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

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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

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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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THE QU S fc! I 1 SENIOR CLASS CLASS DAY SPEAKERS CLASS Orucsas At the flrst class meetlng of thc semors the follomng class oflicers were elected presldent Oakley Melrndy vrce presrclent surer Emlly Skehan CLASS PARTS The class parts were announced on Aprxl 10 as follows Valedlctory Constance Lucas w1th a rank of 94 41 Salutatory Momca Baker vnlth a rank of 92 71 Class CTHIIOH Freda Goldberg wrth a rank of 9205 Class Essay Mary Barker wrth a rank of 91 86 The other graduatron parts were an nounced as follows Hrstory Emlly Skehan Class Prophecy Anna Donovan Phyllls Gould Elwyn Graffam Class Glfts Cath erme Donovan Margaret Spear Sherwood Plckerrng Out of the class of mnety seven semors n1ne students had average ranks of over nlnety for the four years CAPS AND GowNs As a result of a brref class meetmg held on Aprrl 17 It was voted that caps and gowns be worn at the comrng graduatxon On Aprll 17 the speakers were named for thc Class Day program whlch vslll be held on june 9 as follows Phyllrs Troop Advxce to Undergraduate G1rls Oakley Mellndy Webber Athletlcs for G1rls Glenwood Falcom Athletrcs for Boys Rrchard Staples Farewell to the Burldmg Frances Long Farewell Address to the Grounds Samoa PLAY The senror play Too Many Bosses was presented at the Hlgh School on May 18 and 19 It was coached by Mxss Anna Longfellow of the faculty The cast of characters was as follows Vrda Lakrn Grandpa Lakln Katle Ramsey Gelder Fern Lakin Erlc Waterman Gregory Lakln Momca Lakln Mrs Waterman Garret Young losephlne Burnett Eleanor Wise Harold Whalen Phyllis Gould Norman Chase Alzce Kung Atwood Laurence Charles Fuller Edwardma Poulm Ruth jordan Stanley Ellis Emzly Slcehan 20 l L L ,ie ' ,' r R 1 '5' 1 xg 1. I N . L A . Y . 3 . , . y , 3 . Y Sherwood Pickeringg secretary and trea- Advice to Undergraduate Boysg Teresa , 1 Q 1 . - 5 v . : , .g ' 7. 1 5 . . U H N V Y Y C ' 2 N Y Y . F 1 A 1 . 1 ' I T 7 Y , , . 1 1 1 ' , ' V . . T ' F ' V . . . 1 Y .1