Oakfield High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oakfield, ME)

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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

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Are We Grown Up Deudmg uhm one IS gnoxxn up IS a NCIY dlilxcult thing fO1 a tLu1age1 to detelmme As long as up can ILIHLITIDLI ug haxe heald the age old stolx No I surl mu Qan t and xou cant Thxs haa clggl ulul oul ego 11111 has muh us ieel 'ls 11 our pduults xxele too stunt 01 bglongul 111 husslfx AS thu xcfu S go bx uobodx sums to lC3l1lL thls Wlllldtlllll thlllg' xxx lli gnttmg oldu' They sum to 1gll01L this lint mel to Unfit mole Ike I lrlun tl 1 Lhg ulults up fancy OLllSLIXLb to bn Then ill oi x sudden uuxthlng changns Pcoplg sum tn le lllli xc Il gmttmg 016101 and thu tudt us th lt xx IX As 11 th it shogk xx eun L 1 IIULIQII up ggt thc mlmm mon th xt vm IL to bg lllmmul out omg Ill L xx 1111 1114 wc uc HCOXl!lIl2'Il0I'I1tllLSt c ch mgm ur r L11 x e llm that wc 1 wmplgtua mu dmllcilmufl l hug yust n 1614.41 thy VNUIIII 01 adults L Blow 11 bl Kzng of the Barnyard When I xx IS 1 llttln bm mx graudfathcx 1 llttlg uhm moslu As 14 la lf om OI nt ll h1m he would ca Lutlx xt us x cu nt mt out of wax qumklx su would suulx ic lhls spuw Aftu he hui clllxen us hom hxs plopelty hg would Qtr ut oil and mow to tnll the xx onlu ol 1115 Success Mx bmthu and I wen Qimlrl to wntuu out into tha x ud whcn hu xx is mal Onw ha knockul mi clown fmrl mx mothcl came to the IVSLLIL xuth 1 IJIUOITI 111 hu hand Om du at 111111191 tlme xI0th91 lan out to the bn I1 to gall the man XX hen bhe came IUHIIIIUI I mul she heur' somgthmg behlnd x lt ua homtu had nwunteu hu back lmxlng the m l1lxS oi his spuxs NM ha url Nlotnu Q sul DIISUI Ulu md lllihiil out lll time to u hu Qclm the xoostu bx Ong lag and uhul alound and fuouuci ws 1th h1m Then she flung h1m to the g'lOUIld He puked hlII'lSQlI up and fO1 once he dld 1101 p131lL9 off C1OVS1Hg The looster was makmg such a nu1sance of hlmself It was deuded that the best place for h1m was IH a btew So we spent two houls tlxmg to co1ne1 h1m Then he dlS appea1 ed flom slvht We could find no tl ace of h1m not ex en a. feathel XX e gave up the seauch and w ent 1n to supper Aftel suppu mx Il1Oth91 and I went to the spung to get a pall of xx atm Lo and behold 'Iheu was N11 I.ooste1 afloat on top of the w atm He had xx on once more D Blake 60 The Secret Fne 38318 ago I was 111 an automoblle accldent hwel smce I haxe been ln thls houlble wheel dlau day afte1 lonely day watchmg the Ines of OthelS full happy Ines Flom my thud St01X mndoxn I can see my husband Mat WO11x1Ilg Ill h1S llttle g'10 any stony duoss the Suu-at I lou my husband despu 1tei5 He 1S all has f zllcn III loxe YW1th anothel woman and 1 pltx hxm But I cannot let h1m go-I can not and hg mll nexe1 awk 1001 .1 dlxolce while lm 111 th1S wheel chan Thue s a voung gul gomg mto the stole now Do you suppose shes the one' Shes Q0 putty Tall and sllm wuth blonde han Thu xe gong out of Slght What ale they savmg to eanh othe1 ' Is bhe leally after gro genes' Now she s leaxmg Is that just a f1 lendlx vague ox li thele love and longmg 1n lt' He1e comes Mat for hw lunch Hes so thm How dean hls dark th111 faLeY Such 2. meagex k1sQ' IQ he Just wolrled about the busmess Ol IS he thmkmg about the blonde who lust left the store wth such a small bundle alter such a long stay' He must newe1 never know I can walk B L1bby 59 ,' ' . X X ' . . ' - . . Y . i Y V ' ' . ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' V 1, - . y' . . ' I ' - ' 1 - - m - 1 x 'v ' x ' ' , Q , ' , Q - f H ' I ' Y . ' - O ' Y . V N H y bn v A nf 1 I 9 K Q , ' D -- t . . , c ' c ' ' - ' . , 2 x 5. ' X C -. ' . . . , . - . K ,tv,l .bf lv, K .,s.,, .. ., Ui, 1 vi Y A 'U , . V xx ' - X if 'Z - E - if , ' us 'X ivcmi '- 1211 -z 'f - 7 2 u 2 K. j Y I Q I .lv D I , i . 1 hiv '12 .l'.',- 3 2 ' x., . 5, F, i vi ... L. ' 2 lv , l1 V 'x x , ' 1 m if ' ' 2 1 vs .E , Q 1 , ., 2 V1 ,- WIW cvlras- tlc ' z wa- s IIA ll' 1' -z ',- ' 'Q I ave ' :mc Q- . , , V . ' kv' - V Y ' - A f . . a - ' ' '. Y v ' . , ' ' . .. U . '.1 .Y , . . Y ,, Y , . - , Y l Q l , . . . , . v A, ' . . , M . , , .V . H had 21 bv: Utlilll, ' ' - ' Q .' tl 1 .' ' X '2 '- X ruostvr grow' older, he would strut around I h9-YC 31161 all 1 GVQI' C2111 have- I kH0W he thv 2ll'llj'ill'il as ii' he owmrcl 11. ' f us -l 2 I ' i' ' , ' wc M 21llyXVhCl'i' IICZ ' , 2 ' I' Sn I 1 - 'I ' I ' viol- j z Il' vu l'l ' K 1115 5 , l I f ' ' -, ' ' ' ' ' ' v. Uv ' , , l .Y . x . K. . , I - ',Q -K . 1 ' , ?. ? l '. , K, ' , 'S . - rv, x Y , ' . ' I I Q X ' K ' r ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' , , Q v s 7 ' A . I x ii' , ' V . I v v' A '. , . X. . .E.'..' ., .5 3-1 v ' ' i - r I x 'Z - Y 1 , vi L1 . -I . K 1 L' I ' '., ' ' 1 .. f . V , ? f f v , - . ' ' h, 1 z ' 2 . ' 2 N - 2 ' L A ' ' ' zz W, .' 2 ra '. H ' ' ' '. . '- her. Iivi'u1'v sho l'Lfzmlm -rl vhat ' S, Mr. . ' f ' , ' . 1 x - f 1 ' x - 1 - ' xi X ' 'I L . n ' ' - ' 2 - fn, ' 'Lv S . .. ' 1 x? . A ' A Jn .- ' - , - ' ' ' . A- , T. xt. 2 . K. , ' V S ,f I 1 ' r X - I ffl x y ' L' 1 - ' x 1 1 - ' . ' I Z . . I i . I' . ,, ' ', ' . ' . . ' . . . - -' ' r

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The Secret of The Old Adams House It was a beautlful nlght 1n July It was approxlmately elght thlrty The moon was now hlgh ln the Sk16S and sh1n1ng b11ghtly across the waters of Lake Oakfield I declded to take a walk along the lake to the old Adams house whlch was thought to be deserted It was a large house Wh1Ch was very dark and gloomy There wele large shutters wh1ch banged loudly aga1nst 1ts wooden f1 ame Trees were growlng up through the steps and on the once beaut1ful lawn I walked up and trled the door lt swung open As It d1d It made a lalge creakmg sound I stepped 1ns1de and looked alound On the wall was the plcture of a very beautl ful woman The room was wery clean On the left hand s1de was a lan ge oak table and three oak chaus On the table were three cups I walked oxer The cups were full of hot tea My eyes fell on a la1 ge doo1 I went ove1 It was heaxy I trled and t11ed to get It open I fumbled and struck a sw1tch The dool swung open I stepped 1DSld6 I saw anothel p1ctu1e of a beautlful woman Upon lnspectmg my surroundlngs mole carefully I saw ln the corner a lalge oak desk at whleh a person was s1tt1ng Stlange lookmg dlffelent from anyone I had eve1 seen He told me that he was from outel space He told me to follow hun to the cellal 1n Wh1Ch was a spaceshlp It looked l1ke a large saucer He asked me 1f I would tell the people of the world about hlm lf I were set free I told h1m I would have to He tled me up and went back to work I asl ed h1m what was golng on He Sald they were Just maklng tests of the earth s atmosphere That nlght I w1ggled free and went back to my cabln Isat on my bed for awhlle thlnklng how w1ll I tell the world? W1ll hey bellexe me or put me away and declare me IIISZHQ9 I don t dare tell of the Secret of the old Adams House Nelson Morton 59 My Alarm Clock Thls IS about my alalm eloek What good are alarm clocks' As a person who has had many good sleeps mterrupted by these elam, 1ng monstexs I feel It my pllVll9g9 and duty to say my b1t about them I may be prelu diced but here I go My alarm clock IS square w 1th rounded eol ners and black except fo1 the face The tlek 1ng unllke nolmal clocks IS loud and un exen and sets my ne1ves on edge 'Ihe hm rlble lee11ng lummous face g11ns at me all through the nlght untll nnally lf Im lucky I drop off 1nto a lestless sleep tosslng and tu1 n1ng untll somethmg around o 30 to 6 OU Then a hO1l1bl9 clanglng and banglng hlts my senses I fmd the 1nt1ude1 and klck It undel the bed whele It chokes and sputte1s ang11ly and finally stlangles ltself 1nto sllence Aftel th1s nerve shattenng expeuence I clownstans to p1epa1e myself fO1 school And so IH closlng I ask you the questlon I can t answer What good ale alalm clocks? C Adams 60 Land of Lzberty Stretch1ng fo1 th you1 alms Conceal us f1 om all hal ms Ame11ca how beautlful to me Sweet Land of L1bert5 Teach us to love thee Oh noble land of the free Teach us to p1 otect thee Sweet Land of Llberty Lend us thy care-free way Keep us safe from day to day Amer1ca home of the free Sweet Land of Llberty D Beers 61 A man bought a new Chevrolet He stepped on the gas and away He rolled on so mce t1l he struck some 1ce Hls Wlfe IS a W1dOW today. D Boutlller 61 . . - . , . v . ' 1. X . ,- . a 1 - I .1 . 1 , . Q' I - X li - . 7 ' , Y ' , . I , ' . x n ' - v . , 1 , 1 , v - , . I I . , ll . f 4 1- J . . . . , ' . J 1 v 7 , . , . V . . 1 . 3 . . 7 ' ' I Q . Q . , 1 1 1 ' . 1 I 1 ' - v I 1 ' 1 - - 1' 1' 1, , . v I drag myself out of bed, dress, and stagger J ' 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . 1 I . 1 v . Q 1 7 . 5 ' , Y 4 ., . 1 1 1 ' i ' 1 1 'I , V ' 1 Y i I V' '1 I ! r i . . . . V . 1 A , . I ! . . , t ' f , ' 1 , . 1, - , - . . . . - 7 . , . . ,