Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHILLIPIAN 25 he'll heal up! Perhaps after this I'd keep him under cover so he wouldn't get chewed u l Il' There Dickf' said David proudly, as they walked from the indignant woman's yard, Tige following, didn't I tell you she'd have got some'un if she'd paid a thousand dollars for a dog like Tigel 'I P. K. THE HIGH SCHOOL GHOST NGLISH class was in progress. Quiet reigned except for an occasional ques- tion on the part of the teacher and an an- swer in a monotone by a pupil. Suddenly from the room upstairs came a sound - bump! bump! - gradually increas- ing in volume until the noise was almost deafening. Iamesf' said the teacher, Please go up and find out what is the trouble. Iames no sooner reached the upper story than the noise ceased. No explanation could be found. As soon as he returned to the English room it began again. What could it be? There wasn't supposed to be anyone up there. Finally the teacher, brave soul, took her courage in both hands and ventured up. Iames,', she asked, When did the noise stop? lust as soon as I opened the door, was his reply. 'fVVell then, we won't open the door, and with that she applied her eye to the keyhole. Good gravy! she shouted, forgetting her dignity. Lookitl They all took a peek and were equally amazed. For chairs, tables, and desk were dancing round and round-and no one was in th? room. She opened the door. Everything was quiet again. Iohnny stepped inside and immediately fell.flatter than a pancake. Who tripped me? Iohnny was ready to Fight. Boysl said teacher, but not so sternly as usual. Say,', said lack, Look at that wire. And sure enough wires led to every article of furniture in the room. When the door was opened the current was cut off. Thus was the mystery solved. Nothing but a practical joke after all. E. K. AND THE PEARLS WERE SAFE S lim Iones entered the deserted house on Waldo Street he heard footsteps. Quietly he stole along in the direction of the sound. In the dim light he could see the other man with a string of pearls in his hand. I-Ie sha'n't have them if I can help itf' said Iim to himself. I want them myself. He felt his way slowly along the wall until his hand encountered a light switch. Suddenly the room was flooded with bright light. All right, lim cried, Put up your hands. Iim pointed his gun at the other manls heart. Now take it easy,', said the other man. You're a new one aren't you? Well, what of it? answered Iim, play- ing his part well. Nothing, only the sergeant sent me down to keep you company. Said he hated to send a new man alone on a job like that. Name's Iack Regan. When I didn't find you when I first came in I didn't know but what something had happened so I looked to see if the pearls had been stolen. In that case, all right, lim replied and put up his gun. He was no murderer and wouldn't shoot a policeman to get the pearls. The same thing was running in Regan's mind. We may as well make ourselves com- fortable until'morning, said Iim. I'll take the Hrst watchnandgyou can get some sleep. I'll call you in a couplehof hours. His plan was simple. He'd srieak 'out with the pearls while the other slept. X I don't feel so sleepy, returned lack. You'd better take the first watch. on the police force,

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THE PHILLIPIAN 27 I'm not sleepy either. We may as well play a game of cards if you want to. As lim said this he drew an old pack of cards from his pocket. The two men played cards until morning. Suddenly lack looked out the window and saw two men coming up the walk. Here comes our relief, he said, rising quickly. Time for me to go home. Me too, said Iim, going out the back door with him. I live down this way. Which way are you going? lust the opposite, replied Iack. And thus the two men parted, angry be- cause of their failure to get the pearls, but each proud of his ability to put it over on the cop, R. O. B. DOES PHILLIPS NEED A NEW ATHLETIC BUILDING? Dm Phillips have a basketball team thirty years ago? You ask any of the older citizens this question and you will get a very vivid account of some of the line teams represent- ing the school at that time. Did Phillips have a basketball team twenty years ago? To this question you will get game was no longer the answer that the played, there was no hall. Twelve years ago Mr. Curtis organized a boy scout troop. The boys met in the upper part of the community house. During the winter months the boys naturally turned to basketball. These boys were in the eighth grade. The following year a high school team was formed, and for four years these boys played together. In 1932-1933 they won the North Franklin League, and in 1933 went on to win the Farmington Tourna- ment. Since that time Phillips has been well represented on the basketball court each year. The record this year has been sixteen vic- tories out of twenty-one games played. During these years the teams have played nearly all of the games away from home. Whenever any team has suggested that they would rather not play in Phillips, arrange- ments have been made to play both games in that town. Such a plan has been hardly fair to the citizens of Phillips, and has re- sulted in an annual deficit for the school. ALUMNI HALL LEADING citizens have been for years try- ing to End some way to get a better place in which to play basketball, but up to last September every plan suggested failed to materialize. Then a definite step was taken. The American Legion purchased the railroad property. The next move was to raise money to re- model one part of the building. The Legion opened the local drive with a big mass meeting, an account of which may be found in another section of this issue. With the aid of the Alumni Association letters were prepared and sent to all graduates and former citizens. Five thousand dollars was the goal. At this writing two thousand has been received in cash, and six hundred pledged. The plan is to remodel the old carpenter shop, work started on the building April 15. The front wall has been extended sixteen feet. This will give a building 42 x 90 feet. There will be a stage in one end of the hall, in the other end there will be a lobby and cloak room. The blacksmith shop will be made into dressing rooms. The flat roof has been removed and replaced with a pitch roof which gives a hall eighteen feet in height. At first the plan was to continue work on the building as long as the money lasted. But at the last meeting of the directors it was voted to complete the building. It is hoped that suliicient money will be contributed in the next two or three weeks to meet the required amount. Have you seen this building in progress? If not, you are going to be both pleased and surprised when you see it for the first time. You certainly are going to feel mighty proud in having helped to make it possible. The date for the dedication will be decided soon. The committee in charge are making great plans. And as folks gathered years ago to celebrate the coming of the rails, we will gather, on nearly the same spot, to celebrate our new Community Center.