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

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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.

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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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26 APTUCXET Occasionally there are a few more famous men who had no more than a grammar school education but think of the thous- ands who started work at some job while they were young, and in most cases are still doing the same thing with little or no ad- vancement during all those years. After all it will pay to finish high school and if possible go farther. You will profit by it in later years. Marie Crosby TO MISS TAPPER Always willing to help Always cheerful and gay Always on the bright side And never in the gray. Always thinking of others Always hopeful and kind She’s a great help To the peace of one’s mind. We offer this poem (A poor one, we confess) But we hope it conveys The thanks we want to express. A thanks for her help In lessons and in plays And especially in the magazine We’ll remember that always. So, from first to last From beginning to end She ' s a kind and helpful. Loving teacher and friend. Irene Taber ' 32 Nellie Dill ’32