Freeport High School - Clarion Yearbook (Freeport, ME)

 - Class of 1945

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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.

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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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28 THE CLARION My pa and ma and sis were in front, And they looked like they were doing a stunt. My aunt, my sister and I were in the back, So you can imagine the tires were slack. We all were so happy as we sailed long, But in a little while we were singing a different song. First a hind tire went off with a bang, My pa got so mad that he could hang. He just got that fixed when the motor stopped, My ma got so mad she began to hog We finally got it running but it sound ed blue, And we were altogether, a rather mel- ancholy crew. Then it started getting dark so pa turned on the light, But lo and behold they Weren't Very bright. I guess the battery wasn't very good Because you could hardly see pastthc hood. When we reached home we were all very glad But you can bet my pa was mad. He got up early the next day and wen' into town, To see if he could track that man down. He sold the car to some old guy, And I also imagine he told plenty of lies. But he didn't care, because he had got gyppedl And it Wouldn't hurt somebody else if they got nipped. Frances Estabrook '47 Pk PF H4 Pk NOT A GHOST OF A CHANCE One summer evening, Lucy, Anna, Tom and Jerry decided to go for a walk. They walked up the country road for about fifteen minutes until they came to a graveyard. It was an awfully spooky looking place with the moon shining on the gravestoneis, casting shadows all around. Suddenly they saw a tomb for burial vaultj and believe it or not, the door was partly open. They decided to go in and see what was inside. When they got there Jerry kept daring Tom to go inside, until Tom decided to satisfy his chum's daring remarks. After entering and before he could count ten, the door was shut behind him. Jerry, not realiz- ing the danger, had shut the door of the tomb, thinking he could frighten Tom into screaming and then he would open the door and let him out. But Jerry's joke wasn't so funny. They couldn't open the door again. There was poor Tom all alone and he would soon suffocate. Jerry, Lucy and Anna terrified, hurried off to the nearest house to get help. They were so fright- ened that they could hardly run. In the meantime Tom was strugg- ling to get out. It was so dark in the tomb that he couldn't see anything. He felt around for the door but could-

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