Gardiner Area High School - Quill Yearbook (Gardiner, ME)

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THEQI OC EAN The oeean fltful ID hls xlolenee Inexted by consplrators wlnd and ram Makes h1xoe on great xessels cargo laden Whleh to IHHIIIKHIII thelr courses valnly strne And as 1 mower len es a gI 'l1I1 fleld bare As 1f no seed had ever flour1shed there So do hrs Jaws dex our strong shlps 1nd erews Which formerly only happy journeys knew But sometimes weaned of hrs snarllng wateh I'le drops hls net and very tranqull turns Molestlng not the swlmmers IU sheltered eoves And rocks the sweet chlld s bo1t ID sportlve ra y Emzlw Skehan 33 CLOUDS Eaeh one a falry fay And ID thelr l1nd of elfin realm Wlth them I go and play And then sometlmes eaeh IS 1 ship To take me overseas Alaska Ch1n1 Qpaln or Eranee W1th them I x1sxt these Constanee Lucas 33 A PECULIAR PET I haxe a DCLLIIIZII' pet 1 pet I belleve llke no one else s It 19 a polywog that I found last summer IH 1 pond behlnd the reservolr and brought home IU 1n old t1n ean When I got home I put hlm 111 a fish bowl where he has been exer slnee I-Ie IS now about four 1nehes long I-Ie has never developed IHCO a frog and retalns hls tall unnl today I-Ie has a whlte belly and throat HIS body IS d1rk green spotted wlth lrght green I feed htm flsh food and he seems to thrlve on lt xery w ell He knows when I am gO1Dg to feed hun and w1ll eome to the surface xt the s1de of the bowl and walt for me to feed h1m When the radlo IS turned on loud he beglllb to swun rapldly espeel ally when a band IS playlng I-Ie IS xery 1D terestlng to watch and I often wonder lf he w1ll l1ve to be very old or whether he will grow any larger I am told that he wlll nex er dex elop lnto a frog Sherwood Pzekenng 33 MY PACK AND MY CANOE When llfe gets klnd of slow and slack And I get feellng blue I ll only ask for just two thmgs My pack and my canoe If all my friends should turn on me I ll turn upon them too The only thlngs I ll want then are My paek 1nd my eanoe I ll leave the rush of crowds and sueh And go where lakes are blue Wlth the th1ngs I can depend on My pack and my canoe I ll l1ve my lxfe alone up there And when my tune comes due I ll d1e w hlle sleepmg w 1th my frlends My paek and my eanoe Amos Bagley Jr 33 THE BROOK I s1t beslde a brook and llsten To me If tells IIS tale I-low It w1ll one day to the sea And help great shlps to sa1l I-Iow 1C w1ll wander on and on To strange seas far aw ay To southern lslands warm llgoons To northern Wllld swept bay I-low xt wrll see the wondrous fl'11I1U'S Of earth and sky and sea And then may some day wander baek To talk agam to me Phyllzs Gould 33 18 A ll LL N . . . , . . . , . -, , , -, , , . . . ' I 1 1 . r xx c 1 1 1 ' ' ' - H . , ,, ,, Tv. P I I' , I I I I , . f z . 7 . - 1, 1. 'l 3 1 . . . , I Y I J I X . - . I . . 1 I , . . Y , , , . . x Y Y :Z . ' ,' ' s Q 9 fr Xl I ' . . X . V n , C x . j , ll f ' ' ' . M . , . ' Y . E C E I . e Y . 1 I 1 K , I ltke to slt and watch the clouds, . 4 5 ' . 5 , . . e , , . . . ' . , I ' ' v 1 7 sv s . . . . . . q , ' v fvv v v Q Q . V , . V x -1 4 -, Y I Y X , . . . . . . . V , Q 5 I . V u v ' I . i . . , .... Y i , ' ' 9 . ' ' 7 , I . c , I , . ' . 1 ry . , D s ' 1' - s f 3 . ' s l 1 K . . . . . , , , - , , -, .E Y T U

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F QU Oh tell me xx here IS the xrllarn too Who alxx 'us trled to bend The l1LTO111t. to hls putt ose fell But repents hun at the end? Perhaps IC was as crltrcs say A lot of tommy rot But those books then vxcrc eet and clean And books today arc not Phyllis Gould 33 IT S A BUM LIFE An old deaf lady was slttlng in front of her kltchen stove kmttmg when suddenly someone knocked loudly on the door Pears to me that clock rs trckrng klnd o loud lately she sard to herself After a short pause the knocklng con tlnued growlng louder and more raprd The old lady began to sense that someone xxas at the door so she crled 1D a hlgh shrlll yolce Come rn' An old tramp entered Your next door nerghbor told me you mrght spare me a b1te to eat he sald What say' the old lady replred cock ing her head on one s1de Im a lrttle dee Your nerghbor sald you mlght glV6 me a b1te to eat Somethmg the matter wlth your feet7 No the tramp shouted and repeated more loudly hls frrst request for eats Uh sald the old lady Mrs Jones has somethlng the matter w1th her feet What IS 1t7 No the tramp replled Can I have somethrng to eat please7 Erysrpelas now that s too bad My uncle once had that Is she very badl The tramp xx as gettlng weary so he yelled thrs t1me I want a prcce of cake' She d shake Well my goodness that s bad She better vxatch out or shell be rrght SICR The old tramp advanced to the s1de of the old lady and at the top of hls vorce shouted ID her ear I xx ant a plete of cake and some coffee' The old lady began to understand and a look of anger covered her face Why dldn t you sly so 1n the first place? Come rn here tryrn to play on an old lady s feel rngs eh? I fun t got anvthrng to eat for you You get out of here or I ll set my dog on you Go on' Get out' Here Trgel Here Tlge The old tramp sturrled for the door Sltuuootl Pzckermg 33 WRONG NUMBER ack plcked up the telephone rccelver Number please 141 R please Thank you' I-Ie waited a few mmutes then a vo1ce sard Hello' I-lello Bertha7 Yes thls is Bertha Are you very busy to n1ght7 asked ack Why er Well how about golng to the IHONICS7 Why Id just be dehghted I havent been for nrgh ten years uit your klddlng Bertha Im serrous Do you thlnk your mother wlll let yot ol Why of all thrngs my mothers been dead for thrrty five years thls comrng summer At that jack xxas startled to thlnk that Bertha hrs best glrl frrend would say that rt was nigh ten years since she had been to the movles and that her mother had been dead thlrty five years when rt was only last Frrday that he had taken her to the movles and yesterday that he had been talklng to her mother Well lf you dont want to go Ill get May Webb She ll be glad to go with me and lt wlll be a long tlme before Ill call 141 R agatn 141 R7 Why th1s IS 101 R that you are callrng 'IOI R7 Why er Im awfully sorry I thought I was speaktng to Bertha Smlth That s all rlght my boy but you re talk rng to Bertha Crane At that jack hung up the recelver much drsgusted xvrth hrmself to thrnk that he had been trylng to make a date w1th Bertha Crane the old mald that lrved across the street Glen Falcon: 33 x ' . T ' 7' L . ,X s - ' H 1 1 I. 4 . . N x . x . w . . U , ' 1 D . . . , . 1 A .- . , . J . 1 7 . . Q . . N . . V, . t, . r , . . . . . 1 . . , . f , . ' ' 1 -I Q .Q i xx . an 11 1 , . u ' X11 , . ' ' 1 ' n 11 - Y - - . . ' x . '1 ' sc 11 . , , cm , ' - ' - sa 11 , . 1 11 1 H . . ,, 1 1 ' , . - H Y . -1 J ' ' ' 11 11 1 ' , A Ac 1 1 7- 11 , . 7 , ' ' ', Ac 1 - - 1 - 1 1 , x . - - an - 11 X . ,, 1 ' f ms UQ . . . . , . ' 1 1 ' . . . , , H U lc, . 11 - H . , ' ' 1 1 Lt 11 - . . Q . . , ' - . - 411 . H 11 . . I ' 1 U . . . . , , , 1 1 . 11 . . . ss - 3 - 11 . ss 11 . . 1 1 ' as 11 - Ls . 1 1 ' - - 11 xc - 1 1 ' 1 1 u 11 - as y . 1 ' - y - 11 . . . , , . an - 1 - 11 1 ' ' - Q 11 H . . , , . . y , y ' H ' 11 1 . - - ss -X , 11 g ' 1 A . . , 1 , , u 1 1 . . ,, ' 1 1 . y 1 I sc 1 - 1 f ' 1 1 . . U . , Y . 'l 1 1 1 1 3 - It - . . , , - 1 h 11 - - ' 1 1 - ' Y 1 f y

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E Qur QUIET IN THE LIBRARY The puprls of Gardrner Hlgh havc been extremely fortunate thrs year rn the lnstall ment of the new tables and charrs rn the llbrary Th1s HLlCl1E1OI1 has enabled twelve more pupils each perlod to partake of the pleasure and share the llterary benef1t of the library volumes The l1brar1an Miss Pirsh ley IS always W1ll1Hg and ready to assrst the puprls IH findlng books or references Thls IS qurte a brll to frll as one w1ll realrze when he conslders the scores of puplls who dally use the llbrary The two new tables wlth the1r chalrs have made COIld1tlOI1b rather crowded and wlth twelve extra peo ple wanderlng around and IUOV1Ug Il'lC1I' charrs If rs unreasonable to expect absolute sllence If the room were larger one would thlnk If proper for the rule requmng the ut most possrble srlence to be strrngently en by thoughtfulness the1r apprec1at1on of the efforts made for them by the Llbrary Board and frrends Whrsperrng no1s1ly shuffllng feet purposely cracklrng newspapers and clumslly movlng chalrs are very thoughtless gestures and are partrcularly dlsturbrng to readers Let the puplls cooperate w1th the l1brar1an rn maxntamrng a qulet and orderly readlng room Constance Lucas 33 THE SPORTSMAN S WISH Blue lakes and slngrng plnes for me No dlrty dusty town Fresh a1r clean brooks and lots of woods No pavement covered ground All kmds of room to move around No narrow crowded streets A tent a robe a flre IH front Over whlch to cook my eats You c1ty folks can have your smoke And nolse and fancy dret But g1VC me all that I can eat Where everythlng IS qulet Ira Hubbard 33 STORM AT SEA The fog horn booms lts warning, note of storm G er seethln txdc 1ts vorce of perrl nn s We hear the angry slap agarnst the shlp Of waves as wlldly they strlxe to rend the beams The boat rocks sadly on each crest of wave Below resounds the thud of shlftlng bags A nelghbor 111 h1s cabln starts to pack As ln h1s frlght he seeks to leaxe the shrp Alas but we are far from shore and home And know not lf our shxp w1ll safely land C Lucas 33 INSPIRATION To wake from sweet refreshlng sleep and see The robln basklng IH the sun s rich warmth And hear h1s joyous teemlng pralse of May Borne on soft fragrant breezes blossom What falter moment does thrs brxef lrfe hold? Emzly Slcchun 33 WINTER S DAWN Gray cobbled clouds are llghted rn the east Grow plnk then turn to deeply cnmson hue As the sun arxses castmg golden Uleams Upon the r1ver s 1ce and h1lls1de snow And wrapped about wrth palest sllver haze Hang wrth OLlfl1f1CS clear to human vlew Ph5ll1sGuulcl 33 SUMMER TWILIGI-IT The ev nrnv meal IS o er and slowly slowly Nrght s gloom shadows steal away the light A thrush and then another calls as rf To challenge men to leaxe the1r work and rest The colors of the sky and landscape blend As each 1ts brllllant hues of day submrts To soft and restful shades of dusky grey From gardens people put away the1r tools Wlth thoughts of grat1tu.le for God s wood grace In grvrng them these Gifts of earth th1s IS The tranqull hour before the stars appear Constance Lucas 33 T I-I L L I9 . . .1 x . K Y . y A . . ' 2 i . K . , . U . x. .Q . . U D D ' 1 ' S . , 2 - ' ' ' g 9 C ' . . U . yy . . . K . . . A y N . . V V 'T 1 Y - , . ' ' ' - t . . , , , T 1 Y , v - , forcedg however, our puplls should show Scented, . , , v , , ' v 1 T r ' - - . ' , . A . l 1 3 l T 1 . i , . , . . . y . '- , 9 1 . . . V. v 1. 1 ' I . . . , Q Q ' - , 1 ' ' , v v v D y y I fi . , . Y T TV . . ' I ' D ' . V ' o 1 , w , , 1 . . . . I A. A . . , 3 D 5 , rn I Y X i i , Y TT Y T 'Y