Norway High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Norway, ME)

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THE CADUCEUS 25 Norway, Capitol of the United States Once upon a time a great fire broke out in Washington, the Capitol of the United States, destroying the entire city a11d mak- ing it necessary to rebuild. At that time Donald Partridge, formerly of Norway, was president of tl1e United States. He suggested that his old home tow11 was an ideal spot to build a new seat of government. His suggestion being adopt- ed, thousands of workmen were employed, and soon Norway looked like a second, and eve11 more beautiful capitol. Great concrete roads were built, and Pike's Hill was blasted away. A great hangar was built at this location and a great airport was thus created. Paris Ilill was used as the residential section of the city, and great buildings were built along what was once called Paris St. The Norway Library was torn down and a new Library of Congress built, taking the land from. the former location of Jack- son's store to Longley's Hardware Store. A new Lincoln Memorial was constructed where the Pirate 's Den had been, and Lake Pennesseewassee became as a reflecting ba- sin for it. Ordway's Grove was made into a large park, the zoo located there being the larg- est in the World. Norway Country Club was changed into a large hotel. iHere many congressmen spent short vacations playing golf. Witherell Park was made larger. Foun- tains played and beautiful swans swam there. The old Norway Bus was too small, so fifty large buses were used to carry work- men and sight-seers around the city. The land owners in the town itself were made millionaires over night. They em- ployed many servants and chauifeurs to drive them around in expensive automo- biles. The Norway Advertiser now published three daily papers, Robert Goodwin and Henry Dyer being the star reporters. Wal- lace Bailey was editor of the comic section and Albert McCready editor of the sporting section. Here 's to Norway, Capitol of the United States! -Oneil A. Brown, '3ZZ. The Ghost Of? One night I thought I would try to play a trick on Johnson and his few followers, so I began spreading rumors around that there was a ghost being seen and heard in the churchyard. In order to make a good impression on the others, I put some bottles and bright tin cans around in trees, so that when the wind blew anybody would hear many weird sounds. Next I got a strong wire and fas- tened one end of it to the church tower and the other end to a tree oi? at a distance. I had to be careful to have the wire 011 a slant and very tight. Next I had to ob- tain some kind of costume. I found some old sheets and some phosphorus for ghostly eyes. I put them on as well as I could, and, when I looked in the mirror, I was sur- prised. The next thing to do was to get Johnson down to the churchyard some night when it was not too dark. I I wrote a letter to him, threatening him if he didn 't come. I told him the date and time to be there-three weeks later at elev- en o'clock. When the day arrived, I made all prepa- rations, and was in the tower an hour be- forehand. It was the right kind of night, because the wind was springing up, and the bottles and tin cans were making queer noises. The moon came up too, so that ev- erybody could see fairly well. The sounds were increasing all the time, and I was be- ginning to get a little nervous, when John- son arrived. I began to make as many noises as I could. Then I started sliding

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24 THE CADUCEUS lifeless corpse for the last time. Their ex- pressions were as far removed from each other as I was from the earth. Affection, joy, hate, sorrow, and many such expres- sions were registered on their faces. Es- pecially will I remember the last grateful look proffered by my young nephew as he passed slowly by-a glance which said, Thank you, Uncle, for the millions which your death has put into my hands. Now I shall prosper. I might have thought myself good look- ing at this funeral, had it not been for the loss of one eye and one ear. These two were never recovered after the crash of the plane. The funeral anthem was certainly beautiful, but I much preferred to hear the latest number of the season, Happy Days Are Here Again? Another impressive feature of that me- morable day which will never pass from my memory, was the many beautiful floral tributes, which, by the way, is the only tribute of that sort I have ever received. The most impressionable of these offerings consisted of beautiful wreaths of wild ros- es, sweet peas, peonies, hildagos, and many other kinds of flowers. One more memorable incident of this ritual, which was more or less humorous, I shall attempt to describe to you. This was the interment at the Norway Pine Grove Cemetery. During this procedure, as I was being lowered into my last resting place, the casket, which was quite slippery because of the dreary falling of mist, caused the hands of one of the bearers to slip, and consequently I crashed to the bottom of the grave, landing with a resounding thud. I assure you that the wet sod piled on top of me was not ptleasing. But, being of a rather strong will, it did not bafiie me, as it did some poor victims, who to this day still rest in their graves, simply because they have not the initiative or willpower to ex- tricate themselves into the joys of other worlds. I lay resting, thinking things over, and wondering why I had been placed on earth, why I had died, what was to come next, and how I should act when something did hap- I always came to the same conclu- pen. sion, that I did not know. As a matter of fact, I didn't think very much about my and virtues, as dead people are said sins to do, although I had plenty or the former, and also a few of the latter, sprinkled i11 here and there. Continuing with my thoughts, they turned to the oft-discussed Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. I had never put much stock in any of these mythical places, and consequently did not belong to any church, but went as my conscience and pleasure dictated me. After my death I did not regret my faithlessness to any of the churches either. As a matter of fact, I really pay very little attention to religion -maybe that 's why I didn it go to any of these places,-because I didn't believe in them-who knows? It was a comparatively easy matter to get out of my casket, as I was a rather strong person. VVhen I at last stood among the other graves, the town clock was just striking midnight. As I bade the cem- etery a last goodbye, the town constable was just finishing his last beat to the edge of the graveyard. For some reason or oth- er, when he saw me, he ran as if a bee had stung him, and screeching as I had never heard a human screech before. His blood- curdling yells must have awakened people, living and dead, within the neighborhood of a mile. I couldnlt imagine what had happened to him. As it was rather dark, because of the dismal rain which continued, I stumbled over one o the grave stones, and when I hit the ground- I woke up! -Daniel F. Dullea, '32,

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26 THE CADUCEUS down the wire, waving my arms and screech- ing all t.he time. I didn 't see how near I was getting to tl1e tree, because I was watching Johnson run away. The next I knew, I hit the trunk of the tree and was knocked uncon- scious. Next morning when I woke up I was in bed and found out that Johnson had brought me home. I guess the joke was all on me! -Loren Brett, '31. The Honor Roll Tallest-As far as feet and inches go, there was no question of Dick Files for the boys and Violet Upton for the girls, al- though Abe Thurston and Sigrid Nurminen were lengthy seconds. Marion Thomas is- n't so short, either. Shortest-While away down at the other end Albert Lafrance and Betty Conary carried off the honors. There is a notice- able lack of inches in Ruth Stearns, too. Most Studious-It's all a grind, as Al- bert Lafranee and Francis Hutchins found from the votes. Then there's Betty, also Rita. They must burn a little midnight oil, too. Best-Natured-Did you ever see Loren really cross? Anyway, he won the most votes for a sunny disposition. Red Smith, in spite of his hair, has earned a reputation for good nature, while Charlotte, and Edna Gurney-can you imagine either of them really angry? Best Dancers-Jazz is Sam's middle name, while Dolor knows how to trip the light fantastic, too. Mildred Gallant leads for the girls with Mary Hill a close second. Class Vamps-Mildred again! Her work in this line should make Greta Garbo look to her honors. Kay Lea and Arline Corbett deserve honorable mention, also. Class Sheik-Once more, they all favor Favor! Noisiest-Haskell has the record of be- ing the boy who breaks the record every time he opens his mouth. For the girls, Alice had simply no opposition at all. Quietest-Dennis Dullea and Hutchins are usually seen and not heard, while Stan Ray and Howard Smith d011,l3 make the welkin ring much, either. Betty is our most quiet girl, but Edna Edwards never got any dentention for noise. Most Popular-He must have got his charm from The Charm Schoo1 !-Wlio? Why, Favor, of course! The landslide of votes speaks for itself. Mildred Won among the girls. Wittiest-As a class, we are all wits and humorists. But even then we are sur- passed by Charlotte Longley and Stan Lord first, then Saleeby, Frakes and Pierce. Time-Killers-DeCoteau, Haskell, and Cora Gurney know the most ways of doing nothing, but-Noble and Merle Brown are known to spend 1nucl1 of their time in a similar manner. VVoman-Hater-DeCoteau leads the chase away from the women, followed by Curtis and Tucker. Man-Hater-Don't you really like them, Frances? Best Athletes-Myron, a star on several teams, is our best athlete. Upton and Dunn won the girls' honors. The Greatest Help to N. H. S.-Norway High will miss all the class of '31, but we can 't help noting what especially big gaps Longley, Favor and Lovejoy will leave whe11 they go.