Limerick High School - Sokokis Yearbook (Limerick, ME)

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SOKOKIQ HOME FIRE PREVENTION You don t have to look far to find fire hazards Just take a thoughtful look around your own home' Start with the attic lf thls is a place where odds and ends are carelessly bundled away Look around the chlm ney What s going to happen in case of a hot chimney fire? How about piles of dusty and yellowed old news papers and magazlnes empty cardboard boxes and cartons discarded old clothes? Are there any heaps of old rags especially olly ones which could ignite through spontaneous combus t1on Old bottles left where the sun could strike them at a certam tragic angle have been known to supply that fatal spark which can cause a costly re How about the electrlcal equipment? Is the wiring of the house itself safe Are any of the circuits apt to become overloaded? Do you know the location and use of the fuse box Have you extra fuses and do you use them pro perly or do you try that criminally stupld trlck of substltutlng a penny? Look for frayed or damaged electrical cords and plugs That extension cord 1n the girls room may be in tlp top shape but how about the one ln the boys room or the one that takes quite a beating back of the kltchen table? Whlle we re on the subject of electrlcal appllances do you make careful use of tnem Electric irons carelessly left on the lronlng board whlle you carry on a prolonged telephone conversatlon can produce dlre results What about your heating system? Each method of heatmg has its own peculiar problems Is your kitchen woodbox safely located and do you take sufficient care in dlsposmg of ashes that may contain llve coals? Does your fireplace have a stable and large enough screen? Is your kerosene or fuel oil storage place really safe How about the chlmneys themselves? Is your oll heating system properly cleaned and serviced? Watch out for lampshades which may be very attractive but also very in flammable What will result from pro longed contact of shade and hot bulb? Beware of too hot grease on the stove Blazing fat can cause a sudden and terrlfylng fire Many home cleaning fluids are m fiamable and hence dangerous If you use one read and follow the directions with extreme care If there are smokers ln your family keep them llberally supplled with ash trays You can find fire hazards anywhere you look so do look and find them and get rid of them Elinor Gllpatrlck Tl-IE PARENTS' VIEWVPOINT Children all over the United States at some time or other have said th1s when their parents were trylng to explain something to them Aw what do you know about this You went to school a long time ago Times have changed That statement IS absolutely true Tlmes have changed and the parents vlew may not correspond to what the child IS being taught but remember this your father and mother are not trying to disprove you or your teacher They are merely trying to help you out through their own experiences They are trying to tell you of and pre pare you for the great responsibllltles you must face when you receive your diploma and step out to take your place ln the world They aren t saying these thmgs Just to hear themselves talk They are doing this fox your own 12 I , . . . , . , ' . . 1 ' ' . , 1 . . . , , . , . . v s . . , . ' I . . . . . . 7 , . . . fi . ' - - 9 1 1 1 ' J v r ' ' . ss ' v . , . . . . ,, ' , . . . , - . - , v ' 9 , , . , . . . 1 , . , . . - - . , - 1 Y ' . , ' - 9 . , . , . . . . . Q

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SOKOKIS etery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mount Vernon the Washington Masonic Hall the Lmcoln and JeHerson Memorials and after lunch the Smithsonian Institute Washmgton Monument the Congressional Library and the old Ford Theater Who walked up the Washington Monument? Tuesday Aprll 20 Our first visit today was to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving Then remember the walt ln front of the White House? Pictures taken ln front of the Capitol Building We especially enjoyed our vlslt with our own Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smlth Most of us ate lunch in the Senate Cafeteria and then went to the Franciscan Monastery Remember that familiar 813 Next came a VlS1t to the F B I Bulldmg and that evening the sport minded went to a baseball game and the rest to a movie at the Piccadilly Hotel about one oclock Every thlng last year s senlors told us about the Plccadllly elevators was right by the way' After lunch we saw the television show Stars on Parade Thursday April 22 Thls was the Hrst of our two extra days ln New York We put it to good use going to the Bronx Zoo and ln the evening to the Circus Friday April 23 Some of the early birds went to the Dave Garroway Show The rest of the day was filled with shopping a television show On Your Account the movle Knights of the Round Table and some wise souls went back to the hotel and rested up for another long bus rlde After supper some went to the Julius La Rosa show Then we all met at the hotel and finally bag and baggage set out for home Back in Biddeford Saturday noon and well always re member the trip Frances Phllpot Lena Sprague ! I 7 ! ! ! l ! 7 .. ,, ,, I . ' Wednesday, April 21 We left Washington early this morning, and arrived . , . . . ' ' 44 79 , . 9 . ' ' H H ' , 3 Y Y H ' H ' 7 ' 1 Y ! ' . . ,

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SOKOAIS 13 good so that when you meet up mth a problem be It soclal moral rellglous vocatlonal or polltlcal you Wlll be bet ter prepared to cope wlth It You l ow and I know tnat a par ent s thou h s are on h1s chlld and the thln s he learns and must lealn Most chlldren do not seem to appreciate thls They seem to forget all too oi en that they do have a father and a mothel who love them and want the best lne for them and wlthout whom they can not l1ve a good llfe So school ch1l dren over the Unlted States try to pay more attentlon to what Mom and Dad are sayxng to you It may save yol from serlous trouble and It w1ll be more of a help to you always than you may reallze now Cohn Squlres The students of Llmerlck Hlgh wo 1ld llke to tell you the subjects wh1ch we may take durlng the year Mr Hammond has slx classes They are Jumor Busmess Algebra General Sclence Math World Geography and Chemlstry Mlss Mltchell has seven whlch are hard to get 1n durlng a day They are the three Engllsh Classes Problems of Democracy French II World Hlstory and Latln but many thlnk that lf we had a com merclal teacher to go along wlth our other two It would help many students who are not lnterested 1n college pre paratory courses Thls commerclal teacher would teach such subgects as typmg and shorthand A thlrd teacher would mcrease cost but we would benefit because some students who are not able or do not want to attend college would Und the commerclal course of practlcal value ln gettlng a Job after graduatlon Ruth Phllpot 55 OCCUPANTS OF THE ENGLISH ROOM WHILE THE BOYS ARE SINGING ' N. I . ' 1 r I ' ' ' ' 1 v 1 v v ' . in , , - - - t Z , g t . . ' , s g qs' n I , . , 1 A5 1 They are very interesting subjects, I., . ' u 1 , a Q - , . I , - . . - ' . L - L , . . 1 ..fg,.w,- v ' ' ' L v Q x 9 l ' , ' v