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

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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

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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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NEWPORT HIQ H SCHOOI go mto the basket roll around about a dozen tlmes and then bounce out It s worse than the roller coaster Well now Eddle Weed 19 about to shootafoul Boy I feel lmportant rlght now I thlnk Ill glV9 that pretty blonde ln the audlence mv sweetest smlle Gee lts fun to be IH the llmellght Here I go through the loop agaln Gollv Im embarrassed What ll I do lf that blonde waves at me Gee Im flusteredl Well of all thlngs She ups and hollers Nlce gOlDg Eddlel Why should he get all the cred1t'? If that lsn ta slap IH the face I dont know what ls Say come to thlnk of lt that glrl IS Nellle Guess I d better be careful whom I fllrt wlth Ouchl Must you klck me Paul? Oh Iknow lt was accldental but gee It seems as though you could be a llttle more careful There goes the whlstle for the half Why of all the nervel Look they re taklng a dlfferent ball Why the ungrateful thlngs as 1fIhadn t taken all those klcks and knocks wlth a grln Just for thatl hope they lose the game For the tlme belng I m Just golng to cllmb under the seats and not even watch the game In fact I thlnk I ll sleep What ln the world IS all that racket? Why Newport must have won Should I glve them a cheer and con gratulate them or not Tney dont deserve lt after the way they treated me but shucks I suppose lt s all IH a basketball s llfetlme Iam klnd of glad they won ln a way so Rah' Rah' Rahl Newport F Beek 28 IT S A BLONDE 66whLL pard thls here town IS whare we are a g0lUg to hole IH fer a spell und rest these here bones of our n Yepl bout tlme yer gut some sense ln that pumkln of yourn needa rest after the draggmg round yer glve us Jest cause a gal was IU trouble My bones IS all a rattle Aw' keep yer trap shet bout thet trouble replled the first speaker Pete a cowpuncher of medlum helght llght complexlon brown wavy halr and brown eyes that shot over every thlng and saw all Im trylng to ferget lt but I m a tellln you now I a1n t never gom to help one of those grateful pleces of humanlty Yeah thet s whut yer sald the last thurty tlmes retorted Blll a cow puncher who was tall muscular and bowlegged from years IU the saddle Say whard you get them thar tongue twlsters yer JlSt Splt out? Blll contlnued as they stopped thelr horses b for an old corral Yer wouldn t know lf I told Ja They are too blg ter your mental comp compr er understandln me Im 1mprov1n my vo vocab er llst of words Pete slung at hlS partner Hey you' he contlnued to aman recllnlng IH the shadows of the saloon take these here walkxn skeletons and make em mto good hosses wh1le we stuff sumpln under our belts After seelng that the horses were ln the hands of the man they strolled across the street lnto a hotel Wh1Ch was run by an old frlend of thexrs They went to the corner table and upon 5 , .p I 17 I 1. ' Y . ' y ' X . . 7 I an - ' y l , . ' ' 9 77 . . , . A ' an - - -' ' ' ' ' - ' We ' 7 T u , ' 4 - ' s ' v ' .7 S ' 1 Y 1 7 ' , , 7 77 ' ' ' ' as . 4 . , . I ' l L7 ,, 4 v ' 7 1 v y . . , . ' , , l 7 ' I , .. , . v ' , . H, . , L . . . . ' 7 ' 7 . . , 7 . . ' 7 ' 7 . , , , , ' two-legged humans aga1n-- the un- . ' ' 77 . . '5 7 ' . , 7 , . ' 77 ' , v s ' , x 9 I c , ' y . . . . 44 7 , Y . .. . ,, n u y n u . ' ' . . - , .A - o . . 7 H , . . - , ' . - . . ' 7, 7 ' , ' 1 J . . , . . 77 ' - , . I , As 77 ' . 7 ' , A 7 . , . 44 ' 7 , . . . . 7 ' ' 7 . , L, . , ' 7 H 1 y ' ' Y! a ,Q 1 Y