Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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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.

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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,

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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.