -' cl.-'l'l1 1l me says here ' no 1' -,' , 1 N , - . 1 I V . room where f1Iz1rlo1x' was lying quietly, ng he gragpqd if, Hut the firm Strong l11s eyes shut, lui la'e 'h't -, ' li1, - 1 S K I Y . ' ' slizhrlg 1 te l, and hs -1 tl1 . Ang 5 ' , 1 1:1 1 . Q I ', 1 ' 'L I f f ' ' l 15' 2 1 ' . '. 1, tl , K 2 rv - j 1' F I ' 5,1 -1 Q- V' ' , -f '11 '- 1 1 'f 1, K ' I , lig,l I I 1 the 7 Y' t 1' L IUC! - 1 A r L ' - y I f e f11l'1g 1. -s ' I 111 ' 1 -3 ' , , , ' - -'gl - I I 1' fl 's If' '11 bed- U ' 1. . . SIKI 1LI V' 1 i' ' II 1 K' K , ni I k ' .Lb I I . Y' 'A . P - 1 ' zz ' 1 1 1 - entl' Y 1! I I' rm 1 I ' 1 1' Q ' ' 1 1 f' ' j :X l 1 1 1 hs It 1 D' -H ll 1' ' f f 1 1 ' h:1l .1 , 1 . ' L' 1 1 5 s I 1 xv' I A ' K. . , ya 1 ' - 1 - A I 'Iyl I In. v Ivy' 1 711 1 .