Oakfield High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oakfield, ME)

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My Most T errzfyzng Experzence The day began as usual husband off to WO1k at 7 00 pm ch1ldren off for school at 8 00 I was left to myself and a completely d1sorde1ed house duty clothes strewn on the floo1 unwashed bleakfast d1shes and beds as they had been rolled out of As the mornlng sun beamed 1n on me through the w1ndow I began bus1ly putt1ng th1UgS to 11ghts Today I was ln a spec1al hur1y because thls was the day that I was golng shopp1ng 1n New Yolk C1ty Won t It be exc1t1ng It s not l1ke any other c1ty No matte1 how many tlmes you go It s always a new and adventu1ous exper1ence Won t B1ll be dumfounded when he comes home and finds that I have been to The City New Yo1k C1ty At n1ne I walked down ou1 smoothly payed walk on my way to catch the 9 15 tl a1n It was a clea1 day a11d the wa1m sun sh1ne and 1nv1go1at1ng a11 made me glad to be ahve F1nally I was on my way The 1umbl1ng of the wheels under us sounded l1ke an axa lanche of boulders c1ash1ng down a moun ta1ns1de A soda and a few small towns later I found myself gettmg oft the t1a1n III C1and Centl al Stat1on F1om the stat1on I began slowly w1nd1ng mv w ax II'll0llgI'I the c1ow ds tow a1d one of the dow ntow11 shoppmg a1eas Chmcsc lestaurants w1th la1ge slgns hung out 111 f1ont 3dNQItlSll1g' chow me1n and the famed I ADIO CITY MUSIC HALL When at length I reached the shopplng d1str1ct I went hrst to Macy s wh1ch comes 11ght out of dream land carrylng anythlng f1 om a needle and thread to a d1amo11d 11ng Ol a sh1ny new automoblle As I entered Macys I Just stared unbe l1ev1ngly Gett1ng accustomed I began look mg for 1temS wh1ch I m1ght buy I bought a tube of toothpaste and a narrow g1een belt to go w1th my new Sklft Then I just wandcrcd for about two hours amazed at my surroundlngs Aftcr catmg lunch I went on to another store though just a llttle unw1ll1ngly I could havc spent all day gaflng at those rm5.,a ous c xr mm. dresses b1 lghtly decorated dzg ntmmnts llttlc lorugn cars lust oll the mark1t and cvcrvthnnp else that ont could possnbly nctd or lmdgllltl Commg out mto the street once more I found myself enveloped 1n a mass of people so dense that It was almost l1ke a never end 1ng field of gram movmg 1n the breeze I was undec1ded where I should go next and even more puzzled as to whether I could get there once I had declded Then I Spled an lmmense modeln cloth1ng store across the street It looked espec1ally 1nv1t1ng wlndows draped Wlth brlght col ored and fancy clothes smoothly cut ta1lored sults fr1lly blouses and dresses 1n soft calm shades Id never seen such a varlety of beautlful clothes Hurr1edly I made my way to the cross walk so that I would make It before the hght changed Suddenly I was 1n the center of the street the l1ght changed and a whole lane of cars came rushmg 1n upon mel wk Ik Sk What happened' My head hurts terr1bly N0th1Hg seems fam1l1ar at all They asked me what my name IS but I can t 1emember I ve t11ed and tr1ed I don t know any one and no one knows me What am I go1ng to do' WHAT AM I GOING TO DOY M Blown 09 Dallas a truck d11ver stopped suddenlv on the h1ghway The C31 beh111d Cl ashed 1nto the t1l.lCk and the owne1 sued Dallas Judge asked Dallas Well he sa1d 1nd1gnant13 1f he couldn t see the tru k how IH the wo1ld could he see my hand? I AM A VERY NOISY GIRL I CHATTER ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING THINGS The honors are not m1ne M Brown 61 A Bangor Dally News edltor called P Sherman who had reported havmg 2025 D1gS stolen Are you the farmer who had A025 p1gs stolen' Ieth I thure am re- plled Ph1l1p Thanks Sald the edltor as he lewrote the story of the theft of two sows and Z5 p1gs 0 I I ' ' , 1 I U -7 . . . . . . Q, 1 . ' ' . I ' Y, G ' . . . T V . . - 1 0 . y u n Q , n . . . Q I , . v , A . i . A . , Q . v I . . , u y ' , ' ' ,D . ' , ' T ' U 'H Y . . 7 v Y , Y . s . I .Y . . V . . 7 ,' ' , 7 Y . , ' 1 - . l - . . , X 1 ,- f Y , ii- . . i . . , . 4 U . ' I 1 A 0' 1 . y v v' ' , , . . v ' . s A - ' v I I V .V . I . ' , V . 1 DHSSQCI d9l1C10US Smelllllg Candy SIIODS, Why didn't you hold out your hand ? the , .A . . v . . ' I ' ' , ' ' ' l H ' I H as H ' ' ' , sc' 2 3 r I J N q . I 'C , 4 . n w X , 1 . I . . . , ' . - - I , -. 1 i ' l 1 ' O . . . I I x , v . 1 , -Wi. x l . . v . I . I. , . . . . . , . . 1 , - , 1 1 V ' ' H A .ll ., Eff ' y ,--L-, .' E, - .v ' :rr na I , ,Di , .. - . ', ' 1 ' .' .. . . ' . ' ' ' ' u rv ' - . ic , . , , , . . . . , , ' f ' - 3 ' r - ,- - 1 - - ' ' 1 '. I A 1 I . I A .

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Greater Trends In Educatzon Q reatu tl ends ln educatlon l hfue hca1d my mother say but to me xt s the same as ever Only Just anothel day Oh the hustle and the bustle' Often XKOIld81 ' W1ll It pay? C 1e'1te1 tlends I can t absolb lt' There s no change that I can see Sometlmes ey e1y Johnny Playboy Comg here and thele scot flee Doesn t LX en have to yy O1 ry About those hateful C s and D s D Blake 60 You Can t Pass Wzth A C The teenage wo1ld IS a world of d1strac tlon A thousand volces call to you the mln ute you leave school ln the afternoon Sports automoblle r1des TV shows these and many othel act1v1t1es seem to be whlspeung N ey G1 mmd the homework You ll pass okay' Nobody doubts that youll get by You have enough mtelhgence to coast ahead w1th the C1 owd Next year you ll be slttlng 111 a 100m one glade h1gher The 1epo1t card that got you there was coye1ed wlth Cs but so what? It passed you d1dnt 1t No It dld not' W1th a B average ln hxgh school you haye a decent chance to succeed IH the busl ness world The C average IS much too average The future belongs to the person who IS g1y1ng hlmself completely to hls work and study Tell yourself that studylng comes first You ll dlscox er how much sw eete1 recreatlon rs vs hen lt s earned by good sol1d work' J Bartlett 61 Slgn at crosswalk To 3VOld that low rundown feehng look both ways before clossmg the st1 eet Hand Me Downs Belng the thlrd of the three girls ln my famlly Ive had a lot of experlence w1th hand me downs not only ln clothes but also ln toys Most people thlnk lt s awful to have to wear hand me downs but I find they can come 1n handy sometlmes When I was small I used to thlnk It was somethmg terrxble to have to wear my SIS tel s faded blouses or dlesses especlally 1f she got one to take 1tS place Sometlmes I d even refuse to put them on at all It wasn t that they wele always faded but Id Just seen them so much that they dldn t lnterest me any more My th1nk1ng has changed slnce my younger years though and now I find hand me-downs to be a blessmg Sometlmes I exen ask my sxsters 1f I can have some of thelr dlscarded clothes Now that I buy most of my clothes w1th my own money I Jump at the chance to get some of Mar1lyn s SklI'lLS or sweaters Knot that she gxves me any wlthout trymg to fit 1nto them aga1n J When I was younger I even got some of my older slsters toys as hand me downs I lemember best two b1g old teddy bears that once belonged to Marllyn they were sort of tattered but I enJoyed playmg wlth them anyway My httle brother st1ll plays w1th those same old teddy bears and I beheve he gets Just as much enJoyment from them as Marllyn d1d when they were new Hand me downs' Are they a blesslng or a curse? Ill admlt It gets tlresome sometxmes to wear somebody else s old clothes but they can really be a blessmg when your pocket book beglns to get thm M Brown 61 Two mosqultoes were restmg on Roblnson Crusoes arm Im leavmg now sald one but I ll see you on Frlday F C SOULE Potatos F6I'tlllZ6I' Pulp Seed Smyrna Mllls Malne 1 . 4. w I - - - gy . . . . I 4 ' ' , K . , . , . , . , . . w ' 1 . 7 , ' , ' ' 1 1 t . . . . , , . v g ' . - - . . I . N - 7 . ' I 4 ' ' , . , 1 Y ' ' - 1 , - , . . - . , J . . . ' X - v v . y I b . . , , . . ' 1 , 1 ' ' . , 1 - 1 ' . , . . I - H 11 7 - 1 2 . . 7 . . - X - - . . r . . U - 1 ' v v ' . . , 7 ' . . ' y ' ' . . . A , a a . as , , - 1 . , 11 - ' 1 . . . , I . n u . , - - , , , 1 . 1 1 ' I 1 1 1 . ' Y 7 , - ac 1 11 ' , , . 1 1 Y 1 , 1 . . . . , . , , . U ,, . . V . 1 , - . . ll 'Y ' I 0 . . - - . . v. . . Y , . . . . , 1 ' 1 t, I . . - , , Y Y Y Q . . . . ,Y V . , . 1 . 1 . . I H . , ' ' 1 as 1 ' 11 - - Y y I , , , - , 11 u 1 - 11 . . . . 1