Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE PEP LATIN Latrn IS a drffrcult subyect and 1t5 mastery necessarrly trams one s mmd It IS a drscrplrnary subyect IU that lf 15 entrrely drfferent from tl1e subyeets tl1at one l1as prexrously 5tud1ed wl11le at tendrng grammar school In order to obtran a good marle one l115 to study the subject tl1oroughly and cannot bluff Accordlngly drlrgence and good study l'lll3lIS are formed It IS the ba51s of our lnghsh language srnce more tl1an one half of our words come from Lat rn We learn to apprecrate as well as ro pronounce spell and understand lnghsh better through 1 lenow ledge of the mother tongue from whrch ours and other languages sprung Latm helps one to grasp other forergn languages more readxly and trams one to haxe more conf1dence In l11s speech as well as enlargrng hrs name xoeabulary rmmeasurably Latm teaches a scholar tl1e morals achlexements and customs of the old Roma 19 one of the greatest, rf not tl1e greatest natron 1n hrstory thus formmg 1 cultural baeleground In V1rg1l can be found one of the greatest poems exer w rrtten rn any language w h1cl1 IS of great h1stor1cal xalue rn tl1at ll deals wrth mythology and the rehglon of our forefathers Reahzrng 1ts yalue most colleges requrre a good foundatron 1n Lat1n as an entrance requxre ment Irnally one needs a Latrn background ln order to undertake successfully tl1e study of many of tl1e professrons A Vezzenf gl SCHOOL NOTES School opened on September 10 wrth an enrollment of 206 students the largest student body ewer to enter Mexrco H1gh The faculty IS made up of SIX members of last year 5 staff and tl1ree new teachers Pr1nc1p1l Carroll M DeW1tt Unuersrty of Marne teaches mathematres and Amerrean hrstory Mr Vrnrl G Good Colby College Sub master drrects boys athletres and teaches mathematrcs Mrs Roy XV Dy ment Bates College teaches languages Mr Gerald A Rose Bates College lSll'lSKI'LlCIOI'lf1Pl'lyS1CS ar1thmet1c and Lnghsh Mrs Charles E Gero Unry er51ty of Marne, teaches scrences M155 Mabel 1 Marshall Emerson College of Oratory has charge of drrmatrcs, puohc spealemg and xoeal musre MISS Gladys E Young Bates College IS drrector of g1rl5 athletrcs and mstructor rn lnghsh Mrs Lxa H Dodd Marne School of Commerce, l1as charge of the eommereral department M155 lleanor L Krng Colby College teaches French and ane1enth1story A teachers receptron was held at Mexrco Grange Hall on October 17 1930 A short entertam teachers Tl1e exenrng was concluded wrth dancrng and refre5l1ment5 of 1ce cream and calee The drama The Arrryal of Krtty was presented dur1ng the Prntexrco Faxr on lrrday and Saturday exenrngs Noyember 71 and 77 at the Mexreo Grange Hall bv students of Mexrco Hlgll The cast of The Arm al of Krtty was composed of Wrllram Wrnkler of 12 1J7ll1fCl Aunt ane, h15 srster Vzlolza Lzzi :mfr T1ng a bell boy Il zlfz 1111 Fzrlu ane, h15 nrece Mnmze Mamlrky Sam, a colored porter ,szilillllf Su el! Bobbre Baxter Slaewzazz Henry Krtty, an actress one Ixfmzf Benygmm hlore L00 Vfzngluz Suzette Aunt ane 5 malel 1l1btlCw11aJ At the annual farr the yunrors recened tl1e fl rst prrae for malerng the most money That class alone cleared ont hundred dollars an amount nexer eeyu 1led by any prexnous class Tl1e sen1ors won flrst prrze for the best decorated bootl1 The axerage ranles of tl1e sen1ors for tl1e four years of hlgh school worle were announced by Prrncrpal DLXVIII ohn Daw son recen ed tl1e V1ltd1ctor1an l1onor and Lstelle Dawson receu ed tl1e commencement honor of Salutatorran Graduatron parts were awarded as follows fam Ixmar Class Hrstory olw D111 my Valedretory Mznme Alarrzlfla Toast to Boys Lrftlfc 19111 mn S alutatory Hanan! 1 11111111111 Toast to GlflS Many I 11164111111 Honor Lssay Page F0111 teen -4 ' ' V 1 D 1 v - 1 1 '1' 1 c .'A '. ' A 4 K . A Y- 1 . . ' I 1 1 r ' 2. ' 1 5' v ' 1 6 ' 3 '- L 1 1 ' 1 1 1 L V K . 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THE PEP Ed1tor1als SCHOOL SPIRIT ust xxh1t IS th1s thmg c1lled school sp1rt' Is1ta ghost? I behexe tl11t 1f 11' the students xxho go to footb1ll and b1sketb1ll games vxould gust grxe all tmex h1xe ID them to our b1scb1ll g1mes 1nd track meets then xxe could cons1der our school 1 suc cess ID all 1thlet1cs ust bec1use xxe do not 1lvx1ys h1xe 1 vx1nn1ng te1m ID baseb1ll lS no re1son xx 1 xxe should not support the te1m Th1s IS 1ll the more re1son xxhy vxe should M1ny an ewcel ent te1m h1s f11led to vx1n 1 x1ctory on account of the l1ck of support by the students and then, too 1 te1m c1n proxe ltself to the croxxd bx the support Vxllllll they 1re g1x1ng Xllfhx not go to 1ll of our b1seb1ll gtmes and tr1ek meets 1nd help boast your school 1long9 o not neglect your te1m 1f they m1y be loslng but cheer' Cheer' 1nd then I m sure youll get fl'llS clung called School Splfll 1nd lUClLlLf1I'llly help the te1m to YICEOFY WINTI R SPORTS XV1nter Sports IS 1 groxxmg sport 1n our hlgh school Only 1n the l1st txxo years h1s If been g1x en 1nyth1ng resemblmg IES proper place as 1 true h1gh school sport It requtres more tr11n1ng dexelops the lungs 1nd muscles much more than 1ny of our other sports In basketb1ll football, or b1seball one te1m IS p1tted 1ga1nst another but 1n vxrnter sports If IS 1 f1ght betvxeen 1nd1v1duals not teams, and thereby develops the frlendly compet1t1ve sp1r1t more keenly Wrnter sports 1re not conf1ned to one f1eld but t1ke ID 1 v1r1ety of sports Some of them 1re snovxshoe racmg, sk1 Jumpxng 1nd r1c1ng obst1cle races 'lflll sklte racmg besldes other h1rdy sports All of them h1xe been h1nded dovxn to us by gener1t1ons of outdoor sportsmen from SWIIZ erl1nd Norxx ly, Svxeden C1nad1 1nd m1ny other COL1l'1fI'lCS It IS 1n expenstxe sport but once st1rted 1n the proper xx1y If should not be so expenslve as some of the other sports we 1re now supportmg Mextco I-hgh School h1s 1dopted m1ny Sports 1nd boosted them ll1Ql'1CI' 1r1 IES exentful hrs tory Why not Wrnter Sports? Let s 1ll help to boost Wlnter Sports 1nto 1ts proper pl1ce TS one of the le1d1ng school sports M1ny other h1gh schools xx1ll folloxx rn our vxake when they re1l1ze vxh1t they are mtssmg Decker 32 THE VALUE OF CLASSICS I haxe often heard someone s1y What good are class1cs9 Cl1ss1cs 1s I see them 1re of much good both 1s ch1racter dex elopers and as educators I xx onder 1f ex eryone rcal1zes xxh1t a class1c re1lly ISD Ttme tells the true xalue of a book 1nd cl1ss1cs are the books th1t h1xe stood the test of ttme Is If not log1c1l, then to bel1eve that 1 person xx ho s1ys that 1 class1c IS no good, e1rher IS not fam1l1ar vx1th them or 1s ts most often the case, he h1s h1d to studv them at school 1nd so IS pre1ud1ced ag11nst them? One of the x1lues of cl1ss1cs IS that they make a person thrnk, and thrnklng IS excellent for the m1nd Cl1ss1cs bro1den the m1nd 1nd tram If to appreclate the best 1n all thrngs Classlcs are also very 1nterest1ng They are II ts true, harder to get nbtz th1n the ordlnary f1ct1on but once a person gets 1nto the story If xx 1ll hold h1s 1nterest to the end Any re1l student should be 1ble to underst1nd and apprectate nearly all 1f not all, of the classlcs There IS no excuse for 1 person to s1y a classlc IS dull Books lke The L1ttle MIUISICI The Vtrg1n11n The Last of the lWIOlIlCEil lS The P1thf1nder and m1ny others can hardly be sand to l1ck 1n rnterest 1ct1on 1nd good descr1pt1on It IS xx ell enough to read common f1ct1on to p1ss 1xx ay the t1me, but 1f you yxant to read and re1d prof1t1bly I s1y take a class1c Regzmz Trembley Page Thnleen 0 I .'.'. A 1' 1 ' f 7 A .Y '.' I .4 1 1 'A Y vs 14 A 1 I A I 1 .1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1, 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,1 N .L A .1 1 1 , .K 1 . 11 , ' ' t .1'L Q '. 1 1t ' 1. 1 1 . 1 D 1 1 . K, .1 .1 , 1 1 . -o I I L A L V I A 'K I Q ,. j.Ix. 31 ' X L ' 1 . e ' 1 e . A 1. I 1 , 'IA L . L 1 .,. t , e 1 ' , ' le I ' a , ' ' K 7 A 1 ' , 1 1 1 . 1 z 1 'l A 1' 1 1 , c ' ', 4 'Q ' ' ' t 1 .1 v 1 1 ' 1 1' - 1 . 1 1 1 '1 , '1 ', ,1 1.1 1 1 ' '. 1 . , 1 1 1 I I I S .L e - 1 1 1 1 1 .1 e ' 4 'V S . L AL . L 1 1 1 1 1 ,! 1 1, 1 11 ,1 ,1 1 , 1 1 . , . 1 ,C 14 I , .L , 1 l A ' V 1 I 1 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 J, L K 1 1 g 1 1 1 e , ' 1 ' 1. . 1 ,,4 K 1 1 1 . L L A K 1 S . 1 , 1 1 1 1 I . J 1 4 ' 4 , ' . 1 1 . . , , 1. , , t r , 1 4 ' ' ,e 4 . ' . 1 , 1 1 , 1 1 , 1: ' . ' 1

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THE PEP 5311411 131111111 Address to Undergraduates 1 1.1 f1c111b1ey Qfixcusedj II1111c1 B11 1111 1 1111 Cltss Ode A1111111 Ve11r111r Class Wrll 131111 111 ll 11110111 1 Cl tss Ode 11111111 Af1LIf1Jff11 Class Propheey 511111111 811611 Clxss Or ttron C11 1111 P11111 Presentsnon of G1fIS The Drlma Aee Hnbh was presented on Frnday CXLHID3 Aprll 10 If Mexico Grange Hall md repelted 1t Andoxer Town H1ll on Aprll 50 by students of M H S rn order to reuse money lor the Senior Cltss Grlduatron 'Ihe etst w is as follows Plrker ones 1 retlred fertluzer klng, 1111 B11111e1 Cltherlne h1s wlfe H111111 Il 1111111111161 Glldys therr druehter 1.111 S1111pr011 Ixlt therr youneest Lllllgxllllf llllllf 11 S11 11111 Nlorey the1r son 111y1C11111111111 Nlrs M lxfleld lg,L1LSE IH the ones house A111111 1 I 1111111111 Blur C hrtllmin 1 1,11 IKLJLITIIU B11111111 1I111D11111111 Nllek the lee 1II11l1111111II1111111 Iulton the butler U 11111111 1151111 Exery member of the yunror cl1ss thus yeir w rs requrred to mke part ln tne prehmrmry prlze spelklne contest srnee no upper ehssmen xolunti nly took plrt rn the exent The ereht students preked for the frnils were Illl Slmpson Hlrrret Mlwhlnney Stelll T1r1skus Vrtoln Lukasrus Lctw renee Sttnley Iteene Henry lmes C lllendo ind Harlmd Moffett H1rr1et IVITXNITIDUCY was chosen IS best speiker On Aprll 75 she represented Mexrco IH the sem1f1n1ls of the Lydm O Speir eH1ml1n contest held at Lewrston She spoke The Deith Drsk by Mlrk Twun Mexlco Hlgh School thrs year w1s a close second to tne wmner or the Unrverslty of Mfune sehollsne cup Exery hrgh school represented by three or more gridtmtes 1n the Freshman Clrtss st the U of M IS ent1tled to compete for the cup The four Mevneo Hreh S hool gmdurttes who tre members of the freshman cl1ss at the state un1xers1ty ue Wenelall H Holman R1eh1rd Gallop Lu genxe Aust1n and ohn P Venskus 1x11111J 31 WHY SPECTATORS GET IURIOUS A glfl seemg her frrst blsketbqll game wlth a frrend Oh' deir w rll they nex er get started7 How mlny ire some to pliy 'lf once? Wfho IS th II errl wrth C eoree Oh look here comes some fellows Graelous they dont play rn thelr un1on su1ts do they 2 Wfell what hue they got sueh short pmts on forf Is tmt 111 they hue to do to throw th If b1lI up there md try to get rt rn thu hole Oh' rs th1t so? XVeIl' dont try to get funny Oh' look here comes some more My whit prettv ptnts they hue on I should thrnk th tt thu fellows mother would hue pressed hrs for htm See how shlbby they look' I wont keep st1ll I l ue 1 r ht to ttlk ust look If thlt eute colch' Well xf he lsnt 1 eolch wh1t lb he? A referee XX'ell whlt xhe dlffereneef There they go Wllere ts the b1ll9 There thu fellow s ot rt XVh1ts he blowln th If whlstle forf Now thlt rsnt fur Look hes erylne the bmll to the other fellow' 'Ihu s eheitrn Oh he threw rt look' the other fellows ot ll He got 1 1,011 Hoorly rth r1h rxh' Come on me Wlrttf Oh I thought rt w1s our sn e Anywly thu fellow w is so sweet he deserxes some pruse Is thu so well you neednt 1sk me to eome ieun I dont see nothmye exeltlne rbout rt lnyw ly GHOST NLNIBIR THRIT Someone hxs moxed lnto the Stlr Ixrm Mo her mnounced Hortee Stockwell one d1y as he stt re lklllif., before the hre ln hrs home IH northern Mune The Stoekwell s fum w ts bunlt on 1 lull md dlreetly opposrte on 1 nerghborrne h1ll w ts the Sttr I trm of w hlch Horiee spoke Page Fzfteen . . - YT S . 1 L . ' ..,,. 4- Lf 1 .1 ..... .... A ' ', 117 -L' A , ', , . A L L L kN,, 1. .... - . ..,.. .. 1 . 1 S .11 15' ' 1' 1 ..... ' . ' 1 ' .... ...,. , .... ..... Q ' S 1 'f 1 ' 4 I ..,..... ' ' 1 . 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