Norway High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Norway, ME)

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24 THE CADUCEUS dates the bank Then the state 1n O1 de1 to bu11d 1OHdS taxes the countv to dest1tut1on The rullng element wheth 91 Parhament Cou1t Congress or Relch SQIZQS the accumulatlons of the state and dlunk xxlth poxxe1 expends 1ts 111 gotten galn 1n rlotous hvlng The common man starvmg fOl food and land muster then fo1ces k1ll the men at the head of the rulmg poxx Q1 and dlvlde up the assets of the natlon Each then goes h1s xx ay to bulld a cab ln And the xx 01 ld goes lound and round' W1lllHmMCCO1mHCk 43 AFTERMATH HIS feet echoed loudly as he Walked sxxlftly doxxn the da1k vacant st1eet It xx as late A cat xvalklng stealtluly 'TCIOSS the snoxx glanced at hlm paused then xarlshed lnto the da1kness The moon sllpped g1Z1C9fl,llly behlnd a cloud As he turned mto h1s oxvn dr1x exvay the xx 1nd tugged at h1s OVG1 coat It xx h1s tled past h1m as he mounted the steps On the po1ch he stopped lnvolunt 111 lx he shlx G1 ed then sh1u,,g1ng shghtly he 1nse1ted tne key 1n the lock Ins1de all xx as stlll As he advanced 1111011311 the hall the numblng cold left hlm ard he felt a pulsmg of VSE'1Il Wlll llllOL1 h h1s velns S1 ddenlv he 1eal lsed the house xx'1s much too xx IIN He should go doxxnstaus and shut up the fulnace No matte1 It xx as 11 e 1nd he xx as Lnutte1ably xx ea1x He xx all ed quletly xnto h1s oxxn 100111 calefullv ax Oldlflg, a Chall He stxode to the xx mdoxx looked out upon the Sl ltnt sleepxng COllIlllyQld9 He had l1l ed thxs toxxn Well one should haxe no 1Gg1CtS Hls hand 1eached lPfO h1s pocket contacted somethlng cold and hard but fumbled deeper unt1l h1S fin gers clutched a package of clgarettes and a llghter Starlng moodlly lnto the nlght he automatlcally extracted a c1g alette replaced the pack and lnserted the clgarette betxveen h1s l1ps Absent ly he opened the llghter and brought the flame to the tlp lf h1s clgarette Durmg that flash of llght h1s hand t1embled Suddenly he tu1 ned and walked b1lSk1y to the llght sxv1tch A moment later a bllndlng llght lllummated the room F01 a second he Stal ed vacant lx a1ound hlm then feverlshly he be gan to pack a fexx of h1s necessarx be longlngs 1nto a bag At last all xxas hnlshed He sxxltched off the hght stepped lnto the hall and began hastlly xx xll lng axxay At h1s XNlfQS dOO1 he hesltated He attempted to contmue doxxn the laall but he could not go on So tlx he pushed open he1 dOO1 At that moment the moon came f1 om bemnd 1ts cloud and shone 1n upon the exqulsltely 1GpOS1Hg fi u1e of h1s xx 1fe She xx as lylng on the bed xx 1th he1 nead gently 1ol'ed to one Slde One h ind xxas flung CHIGIGSSIB aboxe he1 head xx hlle the othe1 lay gently ac1 oss tle xx axes upon the xx hlte pllloxx Hel lon cu1xtd lashes sxxept ca1ess1n lx upon cheelxs almost as palhd as the shetts Full gcnuous lms pa1ted 1n a l111f smlle to 1exeal gle1m1nCf xxhlte tectn The tlnclv molded body xxas etrhed dlmly a unst the da1lxness Tl1e1e ln the moonllght she looked en ch an ng and xe1x Iucttx To he1 hus l ll d xx xtchlnv he1 flOlTl the dooxxxax sht seemed helpless and utte1ly beautx ful Once he had xx11tten he1 poet1x tellmg of he1 beauty and h1s loxe He had held he1 1n h1s alms qulte oxe1 . Q- . . - 1 9 ' 1 . 1 7 - 1 . . , ' . 1 . 1 . . . - Y Y 7 Y 1 V Y 1 v. 7 1 . . . - , . . . ' . , . 1 . . . . , . . Q 1 . . . . 1 1 9 I . v 1 'I . I 1 Y , - 1. . . . . . , , . . i i 1 - ' ' ,. 1 . . L x , . 7 , - - 1 ' 1 - . V , ,' 1 1 H 7. . . , L 7 1 ' c X 1 . 7 1 ' ' 7 my o 1 ' - 1 ' 1 4 T 1 1 P 1 ' 1 , -. vc 1 x . . L -Y, ' 1' . . . 7 , , , . . . x ' 1 . . , ' - 1 , . V dv . . 1 . ga 1 . 1 . . . . A . 1 1 - 1 I '.- . , . C Y y 1 . . a 4 , 1 v 7 - 7 1 1 or 1 . 1 1 V . V. . x 1 x . , . c . . , 7 x . Y ' 1 1 . u Y A K ' 7 . y . 1 1 '-1 ' 1 ner b1 east. Her dark han fell 1n gen- - 1 0- A . . Y , . KV., . 1 A 1 M 1. . ' L Y ' L ' J' Q, ' 7' . . . ' 1 ' . , I Q' ' 1 fy ' ' 1 ' ' - A' . Y t 53 - . I V i vs 1. I v L A1 , , 'Q , 'H ' . , . A , , . ' . ' V i . 1 . , . . , 'V , Q , , , . . t . I ' . . , ' , '4 r . f L D 1 . 1 1 . 0 . . t 1' , I V 1 , 1 , . 1 x 1 1 7 . ' I 1 K ' ' ,' gl x .1 ' ' . . . 1. K ' 1 ' 'L v 1 - Y Y - - N V - . , , - ' ' ' r ' 1 ' 1 ' , 1 . . f . ' . 2 Ll Y ' t' .1 57. 1 - '. V Y. 1 va . I I 1 u 1 ' 14 I , 1 ' E -7, X 1 5 l . V' - 4 . 5 .i ' .'.' 1 L i' X: L ' . y b ' ' U . . 1 Q 1 muy, 1 ' . . 1 ' . . ' ' ' l V ' 1 ' - 5 A v I , c L v 1 -

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THE CADUCEUS clogs a draln plpe and causes more damage A wlse old gentleman xx ho never falls to v1s1t the Weather Bureau at least once a day d1ed of pneumoma causlng great grlef among h1s frlends Each of these ll'lCld6I'ltS IS a short story 1n ltself begun 1n one chapter and finlshed ln another When Mar1a reaches her peak Lxttle Marla IS born and grows rapldly mto a roarlng tearlng monster She pauses over New York Cnty causlng death and dlsaster After four days of lncreaslng havoc she dles just as her mother dld a short tlme before As the Junlor Meteorolog1st retraces the hlstory of the storm every march on h1s charts accurately placed and tlmed to the second he reahzes what a respons1b1l1ty the Weather Bureau has and hoxv much depends on h1s own accuracy and sclentlfic knowledge The Storm by George Stewart had such a lastlng effect on me that every tlme there IS a storm I wonder where lt was born and how It IS aifectlng other mdlvlduals all over the world It re calls to my mlnd the words Hamlet the Prlnce of Denmark If lt be noxx t not to come 1f lt be not to come lt xvlll be noxx lf It be not noxv yet lt xvlll come the 1ead1ness IS all These can be xx ell applled to an apploachlng M1 ua M Hendex son 43 A VVAR TO END ALL VVARS Water falls from the skv D1 ops lun from the glass blades to the ground and thlead then xxav along t1ll they unlte IH a t1ny uvulet Thls 11vulet IS soon Jomed by anothel and they tlace then xvav togethel to a meander1ng stleam The stream emptles mto a wlldly tumb Img brook whlch moves aslde obstacles that the stream would have gone around It dashes ltself agalnst 1ts banks untll It finally merges Wlth a huge slow mox 1ng rlver In 1tS turn thlS powerful body of water changmg 1tS moods almost as a human belng xx ould majestlcally glides 1nto the ocean the father of all waters Here on the broad blue bosom whlch covers the greater part of the world the sun shines strongest pulllng to lts brllhant 1ed orb the mlnute droplets that the vxhxtecaps dlscard These partlcles gather 1nto the clouds Then comes the ram A small beetle IS eaten by a hungrv mouse Later ln the day xx hlle swlrn mmg across a small pool deep m the xx oods the mouse IS sucked down by a sllverv t1out The trout whlle flound er1ng ln some raplds belovt the pool IS snatched out onto the land by a furry paxved lynx who IS belng carefully watched by a lumbermg black bear When the trout IS nothmg but bones bear quletly steals near and dlspatches the taxx ny cat wlth a slngle blow from h1S rnlghty paxv One day a rock falls over the entrance to the bear s cave leaxlng onlv a small opemng When the trapped beal dles the beetles sxxarm to feed on hls cax cass A man bullds a cabln neal that of anothel man The tlrst man soon cox ets the home of the second man and bv the xagarles of laxx or bx brute fo1 ce comes mto possesslon of lt He mo1t gages both h1S cablns to buy a cal then smce he IS not able to pay the bank adds them to ltS many holdings The courtv belng ln need of money l1qu1 23 1 1 1 ' ' D . Y 7 , 1 . 1 1 , 1 Y ' . . 1 1 . 7 Q ' 8 . Y 1 7 1 . L- ' r Y 1 1 . V 1 ' , - - u H ' ' 7 . . . and the lynx is heavy xvith food, the . , Y . . ' , ' f, ' is . . : ' . . v 1 ' ' 'V' , 1 7' . ,y - , ' an , - h . ' I 1 x K- U w , 11. 1 1 T . . , . A ra C ' ' L Y- il-' f -Y 1 I .Y l 1 1 W v ' y ty 1 1 N ,N Y N . . G g . . my

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THE CADUCEUS come by hls adoratlon hardly bellevmg that she was actually hxs He had glv en her hls love had glven her hls all For a tlme he had been happy then gradually he became Jealous of her lovellness and she had drlfted from h1m At first he had lgnored the truth he could face the facts S beautiful a woman was meant for no but was to be loved by them all he had reahzed thls lt seemed been unfalthful Crosslng swlftly to her slde he klssed her gently on her forehead Turnlng slowly wxth a last long look at the mo tlonless figure he walked away Wlth a slgh he closed her door and resumed hls progress out of the house Dear God how he loved her' God was forglvlng so they sand Be merc lful God for Jealousy can turn to mad but now ore man Qhe had tel noon' Once outslde the b1t1ng wlnd struck hlm agaln and swept him SWlftly along the dark street To warm lt he thrust hls free hand into hls coat pocket Hls lingers closed over the cold steel of a gun He was sorry he had killed her M Edwards 4.3 NATURE Let s go xnto the woods on a hlke to behold beautlful Mother Nature Flrst we wlll ewamlne th1s complex three leax ed thrlvlng plant There seems to be somethmg famlllar about lts structure Now w' at can It be I have lt' Curses' It IS 'mn ltchmg wonder ln the too well known category of polson 1vy Oh well the 1tCl mg w11l only last a few w eks anywav Perhaps I shall take home a bouquet of those gorgeous purple flowers for further study I can t quxte recall their name They seem to have an attract 1ng personality though How nlce they will make my small bedroom look' Thexr name I beheve xs Trllllum Tr1l hum' Thats only a pollte name for Stmkmg Benjamln ' Throw them away P D Q What IS the source of that fragrant aroma comlng from the north There lt IS xt IS a plant or bush wlth beautiful large pmk petals Now to get a close look at thls attractlve bush Ouch' Who sand plants were defenseless any wav? Call a hospltal someone' I have backed mto a rose bush Am t nature grand? M Mllls 45 Tl-IE CLOUD OF FATE lhe Cloud of Fate now rests and wa ts Upon man s heavlly burdened mmd In hopes that soon thls strlfe wxll break And brmg a welcome peace now blmd llns cloud has Just begun to be seen As lt looms behmd the dlstant hlll It evceltes our mmds that were once serene And frees our hearts from rapture thrllls Now xt darkens and dlms out all possible trust Now lt casts down upon us a shadow of fear And wlth llngermg hearts we know that wi must Haxe falth ln the days to appear A stream of llght now IS seen through the storm And we know lts the Lords very own Thls golden llght now shlnes on a form Txs the Cross of Peace as xt stands all alone W mfneld Partrldge 4? 25 ! ' - 1 . . . , , , v - ' , . , . . . . Y . v . ' . V. . . t .- ' . o ' . ' ' ' u ' ' ' ' rr I il il ' 9 u s n . S ' ' , ' . ' x ' ' ' y . , , . v l . . , - y x . . . 'ls ' u ' 1 , n v ' ' - y - s l . y n 1 1 ' ness. Yes, madness like that of the af- Y I 7 . ' ,. , , I T r '1 ' ' ' ' V ' . . ,. , . , , , . . I 1 L 1 n ' - I I v ' 7 I ' v ' V 0. ' ' ' ' f Y .+ w. Y. , . , .