Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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8 THE LAUREL spirit into everybody. Do you want to 'help pcmnd or be po-1mcied? Laughingly the girls gathered around and listened. That afternoon the football players were much surprised to see a group of twelve girls' standing near the sidelines enthusiastically rooting for the team. They were completely mystified by their -blue armbands displaying in gray the letters S. O. S. After the game, a curious group asked many questions, but they re- ceived only evasive answers. 'Phe next night the same twelve with three recruits attended a debate at the High School. They were present at every school affair given that year and always there was at least one new person in the group. They were such a jolly bunclhl The others be- gan to realize that something was doing and soon a sedate Senior or a sophisti- cated Iunior and even an insignificant Freshman, never before seen socially, were found among those present Finally about a week before graduation, Roberta was seized by a curious group, placed on a platform and commanded to explain about the S. O. S. After a moment's 'hesitation she grew serious and said, H Listen, everybody! Haven't w'e 'had a great time at all these school func- tions this year? You bet-but .tell us what the secret badges mean, they chorused. VVell, this may be our last chance, responded Roberta. We Seniors began to realize that we had missed a lot of these four years 'because we didn't stand together. Do you profit by our mistake? S. O. S. means The Spirit of the School. E. Magoni, 133. R. Beal, 133. TT FORWARD! OU are Freshmen. Therefore, it is safe to assume that your edu- cation is very limited, that you are as green as you look. It seems only right that we, the Sophomore Class, should -con- sider it our duty to guide you through the pitfalls often encountered by poor, igno- rant children such as you. Your immature minds and lack of experience make you ready victims for all to prey upon. This speech, coming from the President of the Sophomore 'Class back in the hazy past of 1927, seemed to us poor Freshmen as coming from the very lips of an ex- perienced and all-glorious genius, one well versed in human frailties, their needs and their limitations. It didn't enter our heads to wonder why those few Seniors stood there with a langu-id smile on their countenances. Neither did we stop to wonder how this boy, biologically as im- mature as we and only one year older, could impress us with his superficial air of superior-ity. Four years made little change in our status. We continued to idolize the man ahead of us. VVe worshipped in order Sophomores, juniors, Seniors. Our thoughts and our hopes are already jump- ing the abyss between high school and college. To be a college Freshman is now the paramount object of our lives. How soon that objective will be surpassed by the ambition to become a Sophomore,- graduate--a somebody in private life. Such is the human life cycle. NVe live in the present but our thoughts are always in the future. Isn't that best? In the future is 'born ambition and integrity. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is another day. Idolize, 'but constantly change your idol for a bigger and better one. Set your mark, achieve it, and t'hen set another one. That is progress. Therein lies our salva- tion. Forward l' D. Hodgkins, '30. 'YT Husband, scowlling as he upbraided his wife: You 'd believe anything a fool told you. Not always, replied 'his wife, smil- ing sweetly, although you are very con- vincing at times.

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THE LAUREL 7 C0-OPERATION OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS VEN though Farmington High School may be lacking a gym- nasium and auditorium there is one phase of school work that they certainly do not lackg and that is cooperation be- tween pupils and teachers. This portrays one of the finest relations that could ever exist in the school life. Thus, F. H. S. has the advantage in this respect over larger high schools for with more pupils the teachers could not work with them individually and give them the attention needed as can be done in a school smaller in size. ' This attention is especially important with freshmen, who, just entering from school where they re- ceive much individual attention they are apt to be hindered by the lack of coopera- tion and drop out. The pupils take a deeperuinterest in their work if they know that they are being aided by the teachers. Not so much in their studies, although all the teachers are very willing to explain to their utmost power the lessons for the benefit of those needing it. But more than t-his, I mean the interest taken in them and their work in school as well as their life after gradu- ation. For example, many students have an inferiority complex , so to speak: but with the aid of the teachers they soon overcome this great hindrance to success. It is very pleasing, too, to the teachers are cooperating I do not believe to real-ize that the pupils with them in their work. that in many schools such interest is taken in the scholars' welfare as is taken in Farmington High School. It 'will' bear repeating lucky' I consider- those pupils who have not had the good fortune to attend a small high school and enjoy the advantages of the cooperation of the teachers with their pupils. So in ending I want to say that to me F. H. S. resembles a large family working together toward one aim and ideal, Suc- again how un- cess , both for the pupils and for the name of the school itself. . M. Cook, '30. YT' SCHOOL sPlRx'r HY shouldn't everyone be inter- ested in the activities of our School? No answer! School Spirit is that' feeling' of excitement, loyalty and stick-to-it-iveness that mak-es one enjoy so much parties, games and all school activi- ties. At one of our football games, we had a corking crowd. lfVasn't it great to march down the field with the band, and singing our school song? But at the next game- Flop! WVho was there? Only the faith- ful few as usual. One of our enterprising young Fresh- men relates, this unique solution of boast- ing School Spirit:- A SOLUTION School Spirit does count, said Ro- berta Lake convincingly, and some day Farmington High will realize it. -You mean all right, replied her chum. But what 's the use of bother- ing? Oh, but you 'll go to the game with me thi s afternoon, won't you? replied Roberta. H Oh yealh-maybe, answered Muriel. As she strolled homeward, Roberta was realizing how much they had lost by not attending the school affairs. This was lier last year, but now she resolved to do her best to make up for lost time and arouse the under-classmen. How could she do it? Suddenly an idea popped into her head. Could she? XVould it work? On the way to the game, Roberta met a jolly bunch of girls going to an ice-cream.: parlor. She joined them and after talking to her chum a minute, she turned to the others and said, Listen, everybody! Mousy and I are going to pound school H

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