Freeport High School - Clarion Yearbook (Freeport, ME)

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26 THE CLARION Egypt will aid industry a great deal in these war days and in post war days to come. M. B. '47 lk It Ik 1 FREEPORT HIGH Freeport! Freeport! we are singing With our hearts we want to say, That you are as you are standing The very best school today. A We will try our best to please you Any time that we are here, But the name we'll always give thee Freeport High School, do you hear? 8 Hi if IK OUR RANKING SYSTEM The daily rank cards are kept by all the teachers and averaged at the end of each nine weeks. We have tests over that period of work which counts one- third of our rank. Our daily rank counts two thirds. The teachers have meetings to dis- cuss any difficulties which may arise, regarding our progress in work, com- paring our work in different classes, and ways of helping the problem stu- dent. Our cards are the folder type. The left side shows the subjects taken and the ranks giveng the right side has comments which indicate our effort, ability, and behavior. Giving the par- ents a chance to see how and why thc student is ranked. The parents sign on the back of the card, if the rank meets their approval. J. B. '46 W 1 Ik ll MUD It has been said that the pen is might- ier than the sword But there is one thing of which I am sure That mud is mightier than the Ford For that I don't have to dream I've had experience right in the beam. Some go 40MP.H, some go even faster But when you strike the mud-mix it's the master Over some mud holes you can hop Ho-ho and then you're in so you can just see the top. Of one thing We are always glad as can be When mud we have, robins you'll see When robins are here we know it's spring Summer vacation is on its way and this removes the sting. Felton Pervier '47

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THE CLARION 25 High ranks, and low, and fair, Or whatever we earned, The teacher put it there To tell how much we learned. No matter 'what the rank This way is really the best Because at least we can thank The teachers for a longer rest. --G. N. '46 ar wr if 4: SPORTS AND THE WAR During this war many men have become heroes. It is interesing to note that 90 percent of these men entered into sports when they went to school. Many of them were athletes in college. But all admit that their athletic work helped them on the battlefield. Many of them can cite certain instances when their athletic ability saved their lives, and the lives of others. There was the Marine sergeant on Saipan, who unarmed, met a Jap soldier face to face. Undaunted, he scooped up a rock and hit the Jap square between the eyes. He played baseball in his college days. Thenthere was the Army private who was standing in front of a communications post on the front lines in Germany. A hand grenade was thrown at the post. As if by magic his life flashed back. Again he was the centerfield on the high school team. He leaped high, caught the grenade, and threw it back! Another case of sports training saving lives. Another reason Why sports training is valuable is that it teaches men to think and act quickly. On the battle' field, where split second decisions have to be made, such training is in- valuable. And usually the sports work develops not only the mind but also the body. ' Most of the American soldiers are stronger now than the American sold- iers were in 1918, because sports are more engaged in now than they were then. All this should present a strong ar- gument in favor of sports in American high schools and colleges-Freeport take note!! J.W.'47 xxx: EGYPT AND THE WAR Four years ago, the main wealth of Egypt was dependent on its agricul- tural products. This is because there are about seven million acres that arc cultivated in the Nile Valley. The country has centered all its attention on irrigating them and in raising them. When the present war broke out, transportation of goods by sea became an- impossibility. It was necessary, therefore, to produce their own man- ufactured goods. Fifteen years ago cotton factories were started. To these are now added innumerable others for the production of necessary articles. In this way many idle hands have found useful work to do. The increase of workmen has been so great that in one factory where there were six thousand workmen, there are now twenty-six thousand. Besides, the English and American Armies in Egypt have been obligated to start factories for repair work. E- gyptians are employed there and their work is very successful. Our government is turning its at- tention to the water falls at Faiyum and Aswan Dam to produce' electricity. Another great project is metals from the desert near the Red Sea.

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LITERARY LIFE OF HANDEL One of the most celebrated and be- loved composers of all times is George Friedrick Handel, born in Halle, Ger- many, 1685. He was born the son of a doctor who was prejudiced to his inclination and strong desire to be a musician, but his mother readily acquiesced to his fan- cies. While at a chapel service, when only seven years of age, he heard and was entranced by the Duke's great organ and satisfied his curiosity that night by creeping stealthily to the chapel and playing upon it which re- sulted in the awakening of all the household. The Duke praised his per- formance asserting that the boy should be tutored. After this inci- dent Handel no longer practiced in his father's absence for his father gave his approbation to a musical career. In the succeeding years he toiled re- solutely not only at his studies but also at a position in an orchestra to support his widowed mother and family. From these earnings he saved enough to go to Italy to complete his studies. At the age of twenty he wrote his first composition and thereafter ac- quired fame throughout Italy and then England. He became very attached to England and never returned to his job in Germany. But great men who try to give the world some masterpiece of art have many admirers likewise have ma- ny enemies who are so blindly jealous that they endeavor to plow them un- der. Such was the way with Handel and he suffered storm after storm of public ridicule by his critics for twen- ty long years before he recovered his footing and attempted to compose a- gain. The age old maxim every cloud has a silver lining became veritable for Handel because after twenty years of heart aches and sorrow he recover- ed his fame and wrote some of his most dearly cherished works among which is The Messiah known by al- most everyone. In 1751, however, he was stricken with the first symptoms of blindness. Nevertheless he completed the com- position he was on. His last appear- ance at the organ was at a representa- tion of The Messiah . Then came on total blindness and finally death. When he was rapidly failing, he ex- pressed a desire to die on Good Friday and rise on Easter morning to meet his Saviour. Records show that he died on Saturday following Good Friday. He was buried in Westminister Abbey as he had often wished to be. This is the life and death of George Friedrick Handel whose music will live in the hearts of mankind forever. Maxine Webber '47 214 HK Pk if MY FATHER'S CAR Once my pa bought a Model T Which really was a sight to see Now in painting he possessed quite a knack, So he painted it a shiny black. The tires on it were really quite bad, But they were the best that he had. One Sunday we started out on a trip, We really thought the car was a pip.