Potter Academy - Wreath Yearbook (Sebago Lake, ME)

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An After Thought I stood in the tower of fame, And looltd down on the people below: l saw some who wanted the same, And others who would never know. Some looked upward and I thought I saw plty ln their eyes: I asked myself why they should pity me When I had made such a rlae. But as I thought the matter over, I found my life was not complete, And tho' l had gained a fortune, The loneliness ln my heart was deep. After long years of strlvlng, And trylng so hard to win, l gained a world of money, lut not the love of men. Carlene Wight '52 A Ro se A rose ln the morning sunlight, Touched with drops of dew, Sheds its rainbow colors In a glittering, shimmering hue. Jean Douglass '52 41

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ln the orlglnal Consltntlon there were seven articles dlvlded into sections. The constltutlon has been amended 21 times. The flrst ten amendments were adopted ln 1191. They are known as the lllll of lilhlle Some of these arlghrs are-- Artlcle 1. Congress shall make no laws respectlng an establish- ment of rellglon or prohlbltlng the free exerclse thereof: or abrldglng the freedom of speech, or of the press: or the right of the people to assemble, and to petltlon the government for a redress of grlevances. The artlcle declares some of the major prlvlleges of an Amerlcan cltlnen. The freedom of rellglon is extra important because that ls why our forefathers 'came to this land. Today men are still flghtlng for the freedom of rellglon. Article 5. No person shall be held for a capltal, or otherwise infamous crlme, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury except ln cases arlslng ln the land or naval forces, or in the mllltla, when ln actual servlce ln tlme of war or publlc danger: nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put ln jeopardy of llfe or llmb: nor shall be compelled ln any crlmlnal case to be a witness against hlmself, not he deprlved of llfe, liberty or property without due process of law: nor shall private property be taken for publlc use without just compensation. 'l'hls artlcle shows the justice of our government, as well as respect for everyone's rlghts. All of these rlghts help malte America what lt ls. ln return every Asnerlcan has dutlos which he should perform, even though they aren't stated speclflcally ln the Constltutlon. Every person that enjoyed the Amcrlcan way of llvlng ls expected to obey the laws of hls town and state. A person should take as much responslblllty as possible ln sponsoring the schools and other public functlons of his town. Another duty which ls also I prlvllege is voting for national, state and local government. Every person should do this because the United States form of government ls for the people and by the people. Another duty which should be a pleasant one ls keeping up with what golltg on ln the nation. Men ofthe past have given us this land of opportunlty and we don't want to lose lt through ignorance. hardest duty of all probably comes ln tlme of war, when every man ls asked to glve his life for his county. Women also can do malte it easter to come out on top. United States of Amerlca's form of government ls democratic ll ls up to the citizens of today and tomorrow to keep lt that w The capable much to The republic. Betty Usher '55 40 'Y

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A DFCBII1 COITIC True On the sea coast of New England, ln a llttle lnland cove, stood a rambling white cottage, built a number of years ago. lt was the only house within five mlles' distance of the cove. The name of the cove was, 'The Devll's Castle , and lt got thls name because of a wall of a huge ledge which towered into the air for about two hund- red feet. The face of the cliff consisted of a black shiny material, which at nlght looked entirely dlfferent: especially to those who had never seen lt before. When the lights of a ship would shine on the front of the ledge, lt looked as lf there were a large entrance, and lt looked like a passage way which a large shlp could easily go through. lf the sailors on a ship dldn't know about this they would thtnk that lt was a short route to the other slde of the bay and would head for lt without delay. Because of thls, many ships were destroyed in the shores of The Devll's Castle. The people ln the towns near-by often wondered why anyone would want to live ln that little whlte cottage and be so far away from'the rest of the llvely world. What they dldn't know was the people llvlng there were a seventeen year old girl and her foster father, The glrl had llved with the old fisherman who found her ln a llfe boat floating ln his cove one morning after a bad storm, sixteen years a o. 8 The glrl had grown up to love the old man and accepted him as her father. He was very contented to stay and keep his house for htm while he spent long days on the sea flshlng. The old fisherman was known around the flshlhg grounds as Pop, and that's all anyone ever found out about hlm. He was a qulet, humble man, and he never used the harsh language that the other men dld when thlngs went wrong. He was a hard worklng man and was always kind hearted and thoughtful. He often bought ribbons or lace, and few yards of cloth to take home to his little daughter. Charles Woodman, which was the flsherman's real name, was the lonesomest man ln the world until he found the child. This girl had made him very happy, and had glven hlm sornethlng to work and llve lor. g The girl, whom Charles had named Chrlstlnla, was a very slender, shy, and beautiful girl. She made her own clothes and went by the plc- tures ln an old book that she had found ln the attlc to design her dresses, Her balr was a dark brown and lt hung to her walst ln long curls, which she fastened at the back of her neck wlth a rlbbon. Her eyes were a deep blue and the depths seemed to be unknown. She was very quiet and was busy most of the time. Every morning when the old fisherman was ready to leave, Chris would walk down to the dock and watch his boat until lt was lost from sight between the sky and sea. Chrls would then go back and work the rest of the day cooking and cleaning the cottage. In late afternoon after her work was finished she would take her favorite book to a llttle seat at the top of the ledge and read untll lt was time to go back and start the supper cooking. A llttle after dark each night, Chrls would llght two lanterns and hang them on hlgh posts at the end of the dock, so that her father would be guided to the rlght landing. Each day was the same as the day before and it continued that way until one dark morning ln January when Chrlstlnla's father had gone to the clty of Berllngton to get supplies. 42