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

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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.

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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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BOURNE HIGH SCHOOL 25 A WINTER AFTERNOON A S the automobile reached the crest of the hill, a beautiful scene greeted the eyes of the girl at the wheel. Below her was a sleepy little town. Smoke was cir- cling lazily from the chimneys of the houses which nestled close to the hillsides, covered with glistening white snow. The girl drove slowly down the hill noting the blueness of the sky reflected in the waters of the lake where sunbeams danced making it sparkle like a great jewel. Driving on still farther she looked to the left and there perched at the top of a hill was a toboggan, waiting for the signal from below which would tell those on board that the road was clear. The girl looked wistfully up the hill and watched the coasting party as it came swiftly down, leaving a feathery whirl of snow behind. Impulsively she got out of her car, having stopped it to watch the tobogganists. Now she asked if she might not coast down once and the children, after overcoming their shyness before a stranger, proved to be entertaining pals. All too soon the sun began to sink behind the hill leaving the sky a faint pinkish blue, which warned the traveler that she must hurry on if she were to reach her aunt’s home that day. But she was happy with the gay good nights of her new friends still echoing in her ears as she drove on through the twilight to the quiet, gloomy house of her prim aunt. Milia M. Puukka A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION A HIGH School Education is very necessary for anyone intending to enter any profitable occupation. Even a higher education is sometimes required. To a person applying for a position a high school diploma is an important factor. With this education you can progress more rapidly to a better position and salary. The young people who leave school before they have completed their education usually are found working at some job which has no future. This is because they couldn’t present their diploma showing that they were capable of attempting better and pro- gressive work.