Bourne High School - Canal Currents Yearbook (Bourne, MA)

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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 23 That night I was awakened by a peculiar light, and upon looking out the window, I saw the sky was all aglow. After hastily dressing, I rushed down the street and discovered this invalid’s home a mass of flames. Apparently no one was in the house for there was no outcry. Since the fire had gained such headway before its discovery we could do nothing but watch the house burn. After the fire, no trace could be found of the owner or his queer housekeeper, and the whole matter remained a mystery for a long time. However, one night the neighbors noticed a familiar figure poking about the ruins of the old house. This happened several nights in succession, and finally a neighbor sent a policeman who arrested the person as a suspicious character. Whom should it turn out to be but the old housekeeper! Upon being questioned, the little old lady finally broke down and confessed that she was a member of a gang of sought-for criminals.” ”But what happened to the invalid, and why should the house- keeper have kept silent in regard to the disappearance of the invalid?” I asked. “Well,” said my friend, “that invalid was an inventor, and this gang murdered him in order to secure his newest invention. He knew they were trying to get it, and waved to me that day of the fire, and I mistook his signal. After murdering him, they placed his body in the chimney, and burned the house. Later his body was found by the police, and the housekeeper and her gang were properly taken care of.” Marie Crosby ' 32 C. (a recent bride) : “Dear, it was just lovely of your aunt in Vermont to send us that pumpkin and her recipe for making old-fashioned pumpkin pie, but I ' m afraid I can’t do anything with it.” E. : “Why not?” C.: “Why, the recipe reads: ‘First boil the pumpkin’, and you know I haven’t a pot in the house that will hold that enormous thing!”

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22 APTUCXET AMBITION A mbition is the spirit which urges men on to do greater things in a greater way. This spirit is always busy, urg- ing men to work harder for higher positions, urging chil- dren to study and work so that some day they may be of some use in the world. The ambition of a child is generally greater than that of a man, as they set such high standards for themselves. For instance many children have the ambition of becoming president some day, or of being like Washington, or Lindy. Even though they do not reach the height of their ambition, it helps them nevertheless. All great men of history had ambition. Abraham Lincoln had the ambition of freeing the slaves, Lindy of flying the Atlantic, and their ambitions were realized. Can you think of any great man who has succeeded without ambition? The people of China are not ambitious. They are content to do things just as their fathers did before them, never trying to better their country or themselves. Today, China is one of the most backward of nations. Man, if he has enough ambition, may overcome the odds against him no matter how great they are, and reach the stand- ard he has set for himself. Therefore if you want to get ahead in this world, be ambitious, set a goal for yourself, and you will reach it. Ralph Ellis THE BRICK CHIMNEY O NE day as I was passing along an old street with a friend I noticed a tall brick chimney standing amid ruins that were now covered with grass and weeds. My friend, seeing that I was interested, offered to tell me the following story: “Once, five years ago, a wealthy invalid lived in the house which stood there. He lived there quietly with no one but a housekeeper to care for his needs. She was a queer old lady and was seen very seldom. One night as I was returning home from work I heard a cry and looked up in time to see a hand waving a green handkerchief from one of the upper windows of this house. Since an automo- bile happened to drive away from the house at that particular moment I took the waving to be merely a farewell sign and thought no more of the incident.

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24 APTUCXET AVIATION A viation is one of the most promising of modern means of transportation. It is not now developed to the point of perfection but in a few years time it probably will be. The history of aviation is interesting, — its most generally accepted beginning being the balloon or gas bag. After some time people wished to guide their aerial chariot and were looking about for a suitable machine. Such was finally discovered by the Wright Brothers and the machine functioned beyond all expectations. Since 1903 aviation development has increased appreciably. Now one, two, and even three winged mechanical birds roam the sky at one time and each year more developments become manifest. The great men of aviation in the early stages were the Wrights, Chonute, Sangley and Curtiss. Now their successors are Lind- bergh, Hawker, Coste and others. Those men have caused great jumps ahead in their field and will always be remembered for their accomplishments. Perhaps one of the best uses of aviation is mail carrying. Mail requires quick delivery and airplane is by far the swiftest means of travel. Mail is now carried by air from New York to Chicago, New York to Boston, Chicago to San Francisco, New York to Atlanta, Chicago to Detroit, and even from North America to South America. This list includes only a few of the many lines. Passenger carrying is the second use of air travel. The chief advantage is speed, and more and more people are making the most of this advantage each year. The business of aviation is not confined to airplanes, however. Many dirigibles are in passenger and mail service. This type of air travel is slower than by airplane and for this reason is used only on long trips as it is better adapted for this kind of work than the airplane. Aviation is one of the wonders of the modern world. Some day it may become a commonplace thing. In the meantime, sci- entists, mechanics, and flyers are all working together to bring about better machines, safer routes of travel, and quicker service for everyone. Harold Colbeth •J The Girl: “I found that book you lent me frightfully dull. Professor. I thought you said there was a naughty problem in it? The Professor: My dear young lady! I said ‘a knotty ' prob- lem.