Maine Central Institute - Trumpet Yearbook (Pittsfield, ME)

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The Trumpet J MCI 1935 Ninth: James Parsons leaves his neat appearance, his polished manners and his girlish ways to any girl who may desire them. Tenth: Lucille Cookson leaves an example of the size one should attain during her four years to Vivian Grey. Eleventh: Laurel Hersey's bashfulness in speech to the Freshman Class. Tweyth: Christine Dowe's quietness in the dormitory to Alice Price in order that second Hoor may rest on week-ends. Thirteenth: Guy Ready wills his black and orange striped jersey to Paul Huston in order that the boys' dormitory will always have remembrances of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-five. Fourteenth: Marion Crawford's leadership and responsibility to Eleanor Lane. FU'teenth: David Libbey leaves his religious knowledge to the boys' dormitory, hoping that this will excuse them from attending church on Sundays. Sixteenth: Bob Kinney leaves his marks of beauty to Claralyn Preble to use with her best judgment. Seventeenth: Lastly, all the rest residue, and remainder of our books, seats, and desks, we leave with the teachers to dispose of as they see fit, to whoever deserves them, and to their heirs and assigns forever. Eighteenth: We hereby appoint John Dailey, President of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-six, to be the executor of this, our last will and testament, and it is our will that no bond shall be required of said executor. Nineteenth: In witness whereof we have hereto subscribed our names and affixed our seal, this eighth day of june, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. Lop Hersey Mickey Crawford Chub Fernald Flash Stacey Speed Barlow Blondie Whitman Junior Parsons Wink Hanson 29

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The Trumpet MCI 1935 CLASS WILL Parenls, Teachers, Relaiivex and Friends: E, the Class of 1935 of Maine Central Institute, Town of Pittsfield, in the County of Somerset, State of Maine, United States of America, being, we believe, ofsound and disposing mind, and being desirous of settling our affairs with our beloved school mates, while we still have strength and capacity to do so, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills by us made. First: To the Student Body, we, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty- Eve leave our honored principal, Mr. Purinton, and may you respect and honor him as much as we have tried to do. Second: To the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-six, we leave a little bit of sense, hoping that they will make good use of it fif they know how.l We also leave said class the use of the corridors for discussing their private business, and the use of the cloak room for a beauty parlor. Third: To the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-seven we leave some of our confidence and superiority complex, which we know all Sophomores could not get along without. Fourih: To the Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-eight we leave some of our speed, to help them catch up with other classes, especially athletics. We also leave you the pleasure of welcoming the Green Freshiesf' Fiflh: Richard Talbot leaves his doll furniture to Mary Skillins. Sixth: Leland Johnston leaves all his cuds of gum to Frannie Manyard in order that her jaws will not lack exercise due to a future 'Cgum depression. Seventh: Story Parsons leaves his ability to look over other people's shoulders to Freddie Mclnnisf' Eighth: John Dickson leaves his ability to play basketball to James Briggs in hopes that it will strengthen the Sophomore's Team. 18

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The Trumpet. MCI 1935 CLASS ORATION AMERICAN EVASION OF A FUTURE WORLD WAR AREFUL analysis will show that the underlying cause of war is the spirit of greed and selfishness. War has made in the past many conquerors but Car- lyle says, Conquerors are a class of men who might well be done away with. I admit that it is interesting to read of the exploits of these conquerors. On the one hand, we have a picture of the victorious warrior entering a cityg we hear the bl are of the trumpets, we see the huge crowds madly waving flags, and we hear the applause of the masses, on the other hand we see the smouldering ashes of homes, we see heart-broken mothers, and fatherless children, and as we look a little closer we see row after row of white crosses. What brought such desolation to thousands of happy homes? The answer is this: A man had a vision of a world empire to be dominated by himself. For example let us turn to the World War. Historians will show that the phys- ical cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Hun- gary, by Siberian sympathizersg but can they deny that this war had not been planned before, and that this incident was the torch that kindled the blaze? The question that now confronts us as a nation is: Are we justified when we declare that it is not our intention to send the best blood of our country to be shed for avarice and greed? We, the people of today, consider ourselves as an intellectual, cultural, and civilized race striving only for the advancement of the coming generations. Why, then, I ask you, should highly advanced nations continue to sacrifice their splendid manhood to war, a game, entered into by early uncivilized tribes? VVar involves enormous expense and debts which must be raised and paid. When we first think of the cost of this inhuman game we think only of the financial debts which are piled up for us to meet in the future. For a few minutes let us consider the cost of this great World War. This war cost the nations involved f337,980,500,000. In 1916 the richest country was the United States which was valued at f220,000,000,000, or in other words if this coun- try and another of equal value had been engulfed in a vast earthquake, without the loss of human life the financial loss would have scarcely equaled that of the war. If this were the only cost that was left in its wake, it would put an altogether differ- ent aspect upon this ungodly game, but there is another cost, one which touches closely the heart and emotions of every true American. It is the enormous num- ber of lives which were sacrificed upon the battlefield fcr the fatherland and the many wrecked lives of young men who were wounded and must face life physical wrecks, with the ghostly remembrances of war haunting them during their lives. 30