Nute High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Milton, NH)

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THE PURPLE The New Hampshire State Hospital is located at Concord, N. H. It consists of a group of buildings which include the dormitories, which are spacious and cheerfulg the wards, in which the bed patients stay and which are also as pleasant as can be expectedg and the nurses' home, which is considered the nicest in the state. This nurses' home is connected to one of the other build- ings by a tunnel which makes it pos- sible to go from one building to another without having to go out of doors. The whole institution seemed to be well cared for and as cheerful as a place of this type could be expected to be. In Concord, also, is located the State Prison, which, though not as pleasant as the State Hospital, is clean and well cared for. The office is a large room, divided into two parts by bars. Before a group is allowed to enter the prison, they are counted, and when they come out, the number is checked to make sure no one comes out with them. The cells are small, boxlike rooms containing a bunk, chair, and Wash- stand. Most of the prisoners work dur- ing the day and stay in the cells only at night. Various types of work are done at the prison by the prisoners. Tiling is made in the yards, to be used for public improvements made by the state. Print- ing is also done, but the most interest- ing thing to me was the making of license plates for automobiles, espe- cially the way the letters are painted. A sponge with a handle which operates like a roller is covered with paint, then rubbed over the raised letters, which are painted while the Hat surface re- mains the same as before. The prison- ers seemed quite content with their work. and the place seemed to be the kind to construct rather than to de- struct character. The trip certainly made me stop and think. I fact, I am still thinking of the possibilities of prevention and cure for AND GOLD I4 the mentally defective. It is a huge problem, and a very serious one, which we must face when we have become citizens, but in the meantime, it is something which cannot be pushed aside to be taken care of when we feel like it. It must be done now! -Ann XYoodbury, '42, Going Places I always wished that I could go To Africa or Brazil, XYhere I could ride on the elepl1ant's back And get a big thrill. I always wished that I could go To China or Japan, XYhere I could eat with chopsticks But still stay spick and span. Although I wish to go away, I'll have to stay at homeg You can't go far without your fare, And I can't get a loan. -Marion Rouleau, '43, 66Gum99 I had a stick of gum, It was a white as snowg Everywhere that I went, The gum was sure to go. I took it with me to school one dayg I was against the rule. Miss Sherburne took it all away And kept me after school. -Pearl Thurlow, '-L-1. Our Inspiration Today we stand united, The class of forty-one, In a school that is the emblem Of achievements a great man won. From his ambition to succeed Is a lesson taughtg we'll not forget.

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THE PURPL E AND GOLD VVhile the House was in session, we realized what a great privilege freedom of speech really is. Various bills were read by the clerk and were voted on. Then we were given the special op- portunity of shaking hands with the governor and his council. XVe were also handed a card with the picture of the Governor on it. VVe lunched at the Puritan Restau- rant, and everyone enjoyed his dinner at the expense of Mr. Longley. Then we returned to the House ot Representatives. A bill had been intro- duced that if a Representative were not present on Thursday he would get no mileage. At first, everyone thought the no's had it, but when a roll call was demanded, it showed the yes's had it. From the House, we went to the State Police Department. VVe were shown how the teletype worked. NVe learned about the radio system, which broadcasts only one way. at present. to the cars. XVe visited the fingerprint and photography departments next. VVe were shown the filing system used to keep all photographs and finger- prints. Then we had our own finger- prints taken and got quite a thrill out of it. Now we'll have to watch our step. Then, feeling a little foot weary, we started home. all agreeing we had a very enjoyable trip, thanks to Mr. Longley and Mr. Young. A Sociology Class Looks at Life Cn November 7, l940, the Sociology Class from Nute visited Laconia State School, the State Prison, and the State Hospital. Below are some of my ob- servations during the trip. and some thoughts which resulted from it. The mentally deficient are one of Societyls greatest problems. No census has been taken. but it is believed that about six out of every thousand people are mentally wrong in one way or another. l42l Laconia State School for the Feeble- minded is an institution for teaching the feebleminded how to care for them- selves and to earn their own way in the world if possible. A person wishing to enter this school must have an appli- cation sent from a priest or minister, a nurse, or some legal court. The institution is made up of three main parts: The Infirmary, where the bed patients are keptg the School, which consists of four gradesg and a practical course such as cooking and shop: and the dormitories. where the patients stay when not at work or at play. Several types of feebleminded pa- tients are found at the institution. Some of them are as follows: Idiots are the lowest class of feeble- minded. Some of them cannot even dress and feed themselves. Mongolians are a class of feeble- minded who have many of the charac- teristics of the Asiatic people, but they may come from any race or nationality. Birth injuries sometimes cause fee- blemindedness. Many of those patients are monstrosities but are not quite as helpless as some other types. Microcephalics, commonly called 'fpin headsf' are a class which have abnormally small heads caused by hav- ing, at birth, a bony skull without sutures. Epileptics do not always have fits, but are often in need of care in spite of this. At Laconia, there is a fairly large group of epileptics. Other types of feebleminded are able to go out on parole and support them- selves. Some who are not able to do this help pay for their board by work- ing at various crafts, the products of which are sold. This School is doing all it can for the feeble-minded, but that is not enough. Feeble-mindedness must be prevented as much as possible by society because individuals aiiiicted by this can never be cured as can some of those who are suffering from insanity.

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THE PURPLE AND GOLD VVe've profited greatly from his gains, May we from examples he had set. Tomorrow welll join the busy world And classes gone before, XYhere welll take every advantage Of opportunities galore. May the undergraduates we precede Profit from the work we've done, And their hours spent be as sweet As the class of forty-one. -Charles I-Iosser, 'll. Biology Biology l biology i this battle cry I give, Biology! biology! to find how all things live. VVe put frogs in formaldehyde, And, boy, do they smell nice! VVe also have a small green house, And in it are three white mice. Fishes and polywogs in the aquarium, Snakes, frogs, and turtles in the viva- rium. From amoeba to man is certainly a span, The way I like fish is deep in a pan. I've covered it all as far as I can see, And the highest mark I ever got is a doggone measly HC. -Gloria Chadbourne, '43, Teachers' Mistakes Friends, teachers, and schoolmates, lend me your ears, I come to bury trouble, not to find it. The evil students do lives after them, The good is oft interred in old books, So let it be among us. The noble teachers Have told you we are not ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously have we all answer'd it. Here because of Miss Sherburne and the rest- For she is an honorable persong S0 are they all, all honorable people- l44l Come I to write in this school paper. You are my friends, partners in naugh- ty deeds: But she says we are not ambitious, And she is an honorable person. VVe have brought many victories home to Nute, Vvhose spirits did the loyal students fill. Did this in us seem not ambitious? NVhen the boys have lost, the school has wept: Ambition should be made of just such stuff : Yet the teachers say we're not ambi- tious, And they are honorable people. -Ann VVoodbury, 42. A Lesson in Rime On the sixth of June, :Xt ten o'clock, The wedding bells did toll, For Sally Brian And Tommy jones XVere united as of one soul. She looked so sweet, He looked so proud, That everyone exclaimed, They,ll live together All their life And always show the same. In two short years This couple was blessed VVith a living image of Tom. The neighbors were pleased, And so were they, For their marriage was made more strong. But, as time elapsed, Their home became A strained and icy place, For Toni had seen Sally out with a man, And each other they couldn't face. ln one short month They both had gone