Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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THE LAUREL 29 As we were talking between games, someone mentioned Basil Melvin. Remem- ber Basil? Yeah, tlhat little boy who was forever making up unheard-of definitions. Remember the time he misread the ques- tion in a test and said Hsagacious feats was a large, hearty, well-prepared feast ! H Our next game was Forfeits . Be- ware of this game for: Lybrand Goldsmith panted' with his comb. Arthur Blamey parted with his chewing gum- . Maxwell Bryant parted with his perma- nent wave. Richard Goding parted with his play- things. Ivan De Merchant parted with his un- becoming blush. Ridhard 'Cook parted with his pet an-swer, I don't know. Richard Morrow parted with his dic- tionary. Reggie Kershner parted with hi-s pennies. Calvin Durrell parted with his claim to Mrs. Bryant's pen and ink. Blanche Jenkins parted with her com- pact. Jessie Frendh parted with her sweet smile. Helen T itcomb parted with 'her extra weight. Aggie Webber parted with iher shyness. Rita Metcalf parted with her title, Miss Modesty. By the by, perhaps Rita -should lhave been the mouse in Farmer in the Dell . In the midst of our merrymaking Mrs. Miner announced: Quaker meeting has begun, No more laughing, no more fun. So we all sat down and tried to look Quakerish and not crack a smile. It was hard, let me tell you, but we were still for an entire second before someone sniggled. Huh? Donit know what a sniggle is? My, my, your education 'has been sadly neglected. Now listen care- fully, and you will lhear-not the story of Paul Revere-but the definition of a sniggle. A sniggle, children, is the cross between a sn-icker and a giggle. Suddenly someone remembered that there was such a thing as time . And- Jumping quadratics !-it was eight o'clock. .And not a thought of home lhad entered our minds. What will the neighbors 'say?!?!?! Before they could say jack Robinson we had on our coats and hats and were thanking Mrs. Miner for the grand time she had given us. fTrust us Sophs to be polite, even in moment-s of stress.j And off we skipped on our merry way to recall wfith joy the incidents of the evening. Ruth Atherton, ,34, Sophomore Class Editor. A POET NEVER was a poet, Never 'spec-t to beg Just about as much sense Climbing up a tree. What's the use of rhyming If you don't know how? What does kitty rhyme with, Rat, or cat, or cow? Always was a dumbell, Always gonna beg Got about as much rhythm As a bumblebee. Guess I've got my poem wrote, So I'd better stop. I have an awful feeling It 's just a great big flop. Rachel Mace, 33. 1 NIGHT THE stars are silver candles, The moon is a beacon light, The sky is a. blanket of velvet Spread gently by Mother Night. The trees are tall, black sentinels Outlined against the sky, Att watch o'er roofs and h-ousetops As they see the clouds roll by. Doris' Wheeler, '33.

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THE LAUREL 31 CLASS OF '35 HEN the stork iirst delivered us, timid, wondering, and insignificant, through tfhe chimney of dear old F. H. S., Mr. Dinsmore thought the chimney was a slot-machine. How bewildered we were at first! How quickly we learned that the so-called upper- classmen were not as terrible as they would have u-s believe! Wlhy, they were even proud of us and made much ado over us, fAhem!j which we took in all modesty, knowing the faculty were extremely for- tunate in having such an intellectual class to deal with. Our Class! We wouldn't trade it for any other. We are proud of our members taking part in athletics, the orchestra, the clubs, and other school activities. They are showing real Class of '35 spirit. Sponsored by our able teachers, who have patiently instructed and informed us, we have gained an education, which we, being extremely unselfislh, wish to impart to the public in the next few words for linesj. TT' OUR DICTIONARY fCompleted after months of careful research! A Absence- Disease especially convenient at test time. Adult- What some upper-classmen con- sider themselves. Algebra-Poison! Antidote: Study once in a while, buy an answer book and per- suade the teacher to give out exam ques- tions in advance. B Busy-What we appear to be when a teacher returns to the room after a few minutes' absence. Bluff - To attempt- to convey tihe idea that you know something you don't, when everyone knows you don't3 also called boloney and stringing . Bystander-One who gets hit with flying chalk. C Coefficients-Two people copying each other's algebra. Cold-Condition that helps in the pro- nunciation of Latin 3 an excuse for absence. D . Desk-An article of furniure, handcarved and stuccoed with ancient chewing-gum. Detective-Any experienced teacher. - E Ecstasy-Passion resulting from inability of a teadher to be present at classroom. Engl-ish-A language of many livesg though frequent-ly murdered, it still sur- vives. Excuse - A useless linvention. F Fatal-Effect of some females upon cer- tain persons of the opposite sex. Females-The chief cause of most troubles. Flunk-To be unfdergraded falsely by a teacher. G Gum '- Forbidden, but much indulged luxury. Guzzle-To stuff the mouth with candy wlhen the 10:20 bell rings. H Hair-brained- Condition of a student with nothing else on his mind. Horizontal- Position of a defeated prize- fighter. I Ink-A fiuid made of carbon or by wash- ing the handgsg it is to be spilled or for- gotten. It-A combination of personality, brains CPD, and come hither eyes tlhat all girls seek to attain. J Jam-Something made of trafiic and called traffic jam . Junk-VVlhat we keep in our desks.