Deer Isle High School - Gatherer Yearbook (Deer Isle, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1949 volume:

X, 'Nw i 'QI 'Xxx xx Ac: The Class of 1949 Of Deer Isle High School Deer Isle, Maine Presents The Thirty-first Edition Of The Gatherei' FOREWORD In the following pages we attempt Io preserve, for future enjoymenf. happy memories of our senior year at Deer Isle High School. In Sl.7lf'l'l'0 llll117'Pf'l'fl1ll.0TL of flu' hvlp yz nf'r0nsly wnrlvrrfd and fhv infrfresf shown, in 'us flurfing our svhool years. uw, flu' Class of 1949, I'!'S1lI'l'ff'?lUQ,l lI! I1l.I'flll0 this z'sx'zw of Tim G11HLm'f'1 ' io our fr'ar'lLf'rs, Mr. and Mrs. Mur- dock S. Matheson. OUR TEACHERS T948 A 19419 l Mrs. Matheson, Mr. Sutherland, Mr. Matheson, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Johnson. Principal MURDOCK S. MATHESON, B. S. Mathematics, Science University of Maine FRIEDA H. MATHESON, B. A., M. A. MARGARET D. EATON, B. A. English, Latin French, History, Mathematics University Of Maine University of Maine CHARLENE M. JOHNSON FREDERICK P. SUTHERLAND, B. A Coninicrcial Jionioi' High School Three Year Teacher Training Colby College Husson College Sifylcrintcnflcnt of Schools RALPH S. SMITH, B. A., Ed. M. Bowdoin College University of Maine 5. Ada-aa-an-Ln! f4Ma.f74wa4,aZ Qvwwh. Q JMMQ M' My WW VM ,QMWJ W Zj4Z,w, M! CHMAQBQM M W M' 9 gum QLN W. lloffdoiwfhwf M PM-'MQ Senior Class History On September 10, 1945, twenty- four green freshmen made their way up the steps of McKinley High School. We were greeted by our teachers, Mr. Arthur Cole, Mrs. Maude Stinson, and Miss Ethel Rand. Soon the sophomores gave a reception in our honor. Early in the year we lost Gainor McGorrill, Wil- fred Hardy, and Winslow Sewell. Later, Paul Herrick, Mildred Weed, .Rachael Parker, Eleanor Shepard, Violet Haskell, and Berlyn Eaton also left us. We started our sophomore year with an entirely new set of teachers, Mr. Murdock Matheson, Mrs. Frieda Matheson, and Miss Maud Thayer. A reception for the new freshmen was the first social event. Jean Weir left us in the fall. Basketball was intro- duced by our new principal, and we enjoyed games and trips. Miss Mar- ion Jaques, our new music teacher, established a chorus and orchestra. We lost our superintendent, Mr. Paul Brown, and were introduced to a new one, Mr. Ralph Smith. Seventeen of us returned for the junior year to find the school had become a six year high school. Mrs. Margaret Eaton had replaced Miss Thayer, and Mr. George Adamian was to be junior high teacher and coach of boys' athletics. Rita Water- man came to us from Springfield, Vermont. In March our class present- ed the Town Meeting Play, Maid to Order. On March 31 our parents gave us our first basketball banquet, at which awards were presented. A ten weeks' course in dancing was given in the spring under the super- vision of Josephine Shanley of Ban- gor. Patsy Davis left us during the year. .Six Returning as seniors, We found that the laboratory boasted a re-ar- rangement, and gas had been piped in. New typewriters were evidence of the re-establishment of the com- mercial course. Mrs. Charlene John- son was the new teacher of commer- cial subjects. Mr. Frederick Suther- land had replaced Mr. Adamian. Miss Jaques had not returned. On Parents' Night in November our class con- ducted a panel discussion. On No- vember 24, we presented the Thanks- giving Play, The Cannibal Queen. At the third annual A. A. fair, our class for the third consecutive year topped the other classes in the amount earned by the class project. As we consider the record of our class, certain individuals stand out for their achievements. Clara How- ard, Cornelia Billings, Frank Picker- ing, and Chandler Barbour have been highest scholastically. Outstanding as athletes have been Sylvia Eaton, Lindsey Milan, Cornelia Billings, Ben Pickering, Frank Pickering, and Wilma Spofford. Christine Dunham, Frank Pickering, Chandler Bar- bour, Wilma Spofford, and Geraldine Haskell have received recognition in State and National literary contests. In dramatics, Chandler Barbour, Lindsey Milan, Clara Howard, Cor- nelia Billings, Christine Dunham, and Frank Pickering have excelled. Lindsey Milan and Frank Pickering deserve special commendation for the executive ability they have evi- denced. As we look ahead to graduation, we feel reluctant to leave, but grate- ful for the four happy years which have been ours. V Wilma Spofford, '49 SENIICUJRS f runt mfr: IP. I'oitl'us, VV. C0lI2ll'y, C7. liunham, NV. Spofford, S. ICutm1, F. n2ll'hU1ll', V. H own Hi. lfuwlr row: C. Botts, F. I'ic'k1-ringg, F. Uillilugs, Mrs. Matlu-so11, ll. XYi1tK'l'INilI1, Ii. Vick- 1-ring, L, Milan. Class of 1919 Prfasiflffnf Linclsvy Milam Vlufl' Pl'l'.S'l.Ill'7If C'm'nvlia Billings gI'!'I'I'fflI':lf C'h1'isti11c' Dunham 1 1'vf1,w1'vf' Chamllm' Iizxrbom' Films All'l'l'.QI'I' Mrs. Matheson Vlrrss Mofio: Into thv Midst of Things. Flrrss f'0l0l'Nf Groom and Whito Vlnss flozfm 1 VVhit0 Lilac GW CHANDLER AUSTIN BARBOUR Chandler Born at Deer Isle, Maine, April 7, 1932. Course, Col- lege5 Treasurer 1415 Secretary 1215 Basketball 1415 Manager Basketball 1315 Secretary Athletic Association 1415 Junior Assistant Gatherer 1315 Baseball Manager 1315 Art Editor Gatherer 1415 Chorus 1215 Town Meet- ing Play 1315 Thanksgiving Play 1415 Graduation Play 1315 Christmas Play 1215 Fourth Honor. Allow us to introduce Professor Barbour. What would our plays have been without Chandler's skillful portrayal of professors and bashful maids? Chandler is also our class Rembrandt. An ardent admirer of Walter Scott, he things Latin is ' easy. The deduction that he stands high scholastically is correct. However, Chandler can dribble a mean basketball, too. The best of luck to one who de- serves no less! CHARLES EDWARD BARBOUR t'Cha'rlie Born at Chelsea, Massachusetts, January 28, 1931. Course, Generalg Baseball 11, 2, 3, 415 Basketball 12, 315 Joke Editor of Gatherer 1415 Chorus 12, 315 Town Meet- ing Play 1315 Thanksgiving Play 1415 Christmas Play 1215 Award in Mathematics 131. Here he comes! No, there he goes! Charlie is widely known for his Heetness on the diamond, and if you want to get a hand like a ham catch Charlie's fast ones for a couple of innings. His balls really smoke. In math class he has solved with the greatest of ease all the problems that stumped us. And his humorous, fantastic tales have enlivened many an English period. Charlie plans to go steam shipping. That's the old Deer Isle spirit, Charlie! CHARLES EVERETT BETTS Betts Born at Sunshine, Maine, October 14, 1932. Course. Generalg Basketball 12, 315 Manager Boys' Bazketball 141 5 Stage Manager Town Meeting Play 131 5 Stage Man- ager Thanksgiving Play 1415 Baseball 111. Feeling keen all the time! It's that tall, dark, and handsome lad from Mountainville. Among Charlie's in- terests are lobstering, baseball, practical science, and certain members of the opposite sex, Not to be soon for- gotten is the help that he gave us as stage manager at our class plays. Best of luck from the forty-niners. CORNELIA CARRIE BILLINGS Connie Born at Deer Isle, Maine, September 12, 1931. Course, College3 Vice President 1413 Softball 11, 2, 3, 41 3 Basket- ball 12, 3, 431 Town Meeting Play 12, 313 Thanksgiving Play 1413 Activity Editor of Gatherer 1413 Librarian 13, 413 Secretary of Library Club 1413 Usher 11, 2, 313 Gold Basketball 1213 American History Award 1313 Bookkeep- ing Award 1413 Salutatory. Connie has been the steadying influence in the brilliant guard section of our basketball team for the past three years. Have you seen her snatch the re-bounds and clear those balls from the danger zone? Oh, I'd like to read that, says Connie. as she lugs another ponderous tome from the library shelves. Not even College Boards her junior year could faze her. Latin, history, bookkeeping- she has carried them all in the same capable way. We predict success for our Connie. VVILFREIJ RAYMOND CONARY Bm Born at Deer Isle, Maine, December 16, 1931. Course, General College3 Assistant Athletic Editor 1213 Junior Assistant Gatherer 1313 Boys' Sports Editor Gatherer 1413 Basketball 12, 3, 413 Town Meeting Play 12, 313 Property Manager Senior Play 1313 Chorus 12, 313 Orchestra 1213 Thanksgiving Play 1413 Bookkeeping Award 141. Who's that jabbing me in the ribs? I should have known it was Bill! He's the worst tease. But Bill can be helpful when he wants to. You should see him dip out ice cream toss a basketball, or decorate the stage for a play. Rumor has it that Bill is interested in the Air Corps. We'll be cheering for you. CHRISTINE VINA DUNHAM Tinie Born at Stonington, Maine, January 9, 1932. Course, General College3 Vice-President 1313 Secretary 1413 Treasurer 11, 213 Basketball 12, 3, 413 Softball 11, 2, 3, 413 Chorus 12, 313 Orchestra 1213 Town Meeting Play 1313 Thanksgiving Play 13, 413 Christmas Play 1213 Photography Editor of Gatherer 1413 Librarian 1213 Secretary of Library Club 1213 Usher 12, 313 Captain Curtis Publishing Plan 1413 Bookkeeping Award and Typing Award 141. Charming vivacious, gay-hearted-that's Tinie. Her pleasing personality accounts for her popularity with everyone, not excluding the opposite sex. Tinie's favorite sayings, That's some swell! and That's some nice! reflect her happy outlook on life. Lest we give the im- pression she's frivolous. don't forget the state-wide poetry contest in which Tinie placed third. And we hear she is planning a career in nursing. Good luck, pal! -as--fc' inns -'ISIN SYLVIA JUNE EATON ngibn Born at Little Deer Isle, Maine, May 27, 1931. Course, Commercial, Town Meeting Play 131 9 Vice President 111 5 Softball 11, 2, 3, 415 Basketball 12, 3, 41, Student Coun- cil 1113 Senior Play 1415 Chorus 12, 31, Basketball Captain 131, Girls' Sport Editor Gatherer 141, Usher 12, 313 Bookkeeping Award 141. Wham! There goes a ball flying over center field. Yep, that's our Sylvia. Not only does she excel in softball but in basketball she is the spectacular half of the Eaton- Billings guard combination. Athletics are not Sylvia's only successes, for she is a whiz at bookkeeping and short- hand. Oh, yes, we almost forgot her favorite hobby-col- lecting rare coins-especially Guineas GERALDINE ELVA HASKELL 'tGeW'y Born at Stonington, Maine, August 17, 1930. Course, Commercial, Town Meeting Play 131, Thanksgiving Play 1413 Alumni Editor Gatherer 141, Chorus 12, 315 Usher 12, 31, Commendation Scholastic Literary Contest 131, Bookkeeping Award 141 9 Typing Award 141. Gerry is the kind of girl we've liked to have around. Her cheery smile and friendly manner have endeared her to all. A persistent, conscientious worker she has well deserved the awards she has received in her commercial work. Her Commendation in a National essay contest brought honor to the school. We shall not forget her por- trayal of the title role in The Cannibal Queen, nor her fine alto voice in the Chorus. May all good things come your way, Gerry. CLARA ELIZABETH HO'WARD Peanut Born at Stonington, Maine, August 15, 1931. Course, College, President 111, Secretary 131, Student Council 1113 Junior Assistant Gatherer 1313 Co-Editor Gatherer 1413 Chorus 12, 313 Town Meeting Play 12, 31, Thanks- giving Play 141, Librarian 12, 3, 41, Treasurer 11, 2, 3, 41, Basketball 12, 3, 415 Christmas Play 12, 31, Usher 11, 2, 315 Secretary Athletic Association 121, Treasurer Athletic Association 131, Student Representative Ath- letic Association 141, School Treasurer 12, 3, 415 Latin Award 1319 Valedictory. When there's been a job to do we've just automatically elected Clara. For Clara is that dainty soft-spoken miss whose ability to get all A's has convinced us that she's the girl to get things done. Whether we have wanted a school treasurer or someone to plan our yearbook or just help on an algebra problem, Clara has been elected. And who's that at second? Why, Peanut! She is not too gentle to whack out a softball. Glancing at that long list of ac- tivities, we'd say, too, that she hasn't spent all her time studying! JAMES LINIJSEY MILAN Cham Born at Stonington, Maine, January 7, 1931. Course, General College5 President 12,3,455 Vice-President Ath- letic Association 135 5 Treasurer Athletic Association 145 5 Baseball 11, 2, 3, 455 Basketball 12, 3, 455 Town-Meeting Play 12, 355 Thanksgiving Play 1455 Graduation Play 1355 Chorus 12, 355 Orchestra 1255 Business Manager Gatherer 1455 Piano Solo Sophomore Recital 1255 Manager Curtis Publishing Plan 1455 Gold Basketball 135. Screech!! Sure enough, here comes Chum. No one else could make a car sound like that. Besides having this accomplishment, he is a flashy basketball center, and when it comes to burning over that third strike, or con- necting solidly to clean the bases, he's on top. Did I just hear some hilarity in the corner up back? It must be Chum. We hear you're interested in the army-to say nothing of Sunset. BENJAMIN KENNETH PICKERING Ben Born at .Deer Isle, Maine, December 21, 1931. Course, General5 Baseball 11, 2, 3, 455 Town-Meeting Play 1355 Thanksgiving Play 1455 Orchestra 1255 Chorus 12,355 Basketball 12, 3, 45. Putt, putt, ptt, and Ben still keeps rolling along on his unpredictable Whizzer. Through the ups and more frequent downs Ben has always collected an audience who have never failed to get a laugh. Starring in both basket- bull and baseball, he has maintained a high level of sportsmanship. If his numberless colleagues are any indication of his popularity, Ben should never fail to ' win friends and infiuence people. FRANK EDWIN PICKERING ffpickf' Born at Stonington, Maine, November 22, 1931. Course, College5 Vice-President 1255 Treasurer 1355 Baseball 11, 2, 3,455 Basketball 12, 3, 455 Treasurer Athletic Associa- tion 1255 President Athletic Association 1455 Stage Manager Senior Play 1355 1st Assistant Business Mana- ger Gatherer 1255 Co-Editor Gatherer 1455 Chorus 12, 355 Orchestra 1255 Captain Curtis Publishing Plan 1455 Christmas Play 1255 Piano Solo, Sophomore Recital 1255 Graduation Class Marshall 1355 Town Meeting Play 1355 Thanksgiving Play 145 5 Typing Award 145 5 Third Honor. Enthusiasms? Too numerous to mention! Frank is our most versatile. A tune on the piano? An original poem? A lively debate? Frank will oblige. Camping, boating, and hunting have claimed their share of his time. Active in every school sport, co-editor of the Gatherer, and prime mover in many of our other enter- prises, he has proved his ability as a leader. Good luck for college days! And may you always have time for the little old dog and the little old gun! 64 UPN A 3 E 2 1 jd!!! KV? DOLORES RITA POITRAS KLDUZYI Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, June 10, 1931. Course, Commercialg Chorus 12, 313 Town-Meeting Play 53? Lghanksgiving Play 1413 Usher 12, 313 Softball 11, Hi, Shorty! ' Dill is one of the jolliest in the class and can giggle when no one else can. She has always parti- cipated in our plays, chorus, and although on the tiny side, she has been with us in softball. She does all right at making a clarinet squeak, too. We don't know what Dill's plans are but we know she's interested in some politicians--especially Wallace. WILMA JEAN SPOFFORIJ Wilma Born at South Deer Isle, Maine, July 16. 1931. Course, Commercialg Secretary 1112 Student Council 1113 Basket- ball 13, 413 Softball 11, 2, 3, 413 Town-Meeting Play 131: Thanksgiving Play 1413 Usher 11, 2, 313 Class Editor of Gatherer 1413 Chorus 12, 313 Typing Award 141- What would our softball team be without Wilma's ex- pert pitching and catching abilities? Athletics are not her only interests. She has been one of our better com- mercial students and has willingly worked with us in our plays and our chorus. Your blonde hair and blue eyes will be an asset. Wilma. So. also, will be your habit of applying yourself faithfully to any job to be done. Good luck to a grand friend! RITA HELEN WATERMAN c1Ritavr Born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, September 8, 1931. Transfer Springfield High School 1313 Course, Com- mercial3 Exchange Editor of Gatherer 1413 Chorus 1313 Thanksgiving Play 1413 Typing Award 141. Who has her bookkeeping done besides me? If a loud laugh rings out, Rita is usually responsible. Although she is a late-comer to our class, she is a no less valuable member. She accepts our jokes good naturedly and is known as our best sport. Rita always planned to be a teacher. but lately she seems to have the ambition to live in Washington. We wouldn't tell why! WM' JUN ORS ,'lI'1H1f rmfx' li. llarskoll, T. VVate1'man, J. Howarrl, G. Harbour, l,. Small, C. Poitras. llfrwls mu-.' ll. Gray, W. Mc-lionalcl, ll. Snowman, Mrs. Eaton, A, Pickering, N. Haslwll. CLASS OF 19541 Iwfsiflafrzz' . . . . .Lucy Small l'iw Pw.w'rlw'zf . ., Denise Snowman Sf'l'l'l'ffII'j! . , , Joan Howard Tl'4'flNllI'f'I' Bruce Haskell Ulusx Azlriswr' , ,, , . ,, , ., , , Mrs. Eaton Class Colors: Olfl Hose and lVhit0 SOPHOM RES Iron! rn1f'.' IC. lluuhum, H. Eaton, I.. PUitl'L1S, U. Powc-Vs, J. Haskvll, M. Ilolvlmins, lffu'f.' row: H. Davis, NV. NVcc1l, M. Iiavis, Mrs. Jf?hllSUll, N. cll'l'UIll2lNV, li. Iqlltfill P. Thompson. CLASS OI 1951 I'1'vxl'fl1'nl I 'inf I,l'l'Sl'Ilf'7If Sf'f'rr'lf1 ry fl'r'r'f1.v1rrr'1' Ulrzss A1I1'is1'r fflrlss CjUf0l'N.' Yellow and Whitv Judith Iluslwll Wilfrvcl Wvvcl IAll'I'2liI10 Poitras Ilewrly Eaton Mrs. Johnson lFlRlESlHlMEN nn! rfmx' H. llillingys ll, Juycv, G. Waterman, NV. Haskell, R. llzwis. lnwl: mfr- Xl. lH1l.l'lNDlll', Nr. Sutlwrlanml, J. Hutchinson. CTLASS OF 1952 rvsfrlvnf Juraulcl Hutchinson l iw Prf'.w'rlr'nl Roger Davis 5II'!'K'fllI'!l Gillian Waterman -m.wf:n'r , Bernadette Joyce I lass .vlfl1'i.w,f Mr. Suthvrlancl GRADE lElICGlHIT I'l!'lHlf rn14'.' F. YV1-ml, V. Billings, ll. Crmaly, R. Pol' l?f:r'l.' mfr: MV. lllatlwsml, P. Hall, G. Haskell, N. Greenlaw, F. Haskvll. I'1'1'.w1'1lf'nf l'i1'f' I,I'I'N1.fI!'H7' S1'r'rr'l111'11 Trrffzs ll rr' r KVIKINN Ar1f'1'.w'r CLASS OF 1953 lllwu COIIZIVX Norwoocl ilwvlllaw I:ill'b2ll'2l Pvrox Phillip Hall Mr. lllzlthvsoll C1 . Nw flfrl u GRADE SEV EN Fawn! 1-o11'.' C. Haskell, P. Spoll'o1'd, C. Woodman, M. Eaton, G. Shepard. Hfzvlf row: MV. Matheson, R. Haskell, L. Knowlton, V. Weed, A. Weed, R. Haskell. J. Small. .pI'!'S?l'lP7lf Vice Pr0s1'fI1'nf Secretfwy Treasurer , CLASS OF 1954 Class Aflzisvr S fillfd frru .., ,Patty Spofford Carol Woodman Raymond Haskell S ...,. -Vivian Weed .,.... M12 Matheson - wa KW - - J Sef11f'rI.' B. Pickering, C. Dunham, F. Pickering, C. Howard, L. Milan. Sfu11rI1'ng.' C. Barbour, C. Billings, S. Eaton, C. Barbour, G. Haskell, R. Waterman, Mrs. Matheson. The Gatlhleirer This issue of the Gaifhcrer is presented by a staff headed by Clara Howard and Frank Pickering, co- editors, and Lindsey Milan as busi- ness manager. The other members ol' the senior class have served on the board as follows: Activities, Cor- nelia Billingsg Photography, Christ- ine Dunham, assisted by Dolores Poi- trasg Sports, Sylvia Eaton and Wil- fred Conaryg Class Editor, Wilma Spotfordg Alumni Editor, Geraldine Haskell, Exchanges, Rita Water- mang Art, Chandler Barbour, Hu- mor, Charles Barbourg Assistants from the junior class have been Lucy Small, Teresa VVaterman, Joan Howard, and Bruce Haskell. Mrs. Matheson has been our advise1'. All professional photography has been done by the Deer Isle Photo Studio. We appreciate the patient cooperation and the interest both Mr. Farrells have shown in producing .jlfflljy group photos of superior quality. Our printer, Furbush-Roberts, has made helpful suggestions. Because so much interest on the part of the public was shown in the essays on t'Deer Isle in By-gone Days which were delivered at Com- mencement last spring, we have given over our literary department largely to preserving these in print- ed form. The essays were the results of a great deal of research on the part of Mary Alice Barbour, Priscil- la Capen, and Elizabeth Hill. To these girls We extend our thanks for permission to use them in our book. We are grateful to our adve1'tisers and subscribers, who make it possi- ble for .us to publish the Gafhercr. The fact that we can circulate 350 copies, although there are but fifteen members in the graduating class, is evidence of the kind of support our parents and l'riends give our school. Athletic Association The Athletic Association elected the following ollicers this fall: Frank l'it-lcering, president: Lucy Small, vice-presidentg Chandler Barbour, :secretaryg Lindsey Milan, treasurerg Clara lloward, student representa- tive. The Athletic Association sponsor- ed the fair in Ntbl-'tXllllJi3l'. The pro- ceeds ot' 3121 1 are being used for ath- letic equipment. The senior class gave the A. A. 5550, which was used for in-vs plywood backboards and baskets for the Town Hall. Since the weather in the fall in this section seems to be more favor- able for baseball than in the spring, a series of fall games was played with Stonington, Vinal Haven, Cas- tine, Penobscot, and Uluehill. High spot ol' the season was the game at Bluehill in which our team handed the Bluehill boys the first defeat they had had in any sport in the last two years. The number ol' games played in the i'all will curtail the spring program. liadminton and out- door basketball were also enjoyed in the fall. Tentative plans are under way for the construction oi' a tennis court in the spring. l.. Small, fl llarlizzur, F. Piclsering, C. Howard, Mr. Matheson, I.. Milan. Z1'1'llf1f-mu' Parents' Night For the first time at McKinley High School, Education Week was observed by holding Parents' Night, on November 19, 1948. Classes were held from six to nine P. M. The schedule consisted of four periods, three class periods and one activity period. Parents were especi- ally interested in observing the work being done by typists and in the pan- eldiscussion held by the junior and senior English class. During the ac- tivity period prizes were awarded to the high salesmen in the Curtis Drive. Afterwards two movies were shown. Curtis Drive The gross receipts from the Curtis Drive, which goes to the Athletic As- sociation, this year were 544910. High salesman was Patty Spofford of the seventh grade, who sold S75 worth of subscriptions. Her prize as high salesman was a radio. Two other students, Byron Damon, and Wilfred Weed, sold about S50 Worth of magazines each. Freshmen Reception The sophomores played hosts to the freshmen at their annual initia- tion, which this year was held in the parish house. The freshmen showed excellent sportsmanship by perform- ing their stunts readily. Hubert Bill- ings sang Happy Birthday to Mrs. Matheson, Gillian Waterman imper- sonated Frank Sinatra, and Wendell Eaton obligingly wore the grass skirt of a South Sea Islander. After the initiation, refreshments were served. Dancing followed to music provided by the new turn table. jwen fy-lwu Commercial Course Evidence of the interest shown in the newly established commercial course is to be seen in the number of students who have elected one or more of the commercial subjects. The six typewriters have been busy all day, with twenty pupils practic- ing one or two periods each. Seven- teen pupils are members of the book- keeping class and ten of beginning shorthand. Only juniors and seniors were eligible for these subjects. Un- der the capable instruction of Mrs. Johnson the efficiency attained by many of these pupils has been out- standing. By the first of February, Lucy Small had typed at a speed of 58 words per minute. Forty words is the standard achievement for one year's work. At midyear awards were made for speed of thirty words or more per minute to Lucy Small, Teresa Waterman, Frank .Pickering, Wilma Spofford, Rita Waterman, Geraldine Haskell, and Christine Dunham. Certificates for proficiency in bookkeeping Can average of 90 or above! were awarded to Sylvia Eat- on, Cornelia Billings, Wilfred Con- ary, Charles Betts, Christine Dun- ham, Geraldine Haskell, Joan How- ard, Denise Snowman, and Gloria Barbour. V Q ll. Snowman, L. Small, Mrs. Eaton, J. Howard, C. Poitras, R. Haskell The The annual school fairgthe pro- ceeds of which go to the Athletic Association, was held November 5. The sum of 3247.43 was taken in, about S214 of which was profit. For the third consecutive year the pro- ject sponsored by the class of '49 realized the largest amount. Each class built, decorated, and solicited for its own booth. The sen- iors sold white elephants and ran a Beano game. The juniors sold cook- ed food, the sophomores, candyg the freshmen, refreshmentsg the eighth grade, canned goodsg and the seven- th grade, grabs. The Library Club offered stuffed animals and held a Fair parcel post sale. The prize for the most original and attractive booth went to the jun- ior class booth, Ye Olde Bake Shoppe, which was .decorated in rose and white. The yellow and white booth of the sophomores and the dainty pink and white one of the Li- brary Club received honorable men- tion. Betty Powers won the decorated cake, which was donated by Mrs. Lawrence Pickering. Alice Haskell won the bridal doll dressed by Mrs. Norman Greenlaw. A short movie and a victrola party followed the sale. .jlflfil !ll'lA HH The Libr-my coiub Who has the elephant? I haven't. l'm hunting for a rab- bit. What's all this about? Oh, the li- brarians are just making stuffed ani- mals for the fair. Besides holding a stuffed animal sale, the group sponsored a Young Alumni table and sold chances on a bridal doll, which was d1'essed by Mrs. Norman Creenlaw. Gloria Barbour has served as pres- ident of the elub. Other oliicers have been Clara Howard, vice-president, Cornelia Billings, secretary, and Joan Howard, treasurer. The money earned at the fair paid for subscriptions to the Sunday edi- tion of The New York Times, U. S. Camera, Popular Selehce, Boys Life, The Ameriecm Girl, Life, and the Atlantic Monthly, as well as for most of the Book-ol'-the-Month Club books. Our library now has approximate- ly 300 lietion books and 700 non-fic- tion books. About fifty books have been added this year, among them the Sl. Nicholas Anlhology, Morri- fime Hfsloz'y of Malone, Vogue Book of Efiquvlz'v, Welmslefs B1'ographl0ol Dir-fionary, Sform Tide, and Fire Balloon. Several good editions ofthe classics have been purchased and a number of books for our younger readers. Seated: C. Howard, G. Barbour, C. Billings, J. Howard. Stwndiizgs B. Joyce, T. Waterman, B. Eaton, B. Powers, J. Haskell, N. Greenlaw, lVlrs. lVlatheson, V. Billings, G. Waterman, R. Conary. 74171 Il,-filur Senior Class Play The senior class play, The Canni- ball Queen, was presented at the Town Hall on November 24, 1948. Chandler Barbour gave an outstand- ing performance as the wealthy ec- centric, Prof. Cornelius Kent. Geral- dine Haskell as the Cannibal Queen provided plenty of amusement for the audience. The play was very ably directed by Mrs. Margaret Eaton. The cast follows: Martha Craig ,.......rcr, Cornelia Billings Daisy Mae Comfort ....,,..,,.........i.............,.,.,...l Dolores Poitras Lucius Long ,..llr,lrll,....,..i. Charles Barbour Bruce Clyde .....l..oll,,,,,l,,.. J. Lindsey Milan Eugenia Sherwood ..i.i. Rita Waterman Julia Boyd .,.........,.,......,, ..,.,..,.. S ylvia Eaton Brenda Day lcc,a......l.li...,.r... .Clara Howard Prof. Cornelius Kent Blrrc,,.......,..,.,.......,..r.,.,. . Chandler Barbour Mildred Wade ,.c.clcc, Christine Dunham Allen Kent... ..,.rcc.,l......lcw, Frank Pickering Mary Fremont ...cc.......... Wilma Spofford Robert Fremont ...lcc.........,,. Ben Pickering Ju-Ju, the Cannibal Queen ,,,.,...,,,....,...,ir,r Geraldine Haskell Stage Managers ..,.r...,.,...,,..,..........c...,.r.,,,...,..,....... Frank Pickering, J. Lindsey Milan Property Managers. .Wilfred Conary. Bruce Haskell, Charles Betts Town Meeting Play Midnight Son, the junior class play, was held at the Town Hall on March 7, 1949. The play was under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Eat- on. The cast follows: Dr. Alexander Mason...Bruce Haskell Brenda Mason ......... Teresa Waterman Kathy ..,,. ..,,,.....,... .... , ..... G l oria Barbour Barty ...,,....,...............,....... Charles Poitras Penny Nelson ........................ Lucy Small Anne Smith ............... Judith Haskell '51 Tessa Grayson ...Norma Greenlaw '51 Patsey Norton ....... Lorraine Poitras '51 Jim Norton ,..,..,......., Wilbur McDonald Elaine Vose ...,.,..,......... Denise Snowman Parker Johnson, 3rd .......,..............,...,........... Norman Haskell Wallie Simmons ...... Beverly Eaton '51 Butch Mallory ...Murray Barbour '52 Lillie Rose ,..,..............i,.......... Joan Howard Oscar .,.,.,............,...,....... Archie Pickering Christmas Party The annual Christmas Party this year was under the supervision of the junior class. Christmas carols and popular songs were sung by the student body. The pianists were Lucy Small, Teresa Waterman, J. Lindsey Milan, and Frank Pickering. Gifts were exchanged by the stu- dents. Each gift was accompanied by a humorous poem. Refreshments were served by the juniors. .jlwllly ANU Honor Roll liirst Three Periods Spcdrzl Honor Clara Howard High, Honor Cornelia Billings Rita Waterman Lucy Small Teresa VVaterman Marilyn Davis Beverly Eaton Norma Greenlaw Virginia Billings Norwood Creenlaw Carol Woodman Honor Chandler Barbour Sylvia Eaton Geraldine Haskell Frank Pickering Bruce Haskell Judith Haskell Lorraine Poitras Bernadette Joyce Gillian Waterman Rhea Conary Franklin Haskell Barbara Perez Perfect Attendance First Three Periods Cornelia Billings, '-19 Christine Dunham, 49 Clara Howard, '49 Wilma Spofford, '49 Norman Haskell, '50 Joan Howard, '50 Archie Pickering, '50 Denise Snowman, '50 Beverly Eaton, '51 Jerauld Hutchinson, '5L Phillip Thompson, '51 Rhea Conary, '53 Barbara Perez, '53 Raymond Haskell, '54 Laurence Knowlton, '54 Patty Spofford, '54 WHO'S WHO AT M. H. S. fBy popular votel FIRST CHOICE Most popular girl ......, Christine Dunham Most popular boy ........,... Lindsey Milan Prettiest girl ,u..,.i,uuru Christine Dunham Handsomest boy ,.u...e.u, .,.. L indsey Milan Smartest .i..u,............,uu.u...,,e. Clara Howard Most studious ..,.,.uuu uuuuu,.. C lara Howard Friendliest ..,...e,.. Lucy Small Cutest L ..ii.uuuu L LL uoiiu ....., .i.i C l ara Howard Nicest .ii. LL LL r.ui Lucy Small Best school spirit Cgirll ,uuuu.,,...iee..,e..u,,,... Christine Dunham Best school spirit fboyh ee,,.,.......eep,p..,......,,. Frank Pickering Girl athlete L ,,.. ,pppppp.i pppppeppp S y lvia Eaton Boy athlete .,.. ,...,..rppeepopp L indsey Milan Best sport fgirll ppppep... Rita Waterman Best sport fboyl .i,.....i,pp Lindsey Milan Best groomed girl ,...,, Gloria Barbour Best groomed boy ,iiiip Frank Pickering Most democratic L ppp.ei, Charles Poitras Best manners fgirlb .epp,. Clara Howard Best manners fboyj ,,,,,.........,,,,...........,.i.eep,,,,,. Frank Pickering Best sense of humor ..,.......,..,...i.....i,,,,..,,,i,,i,,,,, ...L..L...L....L.L....L.L.......LCharles Poitras Most versatile ............ Frank Pickering SECOND CHOICE Most popular girl LL L Clara Howard Most popular boy .ccc.c Frank Pickering Prettiest girl .,u....,......., .,,. J udith Haskell Handsomest boy L ,.,., L L. L LL Jerauld Hutchinson Smartest ...ii L LL ,LLL...,,,LL Cornelia Billings Chandler Barbour Geraldine Haskell Christine Dunham Geraldine Haskell Best school spirit fgirll L LL ., LL Most studious LL Friendliest LLLLLL. LL LL Cutest LL L.,LLL L, Nicest ,.L.LLL,.,LL,,.L.LLLL L L LL Lucy Small Best school spirit Cboyl LLL, .LLL..L...LLLLL, Milan Girl athlete LLLLL L LL LLLLLLLLL -Beverly Eaton Boy athlete LL LLLLL L LL .Charles Poitras Best sport CgirlJLLLLLLLLLBeverly Eaton Best sport fboyl LLLL Frank Pickering Best groomed girl ,LLLL.LLLL Clara Howard Best groomed boyLLLLCharles Poitras Most democratic LLLL.LL LLL,L.L B ruce Haskell Best manners fgirlj LLLLLL. LLLL L ucy Small Best manners Cboyj LLL.LLLLLLALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLNLLLLLLLLL-.-Chandler Barbour Best sense of humor LLLLLL,.,.LLLLL L LLLLL,LLLLL L Pickering Most versatile .LL.LLL.....iLL,,L Clara Howard VVHO'S WHO Seated: F. Pickering, C. Howard, C. Barbour, C. Dunham, L. Milan. Sta1Lding. L. Small, C. Billings, B. Eaton, S. Eaton, J. Hutchinson J Haskell Pickering, G. Haskell, B. Haskell, R. Waterman, G. Barbour ...eip X E x i if ' 'lull Fill! ii ' M? l. IlllilCl'3.l'l'ZlllLl3.t9S. 5. lVI1'. Sutherland. 9. Ou1'P1'esident. 2. What do you see, Ross? fi. Kind of Chilly? 10. Just Resting. I-Z. lllcmorial Ilay. 7. The Human Cannon Ball. ll. Gerry. -1. Puls. 8. lslesboro ferry landing. 12. Our Valedictorian .7 .jlffllly NASH L Front 'm11': F. Pickering, C. Poitras, L. Milan, B. Pickering, B. Haskell. lim-lf rozr: C. Betts, P. Hall, W. Conary, N. Haskell, C. Barbour, N. Greenlaw, Mr. Sutherland. Boysg Basketball The boys' basketball squad, al- though hampered by injuries and sickness, turned in a fair season with seven wins and nine losses. The sea- son opened with a loss to the state championship Bluehill team on their floor. This was followed by losses by close scores at Islesboro and Brooklin, at the latter in an over- time game. The team finally struck its stride against Castine when Charlie Poitras poured 25 points through the nets. Two of the most satisfactory games were the return games with .W Ir! Bluehill and Islesboro. In the former the team matched the Blue- hill team basket for basket in the first quarter and led for a short time in the second period before the op- ponents gradually drew ahead. In the Islesboro game here the fast and scrappy visitors jumped into a twelve point lead in the first quarter as they held our boys scoreless. Deer Isle came back in the second quarter and trailed by four points at the half, 17 to 13. Shortly after the opening of the last period Deer Isle went ahead, lost the lead, and then went ahead again to finish in front 44-34. Islesboro was the opposing team in the tournament game, which we lost in an overtime period after leading most of the way. In mid-season the team was un- fortunate in losing Chum Milan as the result of an ankle injury just as he was reaching his peak. Chicken- pox removed Ben Pickering, regular forward, and Jerry Hutchinson for the last games and the tournament as well. Even the bus was noteim- mune from misfortune, and the re- turn trip from Castine will long be remembered. Evidence that all was not well appeared early, as we crawled over the smallest hills in lowest low. Finally in South Penob- scot we started walking up the hills, and the old lady eventually expired in Brooksville. A flying squadron of parents rescued us in the small hours of the morning. Dr. Elwood Eaton later diagnosed the difficulty and a major operation was per- formed. This year's first team consisted of Lindsey Milan, center, Ben Picker- ing and Charles Poitras, forwards, Frank Pickering and Bruce Haskell, guards. Chandler Barbour and Wil- fred Conary substituted for Milan and Ben Pickering. Other squad members were Norman Haskell, Ar- chie Pickering, Norwood Greenlaw, and Philip Hall. A freshman-sopho- more squad which had been operat- ing as a second team joined the regulars after Christmas. These included Hubert Billings, Murray Barbour, Maurice Robbins, Jerauld Hutchinson, and John Small. Charles Betts was the team manager. Season's Scoring FG F PTS C. Poitras 90 41 221 B. Pickering 68 20 156 F. Pickering 36 14 86 L. Milan 21 11 53 0 B. Haskell 7 14 28 W. Conary 5 e 8 18 C. Barbour 3 2 8 J. Hutchinson 2 0 4 H. Billings 1 0 2 TEAM 233 110 576 Opponents 280 85 645 Season's Scoring in Basketball Bluehill iiDeer Isle 19 Islesboro tDeer Isle 15 Brooklin i'Deer Isle 32 Castine Deer Isle 52 Stonington Deer Isle 24 Penobscot 3Deer Isle 54 Sullivan Deer Isle 39 C3SfliI10 :kDeer Isle 53 Bluehill Deer Isle 28 Sullivan liDeer Isle 30 Brooklin Deer Isle 49 Stonington tDeer Isle 15 Penobscot Deer Isle . 53 Islesboro Deer Isle 44 Islesboro TDeer Isle 34 Alumni Deer Isle 39 iigame away T Tournament game Foul Shooting ' FA FM PCT C. Barbour 3 2 67 W. Conary 15 8 53 C. Poitras 99 41 41 B. Pickering 51 20 39 L. Milan 31 11 35 B. Haskell 42 14 33 F. Pickering 43 14 32 J. Hutchinson 1 0 00 P. Hall 1 0 00 H. Billings 1 0 00 TEAM 287 110 38 Opponents - 261 85 33 j1'I'l9l'Ul1t' KE? LE Jw.. 22 NEXT GAME EFIUSS HL .s..t...iHL1lJ lift BLUEHILL 3 DAVIS 3 EUUSXNS EE Front roux' C. llunham. R. Eaton, N. Greenlaw, C. Billings, S. Eaton, J. Howard, L. Small, W. Spofford. Iirzwlf rfmu' P. Spoitord, R. Conary, l.. Poitras, -l. Eaton, G. Barbour, J. Haskell C. Howard, C. VVecd, Mr. Matheson, B. Joyce, R. Perez. Giirllsg Basketball The girls' basketball team enjoyed a successful season, winning ten and losing two games. Four of the six players of last year's team, which won sixteen and lost two, returned. Beverly Eaton easily stepped into the forward position left vacant by the graduation of Mary Alice Bar- bour. Several girls fought for the center position held last year by Elizabeth Hill. After several games, Norma Greenlaw established her right to the position by her smooth floor work and ability to set up .mirfy-fwrl plays. Offensive play for the iirst time in three years matched the fine work of the veteran guards. The average score per game was almost 36 points, a rise of nearly ten points over last year. The first game of the season at Bluehill was a two point victory for our opponents. After leading most of the way, our girls tired on the large floor. After losing one more of the pre-Christmas games, the team picked up momentum to win nine in a row. As usual the annual set of games with Islesboro was much enjoyed. Mild December weather for our trip there contrasted with the sub-zero weather last year. On the Islesboro ferry cameras were busy. At Isles- boro many went to homes of friends they had met in previous years. After the games a dance was held. The trip back included a stop for church at B6lI'3.St and a visit to Fort Knox. The second Bluehill game was one of the most satisfactory ones, as we were able to turn the tables. The game started with Bluehill gaining an early 10-2 lead. Deer Isle struck back in the second quarter and trailed by but two points at the half. In the third quarter we Went into a 25-22 lead. 'lhe last quarter was a battle of the guards to keep op- ponents IFUIII scoring and only two points were dropped ln. We nnally won 25-24. 'ine week iollowing, Brooklin, the other team to have de- feated us, came to town and departed on the short end of a 44-25 score. Syl- via Eaton had completely tied up the tall Brooklin star for most of the game. In the next game, at Stoning- ton, the girls ran up a 34-5 halftime lead and won easily 37-14. This main- tained the record of never having been defeated by Stonington since basketball was resumed. The Cas- tine and Penobscot games were dis- tinguished by the scoring of the for- wards. At Castine, Lucy scored twenty points in the first half, and at Penobscot, Beverly threw in twenty-eight in a similar period of time. The first team consisted of Lucy Small and Beverly Eaton, forwards, Norma Greenlaw, center, Sylvia Ea- ton, Cornelia Billings, and Joan Howard, guards. These girls re- ceived letters, as did also Wilma Spofford, Christine Dunham, Clara Howard, Gloria Barbour, Lorraine Poitras, and Judith Haskell. Nu- merals were awarded to Janet Eaton and the manager, Bernadette Joyce. Season's Scores in Basketball Bluehill ikDeer Isle Isleboro i'iDeer Isle Brooklin :kDeer Isle Castine Deer Isle Stonington Deer Isle Penobscot 5Deer Isle Castine :'fDeer Isle Bluehill Deer Isle Brooklin Deer Isle Stonington 5Deer Isle Penobscot Deer Isle Islesboro Deer Isle fGames away Foul Shooting FA FM L. Poitras 2 1 N. Greenlaw 34 13 B. Eaton 44 15 W. Spofford 6 2 G. Barbour 3 1 C. Dunham 10 3 L. Small 62 17 J. Eaton 1 0 S. Eaton 2 0 C. Howard 3 0 C. Billings 7 0 TEAM 74 52 OPPONENTS 157 58 Season's Scoring FG F B. Eaton 76 15 L. Small 69 17 N. Greenlaw 15 13 W. Spofford 7 2 C. Billings 6 0 G. Barbour 5 1 C. Dunham 2 3 C. Howard 3 0 L. Poitras 2- 1 J. Eaton 2 0 S. Eaton 1 0 TEAM 186 52 OPPONENTS 76 58 17 21 19 44 40 49 39 25 44 37 55 38 PCT 50 38 34 33 33 30 27 00 00 00 00 30 37 1 PTS 167 155 43 16 12 11 7 6 5 4 2 428 210 .ml-I'ly'llAI'Pt' Frmzt row: F. Pickering, L. Milan, B. Pickering. Buick razv: Mr. Sutherland, E. Dunham, A. Pickering, C. Poitras, Il. Gray, J. Hutchin- son, C. Barbour, B. Haskell, W. Weed, W. Conan-y, C, Barbour. Baseball The season opened with 16 parti- cipants eager to learn more about the game. The line-up was: catchers, Richard Knowlton and Charles Bar- bour, pitchers, Lindsey Milan, Ben Pickering, and Dowe Eaton, first basemen, Frank McVeigh and Duane Cray, second basemen, Wilfred Weed and Ben Pickering, shortstop, Jer- auld Hutchinson, third basemen, Dowe Eaton and Wilfred Conary, outflelders, Frank Pickering, Bruce Haskell, Charles Poitras, Lindsey Milan, E1'l?tI1d Dunham, Elmer Spof- :W fwfr,-X114 r ford, and Archie Pickering. The job of manager was capably handled by Chandler Barbour. The fall of the year found us minus th1'ee men. Frank McVeigh, Richard Knowlton, and Dowe Eaton had graduated the preceding spring. With new and better uniforms, We opened the new season against Brooklin. Islesboro defeated us 16 to 7 and 6 to 5 in the only double-header of the season. Our two Wins were With Vinal Haven, 12 to 4, and Bluehill, 8 to 7. Other games were with Penobscot, Stoning- ton, and Castine. l 1'onl row: P. Spotford, C. llunham, C. Howard, L. Poitras, B. Eaton, S. Eaton, W. Spotford. ' Ifuwlr row: Mr. Matheson, ll. Poitras, C. Weed, N. Greenlaw, B. Perez, G. Bai-hour, ll. Snowman, I.. Small. J. Haskell, J. Howard, C. Billings. Giirllsg Softball The softball season was sh01't be- cause of the lack of competition. However, a game was played with the Brooklin girls at Brooklin. This, a four inning game, we won by a score of 16-0. Wilma and Beverly hit successive home runs. By win- ning this game Elizabeth Hill re- mained undefeated as a pitcher, not having been beaten in the previous years. In the fall, two games were played with Stonington. The first, at Deer Isle, we won 213-9. At Stonington the game was close for a while. How- ever, rallies of' 7 and 11 runs in the fourth and fifth decided the game and the final score was 232-15. A trip to Castine included a morn- ing survey of' historical spots and a picnic lunch with the Castine boys and girls. A game was played be-- tween the Rats and Skunks, each team including players from both towns. The fall lineup was Wilma Spof- ford, cg Denise Snowman or Christ- ine Dunham, lb: Clara Howard, 2b: Sylvia Eaton, ss: Charlotte Weed, lib, Beverly Eaton, If, Cornelia Bill- ings, cfg Joan Howard, rf. The pitch- ing duties have been assumed by Wil- ma, Clara, and Dolores. Batting averages were: Beverly 890, Char- lotte 727, Christine 600, Sylvia 571, Wilma 571, Joan 6-lil, Clara 3363, Cor- nelia 307, Elizabeth 250, Denise 5823. In the Stonington game Charlotte hit seven for seven. l'1'fll-flu Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer 1948 Baseball Scores Spring Season Isle 11 Brooklin Isle 3 Castine Isle 10 Stonington Isle 0 Penobscot Isle 4 Bluehill Isle 8 Castine Isle 7 Islesboro Isle 5 Islesboro Isle 8 Brooklin Fall Season Isle 5 Penobscot Isle 5 Bluehill Isle 2 Vinal Haven Isle 5 Stonington Isle 8 Bluehill Isle 12 Vinal Haven Isle 4 Stonington Team Arerages R. Knowlton E. Dunham W. Conary B . Haskell D. Eaton L. Milan J. Hutchinson D. Gray E. Spofford W. Weed B. Pickering C. Barbour F. Pickering F. McVeigh C. Poitras A. Pickering TEAM AB 4 3 32 23 24 42 37 32 33 49 42 46 49 13 15 5 449 AVE. 500 333 313 304 292 286 271 250 242 222 214 195 185 097 067 000 236 CLASS OF 1948 .iiil'lIfI'Il.' l'riscilla Capcn, Mary Barbour, Elizabeth Hill. Sfumlinyf: Frank McVeigh, Richard Knowlton, Eleanor Eaton, Charlotte Hutchinson, llonalml llavis, llowe Eaton. Alumni Association f'o-1'r-wiflrnt Christine Pickering Katherine Milan iXll'l'I'l'fl!l'jf Annabelle Weed , . I l'f'llNII rr' r Leon VVeed Uonrnfiffw Josephine Pickerili, llm-len liunliain, Malin-l Howard, Christie Spolliorml, Vern Snowman, Emily Haskell Alumni Banquet June 8, 1948 Toastmaster , . Laurence Pickering Welcome to Class of 1948 Catherine Joyce Ifesprmse , Mary Alice Harbour Roll Call Vocnrl Solo Katherine Milan Illfmm-1'r1I lffssie Heck Iliifllltl Solo Bernice Scott Hormrerl Guest , Mrs' Sumner Sewall Thr' .'lIl'llll'1'llff of l'w11'1' in Urn' Tinws Initifztirnz Business .llwr'tir1y1 Vlnsing Sony God Bless America .wllrfrl-ii', 1 1948- Alumni Mary Barbour, Teachers' College, Farmington, Priscilla Capen, Deer Isle, Donald Davis, Deer Isle, Al- bert Eaton, Sunset, Eleanor Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Elizabeth Hill, Sim- mons College, Boston, Mass., Char- lotte Hutchinson, Husson College, Bangor, Richard Knowlton, Husson College, Bangor, Frank McVeigh, U. S. A. A. C., Germany. 1947-Robert Betts, Springdale, Conn., 1946 Norma CBillingsJ Snowden, Sunset, Beverly Dunham, Bangor, Rosa- mond Eaton, South Deer Isle, Myron Hardy, Boston School of Mechanical Dentistry, Boston, Mass., Marjorie Hill, U. of M., Orono, Edith Spof- ford, E. M. G. Hospital, Bangor, Gilbert Taylor, Texas, Marjorie Haskell, Bangor, Robert Haskell, Framingham, Mass. -Madelyn fBillingsJ Eaton, Deer Isle, Myrtle CBillingsJ Brown, Sun- set, Wendall Davis, South Deer Isle, Barbara Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Charlotte fEatonJ Parker, Little Deer Isle, Sheldon Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Sadie Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Milton Haskell, Graceland College. Lamoni, Iowa, Phyllis CJoyceJ Wy- man, Bangor, Carol Weed, Little Deer Isle, Colby Weed, D'eer Isle, Neville Eaton, South Deer Isle. 1945-Donna Barter, Colby College, Water- ville, Muriel fConaryJ Billings, Deer Isle. 1944-Annette Bray, South 'Deer Isle, By- 1943- ron Bray, Deer Isle, Carolyn fEat- onJ Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Leroy Haskell, Deer Isle, Veryl CRobbinsJ Douglas, South Deer Isle, Joyce Scott, Caribou, Lurline Taylor, Ban- gor. Dexter Billings, U. S. A. A. C., Lloyd Capen, U. of M., Orono, Len- ora Eaton, South Deer Isle, Emery Hardy, North Deer Isle, Cecil Hardy, Jr., Deceased, Betty lHask- ellh Joyce, Little Deer Isle, Mark Haskell, Malden, Mass., Annie fJohnsonJ Saunders, Blue Hill, Pau- line fNevellsJ Pickering, Rockland, Kendall Powers, Pittsburg, Penn., Marie QThompsonJ Andrews, Bath, Forrest Wardwell, Bangor. J irfg-ei9Af 1942 1941 1940 -Jack Hamblem, Deer Isle, Wilson Haskell, Stockbridge, Mass., Hazel CHutchinsonJ Stevens, Auburn, Mass., William Knowlton, Hopewell Junc- tion, N. Y., Anna CBettsJ Gallichio, Stamford, Conn., Zella fBrayJ Has- kell, Stonington, Annie fDouglasJ Fiiield, Stonington, Therese CEatonJ Webber, Stonington, Ada fScottJ Pellitui, Portland, Frederick Spof- ford, Deer Isle, Dorothy fWattsJ Apostilico, Hartford, Conn., Barbara fWeedJ Haskell, Deer Isle. -John Betts, Stonington, Abijah Bray, South Paris, Howard Brown, Sunset, Marie CEatonJ Jackson, Mountainville, Milton Grindle, Deer Isle, Lenora fHardyJ Billings, North Deer Isle, Priscilla fHardyJ Lewin, Kempton, Ill., Charlotte fHaskellJ Cook, Philadelphia, Pa., Winsor Haskell, Beals College, Ban- gor, Basil Heanssler, Sunshine, Clif- ford Heanssler, Sunshine, Evelyn fKnowltonJ Weed, North D'eer Isle, Josephine Robbins, Gordon College, Boston, Mass., Jane fTorreyJ Brown, Cranford, N. J., Gilbert Weed, Framingham, Mass., Betty fTorreyJ Haskell, North Deer Isle. -Joyce fVenghausJ H u t c h i n s 0 n, North Deer Isle, Edward Watts, Hartford, Conn., Robert Watts, East Hartford, Conn., Gladys fArm- strongj Conary, Deceased, Elsie fBarterJ McDonald, Oceanville, Mary fBrayJ Weburg, Stonington, Bertha fConaryJ Melesky, Deer Isle, Dora fGoodwinJ Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Ernestine fHeans- slerl Eaton, Sunshine, Walter Hut- chinson, Jr., Deceased, Edmund Johnson, Jr., Stonington, Clara lDavisD Snowden, Sunset, Eugene Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Leroy Eat- on, Deceased, Shirley fEatonl Rob- bins, Stonington, Gloria fMoreyJ Richards, Mountainville, Carroll Powers, Deer Isle, Wilbur Snowden, Sunset, Marion fTorreyJ Shepard, Brewerf 1939-Douglas Barbour, Deer Isle, Con- stance CBettsJ Conary, Stonington, Walter Billings, Jr., Little Deer Isle, Chestina fBrownJ Bonicorso, Arl- 1938 1937 1936- ington, Mass., Gloria fConaryJ Bar- bour, Deer Isle, Cecil Eaton, De- ceased, Lionel Conary, Sunshine, Mabel fllowj Haskell, Deer Isle, Betty CKnowltonJ Pitts, Stonington, Doris fPowersj Hardy, North Deer Isle, Howard Peterson, Deceased, Phyllis CConaryJ Moore, Deer Isle, Vera -fWeedJ Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Milton Eaton, Merchant Mar- ine, Herbert Conary, Sunshine, Winifred fForsythJ Kent, Niantic, Conn., Carlyle Haskell, Portland, Priscilla Robbins, New Rochelle, N. Y., Prentis Shepard, Stonington, Elwood Snowden, Sunset, Ella fJohnsonJ Dickinson, Bar Harbor, Carolyn fHaskellD Heston, Toledo, Ohio. -Clarissa fBrayD Carter, Ellsworth, Percy Brown, Sunset, Edna fBrayJ Gray, Stonington, Laurence Cole, Sunset, Frank Conary, Friendship, Maurice Eaton, Deer Isle, Raymond Eaton, Merchant Marine, Murray Forsyth, Littleton, Mass., Lloyd Goodwin, Miami, Florida, Arthur Haskell, Jr., Deer Isle, Thomas Has- kell, Jr., Framingham, Mass., Delma fHowardD Weed, Portland, Edward Lowe, North Deer Isle, Alston Rob- bins, Stonington, Paul Scott, Jr., U. S. A., Willis Snowden, Jr., Sunset, Neva fSylvesterJ Beck, Deer Isle, Bradford Weed, Merchant Marine. Sylvia lBettsJ Titsworth, Spring- dale, Conn., Ardelle lBrayD Arm- strong, Deer Isle, Priscilla fBrayJ Douglas, Portland, Everett Conary, Deer Isle, Eleanor fEatonJ Thomp- son, Sunshine, Chesley Goodwin, Newport, New Hampshire, Charles Haskell, Portland, Janice 1HaskellJ Plumb, Morris, Conn., Henry Has- kell, U. S. A., Theron Pickering, Deer Isle, Norma fPowersJ Good- win, Newport, New Hampshire, Myrtle fPresseyJ Marshall, Deer Isle, Leroy Shepard, Brewer, Wilma Q Snowman J Siano, Springfield, Mass., Sargent Weed, Little Deer Isle. Elmer Marshall, Boston, Mass., George Lane Beck, Deer Isle, Elsie fBarterJ Tomlin, Quincy, Mass., Anna McVeigh, New York, Eugene Eaton, Deceased, Erma fHowardl Weed, Deer Isle, George Torrey, Jr., 1931 1926 1921 1916 1911 Deer Isle, Edith fBarbourJ Kofton, Brockton, Mass., Mary QDavisJ Hardy, Brewer, Evelyn CBarterJ Parmenter, Natick, Mass., Marie fLoweJ Nogiec, New Britain, Conn., Consuelo fFoulkJ Egerton, Trenton, N. J., Elizabeth fStinsonJ Knight, South Deer Isle, Earle Cole, Sunset, Ann fKnowltonl Decker, Rhinebeck, N. Y., Victor Peterson, Ranson, West Virginia, June fSnowdenJ Va- risco, Stonington, Gwendolyn lEat- onl Jenkins, Sunset. -Edith fPickeringJ Snowden, Sunset, Emily CPickeringJ Haskell, Deer Isle, Gwenith fPickeringJ Greenlaw, Deer Isle, Halga fSmallJ Gross, Port Arthur, Texas, June fConaryJ Greenlaw, Rosedale, N. Y., Maxine fBarbourJ Damon, Deer Isle, Wal- ter Scott, Sunset, Izora fJoyceJ Brown, Stonington. -Irene QI-lanksj Torrey, Grosse Isle, Michigan, Benjamin Barbour, War- ren, Annabelle fColbyJ Weed, Deer Isle, Elizabeth fMarshallJ Marsh- all, Deer Isle, Helen fConaryJ Hask- ell, Deer Isle, Annie fDavisJ Eat- on, South Deer Isle, Christie fEat- onj Spofford, South Deer Isle, Aus- tin Haskell, Deer Isle, Harrison Marshall, Augusta, Lawrence Pick- ering, Deer Isle, Marjorie fScottJ Josselyn, Farmington, Ruth fPick- eringl Pratt, Waltham, Mass., Nor- man Greenlaw, Deer Isle, Grace fConaryJ Marshall, Augusta, Eve- lyn Uoycel Haskell, Deer Isle. -Arthur Barter, Deer Isle, Wilbur Davis, South Deer Isle, Rodney Dunham, Nutley, New Jersey, Bertha fLufkinJ Hardy, New Lon- don, Conn., Keith Powers, Green- port, N. Y., George Snowden, Hart- ford, Conn., Gleneida QHoldenJ Comac, Providence, Rhode Island. -Philip Guptill, Syracuse, N. Y., Lena fHaskellJ Thompson, Deceased , Pauline Uohnsonj Dibble, West Brook, Conn., Gordon Scott, De- ceased, Edna fSnowdenJ Billings, Stonington. -Beatrice fEatonJ Knowlton, Deer Isle, Hazel fGreenlawJ Barter, Stonington, Carroll B. Knowlton, West Medford, Mass., Ruth fPow- ersl Green, Deceased, Ellen fSnow- denj Sellers, Portland. :Wir-fy-n1'l1e Commencement - 19418 Baccalaureate Address On June 6, 1948, Rev. Robert Snel- ling delivered the baccalaureate ad- dress to the graduating class. Mrs. Bernice Scott was the organist. The school was marshalled by the junior class marshall, Frank Pickering. Class Day Exercises On June 7, the senior class pre- sented their Class Day Play, A Sen- ior in Wonderland, at the Town Hall. The cast follows: A Senior .....,............ Albert Dowe Eaton Seniors .....,.........,................. Mary Barbour, Richard Knowlton, Priscilla Capen, Donald Davis, Elizabeth Hill, Char- lotte Hutchinson, Frank McVeigh, Eleanor Eaton Dr. Chemical Educo ...............,..,,......,.....,,........ Chandler Barbour '49 Shoemaker ..... ...... J . Lindsey Milan '49 Class Statistics ................,. Donald Davis Class History .........,........ Frank McVeigh Class Prophecy .,,....,.....,..,...........,.............,,.......,,. Charlotte Hutchinson Class Gifts .,,,....................... Eleanor Eaton Class Will .......,.....,,,.. Richard Knowlton Accompanist .................. Lucy Small '50 Piano Soloist .,..,. Frank Pickering '49 Senior Prom On Wednesday, June 9, the Senior Prom was held at the Town Hall. Decorations were in green and white, the class colors. The music was furn- ished by Cookson's Orchestra of Bangor. .yllfly The Graduating Exercises The graduating class of McKinley High School held their graduation exercises at the Church-On-The-Hill, Deer Isle, on June 10, 1948. The graduating class and the school were marshalled in by Frank Pickering, junior class marshall. Mrs. Bernice Scott was organist. The theme of the essays was Deer Isle In By-Gone Days. The speakers were the three honor pupils. The program follows: Processional Pomp and Circumstancen ........................ Mrs. Maynard Scott, Organist Invocation ............ Rev. Robert Snelling Fight the Good Fight ........,,,........,............. School Chorus Theme: Deer Isle in By-Gone Days Deer Isle In Early Days ..........,................ Salutatorian Mary Alice Barbour Deer Isle of Yesterday ................,.......... Honor Essayist Priscilla Anna Capen The Heavens Resound' ...............,......,.,..... School Chorus Deer Isle and The Sea .....................,.,...... Valedictorian Elizabeth Bancroft Hill Presentation of Awards ...,,.,,..,.,,..,.,.,.......,. Murdock S. Matheson, Principal Presentation of Diplomas ..............,,.....,..... Ralph Smith, Superintendent of Schools School Song ............,.............,............... School Recessional .............,................,,................ The following awards were made at commencement by the principal, Mr. Matheson: Balfour Key, Eliza- beth Hill, Science, Elizabeth Hill, Latin, Clara Howard, Mathematics, Charles Barbour, Junior and Senior English, Elizabeth Hill: American History, Cornelia Billings, Fresh- man and Sophomore English, Brook- sie Thompson, Most Outstanding Student in Junior Highfgirlb, Nor- ma Greenlawg Most Outstanding Student in Junior High Cboyb, Jer- .auld Hutchinson. Most of the awards were made possible by contributions from interested citizens of Deer Isle. 4 11.0 4 I ZITEFRAFQY If ,, -,:. - s ' ' A 1 ' 1 J-rw WW: V' ,. www, .. , I, , av' X y .3 S f-' 1... i . 2 , ij V. x ' A. - 24 S. 5' A -curry .Zi ' Commencement Essays 1948 Deer Isle in Early Days Parents, faculty, and friends: We, the senior class of 1948, welcome you to our commencement exercises. We hope that you will enjoy our program this evening. It may be call- ed unique as a graduation program in that so many of you have had a part in helping us prepare it. The theme of our essays is the history of our town. It was chosen as a result of the fact that, although we have grown up knowing vaguely that our town has a past of which to be proud, our actual knowledge of the details of that past has been decidedly limited. We felt, therefore, that filling this gap in our education would be a fitt- ing climax to our high school career. The information which we have gathered in the last few weeks has come from several sources. Most of the facts concerning the early settle- ments we gained by reading Histori- cal Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle by Hosmer and History of Deer Isle by Mildred Sellers Allen. Far more interesting than the reading, how- ever, were the interviews which we had with many of the older residents of the island. We wish to thank espe- cially Mrs. Arvilla Lufkin, better known as Granny Bill, and Mr. Walter Small, the oldest residents of Deer Isle, for their helpful informa- tion. From the older residents of Deer Isle, from newspaper clippings, and from treasured old account books which people have so generously lent us, and from town records we have succeeded in accumulating a wealth of colorful details of life in Deer Isle in the more immediate past. To all those who have helped us we wish to express our greatest ap- preciation. We particularly wish to thank Deer Isle's retired sea cap- tains, who were so eagerly coopera- tive in helping us build a picture of a life on the sea which is no more. j0fty'IWO Discovery of this island was prob- ably made by Andre Thevet, a Cath- olic priest, who in 1556 sailed into the waters of this region while on a voyage to minister to French fisher- men. In those days these fishermen frequented the waters off Newfound- land. A name was first given the island by Martin Pring, an English- man. Sailing by the lonely wooded isle, about twenty years before the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, he was attracted by the numbers of deer he saw on the shore. He named it, therefore, Deer Island. What life was like here before the first white settlements we have few ways of knowing. At the time of the first settlements there were no In- dians living here. However, in years before, there must have been many. Piles of clam shells, stone imple- ments, arrowheads, and even skele- tons unearthed in comparatively re- cent years are evidence of this. Most interesting of the discoveries were the skeletons of two Indians found lying side by side. One, eight feet in height, had a copper headed arrow through its ribs. The other was that of an Indian of normal size, who had probably killed the giant. It was not until 1762 that the first white man came to make his home here. An Irishman, Michael Carney, came ashore at North Deer Isle and built a house near where Elmer Hardy lives now. Later he moved to the island between North Deer Isle and Little Deer Isle which still bears his name. After about a year he mov- ed away. He was never heard of again. On Deer Isle today there are no Carneys. On Deer Isle today there are many, however, who bear the name of Eat- on. They are descendants, it may be assumed, of the next settler on the island, William Eaton, who was prob- ably a native of Haverhill, Massa- chusetts. More than fifty per cent of our class are undoubtedly his descen- dants. In addition to Eleanor and Dowe Eaton, Richard Knowlton, Charlotte Hutchinson, and Frank McVeigh claim him as their ancestor. Mrs. Bessie Torrey Greene now owns the property at North Deer Isle which evidently appealed to this early wanderer. Here he settled for a time. Then he sold his claim to Na- thaniel Scott and moved to Blastow's Cove. Here he raised a family of four sons and two daughters. Present day Eatons may be proud not only of the fact that their ancest- or was the first permanent settler here, but they may be proud also that the blood of a true heroine ran in the veins of the girl he married. Her name was Meribah Wardwell and she came from York, Maine. According to a legend, her mother had been victim- of one of the Indian raids on York. She had been carried off by the Indians, had lived among them for some time, and had survived to re- turn at last to her husband at York. To endure this ordeal she must, in- deed, have been a heroine. It is interesting that her daughter came across the state to become the wife of William Eaton, the first set- tler here. A brother of Meribah set- tled in Penobscot and became a very distinguished citizen of that town. A sister married Joseph Perkins of Castine. Today there are many Eat- ons in Deer Isle, and Wardwell and Perkins have been and are promin- ent names in Penobscot and Castine. The common ancester of these may may have been the Mrs. Wardwell of York, who at one time lived a lonely captive in a hostile Indian tribe. Within a few years Deer Isle. had a number of settlers living in dif- ferent parts of the island. Five brothers named Greenlaw, natives of Scotland, acquired, among them, 500 acres at Campbell's Neck, now known as Oak Point at the Reach. The first white child born on Deer Isle was Timothy Billings, the son of John Billings, who had settled south- west of Eaton's first settlement. In this and the two neighboring towns the first children born lived to be over ninety. In the names that are prominent in the town today is sufiicient evi- dence that these early settlers and their children stayed on. Almost all names common here today were borne by the earliest settlers who came here before 1800. Among these names are Barbour, Bray, Carman, Dow, Dunham, Green, Hardy, Hask- ell, Marshall, Morey, Pressey, Rob- bins, Small, Spofford, Stinson, Syl- vester, Thompson, and Torrey. Although the early settlers in Deer Isle were largely of English and Scotch background, one negro came here in the early days and must have been regarded as something of a cur- iosity in this isolated northern town. His name was Peter Williams. He had been born a slave in Virginia. Living in the family of Mark Hask- ell, he married a negro girl, who had been purchased as an infant by Mrs. Haskell. Their child was brought up almost as one of the family, and one of his descendants eventually became a man of property in Deer Isle. The first homes were built near the shore for convenience in transporta- tion and in securing food. They were log cabins roofed with bark, with a hole in the roof for smoke to pass out. As soon as saw mills could be built the homes became less crude. When the land had been cleared suf- ficiently to raise fodder, cattle and sheep were brought to the island. Sheep were raised for the wool for clothing. Flax was grown for the making of coarse cloth. Soon mills were built to grind the corn and the old-fashioned pestles made of hol- lowed out wood were cast aside. The sea was an important factor in the lives of the settlers. Trans- portation of lumber, food, etc., was almost entirely by sea. Since the town was not incorporated for 26 years after it was settled, any road jUI'ly'lAl'P1' had to be built independently by the person who desired it. The first road built was the Center District Road. The Mill Pond was not bridged for many years. Trade developed by sea. Cordwood was carried to Boston, was sold for one dollar a cord, and the money exchanged for necessities which were brought back to the island. The nearest place to trade was at first Fort Point. By the time of the Revolution Castine had be- come the trading center for the re- gion and remained so for several years. The sea also yielded fish for food. Fish were abundant and were caught in boats hollowed out of logs. From the beginning, clams were always unusually plentiful. In fact, accord- ing to one person we interviewed, Deer Isle was early the butt of a little rhyme popular with Long Is- land people which ran as follows: Long Island for beauty, Swans Island for pride, If it hadn't been for clam flats Deer Isle would have died. Soon after the island was settled the thoughts of the people turned to the establishment of a church. Mr. Thomas Stinson, the first settler on Sunshine, led the first religious ser- vice. He and his family gathered un- der a huge shade tree not far from the Stinson horne. This spot is on the property formerly owned by Charles Stinson and now owned by the With- erlies of Bangor. In 1773, eleven years after the first settlement, the Congregational Church was established with Rev. Oliver Noble as pastor. In 1785, the Rev. Peter Powers came here from New Hampshire and remained here for many years. He was to receive a salary of 100 pounds and a house 20 by 34 feet. It is believed that this house was the house now known as the oldest one on the island. It is owned by Dickie Greenlaw, was oc- cupied until fairly recently, and is located at the corner known as Dickie's Corner, where the Ston- 70ffy'!7Mf ington road branches off to go to the Greenlaw District. The first meeting house stood up- on the spot where later the old Town Hall was built. The place it occupied is on the Stonington road opposite the old Deer Isle cemetery, near the old house which has just been men- tioned. Just past Dickie's Corner, on the right hand side of the road on the way to Stonington, may still be seen stones from the old cattle pound. One hundred pounds was raised in 1796 for the building of a wooden cattle pound and stocks. This was the first cattle pound built anywhere within the Penobscot region. In 1814 it was replaced with a stone pound. When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, Deer Isle had 69 male inhabitants over 20 years of age. Three men joined the Continen- tal Army. Later they received pen- sions granted under the first act pro- viding for the soldiers of the Revolu- tion. The British occupied Castine, dur- ing the war, and started erecting a fort. Inhabitants of surrounding towns were kept under surveillance and any near enough were required to help with the fort a certain num- ber of days. This was called work- ing out their tour.'i' This fort was named Fort George. Deer Isle boys and girls know this fort today, for the Castine baseball-diamond is laid out in its interior. All settlers in the region were re- quired to take an oath of allegiance to the British or an oath of neutral- ity. William Eaton, Deer Isle's first permanent settler, abandoned his home here for a while rather than take this oath. Although most of the inhabitants were American in sympathy. a few were Loyalists. Trading at Castine, they kept the British informed of ac- tivities here. After the war, few Loy- alists remained here, as they were made the objects of ridicule. During the War of 1812 the Brit- ish were again in possession of Cas- tine. However, the only hring that took place in Deer Isle was at Sew- all's Cove at lower Sunset. An Eng- lish brig was sailing from Castine to the West Indies with lumber and was being pursued by an American priva- teer from Wiscasset. They captured the brig and unloaded the lumber. David Sellers of Sunshine built his house of some of this lumber. At present some is in Mr. Herbert Con- ary's barn. Our town, as an incorporated town, is almost exactly as old as our country, for the date of its incorpor- ation was 1789. Maine was then, of course, a part of Massachusetts. This incorporation included what is now Stonington, as well as Little Deer Isle, Isle Au Haut, and Sheep Island. Little islands between Deer Isle and Isle Au Haut were not included in the incorporation, but their inhabit- ants had some privileges and their schools were maintained by this town. Isle Au Haut was not incor- porated as a separate town until 1874. When Stonington became a town in 1897 Deer Isle's name chang- ed from Deer Island to Deer Isle. Such is the history of Deer Isle in the early days. We may have omitted facts which we should have included. Although we have aimed for accur- acy we may have made minor errors. If so, may we be forgiven, for we are, of course, but amateur his- torians. IWIARY ALICE BARBOUR '48 Deer Isle of Yesterday We have been told of the first settlements on Deer Isle, of the hard- ships of the early days, and of Deer Isle during the two wars With Eng- land. What of Deer Isle in the 1:8S0 s'? l?6?D'S At the beginning of the century, shipbuilding and mackerel fishing de- veloped as means of making a living. The center of activities was South Deer Isle. Because of the fact that mackerel had to be brought in and repacked before shipping, salt was an im- portant item to the fisherman. In earlier days, settlers had made salt by boiling down sea water in huge pans set up on the beach. The water was pumped from the ocean. About 400 gallons had to be boiled down to get one bushel of salt. It is re- corded that the price of this hard- come by-product was never less than one dollar a bushel. In later days, however, salt was brought directly from Spain and packed in a salt store built beside the water in South Deer Isle. Vessels bringing in the salt were often of such good size that they had to land at Mountainville because the cove at South Deer Isle was too shallow for them. In the first part of the century, Mark Haskell and Sons seems to have been the enterprising business firm. They built a sawmill and a grist mill. They built houses and a store. They operated a shipyard, building several vessels, brigs, and schooners, and one 400 ton ship. Ig- natius Haskell, one of the sons, re- mained one of the most outstanding men of the community until his death in 1842 at the age of 91. It was he who built the Ark. He built a meet- ing house at his own expense, served frequently as selectman, and was a delegate in 1819- to the convention at Portland. This convention framed the constitution which was to go into effect the next year when Maine broke from Massachusetts and be- came a separate state. Gradually Northwest Harbor, the present business district of Deer Isle, began to be built up. Although our research has not been sufiicient for us to be able to tell exactly in what order the buildings were con- structed, we have learned interest- ing facts concerning the history of many of them. Most are still stand- ing today. At the First there were but two j7l'!y'nl'l' stores. One was owned by a Mr. Colbyg the other, by Timothy Picker- ing. Today Walker Pickering operates a store in the same build- ing. This business has been handed down from father to son for four generations. It is interesting also to know that the grandfather of Malcolm Carman, Deer Isle's present day shoe repair- man, was Michael Carman, and that he in early days set up a shoe repair business in a shop on the site of the present postoffice. As the only shoe repairman in the region, he was in great demand. Deer Isle's first postofiice was housed in the building located to the right of Haskell and Pickering's Garage. Major Pearl Spofford was the first postmaster. He held the ofiice until 1838. The store of the late Edgar Has- kell was built by George Hale How- ard and served as his barber shop. Later it was used by Helen Higgins as a millinery shop. The building which is now the Ken-Moore Cafe, was in this period, a general store, managed by Haskell Pickering, the son of Timothy Pickering. The place now used by Beck's Market for grain storage was the ofhce and drug store of Dr. Franklin Ferguson. A hardware store was operated by M. D. Joyce and Co. The Messenger building was owned by Dr. Cecil Wasgatt and used as an office and drug store. The Gross Block, the present D-. I. garage, was owned by Captain Sylvanus Haskell. At first he managed only a general store, but later he added on to the building and put in a dry goods department. The telegraph office, for which Mamie Greene was the operator, was in this building. Although most of the buildings mentioned are still standing, others which might have been seen in this century, are now of the past. On the small stream which runs behind the place where Charles Ferguson's house now stands was a carding mill jorfy -J ix and a tannery. On the shore behind the fire house was a sail loft, owned by Sylvanus Haskell. It was operated by Austin Haskell. Sylvanus Haskell also owned a lumber yard. This was located behind Haskell and Picker- ing's present garage. Deer Isle's town hall was a two story building built on the site of which is now the gravel pit on the Stonington road. Later it was torn down and is now the Red Barn at Stonington. In 1860 a bridge was for the first time built over the Mill Dam. Mrs. Lufkin, the oldest lady living in Deer Isle at the present time, told us that she remembered well how afraid she was as a little girl to cross this bridge. The wooden boards were laid far apart and offered quite a view of the water through their cracks. This bridge was a covered bridge. Deer Isle at one time had a pants factory, and there are people living today who worked in it. It was located where Barter's Lumber Yard is now. The building was approxi- mately twice its present length, and only the first floor was used for the factory. It was run at first by a Mr. Maston from Boston. He rented the building from Sylvanus Haskell. Moses Joyce later became manager. The pants were cut and sewed by women and pressed by men at the factory. Later they were taken around to some of the townswomen for finishing. The finished product was shipped to all parts of the country. Deer Isle once boasted also a silver mine. It was located at Dunham's Point where Dr. Chesney's cottage now stands and was first operated in the last of the 1800's. Because of the expense involved in operating and the lack of mining equipment, it went bankrupt. In 1905 it was reopened by Mr. Bane, a New Jersey man. Although it was known as the Silver Mine, silver was probably used in the name to help sell more shares, as the chief' metals mined were lead and zinc. A little gold, sil- ver, and copper were also found. The ore was sent to a smelting works in Elizabethport, N. J. Because of the great distance between mines and smelters the mine was forced to close in 1908. When in operation it em- ployed about twenty men. Men still alive who worked in the mine are Frank Lufkin and Frank D. Mc- Veigh. Mention should be made of the printing business which was set up in Deer Isle in 1880. The building now used as Barter's hardware store was used by Hudson Pressey for his print shop. In 1882, he began the publication of the Deer Isle Ga- zette, the first paper ever published in this town. Mr. Pressey, a few years later, started a local paper for the towns of Brooklin and Sedgwick called the Eggemoggin Pilot. In 1888 he sold the business to Percival Knowlton. Probably men of few towns have evidenced more interest in Ma- sonry than those of Deer Isle. This may be due to the fact that such a large proportion have always been for much of their lives sea-faring men. Lodge ties have enabled them to find friends and sometimes much needed help when far from home. The first Mason here was Frederick Spofford, the son of the first Spof- ford to settle here. Frederick Spof- ford was made a member of the lodge at Castine in 1805. In 1864, public spirited men of Deer Isle peti- tioned for the establishment of a Lodge in this town. Meetings were first held on the second floor of the building used for the pants factory. One of the town's most distinguished men, Hon. Charles A. Spofford was the first Worshipful Master. He died in 1889 after a brilliant career as a lawyer. He was Speaker of the Maine House in his 35th year and served in the State Senate. Captain Mark Haskell Lufkin of Sunset was the first Senior Warden. Described as a Master Mariner who had commanded some of the largest ships sailing to foreign ports, he had become a Master Mason in Ant- werp, Belgium. Captain Sylvanus Haskell, who has been mentioned before as one of the most active business men of the day, was the first Junior Warden. After two years, the Lodge voted to erect a three story building and the present Masonic building was the result. In early days the top floor was used by the Masons. The second floor was sold by shares to members of the First Congregational Church. It was used as a vestry, for a high school, and for other public meetings. The first floor was sold to the school district for the grade schools. In the 1890's the Lodge bought back the second floor, voting to sell the town a grant of land for the erection of a high school and to present the Con- gregational Society with land for the erection of a Chapel. Although time does not permit paying tribute to all the disting- uished citizens of the last century, in addition to those already included, one or two others should not go un- mentioned. Elmer Pearl Spofford was another Spofford whose ability was widely recognized. He was born in 1863 and was most prominent in the early part of the present century. He was a member of the Governor's Council at one time, held many other im- portant positions, and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Another figure who must have been known and loved by many of our forebears was Dr. Franklin Fergu- son, the father of one of our present citizens, Charles Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson attended Phillips Academy and Harvard University, and was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852. He remained in practice here for over 50 years, and, as one ac- count says when speaking of the at- titude of the townspeople toward him by long and faithful practice he won j0ftg'.lfVPn their confidence and affection. He died in 1906. The size of the population of the town during the last century is of interest. Since all figures given in- clude Stonington, we do not know those for this town alone. In 1790 the census showed a population of 682. In less than a hundred years the population had grown to about 3600, reaching its peak just before the Civil War. At the last census the population of the island was 2796, 1493 for Stonington and 1303 for Deer Isle. This is about three- fourths of the population before the Civil War. Although the changes in the town from 1800 to 1900 and the disting- uished careers of its citizens indicate that our ancestors were men and wo- men who relished hard work, life was not always dull. From old news- paper clippings we can read, in the quaint and sometimes melodramatic phrasing of the period, of much that was exciting. Among the most in- teresting clippings we found was one lent by Mr. Charles Bryant from a paper of the late 1800's. It re- counted the story of a shipwreck, which we can imagine Deer Isle people climbing the high points! of the island to witness. It occurred off Isle Au Haut in 1836 when steam boating was in its infancy. The Royal Tar, a new 840,000 side-Wheeler, carrying several hundreds of people and of all things-a circus, was mak- ing its way from St. John to Port- land. Through the carelessness of the as- sistant engineer, the boilers went dry, the ship caught fire, while sail- ing through Fox Island Thorough- fare, and flames were seen in Castine and Belfast. The animals and about thirty people were lost. Survivors went ashore on Isle Au Haut. Gra- phic descriptions of the scenes on board the boat were included in the clipping. From an old account book, dated 1861, also lent by Mr. Bryant, we jarf?-e1'?A.f learned what went into the market baskets of our ancestors when they came to town-or rather what was carried away on their wagons. Flour, molasses and pork evidently played a large part in their diet. Boatnails, green tea, pants, and Pain Killer were bought in the same store. And We can envy those Greenlaws and Haskells who bought eggs for eight cents a dozen and women's shoes for one dollar a pair. Deer Isle people were then, as to- day, sociable folks. No doubt the men of the period talked over politics and the girls at Stephen Higgin's blacksmith shop. One account says that under the spreading elm it was an attractive meeting place for old and young. Stephen Higgins had followed his father as blacksmith, using a shop which had been built about 1800 and first used for hat making. Higgins worked as ia black- smith in summer. In winter he taught in the district schools. Probably George Hale Howard's barber shop, located where our last barber shop was, made another good meeting place. Itfurnished no pin ball machines, but Mr. Howard is described as of jovial disposition. He often led the singing schools. Then, as today, there was great interest in sports. Instead of basket- ball, they had horse racing on the Lily Pond. As many as six horses raced. Prescott Eaton won several prizes with his horse Dr. L. Skat- ing was also enjoyed. Great elegance marked some of the social affairs held in Deer Isle. One of the loveliest of the descriptions which we ran across was that of the wedding of Julia Haskell to Mr. Charles Lufkin, which took place during the latter part of the 1800's. Mrs. Lufkin, is still a resident of Deer Isle. Here was the second wed- ding to be held in this church and it is interesting to know that her daughter's was the next one held 25 years later. Headed The Golden Rod Wed- ding, the article describes in quaint language the church decorations and the processional. Many of the gowns were by a Boston designer. The bride wore white muslin over white silk. In the words of the reporter Few brides could boast a more becoming toilette-whose delicate simplicity and chaste purity set off a fair young face that never was seen to better advantage. After the service, 150 friends drove to the beautifully decorated home of the bride's parents for the reception. Later, dancing in the barn was enjoyed. The gowns of the la- dies must have been very beautiful. They wore dresses of black jet and lace, brown velvet, pale blue nun's veiling, blue cashmere, pink silk and lace, white dotted muslin with rib- bons, green brocade, and yellow satin. Again in the words of the re- porter: The scent from the heavy laden mows, the flaring torches lighting up the gay costumes, which trailed over the clean barn floor, while the cows looked on in mute bewilderment from their stalls, and the fiddler awoke the echoes with his lively waltzes. With this charming picture, we conclude our account of Deer Isle of Yesterday. PRISCILLA ANNA CAPEN, '48 Deer Isle and the Sea Hard a lee, Tacks and sheets, fore and aft, foretopsail haul, jib sheet, topsail sheet, let go and haul! Those were the orders given to the sailors by the officers of the deck when tacking ship, back in the days when most of our men were at sea and square-riggers played an im- portant part in the growth of Deer Isle and the lives of its people. Coastwise trade developed soon after the establishment of the town, and trade with foreign ports soon become important too. Ships were built here, five schooners and a sloop even before 1800. Profits made in trading and in fishing were invested in ships. Many Deer Isle men of the day were managing owners or part owners of square-rigged vessels, such as brigs, barks, and ships. In 1864, one hundred and fifty four two and three masted schooners and brigs were assessed as owned in Deer Isle, Stonington, and Isle Au Haut. Between 1870 and 1875 there were 25 ground fishing schooners, pinkies, and sloops, 15 mackerel seining schooners, and 35 lobstering sloops. At least 20 coastwise schooners and 7 off shore schooners carried Deer Isle sailors to Europe, Africa, China, South America, and the West Indies. The chief cargoes carried out were fish, coal, lumber, and ice. Ships brought back salt, sugar, molasses, fruit, and rum. About three-fourths of the adult male population of Deer Isle in this period were seafaring ITIBH. In those days the entire north shore of Southeast Harbor was lined with wharves. The business carried on there was large enough to war- rant a customs house of its own, sep7 arate from the one in the town it- self. Here mackerel schooners from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland unloaded their catch. The mackerel when caught were split, and packed in salt. When the fish were unloaded at Southeast Harbor they were re- packed in salt. Then they were ship- ped to Portland and to all parts of the world. Fishing for mackerel was done by different methods. The vessels call- ed jiggers fished with a single line with a lead hook. They were replaced by a method called seining. Vessels which used nets were called sein- ers. In the winter many boats were kept in Northwest Harbor, where they froze into the ice. In the spring local boys were paid fifty cents to saw the ice from around the boat. jorfy-n.1'nP All of the vessels that wintered in Northwest Harbor stocked up at the local ship chandler's for the first spring voyage. Captain Sylvanus Haskell was one of the leading ship- owners. Once the ship was under sail, tradition demanded that the first meal be fish and potatoes with pork scraps. All sailing was governed by a set of accepted international rules. Sail- ors used the following stanzas as a device for remembering the most im- portant of these: ' Green to green or red to red, Perfect safety-go ahead. When both side-lights you see ahead. Port your helm and show your red. When upon your port is seen A stranger's starboard light of green, There's not so much for you to do, For green to port will clear of you. When upon your port tack your steer, It is your duty to keep clear, Of every close-hauled ship ahead, N o matter whether green or red. Both in safety and in doubt, Always keep a good lookout. And when in danger-no room to turn, Ease her-stop her-go astern. Life for the women left at home, while their husbands were away on long voyages, must have been very lonely. However, some wives avoided the separation by sailing too, and the playground of many Deer Isle chil- dren for long weeks was the deck of their father's ship. Among the Deer Isle women living today who have vivid memories of the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the wild sail's shaking is Mrs. Louella Beck. For eight years she sailed on all the voyages her husband made. Their boat was in Cuba at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. Cap- tain John Greene took his family on his summer trips and his wife acted Wy as cook. Captain Manuel Marshall was an outstanding captain in the island's history, engaging in the China tea trade with such noted tea importers as Tuc Sing, for whom he had a square-rigger built. Captain Marshall took his wife and children on almost all of his trips to the Or- ient. One of his daughters, now Annie Marshall Pressey, was born in China. Captain Marshall, his wife, a daughter, and a brother were eventually all lost at sea While re- turning from Trampani, Spain, with a cargo of salt. This was only one of the disasters at sea which brought heartache to people of our town. Parker T. Eat- on, lost at sea in passage from West Indies to Copenhagen, James C. Haskell, drowned by being rundown in Long Island Sound, Seth S. Col- by, lost at sea this vessel was sup- posed to have founderedlf' This, quoted from the Masonic records giv- ing biographical data concerning those taking degrees in the one year 1867, indicated what a large per- centage of men met such a fate. Ac- cording to town records, sixty-six men were lost at sea between the years 1800 and 1865. Since these rec- ords are not complete, the number was probably much larger. Among the ship wrecks bringing tragedy to the town was that of the new mackerel schooner, the Julia H. Tilden, which occurred in 1867. Finder the command of Captain Ben- jamin Sylvester, the boat was fishing in Bay Chaleur when a gale swept down upon it. After the vessel had been driven over one reef, the crew might have saved themselves. How- ever, they so hoped to save their new boat that they stood by her, and the vessel was lost with all hands on board. In 1873 the mackerel schooner, Rebecca. S. Warren, seining in the same bay, was also lost with all on board. The captain, Frederick Pick- ering, had taken with him his son William, who was on his first voyage. As a thick fog closed in, the captain urged his son to go home with a mackerel boat that 'was returning. The boy begged to stay with his father. He died with him that night. By fearful coincidence, in 1869, two schooners captained by brothers and both owned by Captain Sylvanus Haskell, were lost the same night. Joseph Smith and Henry P. Smith of Deer Isle were the brother cap- tains. One boat, the Ellen Perkins. was lost off Nantucketg the other, the Joseph Oakes, on the Sow and Pigs, off Cuttyhunk. That Deer Isle men have been widely recognized as unusually high- ly skilled seamen is evidenced by the fact that many of the best known racing and pleasure yachts of the na- tion have been manned by them. Wil- liam T. Lawson, in his history of the America's Cup, states that Deer Isle was famous as a nursery of yacht sailors. In 1900 the number on yachts exceeded 500. Perhaps the year in which Deer Isle people have felt the greatest amount of pride in their sailors was in 1895, when the Defender, manned entirely by sailors from this town, raced successfully in the inter-na- tional yacht race. The history of these races is an interesting one. During Queen Victoria's reign in England, an important seasonal sport was a contest of speed open to all comers. In 1851 the United States entered the yacht America, which be- came the champion of the 17 English ships she raced against. When the trophy, now known as the America's cup, won from the Royal Yacht Squadron, was brought to this coun- try, the owners gave it to the New York Yacht Club, which established it as an international trophy. Eigh- teen years later, the first of a series of challenges was made for the cup. Among the boats which defended the America's Cup was the Defenol- er. In 1895 she won the first race and was given the protested second race of the two races against the ninth challenger, Lord Dunraven's Valk- erie III. The Defender was com- manded by Captain Hank Haff, and was manned, as has been said, entire- ly by Deer Isle men. This was the first wholly American crew employ- ed in a cup defender. All former crews contained numbers of Swedes and Norwegians, who up to this time. were considered the best yachting sailors. In 1898, three years later, Sir Thomas J. Lipton issued a challenge for the America's cup. His challenge was accepted, and a cup defense ves- sel, known as the Columbia, was built for J. Pierpont Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin, at the Herreshof ship- yards in Bristol, R. I. The Colum- bia's model was that of an improved Defender. With the exception of Captain Charlie Barr, the Iirst mate, and the steward, this boat, too, was manned by a Deer Isle crew. Three of the five races between the Colum- bia and the Shamrock were won by the Columbia. Deer Isle men were also members of the crews of the cup defenders Mayflower, Constitu- tion, Volunteer, and the Puritan. Many of the yachting captains are alive today. Captain Phil Haskell, youngest member of the crew of the Columbia, began yachting when he was sixteen on the America, champ- ion of the English racing fleet in 1851. After this he sailed on the Saphire, then on General Ben But- ler's the Puritan, another one-time cup defender. Following that was his service on the Columbia. Captain Haskell has a replica of the Ame- rica's cup. Captain Alfred Greenlaw started sailing at 13. For five years he served as first mate, then became master of a sail boat, then a yachting captain. When he was twenty-six he received an unlimited master's sailing license. Captain William Greene was a yacht skipper for over forty years. He began fishing on his father's boat when he was ten, and at eleven was . an... a ship's cook. He started yachting when he was fifteen, and five years later was the skipper on actor Bill Daley's sloop Harbinger. It won the famous Commodore Cup in 1893 and 1894. Following the command of the Harbinger he captained many yachts, among them those belonging to William Rhinelander Stewart, a New York socialite, and H. F. Swift, the meat packer. Although life on the ocean is not considered so glamorous now, Deer Isle men still turn to the sea for their livelihood. During World War I many of our own men served their country in the navy. During World War II, there were many in the navy and the merchant marine. Today a number from here are engaged in merchant shipping. Deer Isle sea captains still fight the wind and the waves and still travel to distant ports where interesting experiences await them. For instance, Captain Merle Greene, son of Mrs. Kate Greene, recently docked his ship at a port in the Persian Gulf. After the sailors had decked the ship with flags, Cap- tain Greene invited the ruler of the Arabian country to dinner. In re-- turn, the sheik invited Captain Greene to dinner at his beautiful white marble palace. The guests sat on silk cushions and ate from silver plates with their fingers. The meal was served on the floor, and the Arab servants ladled the food with their hands. Among the items on the menu was a whole roasted sheep. Thus, even today, the sea offers Deer Isle men, in addition to a livelihood. opportunities for travel afar and Contact with the strange and exotic. With the story of this interesting experience, we conclude our sketch of Deer Isle and the sea. Our ship sails into port. Our voyage is ended, and we, like our sailor ancestors, obey the command: Haul down your jib. Haul aft your mainsail. Let go your anchor. ELIZABETH B. HILL, '48 any-Iwo Coot Hunting With Mac It was a typical November morn- ing, not a star in the sky and black. The sun had not yet risen. It was only three-thirty A. M. Adding a jacket to my supply of heavy shirts and sweaters, I stepped out into the inky darkness. The land was bathed in a gray mist that seemed to ooze out of the atmosphere like water out of a wet sponge. I wheeled the motorbike from the barn to the road, edging my way very carefully along the driveway until I felt the cold flat tar under my boots. Opening the compression lever with my thumb, I pushed the bike until the engine was turning over fast enough to start the motor. Then, closing the compression, I pulled back the throttle lever. The sound of the motor broke the morn- ing stillness. With a flying jump, I was astride the seat. The bike leaped forward, carrying 'me toward another exciting coot hunting trip with my friend Mac. The few miles to Mac's house were soon covered and there was his drive- way dead ahead. The motor stalled as I attempted to climb the slippery slope, and I had to push the bike the rest of the way to the house. As I opened the door, the pleas- ing smell of fresh coffee and hot drifted to my nostrils. And standing by the old black iron toast there, stove, was Mrs. McVeigh. Her warm made me feel right at home. smile She informed me that Mac was not up, but that he would be right down. Motioning me to a chair, she placed a steaming cup of coffee and a plate of toast in front of me. Here, eat this, she said. It will be cold down on those ledges today. A few minutes later I heard the clump, clump of a pair of number twelves as they descended the stairs. The door opened and there stood Mac, clad in a blue wool shirt and a pair of dungarees. After eating his breakfast, he donned his boots, a couple more heavy wool shirts, and then hung his shell bag over his shoulder. We were soon covering the mile to the shore where the boat was moored. As we walked along we swopped jokes, and Mac told me of his experiences in the Air Corps. Upon reaching the shore we had to haul the boat down the beach into the water, as the tide was out. The tarpaulin covering the boat we folded and placed under a tree above the high water mark, so that it wouldn't be carried away by the tide. Mac lugged the wooden tollers down to the skiff, while I followed with the guns and shells. Although the fog was still hang'- ing over the water, the sea was calm and the rowing was easy. In about fifteen minutes we were nearing Dunham's Ledge. Now was the time to put out the tollers before it got light enough for the coots to start flying. Mac rowed, while I unsnarl- ed the lines and placed the tollers in the water in the form of a V about fifteen yards from our hid- ing place on the ledge. To make the V the two end anchors were dropped out about a hundred feet from the ledger and a line, hooked to the middle of the string, was pulled in until the wooden birds were stretched out in la perfect V , The middle line was then made fast to the ledge. About five-thirty a few birds started to fly down the bay. They came in flocks of four or five birds each from Pickering's Island and similar places, where they had been tending out in the larger flocks. However, when dawn broke, cloudy and wet, there was not a coot to be seen on the bay. The lobster boats, which usually kept the birds flying, were idle today because of the fog and wet. Just after daylight we heard a volley of shots from the di- rection of Flat Island. This should have broken up the flock and driven them down the bay. But no such luck. They just weren't flying. Our blind was just a hollow place in the ledge. As the morning wore. on, the rising tide forced us to re- treat to a place higher up on the rocks. I moved our guns and shells back. Mac decided it was time to eat and went to the skiff to bring back our lunch. He came climbing up the rocks carrying the brown paper bag, which was soaked with salt water from the waves. Upon opening it, We were pleased to find sandwiches and a banana for each of tus. We made short work of them, as we had been out since four and the salt air had made us very hungry. Get down, Ben! Before I knew what was happen- ing, Mac and I were both flat on the rocks, and a flock of the prettiest butterbills you ever saw came swooping down over our tollers. There must have been fifteen of them. But, seeing us, they veered away from the tollers and continued down the bay. Our luck continued this way all morning. The birds would either fly straight down the bay, or head in and then, seeing us, turn in another direction. All the morning it continued to rain in a slow drizzle. We moved the tollers several times, hoping they would better attract the birds' at- tention. Finally, our hopes were realized. At about twelve o'clock a flock of five or six brownies came soaring down the bay, spotted our tollers, and, with wings spread wide, skidded in for a landing. It was then that we cut loose. We each fired twice. When the smoke had cleared, one lone duck went scream- ing down the bay, his wing tips al- most touching the waves. The other the air, lay kick- Before one of to pick them up, four, their feet in ing in the water. us could row out another flock bore in from the right -and another from the left. By the time we had taken care of the last flock, the rain was really coming down. We hauled in our , any-Mree tollers and were soon rowing for shore. Our clothes were soaked but our spirits were undampened. In the bottom of the boat was our legal limit of seven birds each. BENJAMIN PICKERING, '49 Time VVhat is time? I see it not.- I feel it not. ,Tis but a shadowy name. At night, A succession of measured breathings. B da I Y Y A shadow creeping across the earth. CHANDLER BARBOUR, '49 Symbols What is a tree? A symbol of God's power. , What is a rock? A symbol of God's-strength. What is a flower? q A symbol of God's love. Need we fear? God is near. CLARA HOWARD, '49 Birches Three twisted, drooping birchesy Like three ancient maidens, Stand melancholy on the water's edge. The first peers Into the flowing ripples, The second tastes themg A The third thrusts her gnarly locks Into the quiet depths. V CHANDLER BARBOUR, ,49 First Prize State Poetry Contest Night D Tonight, Heaven is an Umbrella .of stars, Supported by a Moonbeam. FRANK PICKERING, ,49 Honorable Mention State Poetry Contest ata Stranger in Vermont The train gave a long low whistle, defying the night and the cold. A chill went through the dimly lit car. The woman was sitting near the door. That was probably the reason she felt so cold. She turned around and was rather shocked to see only one person in the car besides her- self. Although she had been told Vermont would be cold she had taken the warning lightly. Now she thought she had never been so cold before in her life. Perhaps they had made a wrong decisiong perhaps it hadn't been such a sophisticated thing to do, to retire to a little Vermont farm. Theyid had visions of spending their time entertaining friends from the city with skiing in the mountainsg but they had soon found that farming was a seven-day week affair with little, if any time for showing off the scenery to enchanted urbanites. And she was so lonely. So far they had found hardly a soul with whom they could feel at ease. The natives of Vermont were blunt and awkward, especially when they found they were talking with city folks. Her mind seemed to freeze into this line of thought. Then she was jerked to her senses by the stopping train. The icy wind blew through the car as the conductor came through calling the name of her station. Step- ping to the platform she automatical- ly reached for her billfold to get the bus fare. She pulled out the contents of the billfold-four cents! The sharp wind rustled the bags she had piled in her arms. Helplessly she strolled to the other side of the platform. The yellow lights of the bus nearly blinded her. She stood there completely baffled as to what she should do. The last person had climbed into the bus. A moment passedg the door slid open and the driver asked her if she had a ride, saying something about a bad storm moving in from Canada. She pretended not to hear him and walked around to the other side of the platform. She must have looked pathetic and stupid to the people in the bus. Well, that was the way she felt. She stared blankly up the tracks and saw the lights of the train plow- ing into the distance. In a minute the train disappeared with a mourn- ful whistle and she heard the bus starting off. She was alone. She began to feel cold again, the same cold that had seemed to pene- trate right through her all night. She started toward the town, resolved to do something, but she didn't quite know what. The road was clogged with ice and snow which she found hard to walk in. She didn't know she had grown to hate the winter so much-the aw- ful snow and freezing temperature. Ten minutes later she was trudg- ing through the center of the town. As she passed the drug-store the young soda-jerk peered out at her through the big broad window. Self consciously she looked ahead, avoid- ing his eyes. She went a little way, then stopped. and half turned around. lt would be simple to ask for just one cent so she could call Dwight to come and get her. The scene flashed through her mind. She would go up to him and appear quite frank. I know this will sound foolishg or, I've never had to be a beggar be- fore in my whole life . . . No. She started walking again. Any way she could ask, it would sound awk- ward, and yet-but it wasn't neces- sary. After all, it was only a little more than a mile on the main road. And they must have plowed it out by now-at least they should have. As she passed a long row of bungalows she began to crave the warmth of ia house. Once she was home again she would know enough to stay there. Snowflakes fell on her glasses. She hurried on, trying to forget the pre- dicament. Why did this have to hap- pen to her anyway? The snow be- gan to fall faster. She clutched her bundles closer, trying to cover them. The new clothes she'd bought would be soaked. The snow was deeper. She felt foolish to be in such a predicament. She was even a little afraid. She was so cold! She saw the young face of the soda-jerk staring at her through the windowg she heard the voice of the bus driver and the words that rose all to readily to the surface . . . . a bad storm moving in from Canada. The wind had come' up and was starting to drift the snow badly. And with the moaning wind and swirling snow seemed to come the haunting words as in a dream, I've never had to be a beggar be- fore in my whole life-I know this will sound awfully foolish-just a cent so I can make a call-bad storm moving in from Canada .... Some- how she was not so cold now. She seemed to be moving on a cloud. Her feet seemed far away. A large grayish something, probably a house, passed slowly, silently on the left. She could hardly make out the out- ine. The grinding of the snowplows broke the silence of the clear blue morning. Later on, warmed by the friendly sun, great masses of snow slid down the rooftops, landing with a loud thud below. The towering icicles tinkled little tunes, then crashed to the pavement. A boy finished shoveling the walk in front of the drug store and went inside to wait on the customers. Everyone in the usual Vermont manner was talking about the storm. Worst 'un I seen in a good many years. D'ya hear about that Mrs. Walker up the line? Y'know those city folks that bought the old Abbott place. Her husband came in to get her late last night. Found her by the side of the road almost froze stiff. Guess she couldn't have known much about Vermont weather to start out walk-- ing on a night like that. .intl 7411? People hurried in and out, glanc- ing over the papers to see what had happened during the big storm. RITA WATERMAN, '49 Bear Facts lt was cold, crystal clear, and very quiet when we stepped from Tim's Chevrolet pick-up and started to un- load our gear. Only a couple of hours before daylight, I remarked, as we slid our Old Town guide's canoe into the clear waters of Maine's Chemo Lake. Boy, am I glad to get started. Seems years since we've done this. You're telling me. It will be some nice to spend a few days at camp. What kind of trip did Bob and Slim have up there last week? Pretty good, I guess. They got a buck and a doe. Said they saw some bear sign. Gee, wouldn't it be swell if we could bring home one of those big black critters? Yeah, guess you're right. Say, give me a hand with this duffel, won't you '? We've got to get started if we're going to make camp before dark. Okay, you pass it down and I'll pack it in. I always hate this job. Have to be so darn fussy about get- ting her trimmed. Thirty long and tedious minutes later found us with the gear secure- ly packed, lashed, and covered. I now stood holding the stern of the canoe between my knees while Tim worked himself forward to the bow position. He pulled his .32 Special Winchester from its scabbard, and I heard a series of dull clicks, as he slid a few shells into the magazine. Next came the shucking sound of the action and a ticking noise as he placed the hammer at half-cock. Ready? I inquired. Let her rip, came his reply. Nature and the outdoors seemed to sleep. A glow in the west marked the spot where the moon had just any -Aix slipped below the horizon. Overhead the stars twinkled and cast a dim silvery light over all. The shapes of Peaked Mountain, Bald Bluff, and Blackcap could be made out in the distance. It was as if we were in a vast umbrella shaped room, with peace for a companion. I was jolted out of this trance by the laughing of a loon. The sun was now coming up over Blackcap and was shedding a dazzling light over the meadows that flanked us on either side. With raucous cries, red- winged blackbirds flew from scrub bushes that grew at the water's edge. Hawks soared high in the heaven, ready to pounce on some hapless rab- bit or field mouse. In a small cove, three black ducks jumped from the water and remained poised for an instant ten feet in the air. The polished surface of the stream wound through the meadow and was marred only by the swirls of feeding pickerel among the lilypads. We paddled steadily until noon, then stopped for lunch on a Wooded point of land. We built a fire and made coffee. After stowing away a goodly amount of the trail lunch, along with a couple of cups of coffee each, we took up our paddles and continued our trek up the stream. Just as the sun's rays were casting long shadows, we came in sight of the little log cabin. It was a one story structure about fifteen feet long and ten feet wide. A stone fire place was at one end, the door was at the other. Ventilation and light were furnished by a large window on the south side and a skylight. In- side, it was comfortably furnished with two bunks, stove, table, and chairs. The old place looks pretty good, doesn't it? Tim said, as we pulled the canoe up on shore a little way. Sure does. Hasn't changed a bit. Boy, am I starved! I can smell that steak frying now. Me, too. You unpack the canoe and I'll go up and take a look at things. With these words, Tim departed and I began to untie the lashings that held the gear safely in place. Sudden- ly I was startled by Tim's voice. Hey, Bill, come here and see what's happened! Bill! Rushing up the path I entered the cabin and stopped with amazement. Good goshli' I breathed, what the heck- Bear, I guess. Gee, isn't it a mess? The window was torn completely from the sash as if something had hit it a terriiic blow. A chair lay splintered on the Hoor. The cup- board was torn open and the flour was strewn about the floor. And sure enough, the large footprints of a black bear were clearly outlined there. Upon closer examination these same footprints were to be seen on the stove. Really had a time for himself. didn't he? I said, again looking about the small interior. Regular an old fashioned family reunion, I calls it. I'd sure like to have been here when that old son-of- gun came across that clearing. You and me both. Well, I sup- pose there's nothing to do now but clean up this mess. You get the cabin shipshape and I'll go see to the duffel. By the way, Iill bring up one of the tarpaulins to tack over that window. Having finished these tasks and with a good meal under our belts, we settled down for a short evening with our pipes, fire, and each other's company. Tim was the first to break the silence. Well, I guess Bob and Slim really did see some bear sign after all. You know Tut Smallidge'? Yeah, cuts pulp up here, doesn't he? That's right. He's already shot two this year. Always was a great bear hunter. You ought to see the trophies he has. Two or three bear rugs, blankets, hats, mittens, and even a coat. Really clever at making things like that. I- Sssh, hear anything out of the ordinary ? No, why? Just thought I heard something moving about outside. Guess it was just my imagination. Say, what were you saying about- Riiiiiipppppp ! ! I! Crash!!! Whirling, we were both paralyzed for an instant. Having torn the tarpaulin from its fastenings, an enormous black bear now stood framed in the window. His shaggy forepaws rested against the sash, and his massive head wagged back and forth as the little blood-shot eyes scanned the room. His mouth sagged open. His tiny pointed ears lay back against his head. He uttered a low growl. At this noise, my mind began to function again. What to do? Our guns were across the room unloaded. If the bear should enter the cabin we wouldn't have a chance. Not know- ing what else to do, I reached for the kettle containing our cooking utensils. Shaking it violently back and forth, I created a din that evi- dently the bear didn't like, for he dropped out of sight. In a few seconds, we heard him crashing through the underbrush. Gosh, I never saw anything like that, Tim finally managed to squeak out. Neither have I. Boy, I sure thought we were goners then. Who would ever think that 'old devil would have come back here ? Being too excited and nervous to turn in, we talked on into the night. Glancing at my watch, I realized how late it was. Guess we'd better hit the hay if we expect to get that fella tomorrow. Set the alarm for five, won't you? Now to get some sleep. I was jolted out of my dreams of hundreds of black bear by the jang- ling of the alarm. Time to hit the deck, came Tim's En?'JEUBn drowsy voice. Twenty minutes later we had iinished our preparations and were standing outside the cabin in the crisp November air. Tim was to see if he could pick up the bear's trail at the camp. I was to go up the stream a mile or two by canoe and hunt the territory there. Half sliding, half walking down the slippery bank, I turned the canoe over and slipped her into the placid waters of the stream, I loaded my heavy .348 to capacity. Kneeling in the canoe, I shoved off. For per- haps a mile I paddled cautiously up the stream. A movement in the junipers caught my eye. I shipped my paddle, but too late. A huge ball of black fur lumbered across a small clearing and into the thick spruce growth. One powerful stroke sent the canoe to the bank. I snatched up my rifle and headed to the place where I had last seen the bear. His broad track was easy to trace in the soft earth. For perhaps a mile I trailed him. With each passing moment my excitement mounted. Suddenly I stepped from the dense woods into a large pulp wood cutting. There I lost the track. I shifted my rifle to a higher position and moved on. With a start, I no- ticed, maybe seventy-five yards to my left, a small patch of black fur behind a brushpile. Instantly my rifle leaped to my shoulder, cocked. My heart pounded. Should I fire? No, better not. A wounded bear is as dangerous an animal as there is. With the gun still to my shoulder, I crept softly forward. The blood vessels in my neck throbbed. There were loud vi- brations in my eardrums. All the time I was getting nearer that brush- pile. I still didn't dare to fire. Within twenty yards of my ob- jective I stopped. The silence was horrible. Why didn't the thing move? I decided to see if I could make him move. I whistled softly -and then more loudly. Nothing .jny-rfigdf happened. I tried coughing, and even threw a stick. Still that silence. I began to tremble from the tension and excitement. In moving around him in a half circle, the spot of hair began to grow bigger. A shiny eye cameinto sight. Slowly my finger tightened on the trigger. Gee! that doesn't look like an eye, I said to myself, more like a button. Why, it is a button! A bear coat, that's what it is-noth- ing but a bear coat! Stumbling over to the coat, I sat down on it, purely from exhaustion. The beating of my heart slowed. I closed my eyes and began to ponder my mistake. Tut Smallidge had evi- dently left that coat there. Suddenly I had the feeling that something was watching me. Open- ing my eyes, I beheld, not forty yards distant, old Bruin himself casually looking me over. Snatching my rifle, I opened up. Once, twice, thrice-I fired again and again until my gun was empty. Why didn't he go down? I fumbled in my pockets for more shells. Abruptly the bear dropped on all fours and crashed into the .under- brush. I started after him. But just a minute. Wasn't there something queer about that empty cartridge on the ground? It wasn't empty! On closer examination, I found that not one of the shells ejected from my gun had fired. After all these years of hunting, I had fallen victim to buck fever! Now even more determined than ever to end this bear's career, T again hit his trail. For half 'a mile I traced him through the thick black growth. He seemed intent on head- ing in one direction-toward our camp. Suddenly, a quarter of a mile ahead of me, a small Winchester cracked twice! Bear facts. FRANK PICKERING, '49 The Spider A queen, content with her riches, the spider spins happily on. , CHRISTINE DUNHAM, '49 Snow Hushed, Soft white feathers, Pieced together, Lying a warm blanket, over a Sleeping world. - RITA VVATERMAN, '49 Moonlight at Deer Isle The moon is full, ' A silver stream of light Lies motionless Upon a glassy lake. Bright stars look down, As though afraid To take their place within The quietness of night. Wn..MA SPOFFORD, '49 Third Prize State Poetry Contest Fog The fog stole softly up the bay, And rested quietly just off The shore, Then, moving slowly Over the water, It tucked in every island, Under its Cold, damp cloak. GERALDINE HASKELL, '49 Snowflakes Drifting, ' Whirling snowflakes Are messengers from God Announcing the Arrival of Winter. CLARA HOWARD, '49 Moon Lady The quiet lady has come For a walk once more. She tosses her downy shawl behindg Now she is wading upward, Ever upward, through The foamy, silver-crested pillows Of a midnight sky. CHANDLER BARBOUR, '49 Chandler: Air is H2O. Mr. Matheson: In that case we're all soaked! CHZO is Waterb Cornelia: As for the boys, they didn't win as many girls fmeaning gamesb as the girls did. Mr. Matheson: I'll bet I'm slend- erer than any of the seniors. Mrs. Eaton: What did you do, start at the other end of the tape measure ? Milan fchairman of a debateb: And now we will hear from Ben. Ben: Er-Ah-Ahem! Milan: Thank you, Mr. Pickering. Next speaker ? What Have We Done? ' Mr. Matheson: As you receive your rank cards, pass out. Bruce Cgiving floor talkb : We will be accompanied by a chaperone, and what we learn will be helpful. Oh My Glory! Seen in a bulletin board basketball write-up: Charles Poitras played a Gloria ous game. ra I Mr. Matheson: Our next experi- ment will be for tasting poison. Chum: That will be my day home! AEA? -n In 1' The Three Musketeers. 5. Already for Action Three Little Sisters. G. Dignified Seniors? Class of 1959. 7. The Wreckers. Noontime. 8. Wrecked. - 26 Eastern Trust EG? Banking Company BANGOR, MAINE Capitol S200,000.00 Surplus and Umlivicled Profits Earned 55l,200,000.00 Officers Willlalll P. Newman, Pres., Karl R. Pllillwriclc, Sec. and Trust Officer Harry A. Littlefield, Vice-Pres. and Treas. Linwood M. Coffin, Asst. Treas. Board of Trustees George T. Carlisle Raymond W. Davis H. Parker Frost Harry A. Littlefield Vllilliam P. Newman Harold M. Pierce Cornelius J. 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