Lawrence High School - Diary Yearbook (Fairfield, ME)

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THE LAWRENCE LYRE the basket and clrcled around Would It go ln Would Lawrence hxgh Wm the game' Txme' shouted the coach but xt was too late the ball had already dropped through the basket Lawrence had won' The score was eleven to ten' Hurrah for Lawrence hlgh' Hurrah for Jerry' The people departed cheerxng for Law rence Hxgh and Jerry and slnglng the school song Vlfatervllle Hlgh took the defeat like the good sports whlch they were and left wlth a threat to beat them next year D F 0 Ll. NW HO VVAS T0 BLAME? In the old colonlal house on Flfth Avenue of New York Clty llved Mrs Adell Jameson and resldlng wxth her was her husband Mr Adelbert Jameson called Adel by his frlends Mr and Mrs Adelbert Jameson were accustomed to gne presents to thelr frlends at Chrlstmas tlde Who IS to have thxs new bonnet wxth the two pomted black feathers protrudmg from e1tl'er side asked Mr Jameson of hls wlfe I was thxnklng of sendmg lt to Polly, my old ma1d chum who lS very fond of damty headgear That ll be fine Im sure but what shall I give Johnny my old pal at b1ll1ards He s a greedy and stmgy old txght wad yet all the boys llke h1m Greedy you say He s fond of chxcken I know so send h1m one of those nxce pul lets that our grocer was speakmg about thls mornmg Thus lt was decxded and tvuo mysterlous packages Wltll two handle lxke projectlons on each one were addressed to the old mald and old bachelor lespectxvely A pecullar lookmg package was brought lnto Johnnys room Just as he was about to eat lunch It must be opened lmmedlate ly so he had the butler untle the package A hat with two pomted black feathers pro trudmg from each slde was revealed to hls slght Oh' Its a fine old Joke Adels old chum exclaimed At about thc same tlme Polly recelved a bundle which contalned a fat chlcken ready for luncheon Hou fine she declared I must surely thank Adell for this treat M1 and Mrs Adelbert Jameson were peacefully eatlng thelr dmner when the man m hvery brought ln two letters from Johnny Jacques and Polly Johnson They read the notes whlch were as fol lows Say Adel thats a fine Joke surely I appreclate lt though I know wlthout you tellmg me that I need a wlfe to wear the bonnet Johnny Dear Adell Recelved the chlcken rxght spot I was as hungry as a bear when lt arrlved Wlshed you could have enJoyed xt too Thanks agam Polly Mr and Mls Jameson looked at each other wxth surprlse and both wondered who was to blame L H 9 L., VN ESTON S MOST POPLL XR MAN It vuas Reddy Moores first year at Wes ton College He was very much dlscour aged I Just dont fit IH sald Reddy to hls roommate Larry one day whlle they were talklng The fellows dont hke me and Ive falled IU everything Cheer up sald Larry dont glV8 up too easlly Go out for football or some sport anythlng only forget how unpopu lar you are You re only havmg fresh mans luck Page Seven U . ,, . . . . ' Y , . ll 1 ' YY Y . . . , X' ' ' . . . . , l v ' 1 , . u , vs u ' 7 ! , . . . . ,, ' , ' x- 4- il . ' !3 t . . T -L- ' , u 1 , . . 7 Y P 1 1 I ,Y . v . . . . . . i v U I u ' Y . ll YI ' ' H s . . - - and found it delicious. It struck the ll ' I I 1 - . . y, . . I ' ' U YY ' ' ll I u u l ' . 4, . . . . ' , . . '2 ' YY lx v 1 , -li 1 I . . . , , U , ! ' A 1 ' ' -L- - - 11 . , , v Ac l ' ' , - . 1 - ' ll ' ! ' 77 ' ' ' ' YY l . - V 1 , .', ' K4 Y ' V. - . . . . , 1 - - - n ll 97 ' ll Y ' , ' 7 9 9 ' - Ili Hi K - , ' '7 Y ' . . , . ' ! ' ! , .

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THE LAWRENCE LYRE THE BIG GAME Many shouts and cheers came from the bleachers from the throng of people gath ered there wlth one great purpose IH mmd What could lt be The last basketball game of the season was bemg played tomght Watervxlle hlgh was the opposmg team and nelther team had lost one game durlng the whole season Hence the crowd gathered to see the great vlctory Whlch team would w1n Some thought Watervllle others thought Law rence Many declslons were made but the maJo11ty of the people were kept guesslng Wlll the tlme ever come for the game to start Isnt It seven thlrty yet I have been waltmg an hour It seems Is xt only fifteen mmutes past Watervllle wlll w1n dont thmk Lawrence hlgh has These were snatches of heard above the hum of was flymg around from seven? Ithlnk you Dont you a better team? the conversatlon voxces Popcorn one Slde to the other banners were wavmg nerves were twltchmg and people vscre shoutmg At last seven thuty arrlved and the play I -'L- . 1 1 ' , ' . . 9 ' u ' ' ' ' n ' Y . ,, . . . Q . . . . , - D ' Fl . ll UI Y ! P . . . CK Y ' - y . , - . y . . l . 7 v . - . l ' Y? . 61 ' ' 1 , . . l Y . . . . , ' ' , , ' I . . . . , , ' ' 1 ' I ' ' H 1 - A' cs n . , . . f ' f - Taking one good aim she threw the ball. 7 , . . Q - Y ' , '- ' . 1 . . ' ' , ' , - . ' . 1 t. Y ' u vs - U U 1 I . ' u n - , ' I 9 - - an ' . . . . '. . . ,, . . . 2 - A , 0 ' ll Y! ' ' ' ' ' Z A, 1 . A . . 1 P - 1 . X. v . . . , . , s , Y l 4 ll . 1 ' 9 f . . . . . , H , . 1. , . . . , 1 7 ' . ' r ers were on the floor Marjorle Sampson and Dolores Smlth were guards Ifrances Walker and Geraldme Jerry Whlte were forwards Elizabeth Betty Kexth was the sxde center and Helen James was the Jump mg center for Lawrence Hxgh The Watervxlle hlgh players were Ruth Wxllls and Florls Dusty as forwards Jos ephme Joe Prlest and Mary Dyer as guards Grace Brown as sxde center and Carmen Kennedy as Jumpxng center The game started amld the cheers and shouts of the people The players were alert and on thelr toes Both teams were up to date Every glrl on the team knew every play but through some fouls and wlth thclr luck Waterville hlgh had won ten pomts wlth only slx for Lawrence hxgh at the end of the first half of the game Prospects looked very dull for Lawrence Hugh wlth Watervllle scormg ten pomts to thexr slx and wlth Marjorle Sampson one of Lawrence s best guards off the floor wlth Page Slx her nose 1nJured and bleedmg makmg lt necessary for a substxtute Florence Porter to take her place People were fast changmg thelr mmds xn favor of Waterville Hlgh Waterville w1ll surely w1n thxs game people were heard to say wlth Margorle Sampson not playmg and Watervxlle hxgh already four pomts more than Lawrence hlgh Cheer up Lawrence someone shouted well beat them yet Jerry Whlte the best player on the team lS gomg to make five more pomts before the end of the game and Watervllle lS not gomg to get any more The guards wlll see to that The last part of the game started The ball went all around the gym glvlng Law xence one more pomt Four more pomts were needed by the Lawrence high girls to wm the game Would they get them? Shoot' Shoot for the basket Frances' was heard from the audience as at last the ball fell lnto the hands of Frances Vlalker They walted to catch It when lt came down Around on the rxm of the basket lt rolled then down lt came rxght through the bas ke Hurray for Frances the people shouted and then above the nolse of the throng loud and clear came the Lawrence hlgh cheer Just a few more mmutes to play' Who wlll wm'7 We wllll We w1ll' were the crles heard all ove1 the gym Ruth Wxllls had the ball and passed xt to Florms Dusty Florls threw xt toward the basket and mlssed Dolores Smlth caught the ball and threw xt to Betty Keith who then threw lt to Frances Walker She trled f0l the basket and mlssed People stood tense for a moment and held themr breath Who would catch xt when xt came down For just a moment they watched then down came the ball rlght lnto the waltmg hands of Jerry Whlte The basket Jerry' You can make lt' Shoot for the basket' Lawrence Hlgh shouted Up went the ball xt landed on the hoop of

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THE LAWRENCE LYRE The next afternoon Reddy reported at the football fneld The coach was not very encouraging to Reddys way of thmkmg but he llked football so he declded to keep on practlcmg The flrst game was lxsted to be played the commg Saturday wxth Hllton Academy Reddy worked very hard durmg practice The Friday before the game the coach sald, Moore you report at the game tomorrow You re substxtute It was the day of the game The held and grandstands were already filled The whlstle blew The game began The first quarter was not very excxtmg No pomts were won by elther slde The second quarter Hllton made a touch down Reddy groaned as he watched the scorekeeper mark down the large 6 Durlng the thlrd quarter Westons half back was knocked out and they dlscovered a broken leg so he was rushed to the hos pxtal Moore you ve got your chance now sald the coach and you ve got one quarter to show me what you can do Reddy hurrxed out on the field He was voxce of a Weston man saymg We re sunk No hope Reddy caught the ball Graspmg nt tlghtly he ran for the goal Wlth Hxltons men close behmd Then came the crxes of, Red Moore' Flght' Flght' Fxghtl Reddy had made a touchdown As he hurrled back to his posltxon ln the lme up he heard the tlmekeeper say Flve mmutes to go Agaln the ball was Reddys but Hllton s rxght end blocked his run Fmally he suc ceeded ln gammg the ball agam Runmng blmdly towards the goal he pushed xt over the lme Just as the whlstle blew The game was over The score 12 to 6' Amxd cheers Reddy was hfted hxgh on the shoulders of the boys Good work' Why dxdnt you make yourself known around here before? they asked Make myself known' sald Reddy Me the most unpopular fellow ln college Page Exght Unpopular nothlng' the boys msxsted from thus mmute on you re our most pop ular man Reddy stammered hls thanks Gee fel lows, he said thxs IS more than I expected I don t want to be the most popul Hls volce was completely drowned as the students yelled Three cheers for Red Moore Westons most popular man P L 30 L..1 JOE S MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT Jack and I were only young boys at the tlme of thxs mcldent as I was fifteen and Jack a llttle over thlrteen Joe a tall lanky fellow wxth long sllm legs and long arms flappmg at hls sldes was boardmg at our house We were always playmg pranks on hxm Our older slster Mary was havmg a molasses candy pull and as usual we boys were all hustled off to bed Not wantmg to go to sleep so early we turned ln on Joe for a good tlme Joe was already ln bed so we Just Jumped m besxde hxm to be real frlend On the farther s1de of the bed a square hole was cut xn the floor whlch served the purpose of a register Thls was about two feet and a half square and was Just over the table m the kltchen Through thls hole we could hear the company makmg and pullmg candy Well everythmg went all rxght for a few moments untxl we declded we had better start a llttle fight All went well untll Jack and I gave Joe a good sized klck sendlng hlm sprawlmg out of bed Joe was always havmg hard luck and thls t1me It happened to be the hard luck of bemg on the farther slde of the bed He Just slld through that hole as lf he were a greased pole Rlght through that hole he went and mto the mxddle of the table also mto the mldst of about thxrty two saucers of molasses candy and rlght xn front of all those folks They lmmedlately saw that he was not dressed H ' ll ' ' ' I . If ' ' Y - Q . , . . H I n ' ' ' 44 9 . , ' ' ' ,, . . . . , , 1 7 Y! - - . u u 7 I 1 Y YI , . u P , , . . I ' P1 ' I - . . . . , - ca n . . ' ' ' . . , I 9 . . ' , , . ' D Y l I ll V l ,Y Y 1 ' ll Y 1 , . YY I ' 1 too dazed to think clearly. He heard the ' ' ' ' ' ' - ' ' Y sc y s ly. 71 - I . , . - - - 1 . . IC ' ' ' Y! - I - . - . U . . , J Y Y y ' if ' v ' Y ' I - . P . Y ' ' ll 3 . , . . . I VI ' ll , IY ' ff ' ' . . . , , ' n ' -