Rangeley High School - Tattler Yearbook (Rangeley, ME)

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DEDICATION To All former students of Rangeley High School who served in the Armed Forces during World W we humbly dedicate this, the thirtieth issue of THE TATTLER. ar II

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The TATTLER CHANGES AT R. H. S. I wonder if R. l-l. S. has changed any since you were last here? Let's take a look around and find out. As you walk along past the gym, you can see the new modern metal backboards and the newly buffed floor. We know the bas- ketball fans will appreciate these improve- ments as much as the players, although everyone, of course, dreams of the time when Rangeley will have a new gym! During the war it was almost impossible to get a Manual Training teacher, but this year the Manual Arts course has been re- sumed under the direction of Mr. Hart. He has also reorganized Boy Scout Troop 179, and since this is a very worthwhile organiza- tion, we hope that its activities may continue to increase. The armed forces found during the war that men can retain more easily what they are being taught if they can see as well as hear the subject at hand. This practice has been put to use in modern high schools. For about one hour each week movies on science, history, physics, home economics, etc., are shown in the gymnasium. It isn't hard to imagine that Iulizzs Caesar and Macbeth are much more interesting when they can be heard in the interpreta- tions of such famous Shakespearian actors as Maurice Evans, and Judith Anderson, and even Orson Welles. The record albums of Izrlizzs C aesar, MacBeth,and The Merchant of Venice, purchased through the Dramatic Fund, can now make Shakespeare's charac- ters step out of the books and become real people. Our new victrola, procured through the same fund, makes listening to the record- ings all the more delightful. In the main room a few new basketball trophies gleam on the shelves, and it looks as though before too long we're going to have to add more shelves for our ever-increasing collection. Yes, the old place is changing, but never- theless it still has that same familiar atmos- phere when you come back to it. Editor in Chief. EDITORIAL We don't like to complain - but - P. T. fPhysical Training, or Physical Torture, as you wish,j isn't very interesting from the point of view of the girls. Every afternoon we drag our poor weary bodies to the sub- terranean torture chamber to receive our workout. This consists of shifting from one foot to the other until someone finally yells, Line up in a straight line. After a fashion we line up, but not in a straight line. Then, when at last everyone is facing one way, we march around the room several times. However, this proves too much for us and gradually one by one we give up and lie down by the roadside. Sometimes, though, we do manage to summon enough strength to carry a book on our heads across the room and back again. I believe this is to help our posture: good, l think, but you'd never know it. Somehow The World and How It Came About can't be balanced on one's head unless one assumes the position of a robin when he listens for worms! Occa- sionally someone does come suitably dressed, and endowed with enough energy to do the 'fbicycle a few times, but such happenings are so few and far between that these poor unfortunate souls have to be shown how to pedal all over again. Now please don't think that we're so lazy that we just don't like to exercise, we do- but only if we can exercise properly. What I'm trying to say is that the State insists that all of the high schools in Maine devote a cer- tain amount of time each week to the devel- opment of the physique of their students. The State means well but forgets that small schools like ours can't afford the trained in- structors and special equipment required to make only a few hours-five at the most- each week interesting. The money has to be spent on subjects of more importance. Before the war there was every afternoon from one o'clock to one-thirty-five a so- called activity period. During this period, the orchestra, the drama groups, or what- have-you practiced, while students not ac- tive in those organizations spent the thirty- five minutes studying-at least they had the opportunity for studying. The fact remains that something 'was accomplished during that time. Now, however, the thirty-five minutes have been extended to forty-five and transferred to the end of the P.M. ses- sion, and nothing is accomplished. No stu- dent can be expected to take even a half- hearted interest in a subject that he knows he