Guilford High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Guilford, ME)

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.l, wx ff! tl! X5 'fx XX If - 'ff .-S u ,-N f, 6 is hf xix , fy, ix 3- - 25 55 1 7 Q ,fy , J, , LHERARY G , ffsffiaaefuzfffffff- f 42,4 Our Pledge When the very last test has been taken, And the school books are all put away, When our four high school years have been fi ' h d ms e If we live thro commencement day, We shall rest, and faith we shall need to, Play around for a month or two, Till the life toward which we've been looking Shall call us to work anew. Then new duties will take our attention, And we always will do our best Because of the lessons they taught us The teachers of G. H. S. Grace McKusick '26, ,..i...i.li- Maine-A History y Giovanne da Verrazano sailed down the coast of what is now Maine in 1524. Later, in 1906, Maine fell into the hands of the Plymouth Company by James I. The following year an English Expedi- tion sent out by Sir John Popham and Sir Ferninando Gorges started a settle- ment at Sabino Point on the Kennebec River. In 1608 this settlement was abandoned. The same year French Jesuits landed on Mount Desert and were later joined by fishermen. Cap- tain Argall broke up this settlement. In 1622 Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason received a grant of land in Maine between the Merrimac and Kennebec Rivers extending sixty miles inland. They divided this land and Sir Ferdinando Gorges took pos- session of the Piscataqua River basin. The first permanent settlement in Maine was made at Pemaquid in 1625- 1626. York was founded about the same time- In 1630 Saco, Biddeford, Port Elizabeth, Portland and Scarbor- ough sprang up in succession. During a civil war in England, Massa- chusetts got possession of Maine. The District of Maine, as it was then called, suffered greatly by Indian attacks and also by the French. In the Revolution- ary War the people took active part, but during the War of 1812 the people were left almost entirely undefended, and the English soldiers occupied the territory east of the Penobscot River.

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V l im, 6 THE ROSTRUM Synopsis of Scenes Act I. Drawing room of Dangerfield Man- sion. Act II. The kitchen-afternoon-two days later. Act III. The dining room--just before dinner on the next day. Preliminaries for Junior Exhibition have been held, and the following chosen to participate: Mary Schofield- The Swan Song Doris Evans- The Second Trial June Boyd- Helen and Sharley at the Fire Grace McKusick'- Uncle Tascus and the Deed A Lucy Blethen- The Engineer's Tale Lucile Adams- Malibran and the young Mu- sician Merwin Kelley- The Great College Circus Fight Perry Smart- A Fly's Cogitationsu Reginald Butterfield- Horatius at the Bridge Beulah Crafts- How Jane Conquest Rang the Bell Honor parts in the Senior Class were announced before the Easter vacation as follows: Valedictory, Aldine Welts Salutatory, Florence Straw History, Thomas Knowlton Class Will, Thelma Welts Prophecy for Girls, Maurice Pearson Prophecy for Boys, Marjorie Adams Presentation of Gifts to Boys, Ruth Cole Presentation of Gifts to Girls, Millard Stevens Poem, Henry Curtis The Women's Club Banquet The annual banquet given by the W0- men's Club was held at the Odd Fellows Hall in April. This banquet is held each year for the purpose of raising money for the school. At the banquet the letter men of the past year were presented with their letters. After the letters were presented, there were some very fine talks on the new school house which is to be built, and some new ideas were presented. Mrs. Helen Williams gave a very fit- ting talk on what the letters meant to the boys. Mr. March of Dover spoke on the ways that athletics should be carried on in the schools- Mrs. Free- man of Sangerville and Mr. Ross, also gave fitting talks on the school library, and the Junior High School plan that may be introduced in the school. After all this Alston Welts, Captain of the last year's basketball team, gave a short speech on the help that was given by Mr. Robert Prey in Basketball, and Mr. Earl Palmer in Foot-ball. These two men have for the last three years furnished the High School with some of the best coaching that the school has ever had. Each coach was presented with a fountain pen from the boys to show that they appreciated the help which they gave so willingly.

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' 4 8 THE ROSTRUM Early in the nineteenth century the people in Maine tried to get their inde- pendence and enter the union as a state. Undoubtedly they would have had a hard struggle if the important question of the entering of Missouri to the Union had not then been in discussion. Then by the Missouri Compromise, Maine, March 15, 1820, was admitted into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state making twenty-four states in the Union. Since we have discussed the history of Maine briefly, let's give a brief out- line of its location, size, industries and its wealth as a state. Maine is included in the North At- lantic States, is the largest state of the New England group, and is situated in the most north-easterly part of the United States. It is bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Que- be, on the north-east by New Bruns- wick, on the west by New Hampshire and south by the Atlantic Ocean. Its most extreme length is only three hun- dred miles and its extreme width one hundred eighty-five. The area of Maine is 23,040 square miles of which 29,895 square miles are land. Its area is almost equal to the remainder of the New Eng- land States combined. Maine is a very hilly state, having mountains in the northern and Western parts. Its largest mountain is Mount Katahdin, which is 5200 feet high. The sea shore is very irregular causing many excellent natural harbors, but un- luckily it sufers from the serious dis- advantages of the great rise of the tide and resulting swift current. But even with this handicap it has the greatest number of good harbors found along the coast of the United States. Maine is very fortunate in having many beautiful lakes and ponds. The largest of these is Moosehead Lake, which is one hundred and twenty square miles in area. This is also the largest lake in the New England States. The other lakes worth considering are Rangeley Lakes, Chamberlin Lakes and Chesuncook Lake. Maine is also very rich in rivers. The most important of these are Saco, An- droscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot and Saint Croix. None of these are navi- gable for a great distance. The Kenne- bec is navigable for twenty-six miles up to Augusta, and the Penobscot for twenty-seven miles to Bangor, but the others only for a very, very short dis- tance. The power available from these rivers is estimated as 2,000,000 horse power. This is utilized especially by the falls which characterize the rivers. Maine lies in the north temperate zone and has a delightful climate. The southern part has six months of grow- ing season and the northern part five. The average rainfall throughout the state annually is forty inches. The cli- mate and the beautiful lakes, forests and mountains of Maine attract many tourists who spend their vacations and summers here. The most important summer resort is Bar Harbor. Maine is second in the United states in granite production. In 1889 the granite production was estimated at 81,321,182 in value. Also Maine is the leading source of feldspar and silica used in the manufacture of earthern- ware, glass, etc. There are also import- ant mines of marble, limestone and slate. Maine is ranked as the fourth state in the Union for the latter. Small mines of copper, silver, iron and tin are also found.