Mechanic Falls High School - Pilot Yearbook (Mechanic Falls, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1934 volume:

Compliments of 'waterfalls 'Paper e9XCills Qompliments of Lewifton C5rus't Gompany . F. H. S. PILCDT Vol XIV MECHANIC FALLS, MAINE, JUNE, 1934 Annual Edition gg L?-5 CAQJ Q1'5g-Q9 Q!Ab FXQ 01-5 CAXEJ Q13 FX9 3 M. F. H. S. PILOT l'ublished hy the students ol MECHANIC FALLS HIGH SCHOOL 'D Terms: 25C per copy L, M FC FC CF F A F 0 l EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief Emily Bridgham l First Assistant Mattie XValdron U Second Assistant Walter Harwood Activities Editor Dorothy French Girls' Athletic Editor Viola Raymond In Boys' Athletic Editor Donald Colc Iokc Editor Eileen Norton Alumni Editor Rosalie Pike ' Exchange Editor Gladys Stackpole v Business Manager john Collins First Assistant James Chasc Second Assistant Frank VVilliams Art Editor .Xletha Lawler Senior Class Editor Hugh Ridcout ,lunior Class Editor Mildred Pc-rry Sophomore Class Editor Estller Pike V Freshman Class Editor Pearl Flint 4 IIGXJLIDGXQLZQGRQLZQGXILZDGRDQID 5 1 'Dedication We, the Ntudents of Mech unic Falla High School respectfully dedicare this issue of the Pilorw to MRS. HELEN AARON whose unfailing generosity and willing efforts have been a constant source of inspiration to the student body. M. F. ll. S. PILOT 3 , rv F, BUSY if .I pp, I ' 1 lar' WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH OUR LIVES? 'l'he quest for knowledge goes on through time. If you look closely, you will tind, I think, that the impulse that keeps it all, the hope that lasts through it all, is, the hope of getting light on this great questiong XYhat shall we do with our lives? XYe should strive to live creatively. Budget your time. Time is not only money: it is life. The use you make of the twenty-four hours of the day deter- mine your character and destiny. List the ten or more types of demands upon your time in the order of their impor- tance. Put the first things of life First. Spend time on the more signiticant activities, and pass by the things of little consequence. Get under the load of human need, and lift, bearing in mind the words of Edgar A-X. Guest. These things you'll need to see through: 'l'he pluck to face a problem new. The will to do the best you can And win or lose to play the man. M .-xT'1'I1Q XVALnRoN, '35 NY .brial l THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE Do you remember the old saying, It's the little things in life that count P Perhaps you have scotfed at this little piece of counsel, hut, nevertheless, it is true. It is not the success you make of your- self as a business man or woman, as a great personality in politics, or society life, or some other superficial artg it is the little things of life that insures your future happiness. In school life, too, there are little things. It isn't the mere gaining of good standing in your studies and in the participating in athletics, that represents your success in schoolg it is the coopera- tion you give to your teachers and your friends, the obedience and gracefulness of mind with which you follow the rules of your school, that make your school life a huge success. I think we do not realize this fact until it is time to leave, then it is too late. liut we have some time left in which to make easier the work of our teachers and schoolmates. It is up to you whether or not YOUR school life will be a success. Remember it is the little things in life that count. EMILY' BRIDGHAM, '34 4 M. F. ll. S. l'll.O'l' -- A SMILE - A smile is a friendly greeting That fills our hearts with cheer, And gives to others gladness As along the way they pass. So give to the world a treasure That was meant for our happiness, Drive away the sorrows and heartaches With a smile upon your face. Give your smile to others And watch the sadness fade, Give your smile to all the world Then watch the smiles increase. Meeting people every day one can easily determine the thoughts that are hidden deep within them. VVhen we meet Mr. Jones upon the street and he greets us with a smile and a cheerful greeting, we know that he finds the happy things of life. Perhaps his smiling, cheerful greeting makes us forget our own troubles and sorrows as we walk on in the sunshine. As soon as we turn the street corner we meet a joyous group of children laughing and romping. The happy smiles on their little faces tell us that they are free from worry or care. The next thing we know we meet Mr. White, who has a very downcast look upon his stern face. This tells us that something is very wrong. However we smile and greet him cheerfully and what do you know? That downcast frown changes in the sunlight to a broadening smile as he passes on. Then we think how the smile passed to us and passing on, helped to make happiness for others, and that smile has gone on in the world to do its endless toil. After all, Life is what we make it in sunshine and in rain. XVe, ourselves, can do much for the happiness of others hy a smile and endless cheer. 9 IDOROTHY FRENCH, '34 THE LIGHT OF FAITH Long ago, in the reign of Nero, there came into existence, a struggling band of religious people who were bitterly oppressed. They were Christians. Beat- en, driven, accustomed to torture, they kept on until today they have the most unified hand in the world. In olden times, Christians tried to use their belief in peace, but Nero, and other emperors, made sport of them, threw them to the wild beasts of the arena, burned them as torches in the king's garden, and executed them by other various means of cruelty. A Christian was thought to be lower than a cur, to be spat upon, cursed at, and beaten. The secret meeting places of the people were sought out and destroyed, with the occu- pants. Strange as it may seem to us of the age, kings placed bounties upon the heads of Christians, they were killed, brought before officers, and the lected a good bounty. However, through all disaster, the Christians kept to their be- lief, having supreme faith in the one God, and following Him. As an exam- ple, A slave was captured, and brought before the king, after one of the raiding parties. The monarch wanted her, and offered her her freedom if she would give up her religion, otherwise, she would die. She replied, however, I would rather a thousand times die a Christian, than to live in the face of my sins. murderers col- this period of M. F. H. S. PILOT 5 Another exampleg A king had just ordered a group of despised Christians to be executed, and when reclining at his tahle, was surprised to have another band come in, and confessing themselves to be Christians, gave themselves up to die. The king said that it had become a task to order so many people to be executed. In the light of this new faith, the people who were not Christians thought that surely there must be something in the religion if people gave themselves up to die so easily: so more joined, and when a king became one of them too, the per- secution of the Christians stopped. The Christians have indeed made them- selves great. Theirs is the mightiest clan on the earth. Their determination and belief in their faith has reaped for them the full measure of reward, and well do they deserve it. WALTER R. HARwoon, '36 ON MOTHER'S DAY ln a cabin on a far-away mountain Sat a gray-haired man one day One look at him would have assured you That his thoughts were far away. lle was thinking over his life's history, -Back in the days when he was a boy How clearly he remembered those happy months That were crowded with love and joy. lint alas! as he grew older lle was spoiled by everyonc, llc was accustomed to always having his way .Ns he was an only son. .Ns the time went on, he grew restless And wanted to run away His mother and father pleaded with him Hut he was bound to have his way. So one day, in early summer He went,-without any fear How well he could picture his mother ln the doorway. wiping her tears. And then just a week later He heard that his parents had died Here he stopped and the tears showed plain Although to keep them back, he tried. 35. lle looked at the calendarg 'twas Mother's Day And in the village, in the valley below, NYere two little graves, so very bare Without any flowers to show. lle thought he ought to pay tribute To his mother even though she was gone lle was old and had no money But he knew of Howers she was fond. The graves were old-Fifty years in fact They never had Flowers to open and close So he went out in a large field And dug up a pretty red rose. He placed it on the grave of his mother And a glad feeling came into his heart A new inspiration, a new spirit ln his soul, seemed to start. lle wondered what the matter could be XVhy he was over run with joy lle thought then he knew his mother Must have forgiven her spoiled, wan- dering boy. liLs1 i-3 XVHITTI ICR, '37 4-rs ur M. F. H. S. PILOT A busy mind, a quiet smile, Every minute made worth while, All of which leads one to say, We'll hear from her again, some day. French Club C31 Class History C41 Haste thee, Nymph, and luring with thee, Sparkling, joyous Emily, Like cool water from the well, Cast o'er ns your pleasing spell, And happy we will be. Second Assistant Editor of Pilot KZ1 First Assistant Editor of Pilot 131 Editor-in-Chief of Pilot Q41 Senior Drama C41 Glee Club CZ, 3, 41 Debating f31 French Club CS, 41 President of French Club C31 Class Treasurer U1 Class Vice-President 42, 41 Basketball f41 Secretary French Club C41 Made Let ter Basketball C41 Debating C31 Glee Club CZ, 3, 41 HERSCHEI. BRYANT Lefty VVhen studies are mentioned He merely snorts, But just count the letters- It's different with sports! Glee Club C11 Baseball CZ, 3, 41 Basketball C3, 41 Football Q3, 41 Made Letter Baseball CZ, 3, 41 Football f3, 41 Basketball C3, 41 HILDRED BRYANT Dolly She's inclined to be musical- How plain that must be, But finds time to consider One other, NC. C. Glee Club fl, 2, 3, 41 Orchestra fl, 2, 3, 41 Latin Club C1, 2, 3, 41 Operetta 13, 41 Made Letter Glee Club C2, 3, 41 Orchestra CI, 2, 3, 41 MARGARET BIRNEY Margy EMILY BRIDGHAM Em ARTHUR CHAPMAN Hubby Won his fame upon the track, On the stage he likes to act: Always has a way that's happy, Step up, folks, and meet our Chappy. Cross Country 12, 35 Cross Country Captain 135 Football 145 Class Treasurer 145 Senior Drama 145 Prize Play 145 Glee Club 11, 2, 35 Debating 145 Prize Speaking 13, 45 Lyford Contest 145 Made Letter Football 145 Cross Country 12, 35 Glee Club 12, 35 Debating 145 DONALD COLE Don A fond tribute, we pay you, Don , Our comrade, tried and true. For heart of gold and manly mould, We all look up to you. Captain of Basketball 145 President of Student Council 145 Glee Club 115 Basketball 13, 45 Baseball 13, 45 French Club 145 Athletic Editor of Pilot 13, 45 President of French Club 145 Presentation of Gifts 145 Made Letter Basketball 13, 45 Baseball JOHN COLLINS Johnny Though fleeting as a resident, He's our beloved class president, His winning way and pleasant smile, A stranger heart doth soon beguile. Class President 1l, 2, 3, 45 llaseball 115 Operetta 145 Debating 145 Glee Club 145 Business Manager Pilot 145 French Club 145 Prive Speaking 145 Made Letter Debating 145 CAMILLIA 15.-XVIS You've been with us But just a year: Yet wc are glad, To see you here. Business Manager Scnim' Play 145 VALMA EDWARDS This ought tn Be your motto: Gimme, Jimmie. Basketball 12. 3, 45 Latin Club '115 Senior Drama 145 Prize Speaking 135 Class Treasurer 125 Operetta 13, 45 Glee Club 11, 2, 3, 45 Made Letter Basketball 13, 45 Glee Club 13, 45 v ayalu PILOT F. H. S. P I l. OT BARBARA FARRIS Bob Her voice is always cheery. ller face is always bright, Just take a look at Barbara, And the world's all right. Glee Club CZ, 35 French Club C35 Prize Speaking C35 Class Secretary C45 DOROTHY FRENCH lint Quiet always, A laughinq glance: Dot is French, Tliough not of Franca French Club C3, 45 Latin Club Cl, 2. 3, 45 Activities Editor Pilot C45 ELWOOIJ GOSS Ciu.v.vy VVe would but say that such as he Through force of earnestness, Drive forth the world with lengthened striilc Towarrl joy and happiness. President Latin Club C45 Class Oration C45 Latin Club C1, 2, 3, 45 Vice-President French Club C45 Prize Speaking C35 Spear Contest C35 French Club C3, 45 DOROTHY GRANT VVith each note from her violin. Our thoughts climb high aloft, VVhen Dot steps out on the concert Look out, Ruhinoff! Q Orchestra Cl, 2, 3, 45 French Club C3, 45 Latin Club CZ, 3, 45 '1 WILLIS HARMON Whether he Fields an arching Hy. Or leads the football tight. ,- T'ain't legal , says the foe, And maybe they are right. Captain Football C45 llaseball C3, 45 Football C3. 45 Basketball C3, 45 Glee Club C3, 45 Operetta C3, 45 Made Letter Baseball C3, 45 Football C3, 45 Basketball C3, 45 Glee Club C3, 45 Dot - stage, u lkt' M. F. H. S. PILOT REBECCA JOHNSON Hooley Rebecca had a little car. That car it was a Ford. Anil every time she took the wlu-el, That little car just suareml. Opcretta 13. 43 Glee Club CZ. 3, 43 Prize Speaking 133 Latin Club ll. 2. 3, 43 French Club C43 HELEN KEEN E Eddiv VVe like her sunny way, At basketball she's rare, Hut best of all we like her. for . ln all she does, sh:-'s fair. llasketlmll ll. 3. 43 Senior l3rama C43 0 eretta C43 Giee Club fl. 2, 3, 43 Prize Play C43 M alle Letter llasketball 13, 43 Glee Club tl. 3, 43 MARGARET KIMBALI, Ma1'garvt ' Four long years you've been so quiet, That you we hardly know, And yet we'll ere remember you, As each our way we go. French Club tl, 43 ALETHA LAWLER I.m ' Clever, quick. and so petite, Nd wonder Kenneth thinks you'rc sweet. Art Editor Pilot 143 Manager Girls' Basketball C43 Oneretta 13, 43 Glee Club tl, 2, 3. 43 Prize Speaking C33 Orchestra Cl, 2, 3. 43 French Club CS, 43 Class Secretary C1, 23 Latin Club Cl, 2, 3, 43 Secretary-Treasurer Latin Club 13, 43 Class Prophecy C43 Made Letter Manager Basketball C43 Glee Club C2, 3, 43 Orchestra tl, 2, 3, 43 GILBERT MAXIM Gil He'll say with a grin That he likes to sing, Hut all of us call him ' Harmonica King. Cross Country Cl, 2, 3, 43 Captain of Cross Country C43 Senior Drama 143 Operetta C43 Glee Club C1, 43 Made Letter i Cross Country 63, 43 Glee Club K43 1 M. F. H. S. PILOT KENNETH MITCHELL Ken He shows, with every day that's fair, Inst what the well-dressed mm will wear: The football team gives him the cup. For hitting high C in The Last Roundup. Manager of Football C43 Operetta C3, 43 Glee Club C2, 3, 43 Vice-President Class C13 Cross Country C23 Made Letter Football Manager C43 Cross Country C23 EVA IVIORRILL Eva Her hair is black Her eyes are blue, She's full of mischief, And likes to chew. EILEEN NORTON Shrimp Her gooml4nature's never Heeting, She's a wizard at bookkeeping. Though she's nothing of a grind. Good ranks are hers report-card time. French Club C33 Oilefeffil C43 Glee Club C2, 43 Orchestra Cl, 2, 3. 43 Joke Editor Pilot C43 Class Vice-President C33 Salutatory C43 Maile Letter Orchestra Cl, 3, 43 Glee Club C43 LEON PAYNE Paynfy Our Leon here is very droll, His prowess near and far is told, One of his hobbies seems to be. Taking care of Methyl C. Operetta C3, 43 Prize Play C43 Glee Club CZ, 3, 43 Band C43 Senior Drama C43 Maile Letter Glee Club C43 Band C43 ROSALIE PIKE Bud This is charming Rosalie, Flushed of cheek and bright of 'ee In sport and study her willing fight, Promise with years an Olympic height. Basketball C43 Operetta C3, 43 Debating C43 Glee Club Cl, 3, 43 Senior Drama C43 Prize Play C43 Class Vice-President Cl, 23 Prize Speaking C3, 43 Latin Cluh Cl, 2, 33 Class President C23 Alumni Editor Pilot C43 Maile Letter Basketball C3, 43 Glee Club C3, 43 Debating C43 JAMES SHERIDAN uJi1llHlil'U M. F. H. S. PILOT MARION PULSIFER Babe You say so little, Marion, Yet the twinkle in your eye Is just a sympathetic gauge, To guess your spirits by. French Club C33 Glee Club C2, 33 Sophomore Class Editor Pilot C23 Made Letter Glee Club CZ, 33 VIOLA RAYMOND Vi You're none too large, Viola, Yet seem so full of fight, That your elTect on basketball Resembles dynamite. Captain Basketball C43 Glee Club C2, 3, 43 Basketball C1, 2, 3, 43 Band C43 Operetta C3, 43 Orchestra C3, 43 Treasurer Student Council C43 French Club C33 Manager Girls' Athletics C43 Girls' Athletic Editor Pilot C43 Made Letter Basketball Cl, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club C2, 3, 43 Orchestra C3, 43 HUGH RIDEOUT Hink I try to brighten up the world With jokes and blunted quips, A seeker after knowledge. With a jest upon my lips. Senior Drama C43 Football C43 Debating C43 Senior Editor of Pilot C43 Maile LA-tter llcbatiug C43 FiVl-ILYN SCULLY Pat This is the last year, Pat , So even yet be brave, And when you're graduated thence Then go you forth to Dave. Operetta C33 Glee Club C2, 33 French Club C3, 43 Orchestra. C33 Maile Letter Glee Club C33 His eye is blue His heart is true He has a friendly grin, Though he hates an English quizz, Still at baseball he's a wizz, The best of luck go with you, Jim. Baseball C2, 3, 43 Football C3, 43 Made Letter . Baseball C2, 43 Football C3, 43 S. l' I LOT GLADYS STACKPOLE Glad ' You may Find her searching Latin gems In Mrs. Aaron's room, A year or two from now we trust. She-'ll dig in Roma's ancient dust, And quizz same startled Caesar, In thc silence nf his tomb. Valedictury C45 French Clulw C3, 45 Latin Cluh CI. 2, 3, 45 Vice-President Latin Clulm CSI Secretary Latin Club C45 Exchange Editor Pilot C45 junior Class Editor Pilot C35 HELEN STROUT Helm Very silent. sometimes grave. Never known to misbehave, Just rewards you can not miss. lt' you dnn't do worse than this. French Clulm C35 Senior Drama C45 Glee Club C25 WEN DELI. TEAGUE hTL'llflllt'j' He has that little separate knack, Of making each thing tit: Whether an A in English. Or a smoking two-base hit. liaseball Cl, 2, 3, 45 Address to Undergraduates C45 Made Letter Baseball CZ, 3, 45 I..-XWR I-INCH 'l'Rll'I' 'liriM1-v Tliert-'s a twinkle- in his cyt- That will surelv never die: ln his studies hirzh his mark. And at marlxlc-s ht-'s a shark. French Clulv C3, 45 Class VVill C45 RICHARIJ Wll,l.lAMS nllick' Strung as varsity deliater. Quick uf gluwing refutatiun. And as ready commentator, llick has quite a reputation. llclvatiug Cl. 3. 45 Senior Drama C45 Clperetta C35 Glee Cluli Cl, 2, 35 Prize Speaking CS. 45 French Clulx CZ, 35 Made Letter Debating CZ, J, 45 Glec Clulm C35 M. F. H. S. SENIOR CLASS REPORT There were thirty-five Seniors, both serious and celebrated, who took seats in the Senior Room of Mechanic Falls High School, under the supervision of a be- nevolently-smiling Miss Nelson, in the Fall of 1933. As the year progressed the smile was seen to Hash less frequent- ly, but now, as graduation draws nigh, it is to be observed once more in all its splendor. XVhen Gilbert Sturtevant left us the class equaled its own numerals, '34. Our choice for President was john Collins, Vice-President, Emily Bridg- hamg Secretary, Barbara Farris, and Treasurer, Arthur Chapman. HFUN IN A COUNTRY STORE was the first Senior Social, coming Oct. 20, 1933. Harmonica and vocal selections were en- joyed by the audience at that time. Nov. 2, 1933, saw the try-outs for TIGER HOUSE . the Senior Drama, and parts were awarded as follows: Erma Lowrie. Rosalie Pike Yami, llugh Rideout Sarah Broderick, Helen Keene Mrs. Murdock, Helen Strout Macintosh, Arthur Chapman Arthur Hale, Richard XVilliams Oswald Kerins, Leon Payne Peggy Van Ess, Emily Bridgham Thompson, Gilbert Maxim The Mystery VVoman , Valma Edwards Under the coaching of Mrs. Mains and Mr. Pottle and the managership of Camillia Davis, the Drama was presented with success on December 13. The next event of note was the assign- ing of class parts mid-way through April, to these people: Salufafory, EILEEN NORTON Third Honor.: EMILY BRIDGHAM P I L O T 13 Proplzccy, .'XLIi'l'IIA LAWLER Class 11711, LAWRENCE TRIPP Prcscntafimz of Gifts for Girls, DONALD COLE Presentation of Gifts for Boys, TNWTARION PULSIFER History, TWARGARET BIRNEY Addrvm fo I Uzdcrgmdzlafes, WENDISLL TEAGUE Oration, ELWOOD Goss Valcdictory, GLADYS STACKPOLE A pageant will also be given at gradua- tion. Regardless of the angry elements the class journeyed with undampened spirits to Hammond's Studio in Lewiston for class pictures. Our last social given April 27, GREEN SHADOWSH was well received. Other specialties were Harmonica selections and vocal selections. In a few short weeks the Class of 1934 leaves the Mechanic Falls High School for the last time. NVe are truly grateful for the lessons learned in four years in the class room and on the athletic field, and we have, in return, made some attempt to support her ideals. Ever Onward ! HUGH RIDEOUT, '34 JUNIOR CLASS REPORT The following people were elected class officers: PTl'.S'l'df'l1f, PHILIP MERRILL If'icc-Prcsidmif, TQOYAL JEFFERSON Sccrvfary, GLIQNNA HANSCOM Twai.vurm', lNlATTIE WALDRON On Oct. 6, 1933, the junior class gave a social and presented the play THE TXTYSTIQRY TWANS, Their second social was given on April 13, 1934, and included the play TIrANKs AWFULLYS, I4 M. F. H. The three juniors who took part in the Prize Speaking contest were: Eileen Jordan Roland Curtis Robert Walker Eileen jordan made the first team in Girls' Basketball. The junior boys on the first team of Boys' Basketball were: james Chase Everett Benson Roland Curtis Robert Keene Frank Millett Royal jefferson was chosen manager of the team. The Juniors won the inter-class debate against the Seniors. Cn the afternoon of February 12th, the Junior assembly was given. It in- cluded three short plays dealing with the life of' Lincoln and several Lincoln Poems. Blue and gold were selected for the class colors and the flower is a yellow rose. MILDRED PERRY, '35 SOPHOMORE CLASS REPORT In the fall of 1934 fifty-two pupils were enrolled in the Sophomore class of M. F. H. S. Later in the year we added three pupils making the entire class of fifty-five. During the year we lost ten of our members. The class officers for the year are as follows: President, ESTHER PIKE Ifice-President, MARGARET WESTON Secretary, BARBARA DAVIS Treasurer, WILLIAM MARTIN VVe held our first social in the fall term and are planning to have another May 11. The entertainment at this time will be the one-act play, THE MYSTERY OF THE TAPPING KEYSHQ with specialties. S. PILOT The committees for this social are: ElIfCI'fflitIWtCl1f Com-. Door Committee Dorothy Irving Stanley Banks Margaret Weston Virginia Frost james French Refreslzment Com. Game Committee Lola Frost Walter Harwood Hilda Harwood Harriet Iewett The date set for the class rings to be paid for was Uctober 15. They came in November. Most of the class took part in the Washington Assembly given Feb- ruary 22. E. PIKE, '36 FRESHMAN CLASS REPORT On September 11, 1933, there were found to be sixty-three pupils in the Freshman class. The class was organized October twenty-seventh with the follow- ing members as officers: President, Pearl Flint, Vice-President, James Maxim, Secretary, Marion Jewett, Treasurer, Dorothy Wellander. THE MAN FROM BRANDONH was given at our social on November seven- teenth. We plan to hold another May twenty-fifth. Several members of the class are en- gaged in the activities. Evalyn Knight played on the first team of basketball, and Richard Keene played on the foot- ball team. We have three girls who be- long to the glee club - Anna Gilman, Glennis Ridley, and Evalyn Knight. Those who play in the orchestra are: Roena Keene, Frances Robbins, Evalyn Knight, Margaret Chase, John Merrill, Frank Williams, and Leonard Crooker. james Maxim, Claudman Austin, and Leonard Crooker play in the band. Dorothy Wellander, Marion -Iewett, Elsie Whittier, Evalyn Knight, and John Mer- rill took part in Prize Speaking. PEARL FLINT, '37 NI. lf. II, S. l'Il.H'I' I9 lil7l'l'URlAl. IQOARIJ lm-1-1 to right, frullt rmx: IQ. l!1'imIg4l1q11111 R, I'ikv3 YQ, SIllk'klFUIL'Q Nl. I'i'I'l'j'Q Yiuln Rzlyxmmml. Scvmul nm: V. Flint: lf. l'ikn-3 IJ. 1711-11cl13 A. I,:lw1cr: Nl. XN':11cl1'u113 If, Norton Hack row: NY. Harwoodg F. VVilliumsg J. fhascg D. folcg H. Ridco11t1 I. f'0'lins SHN li DR IDRKNIA CAST l.n-ft tu right. svntcd: lf. llrialgllamlg Y. liclxx':mls3 ll. 811111112 ll. IQUQIICQ R. Pikv lluuk row: G. x1-llXiIllQ l., PIIXIIUQ A. f4lllllJl1111IlQ R. xX'iHiZl!l1SQ ll. Riflcout. 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I.:mIc1'3 RI. XY:1IcI1'm1, Ilzwk rmx: R. xIcITv1'su11g S, Ilznuksg I.. I'II'lICl'jQ XY. I'v1'ry2 If. IQIIIQIIIQ Y. Ray IIIUIIIIQ -I. L'I1:1m'3 XY. IIz11'wu41rI3 -I. -IUIIIISOIII I.. K-l'4IUIKl'I'. BOYS' BAND Left to right: J. Maximg R. -ICHCTSOIIQ VV. Pcrryg I.. Iimcryg S. Banksg E. Mixer ,I. QIIIHSUQ C. Austing VV. Hnrwoodg L. Crookerg ll. jolmsou. M. F. H. S. PILOT 21 fx. lllctivifies .fb CLUBS The Societas Latinae has had a suc- cessful year. Members of the club in- clude people of the Junior and Senior classes. Officers for this year have been as follows: President, Elwood Goss, Vice-President, Philip Merrill, Secretary, Gladys Stackpole, Treasurer, Aletha Lawler. The Vox Latinae was published by the following Editorial Board: Editor-in- Chief, Dorothy French, First Assistant, Hildred Bryant, Second Assistant, James Chase, Literary Editor, Dorothy Grant, joke Editor, Rebecca Johnson, Exchange Editor, Aletha Lawler, Business Mana- ger, Gladys Stackpole, Subscription Man- ager, Philip Merrill, Printers, Elwood Goss, James Johnson and Royal Jeffer- son. The annual social was held April 6 at the High School Auditorium. The Francais Anglais this year elected for officers: President, Donald Cole. Vice-President, Elwood Goss, Secretary and Treasurer, Emily Bridgham. Mem- bers of the Junior and Senior classes are admitted to the club. By the untiring etfort of our faculty advisor, Mrs. Mains, we have had a successful year. Pins with French Club on them were bought by various members. The Societas Latinae and Les Francais Anglais meet every other Thursday in the club room. The debating teams this year consisted of the following members: Affirmative, Richard Williams, Hugh Rideout and James Chase as alternate. Negative, Rosalie Pike and Arthur Chapman with John Collins as alternate. These teams were coached by Mr. Oliver from Bates College. The Affirmative lost to Oxford with Richard Williams tying with one of the Oxford team for best speaker. The Negative won at New Gloucester with Rosalie Pike as best speaker. MUSIC Under the instructions of Mrs. Ather- ton we have had a successful year in Music. Great interest has been shown by the Glee Club, Orchestra and Band. Both the Orchestra and Band have furnished music for socials. Three members of the Band went to Castine, All-State Music Camp and represented the school at the State Teachers' Convention at Lewiston. These were: Stanley Banks, VValter Harwood and Royal Jefferson. Htl-Illl' and Orchestral: Music for socials. Concert May 18 in High School Audi- torium. State Festival at Lewiston May 26. Memorial Day May 30. Baccalaureate Senior, June 3. Class Day. Graduation. Glee Club: Grand Opera, I Smell Smoke . Christmas Vesper Services. All-State Festival at Lewiston May 26. Union Depot -- Minstrel for Music Club Social, June 1. 3 . , Donomv FRENCH, '34 22 M. F. H. S. PILOT X, as J f ,, 51.6.-r -K9 X Ji 0 GIRLS' ATHLETICS BOYS' ATHLETICS .Xs the tiirls' lmasketlmall team not only BASEBALL won :1 thrilling game from Oxford on their home floor, hut also won eleven others out of sixteen we all feel that we have had a very successful year of has- kethall. XYe wish to express our sincere gratitude to the splendid coaching of Mr. l'ottle and also to the manager, .-Xletha l.awler, for her faithful work for the ve'n' 1 . Those to receive lmaskethall letters are: llelen Keene, fl.: Rosalie l'ike, S. C., lftnily Ilridgham. tl.g liileen hlordan. C. and G5 Valma Edwards, C. and 19.3 lfsther Pike. lf. and Og livalyn Knight. lf., Viola Raymond, lf. Graduation will upset the team some' what as it is taking five of the first team players: Helen Keene, Rosalie Pike. Emily Bridgham, Valma Edwards, Viola Raymondg hut we are looking forward to a successful season next year just the same. XYe have, this spring, taken up a few more minor sports, such as, archery. track, broad-jump, high-jump, and shot- put. V. RAYMOND, '34 The Mechanic lialls lmaselwall team had a good season, winning six of the ten games played. Much credit is due to Coach Thomas for his line work with the team. Scsi MARY Nl. lf. ll. S. lO ,lay fl Nl. I . ll. S. 6 Nlonmouth 5 Xl. lf. ll. S. -l Leavitt 14 Nl. li. ll. S. S Nlonmouth 3 Xl. lf. ll. S. 0 -lay -l M. F. ll. S. 4 S. Paris l2 ill. lf. ll. S. 2 Leavitt 12 Rl. F. H. S. 3 S. Paris I4 M. lf. H. S. l2 NYinthrop ll Xl. lf. H. S. ll Xlintltrop 10 BASKETBALL The Mechanic Falls hasketball team enjoyed a very successful season under the coaching of Harry Thomas. For the first time, the squad qualified for the L. H. S. small school tournament. but were eliminated by a fast Thomaston team. M. F. H. S. Members of the squad were: H. Bryant E. Benson Rob. Keene Chase Rich. Keene F. Millett R. Curtis XV. Harmon VV. Harwood D. Cole SUMMARY M. F. H. S. 31 Wlinthrop M. F. H. S. 27 Oxford M. F. ll. S. 33 Alumni M. F. H. S. 32 M. F. H. S. 28 M. F. H. S. 20 M. F. H. S. 42 M. F. ll. S. 22 M. F. H. S. 21 M. F. H. S. 47 M. F. ll. S. 38 M. F. H. S. 25 M. F. ll. S. 24 M. F. H. S. 27 1 M. F. H. S. 53 New Gloucester liliss College JIU' Jay Vvinthrop S. Paris Potter Leavitt Oxford S. Paris Potter Monmouth PILOT 23 M. F. H. S. 33 Leavitt 21 M. F. ll. S. 49 XV. Paris 13 M. F. H. S. 25 'llhomaston 34 FOOTBALL The Mechanic Falls football squad had a fairly successful season. The boys showed great improvement over the year before. and should be a real threat by next year. CROSS COUNTRY The M. F. H. S. barriers once more upheld their school by winning all their meets this year. They placed sixth in the State meet at Orono. Members of the team were: UI. Chase XV. Harwood l.. Emery lf. Benson G. Maxim R. Price D. CoL13, '34 24 M. F. H. S. PILOT ,ggi rv-5-rr , . . E E If F .- H . QE' . Nl? Z ' g ' l ' . la- Ill FROM POVERTY TO RICHES lt was a beautiful day in May. The students of the Freshman class of Read- ing High School were seated in their seats. Some of them were studying, but most of them were restlessly moving about, and longing to be out in the bright sunshine. Frank Clark, a state charge, was study- ing hard on his Science lesson. He was anxious to pass his examination in June, leave the town of Reading, and get a job where he could support himself. Frank was a bright, good looking, clean minded boy, but because of the fact that he was a state charge, he was shunned by the members of his class. If there was a party or formal dance, poor Frank was not invited. This made his heart ache. Often he would say, Oh! Why are people so cruel ?', Only that morning he had heard Philip jones asking Peter Foster and Eva Mor- rey to attend a birthday party at his home that evening. Frank felt his cheeks burn, and a big lump rose in his throat which he tried to swallow down. Then his face grew white. He shut his teeth hard and turned to walk away. just then he heard some one whisper, Look at Frank! I think he would like to go. There was a pauseg then another voice said, The idea of a state charge expect- ing an invitation to Philip Jones' party. Frank heard both remarks as he hur- ried away with the old pain clutching at his heart. Frank had one friend, a boy in thc 'lunior class, who walked home with him every night after school. Many times he had told this friend of the unpleasant things of his life and had found a sym- pathetic listener. This night as they were walking home. Frank related to his friend the remark that had hurt him so badly that morning. Frank's friend, whose name was Carl Blake, clenched his hands and said, The fools! Can't they see that you are as good as any of them? W'hy shun a fel- low because he is poor and is without a 'home P Then he placed his arm around the shoulders of his friend and said in a gentle voice, Old Pal, some day you may be able to show these snobs a thing or two. Smiling sadly Frank replied, I wish I might have good luck and make some- thing of myselfg then, maybe they would think more of me. M. F. H. S. With an encouraging slap on the back Carl replied, Good for you, Old man. Then, as he had arrived at his home, he bade Frank good-bye and went thought- fully into the house. On entering the kitchen he saw his mother, who was seated by the window, reading a letter which she held in her hand. As Carl entered she looked up and said, Oh! Carl! I have a letter here which I have just received from my cousin in New York. She is inquiring about a boy who is living here in town, and who is a state charge, but to whom an Uncle, who was living somewhere out west, has left all of his money. It seems that the Uncle was a recluse, but had made his will. The lawyer who is set- tling the business has located the boy and is about to notify him of his good for- tune. Who can the boy be ? Oh! Mother l exclaimed Carl, I hope it is Frank Clark. I walked home with him tonight and he is so sad because the boys shun him. On arriving at the place where he boarded Frank opened the door and went quietly to his room. On the table was a legal looking envelope. He picked it up and tore it open. The color faded from his cheeks as he read its contents. Then after scanning the page. he slowly walked to the bed and sat down. Can it be possible that I, Frank Clark the outcast, can be the heir of one hundred thousand dollars? I must go over and tell Carl. Mrs. Blake and Carl were still sitting in the kitchen when Frank passed the window. Carl opened the door and Frank caught him by the hand. Carl, old boy, you were my friend when I was poor, now will you be my friend even if I am rich? Read this, and he thrust into PILOT 25 Carl's hand the letter that had brought happiness to him. E. BOYKER, '37 MAINE EDUCATION AND ITS NEEDS When man first swung his axe in the wilderness of early America for the pur- pose of building a school, he laid the cornerstone of the greatest educational system in the world. VVhether he knew it or not, that pioneer was shaping the fate of a nation, and every ringing blow of his axe was a stroke in favor of world enlightenment. From the time of that unknown down to the present day is a far cry, but the work goes marching on, and we can afford a moment of silent thanks to an unsung hero of another sort. who started education on its path in the wilds of the New VVorld. 'l'hrough the years the trackless forests and plains of North America developed into a fair and flourishing nation. with education accept- ing a full measure of credit. Today people have come to realize that it is to the best interests of the nation to make education a paramount issue, and such is now the case. The standards of education in the United States are the world's highest, and school equipment is of the best. Years had to pass before our system reached its present state. and they were years of doubt, uncertainty, and apprehension, as the young nation struggled for a firmer footing in its Hght for existenceg but despite war beyond her borders and the throes of an intense internal upheaval which threatened to disrupt the Union, education held up its head. When wagon trains crawled across the prairies of the great West, the sturdy pioneers carried 26 M. F. H. S. PILOT education with them, firm in the belief of its ultimate necessity and strongly set in giving their children that which might have been denied to them personally. The educated man was respected. How dif- ferent from the earlier English idea that he who possessed knowledge was a direct emissary of the Devil and a dealer in the Black Arts! With the rise of national wealth the high school rose in importance and at- tendance. The three R's idea of edu- cation was found to be wanting as meas- ured against the requirements of the day, and new ideas became inculcated into the curriculum, and, enriching it, became per- manent, such as some of the experiments carried on at Gary, Indiana. Changes at Hrst were made slowly, for popular thought ran in but one deep rut, and it was the men of vision who were forced to cope with the problems which were arising. As new theories were proven, others came forward, until the modern high school can offer a student in four years that which was once considered a college education. Modern education can prepare a student for college or certain lines of business, science, or mechanics. Today, when competition is so fast and furious. in this, a business world, the jack-of-all-trades has no place. To attain a stable and lasting success one must specialize upon a chosen line and follow it. The basis of specialization is educa- tion,-education of a high order. That is what a high school in this country must give, along with the elementary schools. which mould and make smooth the way. An industrial and commercial nation in these times must be educated to survive the fierce financial tempest and weather poor business conditions. An educated nation is a machine which automatically repairs itself. When a country presents a citizen with an education it is making an investment, the returns of which out- grow the actual principal. Educated peo- ple work out and understand intelligent laws. progress is more rapid, inventions increase, disease and sickness are con- quered, and nation-wide understanding is accomplished. An educated nation wars against that evil genius of mankind,- war. In this alone learning earns its pur- chase price. The individual benehts from contact with other enlightening people, who understand and appreciate the higher and liner things of life, a raised standard of living, and a higher morality. There is no question of these advantagesg they are self-evident, and the past history of this country wil bear this assertion out. It is readily admitted, however, that there are weak points in the structure of the present school system. For one thing, books could be passed upon by a com- mittee, not only state, but nation-wide, and a uniform schedule of school books he arranged. l believe a bureau should be established which would direct edu- cation in this country in a more united manner. At present there are no two schools of really equal standards to be found for the reason that there are dif- ferent sets of rules in each school and different books used. The schools of Maine compare favor- ably with the schools of any other State. and the expense of Maine schools com- pared with those of the rest of the Union is much less. This may be carried to extremes, however. just as Massachu- setts has gone to the further extreme in paying twenty-three out of every twenty- live on public schools. It cannot be denied that some of the Massachusetts schools M. F. H. S. lead in educational circles but one won- ders if the importance of education in this particular instance has not been over- stressed. We must look to the future, far be- yond those times when prosperity is at a low ebb, and see the requirements that will be presented, so that we may change our school schedules to agree in training for future demands. On the basis of past history, life will be much more in- volved and competitive in the times to come than the present, which makes it appear that the part of the schools of America, and among them those of Maine. will ever grow in importance. Let us see to it that those who come after us shall be able to carry on, driving loath- some Ignorance with the silver sword of Knowledge to the farthermost corners of the earth, leaving it a better world for humanity. HUGH RIDEOUT, '34 A VOICE FROM OUTSIDE Ohl Let me come inside of the lofty walls, called a soft little voice outside the school house. A hushed silence came the noisy students on the inside. Who could it be that wanted to come into the Brain Shop, as they referred to school, for they only looked upon OVCI' their it as a place of meeting and having fun with the different ones there. T hey worked only when they really had to and then just enough to get by. Let me in, again called the little voice. I wonder who it is, said Mary. Shall we let whoever is outside enter? asked Betty. fSure, they all chimed together, If they want to come into this place let them in. . PILOT 27 Tom opened the door and said, Come in, my friend, but no one could be seen. All the others began to laugh saying, The joke is on you, Tom. When the door was closed the same little voice said, Thank you, very much for letting me in. I have tried for a long time to gain admittance but no one would let me enter. The students looked around but no one could be seen. Mary said in a timid voice, who are you and why do you hide P Oh! l am the unseen spirit here to renew your interest in education and to help you in your future life and I know I am welcome here for you all want to be well known in the future. Am I not right? spoke the little voice from the outside. You are welcome within these walls. Unseen Spirit, since the Education of America must go on. D. FRENCH, '34 WHAT IS A HOME WITHOUT A CHILD? A young boy of sixteen years walked slowly down the alley with his dog. Thoughts of his mother who had long since departed for another world rushed through his mind. Visions of her and his father rose in vivid pictures before his unseeing eyes. The boy was on the verge of starva- tion but he kept walking wearily on try- ing to find some place to rest. Suddenly a group of boys ran past him and one dropped a bag. Rex stared at the boys and at the bag. He then stooped, picked up the bag and started to cry out to the boys to stop and get it, but at that mom- ent a policeman's hand grabbed him by the arm and a grutf voice said, I've got you, you little rascal. Don't think you 28 M. F. H. can steal and get away with it. I see you have got the bag too. That's good luck for me. Rex was then promptly escorted to the police station and thrust into jail. His explanation was of no avail. The police- man would not and did not believe his story. Another policeman, seeing that the boy was hungry, brought him some food and he immediately fell into a deep slumber. King had followed his master to the police station and was admitted to the boy's cell. One of the policemen who liked dogs brought King a bone to eat. The next morning Rex was brought before judge Gray to tell his story. The young boy was feeling better after hav- ing eaten and having slept soundly on the hard cot of the jail. The judge asked the boy his name and when Rex replied, Reginald Gray, he gave a start and grew pale as he slowly stood up. The crowd and the policemen in the court room wondered what was troubling the judge for tears were stream- ing down his face unheeded. XVhen the judge spoke again his voice was rough with emotion. He asked Rex his mother's and father's names and where they lived. Rex told him that he didn't know where his father was because he had gone to war and hadn't come back and his mother had been dead about six months. Upon hearing this news the judge cried, Rex, is this a picture of your mother F He then opened his watchcase and showed Rex a picture of a woman. ls that your mother? he asked again. Rex nodded a replyg the judge said hoarsely, She was my wife and you are my son. The next moment Rex was in his father's arms weeping out his tale of suffering and poverty. He told what S. PILOT misery his mother had gone through for five years. After living in one house for three years they had had to move. He told how they had left a letter for his father with the people who owned the house they used to live in. His mother had worked hard to support him and keep him in school. After five years of hard work, poverty, and grief she had died of a broken heart believing her husband dead. With his dog he had wandered from place to place, begging for food and shelter when he could not get work. Fewer and fewer people gave him shelter and food, until at last, nobody helped him. He said that the First food he and the dog had eaten in two days was the food given to them at the police station. The people in that crowded courtroom will never forget the scene nor will they ever forget judge Gray and his son Reginald Gray. That night a happy man watched his son sleeping peacefully on a soft bed. judge Gray smiled happily at the dog lying on a rug beside the bed of his son. As he patted the dog who had been his son's companion he thought of a saying that he had often heard. VVhat is a home without a child P UNA MARSHALL, '35 THE WOMAN IN THE ROW BEHIND EXPLAINS THE MOVIE XVell, john, this is a good seat. VVe're just in time. I dropped my glove. Look for it, john, before the show begins. You can't find it, well look again. I'll tell you what happens. There is a beautiful girl with curls, sheis adorable. Oh she is going to go to her great aunt's to live. Have you found the glove? M. F. I-I. S. PILOT 29 Her mother and father both perished in a fire. How terrible! She doesn't want to go. You better ask the usher about the glove, john. The poor child, her aunt is just too mean for anything. She's so unhappy, john, isn't it a shame? 1 hope she does run away. You'll have to call at the oiiice, jolm, for my glove. Yes, sir, I knew it. That boy is going to help her get away. Oh! john they have found her out. Her uncle is forc- ing her into that car. VVhat, the old vil- lian is taking her away? Isn't that a shame? See, she doesn't want to go. Csniff, sniifj. Well, of all things, why doesn't someone rescue her? The horrid old thing. There, john, what did I tell you, yes sir, that boy is in the rear of the car. Isn't that wonderful? Some- thing is going to happen. There they go over the bank. Oh! ta loud groanj is she hurt? john, john, look she is smiling at the boy. lsn't that just too sweet. The old uncle is injured. See, how tenderly she treats him. The sweet thing. After he has been too mean for words. just what 1 thought, the boy is asking her to marry him. 'After my uncle gets well, I must help Aunt jane take care of him.' Isn't that goodness itself. A wonderful picture. john, please hurry to the office. It's a tan glove with heavy brown stitches. Don't forget I'll wait outside. Now, hurry. MATTIE VVALDRON, '35 JOCKEY SENSE He is recovering fast, explained the doctor to the white-faced Mrs. Gordon, and although he had quite a fall he is only slightly bruised and has nearly re- gained consciousness. Go in and see him if you like, but don't worry about him, I have left my nurse in charge. Good- bye, Mrs. Gordon, 1 will stop in tomor- row to see how he is. Mrs. Gordon said a low, tense Good- bye, and turned to her son's room. Lorry was her only child and she loved him dearly. Because Mr. Gordon had great hopes for his son as a horse fancier, he had started early to teach him the funda- mentals of riding. Lorry was then only eight, and it was on this afternoon that the horse he was riding had thrown him, rendering him unconscious. Since that fatal day, Lorry, who was now twenty-two, had never ridden horse- back, nor taken any interest whatever in horses. His father scolded and threatened him, but it was of no useg he won over, partly through stubbornness, but mostly through his mother's help, for she too, since his fall, had lost what interest she had had in horses. For four years, Lorry had been away at school in Mason, being home for short vacations only, during which he tried to please his father by interesting himself in the work of the stables and paddockg he tried it and failed, for engineering was his calling and he and his father knew it. Now that Lorry had finished college and was home for a summer's vacation, before entering the engineering school, he found himself spending a great deal of time in the stables, talking with and watching his father's jockey, Slim Owen. During his vacations at home, Lorry had become acquainted with this young man, who was very likeable and A queer sort of friendship had smart. grown up between these two men because of their different interests, but no matter 30 M. F. H. how much horses and engines were 1nixed up, their companionship Hourished. Mr. Gordon, had, because of his inter- est in horses, moved with his family to the small town of Belgrove, West Vir- ginia, and bought his southern estate, called Gordon Stables. During his live- year stay there he had made a lot of money dealing in horses and was now worth about a million dollars. He was a good man and well liked among his neigh- bors g he spent his money wisely, invested a goodly sum, and gave to charities. It was on a Wednesday evening that a tragedy came to disturb the peace of the Gordon household. Lorry had just returned home, in his car, from a neigh- boring town, where one of his school friends lived, and was driving into the garage near the stables, when two rough looking men jumped on the running board and ordered him to shut off the motor and get out, threatening his life if he dare shout for help. While binding him hand and foot one man said, in a loud whisper, We've got you at lastg it's about time. Oh, you'll be back here tomorrow and we will have a nice wad of greenbacks instead, in other words, my dear Mr. Lorry, we are kidnapping you, eh, Buddy? and the masked figure nudged his companion who had just tin- ished tying the gag in Lorry's mouth, then he continued, and if you try to get away, well, we will just toss you into the mill-pond, see ? When he Hnished speaking, the car, with Lorry and the two men, lurched forward and disappeared down the road. It is an established custom among horse fanciers to train their jockeys three years in the stables before allowing them on the track, and according to this custom Slim Owen had been trained, this being his third and last year. S. PILOT The words green-back, kidnap- ping, and mill-pond swept through Slim's mind as he stood in the darkness at the rear of the stables. He had awak- ened when he heard Lorry drive in and had started out to the garage when the sound of strange voices made him stop. Suddenly he realized what was happen- ing, someone was kidnapping Lorry! But his sense of helplessness made him hesitate to go to the rescue and before he could fully make up his mind what to do the men in the car had gone. After standing in deep thought for several min- utes, Slim took the ransom note he had found on the garage door and walked slowly back to the stables in order to make preparations for the next day's ad- ventures. As both Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were attending the horseshow they heard noth- ing of their son's abduction and the ser- vants went about their work as usual, thinking that Master Lorry had spent the night with his friend. Because Slim had laid all this plans around the few words he had overheard, it was not until afternoon that he made any move to rescue Lorry, feeling sure, as the men had mentioned mill-pond that they were making the old mill, at the fartherest end of the wood, their headquarters. His first move was to put an empty box under the rock, the place specified by the abductors for the ransom money. Then on horseback, with another horse in lead, Slim started out for the mill, using a route only he knew about. Slim stayed in his hiding place in the woods, until he saw the men leave, then riding up quietly, he dismounted and tied the horses to a nearby tree. It did not take him long to overcome the guard stationed there, or to untie Lorry's feet and remove the gag from his mouth. M. F. H. S. But when Lorry heard Slim's plan for him to ride on horseback home, he re- fused to go. Now Slim had red hair and a fiery temper that went with it, and when he saw that Lorry was going to balk he lost that temper of his and prac- tically dragged him from that mill and standing him beside one of the horses he drew a rope through the rope that still held Lorry's hands, being an extra strong man for his size, he managed to hoist Lorry upon the horse and bind him securely there. Knowing that the animal could find its way home, he sent it off, with its protesting burden, feeling sure that some servant would attend to their wants when they arrived. Then with a gun in each hand, Slim mounted guard to wait for the return of the kidnappers. The news of the kidnapping and the capture of the men was being spread rapidly and brought the Gordons home immediatelyg where they heard a story of both heroism and humor. Two changes took place at Gordon Stables following the kidnapping, for Lorry, to his father's delight and joy, lost his childish fear of horses and began to ride daily. The other change was in Slim's name for, when Lorry heard about his carrying two guns on the day of the rescue, he immediately dubbed him Two-gun Slim. IVIILDRED E. PERRY, '35 THE STORY OF POPULAR SONGS The Old Spinning Wheel had been upstairs in the attic for a long time. Ramona , a small girl of Sweet Six- teen decided to go up stairs. As she was climbing the stairs, she said, I wonder what I can find 'Among My Souvenirs'? After finding The Talk PILOT 31 of the Town , a song she had always known, she went down again. Then she went down the Long, Long Trail a- VVinding from her home, and crossed the Old Covered Bridge . She was walking down the lane when she heard VVagon Wheels . Around the Corner came the wagon. There was her chum, Charlie , Getting into the wagon, Charlie and Ramona started for Red River Valley , a valley which had been noted for its beauty In the Hills of Old Kentucky . Ramona said, just Tell Me that You Saw Me , Underneath the Arches , last night. There's a Light In Your Eyes, Sweet- heart Darling , I'll Always be in Love With You . Everyday is 'Paradise' with you he said. After going through the Valley of the Moon , a long sweet, trailing sound of music came through the valley. It's just An Echo in the Valley , said Charlie . just then the Moon Came Over the Mountain , and Ramona burst forth singing a Rocky Mountain Lullaby . It was a song often sung by l.izy , her old colored mammy. Soon the Wagon Wheels were turned toward The Shanty in Old Shanty Town , but only to bring them Home . G. RIDLEY, '37 - NATURE - 'Tis wonderful to run and play, Through the beautiful fields and woods To hear the boughs as they gently sway As if striving to do some good. 'Tis good to see the tossing waves, Breaking upon the rocky shoreg 32 M. F. H. S. PILOT To watch the foam and dashing spray, Fall with a mighty roar. 'Tis wonderful to roam once more, Through the beautiful parks of spruceg To watch the mighty eagle soar, Striving to beat the moose. 'Tis wonderful to sit and dream, Of the golden days gone by, And watch the swiftly flowing stream, Meet the incoming tide. Oh, you can have your cities, And you can have your townsg But give me the wide-open spaces, Where there's freedom to be found. S. BANKS, ,36 - VACATION - Vacation days are almost here And we think that is fine Nothing to do all summer But have a grand old time. liut when September comes along And school begins once more l'll bet some people will wish they were back ln the Senior Class as before. R. JOHNSON, '34 THE PATHWAY There's a pathway a-leading upwards And be life ever so long I'll surely follow that pathway Gladly, with a song. Yes, gladly I'll follow that pathway Nor will I stop to rest, And when I reach the summit Fall on my Saviour's breast. ' MY 600 WORD THEME 'Tis Friday and my teacher says A theme you all must write. lt must contain 600 words And be in by Friday night. She says it just as easily As though it were a joy, She doesn't know the work it means For every girl and boy. Why waste my time in grieving I know it must be done. My mother tries to cheer me And says, it's only fun. My pen is in my hand As I sit and think and think, All I can accomplish is- My fingers smooched with ink. Ild like to copy a theme I had Last year at Deering High, But mother thinks that wouldn't be For that matter, so do I. The whole darn family try to help And think their ideas fine, lflut I don't think any of theirs Are half as good as mine. And when nature is a-calling For a good, old springtime play, It's hard to sit before my desk And write on themes all day. I think I'll stop this foolishness Before I start to scream, And Miss Woodsum gives me zero For not handing in my theme. This 'story hasn't any moral This story isn't any dream, This story is just to show you How it feels to write a theme. fair E. Goss, '34 Donornv IRVING, '36 M. F. H. S. S-E-N-I-O-R S stands for Seniors noble and pure. E stands for English of which there is no cure: N stands for nothing and is not hard to do, I stands for Ike who is a great help in our crew. O stands for Orchid one of the colors of our class, R stands for righteousness in which we ought to pass. IWARION PULs1FER, '34 - THE TIDE - I think that I should like to ride, On the current of the out-flowing tide. PILOT 33 To be out there away from all my kin, And all the noise of the cities din. To stay out there and dream a dream, Amidst the cold and fog and steam. VVhere the white waves toss and roll on high, And in the distance seem to meet the sky. It's nice to be with those that are gone, But at the first sign of the morning's dawn VVe must return to the strain and strife, That accompanies one of the civilian life. E. W. BENSON, '35 lllllllIllllllllllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllIllIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllll IllIlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE .4 5 Iv -.I 5 2 Menill SL. Webber 2 Company PRINTERS 5 2 Paper Rulers E 2 kS?SES?i't'25EYS?KS B00kb1HdefS 5 E BINDERS, BOOKLETS 5 E INVITATIONS, PROGRAMS E E SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS E 2 TELEPHONE Located at 95-99 Main Street I E NUMBER Entrance Number 99 E 2 165 AUBURN, MAINE 2 gill lllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIlllIlllIIIIlllllllllllllIlllIlllllllIlllIlllllllllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I llll IIIIIIIIIIIHIII IIIE 34 M. F. ll. S. l'll.1J'l' ,U .tl S! ,van 1892 Mr. Charles L. 1'u1sil'er of Fast Poland died in -Iannary 1934. 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Agnes Vamplrelll formerly Mass., have returned to Mechanic Falls. Peverly lMiss of VVakeFleld, 1904 Mr. and Mrs. VValter Bray 1Miss Sadie Farringtonl and daughter spent the past winter in St. and have recently returned. Rarlwara 119295, Petersliurg, Fla., 1905 Mrs. lristine Leland Stevens is now re- siding in Mechanic Falls. 1912 Mr. and Mrs. Charles I.. Rankin have a hahy daughter, Anne, and are living at Corinth, New York. 1914 and Mrs. Stewart Goodwin tMiss Vleora frookerl have a hally girl lvnrn in March, 1934. Mr. 1916 Mr. Gleuroy Lamb is taking a musical course at Syracuse. New York. 1917 Mr. Norton NNoodsum has opened a grocery store on Elm Street-The Modern Market. Miss Doris Fielding hecame the lvride of M r. George Laukatis on the seventeenth day of -lune, 1933. They are now residing at Fast Orange, New jersey. 1919 Mr. lidgar Hodgkins is now located in lloston, Massachusetts. Y N X ,.... ...., , ,I :J LQ ,ee AQ. G31 N, ,ai or 1920 Mr. and Mrs. Yirgil Tripp fMiss Mar- guerite Pulsiferl are the parents of a haliy girl, Diana Lee, born in January, 1934. 1921 Mr. Douglas Maellonald married Miss Ruth VVehher of Sanford, Maine, Octolwer 23. 1933. Mr. 1hlI1CljO1lZilI1 is principal of the junior High School at Tuekalioe. New York. Mrs. Harland Field lMiss lflla Perkinsl died in March, 1934. 1923 Mr. Laurence Bridge is located at jamaica, New York, acting as manager of the VV. T. lirant Stores in that section. 1924 Mr. Donald llulsifer married Miss Myrtle Verkius ot' Poland in March. 1934. 1925 Mfr. and Mrs. Fred French CMiss llarlnara Masonl have a lvalw son, Forest Malcolm. horn Septemher 9, 1933. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ridley CMiss Mary 11riggs1 are parents of a son horn in Novem- lver, 1933. Miss Helen Strout llCC'1lIllL' the bride of Mr. Claire Syphers at a pretty wedding in Decem- laer, 1933. 1926 Miss Leora llartford hecame Mrs. James Patrick Cullen, V1 r., in June, 1933. 1927 Mr. Cleon lJeVVolfe is doing government work in .Xugusta. Maine. Mr. lilvin Mcfollister is located at Lewis- ton, Maine. Mr. Walker Smith is employed at the Lew- iston Trust Company. Mechanic Falls, Maine. Miss Gertrude Rohllins became the hride of Mr. Lester Peuse in SCD1l'l11ll6I', 1933. 1 M. F. H. S. 1928 Mr. Earl Atwood married Miss Lucretia Woodsum in June, 1933. Miss Marjorie Briggs became the bride of Mr. Clifford Jordan at a church wedding, November, 1933. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gagne CMiss Myrtle Colemanl have a baby daughter, Evelyn Dawn, horn in February, 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Wagg fMiss Leona Wilkinsl have a baby daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hartshorn fMiss Alyce Keene, 19325 have a baby daughter, Alyce Joanne, born May 11, 1933. 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hackett CMiss Geneva Danielsj have a son, William Everett, horn in December, 1933. Miss Hilda Jefferson, who is a graduate of the C. M. G. Hospital of Lewiston, is now nursing in a clhildren's hospital in New York. 1930 Mr. Reginald Edwards, who is attending Gorham Nonnal School, will graduate in June, 1934. ' Miss Charlotte Frost became the bride of Mr. Clyde Goudy, at the M. E. Church in Mechanic Falls, December 2, 1933. They are residing at Auburn, Maine. Miss Virginia Wolcott is teaching at the Elm Street Grammar School, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Mr. George Waldron married Miss Evelyn Salechy of Norway, Maine, in October, 1933. 1931 The Misses Helen Harmon and Gladys Cox graduate from the C. M. G. Hospital at Lewiston, May eighteenth. Mr. Paul Goss married Miss Louise Whit- ncy of tfllis school April 4, 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kimball CMiss Beulah Ridleyj have a son, Roy Eugene. Miss Frances Carter became the bride of Mr. Ernest L. Bumpus, December 2, 1931. Mr. Harry Mills married Miss Grace Burns 119323, in September, 1933. The couple are residing at Poland, Maine. P I L O T 35 1932 Mr. Preston Bailey will be employed at the Poland Spring House this summer. Miss Eleanor McAllister has been spending the winter in California. Miss Doris Merriam was wed to Mr. Irving Brown of Oxford, February, 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rollin CMiss Thelma Bridghamj have a baby son, William Brad- ford. They are residing in Poland, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Emest Libby CMiss Melba Tripp! have a baby son. 1933 Frank Allard, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Elwood Archer, Hacketts Mills, Maine. Beatrice Berry, Lewiston, Maine. Clarence Campbell, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Frank Carter, Minot, Maine. Iola Chase, Colby College, Waterville, Maine. Lester Chipman, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Raymond Coleman, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Doris Crooker, Norway, Maine. Robert Crooker, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Hyllis Davis, Mechanic Falls, Maine. julian Goss, Harris Hill, Maine. Geneva Hill, Kennebunkport, Maine. Aubrey Hoyle, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Margery Keene, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Zabelle Kolchakian, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Anna Maxim, Farmington, Maine. Lois Millett, New York. Iva Milliken, St. Barnabas, Portland, Maine. Harold Morrell, Harris Hill, Maine. Elton Pulsifer, University of Maine. Harold Raymond, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Hertha Ridley, Poland, Maine. Louise Snow-Cutler, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Bernice Thurston-Carter, Norway, Maine. Doris Stanton, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Thelma Whittier, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Eunice Wolcott, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Rosalie Pike, '34. 36 M. F. H. S. l'l LO T fx. xcfjcmges fu AS WE SEE OTHERS THE NORTHLAND, Washburn High S ehool , W ashburn, M avinef. A very good paper although a larger literary department and a few more poems would help. THIS KXQUILO, Richer Classical Institute, Houlton, Maine. VVhere is your exchange department? NVe like to know what others think of us? THE Livii XVIRIC, Newport High School, Newport, Maine. We enjoyed your literary department very much. Senior pictures and write- ups would add a great deal to your paper. THE CHRONICLE, South Paris High Srlzool, South Paris, Maine. A well organized paper. NVe enjoyed your stories and also the two-act play. THE OUTLOOK, Porter High Sehool, Kezar Falls, Maine. An orderly paper. Putting in class pictures is an excellent idea. ,PHE EUREKA, Woodstock High School, Woodstock, Maine. Your paper shows that much hard work has been done. You have a good alumni department. We would like to receive exchanges from the following: The Tatler, Rangeley High School, Rangeley, Maine. The Amaracus, Monmouth Academy, Monmouth, Maine. The Cantonia, Canton High School, Canton, Maine. The Lever, Skowhegan High School, Skowhegan, Maine. The Nautilus, West Paris High School, Wlest Paris, Maine. The Eagle, XVilton Academy, VVilton, Maine. Megunticook, Camden High School, Caribou, Maine. The Leavitt Angelus, Turner Center High School, Turner Center, Maine. The Caduceus, Norway High School, Norway, Maine. The Four Corners, Scarhoro High School, Scarboro, Maine. Winthrop VVinner, XVinthrop High School, Winthrop, Maine. The Laurel, Farmington High School, Farmington, Maine. The Pennell VVhirlpool, Gray High School, Gray, Maine. The Cony Cue, Augusta High School, Augusta, Maine. 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Czllllllllc-ll's. 38 M. F. H. Hinkley jabbering to Emily Bridgham in a confidential manner: I got that medal for gallantry in action at Belleau Woods. It's the Croix de Guerre, with three palms, two for Easter Sunday and one for loans. I got two wooden legs Out of that battle, and that's why it won't do you any good to kick me in the shins at the Senior social when you dance with me. james Sheridan claims that his ford can do fifty bill-boards an hour. The Senior English Class desires in- formation concerning Moses. Lola Frost believes that a hair-lip is some sort of a mustache. After having their pictures taken, Ken- neth and Aletha went to a restaurant to get their dinner, and the waiter presented them with the menu card. Aletha taking it very graciously, laid it down and said, I prefer to read after eating, so please bring my dinner. The Mechanic Falls car was so crowd- ed that there was hardly standing room when Helen Strout and her Freddie got on. Finally Helen saw a little space and said, Come Freddie, maybe we can squeeze in here. And Freddie said, Hush Helen, can't you wait till we get home. Mr. John K. Pottle Mechanic Falls High School Lewiston Street Dear Sir : I wish to state, now that your so-called basketball season is over, that you should reform your team for next year. First of all I hope you will make those boys wear more clothes. As it is they S. PILOT hardly look modest enough and besides, they are apt to catch cold standing around that way. And it would be real nice if the boys called each other Donald, Willis, Roland, Robert, Frank, or Herschel, in- stead of by their last names. Now that Donald Cole, he hasn't any more of a suit than the other boys and it is not fair to him as there is so much more of him to put a suit around. It doesn't seem right that he should reach 'way over the other man's head when they try to secure the ball. I hope you will teach these boys to like the teams they play against. I saw one of them kick Roland Curtis in the ankle and what he said wasn't My Gracious. And then Robert Keene took the ball away from the other team one time and shot a goal. It was too bad he had to make the other team unhappy that way. I notice that a team will get the ball at one end of the floor and take it all the way up the floor to the other end to shoot a basket. If you could persuade them to shoot at the nearer basket maybe they wouldn't get so tired. It would be real nice if all the boys wore their hair like that Bryant boy. I might add that the Bryant boy appears tired. the way he drags his heels, maybe you could per- suade him to get to bed regularly and eat a grapefruit every morning. Now I would like to know why that boy up on the small platform talks to himself when Donald Cole shoots a bas- ket. I asked him once and he said that Donald played for the other team most of the time. It would be nice to put some barbed wire around the platform so he can't fall off and hurt somebody. I noticed that Mr. Sugg nearly got hurt a couple of times during the girls' games and I would suggest that you furnish the referee with an aluminum suit of armor. M. l-'. H. S. Last but not least perhaps you can make that Johnson boy stop encouraging the young people to make so much noise. lt would be so much better if every one would be quiet and thoughtful rather than noisy and pestiferous. Yours respectifully. Mas. I. SQUELcm:M Bright Remarks A parliamentary expression is where the nose is well represented, but the eyes are in the majority. The Puritan Movement in England was when the king tried to make them change their religion they all moved. The Puritans left the Catholic church to purify it. The Spanish Armada was when Cath- erine and Henry was married and he wanted to get a divorce. A circle is a curved plane figure that meets at both ends. Diameter is distance up and down the circle. A circle is a closed curved point which comes from the center. Incipient-a young fool. The Fates wove the woof of life. Mrs. Aaron asked on a Freshman Eng- lish Examination for a character sketch of Marcus Brutus. This is the answer she received: In my conception of Brutus he was a short fat man, bald- headed in spots. The Riming Chronicles were a group of people who went about. They were to play their self-composed music. An angle is a three-sided substance of which the ends all intersect with each other. A rectangle is an angle containing an angle and a triangle. P I I. O 'I' 39 Can You Imagine? VVendell Teague ever wanting to nght, lkey Harmon studying with all his might, Hildred Bryant disliking the boys, Margaret Kimball making a noise, Margaret Birney with hair real short. Marion Pulsifer whispering a lot, Donald Cole only five feet tall. Aletha Lawler not being small, Rosalie Pike not willing to smile. Hugh Rideout serious for one little while, Gladys Stackpole ever appearing dumb. Helen Strout playing the drum, Lawrence Tripp boisterous and loud, Evelyn Scully not in with the crowd, Elwood Goss not doing what is right, Leon keeping out of Methyl's sight, Dorothy French without her Latin. .Iimmie Sheridan dressed in satin, Helen Keene not visiting Stevens' Mills, Dorothy Grant without her curls. john Collins not with a serious look, Barbara Farris not reading a book. Rebecca johnson acting meek, Elwood Goss with a voice that is weak, Eva Morrill not willing to dance, Stub Chapman not willing to take a chance, Lefty Bryant with hair that is straight. Camilla Davis being late. 40 M. F. H. S. PILOT Richard Williams without a question to ask, Merle Briggs sticking hard to a task, Viola Raymond a girl real fat, Valma Edwards wearing a hat, Gilbert Maxim without a piece to speak, Eileen Norton possessing big feet, Emily Bridgham still for very long, Kenneth not willing to sing a song. BARBARA FARRIS, '34 Valuable Information An angle is a circle which intersects. In translating shorthand E. Millet read, They fought hand in hand, instead of, They fought hand to hand.',' Rideout in bookkeeping class said, The company Mae West Cmay wishj to publish the balance sheet. The Panama ,Canal was discovered by Columbus. The party who is primarily liable for payment of a draft is the makee Cdraweej. Question: Who was the greatest mili- tary genius in the World War? jim Chase: Napoleon. Question: What was the battle of Tours? Jim Chase: A great battle. Mr. Pottle: What kind of animal is bacteria? Camelia Davis: A bug. Cremation is one of the great major crimes. Current Events-Cohgress elected the House of Representatives. The Volstead Act was one to keep the emigrants out of the United States. Hebe is the daughter of Isaac. Charles Lamb was born in England the father of a pastor. William Bradford graduated from col- lege with Longfellow, Pierce and Hamil- ton. Cotton Mather was the first one to sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote, Uncle Tom's Cabin . Miss Nelson informed the Junior Eng- lish Class that two of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence died the same day. Everett Benson promptly raised his hand and asked very innocently, Did he know he was dead when he died ? in- stead of, Did he know the other man was dead when he died ? EILEEN NORTON, '34 The Teachers Done Him Wrong One morning I encountered Ike CFor once I am not lyingj And when I looked into his face I saw that he'd been crying. Ike always claimed to be my friend And he's a fine young lad, So naturally I wished to know What made him feel so bad. The truth came out in gusty sobs That Ike was going to pass And that he would not be a pest In next year's Senior ,Class. I loved the dear old school, Ike said In a sweet voice soft and low, And though I've always stood by her They tell me I must go. Of course I knew that Harmon Would not be sad for long, But in truth it really seems to me, The teachers done him wrong. D. COLE, '34 -l-l-l-I--I-I-I-I-+-l-I-I-f BASTIAN BROS. CO. Zlla111z.fm'f1u'rr.v of CI,.'l,S'S k'1NC'SI ann' PINS SCHOOL .-IC'Tll'lTY li.1llv'l.Ifg1l.S' lflignwvd L40111llIt'lIl'l'IlIt'l1f :IIIIIOI1lll'l'IIH'lIf.Y and I'1'.s'1'ff11g C.'arz1's Clllilltlgllli on Request IJIQSK.-X - O0 If0C1l1'QS'1'1fR, N. Y. ELMER F. WALKER l'l,l'.'lIl?I.YG and HEATING Ii'.'1Y.Yl5 Oil. IJIFRNERS SoU'1'l1 l'm,.xNn TEL. 24-3 GOODWIN OIL CO. RANGE and l+'URNACI'f OILS l'x1oNlf2 130 .S'lfKIf'1C1f THAT SATISFIES C'0llIf7II.Hl-4'llf.Y of - - e9YCechanic Walls CJiremen's :9Iss n., MORRIS DIAMOND CUT PRICE c'l.o1'H1Nc,' .wolelf KI ICCIIA N xc l+'.xl,r.s, NM N IC HOTEL COLLINS ,'I1lll'l'ICt7Il' and Ifzfropravu Plan New Dutrlz Dining Room .'lI0dm'afr Rates Jlanagcr. Roy H. GENDRON +++++ YD Barber Shop 52 Main Street Mechanic Falls, Maine ++++-!-+-I-++++++++-I-++-I-+++ ++ ALDRlCH'S CASH MARKET 1. G. A. sromz QU.-Xl.l'l'Y GIQCJCICIQIICS -0 IPRLTITS um! MIC.-X'l'S 85 IXIAIN S'l'RlCIi'l' M lic u AMC l A1,1,s, AIAINIC COOMBS ENGRAVING CO. -- PHOTO l5NGR.1-1I'liRS - IJCNVISTON - MAINE - f40lI1f7HIl1l'lIl.Y of - lEIfNI'1R.'XI. RFPJXIR XVORK 7 KIAIN S'lxREIf'l' Nl c-chzlnir Falls Maine H. F. HANSCOM 138 ELM STREET llvcllrv' in :III Grudrs CORD and FITTED XYOUD C10Illf'II'JI1f!'llf.Y '- Ernest Saunders -- lf1.0k'l.S I' -- I,law1s1'oN RIAINIQ C'm11f1li11zc11l.v of - - Nicnlaua Fllarithaa A ff0r'11vy-at-Misc' cglllllfll-llll'llfS G. R. HUNNEWELL ++++++ ++-I-fl-I-+ D. I. STANTON .s'Ho15.s' - - Hmsliley NlCl'4.'Xl.LS MAINE 'liCl61Jh0llC 50 f40llIf IfIlIl'lIf.Y of - Dr. f. A. WILLIAMS C'0lIIf7II'lI1t'Hf.Y of - - CUSHMAN BAKING COMPANY l'. .-X. QQUINN, A510111 C'0111fvIi111v11l.v of - - Dr. I. f. BUSCH Cir! Your Sport lI'vc1r at THE MEN'S STORE I . Gm' CAMPBICLL J 1674130 THE GROTTO Your I-Imdq1mrfvr.v for ICE C'RIC.'XM Som ' IJGHT LUNCIIIQS , . V 1 ,-, - FONFFCTIONERY MLK HAXXIL llxllhb CIGARS and FTGARETTFS f'0lllf71I'lllUllfS of - - KEN WELCH ll.-XI RCUT 350 Sl IAVIQ 15c IXIECIIANIC FALLS, BIAINE Cfr'v1'Ii11g.v fl'0ll1 A. K. DAMON, Jr. PURE MILK and CRE.-XM 'felepllonc 12-2 MCIMLLS AIAINIQ 'l l l'+++++++'l-r +++++++++-X-i-I-I-++-l-I--I-!-I-+ -I-+++++-I-+ Cpompliments of J. W. PENNEY SL SONS COMPANY A B B O T T ' S - - Qmzlifvv Food ,S'z'1'z'1'Cv - Nl IQCIIAN 11' l'q.XLLS KIATNIC Phone 36 MOSELLE'S 1415,-I UTY SHOPPE at HAWLEY'S You will find fl mnzplvtv line of MIIALINIGRY - DHICSSICS IIUSIICRY illlll l7XlH'IRW'l'1.XR Ladies' and Gents' FURN ISIIINIIS 'Tl14' .S'lm'v of Qlrulilyn ETHEL L. SAUNDERS I 21116115 TY STORE Lzulics' Umlcrwczu' llousc Dresses l':l11llI'Ui11l'l'iCS Sclnml Supplies 'l'lC1,lCl'll0Nlf Cuxxl-1c'rION W. D. TAYl0R, D. M. D. - I2 If N 'I' I S T -M Mcl .xL1.s Mums 'P+ +++++++++++ Dr. J. M. MANSIR -f -f ll If N 'I' l ST- M Al N S'rRli12'r Jlvvlzrzyllif' l uIlx, .Uuznr 'l l'+'l l'++'l' ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.4 l'lx'.ll l:lx'.Xll 5, CUl,l.l:C,l: and C'l..l,S'.S' !lflI'1fl.IH' fitPIIIIIICIICCIIIUII1 JXIIINYIIIICCIIICITIS, Ilwitutimms, Diplmnzls llliwlilmjk In thc bm IHJMURIC CL.-xss :md S'1'A'1'1uNlCR to the SIQNIUR CLASS of MICCIIANIC l'1.XI,LS HIGH Scuool, L. iBalfour Qompany IUKIIIIlftll'fIH'l'llff fl IU4'ft'1'.V 6-31 Sftlfl'0IlFl'.Y .'lffIvIm1'0, 111115.51 rid.. .ll.-llflx' 1fl'1fl6Y Gk'.All'1f - .-HI limi is IH'tIl!fI'fll! sim!! ulrfdv f01'z'7'0l'. Nl.Axs'1'1iR L'R.x1f'1'sm1IiN IN M.xRm,1 AND GRANITIC Foreign :md Domestic Grzmitc and Marble Used Mrrlganir Halls .fllllnnummtal mutha ,lun N Iirzlkmsxe, 1 rnjv'ivlm' IN Q. VERMONT MARBLE MAINS BARBER SHOP S H O E S Sl'UR'l'ING GOODS ,'XMMUNl'l'lON W. R. HARRIS AIICCIIANIC FALLS - - Mmm XYIICII in Doubt - - Call Us for GIQNICRAI. Rliluxlmxcs COBB'S GARAGE I':!lf-lf I'ul1uul, Mc. - - Tcl. 6-14 - .Yo Jnlv 'frm 51111011 --- Qomplimenrs of Glass of IQ34 +++++++++++++++++3l'++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ GMGSCOCE 51100 Qompany Nllic'iiAN1c lfALLs NIAI N113 C. H. BURNS Dvalrr in .'Xl.I, GRADES CORD and l l'l l'lfD NVOOIJ fiOOI7RlI'H SILVIERTOWNS Aint-rirzfs First Cord Tire-reeom- mt-nded and used as original equip- ment Ivy tlie greatest engineers in the :intoinotive industry. Pnnctnre Scaling Goodrich Air Containers- fnvzilivr Tires. lI'lzm'v lo Hui' ll fRFN9l 3 ,ifllwf ,Will SHEPHERD 81 DOWNING IAUNIJRY time miiy V' 'IIlCLIfl'IItlNI'f 50 Cl0Hlf7IlilllFIlfS of - IXIAINIIVS l3l'lS'l' Sl'OlQ'lllNG moons STORIC W ELLS' AUBURN, NIAINI2 E. C. JORDAN C'm'1n'f' of Main, and Elm Streets A Complete Stock of l'lzn'dvvzu'e, Paint, Oil and Varnishes Stoves -- Ranges Radios and Radio Supplies Cmziv in and .ww us. FRANK T. SAWYER IILACKSM ITIIING ZIIICI XVOODWORKI Nb .-X l llU I+'oRG1NGs SPRING liiCl'.xiR1Nc: if Shop on XYater Street -- +-P+-I-++++++++++++++++++ Cl0lIIf7II.1Ilf'l1f.Y of - MAC'S FILLING STATION -I-++-l-+4-+++++-1-+++++-I-+++++++ CoMvl.lM1cN'l's mf TARBOX GARAGE FAIR PRICES HUNEST VALUES A. J. WESTON COMPANY C'O.1lI. tl-Hd 1.U.Ulu'ER BUILDING M.-XTIQRIAI. of All Kinds l'l1une 44 ll Pine Street Nlncvnmxlv l'..Xl,l,S, NI.-XINIC llzmtimz Timo - Hfill S0071 flrrifw' - Sl'l'IlI't' Your Sllf?f7I'X' of CAMERA FILMS IFOUNTAIN IHQNS 'l'o0'1'n HRUSHIZS and SVVIM CAPS Stationery to Send ll Letter Home Merrill 8: Benning -IJRFGS' - Nl 1cc11.xN1c l'x.XI.l.S, MAIN:-2 'I'Hlf SPORTING GOODS STURICU l?u.w'1n1II 'lql'lIlliS Golf Trark ,S'wm1f1'1'.s' Sfvmf Shirfx Sl' O If 'I' Cl O TH IN G Ilezlclquarters for School .Xthletic Supplies THE JAMES BAILEY CO. 264 -266 RTIDDLE STR11:1i'r PORTLAND, KTAINIC VPCIQPIIOIIC Prelmle 2230 -I-++-I-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ C'011zj1I1'111cufs Of - - BRIGGS' GARAGE K EYSTO N E 4 c:1iN1i1e.x1. R12Pfx1R1NG MINERAL SPRING 'll-I. 20-15 POLAND, ME. FAM, Pm xml MMNF Grfvlizzgs from - Dealers in - Flour Grain Groceries T, A, Produce Footwczlr G DryG0OdS Paints Pure Mnlk and Cream Coal and Wood RCfI'igCI'Zlt0I' Cooled Tclcpllouc ll-Z and 6-2 Poland PHONF 166-2 lf,,xs'1' I'u1,ANn - - NIAINE I-IAMMCND BRGTHERS PHOTOGRAPHERS C'OM.1lEl?ClfIl. IVORK and .f1MATElfR FINISHINGS POIx'Tk'f1IT.S' and FRAMING 138 lQ1snoN S'r1uf3lC'1' - LICVVISTON, IXIAINIC f'0IlIf71f1Ill7lIfS of - W G EVERYTHING FRESH for Ihr TABLE l6vy1'.vfm'ml I,1lfIl'HlUCi.S'f at the 'Mi' f ' lf! INT! C , , 'Umm mx UNI IGARY LOWEST PRICES , - Phone 30 ++'l' Q-5.1.-ogy'-suv - ,fr ' ' - ' GRADUATION SUITS 3518.50 and Up WHITE FLANNELS, SHOES, Etc. L. E. FLANDERS CO. 62 COURT ST. AUBURN Phone 876 Distinctive Graduation Bouquets Whatever your class colors we will create a charming bouquet you'll be proud to carry. cm. M. nolfco. floms I 7 Auburn Theatre Building AUBURN, ME. PHONE 980 D. L. MITCHELL Jeweler and Optometrist 84 COURT STREET AUBURN Fitting of Glasses ci Specialty After looking at our GRADUATION SUITS you will know why we outfit many of the graduation classes in High Schools. WHITE SHOES FLANNEL PANTS COBB-MORRIS CO. 51 Comm' Sr. AUBURN Telephone - - 59 RADIO REPAIRING done by L. D. CHIPMAN Messages sent free to any part of United States by radio. NICFALLS WIGJH MAINE MESERVE LUMBER 00MPANY LUMBER BUILDING MATERIAL MILLWORK COAL and WOOD FILMS DEVELOPED AND PRINTED GUY W. COFFIN 28 Oak Street Mechanic Falls, Maine PHOTOGRAPHS - - ENLARGEMENTS Compliments of - E. E. TUCKER