Guilford High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Guilford, ME)

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Y THE ROSTRUM 1 5 lum was followed this year as previ- ously, medals having been awarded to each individual winner and a cup to the winning school. T'he Guilford honors were as follows: First place in English and Descriptive Theme, Mathematics and Written Spelling. Guilford tied with Greenville in Oral Spellingf The medal winners for G. H. S. were: Thelma Dore, John Pierce and Gertrude Deane. JUNIOR-SENIOR PRIZE SPEAKING Exceptional talent was shown at this public affair this year. The con- testants representing the Seniors were: Phyllis Sharpe, who received the first prize for girls: Thelma Dore, Kenneth Bradford, who was tied for the first place for boys: and Winton Cobb. For the Juniors: Velma Col- son, Georgia Stover, who received the second prize for girls: Gordon An- drews, who was tied for first place for boys: and Lewis Colson. JUNIOR PRIZE SPEAKING A June twelfth is the date set for Junior prize speaking. Because there is so much talent in the Junior Class along this line, this promises to be an interesting event. The follow- ing were chosen as speakers: Velma Colson, Ruth Crabtree, Alice Pearson, Kenneth Bruce, Gordon Andrews, and Lewis Colson. The Alumni Associa- tion will give the prizes. Not a little of the success of our final year in high school must be at- tributed to Miss Tomlinson. Miss Tomlinson is a graduate of the Maine School of Commerce in Auburn, after which she did office work until she accepted the position offered her as teacher of Commercial subjects in this high school. Miss Tomlinson has 'been our home room teacher the entire year, there- fore making her still dearer to us. Words cannot express the grateful- ness which we feel towards her in helping us to the end of our high school life. SENIOR SEXTET One of the outstanding organiza- tions in High school this year was the Senior Sextet. This musical group has been very :enthusiastically re- ceived everywhere. They have had many opportunities to appear in pub- lic and have gladly rendered their services to the utmost of their ability. It has been a delight to realize that there was sufficient musical talent in our class to obtain such pleasing re- sults. We hope that we have started an organization which will be main- tained by the following Senior classes. MISS DEBECK It is no more tha-n fitting to offer our most grateful thanksto Miss De- Beck before we leave High school. Miss DeBeck has been wonderful to us. Never could we have had such a successful play had it not been for her untiring efforts. Not only are we grateful to her for directing the Senior Play, but also for the splendid aid she has always given us in our study of the classics. '

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livili 111- u1-u--u---a-- -1-- -r1..1 - 1 1 -- 1:1 1 -eg--rex 1--ee f - I -in EDITORIALS l l . THE ROSTRUM Published by the Students of Guilford High School LABOR OMNIA VINCIT I How many times we have heard this expression! Labor Omnia Vincit . Translated literally it means, Work Conquers All . There are so many mottoes which We read and hear about that we haven't the slightest idea as to their meaning. But this one is the most simple We could possibly find. Still difficulty arises. Sometimes things are too easy, and then We fail to comprehend their meaning. It is a motto which ev- eryone needs and should retain in his memory. 'Foo often the simplest tasks develop entirely different from that which We had predicted. The same case arises in the meaning of this saying, Nothing in life is easy. Of course some things are more difli- cult than others, but everything takes work. Unfortunately a great many people fail to understand this and consequently make a failure of life. Work Conquers All should be a warning to us who are about to start our own life, Which, no matter how unimportant we may seem, will re- flect on the general trend of the affairs of the World. MUSIC FESTIVAL 1 The annual Music Festival took place at Dover-Foxcroft and Sanger- ville this year It was a decided suc- cess With the combined efforts of the music teachers of Guilford, Sanger- ville, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo and Dex- ter. Nothing could be more appro- priate to show the musical talent de- veloped in the schools than the excel- lent programs which have been ren- dered. It is with exceeding sorrow that We Seniors must give up this pleasure of participating in it. DEBATING CLUB The Debating Club has been very active this year with its leaders, Vel- ma Colson, Harriet Gray, Virginia Nelson, David Pierce, and Gordon Andrews. The team was staunchly supported by equally active members. Although the teams lost both de- bates, the experience 'has been fine and next year promises to have a Win- ning team. 3R CONTEST The a.nnual 3R Contest took place in Monson, May 2. This interesting and educational affair has been very successfully carried out for the third time by the combined schools of Greenville, Monson, Sangerville, Ab- bot and Guilford. The same curricu-

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'Q' -...-.......- 1 ... .. - .. .....-.,.-..--1-1-,P ! it 1 ' I I LITERARY l ! . THE TALE OF GREEN VALLEY Green Valley was the name of a progressive small town in the north- ern part of New York, the chief in- dustry being a lasts-block mill. It was just off the main road and there- fore was left much to itself. In spite of its progressive appear- ance, and its well-kept streets, one thing which was very noticeable was a vacant lot on one of its busiest cor- ners. On this lot there was ia chim- ney which was overgrown with weeds and bushes. The following is a tale of this lot which is told by the men of the town to this day. Dusk was falling in Green Valley and the men were returning home from their work. It was a warm evening late in October in nineteen hundred and two and many of them loitered at the stores to hear the news of the day. One of the chief gather- ing places on this night was the Jones' Drug Store on the corner. A stranger had arrived in town that day, and the people were eagerly dis- cussing his appearance and his reas- ons for coming to Green Valley. In this little town strangers were a rar- ity at this time of the year. Did he tell you his name, John? asked one of the men. No. replied John Jones, who was owner of the store and had talked with the stranger. He merely came into the store and ordered a drink of soda. Before he left he asked me if a man by the name of Peter Blunt lived in this town. When I told him that he lived at the end o-f this street in the brown house on the right, he sim- ply thanked me and started off in the other direction. Who is Peter Blunt and where did he come from ? asked another. Well, that, continued Jo'hn. is ga mystery to most of us. All we know is that he came from Germany two years ago. But hush! Here he comes now. We will ask him if t'he stranger visited him. Hello, Peter, called John as he approached the group. Did you have company today ? No, replied Peter in surprise. What do you mean? I 4 'Well, continued John, a stran- ger was 'here this afternoon and asked where you lived. Upon my telling him, he struck off in the other direction. Can you describe him '? asked Pe- ter, although his voice trembled slightly. Why, yes, continued John, who seemed to be the speaker of the group