Newport High School - Live Wire Yearbook (Newport, ME)

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NEW PORT HIGH SCHOOL when he was halled by volces Hey Chr1s' Let us look at your new plane w1ll you? L00klUg up Chris saw Carl Getchell a schoolmate and llttle Jlmmy Randolph cllmbmg the nearby fence Each had an alrplane ln hls hand and came runnlng up to the spot where Chrls stood Gee that s a swell one remarked llttle Jlmmle I wlsh I could make one as good Say let s have a race exclalmed Carl We ll start from thls blg rock over here Jlmmle you go first then Chrls and I ll go last ' O K by e returned Chr1s How about you Jlmmle? Sure I m game but mme won t fly then stepped on the blg rock and pro ceeded to wmd hls alrplane The llttle plane started wlth a Jerk and rocked by llght wlnds It made a sharp bank to the rlght and landed softly among the llmbs of a lofty pme Jlmmle d1d not try to retrleve It but stepped aslde for Chrls to make h1s trlal Chrls had already wound hls plane and lost no tlme ID launchlng lt It took to the axr llke a blrd and after a graceful llttle flight It landed some dxstance down the field Jlmmle was overjoyed at the fllght and Jumped up and down excltedly But IH hls ex cltement he happened to hlt Carl s el bow and a crack of wood was neard Now look what you ve done you clumsy llttle runt you ve broken the tall of my plane roared Carl Then stepplng toward Jlmmle he gave hlm a hard wallop on the ear If you were my SIZC I d glve you a good tan nlng added Carl angrlly Yes and 1f I were your SIZE Id knock your block off you blg bully I dldn t mean to break your plane plled Jlmmle wlth tears ln hls eyes There now you fellows don t get mad over nothmg remarked Chrls I m sure Jlmmle dldn t break your plane on purpose Carl Look' You can bend that plece rlght back mto place but Jlmmle you should be more careful Now why don t you fellows shake? Well all rlght sand Carl reluct ant y shake lf vou WI Jlmmle Put her there Carl rephed Jlmmle 1n a brlghter tone I guess I was a blt clumsy and we ll see whlch IS the best sug gested Chrls Carl dld so and to the surprlse of both boys hls plane landed lightly on the grass about sxx feet behlnd Chrls plane If It hadn t been for the broken tall mme would have made the best fllght of the three wouldn t1t'? asked Carl rather relleved at the perform ance of hls plane Sure lt would have answered Chrls You can glue that tall and then your plane wlll beat mme easily Come on fellows let s go over to Mr Norton s farm and see his new pony suggested Jlmmle But first one of you fellows wlll have to get my plane I can t cllmb up there Aw never mmd It now growled Carl You can get It later I ll get It for you Jlmmle I can cllmb the tree I guess said Chrls and he started to chmb the tall pme He managed to get the plane down -r L 19 1 4- - - I u H ' - 9 A . , - , , ' : . ,, . . . . , 7 I ,H re- 7 7 ' . . . ,, , ' ! 7 . . . . ,, . . ,,, . . . , 1 I . , . . 64 1 77 ' ' - 9 7 . . . ,, . . . ' I l 77 7 45 7 77 ' 77 7 V I cc 7 - ' as ' yy ' ' 9 1 ' . , , l . I'll . ll, ' 7 7 ' ' 77 , . . . . m , '. , , ' ., . . ,, . . . . ., ff 7 ' 7 ' 77 7 ! ' as far as yours and Carl's. Jimmle Well, go ahead, Carl: wlnd her up - 7 ,77 - . . . 7 j . , . 'I 1 1 . . . ., . - . 1 . I fl I ' 7 Q a . ', ' - ' 7 ' 77 . 9 ' , - y . . . . H . Y . ,, N 7 7 . . . . ., . , . . . . . . . ,, . . . ,, , 1 1 . . . - , . . . , ,, . . ,, - , , , . if 7 , 9 ' 77 7 7 ' - I y as ' ' 77 7 7 7 ' 77 if ' 77 , . . . . . . . ,,, . . . g 7 Y .. . ,, . . ' 9 7 . , . . . 5 ' . . ,, .

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THF LIVE WIRE Jane was restlessly pacing the floor and Sue was calmly putting make up on when Buzz Buzz It was their ring' Sue ran to answer it Door call for Sue Wilkins and Jane Frost It s for us Jane Sue shouted getting into her wrap Then down three flights they went every step seeming a quarter of a mile but finally they got to the recep tlon room door There s stlll time to turn back was Jane s last thought but she walked determinedly in There was Dick and oh no that couldn t be It that was with him lt couldn t tance Dick introducing him and she caught the words Earnest Smith She felt her own lips mumble ln reply How do you do Mr Smith' Jane thought lf shed never fainted before she could do it now But soon they were out ln the air and she felt a little better Jane thought H may be a football hero a track man etc but he certalnlv is the homhest red headed short fat big mouthed piece of human flesh that Ive ever seen Her one consolation was maybe he can dance At last they reached the Gym Now to know the worst thought Jane Now they were 1n the dancehall dreamy muslc enveloping them Jane thinking how glad she was that she had come when Shall we dance er Miss Frost er Jane? Of course He put his arm about her and We're offl' was Janes p1t1ful thought Er Miss Frost er I may as well tell you I m not a very good dancer Hu ' thought Jane if I haven t already found that out but Oh how kind of vou Mr Smith I th nk you dance be au tl fu lly Ouch I beg your pardon er I guess I stepped on your foot Oh that was nothing sweetly someone must have pushed you But under her breath she was saying I knew it I knew it Oh Why dld I ever come? At last the time came when they were at the Dormltory and I had a perfect time er Jane er I hope we can go agam some t1me'7 What Oh yes of course Ihad Oh my feet do they ache my back how could anyone have such a rotten time? thought Jane She sat looking at her program It was good looklng but Sue burst in Have a good time Janie dear? Jane took of her slipper and didn t know whether to hit Sue or tack the program up with the rest but she ended by saying Why darling of course' and glV mg the tack a savage pounding N Lewis 38 KINDNESS PAYS KT WAS a beautiful day in June when Chris Braley was playing C in a field Just outside the llttle town of Brovs nvllle in Northern Maine He was Just trying out a new model airplane and was about to launch lt I 'F I 18 1 4' - rx - - - .- ' - 1 77 1 H Y hlu , nas ' i L' ' ' 9 75 A ' 1 ' ll if ' ' - 1 . 1 - 1 ' ' In - - '- - - 77 KI 7 yy As 1 1 1 - - ' ' -H ' H ' 77 1 l V l ' H 77 . v - ' . 1 . H . . . . , . , H 1 - - 77 sv ' , . 1 -Q - - . . H . - - - . 1 T . , - . ,, , . H. ,, . . Q. , H A - be. But it was. She heard in a dis- a-er-good time too-er-ood night. . . . . , H , - H ' yy A , . . . 4 , . H u ' 77 ' , . . ' I , u - . 9 7 I . U . 1 ' ' ' . . ' 77 1 ' ' . ' ' 1 . , e ' 1 ., , . '1 . 1 . 7 ' 1 1 1 ' ' . , U ' H ' - ,, 1 1 - 77 ' - ' ' . I I , as yy as I 77 1 - L'-'-' U l Y li ' 1 - 1 4 ' ' ll 71 4 . . . . . 4 Y . . . H , , . . . . U Y

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THE LIVE WIRE and was wlthln a few feet of the ground when he yelled Ouch' my thumb What happened CIIFISQ lnqulred Jlmmle Oh I guess lt s nothlng rephed Chrls as he Jumped to the ground and examlned hls thumb It was plerced by a spllnter wh1ch he removed w1th conslderable pam Jlmmle expressed hls thanks Well are you fellows comxng or not? asked Chrls lnsolently Be rlght wlth you answered Jlmmle lm anxlous to see the pony too The Norton farm was a short dls tance from the field and they soon reached lt Mr Norton was a kmd man and let the boys rlde the pony whlch he had recently bought The boys took turns rldlng the little pony Soon they returned Chrls and Carl went to the pump fora drlnk whlle Jlmmle took the pony to the barn As he was about to enter the barn door the pony gave a leap and broke loose from hls grlp runnlng for the other end of the barn As he passed the beam where the alrplanes were lylng Jlmmle saw somethlng Whlte on the floor Just as the pony s sharp llttle hoofs crushed It ID the mlddle Jlmmle ran to the spot and plcklng up the remalns he found that It was hls own plane Burstlng lnto tears he looked up to see Carl who dld not seem a blt sorry That thlng wasn t any good any way he leered Jlmml6 was so angry at thls that he grabbed Carl s plane and crushed lt to blts ID hls fingers Carl gave a roar and sprang at Jlmmle But the smaller boy was too quxck for hrm and leaplng aslde he ran for the pump Chrls who had heard the argument saw Carl over taklng Jlmmle and as they neared the pump he stuck out hrs foot and Carl plunged head over heels lnto the wa terlng trough Falrly bubbllng Wlth rage Carl scrambled out of the trough and struck at Chrls but h1s arm was caught ln a larger one Looklng around he saw Mr Norton That wlll do Carl warned Mr Norton ln calm tones I heard the whole argument and you deserved a good duckmg Now beat It home and plCk on boys your slze Carl lost no tlme but turned back to makea partmg remark You Just walt all of you my father Wlll buy me test next Saturday and there s a Hve dollar prlze too Don t mmd hlm Jlmmle sald Chrls You take my plane and I ll help you fix It up so lt Wlll beat any plane he gets Gee thanks Chrls rephed Jlmmle But what are you golng to do? Oh don t worry about me I won t bother to get another one and then my httle brother can have a new palr of shoes Besldes father and mother say I shouldn t be maklng such thlngs at my age anyway bay Chrls' remarked Mr Norton I reckon I can help you there You see I have some seed to be cut and I d pay a fellow llke you to do It Gee thats swell of you Mr Norton returned Chrls Now Ill -1 L 20 J 1- 14 ' ' ,, . . . . it . 1 ,, I a . v ' , . , - ff ' 7 ' 77 ' . . . Y ! . . , In . ' , , , I 4 . YY ' ' fl - - as H . ' ,, ' ' v s 1 . . ,, , . , H , 7? . ' ' 1 . 1. ' ' ' ' sv ' . 4, . n I Q I I I Y ' alrplanes were lald on a beam and the a blgger plane and I will Win the con- 7 . ' ' 77 Q u , . ,, , . . . . ,, . , , l 9 . ' no 7 , . . . 79 . . . U ' H l 7 9 1 . - - as - 9 7! I I If 7 . , . , . 7 . . . . y ' ' ' 77 ICN ' 7? ' , . . u . - J - H 0 77 , , ,, . . . ' ' 77 , - at 9 i 1 ' ' ' ' 77 ' li 7 . , .