Ashland High School - Echoes Yearbook (Ashland, ME)

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home and I couldn't refuse him. You won't mind will you Mom? Oh Marcia, you know Dad and I don't want you to see Dick. He just isn't good company or influence for you. ' It's just to see a movie Mom and I'll be in right after the show-please Mom. Well, all right, but this will be the only time you will see Dick Ma- lone for a long time. There are a lot of other nicer boys than he is who are anxious to take you out. That evening the Breckinridges' were dining when the telephone rang. In a flash, Marcia was at the phone. Hello-yes, this is she speaking- oh hello Dick, yes-oh that's a shame -well all right Dick good-by. His father would have to have a job , as he put it, for him to do on his first night home. The next morning while her mother was drinking coffee, Marcia was reading the paper and all at once she exclaimed, this is preposterous! It can't be! There must be some mis- take! Anybody but Dick. You're right Mom he isn't any good. Marcia-what on earth? Marcia was kneeling by her mother now, showing her the headlines be- tween tears. Her mother read the headlines, MALONE AND SON CAUGHT ESCAPING WITH 1,000, 000 dollars. And to think I nearly married him, Marcia cried. Her mother placed a consoling hand on her daughter's head, there, there now baby, it's all over and no harm came to you, dear, and that's all that matters. , It's too bad all the young girls don't learn that their parents are right before they make a mistake. IRENE DAMBOISE '52 A GHOULISH NIGHT One dark, bleak night as I was walking home from a party I saw a glow of light coming from the hill to my left. I struck out toward the light and half an hour later I came to a clearing. In the center of the clearing stood an evil looking person with long gray hair, deep set eyes, long finger nails-that looked like claws-and a shrill voice-like that of a bat's. I stood there wanting to run but so horrified that I couldn't move, I stood there looking on in amazement. Sitting in a semi-circle around this person were at least a dozen people with a glassy stare in their eyes. They sat there motionless-as if hypnotized-listening to their leader who said, This is the last meeting we shall holdg after tonight you all are destined to roam the earth looking for souls to turn into beings like our- selves. The others gave a weird cheer and appeared glad of the opportunity thus accorded them. I made a move to go, just as I turned a twig snapped under the weight of my foot, I had hoped that no one had heard the noise, I stopped to see if anyone was following me, nobody was in sight. I started out again. As I turned I came face to face with an unearthly looking figure which took me buy the arm and led me to the center of the circle, he said, f'This human being has wit- nessed one of our ceremonies, we must dispose of him or turn him into one of us. We shall now commit him to the chairman of human soul con- versions. ' With that, a loud cheer went up from those in the circleg one of the shapes stepped forward and stared into my eyes, as he did, he spoke as in a trance words which I couldn't understand, my head seemed to grow larger, circles appeared in front of my eyes. I got dizzy and then, when it seemed as though I would fall apart -I woke up. What a horrible nighmare! I was tangled in the blankets, cold sweat dripped from my brow. After a while I went back to sleep and slept the rest of the night very peacefully. GEORGE C. SAWYER '52

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Front row, left to right: J. Sutherland, Mr. MacLaughlin, D. MacIntosh, A. Dubay, H. Hews, R. Wakefield. Secoml row: T. Rand, B. Wright, B. Bartlett, A. Cowett, E. Cowett, H. Searway. Absent when picture was taken: G. Pike. STUDENT COUNCIL The organizational meeting of the Student Council was held in the Gym on Oct. 20 with Mr. MacLaughlin presiding. The officers were elected as follows: President ..............................,.. Allen Deabay Vice President ...,.,.,.,.............. Helen Hews Secretary ...,,................... Dawn MacIntosh Treasurer .......................,...... Myrna Saucier Since October we have been hold- ing weekly meetings and special ones have been called when the president or principal saw fit. At these meetings we discuss vari- ous things that are brought before the council by different representa- tives of the classes. One of the major projects of the council this year has been to put into effect a new type of athletic award system. The proceeds of this year's maga- zine contest added to those earned last year were sufiicient to purchase the electric score board for the gym- nasium. The Student Council ne- gotiated this purchase and we are now the proud possessors of an up- to-date score board. One of the major duties of the council is to operate the school store. The funds from this store help to finance the athletic program. The main objective of the council has been to improve school spirit by encouraging students to take part in extra-curricular activities. We hope that next year the Student Council will continue our program, contributing time and effort for the advancement of our wonderful Com- munity High School. A. DEABAY '51