Madawaska High School - Owl Yearbook (Madawaska, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1939 volume:

THE OVVL MISS EVELYN JALBERT Dedication In recognition of the dili- gence and success with which she has labored for our bene- fit, and of her unfailing energy in making our school paper possible from the beginning, we, the Seniors of Madawas- ka High School, lovingly ded- icate this issue of The Owl to Miss Evelyn jalbert, our Mathematics Teacher. I gc 2 T H E O XY I, --FACULTY - ST ileft to rightb I Charlotte LeClaire, Marjorie Hartford, Raynalde Du- rfour, Elizabeth Coombs, Frank Barrett, Leora Bootih, Marion McCarthy. - SEATELD : Eloi Daiglre, Evelyn Jalbert, Prin. Charles Puifer, Ralpfh Foster, Etna Berzin. EDITORIAL BOARD CLASS Editor-in-Clmicf Mcrtie 'I'. CAHOON Asst. Erditor-in-Ullicf Gerard SOUCY President Busiucss lNlanragcr James PRICE Vigo P1-Cgideut Asst. Business Mgr Mildrcd VIULlC'l I'E SM.rCtm.y 'folic' lfrli1.0r G6 Sports Editors XX'l1'o's XYl1o Editors School Calendar Circulation lXlz1uager Asst, Lfirculation Mgr. Business Advisor Literary Advisor Onias Gcrnininc Aunrttc Priscilrlc Ofdilc- Mildred Conrad Louis Mr. rtrude I'ELI.E'I'IER MARTIN COLLIN ,VX LIIERT MA RTIN IIEBERT DIK JNNE ALBERT ALB ERT FOSTER Miss LECLAIRE Treasurer OFFICERS James PRICE Hector CYR Odilc HEBERT Mertie CAHOON Class Colors Class Motto .. Class Sponsor I Labor Conquers All' .A .. Blue and XVl1ite .. .. Prin. Charles Puffer 49 , -,f 9 I THE OWL Page3 ag 0+- lia 0 XY, ,war C Q? his ANNETTE MARIE ALBERT . . . Nan French Club, 1-2, Ye Merrie Stenos, 3, Glee Club, 2-33 Winter Carnival, 2-3-43 Glass secretary, lg Class treasurer, 2, Student Cou-nicil, 1-2, Squad-leader, 3-49 Winning team intra- murals, 2. A winnirm way, a. pleasant smile. CONRAD AURELE ALBERT . . . Con Athletic Cl-uib, 2-3, Hiking Club, 1-2, Fraser Scholarship Award, 2, Orchestra, 3, Winning team Intra-murals, 3, Trea- surer of Student Councifl, 43 Assistant Manager of Basketball Team, 4, Senior Play, 4, Winter Carnival, 2-3-4, Squad-leader I'ntra-murals, English Cluvb, lg Prophecy. Your roots off life are strong and sound 1 You'11 grapple deep in the unknown ground! LOUIS LIONEL ALBERT . . . Pitou French Clufb, lg English Olulb, 2, Ye Merrie Stenos Club, 3, Squad-ileaider intra-murals, School Orchestra, 2-3, Assis- tant stage manager, Senior play, 4. Se:ret and sellf-lcontaiined -and solitary as an oyster. 1 PATRICIA ALIDA ALBERT . . . Pat French Club, 1-2, English Club, 2, Glee Club, 1-2-3, Ye Merrie Stenos, 3, Dramatics, 1-4. All the wonder and wealth od? the mine In the heart of one gem. GERARD NORMAN BEAULIEU . . . Gerry -Commercial Club, 33 Fr-ench Calulb, 2, Engvlish Club, 1-23 Glee Club, lg Invitation Committee F. F. A. Dance, 4, Secre- tary F. F. A., 4. 'A merry heart mailceth a cheerful countenance. LILLIAN CELINA BEAUPRE . . . Lilly Grand Isle High, 1-2, Westbrook High, 3, Glee Club, 1-23 Z, Librarian, 4. X Hier winning smile' makes friends -ofytw ,1,-an , ,WM-M A D' Page-1 THE owr. N ' ARTHUR BELL Jr .... Bee English Club, lg French Club, 1g Gilee Club, 1, Public speaking, 2, F. F. A., 4. I am a man : I deem nothing human alien to me. EVLMER BTOURGOIN . . . Sonny Basketball, 1-2-3-4, baseball, 2-3-4, Dramatics, 4, Athle- tic Club, 3, Class treasurer, lg Student Council, 1, Winter Carnival, 2-35 Gflee Cvlub, 25 Football, lg Letter Club, 2, Squad-leader Intra-murals, 4. 'I1he worlnd knows nothing onf its greatest amen. MERTIE THERESE CAHOON . . . Molly Glee Club, 1-2-3g English Club, 1-2, Basketball Manager, 4, Librarian, 4, Treasurer, 4, Student Council, 4, Editor of Owl 1-2-3-4, Editor-inJChief, Year Book, 4, Ye Merrie Stenos -Club, 3, Shorthand Award, 4, Typing Award, 3 3 Willl, 4. Her eyes are homes olf silent prayer. GERM-AINE COLLIN . . . GERRY Basketball, l-2-3-4g Athletic C'lu'b, 35 Presidient of Glee Club, 2, Awands in English, 1-23 Awards in Business Train- ing, 23 French Club, lg English Club, lg Orchestra, 2-33 Win- ter Carnival, 2-3g Presque Isle Basketbavll Tournament, 43 Senior Prlay, 4, School Play, 43 School Hlays, 2-3-4, Lilbra- rian, 2g Dramatic Club, 2. Squad-leader Intra-murals, 4. A perfect woman, nofbly planned, To Wann, to comfort, and command. HECTOR JOSEPH CYR . . . Heck Athletic Club, 2-3-4, lVinter sports, 2-3-45 Football, lg Basebafll, 3-4, Hiking Club, 1-2, Class President, 2, Class Vice-president, 1-3-4, President Student Council, 43 Squad- leader Intra-murafls, 4. The pilleiasinag punizlhment that women bear. ALDRIE JOSEPH DAIGLE . . . Steve Class vice president, lg Student Council, 2, Class Trea- surer, 35 F. F. A. Watchdog, 4, Athletic Club, 2-3, Science Club, 2, Winter Carnival, 3-4. Happy aim I 3 :frorm care I'm free. QQ Ili THE OWL Page5 . ...gmors LOUIS EMILE DAIGLE . . . Lou Basketball, 1-25 Basketiballd Nknvi mana-ge-r, 45 Football, 15 Athletic Club, 45 vice president of F. F. A., 45 Winning team Intra-murals, 2-3. His smile is sweetened by his gravity. ROLAND DECHAINE . . . Roll At-hletic Clulb, 35 Winter Carnival, 35 English Club, 15 Slquad-ileader Intra-murals, 4. With simple -habits, quiet speech, He learns what the 'W0rld has to teaKih.. MVILDRED AGNES DIONNE . . . Boo English Ccluvb, 1-25 French Clufb, 1-25 Glee Cilub, 35 Bas- ketball, 1-2-3-45 Hiking Clufb, 15 Li'brarian, 2-35 Dramatics, 2-45 Orch-estra, 1-2-3-45 Winter Carnival, 25 Junior Business Training Award', 25 Athletic Club, 35 English Award, 25 Se- nior Play, 45 School Pllay, 35 Winning I-ntra-murals team Ccaptainl, 4. Know you not I asm a woman- ? WihenIt1hmk,Im11stspeaJk. , JEANNE DUFOUR . . . Jean French Club, 1-25 Secretary of French Club, 25 English Clu-b, 1-2-35 Glee Club, 1-2-35 Ye Merrie Stenos, 35 Libra- rian, 1-2-35 French Essay. Wisdom and goodness are uwin-hom. LEO JAMES FOURNIER . . . Zay 'Class Pnesident, 15 Class Treasurer, 2-35 Vice president of S'udent Council, 45 Science Club, 35 Athletic Cwluib, 2-35 Valedictory. Amd still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That, one small heand could cafrury all he knew. ANITA GAGNON . . . Ann . French Club, 1-25 English Clluib, 1-2-35 Glee Club, 1-25 Ye Merrie Stenos, 35 Winter Carnival, 1-25 Dramatics, 25 Squad-leader, 3-45 School Play, 3. You make a little Eden of the sphere you occupy. an 5 no -Nl! Page 6 K THE OWL 35 CMQYS Q, I 0 x XX , vw 9 ff 5 x E fx uvnnvus , -I-.X A.: I 1. -1- C u DURWARID HENRY GOODELL . . . Bill Basketlball, 2-3-45 Football, 15 Athletic Club, 2-35 Hiking Clumb, 15 Baseiball, 3-45 Science 'Cl-ulb, 25 Glee Club, 25 Letter Club, 25 Squad-aleader Intra-murals, 4. Simple, modest, manlvy annd true. LEONTINE ALFREDA GUERRETTE . . . Blondie English Club, 1-2-35 French Club, 1-25 Glee Club, 1-2-35 School Play, 35 Winter Sports, 25 Summer sports, 1-25 Squad- leader, 4. They that govern the most make the last noise. AURGRE MARIE HEBERT . . , Aurore English C1-ub, 15 French Glulb, 1-2-35 Glee Cllub, 25 Pu- blic S-peaking, 1. ' A lady alwwys serene. ODILE CE-CILIA HEBERT . . . Wood French Club, 1-25 'English Club, l-25 Gle-e Club, 1-2-35 Ye Merrie Steno Clulb, 35 Dramatics, 35 Librarian, 2-45 Initia- tion Committee, 25 Class secretary, 45 Student Council. 4. A smile from angels glinvenf' WILFRED JOSEPH LEVASSEUR . . . Wil-1 Grand Isle High, 1-25 Basketball, lg Glee Club, 1-2' Health Clulb, 35 Sage Assistant Senior Play, 4. Good manners are your harppy ways of doing things. I ONIAS GERARD MARTIN . . . Onions French Clurb, 1-25 English Clulb, 25 Basketball, 1-2-3-45 Baseball, 3-45 Athletic Clulb, 35 Sports-editor of Owl , 45 Slqua-di-leader Intra-murals, 45 Stage Assistant Senilor Play. Better late than never. .Q - --E --:--- -----..,,,-.,. In THE OWL Page7 'DO' 3227, , - em PRISCILLE MARY MARTIN . . . Prissy Holy Rosary High School, 1-29 Basketball, 3-4, Mada- waska High School, 3-43 Commercial Club, 3, Squad-leader In1ra-murals, 4. usinceriby is tihe basis od' her personality. GERMAINE ESTHER MICHAUD . . . Jeanne Maidawaska High School, 3-4, Ye Merrie Stenos, 33 Squad -leader Intra-murals, 4. Speech is gvreat g fbum silenlce' is greater! IRMA ANDREA MI'CHAUD . . . Herky School Play, 3-4g Assistant Manager of Basketball Team. 4, Winter Carnival, 4, English Club, 2-3, Fren-ch Club, 25 President of Dramatic Club, 35 Glee Club, 2-35 Secretary of Student Council, 4g Public Speaking, 3, Senior Play, 45 Squad-aleader Intra murals, 4. Hhs onily way to halve a friend is to be one. ARTHUR ALFRED MORIN . . . Artie Gilee Clulb, lg French Club, 2-33 English Cluib, 2-3, Com- mercial Clufb, 3, Science Club, 2-3. For many a joke haaid he. ADRIEN RE-NE M-ORNEAULT . . . Adrien Holy Rosary High, lg Saint Agatha High School, 2-33 F. F. A. President, 4, Basket-ball, 4. No emptiness of interstellar spalce Could' long suffiacie your eagerness to Rnd whatever lies beyond. GERTRUDE GLORIA PELLETIER . . . Gertie Basketball, 1-2-3-4, Orchestra, 1-2-3-45 Hiking Cilub, lg Dramatic Club, 1-2-3, Athletic Club, 2-33 Vice Presi-den' of English Ol-ub, 2, Glee Club, 1-2-35 Editor of Owl , 3-4g Student Council, 3g Presidlen-t of Class, 3g NVin er Carnival, 2-3, Basketball Tournament, 2, Public Speaking Contest, 3, Sq-uad-leader Intra-murals, 4. Your many loves have made you wise. --,,.H,-.. BN' Page8 THE OWL NH ,H N 35 , ' LJ ' JAMES CLINTON PRICE . . . Pricey Basketball, 2-3-4, Student Council, 4, Class Presi-dent, 4, Baseball, 3-4, Hiking Club, 2-3, Letter Club, 2-3, Senior Play, 4, Owl board, 4, Glee Cilub, 2-3, Athletic Clulb, 3, School Play, 2-3, English Club, 2-3, Dramatic Clulb, 3, Manager of Baseball Team, 4, Squad-leader Intra-murails, 4. Nothing -ventured, nothing gained. ENOIL JOSEPH SIROIS . . . Pitt Holy Rosary High, 1-2, Mad-awaska High School, 3-4, Intra-murals, 3-4, Basketball, 3. A mam he sems of ipheemful yesterdays, And ooniiiident, tcmorrowsf' GERARD JOSEPH SOUCY . . . Gee-Gee Dramatics, 1-2-3-4, Hiking Club, 1-2, Science Club, 2, Glee Club, 1-2-3, Football, 1, Bioilogy Award, 3, Orchestra, 3, At.hle.Lic Club, 1-2, Basketball, 1-2-3, Senior Play, 4, Win- ning Intra-murafl team, 4, Assista-nt Editor-in-chief of Year- book. To have the great poetiic heart Is more than alll ,poetic fame. CLAUDE JOSEPH TRUDELLE . . . Tit Claude Science Club, 1-2-3, Athletic Club, 1-2, Public Speaking, 1-2, French Club, 2, Dramatics, 1-2, English Clulb, 3. Your well-timed sileniw ha-th more eloquence than speech. MILDRED RITA VIOLETTE . . . Millie Hiking Club, 1, Orchestra, 1-2-3-4, English Club, 1-2, Athletic Club, 3, Athletic Club Secretary, 3, Basketball, 1-2- 3-4, Basketball Captain, 3, Presque Isle Basketball Tourna- ment, 3-4, Student Council, 1-2-3, Glee Club, 1-2, Glee Club Treasurer, 2, The Owl Board , 4, Cilass Secretary, 1-35 Class vice' president, 2, Schooll Plays, 2-3, Senior Play, 4, Dramatic Olub, 1-2-3, Librarian, 1-2, Letter Club, 2, Awards fior type, 3, Award for Jr. Business Training, 2, Award for Shorthand, 4, Intra-mural captain, 3-4, Winning team Intra-murals, 3. Laugh and the world laiulglhs with you. LUCILLE MARGUERITE ALBERT . . . Lulu Glee Club, 1-2-3, English Club, 1-2, Dramatic Club, 2-4, Lilbrarian, 1, Ye Merrie Stenos, 3, Science Club, 1-2, French Club, 1, Senior Play, 4. ...... As gentle As zerphyrs blowing beneath the violet. MARIE MAE ALBERT . . . Mae French Cfub, 1-2: English Club, 2, Glee Club, 1-2-3, Ye lllerrle Stenos Club, 3, Secretary of Commercial Club, 3, Librarian, 3, Salutatory. Wearing all tha-t weight of learning lightlly as a flower. if D4 IO THE OWL Page9 40 Q0- LITERARY BILLY AND THE SPINACH FAIRY Spinach was the most distasteful vegetable that Billy could think of at any time, an-d es- pecially on this :lovely sunshiny day when he was sent to bed just because he wouldn't eat any. I'll never eat another bite of that horrid old green stuff! Ouch! Billy looked about, and there on the quilt was a tiny woman with a funny little green hat on the side of her head, and a 'long dress. Timidly Billy asked, Who are you? Where do you come from? I live here . said the fairy. You live here! But I don't see your home! The .little woman laughed and said, I'm a fairy. I have lived here for a long time. My family lives here also. Would you like to see our home? Billy said he'-d be delighted. So the fairy touched him with her wand and said, Now you are one of us. When Billy looked at himself he was much surprised to find that he was just as ti-ny as the fairy. When they reached the fairy's home and Billy saw an old man who had a head like a potato, he became frightened and said that he wanteid to go back. But the fairy told him not to worry, because the 'potato man w-ould not hlurt Billy. She said that he :looked like that because when he was a youn-g boy he would not eat his potatoes and vegetables. Tlhey went into the next room, and there sat a toothless old woman whose long nose had a big hoook on the end of it. Billy ran behind the fairy. Don't be scared, sai-d the fairy. She won't hurt yo-u. She looks like that because when she was young, she wfoul'dn't eat her carrots or spi-nach. Tfhey went on to the next room, and Billy saw two jolly and handsome men rise to meet them. Billy like-d them, and pret'y soon they were alll playing together. Then the fairy said it was time t-o go. Billy told the fairy that he liked the two men best. Those men ate their vegetables and lots of slpinach when they were young, said the fairy. After the visit to the fairy's home, Billy always ate his spinach so that he might grow up to be a handsome man. Mildred VIOLETTE, '39. THE LEDGER SPEAKS I am a piece of Ledger paper. My home is in a big thick work book owned by the varaious friends which are ca-lled journals. We are all commercial p-upils olf Madawaska High School. I have many other friends which are called journals. We are all treate-d very much the same. Each day we are handled about by boys and girls who write upon Aus very -cruelly. It is not the wri- ting we min-dt so much, but it's the ink. When a careless boy topples over a bottle of red ink on my cilean face, t'hen crumples me up very harshly, and throws me in the wastepaper bas- ket to join all the other bits of useless trash, I feel 'like leaving those si-lly bookkeepers and let them keep 'books without me. T-hen we would see how far they could get along with- out me. :Perhaps your do not think I am useiflul enough to talk about. Well, let me tell you, I keep the accounts of all the important men you deal with. I also tell you the worth of your business, so you see I am a very impor- tant little- fellow. ' ' Germaine MICHAUD, '39 YANKEE DOODLE'S POODLE ' When I first met Yankee Doodle He had a little yellow poodle All it could do was yelp and bark When Yankee took him to the park. The little yellow poodle . Looked up at Yank-ee Doodle And his eyes seemed to say Who do you think you are anyway One day the little yellow poodle Went up to Yankee Doodle And grabbed him by the leg As if it was a wooden peg A yell came out of Yankee Doodle As he picked up the yellow poodle He grabbed him by the neck And started in to give him heck Yankee's litle yellow poodle Wriggled loose from Yankee Doodle. He shook himself and ran away And has not been seen since hat day. Harvey LACOMBE, '40 .,- ,vw ---. ME - Qllf ff O1 Page 10 T H E O W L Nil gh 'O buculatez fur pntbia It was S-pringg there could be no doubt o-f t-hat in the hearts of those who were eager for its arrival. A robin, thrilling its life away on a scraggy limlb, caught the first rumor of Lady Spring's advent, and decided it was high time the worllfd should kno-w about it. 'Cynthia Gale, factory--worker for The Howell C-hoicoilate Corporationff ileft the build- ing when the whistle blew. She went down the ugly stone steps, Cwhich allways seemed to echo to her unwilli-ng feet like jail stairsj, swunrg the heavy iron gate about on its hin- ges, and stepped out to the pavement of the street. If there was a bud popping out on one of the trees, Cynthia G-ale did not notice it. In fact, she passed the pretty robin haughtily by, and made the littile bird cock his head in a funny fashion and remark My, what a sour creature! Cynthia had no time for Spring and its tomrfo-olery, and that was a-ll. No, she wasn't old, nor was she tired of life. She was just a poor working-girl w'ho spent a tweelve-hour day in a hot, sometimes very hot, factory, bending over pots till her back ached, her head whirled and her k-nees were rea-dy to cave in. To dip, test, eat and even to dream chocolates was her life. She hated the sight of a chocolate. On her way home, Cynthia paid no atten- tion to the numerous attractively-arranged Shop-windows. There might have been a dress, hat or coat there that would have set any other person's heart aglow, but not Cyn- thia's. She had no time for clothes. She knew her old drab suit was shabby, her hat lifeless and terribly out of shalpe due to rain and snow. Her shoes were sfcurffed, worn down at the heels and a bit too wide. The on-ly thing that mattered was to get home. Home was a one-room apartment where a sour landlady expected prompt payment every mo.nth, with no -questions asked. Cynthia let herself into the building. She went up three flights of rickety stairs, passing numerous similar apartments where a fight was going orn, or somebody was cooking come-d beef and cabbage. Rea-ching her door, she opened a very bulky purse, took out a key, unlocked the door and went in. In a short time supper was ready. It con- sisted of a glass of milk, three crackers and a bit of cheese. Th-is feast was carrie-d to a table. upon which a typewriter rested. Next Cynthia s-lippevd off her shalbby coat, pulled off tlhe equally shablby hat, bit off a piece of cracker, took the cover off the machine, and things began to hum for two hours. A waste- paper basket was filled during that time, and crumpled paper lay everywhere on the floor. The milk was still untouched' when the clock announced the time as 9:30. At :last the typewriter stopped. Cynthia pul-led the paper out of the machine, piled the typed material together, drew it into a large envelope, slipped on the old hat an-d coat and left the apartment. I With the imlportant 'contents in the envelo- pe safely under her arm, and waulking toward The New York Times Printing Office, Cyn- thia smiled and muttered aloud : . These three weeks at that chocolate fac- tory were terrible ! It was worth it tho'. l bet the boss will pay me well for this. Choco- lates - ugh!! But I got the lowdown and all t-he boss wanted about Howell' an-d his plant, even the secret of making that new kind of caramel chocolates. Oh Boy! When J. B. Howell sees this in ther morni-n,g's paper, I bet he will think twice about hiring strange girls - especially women- reporters. We-ll! here's the office. Now I'll just lay this before the boss 1 and tfhen little Cynthia is taki-ng a nice long vacation at the Beach - with pay. Oh! I must hurry. I arlmost forgot I had no supper. I have a busy day ahead of me tro- morrolw too. First thing I have to look for a new boarding house o-n Park Avenue, and then make a trip to Madame Yvette's Dress Shoppe? M. T. C., '39. Leo james - VVhy don't they have insane asylum in Arabia P Aldrie -- Because there are nomad people there you sap. +8 BV' 'THE OWL Pagell 'Ill If Jfrum The eps nt a ppetnriter Oh mel Yes, here comes the janitor. I do believe school is -over for today. What a relief it is just to sit 'back and enjoy yourself for a cou-p-le of hours, especially when a person has been driven just as hard as one possibly can go all day long. No, believe me, life is'nt all a bed of roses for a poor typewriter like me. You ask me why I am sighing? Uh it's nothing much, except taht that horrid girl who uses me so often just forgot to put on my black coat again. Now I'll get all dusty once more and get 'blamed when my keys get all clogged up. No wonder I look like an old out- of-'diate Ford car. Woe is mel when I think -hofw pretty and new I was a couple of years ago, I feel just like crying. I shall never forget the -d-ay I came to Ma- d'a-waska High School. I w.as a pretty bla-ck machine just out of the factory, with great ideas amd ambiti-ons for t'he future. One day as I sat thinking happily off where I wounl-d go to 'be used, an old broken down typewriter who sat beside me, turned and said, Why are you smiling like a basket of chi-p l? Oh , I answered, -because I'm so happy. You see its 'my turn to be moved out today. My old comnpanicn scowled back at me and muttered J-ust wait until you get kicked around like I ha.ve. You'll change your tune. I merely laughed and knew this would never happen to me. You see, I was going to be of service to mankind and, of course, mankind would be 'good to me in turn. Well - the day arrived. I was pick-ed up by a large man, packed in a stuffy w-oo-den box and carried out to a large truck which stood in the factory yand. I re- memlber I ha-d albout twenty-five other com- panions, all new and shiny like me, but I be- lieve I was the happiest. I hummed a little as the tru-ck sped on, and thought I was very important. About three days later we arrived at our dlesvtination. At least it was my destination. The other twen-ty-four were to be used else- where. I will miss my companions, I thought, as I was again carried from the tru-ck, but the world around me was so bright that I k-new I would be too busy seeing things to miss any- one. It was a school where I was to be used. I knew that now, for didn't the man say This is Madawaska High School to another man, as I entered. I will admit I was a bit homesick as I was placed on a lange desk by myself. There were more typewriters arou'n-d me, but none was as young an-d bright as I. I knew this was the typing room and here was to be my home, so I tried to make the most of it. I had a long talk with myself that night. I was'n't going to be homesick for the factory. My motto was to be Service - always, and' I w.asn't going to 'break down until a long, long time rpassed. But -- all good things must en-d and I'm afraid this is what happened to my amlbitions. It was the next morning that things began to change. At first I was half scared out of my wits by a bell that rang, and then I almost died when a troop of noisy boys and girls came into the room. I tried to smile but I'm afnaid' I was very near tears when a very big boy came up, plumpe-d himself down in a chair next to me and started dru-mmi-ng on my keys. I didnft like this treatment but had to res- pond, for wasin't Service my motto? I lost many an illusion in life that week. I found out that I had many enemies, and one especially kind. friend who was a sweet, gen- tle., Commercial teacher named Miss Booth. She helped .me over many a rough spot, but how I suffered in the hands of some of those boys anid girls? At first I was in constant de- mand. The other old model typewriters were le-ft and' I was use-d incessantly. This made my other fellow types j-ealous of me and' I led a dogfs life. But ml've grown up l'l'OW. I don't complain much, not even. when I get pound-ed around because the typist makes a mistake and blames it on me. I d-on't get angry when a person who intends to write Mary jane Brow-n writes blu jamb plkmrb instead. You see, I just have to take life with a smile. I'm old now. I'm not used much, so I sup- pose I',ll be taken back to the factory one of these days. But after all my motto is stil-l Service Mertie CAHOON, '39, 4.1 , Pagel2 THE OWL' MII lf' iBuems DREAMING In school sometimes I dio dream, And then my mind is not so keen, My thoughts are very far away, I can't rememfber things they say. But now with finals creeping near, I ll have to keep awake, I fearg Or else in june she-d many a tear. Ifve decided right away, To pay attention every day, In June Iill then -go up the aisle, With a very happy smile. Mertie CAHOON, '39 MAINE My state has a beauty rare, T-o which no other can. com-pare. Its farms have always been its pride, By hills and forests vbeauitified. Wi-ld animals abound in Maine, Brave hunters come in search of gameg And fishing is as fine a sport, From lakes and streams the prize is brought. Now is'n't it just very plain, That if a boy is -born in Maine, He'll want to say how grand and great It is to live. in Maine, My Staten? Onias MARTIN, '39. TIME FLIES Things we have to do to-day Should not be left until to-morrow. He who works the 'lazy way Is laying up a store of sorrow. Each new day brings tasks and cares Which confront us all the more. For 'now we'r-e faced with yesterday's share Of what we should have done before. Let this poem teach you how As you travel -life's uneasy way, To do your daily duties nowg For to-morrow too soon becomes to-day. Gerard SOUCY, '39. A PRACTICAL JOKE Inf you ha-d a pair of skates, Would you go skating on a lake? If you would like to have some fun, Go on a lake and try to run. I took the sign that says Thin Ice Put it where you couldn't see it twice, Then hid myself behind a tree, And patiently waited a sigh to see. Soon. along came a guy I know, To put on his skates sat on the snow' Then he went skating on the lake, To the iplace where I knew the ice would break I laughed aloud when he fell in, Because he went where the ice was thin. When he hit the water he began to shout Till-l I had to go and help him out. U Valere TARDIF, '41. THE ATTEMPT There was a man from Pumipkinville Wfho -pitch-ed baseball with very much skillg He gave all the baseball fans a thrill When he signed with Louisville. There they put him through the mill The different ways they sllammed the pill In just one single batting drilil 3 Now he's back in- Pumpkinville. Durward GOODELL. '39 GOOD OLD WEATHER A lot of people used to think That tlhis new year was going to bring Things so very different From the years prece-dent. The March winds 'did not choose to blowg April showers turn-ed to snowy The Iiiay iilowers may bloom in juneg 'Cause the whole wor-ld's out of tune. The july heat may never come. From the ever-hiding sun 3 Therefore th-e girl who wants a man VVi.ll have to go without a tan! Raynald D. DUFOUR,'40 Nil Qc -O 'Q a T H E O VV L Page 13 ememher hs Wlauhguhlin Ibanez On the night of April 28th the High School Seniors presented a play which was a great success. This success was partly due to the ability with which Miss L-eflaire, our English Teacher, directed the play and partly due to the cooperation of the actors an-d their good work. The name of the play was Hobgobli'n House , an-d what a house it was ! Gerard Soucy put chills in our bones in the person of Darius Krupp, a fearful hunchback, who was always telling weird stories. He had two tough looking characters as his confede- rates in crime who were only slightly less fearful in appearance. They were lifluebeard Bronson, played by Conrad .'Xlbert, who was an escaped flunatic, wi l1 Hector Cyr as Bill lVi'lkins, his keeper. Germaime Collin was admirabffe in the part of a rather stu-bborn. but courageous sipinster by the name of Priscilla Carter, who took efficient care of her two nieces .lill and Marion, played by Mildred Dionne and Irma lllichaud. Their fboy-rfrienrds were fine cha1ps,.lack Loring and Frank Harlow, played iby James Price and Durward Goodell. liiliner tSonnyj Hourgoin was tops in fun- making while acting the part of Henry Goober, a funny-faced Negro, who had a habit of stuttering. lilmer was ably assisted in his comical antics by Lucille Albert as Delilah NYorts, a good-natured negress, and Mildred Violette as Susan Parkins, lthe Henglisl1' 'tlusekeeperf Last ibul not least, Patricia Albert added an atmosphere of mystery to the play in the per- son of the headless phantom, and other ghost- ly apparitions, only to prove at the end lo be the kidnapped daughter of a millionaire, The stage assistants were Louis Albert, Unias Martin, XYilfrid Levasseur, and Norman Pelletier. The play was attended by a very large audience and the gate receipts were larger than any heretofore taken at a Maidawaska Senior Play. Adrien MORNEAULT Irma MICHAUD Elluniurs REIAIR ROW flelft to rlgihtl : Mr. Dadgle, Ardfvisorg E. lS0'ucfy, L. Oyr, L. Folnigemie, A. Mi- eihauud, A.Dionne, J.Ta:l:l'if, R. Sammy, A. Cayer, J. Roy, L. Sirois, L. Bouefhard, L. Beau- pre. - C. Dairgfle, Cl.iC'yr, 1-1. L3,'lO'I1'1'bf3', G.PeC11etier, L. Car rier, M..Garon, R, Dufour, E. Bouicihmfd, H. Gerard.-G. Dufour, C. L-achanee, O. Gendreau,J.fC'yr, B. Sirois, G. Barron, E. Albert, D. Oyr, A. Cote, Yivette Rioux, D. Gocldell. R. Bouchard, T. Oyr, C. Sirois, B. Messelcar, M. Drurfour, A. Tniboldeau, A. Sirois. li 9' H --,L..-. L, .,, ,, ...- A ...TTQQ1 . f'Qff ,,.v 1. -iQ L-MAL., -,- ,,,,, W, .........-.....,llf Page14 THE OWL -MII QQ- hiturials THE NECESSITY OF LABOR Many of the Englishmen who first .came to Virginia were members of the gentry, and as gentlemen they had' never been accustomed to work. All their liv-es they had been waited u-pon 'by servants. They k.new little about the tasks which fafced them in the America wild- erness, but, amlbitious for wealth, t.hey set out in the little vessel which 'brought these adiven- turers to Virginia. The vessel was small and had a smalll cargo space, so they clould brivng food enough for only a few months. Yet, eager to secure the riches of which they had dreamed, they spent their time foolishly searching for gold, silver, and precious stones while their stock of provisions 'grew lower and lower. It was not long before the thoughtful ones s-aw, with concern, the coming of a day when their supplies would be exhausted, and star- vation woulld follow. For a time, some relief was -gained 'by buying cor-n from the Indians 5 but the stor-es of the redmen were poor, and as the weeks passed, conditions grew worse. In the midst of this crisis one of the lea-ders persuaded some of the men t-o drop their hunt for gold and turn their -efforts to the getting of food. The stubborn, or lazy, ones were quickly brought to terms by the leader's orders that He wiho will not work shall not eat. The .leader's .rule is a simple answer to the question why rich men work. If these early settll-ers in Virginia had found corn and po- tatoes as 'free as the air, it wouldi not have been necessary to drop their hunt for riches and give their time and energy to tililing the soil. But corn, unlike air, is Scarce. Nature does not furnish us with it in quantities to be had for the aski-nfgg it comes only in return for work, and rich me-n 'need work t-o protect their fortunes. If the wants of man could be supplied with- out work, there would' be no farming, n-o ma- nufacturing, no buying or selling, no .paying or receiving of wages, nothing of what we kno-w as activity in the world of industry. Occasionally, it is true, our wants may be satisfied without any exertion on- our part, as in the case of our inheriting money, but even in these instances someone had to work to accumulate the money. In short, our desire to have things which can only ibe Secured throuigh effort, -and to achieve goals whi-ch can be reached only by striving is the chief reason why we work. Success, in any language, means a goal that is not attained except by hand work. That do-nothing attitude will not make our for tunes in this life, neither will resting o-n our once-won laurels bring us any nearer to our shinii-ng goal. No man is born into the world whose for while work is not 'born with him. There are always work and tools to work with for those wiho will. We should make the most of our lives and ever keep our motto, Labor Conquers All , ringing in our ears. If we were to advertise in the Lost and and Found , departme-nt of the newspaper for our lost time, the article would read some- thing like this: Lost: Yesterday, somewhere 'between sun- rise anfd sunset, two golden hours, each set wit-h sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever. Mertie CAHOON. IMPROVE-MENTS I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE IN MY SCHOOL T-h.is-sehool, like anfy other, is by no means perfect. It lacks many things which it should have, and which we hope to have sometime. There are not many improvements I should like to make, but as you probably noticed yourself, we haiv-e no clubs as we used to have. Clulbs, I should say, are a necessity. T'hey bring together the puipiils from different class- es. I remember that last year we had several clubs, which were, howe-ver, 'not so very acti- ve. Let us start cluibs this year, an-d keep them active the rest of the year. Another imiproveme-nt I think this school needs is assemlbily programs. We shouuld have more get-togethers in the gymnasiumg have one act plays, lectures, educational movies. Lasit year we had a volley ball set and some paddle tennis sets, but this year they were not lent to us. For some unknown reason, we were unable to secure the use of t-his equip- ment. Another game we had last year was hand-iball, which we haven't pilayed yet this year. We could halve weekly games between the teams choseni at the beginning of the year. I think that if .arrangements for these acti- vities were made, no children would be stand- ing around the halls in the morning and du-- ring the noon-hour. We started the intra- mural teams, why not keep them goin-g by having games played for a championship of these different ga-mes? Normand PELLETIE-R, '41 'll' 9 T H E O W L Page 15 4 A av 'Q bupbumures Rear Row lleft to right! : L. Rafyfmond, G. Guerrette, Pelletier, G. Dionne, H. Girani, R. Miichaud, R.. Goltarrt, V. Tardirf, M. De-prey, A. Ohasse, J. Cyr, Z. Vadllafncourt. - A. Martin, J. M:Malh0n, O. King, A. Co1lin,+ C. Mldwhirmie, E, Albert, F. Albert, Miss Booth, Aldrvisor. - C. Piloard, L. Cyr, L. Dangle, Ai. Ouellette, L. Oyr, R.. Beaulieu, G. Albert, A. Cyr, V. Mislhaud - A. Daigie, VM. Pelletier, G. Pelletier, V, White, L. Mi- iehratuid, B. Dulfour, R. Desazihaine, P. Fournier. why Zllfll-Ie Shuttle iiaahe jfire fills NVhat this school .needs is fire drills. These are very im-portant in a school which contains three hu-ndred or more students. Fire drills are important because they train the student to act calmly and without fright iif a 'fire should 'break lout. They allso prepare the whole student body to be readly and quick in an emergency. Fire destroys millions of homes, schools and other Ibuilcliiigs throughout o11e year in this country. Once started in a large buildintg, it is very hard to stop audi grows very fast whenever there is a draft. These things are not thiougiht of by the untrained students. Once caught in a burning ibuiniding they all rush for the doors at once, not carinff whether 5 someone IS trampled and hurt. Many injuries and sometimes deaths are caused by these stampedes. Confusion can be easily prevented if each student is welll trained in adlvance by tire drills. Fire drills should the held regularly in this school, not only bec.ause other schooils have them, but because they may prevent a lot of sorrow, disaster in the future. Our school should be pre-pared to meet this kind' of emergency. Vlfith the whole stu- dent body backing' ure drills, the students in our school, would not only be prepared to escape, if a tire would come about, but would avoid many horrors which are often present in these cases. So I say - On with the tire drills l lie prepared for the morrow, who knows. . P ,Milford DEPREY, '41 W ..---,-.e.. .W 'f ww, L.-- is A -f' --lib O' 9' 'age I6 'I' H E O NY L Q- NH Q jfresbmen L. Ciyr, C. Dasfehaine, G. Duifour, R. Whit-e, V. Oyr, IJ Laivertie, R. Plouvde, E. Hilbert, J. Tarirlliif, R. Michauid, R. Blanichette, L. Albert, C. Ouellette, A, Dufour, M. Hebert, L. Baron, L. Plouirde, C. Oyr. J. Price, L. Sirioi.s,G. Dionne, H. Girard. -- C. Duifour, Miiss LeiC1air, M. Laivoie, P. Cyr, C. Gagnon, A. Dafigle, C. Laipointe, B, Beaulieu, B. Pairadis, R. Fieiletier, H. Roy, Miss Coombs, R. Pelletier. - B. Dubois, T. Daigle, H Souey, J. Daiigle, IS. Durant, L. Dionne, L. Cyr, J. Fongemie, G. Genwdreau, M, Genidneaui. - M. Meslsecar, fG. Tardif, L. Shaw, G. Picard, M. McMahon, 'CX Roy, L. D'11l'iJ-6, B. Cote, C. Raymond, W, Morin, E. Landry. HAVE YOU AN AIM P Have you an aim ? You should have one And who's to blame ? li you don! have one. After all its your future And everything you do, Even to the Smallest feature Deternnnes whai makes Yon XYhy give a lame excuse For everything' you do F Xllhy not make use Of opportunities given to you . 'J Start now this minute 'l'o work for a goal Youll surely win it If you are bold. Gerard SOUCY, '39 HARK ! IMMIGRANTS ! I llarlc l ye strangers upon our shores, Coming to our famous land , llere you'll find justice forevermore For .'Xmerica's built on a solid strand. ll 'Take adyanage of this grace That many a weary man has eraved Anrl honor this land, for it is the place That men of yore for you have saved. lll lleed my words and this our land Shall he a monument of faith 'I'o hose who dwelt and hoped and planned For our America, XYhere all are safe. john TARDIF '40. '+R ,..7,...,,7, , . , HWYW, WLM-WVYY7 -Y M, THE OWL Page17 -oil Uo- jfahurite bangs Irma Michaud Elmer Bourgoin Ger rude Pelletier Germaine Collin Gerard Soucy James Price Mildred Dionne Mertie Cahoon Annette Albert Hector Cyr Arthur Bell Odile Hebert Lucille Albert Bill Goodell Aldrie Daigle Adrien Morneault Onias Martin Louis Daigle Jean Duifonr Miss LeClair Mr. Foster Leo james Four-nier Priscille Martin Conrad Albert Germaine Michaud I've Got That Old Feeling An Old Flame Never Dies VVhen Iris-h Eyes Are Smiling Give Me Something To Remember You By I'm just A jitterbug She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific Cootchie4Co0tchie-C00 Sugar Dad-dy The Lady Wh-o Wouldn't Be Kissed The Flight of the Bee I Can Dream Can't I School Days Quainty-Dainty-Me A Li tle Bit Independent Lazy Bones I'm just A Roaming 'Cowboy Copper Colored Gal of Mine I'm The Life of the Party Humpty-Dumpty I Love You Truly When I Grow Up My Boys Will Shine Tonight The Love Bug Wirll Get Me If I Don't Watch I'm In. the M-ood for Love ' Small Fry Oh l Canada l Mildred VIOLETTE, '39 O u t TH U G ff ' as .. . I- s Q BASEBALL INTRA-MURALS In 1938 Madawaska High School sponsored a baseball team for he first time in the history of the school. Twelve suits were bought, and all the other equipment necessary for a base- ball team. Our boys won thre-e games avnd lost seven. Only four of the baseball players graduated in '38, so our team will be one of the strongest in the St. john Valley League this year. We got off to a good start by wallopinig Stock- holm Hi-gh School 29 to 10. All the boys shared in the hitting, and the pitching was well taken care of by Jean Louis Tardif and Elmer Bour- goin. The Stockholm team was outclassed, but they showed a lot of fighting spirit, and they were all good sports. Gur team received a shellacking i-n their second game of the season against '-he Mada- waska Training Normal School nine. Beauti- ful pitching by VVhitten of Fort Kent limi led our team'-s hits, while the No-rmal boys forced runs across the plate on errors, and several bingle's off our pitching. Bourgoin pitc-hed the whole game for Ma-dawaska High School. Onias MARTIN '39. The Intra-mural athletic program was started three years ago by Mr. Fos'er, and has been carried on successfully since. The student body is divided into sixteen groups : eight teams for girls, and eight teams for boys. These eight teams are then divided into two leagues 5 the National and the American league. To the team which has the most points after all the -contests are played, is presented a beautiful trophy with the names of the mem- bers of the winning squad engraved on it. There is a trophy for the boys and also one for the girls. Last year fihe Lions won the boys intra- mural chamfpionship. This team was captained by Louis Dufour. The Yankees, with Mil-dred Violette as captain, won the girls intra-mural crown. This year's championship is not yet decided, but the Minute-Men are ahead in the boys' intra-murals. Two teams are tied for first place in the girls' infra-murals. Our coaches, Miss Jalbert and Mr. Foster, are the supervisors of the intra-mural program. Onias MARTIN '39. 0- -4 Nil Page 18 T H E O W L ill IN- eirw' Basket Jaan RJElAiR RJOW tlefft to riglhtl : Rose Cyr, Adrienne Alfbert, Geralidine Arsenault, Mil- dre Ginand, T, Lauzier, 'Iiheresa Lauzier. - MIIDDIIJE ROW : N. Shupe, M. 1VD:Mahon, Mgr., B. Souicy, R. Boucfhand, W. Morin, E. Landry, E. Michiaud, Mgr., Evelyn Jalrbert, Coach. - FRONT ROW I ID. Groodell, M. Violette, G. Pelletier, L. Carrier, M, Dionne, 0. King, Al. Collin, B. Beaulieu, E. Albert, G. Picard. i Here's to the team, girls, here's to the team l They are the girls with a full head of steam l Tough are their fibres and quick are their wits, They keep on fighting when Some would say quits. And so, though our praises inadequate seem, Here's to the Team, girls, here's to the team ! VVhile other games are becoming more po- pular every yerar, basketlball continues to grow as a game for girls an-d women. It is a game of skill, challenging inclividuals and teams. The Madiawaska lassies opened the season Noveimrber 22, by playing with Cariibou in a very fast and interesting game. Our team was ahead until the fourth quarter, when Caribou came up and defeated us by a margin of four points. Mildred Violette was the high scorer of that game, having made four baskets. Our next game was with Caribou again. The girls put up a hard hght until the last wlhistle, but t.he superior Caribou girls won .by seven bas- kets. Ola Kin-g who had joined the team that week, played an excellent game leading her team with seven points. The next two games were played' with VVashburn. The first game was a close one. The lead changed hands frequently throughout the game until the final period when the Wash- burn's sh.ar-p-shooters began to sink the de- ciding points. The score was 18-24. The next game was played with Madawas- ka training school with an avalanche of bas- kets and brillant defence. The Madawaska hoopsters delferated the M.'T.S. with a deci- sive 20-31 victory. Violette led the scorers. In our second game with M.T.S., however, we were defeated. Both Germaine- and Gertrude halve been regulars for three years and have been very relialble playe-rs. The final score was 13-20. Our last game was 'played with the boys on Friday afternoon. The game was very entertaining an-d close until t.he bacwboard fell, injuring Germaine Collins, the first and only girl suHering an injury this season. The following Seniors will receive basket- ball jackets : Gertrude Pelletier, Germaine Collin, Mildred Violette, and Mildred Dionne. The following will receive letters : Mertie Cahoon, Irma Michaud, Gloria Pi- card and Rita Bouchard. The following who have already received letters in the past, will rece-ive certificates : Lorraine Carrier, Irma Albert, Dorothy Goodell, and Aline Collin. Germaine COLLIN '39. DP O' 0 T H E U XV L Page 19 ups' Basket Ball 1 Left to Right : - James Mi:Ma4hon, Dur ward Goodell, Harvey Larcombe, Elmer Bour- goin, Roger Souoy, Rafynolrd Dufour, Ozuias Martin, Hector Cyr, Ralvplh Foster, Coach. This year Madawaska High School hung up a nne record in basketball 5 Nine victories against seven losses. The season opened with a game against the Presque Isle Hi-gh School at Presque Isle. At the half, the score- was tied' at 21. However, the XVil.dcats, Aroostook Champs, took mat'ers into their own hands in the last part of the game to beat us 29 to 45. The next game was played at lNladawaska against Caribou High School and our boys won the contest 34 to 21. The Pres-que Isle NVildrcats came to Mada- waska and downed us 38 to 21. VVe then played at Cari-bou against Caribou High School. A desperate rally in the closing minutes of the game gave our boys the win- ning baskets. The score was 24 to 20. The next game was a heartlbreaker g we lost to t.he Presqure Isle Future Farmers, 16 to 18. However,.our defeat was followed by a wonderful victoryg we beat Calais Academy, 31 to 27. XVashburn High School at NVasl1burn was our next game, and we lost 45 to 27. i When the Presque Isle Future Farmers gave us our return game it was sweet revenge for hladawaska. Our boys trouneed them 30 to ll. M. H. S. defeated the Alumni in a Christ- mas vacation game 3 ibut lost the next game to XYashiburn Highg the score was 30 to 32. A 2-1 to 21 victory over Madawaska Training High School marked the opening round of the St. john Valley League. The score of the Next game at Fort Kent against Fort Kent was 34 to 13 in favor of Mardawaska, and the next game was against Van Buren at Madawaska. lVe lost, 25 to 33. A loss to Madawaska Training High School at Fort Kent cost us the league -crown, wiih a score of 25 to 28. Maclawaska downed Fort Kent High, 27 to 25 in the next game. ln the most thrilling game of the season our boys took over the Van Buren High quinte' in an overtime period. The score was 23 to 25. This score put us in second position in t.he league. Maclawaska High School placed three players on the St. john Valley High School All-Star team: Hector Cyr, guard 5 Qnias Martin, Guard: Elmer Bourgoi-n, Center 3 these players played with the All-Stars against the lllad-awaska Training Normal School team. Bourgoin did especially well in this game. Credit is due our coach, Mr. Foster, who has done much to build up organized sports since he came here three years ago, when basket- b'1ll was the only organized sport. Mr. Foster hopes to have a six-man football team, but due to the fact that equipment for such a team is costly, it will take a few years before it can be organized. 0' illit- Pagezo THE OWL 'Nl DO' 4 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Nov. 8 Nov. 14 Nov 21 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 9 alenhar Qcbunl New pencils, hay-maker haircuts, ibright print dresses, apples for the teacher, memories off summer dance music, gidls all grins and giggles, fboys tall, tan and terrific. Leonard, 'be careful you do-n't scrape Pauvre P'tit Claude too hard on the back of the neck with that new shiny ruler. james Price ! Hurry up and goibfble dow'n your milk shake so Elmer Bour- goin can take Irma Michaud to the show. Remember the bet ? Miss Crowley left today for Rhode Island. She has 'been .a very popular teacher in dramatics and all the stu- dents will miss -her very much. 'Mildred V-iolette, why the Jeff QB.M.j. when you're only a Mutt ? We wonder today as we look at Miss LeClaire, what gave us the idea that this new English teacher was going to be tall, dark, and bossy looking. Shades of evening fall on blinking pufmpkins, slinking kitties a.nd swirl- ing broomsticksg young ladies swish off with their smiling gallants to sw.ap dances to the swinigy tunes o-f the day and eat orange ice-cream and black cat cookies. N-o -bobbing ap-ples, thank you. We're too big for that ! Annette Albert wanted' t-o know how she .looked to some of us. Here's the opinion that was voted around. To Martin Garo-n: you're a Peach, to the rest of us, a plum. CWe mean, of course, plumpj. Dear, oh dear ! Hector Cyr, why the broad smile when Germaine Collin turns around in her se.at to talk with you: and what about the fond look after her head is turned ar-ou'nd again? Gertrusde Pelletier passed a boy today without s-peaking to him. Could it 'be she's stopped v-amping 'P Everybody in school today is feeling lousy. To much Turkey, says Mr. Gre-didly, Feed them Seidlitz pofwders. Mr. Puffer, attired in a new suit and hat, is a good example of what the well-dressed man shouild wear. Leo james, why -did you sit in the sixth row tod-ay when we know your seat is in the fourth ro-w ? Has that tall blonde anything to do with it ? We mean Germaine Michaud. Dec. 13 Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 22 Dec. 26 -I-an. 4 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 The next time Lucille Albert goes to the Silver Arrow you can bet your boots she will pay for her ow'n banana split. Well-Well ! Here you are again, Sa-nta, and here we are, asking the same question, What are we going to get for Christmas ? Odile Hebert was -caught looking out of the window in Science Class. Wished you were a little -birdie, eh ? To Eidmuindston you would fly. Today was Miss Belan-d's last day with us. She is leaving the teaching -field, for the daisy-dlotted field of matrim-o-ny. The .lucky man is Mr. Valier Roy of Fort Kent. While we are shivering in the wintry blasts of a-n Aroostook January. Mr and Mrs. Roy will b-e 'basking in the warm sun of the south. Goodbye and good luck to you, Mrs Roy ! We noticed shinfy oibjects on Miss Berzi.n and Miss lalib-ert's fourth fin- gers. Are they pearls, or maybe dia- monds ? Mr. Daigle does not mind keeping us after school at 'dinner time, for he all.- ways has his rich drink fmirlkj, and his vitamins Ccabbagej. But A-drien Morneauilt will 'be heard saying As sooin as we got out of here. Faculty Dance. We thank the people who showed their appreciation by coming. We heard a tremendous rack-et in class to-day. Startled, everybody turned around to see what it was, and who fcould it be but dear, quiet Claude Truideill. How could you, Claude ? Mr. Foster, our Basket Baill coach, .had to try sixteen- shots before he could make one basket. fBack.wards, of coursej. L-ouis Avllbert, yo-u should not be re- vengeful. At least let t-he Canadian 'boys get their Naturalization Papers. A School Play titled A Ready Made Family . T-he cast is ready but they are wondering what they'll make on it. Gerard Beaulieu and Arthur Mori-n are considered the best Pauls of the Class, yet they were s-een clawing each other -like a cat and dog to-day. Cherchez la femme ! 0 U' T H E O W' L . Page 21 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 Mar. 2 Mar 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 14 Mar. 17 Mar. 20 Mar. 24 Mar. 30 Apr. 3 Apr. 13 Gerard Soucy was f-oun-d to be the Don juan. of the Class and no doubts about it either. Roland Deschaine, Conrad Albert and Enoil Sirois are the three best boys in M-iss Booth's Shorthand Class. All the rest are girls. Lo-uis and Aldrie Daigle are starting a new regime for losing weight. Every noon they go down to the gym and watch the others take exercises. Wilfred Levasseur, wait until fast time begins, to go across for the show. That's what you say ? A poor excuse is better than none. Miss Coombs is always saying to the Senior girls. All right, let's put the cover on , or Don't eat it all, please. Why the repetition, Miss Coomibs ? Patricia Al-bert said today, There's nothing I like better than an Oh ! Henry after dinner. It's so delicious, tasty an-d oh ! so grand. Oh! Henry! Marie Mae Albert and Je-anne Du- four were excellent in their biscuit- making today. Product guaranteed not to cause -damage if used for pro- jectiles. Arthur Lebel was discovered to lbe a rose that wastes its sweetness on the dlesert air. We always k-new he was bright , but never knew he wasted an-y time on his studies un- til the report cards came out and he surprised every one with nineties. Keep ugp your reputation for bein-g busy as a bee , Arthur. Leonti-ne Guerrette and Aurore He- bert were praised very much for the appetizing dinner they made while Miss Coombs was out of school. The drugstore sold a ilot of indigestion pills that day. Mildred Dionne has finally stopped giggling. Has Ross anything to do with it? Or is it Onions ? We found out today that Mertie Ca- hoon's motto was Work first, an-d the-n rest. One of the Van Buren boys knew how to pick a redhead when he chose Anita Gagnon. Durwood Gofodell was fidgeting and blushing today. Did he meet her dark Irish eyes somewhere? You had better watch out, Lillian Beaufpre. be-cause there are other .girls out to catch a certain boy from your home town. Unlucky number! Senior pictures had Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May M ay May. May to be taken over again. Have a nice smile, now! 14 Why did M.r. Barett come to school ,with a raincoat this morning? Was the afraid to get drowned again? 15 Miss McCarthy' CMrs. Newellj is planning to make a wonderfull story en-ding -by getting married and living, as usual, happily ever after . Best wishes ! We'll be glad to welcome you on your return, Mrs Newell. 16 The orchestra started practicing with squeaky violins and sax, or can they blame it on the piano ? 18 Future Farmer Ball, teachers, towns- people, and students had a lovely time. Many Senior boys were seen treading a gay measure with I'l1 dance i-f it kills me expressions on their faces. More 'power to you, boys. The gals are all for you. Be seeing you at the Senior Prom. Z1 Report cards. Oh ! Grim reminders to the lazy. 25 This day meant prosperity f?j to all-1 the teachers, and a -day off for the Seniors. Z8 Senior Play was a great success. But di-d the Spooks get hold of the cast afterwards? We couldn't find them anywhere. 30 Mr. Dufour says that if you want to -be fat, short and sweet, just take a. ride to Long Lake at least every Sunday. 3 Onias Martin has a vested interest in Girls' Summer Camps. Why did he ask Mr. Puiffer for the address today? 5 Senior boys were mute as to the co- lor of caps and gowns they were to order. Why donf't m-en take more in- terest in clothes? fTheir own, we meanj 8 Priscilla Martin, w-hat is your mis- sion to the drug store in Fren-chv-ille? Has Mr. Chasse any reason to enter- tain you? 11 Miss Hartf-ord keeps time to the once popular hit The Butcher Boy . And Mr. Cyr keeps the rythm after! her, with Wait till the cows come home , an-d When the M-m-moon Shines Over the C-c-cow Shed nr Potatoes are Ch-ch-cheaper. 15 Mrs. Bruce Newell is back from her honey-moon in Virginia. But alas ! She will be with us only till June. VVe shall be sorry to see her leave. Manned DIONNE, '39 odue HEBERT, '39 0' GB A' .lv- Page22 THE OWL libds who ilu The bzniur Most Popular : fBoyj fGirlj Most Athletic : QB0yj fGi11lj Most Bashful : CGirlj Best Natured : fBoyj fGi11lj Most Original : QBoyj fGirlj Most St-udious : CBoyj QGirlj The Reverse : iBoyj The Gleverest z fBoyJ Best Personality : fBoyj QGirlj Most Ambitious. : fBoyJ CGirlj Class Balby : CBoyj QGirlj Most Polite : QBoyj Calmest : fB0yD fGinlj The Reverse : CBoyj fGinlj Most Excitabile : CGinlj Quiletest : fBoyj fGirlj Best Sport : QBoyj CGirlj Short-est : fB0yD fGirlj Tallest : fBoyj QGi11lj Most Bewitching Eyes : Nicest Smile 2 CGirlj T.he Hardest Worker : Most Halppy-Go-Lucky : fBoyj 'NH Elmer B-ourgoin Mildred' Violette Onias Martin Gertrude Pelletier Aurore' Hebert Gerard Beaulieu Germaine Michaud Arthur LeBel Odile Hebert Conrad Albert Marie Mae Albert Elmer B-ourgoin Gerard Soucy James Price Irma Michaud Wilfred Levasseur Priscille Martin Adrien Morneault Mifldred Dionne Durward Goodell Leo james Fournier Roland Dechaine Marie Mae Albert Arthur LeBel Annette Albert Patricia Aflbert Louis Ailubert Jeanne Dufour Durward Goodell Leontine Guerette Claude Trudelle Lillian Beaupre James Price Lucille Albert Gertrude Pelletier Anita Gagnon Mertie Cahoon Alidrie Daigle H55 CGirlj Mildred Dionne B-est Dressed : CBOyD Gerard Soucy CGirlj Patricia Albert Handsomest : QBoyj Hector Cyr Prettiest : fGirlj Anita Gagnon Glass Optimist : fBoyj Leo james Fournier fGirlj Irma Michaud Class Pessimist : fBoyj Enoil Sirois Arthur Morin Cllass Heartbreaker:CBoyj Qnias Martin CGifU Mildred Violette Class Actor : Gerard Sotuqy Cl21SS Actress It Germaifne Collin Class Womaii-Hater : Conrad Allbert Class Man-Hater 1 Germaine Michaud Most Kind'-HCa1't6drCBOyD Louis Albert Priscille MARTIN 39 CGirlJ Odile Hebert Annette Albert 39 -O .QQ 45 THE OWL Page23 F.F.A. AT MADAWASKA HIGH The Future Farmers of America is a part of a stat-e and nation-wide organizatfion of vo- cational agricultural students' which has been established in all or a great majority of the de- -partments of Vocational Agriculture through the United States. There is a need for some kind of organiza- tion which will take advantage of the natural and psychological tendency of adolescent to group together into clubs or Gangs . Being statewide and Nation-wide, the F.F.A. gives the boys an opportunity to have -competitive acivities between different schools in the state and affords an incentive to enter national contests. It develops an institutional pride and spirit that inspire the 'boys to enlarge and di- gn-iify their Department. It trains the boys to work together and to be demo-cratin Agricul- ture, especially i-n th-e St. John Valley which is in need of leaders, and leaders can be best developed by training and practice in leader- ship. These opportunities are afforded in our Future Farmers of America organizatio.n. The members of Maidawaska Chapter were officially initiated into the organization March 19, 1939, by the Limestone officers, under the Supervision of Mr. Prisco't Thornton. The Limestone officers opened the ceremony by having the boys recite the F.F.A. creed. They were led to the different officers posts where each officer gave a short talk on the post he held and what it represented. After that Mr. Priscott Thornton, Limestone A-dvisor, a- warded the F.F.A. pin for green hand to each of the boys. The Madawaska officers then took their post besi-des the Limestones officers as a gesture symibolic oif their being able to conduct a mutiny, The Madawaska F.F.A. President, Adrien Morneault gave a speech in French which was enjoyed by all. The Lime- stone Hill Billies 'entertained with some music. Mr. O. L. Cyr presented the F.F.A. with a gold metal which is to be awarded to the best student of the agricultural class. T-he guest speaker of the evening was Father Men.ard of Grand Isle. Refreshments were served by the Home Economic Students under the supervision of Miss Coombs. On Tuesday, April 18, a Coronation Ball was sponsored by the Chapter to raise funds for its various activities. The three candidlate-s were Miss Elizalbeth Cayer, Miss Claire Frio- let and Miss Mac Rita Dionne sponsored by the American Legion, Rotary Club and Fraser Executive Club respectively competed for the title of F.F.A. queen. The music was supplied THE AUTOBIGRAPHY OF A SCHOOL DESK I am a school desk just out of the factory. I have not yet begun my misery, because I have not yet been used. I d-on't know how long I will last and I don't even know where- I am going. A man comes anid puts, me in a freight car. At last I am on my way. I just arr-ivevd a few minutes ago at the Ma- Miadawaska station, where a truck met me and then brought me to some school in Madawas- kia. VVe went down a big hill and we stopped at t-he bottom. The first thing I knew they pulled' me out of the truck and placed me in the hall. A man then picked me up, carried me upstairs and placed me in a large room with other desks like me, but who seemed to be very miserable. I asked them why they looked so misera- ble. They told me that they weren't used right. They said that somebody always wrote or spilled ink on them and that the children hit them against the walls and every- thing. The other desks w-ere all loose and un- shined. I was the only one that was new. I spent two days worrying what was going to hapepen to me. I At last the time came. I heard a lot of noi- se downstairs. Somebody was coming to school. Boys and girls entered the room but nobody noticed me. They went to their desks' and they put their books in them and went out. A man came and .placed me in my right place. Aifter the man was gone a boy came and sat down. I heard-a teacher say Be care- ful of that desk. The first year it wasn't so bad but my trou- 'bles increased from year to year. In five years I had been moved all over the high school. I feel as if I had 'been through the World War now. Elmo ALBERT by t-he Louie Boys Orchestra from Presque Isle. There were refreshments served at inter- mission by the Senior Class. The dance was a success, both socially an-d financially. Thanks to the splendid leadership of Mr. Cyr, and thecooperation he received from the Members of the Madawaska Chapter. Robert COLTART, Reporter Iage24 THE OWL 9' Ml U Q aw ff +0-J'--'A--. 5 W age Mildred V. - Won't yo-u walk as far as A - T.EASERS the corner with me ? 1 - Why are teeth like verbs ? . Germaine C. - No, I can't. 2 - What language should a linguist study Mildred V. - Why 'not '? last ? ' . Germaine C. - Because we're going to 3 - What is the best things to put into pies? eat as soon as you leave. 4 - Why is Sunday the strongest day in the ----- week ? 'Conrad - Are you the barber who cut my 5 - Why is a Ford like a fishworm ? ' ' PY! has.:r lastfinle 2 ..- . 1 1 1, . ff- 'Ont I' m 50, have On Y een 1 -f Because t-hey are regular, irregular and here six months. defect-ive. -'i 'i 2 - Finnish. What is..an Octo-p-us I? said a Geometry' 3 .. Yvour teeth. teacher during the last week of school. 4 ... Because the Qthgfg are Week rdayg, Hiiwhy 155 ra Cat With ie-ight Seidel answered' 5 - Because it is always first out after a rain. ector ' ,, B - TEASERS Explorer - And there, as. I entered'the 1 - Why can MEM never keep dry ? house, I came face to face wi'h a ferocious 2 - what is it that Ou Cannot See but is ape. What.do you thilnk 1 dia ? u H always before yoj? Bored Listener - Removed the mirror. 3 -1 what is it that runs an the time yet H , , never gets of his bed ? Teacher , Qgve me 3' Sentence Wlth the 4 - VVhen do women spend the most time in, wond antagonize. reflection 3 Gerard S. -- Liet's go out an-tag-a-HIZC 3 S - NVhy is a garden fence like a Senior Walk- , , , English book P Why is Irma Mnchaud so cruel in Home ANSWERS Ec P . , . Illl tell you. She beats the eggs, whips the 5 I Siiiuiitfltris always m Water' cream, and stones the -dates. 3 -4 The river 4 - When consulting the mirror. , FIGURE IT QUT l 5 - Because it is often looked over. A philosopher says we are not what we think we are, we are what we think. Well then, if we are what we think, what we think we are, we are, are we not, or are we. ABSENT-MINDED HEICTOR : He flew through the air With greatest of ease Q But the funny part was He forgot the trapeze. I shall now illustrvate what I have in mind. said tlhe chemistry teacher, as he proceeded to erase the board. WARNING TO F.F.A. A farmer ran in to t-ell a neighbor that his wife had suddenly gone insane. I don't know where she could have caught that insanity germ, he added, she ain't been outside our kitvchen for 25 years. Definition of a Capuchin Monk, found on a Junior paper - Capuchin - A monkey of,South America with a cowl like arrangement of the hair on it's head. l...........1 A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small packa-ge. Martin Albert D-eschaine Anita Wilfred MAe Sirois Kahoon Adrien ArtHur Irma Germaine MicHaud OniaS Collins Hector SOucy BOurgoin Lucille Read downward, taking one of the capita- lized letter and it will spell Madawaska High School. O' Compliments of , Dr. A. N. McQUARRlE Madawaska, Me. - Phone 64 Compliments of THE REXALL DRUG STORE W. T. Parent Madawaska, Me. - Phone 57-M Compliments of ARTHUR J. DAIGLE 8: SON HORSE DEALER Wood and Lumber Dealer MADAWASKA, Maine. Compliments of J. J. CYR MADAWASKA, Maine. Compliments of RICE 8: TAPLEY FURNITURE Madawaska, Me, - Phone 18 Compliments of Mrs. ARTHUR J. CYR MUSIC TEACHER MADAWASKA, Maine. 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