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

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THE QUODDY LIGHT IUBEC TWENTY YEARS HENCE Henry Sawyer a buslness man of San Jose Callf had d9C1d8d to take a tr1p back to hlS old home town Lubec H1s daughters who had never been to thelr fathers home town laughel at Mr Sawyer and told h1m they could see hun ln a fog mull walkmg the country roads Mr Sawyer told them they need not fear because the last tune he was rn Lubec they had concrete srdewalks electr1c llghts town water and the place was qulte a town After travell1ng a Week M1 Sawyer was collectmg h1s baggage to get off the tram at Machlas He dreaded the tr1p wlth the ma1ldr1ver from here but he port After gettmg off the tram he ask ed a man at the statlon 1f they took passengers to Lubec Wlth the mall now For a few mmutes the man looked be w1ldered and then he asked Why not go through by tram '7 And th1s was the first of many surpr1ses that Mr Saw yer met durmg h1s V1S1t to Lubec When the conductor announced tha Whltlng was the next statron Mr Saw yer sm1led to hlmself and thought of the txme he had come on a slergh r1de to 97 th1s sleepy country place But on look mg out of the wlndow he saw long rows of houses large stores a hotel and a new bank At first he could not beheve h1s eyes but w hen tlfe conductor told that a t1 olley ran between Lubec and Wh1t1ng he began to Wonder 1f th1s were really Lubec he was gomg to He decrded to take the trolley and when he came to West Lubec he found lt was consldered as a part of the Clty Arter eatlnv h1s dlnner tnat day he thought he should l1ke to go down and see the front street agaln but people laughed at h1m and told hrm the front street was no more but 1f he w1shed to F1ft J Elghth Avenue For weeks Mr Sawyer wandered around Lubec and the only thrng that looked fam1l1ar was the soldlers monu ment On asklng what had happened to Lu becln the last few years he was told that sxnce the camplng s1te had been rounded at Dlamond Polnt new lndus trres had started and the town had pros pered ln every way Ella Mowry 26 C31 a l l ' ' 7 '7 7 ' 7 7 7 Q ' . , f . I , ' 1 . J-n v u . 7 7 7 7 ' Qc ' as ff ' ' ' 1 7 ' f o , in . . . y ' I 1 ' ' C6 77 . .1 7 7 would rather go that way than via East- go shopping the best stores were on ' 7 . . . . , ' 7 Y! . ' as ' ' - VV l L 1- ze ' ' as ' L, s ' 7 - - ' A - . . n 7 X .ggi

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THE QUODDY LICHT ot what he gave us Ancthe1 source of pr1de o u IS the record xy l11c11 we hold for 'achala tlc, ab1l 1ty From a 1ecent report on F1rst Se mester students 1n Malne Colleges II om 'VIa1ne hlgh schools and academms 1or 1923 24 publ1shed by the Department of Educat1on at Augusta we find that Lu bec stands X ery h1gh 1n comparlson w1th othe1 hmh schools 1n the state We are 1ncluded 1n the lxst of schools approved by the New England College Entrance Certlficate Board Many factors have worked together to make these thlnsfs DOQS1l l6 Chlef hearty cooperatlon of our townspeople HE WHO Is AFRAID D1d you ever meet a fellow who IS al ways belng plcked on by th teache s 1n school '7 How woelully he tells h1S sad story to anyone VK ho vull l1sten No hell never get through so long as th1s or that teacher IS 1n the school Thls poor abused boy usually has a story s1m1lar to th1S Say you kr-ow Mr B 2 Well he s down on me How do I know 2 Know 9 How can I help know 1ng lt What d1d he g1V6 me IH C Class 9 Yes vs hat d1d I get 9 Zero that s what I got a zero I ll tell you rlght now Ill never get through school so long as he teaches here He flunks me every chance he gets Do I study much '7 Why I could get my essons wlthout much study 1f they d glve me a square deal Most of these teacners have favorltes That s the whole trouble and I m not go1ng to hang around any teacher for the ake of belng a favor1te I tell you they ve got a grudge against me and I know It I won t pass ln one study and that s the truth The whole th1ng about It 1S that 4 l The1r 111te1est has been only by attendance at oc1 ls but oy t11c1r t1m c1al matters n1a1 1 cstcu no our games and l 1:1 1F finan 1nstructors has hlgh chool on record for scholarsh1p Once more we w1sl acknowledge o cl bt t C ch Furey Through h1m we have been able to estabhsh a record 1 1 A I Wh1Ch few hrgh schools can excel Because of all these t mg we can feel truly satisfied W1 t 1 1 sult of our year s efforts and we s1ncerely hope that the undergraduates w1ll do all 1n then' A c mpetent corps of oone much to place our y power to Carry On 122 CLQ 24 the teacher don t 11ke me that s all Now there s D he gets a h1gh ra1 k 1n evcr It 111 He s a fav0r1te Cf course I wouldn t say anythlng a ga1nst th tewchers for the world but lt s a shame that s what lt IS My father told me not to take any back talk from them and he knows what he s talklng about He always told the teacher what was what when he went to school How far d1d ne get 7 Why let s see Well he got as far as the seventh grade and the te her got a grudge agamst l11IT1 so he left school I ll bet he d tell the teachers out at school where they got off 1f he vuent out there about my stud IGS I d get Stfalght A s all rlght I don hke to say anythlng aga1nst the teachers but they make me t1red Well Ive got to be go1ng Don t blow any th1ng Ive told you Of course I hav en tsard anytlnng out of the way but you know that 1f you tell some people anyth1ng they always make a mountalr out of a mole hlll Well see you la er COB 24 . I A , I . .- V W Am ,L ,, L f ' 11' ' L, 4 . L A . A s. D . . ,'.1 S. ,L-. ', s z ,A cya - - , I . - I . w u u '14 rx ' ., . . .x I. X 1 ' S - , y 1 . ' , - 1,5 A ,I ur .c t .0 ca , , , . .x ,. ,Jute . 4 - , A I i 1 1 1t-L-.,Ll,U I I . I . 1 M. N k A- V U '1 - , - 2 , . I pil AC 3 , . 7 1 L A L 1 . 3 . I l Cl 7, among them belng the generoslty and - u 9 , l . ..,. Q ' 1 , . 4 4 I , ' - n w Q , Q n ' L I3 1' ' 'I 3 ff 1 2 . w . , ' f ' L' - . D ' 7- l . . , 9 - I 9 , , . , . , . . , . u I ' Q ' 7 sc w , U 1 . , ' - . . -. , ' 1 I 1 Y 9 . , . 1. . . , . . ' . ac ff' ' ' A .. - , I I , , , . . , , . 7 ' 7 Y - ' -A ' a ' 1 ' ,L . . . , 1, u u , ' , g . . , . , 1 9 ' 1 , , , - . , ' 7 1 - , . ' g , . . , . . . l , 9 y - S . n . . , . ' 9 - . . . , , as Q - ' , t . . . . , ,

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THE QUODDY LIGHT SALUTATORY Once more dear fr1ends you have met to wltness the graduatwn GXGTCISGS of a Sen1or Class ot Lubec Hlgh School Thls t1me lt IS the class of 1924 a class made up of those boys and g1rls who lt seems to you such a short t1me ago nrst entered school We are sure that you have watched the progress of our class wlth 1nterest and certalnly that lnterest has been made manlfest these last few years It 1S 1ndeed a pleasure to welcome you here to nlght Parents and Relat1ves To you we owe all the glory of to night It 1S through your efforts that we have been able to go through H1gh School and graduate thus passing the first mllestone ln L1fe Most surely your presence above all others 1S enJoyed by us We smcerely hope that you may find your unceasmg efforts rewarded by our success Superlntendent and School Board It 1S our pr1v1lege to welcome you here also We gratefully apprec1ate your help and lnterest It IS through your k1nd HSSIS tance that we have had better fac1l1t1es lor school hte We acknowledge that you have always grven us the best books the best teachers and the best pr1v1leges that It was ln your power to g1V8 Undergraduates We welcome you gladly and regret that this 1S the last tlme that we as a body w1ll be wlth you We have spent many happy days 1n your presence To-n1ght we atta1n that oal to wh1ch both we and you have een str1v1ng May you have as much success on the rest of your Journey as we have had on the whole of our Jour ney Advancement In the whole world how many souls are there Wh1Ch do not long for advancement 'P Does not one ln h1s every move seek to go a step far ther ahead '7 Yes It IS so Perhaps there are some few who are content to remain as they are but there are many many more who prefer to go on and on Surely no one has the des1re to take a step backward Slnce the beglnnlng of tune each cen tury has presented advancement over the preced1ng century Each century has presented more advanced m1nds and these 'runds have sought more advanceu envlronrxents The desires of these m1nds have resulted n on' lnventlons and d1SCOV61'1eS The Jnventions and d1scover1es have resulted 1n all modern convenlences The convemences 1n th1S century are changed and developed 1n the next century all by the same de s1re advancement Out of a World of examples I would choose the one nearest our thoughts th1s evenlng that of our class and 1tS gradu t1on from High School It IS po s bly our greatest step forward so far ln l1fe We have been str1v1ng for th1s durmg many years and our en deavors are now cro ned wlth success It 13 our first step but w1th your best wlshes we wlll always contlnue to ad vance Our High School educatlon has great ly prepared us to go on Accordlng to the course we have taken the past four years we may enter any Normal School Busmess College or State College It IS poss1ble Wlth what knowledge we have acqulred for us to obta1n some pos1t1ons w1thout more educatlon Our studles have been planned by people of exper lence and they are what these people have found to be necessary for after H1gh School l1fe We are prepared 1n as much as a Hlgh School educatlon may prepare us to enter the new l1fe opening to us It 1S the des1re of every member of the class of 1924 to advance to whatever helghts he may Wlnmfred V Grlflin C49 1 . , ., , ' . a . , . , , . Z ' ' n u , , . . . 9 1 1 A - ' ' 0 u n 1 y - . . . . . . ' 1 Q - ' 0 . . . . I 1 0 . . . . . . a u , N . . . a , n. . . u . , , Sl , . .. , - . . W, - v. . . . . . . . , , , - . . . ... ,, ' .. , . , . . 5 . su, A o , ' - 9 7 2 . . . . 9 ' . . . . . . , - . . . .. 1 , . 1 1 - I u D 1 . , . . a , ' ' Q . . . . . . , . . . . .