Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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The east of Poor Old rm was as follows THE PEP CHO N TES Sehool opened on September 9 wrth an enrollment of '03 students This year the laculty conststs of Prrnerpal Carroll M DeWrtt Unrxersrty of Nlarne Algebra Cures Hxstory Mr Vrnal Good Colby College Ireshman Algebra Geometry Mrs Roy Dyment Bates College french Latrn Mrss Hrlda Clough Boston Unnersrty Englrsh lreneh Mr Gerald Rose Bates College Physrcs Arrthmetrc Mrss Lucy Bryant Bates College Englrsh French Mrss Ruth McLelltn Marne School of Commerce Typewrrtmg Shorthand Offlce Prac tlce Booleleeeprng Busrness Law Mrs Charles Gero Unrversrty of Mune Geography Brology Chemrstry Mrss Mabel Marshall Lmerson College of Oratory Mustc Publrc Spealelng and Dramatrcs TEACHERS RECEPTIONI 'Ihe Annual Teaehers Re eptron w as held at the Grange Hall Monday exenrng September 16 and was xery well attended by the parents The program was as follows Communtty srngrng led by Mabel Marshall Plano solo by Mrs Ada Bracey and Mrs Lelah Snyder Address by Mr Augustus O Thomas from the State Commrsston of Edue 1t1on Remarles by Superrntendent Leon P Sprnney Refreshrrents of rce cream and calee were serxed and danelng was enjoyed The two dramas Poor Old and Pls New Houseleeeper were presented on Friday and Saturday exemngs Deeember 6 and 7 by students of Mexleo Hrgh School durrng the Annual lur and Drama at the Grange Hall Marte a young wrfe Leona AUCI1 rm her husband Sherman Henry Paul a doctor Eugene Henry The east of P1 s New Houseleeeper was as follows Pa acleson ohn Bunleer Madge jackson hrs daughter X rtolra Luleasrus Molly Holbrook a frrend of Madge Dons Krnney ames acleson Madges brother rm Calrendo acle Brown ames college frrend Lawrence lsbrster A flxe dollar gold prece was offered thrs year to the person who eould suggest the best name for the Annual Meaerco Hrgh School Farr Edward Day a graduate of Mexrco Hrgh Sehool w ts the wrnner of the prrze The name he submrtted was The Pxntexr co Farr whrch was recerxed wrth approbatron by the whole school Shortly after mld year Mrs Dyment our Latrn and French teacher resrgned and Mrss Eleanor lord a graduate from the Unrxersrty of Marne was engaged to take her place Mr Leach of Leachs Studro at Rumford toole the pretures of the Senror Class agaln thrs year and he also took the group prctures w hreh are rn thus edrtron of the Pep Thrs year rn each school oaer the county four stu dents consrdered by the teachers to be the four most emy at Bethel to compete for the honor of the most learned student 1n the county Our four representatnes were Wendall Holman Rrehtrd Mendall Mercedes Bean Rrchard Gallop Wendall Holman came rn fourth and Rllllilfel Gal lop came rn flfth 'lhe averages for the four years of school for the Senrors were gnen out by Prrncrpal Dewrtt Wendall Holman recened the eommencement honor of Vale drctorran and Mereeeles Bean reeened the commence ment honor of Salutatorran The ranles are as follows Wendall Holman n Mercedes Bean f Leona Allen f Edrth Anderson f Lrllran lonta f Exelyn Petrre Q3 7 O7 888 Annre Srmon Q5 Q19 Eugenle Austrn Q5 540 Edna Bartlett L80 Rrcharel Gtllop 1 7 950 Lllen Barney Q3 eanetre Calrendo 93 Debatrng agarn toole tts place among the extra cur rrcular actmtres our eozeh berng Mrss Hrlda Clough of the faculty The usual system of tryouts pre xarled twenty sexen comrng out tt the begmnmg of the season Prom thrs group the followrng persons were chosen to represent the school Afhrmatrve Wal ter Mann Rrchard Mendall and Samuel Swett alter nate negatne Rrchard Gtllop Wendall Holman and Mercedes Bean alternate As a member of the Bates lnterscholastrc Debatrng League the squad after much and wrdespread pre lrmrnary tnwestrgatron presented both sldes of tne proposrrron Resolxed that the ury System Should be Abolrshed rn the Unrted States The teams were arded by partrclpatron rn praetlce debates wrth Stephens Hrgh School of Rumford and Draefleld Hrgh School 21 :Syn---rr1r 11,--1.1.1 1 n----1 .1-.1 1 1.1-1 -- -- - -101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -111 1- 1-4 - 1 -. 1. -.. - ..- 1 .1 -111'-:gg I N H ! l A r Q l I I l l .ir-.f...gE-..-Qf...Q..-.,-..Z -..-..-. -..- .-. -..ESQ .- - .- .-..-..- QQQZIIIIH-..........1TlZffQ..iQf.l.,j. 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THE PEP IL IFIEIRARY AN AD INI THE PAPER Nirss Eugenre Austrn a yery well to do mrddle aged sprnster had just mos ed rnto one of tlae new apartment houses at 575 West Street and lrked rt yery well When she had adjusted her belongrngs whreh con srsted of many frryolrtres sueh as laee dorlres and crocheted charrbacks she decrded to become aeejarnted wrth some of her nerghbors Early the next mornrng Mrss Austrn poked her head out of the door to get the mornrng paper and tlae mrlk She encountered about ten newly weds sayrng good bye to therr husbands who were gorng to work All durrng the day she saw the happy brrdes eonyersrng wrth each other about therr Iryes and work Thrs of course made her xery lonesome and now she wrshed she had marrred Wrlson Goodwrn when he had pro posed to her about twenty years ago But she srghed rt was no use to brrng that up Whrle eatrng her dmner she took up the mornrng paper and began to read Glancrng oxer the ads she suddenly sat uprrght for thrs was what she read Wanted Mrddle aged srngle woman to keep house for a good lookrng mrddle aged man Matrrmony rn arew Apply early and ayord the rush Wrlson Goodwrn IZOQ I'orest Aye Gracrous she medrtated that was rn the resrdentral sectron she was rn too Poor Wrlson he was rn the same predreament as she That afternoon she put on her best lookrng gown and started out 708 Forest Avenue there rt was a newly burlt cottage She clrmbed the starrs unsteadrly and rang the bell Wrlson hrmself answered But oh what a change She could hardly recognrze hrm and she felt sure he could not reeognrze her Instead of tlae clean good lookrng boy she had known there stood before her a man wrth a brg red mustache and beard that stretched from ear to ear Hrs head was as round as tlae moon and he werghed just one pound less than a mrddle srzed elephant' She handed hrm her card He read rt and slowly reeognrtron dawned on hrs face Why Genre Austrn' Do come rn I neyer ex pected to see you agarn You came to answer my ad drdn t you? Genre nodded her head Tlaat was all she could do for she w as qurte oyercome by the condrtron of the house Paper was lyrng all oyer the floor drrty drshes were prled up on the parlor table and she could hear somethrng borlrng oy er out on the krtehen stoae The floor was eoyered wrth crumbs and elrrt and eyery thrng was rn such a condrtron that she gasped rn amazement Wrthout much eaeplanatron she set to work to clean up the mess before therr conference XY'rlson threw hrmself rnto a charr and watched her wonderrngly Then he got up and walked out of the room wrthout a word She hnrshed at exactly half past tour and started p parrng supp XX'hen rt was ready and the table was nearly set she called to Wrlson They sat down botla eonscrous of each other and began the meal Horrors upon horrors Whale eatrng hrs soup Wrlson aaade a norse Irke a gruntrng prg He lnaost shoyeled the food rnto hrs mouth wrth hrs knrfe and rnsrsted upon gedunkrng lars doughnuts Poor Genre She had all she could do to keep from runnrng from the room The nrghrmare ended at last as they all do and Genre set about eleanrng up agarn Then she asked Wrlson to postpone the conference for she had a dread ful headaehe and after drreetrng her to hrs room he sank rnto a eharr that crumbled lrke paper under hrm and after weary hours of plannrng she fell rnto a leep sleep Some trme later she was awakened by the rnost jeeulrar norse she had ever heard It sounded lrke someone sawrng wood but she kne x that no one yas at rt thrs trme of nrght Then she realrzed that rt xas Wrl on snorrng That was the last straw Qurckly gatherrng her few belongrng she trptoed out the back door and walked swrftly back to her apart aeat She sank on her prrm sofa wrth rhankfulness and mused aloud Grye me my mardrsh quarters ary trme rather than lrarng wrth a man They are beasts and I hate them O Mclwrsmr 30 Tr-rri END MY IIRST ANID LAST RIDF IN A IORD At ten oelocle one Sunday mornrng I was readrng 1 book rn whreh I was greatly rnterested Suddenly the telephone rang out shrrlly Lrttle drd I know as I w ent to answer rt that rt was tlae begrnnrng of a brg adyenture for me My ehum was eallrng me to go for a rrde rn hrs new Lrzzre and after much argurng I deerded thrt I would be ready to go rn about a half an hour When he armed he rnformed me that rt was a run a bout It was It would run about half a mrle and stop It was xery handy berng easy to get at be cause wheneyer anythrng went wrong rt krndly turned oaer XVhrle on the w ry I asked hrm rf he knew tlae roael He sard that he knew ex ery hump I guess he drd for he drdnt mrss one ot them Most of the trme we were gorng only srsrty mrles an laour mrssrng telephone poles by rnches Iour chrckens rrrne lryes of three eats and 1 eow were sent to the happy huntrng grounds I told hrm I would grae a thousand dollars to feel the earth onee more beneath my feet He told me to keep my money for he would soon let me out for nothrng It was a frne rrde The lane was rafty dollars' We pard rt, sold the car, and took the trarn home after a nrght rn jarl l r I r ' - ' -I . 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