Harmony High School - The Ferguson Yearbook (Harmony, ME)

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They tell you that they w1ll not utter a srngle word all the way home So you give them the benef1t of a doubt and agree to drive them home only if they do keep quiet For the fir st ten or fifteen mrles, everything is Just right but as you go on they start nagging you about driving, commenc1ng where they left off before you stopped you go faster and faster eager to be r1d of the nuisances beside and behind you When you reach home and everyone 1S quret aga1n you vow never to take all three dr1v1ng again But as 11fe goes lt happens all over again, t1me after time R Braley 51 OUR JANITOR Our Janitor IS one of the k1ndest persons I ve ever known He s usually sweeping floors, fixing lights repalrmg windows, or doing something which the pupils of Harmony High School have destroyed I m sure I don t know what little Harmony High Qchool would do w1thout a Janitor Can dows and dirty floors? I m sure I can't but maybe if we lost our Jamtor for a week and, had to do the work he has to we d wake up and try to help him more 1n the future We could throw our waste paper 1n the waste cans ust as easily as throwing it on the floors, which would save him a lot of extra stooplng Our Janitor has really helped the school a lot during the past years, not only by keeping the school house 1n good condition, but by com1ng to our school soc1a1s and plays To him we are indeed grateful for keeping l1tt1e old Harmony High still standing Erma Brown 49 BARBED WIRE It was a wonderful pasture There was a woven w1re fence with two strands of barbed wire over that, something which no cow could pos sibley get through not even a human be1ng, unless he didn t mind being torn to bits Watchmg the cows graze for a moment, Bob and I came to the conclusion that the beasts were quite docile Not not1c1ng a bull among them, we entered the pasture expectmg to get a better view, wh1ch we did No sooner had we gone with in the fence then we heard a great starnpmg of hoofs My heart sank' Bob only had time to utter two words We'd better then he turned to me or where he expected me to be but I d left a second before and was now hanging on the top strand of barbed wire by my dungarees It was a good thing for me that those two strands weren t charged Mal Boulette 49 14 . . . . . . . , , . . . . , 9 . . . . , . Y . I . . . . . , . . . . . you imagine coming into the school house in the morning with no fire, finding broken win- . g , , . . . , . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . ' . . , . . . . . - ll fl I D l , . . I O U

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A little while ago our schoolhouse got a face lifting. She's proud of all of it: her clean walls, wide awake lights, unbroken windows and above all, her scholars. So lets keep her proud. If she's proud, we'll be proud of her, too. Janice Chadbourne '50 M Y PROPERTY The second day of last September I started for school with three nice yellow pencils ink pen and a new bottle of ink When I got to school most of the seats were taken, but I found a little old one with a bent hinge on the desk cover I put my things inside, then went and started talking to a friend Soon the bell rang and I went back to my desk and sat down After the morning exer- cises were over I took one of my pencils and went to class Whenl got back from class I noticed that one of my pencils was gone I d1dn't think much about it but in the weeks that followed when not only the other two yellow ones disappeared but a green pencil with a nice eraser, a red one and a blue one, I thought it was time I did some thinking as to where they were going Now that my own pencils were all gone I got a short green one from my brother and put it on my desk It didn t stay long, for it soon disappeared like the others had I looked around for it and one day in History class I found that a friend had just borrowed it for awhile I took it back and when I left my desk again I let the friend keep it, knowing that he d take it anyway I thought my troubles were to end here, but I was mistaken for my ink followed the pen cils and my desk s bent hinge was soon broken, and the cover was left Just holding to the desk by the other hinge This Just goes to show what some people will do to other people s property Of course I don t mind if someone borrows something from me if they ask first, but when they just take it and never bring it back, besides breaking my things I m going to give it right back by Keep killing my dogs and I ll do the same to your cats Velma Alton BAC KSEAT DRIVERS It s a beautiful day in June and you have just decided to take your family and best girl for a ride out in the country You and your best girl sit in front, and your mother and sister sit in back As you put your foot on the starter, your companions yell out, are you sure 1t's out of gear Don t flood it, and numerous other things But finally you get the motor started and get ready to go As you re backing out of the garage there comes a din of instructions from the back seat, and the one beside you, Cut your wheels this way no that way and watch out for the garage doors, trees, and dog or anything within a hundred foot radius of you Finally you re out on the highway cruising along about forty miles per when simultan eously from the three throats of the car s other occupants to Lookout for that car What car? The one down the road about a quarter of a mile It 1S moving right along and on your side of the road, but he has plenty of time to pull over to his own side before coming anywhere near you But from the noise of your passengers you would th1nk a crash was unavoidable As you near the turning point of your ride you encounter a very long, steep hill Your nerves are racking by this time but you say nothing The car slows down and coughs once and from our passengers come cr1es of Give it more gas, Put it into second Don stall It and other annoying phrases You get to the top of the hill and drive along to the first gas station and step out saying to your companions Since you know so much about driving you can drive home I 11 take the first bus As you stride into the station, you leave the yurls ar puxng as to who will drive home They finally agree and try to start out Hav mny not noticed the gas regxster shows empty they don t get far and come pleading for you to drlve them home 13 . . I 1 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . , . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 , 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 . . . , . 1 1 1 . C . . . , 1 1 , . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . 1 . H 1 - - 1 Il 1 '50 , . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . H . 11 ll 1 ' 11 1 - 1 1 Q l 0 0 0 1 1 - an - 11 u 1 1 gg 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , . . 1 1 1 , - 1 ll 01 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . ' U ' , I1 ' ' 1111 ' 0 1, BI , ' ll ft ' Il 1 Q D I . . . . ,, . ' 1 1 4 . . . , . 1 . . 1 1 1 . l . . . . u -1 0 1 u . I . . , , 1 - ' 1 1

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OUTCAST OF FRIENDSHIP The doors of Harnngton H1gh opened w1de The k1ds crowded through laughmg and k1dd1ng each other Not one not1ced the new face Not one not1ced the small bu1lt well dressed boy who crowded along w1th the rest unt1l he could at last stand st1ll w1thout bemg swept along He stopped then only because he d1dn t know where to go to h1s classes or to meet the prmczlpal N1kal hesltated, dread1ng to ask where he should go. remembermg V'-lV1d1Y the repeated shunmng of other k1ds of other schools Remembermg pa1nfully how each new tune he had prayed for an equal chance, prayed th1s t1me would be drfferent from the last Yet, always lt seemed that h1s prayers d1d not reach God Standmg there alone lus face turned from pathetxc st1llness to horror then to hope lessness and defeat, as he was carr1ed back 1nto the past by h1s memormes Agam he stood among a crowd of no1sy k1ds, younger than these that surrounded h1m now F1ght1ng h1s way through h1s shyness he had asked a fellow where he should go N1kal sm1led bravely as he asked He st1ll sm1led as the boys eyes took hlm from head to foot but h1s sm1le weakened as the scorn became so ev1dent 1n the boys face Then there were crowds about h1m laugh1ng mockmg, turmng N1kal s1ck 1ns1de Even from the teacher that broke up the mob came not a b1t of k1ndness The mockzng sly wh1spers pealed over and over as N1kal stood tnere A hand on h1S shoulder brought N1kal back to real1ty lt d1d not startle h1m and he turned slowly, expectmg noth1ng, but wa1t1ng calmly for what mlght come When he turned he found lumself lookmg 1nto the face of a handsome sm1l1ng boy Th1s tune though there was no scorn at last there was the snnle of a fr1end, who qu1ckly and ex pertly 1ntroduced Nxkal to many other welcommg frxends At last N1kal s prayers were answered at httle Harr1ngton H1gh, and when the doors opened each mormng N1kal wasn t the only brown skmned boy among crowds of wh1te unfnend ly boys and g1rls At Harnngton H1gh brown sk1n.ned boys are rated as hxgh and pure as the wh1te Starr Mxtchell 49 SNAPPY Snappy arr1ved 1n New York a l1ttle before sunset one cold w1nter afternoon He was really dressed for the occas1on 1n wh1te t1e and ta1ls and he cut qu1te a f1gure struttmg back and forth 1n h1s small compartment aboard the sh1p When two escorts came to help hun from the sh1p, Snappy was 1nd1gnant and proceeded to tell them so He d1dn't need any help At last all three came from the ship, but Snappy 1n all his f1nery was hardly noticed among the hustle and bustle And Snappy did not approve of his new home He put up a terrxble fuss when h1s new landlord brought h1s supper Not many would do that to the1r landlord H1s new frxends canfme to call, so Snappy was very t1red by the t1me he stretched out and went to sleep All the next day v1s1tors came by and were very 1mpressed by Snappy and he w1th them But havmng v1s1tors all day was no fun for someone who had just arnved mn New York for the f1r st txme, so Snappy dec1ded to take a walk early the next mormng He was dressed in h1s wh1te t1e and ta11s and all he lacked was a top hat to complete h1s costume As he strutted down Fifth Avenue people turned and stared Well Snappy knew he was handsome but people d1dn't have to stare so Seexng the br1ght hghts of a store he stopped and looked 1n the wmdow for a moment, then w1th a shake of h1s head he turned towards the door and d1sappeared 1ns1de. 15 4. Q Q Q Q Q 1 1 QQ Q Q Q Q Q ' 3 ' Q Q Q Q Q Q, Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q ' f' Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ' - Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q o Q Q 'Q Q Q 0 I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q l ' Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q n Q Q Q QQ Q l . 9 Q Q Q Q , - Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q g Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q u Q QQ Q o 0 Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q Q Q- Q Q c Q Q Q Q Q Q Q g Q Q Q Q ' Q Q Q Q Q Q QQ