Lubec High School - Quoddy Light Yearbook (Lubec, ME)

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E QLODDX LI bulldlng wlth the vsords Court House over the door On questxonlng I found that Court was ID sesslon Tlred out after my walk I entered A lawyer was making a very urgent plea As he raxsed has eyes to the audlence I was amazed I recognlzed h1m to be V1rg1l Scovllle I always was of the oplnlon that V1rg1l would make a good lawyer as he possessed some of the distmguished tralts upheld by that class Lontinumg my way I walked down the street and observed here and there dzfferent srgnboards all announcing the approach of a new star called Gladonla ln The Eternal Triangle I walked on and soon came to a large theatre I bought a ticket entered and sat down Soon the show started and I began to get interested But my lnterest grew to excltement when I discovered that the new star of Whom everyone was ravlng was my old frlend Gladys Qurrk As I remember Gladys she never seemed to be fond of actlng her only pastlme belng fllrtlng Next I was ln the country a dlfferent sec tlon Passing down a lane I approached a low rambllng whxte house surrounded by all kmds of hve stock In the dooryard was a large auto truck whlch had the appearance of bemg much used Contlnulng my way I came to a large garden I saw two figures dressed ln overalls and sunbonnets A I approached they looked up What was my surprlse to behold Agnes McBr1de and Dora Ramsdell' I greeted them Joyously and af terwards they took me around thelr place ex plammg thmgs here and there Then they mvlted me mto the house where I partook of some excellent chlcken home-raised at that They explained that as a result of overstudy mg they had taken thls up as a recreatlon and change I walked on and soon came to a large Held where I observed that a ball game was being played I heard the excited mob cheer-mg the pltcher I remamed to see the whole of the game Then the ball players plcked up thelr hero the was so little this could easily be donej and ran around w1th him Then they dropped hlm and he ran towards a Ford cranked xt and Jumped 1n As the fhvver passed me I could see the face qulte plalnly In a ileetmg glance I beheld my old school mate James Mcburdy In a few minutes a new game started be- tween two new teams In the midst of the excrtement Wh1Ch the game created I looked up to behold a g1rl standmg up wavmg her hand and shouting Hurrah for the Soph omores' I soon discovered who the girl was 1 I I Q21 It was none other than Phyllls Owen I was plain to be seen that Phyllls admlratlon for the Sophomores had never ceased Next I returned to the clty Walkmg up the street I observed a sxgn readlng Fancv Haxrdressmg and 'VIan1cur1ng Feelmg the need of such treatment after my Journev I entered In one corner of the room wa a man and a woman They seemed to be deeply engrossed ln each other and the fan mam curlst seemed to be dolng more talking than work I coughed to let them know I was there and the lady looked up Then I recognlzed Annie Wllson It was qulte a surprlse to find Anme here because she hke her cousin was fond of Machlas As more customers began to arrlve I soon took leave and walked along untll I came to a church wlth the slgn Methodlst Church All are VVelcome Seats Free I entered Soon the melodlous notes of the organ burst upon my ears and I sat llstenmg Llftxng my her I recognied Ruby Malloch I always knew that Ruby was fond of muslc but I thought her musical education ended at the vlctrola for me Whlle sound of I turned entered lookmg gentleman dressed in clerxcal robe He walked up to the pulplt turned a few pages and let hlS gaze wander over the audl ence As I watched him I observed somethmg famlllar about him and as h1s gaze was turned ln my dlrectlon I recognized him as Morton Mabee Well Morton always was plous and regular at church attending The organlst changed from a slow tune to Mendelssohns famous weddlng march while down the alsle came a bridal party As they reached the altar they turned and I examlned the faces of the brlde and groom Suddenly I gasped The bride was none other than an other of my classmates Elizabeth Ryan T thrnk that Llzzie Ryan who had the makmgs of an old mald was one of the first of our illustrlous class of twenty to get marrled The next thing I remembered I was lymg on the floor In the last few moments of my excltement and surprise I had rolled oi! my resting place But I had seen a glance into the future discoverlng my classmates in the same positions I would expect to find them a few years hence Bllt IDOTB Bl1I'DI'lSeS Were lll StOl'e recoverrng from my surprxse the marchlng feet came to my ears and my attentlon A group of chorlsters Then afterwards a tall dignxfied MABEI. S FANNING T H I ' G H 'I' . . . , .. ,, ' T ' - t . . . , . . . , . , . ' ' . - . . .. I .- . . X . , . - ' . , . l w I ' 1 . ' . I ' . ' . - 5 eyes, I gazed into the face of the player. In l , , ' . s 5 ' Q . Q . . Y . 1 1 ' I . ' ' . 1 ' 7 . ' . , 7 ' v a 1 . . . A . , , . . . ' . 1 ' . . l - . - , ' . 0 , , . . , Y . . , 1 Q I , ' ' U - . , J

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THE QUODDY LIGHT brxng' One of the townspeople told me that all the gxrls regarded hun as their hero and spoke of hun as the bold brave dare-dashlng Harold Kelley Harold was also a married man Hrs wlfe was one of our classmates Shlrley Ingalls Shlrley and Harold had al ways had a secret liking for each other and notlung could have satisfied me more than to see them Jolned 1n the holy bonds of matri mony Here my Journey ended I went home per fectly satlsfied wlth the brilllant marks some of the graduates of 1920 had made in the world But I had always known they would bring honor to Lubec Hlgh School As I have a friend who is a dreamer of dreams I w1ll call on her to tell you whether or not the rest of the class llved happlly ever after HELEN A MCFADDEN Cl as Prophecy, Part ll One day not long ago whlle walklng down the most lmportant street ln town known as Water street my attention was drawn to wards a curious looklng cart in the middle of the road On close examlnation I found lt to be a medlclne cart On a step in back a t1on of the passersby My curxoslty was aroused and I wanted to flnd out what he was selllng H01dlDg up a bottle he proclalmed it to be the famous headache cure called Palsams Relief Being subject to frequent headaches I declded to try xt So I purchased '1 bottle and carried it home not reallzing that I would soon have need of lt Not long after reaching home I was seized w1th a vlolent headache and immediately took the cure followed dlrectlons and bathed my head ln it Behold' lt worked like chloroform I had scarcely smelled of it when I became very sleepy and reachlng a lounge I lay down and soon was lost to the reallzatlon of the world I was ln Boston walking up famous Tre mont street I came to a large theatre with the lllummated sign reading Boston Opera I purchased a tlcket and entered The per formance began First came a chorus of ex cellent slngmg which somewhat resembled the chapel choir of Lubec Hlgh Scnool Next a young lady entered and sang ln a high soprano '1 song taken from Opera Mary As the singer stopped l studled her face for a mo ment and soon recognlzed one of my former schoolmates Bernice Small It was somewhat of 1 surprise to flnd bashful retiring Bern1ce here ln this big city smgmg before such a large audience After leavlng the theatre I came to a hos pltal and entered I heard the sound of many volces and I approached the first ward Here was a scene It was a gentlemens ward and all the inmates were slnging the well known song I dont want to get well whxle ln a consplcuous place a vamplsh l00klI1g malden wreathed ln smlles was standlng As she turned her gaze ln my dlrectlon I beheld my old frlend Dorothy McFadden After greeting Dorothy I walked on and came to another ward Here I saw another of these whlte clad females wlth the inscrlp t1on Head Nurse on her cap As she ap proached I recognized Celia McBr1de I al ways knew Cellas greatest ambltlon was to be a nurse but I thought that finally she would be happlly settled in Machlas To escape the heat of the clty I took a car and rode lnto the country Gettlng oi! at a place WhlCh looked temptlng I Walked along the road untll I came to a small country schoolhouse I approached the door and knocked A young teacher wlth a contented look on her face came to the door Imagme my surprlse to behold one of our brllllant scholars of nineteen twenty Olive Morong Next I came to a small whlte bulldlng some nearer I observed many people of both sexes Walking to and fro I entered Here and there were lndlviduals all xntently rubblng thelr faces In the center of the room a young lady was explalnlng the merits of some new 'nlxture guaranteed to remove elther the freckles or the skln ln a months tlme if ap plled steadlly for one hour a day Th1s then was the cause of all the dlfferent motions ln the room The demonstrator came towards me and by the sound of her VOICE I recognlzed her as Iva Stuart I also observed that her freckles were gone and 1f her cure had worked th1s mlracle no wonder people were anxious to try It Next I came to a. large fleld At first all I could dlscern was a large mass of people gathered together laughing and talking Then I noticed a shower of somethlng whlte and the crowd parted I then beheld modern aeroplane whlle standing alongside of ll were two figures a man and a woman both dressed in neat aviation suits A I p proached I saw very distlnctly the face of the woman Suddenly I gasped when I beheld the face of my old sc-hoolmate Helen McFadden Evidently Helen was about to enjoy her lifes desire a honeymoon spent in an aeroplane I returned to the city I approached a f207 . P i . . ' . . . , ' . Y Y . - U 1 H 'I ' , ,I . . ' l . , . , , . , . . I . i. L . . :ze ' I ' 1 l . 7 - . . 1 1 . Y D man was endeavoring to attract the atten- what resembling a bungalow. As I drew A41 1 H y 1 ' ' ' ' . A . . , . , . - u . I . u 1. y . . . Y . ' ' ' 44 H ' . ' - . a f ' - . r 1 ' ' . s a - ll 19 ' . . . A Y . , D , , . ' K n 1 -

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l' CLOUDX LIL Qlliah lk it knovsn that vxe the Senior tlass of the lube: lligh bchool Ill the Lounty of Wash ington and state ot Maine being of Lawful nge and oi sound mind and memory but aware ot the uncertainty of life Do Make Publlsh ind detlaie this our last Xl 111 and Testament Heiebv revoking all former Wills Xlt dispose ol our school property after all expenses 'ne liquidated 'is follows First Vle give dense and bequeath t 'hs lumois the rights and privileges we en Joxed as bQlll0lS bcrond To the bophomores the Junlor loom nith all lts sciap paper on the floors 1 1 I flean blackboards 'lhnd To the Freshmen the name We had 1 sophomores with the right to keep the ln coming Fieshmen in their place louith To the undergraduates we be queath all worn out note books the use of the 'is we did a place for amusement ln study peiiods also the right to talk ln the corridors am time while passing during school hours 1 nth To the commercial students we be queath the right to keep their desk cover up 'tt am time they may wish to communicate suth some one in the room btxth To the Presldent of the lncomlng lunioi tlass Radcliffe Pikes position as news agent tor the Independent and Literary Dlgest bex enth To Miss Deaxborne we do hereby will and bequeath the exclusive right to nish amusement IH the halls lfighth To Fred Reynolds we will bequeath Raymonds art of drawing Nllllh To any one of the boys who next wean p1ove themselves worthy of ing taiioll s place we do hereby will and be queath the care of A fi da Ten h To any one of the glrls who may appear to need it most we bequeath Helens Smile llewenth To the Janitor Mr tooch btqueath the privilege ot keeping the bopho more room cleat of waste paper lxullth To the students who bling their ur and IDBY Ei 5 f2' 111111 lunch to school we bequeath the Domestic bcience room tor a place to eat during cold weather also the right to have sour cocoa served each day Thirteenth To the Athletic Assoclatlon we bequeath our sincere hope that they may keep their ball teams ln as good a standard as they hate been kept in the past lourteenth To the outoftown students ue bequeath our desire of plenty of snow so thtv may have soft and easy walking and also plentv ot cold weather so they may not sweat while hurrying on their long Journeys to school lutteenth To the commercial teacher we bequeath the right to clean the crumbs from lliss Stuarts desk whlch she has used for a lunch counter during school hours for the past tour years blxteenth To the Physics class we be also a large air pump Just purchased mth the provision they shall trv to remove the exhausted beventeenth T queath Nhss Ellots Eighteenth bequeath the desire example ot always they ate told to do not do as Mr Mabee did receiver when the air IS Miss Obonnell we be position as pianist the Classes as a Whole we that they may follow our being on time doing as and doing it well Nineteenth To our Super1ntendent and bchool Board we do will and bequeath a full appreciation of their never ceasing efforts and sacrihccs during the past four years in our behalt Twentieth And lastly vue do will and be queath to our Teacher Friend and Princlpal Xlr Thurston a loyalty a respect and admtra tion vshlch words fail to express and a hope that all may Dl0fll by having had him for a guide tor the past year In testlmony wwhereot we hereunto set our hand and seal at said Lubec and declare thls to be our last will and testament this Seven teenth Day ot lune in the Year of our Lord One thousand nme hundred and twenty Witnesses tS1gnedl bl Nl0lC Hass or 1920 T H Z Q ' ' 2 H T O , , i , . v 1 V Y z 'A ' ' , . ' f ' , , 1 , z v . ' ' ' , ' ' Vx. .1 , I I ,Y V . Q I ' ' A bl . . 1 ' qi , - - 1 I 1 ' Y V' 0 ' ' . 1 ' . K ' I w x , . w - V ' ' ' ' I - . 11.5, - . ' : , l q b Z . . 3 . ' v - 1 ' 2 I ' 1- ' . - Library, with the provision that they use it queath the Laboratory with all its equipment, ..i ' ' . ' , . 1 , ' .' , 1 . , 4 1 ' Q - . D V . . . Z 0 , y - I Y .,,, . . , . . . . ' , ' : To , ' , . . 'I . . , . . - , - - - V v Z A ' w 2 Y . . . . v' ' t , . w- . D ' ' A I , 1 y ' v . ' . v ' - V : y . . . , , ' ' ' t k- A ' 1 1 1 ' ' X' Y 1 Y ' Y . . ' ' ' I . . ' . . L' . . I ' ' - Q ' 1 ' , . 2 , we - ' I , ' A . . . . , 1 . , V I . I I D i. . l w' N , , 1 , , . -l