'I' ---- ---' - --'-'----- '1 1- i ? The New STUDE B KE R COACH S1295 SEARCH where you will, there is no coach on the market that equals the new Studebaker Staczrlard Six-in ap- pearance, roominess, comfort and per- formance. I H I . V T Yet it sells for the remarkably low price of 351295, f. o. b. factory. LITTLEFIELD-CROCKETT CO. TELEPHONE 46 76 CHURCH ST., DEXTER, ME. THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR l l I i 1..,4...l..v1 ui ...I--un...un1m.1un1...inn..uu1...-..-in1w1uu1uu1yu1u.1uu-un-.u-.-ani 1..1..1,,1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1M...,m1..1p.1g1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.11.1 Good-Will CCGOOD-WILL has such a ringing sound it stirs the slug- gish soul-good-will to men the whole world round, good- will from pole to pole. 'Tis not alone a warm handclasp, a wish for happy days-alas, for those who fail to grasp the meaning of the phrase. Good-will men means helpfulness, it means an outstretched hand to aid a brother in distress and help him make a stand. Good-will is welcome everywhere-it knows no class nor rank. Its blessings church and hovel share with mart and shop and bank. While strength and service play their part and courtesy un- bends, good-will is still the finer art with bigger dividends. When good-will meets a custom it gives his heart a sudden stir Good-will is not a special gift serving it is petty thrift of an should rule your daily round in ar and greets him at the door, and warms him to the core. for use in gaining trade. Con- unworthy grade. Good-will all its works and ways-you'll find it an investment sound, you'll find it always pays! Good-will should prompt your intercourse with others in your line--no rivalry should choke its source and soil its lustre fine. And don't forget your city's share, the city you call homeg praise her and her industries where'er you chance to roam. A Such products as Fayscott Lfxthes, Woolen Cloths, and Wood Clothes-Trees-you'll reap a blessing if you let your slogan be Good-will for these! 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Fay High School - CONTENTS EDITORIALS - - - - - 11 LITERARY: Along the Road - - - 14 Betty Thompson's Traycloths - - 14 A Miracle of Science - - 16 Our Flag - - - 17 Susie's Composition - - 18 A True Sport - - 19 An Outlandish Proceeding - 20 The Last Few Seconds - 22 Spring - - - 23 Nature - - - - 23 SCHOOL HAPPENINGS - 24 ATHLETICS - - - 30 SENIOR STATISTICS - 38 EXCHANGES - - - 46 CROSS WORD PUZZLE - 48 ALUMNI NOTES - - 50 t - L .1 4 Mr. James DeWever, Sub-Master, Training. Mrs. Lois Blake, English, History. Miss Marian M. Kenney, English. Mrs. Mary Peirce, French. Miss Margaret Rice, Latin, Word Enrollment Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Post graduates Total Senior Class Pres, Clarence Boyd Vice Pres. Harold Gilman Sec. Mildred Hewitt Treas. Maple Percival Junior Class Pres. Elton True Vice Pres. Eleanor Herrick Sec. Isabel Marsh Treas. Evelyn Keene Sophomore Class Pres. Richard Ramsay Vice Pres. Clarence Sampson. Sec. Betty Brewster Treas. Carleton Bucknam Freshman Class Pres. Robert Eliot Vice President, Nathan Bucknam Treas. Beatrice Brawn Sec. Theodora Dyer SCHOOL DIRECTORY FACULTY MR. HARRY A. BLAKE, Principal Physical Study. Mrs. Hazel Whitmore, Typewriting, Short- hand. Miss Emily Gardner, Commercial subjects Miss Avis Trafton, Domestic Science. Mr. Fred Quigley, Manual Training. Mrs. Mary Smart, Music. Miss Evelyn Roundy, Physical Training. 43 43 65 02 3 206 Boy's Basketball Team Captain, Royal Smith Mgr., Lloyd Murray Assistants, Elton True, Lugie Higgins Captain elect, Harland Shields Mgr. elect, Elton True Girl's Basketball Team Captain, Audrey Hoyt Mgr., Thelma Mountain Captain elect, Thelma Mountain Mgr. elect, Evelyn Keene Baseball Captain, Harold Gilman Mgr. Lawrence Trial Assistants, Neal Fogg, Orland Smart Track Captain, Almond Ellms Mgr. Henry Parsons Assistants, Charles Gaspar, Leo Peters Orchestra Director, Mrs. Mary C. Smart Pres. Clarence Boyd Librarian, Evelyn Keene Business Mgr. Isabel Marsh ui 5? 6 EDITORIAL R R EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief, - - - - Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Literary Editor, - - Assistant Literary Editor, Joke Editor, - - - Assistant Joke Editor, Exchange Editor, - - Assistant Exchange Editor, Local Editor, - - - Assistant Local Editor, Alumni Editor, - - Assistant Alumni Editor, Business Manager, - - Assistant Business Manager, CLARENCE BOYD - ELTON TRUE MAPLE PERCIVAL - EVELYN KEENE HAROLD GILMAN ELEANOR HERRICK - OLETA THOMAS - - RUTH FROST - ALMA LAURIDSEN ELEANOR HASTY - FLORENCE NOBLE - ' ISABEL MARSH HENRY PARSONS CARL MOSES, LEO PETERS -F - - BOOSTING MAINE a - Recently we have heard much about boosting Maine. At first perhaps we won- der what there is to boost for we have become so accustomed to our state that we have ceased to think about its beauties or advantages. People talk of the beautiful scenery of California, of the Rocky Moun- tains or of the Hudson valley. They spend much money in traveling to see these places. But what about the scenery in the big woods, around the lakes or along the coast of Maine? Can it be surpassed? Then why not boost Maine by telling peo- ple about its scenery as beautiful as that which they travel miles to see. Everyone likes to go away from home for a vacation but the question often is, Where shall I go? Maine has many summer resorts along the coast and around the lakes. The woods offer an opportunity for hunting and the lakes for fishing and boating. People outside of the state do not know how fine these places are. It is our business to tell them. Maine has three colleges besides the State University. Of these Bates has won international fame in debating. Why not boost our schools and colleges? The people of the West are continually U boosting the state in which they live. One often sees advertisements about California, and the people of Canada send wheat to the New England Fairs to show how fer- tile the farms of Canada are. It pays to advertise. How else can those living in other states know, the advantages and good opportunities which Maine offers? But calling attention to the beauties and advantages of a state is only tempor- ary. It is a steady continual boosting that has the greatest effect and this means than every citizen should strive to be more law abiding. Each citizen should try to keep his own town clean. If everyone did this the result would be a clean and attractive state. He should demand from the legisla- ture laws that are necessary for the pro- tection of the state and should help to es- tablish and maintain libraries and play- grounds that better the conditions of the people. Then a campaign for booming the state would be unnecessary. We who are leaving school have learned this and we will take it with us wherever we go, trying to become useful law abiding citizens. With those who remain rests the responsibility of making this slihool law abiding and citizen-forming. H. S. '25, 12 THE SIGNET THE VALUE OF A SMILE Did it ever occur to you that your suc- cess is going to be dependent on the number of people who like you? Did you ever stop to consider what quali- ties in you would make other people like you? You, yourself, don't like a mean miser- able-faced, whining personality. You are repelled by itg but you are attracted by a smiling, contented, eager-to-please, inter- ested-in-you personality. At heart we, are all children, and we re- pel and attract others as children do. When we have left childhood behind us we can analyze our feelings and develop in our- selves the characteristics that made others 7 f ,- attractive to us in know that the face the world will have for others if it bears childhood days. We which we present to a powerful attraction always the expression of smiling confidence. So try smiling at more people-not grins ning, but smiling. to see the good in others. Kill the Try to really mean snarl and develop the chuckle. Watch the effect of thirty days of smiling, on yourself and on your work. If you are already a smiler, smile a little more. As you give, you re- ceive. Ask yourself this question, how many more people did I force into liking me to-day? Break the record in being at- tractive, by wearing a smile, to-morrow. L. S. '25. ' ' ' I f WHATS THE DIFFERENCE . Two girls strolled out of the high school, arm in arm, chattering of the events.fgof the day. Finally there came a lull in the gay conversation and onefgirl 'turned to her companion and said, i Gosh, Mary, have you got that editorial wrlften yet? I haven't finished it yet, answered the other, but I am going to hurry home and complete it to-night so that I can pass it in toJmorrow. I hope there will be some good ones for the paper,'n'don't you? Yea, I s'pose so, aiiswered Ruth, but Gee! Mary, I can't write an editorial. If I did it wouldn't be any good and it would be just one more for the teacher to correct and put into 'the waste basket. Well, we should worryI Il ' ' ' Why Ruth, cried Mary, It's our school paper. Of course you can write some- thing. Ruth looked doubtful, but she only said, Oh, well, what's the difference, and throwing a careless farewell over her shoulder, walked toward her home. The difference was this: One girl was fully alive to her duty toward the insti- tution which had for the last four years, been preparing her for life. It was a pleasure for her to repay that institution, in a measure, by doing her best for her school and its paper. Even though her editorial was not accepted, she had made an effort and she realized that nothing could be made worth while without an ef- fort on the part of everyone concerned. The other girl realized only that it was not easy for her to write an editorial and, therefore, did not propose to do so. She s'posed that she wanted her school pa- per to be a success but she did not know. Which girl do you think made a success of her life, the one who knew or the one who s'posed ? ' The young men and women who are now going to school make the future citizens of our country, and it is those who have a definite aim in life who make a success of their lives, not only for themselves, but for their fellowmen and for their country. B. E. '25, It is the duty of every good citizen to co-operate with his fellow citizens in all civic duties, regardless of social status. The best place to learn co-operation and team- work, is in school. The success of our school paper, our orchestra, our athletic teams, our class organizations depends on team-work. It is through this co-opera- tion that lasting friendships with our fel- low students are begun. THE SIGNET 13 Our high school is one of the finest in the state. It should be our pride to keep it thus, not mark on the walls with pencils, throw waste paper around, or deface the seats or desks. We should co-operate in keeping the premises clean, both indoors and out. Let us not walk across the lawn, or throw paper about, because people judge us by our appearance. If it is neat, clean and well kept it gives a favorable im- pression. If it is untidy and disorderly, it is judged accordingly. Let us all cod operate to maintain a high reputation for our school. H. E. T. '26. -. . We, the members of the Signet Board take this opportunity to thank the mer. chants who have so willingly advertised in our paper. We also wish to thank the Columbus had three ships, Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria. C. Bates '27 had one, the Nina. Alas! Poor Clarence lost his Nina in a storm. Miss R- in Cxsar Class: What is the construction of -Mr. Bucknam? What the Junior thinks about the type- writer. His definition of some of the parts. Carriage-A four wheeled coach. Line space lever-A crow bar. Bell-Edward. Roller-Machine propelled by steam. Ribbon-A hair decoration. Type-Blond or Brunette. Scale-Do, Ra, Me, Fa, etc. DRAMA CAST: Jack the Giant Killer. Jack Bussy B. '28 The Giant CDoc.J Strout '28 WANTED A locket to carry a lock of hair in. R. Almond Ellms. When will-- Wood '28 get a hair cut? Page '26 shrink his feet? Morancie '28 shave without bloodshed? Bailey '25 get a girl? Boyd '25 float? B. Brawn '28 bob her hair? C. Prescott describing a battle ship. They had parrots and everything on it. Is it Hanson or Handsome Villa? alumni of the school for their loyalty to it which they show by buying a copy of every number of the Signet Miss Mower winked at Mr. Bucknam. Miss R-: Why, Miss Mower! Miss Mower: Oh! did you see mel? Wood '28-alias Jolly Roger, the love pirate. Freshman: Mower and Pease are get- ting pretty thick, aren't they? Witty Senior: Yes, but Mower is by far the thickest. N. Bucknem to a little child on the- street: Tell me I'm good looking and' I'll give you a quarter. Gasper practicing track. Was that a. mile we just ran? Smith: Sure. Gasper: It looked like two. Brawn '28 shows signs of becoming a. great naturalist. She has already htgken great interest in the Elm. None are so blind as those who will not. see. -Geometry Class. A few of the boys known as hair pin collectors will be glad when the girls again wear their flowing tresses-that they might, resume their occupation. Bed-time Story On last Thursday night Doc Strout put the shot 50 feet beyond Bull Ellms best mark. Then he woke up. H I H LITER RY ALONG THE ROAD We stood alone on the station platform, four girls, looking with dismay at the towering mountain peaks around us. We had missed connections and were stranded there without friends in a strange place. Our dismay did not last long, however, for the fresh mountain breeze set the vagrant Gypsy blood in us astir and the white road beckoned us alluringly. In a few minutes we had picked up our bags and were start- ing. That walk has since been called by different people, courageous, foolish and dangerous but we know that it was both necessary and wonderful. We started out on the automobile road through the Notch, with the next station twenty miles away at the end of the long white road which curved in and out beneath overhanging white birches, and dark hem- lock, skirting the sharp rugged grey cliffs, and running along smoothly at the foot of the soft green mountains. The day was perfect! There had been a heavy shower the night before and every- thingg was thrilling with new cleanliness and life. The birds were singing and the brooks babbled delightedly as if trying to obliter- ate the gloom of the previous day. There was nothing awful about the moun- tains then as they rose so high around us. Their very height and immensity as well as their beauty was inspiring. The rocky ledges far, far up on the mountain side were wet with rain and sparkled in the sunlight as if covered with snow. Here, reflecting the peaked shapes of the sur- rounding cliifs was a dark pool catching frequently a golden glint of sunlight through the shadowing trees. Farther on from over the tree tops came a crow flap- ping his dark wings high above us. Even his harsh caw-caw was beautiful in the stillness of the hills. Suddenly we came to a little bridge with water dashing and tumbling beneath our feet. Looking up we saw the stream as it came down the mountain side rushing and foaming, but dropping, dropping always to the rocky depths below, only to plunge on again to more rocky paths. It was most entrancing, but we could not stop. Always around us were the mountains, tall, majestic and beautiful, seeming to rise continually and move slowly back as we moved on, wending our way on and on, over the long white road. It was a day we can never forget and although the thrill it gave to us then can never fully be expressed in words, the memory of it is still firmly embedded in our minds, enriching our garden of memor- ies. Winifred Sanders '25, BETTY THOMPSON'S TRAYCLOTHS With a longdrawn sigh of satisfaction Betty Thompson came out to the shady porch where her uncle sat. Well, the ironing is done, thank good- ness, she said, That is, all but the tray- cloths. I always leave them for Alice. Pretty hard on Alice, isn't it? her uncle asked. Is that how you are going through life? Leaving the disagreeable things for someone else? Now don't scold, Uncle Joe, she coaxed. I've found that if one never learns to do the disagreeable things she never has to. Some- one always bobs up to do them. That may be all right, but if you work in my oflice I shall see that you have all the disagreeable things to do. Betty laughed. I shall not work in your oilice and have you boss and bully me, she told him gayly. Miss Knowles, who THE SIGN ET 15 runs the girls' camp in Muskoka, wants a young girl to teach swimming and diving. I've applied for the position and if I get it I shall be away during July and August. The girls are going camping the first two, weeks in June so you see I won't have much time for the office. All right, but remember the position is always open, her uncle said, smiling. Three weeks later a party of five girls boarded the steamer at Mayfield for the long sail up Lake Muskoka to Fairy Cove, where they were to stay. They were met by a gay party, and a tall girl with quan- tities of fair hair and dancing blue eyes acted as spokesman. I'm Emily Richards and these are my cousins, Billy and Francis. We've been dying for company and as soon as you are ready we want all of you to come over to our house for dinner, she announced. As soon as they reached their own cot- tage Dorothy collected her flock in the big living-room and a schedule was drawn up so that each girl would have her turn at different things. Betty protested because she could not cook but the girls said it was time for her to learn. To her dismay, she found she was to cook the first two din- ners. While they talked a mischevious look flashed into Betty's gray eyes, for she had just thought of a plan which she believed would soon end her cooking for the rest of the time they were in camp. When the girls started on trips of exploration next morning Betty was unusually cheerful, and warned them to be back by one. Sharp at one o'clock the girls filed into the dining room and found the table neatly set with a dish of scalloped salmon at one end and piles of tea biscuits adorn- ing the sides. When the girls had been served there was a moment's silence be- fore Dorothy choked suddenly and reach- ed for a glass of water. What's the matter, Dorothy? A bone ? Betty asked anxiously. Elizabeth Thompson, how much baking- powder did you put in those biscuits? she sputtered. Several tablespoons, returned Betty meekly. Wasn't it enough? The rest of the food was just as bad so the girls decided to appoint Betty bedmaker- in-chief rather than be martyrs again. Billy and Francis planned water sports for the last Saturday the girls were in camp. There were to be canoe and swim- ming races, diving stunts and supper around a bonfire afterward. In the canoe races Betty and Francis Richards came in lirst and Phyllis 0'Connor won the swimming race, beating Betty by a yard. In the div- ing contest, however, Betty found herself without a rival. The sports over, Betty had finished dress- ing and was ready to join the others on the shore, when Helen came flying into the cottage. Betty Thompson, she cried excitedly, Miss Knowles was here all the afternoon watching us and left just a few minutes ago. I guess you have made sure of that position this time, you lucky thing. I guess I have, Betty smiled bliss- fully. When Betty sank lazily into the sand beside Emily she noticed a distinguished- looking woman sitting beside Mrs. Rich- ards. Mrs. Richards asked what Betty had contributed to the feast. Not a thing, Betty confessed. I hate cooking. I'd rather do other things and so I determined to make the girls hate my cooking. I simply doubled about half the ingredients in the recipes, put in an extra dose of salt and pepper and baking powder so that the food was horrid. It worked like a charm. I haven't done a scrap of cooking since. She laughed delightedly, then suddenly became aware that the impressive-looking lady with Mrs. Richards was looking at her as if she were a sort of criminal. After the girls reached home Betty learn- ed that her rival, Phyllis 0'Connor, had received the coveted position. Phyllis did- n't' want it but Miss Knowles had said that Betty couldn't have it. Some thought it was because she had heard Betty's remark about cooking for Miss Knowles had not gone home, as the girls thought, but had been the impressive-looking lady with Mrs. Richards. 16 THE SIGNET At home Betty found that Alice hated ironing traycloths as much as she did so she decided to abandon the theory that someone else liked to do the tasks she dis- liked. She planned to iron the traycloths and work in the detested ohice during the summer. About the middle of August her uncle called her into his office. He told Betty that she had been doing such good work that he dreaded to lose her but an old friend of his was looking for a young lady to tutor his children till the middle of Sep- tember and to teach them how to swim. And I thought you might consider the position, he said. Uncle Joe, gasped Betty with shining eyes. You aren't fooling? Is it really true ? Of course it is. And the salary is quite adequate. So, after all, Betty, you haven't lost much this summer. Lost very much, Betty repeated the words and then suddenly her arms Went around her uncle's neck. Why, I haven't lost at all, she cried between laughter and tears. Alice and I are chums at last, and you've been a regular old dear, and now I know that this is the best summer in all my life just because everyone has taught me that it's worth while to do work well. Bless your heart, said her uncle gruffiy, and then with twinkling eyes he added, I think I'll give Miss Knowles a vote of thanks. She's earned it, Betty admitted dimp- ling. ,Y Ruth Lawrence '27. A MIRACLE Scientists predicted the eclipse, newspa- pers proclaimed it, and everyone prepared eagerly for its arrival. This phenomena occurs but once in approximately two hun- dred years, so naturally I was interested especially since I had hoped for the last fifty years to see the wonderful sight. Therefore, I determined to travel toward that spot on the globe which was to be to- tally dark as a result of the reunion of Sol and Luna. So I left home and went to a small town in Connecticut to await the event. The morning dawned bright and clear, and I could scarcely curb my impatience until the time for the eclipse. While wait- ing, I walked to a hilltop in order that I might gain a better view of the reunion of the ancient lovers. Finally, I perceived a faint shadow ap- proaching old Sol. This dim shape seemed to move slowly but within a few minutes it had obscured the sun from my sight. A great silence settled on my soul as I watch- od with fascination the most superb heaven- ly display upon which mortal eyes were ever privileged to gaze. All around me was a clear white light resembling moonlight only more glorified. Surrounding the velvet-black spnere, ap- OF SCIENCE peared, a dazzling golden aurora. This halo threw its beams outward and downward rather than upward. In the darkness, every star was visible, shining with a soft illumi- nated glow against the broad expanse of darkened sky. As I watched, the black spot on the sun, which I knew to be the moon, flamed with color, first a faint rose then gradually a magnificent shade of ruby. For a brief second, my gaze left this ruddy surface, and looking across the valley, I 'beheld this riot of color refiected everywhere on the milk-white snow. Glancing upward once more I saw a startling resemblance to an engagement ring. The golden halo consti- tuted the circle while at one end flashed a blood-red ruby. Softly and reluctantly Luna departed from Sol, her steadfast friend and lover, who cast a path of bright light before his beautiful lady-love, a mute symbol of his love and protection. Through the still twilight day, I slowly retraced my steps. My heart was filled with awe because of the miracle which I had just witnessed, but my soul glowed with an inner warmth at the wonderful and glorious creations of God. Beatrice Titcomb '27. THE SIGNET 17 THE NEIGHBORS An inquisitive disposition is charcteristic of most neighbors. If you have a. new coat or hat, they must know where you bought it, how much you paid for it, how you can afford such an expensive one, or why you don't pay more and get a better one. They love to borrow things and ask for anything from a safety pin to the automobile and always seem to borrow the article that you most need. They take more of an interest in your afl airs than you yourself feel it necessary to evince. When their children and yours get into trouble, it is always yours who have led theirs to do wrong. But whenever anyone is sick, they are the first to offer aid. Their best cooking is none too good for the invalid. They fill the furnace night and morning. Their tele- phone is at your service any time that you need it. Ttey are glad to spend the night at your house so that you may sleep. They return a hundred fold any inconvenience that you may have undergone for their sake. Therefore, when they annoy you with their trifles, just try to remember their good qualities, their willingness to help you in your troubles, their generosity and kind- ness. Remembering these things, tolerate their faults, not with grouchy frowns, but with indulgent smiles. You will not only make matters more pleasant for them, but you will give yourself that satisfying feel- ing of magnanimity which comes only from generous acts. Clarence Boyd '25. OUR One day as I was walking to school I noticed Old Glory flying at the top of the flag pole in front of the school building. I glanced from the flag to the copies of history and commercial geography that I had under my arm. It occurred to me that these texts contained much about my coun- try but little about the flag itself. I won- dered if it had a history. I drew from my pocket a pencil and paper and wrote all the things I knew about the flag. In the afternoon I decided to take advantage of my study periods to look up about our em- blem. I took what I already knew about the flag and what I did not know before and put the facts into the following words: The United States is one of the young- est countries in the world yet there are but two countries, Denmark and Russia, that have had a flag or national ensign longer than we have had. It seems rather strange that the United States has had a flag long- er than Spain, France, England, Italy, Japan, Germany, Portugal, or China, coun- tries years older, but never the less, it is true. America as well as England can boast that the sun never sets on the flag. While the sun is rising over the Vergin Islands it is just going below the horizon in the Philippines. More than that, the Stars and F LAG Stripes can be positively indentified at a greater distance than any other flag. This is due both to color and arrangement. Our first flag made in 1776 was called the Grand Union Flag. This had thir- teen stripes and in the corner was the Union Jack. We must remember that at first the colonies did not fight for their independence but against taxation without representation. Washington crossed the Deleware with a flag of this design. The Declaration of Independence marked the beginning of the new American flag. It was decided that there should be thir- teen stripes and a star for each state in the Union. This plan is still followed. When a state enters the Union a star is put on the flag the following Fourth of July. The honor is given to Betsy Ross for making what is considered the first Ameri- can flag. This was in June, 1776. The house in which she worked is still stand- ing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and over the door there is a sign which reads Birthplace of Old Glory. This is an ob- ject of interest to tourists. In 1794, and until 1814, the nation adopted a Hag with fifteen stars and fif- teen stripes but later the old method was 18 THE SIGNET used again. There were thirteen stars at the time of the Revolutionary War, fifteen in the war of 1812, twenty-nine in the Civil War, forty-five in the Spanish Ameri- can war, forty-eight in the World War. There are seven simple facts we should bear in mind as we handle our beautiful flag: 1. The flag should not be hoisted be- fore sunrise nor allowed to remain after sunset. 2. When the National and State or flags from other countries fly together the National flag should be on the right. 3. When the flag is used as a banner the Union should fly to the north in streets running east and west, and in the east in streets running north and south. 4. The Hag should never be fastened to the side of a building, platform or scaf- folding. It should never be used as a cover over a table, desk or box or anything set or placed upon it. 5. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground. 6. When a flag is flown at half staff it should be first hoisted to the top of the pole and then let down half way. 7. On Memorial Day the flag should fly at half staff from sun rise to noon and full staff from noon to sunset. During the life of Old Glory half of the nations of the world have become re- publics and increased in liberty and rep- resentative government. To-day our flag' is the sign of peace and prosperity of a hundred million people. The flag certainly must have been a beautiful sight in war as well as in peace. It must have been thrill- ing to the soldiers in France during the World War and to soldiers and sailors who fought in other wars to have seen the flag still flying. It is no wonder that Francis Scott Key was inspired by the sight of Old Glory riding on the breeze and en- abled to write the words that are always on the lips of Americans And the Star- Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave 0'er the land of the Free and the home of the Brave. James Clark '26. SUSIEYS COMPOSITION Susie Smith came home from school and had no sooner entered the sitting room than she burst into tears. What is the matter, my dear child? asked her mother, draw- ing her daughter to her side and smiling. O, Mother, matter enough! Sobbed Susie. All our class must bring a composi- tion tomorrow morning and I never, never can write one! We must write twelve lines at least, and I have written only a few words, after trying nearly all the after- noon. See what work I have made of it! Mrs. Smith took the rumpled tear-stained paper which Susie held in her hand, and glanced at what she had written. She had written only a few sentences. Now, said Susie, I can't think of an- other word to say. I know I shall have to go to school without a composition, for I won't copy one or ask you or papa to write one for me. That is right, my dear, said her mother. You will be far happier with a poor one, if it is all your own, than with a good one written by somebody else. But cheer up! You have not begun right. You have been trying to write on a subject you know nothing of. Run into the garden and play. I will call you in half an hour. But my composition, began Susie. Don't think about your composition while you are gone, said Mrs. Smith. Play and forget. It seemed but a few minutes to Susie be- fore she heard her mother's voice calling her. She went into the house at once, her hands full of flowers and her cheeks rosy with exercise. Now, Susie, said her mother. I want you to sit by the window with this sheet of paper and pencil, and write something about everything you can see. But my composition, mother, said Su- sie. When shall I begin that? Never mind your composition, my dear. Do this to please me, and we will talk about that by and by. Susie thought her mother's request was a strange one, but she knew that she al- ways had a good reason for everything she THE SIGNET 19 did, so she took the paper and pencil and sat by the window. Do not talk to me at all, said her mother. Look out of the window, and then write everything you see. Susie wrote about the sunset. As she went on writing, she forgot all about the composition. She wrote about the appear- ance of the distant hills, the trees, the river, the garden with its gay flowers and the birds flying past the window. Just as she had reached the bottom of the page, her mother came in. Well, Susie, inquired her mother with a smile, how is that composi- tion coming ? Composition, exclaimed Susie, you told me not to think about it, and I have not thought of it once. I have had such an enjoyable time writing about what I saw from the window. ' Mrs. Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written. There Susie, said Mrs. Smith, that is a very good com- position. A composition! exclaimed Susie. Is that a composition ? Yes, my dear, and a very good one too, said her mother. The next morning Susie copied her com- position very neatly and started for school with a happy heart, saying as she kissed her mother good bye, Just think how fun- ny it is that I should have written so long a composition without knowing it. Lois Pendexter '26. A TRUE Oh Marie, Marie, you've come back. You old sport, I could squeeze you to death. The girl who spoke threw her arms around Marie Delmont, who had been the recognized social leader of the college the last two years, and this was her third year. Are you going to have your same room, Marie? asked a tall dark haired girl. Marie suddenly sobered. No Amy, I can't have that because Daddy has met with some heavy losses and I'll have to work my way now. What are you going to do ? inquired Amy coldly. Marie bit her lips and tried bravely to smile. I'm going to wait on tables and Prof. Brown's wife has asked me to help her, and-there will be other ways. With the exception of Amy all of the girls were very sympathetic. Marie found many ways of earning mon- ey. She tutored some, did typewriting on themes, notebooks, etc., however, with all of her new duties she found time for some athletic sports. She was a star at basketball, and had won prizes at tennis. Amy was very jealous. In truth, they had been rivals from first, and now that Marie was poor, she tried in every possible way, to become the leader. SPORT She finally succeeded in dividing the group. Just after Christmas, Marie's father met a second loss due to heavy speculation in oil stock. Marie had a hard time as the school expenses increased, but she was de- termined to finish her college course. Only a few of the girls knew of the sec- ond loss but Amy was not slow in spreading the news, and in less than a month Marie had but few friends left. I think Amy is a snob, declared May Brown, You ought. to ignore her, I would if I were you. Marie smiled, No, I don't agree, I be- lieve that the only safe way to destroy an enemy is to make him your friend, Don't you think so, girls? The college had a swimming race once a. year, and a S25 prize was given the winner. Marie being an excellent swimmer decided to enter the contest. She was chosen cap- .tain of one side and Amy was the other captain. Marie was the better swimmer. The day before the race Marie was away from her room nearly all dayg she returned just in time for practice, and rushed to the closet for her bathing suit. It was gone, she could find it nowhere, neither could she find her room-mate's so finally she had to borrow Mary Brown's. This delay made her late for swimming practice and she received 20 THE SIGNET a severe repremand. She noticed a trium- phant gleam in Amy's eyes and felt hurt that Amy enjoyed her discomfort. The next day the race took place and be- fore it was half over, Marie noticed Amy, who had been swimming beside her, grow suddenly white and fall behind. Glancing back she saw Amy disappear. Marie forgot the race and the prize that meant so much to her. She turned back as Amy came to the surface and grasped her under her arms and held her head above water, while she slowly made her way toward an approach- ing boat. Amy regained consciousness be- fore they reached shore and explained that she had been taken with a cramp and was unable to swim. Marie was the herione or the day and received much praise for her bravery. Although she had lost the race she felt perfectly satisfied that she had been able to help Amy. A week passed and things were about as they had beeng Marie's friends lamented that she had lost the race, but she firm an her convictions of right, felt satisfied. One morning about a week later a letter arrived for Marie. It was postmarked 235. Louis. She wondered as she broke the scal, whom it could be from. Imagine her sur- prize to find it was from Amy's father. The last paragraph ran in this manner: Miss Delmont, words can in no manner express my appreciation of your brave deed but, that you may have a little recompense for the loss of the prize, please accept this check with my sincere thanks. Marie un- folded the check and could scarcely believe her eyes. It was written for 81000. Oh, I can't accept that she cried aloud. In- deed you can came an answer from the door. She turned quickly, Amy! Yes, Marie, it's Amy and now I want to know why you were so kind to me after all the mean things I have said about you and-Marie, I have a confession to make. It was I who took your bathing suit that last day of practice, I'm thoroughly ashamed but if you can, will you forgive me? Marie hesitated. Daddy said once, Be kind to those who hate you and some time you will gain their love. 1 tried that and I think I succeeded. I always thought said Amy slowly, that to be a good sport you must have money but, Marie, you have taught me what a true sport is. Helen Palmer '28. AN OUTLANDISH PROCEEDING The lanky girl with the bushy red hair settled down unhappily into the depth of the high-backed rocker, and tried to read. In the hotel parlor across the hall, some- thing in which the red-headed girl longed desperately to join, The Hillsborough Girls' Club, was holding one of its weekly meet- ings to sew on costumes for their pageant. It was going to be a splendid pageant, centered about a stately Columbia welcom- ing the quaintly garbed maids of many lands to America. The money offering collected at the performance was to be sent to the starving children of one of these far off lands. . A perfect babel of high-pitched voices arose from the long parlor. The Chinese flag has five colors - that Spanish dress ought to be longer - pass the cooky plate again - how bout lemonade - going to wear my hair up - little fans all stuck in it - Weola de Jong, you say. Out in the lonely stillness of the hall, the lanky red-headed girl leaped to her feet, eyes shining, YVeola de Jong-her name! They were talking about her, maybe plan- ning that she could join in-Why, she'd al- ready invented a part for herself in the pageant. She'd like to be Egypt. Weola de Jong, huh? Are you crazy? Laura Arden, the Columbia to be, lifted her shocked voice. That name, the plaid dress of hers-let's not invite a freak into our club. But she looks smart, said a weak voice. She's a barbarian, someone else added. Weola de Jong crept around the high- backed chair and ran silently up the stairs to her room. She flung herself across the bumpy mattress, her thin shoulders shaking as she tried to sob quietly. They were right. She was a freak and a barbarian. But those girls, in their snug sheltered lives couldn't know the strain THE SIGN ET 21 she was living under,,of her illness, of her ignorance of her parents whereabouts, of her lack of money for further board. The red-headed girl was stranded in the quiet village of Hillsborough. The de Jongs had come to town as members of a Chau- tauqua. Her father had given recitationsg her mother had played the cello. However, illness prevented Weola from going on, when the week of the Chautauqua came to an end. The de Jong's had to leave their daughter behind and continue with the com- pany. They paid her board as far in ad- vance as they could, and mournfully de- parted. After Weola began to gain, she began to think that her stay in the pretty town was going to be a delightful episode in her rather barren life. There seemed to be plenty of girls here, and they had wonder- fully good times. From her window, Weola had watched them in their frolic. Weola planned to join them in their fun when she got well. She wanted friends, a chum- things she'd never before stayed in one place long enough to ever have. Somehow, nobody seemed to bother to make friends with her, after she was well enough to be out again. After overhearing just what the girls thought of her, the red-headed girl never again stationed herself in the high-backed chair in the hallway. Once, though, after a meeting she did go into the parlor to admire the pretty costumes which were nearly completed. Here, on the floor, she picked up a torn, discarded copy of the pageant. Many of her evenings after this were spent in learning parts that appealed to her. When the great night of the pageant finally came, Weola Jong had firmly de- cided she would not go to see it. Then, at last, when the music started and the crowds were pouring into the academy, Weola, because she was so very lonesome, couldn't resist crossing the street and slip- ping into a back seat to watch the per- formance. The pageant opened with a bang. The orchestra played The Star Spangled Ban- ner. Through an archway of flowers, the nations of the world began to come. From her pedestal, beautiful, stately Columbia, her torch lifted high, welcomed them-the Italian, the little wooden shod Hollander, the almond-eyed maid of Japan-of Japan -of-- Down in the audience Weola's spine prick- ed uncomfortably. What ailed Columbia, why couldn't she go on? She was spoil- ing the pageant. Weola caught her breath sharply. Oh, my-oh, my, the whole pa- geant they'd worked over so hard, was go- ing to be a failure. It served them right for being so stuck up and unfriendly. She knew a way to help and knew that she must help quickly. Very quietly, she slipped out of her place and glided up the dim aisle to a shadowy corner near the front. Another second passed, Columbia stammered and came to a long pause. Then suddenly she began to speak her part brilliantly, fluently. Her voice seemed a shade deeper than in the beginning. The pageant moved on smooth- ly. Maid after maid marched through the flower arch to her welcome. Then came the finale with the whole gay, glittering company grouped together and singing, We've a Story to Tell to the Nations. Up in in her room, Weola found the long looked-for letter from her parents. It was a fat one, full of cheery messages, and they were sending money for her to stay on longer if she wanted to. Only, she didn't want to, Weola told herself fiercely, and she just hoped there was a train she could leave on early in the morning. But as she sat there, there came a rush of footsteps on the stairs and an excited knocking at her door. Please, may we come in? called girlish voices. Weola shot the bolt back and opened the door a tiny crack and Laura Alden, Miss Brazil, China, Persia, and Japan wedged their way into the room. I-I- said Laura, er-we want to thank you. We've been narrow minded pigs, and in spite of it, you were big enough to save the pageant for us. I'd been a fail- ure if you hadn't thrown your voice so as to make it sound as though I were saying my part. But what made you do it-when all along we've acted so horrid to you? Had to, said Weola. The starving babies you were raising money for, I-I 22 THE SIGNET was bound to do what I could for them. Oh! said Laura, Oh! Her eyes were a little misty as she finally went on. If you don't mind-at our meeting tomorrow- would you come, and join our club? Would I! cried Weola de Jong, of course I'd be delighted to be a member of your club. And you yourself, are just wonderful, put in Miss Persia. I hope you'll stay here a long time. Oh, I intend to! said Miss de Jong happily. Beatrice Bragdon '24. THE LAST FEW SECONDS Terryville was proud of its basket-ball team. For two seasons the Terriers had won from all neighboring contenders. So when news came that they had been invited to Dennison, one of fifteen teams to com- pete for the state chalnpionship, Terryville fairly swelled with pride. Pop was coach, and the invitation pleased him. He had worked for this for three years, and to him it signified success as a coach. Terryville was all for the team, but Terryville was not a wealthy community, and the school treasury lacked sixty-four dollars of the amount required for expenses. On account of this shortage, only the regu- lar seven men were to go. Of course some of the players were disappointed, but no one so much as George Lamar, otherwise known as the kid of the team. The Kid was sixteen years old, and this was his second year on the team. He was far too light to play basket-ball, and it was chiefly his ability to cage free throws from the foul line that kept him on the team. This particular night he had asked Pop to be allowed to go, but had been re- fused, Pop saying that if extra men were to go, they would be older players. That night the Terriers departed for Dennison, and among those to send them off was the Kid. If Pop had known what was revolving in the boy's mind, he would not have been so much at peace with the world. For that night directly after the depart- ure of the team, the Kid started on foot for Dennison, seventy-five miles away. The Kid had left Terryville, soon after ten o'clock and had walked many miles before he obtained his first lift. An hour's walk- ing followed this ride, and after resting a few hours, daylight dawned in the east. Fortune againl smiled on him for an auto was stopped while the driver asked him if he wanted a lift. When the car finally stop- ped at a small village, the Kid was happy in the knowledge that he had covered half the distance. After eating a light dinner of three sandwiches and two apples which he took from his pocket, he again renewed the journey. Two lifts and three hours' walking, brought him to a town within ten miles of his destination. The Kid decided to spend some of his money so he bought a ticket and boarded the next train for Dennison, arriving there safely at six o'clock, tired out, but happy. He immediately spent half of his remain- ing money for lunch, and spent the night sleeping on some hay in an old shed that stood on the outskirts of the city. The next day he immediately hunted up the hall where the tournament was to be held. The very first person he met was Pop. Surprised! Of course Pop was sur- prised, and asked to hear the whole story. His only comment was that he was there and that he must make the most of it. That afternoon the Terriers were sched- uled to play Tidal for preliminary honors. They had no trouble in defeating them. The Kid had no chance to play in that, or in the semi-final which the Terriers played with Jonesport. Much to the surprise of every- body, and most of all to the Terriers, they defeated Jonesport in a hard fought battle, and were scheduled to play in the finals with Dennison, who had easily de- feated their opponents. Of course Terryville was excited, what team wouldn't be, playing in the Hnals of the tournament with their biggest rival, Dennison? When at last the word came to take the fioor, the hall was packed to over- flowing. Terryville supporters were out in force and occupied a whole section. THE SIGNET 23 The Dennison players were larger than the Terriers, and before many minutes were over, the methods of both teams were plainly seen. Dennison used formations, while Terryville avoided formalities, and de- pended on individual effort. However, at the first half the score was fourteen to eleven in Dennison's favor, but at the third period Terryville spurted and tied the score at eighteen all. The last quarter began with disaster to Terryville. Captain Bob tripped over a foe, and fell unconscious to the fioor. He was carried down the stairs by fellow players, while Pop was deciding whom to send in. His glance rested for a moment on the face of the Kid, and he noted the look of expec- tation. Go in, Kid, he ordered, and do the best you can. The best he could do was to have a foul called on him, but for- getting the crowd, he played for all he was worth. Only three minutes remained. and neither team had scored. Another minute went by, and suddenly the whistle blew for a foul, the ball was placed in the Kid's hand and he was told to take two shots. A silence fell as the Kid toed the line. Every eye was on him. The Kid's one spec- ialty was free shots, but after the ball lcft his hands he knew he had missed. He shut his mouth grimly, poised his hands, and shot. The ball struck the backboard, hesi- tated and then toppled out-ward. While it rocked there, the Kid instinctively sprang forward, following up. As the ball fell it shot straight into his hands. Up went the Kid's arms, up shot the ball again, and dropped clean as a whistle through the net- ting. A whistle blew, signifying the end. Four joyous youths fell on the Kid, while the hall rocked with applause. Score, Terryville 20, Dennison 18. That night the Kid went home with his friends on the train. A big silver trophy reposed on his knee, while he was happy in the knowledge that it was he, and he alone, who had made it possible for Terryville to win, and to be pointed out as the town that beat Dennison. Richard Ramsay '27. SPRING Beautiful spring is here at last! Everything is growing fast. All around, the ground is green The best of nature now is seen. Rain doth come in many showers, In the woods, it helps the flowers. Coming up on left and right, Easter flowers meet your sight. Canopies of leaves of green As beautiful as ever seen, Redolent perfume fills the air, Omnipotent perfume everywhere. Listen, for the birds are singing! In the church, the bells are ringing. Nature does her work of cheer, Endless, onward, year on year. Beautiful spring is here at last! Rabid winter has gone past. All the world with beauty creeping. Gilded rain drops round you seeping. Daintily, the Sunbeams dancing On the ground, the rain drops prancing Now that spring is here at last. Harold Kittredge, '28. NATURE It was dawn, and far o'er colored hills, Light streaks of gold were streaming, Songs of birds the woodland filled, Just one lone star was beaming, The light of the sky was not so pale, And the song of the birds seemed sweeter, Still golden lights played o'er hill and dale, And the wings of the wind grew fleeter. There were silvery clouds aglow in the west, Where the sun was softly cradled in rest. And birds soared silently and slowly along, While clearly through the evening sky, Awakening even the clouds on high, Swelled on the breeze, an evening song. The moon shone brightly in a cloudless sky, The light dew came a-falling, While by the lake on the distant shore, The waves crooned a song and sighed, Then, nature seemed vainly recalling, The happy days that were no more. Mildred Hewett '25. ff I School Happenings J The school.opened Sept. 8, with 203 en- rolled. We were glad to welcome back Mr. Blake as Principal, Mrs. Blake, Miss Ken- ney, Mrs. Whitmore, Mrs. Peirce and Mr Dewever, as assistants. A few new teach- ers on the faculty greeted us. Miss Emily Gardner from East Machias, took Miss Coomb's place in the Commercial Dept., Miss Margaret Rice from Plainfield, New Jersey, took Miss Stoehr's place in the Latin Dept., and Miss Evaline Roundy from Marblehead, Mass., took charge of the girls' physical training classes. On October 6 Horace Hopkins invited the Sophomore Class to his home for a supper. The class went in cars with Miss Marian Kenney and Miss Emily Gardner of the faculty as chaperones. Games were played and everyone had a good time. October 30, 31 were the dates for the State Convention this year held in Bangor. We welcomed the holidays as usual and were pleased that all members of the faculty attended the convention. October 31 the Senior Class gave a Hal- lowe'en dance at the town hall, Carleton's orchestra furnishing the music. The hall was attractively decorated, and students in different booths were kept busy selling re- freshments while the fortune-teller had her share of the business. The dancers were many and the balcony was filled with spectators. Sub-master and Mrs. Dewever and Mr. and Mrs. Davis were the chaper- ones. November 17, was National Education Week. Each day there was a special pro- gram. Wednesday evening school was in session so that visitors were able to come was and see what the students were doing in their work. February 12 a medal was awarded to Miss Maple Percival for writing the best essay on Abraham Lincoln. The essay was one thousand words in length and was considered very good. Miss Iona Landeen followed a close second. The judges were Mrs. C. C. Palmer, Mrs. Galen Ramsay and Mr. Clifford Call. On the 12 of December the Sophomore Class gave their dance in the Club Hall, Hatch's orchestra furnishing the music. There were many dancers and the class made 525.00 to add to their fund. Miss Flora Laughton invited the Junior Class to her home in West Ripley for an oyster stew supper, Miss Kenney and Miss Gardner of the faculty attended as chaper- ones. Games were played until the chaper- ones insisted it was time to leave. Mr. Marsh of the Curtis Publishing House came to N. H. Fay High School and proposed a plan for our school to earn some money. The plan met with great enthusiasm and there were three sides chosen for the contest. The two losing sides were to give the winning side a Fun Fest. The contest lasted a week and on March 13 the Fun Fest was given in the gym. A large number of students attended and after the ceremonies were over games were played under the supervision of sub- master Dewever, Refreshments were served and the party adjourned at an early hour. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed himself and wished such times came more often. X Q ,. . 6, , N. ,A v . Ig, . 4 64 . . ,, in 4 - J I 1 Q ORCHESTRA HIGH SCHOOL THE SIGNET 27 Basketball season is over and the base- ball and track season has opened with a flourish under the supervision of Mr. De- wever. The boys have turned out well and hopes are high for a successful season. The girls are planning to have a track team. Miss Roundy is coaching them and the girls have accomplished a great deal, but more is expected of them if they make a team. Dean Hart of University of Maine gave an interesting talk on college life in the Assembly hall, Feb. 13. Later he met several students who plan to enter the University in September. Informal sales of assorted chocolate bars, apples and sandwiches have been held dur- ing the year. These sales are welcomed and the proceeds go toward the support of different school organizations. March 6, 1925, Temperance Day was observed by all the schools in Maine. Assembly was called and an interesting program was presented to the school. America was sung by the school What Constitutes Good Citizenship Helen Sanders Frances Russell Henry Parsons Daniel Webster's Speech, Mr. Blake Biographies of: Neal Dow, Carleton Bucknam Frances Willard, Beatrice Titcomb A letter from the State Superintendent of Schools was read by Mr. Blake 4 America's Creed, School On April 17 the Freshmen held their dance at the Club Hall, the Melody Boys furnishing the music. Mr. and Mrs. Blake were chaperones for the dance. The crowd was good and everyone had a good time. The History Class held a debate on the morning of April 22. The question wus, Resolved: That the provisions of the im- migration law of 1924 for the exclusion of the Japangsehwas they best policy. A Miss Landeen angl,:Miss Sanders took,tiie afiirmative side a-nd: Mr. E11-ms-,andf Smith, '- the negative side. Mrs. Murphy Mrs. Rollins arid' Mrs. Brewsterhacieii as judges. The debate was won by the aflirxna- tive side. A The Sophomore English department held a mock trial on the afternoon of May lst. The pupils who took part are as fol- lows: ' Judge, Mr. Russell Respondents fRobbersJ Messrs. Pease Sz Leighton Counsel for respondents, Mr. Roberts and Miss Webber Witnesses for respondents, Mr. Wakefield fboardinghouse keeperj Mr. Warman fcorner druggistj Miss Ronco Crestaurant keeperj Miss Seavey Qdoctorj County Attorney ffor the Statel Miss Woodside Assistant Attorney ffor the Statel Miss Additon Witnesses for the State, Mr. Pooler Qjanitorj Mr. McLeod fpatrolmanj Miss I-'endexter Qpasser-byb Miss Godreau passer-byl Court Clerk, ' M Mr. Keene Jury, Mr. Bennett, Foreman Miss Wood Miss Peters Mr. Reed Miss Haskell Miss Flynn The Respondents were found guilty and sentenced to serve a term of 20 years. On March 20 and 21 Mr. Parsons business manager, and' Mr. True, assistant editor attended the Journalistic Conference at the University of Maine. A Shorthand and Typewriting Championship At the Annual Penobscot County Short- hand and Typewriting Contest, held at Ban- gor High School on' May 9, Dexter succeed- ed in capturing two of the four cups in the series. ' ' A Blanche Ellis won'firs-t'1place in Short- hand and was given a beautiful gold-medal, by the Gfeggerubiishing company, -as well as: a' blue riblion by the Penobscot 'County Contesti'CoiiiiiiitFteeifif fi. i -' iii- '-'N ' 28 THE SIGNET In class B. Typewriting, Miss Ellis was again at the head of the list, receiving an- other blue ribbon from the Contest Commit- tee. Abbie Sawtelle won third place in this class, and was awarded a white ribbon. In class C. Typewriting, Evelyn Keene of the Junior Class won fourth place. The Music Department The music department of the school be- gan its work in September under the direc- tion of Mrs. Smart. At the beginning of the fall term, 152 students elected chorus work, and were registered. Work has been going on with these students each week for a period of forty-five minutes to prepare for the Oper- etta and Music Festival. 'Ihe orchestra was reorganized at the be- ginning of the school year by Mrs. Smart and the following officers were elected: Clarence Boyd, president, Evelyn Keene, librarian and Isabel Marsh, business man- ager. The personnel of the orchestra is as follows: Violin section, Iona Landeen, Isa- bel Marsh, Evelyn Keene, Eileen Keyte, Rose Ganeau, Lewis Champion, Robert Eliot, Horace Hopkins and Alfred Gordon, cello, Charlotte Eliot and Clarence Boyd, clarinet, Wilson Wilkins and Richard Ram- sayg saxophone, Althea Mower, Elizabeth Brewster and Phillip Chandler, trombone, Harold Irving cornet, Elton True, Morris Parkman, Bernard Morancie and Chester Strout, drums, Lorie Beleveaug piano, Lyndon Shields, Charlene Rollins and Jose- phine Trial. Rehearsals are held on Thurs- day afternoon of each week at the Fay- Scott Inn, through the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard. The orchestra has been called upon to furnish music several times. On the even- ing of December 3rd, the following selec- tions were rendered at the lecture delivered by Dr. Thomas under the auspices of the Woman's Literary Club: March, Here They Come : selection, Loves Old Sweet Song 5 selection, Spring Flowers. A short program was furnished by the orchestra on the evening of February 11, when a memorial service was held by the ,Woman's Relief Corps for the observance Qincolnk and Washington's birthdays. On the evening of January 30th, the Operetta, Miss Cherryblossom, was staged by the High School Chorus. The cast was as follows: Cherryblossom, Elizabeth Brewster Kokemo, Henry Parsons John Henry Smith, Lincoln Pelley Henry Foster Jones, Richard Ramsay Horace Worthington, Neil Fogg James Young, Carl Moses Jessica Vanderpool, Rose Ganeau Togo, Clarence Boyd Geisha Girls, 14 American Girls and Men, 24 Chorus Music was furnished before and between the acts by the high school orchestra. On the afternoon of May 5th the follow- ing program was presented at the High School in observance of music week: The Opera Carmen Production of Carmen Ruth Frost Plot of Carmen Eleanor Herrick Piano solo, Habanera Arthur Haseltine Act I Two records a. Tell Me of My Mother b. Sequidilla Act II Trio Spanish Dance, Miss Otago, Miss Brewster Flower Song Act III Let Me Know My Fate I Am Not Faint Hearted Act IV Toreador High School Chorus A School Festival of music was held May 6th in the town hall by the combined choruses and orchestras of Foxcroft Acad- emy and N. H. Fay High School. The fol- lowing program was presented: Colonia Overture, W. C. O'Hare, Combined orchestras The Lost Chord, Sullivan, Chorus Violin Duet, Selected, Guilford High School Come Fairies, Parry, Girls Trio Orchestra, Selected, Milo High School Moonlight and Music, Pinsuti, Male Quartet Reading, ,Benefits Forgot, Anonymous, ' E Helen Palmer Faust, arr. by Aseher: e'?Iris, arr. .by J. S. ,Zamenick, N H. ,Ray High School -Orchestra Love's First Kiss, Forster, Chorus THE SIGNET Z9 Saxaphone and Cornet Duet, Selected, Foxcroft Academy Duet, Still as the Night, Bohn, Messrs. Boyd and Pelley a. My Old Kentucky Home, Foster, b. Suwanee River, Foster, c. Carry Me Back to Old Virginia, Foster Chorus Lily of the Valley, Root, Foxcroft Academy Band Home Sweet Home, arr. by Arthur Nevin, Chorus Dance Fantastiquef' arr. by J. S. Zamenick Combined Orchestras Music for commencement is under way and will be furnished by the members of the Senior class and the orchestra. E. K. '26. Ten Commandments of School Loyalty I. Study. Make the money that is spent on your education count for some- thing. This is primarily an institution of learning. Make it the best. II. At games, and at all interscholas- tic activities be there to show the team that there is something to fight for-a school's honor to be upheld. III. Respect the rules of the school and those who are here to enforce them. IV. Obey them. V. Show that you appreciate the ad- vantages given you by giving the best that is in you in return. VI. Be part of the whole, and work with the whole. Thru co-operation is the most complete success obtained. VII. Be courteous. Consider the other fellow first. VIII. Be a friend to everyone. Promote good fellowship in the school. IX. Get behind its activitiesg they are most worthy of your support. X. We are known to other schools by the sportsmanship we display. Play fair! The Lewis and Clark Journal While coming to school one day P- '25 was narrowly missed by a Ford. Henry is still trying to find out who threw it at him. usongssn You and I : Miss Gardner an-1 Miss Ken- ney. The Pal that I loved : Ellie Smith. You know you belong etc. : Pat Shields. Sidewalks of New York : Miss Rice. Just a little tot : Bucknam '28, Mammy's cold black rose : Ronco '25, Down by the Sea : Lloyd Murray. I Love Me : Almond Ellms. Daddy Longlegs : Bucknam '2i'. I just can't make my eyes behave : Gas-- per. The best brand of Coffey fCoifeel comes from Bangor. Ask T Mountain '26. Pat Shields says: 'Tis better to have loved and lost, than to wonder who's kiss- ing her now. A Stickler for Honesty Say, Rastus, cain't you'-all play hon- est? Ah knows what cairds ah done dealt you '-Ex. -Hall '26i: I hear you skated into an air hole the other day. Gasper '26: That's what they called it, but I found it full of water. Tink Beleveau '27 at Dover Hotel: I want a room. Clerk: Do you want a bath, too? Tink: No, I took one before I came up here. U Miss Rice in Com. Geog: Trial, where is the island of Cuba situated? T-l '25: I don't know. Miss R-: Don't you know where your sugar comes from?' T-l: Yes'm, we borrow it from next door. Latin I: Miss R-: Pooler, decline the Latin word for gift. P-r: Dona-dono-. ' Miss RY--: I guess you don't, sit down! Mr. Blake Qin Science IJ: Miss Eliot, name a few combustiblesf' E-t: The only one I can think 9 Wood. Old Town Game L .. H ATHLETICS I , 1 Manager Murray succeeded in getting a long schedule with some of the fastest teams in the state. As we have no foot- ball team, practice started October 20th, with four letter men left from last year's team: Captain Smith, Gilman, Ronco and Ellms, Coach DeWever spent much time in shaping up his squad of thirty basket- teers, and on November 21 first opened the season at home by defeating Monson. As the season progressed the team held its own by winning half of its games. In the middle of the season the team took a slump and did not come out of it until the Bangor game when we defeated the fast Bangor quintet. Fans expected to see the home boys take the biggest defeat of the year, but by much practice and deter- mination to beat their old rivals they won from them in the best game of the sea- R. Smith, lf 3 Q25 McClay, rb 4 Q15 Bucknam, c Stuan 1 Q15 E. Smith, rb Q15 Turner Q25 Ellms, lb 5 Pelkey 1 Dexter played great basketball. At the start, Dexter had the point lead and kept this throughout the game, winning 21 to 20. Dexter 36 Gilman, rf 3 R. Smith, lf 9 Q15 Seavey, c 2 Shields, rb 1 Ellms, lb 1.Q15 Old Town 26 Harlow, lb 1 Hilchey, rb 1 Lait, c 3 Wadleigh Q55 g Wright 4 Q35 N N. H. Fay turned back O. T. by the score of 26 to 36 in one of the best games of the SGZSOII. son. Below is the schelude : N. H. Fay 52 Monson N. H. Fay 17 Sangerville N. H. Fay 28 Sangerville N. H. Fay 46 Corinna N. H. Fay 43 Oak Grove N. H. Fay 12 Livermore N. H. Fay 21 N. E. Harbor N. H. Fay 26 Lincoln N. H. Fay 30 Livermore N. H. Fay 21 N. E. Harbor N. H. Fay 16 Old Town N. H. Fay 29 Newport N. H. Fay 21 Bangor N. H. Fay 36 Old Town N. H. Fay 22 Newport N. H. Fay 12 Bangor N. H. Fay 19 Foxcroft N. H. Fay 13 Foxcroft Bangor Game Dexter 21 Bangor 20 Gilman, rf 1 Casper lb 2 Bangor Dexter 12 Gilman, rb 1 Q15 R. Smith, lf 1 Q15 E. Smith, c 1 Ellms, lb 1 Shields, bb 1 Game Bangor 33 Casper lb 1 Q15 McClay rb 2 Q25 Stram c Turner, lb 5 Q15 Pelkey, rf 5 Q15 Sanvaay, rf 1 Handicapped by the large and slippery surface of the City Hall floor the boys did well to hold the crimson to a 33 to 12 score. Foxcroft Game Dexter 19 Shields rf Smith, lf s Q45 Bucknam, c 2 Ellms, lb 2 Q15 E. Smith, rb Foxcroft 15 Smith, lb 1 Q25 Houghton, rg Palmer, c Levensalor, lf 3 Q15 Berry 1 Q25 N. H. Fay succeeded in defeating Fox- croft in one of the best played games. q BOYS' BASKET BALL TEAM 1 1 sm f E , . . 5 vs Sf If v V m an ,M 4 MDW in 'FRACK TEAM THE SIGNET 3? GIRLS' BASKETBALL The girls' basketball team of '25 played a winning game to the very end of the season. Much of the credit is due to Coach Roundy., ,She certainly knows how to get the best work possible out of' her girls. Nine games were played and, we are proud to say, none were lost. This is quite a record, and especially as most of the games were played on foreign courts. It is hoped that the girls may compete with some of the larger teams next season. There will be quite a loss to the team by the graduation of Captain Hoyt, who starred in most of this years games, of Iona Lan- deen, a stiff left guard, and of Shrimp Lauridsen, the snappy little side center. Evelyn Keene put in much good work and it is probable that she will star during the season of '26, She has also been elected manager for the season. The schedule was as follows: N. H. Fay High' 20 Newport 17 N. H. Fay High 14 Alumni 6 N. H. Fay High 19 Hartland 6 N. H. Fay High 22 Milo 17 N. H. Fay High 32 Sangerville 18 N. H. Fay High 42 Milo 12 N. H. Fay High 26 Hartland 7 N. H. Fay High 37 Dover-Foxcroft 14 7 T. M, '26. J. 'il A zkrigacx Track practice started in the last days of March and Coach DeWever spent much time in training his athletes for the coming season. Manager Parsons succeeded in en- tering the team for the Interscholastic Meet at the University of Maine and also managed to schedule a dual meet with Bangor High School for May 16 at Dexter. It is undecided whether or not the team will go to the Bates meet. The track team represented our school, on May 9, at the interscholastic meet at the University of Maine. Several men qualified for the semi-finals, but men from larger schools kept us from qualifying for the finals, with the exception of Cap- tain Ellms and L. Seavey. The team, however, did as well as was expected and finally won five points which is better than any team from Dexter has done for several years. A dual track meet was held between Bangor High school and N. H. Fay High School on May 16th at Crosby Park. Ban- gor excelled in the jumps while we excelled in the weights. The runs and dashes were more contested .and Bangor, by winning the better half of the points, won the meet. The points tallied 38 to 77. A good sized delegation of students from Bangor High followed the track to this town and witnessed the event. Ellms was about the whole show for the Dexter team, garnering 18 points of his team's total. He took part in every event on the program with the exception of the distance runs and high hurdles. As Ellms' specialty is weights he would have easily led even in the hammer throw had this event been contested. Whitman tied with Bridges for individual honors as high man for Bangor, both getting 11 points. Whitman won the 440 yard dash, 220-yard hurdles and a third place in the high hurdles. Bridges won the 880,and finished second in the mile and 440-yard dash. Rice and O'Connor with nine and eight points, respectively, were Bangor's next largest point winners. Shot-put: Ellms lst, 43 ft. 9 in chesp Turner, Bangor, 2nd, Clark, Dexter, 3rd. 120-yard hurdles: D. Hall, Dexter, lst. Kennedy, Bangor, 2ndg Whitman, Ba 3rd. ngor, Half mile run: Brackett, Bangor, 1st, Bridges, Bangor, 2nd. 100 yard dash: R. Bell, Bangor, lst: Bridgham, Bangor, 2ndg Rice, Bangor, 440 yard dash: Whitman, Bangor, 3rd. lst: Bridges, Bangor, 2ndg Lablanc, Bangor, 3rd. 220 yard low hurdles: Whitman, Ba ngor, lst, Ellms, Dexter, 2ndg Rice, Bangor, 3rd. Mile run: Smith, Dexter, lstg Bridges, Bangor, 2nd, Eldridge, Bangor, 3rd. Hammer throw: Ellms, Dexter, Seavey, Dexter, 2ndg L. Seavey, Dexter 220 yard dash: Ellms, Dexter, Dexter, 2ndg Wade, Bangor, 3rd. lst: , 3rd. 'Hall, 38 THE SIGNET Pole vault: E. Rice, Bangor, lstg Cox, Bangor, 2nd, Parsons, Dexter, 3rdg 9 feet 9 inches. High jump: O'Connor, Bangor, 5 ft. 1 inch, Second, tie between Anderson, Bra- ley and Cox of Bangor. Discus throw: Ellms, Dexter, lst, 122 feet 615 inches, Turner, Bangor, 2nd, Mc- Kenney, Dexter, 3rd. ' Broad jump: Cox, Bangor, lst, 18 ft. 7 W inches, O'Connor, Bangor, 2nd, Cro- well, Bangor, 3rd. Total, Bangor, 77, Fay High, 38 points. -..-.-.-.,, l-...- Miss R to Ellms: Take your seat! Ellms: Pm sorry but is it screwed to the floor. Bussie Bucknam has hopcg of making the track team. When the Basketball Five journeyed to Old Town, Bussie arose at 6.30 and after having breakfast ran to catch the 6.00 train. QUnfortunately Bus- sie' lost by a fewf?J yards.J Ellms: Spring is coming fast now. I saw a horse fly the other day. N. Bucknam: A horse fly? Whoever saw a'horse fly? ,ii-,ll-1 Miss K: fin Study halll Shields, please take the seat behind Mr. Arno. Shields: Mr. Arno? Who's he? Miss K: If you were as interested in the boys as you are in the girls perhaps you'd know Mr. Arno. Overheard in History IV P-'25, Pm not as dumb as I thot I was. I'm dumber. Thelma Mountain got lost in Sangerville when the girls team played S. High girls. fWe wonder how she would ever find her Way about in Bangor., 6 U Senior Statistics I CLARENCE BO.YD Cupid - Here is Cupid himself! ,and how he can rattle V e the keys of the piano in the Main Room! Clarence seems to fit in everywhere. Our class would 'be half gone without him! ' Essay Orchestra ' ' Graduation Honor Studentz' ' V ' H----ff-'Editor-in-Chief -of Signet..-14.5 . V - ,a .,..Rr.e'sident of Class D , H , .. CHARLES BAILEY Charles is a track man. Give him a pair of track shoes and watch him dig. He likes automobiles and we hope that some day he will be a first class me- chanic. HAZEL CHAMPION Calamity Jane Hazel certainly is Calamity Jane in a nut shell! Never mind, Hazel, 0Hice practice and Shorthand would not be complete without you there to protest! LLOYD MURRAY Stilts Stilts has been with us a long time. He is always smiling and we wonder what it is and who it is, that always keeps him amused. Stilts has a fondness for girls, automobiles and moonlight nights! OLETA THOMAS Lete or Jumbo Which name do you prefer, Oleta? Lete has a great many friends in school and a great many attractions outside! '? ! '? She is a good scholar. We hope she will be successful in whatever she attempts. Exchange Editor HAROLD GILMAN Duke Duke is one of the popular boys of our class. Judging from Harold's attention to the girls we are inclined to think the right one has not yet passed his way. Vice President of class Joke Editor Basketball Baseball GRACE DECKER Gracie Gracie is one of our quiet girls. She is a good student in Shorthand and Typewriting. We hope she makes good in the future. DORIS WILDER Doris, we don't feel very well acquainted with you but we do feel that you are not always so quiet as you are in school, because we hear that you some- times take rides in a Ford car. We can see you next year with a ruler in one hand, telling the children to step lively. WINNIFRED SANDERS Winnie or Sunshine Winnie is a Winsome maiden who never lets any- thing attract her attention until all her work is completed Q? ? 'U Winnie has only been here a short time, yet we wonder of she has learned the way to Dover? Best wishes Winnie. Presentation of Gifts Graduation Honor Student HENRY PARSONS O Henry Henry is the class comedian. He can imperson- ate anything from himself to a grasshopper. Business Editor of our school paper Presentation of Gifts Track Cheer Leader Business Editor FRANCES RUSSELL Count Frances 'tCount Frances is a girl, even if her nick name indicates otherwise. Count Frances is a jolly good sport. Once she invited our class over to her home, where we all had a gay time. Graduation Honor Student DORIS GALLANT Doris is one of the industrious members of our class as one might guess to see her yawning in classes. We sometimes call her a vamp but we only do it in fun. IONA LANDEEN Ona Ona , please, don't pray for those scales to show you the great reduction. We all like you best as you are. Ona has the Prophecy for graduation. We think the class used very good judgment in their choice. Prophecy Orchestra Basketball EILEEN KEYTE Arlene What a bubbling brook of fun we have in Ar- lene ! yet don't mistake her for she can be as digni- fied a Senior as any when there is need to be. Orchestra EVELYN KEYTE Ev Ev , we are sorry to say, has disregarded all laws-she has monopolized one of the members of our class. We are surprised that she keeps up so unlawful a pursuit, after a year's study of U. S. history and Civil Government. STEPHEN SEAVEY Steve We don't know much about Steve, but what we know is to his credit. He is good in nearly all school activities. We do not, however, know what his intentions are for the future. Track LETA SHATTUCK Pete Pete is one of the smallest and quietest girls in our class. She is so small that one would not think of her in connection with a typewriter on a high table! Nevertheless Pete has brains and she knows how to use them. CARL TITCOMB Here is Carl with his hair turning gray before he's twenty. If it were not for his ever-present smile, one might think he is wearing his life away in worry. Your cobb1er's bill must be very large, Carl, es- pecially while you were taking Plane Geometry. Happy days were those ? ? Orchestra ROYAL SMITH Sudan 'A We all know Sodan. He is an all round ath- lete. He played basketball and was on the track team for four years. He has been as active in his studies as in athletics. He is, also, well known by the girls. Here's wishing you luck, Sodan! Track Captain Basketball Baseball Address to Undergraduates DORIS ELDRIDGE Dot Dot, as you leave us, do not think too harshly of us, but think of the good times you have had rid- ing to school in the Chevrolet. We want you to be careful in Bangor, while training to be a nurse not to break the hearts of your patients, for a broken heart cannot be mended as easily as a Chevrolet! NORMAN McKENNEY Mac Mac was on the basketball team of '24, If he keeps on receiving pins for Typewriting he will soon have enough to make a breastplate. We are glad Mac is not in such a hurry in doing other things as he is in getting home to dinner. Basketball ABBIE SAWTELLE Shorty Shorty is O. K. She knows everything, hears everything, and says nothing, which is a rare com- bination for our class to have. Shorty won a white ribbon at the typewriting contest at Ban- gor. FLORENCE NOBLE Is noted for her pleasing disposition. She never gets out of patience with any one. What a kindly teacher she'll bel Here's wishing her success. Alumnae Editor FLORICE QUIMBY Polly Polly is a demure little miss who is full of fun when she gets started. She has large eyes and when one looks into them, one is not quite sure whether they are brown, or black, or possibly blue. BEATRICE BRAGDON Bettie Did some one ask if Bettie is going to be an old maid? We should say not by the delight she takes in reading poems by an author not yet fa- mous. HAROLD HALL Brick Without Brick our classes would be dull. Lately we have noticed that Brick is interested ln a Mountain. No, it's not Borestone! 1 l Basketball Athletic Editor MILDRED HEWETT Mike We think we can hear the wedding bells ringing. Mildred dear, how we shall miss you when you promise to love, honor and obey! The class wishes you happiness. Secretary of class LINCOLN PELLEY Link Many things attract Link's attention, especially a Keyte. Link is one of those boys who are in- terested in what there is about them and uses many 'how, when and where' words. He is certainly one whom we could not do without. LUCY PETERS Everybody knows Lucy. She has stayed with us throughout our school days. We all wish Lucy much health, wealth and happiness. CARL MOSES Alla Wishes Moses is another one of our good looking, quiet boys. He has a complexion that many girls might envy. His eyes are Very dreamy looking, yet he is by no means asleep and vamping doesn't work with him. Y Asst. Business Manager Sec. of Athletic Ass'n LILLIAN TAYLOR Lillie Lillie is a quiet little f?J Miss when she is with a crowd, but in Shorthand class she is quite amusing and has a language all her own. Yet how shocked she is at the other girls if they do not speak correctly! MAPLE PERCIVAL Percy Here's our circular of knowledge! Percy has been an excellent student and loyal to her school and class during her high school life. She won the medallion in the Lincoln Essay Contest last Febru- ary. But be careful of those feet, Maple! T1-935, Of Class Literary Edlt0I' Graduation Honor Student BERNARD MOUNTAIN Nig Anybody know where Nig is? Sure, he's strolling along with that new Senior girl. How quiet the Main Hall will be when he is not there to whisper! Never mind, someone else will take his place. AUDREY HOYT Red Audrey is one of the shining lights of our class because she shines in a most remarkable way as one can easily see by her nick-name. She is one of the star players on the girls' basketball team. Basketball DONALD GROLEAU Don Don is so quiet one hardly knows he is around. He has a very calm exterior, but beneath that there is fun enough for anyone. No matter what the question is you can always rely upon Don, LAWRENCE TRIAL Pee Wee We wonder where he got the name of Pee Ween? Pee Wee is very quiet Where the girls are, but when he gets among the boys- He's a chubby fellow with black hair and blue eyes. We don't know what he intends to do after leav- ing High but we feel sure that he will succeed. Baseball Manager ALMA LAURIDSEN Shrimp Here's the class butterfly with light blue eyes and curly HJ golden locks. Shrimp shows par- tiality to no one, but she believes in using us all alike. Can't you see the fun sparkling in her eyes? Local Editor Basketball HELEN SANDERS Harnie Helen is a quiet little lass who came from Roches- ter High at the beginning of the Senior year. She found friends among us very quickly and we hope she will find as many at college. Graduation Honor Student LEON SEAV EY General General was the center for N. H. Fay's basket- ball team. Even if he falls a few times during the game, leave it to General to jump. Basketball Track BLANCHE ELLIS Blanchie Here comes the class champion typist. In the contest held at Bangor, Blanchie won first prize in Typewriting and first prize in Shorthand and re- ceived two cups for the school, a medal and a blue ribbon for herself. WILLIAM RONCO Bill Bill we notice lately has become rather Keene. He is tall and slender with smooth, shiny, black hair. He is a good scout, but very fond of teas- ing. He has been prominent as a Basketball Man. Basketball MARGUERITE CUNNINGHAM Maggie Maggie is an addition to our class but we know her as if she had always been with us, at least one member of the class does. She is a quiet girl and her chief desire is to ride in a Hudson. ALMOND ELLMS Bola Behold! R. A. Ellms notorious character-that's Bela fwe mean in athletics.J He is one of our star athletes. It's strange no senior could vamp him, yet he fell for a Freshman. Declamation President A. A. TTB-Ck Captain Basketball XCHANGES 0 .2336 T' T3 I l , .K x- -,j,,,,...i-..l.---43 - - -1? -- ---Q 2 . We wish to ackngryvledge the following exchanges and to exgfess our appreciation of their comment: ' The Radiator , Somerville, Mass. The H. C. I. Scrollnfg. Charleston, Maine The Ferguson 5 Harmony, Maine The Whims Rockland, Maine The Alpha ' QNew Bedford, Mass. The Nautilus Waterville, Maine The Oracle ' Bangor, Maine The Pep Mexico, Maine The Four Corners I Scarboro, Maine The Periscope Mtn. Bridgewater, Mass. 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Oh, you sweet thing! murmured the paper bag.-Ex. Ellms '25 should have been a blacksmith because of his Brawnfyj arms. In English, Miss K: True, I want you to stay a period to-night. ' True: Can't. Miss K: Why? True: My mother told me to come right home. H Miss G. in Law Class: If you had a cow in your charge would you be obliged to milk him? Gasper '26: I had two note books when I came up here. Miss K: Perhaps you put one of them in your desk. G-: This isn't my desk. I'm not al- lowed to look in it. Miss K: I will look for you. Gasper: Oh--never mind. I just re- member that I had Flora's. In English IV B. Mrs. Blake: Of what was Sidney Carton the victim? Ellms, '25: fAfter careful thoughtlr Marriage, Advertisement Miss Hasty has found a far better way of removing eyebrows instead of plucking them, she burns them.-Chemistry III. Miss G. in Law Class to Ellms, while discussing bailments: Can anyone hire a saddle horse and hitch him behind a plow? 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Horizontal 1-2-Denoting possession fFrenchD. 5-Definite article. 6-7-To felt together. 3-4- 8-9-10-A suHix used in forming the names of ceiitain sciences. 11-A quantity. 15-A globe representing the earth. 16-A notice issued by state authority. 18-To grow old. 19-A prefix meaning by. 20-Not common fcomp. deg.7 22-Failure. 24-Used in testing. 26-Short meter. 27--A solid generated by a straight line which constantly touches a fixed curved and a vertex. 29-Prep. in place of. 30-Two vowels. 32 -Magnitudes having three dimensions -Personal pronoun. 35-Appex. 38-To exist. 39-Inclosure for swine. -Precious stones. -Actual. 44-To throw. 47-Suffix denoting non-metallc elements QP1ur.J 50-One's self fFrenchJ. 51-Preposition. 53-A town in Tuscola county Michigan 55-Singular. 57-North Carolina. 58--Hardwood fel 61-To check. 63-To change entirely. 66-Tumor on eye. 67-Tuberculosis fabbr.J 34 41 42 THE SIGN ET 49 69-Space occupied. 70-Surface included within any given lines. 71-Scarce fsj. 72-A gir1's name. 73-This fabbr.J 74-Restore. 77-United States. 78-Mischevious children. 80-Common ending of a word. 82-Not fluid fsj. 84-Box fFrenchJ 85-Past tense of do. 86-New York. 87-Prep. 88-What happens here. Vertical 1-Manuscript. 2-To pass. 3-Statement. 4-A prominent personage in any remark- able event. 5-A suffix. 6--Sea fForeignJ. 7-Duration of time. 8-Sunix denoting element. 9-A ring. 10-South Carolina. 12-Handles. 13-Gone by. 14-Rectitudes. 17-Guards. 21-Conj. adverb. 23-Reposes. 24-Initials of one who -cannot work this puzzle. 25-Corpulent. 31-Contraction for over. 33-Not parallelfesj 36-Rupees fabbr.J 37-Prefix, meaning dry in Greek. 40-Yea. 41--A science. 43-Observes. 45-Negative fFrenchJ 46-Freckled fp1ur.J 49-Adjusts. 52-A tone of the diatonic scale. 53-What this puzzle. 54-Wind. 56-Revolution. 59-Abbr. for pronoun. 60-A system. 62-A figure, polygon for its base and tri- angle sides. 64-Impolitely. 65-Dal Signo fabbr.J 1 68-Established. 72-Common plural formation. 75-Prefix meaning not. 76-West Indies. 77-United States Navy. 79-Pints. l 81-Rhode Island. 83-Achieve. 84-Intransitive verb. Lizzie fTune- March of the Wooden Soldiers J Paint, it is crackingg Fenders are lackingg Down the highway Lizzie struts. Chains are a-clinkingg Head-lights are a-winkingg Wheels a-shaking in the ruts. Curtains are Happingg Passengers scrappingg fMust be married, sure enoughll But, Lizzie now is quite resigned, To being treated rough. H. Parsons '25. If Parsons '25 should whisper in school the teacher would faint. Groleau '25 and Boyd '25 should go on the stage. They certainly are good acro- bats in French IV. Favorite Sayings at N. H. F. H. S. Mrs. Blake: Class come to order! Mrs. Peirce: En francais! s'il vous plait. Mr. Blake: That doesn't mean anything. Missf' Gardner: Go to the Office! Mr. DeWever: Can't you understand that? Miss Kenney: Oh! is that so? 77 Miss Gardner: Qln Comm. Arith.J: Now snap these off. How many feet in a yard ? I. Johnson '28: 5V2 feet in one yard. I AL MN1 NOTES l -- 9 Marriages Attalena Atkins '13 Katherine Westgate '24 Clifford Sawtelle Donald Bartlett Gwendolyn Sinclair Clyde Moore '12 Evelyn Cain '24 Harold Scribner '24 Births February 12, 1925 a son, Lincoln LeRoy, to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Libby. Mrs. Libby, formerly Olla Glidden, was a member of the class of '22. Deaths Caro Percival Crawford of the class of 1911. Mabel Haines Call of the class of 1914. News of Interest 1915 Helen Bessey Moran Bound Brook, N. J. Marjorie Foss Otto Dexter, Maine Ann Boyd Anderson, Arlington Heights, Mass. Marguerite Bertrand Dexter, Maine Doris Shepherd Stevens Dexter, Maine Elwood Stevens Dexter, Maine Mildred Mitchell Dexter, Maine Stanley Weymouth Augusta, Maine Donald Rowell Lowell, Mass. Marion Smart Norwood, Mass. Evelyn Park Leland Wellesley Hills, Mass. Bernard Marsh Old Town, Maine Reynold Thompson Machias, Maine Lucy Thomes Maker Clifton Springs, N. Y. Grace Murphy Ansell Dexter, Maine Sybil Weymouth Hatch Dexter, Maine Melba Salley Salisbury Bangor, Maine Ruth Towle Dudley Dexter, Maine Among those of the Alumni, who have visited the school during their vacations are: Eugene Gilman '23, who attends the Pensslaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y. Dorothea Stone '24, who is on the A. B. C. list at the University of Maine. Velma Oliver '21, who is on the lJean's list at the University of Maine. Constance Smart, Mary Marsh, Elizabeth Call of the class of 1923, who are mem-- bers of the graduating class at Farming- ton Normal School. Bernard Gates '21 and Robie Palmer '23, who attend Annapolis Naval Academy. Edwin Burnard '21, who is a member of the graduating class of Bowdoin College. Miss Bertha Leighton '05, who teaches at Boston University. James Waldron of the University of Maine. Miss Agnes Dyer of the class of 1923 has accepted a position in the office of the U. S. Veteran's Bureau in Portland, Maine. Miss Ora Whitmore of the class of 1912 passed the winter in Bermuda. Carolyn Daggett, who is doing secretarial work at the Ely School in Greenwick, Con- necticut and Grace Waldron '20, who teach- es in Bristol, New Hampshire, are planning to sail for Europe the 23rd of June, where they will spend the summer. Bernard Pooler '23, who has been study- ing journalistic work at the University of Chicago, has recently accepted a position with the Kennebec Journal in Augusta. -1' --------------- 4. We are interested in having your account. ii-111 We are more interest- ed in giving you good service. -iii-s Merrill Trust Co. Member of Federal Reserve System State and National Supervision We pay 4fAf on Savings Ccmpounded Quarterly 'f' ---------------- -1. 4. -... ....... -.-- ..-..-..-..- 4. u PORTRAITS OF QUALITY The Call Studio Portrait and Commercial Photographers Art and Gift Shop Dexter, -- Maine Kodaks and Supplies Amateur Finishing and Enlarging For Graduation Gifts New stock of Watches, Pearls and Jewelry. All the latest models in Kodaks, Fountain Pen and Pencil Sets, Cigarette Cases. Geo. A. Dustin HARDWARE Paints, Oils and Varnishes Steel Ceilings China, Glassware and Toys DEXTER, MAINE q1..1n1p.1.g.1..-. 1.11 1g.1p.1.l1..1l.1,.-..n1.l1 1 L. E. Kelley, D. D. S. 1 1 1p.1n1,. Edes Bros. We always have a DENTIST fine line of G Bl k, T 1 h 6-3 , , erry oc e ep one Szlk Hoszery R. L. Killman 8: Co. Dealers in Choice Meats, Groceries and Provisions Telephone 8-3. Dexter, Me. H. K. Thatcher M. D. Blethen Block H. L. Haskell, D. M. D. X-Ray and General Dentistry Dustin Block, Dexter, Maine Try the New Rexall Agency Dexter Pharmacy, Dexter, Me. Stop and Gas Up at Friend 8: Friend's Newport, Maine D. C. Dunn High-Grade Millinery 325 Main St., Dexter, Young's Greenhouse Cut Flowers, Potted Plants and Floral Designs Telephone 114-3 School Street Compliments of J. Willis Crosby Law and :Taxes Compliments of W. J. Hammond, M. D. Gerry Block. Tel. 274-2. B. L. Gilbert's Garage General Repair Work Hup and Ford Service Station Corinna, Maine Innie Snell Instructor of Band and Orchestra Instruments Tel. 147-11 ' 1-1 1 1gu1..1..1g..1un1..1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1,..1,.1,,,.1u.,1 1 1... , Y 1 . Church Street Garage, lnc. Cleveland, Star, Chandler Tel. 55-2. Dexter, Maine A. L. A. Service Station Compliments of Harold E. Hatch Clyde H. Snell Piano Tuner and Victrola Repairer Tel. 147-I 1. Dexter 14-1.n1q1..1,q1u1.l1,.-1.1.1 1.n11.u1 1 Compliments of The .luclkins Insurance Agency Insurance of Every Description Phone 103-2 W. A, Small, Manager ....--...-.11....-.-.-.-!...1.-q1.1n-1 Compliments of M. B. FOSSA Main Street Dexter, Maine Welfare Market We keep High Grade Western Beef 'Call 62-2 if you want the best Church Street Cash Market GROCERlF,S, CONFECTIONERY . ICE CREAM Dexter, '- -- Maine Compliments of Clifford Goulette Dealer in Groceries, Confectionery, To- bacco and Cigars. Cor. Liberty St. and Railroad Ave. Lassell's Market The Place to Buy Everything You Eat Our Stocks are Always Fresh and Wholesome Where Economy Rules ' ' Do you know that vve will do your Washing and Ironing and give you leisure time for the same cost as employing a laundress. Dexter Steam Laundry Headquarters for FLORAL DESIGNS and Seruonable Cut Flowers Telephone 106 C. H. HA YDEN, Proprietor Poulin 8: Mountain The Home of Hart Schaffner 8z Marx Clothes THE QUALITY STORE DoWning's Garage Grove Street, Dexter Cylinder Grinding with Heald Grinder Renew the Life of Your Motor 'I' .. .. ..........,........-,...-..-..... .. .. - .. .. - -..-...........,.,.....,............. ....... .. ........+ .P -1111--1-- --1-1----1 : ::- 1 gf. Amos Abbott Co. Manufacturers of Woolens for 105 Years Overcoatings Sold at Retail Dexter, Maine The Bassett Studio Dexter, Maine The Little Shop for Big Values fOver Kerby'sJ Devoted to High-Grade Portraiture Buy Bassett's Best -- -- You'll Find No Better T l hone 42-2 Compliments of Haines Dental Oflice DR. R. L. STRATTON, Manager Tel. 105-3 Bank Block F. E. BURGESS, M. D. Telephone Numbers Residence, 247-11. Ojice, 23-12 PARK THEATRE WM. SALISBURY, Mgr. Dexter's House of Amusement A Fine Repertoire of Comedies and Uramas A show that will please both ola ana young. Get That Up-To-Date Hair Cut and Shave At Roberts' Barber Shop Three Chairs F. L. WORTHEN Dealer in DRAFT HORSES AND HAY Lower Main St., Dexter Compliments of W. B. Peirce Attorney-at-Law Shoes for Every Occasion Including the smartest Spring and Summer Models at low prices NATHAN DAGGETT Dexter, Maine TWO CHAIR BARBER SHOP EDMUND POULIN, WALL S1. Compliments of L. LAURIDSEN 81 SON Ladies' and Gents' Up-to-Date Try Summit Brand Stringless Beans T .1 . ammg P05594 Noyes Es' Hall, Diijfff' Dana Crockett Co., Building Buy Dry Goods and Shoes AT GORDON'S m,.,neas.a DEXTER, ME. Yes, l Handle Coon's lce Cream Made in Lewiston, Also Fruit, Confectionery, Cigars 81 Tobacco .lames Mountain, Dexter, Maine W. B. GOULD Insurance Civil Engineering HALE-DAGGETT BLOCK J. H. MURPHY HALE-DAGGETT BLOCK ZIP Superiluous Hair Can be destroyed with Zip by gently lifting out the roots and in this way destroy the growth. Come in to the Comfort Shop and let me tell you about Zip. El-SIE M- CARS!-EY, Hslaosggeu Block Compliments of Philip Goulette Dealer in Tobacco, Cigars. Soft Drinks V Confectionery Full Line of Groceries Cor. Water 8: Lincoln Sts., Dexter -5- -...............-n..-...-...-...............-..-..........-...-... - -,.-..-.............-.......-.......-.............4. For Sport Wear A pair of Knickers and a pull over or coat sweater or sport blouse is the popular combif nation. Knickers S4 to 37 Sweaters 53.50 to 57 Blouses S5 to 513.50 Harry E. Hale The Style Store for Men Dana Crockett Co. Plumbing, Heating - and Metal Work - Job work promptly attended to Telephone 23-2 Horace Partridge Co Mfgrs.pAthletic and Sporting Goods Boston, - - Mass. Athletic Outfitters N. H. Fay High School A. W. Keyte Anthracite and Bituminous Coal . . . . . Lehigh and Franklin . . . . . Trucking--Long distance moving by auto truck Telephone 155-3 or 155-2 of 11111 nu114.11nn-41n-qmn-.simian-un-un-uni 1 1 -. 4, .1 1.l1u1qq1un1...1.,1.q1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1..1..1.q1n-1111.11.1- A better line than ever of staple Dry Goods and Garments, also several Novelties an d Pennants stamped Dexter, Maine. . C. Titcomb Main St. - - Dexter, Maine Maytag Gyrafoam Washer There is only one way you can realize the wonderful improvements in the Maytay Gyrafoam Washer, you must see it on display at our store or, better still, try it in your own home. Twice the washing capacity of any other family washer. Once the clothes are placed in the tub, no further attention is necessary, until they are ready to wring. And the convenience does not stop there, even the wringer is self operating. It is under instant control and can be stopped at will. If you are looking for the best, get a Maytag, ask about our easy payment plan. Write, phone or call. W. B. AYER Everything Electrical Tel. 95-2 . . Rowe Goodyear and McKay Shoe Repairing Vulcanizing Battery and Harness Repairing Distributor for Philco Batteries and Vacuum Cup Tires Ton Tested Tubes 1 Grove Street, Dexter, Maine Telephone 25-12 H. L. Tillson 8x Co. PLUMBING AND HEATING HARDWARE Dexter, Maine I-su 1n1q.1u.-.q...1111111.-1.-1111......-.111 COMPLIMENTS OF A. C. STROUT, Nl. D. DUSTIN BLOCK SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Old Homes Made New With Sheetrock Sheetrock will not warp, shrink or buckle. It insures smooth permanent Wall and ceilings. It deadens sounds. It is fire- proof. We are Dexter's agent for U. S. Gypsum Plaster and Atlas Portland Cement Bucknam 81 Mountain Tel. 23-4 Students Let the New York Life Insurance Co., help you save a few of those first dollars earned after graduation. Life Insurance today is Not a Commodity but a SERVICE. an honorable record ofThe New York Life Insurance Co., With 80 years of Service is competent and ready to serve you. Talk it over with us any time. J. P. Rand Special Representative Dexter, Maine. Office in Hale-Daggett Block Residence 132 Free St. ALADDIN FLOUR Guaranteed the Best For General Home Baking S. L. Small Q. - ..- .-l...g1....l..-...ily-lg-I.in-lg.-ll-nf-.gl-..p-..l-. .- 1 1 .. -. -. ilqgggl .Lan 1-1ym1,v.,1nu...nu1nn1...1.,,1 1 1 ole ------- -----1- n -1- e-u-uu-n-1--- 1 1,----rr 1 1 .1 4, I Compliments of The Brewster Dmg Store L. H. WHITNEY Proprietor Dexter, Maine Wassookeag Woolen Company Manufacturer of Fine Woolens lj Dexter, Maine R. B. Carleton 1 .IEWELER Dexter, --- Maine We Solicit Your Patronage It Pays to Trade in Your Home Town lf You Want Prompt and Etlicient Service Dexter Grange Store for Flour, Feed and Groceries 19 Grove Street Telephone 264-2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1m.1m-.m1m.1,m1.,.1 1 141 -1- --------------------- 4- Pioneer Engraving Co. 11 ffagiflity Printing Plates , 81 Main Street, Bangor, Maine fWe made the cuts for this publieationj C. H. WEBBER sT0vEs AN19 FURNACES PLUMBING AND HEATING TELEPHONE 252. LOWER SPRING ST. COMMERCIAL PRINTING EVERYTHING FOR THE BUSINESS MAN BOOK AND POSTER PRINTING GAZETTE PUB. CO., DEXTER, ME. 1...1.u.....4..-,.'1n1.u1.11..1.u1u1..1.n..uu1w1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 ... .. -. .1nn-un-nu-im-.uu.-nn.-n1 - - - 1 ' 6 lyone ay - w can they proauce such line cars to sell at such Prices I LQ'l5V-FXULEL ' ,.,. ,... .,. ,,.. '525 C oupe - '715 C o a c h - Touring or Roadster - Sedan - '825 Commercial 5 Chassis- E Ttgzlecszlhassis .5 5 0 All prices f.o. b. F lint, Mich. This is the comment that people make on seeing the new Chevrolet cars. Beautiful streamline bodies mounted on a chassis new from radiator to rear axle, these cars present the most striking values ever offered in the low price field. Be sure to see these beautiful cars and note these outstanding features - New radiator of non-rusting airplane metal, having all the beauty of nickelg New disc clutch, requiring no lubrication: New rear axle with larger, stronger gears and one- piece banjo-type housingg New semi-elliptic springs of chrome vanadium steel, with rear springs undenlungg New frame. longer and stronger, of deep channel steel construction: New bodies, roomier, more comfortable, of modern design-closed models have beautiful Fisher bodiesg New windshields, with verv low bottom glass panel on open models, one-piece VV type on closed models: New Gnish, lustrous,durable Duco in beautiful colors: N rw motor refinements, heavier cranksh aft, improved construction for carburetor and manifold. Blaisdell Automobile Company Dexter, Maine Branch Show Rooms at Pittsfield, Milo and Dover-Foxcroft 4. , ., 752523 wk fa -M. H ff , 1 Huw' . 4 , nd,
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