Madison High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Madison, ME)

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10 THE BOUNCER to give a reception instead. VVC have been giving receptions ever since-but the real performance of the evening comes after the scheduled affair. In our third year, the school base ball team contained six of our class, among whom were the captain and manager. We also had the honor of defeating the Seniors in a debate, thereby adding to our glory. The year is noted in our memory and will always remain so, be- cause at that time we became the ruling factor in the school where, formerly, we had always been treated as subordinates and as beneath the notice of the upper classes, we were now literally and figura- tively, It, in the eyes of the rest of the school. The affair of the year came on May 8, when we tendered a reception to the class of aught-nine, in the High School building. One thing concerning the event was very noticeable. It was that more people came up to help tear down the decorations, the next morning, then had helped decorate on the day be- fore. For this, we blame the three gal- lon can of ice cream, which was left over from the feed. , Our last year in school has been the most glorious and epoch-making of our existence. Our standing was made se- cure last November when we trimmed the Juniors soundly in a very one-sided game of foot ball. Early in the year, we 'decided to go to Washington, instead of having the reg- ular graduation. This trip, we can truly and unanimously say, was the time of our lives, and most of us will date time from the event. Now that we have practically com- pleted our high school course, we have many good reasons to regret that we must separate, for we have certainly made a mark for ourselves during our four years' course-but good friends must part sometime. With the object in view, of giving this old world a push before we have it, may the individual members of the class re- member that the only way to overcome everything and to make success certain, is to Row, not drift. W. L. T. '10

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THE BOUNCER V 9 screen of old Gobelin tapestry in a frame of gold, surmounted by a spread eagle. The portraits of Presidents, John Adams, john Quincy Adams, Jackson, Tyler, Harrison, Van Buren, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Hayes decorate the walls. We passed by this magnificent room to the Red Room. The walls and window draperies of the Red Room are of red velvet and the room contains the portraits of George and Martha Washington, presidents jefferson, Polk and Benjamin Harrison. Conspicuous among the furnishings of this room is a cabinet of mahogany and gold, this contains seven exquisitely dressed japanese dolls which were pre- sented to Mrs. Roosevelt by the japanese Minister. We stopped here only a min- ute and then passed on to the Blue Rcom. .The Blue Room, oval in shape, is the President's reception room. The walls are covered with rich blue corded silk, and the window hangings are blue with golden stars in the Lipper folds. On the mantel is a clock of gold pre- sented by Napoleon to Lafayette and by him to Washington. On each side stand the bronze vases presented to Washington at the same time, and here also are the two triple gold plated can- delabra which were given to President jackson by General Patterson of Phil- adelphia. . From here we passed out by the same wav that we had entered. We then hastened to our hotel and arrived just in time for lunch. -Lucy A. Pease '10 A Class History 1910. HE first week of our stay in Mad- ison High was one which will al- ways be remembered by our class. We all dreaded the awful and painful tortures which were to be inflicted upon us, the first Friday night. Alas! Our vivid and horrible anticipations were all for naught because the torture was put oft another week in order that we might have the use of the electric lights then being in- stalled in the building. So we passed into the next long week before we should be delivered to our fates. Shakespeare says, that-- Cowards die many times before their deaths. If this statement be true, then we were certainly cqrpses, but since we will have you understand that the class of 1910 is far from dead, we will lay the mistake to Shakespeare and will trust that he offers no objection. When the psychological moment had arrived, nothing so very dreadful hap- pened. We were put through a few childish antics which afforded great amusement to the spectators assembled in the building, and we were then allow- ed to go upon our ways nnmolested. The rest of the first year was spent in mutual admiration and awe of the upper- classmen and in reading roasts against us in the Bouncer where we were called green, fresh, gawky etc. etc., much to our pleasure. Our initation of the Freshmen in our second year, was a very tame affair-so tame, in fact that the practice was en- tirely done away with and it was decided

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THE BOUNCER The Bouncer Published each term by the Students of the MADISON HIGH SCHOOL 10 cents a copy - - - Subscription Price, 25 cents per yt Mail all communications to the Business Manager EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chief .... i.................. W ALTER L. TOMPKINS, Assistant Editor .... .,.... A M EY L. JOHNSON, Exchange Editor. . . .... ELMER E. TURNER, Grinds and Roasts. .. . . . Alumni Editor .... ............................. M INA M. TITUS, BUSINESS BOARD Business Manager .................... ,...... . . .FRANK S. CARPENTER, Assistant Business Manager .,... ........ F LOYD W. ADAMS, 35 JAN Now that the Senior class has returned safely and profitably from its trip to VVashington, we see no reason why the other classes should not try to take the trip, instead of holding a formal graduation. All who Went can heartily recom- mend it as an access to education and pleasure, and, in fact, some who went, are thinking of going with the class next year. ' ,gil , fill lin K W . 1 .4 l fs 1 I S. 4.359 al, lt, lla lyk , 'gi , 1 C' if