Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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THE MEGUNTICOOK scatteung, the leay es far and near and maklng welrd IIOISGS about the house Manv of the 1nhab1tants of the y1llage looked yylth awe upon the la1g,e TYIIIISIOII 1nd lts we 1lthV occupant Slmon Doollttle S1mon had led a lonely llfe 1n the town of Ine1w1cksh1re and had made ve1y few fl19I1ClS Ashe sat ID front of the f1re on thls partlcular eyen lngr he WLS thmkmg mostly ot hls early l1 e how happv he had been And noyv he 1eal1zed he yy as near mg the end of h1s yvay He had made out h1s w1ll aceordmg to or der and had hidden It but where he couldn t remember Well t d1dn t make any dnference to h1m anyway He would yyrlte a note telllng hxs young nephew to yy hom he had bequeathed ey erythlng that It Wls up to h1m to fmd It HL d money at any 1 1te So he wrote 1n large sc1 1wl1n,g, letters the fol loyymg To my Nephew Quxte a long, t1me ago I made a w1ll accordmg, to Oldel leaymg all of my earthly treasures to you Now I am queer as mlnv people say and h1d my w1ll And now that I am dylng I eannot seem to 1eeall whe1e I h1d 1t Therefore I am leayxng th1s task to you I yy o1ked hard for my money and you too w1ll haye to yyo1k 1n order to find you1 fortune I thlnk thls IS all th It need be sa1d except take my dymg, yy 1shes yylth you I hope you l1ke S1301 ts Id1d yy hen I yy as young, Goodbye Xour none too frlendly uncle SIMON DOOLITTLI' Why he SIQHGCI h1mself none too f11endly 18111 1tself 1 SIOIY yyhlch I cannot take the t1me to 1elate That mght he d1ed The next mornmg the only 961 y ant of Slmon s who had been hay mg 1 y IC mon returned Upon ente11ng the house he felt strange lv ts though somethmg, had hap pened He 1mmed1ate1y hur11ed to hls maste1 s room where he found Slmon s hfeless form H1s mst step was to call the docto1 also Callmgham the lawyer The latte1 1mmed1ately sent a message to B1uce Stanfoxd who yy IS the nephew mentloned 1n the yy1ll The next dry If-mee 1111Ved Afte1 the funeral Callmgham called Bruce IIIIO the pa1lor and gaye h1m the note who upon read mg, It handed It back to C zllmgham savlng, Well 1t th It ISD t the fun Callmgham read It 1emark1nq They always sald he was quee1 eyen he h1msel1 adm1ts It and I guess 1ts rlght Well boy I seem to be out ot It now is I L III see noth mg, I can do fo1 you I cannot eyen seem to th1nk of a iugg8St1OII W 1th th1s he yy ent out of the room leay 1n0f Bruce IH deep thou ht The next mornmg B1uce began to se trch the old mans1on to yvhleh he had taken a great fancy He spent seye1al davs at thls but w as unsuccessful That 13 unless you call findmg a good for noth1n0f foot bill bemg sucee sful B1uce dldn t LOIISICIGF It worth keepmg But he dld th1nk It an odd thmg to find 111 the old mans bedroom How ey GI as he had been plannmg on enteung, D1ckenss Preparatory School IH Ihookfield that fall he declded to keep 1t f01 1 souvenn IO1 h1s 1oom f 23 I' I I I 1 I 1 1 4 I 4 1 I I . 1 U I I 'D v. V I 1 1 I -' I II. I I' I ' I I I I ' 'YI I I y 1 I 1 I 1 V .1 I , ' 1 - ' ' D K TC af . , I 1 1 1 , . C L x , n I - 7 ' If A L EI' I 7' - I 7 Y I Il. I, I U I ' C - - - ' I JI I K' C - K 1 - I 1I I I I . . . ' ' s , - N, - , 1 is ky Ar I II . I Ip .I I I I I I C L , I V ' I I 1I 1 I , , 1 v K L - I' Y 1 , . I' I 1 . I 'J 1 I I I I I I. 1 I ' , 1 ' ' ' C I I I. I ' ' I' I 7 I v C C v 1 I 'J I . 1 , ' 1 1 'I I ' 1 I , I I I . 1 1 I 9 1 T 7 Y V ' A I n l Y v . - I I v v . I T I I f . 1 1 1 1 1 , 7 . . I I , ' ix ' ' ', 1 ZA- l xy I1t V, , , 2 I . '- k h' W 'l l'ttl f ' th ni95t Yet-H Ina 9 IIN O1 I 11 I 9 OI e v If I ' C D , 1. I I 9 I 1 . I cz . , ' N A 'Z T I - W' A a l g . JI . I I . 1 I , I I- I I I I Y v. Y II I I , I I . . -' Y I Y at 1 n . 1 fn L I ' 1 7' 1 , 1 . . ,- II I I C , r ' 1 1 ' 1 I I x a , , av Y Y Y , Y I I I 1 I . - II . I I I 1 - 9 v , 1 v I , I . I lT . Y. D 5, I I ' C I I 1 - ' - r 'I 1 I 7 1 7 , 1 I x 1 , , Q D ' KI ,Z I AI I ' 9 V' ' I I I I C C T f C ' I 1 I 7 . , I I I I I I I I I I, I cv 1 s 9 ' I - 7 7 1 I 4 I . I , 1 I I I 1 I ' - - ,D - I I I . . l E A LI I ,SKI I I 7 - ' I W 0 I 1 I , I 1 , , , Q . I I y- v I I y' I v ' ' I I I . . I I ' I f- I ' 7 vu I T , I D I . , 7- , v i ' v I , I I - - , ' . x ' r ' r Y C u U. ' Q , 1 1 , , I I' ' In - - - V A r j , . I E LI I ,' as -,, ' ' ' I . - L S I A 1 I AI I I

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THE MEG UNTICOOK RICHARD HAMILTON lx1ch ud II'tIT'11ltOI1 vxas the son of John H11n1lton xx ho xx as the le 1de1 of the people 111 the l1ttle toxx11 of F'111x1cxx 1n the VtlINOlIt h1lls H xx inttd h1s son to folloxx IH l'lIN foot steps but D1ck xx as not 1el1g1ouslx 11lClI1I9d and h1s an1b1t1on was to become a ClXIl eng1nee1 Although h1s Iltllil xxas xuv mueh d1s1p IJOIDIGCI that h1s so11 d1d not xx int to entc1 the m1n1st1x h helped D1ck xll he could D1ck xxent flxx 'tx to co cfm and st1c1td hfud P0111 xe11s l1tL1 L 1,1 ldu xted xx 1th l'lOl10lS 1nd ente1ed the emplox of one of the laxgest font1f1ct1ng f11ms Ill the countlx H xx IS QIXQII some of thc hfudest 1obs but success seemed to LIOXNII h1s NNUIIX 111111 IIC SUKIII IJCLGIIIK, UIIC UL the ch1ef eng1nee1s of the fhm ind one xxhose xudgzment xx as fJ,'lG1tl5 1el1ecl upon Dlck xx IS sent all ox G1 the COUIIUW 'ind 1lso 1nto fo1e1gn lande and It xx as OII one of these t11ps to Eng lll th xt he mct the xoung x o llll ecamc ns xx e Ll nlme xxas Nlux Locke and s e cxme f10IIl 1 good iannlv Dlck s 1c1 b1otl1t1 xx ho xx IS ilso 111 LIIQIIILLI llld xx ho xx as helplnxf D1ck Thex fcll Ill love '1tf11st s1ght and when D1ck Cune back she mme xx1th llllll The1e xx IS 1 1111101 xxedd1ng III the l1ttle home tovxn Thex xx e1e xe1y happx and soon thex xxe1e blessed Vtltll the b1rth of a son John Noxx D1ck had mst succeeded IH Obtallllllg' a cont1act to bu1ld budge OVGI a canyon IH the rnoun ta1ns Th1s xxas 6XC96d1llg'lX d1ff1 cult 1nd l'll1lQ'6l0llS xxo1k bcc xuse S19 n 1111 so fast It o dest1oycd puts of the constructlon xx ovk aftc1 they had been aecmatc lx placed The men d1d not ad Vance XQIV rapldly on the xxo1k as thc Spllllg' runs WGIG sxxelhng the 81181171 Ncxe1 befole had 'lnvont seen the xx xte1 use to 1ts p1esent he1ght The 11X G1 kept ,qa1n1ngr and the llllll 1ushed the xxo1k III Olllffl to kc ep thead ot It The budge xx as nefulx completed when one n1ght f1fte1 qu1tt1ng t1me Iyllk stuted to c1oss the t1estlcs to look ox 61 some of thc IHLSOHIY on the othu s1de It xx 'le 1a1n1ng, and the Qteel g,11de1s xxe1e xe1x shpperx He had 1ef1ched the Illld dlc oi the b11d,s1c 1nd could he 11 thc 1ng1y to11ent benexth xx hen all at once lust ae ne made a etep 101 the slde of the budge doxxn 1nto the 1cx t0I19IllN 1zg1ng beneath That n1ght l1ttle Johnnv xxa1ted Ill x fun fox h1s daddx to come home 'l xxo d'1xslate1 the bodv xx as found 111 1nx mlles doxxn st1t1m Thus d1d f1c 1 1 n 1 ffood 11 GI pe11sh Vte often ask xxhx such '1 man xx ts taken 1nd so m tnx of thesc xxo1thless men l1xe Poss1blV th1s questxon xx1ll be tnsxx e1ed some day If God 1s 1ust he n1ox es IH such '1 1nx SlGll0llS xx xx that xxc c lnnot un dust 1nd I'IIITl WILLIAM HEAL Z8 THE GOLDEN FOOTBALL In a la1ge 11chly deto1ated 100m 111 an old fash1oned mans1on an old man sat befo1e the open the Out s1de It xxas a che-e1less ex enlng IH c lllX fxll 1nd the Vxllldq xx e1e N 1 22 the st ' 211 'z r 1 ften --- 1: ' 2 2 ' 1' 1 1 1' ' ' 7' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' I 2 c ' 1 A 1 1 A' ,x - 1 ' 'A- z 1 '1 1' 2 ' V - 1 . ' - 1 , ,v 1 1 C K 1 'e1' 2' e 1, r 5, - L-11' .2 1 L. , L. 1 ,Y ,Z I 1 I U I L If J ,' ' fy Q' ' Q ' A1 1 - va 1 11. 5 ' K 1 L1 1 1 N .Lv -2 -31 'I Lx - 1 1- 4 .Sz - ' A' K v ' ' 1 4 I ,u 1 1' 'Z 3 I 2 f ' ' . A . - Lx -vv, Q K V 'f ' .' 1 L L 1 uv c 1 3 , i c , ' u 1 u v my ' u .2111 ' . -21 z1,h' 1 1 ZA- - 1 z I 'Sz J 1- Q 'cf ' f V ' X' I A ,.' 1 .K 1 1 1 1 V ' if ' I I 'Y Lv' 6 1' I f Lv- 1 Q 1 I , I ' 'Z 1 I3 1' 1 , T ' 4 1' l 1', 1 ' 1 2 - JZ - 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . I ' i 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 r A K 7 v K 1 1 1 1 t A 1- , 1 , A . , , A. , . , .- , ' - ' 1 1 1 i ' Y A - f xx'a1d, he shpped and shot out oxer ' 1' . I If 1' ' 2 ' 31' ' , 7 ' ' ' ' l l 5 ' . v 1 1 L1 .2 ' 3 it ' . 72 As .1 - 1 v 1 . -tv K - ' y ' 4 2 S I La I lc I 1 .-l ,Y ' . v x - v 1' 'x T ' I ' A A - W - K rv' 1 1' v 1 L la d 2 I 1 1 , j j lady 2 tv ' 3 - -3 -12 D t. ' Vll ft' b A l -' 'll - Ht' a gyazt n 21 and 2 1, .th ,- z 1 1' 1'z ' , ' 1'l1 4 , .L 1 2 . I I I I 1 r f f ' Y N c c xx':1.' llll,l'0ClllC0lI to her by l 1 ' 12 ,f - 2 5 4 V A-1 z 1 -1 ks 3 ' S ' -1 . . 1 f Y- 2 X v H 4 4 K ' 'Q Q A 'Ls ' xx s 1 1 A1 ' K. 1 I I c , . 1' , 2 ' ' -'Q L' 'g ' ' I f 'A 12 ' - . f 'z 1' 2 , ' 1 If ' I ' ' ' v v 1 1 Y 9: ' ' V , . 7 ' 7, X Uv 1 1 S Y. . 7 1, 1 l L Lv 1 3 1 1 , 1' . - 1 .1 . ' ' a 1 - r K ' 'L ' ' - 1 1 1 ,. , L 1 - Q. K' 'C A -V7 , L1 y 1 L . 1 L K . . Z 2 1 is 7 1 Y 5:12 L1 E2 1 ly 2 , 2 1' A 1 , 1

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THE MEGUNTICOOK A few daxs I ttGl he closed up the old house but dcclded to come b lck Ill the sp11ng and l1axe llI0tI'lG1 look He had a vague ldea of IIPXIIIS., the place 11p 1nd haxlng fx house IJc1ltX thele 1n the sun1me1 Sex Cl al xx eeks had elapsed B1ucc xx IS noxx 11 I1cp School He anc h1s mommate had tlxed the old football up betxxeen txxo banne1s on the xxall Mmx questlons xxc1c ISICGCI but B1 ucc thought best not to tell One d'1v 1 cloxxd of felloxxs xx e1c g'dtll91Gd togethe1 to dlNLllSS 1 foot ball team fOl the school B1uce xx as called upon to speak c l sud Ihucc I knoxx xou felloxxs 11e gathe1ed helc fo1 the tc 1m I unde1st1nd tl1c ILISOII xx hx vou haxe not had one fO1 xea1s 1 because of the debt of the Athlet1c ASQOLIHIIOII lNow Id l1ke to make an offe1 and also tell xou some thlng Mx uncle d1cd th1s S1Jlll'lfI lc IX 111g me h1s ent11e foltune lf I could find h1s xx 1ll If I succeed I am gomc, to offel th1s th it ll xou felloxxs Vklll e champlonshlp I xx1ll p 1X debts of the assoc1at1on bes1des lxlllg xo11 all one tollx good tlme Fx e1vone xx 1th xnx school Slllllt COINS out and do xou1 best and I xx1ll do mme' Manx OLIIGI speeches xx e1e g1xcn but 11one had such an effect on the bovs as the one wh1ch B1 uce gaxe Pxclx box thele declded to go out for football and w1n 01 d1e 111 the t1y1ng The team frrogressed 1ap1dly xx 1n111ng nearly eve1y game that 1t plaved The last game xx h1ch xxas to bc pl lvcd the IOIIOVSIIIQ' Q1tu1day xx IS to clec1de the CITUTIDIOIIQIIID IIICIQW fx 1f1lly xxas held and B1 uce 13, 1111 xx 18 callcd upon to spe 1k Hc concluded h1s talk xx1th these xxo1ds Last but not least 1S a good old s Hlllg don t xou thlnk so? All depends on tomolroxx s game Let s all g1xe ou1 best toxx a1d mak lllg' th1s the g1c1test fftme of thc setsonl And thex d1d But f11st somethlng happened xxh1ch xx as tlmost fxtal B1 uce xx IS ILSIIIIQ' 1n h1s 1oon1 yust befo1e the gleat game xxhen Tom h1s room ln 1tc c :me llllllllllff lll looklng VGIY sobe1 BIUCQ old boy Fog has gone and lost the only football the school oxx ns and no one knoxxs oi 1 slnglc thxng th It can be done As B1uce xxas Ilxlllg to thlllk dcnlx llghted on the old football To1n take a look d1OLlHd the 100111 and see what xou see Torn d1d as con1m xnded He gaxe a g1eat shout and xx ent Ieaplllg doxxn the C0111 do1 at b1eak neck speed Phe came xxas the g1e1test onc ol' the s aso11 xx 1tho11 a doubt IOI the boxs had to g1xe then best At thc end thex had onlx onc mnutc to pl 15. to bre ik fx t1e and B1,1c1 d1d th1s bv klCklYlg' thc ball o c me T01 Une other thmg also happened to set the school 111 a spasm of ex c1ten1ent YVhen the old football xx as plckcd up bv B1uce he notlced 1 sm 1ll tea1 1n1t A plece of pape1 xx as co1n1ng th1ough the sl1t He c ILLIIQ pulled thlg out opened and 1ead the folloxxmg I S1mon Doollttle do hereby bequeath to the school xxh1ch Bruce Stanfo1d dec1des upon flxe thous and dollars Thc entne amount of mx fO1tLlllO goes to Ihuce Stanford n1v solc M 1 . 71' 1 1 Y V - . 1 K 1 1 1 , 1 c 1 . c c 1 1 1' , i ' z fs 'z 1' f. A 1 ' 1' 2 . 1 1 ' 1 '. Y 2 ' ' 1 ' '1 ' ' 1' 1 x 54 - U ' 1 L T 7 11, 1 1 1 , 1 1 f 1 z ' ' 1 1': 1'z U' 1 J - 1 - 7 - x ' 1 1 x 1 Jw I . v 4 'w ' -v .1 7 1 C L 1 . I 1 L v 1 v - T. ' ' 1 1 1 V s :1 2 1 2 ' . , 1 I 1 1 1. 1 1,2 1 1 .1 sy ' g - 1' ,z 1' . J . I v Y 'nv mr 1, 5 I 2 y. . 2 , K. ' K1 ,312 y ' 1 vflx g S' 2 1 , 1 1 vai- . , I I I I 9 'f ' - K - K 1 1 K vi, v 1 4 x Q I 1, Ig ' ' Y I w 1 4 1 1 44 1 ' ' I 1 I 1 1I 1 1' 1 1 I , , .V 11 1' 4 1 1 L 1, VC 1' 1 1' ff 1 A 1' 1 I 4 C Y' 11 T Al vs H f Q N x 11 , , ' 1' U 3 ' Y 1 1 I' , , 1 1 1, I 1 c 1 . 1 11 1 vs 2 1 - 1 V4 -E 1 3 f K 1 I , 11 uw f xv' f ' purpose of fO1'l'YllHg a football what could be done. h1s eyes sud- ii I -A1 I V A 132 A, V VY 1 lv ' I . -V 7 a J . is 'S 11 , 1 1 1 1 - as ' 1 1 N7 1 . 1 , , ' , , - v ' 1 1 11'- L 1 1 -V 1 ' 1 x 1 v 41 t, I '5 'S L, 1' a 1? Y- V 1-1 11 L1 ,1 1 2 L14 .1 ' ' ' ' H- ' 1 ' 1 ' . hw 1 Q 1 I ,C A 7 L Y , ' , 1 - , Kr ' ' . 1 th' ' 1 3 . ' if all 2 ' 2 1 ' if s - 1 .'1 ' s' '1 ' 1 ' ' ' 1 I 1' 1 1 W. Y. 1 7 1 . Y . 4 :I 1'-1 1 ' . . ' h ' J 7 't I 1 2 .I 1' ' 1' ' . c 1' 1 tv 1 A nw A A in 1 1 I V' v' ' 9' 1' Y ' ty - 1 A1 y 1 L1 7 1 v? , 1 K1 1 ,x I ' , I t 1 . ' . v 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 ' 1 . 1 V . ' - - ' 1 1 ' . 1 1 . I'1'f fa ' ' een '1 , 1 1 ' ' ' 2 1 ' U ' ' Y 1 3 5 vw 1 ' v ' 7 I 1 1 1 1 , K 1' ' 1 - '- f N ' Lv , 1 , .. l 1 1 7 I 1' ' - .x .gt 3 ' V' K2 1 1 1 I 4 5 t7 4 K ' 1 1 1 1 . ' 1' 1 ' ' 1 'f 1 . I