Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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Forseverance Perseverance is ability to continue in a given course in the face of dis- courasement. This ability is a common trait of all great mene When all seems to go wrong they kept on by force of will, sometimes obstinately, against op- position and remonstrance. Not giving way to opposition, nor to seemingly immovable difficulties which block the path to success, they strove on only seeing their goale Such was the life of many a successful man; Napoleon, Hannibal, and Wash- ington as conmanders; Washington, Lincoln, Cacsar, and Jefferson as politicians and statesmen; Pasteur as o scientist; and, Franklin as a business mane To all these in the past and to many others belongs one of the most necessary human attributes, Nor were only people of the past blessed with this great traite No, not at all; for many men of high station at the present time only gained thoir position through struggle and the hard climb to reach the tope Sut not all are famous by any means, although, by perseveráng,, fame is helped. If one perseveres he can do many othor things which others, more impatient, givc up as useless, in disgust and other helplessness e is a close friend of patience, and forcofullness, j Perseverance bears great reward, if not in material gains, in the satis- fying kmowledge that as much as possible has been done to complete the desig- nated work, So, when éver possible, let perseverance help you in succeedinge Adhere to the possibilities perseverance offers, -- and succecd 1 --Anthony Eaton. Perseverance Work The majority of people find that work is very todious and monotonous e Some of us seem to think that life becomes humdrum with working day after daye Perhaps we never stop to think what we might do if we had no work to performs there are some who like to shun work and shift it onto the next fellow's shoulders. What would hoppen if everyone maintained that attitude? Many people who have had no work and nothing to occupy their minds have strayed along the wrong paths and cortainly have not proyed themselves worthy of lifee To illustrate the evils of idleness we may take the childwof a wealthy man. If he is not properly taught ond trained the right habits and taught to do for himsolf he seldom docs onything truly great. We wore nll put hore to accomplish some- thing in life but if we don t know how to go about to accomplish anything we are lost, - Usually person, when ho gets along in years, likes to think back and think of the worthwhile things ho has done and if ho has done many, he has 4 feeling of contentment ond satisfaction, On tho other hand, if ho has led a hectic worthless lifo he has a rather dismal and unpleasant retrospective. Ho realizos then that he could have derived as much pleasure from work as play e So, if we attain and keep the spirit that work is something more than toil wo will never have that to rcgrot in later years. --Wilma Qualey

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cars, running across the strect when they should be walking, jay walking ond many other things that the foot person does, If all the people, who are killed and maimed in one week, could be brought together in one place for the people who drive and walk carelessly to sec maybe they would be more careful what they do in tho future, Thus I wish to leave with you the impression, that safety, first, last and always is the best policye --Earla Whitney Base sue ee Transportation and Communication Since time immemorial, man has used some method of signaling: through spaces Cyrus the Great is knovn to have used a mysterious system of signals by which he could send a message ecross the Persian Empire in one day, e dis- tance which could not be covercd by a horseman in less than thirty dayse Roman soldiers sent signals by moving their shields into a definite position or by flashing them in the sunlight. The Amcrican Indian built a smoke tire on a hilltop to send signals. . Biblical history contains many references to smoke signals and it is belicved that signals were sent in this manner from the Tower of Babel. , The Semaphore System of communication, called the tclegraph, was later used, Hone of these methods could bo emplcyed at night or even in the dey time with low visibility, Communication at night, by flashing lights has been in use for many cene turiose It is believed that the Chinese first started this mothod, Paul Revere in 1775 aroused the Minute Men between Boston and Concord by signal lamps in the belfry of the old North Church, Later, guns, cannons and bells were used as signals, The fact thnt clectricity could be sent through a wire of considerable length was first demonstrated by Stephen Gray in 1729, but it did not occur to him that he had mado a great discovery e ' The discovery of electro-magnetism by Oerstod in 1820 may be said to have been the culminating episode in the development cf the clectric telegraphe The electric telegraph was realized at last as the result of a chence conversation between Samuel F. B. Morse and Dr, Charles T. Jackson, At first it was a crude method but it became more and more modern as time went one Finally from tho men's chance conversation, the ocoon telegraph sprung up, the fire alarm telegraph, the telephone which was introduced by Alexander Graham Bell and Albert Marconi nn Italian Scicntiste All these methods have boon improved immensely as time went one. One thing more is being developed quickly, that is television which enables us to see the performers of the radio as well as hear them, In years to como there will be many more improvements which will make us look upon the inventions of our time as very crude rather than very modern, as we suppose todaye --Doris Manchester

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CHARLOTTE LAURA BENNETT “Laura” Senior Drama, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Home Economics Club, 4; Prize Speaking, 3; Athletic Club, 1, 3, 4. When Laura gets to giggling, It seems she never stops, But 1 think the most of us agree That Laura’s quite the tops. RoNALD Henry COLLEY “Toc” Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, 4; Indoor Track, 2, 3. 4; Outdoor Track, 2, 3, 4; Captain of Baseball, 4; Manager of Basketball, 3; Treasurer of Class, 1, 4; President of Athletic Association, 4; Senior Drama, 4; WirirLrooL Board (Spo:ts), 3; Prize Speaking, 3; Grad- uation Usher, 2, 3. Ronald owns that blue Chevrolct That tears up and down the strect. He always has a happy gang with him, So if he and Satan should mect. CHARLOTTE SOPHIE [OSTER “Shorty” Volley Ball, 1; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Athletic Associa- tion, 1, 2, 3, 4; Harmonica Band, 3; Home Economics Club, 3, 4; Senior Drama, 4; French Club, 3; Business Manager of WilIrLPOOL, 3. Charlotte is a little stout, But her lips never pout, She is clear of all guie, And always wears a sunny smile. James Henry HALL “Jimmy” Houlton, 1933-36; Pennell, 1937. Baseball. 1, 2, 3, 4; Football, 1, 2, 3, +; Baskethall, 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Drama, 4; Vice-President of “H” Club, 3, 4; Boxing, 1, 2; Sports Editor of Highster, 3, 4. Always willing to do what he can, Always ready upon any demand, Laughing, joking. always gay, He adds to the joy of the day. JEANETTE HARMON “Aunt Lyd” Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Prize Speaking, 3, 4. 5; Home Economics Club, 3, 4; Senior Drama, +; Athletic Asso- ciation, Jeanette joined us this last year, And was the “old maid in our play. She will never, never fall in last Because she's happy and gay.