Rangeley High School - Tattler Yearbook (Rangeley, ME)

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TI-IE school. an enviable reputation. Indeed, ifew people ever hcard of Rangeley I-Iigh before this famous group of seventeen came to bring it glory. Being very modest and not wishing to show up the other -classes too much, we were rather silent at first, especially in re- citations. Like all Freshmen, we paid more attention to the Seniors' work than to our own. Our teachers, Mr.'Coady, Mrs. Coady, and Miss. Prosser, realized our worth if no one else did. At the end of the year, we learned with regret that five of our number would not re- turn. so it would be necessary for us to re- double our efforts in order to fill their places. We nearly lost our pet Lamb when he strayed to Dallas in search of a Steward, but our famous hunter, Bob, overtook him and sent him home. VVhen we returned to school in 1923 we undertook a very diflicult task, that ot show- ing the new Freshmen how green and in- significant they Were. We tried to start an agricultural course by planting a Bean , but for once we made a mistake and got a Commercial Course instead. Our teachers for the year were Mr. Huff, Miss Dingley, Miss Davis, Mr. Ross, who taught only one term, and Mr. Dow who took Mr. Ross' place. In the second term we decided to try our luck at bootlegging, and made some root beer to begin on. We gave a social in or- der to sell it. Although the social was a success, the hooch wasn't, so we gave up bootlegging rather than spoil our remark- able record by breaking the law. Among our many accomplishments is that of reading the future. At the beginning of our Junior year. we foresaw that in 1926 our Bean would leave us and 'that there would be a shortage of potatoes. Since we believe in preparedness, we secured a Mur- phy. We now have a diet of Lamb, fDunl ham, Rabbit, and Murphyfsl with a Steward to serve them. We found that Mr. Dow was the only teacher who had been able to resist our charms, and that Miss Michels had come to take his place. On account of the scarlet fever epidemic the year was so broken up that we were un- TATTLER 19 able to have the usual number of school ac- tivities. However, we did give at successful Christmas social. To show what we really could do, Mildred Dunham, Esma Moore, and Evelyn Spencer won Certificates for Proficiency in Type- writing. Although Lambs can only bait , our Clarence busted well enough to win the cup in the Interscholastic Speaking Contest. Our Senior year has been, the best of all, for we have at last convinced everyone of our superiority. Our fame reached to Port- land and induced Miss Van Amburg tol take Miss Michele' place. November 26, we presented the drama, The Hoodoo , which, contrary to its name, proved a success. During the four years Albert Loomis, Vic- tor Murphy, Robert Johnson, Gordon Ross, and Cla.reuce Lamb have won the letter R for representing the school in athletics and debating. This year's Tattler is the best ever published for on the Editorial Board are Gladys Steward, Albert Loomis, and Clar- ence Lamb. Evelyn Spencer took another step toward the World Championship in Typewriting when she won the bronze medal. Vera Haley and Mild1'ed Dunham have won a place in Who's YVho for remark- able will-power-they haven't bobbed their hair-yet. We are now leaving Rangeley High School with tl1e satisfaction of having brought it more glory than any other class. We challenge you, undergraduates, to equal our remarkable record, it' you can. Esma Moore 1-::5:o-tease: : : zfpg: :e:,:o:::::: : Class Essay nu THE YELLOW ROSE-OUR CLASS FLOWER ' We the class off Nineteen. Hundred Twen- ty-six, have selected the yellow rose for our class iiower because it is the most lovely and fragrant of flowers. Its perfume is brought to our senses on every passing breegze, just as thought is borne unto our

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18 THE TATTLER The first period began in 1790, shortly af- ter the United States became a nation. In this period, which lasted for fifty years, Maine played a leading part. At this time the only' known motive powers were: the winds, falling water, and animal muscle. Maine was fortunate in having water power in abundance. As a result, small mills and factories sprang up thruout the state. There were then no centers of manufactur- ing. The mills were near the source of the raw material and on some stream, which gave cheap power and likewise was a con- venient route for transporting they manufac- tured, articles. The perfection of steam engine marked the end of the first period, and the downfall of Maine as a manufacturing state. The steam engine was invented in 1782 by James Watt. The engines were not very efiicient, for wood was used as fuel and a great deal of the heating power was lost. During the first of the nineteenth century, coal was recognized as a fuel and was tried in place of wood in the steam engine. The resulting changes and improvements in the steam engine brought it into importance as a source of power. The quick acceptance of the steam engine by the manufacturers is shown by the increase in the amount of coal mined. In the twenty years period pre- ceding 1840, the amount of coal mined in- creased 667 times and about 7347, of this amount was used by the manufacturers. Because of this, the year 1840' is taken as marking the beginning of the second period. Maine was unfortunate in that she possess- ed no coal, oil or gas, and could take no part in the period of prosperity that followed the introduction of steam power. Added to this, was Maine's position at the Northeastern corner of the Union, where no trains were passing from one state to another stimulat- ing trade and giving to Maine some share in the general prosperity. During this period Maine as a whole stood still, though a few sections, like Rumford and Millinocket, where there were large for- est areas and abundant water power, kept up with the rest of the Union. The first decade in the twentieth century marks the beginning of the third economic period. The very thing that put'Maine in the front rank as a manufacturing state in 1780, the very same force that turned the wheels of the mills of those days when har- nessed in a different way will prove today to be far more obedient and useful servant than it was in 1780. This is the white coal of today, electricity. Maine has unlimited opportunities for the development of hydro- electric power. The rivers of Maine have many falls above which enough water may be stored to last the whole year. At pres- ent Maine produces one-third of the electric- ity secured from the hydro-electric plants of the New Efngland States. By using all the available water power in the state for gener- ating electricity Maine alone could supply enough power for her own uses and also for the rest of the new England States, and this could be done without using tidal pow- er. At the Bay of Fundy more than enough electricity for the New England States will be produced, if the project under consider- ation goes thru. Add the tidal hydro-electric power to that producedfrom the streams, and we find that Maine can produce twice the amount of elec- tricity needed tor the New England States. Wlieli one realizes this, the statement that Maine will be onevof the leading industrial centers of the world in a few decades, does not seem so much prophecy as fact. Because of the growing use of electricity in factories and mills, manufacturers are able to established themselves in smaller communities where their workers may make homes for themselves, and where the manu- facturers can more easily avoid labor troubles, What an opportunity these 'ian- ufacturers are going to find in Maine. with cheap power to spare, a healthful climate and an abundance of unsettled land. Maine is called the State of Industrial Opportunity and in the years to come, we will see that Maine is able to live up to her motto- I direct. Class History p::qqQq: : :o:::.n::::::Qo::::::: In September 1922, there entered Range- ley High School the class of 1926, a class which has gained, both for itself and the

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20 THE TATTLER consciousness from every direction. The rose is called the Pearl of the Garden , and it has filled its special place in the world as no other iiower could iill it. Just as the rose, we wish to seek our place in this busy world and fill that place to the best of our ability. We do not wish to fill the places of others, for we should not be able to accomplish their work with as much success as we can accomplish our own. We know that the rose can not fill the place of the violet or the sunflower. iVe must strive to be content with our own lot and not wish for things we can not have, for this only makes us, as well as the peo- ple around us, unhappy. Even as the rose, we must iill' the place that nature, in her wisdom, has pointed out for us and be hap- py in our sphere. As Pope has written: All nature is but art to thee, All chance,, direction which thou canst not see, All discord, harmony not understood, All partial evil, universal good, And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, whatever is, is right. The rose buds and blossoms slowly and with infinite care, for it must seize the op- portunity to bloom in the spring or summer as nature has planned. With Herrick we must Gather the rose buds while ye may Old time is still a-dying And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. If we begin life by seizing our opportun- ities when they' are offered to us, by slowly mounting the ladder we shall some day gain success. As we all know, if success is won by hard work we enjoy it more, for we know that we have earned it by our own efforts. The wild rose grows in damp or marshy places and is found only in meadows or swamps. It blossoms in June and the iiow- ers lasts only a few days. Thus we may compare the uneducated of today with the wild rose. They live in the swamps of lite, unable to reach the heights, except by tre- mendous effort. The educated are likeyne cultivated rose. They are found not only in gardens and hot houses but all over the world, and are known and loved by all around them for their beauty and fragrance. They have made this world a lovelier and happier place in which to live. We hope our memory will remain fresh in the minds of our schoolmates and friends, just as the fragrance of the rose lingers even after it Withers. Gladys Steward .-Oi TO THE FACULTY Thanks to you, dear Principal Huff, You are always here to do your stuff, To help us prepare for the journey of life, And give us help and protection from strife. Miss, Erna Van Ainburg, we thank you, too, For the help you're giving us this year thru. And it you'1l stay with us next year, VVe'll give you many? a hearty cheer. To you, Miss Davis, we bequeath our thanks For your excellent help and excellent ranks. And we'd like to have you back next year To fill our lives with joy and cheer. To you, Miss Dingley, we give our respect, For you're a darn good teacher, by heck. And if with us next year you'll stay, We'l1 love you forever-forever and a day To you, Miss Whitten, our thanks we give For the music you've brought to the liyes we live. And next year we hope that you'1l return To give us more to the same old tune. And to you, Mr. Adams, our thanks we give For the interest you've taken in the school we love, Next year we hope that you'll be here To give us more of your goodly cheer. And to all the teachers of Rangeley High We hope next year that you'll be nigh. And to you all we'll say our last Hoping you hack-The Junior Class. N. S. W. '27 ini ' ENGLISH We study English day by day, And sometimes night by night, Scarce knowing just which word to say, Or when-we say it right. But English does help us along As we tread the paths of Life. Alltl that is why we're here with a song, For to learn 'it takes much strife.