Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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on if NHQN K E FIAOCQ rI1lD 'Fon ' In the days vhen the West was young, a man by the name of Frog Pons,Lily Pons great great great great grandfather was a good for nothing cowhand Mr Pons soon proved his worth by being the founder of fried frogs' hind legs I vill now attempt to tell the story as it vas told to me The time is a fine, warm summer day As usual all the l zy men were sitting around at the old General Store to g t out of the hot sun These men were in bunches telling stories Some were talking of gold deposits down by the creek and others about the war situation In one corner of the store there seemed to be one man more prominent than the others in his talk It vas our covhand, Pons, arguing with another man Pons vas angry non He was standing up sith his hands or his hips and in a sarcastic vay said, WI'll bet you any th ng I can out run anybody vho is present No sooner had he sat down hen a roung man stood up and said 'I'll take you up on that U The young man asked, Wwhat do you vant to bct?U Pons said he had no money, but he vould eat the large bull frog down in the creek if he were defeated The young man accepted and promised to pay Pon ten dollars should he be defeated Due to tht fact th t tnf young man vas part Indian, it 'as going to be a fast rrce The r ce st rted, end, as you probably ex eoted, Pons started in the re r and finished in the rear he men were cheering bec use the young man had defeated the braggart One man got the large bull frog vhlle another got the frying pan Pons preferred it fried if anything Pons sat patlentfy waiting nd thinking how dreadful it was going to be being too lazy to dre s off the frog, the men just gave him th hind leg Pons put it to his nose and it hed such a fr graat aroma that he said, 'If I die, I will die vlth a good ta te in my mouth U He took one good bite and then another, soon he h d eater both of them and vanted more The men vere mazed because ln those days frogs were considered poisonous After they had fetched him three more, they came to the con clusion that he must be 'nuts Just to test and see that he was all right, they got one more frog Every man tried one bite and found out for himself th t they Jere delicious All of a sudden frogs were becoming extinct in that region And to this day fried frogs' hind legs are considered a delicacy Donald Clifford '42 I I 06 , no rl ' fa - 0 X H r , fb -.J w- - e. f' J fa , It ',' I N 3 la -4 -J V. -- an -1 -Q - 3 : O C 5 f . x s X O I I Q 3. ' . V . 4 I Y 0 ' ' 4 u f I' Z- Q - 'x In . 1 ,- Q ' 1 f ' , . . 1 Q V1 , 7 ' . 1 1. 1 'A K A 1 r Z Cn. ' ll 1 r , 1 ' x . n C' ' c 'V I I .Ar , L A F, , Q , 'I r 7 C 'y c F N , ' r , .c - . . S ' 0 1 . 7 , f R, 3' 1 ' , L. r f uf L ' I C 5 . aa ' ff. .. r ' r , 6 L m I . , P. c , , 9 n ' ' R ' I f ' f. . f U f, . 'R -, , I , . n ' 5 Lf . . '-' Q. - ' C .r , SL 1 V L ' 4 e ' 9. t .,. .. . P. rl f - ' . ' S , T . , c c X ' 1 fl r 1 c ' . . ' El, f . , . - . L J . K rv K U L, If I C 1 , A , ' c c pt ' ' . f ' -.. V 0 , x n L r , r . A Eff 5 . n' ,H

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D'SSEItTA'flON ON FSSENCH FKQED ?OTATOi-,S Centuries ago in Frpnce the potato had not been heard of and little did it know it was to become the Originator of one of the most widely known delicacies of today. Potatoes were introduced in Europe about 1493 when a few of the new plants were taken back by Columbus. It wasn't introduced in France until about 1500 but even then it was so scarce that only the wealthy people and the nobles could af- ford it. Now, in Europe the Age of Knighthood and chivalry were wide awake and it was customary and great sport for the suitors to duel for the hand of the maiden they wished to marry, if the maiden was fair enough to have more than one suitor But in this section of France that I sneak of the men outnumbered the fairer sex about two to one and it vas not uncommon to see the young s11tors fitting and preparing themselves for the duel, and taking their stand in the field of battle Now, there was a certain Baron who, in a fort night, nas to meet his opponent, and as usual he was putting himself in shape He could be seen any time of day swinging his long sharp svord at inxnim te objects about the house and grounds happened into the kitchen one day when he spied one of servants with a batter of boiling grease on the prominent fashioned urn The Baron, afte svinging his svord a times, found a way of sharpening his eye and 1mprov1ng his old few his nerve He picked up one of the brown potatoes in the basket near the urn and put it on the dazed servant's head Then he stepped back a couple of paces and struck at the object on his head there seemed to be no physical change and, after a few more whaoks, he stepped to the turned the potato on his head, protesting servant and 'fre saw vnerehe 'had out It several times but it had been cut so cleanly by the sharp sword t had remained whole He repeats this operation several times under the savage oaths and growls of the servant who, unable to stand this h Pl lon er umped vigigntlyagwayangnd th? shat ered fel ir t c bolling grease splash After cursing awhile laughing Baron, the servant the pieces of potato out of F9 N it If f potato with a at the fished hlssupposedly spoiled grease The Baron, noting the elegant odor and taste, demanded this as a dish After he hed beaten his opponent rnd married the lady, he served the new food at his banquet and thus the French fried potatoes became unlverselly known Robert V1 ttum '42 QJW 1' O , . 'I 1 0 I ' Y O ' 3 - .' 1 a . He Y J i P E 1. C I Q K 1 , . , . 'D , . . . I .X x . ,rn I nfl- . , . , 1 - w f .. - c , s f- ' s I 9 L' f . ' I 9 : . 7 I .I Q ,, 5 , . f f of v ' u 4 4 A :. J ' - K g X . 1 ' 1 !-- ' ' ' .. L as A 'i'f'.f3S iii.-'f X i? Q. gf,-. u,..- .gl gn '-.ka N' . L 3- ' ' 'fy If-., ' 1 QM YG3 .- if 'QQ , . gy 255 sg ' . -.Ei 1, s s 1 4 V Q s , . , - N.e 'Q L . 1 .ah K -' 1 ' . , 1, ,V , 352 -f .Q f ' ' JH fc ' . . . fishy . .mg l gl' . .

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flfhx.-J' DODVJK On the cold GBVH of November 7, 1017 a troop of French soldiers were nervously raitlng for tke messenger to come plodelng through the cold, muddy trench and issue last minute check ups to the quadron leaders One soldier vas scribbling a letter to be left behind in case he d1dn't return His squad ras to lead an early morn ing surprise attack on the Frltzif To each squad leader the mes enper dellvered the follov lng message HF1ve mlnutes to go Don't fire until you are vithin 60 yards of the neare t machine gun nest The oldier gave up trying to :rite and puffed tensely on a cigarette butt Four minutes vhizzed by and new the soldier had his gun and nas grimlv Jatchlng the sarge who vas looklng at h1s vatch The Sargent raised his hand then dovn it went It sefmed altogether too quiet for the soldier who had been trying to vrite a letter and for five minutes not a shot :as heard, and then the German tommie tarted belching forth The soldier found a shell and tarted bl sting Not fighters began fslllng fast until this lone soldier held out when ten others had originally held before Then German relnforcements came nd the French had to retreat Lnsvare that the re t vere falling back he kent flghtlng br vely He cooked h1s gun and almed but never shot Then came suddenly a burnlng pain ill through his body Yes, he fell with hi comrade like many brave Wrenchmen did that day and vas lext behind, dead but not forgotten Robert M1118 '44 Jflfllixf When I look out o'er the meadows And in the re tful forests roam, Do you wonder that I'm happy That the state of I ine' my home? The trees, they se m so friendly when they sving their branches out, 'Tis joy ta l1nger'neath them While the birds sing all bout Miriam Verrill '44 , rf' r fd z H I f r q ', 1 u. 1 W . L L ' S 0 ' . Y K - . V L 5 D - ' es. - ss 3 ' x- - Q - n . 'I L S I . S - vt Y L .L t V 0 l V, . I . t' 0 1, '. 0 3 - 3 . Y Y: .- '.' , z Q L . ,S S o Q ' S + f , - more than 20 feet away a comrade fell wounded. Then fellow x Q : 1 y , I, I ' I C . , gf ,' .1 ., 2 ' , L ' C 7, ' 3 - 1 Y' c - ' ' a . . ' .'. . ' ' 5 ,. , Y S . Q' S t 4 . . 1 ' Q H ' Q I ' 3 ff -J , A xf. k ,s . . ,U . C c 1. Ei S - . , ,e , 1 .Ll I , , g Q , ...P I .