Machias High School - Margaretta Yearbook (Machias, ME)

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FlIlWQ lvlfirgariella SIDE LIGHTS ON LITER -XTLRE by 'Han A Biooks An As erage Daw ln the Ilfe of an Editor ln Chief hum m ml To day IS Sat urday and the Staff gets its p1ctu1e taken mumbled Ed Jennings editol ln chief of the Winston High School Reflectol And it s snowing' h added He soon had his choies done and staited in his cal for the town fixe miles distant He went at once to the photogiaphei s where he found Tim Vlaik exchange editor the onlx one of the Reflectol staff who had not attended the A A enteitain ment the night before quaitei ot elexen BV elexen thlee more of the hfteen mcmbels had ai IIXSKI This will nexei dol exclaimed the exaspelatcd chief dashing, out to his car He made two trips hauling piotesting boys and gnls fiom then bleakfasts routing them from then beds and huiiying them to the studio all the while scolding them foi then foigetfulness I dressed on the was ox G1 so I dont know if Im all heie O1 not' puffed the fat business manag,e1 while tugging it his tie Hes paitlx he1e so he cant be all there slxly put in the Joke ed1 toi ieceising in 1etu1n a cold stale mtended to expless offended Cl1gI11tW XP1 Anybody got a pin 'Nix hair looks dieadful' Iend me vour compact choiused the ladies of the Board -Xt last all was leadx The coul teous photogiapher fwho had been iaxing, insidej dnected them whele to pose Some struck diamatic atti tudes some looked and felt awk wa1d some tlied to hide oi dis guise double chins bow legs and tuined up noses Then a gum chew ei was discoxeied and iequested to swallow his cud I am astonlshed that you shoull mastei minds and on such a solcmn occasion iepiim mded the faculty LLIXISOI nexeithclcss with 1 twinkle in his exe Finally the picture was txken to the relief of 111 concerned Ill take the gnls home in my Cai said Ed Pile in gnls You foul in the back seat and Ted Luce and I in fiont By this time the snow was sex eial inches deep Thex had almost ieach ed the house of one of the gnl who ln ed about a mile from town w hen they had to tuin out foi another cal That tieacheious snow Then cai went into the ditch and iefu ed to come out The gnls went to the neaibx house and the boxs woiked I I cp 1 ft. 71. I 4AYi?T:Vini- - - . - ' - U ' ' i .H UA V' 1 51 4 - Lf -1 ', ' r s 1 Q ' ' . , V QL L ' , , as ' l yu ' , , ' 1 'ijt 4,73 , 1 I 1 llllivgfl 1 1 . 1 . 1 ag ., - Q- - . ,c' 'Q ' , ' . . . 11 . . 1 . .- li ' 117' il ' YL' K, ,' .17 e S Q v I 16 vi T . Av' . 'O a v 4 A1 .K1 1 H K1 , L1 ' K 1 1 1 . 1 '- A1 . v , 1 1 L A1 4. . 1 IL1- 1 1,1 v 4 . 1 . . v 1 r Q N , . ', V7 ' - il f. ' Y' it 1 ny, 1 4 v 1 v ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 v v . 1 if 4 Y' I T 1 la K 1 I 1 1 v '1 1 1 L A A R The appointment had been for be so frivolous in the midst of these 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . 1 1 , ' 1 -1 1 . .1 1' 7' 1 1' 1 1 . . - 1 , c 1. 1 . 3 v'k1 4, 1 1 1 ,l4L1 1' Z 1' as - v v- v ' sa . ' ' ' . . 1 .1 1. , . ' , L. ' ,. ' 1 U1 ' . 1 1. L1 , .' ' '. ' ' , 2 ' ' ' . ' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 H I ' ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 U ff ' H ' ' . 1 '1 , ,, , . . .. 1 ' 1 1, 1 1 Y' - - x , , , 1 Y 1 1 K ' , l! K 5 C nl ' as ,, v v Y. 1 Y ' , , , , . - 1 v - 1 Q ' 11 ' . Q 1 n '7 1' B: T 1 ' ' f I ' ' , ' . ' y. ' Z 'S ' . V, 1 1 1 . -- ff u , . , . . , v . . . . 1 V. .1 '. .. . 1, 7 ' ' . 7 A Uv YY - . 5 1, 1 , -I 1 4 , !, , , , . 1 A 1 ' A 1 JN. ' ,. ' ,I , 1 1 L1 1 vk- - 1 f ige IL

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TIWQ IVIGPQGPQIIG hausted f1om then long., Xlgll and lack of food S11 Thom is w as show mg sx mptoms of fexel and went ln sealch of watel to quench h1s thnst wh1le the John Scott and Huntel stay ed by the the de1ected and mel ancholx exch thlnklng about home and Fngland whlch they mlght nex el see agaln Aftcl S11 Thomas falled to Ifftlllll thcv wcnt III sealch of hlm and found hlm beslde the blook w hele he had stopped to dunk H1s case was ldentlc tl to the filst That mght the two men heaped on wood and the the leaped hlgh 1n the a It thlew a dlm llght 1nto the est seemed dalkel than exel and somew hele 1n It lulked that mystell ous death whlch had taken two of the11 comlades It was 16Q0lX ed th tt nlght to stalt fO1 the Coast lathel than stay thele and be w1ped out by that ho111ble somethlng Scott stalted fo1 1 nealby h1ll to ascel ta1n the best loute to follow wlnle Huntex lemalned ln camp to pack the thlngs whlch they would take w1th them Aftel wa1t1ng an hou1 fo1 h1s companlon to 1etu1n Hunte1 went m sealch of h1m mak mg, sure that h1s gun was fully load ed and leady fo1 actlon m case he should meet the k1lle1 of h1s fllends He emerged suddenly 1nto an open space of ledges stlewn wlth bould ers Whlle plckmg h1s way across thls plateau he suddenly spled h1s Pug: companlons 11fle on the glound nealbx A llttle fa1the1 on wa the body oxel whlch clouchel an mfle scnbable Lltcitlllfd wh1ch seemed to belong to the old age 1athe1 than to the modem It lesem bled a tuantula of lmmense s17e It stood fullx inc fcet high 1ts cold bexdx unblmkmg cycs plotludlng. fl om 1ts he ad is though set on stllts Splncs QILVK out flom lts 61 ht lec,s each of whlch was equlpped w1th claws The entne body was cox eled w1th long blOXXH han Huntel stood fo1 a few moments stallng It It Then he thought of seemed to make hlm folget h1s IIIIQ and compel hlm to look at the crea tule Hls b1a1n seemcd to be ln a whnl Hls body seemed to shllxel before those unblxnklng ey es The heat was te1r1hc He could see noth mg else but those two staung eyes He began to babble as a ch1ld The gun dlopped and he fell to h1s knees Then that cleatule leaped thlough the an and sank 1ts fangs 1nto h1s neck Jlm woke w1th a start suddenly consclous of h1s fathel shakmg hlm by the shouldel The boy mutteled I dreamed I was a famous hunter and almost got k1lled' He added ruefully Guess I shouldnt haxe eaten that last plate of beans last. mght' D 'P QE: L' ' ' ' r r' ' . . ' 'L1 .' 1 1 . I ' 1 2 K1 1, A. L1 .- 1 . ,' A ' 1 , , ,I S A1 1 s 1. 1 . L1 181 V K, , 1' . . 1 U 1 , 1 . K ' j, 2 ' f ' - 2 '- ' ' 3 . 1 A 1 - ' . Lv ' y- ', K1 1 ' 1 A , ' y , ' K1 . v 1 K1 1 7-1 ' . x - ' 1 1 A1 2 .' ' ' ,1 A, 1 1.1 1 . ' ,- ' I ' ' Q J ' x I L' 1 ' - . ' 1 2 2 1 L. 1 ' K1 ' . ' K1' ' JL, . , 1 1 ' K1 'g Jas' .A L' 'f A' . ' '2 'K' l .Sl ' 1 1 1 L1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ,' Y.. . 1 ' 1. II'. ' ' ' 1 . I K' 'l r 2 ' . , darkness, but the surrounding for- his gum but Some strange power K1 K. 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 K Q . ' , r I ,'k, ,' L' ' . ' ' Y 1 ' 1 11 ' 1 J ' ' s ' . ' z ' ' K- ' ' 1 , 'A Y ' ' 1' ' -1 1 - 1' 1 . I-1 V I 1 v v l . I , FF Ulf lk FF IF ' 3 1 1 ' 1 1 . ' - ' 1 1' 1 K 7 3 ' 7- 1 f 'K1 1. K1 h . K1 .' X1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 . 1 ni 1 ls 1 vs 1 I I . . . , K1 7 D 1 4 K1 Y l ',, , '1 . L1 L- 1 Y .' - 1, U A151 L1 ' 1 1. - I . . r 'K1 11 1 1 1 4 L1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' V' . , . f xx I2

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Thi? lvldrgarella o 61 the ca Thex declded that thex xx ould haxe to xx alk to town fox he p When the cal wae stlll stuck t txxo o clock the gnls declded to walk home Aftel a tlme the cal was dlagged out But Eds tloubles d1d not end hele The tal had been shghtlx damaged and he had to walt fo1 1t to be lepaued He dloxe C3.1efLlllX home IH the eallx dEl.lkI16Ss The snoxx had celsed to fall and the stals shown gleen and cold IH the sky e d of a 1JLlfl,Ct Cay' s1ghed Ed a the Lal euddenly stopped agam but th1s tlme he had leathed home Hoxx Its Done HE nelghbole young Collle balked almost mcessantly and mslde the lalge whlte house Polly un1ntent1onally gaxe a good 1m1tat1on of hls pe1fo1mance catch xxhooplng cough at my age' she g1oaned putt1ng down the eu1l 1ng tongs by use of whlch she wae t1x1ng to pass away the tlme Thexe 15 no one to see me but theles nothlng else to do she ex plalned to he1 mothel Why dont you Vlllte a 5tOl5 'V asked that good lady Pollx eagellx se17ed upon thls sug gestlon She sat deep IH thought fo1 sex elal mlnutes t1y1ng to thmk of a Qubyect Id l1ke to w rlte an 8XClt1l'lg one somethlng llke that hold up we lead about 1n the pape1 thls mo1n1ng she Qdld X u ll hnd It eas1e1 to w11 e somethmg suggested by youl own expeuence Ol about young people adxlsed hen mothel Ill comp1om1se Pollx deelded A Studloue pe1 lod followed Now she looked up at the L81llHg w1th a xacant stale then w1ote fuuous IH pelplexltx O1 xx1ote haltlngly wlth much elasmg -Xt laet She looked up Vlth a tuumphant an and 19 d the follow mg stoly to her mothel So that s what he thlnks ot me' Ill show h1m whos a f1a1dcat' sald Do1a deiantlx to hQ15Qlf he had just hea1d he1 twln b1othe1 Bob maklng fun of he1 f01 belng SCHIQCI of 1 mouse She noted w1th eatlstattlon howexel that hel old Q1 blothel Jack had laughlngly stood up fol he1 Ill get Jack to help me she thought 1nd 1mmed1ately began to scheme That nlght Nlothel Dad and Bob wele electllfled on heallng DOIAS Lllbp buelness l1ke XOICQ IH Page 145 'F l 1 X' 1 c 11. tv .- vf . u I u I 1 . Y ' ' . ' a a 4 '1 c I v I v 1 1 1 c 1 . 1 1 . 1 v, , Y ,.'.,1 ,.' 1 r, , , - K, S. . . N 4 - .1 1 1. A1 n4Th 9 n I J , A . 1' tv .vu 1. r ' 'L1 1 JL1 ' L1' ' 1 S ..' 1 1 1 I .1 1 1 1 , r, ' ' 1 ' K' I T Y K ' T , w I 4 . II Y 9 ii ' 4' ' 1 1' 1 1 U 7 ' 1 , 1 F'X - , . 1 . L1 , 11. 1, 1 K1 . .' 313 ' 1' 1 - 1 ' -A v . . -. H 1 .' Tk 51 A y 1 1 V . V' x ' ' ' 1 .I 1 1 l-'Y 'Ac . . . . , . , :J x Q1 ' 7' ' 1 ' ,jg .1 v 1 I v L1 v Z , V 1 1. - Gee! Who'd ever have thought I'd ly. Again she scratched her head -I - ' ' y- 1 y 1 1 I ' 1 11' 1 1 1 1 1 ' Y- 1 1' x1 1 1 , ' 1- 1 1 - , 1 S' . A -1 , L - kv, v A v . v A 1' 5' . 1 1 av It 1 ' 1 V 1 45 5 uw v V f V v - . , 1 . A 1 . 1 V 1 ' , H y 7 - Y v - , 1 , 1 4 H ' , 9 - A , 1 ' . . ' 1 6' , y , va. 1 1 1 ,, l '1 1 1 v. 4 v K . . r 1 1 . .' -' '1 s f- 3' ' 1 . . r A' . S- ' 1. ' 1 '. . ' , 1 1 1, . 1 - . 3 1 .. S, . . ., . , , , U ' V ' 1 ' ' ' As c s ' , v , , . K' I - v 1 I , z I .1 v fn K I Q .nw 0 . r,,, 1 , . T x ' u tl . Y 9 4 .1 1 as YO v ' ' S' , . Ut 1 1 . 1' 1' ' 1 7- 1 1 . 1 -1 ' 1 . 1' 1 1' - ' 1 ' . ' . . , . f X