Milbridge High School - Light Yearbook (Milbridge, ME)

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12 THE LIGHT Many of our classmates served on the Editorial Board of The Light. At the end of the year Arletta Ray replaced Erma Kelly as school trea- surer for the ensuing year. William Edes and Alton Strout were chosen to be ushers at gradua- tion in the aftemoon. The evening ushers were Arletta Ray, 'Martha King, Delvine Sprague and Vera Helen Freeman. Now we are Seniors and there are fourteen of us left. Our class officers for this year were: Presi- dent, Delvine Sprague, vice president, Vera Helen Freemang secretary, Arletta Ray, and treasurer, Madelyn Strout, Alton Strout and William Edes helped with the Freshman Reception. Our Bazaar was a great success since all classes assisted. In the evening we presented a pageant, Yuletide joys, the script of which was written by five Senior girls. Basketball for this season was a great success because of the splendid playing of the Senior boys and girls, Douglas Eldridge, Alton Strout, William Edes, Martha King and Vera Helen Freeman. Three of our brilliant classmates, Mad- elyn Strout, Vera Helen Freeman and Alton Strout, took a scholarship test. We presented our Senior Play, The Hobgoblin House, with every- one participating in some way. The end of our school year will close June 6th. After graduation we have planned to go on a trip together and this is where we separate to go out into the great wide world. We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to our teachers, parents and friends who have made these last four years successful. --Elaine Ray, '46. TWILIGHT TIME The sunset cast its last bright glow O'er the forests and hills of Maine, lt's silvery sheen on the icy ponds, Reflected on the earth once again. The snow was a crystal of shining delight, Not melted from the day's gleaming sun, And skiers whose faces were red from the cold, Were coming in from a long day of fun. Nature was embarking on a night of peace, The darkness fast gathering o'er town. Howe'er not all of the wonders were hidden from view, For the moon's rays were soon cast around. -Madelyn Strout, '46. BLACK WATERS A morbid silence was once more settling over the ocean. Had it been only three hours since that dreaded wind had begun to blow with its ferocious, powerful force? The large, tumultous waves had been tossing and gleefully playing, hav- ing fun in their joyous behavior. They looked as if they had been endowed with life. Then in a mere second, the heavens opened wide, casting an immense gale over the whole ocean. The small fishing craft had had a very slim chance of sur- viving since all 'the vastness of ocean was bleak and desolate, completely void of any other sign of life. Above the sound of the blatant wind, the din of the captain's voice could be heard shouting orders to his men. The mountainous waves washed over the boat as if it had been nothing more than the way it lashed and threw the boat around over the seas. Supplies were washed overboard. Even men who had been mariners of the sea from their boyhood feared it. In an attempt to save one of the seamen from the black, turbulent waters, the mate and he were both washed from the boat. When the storm abated and all was quiet again. the hull of a small craft, provisions and dying men were floating peacefully on the swelling tide. It was a gruesome sight, indeed. -Madelyn Strout, '46 SNOW VALLEY Sally was so excited she could hardly sit still. The train seemed as if it would never stop at Snow Valley Station. To put the readers a little up to date I'll tell you where Sally is going. About two years before her father had promised her a trlp to Snow Valley, a skiing resort. She was going to visit her Auntie Blossom, who had a small house beside the big lodge. Sally loved to skate, slide and especially to ski. She had been taught when she was very young. Now she was a young lady of eighteen and full of fun, spirit and gaiety. All the way down on the train she had noticed a young man looking at her from across the aisle. He was about twenty years old and nice looking. But Sally's excitement over arriving at Snow Valley made her forget him at the present. At the station her aunt and uncle met her with open arms. On the way home Sally couldn't help

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THE LIGHT 11 In September 1945, we, the past Juniors, entered Millbridge High as dignified Seniors. 'Geel W'ere we proudl 'Mrs. Strout did fine acting as principal for the lirst six weeks as it was very dilficult to obtain teachers at that time. Mrs. Schoppee was our other teacher. Most of the pupils, including the Seniors, had it easy those first six weeks as they weren't having so many classes. One morning we entered the school building and found a lieutenant seated at the principal's desk. He was our new teacher, Mr. Stinchiield. Everything started booming within a few weeks. With his fine coaching we have secured better basketball teams, both girls and boys. In December we had our annual bazaar which was a great success. It consisted of many games, a turkey, Christmas basket, lunch counters, and many other booths. In the evening we presented a short play, which was written by several Senior girls. Other classes participated in short plays of' their own. It was at this time that Mrs. Schoppee had to leave us. Of course we had to take the bitter with the sweet. Next was a vacation. What a wonderful time! And during Christmas, too! Those two weeks went fast though. It seemed that only two or three days had passed when the calendar said january 7 and we had to go back to school. We wondered what surprises this term would bring, when all of a sudden Mr. Strout appeared to take Mrs. Schoppee's place until another could be found. We appreciated his fine work, too. Now we have Mr. Wieden with us until the end of the school year, we hope. , We are very busy at this time preparing for our last days at Millbridge High. We dread leav- ing! Honest! We do. -Delvine E. Sprague, '46. HISTORY OF THE SENIORS We entered Millbridge High School on Septem- ber 14, 1942, with an enrollment of twenty-two students. We elected as class officers the follow- ing: Delvine Sprague, president, james Wyman, vice president, Madelyn Strout, secretary, and Yvonne Davis, treasurer. After two weeks had elapsed Freshman Reception had drawn upon us. The Sophomores had planned a Negro minstrel in which we participated and showed our good sportsmanship. The following week Gerald Tib- betts left school. Two of the Freshman girls, Delvine Sprague and MadelyneStrout, took part in the Millbridge Follies. Delvine also sang in many plays. Luscombe Strout was one of the Senior Play cast. Vera Helen Freeman won a seventeen jeweled Bulova wrist watch for selling the most magazine subscriptions for the Curtis Publishing Co. She was also winner of the third prize in Junior Speaking. At the end of the year we suffered the loss of three more of our mem- bers, Frank Faulkner, Philip Brown and Juanita Strout. Many of our members participated in basketball, baseball, annual Bazaar and the school band. On September 20, 1943, we came back to school as Sophomores. This year We were not so shy and timid because we had authority over the Fresh- men. When Freshmani Reception came along we had a Truth and Consequences program planned for them. During this year 'we made a slight change in our class officers. VeraflHelen Freeman was elected vice president because james Wyman Raft M. H. S. and went to school in New Hampton, New Hampshire. Those who took part in the play Herbie and the Mumpsv were: Alton Strout, Douglas Eldridge, Delvine Sprague and Luscombe Strout. Some of our members helped to plan thc Victory Ball. Delvine Sprague was winner of the first prize in junior Speaking. Those who played basketball were: Vera Helen Freeman, Delvine Sprague, Martha King, Douglas Eldridge, William Edes, Alton Strout and George Young. Later in the year Luscombe Strout left school. Delvine Sprague was one of the ushers at graduation. As Juniors, there were sixteen students in our class. A large percentage of us had booths at the annual Bazaar. Delvine Sprague, Vera Helen Freeman, Martha King, William Edes, Douglas Eldridge, Alton Strout and George Young repre- sented our class in basketball. Along came the Senior play, The VVedding Knell,', in which two of our classmates, William Edes and Alton Strout took part. The class enrollment decreased when Robert Upton and George Young left to enter the service. Next came Iunior Speaking. The speakers were: Martha King, Madelyn Strout, Alana Strout, Vera Helen Freeman, Delvine Sprague, Yvonne Davis and Elaine Ray. Three of the speakers, Martha, Madelyn, and Delvine, were chosen to go to Machias to represent M. H. S. in the county speaking contest. On March 14, we took an aptitude test along with the Seniors.

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'THE LIGHT 13 looking out the window at the landscape since it was so beautiful. The snow was just right for skiing and she could just see herself gliding down the steep slopes, the wind blovsdng in her hair, and the excited thrill that always sweeps through her when she skis. When they reached home her Uncle Dudley went to work at the lodge and Auntie Blossom set about showing Sally the grounds and every- thing around the house. When Uncle Dudley came back for supper he told them about the dance up at the lodge and asked Sally if she wanted to go. 'Td love to gof' she responded. What time does it begin so I can be ready, Uncle Dudley? Eight o'clock, Sally, he answered, and there are some nice young mennand young ladies from the nearby colleges about your age that you could meet while you're here. I know you will have a good time at the dance. That night Sally had a wonderful time dancing and talking with the girls and boys she met. Also she met the young man that sat across from her on the train. They all made a date for the next day to go on a skiing hike to show Sally the mountains and ski trails. At the end of the afternoon they returned and crowded into the little cottage where Sally was staying. Tired, hungry and happy they relaxed while Auntie Blossom served them hot chocolate and newly made cookies which seemed to hit the spot with them all. The next two weeks went by swiftly with a great deal of fun, laughter and happiness. Rod- ney, Sally's train fellow, was her constant com- panion almost from the first day of their acquaint- ance. The day she was to leave he asked her if he could write to her while he was in college. She consented because she liked him a little. Sally said her good-byes sadly to her aunt and uncle and to her new-found friends who said they would keep in touch with her. Sally went home to tell her family what a lovely time she had had and all her adventures and about her bright outlook on the future. -Martha I. King, '46. THE OLDEST BUSINESS IN CONTINUOUS OPERATIDN Records have shown that it is thought that the oldest business in continuous operation is located in the town of Millbridge, owned today by Everett Wallace. Mr. Wallaceis great-great-grandfather, Joseph Wallace, a sea captain, fur trader, shipbuilder and general grocer, was the first settler of Mill- bridge. In the year seventeen hundred and sixty- three a general store was constructed and a small shipyard. He produced vessels which sailed to the West Indies with lumber, returning with rum and molasses. One of his boats carried the first sixteen settlers to Machias. Old ledgers found in this store show that sup- plies for troops stationed at Machias during the Revolutionary War were purchased on account of the Massachusetts Bay Colony October twenty- sevent.h, seventeen hundred seventy-seven. N o evi- dence has been found that these supplies, consist- ing of beef, lumber, tallow, butter and turnip, were ever paid for. joseph Wallace also built the first sawmill at Cherryfield. -Arletta Ray, '46. A HUNTER'S DREAM ' One day, I decided to go hunting, so I went up to Spragues Falls on Eld Ridge. The day being sunny from the many rays of light, I knew that I was going to have a wonderful time. As I went around a turn I saw a bunny with a bob tail, then I said to myself, I'll have some fun, so I raised the gun to my shoulder. As I did this the glow of the steel struck my eyes and I missed him completely. What a disappointment! But being young I was not discouraged easily, for I decided right there, that I would have to change my hunting ground. I went over to the old Stinch field, by Sawyefs brook. After I had been here a short time, I grew sleepy, so I lay down beside the stream. After about five minutes, I fell asleep and dreamed of many famous people. Mary and Joseph, the mother and father of Jesus, were the two who came immediately to my mind. Others were Robert Bacon, Richard, the lion-hearted, William Wallace, the very famous Englishman, and Louis IX, who was a famous French ruler. After I had dreamed all this, I