Porter High School - Outlook Yearbook (Kezar Falls, ME)

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brook. He is gone about two hours, then he comes home again. His face is wreathed all over with smiles, and his heart is happy with joy. He rushes into the house once more and shouts with laughter: nmother, I have caught five trout! May I have them for supper?U Mother only says: HYes, but don't forget to fill the wood- box.n Now when mother says this, I'll bet you can imagine how he feels! But with a sad face, he fills that old woodbox again,and then hurries out to play. He is gone only a minute and back into the house he comes. In a shy way he goes to his mother and asks her if he can go to the ballcame with the other boys. As soon as she has said yes, he leaves the house quickly, for fear he will have to fill the woodbox again. But not quickly enough! Hurryigg down the road he hears in t e distance his.metherb voice call- ing to him and with a sad face he turns and mn-ries home to fill the woodbox again! Carroll Wadsworth Jr. WILD LIFE IN THE STATE OF IVIAINE Through the service of the State Forestry Commission, the wild life of the state has been very much improved. Before laws were made to control the killing of wild life,most of the animals birds, and fish had become very scarce. The moose,bear, and deer had been nearly all killed and the elk driven into Canada. The state governmenttiwn passed laws controlling the hunting of wild life, and appointed officers to enforce these laws. These of- ficers, over one hundred men, are the best woodsmen and wild life authorities who found. It has taken many years to bring wild life back into the state. The deer were thefdrst of large game animalstm return. The state then set aside tracts of land, called reservations, where no hunting is allowed at any time. The deer have been protected to such an . extent that now they are abundant. ' Through this year's legis- lation, the state passed laws for Sunday hunting, which will bring more out-of-state people to hunt. In the last few years bears have been increasing so fast in the northern part of the state, that the towns have puta bounty on them, because of their kill- ing of domestic animals. There have been quitea few can be moose seen within the last year. CI saw one myself last deer- hunting season.D There is a fine of QlO0. for shooting the male species and 2200. for fe- male species. At the rate they are increasing, the state will soon declare them open to hunt- ing. . There are many different kindsof'wild cats following the deer yards. The wild eats prey upon the deer and the yearly kill is enormous. Because of this there iszzbounty of 315.00 on wild cats. There werenmme wild cats seen and killed last year than ever before. kinds of fur Almost all bearing animals are found in Maine. Because of this, every many men are fall and spring, engaged in trapping, both for business and pleasure. Also other forms of wild

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first question. Dick wasn't so bad after all' she thought. The week'passed quickly and Jean found herself dressing for the party. She was ready when Dick arrived and off they went, without a single teasing from Philip who had been told what would happen to him if he said anything that wasn't called for. When Jean get home from the party, she told her mother what a grand time she had had. I th1nk,mother, she said, Uthat it was the best party I ever went to.N The weekend passed quickly, and Jean found herself on Monday morning just as excited as ever over honor1pnrts5 They were to be announced at a special assem- bly at ten o'cleek. It seemed to Jean that that time would never come! She dared not think of Dick's getting first honors.How- ever, when she went into the as- sembly hall she found herself thinking that maybe he 'deserved Valedictory more than she did, for there were times when she could have spentnmne time study- ing than she did. . She glanced over where Dick sat. He smiled at her. The principal made some announcement and stated, when he came to the awarding of honor parts, he always awarded the high- est part last. Jean could hardly keep still she was but she managed to during the other awa came second highest the principal spokea on this part-what it so nervous, quiet down rds. Then honor, and few minutes stood for- and then in a very loud voice he said: WI am more than pleased to award this part to a person who has filled the requirements of a Salutatorian. This personis Dick Andrews.N Jean looked at Dick. He was beaming happily,althoughkm tried not to show it. For an instant she forgot all about the next part to be awarded. She was in- terested in watching Dick. The principal went on...?and new the Valedictorian of the class of 1941 is Jean I.Iallory,who has more than filled the requirements of a Valcdicterian. There will be a short recess of five minutes, then freshmen, sophmores, and juniors will resume their study- ing. The seniors are dismissed, and Iwould like to see the honor students in my office to congrat- ulate them personally.U Jean and Dick, as well as the other high ranking students in the class, were surrounded by many classmatesvdnawero congrat- ulating them. Dick came later to Jean and toldlher :how glad he was that she get the Valedictory and how she deserved it. She went home as soon asshe could to tell her mother of the event, and Philip stated afterwards to a young friend of his: nShe came home and cried because sho get thc highest rank in the class. I didn't see a thing to cry about but isn't that just l1kea.girl!5 Edith L. Meserve '42 FILLING UP THE WGDDBOX The fellow who invented the woodbox didn't know what he was getting little boys into: the darn thing is always empty. Now, for instance, whena.follow wants te go fishing,he rushes into the house and says: UMa, can I go fishing? It is such a lovely dayln Ma only says: UYos, but don't forgetixafill the .woddbox before you go.n New the littloboy fills the woodbox, and then hurries to the

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life are increasing. Smalltrees are being planted, where others have been cut or burned. The game wardens have stocked the lakes, ponds, and streams with many different species of fish. Through the efforts of the Forestry Commission and with earnest help and cooperation from the general public, the fishing, hunting, and trapping in Maine shouldtm good for many years. Curtis Chapman '45 Harold Mason '40 AN EXPEDITION IN THE WGDDS OF IVVXSNE On October third, nineteen hundred forty, a group of men from the great city of New York, came to the woods of Maine to capture animals for a zoo lin that city. When the supplies they needed were ready, they started into the deep woods. After they had gone about fifteen miles into the wood,they camein.sight of a pond. They thought this would be a' pleasant place to stay. It took them two hours to make camp and to gather the necessary rocks for a fire place. Soonz1fire that shone into the night was burning. The sup- per eaten,tho dishes washed and put away, the men sat down on their eots. The heat from the camp f1ro provided them with plenty of warmth. Some of them lighted their pipes and began to tell stories,while otherspdayed cards or checkers or slept un- disturbed. The fire was nearly out, and the sleeping men awakened. All was silence save the wind whispering thru the trees and the quick rushing of the river near their camp site. They carried on a muffled conversa- tion among themselves and de- cided it was time to begin the hunt. With as little noise as possible, they made ready to leave in their canoes.. One could hear only the splashing of the wavescnmthe side of the boat and the whispers of the mon. Every new and then, ma hair-raising, blood-curdling ery would drift over the pond. Then, like an echo far off in the distance, one could hear the cry of the answering mate. By now they were drifting along silently about thirty feet from the shore. There was a faint breeze, and as it camo drifting over the pond, they heard the faint splash, splash of some wild animal which they thought was either a moose or a deer. The men made their way in the direction of the sounds. By means of a flash light they spotted the animals - three large deer. As if drawn by a magnet, the deer came toward the men, 'nearer and nearer, one ahead of'duaother. The men quietly made the not ready which was used to catch wild animals. The deer came closer and closer to the boat. The men sat tonsely. As one deer putlus nose on the light, the men throw 'the not over him. The deer Jumped and over- turned the boat. The men splashed about wildly in the water, but not fora second did they let go of the not as the deer dragged them to shore. The men struggledto their feet