Orono High School - Crimson Crier Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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THIRST There s water rn the rrver Theres water rn the brmk 'lheres water rn the schoolhouse But there s none for us to drmk Vlc always are so thrrsty After eatrng candy bars I wonder rf the school krds Haxe watu up on Mars 'I I scc the teachers walkrng And often pause to tl rnk I wonder f they re thmkrng Of the water they can t drlnk Our school days are nearly mer But I ll always stop and thrnk Of the water rn our schoolhouse That we couldn t haw to drrnk VIRGINIA Moom-' NIGHT IN THE WOODS LAWRENCE BAILEY 49 As I peer out between the flaps of my tent the rrsrng moon srlhouettes the tall slender spruces on the op posrte shore and casts a srlvery path across the water Somewhere the great expanse of forest a hoot owl keeps repeatmg rts famrllar call Down on the beach a currous anrmal rs snrffrng around an over turned canoe Out on the lake a beaver the engineer of the wrlder ness, rs swrmmmg about on one of hrs nocturnal Journeys Llke two phantoms, a doe and a fawn creep down to the water s edge for a drrnk, then vanrsh rnto the woods as quret ly as they had come Occasronally changes rn the lrght breeze brrng the farnt roar of a drstant waterfall and the rustle of loose bark on the paper blrches As the moon clrmbs hrgher floodrng wrtlr brrllrance the grassy clearrng where my tent rs pltched, a whrppoorwrll nearby begrns to call As I lre there rn my sleeprng bag a breeze rushes rn puffrng out the walls of my tent and crrculatrng the pleasant aroma of my balsam mat soundlv but all the srghts sounds and smells lrrrger rn my mrnd AMBITION LEADS TO SUCCESS Do not stand ldly wartlng lor some greater work to do Fortune IS a lazy goddess It wrll newer Come to you Go and work rn any vrneyard llo not fea'r to do or dare If you want a field of labor You can find lt anywhere LILLIAN BURNS 49 PANDORAS BOX STACY STEVENS, 49 The other day whrle I was srttrng rn the Bowlrng Alley Murphy turned aw ay from the prnball machrne and after drsparrngly shruggrng hrs shoulders, started towards me Just mrssed the fifteen specral by A Seattle undertaker sxgns all hrs mall, Eventually yours. .5 11 I ' ' ' ' , I . . . X s ' v ' I . 1 . ' , 'I v -I ' x u' N ' ' - ' . 1' , . v ' , ' 1' '. . . ,, ' ' I I ' ' , I ' V v ' . ' I v 1- sv ' -' t ' ' Y 1 - , V Vw , tress. Lelore long l am sleeprng . V -f V r 1 Vx v .E .' . . - X ' - . 1 ., '50 Wg - ying .' , . , ,..V . v . J r ' , 7 . . . . 9 l 7 - V ' , Y . ln ' 1 . . . . Y - .. , V 1 ' r I . . . Y . . , , Q . . ,, . .

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AT LAST GAINOR MCGORRILL 49 At last she saw them as they real 15 were squlrmlng and Wflthlhg on the floor thelr beady black eyes bloodshot and lxstless Then the peaceful slckenlng a1r settled down on them and thexr struggle was over Wlth leluctance thexr bodles gave up the fight for lxfe Jane wlth the death weapon st1ll clutched ln her trembhng hand sat down exhausted Her deed was done There lylng on the H001 completely oxercome by DDT were two llttle IIIGS GRADUATION PATRICIA PLUMMER 49 It was June 15 1949 Th1s was not a date that many people would re member but to me It was the most xmportant day ln my llfe for thls was my graduatxon Tlme had tlcked by so qulckly that before I reallzed It sprlng was here and we had begun to dlscuss plans for our class trlp and graduatlon ex ercxses These busy days had passed very qulckly and before I knew It June was here By thls t1me I fully reahzed what graduatlon really meant I could remember VlV1dIy when I hrst entered Orono Hlgh School a seventh grader eager and feellng very much grown up How we look ed wxth envy at the upper classmen especlally the semors' I thought how excltlng It must be to be a Senior and graduatmg I was very glad when I was a Freshman because we really became a part of the school and lts actlvltles I remembel my first prom I was a Sophomore then and th1s was a great event for me When I was a Junior there was Chemlstxy a subject which untll the day I d1e I shall nexer understand I shall never folget my experlence wlth LhlOI'1ll6 and I dont lmaglne my SQHIOI year the happxest year of my hlgh school career Perhaps It was because my subjects were the easlest Th1s year passed the quxckest of all and before long graduation was here THE CHEMISTRY LAB JoYcl: SWAN 50 The Chem1st1y lab-a llkely place For perfume and bows and flowers and lace- But there the mlghty J unlors go And attempt the seed of wisdom to sow Patxently workmg wlth acxds and bases- Our hands a sight even worse our faces Our aprons are a total mess But thls we really must confess To work wlth H2 S04 Requlres really nothing more Than good strong clothes And a stronger nose Of all the thxngs you wear, your expressxon 18 the most important. I6 QV - . f 1 . ' , . . Y , y r - ' - 1 . . U ' . . , A . . , I J . , Y. . . y . I 1 . , l v . , V 1 . . y . v , . 7 ' 7 ' Y A.- af.a aaadwa my classmates will either. Then came 1 , - 7 . I 7 ' l . . - ! y . , l . . . i Q y ' u l , . . , a 1 D '

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a halr a statement whlch had be come qulte accustomed to my ears Murphy rolled a glazed eye ball to wards me and pullmg up a stool be gan h1s dally story Thls lndlvldual although a regular lnhabltant of the towns bowl1ng academy fthe only school he had ever attended? could sp1n qulte a yarn when ln the mood Th1s storv as I was later to find out was probably one of hls best You know the other mornlng a funny thlng happened to me I was Fldlng the bus to town and found myself seated besxde a rather spacl ous woman Other than the fact that she spread her frame over more than her faxr share of the seat there was n o t h 1 n g partlcularly outstandlng about her but I dld notlce that she ous pecullarly shaped bundles My comersatlon wlth her was l1m1ted and therefore not belng partlcular ly mterested I falled to notlce untll sexeral m1nutes after her departure that one of her t1n1er packages had fallen on the floor beslde me Nelther knowmg the woman or carmg to make her acquaintance I declded to take the artlcle along wlth me-thls of course bexng agamst my better pr1nc1ples He paused here to llght up one of my cxgarettes and I nodded my head serlously ln agreement as I always dld Two deep drags and a hackmg cough later he contlnued I carrled the package around wxth me for a whlle not bothermg to open It and after several tapplngs and shakmgs my 1ntu1t1on told me that the contents would not be any thing of mtelest to me I declded however that IH v1ew of the fact that my rent was slx weeks over due I would gne xt to my landlady Thxs I d1d and the follow1ng mormng when I came down to breakfast Mrs McGooly rushed madly up to me and threw her al ms about my neck You dear sweet thlng you how dld you guess? Thats what Ive always wanted I of coul se not belng acqualnted with the contents of my glft non chalantly replled Oh I thought you mlght hke lt W1th the passlng of thls remark Mr McGoolv came roarlng lnto the loom Murphy he Sald IH the SIX years that you have l1ved here I have developed a fondness and true frlend sh1p for you but lf I ever catch you gxvmg my wlfe a present llke that agaln there won t be enough left of you to carry away ln a thlmble Thls attack somewhat dumb founded me and rather than Jeapo dxze my l1fe any further I very quletly sllpped out from under hls second shlrt button and departed Whlle handmg Murphy another mgarette I said I dont want to be lHqlllSltIV6 but what was m the package? He gave me a hurt look and cllmb- ed down from the stool I have no ldea he Sald and left Remember the tea kettle. Though up to its neck ln hot water, xt continues to sing. . ,, . . . . . 1 ' 1 , - - - ' . , Y I - l Q ! 7 y ' ! , . . . . 1 Y 1 , . . . ' , 11 - 7 I 1 ' . . ll I 7 ' 7 7 I H 1 ' ' 1 , 1 ' ' 1 91 ' l ' ' U . . . 7 Y - V. . - 9 I ' 11 ll ' ' ' il , . 1 H . . . . . ' nf Y , 97 . . . ' was qulte heavlly laden wlth numer- . C6 K Y! ' ll' ' '- Y 9 , . 1 1 ' . . . . , 7 Y . . . ' y 7 ! , . ' ' 1 11 ' ' u ' 9 y ' 7 1 ' ' - ' u . I ' ' H ' 11 ' . . ' ' CK 7 , ! U , 1 . , 11 . . . . , . Cl ' . I ' . LC ' !! ' , 1 1 - 1 -- --