McKinley High School - Gatherer Yearbook (Deer Isle, ME)

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T I-I If G A T I-I E R E If 5 get angry it the game is not coming his way. He smiles and makes the best of it. ' Another virtue of a good sportsman is honesty. A dishonest person is thought little of and has no real friend. He can never win in sports or in the game of life. Let us try. schoolmates, to achieve all three things. ability to take defeat, to control our tempers and to be honest. lf we do these things we are sure of victory. YIERA liA'roN, 738. AMBITION . Ambition is one of the most valuable characteristics to own, lt is sadly true that the highest ambition of some pupils seems to be to reach an age at which they do not have to go to school. The majority of girls and boys, however. go to school because they are ambitious and want to be able to do something worthwhile. In athletics each one tries to do a little better than another. liach pupil tries to get a little higher rank than someone else. Some have more school spirit than others. All show the ambition of those who strive to do best. Victory makes one wish to strive for something bigger and better. lf one loses and tries over again it shows that ambition. which later may lead to Success. .XNNII-: Sco'1 r, '25l. SCHOOL SPIRIT 'l'hroughout our high school career we should ever be thinkingot what we may do to increase our school spirit. X'Yhen asked to assist in any activities we should always answer with a ready YES The person of this type is very popular with both teachers and pupils. As you look at the objectors, you often think how much happier their school life would be if they were willing workers. fy IQOIIIERT IZIQYANT, 128. 1 A WORD FROM SUNSET As I was walking along a brook one day, I sent forth a long and weary sigh Because that little brook made nic tliink i Ot' crossing the Mill Dam to old Mcliinley High. A , VV,x1.'l'1.:1: Sco'r'r, 'liljaq OUR ADVERTISERS ' ' As we, the seniors of McKinley High School. set about to make our year book, THE t,hx'l'nfrI-:min-tlie best yet, we hope-we immediately think of the advertisers who have helped in the past to make this book such a great success. . They have made us feel that they a1'e interested and anxious to help us in our efforts to improve rliflli f3A'l'IIl'IRIiR. .If it were not for these ads and the many XVishes for a suc- cessful yearf' which we receive from our advertisers. the outlook at times would seem rather dark for us. A lt is. therefore, with pleasure that we take this opportunity to thank those who have so kindly helped to make the 1928 issue of THE f,iA'l'HlERER a success. ' ' Mmnieicn Gxua15N1i, '28,

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THE GATHERER Published by the Senior Class of McKinley High School Vol. X Iiditor-in-C'l1if'f .. B IISIIIFSS Jllmmgcr I,IfC'I'Ul'.V Editor . ..... rfllilllllf Editor ......... l?.l'l'l!0lIgI7 Edilnr Loral lfdifor ....... Editorial Editor ..... .rlflllvlir Editor .... Deer lsle, Maine. June 15128 No. 1 EDITORIAL BOARD 7 hitnrinls FUTURE Romaur 'lil-1oM1'soN .. KIILIJRED lililil-INN . Omvli MARs1i.xl.l. .'XL's'r1N I,AYIS X'IOI.A .Xl.l.liN Xflilht lixrox Rtfrn S.xL'Nm-:Rs l'.l.l-.L lux lzixlos I hope that my school may always be in as good condition as it is at the present'and better for the future classes. I also hope it will be fortunate enough to have teachers as good as it has had for the last four years. My desire is that this school may never shut its doors, but keep them open to the future. May there be improvements made which will attract young people of ability from other towns. I should like to see a gymnasium built here, because it would both attract and benefit students. I hope tha.t additional courses will be put into the school. as it would give the students more chance to specialize. In short, I hope that the school will grow in members and facilities. Atfsrix Davis, '28, GIFTS OF THE CLASS OF 1927 In behalf of the members of McKinley High School, I wish to thank the class of 1927, who left the balance of their graduation money in the school for improvements. XVith this money we bought reference books for the library. These books have been very beneficial to us, as they contain valuable information dealing with subjects under each course. : NVe appreciate these gifts very much and again wish to extend our sincere thanks to the class of 1927. Mn.mufn fiRlilCNli, 'r2S. SPORTSMANSHIP Sportsmanship is needed in every walk of lifeg in all professions, in all business, and in all sports. There are many ways to make a good sportsman. First, a person has to be able to take defeat and take it cheerfully. It does no good to grumble if things turn out differently than was expected. just take it as cheerfully as possible, and you will feel better and make others about you feel the same way. Secondly, agood sport is able to control his temper. I-Ie does not

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6 THE G.-ITHERER THE VALUE OF TEA PARTIES I suppose I do not care for these Tea Parties any more than you do, but I do think they are of great value to both the student and the teacher because they cause the former to exercise and develop the mind. and give the latter an opportunity to judge the student's work. To plan for one of these parties or examinations, it is necessary for the student to make a thorough review of the work which has been taken up during the 'half-term, or may be a still longer period. This will bring the material learned back to his mind again. These tea parties are of great value to the teacher, because it is the best method by which a teacher may find out how much a student has gained in his work. They are more effective than oral review, be- cause' they give every pupil an opportunity to answer .every question or to write upon every topic. Although they are very unpleasant for the students, examinations are essential and necessary to the school system. ALfs'r1N DAVIS, '2S. THE GATHERERU Oncefa year McKinley High School publishes an issue of 'IIIAIE GATHERISR. ' This issue represents a very successful school year. lt is due to the assistance of Mr. Milan, Principal, Miss Small Assistant, and Miss Morey, Commercial teacher, that the publication of the paper has been made possible. Our paper has been supported by our many adver- tisers, to whom we are very grateful. It is our aim to make each issue of THE GA'1'HliREli better than the previous one. The school spirit which prevails in M. H. S. is a deciding factor in this respect. If this spirit continues, we believe our paper will equal any pub- lished by any school of our size in the state.. VIOLA :NLLENQ ,2S. SCHOOL SPIRIT VVe hear people talk about School Spirit, or the lack of it. How many of us have shown school spirit during the last few weeks? VVe are all members of the school, but do we attend school every day and stand behind the school activities that are planned? The burden usually falls on a few. VVhy not help plan school activities and try to make them a success? A school where enthusiasm is shown will always have an ever- lasting impression on each member. Our opportunity is so great, why do we let it pass-the one where we have a chance to work and plan for the future school life? Each member should bring more than his or her presence into school, he must put interest and thoughts into school life. Not until this is done will we get the school enthusiasm that is necessary in ELECTA EATON, '28. every school. Z