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

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NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL 4 l 15 l 1- llterary THE TRAIL T0 PEACE HAVE you ever been out ln the woods Just rambllng and come a cross a trall or old tote road wlth plnes flrs and other beautlful trees llnlng It and felt the impulse to follow lt and camp somewhere on lt'7 That s the typlcal road to peace If you can get away from the mob of human belngs and follow an obscure trall for a long wav and then pltch your camp near a rushing brook or near a lake wlth none of the H0159 of clvlllzatlon where you can t annoy anyone and no one can annoy you that s peace When evenlng comes all you have for company are the danclng flames of your campflre but you soon get used to that and nlght nolses become Nlghtl then comes day break unpar alleled ln a mountalnous region when the great golden orange sun cllmbs higher It s a worthwhile slght to see It burn off the mlst from your lake or stream You bulld your fire and cook your own breakfast which seems to taste twlce as good IU the open The smell of wood smoke fills your nostrils How different It IS from the oll gas and coal of the Clty Breakfast over you douse your flre to keep It from rulnlng your kingdom After decldlng whether to go hunt lng hlklng or fishing or mountain cllmblng you get your compass bearing and start out If you go flshlng you don t use dlrectlon as much for you follow your waterways and don t have to puzzle out tralls Catchlng enough flsh ln an unspoiled lake or stream IS a pleasure but shouldn t be overdone lf you want to leave your water well stocked The best of It lS nobody dlsturbs your pleasure and won t lf you keep lt a secret Mountaln cllmblng IS perhaps an attraction for you and you cllmb to untrod SUmmltS and get a hawk s eye VIQW of your domaln Now you ve come to the end of your llttle stay of relylng on yourself ln,the great out of doors for almost every thlng You ve hunted or flShed con servatlvely and have the satlsfactlon of knowlng that you probably wlll have plenty of flsh or game the next time you come Packlng and breaklng camp IS a task you do downheartedly lf you love the great open spaces as some do You have a lonesome feellng when you take your last look at the water trees mOuUt3lUS raft fireplace and maybe your pet squlrrel you befrlended wlth crumbs You start off then at the bend you turn around and take It all ln before It s lost around the bend Back to clvlllzatlon you trudge to work wlth a heavy heart and anxlously Walt for the season to roll around when you can return Wlll you forget lt? No not lf you are a true nature lover and follower of the great open spaces Henry Condon 39 THE EXPERIENCE OF A BASKETBALL 651I7ELL tonlght s a blg night for me because I heard Cedrlc Soper the manager of the boys basket ball team say they were playlng oif a league tle for the county champlon shlp at the next town twelve mlles 9 55 77 ' 1 . , . I . ' L, 7 - ' 45 77 ' . . . . , ' 2 - I6 ya ' - J ' - n 1 an Q , . 'tt . ,, . 7 . 7 , . , v v ,. . J Y friendly and familiar. - . Q 7 - , ' L Y ' . . s Q 1, . , I . I u u 1 1 . . LL ,, I n u . Z y . .I 1 . ' l . . ,, ,, . ! . . . , . . ' 7 , . . . 7 7 7 , - U I , . . .

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THE LIVE WIRE Vlncent Smlth Vmce College Course Honor Part Nat Ath Scholarshlp Soclety 4 Engllsh Club Prlze 1 Class Presldenr. 4 Jumor Speak mg Orchestral 2 3 4 B Mgr 4 Planxst Boys Glee Club2 3 M1xedGleeClub4 Englxsh Club 1 2 3 4 Sec y 3 Pres 4 Pres Student Councll 4 Llve Wlre Boardl 2 3 4 Edltor ln Ch1ef4 Journal1smClub4 Athlet1cClub4 N Club3 4 Booster Board 1 2 4 Football4 Here s to Vincent' Hls eflic1ency beware Able Wllllng he ll always get there Cedrlc Soper Jr Scrupe General Course Senlor Play Jun1orSpeak1ng U of M Contest 3 Boys Glee Club2 3 N Club 4 Athletlc Club 4 Cross Country 1 Mgr Basketball 4 We re sure you w1ll always remember Scrupe or hls ready smile and helping hand Marvls Stuart MRYVIB General Course Honor Part Gardlner Hlgh School 1 Junlor Speak Club3 Student Counc1l4 Vlce Pres 4 Prompter Senlor Play Marvls IS brlght Marvls IS plucky The man who gets her wlll surely be lucky Palmer Tedesco Pete Commerclal Course Class Hlstory Vxce Presldent Home Room 4 Mar shalJun1or Speaklng 3 Pres Mlxed Glee Club 4 Bus Mgr Boys Glee Club 4 N Club 2 3 4 Vlce Pres 4 Athletic Club 4 Basketball 2 3 4 Co Captam 4 Football 4 In danclng and basketball he does surely set paces Hrs blue eyes and wavy han' mdeed wlll take hlm places Edward Weed Jr Eddle General Course Honor Part Nat Ath Scholarshlp Soc1ety4 Class Pres 1 2 3 Senlor Play Junlor Speaklng Glee Club 2 3 Engl1shClub1 2 3 4 Journal1smClub4 Llve Wire Boardl 2 3 4 Bus Mgr 4 Booster Board 1 4 N Club3 4 Student Councll 4 Ath Club 4 Track2 Mgr 2 Basketball34 Mgr 3 Football4 Eddle In all act1v1t1es you ve been qulte ready In gomg wlth Nellle you ve been qulte steady -r I 14 1 P 1- ' ' ll ' 77 : - - ' ' s 3 S ' . 1 a ' ' 7 1 7 I 7 7 ' ' 7 Y 7 7 7 7 Y Y 1 , ' , sc ' ' H ' 7 ' ! ' 7 v r v n ' ' I ' , 14 H , u H 7 7 7 7 , 3 - , . . . I ' Y . . , 7 7 ' ' AK 77 , . . 3 . . 3 t ' Q 5 7 , KK 77 , ' , 7 7 7 7 - 3 . . 7 ' f ' ll ' 77 5 . . Q . - ing Alternateg English Club 3, 4, Treas. 4g French : 9 ' - 1 , - 2 K4 77 ' 3 ' 9 - I - 5 - ! , H rr - ' 7 7 7 7 ' 9 5 i 1 1 ' 7 S ll ' YI , . 5 - - ' ' 1 - , , 1 S 3 . ' - ' ,ll ' 77 1 Y 7 Y 7 7 y 17 . KI 77 Y Y 7 7 ' ' 7 . cc u . ' , , I 7 7 7 7 ' Q , - S , , - 5 . ' 1 . . . , .

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THE LIVE WIRE from here Gee how I dread lt' After that game last Wednesday mght my stomach hasn t felt as well as lt should Katle Savage slung me clear across the floor and I struck the opposlte wall so hard I was dazed for a few seconds It s tlme to go The bus leaves IU fifteen mlnutes And oh there goes Cedrlc Hes forgotten me agaln Gee he s a forgetful guy Hey Cedrlc don t forget me Gosh h sounds as though I weren t welcome Wlsh he d use his manners and stop grumblmg about havlng to bother wlth me It klnd of hurts my feel lngs Boy we Just made the bus ln tlme Whata crowd' Mr Clement must have let the glrls go agaln Wlsh he d make them stay home when they worry though I wouldn t get any attentlon anyway but It s awfully crowded Just as I thought They ve started Slnglllg' Guess I ll shp under the seat and stuff my ears w1th that cotton battmg I brought along Well we must have reached our destmatlon because there s a grand rush for the door Brr lt s cold out' I ll be glad when wlnters over I ve had the smffles ever slnce last fall It seems Ooh what a blg gymnaslum and what a large crowd' Gosh I m get tlng Jlttery I almost WlSh I had let Cedrlc get out Wlthout me There seems to be nothlng for me to do now but watch the crowd The boys are ln the dresslng room chang mg up What a H106 crowd' We have a splendld representation from Newport Gee I hope the boys wm Here they come now Don t they look IIICPIH thelr clean sults Thank heavens they re warmlng up wlth a dlfferent ball I d rather rest before the game anyway It ISU t that I m lazy but I ll be able to play a better game lf I m rested The game IQ ready to begln I m dreadfully nervous Oh why don t they start Why does the referee keep asklng everybody lf they re ready Of course they are or they wouldn t be on the floor Here I go up ln the alr Gee I hope people can t see my knees shake Where am I7 Goodness here I am ln Henry DeRaps hands Whoops I mean Bub Davxs' No Pete Tedesco' Shucks I m golng so fast I can t keep track Thls IS fun though Oomp I ran smack Into one of the players that lsn t the height of rudeness H completely lgnored my apology There goes the whlstle at the end of the first quarter The score IS tled How excltlng' At least I ve done my part I ve gone all over this hall and down through the basket I ve had more narrow escapes than a tlght rope walker The boys look tired so soon but they ve played a grand game Well Imoff agam Whee am I Hymg through the alr fast' Oof' I struck the wall awfully hard but I can take lt Here I go though the basket agaln Goodness what a drop' Wlsh they d catch me before I strike the floor Just hsten to that crowd cheer Guess I m dolng all rlght for myself Well here I go up ln the alr agam My head IS sphttlng Guess I'll get an aspirin at the half Ooh what are they trymg to do to me' I + I 16 l e iv ' 1 . , , . l . ! i . . . , I ' O 7 . , , ' 7 , . . ., . . , . ' ! ' I , . , . l , . . . 1 ' , ' . ' , e . 7 7 . , . . . . . , w ' . K Q , , 61 ' ' ' 44 77 ' 45 !7 7 ' 7 ' ' 1 ! . . ' l 7 don't have to play. Well, I should heads. I'm terribly sorry. Well, if . ' ' ' ' . e , . , . . , . l 7 ll ' ' ' . 1 1 t ' . . . . 1 I , . . , , KK 7 J ' ' . . . . . , . . , . . , , ' 1 1 . . . H , i , ! ' D il . ' ' I I ' v ! - . . - . . , . , , . ll ' '., , . . ' 1