Brooklin High School - Tattler Yearbook (Brooklin, ME)

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llI11TIEIl Ettvrarg BROTHERLY LOVE T was a warm sunny day ln July not a cloud ln the sky and Just wlnd enough for a nxce sarl up the r1ver That was what Andy dec1ded as he took the one long hop from bed to wmdow Th1s thought put a lot of exc1tement and spxrrt 1nto the blood of th1s slxteen year old boy for he and the rest of the gang had been waltlng for Just th1s opportunlty Ill do the chores qurckly and then U0 after Jrm and Pete he told h1s mother drlnkmg h1s orange JUICE at the same tlme dys younger brother whom Andy dld not conslder one of the gang No replled Andy sharply you re too young to go Salllng wrth us boys You stay home w1th Mother But after constant teasmg from Phll and wlth h1s mothers permrsslon Phrl went along wlth the boys much to th protest of Andy who Sald Wlth drsgust now the day IS sporled before we even start As they walked down the road to the wharf the four boys were a plcture of per fect happlness Wlth t1ller under one arm and oars 1n the other Andy looked the real sallor wh1le Jim carrled the fish 1ng lmes Pete carrled the blg basket of lunch and Ph1l sk1pped along ahead wlth all the Then we go added never been there Do you th1nk we ought to'J asked Jlm calmly Dont you th1nk we better stay nearer home because Phll IS w1th us you know? llghtness of youth the b1g questlon of Where shall was furmshed by Pete who also Lets go to Blrch Island We ve As 1f we could forget' replxed Andy sharply But dxsregard hrm Hes w1th us so he ll have to go where we go It was really a perfect day for saxlmg and they made good tlme on thelr way to Brrch Island arrlvmg there ln about an hour Before we eat sa1d Jrm upon landlng lets have a sw1m and then fish awhlle We don t have to be back untll four They all thought th1s an excellent sue gestxon so lt was about two hours later when they dec1ded they would start for home Andy doesnt the wlnd blow harder than 1t d1d'P asked Pete anxlously Yeah replled Andy 1tS breezed up a l1ttle but thats because the tlde IS r1s1ng Why you scared? No answered Pete only 1ts get tlng qulte rough and and Oh keep st1ll we re almost home any way We always do get home safely dont we? Andy crled wlth a sl1ght touch of anger No sooner had be Sald th1s than the sall swerved wxth the force of a great b1rd and then Just as qulckly the boat was filled w1th water and sxnklng fast The boys were so startled and surprlsed they had no tlme to th1nk except Phll wlco saw what was happenmg and set free the l1ttle rowboat Wh1Ch they were towxng beh nd th1s belng thelr only means of es apmg a watery grave Andy has never regretted smce that tlme that Ph11 was allowed to go on that sa1l1ng tr1p In fact whenever there was a sa1l1ng trrp rn VISW after that Phll was always the guest of honor FAYE FLYE 44 THE ROAD THAT LEADS HOME Sally trudged weanly along the rocky road She klcked at a small stone w1th der1s1on She was rather a deJected look 1ng ngure dressed ln a faded blue dress w1th Wlf-.8 patches of dlfferent colors Her shoes were much too large for her l1ttle feet She had curly shoulder length ha1r Tl 1 f' 1 13 . , 4' J H ' xr ' H ' ' 1 ' YY I! 9 , 'l - 1 V I H ' H J- I , 1 ,-3 A ' y I . . . U . 7 I' I . . ,, . , , u yy ' sc' 1 , . . . U , . as ry Y . . U ,U , 4' - ' ' .. . . . I , y H H 1 ' T Y 5 al - 9 - ' 5? ' v v , . , KA H ' ' ' Andy, can I go, too? Cfled Phil, An- - - - I ' , v v - - ' rl sr ' H H ' H Y A ' ' ry ' . . Y 7 . . , , . . - y ' . , , 9 . . . . . ' Q . A 1 0 v v ,-. ' ss - - ' ' li , - . . . . . . 1 , . v . . . . D ' y - , . , , , , ,, . . . tl ' H ' - - ' v , . . . , . 77 ' . g . , , ,

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ll Qrhnnl Glalvnhar September ent Fnet day of echool D eb 1 s e111 good to be backq Well Sept 13 I'It'1111'111L1IbE' v151t5 VR IG 1'l at 13 The B H S wolf pack Seve 11 tded the Houstonb on the 1115+ 11lL11t 111,11 the 1111111356 W1th d111111S t1n U11 R and eo110s October Oct 0 SLHIOIS 11ave then DICEUIGS taken at El1ev1o1tl1 M1 Houston 16CB1V6d te1tg1a111 aseuung h1111 of the11 safe a1 11val 111 tl1e b1g c1ty What do they 1eally expect to have '1 yea1 book2 Bet you1 11fe we do November Nox 2 Ch61111St1y class 1I1V1t8d to Mr Houstons to a scavenger hu11t Whe1e C311 I fllld a 1ed StOCk111g9 Whos got 1 heh eye'J N101 19 Thankk lV1I1 vacat1o11 Sta ts Lool at that tu1key' How 111211151 IC' DO111tb9 Nov 30 N1 ht school' The U S Alllly comes to look us OVC1 Any 1n1p1ove 111G11t9 December D C 17 Ch11stn1a5 t1ee a11d Santa Claus Rev Bo1ste1 OfT1C12lt111g C1'1I'1StI11'1 v1tat1o11 Stfuts Dec 29 Watc1n1a11 Speaklnf' Contcst Rebecca T1p1ey 1911d81S Just Ont B1 Happy Filllllly and W111S tl1e cup Januau Jan 4 Band o1ga111zed 8521111 undel tl1 1eade1sh1p of Flallk Day What 1 1 cket T I1 12 Class DH1tS a1111ou11ced Have 1 ot to 111ake a speech9 February Feb 7 A11otl1e1 new p1111c1pa1 Atte11 t1o11' We I6 111 the Azmy now' Ico 19 Say why do Ethel Al1e11 and Rebecca Tapley get so much t1111e oFf2 Oh I knovs 11ow 1tb ads for the year book March Mfnrh 6 The SCIHOIS go to tow11 meet 111 to lea111 the affane of the tow11 Such hot a1 umentb' Aprll Ap11l 10 We went clan11111ng to eaxn Vthat a Job' We d1d11t have enough money all the equ1pn1e11t so we took day off P1etty soft dont you We do Anothe1 week IT W1ll We have fun' ' 111 Ellt AD111 11 to buy nothel th111k'J A131117 11 Maw M 1 D1 Pealson vaccmated .some of the .students Oh I tl1ought su1e It would 11u1t but It d1d11t All that vso11v111g fO1 11oth111g May 13 The g1r1s boftball team goes, to tovtn on tl1e hrst gan1e 27 to 8 w1th StO111110tO11 gett1ng the 8 Sh h h the bo1 S lost May 17 Ou1 boys .ne lIT1p1OV111Q thu played B1ookev1l1e w1tl1 a tle SCOI0 Kecp1t up lellovtb but the next t1111f tt 0116 n1o1e 12 Tl f 7'.ITe7'l,la'lf , 4 wi . -- ' 0, ' . 9 'a . 1 Q I S 1 . 7a ' - , o ' 't ' ' 'rw ' ' . f , f ., C , - - - ' I 'K M .. ' -' , - - ,ev . 5, A U' I ' I . I-A. - - ' 1 ' 4 SGI I 4 I A I 11 11 K, xr- V . 1 1 H- L. ,H I . ,V 'J C ' x - A L -.' 0- . ' . J, ' .L X . 1 ' 'f L .3 4 , - -- - I - ' . L ' . . A . V . - .I . ' H I 1 3-1 xl - -' - ' ' - .- Q. . A .Oh . I 1' 4- . ' Oct, ZGKA11 editorial Staff was Chosen lnoney for softball and baseball equip- , . - . ' -' i ' 1 I 1 1 ' . ' ' 1 '. 1 . 1 - . , I . . 7 V' 11 . Q. H ,.,-v ' O ' . 1 ' - 77 AL 7 w ' C ' . . 1 1. - 1 gg' ' gf ' 1- f , , 4 . ' . CL . 4 I PX? 1 S -A s 1 ' w , -1 -0. 4 V J 1 1 'I J' ' ' . 1, . . . 1 . ' . ' ' , . I ' . ' '. T - ' ' ' cr. -- ,J 1 . ,- . 7 5 T w , . . 3 I F- - 8 ' r ' ' . - - I i - ' JA. F L V I 4 . . - lv 'X C y . - , 1 ul 1 I

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7111 TAYTIII? and appeared to be about fourteen years of age I wfsh I never had to go back to Slum Gul y ever agam whlspered Sally to her se f Everythmg w1ll be so awful dlrtv an D1nn1e an '1'1mothy an probaby C1cero w1l1 all be abawl1ng thelr heads ff All of course Ma w1ll b agonel agoss1p1ng aff somewhere I dont see how she dares to leave them brats home wlth Pa wlth h1m awalkmg around as 1fn he was ln a daze er somethmg A aplaylng wfth them k1ds toys I sure w1sh I knew a Doc I could take h1m to to see ff we couldnt clear up hxs head of them Delerum Tremmus or whatever the Veter1ty calls em And the Vet sald maybe lf we could they could make an honest man of h1m agam Here I go alettmg my thought of mmd lun a muck agaln Of course where would anyone m Slum Gully ever get monev even the swellest rlchest lady here hasn t got more than two rooms for s1x brats and her and her man Poor Sally turned 1nto the yard that was l1ttered w1th old t1n cans and torn news papers She opened the door and went 1ns1de She found everythlng as she had expected She wasted no t1me 1n Washlng and dressmg the chlldren Then she fixed her poor unfortunate father a b1te and started cleanlng up the house How I hate thls terrlble place safd Sally a'fa1n but someday Im a go1n to be a nurse Then everythm I have W11l be clean an wh1te an maybe Ill have a real lawn an curta1ns an plants an everythmg H106 An Ill be happy cause folks wont be aquarrelmg an nghtmv all the t1me Someday maybe Ill betcha maybe some one mxght want to love me maybe Havent yuh got that a1r work done yet'P cr1ed an angry woman from the doorway Ye go agalavantm off to some ol school all day a fullmg ye head Wlth them fool notlons and when I want to find the work done I find yuh a leamng on the broom as 1f ye was adreamlng of cream Dle and ahckmg ye hps for the want of It Sally Sald nothmg but resumed her task as lf not hearlng the wrath descend1ng upon her But she thought Some day Ill be happy I hope Here stop yer dreamm an go fetch me a quart o beer an a hunk er cheese an dont be atakm all day or Ill whale ye h1de Sally pocketed the com and ran 1nto the road w1th a frlghtened bew1ldered look on her face Never am I acomln back she cr1ed Im agom and Im agomg now and no ones agom to stop me Im agom t find someone who w1ll love me and a n1ce clean place to l1ve Not heedmg the Sound of the auto horn she rushed across the mtersectlon The drfver drew to a stop but of no aval poor Sally was thrown 1nto the a1r The drlver flew to Sally s slde but lt was too late She opened her eyes for only a brxef moment to wh1sper Why Im 1n a place where everyth1ng IS s1mply beautlful an someone loves me cause a beaut1ful man has h1s arms stretched out to me an hes a beckonm for me to come w1th h1m Oh' now Ill never have to go back REBECCA TAPLEY 44 OUR OBS ERVATION POST In March 1942 plans were carr1el through to have an Observatlon Post IW our tcwn After talkmg lt over for qulte a wh1le the Chlef Observer who was chosen secured a hen house unused as such for some t1me and lt was moved to 1 pot overlookmg part of the Eggemogfrm Reach and the small rfver near by The bu1ld1ng was cleaned thoroughly a new floor la1d the walls covered w1th sheathmg paper 1llS1d9 and the roof shm gled A small wood stove was furnlshed and w1th a small stand and a somewhat d1lap1dated davenport there was scarcely standmg room for two There was also a cha1r or two outs1de where the observers 14 1 ' 1 11 . Y J J ' !1 . ' . ' 11 ' ' ' ' . , - . ' - ' 1 1 - - , - , 1 1 11 . . , . . , ., . , , 0 1 ' Q y 1 1 . V . 3 ' ' S 7 1 1 ' 1 1 ' H . ..,. . . . , , . , . , . . . . n , . a I 1 v - y - ul ' Y 7 l ' u 11 1 1 ' y . 1 1 - v O . , . . . 1 ' H 1 1 11 ' , . . . I . , 1 ' 1 '31 ' 1 -enough for any such gO1l'1gSOIl. W'hy . , . , - I - .. , . ' 7 7 . . , , - , , ' 7 ' ' ' 1- , , . , . . . ' , 1 - , A . AJ U ' ' YY ' ' 1 ' f ,' ' lr 1 1 - 1 y ' ' I' o' 1 ' , A. , A . . . 7 ' Y Y . . 1 , , 1 7 ' 1 7 , v Y 1 - 1 - ' 1 1 1 . . 1 1 - 1 - . I Y K C ' ' ' D y y C: ' 4 cs 'asa , . . 1 , - - H I T I v H 7 ' ' - ' 1 'YY ' X 1. li 7 ' 1 - . , . . .