Rockland High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Rockland, ME)

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i I Q tterar 23 LADIES IN DISTRESS Oh! Henrietta, what shall we do? cried the quite hysterical pompous old maid. What can that rattling in the attic be? And that pounding on the roof. Oh! My dear, there's somebody up there as sure as we're alive. There now, calm yourself, Constantina, everything will be all right, soothed the other half of the maiden set: but let's do hurry and do some- thing about it. You wait here while I go down the street and find officer Clancy. He'll help us. And leave me here alone? Oh, no! All right then, dear, you go and I'll stay here and wait for you to re- turn. Now hurry! The fearsome old maid waddled hurriedly down the street, her petticoats waving merrily in the breeze as she scurried. Having run what seemed to her miles, but really was only six blocks, she came upon officer Clancy. She explained to him in a very treble voice, the dreadful happenings at their house. As the rule states that an officer must report to headquarters any unorthodox happenings in his section and request help, he did. The maiden lady scurried back with a flounce to protect her sister. Hello, Chief? This is Clancy. Yeah, Clancy, on route 29. Bring up a couple of men. The two old maids report hearing somebody in their attic, probably a man, Chief. Ha, ha, that's a laugh. Clancy returned the receiver to the hook, leaned against the fence and began to roll a cigarette. He finished rolling just in time to be picked up in the patrol car. The car screeched to a stop and Clancy got in and directed them to the ladies in distress. The chief got out first. All right now, Murphy, you stay outside and watch for anything that looks suspicious. O'Reilly, you stay here with him. Clancy and I will go up and see what it's all about. Come on, let's get going. You knock, Clancy. 11 T ,

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THE CAULDRON 5' vL- L- 11- Q- Q- Q- .vs-g:L- 5511- 11- ol- 11- -'xg' 1- 1- g- ,021 vs- JL- rs- os- 11- nl- ag- :Q ag- 1-4 ,i:s':v::- :gig .Q ... :Q .v- :Q :,- :Q :...':v. .Q .Q :-':- :v-Ts :Q-T- :.':-':e':.-':.':,. :.. used to hold dances in the Tower Room every Saturday night. Even if you didn't dance you went just the same because it gave you a chance to talk with all the crowd. The boys used the gymnasium Saturdays and nights after school for basketball. The bowling alleys were open every night. Then the war broke out, and the Naval and Coast Guard Bases moved here. Saturday nights the Tower Room was reserved for the officers - -IF they wanted to have a dance. The gymnasium was closed to high school students except for league games, and the bowling alleys were open only two nights a week. This left the younger group out in the cold, and they resented the Navy and the Coast Guard. What was there for them to do on Saturday nights? The boys go to the pool room, the girls go to each other's houses and only a few can get together at one time. There should be a place where ALL those of high school age can go to dance, play ping pong, and listen to the records: a place they can call their own. The boys and girls could find a building, furnish it themselves, and put it on a self-supporting basis by charging weekly dues, BUT they need the help of grown-ups to get started. It is a citizen's duty. If they want good citizens tomorrow they must help the younger generation today. RUTH McMAHON en.:-4-1,0-. an pp . If .TJ .T .L-I -T5 -I THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS TO THE YOUTH OF TODAY Health is especially important to the youth of today because many of them are being sent all over the world to fight for us - -to fight for Victory. Athletics are important because they promote health. High schools all over the United States are taking up athletic programs to help the boys get physically fit for whatever part of the armed forces they may choose. Football helps the boys to be attentive and to act swiftly. It helps them to learn the word TEAMWORK which is so important in any job to be done. They must follow training rules in order to be able to have every muscle co- ordinate with their specific plays. Basketball, although an indoor game, is another sport which requires diligent work and an abundance of skill. Here again the training rules must be followed. High schools are offering simi- lar programs for girls who wish to be physically fit for war time duties. Athletics are important to our youth today because they promote health, teamwork, and skill-- three important factors for our builders of tomorrow. JOAN LOOK 10

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THE CAULDRON 515 g- eg guragg gl- Q-ggngeg ,en gn 11 vs- nag egg- ag- ag- an an an 41- an an gn all :Ln ag: lg .Q .-T.. ,Q ... ,Q ,Q is .Q IQTQ. .5 ,Q .s. .Q .Q rsTQ:r.:Tw. ... .Q ... ... :Q :sTQT.':v':vt Oh, I'm so glad you've come. I thought you'd never get here, sobbed the worrisome Constantina. Please hurry and come in and investigate. Now, tell us what you have heard, Mam, said the Chief. Oh, it's dreadful! We keep hearing footsteps, louder and louder. Now, Constantina, let me explain to the gentlemen, said Henrietta, who was the cooler of the two. Every once in a while we hear the loose board in the attic squeak, and we think there is someone walking around up there, also we can hear a loud thumping on the roof. Come on, Clancy, we'll go see what's going on. Have your gun ready. Oh mercy! Do be careful, murmured Constantina. Please be calm, my dear, lulled Henrietta. Follow the stairs right up, Sir, she directed, turning to the officers. Now, Clancy, we must handle this intelligently, as two experienced men should, said the Chief as they ascended the last flight of stairs. When I open the door, have your guns ready, and shoot to kill if they challenge you. Let's try to take them alive if we possibly can. As the Chief threw open the door, there was not a thing to be seen but a dusty, sneezy old attic in which no one had stepped foot for years. Clancy advanced carefully and looked about suspiciously. All of a sudden they straightened up in alarm as they heard a soft, curd- ling sound coming from the corner. Speak up or we'll shoot, challenged Clancy as he advanced. Receiving no answer, the pair crept cautiously toward the corner. To their alarm they saw not a soul, the only thing near the corner was an old trunk of which the cover was open about half-Way. They opened the dusty, decrepit trunk and to their surprise found an old snarled haired Persian cat and a litter of six baby kittens. Up the stairs came the two other officers, Murphy and O'Reilly, being followed cautiously by the old maids. Chief, said the two Irish colleagues, all we could see was an old male alley cat on the end of the limb over hanging the house, which swayed down at intervals, striking the roof. Well, Chief, I guess that settles the case. We'll chalkfthis one down as a false alarm. Oh, Constantina! Now, Henrietta, be calm! RICHARD S'l'l91VliNS 12