Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

Page 16 text:

1134. 14 THE SIGNET a large company, soldiers or civilians. Let us therefore resolve to become more deter- mined day by day. Esther Libby '26. HONOR Honor is the greatest quality a man can possibly possess. One who is honorable, is quite apt to have other fine qualities. A dishonorable man is greatly despised by everyone, even by the dishonorable. He can never be trusted once his honor is lost, therefore he can never reach the heights of success. It is only too true, that many persons who are well-off, never made their wealth honestly, but by some crooked, scheming methods. Except the compara- tively few whose consciences have reached the stage of being called hare-boiled, these people are never at ease, they do not 'enjoy life. Honor is a quality which is most tempted, and once lost it is lost forever. A man who has lost all sense of honor finds it exceed- ingly diificult to re-establish himself when he wished to. Honor is not always born in the heart of a mang it is more often acquired as one matures. One who might have been con- sidered an honorable person, might easily become dishonorable by desperate circum- stances. There is the place for moral courage to play its highly important role. Honor, without moral courage to strength- en it, is much the same as a tent without poles. Honor, in my estimation is the basis of love, faith and truth. Without it there could be none of these. Could you love a person whom you did not honor? No. You love a person because you honor him. You trust and have faith in him. You believe in him. Therefore you see honor, ever since the beginning of the world, has been the mak- ing of man. Men live for it and men gladly die for it. Once it is lost all is lost, includ- ing the greatest thing in the world-LOVE. Robert Eliot '27, Bucknam '27: Got my golf socks on to- day. Ramsay: How so? B-: Eighteen holes! Neighbor to Coughlin '28: Is your mother home, Boidy? ' Coughlin: Do you think I'm beating this rug for my health? Miss G: What would you expect a cap- tain on a ship to tell his men to do if some- one should shout Fire? Clukey '26: Run for your life. Heard on the baseball field: lst boy: Where's DeWever gone? 2nd boy: 0h,.don't worry. He's gone to hitch his car to an electric light post. Diagrams were assigned in Chemistry. DeWever: What was your lesson in on Chemistry for today. M-t '27: Pictures! Bailey '28 in word study: The men would wear derby hats sand long tailed coats walking with a cane. Prescott '28: Did you know that an aw- ful lot of girls are stuck on me? Wise Senior: . Yes, they must be an aw- ful lot. Mrs. Blake: I don't call eating recrea- tion. Student: It was in the dictionary.

Page 15 text:

THE SIGNET 13 OUR DEBTS Every man who owes money feels that he must get that debt off his hands before he can face the world squarely. Every boy and girl who attends high school is in debtg all are in debt to their country, their town, their school, their home and even to them- selves, and like these men they must pay their debts before they can face their fu- ture. You may ask, How shall we pay this debt, and how shall we know when we have finished paying our debt? The answer is this: Acquire the highest rank possible and keep a good reputation both in studies and conduct. You are responsible for the fu- ture progress of your country and town. If you have paid your debt in high school, your father will not be loath to leave this great responsibility in your hands. Therefore, pay your debts that you may face your future squarely, prepared to do your work, whatever it may be. Nina E. Quimby '27. SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL A matter of interest to history students and those who are interested in the history of Maine, has come up recently. Thi ques- tion is whether Sprague's Journal of Maine History will be continued in the future. Mr. Sprague who died last week in his ofiice at Dover-Foxcroft, started this jour- nal several years ago and it has always been very popular with those interested in the early history of Maine. It has been used very profitably in secondary schools. Some like our own, merely subscribe, while others use it in class work. For several years the state school department has urged a more extensive use. This journal contains biographies of prominent men of early times, true ac- counts of early controversies, such as the OF MAINE HISTORY Northeastern Boundary Controversy, and much interesting and valuable data on other topics. All these articles are written by people well versed in their subjects through study and research. Because 'of this:-Ame can find in this journal authentic accounts of our state's former activities. In fact one sometimes finds in these magazines the only true, complete accounts written in readable form. Therefore not only historians but all of us should hope that this small quarterly magazine, the most lasting part of Mr. Sprague's lifework, will be continued in the same way in order that our state history may be preserved in a form which all can study. Charlene C. Rollins '27. DETERMINATION The dictionary says that determination means resolution or purpose. Determina- tion, however, is something more than resolution, for anyone can make a resolu- tion, but the next thing is to keep it, It takes determination to stick to a resolution. Determination isn't something that is given us but it is something we must culti- vate. It is easy enough to have determina- tion when the sky is blue, the sunshine is bright and there is absolutely nothing in our pathway. It isa different story, how- ever, when the sun is hidden from view by a heavy mist, which envelopes the earth, and just ahead of us is a steep mountain of diiiiculty, doubt or fear-then it takes all our will power to say I am determined to keep on. Everyone has heard the story of the battle of Verdun and the words They shall not pass have gone down in history as words of determination. Even when the soldiers were tired and hungry-almost ready to give up the fight, the words made them realize their responsibility and by sheer determination they finally won the battle. In everything we need determination to win our battles whether we are teachers or students, day laborers or the president of

Page 17 text:

QIWI School opened September 14th with an enrollment of 200. There were but two new members of the faculty: Miss Esther Holt of Clinton, who took Miss Kenney's place in the English Department, and Miss Gladys Blenkhorn of Marblehead, Massa- chusetts, who took charge of the girls' physical training classes. Miss Britton substituted for Mrs. Blake who was in the hospital. October 16th the Sophomores gave Freshmen a reception. They decorated the schoolroom in green and white, served re- freshments of punch and wafers and tried to give the new class a good time. the EDUCATION WEEK November 15th was observed as National Education Week. On Wednesday, an after- noon session was held in the evening. This gave the parents and townspeople an op- portunity to see what the students were doing in the ditferent departments and about fifty visitors came. Friday an as- sembly was held and articles on education were read by Harold Gilman, Thelma Mountain and Eleanor Hasty. ASSEMBLIES . Mr. Marsh, representative of the Curtis Publishing Company, visited school March 19th for the purpose of starting a subscrip- tion contest. He gave a helpful talk on good salesmanship, before the student body. 'The pupils then formed into three teams to get subscriptions for the Country Gentle- men, Ladies Home Journal and Satur- il ,N day Evening Post. The Rockets won the race so the Meteors and Comets had to give them a fun feast in the gym. One hundred and ninety-five subscriptions were sold. Dean Hart of the University of Maine gave an interesting talk on education. Af- terwards he met students who are planning to enter the college in the fall. November 14th Mr. Moses, business man- ager, and Mr. Ramsey, assistant editor, at- tended the Journalistic Conference at the University of Maine. The Signet won third place among the high school annuals. DEBATES April 7th, six of the Junior girls were chosen to give a debate before the Literary Club. The question was: Resolved that the Radio has done more for the world than the Moving Picture. The speakers on the af- firmative side were Miss Titcomb, Miss Brewster and Miss Dulacg those on the negative, Miss Rollins, Miss Woodside and Miss Felker. Miss Quimby acted as chair- man, and Miss Marsh and Miss Tucker were time-keepers. On April 30th, a public debate was given by the Senior American History class. The question was: Resolved, that the Philippine Islands should be given absolute independ- ence. The judges were Mrs. Weymouth, Mr. Brewster and Capt. Hasty. The affir- mative speakers were Mr. True, Mr. Brawn and Mr. Clarkg the negative, Miss Herrick, Miss Hilton and Miss Clark. Miss Hasty