Madison High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Madison, ME)

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I2 THE BOUNCER We are very glad to see so many of the students taking the college entrance exams. If these, or part of them, man- age to pass in their chosen subjects and succeed in being enrolled, the High School stands a very good show of hav- ing her name placed upon the certified list, and, as you all know, this is what we have been trying to have done ever since we have been members of the school. Whether we succeed or not, depends mostly upon those taking the exams, for the courses taught here, the manner in which the building is kept, and the strength and character of our faculty and student body, certainly pro- vide the necessary qualifications and place our school far above the average. A Saner Fourth. GREAT deal of disturbance has been created lately, by some of our worthy agitators, toward the observance of Fourth of july in a way that would be saner and safer for all concernedf- at least, this is the way they put it. Their idea is to lessen the great number of accidents by the abolition of fireworks. Now, as the Spectator says, A great deal may be said on both sides of this question. In our mind, however, it would seem more advisable and expedient to study out a little more thoroughly the way in which most of the accidents oc- cur. For instance, here is one boy, who has held a ten-inch, lighted, cracker in his hand and watched it explode, and then another has shot a blank cartridge into the palm of his hand, while trying to pound in with a rock or a hammer, a shell which did not fit, and still another, who has pointed a sky-rocket or a Roman candle at himself and lighted it. Now, as anybody will admit, the above are specific instances which show how the majority of our 'iFourth of july Casual- ties occur, and yet good, honest, in- telligent, deep-thinking, men will shout for the abolition of fireworks, just be- cause they are allowed to be sold to children by dealers with an eye only for personal profit, or because the children acl like fools, once they are in possession of the explosives, You will find, too, that the greater part of those who have been injured are between the ages of eight and fifteen years, when they certainly ought to show a little common sense re- garding their use. It might help a little if some of our loudest shouters for a Saner Fourth, should tirst find a Hsaner people to enjoy it. School Notes. We have had socials and suppers galore during the past school year and it would be a waste of time and space to enumerate them in detail, so we will go over only the more important ones. Lucia's Lover was put on success- fully on March eleven, by some of the girls. The parts were especially well taken and the setting and stage fixtures were also very good. In the debate with Skowhegan High

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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

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THE BOUNCER 13 on Marcl1 eighteenth, which was men- tioned in our last issue, Skowhegan had the better of us in the summing up of argumentation, delivery and in general appearance. The Hnal summary was 42 to 40W. Messrs Issac Higginbotham and Harry Kidder of Colby College, and Mr. Mallet, principal of Farmington State Normal School acted as judges for the question. Our next great event was the trip to Washington, the details of which have been very fully covered in our literary department. Ou the evening of May twentieth the annual Junior-Senior Reception was held at the school building. After the reception a short program was carried out which was as follows: Piano Solo, Ella Hilton Summer Evening, Double Trio Reading, Myrtle Danico Violin Solo. Robert Dinsmore Piano Duet, Violet McFarland and Amey johnson Refreshments were served and the evening was spent in playing games. The first Junior Exhibition ever held in Madison was given june tenth by the class 'of 1911 ill the Congregational church. The church was well filled and was prettily decorated i11 the class colors and potted plants. The following pro- gramme was well carried out. Music Prayer Music How He Saved St. Michaels, Selected Mina Mae Titus A Message to Garcia, Elbert Hubbard George Edwin Gray . Our Weddin' Day, Belle C. Greene Della Mae Hayden Music King of Den1nark's Ride, Caroline Norton Florence Irene Frazier The Sign of the Cross, William Barnett Myrtle Florence Danico Excerpt from Speech, W. J. Bryan Robert Mitchell Dinsmore Music A Daughter of France, fExcerpt from Under Two Flagsl Ouida Violet Agatha .McFarland The Race at Devi1's Neck, Selected Amey Louise Johnson The Unknown Speaker, Anon Rufus Albert Dyer Music Presentation of Diplomas to class of 1910 Benediction