Norwell High School - Shipbuilder Yearbook (Norwell, MA)

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THE SHIPBUILDER 9 the palace and failing to do so, they were hrough back as prisoners. They were both finally tried and condemned to the guillotine. To anyone interested in history this book would be most enjoyable. lt gives a clearer understanding of why the French people revolted against the monarchy, and many intertesting facts in Queen Maries life which one does not find in history text books. DOROTHY Io'Hl2l.l'S THF liSCAl'AIiJl2 OF LORD PERCIVAL l.ord Percival Thistleton adjusted his monocle on his right eye and pro- ceeded to read the message just then set before him by his valet. To the valet, if he had not been used to Lord l'ercival's peculiarity of figure the no- ble l.ord would have presented a slight- ly humorous appearance. Clad only in a pair of shorts which clearly show'- ed his somewhat bony and hairy legs tnot to mention his hairy chest of which he was inordinately proudj he was really a laughable figure. .Xs he read the message a slight frown appeared upon his lordly coun- tenance. Dear, dear, he murmured how deucedly annoying of her! Yes, how absolutely annoying! Just when l was almost dressed at that. She could have told me that she couldn't come to our wedding before I was dressed. lt would have saved a great deal of trouble. liah -love, no woman is going to make a fool out of me. Tell me half an hour before the wed- ding she canlt marry me. Indeed! lsn't that what she said Perkins ? l don't know, sir. XYell, well, why don't you know? Hey, why don't you know? l don't know, sir. 'l'hen find out: Confound you! lYell, blow me down and pick me up. You didn't see the message, did you? exclaimed the forgetful lord. I don't know, sir, that is to say, no sir.', Stuttered the bewildered l'er- kins. Then see it, see it, said the now slightlv irritated l.ord l'ercival and as an afterthought added, Read it to me. I want to hear what she said again. Yes, sir, said l'erkins, it says: .lily 1l1'111' P1'1'1'1't'11', I 1'1111'f Q11 fflI'Il tviffz the tu1'11'11'1'11g. The 1111111 I 111111'1'y 11111,.vf 111' 1'11111'11g1'011s lllllf f7l'll'f't' 11111! 1'111111111l1'1'. H1' 11111.91 111' ll l11'1'11, ll l11f'1'1'. 11'l 1,11 111112 I 1'1111'f 111111'- IQV y1111.' V1111 111'1' 11111 1111y of tllosla. II '1'1'p1'11gly, H1'j1s1'l111lz l'm sorry sir. said the valet with tears coming to his eyes. 'l'hat's all right, l'erkins, perfectly all right. Shell marry me. Here give me my coat. l must be going. spoke the lord. Here it is, said llerkins, here it is, sir. Yes, yes, thank you, and out went the lord minus his pants to capture his bride. l-le strolled nonchalantly down the street paying not the slightest heed tO the inquiring glances sent his way. .Xbsently fiddling with his monocle he murmured to himself. l'll show her, I will. No woman is going to make a monkey out of me. No sir, not ever my Hepsif' Still nnmibling, he arrived at a river- side where some youngsters were in swimming. Suddenly he heard a cry for help. Shedding his coat he jumped into the river and swam tsomewhat erraticly to lze sure as he had never swum be- fore? to the child. The youngster coming up for the

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8 SHIPBUILDER :: Literary :: A S'I'L'lJliNT SPIQXKS Times are hard now. Everyhody knows it and is doing his hest to better matters. XYe, the youth of today. upon whom the future of our nation rests, deserve the fullest opportunity of education so that when our turn comes to go forth into the world on our own. our fundamental ideas will he firmly rooted and our ideals unhreakahle. Our high school life is the time when things make the deepest impression upon us. ln those four years our minds 'grow according to our sur- roundings, and hy graduation the pat- tern of life is already well under way. The influence ul' good or poor teach- ers sometimes makes or hreaks the man. lixisting conditions everywhere now are deplorahle. We are living in a time of great unrest and the future is more uncertain than usual. 'l'here- fore let us prepare ourselves for what- ever may he hefore us. .X general knowledge of vesterdav's and todav's prohlems is necessarv so that we mav he ahle to solve tomorrow's with less difficulty and more accuracy. l'er- haps some papers are thought to he l'n-.Xmerican hecause they discuss adverse conditions too freely. lf such are the prohlems to he faced let us face them squarely and hy so doing, hetter the unfortunate circumstances that may have arisen. That is the purpose of grammar schools, high schools, and colleges, not merely a place to attend when other forms of entertainment fail lo serve. lzut an institute of learning where one may form firm hases upon which to stand and face the future with confi- dence. Let us realize this aim of our schools and do all in our power to sup- port it and help it grow hy gaining sufficient knowledge from the courses offered to help us in our future work. F. NELSON M.-XRIF .XXTOINETTE Stefan Zweig Marie .Xntoinette is the life story of a young Austrian princess who was forced to marry the Dauphin of France, son of King Louis XY. in or- der to keep peace hetween the two countries. Nlarie was a very light- headed and frivolous sort of person who never thought of the good of the people hut only of herself. Her moth- er, Maria 'I'heresa. Queen of .-Xustria, as well as her advisors. tried to guide her, hut they failed. Louis was an easy-going sort of person who never could make up his mind. lt was he- cause of this characteristic that he and Klarie finally lost their lives. Marie never cared anything for Louis, hut spent most of her time huying new' clothes, jewels, gamhling and attend- ing masqued halls. She had a special palace huilt at Trianon which cost a small fortune. There she could he hy herself or have a small gathering of her chosen friends with her. ln this way she continually drained the treas- ury and quickly led the nation into deht. When they hecame rulers of the nation they kept hromising the people there would he more work and they would have something to say in ruling the country. None of these things ever e:une true however. They kept get- ting themselvcs into tronhle all the time and after trying to escape from

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10 THE SHIPBUILDER second time, he lunged at Percival and grabbed him about the neck pulling them both down under the water much to the noble lords' chagrin. During the time he was under, he recollected many important episodes in his past life. His first black patent leather shoes, his first long trousers, the time he had first kissed a girl, his first spanking twhich by the way had injured the young lord immenselyfl all this passed thru his mind in a brief moment. Struggling and gasping for breath, his mouth, nose, and ears full of water, he, with the youngsters arms still clasped about his neck, rose to the sur- face. He heard shouts and cries from the shore and not wishing to go down again, he started to kick his feet fran- tically, which suggestion was immedi- ately followed by the youngster. Thrusting his arms out sideways he began going thru the motions neces- sary to movement in the water. XVith the child uttering hideous Indian war hoops, he made his way to the shore where utterly exhausted and still pant- less he was forced to pose for photo- graphers and answer some simply as- inine questions. Suddenly he became aware of his lack of wearing apparel and started to run as fast as his bony legs could car- ry him. lle speedly outdistanced any chasers and arrived at his rooms. breathless, rushed up the stairs, dived under the bed and remained there panting for some moments. Finally gathering up his courage he peered out and seeing no one hc cautiously immerged from beneath the bed. Still dripping wet from his recent swim he sat down on the edge of the bed and breathed hard. Suddenly the door opened and his darling Hepsibah entered and folding him to her capaci- ous bosom, she cried. My hero, my hero, I take it all back. I'll marry you. You great big, strong, handsome man! The afternoon editions of the news- papers carried front page stories of the noble Lord Percival Thistleton's es- capade. Lord Percival Thistleton while her- orically rescuing a child from the swiftly flowing river lost his pants and upon emerging from the river becom- ing aware of his inadequate supply of clothes immediately rushed away from the reporters who are not used to such modestv. However we wish to con- gratulate Lord Percival on his bravery and inform him that his pantless con- dition would have been no drawback considering his heroic deed. Lord Thistleton will be decorated with the Kings Medal for Bravery. PYIQLYN KLXXXYFLL THF PRlY.XTlT LIFE OF HENRY VIH The comparatively recent picture The Private Life of llenry Ylllf' serves as an excellent example of what can be done by the motion picture in- dustry of today. Due to the many tal- ented screen stars available it is pos- sible to secure those actors best adap- ted to the parts to be played. There- fore a naturalness of character was at- tained where up to a few years ago, it would have been impossible to acquire the talent. k'll1lI'lCS l.aughton is per- fectly cast in the part of llenry VIH, there existing between the two a re- markable resemblence of features and general appearance. The costuming furnishes a sample of what can be done to the ancient mode of dress, to render it realistic, yet beautiful under the glare of the numerous dazzling lights. The beau- tiful dresses of the court ladies, the er-