Guilford High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Guilford, ME)

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THER Cy is one of the flirty sort, Of girls, he now has quite a lot. He'll get a steady, without doubt, Say, Cass, is it you? VVe'll all watch out. When G. H. S. plays basketball, It's well they have a center tall. Although our Manley's stout, He gets the ball, Though they do watch out. Though Sarah is a Senior grand, She has a Sophomore well in hand Without a hat he goes about. Sall, he'll get cold If you don't watch p out. Sadie is our suffragetteg Does not believe in men as yetg But there's a lot we know nothing about She'll have a split skirt If we don't watch out. Although our Cass is far from slow, She's never had a steady beau, But jilts them all, we have no doubt, And, as for Cy, VVell, he'd best watch Out. For society, Bub never,ll care, To enter the ballroom, he doesn't dare. An athlete, he considers a lout, But he'll be one yet, If we don't watch out. Breaking hearts is Ida's lotg Many a youth has o'er her fought Her love for Craig isn't all up the spout, He'll have her yet, If Lloyd don't watch out. OSTRUM 7 7 This next book is dated 19215. I guess this was the first year that they did much with baseball. Here's a cute poem about the team: OUR BASEBALL TEAM Field, hc is our captain, And a good one he does make, But like all other captains llels apt to make mistakes. Gramp, he is our pitcher, And for curves he's got good brakes. But like all other farmers It's hard to find the plate. Brute, our right hand pitcher, Can certainly use his head, But when he tries to throw straight balls Ho throws a curve instead. Cuy, he's the first baseman, And I think he is a fake, But when he hits a home-run His gait will take the cake. Hamer, he plays second, And he's pretty fair, And the captain just told us His hitting put him there. Bob is our third baseman, He is good to make a run, But when he throws to Hrst, He bites oil half his tongue. Ray WVisc plays out in centeriield, He said to catch them is a snap, And if you don't believe it, just go and ask the Cap.', jack plays out in right Held And catches them like a man, But if the pitcher has any speed jack is sure to fan. George Kirk, our other fielder, Has the goods without a doubt, But when he takes his turn to bat, Then, pitcher, you watch out. Doc is our shortstop, And a good one he is, too. But I think he plays in luck, Like ll lot of fellows do. Rex is our clean-up man, For when he comes to bat, The pitcher cannot find the pan, Nor Rex, keep on his hat.

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76 THE BOSTRUM All those happy days are hirexer pzisl, The happiest bards hare sung, And I see death coming with mind aghasl, Fordtis sad to die so young. l couldift find another book until Oc- tober 1896. Bessie Shepherd was editor and Harry Packard was business man- ager. The entire book was devoted to a description of Bowdoin College. I no- ticed in the Personals, as they called it, that Carroll McKusick had entered our fair high school in the class of ,98. The November issue had quite a few new and interesting things in it. The classified ads took my eye. Here are some of them: Wanted-Mr. Ross to bring an excuse when he comes in late. For Sale-One geometry, as good as new, but owner is weary of it. Apply at desk 1, row 3. Lost-A memory, be- tween G. H. S. and Citizen office. Finder please return to desk 3, row 4, and re- ceive a suitable reward for same. And here is something. In a very solemn block, edged in black, ap- peared these words: In Memoriam Algebra, after a year of torture, has departed from the ranks of the Iunior class. Interment will be at Sunk Haze Crossing, as soon as the weather per- mits. All the bereaved will please be at the funeral, held on Floor S, High School Building. fCute, eh?j The next BostrumD 1 picked up was dated Ianuary 1904. Harry Warren was editor, literary editors were Bessie Packard, Evelyn Oakes, Winifred Stod- dard, alumni editor was James Scales, business manager was Cecil Farrar, and his assistant, Raymond Davis. This issue was apparently the first after sev- eral years absence. No wonder I havenit got one for the years between 1896 and 1904! They started a basketball team this year. It was just interclass but anyway it was basketball. N. Scales, Ray Davis, E. Scales, Mark Fairbrother, Rollins, Farrar, Warren, Stoddard, and Scales were some of those who played. Under alumni 11otes 1 noticed: Carroll McKusick '98 is a student at Bates College. Miss Anna M. Stevens was united in marriage to Mr. Frank S. Aldrich of Providence, B. I., September 10, 1903. They will reside at Balvilere, Ill. On October 5 occurred the marriage of Mr. C. P. Turner and Miss Bessie Shephard. Miss Ione QC. Mooreis motherj, the ten-months-old daughter of Walter and Rena Bennett of Abbot, was awarded the first prize in the baby shows at both the Abbot and Parkman fairs last week. Bichard Pearson has a position with C. S. Bennett, jeweler. The poor students in 1904 struggled through Creek! 1914 is my next book. They started putting them out less after that, I guess. This one happens to be the spring issue. Say, did you know that John Foulkes was a Tonsorial Artist? I saw in this issue that Ken Field was in the Senior play. He was a butler and he supplied much of the comedy. This vear, 1914, but the first year that C. H. S. had a football team. Basketball Hour- ished, too. Hereis a poem which you of the class of '14 will probably be interested in to see how much of it turned out to be true. IF 1914 DON'T WATCH OUT I will tell you all about it, Tell you so you can not doubt it. Listen, what it's all about, You'll get a dig, If you don,t watch out.

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78 THE ROSTRUM Here are a couple of cute jokes that they printed: Miss Pfaff: If Macbeth were living at the present time, where would you expect to find hi1n?,' R. K. ,l5: In the electric chairf, The Seniors are suffering from the loss of two of their number. Two young ladies have recently been given front seats for their behaviorf' The Prostrums', are beginning to look something like ours. The 1916 book had the following article on Junior Speaking: On May 28 the trials for Junior Exhibition were held and ten of thc class, five girls and five boys, were chosen to speak at the public exhibition. The judges were Miss Hope Bux- ton of Abbot, Mr. Maurice Foss, principal of Monson Academy, and Mr. Herbert Bryant, principal of Sangerville lligh. This was the first time that a decision had been made by trials, but as we wished our exhibition to be the best possible and knew that a program of seventeen numbers would be much too long, this seemed the only fair way of elimination. I found two 19:20 issues. In the locals of one of them I found this clever little poem: THE BIG SEVEN The Big Seven are always in your sight Eyery morning, noon, and night: If their names you wish- to see I will write them here for thee: Charlotte Hudson, the singer of the class, Alvada XVilson, the girl with some brass, Doris Huff, the greatest talker, Rena Badger, the .fastest 'walker, Helen Briggs, so full of fun, Marguerite Cole, the slowest one, Charlotte Gilbert, a shy little lass, Although she's the pride of the class. i They must have had a goat instead of a Panther for the mascot because here's a story about the C. H. S. goat. It has the students' names in it. Clever, eh? THF. G. H. GOAT The G. H. S. Goat has broken his rope and escaped. In his flight he gobbled a Pages, of 'iFrench,,' which was on the floor in the corridor, knocked over a Baskettv of 'iColc, which was standing on the stairs and then made for the open air fAyerl. In a short time the keepers. Hulf,v Allen,' and 'iPearson,, discov- ered the Goat had escaped and they tracks down the street between the 'Taylori' shop and the Latujndry, across Max fieldf, around the corner of the Little fieldv to the street. Inst then Briggs,', driving a Hudson, Drewv up and when learning the trou- ble offered to drive the keepers around in search of the lost Goat. They drove along the street leading to the Square. and there discovered Mr. Coat quietly eating 'iBeanQels', from i'Crockett,s wagon in front of Gilman,s store. llonkl Honkl went the Hudsonv. The Coat looked and then made for an al- ley. The keepers a little HufffyY, threatened that when they found him he would get a good Whelanv. The keep- ers left the car and started back to the sehool. On arriving they found Mr. Goat quietly lying beside -the waste paper Baskett as if nothing had happened. and Badger, Murphy and Fitzsi.m- monsv were feeding him chocolates anf cookies. They were so astonished that all they could say was Now wouldnit that get your Coat'?', My last book is dated 1923. I havenit any up to that date. This was the year they did the most in the way of girls' basketball. C. H. S. lost all of the games that they played but anyway it was a starter in girls' sports. Stubbs, Genthner, Straw. Knapp, YVelts, IV:-lts, and Mgr. P. Lindsay made up the team. Henry Curtis was beginning his sports writing career by being sports editor of this yearbook. A couple of notices took my fancy: NOTICE: Correspondence between Senior girls and Freshman boys is hereafter to be strictly forbidden. Mayo '23 please take notice. School Vigilance Committee. l'lXl'iCUTlUNEI1'S NOTICE: This is to 8.11- nounce that I have a new sling-shot, equipped with highest grade Para rubber, and am pre- pared to execute at the following reasonable terms: Faculty members, 10cg Seniors, 7cg Iun- iors and Sophomores, 5c, Freshmen, lc. Yours for prompt and efficient service. Bruce VVilson. l couldnit find any more aRostrums,' to rave about. so I guess this will have to complete my 'iReview,'. I hope you Racefdl', after him. They followed his found something of interest in itl