Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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EW'Ui'!l1'!l'fWlfW!Yi!i!ZfW!!lNl11!l1!XU'NZD!!HKU'1!L!l:'!lM.l !lr'!l'MJNJMZU.V 9 fans-ure: :i 31: l its 9 Jia: ,J--or -nn L ,I -L -c :Q-1 t , ll tix? THE LA REL 5 PUBLISHED BY 'rx-is STUDENTS or THE ! VOLUME XXVI NUMBER I FARM1NGToN HIGHSCHOOL Di i E . X 51, I .t eg: 7 f 14 ,pe 7 -.1 a If 1.-C if 9mm I . ri I if it if I 1 if r if t it 1 if r f4'im-mmmmmmiImnvnvmmimtmnvri FARMINGTON, MAINE, JUNE, 1930 EDITORIALS KNOWLEDGE N Knowledge do we find the map of Heaven. Knowledge may be earthly but there is a Heaven on earth, a living Paradise in which we sometimes awake and find ourselves living in the wisdom of the ages. A beautiful Paradise it is, full of wonders, abounding in truth, a Para- dise which we can make -more splendid by oureffort to add a few new truths. For there is yet' much ignorance in this world and as Knowledge is the map of the City of Heaven on Earth- so is there a Hell on earth to which ignorance is the path and password. In the storehouse of the world's wisdom we find the secrets of the Universe, the great truths of orderly Natureg we learn to appreciate life, to know its fuller and richer meaning. VVe discover how we can live in 'harmony with Nature and Godg we put our fingers on the pulse of the Universe, rejoicing in the strong, puissant, eternal surge of infinite energy. In the rapturous ecstacy of our adventure we forget our trivial cares and worries. The troulbles of today are forgotten tomorrowg yet, the Truths of a Universe are eternal. The Knowledge of the world is a spot- less God-given monument to the best of Man. For it is the product of Man's deep- est thoughts, his integrity of purpose, his best efforts. Today we exult in thisg for, by living with the best of the past, we cultivate the best in ourselves. Knowledge is our key to true happiness for by it we excel, and the happiest moments of a life are when we know we are giving and doing our best. Oh, ecstacy to lose ourselves in the Forest of Knowledge! From Confucius' formula for perfecting our kingdoms to Einst-ein's formula by which we tame the speed of light and time the stars and the the electrons in their orbits. It is a realm of harmony, order and best of all--Truth. Therefore Stop! Look! and Listen! Freshmen-You have four glorious of you to enrich soul, mind years ahead and body by patient, steadfast devotion to You know it is worth your You have a world to win if your studies. every effort. you will. Sophomores-Already the battles of the first day are -past. Perhaps you look back on them and see with regret that it could 'have been a greater victoryg yet forget past mistakes, you have a new dawn and a clean sheet before you. To- morrow will it be engraved with beauty or- ? Juniors-You are on the home stretch,

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LAUREL BOARD Editor-in-Chief .... ........... C LYDE TAYLOR Assistant Editors .... DOROTHEA HODGKINS PATREACE HALL -Class Editors .... ELINA NfAGONI LAURA LEAVITT WALTER LUCE MAXINE CooK Bfusiness Manager .......... OLIVE WHITNEY Assistant Managers ..... ....... M ARY Ons FRED JACKSON Exchange Editor ............ VIVLAN RUSSELL Alum-ni Editor ........ FRANCES WEATHERN Notes and Jokes .............. DONNELL RYAN Athletics ..,. ....... J 01-IN CALLAHAN Artists ....... JOHN CALLAHAN WALTER LUCE BIRDENA CAIN PATREACE HALL LAURA LEAVITT DWIGHT BEEDY

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6 THE LAUREL you 'have learned .that it pays never to give up. Cast the tragic words, Too late, into the deep blue sea and though, My is shattered, my right driven back, my center retreating, stand four- left and square and say, I shall advance! Seniors-You have the 'world before you. God has given it you to conquer. Never forsake the stronghold of Truth and the Universe is yours. And never forget that Truth is the essence of Knowledge. Knowledge, then, is the ladder by which 1Man has climbed from the order of beasts. It is a Paradise given in compensation of Eden. It is the map of Heaven on earth. Let us then linger amid the Beauty, Truth, and Eternity of this earthly Paradise that by so doing we may drive back the frontiers of ignorance and contribute to the advance of our fellowmen. . C. Taylor, '3o. TT THE LAUREL BROADCASTS Sophomore Editor Announcing ELLO, Everybody. Greetings to Alumni and our Exchanges. Two secrets! Dinnie in the office fand he's just great! Norman B. Dinsmore, former sub-master and coach at Brunswick High Schoolg successor to Charles F. Howlandj and a new Keystone Electric Projection Lantern! A new form of visual education has been introd'uced in F. H. S. Say, folks, it's just this way. We've actually taken a step forward. One seventh period the last day in the fall term, much to our sur- prise and delight, we were summoned to Assembly Hall a few minutes before dis-- missal. Here we found Dinnie play- ing with an electric lantern. When we became quiet Kean you imagine it?j our attention was attracted by these words- 5' Merry X-mas, which appeared in an illuminated rectangle on the front wall, fthanks to jack Callahan for this slidej. And you know, folks, we 've been using it a lot ever since. We have over a hundred slides secured by voluntary donations on the part of the pupils and liberal contribu- tions from the school fund. These slides add ninety-nine per cent. more enthusiasm to our classes. For instance, we study the World War! We see the capitol at Washington in 1917, where President Wilson addressed the joint session of Congress. We see the American flag displayed on the Parliament buildings in England on April 20, 1917- Then we march with our boys past such glories as the Triumphal Arch built by. Napoleon Bonaparteg Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the twelfth centuryg we see the Cathedral of Reims, which was much damaged in tl1e World War g Chateau Thierry bridge, made famous be- cause it was here that the Germans were defeated by the help of American forcesg Belleau Wood, now known as 'Phe Wood of the Marine Brigade 5 fountains out- side the palace of Versailles and glimpse the former throne room of Louis XIV with its Gallery of Mirrors. Here on- June 28, 1919, the Germans signed a re- luctant peace treaty. Or it may be an English class that is studying the Merchant of Venice. Here we may see Venice, - White Swan of Cities , or the Rialto Bridge where An- tonio and -Shylock made their famous bar- gain. Or it may be S'hakespeare's Monu- ment at the grounds of the Memorial Theater or Shakespeare's bust in the Stratford Church. Science slides, too, are on their way, and the Latin classes will enjoy various scenes of interest as soon as these slides are out on the market. All in all we think that we have taken a definite step forward in the purchase and the use of our Keystone Electric Lantern. Sophomore Editor now ringing off. l We thank you! L. Leavitt, ,32. Y