Rangeley High School - Tattler Yearbook (Rangeley, ME)

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12 THE TATTLER I never shall forget how, when he had finished, he put it in my hand, saying, Ponper to see is yours. How reverently he held the precious stone as he told me that none but a pure virgin of youth could hope to have its secrets revealed! Then he muttered that queer old prayer in Hin- dustani and began telling me how I could read the future. I have studied the crystal very carefully but not till tonight has aught been revealed to me. ' As I gaze down into the clear, dizzying depths, I see Olive Moore, the Salutatorian of our class, who, having graduated from Farmington Normal, has become more am- bitious and is now receiving a degree from Bates College. The glass is changing and now I see her going to Kingfield as a French teacher. I wonder why she has chosen this little tow11 for the scene of her life work. Oh, now that I think of it, I remember that she became greatly inter- ested in K' French at the time the class went to Kingfield to play basketball. Somehow her speaking so often of French puzzled me at the time, but now I understand why it was uppermost in her thoughts. Kingfield is the home of uF1'CI1Cl1u. And now she seems to be deeply interested in a Debating Club. This does not surprise me any, for Olive always did love to talk. As I turn my eyes again to the crystal globe, I see a very clear picture of some- one who is quite stout, bending over a spot- lessly white bed. Upon studying the pic- ture more closely, I recognize Kathleen Stewart. How solicitous she seems to be as she goes from one cot to another, ten- derly caring for the sick ones! Why, the picture is changing! I cannot quite under- .stand this sudden change ..... Oh, QI see! She is married to this young doc- -tor, and this is his private hospital in New York. Things are happening so fast that I can hardly follow them. This seems to be an immense building in Washington ..... A young man enters and walks directly to a platform ..... The room seems to be crowded. Now the people are eagerly listening to the speaker. i1Vhy! I am almost convinced that it is Dau Pillsbury. Well, well! Dan, of all people, speaking! Why, I remember that he hated to face an audience so badly that he would think of all sorts of excuses to escape it. Yet here he is, talking to 'this great crowd of people. Now there seems to be a cloud over the globe. There! It is clearing away. Oh, another scene showing Dan receiving his diploma at the University of Maine. There, it is fading. VVell, well! Will wonders never cease? If here isn't Dan at his farm, and there is his wife, and I suppose those six children are theirs ..... What can this be? How shocking? Oh, this is Leora Tomlinson, and she is playing the part of the heroine in a New York theatre. I am not surprised, for I remem- ber how she used to pore over .I3aker's catalogue of plays, and the dramas she studied during our I-Iigh School lite. She grows tired of this work, however, and now I see her in a schoolroom, training and teaching the young. She wears a pin with the letters F. S. N. S., which tells me that she graduated from Farmington Normal School. As I watch the glass, I see our Class President, Everdeene Robbins, graduating from Newton Hospital in Massachusetts. But how changed she is! Instead of her much-loved uniform of High School days, she now appears in the garb of a competent nurse. Now the picture changes, showing flaming red, and I see the japanese uni- form, and-Oh-my own United States, drawn up in battle. Now at the right there appears a large base hospital, with the huge red cross in front. The picture changes, and I see the ward in this vast building, and oh, there 's Ever- deene in Red Cross uniform, bending over a wounded soldier. So sl1e has enlisted her services, and is fighting for the lives of the wounded soldiers.

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THE T and the Imperial Valley of tl1e southern border. These sections have a soil of almost incredible fertility, yielding several large crops of berries and vegetables each year. VVith such land as this, by working at all hours, and living cheaply, they easily out- did their white neighbors. Japanese women came flocking in. The married japanese sent for their wives. The unmar- ried contracted marriages by proxy with some 'girl in japan, after having exchanged photographs. japanese population gained as much by birth as by immigration. In 1019 the total number of births was 4,378 If the present birth ratio continued, there would be in 1020, 150,000 japanese children, horn in California, to -l-0,000 white children. And in N140 the majority of the population of California would be japanese, ruling the State. Such is the present status of the Japanese question in California, and this is only one phase of a world problem-that of the contact of races, widely different in blood, traditions and living standards. The Gentlemen's agreement was con- cluded by us'in the hope of stopping the influx of japanese without wounding their feelings. Thirteen years have passed and it has not proved a success. The immigra- tion is still increased and shows signs of increasing still further. For twenty years this has been a constant source of irritation on Japanese-American relations. Now a prompt and definite set- tlement is imperative. Irlalf-measures are worse than useless. Only one settlement is actually feasible, and that is the stopping of japanese immigration. Let us consider the relative positions, concerning the World VVar, of the U. S. and Japan, which is a most striking one. During the lfVorld VVar our country spent -10 billions of dollarsg japan spent E250 millions. The U. S. lost 100,000 meng Japan lost 300 men. A TTLER H In return for its expenditures the U. S. demands no advantages of any kind, japan gets China's richest province, a large num- ber of islands north of the equator, and the Island of Yap, in the Pacific. Perhaps nothing could better illustrate the dominating traits of the two nations than does this comparison. Most Ameri- cans believe that japan used the VVorld War to strengthen her position with China. The cession to japan of all the German islands north of the equator is, from a naval point of view, a most serious thing for the U. S. If japan establishes naval bases in the Caroline, Marshall and Ladrone Islands, she will cut communica- tions between the United States and the Philippines. Unless this country should establish a fleet, more powerful than the japanese, in Manila, Japan would have no didiculty in capturing the Philippines and Guam. Our nearest base, Hawaii, would be more than 3000 miles away, and we would have the utmost difficulty in regain- ing our Pacihc possessions. Still, though the average American may not have the tfriendly feeling for the Japanese, as in the days of the Russo-Japanese war, there is no real hgstility in this country. The attitude is one of a distrustful curiosity. just what does Japan wish to do? Probably Japan realizes that the path which Germany trod is not the safest course, and that she can- not afford to antagonize mankind. But any possible causes of friction between the two countries should be removed, and japanese immigration is the chief one. VVe should take immediate steps to prevent this menace from affecting, even in a remote way, the greatness of America's future. R. Earl Parks, '2I. CLASS PROPHECY HAT a calm, clear,. beautiful night this is! I-Iow much it reminds me of a night in India! Why, how long ago it seems since I went to Dar El Baida, the old crystal gazer, and sought to learn many things from this mysterious crystal globe!

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THE TATTLER 13 The crystal seems to be blank IIOVV, but no-a charming lady is entering a parlor, she goes to an easy chair by the window and stands beside it in deep thought. As the room begins to grow lighter, she moves toward the piano. Not until she be- gins singing that favorite song, I' The Love Nest, do I recognize our Valedictorian, Lucille Huntoon. The globe becomes clear- er. The scene changes. I see her entering a large, new candy factory, over the door of which is the sign H. I-Iersey Co. I-Iow familiar the surroundings seem! VVhy. this new store is in Rangeley, and Lucille is a stenographer there! I am glad to see Lucille here, for she was greatly interested in this firm and has long been wishing to get employment with them. As I look up from the globe for an instant, the scene changes and I see a pie- ture which rapidly evolves into the interior of a large hospital. Many physicians and surgeons are about, showing that an ex- tremely critical operation is about to be performed. The anesthetic is given, and now the surgeon steps forward and leans over the patient. VVhere have I seen that familiar form? I cannot see his face yet, but how quickly and skillfully he works! There! He is turning, and now I see his features plainly. Can it be possible that this tall, alert young surgeon is Earl Parks? They are passing out of the room and I know by the way he given prefer- ence, that he must be a famous surgeon in this Philadelphia hospital. Upon studying the globe again I see an- other girl from the class of 1921-Hazel Knowles. She is tripping down the walk of R. H. S., waving her diploma high in the air. Now the scene changes and I find Hazel in a hospital and by her pleasant manner and graceful way she attracts the attention of a young doctor, and I hnd Hazel now, writing the story of her life in Rangeley I-Iigh, which will prove a most interesting tale for girls. This scene seems to be a cosy farm- house. Now which one of the class of 1921 would be likely to choose to live on a farm, I wonder? As I try to recall the faces of my classmates, I do remember a little freckle-faced girl, who used to de- light in playing hooky on Friday after- noons, and go to visit one of the farms in Langtown during the week end. Who is thislsturdy young farmer? And I know that I am not mistaken in thinking the up- turned face of the woman is that of Marian Nile. Marian must have given up teaching and settled down with a Baclmlldcr. And now this scene grows dim! It fades altogether! I-Iow absorbed I have been while the destinies of my old classmates were being revealed to me! I am feeling weary, so I will put it away. At some other time it may tell what the future has in store for me, but I shall ever remember that my own acts will have much to do with shaping my destiny. illifiriam Hznztomz., J2I. HISTORY OF CLASS OF 1921 ISTORY, based on written records, begins in different countries, at widely varying dates. A few books and inscriptions found in Egypt date back three or four thousand years before Christ. On the other hand trustworthy records in China and India do not go beyond the year 1000 B. C. The history of the Class of 1921, how- ever, dates only back to 1917, when we en- tered Rangeley High. Our class consisted of thirteen girls and two boys, and from that day unto this we have been looking forward to Commencement. .On that eventful morning in September, we sought the school building early, hop- ing to obtain a seat in the rear of the room. However, we were informed by the Prin- cipal, Mr. NValton, and some of the Senior class, that we belonged down in the front of the room, where all other Freshies before us had started. That first forenoon was not very event- ful. We received our books and, as I re- member, the time was spent in looking