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

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1940 volume:

ff, Lx er Y 'I' F fx-n we Qfff on -fi ..-sf- . '..k 'Q px 'f 'Q A4 ,..- ,, .- x. X R S THE GATHERER Published by the Senior Class of McKinley High School Vol. XXII Deer Isle, Maine, June, 1940 No. 1 EDITORIAL BOARD SHIRLEY EATON Editor-i11-Chief ..,,,,,,.....,,.,,....,,...,,.,......,,,.....,,,,,,,.,...,,,,,,,.,....,.,,,..,,,.,,,,,,,, Literary Editor ............ Bttsirzess Manager .,,.,...., Almmzi Editor ,,,...,,,..,,,, Excltatlgc Editor ....,.... Local Editor ..4...... Joke Editor .....,...... A thlctic E difor ....,... Class Typist ..,,,,..... JOYCE VIENGHAUS MARION TORRTEY DORA GOODWIN EDMUND JOHNSON CLARA DAVIS BERTIIA CONARY WALTER HUTCHINSON BIERTHA CONARY FACULTY CARL W. PICKERING, DA., Principal English-Social Science ARTHUR W. COLE, B.S. Mathematics-Science HILDA T. EATON, B.A. , Languages ANTON EUGENE NIAINENTE Member French Academy Music A TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedicatioii. .................................................................. ....... 4 ClasSeS, 4. ..R. .... . , 6 Editorials ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, , 27 Snapshots ....... ...... 3 4A Alumni ,,,,,,, U30 Locals ..... .......... 3 5 Athletics ,,., ,,,,,,,,, 3 7 Band ...... ........ 4 1 Literary .,.......... ....... 4 3 Jokes ..................... ......... 5 8 Advertisements ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,A 6 4 just as this inagnifrcent structure stands as proof of the splendid character of our island adults, so, in a lesser way does'this book stand as material evidence of the continuation of the island spirit of progress and develop- ment in offering to the public the work, the hopes, and the aspirations of our young people. 'Al DEDICATION To E. Walker Pickering in appreciation of the services so generously rendered during the greater part of our school careers. Ancl To Arthur W. Cole for the willing assistance and cooperation since becoming our class ladvisier. dl 3 5 1 5 Q s i 3 3 2 ARTHUR W. COLE E. WALKER PICKERING 'X Q7 X QSQQZQZQWQ ,MK A fx FOUR YEARS AGO ,---nu:---' SEN IORS Front row-L. Eaton, C. Powers, W. Snowden, E. Eaton, W. Hutchinson. Second ron'-R. Wans, E. Johnson, C. Davis, E. Heanssler, B. Canary, M. Torrey, M. Bray, G. Morey, E. Watts Third' row-J. Venghaus, E. Barter, S. Eaton, D. Goodwin. Back raw-Mr. Wlalker Pickering. V Joyce VENGHAUS ffjoyceb Born at Cambridge, Mass., November 28, 1922. Band 12, 313 Sophomore Recital 121g Exchange Editor of GATHERER 1413 Gifts. We all wonder why Joyce is fond of such words as hut , chin , and son g but maybe it's the combination she likes so well. Ambition-nurseg hobby-letter writing. EDWARD BOYNTON WATTS ffBudD Born at Stonington, Maine, September 13, 1923. Course, Englishg Sophomore Recital Q215 Band fl, 2, 3, 41. Bud spends most of his spare time on radio, but there is still time for girl. Who? We will have to keep that a secret, for he is inclined to be bashful. He should be a big gun in radio, being all watts. ROBERT WATTS GLADYS Louisa ARMSTRONG Glad Born at Deer Isle, Maine, June 18, 1922. Course, College. Band 11, 215 Softball 1115 Junior Recep- tion 1115 Senior Play 12, 415 Sophomore Recital 1215 Class Treasurer 11, 2, 315 Co-Historian. You'rc Glad 5 we're glad-mighty glad to have had you with us as a classmate. And we were as sorry to lose you for a part of our last year. Tough breaks will come, but may yours be the breaking cords to a boxful of fun and happiness in the future. Out best to one of our very best. ELsxE MARIE BARTER Elsie Born at Deer Isle, Maine, August 31, 1922Q Course, English. Glee Club 1115 Junior Play 1315 Senior Play 141. We'll always remember Elsie for those splendid character parts in the school plays, to name but one of the things for which she'll not be forgotten. She is mum about the future, so we must again wait and watch. MARY ELLEN BRAY rrMdryJJ Born at Stonington, Maine, August 26, 1922. Course, English. Town Meeting Play 1315 Class Poem. Kind, cooperative, and quiet, tl1at's Mary5 and indeed our class has often been fortunate to have had such a one. Her record is brief only because she has never sought a place in the front ranks, but there is an unwritten record of many friends gained and many helpful tasks done. BERT:-IA MAE CONARY 1 Bert Born at Sunshine, Maine, December 6, 1922. Course, College. English 1315 Softball 1115 Senior Play 1115 Sophomore Recital 1215 Town Meeting Play 1315 Class Secretary 11, 2, 315 Class Treasurer 1415 Cheerleader Basketball Team 1415 President Ath- lctic Association 1415 joke Editor 1415 Gifts. Bertha wants to be a beautician, and, with her fine disposition and ready smile, we know she will succeed. As for boy friends it's button button who has Bertha now Q.. i. 1 ! 1 DoRA LENA Gooowm Doran Born at Little Deer Isle, Maine, October 26, 1923. Course, English. Softball 1113 Sophomore Recital 1215 Town Meeting Play 1313 Thanksgiving Play 1413 Alumni Editor of the GATHERER 1413 History. Here': a girl from Little Deer Filled to the brim with fun and good cheer, An Ealon she may some day be, And if if: up to Milt -just wait and sec. ERNESTINE FRANCES I-IEANSSLER ffTeen,J Born at Sunshine, Maine, September 4, 1921. Course, English. Band 121g Town Meeting Play 131. You ark what rhymes with Teen , And :be will anxwer quickly, Gene . Ark again what rhymes with Snow , And :he'll as quickly answer, Oh, Oh! WALTER T. HUTCHINSON, JR. Hutch Born at Little Deer Isle, Maine, August 22, 1921. Course English. Class President 11, 2, 3, 415 Junior Play 13, 415 Senior Play 13, 413 Basketball 11, 2, 3, 415 Baseball 1113 Football 131g Prophecy. Here we have in this corner the original in-again- out-again studentg for Hutch could never decide whether to be a self-made man or a high school graduate. We finally snared him and kept him long enough to complete his course. He knows thevalue of a diploma and is pleased indeed- with the final results of his efforts. EDMUND NATHAN Joi-iNsoN jolmson Born at Deer Isle, Maine, April 10, 1923. Course, English. Band 11, 2, 3, 413 Senior Play 1419 Class Will. The jolly Johnson, class comedian, class wit. It is hard to say whether Edmund will become a practical business man, radio technician, or the next Edwin Cantor, but he'll be original in any choice. 11' 4 X CLARA EVELYN DAVIS Claire Born at Deer Isle, Maine, May 10, 1923. Course, College. Sophomore Recital 1215 Town Meeting Play 1315 Thanksgiving Play 1415 Band 11, 2, 3, 415 Class President 11, 215 Vice President 1315 Class Secretary 1415 Local Editor of GATHERER 1415 Valedictory. Clara, the brains of the class, has always regretted that our school has no home economics classes5 for she seems bent on homemaking. Good luck, Clara, and you should be happy snowed in. Seriously, she has ambitions to be a nurse. EUGENE I-IALMA EATON ff' 22 jeep Born at Sunshine, Maine, December 26, 1922. Course, English. Baseball 13, 41. Jeep is well liked by all. In fact he is rarely serious enough to make an enemy. What his ambitions are, he alone knows5 but he is often caught whispering to a certain lass in the senior section. LEROY FLETCHER EATON evruckv Born at Little Deer Isle, Maine, May 26, 1922. Course, English. Baseball 11, 2, 3, 415 Sophomore Recital, Second Prize 1215 Town Meeting Play 1315 Basketball 11, 2, 315 Football 11, 2, 315 Vice Presi- dent 1115 Senior Marshal 131. Ps wicked I is. I's mighty wicked. Anyhcw, I can't help it. Behold his picture, folks. It's the first time wc've been able to make him sit srill. It has been rumored that Tuckie actually missed a night in Stonington this school year. SHIRLEY VAUGHAN EATON Shirley Born at Sunset, Maine, February 6, 1923. Course, English. Glee Club 111, Vice President 1415 Sopho- more Recital 1215 Junior Reception Play 1315 Editor- in-Chief of the GATHERER 1415 Assistant Business Manager of the GATHERER 141. V Hfffif a girl that is surely smart, Will: plenty of brain and a great big beartg And with Steve beside lver .fl1e'll take the lead And :bow ur all just haw to xucceed. GLORIA MARICE MOREY Gloria Born at Deer Isle, Maine, August 16, 1923. Course, English. Band 111. Gloria is another sphinx regarding the future, but 'She just loves curly hair, So we think :he and - will pair. CARROLL EDWARD Powens Carroll Born at Sunset, Maine, June 16, 1923. Course, Col- lege. Basketball 1415 Baseball 141. Hail the quiet one of the class. He says that given a certain girl from North Deer Isle he'll have future enough for one. But we suspect seriousness on more than one subject, so watch this boy. WILBUR DEAN SNOWDEN ffWib,, Born at Sunset, Maine, February 28, 1923. Course, College. Sophomore Recital 1215 Junior Play 1319 Senior Play 1415 Basketball 12, 3, 413 Essay. Well, well, Wilbur! Who is your heart thump, thump, and what do you want to do? No answer- only his smile as usual. So folks-good boy, good classmate, gooa luck, Wib. MARION MILDRED TORREY Marion Born at Ridgewood, New jersey, February 22, 1922. Course, College 11, 213 English 13, 415 Sophomore Recital, First Prize 121g Town Meeting Play 131g Thanksgiving Play 1415 Business Manager of GATHERER 1413 Band 11, 2, 3, 415 Salutatory. Marion like: a certain boy, If :be could catch him, my what joy. We only tell a part of it, But We, We know it every bit. Anyway, here's hoping for you, Marion, and the best of wishes to A fine classmate, 14 THE GATHERER CLASS OF 1940 Clfygg President 4,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,.. W ALTER I'IUTCI-IINSON Vit-0 President ,,,,,,,,, ,.,,.... ...,,,....,. S 1-IIRLEY EATON Sgfrgtfzry ,,,,,,,,,.,,,, ...,.....,..., C LARA DAVIS T1'ea.m1'c1' ....4..,..... .,.., .... ...,. ..,... B E R 1 'IIA CONARY Class Aflvfsef' ,,,,,,,,,,,,.4,,,,.......,,....,,.,,.............,.....,...,....,. ARTTIUR COLE Class Motto: Tonight we lau11ch,' 'where shall we anchor Class Colors: Blue and White CLASS ROLL Gladys Armstrong Dora Goodwin Carroll Powers Mary Bray Ernestine Heansslcr VVilbur Snowden Bertha Conary Walter Hutchinson Marion, Torrey Clara Davis Edmund Johnson Joyce Venghaus Eugene Eaton Gloria Morey Edward Watts Leroy Eaton Shirley Eaton Robert Watts Elsie Barter SENIOR CLASS HISTORY by SHIRLEY EATON, '40 EPTEMBIQR 8, 1936-Great day for us. McKinley High isn't going to '- be had at all. We were pretty scared at first! Our teachers are VValker Pickering, principal, Carl Pickering and Hilda Eaton, assistants. Gee whiz! The upper classmen sure are having fun with us! Green freshie! Green freshie ! -There was something about a party coming for us. Wonder what it is? SEPTEMBER 19-We found out what the party was all about. lt happened tonight! We furnished the entertainment-tricks and stunts of all kindsg among which were some vocal renditions. Wow! plenty sour notes! Well. we're glad it's over anyway. Now we'll feel more at home. Diccizmmcu l5-Last day of school before Christmas vacation, Had a Christmas tree with gifts for everyone. Lots of fun--especially the spell- ing bee. Gee, it doesn't seem possible the fall term is all over. Madeline Shep- ard and Norman Parker left us. Let's hope we don't lose any more. JUNE 11, 1937-Last day of school. Now we're Sophomores. We've been pretty busy the last two weeks-practicing marching for Baccalaureate Sermon and graduation exercises. Did we feel swell tonight-all dressed up in our best bibs and tuckers! Oh Boy! Just think of the vacation ahead! Nevertheless there's some happy MARCH 6, 1939-Town meeting play. Showed plenty of acting taient in memories of our Freshman days at McKinley right behind us. We won't soon forget them, either. SEPTEMBIQR 9--Looking back in ye olde Diary, a year ago today was the day for us-lots different aspects ahead. The freshmen looked scared. Did we look that bad?? Will we have fun with them! ll! We lost Alma Robbins and Owen Billings but have added a new girl, Joyce Venghaus. SIQPTEMBER 21-Freshman Reception. Did we give it to 'eml Oh Boy! They took it in good faith, though. Had a very good time. lDECEMBER 16-Christmas vacation is here. It doesn't seem possible. It's been a good year so far. We've had our ups and downs but nothing serious. Had a Christmas tree with presents for each and every-and another spelling match! Fun! 'THE GATHERER 15 APRIL 15, 1938-Say-Guess what-We've got to be in a Recital, or at least a chosen number has to. It's going to be held the last of May. Oh! oh! MAY 27-Well, it's come and gone. Marion Torrey carried ofi' lirst prizeg Leroy Eaton, secondg and Dora Goodwin and Gladys Armstrong, hon- orable mentions. The sighs you hear are of relief. JUNE 9--Graduation night. It means a new life for the graduating Senior class and another change for us. We're Juniors! It's been a swell yearg but just the same, the thought of the coming vacation isn't too bad! SEPTEMBER 11-We're juniors! We're getting nearer to the back of the room all the time. We've lost Donald Knowlton and Roger Hardy, but we have Walter Hutchinson with us this year. I know we're going to have a pleasant year. The old school looks good, even though it was hard to give up vacation. DECEMBER 14-Christmas vacations in the offing. Had a Christmas tree and entertainment at school. Lots of fun and merrymaking. MARCH .6, l939-Town meeting play. Showed plenty of acting talent in the Junior class. We're doing line! JUNE 10-Well, it hardly seems possible, but nevertheless, it's true. School is over for this year. At last we're Seniors! Happy vacation! SIEPTIEIVIBER ll, 1939-Back to school in this, our fourth and last year at McKinley High. At last we've got seats in the back of the room. But that isn't saying we'll keep them. We've had warnings already. There are nineteen of us this year. Elsie Barter and Shirley Eaton have joined us. A NOVEMBER 30-Thanksgiving play, Listen to Leon . A great success with good returns. This has been a term filled with plans for our school paper and our class rings, etc. There have also been some changes. Uur principalj Walker Pickering has resigned after eight years in McKinley High School. It was hard to realize that he would no longer be with usg but his position was very ably filled by assistant, Carl Pickering. Arthur Cole, became our mathematics, history and science teacher. 7 FEBRUARY 1, 1940-Dear Diary-It's a very undecided matter as to what we shall write tonight. There's so much ahead of us. In about four months we will say goodbye to McKinley High. Who knows what's in store for us after that? J It depends on ourselves. We'll be on our own. We feel assured that with four years of McKinley High School behind us. we will be prepared to start our new life. Good night, diary. Wish us luck! U. QEHEE 35 O 71 L ff 1 J 1 Z 1 ,f .1 JUNIOR GROUP Front raw, left to right-A. Bray, B. Heanssler, C. Heanssler, J. Bet s, I-1. Brown, O. Billings. SECOYIII' row, left to right--A. Douglass, E. Knowlton, B. Torrey, To:rey, C, Haskell, P. Hardy, V. Haskell, Miss Eato Third row, left to right-M. Grinclle, M. Eaton, L. Hardy, Robbins, F. Spofford. Fourth row, left to right-VV. Haskell, G. Weed. is THE GATHERE12 CLASS OF 1941 Clams Prcsicleiit .....,,.........,,..,.,........,,.......4.,..,,.... BASIL HEANSSLER Vice Prcsidciil ......,... ......,..,... ..,. A B IJAH BRAY .Sknwifzry ,,,,,,,4.....,,.,,......,.............,,.,................,,......... PRISCILLA HARDY 7'rfra.wo-m' .. ..,... 4....,,. . ................., ,.,...,......... C H ARr.orT1s HASKELL Class Motto: Climb, tlziough the rocks be rugged Class Colors: Old Rose and Silver CLASS ROLL john Betts Lenora Hardy Clifford Heanssler Abijah Brav Priscilla Hardy Evelyn Knowlton Howard Brown Charlotte Haskell Josephine Robbins Annie Douglas Vernita Haskell Elizabeth Torrey Marie .liatou Windsor Haskell Rebecca Jane Torrey Milton Grindle Basil Heanssler Gilbert Weed JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY by CHARLOTTE HASKELL, '41 U IEY jane, come over to the Art Gallery with me will you? I've got to get a copy of that new painting that has just been put in there. Sure, Charlotte, l'd love to. I'm off duty for the rest of the afternoon, so !.'ve got all the time in th.e world. Say, Jane, l've been in sort of a reminiscent mood today. I've been thinking about those days in high school. Those were the grand times, weren't they ? Yes, and I wonder how they like the new school. It must seem funny not having to slide down the hill to the spring. Ha, ha-I remember the day well, when I slid down-but not on my feet! ! -,lane ! ! .Look at this bulletin: McKinley High School Band Appearing at Carnegie Hall, August 4th, Why, -lane, 'l'm honored. The Band I used to play in, appearing at Carnegie Hall on my birthday!! lsn't it wonderful, Charlotte? I never thought our Band would be that famous. My goodness, jane, we've walked a whole block past the gallery! Gee, our memories do lead us astray ! sv ik ak My, but there are a lot of people here today. I wonder what the attrac- tion is? Say, what's so wonderful about the picture over there ? lt must be the new one, Charlotte. I.et's go over and look at it. l-lm.-m-m 'A Little Country Schoolf Isn't it lovely, Jane? Look how those colors blendg and those beautiful apple trees in full bloom. If I can paint like that when I get through Art School- Stop lookin' .sith the artist's eye, Charlotte, and look with your own. That is lVl'cKi:ziey High and l'et's apple trees! jane it can't be! Oh, but it is! Think of it, our band playing in Carnegie Hall and our high school hanging in this world famous Art Gallery!! Remember the day we first entered? We must have looked like scared rabbits. And Freshman Reception, 1,11 never forget that COW I had to draw on the board-or how proud we were when we gave the Freshmen -D THE GATHERER 19 worse than we got the next year. How glad we were when Christmas vaca- tion rolled around. Let me see, it was that year that I had my first real boy friend and my first evening dress. I told my mother afterward I felt like Mae West in that dress. Boy did I feel big when I got into the Sophomore ranks. Remember dressing those Freshmen in green hair-bows and neckties? Oh, I almost forgot Sophomore Recital. Wasn't Windsor Haskell's piece, 'The Sand- IfIog,' swell? He received honorable mention didn't he? And you and I got first and second with Sicily Burns' 'Wedding' and 'Loyaltyf We always were together on everything-even our dresses: mine pinky yours blueg and practically made the same. It was that year that I gave out programs at the graduation exercises. I was almost as thrilled as I was my Freshman year when my brother was marshal. And the unforgettable music festivals came in the spring of 1939. I know I'll never forget them! One of the best school bands in New England, when we came back from the festivals in Worcester, and now one of the best in the country! Could you ever forget our junior year? I know I never could. Those plays--you were certainly a scream as Aunt Eunice. And our band trips. and our- Hey, Charlotte slow down. VVhen do you expect to get a copy of that painting if you don't get to work ? Why Jane, this is no time for work. That painting calls for a celebra- tion! We're going to hear the McKinley High School Ba-nd at Carnegie Hall-expenses on me!! l X 0 O VI O 7,96 J' 7? 'num IM in-I X . Q v Q I .ullllflfffrlinff q 51 X x M' ' .Vik A ,, , SOPHOMORE GROUP Front row, left to right-J. Hamblen, C. Davis, W. Haskell, W. Knowlton. Setond row, left to right-C. Pickering, A. Scott, A. Betts, Z. Bray, D. Watts, B. Weed, D. Hardy, R. Bobbi!-15 Third row, left to right-H. Hutchinson, M. Eaton, T. Eaton, R. Scott, D. Greenlaw. iz THE GATHERER H H CLASS OF 1942 Class III'l'SIlIll'Ilf ......,.,......,,,.,.......4....,......,, .. ..,.,4 WILSON HASKELL Vice l,l'UA'l'lIt'lll .. ....,... ...,.... .....,.,.......,...........,........ .....,,..... A D A SCOTT Sl7l'l'l'flI-I'LV and TI'f'lIXIll'f'l' .. . ,,,..lA......,..... .,,.. ...,., A N NA BE'r'rs - Class Motto: Si111fvI1'cify, Siizcerity, and Service Class Colors: 1- CLASS ROLL Anna Betts vVilson Haskell Royal Robbins Zella Bray jack H amblen Ada Scott Carlin Davis Dorothv Hardy Rosemond Scott Therese Eaton William Knowlton Dorothy Watts Delwyn Greenlaw Hazel Hutchinson Barbara Weed SOPI-IOMORE CLASS HISTORY by DOROTHY WA TTS, '42 S I was walking along Main Street in Deer Isle, I happened to see a large gray building on the right. This, I learned presently, was McKinley .Plant Nursery. l walked along a little farther and met a man whom I supposed to be the director of the nursery. I asked him if I might visit the place as I was interested in plants. I-Ie took me up a Flight of stairs, where 1 entered the Main Room. Here all the plants were kept. You may find them rather Iorlorn now. They have just had a recep- tion and aren't feeling so spry. As I entered my eyes fell upon a whitish plant called the lily. This I learned to be Zella Bray. l moved closer to the table, and what should I see but a frail little plant called The Lily of the Valley, who was recovering from an illness. This was Dorothy Hardy. As I edged nearer the table I saw a blue and white plant called The Forget-Me-Not. This was Therese Eaton. , Looking around I saw no one, but as I looked closer I saw a woman coming towards me. May I help you ? sh'e asked. Yes, I replied, Please tell me the name of this odd plant. Oh! that's a nasturtium. She is a nice little thing. Her name is Marcella Eaton. VVhat is that peculiar odor I smell ? You must mean 'the Skunk Cabbage'. That is jack I-Iamblen. When we found him he was just a little thing, so we took him in and just look at him now. You'd never recognize him. ' Isn't this beautiful, I said, bending down to smell of a plant, The Lilac. That's Anna Betts. Isn't she a pretty little thing? This is all there is in this part. Come with me and I'll show you some more in part two. These are two year olds in here. This time I found myself in a room where little flowers bloomed all around. Who's this P That's our most popular plant, Wilson Haskell. Here's another of our popular plants, the Geranium, Hazel Hutchinson. This is our fairest, Delwyn Greenlaw. I-le's known by the name of the Zinniaf' Maybe you've heard of this one. Many who come here say, 'I know that one, she's so beautiful, anyone would know her: The Lady Slippel-', Yes, many friends have told me about her, Barbara Weed, isn't it ? Yes, maybe you know ,this one too. Most people do. He's so tall and thin, The Dahlia, NVilliam Knowlton. He's changed so much this last year. Maybe he'll be different soon. This one in the water is Royal Robbins. He's been in up to his neck ever since we've known him. The Water Lily is lovely isn't it? I guess that's about all, she said, moving towards the door. THE GATHERER 23 As we walked through the hall, l spied three more plants. Who are these ? l asked. That's Ada Scott, the Wax Begonia. l-lasn't she lovely flowers? This is one of our dignified flowers. She never mixes with the rest. That's Roseinond Scott, The Tulip, and this is the last of them all, Carlin Davis, The Poppy. When anyone speaks to him, he blushes terribly. We gave it that name because it matches him so well. Well, this is the most beautiful specimen of nature l ever saw. l'll come oftener now that l know their names. Yes, do, we'd love to have you. And with these words ringing in my ears. l walked down street towards home. WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT Boy Athlete Girl Athlete Bashful School Pest Tomboy Woman Hater Man Hater jack Betts Gladys Armstrong Zella Bray Emery Hardy Pauline Nevells Mark Haskell Marie Eaton Boy Crazy Anna Betts ana' Therese Eaton Girl Crazy Actress Actor Talking Marhine Most Popular Girl M ost Popular Boy Prettiest Girl Hamlsomest Boy Baby Girl Baby Boy Thirmest Boy ,School fitterlrug All of the boys Charlotte Haskell Howard Brown Frederick Spofford Bertha Conary Prentis Shepard Annie Douglas Prentis Shepard Barbara Weed Emery Hardy Frederick Spofford Annie Douglas The Shortest Anna Betts and Barbara Weed The Tallest The Fattest The Smallest The Waviest Hair The Lightest Hair The Darkest Hair The Cutest The prettiest Teeth Joyce Ven ghaus V and Eugene Eaton Leonora Eaton and Mark Haskell Kendall Powers and Dorothy Watts Bertha Conary and Prentis Shepard Mary Bray Charlotte Haskell Annie Johnson Basil Heanssler and The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The Evelyn Knowlton Prettiest Eyes Ada Scott and Leonora Eaton Biggest Flirts Bertha Haskell and Anna Betts Biggest Teasers Gilbert Weed and Leroy Eaton Skye!! Zella Bray and Evelyn Knowlton Proudest Therese Eaton and Ada Scott Silliest Herbert Conary and Erminie Davis .lolliest Clara Davis Stubbarnest Walter Hutchinson Biggest Tdlker Pauline Nevells Biggest Lovers jane Torrey and Basil Heanssler Biggest Heartbreaker Prentis Shepard Blggfff Wlti-fPerer Elsie Barter Blggfff Joke Howard Brown Bigger! Feet Mark Haskell Smartest Josephine Robbins and Clara Davis Oddest Llgyd Capen Nicest Priscilla Hardy Nollflf-'ff Dorothy Hardy Slowest Wilson Haskell and Eugene Eaton H4PPlCSf Joyce Venghaus Loudest Bertha Haskell KEJHMEW 33 ,G QQ 6 'Y Li.-' . Q L....,.... y-- L... 3,1 ,sk FRESHMEN Front row-E. Davis, B. Haskell, D. MacDonald, R. Hardy, M. Thompson, P. Nevells, A. Johnson. Second row-K. Powers, E. Hardy, B. Haskell, L. Eaton, G. Sewall, L. Stevens, V. Haskell, C. Hardy Third row-L. Capen, J. Donovan, E. Parker, M. Haskell, D. Billings. Back row-Mr. Walker Pickering. 'U ' J THE GATHERER CLASS OF 1943 Class President ,..,..,...,.,.......,........,........,........,,...,...,,..... LLOYD CAPEN Vice President ,...,,., ..,............... C Ecu. TTARDY Sec1'eta.ry ..,,....,...,..... ,,,.......,...,,,....,..............,...., A NNIE JOHNSON Treasmfer ..........,,...............,,..,...,........,...........,,........... TVIARK HASKELL Class Motto: Not al the top, but L'lf11'lb'i'l1gU Class Colors: Violet and White CLASS ROLL Dexter Billings Cecil Hardy Annie Johnson Lloyd Capen Emery Hardy Dorothea MacDonald james Donovan Mark Haskell Pauline Nevells Ermine Davis Betty Haskell Edgar Parker Lenora Eaton Victor Haskell Kendall Powers Ruth Hardy Bertha Haskell Genevieve Sewall Marie Thompson FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY by MARIE THOMPSON, '43 I am a clock at McKinley High, Tl1C1'C,S nothing much gets by my eye. I want to tell you about our gang That landed here with quite a bang. The Freshman. Class is the one I mean, The noisiest bunch I've ever seen. VVhen they arrived on Sept-eleventh, T I thought a cloud had burst in the heavens. flisp this one pleasej They were twenty in number and measured all heighttsj, And all twenty yelled with all their might. C The Sophomores calmed them down abit, VVhen at freshman reception they' tested their wit. Two of the boys in the band now play, So I hear horns blowing part of each day. Wlieii Principal Pickeririg left one day, The Freshmen didn't know what to say, lu him thcy'd found a faithful friend, And hated to have this friendship end. However, they soon became reconciled, To see his brother, Carl, walk dow11 the aisle Mr. Arthur Cole then took Carl's place. And now his is a familiar lace. Miss Eaton, though, is still on deck, They hope she stays there, too, by heck. One of the girls has gone away, Here's hoping the other nineteen stay. 'Cause now that basketball season is here, The school needs them to shout and cheer. And all in all they aren't so bad, Noise isn't the worst thing this school has had. Take it from me who hangs here all day, And sees all that goes on in every way. This Class may be noisy and full of fun, But they have only just begun. T hey'll be back again I hope, next year, And I'll tell you more if Iim still here. Ehitnrialn HIGH SCHOOL OYS . . .girls . . . books . . . paper . . . giggles . . , odor of oiled Hoors . . . bells . . . notes . . . exams . . . play rehearsals . . . odors from Chemistry lab . . . laughter . . . rank cards . . . late hours . . . broken windows . . . lost recesses . . . whispers . . . recitals . . . dreary days . . . battles . . . puppy love-affairs . . . borrowed pencils . . . mislaid war paint . . . initials and hearts on blaekboards . . . the whirring pencil sharpener . . . bright days . . . band rehearsals . . . contests . . . blue days . . . the visiting mice . . . bridge games at noon . . . dancing at Jerry's . . . morning songs . . . dictionaries . . . for- bidden funny books . . . artists . . . untidy desks . . . class reporters . . . visits from the superintendent . . . freshman reception . . . trips to the spring . . . a one-cylinder radio . . . broken chairs . . . snapping fingers . . . autograph books . . . pounding typcwriters . . . high heels coming up the aisle . . . choruses of Oh! Johnny . . . rattling newspapers . . . stamping feet. That, folks, is high school. Erlifor-in-Clzief ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AMUSEMENT CRAZY? by MARIE EATON, '41 T IS often stated by members of the older generations that Americans are amusement crazy. For example, they say that it was very silly to spend so much money in preparing the VVorld's Fair for exhibition, like- wise that people spend money to attend the movies or other amusement halls which they should use to clothe and feed the poor and hungry. It is true that many people will go to great physical discomfort to attend a moving picture. For example, I once knew of a family that would leave their car a mile from their home and walk through mud and wet, then ride six miles over rough roads even in the middle of the VVinter. They must have been very bored to procure amusement at such cost. Thus one might not be entirely wrong in thinking that some Americans are too fond of amusement. . However a certain amount of amusement is necessary for everyone. The adage, All work and no play makes jack a dull boy may truly apply in this instance. One should endeavor to take time for recreation. On the contrary, all play and no work gives the same result. Amusements do not necessarily have to be costly. A game may be procured for a small sum and yet it will furnish amusement for many happy hours, Children glean much enjoyment from a play acted by them- selves. They deem it great fun to dress in old cothes and wear a silk hat and wig. Thus it is necessary to have some amusement, but a hxcd amount McKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL - - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE by MARION TORREY, '40 URS isn't the most modern of high schools. The seats are old, and some occasionally fall apartg the stoves provide uneven heat, and the windows rattle vehemently on windy days. Yet, interred within its walls is best. 28 THE GATHERER are some of the fondest memories of former days: the stampede forsskates when the Mill Pond was frozen, boys who were inclined to be mischievous, and Freshman Reception. I We are Seniors, and already we are wondering what next year with- out McKinley High will bring. True, we have growled and scolded when we weren't allowed to stay home where other diversions would seem more pleasantg but most of us really haven't meant it. I We owe something to that school-determined efforts in its courses, if nothing else. Almost all of us will soon be taxpayers. We will vote. The present students must realize what will happen to our government if freedom is abolished and over these United States lingers the black cloud of misery and despair that engulfs Europe today. We are studying not only for our school but for our country. There are many taxpayers who haven't any children to be directly benefited by schools-yet they must be taxed. It is only fair that we prove to them that their money was not spent in vain. How? By becoming better citizens through education. A ESSAY ON SCHOOL by GLADYS ARMSTRONG, '40 OU came to school Monday and Tuesday, didn't you? I thought I saw you, but what happened Wednesday? Oh, I see-I forgot the law was off birds. Well, I like pie better than cake just because I dog and Ilm not to blame for it, so I can't very well blame you because you like bird hunting better than studying. But stop and think a while-who are you hurting? I suppose if you're a good shot you'll say the bird. But I must declare that you are the victim, because every day you're absent you weaken a rung in your own ladder to success. You may not believe it now, but when you near the end of your high school days you'll understand. I suppose it's the same old story, I hate Algebra and can't do it. But think of it this way. Algebra means X-not one, but a book full. Nobody cares what X equals, or there would be but one X, with one value. It's put there as a challenge to you, to try your ability. Riding the same wave, is Geometry. The book is not given so you can learn why this triangle is congruent to that triangle, but it dares you to prove the Figures. And will you take that dare? That is where your teachers come in 3 they are there to guide you right. Then again, maybe it's languages, history, or government. It's not everybody that cares for languages, but clon't take them for what they are. VVhat if you can't get a French accent or talk in Lating you're broad- ening your mind and developing a brain to think for itself. Maybe History seems dry, but once again you are strengthening your mind, even if you can't remember everything. Greater men than you have forgotten things, and in Government you will touch lightly upon the barest facts, and it will help to dust the crevices of your brain and give you an idea how your country is ruled. I am writing this, not for high school students, but rather to make you elementary pupils understand that school is not a place where you must learn facts to be remembered through life, but a place to develop you both mentally and physically. And I'm asking all of you to go to High School, Don't go a year or two and then leave, but keep on. It's only four years of your life, and I guarantee you'll never regret it. Can you name me anyone who does? THE GATHERER 29 Only ill health at the very last put me out of school-one of those unfortunate occurrences in this thing called l.ife. And now, a former stu- dent, I say, G0 To High Sl!'lI'00l And Maki' The Most Of II! WANTED: MORE SCHOOL SPIRIT by SHIRLEY EATON, ,40 HERE'S a story of the woman who went nito a millinery shop in- tending to purchase a hat. After trying on every one in the store she gave up and said, Well, the only thing for me to do is to give up the idea of buying a hat, and get me a new face l The same idea applies to us here in McKinley I-ligh School. lnstead of fussing about what our school hasn't got-all its faults and defects, what it needs and all that-how about more school spirit to help things along? For instance, the townspeople should come right back, after the Gaflzercr is put out each year, with a big editorial on the front page of the MESSENGER. WHAT lVlcKlNl.EY l'llGl-l SCHOOL NEEDS- MORE SCHOOL Sl lRlT We have been so darn busy raving about McKinley's faults, that we haven't realized that we aren't giving it enough support, not enough to show that we are proud of our school-that it means something to us. Where are many students of the school when we have a ball game- basketball, football, or baseball? lt doesn't matter where they are, but why aren't more of them right there in the audience cheering for McKinley's team? The players feel the lack of school spirit. There is no incentive for them to win--to do their best. The school plays, band concerts, and Alumni card parties fare the same way. There is insufficient interest on the part of the scholars. I say, forget the usual, our school needs a dressing room, we need a playground and other familiar titles. This school needs increased school spirit more than it ever has needed or ever will need playgrounds, drinking fountains or anything else along those lines. Forget the material needs for WHY DO WE GO TO SCHOOL by CLARA DAVIS, '40 OU know when our instructor told us to write an essay about school, or school life, l began wondering. Why do we come to school any- way ? just ask yourself that question and truthfully answer it. How many of you can truthfully say that you came to school to learn as much as pos- sible in that day or week. A very small minority I'll bet. To tell the truth I never even thought of it until Mr. .Pickering men- tioned it in class one day. But now that we think more about it, we realize that a ve1'y few of us come here to high school to learn about History or to study English Literature. However, it must be done and we must make the most of the time that we put in school, even if we don't like all of our subjects. It is each pupil's duty to choose the subjects which he thinks will be best for him and which he likes. This will help much to make the hours in the schoolroom more pleasant. If the subjects studied are enjoyed a much greater benefit will be derived from them. Wlfen our parents or grandparents went to school it was with the idea of learning all that th.ey could in the short time they were there. Although there was a smaller number of students that graduated then, those that did graduate knew a great deal more about what they had studied than our valedictorians who graduate now. Summing this all up, we come to the conclusion that even with all our conveniences, now, we do not have the desire to go to school to learn all that it is possible for each of us to learn as our grandparents did. Students today need that desire. a while. X Alumni ll ALUMNI BANQUET 11,-m1110111 H ,,4,,,,,,,4,,,,4,4,,,,,,,,AA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4 ,,,,,,4,,,,,,,, MARVEL SNOWDEN .S'ecrel'a1'y .,,,...,, 4......., C HRISTINE P1eK1aR1Nc.: Tygf1lgl11'gy --,.,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,, ERNICE SCOTT C0.,,,,,,.ifffC ,,,,,, ,,44,,,,,,,, 1 10513 BECK, Viasivx .PrcK1sR1NG, BizA'1'RlCiz il'.lASKlCLL, LULIY Lown, HICRNICIC ScoT'1', l2i.1,1c'r'rA JOHNSON The thirteenth annual banquet of the Alumni Assoeiationof McKin- ley High School was held in the Masonic lilall, Tuesday evening june 6, 1939. l The tahles were attractively decorated and the banquet wlneh was served hy the Ladies' Aid, was innnensely enjoyed hy the guests and those members who were present. . The following program was greatly enjoyed hy all: CARI. Picknnino, Toczstzzzaislw' Welcome co Class of 1939 ....,............,.--...- Z Marvel Slwwden Response Illll4,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,.,,,,.. M ilton Eaton Solo ..,..........,., ,,.,.,,. .... K a therine Milan Roll Call and Response of Guests Song- School Days In Memoriam ,,,,,,,,,,,A , , , . , Ellerra johnson Reading ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. , , , . . Evelyn Haskell Business Meeting Initiation ' Closing Songs- America and Auld Lang Sync ALUMNI l903-Ernest Barbour, Portland, Maine. Harriet CSaundersj Pike Qde- eeasedj..Fred J. Spofford fdeeeasedj. Susie Cole Qdeeeasedj. 1904-Grace fPiekeringj Small, P'ortland, Maine. Anita Qfforreyj Lom- bard fdeeeasedj. Ada Cllatonj Weecl, Brunswick, Maine. Mamie Cliatonj Scott, Deer lsle, Maine. l905-Villa M. 1-laskell, Whitinsville, Mass. Kathryn f,MeVeighj Seott, Sunset, Maine. Lillian Clinowltonj Trust, Bangor, Maine. l-Iarry Powers, Walcehelcl, Mass. Gertrude Greenlaw Cdeceasedj. l906-Irene Haskell, South Braintree, Mass. Grace QI-Iaskellj Mitchell Cdeceasedj. Jasper Phillips Haskell fcleceasedj. Breta Qlzlaskellj Harris, Buzzards Bay, Mass. Mabel CGrayj Green, Everett, Mass. Hazel Clleckj Carman, VVollaston, Mass. Amy CSylvesterj Mc- Veigh Qdeeeasedj. ,Harry Pickering, Framingham, Mass. Linwood Pickering, Framingham, Mass. 1907-Myrtle fStinsonj Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Eva cTll0llllJ'S011D Beck, VVasl1hurn, Maine. Clermont CKnowltonj Dunham, Ells- worth, Maine. Vivian fGreenlawj Heffnew, Canton, Ohio, B, .Clyde Smith, Deer lsle, Maine. Alvan Sellers, Malden, Mass. 1908--Andrew J. Beck, VVafshhurn, Maine. Nellie fllaskellj Saunders, New York, N. Y. Sarah QPiekeringj I-lendrickson, West Palm Beach, Fla. Carlton Powers, Ridgewood, New Jersey. lissie flfirayj Torrey, Dezz' Isle, Maine. 1-lerbert Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. THE GATHERER 31 l 909- l 91 O- l9ll- Rose f'lfhompsonj Beek, Deer Isle, Maine. Grace Qllowej Douglas, .Little Deer lsle, Maine. Edmund johnson, Deer Isle, Maine. Wini-' fred fSaundersj Haskell, Storrs, Conn. Allan Smith, New London, Conn. Cassie Powers, Boston, Mass. Harry Bye, Stonington, Maine. Annie QCoolenj Annis Cdeeeasedj. LeDroit Greenlaw, Newark, New jersey. .Roy I'Iendrieks, Liver- more Iialls, Maine. Luey Qllaskellj Lowe, Deer Isle, Maine. Rachel Clelaskellj Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Elsie Q1-laskellj Nllhitmore, South Portland, Maine. Merle fSmallj Cook, Fall River, Mass. Laura fStinsonj Riee, Deer Isle, Maine. Agnes QGreenlawj llardy, Quincy, Mass. Beatrice fliatonj Knowlton, Deer lsle, Maine. lflazel fGreenlawD Barter, Stonington, Maine. Carroll B. Knowlton, Everett, Mass. Ellen CSnowdenj Sellers, Portland, Maine. l9l2-Eva CGrayj Pickering, Deer lsle, Maine. Ethel Cllaskellj Veng- haus Cdeeeasedj. Roy joyee Cdeeeasedj. Grace fl,.owej lileteher, Bangor, Maine. Earle Saunders, Conn. Laurence Sellers, Portland, Maine. Charles Taylor Cdeeeasedj. Hazon Taylor, Anson, Maine. Francis CTaylorj Heanssler, Sunshine, Maine. Earle Snow, Port jefferson, New York. Geneva QMarshallj Barbour, Deer lsle, Maine. 1913-Lelia fGrayj McGuin, Lynn, Mass. Merle Green, Deer Isle, Maine. lvy fGrossj, Maltedo, Hyde Park, Mass. Aliee Clrlaskellj Ellis. Deer Isle, Maine. Fred Powers, Camden, Maine. Vesta Qliatonj Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Spofford Thompson, Portland, Maine. Maurice Gross, Portlancl, Maine. l9l-I-Mont Annis, Rita Clrlendrieksj Billings, Deer Isle, Ma'n:f. Melville Small, Framingham, Mass. Celeste Qlflendrieksj Toomey, Lee. Mass. Evelyn QSmallj Snowden, Sunset, Maine. Willis Snowden. Sunset, Maine. Maurice Pressey, Portland, Maine. Linda Qllaskellj Gross, Deer Isle, Maine. Ruth Torrey, Norwood, Mass. l9l5-Mabel Clirayj lloward, Deer Isle, Maine. Harold Carman, Farm- ington, Maine. Ethel fllavisj Saunders, Surry, Maine. Maurice Greenlaw, Deer Isle, Maine. Ada Iflaskell fdeeeasedj. William Powers, Deer Isle, Maine. 'liloraee l-laskell, Stroudsliurg, Pa. Doro- thy QLufkinj Sampson, Bridgton, Maine. Margaret QI-lardyj lelar- vey, Sebee Station, Maine. 1-lazel CMarshallj Whitney, Jonesboro, Maine. Wesley Small, Windsor, Conn. Elletta QThompsonj john- son, Deer Isle, Maine. Bessie CSeottj Torrey, Deer Isle, ltfligtine, Leon Weed, Deer Isle, Maine. l9l6-Phillip Guptil, Syracuse, New York. Lena QI-Iaskellj Thompson, Saugus, Mass. .Pauline fjohnsonj Dibble, Westbrook, Conn. Gor- don Seott Cdeceasedj. Edna QSnowdenj Billings, Stonington, Maine. ' Y l9l7-Robert Conary, lspwieb, Mass. Carroll Conary Qdeeeasedj. Made- l918 line fSaundersj Clough, Hartford, Conn. Mernie fLufkinj Sinnet, Delaware, Ohio. Geneva CTO-rreyj flfloward, Deer Isle, Maine. --King Annis, 'Long Island, New York. Gladys Cliarterj Titeomb, Neptune, New Ju-Hey. Bessie fBrayj Dowe, Deer Isle, Maine. Doris Bray, Sanford, Maine. Eva fColej Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Mary QDavisj Barbour Qdeeeasedj. Gladys Cllatonj Bemis, Cleve- land, Ohio. Mae QGreenlawj Cook, York, Maine. Beatrice fl'ieker- ingj Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Alvah Pray, Long Island, New Q THE GATHERER g ,M York. Maud CSmallj Stinson, Stonington, Maine. Carlyle Stock- bridge, Newton Center, Mass. Dorothy Sylvester, West Newton, Mass. Lois Snowden, Stonington, Maine. Roswell Torrey Qde- ceasedj. Dorothy Haskell, Boothbay, Maine. Doris Haskell, Port- land, Maine. 1919-Catherine QBrayj Smith, Deer Isle, Maine. Elwyn Hardy, Deer Isle, Maine. Emily- QLowej Venghaus, Deer Isle, Maine. Bina fSmallj Watts, Deer Isle, Maine. Waldo Taylor, Deer Isle, Maine. 1920-Hazel fliarbourj Torrey, Deer Isle, Maine. Marjorie fBeckj Pierson, Waterville, Maine. Carrie Brown, Sunset, Maine. Arthur Conary, Deer Isle, Maine. Hollis Conary, New London, Conn. Byron Haskell, Swedesboro, New York. Doris QScottj Knowlton, Deer Isle, Maine. I-Ienry Saunders fdeceasedj. 1921-Arthur Barter, Deer Isle, Maine. Wilbur Davis, Deer Isle, Maine. 1922 1923 Rodney Dunham, Bangor, Maine. Glynida fHoldenj Camac, Pas- coag, Rhode Island. Bertha Clsufkinj Hardy, Deer Isle, Maine. Keith Powers, Greenport, Long Island, New York. George Snow- den, Hartford, Conn. --Sybil QDowej Eaton, Sunset, Maine. Phillip Greenlaw, New York, New York. Freda Clrlaskellj Gott, Stonington, Maine. Kenneth Haskell, Portland, Maine. Linnie CHaskellj Conary, Deer Isle, Maine. john Murch, Buffalo, New York. Margaret fljiercej Brown, Rowayton, Conn. Arnold Scott, Oyster Bay, New York. Alta Smith, Hinckley, Maine. Pearl Spofford, Deer Isle, Maine. -Edythe Damon Cdeceasedj. Doris fDowej Kristie, Deer Isle. Maine. Thelma fHaskellj Brock, Portland, Maine. Bernice Qjoycej Scott, Deer Isle, Maine. Evelyn fLowej Bancroft, South Wey- mouth, Mass. Gertrude fLowej Hupper, Tenants Harbor, Maine. Dorothy CMarshallj Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Vera fPow- ersj Billings, Deer Isle, Maine. Priscilla CScottj Webber, Stoning- ton, Maine. Jason Snowden, Hartford, Conn. Augustus Spofford, Portland, Maine. l924--Allison Bray, Deer Isle, Maine. Mae CCarmanj Haskell, Deer Isle, 1925 Maine. Alfred Conary, Quincy, Mass. Gladys CI-Iaskellj Black, Sunset, Maine. Hazel QDavisj Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Thehna Eatonj Torrey, Deer Isle, Maine. Lillian Greenlaw, Sanford, Maine. Gertrude QGreenj Gross, Stonington, Maine. Albert Pow- ers, Deer Isle, Maine. Arthur Saunders, Brockton, Mass. -Katherine fBlaekj Milan, Deer Isle, Maine. Josephine fColej Pick- ering, Deer Isle, Maine. Fannie QConaryj Reynolds, Worcester, Mass. Lloyd Conary, Flushing, New York. Sheldon Conary, Os- wego, New York. Ethelyn Eaton, Boston, Mass. Muriel CI-Iardyj Sellers fdeceasedj. Christine fLufkinj Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. James Robbins, Deer Isle, Maine, Elwyn Sylvester, Charleston, Missouri. 1926-Irene fBanksj Torrey, Washington, D. C. Benjamin Barbour, Brockton, Mass. Annabelle QColbyj Weed, Deer Isle, Maine. Eliza- beth Marshall, Deer Isle, Maine. Grace fConaryj Marshall, Bucks- port, Maine. Helen fConaryj Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Annie fDavisj Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Christie fEatonj Spofford, Deer Isle, Maine. Norman Greenlaw, Deer Isle, Maine. Austin Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Evelyn fjoycej Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Har- rison Marshall, Bucksport, Maine. Lawrence Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine, Marjorie fScottj jossilyn, Kineo, Maine. Ruth QPicker- ingj Pratt, Waltham, MassL THE GATHERER 33 1927-Margaret QCoidj Perry, Rockland, Maine. Emery Cole, Sunset, Maine. Lewis Ellis fdeceasedj. Dennis Gray, Sunset, Maine. Helen CLufkiuj Dunham, Sunset, Maine. Isabelle CLufkinJ Gray, Ston- ington, Maine. Walker Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. 1928-Viola CAlleuj Powers, Greenport, New York. Austin Davis, Deer Isle, Maine. Electa CEatonj Wood, Stonington, Maine. Vera fEatonj Snowman, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Mildred fGreenj Snowman, Stonington, Maine. Olive fMarshallj Parker, Brewer, Maine. Robert Thompson, Baltimore, Maryland. 1929-Robert Bryant, New York, New York. Marion fColej Billings. Sunset, Maine. Annie Scott, Great Barrington, Mass. Ethelda QMarshallj Wheelden, New York. Carl Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. Catherine QThompsonD Welsh, Great Barrington, Mass. .Lillian Scott, Deer Isle, Maine. Genevieve Eaton, Brookline, Mass. l930-Dorothy Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Rosella fGrayj Erickson, Water- ville, Maine. Merle Greenlaw, Sunshine, Maine. Norman 1-Iaskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Vesta Uoycej Pickering, Deer Isle. Maine. I-Ielen - QMarshallj Bryant, New York, New York. Vera fMarshallj Mor- rison, Brewer, Maine. Enid Morrison, Boston, Mass. Mary fSeottj Sawyer, Stonington, Maine. Calvin Smith, Deer Isle, Maine. l93l-Edith Qljickeringj Snowden, Hartford, Conn. Emily QI'ickeringj I-laskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Gwenith Ql'ickeringj Greenlaw. Deer Isle, Maine. Halga fSmallJ Gross, New London, Conn. June Conaryj Greenlaw, Sunshine, Maine. Maxine CBarbourj Damon, Deer Isle, Maine. Walter Scott, Miami, Florida. Izora Cjoycel Brown, Stonington, Maine. 1932-Annie Adams, Boston, Mass. Fred Eaton, Miami, Florida. Gerald Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Maurice Eaton, Miami, Florida. Ruth Eaton, Newton Lower Falls, Mass. Virginia Eaton, Miami, Florida. Karlotta fKnowltonj Rhinebeck, New York. George Sylvester, Sunset, Maine. Marjorie fThompsonj Cox Qdeeeasedj. l933-Laura fStinsonj Eaton, Miami, Florida. Doris Eaton, Santa Bar- bara, California. Ruby CSylvesterj Gross, Sunset, Maine. Alice Barbour, Deer Isle, Maine. Eleanor Barbour, Deer Isle, Maine. Frederick Heanssler, Sunshine, Maine. Daniel Billings, Deer Isle, Maine. Melville Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. I-Ielen fBanksj Meyers, Washington, D. C. 1934-Nitelle QBarbourj Wood, Brockton, Mass. Lenora Thompson Qde- ceasedj. Charlene Weed, Harmony, Maine. Vinnie Smith, Deer Isle, Maine. Sheldon Eaton, Sturdevant, Wisconsin. Gladys fFis- ettej Arey, Deer Isle, Maine. Martin Snowden, Hartford, Conn. Percival Knowlton, Boston, Mass. . 1935-Winslow Billings, Deer Isle, Maine. Grethe QBrayj Howard, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Olive Couary, Gorham, Maine. Lois QDamonj Stinson, Conn. Amos Hardy, Deer Isle, Maine, Myrna Davis, Deer Isle, Maine. Reba fDouglasj Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Whitney Lowe, Deer Isle, Maine. Carol CSnowdenj Small, Sunset, Maine. Cyrus Haskell, Philadelphia, Pa. Edward Hutchinson, Boston, Mass. Curtis I-Ieanssler, Sunshine, Maine. Dawn Snowden, Sunset, Maine. Arlene Sylvester, West Newton, Mass. Norma Sylvester, Orono, Maine. Marvel Snowden, Deer Isle, Maine. M THE GATHERER L ,MMA 1936-George Beck, Rockland, Maine. Elsie Barter, Quincy, Mass. Anna McVeigh, New York. Eugene Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Erma QI-Iowardj Weed, Deer Isle, Maine. George Torrey, Jr., Baltimore, Maryland. Edith Barbour, Brockton, Mass. Mary QDavisj Hardy, Deer Isle, Maine. Evelyn QBarterj Parmeter, Natick, Mass. Marie Lowe, Bangor, Maine. Consuelo Foulk, Westfield, New Jersey, Elmer Marshall, Portland, Maine. Elizabeth fStinsonj Knights, Stonington, Maine. Earle Cole, Sunset, Maine. Ann fKnowltonD Decker, Rhinebeck, New York. Victor Peterson, New Rochelle, New York. June fSnowdenj Varisco, Stonington, Maine. 1937-Janice Haskell, Fairfield, Conn. Chesley Goodwin, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Myrtle Pressey, Deer Isle, Maine, Henry Haskell, Miami, Florida. Everett Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Sargent Weed, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Wilma QSnowmanj Siano, Springfield, Mass. Eleanor QEatonj Thompson, Sunshine, Maine. Sylvia Betts, Cos- cob, Conn. Norma Powers, Deer Isle, Maine. Theron Pickering, Deer Isle, Maine. LeRoy Shepard, Orono, Maine. Ardelle QBrayJ Armstrong, Deer Isle, Maine. Charles Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Priscilla fBrayj Douglas, Little Deer Isle, Maine. 1938-Clarissa Bray, Castine, Maine. Percy Brown, Bath, Maine. Edna QBrayj Gray, Stonington, Maine. Lawrence Cole, Deer Isle, Maine. Frank Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Maurice Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Raymond Eaton, Baltimore, Maryland. Murray Forsyth, Littleton, Mass. Lloyd Goodwin, West Pahn Beach, Florida. Arthur Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Delma QI-Iowardj Weed, Deer Isle, Maine. Thomas Haskell, Jr., Framingham, Mass. Edward Lowe, Worces- ter, Mass. Alston Robbins, Deer Isle, Maine. Paul Scott, Deer Isle, Maine. Willis Snowden, Hartford, Conn. Neva Sylvester, Orono, Maine. Bradford Weed, Little Deer Isle, Maine. 1939--Douglas Barbour, Deer Isle, Maine. Constance Betts, Sunshine, Maine. Walter Billings, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Chestina Brown, Boston, Mass. Gloria Conary, Deer Isle, Maine. Cecil Eaton, Deer Isle, Maine. Lionel Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Mabel Dowe, Deer Isle, Maine. Betty Knowlton, Deer Isle, Maine. Doris Powers, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Howard Peterson, Jersey City, New Jersey. Phyllis Conary, Sunshine, Maine. Vera Weed, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Milton Eaton, Elizabeth City, N. C. Herbert Conary, Sun- shine, Maine. Winifred Forsyth, Littleton, Mass. Carlyle Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine. Priscilla Robbins, Deer Isle, Maine. Prentis Shepard, Deer Isle, Maine. Elwood Snowden, Sunset, Maine. 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Priscilla Louise Robbins Class poem ,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.. . ...... Gloria Conary Valedgctory ,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,....... .,...... M abel Vesta Dowe Orchestra Co,-,fel-ring gf Diplomas ., ,,,.,........., Superintendent A. H. Tuck Conferring of Balfour Medal ....,..,..,......., Principal W. Pickering Bencdittion Recesglgnal ,,,,,, .,,,,,,.,,,,., ,... .....,,........,.. , . . . Ol'Ch9Sfl'il SENIOR PLAY On November thirtieth, the Seniors presented their play, Listen To Leon. The east was as follows: Lcon Bryan, himself ........,.,. ,,.. ..... . W ilson Haskell Guiseppe, his man ....,...,,,,. ..., W alter Hutchinson Colonel Bryan, Leon's uncle . ...., .... W ilbur Snowden Archibald Darby, Leon's friend ..,.. .... E dmund Johnson Carolyn Jamison, Col. Bryan's ward ,... .... M arion Torrey Anne Cushman, Carolyn's friend .,,. ..,... C lara Davis Babe, Leon's stepdaughter .,.,....................... Dora Goodwin Nellie, Babe's maid ......,.,..........,.. ,.....,. G ladys Armstrong SOPHOMORE RECITAL On Friday, June second, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine the Sopho- more class gave their recital at the Town Hall. First prize was won by .lane Torreyg second prize by Charlotte l-laskellg honorable mention by VVindsor Haskell. The program is as follows: Exit of the Big Bad Wolf ....,..,.....,.,.... , . .L .... Nellie Weed White Lilacs . ............,..... .,,, .... A n nie Douglas Malachi's Cove iAdaptedl ....... Betty Torrey Sicily Burns' Wedding iAdaptedl Jane Torrey Music Death of the Hired Man ....,..,, Priscilla Hardy Through Fire and Water .....,,... ....... A bijah Bray Sacrifice of Naaman .......... ...., .... M i lton Grindle Music Miracle Song ,.... ...,..., . . . Evelyn Knowlton Sand Hog ..............i..............,....... Windsor Haskell Loyalty ,,........-i,.. I ,.-...i..............,.. Charlotte Haskell TOWN MEETING PLAY On Town meeting night, the Juniors gave their play, The Deacon Slips. The cast was as follows: Mildred Grendale ,,..,..... . . . , Josephine Robbins Paul Hearman -.1. .,.. C lifford Heanssler Deacon Slips ,,.,,,, Abijah Bmy FIB!!! Slips ...-,.- ..., A hhle Douglas Leslie jerksome ..... ..., G ilberr Weed Eunice Moredough .... ,,,,, J ,gme Ton-ey Mr. Ringling ,,.,... . . . Windsor Haskell Harold Ringling ..,,,.,.....,.,...,....,........... Howard Brown Mr. Brown .....,,..... ,......,........,..,.....,. M ilton Grindle SENIOR PARTY On December sixth, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pickering entertained the Senior Class with a party at their home. The party was given in honor of the members of the class who presented the play Thanksgiving night. A few members of the class of tlnrty-nine were present. Card games of bridge and sixty-three were played. Also a number played Chinese Checkers. The ping-pong table was very much in demand. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by everyone and was concluded with refreshments. ii Arhlmw l ' l s BASEBALL WALK:-:R PICKICRING, Coach MILTON EATON, Ma-nagm' MILTON EATON, Captain We were not as successful in baseball last year as we have been in previous years. However we did win one game out of live. VVC hope for 1 more successful team this year. Phe games played are as follows: Ofvfmsiazg . M. H. S. Stonington S McKinley 3 Stonington 13 McKinley l 2 Stonington 15 McKinley 8 Sedgwick 4 McKinley 7 Brooklin ' 18 McKinley 3 S. Knowlton, p. M. Eaton, c. E. Snowden, lb. J. Betts, 2b. W. Billings, 3b. THE LINE-UP C. Heanssler, ss. D. Barbour, rf. P. Shepard, cf. li. Eaton, lf. M. Grindle, sub. H. Brown, sub. I.. Raton, sub. C. Haskell, sub. W. Haskell, sub W. Haskell, sub BOYS' BASKETBALL A ARTHUR COLE, Manager ARTHUR COLE, Coach WALTER HUTCIIINSON, Captain Although were were not very successful in basketball this year we did find good prospects of a successful team next year. We played two games with Sedgwick, losing both. The lineups for the games 'irc is follows : Sedgwick-18 at Deer lsle- 7 RF.-J. Betts LF.-H. Brown C.-W. Hutchinson, C. Heanssler RG.-M. Crrindle L.G.-W. Haskell O. Billings B. Heanssler K. PowerS .Sallzstitzltas Deer Isle-15 at Sedgwick-S4 R.F.-J. Betts LF.-H. Brown C.-A. Bray I..G.-M. Grinclle RC.-W. Haskell C. Powers VV. Snowden W. Haskell 38 TI-IE GATHERER SPORTS NEWS McKinley High School baseball team played Stonington, Saturday afternoon, March 10, 1950, at Deer Isle. The score 23 to 4 in favor of McKinley High School. McKinley played Sedgwick, Saturday afternoon, March 17, 1950, at Sedgwick. The score 15 to 0 in favor of McKinley. GIRLS' BASKETBALL ARTHUR Coma, Coach AIlTI'IUR Com, Manager , T'mscU.1.A LIARDY, Captain Although the girls weren't very successful in their Iirst year of basket- ball, they showed good signs of a successful team next year and also showed them as good sports. As this year is the first team for quite a few years, we couldn't expect a very successful team: however, next year, we look for victories. Those taking part in games are: Priscilla I-lardy-Center Guard Ada Scott-Left Guard Q V Betty Knowlton-Right Guard Annie Johnson-Center Forward Pauline Nevells-Left Forward Charlotte I-Taskell-Right Forward Barbara Weed-Substitute Anna Betts-Substitute Gladys Armstrong-Substitute SCORES Sedgwick at Deer Isle Deer Isle at 4 15 so Sedgwick 17 rl N ame Elsie Barter Mary Bray Bertha Conary Clara Davis Eugene Eaton Leroy Eaton Shirley Eaton Dora Goodwin Ernestine Heanssler W'alter Hutchinson Edmund johnson Gloria Morey Carroll Powers Wilbur Snowden i Marion Torrey Joyce Venghaus Edward Watts Robert Watts Nickname Elsie Mary Bert Babe ICCP Tuck Shirl Dodie Tine Hutch johnson Gloria ' Carroll Wib Squirt Abe Bud Bob SENIOR STATISTICS Expressiolz Gosh ! Goodness Oh Deah ! You're crazy Going Gunning? Hello ? Stop! No-o ? Gracious! Gorry By love! By Gosh VVhy, sure No-yes Don't be funny Don't be foolish Yup, beautiful Hi, dear Pastime Nudging Joyce Keeping tabs on Bert Thinking of some boy Looking out -the window Talking to Tine Pestering someone Studying Giggling YVhispering Talking to Priscilla YValking around VVriting notes Loafing Feeding chickies Talking about Lloyd Dreaming of Edward Fixing the radio Chewing gum W'anfs to be Secretary Stenographer Beautician Nurse Preacher Captain Teacher Beautician Beautician Captain Electrician Nurse Mechanic Poultry Farmer Beautician Nurse Electrician Mechanic SIH.L VD .L HHH 6E HEI 40 THE GATHERER THE McKINLEY GOSSIP April 23, 1950 DEER ISLE C. Davis and E. Snowden have filed a petition for a divorce.. The Deer Isle Band will leave Mon- day on the Queen Mary for England where they will attend the World's Fair. Mr. Prentis Shepard, the former solo trumpet player of the Deer Isle Band, is on his way to Washington, D. C. to direct the band formerly di- rected by John Philip Sousa. NOTICE Since my wife has left my bed and board, I hereby notify all persons that I am no longer responsible for any debts contracted by her after this date, April 23, 1950- Carlin Davis. HELP WANTED!-Female Wanted-Girl friend. Any size, shape, or manner! Blonde, brunette, or red-head. Red-head preferred. In- quire Edmund Johnson, Jr., Deer Isle, Maine. Tel. 62. Companion-An attractive girl for a companion to the movies, etc. Must be good sport. Come see me or write to Carroll Powers, Sunset, Maine. HELP WANTED-Male Man: Wants a. man or a boy in teens for playmate. Not particular. Doro- thy Hardy, Little Deer Isle, Maine. MISCELLANEOUS ' Cook: Cook wanted. Male. Must be experienced. Must be from Arling- ton, Mass. Inquire Charlotte Has- kell, Deer Isle, Maine. . TOWN MEETING REPORT OF 1950 1. Moderator-Lloyd Capen 2. Town Clerk-Edmund Johnson 3. Tax Collector--Windsor Haskell 4. Road Comm.-Leroy Eaton 5. First Selectman-Carroll Powers 6. Second Selectman-Emery Hardy 7. Third Selectman-Eugene Eaton 8. Overseer of the Poor--Mark Has- kell 9. Overseer of the Poor-Lenora Ea- ton , Deer Isle, Maine 10. Overseer of the Poor-Gloria Morey 11. School Board-Prentis Shepard 12. The town appropriated 35,000,000 for a new High School building and Gymnasium. 13. The town voted to tar the Sun- shine Road as far as the Sunshine Schoolhouse. 14. The town voted to discontinue buseslso students could get proper exercise. 15. The town voted to raise 31,000,000 to repair the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge. 16. The town voted to insure each student against nervous break- downs for studying. 17. The town voted to have at least ten fires to keep the fire depart- ment busy. Poems: Wishes a copy of Milton's poems. Love poems preferred to bring back memories. Any person with information please get in touch with Dora Goodwin, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Gas: A few 'gallons of gas to get from L. D. I. to Oceanville. Help a guy in distress! Leroy Eaton, Little Deer Isle, Maine. Stilts: Save a poor little fellow the energy of making a pair of stilts. Will someone kindly donate him a pair? Wishes them right away. Emery Hardy, No. Deer Isle, Maine. LOST: His patience with the girls. Help him find it. Prentis Shepard, Deer Isle, Maine. LOST: One false tooth. Finder please return to Frederick Spofford, So. Deer Isle, Maine. Reward 2c. PIANO FOR SALE: Antique Piano -Will sell cheap. In good condition except for a few scratches and scars, some of the keys slightly tarnished and out of running order, dusty in places, and 'slightly out of tune. Inquire McKinley High School, Deer Isle, Maine. FOUND: A Weed found on Little Deer Isle by Victor Haskell. Specie- very rare and unknown. lf.?I6fC'IOTQT049I?.Q..Q 0.9.9 ' I s LA -m5 ' ew' ef' .Y- ' fs V 'ci' pluwvrr' 141 ex-. A' ., Q , F ,Jn 'Y fi? l :ffl L ' W :Y ' 'M T. J ,s.,,,v- f THE GATHERER 41 BAND LTHOVUGH all of our four years have been definitely successful by all standards of comparison, the last year of the school band brought us the greatest honors. Many local concerts were given and the band showed steadv progress m music under the able teaching of our director, Anton Mainente. Carl Pickering was with us again as sort of father of the band, managing, encouraging and planning. The band attended the Eastern Maine Music Feslival aL Brewer Maine, where its audition gave it a combined rating of liirceilent :md Superior. The organization was further rewarded by being chosen 'to open and close the evemng performance. Next came the New England Festival, and the band journeyed way to VVorcester, Mass., by bus and came away with a First 1-grim-v any dugg Tlus was a great trip and one to be remembered for years. ' lfarly in the Summer we were engaged to play at Vinalhaven Ses 'ui- centenmal, where we were well received. VVhat fun we had leading the Marine Parade playing in a motor boat. ' The opening ofthe Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge found the band having a prominent part. A special march by Mr. Mainente was played. the band led Governor Barrows across the bridge officially opening it, and reeortlinag were made of our playing. A Tior the four weeks of August'the' band p-layed one night weekly at the Surry lheatre. Here the organization rece.ved much praise, and .he students thoroughly enjoyed the hne drama and comedy presented bv the Surry cast. ' Again the band was invited to a Lawn Party given in their honur by Mrs. Lucy Bruce and invited to Eggemoggin lnn by the the V01-Y COOW,-3- tive group there. The State Teachers' Convention at Lewiston brought an invimtjfm to open the morning's assembly. The exhibition there brought forth many compliments, including high praise by our State Commissioner of liduca- tion, Mr. Packard. ' t t The dedication of a'new school building in Bluehill found the band invited to play there, which engagement was suceessfullv fulfilled. members have already taken seats in the band and others Some new are coming. So we look hopefully to the future and the continuation of a first class school band. Pages could be written' by. the band members and by those who have closely followed the organization, telling of the values to be had from such work. A school superintendent in Nebraska once said, A school uf music loving youngsters is a school in which results are best assured. I am sure that the enjoyment of beautiful music helps to produce better results in the languages, the exact sciences, the social studies, and in the funda- mental mission of the school-character, and citizenship development. We have found the work valuable, a means of wholesome pleasm-Q and form of pure enjoymentg and we earnestly hope that the Deer Isle people who fmance and support us can indeed detect Ill our work character and citizenship development. We are proud of our towng we hope our town is proud of us. THE GATHERER Band Trip to Worcester by CHARLOTTE I-IASKELL, '41 PRISCILLA HARDY, '41 On May 18th back in '39 The Band started for Worcester feeling proud and fne. By school buses from Deer Isle to Bangor we journeyed To try for success there among the learned. At Bangor we boarded a very large bus Which had room for the instruments and for all of us. Arriving at Worcester in the evening at seven We all promised Carl to be in bed by eleven. We all chose our room at the Bancroft Hotel, And after our supper asleep we all fell. At nine in the morning our fate was at stake And We all were so careful mistakes not to make. The Festival Overture and another we played While Mr. Mainente for a high rating prayed. The judges decided we were a success And so We were placed in Ist' class, none the less. With this off our minds and so pleased at our fate We all decided a good time We did rate, And so sightseeing we went and a lot We did see While each and all of us were as happy as could be. An invitation was sent from the home of Amos Scott ' Where we had a fine supperj such things they had bought! They surely were kind and to Deer Isle loyal And We extend them thanks for treatment so royal. Invitations they gave us for an evening of pleasure' A musical entertainment which we enjoyed in full measure. Then weary and tired from an exciting day To the Hotel we Went, thus ending that day. Next morning to Boston we travelled And at its sights and tall buildings We mar- velled. - After our breakfast at Childs' Restaurant lfVe started by bus on our homeward jaunt. We arrived at Bangor in late afternoon Hoping that all of us would be home soon, But nervsmen had gathered and nothing to do They must have our write-ups and photo- graphs, too. Our school-buses were waiting and all anxious to go, Back ta our Island, our winnings to show Next day in the papers our fame was spread And when seen by us we had a srvell head. From writing this poem we are very Weary But we hope to -you it hasn't been dreary, We have written so much we have cramps in our hand Yet we hope more trips will be enjoyed with the Band. si l K' V 58 -an ATUS on ml X . w .1 WI L 1 4 A ', V7 H , X gr M 5 K It ' d 'Hi ll' I! NSW N ' I 1 1 ' - wg . r V ,. 1 M ix' X I 9 W Xi! i ff Q xy I . H A .A f . A 1+ WF 6f'ff li! ,ll uw 'lx X , M N wx! A -- m.u' 1- u gm W ,f .. -.---W9 ' L., X gg-. A. v s 44 THE GATHERER SWEET SIXTEEN by CHARLOTTE I-IASKELL, 341 BTTY sat at her pink and white dressing table scrawling at her rather pretty face in the huge, round mirror. -Now let me see--if I put this dark lipstick a little bit over the edge of my upper lip I'll look at least Eve years older-and a little bit of that 'black stuff' on the ends of my eyelashes will make them appear longer- at least Sandra says it will, and her sister studied beauty culture. And my hair-I really do need a permanent, but mother would never hear of it so soon after my other one. Oh dear, where a1'e those tweezers--. Betty-telephone! I think it is Mrs. Bates. Oh, why did she have to call now when I'm so frightfully busy. Yes. Mother, I'm coming. With a last look at her portrait of Clark Gable she went jitterbugging down the stairs to the strains of the Yodeling Jive. Now, Betty, hu1'ry and answer that phone. Rick, turn that radio off! Who do you think can hear when you-? And Mrs. Carey's voice faded as she went on into the kitchen. Hello ?-Oh, Bill, you know I can-gee, you should be a vcntrilo- quist. You fooled me and mother, too-huh? Sure-and you get Ruthie for Rick will you ?-Yeah, they did have a light and they haven't practiced much, but they'1l do swell. O.K. now listen g-we'll meet you at The Soda Fountain at 7 o'clock and ClOl'l,t say a word about it, because if the waiters find out they'll pass out!- bye, Bill. . On hearing Mrs. Carey coming, Betty said in her sweetest tones, VVhy yes, Mrs. Bates, I think it would be perfectly luv'ley-yes, I will be over at 7 o'clock. Goodbye-. Now Betty, dear, if you're going over there yo-u must rush. I'll do the dishes for you tonight, as I know you'll be busy getting ready. Aw thanks heaps, mother. And with that she ran into the living ,room where she found Rick rehearsing for the jitterbug debut. Hey, Bet, come over here and 'jit' in place of this chair, will you ? You bet I will, Rick. I hope I'm a little more flexible than that chair even if not half as obligingf' And so for another hour these two alligators cut the rug. At six-thirty a very innocent looking sixteen year old blonde danced merrily down the stairs in a typical high school girl outfit-skirt, cardigan, sloppy socks, and saddle shoes. Meeting her mother at the foot of the stairs she was fully prepared for the reproving words. Why Betty, you can't go over to Mrs. Bates looking like that. Why anyone would think you were going to a jitterbug contest instead of a choir practice. Now you march right upstairs and change. Lightly patting her much disgusted mother's cheek she gayly an- swered. But Momsy, my best dress is over to the cleaner's. I took it over yesterday. And with a final pat she left her sputtering mother and ran into the kitchen. . Why, Rick, you look perfectly swell. I-Iurry up and Hnish that club sandwich. We've got to rush. Come on before mother comes back. Later, grabbing their pet reversibles, they slipped out the door and swung down the street towards :Tile Eida Fountain. Will you have another soda, Ruthie ? No thank you, sir, gallantly answered the pretty brunette. But hadn't we better go and meet Rick and Betty. Maybe they couldn't get out. THE GATHERER 45 Oh they'll be here pretty soon-I hope. , Hiya Bill, er-ah-hello Ruthie. Hiya kids, said Bill waving them towards two free seats. I hope you're not mad, Rick, old pal, but I brought Ruthie for your partner. You haven't practised for a whole week, so Bet and I are going in the eontestg and in case you love, we'll win, we hope ! And so Ruthie and Rick were friendly again and rarin' to go. As their destination was not far from the drugstore they 'decided to walk. Finally drawing near the long low building they stopped to 10014 at its enormous neon lighted bulletin board. ' JITTERBUG CONTEST Here Tonight ALL YOU ALLIGATORS l I Come in an 'jit' l I Then with a quick susie Q and a oi they ran into the pavilion. Like all boys and girls of their age, they must know all, hear all, and see allg so straight for the ringside seats they went. Well, it's not much use to tell what happened after that. Everyone knew who were the.best dancers. That is, everyone except Bill and Betty. Nevertheless they got the cup and their runnerups were Rick and Ruthie! Rick concealed his disappointment, but Ruthie couldn't. She wasn't made with any angelic disposition and at the very moment the cup was given to the winners she grabbed the arm of the very reluctant Rick and Hounced from the hall followed by amused giggles. About Fifteen minutes later Bill and Betty walked briskly up the Street toward The Soda Fountain where they would indulge in two-straw chocolate sodas. At eleven o'clock Bill and Betty were on the Carey steps. Betty, with the silver cup held tightly under her arm, was talking in a loud whisper to Bill when from the room over the porch a window opened and a sleepy head thrust out. Is that you, kids, came the drowsy voice. lfVell it's all oft between Ruthie and I. But I don't care anyway, because er-ah-well didnlt you say your cousin was coming down next week, Bill? Bill looked at Betty and laughed, I swoon at your feet Betsy Your brother is a sheik!! And with these words he leaped over the Carey's white picket fence and headed towards home. THE MIDNIGHT PROWLER by WILSON HASKELL, '42 WO o'clock in the morning. The small suburban residential district was deserted. The whole sky was covered with cloudsg a deep still- ness prevailed everywhere-it was a perfect night for murder. Slowly a man came up the street. He paused in front of a small, white house, then walked to a window and peered inside. All was darkness. He listened carefully then tried the door. It was locked. He then returned and jimmied the window. Once inside, he removed his shoes and then crept silently up the stairs. In his mind was but one purpose, and he had sworn to accomplish it. Finally he reached the upper floor. He came to a door. There he paused for several momentsplistemng carefully. Not a sound reached his ears. Slowly, inch by inch, he opened the door. Once inside he fumbled for the light switch. I-Ie turned on the light and then-Smash! --a heavy vase bounced off his head and through a haze he heard. You worm, I've been waiting four hours for you. His wife! 46 THE GATHERER AS I LAY THINKING by LLOYD CAPEN, '43 N MY mind it doesn't pay for a boy to work too hard. Ambition is a thing of the past and they haven't started streamlining it now. So as a modern boy, I like to just be and think. Some say that truth is g1'eater than fiction, but in my mind, since I am one of those that doesn't know the truth, it makes no difference. I have read quite a number of books and enjoyed them, but now I prefer to think. Sometimes my imagination is a bit wild, but I like it just the same. A man likes his pipe, and a baby likes his rattle. Now, what does a boy like better than to think of lands and adventures he'd like to see? I often say to myself, Capen, why don't you go South ? or Why don't you do so and so? Then I think of school and then that I am too young. But this doesn't hinder me from thinking of tall palm trees swaying in a gentle tropical breeze.'I look at the broad blue ocean and see a cloud or two go lazily by near the horizon. As it grows dark many beautiful birds fly by. Then at a disftance I see a yellow sphere arise and reflect its still light across southern waters. In the morning I eat a breakfast of delicious fruits. Then I hike down to the docks and jump a freighter to Europe. Q After a fine voyage I reach Naples, then go to Rome and Greece to see the achievements of the Greeks and Romans. Next I go to South Africa and get a few diamonds. I sell these in Holland. Then to Paris to have a good time. I hnd myself out with a girl, and shortly she finds another boy friend. Ill luck causes us to meet her beloved. I feel my ears burn. Immediately I start to explain only to have a strong and willful hand take me by the ear-Is it a policeman? No, for I look up and see Mr. Cole. I-Ie pulls my ear a little more roughly and says, Lloyd let's sit up and do our Algebra. This is no time for day dreaming. And he promptly sends me to the board. THE AWAKENING by PRISCILLA HARDY, '41 UTI-I ran briskly up the steps and into the house calling loudly to her mother I'm frozen, mother. It's bitter cold out and really my last winter's coat isn't warm enough. Nearly all my friends got fur coats for Christmas. Don't you think you and dad can manage to get me one on this january sale? I've wanted one so long. Mother looked at her eighteen year old daughter, patience and long- ing plainly written on her face. I'll see what your dad says, dear, but a fur coat costs a lot of money. VVell, do your best, mother, for I really need the coat. Now I must run and get ready for I-lelen's party. Our gang will be there and we expect to have a gay time. I wish the parties didn't keep up so late, dear-really, the hours you keep are terrible. Your father doesn't know how late it is when you get in. Canft you manage to get home earlier tonight? Your school work suffers from your late hours, I know. Now, mother, don't preach and go oldfashioned over me, as you know times are different than when you were a girl. I'1l come home as soon as the party breaks up. ' Mother patiently turned to the task of getting dinner and doing the dishes. Father would be late tonight as he had to have a business meeting and business was none too good this year. THE GATHERER 47 At exactly one o'clock Ruth again ran lightly up the steps to her home, opened the door with her key and stepped into the warm hall. The bitter cold outside reminded her of her desire for a fur coat again, and she hoped her mother had succeeded in persuading her father to get her one, after all, she was an only child. 1-ler thoughts were interrupted by the sound of loud noises. f-ler father and mother were quarreling and they never did. VVhat could be the matter? VVithout putting on a light Ruth crept up the stairs to listen at the door. She heard: Now mother, look here. lt's no use to argue-we've been over it time and again. l cannot buy Ruth's fur coat, and she may as well come to realize it now. We've sacrificed enough to give her everything she's wanted. All her life you've gone without anything you wanted and needed to give her nice party dresses, rouge, lipstick, hats, gloves, and everything she's asked for, while you-why your coat is at least five years old and your hats are always made over. Remember how you longed for that outfit we saw in the shop window the last time you and l went to the movies? NVhy, you won't even go to lunch or to the theatre with me because you have no decent clothes. You can't sacrifice any, longer. And remember we are no longer young and haven't nmch time to enjoy ourselves. No, it's really final, l won't buy Ruth a fur coat. 'Ruth stood amazed outside the door, her breath coming quickly and her mouth wide open. VVhy where had she been? l'ladn't she realized all her mother was doing for her? Come to think of it, mother's clothes were shabby and she seldom went outg but Ruth was so busy going to parties, dances, etc., always hurrying to go from one to the other. She hadn't stopped to realize how'selfish she had been. lt was time she woke up. 'Bursting into the room, sobbing in her throat, Ruth cried, Hlvlotlier, dear, why didn't you tell me, l didn't know. T don't want any fur coat or anything that you will have to sacrifice for. l'm awake now and tomorrow morning early Fm going job hunting. From now on l'll buy my own clothes. liather went to bed peacefully. glad that his daughter had seen the light. ulloggone it, she's a.chip off the old block after all. he muttered SITTING FOR MY PHOTOGRAPH by SHIRLEY EATON, '40 it's fun-that there's nothing to it. lt's the al, next to taking castoroil, that l've ever been through. sleepily. ONV1' let anyone tell you worst orde I n the hrst place, I got the idea from somewhere that I was going to look glamorous-maybe like Ann Sheridan or Ioan Crawford! Anyway I - - - ith that idea in mmcl. QWith a mug like seated myself before the camera w this one too!!j n , 1 First a front pose, I think, said Mr. Photographer. Pace the camera and look directly at my hand. Smile now! Can't you think of some funny story that brings a good laugh ? Oh! Whatian effort that was-at hrst, because l was really beginning to have misgivings. Where was my I glamour? l attempted a sweet!! smile which somehow made my face feel like T had lockjaw. - Hold it! , Click!-The first pose. Next it was a profile pose. no -1 ' nestly hoped for a less-sickly more-dignified expression. Fix your eyes on one pa little. There! that's right! Fine! A tl er chance to do my stuff. I ear- rt of the sheet opposite you. Lift your head a 48 THE GATHERER I thought, This ought to be good. It's got to be !! A queer feeling came over me. I dreaded the worst. It must not happen. 011 ----- Ah-k-choo l That was that. Mr. P. gave a disgusted snort. I longed to sink through the floor. The rest was worse than sitting through a dry lecture, ten times over. Squirming, fidgeting, squinting and everything else that goes with that dread of the worst. At last it was over. I breathed fresh air again. As I retraced my steps to the schoolhouse, I thought- - - Gosh, I hope I worked that Ann Sheridan pose. And with this mug! COFFEE-AND-RAIN LUCK by CHARLOTTE HASKELL, '41 T'S a d1'eary looking boarding house, that one on the East side. Through the streaming rain one faint light can be seen glimmering through a tiny third story window. In that tiny room a tall, slim girl with perfect features and beautiful copper-colored hair, leans over the foot of the bed, her startling white hands nervously clasped in front of her. I-Ier red-brown eyes that had been staring moodily at the rain-splashed windows suddenly flashed with anger. I tell you, Yvonne, I ean't stand this. No job, all I hear is, 'sorry not the type--not the type.' Why did I ever pick modeling anyway? Don't answer-I knowg just because someone said, 'you're beautiful, you belong to phoftographers' Rats l l ' Has it got you again, kid P This husky voice came from Yvonne, sitting on one of the rickety chairs balanced against the wall. I'ushing back her blonde hair and laying aside the manuscript on which she had been working, she continued. - I know a cure for that-Rain. It's pouring kittens outside now, so why don't you walk down to Tony's and get a cup of coffee, you'll feel better then. A You're a dear, Yvonne, I willf' vs if wk In another part of the city Tom Havens seated on the corner of a huge, beautifully carved desk, speaks to Storm McCormick, noted photographer. Listen, 'Stormf we've got to get the girl. I don't know where or how we'll find her, but that picture will bring us money and we need money, 'Storm,' as much and as soon as possible. The famous McCormick ran long fingers through his reckless white hair as he spoke. VVhat difference does it make, blonde, brunette, or red-head. They just don't make that type any more, Tom. McCormick, I thought 'you were smart, but I guess your brain is dulling even at the age of only fifty years. You know that for that photo to go over we've got to have that type. No one else will do. , Yeah I know, Tom, I was just trying to kid myself. I think I'll go down to Tony's, I haven't been there for over thirty years and no one makes coffee better than Tony. gk X ,F . Dianne, a brown tam pulled down over her copper curls, hands thrust deep in the pockets of her tan reversible, splashed along the wet cement sidewalks. - T1-112 GA THERER 49 It was not a long walk to Tony's, but tonight she wished it were longer. As she drew near the restaurant she noticed a long black limousine parked in front of the small building. That was funny-a limousine parked 1 T on 's was 't rare sight But nevertheless the aroma of that famous nea- y - . . , coffee was overpowering enough to put curiosity in the back of her mind. She stood poised by the door for a fraction of a second, then with a gallant Hi ya Tonyv she stood at the counter. In a little booth in the back of the room a short, stocky man with reck- less white hair was speaking. Tom, stop dunking that doughnut and look who just came in. Don't 'il get excited but that's the girl for our photo. Unsuspecting of what was going to happen, Dianne seated herself on one of the several high seats. A shont, fat and jolly old man with black- wlnte hair and mustache, came rushing down the little aisle behind the counter to where she was. ' . . . , . , P Well well well, if it isnt Mees Dianne. What ees the matter child. I I When you come to see old T onee something ees wrong. Tell ol Tonee, child, tell Tonee. Oh Tony, you're a car g that's all. With a knowing sparkle in his little eyes Tony asked, Have you been working child ? No Tony, that is just the trouble. No job.- As quick tears filled her eyes Dianne unsuccessfully tried to change the subject. Have you any spare cups of coffee, Tony? There ees always coffee for you, child, always, and thees one as the Americans say 'ees on the house' ! !', After returning with a cup of steaming coffee Tony bent over the . . , . counter and speaking in a hoarse whisper said, 'You see those two high- !l class men over there? Friends of Tonee, Tony's eyes began to sparkle. Ah-h-h-h I intorduce you. And grasping her arm Tony practically ran over to the table of the two noted men. . Storm, thees ees Mees Dianne Donnelly. Weel she do? Weel she? She ees a model and ees very beautiful-look at that hair-those eyes- Rising, Storm McCormick said, You've got a job with McCormick ' J I k u T - Sz Haven's studio, Miss Donnelly. Tomorrow at mne ococ . urmng to Ton he said There is something about your coffee that brings good . . , . Y , luck. I'll be back Tony, from now on every rainy night, Im coming to see you and have a cup of coffee. It's lucky. ' Outside, with the rain beating against her beautiful face, she jammed her brown tam over her curls and calling good night to Tony started ot? into the night. Tony, chuck ing so y door. l lin . I'm all right. just down in the mouth 1' ftl , went into his little restaurant and closed the THE WIDDER HEN by JANE TORREY, '41 U ZZZzzz - - spssssz - - zzzZZZZ - - spssssz Maybe you're wondering what is going on? Well, it's Becky's Grandpa. Can't you picture him? It is a nice, warm, june morning. I-Ie's sitting in a dilapidated deck chair on the porch, battered felt hat tilted over his nose, chin resting on his chest, bare feet exposed to the warm summer sunshine. The only signs that he is in this world at all are the steady 50 THE GATHERER snores, with the siren-ish whistles that issue forth as he exhales. On one side of him is the Monday wash supposedly on the clothes line by nowg behind, a big yellow cat, who, upon seeing Gramp so comfortably stretched out, adds his purr-r-r-r-r to the steady drone' of the bees, locust:-1, and the busy sounds of pots and pans clattering that drift out through the open door. Then suddenly- Hey Grandpa, Grandpa! Wake up. Then 'thinking of a better idea, the invader on our peaceful scene runs to the butterfly plant and picks a long stem bursting with buds--then back to Grandpa's toes-She strikes ! ! ! ! ZZZZzzz - -spssssz - - zzzzZZZZZ - -spssssz-Hey, what's going on here!! Oh, hello, Becky, well now, I suppose you're after that story I promised you-I never told you the one about the 'VVidder' Hen, did I? It sounds simple, but it's quite a story, that is, it goes back a good many years. Way back in the days of tall ships and fore and aft rigs-you wouldn't find many of those now, not if you were to scour the length and breadth of the Atlantic Ocean. You know, child, in the veins of your family, sea water flowed in the place of blood-not only in men of the family far back as we know but in many of the women too. Those women thought no more of sailing the sea and raising their brood than women of today ashore with all the modern things and electric what-nots for making life easy-or should I say complicated-for sometimes I think things were a heap sight better in the days when a ship could sail the ocean and make her passage with whatever help The Almighty saw lit to hand to a captain and his crew. Them were the days when ships were ships, and men were meng and women like your Grandmother looked into the face of gales of wind with less adieu than the modern woman, who, when her washing machine or electric cake mixer kicks up and leaves her in such a 'how do you do', has to send the wash off to the laundry and sit right down with a nervous headache and wait for the bread truck to come along. I think, after all, I am beating away from the yarn I started to spin and had better get back to the story of the little black hen. It all started one spring when your grandmother quit the sea for a spell and went home to plant some Howers and a little vegetable garden and set a hen. I remem- ber she used to have a sawed-off barrel filled with soil kept on top of the after house Cthat of course being aboard shipj. In this she had a snake plant from Cuba, periwinkle from Florida, some kind of a heathen named plant from South America, watermelon seed and sweet potato--that much I remember. She called it a garden, but trials it was to those who handled sail and played a salt water hose over the ship. Somehow there seemed to be no place on top of a ship's house for a collection of this kind, but 'there it was and there it stayed, and no one dared to do it harm. It was queer, not a man aboard but what thought that that tub of earth and weeds a proper nuisance, but let a spell of weather come up sending the water a-going, then someone saw to it that that tub was covered with canvas and protected like a dry cargo. f Well, anyhow, this Spring, your Grandma set the hen. It was a white hen. I heard say, one of them that has feathers on the legs that looks like a cowboy's chaps-not that I have even seen much of the Western life except now and then a circus. But them hens and chickens always make me think of cowboys. Well your Grandmother expected, as well as she might, that setting a cowboy hen on cowboy eggs she would have a batch of cowboy chickens, and so she did-all but one-a little black Imp-of- Satan. I don't think it was just that that chicken was so outstanding that it THE GATHERER 51 lived on and on year after year, the others gone the way of chickens and . A . f hens. From the start, that chicken was unusual. I never was anything o a far ner m self but those hens, I remember, were thoroughbred Brahmas 1 y , and I know they are lazy and had rather sit around and grow fat enough to fill the big platter for a Sunday dinner than fill the egg basket for market, so that is what became of all of our cowboy chickens. . This black chick never grew very large, but she was as slick and trim- rigged a craft as you would want to see. Nothing lazy about her-over the hen yard fence, easy as a crow, and back, when she wanted to. Time went on and all the other hens, by ones and twos, went the way f tl I tter It was intended the Little Black Hen, as she was called, 0 IC p a . . should go that way, too, but was left for the last just because she was 50 little she would be scarcely a bite if she were cooked. One da her turn came. Grandma said, 'We will have the Widder Y for dinner tomorrow-no sense keeping her to fuss with any longer. She has not laid an egg since Septeinberf W ll l.t do 'ou think-she ups and lays an egg that very day! e , wrt 3 That egg kept her head where it belonged.'Lucky egg for her, but lay another she never did until along about Apiil. Then she hid it away in a brush pile. fc - + - - , Grandmother, out piling things over, like she was sure to do as soon as she felt the breathiof Spring in the air, found that nest with thirteen . . 1 ' b . eggs in it. She brought them all into the house ut one. Next day Grandmother lit out for New York to meet 1ne after I had come in from a long voyage from some place or other CI forget nowj. She stayed while I was in port, then made a little cruise around among her friends before going home. First thing when she hit the place back home she looked to see how many eggs the Little Black Hen had laid. There ' ' ' ' - . A -1 t was the nest with just the one egg. The hen was not to be seen sior time after, she showed up, and from then on into june was seen about once in every five days. Ma, having some farm talent, well as being a good sailor woman, l l l lzd stolen a nest away. She spent time on end hunting for lcnewtiat len it It through the trees and junipers about the place. Never did find 1f, All Y the time she worried and fumed, 'Poor little hen, a-setting on those eggs- ! I 1 there could never be a chicken come from them 5 she s been a widder since -Ianuaryf It was one of those beautiful days in june. Well, I reckon this I heard somewhere : describes it-a piece of poetry 'When nature tries the earth if it be in tuneg And over it gently her warm ear it lays.' Then it goes on something about 'clodded, bees, flowers, and birds.' Gettin bacl' to the subject, Ma goes out into the back yard to see how g' x things are coming along in the warm sunshine and good growing weather, ' ' ' - l l ' beam ends.' when, 'Why theres the Widclerll kinda hstec over 011 ie1 'P little hen ' thinks Ma, 'some bad boy must have hit her with oor , a rock. Most likely broken her leg, and what's that sound-? F or an instant the thought of chickens enters her mind, but remem- bering the impossibility, dismissed the thought and replaced it with, 'In June there are all sorts of insect sounds, crickets probablyl' All the time approaching the hen, reaching down to pick her upg 'Poor Little Hen.' Ma f b ut such things When that hen brustles up like an always was a so ty a o ' ' .. old mother hen and what was that coming out from under her? Before your d tl ' astonished eyes fgood enough for Ripley's 'Believe It or gran mo 'ters i Not'j, a white chicken, another wlnte chicken, and still another white lll chicken-and what do you think-a black one . .. 52 THE GATHERER Just what would be the social standing of that Little Widder in the best barnyard society, your Grandmother never knew, but she sure was tickled pink with them four chickens and set about to make them safe in a chicken wire-covered cage your Father had made years before for a rabbit coop and had in the years between come to be called the 'cooler'- a place for breaking up broody hens. To make a long story short, that darn fool hen worked so darned hard taking care of that family, using so much vim and energy, the chicks were tossed about like a ship on a stormy sea. Every time Ma found one dead or injured she swore by the Great Horned Spoon she'd take those chickens away, but then Qpity for the mother henj she relented, and it went on until only the little black feller was left. 'Now of course she won't put so much energy into taking care of one.' When he was found maimed and crippled, Ma was good as her word. She just left that hen alone, her offspring put into a strawberry box and nursed behind the kitchen stove. Guess you know, he up and died. Now the little hen, having no family cares, whiled the Summer away. She was a pert little thing, always talking in her way. Ma gave her the run of the place, figured one hen couldn't do much harm. The episode of the fatherless chickens lent glamour. Ma saw to it all her acquaintances knew the story aind go this day friends of the family inquire about the health of the Wic ow Ien. Come Fall, your grandmother gets a hankering for the seag so she ups anchor and is off. She arranged that a neighbor' boy would take the Widder home and keep her with his flock. You know how young boys are: mean to, but don't. The short of the story is the Widder stayed in her place all Winter. When Ma came home in the Spring to plant flowers and set her hen she thought there was no living thing on the place. Ghost of Hamlet! Imagine her surprise when that hen hove in sight from around the corner of the house, and Ma ,learned from the neighbors how she had foraged for herself all Winter, being fed around at the houses. Right then and there Ma said, 'A hen that has done all the smart, cute, unusual things the Widder had, should live out all her natural days g' and forthwith an order was dispatched to re- plenish the feed barrelg and that is the same little hen out there among your grandmother's roses I am telling you about. She is losing her trim lines, but I reckon as how we all lose our sheer as we get along. She can still fly over the fence away from the other hens, and whenever I bring an egg in your Grandmother says, 'I suppose the Widder laid that'. SITTING FOR MY PHOTOGRAPH by MARION TORREY, '40 HE necessary precautions for a Jack-O-Lantern photograph? Plenty of rouge and lipstick set off with a skull cap of newly plastered hair. Now donft say you disagree. I know-I tried it. After months of planning just how the thing should look, it came out like this. I was scared in the first place. The room was so dark, and then, when he put on the lights, all you could see was somebody's sheets hanging up all around. Then he came in, goatee and all, with his hair standing on end. Gee, and I didn't mean to frighten the poor guy at all. Well he Started in, There was something about his eyes that didn't make me any more com- fortable. They seemed to pop right out at you in semi-darkness like cat's eyes when the lights of an automobile shine on 'em. First he waved his THE GATHERER 53 hand this wayg then he changed it to that. He didn't like it when 1 was some kind of fits when I smiled, 'cause I forgot my false tooth, which of course was a calamity. Oscar, fdarn it, I don't know what his name is but ain't Oscar as good as any FJ decided to take a profile. I never did like those things and I told him so, toog but he wouldn't listen. He told me to look at the ceiling. I endured it for about half an hour, dur- ing which Oscar wasivery careful to get both eyelashes and just the right twist to my shoulder. I asked him if he didn't want to hire me for a regular model, but he didn't. Too particular. We can't all be beautiful, can we? He wasn't any butterfly himself. At last it was all over. Did I feel good! My first photographing was through, and I could at last take off a gallon 01' two of paint fit was pretty heavy by that timej and go home. sober, and he had if -'Tv ii -Wiley f5'! '+ .Qfgwf x fp 54 THE GATHERER WANTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS Elsie Barter Music to dance by Mary Bray A chance to see Bert more often Bertha Conary No History lessons Clara Davis A seat near a window An Algebra paper A Blood transfusion To be a teacher Eugene Eaton Leroy Eaton Shirley Eaton Dora Goodwin To receive a letter from Milton Ernestine Heanssler A two-day week Some note paper A date with Marion Walter Hutchinson Edmund Johnson Gloria Morey A chance to whisper Carroll Powers A girl Wilbur Snowden A chicken house Marion Torrey Good supply of combs Edward Watts An answer to a question in History class Robert Watts A little ankle grease to walk to the harbor on, so he won't have to ride in Leroy Eaton's car. Joyce Venghaus To hear from Edward WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF- The Freshmen should clean the boards- Emery 1vasn't sent upstairs at least once a week- Evelyn stopped talking about music- Gilbert should study his French lesson- Annie couldn't dance- Elsie didn't whisper- Erminie should sit still a while- Prentis should stop being the prize catch among the girls- ' Marion should stop primping- Clara should stop looking out of the win- dow- Marie Eaton should stop drawing pictures- Bertha Canary should have her History les- son- Walter Hutchinson stopped writing notes to Priscilla- Leonora Hardy stopped chewing gum in school- Wilbur Snowden should stop thinking up nicknames for other people- Dora Goodwin didn't have some bright re- mark to make- Ernestine Heanssler should be present every day of the week- Dorothy Hardy wasn't always looking over other people's shoulders- Marie Thompson should stop playing the piano- Eugene Eaton did his own Algebra- Hazel didn't flirt with the boys- Howard Brown wasn't forever falling down stairs- Anna Betts should grow tall- Charlotte should cut her hair- Rosemond didn't talk so loud- Pauline didn't have red hair- Vernita stopped talking about the boys- Windsor Haskell wasn't always talking- Delwyn Greenlaw should ever fall down- Zella Bray should make a speech- Ruth Hardy should have a date. THE GATHERER 55 Candlemas Day by ROSEMOND SCOTT, '42 There's a day in each year That is a worry to us, For February second Is Candlemas. We wake up each morning In winter and freeze. We can't hear ourselves think For the knock of our knees. We shiver and shake And put on our old clothes. And wear two sets of ear muffs, One set for our nose. We wear three pairs of mittens And a heavy knit scarf, So our breath will not freeze. We can't even laugh! We look forward to Spring, Although Summer is best. We dread February A More than all the rest. For February second Is the day of the year, When we all watch for The ground hog to appear. I f he sees his shadow, The meaning is sure That we will have winter At least six weeks more. Isn't it funny That an animal small, Can change all the weather O'n this great earthly ball! I try not to believe this, But to my great dismay I look for the ground hog Each Candlemas day! My Subjects by BARBARA WEED, '42 In the morning, first period, I have Ir. B. It's about Economic living you see, My brain's in a muddle when I try to do My jr. Business-nertz to you! . Then comes Geometryg proving figures is tough, I thought Ir. Business was hard enough, But, oh, Comes Geometry-circles and squares, Triangles 'n' transversals are regular snares. But I musn't copy or I'll get E , So all through the day I'm a Busy Bee, And when it comes night time, recreation I crave, As this doggone Geometry makes me rave. Speaking of Geometry, did you ever tr? French? If you can do it, it sure is 2 cinch! H When I say in French, Comment a eZ vous? H Tres bien, Mademoiselle, rnerci! comes from you. . It may be called French, but xt's all Greek to me, Even English is hard in this land of the fret- Adfectives and adverbs are slick as a pm, So in case of a fire, please throw these book! in. Freshman Algebra Class by GENEVIEVE rSEWALL, '43 At quarter of nine in the morning we see Mr. Cole coming. Our teacher is he. He approaches the main room, and we start to groan. Why didn't we take our Algebra home? Edgar heaves a sigh, as the class is begun. Lloyd laughs at him, but soon he is done, As he stuck on a problem that is tough, And to do it, he's not smart enough. Erminie gets it and holds her head high. We arise, and go to the board with a sigh. All the boys copy and all the girls fret, I think that no one's got the problem yet. The square of two numbers is quite bad enough, But factoring higher surely is tough. When the old bell rings we jump up with glee, To think that soon we all will be free, Thanksgiving Day by ROYAL ROBBINS, '42 The thirtieth of November In the year thirty-nine. I spent Thanksgiving lVith a friend of mine. The day was quite chilly With snow on the groundg The air was so clear You could hear every sound. Our roadster drove up To my friend's kitchen door, And out I jumped quickly And ran 'cross the floor. There on thc Was turkey table and pie, And fruit and hard candy, And nuts piled up high. Cookies and fruit cake Apples and squash, And apple cider, I love it! B y Gosh! Boiled onions, potatoes, Peas, and boiled rice - - The heaviest fruit cake That's full of spice. - When we finished dinner We sat side by side. We'd eaten so much We nearly Cold died. Blooded Murder by ANNA BETTS, '42 The The room was dark: air was chilled, 'Twas the same night The The old man was killed. wind was howling Around the doorg Ab ody was lying Upon the floor. The The The graveyard on one side church on the other, air was so thick You'd almost smother. I shivered and shook Like a frightened pup, Yep, I shook so hard I woke myself up. S6 THE GATHERER ujitterbug Fever by BARBARA WEED, '42 l am sufering from something thatis new, jitterbug fever will soon get you too, You go to a :lance ana' hear a waltz, And from it you pit-If out many faults. But comes a jam session-cut a rug just hop around like a jitlcrbugg jump on your left foot, skip with your right, ln swing-crazy dance hall, donit act polite. Ta'xgo's old fashioned, it's really too slow, You dip and you dive and whirl on your toe, So just trip around gayly, theu turn on the swing - - Iitterbugs dance to most anything. PK :lf fl: :if The New Fanglfzd Songs by BARBARA WEED, ,42 l cannot sing the old songs, My mind has turned to new, Scatterbrain and Chatterbox, Have changed my point of view. Auld Lang Sync is out of style, Blue Orchids is the rage, Give me the Dipsy Doodle, fThat they sing upon the stage. It was the Volga Boatrnanf' But now my mind is changed, Give me Mexicalli Rose, And not Home on the Range. Yes, I am going modern, From my head right to my toe: Now Londonberry Air has changed, To Oh, Johnnie! Oh, johnniel Oh. Now-a-days the world has changed, Skirts are getting shorter, Instead of the Missouri Waltz We swing the Latin Quarter, The Sunset bus by ROSEMOND SCOTT, '42 Come on kids let's cut a rug, Here's the Sunset tater-bug. At seven-thirty it's time to go, You must be ready then you know. Come on ehildren! you hear Shirley say - - You can hear that bus a mile away. Wfhen it comes 'round the corner, we start to run. For we know that we'll have lots of Tun. You folks must know it's fust a game, Sunset tater-bug is not its real name. But it makes no difference to us, For that is our name for the Sunset Bus. At half-past seven, we make for the street, It misses ourfnoses by just two feet. Therese makes a ten point landing in the corner of the bus, And this always causes a lot of fuss. I-1 dashes Rosie, breakfast i-1 hand, She made the bus and that is grand. Therese passes Fred an apple, and he takes a bite, A He suffers with a belly-ache all the next night. At fimmy's house is another stop, Pauline's heart always goes Papl Pop! Pauline says, To heck with him! But we all know that she likes Jim. In jumps Carroll, his face all red, He looks as if he was just out of bed. Then comes Wilbur, worried and worn, For his Senior Algebra paper is torn. Robert Watts is full of glee, As he takes Norma Sawyer on his knee. A-:rl Malcolm Morey starts to grin, A-zd starts in making fun of him. Then there is an awful row For Eugene is mad at Dowe. Then at Sunset they must stay, Till the bus comes at the close of day. We stop at Haskell's, and we see, Wilson, and the Haskell three. But on the whole it's nice and snug 01 the Sunset later-bug! THE GATHERER 57 LIMERICKS This fellow was out in the head His laugh awoke many long dead. One night this young feller W nt courtin Marcella e g Perhaps you have guessed him, it's Fred. E. W. There was once a fellow named Izzey- To get all our dough he was busy, Whcn my purse had worn through I still owed the Jew So I gave him to boot my old Lizzie.E There was a young girl named Kate- Who walked with a swinging gait. For her life was merry Until she met Jerry Cause he was the wrong kind o' mate. D. G There once was a young. mdn from Nan tasket- So small he could sleep in a basket, But one dark, stormy night He got into a fright And so now he sleeps in a casket. L. E There was a girl named Matilda- Who was a model builder And while she made boots She grabbed rolled oats, And that is surely what killed her. M. B There ance lived a deaf and dumb mute- Who thought he could play a flute But all day long He played but one song The only one the poor coot could tg2t.E ' D There was a young man named Pete Who met a pretty girl on the street. He said How-de-do. She said, That will do! I don't flirt with every feller I meet. S. V. E A lively young blade named Pug Was a widely proclaimed fitterbugg But while swinging one out He took a wrong turn out Now he's given up cutting the rug. S. V. E A man by the name of Mick Rooney- On a girl became very spooney, He paid her a call Got hit by a ball, Now people all say that he's looney. W. T. H A man with his ice-boat did sail And he tried to weather the gale. But the wind it did blow And he did not know If he'd live to tell of the tale. I R. R. W There was a young man from Deer Isle- Who always was wearing a smile. One day he fell down Got hit on the crown No longer does he wear the smile. R. R. W. .W. There was a boy named Ritz- He had a dog that was Spitz. He pulled its tail And was thrown into jail So this gave poor Ritz fits. M. B There was a girl named Kate- Who swallowed the stone of a date. She choked and cried And laid down and died And that was surely her fate. M. B There once was a man who had lice- He started to skate on the ice. The ice it was thin The man he went in So, you see, he got rid of his lice. I.. E Once there was a boy named Sam- Who made himself a yellow tam. One day he wore it, The next day he tore it And that was the end of poor Sam's tam. J. V There once lived a girl named Sarah- Who wished to play Scarlett O'Hara But when Hollywood claimed her The walk then lamed her. So now we've no Sarah O'Hara. C. E.D There once was a frog in a swamp- Barr rar on Barr rar on Ba romp. Said he to his wife I've lived out my life So the frog died a death in the swamp. 5.1 A shy little flirt named Mary Was in love with Tom, Dick and Harry. The three got together To figure out whether They had any chance to marry Mary. S. V. E While sailing my yacht just for fun I ran into the terrible Hun, He gave he a look And my knees, how they shook! But from me he left on the run. W.T.H There was once a girl named Daisy- Was thought to be very lazy .She didn't do a thing just to holler and sing I guess people thought she was crazy. W. T. H There ance was a lovely young miss Whom all of the boys tried to kiss When a young guy one day, Started walking her way She cried, Oh Dick! Here's your kiss! - R. ge. w. JOKES 1 Q lf CW qt f - W N f Wy WX X N521 ,XX Nix ijfjfjp q XXX? fy f- In J vo agus UQ, 4- 0 G' THE GA THERER S9 JOKES MORE HORSE SENSE nd what did the people of this period study when they U Principal: A wished to study 1IlflII'?U D. Watts: They studied horses. if ar we vi Miss Eaton: Now Frederick, you stop talking. You talk too much altogether. Frederick: It don't cost nothing. vf :if Pk :sf Eugene Eaton Cwhile wandering about, Leap Year-Ladies' Dayj: Hello, Bertha. Bertha Conary: Well, what do you want P Eugene: I want you to marry me, but you're supposed to ask me first. nk is :sf Pk M . C l sneaking of Pinkney Treaty in Am. Hist.: Who was the r o e, 1 man sent by the U. S. to make the treaty with Spam? Dora: His name was Pickaninnyf' :sf ff uf xc Miss E. fSoph. Eng.Q : What does 'No, I am promised forth' mean P D. Watts: I'm engaged to another man. :sf vp ff PF Abi jah Bray: This smoke in my eyes makes me cough. wk :if ao- :or MUST BE HUNGRY Shirley and Therese prepare to go to Gerry's for dinner. G. Morey Cto Elsiel : They're too good to eat with usf' Shirley: Well, we haven't eaten all Winter. fat Gerry'sj. wk gk ff wk Mr. C. fobserving pile of basketball clothing on his deskj: Is any- one missing? ar as we an PM Principal: What date was Thanksgiving on Leonora: November thirty-first. :sf x wk ik Windsor: What makes a man bald headed P Frederick: His hair falls out. ' Q , is :sf if nf ' 'n En lishj' Take for instance, the cattle tick 7? Principal flecturmgi 4 g . , that in the West and Southwest gives cattle growers many a headache. an sv Pk :ae SLIGHTLY MIXED Anna Betts ftranslatingj: In front of the bookstore hung slaves. Cbooksj. ak wk vt ak ? ? ? Walker Pickering CChem.j 1 Owen,'if you mix a pint of water with a pint of alcohol, what do you get ? Owen: A quart of something. Whispering student: Drunk, too, probably. 4: :af is ak P ' ' I C t the close of school one dayj : Pick up the Hoor off the rmcipa a paper. CMeaning, pick up the paper off the Hoorj. 60 THE GATHERER Principal Qin Junior English classj: Give the present, past, and present future of wake. Howard Brown: I woke, I wake, - - - QHesitatedj. Owen Qin a whisperj : I've gone back to sleep again. wk wk ar wk Mr. Cole Qin Chemistry classj: What acid is used in forming chlorine ? U Evelyn Knowlton: Hydraulic acid. QMeaning Hydrochloricj. ak in af ik Miss Eaton: f'Frederick, put the second sentence on the blackboard. Frederick Spofforcl: I can't, Miss Eaton: Barbara hurt her finger today, so I didn't get it done. wk wk fr 4: A few of the pupils were walking around speaking to someone else. Principal Qseriouslyj : Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Now who has given per- mission for anyone to speak ? ak wk uf sk Anna Betts Qtranslating Latin Ilj : I don't see where you get home cooking out of that. The word was home coming. 4- vf Pk ak Mr. Cole Qto Edgar Parker in Algebra I classj : Edgar, how do you find how many pennies there are in five dimes P Edgar Parker: In my head. for as ,sf wk WE WONDER l ! ! Howard Brown looking over Bertha Conary's shoulder in Chemistry class and seeing B. C. on her paper makes the very bright remark: B. C.-quick relief for headaches. ik a- ik wk HOW LONG SINCE ! ! ? ? Q Mr. Cole Qin General Science classj : What do we get from cows ? Marie Thompson: Eggs, as-, wk af in IS THAT SO? Joyce Qin Am. History classj: -and johnson met McDowell at Bull Run. Mr. Cole: What was the result P Joyce: He lost. an in wk :of Windsor to Principal in Business Law class: Why didn't he say he was your mother ? Principal: Now Windsor l ! l fr in -if wk Carl Pickering: What is a pedagogue ? Mabel Dowe: It's something very funny. is wk lk we Principal Qin English classj : What does 'Run it out' apply to P Clara Davis: The tongue. in wk 4- :of :Delwyn Greenlaw Qin Junior .Business classj : Carl, what is a Hair- loom ? Qmeaning an heirloomj. 4- wk :or ak , First student: I'll be glad when Thanksgiving comes. Second student: Why ? First student: I'm hungry. THE GATHERER 61 Principal fin Senior English classj: Can anyone think of a product named after John Adams P Edmund johnson: Adam's Apple. an an an 4: M . C l ' Am. History classj: The first ten Commandments of r oe fm the constitution are called the Bill of Rightsf' CMeaning the first ten Amendments. J. ' wk wr wr an A red airplane went over during Sophomore French class. Dorothy Hardy: Miss Eaton, was that a German bomber P Royal Robbins: It looked like it. Delwyn Greenlaw: It had a red body. Frederick Spoftordz That's nothing, Indians have red bodies, too. m in wk tk Principal: What P.W.A. students don't have a lesson next period P fMeaning N.Y.A.j.. af we :sf -r NO KIDDING! Mr. Cole fin Chemistry classj: What are the uses of Hydrogen Sulfide acid P Clara: It is used for taking something away from something else. :sf wk af wk IS THAT SO ! ! ! Principal: She Walks In Beauty on page 491. :oc :of ac as AS USUAL Principal fin English Lit. classl : You ing about, can you P Frederick fin a whisperj: Paul Revere's Ride. we :of -4: ik can't tell me what I'm think- IS THAT ALL, WINSORP Winsor Haskell: You can float 'because your head's got air in it. an an ak in Principal: Anger is an emotional state, while ugliness is a character trait. Jane T.: When they get into action, I think they are just about the same. wk ar 4: ir Edmund Cdoing Eng. vocabulary test. Reading half aloudj : 'All the bards are gone'-h'm-must be English for 'birds'. Pk Pk wk wk Carl Pickering fwhile coaching the Senior Playj shouted: Come on in ou old stick-in-the-mud , Y - V Just at that moment Mr. Cole popped through the door. wo- ik wk :of PM Principal Cin Junior Englishj: What is the plural of fox Class: Foxes, Principal: What is the plural of ox P . Charlotte Haskell: Oxes. 62 THE GATHERER Principal: Can geese be called geeses ? Priscilla Hardy: Goosef' CShame, calling the principal a goosej. wr ak vt :sf Principal fdiscussing Jr. Bus. Trainingj: Well, when the boys get to taking girls to the movies, how about that, who pays then ? Frederick: Oh! that's bad! They will have to reverse, then. an wk ak af THAT'S SOMETHING NEW! Joyce Qtrying to find something new for GATIIERIER materialj : We should have a life of Lincoln, because it's his birthday this year. :sf :ve Pk wk A NEW PRESIDENT! In Senior I-Iistory class Mr. Cole asked: Marion, who was nominated for President P Marion Qnot understanding whether he meant for her or Joyce to answerj said: Me. ak :sf :ef Pk Principal Qin Senior English classj: Everybody tells about flirting with Death. Dora Goodwin: What, flirting is death P CYou'd better watch your step, Dora.D. :sf wk wk :sf - Miss Eaton: What is a stadium ? Ada Scott: A house where they keep cows. :sf wk we :se QUITE TRUE ! ! ' Miss Eaton: What is the definition for garage P f William Knowlton: A car hospital. af an :sf wk NO DOUBT ! ! Principal: Who is going to run for President next year. ' A student: My stockings are. Qsaid in a whisperj. wk fr ak wk Charlotte I-Iaskellto Bertha Conary: Don't forget your skates tomor- row unless it's a pouring snowstorm. wk wk :sf wk Miss Eaton fin Freshman English class: Lloyd, read the next ques- tion. Lloyd Capen: The man raised and rose his hair. QMeaning-the man rose and raised his hatj. :ki wk :sf bk QUITE A COINCIDENCE Mr. Cole Cin Gen. Science elassj: What are adhesions ? Bertha Haskell: Adhesions are two different molecules stuck to- gether. ' - Pauline Nevells: Don't people have adhesions ? Mr. Cole Qlaughingj: What if you went out with your boy friend and he kissed you goodnight, and you had adhesions ? Pauline fgigglingj : Barb and Vic ! ! g THE GATHERER 63 UNSEEN MAN Miss Eaton: Emery read the next sentence. Emery Hardy: When they saw the police, they all became frightened. Ut should have read: When they saw the f701l.CUllIl1Il, they all became frightenedj. Miss Eaton: Emery, you have a habit of leaving off syllables. Emery: Well, I dicln't see the man. :lf Pk are :ie Principal Cto Bus. Law classj : We'll go into bankruptcy tomorrow. fMeaning, We'll have a lesson on hankruptcy.j. vi :ie 4: 11: Priscilla Hardy fplaying cards after schoolj: The ten spot is an honor but not a face card. Jack Betts: The ace hasn't any face either. Priscilla: Yes, it is a face card and an honor. jack: Well, I have got a face, but that's no sign I'm an honor. :af we :sf wk XVilson I-laskell Cwhile practising the Senior Playj: ls that qir engaged P Walter l-Iutchinson: Yes, but married. 4' lil? . E. 3 'HE EXCHANGES The lri.r-Chzrh High School, Penobscot, Maine. A very good paper in all. Although the literary section is small it is well done. More jokes would be an improvement. Jzhvfra' I 11111'01'-EiI.fwo1'I'lz High School, Ellsworth, Mnziizc. Your advertisements are very well illustrated. An enlargement on the literary section would add more to the section. The poems are especially well clone. We Acknowledge the following EXCHANGES- ilylIlili.l'0ll High Srlzool, Madisolz, Maine. 1,1fImr High Srlmoi, Lzfbvc, Jllaine. I l Ahiwrtizrmentz I i E i . ??ii5f? ll?fi'i'l' Z 5 'I lr 2 lr lu 4 I Elmer B. Eaton Wm. 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Billings, Registered Pharmacist STONINGTON, MAINE 1 1' 1 :R 1 The Deer Isle MESSENGER 1 W ALL THE NEWS OF YOUR HOME TOWN 2 1 2 A big letter from home to those who are away 1 1 ONLY 81.50 PER YEAR 1 1, 1 1 1 A 1 1, 1 JONES BROS. 1 1 1 1 15 1 FUNERAL SERVICES 1, 1 :P Stonington and Deer Isle 11 1 1' ', TEL. STONINGTON 116 49-11 1: 11 1 1 11 gi? -A l S I 'I '.I 'I 'I 'I 'I I I 'I 'I I I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I I 'I 'I 'I I ll 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I 1 I 'I 'I 'I 'I 'I I I THE SPIRIT OF HELPFULNESS Every Bank has a personality of its own-a reflection of the services it renders, and the spirit in which it renders those services. We have striven to build our personality on a foundation of warm, human understanding and a spirit of sincere helpfulness. It is in this spirit that we offer our facilities to you. We believe you will ind real pleasure in dealing with our bank, just as we will End real pleasure in serving you. 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