Presque Isle High School - Ship Yearbook (Presque Isle, ME)

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Leland Porter, better known as Lee to his friends, has been among the hrs! jvc on our list of promising students. His themes have been a mixture of humor, 'pathos, and technical subjects. His ready wit and versatility have made him one of the best sports of our time. Here's to the student most likely to succeed! A FRIEND i Iall, gaunt, quiet he stood, Suppressing wrongs and doing good. He used his gift of stirring oratory Equally well for speech or story. Never were events so very pressing, 'ln hat he could find no time for lessening The grief and 'oad of some poor soul: 'lo be man's friend-his highest goal. He talked with autho ity of policv or form, And stood the foe of those who'd harm Any person for his race or creed. He administered unto his country's need. A people's man, he'll always be Lodged in ther hearts and memories. Both prince and servant of fellow men, The pride of a nation, Abe Lincoln. Leland Porter '46 Bette Conya, author of Lincoln, has been one of our most outstanding and pop- ular seniors. She has done well and has composed many selections, from Ivlfch we have chosen a poem very cleverly written, commemorating the bfrthdau of our sixteenth pres- ident. Congratulations to you, Bette. We hope you do as well in the future. LINCOLN A tall gaunt-faced boy with an unruly shock of jet black hair on his forehead, Walked hand in hand by the river with a thin s'ip of a girl: In the air-there was happiness. A tired, carewom figure, dressed in black, wearily sat at his desk And with a su'e. firm hand, cast the die that meant the d'fferen':e between living and dying for so many- The Proclamation of Emancipation. This was a night for relaxation, This was a night for pleasure. The name of the theatre was Ford A shot rang out-the once proud head slumped forward into everlasting rest. In Washington the'e is a temple: Inside that temple sits a man of granite. And the wal's of this temple are covered with words of his wisdom, And the floor is well-worn by the feet of his worshipers. Bette Gonya '46

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Come on, joe, let's get closer and take a few pictures of the ship itself, sug- gested jimmy. Ho'ding our cameras high, we breezed past the guard and walked directly towards the airplane skeleton. Whew, whispered Jimmy in a relieved tone. We got by him, anyway! After taking pictures at different angies, we turned to head' back: but a gleam- ing object near where the door used to be caught my eye. Approaching the smoulder- ing ruins, I found that it was wedfged between the floor frame and door casing. It was some sort of medal or emblem that had an oblong hook on it. It seemed to have come from a watchfob. On it were different insignias, and on the reverse side, it had some wo'ds which seemed to be from the German language. Sensing that this might lead to the cause of the accident, we ran over to the Army Colonel's staff car. Pardon us, sir, I exclaimed as I reached the door, but we just found this wedged in a section of the plane where the door of the ship used to be. Maybe 1t'll lead to something and maybe not. The colonel's eyes lit up as he reached for the object, and he said', Leave your names and addresses, plus telephone numbers, with the lieutenant here. Yessir, we gulped, thinking that maybe we'd involved ourselves in some situation that we'd never get out of. After giving the lieutenant the necessary information, we hurried to our auto and silently drove home with not a wordf spoken by either of us. See you in the morning, I to'd Jimmy as I closed the car door. Yeah, if we're still around, he laughingly rep'ied. - At school the next moming, Jimmy and I hardly spoke to each other. Then dur- ing one of mv periods, I was called out to the office by the principal. Upon arriving there, I saw jimmy with a worried look on his face. . Boys, said Mr. Cunningham, the colone' at the air field called me and asked me if Id excuse you for a while this morning. There's nothing I can do, but let you go - and you better hurry, it's important. Yessir, we said as We went out. At the main gate, the colonel had an esco there to meet us. He was the very same lieutenant who had taken our names the da before Upon our being ushered into the Air Corps Colonel's office, he happily shook hands with us and offered congratulations at the same time. Would you mind telling us what this is all about, sir? inquired Jimmy. Well, that ornament you boys found yesterday o-nly led to the arrest of a large network of saboteurs, disguised as aircraft mechanics. They've been operating through- out the whole Ndrth Atlantic Division, and we've never been able to lay a finger on this fifth column work. Is there any little favor that you boys would like to have done, just out of appreciation? asked the colone'. Well-well, I mean-could- Anything, name anything, cut in the colonel. Well, suggested jim. If we got our parents' consent, cou'd we have a ride in one of your locally-based airplanes? Positively! I'm sure after what you youngsters have done for the pilots here that they would give vou a ride, he answered with a twinkle in his eye. Joe Barresi '46

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A junior can loolg at Life, I suppose, but isn't it more restful to look at Eloise? She hardly ever gets mad, until some inquiring individual asks her if she uses peroxide. The answer is NO, dejinitelyl I lvouldvft advise anyone to bring up the subject unless he has connections with foe Louis or Billy Conn! A JUNIOR LOOKS AT LIFE Yes, some juniors look at LIFE to know what is going on at the present time: still others look at it and find many of the things amusing: and last of all some juniors don't look at LIFE. This is wrong. for instead of reading funny books, they should begin to take some interest in this world of ours. Oh, yes, I know many of the everyday happenings in LIFE are horrible, but many thinvs in LIFE are pleasant and good For myself, I feel that it is my duty to look at LIFE, so that I may see what is going on in the world of today and strive to correct the mfstakes of today and make the worl:l of tomorrow a better place to live in. If we look at LII-'E and see the poor starved people of Europe, we would under- stand why our generation wants to change all this. When you have looked at them, slowly tuxn the pages of LIFE and' see the extreme opposte of these poor people. See the movie stars. Look at the splendor of their homes. Look at their magnificent and beautiful clothes, and then stop and think. Why shoud they have ro much while other people starve? It's all in LIFE. There are manv good things in LIFE too. Everything is not cruel. There is not always a murder and a slaughter of in:io'ent people. But if you don't look for the good thinrs in LIFE, you won't find them. ' I know of many juniors, who. if asked about LIFE could' not tel you anything about it. But you will never stick me, for I lfnow what it is: It's a magazine w'th articles, and pictures, that vou can huv on any news-stand throughout the country for only ten-cents! Yes, sir, that's LIFE! Eloise Peterson '47 In the theme Why Tallr When You Can Listen , Arline Hartt ill'1st'ates her point of view on si'ence'. I think we all can agree that she is more than 9fl0, per cent right. Arline has proved to us that she rates at the top of the list as a theme-writer. All the best of luch in the future, Arline. WHY TALK WHEN YOU CAN LISTEN There was once a famous general who could remain silent in seven different lan- guages. Although this se-ms rather sil'y it definitely has its points. When we listen to the aimless chatter of the many people whom we hear day after day, we often wondier how they can talk so much and say so little. This does not aoplv exclusively to girls. Did you ever listen in on a conrersation of boys? If you have, you understand what I mean. People seem to think that the only reason they have a head is so that they can lis- ten and tell someone else what they've heard. Did you ever see a really briiliant person in a group dissussion? He doesn't talk much, but just sits the e listening to the other people's points of view. Then when he does say something, it carries weight. Socrates, the great philosopher, said, Know thyself, but you can't really know yourself if you talk all the time. All the world loves a good listener. You learn much more from listening than you ever do, or will, from talking. The next time you are in a group discussion, listen instead of talking. Who knows what you may learn? Arline Hartti '47